The Last Gangster Page #6

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THEY ALL RIGHT?

YOU KNOW I HAVE:

A NOSE FOR FLOWERS AND NEWS, HONEY.

DIDN'T YOU BRING

A PAPER HOME?

I SAID, DIDN'T YOU

BRING A PAPER HOME?

HMM? PAPER? OH,

I'M SORRY, DARLING.

I FORGOT IT.

PAUL?

PAUL!

WHAT?

WHAT, YOU SAY

SOMETHING?

YOU DIDN'T FORGET.

THERE...WAS SOMETHING

IN THE PAPER, WASN'T THERE?

MM-HMM.

YES, HE'S GETTING

OUT NEXT MONTH.

NOW, DARLING,

WE SWORE THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED,

WE WOULDN'T GIVE I A THOUGHT.

HE'S JUST AS FAR

REMOVED FROM YOU AND PAUL NOW

AS HE WAS BEFORE.

DARLING,

YOU'RE HIDDEN.

YOU'RE HIDDEN BY

10 YEARS OF ME AND THIS HOUSE.

THE WHOLE WORLD'S

FORGOTTEN.

AND NOBODY:

AND NOTHING:

IS EVER GOING TO

CHANGE THAT.

I KNOW.

I'M SILLY, DARLING,

BUT JUST FOR A MOMENT,

THE LOOK ON HIS FACE

AND HOW HE THREATENED...

CAME BACK SO CLEARLY AGAIN.

I'M ALL RIGHT NOW.

YOU'RE ALL RIGH ALL THE TIME.

[KIDS SHOUTING]

HAVE A GOOD TIME,

YOU TWO.

3 WONDERFUL DAYS.

GOOD-BYE, DEAR.

COME ON, DADS!

PLEASE HURRY!

COME ON BACK HERE!

HAS YOUR MOTHER GO THE MEASLES OR SOMETHING?

GOOD-BYE, DEAR.

GOOD-BYE, MOTHER.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT DADS.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF HIM.

GOOD-BYE, DARLING.

GOOD-BYE,

DARLING.

[ENGINE STARTS]

BYE!

BYE!

GOOD-BYE!

GOOD-BYE,

DARLINGS!

GOOD-BYE!

GOOD-BYE!

THAT'S A PAIR OF MEN

TO BE PROUD OF, HONEY.

THEY'RE YOURS FOREVER.

YES, GLORIA.

GOOD-BYE, JOE,

AND GOOD LUCK.

[REPORTERS TALKING]

HIYA, JOE!

HIYA, KID!

YOU KNEW CURLY WOULD

BE WAITING FOR YOU, DIDN'T YOU?

YOU LOOK SWELL,

JOE, SWELL.

[REPORTERS

TALKING AT ONCE]

COME ON, LET'S GE RID OF THESE FREAKS.

GET AWAY, YOU MUGS!

HI, CURLY.

HI, MR. KROZAC.

SIT RIGHT HERE,

MR. KROZAC.

THIS AIN' THE PALACE HOTEL,

BUT I GUESS IT'S

BETTER THAN WHAT YOU'VE, UH...

BOTTLE OF:

SCOTCH.

SCOTCH,

YES, SIR.

I PICKED A NICE,

QUIET SPOT, BOSS,

BUT DON'T WORRY,

IT'LL LIVEN UP PRETTY SOON.

CURLY AIN' FORGETTING YOU.

SIT DOWN:

AND RELAX, BOSS.

HAVE A CIGARETTE.

BOSS?

IT'S LEGAL NOW, JOE,

BUT THERE AIN'T MUCH DOING IT.

HALF THE STUFF AIN' AS GOOD AS WHAT WE USED TO PUT OUT,

BUT IT WARMS YOU

INTERNALLY.

IT DON'T GO DOWN

SO EASY AFTER A LONG TIME OFF OF IT,

DOES IT, MR. KROZAC?

I GUESS FRISCO:

AIN'T SUCH A TANK TOWN AFTER ALL.

HUH, JOE?

WE'RE KIND OF

ON THE COMMITTEE OF WELCOME, MR. KROZAC.

OK, BEAT IT.

WHAT?

BEAT IT.

WELL, OF ALL THE--

WHAT'S WRONG?

