Open the gate.
You guys wanna step up to the table?
Open the gate, please.
- Can I help you? - A dog.
Everything on it?
Hey. Hey. Sixty-five cents.
Mr. Frank, please.
No.
Well, my name's Dembo, A-20284.
Dembo, A-20284. Okay?
Just tell him that I'm here and I'll just... I'll see him tomorrow morning.
I got an appointment with him. Nothing important.
Yeah, okay. Thank you.
- Hi, Max. - Hi.
Earl Frank.
Come on in.
Have a seat.
- You're a little late. - I had some trouble getting down here.
- Want a coffee? - Yeah, thanks.
Black.
So fill me in. How was the trip?
On the bus down? It was a little long.
- We made about 27 stops. - Yeah, it's a real milk train.
Go ahead. Put it down on the floor.
So, what'd you do last night?
Oh, walked around.
- Meet anybody? - No, nobody I know.
Where'd you stay? You didn't go to the halfway house.
- I called. Didn't you get the message? - You called here?
Last night. I left a message with your answering service.
- I didn't get it. - I left it.
So where'd you sleep?
In a motel.
The conditions of your parole were that you were to go to the house.
That's a way to help you save money.
Now, you agreed to that before your release.
Why didn't you go there?
Because I just spent six years in prison.
I just wanted to look at the lights. I wanted to feel free.
I wanted to walk around...
...and not have somebody tell me that I gotta get in bed at 10:00.
Max, I think you've got a serious attitude problem.
I don't have an attitude.
Can you tell me what kind of attitude you want me to have?
Well, you don't decide whether or not you go to a halfway house.
I mean, you come to me, we discuss it, then I decide.
I'm trying to make you understand, I'm aware of the realities of my situation...
...that I'm not fated to be a menace to society.
I'm not gonna go out and hit somebody over the head.
My friend, I see that you're gonna force me to deal with you.
I see that you've got juvenile offenses dating back to when you were 12.
I see you've got auto theft, you've got breaking and entering.
All this leading up to a burglary warrant.
I just served six years for that chickenshit rap.
Chickenshit? You had a gun.
Yeah, but I didn't use it and I didn't hurt nobody.
What was in your mind when you put it in your pocket?
I just took it along.
I'm due in court.
I'm aware that you have this power, that you represent the state...
...but, you know, I think that you can give me a little leeway.
You can be flexible.
I was just hoping to get some trust from you.
You've gotta earn the trust.
I have. I just wanna be like everybody else.
I just want a decent job. I want a decent place to live.
I want somebody to love me, I want some clothes on my back...
...have some self-respect. - I gotta get going now.
I tried to be straight with you, sir.
I shouldn't have done that last night without checking with you first.
I'm sorry.
I'll make a deal with you, Max.
If you find a place to sleep today and a job by the end of the week...
...you don't have to go to a halfway house. Fair?
That's fair. I appreciate that.
When you find a place, you call Miss De Veccio and give her the address.
I'm gonna see you one day this week.
That's okay.
Here's the other hundred you've got coming to you.
I want you to sign for it.
Now, do you understand the conditions of your parole?
- Yes, I do. - You have to attend all meetings.
You must heed the advice and the counsel of your agent.
- Now, do you know what that means? - Yeah, I think I do.
I gotta get along with you or you're gonna throw me back in jail.
That's it in a nutshell.
- You're a tough man. - No, I'm not, Max.
All right, I gotta go now.
- Good luck with it, now, huh? - Okay.
I'm gonna do my best.
I know you're gonna do it.
- How much? - Eighteen dollars a week.
Okay.
- Here's your key. - Clean sheets?
No. Bathroom is over there.
Parole office. May I help you?
Could you leave a message for Mr. Frank?
- Who 's calling? - My name is Max Dembo, A-20284.
- What? - I got that.
- A-20284. - Thank you.
Could you tell him I'm at the Garland Hotel?
That's G-A-R-L-A-N-D.
And you'd better give him the phone number. It's 321-1321.
- I'll give him the message. - I'd appreciate it if he gets it today.
- I'll give him the message, sir. - Okay, thank you. Bye-bye.
Time's up.
- Time's up. I'm sorry. - I just wanted to finish that sentence.
Bring those score sheets.
You did great on your intelligence test.
Yeah, well, you know. I could have told you that.
One moment.
Wilshire Agency.
