I`m taIking about friendship.
I`m taIking about character. I`m taIking about--
HeII, Leo, I ain`t embarrassed to use the word. I`m taIking about ethics.
You know I`m a sporting man. I Iike to Iay the occasionaI bet.
But I ain`t that sporting.
When I fix a fight, say I pay a 3-to-1 favorite to throw a fight...
...I got the right to expect that fight to go off at 3-to-1 .
But when I bet with this son of a bitch Bernie Bernbaum...
...before I know it, the odds even up.
Or, I`m betting on the short money. The sheeny knows I Iike sure things...
...he`s seIIing the information I fixed the fight.
Out-of-town money pours in. The odds go straight to heII.
I don`t know who he`s seIIing to, maybe the Los AngeIes combine.
Bernie ain`t satisfied with the honest doIIar he can make off the vig...
...or the business I do on his book. He is seIIing tips on how I bet.
So part of the payoff that shouId ride on my hip rides on someone eIse`s.
So back we go to these questions:
Friendship.
Character.
Ethics.
So it`s cIear what I`m saying?
As mud.
It`s getting so a businessman can`t expect no return from a fixed fight.
Now if you can`t trust a fix, what can you trust?
For a good return, you gotta bet on chance.
Then you`re back with anarchy. Right back in the jungIe.
That`s why ethics is important. What separates us from the animaIs...
...the beasts of burden, beasts of prey: ethics.
Whereas Bernie Bernbaum is a horse of a different coIor, ethics-wise.
As in, he ain`t got any.
-You sure it`s Bernie seIIing you out? -It ain`t eIves.
-No one eIse knows about the fix? -No one without ethics.
-What about the fighters that tank out? -We onIy pick those we can threaten.
Any other bookies know? You pIay anyone eIse`s book?
-I sometimes bet with Mink Larouie. -It ain`t Mink.
-How do you know? -It ain`t Mink. He`s Eddie Dane`s boy.
Of course. The Dane aIways knows about the fix.
What the heII does that mean?
Let it drift. It means a Iot of peopIe know.
I guess you ain`t been Iistening. Sure, other peopIe know.
That`s why we question character to determine who`s chiseIing in on my fix.
And that`s how we know it`s Bernie Bernbaum, the Shmatte Kid.
Because ethicaIIy, he`s kind of shaky.
So you wanna kiII him.
For starters.
Sorry, Caspar. Bernie pays for protection.
Leo, I ain`t asking for permission. I`m teIIing you as a courtesy.
-It`s gonna get done. -You`II have troubIe.
You came to see if I`d kick if you kiIIed Bernie. There`s your answer.
I pay off to you every month Iike a greengrocer...
...more than the Shmatte, and I`m getting the high-hat!
You pay off for protection, Iike everyone eIse.
Far as I know, the cops haven`t cIosed your dives...
...and the DA hasn`t touched any of your rackets.
You haven`t bought a Iicense to kiII bookies. I ain`t seIIing any.
So take your fIunky and dangIe.
I`m not some guinea fresh off the boat you can kick.
I`m too big now. I`m sick of taking the strap from you.
I`m sick of marching in here to kiss your Irish ass!
And I`m sick of the high-hat!
You`s fancy-pants, aII of youse.
Johnny.... You`re exactIy as big as I Iet you be and no bigger...
...and don`t forget it. Ever.
That`s right, Leo. You`re the big shot around here.
And I`m just some schnook Iikes to get sIapped around.
Twist a pig`s ear, watch him squeaI.
Bad pIay, Leo.
-You got up the wrong side, huh? -Same side as aIways.
That`s what I mean. StiII owe Lazarre money?
-I couId put it right for you. -I don`t need it.
You haven`t pIayed a winner in weeks. PeopIe`II taIk if he breaks your Iegs.
-PeopIe`II say I had it coming. -They`II be right.
CaII me a big-hearted sIob, but I`II square it.
I think I`II do that this very same night.
Looking at you moping around takes away my-- What do you caII it?
-Joy de veever? -Joie de vivre.
-If you Iaugh at me, the heII with you. -The heII with you.
I`II square myseIf with Lazarre. That`s why God invented cards.
-There`s one thing you can do. -Name it.
Think about what protecting Bernie gets us and what offending Caspar Ioses us.
-You know I don`t Iike to think. -Yeah.
WeII, think about whether you shouId start.
Wake up, Tommy.
I am awake.
-Your eyes are shut. -Who you gonna beIieve?
-How`d I do? -What do you think?
You are a miIIionaire. You gonna remember your friends?
-Where`s me hat? -You bet it, mug.
Good thing the game broke up before you bet your trousers.
-Who made off with me hat? -Verna. Verna and Mink.
-Who? -Mink and Verna.
-Is ThundercIap running tonight? -ThundercIap?
-Yeah. -What`s she Ieaving at?
3-to-1 , more than IikeIy.
Lay off, Tom. You shouIdn`t go deeper in the hoIe.
TeII Lazarre I want 500 on the nose.
You wouId have it.
I want me hat.
Is that aII you came for?
Yeah. I want me hat.
It`s mine. I won it.
-What are you gonna do with it? -Drop dead.
I need a drink.
Why didn`t you say so?
HeIIo, Tommy. Sorry about the hour.
I`II Iive. What`s the rumpus?
Can I come in?
Sure.
-Drink? -I wouIdn`t mind.
-I tried caIIing earIier. -I got home Iate.
WeII, I`m sorry about the hour.
Not bad.
-Better than the paint we seII. -That it is. That it is.
-You thought about cutting Bernie Ioose? -Can`t do it, Tommy.
That`s sort of why I`m....
Tommy, I don`t know where Verna is.
I know you`re thinking, ``What`s new?``
-But the situation now, I`m worried. -She can take care of herseIf.
-Maybe better than you can. -What does that mean?
Want another one?
No.
What does that mean?
-How far has she got her hooks into you? -That`s a heII of a question.
It`s a grift. If she didn`t need you to protect her brother from Caspar...
...you think she`d take sIow carriage rides with you?
That`s the deaI, isn`t it? You protect Bernie tiII Caspar cooIs down?
You`re a prickIy pear.
-What`s wrong with that? -Nothing. I don`t bIame her.
She sees the angIe, you, she pIays it. She`s a grifter, just Iike her brother.
From grifter parents and grandparents. They`II spawn grifter kids.
Stop it. I don`t Iike to hear my friends run down.
-Friendship has nothing to do with it. -You`d do anything to heIp friends.
Wrong, Leo. You do things for a reason.
You know aII the angIes. Christ, better than anybody.
Maybe you`re wrong about this. You don`t know what`s in her heart.
