Carlito's Way Page #4

of this show called Songbird last year.

I played the Governor's daughter.

It wasn't the lead, but it was a great part.

And I did this musical book show

last year in Vegas.

I hated the weather. You ever been there?

Vegas? Yeah.

So are you in something now?

I can come downtown and see you.

I'm just, you know, doing club dates

right now, mostly one-nighters though.

But I'm up for this play that goes this fall...

That's great.

You're livin' what

you always dreamed about.

I'm getting close.

I am getting close.

I'm not there yet, but it's okay.

What was it like inside?

No big thing.

A lot of push-ups. A lot of wasted time.

- You're out now.

- Yeah. Here I am.

Am I outta line? Just poppin' up like this

after all these years?

You still pissed at me?

What do you think?

You dumped me hard, Charlie.

Now you want to tell me

it was for my own good, right?

No, it was for mine. It was for mine.

It was for my own good.

I was doin' thirty years.

What was I supposed to do? I knew

you were gonna try and wait for me.

You were gonna visit me,

make me think about you all the time.

Now what was I supposed to do?

There I am sittin' in jail...

...wonderin' all the time where you are...

...what you're doin', who you're with.

That'd have drove me crazy.

It'd have killed me. Believe me.

Best to just cut it clean, you know?

Do my time with a clear head.

So, now what?

Now what? I don't know.

I'm here. I'm out.

For whatever that's worth.

What about this club of yours?

It's not my club, you know.

I just got a piece of it.

Just trying to make enough money...

With my luck,

somebody's gonna get shot...

...the cops are gonna come

and close it down, you know.

That doesn't sound like you.

It doesn't? Really?

You never talked like this before.

Never felt like this before.

It's a funny thing.

This guy, this counselor at Lewisburg...

...Mr. Seawald, once said to me:

"Charlie, you run out of steam.

"You can't sprint all the way.

You gotta stop sometime.

"You can't buck it forever.

It catches up to you.

"It gets you.

"You don't get reformed...

"...you just run out of wind."

I'd better go.

Can I call you sometime?

Why don't you let me call you?

- You know where to find me, right?

- Yeah.

You said you wouldn't break my heart.

I know. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Good night.

Mr. Taglialucci to see his lawyer,

Mr. Kleinfeld.

Go ahead.

Tony, how are you?

- Okay, Jackson, beat it.

- Yes, sir, Mr. Taglialucci.

You look good.

Don't make me do it, Kleinfeld.

Just write this down, all right?

It's 555-5888.

That's my kid Frankie's

home phone number...

...and I'll tell you why in a minute.

Shut up!

I never liked you, Kleinfeld.

Not 'cause you're a Jew.

I know plenty of Jews.

It's 'cause you're a lyin' piece of sh*t.

Now, I give you a million bucks to make

a simple payoff and nothin' happens.

Look, I told your son

I gave Nicky the money personally.

If he decides to betray that

and testify against you anyway...

...I can hardly be...

- You look at my hands.

Now, you make me raise my voice

and I'll snap your neck like a bread stick.

You f***in' phony.

What do you take me for?

Nicky never saw dollar one of my money.

My million bucks went straight

into your pockets.

- I personally...

- Don't f***in' lie to me, you scumbag.

You lie to me again,

you're gonna end up in that river out there.

You think about this when you go out,

and you'll take a look down...

...and imagine what it'll feel like...

...slidin' around down the bottom with eels

and crabs crawlin' outta your eyeballs.

What do you want from me?

- I understand you got a boat.

- Yeah.

- You're gonna get me outta here.

- I'm doing every...

My entire office is devoted

to your appeal right now.

- I talked to the judge this morning.

- I ain't talkin' about no appeal.

I'm talkin' about you bustin' me outta here.

I'm a lawyer.

Listen, you lawyer-f***,

I got a million-dollar credit with you.

My kid Frankie'll go with you

and keep an eye on you...

...make sure everything goes right.

You see that guard

that brought me in here?

He's been taken care of, and he's gonna

set it up to get me into the water.

All you gotta do is be there

with the boat to pick me up.

This is not exactly the kind of...

The contract's already down on you, pal.

The guys, the guns,

the lime pit's already dug.

You understand?

And from in here, just one button I push.

What?

Mr. Norwalk from

the District Attorney's office.

I said no calls!

No, he's here.

Mr. Kleinfeld?

Give me a second, please.

- Mr. Kleinfeld, are you there?

- Send him in.

How are you?

- Good to see you. Have a seat.

- Hope you don't mind. I was in the area.

Not at all. As a matter of fact,

I was about to call you.

Your problems aren't just

going to go away.

Here's me in the club countin' every dollar.

On top of the $25,000 I put in,

I already pulled out another $14,000.

$35,000 or $40,000 more,

and I'm gone, daddy, gone.

Two, maybe three months.

Just gotta mark time now...

...lie low, keep outta trouble...

...and off people's minds.

Lalin is here. In the office.

- Lalin?

- You wanna see him?

- You told me he was doin' thirty years.

- I guess he got out.

- How's he doin'?

- Not as good as you, but, you know...

I don't know what that means.

Lalin was a neighborhood guy,

real good-lookin' son of a b*tch.

He used to work in

this private gamblingjoint on West 87th.

He was kind of a greeter for the place,

set guys up with broads.

Now anybody ask me about Lalin...

...I have to say, he's a stand-up guy.

- Look at you, man, look at you.

- Hey, hermano.

How you doin', man? What a place.

What happened to you?

What do you mean? You didn't hear?

I took a few in the back.

When the street's really mad at you,

she don't put you in a box...

...she puts you in one of these things.

- Tu quieres?

- No. I'm workin'.

- How about a drink? You want one?

- Like you wouldn't believe.

Pachanga, tell me what's goin' on up there.

Come on, man, tell me.

Take care, all right?

I seen that chick

you used to go around with.

The one from the Bahamas.

You know, la rubia.

The one that looks like my sister.

That's Gail.

I seen her in this show

on 48th and Broadway.

When was this?

Two weeks ago.

She was in this fantastic show.

I mean, like artistic, you know,

but a lot of talent.

That girl's got a lot of talent.

48th and Broadway?

Let me get another drink.

So, you back in business?

I'm retired, Lalin. Told you that.

No more business for me.

Come on. All them people in Lewisburg

and you're telling me you didn't connect?

I did a lot of reading.

Worked on my appeal, that kind of thing.

What about you? What is this?

Pachanga told me

you was doin' thirty years.

Yeah. Beat it.

You beat it? How'd you do that?

You know, like you, I did a lot of reading...

...and I worked with some guys,

some smart guys in the joint...

...and just beat it, that's all.

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