I spoke with my contractor.
He said if you wanna cut some skylights in the roof
you just got to move some hvac equipment.
No big deal.
And the building does have to be rewired.
Come on, it's an old building.
You're gonna have a real rat problem
if you don't settle this garbage strike soon, Tommy.
That's a city dispute, geoff- Mayor versus the unions.
They'll figure it out.
Mayor a real hard-ass, is he?
Penzarella. No, no, no. Extremely pro-development
and loves the idea of this project.
To be honest with you, Tommy,
you're gonna have a hard time selling this to my top guys on this project
If the city looks like a shithole when they come here next week.
It won't. I'll guarantee it.
Are you ready?
For what?
You ready?
What? What are you talking about?
It's time to make our next move.
Fucking right I'm ready. What's our next move?
We got to get our own crew.
Guys who are loyal to us, not Freddie the cock.
If we wanna expand our business,
we got to expand our workforce.
Well, I think we're doing fine, just the two of us.
What would you have in mind?
Thought I'd start with Harry Mercer.
Harry the beast?
I don't know.
Tell you the truth, he scares the piss out of me.
I heard he's grinding keys over on valley.
What the fuck is Harry Mercer doing grinding keys?
Unless he's making a little...
dupes on the side maybe, you know,
a little fucking after-hours b. And e.
That's got to be our guy, right?
Big Joe. Look at the fucking size of him.
Shit.
Hey, big guy!
Joe, right?
Eileen.
Why didn't you call? I sat there waiting for you.
I'm right in the middle of my shift.
You were supposed to be there at 2. I waited until 3.
I'm sorry. I know I owe you an explanation,
but now is really not a good time.
Well, it's a good time for me.
I don't have to pick up Mary Rose until 4:15.
I got to work.
So work.
Eileen, I can't drive while you're in the truck.
It's against the law.
I got like 40 more stops to make.
So make 'em.
I don't understand what the problem is.
I'm in love with you.
You just think you're in love with me.
You don't even know me.
Maybe not.
Hold on.
I've always loved you.
Since sophomore year.
You know, maybe you...
thought I was funny back then.
But I knew you'd never go out with a loser like me.
That was 20 years ago.
So?
I still feel the same way now.
You're married, Eileen.
After we leave each other,
I feel bad for like a couple of days.
I got to tell you, I'm having a real hard time with my self-esteem.
I don't know what to say to you, Carl.
I never promised you anything.
You knew I was married.
And it's not like I expected this,
planned it to happen.
- You were the one. - Eileen, stop.
What?
The mail. Don't touch it.
I'm the only person authorized
to touch official postal documents in this truck.
I'm serious. Right now you are violating
the sanctity of the U.S. Mail.
Damn it! Fucking crazy! Jesus!
- Just wait. - What the hell!?
Michael?
Harry.
You sorry son of a bitch.
When did you get back?
A little while ago.
We all heard you was dead.
I was.
I've been resurrected.
Well, what do you know. Siegfried and Roy back together again.
You know what I think?
I don't think you believe in the power of collective bargaining.
That whole idea was invented by the communists.
Take the picture.
You know what destroyed the unions
was when the mafia got their hooks in 'em.
What about your poor garbage workers?
Who's the muscle behind them?
Freddie fucking Cork.
And what's he? Oh, yeah. Irish.
He's the exception that proves the rule.
You think these two are getting back together again?
Harry's been clean since he's out of a. C.I.
And what the fuck does the "exception proves the rule" mean?
If there's an exception to the rule, it's not a rule,
unless that's some fucking mick logic I don't understand.
'Cause my ancestors had the good sense to invent scallopini and cannoli,
while yours were happy eating potatoes and dirt.
- Fuck you. - Nice comeback.
Fuck you.
Yeah, but you see, no one treats you with respect once you're back.
I mean, Freddie wouldn't even return my calls.
Freddie's a fucking dinosaur.
Thinks the world is flat.
But he's not gonna be on top forever. That's what I wanna talk to you about.
Top of what? A shit heap?
