American Hustle Page #10

RICHIE DIMASO:

How about a suite at the Sheraton

Hotel?

IRVING ROSENFELD

For Carmine Polito and rebuilding

Atlantic City?

RICHIE DIMASO:

Why not?

53.

IRVING ROSENFELD

You need a luxury hotel for the

Sheik. Come on!

RICHIE DIMASO:

Carmine does back door dealings all

the time. We don't have a budget

for that Irving!

IRVING ROSENFELD

You gotta knock the Mayor, the

Speaker of the State Assembly --

you gotta knock him off of his

f***ing feet. He's gotta feel like

he's out of his league. What you're

offering, this deal, I mean, this

is unheard of in the state of New

Jersey, maybe even the whole

f***ing country. A sheik with

hundreds of millions of dollars to

rebuild Atlantic City -- are you

f***in' kidding me? That's

gigantic. And the Mayor, he's going

to want to see cash, he's going to

want to see it in an account, he's

going to want to see it right now,

and he will check. And that's why

this meeting isn't happening,

because to get millions, you need

millions.

Edith listens intently.

EDITH GREENSLY:

(shrugs)

We already did it.

IRVING ROSENFELD

(stunned)

What?

Irv studies Richie and Edith.

EDITH GREENSLY:

We got the bureau to park 2 million

for three days -- we got the

account numbers.

IRVING ROSENFELD

‘We’ meaning you and him?

RICHIE DIMASO:

Yeah we did it.

54.

IRVING ROSENFELD

Really?

EDITH GREENSLY:

Yeah, me and that guy.

RICHIE DIMASO:

She showed me.

IRVING ROSENFELD

You showed him our thing? You did

that without me? Are you kidding

me?

EDITH GREENSLY:

What are you going to do?

IRVING AND RICHIE LOOK AT SYDNEY, UNCERTAIN.

IRVING SHAKES HIS HEAD IN DISGUST AND LEAVES. RICHIE STARES

AT SYDNEY SWINGING HER LEGS ON THE COUNTER AS SHE SITS.

RICHIE DIMASO:

You playing me? Are we doing this?

Or you playing him? It'd be very

bad for you if you're playing me.

EDITH GREENSLY:

You’re going to have to decide for

yourself, kid, I just laid

everything out on the table.

RICHIE DIMASO:

This is all very exciting, I never

knew life could be like this.

You’re wild. You know we’re taking

down a very important politician.

Richie stands very close to Edith - between her legs as she

sits on the counter. He puts his hands on her hips, pulls

her into him. He takes her hand -- puts it on his face,

makes her feel his cheek and forehead with her hand. It is

intense. She prepares for him to kiss her but he steps back.

They are both excited. They stare at each other. The air is

thick with tension, Richie exhales and leaves.

RICHIE DIMASO (CONT’D)

(prelap)

(MORE)

55.

This is agent Richard Dimaso, I’m

placing $75,000 into this briefcasefor Mayor Carmine Polito to procurecasino license and building permitsfor Atlantic City.

RICHIE DIMASO (CONT’D)

BACK TO:

92 INT. PLAZA HOTEL SUITE - DAY 92

Where the film started -See

RICHIE TALK TO CAMERA IN A CORNER OF THE PLAZA SUITE--

CLOSE ON MONEY COUNTED INTO BRIEFCASE --

SMASH TO:

IRVING’S EYES WIDEN AS WE CUT TO: Richie SLIDE THE BRIEFCASE

OF CASH, AS SEEN BEFORE, Edith puts her hand on top ofRichie’s to stop him.

IRV’S EYES WIDEN AS IN ‘NO! DON’T DO THAT!’ WHILE HE AND

RICHIE STARE AT EACH OTHER. CARMINE LOOKS DISTURBED AT THE

CASE COMING HIS WAY. HE STANDS.

93 EXT. PLAZA HOTEL -- DAY 93

Carmine Polito, upset, storms down the street as Irvingcatches up.

