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What do you think, Irving?
He makes this cheap dago
move on me, Bo weinberg...
The man who took out
Vincent coll,
who held Jack diamond's
ear so he could put
the gun in his mouth,
who found the rackets he was
too stupid to find for himself,
who made him more than
the low-down goniff that he is.
The schmuck! Pulls
me off the street
right in front of my girl.
Schmuck. Don't talk to Irving.
Talk to me. Men talk.
If they are men, they talk.
They discuss these things.
But you, I don't know, Dutch.
I don't know what stinking
womb of puss and scum
and ape shit you came out of.
Bo, you should understand
I am past the madness part.
I am past the anger.
Don't waste your breath.
Never paid your debts, Dutch.
Never paid me what I was worth.
You never paid nobody
what they was worth.
Bo, look who came
along for the ride.
The more I done for you,
the more like a brother I was.
I saved your life
a dozen times!
Kid, you like boats?
I don't know yet.
I protected you!
I did your shit work and
I did it like a professional.
You always had a way with words.
You got more words than me,
being I haven't
been to high school.
But I got a good head
for current events.
And so I guess it all evens out.
What's even?
I made you a millionaire!
You got more money than
you know what to do with!
I built this organization,
the beer, the unions...
The numbers!
20 million dollars a year...
And you'd have run it like
some goddamn candy store!
Look at it this way, Bo.
I'm the one sittin' here and
you're the one sittin' there.
Now who would you rather
be at this moment?
Come on, lady.
It's all right, Irving.
You can bring her up.
No! No, Dutch!
Feeling better?
You can sit her
down there, Irving.
Come here.
This is very good malt whiskey.
Go ahead.
It'll settle your stomach.
This is between me and you.
Leave her out of it.
Bravo, sweetheart. Bravo.
You know what you're
doin', don't you?
I'll bet you know how to do
just about everything.
It's over, it's done.
Did you say something, Bo?
You can see the trouble
your Bo is in.
Right, Bo?
Show her how you can't
do certain things
anymore in your life.
The simplest thing, like
crossing your legs
or scratching your nose.
It can't be done
anymore by you.
Sure, he can scream,
he can shout.
But he can't lift his foot.
He can't open his fly.
He can't tell you
what time it is.
Little by little
he's taking leave of his life.
- Irving, is there a cabin?
- Down below, aft, back end.
Mr. "class act" Bo weinberg
moves against his best friend.
Against the man he
works for. That's class.
All right, miss,
if you'd be so kind.
Dutch.
So tell me, I'm just curious.
When did you two meet?
How long have you and Bo
been lovebirds?
I have not had the pleasure
of meeting you before tonight,
but it's clear
that Bo is in love.
Irving.
Put me out, Irving.
I'm begging you.
Put the muzzle to my head.
I can't do that, Bo.
Please, Irving.
Sorry.
I could give you a drink.
Wanna drink, Bo?
You listen to me, kid.
You take some advice
from old Bo weinberg.
This man of yours
ain't gonna last long.
He's obsolete.
You know what that means?
Means he's finished, he's done.
He's up against tougher
guys than him
and they're better organized.
If you're as smart as they say
you are, look out for yourself.
You listen to old Bo weinberg.
Hey... how'd you get
into this, kid?
Juggling.
It was juggling
that got me into it.
There ain't been a beer truck
around here for weeks.
What does that mean?
- What're you, stupid?
- No.
It means we can sit here
'til the cows come home.
The dutchman's hidin' out.
Dutch Schultz don't
hide from nobody.
Joey's brother works for Dutch
and he said the heat is on.
Joey faye's brother?
How'd he get a job
workin' for Schultz?
He caught on.
- How?
- I don't know, he caught on.
- Schultz noticed him.
- Give me a cigarette.
Ladies and gentlemen,
I have the pleasure
to present the phantom:
The world's greatest juggler.
The world's greatest jerk.
He has come to us directly
from a tour of the crowned
heads of Europe.
And he will juggle,
not one, not two, not three,
but four balls. Count 'em.
This was never before attempted
in the Bronx, New York, U.S.A.
Shut up. Look!
That's him.
- That's Schultz.
- Oh, my God.
He drives a black packard.
He's got a gun.
It's very simple,
but I think I got
this whole thing under control.
Then do it, counselor.
Pay 'em off.
Do it. What's he doing?
Hey, kid, come here.
Come here.
Arthur...
Arthur, can I just finish
this point I'm trying to make?
I know you don't like
to talk about money,
but I need about $10,000
more to cover these guys.
I mean, it seems like a lot.
$10,000 is a lot of money.
But these are the best
attorneys on the east coast.
They have a lot of connections.
If we do go to trial...
This doesn't go to trial.
A capable boy.
Arthur, look, just look.
Can you give me an answer?
You want an answer?
How come you're the cheapest
lawyer I could find...
And you still cost me
all this dough?
He always wants a little money.
Hey, Billy!
Did you see that?
He just met Dutch Schultz.
What do ya got there?
Now he's a big shot.
Let me look at it.
Wanna see me double it?
Wanna see me double it?
Hey, Billy!
Come on, share the wealth.
Arnold!
Arnold garbage!
Arnold!
- You still got it?
- Yeah.
Well, go get it.
Does it work?
Sure... I think it does.
You gotta clean it up first.
- Is there bullets in it?
- No.
See how the serial number's
been filed off there?