YOU HEARD ME,

GET OUT.

WELL, PARDON

MY 6-OUNCE GLOVES.

I LIKE THAT!

I KNOW WHY:

THEY LET HIM OUT--

HE'S DEAD.

GEE, BOSS,

I THOUGHT YOU'D...

WHERE IS SHE?

HUH?

WHERE'S THAT DAME?

WHERE'S THAT DAME

WITH MY KID?

OH, YOUR WIFE,

YOU MEAN.

I THOUGHT YOU KNEW

ABOUT IT, JOE.

SHE MARRIED:

ANOTHER GUY.

YEAH, I KNOW,

I KNOW.

WHERE ARE THEY?

WHERE ARE THEY HANGING OUT?

I DON'T KNOW

EXACTLY.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW

WHAT THE GUY'S NAME IS.

LAST I HEARD OF HER,

RED SAID HE SPOTTED

HER IN A STORE UP IN BOSTON.

WELL, THEN, WE'RE GONNA

FIND THAT DAME, SEE?

AND I'M GOING TO

PAY HER OFF,

ALONG WITH THAT SUCKER

THAT SHE HOOKED UP WITH--

PAY HER OFF:

GOOD AND PLENTY.

THEN I'M GOING TO

TAKE MY KID, UNDERSTAND?

LATER, JOE.

ALL THAT LATER.

YEAH?

FOR 10 YEARS I WAITED

TO CATCH UP WITH HER.

10 YEARS!

JOE, BUT WHA ABOUT US?

WE'VE BEEN

WAITING FOR YOU JUST AS LONG.

YOU CAN'T GO BACK

ON THE BOYS.

I AIN'T GOIN'

BACK ON THEM, BUT FIRST I GOT--

LISTEN, JOE,

WE'VE MISSED YOU.

WE'VE MISSED YOU

LIKE WE'VE MISSED A HEAD AND TWO LEGS.

THERE'S ONLY ONE

JOE KROZAC.

10 YEARS CAN' FIX THAT DIFFERENT.

HUH...

KIND OF MISSED ME, HUH?

RIGHT UP AND DOWN

THE LINE, JOE.

I GOT A PLANE:

STAKED OUT.

WE'LL BE IN NEW YORK

IN 16 HOURS.

AFTER YOU GET BACK

EAST AND GET THINGS GOING GOOD,

THEN WE CAN ALL:

HELP YOU SPOT THAT DAME.

AND THEN ONE NIGHT,

YOU'LL WALK IN THERE,

PAY HER OFF,

AND TAKE THE KID.

YEAH.

MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.

SO, UH, ALL THE BOYS

ARE WAITING FOR ME, HUH?

FOR NOBODY ELSE,

JOE.

AND THIS IS:

BILLY ERNST,

DOES A BEAT JOB:

NOW AND THEN--

AND INCIDENTALLY

PLAYS A SWELL GAME OF SNOOKER.

BUT HE'S THINKING OF

OTHER THINGS NOW, HUH, BILLY?

YEAH.

OK, BILLY.

WE'LL GET ALONG.

SURE.

AND THIS IS:

BOTTLES BAILEY.

YOU KNEW:

HIS OLD MAN, STINKY BAILEY.

OH, YEAH.

ROLLAND GOT TO HIM,

DIDN'T HE?

I GOT TO ROLLAND

4 YEARS AGO.

YEAH,

I HEARD ABOUT IT.

NICE GOING, KID.

I CAN ALWAYS USE

YOUR KIND.

THANKS.

WELL, YOU ME THEM ALL, BOSS.

NOW MAYBE WE:

CAN GET DOWN TO CASES.

WELL, BOYS...

I GUESS WE CAN:

DO BUSINESS.

JUST SO LONG AS:

YOU'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER

WHO'S BOSS

IN THIS ORGANIZATION.

LIMPY HERE AND CURLY

AND BROCKETT,

THEY'LL TELL YOU JUST HOW TO RUN

AN ORGANIZATION, EH, BOYS?

SO JUST YOU REMEMBER WHO'S BOSS,

AND I'LL DO THE REST.

UNDERSTAND?

YOU'RE FULL OF WIND

AND DUST, AIN'T YOU?

