[DOOR SHUTS]
[FOOTSTEPS]
[CAR ENGINE STARTS]
[DOOR SHUTS]
[TIRES SCREECH]
UHH.
[MOANING]
MEX.
♪ ON THE FIRST DAY I MET YOU ♪
♪ I WAS SO ALL ALONE ♪
DIET PEPSI, PLEASE.
♪ ...LOST IN THIS CITY ♪
♪ AND AWAY FROM MY HOME ♪
THANK YOU.
♪ YOU WERE THERE CLOSE BESIDE ME ♪
WANT TO PLAY?
EASY, MEX.
♪ BUT I WAS SO UNAWARE ♪
♪ THAT LOVE WAS SO SIMPLE ♪
HEY. I DESERVE AN ANSWER.
NO.
♪ AND YOU'D ALWAYS BE THERE ♪
THANKS.
♪ WHEN I'M WITH YOU ♪
♪ ALONE IN THE EVENING ♪
♪ ALL MY WORRIES ARE GONE ♪
♪ KNOWIN' THAT WHATEVER HAPPENS ♪
♪ OUR LOVE WILL LIVE ON ♪♪
[MOANING]
UHH!
MEX.
YOU WANT TO DANCE?
WHAT?
DO YOU WANT DO DANCE?
NO.
I'LL PLAY SOMETHING ON THE JUKE BOX.
DO YOU LIKE THE STONES?
PLEASE, MISTER.
YOU MUST LIKE SOMEBODY. WHO DO YOU LIKE?
MANILOW.
BARRY MANILOW?
OK. I'LL PLAY BARRY MANILOW.
I'M NOT IN THE MOOD, OK?
ALL RIGHT. MAYBE YOU'LL BE IN THE MOOD LATER, HUH?
SURE. AHEM. LATER.
LATER. THAT'LL BE OUR PASSWORD, OK?
OK. YOU GOT IT.
♪ THROUGH THE NIGHT, I LAY AND GAZED... ♪
OK.
♪ WAITING FOR THE SUN AND MORNING CALL ♪
♪ HOPIN' FOR THAT... ♪♪
DR. PHILLIPS.
DR. PHILLIPS, 3-E.
INHALATION THERAPY TO I.C.U.
DR. PHILLIPS.
DR. PHILLIPS, 3-E.
SORRY. ROULETTE TABLE WAS A ZOO. SOME SAUDIS GOT DRUNK.
LET'S GO.
I JUST ARRIVED.
THE DRUNK AT THE BAR'S BEEN HITTING ON ME.
PLEASE.
DORIS, I'M HERE NOW.
NOTHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN, OK?
JUST FORGET ABOUT HIM.
BESIDES, LET'S THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.
I DON'T WANT TO PRESSURE YOU.
JUST THAT MY BOSSES HAVE OFFERED ME A BIG RAISE
TO MOVE TO ATLANTIC CITY.
WILL YOU COME WITH ME?
YOU MEAN, WILL YOU MARRY ME?
OSGOOD, I'VE BEEN MARRIED THREE TIMES.
I STINK AT IT.
THE ONLY THING I KNOW FOR SURE
IS I GIVE GOOD DIVORCE.
HONEY, THAT DOESN'T BOTHER ME.
IT'S LATER.
WE'RE TALKING, ALL RIGHT?
LATER IS OUR PASSWORD, ASSHOLE.
FOR MANILOW, JUST LIKE YOU SAID.
I, I SAID I'D DANCE WITH HIM JUST TO GET...
RID OF HIM.
AHEM. ALL RIGHT.
NO, IT'S NOT ALL RIGHT.
I ASKED THE LADY TO DANCE. SHE SAID SHE'LL DANCE WITH ME.
D.D.
NO.
YOU TOLD HIM YOUR NAME?
I HAD TO GET RID OF HIM.
WHAT ELSE DID YOU TELL HIM
WHILE I'M GETTING JERKED AROUND BY SAUDIS?
SHE TOLD ME A LOT.
HOW YOU CAN'T GET IT UP.
WHAT A PITIFUL LITTLE PUTZ YOU ARE.
AHEM. LOOK.
UH...
I DON'T REALLY THINK YOU WANT TO MAKE ME MAD.
REALLY?
IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK?
I'M GETTING OUT OF HERE.
THAT'S THE SECOND TIME YOU'VE TOUCHED HER.
DON'T DO IT AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT, I WON'T TOUCH HER AGAIN...
UNLESS, OF COURSE, SHE WANTS ME TO.
I'LL JUST TOUCH YOU. IS THAT ALL RIGHT?
HA HA!
OH, JESUS!
NA NA NA NA NA!
ALL RIGHT, GIVE ME THAT.
THAT IS MINE, AND I WANT IT.
DOES IT BITE?
BE CAREFUL WITH THAT!
PLEASE. LET'S GO.
THAT WAS EXPENSIVE.
IT WAS MADE ESPECIALLY FOR ME.
FORGET ABOUT THE MONEY, OSGOOD.
WHAT KIND OF A NAME IS OSGOOD?
PLEASE, THINK ABOUT ME. I'M SCARED.
PLEASE, GET ME OUT OF HERE.
IN THAT CASE.
COME ON, OSGOOD.
I COULD HAVE HANDLED HIM.
YES.
I'M VERY GOOD WITH MY FISTS.
COME ON, LET'S TAKE MY CAR.
OSSIE.
OSGOOD, HELP ME IN THE DOOR.
OSSIE.
YES, I WILL.
I WILL DO THAT VERY THING.
COME ON.
OSSIE WOSSIE.
YOU FORGOT YOUR BIRD.
COME ON.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT IS ENOUGH.
OSGOOD.
REALLY?
OSGOOD, LET'S GO!
OSSIE WOSSIE.
OSGOOD!
YOU DON'T WANT TO LEAVE WITHOUT THIS, DO YOU?
I MEAN, YOU LOOK SILLY WITHOUT IT.
HEH HEH HEH. YOU WANT IT?
HERE.
PICK IT UP.
DON'T, OSGOOD.
ALL RIGHT, MOVE BACK.
WHY WOULD I WANT TO DO THAT?
UH, SAFETY PRECAUTION, LET'S SAY.
D.D., GET BACK IN THE CAR.
OH!
OH, OS.
I DON'T NEED ANY TRICKS TO HANDLE YOU,
A LITTLE SHRIMP FAGGOT LIKE YOU.
I DON'T NEED ANY TRICKS.
ALL I NEED IS THIS.
OH!
OSGOOD?
SHUT UP, D.D.
BUT--
CLOSE YOUR MOUTH, ALL RIGHT?
NOBODY'S LEAVING TILL IT'S OVER.
IT'S NOT OVER TILL HE SAYS IT'S OVER.
I DRANK TOO MUCH.
SOMETIMES WHAT I THINK IS FUNNY
ISN'T FUNNY TO OTHER PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW? I'M SORRY.
WILL YOU HELP ME UP?
DON'T BE A SUCKER.
NO, REALLY. I'M SORRY.
THANKS.
HELP!
OH.
OHH.
[THUMPING]
OSGOOD?
OSGOOD, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
OSGOOD!
OK?
IS IT OVER?
IT'S YOUR CALL.
I HOPE YOU WANT MORE.
I'VE REALLY LOVED THESE LAST FEW MINUTES.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE AFRAID OF?
I'M A MESS.
IS HE DEAD?
I DON'T THINK SO.
OSGOOD, YOU TOUCH THAT SCALP DOILY, AND WE'RE THROUGH!
BUT I THOUGHT YOU LIKED MY HAIR PIECE.
I HATE YOUR HAIR PIECE.
BUT IT GIVES ME CONFIDENCE.
IF I DON'T GIVE YOU CONFIDENCE,
WE MAY AS WELL PACK IT IN.
ATLANTIC CITY, HERE WE COME.
I GOT ONE FOR YOU.
YOU AND I WILL BE GREAT.
HEY, MEX, I GOT ONE.
ALL THE MEXICANS ARE GOING TO CHINA.
