nose, huh?
Well, there's some people just got
faces that stick in your mind.
I remember you were in trouble
all the time.
Now you got me.
Boy, the way those Sisters used
to whack me, I don't know what.
They thought they was gonna beat an
education into me, but I foxed them.
Maybe they just didn't know
how to handle you.
How would you have done it?
With a little more patience
and kindness.
That's what makes people mean.
People don't care enough about them.
What, are you kidding me?
I'd better get you home.
There's too many guys around here
with only one thing on their mind.
Am I gonna see you again?
What for?
I don't know.
- I really don't know.
- All right, come on.
Come on.
You're all packed, here's your ticket,
and you're on your way to St. Anne's.
I'm not ready to go back yet, Pop.
For years, your mom and me
put quarters in the cookie jar...
...to keep you up there
with the Sisters...
...and keep you from things like
I just seen outside the window.
My daughter walking arm in arm with
Terry Malloy. Do you know who he is?
Who is he, Pop?
He's the kid brother
of Charley the Gent...
...who's Johnny Friendly's right hand
and a butcher in a camel-hair coat.
Are you trying to tell me
Terry is too?
He tries to act tough...
...but there's a look in his eye.
Yeah, a look in his eye.
Hold your hats, brothers.
Here we go again.
You think he's one of them cases...
...you're always dragging into
the house and feeling sorry for...
...like that litter of kittens
you brought in.
The only one you wanted to keep
had six toes...
...and was cockeyed to boot.
Look at him.
The little bum.
He said he wants to see me again.
Look.
See this arm?
Two inches longer than the other.
That's from years of working
and sweating...
...and lifting and swinging a hook.
Every time I heist a box
or a coffee bag, I says to meself:
"That's for Edie, so she can be
a teacher or something decent."
I promised your mom, Edie.
Don't let her down.
Pop.
I don't want you to think that I'm not
grateful for everything you've done.
For giving me the education,
for keeping me away from all of this.
But, Pop, I've seen things
that I know are so wrong.
How can I go back to school and keep
my mind on things that are in books?
That aren't people, living?
I'm gonna stay, Pop...
...and I'm gonna keep on trying
to find out who is guilty for Joey!
Hey, Terry!
Hi.
What are you doing
up here on the roof?
Just looking.
Take a look at the champion flock
of the neighborhood.
Fly pretty nice, huh?
"Golden Warriors"?
Yeah. I started
them Golden Warriors.
You might say that I was
the original Golden Warrior.
This bum here is my shadow.
He thinks I'm a tough man
because I boxed pro for a while.
Come on, tough guy.
Think you're a tough guy, huh?
- Joey used to race pigeons.
- Get out of here, you...
Joey used to race pigeons.
Yeah, he had a few birds.
I've been taking care of them.
I wouldn't have thought you'd be
so interested in pigeons.
I just go for it.
You know this city is full of hawks?
That's a fact. They hang around
on the top of the big hotels...
...and they spot a pigeon
in the park.
Right down on them.
You got a second? One second?
I wanna show you something.
Here you are.
What do you think of that bum?
- She's a beauty.
- She's a he. His name is Swifty.
Oh, look what he went and did.
He's my lead bird.
He's always on top of the perch.
If another bum tries to come along
and take his place, he lets him have it.
Even pigeons aren't peaceful.
Well, one thing about them, though.
They're very faithful.
- They get married, just like people.
- Better.
And they stay that way
till one of them dies.
That's nice.
Hey, go ahead, fix the roof.
Hey, you want that egg?
Thanks.
Do you like beer?
I don't know.
I'll bet you never had
a glass of beer.
You ever have a glass of beer?
No.
You wanna have one with me?
- In a saloon?
- Well, yeah.
I know a nice