Bugsy Page #7

what would be best for...

I'm going to be in Las Vegas.

It's nothing but a sand dune.

I'll be there with the workmen.

I don't know...

You could live

in the house in Los Angeles.

But I'm not going to be there.

Maybe it would be best for you to

stay here where you feel at home.

And see you for a day or two

every couple of years?

Excuse me.

- I'm sorry.

- You've found someone, haven't you?

You want to be with her.

I want a divorce.

Is that what you want?

I want to take care

of you and the children.

You want a divorce, don't you?

Say it. Answer me.

You want a divorce, don't you?

You want a divorce. Say it.

I do.

Don't come out of this room

for a minute.

This is a spectacular sight.

It's breathtaking.

It's vast,

it's intimate, it's original.

- Where's the pool?

- Right through here.

Can't I see the pool

from the casino?

- You wanted the pool in the sun.

- I thought you'd be able to see it.

When you stand in the casino,

you must be able to see the pool.

The problem is

that this is a bearing wall.

- Get rid of it.

- It supports the whole structure.

- You understand?

- I've got the point.

I don't need you to parrot

everything this guy says.

Just get rid of the wall.

We can make it glass, but it'll

cost. I can put a header beam up.

A header beam! You saved the day.

The overages have pushed

the budget up. Virginia, what is it?

- 4 million.

- No problem.

- Do you understand our position?

- I'm going to do this right.

Who the hell are they?

- Bugsy Siegel, you're under arrest.

- I don't know anybody of that name.

Benjamin Siegel,

you're under arrest.

I have a court order directing me

to transport you across state lines.

- What's the charge?

- Homicide.

Is it true that Harry Greenberg

was your best friend?

- Are you guilty?

- Are you getting divorced?

Is it true Harry Greenberg was going

to testify against all your friends?

Bugsy, give us a statement.

Firstly, my name is Benjamin,

as in the Bible.

And second, I'll see you all when

the Flamingo opens on Christmas Day.

I'm Assistant D.A. Hartman.

I'm in charge of this case.

You can leave the prisoner with me.

This way, sir.

Don't let anybody else inside.

Tell me, was $30,000 towards

your campaign fund not enough?

- The walls are thin here.

- You've got no witnesses.

The taxi driver who dropped

Harry Greenberg off at your house.

You got a name?

I want it to accidentally

fall into the hands of Mickey Cohen.

- Fine, but nothing nasty.

- You don't have to warn me.

Considering the gravity

of the charges against you, -

- I order you held without bail.

Mickey, are you in Vegas?

Did you fix the cab driver problem?

My picture was in the "Examiner". It

makes me look like I've got no tan.

I look like a f***ing marshmallow.

You're trying to make me feel good.

Tanned or not tanned?

- Tanned.

- Really?

Stay on top of Virginia.

I feel very isolated here.

All right, good.

- Things are starting to shape up.

- He wants to open at Christmas.

- He's absolutely determined.

- Ben is absolutely determined.

Meyer, it'll open on time.

You've changed a lot

since I first met you.

- You didn't say Meyer was there.

- I wanted to tell you in person.

- So he saw the Flamingo?

- He's worried about the cost.

- What else did he say?

- Nothing. He talked to Del Webb.

- Did he ask any specific questions?

- He saw the demolished wall.

- What about the header beam?

- He ducked under it.

It's low... too low,

unless you're under five foot six.

But it hasn't been fixed yet.

- What was his general attitude?

- Concern.

But he was very nice,

like he's always been.

- Always?

- As in the past.

- Did you know him in the past?

- Yes, through Joey.

- Did you f*** him?

- Sure.

- Did you f*** Meyer?

- Don't be disgusting. I meant Joey.

Is f***ing Meyer any more

disgusting than f***ing Joey?

F***ing Joey wasn't disgusting?

What is it with you and Joey?

You don't want to f*** Meyer,

you want to f*** Joey?

If they can't get it right, tell

them to start again from scratch.

I won't have a casino

that doesn't let me see the pool.

- Tear down the f***ing casino.

- The cost is going haywire.

- Are you on their side now?

- Don't say that.

The hell with Meyer Lansky,

Las Vegas and the Flamingo!

I talked to Meyer

in the middle of a sand blizzard.

I tried to say things

that I thought you would say.

He even said I sounded like you.

I wish we were back at Coney Island

eating hot dogs at Nathan's.

You're gonna love Kansas.

I've got you a job as a cab driver.

That's where Dorothy's from,

in the "Wizard of Oz".

Don't send any postcards.

Extra!

Bugsy Siegel gets off scot-free.

Cary Grant, Gary Cooper

and Clark Gable.

This is the biggest

gala opening in history.

You are a prince of princes.

- See you back at the house.

- Any more bags, you carry yourself.

The Flamingo's gonna come in

at six million.

I'm on your side. Stop trying

to fool me and fool yourself.

You need three million.

If you can come up with two,

I can come up with one.

This is just between you and me.

Can you get it?

- No problem.

- Would you stop that and think?

The house in Scarsdale, the cars,

the stocks, the bonds...

That all belongs to Esta now,

correct?

- Absolutely.

- How can you get the money?

I'll sell my house

and everything in it.

Sounds like about $200,000.

Where's the other 1.8 million?

You always protected me

when we were kids.

But I can't protect you.

My shares. I own

a third of the hotel. I'll sell it.

But that's all you've got.

You'll end up with nothing.

The Flamingo will be there.

That's not nothing.

Add your two to this.

I miss you, Benny.

Ladies and gentlemen,

we begin with item number one.

- Sold to the lady in the white hat.

- $2,750. Yes or no?

This oriental rug.

I'll sell you both

10% of the Flamingo. $60,000 each.

- Aren't the shares already sold?

- Not if I'm still selling them.

- Look who's here.

- How you doing, Ben?

- So... did you miss the desert?

- That's not why I came.

Why did you come?

- What did she do?

- She f***ed you.

There's a Swiss bank account

with almost $2 million in it.

- So?

- It's hers.

There's a lot of Swiss bank accounts

with $2 million in them.

Only one opened by Joe Epstein

for Virginia Hill.

I've seen copies

of the deposit records.

It's a lie.

Epstein has worked for me.

He has no reason to lie to me.

It's a lie. You repeat it,

I'll break your f***ing jaw.

Can I get a glass of water?

Get those cases out of my sight.

I've told you, when we're here,

we don't want to see the boxes.

I haven't seen a single case

where I told you to put it.

- Excuse me... All right?

- I'm Natalie St. Clair.

Mr. Webb said I might be able

to work at the Flamingo.

- As what?

- Well, anything you might need.

- What kind of job would you like?

- Bartender or hatcheck girl.

Did you come in from Hollywood?

Did you fly in?

I love to fly,

but I couldn't afford to.

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