1. Let's see what you got.
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2. I need more runners.
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3. I can't write
the business
fast enough.
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4. You've got to see
Granger.
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5. 8720. Yeah.
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6. Yeah. Hold it a minute.
Beat it, Mottola!
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7. Mr. Granger?
Chicago's on the line.
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8. Yeah.
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9. Granger, this is Combs.
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10. Why haven't we heard from you?
Everybody else is in.
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11. We had problems with
the law this morning.
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12. The mayor promised
to get tough
on the rackets again,
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13. so he shut everybody down
for a couple of hours
to make it look good.
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14. It's nothing serious.
It just put us
a little behind.
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15. You been making your payoffs,
haven't you?
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16. Oh, hell, yes!
He does this every year.
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17. There's nothing
to worry about.
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18. Okay, finish your count
and get it up here.
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19. I don't want to
be here all night.
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20. Yeah, well, believe me,
the man's gonna be
real happy.
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21. Looks like we cleared over
$ 1 0, 000 this week.
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22. We cleared $22,000 here.
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23. Oh, what the hell,
you got the whole
Chicago South Side.
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24. How do you expect
the eight lousy spots I got
to compete with that?
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25. They did $ 1 4, 000 in Evanston,
$ 1 6, 500 in Gary and
$20, 000 in Cicero.
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26. Looks like you're
bringing up the rear,
Granger.
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27. Well, I just got the count.
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28. I'll put the take
on the 4: 1 5.
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29. We'll be waiting.
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30. Mottola!
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31. Take this up to Chicago
on the 4: 1 5.
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32. They'll be waiting for it
at the clearinghouse.
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33. And don't stop
for any entertainment.
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34. You can get a cab
over on 7th.
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35. Ah, cut it out!
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36. 8720.
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37. Hey, you there! Stop!
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38. Hey, you!
Stop that man!
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39. Stop him! Stop him!
He's got my wallet!
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40. Stop him! Stop that man!
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41. He's got all of my money!
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42. Stop him!
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43. Goddamn nigger-lover!
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44. I'm gonna get you someday
for this! Sucker egg!
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45. Don't let him get away!
He's got my wallet!
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46. He's got all my money!
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47. My wallet!
He's got my wallet!
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48. We got the wallet.
We got it!
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49. What happened?
Give it to me, please.
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50. Did he get you
with the knife?
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51. You sit tight, old man.
You need a doctor.
I'll call a cop.
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52. No, no! No. No cops!
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53. You wanted by the law
or something?
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54. No, it's okay.
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55. Are you nuts,
carrying a wad around
like that
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56. in this neighborhood?
No wonder you got hit.
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57. Thanks.
I'm obliged to you.
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58. I've got to get going.
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59. You ain't going
nowhere on this leg.
Let me see.
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60. I gotta.
Got to run some slots down
in West Bend for a mob here.
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61. I got a little behind
in the payoffs.
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62. So, they think I've been
holding out on 'em.
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63. They gave me until 4:00
to come up with the cash.
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64. if they don't
get it, I'm dead.
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65. It don't look good, Gramps.
It's almost 4:00 now.
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66. I'll give you and
your friend $ 100
to deliver it for me.
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67. I don't know.
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68. That mug that hit you
is mad enough at me.
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69. What if he's
around the corner
waiting with some friends?
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70. He won't know
you're carrying it.
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71. Come on. You've got to
help me out.
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72. Hey, I'm sorry, pal.
I'm gonna maybe help you
get fixed up,
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73. get to a doctor,
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74. but I ain't about to walk
into no knife for you.
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75. How about you?
All you got to do
is put it in the door slot.
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76. I'll give you
the whole $ 100.
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77. What makes you
think you can trust him?
He didn't do shit.
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78. Hey, butt out, chicken liver!
I gave him back the wallet,
didn't I?
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79. How far is this place?
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80. 1 8 1 1 Mason.
Put it in box 3-C.
3-C.
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81. You won't have no trouble.
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82. There's $5, 000 there
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83. and here's $ 100 for you.
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84. Okay, old man,
I'll make your drop for you.
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85. And don't worry,
you can trust me.
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86. Hey. Hey!
if those goons
decide to search you,
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87. you ain't gonna get far
carrying it there.
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88. What'll we do?
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89. You got a bag or something?
How about a handkerchief?
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90. Here's a handkerchief!
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91. Here. Give it to me.
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92. Give me the money.
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93. J ust hurry, will you?
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94. You got any more?
Better give it all to me
if you want to keep it.
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95. They think I've been
holding out on them.
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96. My wife got sick and
I had to pay the bill.
I wasn't holding out.
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97. Stuff it down
your pants here.
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98. Like that. Got it?
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99. U h-huh. Yeah.
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100. H urry, will you?
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101. Ain't a tough guy in the world
that's gonna frisk you there.
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102. Thanks.
Yeah.
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103. Where to?
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104. Which way is Mason?
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105. Twenty blocks south.
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106. Okay, go north,
Joliet Station, fast!
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107. Right.
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108. What's so funny?
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109. I just made
the world's easiest $5, 000!
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110. Come on, Luther!
Hold on, man, I'm fading.
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111. Come on!
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112. H ustle!
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113. In here!
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114. Man, was that beautiful!
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115. I thought for sure
he was on to us.
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116. No, you had him all the way.
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117. All the way!
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118. Ah.
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119. All right.
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120. Luther.
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121. Good God!
We're millionaires.
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122. Jesus! Did you know
he was that loaded?
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123. Hell, no!
I just cut into him.
I would've settled
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124. for pawning one
of them shoes.
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125. Oh, God!
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126. Whoo!
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127. Come on,
let's get out of here.
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128. We'll split it up tonight.
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129. H iya, Marge!
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130. Hi, kid.
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131. Hi, Hooker. She's onstage.
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132. Hi, Hooker.
Getting married or something?
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133. Get used to it, Leonard.
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134. I'm going to look
this good from now on.
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135. What do you say, Ed?
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136. Hi, Hooker.
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137. Hey. Psst!
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138. I want to talk...
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139. H iya, Hooker.
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140. You getting
married or something?
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141. For Christ's sake, Ed,
did you hear that out there?
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142. Harry drops four beats
in the middle of
my goddamn routine!
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143. Now, how long do I have
to put up with that?
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144. Leonard, you're on.
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145. Crystal, you want to get
out of here tonight?
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146. I come into some dough.
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147. Oh, I can't.
I got a 1 0: 00 show.
I need the $5.
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148. I'll spend $50 on you.
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149. Yeah?
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150. Yeah.
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151. Okay.
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152. . . . opens up his pants,
the duck sticks his head out.
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153. One lady says to the other,
"Mabel, do you see
what I see?"
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154. She says, "So what?
You've seen one,
you've seen them all."
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155. She says, "Yes, but this one
is eating my popcorn."
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156. You see that guy Harry,
he can't keep time
in a watch factory.
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157. Supposing there's
some Hollywood
movie agent out there.
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158. All those years of training
right down the drain.
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159. Hooker! Ain't seen you
in months. Thought
you took a fall.
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160. Nah, just a little
hard times, is all.
Everything's jake now.
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161. You gonna have a go here?
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162. How about $ 10
on the line?
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163. There's a lot of action
there on 28th Street.
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164. Pay you $35.
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165. $3, 000 on the red, J immy.
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166. $3, 000?
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167. Are you nuts?
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168. No, I feel lucky. Come on.
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169. Hooker, I can't accept that.
It's too big a bet.
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170. There's a house limit.
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171. Take it.
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172. But Hooker here's a—
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173. Take it!
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174. Twenty-two, black.
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175. Tough luck, kid.
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176. Lucky for me
it came up black, Hooker.
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177. A fella could get
in big trouble around here,
losing a bet like that.
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178. Listen, J immy,
can't we do it again, huh?
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179. Don't worry about it, pal.
It was my mistake.
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180. There's always more
where that came from.
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181. "Don't worry about it,"
he says. Don't worry about it.
$3, 000!
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182. Thanks, Hooker.
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183. Comes in here with $50
he's going to spend on me!
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184. $3000.
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185. Thanks for the evening,
Hooker.
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186. Come on. It's not over yet.
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187. Next time you want
to spend $50 on me,
mail it.
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188. Come on. Would you...
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189. Listen, will you . . . Oh.
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190. They found Mottola.
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191. He was drunk in a dive
in Joliet.
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192. He never got on
the train.
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193. I don't want to
hear about his day, Greer.
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194. What happened to the money?
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195. He lost it
to a couple of con artists
on his way out of the spot.
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196. How much?
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197. $ 1 1, 000.
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198. Okay, I better get on
the phone to New York,
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199. see what the big mick
wants to do about it.