Yes, she is. Hold on.
Pat, it's for you.
- Did you put it on hold, honey? - Yeah.
Hello?
Disconnected. I lost the call.
You're supposed to push down "Hold" before you use these other buttons.
- There's "Hold," there's the buttons. - Okay.
I'm sorry.
- Did you just get this job? - Yeah. I've had it about a week.
- Is she your boss? - Yeah.
Does she really like you as much as she seems to?
I guess. I don't know.
You got a 61 on your typing test.
- Is that bad? - I'm afraid it's a little low.
Well, I'm not used to the electric.
What was your last place of employment?
Were you self-employed or in the armed services?
No. I didn't know whether to put down "state penitentiary."
I was a convict.
And how long did you hold that position?
Approximately six years. No vacation.
What'd you do?
Burglary.
You know, I know I fouled up that typing test...
...but I do know how to work a manual...
...and if you get any calls for a manual typist...
...I'd appreciate it, you know?
Well, I'll see what I can do.
All I wanna...
All I wanna do is get a job.
I need a fucking job.
I believe you.
Well, let me see.
I'm sorry to be a problem.
You know, like I can't drive a car without permission.
- Why not? - Well, it's a parole restriction.
I can't handle money, you know, and it's like I'm limited...
...in terms of what they allow me to do.
Is there anything at all?
How about the National Can Company?
- Think they'd let you work there? - Yeah.
- I think that'd be all right with them. - It's not much. It's only scale.
You wanna try? Okay.
Let's see what we've got here.
Well, go here and see what they say.
Listen, if I get this job, can I celebrate by taking you to dinner?
You're not sure?
Is that a half yes?
I guess so.
When you go there, I hope you get the job.
- Thanks for your time. - Good luck.
- Thank you. - Let me know what happens.
Okay.
- Hello? Who is it? - Who is this?
This is Henry Darin.
- Henry Darin? I've heard about you. - Yeah.
- Is your daddy there? - Yeah.
Well, you tell him that somebody wants to give the big bear a bear hug.
- Who is it? - Just tell him...
...somebody wants to give the big bear a bear hug. He'll know.
Dad! Someone wants to give you a big-bear big bear hug!
- Hello? - Willy?
- Yeah? - It's Max.
Dembo?
- How you doing? - Max, thank... Goddamn.
- Is that your boy? - Yeah.
The last time you wrote, he was learning how to walk.
Well, where the hell are you?
I got no wheels yet. You wanna come get me?
Yes! Tell me where you are.
Well, why don't I meet you on 7th and Alvarado?
- Lf I'm not there, wait for me, all right? - Okay.
- You coming now? - I'm coming now.
- Okay. I'll see you. - Okay. Yeah.
- How you doing? - Good. Get in the back, Bart. In the back!
- How you doing? Good to see you. - It's going well.
Good. Rock 'n' roll!
- How you doing? - Doing good.
- You working? - I'm riveting.
Kitchens and bathrooms in portable homes.
How'd you get the job?
Well, when I came out, the parole officer got it for me...
...and when I got off parole, Selma said, "It's good enough. Why not keep it?"
You'll be a riveter the rest of your life, man.
Shit, no, man. I'm working on my time.
I'm getting my drums together. I'm gonna play.
Holy Jesus!
- You the one I talked to on the phone? - Shake hands with Max Dembo.
- This is my son, Henry. - How you doing?
Tell him a knock-knock joke. He's got tons.
- Knock-knock. - Who's there?
- You. - You who?
Gotcha. I know that one.
Hey, look what I found downtown, Mama.
Henry.
- Come on, Bart! - Get inside there.
- Hello, Max. - Hi, Selma.
- You didn't bring any beer, did you? - Was I supposed to?
- I got it. - Good.
How about some spaghetti?
- Get inside. Get in, come on. - Oh, God. Jesus, come on inside.
- Come on, come on. Get in. - God dog, that smells good.
Show Max your muscle. Make it. Make it big.
Pretty hard. Let me see the other one.
Make two of them. Two of them at once, here.
You work out?
Does he work out? Come here.
- Show Max what we do on Saturdays. - You teaching him to defend himself?
You bet your ass. On our days off.
- How could you teach him? - Got one in.
Got one in there. Come on.
- Okay, okay. - He's gonna whip your ass.
Where's them cigars?
Hey. I told...
So he's...
