American Hustle Page #15

85.

Irv tries to turn Rosalyn away, but she keeps turning back

giving Edith the hairy eyeball, as Edith gives it right back.

ROSALYN ROSENFELD (CONT’D)

I know who that is Irving.

Off to the side, Richie steels himself with bump of cocaine

before walking inside the old resort, his eyes dilate.

121 INT. LOBBY OF GRAND OLD SEASIDE HOTEL - NIGHT 121

The entourage walks through the ornate lobby as Edith and

Rosalyn continue to eyeball each other with Irv uncomfortably

in the middle as Carmine ENTHUSIASTICALLY CONTINUES HIS

PRESENTATION FOR THE SHEIK.

CARMINE POLITO:

So this is the lobby. Now mind you,

a week ago this place was a mess,

but what existed was this

plasterwork. Look at the detail.

This is beautiful. My sons are

craftsmen. (to son, Dominic)

Please, tell them what you did.

DOLLY POLITO:

Tell them everything you know. The

trompe l'oeil.

DOMINIC POLITO:

Birds, sky, clouds, wood. Trompe

l'oeil -- "Trick of the eye."

CARMINE POLITO:

We can restore all of this, you

see? You save 50 million -- look at

me -- fifty million right off the

bat -- I waive the law I helped

write. It said casino construction

must be ground up new, we don’t do

new. We renovate.

DOLLY POLITO:

We don’t do new. We renovate.

Carmine leads all of them through the very crowded lobby as

he talks.

Irving listens intently, moved.

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122 INT. DOWNSTAIRS CASINO - CONTINUOUS 122

200 PEOPLE ARE GATHERED around blackjack, roulette, and crapstables, playing and having a good time.

CARMINE POLITO:

We put in some temporary fun --

some gaming tables, some play moneyfor people to have a good time. Forcharity -- the Boys and Girls Cluband some arts programs.

Rosalyn walking with Irving, continues to stare daggers atEdith, who stays close to Richie.

Carmine, Julius, Melora, CONTINUE TO LEAD EVERYONE INTO

123 INT. THE OCEAN ROOM -- CONTINUOUS 123

Carmine continues to walk -CARMINE

POLITO:

This is the Ocean Room -He

pushes open double upholstered old doors --

THEY ENTER THE LARGE CROWDED YET INTIMATE BEMELMANS STYLE BAR

The bar -- LIKE THE BEMELMANS BAR AT THE CARLYLE HOTEL IN

MANHATTAN - IS LARGE YET INTIMATE -- THERE ARE 50 DRESSED UP

CITIZENS THERE DRINKING -- AND A CROWDED LONG BAR -- AND

ANOTHER SMALLER BAR ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE ROOM --Carmine

pauses to stare at the MEN AT THE FAR BAR -- FIVE MENIN SUITS, 40 TO 60, SLIGHTLY MOB-LOOKING.

AS Irv IS PULLED ASIDE CONFIDENTIALLY BY Carmine -- Richie

AND Edith WATCH -- Rosalyn STANDS TO THE SIDE -- Carmineputs his arm around Irv’s shoulders -CARMINE

POLITO:

There are some gentlemen over thereat the bar. That's a hundred and

thirty years sitting there --

that's how much time’s between

them. They run the biggest casinosin the United States. We have to

work with them.

Right.

IRVING ROSENFELD

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CARMINE POLITO:

The good news is they know how it's

done. They get it done. You don't

have to worry. Everyone makes their

money.

IRVING ROSENFELD

You mean the Mob?

CARMINE POLITO:

Yes, but they're businessmen, okay?

Now, spend as much or as little

time with them as you like, but we

do have to deal with them. All

we’ve got to do is go say hello.

We just gotta say hi, that's all.

Edith looks on, calm, as Richie -- WILD EYED WITH COCAINE AND

ADRENALINE --

IRVING ROSENFELD

Carmine, maybe -- I'm not sure

that's such a good idea. We gotta

confer before we talk to these

guys.

RICHIE DIMASO:

(interrupting, hopped up)

Confer? What is there to confer

about? They’re casino guys.

CARMINE POLITO:

They are businessmen.

RICHIE DIMASO:

We came all this way, Irving. We

should be here. What’s everybody

scared of? There’s nothing to be

scared of.

Richie stares down Irv, Edith pulls Richie back -- Rosalyn is

starting to go down a SPIRAL OF DEPRESSION as she looks

increasingly uncomfortable.

ROSALYN ROSENFELD

(re:
the mob guys)

Those are the guys you’re all

scared of? Those guys over there?

They don’t scare me.

She glares at Edith and Irv and pivots to walk to the bar.

IRVING ROSENFELD

Rosalyn!

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But she’s already on her way over to the MAFIA MEN at the bar

who GREET HER WARMLY as Irv, Edith, Richie, and Carmine

watch.

RICHIE DIMASO:

I love this!

Rosalyn walks up to PETE MUSANE, CHARISMATIC, 30 and sits

down in between all the Mafia guys.. THE OTHER THREE SALT AND

PEPPER MAFIA GUYS LAUGH AND TALK WITH Rosalyn - who gulps a

glass of PROSECCO and IS REFILLED BY PETE MUSANE.

ROSALYN ROSENFELD

Hi. Can I sit here?

Carmine whispers to Irv as he watches Rosalyn talk to the

Mafia guys.

CARMINE POLITO:

Irving, this is not a good idea.

ROSALYN ROSENFELD

How you guys doing? Everybody over

there is really scared of you guys,

you know that?

She knocks back the prosecco. She seems relieved.

Dolly ushers her kids to the door.

DOLLY POLITO:

Kids, I want you to go up and get

some pizza and soda, please.

Irving and Edith watch in horror at Rosalyn.

EDITH GREENSLY:

It’s a disaster.

ROSALYN ROSENFELD

I think they have this room all

wrong.

PETE MUSANE:

Yeah? What would you do?

ROSALYN ROSENFELD

I would do it in all black and gold

and I would do this bar like a big,

warm golden mirror.

DICK HELSING:

Sounds beautiful.

89.

ROSALYN ROSENFELD

Thank you.

Rosalyn’s smitten by the mobsters.

PETE MUSANE:

But you expect that from her

because she’s so beautiful --

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