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Well, you look it. You win?
Draw.
Draw.
What's your record at?
What's your record at?
5-5-1.
5-5-1.
Yeah, well you let me know when you wanna start makin the real money.
Yeah, well you let me know when you wanna start makin the real money.
Yeah, sure.
Yeah, sure.
I'm serious. Humping sheetrock and driving on weekends got to get to you after a while. Might be nice to buy your lady something. All it takes is one fight.
He making the drop?
Nah, man. He's just making contact. That's our man. The Welsh guy.
Nah, man. He's just making contact. That's our man. The Welsh guy.
What's his name?
What's his name?
Ruiz don't like using names on cell phones. He refers to him as the Red Dragon.
Ruiz don't like using names on cell phones. He refers to him as the Red Dragon.
So, when's the drop.
So, when's the drop.
To be honest, man, I don't know shit either. All I know is it ain't drugs and it ain't now.
How bad is it?
It's bad. Before you even showed up, he said you were Maxie's 'token goons', and not to be trusted. He wanted to TCB alone. I was gonna ride shotgun to keep the English dude above board. Now he's spooked. This shit's snowballing.
It's bad. Before you even showed up, he said you were Maxie's 'token goons', and not to be trusted. He wanted to TCB alone. I was gonna ride shotgun to keep the English dude above board. Now he's spooked. This shit's snowballing.
When's it going down?
When's it going down?
Was gonna be tomorrow morning. Now, who knows?
Was gonna be tomorrow morning. Now, who knows?
Shit.
Why isn't Ruiz coming?
This Welsh dude is tripping on Ruiz cause he's a Shot Caller.
This Welsh dude is tripping on Ruiz cause he's a Shot Caller.
What's that?
What's that?
A Shot Caller. A boss, a Capo. He's running shit.
A Shot Caller. A boss, a Capo. He's running shit.
Yeah.
Now, here's what worries me. He said he wants to meet up at a bar in Red Hook. You know where that is?
No.
No.
Brooklyn.
Brooklyn.
Yeah?
Yeah?
He must have that shit troughed.
He must have that shit troughed.
What do you mean 'troughed?'
What do you mean 'troughed?'
Troughed off. Protected. Like, you know, like he got a moat around it.
Troughed off. Protected. Like, you know, like he got a moat around it.
Ruiz tied in out there?
Ruiz tied in out there?
Nah, man. No one is. They got some Puerto Ricans and a new crop of fuckin Irish immigrants.
This is it.
Where's Ricky.
Where's Ricky.
I guess inside. Or he never made it. Either way, I don't give a shit. Let's get this over with.
You like the ponies?
Sure. Yeah.
Sure. Yeah.
You bet the ponies?
You bet the ponies?
Me? No. Not really.
Me? No. Not really.
Smart. Hard as hell to handicap. You know what I like? Hai Alai. Fast game. You know why I like it?
Smart. Hard as hell to handicap. You know what I like? Hai Alai. Fast game. You know why I like it?
Why?
Why?
It's fixed. That's the only way to win. A sure thing. See that horse. The blaze.
It's fixed. That's the only way to win. A sure thing. See that horse. The blaze.
This one?
This one?
Yeah. The blaze. I bought her in '66. Hired a trainer, stall, whatever it was. That horse made me over a hundred grand. In 'sixties' dollars. You know what that is today?
Yeah. The blaze. I bought her in '66. Hired a trainer, stall, whatever it was. That horse made me over a hundred grand. In 'sixties' dollars. You know what that is today?
Pshhh...
Pshhh...
A million. Easy.
A million. Easy.
She was fast, huh?
She was fast, huh?
Never won a race. But it got me in with the trainer. We'd have a thing, I don't remember, some fucking thing. The jockey would raise his whip, it meant the fix was in, we'd all go running. People get greedy. First they bet small, they keep their mouth shut. Within a month's time, everyone and their brother was in on it. The odds would drop, I mean you could watch the goddamn board. It looked like a fuckin stopwatch, the odds would drop so fast.
