The Big Easy Page #6

Do these cajuns know

how to throw a party or what?

Yeah.

Listen all, I want to be

serious with you for a minute.

Most of you all know that

a policeman's life

is made up of short pay,

long hours, mortal danger

and very little thanks

from the public which we serve.

Every once in a while,

we win one.

Every once in a while

justice triumphs!

Remy, come here!

I want you to raise your

cup or your glass,

raise your nose

if you have to.

I give you the police department

of the city of New Orleans.

And the fire department.

Yeah!

Okay, the fire department too.

Hey, get some of this

food over here.

We done burned 10 chickens,

I don't know what all.

Come on, let's party.

Now you're adding

kidnapping and false arrest

to your list of crimes?

You're not under arrest.

Did Uncle Solse give you

that impression?

Uncle Solse, apologize.

I'm sorry for that little

misunderstanding.

I suppose now you're going to

tell me I'm free to go.

You're free to go any

time you want.

Where is the telephone?

Up on the porch,

I'll show you.

I'll get it myself.

Oh, that pretty girl's

got a mad on.

Hey, look at this.

Where is she coming from?

She got some nerve!

Hey, Anne, I thought you were

great in court today.

I want to be a lawyer too.

I lost!

- What the hell is she doing here?

- A pushy broad, I told you.

Hey, look at this.

Yeah, she don't look

bad in shorts, no.

When can you be here?

Fine.

You were saying some pretty

hard things

about my boy in that

courtroom today.

Yes, I did.

He's a good boy.

He could be a lot better,

Mrs. McSwain.

Are you gonna help him with that?

You got your work

cut out for you.

What did he do,

drag you out

of the bathtub, or what?

No, I was running.

Running?

(music playing)

You used to call me

in the morning

You used to call me

late at night

Now you don't

call me any more

Talk all night long

on the telephone,

But now you don't call

me any more

You used to call me daddy,

Oh daddy, oh daddy

But now you don't

call me anymore

Why, oh why,

tell me why,

Why you don't

call me anymore.

(speaking French)

Dance with me,

come on dance with me.

No.

I cut a hell of a rug,

you know.

- Come on.

- Take your hand off me.

Come on, dance with the boy.

Dance with him.

(singing in French)

Aren't you gonna look at me?

All night long

on the telephone

But now you don't

call me anymore

Why, oh why,

oh why tell me why,

Why you don't

call me anymore.

Are you satisfied?

Are you still mad at me, huh?

You don't get it,

do you?

You're a cop, you're supposed

to uphold the law.

But instead you bend it

and twist it and sell it.

I saw you take that bribe

and resist arrest and

per jure yourself under oath.

Don't forget I ran

a red light too.

You still think it's funny,

don't you.

Why don't you face it, Remy,

you're not one of

the good guys anymore.

(knock on door.)

- Remy, good to see you back.

- Hey, dudes.

I want you to do me a favor.

Sure, Remy,

anything you need.

Take me off

the widows and orphans fund.

Jesus Christ, Remy,

what do you mean?

I don't mean nothing,

just take me off.

The widows and orphans

will do just fine without me.

Hey, don't even think about it.

Remy, look at this.

What's this? Retirement papers,

you finally did it.

As of December 31,

you're the ranking officer

of the homicide bureau.

- The fight is yours, baby.

- I don't believe you.

Your mother didn't

believe it either.

Are you finally

gonna marry the girl?

New Year's day.

I'd be honored if

you'd be my best man.

You bet I would,

you little huggy bear, you.

Bye, daddy.

What's so funny? Come here.

Dodge, De Soto, McCabe,

Foster, in my office.

Welcome back, Remy.

(applause)

Foster has an interesting angle

on the Freddy Angelo murder.

Second division pulled two floaters

out of the canal last night.

They turned out to be

mexican deep sea fisherman.

Suffering from an acute

case of lead poisoning.

They worked out of Vera Cruz

with long records of smuggling.

What's this got

to do with Freddy Angelo?

Tt turns out mexican customs had

a wire tap on both of these guys.

And guess who their last

phone was from?

Freddy Angelo.

That's right.

We know Freddy Angelo was in Vera Cruz

three days before he was killed.

Narcotics said that Freddy never dealt

with anything less than 20 or 30 kilos.

That can explain a gang war.

One kilo of heroin

always seemed kind of small time

for all these people

to get killed over.

But 20 or 30,

that makes a lot more sense.

Where's the rest of it, huh?

Did anybody talk to Daddy Mention?

What is he gonna tell us?

"Come on in, fellas,"

"it's in the back under the sink. "

Come on.

Hello in there.

Hey, don't!

It's not what he says,

it's what you hear, Einstein.

Daddy Mention's the number one

suspect in a string of murders,

and you don't even talk to the guy.

We all know it's a gang war.

Daddy Mention is trying

to move in on Vinnie's action.

That sounds neat,

but I don't buy it no more.

Why not,

it works for me.

Anne Osborne.

What the hell

does she know about it?

I don't know what she knows about it,

but she knows something,

which is a lot more than you guys.

You haven't done

sh*t since I've been gone.

They're doing our job for us.

One creep kills another creep,

that's one less to worry about.

Why not let them wipe

each other out?

Because we're the police.

We've got guns and we're

supposed to be the good guys.

I'm going to talk

to Daddy Mention myself.

All those dinners with Osborne and

you still don't know what she knows.

Remy, you're losing your touch.

(marching band playing)

You should become

a defense lawyer, my dear.

You meet more colorful people.

You're going to love Daddy Mention.

He's a doctor of roots,

fruits and snoots.

You don't have any scruples at all,

do you, Lamar.

Is there anybody that

you wouldn't represent?

Darling, every man is entitled to

the best defense money can buy.

Oh, there you are.

I thought I lost you.

Why does Daddy Mention

want to see me?

Actually, it was my idea.

I thought you might be interested

in what he had to say

about the rash of

killings we've had of late.

I know you've been looking

into one or two of them.

Daddy's expecting us.

Daddy, this is the young

woman I was talking about.

Well, well, well.

Anne Osborne, Daddy Mention.

How do you do, Mr. Daddy

... Mention.

- Excuse my left-hand.

- Are they all yours?

21 children and 14 grandchildren.

I got lost in one of those

bible verses that says,

"be fruitful and multiply. "

I didn't read any further.

You kids run out,

Daddy's gonna talk some business.

You're a very lovely lady.

Thank you very much.

But let's get down

to business, shall we.

Mr. Parmentel tells

me you're looking into

the murder of them Italian boys.

Carmine Tandino and Freddy Angelo,

as well as Jamaal Washington

and Michael and Darnel Nobliet.

All of them allegedly

worked for you.

That's what I want to

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