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200. I have a pretty
good idea, though.
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201. No more bets!
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202. Ace. Bet the ace.
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203. Bet the ace.
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204. Ace says two.
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205. Ace bets a deuce.
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206. Two.
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207. Four, five. Two spades.
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208. Ace six. Ace deuce.
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209. Doyle, can I talk to you?
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210. I'm busy, Floyd.
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211. It's important.
We had a little trouble
in Chicago today.
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212. One of our runners
got hit for $ 1 1, 000.
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213. What makes you think
he just didn't pocket it?
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214. We checked his story
with a tipster.
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215. He was cleaned
by two grifters.
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216. They workin'
for anybody?
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217. I don't know. Could be.
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218. We're running that down now.
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219. Have some local people
take care of them.
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220. Nothing fancy.
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221. We've got to discourage
this kind of thing.
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222. You follow?
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223. Johnny Hooker!
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224. Ah! if you ain't
a sharper in them linens!
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225. Evening, Louise.
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226. Hey, Ma!
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227. Child,
if I didn't know you better,
I'd swear you had some class.
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228. Luther said you was something
to see today!
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229. I don't know, Alva.
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230. I've got to get faster
tyin' up that bundle.
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231. I'm still given 'em
too much time to think.
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232. Oh! Bushwah!
I used to make that switch
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233. with slower hands
than you got.
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234. Course,
the "U p and Down Broadway"
was my best game.
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235. Me and Luther
didn't make much on it,
but it wasn't so touchy.
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236. Them marks can
beat you up awful bad
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237. when they catch you
making that switch.
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238. Come on, Leroy.
We'll be late for church.
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239. Oh, Ma, they were closing in
on Machine Gun Kelly!
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240. Who you rooting for
anyhow?
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241. Hey, Hooker!
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242. Can't help you, Leroy.
You can't beat the house.
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243. N uts!
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244. Since when do you go
to church at night?
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245. Since they
started late bingo.
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246. I'm gonna ask the Lord
for some of that cash
while He's still paying off.
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247. Luther, look in on the baby
from time to time, will you?
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248. You, too, huh, Louise?
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249. Child, yeah, got to go pray.
See you.
Yeah.
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250. Hey, Erie.
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251. Mmm. Give me!
Give me, give me!
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252. There's your cut.
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253. Guy turned out
to be an oil well.
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254. Which way did he go?
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255. Due north.
He was gonna
take it all.
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256. Aw, the bastard.
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257. He can blow his
nose all the way.
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258. There you go, Luther.
$6, 000.
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259. You're late.
Where have you been?
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260. I had a couple
of appointments.
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261. How much did you lose?
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262. All of it.
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263. In one goddamn night?
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264. Why are you spraying money
around like that?
You could've been nailed!
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265. I checked the place first.
There were no dicks there.
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266. But you're a con man,
and you blew it like a pimp!
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267. I didn't teach you
to be no pimp.
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268. What the hell's eating you?
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269. I've blown money before.
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270. No class grifter
would've done it, that's all.
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271. You think my play is bad?
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272. I think you're the best.
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273. I wouldn't be
getting out otherwise.
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274. What the hell
are you talking about?
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275. I'm getting too old
for this racket.
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276. You hang on too long
and you start
embarrassing yourself.
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277. We just took off today
on the biggest score
we've ever had.
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278. It's nothing compared to what
you could be makin'
on the big con.
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279. But you played
the big con.
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280. You told me yourself
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281. it was some dumb game
for mama's boys and flakes.
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282. Hell,
I never played no big con.
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283. I hung around and
picked up a few things.
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284. Ain't no rich boys
gonna trust
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285. a hungry nigger
enough to be conned.
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286. But I'll tell you
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287. I've been
looking for this one
all my life, Johnny.
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288. Now I have a chance
to step out when I'm ahead.
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289. Come on! What would
you do with yourself?
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290. Oh, I have a brother
down in K. C. ,
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291. runs a freight outlet.
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292. I can go halfsies with him.
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293. It ain't too exciting,
but it's mostly legal.
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294. I got an old friend in Chicago
named Henry Gondorff.
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295. I want you to look him up.
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296. There ain't
a better inside man alive.
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297. He'll teach you
all you got to know.
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298. To hell with that.
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299. I want to work
with you, Luther.
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300. I'm out, Johnny.
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301. Yeah, sure. If that's
the way you want it.
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302. That's the way I want it.
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303. How do you like
that Coleman?
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304. After five years.
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305. Come on,
it was the only thing to do.
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306. He knew he was
holding you back.
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307. Yeah,
but we were partners.
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308. if it weren't for Luther,
I'd still be
hustling pinball.
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309. I don't need any more
than what I got.
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310. Well, you won't have anything
if you don't lay off
the games of chance.
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311. There's a depression on,
you know.
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312. There's always
a depression on.
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313. if you saved a little bit,
you wouldn't have to grift.
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314. I like grifting.
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315. Maybe you could buy
yourself some things.
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316. What?
Clean clothes, a car.
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317. I got clothes, and
I don't know how to drive.
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318. What else
do you got to sell?
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319. All right. Forget it.
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320. Hey, Hooker!
Come on, you son of a...
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321. Oh, hi there, Snyder.
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322. What's the matter?
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323. Things a little slow
down at the bunco department
tonight, huh?
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324. Somebody lose the dominoes?
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325. You scored blood money today,
Hooker, you need a friend.
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326. Go find yourself
a shoplifter to roll.
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327. You got the wrong guy, pal.
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328. I've been home
with the flu all day.
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329. You can stake out
my toilet if you want.
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330. Keep talking!
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331. I'll tell you what
you did, smart boy.
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332. You tied into a loaded mark
on 47th across from Maxie's.
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333. And you and Coleman
played the switch for him
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334. and blew him off
to a cab on 49th.
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335. if he hadn't been
a numbers runner
for Doyle Lonnegan,
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336. it would've been perfect.
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337. You're crazy.
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338. I ain't stupid enough
to play for no rackets money.
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339. Not intentionally, maybe.
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340. That don't cut no ice
with Lonnegan.
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341. He'll swat you
like a fly.
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342. Yeah, well,
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343. Well, I'll square it
with the fixer.
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344. Nobody can buy you a prayer
if I put the finger on you.
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345. Now, I figure
your end of the score
was at least $3, 000.
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346. I want $2, 000,
no matter what it was.
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347. My take was only $ 1, 000.
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348. Then you're gonna have
to come up with another
$ 1, 000 somewhere.
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349. All right.
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350. You're a smart egg,
Hooker.
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351. No sense getting dead
over $2, 000.
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352. Relax, Erie.
I'll bill you.
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353. I thought you blew
all your money.
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354. I did.
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355. The stuff I gave him
is counterfeit.
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356. They'll spot it
the first place
he tries to spend it.
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357. Are you crazy,
giving him counterfeit money?
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358. Hey, wait up!
Where you going?
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359. I'll tell you!
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360. What the hell
are you gonna do
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361. if Snyder puts
the finger on you, huh?
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362. You're committing
suicide, kid.
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363. Christ, what difference
does it make?
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364. if Snyder knows about us,
so does everybody else.
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365. He never
gets anything first.
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366. Hey, listen to me.
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367. Don't go back
to your place tonight.
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368. Don't go anyplace
you usually go.
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369. You hear me?
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370. Damn! There's no answer
at Luther's.
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371. Look,
you better get out of town
or somethin' , huh?
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372. Hey, lady. Lady, let go!
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373. Ma'am! Ma'am!
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374. I want my nickel
back for that telephone!
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375. No, sir.
Nobody here did.
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376. 1 52 1 North Bryant.
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377. Luther!
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378. Is he dead?
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379. I don't know.
There was a big fight.
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380. I don't know.
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381. Somebody must've pushed him.
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382. Oh!
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383. Jesus!
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384. Luther!
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385. Luther!
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386. Jesus!
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387. Oh! God! No!
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388. Luther! Luther!
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389. What happened?
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390. God, who would do such
a thing to you, Luther?
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391. Luther!
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392. Alva.
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393. Come on!
Let's get out of here.
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394. Luther.
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395. Hooker, come on!
if Snyder catches you here,
you're dead!
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396. Get out of here!
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397. Out of the way.
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398. Help me! Help me! Help me!
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399. Ah.
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400. Excuse me.
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401. I'm looking for a guy
named Henry Gondorff.
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402. Know him?
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403. No.
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404. You sure?
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405. Beat it.
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406. Luther Coleman sent me.
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407. Are you Hooker?
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408. Yeah.
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409. Why didn't you say so?
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410. We heard about Luther
last night.
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411. Come on.
