Casino Page #10

Diamonds fall on the red towel in slow motion.

ACE (V.O.)

I mean, that's what worried me, 'cause

it turns out Nicky was about to be

sent to Vegas.

JENNIFER:

All right, we're clear.

NICKY:

There's more!

JENNIFER:

I think that's it.

NICKY:

There's more! There's a couple stuck

in there. I know there's more.

JENNIFER:

God, I'm telling you, they're out!

NICKY:

Come on, damn it. Don't get so

defensive. It could be stuck in your

hair, you know.

NICKY grasps JENNIFER's hair.

JENNIFER:

Look, there aren't...

(A diamond falls out

of her beehive.)

There aren't but...

NICKY:

Oh, there aren't?

(Showing her the

diamond.)

What's that?

(Slaps her.)

Huh? What's that.

(FRANK chuckles.)

There's no more. Thanks, hon.

INT. BACK HOME AIRPORT/CUSTOMS - DAY

ON NICKY.

NICKY (V.O.)

I couldn't wait to get my hands on

Vegas. But the bosses didn't send me

out there to have a good time.

INT. SAN MARINO ITALIAN GROCERY/BACK ROOM, KANSAS CITY -

NIGHT:

Mob bosses FORLANO, CAPELLI, GAGGI, BORELLI and PISCANO seated

around the back room table eating and talking as in the

opening vignette.

NICKY (V.O.)

They sent me out there to make sure

that nobody f***ed with Ace and...

INT. ACE'S TANGIERS PENTHOUSE, LAS VEGAS - DAY

ACE opens the door to NICKY and JENNIFER.

NICKY (V.O.)

...nobody interfered with the f***in'

skim.

ACE:

(Opening door)

Hey.

JENNIFER:

Hey, how you doin'?

(Kisses ACE.)

NICKY:

Hey. Hey, Sammy, how are you?

JENNIFER and NICKY take in ACE's spectacular Vegas-style

penthouse.

JENNIFER:

(Whispering)

Wow.

NICKY:

Boy, look at this place, huh?

JENNIFER:

Incredible.

NICKY:

All right.

ACE:

Welcome to Vegas.

CAMERA TILTS UP TO REVEAL A SWEEPING VIEW OF THE LAS VEGAS

SKYLINE.

NICKY:

Okay, Sammy.

ACE:

Somethin', huh?

NICKY:

Yeah.

ACE:

(Calling her over)

Ginger.

GINGER emerges from the bedroom. NICKY and JENNIFER are both

stunned by her beauty.

NICKY:

(To ACE)

Holy sh*t, what've you been doin'

out here?

ACE:

Honey, come here.

She walks to them

ACE:

This is Jennifer and Nick. They're

dear friends of mine.

JENNIFER:

(Shaking hands)

Good to meet you.

GINGER:

Hi, Jennifer.

NICKY:

Pleasure.

(Grasping GINGER's

hand and kissing it.)

Very nice to meet you.

GINGER:

Hi, how are you?

NICKY:

Okay, Sammy.

INT. ACE'S CAR, LAS VEGAS STRIP - NIGHT

ACE and NICKY are driving through town, the neon lights of

Vegas reflected in the windshield.

ACE (V.O.)

After we ate, we left Jennifer and

Ginger alone and we took a ride to

talk. And then... he hit me with it.

NICKY:

What do you think about me movin'

out here?

(ACE looks away.)

What's the matter? You got a problem

with that?

ACE:

No, of course not.

NICKY:

(Playfully)

You mean, I have your permission?

ACE:

Sure, you have my permission. But I -

I just gotta tell you it's no joke

out here. It's no joke, you know?

You gotta keep a low profile. It's

not like back home. Right off the

bat, they don't like guys like us.

And this sheriff's a real cowboy.

Even the coppers aren't afraid to

bury people out in the desert here.

NICKY:

I don't care. I want to get away

from back home for a while. I'm tired

of that sh*t back there.

(Referring to the

Vegas lights.)

Look at this place. It's made of

money. You know what the best part

is? Nobody's gonna know what we're

doin'! There's nobody here to see

us! Everybody's back home.

ACE:

Nick, I gotta tell you, I got pinched

twice for no reason. You really gotta

be careful. I'm running a licensed

place. Everything's legit.

NICKY:

Don't worry about it. I'm not gonna

do anything. What am I gonna do?

I'm especially not gonna involve you

in anything.

ACE gives NICKY a look.

EXT./INT. LAS VEGAS SPORTSBOOK - NIGHT

NICKY and MARINO pull up in their car and get out.

NICKY (V.O.)

Ace saw Vegas one way.

NICKY:

You call this guy and tell him I'm

comin'?

MARINO:

Of course.

They walk into the sportsbook, past numerous bar patrons and

gamblers to TONY, the bookie at a betting counter.

NICKY (V.O.)

But I saw it another. I saw it as

untouched. I mean, they had bookies,

pimps and drug dealers I could shake

down. Who the f*** were they gonna

run to? So, I started getting

everybody in line. Best of all, for

the first time in my life, I figured

out a way not to lose.

ACE (V.O.)

Yeah, he had a fool-proof scheme,

all right. It wasn't very scientific

but it worked. When he won, he

collected. When he lost, he told the

bookies to go f*** themselves. What

were they gonna do? Muscle Nicky?

(Chuckles.)

Nicky was the muscle.

NICKY grabs TONY by the back of his neck.

NICKY:

Tony.

TONY:

Hey.

NICKY:

How you doin'?

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