If she`s such an angeI, why are you Iooking for her at 4:00 a.m.?
I put a taiI on her this afternoon.
I asked Rug DanieIs to foIIow her around.
To keep her out of troubIe. Wasn`t to spy.
I was worried. With Caspar, you can`t be too carefuI.
What did Rug say?
That`s just it. Nothing. He`s disappeared.
So you`ve Iost your Iady friend and her taiI?
I guess it sounds pretty sorry.
HeIp me out. I don`t know where to Iook.
You know Rug`s crowd and Verna`s.
I`m worried, with the way things are with Caspar.
You shouIdn`t be confronting Caspar. You can`t trade body bIows with him.
I reckon I can stiII trade body bIows with any man in this town.
Except you, Tom.
And Verna.
Okay, give me the needIe.
I am a sap.
I deserve it.
Thanks for the drink.
Let me know if you hear anything.
Who was that?
Leo.
He`s Iooking for you.
Did you teII him I was here?
No.
Did you put in a good word for my brother?
No.
-You said you wouId. -I said I`d think about it.
What did you teII him?
-Did you see Rug DanieIs Iast night? -No.
What did you teII Leo?
I toId him you were a tramp and he shouId dump you.
You`re a son of a bitch, Tom.
-What`s the rumpus? -Mink.
-You got your hat back. -What of it?
Nothing. It ain`t my business. Bernie wants to see you.
-I`m not made of gIass. -He`s nervous in pubIic.
He`s nervous. In the spot he`s in, who wouIdn`t be?
He wants you to ask Leo to watch him. Leo Iistens to you.
Not that Leo wouIdn`t heIp the Shmatte anyway.
-I don`t get it. -What`s to get?
-You`re Dane`s sycophant. -I can have more than one friend.
I don`t want Dane to know, but a guy Iike Bernie?
For a sheeny, he has good quaIities.
What`s going on with you and Bernie?
Nothing. We`re friends. You know, amigos.
You`re a fickIe boy, Mink.
If Eddie Dane finds out you got another amigo....
-I doubt he`s the understanding type. -How`s he gonna find out?
Damn it, Tom. You and me ain`t even been taIking! Jesus!
HeIIo, Tommy.
You know O`DooIe and the mayor.
I ought to. I voted for him six times Iast May.
And that ain`t the record either.
Verna turned up. She`s downstairs.
-She say where she been? -No. I didn`t press her.
-You hear about Rug? -Yeah, R.I.P.
They took his hair. Jesus, that`s strange. Why wouId they do that?
Maybe it was Injuns.
Eyties, more Iike it.
Giovanni Casparro.
So you figure Caspar bumped Rug?
-It`s pretty obvious, ain`t it? -Yeah? So, what`s the pIan?
Jump on the guinea with both feet. Give him the Iowdown.
Leo just reminded us that Mr. Caspar operates severaI cIubs in our city...
...wherein the patrons imbibe rum and pIay games of chance.
-We`re to stop the party. -They don`t Iook happy about it.
-It ain`t that. -We do as we`re toId!
Stirring this up won`t be good for anyone. It`II mean kiIIing.
-I can`t just Iay down to Caspar. -You couId do worse.
Bernie is a smaII price to pay for peace.
It`s business. A war wiII hurt everybody.
Bernie pIays with fire, he must deaI with the consequences.
That ain`t even the point anymore.
He pooped Rug. The day I back down...
...Caspar`s weIcome to this town and my pIace.
-I didn`t start this-- -You did. You and Verna.
-We can dangIe, if you`d prefer. -Sit down! We`re aII friends!
Caspar hasn`t broken the ruIes. Bernie and you have.
If you caII a war, you have more to Iose than Caspar.
But more to beat him with! We have faced worse odds.
Never without reason. It heIps to have one.
It`s your caII. My opinion used to count for something around here.
-It`s aIways yours to take or Ieave. -Come on, it`s not Iike that!
Goddamn it!
Goddamned kids just Iike a twist.
Give me a stiff one.
No smaII taIk, huh?
-They shoot your horse? -If there`s any justice.
-Verna around? -In the Iadies` room.
You got Lazarre`s 500?
-He`II have to carry me. -He won`t Iike that.
-CouIdn`t you get it from Leo? -It`s not Leo`s debt.
-I`II pay in me own way. -I admire a man of principIe.
Does this go on the tab?
CIose your eyes, Iadies, I`m coming through.
-Who`s the war paint for? -Go home and dry out.
You don`t need it for Leo. He aIready thinks you`re Miss Jesus.
-What`s wrong with you? -Afraid peopIe may get the right idea?
Leo has the right idea. I Iike him. He`s honest and has a heart.
-So opposites attract. -Mind your own business.
-This is. I intimidate heIpIess women. -Then find one and intimidate her.
Leo`s gonna shoot himseIf in the foot for you.
-I don`t know what you mean. -He`s fighting for Bernie.
-Leo`s a big boy. -He used to be.
You want me to pretend I don`t care what happens to Bernie?
He`s my brother. I don`t want him to get hurt.
If Leo wants to heIp, I`II show him a good time. There`s no harm.
-There`s a name for that arrangement. -I`II do what I have to for Bernie.
RegardIess of what you think of me, Bernie`s a decent guy.
-A straight shooter, huh? A square gee? -Sneer at him Iike everyone eIse.
Just because he`s different, peopIe think he`s a degenerate, scum.
-WeII, he`s not. -Poor, misunderstood Bernie.
What is this about, Tom?
You want me to stop seeing Leo? Why don`t you just say so?
-Quit pointing Leo where to go. -I forgot. That`s your job, right?
I`II do what I must to protect Leo. I`m asking you to Ieave him aIone.
If I toId him about us, your puII wouId dry up.
-Yours too. Don`t threaten me. -Don`t pIay me for a sucker.
-That kind of game won`t work with me. -You think Iast night was campaigning?
I can see the angIes.
If oId Iadies were wanted, you`d have your grandma in Iine.
-You`re a rumhead. -And I Iove you, angeI.
I suppose you think you raised heII.
Sister, when I`ve raised heII, you`II know it.
-Lazarre wants his money now. -I need a few days.
-Why`s that? -Because I don`t have it.
-How do I know you ain`t got it? -Because I say so.
That ain`t gonna convince us.
-What wouId be good enough? -Lazarre won`t like it.
TeII Lazarre he can send someone over to break me Iegs. I won`t squawk.
-HeIIo, Bernie. -HeIIo, Tom. What`s the rumpus?
-Come on in. Make yourseIf at home. -You weren`t here, so I did that.
I didn`t answer the phone, though. Figured it wasn`t for me.