Never won a race. But it got me in with the trainer. We'd have a thing, I don't remember, some fucking thing. The jockey would raise his whip, it meant the fix was in, we'd all go running. People get greedy. First they bet small, they keep their mouth shut. Within a month's time, everyone and their brother was in on it. The odds would drop, I mean you could watch the goddamn board. It looked like a fuckin stopwatch, the odds would drop so fast.
That's why they call it the smart money.
I like you, kid. Why do you gotta make it so hard for me to take care of you?
Mr. Reuben, I swear to God, they were out of line.
Mr. Reuben, I swear to God, they were out of line.
Last time, maybe, with the Puerto Ricans, but these were nice Jewish boys.
Last time, maybe, with the Puerto Ricans, but these were nice Jewish boys.
They were out of line --
They were out of line --
They're fucking yeshiva buchas. You didn't have to tear up the goddamn place. You knocked out a guys teeth.
They're fucking yeshiva buchas. You didn't have to tear up the goddamn place. You knocked out a guys teeth.
That prick tried to get Jessica to blow him in the bathroom --
That prick tried to get Jessica to blow him in the bathroom --
Bobby, I love Jessica like she's my own daughter. I would kill anyone so much as lays a finger on her or her beautiful daughter, but that fucking pisher you socked in the mouth has the most expensive dentist in Beverly Hills and wants I should buy him an implant. Your silverback horseshit's gonna cost me eight grand.
Bobby, I love Jessica like she's my own daughter. I would kill anyone so much as lays a finger on her or her beautiful daughter, but that fucking pisher you socked in the mouth has the most expensive dentist in Beverly Hills and wants I should buy him an implant. Your silverback horseshit's gonna cost me eight grand.
I'll work it off.
I'll work it off.
Not driving Jess, you won't.
Not driving Jess, you won't.
What?
What?
You're not driving Jess no more. Two strikes, Bobby, and this last one was big. The bachelor's father goes to my schul.
You're not driving Jess no more. Two strikes, Bobby, and this last one was big. The bachelor's father goes to my schul.
So, that's it. I'm out?
So, that's it. I'm out?
I didn't say that.
I didn't say that.
Then what are you saying?
Then what are you saying?
Bobby. You're a bull terrier and I got you herding sheep.
Bobby. You're a bull terrier and I got you herding sheep.
I don't understand.
I don't understand.
It's my fault. I send you out to watch scum drool all over the love of your life, then I wonder why you seered. It's my fault. The tooth is on me. But no more. I'm 'reassigning' you.
It's my fault. I send you out to watch scum drool all over the love of your life, then I wonder why you seered. It's my fault. The tooth is on me. But no more. I'm 'reassigning' you.
I don't want to drive another girl, Max. The only reason I'm --
I don't want to drive another girl, Max. The only reason I'm --
Who the fuck do you think you're talking to? This ain't a fucking democracy. You want out?
Who the fuck do you think you're talking to? This ain't a fucking democracy. You want out?
No.
No.
Don't I put food on you're table? I sponsor your training, I take care of your girl and her little baby. I even pay that deadbeat friend of yours to push a goddamn broom.
Don't I put food on you're table? I sponsor your training, I take care of your girl and her little baby. I even pay that deadbeat friend of yours to push a goddamn broom.
I know.
I know.
Now you wanna shut up and listen and hear what I got to say?
Now you wanna shut up and listen and hear what I got to say?
Yeah. Sorry.
Yeah. Sorry.
I got a way we make everybody happy.
I got a way we make everybody happy.
Yeah.
Yeah.
We try something out. There's someone I'm in business with named Ruiz. I want you to accompany him on a drop. Just as scenery. Ruiz has his boys. I just want a big guinea with a busted up face to give him a deep bench. As a deterrent.
