The Last Gangster Page #2

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ANYBODY.

ONLY KROZAC:

KILLS LIKE THAT.

SOMEDAY, IF THE COPS

DON'T TAKE CARE OF YOU, I WILL, YOU DIRTY--

TAKE IT EASY.

HEY...

TELL MY WIFE:

I'LL BE BACK IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

OH, AND CALL GORMAN.

LET HIM KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING.

YOU KNOW WHERE.

HE OUGHT TO.

DANNY, I ALWAYS WAN YOU TO FEEL FREE TO CALL ON JOE KROZAC

TO HELP YOU:

WITH ANY OF YOUR LITTLE MYSTERIES.

ALL RIGHT, JOE.

DANNY IS TOUCHY:

ABOUT HIS MYSTERIES.

HE HAS SO MANY:

OF THEM.

HA HA HA!

HMM? WHAT'S THE MATTER?

YOU LONELY?

WANT TO:

SEE ME HOME, TOO?

NO. I WANT TO INTRODUCE

YOU TO A FRIEND OF MINE.

MR. BRODERICK.

HELLO, KROZAC.

OH, GLAD TO MEET YOU.

MR. BRODERICK'S

A FEDERAL MAN.

YEAH? WELL, YOU'RE

A LONG WAY FROM WASHINGTON, AIN'T YA?

OH, THAT'S NO SO FAR THESE DAYS.

HAVE A CIGAR.

NO, THANKS.

HAVE A WARRANT.

OH, WE GE LOTS OF THOSE.

THIS IS A FEDERAL

WARRANT, JOE.

WHAT'S IT FOR?

INCOME TAX EVASION.

ARE YOU KIDDING?

IT'S ON THE LEVEL,

JOE.

INCOME--

SO, UNCLE SAM

IS CHECKING UP:

ON A GUY'S

ARITHMETIC, HUH?

WELL, LOOK HERE.

WE DON'T EARN A CENT, SEE?

MY COMPANY IS:

PRACTICALLY BANKRUPT.

EH, GORMAN?

THE BOOKS CERTAINLY

PROVE THAT.

WE'VE HAD THOSE BOOKS

GONE OVER BY EXPERTS.

A LOT OF THINGS:

DON'T JIVE.

INCOME TAX EVASION?

HA HA HA!

THAT'S A LAUGH.

WHY, THAT'S THE

FUNNIEST THING I EVER HEARD.

LET ME SEE THAT.

"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

VS. JOE KRO--"

HA HA HA HA!

HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?

BIG SHOT JOE KROZAC

IN THE CAN ON A BOOKKEEPING RAP.

IS THAT FUNNY, OR NOT?

YEAH, WELL,

THAT ISN'T FAIR.

THAT'S JUST LIKE

HITTING A GUY BELOW THE BELT.

I SUPPOSE ALL THE GUYS

ARE LAUGHING.

HARDLY. IT'S FAR

TOO SERIOUS FOR THAT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHAT'S SERIOUS?

ARE YOU DAFFY?

I'M JUST BURNED UP

THAT THEY'RE STICKING A KNIFE IN MY BACK,

LIKE I WAS:

A PETTY LARCENY CROOK!

JOE KROZAC!

HOW MUCH LONGER IS

THIS APPEAL BUSINESS GONNA TAKE?

I'VE GOT A CONFERENCE

SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW MORNING

WITH HALF A DOZEN

LAWYERS.

WELL, HOW ABOU THAT EX-GOVERNOR CHARLIE BURNHAM

AND THAT MOUTHPIECE

PETE MEYERS?

I THOUGHT THEY WERE

GONNA--

IT TAKES TIME, JOE.

THEY'RE ALL WORKING.

YEAH, SURE. IN THE MEANTIME,

I'M IN HERE!

FOR MONTHS, YOU'VE

BEEN TELLING ME EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE OK.

WE'RE DOING

THE BEST WE CAN, PULLING EVERY WIRE.

BUT JUST AS:

DETERMINED AS YOU ARE TO GET OUT OF HERE,

THE GOVERNMENT'S

AS DETERMINED TO KEEP YOU IN.

