Ray [to Abby]
You left your weapon behind.
Played by John Getz 
Blood Simple (1985) · 40 quotes
Blood Simple (1985) · 40 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in Blood Simple (1985): in 14 of its 40 quotes
Most scenes with: Abby (10), Julian Marty (2), Meurice (2)
Scenes with Ray
14 scenes Ray 
He gave me a little pearl-handled .38 for out first anniversary.
Ray Uh-huh.
Figured I'd better leave before I used it on him. I don't know how you can stand him.
Ray Well, I'm only an employee, I ain't married to him.
I don't know. Sometimes I think there's something wrong with him. Like maybe he's sick? Mentally?...Or is it maybe me, do you think?
Ray Listen, I ain't a marriage counselor. I don't know what goes on, I don't wanna know... But I like you. I always liked you...
Ray [answering phone]
Hello.
Having a good time?
Ray What? Who is this?
I don't know, who's this? [pause] You still there?
Ray Yeah, I'm still here.
Ray Yeah.
What was that?
Ray Your husband.
Ray Why d'you wanna leave all this?
You kidding? I don't wanna leave all this, I just wanna leave Marty.
Howdy stranger.
Ray Meurice. Sorry I didn't show last night.
Wasn't too busy. You missed a good one, though. This white guy walks in about one o'clock, asks if we have a discount for alcoholics... I tell him to get lost, but Marty's sitting here listening and I can tell he's thinking that maybe it ain't such a bad idea.
Ray Is Marty here?
Not here tonight. Wasn't here last night. He's especially not back in his office.
Ray Thanks Meurice.
For what?
Ray Am I fired? You wanna hit me? What?
I don't particularly want to talk to you.
Ray Well... if you're not gonna fire me I might as well quit.
Fine. Suit yourself...Having a good time?
Ray I don't like this kind of talk.
Then what'd you come here for?
Ray You owe me for two weeks.
Nope. She's an expensive piece of ass...You get a refund though, if you tell me who else she's been sluicing.
Ray I want that money. If you wanna tell me something, fine--
What're you, a **** marriage counselor?
[Ray smiles]
What're you smiling at--I'm a funny guy, right, I'm an asshole? No, no, that's not what's funny. What's funny is her. What's funny is that I had you two followed because, if it isn't you, she's been sleeping with someone else...What's really going to be funny is when she gives you that innocent look and says, "What're you talking about, Ray, I haven't done anything funny." ...But the funniest thing to me right now is that you think she came back here for you--that's what's funny...Come on this property again and I'll be forced to shoot you...Fair notice.
Ray Huh?
Yeah, he told me once himself. He said to me... [taps herself on the forehead] "In here, Abby. In here... I'm anal."
Ray Well I'll be damned.
I couldn't believe it either. Me on the other hand, I got lots of personality. Marty always said I had too much. 'Course he was never big on personality. He sent me to a psychiatrist to see if he could calm me down some.
Ray Yeah? What happened?
Psychiatrist said I was the healthiest person he'd ever met, so Marty fired him.
I said, "Marty, how come you're anal and I gotta go to the psychiatrist?"
Ray What'd he say?
Nothing. He's like you, he doesn't say much.
Ray Thanks.
Except when he doesn't say things, they're usually nasty.
Ray Mm-hmm.
When you don't, they're usually nice.
Ray?
Ray You're bad.
What?
Ray I said you're bad.
Ray We're both bad.
Ray I just wanted to let you know that everything was all right. I took care of everything. Now all we have to do is keep our heads.
What do you mean?
Ray I know about it, Abby. I went to the bar last night.
...
Well... what happened?
Ray I cleaned it all up, but that ain't important. What's important is what we do now; I mean we can't go around half-cocked. What we need is some time to think about this, figure it out. Anyway, we got some time now. But we gotta be smart.
Ray--
Ray Abby, never point a gun at anyone unless you're gonna shoot him. And when you shoot him you better make sure he's dead because if he's not dead he's gonna get up and try and kill you. That's the only thing they told us in the service that was worth a goddamn--Where the hell's my windbreaker?
What the hell happened, Ray?
Ray That ain't important. What's important is that we did it. That's the only thing that matters. We both did it for each other...That's what's important.
I don't know what you're talking about.
You leaving?
Ray Isn't that what you want? [she shakes her head no] Wanna come with me?
But first I gotta know what happened.
Ray What do you want to know?
You broke into the bar. You wanted to get your money. You and Marty had a fight. Something happened...
[Ray shakes his head, smiling]
I don't know, wasn't it you? Maybe a burglar broke in, and you found--
Ray With your gun? Nobody broke in, Abby. I'll tell you the truth...Truth is, I've felt sick the last couple of days. Can't eat... Can't sleep... When I try to I... Abby...The truth is... he was alive when I buried him.
Ray I think someone's watching.
Ray Just leave it off. He can see in.
If you do anything the neighbors'll hear.
Ray You think...Abby. I meant it... when I called.
I love you too.
Ray Because you're scared.
