I can't believe I nursed that old microwave for 8 years
when I could've had a new one for $50.
I tried to get you out here.
Those thieves at finnegan's wanted 85 for the same model.
Oh. Wait. Wait.
Save me a trip to the hardware store.
Ma,the groceries are way over at the far end.
Good. Tommy asked me to pick up some lunch things for the girls.
- Eileen still under the weather? - Yeah.
The vapors or...
consumption or some such.
I could've had scarlet fever,
I still would've gotten you to school with lunch.
You never made me lunch.
I had a job to get to.
Besides,you never liked my lunches.
Money for lunch.
I'm sorry.
- What say I drive you to school today? - What about mom?
She's still not feeling very well. Ok,let's go.
Mary rose!
Get your things for school.
Any better today?
No.
All right,that's it.
Tomorrow I take you to see Dr. Breyer.
I'm just tired.
- I know you're angry. - No. I'm worried about you.
You're banging around like a herd of elephants.
Mom! I can't find my tamagatchi!
I'll deal with it.
Honey,I think you left it in the car!
So I made it through my two year.
I got my new chip.
It's nice.
I just...
I mean,I love it.
But...
I don't know,it just feels different in my pocket. You know?
Otherwise,work is good. I've been...
keepin' busy.
it's nothin' pretty,but it's...
you know,it's nice to be useful.
I've been havin' trouble sleepin' at night.
I got all this...
fuckin'...
Oh,fuck. Just let somebody else go.
I'm good. I'm... I'm workin' the steps.
Hundred percent.
Hey,pete.
2 years I've been your sponsor.
And every time you've been in the weeds, I've been there for you...
24/7.
I know.
- You're struggling. - No,I'm not...
I'll be fine.
- You got michael's juice? - Yeah. Of course.
Michael wants to know when you're gonna start paying down the principle.
I'm doin' all I can. But... my kids gotta eat?
Hey,clarence.
- How was your meetin'? - It was all right.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
You doin' what they tell you?
Yeah. I'm in the program.
Good.
Clarence,your boy upstairs?
Projector don't run itself.
You might want to knock first.
He's liable to be pullin' it to one of his porno mags.
You know,you've still got a real nice place to watch a movie here.
The roof leaks.
Foundation's shot.
Some kids slashed a half a dozen seats the other night.
- Local kids? - Who can tell anymore?
It's not like it used to be.
Yeah. What is?
Girls' asses.
The beauty of a girl's ass hasn't changed in a thousand years.
You said it.
You guys don't knock?I coulda been whackin' off.
You know,I like this flick.
You should show more family stuff.
Sure. We'll get benji the hunted for you and the 3 dinks down there who bought tickets.
Sounds like the beginnin' of an excuse.
Come on. Please. I know I'm late on the vigorish.
4 weeks late.
You got it?
I can't go to the hospital. I got a changeover soon.
It's just business,jerry.
Oh!
See,I loaned you 20k to renovate...
'Cause I remember when the uptown was a jewel instead of this shit hole.
Did you even buy a bigger popcorn machine?
You blew it on hookers and crank, you piece of shit.
You think I wouldn't find out?!
I fucked him up pretty good,mike. I think he's gonna puke.
All right,as of now,
I own half this theater.
'Cause I love it like I do,
I gotta do whatever it takes to save it from the wreckin' ball.
Gimme your hand.
Baby,we can't afford a new couch.
You know,between your salary and what I take in at the salon-
you've been cuttin' couch pictures out of magazines for the past year and a half.
Where's the money gonna come from?
I don't know.
Checking account?
- Maybe my credit card? - Yeah.
We're gettin' a new couch. Ok?
What?
It's a piece of furniture.
All right?
I don't need a new couch.
The money means nothin' to me. You know?
Come on,baby,you're a cop. You get paid like crap,just like all cops do.
That's why I like you.
What's that supposed to mean?
What is it that you think that I did?
I'm not blind,and all of a sudden, you nt to blow $1,000 on a new couch.
Jesus christ,I can't win with you.
Well,you... first you're on my case about a new refrigerator.
And now I'm offerin' to buy you a new couch.
I know that I've been a mess lately. It's just I...
it's just work.
A lot of work equals a lot of overtime,
which is why I can afford to buy you a new fuckin' couch. Ok?
Ok.
- Is everything ok over there? - What?
Hey,decco.
Hey,marty.
You need help with the tire?
$50,000 car... fuckin' $2.00 jack.
Well,let me get my jack. Here,cas.
Marty. This is my wife cassie. Cassie... marty trio.
We met at jim finnerty's wake. How you doin'?
