Homeboy Page #4

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I want to show you something.

Right down here.

You see that guy there?

Which one?

The little one with the attach case.

Yeah.

He's got stones in that bag

worth maybe a million dollars.

He deals diamonds.

We grab those, we make

ourselves a pretty good score,

but we gotta hit him

at the end of the week on Friday,

when he's got all the volume.

So what's the problem?

You see the two guys on each side?

Those are the bodyguards.

That's the problem.

If they get "incommodatious,"

won't hand it over,

we might have to get physical.

A little left hook action,

straighten them right out.

That's why I need you.

You won't even have

to whack them that hard.

Yeah, man.

Just a little bit.

They're Jewish, you know.

I mean, you know how they are.

They don't like to get hit.

They just like to...

Ray, be quiet. Don't be

anti-Semitic, please, okay?

Hey, I'll tell you something, though.

You understand?

They may look funny, but a lot

of those sheenies got guns.

We just have to wait for the right time.

I grab it, I run.

How fast can you run?

Hey, Wesley, man, I can't run too fast.

I didn't think so.

Well, don't worry about that.

You just... trust me, okay?

I'm asking you for a favor.

It doesn't take much.

Just bang. That's all.

What's Jewish?

Are you kidding?

You don't know what Jewish is, man?

Well, what's Jewish?

Jewish? That's Jewish.

This whole neighborhood is Jewish.

Look, I'll explain it to you later.

That's not the point.

I don't care.

You just hit the guy, I grab it, I run.

You want me to hit the Jewish?

Yes.

Hey, man, I'll do

anything for you, Wesley.

You make me crazy sometimes,

you know that?

Come on, let's get outta here.

Hi, honey.

Hi. You want a little action?

You think that I'm any different

from you or anybody?

I want the better things in life.

I want a Rolls-Royce,

convertible.

50 silk suits.

A hundred pairs

of custom-made shoes.

Handmade Chinese silk shirts,

the colors of the rainbow.

You see, John, I'm

originally from Savannah.

That's Georgia.

That's where I was...

dropped off, so they tell me.

I don't really know,

because when you're a kid,

they tell you so much sh*t,

you don't know what's real or not.

They said I was blue when they found me,

and I was real small.

And I was found in a mailbox,

sometime after midnight

during the winter.

Who's calling you?

I don't know, man.

Must be a wrong number?

Must be.

But I've tried to better

myself over the years.

There have been obstacles

and minor disappointments,

but I very sincerely feel

that my time is near.

I don't even want to get even.

That's bullshit.

I say forget the past.

Live in this moment.

And I know something's

out there calling my name.

"Wesley.

Wesley, Wesley."

It's all timing.

It's the process of elimination.

It's self-preservation.

It all boils down to one thing...

Take care of yourself.

Because if you don't,

you're just gonna die

and be nobody, and... What's my point?

All I need is one big score.

Thank you.

Hey, Red.

Hey, creep.

How about a Coke?

Sure.

Hey.

Hey.

Sheila's watching the place for me.

You feel like taking a ride?

Come on.

That's a nice picture.

That's me and my dad.

It's taken outside a place

we used to go to breakfast.

That's nice.

Yeah.

Yeah, I really miss him.

Where is he?

He died when I was real young.

My grandpa raised me.

How'd he die?

He was out riding on his horse one day.

Trying to cross the train tracks

that ran through our property.

The train was coming.

The horse spooked.

He was thrown.

And the train ran him over.

Some batty, old neighbor lady said

he just sat there on the tracks,

let the train hit him.

He didn't even try to get up.

Well, maybe he didn't want to get up.

Hey, man, I'm sorry.

I didn't... mean to hurt your feelings.

You didn't hurt my feelings.

God damn.

Hey, I ain't seen

one of these for a long time.

Man.

I remember when I was a boy,

I used to always ask

my old granny for a nickel

so I could ride on one of these.

Every time we used to go

to the big store...

Can I sit on it?

Yeah, sure.

Every time we used to go

to the big store,

I used to ask her for some nickels,

and she'd give me

a whole bunch of nickels

to ride on the horses and get the candy.

I really liked that.

I spent a lot of time with my old granny.

'Cause my mother, she was...

she was f***in' nuts.

And my old man, he was...

He drank himself to death.

And then my old granny died.

They sent me to this place where

there were all these boys like me.

I didn't like them, man.

I didn't like none of them.

I always used to try to run back home.

I just didn't know how to get there.

Hey, Ruby, what's wrong?

I could lose everything.

I've been working hard for a long time.

I promised my pop I'd

take care of this place.

I don't want to let him down.

I understand.

I love the horses.

They make me happy, Johnny.

I don't want to lose it.

Hey. Hey.

I want to help you.

You want me to help you?

Hey, I can help you.

You will?

Yeah, I will.

I want to help you.

Will you just hold me?

So I think she likes you.

Don't ask me why.

I think you're a creep.

I'm just kidding.

You're just a little weird, that's all.

That's all right.

Everybody's weird.

Who wants to be normal anyway?

Hey, Lou.

What are you doing here?

You know what I'm doing here.

I've been looking for you everyplace.

Where you been?

All right, listen.

I got you a ten-rounder.

It's a last-minute thing.

Franzetti,

that kid from Philly that robbed you...

I pulled out of,

the fight with... Cotten.

It's a very good purse.

I mean, the money is there.

If you want me to, Johnny, I can...

I can line it up for you.

Cotten?

With Cotten.

Money is good?

Money is very good.

I'll take it.

All right. Good.

Cotten is the number-one

contender.

This is a tune-up fight

before the title fight.

That's why they picked Franzetti.

His guys feel they want

to give him some work.

To him you're just...

You know what I mean.

Johnny...

Listen, I... I gotta

be honest with you.

I gotta be fair.

I... I think you need somebody

who's sharper than me.

I've asked Bill to help us out.

Give us a hand.

I think probably

show Bill around the ring.

Hey, Bill.

How are you doing, man.

Hey, John.

How are you doing.

All right.

This my man here.

Well, hey, let's go to work.

Me and you, we're gonna do it.

Body, body, head.

Come on, baby.

Come on, go down.

Look out.

Keep your left hand up

or you'll get hit

with the right hand, too.

All right?

Come on, jab.

Come on, that's great.

Come on.

Three punches.

Three punches, quick.

Come on, come on.

Come on, come on.

F***.

Get on with it.

F***!

Come on.

Don't quit now.

Come on.

Bill, what are you

working him so hard for?

He doesn't know the difference

between a left hook and road work.

Hey, Rube.

Hey, I'll get this.

Come on, one more.

Come on.

Come on.

There we go.

That's what I mean.

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