THEY FOUND OUT 2,000 MILES OF WALL HAVEN'T BEEN WRITTEN ON.
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MEXICAN PHONE COMPANY?
TACO BELL.
GIVE ME A BREAK.
WHAT'LL IT BE, MEX?
THE USUAL.
MEX, I'M WORKING ON A NEW CUSTOMER FOR YOU.
MAYBE I SHOULD TELL YOU ABOUT IT.
LATER, FELIX.
THAT WOULD BE OK, TOO.
MEX, IT WORKED.
IT WORKED.
I'M GOING TO ATLANTIC CITY.
GREAT.
LET'S GET THIS DONE.
OK, IT WAS, UH... 500.
RIGHT?
THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT AMOUNT, OSGOOD.
WELL, SURE IT IS. WE AGREED.
REMEMBER I ASKED YOU IF I COULD BEAT YOU UP?
WE SAID 150 FOR YOUR TIME,
ANOTHER 150 IF IT WORKED.
NOW, THAT'S 300.
AND ANOTHER 200
IS A FRIENDSHIP BONUS, OK?
I APPRECIATE IT, OS, BUT DON'T TIP ME.
SURE.
THANKS.
YOU'RE A GREAT GUY. YOU'RE A GREAT GUY.
HAVE FUN IN ATLANTIC CITY.
THANKS.
YOU GET THAT FROM THE MEXICAN DOWN THE STREET?
DON'T BOTHER TO THANK ME.
OK. IT'S GREAT HE'S GOT THE WHITE ONES THIS YEAR.
THEY'RE SO MUCH MORE LIFELIKE.
HOW MANY TODAY?
FOUR.
WHEN I GET TO VENICE, MY HEADACHE WILL GO AWAY.
SURE. THEY DON'T HAVE HEADACHES IN ITALY ANYMORE.
CUTE.
WHAT'S THE MATTER? FUNDRAISING'S NOT GOING WELL?
NOW, LET'S SEE, YOU WANT 100,000
TO SET YOU UP FOR FIVE YEARS, RIGHT?
HOW SHORT ARE YOU?
99,700.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAD A PROFITABLE MORNING.
AROUND THE CORNER, HONEY, AND UP THE STAIRS.
NEW CLASS TODAY?
YEAH. THEY'VE BEEN STREAMING IN LIKE LEMMINGS.
YOU HAVE THIS HEADACHE EVERY MORNING
SINCE YOU CAME TO VEGAS.
EVER THINK THERE'S A POSSIBLE CONNECTION?
WANT TO HEAR YOUR MAIL?
ANYTHING FROM ANYBODY PRETTY?
HA HA!
NO MONEY, OF COURSE.
NO. I'LL START WITH THE BEST ONE.
"DEAR NICK ESCALANTE,
"THE GREAT DANE NEXT DOOR SHITS ON MY FRONT STEPS.
"HIS OWNER THINKS IT'S FUNNY,
"BUT HE WON'T WHEN THE DOG'S DEAD.
"I READ ABOUT YOU IN MY MERCENARY MAGAZINE,
"AND I THINK YOU CAN HELP.
NICK, HOW DO YOU GARROTE A DOG?"
SORRY?
"HOW DO YOU GARROTE A DOG?
"DO YOU TRY AND SNEAK UP BEHIND IT,
"OR DO YOU GIVE IT A STEAK
AND ATTACK WHEN IT'S EATING?"
BUY A DOG SUIT AND SNEAK UP ON HIM.
NO. GOOD DOG SUITS COST MONEY.
FRANKLY, THIS PROJECT'S BENEATH YOU.
IT'S BENEATH ME. I GOT WORK TO DO.
HOW'S YOUR LAWSUIT COMING?
PRETTY GOOD, ACTUALLY. MY COUSIN MEL,
HE'S AGREED TO SAY
HE WROTE BORN IN THE USA EIGHT YEARS AGO.
SPRINGSTEEN'S PEOPLE WILL SETTLE OUT OF COURT, AVOID THE HASSLE.
I DO HAVE ONE PROBLEM.
I LIKE SPRINGSTEEN.
I WISH THE OSMONDS WERE STILL MAKING HITS.
IT WOULD BE FUN SUING THEM.
LOOK AT THIS.
ADULT MALE, SUIT AND TIE.
MIGHT BE A TALENT SCOUT
OR A POTENTIAL CLIENT OR BOTH.
I'LL HANDLE IT.
COME IN.
HELLO, I'M CYRUS KINNICK.
PINCHUS ZION, ATTORNEY AT LAW.
I'M HERE TO SEE MR. ESCALANTE.
OF COURSE.
GLAD TO MEET YOU ALL THE SAME.
THIS IS NICK ESCALANTE. THIS IS CYRUS KINNICK.
HI.
I'M VERY GLAD TO MEET YOU.
I'LL BE OVER HERE IF YOU NEED ME.
THIS IS WHERE IT ALL HAPPENS.
MM-HMM.
UM...MAY I BE FRANK WITH YOU?
UM, I...MAY I SIT, PLEASE?
SURE.
ALL RIGHT. UM...
WELL. I CHECKED IN THE YELLOW PAGES,
AND YOU'RE NOT THERE.
THANK YOU.
AS I SAY, YOU'RE NOT IN THE YELLOW PAGES,
AND THIS SURPRISED ME.
I WROTE YOU ON THE ADVICE OF AN EX-CLIENT OF YOURS.
[THUMPING]
DANCE STUDIO.
I TOOK HIM AT HIS WORD.
I'M A CONSIDERABLE GAMBLER.
HOW MUCH DO YOU LOSE?
75, $100.
I'VE REALLY GOT THE FEVER.
I'M A CONSIDERABLE GAMBLER,
AND THE REPUTATION OF MY BODYGUARD MEANS MUCH TO ME.
WELL, I'M IN THE YELLOW PAGES,
RIGHT BETWEEN CHAPELS AND CHARM SCHOOLS.
I'M THE ONLY LICENSED CHAPERON IN NEVADA.
YOU CALL YOURSELF A CHAPERON.
HE'S A CLASS ACT.
PARDON ME IF I DON'T ASK ALL THE RIGHT QUESTIONS.
TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF.
LIST HIS QUALIFICATIONS?
WELL, NOT IF... I DON'T WANT TO...
WOULD YOU?
WELL, I'VE BEEN KNOCKED DOWN, BLOWN UP,
LIED TO, SHIT ON, SHOT AT.
I'M NOT A VIRGIN EXCEPT IN MY HEART.
NOTHING SURPRISES ME EXCEPT WHAT PEOPLE DO TO EACH OTHER.
I'M A LICENSED PILOT,
I'VE LECTURED AT YALE,
AND I CAN MEMORIZE THE FRONT PAGE
OF THE NEW YORK TIMES IN FIVE MINUTES.
I WAS NATIONAL GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPION,
AND I'M FLUENT IN FOUR LANGUAGES.
I'M NOT THROUGH.
THERE'S MORE.
YEAH. I LIE A LOT.
THIS SEEMS SO RIGHT.
I'M STAYING AT THE SANDS HOTEL.
SHALL WE SAY 9:00, MR. ESCALANTE?
FINE.
DANDY.
ALL RIGHT.
PUSH, NOT PULL.
THAT KID SHOULD NOT BE ALONE IN VEGAS.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
PINCHUS ZION.
MAY I SPEAK TO MEX, PLEASE?
HELLO, HOLLY.
NICKY, I NEED YOU.
IS THAT YOU, MEX? COME ON IN.
HOLLY, THE SCREEN DOOR IS LATCHED.
HOW'S BUSINESS BEEN THIS CHRISTMAS?
IF YOU'RE GOING TO HIDE, I COULD HAVE TALKED TO YOU ON THE PHONE.
I DON'T WANT YOU SEEING ME.
WHAT IS THIS, A JOAN CRAWFORD MOVIE?
HEY, MEX.
HI.
THEY SAY I KEPT CALLING OUT FOR YOU IN EMERGENCY.
WHO PUT YOU IN EMERGENCY?
I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.
