The King of Marvin Gardens Page #3

I have been in training for it,

and I got people fighting to back me.

Goddamn smart money.

[Sighs]

But who the hell knows?

[Brushing Teeth]

As to costs...

I got it worked out so we parcel off

some 10-acre packages on the far side...

cover our total investment.

[Spits]

Vacation villas.

We retain two thirds for free.

How's that?

My pal Lewis's front money.

He owes me favors.

I'd cut him in for a piece of the casino.

[Imitating Lewis]

That Lewis - he loves to amortize.

I don't know too much about real estate.

Well, I just told you

all that you need to know.

Now tell me, how does it sound?

Well, it sounds fantastic, Jason.

But, then, what are you worried about?

Good night, Davey -

I mean, David.

- Good night.

- Your job?

You don't think we got radio in Hawaii?

Hey, we'll package your show.

I'll tell you what we can do.

We can syndicate you to

the whole goddamn English-speaking world.

You bunk here tonight, okay?

Tell me what you're so upset about.

I'll tell you whether or not it's real.

Frankly, I think what you've got

is an exercise problem.

Not enough space to run around

up there in Philly, work up a decent sweat.

Hey, David?

How's about we change all that?

Come on.

Come on. Come on. Come on.

Come on. Come on!

Sprint! Give me sprint!

Come on! Loosen up!

I'll give you goddamn Olympic games!

[Coughing, Wheezing]

Come on! Come on! I'm two goddamn years

older than you and beatin' your butt!

- [Coughing Continues]

- Come on, Dave. Are you all right?

David? Yeah.

Yes, you are. You're terrific.

- Oh!

- One, two, three, exercise!

- [Groaning]

- Throw your arms up!

Come on! Don't puke on me!

Goddamn it, exercise! You look like

some kind of goddamn penguin!

Come on. Give me gymnastics!

Look at this.

Look, we got bimbos comin' for gym class!

- Bimbos comin' for gym class!

- Jason!

- Bimbos comin' for gym class!

- Things are a mess again, Jason.

- Put it in a nutshell, doll.

- It's Sally.

The nutshell is,

you'd better come right away.

Talk the manager of the St. James

out of a grim mood.

Surtees is always in a grim mood.

- Look, he's already called the police, Jason.

- The police?

- It's not funny. It's no joke.

- Jesus, what do you mean, the police?

She knows that I'm

in a delicate situation there.

Okay. Try not to go off

half-cocked then.

- Absolutely.

Let's review the situation calmly, darlin'.

- Calm down.

I'm only out on goddamn bail here.

I mean, let's be totally serene

on the subject of police.

Jason.

[Panting]

Sally goes to take her morning bath...

and the water comes out rusty.

Well, the Carlton's

right next door to the St. James...

which your brother said

he acquired last week.

So Sally says,

"Am I not entitled to bathe...

- in Jason's own hotel?"

- I never said I acquired it alone.

She just shoos the little peon desk clerk away.

You know how she does.

- That's really peachy. I can just see it now.

- And she grabs the key.

Me and the cops riding up together

in the same elevator.

I don't mean to cast

any stones here, David.

- I mean, I'm still out on a ridiculous felony charge.

- Oh!

And all I asked from you

was a simple message to Lewis.

- Now, wait a minute.

- No, that's all. It was a favor. Now I'm vulnerable.

- Hey, I went to see him.

- Yeah, but you didn't

talk to him before you left...

otherwise the man would've

gone straight into action.

- Well, the place was weird.

- Jason.

- Hey, I waited around. What's the difference?

- Please, take care of her.

- Guns is all I need.

- I got nervous.

- I meant to tell you I'm sorry.

- I'm out on goddamn bail

with a concealed weapon.

Ain't even registered. Will you please

remind me to get this thing registered?

Now, you take this... in your hand.

Come on. It ain't gonna go off

like a firecracker in your face.

Jesus Christ! Great to have flesh and blood

in your corner. Know what I mean?

- I'm sorry about the message.

- Pick up some lunch!

- Some pastrami, coleslaw, head cheese!

- Jason!

- Do you need me?

- I don't care! Anything you want!

Do you want me to carry that?

Sally made Jason buy this, you know.

As if anyone would dare mug Sally.

[Chuckling]

David...

I wish you didn't really think

I was part of all this.

- Aren't you?

- [Calliope]

Of course I am.

We all are.

- [Chattering]

- [Man Over P.A.]

People from the Glassware group...

- bus leaving from Camden -

- Hey!

- Hey, Charles, where's my problem?

- 213.

- But wait a minute. You can't go up there!

- Sorry.

[Man On P.A.] Bus leaving from Camden,

Asbury Park, Long Branch -

Jason, how can I get dressed?

My clothes are out there!

[Jason]

It's okay, darlin'. I'm taking care of it.

I'm standing here,

wiping bubble bath off my chest...

and you're insulting my people?

Well, you're standing there.

You sicced the cops in on the woman.

You got a whole battalion

of people here.

You got a woman trapped naked in the bathtub

and you're not even selling tickets.

- You missed your -

- Jason, hand me my stuff, will ya?

- Here's your dress, darlin'. Please hurry up.

- Thank you. You pig!

What are you lookin' at? What,

am I runnin' a burlesque for you today?

- I was just trying to help.

- What's the matter? You're not

gettin' enough at home?

You gotta take a peek around here.

Is that your problem?

All right. All right. Take it easy.

What do you care about

a man hot for an eyeful?

- What do you care about a lady,

all she wants to do is wash up.

- Oh.

- It's the principle, Jason.

- "Principle"?

- Principle. I'm attempting -

I'm attempting to run -

- Princ -

- an orderly establishment.

- You talkin' "principle" to me?

Get over here.

Who are you trying to bullshit here?

You got a grudge a mile wide, and you know it.

- Now, what's goin' on here?

- I have every reason to be chagrined.

- You promised Lewis would sign last week.

- That was providing...

we could work out the terms

of the maintenance deal.

You can't even produce your owners for the

meeting, so what are you talking about?

And waste everybody's time? You know that

damn maintenance clause is a smoke screen.

Of course it's a smoke screen.

You'd rather we cancel the whole negotiations?

- Well, you got it.

- Can you get - Can you get Lewis to -

- to cancel that last paragraph or not?

- [Sally Chattering]

If I can't get Lewis to cancel

a little paragraph, nobody can.

What are we talking about here? I'm the

only man trying to hold this deal together.

- Yes.

- Now, why would you ever want to alienate me?

God Almighty!

[Sighs]

Yes.

Right.

Yes, well -

Under the, uh -

Under the circumstances, uh...

I'm afraid I'm still going to have to

charge you for the room.

That's understood.

- What is it, uh, $38.50?

- Mm-hmm.

Okay. Here's 20.

I had a hunch that, uh...

[Chuckles]

we weren't talkin' "principle" here today.

Hey. Hey.

You're gonna make real sure my money

finds its way into the cash register...

aren't ya, hard-on?

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