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We'll put Monte Carlo to shame.

Wall-to-wall carpeting,

Italian marble, stables.

A train from L.A. to Vegas.

Planes back and forth.

We'll have our own airport!

It's a good place to trap people in

to take their money.

- Is that what you're getting at?

- Much more.

I've got to get that.

I got it!

Mickey, have you got someone

across the street?

Call Warner Brothers, call Ciro's.

Call me if anybody's seen her.

No, not five minutes. One minute.

Sit tight, honey.

Let me just see how they're doing.

Oh, that looks great.

Your mother's a real artist.

I've got these guys going

on this thing.

The children don't have the patience

that some adults do.

You finish the candles in here

and I'll finish up out there.

Don't move, birthday girl.

I don't understand this desert idea.

Let's concentrate on Cuba.

There's legalized gambling next to

Florida. It's like another state.

It's not another state. A foreign

country can always throw you out.

If we follow the hotel with schools,

and churches and synagogues, -

- we'll be in charge before

you know it... of the whole state!

- We'll have a stake in the country.

- You planning to run for president?

We can help to choose the president

if we control a state.

Where do you think the money

for this is going to come from?

I'll be working for the partners,

so the money should come from them.

- Them meaning you.

- How much are we talking about?

- One million dollars.

- What about the publicity?

Ben's famous in California.

Famous is good for Clark Gable,

but for you it's not good.

Our gambling will be legitimate.

Meyer, we've known each other

since we were too young to f***.

When did I ever ask you to leap

ahead with something on faith?

Never, but I'm asking you now.

Do this.

You've got 65 guys on the payroll

and nobody can find Virginia?

I cannot function effectively

when I'm in a state of ignorance.

Find her.

Hold the fort. I'm nearly finished.

What's the matter?

I thought you came home

for my birthday.

We'll celebrate your birthday.

I'll just finish this meeting...

I don't want to hear you!

We'll just be a minute...

Come on, honey.

Millicent, open the door.

I just want to say one thing.

Barbara, are you in there, too?

Come on down.

I'm lighting the candles.

Come on down,

I'm lighting the candles.

The party got a little

out of control, but I fixed it.

With Charlie in jaiI, I'll have to

confer with him on money decisions.

But pending his approval, I'm happy

to say you've got yourself a deal.

- Good. Great.

- When will you get started?

When I get back from Italy,

however long that takes.

- However long what takes?

- The assassination of Mussolini.

Who's gonna assassinate Mussolini?

Come here. Look, don't f*** this up

by trying to be funny.

Mussolini and Hitler are trying

to knock off every Jew on earth.

- I can stop Mussolini.

- Leave it to the Allied Forces.

The Allied Forces

don't have the access I have.

One of Mussolini's best friends.

His wife has the hots for me.

If she gets me close to Mussolini,

I'll blow him halfway to Siberia.

Listen to me very carefully.

Don't ever repeat what you've said.

- Right, it's a secret.

- There's a different reason.

At best, any normal person

that you say it to -

- will never take anything you say

seriously again.

Sure, but Mussolini is a dead man.

I'll be with you in a minute.

I'm going to light the candles.

I'm lighting the candles.

- Let's see what Meyer wants.

- What do you want to eat?

Eat? We came here to do business.

Millicent? I lit the candles.

- Have we finished our business?

- Sure, we shouldn't have barged in.

Enjoy the party for Millicent.

It sounds good.

- Take care, Ben.

- Thanks for coming by.

Joey...

Listen, I'm sorry about Virginia.

If you want to take a punch at me,

take a punch at me.

We're even now. I'm sorry,

I know you were in love with her.

Are you kidding me? I'd never

let myself fall for a slut like her.

Your mouth is bleeding.

I tripped and hit the table.

It's nothing.

I don't think

we can go on like this, Ben.

- Like what?

- Should we get a divorce?

Some friends just dropped by at the

wrong time. Everything's fine now.

Sit down.

I'm going to say goodnight

to the girls.

- Miss me?

- Depends.

You're looking very smug.

Did you ask her for a divorce?

We've got to drink a toast.

I've got the whole thing worked out.

I've sold them on the idea.

We'll drink a toast to our destiny.

- Did you ask her for a divorce?

- Not in so many words.

Do me a favour, would you? Finish

your drink and get out of here.

You don't understand.

I'm laying the groundwork.

Are you having a good time?

Do you like that robe?

You f***ing lunatic!

Look what you've done.

- Baby, are you hurt?

- You're lucky you're alive.

I'll give you three minutes

to get the hell out of here.

- He's my brother, you a**hole!

- Do you expect me to fall for that?

I don't care. Just don't ever come

around here bothering us anymore!

- Us?

- Leave him alone! He's my brother.

Would you show me

some form of identification?

- Do you have any?

- In my pants, in the guests' room.

He does very unexpected things.

Are you hurt? Are you cut?

Any glass wedged anywhere?

You're right. You're Chick.

You're her brother.

Why didn't you tell me it was Chick?

- I'm gonna buy you a Cadillac.

- A Cadillac?

Yes, a red one.

How about a convertible?

- Don't sell out so cheap.

- I've always wanted a Cadillac.

We're gonna take a trip

in Chick's red Cadillac.

- You're gonna take a trip.

- To our destiny. Las Vegas!

You couldn't drag me to that

sand-hole, rat-trap with a fish net.

We're going to build

a Garden of Eden.

A hotel, but not a hotel.

An oasis with a casino.

It's legal. It's Nevada.

Palm trees and pools. Rose gardens

more beautiful than Versailles.

We're going to design them.

We'll have famous entertainers.

Jolson, Cantor, Durante,

Cooper, Cary, Victor Mature.

All of them, honey.

We'll have Dana Andrews.

It'll be the most spectacular place

they've ever been invited to.

You'll own five and three quarter

per cent of it all... gross.

We'll be the greatest hosts in the

West, and we'll name it after you.

We're gonna call it The Flamingo.

I've brought trouble to every man

who ever went on the line for me.

Good. That's what they get

for trying to steal my girl.

If you don't make it different

and new, then don't make it at all.

Look at this structure.

There's a curved effect within

traditional linear principles.

- Sensational, David.

- Thank you.

Where did you find this guy?

He's terrific.

It looks gorgeous to me.

Very European. Very French.

You could sell these objects

in a museum.

- This stuff is very hard to draw.

- The pool bothers me.

- What's wrong with it?

- There isn't enough sun.

Your assistant should pay attention.

If we slid the pool down here,

we'd get the sun all day.

- Am I right?

- David?

That would change the relation

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