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| Character | Francis Reilly???? | |
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| Gender | Male | |
| Age Range(s) | Young Adult (20-35) | |
| Type of monologue / Character is | In love, Frustrated, Apologetic | |
| Type | Dramatic | |
| Year | 1990 | |
| Period | 20th Century | |
| Genre | Drama, Crime | |
| Description | Francis Reilly apologizes to his ex-girlfriend | |
| Location | 59 minutes into the movie | |
Summary
A young Assistant District Attorney, Al Francis Reilly (Timothy Hutton) is assigned to a homicide case of a corrupt detective, Lieutenant Michael Brennan (Nick Nolte), who has killed a drug dealer in cold blood. One of the witnesses of the case is Bobby Texador (Armand Assante), a drug dealer who is dating Reilly's ex-girlfriend, Nancy (Jenny Lumet). Nancy left Reilly because when she introduced her father to him, Reilly was shocked by the fact that he was black...now they meet again after six years. Reilly apologizes and tells her he is still in love with her...
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| FRANCIS REILLY: "I want to say what I have to say and then I'll take you wherever you want to go....Yeah, I was shocked that day. I'm an Irish cop from Queens. My father was a cop. All I knew about black people what that they hated me and they made my job hard. We met at Brooklyn Law and everything changed for me. They're right -- love can do that to you. I loved being in love with a girl from the 34. It made me feel anything's possible in this fucking city. I loved our life together -- the school, the subway..walking you home, the two weeks we took in St. Thomas. Whatever that look on my face said to you...that wasn't how I felt. I died a thousand times after that day -- every unanswered phone call...every time you ran away from me on the street -- Every time I looked at your empty chair in class. Then you disappeared, and I've been dying since...a little piece of me every day for six years. All I do is work. I got this new apartment with no furniture in it. I loved you then. I loved you while you were gone. And I love you now. Nancy, I'll do whatever you want. |