That's the sign
that it's a mob gun.
I'll give you three dollars.
You have three dollars?
Where did this come from?
Dutch Schultz.
Now give me my change.
You lyin' son of a bitch.
Ma, I'm gonna go out now.
I'll be back in a little while.
The government's after him,
cops are after him,
everybody's after him.
And there he is, like he
ain't got a care in the world.
So he noticed you.
So what? So what?
You think a guy like me's
got a lot of choices?
You notice John d. Rockefeller
offering me a job?
Or the Yankees asking
me to play shortstop?
No. This is it.
Becky, listen to me.
You don't understand about
a guy like Dutch Schultz.
He grew up around here.
He was a nobody... just like me.
But he had brains
and he had guts.
And look at him now. I bet he's
the richest man in New York.
I mean, he's got
the racetracks.
He's got the nightclubs.
He controls the
whole liquor business.
He's gotten into
the numbers racket.
I mean, Dutch Schultz is the
number one... and he noticed me.
I'm tellin' you, Becky, I know
whatever happens to me
in my life... it's
gonna have something
to do with Mr. Schultz.
So what're you gonna
do? I'm gonna find him.
How're you gonna find him?
Don't worry, I'll find him.
Hey, Harry, how ya doin'?
Great.
Right on schedule.
What's this? What's goin' on?
Is this some kind of joke?
Lulu.
All you have to do is what
you're supposed to do!
All you have to do
is make the deal!
United States of America
wants me to pay taxes.
I'll pay the fucking taxes!
It's not as simple as that.
Stop with the papers
and listen to me a minute.
Look around you. What do
you see in this place?
I got 20 desks here, right?
How many men do you see?
I got 10 men, right?
Those empty desks
mean anything to you?
Don't you understand
every week this goes on...
I lose money, I lose men to
those dago scumbags downtown.
You don't hold all the cards
in this situation.
What do you mean?
I'm paying you an arm and a leg.
I'm paying off half the judges
and the cops in this town.
What do you mean,
I don't hold the cards?
These are my favorite.
This is the government.
Al Capone is serving 41 years
for tax evasion.
We're gonna beat it, but it's
gonna take money and time.
You understand what I'm saying?
- Who are you?
- A kid with luck.
Yeah?
Well, we could use some.
We haven't heard from George.
Joey's flaked with me.
Irving, I want to talk to you.
You forgot the coffee.
- That's it for today.
- Okay.
Wipe the board clean.
All right.
You play the numbers, kid?
No, sir.
- Good. Got a mother?
- Yes, sir.
Don't let her play
the numbers either.
But I'll tell you what. I'll put
you onto a sure thing. A horse?
The world is numbers,
not horses.
I'm gonna tell you
how much money you got.
If I'm right, I win it.
If I'm wrong,
I'm gonna match it.
Then you're gonna have
double what you had.
Now count your money.
Don't let me see it.
I know how much it is.
Good. Now double that in your
head and add three, okay?
All right. All right.
Product that by five.
- Product?
- Multiply that by five,
subtract six and tell me
what you come up with.
- 279.
- Just lost 27 cents.
Yeah.
You might consider
the study of numbers.
Question.
What's a 125th and 3rd?
A street corner.
There's a candy store.
It's one of our numbers houses.
Bitch.
Let's get out of here.
Otto sent me.
Nothing I can do.
I work for them now.
You tell him that, hear?
You see what happens
when I try to do right?
You can all go to hell
as far as I'm concerned.
All white men together.
You tell him that, too.
Sounds like Jack Kelly.
I don't start these things.
I'm just this
good-natured slob...
That people think they
can walk right over.
- You in a gang?
- No, sir.
No? How do you expect
to learn anything?
I hire from gangs.
That's a training ground.
- Hear of the frog hollow gang?
- No, sir.
That's where the original
Dutch Schultz came from.
He was the toughest
street fighter that ever lived.
They named me Dutch Schultz.
Is was like an honorary thing.
Most of the gangs now...
Are just dumb kids mostly.
Is that right?
I think for the real training,
you gotta go right to the top.
Otto, you oughta listen to this
kid and you'll learn something.
Thanks.
What?
Jack Kelly's gonna be at
the big Ben barber shop
tomorrow morning at 9:00.
Good. We'll let Bo handle this.
You give him a ring.
I tried to get Bo for two days.
I can't find him anywhere.
Where the hell is he?
He's supposed to be
minding the store.
Kid, I want you to be at
Broadway and Nassau at 9:00.
What do I do?
What you do is you don't
ask any questions.
Extra, extra!
Get your "daily mirror." Kid.
Mr. berman.
- Is that the car?
- Yes, sir.
Extra, extra!
Get your "daily mirror."
New n.R.A. Upsets labor board.
- You sure that's him?
- Yes, sir.
I'm gonna have a talk
with Mr. Kelly.
Wait 'til Bo gets here.
I don't need Bo for this.
Not now.
I'm just gonna talk to him.
Gangland murder.
Barbershop slaying.
Gangland murder.
Barbershop slaying.
Grisly? There was
nothing grisly about it.
It was a professional
piece of work.
It was neat, clean,
end of story, good-bye.
They're never gonna
think it was you.
So how did I know it was the
dutchman right off the bat?
It's good to see you, Bo.
We thought you was dead.
Obviously I ain't.
You couldn't wait 24 hours?
Couldn't wait 24 hours for me
to come home and do this right?
