Suicide Kings Page #8

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my rules.

Ira, there's no challenge

in that. That's like--

Gentlemen, keep in mind that

the cards you hold in your hands

are nothing but dumb luck.

The difference between winning

and losing is being able

to read your opponent.

That's why i'm still here.

A number of times the only thing

kept me out of a satin box...

Was i could size up the

other guy maybe half a second

quicker than he could me.

What the f***

are you talkin' about ?

You're taped to a chair.

You saw us comin' a mile away

at the plaza, didn't you ?

I admit...

I'm out of practice.

Ira... Give me four cards.

Oh, sorry, sir.

No offense.

- Well, you gave me six.

- Take Ira, for example.

I trust Ira.

- You do ?

- We're playin' poker.

He's losin' his shirt.

Yet, Ira's eyes don't float.

He's got his sense of fair play.

As we all know,

Ira can't bluff his way

out of a paper bag.

I can tell you his bet

before he could.

Well, could you ?

'cause i could use

the help here, Charlie.

Look at avery.

He's havin' a tough time

hatin' me.

You have to have

a real hate-on to do

what you did to me.

Integrity keeps gettin'

in avery's way.

Now he wants us to believe

he's a mind reader.

- That's right.

-I fold.

- Ira, no one opened.

- Sorry.

- I'll open.

- That makes sense.

- Fold.

- That also makes sense.

How about Brett,

control junkie ?

Brett can't leave

anything to chance.

Look at him.

He wouldn't even play,

unless he's looking across

the table at a sure thing.

I don't have to take this sh*t.

I'm outta here.

I thought he'd never leave.

You're 180 Off on Brett.

He's a wild man.

We're in atlantic city,

i had to lock him in a room.

What happened ? He dropped

a couple of quarters

in the slots ?

- Huh ! about 48,000 Quarters.

We drove down to jersey

on memorial day.

- Labor day.

- Uh--

Whatever. Just shut up,

okay ? I'm tryin' to tell

a story here.

- Ira.

- What ?

You can't tell a story here.

You can't tell a story anywhere.

You screw it up every time.

- No, i do not.

- You're doing it now.

That's because you guys

interrupt every time.

I can't keep my place.

I forget where i was.

If you get the goddamn

story straight,

We wouldn't have

to interrupt you to get

the goddamn story straight.

- Well, is somebody going

to tell a story ?

- I was telling the story !

Just shut the f*** up.

I'll tell it.

You f*** it up every time.

It was labor day, Ira,

like t.k. Said.

It was scorchin' outside,

it was so f***in' hot.

Don't you remember that ?

The room was freezin' though.

You could hang meat in this

room, it was so damn cold.

It was good for business.

It keeps you awake.

We're poundin' sauce.

Free booze.

What they lose on that...

They make up

on johnny walker judgment.

It's gettin' really late.

The sun's about to come up.

We'd all lost our shirts.

Maxed out the plastic.

Except for Brett.

Brett's winnin',

like, huge.

That's when it happened.

Changing of the guard.

No-o-o !

Word had it they brought

this guy in from vegas

after two suicides.

It's the guy they brought

in to cool the table down.

You know what they call him ?

Hello, boys !

the widowmaker.

What a little sh*t

this guy was.

It's like the kid

that reminds the teacher

about the homework assignment.

Oh !

well, that's this kid

grown up.

Anyway, Brett's 22 Grand ahead,

so i figure it's safe

to go to the john, right ?

Wrong. Gone five minutes,

i come back, he's down 12.

I try to talk him into

changing tables, but he

takes out a marker.

You f***in' believe that ?

Oh-h-h !

Right then avery walks up.

He's just got done sweatin' out

the georgetown-mississipi game,

But at ten to one,

he's come out five grand ahead.

He takes one look at this little

wimp, and he dumps his five gs

right on top of Brett's action.

These clowns, they're gonna

take the widowmaker's balls home

and his luggage with one hand.

So what does

Brett the genius do ?

He doubles down !

Widowmaker looked him

right in the eye,

and he drew one card.

Whoa-ho-ho-ho-ho !

sorry !

I'm sorry.

Gimme the money !

The guy, he's--

he's got rocks

the size of rushmore.

Oh, come on guys ! don't leave.

Weren't we just havin'

a good time ? Come on !

Come on, come on !

whoa, whoa, whoa !

Afterwards, Brett takes

his last 200 Bucks,

He takes us all out for steaks

the size of your foot.

What a guy.

He drops 20 Grand, he ain't got

money left for a bus ticket

home, he takes you for steaks.

It must be nice

to have rich folks.

You don't know his father.

He's got the first nickel

he ever made.

So, how's he gonna pay back

the 20 Large ?

The interest alone is enough

to give you a nosebleed.

What ?

My arm, it's killing me.

Loosen the tape.

It's falling off.

So, you know what ?

How ya feelin' ?

That's it.

Ooh ! yeah.

Yeah ?

Couple minutes.

Try to keep it level.

Ooh, yeah.

What are you doin' ?

What the f*** are you doin' ?

No, no, no !

hey !

- No !

- you f***er ! i was sittin'

on a straight flush there !

Brett, will you relax ? He

doesn't have the blood pressure

to walk around the room !

Look at him !

what are you worried about ?

We had a f***in' plan !

That's what i'm worried about !

i want to stick to the plan !

- Uh, maybe that's not all

you're worried about, huh ?

- What the f*** does that mean ?

Go ahead, t.k.

Ask him.

Ask me what ?

Ask me what ?

Go on, t.k. T.k. !

Shut up !

ask me what ?

Just answer this question,

okay ?

All that money in atlantic city

that you lost-- how were you

gonna pay it back ?

- Yeah, how were you

gonna pay that back, huh ?

- None of your business. Why ?

Well, you see,

it's been brought

to Charlie's attention...

That one of us might be

in on elise's kidnapping.

What ?

Yeah.

Well, that's how i felt.

But, you know,

maybe it's not that crazy.

And, uh, $20,000

Is a lot of money.

So, if you have nothing

to hide, you should have

no problem telling us...

How you were gonna

pay it back, right ?

Ira, you're my friend.

Listen:
shut the f*** up !

shut up !

- He sounds guilty to me.

- Ira !

-F***in' f*ggot ! come here !

- hey, hey, hey !

Hey, Brett ! come on !

avery, avery. Ooh.

Don't tell me...

Your buyin' into this f***in'

load of bullshit !

He's makin' up stories

to save his own ass !

Look, you calm down,

all right ?

I don't think that

anybody here is involved in

elise's kidnapping, all right ?

But i think that it

might be time that we

revaluate our plan.

Why ? The plan's working, man.

He f***ing made the call. Why ?

I think we should

just let Charlie go.

- Me too.

- Ira, shut the f*** up.

He's not doin' so well.

We should get him to a hospital.

What the f*** ? I leave

the room, you guys roll over

like five-dollar whores.

You have a drink with the guy,

next thing you know,

he's best man at your wedding.

What the f*** did he do ?

Sprinkle fairy dust up

your skirts ? Come o--

Avery. Avery !

buddy, man--

This is your sister's life

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