Don't be hitting me when I'm not looking at you.
Oh, he's just playing.
You defend yourself pretty good there.
- You been in many fights? - Yeah, 10.
- Ten? Not bad. How many you won? - Eighteen.
Really? That's not a bad record.
Eighteen out of 10.
Hey, how you feel? You wanna go out and hit the tubs?
- Yeah. - Let's go.
I think he'd better go in and clean up his room now.
Selma, let me have about 10 minutes with him, because I wanna make it...
- I didn't mean to get mad. - I know.
- He's gotta get to bed early, okay? - Just let... We...
Let him go in and clean up his room, okay?
He's gotta get up early tomorrow morning.
- Okay? - Okay.
Come here. I get a kiss.
- I get one too. Good night. - Give Max a kiss. That's it.
Everybody gets a kiss.
- Hey, I'm sorry. - Okay.
I didn't mean to get mad.
Okay?
Didn't mean to get mad at you.
See you later. Excuse me.
I'll be getting that board together.
You got any more coffee?
That Henry is a nice boy.
Yes, he is.
Come here, man. Get up here.
Come on. Get up here.
Sit up here. Smart dog.
Come here.
Want something to eat? Okay if I give him some ice cream?
Sure. He'll eat anything,
Next time I'm down here, I'm gonna bring him a steak bone.
In fact, as soon as Willy turns his back, I'm gonna steal this dog.
You know, Max, I don't wanna hurt your feelings...
...but your being around here is kind of bad timing for us.
Why is that?
Well, Willy's been doing real good, you know.
He's been doing real fine. He's been working hard lately.
And I know you're good friends and he really loves you...
...but I just don't think it's good that he see you right now.
You know what I mean?
You trying to tell me you don't want me to come here no more?
I don't mean to be unkind.
I just think it's better that he doesn't get around other influences and stuff.
You're on parole now, Max.
Well, you really shouldn't even be seen with Willy, right?
I think I get the message.
You make me feel bad.
Why? You're just doing what you have to do, Selma.
It's no problem.
It's cool.
This is it.
- Here. Let me get it. - I'll get the front.
- You sure? - Yeah.
- All right. It's three flights up. - I gotta piss, so you'd better run.
All right.
Remember that place called The Hague? Right across from the Cocoanut Grove.
- Where do you want it? - Put it underneath the bed there.
Last time I was there, Hampton Hawes and Chet Baker were playing there.
- Is it still open? - I don't know.
- Three flights of stairs killed me. - Go back in the joint, you'll get in shape.
- Hold it up. - I got it.
- You sure it don't have termites? - It's okay.
How does it feel? That's the main thing.
It's good, isn't it?
I know where we could go.
- The Autoway Club. - The what?
The Autoway Club. Remember that? We used to go there?
- We could go. - Do a little fucking around, maybe.
Yeah. Maybe we could go to Hermosa Beach too.
Oh, yeah.
- Howard Rumsey... - Yeah.
...and his Lighthouse All-Stars.
All right, let's go there. Maybe there'll be some nice little girls there I can...
You can get me three years for that.
Sorry.
I got excited, that's all.
Does Selma know you're using?
Well, she's always suspicious.
The machine broke down, so I gotta stay.
What do you want me to tell you? I'll probably be about two or three hours.
Well, I'm glad.
All right. Bye.
- Hello. Jenny Mercer speaking. - Hi. How you doing? This is Max Dembo.
Thank you for making me a bona fide member of society.
Oh, you got the job? That's great.
- Why don't you have dinner with me? - When?
I could be there in an hour and a half. I wanna go shower and change.
Actually, I was planning on staying home tonight.
It's just that it's the first chance I have to celebrate something.
You know? I want to...
You know, I wanna have a steak. I thought you could keep me company.
- I don't even know what to order. - Okay.
- Is that okay? - Yeah.
All right, can I be at your office, let's say about 5:30?
- See you then. - All right.
- Bye. - Bye-bye.
All I'm saying is, out here, the rules aren't defined. On the inside, they are.
If you don't pay back your debts, if you owe a couple packs of cigarettes...
...if you take somebody's glove or lie to someone, then you get killed.
You know that's the rules, so you live by them.
You can get killed with a sharp edge...
...the end of this spoon.
That's a lethal weapon.
Even the end of a toothbrush.
You can get hit in the yard or you can get it in the shower.