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412. I thought maybe
you were a cop
or somethin'.
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413. It's the room in the back.
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414. He wasn't expecting
you so soon, though.
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415. Thanks.
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416. The great Henry Gondorff.
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417. Turn it off!
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418. You sober?
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419. Turn it off, will you?
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420. Glad to meet you, kid.
You're a real horse's ass.
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421. Luther said I could learn
somethin' from you.
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422. I already know
how to drink.
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423. Sorry about Luther.
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424. He was the best street worker
I ever saw.
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425. He had you down
as a big-timer.
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426. What happened?
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427. I conned
a senator from Florida
on a stock deal.
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428. A real lop-ear.
Thought he was gonna
take over General Electric.
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429. Some chanteuse
woke him, though,
and he put the feds on me.
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430. You mean you blew it.
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431. Luther didn't tell me
you had a big mouth.
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432. He didn't tell me
you was a screw-up, either.
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433. You played any
big cons since then?
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434. Oh, I lammed around
a bunch of bohunk towns,
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435. one kick ahead of the G-men.
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436. Would be still,
if Billie hadn't
set me up here.
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437. Don't kid yourself, friend.
I still know how.
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438. Are you going to stay
for breakfast,
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439. or do you already
know how to eat?
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440. I picked something up
along the way.
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441. ls Lonnegan after you, too?
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442. I don't know.
I ain't seen anybody.
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443. You never do, kid.
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444. Doyle?
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445. Yeah.
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446. We just talked to Chicago.
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447. They got one of
the grifters last night.
A nigger.
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448. How about the other one?
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449. They're still
looking for him.
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450. Who did Combs put on it?
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451. He gave it to Riley and Cole.
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452. They staked out
the other guy's place
last night,
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453. but he never showed.
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454. They figure maybe
he skipped town.
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455. Do you want to
keep after him?
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456. You see that fella
in the red sweater
over there?
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457. H is name's Danny McCoy.
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458. Works a few of
the protection rackets
for Carnello
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459. when he's waiting
for something better
to happen.
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460. Danny and I have
known each other
since we were six.
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461. Take a good look
at that face, Floyd.
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462. Because if he ever finds out
I can be beat
by one lousy grifter,
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463. I'll have to kill him
and every other hood
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464. who wants to muscle in
on my Chicago operation.
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465. You follow?
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466. Yes, sir.
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467. Good lad.
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468. Hey, you feeling all right
this morning, Henry?
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469. Yeah, fine.
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470. Would you mind
opening up the round
a little early today?
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471. We got some business
coming in before hours.
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472. Sure.
And check the main gearing,
will you?
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473. Man O' War started
rattling yesterday
and threw a kid on its head.
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474. Great little countess,
that Billie.
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475. She runs a spiffy house
up there, too.
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476. You, uh, plan to spend
the rest of your life here?
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477. I could do a lot worse.
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478. Listen, Gondorff,
am I gonna learn to play
the big con or not?
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479. What's your hurry?
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480. I wanna play
for Lonnegan.
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481. You know anything
about the guy?
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482. Yeah, he croaked Luther.
Anything else I got to know?
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483. All right.
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484. He runs a numbers racket
on the South Side,
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485. he owns a packinghouse,
a few banks—
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486. Yeah,
and half the politicians
in New York and Chicago.
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487. Not a fix in this
world gonna cool him out
if he blows on you.
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488. I'll get him anyway.
Why?
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489. 'Cause I don't know enough
about killin' to kill him.
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490. You can't do it alone,
you know.
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491. It takes a mob of guys
and enough money
to make them look good.
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492. I know plenty of guys.
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493. It's not like playing winos.
You can't outrun a—
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494. I never played
for no winos.
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495. You've gotta keep his con
even after you take his money.
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496. He can't know you took him.
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497. You're scared of him.
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498. Right down
to my socks, buster.
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499. You're talkin' about a guy
who would kill a grifter
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500. over a chunk of money
that wouldn't support
him for two days.
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501. You're going to go for him.
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502. I just don't want a hothead
looking to get even,
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503. coming back
halfway through saying,
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504. it ain't enough,
'cause it's all
we're gonna get.
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505. Can you get a mob together?
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506. After what happened
to Luther,
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507. I don't think I can get more
than 200, 300 guys.
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508. Luther said you learn fast.
I hope he's right.
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509. Lonnegan gets
most of his income
from the numbers
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510. even though he's been
putting more money
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511. into his
savings-and-loan business.
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512. You think he's moving
out of the racket?
No.
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513. He owns most of
the stock that's traded.
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514. But my guess is
he's just trying to build
himself a respectable image.
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515. He came out of Five Points,
Copy !req
516. but he's been
telling everybody
he was born in Forest H ills.
Copy !req
517. He knows the market, though.
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518. I don't think we can take him
on a stocks deal.
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519. Twist,
what about the numbers?
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520. Tipsters say it's run out of
a packinghouse on 14th
by a guy named Combs.
Copy !req
521. Lonnegan comes out
every three weeks
to check on it, but
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522. he stays away from
the day-to-day stuff
in case it's raided.
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523. These are two of Combs'
favorite torpedoes:
Riley and Cole.
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524. You ever seen 'em?
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525. No.
They're the ones
who hit Luther.
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526. They also got
the numbers runner
you conned.
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527. A guy named Mottola.
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528. Found him in a quarry
with a knife in his eye.
Copy !req
529. Lonnegan's had
seven or eight people
rubbed on his way up.
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530. H is pattern has been
to get close to a racket boss,
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531. learn the operation,
then move in on it.
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532. He's done it to Gorman,
O'Donnell, Buchalman.
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533. He took the numbers
from Sharkey.
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534. All four of these guys
are dead.
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535. He's vindictive
as hell, Henry.
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536. Kills for pride.
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537. Doesn't add up
he'd let Hooker
get away from him.
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538. You see anything,
kid, you let us know.
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539. if they put you on the spot,
we got to fold the con.
You got that?
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540. Yeah. You sure it's got to be
one of these two guys?
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541. No. They're just
the only ones we know of.
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542. Time.
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543. Set me up five more beers,
will you, Danny?
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544. You the owner here?
That's right.
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545. Lt. Snyder, Bunco.
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546. That's a Joliet badge,
Snyder.
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547. Don't cut much up here.
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548. Looking for a guy on the lam
from a counterfeiting rap.
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549. Thought he might've
come in here.
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550. Don't think so.
I know everyone in the place.
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551. And I always bounce
the lamsters.
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552. All right if
I look around in here?
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553. No, but you're welcome
to a free beer before you go.
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554. I don't really
need your permission.
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555. I don't know what to do
with this guy, Henry.
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556. He's an lrishman
who doesn't drink,
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557. doesn't smoke and
doesn't chase dames.
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558. He's a grand knight
in the Knights of Columbus.
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559. And he only goes
out to play faro.
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560. Sometimes plays
15 to 20 hours at a time.
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561. J ust him against the house.
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562. Roulette, craps?
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563. He won't touch 'em.
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564. The croupier at Gilman's says
he never plays
anything he can't win.
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565. Sports?
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566. Mmm, likes to be seen
with fighters sometimes,
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567. but doesn't go to
the fights or bet on them.
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568. Jesus. Does he do anything
where he's not alone?
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569. J ust poker.
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570. And he cheats.
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571. Pretty good at it, too.
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572. Where does he play?
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573. The porters say he
runs a braced game
on the Century Limited
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574. when he comes out
here from New York.
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575. $ 100 minimum, straight poker.
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576. And a lot of high rollers
ride that train
just to play him.
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577. That sounds good, J.J.
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578. Which way are the rooms?
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579. Who told you
this guy was in here?
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580. Nobody. I just know
what kind of woman
he likes.
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581. I'm gonna check
all the joy houses
till I find him.
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582. Well, maybe I could help you
if you tell me his name.
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583. I doubt it.
Which way are the rooms?
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584. Right through there.
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585. But I wouldn't go in there
if I were you.
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586. What are you gonna do,
call the cops?
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587. I don't have to.
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588. You'd be busting in
on the chief of police
just up the hall.
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589. We'll play it out here.
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590. And a huge duke is too simple.
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591. With no fix,
we're gonna need a con
with a sure-fire blow-off.
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592. I think we ought
to play this guy
on the payoff.
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593. It's the tightest game
we got.
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594. It's not all over
the papers yet.
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595. Lonnegan is a fast egg,
J.J.
Copy !req
596. He's not going to sit still
for a standard play.
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597. So what does that leave us?
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598. We can't con
the payoff to a banker.
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599. We'll use the wire.
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600. Haven't known
a poker player yet
didn't wanna beat the ponies.
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601. The wire's been
out of date for 10 years.
