Prizzi's Honor Page #3

I didn't even know

the money was there.

How could I know

it was short?

When Marxie came home

three nights ago...

after being away from

me for five years...

he threw that bag in the closet.

That's all I know.

Did you ask him why he came back

to you after five years?

Charley please try and understand.

I was glad when Marxie

showed up because...

it gave me a chance to

ask him for the divorce.

You wanna know what I remember?

I remember you coming in that door

and saying...

"I'm home dear".

Is that the way you ask for a divorce

these days...

Mrs. Heller?

Charley, I could see

how sick he was.

I didn't need to ask him.

He only had a few weeks left.

Oh, Marxie.

In all the years I knew

Marxie Heller...

he never yelled at me

or hit me...

or stole my money.

He was my friend.

If it wasn't for him.

I'd probably still be earning

my living on my back...

with half of your pals

in Chicago.

It was his idea to study

book keeping and...

he got me a job

on the main wire too.

Then he talked them into

making me a courier.

He told me to study tax laws...

while I was flying back and forth

to Switzerland.

He was always there for me,

like nobody else in my life.

And I loved him.

Not like I love you,

But I loved him.

And that's the Gods honest truth.

And If you don't believe me,

why don't you just kill me

and get over with?

I can't.

I can't change the way

I feel about you.

I look at you...

and I see what I wanna see.

That's what love is.

If you were anybody else

I'd blow you away.

But I can't.

I have to believe this.

Well how'd it go out there?

Okay.

I brought back 360 dollars.

How come only half?

I talked to Heller

he won't say nothing.

So I pay him off with a bing.

Then the wife comes home.

We talk.

No problem.

She's brings me the money

which she thinks is there...

cause he brought a satchel home

with him when he came.

I count.

It's only half.

You worked her over?

No, she was scared.

She knew I'd tapped her husband.

I think she was telling the truth.

What happened to Louis split?

I don't know Dominic.

Somebody has got

our 360 dollars.

Find it.

Okay.

When I close my eyes

and you're cooking, Charley...

I think your mamma

is still with us.

Thanks Poppa.

Pop...

do you think Dominic believes

that I copped that other 360?

What the hell Charley.

The money had to go someplace.

Dominic hates your guts anyway.

Yeah that's getting real bad.

He never lets up.

He don't eat right.

He never eats like this.

He's got heartburn from

that place he eats at all the time.

They make garbage.

It's not like this.

Well the man can't hate me

cause he don't eat right Pop.

Charley...

believe me, I know how

that mind of Dominics' works.

His life turned out miserable.

He has to blame someone.

Every time he sees you...

he's reminded of the shame Maerose

put on you...

on him,

and on the whole family.

You forgot.

Not Dominic.

He probably worked it all around

so the whole mess is all your fault.

Get it out of your head,

out of your head.

Great dinner Charley!

Now.

What's the occasion?

I wanna show you a woman.

The one that I went to California

to see about.

Isn't she beautiful?

I like her.

Kind of darker and

more round woman myself.

See you got a picture of me

with her.

- Pop what are you doing?

- Jesus Charley!

She was the one we brought in

to make the Turbino hit.

She was a speciality hitter.

Charley let me give you a hand

with the dishes.

No, it's ok.

I'll just stack.

The girl'll take care of that

in the morning.

Thanks.

Alright.

Then, I'll just head on home.

Getting late by my clock.

- Great dinner Charley.

- Thanks.

- Goodnight Pop.

- Night son.

Thanks a lot.

Maerose?

Charley.

What is this?

It's 00:
45 a.m.

It's the second time

you've called me in four years.

Mae.

Mae, listen.

I broke that vase.

What vase?

That special vase

that matches the rug.

The one you knocked your self out

trying to find.

Charley what are you out

of your mind.

- You alone?

- Course I'm alone.

I gotta see ya'.

What's with you?

We gotta talk.

You wanna talk out here

or you wanna sit down and talk?

Sure.

Oh, this is a beautiful set up

you got here Mae.

The colours are right.

That's what counts.

Everybody sees shapes differently

but colours are forever.

Yeah.

Why'd you call, Charley?

We wasted a lot of time Mae.

Four years you call that

a lot of time?

How come you didn't wait

till I was 50?

You could have been a fat wop

broad by the time you were 50.

You wanna do it Charley?

Is that what you want?

Whoah take it easy!

What the hell Mae!

Nobody took it slower than me

Charley.

Four years.

Answer the question

do you wanna do it?

Well, yeah.

So...

let's do it.

With all the lights on?

Yeah right here on the oriental.

With all the lights on.

Mamma Mia!

Thanks.

What's your problem Charley?

It certainly isn't

your God damned face.

How can I tell you

with all people?

But I got nobody else I can talk to.

It's about a woman.

Go ahead.

Tell me anyway.

How can I feel worse than

I used to feel before last night.

We grew up together.

We're the same people.

What the hell Charley,

the calendar takes care of everything.

I met her in a church.

Just happened.

I knew she was the woman for me.

She'd organised a scam in Vegas.

I go looking for the bad guy and

it turns out to be my woman.

Can you imagine this?

Not only that.

Pop tells me...

she's the piece man

for the Turbino contract.

But just the same.

I love her Mae.

I love her.

Well.

Can I live with this?

I gotta do something about.

I gotta straighten it out.

Then do.

Do what?

Do I ice her?

Do I marry her?

Which one of these?

Marry her Charley.

Just because she's a thief

and a hitter...

doesn't mean she isn't a good

woman in all the other departments.

If she was some kind of fashion model

it wouldn't last more than 30 days.

But you and she is in the same

line of business.

You're lucky you've found each other.

You know that Charley?

Yeah.

She's an American.

She had a chance to make a buck

so she grabbed it.

Marry her Charley...

and at least I'll be able

to get something out of it.

I'll be able to go back

in the family.

Yeah.

Thanks.

Shall we have them play

"Noche de Ronda"?

Yeah.

Would you ask them?

I've been all shook up.

Why?

I know everything.

I know you made

the hit on Turbino...

after the wedding reception

when we met.

I know you've been scamming us

with Louis and your husband.

I did the work on Turbino.

I had nothing to do with

what Marxie and his partner did.

Louis Paulo was so suspicious...

that he checked the car for bombs

every time he started it.

But he would have let some

beautiful broad

walk over get in

and sit on his face.

No matter how you got it

in your head Charley, you're wrong.

I had nothing to do with it.

Nothing.

Charley.

Did you mean it that first night

when you asked me if I'd marry you?

Charley?

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