True Identity Page #6

Frank lamotta ?

Oh, yeah ?

Then who the f***

is this ?

I don't know.

You don't know ?

I don't get it.

You don't get it ?

The guy I brought

here is the guy

who killed pope.

You told me

Miles pope was dead.

He is dead.

I saw him sprinkled

all over his apartment.

It made me throw up.

This is beginning to

make me feel stupid.

I don't like

to feel stupid.

Get over to lamotta's hotel.

Find out what is going on.

Yes, boss.

To think

I looked up to you.

I thought you were

the best there was...

When you were

the white guy.

I tried to order one of those

self-coiling nemmler 86's.

I hate to tell you this,

but there is no such thing.

Now, to find out you

were lying to me,

leading me on.

I have to tell you,

I'm genuinely hurt.

Would it do any good

if I said I was sorry ?

No, it wouldn't

do any good.

But you know what ?

Splattering your brains over

this bed's gonna make me better.

Are you okay ?

No, I'm dead.

Look at this.

Did you kill him ?

I can't

believe this.

Carver must know

I'm still alive.

We gotta get

outta here now !

No, we have Anthony.

We can take him to the FBI.

He'll deny everything.

They have that code

of silence thing.

He'll never talk.

Carver will never stop.

I'm a dead man.

Miles.

He'll track me down

like an animal.

Miles.

Year after year, day

after day, week after week.

I'm f***ing dead.

He's gonna corner

me like a rat.

What'd you do that for ?

You do that when

someone's babbling.

Did you have to

hit me so hard ?

Will you help

me tie him up ?

Yeah.

I've seen Kojak.

I know how to do this.

Do you want me --

turn him over.

He's so heavy.

He's a mobster.

What do you expect ?

Why can't you put

pressure on him ?

Make him believe

the bureau's taking

Miles seriously.

- There's nothing I can do.

- Wait a minute.

There's got to be

something we can do.

There is.

[ Groaning ]

I can't believe

that punk fooled me.

Me !

He fooled me too,

boss.

King Kong in a dress

would fool you.

Boss, I think

we got a tail.

They look like feds.

You don't think they're

startin' to believe pope ?

Take me home,

Anthony.

- Well ?

- Guido's man in the bureau...

Said he hadn't heard

anything about surveillance.

But pope has been with

Houston 3 or 4 times,

so he didn't

rule it out.

Houston ?

Oh, Jesus.

I called

pope's agent.

Guy didn't know

anything, except --

what ?

He said pope wasn't

going anywhere...

'Cause he'd gotten the

understudy to the lead...

In your "othello."

Miles pope

got a part in my play ?

He combined sensitivity

with great strength.

Shut up ! This kid's

playing with me.

It ain't

gonna last.

Get to his apartment.

See if he's got feds

protecting him.

Yes, boss.

Oh, Jesus.

Oh, f--

[ grunfeld ]

Class, Miles.

Well acted.

Excellent method.

All of you, everyone

was wonderfully...

Fascist !

Thank you.

I can't believe

I'm doing this.

Dessert menu,

gentlemen.

Thank you.

Gelati's homemade here

and the tiramisu --

shut the f*** up, Anthony,

and let me think.

They must be coaching

him for the grand jury.

Jesus Christ.

Once the feds sniff, it's

gonna be a piece of cake

to find out who I am.

We're gonna have to take

him out before he gets

a chance to testify.

It's gonna be tough.

Feds got him 'round the clock.

-Need a bazooka.

-Must be a way to flush him out.

Must be some bait

we can set to stop him...

Before he gets

a chance to testify.

You got something ?

Get the car.

I've got a job for you.

I could not

believe it.

I step out my front door

and there's this car

comin' 100 Miles an hour.

We'll have to cancel.

Forget it.

You got a good understudy.

You don't understand.

This is a gala opening.

We have the mayor coming.

We have big names.

We can't go

with an unknown.

Miles pope is

gonna be terrific.

I think he'll

surprise you.

Tell him othello's

not jealous.

Iago's jealous.

Othello's crazy.

Critics will love it.

I believe that

this kid is for real.

You have more gall

than is healthy

for an FBI man.

You're lucky I'm not busting

you down to the mail room...

After the stunt you

pulled with those actors.

If carver was just

another millionaire,

why would he try to

have the lead in his

own play knocked off...

The day before

the play is to open ?

You have no proof.

Carver believes

we are listening to pope.

He knows the way to shut

him up is to kill him.

He knows he has

to flush him out.

He's trying to get

his guy a clear shot.

I'm sorry, there's no way

I can authorize this.

I was one of your

best agents for 15 years.

You trusted my instincts

and I always came through.

Carver is luchino.

I can feel it !

I'll give you my badge

and my pension...

If I'm wrong, but

I believe this kid.

I want this chance,

sir.

All units,

mark's in position.

God, I'm nervous.

Don't worry, I'll be great.

I'm not worried

about your performance.

There's feds everywhere.

There's nothing to worry about.

Okay, do well.

See you later.

I'll see

you later.

God, I'm

nervous.

I'll be fine.

Listen, I know you're

doing Shakespeare.

There's a right way and

a wrong way to do it.

But whatever you do,

just keep moving,

don't stay in the

same place too long.

I'll try my best.

Okay, yeah.

I'm nervous.

Don't be nervous.

Get out of here.

Let me get that.

Love you, man.

Love you.

God, I'm nervous.

I discovered him,

plucked him from obscurity.

Taught him

everything he knows.

Excuse me.

That's bullshit.

I discovered him.

Pay no attention

to this self-publicist.

I'm Harvey Cooper,

Miles' agent.

That's my number.

Isn't that too typical ?

They'll be coming

out of the woodwork.

[ Emilia ]

Look where

he comes.

I will not leave him now

till cassio be called.

How is it with you,

my lord ?

Well, my good lady.

O, hardness to dissemble.

[ Miles as othello ]

How do you, desdemona ?

Well, my good lord.

Give me your hand.

This hand requires

sequester from liberty,

fasting and prayer,

much castigation,

exercise devout.

'Twas that hand that

gave away my heart.

A liberal hand.

[ Othello ]

The hearts

of old gave hands,

but our new heraldry

is hands, not hearts.

[ Desdemona ]

Come now, your promise.

[ Othello ]

What promise ?

[ Desdemona ]

I have sent to bid

cassio come speak with you.

Anthony's moving toward

the lobby, center aisle.

That handkerchief did

an Egyptian to my mother give.

She was a charmer and could

read the thoughts of people.

Picked up something that

looked like a gun case.

[ Agent ]

He went upstairs.

Let's do it.

[ Othello ]

I did so and take heed on't.

Make it a darling

like your precious eye.

To lose't or give't

away were such perdition

as nothing else could match.

- Is't true ?

- Most veritable.

[ Othello ]

Look well.

[ Desdemona ]

Would to God I never seen't.

Why do you

speak so rash ?

Is't lost ?

Is't gone ? Speak !

[ Othello ]

Say you.

[ Desdemona ]

It's not lost.

[ Desdemona ]

But what an if it were ?

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