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602. That's why
he won't know it.
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603. I'm not sure I know it.
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604. It'll take two of us
working the inside.
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605. Any objections
to Hooker as second man?
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606. All right.
We'll give Lonnegan the hook
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607. on the train
and play him here.
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608. J.J. , you think I can
get in that poker game?
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609. J ust show up
with a lot of money
and look like a sucker.
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610. I also gotta win.
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611. Oh, by the way,
any of you guys been passing
bad money lately?
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612. if he comes in again,
stall him so I can
get a look at him.
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613. Mmm-hmm.
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614. Fella by the name of Stenner
had this place until about
six months ago,
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615. but he had to give it up.
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616. It doesn't look so good
right now,
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617. but maybe you can fix it up
a little bit.
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618. Watch your step
when you come in.
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619. There's a dip down
on the left.
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620. How's it look, Eddie?
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621. It looks all right, Kid.
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622. It's big enough,
and it's off the street.
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623. I don't know.
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624. It's kind of short notice.
I'm not sure
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625. we can get it all
done by Saturday.
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626. Got to. Gondorff's
riding the mark down
from New York on the Century.
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627. We'll take it.
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628. That building
at the end of the alley,
do you manage that?
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629. For 15 years.
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630. I'll need a corner room
facing this way.
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631. How much a week?
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632. Only rents
by the month.
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633. $250
for the two of them.
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634. Last time I expect
to see you down here.
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635. Never heard
of the place.
Copy !req
636. It's been awhile since
I stocked the wire store.
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637. Not many mobs
playing that anymore.
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638. All we'll need
is the bookie setup for now.
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639. All right.
I'll rent you everything
Copy !req
640. I've got in the warehouse
for $2, 000.
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641. That'll give you phones,
cages, blackboards
and ticker gear.
Copy !req
642. if you want
a counter and bar,
that's another $ 1, 000.
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643. That's pretty steep, Benny.
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644. Gondorff's
still a hot item.
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645. Where would I be
if he gets hit?
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646. Benny, you just give us
what you can.
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647. We'll send a truck down.
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648. Now how do you want to
work this?
Flat rate or percentage?
Copy !req
649. Who's the mark?
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650. Doyle Lonnegan.
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651. Flat rate.
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652. The guy in the black hat
with the gimp.
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653. He's not as tough
as he thinks.
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654. Neither are we.
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655. Mr. Shaw?
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656. That's right.
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657. You wanted to see me?
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658. I hear there's
a friendly poker game
on this train. Know about it?
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659. Oh, a little.
Thank you, sir.
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660. Can you get me
in that game?
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661. Oh, I don't know.
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662. There's usually
a waiting list.
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663. That'll get you
first alternate, sir.
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664. I'll see
what I can do.
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665. Hey, Twist!
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666. Patty, me boy!
How are you?
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667. How are you, Twist?
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668. Hey, Champ, you're
looking like a million!
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669. Good to see you!
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670. Goldie, you old son of a gun.
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671. I saw the Kid in Denver.
Copy !req
672. He says to say hello to you.
Copy !req
673. Joiner, are you still
working those shapes?
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674. Any number
you want, Twist!
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675. Good to see you again, Twist.
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676. Okay, Lacey.
Good to see you.
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677. It's good to see you.
Dukey, how are you?
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678. Come on in.
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679. When did you
get back in town?
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680. A couple of days ago.
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681. You heard about
Luther Coleman,
didn't you?
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682. Yeah,
some of the boys
were passing the hat
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683. for Alva and the kids.
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684. I never seen the guys
so worked up.
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685. Well, don't worry
about it, Dukey.
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686. We're gonna send
a little calling
card of our own.
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687. Gondorff is
setting up a wire store
on the north side.
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688. I'm gonna need a 20-man
boost right away.
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689. I got plenty of talent
out there tonight.
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690. You can take
your pick. Lace!
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691. This is a tough one, Dukey.
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692. These boys have
got to be the quill.
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693. Get me the sheet.
Let's see who's in town, huh?
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694. Hey, Patty,
give me the sheet.
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695. Sure.
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696. Gondorff's already on...
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697. Twist, you know this guy?
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698. No, I never saw him before.
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699. He's a dick, though.
Copy !req
700. Hello, Snyder.
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701. What are you doin'
up here?
I'm on vacation.
Copy !req
702. Hey, you seen that
friend of yours lately?
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703. No, no.
He, uh, packed it in.
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704. Enrolled in detective school.
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705. When you see him,
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706. you tell him
he better pay up
before I get to him.
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707. That son of a bitch.
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708. Oh, thanks, Lace.
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709. Now, let's see
what we got here.
Copy !req
710. Let's see. Horse Face Lee,
Slim Miller,
Copy !req
711. Suitcase Murphy
and the Big Alabama
are in from New Orleans.
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712. Crying Jonesy
and the Boone Kid
from Denver.
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713. Dippy Burke and
Limehouse Chappie
from New York.
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714. Well, these and
the guys outside
Copy !req
715. should give you 30 or more
to choose from.
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716. Good, Dukey.
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717. Have them down at Stenner's
old pool hall before 6:00.
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718. We're gonna run
the route tonight.
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719. Okay, Twist, but
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720. if this thing
blows up, remember,
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721. I can't do you
no good downtown.
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722. Gondorff is federal.
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723. Dukey, if this thing blows up,
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724. the feds will be
the least of our problems.
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725. Yeah?
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726. You in?
Copy !req
727. Yeah, I think so.
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728. I gave
the conductor a C-note.
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729. Did you find out
the deck?
Copy !req
730. He usually plays
with a Tally-Ho Fan
or a Tally-Ho Circle.
Copy !req
731. I got you one of each.
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732. He likes to cold-deck low,
eights or nines.
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733. That's nice work, J.J. Here.
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734. Oh, I'm sorry.
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735. Don't mention it, ma'am.
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736. She picked him clean.
He never missed it.
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737. My God, looks like
he's expecting a big night.
Copy !req
738. Must be $ 1 5, 000
or $20, 000 here.
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739. He's waiting for you
in the card room.
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740. Let him wait.
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741. You just worry
about your end, kid.
Copy !req
742. if we ever get to it.
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743. Excuse me.
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744. You sure you
checked this guy out?
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745. He seemed like
a pleasant man,
a lot of cash on him.
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746. $200 suit,
expensive luggage.
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747. I'll vouch for him.
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748. Why isn't he here then?
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749. Don't worry.
He'll be here.
Copy !req
750. All right.
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751. What're you doing?
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752. Always drink gin
with a mark, kid.
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753. He can't tell
if you cut it.
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754. $2, 000 for you,
Mr. Clayton.
Copy !req
755. Thank you.
Copy !req
756. All right, gentlemen.
Should we not wait for him?
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757. Let's go.
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758. I think
that's a good idea.
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759. Mr. Clemens,
give me the cards.
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760. Sorry I'm late, guys.
I was taking a crap.
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761. The name's Shaw.
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762. Mr. Shaw,
meet Mr. Jameson
from Chicago.
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763. How are you?
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764. Mr. Lombard
from Philadelphia.
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765. Yeah.
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766. And Mr. Lonnegan
from New York.
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767. Pleased to meet you.
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768. Mr. Clayton, Pittsburgh.
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769. Any of you guys want
to make a little book
in Chicago,
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770. I'm the guy to see.
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771. The game is straight poker
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772. $ 100 minimum,
table stakes.
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773. Ah, Mr. Shaw,
this is a gentleman's game.
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774. We assume you're all
good for your debts.
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775. How much would you like,
Mr. Shaw?
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776. I'll start with $5, 000.
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777. Mr. Shaw, we usually require
a tie at this table.
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778. if you don't have one,
we can get you one.
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779. Hey,
that'd be real nice of you,
Mr. Lonneman.
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780. Lonnegan.
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781. Name's Curly Jackson.
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782. Worked for Gad Bryan
out of Baldwin.
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783. Jackson?
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784. Jackson, Jackson.
Oh, yeah.
Copy !req
785. You ever played the wire,
Curly?
Copy !req
786. Roped for it long ago.
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787. I can shill, mark board,
anything you want.
Copy !req
788. I don't run with riffraff,
and I only drink
on the weekend.
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789. Me specialty's an Englishman.
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790. All right, Curly.
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791. We got a rack of suits
over there.
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792. Pick yourself out
a nice tweed one.
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793. That's all right.
I've got all my own stuff.
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794. Doyle?
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795. One.
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796. Bill?
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797. I'll take one.
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798. Shaw?
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799. Three.
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800. And the dealer will take one.
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801. Bet $500.
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802. I'll call.
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803. Call and raise.
