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and he's, like, "You quit me, girl,

I'm gonna jack you up. "

He talks like that?

He thinks he's black.

His real name is Roger Lowenthal.

He's partners with this guy

named Nick Carr.

He's this music promoter?

I know Nicky.

They caught me

straight off the bus from Texas.

Said they'd make me this big star

and like a fool, I believed 'em.

When you done turnin' tricks,

get your ass back over here!

I ain't done with you yet!

Look, I can't do five more years.

Not with these guys.

Who's the big guy?

That's Elliot Wilhelm,

Raji's bodyguard.

He's got this thing

that he can raise one eyebrow,

give you that look.

He wants to be in movies.

What, that's it?

He just does the one eyebrow?

As far as I know, he's gay, too.

Word is he once threw a guy out of

a 30-story building for calling him a fag.

Well, he must've been mad.

Maybe if you didn't blow

all your energy bangin' tourists,

your voice wouldn't sound so flat.

Talkin' about a flat voice,

you know what I'm sayin'?

Yeah, that one was for me,

so you just relax.

You're gonna end up doing

fifty-cent lap dances at the First King

like Miss Bangkok.

Chil, wait.

You don't know these guys.

They're bad guys.

Trust me, Linda, I know 'em

a whole lot better than you do.

...doin' some ass-poppin'

all up and down a pole.

You'd be up in that place

goin' pop, pop, pop.

Pop, pop, pop.

What are you gonna say?

Nothing more than I have to, if that.

Ass-poppin'.

Snap, crackle, pop!

Chili, wait.

Man in the suit.

You in town

for some kind of convention?

No, but if I was,

you'd be the man to see, am I right?

Why would you say

somethin' stupid like that?

The way you're dressed,

you're either a pimp or a limo driver.

We've got jokes?

You some kind of weak-ass comedian?

Raji, look at me.

I'm lookin' at you, man.

You say you're looking at me,

but are you really looking at me?

I'm really lookin' at you.

You got somethin' stupid to say?

Say it, so I can be done with you.

Linda's quit.

- She's out of the Chicks.

- Man, miss me with that.

She's got five years left

on her contract.

Well, I just cancelled it.

You come walkin' out of the dark.

Who you supposed to be?

I'm the one settin' you straight.

I'm Linda's new manager.

Come on, honey.

- Elliot, light his ass up.

- Got it.

You're Elliot Wilhelm, aren't you?

You're an actor.

Yeah.

I'm sorry. Chili Palmer.

I'm a producer.

I did the film Get Leo.

Do you remember?

Sure, yeah.

It's great to meet you.

You know, I walk into a club,

and I see a guy like you,

and I say, "He's got the look.

But does he have the talent?

Can he act?"

Watch this.

Elliot! Elliot!

Goddamn, what you doin', man?

What?

Breathe. Up. Up.

You okay?

Yeah.

You can do better than him.

Why don't you send me

some pictures, I'll give you a call,

set you up for an audition.

All right, I'm in the Will Smith building.

Linda, you better talk to me.

Good day.

It's like that, huh?

Okay.

Okay!

I got an audition, Raj.

I need to get my headshots.

Edie?

Chili? Is that you?

Yeah.

Man!

So glad you came.

Well, I'm sorry,

and if there's anything I can do...

Thanks.

So, how are you doing?

You know.

You were right there

when it happened, weren't you?

Well, I was in the men's.

But you were with him

in his last hour, right?

I... I've had him cremated,

and I wanted to do something special

with his ashes, you know.

Maybe something he'd like.

Do you got any ideas?

Well, nothing that makes sense.

Say, Edie, is that

an Aerosmith tattoo on your back?

Yeah.

You know I followed them

on tour, right?

I didn't know that.

I thought Joe Perry was so hot.

Yeah?

So you were a groupie?

No, man, much worse.

I did their laundry.

They travel

with their own washer and dryer.

I did everything

except Steven's stage clothes.

You know, he likes

to send those out.

So, Edie, I was thinking, you know, maybe

I could help you out with NTL Records.

What makes you think

I need your help?

Nothin'.

Look, Chili...

let me tell you somethin'.

I started NTL with Tommy.

Right.

- Equal partners.

- Yeah.

And who do you think

found the Dub MD's?

I did.

Tommy's gone.

And I'm devastated,

but I'm not about to roll over.

I can run my own label.

If anybody could, it's you.

Hey, Edie.

Why don't you get your clothes on

and let's get outta here, okay?

Make you feel better.

Besides, I wanna talk to you

about this girl Linda Moon.

- Linda Moon?

- Yeah. She's a singer.

Here, put this on.

You know, I never made it

with any of those guys from Aerosmith.

Yeah?

I played tennis

with Tom Hamilton once, though.

Christ.

I was just a girl then.

You'll always be a girl.

Chil, thank you.

- Who's this?

- That's Tiffany, Tommy's intern.

How ya doing?

What's that?

Pizza.

He means the urn, genius.

Tommy.

You know, the cops

came by NTL last night.

They were asking me about you.

Yeah? What'd you say?

Nothing. Just that you were

gonna make a movie about Tommy.

It'd have to be a short.

They take anything?

Some boxes, a few files.

But I think

what they were lookin' for was this.

Thanks.

Here.

- Where'd you get this?

- Some guy with a Russian accent.

It's NTL.

You know, about a month ago,

he starts coming by,

lookin' for Tommy.

Tommy's in the office, what,

like three hours a week?

So, this last time,

he takes a picture.

He comes in,

doesn't even ask for Tommy,

lights it on fire,

and just tosses it on my desk.

No questions, no nothing.

Two days later, he comes back

and this time, Tommy's in.

So I interrupt his meeting,

and I buzz him.

He comes flying out of his office,

walks up to the guy,

nails him right in the eye.

Just like that scene in Get Leo.

Then he tosses the guy on his ass

right in the middle of the street.

I'm like, "Tommy,

who the hell was that?"

Insurance salesman.

Okay.

An insurance salesman.

Insurance scam.

I mean, geez, even I know that.

Guy takes a picture

of your business,

says either you pay up

or he puts your place on fire.

Well, you know, Edie,

that was Tommy's specialty in Brooklyn.

He sold protection.

He could write a book

on the different ways to work it.

Did this guy have a toupee?

Not after Tommy hit him.

Good morning.

Carosell Entertainment.

You see the Chicks International?

I think these girls are gonna be big,

the next big act to break.

- Take my word for this.

- What's up, Nick?

I'm telling you!

This Linda Moon.

Is she a g-string diva or what?

They give you wood?

What's up, man?

I need to talk to you, Nick.

They give me mahogany.

Goddamn teak.

You could deck the QE 2

with the wood they gave me.

Who even cares if they can sing?

Look, man, Chili Palmer

came up in the club. I gotta...

You're still my b*tch.

Love ya. Out.

Man, we gotta talk

about this Chili Palmer.

Robin, who's on three?

Robert's on three,

Marty's on four.

Don't be...

Marty, you pimp.

Make me smile.

Nick. Nick, for real.

Look, I'm serious, man.

I need to talk to you here.

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