Believe me, it was done right.
Where were you?
I called around.
He was with some broad.
She's no broad.
This was a real lady.
Where'd you take this
real lady that's more
important than business?
Wherever it was,
she wasn't complaining.
You could've checked in.
We never know where you are.
You're always with some dame.
We're running a business here.
Arthur's going on trial.
You're supposed to be in charge.
Got some complaints about the
way I'm running things, Otto?
All Otto is saying, if you're
gonna get shacked up, fine.
But we didn't know where you was
so we couldn't reach you.
The way you handled it wasn't
too fuckin' smart, that's all.
- That's all.
- Look at it this way.
You're the one on the lamb
and I'm the one on the town.
Who would you rather be
at this moment?
Know what I mean?
Pack up all my care 'n woe
Here I go singing low
Bye-bye blackbird
Where somebody waits for me
Sugar's sweet so is he
Bye-bye blackbird
Hey, kid, take this
to Mr. Schultz.
Oh, what hard-luck stories
they all hand me
Make my bed
and light the light
I'll arrive late tonight
Blackbird bye-bye
You didn't know I could
do that, did you?
Yeah, that's right.
What?
Bo weinberg's
double-crossing us.
He met with one
of the other gangs.
He offered to cut them in
on our whole operation.
That's a lot of shit.
I can't believe that.
Meeting took place on the 10th.
Saratoga, piping rock casino.
The barber shop was on the 10th.
Why we couldn't reach him.
He said he was shacked up.
But he didn't say
who with... or where.
No, no, no. It doesn't
make sense, Otto.
Why would he do
something like that?
Arthur, nobody thinks
you're gonna beat this rap.
Word on the street is that
you're as good as dead.
- Bo's lookin' to the future.
- What are you talking about?
You know how far back we go.
Come on... what do you want?
Yes, sir. The bartender
asked me to give you this.
Thank you.
Good day, Mr. weinberg.
I'm going to the
bathroom. Okay.
Kid?
Kid.
Mr. weinberg.
Dutchman got you workin' late?
Yes, sir.
Where you from, kid?
The Bronx. Bathgate Avenue.
Jerome Avenue.
Say hello to a friend of
mine from the Bronx. Hello.
Mr. weinberg,
this is 20 dollars.
Yeah. Get some sleep, kid.
Thanks! Thanks a lot.
You know what a loyal man is
worth these days, kid?
His weight in gold.
You remember that.
He lied to me, Otto.
He lied to me.
I will take him down
and that is a sacred vow.
You have to be careful.
Bo has many friends.
He was the best.
I never had to tell Bo
to do anything twice.
I would say it one time,
and bang, it was done.
And it was done right.
I promise you, kid,
it was done right.
You get high marks for this.
Hey!
It's the fire inspector.
Must be payday.
Open up!
He had balls.
Nobody had balls like Bo.
The manager's not here.
Come back later.
I remember one time.
The guineas wanted him to
take out one of their guys.
And you know what he done?
He put on a cop's uniform...
Where's the manager?
You can't come in here.
What's the matter?
You got a problem?
You want your payoff?
I'll give you a payoff!
Get this load of
shit out of here.
Fuckin' fire inspector.
What's next, the mailman?
I can't take it, Otto.
I can't take it when
it's all over the street.
We're gonna have to get
hines to deal with this.
Do what you have to do.
If I'm going to trial,
I'm not going in this city.
I want it in the boondocks.
Oh, Bo, what have
you done to me?
Close the door.
Mr. berman, what
are we gonna do?
He killed that man.
Forget it.
You didn't see anything,
hear anything, nothing happened.
Even think about it again,
you're as good as dead.
You understand?
Now listen to me, kid.
You're the upcoming generation.
Things are gonna be
different for you.
You need different
skills from these guys.
Be streamlined, not so
much fire in the street.
When that happens,
if you're lucky
you may not have
to kill anyone.
What that means is...
No one will have to
kill you. Let's go.
Get the lights.
Here's your salary.
12 dollars.
Now this 50 dollars
is my money.
Want you to buy
a new pair of pants,
nice jacket, shirt with a tie,
pair of shoes with laces.
It's a personal embarrassment
to me to see the way you dress.
I want you to get a valise
to put the clothes in.
- Buy something for your mother.
- Where am I going?
Mr. Schultz is havin'
a trial comin' up,
and we have decided...
That he'll get a better deal if
the trial takes place upstate.
Is that all right with you?
And I want you to
buy a book to read.
What do I need a book for?
Are you gonna do what I tell ya
or give me a hard time?
Mr. berman, who is this
man you're meeting?
You wanna stay in the
crime business, kid,
you gotta stop asking
all these questions.
His name is hines.
He's a district leader
for tammany hall.
He's on our payroll.
Takes care of problems
like this.
I'm telling you, these guys
ain't like anybody you ever met.
They want something,
boom, it gets done.
And the money, you've never seen
money like this in your life.
How much money can you spend?
That ain't the point.
Let me tell you,
money can do anything.
I bet you never had
anything in your life
that somebody else
didn't wear first.
Here.
Get yourself something nice.
Come on, Arnold, we're
having a party. Where?
Where do you think?
Just don't break
anything this time.
Hello.
Mr. klein, how are you?
Lookin' good.
Mr. rosen, lookin' good.
- How are you?
- Very good.
Girls, girls, girls.
- Hey, Charlie.
