Atlantic City Page #3

I never seen the Atlantic Ocean

till just now.

The Atlantic Ocean

was something then.

Yeah, you should've seen

the Atlantic Ocean in those days.

Come on.

There's your hotel.

I could like it here.

You can breathe.

They used to call Atlantic City

the lungs of Philadelphia.

We stay long enough, we could be

the nose of Philadelphia.

- What room?

- 307.

Look, you go up alone.

What do you mean?

Just hand him this.

I'll wait outside.

Ain't you comin' with me?

I can't. Not the way I'm dressed.

I mean, you look sharp.

You ain't trying to set me up.

I'm trusting you.

I left a fortune in your apartment.

Look, you just give him

the package.

You wait for an envelope with the

money. There's another 100 for ya.

Can't you do it?

You better get yourself

some new clothes.

Tomorrow. Floy floy.

- 307?

- Right.

I'll be up on the boardwalk.

I got a...

I've got a package from Dave.

What, is medicare dealing now?

Come on in.

Everybody in?

Pair of fives.

Fella here wants to talk to you.

Hey, man, what's going on?

We'd like you to keep it going

if you don't mind.

There's a lot of other people

we gotta see first.

The whole East Coast

is like the Sahara Desert.

Every source is dried up.

You old "kocker" you.

Tell me.

Where'd you get this stuff?

Medicare.

All right. I'm sorry,

I didn't mean to offend you.

I'm trying to hold a game together.

I'm calling everywhere.

Four G's.

I know. Four G's.

Tomorrow, huh?

Lou Paschall?

Buddy. Buddy O'Brien!

That's me!

You're lookin' great, Lou.

How you doin'?

Fine. I'm doin' perfect.

It's good to see you, Buddy.

Oh, here. There we are.

Hey, hey, not from you, I don't.

Go on, take it.

It's a good time for me.

Get in the chair.

I'll give you a shine.

- It's a long time.

- Yeah.

Remember the day

Nucky Johnson sent us...

to buy 100 boxes of rubbers

for the party?

The look the guy gave us!

A hundred boxes of rubbers

for two guys.

He couldn't get over it.

Buddy, you live too much

in the past.

Yeah. But them were the days.

Mrs. Matthews?

Yes.

Great! Where did you find it?

I have a vision of the future:

This glorious island

of Atlantic City...

shining like a beacon whose light

was nearly extinguished.

If it wasn't for the casinos,

we'd have been dead a long time ago.

And so I accept with great pleasure

this check from all the casinos.

- Thank you, Mr. Goulet.

- You're welcome, Doctor.

I want to thank the people

whose money I had for a while.

Last night I was lucky at the tables

but on the way home...

on the boardwalk,

I was mugged by my own croupier!

Just flew into town tonight

Lady Luck was on our flight

Had a bite to eat

At Geno's down the street

And now this welcome sight

Glad to see you're born again

Atlantic City, my old friend

Be there when I bet on ten

You're not planning

on leaving town, are you?

I want to make it here. I really

like this town. I wanna be a dealer.

I think Atlantic City's

the greatest.

- Mrs. Matthews, you...

- What?

You can claim the body tomorrow.

I don't want the body!

And now you're here to stay

Remember how they put you down

There's not an empty room in town

They're coming here

from miles around

You sure came through

I'm glad to see you're born again

Saskatchewan. Area code 306...

- To Mr. Or Mrs. Peter Matthews.

- You're back upon the map again

Sally Matthews.

You sure came through

What do you mean they won't accept

the charges? It's about their son.

Hello? Dave's dead. Hello!

- I heard about Dave. I'm sorry.

- Who are...

We live in the same building.

Next door.

Come on, I'll walk you home.

I don't know what to do about his

body. I tried calling his parents.

They wouldn't even accept

the charges.

- They've got to know.

- I don't have any money.

Don't worry about it.

Come on.

I can't. I, I...

Hello? Mr. Matthews?

I was a friend of your son Dave.

My name... My name is Lou.

I'm sorry to have to tell you.

There's been a very bad accident.

Can I take your order?

Just some water, please.

The news didn't exactly break their

hearts, but at least they know.

I've been thinking about

the burial and disposal.

You're gonna need help.

I hate to bring this up, but...

when something like this happens...

there's certain things

you've got to do.

And you're new in this town.

Christ!

Remember, I'm Lou Paschall

if there's anything you need.

I know your name from the mailbox.

I got a piece of your mail once.

- I slipped it under your door.

- Oh, was that you?

It was just junk mail,

but I appreciate what you did.

Coupons for paper towels.

You saved me money.

- I'm Sally Matthews.

- I know.

Thanks very much

for everything, really.

It's okay.

God, I don't know

what to say to my sister.

Look, your sister is downstairs

baby-sitting Grace... Mrs. Pinza.

Why don't you go to bed, get

some rest, tell her in the morning?

Young girls are strong.

Yeah.

Good night.

Good night.

Jesus.

You can go upstairs now.

All right, all right.

Your sister is back.

What's got into you?

Sh*t!

- Where are my oysters?

- Relax.

Well, at least you got

your wallet back.

Last night I dreamt I came here

and Dave's body was on the ice.

- Sign this.

- What is it?

It's for your husband.

Sign here and here.

- But what...

- Believe me, it's all right.

And put down the address,

the family address in Canada.

- What did you do to your hand?

- Nothing.

- What time do you get off?

- 12:
00.

Terrific. I'll see you.

Holy sh*t!

Santa Claus is looking real hot.

Come on in.

Everybody, hold it. Let's have

a little applause for Santa Claus.

Gentlemen.

Go ahead.

Compliments of the house.

Hey, Pops, what planet

do you come from?

I want to do something for ya.

Here, take my watch. Go ahead.

You don't want it? Take my wife!

Take my life! Take anything!

Just cut out the bullshit,

let me have the money.

You're all right, Pops.

Not bad. Not bad.

Couple of inches off the sleeves,

a little off the skirt...

and you'll look just fine.

For the tailor.

Double sawbuck?

Hey, thanks a lot!

Listen, when things start going good

for me, I'll make it up to you.

A dozen oysters, please.

- Hi.

- I took care of Dave.

The forms you signed, they were

releases to send the body to Canada.

You were busy, and the arrangements,

mail, the plane, it's a lot of work.

You paid to have his body

flown to Canada?

I hope you don't mind.

- The money! Must've been expensive.

- Forget the money. I'm a neighbor.

Why are you doing all this?

It's nothing!

Sinatra gives wings to hospitals.

We all do what we can.

- It's 12:
00.

- Yeah?

I'll wait for you.

There's four extra in there.

They're really strict here. They

count the shells. I'm not kidding.

I don't really want these, honey.

We're going to lunch.

Hey, thanks!

New casino.

Burger King casinos. McDonald's

casinos. Pizzeria casinos. Jesus!

Where I work they rake in

over a million bucks a day.

- Really?

- Yeah.

You like the casinos?

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