Sleepers Page #8

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He robbed and killed at will or on command.

He was presently a suspect in four unsolved homicides.

He was an alcoholic and a cocaine abuser with a fast temper and a faster trigger.

He once shot a mechanic dead for moving ahead of him in a movie line.

The dark-haired man was equally deadly...

...and had committed his first murder at the age of .

In return, he was paid $ . He drank, and he did drugs...

...and he had a wife he never saw, living somewhere in Queens.

He's making a noble attempt to really change things.

-The Republicans will take the House. -Well, we got a lot of work to do.

It's gonna take more than years to get....

They'll take it at the mid-term elections.

He's got the charisma. He's gonna do it.

He's our man. Reagan's the man who's gonna do it.

Hey, Jerry... What are they talking about?

They're talking about Reagan's speech.

Order those two men some drinks and put it on my tab.

You tell them that Republicans are not welcome in Hell's Kitchen...

...and either a political conversion or a change of conversation is in order.

Sure thing.

The gentlemen there would like to buy you a drink on one condition.

You know the rules: no religion, no politics.

You get my meaning?

Order something for me. I gotta go to the bathroom.

Can I help you with something, chief?

Not right now. Enjoy the rest of your meal.

I ordered brisket on a roll, with fries and...

...two baskets of soda bread. I know how you like that sh*t.

Is that okay by you?

Take a look at the guy at the table. Take a good look.

Motherf***er.

That's him.

Are you f***ing kidding me?

Bingo!

This is amazing.

Hello...it's been a long time!

Who the f*** are you guys?

Who the f*** asked you to sit down?

I thought you'd be happy to see us. I guess I was wrong.

You know, I thought you'd do a lot better.

You know, with all that training... all that time you put in...

...just to end up watching someone else's money.

That seems like a waste.

I'm asking you now for the last time, what the f*** do you want?

Why don't you take your time? It'll come to you.

I can see how he might forget us.

You know, we were just something for you and your friends to play with.

It's a little harder for us to forget.

You gave us so much more to remember.

You can't quite place us, can you, chief?

Let me help you out. You're looking at John Reilly and Tommy Marcano.

Yeah, that's right.

That was a long time ago.

So how you been?

Yeah, we ain't kids now.

So, what do you want?

What I've always wanted is to watch you die!

You ordered the meat loaf.

The brisket's really good here, only you'll never know it.

You f***ed up.

Yeah, you were scared little pricks, both of you.

All of you...scared shitless. But l...

...l tried to make you tough. I tried to make you hard.

I had you all wrong then, Nokes. All this time I thought you just liked...

...f***ing and beating up little boys.

You two motherfuckers are gonna burn in hell!

You're gonna burn in hell.

Yeah, after you.

Did that hurt, Nokes?

Jerry, sorry, should've made those brisket sandwiches to go.

John Reilly, how do you plead?

Not guilty, Your Honor.

Thomas Marcano?

Not guilty, Your Honor.

John Reilly and Thomas Marcano, you are hereby held without bail.

In all the years since Wilkinson's, we had never once spoken to each other...

...about what happened there. We remained caring friends...

...but the relationship had been altered.

We drifted together, always wondering if that moment would arrive...

...that would force us to deal with the past.

One down, Shakes, one down.

One what?

One Sean Nokes.

Nokes?

At the time of Nokes' shooting,

Michael was working as an Assistant New York District Attorney.

I got a call that he wanted to meet me on th Street in Queens.

Then, he hung up.

-So, what did they say? -What?

John and Tommy, what'd they say?

It's a little cloak and dagger, isn't it, Mike?

Nokes? Did they talk about him?

-John did. -Yeah?

What did he say?

He said, "One down, Shakes. One down."

I hear they hired Danny Snyder as the lawyer, is that right?

It's temporary. King Benny's gonna move in one of his lawyers.

Don't let him do that. Snyder's perfect.

-Perfect? The guy's a fall down drunk! -Then he is perfect.

Perfect for what?

Are you covering this story for your newspaper?

-Me? -Yeah.

I'm a timetable clerk, Mikey. Ask me what movie's playing at what time.

I'm lucky they let me in the building.

Get some coffee?

Let's take a walk.

I'm gonna prosecute John and Tommy in an open court.

What, are you f***ing nuts?

Just hear me out.

You should stay home tomorrow. Call in sick and save your life, counsel.

I'm not taking this case to win.

I'm taking this case to lose.

What does that mean?

It means it's payback time.

Look, John and Tommy started this. It's begun.

It's messy, it's not how I had it planned but...here it is.

And you and l, we can finish it.

Finish what, Mikey?

You read "The Count of Monte Cristo" lately?

I don't know...ten years ago.

You see, I read a little bit of it every night.

I read words like 'revenge'. Sweet, lasting revenge.

Payback time.

It's our time.

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