"PRESENT" "QUINCAS WATERYELL" "FROM THE NOVEL BY JORGE AMADO" "BASED ON THE NOVEL" "THE TWO DEATHS OF QUINCAS WATERYELL" "Here I am... sinking in All Saints bay." "Dead." "My mouth's shut, so as not to swallow water." "It's the second time I've died today." "Seems a lie?" "Maybe it is!" "It doesn't matter." "It began a day or so ago." "For some time I'd been feeling a strange prickling." "I thought to myself..." ""I'm fucked"!" "It was Death, charging for the years of whoring... the bingeing... and the nights in the brothels." "Funny!" "To die on the same day I was born." "Just as I was turning 72." "My friends spent all... they had to surprise me." "Wake up!" "Shush!" "You'll spoil the surprise!" "But the big surprise was left to me!" "Listen up!" "Greasy will bring the Commander at midnight... when he arrives I'll make a sign." "Then Lolita brings the cake and Maria Helena the drinks." "Curie, have you got the poem?" "When there is no way out, you think..." ""Why now?" "Why me?"" "Heaven must be a pain in the arse!" "If Hell had women and booze, it'd be called something else." "What time is it, Curie?" "1:40h." "Hush, move it!" "Marilena, how much for a night with Curie?" "$25." "What?" "He's our mate and hasn't had a woman in over a year!" "In that case, it's $40." "You give him a quickie and I'll give you a present." "I was going to sell it, but I'll give it to Quincas." "Shoo with that skanky thing!" "Skanky?" "Skanky's you, mangy cow!" "Hush, everyone!" "He's coming, he's coming!" "What did I do?" "You mean, what didn't you do!" "Where's the man?" "You were supposed to get him!" "I went by Mãe Ana's , Benedita's and Alonso's bar." "But there's no sign of him." "Loser!" "One simple mission..." "He'll be here." "I was resigned." "Resigned?" "Like shit I was!" "Who am I kidding?" "A lousy two-bit death without pomp or glory." "Not good enough for "The Vagabond King of Bahia"" "I miss Manuela, the love of my life!" "Look at Dona Manuela." "He's probably at Quitria's ." "I went by the Blue Moon, he wasn't there." "He'll come, take it easy." "To kick the bucket in a bed is for gutless bureaucrats." "An old seadog shouldn't be shipwrecked on dry land." "Easy, Dona Manuela." "He stopped off on the way..." "Stopped?" "Like hell!" "Bastard!" "His own birthday!" "Dona Manuela, what do we do with the cake?" "" El Cake-sito" !" "" El Cake-sito" ?" "Stick it up your " arse-sito" !" "" Cake-sito" !" "Hey, comrade!" "Mãe Ana sent you these!" "Compadre!" "Compadre!" "Compadre..." "Quincas is dead!" "Adam was bare, because the Arab wasn't there!" "Don't listen to the clown!" "Put your money down!" "Good Folks of Salvador, ignore the pervy rabbit next-door!" "Our Little Father." "He's dead!" "I no believe it!" "Quincito, no!" "Take it easy! " Calmita" !" "" Calmita" ... bollocks!" "Dona Manuela... if you fall down there you'll only break a leg!" "It won't kill you!" "It no true!" "Leonardo got it into his head I shouldn't smoke." "Ridiculous..." "Buenos Aires is a dream." "And the Argies are to die for." "Our waiter was the image of Paul Newman." "Elizete, are you asleep?" "The door!" "Did you eat out a lot?" "You seem more curved, no?" "And your holidays, Moema?" "You went to the suburbs?" "It's for you, Miss Vanda." "Excuse me." "Yes?" "Sometimes misfortune befalls when we least expect..." "If you're selling insurance, the answer's no!" "And a friendly word..." "lf you're a Jehovah Witness..." "Your father has passed away." "Our dear-departed Quincas." "What?" "Are you alright, Vanda?" "Sit!" "Do you want some water?" "My father's dead!" "Didn't he live abroad?" "Abroad?" "He ran off with the daughter of a Comendatore." "Isn't that right, dear?" "I thought Dona Otacilia had died a widow?" "Where will he be buried?" "In the family tomb." "In the cemetery of "Gardens of Lazarus" ." "Moema, Norma, forgive us." "Vanda is rather shaken." "We have to go to the airport to fetch the deceased." "The situation is rather delicate." "Let me see you to the door." "And now, what do we do?" "I don't know." "I just don't ." "I thought that story of a Comendatore a tad over." "What did you want me to do?" "Tell everyone your father-in-law was a drunk?" "You could have said he ran off with a teacher." "It's almost ten!" "I must get to work and explain the situation." "See you after lunch, ok?" "I forgot my briefcase." "Hurry, there's a strange guy waiting for you outside." "To our esteemed friend Joaquim Soares da Cunha..." "I present this gold watch to celebrate... thirty years of public service." "Congratulations!" "Smile for your