THAT'S WHY I PHONED YOU.
UH, COFFEE?
SURE.
GET THE DOOR, WILL YOU?
I HAD A DATE LAST NIGHT.
NICE OLD GUY. WE HAD A NICE TIME.
I WENT TO HIS ROOM, SAID GOOD NIGHT,
WENT TO THE ELEVATOR AND THE DOORS OPENED.
THERE WERE THREE GUYS INSIDE.
BUT ONLY ONE, REALLY.
SAY AGAIN?
THE LITTLE GUY WAS THE BOSS,
THIS WEIRD PRETTY-BOY.
THE BIG GUYS...
I DON'T THINK THEY COULD FIT IN THIS DOORWAY.
THEY WERE HIS FLUNKIES.
THE LITTLE GUY SAYS, "COME TO THE PARTY."
I SAID I WAS TIRED.
HE SAID, "I'M TOO GORGEOUS TO TURN DOWN,"
AND HE PULLED ME IN.
I DIDN'T PANIC. I'VE BEEN IN OTHER SITUATIONS BLAH DE BLAH.
WHERE WAS I?
BLAH DE BLAH.
RIGHT.
THE ELEVATOR WENT UP. I DIDN'T CLOCK THE FLOOR.
I HAD OTHER PROBLEMS,
LIKE HOW BEST TO MAKE MY DEPARTURE.
THEN WE WERE IN HIS SUITE, AND I SAID, "WHERE'S THE PARTY?"
AND HE SAID, "YOU ARE."
THE OTHER TWO LEAVE.
I'M WORKING ON A SOB STORY WHEN HE SAID,
"ARE YOU THE LUCKY BITCH.
YOU'RE THE ONLY GIRL TONIGHT WHO GETS TO TOUCH IT."
I BAT MY EYES ALL INNOCENT AND SAY, "TOUCH WHAT?"
HE LOOKS DOWN AT HIMSELF WHILE HE SAYS,
"THE ENVY OF ALL MANKIND."
AND RIGHT NOW I AM VERY SCARED
BECAUSE WHEN A GUY HAS A NAME FOR HIS COCK,
YOU KNOW HE'S NOT PLAYING WITH A FULL DECK.
YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR THIS MUCH.
I'LL SUE HIS ASS.
WHY ARE YOU LYING, HOLLY?
I'M NOT. I WANT HIM IN JAIL.
HIRE A LAWYER.
I DON'T KNOW ANY GOD DAMN THING ABOUT HIM.
HOW CAN YOU NOT HELP ME?
BECAUSE THOSE FELLAS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
WEREN'T ELDERS FROM THE MORMON CHURCH.
WHAT HOTEL WERE YOU IN?
DANTE'S.
OH, GREAT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE IT.
THE WAITRESSES RIP PHONE BOOKS IN HALF.
YOU'RE GOING TO HELP ME.
WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE, YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL WITH PIMPLES.
GO TO HELL. I ALWAYS HAD GOOD SKIN.
BABY TRIED TO RECRUIT ME FOR THE COMBINATION. I TOLD HIM NO.
IF I'M GOING TO WORK SOMEBODY OVER, IT'LL BE MY IDEA.
BABY ALWAYS RESPECTED THAT.
I'M GOING TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.
CALL ME AND TELL ME WHO HE IS. I'LL BE HERE.
I'M NOT CALLING YOU.
I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY AT DANTE'S,
SO DON'T COUNT ON ME, HOLLY.
LIAR.
I'M LOOKING FOR A PRETTY-BOY.
PROBABLY IN A SUITE.
HE HAD TWO VERY LARGE BODYGUARDS.
DOES THAT RING A BELL?
I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD TALK HERE.
DO YOU KNOW BIG DADDY'S?
GREAT BOUILLABAISSE.
I GET OFF AT 4:00. BE THERE AT 4:15.
IF I'M NOT THERE, I DON'T HAVE NOTHING.
IF I AM, WE'LL TALK.
HEY, WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT?
NOTHING. I CAME UP EMPTY.
YOU FORGET WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO. TELL ME THE TRUTH.
GO HOME, HOLLY.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE GUY DID WHEN HE WAS FINISHED?
HE PUT A GUN INSIDE ME, AND I DON'T MEAN MY MOUTH.
HE SAID, "TELL ME YOU LOVE ME,
AND IF I BELIEVE YOU, I'LL LET YOU GO."
I SAID, "I LOVE YOU SO MUCH."
HE PULLED THE TRIGGER, AND THERE WAS A CLICK.
HE WAS JUST PLAYING GAMES WITH ME.
SOME SWELL GAMES TO PLAY WITH ANOTHER HUMAN.
I WANT TO SUE HIM, AND YOU KNOW WHO HE IS
AND JUST LET HIM WALK AWAY?
REMEMBER ALL THOSE TIMES
WHEN I TOLD YOU HOW I CARED FOR YOU?
BULLSHIT, HOLLY.
WRONG. I LOVED YOU.
EVERY GOOD THING I EVER SAID WAS TRUE.
GOD. I'M GETTING TO BE SUCH A WITCH SOMETIMES.
DON'T HELP ME.
I WAS WRONG TO ASK, AND I DON'T WANT YOU INVOLVED.
WE BOTH KNOW WHAT THIS IS ABOUT, DON'T WE?
WHATEVER YOU SAY.
YOU'RE SCARED BECAUSE YOU'RE GETTING ON,
AND YOU'RE AFRAID THEY'LL HURT YOU.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THEY PROBABLY WILL.
GOD FORBID YOU SHOULD BE
THE ONLY HUMAN ON THIS EARTH NEVER TO GET HURT.
ANYWAY, THE PRETTY-BOY'S NAME
IS DANNY DeMARCO. SUITE 3506.
HE COMES FROM A FINE OLD WOP FAMILY
THAT RUNS VICE IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.
HE'S THE SON AND HEIR. HIS DADDY LOVES HIM.
YOU DONE ME SOMETHING ONCE,
AND I OWE YOU FOREVER.
DO ME SOMETHING NOW.
SURE.
DON'T MESS WITH THESE GUYS.
MR. KINNICK.
YOU MAY CALL ME CYRUS.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THE SANDS?
MY LAST TIME HERE, I WON PRETTY BIG.
I DON'T WANT THEM THINKING I'VE GOT A SYSTEM.
LET'S TAKE A STROLL, FIND AN UNSUSPECTING VICTIM.
TRY THE ALADDIN.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A REALLY GOOD TIME.
HEY, GUYS. WANT A BLOWJOB?
HELLO, KATHY.
I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING WITHOUT THESE GLASSES.
IS THAT YOU, NICKY?
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU, TOO.
FUN CITY.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO GAMBLE NOW.
I WOULD LIKE TO BET...
$15, PLEASE.
NO, WAIT.
I PRAY THIS IS NOT A MISTAKE.
I'M GOING TO BET $25, PLEASE.
EXCUSE ME.
YOU WON'T BE FAR?
NO, I'LL BE AT THE BAR.
I'M SHAKING. THIS IS SO SICK.
THANKS.
MY GOD!
I WON.
WELL, I'VE SEEN YOU HAPPIER.
HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?
THIS IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY CAREER,
PROTECTING A PERRIER DRINKER.
HE ACTUALLY BET $25 ON THE LAST HAND.
CAN I BUY YOU A DRINK?
LATER.
WERE YOU WATCHING? I'M $500 AHEAD.
WHY AREN'T I LIVING IN LAS VEGAS?
THE SENSE OF LIFE IN THIS TOWN, IT'S TANGIBLE.
WE'RE QUITS, OK?
WHAT? I INTENDED GAMBLING FOR HOURS.
I HAVEN'T GOT HOURS.
I THOUGHT I HIRED YOU AT MY DISCRETION.
NOBODY'S EVER BEEN MUGGED IN A CASINO.
OUTSIDE, THE LITTLE YELLOW THINGS ARE CABS.
IN 1 1/2 MINUTES, YOU'LL BE BACK AT THE SANDS.