- Hello, Billy.
- Hey, Mrs. Thomas.
- Hello, Billy.
Billy, don't you look swell.
Thank you. Hi, ma.
I got a job. Thing is...
It's in the country. Upstate.
It's just for the summer.
Ma?
This is for you.
Billy, look at you.
The richest man
on bathgate Avenue.
Let's go to work.
Irving.
Miss, this way.
What's the matter?
Come on.
Good evening, Bo.
Leave her out of this, Dutch.
This must be love.
What is your name, miss?
Lola. Her name is Lola.
That can't be.
I know all the
girls named Lola.
You must be Arthur.
Kid, go see what he's doin'.
He doesn't have no respect.
Go see if she's all right.
Do what I told you.
Go see if she's all right.
You know what I'm
talkin' about, don't you?
I mean, you don't care
about what's dead, do you?
'Cause I'm tellin'
you right now,
except for a few
details, he's dead.
Can you understand that?
You can forget about
the dead, can't you?
I think you've forgotten
already, haven't you?
Well?
I'm waiting.
It's either a "yes" or a "no."
I... I...
What?
I'm sorry, I can't hear you.
What?
Yes.
Oh, that's too bad.
That's too bad for Bo.
If I thought you loved him,
I might've changed my mind.
Okay, kid,
take the lady to her apartment.
Don't let her make
any phone calls.
Although, I don't
think she'll try.
She'll pack some things.
Stay with her until I come back.
Somebody will call you up on the
house phone to bring her down.
You got it?
Have you ever seen
such a terrible night?
Good evening, Mrs. Preston.
Drew?
I have to pee, Harvey.
I thought you were
out for the evening.
You all right? Drew.
Tell me what you've
gone and done.
You didn't ditch him?
I thought you were
so wild about him.
I don't want to talk about it.
It's all right with me.
I'll be going away for awhile.
You can't mean it, going away.
Where? For how long?
We're supposed to be going
to the willet's this weekend.
To say nothing of dinner
tomorrow evening with Dwight,
which was your
idea to begin with.
Darling, you'll just have
to make excuses for me.
There are certain proprieties
to be maintained.
You are my wife, after all.
Harvey, what's the point
of making a fuss?
There's a certain limit.
Scandal isn't the point.
You're gonna get in
over your head.
Then what will you do?
I'll expect you to come
to the rescue.
Get me another drink, please.
If that's my gangster,
tell him to wait.
Mrs. Preston,
you got a first name?
Drew. Drew?
You're the first
drew I ever met.
You're the first Dutch.
All right, we have
28 days before the trial.
That means 28 days...
To show these folks that
Dutch Schultz is one of them.
Starting off, we call him by
his real name, Mr. flegenheimer.
We're plain folks like them
who got the government
on their backs.
They understand that.
We don't get into fights.
No feeling up the chambermaids.
From now on, you eat
with your mouth closed.
This is horse shit.
No foul language, booze,
dames, or fighting.
It's different from the city.
These are decent people.
Make sure you act decent.
Where's the book?
I told you to bring a book.
Either you listen or
you go back to the Bronx.
Take this to Mrs. Preston.
Is that coffee?
Yes.
Thank you.
I once chanced to
meet Alvin pinkus.
He always said banks was best.
Look where he is now.
Did all right.
Going for the dough, the one
place that's under lock and key.
You gotta be stupid.
Stay with the car, Lulu.
You got anything to tell
me about the girl?
Her name is drew Preston.
You want to explain
what she's doin' here?
She's the kid's governess.
The properties are
being observed.
- The what?
- Wait a minute.
There. You look handsome.
That's a compliment.
Please, come in.
It's very nice to
make your acquaintance.
May I introduce my business
manager, Mr. berman. Mr. berman.
And Mrs. Preston, the governess
of my prodigy.
It is a pleasure to meet you.
I'd like to open a checking
account for $10,000.
The rest in savings.
Of course.
Excuse me a moment.
I'll get my head accountant
to take care of the paperwork.
Honey, you are looking at the
patron Saint of the boondocks.
If I make a tiny criticism,
promise not to get sulky?
- What?
- It's "protege."
- What did I say?
- Prodigy.
It means child genius.
Thank you very much,
Mr. flegenheimer.
We don't often get famous
people in our little town.
I know what you mean.
Mr. berman will stay here
and work out the details.
No problem.
What's the younger generation
reading these days?
Yes.
- What's your name, son?
- Billy...
Bathgate.
With youngsters like this,
we don't have to worry about
the future of this country.
No, we don't.
I hope to see you soon.
Yeah, right.
Let me see that, will you?
What do you got?
What is this?
Was this your idea?
Don't look at me.
- This was your brainstorm?
- Yeah.
What'd I tell you?
The kid's all right.
He's my prodigy.
I know how to pick my words.
Get in the car.
We ain't got all day.
Come on, Mickey, I got an
inspiration. Inspiration, right?
What kind of church is this?
It's catholic.
They put a lot of work
into this place.
G-58.
I-17.
- G-51.
- Bingo!
And especially Mr. Schultz
for so generously donating...
A special cash prize
of 25 dollars.
10 chickens and the two crates.
25 cents, now 30, now 40.
I'll give $100 for the chickens.
How much you want for the farm?
I tried to talk to him,
but it's impossible.
Sometimes he won't
listen at all.
Looks like he's goin'
for the farm vote.
