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I was doing my job.
Yeah? And just how much of all this has been "doing your job"?
Let me ask you something, do you really think Marty had you assigned to arson because of your firefighting skills? Who the hell are you kidding? I was there, remember? I saw you and your brother
Leave Stephen out of this
Oh yeah, he's the real fireman. Who are you? Just another probie working for Swayzak
I work for the city.
You knew what we were asking you to do. Don't suddenly pull out a conscience now. The fit isn't right.
Hi.
Hi.
We still talking? Look, I'm sorry about the other day
Swayzak knows something about the guys that were murdered. I want to know why he keeps that hidden.
I don't know anything about it.
You could check. It'd be in his files.
Do you know what you're asking me to do?
Yes.
Y'know, four years ago I was working in a bakery. Two years ago I was bringing Marty coffee and he didn't even know my name. I run that office now. Marty believed in me and I believe in him. You want me to just throw that away?
Your boss is lying, Jennifer.
What is
Just take it.
I'm sorry.
That's a dumb thing to say.
You're right.
I think your boss is going to need some spin control.
I quit two days ago, Brian.
What'll you do?
I don't have the slightest idea...
I'll see ya around, huh?
It's a small town.
It doesn't go like that.
Who asked you?
If you do it like that it'll open in the fire. Then you'll get burned and DIE.
Well, look what we have here. Nice costume. Rent it?
I want to thank you for coming to my graduation, Stephen. It was a great inspiration to me.
So you're going to fight fires now, huh?
Doesn't work on you. See ya around, little brother.
Not likely.
Well, see you're wrong already. Had a talk with Chief Fitzgerald, and we decided in the interest of brotherly love, that maybe you shouldn't be way over on the other side of town. So starting tomorrow, your assigned to company 17. My company. One case of scotch, you're getting cheap in your old age, Brian...
I like what you've done with the place.
It's comin' along... want a beer?
Been ripping off fire stations?
It's old stuff Adcox gave me that the department was going to throw out anyway. Still good enough though for this tub.
My God, an actual operating 8track.
What, you've never seen one before?
In the Field Museum once.
It works.
It worked when you were in sixth grade.
People actually used to pay you for this?
Millions, Stephen And sexual favors.
Sheep don't count.
Yeah? What about Laura
That was never proved.
Why'd you come here, Brian?
I wanted to know why you messed with my station assignment. I mean, is this really gonna have to one of those big brother little brother "you broke my GI Joe and I'm still pissed" games?
What is it with you, man, huh? How do you manage to keep coming up with new and amazing ways to screw up? That scotch bullshit? Am I really supposed to believe you came crawling back home because you suddenly felt heart strings moan for the family biz? You were bankrupt, man.
Hey! You don't know me
I know you cold, Brian. The scary thing is, you probably could have faked it for awhile. But you see, in this job there's no place to hide. Isn't like selling log cabins. You have a bad day here someone dies. And that's not fucking good enough. Want another beer?
So that's it? Big bad brother's gonna ride my ass till I cough blood?
Big bad brother is going to treat you like any other probie that I don't think is going to make it.
There's only so much technology can do. Thanks for the beer.
Thanks for the speakers.
Y'know, I told myself a million times I didn't want to be a fireman. I said bullshit to that line about tradition and family legacy. I know I split, and I know how you felt...
Yeah, you know. You know what it felt like.
I gotta do this, Stephen. I gotta know.
I think you're gonna find out, Brian. Don't be late tomorrow.
Ya love it, probie?
I'm in heaven, Lt.
Hook us up to a standpipe.
Y'know, you got an awful short memory for direct orders. I told you to stay beside me.
C'mon, Stephen.
You split the team, man. And what was that crap with the standpipe? You'd think you and a hose were never introduced before.
Goddamn it Stephen!
I told you to stay next to me!
I was doin' it! I was up there fucking doin' it. You don't know, man, you don't know what I did!
What you did was drop the ball, Probie. Get that right.
C'mon ladies, let's roll some hose...
Never mind.
Thanks.
Brian See ya tonight.
Hey.
Hey.
So you got a 'roid going with Jackson or what?
Nah, he's nothin'. It's just sometimes... sometimes you just gotta punch somebody out, y'know?
Look, Brian, a photographer. Maybe I can get on the cover of LIFE magazine, too.
C'mon, let's crawl home.
Jesus, it's too damn bright in here... Like a goddamn spotlight... I'm goin' blind...
This?
Yeah... too bright...
Roll the hose.
What, are you kidding? By myself?
What, is it the stairs? Christ, I'll let you win next time.
You got a problem with drilling, probie?
No, Lt., I don't have a problem with drilling. But let's just have one drill. Not one for the company and one for me.
Roll the hose.
Ready?
Christ, Stephen, let's wait for the hose team...
Listen to it, Brian... Jump when I say... It won't get us.
You okay?
I waited... I would have fucking waited...
That's not what it's about, Brian. The point is there was a kid in there. And what if there'd been two? I went in because that's what I do. It's my way. It's dad's way. It isn't everybody's way.
Dad's way? Where did he tell you that? In a fucking seance?