We try something out. There's someone I'm in business with named Ruiz. I want you to accompany him on a drop. Just as scenery. Ruiz has his boys. I just want a big guinea with a busted up face to give him a deep bench. As a deterrent.
Ruiz knows about this?
Ruiz knows about this?
Ruiz wants to go alone, but it's not up to Ruiz. It's up to me, and I like a sure thing. Just go and we're square on the tooth.
Ruiz wants to go alone, but it's not up to Ruiz. It's up to me, and I like a sure thing. Just go and we're square on the tooth.
What about Ricky? He'd jump at the opportunity.
What about Ricky? He'd jump at the opportunity.
Ricky? Ricky 'I lost the truck' Ricky?
Ricky? Ricky 'I lost the truck' Ricky?
You told him you liked him.
You told him you liked him.
That was before he lost my carpet cleaning van.
That was before he lost my carpet cleaning van.
He'll work it off.
He'll work it off.
I don't know the kid, and what little I do scares me.
I don't know the kid, and what little I do scares me.
He's good people, Mr. Reuben. I swear.
He's good people, Mr. Reuben. I swear.
You vouch for him?
'Dis?' 'Dis?' You're not in a position to 'dis', or 'give props', or whatever your Real World sense of fucking decorum tells you to do. You're nothing. You're wallpaper. You're not here to make fucking friends. Asking a motherfucker where he lives. And who the fuck told you 'Red Dragon'?.
We get it. We're sorry.
We get it. We're sorry.
Now that Limey motherfucker's jumpy and wants to change shit around on me. Maxie's gonna shit a Nokia when he hears about... Aw, shit, I better call him before he hears.
Don't 'easy Ruiz' me. Y'all turned a Easter egg hunt into a butt-fuck-a- thon. Bring me four eggs Benedict and a mimosa. You all want mimosas?
Nah, man...
A bad heart.
I didn't tell him shit. He worries too much. I love that old Jew, but he's gonna kill himself worrying. We started this shit, and we're gonna finish it.
This is the opportunity of a lifetime. What are you? Nuts? You've been waiting for this kind of opportunity.
No. You've been waiting for this kind of opportunity.
No. You've been waiting for this kind of opportunity.
Damn right, I have. You think I like living on fucking Yucca? We do a good job on this, we're in.
Damn right, I have. You think I like living on fucking Yucca? We do a good job on this, we're in.
What happened to boxing? I thought we made a vow.
What happened to boxing? I thought we made a vow.
Shit. Who we kidding? I know I suck, and I held you up for ten rounds --
Shit. Who we kidding? I know I suck, and I held you up for ten rounds --
Bullshit...
Bullshit...
Please. I got three inches on you. You wouldn't have landed a punch if I didn't let you.
Please. I got three inches on you. You wouldn't have landed a punch if I didn't let you.
You wanna go right now?
You wanna go right now?
I'll beat your ass --
We look good this year.
We'll kill Fairfax this year.
We'll kill Fairfax this year.
I still can't believe you missed the fucking team bus.
I still can't believe you missed the fucking team bus.
Fuck him.
Fuck him.
Your first start at DB, it's against Fairfax, and you miss the fucking bus.
Your first start at DB, it's against Fairfax, and you miss the fucking bus.
What are we delivering?
What are we delivering?
We're not delivering shit. Ruiz is delivering something, and whatever it is is his business.
We're not delivering shit. Ruiz is delivering something, and whatever it is is his business.
Who is this fucking Ruiz?
Who is this fucking Ruiz?
Maxie says he runs a tight ship. I wouldn't fuck with him.
Maxie says he runs a tight ship. I wouldn't fuck with him.
Some Mexican? How much could he weigh? A buck fifty, tops? I'd kick his fucking ass.
Some Mexican? How much could he weigh? A buck fifty, tops? I'd kick his fucking ass.
I gotta pick up the baby.