House of Games Page #5

- Baltimore.

Now, why do we let him do that?

Because, before he does,

he goes to a bank here

and gives us $30,000 as collateral

so that we trust him.

Just before we send him the briefcase,

we switch it on him

and we've got his $30,000.

If it's phoney money,

why do you have to switch it?

Who said it was phoney money?

It's real.

That's the beauty of the thing -

we're showing the guy 80,000 real dollars.

We borrowed the money from the hard

guys for a night. Tonight, we give it back.

- How's he doing?

- Changing. We got a couple of minutes.

I hope you enjoyed yourself.

You have seen sights that few have seen.

You're a goddamn fool to bring her along.

It's over, Joe. It's all right.

You did real good.

OK. Time to go. Let's take it to the bank.

You'd better get your jacket.

Coming out in about five minutes.

We'll be coming out in five minutes.

As far as I can determine, none of them

are armed. We'll act as if they are.

When you come in,

have the female officer go for the woman.

Get her down on the ground

and frisk her good.

I don't know who she is

and I don't trust her.

I'll take the young guy,

you take the old.

I got it.

The signal is, I clear my throat.

- Say again?

- And that's at the bank?

Yes, at the bank.

- He's a cop.

- What?

- I heard him on the walkie-talkie.

- Oh, God. We gotta get her out of here.

You bloody better well believe it.

- Hold it. Briefcase.

- Got it.

What did we forget?

Good. Come on.

- Where are you going?

- My wife's gotta call...

- No. Hold on.

- We're gonna stay with you.

- Nobody goes anywhere.

- She's very ill.

- Police. Don't move.

- I told you. My wife is ill.

Move back. Get on the floor.

You're under arrest. It's all over for today.

- No.

- Move and I'll blow your head off.

I've gotta get out of here.

How is he?

Yeah. He's dead.

- I can't be here.

- Why did you kill him? Are you nuts?

- We've got seconds to get out of here.

- The b*tch panicked.

Shut up. Go check the door.

Come on.

- Stairs.

- Go.

They're out there.

She's killed us.

The b*tch has killed us dead.

Steal the car.

I can't do that.

Do you wanna spend

the rest of your life in jail,

or do you wanna get us out of here?

We need you to steal the car.

All my life, Mike. All my life

I ain't never had a moment's violence.

Never saw a moment's violence.

Wipe it down and let's get out of here.

I swear to God. You had to bring

your square-john broad into it.

You had to bring your trick into the game.

OK. It's something that happened.

It was an accident.

An accident? Goddamn you!

You broke the first rule.

I should have turned around

the moment you brought the broad.

I brought the broad? Who brought the

goddamn cop? Where did you get him?

At the apparel show.

He looked like a businessman.

- OK. Shut up.

- He...

I said shut up!

We're gonna get the car wiped down.

Then we'll be home clean.

None of this ever happened. Go home,

nobody knows your name and it's all over.

We give the Mob back their money...

Where's the briefcase?

You had it.

You had it at the garage.

You had the briefcase.

- I thought we put it in the car.

- Where is it, Joe?

It isn't there.

- What does this mean?

- Sorry, Mike.

- When we were in the garage...

- Shut up. Let me think for a second.

- What does it mean?

- I'm sorry, Mike. I was scared.

You were scared? You son of a b*tch!

You've killed us.

What does it mean?

We've lost $80,000

we borrowed from the Mob.

If we don't pay it back,

they turn us over for that cop we killed.

- I can give you the money.

- You got senile!

- I can give you the money.

- I need $80,000 by tonight.

- I'll get it.

- You have that kind of money?

I can get it.

Then for God's sakes, get it.

Funny how things happen sometimes.

- I'm sorry, Mike.

- Get in.

- I'll tell 'em...

- They know what happened.

Start for the airport.

What happens now?

What's gonna happen is this:

Joey gives the money back to the Mob,

then he goes away.

I'm gonna go away. You're gonna

stay here, cos you have a life here.

Nobody knows who you are.

They can't trace you.

If you don't tell them,

then they don't know.

Listen to me. You're gonna get a strong

urge to confess to thievery, to murder.

You're gonna wanna confess.

Don't do it.

What happened was an accident.

You being there was an accident.

You did nothing wrong

so you go and forget it.

I...

I just wish...

Stop the cab.

Inversion, projection,

compression, elaboration...

Excuse me.

...projection, inversion,

compression and elaboration

are devices for transforming

in the joke.

Maggie. Maggie!

What is it?

What is it, darling?

- Come inside.

- No.

- No, I...

- What?

- I have to... I have to talk to you.

- Anything. What is it?

You know the dream where you've

done something terrible... some... some...

and you're going to die

and you say "I wish this was a dream. "

Maggie, darling.

Come inside, sit down and tell me.

No. Listen to me. If you reveal

yourself, you betray someone else...

When you have done

something unforgivable.

Yes.

When you have done

something unforgivable,

I will tell you exactly what to do.

You forgive yourself.

It isn't as if you've killed somebody.

Dr Littauer? Excuse me. I'm sorry...

Dr Ford. Do I have the wrong day?

I'm very sorry.

I'm quite ill. I have to cancel.

- Are you all right?

- Didn't I just tell you? What'd I just say?

No calls through

under any circumstances.

Call my appointments for today

and cancel them.

Dr Ford?

Dr Ford?

Dr Ford, it's Billy Hahn.

What do you want?

I tried to call. I had to cancel

my appointment tomorrow.

They said you weren't taking any calls.

I have to go away for several days.

Yes, I think it's best

if we suspended treatment for a while.

I stopped by to tell you that I would

be gone and couldn't come tomorrow.

Yes. Thank you.

- Are you all right?

- Yes.

May I speak to Bill, please?

Right, I'll hold.

Bill? How's it going?

Real good.

What? Yeah.

Well, that's really good news, man.

I'm always glad to hear that.

Excuse me.

I just won $5,000 on a baseball game.

How about giving me a taste?

I would if you'd make a bet sometime.

You're so cheap.

Why do I always play the straight man?

- Think about it.

- Think about what?

- Who filled the water pistol?

- I did.

You're becoming Sarah Bernhardt.

It made a puddle big enough to swim in.

- That's the point.

- A taste for the theatrical.

You've no idea. He threw his arm

out batting that b*tch around.

- He hit her?

- Oh, yeah.

- Slam-bang.

- Look at this f***ing bruise you gave me.

You get what you pay for. It's realism.

- So is she gonna stand up?

- Like you said, she's on tilt.

But I don't think

she's gonna beef to the cops.

Shall I send him back

to have him check on her again?

No, I think she'll stand up.

Pay the kid off.

- Keep him a little scared.

- Oh, yeah.

Mike, how did you know

she would go for it?

Go for it? Hey, the broad's an addict.

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