Killing Them Softly Page #7

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Did you talk to Dillon about it,

I mean, or is he even

able to talk to anybody?

Dillon thinks what I think.

We need this guy out of town yesterday.

You invited him here. Send him back.

Won't go. He needs the dough.

Well, I can't get in touch

with him today.

It's not like that.

What I got in mind,

I'm gonna get him grabbed.

Won't he talk?

If he thought it was me who did it,

he might.

Let's just say

in about a day from now...

he's gonna get into a fight with a whore

in a hotel that don't like whore fights.

He's gonna get busted for that.

They'll revoke his bail,

and back he'll go.

Kind of rough on him.

Actually,

I think it's the best thing for him.

Won't get enough potato jack

in the can to kill him.

And if he's not in the can,

he's going to kill us.

So how much is the girl gonna cost'?

$500, maybe a grand.

Oh, Jesus.

It's a grand.

Yeah, well, I still got to okay it.

You know, this running back to them

every time with the latest bad news...

they're raising hell with me.

Well, we got a little problem.

We weren't supposed to have

any little problems, no problems at all.

Please don't smoke in my car, please.

Come on.

All right, looks like

our boy finally made it.

Yeah, I've got him now.

He's about to enter the building.

All units, this is unit three.

He's headed

to the lockers on the west side.

You have the right to remain silent.

You have any guns, knives

or anything else I should know about...

needles or anything

I'm gonna get stuck on?

I dunno, maybe.

- What?

- Yeah.

- Yes or no?

- Left pocket, left jacket pocket.

You have the right to talk to a lawyer

for advice before we ask you questions.

Don't move that hand.

If you cannot afford a lawyer,

one will be appointed for you.

Do you understand

what I've just read to you, sir?

That poor bastard.

You know, I knew this was gonna happen.

I told him, you know.

What the f***, you know.

You know, I like the guy.

You know, he was always

all right to me, you know...

and now I can't do nothing to help him?

Took his chances.

Sure John

and you're taking your chances...

and I'm taking my chances, all right...

and sooner or later,

they're gonna grab us.

You know, and then who am I

gonna call, you know, you?

I haven't got no friends either.

You know, you look at it.

You, me and Russell are in exactly

the same position...

except for he's in it now

and we're not in it yet.

Frankie, you gotta relax.

It's like Trattman.

It come out just like you said.

You know, when it didn't happen and...

Russell was telling me

all that stuff, you know...

I was scared shitless

it wasn't gonna happen.

You know, I thought

it was gonna happen to me.

You know, that don't mean... well yeah.

I mean, I'm glad it happened to him...

but I still wish it didn't even

happen to him, you know?

It didn't have to.

It's just sh*t, you know.

This world is just sh*t.

We're all just on our own.

What the f***, man, whatcha gonna do?

Get off my block, b*tch!

This my block!

I run this motherfucking block!

Get off my block!

What you gonna do? What you gonna do?

I run this show! I run this show!

What you gonna do, homey?

Get off my f***ing block, man!

Get off my block!

Our eye now is to the future...

to shine the bright light

of accountability.

Can I get you a Bud?

Yeah.

Bottle or draft?

I don't give a sh*t.

They always do that.

Pain in the ass.

Wouldn't come in here I know

I got to go through sh*t like that.

Sh*t, I would.

This guy, I don't know how he does it.

He must have the best-built girls

in town working for him.

I come in here every day.

I know.

I've never seen you in here before.

Look, I don't know you.

Very few guys know me.

I've never been here before in my life.

I was looking for you.

A guy told me you come in here

a lot around this time of the day,

so I came in.

Who's the guy?

The guy? A friend.

A friend of yours, actually.

Who is the friend?

A friend.

Your friends

are worried about you, Frankie.

They think you need somebody around...

who knows about things, advise you...

teach you how to cover your ass.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

See, it's not so much

what you've been doing.

It's what guys think

you've been doing...

and that's what you got to look out for.

And when it happens...

you got to be prepared to do something.

Yeah.

So where's he gonna be tomorrow night?

Who?

Johnny Amato. Tomorrow night,

where's he gonna be?

I don't know.

Frank.

You got to keep in mind what I told you.

Your friends are worried about you.

It's your friends that want to see you

get a second chance...

you know what I mean?

And it's your friends that wanna

know where Squirrel's gonna be.

Yeah, well, I don't know

who the f*** you are.

Very few guys do.

Well, Dillon, maybe.

Yeah, Dillon knows me.

Yeah.

You want me to call Dillon for you...

so you can talk to Dillon

and see who I am'?

No.

Okay, then, where's he gonna be?

I haven't got no idea.

Okay.

See you around, Frankie, my friend.

No, no, hey, wait a minute.

F*** you, I don't get paid to wait.

You tell me you don't know, okay.

I accept that.

But I got something to do.

I got to find a guy who does know.

Where John's gonna be tomorrow night?

Yeah. There's something else now.

I guess...

like where you're gonna

be the day after.

Except you're in a position

very few guys ever get in.

You can do something about it.

You have choices.

I've known very few guys

in a position like that.

Kid, I hope you don't think

I'm shitting you.

Kid, I hate to see you go like this.

And you're going for f***ing nothing.

Jesus, look, I can't do this, like...

Let me ask you something.

You think about this.

You think I was to go down

to Wollaston and see him there...

now and I would say:

"Squirrel, it's you or Frankie...

who's it gonna be?"

You think he'd even

think twice about it?

You think he would?

I don't know.

A**hole.

F***ing a**hole.

- It's no wonder you did time.

- Look, I...

I don't have to look.

I know what's going on.

I know what I gotta do.

I gotta find the right guy.

Now, make the pick, kid,

and make it now.

I'm gonna do you a favor.

I'm not gonna do you a favor.

- It don't matter to me.

- Just let me think.

Oh, no thinking.

Go or no go right now.

I gotta get going-

F***ing Jesus. Look, I don't know

if I can do this, you know.

Can you do the other thing?

No.

Okay.

So I guess you know then.

That's the selection.

All right. So, what do I got to do?

You got to find out

where Johnny's gonna be.

I already know.

Yeah?

He's got a girl.

You know, he told me that before.

Okay, and where you gonna be?

I told him I'd be home, I'd be home.

No, you're not.

I'm not'?

- No.

- Where?

You're gonna be with me

and we're gonna be where he's gonna be.

Jesus, look, I can't do that.

Look, if he sees me, it's allover.

He's gonna know something's wrong.

I can't do that.

I'll tell you...

Okay, okay.

So you made

the other choice then I guess.

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