THEN YOU'LL BE SAFE AND TUCKED IN YOUR LITTLE BED.
OK.
A PERRIER.
THE MAN'S NAME IS DANNY DeMARCO.
HE'S AT DANTE'S, SUITE 3506. GOOD NIGHT.
HEY, WAIT.
WHAT FOR?
DON'T GET HUFFY. LET ME WRITE IT DOWN.
WELL, WRITE IT DOWN.
UH, 3506, DID YOU SAY?
THAT'S RIGHT.
GOOD LUCK IN YOUR LAWSUIT.
WHAT ARE YOU SO ANGRY ABOUT?
YOU'RE A LIAR.
DON'T CALL ME THAT, MEX!
YOU NEVER INTENDED TO SUE THAT S.O.B.
NICKY!
I NEED FOR YOU TO HELP ME.
HELP YOU WHAT?
YOU KNOW. NOBODY CAN DO WHAT YOU CAN DO.
YOU MEAN GET PEOPLE KILLED?
THREE OF THEM WITH GUNS.
SOFTEN THEM UP AND GIVE ME MY CHANCE.
CHANCE FOR WHAT?
I WANT HIS NUTS IN MY HANDS.
IF I GET KILLED?
I'LL BE MISERABLE FOR DAYS.
THAT'S MY GIRL.
I WANT THIS GUY FOR WHAT HE DID.
YOU'LL HELP ME.
YOU'LL HELP ME GET HIS NUTS IN MY HANDS.
JESUS.
YEAH?
I'M HERE TO SEE MR. DeMARCO.
ABOUT WHAT?
IT'S PERSONAL.
HE'S BUSY.
BABY WOULDN'T LIKE ME STANDING OUT IN THE HALL.
YOU'RE A FRIEND OF BABY'S?
19 YEARS.
OK. WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
A GIRL.
YOU GOT A GIRL FOR MR. DeMARCO?
IS SHE PRETTY?
HE LIKES THEM PRETTY AND THIN.
YOU JUST DESCRIBED HER.
COME ON IN.
PUT YOUR HANDS UP.
I'LL BE BACK.
[WOMAN LAUGHING]
YOU'RE A FRIEND OF BABY'S?
YEAH.
ANY FRIEND OF BABY'S IS A FRIEND OF MINE.
NICE TO SEE YOU, MR. DeMARCO.
CALL ME DANNY. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
NICK.
NICK. NICK WHAT?
ESCALANTE.
NICK ESCALANTE.
NICK.
I'M TOLD THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT A GIRL. IS SHE PRETTY?
SHE WAS.
AGAIN?
LAST NIGHT, A CLOSE PERSONAL FRIEND OF MINE
WAS TREATED WITH SOME DISRESPECT.
I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU'D DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT
AND MAKE IT OK.
ME? DISRESPECT TO A LADY?
THE SAME PERSONAL FRIEND SAID YOU,
YEAH, YOU...
INSERTED A WEAPON, A PISTOL,
INSIDE HER.
OH, THAT.
THAT'S NOT DISRESPECT. THAT WAS A GAME.
WE WERE HAVING A PARTY.
YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT WASN'T VERY NICE, EITHER.
SHE NEEDED STITCHES IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
THIS IS PROBABLY ANOTHER GAME YOU'RE PLAYING,
ONLY NOW IT'S WITH ME.
YOU CAN'T SHOW DISRESPECT TO A WHORE.
DON'T INTERRUPT ME.
YES, SIR.
SHE'S A WHORE, AND YOU'RE HER PIMP.
COME IN HERE IN THAT ASSHOLE COSTUME.
SURE LOOK LIKE A TWO-BIT SPIC PIMP TO ME.
I LIKE TO THINK OF MYSELF
AS BEING IN THE PEOPLE BUSINESS.
YOU HEAR THIS?
I'VE NEVER HEARD IT CALLED THAT BEFORE.
YOU FROM MARS?
NO.
YOU A CITIZEN?
YEAH. I'M A CITIZEN.
I GOT AN AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD...
VISA...
YOU ARE FROM MARS.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I LIKE YOU. I DO.
OH, WHAT THE HELL, MAYBE YOU GOT A POINT.
COME HERE. I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
[DRAWER OPENS]
THIS IS, UM...
20,000.
SHOULD THAT COVER THE DISRESPECT?
VERY GENEROUS.
YOU'RE VERY STUPID, BUT YOU PROBABLY KNOW WHAT THIS IS.
SCARED? I'LL BET I'M SCARING THE SHIT OUT OF YOU.
WHY DON'T YOU LET ME JUST WALK OUT?
OH, YOU GONNA LEAVE, NICK?
WHAT KIND OF SHAPE WILL YOU BE IN THEN?
YOU SEE, NICK, IF I LET YOU WALK OUT,
I'D WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW HOW SWEET I AM,
SO TELL ME.
TALK TO ME NOW!
TELL ME ABOUT MY GOOD QUALITIES.
AND IF I BELIEVE YOU...
FREE AS AIR.
YOU'RE A PEACH OF A GUY.
A-NUMBER ONE.
YOU'RE A SWELL FELLOW.
HA HA HA!
PEACH OF A GUY.
YEAH.
YOU'VE FAILED SO FAR, NICK.
BUT I LIKE YOU. I DO,
SO I'LL GIVE YOU ONE MORE SHOT.
SO GO ON.
TELL ME ABOUT MY GOOD QUALITIES.
I'M WAITING.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?
I WAS THINKING ABOUT VENICE.
VENICE?
YES.
GET HIM OUT.
AAH! AAH!
OH!
OW!
OH!
AAH!
OH!
[DING]
[KNOCK KNOCK]
IT'S THEM.
IF IT ISN'T, THEY GOT A HELL OF A LAWSUIT.
HOLY SHIT.
YOU SOFTENED THEM UP GOOD.
REMEMBER ME?
NO?
HOW ABOUT NOW?
SURE. YOU'RE THE PARTY GIRL WE HAD ALL THAT FUN WITH.
RIGHT. I HAD SO MUCH FUN.
I CAN'T STAND PARTIES.
I JUST WANTED TO GO ON FOREVER.
THE ENVY OF ALL MANKIND.
YOU KNOW WHO I AM?
[SNAP]
YOU'RE THE PARTY GIVER.
IS THIS ABOUT THE MONEY?
IS THAT WHAT IT'S ABOUT?
GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE 20!
WHAT MONEY?
THERE'S 20,000 IN THE DESK.
IT'S NOT ABOUT MONEY.
IT'S ABOUT LOVE.
NICKY.
IT WASN'T ME! IT WASN'T!
TIEL AND KINLAW DID IT!
WE DIDN'T GET OUR TURN TILL AFTER YOU.
SHUT UP!
I HOPE I SHARPENED THESE ENOUGH.
LET'S SEE.
[SNIP SNIP]
OH! OH!
I GUESS THEY ARE SHARP ENOUGH.
THERE'S A TINY CUT.
IT PROBABLY DOESN'T LOOK TINY TO YOU.
I'M BLEEDING.
PLEASE.
I DIDN'T MEAN IT. PLEASE.
JESUS.
PLEASE.
YOU'RE NOT MAD AT ME, THEN?
NO.
GOOD.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE SAME BREAK YOU GAVE ME.
TELL ME YOU LOVE ME.
I LOVE YOU.
I DON'T THINK THAT SOUNDED VERY SINCERE.
DO YOU THINK HE'S SINCERE?
THIS IS YOUR SHOW.
LAST CHANCE.
I LOVE YOU.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. PLEASE.
I LOVE YOU.
MORE.
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
YOU CAN DO BETTER.
HOLLY.
COME ON.
THE CHICKEN SHIT PASSED OUT.
GOD, WE MAKE SOME TEAM.
MADE SOME TEAM.
YOU'RE GETTING OUT OF TOWN.
I KNOW. SPENT THE LAST FEW HOURS PACKING.
I'M HEADING STRAIGHT FOR--
DON'T TELL ME WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
YOU'RE THAT SURE THEY'LL COME AFTER YOU.
