Straight Time Page #4

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Threatening his wife with a shotgun.

Guess how I handled that one.

I used my head.

I called his father in Detroit...

...then I got them talking on the phone.

They must have talked for three hours.

All this is person-to-person.

It's costing the state.

--in the top of the seventh inning, Dodgers

leading 1 0-2. Scored 1 0 each game.

Damn it. You know, I had 1 0 bucks

on that game.

Everything you got check out?

-Yeah.

-Good.

Cooking spoon's not there, is it?

Come on. Just between you and me,

this doesn't go any further...

...who was it shot up in your room?

I just can't tell you that.

I'm taking you to a halfway house.

I'm not taking you back to the joint.

You asked for my trust.

I'm giving it to you.

-How about giving me a little back in return?

-I can't tell you that.

That's bullshit. If you can't trust me,

what the hell, I'm just wasting gas driving.

-I don't want you to waste your gas.

-Then tell me who it was.

Christ, you're gonna kill us!

Cut it out. Go on.

Don't f*** with me, sucker.

You busted me for nothing!

You big, bald f***er!

You're finished.

You made your choice.

Max!

-Damn you sons of b*tches!

-Hey, fatso, where's your pants?

-Hey, how you doing, man?

-Hey, my friend.

-How you been?

-Haven't seen you in a while.

I know, I got hung up for a while.

-What you got going?

-I need your car.

-The keys are in it.

-All right.

-Hey, take me with you.

-I can't. I gotta see some people.

Be back in a couple hours.

-Next time, I wanna go with you.

-All right, you got it.

-I'm not shitting you.

-I hear you.

-If I go with you, I can drive. I can get--

-You got it.

Hey, my radio.

I'll be back, couple hours.

Where's he going?

He's going to the store.

He'll be back in a minute.

-How are you? What's to it, Manny?

-How you doing, man?

-How are you?

-I'm all right.

I wanna talk.

-Yeah.

-I mean right now, okay?

-If anybody asks for me, I'm not here.

-All right.

-What do you wanna talk about?

-I just need your help.

-What do you want, money?

-I want a pistol.

No, I don't do that, Max.

-You don't keep a piece in your office?

-I don't play around with guns.

You owe me one, Manny.

You owe me one.

Come on.

Shut the door.

-I got something we took off a drunk.

-Just give me what you have.

I just gotta get my hands

on some heavy stuff, you know?

I need a Thompson, you know, a Magnum.

Maybe a shotgun.

Can you raise that for me?

-Takes a lot of cash, Max.

-What is this?

It's a piece of sh*t.

We took it off a drunk.

-Does it work?

-I don't know. I don't play with those.

-Makes my dick hard.

-It's yours.

You put up the money,

I'll take care of you.

-I ain't got that kind of cash.

-You're doing a lot of business out there.

How much time do you need?

-Give me a couple of days.

-You got it.

I read you, Manny. Try for it tonight.

I'll call your house in the morning.

Give me one full day. Go that way.

Go the side way.

One full day.

Take it easy and you won't get hurt.

Give me the money.

Open the register.

Open the register.

Does he speak English?

Better tell him to open the register.

Open the f***ing register

or I'll blow your f***ing head off.

-Open it. You feel that? You feel that?

-Yeah.

Open it.

Get down. Get down.

Hold it.

Hold it.

Don't move.

Don't come out.

What are you thinking about?

You know you're

breaking the law right now?

What do you mean?

I mean, a cop could knock on that door,

put you in jail.

Why would he do that?

You're harboring a fugitive.

I jumped my parole yesterday.

I'm on the run.

I'll take my chances.

No, I don't want any.

I'd like to take you out tonight...

...but I got some business to do

with some people...

...so why don't you just let me

borrow your car for a while?

Okay.

Promise not to steal it?

Gotta go to work in the morning.

-Damn, you scared me.

-Hey, Max.

Mickey. How you been?

-All right. When did you raise?

-A couple days ago.

-Where'd you get those threads?

-I bought them. Let's go sit down, friend.

You're looking good.

-Slick.

-Yeah.

-It's good to see you.

-You too.

Why don't you let us

have that seat...

...so me and my friend

can talk some business?

-So how have you been?

-How long have you been around?

I don't know. A couple years.

-Want a drink?

-Yeah.

-Tommy.

-Double Jack Daniel's with a 7 back.

-What do you want?

-I'll have one of these things right here.

How you been?

Ready to make a move.

You got something

you wanna run by me?

I got a sweet poker game in the Valley

you might be interested in.

-Sounds good. What's it good for?

-Fifteen or 20 big ones.

That much? Any guns?

No, just some fat-ass old men, man.

They all got pacemakers that'll short-circuit

when you charge through the door.

All right, I'm interested.

Can you help me with a partner?

What about Kelly Mason?

He comes here all the time.

He'd jump at the chance

to work with you.

Who's that kid that just got up?

That's Augie Morales' brother.

-Is that Augie's kid brother?

-Yeah.

-Get him over here.

-Hey, Chungie. Come here.

-How you doing?

-Nice to see you again.

This is Max Dembo, man.

He's a good friend of Augie's.

-Hi.

-You don't remember me, do you?

-Yes. You're a friend of my brother's, right?

-How's he doing?

He's not doing very well right now.

He's doing 20 years in Arizona...

...and has a lot of problems

in California too.

-Can you vouch for him?

-He's as good as Augie was at that age.

Can I get ahold of him through you?

I got his phone number,

or you can catch him in here.

I got something for you, maybe.

We'll talk later, okay?

-Just give me a call.

-Give my love to your brother.

-I will. Thank you very much. See you later.

-All right, take care.

-Does he take sh*t?

-No, he's too smart for that.

He's a good thief for his age.

Know what I'd like to do?

Run me by that motel.

We'll check it out, then we can go cut it up.

I'll drive you out there,

but I'm not gonna rob it for you.

You've got to do that yourself,

you know. I got stomach trouble.

No guts.

Did I scare you?

Yeah, a little bit.

You gotta go to work pretty soon.

What time is it?

Wanna take a shower with me?

Can I use your phone?

Yeah, go ahead.

Is Jerry Schue there?

-Looks like you're fixed up pretty good.

-Yeah, it's going all right.

After you fell,

I pulled a few jobs and met Carol.

She straightened me out...

...so I set myself up in the

painting/contracting business. Sit here.

We bought the house.

I got that boat. Put that pool in last year.

The only thing I need's a new car.

That one out front belonged to Carol's ex.

It's about had it.

When you were at Quentin,

did you know a guy named Don Shaffer?

-I don't think so.

-Kind of a short, squat guy.

-He was my first husband.

-He don't know the man, honey.

-So you got a place in town, Max, or what?

-Nickname ''Lumpy.''

I know him.

Was that your first husband?

Yeah, I know Lumpy.

What are we gonna do, honey,

go down the whole damn list?

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