I hope this helps for now.
If you need more later,
I'll do what I can, Mr...
- Chambers.
- Chambers.
God bless you for
what you're doin'.
Mickey!
- Who's next?
- Well, Dixie's here.
What're you doin' here?
Hello, Arthur.
Give me some more coffee.
What are you coming
up here for?
- Arthur, we need to talk.
- Why didn't you call me up?
I didn't want to tell
you this on the telephone.
The government turned down
the offer. So double it.
It's the prosecutor. He's
determined to go to trial.
Shit.
So we'll take care of him too.
He can't be bought.
He said that?
What do you want?
I got your coffee.
Why are you always
listening to what
you shouldn't be listening to?
Will you go upstairs...
And tell Mrs. Preston to
take you to a museum.
Get out of here! Go to the zoo!
Do something useful.
I need the suite.
Mrs. Preston?
Mr. Schultz said
I should wake you.
He said he needs the room.
He said we should go to
a museum or something.
Mrs. Preston, I don't think
this was such a good idea.
Mr. Schultz didn't
say anything about this.
One of the things about
being in a gang is
you gotta follow orders.
Everything they asked me
to do, I done it. Did it.
I mean it, Mrs. Preston!
I think we oughta go back.
Mrs. Preston?
Mrs. Preston!
Mrs. Preston, you all right?
How was it when Bo died?
Could you tell me, please?
You got him?
Hold on to him.
Take care of my girl, kid.
Don't let him hurt her.
Get her away from him
before he hurts her.
You hear me?
Promise me.
- Say it!
- I promise.
Mrs. Preston!
Did he really ask you to
protect me? Yes.
Strange...
That he would think that I
couldn't take care of myself.
And you promised him
you would? Yes.
You always keep your promises?
Do you have a girlfriend?
- Yes.
- Yeah.
She's a very lucky girl.
We don't appreciate his
lady friend's presence here.
What do you think the odds
are I'll beat this rap?
I wouldn't bet on you.
We come up here, take the time,
the trouble, the effort...
To set things right so you
make a good impression...
And you bring along
this... broad.
All right, you made your point.
What?
She was there when Bo got it.
That is correct.
She never should have got
on that boat and she
never should have got off.
When the time comes...
I'll smack her around a little.
And that's all it will take.
Just don't fall in
love with her, Arthur.
Boy, you are some
picnic tonight.
I said, don't fall
in love with her.
- Who's out there?
- Nobody.
Jesus Christ. You scared
the shit out of me.
It's nothing.
Citizens of onondaga
are hardworking people...
Who usually get the
short end of the stick.
But our forefathers have
dealt you a couple
of cards in your favor.
You know the law is
nothing but what
the people say it is.
I have great confidence
that the people in this town...
Know that I hold the same
virtues of right and wrong.
And if I just may
wax poetic for a moment...
Mrs. Preston,
you gotta be careful.
Otto saw us.
I mean it, Mrs. Preston.
You gotta watch out
with these people.
Why?
They don't like it for anybody
to have something on them.
Do I have something on them?
Do I?
You were on the boat.
That makes you
a danger to them.
If I have something on them,
then so do you.
Yeah.
You're right.
If I don't catch on, then I
will have something on them.
If Mr. Schultz decides
against me, that's it.
There's nothing anyone can do.
Let me tell you something
about your Mr. Schultz.
He's a very ordinary man.
Now you've got something on me.
Who's the better shooter?
Irving, he got them
all in there.
Nothing's wasted.
It ain't lady's embroidery.
Don't have to be neat.
You got the time to set it up
and you need a clean hit,
you send Irving.
But if you're in a tight spot,
you want Lulu next to you.
Boom-boom-boom. It's all
over in a couple of seconds.
This is as far from where I
come from as you can get.
Where's that?
The Bronx. Bathgate Avenue.
We live in a tenement.
Who's we?
My mom and me.
She works in a laundry.
Gets $4 a week.
You probably spend
more than that for lunch.
Maybe you don't appreciate
the position you're in.
What position is that?
You're Mr. Schultz's girl.
No, I'm not his girl.
He's my gangster.
Besides,
you're the one who's
been looking after me.
You seem to be doing
all right on your own.
Meaning? What?
Meaning? Tell me.
Come on, tell me.
- Because...
- Yes?
Mr. Schultz is
a pushover for blondes.
- How do you know?
- I read it in the paper.
I don't read the papers.
How you supposed to know
everything you need to know...
If you don't read the paper?
What is it I need to know?
Maybe if you don't
work for a living,
you don't need
to know anything.
Some of us are trying
to learn a trade.
We have to be up on
the latest developments.
Here's the latest development.
Arthur, do you renounce Satan?
I do.
- And all his works?
- Yes.
- And all his pomps?
- Yes.
- And all his allurements?
- Yes.
Mr. Luciano, please place
your hand in position.
As I said, Mr. Luciano...
Thanks very much.
You're welcome, sir.
I'm honored to enter
the catholic church...
On a ticket with
such a man as yourself.
I appreciate your coming.
Where's your associate,
Bo weinberg?
I'm sorry. He couldn't make it.
That's too bad.
I never met him, but
I hear he's a man of character.
- A man to respect.
- Yeah.
I'm sure he would like
to have met you too.
I'm making a party later.
I'd be happy if you could...
I wish I could, but I
gotta get back to the city.
- Take care of yourself.
- Yeah.