Come on, we're the dying.
The italians are just barely hanging on.
No, the latin kings and the gooks- they're taking over all the action.
No, no. You're thinking territorial, thinking old school.
It's a whole new frontier out there.
You see how much money there is in Providence nowadays?
I don't even recognize downtown.
I got a small base and we're starting up.
And I'm telling you, you and me team up, we could run half this city.
Michael, I did 5 years in the A.C.I.
Marcy convinced me to cop a plea
and divorced me while I was in the inside.
My kids don't give a fuck about me.
I got this bad disc in my neck that hurts like a motherfucker all day long.
I'm not going back inside.
Who said anything about going back inside?
Look, I'm presenting you with an opportunity,
like you did for me back in the day.
You brought me in, man.
I owe you.
I'm gonna stick here,
try the straight and narrow for ahile.
I need the dough.
You?
Plenty of scumbags owed me money when I was on top.
But you know, after 5 years, nobody wants to give me the time of day.
I need to get some keys copied.
Yeah. One sec. So how's Tommy?
Look, I'm really in a hurry. I'm meeting a tenant.
All right. Keep your hair on.
Just one? Those two.
Will you think about it?
Yeah. Right.
Listen, you got the mayor trapped inside.
Grandstanding dago.
Thought he could sneak these trucks out of the yard using scab drivers.
Just be sure to keep your boys in line.
Any kind of scuffle's gonna look worse on you than on the mayor.
Remember, the cameras are watching.
Yeah, all right.
Scabs!
You fixin' to cause a riot, Mr. Mayor.
Tommy.
How you doing?
Now, you know your drivers will never make it out of the yard.
Maybe not. But tonight
when the people of Providence turn on their tvs,
They're gonna know their mayor is willing to pick up their trash
even if their garbage collectors aren't.
What if they tune in to channel 12, 6 and 10? They aren't here yet.
That's why I'm stalling.
What if I get the union to agree to back down
on the cost-of-living increases
In return for which you don't push the co-pay?
Tommy, health insurance co-pay is not unreasonable.
Our teachers pay. Why shouldn't our garbage collectors?
Because it's gonna look like you're trying to break the union.
I am trying to break the goddamn union.
It's run by a bunch of fucking gangsters,
including that friend of your brother's, that fuck Freddie Cork.
Look, tell them to take the co-pay,
half the salary rollbacks.
I'll give them 75% of the cost-of-living increase.
I'm not a miracle worker.
Come on, Tommy.
It's always nice to see you.
Thanks.
Need some help?
Hey. Nobody likes a fucking scab.
Just when did the lower m become Santo Domingo?
Hey, a lot of fucking things have changed since we were here, Mike.
What the hell are we doing here?
Looking for Kevin Doherty.
- Who, brainiac? - Yeah.
What did Harry say?
He's thinking about it.
But Doherty-brother was a man who loved to steal.
Remember the credit card numbers?
Yeah.
Fuck. More than fucking he loved to steal.
But I ain't seen him since he got out of walpole.
- What? - Wait. It was here.
What the fuck happened to his house?
Shit, they must have tore it down?
What's wrong?
I spilled trash on my pants.
Where's my other blue pants?
The cleaners.
Your gray pants will go with that jacket.
And the blue-striped tie.
I don't know why I agreed to do this.
'Cause it'll be fun. Come on, Judd's a big deal.
You said yourself he doesn't invite just anyone to dinner.
You look gorgeous.
So how did it go today with the guys from California?
It was great.
Had a walk-through with the architect.
The deal's gonna close. It's just a matter of time.
Do you think it'll happen by the end of the month?
- Property taxes. - I'm doing my best.
I know.
I'll go talk to Rose,
tell her everyone has to be in bed by 9 tonight.
Michael?
How's it going?
Oh, my god.
There was a rumor you were nabbed in new york,
doing time in rikers.
Some people said you were off in South America somewhere.
I even heard that you joined the I.R.A.
Who's the guy?
You remember Eddie?
The fat guy?