boss, Joaquim." "I wanted to speak to you Sir." "I need to leave earlier today." "You needn't have even come." "No?" "Moema called my wife and mentioned the funeral." "My condolences to your wife." "Word is there's a tidy sum." "We don't know yet." "We want to send a wreath, Eduardo." "Leonardo." "Sorry." "Send it to my house." "Vanda will be very pleased." "Write down the address." "Tomorrow at eight... we'll be at the cemetery." "To pay our last respects." "To see what a drag my life was before I took to debauchery..." "look at my dumbass son-in-law!" "Wrapped round Vanda's finger." "This is Dona Vanda, the daughter!" "Ever since she was little, my daughter was strong-willed." "Wouldn't take "no" for an answer." "Took no shit." "I'm sorry, Sir." "Forgive me, but our family is Catholic." "You'll have to finish your ritual elsewhere." "Do you need anything else?" "If not... if you don't mind." "She wants to be alone with her father." "Please!" "You as well." "You too, excuse me." "It'd been more than 15 years since I'd seen my daughter." "So many things to say... and here I am... a castaway on a bed, with my damned tongue tied!" "On the day of his party!" "He swore he'd be on the piss!" "Who says his birthday's over?" "I bet Quincas invented this just to wind us up." "You reckon, Martim?" "Of course!" "You know Quincas." "He didn't know whether to go to Manuela's or to Mãe Ana's ." "So not to tick anyone off, he invented this death prank." "If Quincas is horsing around... he'll answer to me!" "Death is no mystery!" "The worst part is that... you can't scratch your arse." "Comb it to the side." "The tie is crooked." "Can you straighten it?" "His face is rather pale, no?" "He's dead, Madam." "Excuse me." "What Vanda didn't understand... is if the defunct isn't buried properly... it is liable to hang around and raise hell for the living." "Your blessing, Mother." "We come from Quincas' house." "His daughter kicked us out!" "Stuck-up whitey!" "Looked at us like she was the Queen of Sheba!" "She didn't want us to perform the rites." "I've consulted lemanj and the celebration will be held." "But, Mãe Ana!" "Lemanj has her motives!" "Yes, mother, you know best!" "You!" "Turned into a statue?" "Let's go, girl." "We haven't got all day!" "After I became a vagabond, I stopped looking at the time!" "Now they want to bury me with a goddamned watch!" "Vanda..." "Did you see that dress Mariela was using at Jusilea's party?" "A shame to see the poor thing, with her ears flapping!" "If God made her that way, He had his reasons." "I couldn't bear to see Vanda turn into her mother." "I'd been desperate to get away for ages." "Joaquim!" "Your foot!" "Who could have stood it, married to a shrew like that?" "You know my problem, dear?" "I've got too soft a heart!" "Not everyone understands, not everyone is like us." "Take your foot off the table, Joaquim!" "Now tell me, dear..." "Where did she get the money to buy a dress like that?" "It's best I keep my mouth shut!" "Vipers!" "Vipers!" "Vanda, you're so pale..." "I ate too much fish-stew!" "I told them to bring a fan from the store." "This room is a disgrace!" "How did Joaquim live in this pig-sty!" "Fart-bag!" "Trumpet-blowhole!" "Did you hear something?" "No!" "I didn't either!" "He isn't even stiff yet!" "Pickled in alcohol." "When they find out... our family's going to be the laughing-stock of Bahia!" "I've been thinking." "Nobody needs to know." "We arrive early at the chapel and keep our mouths shut." "Right!" "You're mad, Leonardo!" "Look how he's dressed?" "To the nine-pins!" "No one could imagine he lived like a tramp." "At least now, he won't say a thing!" "Right, Comendatore?" "There are advantages to having a Comendatore in the family." "They treat me very well at the office now." "Leonardo this, Leonardo that." "But if you'd rather explain... let it all out... it's OK by me!" "After all, I'm not exactly a relative." "Excuse me!" "Good afternoon!" "Madams, and the Illustrious." "I'm Private Martim... demobbed from the Reserve, the Brazilian Armed Forces." "These are my comrades, the great poet Curie... the faithful sentry Breezy, and Greasy." "Don't be shy." "He was our father, our little father." "We came to see... the Distinct." "Now that you've seen him... would you excuse us, please?" "Forgive me... but a platoon... never abandons its Commander!" "We'll stand watch over Quincas until morning!" "They can't stay here, Uncle." "No, they can't , they can't ." "Adalberto, don't you have a friend who's a policeman?" "We'll call the police." "That'll sort them out!" "Leonardo, are