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buzzer for apartment 304 for 00:01:47. When there is no response, he stands under apartment 304.
R. PATOLMIC : Chrissy! I just want to talk! Chrissy! I just want to talk!
An unidentified middle-aged Asian male on the second floor leans out his window.
ASIAN MALE : Hey, shit-for-brains! Some of us have to fucking work tomorrow!
R. PATOLMIC : Chrissy! Chrissy! Chrissy!
ASIAN MALE : Read the clues, moron!
R. PATOLMIC : Chrissy, I love you!
ASIAN MALE : You see this? I’m phoning the cops!
R. PATOLMIC : I love you!
[00:39:27]
Christa Bauer lights the candles on a train-shaped birthday cake, which reads, “Happy Sweet Sixteen, Tommy!” Mr. Rieger laughs off-camera.
C. BAUER : Shh. You’ll ruin the surprise.
[pause]
Tommy! Shake a leg! Your breakfast’s getting cold!
00:00:21 elapses before Mr. Bauer appears in his boxers and a T-shirt. Ms. Bauer and Mr. Rieger sing “Happy Birthday.” Ms. Bauer leads Mr. Bauer to the kitchen table and sits him in front of the cake.
C. BAUER : Make a wish!
T. BAUER : Stop taping this. Mom. Make him stop.
C. BAUER : Oh, don’t be a grumpy bunny. Hurry, I have to leave for work soon.
Mr. Bauer blows out the candles. Ms. Bauer hugs him and kisses his cheeks. Mr. Rieger starts to laugh again.
[00:41:10]
Mr. Rieger has set up the camera on the kitchen table. He chuckles as he examines various bills and places them back in a shoebox. Mr. Bauer enters the kitchen of apartment 304.
T. BAUER : What are you doing? Those are private!
J. RIEGER : How much are you guys in the hole?
T. BAUER : None of your goddamn business!
J. RIEGER : They’re cutting off your power in three days. What are you going to do?
T. BAUER : I can’t believe you went through my things.
Mr. Bauer attempts to wrest the bill box from Mr. Rieger, who pulls it back. Mr. Rieger holds up a bill and then throws it on the table. He removes his wallet from his back pocket and covers the bill in fifties. He repeats this with four other bills. Mr. Bauer touches the money on the table.
J. RIEGER : I’ll help with rent and food and bills and all you have to do is one itty-bitty thing.
T. BAUER : What?
J. RIEGER : I want you to be good.
T. BAUER : Define “good.”
J. RIEGER : You listen to me when I tell you what to do. No arguing. No debates. No whining.
[00:42:10]
Mr. Bauer gawks at the drugs in the suitcase under the rollaway cot.
J. RIEGER : Impressive, huh? Am I hearing apologies?
T. BAUER : Jer. Jesus.
J. RIEGER : Your bills aren’t going to break my bank, so if you’re smart, you’re going to follow my rules.
T. BAUER : You’re out of your mind. You can’t keep that here. What if –
J. RIEGER : Are you being good? Meep. Uh, no. Now I’m going to introduce you to Mr. Consequences.
[00:42:47]
Mr. Rieger does an inspection of apartment 304. Mr. Bauer polishes a shoe at the kitchen table. Mr. Bauer has had his hair cut very short. He looks up when Mr. Rieger approaches.
J. RIEGER : I’d make you do everything again, but, hey, it’s your birthday.
[00:46:33]
Mr. Rieger knocks on a door.
J. RIEGER : Tommy. Oh, Tommy.
Mr. Bauer is not in the bedroom. Mr. Rieger enters the living room. Mr. Bauer has fallen asleep on the couch. Mr. Rieger reaches out and shakes Mr. Bauer’s shoulder.
J. RIEGER : Hey. Wake up.
Mr. Bauer is not responsive. The camera focuses on the coffee table where three and a half lines of powdered cocaine, a credit card, and a rolled bill are visible.
J. RIEGER : Some people can’t handle their mickies.
[00:49:51]
Mr. Bauer lies unconscious on top of the coffee table. His jacket and shirt have been removed. Mr. Rieger places Mr. Bauer’s hands over his head. Mr. Rieger sits on the couch and picks up a serrated buck knife. He speaks quietly, and is inaudible to the camera’s microphone. 00:07:10 elapses. Mr. Rieger makes no move to use the knife. The lock for the front door snaps open and voices can be heard.