He's not fat.
You know, it's been 7 years.
It's just the one kid?
Two. Baby's sleeping.
You didn't wait long.
You weren't coming back.
You didn't pick up the phone or nothing, Michael.
I was busy.
Yeah, I was, too, asshole.
So how's the old man?
He, passed away last year.
- Lung cancer. - Oh, good.
I hope he suffered.
He was a fucking dick.
When my ma moved in with, uh, aunt Pat,
she gave us the house.
You look good, Cath.
So do you.
I got to go.
Why? You just got here.
Wait, Michael.
Michael. Michael, wait. Wait.
See me.
Eddie works nights.
I'll see you around, Cath.
- Right on time. - Hello.
I never touch the stuff. Gives me a headache.
But I appreciate the effort.
Peggy, this is my wife Eileen.
Nice to meet you, Mrs. Fitzgerald.
Call me Peggy. Everybody else does. Come in.
I'm glad you could join us.
I always like to meet the brains of the family.
Good to see you, Judd.
Come in. Come in. Meet the others.
Tommy, Eileen, I'd like you to meet congressman Parsons.
Tommy. State attorney general Metcalf.
Eileen.
You know Democratic party chairman Kingston.
- And representative Taulb. - Good to see you.
Good to see you. This is my wife.
- How do you do? - How are you?
Let's leave the men to their important talk.
We'll go in the kitchen and be trivial.
Look, I got plenty of sympathy for the working man,
but those older contracts are outrageous.
Right. The city just can't afford it anymore.
The mayor's right. You have to draw the line.
Yeah. You draw it and stick to it.
Even with the garbage piling up on every street corner?
Well, if that's what it takes, yes.
The working man who hauls garbage
deserves the same pension and benefits
as a U.S. Congressman. Don't you agree?
I think a margarita is the perfect thing
for a warm evening.
Frankly, with a gathering like this,
I'd drink wood alcohol if that's all we had.
- Cheers. - Cheers.
Those men in there have big plans for your husband.
Plans?
Oh, yes. That's what they do.
They find a new whiz kid
and they anoint him the once and future Jack Kennedy.
The last one was Frank Galfin. Remember him?
Turned out to be a pedophile.
So, Tommy, tell me, where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Hard to say.
Some people think you're aiming for his job.
Well, I'd never run against an incumbent. The odds are terrible.
What if I was to run for the senate and leave my seat in Congress open?
A man who takes that seat is gonna be there
'cause the party machinery put him there.
Am I right?
Well, to be honest...
I've always enjoyed being my own man.
I represent the hill.
I'm beholden to no one.
I know all my constituents by name.
I know what they do for a living. I know the names of their kids.
I'd get lonely in washington.
You must do something. What do you do? You work?
Oh, I have 3 kids. They keep me very busy.
So you don't have a job?
No.
I would've had a job.
Judd didn't want me to work.
Tommy's so busy,
One of us should be raising our children.
We never had any kids.
But I find other things to keep me busy.
Other things?
My husband and I lead separate lives for the most part.
Of course I'm there when he wants me to be
The rest of the time,
he gives me the freedom to pursue my other interests.
Isn't that generous of him?
This world is all-consuming, my dear.
Best to keep a little something for yourself.
How about I make us another pitcher?
So, we moving to the white house?
Isn't that what you were talking about in there?
Not exactly, no.
When they asked me if I was interested in running for Congress,
I said no.
The last thing I need is to be in Judd Fitzgerald's pocket.
Congressman Caffee.
It's alliterative.
It's nice.
What were you and, uh, Peggy drinking back there anyway?
Margaritas.
How many did you have? One?
Enough.
Two?
Three? I see.
Nice chat?
I didn't embarrass you if that's what you're worried about.
I'm not worried about it.
Tommy, pull over.
Pull over.
Jesus. You ok?
Hey, ma. I know you're not sleeping.
I was almost asleep.
You don't have to wait up for me.
It's my house. I can do whatever I want.
Suit yourself.
You want something to eat?
Wanna watch a little tv?