you crazy?" "Do you want a scandal?" "A scandal, no!" "They don't have food or drink." "By nightfall they'll be out of here, after a bottle." "But if they stay?" "Yes, if they stay?" "We'll say he will be buried at another cemetery." "Yes!" "Good idea!" "Do you still have your truck?" "Yes, at the store." "At dawn I'll come and get the body." "By then they will have left, and goodbye to our problem!" "Good!" "Excuse me." "Good afternoon..." "Who are these people?" "Who knows?" "They came to visit the body." "Aunt!" "They must be friends of your father." "My little Daddy." "My friend." "My dears..." "If Dona Manuela could see him." "So handsome." "She'd go crazy once and for all!" "Manuela isn't coming?" "He must be missing her." "She wouldn't let us clean-up his birthday party." "She tried to throw herself out of the window... and swallowed a whole bottle of pills!" "Thank God, the pills were Magnesium!" "She spent the rest of the day in the toilet!" "Crying, from top to bottom!" "Each cries from where they feel most sad!" "Show more respect for the family!" "The girls are with us, M'ám." "Quincas was crazy about them." "Daddy!" "My little father!" "Stuck-up." "Daddy!" "My little father!" "Manuela!" "I miss my Spanish floozy with her bum of castanets." "I'll bet there's another dog already sniffing around!" "Enter!" "Come in!" "Damn it!" "Unbelievable!" "They kicked me out of my friends' house!" "A little more topping, please?" "Who'd have thought the old seadog would go like that?" "What?" "For you!" "Are you crazy, Curie?" "A coffin flower, chrissakes!" "What's that?" "Goodness!" "By the rhythm in her rumba, she sat on a cucumber!" "If you don't mind I'd like to recite a poem." "Wants to show off!" "When Quincas first heard my poems he said..." "" Curie, it's a... piece of shit" !" "But a shitty poem is better than nothing!" "Weep!" "Bahia's harlots fair..." "Backsides weeping in despair." "With you, O Sheik of tides and watery shore..." "Night's robbed the moon, our joy's no more!" "Oh Quincas, our dearest little Father... without you, we've gone and lost our only shelter!" "A dead man's ear is not a piss-pot!" "Thank you." "You're an artist, Curie!" "I'm feeling sick." "I better take them home." "And I'll get the truck." "I have stay here, alone?" "Vanda lets get some rest." "Let's go, lets go!" "Tomorrow you'll be back early." "Let's go." "Goodnight!" "It'd be better if you stay." "My back's killing me!" "That's why you stay and rest." "I'll be back soon." "No!" "Wait a minute!" "I'll be right back." "A bunch of marijuana smokers." "Couldn't you smell it?" "Only light a match, and the room will explode!" "He abandoned us to live in the middle of those people!" "Let's hurry, this place is dangerous!" "That fish stew!" "God, tight-arsed family!" "Where's a chair?" "Look!" "Found them!" "I told you there'd be some!" "Take it easy, Captain!" "We will get you out of this!" "I bet Benedita is crying right now." "She was crazy for Quincas!" "Benedita GoodArse." "The end of 5 Brazilians." "Five?" "Yeah!" "Crispin and Olimpico cut themselves because of her... old Josué, couldn't take it and had a heart attack..." "Z, Bola killed himself when he saw her in shorts." "I counted four." "Olimpo was passing just when Z, Bola fell." "Five!" "Benedita was a harpy... a Jezebel, troublemaker, an addict, a thief, a hussy." "But she was a model mother." "Where are you taking him?" "He's going to Juvenile Home!" "Home?" "Leave him with me!" "Shut up, Benedita!" "Move." "Pot-head!" "Give me my kid!" "The kid stays with me!" "He stays with me!" "Who are you?" "The father!" "Come, my son." "There, right!" "He's the father." "The kid doesn't look like you!" "That's the way in her trade!" "A kid looks a bit like one, a bit like the other." "Can't you see he has his eyes?" "He's the boy's father!" "That's Brazil, my good man." "A white kid's born to a black, a mulatto to a Jap!" "Quincas, take care of our kid!" "Benedita spent six months in the clink." "I spent a month clear of Alonso's bar." "Almost breastfed it... changed diapers, fed it." "Didn't I?" "Daddy's little precious!" "I know you're taking the piss." "You bugger!" "Give me a sign you're alive." "Just a little one!" "Yeah, Wateryell." "For a guy who said he'd spend 24 hours straight on the tiles." "You're pretty darn quiet." "Look at that, Greasy." "Look, the toad likes him!" "Toad, no!" "It's a frog!" "Get that filthy thing off him!" "Filthy is your arsehole!" "It's gone up his arse!" "Look!" "See?" "It's cute!" "Oh, misery!" "It's vanished!" "Where?" "Looks