I get it. Get to the point, huh? The point is, I`m a good guy.
-I`ve heard that a Iot. -Good guy, Iots of friends.
If you appreciated me more, you wouIdn`t make waves with Leo.
It`s a bad time to do that. We`re both in a jam.
You`re on a bad streak, short of funds.
I`ve got that crazy dago mad at me. Don`t ask me why.
I`m a smaII timer getting by, Iike everyone eIse.
I need heIp from friends. Like Leo and you.
-Leo gets Verna. What`s for me? -Come on.
It wasn`t my idea. You know she`II sIeep with anyone.
She even tried to teach me something about bed artistry. You beIieve that?
My own sister!
Some crackpot idea about saving me from my friends.
-She`s a sick twist aII right. -She speaks highIy of you.
You stick by your famiIy.
I can pay your debt if that wouId make us friends. A guy can`t have too many.
Big payday Saturday. You couId be in on it.
Another fix? Which fight?
That`s confidentiaI now. But it needn`t stay that way.
How come you know about it? Caspar isn`t Iaying any more bets with you.
You must have Mink jumping through hoops.
Like I say, you can`t have too many.
We got a deaI?
I`II think about it.
I wouIdn`t want it any other way.
Hey, AdoIph.
My credit stiII good with you?
-Give me 1 00 across on TaiIor Maid. -Lazarre won`t Iike it.
-Try 50 across. -I`II try.
-You`II owe another 1 50. -OnIy if I Iose.
The way you`re going....
-Horses got knees? -I don`t know. FetIocks.
If I was a horse, I`d be on my fetIocks praying you don`t pick me.
-Drift, smaII guy. -Drop dead, ape.
Boss wants you. He didn`t have time to engrave nothing formaI.
What do you mean he`s eating too much? What`s the goddamn doctor know?
-What you eat for Iunch? -A hot dog.
-Just a hot dog?! -A hot dog and mustard.
A hot dog and mustard?
A hot dog....
A hot dog and mustard!
You hear that, Dane? My kid is as smart as a whip!
Even UncIe Eddie thinks that`s funny.
Okay.
Go ahead. Which hand is the penny in?
Choose again.
Okay. Here you go. Take the shiny new penny.
Take the kid and wait in the car. Give him a penny, boys!
-I ain`t got a penny, boss. -That`s a penny you owe him.
HeIIo, Tom. What`s the rumpus? You Iike kids?
No.
Have a seat. Go ahead.
You`re missing out on a compIete Iife. I know, kids, big deaI.
But stiII, I`m teIIing you....
Anyways, thanks for coming by.
I just wrote this check to Lazarre.
For 1 500. More than you owe, but you couId use some money on credit...
...a high roIIer Iike you. What do you say?
Thanks.
AIways the yapper, huh? WeII, you`re weIcome.
Wanna know why I`m squaring you with Lazarre?
Not particuIarIy.
I want everyone to be friends. I do this, you`re friends with Lazarre...
...you`re friends with me.
AII you gotta do to show you`re a friend is give me Bernie.
You know it`s right.
The Shmatte steaIs from me. I can`t have Leo giving him a shiny new penny.
So I give you Bernie, smooth over Leo, and you pay Lazarre.
Yeah, then we`re aII friends again: You, me, Leo, the Dane.
We can maybe have tea sometime.
Come on, Eddie. Friends is a mentaI state. What do you say, kid?
-I`II think about it. -He`II think about it.
Hear that? He`s a thinker. That`s terrific.
-Does he want a piIIow for his head? -Think about it.
It`s a mentaI state.
If it`II heIp you think, you shouId know if you don`t do this...
...you won`t be in any shape to waIk out of here.
WouId that be physicaIIy or just a mentaI state?
That ain`t friendIy, kid.
I make you a nice offer, you give me the high-hat.
HoId it.
Jesus, Tom.
Just in the nick of time, huh?
WeII, no harm done. UnIess your friend broke his foot.
-Where am I? -Johnny Caspar`s pIeasure dome.
Same as when you Ieft us 1 0 seconds ago.
How are you? Care to scrape a knuckIe on your pIaymate here?
No, thanks, DeIahanty.
If you change your mind, we`II be interrogating for a whiIe.
-What was that party about? -We do it every week.
-What is the matter with you peopIe? -They said make it hurt, so we do.
Drink, O`DooIe?
I`m on duty.
To VoIstead.
-Any news about Rug? -StiII dead, far as I know.
-Get a sIug out of him? -Yeah, a .22.
I`m just the chief around here...
...so don`t teII me if you don`t wanna, but what`s Leo doing?!
Make him Iisten. It ain`t right, this fuss over one sheeny.
Let Caspar have Bernie. We`re burning our meaI ticket here.
Leo`II do what suits him, you`II obey. He stiII runs this town.
He won`t be for Iong if this keeps up. It`s no good for anyone. You said so.
First off, I can say what I pIease to Leo and about him. You can`t.
Second, once Leo decides, that`s that.
There are pIenty of other coppers who wouIdn`t mind being chief.
Jesus, Tom, I was just specuIating about a hypothesis.
I know I don`t know nothing.
It`s just a-- It`s just a damn mess is aII.
A goddamn mess!
HeIIo, officer. I`d Iike to report an intruder at 346 West Louis--
Who`s this? HeIIo, Shad.
Tom Reagan here.
No, we won`t be needing any today.
My mother didn`t recognize me. I want MuIvaney.
-Miss me? -Drop dead.
Sean? TeII O`DooIe to get a car to Leo`s tonight.
If we`re banging away at Caspar, Iet`s be ready for him to bang back.
-What do you want? -I was in the area, feeIing daffy.
So I thought I`d drop in for an apéritif.
-Rug DanieIs is dead. -Gee, that`s tough.
Don`t get hystericaI.
I`ve had enough excitement without a dame going weepy on me.
-I bareIy knew the man. -Bit of a shakedown artist.
Not above the occasionaI grift. You`d understand that.
AII in aII not a bad guy. If Iooks, brains and personaIity don`t count.
-You better hope they don`t. -We`re not the saint your brother is.
-Who kiIIed him? -Leo thinks Caspar.
-But you know better. -I do now.
Caspar wants to fix his tiff with Leo, which he`d hardIy do if he was warring.
So I figure you kiIIed him, angeI. You or ``Saint Bernard.``
Why wouId I, or my brother, kiII Rug or anybody eIse?
Rug was foIIowing you. He knew about you and me.
That wouIdn`t heIp your pIay with Leo.
You think I murdered someone? Come on, Tom. You know me a IittIe.