Liza Minnelli's on the Tony Danza show.
No, thanks.
For christ sake.
What?
Nothing.
Ok. I'm going to bed.
Oh, by the way,
you expect me to do your dirty laundry,
you're gonna have to separate the lights and the darks.
I work, too, you know.
I'm going to bed.
How come you never told me Cath got married?
You didn't ask.
Things change, Michael.
Can't expect the world to stop for 7 years just 'cause you're not here.
Good night.
Hello, this is Carl. Please leave a message.
Hello, Carl?
Yeah, it's me.
You know, I've been thinking.
You're right. I don't love you.
I could never love you.
You like?
Very much.
- You wanna try 'em on? - Sure.
- What size? - 8.
81/2.
I'll be right back.
Here we go.
That's all right.
So how much are they?
320.
$320?
Is that a problem?
No. Not at all.
320.
Excuse me.
Hello?
Hey, Tommy.
Oh, no. I'm feeling much better. Thanks.
Oh, I'm, um... I'm at the produce department.
Why don't you take the girls to a movie?
I think there's a talking dog thing up at the uptown.
Ok. See you later. Love you.
What do you think?
I think if I had the money, I'd buy them for you.
Well, I'll take them.
In case you ever need anyone
to take you dancing in those shoes, Eileen.
Thank you, aaron.
Careful, Noni.
You want some orange?
Lila, watch your sister.
What do you say, Tommy?
- Hey, Freddie. - Orange?
We have some granola bars.
Why don't you kids go play? Dad's gonna talk, all right?
Lila, come and watch your sister.
- Jeez, your kid's a little daredevil. - Yeah. She's a regular evel knievel.
So you wanna talk?
I spoke to penzarella.
The most you're gonna get from him
is a 75% of the cost-of-living increase.
- Period. - Fuck that.
It's the only deal you're gonna get.
You know, Tommy, you've always been dependent on the union vote.
They've always been solid in your column.
Come on, last election, what did you spend? Maybe 200 bucks?
Shook some hands. You won by a fucking landslide.
Yeah, I appreciate that, Freddie. I do.
But you need to make this deal.
Stay with your sister, Lila.
The union's got to bend, too.
Cut back their salaries and hit him on co-pay.
People are gonna think you don't have the balls to stand up to the dago.
It's a city matter. I shouldn't even be involved.
Hey, come on, we're your constituents.
- And I'm not houdini. - They think you are.
I'll tell you what, Tommy.
You're not there for 'em on this one,
they might not be there for you on your next election.
Do you want to play this game?
How about I call for an audit of the union books, huh?
Fuck you and your audit.
You tell penzarella we're prepared to stay out all year if we have to.
Come on, girls.
Time to go.
Watch where you're aiming that thing.
Who wants to make 5 bucks to clean my car?
- Each? - 2 bucks each.
2.50 and we vacuum.
I don't know. Is that a good deal? Yeah.
All right. Deal. Let's go.
Come on. Come on.
Thanks, girls.
They're not gonna drive it, are they?
What do you want?
Can't I just come over here and talk to my kid brother?
If you wanna talk, talk!
I told you before. Don't get involved with Freddie Cork.
Stay out of the union garbage shit.
Don't know what you're talking about.
Look, if you have a need, use me as a go-between.
You know I'll protect you.
Michael, it's got nothing to do with you.
Look, don't get smart. I know how Freddie thinks.
You do something for him, he does something for you.
He owns you.
He's not gonna own me.
Look, I wanna get a bill through Congress, I come to you.
You got to deal with a gangster, you come to me.
he will eat you alive, I'm telling you.
Thanks. But I don't need your help.
Remember Delaney's grill?
Gone.
Yeah. Joe died and the family sold it.
And Marino's? Remember?
It's a Starbucks now.
Fucking corporations are like a cancer.
I'm sorry.
Ah, the whole city's changing, Michael.
Everything's changing.
Ma, I was thinking.
I think I ought to move out.
- What? - Find an apartment.
