Balthazar Getty: Pete Dayton

Lost Highway

Pete Dayton

Mr. Eddy: [into the phone] I'm really glad to know you're doing okay. You're sure you're okay? Everything alright?
Pete Dayton: [into the phone] Yeah.
Mr. Eddy: [into the phone] I'm really glad to know you're doin good, Pete. Hey, I want you to talk to a friend of mine.
Mystery Man: [into the phone to Pete] We've met before, haven't we?
Pete Dayton: [into the phone] I don't think so. Where is it you think we've met?
Mystery Man: [into the phone] At your house. Don't you remember?
Pete Dayton: [into the phone] No. No, I don't.
Mystery Man: [into the phone] In the East, the Far East, when a person is sentenced to death, they're sent to a place where they can't escape, never knowing when an executioner may step up behind them, and fire a bullet into the back of their head.
Pete Dayton: [into the phone] What's going on?
Mystery Man: [into the phone] It's been a pleasure talking to you.

Mr. Eddy: How you doin' Pete?
Pete Dayton: Okay.
Mr. Eddy: I'm sure you noticed that girl that was with me the other day, good lookin' blonde? She stayed in the car? Her name is Alice. I swear I love that girl to death. If I ever find out that somebody was making out with her, I'd take this...
[pulls out a .357 pistol]
Mr. Eddy: ...and shove it so far up his ass it would come out of his mouth. Then you know what I'd do?
Pete Dayton: What?
Mr. Eddy: I'd blow his fuckin' brains out.
[Mr. Eddy puts his gun away]
Mr. Eddy: Hey, you're looking good. What you been up to?

Pete Dayton: [enters] Hey. What are you guys doing up at this hour?
Bill Dayton: Hey man, sit down for a mintue.
Pete Dayton: Why? What's up?
Bill Dayton: Sit down.
[Pete complies]
Bill Dayton: You don't look so good.
Pete Dayton: Oh, I just have a little headache. What's going on?
Bill Dayton: The police just called us.
Pete Dayton: What'd they want?
Bill Dayton: They wanted to know if we had a chance to find out what happened to you the other night. And they want to know if you remember anything.
Pete Dayton: But, I don't remember anything. What'd you tell them?
Bill Dayton: [short pause] We're not going to say anything about that night to the police.
Candace Dayton: We saw you that night, Pete.
Bill Dayton: You came home with your friend, Sheila.
Pete Dayton: Sheila?
Bill Dayton: Yeah. There was a man with you two.
Pete Dayton: What is this? Why didn't you tell me anything? Who was the man?
Bill Dayton: I've never seen him before in my life.
Pete Dayton: What happend to me? Please Dad, if you know, tell me.
[Bill shakes his head meaning no, and both he and Candace sorrowly look away from Pete]

Arnie: Pete! Where've you been? It's really good you're back! A lot of people are gonna be happy that you're back, including me!
Pete Dayton: Well, it's good to be back, Arnie.
Arnie: Mr. Smith is waiting for you.
Pete Dayton: Sure, I'll take care of him.
Arnie: And Mr. Eddy called every day asking about you. Can I call him and tell him to come in?
Pete Dayton: Sure, call him. Tell him to come in and I'm ready to work.
Arnie: You're ready to work?
Pete Dayton: I'm ready to work.
Arnie: [to the other garage employees] Pete is back!

Pete Dayton: [to the blonde lady] Hey.
Alice Wakefield: I'm Alice Wakefield.
Pete Dayton: Pete Dayton.
Alice Wakefield: I was here earlier.
Pete Dayton: Yeah, I remember.
Alice Wakefield: [after regarding him for a while] How'd you like to take me to dinner?
Pete Dayton: [chuckles] I don't know. I...
[shakes his head]
Alice Wakefield: Okay. Why don't I take *you* to dinner?