Dialogue: The Beast in Me: Badlands

V

Claire, hey.

Claire Phone

Final's upon us, V. Big day's here.

V

Sure is. Wanna meet up? I'm already here.

Claire Phone

Yep, but listen... this'll be highway drivin', so we'll want a machine that runs on lightning.

Your choice – your rig or my Beast?

V

1ALet's go with mine. Got a better feel for it.

Claire Phone

1ANo problem.

V

1BBeast's my choice. Whaddaya say?

Claire Phone

1BWe won't be sorry.

V

We meetin' at the starting line?

Claire Phone

That's right. Wait for me there.

Claire

You're done, Sampson.

Sampson

Get away from me, you whack.

Claire

No remorse, not a bit?

Sampson

None whatsoever.

V

4AClaire, drop it. Leave the corporat alone.

Claire

4AThink you'll leave here alive, asswipe?

V

4AClaire!

4BWhat's goin' on here?

Claire

4BSampson... Dickspurt thinks I'm gonna let him go.

4BYou're dead, you hear me?

Sampson

This your new driver?

I'd get out while I could if I were you. Claire can't seem to keep her partners alive for long.

Claire

You motherfucker!

Sampson

Truth is, Dean was as shit a husband as he was a driver.

Head swelled lots larger than he could manage, and he paid for it. Face the facts.

I didn't kill him – his ego did.

Claire

You're a waste of organic matter, Sampson...

Hhhh. Do somethin' for me, V?

V

Yeah?

Claire

Come in close on his tail and stay there.

V

5AClaire, stop it! We got a race comin' up, dammit!

Claire

5AYou're done...

Sampson

5AFuck off.

V

5AClaire, c'mon. Save some steam for later.

I'm headin' for the finish line, Claire.

Claire

What the fuck did you just do?!

What the fuck did you just do?!

V

I finished the race.

Claire

That was my ONE chance, don't you get it?!

Stop. I'm getting out.

Fuck me... This isn't happening.

I can't fuckin' handle it…

That prick hasn't lost us yet. Still got a chance…

After him, V!

His car's damaged! He's pullin' off!

After him, V! Don't let him slip away!

Got one shot at this!

End Civ

Woot! Yeah! What a chase! I mean – what a race!!

End Scv

Thank you! Thanks for fucking nothing!

End Civ

And in one piece! Impressive!

Claire

No offense, but I need to be alone, walk this off. OK?

V

'Course.

Claire

You satisfied? Was it worth it?

V

6AYeah, we won.

Claire

6ANot what I was racing for!

V

6BClaire, calm down. Did what I did to keep you outta trouble.

V

7AThis's your hunt for vengeance, not mine. Enlisted me to race, not to kill in cold blood.

Claire

7AFuck the race! He killed my husband! The only man I ever loved!

7AThe only man who ever loved me…

7AJustice – you took that away from me.

V

7BClaire, I saved your ass.

Claire

7BYou saved my…? No, you saved his ass! And now he's outta my reach for good!

V

7BDidn't give a thought to Trauma Team? He gets in an accident, they swoop in, chromed to the teeth and packin' iron!

Claire

7BYou robbed me of my one chance to find justice for the man I loved!

7BHope you're pleased with yourself.

V

7CI came out here to win this race.

Claire

7CAnd you did. Oh happy fucking day.

7CThat scum who got away murdered the only man I ever loved. You get that?

V

7CI don't like to lose, Claire. That's it. Your vengeance isn't my biz.

Claire

7CWell, your victory? I hope you fuckin' choke on it.

I'm outta here.

After him, V!

Get on his butt.

Announcer

OK, folks. Get to your rigs. Time to crunch some steel and bash some heads!

Everyone ready?

Three!

Two!

One!

V

Let's take the wind out of his sails.

Claire

Get on his butt.

We missed the turn.

V

I know.

Claire

We can still get him! Turn back!

Prost

Not to worry, sugar! Champagne gonna give you your favorite massage afterwards!

Sampson

Bring some friends. We'll celebrate.

Prost

If you win today, we gon' take you straight to paradise, muffin!

Sampson

No fucking "if" about it.

Racer Scv

Remember – tires not people. Bust their rubber, then I'll ram 'em.

Ruslana and her crew're positioned along the route. They’ll clean up.

Racer Scv

And Trauma, what then? There's at least one prick here, maybe more, who must have gold if not platinum.

Racer Scv

Ruslana's people know what to do. We provide bodies – the more the better – they take it from there.

Crowd Civ

You kick butt out there, Sampson! Race is yours!

Crowd Civ

Hope you wreck 'round the first bend, motherfucker! Lose your arms! And your legs!

Crowd 6Th

Claire 'n' V – that's who's gon' win this! Y'all got no chance! None!

Claire

Fuck me... This isn't happening.

I can't fuckin' handle it…

V

There he is!

Claire

You're corpo trash.