You're in your cell sleeping, someone can go by with a can of gas and throw it in.
Somebody else throws in a match and you're torched.
You know that's the reality and you're living with it 24 hours a day.
That's frightening.
A lot of guys think this is more frightening, being on the outside.
Why? I don't understand.
Because out here, it's what you got in your pocket that matters...
...and on the inside, it's only what you are.
You're glad to be out, aren't you?
It's like a dream. It's every con's fantasy to be out here.
I can't tell you the number of times I thought about a scene just like this...
...but I never thought I'd be sitting here with a knot in my stomach.
Tell me more about that guy you were going with.
How long were you with him?
I lived with him for about two years.
Who broke it off?
I did.
Thank you very much. Come on back again.
Wanna know something? I'm glad you asked me out.
Don't you have enough money?
I think I got enough for the tax.
Here, I've got some.
Wait a minute. I wanted this to be my treat.
Why don't we just walk out?
You don't wanna do that, do you?
I'll make a deal. If you'll go out with me tomorrow night, I'll let you help me.
Okay, you've got a deal.
All right, be discreet and slip it under the table.
Hi, how you doing?
Okay.
I was in the neighborhood, so I had your manager let me in.
- Mind if I come in? - Sure. Come on, it's your home.
I mean, this is just routine, you know.
It's a nice room. You've got cross-ventilation. Nice view.
- Yeah, it's nice. - What they charge you for?
It's $ 17 a week.
- That's better than $ 17 in a motel. - Yeah.
- You're right. - I know.
Do you mind if I change? I gotta be somewhere in a half-hour.
No, go right ahead. Don't let me hold you up. Go ahead.
- What do you got, a date? - Yeah.
Is she white?
I'm just joking.
So...
...who is she?
I met her at the employment agency. She works there.
In fact, she sent me for a job and I went over there and I got it.
Great. Great. What kind of work is it?
Well, it's just a can company, you know.
- Regular wage? - Yeah.
Well, that's a start. Did you tell them you were on parole?
No. Is that a problem?
Oh, no worry. I can take care of that.
You've got a room, you've got a job, the whole...
You gave me a week, so yeah. It's over in Verona.
What's this?
- Just matches. - I know that.
Take off your shirt. Let's see your arms.
- They're not mine. - Max, take off your shirt.
What's this?
That's just a scratch I got on the job today. It's not tracks.
- Let me see this one. - You won't find nothing.
Just let me do my work.
- Where'd you get all those scars? - It's just burns.
- When you were a kid? - Yeah, it was an accident.
Does it hurt?
Let me see the other one.
Did you hear about the Polack who got third-degree burns on his face?
He was dunking for french fries.
Been drinking some beer, huh?
Yeah. Just a couple cans, though.
- What are you doing? - Come on, Max.
Come on, Max. Come on, now. Take it easy.
Why'd you do that? You didn't have to chain me.
- It's procedure. - I told you, I'm clean.
Then you got nothing to worry about.
Just come over here and check me if you got a doubt.
- Lf you're clean... - What do you mean, "if"?
You didn't check me properly. Did you check my eyes?
If you're clean, you got nothing to worry about.
I gotta make a phone call, then we'll take you down and test you.
- I could save you a lot of trouble. - It's no trouble. It's what I get paid for.
We're just playing a game.
All right. Come on, follow me.
Come on. Keep it up.
All right, move right in here.
- Gentlemen, follow the red line. - Take your hat off.
- Right in the corner, facing me. - Take your hat off.
Start with you, right over in this corner. Facing me, gentlemen.
Everybody facing me.
In case you don't know where you are, this is the Los Angeles County Jail.
Welcome, and empty your pockets on the floor. Everything out.
Cigarettes, money, matches, everything. On the floor.
Turn your pockets inside out after you get everything out.
Okay, gentlemen, I want you to run your fingers through your hair.
Shake it out good.
- Is that a wig? - Yeah, it's a wig.
Take it off. Put it on the floor.
Run your hands through your hair.
Okay, gentlemen, put your hands out in front of you, palms up.
Okay, turn over.
Okay, gentlemen, turn around and grab a piece of the wall.
Step back. Spread your feet.
As soon as you take your clothes off, I want you to sit on a bench.
Okay, move on.
Don't be afraid to use some soap.
All right, gentlemen, you in the shower, let's move it out.
We don't have all day. That water's not free.