Mrs. Trio. How are ya?
That's not his wife.
- Hey,thanks a lot,decco. - Yeah,yeah.
Let's do this. *******
Ok,there's a plant in fall river making kevlar vests.
They've got openings for 2 part-timers.
Jack of clubs...
3 of spades.
Ok,rachel,betty,square your paperwork with the office. The rest of you...
we might have a couple of slots next week.
- Doug... might I have a word? - Rose,if we had more jobs..
it's just that,well,before the layoffs
- I did have seniority over betty. - By 2 months.
And to be honest,if you spoke spanish, I'd tell you to move to mexico.
There's not a cutter down there who's better than you,
and that's where all the jobs are goin'.
Look at this place.
Fallin' apart.
You asked me to meet you here. Here I am.
See the butcher's cross the way there Markie's place?It's closed.
Well,people like buyin' their meat at a supermarket.
I remember when that street was throbbin' with people.
Saturday,families out there shoppin'. Saturday night,all comin' here.
Remember me sneakin' you in to see carrie?
Shower scene?
- You'd never seen tits before. - I was 8.
You're stallin'.
I was talkin' to clarence.
He says if they n't get money to renovate this place,it's gonna close down.
I thought maybe you...
you know,as opposed to me,could do somethin'.
I mean... landmark the buildin',
put it on the arts council. I don't know. Somethin'.
What's in it for you?
What,I always gotta have an angle?
Always.
Why you gotta be such a hard-ass?
I know how you feel about this place.
Same as me.
It's the only escape we had when mom and dad were wailin' on each other.
All right,look.
Clarence's son jerry...
is into one of freddie's bookies for, like,a grand and a half.
It's nothin'.I'll take care of the tab myself. That's not what this is about.
This place,tommy,it's special.
It holds the only good memories I got from childhood.
From our childhood.
You know?
Fuck it.
Let it die. Right?It's just a pile of bricks.
See you around,clarence.
Night,gentlemen.
I was gonna make some tea. You want some tea?
Ma told me you weren't feelin' well.
No,I'll be fine.
I figured I might run some errands for you. Supermarket...
pick up the rugrats at soccer.
I- I appreciate it.
We all need a helpin' hand at one time or another.
Eileen?
I'm a terrible mother.
- You should've had the kids. - Oh,you don't mean that.
No. I'm horrible.
You have no idea.
Oh,god.
I can't even get out of bed in the morning.
And tommy keeps lookin' at me,and...
I don't know what to say.
"I love you"?
"I hate you"?"I cheated on you"?"I get up in the middle of the night to get stoned"?
Eileen. Eileen.
"How I wish I was away on an island"?
I've done it all wrong. I don't know what to do.
What do I do?What do I do?
I don't know what to tell you.
I cheated on tommy.
I did it. I cheated.
I don't want to-don't. I don't want to know about any of-
I fucked carl hobbs.
- I fucked him. - Shut up.
- We met at motels. - Shut up.
We'd get stoned and have sex…
I don't want to know about any of this.
You are not gonna talk about this to anyone.
I'm gonna go.
And I'm gonna pick up the girls from soccer.
You are gonna take a shower, and you're gonna get yourself together.
I'll admit it,ma. I'm worried about you.
- I'll find a new job any day now. - Let me talk to dick gurtson.
The department of transportation always got openings.
Oh,don't be insulting.
What am I supposed to do,
wave one of those little stop signs at cars?
It'd be clerical.
The day I need your help to get a job is the day you can put me in a home.
You feeling any better?
Thanks. Much.
Dinner was great.
Why don't you,why don't you go to bed?
I picked up rotisserie chicken.
Besides,the girls' laundry is in the machine.
One sec.
I'll fold the laundry.
Don't do this to me. Your mother already thinks I'm the world's worst wife.
Eileen.
I'll be better tomorrow.
Do you remember how I used to give him money to take you and mary-kate?
It's a grand old place.
You know,tommy,it warms my heart that you two havfound somethin' you're gonna work on together.
Don't get ahead of yourself,ma.
You know,it's gonna take public money to save the uptown.
If I go and get that money,I gotta be sure where every dime is gonna end up.
I know you have doubts about your brother.
And don't make excuses for him,either.
Would you let me finish?!
Do you believe your brother loves you?
Do you think he loves me?
Well,I know he loves you.
- It's not about love. - Oh. What is it about,then?
Politics?
You want me to bully you into trusting michael.
Well,I'm not gonna do it.
You either love your brother and you take him at his word,or you don't.
Hey. Let's go for a drive.
It's...
wh-what time is it?
