Suicide Kings Page #9

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we're talkin' about, man.

What the f*** ?

Man, look at us.

We cut his f***in' finger off !

man, you're walkin' around

with a gun !

This isn't us.

We're no better than he is.

Tell elise that.

He had nothing to do

with elise's kidnapping.

He had nothing to do with it.

Don't you understand that ?

He didn't do anything !

It doesn't matter ! whoever

did the actual kidnapping--

it's a f***ing technicality !

- Go ahead. Look that up

in the constitution.

- Max, shut up.

Brett, he's not guilty.

But he's responsible, man.

Come on.

Let me tell you, the best soap

in the world won't wash the scum

off this guy's hands.

I promise.

Let me enlighten you, avery,

About your new friend

here Charlie; about what

he's really like.

You want to tell him about

the dogs or should i ?

No, you're doing good.

Jump in any time.

About a year ago,

Charlie had a house in jersey.

He moves in. Next-door

neighbors have dogs. Two dogs ?

They're barkin' all night long.

Charlie goes over, the nice guy

that he is, asked them

to keep the noise down.

Next night after that, same

f***in' dogs-- bark, bark, bark.

All f***in' night long.

Next night after that

and the next night after that,

until one night--

Nothin' man.

Silence.

No more noise.

Cops got there about a week

later. The dogs were fine.

Happier than pigs in sh*t,

Munchin' on top sirloin.

The neighbors--

avery, the neighbors--

they never f***in' found.

Okay ? Gone.

How am i doin', Charlie ?

Is that about right ?

-Almost.

-Bet that was a rumor. He's not

involved with the mob anymore.

Oh, give me a f***in' break !

how do you think he was able...

To find your sister

with one phone call ?

Coincidence ?

Come on.

Your friend is right.

It's not a coincidence.

I was able to contact

the right people,

the way you counted on.

It's a good thing for you

that i am who i am and i do

what i do and i know who i know,

Otherwise, your princess

would be chopped up

and in the blender by now.

I'll tell you somethin' else:

even after what you did to me,

i kept my part of the bargain.

No more.

Who do you think

you're dealing with ?

Guess again. You want to know

what else i could do

with one phone call ?

How about i have your ass

made into mincemeat ?

I'll tell you what in fact

happened with my neighbors.

It's got nothing to do

with barking dogs.

That family, way back,

did something...

Viciousto mine.

Everything your pal Brett

said is true,

Except he left out

one detail:

Those dogs--

It was not steak

they were eating.

Guys, it's for him.

Charlie, you there ?

Yeah.

Good news:
the terms

have been offered and accepted.

These guys are gonna make sure

the money is in play,

that i'm gone...

And nobody's watching us,

and then they're gonna

drop the girl off...

At the emergency room

at the lennox hill hospital.

You got that ?

I'll be fronting you the money.

I know you're good for it.

Remember, the banks

don't open till 10:00,

so don't go dying on me.

Remember, i'm a lawyer.

I got friends in hell.

So, what ?

Is it still a go,

or what ?

One second.

You wanna play... Still ?

Good.

Now we play my way.

I give my friend the go-ahead.

You tell him where we are.

I want my own driver

waiting outside that door.

So's you got no opportunity

whatsoever--

Crap out

on your part of this.

- Forget it. You're going

to have to trust us.

- No. You trust me.

Well, how 'bout

something nearby ?

- Yeah, not here.

- A hotel.

Yeah, good.

Hmm ?

Restaurant. Gas station.

No comment ?

Marty,

call the whole thing off.

- No. No, please.

- Middlebury inn.

It's a half-mile away.

It's in montauk.

It's got a coffee shop.

Middlebury inn.

Montauk. Got that ?

- The middlebury inn.

Okay, so how do i get there ?

- How do you get there ?

Yeah, it's easy. Hi, sir.

Yeah, take 124th street to--

No, wait a minute. Why should

he go through that kind of

traffic ? Put him on the, uh--

There's no traffic at this hour.

Take 2nd avenue

to the midtown tunnel.

Just shut up, shut up.

Who do you got there ?

The new york

taxi drivers' union ?

Take central park west

to parkway central to lennox

then to 125th;

125th to the tribrough bridge,

the central park expressway

or the southern states.

Let's get this over with.

You got that ?

Yeah, i got it.

Take care of yourself,

brother.

Huh.

Good.

So, she's okay ?

Yeah.

Thank you,

mr. Barret.

Anytime, kid.

I must say that those were

terrific directions, Max.

Turns out you're some kind

of eagle scout. I had no idea

you spent that much time uptown.

I used the library up there

at columbia.

You got balls, kid.

I'd hate to get stuck up there

alone, especially at night.

It happened to me once.

When i was a kid,

i started out...

Do you mind ?

Taking bets,

making collections for numbers.

All of the five boroughs.

I ran my ass off.

I knew every street upside

down and backwards,

But i'd never been

that far uptown before.

I fell asleep on a subway

and missed my stop.

I come out, i looked around.

To me it was like...

I landed on, uh--

what Max said--

The dark side of the moon.

Yeah.

I'm sorry.

I'd love to sit around

and reminisce,

But could someone

tell me the point

of this f***in' memoir ?

Well, i'm wondering how come

a day and a half ago,

Max can't navigate

his way around harlem

with a sherpa guide,

But tonight he knows the place

like his backyard.

I don't know what the hell

you're talkin' about.

What i said.

How could you get lost up there,

as well you know the place ?

Isn't that where you were

with the girl

when this happened ?

Yeah ? So ?

Like i said, it was dark out.

It was raining.

- It happened to you.

You said so yourself.

- I was eight at that time.

Don't tell me you're backin'

this inside player thing.

I'm bleeding to death.

Humor me.

- You wanna waste your breath ?

Go ahead.

- Well, one more question--

-How'd they know

to find you there ?

- How the f*** should i know ?

We've been all through this

with the police. I don't see

how saying it one more time...

Is gonna help anybody.

Cops can't find their dick

with both hands.

Or, maybe it happened

differently.

What do i know ?

I'm old. I'm tired.

I'm a senior citizen.

I think you had

a little too much

blood loss to the brain.

Maybe. Maybe not.

You know, Max, i understand

how this could happen.

I'm not sayin' it's okay it

happened, but in a certain light

it's not as crazy as it seems.

I don't know what the f***

you're talkin' about.

Stay with me.

See if what seems crazy

don't start to make sense.

I know guys could

talk the virgin mary

into posing for a centerfold...

And make her think

it was her idea

in the first place.

Let's say you owe these kinda

guys something. You can't

pay them back. Not now.

So, they wear you down.

They scare you pretty bad.

They make you feel there's

no way out of this mess

you got yourself into.

Then they tell you

it's your lucky day.

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