YOU KNOW THEY WILL. YOU KNEW ALL ALONG.
YOU COULD HAVE KILLED THEM.
I TRY NOT TO DO THAT.
HERE'S YOUR HALF.
I DON'T WANT THIS.
BUT YOUR FREEDOM MONEY!
WE CAN'T LEAVE TOGETHER.
ONE OF US IS GOING IN STYLE.
GET IN THE CAR.
I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR WHAT YOU DID TONIGHT.
I SWEAR, I NEVER WOULD HAVE BEGGED FOR YOUR HELP
IF THERE WERE MORE THAN THREE.
LET'S NOT END THIS RELATIONSHIP ON A LIE.
OK. MAYBE FIVE?
YOU COULD HANDLE FIVE. I KNOW IT.
'CAUSE MY MEX,
HE CAN DO ANYTHING.
I LIKE THIS JACKET ON YOU, NICKY, I DO.
GET IN THE CAR.
YOU WANT TO HEAR SOMETHING CRAZY?
BACK THERE WHEN DeMARCO WAS COMING APART, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I LOVED IT!
DEAR GOD.
I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WORE BRACES.
GOOD-BYE, NICKY.
BYE, HOLLY.
[BEEP BEEP]
MISTER?
SIR?
THAT, UH, LADY WHO WEARS DARK GLASSES AT NIGHT
ASKED ME TO GIVE YOU THIS.
WELL, GOOD EVENING.
YOU LOOK BETTER THAN YOU DID BEFORE.
WHAT TIME'S YOUR BREAK?
IN A FEW MINUTES.
I'LL KEEP YOU COMPANY.
OK.
$100 IN CHIPS.
JUST KEEP ME COMPANY. I'VE BEEN KILLING THEM TONIGHT.
$100 IN CHIPS.
JUST KEEP ME COMPANY.
YOU WORK HERE OR NOT?
CHANGING 100.
$5.00 MINIMUM BET.
I BET $5.00.
BUSTED.
IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT.
BLACKJACK.
NICKY, I LOSE MORE FRIENDS THIS WAY.
YEAH.
DO YOU WANT TO STAY?
I GOT 19, CASS.
YOU GOT 10 SHOWING.
EXCEPT I KNOW SOMETHING.
YOUR DOWN CARD IS A PICTURE CARD.
THAT MEANS YOU GOT 20.
MY 19 ISN'T WORTH ANYTHING. I NEED 21.
YOU WANT ME TO HIT YOU?
YEAH, I DO.
YOU KNOW WHY?
SOMETHING'S HEAVY ON MY SHOULDER, CASS.
LUCK IS RIDING ON MY SHOULDER.
LUCK IS RIGHT HERE WITH ME.
I WANT YOU TO HIT THE 19 WITH A 2 TO MAKE 21.
THAT MEANS I WIN.
GIVE ME MY TWO, CASSIE.
JESUS.
I WANT $1,000 WORTH OF CHIPS.
I'M CHANGING 1,000.
LET IT RIDE.
THAT'S IT FOR ME.
YOU TAKE CARE, NICKY.
YOU PLAYING?
NOT WITH YOU.
YOU GOT MEAN EYES.
HELLO, MR. KINNICK.
OH, MY GOD.
YOU UP OR DOWN?
DOWN, HUH?
I WOULD SAY.
BUY YOU A DRINK?
YEAH, OK. PERRIER WITH, UH, LIME.
I WAS DOING GREAT. THEN THEY CHANGED DEALERS ON ME.
SON OF A BITCH.
WHAT?
HOW DO I KNOW WHAT'S GOING?
10,000,
20,O00,
30,000.
WHAT AM I BEING SO GREEDY FOR?
HE'S BOUND TO WIN ONE.
$5.00.
BLACKJACK.
HEY, WHAT IS THIS?
RETRIBUTION...
FOR 5,000 MORNINGS.
HA HA!
18. PAY 19.
WE GET ALL 4, WE GET 100,000.
- WOO! - WOO!
WOO! WOO!
YEAH! GREAT!
GREAT!
WOO! YAY!
SON OF A BITCH.
OH! THAT WAS--
CONGRATULATIONS!
HOLD THESE, WILL YOU?
THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
CAN I BUY YOU A DRINK OR SOMETHING?
NO.
SIT.
I'LL BUY YOU A DRINK.
I'M THE ONE WHO WON ALL THE MONEY.
PERRIER?
ACTUALLY, NO. I THINK A FINLANDIA, ROCKS, WITH A TWIST.
TWO FINLANDIAS ON THE ROCKS,
UH, TWISTS, DOUBLES.
WHAT DO THEY CALL YOU BESIDES MR. KINNICK?
CYRUS IS A DREADFUL NAME, ISN'T IT?
YES, IT IS.
I ALWAYS WANTED ONE OF THOSE NICKNAMES
LIKE ACE OR DUKE.
JUST NEVER WORKED OUT THAT WAY.
YEAH.
SO WHY AREN'T YOU MORE EXCITED?
HAS THIS HAPPENED TO YOU BEFORE?
NO. NO.
IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME IN VEGAS, BUT NOT TO ME.
YEAH?
I'VE NEVER EVEN BEEN IN DOUBLE FIGURES BEFORE,
NOT EVEN CLOSE.
I SHOULD BE MORE EXCITED.
I THINK SO.
I THINK I'M NOT HERE.
I THINK MY BRAIN IS SOMEWHERE ELSE.
WHERE?
VENICE.
VENICE, ITALY.
I'M GOING THERE TOMORROW.
EVER BEEN THERE?
ACTUALLY, I HAVE. TWICE.
WELL, I GOT THIS ALL FIGURED OUT.
I GOT $100,000 HERE.
AND, UH, I FIGURE
AT $20,000 A YEAR FOR 5 YEARS,
THAT'S $100,000.
ALL RIGHT. THEN WHAT?
THEN WHAT WHAT?
WHAT WILL YOU DO AFTER THE FIVE YEARS ARE UP?
I'LL THINK ABOUT THAT THEN.
THERE YOU ARE.
THANK YOU.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
HERE'S TO VENICE.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?
I HAVEN'T GOT ENOUGH MONEY.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? THAT'S $100,000.
I HAVEN'T GOT ENOUGH.
FOR WHAT?
I'LL BE FINE THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS,
AND EVERY DAY AFTER THAT,
I'LL BE CLOSER TO COMING BACK HERE.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
I NEED FUCK-YOU MONEY.
HOW MUCH IS THAT GOING TO BE?
$20,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE.
LOOK, JUST, UH, JUST INVEST THIS.
HOW MUCH WOULD I NEED?
A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS.
THE FIRST $100,000 IS THE TOUGHEST PART.
I'M ALMOST HALFWAY THERE.
LADY LUCK IS STILL RIDING ON MY SHOULDER.
LET ME--
LET'S HIT THE TABLES, DUKE.
$100,000!
IT'S YOUR LAST BLACKJACK FOR THE NIGHT.
I TOLD YOU, NICKY,
I'M A KILLER.
I WANT TO BET 10,000.
GO HOME, NICKY.
I CAN'T.
I CAN'T, CASSIE.
LET'S PLAY.
BLACKJACK.
OH!
YAY!
I'M GOING TO NEED ANOTHER TRAY.
WE'RE CHANGING DEALERS.
YOU CHANGE DEALERS, I'M CHANGING CASINOS.
YOU WANT ME TO GO COLD SOMEWHERE ELSE?
CHANGE CARDS THEN.
CHANGE YOUR UNDERWEAR IF YOU WANT.
IF YOU DON'T MIND MY SAYING SO,
THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA.
I GOT OVER $100,000 HERE, CASSIE.
IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOUR FRIEND HERE,
I'D LIKE TO BET IT ALL.
ARE YOU SURE?
YEAH, I'M SURE.
WE'RE RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED.
I GOT A 10 SHOWING. I THINK YOUR DOWN CARD IS A PICTURE CARD.
THAT MEANS YOU GOT 20.
I GOT 17. I NEED 4 TO BEAT YOU.