WHAT?

WHY DON'T WE

TURN OFF THIS SECONDHAND GASOLA

AND THROW:

A FEW NATURALS?

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE

HERE FOR, AIN'T WE?

IS HE ON THE LEVEL?

MAYBE BOTTLES IS

A LITTLE QUICK, JOE,

BUT THAT'S THE WAY

WE MOVE NOW, DIRECT.

LIKE I TOLD YOU,

THERE'S A LOT OF NEW ANGLES.

THINGS MOVE FASTER,

10 YEARS FASTER.

EVERYTHING'S

STREAMLINED,

YOU KNOW WHA I MEAN?

WE GET TO THE POIN QUICKER. GETTING?

WHAT IS THIS?

YOU GUYS GIVING ME

THE BUSINESS?

ALL WE WANT TO KNOW,

JOE, IS WHERE'S THAT DOUGH YOU HELD OUT?

JUST TELL US WHERE

YOU GOT THAT STASHED AWAY

AND MAYBE:

YOU'LL HAVE YOUR ORGANIZATION.

WHAT DOUGH?

YOU KNOW.

WHO DO YOU THINK

YOU'RE TALKING TO, YOU CHEAP PHONY?

I'M TALKING TO YOU,

NOT NAPOLEON, HUH?

NOW WHERE'S

THE DOUGH?

I AIN'T GOT ANY DOUGH,

YOU KNOW THAT.

YOU GOT A COUPLE

OF MILLION.

YOU'RE NOT FOOLING

NOBODY.

YOU'RE CRAZY!

OK. PICK HIM UP.

PICK UP YOUR FEET!

YOU'VE HAD

A 10-HOUR WALK, JOE.

FEELING IN:

A CONVERSATIONAL MOOD YET?

NO. I HAVEN'T GO ANYTHING TO SAY.

STILL STUBBORN, HUH?

GET RED ON THE:

PHONE. TELL HIM TO GET GOING.

WE MAY NEED HIM:

AFTER ALL.

MOVE!

PICK HIM UP, BOYS.

GEE, IT'S HOT TODAY,

AIN'T IT, JOE?

LIKE SOME ICE WATER?

[SHATTERS]

TSK, TSK, TSK.

BUTTERFINGERS.

HAS HE COME:

ACROSS YET?

NO, AND I THINK IF

WE GO OVER HIM ONCE MORE,

HE'LL NEVER TALK.

HIYA, BOYS.

HIYA, RED. HERE?

YUP.

BRING HIM IN.

BRING HIM DOWN.

I THINK:

YOU'LL UNBUTTON YOUR LIP NOW, JOE.

MAYBE YOU'LL TALK

TO YOUR SON.

MY WHAT?

[FOOTSTEPS]

HERE.

HIYA, SONNY BOY!

HAD A LONG TRIP:

TODAY, HUH?

OH, SORT OF CONFUSED.

WELL, YOUR OLD MAN'S

CONFUSED, TOO.

MY FATHER?

IS MY FATHER HERE?

WHERE?

RIGHT HERE,

THE GREAT JOE KROZAC.

HE'S BEEN PINING

FOR YOU, SONNY BOY.

FATHER?

THAT'S NO MY FATHER.

SURE IT IS.

AIN'T HE PRETTY?

ARE YOU:

ALL CRAZY?

Y-YOU'RE KIDDING,

AIN'T YOU?

HOW DO I KNOW:

THIS IS MY--MY--

THIS OUGH TO MAKE IT SINK HOME.

SEE? THAT'S

MY FATHER.

THAT'S DADS

AND MOTHER.

YOU'RE JUS KIDNAPPERS, AREN'T YOU?

I SEE WHAT YOU'RE

HEADING FOR.

NO USE TRYING ANYTHING

WITH THIS KID, SEE?

BECAUSE THAT AIN' A PICTURE OF THAT DAME.

NO, NO, THAT AIN' THE WOMAN!

I OUGHT TO KNOW!

CURLY OUGH TO KNOW, TOO.

YOU'RE SCREWY,

CURLY.

THAT'S JUST SOMEBODY

WHO LOOKS LIKE HER.

YOU AIN'T GOING TO

WORK THE BOY OVER, ARE YOU?

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