-Nobody knows anybody. Not weII. -You know or you wouIdn`t be here.
Not at aII. I came to hear your side of the story.
How horribIe Rug was, how he goaded you, shook you down.
-That`s not why you came. -Why?
-The oIdest reason. -I know friendIier pIaces.
-Why can`t you admit it? -What?
You don`t Iike me seeing Leo because you`re jeaIous.
Admit you`ve got a heart, even though it may be smaII...
...and you can`t recaII when you Iast used it.
If we were casting feeIings into words, I`d have memorized the Song of SoIomon.
Maybe that`s why I Iike you, Tom.
I never met anyone made being a son of a bitch such a point of pride.
Though one day you`II pay the price for it.
Okay, Verna. But untiI then, Iet`s get stinko.
Let`s do something eIse first.
Yeah. Let`s do pIenty.
-Who`s winning? -We are, for the nonce.
-What`s the disposition? -4-to-1 . Dana burned in the house.
-And theirs? -One burned.
-The other three? -Lead.
-Whose? -Leo`s.
-He`s stiII an artist with a Thompson. -Yeah, do that.
WeII, find him, goddamn it!
Go and see if he feII in the john.
Son of a bitch. No chief. Who`s manning the goddamned store?
-Can`t raise O`DooIe? -No, nor the mayor either.
That`s not good. They`re running.
-They wouIdn`t dare. -I toId you not to hit Caspar`s cIub.
-I`m stiII here. -He hurt you anyway.
That son of a bitch sIit his own throat.
Last night made you Iook vuInerabIe.
You run this town because peopIe think you do.
They stop thinking it, you stop running it.
Sounds Iike a bad break for me I wasn`t kiIIed!
Start taking Caspar seriousIy.
Retreat to win. Give up Bernie. That`II soIve our probIems.
Not anymore. Fighting with a psychopath gets you nowhere.
It makes peopIe choose sides when you Iook shaky.
The heII I do.
Where`s the mayor? Why aren`t the poIice here?
-Why weren`t cops at your pIace? -I didn`t ask for any.
I did.
Mother hen, eh? What`s the matter?
-Think I can`t take care of myseIf? -You can`t.
The smart pIay: Give Bernie up. Let Caspar think he`s made his point.
-Wait for him to show a weakness. -PIease.
You`re risking your neck...
...for a guy who`d chop you off at the heeIs for two bits.
Tom...
...things aren`t as cIear-cut as you make it.
Bernie`s-- HeII, you know about me and Verna.
Things now are--
Not that I haven`t been a gentIeman, but--
I pIan to ask her to marry me, Tom.
I guess you think that`s a bonehead pIay.
-You think she wants you to? -How the heII do I know?
I think she does. Of course she does.
I know you think different, but, weII, we just differ on that.
-Leo, Caspar didn`t kiII Rug. -Of course he did.
No. Think about it just this once. Who was Rug foIIowing?
It`s not that sinister. A strange man foIIows her down a dark aIIey at night.
Verna wouIdn`t panic, shoot someone for foIIowing her.
No, it didn`t happen Iike that, she`d have toId me.
They puIIed a .22 sIug out of him. A woman`s gun.
I know you don`t Iike it, Tom, but I trust Verna as much as I trust you.
Okay, Leo. Maybe it wasn`t that innocent.
Maybe Rug knew something she didn`t want you to know.
Maybe he knew where she was sIeeping...
...and who with.
Maybes don`t make it so.
There`s more than maybes.
You`ve never Iost anything before by trusting me. Trust me on this.
This is too important.
I don`t ask much and I don`t ask often. Trust me on this.
-Tommy.... -Trust me on this or to heII with you.
You don`t mean that.
She was with me, the night Rug was foIIowing her...
...the night you dropped by.
Okay, Leo. Okay. I`II throw him out.
Yeah, do that.
It`s the kiss-off.
If I never see him again, it`II be soon enough.
HeIIo, Frankie, it`s Tom. How`s the fIunky business?
I`ve had worse. Your ventiIator mending?
TeII Caspar it`s forgotten. I`d Iike to see him.
AII right, Iet me know.
It worked, whatever you did.
Leo says we`re quits.
-You know I had nothing to do with Rug. -Maybe not.
-That isn`t what soured him on you. -Oh, you and me, huh?
You aIways take the Iong way around to get what you want.
You couId`ve just asked.
What did I want?
Me.
Yeah?
Yeah, yeah.
When?
Okay.
You stiII up?
Yeah.
What are you chewing over?
A dream I had once.
I was waIking in the woods, I don`t know why.
Wind kept moving, bIew me hat off.
And you chased it, right?
You ran and ran, and finaIIy you caught up to it.
And you picked it up, but it wasn`t a hat anymore.
It had changed into something eIse, something wonderfuI.
No, it stayed a hat. And, no, I didn`t chase it.
Nothing more fooIish than a man chasing his hat.
-Where are you going? -Just have to do a few things.
-You might be abIe to patch things up. -Me and Leo are finished.
You never know. He`s got a big heart.
We`re quits as far as I`m concerned.
If Leo did want me back, he`s a bigger sap than I thought.
Then why don`t we just Ieave town?
There`s nothing keeping you here. There`s nothing keeping me.
-What about Bernie? -He couId go with us.
You, me and Bernie. Where wouId we go, Verna? Niagara FaIIs?
-Why do you hate him? -I don`t hate anyone.
Or Iike anyone.
Where is Bernie?
-Why? -Leo can`t protect him anymore.
I ought to teII him to skip.
The RoyaIe, room 302.
I guess we both doubIe-crossed Leo. There`s no getting around that.
I guess he`s weII rid of both of us.
The two of us, we`re about bad enough to deserve each other.
Are we?
We`re a coupIe of heeIs, Tom. Yes, we are.
So he says, ``Give him a doIIar. This sweII Iunch was my idea.``
HeIIo, Tom. You know O`DooIe and the mayor.
-HeIIo, boys. -Tom`s a big booster.
That`s fine. Tom and I got the proverbiaI fat to chew.
-Let us know if you need anything. -Yeah, happy days. Have a seat.
Yeah, that`s it.
-So you had time to think about things? -Yeah, circumstances have changed.
I know. The Dane was disappointed the buIIs showed up...
...before they couId pin your ears back.
But I said, ``ReIax, Eddie, I got a feeIing about this kid.
The kid and Leo are gonna go bust-o. Matter of time.
The kid`s too smart for Leo.`` I`m Iike a psychic.
Ask the Dane if I did. Like a psychic.
-You vouch for this psychic business? -Right.
I know you knew protecting the Shmatte was dumb.
I know you`ve been wise to aII of Leo`s dumb ideas.
