SOMETHING FOR YOU.
WHATCHA SCARED OF?
I DON'T WANT YOU IN ANY MORE
SITUATIONS YOU CAN'T HANDLE.
- I DON'T WANT A GUN.
- LOOK,
SOMEBODY TRIED
TO KILL YOU LAST NIGHT.
THIS AIN'T
NO TREASURE HUNT
YOU'RE ON.
PA, I'M NOT
GONNA CARRY A GUN.
I ADMIRE THE WAY
YOU FOUGHT OFF
THAT KILLER, BOY.
SINGLE-HANDEDLY.
IT WAS ONLY THE MAID.
AH, TRAINED KILLER.
WE GOT HER, BY THE WAY.
WE GOT HER?
YEAH.
WORKING HER OVER NOW.
MY PEOPLE ARE ON THIS
ALL THE WAY.
ALL RIGHT. IF YOU WON'T
CARRY A GUN, TAKE THIS.
FOR MY PEACE OF MIND
IF NOTHING ELSE.
YOU'RE AMAZING.
TAKE THESE, UH,
BRASS KNUCKLES TOO.
UH, DON'T LOSE THEM.
THEY HAVE
A SENTIMENTAL VALUE.
THANKS.
UH, I'LL SEE YOU
IN CLEVELAND.
I'LL BE IN THE HOSPITAL.
OH, NOTHING'S WRONG.
SIX-MONTHS' BLOOD CHANGE IS ALL.
- BLOOD CHANGE?
- YEAH.
I TAKE IT FROM THE KIDS
AT AMHERST. GOT A DEAL
WITH THE RED CROSS.
UH, FOR THE CIRCULATION.
I'LL SEE YOU, PA.
CALL ME FROM CLEVELAND.
I'M LOOKING
FOR IRVING MENTOR.
NEVER HEARD OF HIM.
UH, MY NAME
IS NICK KEGAN.
I BOUGHT YOU
COFFEE.
CREAM?
NO, THANKS.
YOU GOT THE CASH?
BETTER COUNT IT.
HUMPH.
YOU BET YOUR ASS.
OKAY.
THE CONTRACT FOR THE HIT
CAME FROM GAMEBOY BAKER.
- GAMEBOY BAKER.
- YOU GOT IT.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
WAIT A MINUTE.
SORRY.
THIS AIN'T
A SOCIAL VISIT.
OH, YEAH?
IT'S NOT WORTH 15 GRAND,
EITHER. NOW SIT DOWN.
SIT DOWN
OR GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK.
WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE.
THESE ARE MY BOYS, YOU KNOW.
GET OUT OF HERE.
TELL ME ABOUT THIS, UH,
GAMEBOY BAKER.
JOE DIAMOND IS FROM
THE OLD NEIGHBORHOOD.
SMALL-TIME THIEF.
NO SENSE.
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IT WAS GAMEBOY BAKER...
WHO HELPED SET JOE UP
IN HIS NIGHTCLUB.
ONLY JOE WASN'T PAYING BACK.
HE WAS TOO BUSY SUPPORTING
SOME OF THE LOCAL ROOKIES.
I WAS THE ONE
WHO DELIVERED THE MESSAGE.
THAT MOEY AND SAM
AND MORRIS AND UNCLE LOUIE
WANTED A CONVERSATION WITH HIM.
SO JOE SKIPPED TO CUBA.
AND BY THE TIME
THE BOYS FOUND HIM,
HE WAS IN BED
WITH EVERY FAIGELAH
POLITICIAN IN HAVANA.
JOE TOOK PROTECTION
FROM HIS CUBAN FRIEND...
AND WENT BACK
TO HIS CLUB IN PHILLY.
BUT HE STILL OWED THE BOYS
AN OBLIGATION,
WHICH HE PAID BACK ON THAT DAY
HE SHOT WILLY ARNOLD.
OPEN THAT DOOR.
THE SMOKE'S
GETTING TO ME.
THAT COULD BE A SIGNAL
OR SOMETHING.
OPEN THE DOOR
OR I'LL SHOVE THE CIGAR
DOWN YOUR THROAT.
EIGHTY-FIVE CENTS,
WHOLESALE.
NOW, WHO IS CASPER JR.?
A HOLLYWOOD AGENT.
WHAT?
DEALS FOR HARRY SMALL,
HEAD OF FEDERAL STUDIOS.
WHY WOULD PEOPLE LIKE THAT
WANNA KILL A PRESIDENT?
THAT PARTICULAR PRESIDENT
COST THAT STUDIO...
$50 MILLION...
WHEN HE STOPPED
SCREWING ELLAMAE IRVING
AND SHE KILLED HERSELF.
I GIVE YOU $15,000
AND YOU TELL ME GOSSIP.
WHERE THERE'S SMOKE,
THERE'S FIRE.
WHAT CAN I TELL YOU?
HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT.
JUST A MOMENT.
WHAT THE HELL?
WHAT ARE YOU FEEDING US?
THE CAT'S DEAD. WHAT IS THIS?
CALLING DR. ROGERS.
TELEPHONE CALL, DR. ROGERS.
MY FATHER'S
A PATIENT HERE.
YOUR NAME?
NICHOLAS KEGAN.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
FEDERAL STUDIOS? HELL,
YOU COULDN'T SPOT A NIGGER
IN A SNOWBANK.
I'M TELLING YOU WHAT HE SAID.
I GOT INTERLOCKING COMPANIES
CONTROLLING FEDERAL.
HER LAST TWO PICTURES
LOST MONEY. HARRY SMALL WAS GLAD
TO GET OUT OF HER CONTRACT.
YOU GOTTA STOP
CHASING MARE TAILS, BOY.
I FIXED UP
A MEETING FOR YOU
WITH FRANK MAYO.
- MAYO?
- HEARD OF HIM, HUH?
GRAND VIZIER
OF THE UNDERWORLD.
I THOUGHT HE WAS IN JAIL.
UPSTATE,
MAXIMUM SECURITY.
I GOT HIM OUT
TO MEET YOU
THIS AFTERNOON.
WHAT CAN HE TELL ME
THAT MENTOR DIDN'T KNOW?
WHAT DID MENTOR KNOW? NOTHING.
YOU TELL THAT BROAD OF YOURS
SHE OWES YOU 15 GRAND.
- HAVE A PASTRY?
- THINK THAT SUGAR'S
GOOD FOR YOU?
IT'S MY HOSPITAL.
OWN WHAT YOU USE.
NOTHING COMPETES TODAY
WITH OWNING A HOSPITAL.
NO CUSTOMER CREDIT.
PAY IN ADVANCE OR GET OUT.
UNIQUE PRODUCT- PAIN.
LAUNDRY ALONE THROWS OFF ENOUGH
TO PAY THE ORDERLIES AND LAB.
AND WHAT THE LAB TURNS OVER-
- WHEN IS THE MEETING WITH MAYO?
- I'M