The Gambler Page #5

because I don't have the money.

Your grandfather pops,

and you don't have any money?

Well, my grandfather thought

it was a character builder. So...

Not even, "I'll have it"?

You just say no.

You give the Korean any of his?

No.

You know Lamar Allen?

No.

Don't f*** with me!

He's a student of mine.

And what's this got to do with anything?

You know what this got

to do with everything!

How much you know Lamar?

Hey, Jim, pick up.

Jim!

I called that number for Lamar

and it wasn't the number.

Now, Jim, I need Lamar.

And I know where you live.

Tick-tock, motherf***er.

Human weakness is not

something I discourage.

How could I?

I run gambling establishments.

I loan money.

I've not been in debt

for many years, but,

I still remember the feeling.

What's that?

To be obligated.

Unbalanced in one's thoughts.

Insecure, unclean.

I think you want to hurt yourself,

but make others do it for you.

I'm not going to tell you

I'll get the money, all right?

Because I don't know if I can,

and I wouldn't insult you.

It doesn't make any difference.

I mean, I have no position, right?

You expected your money

and I don't have it.

Here we are.

What the f*** do you want to do?

How am I to collect?

Loan me another $100,000.

It's how I got in.

It's the only way I'll get out.

One Mississippi,

two Mississippi,

three Mississippi,

four Mississippi,

five Mississippi...

F***!

It's not so bad.

Not so bad.

Perfectly good watch.

Why do you want to sell it?

Well, either I don't need

to know what time it is

or I need money. What do you care?

Well, I need to know if it is...

No, what you need to do

is just come up with an offer or not.

We have so many of these here.

Look, it's an Omega.

It's worth more than $6,000 brand new,

and when you have it

no one'll know that it isn't brand new.

You are insulting me. Why?

- I'm insulting you?

- Why are you insulting me?

- We're not gonna f*** around.

- We're doing business.

No, no. Don't even talk to me any more.

I want you to understand

when I say what I want for it,

I am giving you the figure

that I will take for it.

Do you understand me?

No, no, no. Look at me!

I will say the price now

and you will either say yes or no.

Do you understand?

It is impossible.

Impossible to say yes or...

All right.

Wait. Wait, wait.

It is a good watch.

I am good man, you are good man.

No. I told you, not to say

anything but yes or no.

You're wasting my time!

I am willing to

listening to your price. Okay?

You can't counter it.

When I say my figure, that's the figure,

and you either say yes or no. You got it?

How can I say yes or no

if I am not hearing the price?

You're not getting it.

- I am getting it.

- You're not getting it.

- I am getting it.

- No, no, no.

- You're not getting it.

- I am getting it!

You need to understand fully

that what I say

is not an opening figure.

You can say yes or no.

You cannot say a lower figure,

and expect to meet me

at some point in the middle.

Do you under-f***ing-stand?

Please. Please.

We are amour, yes? Amour.

Okay? Calm. Calm. Yes?

I understand. What is your price?

$3,500.

$1,000.

- $1,200.

- Go f*** yourself.

I don't give a sh*t!

No need for this!

What? Where are you going?

What are you doing? Wait one second!

Please, please, I can't help myself.

Yes, you can. Try.

$2,000?

What? It is good price!

And I'll give you cheque! Is no problem!

- Get in.

- All right.

Jim!

Man, you gave me

the wrong number on Lamar.

You know what else I know?

What's that?

You think all Koreans

are Korean and sh*t.

And they don't communicate

with the American negro!

I heard you asked Mister Lee to

stake you out of your situation.

And to give you enough

to have a shot at the title

of being the world's stupidest a**hole!

Give me Mister Lee's money.

- He didn't front me any.

- Yeah, f*** you.

Well, your information is wrong.

How am I gonna get my money, Jim?

What if I told you I quit my job

and I'm gonna write a novel?

Really?

What did the first one make?

With the advance and royalties,

$17,000 all in.

F*** me. For one of

the better reviewed first novels of 2007?

I think I'll make other arrangements.

I mean, the culture apparently did.

So let's talk cash first,

other business later.

What about your family?

I got all I could get.

Can I get the money from them

if I send you to Mexico?

You know, "Oh, my God,

"I don't know what happened to him!"

Get my friend Valerio

to mail them your dick.

My family didn't make their money

because they pay up easily.

Apparently that's genetic.

I'll tell you, boy, genetics,

cruel motherfucking mistress.

What if I lit a cigar and

put it out in your eyeball?

Would you give me the money then?

Do I look like a magician?

You must've thought

you was magic occasionally,

or else you wouldn't be in

the African Membership Club

owing me 60 grand.

I'm gonna need the equity

on your house, Jim.

We'll paper it right as a sale.

But then I got to take over

the goddamn mortgage,

find some f***ing vice president

of animation to rent it to...

And I don't f***ing wanna do that sh*t!

But you got to make the turnip bleed

from whatever hole it's got, right?

Now, your grandfather, I respect him,

he's a businessman.

But Lamar, who you gave me

the wrong number for...

Lamar's a good kid, all right.

He doesn't need any of this sh*t.

You gonna tell me you made

a mistake with the number?

Why would I tell you I made a mistake?

I gave you a fake one. I made it up.

Okay.

Well, see, my man Mr Jones

here is going to give you

the real one.

That is the last time

that you lie to me, my friend.

Lamar don't need your help.

Every man's got to go it alone, Jim.

And Lamar's got to

make his own choices.

So let him make it.

Now, I'm not gonna call him.

That would merely confuse the issue.

But you're gonna get me Lamar.

And it will be more than an introduction.

In fact, I don't even want an introduction.

Lamar's going to do exactly

what I want him to do

without ever seeing my face.

I need him before the game

tomorrow at home.

Now, they're running

eight points on Michigan.

You tell Lamar he can win if he wants,

but no more than seven.

But you get him for tomorrow.

Because if not,

I'm going to kill that

pretty little blonde girl,

show you the pictures,

and then kill you next.

Hey, what's happening, man?

Man, making it do what it do.

Yes, sir!

No doubt.

What happened to your face?

Whatever happened,

it already happened

and won't happen again.

So you're starting

to make promises now?

No, that's not happening.

You don't get it.

What's going on?

I'm getting out of here as fast as I can

as everybody and their f***ing aunt

is eyeballing me right now.

It might be better

if you weren't chasing along

as if you're my wife!

Jesus Christ.

I tell the truth, all right.

- That's all I got.

- No.

No!

You can't talk to people like that.

Really? Who says?

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