like his heart is beating!" "Even those who don't believe would have to admit... life sends its signs!" "Keep your eyes open, and be crazy enough to understand." "Oh my God, my back!" "Slowly, let's get him up." "Ok?" "I forgot to take my medicine." "Medicine for your back?" "Shouldn't you go home?" "Yes, take a bath." "Get something to eat?" "No, no." "I said I'd stay here..." "In pain?" "You shouldn't !" "No one will know!" "No, it's not that." "The pain..." "If I was you, I'd go!" "Are you going to spend the whole night here?" "We were very close to him..." "He was like a father!" "Alright." "I'll just go for while..." "I'll be back in half-an-hour." "Right!" "No, No." "I promised to stay." "Relax, we're here..." "No, no..." "we'll look after things..." "But I promised!" "And, back pain is no joke..." "Well, alright..." "I'll just go home and be back in a while." "Pity I don't don't have money to buy more candles." "I'll bring some back with me." "And we'll stay here... not even able to buy some matches, or a snack?" "I'm going guys, be careful." "Don't leave him alone!" "Not for one minute!" "Of course!" "Leave it to us!" "Rest easy, Chief!" "Alone, with this gang?" "Now, the shit'll hit the fan!" "What's all this?" "Flowers." "For the Comendatore!" "You!" "Here?" "We didn't want to leave you at such a difficult time." "You don't need to worry." "I ordered some drinks, snacks." "Should people come by after the funeral... and I've told some friends, Ruth, Sofia, Melina Branco..." "Julin Albagle!" "Julin Albagle!" "I'll get you some water." "When you told us about your father, it seemed strange... but then I saw the flowers." "I want to say I'm sorry!" "The truth is, I need to tell you something." "You see, my father..." "I'm sorry, please forgive me." "We're grateful for your help... but we've had a hard day..." "We only wanted to help..." "Of course, and you do help." "Let Vanda rest!" "She's tired." "Lf you need anything, call..." "She'll call." "Tomorrow we'll be there..." "There's no need." "Early, to receive people." "You'll need us." "Don't worry!" "Vanda's water!" "I'll give it to her." "Lf you need anything, call." "Sure..." "Anytime." "Of course." "Goodnight!" "He's way too quiet!" "I think he's missing Manuela." "More likely he's thirsty." "Everybody drinking and none for you!" "Hot as hell like this!" "Give it here." "Drink a little, pops!" "I thought they'd never offer!" "Open his gob." "See that?" "A little more." "See?" "Again, a little more!" "Drink some, Pops." "It's spilling." "He's got the right, it's his birthday!" "I think he's trying to say something." "What is it, friend?" "You want to sit up to drink better?" "Here, Curie, help!" "Hold him!" "Come on!" "There we go!" "Aren't these clothes very tight?" "Too tight..." "Undo that knot." "He never liked that." "He needs to breathe." "What about these shoes?" "They're right for you, Curie." "No, no, they're my size!" "Christ!" "It's enormous!" "Looks like a snake!" "That's why Manuela was always so happy!" "Not to speak badly, but his family is economical." "Skimped on the drawers!" "Give me those pants." "These go better with his jacket." "Very weird!" "Two hours chanting and not a single Orix has embodied!" "I've never seen that before!" "There!" "Here we go." "Time to sweep out the halls!" "That's our Captain!" "Now he can breathe easy." "What time is it, Curie?" "Almost ten!" "It's still his birthday!" "Yeah!" "Get up, Captain!" "Now, we're going out!" "To celebrate!" "Out?" "What about the family?" "Forget that bunch of toffs!" "You want to stay or go?" "He wants to go!" "Let's take him to Mãe Ana." "It's the day of lemanj!" "He never missed it." "He agrees." "He's dying to take a poke at Manuela!" "I had a dream." "I was on a riverbank... and a black girl said we had to take him to the ritual." "What black girl?" "I couldn't see, it was too dark." "When I got close... she sent a light so bright, it left a red blob in my eye!" "When did you dream that?" "When I took a nap." "First religion, then party!" "Didn't he promise to do both?" "Swap the fan to buy booze." "Can't arrive empty handed." "Where's his hat?" "Get mine as well!" "Walk, Lazarus." "Walk, you've got a mission!" "Walk!" "Walk!" "Walk!" "When we left to celebrate, the streets were empty." "Or were they full?" "I don't remember." "I was dead, wasn't I!" "Clear the way, here comes our great sailor... to throw his anchor in Dona Manuela!" "Old Wateryell with his arse in the breeze." "Hold on, old bugger!" "Cheeky." "Look who's there!" "It's Zico!" "What's that face, my