The Freshman Page #5

- These men are fiends, Mr. Kellogg.

It's up to you to stop

their unspeakable activities.

What are you talking about?

You ever heard mention

of the Gourmet Club?

No.

Sabatini and Schlegel established

the Gourmet Club operation in 1985.

It's a moveable feast.

Never the same location.

Dinner's every three to six months,

depending on the catch.

No prices.

The minimum price for eating

at this club is $200,000 per plate.

- For dinner?

- Not just dinner, Mr. Kellogg.

The entire menu consists

of endangered species.

- They cook these animals?

- They do, yes, sir.

For an international clientele

of degenerates, scum, Euro-trash.

People pay $200,000

to eat these animals?

Minimum.

The more endangered,

the higher the price.

If there are 5 or less in the world,

it goes up to half a million.

- To eat the very last of a species...

- A cool million.

The dragon will be about

$350,000 a plate.

Served off the bone,

with a cream basil sauce.

That's Schlegel's trademark.

If they fillet it...

Schlegel likes to fillet...

...they can get 60 servings

out of one dragon.

That's a $20 million haul.

Mr. Sabatini wouldn't do that.

Who do you think he is, Bishop Tutu?

- I don't believe he'd do that.

- I want Sabatini!

- Before they serve that poor animal.

- Tell us where and when.

You want me to be an informer.

Or spend two years in Leavenworth.

- You'd lock me up for two years?

- I sure would.

Unless you give us the old man.

I'll think about it.

There's freedom in being screwed.

You know things can't get any worse.

Clark, you can't just split.

What would you do?

I'd turn him in and hate myself.

You'd do that?

I don't know.

Is Clark Kellogg

in one of these rooms?

He's here. Come right in.

He's here.

Clark mentioned something,

but I had no idea the resemblance...

- This is Steve Bushak, my roommate.

- My pleasure.

Could you leave us alone for a moment?

I want to talk to my son-in-law.

I'd really like to stay.

I'll be quiet as a mouse.

If you'd just leave us alone,

I'd appreciate it.

I'll get shoes and be on my way.

Could you put those on outside?

I have some...

Outside? I always do that.

Sit down.

I want to ask you something.

- You followed me.

- Followed you?

Yeah. A little bit, this evening.

Clark, I know when somebody's

following me.

I left the club and you were around

on the street, in a doorway.

Someplace.

Because I feel these things, you know?

Is this true?

Yes.

- I had a lot on my mind.

- You don't have to explain.

Looks like you're ready for bed.

- Soon.

- Want me to read you a bedtime story?

Tina used to love

Curious George, the monkey.

Every night I told her

a different story.

Curious George goes here,

Curious George goes there.

She knew them all by heart.

My real father used to read me those.

Who was the guy who used to take care

of Curious George, his keeper?

You mean the man in the yellow hat?

The man with the yellow hat.

Is this your real dad?

That's me when I was 3.

I was 6 when he died.

Motorcycle accident.

What business was he in?

He was a poet. He taught English

at the Putney School.

You know any of his poems?

A few of them.

- Tell me one.

- One of his poems?

Just tell me a short one.

One I like is called

"A Doorway on Boylston Street."

In Boston.

It's been a while since I did it.

There's a certain doorway

On Boylston Street

That I passed by on foot

Suited and shod

One of many each Tuesday

Toward lunch with a certain woman

Regarded each Tuesday

By the perfect turning gaze

Of a white Persian

Regarding me, lovebound

Sped by desire

And returning

To the certainty of his fur

This was a cat on the doorway?

"The certainty of his fur."

- You liked it?

- I like it very much.

Very much.

I like especially the fact

that you remember his poems.

Well, that's...

That's all I wanted to say.

And if there's anything

you have to tell me...

...I know that you will.

Yes.

You told me before that you

wanted to quit your job.

If you want to, it's all right.

I'll miss you.

It's all right. Get a good sleep.

Good night.

So this is college?

I didn't miss nothing.

A plane is waiting to take us

to Miami in an hour.

Don't make a big thing about it.

I know it was you, Fredo.

You broke my heart.

"You broke my heart."

"It was you, Fredo."

A moment of epiphany.

Michael Corleone kisses his brother.

An astonishing image...

...at once suggestive of love,

inversion, power...

...and in this world of duplicity

and corruption...

...is there anything more important

than loyalty...

- No.

...to friends...

...to family?

And who deserves our loyalty?

Yeah?

I need Clark Kellogg for a second.

You need Clark Kellogg for a second?

Why, may I ask, is it so urgent?

I'm Carmine Sabatini's daughter, Tina.

- Jimmy the Toucan?

- Nobody calls him that.

Just one second.

Up, Mr. Kellogg!

- I'll be right back.

- No hurry. I'm quite impressed.

Jimmy the Toucan?

He's quite a remarkable person.

I'm sure he is. Can I meet him?

That's a long shot.

Fine.

My father thinks Clark

is an A student.

- He's a fine young man.

- My father said an A student.

- Absolutely! A, A+!

- Okay.

Have a wonderful time.

Give my best to your dad.

Jimmy the Toucan!

Are you out of your skull?

- I was helping!

- I don't need help.

Fine. So I won't.

Where are we going?

Vic waved.

That's nice.

Everybody skate, come on.

Sir, we have to talk.

Pull them off. We gotta talk?

I have important things

to bring up with you.

- Do you have the clothes?

- In the locker room.

Get the clothes and change.

And then you'll drive us out.

Drive where?

We're going to go to the Gourmet Club.

This is Friday.

I have to talk to you first.

- We'll talk in the car.

- You promise?

Every word I say, by definition,

is a promise.

Come on.

Driving a Porsche

had always been appealing...

... until now.

"- Do you read" Newsweek"?"

- Sometimes.

I'm very worried

about this ozone business.

I'm really very concerned.

I have to talk to you.

You wanted to talk to me last night,

but couldn't do it.

I knew it would take you a day.

The feds are after me.

- You get their names?

- Greenwald and Simpson.

They said they'd put me in jail unless

I led them to the Gourmet Club.

- They won't send you to jail.

- They won't?

They're gonna blow your brains out.

I want to say you have done

an outstanding job.

Thank you. We appreciate it.

They work for the Bonelli family...

...out of South Amboy.

- Not for the government?

They do, but they're on the take

for the Bonellis.

- Staggering, isn't it? The corruption.

- Yeah, the corruption is...

- He's driving around with mobsters.

- College kid. It's upsetting.

These guys are after you

for the Bonellis...

...and they just used me.

- And once they get you...

- Then they hit you.

My God! This is terrible.

That's the way it's done.

I'm sorry I got you into this...

...but you're in it and we'll

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