It's a lot of nice places over there on sutter street.
It's real close.
Oh, forget about sorting your laundry.
I was just tired last night, that's all.
It's not about the laundry.
I'm obviously getting on your nerves.
Oh, my aching jesus.
Oh, you want me to beg you now?
No, no. I'm just trying to look out for you, ma.
Well, maybe you need a bigger bed. You're not a kid anymore.
And the room could use a coat of paint.
The room's fine. Don't touch the room. Please.
Look, I just don't wanna put you out.
Oh, put me out?
I'm your mother. We're family.
You can't put family out.
You got to get the air conditioning fixed.
Roll your window down. It won't kill you.
Pull over here.
I'm going to be late for bingo. Pull over.
Here. Kiss my lucky tomato.
Go get 'em, ma.
Give me all your money, motherfucker.
- Please. - Come on!
God, I only got 20 bucks.
20 bucks? Man, that's tragic.
Michael! Jesus!
You scared the shit out of me!
Kevin fucking Doherty!
The invisible fucking man!
I've been looking all over for you. Where you been?
Well, here I am. You know?
- Sweeping up here? - Yeah.
Times are hard.
I'm all set up. Now listen, you come see me.
I got a headquarters and everything. We'll make some plans.
Be better than it ever was, you'll see.
I'd love to get back on the boat, but, you know...
So? How long you got to wear that?
Aw, man, even if I didn't have this thing, I'd be worthless to you.
It used to be I could clone cell phones
with 5 bucks worth of crap from radio shack.
I remember.
Nowadays, you got hexadecimal, computer-encrypted,
laser-guided bullshit up the ass.
You got to be like a 14-year-old vietnamese kid
to stay on top of all this shit.
You lost your fucking nerve?
No. Michael, it's technology.
See, I've only been out 18 months.
But when I got out, it was like a century had passed, you know?
So you really only got 20 bucks walking-around money?
Yeah. I'm out on my ass, Mike.
- You know, I could use some help. - Yeah.
Empty your pockets.
What?
Empty your fucking pockets.
Now.
Michael, it's...
- What the fuck is that? - It's for my mama.
It's for the lights, man. They're gonna turn 'em off.
You got like $500 here?
Michael...
Kevin, you were always a lying sack of shit.
Could bring him in on robbery and assault.
As of 2 minutes and 10 seconds ago, we're on overtime.
The chief did say no overtime.
The state can't afford it. So strictly speaking,
It'd be against orders to do something.
Kevin Doherty's an asshole.
Let's go home.
Yeah.
I'm glad you came by. I was gonna call you.
I wanted to make sure
that your wife survived the experience of an evening with my wife.
She enjoyed herself very much.
Peggy tends to get her buddies a little wobbly.
It's part of her charm.
Anyway, I owe you an apology for ambushing you at dinner the other night.
There is no apology necessary.
If it matters, my friends were very impressed by you.
They'd like to continue the conversation...
at your convenience.
Do you ever say what's really on your mind?
Not if I can help it.
Well, it's important to me that this garbage strike ends.
How important?
Very.
Important enough to sacrifice the famous...
Caffee independence?
Yes.
The mayor's a friend of mine.
I could give him a call, have a little chat.
In return for which I could...
someday continue my conversation with your friends.
What a good idea.
- What's this? - Payback.
I ran into an old friend of ours-
- Kevin Doherty. - So?
I know he owed you money from the lincoln downs deal.
I collected.
Oh, uh, here. I got you something decent to wear.
Still like these? Come on.
Get suited up. Get off your ass.
Be the Harry Mercer you used to be.
Hold it.
I don't need that pissant's money, and I don't need you collecting for me.
I didn't go looking for him. He was just there.
it was kismet, you know?
I figured you needed the cash.
Now, you tell me who else owes you money,
I'll get that, too.
You don't know what the fuck I need.
And I got a closetful of better track suits than that piece of shit.
And Kevin Doherty's money? It means fuck-all to me.
So, what, you gonna spend the rest of your life grinding keys?
