Scopone scientifico, Lo (The Scientific Cardplayer) Page #5

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Good night.

- Shall we come tomorrow, madam?

- Tomorrow evening I'm busy.

- Then we'll come the day after that?

- I'll call you, good night.

- Good night.

- Good night, George.

Listen Anto'...

If we try with our own 10,000?

- 10,000, who has it?

Excuse me?

Yes, Peppino.

As we are not tired yet,

we would like to bet 10,000

from our own pocket,

but because we don't have the money,

if we lose...

we'll bring it tomorrow, all right?

I trust you blindly,

it is going to be an exciting game.

- Sorry, where is my sister?

- Hi Peppi'.

There she is.

- Iola'!

- Peppi'!

If mum could see what

you are reduced too.

You've got all your ass in the air...

Peppi', tonight I dreamt you

had won 300 million,

you were coming here with the police,

to have Gigetto arrested

and to give me a bar in Via Veneto.

You dreamt wrong; we lost 30,000

of our own...

Give me some.

I can give you only 2,000 lire.

If it's all you can...

Iola'...

If I think back to mum...

On her deathbed she said to me:

"Look after your sister,

give her a hand, she would

like to sing on TV".

Let those stupid things alone

and take me away from the street,

this job is not for me really.

You dirty... what are you doing,

taking money from your sister?

You dirty... you ask her to be your fiance

then put her to work on the street.

- Watch out - they're armed.

- Yeah? Should I be afraid of him?

Well, how much money do you want

to give her back to me?

You know the amount.

You bring the cash, put her on the

truck and take her back home.

Iola', rest assured!

Trust me, I'll come one day

and pay the ransom

and open an ice cream place

for you, with tables on the path.

Thanks for the thought.

Peppi'...

- Walk, go to work!

I can give you 3, 800 lire.

- Excuse me, isn't Richetto here?

- He's over there, in the private room.

cards, denari, settebello, 4 scopas,

all for us.

Excuse me.

He was lucky because

I did not have a 6.

Yeah, yeah.

You bet your wedding ring too.

How do you know?

You're hiding your hand.

Yesterday we lost 30,000 lire.

How much do you need?

Is 20,000 enough?

- If only...

- Riche'!

Right now I haven't got it, but...

give me an hour, I'll play

three games and bring it to you.

This is not a place for a lady,

go back, wait for me at the bar.

Did you scrape together 30,000?

We are scraping,

how much can you give us?

I let your son work here,

ask him.

Be proud of your father,

he was an honest guy,

he hasn't even left any

money for the funeral!

He had the chance to enjoy

his son becoming a carabiniere.

- Cesari'.

- Who is it?

What do you mean, who is it?

It's me, papa!

What's up?

Only 500 lire they gave you?

Papa, they called me to save money,

otherwise they'd call the barber.

Here you are, served.

Don't you ever lose?

Antonia, Richetto only loses

when he wants to.

Then you win when you like?!

I win enough, to live an honest life.

I'm satisfied with 300, 400,000

lire a month.

I don't miss on anything,

I have a flat in the centre,

I have even taken my mum out of the home.

- How do you do it?

It is a question of psychology,

one day I win 10,000,

one day I lose 5,

one ought to give a sop

to these good people.

The day after I take 40 off them

and change area.

Listen, when you get the

wrong cards, what do you do?

Cards love me,

because I am a professional.

I live a steady life,

like a sports champion,

I sleep 10 hours per night,

one hour of gym in the morning,

well, I show up at the game

fresh and restful.

Others are tired, they drink,

smoke and lose before even starting.

Also Peppino doesn't drink or smoke,

but when we are there, he loses his head!

Antonia, we have

to get rid of your husband!

What do you mean?

Tonight you're going to give him

a cup of wine with cloves,

give him 2 aspirins and

put him in bed with the flu.

And then?

Then you and I...

go up there, to the old lady...

and take her for 300 million!

Then we run away!

- Run away.

With five children where do I run?

We'll bring them along too.

Yeah, yeah... You've gone crazy.

Thank you!

Ciao.

Think about it, Antonia.

- Why are you running around?

- They killed the oldie!

Someone robbed the villa!

Paride! My son! He wanted to die!

He swallowed a razor blade!

You can't take him to jail!

They went to rob the villa,

but they ran away before starting.

Give him back to me! He is clean!

Stay back! Back!

- You can't take him to jail!

- Grab him by his legs.

Is she dead?

No, the scare has given her

a mild heart attack,

but she is getting better now.

Oh God, thank you.

Then we play, tonight!

- That I don't know.

- Peppino, Antonia, come up here.

- What do we do?

- Let's go, they're calling us!

Come.

Come.

Good evening, madam.

Who are you?

Eh? It's us, madam.

It's Peppino and Antonia.

You don't recognize us...

Oh, yes. You are my dear friends.

Madam, I wonder how scared you got...

No, I understood they were

amateur thiefs,

a badly organized robbery.

- They're poor people, no education.

- They're ignorant.

I am particularly sorry for that

young fellow, he seemed nice,

as soon as he saw me, he ran away.

My dear...

We'll play a game, immediately.

- But we are all dirty...

- Who cares, wait for me downstairs.

Come on!

- Let's go? We'll wait downstairs!

Madam, you had a serious attack,

you can't play tonight.

Who forbids me that?

I am your doctor and

it's my duty to forbid you.

Nobody has ever dared to boss me

around, not even when I was a kid!

- Did you bring the money?

- Yes.

However, there is 1,000 lire missing.

Then, if you don't mind,

I am going to lend it to you.

We thank you immensely.

So you side with us?

You are against the oldie?

I wholeheartedly wish

you will win a large sum,

so, perhaps you take me

into your service.

What?

I am old, madam, and

I need a last job.

Furthermore, I love kids.

- Shall we take him on as a waiter?

- Yeah... We need a waiter now.

Here I am, are you ready?

Anto'? Where did you put it?

Go and get the roll!

Hold on a second.

We have brought you

the money, madam.

That's 30,000 lire we lost.

No, no...

I do not want this money.

Buy a present for your children!

Thanks madam, thanks,

you are really good. - Yes!

For us you are really like the Old Witch!

What? Was I wrong?

- George, go and get some money.

- Yes, madam.

Madam, have you looked

properly everywhere?

Are you sure that they have not

robbed anything? - No, nothing.

Also it doesn't matter, it's all

insured inside here,

for double its value.

- Yeah? Then it was better if they had robbed.

- The usual 10 million?

- Certainly.

Hello?

Straight away.

Professor, telephone!

Someone wants me? Coming.

Hello, who is it?

Tell me, Pasqualina.

After many years of disappointment,

tonight something very important

has happened,

it has been demonstrated that

the old lady is not at all unbeatable.

What does it mean?

It means that from now on

all surprises,

even the most imaginary,

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