Casino Page #19

INT. VEGAS VALLEY COUNTRY-CLUB BANQUET ROOM - NIGHT

A dazzling GINGER moves charmingly about the room chatting

up top executives, lawyers, judges, bankers and their wives.

ACE, standing with GREEN and an elderly man, watches her

work the room.

COUNTRY-CLUB WOMAN #1

Congratulations, sweetheart.

GINGER:

Thank you.

COUNTRY-CLUB WOMAN #2

Sam raised more than we've ever raised

before.

GINGER:

He worked so hard.

ACE (V.O.)

But my greatest pleasure was watchin'

my wife, Ginger, work the room.

COUNTRY-CLUB MAN #1

Thank you for everything.

ACE (V.O.)

They all loved her. How could you

not live her?

GINGER:

(To COUNTRY-CLUB WOMAN

#3)

Hi. Nice to see you.

ACE (V.O.)

She could be the most charming woman

you ever saw. People loved to be

around her.

COUNTRY-CLUB WOMAN #3

Listen, you've got to bring Amy to

Sasha's birthday party because he'd

love to have her there.

GINGER:

Thanks.

COUNTRY-CLUB WOMAN #3

We'll see you three o'clock Saturday.

GINGER:

Thanks. Yes, all right.

COUNTRY-CLUB WOMAN #3

Great.

ACE (V.O.)

She made everybody feel good.

GINGER joins ACE. He smiles proudly.

INT. VEGAS VALLEY COUNTRY-CLUB BANQUET ROOM - NIGHT

GINGER and ACE are off alone by a dining-room table, talking

intently. A young casino EXECUTIVE interrupts them.

EXECUTIVE:

Congratulations, Sam.

ACE:

(Shaking his hand)

Oh, thanks.

The flirting EXECUTIVE looks at GINGER.

EXECUTIVE:

Hello, Mrs Rothstein.

GINGER:

Hi.

EXECUTIVE:

How are you?

GINGER:

Oh.

GINGER gives the flirting EXECUTIVE her hand, he kisses it.

EXECUTIVE:

You're one of the most gorgeous women

I've ever seen. You're a lucky man

Mr Rothstein.

ACE watches as GINGER flashes one of her dazzling smiles,

but he's not sure whether she's flirting. He looks at the

young man and back at his wife.

ACE:

Thank you. Thanks for that compliment.

ACE (V.O.)

He was a young kid from the casino...

nice kid... bright boy. What balls

on this f***in' kid! The next day I

fired him.

Freeze frame on ACE smiling at GINGER.

INT. VEGAS BANK VIEWING ROOM - DAY

GINGER, with two-year-old AMY in a stroller, is seated on a

bench going through large bank vault boxes containing her

jewels.

GINGER:

(To AMY)

Hey, do you want to see this one?

Daddy gave me all this jewelry because

he loves me so much. (She places a

gold bracelet on AMY's hand.) Put

your arm in there.

ACE (V.O.)

But as much as they loved her...

GINGER:

(To AMY, wearing the

bracelet)

Oh, fabulous.

ACE (V.O.)

...they didn't know what really moved

her.

She holds up a necklace to the light.

GINGER:

Look at this. Look at this.

CAMERA PULLS AWAY FROM THE DOOR LEADING TO THE VIEWING ROOM

REVEALING A BANK MANAGER SEATED AT A DESK. WE HEAR GINGER

AND AMY BEHIND THE DOOR.

GINGER (O.S.)

(From the viewing

room)

Daddy gave me this pin when we were

dating.

ACE (V.O.)

And with Ginger happy, I was able to

concentrate on what I knew best.

INT. TANGIERS CASINO, SLOT-MACHINES - NIGHT

ACE is talking to DON WARD.

WARD:

Loose machines are right back over

there.

ACE:

What are they doin' way back there?

Bring 'em up here where they belong.

You can't even see 'em over there.

WARD:

Okay, I'll -

ACE:

What about the progressives with the

high jackpots? Where are they? These

machines are hidden.

WARD:

Well...

ACE:

These are our best machines. They

bring all the action. No wonder the

drop is off.

WARD:

Yeah, okay.

ACE:

The action is in the front, not in

the back. Bring 'em up front.

WARD:

All right, I will, I will.

ACE:

Listen to me very carefully. There

are three ways of doing things around

here. The right way, the wrong way,

and the way I do it. You understand?

WARD:

I do understand that. I'll get right

on it. And thank you.

ACE:

Don't thank me, just do it. You're

the Slots Manager. I shouldn't have

to tell you this.

WARD:

Dang, you are right, Mr Rothstein, I

am so sorry.

INT. CLASSY RESTAURANT - NIGHT

GINGER follows a snooty MAITRE D' to JENNIFER, already seated

at a table.

ACE (V.O.)

So, I ended up workin' what? Eighteen-

hour days? Ginger was the one who

wound up enjoying the best of Vegas.

MAITRE D'

(To JENNIFER)

Come with me, please. I have a better

table for you. Sorry.

He shows the two of them to the best table in the place.

JENNIFER:

(Sitting down next to

GINGER)

So, what'd you say to that f***in'

jerk anyway?

GINGER:

(Smiling)

I told him I was Mrs Sam Rothstein.

JENNIFER:

(Chuckles)

Well, you might as well get somethin'

out of it.

GINGER lights a cigarette.

EXT. IDLE SPURS DESERT DINER - DAY

Wide overhead of roadhouse cafe isolated in the middle of

the desert with a sign out front that reads '60 miles to

Vegas'.

ACE (V.O.)

Well, it wasn't long before what I

was afraid was gonna happen, happened.

Nicky managed to get himself banned

from every casino in Las Vegas, and

from then on, I couldn't be seen

talkin' to him anywhere in Vegas, or

even near it.

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