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I'll do it. I'm sorry.

I'll call you from time to time.

I call... you come.

Thank you, Maria.

- So?

- So, it's all there.

All right.

Wait a minute.

You don't have the money yet.

All you got there is

a neatly typed loan application.

What I got here is a chance--

a chance at somethin' better.

Yeah, we'll see.

- Friday, huh?

- Yeah.

jack, I'm telling you,

this is just the beginning.

This cart is just number one.

I'm gonna work hard,

I'm gonna watch the money.

Pretty soon two,

then three, then four.

Who knows? Five, six.

You're gonna see ''Hector.''

That's my dream.

You know, Hector, sometimes things

don't work out the way you plan.

I mean, they can backfire on you--

knock you lower

than where you started.

jack, when you come from around here,

ain't no place to go but up.

jesus, man, you are

one optimistic Mexican.

Listen, Hec...

when you go to see

the loan officer on Friday...

wear something nice,

like a suit.

Dress like a winner... be a winner.

Right.

- Hi,jack.

- Hello, Pat. I got a pickup for Macy.

Thank you.

Uh-huh.

Five, four, three, two, one.

Hey, what the hell are you doin'?

Hey, you moron!

- You okay? Let me see that.

- No sweat. I'm okay.

Let me see it. Come on.

Whoa.

All right.

Here, look. Put this around-- Yeah.

just hold it there, okay?

- So, you all right?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

- Who's gonna fix your bike?

- I'll take care of it.

- You know how to reset a wheel?

- Yeah.

- No.

- Don't have a bike, you don't work.

You don't work, you don't get paid.

There's no workman's comp.

I don't need a lecture.

I'll take care of it.

Thank you very much.

I appreciate what you've done. Okay?

What are you doin'?

I told you I'd take care of it.

Come on, tough guy.

- How come it's so empty in here?

- Less to miss.

This is you, isn't it?

Hector said you were some kind

of big head honcho once.

- No one knew what you were.

- Is that what Hector said?

Well, you know Hector.

He likes myths.

What he doesn't find, he invents.

Were you?

- Was I what?

- Were you rich?

You look like you were.

Oh, yeah?

What does rich look like?

Suntan at Christmastime.

Yeah, always smiling 'cause

there's nothin' ever to worry about.

You know, like on TV on those

commercials. They're always smiling.

- What happened to all of it?

- To all of what?

- To all that money.

- Nothing happened to it.

The money's still there.

It just belongs to somebody else now.

If I had it, I'd never lose it.

No way.

You can lose anything in life.

Well...

there you go.

Thanks.

- So, you making any money?

- I'm doing all right.

Yeah, well, the reason I ask is...

being a messenger isn't

for everybody, you know.

I'm doin' fine.

Okay.

It's just that...

there are other jobs that'd be

a little easier on the bones--

say, waitressing.

I don't like waiting on people.

I don't like touching their food.

Look, Terri.

Let me try to explain this, okay?

There are people out there

who use messengers...

to do their dirty work.

You know? So, it's our ass

instead of theirs.

- You know what I'm talkin' about?

- Yeah, I do. It's cool.

Okay.

What are you doin'?

- I'm oiling my chain.

- Why?

- Make it go faster.

- It does?

- You livin' with your folks?

- No, I live with a friend of mine--

a girlfriend of mine.

- Your family here in the city?

- Yeah.

No, actually, my parents like to travel.

They're in Vegas right now.

- Oh, yeah? Vacation?

- No. They work there. They're singers.

I don't know if you heard of'em.

They're pretty famous.

They open for Frank Sinatra's act.

They're very close with Frank.

- No kidding.

- Yeah.

A lot of people don't know this, but

Frank is a profoundly religious man.

I should know.

He's my godfather.

Of course, I don't remember a lot

of him. I was a baby and everything.

But he sends me birthday cards

and Christmas cards.

He's a good man.

I know a lot of famous people.

Let's see. Who do I know?

Wayne Newton, Bobby Hackett--

they're all friends of my dad.

Yeah, I think you mean

Buddy Hackett.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, Buddy Hackett.

I get so confused sometimes.

- Bobby, Buddy, you know.

- Yeah, yeah.

- Don't they worry about you?

- No, they trust me.

They know I'm okay.

- How'd you do that?

- It's magic, you know?

Unbelievable.

Ladies and gentlemen...

for the first time ever,

a full 360--

Hi, Rand.

Terri, this is my friend, Rand.

- Rand, this is Terri.

- Hi.

- Thanks.

- Okay.

See ya later.

How's it goin'?

- So, now I'm your friend.

- What?

That's what you said--

''This is my friend, Rand.''

Gonna screw her?

Tough day in dance city?

I don't know, man.

I don't know.

I use my lock

on my rear wheel, you know?

Listen,jack, you're always workin'

on that bike. Have a look at it.

- Quick release, huh?

- Right. Make things a lot easier on yourself.

Yeah, well, it's nice.

Oh, sh*t.

Oh,jesus!

just thought I'd come by

for you guys to wish me luck.

Hey, Hector, are you gonna

audition for the Four Tops?

- Hey, funny.

- Hey, Hec, what is this?

- What are you doin'?

- What? What's the matter?

- The tux. Why are you wearin' a tux?

- You told me to.

No. I told you

to wear a tux?

You said wear somethin' nice.

A suit, you said.

- Yeah. A suit.

- So, I ain't got no suit.

- So, buy one. Borrow one.

- From who? What money?

Hey,jack, look, I blow 1 00 bucks

on a suit, and what do I got?

I got a crummy suit that Pee-Wee Herman

wouldn't wear to his own funeral.

But for 40 bucks, I got

the best tux Hernando had, man.

- Hernando?

- Hernando.

Go ahead, feel it.

Come on. Touch it.

Feel the fabric. This is linen.

This is a 250 set of threads.

- So many ruffles.

- Yeah.

Did I screw up?

Did I do something wrong?

No, no. Look--

Say you came from

a wedding, okay?

Say you came straight

from a wedding right to the bank.

- Yeah, but I--

-just do it, okay?

Okay.

Hey, Hec.

- Good luck.

- Yeah, knock 'em dead, Hector.

Thanks,jack.

Go get 'em.

Come on, you son of a b*tch.

Move!

All right, you bastard.

Okay.

- Hi, Dad.

-jackie. Here you are.

I thought maybe

you got held up.

You came all the way

on that thing?

Yeah. So, what's

the damage here?

- What, all the way from the city?

- Yeah.

Why didn't you call me up? I would've

gone and picked you up.

It's all right.

I like to ride.

So, the alternator shot, or what?

Plymouths are a pain in the ass.

Everything is ass-backwards.

- Here, let me give you a hand.

- You got grease on your hand now.

- Right now.

- It's okay. It's all right.

Dinner's ready.

- Hi, Mom.

- Hi,jackie.

Mar, we'll be in in a minute,

all right?

Well,just don't make it too long.

Where's the paper?

It's right there on the chair.

So, how do you like Notre Dame?

I like Notre Dame.

That's The Wall StreetJournal.

- Yeah, I know what it is.

- So, don't you wanna look?

- I gotta go.

- Where are you going?

I don't wanna start anything.

What am I supposed to do

to make you realize?

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