friend?" "His daughter insulted me." "Kicked me out like a dog!" "And I'm worried about him." "And my little ones, going hungry." "Poor Pitica, Nininha and Adalice, starving!" "Here." "To buy food for the kids." "Don't you go drinking it now!" "At least we've got this watch to buy more booze!" "What watch?" "This one!" "It was in his jacket pocket." "Why didn't you say something?" "They're dying of hunger..." "Give him the watch." "They're a sack of bones!" "What do you think, Quincas?" "He wants to give it to your kids, Zico." "Buy some food." "Careful!" "Look after your kids..." "But, if I find out you went boozing with my rum-money..." "I'll slice you up." "Damned good-for-nothing!" "Did you see that wreath they sent from the office?" "Will you get the truck?" "Take it easy!" "I'm going." "Hello?" "You're drenching the floor!" "What?" "He disappeared?" "Disappeared?" "Who?" "When?" "Weren't you with him?" "Him, who?" "How can I be calm?" "Vanda, what is it?" "No!" "We're coming now!" "Good evening!" "Blessing!" "Your blessing, Mother!" "Quincas' here!" "Quincas." "Smile!" "Pretend!" "He's kind of weird." "As it's for lemanj ..." "We thought that if we didn't bring him he could show up this way." "He insisted on coming!" "Insisted?" "Yes!" "You know Quincas!" "Greasy, my son." "You can't bring someone in that state here!" "Yes, but today is his birthday." "And he overdid it a bit." "But we're leaving." "Right?" "Come on, let's go, Greasy!" "To make things right, get a guinea fowl... and make an offering to the Orixas!" "Go on, don't stand there like a statue." "Your blessing!" "God be with you." "I've seen things here, God wouldn't believe." "But to steal a corpse from a wake?" "That's new." "Did the deceased have anything of value?" "A gold watch." "They took my fan." "What were they like, these delinquents?" "A band of potheads, vagabonds!" "What was the deceased's name?" "Joaquim..." "Joaquim Soares da Cunha." "But, he was better known as Quincas." "Quincas Wateryell?" "You know him?" "Vagrancy, public indecency." "If it's Quincas, I'm not surprised!" "What's your connection with him?" "Was he an employee?" "He was my father!" "It's a family secret!" "We have to find the body!" "A matter of life or death!" "Let's go, Curie!" "We've got to get to Manuela's !" "This bird won't keep still!" "Gonna be a god snack!" "Respect!" "Tie it properly!" "Or Cacique will get it!" "Cacique might be a parrot... but he's a horror with chicks!" "Hey, Alonso!" "I heard that he'd ..." "Lies!" "People gossip!" "Here he is, dying of thirst!" "All spruced-up, Alonso!" "To pick up booze." "I wanted to go somewhere else, but he said..." "" No!" "First-class booze, only at Alonso's !"" "He still owes me $12 and sold me that parrot... who goes after the neighbour's chickens!" "Alonso's a fag!" "That's why we brought the fan." "It's worth more than $12." "We'll take booze as change!" "No!" "Booze, no!" "Drink no!" "Didn't he get his nickname here?" "He said it was here." "Didn't I tell you about that?" "More than a hundred times!" "But tell us again..." "One day, he came in... sat like that.." "Then he saw a bottle, transparent." "I was clearing-away some crates and..." "Quincas!" "Shut up, Cacique!" "Traitor!" "Quincas!" "Everyone makes at least one mistake in life!" "Shut up!" "For years I hadn't touched a drop of water..." "You're screwed!" "Water!" "I tied the chicken up." "It must have been stolen!" "You can't even tie-up a bloody chicken!" "It's Martim's fault." "We should have offered it before going to the bar." "We'll buy a chicken to replace it." "Don't look at me, I'm broke!" "What now?" "My God!" "Who told you to give the money and watch to that drunk, Zico?" "It's Martim's fault!" "Curie should go over, he lost the chicken!" "Breezy, you go." "You've had more practice!" "Didn't you hear what Mother said?" "Greasy has to sort it out!" "Lets decide with the cards." "No!" "They're are all marked!" "Whoever takes the shortest stick, goes over!" "Quincas' out, it's his birthday." "Greasy!" "It's your turn." "Here, this is yours!" "No, that's not the last one!" "Go on, get it over with!" "We have a party to go to." "The owner is away." "Lf I was you, I'd do it!" "So go on, do it!" "I said, if I was you!" "Look what's waiting for you!" "A medal!" "But only if you complete the mission!" "Go." "For our Little Father!" "Little Father!" "Now, go on!" "I'll stand guard to make sure no one comes along." "Breezy, you take the corner, and Curie, watch the house!" "Eagle eyes, Curie." "Eagle eyes." "Any movement, you whistle!" "Go!" "Lets