Mean Streets Page #2

So what happened?

I had to give some to my mother.

I wound up with $25

at the end of the week.

And today, you ain't gonna believe,

'cause it's incredible.

-I can't believe it myself.

-What?

I was in a game.

I was ahead like $600 or $700, right?

-You're kiddin'?

-That's the streak.

You know Joey Clams?

Joey Scala, yeah.

-I know him, too, yeah.

-No, Joey Scala is Joey Clams.

-Right.

-Right.

-They're the same person.

-Yeah.

So I was in there playin'

bankers and brokers. All of a sudden...

...I'm ahead like $600, $700.

I'm really winnin'.

All of a sudden some kid walks in

and yells that the bulls are comin', right?

The cops are comin'. Everybody runs

away. I grab all the money. I go in.

It's an excuse, like to get away.

I'd give everybody the money later,

and that way I'd get out.

I don't have to get into the game

and get a losin' streak.

When I come out into the yard,

I don't know this buildin'.

I don't know nothin'.

I couldn't get out. It was like a box.

Big, like this. So I gotta go back in.

Not only do I go back in,

but this kid says it's a false alarm.

Imagine that?

I wanted to kill this f***in' kid.

I was so crazy, I wanted to kill this kid.

Meanwhile, I gotta get back in the game.

Bing, bing, bing! I lose $400.

Meanwhile, Frankie Bones is over there.

I owe him $1,300 for seven,

eight months already.

He's after me. I can't walk on the street

without duckin' that guy.

He's like waitin' for me.

Like I can't move, you know.

He sees that I'm losin', right?

So he's waitin' for me.

He's tappin' me on the shoulder.

He's saying, ''Hey.''

Tappin' me like this. Like a hawk.

''Hey, get it up. You're losin'.

Give me some money.''

I say, ''Frankie, come on. Give me a break

over here. Let me win some back.

''I got debts. I'm in a big hole.''

He says, ''Never mind, give me the money.''

I say, ''Okay, Frankie.''

So I give him $200.

Meanwhile, I lost the deal.

I go outside, a little depressed--

I'll cut the story short

'cause you don't want to hear all this.

I know, I know, I know.

Make a long story short.

So anyway, I went out shoppin'.

Got a new tie, got this shirt, right?

You like the shirt?

It's nice. This tie--

Michael doesn't care if you're depressed!

What is he, your priest?

Why are ya goin' shoppin'

when ya owe money? It ain't right.

How much ya got there?

I'm gonna pay him next week.

I'm gonna pay him!

You're gonna and ya don't do nothin'.

How much you got there?

I got about, I don't know, I got about $40.

What are ya doin'?

I got about $40 there. That's all.

What are ya doin'?

I'm holdin' on to this till next week,

till ya make the next payment.

Why, there's a little more than $40?

-It's a mistake.

-Mistake, huh?

Hey, listen, I swear to my mother,

you come with me next Tuesday...

...I sign the paycheck over to you. I swear

to my mother, swear to Christ, okay?

Come on, it's $110. You give it to Michael.

Come on, give me some money.

We got those beautiful girls out there.

We're gonna get laid now.

I met those chicks in that Cafe Bizarre.

They were f***in' around

with these two other guys.

That one, Weintraub, is very nice.

Very nice. I want to bang her like crazy.

Here.

-That's enough for you.

-Give me another five. Come on.

Which one do you want?

You're leavin' me with nothin'.

We gotta go eat chinks?

That's it and you better make do with this

for the week.

Which one do you want?

I want the Weintraub one. She's nice.

I like that one.

She's the one on the left?

Nah, she's the one-- Your left or my left?

-We're both standin' the same way.

-Well, it don't matter.

Hey, girls, we had a little business

to talk over. Everything's okay now.

It's beautiful.

Hey, Tony, you think maybe

you could put this on the tab...

...because somethin' happened before?

You'll be doin' me a favor, you know?

Big tab or the little tab?

Don't you think it's better

that you should put it on the small tab...

...so that it balances out with the big tab?

-Oh, so things even out?

-Yeah, right.

Joey, where'd you get those beads?

How about me, too? I don't get a drink?

-Hey, Mikey!

-Long time no see.

You don't get a drink!

Does a bear sh*t in the woods over here?

Come on, give him a double, Tony.

Give him a double.

Long time no see.

I know what you're gonna say,

but don't say it...

...because I'm not payin' for these drinks.

They're all on the tab.

And I'm gonna see ya Tuesday payday,

I swear on my mother.

Not only on my mother,

but Jesus Christ and-- Okay?

All right, I just want to tell ya

to stay on top of it.

-I will.

-We don't want it to get out of hand.

-Don't worry, it ain't gonna get out of hand.

-I'm doin' it for you.

Come on, have a drink.

The queen!

-You know what the queen said?

-What?

If I had balls I'd be the king.

Hey, they told me you were here,

and you're here.

How are you? How's the classes going?

Okay, Oscar.

How's everything goin' with you?

I was in the basement fixin' the freezer.

Would you believe that?

Charlie, you're a good boy.

Will you tell your uncle I have nothing?

I can't make this week's payment.

Listen, you talk to Giovanni, not me.

I should hand this place over to him,

you know that?

I don't need this aggravation.

He'd rather have the loan paid.

You know that, Oscar.

Your uncle's a good man.

I'm not gonna stick him.

He either gets the money

or he gets the place.

Right now it looks like

he's gettin' the place.

You tell me why I should care.

I got a partner who is a bum.

He disappears!

I don't understand this. Where's Groppi?

I should know? His wife don't even know!

If he don't give a damn,

why should I kill myself?

Thank you very much, Natalie!

How are you feeling?

About that shooting last night,

I was there, Uncle.

No, you were not.

Yes, I must have confused it

with something else.

-Yes, you did.

-Si.

So?

About Oscar.

I think he's puttin' on this act

about the restaurant...

...bein' in bad shape and all that.

He says he can't make the payments.

He says his partner, Groppi,

has disappeared.

What should I do?

Don't do anything.

His business is bad.

Can I help?

Yeah, you can help by waiting.

Don't be impatient.

You like restaurants?

Yes, sure.

Well, you know what I do have?

I got a good buy on toilet paper.

What?

I got stock.

No, I got toilet paper comin' from the PX,

the Army.

Tryin' to steal from the Army, huh?

-I can get it cheap. You want it?

-Steal from the American Army.

-Army of the United States of America.

-Hey, you sell firecrackers?

What? Come here.

-What do ya want?

-Firecrackers.

No, that's illegal.

We just went down to Chinatown.

They don't have any stuff.

Keep away from those chinks.

All they have is sh*t.

We have $40.

Why didn't you say so?

We don't know if we want to spend all $40.

-You want good stuff or you want sh*t?

-We want good stuff.

You know where this stuff comes from?

Maryland.

-You know what that means?

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