GIVE ME MY 4, CASSIE.
- OH! - OH!
YOU SHOULD HAVE STOOD, NICKY.
YOU WOULD HAVE WON.
I CAME IN WITH $10,000.
I LOST $10,000. IT'S NO BIG DEAL.
GOOD NIGHT, CASSIE.
SORRY.
TOUGH LUCK, GUY.
♪ HAVE YOURSELF ♪
♪ A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS ♪
♪ MAKE THE SEASON BRIGHT ♪
♪ FROM NOW ON ♪
♪ OUR TROUBLES WILL BE ♪
♪ OUT OF SIGHT ♪♪
I HAVE I.D.s.
WHO CARES?
WANT TO BE ALONE, KINNICK.
I'LL BE QUIET.
THOUGHT YOU LOST TONIGHT WITH A GREAT DEAL OF DIGNITY.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO BE QUIET.
BY THE WAY, UH...
I WANT TO PAY YOU FOR HAVING CHAPERONED ME TONIGHT.
HOW MUCH IS THAT?
$1,000.
I'M NOT WORTH $1,000.
I THINK YOU ARE.
YOU OK?
YEAH.
MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO TRY AND COAT YOUR STOMACH
WITH SOME SOLID FOOD.
MILK WOULD HELP.
I DON'T LIKE MILK.
I DON'T LIKE YOU MUCH TONIGHT, EITHER, DUKE.
[SIGH]
WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT?
ALL RIGHT. YOU WON'T LAUGH?
NOT TONIGHT.
I, UH, LIED ABOUT THE FELLOW IN BOSTON RECOMMENDING YOU.
NO KIDDING!
I CERTAINLY DIDN'T NEED TO INQUIRE AFTER YOUR QUALIFICATIONS.
UH, I KNEW YOU WERE IN NAM-- VIETNAM, SORRY.
I, UH, I GUESS I PRETTY MUCH KNOW ALL ABOUT YOU.
I RESEARCHED YOU.
THOSE ARTICLES IN THE, UH, SOLDIER OF FORTUNE MAGAZINES,
WELL, I READ THEM.
I'VE JUST GOTTEN THIS FEELING ABOUT YOU, UH...
INSTINCT, IF YOU WILL.
I THINK MAYBE, UH, YOU'RE THE PERFECT PERSON
TO HELP ME OUT ON SOMETHING.
HELP YOU OUT ON WHAT?
WHY DON'T WE GO BACK TO THE CITY LIGHTS, HUH,
FIND SOME OF THAT, UH, GLITTER AND GLITZ?
YOU LIKE GLITZ, DO YOU?
I'LL SHOW YOU GLITZ.
ALL RIGHT.
[CAT MEOWING]
[GLASS BREAKING]
I'VE NEVER BEEN HERE WHEN THE SUN WAS UP.
OH? WHY IS THAT?
I HAVE A FEELING IT TURNS INTO THE REAL WORLD THEN.
YEAH. IT'S BEST AT NIGHT.
WHAT DID YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT?
IT'S A VERY HARD THING FOR ME TO TALK ABOUT.
A WHILE BACK IN BOSTON, I SAW THIS OLD GUY.
HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET,
AND HE HAD A SIGN ON HIS BACK,
AND THE SIGN SAID, "PLEASE DON'T HIT ME."
AND I THOUGHT, "OH, MY GOD," YOU KNOW. "WHO'S THIS GUY?"
YOU KNOW, "WHAT A SAD THING."
AND I COULDN'T FORGET HIM--
WELL, I'LL NEVER FORGET HIM.
AND THEN, UH, SECOND THING THAT OCCURRED TO ME
WAS, UH, MAYBE THAT OLD GUY'S ME.
MAYBE, UH, SOMEDAY I'LL JUST BE, UH, SOME NUT,
SCARED OF THE WORLD.
SO I'VE COME TO YOU. I JUST WANT YOU TO TEACH ME.
TEACH YOU WHAT?
UH, HOW NOT TO BE SOME GUY WITH A SIGN ON HIS BACK.
I JUST WANT TO LEAD A BRAVER LIFE...
AND MAYBE YOU COULD SHOW ME.
MAYBE.
LISTEN, KID--
DON'T. I MADE $7 MILLION ON MY 28th BIRTHDAY.
DON'T CALL ME KID.
HOW?
CAME UP WITH A NEW TWIST
UH, ON AN OLD TWIST, ACTUALLY,
IN COMPUTER SOFTWARE.
I'LL PAY-- I'LL OVERPAY YOU.
BUT HAVING SAID ALL OF THIS,
YOU'VE GOT TO HELP ME.
REALLY?
WHERE IS THAT WRITTEN?
I'VE OFTEN WONDERED WHAT I'D DO IF, UH,
IF SOMEBODY PULLED A GUN ON ME.
IT'S PROBABLY HAPPENED TO YOU, THOUGH.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
LET'S SAY SOMEBODY PULLS A GUN ON YOU.
RUN.
NO. I MEAN IT. REALLY AND TRULY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
IF HE WAS STANDING 20 FEET AWAY
AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING IN MY HANDS,
I'D BE IN TROUBLE.
BUT IF HE GOT UP CLOSE TO ME,
GOT A LITTLE HOLLYWOOD ON ME, DID LIKE THAT...
I'D STICK IT UP HIS ASS.
OH, GOD! I COULD NEVER DO THAT.
DOES IT HAVE TO BE--
MAYBE IT HAS TO BE IN YOUR NATURE OR SOMETHING.
YOU, UH, PROBABLY BASICALLY A VIOLENT MAN.
NO, I'M NOT.
I'M JUST GOOD AT IT.
DID YOU EVER LOSE A FIGHT?
THINK THERE'D BE SOME SORT OF EMBARRASSMENT FACTOR?
YOU EVER EMBARRASSED?
THAT'S REALLY WHAT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT, ISN'T IT--
BEING EMBARRASSED?
YOU KNOW WHAT'S CRAZY?
YOU'RE NOT EVEN 30, AND YOU'RE SET FOR LIFE.
I'M WAY OVER 40, AND I'M BROKE.
MAYBE I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT.
HOW'S THAT?
CAN I SPEAK FREELY WITH YOU?
MY FATHER WAS ADDICTED.
HE WAS A COMPULSIVE GAMBLER, JUST LIKE YOU.
YOU'RE FULL OF SHIT!
WHY ARE YOU HERE? WHY HAVEN'T YOU LEFT YET?
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY!
YOU HAD IT TONIGHT.
YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!
THEN I'M WRONG. MAYBE I'M WRONG.
ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE NOT WRONG.
IF I'D HAVE GOT THE 250,000,
I WOULD HAVE WANTED A HALF A MILLION.
I'M AN ADDICT.
YOU HAPPY?
NO. I'M NOT HAPPY. I'M JUST--ALL I'M SAYING IS,
MAYBE WE DO HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON.
MAYBE WE COULD HELP EACH OTHER OUT.
YOU KNOW, I FEEL WE COULD.
CRASH COURSE IN BRAVERY.
GOD HELP US.
COME ON. I'LL BUY YOU BREAKFAST.
OK.
I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS SO MUCH WILD GAME HERE.
YOU HUNT, DUKE?
NAH. NOT SINCE BAMBI.
YOU WANT TO GET STARTED?
ALL RIGHT.
YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO INCAPACITATE YOUR MAN?
YES.
NOW, THE EAR IS GREAT.
IT COMES RIGHT OFF.
ALL THAT CONNECTS IT IS A LITTLE CARTILAGE, A LITTLE SKIN.
JUST GIVE IT A YANK.
SHOW IT TO THEM. IT GETS THEIR ATTENTION.
MY GOSH.
I'M WONDERING IF THIS IS NOT TOO PRACTICAL A START.
I WAS RATHER GOOD IN SCHOOL.
AN ACADEMIC BEGINNING MIGHT BE BEST.
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN THERE'S GOING TO BE VIOLENCE?
THE EYES.
YOU CAN'T CONTROL YOUR EYES.
THEY START TO BLINK, UNCONTROLLABLY.