Thank you for coming.
You honor us with your presence.
Oh, is that where you went?
Yes, a friend told me.
You're late. You were supposed
to be here this morning.
It's a long drive, Otto.
Take off your hat.
Where's Dutch?
I ain't got all night.
Excuse me. Mr. president,
where were ya?
This is a big day for me.
Did you tell Julie
Mr. Luciano showed up?
You were supposed to be here
a long time ago, Julie.
You're lucky I'm here at all.
Nice to see you.
How's the drive?
Father maclnerney.
I'd like you to meet
Julie Martin, my associate.
What do you do?
Mr. Martin is president
of the metropolitan...
Restaurant and
cafeteria owners association.
- You're in the finest in town.
- That's your problem.
You're in the country now.
Mind your manners.
Tell me why you got me
to drive here so I can
get out of the country.
You got a big mouth.
You know that?
I've got business to discuss,
so if you'll excuse me.
Otto.
I earned, I earned.
The money I paid, expenses.
What costs are you
talking about?
I didn't dream up the
protection rackets so you
could steal from me.
You didn't dream up nothing.
I run 'em for ya.
Don't raise your voice.
You've been yelling all night.
I'm the one with
the baseball bats.
I'm the one who squeezed
two million
out of those restaurants.
Don't you feel obliged
to make it good?
Make what good?
The 50 thousand Otto
says is missing.
Otto's wrong. Otto's wrong.
He says you've been skimming.
No, not skimming.
- Money I'm entitled to.
- $50,000 worth?
You're damn right.
He's entitled to my $50,000?
- Let me tell you, pal.
- You tell me, pal.
I got every maitre d'
going to his knees...
When I walk in
because of who I am.
Let me explain something
to you in plain English.
Oh, my God.
Kid, see if you
can find the shell.
You killed that man
right in front of me.
He stole $50,000.
I'm a member of the state bar.
Calm down, Dixie.
Everybody's asleep.
- I was seen with him.
- He left after that.
- We have witnesses, relax.
- Relax, he wants me to relax?
Lulu, take Dixie to his room.
Lock him in.
I have to walk into
a courtroom tomorrow.
You'll get over it.
Kid, bring the elevator.
Make sure nobody sees ya.
What's the matter, Irving?
It's not coming out.
What the hell you doing?
What's going on?
Be quiet. Go back to sleep.
Listen, nothing's happened.
Do what I tell you.
Don't ask about it.
Forget it.
Now I've got something on you.
Hello, operator.
There's been an accident.
I need a doctor.
Sure, I'll hold on.
Hello, doctor.
We've had a little accident.
I'd appreciate it
if you could come over.
Thank you.
No, it's nothing serious.
How long? That's fine.
Room 35.
You don't have to
break his fucking nose.
Take your hands away. Come on.
Put your head down.
Let me do the work.
All right?
That's good. Just relax.
A little more over there.
That's it.
That's a good boy.
Just let it drip.
All right. Give him
a handkerchief and get him up.
Here. Up you go.
Listen, you don't have to worry
about the dutchman.
I take care of my own, okay?
Don't think twice about Martin.
He tried to take what was mine.
You, I love. And these guys.
And I would do
anything for them.
They know my word is my bond.
Look, not a complaint
out of him.
Is that a trooper?
He takes the good and the bad.
He takes all.
Very good.
He wants to be in the gang.
You're in the gang.
Put the heavy ones up front.
Otto wants to see you.
Otto wants to see you.
Come in.
Put some ice on that.
Close the door.
I want to talk to you
about Mrs. Preston.
She has seen something in you.
I wonder if it's
the same thing I see.
I don't know what she sees.
Mrs. Preston wants to be
in court to see the show.
Can you imagine what's gonna
happen when the newspapers
get ahold of her?
- Mr. Schultz is a married man.
- Mr. Schultz is married?
We're all married.
We've got families to support.
This has been a tough
son of a bitch for all of us.
Listen, I want Mrs. Preston out.
And I want her
out of here fast.
She can go to saratoga,
lake George.
She can go to Hong Kong.
I don't care where.
I want her out
and I'm depending on you.
Do you want me to leave?
The way Mr. berman...
I don't care about Mr. berman.
There'll be a lot of reporters.
Is that what you want?
I want to hear it from you.
They're gonna ask questions.
- Do you want me to leave?
- It's for your sake.
Do you want me to leave?
No, I don't.
It's polite to knock, Arthur.
Am I missing anything?
Mr. berman is right.
I'll be going to saratoga.
I'll be taking Billy with me.
Is that all right with you?
I asked you a question, kid.
Now, everybody's happy.
Mr. Schultz, you
worried about the trial?
No, I've been in
worser spots than this.
How does it feel to be
public enemy number one?
I'm no public enemy.
So what are you?
- Public benefactor.
- How is it that you...
Were arrested 11 times
before the age of 19?
Those are cases of
mistaken identity.
Every single one.
Is this a case of
mistaken identity?
This is minor stuff.
Are you sure about that?
I never killed nobody. I never
caused nobody to get killed.
That's all the questions
we can take. Thank you.
All rise.
Court is in session.
Please be seated.
I'll handle this. Berman told me
Schultz owns a piece of this.
He said they've taken care of
everything. Absolutely.
Welcome back, Mrs. Preston.
Thank you, Charles.
Good afternoon, Mrs.
Preston. Mrs. Preston.
