Big Night Page #3

Two years ago, he was in town.

I send a champagne, the best, to him

at his hotel. "Complimenti di Pascal."

That's it. Only my card... like that,

"Complimenti di Pascal."

- Yeah.

- By hand, I write.

Two days later, I get that picture,

signed to me.

See?

- Now look at that picture there.

- Where?

Six months later.

Who do you see having

a dinner in this restaurant?

- Humphrey Bogart.

- Humphrey Bogart.

You see?

Hey, you see that?

That is me with Louis Prima.

- Hey, you know him, right?

- Oh, sure.

Oh, yeah, yeah. Louis is a big jazz guy.

I love Louis Prima.

- Friend of mine.

- Yeah?

He's in town next week.

You cook for him, huh?

For his band on their night off.

And then, who knows?

The word get around.

- I set it up for you.

- Really? Louis Prima?

He's a friend of mine. Louis Prima.

Great. That sounds, yes, great.

I just have to talk to my brother,

but, you know, it should be...

But no. Is good. I'm sure I can do.

No problem. I do.

- I make a call. I set him up. Okay?

- Okay.

You know Gabriella?

- Oh, yes. Hello.

- Hi.

Come on, baby, I am...

- Yeah.

- Listen, I am for you like a...

One of those things, you know?

With the lights.

What?

With the ships in the storm,

with the lights.

- What?

- A lighthouse.

The lighthouse.

That's what I am for you.

If it rain, you look for me.

I show you the way home.

- Okay.

- Suppose he doesn't wanna go home?

If he don't wanna come home,

- he's in the f***ing rain.

- Some people like the rain.

Gabriella, go check the menus, please.

Pascal, let me ask you something.

- If my brother know that you...

- Please.

That cradle will not be rocked by me.

I do nothing.

- This is all yours.

- Okay.

Hey, you kidding? I love secrets.

Secrets make the friendship stronger.

That son-of-a-b*tch fish man.

You see how he change his song, huh?

"Louis Prima at our place tonight."

Boom! The best fish.

What's the matter with you?

Are you sick?

- People should come just for the food.

- I know.

Primo, I need your help here, okay?

Louis Prima is coming.

He's not just some guy. He's famous.

Famous. Is he good?

He's great.

People should come just for the food.

- I know, but...

- They should come just for the food.

I know that. I know. But they don't.

Cadillac. The newest.

It's beautiful, huh?

- Cadillac.

- Big.

Primo, tell her to make them,

you know, something for tonight, okay?

Primo, ask her if she want

to come tonight.

You can't tell me this.

I had five orders to deliver.

That's all I have to say to you. Goodbye.

- Trouble today, huh?

- I won't even... No.

Listen, I don't have your irises.

The delivery didn't come.

- Somebody not do their job?

- Yes.

Somebody didn't think

it was very important.

That is even more worse.

Well, come on,

we'll find something else.

I think, for tonight, my brother,

he want something...

- Special?

- Yes, yes.

Some big jazz guy coming. Louis Prima.

Oh, I love Louis Prima.

- You know him? He is good?

- Oh, yes. He's very good. Boisterous.

Lots of energy...

- That's good.

- Yeah.

Well, something, you know, special.

- These are nice.

- Let's see.

Listen, I tell you what. I could probably

get something special together,

and I could bring it over

to you this afternoon.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

- How much does that leave?

- $62.47.

- Thank you, sir.

- Thank you.

- Tonight, you will close early, huh?

- I guess. Why?

Well, because I thought

the no delivery...

Oh, yeah, I guess I'll have to.

But it doesn't matter.

I just started a new book so I'll

probably go home and get in the tub.

Oh, good. Okay, well. Thank you.

- Oh, thank you. And good luck tonight.

- Yes, and thanks.

What is the story?

- I'm sorry?

- In the book. The story in the book.

- Oh. The Pioneers.

- The Wild West, huh?

Buffalo Bill...

Sort of.

- Families on the trail.

- Oh, yeah. Tough times.

Well, times are always tough

for somebody.

Tough.

Well, I'm taking a long time here, so...

Thanks, and I hope you like the book,

and the pioneers are, you know...

...okay.

Okay.

Hey, boys, you go fishing?

Beautiful, huh?

Hey, boys, see you later, huh?

Hey, Michelangelo, come stai?

Hey!

- You invite him?

- I invite everyone.

Who make this go on?

- What?

- Oh, Jesus! Phyllis!

- I'm sorry.

- That's okay.

- No. Did I burn you?

- No.

- I'm sorry.

- It's okay. It's all right.

- So how are you?

- I'm fine. How are you?

I'm fine, you know. I'm fine.

- I didn't call you.

- I know.

- I didn't call you either.

- That's true.

I thought tonight you could, you know,

use some help, right?

- Yes.

- So, I'm here.

I'm glad you are here. Okay.

- Seco, delivery's here!

- Oh, okay. Good. Let me go do this.

Okay.

Small, huh?

They're small, but they're fine.

Mostly black.

They're fine.

- Are they fresh?

- Fresh today.

Oh, looks... Come on, looks dead.

- It's like a wig.

- I'm sorry, Primo, that's it.

That's all I got.

Well, we need them, so...

It's your party.

Primo, come here. Can I talk to you?

I want to talk to my brother.

One sec, okay?

Primo, this dinner tonight is happening.

Right.

Do you know why?

Because it has to happen.

We need it to happen.

Understand?

Money.

But I thought...

No.

This is the last chance we have.

Why didn't you tell me before?

And what would you have done?

I'm sorry, but...

After tonight, I don't know...

if we can still do

what we came here to do.

The way we want to do it.

Do you understand?

Okay?

- Okay. Sorry, Chubby, sorry.

- Choosing the new pope, huh?

No. It's a very important...

We have a party. Do you want to come?

Yeah.

Yes, Phyllis, can I ask you to get me

the white tub from over there, please?

And Cristiano, my friend, the other one.

No. Now first, we must clean them.

Primo! Timpano? Are you crazy?

There is not the time!

- And, Seco, you start the rabbit.

- What's timpano?

- Primo, I have to be serious here.

- What is timpano?

- Seco, you tell me this is a big night.

- No.

What are we making here exactly?

Phyllis, can you call

the plumber, please.

I called him already.

- Phyllis, timpano is a pasta...

- Oh, my God. No!

- ...with a special crust.

- No, no, no, no.

And is shaped like a drum,

like a timpani drum.

Why don't you do something?

And the inside, only

the most important things in the world.

Seco, the phone is for you.

Seco.

Hello? Yes.

No, no, I can't right now. No.

Yeah. Okay. Well, I will be there.

Yes, okay. Goodbye.

I have to go. Primo, I have to go.

I have to go talk to a guy

about the booze.

I'll be back in about one hour, okay?

- Okay. Ciao.

- Yeah, ciao.

- What should I do?

- I don't know. Primo will tell you.

- Don't worry. Bye.

- Bye.

I have to go.

You're so fast today.

I have to go, I don't have time.

No, you have time.

No, Gabriella, not today.

You worry like an old man.

Yeah, well, I'm not as old as some.

Or as rich.

After tonight...

After tonight, what?

Can you call the booze guy, please?

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