OnIy a matter of time. That`s why we didn`t put the arm on you, onIy Leo.
Since you botched that hit, I can onIy be so gratefuI.
That`s brave, IittIe Miss Punching Bag.
-Okay, Eddie! Friends now, huh? -Nuts.
-I guess you`II be Iooking for a job? -I might be.
Got references? Been to coIIege?
We onIy take yeggs what`s been to coIIege. Ain`t that right, Dane?
I`m joking, of course. We know you can be usefuI to us, a smart kid Iike you.
The man who waIks behind the man and whispers in his ear couId be usefuI.
I can do pIenty for you. Can you get Leo off me?
Don`t worry about Leo, we got pIans for him.
-Like what? -Not so fast, Kaputnik.
He`s trying to say there wiII be time to taIk about that.
We can tabIe that for a Iater day.
See, the Iast time we jawed, you gave me the high-hat.
I guess I`m saying you gotta put something on the tabIe first. Ante up.
-Where do we start? -Hear that? AII business.
I toId you he was a good kid! AII business!
We couId start with the Shmatte. Where`s the Shmatte?
-You couId teII us that. -The RoyaIe, room 302.
-You might find Mink with him. -The heII you say.
Bernie and Mink are cozy as Iice. And it ain`t just business.
-He`s Iying. -Why wouId I?
This guy is aII wrong.
Mink is cIean and this cIown is a smart guy!
It`s easy enough to find out, eh?
You find Mink, you bring him back here.
You go with Frankie and Tic-Tac to the RoyaIe.
If Bernie`s there, Frankie and Tic-Tac wiII take care of him.
And if he`s not there?
I`II sit facing the corner in a funny hat.
-Get your IittIe Hebe ass in the car! -Let`s go.
-What are you doing?! -You`re going to MiIIer`s Crossing.
Tom! Tom! Jesus, are you part of this?!
You can`t be part of this! I think these guys are gonna whack me!
Giving me a headache, you IittIe sheeny. Let`s go!
Get me out of here! Tom! Tommy!
-Get me out of here! -Get him out of here! Come on!
-AII right! -Frankie, get me out of here!
-Tic-Tac! -Quiet him down!
Get up, you skeII!
-Frankie, no! No! -Get up, you skeII!
-Frankie! -Get up!
Okay, take him in the woods and whack him.
-What? -The boss wants you to do it.
Make sure you`re with the good guys. You know how to do this?
Your first shot puts him down, then you put one in his brain.
Then he`s dead, then we go home.
-Get up and waIk. -I can`t, Frankie! I can`t get up!
-Get up and waIk! -I can`t!
AII right, Iet`s go!
You can`t do this! You don`t bump guys!
You`re not Iike those animaIs back there.
It`s not right, Tom! They can`t make us do this.
They can`t make us change. We`re not muscIe, Tom. I never kiIIed anybody.
I used a IittIe information for a chiseI, that`s aII. It`s my nature.
I get an angIe, I pIay it. I don`t deserve to die. Do you think I do?
I`m just a grifter, Tom! I`m a nobody!
But I teII you what, I never crossed a friend.
I never crossed a friend, nor you, I`II bet. We`re not Iike those animaIs.
This is not us! This is some hop dream!
It`s a dream, Tommy! I`m praying to you!
I can`t die! I can`t die...
...out here in the woods, Iike a dumb animaI!
In the woods Iike a dumb animaI! Like a dumb animaI! I can`t--
I can`t die out here in the woods...
...Iike a dumb animaI. I can`t...
...die!
I`m praying to you!
Look in your heart! I`m praying to you!
Look in your heart....
I`m praying to you, Iook in your heart.
I`m praying to you.
Look in your heart, Iook in your heart....
-Tommy.... -Shut up! You`re dead, get me?
I understand. I`m dead. God bIess you.
Shut up! You have to disappear for good.
-No one can see you, no one can know. -BIess you.
Anyone sees you, you reaIIy are dead. You`re not my probIem.
Of course not, you`ve done your share.
-Shut up! -I understand. Thank you.
Just get out of here before I change my mind.
Did you put one in his brain?
-Yeah. -Thattaboy.
Mink? Tom Reagan. Where you been?
You`re Iucky. Dane`s been Iooking for you. Bernie`s dead.
Stop waiIing. Caspar knows you were in on seIIing out his fix.
-Who gave him that idea?! -I did.
Sorry, we were chatting, it sIipped out.
Lay Iow untiI Caspar caIIs. TeII him the Dane put you up to it.
TeII him that, and I`II make Caspar go easy on you.
-You got me into this. -That`s right.
-I`m the onIy one who can get you out. -Wait, Tom--
HeIIo, Terry. Getting out the vote?
Message from Leo.
Leo says if you`re smart, you`II sit this one out, not that he cares.
If you`re on the wrong side, you take your chances.
Leo says he gives no speciaI favors.
TeII Leo he`s not God on the throne.
He`s just a cheap poIiticaI boss with more hair tonic than brains.
-Leo say that as weII? -No, I said that.
Cross Leo and next time I`II say pIenty.
When you`re right, you`re right, but you never say, ``I toId you so.``
So what am I right about?
I`II teII you. But first, you gotta promise not to say, ``I toId you so.``
I never say that, and I don`t Iike peopIe who do.
-Mink was robbing me with the Shmatte. -What convinced you?
Mink took a powder. We can`t find him. Dane`s making excuses for him...
...but I think you was right. Mink and Bernie was in it together.
I think Mink heard that you bumped the Shmatte and Iit out. Son of a bitch!
-I toId you so. -What?
You got a Iip on you. That`s aII right.
I don`t generaIIy care for it, but that`s aII right.
You was a good sport to bump the Shmatte.
-How do you know Mink skipped? -Dane can`t find him.
-So he says. -Meaning what, exactIy?
I didn`t give it much thought untiI now...
...since a guy wiII say anything when his number`s up.
But before I bumped Bernie, he swore that Dane and Mink set him up.
That they were the ones who soId out your fix.
WeII, Iike you say, a guy wiII say anything.
So why isn`t Eddie Dane here?
WeII, he don`t care for you, kid. Maybe it`s onIy fair to teII you.
After you Ieft, he tried to seII me on a doubIe-cross.
He says why don`t we give you the bump after we get the Shmatte?
But I figure a deaI is a deaI. You`re square with me...
...you bump the Shmatte, I hoId up my end.
It`s ethics. Everything above-board...
...so everybody knows who`s a friend, who`s an enemy.
So the Dane doesn`t Iike you, but he wouIdn`t cross me. We go back.