Got a dozen bullets with your name on 'em.

Sampson

Fuck off.

V

Claire, enough, c'mon.

Claire...

Announcer

...

Claire

I can't fuckin' handle it…

No offense, but I need to be alone, walk this off. OK?

V

'Course.

Claire

Fuck me... This isn't happening.

No offense, but I need to be alone, walk this off. OK?

V

'Course.

I'm headin' for the finish line, Claire.

Claire

That prick hasn't lost us yet. Still got a chance…

V

There he is!

Let's take the wind out of his sails.

Claire

How's life, Sampson?

Sampson

Claire? P-please, d-don't! I-I-I didn't do anything...

Claire

You pathetic worm, is that so?

Sampson

Hey! No, please! Don't let her do this!

Claire, I beg you!

Jesus, Claire... Wha--what the fuck do you want?! I-I didn't kill Dean!

Claire

Zip your trap!

Sampson

He got himself killed, for fuck's sakes! Please, let me go!

Claire

Won't talk your way outta this...

V

1AWhat's he talkin' about?

Claire

1ADoes it matter? He's just tryin' to save his skin.

Sampson

1ANo, please! Don't let her! I didn't kill her husband!

Claire

1AI said shut your hole!

V

2AClaire, wait. Wanna hear him out.

Claire

2AUgh. What for?

V

2AWhaddaya got to say, Sampson?

Sampson

2ADean tried to pass me just before the finish line, but he--he lost control...

Claire

2AYou rammed us!

Sampson

2AEven so, is that against the rules?! It's this kind of racing!

V

3AIs that true, Claire? Sampson did what anyone would do?

Claire

3AIt doesn't matter! The bastard killed Dean! He has to pay for it!

Sampson

3AWhat do you want from me? You kill... like everyone!

V

3AClaire, it was an accident. It's racing.

Claire

3AI loved him... Loved him more than life itself. And now I'm s'posed to let this--this…

3AI'm supposed to let this shit go?! That what you expect?!

V

4AYes, Claire. You'll let him go.

Claire

4AHah! You're fucking kidding me...

V

4AMight be a grade-A corpo shit, but he didn't murder Dean.

4AFlatlinin' him won't make you feel any better.

Claire

4AHahaha… Fuck...

Sampson

4AClaire, please...

Claire

4AI can't even tell you how lucky you are, you fuck! I can't!

V

4ANo killin', then?

Claire

4ALet's go, V... Before I change my mind.

4AYou might be right, V…

Sampson

4AThank God!

Claire

4ABut I don't give a shit.

Sampson

4AWait, no! Your husband wasn't the saint you think--

V

4BFine... Do what you will.

Claire

4BTime to die, asshole.

Sampson

4BWait, no! Your husband wasn't the saint you think--

Claire

3ALet's get outta here, V, please.

V

5AMhm.

5BNah, thanks. I'll manage. How you gonna be?

Claire

5BHow so? How'm I supposed to be?

V

5BYou know... that it, that the end?

Claire

5BOf racin'? Or of my vendetta?

5BIt's the end of both, actually. I'm done with the past. And it's about time I was.

V

5BGood way to be. But, sure you're all right, Claire? No dumb ideas battin' about?

Claire

5BYou askin' if I'm gonna drive into a brick wall around the next corner? No, that's just not the kind of closure I'm lookin' for.

V

Fuck!

Claire

Catch up to him! Quick!

V

Fuck!

Claire

He's on the shoulder!

Catch up to him! Quick!

Beast is yours.

V

What? You're givin' me your rig?

Claire

It's not mine. Belonged to me and Dean. But since WE are no more…

Take care, V. And watch those turns or you'll end up wrapped around a lamp post.

V

Fuck!

Claire

Comin' with?

...

...

He's on the shoulder!

Claire

Beast is yours.

V

What? You're givin' me your rig?

Claire

It's not mine. Belonged to me and Dean. But since WE are no more…

Take care, V. And watch those turns or you'll end up wrapped around a lamp post.

V

All over, huh?

Claire

Guess so.

V

1AYou all right, Claire?

Claire

1AWhat? Why?

V

1ALook pretty down.

Claire

1AI'm not.

1ATo be honest, don't think I feel anything.

V

2AAny desire to do it again, team up? For a race, I mean.

Claire

2ANo, V. In fact, not gonna race ever again.

V

2AEver?

Claire

2AEver. That was something we had, something Dean and I shared. I just needed you to get Sampson…

V

2BIt's OK, it'll get better.

Claire

2BWhat will?

V

2BWell... everything, I guess. You'll move on.

Claire

2BOnly place I wanna go right now is my liquor cabinet.

V

1BYour husband... what was he like?

Claire

1BHe liked to sleep in.

1BI'm forgetting more and more. Scared I'll lose what's left of him.

V

1BWon't forget what matters most – how he made you feel.

Claire

1BYeah...