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to a store

for stuff she never bought.

They deposit it

in a bank down there...

who then, in turn...

makes a loan to Betty

which she never has to repay.

That way it doesn't show up

as income for the lRS.

lt's the laundress' math.

You talk too much.

Why? John is--

John is the coolest, baby.

I'm the coolest.

How much is this?

Do you know anything

about ethnic art?

Have you ever been

in a store like this?

See, we don't put price tags

on our merchandise.

So if you have to ask...

then obviously

you can't afford it.

In that case,

I'll take two of them.

You're up...

Eddie ll.

Not for me. Thank you.

Why not?

Because it can get to be

a very expensive habit...

and as you said,

l can't afford it.

You know something?

l don't trust you.

You know something?

l don't think

you could trust yourself.

And you know something else?

A man has two things

in this world--

his word and his balls...

or is that three things?

Lighten up, Betty.

What's the vibe here?

You should have seen

this guy on the street.

You were so...

Like some beautiful panther...

or--or--or jungle storm.

this is not

my condescending infatuation...

with just everything black.

Those politically conservative

Negroes can kiss my ass...

and these anti-Semitic pricks

can kiss my ass...

but you have the gift of fury.

You're like a--a dangerous...

magnificent beast.

Watch your mouth, David.

Watch my mouth?

l can say anything I want.

-You can say anything you want?

-You didn't hear me?

l can say anything

l f***ing want to say!

Boys.

is this some type

of male bonding thing?

Because you can take it outside.

You're blowing my high.

She wants us bad.

She wants us both.

Mmm ! But we got to go.

l want two of those masks.

Two of them.

-You can't take sh*t off nobody.

-Man, l--

l don't care how big they are.

l ain't afraid of no n*gger.

I'm back!

Wild, wild west!

Wild, wild west, motherfuckers!

Motherf***er!

We got to kill him.

'Cause, look,

she worked for you.

You were supposed

to protect her.

lf you don't assert now...

you're going to lose authority

with the other dealers...

and one of them's

going to kill you.

Plus with lvy out the way,

we can take over his territory.

Thank you.

All right. We'll get

Barbosa's man Chino to do it.

No. if we use Chino, then

lt's Barbosa who's asserting.

lt'll be Barbosa's territory.

lt's got to be us, baby.

lf it's us, it's got to be me,

right?

lf I do this, we partners, man.

Fifty-fifty.

Everything down the middle.

l want to see you come back

in one piece.

Me, too.

Come on, I see you jam.

Sinkin' into that format flow

Get dollars, hit the door

And I'm at the core

like rhythm and blues

l pay dues like taxes

So I like to match

a negative emcee

Against smoke like a primo

Send home,

win a little butt-naked demo

We came with

How you gonna play the game?

with compromise? No, sir

while some change

for a little chump change

And more air play

And they complain

when they don't hear

A little tape in the back

of a caddy or a jeep

He shoulda stayed

with the street

-Come on

-Ow

l see you jam, come on

Yo, this is ragtime,

and right about now...

I'm out of time...

but the deejay's going keep

the party bumping...

with funky rhythms,

know what I'm saying?

Peace!

l knew you'd come.

Should have popped me

when my back was turned, b*tch.

What the f*** you looking at?

Ah, you a b*tch.

You want to suck it, b*tch...

or you want a drink?

You in a coma, motherf***er?

You f***ing b*tch.

You did it...

partner.

You see?

l had killed a man...

a man who looked like me...

whose mother and father...

looked like my mother

and father...

and nothing happened.

And the police

didn't come after me.

No one did.

l could have killed others

if I'd wanted to...

and gotten away with it.

this is cocaine...

an addictive alkaloid...

which distorts

the thought processes...

destroys the sex drive...

and makes most people

too obnoxious to bear.

lt's illegal,

and as you know...

you can buy it

on any street corner.

this is a chemical variant.

lt increases attention, energy,

cognitive powers...

yet with a smooth...

opiate-like emotional surface.

lt's completely legal...

and I'm the only one who knows

how to make it.

How much can you make it for?

give me five million dollars...

and I'll supply

the whole West Coast...

for thlrty cents a pop.

The world will cost more.

So all we need is the...

Money.

And we're out of business

with these morons forever.

l want you to get

a new apartment.

Something expenslve.

What's wrong with where I'm at?

That dump?

Come on.

You're a big dealer now.

Act like it. Spend some money.

Get new clothes. Have some fun.

That's an order.

So what was it like?

What was what like?

Popping lvy.

I'm God, remember?

Then you should know

what it was like.

We've taken over

lvy's territory.

We're moving more product.

That means Gallegos will

probably come to us himself.

Great. if we can take him down

by the end of the month...

lt'll go on

this quarter's report.

The faggots in congress

will love that.

Make us look efficient.

What's the problem?

You ever kill anybody?

Are you kidding?

l went to Princeton

to avoid all that sh*t.

What am I doing here, man?

Have you ever seen a crack baby?

Newborn crack baby...

six hours old...

screaming its heart out...

because it's going

through withdrawal?

Over the course

of the next year...

lt doesn't learn to crawl

or walk...

or talk on time...

because it's got deformities.

Physical deformities...

mental deformities.

lt's got brain damage...

lowered IQ...

dyslexia--

God only knows what else.

Maybe it goes to school...

but it can't learn.

And it's violent...

so it gets in trouble

with the law.

lt's unable to form

any close emotional ties...

so it's faced

with the prospect...

of going through this hideous,

miserable life...

completely alone.

There are millions

of these babies, John.

There's a whole generation

of your people...

who are being destroyed...

before they are even born...

because these guys...

are bringing that sh*t

into this country.

Now do you remember

what you're doing here?

Good.

He was right.

That's why I was here.

So I did what he said.

I got myself

a nice place in the hills...

some new threads...

a nice ride.

It was fun.

I liked being a big shot.

Wouldn't you?

I'm tired.

I want my masks.

You always shop at night?

I'm a nocturnal creature.

I do a lot of things at night--

shopping...

laundry.

Business is improving.

From almost nothing

to almost something.

Oh, are you an ambitious boy?

In my own way.

Why do you look at me

like that?

How do I look at you?

Like you know something I don't.

Like you're better than me.

I don't think

I'm better than you.

I don't think...

I'm better than anybody.

I know you can't stop

thinking about me, though.

No. That's part of your--

imagination.

I have a present for you.

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