The Friends of Eddie Coyle Page #5

you stick a deer rifle out there.

Now you're on the Mystic Bridge,

that thing wheels up behind ya...

the windshield's opening up and I ask ya,

what are you gonna do now?

You're gonna make a good Act of Contrition

is what you're gonna do.

I mean, sure, I don't drive.

The only time I'm on that bridge

is coming home from the track on the bus.

Do you see what I'm gettin' at?

I know these guys.

They're serious.

I know them very well.

They got a truck

for guys that drive cars...

and they got something else

for guys that walk, like me.

Okay, okay. Did I ever tell you

we could keep this neat and clean?

- I ever give you that line of horseshit?

- Nah, nah, nah, nah.

You been on the level, I give you that.

Uncle will appreciate

what you've given me.

Okay.

You see what I mean?

You see the position I'm in?

Have a nice day.

- Where are they?

- In the trunk.

Put the guns in the bag.

Put the bags in the cart.

- Where's the money?

- Right here. You wanna count it?

No time. I gotta be at the Sharon

railroad station at 3:30. Let's get going.

Fine with me.

- What's in the bags?

- Three of 'em are filled with bread.

The others have got, uh, meat, potatoes,

beer, vegetables, sh*t like that.

- What are you giving me?

- The bread.

A man can always use a little bread

to feed the goddamn pigeons.

Go find yourself some squirrels.

Squirrels love the bread.

You wife make you do the shopping too?

You haven't got too much time,

and I'm in kind of a hurry myself.

I don't have the time

to explain married life to you...

and besides,

if I did, you wouldn't believe me anyway.

So let's just get down to business, huh?

Jesus Christ!

Don't get your bowels in an uproar.

They're for somebody else.

Hurry up. Those look like

f***in' army guns to me.

Do you wanna see one?

Huh? No way. Just fill up the bags

and put a couple of loaves on top.

Okay, you got nine. 38s here

and one. 357. Good stuff.

Hope you appreciate what I did for ya.

My friend, your name is

in that great golden book in the sky.

I'll be in touch.

Hello. Foley there?

Dave Foley.

No, I don't care to give my name.

Stop fartin' around and get me Foley.

We could take him now.

We could.

We could also do what we're supposed to do, which

is wait and see who comes to pick up the stuff.

Let's go.

Give me that paper.

This is Sauter.

I'm in position.

I can't see Foley from here.

I can.

- Recognize 'em?

- Nah, they look harmless to me.

They're after machine guns, remember?

- Yeah?

- I hate to bother you, man...

but don't we have some kind

of an agreement and all?

Yeah.

Well?

Well what?

Well, Christ,

are we gonna do somethin'?

Sure.

Quit playing games.

What the hell's going on here?

- This some kind of joke?

- No, ma'am.

I plan on sitting here

for about two hours...

and in the meantime if every car that I saw when

I came in here doesn't leave, then I'll know it.

- Around 5:
30 I'll know if you're trying to tip me in.

- Oh, look, man!

Hey, if you're all right,

we'll go where I tell ya...

I'll give you some machine guns,

you give me some money, and that'll be that.

This is a trick.

You think so?

The money, man.

Give us back the money.

F*** you.

Hey, you made a deal, man.

You wanna back out, back out.

But, uh, no refunds.

Leave it, Pete.

Let's get something to eat.

Damn.

Maybe they'll come down

back of his car.

- Think quick. Is there anything we can bust 'em

under? - No, not a goddamn thing.

So we got two possibilities.

He's still here.

We can wait and bust him if he tries to leave.

Or we can wait and maybe

bust 'em all if they come back.

Or they come back and go

someplace else and we lose 'em in the traffic.

- What do we do?

- Let me think.

It's your party.

We take him.

United States Treasury.

Move, and you're a f***in' dead man.

Get out of the car,

and keep your hands in plain sight.

Get out!

Put your hands on top of the car.

You're under arrest

for violation of federal law.

Tell him we got the man

where he was supposed to be...

and we need a warrant

to search the car.

You don't have to answer any questions.

If you answer any questions, your answers

may be used against you in a court of law.

- Do you understand what I have read to you?

- You knew it. You knew it!

Sure.

Oh, that f***in' bastard.

That f***in' bastard!

What f***in' bastard? Huh?

Oh, no.

I'll take care of that myself.

Well?

How'd it come out?

It went fine. Just fine.

He had five M16s, just like you said.

Now, that does it, huh?

- Does what?

- You know.

You said you wanted a reason.

That thing we talked about.

That thing up in New Hampshire there.

You said you needed a reason.

Oh, that.

Well, you gonna go up there with me

and tell 'em what a nice guy I am?

That truck thing - the booze.

Hey, Dave, come on.

Don't jerk my chain, okay?

- Here, sir.

- You know what I'm talking about.

How far you gonna go for me?

I already made the call.

I called the U.S. Attorney up there...

and told him you were instrumental

in bringing about a major arrest.

That's right. That's it.

And he said -

He's pretty mean,

that guy up there.

He said, "Well, that's a start anyway. "

What does that mean?

Well, he asked, "Is he working on

anything else for you?

I'd like it better, "he said," if he was working

on something else for you. "

- Something else?

- You know how it is, Eddie.

I mean, it's one thing to just go

and trade one guy for another one...

but when you got a guy that's joined up

that's gonna keep on sending you more stuff-

- That's sh*t.

- Look at it his way.

- The man's from a different district.

- Sh*t. Sh*t.

His guys grabbed you fair and square...

and you wouldn't plead out on 'em.

You made 'em go through a trial.

You wouldn't play ball.

He wanted me to cop out

on the guys that stole the stuff.

Well, you can't blame him for that,

now, can you?

And you wouldn't tell him. So he convicted you,

and now he's got you in the box.

And somebody from a different district

calls up and says...

"Hey, Coyle did me a favor.

Leave him go. "

It's only natural a man's gonna ask,

"Well, what did he do for me?"

Look, I can't give him that man

he wants up in New Hampshire.

If I did, I'm dead. That's all there is to it.

He can't ask me to walk out

and commit suicide for him.

He's not asking you for anything.

- I gave you the guns.

- It was your idea.

Oh, no. You said it first.

You said you wanted a reason.

I gave you a reason.

And I went through - I made the call.

You just don't like what the call got you.

I can't help that, Eddie.

So, what do you want, goddamn it?

The man up there, he said he'd like it better

if he could go in to the judge and tell him...

that you'd made one good case for Uncle

and you were working on some others.

It'd show you'd rehabilitated yourself.

You're telling me

to turn permanent fink.

Permanent goddamn fink.

You don't have to do

anything you don't want to...

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