IN FACT, THEY INTEND

SENDING YOU AWAY.

SEND ME?

SEND ME WHERE?

ATLANTA.

LEAVENWORTH.

I CAN'T FIND OU EXACTLY.

WHEN YOU GET THIS APPEAL,

THAT'S GOING TO STOP EVERYTHING, ISN'T IT?

IF WE CAN GET IT.

I WANT TO TELL YOU--

YOU'RE TELLING ME

NOTHING.

I AIN'T GOIN'

TO NO FEDERAL PEN!

THERE ISN'T ONE BIG ENOUGH

TO HOLD JOE KROZAC.

YOU'RE GETTING ME OUT,

UNDERSTAND?

IF YOU CAN'T DO IT,

YOU GET SOMEBODY WHO CAN.

I AIN'T LEAVIN'

THIS PLACE WITH ALL MY DOUGH.

YOU OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO

GET ME OUT OF HERE WITH--

YOUR WIFE'S HERE

TO SEE YOU.

MY WIFE?

BETTER SNAP IT UP.

I DON'T THINK SHE'S STAYING LONG.

HELLO, BABY.

JOE!

OH, JOE!

YOU SHOULDN' HAVE COME DOWN TO THIS DUMP.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND

ALL THIS.

WHY THEY HAVE YOU HERE?

THEY HURT YOU, JOE?

LISTEN, KID,

YOU FEELIN' ALL RIGHT?

THEY GIVE YOU:

GOOD FOOD, YES?

YOU GUYS BETTER:

GET HER HOME RIGHT AWAY, SEE?

NO. I NO GO HOME

FOR LITTLE WHILE NOW.

I GO TO:

THE HOSPITAL, JOE.

HOSPITAL?

SAY, YOU BETTER GE HER DOWN THERE RIGHT AWAY, UNDERSTAND?

OH, DON'T WORRY, JOE.

EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT.

LOOK HERE, KID,

YOU SURE EVERYTHING--

I'M SURE.

I CAME TO SEE YOU FIRST.

WHY, SURE, SURE,

I WILL, KID.

YOU JUST HANG ON.

SID AND CURLY WILL

TAKE CARE OF YOU.

COME ON NOW, KID.

I'M--I'M A SMALL

BIT AFRAID, JOE.

KISS ME.

THAT'S IT.

YOU'RE JOE KROZAC'S

WIFE, BABY.

YOU SEE THA SHE GETS THE BEST OF EVERYTHING, SEE?

LET ME KNOW THE:

MINUTE IT HAPPENS.

JUST LEAVE:

EVERYTHING TO ME.

GOOD-BYE, JOE.

I THINK OF YOU:

ALL THROUGH.

THAT-A BABY.

GOOD-BYE, BABY.

IT'S A TOUGH TIME

TO BE IN HERE, JOE.

WHAT'S SO TOUGH

ABOUT IT?

I COULDN' HELP HER ANY.

IT'S ALL UP TO

HER NOW.

HEY!

HEY, YOU!

ANY WORD:

FOR ME YET?

HEY! ANY WORD

FROM THE HOSPITAL?

Man:
AH, QUIT HOLLERIN'

WILL YA, KROZAC?

THEY DO IT ALL:

ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL.

HEY! ANY WORD

FROM MY WIFE YET?

NOPE. COME ON.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

OUT.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

LOOK OUT NOW.

YOU'RE NOT GOING

TO TAKE ME OUT LOOKING LIKE THIS,

NOT WITH ALL THOSE

REPORTERS AROUND?

NO. YOU DON'T GE ANY MORE PUBLICITY.

THAT'S ALL OVER.

Acey:
HELLO, JOE.

WAIT A MINUTE!

HE'S CLEAN.

Acey:
YOU DON'T THINK

I'D ROB THE GOVERNMENT OF HIM, DO YOU?

I KNEW MY OLD PAL

WOULD BE DISAPPOINTED

IF I WASN'T AROUND

TO SAY GOOD-BYE.