C. BAUER : Hel-lo! I’m home!
Mr. Rieger leaps over
R. PATOLMIC : Chrissy! I just want to talk! Chrissy! I just want to talk!
An unidentified middle-aged Asian male on the second floor leans out his window.
ASIAN MALE : Hey, shit-for-brains! Some of us have to fucking work tomorrow!
R. PATOLMIC : Chrissy! Chrissy! Chrissy!
ASIAN MALE : Read the clues, moron!
R. PATOLMIC : Chrissy, I love you!
ASIAN MALE : You see this? I’m phoning the cops!
R. PATOLMIC : I love you!
[00:39:27]
Christa Bauer lights the candles on a train-shaped birthday cake, which reads, “Happy Sweet Sixteen, Tommy!” Mr. Rieger laughs off-camera.
C. BAUER : Shh. You’ll ruin the surprise.
[pause]
Tommy! Shake a leg! Your breakfast’s getting cold!
00:00:21 elapses before Mr. Bauer appears in his boxers and a T-shirt. Ms. Bauer and Mr. Rieger sing “Happy Birthday.” Ms. Bauer leads Mr. Bauer to the kitchen table and sits him in front of the cake.
C. BAUER : Make a wish!
T. BAUER : Stop taping this. Mom. Make him stop.
C. BAUER : Oh, don’t be a grumpy bunny. Hurry, I have to leave for work soon.
Mr. Bauer blows out the candles. Ms. Bauer hugs him and kisses his cheeks. Mr. Rieger starts to laugh again.
[00:41:10]
Mr. Rieger has set up the camera on the kitchen table. He chuckles as he examines various bills and places them back in a shoebox. Mr. Bauer enters the kitchen of apartment 304.
T. BAUER : What are you doing? Those are private!
J. RIEGER : How much are you guys in the hole?
T. BAUER : None of your goddamn business!
J. RIEGER : They’re cutting off your power in three days. What are you going to do?
T. BAUER : I can’t believe you went through my things.
Mr. Bauer attempts to wrest the bill box from Mr. Rieger, who pulls it back. Mr. Rieger holds up a bill and then throws it on the table. He removes his wallet from his back pocket and covers the bill in fifties. He repeats this with four other bills. Mr. Bauer touches the money on the table.
J. RIEGER : I’ll help with rent and food and bills and all you have to do is one itty-bitty thing.
T. BAUER : What?
J. RIEGER : I want you to be good.
T. BAUER : Define “good.”
J. RIEGER : You listen to me when I tell you what to do. No arguing. No debates. No whining.
[00:42:10]
Mr. Bauer gawks at the drugs in the suitcase under the rollaway cot.
J. RIEGER : Impressive, huh? Am I hearing apologies?
T. BAUER : Jer. Jesus.
J. RIEGER : Your bills aren’t going to break my bank, so if you’re smart, you’re going to follow my rules.
T. BAUER : You’re out of your mind. You can’t keep that here. What if –
J. RIEGER : Are you being good? Meep. Uh, no. Now I’m going to introduce you to Mr. Consequences.
[00:42:47]
Mr. Rieger does an inspection of apartment 304. Mr. Bauer polishes a shoe at the kitchen table. Mr. Bauer has had his hair cut very short. He looks up when Mr. Rieger approaches.
J. RIEGER : I’d make you do everything again, but, hey, it’s your birthday.
[00:46:33]
Mr. Rieger knocks on a door.
J. RIEGER : Tommy. Oh, Tommy.
Mr. Bauer is not in the bedroom. Mr. Rieger enters the living room. Mr. Bauer has fallen asleep on the couch. Mr. Rieger reaches out and shakes Mr. Bauer’s shoulder.
J. RIEGER : Hey. Wake up.
Mr. Bauer is not responsive. The camera focuses on the coffee table where three and a half lines of powdered cocaine, a credit card, and a rolled bill are visible.
J. RIEGER : Some people can’t handle their mickies.
[00:49:51]
Mr. Bauer lies unconscious on top of the coffee table. His jacket and shirt have been removed. Mr. Rieger places Mr. Bauer’s hands over his head. Mr. Rieger sits on the couch and picks up a serrated buck knife. He speaks quietly, and is inaudible to the camera’s microphone. 00:07:10 elapses. Mr. Rieger makes no move to use the knife. The lock for the front door snaps open and voices can be heard.
C. BAUER : Hel-lo! I’m home!
Mr. Rieger leaps over
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