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804. $300.
I'm out.
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805. Fold.
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806. Your $300
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807. and raise
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808. $500.
Copy !req
809. That's $800 to me.
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810. Call.
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811. Jacks on top.
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812. Beats me.
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813. Three tens.
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814. Tough luck, Lonnihan.
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815. But that's what you
get for playing
with your head up your ass.
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816. Couple more like that,
we can all
go to bed early.
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817. The name's Lonnegan.
Doyle Lonnegan.
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818. You're gonna remember that,
Mr. Shaw,
Copy !req
819. or you're gonna get yourself
another game.
Copy !req
820. You follow?
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821. Bring it right up here!
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822. Hey, Eddie,
we brought you a tap
into Moe Anenberg's wire.
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823. You'll get race results,
odds,
Copy !req
824. scratches,
pole positions, everything.
Copy !req
825. And just as fast
as Western U nion gets them.
Copy !req
826. Does J.J. know
how to use that thing?
Copy !req
827. All he's got to do is read.
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828. The name is Joe Erie.
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829. Joe Erie.
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830. You, uh, played for
any particular mobs?
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831. No.
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832. You ever play
the wire before, Erie?
Copy !req
833. No.
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834. I never played no
big con before, but, uh,
Copy !req
835. Luther Coleman was
a friend of mine,
and I thought maybe
Copy !req
836. there'd be something
I could do.
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837. You get that nose
in Duke Boudreau's tonight?
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838. Yeah.
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839. You got moxie, Erie.
Get yourself a suit.
Copy !req
840. Thanks.
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841. I'll bet $300.
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842. Call and raise $200.
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843. Call.
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844. No.
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845. I'm out.
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846. Call.
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847. Aces over.
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848. Three cowboys.
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849. All red, queen high.
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850. Well, that finishes me.
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851. Don't worry
about it, pal.
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852. They wouldn't have let you in
if you weren't a chump!
Copy !req
853. Lombard will be joining you
in a couple of minutes.
Copy !req
854. Now, look here, Shaw
Copy !req
855. I've had enough
of this game
Copy !req
856. and quite enough
of this company.
Copy !req
857. Check me out, Clemens.
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858. I guess that just
leaves the three of us.
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859. Yes, Mr. Shaw.
that just leaves us three.
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860. Mr. Clayton, I think we should
take a break for five minutes.
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861. Tempers seem to be
running a little high.
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862. Oh, come on, Linneman,
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863. I was just
starting to do good.
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864. Stack me a cooler, Floyd.
Oh, come on, Doyle.
Copy !req
865. We'll be in the station
in another hour.
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866. The other guys are the losers.
You're still okay.
Copy !req
867. Fix me a deck.
Threes and nines.
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868. I'll cut it in
on Clayton's deal.
Copy !req
869. What do you want
Clayton to get?
Copy !req
870. Nothing. I want him
out of there early.
Copy !req
871. I'm gonna bust that bastard
bookie in one play.
Copy !req
872. $400 to you, Mr. Jameson.
You're even.
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873. Well, just wasn't
my night.
Copy !req
874. I need it.
Copy !req
875. You know what time we get in?
No, I don't.
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876. Hey, where's your ante?
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877. Every time I had anything,
he stayed in front of me.
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878. $500.
Copy !req
879. Your $500. $ 1, 000.
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880. I'll fold.
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881. I'll play.
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882. Cards?
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883. Two.
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884. Three.
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885. $500.
Copy !req
886. Your $500 and $ 1, 000.
Copy !req
887. Your $ 1, 000.
I'll raise you $2, 000.
Copy !req
888. Your $2, 000.
Copy !req
889. Mr. Clemens,
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890. give me $ 1 0, 000 more.
Copy !req
891. I'll call.
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892. Four nines.
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893. Four Jacks.
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894. You owe me $ 1 5, 000, pal.
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895. Must've left
my wallet in my room.
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896. Don't hand me
any of that crap!
Copy !req
897. When you come to a game
like this,
you bring your money!
Copy !req
898. How do I know you
won't take a powder?
Copy !req
899. No, no,
no, no, no, now...
Copy !req
900. All right,
I'll tell you what I'll do.
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901. I'll send a boy around
to your room in five minutes.
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902. You better have
the money
Copy !req
903. or it's gonna be
all around Chicago
that you welched.
Copy !req
904. You won't be able to
get a game of jacks!
Copy !req
905. Cash me in for
the rest of these bums.
Copy !req
906. You're on, kid.
Copy !req
907. But I can tell you,
it's a hard act to follow.
Copy !req
908. How did it go?
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909. We got working money.
Copy !req
910. Hey?
Yeah?
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911. He's steamin'.
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912. Yeah.
Copy !req
913. Watch yourself.
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914. Doyle, I know
I gave him four threes!
Copy !req
915. He had to
make a switch!
Copy !req
916. We can't let him
get away with that.
Copy !req
917. What was I
supposed to do?
Copy !req
918. Call him for cheating
better than me
in front of the others?
Copy !req
919. Name's Kelly.
Shaw sent me.
Copy !req
920. Your boss is quite
a card player, Mr. Kelly.
Copy !req
921. How does he do it?
Copy !req
922. He cheats.
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923. Well, in that case,
I'll keep my money,
Copy !req
924. and we'll just
have another game.
Copy !req
925. You don't have any to keep.
Copy !req
926. Here's your wallet.
Copy !req
927. He hired a dame
to take it from you.
Copy !req
928. Shaw's been planning
to beat your game for months.
Copy !req
929. He's been waiting
for you to cheat him
so he could clip you.
Copy !req
930. Who do you think you're
talking to, errand boy?
Copy !req
931. Nobody sets me up!
Copy !req
932. Take him back to
the baggage room!
Copy !req
933. Put one in his ear!
Copy !req
934. There were four witnesses
at that table!
Copy !req
935. Then go back, get that
other goddamn son of a bitch
Copy !req
936. and we'll dump them
in the first tunnel we hit.
Copy !req
937. Doyle, we'll be in the station
in a few minutes!
Copy !req
938. It ain't gonna look too good
Copy !req
939. you killing a guy
you owe money to.
Copy !req
940. There's better ways
of taking him down.
Copy !req
941. What do you think
Shaw would do to me
Copy !req
942. if he knew I was
telling you this?
Copy !req
943. Okay.
Copy !req
944. Why the rat?
Copy !req
945. I want to take over
his operation,
Copy !req
946. and I need you
to help me break him.
Copy !req
947. Where's my money?
Copy !req
948. Shaw's got it.
Copy !req
949. How the hell could
I ask him for it back?
Copy !req
950. We're pulling in.
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951. I'm giving you
a lift home.
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952. I was supposed
to go with Shaw.
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953. Explain it to him somehow.
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954. Yeah, but he's expecting me.
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955. I'm giving you a lift home.
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956. You follow?
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957. Yeah, sure. Sure thing.
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958. What makes you think
you can beat him?
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959. I've been planning this
for two years.
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960. I know his organization
backwards and forwards.
Copy !req
961. And I need somebody
who's respectable
but not completely legit.
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962. I'm a banker, Kelly.
That's legit in this state.
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963. All you gotta do is
put down a bet for me
at Shaw's place.
Copy !req
964. I'll do the rest.
I'll supply the money.
Copy !req
965. I'll supply the information.
Copy !req
966. What about the money
you come to collect?
Won't he miss it?
Copy !req
967. I'll tell him you paid it.
Copy !req
968. I keep his books.
He trusts me.
Copy !req
969. if you help me,
I'll pay you back the money
he stole out of my own pocket.
Copy !req
970. It's worth
that much to you?
Copy !req
971. Yeah.
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972. Oh, yeah.
Maybe a couple of million.
Copy !req
973. Where do you
come from, Kelly?
Copy !req
974. From the East Side
of New York.
A place called Five Points.
Copy !req
975. But I got out of there.
Copy !req
976. Out and up, huh?
Copy !req
977. Hey, Floyd,
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978. I'm gonna have to keep
you away from this guy.
Copy !req
979. You're liable
to get ideas.
Copy !req
980. I'll be at Klein's Drug Store
Copy !req
981. 660 South Marshall at 1 : 30,
if you're interested.
Copy !req
982. if I'm not there by 1:45,
I'm not coming.
Copy !req
983. Hey, Hooker.
Hey, Ed.
Copy !req
984. How did it go?
Jake.
Copy !req
985. Everything go okay?
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986. Yeah, sure. Hell, easy.
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987. No sign of trouble, huh?
Copy !req
988. No.
Copy !req
989. What about Lonnegan?
Copy !req
990. I gave him the breakdown,
just like you said.
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991. And?
Copy !req
992. He's good.
He threatened to kill me.