ALL RIGHT, ACEY,

WE'LL GET YOU A SOAPBOX.

SO LONG, JOE.

I'LL SEE YOU

IN 10 YEARS.

I'LL HAVE A LITTLE

VALENTINE FOR YOU WHEN YOU GET OUT.

COME ON, JOE.

LET'S GO.

THAT CHEAP HOODLUM

DON'T WORRY ME NONE.

LOOK HERE, WHY CAN'T WE

POSTPONE THIS TILL I HEAR ABOUT MY KID?

WHAT'S THE RUSH

ANYWAY?

COME ON, JOE.

HERE YOU ARE.

GOOD-BYE, JOE.

THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK.

ALL RIGHT NOW.

SPECIAL DELIVERY,

KAMARA.

DOWN IN THERE.

HERE YOU ARE.

HEY, WHAT THE--

HEY, THAT'S KROZAC!

HIYA, MR. KROZAC!

WELL, SAY, LOOKS LIKE

I'M BUNKIN' WITH THE CAPTAIN.

HOW LONG DID YOU

SIGN ON FOR, CAPTAIN?

YOU TALK TO ME:

AGAIN, AND I'LL SMASH YOUR MOUTH.

NO, YOU WON'T.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

Cop:
DON'T WORRY

ABOUT IT.

WE'RE GOING

ON A WORLD CRUISE, CAPTAIN.

MAYBE THEY'LL

LET YOU STEER.

SAY, WHERE ARE

WE GOING?

ANY OF YOU MUGS:

KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING?

THIS IS JOE KROZAC

TALKING!

WHOA HO, JOSEPHINE!

STILL THINK YOU'RE

NAPOLEON, JOE?

Man:
HELLO, JOE,

WELCOME TO DREAMLAND.

Man:
I'LL SAVE YOU

THE PAPER, PAL.

HOW'S THE LITTLE

SUIT?

HEY, THAT MUST BE JOE.

OK!

Man:
HELLO, JOE.

REMEMBER ME?

YOU TOLD ME:

YOU DIDN'T LIKE ME ONCE.

YOU STEPPED ON A LO OF THE BOYS' TOES IN YOUR TIME,

BUT WHEREVER YOU'RE GOING,

WE'RE ALL GONNA BE WITH YOU, JOE.

Man:
HAPPY?

LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE

AMONG FRIENDS, HUH?

I MIGHT AS WELL:

INTRODUCE MYSELF.

YOU REMEMBER THAT FANCY

WORK YOU DID IN GERMANTOWN?

WELL, I'M CASPER.

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]

WHERE ARE WE,

I WONDER?

BEEN RIDIN' ALL NIGH AND ALL DAY.

MUST BE AROUND:

KANSAS CITY, HUH?

Man:
LEAVENWORTH.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING.

Man:
YEAH?

GEE, I HOPE THEY

SEND US TO LEAVENSWORTH.

WHAT DO YOU:

WANT TO GO THERE FOR?

SO I COULD BE NEAR

ME OLD MAN.

BOY, I'LL BET HE'LL

BE GLAD TO SEE ME.

POP.

Boy:
HEY, EXTRA!

JUST OUT--EVENING PAPER!

JOE KROZAC HAS SON!

GANG CHIEF HAS BABY BOY!

EXTRA! EXTRA!

READ ALL ABOUT IT!

HEY!

THE KID'S HERE!

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

IT'S A BOY!

I KNEW IT WOULD:

BE A SON!

SIT DOWN!

THE PAPERS ARE ALWAYS WRONG.

HEY! HEY, I GOT TO

GET A PAPER.

KEEP QUIET.

NO KIDDING.

I GOT TO GET A PAPER, SEE?

I GOT TO:

READ ABOUT IT.

IT'S A BOY!

PAPERS AREN' ALLOWED.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

GET ME A PAPER, WILL YA?

YOU CAN READ I TO ME, CAN'T YOU?

Boy:
JOE KROZAC HAS SON!

EXTRA! EXTRA!

SIT DOWN!

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