hand.
I let him tag me
with the left hand for a couple of rounds...
...so just when he starts, he thinks
he's getting cute, I step inside a jab...
...with a left, with a right, with a left.
I had him in my arms
and from there on in we were just dancing.
And that's a fact!
When those guys want to win a bet,
there's nothing they won't stop at.
I didn't hear them, boss...
...but I seen them nose to nose,
like pair of lovers.
The flatfoot was eating it up.
So they've been seen together
and he smiled at her.
That doesn't mean he's going to talk.
There is no evidence
until he gives public testimony.
Thanks for the legal advice, Charley.
That's what we kept you around here for.
How do we keep him
from giving this testimony?
Ain't that what you call
"the main order of business"?
He's a good kid.
-You know that.
-He's a bum.
After all the days I gave him in the loft,
he's got no gratitude.
Shut up!
I'm conducting this investigation.
This girl and the father,
they got their hooks...
...in the kid so deep he doesn't
even know which end is up any more.
I ain't interested in his mental condition.
All I want to know is:
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 on the way.
If you don't, give him to 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
and gets away with it...
...then the next joker, 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 got to be New Hope.
Definitely.
Johnny...
...it's my kid brother.
That's for you to figure out.
You can have it your way
or you can have it his way...
...but you can't have it both ways.
Am I right, Truck?
Definitely.
Okay, on your horse...
...deep thinker.
Hi, Charley.
I'm glad you stopped by for me.
I've been wanting to talk to you.
-Sure, kid.
-Where to?
Go to River St. I'll tell you where to stop.
I thought we was going to the Garden?
We are, but I want to cover a bet
on the way over.
Besides, this'll give us a chance to talk.
Nobody ever stopped you
from talking, Charley.
The grapevine says that
you got a subpoena.
The guys know you're not a cheese-eater.
They think you shouldn't be
on the outside so much...
...but a little on the inside.
I have a few things for you 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 getting on,
you're pushing 30, slugger.
You know it's time to think
about getting some ambition.
I always figured I'd live
a little bit longer without it.
Maybe.
There's a boss loader slot that's
open on the new pier we're opening up.
It pays six cents on every...
...100 pounds that goes in
and every 100 pounds that goes out...
...and you don't have to lift a finger.
That's $200, $300, $400 a week.
$400 a week just for the openers.
I get all that dough 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 not thinking of testifying against
some people that we might know?
I don't know, Charley.
That's what I want to talk to you about.
Do you know how much the piers are
worth that we control through the local?
Do you think Johnny's going to jeopardise
the whole set-up...
...for one rubber-lipped, ex-tanker
who's walking on his heels? What the...
I could've been a lot better.
The point is we don't have much time!
I'm telling you,
I haven't made up my mind yet!
Make up your mind
before we get to 437 River St!
Before we get to where, Charley?
Listen, Terry.
Take the job, no questions. Take it!
Terry, take this job, please.
Look, kid...
How much do you