Copy !req
993. Hell, kid,
if they don't do that,
Copy !req
994. you know you're not
getting to them.
Copy !req
995. Hello, Doyle.
Copy !req
996. All right, Riley,
what the hell happened?
Copy !req
997. We missed him.
Copy !req
998. Whoever he is,
he made a fool out of you.
Copy !req
999. There wasn't no way
he could've known
we was in that room.
Copy !req
1000. Somebody must've
wised him up.
Copy !req
1001. What does Cole
say about that?
Copy !req
1002. I don't know.
He took it hard.
Copy !req
1003. Get out of here, Riley.
Copy !req
1004. Put Salino onto it.
Copy !req
1005. Salino?
Why waste our best people
on a small-time job?
Copy !req
1006. This is a nickel-and-dime
grifter we're after, Doyle.
Copy !req
1007. They'll get him next time.
Copy !req
1008. They had their chance.
Copy !req
1009. All they did was
shoot up a neighborhood,
Copy !req
1010. make a lot of noise,
wake up a few cops.
Copy !req
1011. Yeah, but that was—
I told you to
put Salino onto it.
Copy !req
1012. It may take
a little more time,
Copy !req
1013. but there won't be
any holes.
Copy !req
1014. Tell Cole I wanna see him
when he comes in.
Copy !req
1015. Well, he won't be coming in,
Copy !req
1016. not to get bounced
off a job, anyway.
Copy !req
1017. This is Salino's job, Vince.
Copy !req
1018. Cole wants to muscle in on it,
that's his business.
Copy !req
1019. But he's breaking the rules
and Salino won't like it.
Copy !req
1020. Now, get me the books.
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1021. Joe, those odds on
the third race are wrong.
Copy !req
1022. J ust a minute.
I'll get them for you.
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1023. Don't worry so much, lad.
You're gonna be all right.
Copy !req
1024. J ust stay to the back
the first time around.
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1025. Put a little of this
on your nose.
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1026. Kelly?
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1027. You should always
look to the back, kid.
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1028. I was afraid
you wasn't gonna show.
Copy !req
1029. We haven't got much time.
Copy !req
1030. Get on with it, then.
Copy !req
1031. Sometime after 2:00
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1032. a guy's gonna
call on that phone there
Copy !req
1033. and give you
the name of a horse.
Copy !req
1034. All you got to do
is take this $2, 000
Copy !req
1035. across the street
and down the alley
Copy !req
1036. to Shaw's place,
and bet it on that pony.
Copy !req
1037. There's nothing to it.
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1038. But don't take too much time.
Copy !req
1039. We've only got three
or four minutes
after you get the call.
Copy !req
1040. You'll not break him
with a $2, 000 bet.
Copy !req
1041. This is just a test.
The big one comes later.
Copy !req
1042. But be careful with that.
That's all I got.
Copy !req
1043. And you were gonna pay me back
out of your own pocket?
Copy !req
1044. I am. After the race.
Copy !req
1045. I got to get back
before Shaw misses me.
Copy !req
1046. Good luck.
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1047. Yeah? Go ahead.
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1048. The horse is
Blue Note to win.
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1049. Fourth race at Narragansett.
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1050. Got it.
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1051. Yeah?
Copy !req
1052. Blue Note to win
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1053. in the fourth race
at Narragansett.
Copy !req
1054. Turning for home,
it's Lady Scout by a length.
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1055. Speed Queen a half,
Lady Trust and Miss Petrina.
Copy !req
1056. lnto the stretch,
it's Lady Scout ahead,
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1057. Speed Queen a half.
Copy !req
1058. And at the wire,
it's Speed Queen the winner!
Copy !req
1059. Lady Scout placed
and Miss Petrina showed.
Copy !req
1060. Post numbers two, five,
and one.
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1061. Taking off at 23.
Copy !req
1062. Look at that.
Copy !req
1063. He's got his apes with him.
Copy !req
1064. Yeah, we're gonna have to do
something about that.
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1065. Bubblesome is 10,
Beefsteak, 7...
Copy !req
1066. Vote Boy, 6,
Kerry Patch, 12.
Copy !req
1067. and Blue Note is 7-1.
Copy !req
1068. This is your last call
for the third race
at Lincoln Fields.
Copy !req
1069. They're going to the post.
Copy !req
1070. You may still wager . . .
There he goes.
Copy !req
1071. . . . if you hurry.
Copy !req
1072. At Detroit, the winner,
Speed Queen, paid $7. 20
Copy !req
1073. $4. 60 and $3.40.
Copy !req
1074. Lady Scout, $7.40.
Copy !req
1075. Miss Petrina paid $4.
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1076. Last flash at Narragansett.
Copy !req
1077. Lady Higloss, 6-5.
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1078. I'd think you'd get
tired of losing, Harrigan.
Copy !req
1079. Thank you, Mr. Willis.
Copy !req
1080. Blue Note,
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1081. $2, 000 to win, fourth race,
Narragansett.
Copy !req
1082. Make sure
you see the cash, Eddie.
Copy !req
1083. He's got a name for
betting money he doesn't have.
Copy !req
1084. We'll give you the results
on that one in a minute.
Copy !req
1085. Ladies and gentlemen,
this is Arnold Rowe,
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1086. your caller
for the fourth race.
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1087. The mile and one-sixteenth
Mansfield handicap
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1088. at Narragansett Park,
Rhode lsland.
Copy !req
1089. $1 3,000 added,
3-year-olds and up.
Copy !req
1090. The flag is up,
and they're off and running.
Copy !req
1091. It's Bubblesome
going to the front,
Copy !req
1092. followed by Lady Higloss,
Copy !req
1093. Vote Boy, Chancing,
Beefsteak, Kerry Patch
Copy !req
1094. and Blue Note
trails the field.
Copy !req
1095. Around the clubhouse turn,
it's Bubblesome ahead,
Copy !req
1096. Chancing a half,
Lady Higloss by one
Copy !req
1097. followed by
Vote Boy, Beefsteak,
Copy !req
1098. Kerry Patch and Blue Note.
Copy !req
1099. lnto the second turn,
it's Chancing by a length.
Copy !req
1100. Lady Higloss driving
on the rail and Vote Boy
Copy !req
1101. followed by Bubblesome,
Beefsteak, Kerry Patch
and Blue Note.
Copy !req
1102. Come on, Chancing!
Copy !req
1103. Hey, uh...
Copy !req
1104. Lady Higloss a half,
Vote Boy by one.
Copy !req
1105. That Lady H igloss is
a hell of a finisher.
Copy !req
1106. Chancing's gonna
have to open up
a little more on her.
Copy !req
1107. Know anything about a horse
named Blue Note?
Copy !req
1108. Nah, nah,
he never done much.
Copy !req
1109. Probably in there
just to round out the field.
Copy !req
1110. Chancing's where you want
to have your money.
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1111. Great tip
you handed me, kid.
Copy !req
1112. J ust give him time.
Copy !req
1113. Chancing by one.
Copy !req
1114. And here comes Blue Note,
driving on the outside!
Copy !req
1115. N ice work, Erie.
He loves you.
Copy !req
1116. He's third!
Copy !req
1117. Chancing is
shortening stride,
Copy !req
1118. and now it's Lady Higloss
and Blue Note.
Copy !req
1119. They're head to head.
They're neck to neck.
Copy !req
1120. It's Lady Higloss, Blue Note.
Copy !req
1121. Lady Higloss, Blue Note.
Copy !req
1122. And Blue Note
wins it by a nose!
Copy !req
1123. Lady Higloss
is second by three,
Copy !req
1124. and Chancing is third by one.
Copy !req
1125. Who in the blazes
is Blue Note?
Copy !req
1126. The winner, Blue Note,
paid $16, $9.40 and $6.
Copy !req
1127. So you want to have
your money on Chancing, huh?
Copy !req
1128. Chancing paid $3. 80.
Copy !req
1129. Time for the mile
and one-sixteenth.
Copy !req
1130. They're going to
the gate at Belmont.
Copy !req
1131. And here are the late odds.
Copy !req
1132. Both those garbage men
belong to you?
Copy !req
1133. Well, get them out of here
and don't bring 'em back.
Copy !req
1134. This is a class joint.
Copy !req
1135. Hey, you! Kelly!
Copy !req
1136. Yes, sir?
Copy !req
1137. Run those bums
out of here.
Copy !req
1138. U h, M-Mr. Shaw, could I—
Copy !req
1139. Don't give me
any of your lip, kid.
Copy !req
1140. Now, run 'em out of here.
Copy !req
1141. The winner is Panic Relief.
Copy !req
1142. Barbara A is second...
Copy !req
1143. I...
Copy !req
1144. Time for
the three-quarter mile:
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1145. 1 1.4.