We're always delighted
to see you, Mrs. Preston.
Hello, francoise.
I've kept your suite. If you
need anything, please ask.
Mr. bathgate,
your room is there.
And Mrs. Preston...
Good night, Billy.
Good night.
I won't tell him if you won't.
It ain't funny, Mrs. Preston.
You think Schultz is an
ordinary man. He's not.
He's a maniac.
This is how people
get themselves killed.
What way is that?
They don't stop to
calculate the odds.
They don't stop to think.
Can you calculate the odds?
Yeah.
Yeah, I used to.
I used to think I was
one in a million.
I had my wits. Whatever happened
I would be fine.
But now I...
I've lost my wits, my place.
Listen to me. You're smarter
than he is and braver.
You'll live longer
if you're not afraid.
Oh, my poor Billy bathgate.
You made a promise
to protect me.
I'm not making it
easy for you, am I?
No, ma'am, you're not.
Are you awake?
- Can you hear me?
- Yes.
I'm having breakfast
with the gang.
- What?
- No, no, my gang.
Here, I've written
it all down for you.
Meet me later at the track.
- Hello?
- Where were you last night?
We called.
There was nobody there.
Mr. Schultz doesn't
like that kind of thing.
- Something I ought to know?
- We had dinner at the club.
Mrs. Preston met friends,
silly people, nothing.
Make sure she's at the track
in her box by the 3rd race.
Box number 50. Why? What for?
Don't you know when somebody's
trying to look out for you?
You don't have to sit
in her lap. Got it?
Jesus Christ.
Operator, get me the savoy
Plaza hotel in New York.
Savoy Plaza?
I'd like to speak
to Harvey Preston.
Mr. Preston, you don't know me.
I'm calling from saratoga.
Can I have a clubhouse
ticket, please?
Yes, sir.
- 35 cents.
- Keep the change.
Excuse me. Excuse me, please.
Hey, come here.
I want you to take
these flowers...
- Mr. Wilson.
- Phil.
Good afternoon, ladies.
Just popped up in the Atlantic.
I gotta talk to you.
Something's gone wrong.
You're in a lot of danger.
Don't be melodramatic.
This is not a joke.
Aren't they the most
beautiful things
you've ever seen?
Who do you like in
the next race, Charlotte?
Flowers for Mrs. Preston.
No, look at these.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on, royal Anna.
Billy, there was something
I wanted to tell you.
Do you remember that man
who came to church?
Which man?
The one at Schultz's baptism.
The one he respects so much.
- Yes, Luciano.
- I've met him before.
Where? With Bo?
I was drunk.
- Did you tell Mr. Schultz?
- VNo.
You think I should have?
Go, royal Anna!
Go! Come on!
Go, royal Anna! Go! Come on!
Go!
Oh, damn.
- I'm gonna go bet.
- No! I'll do it.
You stay here.
Put $50 to win on phantom fox.
- Satisfied?
- Don't get up.
Don't leave until I get back.
What if I have to pee?
I'll bring you back a can.
I love you, Mrs. Preston.
Carter!
Hello, drew dear.
What's the rush?
I thought I saw Irving.
You did.
Good to see you.
Fancy meeting you here.
I hope so.
- Oh, hello.
- Excuse me.
- Carter.
- Drew.
Darling!
- Harvey.
- Harvey.
What are you doing here?
I've been looking everywhere.
I got the damnedest call.
What the hell's going on?
It's the husband.
Come on.
You should have told us.
How was I to know?
What's this all about?
It's the husband.
Come on.
What's with the troopers?
The guy's a big shot.
The kind of stuff
big shots do, I guess.
You didn't see this coming?
Sure, like I saw
it coming with Lulu.
I don't get it. She must
have figured out something.
She didn't know nothing.
She seem scared to you?
She's not like ordinary people.
She's not scared of anything.
- Have you reached a verdict?
- Yes, we have, your honor.
Will the defendant please rise?
How do you find the
defendant, guilty or not?
We find the defendant
not guilty.
- Congratulations.
- Thank you.
- Irving, how...
- Yes, I'm good.
- You okay?
- Yeah.
Come on in.
Is Mr. Schultz here?
He's upstairs.
I'm sorry about your nose.
It was an accident.
It's all right.
Mr. Schultz is waiting
for you upstairs.
He wants me to go up there?
Yeah, have a good time.
Hey, look who's here.
Close the door, will ya?
I'd like a little privacy.
- Did she say anything?
- Who?
- Who?
- Mrs. Preston?
Yeah, I think that's
the lady's name.
Yeah, she said she liked you...
Very much.
She said you have class.
She said that?
Who knows? In a better
world, another time...
What? They've issued
another indictment.
This time it's Dewey.
It's the state.
What is it with this state?
What's next?
City tax and
after that Bronx tax?
And then bathgate Avenue tax?
It's not fair.
We're gonna wait this out. I'm
gonna get in touch with hines.
We're gonna work something out.
What does a man have to do,
tell me, to be
deserving of a break,
to be able to reap
the fruits of his labor?
I'm gonna get Dewey.
I am gonna get that bastard.
You can't kill Dewey.
It's too big.
Not some fire inspector...
I wanna know where he lives,
what time he comes out...
You cannot just go ahead...
Otto, Otto!
Don't you tell me what
I can or cannot do.
You work for me.
You do as I tell you.
Is that clear?
