Columbus Day Page #2

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We're gonna have

this same conversation.

You're gonna say exactly

the same thing on the cell phone.

Understand?

- Yeah.

Manny, you're gonna

be fine, okay?

I'm calling you right back.

Hello?

- Yeah, Manny, it's John.

Did they call yet?

Yeah, they called.

They--they-- they want to...

They want to change the place,

the, uh, the meeting place.

What?

Yeah, that's what they said,

and then they said

there was some heat,

you know, like,

at the place.

They want to change it

to Poppy's on the east side.

That's... all they said.

No, no, no, f*** that.

I got the case,

I choose the place.

Should I call them back

and tell them to f*** off,

tell those little shits

to kiss my ass?

Tell those motherfuck--

- Manny, Manny.

Do you have a car?

- Yeah, yeah.

Should I, uh, should

I come and get you?

Yeah, come get me.

I'm at

the Mexican market

across the street from Echo Park.

You got that? West side

of Echo Park, Mexican market.

Hey, Manny, let's-- let's give 'em

about 10 minutes to sweat it.

I want to finish my taco.

It's really good.

Fine, yeah, finish your taco.

Not so close to the water!

Joey La Torre, you son of a--

Hey, hey, what are you doing?

What is this?

What--hey!

Hey-lo?

Manny, get out of there.

But I'm just

a couple minutes away.

Wherever you're at,

turn around, okay?

What about Florida?

We're going to Florida.

Just get out of there.

Oh!

They got me, Johnny!

Not so close to the water!

Come on, Nicholas,

not so close to the water.

Time out, okay?

No.

- Hey, just a--

What?

It's John.

Don't hang up.

Hell, no.

Motherf***er, what time is it?

Morning or night?

- Morning.

Don't hang up, don't

hang up, don't hang up.

Ugh. John, can't this sh*t wait?

No, it's too hot.

I gotta do it today.

What, did you do a job

without a fence?

No, I had one--

Joey La Torre.

He turned on me,

killed Manny.

Why would he do that?

Doesn't sound like Joey.

Yeah, tell that to Manny.

All right, well,

how much do you need?

It's priceless.

What'd you get,

a Faberg egg

It's better than that.

How much do you need

to be willing to let go of it?

- 4

- What, am I high?

You're gonna be.

We can turn this into $10 million

in the street by tonight.

Then why didn't you ask for 10?

- 'Cause I'm up in it.

Why do you think I called

your stupid ass?

Hey, hey, show some respect.

It's gonna take some time.

I don't have time.

Well, make time, John.

Know your customer.

I mean, these motherfuckers

at 9:
00 in the morning

haven't come down

from their coke yet.

Listen, they see this sh*t,

they're gonna sober right up.

All right, give me 2 hours.

I'm gonna call you back in one.

Hey, I can't drop a deuce

in an hour!

I'm gonna call you back in one hour.

Tell me what you got.

I can't do that.

John, you gotta tell me what you got.

I'm gonna call you back in one hour!

Hey, John.

Hey. How ya doin'?

Good.

- Whiskey go with that beer?

You know it does.

You look rode hard

and put away wet.

My son called.

There you go.

Well, that's a good thing.

First thing

he says to me--

"I know you're

not coming."

I once told the kid

that if I ever made enough,

I'd move out there.

Phoenix.

What you gonna do?

I'm gonna go next week,

after I finish this job up.

Job? What job?

All I see of you,

you're like Tequila Tex

on your stool,

your trusty steed.

Yeehaw!

Uh, what kind of job?

What is it, anyway?

You could call it quality control.

Well, what the hell does that mean,

like, seeing if the teddy bear's

got both eyes?

Somebody wants

to buy something;

I tell 'em whether

it's a fake or not.

And... somebody pays you?

Leonard, you're a piece of work.

He almost fell into the lake!

Hello.

It's me.

If anyone calls, don't answer it.

Are you okay?

I'm okay, just don't

answer the phone.

Go make sure

your door's locked,

and if anyone knocks,

don't answer it,

not even if it's the police.

The police?

Yeah, something

happened to Manny.

Does this mean we're

not gonna go to Florida?

You're going to Florida.

Just do like I say.

Hello?

Hey, Alana, it's your dad.

How you doin'?

I don't think

I want to talk to you.

Well, uh, I'm just callin'

to see how you're doin',

and, uh...

see if you wanted

to catch up,

if you--you and him

doin' all right?

You guys need

any money?

Dad, I can't do this.

This has nothing

to do with me.

Um, okay, let me

talk to Edward.

C-can he talk now?

Do you want

to undermine me?

Undermine?

I just wanna talk

to my grandson.

I mean, how often do I call?

I mean, how of--

We've been here every day

for the past 3 years.

Yeah, well, it's different now.

Why?

- I...

Well, it's... I got some money.

Money?

- Yeah.

I got some money,

and I'm coming to Florida.

You have got a lot of nerve

asking me to be here for you.

I'm not asking-- just--just--

let me talk to you, okay?

Dad, I'm going now.

No, no! Listen...

Dad, you can't boss me around.

You never listen.

I'm not--I'm--

I'm list--I'll listen.

How can you act like

you care about someone?

I'll listen.

You're not even interested in--

- What?

I'm gonna go.

Listen, listen... I'm listening, okay?

I didn't call for--

No, no, no,

I didn't call for any--

I'm just-- I'm listening, okay?

Listen. Hear that?

That pause right there?

That static, that right

there was me listening.

I can't do this.

Oh, not too bad.

Come here to meet someone?

You here to skip school?

I'm not skipping school.

It's where I always

come for the holidays.

I just think you're here to

meet someone, just sitting here.

You're just sittin' here.

No, I'm not,

I'm people-watching.

Oh, you're casing people.

You casing me now,

is that what you're doing?

Nah.

The pigeon man, though.

The pigeon man?

What you got on him?

He's a widow.

A widow?

Yeah. His wife died.

Oh, a widower.

Yeah, that's--

that's what I said.

Boy, he's dying, too.

How you know that?

Because the scar

on his hand from Dallas.

Dallas?

Yeah, where they pump

out your kidneys.

You mean dialysis.

That's what I said.

Yeah, well, people can

live forever on dialysis.

Yeah, but sometimes people

decide to stop going,

and that's it.

How do you know

he stopped going?

'Cause the scar on his hand?

It's healing.

I'll tell you about

the pigeon man.

First of all, he's not a bum.

He's what you call

a soft mark.

Sure, he's lonely--

he's feedin' pigeons

in a dumb-ass park,

but he's not a bum.

You see that?

See that watch,

see that shine?

He's got a Rolex.

That means he's got money.

He's got it socked away,

doesn't want to let on.

That's why he's dresses

in the ratty clothes.

And he's lonely,

sure, he's lonely.

What do

lonely people want?

Friends.

- That's right.

So I become

his best friend.

"Hey, let's have lunch

every Thursday.

How 'bout a little

business deal?"

He's writing

a cashier's check

faster than he can

change his wet diaper.

I just think he's lonely

and his wife died.

So will we.

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