Atlantic City Page #6

And Jimmy won't play his stereo loud

if you won't smoke in the closet.

I made love to this woman today.

Daddy, please!

I held her in my arms,

and I made her happy.

- Let's not be naughty.

- It's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be all right.

We'll take good care of him.

I'm dangerous!

People come to me from Las Vegas.

I know Bugsy Siegel.

I was his cellmate.

I want that money.

It belongs to me.

You have money. I've seen it.

Don't give me that sh*t.

- Listen, I don't have it.

- Give it to me.

Hey, old man.

Hey, foxy grandpa.

It's over now. I want the money.

You know what I'm talking about.

Give me the money.

Give me the money now.

You b*tch!

You slapped me! You slapped me,

you stupid b*tch!

The money. Money, money!

Come on, get outta here.

Get in the car!

I can't believe I did it.

Am I bleeding?

Did he cut me?

I can't believe I did it. I really

did it! Did you see me do it?

I'm all right.

When I saw that knife on you,

I pulled the trigger. Bam, bam!

- Did you see the look on his face?

- Get rid of that gun.

- I protected you.

- Stop pointing... Get rid of it.

- How much?

- A quarter. Can't you read?

Lady, it's the first time I've been

out of Atlantic City in 20 years.

A thousand dollar bill?

I'm sorry.

- Here.

- Here's a hundred.

I'll lend you the quarter.

Thank you, madam.

A room for me and my mother.

And we want some drinks.

Bourbon, Coke.

No, wait. Make that champagne,

peanuts, crackers.

The expensive kind.

The French kind.

Got it?

It's time for all the news

and all the headlines:

Here with the 11:00 report

is anchorman Bob Wilson:::

And the award-winning

Channel 7 News Watch team:

Good evening:
Violence has struck

again tonight in Atlantic City:

Fear and confusion now reside

in the otherwise peaceful resort:::

After the brutal murders

of two underworld crime figures:

City law enforcement officials

are being sought for comments:

News watcher Connie Bishop

is standing by:
::

With a live eye-cam report

from our sister city:

Connie:

Bob, it's the second night of

violence in this normally quiet:::

Yet generally swinging casino

capital of the East:

Police Chief Allmond is the man

with the answers and he's arriving:

Chief, is there any connection

between tonight's murder:::

And yesterday's brutal slaying

in Park Mobile?

- We're tracing a new lead today:

- You sound angry:

I'm damn angry! If the mob has come

to Atlantic City, they're dead!

They'll have to answer

to me personally!

So these are

mob-connected slayings?

There's no mob slayings

in Atlantic City:

Let them kill themselves

somewheres else:
Not on my turf:

- Chief, are there any witnesses?

- Connie, please: Thank you:

There you have it, Bob:

No clues, no witnesses:

No one's really sure how

the killers got away: Bob:

Thank you, Connie:

We'll have more from Atlantic City

as this dramatic story unfolds:

Is this the stomach?

Is this the baby?

It feels nice.

I came here during the war.

Betty Grable look-alike contest.

The boardwalk filled with hundreds

of Betty Grable look-alikes...

from all over America

selling war bonds.

On the boardwalk

in Atlantic City

Life will be peaches and cream

You never went back home?

I met some boys. Lou.

Cookie Pinza,

who I later married.

Atlantic City became my home.

You oughta fly home.

I'll treat you to the ticket.

You will?

If you can get a seat belt

around that.

I never use seat belts.

I don't believe in gravity.

We both lost our men

through a shooting.

I don't mind that Dave's dead.

It just means he'll be

reincarnated sooner, that's all.

You mean Cookie's coming back?

Sure! Everything comes back.

You know,

you look after people good.

I never had to look after anybody.

I was a princess!

I like that...

making the news.

Who was Bugsy Siegel?

The meanest, the coldest.

- And he was your cellmate?

- I gotta be honest.

- I was in the slammer on a D & D.

- What's that?

D & D. Drunk and disorderly.

They brought Bugsy in for ten

minutes on the way to Leavenworth.

Man, was he pissed off.

He didn't even know me.

And that's all?

I never killed anybody in my life.

I never thought you did.

But I did tonight.

You saw it.

Yeah, I saw it.

Some champagne?

You got all those young guys.

Bernie.

You could still see them.

I'm an old man.

Is this a proposal?

Anyone ever take care of you

like I did?

You feel safe?

Yes.

They got nice weather in Florida.

They've got great food in France.

But I got a lot of friends

down there.

I'll buy you new clothes.

I'll show you off.

Show off what?

You know. Just let the boys see

how well I turned out.

Please.

Come.

I've never been to Florida.

An update on that double murder

in Atlantic City:

News watcher Connie Bishop

is standing by:
Come in, Connie:

We've had a break: A witness came

forward who described the gunman:

This is a police composite

of that man:

Hey, that's me! That's me!

Anyone with information should call

the Atlantic City hot line:

We'll stop on the way down

and buy all the newspapers.

This story's gonna be big

all over the country.

"Gangland slaying rips apart

Atlantic City."

All calls will

be kept confidential:

France is very nice.

WNBP Channel 7, Philadelphia:

Grace? Grace, is that you?

Hello?

How dare you wake me up

in the middle of the night!

Where the hell are you?

I have a pregnant child here.

You're supposed

to make me feel safe:

Did you see the news? The two hoods

that got killed? Guess who did it.

Where the hell are you?

Grace, did you hear what I said?

The murderer they're looking for...

that was me.

What do you mean?

You?

Don't kid me. You must be kidding.

You're going soft in the head?

That was you?

- Those are dangerous men:

- I wish you could be here.

I wish I could too:

Will you tell me where you are?

No, I can't tell you where I'm at.

Who is with you?

Is it that girl upstairs?

I'm alone.

There's nobody here. Just me.

All alone.

Will you shut up and listen?

I can hear someone around there:

I know you're not by yourself:

And I have had it:

You get back here within

five minutes or you are fired!

- I'll talk to you later.

- I'm not amused any longer:

Good morning.

It's light out.

Yeah.

Jeez, I'm thirsty.

- You want some juice?

- No.

Want me to go out

and get something?

No. I'll go get it.

Why don't you rest?

No, I'd love to go.

But I'm...

I'd really like some pizza.

I know it sounds crazy. I'll go.

I love pizza.

I'll get it.

We'll flip.

Heads.

You win.

Want any money?

You'll need these.

Thanks.

So, what do you like...

anchovies, mushrooms?

No anchovies.

Me neither.

Don't forget

to ditch the car soon.

You saved my life.

Sunrise Semester, New Jersey's

University of the Airwaves:

Today we will be discussing

the great wines of France:

Have you ever considered a trip

to La Belle France?

Let's start with champagne:

Three centuries ago, a monk

by the name of Dom Perignon...

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