10:30. I wanna go for a drive.
We'll go to newport,break into that mansion bobby jay was talkin' up.
You still got the alarm codes?
Yeah,yeah.
we don't have a-a f-fence for the antiques,though,do we?
So what we can't sell we'll burn for firewood.
What the fuck's wrong with you?
Nothin'.
Open the door.
Why?
Open the fuckin' door.
How long's this been goin' on?
I- I was just lockin' up the store the other night,and I fuckin'...
it was a fuck-all of a day,mike. I just-I just grabbed a case of beer.
What kind of fuckin' bullshit is that?!
I'm sorry,mike.
Are you gonna cry now?
No.
You want me to hit you?
You want me to fuckin' beat you like a dog that pissed on the rug?Is that what you want?
Fuck!
A beating's not gonna stop you drinkin'.
Get up.
What?
Get up.
Gimme the chip.
Come on.
- No,I'm not gonna give you the chip. - Gimme the fuckin' chip.
Where is it?
Hold on,hold on. I...
I just...
Mike...
it's my 2-year chip,and I just-
are you 2 years sober?
Are you?
No.
All right.
Peter...
look at me.
You're my friend...
and I love you.
So you have 2 choices.
You get back in the program...
start over...
do whatever it takes...
or you keep drinkin'.
And when you fuck up...
I'll have to kill you and bury you under the freeway.
- I'm sorry. - That's ok. It's ok.
- I know I fucked up. - It's ok. I'm with you.
Ok. We've dealt with the pothole fund and the milk bill.
Now,on the arts center,you,the state, agree to a 60-40 split in construction costs.
In return,we,the city, will donate the land for free.
Now,you think judd will be ok with that,tommy?
Commissioner fitzgerald's only concern is that the arts center gets built.
Is judd finally going to put his name on this one?
- Are you kidding? - Judd never puts his name on anything
The hand of god always stays hidden,right,tom?
All right,then. That's it.
It's a pleasure carvin' the baby in half with you as always,tommy.
Mr. Mayor,I was hopin' you and I might discuss doin' somethin'
to save the stadium uptown theater.
The uptown?
Gimme a minute,guys,would you?
Tommy,the uptown's a dump.
Yeah,but it's the only anchor the old shopping district has got left.
If the uptown goes,the street'll go,and with it, that much more of the city's tax base.
Now,if you grew up on the hill like I did,like judd did,
the stadium uptown's an institution.
You know,you're not that subtle,tommy.
You know,we could fold it into the p-pac or the fine arts council.
Ok. I'll tell you what.
You raise private money to renovate the uptown,
and I mean within an inch of its life.
Then get the state to cover 50% of the annual operating cost.
I'll put the other half through the fine arts council.
- That sounds fair. - All right. Good.
And,tommy,put me down for a $200 donation.
Well,I'll make sure the journal knows you're the first to chip in.
Make sure judd knows.
I will.
Excuse me. Where might I find an employment application?
61 years old?
Just barely.
Unlike most companies,we appreciate older employees. It's not a problem.
You were turned down elsewhere.
Well,not in a way you could prove was discriminatory.
We have a set of basic aptitude estions we ask all our employees.
It's corporate policy. Helps us weed out the bad eggs.
Do your worst.
It's nothing like that.
Question one:Rules must be followed to the letter at all times.
I beg your pardon?
Oh. Strongly agree,agree, disagree,strongly disagree.
Rules must be followed to the letter at all times.
Absolutely. Strongly agree.
Question 2:There is room in every corporation for the nonconformist.
I'm afraid I would have to disagree with that.
Strongly.
Well,for the boat to move,everyone has to be rowing in the same direction.
Question 3...
Welcome to the store,sir. Circular?
Welcome to the store.
My father devoted himself to this theater.
I gave my life to it.
And now it's in the hands of my son.
If... if we can bring in enough money with this fund raiser,
then the uptown'll be here for...
Future kids.
And this is how we do. We take out our money for this fabulous cause...
and we buy...
those...
tickets.
It's judd. He wants a word.
One of the things I've grown to appreciate livin' in a state that's 40 miles by 60 miles
is that nothing stays secret very long.
For example,
my interest in saving the uptown theater.
I never told anyone you were interested in saving the theater.
- You told the mayor I went there as a child. - Didn't you?
- You're learning. - I hope so.
Don't get cocky.
Here's 500...
for the theater fund.
I'll put it down as an anonymous donation.
Hey,marty.
What?
- Is everything ok? - Yeah. Yeah. I...
I'm just takin' home some biscotti.
For the wife?
No.
