Yonkers Joe Page #7

Are you

still my friend?

Yeah.

Yeah.

I'm your friend,

And I want

to forgive you,

But you can never, ever

do that again to anyone.

That is not how you show

affection to a woman.

- Men don't act that way.

- That's right.

That's exactly it.

That's it. That's it.

It's all right.

It's all right.

Shh, shh, shh, shh.

It's ok.

Shh. It's ok.

It's ok. It's ok.

Shh.

I know.

Joe, it's me.

Open up.

What's up?

Well, what's

going on here?

Look. We got two apples

building at the table downstairs.

We got to make

a move right now.

I'll be down

in a minute.

Oh, Jesus Christ.

You know you're gonna put

me in a hell of a jackpot

with these guys if we

don't do this thing.

You put yourself

in the jackpot, ok?

- Listen. I came up with something.

- What?

What, what, what?

You came up with something?

- Yeah.

- Well, then tell me about it.

I want to know

right now.

- I mean--

- Uh, Joe. It's ok.

It's ok.

I'd like to hear it too.

Ok.

Let's do it. Come on.

Hey, come on.

- Hey.

- Hi, Stanley.

The eye in the sky

is gonna be watching me

because I'm

the shooter, right?

What happens if I grab

the dice with an open hand

and show that I have

nothing in it?

Oh, come on, Joe.

How you gonna make a move

with nothing in your hand?

You're the expert,

right?

When the player shoots

and the dice are in the air,

- can you see them?

- What?

Can you see the dice

in the air?

Well, there's no reason to even

look at them when they're in the air.

As long as they hit

the backboard,

nobody touches them,

what's the matter?

- That's right.

- Wait a second. Wait a second.

Are you saying that you can

switch the dice in midair?

I'm gonna show you.

Joe, come here.

I want you

to sit over here.

I want you to help me out

here with this, ok?

Here. Put this

over here. Come on.

Just sit down

over there.

Yeah.

All right? Here.

Listen.

Ok? All right.

Ha ha ha!

See, here's

what I'm gonna do.

Here. Watch.

The eye in the sky

is gonna see this.

I'm gonna pick up the dice

with an open hand, right?

Now watch.

Good job, Joey.

I don't understand.

What just happened?

Yeah. It couldn't

be more simple.

I hold on to one

of the die.

Do you understand?

I only let one go.

Stanley, come on.

I'm gonna whip it

really fast, right?

When that dice hits

your side of the table,

All you have to do

is let go of the load.

You don't even

have to look.

Do it just

like Joey did.

Just let it go.

Let it fall down.

Come on.

Janice, you'll be

on my right side.

I could cling

to you afterwards.

Well, that's still

only one die.

What about

the other one?

- You do it twice.

- You do it twice.

What's the matter?

You never made two moves before?

That's great.

It's great.

- Eh, no. It won't work.

- What?

You don't have

the black light gel.

I got it.

- You got it?

- That's right.

I got it.

It's back home.

We could be back

here in two days,

And one more thing--

Teddy remains.

Joe, the Miami guys

are my play.

I put it in motion,

right?

What do we need

Teddy for?

Because the Miami

guys are green.

That's why I need

you and Teddy

At the table

to guide them.

They don't know

what they're doing.

We got about 8

or 10 rolls

Before the heat

comes down,

so every bet counts.

I don't need to wake them

up with any bad money plays.

Ok. All right.

Now, how you gonna get

the loads out of the game?

I'll move them out.

You just get them in.

Then you're clean.

You got nothing on you.

We ain't

bullshitting nobody.

All right. All right.

Let me go down,

deal with them.

Thanks, Travis.

That's a half

a yard for you.

It's a 3-4 splitter.

Combine this with the ace-deuce

and knock out the 7s.

Hey, that combo is gonna

make us a lot of low numbers.

Uh-huh,

mostly, 4s, 5s.

Now, I reversed the

deuces on the weight

So you can

identify them.

Now, the spots,

they go

From the right

to the left

When the 6

is up.

- Can you see that?

- I see it.

All right. Here.

Watch this. Take a look.

- Oh, damn.

- What do you think?

Yeah. I got to admit it.

The gel is great.

It's the same sh*t

they stamp your hand with

At the track in Miami.

I got it at the raceway.

You have any problems?

Nah, nah, nah.

Just melted it down.

No. It's perfect.

What?

I can't

make the drop.

I thought about it

for a long time.

If I get made,

I'm ruined.

I mean,

I blow my business,

My license to sell,

everything.

Joe,

it's a good idea.

No. No, no, no.

It's a f***ing

great idea.

I just

can't do it.

I mean, come on.

The only way we could

have a problem

Is if you don't

drop the dice.

I mean, I've seen you

make much harder moves

For much less money.

Joe, even if we get by,

this is Vegas.

They get wind

of my business,

They're gonna know

that I'm around mechanics.

I don't mind

lumps for trumps,

But, you know, we can

wind up in the can here.

I still think

our best bet

Is to turn to

these Miami guys.

I mean, they're

raring to go.

They'll do anything

you say, you know?

Why don't we just stick

to the original plan?

That was never my plan.

Oh, damn it, Joe.

I'm a hell of a lugger and

a pretty good takedown man,

But I ain't never been

much of a mover.

- You know that.

- What mover?

We're talking about

opening your hand

And let the dice

drop out.

Joe, you know,

with your past, this is not

gonna be like bumpsy, you know?

They're gonna throw

in a conspiracy charge,

and you'll do

a dime over this.

Is this worth 10

years of your life?

All right.

All right.

- I got an idea.

- What?

Well, I think

this might work.

The kid.

Let him do it.

We already

know he can.

How's that?

I seen him

do it.

It got by me.

Plus,

anything happens,

What are they

gonna do, huh?

They take one

look at him.

They slap him on the hand.

They throw him out.

I could do it.

I'm good at this.

Damn right.

It could work, Joe.

Yeah, right.

The skies will fall

from f***ing heaven

before I involve

my son in this.

Ok, Joe. All right.

Then what do you

want to do here, huh?

We got these guys

waiting back in Vegas

with

You want to see that money

go out the front door?

Dad, I could help you.

I could drop the dice.

That's not why

you're here, Joey.

Oh,

Jesus Christ,

What are we

gonna do here?

Look, Joe.

Why don't we just turn

these Miami schmucks, huh?

Otherwise, they're

gonna lose every dime

of the money,

every dime.

He's right, Joe.

I mean, is it better that

we let the casino get it?

Come on, Joey.

Let's go.

Well, I still

don't understand

why you're marking dice

you're not gonna use,

and don't give me that bull about

them wanting to see them after

because I'm the one who's

supposed to get rid of them.

Oh, f***.

You're gonna make the

move yourself, aren't you?

- You're crazy.

- No. You're f***ing crazy.

You can't do it,

ok, not alone.

I got the gel.

I get the dice

in the game, I'm clean.

You get out of there,

they got nothing.

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