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT.
RIGHT.
NOW, WHEN YOU HAVE DETERMINED THERE IS GOING TO BE VIOLENCE,
WHERE DO YOU LIKE TO STRIKE,
UH, INTELLECTUALLY OR PHILOSOPHICALLY SPEAKING?
INTELLECTUALLY, PHILOSOPHICALLY?
THE NUTS ARE GOOD.
"PRIVATE PARTS ARE GOOD."
ACTUALLY, AFTER THAT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WRITE MUCH DOWN.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE ARE! STRIPPED DOWN AND FEELING MEAN!
WHAT IS THAT?
TOWEL. DON'T THEY WEAR THESE?
I'VE HAD SELF-DEFENSE INSTRUCTION AT THE Y,
SO I'M NOT TOTALLY OUT OF MY ELEMENT.
IS IT TRUE YOU DON'T NEED MUCH STRENGTH
TO REALLY INFLICT DAMAGE?
WELL, NOT WHEN YOU DO THE UNEXPECTED.
YOU KNOW HOW TO SWING AT A BASEBALL?
I DON'T PLAY,
BUT BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE SPORTS CHANNEL,
I SUPPOSE IT'S LIKE THIS.
YOU GOT POWER THAT WAY.
YOU USE THE TRICEP, SHOULDER, BACK.
I FEEL THAT.
WHEN I'M FACING THIS WAY,
YOU'RE NOT PREPARED FOR A PUNCH.
WHEN I'M STANDING LIKE THIS, YOU'RE READY FOR SOMETHING.
THEN I WOULD ASSUME A DEFENSIVE POSTURE?
RIGHT.
WHEN I'M LOOKING THIS WAY,
YOU'RE NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING.
AAH!
MY GOD, MY NOSE. I'M BLEEDING.
YOU HIT ME WHEN I WAS UNPREPARED.
PREPARE YOURSELF.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, PREPARE MYSELF?
LET ME SEE WHAT YOU GOT.
WANT TO KNOW WHAT I'VE GOT?
THAT'S IT?
WELL, FOR NOW, YES.
AAH!
GOD! I'VE HIT MY OWN EYE!
YOU'RE NOT HURT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
ALL YOUR LIFE, YOU WORRIED ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN--
WHETHER YOU'D BE HUMILIATED OR HURT.
WHAT JUST HAPPENED? ARE YOU REALLY HURT?
I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, THINK ABOUT IT.
OK. I WILL.
I DON'T KNOW.
I GUESS IT'S NOT THAT BAD, HUH?
NAH!
YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO PAIN HERE.
THERE'S NO PAIN! I HAVE NO PAIN! THERE'S NO PAIN HERE!
I HAVE NO-- THERE'S PAIN HERE, BUT I HAVE NO PAIN!
YEAH! AND YOU HIT ME PRETTY HARD, RIGHT?
YOU HIT YOURSELF.
YEAH. I HIT PRETTY GOOD, HUH?
COME ON, ACE. YOU MAY HAVE CREATED A MONSTER.
YOU DIDN'T EXPECT THIS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
BOBBING AND WEAVING.
FORGET THAT FOR A WHILE.
DO IT LATER?
WE'LL JUST WORK ON THE PUNCH. THUMBS OUT.
THAT'S IT. DO THAT UNEXPECTED PUNCH.
ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.
READY?
THERE!
I GUESS YOU SAW IT COMING.
YEAH. LET'S GO OUTSIDE.
ALL RIGHT.
WAS ANY OF THAT GOOD?
NO.
DID YOU SEE MY RAPID EYE MOVEMENT
OR DID MY EYES, UH, FLICKER?
NOW, LEFT-HANDED OR RIGHT-HANDED?
I'M RIGHT-HANDED.
PUT YOUR LEFT FOOT OUT.
NOW, YOU WANT TO GET ME CIRCLING THIS WAY.
THIS WAY.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S IT.
PUT THEM UP HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
YEAH. ALL RIGHT. OK.
THROW ONE RIGHT HERE.
FOR REAL?
YEAH.
HARD AS YOU CAN.
AAH!
GOD! AAH! I'VE BROKEN MY HAND!
IT'S NOT BROKEN.
MY NOSE IS BLEEDING, MY EYE'S BLACK, MY HAND'S BROKEN!
USE THIS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.
I'LL COME TOWARDS YOU. I THINK IT'S HURT.
IT IS HURT.
ALL RIGHT. CIRCLE. RIGHT HERE.
ALL RIGHT, NOW.
RIGHT HERE.
UMMPH!
RIGHT HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
UMMPH!
LOWER, LOWER. BRING IT DOWN.
OHHGH!
AAH! AH! AH!
OH, MY GOD. I'M SORRY.
I HOPE YOU'RE NOT HURT.
DON'T FEEL BAD ABOUT IT.
I DON'T. I FEEL PRETTY GREAT.
I DON'T WANT YOU FEELING GREAT ABOUT IT.
CAN I FEEL PRETTY GOOD?
THAT'S FINE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE HERE!
WHY NOT PASTE A BULL'S EYE ON YOURSELF?
SIT!
I GOT TO TALK TO YOU!
THEN TALK IN FRONT OF HIM.
THE WORD'S OUT. YOU'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF TOWN.
IF THEY'RE COMING, LET THEM COME.
THEY'RE COMING TO KILL YOU, ASSHOLE.
YOU WANT ME TO HIDE?
GOD DAMN RIGHT!
I'M NOT GOING TO RUN. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HIDE.
I HEARD YOU ALMOST MADE IT AT THE ALADDIN.
I WAS ALMOST OUT.
THAT'S TOO BAD, NICKY.
I GOT SOME LOUSY NEWS. IT CONCERNS YOU.
YOU BUSTED INTO 3506 AT DANTE'S.
YOU TOOK OUT A COUPLE GUYS
AND WALKED AWAY WITH $20,000
THAT DIDN'T BELONG TO YOU.
I HAVE KNOWN THE DeMARCO FAMILY FOREVER.
DANNY CERTAINLY HAS MORE THAN HIS SHARE OF SELF-ESTEEM,
BUT WHY WOULD HE LIE?
HMM?
COME ALONG, NICHOLAS.
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
TO SEE DeMARCO. I HAVE TO FIND THE TRUTH.
YOU MEAN I'M ON TRIAL?
FOR YOUR LIFE.
COME ON.
WHY DO I HAVE TO TELL IT AGAIN?
I TOLD YOU! YOU BELIEVED ME!
YOU'RE ASKING ME TO KILL NICHOLAS.
LATER, IF IT'S A MISTAKE, I WON'T LIKE IT.
I FEEL GUILTY BECAUSE I LET HIM IN.
YOU SEE, WE HAD ORDERED ROOM SERVICE,
AND WE WERE HAVING A GREAT TIME.
THEN WHEN THE KNOCK CAME, I DIDN'T THINK.
I OPENED THE DOOR.
THIS GUY'S STANDING THERE WEARING A PIMP OUTFIT.
THERE'S THIS BANDANNA COVERING HIS FACE.
HE PISTOL-WHIPS ME ACROSS THE MOUTH, SEE?
MM-HMM.
HE'S QUICK, TOO.
HE BEATS THE SHIT OUT OF TIEL AND KINLAW LIKE NOTHING,
THEN HE TIES THEM UP BACK TO BACK.
THEN HE RIFLES MY DESK, HE TAKES THE 20,
AND FOR NO FUCKING REASON, HE GOES CRAZY!
AND HE KILLS MAYBE MY TWO BEST FRIENDS IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
HE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE KILLED ME, TOO,
BUT THERE WAS A SOUND IN THE CORRIDOR,
SO HE PANICKED AND RAN.
HE SHOT THEM WITH THEIR OWN GUNS, BABY.
CHECK.
DON'T BOTHER CHECKING.
YOU'LL FIND MY FINGERPRINTS.
THIS IS ALL TRUE, THEN?
SOME OF IT.
WHICH?
I'D SPEAK IF I WERE YOU, NICHOLAS,
AND I SUGGEST YOU BEGIN RIGHT NOW.
