The Last Gangster Page #5

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OH, NO. I THINK

HE KNEW I'LL BE SICK AND ASHAMED IF I KNEW.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING

TO DO NOW?

I WAIT UNTIL I SEE JOE

NEXT TIME,

AND I TELL HIM THE NAMES

TO GIVE HIS BABY...

AND HE KNOWS:

WHAT I HAVE TO DO, AND HE SAY YES.

HI.

SAY...DIDN'T YOU

BRING THE BABY?

WHERE'S THE KID?

NO, JOE.

I DIDN'T BRING HIM

THIS TIME.

BUT WHY NOT?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

ANYTHING WRONG?

HE AIN'T SICK,

IS HE?

NO, HE'S ALL RIGHT,

JOE.

WELL, WHAT'S

THE MATTER, THEN?

WHAT ARE YOU:

STANDING THERE LIKE A DUMMY?

WHAT'S THIS

WHOLE THING ABOUT?

LOOK, JOE.

HUH. WELL, I GUESS

MAYBE THEY GOT SOME SENSE NOW.

I GUESS MAYBE:

THEY KNOW:

HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH

JOE KROZAC'S KID.

THAT'S FINE.

OH, JOE,

DO NOT LAUGH!

WHY NOT?

SOMEDAY, THAT KID,

HE'S GOING

TO LAUGH AT THAT PICTURE, TOO.

PUBLIC ENEMY JUNIOR,

HUH?

WELL,

HE'LL SHOW 'EM.

BUT YOU SEE THE GUN?

YOU MAKE MY BABY

A KILLER, TOO?

WHO HAVE YOU:

BEEN TALKING TO?

YOU SHUT UP,

YOU HEAR?!

COME ON, NOW...

LET'S CUT OU ALL THIS DAFFY TALK, SEE?

BUT I MUST NOT BRING

BABY AGAIN, JOE.

YOU SEE,

IT IS THE ONLY THING TO DO NOW.

WHAT'S THAT?

OH, JOE...

I'M SORRY FOR YOU,

JOE, BUT...

YOU DIDN'T TELL ME

THE TRUTH.

AND NOW:

OUR LITTLE BOY... MY LITTLE BOY...

ALL HIS LIFE,

HE WILL HAVE A BAD NAME.

HE'S GOT MY NAME.

WHAT'S BETTER THAN THAT? YOURS?

OH, JOE, I MUST NEVER

BRING HIM HERE AGAIN.

I KNOW. I MUST TAKE HIM

AWAY SOMEPLACE...

CHANGE HIS NAME,

CHANGE MY NAME...

SO THAT PEOPLE:

NEVER FOLLOW HIM

AND POINT TO HIM AS

THE SON OF JOE KROZAC.

SAY, YOU FORGE YOU EVER SAID THAT!

SOMETIMES WHEN ALL

EXCITEMENT GOES DOWN

AND PEOPLE DON' THINK ANYMORE...

I COME BACK:

TO SEE YOU, JOE.

YOU HEARD:

WHAT I SAID!

SO YOU'RE RATTING

ON ME, TOO!

I COME BECAUSE:

I'M SORRY FOR YOU, JOE.

YOU LIVE WRONG, AND...

BUT YOU ARE THE MAN

I LOVE, JOE,

AND YOU LOVE ME, TOO,

AND YOU MARRIED ME.

AW, GET AWAY!

I MARRIED YOU:

BECAUSE:

YOU WERE MY KIND

FOR A KID, SEE?

A FAMILY--

JOE KROZAC, JR.!

YOU DON'T COUN FOR ANYTHING,

AND DON'T YOU

FORGET IT!

JOE...YOU DON' MEAN THAT!

YOU HEARD ME!

YOU STICK AROUND

HERE AND BRING THAT KID EVERY MONTH,

OR ELSE, UNDERSTAND?

Guard:

TAKE HIM OUT!

THAT'S MY KID,

YOU HEAR ME!

I GOT PLANS:

FOR THAT KID!

YOU TRY AND SNATCH HIM,

AND I'LL HAVE YOU DROPPED OUT OF SIGHT!