Take your showers and get out.
As soon as you step out of your shower, grab a towel and step over on the side.
Dry yourself off thoroughly.
Let's go, gentlemen.
Turn around.
- Go. Let's go, arms up. - Lf you were on a bench, get a shower.
- Small, medium or large? - Medium.
- Head down. Turn around. Go. - Let's go, gentlemen.
Get out of the shower and dry off. We don't have enough time.
- Let's go. Move it out. - Good hands, Pop.
That one's mine, partner.
Stand clear!
Dembo! Visit!
- Hi, remember me? - Yeah. How you doing?
- Pretty good. How are you? - I'm fine.
I called and your landlady told me you were arrested. What happened?
I don't know.
Doesn't matter.
I got worried. I was waiting and...
When are you getting out?
I don't know. It's a little hard to say.
You don't mind my coming here, do you?
I called earlier and they said the visiting room closes at 3.
I got lost on the way.
Is there anything I can do?
- No, it's all right. - What?
Oh, God, there's no more time. Wait a second.
- I gotta go. - Wait. Wait.
Call me when you get out.
Call me. It's my home phone.
Okay?
This terrific-looking blond goes into this dentist's office and she's really scared.
She climbs up into the chair as the dentist prepares his utensils and things.
And just as he turns around and is about to look into her mouth...
...she blurts out, "Oh, doctor, I'm so afraid of dentists...
...I think I'd rather have a baby than have a tooth drilled."
"Well, miss," the doctor says, "you'd better make up your mind...
...before I adjust the chair."
So how you doing?
How do you think I'm doing, slammed down?
What?
I'm okay.
Listen, your urine tested clean.
I'm sorry you got stuck here, but I've had my hands full this week.
- This is the first time I could reach you. - Did the phones break down?
Don't get sarcastic with me, Dembo.
I'm having you released from here. I'll take you to a halfway house myself.
- When is that? Now? - Right now.
I think that's more than generous.
You're the boss.
Right. You're smart enough to recognize a break when you get one.
Now, you were clean, but somebody fixed in your room.
That's a violation of your parole and it's enough to get you...
...a minimum of two to three years.
Am I right?
- So we'll start from scratch. - Sure.
We'll get you cleaned up and we'll get you out of here.
- Okay. - All right.
Sometimes this job is getting to be too much.
You wouldn't believe the week I had last week.
I missed my girl's school play. My wife was so pissed off at me...
...I thought she was gonna divorce me.
On top of that, I got a call that one of my guys was holed up in his house.
Threatening his wife with a shotgun. Guess how I handled that one.
I used my head.
I called his father in Detroit...
...then I got them talking on the phone. They must have talked for three hours.
All this is person-to-person. It's costing the state.
- Top of the seventh inning, Dodgers leading 10-2. Scored 10 each game.
Damn it. You know, I had 10 bucks on that game.
Everything you got check out?
- Yeah. - Good.
Cooking spoon's not there, is it?
Come on. Just between you and me, this doesn't go any further...
...who was it shot up in your room?
I just can't tell you that.
I'm taking you to a halfway house. I'm not taking you back to the joint.
You asked for my trust. I'm giving it to you.
- How about giving a little back in return? - I can't tell you that.
Bullshit. If you can't trust me, what the hell, I'm just wasting gas driving.
- I don't want you to waste your gas. - Then tell me who it was.
Christ, you're gonna kill us!
Put your hands down.
Put them down. Go on.
Don't fuck with me, sucker. You busted me for nothing!
You big, bald fucker!
You're finished. You made your choice.
Max!
- Damn you sons of bitches! - Hey, fatso, where's your pants?
- Hey, how you doing, man? - Hey, my friend.
- How you been? - Haven't seen you in a while.
I know, I got hung up for a while.
- What you got going? - I need your car.
- The keys are in it. - All right.
- Hey, take me with you. - I can't. I gotta see some people.
Be back in a couple hours.
- Next time, I wanna go with you. - All right, you got it.
- I'm not shitting you. - I hear you.
- Lf I go with you, I can drive. I can get... - You got it.
Hey, my radio.
I'll be back, couple hours.
Where's he going?
He's going to the store. He'll be back in a minute.
- How are you? What's to it, Manny? - How you doing, man?
- How are you? - I'm all right.
I wanna talk.
- Yeah. - I mean right now, okay?