No,the other one. Vicki.
You know,I used to hate comin' over to federal hills as a kid.
My italian cousins always beat the crap outta me for bein' irish.
Irish cousins beat the crap outta me for bein' italian,too,
but they eventually got bored and gave it up.
Caught between 2 worlds,you know?
No matter which way you turn
you're always on the wrong side.
You sure you're ok?
Oh,yeah,fine. I'm fine.
You know,I meant-I meant to call you.
You were a good friend the other night- flat tire,vicki,and all that.
Just common courtesy.
Yeah.
Anyway...
I want to thank you for bein' an honest and good friend.
2 years...
sober.
I used to like sayin' that.
2 years.
It was so easy.
I just...
just took a...
can of beer...
had a drink...
and...
30 hours later,I was still...
fuckin' drinkin'.
But then a friend came by my house,
and he helped me stop.
That was 3 days ago.
I'm 3 days sober.
It sucks.
But at least I can...
at least I can say 3 days.
Thanks.
There you go. Just like that.
- Yeah,but they're both supervisors. - Yeah,and carla went to U.R.I.,Too,
but she still makes 10% less than donny.
Well,that's what you get for joinin' management.
Yeah. Power to the people.
How dare you?
Rose,this store pays honest wages for honest labor.
I clocked you out 15 minutes early because during the course of the day,
I observed you stealing 15 minutes of the store's time.
- Stealing what? - Idling,chatting,extended bathroom visits,
talking to coworkers about non-store business.
All of it while you were being paid to work.
As a manager,I can't let you get away with it,
any more than I could let you walk down the grocery aisle
and tuck a 5-pound rump roast under your shirt.
- Yeah,but- - it's corporate policy.
Now,if you're not interested in being a team player,we'll be sad to lose you.
But any group enterprise requires the rules be followed out to the letter.
Right?
Hey,tommy!
- How you doin'? - Hey,kiddo.
Settle an argument for us.
Lauren hutton or jacqueline bisset?
Who?
Since the day he married eileen, Since the day he married eileen,
I came to,talk to jerry about reservin' a block of seats for V.I.P.S-for the mayor and-
- oh,yeah. - Jerry's upstairs. *********
Get him to wash his hands before he comes down.
What are you doin' here?
Droppin' off booze for the fund raiser.
How much you chargin'?Or is it a donation?
What do you think?
- You swapped the labels. - Hey,hey.
So some people order top shelf. They get rotgut.
Saved me $500,all of which I'm givin' to the theater.
They charge you for top shelf? I'm not fuckin' chargin'.
- Come on,don't you trust me at all? - No. I love you,but no.
So why you puttin' your balls on the line to save this place?
Because it needs savin'.
Oh. The great martyr-saint Thomas of carpenter street.
Haven't I been good?
I mean,did you see me at your press thing?
I just want to do what I can to help.
Tell you what. I'll skip the fund raiser altogether. I want to go,but...
I won't even come.
If that's what you want. I just want this to go right.
I'll think about it.
Jerry. how's the hand?
Still hurts like a bitch.
- Fuckin' car doors. - Yeah.
What are you doin'?
I thought I'd start on dinner.
You don't need to do that.
It's no big deal.
Go finish your homework.
Is tommy here?
No.
I was just startin' dinner.
I really don't have much to say.
Eileen,look,I...
I was talkin' to this doctor I work with at the clinic,
and-I didn't say anything.
I mean,you don't air family laundry. But...
but I talked to him,
- and he thinks your symptoms- - what symptoms?
Not being able to get out of bed...
emotional outbursts...
crying...
I'm just overtired.
Well,he thinks it's possible that you're clinically depressed.
And,he gave me...
the number of a...
a guy down in Newport you might talk to.
A psychiatrist.
He's a new york jew. Moved here a couple years ago.
So it's not like he knows anybody.
Mary-kate,I'm not depressed.
Call him.
- What's wrong with the old couch? - It stinks. It smells.
I want a new fuckin' couch where I can lay my head,
watch baseball,and eat a bag of cheetos. You know?
So,buy the couch.
She knows I haven't been right lately.
And if I buy the couch,it's just gonna confirm all the things that she's been thinkin'
that she won't fuckin' say that she's been thinkin'.You know?
Yeah,well... fuck it.
Cassie'd never let you eat cheetos on a new couch anyway.
- Can I ask you a question? - Yeah.
Since when did marty trio become a good friend?
I don't know. Can you be friends with somebody you want to put down on a rico charge?
Twice... in one conversation...
he called me his good friend.
- Maybe he was drunk. - Yeah.
So,what're we gonna do about this?