YOU BRING HIM HERE

DRESSED FANCY EVERY MONTH,

OR I'LL KNOW

THE REASON WHY! HE'S MY KID!

HE'S MY KID,

YOU HEAR ME?!

YOU'D BETTER

GO NOW, MA'AM.

[DOOR SLAMS]

AW, SHE CAN' GET AWAY WITH THAT KIND OF STUFF.

TRY TO TAKE:

MY KID AWAY.

WHERE DOES SHE:

GET OFF TO PULL THAT KIND OF STUFF?

YEAH...

OH, NO.

HUMPH.

DON'T YOU WORRY

ABOUT ME CUTTING ANY WRISTS.

I GOT TOO MANY:

THINGS TO DO WHEN I GET OUT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH NAPOLEON THIS MORNING?

OH, YES...

HOW COME JOE JUNIOR DON'T VISI HIS BIG SHOT FATHER

NO MORE?

HE TAKE A POWDER

ON YOU, TOO?

IT'S KROZAC!

[SIREN BLARING]

NOT TO MR. KROZAC,

YOU DON'T!

[BELL RINGING]

[INMATES COUGHING]

[COUGHING]

Paul:
HEY!

WHY, MR. PAUL!

HI, GLORIA.

I'M SORRY,

MR. PAUL,

I WAS GETTING:

THE YOUNG RASCAL

READY:

FOR HIS SUPPER.

HE GETS INTO:

MORE THINGS...

I GUESS SHE COME

OUT ON THE LATE TROLLEY AGAIN.

SEEM LIKE:

THEY'RE WORKING HER

HARDER AND LONGER

EVERY WEEK.

MAYBE WE OUGHT TO DO

SOMETHING ABOUT THAT, HUH?

Boy:
UNCY PAUL!

I GOT TO DO:

SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.

OH, KICK THOSE AROUND

TILL THEY GET LARGE.

RUN! YIPPEE!

[LAUGHING]

ONCE MORE. YIPPEE!

YIPPEE!

OH, HERE...

HERE, I GOT A NEW ONE.

NOW, WATCH.

YIPPEE!

YIPPEE.

UH-OH...UH-OH,

HERE'S THE BOSS.

OH, MY LITTLE

DARLING!

I WAS JUST PUTTING

HIM TO SLEEP.

A NICE WAY YOU'RE

PUTTING HIM TO SLEEP. "YIPPEE!"

COME, DOLL.

IT'S TIME FOR BED.

MAMA WILL PLAY WITH YOU

A LONG TIME TOMORROW.

COME, NOW. COME, NOW.

LET ME TUCK YOU IN.

WE'LL PLAY TOMORROW.

SAY GOOD NIGHT TO UNCLE PAUL.

NO, WE GO A NEW ONE, HAVEN'T WE, PAL?

COME ON, NOW,

LET'S SHOW MOTHER.

YOU REMEMBER:

WHAT IT IS?

GOOD NIGHT...

GOOD NIGHT.

YEAH, YEAH, I KNOW,

BUT GOOD NIGHT WHAT?

GOOD NIGHT...

GOOD NIGHT, DADDY.

THAT'S IT!

SHAKE HANDS ON THAT.

NOW, THAT'S A BOY.

HE AND I SORT OF

LIKE IT, YOU KNOW?

YOU, UH...

SORT OF TALK IT OVER WITH HIM, HUH?

WELL, DID YOU TALK I OVER WITH HIM, TALYA?

OH, PAUL, DARLING...

TALYA...

THERE'S A LAW

THAT WILL MAKE YOU

AUTOMATICALLY FREE...

THAT CAN BE DONE

ALL VERY QUIETLY,

AND THEN:

NO ONE WILL KNOW,

JUST AS THEY:

DON'T KNOW NOW.

LITTLE PAUL:

WILL NEVER KNOW.

BUT...IT WOULDN' BE FAIR TO YOU.

NO MATTER HOW:

WE TRY TO FORGET,

TRY TO HIDE...

ALL THAT'S BEEN

STILL IS, PAUL.

AND THERE'S

SOMETHING ELSE.

THAT BOY OUGHT TO

GROW UP WITH A MAN

AROUND THE HOUSE,

SHOULDN'T HE?