Sleeping on a fold-out bed, eating week-old pizza?
Come on, man. You're better than that.
"Courage is being scared to death
and saddling up anyway. " Know who said that?
Your fucking hero. John Wayne.
What the fuck are you talking about?
I'm trying to give you your balls back, Harry.
You wanna give me something, Michael?
How about my life?
My kids!
How about the 5 fucking years they took from me?
Fuck you, Michael.
I don't need your fucking charity.
Fuck you.
I just asked for what they had.
So what's Caffee up to?
Not really clear yet.
Look what Carbone and Wiley came up with.
Oh, shit.
Admiring your kingdom, Mr. Mayor?
Yeah.
When we were young, you ever come up here,
get stoned with the hope high school kids?
Nah. All my friends went to central.
Good ol' race riot central.
When the weather turns, the knives and chains come out.
Yeah. Well, I guess the brothers
of bishop Hendricken did good by the both of us.
You know, Tommy, you didn't need to bring Judd into this thing.
Talk about killing a fly with an elephant gun.
Well, you're not exactly a fly, Frank.
Ok. So maybe I'm a rhinoceros.
With a very big horn.
And an election next november.
Yeah. Yeah.
You'd be surprised, Tommy.
Providence is one of the most expensive media markets.
The tv ads alone are killing us.
How much you figuring on spending?
How much you offering?
Nothing. But I have an acquaintance
who would be interested in investing in your campaign.
Really?
Listen, I got to go.
I promised the girls I'd take them to dairy queen.
All right. Give Eileen my best.
I will.
Thanks a lot, Tommy.
What did I do?
I ordered us some calzones.
Red, I deal. Black, you deal.
What do you think you're doing with Tommy?
He came to me, Rose.
Oh, don't pretend to have a charitable heart.
Underneath that bow tie,
you're the most manipulative man I know.
You gonna deal or aren't you?
Be careful. Tommy's not some pawn
for you to move around your chessboard.
If you harm him...
I won't.
Penny a point?
Make it a nickel.
Hey, cookie.
How's about you and me go for an adventure?
So your grandpa Neil used to bring us here- me and your dad-
Before your aunt was born.
And now it's my turn?
Yeah. Like a new tradition.
It hasn't changed. It looks exactly the same.
You see the big plastic fish?
We used to tell your dad it was alive.
It would terrify him.
Thanks. Is george around?
George who? George the owner.
No george here.
All right. Let's go. You ready?
1, 2, 3. Go.
Spit it out.
Don't eat that.
Excuse me.
There's something wrong with these stuffies.
What are you talking about?
They don't taste right. They got corn in 'em.
So?
So stuffies don't have corn in 'em.
- These do. - No, they don't.
- They never have. - They always have.
Listen, you little shit,
I've been eating stuffies from george's my whole life
and they never had corn in 'em.
You know, look, there's no george here, ok?
- Maybe they changed the recipe. - What's your fucking problem?
I'll tell you what my fucking problem is.
If you have to fucking go back in there
and make it with your own goddamn hands,
then that's what you have to do.
I do not want corn in my fucking stuffie, you understand?
'Cause changing things doesn't make things better,
you snotty-nosed little shit.
It fucks them up. You understand?
Hey, Michael. Michael.
Let it go, Michael. The food here sucks.
Michael, come on. You're done.
See you, ok?
- Who the hell do you think you are? - I'm sorry.
How dare you take my child anywhere without asking me.
I thought I was doing something nice.
Nice?! She's sobbing. She's hysterical.
She's a 7-year-old, Michael. What the hell were you thinking?
I wasn't. I just wanted to get closer
to my niece, my family. You know?
You don't care about Noni. You don't care about any of us.
If you did, you wouldn't have come back here.
I know what it looks like, Eileen,
but I'm not the same guy who left 7 years ago. I swear to god-
We don't need you here! We don't want you here!
And I'm not gonna let you hurt this family!
Eileen, enough. Enough.
Remember, I was a Caffee a long time before you were, all right?
Remember that.
Just...