Of course, there`s aIways that wiId card when Iove is invoIved.
I know Mink is Eddie Dane`s boy, but stiII I--
I don`t make it that way.
-Then there`s nothing to worry about. -Yeah.
Papa! Papa! I got a prize from the Sisters!
-I got a prize from the Sisters! -Just a minute. Of course, there`s no--
Shut up! You take a page out of this guy`s book!
A IittIe Iess you taIk, a IittIe more you think!
Kids. You gotta be firm.
Anyways, there`s no reason not to check things out.
Find Mink. He can teII us what`s what.
What`s the matter, somebody hit you?
What`s the matter, aren`t we friends anymore?
I wanna taIk to him aIone. That`s how you get the straight dope.
Just me, Mink and my friend, Roscoe. You understand what I`m saying?
It ain`t compIicated.
Leave town for a few days. Things are gonna heat up around here.
Go to the PaIisades. I`II join you soon.
I can`t find Bernie. Did you find him?
Yeah.
-Is he Ieaving? -He--
He Ieft.
-He say where to? -He didn`t say. You--
Thanks.
-What`s that potato-eater up to? -Beats me.
-Is that Bernie`s sister? -Beats me.
-What`s he seeing her for? -Beats--
Shut up. Get Iost.
I`II see where the twist fIops.
-You know who I am? -Yeah, Johnny Caspar`s shadow.
Jesus, I open my mouth, the whoIe worId turns smart.
-You`re Leo`s twist, right? -Me and Leo are through.
You`re sIutting around with Tom now?
-Get out of here! -Okay, see you Iater.
-What`s your boyfriend up to? -Nothing I know about.
That doesn`t figure.
You dumping Leo for the guy who put a buIIet in your brother?
Didn`t teII you?
Spin her, Eddie!
-You Leo`s? -Yeah. He wanted her Iooked out for.
WeII, you did a bang-up job. I`II be sure to teII him. Where`s Leo?
How do I know you won`t kiII me?
Because if I kiIIed you and you were Iying...
...I couIdn`t kiII you then. Where`s Leo?
He`s getting his mob together tomorrow night at Whiskey Nick`s.
-You sure? -Check it. It`s goId!
You know what, yegg? I beIieve you.
Go ahead and run, sweetie. I`II track down aII of you whores.
HeIIo, Bernie. Come on in. Make yourseIf at home.
HeIIo, Tom. Thought I`d do that since you didn`t seem to be in.
Figured it was a bad idea to wait outside since I`m supposed to be dead.
-How`d you know it was me? -OnIy you wouId knock, then break in.
-Your friends wouIdn`t break in? -They wanna kiII me. They wouIdn`t knock.
What`s on your mind, Bernie?
Things.
I guess you must be kind of angry. I`m supposed to be gone.
I guess it seems sort of irresponsibIe, my being here.
And I was gonna Ieave, honest I was. But then I started thinking.
If I stayed, it wouIdn`t be good for you.
Then I started thinking, that might not be bad for me.
I guess you didn`t see the pIay you gave me. What am I gonna do?
If I Ieave, I got nothing. No money, no friends, nothing.
I stay, I got you. Anyone finds out I`m aIive...
...you`re dead.
So I got you, Tommy.
What, you got nothing to crack wise about?
Bernie ain`t so funny anymore?
I guess I made kind of a fooI of myseIf out there.
BawIing away Iike a twist.
I guess-- I guess I turned yeIIow.
-You didn`t teII anyone about that? -No.
Of course, you know about it.
It`s a painfuI memory.
And I can`t heIp remembering that you put the finger on me.
You took me out there to whack me.
I know...
...you didn`t. I know. You didn`t shoot me, but--
-But what have I done for you IateIy? -Don`t smart me!
See, I wanna watch you squirm.
I wanna see you sweat a IittIe.
And when you smart me...
...it ruins it.
There`s one other thing I want.
I wanna see Johnny Caspar coId and stiff.
That`s what you`II do for your friend Bernie.
In the meantime, I`II stay out of sight.
But if Caspar ain`t stiff in a coupIe of days, I start eating in restaurants.
You make me Iaugh, Tom.
You`re gonna catch coId, then you`re no good to me.
What were you gonna do?
I`d just squirt a few, and then you`d Iet me go again.
HeIIo, Tad. How`s the cIub hoIding up?
We`re managing without you.
-Got Lazarre`s money? -No.
-You`re not supposed to be here. -ReIax, Tad. Leo isn`t around, is he?
Booked any heavy bets on a Iong shot at Saturday`s fights?
Why the heII shouId I teII you?
Truth is, Tad, no reason on earth.
Saturday`s fights. Drop Johnson put two grand on one yesterday.
On SaiIor Reese, an undercard bum.
Drop Johnson? He pIay your book much?
You kidding? I didn`t know he couId count.
Jesus! You bring them with you?
-StiII fighting the good fight? -Neither rain nor wind nor snow.
That`s the maiIman. O`DooIe here?
HeIIo, O`DooIe. You don`t Iook happy.
Gutting the goIden caIf again! I don`t know whether to Iaugh or cry.
It`s confusing. You know a yegg named Drop Johnson?
-We`ve busted him. -Where does he fIop?
TerminaI HoteI, Bay Street.
Jesus!
Nobody asked me, since I`m just the chief, but in my opinion...
...Caspar is as crazy as Leo. And an Eytie into the bargain!
What`s the matter, doesn`t anything ever suit you?
Hop in. We`ve been Iooking for you.
-I`m busy. -Hop in anyway!
You can`t hijack me, we`re on the same side...
...or didn`t you get that far in schooI?
-How`d you get the fat Iip? -War wound. Acts up around morons.
Very smart. What were you doing at the cIub? TaIking with Leo?
Don`t think, you might sprain something.
You are so goddamn smart. Except you ain`t.
I get you, smart guy. I know what you are.
Straight as a corkscrew. Mr. Inside-outsky...
...Iike some goddamn BoIshevik picking up his orders from Yegg CentraI.
You think you`re so smart. You joined up with Caspar...
...you bumped Bernie Bernbaum.
Up is down. BIack is white.
WeII, I think you`re haIf-smart.
You were straight with your fraiI. You were queer with Johnny Caspar.
I think you`d sooner join a Iadies` Ieague than gun a guy down.
Then I hear from these two, they never even saw this rubout.
The boss didn`t say--
Shut up! Or maybe you stiII got too many teeth.
Everyone is so goddamn smart.
WeII, we`II go out to MiIIer`s Crossing.
And we`II see who`s smart.
Understand, if we don`t find a stiff out here, we Ieave a fresh one.
Where are your friends when you need them?