go, move it!" "On God's name, I did nothing!" "Don't take His name in vain!" "Jesus Christ!" "Jesus is even worse!" "Come on, let's go!" "It's him." "He was at my house this morning!" "He was trying to pass-off a fake watch." "That's my father's watch!" "Wasn't it gold?" "Where's my father?" "I swear it, I don't know!" "It was Quincas himself who gave me the watch!" "Isn't he dead?" "You don't know Quincas, Sir!" "He lives playing pranks!" "Tell us where he is, now." "He was going to Mãe Ana's ..." "Hey, Shorty!" "Customer for you!" "Get, piece of shit..." "Take us to Mãe Ana." "Poor little birdie." "We good over there?" "Give me back the chicken." "Don't worry!" "We'll find them and get 'em!" "They were seen in a bar." "Ok, let's go!" "You've killed me!" "I swear it!" "Judas!" "They had a dog!" "You said the owner was away!" "It doesn't matter." "You're alive." "Thank the Lord!" "Where does it hurt?" "Here!" "Where?" "Your little bum-bum?" "Here!" "You deserve this!" "Mission accomplished, in the name of the platoon... specially for our Little Father." "Nobel Hunter." "This ain't no guinea fowl!" "It ain't ?" "Do you think I had time to choose?" "Hunter?" "Pickpocket, more like!" "Cock-puller!" "Can't even pick a chicken!" "I wish there'd been two dogs." "One for his arse and one for his balls!" "Where are you taking us?" "Take it easy." "We're close." "Is it dangerous?" "Can't we go any faster?" "What's that?" "Gunshots?" "No, fireworks!" "Stay here!" "I'm going to sort this out right now." "Do it right here, so we can see!" "It's wrong to cheat the Orix s!" "Come on, do it now." "So we can see." "It isn't right, I'm a Son of the Saints." "That's why only you can do it." "Not Curie, not Breezy, only you." "Lf the Orix don't like it?" "We should explain to Mãe Ana!" "It's dark, the chicken's black." "Maybe they won't notice!" "And if we put some white spots on it?" "A guinea fowl!" "Show respect!" "Vanda!" "It's best we stay here." "The guy said..." "Miss, are you alright?" "The noise... the heat!" "I'm feeling weak." "They were here but left about an hour ago." "Come on Vanda, let's go home!" "No!" "Mãe Ana wants to have a word with you, Ma'ám." "I need to find my father!" "Maybe she knows something!" "Vanda!" "Come on, do it." "We have to take Quincas to Manuela's ." "Look here, my hero!" "That's for me?" "Yeah, my hero!" "No, I'm not doing it!" "Do it for our Little Father." "Do it for him!" "The Orix s don't like improvisation!" "But when things get tight, a buzzard becomes a parrot!" "That's the fan from my store!" "That fan is stolen property!" "Sir?" "Take off your hat!" "I'm an authority!" "Stolen!" "That fan was exchanged for a crate of drinks." "Start talking or things could get messy!" "You're fucked!" "They left an hour ago." "Be quick and you catch them." "Wake up everybody!" "Today's Wateryell's birthday!" "Come on, Chief." "There's a party at Manuela's !" "A party!" "We're going to raise the dead!" "It gave me a scare to see you talking to that Voodoo woman!" "What'd she say?" "Lots of things!" "She said I've inherited!" "You what?" "Inherited..." "Only if from the Comendatore!" "She said I have to go back." "Come on friend, let's wake up!" "Old Wateryell's dying to have a ball with Manuela!" "The Spaniard's a bit past it." "But her boobs..." "Respect." "Look!" "The vagabonds, there!" "Let's go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Hell!" "The police!" "They're coming!" "Run, run!" "Come on!" "Run!" "I can't ..." "Look out!" "Run!" "Careful!" "What are you doing, Idiot!" "Easy Officer." "We're all working men!" "Get up!" "Half-past midnight!" "He wants to be with us, and he will be!" "On Little Father's birthday, he stays with us!" "I said my team is first rate." "You're right!" "Yes?" "Officer Morais... we wanted to thank you for your efforts..." "No need, it's my duty." "Cigar?" "No, I'm allergic." "Thanks." "You can be assured of my discretion." "Me and your Uncle are colleagues at the Club." "Morais, squawking like a parrot!" "Oiled his hot-potato and sat on a carrot!" "Adalberto... you, a relative of Quincas!" "I never understood." "One day he said..." ""My life's shit!" "Either I get away or kill myself"." "We did all we could to help." "Kindness, comprehension." "Joaquim!" "Come down, right now!" "No one thinks it's amusing!" "Morons!" "Come on down, right now!" "How?" "How did I get up?" "You're making a fool of yourself!" "I can see you!" "Sticking it up the 'statutes' arse!" "In my house you don't crack ice" "With my pick with my pick" "In your house you don't pick