The Good View: Weekly Boost Page #4

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But if you want my help,

I need to know everything, okay?

- I don't know where to begin.

- What about the guy that

put a gun up to your head

in the parking lot?

Did he say anything?

- He asked me who

I was working for.

He mentioned Lorenzo.

- He said "Lorenzo?"

Oh sh*t.

He must be talking

about Lorenzo champs.

- Who's that?

- He's a big time gangster.

Runs a lot of operations

in and out of L.A.

He's our west

coast kingpin, man.

You know, we've been trying to

nail him down for years, but.

- But what?

- He's good Jimmy.

He's real good.

All of his businesses

are legit now.

Except for the coke.

- So what's he

want a kidney for?

- Who knows man?

People pay a lot of

money for the sh*t.

- I just keep thinking

about that guy

in the parking lot man.

I didn't have a choice,

you got to believe me.

- Oh I believe you.

Now I need you to tell me

exactly what it is

that you want me to do.

- You must be Jimmy.

Come on in, have seat.

You don't need that

pistol, cowboy.

- I'll be the judge of that.

- We're on the same side.

So where's this box?

I want to see this thing.

- It ain't far.

Where's my money?

- You'll get your money when

you deliver the package.

So if there's someone

you need to call,

now would be a good time.

- No, we'll wait

'till Roy gets here,

then I make that call,

and I decide how this

is going to work together.

- Okie dokie.

I'm crystal by the way.

Your services are

much appreciated.

Roy spoke very highly of you.

- That a fact?

- So you thirsty?

Care for a tasty beverage?

Or maybe a bump?

- No thanks, I had a

pretty rough morning.

- Yea, I heard about that.

Sorry.

Could you please stop

pointing that at me?

I'm a girl, it's rude.

- So how do you know Roy?

Everyone knows Roy.

- Wasn't he supposed

to be here by now?

- Dude, relax, you're tense.

You're kind of cute though.

Where you from?

- Detroit.

- Yea, I can see that.

You kind of got that whole

trashy urban guy thing going.

- Yea, where you from?

- The hills.

Oh, do you want one?

Mellow the f*** out!

You just made a

sh*t ton of money,

and as soon as you

deliver your package,

all's going to end well for you.

How about that drink?

- I don't like this,

you're stalling!

- Excuse me?

- Where's my f***ing money?

- I don't like your

tone Jimmy from Detroit.

- Well I almost

got killed earlier,

so don't really give

a sh*t what you think.

Now where's my f***ing money?

- Alright, you

left me no choice.

- What are you doing?

- Helping you relax.

You really are new

at this, aren't you?

Now take one more

step, and I'll shoot.

Baby!

You can come out now!

- What?

- Nothing.

- Have a soft spot for the kid?

- Yea, I guess so.

- What was I supposed to do?

Let him go?

- No, I don't know.

It just, this doesn't

feel right, you know?

- It happens.

- Yea, but not like

this, and when the kid

did the right thing Lorenzo.

- Maybe in the end,

he got mixed up with

the wrong people.

Roy, that weirdo coke head.

- Austin.

- Nobody with half a brain

would work for that guy.

- Yea, I don't think he

was working with Austin.

I mean, Roy maybe, but

he didn't know Austin

from a hole in the

wall, I mean that guy

was cutting his face up

when we went in there.

- Jesus Christ.

- It's you.

- What the f*** is

the matter with you Austin?

- Are you really going

to lecture me old man?

- Look, what's up with

the sense of entitlement?

Huh?

I mean, didn't we

talk about this?

One day I'm going to be too old

and too tired to deal

with this bullshit?

And then it was going

to be Austin's time.

Right, but you

couldn't wait, huh?

You just insist on

disrespecting me

over and over and over again.

- Disrespecting you?

I'm just trying to

expand my business.

If you were in my shoes,

you would be doing

the exact same thing.

- Fair enough.

However, if I want someone dead,

I get them dead, and

I make damn well sure

they know it was me, that

wanted them that way.

You idiots, you get

involved in sh*t without

any concept of cause and effect.

- Wow, you...

Do realize we're talking

about drug trafficking?

Transporting human organs

on the black market

and murder?

This isn't Sicily circa 1940.

We're not in the godfather.

Some stupid gangster movie.

Okay, I saw an opportunity.

It's that simple.

And when Lorenzo's body is

drained and cold in the earth,

no one is going to gove

a sh*t how it happened.

- I guess you didn't see all the

guys in nice suits

with huge guns.

Okay.

I'm going to explain it to you.

There's a Gulf here,

there's a divide.

A great divide, if you will.

On the one side you

got classy gentlemen,

that get nice

things, cars, houses.

Beautiful women,

big bank accounts.

Fillet Mignon.

Manicured lawns, and we

get to have those things

because well, we

live by a creed.

A sense of civility, right?

And then on the other

side, there's you.

You're a f*** up, man.

You're a psychopath.

You make bad decisions,

both personally,

and businesswise, that

affect other people.

You have no reverence

for the game

and you played it wrong.

You're lost in the woods

without a compass Austin,

and do you know

where that gets you?

- Lorenzo doesn't

have the kidney.

Okay, and time's

running out, right, huh?

Jimmy here is

working with a cop.

And he's the one who

has the package, so.

- Is that right?

- That's right.

Ask him.

- Is that true kid?

- You really going

to shoot me Tommy?

Wouldn't Lorenzo

rather whack the guy

who sold him out?

That would make sense to me.

- Austin, you are a

tragic character in this

play of fools, brother.

- How's that?

- Because you played it wrong.

- Killing me,

would be bad for business.

I move too much product.

- That's true.

However, that's why

these guys are here.

Sledge.

- No, no!

No!

You don't have to do this!

Tommy, no!

Baby!

No!

- You were just too eager.

Will you untie the kid?

Let's get the f*** out of here.

- So, no more Austin.

- Yea, good riddance.

Wish I'd taken care of the

whacko a long time ago.

- These things play out Tommy,

that's just the way it is.

- No, I know, but

I don't like it.

I mean Roy's the one

that made this mess.

- He wanted the guy whacked,

just think of this as part

of the payment process.

- But even if that's true,

what, we're just happy

to have the Armenians

do Roy's dirty work?

- Doesn't matter now.

- Alright, so let me

get this straight.

Even thought you and I both know

that it was Roy

that sold us out,

you're not thinking

what I'm thinking?

- No Tommy.

You know we can't touch him.

This'll blow the lid

off the whole thing.

Got a lot of things on my mind,

the last thing I need

is some bigger problem

south of the border.

- Come on.

- This isn't open

for discussion!

- Alright.

How's she doing?

- We'll see.

- Jimmy.

What the f*** happened

to your face man?

- Where is it?

- It's in the kitchen.

- If I'm not back later,

you need to give this to

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