Harlem Nights Page #6

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- 'To my good friend Phil.'

Ray, I won't take you down tonight,

because I want you to find out

where your friend Quick is.

But your place is closed down.

Jack, Phil starts with a 'P', not an 'F'.

What difference does it make?

As long as you keep knocking them out.

He's a good kid.

If you hear anyhing, let me know, OK?

Punk m-mo...

I know.

You need a...

No, I think I've got one of those tonight.

Why don't you go home and get some

sleep, Champ? You need your rest.

OK, man.

Taxi!

In you go, Champ.

Take it easy, OK?

Hi, Mr Calhoune. How are you doing?

How's things going?

Get in, Ray.

Where's Quick?

Quick has nerve problems.

People have been trying to kill him.

So I let him off for a few days to relax.

Quick's nerves are bad

from people trying to kill him?

I know of four people

Quick killed last night.

One was a pretty young girl I know.

Would you know anyhing

about that, Ray?

Quick? Oh, man.

Where did you hear that?

I hear a lot of things, Ray.

A lot of things.

I hear you are ruining my business

with your club.

I hear you don't want to go

into business with me.

You know, I hear all these things, Ray.

And I add them up.

Know what I come up with?

- No.

- You don't?

That you're a smart old man who knows

when he's finished and it's time to leave.

But there's a young hothead

who thinks he's tough

and wants to start some sh*t instead of

letting things take their natural course.

That's what I come up with.

A young dumb f*** who's going

to make it two less jigs in this world.

One old and one young.

When you see Quick, I suggest

you guys make plans to go elsewhere,

because I'm tired

of playing around with jigs.

You get me?

Is that all?

- What?

- Is that all?

Yeah, Ray, yeah. I think that's all.

Goodnight.

I'd like to have the people

on that list bailed out.

There are 125 people on this list.

You're posting bail for 125 people?

Is that a problem?

Just a minute.

A guy wants to post bail on everybody

arrested at the after-hours joint.

- Who is he?

- Some fancy coloured guy.

He's probably some nut. Tell him how

much it'll cost and he'll run off scared.

OK, let's see.

125 people on a class A

misdemeanour will be about...

...$7,500.

$7,500?

Yes, $7,500.

Give me a receipt.

I'm sorry about the inconvenience.

Kiss my entire ass.

Quick, you should have seen it.

30 limousines driving off into the sunset.

Them white boys

didn't know what to think.

We can't reopen

because they'll bust us every night.

In every limousine

there was a box of candy,

and every box had a note,

'Sorry for the inconvenience.'

You are a cool,

sweet motherf***er, Sugar.

I love to see sh*t like that.

You'd love to see anyhing.

What have you got to eat?

I've got some cans of hash in there.

Fix me some hash and eggs.

- You want anyhing?

- I'm OK.

Get your little narrow ass

off the arm of that sofa.

So, everybody's looking for me?

Yes. We'll be out of here soon.

We do our thing and then we step.

How's Sunshine doing?

He proposed to her four times already,

said he'd leave his wife

and convert from Catholic to Baptist.

That's some mean p*ssy

to make a man change gods.

- Where's the hash?

- Middle cabinet on the third shelf.

- That's not hash, it's tuna fish.

- Make some tuna, then.

You've got to do something

about them eyes.

I'm ready for hash, and you ain't got

no hash. Don't keep f***ing with me!

- B*tch, please.

- 'B*tch, please,' my ass!

- Do you want a sandwich?

- If it's not too much trouble.

Don't get smart with me.

You're the dumbest ass in captivity.

Did you apologise to her

for shooting her in the foot?

Did you ever apologise to her?

I thought that thing was forgotten.

She said that,

but I think she still was a little hurt.

She still is. She doesn't show it,

but inside she is a sweet old woman.

Bennie, why did you put this juice back

with just a swallow left?

Leave me alone.

It doesn't make sense.

You should just finish it.

Don't put it back

with just a swallow in the container.

I get set for orange juice,

and there's just a swallow left.

- Swallow it and shut up.

- Blind motherf***er!

You fat b*tch! You should go talk to her

and tell her you're sorry.

Yes, you should.

You want a sandwich, Quick?

No.

I'm OK.

- You OK?

- Yes, I just can't stand a lot of silly sh*t.

Now, why wouldn't he finish this?

That's just dumb.

Hey, you know, Vera...

...I never said 'I'm sorry'

to nobody for nothing I did.

But...

...I wish what happened

never happened, and...

...I appreciate everything

you've done for me.

And...

...l'm sorry.

Take your sorry ass in there

and tell Sugar to send somebody

to get some orange juice.

I love you, too.

Little old boy.

I love that little old boy.

I'm falling in love with you.

Oh, Richie.

I'm serious. Nobody's ever

made me feel the way you do.

When can I see you again?

I'll be free after the fight tomorrow.

No, tomorrow night's bad.

I got something to do.

All night?

Between 8 and 10.

Why don't you do what you have to do...

...and then after you finish,

you come back and you pick me up?

Wait, I forgot.

I'm finished with my work at 9.30.

That means I have to stand outside

in the cold with all that stuff in my bag.

What stuff? What do you do, anyway?

Every month I do a numbers pick-up

at one place,

and I drop it off at another

the next day, and I get paid for it.

You're a pick-up girl?

- I knew you'd hate me. I'll just leave.

- Don't be ridiculous.

Someday I'll tell you what I do,

and we'll both laugh about this.

I'm so glad you're not angry.

I shouldn't stand on that corner for half

an hour with all that stuff in my bag.

Let's get together another time.

Listen, where are you going

to be tomorrow night at 9.30?

My pick-up is on Lenox Avenue.

Tomorrow night at 9.30 I'll pick you up

at Lenox and 110th Street.

- What about what you had to do?

- I'll pick you up along the way.

You make me so happy. You know what

I do when you still want to see me?

Richie, you know, I have to admit,

when we first met,

I was intimidated by you.

- You were?

- And when we made love, I held back.

You did?

But now that I've told you

the truth about myself,

I want to be completely free to do

any and every thing you want me to.

Oh, God!

- Will I see you tomorrow?

- Yes.

- Lenox and 110th?

- Yes.

I'll be there. You bet.

Richie...

...I think I'm falling in love with you.

Yeah. Give me Hollycourt 55377.

Hello, it's Daddy.

Darling, put Mommy on the phone.

Barbara, it's Richie. I ain't never

coming home no more. Take it easy.

Then the son of a b*tch had cars

and chauffeured everybody home.

Anybody see Quick?

Nobody has seen him on the street

at all. But he'll show up eventually.

For the time being,

Sugar Ray's is closed.

For the time being?

I want it closed permanently.

Ladies and gentlemen,

and now for the main event.

Fighting out of Ireland,

weighing in at 250 pounds,

the Irish iron man...

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