Copy !req
1146. The winner,
Panic Relief, paid $12.40
Copy !req
1147. $8. 20 and $5.
Copy !req
1148. Barbara A, $6. 20 and $4.
Copy !req
1149. Wilder paid $4.
Copy !req
1150. They're at the post
at Belmont at 38.
Copy !req
1151. We're waiting on one.
I'll call Belmont next.
Copy !req
1152. That's it, fellas!
Copy !req
1153. I want to repeat that—
Copy !req
1154. All right, J.J.
Copy !req
1155. What do you say, pal?
Copy !req
1156. Yeah?
Copy !req
1157. Mmm-hmm.
Copy !req
1158. He's on his way.
Copy !req
1159. Hi, Mutt.
Copy !req
1160. Say, Jeff.
Copy !req
1161. Well, what'd I tell you?
Copy !req
1162. You got lucky once.
That's not enough.
Copy !req
1163. Oh. Lucky, hell.
I can do it every time.
Copy !req
1164. Why don't you then?
Copy !req
1165. 'Cause it's better
to do it all at once.
Copy !req
1166. We're gonna put down
$400, 000 next week.
Copy !req
1167. At 5-1 odds,
that's $2 million.
Copy !req
1168. Twenty percent of that
is yours if you stick with it.
Copy !req
1169. Got a system, Kelly?
Copy !req
1170. No. You can still lose
with a system.
Copy !req
1171. You're past-posting,
aren't you?
Copy !req
1172. Could be.
Copy !req
1173. How?
Copy !req
1174. You're gonna stay in?
Copy !req
1175. Not until
I get some answers.
Copy !req
1176. I got a partner downtown.
Copy !req
1177. And he runs the central office
of the Western U nion.
Copy !req
1178. Now, race results
from all over the country
come in there
Copy !req
1179. and go across his desk
to the bookies.
Copy !req
1180. Now, all he does
is hold them up
for a couple of minutes
Copy !req
1181. till he can call us,
get a bet down on the winner.
Copy !req
1182. Then he releases
the results to the bookies.
Copy !req
1183. We clean up on a race
that's already been run.
Now, you can't miss.
Copy !req
1184. U nless the Western U nion dicks
get a hold of it.
Copy !req
1185. You got the $400, 000 yet?
Copy !req
1186. No, not yet, but...
Copy !req
1187. Hey, there's only $ 1, 000 here.
Copy !req
1188. Make another bet tomorrow.
Copy !req
1189. What the hell is this?
Where's my money?
Copy !req
1190. I got $ 1 6, 000 coming.
Copy !req
1191. You owe me
$ 1 5, 000 already.
Copy !req
1192. Besides, if your setup's
as good as you say,
there's plenty more to come.
Copy !req
1193. I decide when to
place the bets!
Copy !req
1194. Not if you want me
to keep making them for you.
Copy !req
1195. I gotta talk to my partner.
Copy !req
1196. We can't afford
to expose too much.
Copy !req
1197. I'll talk to him myself.
No!
Copy !req
1198. You've been waiting
a long time for this, Kelly.
Copy !req
1199. Don't ruin it for yourself.
Copy !req
1200. I'll pick you up
tomorrow at 3:00.
Copy !req
1201. You follow?
Copy !req
1202. Twist, I told him the tale,
but he didn't go for it.
Copy !req
1203. He wants to see my partner
tomorrow at 3:00.
Copy !req
1204. 3:00?
Yeah.
Copy !req
1205. No, we'll never get
a telegraph store
set up by then.
Copy !req
1206. Any chance of talking him
out of it?
Copy !req
1207. None. I would've stalled him,
but I didn't have
many friends in the room.
Copy !req
1208. Yeah. Well, all right, we'll
have to play him on the fly.
Copy !req
1209. I'll get Eddie
looking for a place.
Copy !req
1210. Let me know when
you got something.
Copy !req
1211. Sure thing, tootsie.
Copy !req
1212. All right, Hooker!
Copy !req
1213. Stop him!
Copy !req
1214. Hey, watch it.
Copy !req
1215. Hooker! Hooker!
Copy !req
1216. I'll get you,
you rat!
Copy !req
1217. Hooker!
Copy !req
1218. Why didn't you tell me
about Snyder before?
Copy !req
1219. I thought I'd lost him.
Copy !req
1220. Well, you found him again.
Copy !req
1221. And we're gonna have to
do something about it.
Copy !req
1222. What else haven't
you been telling me?
Copy !req
1223. Nothing. That's all there is.
Copy !req
1224. Hold still.
Copy !req
1225. Why did you move
out of your room?
Copy !req
1226. It was too noisy.
Copy !req
1227. You can't play your friends
like marks, Hooker.
Copy !req
1228. You know how easy
it would be
Copy !req
1229. for one of
Lonnegan's guys to get you?
Copy !req
1230. Henry, all we need
is a couple of days
Copy !req
1231. and we can get
the son of a bitch
and nail him.
Copy !req
1232. You just won't learn,
will you?
Copy !req
1233. I come in here,
I teach you stuff
Copy !req
1234. that maybe five guys
in the world know.
Copy !req
1235. Stuff most grifters
couldn't do
even if they knew it.
Copy !req
1236. All you want to do
is run down a bullet.
Copy !req
1237. I'm asking a couple
of days, that's all.
Copy !req
1238. I can stay clear
that long!
Copy !req
1239. Christ, they'll probably
miss you and hit me.
Copy !req
1240. Hey.
Copy !req
1241. Hi.
Copy !req
1242. What will you have?
Copy !req
1243. Give me
the, uh, blue plate special.
Copy !req
1244. One blue plate special.
Copy !req
1245. You're done?
Copy !req
1246. Yeah.
Copy !req
1247. Guess I should've
had the meat loaf.
Copy !req
1248. It isn't any better.
Copy !req
1249. Hey, where's J une?
Copy !req
1250. She quit.
Copy !req
1251. I'm filling in for her
a couple of days
Copy !req
1252. until I can get
a train out of here.
Copy !req
1253. Yeah? Where are you going?
Copy !req
1254. I don't know.
Copy !req
1255. Depends on
what train I get on.
Copy !req
1256. Keep it.
Copy !req
1257. Thanks.
Copy !req
1258. Let's go.
Copy !req
1259. Excuse me, ma'am, but
we're looking for Mr. , uh...
Copy !req
1260. Harmon.
U h, Mr. Harmon's office.
Copy !req
1261. Mr. Harmon?
Copy !req
1262. Yeah.
Copy !req
1263. Got a work order here
for a painting job.
Copy !req
1264. For Mr. Harmon's office?
Copy !req
1265. That's right, ma'am.
Copy !req
1266. Well, uh, hold on.
J ust a second.
Copy !req
1267. H iya.
Copy !req
1268. Where to?
Copy !req
1269. 1 1 0 South Wabash.
Copy !req
1270. 1 1 0 South Wabash.
Get going.
Copy !req
1271. What happened
to your face?
Copy !req
1272. U h, got into a fight
with a raggle down on 13th.
Copy !req
1273. Cut me with her ring.
Copy !req
1274. You ought to
lay off the skirts.
Copy !req
1275. You don't find
any of my boys
Copy !req
1276. messing around
with that kind of trash.
Copy !req
1277. Brigham signed it, all right.
Copy !req
1278. I can't understand
why he didn't tell me.
Copy !req
1279. Ah, he's like
all 'em supervisors.
Copy !req
1280. They think they're too good
for regular people.
Copy !req
1281. He says he was in here
a while ago
and the place was a mess.
Copy !req
1282. We'll hurry so we don't
keep you out too long.
Copy !req
1283. Well, why can't I work
with you in here?
Copy !req
1284. Look, pal, we got to cover
the floor, the furniture,
Copy !req
1285. so we don't spill
on nothin'.
Copy !req
1286. Now, if you want to sit
in here with a tarp
Copy !req
1287. over your head,
you're welcome to it.
Copy !req
1288. All right.
How long will you be?
Copy !req
1289. Oh, an hour or two
at the most.
It's a small job.
Copy !req
1290. We'll go in
the side door here.
Copy !req
1291. H iya, Les.
Copy !req
1292. U h, Les,
this is Doyle Lonnegan.
Copy !req
1293. Mr. Lonnegan,
this is Les Harmon.
Copy !req
1294. How do you do,
Mr. Lonnegan?
Copy !req
1295. Could we, uh . . .
What did you
bring him here for?
Copy !req
1296. I thought it'd be a good idea
for him to see the operation.
Copy !req
1297. Kelly,
I'm having the place painted.