- Lf anybody asks for me, I'm not here. - All right.
- What do you wanna talk about? - I just need your help.
- What do you want, money? - I want a pistol.
No, I don't do that, Max.
- You don't keep a piece in your office? - I don't play around with guns.
You owe me one, Manny. You owe me one.
Come on.
Shut the door.
- I got something we took off a drunk. - Just give me what you have.
I just gotta get my hands on some heavy stuff, you know?
I need a Thompson, you know, a Magnum.
Maybe a shotgun. Can you raise that for me?
- Takes a lot of cash, Max. - What is this?
It's a piece of shit. We took it off a drunk.
- Does it work? - I don't know. I don't play with those.
- Makes my dick hard. - It's yours.
You put up the money, I'll take care of you.
- I ain't got that kind of cash. - You're doing a lot of business out there.
How much time do you need?
- Give me a couple of days. - You got it.
I read you, Manny. Try for it tonight. I'll call your house in the morning.
Give me one full day. Go that way. Go the side way.
One full day.
Take it easy and you won't get hurt.
Give me the money.
Open the register.
Does he speak English?
Better tell him to open the register.
Open the fucking register or I'll blow your fucking head off.
- Open it. You feel that? You feel that? - Yeah.
Open it.
Get down. Get down.
Hold it.
Don't move.
Don't come out.
What are you thinking about?
You know you're breaking the law right now?
What do you mean?
I mean, a cop could knock on that door, put you in jail.
Why would he do that?
You're harboring a fugitive.
I jumped my parole yesterday. I'm on the run.
I'll take my chances.
No, I don't want any.
I'd like to take you out tonight...
...but I got some business to do with some people...
...so why don't you just let me borrow your car for a while?
Okay.
Promise not to steal it?
Gotta go to work in the morning.
- Damn, you scared me. - Hey, Max.
Mickey. How you been?
- All right. When did you raise? - A couple days ago.
- Where'd you get those threads? - Bought them. Let's go sit down, friend.
You're looking good.
- Slick. - Yeah.
- It's good to see you. - You too.
Why don't you let us have that seat...
...so me and my friend can talk some business?
- So how have you been? - How long have you been around?
I don't know. A couple years.
- Want a drink? - Yeah.
- Tommy. - Double Jack Daniel's with a 7 back.
- What do you want? - I'll have one of these things right here.
How you been?
Ready to make a move.
You got something you wanna run by me?
I got a sweet poker game in the Valley you might be interested in.
- Sounds good. What's it good for? - Fifteen or 20 big ones.
That much? Any guns?
No, just some fat-ass old men, man.
They got pacemakers that'll short-circuit when you charge through the door.
All right, I'm interested.
Can you help me with a partner?
What about Kelly Mason? He comes here all the time.
He'd jump at the chance to work with you.
Who's that kid that just got up?
That's Augie Morales' brother.
- Is that Augie's kid brother? - Yeah.
- Get him over here. - Hey, Chungie. Come here.
- How you doing? - Nice to see you again.
This is Max Dembo, man. He's a good friend of Augie's.
- Hi. - You don't remember me, do you?
- You're a friend of my brother's, right? - How's he doing?
He's not doing very well right now. He's doing 20 years in Arizona...
...and has a lot of problems in California too.
- Can you vouch for him? - He's as good as Augie was at that age.
Can I get ahold of him through you?
I got his phone number, or you can catch him in here.
I got something for you, maybe. We'll talk later, okay?
- Just give me a call. - Give my love to your brother.
- I will. Thanks very much. See you later. - All right, take care.
- Does he take shit? - No, he's too smart for that.
He's a good thief for his age.
Know what I'd like to do?
Run me by that motel. We'll check it out, then go cut it up.
I'll drive you out there, but I'm not gonna rob it for you.
You've got to do that yourself, you know. I got stomach trouble.
No guts.
Did I scare you?
Yeah, a little bit.
You gotta go to work pretty soon.
What time is it?
Wanna take a shower with me?
Can I use your phone?
Yeah, go ahead.
Is Jerry Schue there?
- Looks like you're fixed up pretty good. - It's going all right.
After you fell, I pulled a few jobs and met Carol.
She straightened me out...
...so I set myself up in the painting/contracting business. Sit here.
We bought the house.
I got that boat. Put the pool in last year. The only thing I need's a new car.
The one out front belonged to Carol's ex. It's about had it.