The Lost City Page #3

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but we don't

have acquaintances.

l hope to hear

some good news very soon.

ls that Meyer Lansky...

Meyer Lansky?

The head of the mob.

l resign.

Are you wearing false eyelashes,

or are you truly bashful?

l neverwearfalse eyelashes.

That's my girl.

Am l?

whose idea was that?

Rodney's.

Are you gonna be watching?

Always.

what's the matter?

what's wrong?

Luis has anotherwoman.

Anotherwoman?

He hasn't come home in two days,

and before that, we haven't

His mind is elsewhere.

Has he called?

Just to say that he's okay,

and that's all he says.

Fico, help me.

You're the only one

l can turn to.

I'm gonna take care of it.

She's worried about you.

She came to you?

She's always had a...

very special place

in her heart for you.

And you forher.

what's the matter? Talk to me.

I'm not gonna get you involved.

I'm your brother. I'm involved.

what's up?

ls it another woman?

Yes.

Liberty.

You involved with Fidel?

No.

like Ricardo?

No.

Directorio Revolucionario.

we're no longer associated.

we have our own ideas forCuba.

Pluralism,

the restoration of

the 1 940 Constitution.

You know, democracy.

That's what Fidel says he wants.

Sure, that's what he says,

but he can't be trusted.

You think he's a Communist?

A Fidelista.

You have to promise me something.

what?

Anything happens to me...

you'll look afterAurora.

She'll need you.

Here, promise me.

Promise me, Fico.

l need this from you.

l promise you.

But you're gonna promise me

that nothing's gonna

happen to you, right?

Right?

There's no happiness

outside the revolution.

okay.

Don't do something stupid.

okay?

Ricardo Fellove,

Fellove.

Are you the dancer?

Because we don't need any dancers.

okay, get off the horse.

we're hungry.

lt's not another woman.

Then why won't he come back?

He doesn't want us involved.

what is it?

The revolution?

He doesn't want us involved.

That's it?

That's it.

Am I supposed to

take that home and be happy?

I'm his wife.

l have the right to be involved.

lf something happens to him,

it happens to me.

To all of us.

And then what?

l think it was the Mafia, Meyer Lansky,

but I can't be certain.

Havana is no longer a capital city,

but a capital sin.

This is

not new, of course,

but even Jesus had

to whip the moneylenders

out of the temple.

we're badly in need of a

of a Christ with a whip.

l don't know what to do.

Satyagraha.

Do you know what that is?

No.

lt is the Hindu word

Forpassive resistance.

Gandhi resisted passively,

and he won.

My son, in the sea,

even a shark can drown.

okay, we all know how to make it

into the Presidential Palace

by heart now?

So let's review one last time.

l will take overthe CNQ radio station

and read our statement.

Carbo?

Machado and I will attack with

Peligro through the main gates,

along with Menoyo and his group.

lgnacio, you will

provide sniperprotection

and reinforcements.

Any questions?

what do you think, Peligro?

lt's time.

Mockingbird Pet Shop.

Can I help you?

The bird is in the cage.

He's in.

Long live a free Cuba.

Long live a free Cuba.

Mr. President?

Mr. President?

what is it, Pizzi?

There are urgent matters

for you to attend to.

I've been signing

edicts all week,

and you know what

I've been thinking, Pizzi?

I'm a fortunate man

forhaving had to sign

one single death warrant.

Mr. President,

if I might say so myself,

you are a fortunate man,

but also a noble man.

Thank you, Pizzi.

That's very kind of you.

No, no, no, no, no.

lt is not kindness.

lt is historical justice.

Have I evertold you

how much I appreciate you?

No, sir.

oh.

Sorry I'm late.

l got stuck in Pinelarillo

what do you want?

l got 450 napkins and tablecloths.

I'm gonna need help

getting it out of here.

l don't have any deliveries

on my list today.

This is the front gate, right?

Yeah, it's the front gate.

They told me 3:
00 at the front gate.

Can you check?

Can you

All right.

Stay there.

ls any deliveries on the list today?

No.

Let's go! Let's go!

Let's go! Let's go!

Go ahead, go in!

Here!

what's that noise?

Come with me! Now!

Let's go!

Fico! The palace is being attacked.

Listen. Manzanita's taken over

the radio station.

People of Cuba, the dictat

orFulgencio Batista

has just met revolutionary justice.

The gunfire that extinguished

the bloody life of the dictator

can still be heard around

the Presidential Palace.

lt is we,

The Directorio Revolucionario,

the iron hand of

the Cuban Revolution

who have accomplished the final

blow

against this shameful regime

still twisting in its own agony.

Cubans who can hearme,

he has just been eliminated.

Long live a free Cuba!

Que vive una Cuba libre!

Carbo! Carbo!

Luis! Luis!

Luis!

Luis!

Luis!

Pizzi, leave us alone.

with friends orwithout friends?

As you like.

Pizzi.

Yes, sir?

People of Cuba,

today alien forces

made an attempt on my life.

As you can see,

the news of my demise

is vastly exaggerated.

The President now declares

business as usual in Havana.

l lend a helping hand to

those law-abiding citizens

and our loyal oppositions.

The future of Cuba is safe.

Abuelo!

our children are safe.

That is all.

Salud.

Life is becoming

a dress rehearsal

for a show nobody'll see.

what's the word on Luis?

He's nowhere to be found.

Are you sure he's alive?

Positive.

He might be abroad.

He might be abroad.

I'm leaving.

I'm leaving.

I'm sorry.

There's no news.

was he part of the attack?

Yes.

why won't you tell me where he is?

Because I don't know where he is.

Fico, if something happens,

l want to be there...

forhim.

So do l.

May I offer a serious thought

from someone who's never serious?

No.

well, that was it.

Mmm.

lt's good.

A man with a purpose.

A man with less of a purpose.

Fellove, come on.

Please join me.

Mmm. Mmm!

ln our house,

Sunday dinner is not

a moveable feast.

lt is at 6, as usual.

Sorry.

All my sons are welcome, but..

not a minute after6.

You must always chew.

lt's good for your health.

You chew and you chew.

Mmm.

And then you chew some more.

See, I'm a man of...

good digestion.

ln fact, if I wasn't

such a modest man,

I'd say I'm a man

of great digestion.

That's why I'm still alive.

About our little business...

our business?

Yeah, our business.

My business is El Tropico.

And I would love to continue

going to El Tropico.

So unless that's a prop

for one of your new shows...

I'm asking myself,

what is a song and dance man

because that's what you do, huh?

Just a little song and dance,

and you put on a little show

doing with a .32 caliber

Smith & wesson?

what? Hey!

what?

what, are you planning

to shoot your piano player?

Do you have a new

cowboy routine

in El Tropico now,

or something?

Any word from Ricardo?

No.

why were you late

for dinnertonight?

Hmm?

l have enemies.

Cono.

And I have the right

to protect myself.

Cono.

Fellove, am I your enemy?

You weren't my enemy until

you killed my brother.

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