Casino Page #11

TONY:

How you doin'?

NICKY:

All right, yeah. You got that thing

for me?

TONY:

What thing? Oh, Nicky... I thought

you was layin'.

NICKY:

I was layin'? No, no, I'm taking it.

I was takin' it.

TONY:

You sure?

NICKY:

I'm positive.

TONY:

Well, I'm a little confused here.

NICKY:

You're a little confused?

TONY:

Yeah.

NICKY:

(Pointing to a window,

above a counter with

a tiny opening to

talk through)

Maybe if I stick your f***in' face

through this window over here like,

you know, you'll - you'll get

unconfused. Give me the f***in' money!

TONY takes some money out of his coat pocket.

TONY:

(Groaning)

I'm sorry, Nicky. I didn't mean

anything by it.

NICKY:

Yeah, I know, that's why you had it

ready. You thought I was f***in'

layin' it?!

He smacks the bookie on the head with the wad of money.

TONY:

(Gasps)

My f***in' head.

NICKY:

Your f***in' head, huh? Don't f***

around, Tony.

MARINO:

(Pointing to TONY)

Smarten up.

NICKY:

(Walking out)

You jag-off.

CLASSROOM NUN (O.S.)

(From following scene)

And now...

INT. CATHOLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOM - DAY

NICKY and JENNIFER stand in the background with other parents

listening to a NUN school teacher. LITTLE NICKY and other

youngsters are seated at small children's desks.

CLASSROOM NUN:

...Nicholas Santoro will come up and

tell us about our first president.

LITTLE NICKY:

(Stepping up in front

of the class to begin

a speech)

George Washington was born in a...

ACE (V.O.)

But still, it was nice and quiet for

a while. Ginger and I presented Nicky

and Jennifer all over town, like

regular Ozzie and Harriets.

LITTLE NICKY:

...typical Virginia farmhouse.

EXT. LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD - DAY

NICKY and DETECTIVE BOB JOHNSON are coaching their sons.

JOHNSON pats LITTLE NICKY on the back and with encouraging

words sends him running on to the field.

DETECTIVE JOHNSON

(To LITTLE NICKY)

Beautiful. You got a beautiful swing.

NICKY (V.O.)

Ace got my son, little Nicky, involved

with Little League, and it was great.

DETECTIVE JOHNSON

Now, I want you to get out there and

get me singles and doubles, okay?

'Cause that's what's gonna win this

game.

NICKY (V.O.)

Turned out to be one of the other

coaches was a f***in'...

DETECTIVE JOHNSON

Now go out there and show your dad

what you can do.

NICKY (V.O.)

...metro intelligence cop. But it

didn't matter. I mean, it was all

about the kids, you know.

DETECTIVE JOHNSON

You know, he's gotta realize

everything can't be a home run that

he does.

NICKY:

Yeah, well, that's exactly what I

keep tellin' him, but that's the

kind of kid he is ever since he's

born.

DETECTIVE JOHNSON

It's instinctive, you know.

NICKY:

He tries to do everything...

LITTLE NICKY hits the ball, NICKY and DETECTIVE JOHNSON

applaud.

NICKY:

Ohh!

ACE (V.O.)

And, Nicky being Nicky, he made his

presence known.

INT. TANGIERS CASHIER'S CAGE CREDIT WINDOW - NIGHT

NICKY saunters through the casino and up to EDDY and JERRY,

two well-dressed hoods who are signing papers at the cashier's

credit window near ACE and SHERBERT.

ACE (V.O.)

Especially at the casino, where he

definitely did not work, people got

the message.

NICKY (V.O.)

Me? That's why the bosses sent me

out here. They wanted me to make

sure none of the other crews robbed

the joint. Like these two f***in'

balloon-heads over here [EDDY and

JERRY]. They were gonna try and bang

us out of two hundred f***in' grand?

(Chuckling.)

Yeah, right, I'm sure.

JERRY:

(Shakes NICKY's hand)

Hey, Nicky. How are you?

NICKY:

Hey, Eddy.

EDDY:

Hey, Nicky, how are you? What are

you doin' here?

NICKY:

I'm over here now.

JERRY/EDDY

(In unison)

You're over here?

JERRY:

You're over here?

NICKY:

Yeah, I'm over here with him.

SWISH PAN TO ACE WITH SHERBERT OFF TO THE SIDE.

EDDY:

Oh.

JERRY:

Oh.

EDDY:

We're waiting on Carmine.

JERRY:

Yeah, we're lookin' for Carmine.

NICKY:

Carmine? He was here before. I saw

him. He had a suitcase and everything,

and then he left.

EDDY:

Carmine left?

NICKY:

Uh-huh.

JERRY:

Carmine left?

EDDY:

He's gone?

JERRY:

He's not here?

EDDY:

Carmine's gone.

NICKY:

I think, you know, maybe he went

across the street or somewhere else

or somethin'. I don't know.

EDDY:

Well, listen, uh... Good luck with

the joint, huh?

(Shakes hands with

NICKY.)

NICKY:

Oh, thanks, Eddy.

JERRY:

(Shakes NICKY's hand)

Yeah, lots of luck. Lots of luck.

NICKY:

Hey, great, Jerry.

They walk away.

NICKY:

Good luck to you too.

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