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TWO QUESTIONS, BABY.
IF YOU CAN ANSWER THEM TO YOUR SATISFACTION,
THEN WHATEVER HAPPENS HAPPENS, ALL RIGHT?
WHY WOULD I USE A GUN?
WHAT THE FUCK KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT? WHY WOULD ANYBODY?
NICHOLAS NEVER DOES. HIS SPECIALTY IS EDGED WEAPONS.
I SUSPECT NICHOLAS IS THE MOST LETHAL MAN ALIVE.
AND THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS THIS--
IT'S A PERFECT COVER.
NO ONE WOULD EVER DREAM
THAT NICK ESCALANTE NEEDED A PIECE TO COMMIT A ROBBERY.
THIS IS MY SECOND QUESTION.
HOW IS IT THAT I KNOW
THAT MR. DeMARCO HERE
HAS A SMALL BUT DEFINITE CUT
ON THE UPPER SIDE OF HIS PENIS?
I SAW IT DONE BY A LADY WITH GARDEN SHEARS.
WHAT IS THIS CRAP?
HAVE HIM DROP HIS PANTS.
HAVE SOMEBODY GET A MICROSCOPE TO FIND HIS PECKER.
I'M NOT STRIPPIN' FOR NOBODY!
I'M AFRAID YOU MUST, DANIEL.
AFTER ALL, NICHOLAS HERE IS RISKING HIS LIFE
ON A VERY UNUSUAL LONG SHOT.
I KNOW IT'S EMBARRASSING.
I WON'T!
YOU MUST.
IT'S A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE!
HA HA!
PRINCIPLE, GOD DAMN IT!
NO ONE IN YOUR FAMILY HAS HAD
A PASSING RELATIONSHIP WITH A PRINCIPLE
IN OVER 50 YEARS!
WAIT A SECOND, BABY.
YOU'RE SIDING WITH HIM?
YOU BELIEVE HIM OVER ME?
I BELIEVE THIS--SOMEONE WHO RESEMBLES NICHOLAS HERE
DID THE KILLINGS,
AND I SHALL ENDEAVOR TO FIND HIM, BELIEVE ME.
AND YOU MAY GO.
DANIEL...PUT THAT AWAY.
I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU TWICE, DANIEL.
CAN'T PROTECT HIM FOREVER.
GOOD-BYE, DANIEL!
I CAN'T WAIT TILL MY FATHER HEARS ABOUT THIS.
DON'T BOTHER YOUR FATHER.
WHEN YOU'RE IN MY HOUSE, YOU ACT ACCORDINGLY.
RIGHT.
[SLAM]
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
CAN'T WORK THE DAMN DOOR.
HELLO.
YOU CHANGED CLOTHES.
YOU DIDN'T.
I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU IN A BROOKS BROTHERS SUIT.
I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU WITHOUT ONE.
EH...
TIDYING UP?
YEAH.
I'VE BEEN DOING SOME THINKING.
I'M NOT ADVISING YOU TO RUN AWAY FROM A FIGHT,
BUT SOMETIMES IT'S JUST NICE TO KNOW
WE'VE GOT SOME ALTERNATIVES.
AND I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ONE.
AIRFARE TO VENICE, ONE-WAY.
KNOWING YOU, YOU'RE TOO CHICKEN TO USE IT.
PROBABLY CASH IT AND SPEND IT.
THAT'S FINE WITH ME.
I'VE CREATED A MONSTER.
NOW, SECONDLY,
FOR MY CONTINUED EDUCATION--
THIS IS NOT FREEDOM MONEY,
BUT IT'S ENOUGH TO GET YOU STARTED.
IT'S A CHECK FOR $20,000,
WHICH YOU CAN CASH
ONLY AT THE AMERICAN EXPRESS OFFICE
IN--GUESS WHERE--
VENICE.
MAYBE WE CAN CONTINUE CLASSES OVER THERE, HUH?
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED A SEMESTER ABROAD.
GET OUT OF HERE.
I MISSED YOU, NICK.
WAIT A MINUTE, GUYS.
I'M AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER.
OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE GOT THINGS TO DISCUSS.
I'LL JUST LEAVE.
SORRY, PAL. I'VE GOT A BROKEN HAND.
I'LL JUST GO.
NO!
[GUNSHOTS]
COME ON!
GO THAT WAY. FIND HIM.
NO PAIN.
[TIRES SCREECH]
THERE HE GOES!
DID YOU SEE HIM?
NO, SIR.
FIND THAT BASTARD!
THERE HE IS!
[GUNSHOTS]
GET HIM!
WE'VE GOT HIM.
COME ON.
YOU SEE IF HE WENT THAT WAY.
AAH!
[CLINK]
THERE HE IS.
AAAH!
AH!
OH!
AH!
[GLASS BREAKING]
AH.
NICK!
AH!
OH!
OOH!
UH!
[BANG BANG]
[BANG]
[CLICK CLICK]
OH.
DeMARCO.
[BANG BANG]
HOW'S IT FEEL TO BE ALONE?
JUST YOU AND ME NOW.
WANT TO HEAR HOW YOU WILL DIE?
YEAH.
[BANG]
THAT WAS THE WIND. NOT ME.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, PRETTY-BOY?
AFRAID OF THE DARK?
YOU SHOULD BE.
YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW LONG IT'LL TAKE YOU TO DIE?
[BANG]
I'LL GIVE YOU A HINT. THINK IN DAYS.
COME ON, NICK.
LET ME HEAR YOU TALK SOME MORE.
[THUD]
THAT'S RIGHT. YOU'RE GETTING CLOSER.
[GUNSHOTS]
THAT'S RIGHT. COME ON UP.
[THUD]
[BANG]
KEEP COMING.
YOU'RE COMING RIGHT AT ME.
KEEP COMING.
THAT'S GOOD.
THREE MORE STEPS AND YOU'RE MINE.
THERE ARE NINE SHOTS IN A CLIP.
YOU GOT ONE MORE.
EVEN IF YOU HIT ME, I'LL GET TO YOU.
WHAT HAPPENED TO TIEL AND KINLAW WAS NOTHING--
NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT WE'LL DO.
I'M GOING TO RIP YOUR FACE OFF.
I GOT A FEELING YOU LIKE YOUR FACE.
WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
TAKE ANOTHER SHOT IN THE DARK.
IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE OVER.
[HEARTBEAT]
[BANG]
HA HA HA!
YOU'RE A LUCKY GUY,
BUT DON'T REACH FOR THE SALT.
ASK FOR IT.
RIGHT.
HOW'S KINNICK, DOC?
TOUGH KID.
HE'D LOVE TO HEAR THAT.
I THOUGHT HE WOULD DIE.
HE'LL BE OUT IN A MONTH.
A MONTH?
THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU THINK BECAUSE I WENT TO HARVARD, I'M RIGHT ALL THE TIME?
I AM.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER, DOC.
OK.
HIYA.
HEY.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'LL HAVE TO LAY OFF FINLANDIA FOR A WHILE.
OH, MY FIST.
MY! THE GUY HAD A JAW LIKE A LANTERN.
HE WAS ONE OF YOUR BIGGER ASSAILANTS, WOULDN'T YOU SAY?
YOU DISAPPOINT ME.
WHY?
YOU LIVED.
WHAT KIND OF BULLSHIT BRAVERY IS THAT?
NEXT TIME I'LL DO BETTER.
YOU NAIL THOSE GUYS?
AFTER ALL, I DID THE HARD PART FOR YOU.
YOU THINK THEY ALL FAINTED?
I CONFUSED THEM.
I MESSED UP THEIR GAME PLAN.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN THINKING, NICK,
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED ME IN VENICE.
WHY? BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU SAVED MY LIFE?
SOMEBODY'S GOT TO LOOK AFTER YOU.
VENICE CAN BE A VIOLENT TOWN.
I'LL CHAPERON YOU FOR A WHILE.
OH, GOD. I'VE CREATED A MONSTER.
GEE, I HOPE SO.