IRVING ROSENFELD

Mr. Mayor -- Please stop. Listen, Iapologize if that prick offendedyou. I really apologize.

Carmine will not turn around -- Irving catches up.

CARMINE POLITO:

Really, I'm all right, thank you.

I'm okay.

IRVING ROSENFELD

No. I'm f***ing embarrassed to beassociated with that guy at all.

Can I just say somethin' to you,

please? Don't lose this opportunityto f***in' Florida -- all right? --

because of some bullshit from that

punk advisor with his diploma whocould never get into the schoolthat we come from. Don't lose that

opportunity.

56.

CARMINE POLITO:

Where you from?

IRVING ROSENFELD

I'm from the Bronx. Grand

Concourse, Hundred and Sixty-fourth

Street.

THIS REACHES CARMINE. HE AND IRV ARE CUT FROM THE SAME CLOTH.

CARMINE POLITO:

I got a lot of friends that live up

there. I go to Tomaso’s on Arthur

Avenue. You know Tomasos’s?

IRVING ROSENFELD

Yeah, Tomaso's.

CARMINE POLITO:

The spicy clams.

IRVING ROSENFELD

Yes. They're always good.

CARMINE POLITO:

Oh, they're to f***ing die for,

those clams. I haven't been there

in a while. I like that place.

IRVING ROSENFELD

Carmine -- can I call you Carmine?

You know, Carmine -- (catches his

breath) My f***in' heart's going

from running down the stairs -- I'm

not used to running. There's a

lotta green grass in that hotel

room up there, alright? And all the

deals would float through you. You

get a serious piece on both ends.

You do with that what you will. I

live in the real world, I am a

family man, I got mouths to feed

and everything. But, you know, we

just...we gotta grease you

directly. No middlemen, no

bullshit. It's the Arab way.

CARMINE POLITO:

Yeah, look, I understand. It's a

great opportunity. It's just I got

a little thrown by going to have a

meeting with somebody who ended up

not being there, so -

57.

IRVING ROSENFELD

Hey, listen, I was thrown as well.

CARMINE POLITO:

I understand. I'll deal with you

directly. I don't want any

middleman or any of that bullshit.

IRVING ROSENFELD

Done.

CARMINE POLITO:

I like you. Eye to eye. We can do

business together.

Irv smiles and nods as they walk back into the hotel

together.

CARMINE POLITO (CONT’D)

How long do you know this guy? You

work with this guy before?

IRVING ROSENFELD

I gotta work with him. He's the

Sheik’s man.

CARMINE POLITO:

But I still need to meet the Sheik,

okay?

IRVING ROSENFELD

Done.

94 INT. SYDNEY’S APARTMENT - DAY 94

IRVING ROSENFELD

I’m going out to dinner with

Carmine and the wives in Camden.

RICHIE DIMASO:

Who?

IRVING ROSENFELD

Carmine and myself and the wives.

RICHIE DIMASO:

What?! Without me?!

58.

IRVING ROSENFELD

He doesn’t like you, what do you

want from me, I got him to come

back and take the money and you got

him on tape alright? I can’t make

him like you. I did my job.

RICHIE DIMASO:

Did you tell him you were working

with me? That I’m the Sheik’s

associate?!

IRVING ROSENFELD

I just f***ing told you he doesn’t

like you. I mean, let him have a

night out with a human being for

f***’s sake, he’s going to jail

soon. You’re done with him. You got

him on tape taking a bribe.

RICHIE DIMASO:

Carmine has got to deal with me,

Irving.

RICHIE DIMASO (CONT’D)

We're gonna use Carmine. We're

gonna use Carmine to get other

people, that's what we're gonna do.

IRVING ROSENFELD

What?! Like who?!

RICHIE DIMASO:

Carmine's gonna use the Sheik to

pay off people.

IRVING ROSENFELD

Are you f***in' nuts? What are you

say-

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