OH, DARLING,

YOU'VE DONE TOO MUCH ALREADY.

THIS IS ALL:

I EVER WANTED TO DO.

EVERYTHING ELSE HAS

JUST BEEN LEADING UP TO THIS, I GUESS.

NOW I FEEL AS THOUGH

MY HEART'S GOING TO STOP BEATING

FOR 10 SECONDS

WHILE I...WHILE I WAIT TO HEAR

WHETHER OR NO I CAN KEEP ON DOING THIS FOREVER.

I THINK YOUR HEART IS

TOO BIG TO EVER STOP.

OH, NOW, CUT IT OUT.

YOU PUT THE PAPER TO BED.

THAT BOY OF MINE

WILL SCALP ME IF I'M 5 MINUTES LATE TODAY.

ALL RIGHT, PAUL,

BUT I WANT TO SEE

IF THIS IS YOUR IDEA

OF THE STRIKE STORY SETUP.

YEAH. OH, VERY NICE.

LOOKS VERY NICE.

THANKS. THANKS.

IT'S A MUCH BETTER

LEAD THAN--

THAN WHAT?

WHAT?

HMM? I SAID IT'S

A MUCH BETTER LEAD THAN WE HAD BEFORE.

WELL, I'LL BE BACK

SOMETIME MONDAY.

HAVE A SWELL WEEKEND,

AND GIVE MY BEST TO PAUL, JR.

BOY, I ENVY YOU

THAT KID.

I'M GONNA SELL HIM

TO THE BUSH LEAGUE.

ATTA BOY, RAGS.

KEEP PULLING.

[GROWLING]

NOW, IF YOU WERE

A 15-POUND PICKEREL,

I COULD REEL YOU IN

AS EASY AS ANYTHING.

HERE'S YOUR

CAMPING BLANKET, ROLLED UP LIKE YOU.

LAND SAKES, CHILD!

HAS YOU GO THAT HOOK IN THAT DOG'S MOUTH?

OF COURSE NOT, GLORIA.

DON'T BE DOPEY.

RAGS IS JUST HELPING ME

PRACTICE A LITTLE.

[RAGS BARKING]

I'M SORRY, GLORIA.

GET AWAY! GO!

YOU OUGHT TO KNOW

BETTER THAN TO STAND

IN BACK OF A FELLA

WHO'S PRACTICING, ANYWAY.

YEAH. YEAH, YOU JUS PRACTICING TO FALL

RIGHT OUT OF THE BOAT,

THAT'S WHAT YOU IS.

[HONKS HORN]

HI, DADS!

YOU HAVE:

TO HURRY, DADS.

HI, DOPE.

HEY, NO KIDDING.

THEY'LL BE HERE ANY MINUTE.

YOU GET YOUR MOTHER

TO LAY OUT MY STUFF?

SURE, AND I'VE GO EVERYTHING PACKED.

I'VE GOT SOME

NUMBER-4 HOOKS AND SOME NEW LINE.

THAT WON'T DO ANY GOOD.

I'M GOING TO CATCH ALL THE FISH, YOU KNOW.

OH, YES?

WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

WELL, IF IT ISN'T THA HOMELY WOMAN I MARRIED.

HERE. I BOUGHT THIS

FOR A BLONDE.

I GUESS YOU'LL

HAVE TO DO INSTEAD.

OH, DARLING!

HEY, DADS, DON'T DO

ALL THAT SILLY STUFF WITH MOTHER NOW.

YOU'VE GOT TO GET READY.

THEY'LL BE HERE.

SILLY STUFF, HUH?

YOU GET READY YOURSELF.

I'VE JUST ABOU GOT TIME TO GREASE THIS LINE.

HEY, YOU!

HEY, YOU LITTLE CRAZY CHICKADEE!

YOU STAY OUT OF:

MY LARD BUCKET!

HE'S SO PROUD

TO BE GOING OFF WITH HIS FATHER.

COME NOW, YOU'D

BETTER HURRY, DEAR.

YES, I KNOW THAT.

THE BUS LEAVES IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

OH, DARLING,

THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.

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