Billy Bathgate

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What do you think, Irving?

He makes this cheap dago

move on me, Bo weinberg...

The man who took out

Vincent coll,

who held Jack diamond's

ear so he could put

the gun in his mouth,

who found the rackets he was

too stupid to find for himself,

who made him more than

the low-down goniff that he is.

The schmuck! Pulls

me off the street

right in front of my girl.

Schmuck. Don't talk to Irving.

Talk to me. Men talk.

If they are men, they talk.

They discuss these things.

But you, I don't know, Dutch.

I don't know what stinking

womb of puss and scum

and ape sh*t you came out of.

Bo, you should understand

I am past the madness part.

I am past the anger.

Don't waste your breath.

Never paid your debts, Dutch.

Never paid me what I was worth.

You never paid nobody

what they was worth.

Bo, look who came

along for the ride.

The more I done for you,

the more like a brother I was.

I saved your life

a dozen times!

Kid, you like boats?

I don't know yet.

I protected you!

I did your sh*t work and

I did it like a professional.

You always had a way with words.

You got more words than me,

being I haven't

been to high school.

But I got a good head

for current events.

And so I guess it all evens out.

What's even?

I made you a millionaire!

You got more money than

you know what to do with!

I built this organization,

the beer, the unions...

The numbers!

20 million dollars a year...

And you'd have run it like

some goddamn candy store!

Look at it this way, Bo.

I'm the one sittin' here and

you're the one sittin' there.

Now who would you rather

be at this moment?

Come on, lady.

It's all right, Irving.

You can bring her up.

No! No, Dutch!

Feeling better?

You can sit her

down there, Irving.

Come here.

This is very good malt whiskey.

Go ahead.

It'll settle your stomach.

This is between me and you.

Leave her out of it.

Bravo, sweetheart. Bravo.

You know what you're

doin', don't you?

I'll bet you know how to do

just about everything.

It's over, it's done.

Did you say something, Bo?

You can see the trouble

your Bo is in.

Right, Bo?

Show her how you can't

do certain things

anymore in your life.

The simplest thing, like

crossing your legs

or scratching your nose.

It can't be done

anymore by you.

Sure, he can scream,

he can shout.

But he can't lift his foot.

He can't open his fly.

He can't tell you

what time it is.

Little by little

he's taking leave of his life.

- Irving, is there a cabin?

- Down below, aft, back end.

Mr. "class act" Bo weinberg

moves against his best friend.

Against the man he

works for. That's class.

All right, miss,

if you'd be so kind.

Dutch.

So tell me, I'm just curious.

When did you two meet?

How long have you and Bo

been lovebirds?

I have not had the pleasure

of meeting you before tonight,

but it's clear

that Bo is in love.

Irving.

Put me out, Irving.

I'm begging you.

Put the muzzle to my head.

I can't do that, Bo.

Please, Irving.

Sorry.

I could give you a drink.

Wanna drink, Bo?

You listen to me, kid.

You take some advice

from old Bo weinberg.

This man of yours

ain't gonna last long.

He's obsolete.

You know what that means?

Means he's finished, he's done.

He's up against tougher

guys than him

and they're better organized.

If you're as smart as they say

you are, look out for yourself.

You listen to old Bo weinberg.

Hey... how'd you get

into this, kid?

Juggling.

It was juggling

that got me into it.

There ain't been a beer truck

around here for weeks.

What does that mean?

- What're you, stupid?

- No.

It means we can sit here

'til the cows come home.

The dutchman's hidin' out.

Dutch Schultz don't

hide from nobody.

Joey's brother works for Dutch

and he said the heat is on.

Joey faye's brother?

How'd he get a job

workin' for Schultz?

He caught on.

- How?

- I don't know, he caught on.

- Schultz noticed him.

- Give me a cigarette.

Ladies and gentlemen,

I have the pleasure

to present the phantom:

The world's greatest juggler.

The world's greatest jerk.

He has come to us directly

from a tour of the crowned

heads of Europe.

And he will juggle,

not one, not two, not three,

but four balls. Count 'em.

This was never before attempted

in the Bronx, New York, U.S.A.

Shut up. Look!

That's him.

- That's Schultz.

- Oh, my God.

He drives a black packard.

He's got a gun.

It's very simple,

but I think I got

this whole thing under control.

Then do it, counselor.

Pay 'em off.

Do it. What's he doing?

Hey, kid, come here.

Come here.

Arthur...

Arthur, can I just finish

this point I'm trying to make?

I know you don't like

to talk about money,

but I need about $10,000

more to cover these guys.

I mean, it seems like a lot.

$10,000 is a lot of money.

But these are the best

attorneys on the east coast.

They have a lot of connections.

If we do go to trial...

This doesn't go to trial.

A capable boy.

Arthur, look, just look.

Can you give me an answer?

You want an answer?

How come you're the cheapest

lawyer I could find...

And you still cost me

all this dough?

He always wants a little money.

Hey, Billy!

Did you see that?

He just met Dutch Schultz.

What do ya got there?

Now he's a big shot.

Let me look at it.

Wanna see me double it?

Wanna see me double it?

Hey, Billy!

Come on, share the wealth.

Arnold!

Arnold garbage!

Arnold!

- You still got it?

- Yeah.

Well, go get it.

Does it work?

Sure... I think it does.

You gotta clean it up first.

- Is there bullets in it?

- No.

See how the serial number's

been filed off there?

That's the sign

that it's a mob gun.

I'll give you three dollars.

You have three dollars?

Where did this come from?

Dutch Schultz.

Now give me my change.

You lyin' son of a b*tch.

Ma, I'm gonna go out now.

I'll be back in a little while.

The government's after him,

cops are after him,

everybody's after him.

And there he is, like he

ain't got a care in the world.

So he noticed you.

So what? So what?

You think a guy like me's

got a lot of choices?

You notice John d. Rockefeller

offering me a job?

Or the Yankees asking

me to play shortstop?

No. This is it.

Becky, listen to me.

You don't understand about

a guy like Dutch Schultz.

He grew up around here.

He was a nobody... just like me.

But he had brains

and he had guts.

And look at him now. I bet he's

the richest man in New York.

I mean, he's got

the racetracks.

He's got the nightclubs.

He controls the

whole liquor business.

He's gotten into

the numbers racket.

I mean, Dutch Schultz is the

number one... and he noticed me.

I'm tellin' you, Becky, I know

whatever happens to me

in my life... it's

gonna have something

to do with Mr. Schultz.

So what're you gonna

do? I'm gonna find him.

How're you gonna find him?

Don't worry, I'll find him.

Hey, Harry, how ya doin'?

Great.

Right on schedule.

What's this? What's goin' on?

Is this some kind of joke?

Lulu.

All you have to do is what

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