All right, we'll
be moving across
to new Jersey for awhile.
- Remember hines?
- The fixer.
Now, he's our last chance.
There are 17 $1,000
bills in there.
You tell him we're waiting
for an answer in Newark.
You should have seen him
at the height of his power.
He was a king back then.
Never saw
the real Dutch Schultz.
Terrible thing when
the money won't flow.
Nothing makes me sadder than to
refuse such a generous offer.
Mr. hines, we need
your help with Dewey.
Mr. Dewey is a prosecutor
who wants to be president.
There is nothing I can do.
Tell Schultz the business...
Between us is over,
I'm through with him.
Mr. Schultz ain't
gonna like this.
He's always been generous
with you. He deserves...
He deserves nothing.
That goddamn son of a bitch.
What does he mean he won't take
my money after all these years?
My money's not good
enough for him?
He's a nothing.
I'll stick it in his teeth.
Forget about him.
You got other problems...
Don't tell me to forget!
You promised me hines. You
told me he'd take care of us.
And now this?
Is this how good your
judgment is these days?
Don't worry about Dewey.
Dewey is as good as gone.
You made an agreement
with Luciano.
I don't need his advice.
He drove hundreds of Miles
to stand up for you.
He didn't have the decency
to break bread with me.
I don't trust that man.
The man is sympathetic.
Dewey's everybody's problem.
Luciano knows...
The dutchman gets
knocked down, he's next.
Meantime, I'm in
the frying pan!
Let me tell you
for the final time.
I will take Dewey out.
Luciano will thank me.
They will come and
thank me for it.
Mrs. Preston told me
something about him.
She thought she had
seen him before.
- What are you talking about?
- She said...
She said she was drunk.
She didn't remember much.
She was pretty sure it was him.
She was with Bo.
You hear this kid?
This is what I'm talking about.
This is why he is my prodigy.
What else she tell you?
What else went on with you two?
All right. It's all right.
Fine.
He's a kid. I know. I'm calm.
- Get up.
- What did I do?
That's for not telling
me sooner. I tried.
You should have come
to me right away.
I didn't hear the rest of you
give me the word.
Come on, that's not fair.
Shut the fuck up.
You're ugly and dumb
and that's the truth.
Otto, get Dixie.
I want him here.
Right, fix me a rye.
Make it straight up.
That conniving scum.
Can you tell me how you
know what he respects?
I like something I tell ya.
I don't like something
I tell ya that.
Ya cross me, I kill ya.
Everything is clear.
Everything is above board
and honest, right, Irving?
I see the whole
world ganging up on me.
I see the man who takes
me into his church,
the man who makes me
his brother and embraces me.
He's the same man who
turns my Bo against me.
Is that love or is that...
The sicilian kiss of death?
I don't care how many
d.A.S come after me.
They think I am finished,
but I will show them.
Come on, boys. Give me a smile.
Dutchman's making a comeback.
What is this?
I asked for scotch.
Can't you do one
damn thing right?
- But you just told me...
- I'm fed up with you.
- You're fired.
- What?
I don't want to tell you twice.
Get out of here.
- Why?
- You know why?
'Cause you always want
to know the reasons.
Always poking your nose.
Always interrupting.
I'm sick of the sight of you.
- Mr. berman...
- Beat it.
You can't fire me.
I work for Mr. Schultz.
Mr. Schultz does the hiring,
I do the firing.
Here's your severance pay.
Get lost.
What's the matter?
Can't you get it through
that Irish skull of yours...
That we don't want you?
We never did.
Now, there goes
a kid with luck.
Get him, Charlie.
Don't say a fucking thing.
Hey, what's going on out there?
Somebody call the police!
Come on.
All right, move.
Come on.
Go, go, go.
Get down.
Dixie?
What the hell did
you bring him here for?
Dixie, what's going on?
What's the matter
with you guys?
You double-crossed him.
You sold him out,
you son of a bitch.
Bravo, kid.
Lucky, will you tell these guys
to get rid of this guy?
- What's the matter?
- He was at the chophouse.
- He's a witness.
- Sorry, kid.
What are you gonna do
when he crosses you
like he did Mr. Schultz?
Don't worry. He won't.
Why don't you ask
him about the money?
What money?
They were sitting on
six million in cash.
We didn't come across that
kind of money, did we, Dixie?
We've been through this.
They were broke.
They didn't have the money
for payoffs, salaries.
What about the safe?
Otto had a safe. It was empty.
That's not true. I saw it.
It was full of cash.
He's lying.
You gonna listen to some punk?
He's nothing.
All he did was sweep up.
They never let him
near the money.
How come Mr. berman
gave me this?
Here, here.
This is a lot of money.
Dixie, if you're
holding out on me,
it wouldn't be the right way
to start a business.
Maybe we ought to have
a talk. Charlie, Pete.
Lucky.
Lucky, I told you the truth.
This won't take long.
What am I gonna do with you?
You got brains, guts.
I like that.
But Dixie's right.
You know too much.
What am I gonna do?
But I know things too.
For instance, I know
where bathgate Avenue is.
I know where you
buy your cigarettes.
And I know the laundry
where your mother works.
So I guess it all evens out.
Don't it?
Take care of yourself, kid.
Can I have my money?
Sure. Why not?
I'll be looking in on you
from time to time.
Just to see how
you're getting along.
Remember that.
Hey, kid, you want a ride?
No, thanks. I'll walk.