ice" "Joaquim come down, right now!" "Now I'll tell you what's the trick" "In your crack with my pick" "With my pick, in your crack, with my pick" "Now everybody, all together!" "In my house you don't crack ice" "Officer Morais, the man around gave his arse to half the town." "The upside of being dead, is you can slander!" "You lock'em away, but there's no hope!" "Bahians were born to steal, fornicate and beat drums." "What you looking at?" "Take off your hat!" "Let's go!" "Don't dare look me in the eye!" "Robbed?" "Get your hands off me!" "If I had to choose between... being squeezed by a vice, or wrestle with a lion in heat... or face-up to Benedita..." "Cheeky." "Definitely not the latter!" "Dona Vanda... d'you need anything?" "Water?" "Took his money?" "Bastard!" "I was just..." "You Gringo bastard!" "Son of a wormhole!" "You don't want to pay me?" "You give me my money or I'II..." "Hold her!" "Easy!" "Get off me!" "I'll kill him!" "In that room!" "There's no way out!" "Quick!" "Wait!" "I've got a plan!" "He's got a plan!" "I hope it's a bloody good one!" "How will we get out of here with Quincas in this state?" "Only if we fly out!" "Fly!" "That's it!" "No, no Martim." "Are you nuts?" "Get off me!" "Let go!" "Hold her!" "Hold him..." "You're gonna kill me!" "What's this mess in my precint?" "Stop!" "Wait, my foot!" "Hold on..." "Curie, go down, you misery!" "Hold my hand!" "Go down, idiot!" "You a man or a chicken?" "I'm telling you!" "Stop fucking about!" "Right now!" "They went into your office!" "Who?" "That gang of vagabonds!" "God in hell!" "Shorty come with me." "Come on!" "Open this door!" "Stop pissing about." "Open this door!" "It's me, Morais!" "How am I going to get down?" "It's your plan, figure it out." "Open this door!" "Open!" "Open the door, you marijuana junk-heads!" "Shorty!" "Let's go!" "The police'll be after us!" "Didn't I tell you his birthday would be a blast?" "He's laughing!" "He loves a ruckus!" "Now it's personal!" "It's half-past twelve!" "I want the body back in two hours!" "And pull your fingers out!" "D'you understand?" "If Moses won't go to the mountain... then the mountain will go to Moses!" "I'm back." "The Crooked King before his court of Tramps!" "Everyone in mourning, thinking Quincas was gone?" "But look!" "Here he is!" "Mission accomplished!" "Bring 'im to mi room!" "" Fastly" !" "You seen 4 tramps with a body?" "A body?" "No!" "I remember!" "They went there!" "Let's go!" "D'you see how he treats us!" "Miserable bastard!" "He's not worth a cent!" "Chief of Police!" "Faggot!" "Chief of shit!" "Lick my arse!" "Mi little Quincito!" "Excuse me!" "D'you work in the circus Curie?" "Your face is always painted." "No." "I work in Commerce!" "I'm Superintendent of Sales." "Did you know that..." "When two hearts in love... entwine in sacred nuptials... no mighty storm can they do part?" "Oh, the breeze of night, with smells of sea... my trembling heart beats, beats on, bleatingly!" "What's that, Curie?" "It's a poem I've made-up!" "Are you a real idiot or just pretending to be?" "Excuse me, brother!" "It's for the lady of the house!" "Sit here, Dona." "What's wrong, Dona Manuela?" "Where is he?" "What happened?" "No happen." "No happen nothing!" "What d'you mean?" "Quincas sleep." "Much time we together and never he not." "Give him a break." "He'd had far too many!" "It was difficult, leaving Manuela in the lurch." "Especially me, who'd never failed her." "Quincas, don't be like that." "Every blade has a blunt day!" "It even happened to me." "It did?" "Yes, but only once!" "Evening!" "Good evening!" "Say hello?" "Things are slow around here!" "Depressing!" "Let's brighten things up." "Maestro!" "Put some gas in that music, so we can shake our bones." "Long live the Bollicking!" "Long live 'cunt-tree' dancing!" "Viva Quincas!" "On one thing you have to agree!" "I was having more fun dead than many do living!" "That's how I want to go." "Gene Kelly of Pillory Hill, living the high-life!" "Y'don't have any idea where they could be?" "I'll pay you to take me." "What's that, Vanda?" "I don't have the money right now..." "The Chief told me to take you home." "He's quite right!" "Please..." "It's best if we go home.." "Please, Mister." "Whoever says everything in life has a good side... hasn't had toothache, hemoroides... or met Cigar Joe." "Joe was an ape sucking on lemons." "He couldn't bear to see anyone happy." "Give me a rum!" "Are you deaf or you've a screw loose?" "Easy, Por Dios!" "You not touch 'im!" "Get your hands off, you tacky bitch!" "You leave him alone!" "I didn't ask