City by the Sea Page #2

got parked over in Crystal Park.

At least it sounds like Joey Nova's.

Next thing you know,

my associate, Picasso...

...seems he ain't breathing

too good anymore.

You wouldn't know anything about that,

would you?

See, the truth is,

I can't let this pass, man.

I can't let some f*** walk off

with my bread. I'm a laughingstock.

Who the hell's gonna work for me,

I can't protect my own people?

It's about respect.

The way you're acting, I feel like

I already lost your respect.

So where's Joey Nova?

I don't know, man.

Where's Joey Nova?

He's in the back, man. In the toilet.

You're dead, you junkie cocksucker!

You hear me?

You're dead!

How you doing, Herb?

Can't eat, can't sleep.

A good sh*t is the adventure of my day.

- I got a present for you.

- When are you gonna marry that girl in 3A?

- Who said I wanted to?

- I'll marry her. You be my best man.

Only if you have a nudist wedding.

How about that? Good night.

Sprewell goes right,

fires off the three, and hits it.

Latrell Sprewell,

with 10.9 seconds remaining.

- Good night, you guys.

- See you.

- Hi, Terry.

- Happy anniversary.

- Shut up.

- Bye.

What anniversary?

You've escorted me home

every night for a year.

- I have?

- You missed a couple nights here and there.

I tend to turn things

into a habit.

- I'm a habit?

- Yeah, you're all over me like a nun.

- What is a first anniversary, paper?

- Something cheesy.

- Cheesecake? Is that what it is?

- Yeah.

Let's go have some cheesecake.

That's a good idea.

What?

- I was just thinking.

- About what?

About what happens next.

We spoon until you fall asleep.

Then I go upstairs,

catch a few winks...

...get up at the crack,

go to work, come home...

- Have a beer and make dinner.

- Make dinner, watch TV...

...head over to the theater

and walk you home.

Good.

- If I'm a good boy, we make love.

- If you're a good boy?

- And then you ask me what happens next.

- That's very good. Very smooth.

- in your own words, taking your time,

giving us a clear idea what happened...

...between you and this guy

on that night.

Joey owes me money, and he's gonna

connect me with this guy, Picasso.

He's gonna talk Picasso into giving

him dope so he can step on it and sell.

We drive through this hurricane looking

for him. We find him by this refinery.

Joey goes and says something.

Picasso pulls a knife. And Joey

goes off on the f***er. Way off.

- I'm like, "What the f***?!"

- That his real name?

That's what people call him.

He drives a Chevy Nova.

What are you doing here, Snake?

What do you mean?

You're not what I would

call a concerned citizen.

- So why did you rat out your pal?

- Joey Nova is crazy.

He said he'd cut me up

if I didn't keep my mouth shut.

You'll give us Joey.

Where do we find him?

He's usually hanging around

on the boardwalk. By the old casino.

I don't know.

Suppose we pretend

to believe this f***...

...you wanna get a description

of this Joey?

Let me run a make

on the Chevy Nova registration.

The reason you're here

is because you're scared.

What I want to know is who

you're scared of. You want to tell us?

Here's your change and your order.

Bye, now.

- May I take your order?

- A bacon cheeseburger and a blowj*b.

How you doing, Gina?

- F*** off!

- That ain't no way to treat a customer.

- What do you want?

- Joey Nova.

- Like I know where he is? Like I care?

- Tell him I want my 4 grand back.

Good luck.

Just get the hell out of here.

How's your kid doing?

- You're gonna get me canned, a**hole.

- All right. Catch you later.

We gotta get a warrant.

It'll take a couple of days

and he'll vacate. Bingo.

Stinks like a sewer in here.

Look at this. It's a shooting

gallery, for chrissakes.

- This is where he comes to juice.

- Anybody home?

- We got special delivery!

- Ice. Blue Bellies.

Snow Caps. Quills. Whatever. Hello?

- Anybody home?

- Hello?

- No buyers.

- I guess not.

I think they're all dead.

Well, let's get out of here.

This place used to be beautiful.

My old man used to take me

here all the time.

That's the first time I ever heard

you talk about your old man.

- Hey, Gina.

- What are you doing here?

I just wanted to come take

a shower or something.

Did you kill that guy?

- What? What guy?

- The guy you stole the $4000 from.

- What did you do with it?

- I didn't steal $4000.

That's not what Spyder says.

- Spyder?

- Yeah, the guy worked for Spyder.

And your friend Snake

turned himself in.

- F***.

- Yeah.

F***.

I didn't mean to do it. He came

after me. I didn't take his money.

What have you done?

I don't know.

- Are you staying clean?

- Trying.

Gina.

You gotta get out of here. Spyder's

been hassling me, looking for you.

All right.

- What are you gonna do?

- I don't know. I gotta get out of here.

Maybe get some money and...

...then maybe I'll go

to Key West or something.

Then I could send for you.

I don't have the dough right now, but-

- I'm skimming at work just to get by.

- No, I didn't mean from you.

Yeah, sure, Joey.

Here.

- Here.

- No, no.

Look...

...I got this for you.

So maybe I'll see you in Florida.

All right?

Bye.

Here you go, Herb.

- Don't let the cops catch you drinking.

- One of them lives here.

- Nice guy?

- He's an a**hole. Cheap with his liquor.

Long Beach got a positive ID

on the Chevy Nova.

It's registered to Joey LaMarca.

- My Joey?

- Yeah.

Could you open up four, please?

Snake, come out here for a second.

- You know who that is?

- Joey Nova.

- This the guy who killed Picasso?

- Yeah, Joey Nova.

- Got anything to add to what you told us?

- No, sir.

- You stuck him!

- I didn't, Joey did!

- Close it up!

- Get in the cage! Come on, Vince.

Lieutenant, you all right?

Joey's my son.

His mother and me are divorced.

- I'm sorry.

- Put a warrant out for him.

Get a search warrant for that casino

where he hangs out.

Keep checking with Traffic for the Chevy

Nova. I'm gonna go see his mother.

Cover the back,

just in case he's in there.

- Who is it?

- It's Vince.

Can I come in?

- I'm sorry. It's late.

- What do you want?

- You know where Joey is?

- Why?

He's in trouble. I think he

might've killed somebody.

- You know this or you just think it?

- I'm pretty sure.

I know a very good lawyer.

He was with the D.A.

- Really?

- I'm gonna give him a call.

So let me get this straight.

You walk out 14 years ago and

now you come back giving orders.

- Our son is in trouble.

- We don't have a son. I do.

Nothing here belongs to you.

- Learn a new song to sing.

- You walked out on Joey.

- Not on him. I walked out on you.

- What's the difference?

I'm trying to help.

You came here to arrest your own son.

If he's responsible.

He'll have to face up to it.

That's funny. You, talking

about facing responsibilities.

You ran away. Anything got too

close, you ran to your job.

Tell him he's better off turning

himself in to me.

You think I trust you to bring him in?

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