good kid.
- You know that.
- He's a bum!
After the days I gave him
in the loft, he's got no gratitude.
- You shut up!
- Mac, I'm conducting this investigation.
Look...
this girl and the Father,
they got their hooks in so deep...
he doesn't know
which end is up.
I ain't interested
in his mental condition.
I wanna know,
is he D and D or is he a canary?
I wish I knew.
So do I, Charley.
For your sake.
- What do you want me to do?
- It's simple.
Drive him out to this place
we've been using.
Try to straighten him out.
If you don't, give him the Gerry G.
You can't do that!
Maybe the boy is out of line,
but he's just a confused kid!
Confused kid?
First he crosses me in public,
gets away with it.
Pretty soon, I'm just another
fellow around here!
Johnny, I can't do that.
Then don't.
- Who do you like in the third?
- It's gotta be New Hope.
Definitely.
He's my kid brother.
That's for you to figure out.
You can have it your way or his way,
but not both ways.
- Am I right, Truck?
- Definitely.
Okay, on your horse.
Deep thinker.
I'm glad you stopped by.
I've been wanting to talk to you.
- Sure, kid.
- Where to?
Go to River Street
and I'll tell you where to stop.
- I thought we was going to the Garden.
- I wanna cover a bet on the way over.
Besides, this'll give us
a chance to talk.
Nobody ever stopped you
from talking, Charley.
Listen. The grapevine says
that you got a subpoena.
The guys know you're not
a cheese-eater...
but they think you shouldn't
be on the outside so much...
have a few things working for you
down at the docks.
A steady job,
a couple extra potatoes.
- That's all I want.
- That's great when you're a kid...
but you're pushing 30.
It's time to think about
getting some ambition.
I always figured I'd live
a little bit longer without it.
Maybe.
Look.
There's a boss loader slot open
on the new pier we're opening up.
It pays six cents...
on every hundred pounds
that goes in and out...
and you don't have
to lift a finger.
That's two, three,
four hundred dollars a week.
Four hundred dollars a week
just for the openers.
I get all that
for not doing nothing.
You don't do anything
and you don't say anything.
You understand?
There's more to this
than I thought, Charley.
I'm telling you,
there's a lot more.
You're thinking of testifying against
some people we might know?
I don't know, Charley.
I'm telling you I don't know.
That's what I wanna talk to you about.
You know how much those piers are worth
that we control through the local?
- I know.
- You thinkJohnny'll jeopardize...
everything for one rubber-lipped
ex-tanker who's walking on his heels?
- What the...
- Been better!
- That's not the point!
- I could have been a lot better!
The point is,
we don't have much time!
I haven't made up my mind yet!
Make up your mind before we get
to 437 River Street!
Before we get to where, Charley?
Listen to me.
Take the job! Just take it!
No questions.
Take it!
Terry, take this job.
Please!
Please take it.
Look, l...
Look, kid...
How much do you weigh, son?
When you weighed 168 pounds...
you were beautiful.
You could have been
another Billy Conn.
That skunk we got you
for a manager.
He brought you along too fast.
It wasn't him, Charley.
It was you.
Remember that night in the Garden
when you said...
"Kid, this ain't your night.
We're going for the price on Wilson."
You remember that?
"This ain't your night."
My night.
I could have taken Wilson apart.
So what happens? He gets the title shot
in the ballpark. What do I get?
A one-way ticket to Palookaville.
You was my brother, Charley. You should
have looked out for me a little bit.
You should have taken care of me...
so I didn't have to take dives
for the short-end money.
I had some bets down for you.
You don't understand!
I could have had class!
I could have been a contender.
I could have been somebody...
instead of a bum,
which is what I am...