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a first name and a last name,

you don't want to know anything

else about this guy?

Huh? Just tell us

where to find him.

- I don't know. I don't know.

I said I don't know!

-Where the f*** is he?

- All right, all right,

uh, Margate.

Something about Margate.

Yeah, yeah.

Lucy the elephant.

I was... I was wasted, man.

-Where did you go?

-I'm sorry about before.

Look at me.

You know I've loved you

since the minute

I laid eyes on you, right?

- I know, Eddie, you tell me

that every day.

-Because of that, I've kept

a lot of the bad things

from you to protect you.

I ain't going to do

that anymore.

I'm in the middle

of a very dangerous deal.

- You said you weren't going

to get involved

with that stuff anymore.

- I know.

I got pull...

I lied.

When it's done

in a couple days...

I'm going to make everything

beautiful for you and the baby.

Youse ain't going to have

to worry about nothing.

And I'm going to be

the best father

in the world to that kid.

Come here.

I promise.

I promise you.

- I want to believe

you, Giancarlo.

I really do.

-This time you can.

- I want you to listen up,

okay, very carefully.

I've held it in my hands.

I've seen it with my own eyes,

57 magnificent carats

of uncut stone.

I swear to god, it's gorgeous.

- I don't know, sounds a bit of

a tall tale to me, my friend.

Nick, what do you think?

Is this bloke crazy or what?

- I've heard about these blood

diamonds coming in from Africa,

but I don't know,

it sounds fishy.

-I'm sorry, Matey.

- Listen, there's nothing

fish about this report.

The numbers are unbelievable.

You've got to take a look.

- Sorry, we're

really not interested.

- Please, what

do you have to lose?

Take a look, I worked hard.

-All right, fair enough.

You weren't

bloody kidding, were you?

- Who loves you more

than me, huh? Nobody.

-If that thing is real...

- Then the cut stones are worth

15 million easily, maybe more.

- I'm not paying more than 10%,

15% tops.

- What he means to say is 10%

is the maximum we'll pay.

-Well, 10 seems more than fair.

-What's the catch?

- I want $100,000 up

front as a finder's fee.

There is no catch.

- I don't think so.

- Listen, everything is going

to be taken care

of by me ahead of time.

You guys have nothing to lose.

The deal goes bad, you get

your money back, guaranteed.

-Oh.

No, I don't like

this whole up front thing.

- We're going to table

this discussion

until I've had a chance

to think about it.

-Okay, okay.

-What are you still doing here?

- I was planning

on moving us out later today.

Don't... don't...

Don't smoke that in here.

She's been complaining

the last couple of days

about how smoky it is.

-Whatever you say.

Seen the news

the last couple days?

-You know I don't watch much TV.

What?

- Philly thing?

- Yeah?

- It's all over the place.

- You serious?

-Yeah.

- Don't say anything about it

when she comes out of there.

- She's going to find

out soon enough anyway.

Uh-oh, here comes trouble.

Hey.

Mm.

What are you hooligans

getting into today?

-Ed?

-Babe, you remember that deal

I was telling you

about the other night?

-Yeah.

What about it?

-Uh...

We had a little problem on it.

-What did you do this time?

-The end result was good.

There was some...

Complications.

-Is the one and only involved?

-Yeah.

-Damn it, you guys.

Victor?

-Him, too.

- Sounds like

a winner of a deal.

So?

What happened?

- Look, we don't want

to alarm you,

but I need you

to get this room packed up

while he and I look

for another motel.

- It's like that, Eddie?

- Yeah.

- Why do you constantly

do this stuff to me?

-There is one more thing.

-What's that?

- Once this job is through

in a day or two,

we're going to have

to get out of Atlantic city,

and we can't come back.

- You mean like

for a couple months?

A year or something?

What are you saying?

-We can't ever come back.

I was going to tell you later.

-Sure you were.

- Look, I'm going to give you

guys a couple minutes alone.

Uh...

I'll be outside.

-Meet me around back.

I was going to tell you later.

Come on.

-Don't.

-What did you find out?

-Victor works for New York.

- Do you think that's

a problem for us?

- No, my guess is he's doing

this deal on his own.

-My thoughts exactly.

-He's not stupid.

Why would he cut them

in if he doesn't have to?

- If things go the way

I think they might,

I'll net 12 million,

you'll net 2.

- Interesting math.

You sound hesitant.

-In order to do this deal,

I have to put up

everything I have liquid.

- I'll make sure

you're insulated.

You won't get hurt.

- Something goes wrong,

we're up the creek, my friend.

-We're in the driver's seat.

-Somehow I don't feel that way.

-What can I do to help you?

-I want you to search the city.

Find whoever

is holding this diamond

and take it away from them.

-And?

-Kill them quietly.

- We'll probably be

an hour or two.

Got to get some things

ironed out with Victor.

- How are you getting there?

- Cab.

Wouldn't it be better

if he came here?

- Nah, it's better

if we meet him at his place.

-Okay.

I guess.

- Listen, while we're out, can

you do me a favor and stay put?

- I was going to say

good-bye to my parents.

-Not a good idea.

-Why?

They need to know

what's going on.

-What for?

-Because they're my parents

and they're the baby's

grandparents.

-What baby?

-You didn't tell him?

-I'm going to be a daddy.

- That's great news.

- And you're going

to be his godfather.

-Or hers. And I'd be honored.

-Mm.

- Now you want explain to her,

please,

why she can't go down Wildwood?

- Look, I don't want

to get involved...

But she's kind of got

a point, Eddie.

- Oh, what do you want to go

see those losers for now, huh?

After all the sh*t they put you

through, put us through?

They don't even deserve

a good-bye!

Forget them!

-Eddie, you guys just told me

I can never seen them again

after tomorrow.

Now, I'm going to go say

good-bye to them

whether you want me to or not.

I'm not even having this

conversation with you right now.

-Let's not do this, okay?

- I've got a better idea,

how about this?

I'll go down there and I'll beat

the sh*t out of both of them.

Him for abusing you and her

for letting it go

on all of that time!

Both of them make me sick!

- I can't believe you.

I can't f***ing believe you!

-Shut up.

-Mm.

- Well, ladies, are you

enjoying your wine?

-Yes.

- You're getting

a little bit peckish?

I think we are.

-Yeah.

- Mm. Would you like something

to munch on?

Yes, yes.

- Sounds good.

And what would you like

to munch on?

- We could leave that

to your imagination.

- Oh, let's not do imagining.

I mean, we're here.

Hello, Nicholas.

Know everybody?

-No.

Excuse me. Gordon?

Gordon?

- Mm-hmm.

-Can I have a moment?

- Yes, of course.

Ladies, will you excuse me?

So, you look a little

under the weather.

-I'm fine.

I ran around

all over town with no luck.

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