Lay The Favorite Page #2

Belmont, race two. 50 dollars

quinella on the five and seven.

- And keep this for yourself.

- Oh no, I'll do it for free.

- I need to learn.

- Take the money.

He's on a roll.

You're struggling.

Take the money. Come on,

I'll walk you up there.

So...

...when someone

gives you their money,

it's a... a sign of trust.

You understand that, don't you?

Yeah, I understand.

Belmont, race two.

Fifty dollar quinella

for the five and the seven.

What?

I'm good with numbers.

Hm.

All these sports,

hockey, racing, football, basketball, whatever.

Over there on the board are the lines

the casino is offering. The odds.

You can bet on anything.

Who wins, who wins by how much.

The team with the best finish.

Anything. Look, see?

Someone's laying a lot of money,

so the casino's changing the odds.

I make my money by working

out where they're wrong.

God, that was so exciting! And the

money, you won so much money!

I had a bad day yesterday.

The money's not that important.

Oh, well, that's what people

with money love to say.

You are good with numbers.

Yeah, I'm pretty good with letters, too.

- What?

- Say a word.

- Lose.

- No, a long one.

Louisiana.

Double A, double I, L, N, O with U.

- I don't get it.

- It's the letters of Louisiana,

put in alphabetical order.

- I know, it's weird, right?

- Do it again.

Well, give me a word.

- Suicide.

- C, D, E, double I, S, U.

That was amazing.

So, after Ohio, I moved back to Florida again,

where my dad lives. And I got

a job in a Thai restaurant,

but when I broke up with

their son, they fired me.

- OK.

- OK.

What?

OK, so after I got fired,

I had to find another job.

And I found one in the paper.

And, it was...

...private dancing.

You know, going to clients houses and stripping.

- Basically.

- OK.

And then also I had a pornographic website,

which was pictures of me naked,

Photoshopped to look like I was giving oral sex

to my twin and stuff.

Eventually, a few other girls joined it, too.

Nobody knows about that.

- Nobody.

- You're a gonif.

Gonif. Yiddish for a

small time loveable thief.

You'll do very well in this business.

Well, you don't think it's

something I should be ashamed of?

No, no. You're a kid.

You're just doing kid things.

I mean, it's dangerous.

Not that happy about that.

If my parents ever found out,

they would feel like they

have no idea who I really am.

I freebased a couple of times.

I never told my mom.

I was a bookie, back in New York.

Harmless, but illegal.

As it turns out, I took some

bets from this guy in Detroit.

I never met him, turns out he's a mob guy.

When they bust him, they go

through his phone records.

- They end up busting me.

- Did you go to jail?

No, a felony conviction, but I

was only in a halfway house.

But my mom was devastated.

At least she never thought

she had no idea who I am.

- OK?

- OK.

- OK, then.

- Oh, OK. Bye.

OK, bye.

All right, see you in the morning.

- Don't be late.

- Wait! Are you hiring me?

- Still want the job?

- Yes! I want the job.

Then yes, I'm hiring you.

Hours are from 8 to 5,

you get four hours off for lunch, 10 to 2,

Monday through Saturday,

Sundays we go all day, 8 to 4.

You get paid 20 dollars an hour...

- Really?

- ...Bonuses, vacations.

- Yes. And three meals.

- Really?

Oh, my God, yes, really.

Bye.

- OK.

- - All right, I'll call you back in 10.

Oh sh*t, sh*t's popping off!

Let's get ready to rumble!

OK, there's my Minnesota, minus six.

Are you ready for this, sweet thing?

- No, I don't get it.

- You don't get what?

This! All of it! How to do it.

You should fire me.

- No.

- Dink, Dink, Dink. Let me fire her.

I'm not going to fire you, OK?

I've just been talking to you too

much and you're mired in theory.

OK, here's what we're gonna do.

You are gonna make this bet.

Just use your phone,

pick it up. OK?

- We're gonna call...

- Try Top of the World, they're slow.

That's your speed dial for Top of the

World, you're going to call them.

It's a sports book in Costa Rica.

Ask about Minnesota game, 224.

You lay the minus six, but two dimes.

OK, hi. Six, four, six,

double D.

Uh, game 224, Minnesota.

OK, I'll take the six with Minnesota.

- No, no, don't...

- What? What...

Don't say take. You're doing great.

You're doing great, OK?

Minnesota is the favorite, you don't

take the favorite, you lay the favorite.

OK, so we're going to lay two dimes.

Hi. Actually, can I lay

the six for two dime?

Uh-huh. Six, four,

six, double D.

OK, OK.

Watch, now watch this.

Wait... Wait...

You see that?

Wait for it.

- And, boom.

- What?

- You just changed that line.

- I did?

Our $2000 bet just moved those odds.

And that's what we did, OK?

You just made your first bet.

- For $2000?

- $2000.

The way the numbers keep changing on the screen.

You just make it into what you want it to be.

I don't know, it's the first place that's ever

made any sense of how my brain works.

Well, next thing you know he'll be

taking you to Magic's for game day.

We're going there on Sunday.

He asked the guys.

They couldn't come.

- Hey, you're not...

- What?

Are you?

God, no.

Mm-hm.

All right.

'Cause I wouldn't if I were you.

If you last long enough to meet Tulip,

- you'll know what I mean.

- Well, I'm not.

The thought never entered my mind.

Mm-hm.

Dominic kicks...

- Hey, Dink!

- - Dinky!

Everybody meet Beth.

Dink Inc's newest employee

and Flip-It aficionado.

Say hi to everybody.

Hi.

I don't think your friends like me.

They like you.

They like you.

They can just barely tolerate women.

- Forgot about that.

- I got too much on the under.

- Anybody want a piece of this?

- I'll take two dimes.

- Done.

- How the f*** you got two dimes to bet on the game

when you ain't paid me back the

money from Saratoga, you fat f***.

Dinky! I'm back!

- Uh-oh.

- Who is that?

Rosie, the bookmaker from New York.

I thought that was illegal.

It is. Last year,

he went on a big broke.

I mean, I can't believe he'd

show his face here, broke.

Still owes me 70 grand.

Aren't you mad at him?

No, it's not that kind of thing.

Oh...

I believe this is yours.

Me handing over to you, now that is a switch.

Are you trying to tell me

I didn't beat you on Charlotte?

- Fair and square, Dink.

- Fair and square.

Wow. Can you put

this in your bag?

I just don't have enough room in

my pockets for all that money.

Dinky...

Did you know this man is one of my heroes?

When I was 16 I wanted to

be Dink when I grew up.

A real classic thing...

What the f*** is that?

Is that a f***ing ticker?

Holy sh*t! They still

have that service?

What is there a f***ing mouse on

a treadmill inside that thing?

It gives you the latest

scores from when? 1997?

Still works for me.

I just won $114,000!

Oh, f*** you, Rosie.

Dinky, I had to change my phone number.

This is my recent contact info.

My name is Troy Roseland,

you get to call me Rosie.

- Hi, I'm Beth.

- She works for me.

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