Prince of the City Page #5

That he's so ambivalent

about what he's doing...

...that if he's caught...

...by DeBennedeto or anybody...

...and the verdict is that he's a rat

and he deserves to die...

...that he's decided in advance

not to defend himself.

He showed.

He showed, that fat son of a b*tch.

I mean, for a month he's ducking me,

and now he showed.

Give me a beer, will you, Rick? He

wants something, and it's gotta be big.

Him and Alagretti are so hot...

...about the Chase Commission

and this mystery cop.

- It's got to be a f***ing game. I love it.

- What do you mean?

It's not just DeBennedeto.

I heard 10 times this week

how I'm the big witness.

So somebody starts hinting about

the commission, I say, "Sure...

...catch me on the tube.

I'm going to be a big star."

You love the danger,

don't you, Danny?

It's a living.

Don't go wired to that next meeting.

I think I will.

Dan, how you doing, kid?

You look good.

Look at you healthy, huh?

If you're looking for a wire,

you ought to do it right.

In SIU we wear them

behind our balls. Come on, check it.

Come on, come on. Check it.

Feel my balls. Come on.

I'd rather go to f***ing jail!

I don't want to hear more of this sh*t.

I look like a rat?

- Sit down.

- Cut that out, all right?

Sit down. You're too sensitive.

Relax. Relax.

So? I'm not here for the company.

You ever hear of a guy

named Michael Blomberg?

Yeah, he's a f***ing creep.

Why did you say that? I know he's got

a bad reputation, but he's a good guy.

He's a very smart lawyer,

and he's helped a lot of people.

- Maybe.

- They got him for subornation of perjury.

That means he caused

perjury to be committed.

I'm not your idiot client. I know.

Jesus, Danny,

Dave didn't mean nothing.

What the problem is,

is Blomberg's been indicted.

He's defended some people

very, very big in junk.

He'd also like to pay very big for

anybody who could help him in his case.

And you've got this friend

in the DA's office.

So, what's the case

against Blomberg?

Blomberg. My God.

- Tell me about him. Never heard of him.

- He's the biggest.

Takes heroin dealers that

the government's got cold...

...and brings in witnesses that say

he was with them in some other place.

You're lucky. Last night you said

you were gonna wire to that meeting.

If you had, you'd now

be part of the pasta fazul.

What made you back off?

I didn't.

I got it all.

You said Alagretti gave you a massage.

Where did you wear the wire?

Right where I told that fat f***.

Under my balls.

Everybody knows who

everybody is now, right?

- Right. Everybody takes Scotch or what?

- Yeah, sure.

Let's get down to business.

The most important thing

as far as I'm concerned, Mr. Blomberg...

...is that I think for the future

of this guy.

Well, if we ever need him again...

Thank you.

If we ever need him again,

we go right through you, right, Mike?

So your friend, can he get us

these grand-jury minutes?

The witness transcripts.

You're talking about something the mere

possession of which if he gets pinched...

...is five on the spot.

He don't operate out of love.

So what's his f***ing number,

your friend? What's his number?

You tell me, Mr. Blomberg.

How much do you want to spend?

Counselor...

...these people, these witnesses...

...they're not around

anymore, you know?

Yeah. They say Mike

had them clipped.

He didn't. They're around.

Yeah, they've just joined

the jet set on the road.

So great. They're not around

or whatever.

Then what's your problem?

You don't need to spend the money.

With witnesses on the road,

it's not worth spending.

Just buy me

the f***ing transcripts, Ciello.

Oskar Werner knocks me out.

Does he knock you out?

- So-so.

- So-so?

- Yeah.

- Don't go for Oskar Werner...

...you don't go for me because...

...I am very much like Oskar Werner.

I mean, in my personality and in my soul.

No.

No? Babe, you just batted out.

I think you're like a young Marlon.

No, I'm like Dudley Do-Right now.

I'm finally doing it

what I set out to do.

I'm putting the biggest crooked lawyer

in New York out of business.

Neat.

I've been doing the right thing

all along.

- Just painful getting there, you know?

- Sure.

I ever tell you about the time I was a kid,

how in school I always carried the flag?

- Chase Commission investigating

police corruption.

As rumored for some months,

a prime government witness...

... is from the ranks of the police

department. He is ready to talk.

Although no identification

is forthcoming...

... it has been learned that the first

initial of the informant is the letter D.

We'll be back with more in a moment.

Call that f***ing D-A-N-N-Y.

Yeah, you're okay.

You guys all right? What's the matter?

What's the matter? It's bad. Bad.

Everything's bad. Bad.

- Bad? What's the matter?

- Everything's wrong. Walk.

- What's wrong?

- Walk, blink your eye...

...and I'll blow your f***ing head off.

- He's in trouble.

- Stay with him.

I can't. It's a one-way street.

- Okay, go down the block and turn left.

- We're gonna lose him.

We lost him already!

Go down the block and turn left!

Sh*t!

If what I hear is true,

you're a f***ing dead man!

Hear? What you hear?

That you're testifying before

the Chase Commission tomorrow.

I've been telling that

to everybody in the office.

This thing was a big f***ing joke.

There's 20 people, I'm telling them...

...I'm testifying

to the Chase Commission.

Leave me alone.

Wanna leave me alone?

Good. Good.

What are you looking for?

An empty building?

Are you gonna

knock off a cop in daylight?

You gotta clip him. You're responsible.

You gotta f***ing clip him.

You're the cop. You're the one

with the gun. You're gonna clip him.

We gotta do something.

- Where's the f***ing gun, Danny?

- What?

- Where's the f***ing gun?

- In my trunk, you wanna go get it?

I never wear the thing,

only when I'm working.

All kidding aside, Carl, you're

giving me a lot of attitude here.

This is no joke, it's bullshit.

You're playing f***ing games here.

We're not playing

f***ing games here. Come on.

Look, look. We're only a block

from Mulberry Street.

Walk me over there.

My cousin Nick will vouch for me.

This is crazy. If Nick won't vouch for me

1000 percent, pull the trigger then.

Don't go down asking for it,

because you're going to find it.

See if he's there.

I says, "We think he's a rat.

We think we should f***ing clip him."

He says, "If you think he's a rat,

you should clip him.

But if you do,

you better be sure he's a rat.

Because the people that like him,

they're good people."

No hard feelings.

You tell Mr. Paige that Danny called,

and I'm going to be at his f***ing house!

Just like that!

At his f***ing house!

I want New York City cops with me

now. I asked you months ago.

Those federal clowns didn't understand

what was going on.

They're from f***ing out of town!

They worry about blowing

the investigation. Cops worry about me.

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