Proud Mary Page #2

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We need to put this to bed now.

Tom.

- Arrange a meeting for tomorrow.

- You got it, Pop.

You went through my things last night.

I thought I told you

to stay out of my room.

Oh, you think that's funny?

No.

Why you got guns in your room?

You didn't see any guns.

Do you understand me?

I said, do you understand me?

Yeah, I got it.

[SIGHS]

The next time I tell you to do something,

you better listen.

We understand each other?

I got it.

Because I gotta leave, but I'll be back.

Stay in this apartment. Lock the door.

Do not answer it

under any circumstance.

Do you understand me?

Yeah, whatever, man.

Don't "whatever" me.

What are you gonna do, huh?

If you gonna hit me, just do it.

Sorry.

Sorry.

[]

Please spare me your sympathy.

Take this. Here.

Uncle was my father's youngest brother.

Not his brightest and not my favorite...

...but he was family.

What we want is justice.

We're here to avoid

any misunderstanding.

Tell me, how do we know it wasn't

the pervert Walter King?

He and Uncle always had bad blood.

Whoever killed Uncle

was not sanctioned by me.

But if they work for me, I can assure you

they will be dealt with immediately.

You've always been a smart man.

But what you asking me to do, Benny?

Forgive and forget?

He's telling you, be careful

where you point your fingers.

Anyone could have done this,

but if it's one of my people...

...you have my word.

I appreciate that.

And now there's something else

I would like to discuss.

- The West End.

- What about it?

- Give it to us.

- Are you out of your mind?

- In the matter of reparation.

- I didn't come to renegotiate territories.

But I will definitely give

this matter serious consideration.

You do that, Benny.

- I promise you, Luka.

- Good.

[CLAPPING]

Thank you, Benny.

[ENGINE STARTS]

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So they think they're gonna use

that bullshit as leverage...

...to reallocate territory? No way.

We need to find out who the hell started

this mess by wasting Uncle.

Walter.

Luka said Uncle

and Walter had bad blood.

Uncle called him a perv.

He said Walter abused one of his boys.

We need to find out who started this

and take that son of a b*tch out.

No. No, we just need

to throw him a bone.

That's bullshit.

- We need to send the right message.

- Just give him Walter.

- He targeted Uncle before. Luka said so.

- That was a long time ago.

Come on, man, grudges don't die.

You know that.

He hates him. You heard him.

If anybody wanted Uncle dead,

it would be Walter.

She's not wrong.

Walter would be

the only one arrogant enough...

...to make a move without my blessing.

Mary. And you will do this?

TOM:

He jogs every day at 3 p. m.

Like clockwork.

- Done.

- So be it.

I'll sell it to Luka.

Hey.

You okay?

- What you mean about Uncle?

- What about him?

You said I ain't have to worry

about him no more.

You don't.

No one does.

Oh, sh*t.

- Badass.

- Hey.

- What the hell are you? Some kind of...?

- Your mouth.

Look, I told you I wasn't gonna let

anybody touch you, and I meant it.

So you do all that for me, huh?

Damn sure didn't do it for myself.

Well, thanks.

That's dope.

But you know he got friends.

They could be looking for me right now.

Here.

- So, lady...

- Mary.

Please. Thank you.

Fine. Mary.

Why do you got all them guns

in your room?

The ones I didn't see.

- Business.

- What kind of business?

Security, okay?

- "Security" like protection?

- Yep.

Protection for who?

- None of your business.

- Why you got that cash in your room?

Okay, look, not your business again.

Do you like hot dogs, fat mouth?

- No sh*t. Who don't like hot dogs?

- Watch your...

- I'm hungry as a mother...

- Uh-uh.

I got a lot of work to do with you.

I'm playing with you,

you know that, right?

You need to be careful with how you play

with adults because I don't play.

- Is that right?

- Yeah, that's right.

Better be glad you like hot dogs.

I don't trust people

who don't like a good dog.

How you like yours?

I don't know. Ketchup?

Ketchup? That's all?

- I'd like mine with the works, please.

- What's "the works"?

Everything.

- Two with the works.

- Two?

What you gonna eat?

You better make that four.

Yeah, I could eat these all day long.

I don't even want to know what's in them.

How about we, um, sit on that bench

over there...

...and knock these puppies out?

Mm... I got a better idea.

[]

This is where I come to escape.

Pretty cool, huh?

Beyond cool.

Yeah.

Before she left us...

...my mom used to take me here.

Used to sit out on the water.

Big sack lunches.

Feed the seagulls.

My father was killed.

A year ago.

After that, I went to go stay

with my grandma till she died.

And then what?

They wanted to send me

to some home for boys.

Who?

Those a**holes at Child Services.

I ran.

Lived in the parks for some time.

Then one of Uncle's boys found me.

I guess you know the rest.

[SNIFFS]

Finish your hot dog.

[]

Hey. Listen up.

I gotta talk to you for a second. Look.

Listen, as long as you're here,

you keep that door locked...

...and don't you open it.

Don't go anywhere.

You being here is our secret, right?

- Yeah, yeah.

- No, no, no, look at me.

No "yeah, yeah." This is serious. Okay?

I got it.

"I got it." Let me see that ball.

Stop bouncing it on my wall.

[LAUGHING]

I'll be back.

What did I say?

You want me to come back over there?

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[SILENCED GUNSHOTS]

[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

TOM:

Cover him. Cover!

TOM:

They got five of our best guys.

They put a bullet in Mateo's shoulder.

Derek's in intensive care.

It could've been you or me, Pop.

There's only one thing these animals

understand, and that's an eye for an eye.

I say we hit the Kozlovs back hard now.

Slow...

...down.

We're not starting a war...

...until we're absolutely sure it was them.

You wouldn't have said that

20 years ago.

- What are you trying to say?

- I'm not trying to say anything.

If you can't handle it, I will.

Omar, what are you thinking?

- Kozlovs.

- Me too. I need proof.

I got it, boss.

[]

[DOORBELL BUZZING]

...your badge? He has a gun. Shoot him!

[BUZZING CONTINUES]

[DOOR CLOSES]

Who the hell are you?

I'm Danny.

Who are you?

- What are you doing here?

- What are you doing here?

Looking for Mary.

She's not answering her phone.

You live around here?

Yeah. Jamaica Plain.

So how you know Mary?

Let's try this again.

How you know Mary?

From around.

- How you know Mary?

- We work together.

In security business?

Security business.

That's a good one. As soon as

she gets home, you tell her to call me.

It's very important.

You understand that?

Okay.

Give her the message.

[]

Danny?

I told you not to go...

- ...in my goddamn room.

- You lied to me.

- I lied to you?

- Yeah.

What, you think I'm stupid?

I told you not to go through my things,

Danny.

Your friend came over. Nice guy.

Tom? And you let him in?

He had a key.

[CHUCKLES]

- Is that your boyfriend?

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