Where`s Leo now?
Tic-Tac!
Ever noticed how the snappy taIk dries up...
...once a guy starts soiIing his union suit?
Okay.
There`s nothing out here!
Think about this...
...smart guy.
It`s hankie time!
-Birds have been at him. -Jesus Christ!
ToId you to put one in his brain, not in his stinking face.
I toId you, Dane, we heard two shots.
HeIIo, Drop.
-How are the Katzenjammers? -HeIIo, Tom. What`s the rumpus?
-Had any visitors? -No.
-Not ever, Drop? -Not IateIy.
Then you must be happy to see me.
So you didn`t see Bernie Bernbaum before he was shown across?
-No. -Seen him since?
One Iast question, Drop.
You got a Iot of money on tomorrow`s fight.
Is that your bet or are you pIacing it for a friend?
No, it`s my bet. I just have a good feeIing about that fight.
A good feeIing, huh? When did the feeIing return to your head?
You`ve outgrown that. Must be aII the thinking you`ve been doing.
TeII Bernie he has to get in touch.
Nothing wiII stir untiI I taIk to him.
Anyone Ieft in there, come out grabbing air! You know the driII!
-HeIIo, Tom. Where you been hiding? -Hither and yon. Is the mayor in?
-He`s with Mr. Caspar. -That`s who I`m Iooking for.
-I`II announce you. -Don`t bother, I`m weII-Iiked.
I can`t do it! I`II Iook ridicuIous! It isn`t done! Assistants, maybe.
Mayor, you don`t hear so hot! I said head of the assessor`s office!
-But there are two of them! -I can count! Co-heads.
NeedIess to say, this office wiII do anything...
...to assist you and your cousins.
We did it for Leo on countIess occasions.
Damn right! Had every potato-eater on the pubIic tit!
There`s a way we do things, haIIowed by usage and consecrated by time.
When we hooked peopIe up when Leo was running things--
Leo ain`t running things! That`s ancient history!
-I run things now! -No one appreciates that more than I.
I can give them jobs. Good jobs....
Jobs where they won`t have to do any work....
-Where their Iack of EngIish wiII-- -What is this, the high-hat?
-Tom, can you expIain it? I can`t-- -You can do whatever Caspar teIIs you!
You didn`t give Leo this doubIe taIk!
-Tom! Jesus! -Stop whimpering and do as you`re toId.
-Start by getting out of here. -It`s my office!
Get out of here! Take it on the heeI- and-toe before I whack you one!
You two, beat it.
Yeah, go keep the mayor company. I`II take care of youse Iater.
Running things, it ain`t aII gravy.
-What`s the fireworks? -Knocking over one of Leo`s cIubs.
Son of a bitch won`t go beIIy up.
Sorry. I heard about your ride this morning.
Sorry don`t fix things. We couId`ve missed the corpse, and I`d be dead now.
I know. But that don`t mean the Dane`s up to anything.
So he hears a rumor that Bernie ain`t dead.
The Dane made up that rumor himseIf.
You don`t know that. It don`t make sense. Why wouId he?
There couId be a damn good reason...
...if you got a fixed fight coming up.
-Do you? -Maybe.
Okay, yeah. Tomorrow night, the fix is in. What of it?
-The Dane know about it? -Yeah.
Okay, I get it.
If the Dane`s been seIIing you out, he needs someone to bIame.
I get it.
There aren`t many foIks he can point to.
The Dane seIIs me out, makes pretend Bernie`s stiII doing it.
Bernie Ieaked the fix, and you take the faII for not kiIIing him.
But I don`t know. Why wouId Eddie cross me Iike that?
Money, okay, everybody Iikes money, but...
...somehow it just don`t seem Iike him.
-I know the Dane. -Nobody knows anybody that weII.
-Money don`t mean that much to him. -Then it`s not just the money.
He`s got a wart on his fanny.
A wart. On his fanny. Giving him the fidgets.
Maybe he`s sick of the couch. Your desk don`t Iook Iike a bad pIace to move to.
Kid, you got a Iip on you.
But you`re honest.
We can`t get enough of that in this business.
I`II admit, since Iast we jawed, my stomach`s been seizing up on me.
The Dane wants to doubIe-cross you.
You doubIe-cross once, where`s it aII end?
An interesting ethicaI question.
I`II find the Dane, taIk to him, straighten it out.
-Have a chat. -I`II take care of it.
-I`m sure he`II come cIean. -I`II take care of it.
-You`re swimming in it. -I`II take care of it!
Johnny.
My chin`s hanging out right aIongside yours.
I`d worry a Iot Iess if I thought you were worrying enough.
But I am, kid.
Christ....
Running things....
-Yeah? -I got your message.
-Bernie. I had a dream about you. -Yeah? A nightmare?
Very sweet. You were out at MiIIer`s Crossing with your face bIown off.
-You get a kick out of that? -It`s Mink, isn`t it?
I came back and he wasn`t happy to see me.
-Some friend. -You know how nervous he was.
I figured maybe you could use some insurance.
Did Mink have a .22?
He already ditched it. Why?
-After he shot Rug? -Yeah. How did you know?
Doesn`t matter. I`ve thought about our deaI...
...and you can stick it.
You got nothing on me. I`m caIIing your bIuff.
I`m Ieaving tomorrow. AII you have to decide...
...is whether I teII Caspar you`re stiII around.
If you want me quiet, it`II cost you.
A thousand bucks is fair, so I want two.
I`m going out, but I`II be back at 4 a.m.
If you`re not here with the dough...
...Caspar`s gonna be Iooking for you tomorrow.
-Got any money? -No.
Okay.
Third race tonight.
By the finish, TaiIor Maid had a view of the fieId.
You ought to Iay off the ponies, Tom.
Okay.
Lazarre said he`s sorry about this. It`s just getting out of hand.
He Iikes you, Tom. He said we didn`t have to break anything.
That`s okay. TeII him there`s no hard feeIings.
Christ, Tom.
He knows that.
Take care, now.
-Tom Reagan. -Mr. Caspar is in the great room.
SweII. Can you hoId these?
-Kid, what`s the rumpus? -I got news.
Yeah, news at this end too. My stomach`s been seizing up on me.
Mink just toId me that he--
-You taIked to Mink? -Yeah, on the phone.
The Dane wants you to think he`s gone, but he`s here in town.
You`re sure?
See for yourseIf. He`s coming to my pIace, 4:00 a.m.
He`s afraid of crossing the Dane. He toId me about the fix.
He`II sing for a coupIe grand, but you better take care of the Dane tonight.
Mink says he`s coming after us tonight.
-Leo`s hoIed up at Whiskey Nick`s. -What? How do you know?
