Against All Odds Page #2

Lousy.

How's your life?

Club? The Palace

is doing great.

The other business is even better.

My action's half a million a week.

You know the grand prize for

the guys who win? Thirty grand.

It's not bad, is it?

A few hours on the beach.

Don't tell me you're taking

action on this game?

You think these are beach rats?

These are world-class players.

You didn't know that?

Sam, come here!

People love to bet on sports.

I just help them out.

South Bay guys love this game,

and they got money.

I'll take their action.

Who's the fuzzy face?

Do you wanna cookie?

There's one!

You fuzzy face, come on!

What kind of dog is gonna

hang out with you?

He doesn't belong to me.

He belongs to the lady who cut me.

You're into violent women now?

Look, I was a bit of an a**hole.

I got crazy and popped her.

She came after me with a knife.

Just missed my balls.

And was she going for them?

Don't they all?

You got a new Porsche, huh?

What the f***,

you're rich, right?

Let's talk it over at

the Palace. What do you say?

We'll go like the old days.

You up to it?

Come on, Sam. Come on!

Come on, get in the car.

I'll just meet you there.

You get afraid of me

in your old age?

Yeah, right.

Come on.

Be a good release. Need to

release a little tension?

Do I have to tie one leg

behind my back?

Take the old route.

Sunset.

Let's see if you still got balls!

- How'd you like that?

- Damn good!

Where were you?

That was smart.

See you!

You're still number two!

Dream on, Terry!

Son of a b*tch!

What a f***ing idiot!

Scared the sh*t out of you?

I'm an a**hole for racing with you!

I'm pulling out!

Come on, don't p*ssy out on me now!

The fun's over!

Not yet!

Sam, be quiet! Get over here.

What kept you?

I was getting worried.

I was afraid you got stuck

in all that garbage.

Can't have a fair race with

a goddamn maniac.

Here, maybe this will fix you up.

Have a taste of this.

How about a Guinness?

Wanna tell me what

I'm doing here?

You're out of a job, right?

I've got some job

possibilities for you.

For one, you can work right back here.

Celebrity bartender.

Making drinks and telling

football stories to drunks.

How does that sound?

You take the job. You're

a lot funnier than I am.

How about security guard?

I mean, you know how to get hit.

The point is, for a guy

in your situation, Terry...

...the options stink.

Or you can find her for me.

Who's this, the knife lady?

She's very important to me, Terry.

I think of her all the time.

That's a new reality for you.

She stole 50 grand from me.

I would've given her the money.

I want her back.

And I want you to find her.

You're crazy. Why would you

trust me with her?

Jessie hates ball players.

Do you think that's funny?

She's also Mrs. Wyler's daughter.

Did you ever meet her?

I've heard about her. She's

supposed to be wild.

Her father was an English guy

Mrs. Wyler married.

One of those stage actors who

can't make it in American films.

Anyway, after he died,

Mr. Wyler adopted her.

An owner's daughter, living

with a bookie.

That's something, isn't it?

She hates her mother.

Treated her like a possession.

You know how it is to be one

of Mrs. Wyler's possessions?

I'll give you $10,000 right now.

Pay your expenses.

And if you find her,

I'll give you $20,000 more.

You're crazy.

I'm a football player.

Without a team.

That new Porsche of yours,

is it paid for?

What are you gonna do, man?

Sell insurance?

You don't have the personality

to work for the networks.

I don't want you to bring

her back, man.

Just find her. Tell me where she is.

What does that take? Time and money.

You got the time right now.

I got the money.

Great.

You know, I've never used

what I got on you.

Could be otherwise.

I wouldn't want that. Would you?

It's simple.

Either you want to play

football again or you don't.

You never change, do you?

Not a bit.

Try Mrs. Wyler. She probably

knows where Jessie is.

Right.

If this is about you being cut...

...I don't involve myself with

day-to-day team business.

That's not why I came here,

Mrs. Wyler.

Then suppose you tell me exactly

what you want with me, Mr. Brogan.

I'm looking for your daughter.

We're very close, and she

disappeared all of a sudden.

Give me a break.

What do you mean?

He sent you.

Who?

Jake...

...Wise.

She was only with him to spite me.

I don't know what she did

to get away from him.

What matters is, she got

the hell away from him.

Why not drink to that?

Grace?

Ed seems to have solved

the Soames problem.

The head of the planning commission

is coming Saturday.

We're finally softening up these

environmentalists.

How wonderful.

You seem to have won

the opposition over.

A good project sells itself.

MOBSO's got other mountains to save.

You know Terry Brogan.

How are you?

- And Supervisor Phillips.

- I'm a big fan.

Thanks.

I wonder if you'd mind going ahead.

We'll be right along.

Yes, of course.

- Be with you in a minute.

- See you then.

It seems Mr. Brogan has a new job.

Working for Jake Wise.

Looking for Jessica.

You and Wise good friends?

I go to his club for the music.

So do a lot of the team.

Why don't you let us steal

you from him?

I won't let Jessica live like this.

I'll double whatever he's paying you.

I'm not some gun for hire.

He can't top what we offer,

can he, Ben?

He can't give you your job back

with the Outlaws.

We could consider something.

You know, it isn't easy for

Jessica to hide from me.

She's been drawing from her trust.

It's going to a little bank in Mexico.

To an island.

Cozumel.

You could keep a watch on her.

Make sure he gets nowhere

near her again.

You know...

...I used Jake Wise

as an excuse to come here.

I did come to get my job back.

I didn't deserve what I got.

I played some good ball.

I got a lot of good years left.

I want to be back on the team,

but because I'm worth it.

Not because I spied on some

25-year-old who ran away from home.

I'm not going to spy for you

or Jake Wise.

Ben, this young man

is trespassing here.

Throw him out.

I don't believe you're wanted here.

And you can forget about Kirsch.

He's on my team.

You want the Outlaws to

pay you off? Sue us.

Walk him to his car.

I can kick myself out, thanks.

Ten years' work, Grace.

And we're this close.

I think just a few members of the team

would have been enough.

Having the Outlaws out here, full force,

is kind of crowding it.

I have to get some use out of them.

I don't like football.

Ben!

We got troubles.

Soames is here.

He's brought a lot of those

Save The Mountain people.

It doesn't look good.

Goddamn environmentalist bastards.

I think you'd better handle this.

Come on, Ed.

I can't believe he's doing

this to us.

Good afternoon, Mrs. Wyler.

I'm Bob Soames, County

Planning Commission.

- But then you know that.

- Of course.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

It's been a long time coming.

I brought friends.

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