Chains of Gold Page #4

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And get his ass out of here!

Vincent, drive him home.

Be ready, 5pm tomorrow.

OK.

Puta!

And I don't trust him.

something's up with Jackie.

she's been acting shitty lately!

You're right. What do you want to do?

You let him see as little as you can.

Keep an eye on him day and night.

If he's not cool...

you kill them both.

(James) All right. The little kids take the orders.

The lady with the baby carriage

supplies the crack.

That boy there is the lieutenant.

He takes the money and makes sure

everything's running right.

The two wrecking crew members up there?

Those are the lookouts.

Nobody gets on this block

without being spotted.

It's just like the army. Everyone has his rank.

Why do you use such young kids?

Because they never have to do time.

Juvenile homes are too full.

The only place to put these kids

is back on the street.

seen enough?

- Barnes made it in.

- We gotta get him out.

son of a...

No.

No, we don't. We'll leave him.

Carlos goes crazy

when a big shipment is coming in.

He'll take any of the heat off my boy.

We finally know when the drugs are coming in.

- We'll finally nail the can'tel...

- Boss, if he's caught, he's a dead man.

That's his problem.

The operation stays on sche...

- How long you been there?

- ljust walked up.

What are you guys so paranoid about?

All right. What do you want?

I was wondering if you guys

wanted to go bowling after work, but...

Nah, I can see you're too busy.

What are you doing here?

I said I needed some time.

I know. It's been almost 20 hours.

What am I going to do with you?

You're gonna let me in.

(# Funky rock)

- All these kids work for Carlos?

- Every one of them.

There's a thousand more

waiting to take their jobs.

They're too poor and too scared

to f*** up more than once.

If they do, they'll pay the price.

What do they do when they end up

in the wrecking crew?

You'll see.

(Wild cheering)

What we have here

is ten of the hardest-working motherfuckers

in the whole damn city.

And that's gold, 18-carat gold.

And them are diamonds

and diamonds and more diamonds!

And that's not all, no way.

Because when you work hard, things happen.

(AIl) Yeah!

Because when you work hard,

you can go places.

Yeah!

And when you work hard,

you could be like me!

Excuse me, where's James?

F*** off, a**hole.

(Carlos) You didn't come in 15 minutes.

We told you what would happen

if you f***ed with my money.

Where the f*** is my money, you little sh*t?

- I don't have the money.

- shut up, you little f***!

- You haven't done sh*t for me.

- Please, you gotta believe me.

sorry, man. I didn't mean it.

Nobody messes with my money.

I told you that before.

- sorry.

- Nobody!

Nobody! Nobody!

You take him to Madison.

Move it!

(Whispers) Hey, man. You OK?

I gotta get outta here.

Don't do that. That's a bad idea.

No. Don't do it.

Get the f*** out of the way.

- Jesse!

- Yes?

Give me a hand downstairs, man.

Be right there.

I warned you.

Che Che, what's happening?

Ain't nothing to it, James.

This is your basic hook-up joint.

Move it around every couple of days.

All these boys in trouble?

They're with Che Che, they're in deep sh*t.

Ain't that right?

The Grim Reaper, brother.

- That's not a good idea.

- Who are the guys in the van?

- The wrecking crew.

- What do they do?

Let's just say they solve problems.

Is it all right if I look around?

- That's what you're here for.

- All right.

Pedro.

- How'd you get in here?

- Where's Tom?

Wrecking crew took him. He's in real trouble.

- Where did they take him?

- The Madison House.

- When did they take him?

- Just a few minutes ago.

- You gotta help me get outta here.

- (Man) Pedro!

- Help me, scott, please.

- Where the hell are you?

- A corporate name?

- I don't know if it's a first name.

- There is nothing here.

- He said Madison.

- I've never heard of it.

- F***! God damn it!

- Why didn't I ask for an address? sh*t.

- Calm down.

Calm down. If I don't find him soon,

I'm gonna find him dead.

OK, this is what we're gonna do.

I want you to call me at 3pm at this number, OK?

- Why?

- Just do it.

If someone else answers,

I want you to hang up.

- You got that?

- What are you doing?

- Best you don't know.

- I'm not sure about that.

I am. Now look, three o'clock exactly.

If I don't answer, you hang up. You got that?

- OK.

- Good.

- Under one condition.

- What?

You gotta promise me

that when the time comes

foryou to disappear...

you'll take me with you.

What if today's the day?

Then today's the day.

OK.

Thank you.

Madison? I never heard of it.

- Tomorrow?

- Yes, tomorrow.

- 'They know about you.'

- What do you mean?

- Who knows about me?

- Ortega.

They got a man inside.

They'll sacrifice you, so get out now.

I can't. I know where Tommy is.

I gotta be there.

- I can't help you then.

- Bailing out on me, Palco?

- 'I'm retiring.'

- so what?

'You plan to die when you retire?

You're already dead.'

All I'm asking is just check it out for me.

Just be there for me.

Don't do anything until I get back to you, OK?

'OK, Barnes?

'Barnes, I'm not hearing

what I want to hear, man.'

Fine. OK.

(# Reggae)

- How we doing?

- Good.

Vince, let's run by the south side.

Don't you got a meeting with Leon at three?

sh*t. That's right. We're late.

We got all day, man.

How long is it before...

Not long. And Vincent?

- Yeah, man?

- Turn that sh*t down.

sure thing, man.

- All right.

- Yeah, man?

Run scott home and then go back to Carlos'.

I'll be here a while. I'll get a ride

from Leors people. All right?

- Yeah, man.

- All right.

- I'll catch you tomorrow.

- You got it.

All right.

(Phone)

- Hello?

- scott, I'm sorry I'm late.

- Carlos, hi. It's scott.

- What is going on?

Yeah, hold on a minute. Hold on.

Carlos wants us to meet him

at the Madison House.

- Madison?

- Yeah. You know how to get there?

sure thing. Tell the boss we on the way.

Good. We'll meet you there.

- What are you doing?

- Today is the day.

He said if he's not there in an hour,

just to leave without him.

- Yo, Bobby.

- Yo, Vincent.

- How's life at the top?

- Good, man.

Very, very good.

- Boss here?

- No.

Him on his way, man.

- Who's this?

- This be scott.

- (Man) How'd you like that?

- sh*t.

(Bobby) The guy thinks he's superman.

so he rips open his shirt, he says,

"If you're so bad, then shoot me,

motherf***er."

so what you do, man?

Blew his ass away.

Where can I take a piss around here?

second door down the hall.

show him where it is.

It's all right. I'll find it on my own.

This guy cool, Vincent?

Yeah, man.

The boss got big plans for him, man.

(Reggie) Hey, man.

How long I gotta stay in here?

- How long?

- What's wrong, man?

- You don't like the view?

- F***, no, man.

- I don't like the view.

- Don't worry.

We're gonna take

you and the kid down tonight.

Tom. Tom, it's scott. Tommy.

Tommy.

- Who are you?

- shh.

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