The Don Is Dead Page #2

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was a $200 trick.

Now it's half the city

and look at you--

you're still dressed like a tramp.

Jimmy Bernardo

likes the way I look.

Jimmy's in jail,

and I'm still here.

We both want

the same thing, sweetheart,

and I'm your only meal ticket.

[ Gasps, Sniffles ]

You bastard!

I'm bleeding!

You play rough,

you get hurt.

[ Door Buzzer Buzzes ]

[ Tv.. Crowd Cheering,

Fight Bell Rings ]

Ah, Don.

It's good to see you.

Come on inside.

Angie's waiting for you.

Angie?

Huh? Oh, oh.

Here, play the hand.

Hey, Mitch, will you

take care of the boys?

Boys, there's a good fight

on television.

Thank you for coming.

Attilio, we have a problem.

Last week a shipment

of, uh, very valuable merchandise...

was delivered to Frank Regalbuto.

Uh, excuse me.

These men tried to hijack it.

I'm embarrassed to have to

bother you with this.

I know nothing

of this, Angelo.

I never thought

otherwise.

They're Mike Spada's men.

Mike Spada... is your man.

I think you should

talk to him.

He's my wife's brother.

I know.

All right.

He'll be here tomorrow.

What do you want?

Tea, please.

Tea. One tea.

That's it.

I'll order later.

So, you been havin'

a good time?

Mm-hmm.

Thank you for bringing me.

I missed you this morning.

Meetings, conferences, shop talk.

You know how it is.

I'm glad things are

going so well for you.

Well, they were going

a little bit rough for a while,

but there are compensations.

Such as?

Such as... you.

I want you to come to Italy with me.

I don't know. Something

might break for me here.

All right, stay for a couple days.

I don't care.

But for me,

think about giving up

this career, will ya?

Would you give up

your career for me?

Excuse me.

The, uh, man you were expecting

has just arrived.

Little business deal

I gotta close up.

Shouldn't take long.

But think about what I said, huh?

We'll talk about it when I get back.

Check it out.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

Don Attilio,

I swear to you...

I don't know

anything about it.

They were my men.

I admit it.

I don't deny it.

B-But they must have been

acting on their own.

You've got to believe me.

Fifteen years

I worked for you.

Would I betray you?

I had nothing to do with it.

I had nothing to do with it,

I tell you!

[ Groans ]

Somebody tipped you off

about the shipment, Spada.

I want his name.

Make it easy on yourself.

I told you--

[ Panting ]

I told you I don't know.

I don't know.!

[ Continues Panting ]

[ Trunk Opens ]

[ Gasps, Panting ]

[ Groans ]

[ Continues Panting ]

[ Screams ]

I want his name, Spada.

[ Screaming Continues ]

Spada, give me his name.

I-- I don't know--

Spada,

I want his name!

[ Screaming Continues ]

[ Blows Landing ]

I want his name, Spada.!

I want his name.!

Beautiful shot.

Yeah, not bad.

See you on the green,

Al.

Okay.

Hiya, Frankie.

How are ya, Ang?

The traitor's name

is Mariano Longobardo.

In the city.

Longobardo.

He owns a bar

on Fletcher Street, right?

That's right.

He was like an uncle to me.

Well, the best of men

make mistakes.

All we can do

is try to correct them.

Okay, Frankie,

I'll take care of it.

No, no, no.

I'd like to take care

of this one myself.

This is a personal matter.

When do you leave?

Well, there's a girl

I wanna see before I go.

I won't see her for about a month.

I'll take a later plane.

She's, uh, that special to you?

She's very special.

Oh.

Uh, where's she from?

I met her in Los Angeles.

No, I mean, uh,

where are her people from?

I don't know

where her people are from.

Who the hell cares?

I do.

Look, Frank, I know how you feel.

I've been through it myself.

There was this girl and, uh--

Well, she wasn't

one of our people,

and I had responsibilities.

One day you'll take my place.

By that time

you'll have children of your own.

And your wife should be one of us.

I mean, our women, they understand.

They don't ask questions.

They know that business comes first.

You know what I mean?

Sure, I know what you mean, Ang.

My old man told me the same thing

a thousand times.

[ Laughs ]

Well, then you should understand.

Okay, son.

Go with God.

Hey, and do me a favor.

Take the early plane.

You got a six on the fifth.

No, no, I got a six

because I went in the rough.

Angelo.

Hey, hiya.

You got a minute?

I gotta talk to you.

Hey, Luigi, no business today.

No, it's not business.

It's a favor.

I think I prefer business.

Favors can be very expensive.

Well, this one's painless.

There's a girl named Ruby Dunne.

She's some kind of a singer

that Marie knows,

and Marie made me promise

to ask you if you'd see her,

maybe help her.

What am I, a talent scout?

No, but you do have connections

with a record company.

You see her

and you get me off the hook.

You know how Marie

gets on my back

when she wants something.

She's a strong woman,

but I thought you were the boss.

Well, not at home, anyway.

Okay, I'll see her.

Come on.

Ruby Dunne.

Is that a stage name?

No.

Authentic Chicago Irish.

Oh.

The south side.

Do you know it?

My uncle and his family lived there.

When I was a kid

I used to visit them every summer.

Where did they live?

They had a place on, uh--

uh, Kindred?

Yes, backyard full of fruit trees.

My uncle always wanted

to move to California and...

[ Laughs ]

grow oranges.

I hope he made it.

Well, like all of us,

he never realized all his dreams.

It was the same with my parents,

except that they had dreams for me.

They wanted you to be

Shirley Temple?

Not quite. My father

wanted me to be a doctor.

A doctor? Oh.

And my mother, well--

my mother wanted me

to be like her.

I had my own ideas.

What are you doing about your dreams?

Do you have an agent, a manager?

I mean, is, uh--

is somebody looking after you?

No, not yet.

But I had some tapes made

in Los Angeles on my own.

I'd like to hear them.

The quality isn't very good.

Quality can be bought.

Talent can't.

Excuse me.

Oh. Excuse me.

The contract we discussed

has been taken care of.

Mmm.

But there's some details

of yesterday's meeting

I wanted to talk to you about.

Uh, I'll be

right with you.

I'm sorry.

I have to go.

That's all right.

I'll try my luck at roulette.

Oh, don't use your own money.

The odds favor the house. Here.

No, thank you.

I'll pay my own way.

Look, send your tapes to my room.

I'll listen to them when I can.

Would you, please?

Of course.

And thank you very much

for having dinner with me.

I hate to eat alone.

I enjoyed it

very much.

Thank you very much.

Come on.

Upstairs to bed.

But it's all dark

in there.

It's supposed to be

dark in there.

I'll take you.

Sit down.

- No, I'll take her.

- Sit down.

Yeah?

Come on.

I'll take you.

You stayed up late.

Good night, sweetheart.

Sleep tight.

Good night.

Good night,

Rosey.

Come on.

How about him?

Yeah.

You wanna kiss him?

Good night.

Eew.

Good night.

Good night, everybody.

[ All ]

Good night.

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