Lay The Favorite Page #6

Well, you just made a bet for $200,000

in the middle of our conversation.

- And is there a problem?

- No, but you do not bet like Dink.

Listen, I mean no disrespect.

Dink is a famous classic.

He is a hero of mine.

He is the '57 Chevy of gambling.

But, all modesty aside, I am the Ferrari.

Or if Ferrari made a super fast tank

with laser blasters sticking out.

I would be that of gambling!

We are done for today.

This should be in the vicinity of $6,000.

Assigning bonus, some clothes, some food.

I don't want you with the stress.

And it's so exciting. Do you have

any idea how big Rosie's bets are?

It's New York, where gambling is illegal,

and bookmaking is a felony.

You know, because of you

I'm finally good at something.

but I can't do it in Las Vegas

because you banned me.

Rosie is taking action across state

lines, which of course he is doing,

then you are opening yourself up to a

conspiracy and that's a slam dunk for RICO.

Does that sound familiar? Does

that sound like anybody you know?

- You're jealous of Rosie.

- Beth! When you go to jail

it will not be my fault. OK?

You sound like your mother.

- Goodbye.

- Oh, come on!

Hi, Dave.

So, how about that Philly game last night?

You must be happy to see me, huh?

- What?

- - Thanks a lot.

What?

What? Dave you're actually making

us look kind of suspicious.

Well, excuse me, Miss Mata Hari, for not wanting

to receive illegal cash in front of cops.

My car's over here.

Come on.

Dave Greenberg's a prick.

And he never loses.

I like it when they keep winning.

That means when they lose, they lose huge.

Rosie, do you ever worry about

getting caught by the police or the FBI?

Eh, never happens.

We're too cautious.

- You're not cautious.

- Well, we're semi-cautious.

No, you're not. Rosie, you play

Guitar Hero with the delivery guys

while you take bets on the phone.

You left our "who owes who what" cheats

in the booth at the Sizzler.

Everybody knows you're a bookie.

I do not like having these

kinds of conversations.

And Beth, I think you know that.

And besides, as far as

what is legal or not legal,

it's about to become a moot point,

but I will not talk about that.

Because that, that is a secret!

Tell me...

OK, the Curacao thing is getting very real.

My license, it just came through down there.

I have an investor that may cover the setup.

My sports book shall be called, ASAP!

All Serious Action Players!

Completely legal.

- Oh, that's incredible.

- Look at the eight horse.

Where the heck did she come from?

She's going to mess up my Perfecta.

Curacao, that's a beautiful

island in the Caribbean, right?

- Beautiful, legit island.

- Oh... Oh, God.

- Come on...

- You got it...

- You got it, you got it...

- Yes!

- There it goes!

- Yes! Yes!

Oh, yes!

- Yes! Yes!

- How did you do that?

How'd you pick the eight horse to win?

She looked like absolute sh*t to me.

That was like so surreal and

yesterday it was Cleveland.

- You're back. You are back.

- Two weeks ago, she looked like a mess.

But I thought she was starting to get

her head around the whole thing.

Ruby Lane, Ruby Lane.

Ruby Lane...

What does Dink think?

Well, I'm not really talking to Dink right now.

Beth, you made a lot of money

in the last couple of months.

- Why don't you just stay here with me?

- And do what?

Continue to have the completely fantastic

time we've been having together.

Look, Jeremy, I don't think you realize what

a huge deal this Curacao thing is for me.

I mean, I'm going to actually

be in charge of something.

Something that's going to

take you someplace else.

Yeah, but I'll come back.

I'll miss you.

- So, what about...

- Otis. I know.

I have to find somewhere for him to stay.

I'll take care of Otis. I don't

want him to stay with strangers.

- Really?

- Yeah.

Oh, my God, that would be great.

He loves you.

- You know that, right?

- And I love him.

Aww...

Otis, you lucky dog.

Now my only problem is finding

someone to do my pay and collects.

Hey. You could do that too.

- Me?

- Yeah.

You can keep my cut and

feed Otis, and we're even.

It's easy money.

I'll talk you through the whole thing.

Hi, Dave.

This is Jeremy...

Bye.

So, what's your number?

I'm gonna have a plain burger.

No bun, no sauce, no nothing on it.

I know.

It had some barbecue sauce on it last time,

and I really don't want

to go through that again.

So, a very plain burger and

nothing else, and a regular Coke.

- Got it.

- Thanks.

- Stomach?

- Oh, yeah.

Why? What's on your mind?

You're doing so good.

Yeah, yeah. I'm just a

little worried about Beth.

Dink.

She's working for that maniac Rosie in New York.

I blew up at her and now

she's not calling me back.

Look, I wasn't going to say

anything, but do you notice

when Beth is around, you

were doing a lot of losing.

And now that she's gone,

you're doing really good.

Hey, if anyone's the jinx, it's Beth.

But I owe her.

Owe her for what?

I owe her for messing everything up.

I usually just think about how

much money I could've made

if I'd just focused a little

bit more when I was younger.

And I usually give myself a hard time about it.

But now, I'm looking at all the

things I've got to do instead.

I got to be with you.

And it's not like I don't appreciate you

on a daily basis, because I do.

But for the first time, since our wedding,

I look at my situation, and I'm looking

at it from an oddsmaker's perspective.

And I am a really lucky guy.

And to be honest, a big part

of that is because of Beth.

Hey, how you doin'?

I wanted to say hi.

And tell you that, um, I hope you don't think

that we're in some kind of fight,

because I don't think that.

And, just wanted to call...

...and see

how you're doing.

Um, give me a shout if you have a minute.

And I also wanted you to know that I'm not mad

that you're working for Rosie in New York.

So, that's about it.

Call me, I'm at the office,

and hope you're OK and having fun.

OK, bye.

Hello, ASAP?

- Hello, sport?

- Hello, ASAP?

Can you turn the music off!

Hey, there are phones ringing

and you're playing video games

and... what? Doing coke?!

Oh, my God, what are they doing here?

All the plumbing at their place is backing up.

What, so you just move them out

of the brothel and into here?

If you think about it for two seconds, Beth,

you'll see this saves time

and money for everybody.

Hey! Where've

you been for four days?

Bethy, I have been in love.

What is wrong with me?

Why is it that all of my dreams come true?

Look at this line here on Cleveland.

This is terrible.

Who made this line?

Bob made it. Look, Rosie,

when you disappear,

these f***ing a**holes you brought

down here just make shitty lines,

do coke, have sex with 17 year

olds, and steal from you.

Easy. Beth,

these are my friends.

Rosie, this was your big move.

The only important thing you've

ever done in your whole life,

and you're letting it f***ing disintegrate!

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