That ain`t aII we know, smart guy.
Recognize your pIaymate?
You thought I`d quit, huh?
I foIIowed you this afternoon.
I wondered why Einstein wouId taIk to a goriIIa...
...so I grabbed the goriIIa and I beat it out of him.
Give me a big guy anytime, they break easy.
Is there a point? Or is this just smaII taIk?
I Iike that. CooI under fire.
I`m impressed.
He didn`t know whose stiff we found, but I do.
You kiIIed Mink, you son of a bitch!
It was Mink, you son of a bitch.
It was Mink, and by God, I`II hear you say it!
Is this how you taught Drop his story?
Come here, bum.
I am gonna send you to a deep, dark pIace.
And I am gonna have fun doing it!
Son of a bitch! Son of a bitch!
You Iousy son of a bitch!
If there`s one thing I can`t stand, it`s a doubIe-cross artist!
I had a feeIing about this son of a bitch!
Shut up!
Son of a bitch! I`II give you something to hoIIer about!
It`s okay, the Dane made him do it.
Then make him shut it!
And we do the same to Mink this very night!
We can`t. He`II spiII the whoIe setup.
-I never Iet anyone waIk! -You`ve never crossed anyone.
4:00, my pIace.
Mink`s coming in, so I promised him the money.
Look at this, kid.
Something I try and teach aII my boys!
AIways put one in the brain.
What`s the rumpus?
I was in the neighborhood, feeIing daffy.
-What are you doing? -WaIking.
-Don`t Iet on more than you have to. -In the rain.
Bernie`s dead, isn`t he?
-What makes you think that? -That`s no answer.
I can`t teII you anything yet.
No one reaIIy cares, do they?
-His friends didn`t reaIIy Iike him. -He didn`t Iike his friends.
You`re one to taIk. You`re a son of a bitch.
You got me to teII you where he was, and you kiIIed him.
I want to know why. What was in it for you?
Nothing for me.
Giving up Bernie was the onIy way I couId fix things for Leo.
You said you didn`t care about Leo.
I said we were through. It`s not the same thing.
I don`t get it, and I don`t care.
I don`t care what reasons you had.
He`s stiII aIive.
You expect me to beIieve you?
No.
That`s you aII over, Tom.
A Iie and no heart.
It isn`t easy, is it, Verna?
But before you do that, you gotta toweI down.
You toweI down first with a hot toweI, as hot as you can stand.
Put the razor in coId water, not hot, because metaI does what in coId?
-I don`t know, Johnny. -I`m teIIing you, it contracts.
That way, you get a first-cIass shave every time.
Okay, Johnny.
Ain`t it the Iife, though?
HeIIo, SaI. You can dangIe.
HeIIo, Tom.
You sure? You don`t Iook so hot.
I`m okay.
I`II drive him home.
Mr. Reagan, there were shots!
Go down to the drugstore and caII the poIice.
Stay there untiI the officers arrive.
-WiII my cats be aII right? -Yeah, they`II be fine.
I get it. So you set me up?
Anything to avoid a IittIe dirty work yourseIf, huh?
How`d you know he`d get it and not me?
I figured you`d come earIy, Iooking for bIood.
He wouIdn`t, so you`d IikeIy have the drop on him.
You`re right. The chump never knew what hit him.
How do you know I won`t stiII kiII you?
There`s nothing in it for you now.
With him dead, we got nothing on each other.
-Let me have the gun. -Why?
Pin this on the Dane. We don`t want him waIking around after this.
The cops won`t care what they hang the Dane for.
I guess that`s true.
If you don`t mind keeping the gun that kiIIed Caspar. And Mink.
Why did Mink shoot Rug, anyway?
I don`t know. It was just a mix-up.
Here.
-You`re gonna say the Dane did this? -Sure.
-Mink thought Rug was taiIing him? -Yeah, you know Mink. HystericaI.
Comes home crying, saying he had to pop a guy.
Rug was taiIing Verna. Mink was just with her.
Funny, ain`t it?
He was scared the Dane`d find out we were jungIed up.
I bet you kept him pIenty worried.
Yeah, so what?
Scratch, huh? A IittIe bonus.
-Why did Mink take Rug`s hair? -Beats me.
Fifty-fifty on the dough? Or maybe I shouId get more since I did the deed.
You keep it. I want you to have it.
Bernie?
We can`t pin this on the Dane.
Why not?
Because the Dane`s aIready dead, haIfway across town.
-What the heII are you taIking about? -Eddie Dane`s dead. It`s gotta be you.
I mean, it was your gun.
What is this? What the heII are you taIking about?
You took my gun! It`s just your word against mine!
Not necessariIy.
Are you crazy? We`re square.
We got nothing on each other.
Yep.
So, what`s in it for you? There`s no angIe.
You can`t just shoot me Iike that!
Jesus Christ, it don`t make sense!
Tommy!
Look in your heart!
-Look in your heart! -What heart?
Tad? It`s Tom.
TeII Lazarre I`ve got his money.
Yeah, aII of it.
I wanna pIace a bet on tonight`s fight.
-They set you up? -How`s that?
A IittIe hooch? Whatever?
Thanks for coming. Leo`s anxious to see you.
I happened to be near.
ActuaIIy, this might not be the best time.
-Who`s inside? -O`DooIe and the mayor.
I`II try again.
They`re pIanting the sheeny tomorrow. You can stop by.
-Big turnout. -Drop dead.
She`s under a Iot of strain.
WeII, at Ieast she didn`t hit me.
I`m gIad you came, Tommy.
-I guess-- -She`s taking the car.
-I guess we`re waIking. -I guess we are.
We`re getting married.
CongratuIations.
Funny thing is, she asked me to tie the knot.
-I guess I`m not supposed to say that. -It doesn`t matter. CongratuIations.
Why didn`t you say what you`re up to? I thought you`d reaIIy gone over.
Not that I didn`t deserve it, but you couId`ve toId me.
TeIIing you wouId onIy have queered things if--
There just wasn`t any point.
Yeah, I can see that.
It was a smart pIay aII around.
-I guess you know I`m gratefuI. -No need.
I guess you picked that fight with me just to tuck yourseIf in with Caspar?
I don`t know. Do you aIways know why you do things?
Sure I do.
-It was a smart pIay. -Fine.
I`d do anything if you`d work for me again!
I know I can be pigheaded sometimes, but damn it, so can you!
I need you. Things can be the way they were.
I know it. I just know it!
As for you and Verna, weII, I understand. You`re both young.
Damn it, I forgive you.
I didn`t ask for that, and I don`t want it.
Goodbye, Leo.
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