The Samaritan Page #4

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It's Deacon.

You got him?

Yeah, he's right here'

yeah?

You don'! Have to be

a criminal mastermind

to pay some guy off.

You made your one mistake,

foley.

You make any more,

and you're dons.

I want my answer by tonight.

Going lip'...

9... Congratulations.

The good news?

You have a very good

circulatory system,

the bad news is,

I learned some

pretty nasty things in prison.

Did you know a small knife

can cause just as much damage

as a big knife?

Take this one, for instance.

I use it to cut fruit.

But if I press it here

and make a cut

about an inch long,

you'll bleed to death

in almost two minutes.

Listen, foley... No, you listen.

If we're gonna pull this grift

together,

you're gonna have to promise me

two things.

F*** you, foley.

You're not in control.

Don'! You get it'!

These are my conditions.

First, iris will never hear

a whisper of what you told me.

If you so much as hint at it,

I will kill you.

- You understand?

- Yes.

Secondly, if we pull this con,

you will follow my instructions

to the smallest detail,

no exceptions.

- You got it?

- Yes.

You know,

you don't sound too convincing.

Yes! I-yes, I understand.

Absolutely! F***!

Okay.

- Come on.

- F***!

We need to worry about

being disturbed?

No, no, we're fine.

The clinic closed at 7:00,

and I'm here through the night

to make sure the junkies don't-

don't break in.

Are you even a f***ing doctor'?

Am I getting stitched up

by a f***ing janitor'?

In Serbia, I was a surgeon.

Here, I'm a night watchman'

miro knows what he's doing.

Fixed me up plenty of times

in prison.

Look, you saved my ass

a hundred limes.

This is nothing. I owe you.

Enough with f***ing memory Lane!

Just... Just f***ing finish.

I've made preparations, foley.

I get taken out,

two things happen'

cops find Jake

with your DNA all over him,

and iris finds out

about her long-lost daddy.

And wherever you've got her

stashed, she can be found.

Here's what I need:

A high-end hotel room

so I can get in shape

and work out

the details of the grift.

I need a woman

to play the catch.

Preferably older, experienced.

I need an I.T. Guy

who can open

international accounts

and walk me through the tech.

And I need a place to stage

the actual grift,

preferably a house...

Big, expensive, isolated.

Yes. You see?

This is exactly

what I'm talking about, partner'

we're not partners, Ethan.

I had a partner once'

I killed him.

Looking good, foley.

Let me introduce you

to your wife, Helena.

Helena, this is your husband.

Latest husband, anyway.

So you know

how this grift works?

Yeah, first half, anyway.

Ethan's the inside man.

You're the outside man.

I'm the catch...

Coked-up wife of some rich guy,

real estate developer'

right.

So long work's already done'

six months ago, someone stole

some money from the mark.

250 grand.

And that someone

is no longer with us'

Me.

So I tell the mark,

"hey, you remember"

that dumb motherf***er

who ripped you off'...

Let her tell it.

Ethan takes me to the mark,

I say, "it's not my fault,

wasn't my idea."

250 got stolen in a drug deal.

Mark wants his money now,

but I've only go!

One way to pay it:

My rich husband.

You.

. See?

I told you she's a pro.

She knows her part.

I know my part,

but who's the mark'?

Are you out of your mind?

You never said we were

pulling this on Xavier.

Yeah, what are you gonna do

about it, b*tch?

Are you suddenly in a position

where you can just walk away?

Hey. Don't disrespect her.

When we're on the grift,

our lives

are in each other's hands.

Or do I need to remind you

about the promise you made?

Apologies.

Are you absolutely positive-

I mean, 100% sure...

This money can't be traced?

Twice a year, Xavier flies in

to make sure that his money

is laundered and dispersed

to clean accounts.

He always does it in person.

But he's such a greedy prick

that if he finds out that

he can make an extra percentage

by f***ing someone over,

I guarantee you, he will do it.

The grift is not about

taking someone's money.

It's about gaining

their confidence.

The key is to set up a situation

where even though the mark knows

he's f***ing me over,

he gets to act

like he's doing me a favor,

like he's running the grift.

That's why it's called

the samaritan.

Yeah?

It's Helena.

I just wanted

to thank you for...

Well, I guess for not being

a son of a b*tch.

It's nothing.

Got anything to drink in here?

Ethan send you?

F*** you. I'm not a whore'

I'm sorry.

I'm here

because I like the look of you.

And like you said,

if this thing falls apart,

we end up dead.

This is not part of the grift.

What do you want, Helena?

I know who Ethan is,

but I don'! Know who you are

or why you're here.

I was gonna do it

the old-fashioned way

and ball it out of you,

but you got all...

Professional,

so now I just got to

come out and ask.

It's unbecoming.

So Ethan's got you loo?

Hook's in deep.

You really think

if we pull this off,

he'll just pay us off

and cut us loose?

I don't know.

I think he'll just keep

coming back and...

Taking and taking and taking,

we'll get through this.

Ain't no "we," foley.

Thinking any different

will just get you dead.

Does this look like

the kind of place

that a slick-ass

real estate developer

would build for himself'?

How far is this from the club?

17 minutes.

Exactly 17 minutes?

Trust me, I timed it.

And before you say anything,

I f***ing drove

at the right time of night,

we got 12 hours left

for any final details.

You absolutely sure

Xavier is gonna drive

all the way out here himself'!

I know him.

He's got a hard-on

for showing me

how to do things right.

If I knock Helena around

too hard,

he'll step in and take control

of the situation'

Hey, come on in.

We're gonna be late

picking up Helena.

What's up, you got one

of your club b*tches up in here?

Boy, that's why

I wanted to see you first.

Get you motivated

for the big show.

Come on down and say hi.

Hi.

Thought you got rid of me?

Couldn't figure out

why you were lying.

Just had to find out why.

But I never thought

you'd blow me off for money.

I don't know

what you think you're doing...

You don'! Get to tell me

what to do anymore,

I cleaned up.

I started to kick.

I did everything right.

But you just wanted me

out of the way

so you'd get right back

to the grift.

You're the real addict here,

foley.

Not me.

I need to talk to you alone.

Anything you need to say to me,

you can say in front of him.

Good luck tonight.

Come home rich.

You ready to go to work?

You know, I got no choice here.

She's my leverage

in case you're thinking

of making

some last-minute changes

to the plan.

You're running the angles?

Trying to figure out

how to get her away from me.

But then what?

Then what do you do?

You slay with her?

Maybe you guys

should just be friends.

Ethan. Stop talking.

Helena!

Helena, you better be ready.

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