you!" "If you don't like it, get swinging!" "Easy!" "No party at Manuela's is complete... without a good punch-up!" "Please, Mister." "Vanda!" "They could be at the Blue Moon, or at Alonso's Bar." "Quincas went by the 63 to see Manuela." "The cleaner told me about this." "Manuela!" "Don't touch me, hussy!" "What d'you think you are?" "Get out of my way!" "Out!" "Son-of-bitch!" "Shit!" "Enough!" "Stop!" "Right now!" "This the police!" "Son-of-a-bitch!" "Anyone seen some false-teeth?" "Is it over?" "What a mess." "A bust-up now and then is good to keep the " custom" ." "You're looking a bit fancy after a fight, no?" "I was waiting to join in." "Never, right?" "No!" "Where's Quincas gone?" "Easy folks!" "I'll bet he's up with one of the girls?" "Look there!" "Here, Dona Manuela!" "Mi Quincito!" "Take hand off mi Quincito!" "Mother-fuckers!" "Hands off!" "Christ!" "Bunch of jerks!" "I swear!" "He came out of nowhere!" "I didn't see him." "I'm a working man..." "Calm!" "Calmito!" "A gran shock, but he ok!" "What?" "Quinky wants to go to dock-side." "Quinky, say he starve!" "Hungry." "He wants eat a "fishito" !" "A "fishito" ?" "Daddy wants a "fishito" ?" "" Fishito" !" "We'll forget about this!" "So long as you make a donation to the family." "His family's very big!" "Get the kid's milk, you devil!" "Lift your anchors!" "Here comes our Commander!" "Where's Leonardo?" "Where's my father?" "Your father rolled down hill, but he's fine, don't worry." "Do you know where they've taken him?" "They went to the docks." "They wanted to get some of Master Manuel's fish-stew." "Careful." "Easy, slowly does it!" "Miss Vanda!" "Miss Vanda!" "Wait!" "Wait!" "Hang on, Miss Vanda!" "Drop that!" "Leave my wheels alone, you..." "Breezy, give him a drink!" "He needs a drink!" "Miss Vanda, get in the car." "This place is too dangerous." "Here, get in." "Get in the car, I'll take you." "I'm going to make a blessing!" "Let's go, let's go!" "Master Manuel!" "I knew he'd come!" "A sailor who's a sailor doesn't shipwreck on dry land." "Come on in." "Quincas said he'd be coming." "Come on down folks, everyone." "Stop!" "Come back!" "Let me go!" "Calm down." "Please wait!" "Stop." "Easy, Miss Vanda..." "I'd better take you home..." "What?" "You've done all you can." "Quincas never sailed a fishing-boat." "But if you gave him this, I bet he'd take it to Africa!" "D'you want some?" "No!" "After all, grandson and great-grandfather of a sailor." "One day he sailed all the way to China." "Daddy said the Chinese have their pussies stretched!" "That Quincas!" "The things he knows!" "My hat!" "My hat!" "Is this boat safe, Curie?" "Safer than a tram." "Safest thing there is." "We should turn back!" "After all that had happened..." "Vanda went home to sleep." "That's what she did!" "At least, that's what she says." "Where should I take you?" "Anywhere but home!" "Where've you been, nigger?" "I've never been here before." "Let's have a drink." "Or you'll catch pneumonia." "Dona Juliana, get the lady a Brandy." "Brandy's good for warming the chest." "Come with me whitey!" "Get off!" "Let's go to the room!" "The Lady's with me." "I want another one too!" "You're pretty when you're angry." "You may be white... and skinny but what a pair of thighs!" "Do you want to dance?" "Dance?" "Wanna?" "Do you have a lipstick I could borrow?" "Keep it, it's nearly empty!" "Hold it firm." "Here!" "Hold it..." "Oh my God!" "Calm!" "Easy!" "It'll blow over!" "Hold on!" "Pull the rope!" "Marilene!" "Help!" "Marilene fell overboard!" "Marilene!" "Hold her!" "Martim!" "Here." "Martim!" "There!" "It's alright!" "I can't hold it!" "You should get dry or you'll catch a cold." "Do you have a towel and a room so I can get dry?" "That's $35" "I've only got $20." "$35!" "Here, take this." "It's gold, twenty-four carats." "Do you want to help me rub down?" "Hold on." "Bring this over here." "Come on, we can do it." "Hold onto that sail!" "Hold on there!" "The sail!" "Get the sail!" "Greasy, help me!" "Each can choose the way he'll go." "Nothing's impossible, if you know how." "Six feet of soil... won't be my home..." "I'll float the waves... on beds of foam." "Not in heaven or hell." "In the sea I'll rest..." "To await Manuela, on lamanj s breast." "They say that "sorrow won't pay the debt"..." "But who weeps at death, hasn't lived as yet." "You can save my coffin to make more room..." "I'll not go down to an earthly tomb." "Bury whatever, when you see fit." "But that's another story." "I want no tears... no candles lit." "You can stick all that... up the arse of the Comendatore."