Supposed to be takin' pictures of michael caffee.
- Yeah,but do you want me to take the picture? - Take the picture.
Are you sure?
I mean...
if he gets called in,he could talk. You know?
Shit.
All right,don't take the fuckin' picture. Jesus chri-I just took the fuckin' picture.
Oh,fuck.
Fuckin' thing.
Nice.
With my little one,we had to wait 3 hours in the emergency room.
Oh. Well,at least rico's job qualifies you for blue cross. I'm on my own.
I used to have medical benefits.
- What did you say? - Yeah. At my old job.
We had full medical,pension, time off if you were havin' a baby.
We didn't have it at the beginning. We had to fight for it,but we got it.
- You were union. - Oh,absolutely.
They don't like unions here.
Who cares what they like?I mean,collective bargaining is the right of every american worker.
Keep your voice down.
We could form a union.
The meat department in Brockton already tried that.
Management just closed down the meat aisle.
No meat aisle,no jobs,no union.
We could be different.
You want to fight the corporation,help yourself. Me,I need my paycheck.
- See you after the film. Have a good night. - Thank you.
- Mr. Mayor. - Hello,tommy. Nice turnout.
- Yes. - Tommy. Mayor.
Where's judd?
Judd who?
You know what,tom? You're almost crafty enough to be an italian.
Thank you. Good job.
- There you go,sweetheart. - Thank you.
Which one is that?The wife or mistress?
That-that one's the wife. Mistress is over there.
The guy's been married for 30 years. He's had a mistress for 25 of 'em.
- Not the same one. - Oh,yeah. No,marty's a loyal guy.
I mean... When he commits, he's faithful right down the line.
Come on,cas.
Marty's not that bad.
- I mean,he loves 'em both equally. - Yeah. Yeah. I'm sure he does.
He's only married to one of 'em.
Detective giggs?
I wanted to thank you for helping marty with his flat tire the other night.
Not a problem.
I keep tellin' him he should get triple-A.
- It was just a faulty jack. - You shouldn't be lifting 50-pound tires.
Oh,come on,leanne. Don't make me an invalid. I'm fine.
Anyway,
I'm glad he has people like you watchin' out for him.
Not a problem.
Yeah. Hey. Well,I'll see you inside. Go on. Come on.
You ever get a mistress...
I'm gonna chop your dick off.
Absolutely.
Appreciate it. Really.
Have a good night. I'll see you inside.
- Freddie. - Hey,tommy. How are ya?
- You know my daughter clair. - Of course.
I haven't seen this many Irishmen in ties since the pope came to town.
Well,you know,if we pull this off, it's gonna be a win for the whole neighborhood.
Yeah. Yeah,here's...
3,000 bucks. Somebody donates more than that, you let me know,and I'll match it.
I will. Thanks.
Will I see your brother Michael around?
If he is,I haven't seen him. No.
All right,come on. Let's see the movie.
Hey,freddie,thanks.
Ok. Give this to clarence. Tell him to lock it in the office.
- How did we do? - Not bad.
What'd I miss?
I'll tell you later.
Thank you.
For what?
Sittin' up here?Not showin' my face?
Yeah.
You still don't get it,do you?
You don't ever have to worry what I'm gonna do.
You're my brother.
I know what to do.
Ok.
Hey,marty.
Decco. Hey.
Hey.
I really wanna bum a smoke right now,but...
cassie's tryin' to get me to quit.
You oughta listen to her.
Hey,marty.
If you don't mind me askin'...
what the fuck's been goin' on with you lately?
It's like you told me the other day...
you and I are friends. Right?
I got cancer.
Jesus,fuck,marty.
What kind?
The kind they didn't catch in time.
Well,are they gonna-are they-can...
no.
6 to 9 months. That's all I get.
Goddamn thing's chokin' me to death.
You know...
I used to be young once.
You know?
I meant good things.
I know you did,marty.
The fuck you know.
If you knew what I know.
- What do you know,marty? - Oh,forget about it.
Tell me what you know.
We all wander from the right hand of god.
It's not by choice,it's by necessity.
But it's the ones...
who are lucky that have a chance to find their way back.
You goddamn son of a bitch.
I see you.
I see what you want. You don't fuckin' care.
You want a rat. You want me to fucking rat!
Marty-fuck you.
Fuck you!
Who is it?
I fucked your mother.
What?
Open the fuckin' door.
Thanks. Take the rest back to the bar.
- Hey. - Hey.
You had to do it,didn't you?!
You just had to take the fuckin' money!
Boys!
Get up.
It wasn't me.
Mom.