Against All Odds Page #7

You know, the commissioner

who wanted to...

...protect the environment

but liked to bet on football too.

Guess he found out the

two don't mix, didn't he?

I think we should meet.

I got no problem with that.

In fact, I know a great place.

Wyler Canyon, in an hour.

The spot where

you're gonna break ground.

I know the place.

That idiot football player

you were going to get...

...has got me by the balls.

Come on.

Jessie.

You too, Wise.

Your friend Brogan is a threat

to me, Jessie.

I don't know what he wants,

but it's got to be settled.

I can't believe this is you, Ben.

I think my mother would

snap if she knew.

I get things done in this town.

And the people I work for,

like your mother...

...don't care how that happens.

Just that I do it.

She wants Wyler Canyon developed,

but she can't...

...get to everyone

with campaign contributions.

So I have to go into business

with some very strange people.

Like that a**hole next to you.

I don't have to take this from you.

He's as dirty as I am.

He owns 75% of the

book and 75% of the club.

I take the heat while

he sits on his ass.

Shut him up, Tommy!

He got you into this. Now convince

me you're not an a**hole.

Come on, Tommy.

They'll never let you sit on top.

When you had Kirsch killed,

you buried yourself.

You think they'll ever

do business with you?

Wise up!

No one in Beverly Hills is ever gonna

do business with a black man.

Shut up, Jake.

You're a dead man.

Not yet, Caxton.

Brogan won't beat anybody.

I'll get him.

You need me.

Put that gun away.

Take it, Jake.

My best friend?

Brogan!

- Watch it, they've got a gun!

- Shut up, Jessie!

That's okay, Jessie!

Things have a way of getting

messed up when you're in them.

What the hell are you doing, Brogan?

This mountain's pretty important

to you, isn't it?

With what I got...

...from Kirsch, I can

knock your plans to hell!

Mrs. Wyler wouldn't like that,

would she?

What do you want?

Don't shoot!

You're trying to kill me!

What do you think?

I wanna stay alive!

What do you want?

I didn't want you, Caxton!

I want Jake's sh*t out of my life!

Now I want yours out too!

That's all you want?

Why don't I believe you?

Because you're a corrupt old man.

Your coverage stinks, Tommy.

What's your deal, Brogan?

I found out tonight Jake jumps for you.

Slap him down.

It's that f***ing simple.

I'll keep Kirsch's stuff

until I'm satisfied.

That can be arranged.

Are you crazy?

Don't let this punk beat you.

It can still work. The trainer,

the lawyer and the player...

...cheating on the fix!

Knock it off!

Drop the gun.

Drop the f***ing gun.

Take the gun away from her head.

You're not gonna hurt her.

You wanna gamble with me, Terry?

Go ahead.

Go ahead.

Take the gun away.

You're my friend. You know me.

Take your shot.

Don't do it, Terry.

He won't hurt me.

I'm not gonna take that chance.

Thattaboy.

Don't think about it. I'll blow

you away. Step back.

Step f***ing back.

Who's gonna be a dead man, Caxton?

Not me.

It's gotta be Terry.

What makes somebody

your friend, Jake?

How much sh*t they'll do for you?

Jake, don't do it.

Jake, I love him!

Right in my face.

Right in my f***ing face.

I'll blow him the f***...

Keep away from her, Brogan.

You can't help her with this.

But you can, Caxton.

I think so.

But it means doing things my way.

I want that stuff from Kirsch.

And Jessie's going back

where she belongs.

You'll leave him alone, Ben.

I'll do what you want,

but you'll leave him alone.

What I'm most happy about is the

opportunity to share this land.

It's beauty and the beauty around it...

...won't be sitting up here

alone anymore, just going to waste.

I'm sharing what I believe is the best

location on the West Side.

Close to Century City and the ocean.

We won't crowd the hillsides.

Each owner will feel that

the canyon belongs to him.

A sanctuary from the crowding

and crime of the city below us.

Specifically, I'd like to acknowledge

three public officials...

...without whose generous support

we wouldn't be here:

Supervisor Ed Phillips...

...Councilman Leonard Weinberg...

Stay here.

Just remember your promise, Ben.

...and the head of the commission,

Bob Soames.

Thank you, gentlemen.

Now for the big moment.

This was the only way you could

get a look at her, eh?

Nothing stops progress, does it?

We had to put it off for six months

until things died down in the press.

Moving 5 million yards of earth.

Enough to fill dump trucks

from here to Nova Scotia.

This town does

belong to people like you.

You and her mother control

what she says and does.

There's nothing in the news that

isn't the way you wanted it.

Jake Wise did things even he'd

freak out about.

There's a lot of sympathy for her.

Well, there should be.

It didn't seem to hurt you, Brogan.

I heard you got some tryouts

with good teams.

I'm playing with the Dolphins.

That's one you couldn't put

a stop to, could you?

I'll be ready.

Couple of good years

and I'll quit on my own.

So you're going to leave L.A.

Good.

When you need me in court,

I'll be there for her.

But forget anything else.

Remember, Brogan,

you're out of her life.

I figure that's up to her.

You're not gonna control us forever.

Believe me.

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