House of Games Page #6

This is great. This is fantastic.

Listen to this.

- When we were dressing the room...

- My hotel room?

We're spreading personal junk

on the bureau.

We put some personal stuff

on the bureau.

- So it'll look like somebody's in the room.

- Get this. Listen to this.

I leave some stuff.

I leave 40 or 50 bucks on the desk.

- The broad steals my pocket knife.

- No!

My hand to God!

She boosts my lucky pocketknife.

- Can you beat that?

- The b*tch is a born thief.

- So you had her made from the jump?

- I'm telling you. A ton of f***ing bricks.

- Show me some real con men.

- We showed her some.

We showed her some dinosaur con men,

some old-style.

Years from now, you'll have to go

to a museum to see a frame like this.

- Took her money and screwed her too.

- A small price to pay.

We took out for the hotel.

Two hotel rooms.

Speaking of which,

$300 for your hotel room?

Always show a little front.

You taught me that, Mike.

- You're such a flatterer.

- Spend 300 to make 80,000.

- Mike, you are King Kong.

- One riot, one ranger.

- You put her in the panic bag.

- This is my road game.

- What's next?

- A vacation.

I'm going to Vegas tonight on

the ten o'clock. Wanna come?

- Quitting winners this time.

- Miss ya.

What did I say? The two hotel rooms.

$52.90 for two policemen's uniforms.

$25 we gave the parking-lot attendant.

$500 to the kid.

Give me a running total.

Mike. Mike, what are you...?

Why are you here?

- We can't be here.

- What are you doing here?

Listen. They're following me.

They're following me.

They are? Wait a second.

- We can't be seen together.

- Don't leave me. I'm so glad you're here.

- You're in no danger.

- I told you, they're waiting for me.

There were policemen following me.

- I thought you'd gone.

- I couldn't get on the right flight.

Look. If they haven't followed you

here, then you have some time.

- But we have to split up.

- No, I can't. Don't leave me.

- It's a godsend that you're here.

- I'll tell you where I'll be. We'll meet there.

No, no, no. I'm so frightened.

And, Mike...

Mike.

I took all my money...

I took all my money out of the bank.

You'll help us disappear.

We'll disappear together.

Mike.

I've got a quarter of a million dollars.

We can live. We can...

I can't believe I'm seeing you.

Were you followed to the airport?

I don't know. I'm frightened all the time.

I saw them. I went to the bank.

But I threw them off

before I went to the airport.

Good.

- I bought my ticket in another name.

- I think that's wise.

My real name is Margaret.

- Margaret. We'll get out of this, I promise.

- Yes.

I'll get us out of the country.

We need a plan.

I've got you.

- It was fate I found you.

- Yes, it was.

- Because together...

- Yes, we can.

- When I saw that they came after me...

- It's all right. You're safe.

- No, I knew that I was being punished.

- It was an accident. No.

No, I knew that I was bad.

Do you know why?

Do you know when I knew?

Because I took your knife.

That's when I knew.

- What knife?

- Your knife from the hotel room.

And I said that's why it happened.

Yes, because I'm bad. Because I stole.

What is it?

Mike, what is it?

Oh, you're a bad pony

and I'm not gonna bet on you.

Mike?

You see, the thing of it is,

you just said my knife.

- I don't understand.

- My knife.

You said you took my knife

from the hotel room.

You see, in my trade, this is called,

what you did, you cracked out of turn.

Huh? You see? You crumbed the play.

My knife.

What do you want?

What do you f***ing want from me?

You want your 80 grand back?

I can't give it back. I split it up.

- What do you want? Revenge?

- I gave you my trust.

Of course you gave me your trust.

That's what I do for a living!

You asked me what I did for a living.

This is it.

Look, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I hurt you.

Really. You're a good kid.

Whatever it is you feel

that you have to do...

- Sit down, please.

- I'd love to...

- Sit down!

- You gonna go to the cops?

- I may.

- And tell 'em what?

The author of the best-selling Driven,

a guide to compulsive behaviour,

gave her fortune away to some con man?

You see my point?

But we've had fun. You must say that.

I said to sit down.

If you walk out that door,

I'm going to kill you.

- I don't believe you.

- What is life without adventure?

What? What do you want me to do?

You took my money.

- How naughty of me.

- You raped me.

- You took me under false pretences.

- Well, that's just what happened, isn't it?

OK, you got stung. And you're hurt.

I can understand that.

I wanna know how you could do

what you did to me.

It wasn't personal. And, funny as that

sounds, I'm sorry that it happened.

But it did. And we've all gotta live

in an imperfect world.

- You used me.

- I used you. I did. I'm sorry.

And you learned things about yourself that

you'd rather not know. I'm sorry for that.

You say I acted atrociously.

Yes, I did.

I do it for a living.

You sit down.

You can't bluff a man

who won't pay attention.

Are you nuts? What are you? Nuts?

- I want you to beg me.

- F*** you. I'm not gonna beg you.

- Beg me.

- It's a goddamn bluff.

You're all bluff.

Are you gonna kill me and then go to jail?

Give up all that good sh*t you have?

Your best seller? That doctor stuff?

All that stuff you're trying so hard

to protect? You'd give it up?

It's not my pistol. I was never here.

- Beg for your life or I'm going to kill you.

- Hey. No.

- I can't help it. I'm out of control.

- Hey, no, I...

Beg me for your life.

F*** you! This is what you

always wanted, you crooked b*tch!

You thief! You always needed to get

caught cos you know you're bad.

I never hurt anybody.

I never shot anybody.

This is what you always wanted.

I knew it the first time you came in.

You're worthless, you know it?

You're a whore.

You came back like a dog

to its own vomit, you sick b*tch.

I'm not gonna give you sh*t.

Thank you, sir. May I have another?

Are you Doctor Margaret Ford?

Yes, I am.

Would you sign my book?

I'd be delighted.

Maggie! Darling!

I missed you!

- How are you?

- I'm fine. Really fine.

- Are you?

- Yes, I absolutely am.

Good. Come.

I'm so happy you are back.

Now you sit down

and then you'll tell me everything.

Do you know how frightened

I was for you before your trip?

It was the strain.

I had my book coming out.

No, no. I know.

But there was something on your mind.

That's right.

You said "When you've done something

unforgivable, you must forgive yourself. "

- That's what I've done, and it's done.

- Good. Good.

Now, what are we going to eat?

What did you eat down there?

Dr Littauer, you're wanted on the phone.

Oh.

Sorry, darling.

Please, order for me.

Excuse me?

Yes?

Could you tell me

what that is on the buffet?

- A Waldorf salad.

- Thank you.

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