Copy !req
1298. We can't talk in here now.
Oh.
Copy !req
1299. Well, we'll have to
find someplace else.
Copy !req
1300. Excuse me, Mr. Lonnegan.
Copy !req
1301. Yeah, Miss Barnes,
I'm going home a little early.
Copy !req
1302. Look, if there are
any calls,
Copy !req
1303. tell them they can reach me
here tomorrow morning.
Thank you.
Copy !req
1304. Mr. Lonnegan?
Copy !req
1305. I want to see it
one more time.
Copy !req
1306. I can't do it.
Copy !req
1307. We got telegraph
inspectors everywhere.
Copy !req
1308. One more time won't
make a difference.
Copy !req
1309. We got $400, 000
coming in from
the coast next week.
Copy !req
1310. You wanna risk that
on a lousy $ 1 5, 000?
Copy !req
1311. if it works again tomorrow,
I'll finance the whole thing.
Copy !req
1312. $500, 000.
60-40, we split.
Copy !req
1313. What are you talking . . .
I told you,
we've already got a guy.
Copy !req
1314. He's gonna give us half.
What am I supposed to
say to him?
Copy !req
1315. Say to him what you want.
Copy !req
1316. What I know about
your operation, if I were you
Copy !req
1317. I'd be worried
about making me happy.
Copy !req
1318. He's right, Les.
Your guy says a week.
Copy !req
1319. How do we know it
won't be a month?
Copy !req
1320. Lonnegan here is a banker.
Copy !req
1321. He can get the money
without any questions asked.
Copy !req
1322. But we can't keep
going into Shaw's place
Copy !req
1323. and cleaning up
on long shots.
He's bound to get wise.
Copy !req
1324. All right.
We'll go for short odds.
Copy !req
1325. But it's still—
Copy !req
1326. You follow?
Copy !req
1327. You Lt. William Snyder?
Copy !req
1328. I don't know.
What's up?
Copy !req
1329. FBI.
Copy !req
1330. Special Agent Polk would
like a few words with you.
Copy !req
1331. You got
a couple of minutes?
Copy !req
1332. Yeah, sure.
Copy !req
1333. No, no, no. It's got to be
south of the river.
Copy !req
1334. Probably this
section in here.
Copy !req
1335. 31 st, 39th,
Morgan and Halstead.
Copy !req
1336. Now, that's
this section here.
Copy !req
1337. Now, let's break it
into two sections along 35th.
Copy !req
1338. What is this?
I got work to do.
Copy !req
1339. Sit down and
shut up, will you?
Copy !req
1340. Try not to live up
to all my expectations.
Copy !req
1341. Take two men with you.
work your way south
Copy !req
1342. from 31 st to 35th,
Morgan and Halstead.
Copy !req
1343. Go into every place and
let me know what you find.
Copy !req
1344. We've been told
you know a hustle artist
Copy !req
1345. named Johnny Hooker.
Copy !req
1346. You know him
or don't you?
Copy !req
1347. Yeah, but I don't know
where he is.
Copy !req
1348. Well, we do.
Copy !req
1349. He's chumming around
with a big "C"
Copy !req
1350. named Henry Gondorff.
Copy !req
1351. Ring any bells?
Copy !req
1352. Sure. Every bunco man in
the country knows Gondorff.
Copy !req
1353. Well, there's word
he's gonna run a con
Copy !req
1354. on the South Side here.
Copy !req
1355. We've got a year-old
Florida warrant on him,
Copy !req
1356. but it's a thin beef.
Copy !req
1357. He can beat it in court
unless we catch him cold.
Copy !req
1358. All we want you to do
is pick up Hooker for us.
Copy !req
1359. Why don't you
pick him up yourself?
Copy !req
1360. Because if word gets out
that the feds are in on it,
Copy !req
1361. Gondorff will fold up
the whole thing.
Copy !req
1362. Wouldn't that be too bad?
Copy !req
1363. Then you'd have to move out
of this nice office
Copy !req
1364. you've got here.
Copy !req
1365. Don't crack wise
with me, flatfoot.
Copy !req
1366. I spent too much time
in dumps like this
Copy !req
1367. eating Gondorff's dust
Copy !req
1368. while you guys in
the bunco squads get rich
Copy !req
1369. tipping him off!
Copy !req
1370. That's not gonna
happen this time.
Copy !req
1371. We're not gonna tell
the police we're here.
Copy !req
1372. You keep your mouth shut
and do a job,
Copy !req
1373. there'll be some
reward bucks in it for you.
Copy !req
1374. And you better
take it,
Copy !req
1375. 'cause I can make you
work for us without it.
Copy !req
1376. What the hell good
is Hooker to you?
Copy !req
1377. He's gonna set up
Gondorff for us.
Copy !req
1378. He'll never do it.
Copy !req
1379. I think he will.
Copy !req
1380. He's there.
Let's get on it.
Copy !req
1381. What's the line
on Exponent?
Copy !req
1382. U h, 5-1.
Copy !req
1383. Ah...
Copy !req
1384. How's it going?
Copy !req
1385. Ah, nothing yet.
Copy !req
1386. I had a good one on the lead
at Lincoln Fields,
Copy !req
1387. but he faded.
Copy !req
1388. Best we had the last hour
was Love Potion
Copy !req
1389. at Rockingham
and she was 5-1.
Copy !req
1390. All the long shots
coming in today.
Copy !req
1391. Take 4-1
if you have to.
Copy !req
1392. Okay.
Copy !req
1393. You can forget
the boodle, Eddie.
Copy !req
1394. He could hit us
for $ 1 5, 000 at 4-1.
Copy !req
1395. We can't handle that.
Copy !req
1396. We'll give him
the shut-out.
Copy !req
1397. Okay.
Copy !req
1398. Okay, Billie, here we go.
Copy !req
1399. At the wire,
it's Wrecking Crew,
the winner by five.
Copy !req
1400. Black Mischief, second.
Whichaway, third.
Copy !req
1401. Wrecking Crew was 3-1.
That's our boy.
Copy !req
1402. Henry?
Copy !req
1403. Here we go, Henry.
We got a 3-1 at Belmont.
Copy !req
1404. Wrecking Crew.
Copy !req
1405. Yeah?
Copy !req
1406. Right.
Copy !req
1407. Yeah?
Copy !req
1408. In the sixth race at Belmont.
Copy !req
1409. Wrecking Crew to win,
Black Mischief to place
Copy !req
1410. Whichaway to show.
Copy !req
1411. Wait here.
Copy !req
1412. The winner,
Time to Go, paid $7
Copy !req
1413. $5.40 and $3. 80.
Copy !req
1414. Joy Flag, $6 and $4. 20.
Copy !req
1415. Readily paid $3. 80 to show.
Copy !req
1416. The weather's threatening,
but the track is fast
Copy !req
1417. there in Salem,
New Hampshire.
Copy !req
1418. Here's a late jockey change
Copy !req
1419. there in the fifth
at Rockingham.
Copy !req
1420. R.C. Stark
will ride ltsie-Bitsie.
Copy !req
1421. $5, 000 on Black Mischief,
across the board.
Copy !req
1422. The sixth at Belmont.
Copy !req
1423. Would you hurry it up
there, please?
Copy !req
1424. Wrecking Crew is 3-1,
Vale of Tears, 4
Copy !req
1425. Black Mischief, 5,
Whichaway, 6
Copy !req
1426. Chief Yeoman, 12,
Peerless Pal is 20...
Copy !req
1427. Okay.
Copy !req
1428. and Mariato is, uh, 40.
Copy !req
1429. And here we go for
the sixth at Belmont.
Copy !req
1430. it's five
and a half furlongs.
Copy !req
1431. They're at the post.
Copy !req
1432. Now.
The flag is up.
Copy !req
1433. And they're off!
Belmont, $ 1 5, 000.
Copy !req
1434. Excuse me, sir.
We can't take any bets
once the race is started.
Copy !req
1435. You can bet on
another race if you care to.
Copy !req
1436. Going into the backstretch,
it's Wrecking Crew by two.
Copy !req
1437. Whichaway a half,
Black Mischief
Copy !req
1438. and Vale of Tears
driving on the outside.
Copy !req
1439. Nothing, thank you.
Copy !req
1440. What happened?
Copy !req
1441. I didn't get
the bet down in time.
Copy !req
1442. Jesus!
Copy !req
1443. Heading for home, it's
Wrecking Crew all alone
Copy !req
1444. by six lengths
Copy !req
1445. Whichaway a length,
and Vale of Tears.
Copy !req
1446. It's Wrecking Crew,
Whichaway and Black Mischief.
Copy !req
1447. And at the wire,
Copy !req
1448. Wrecking Crew
wins it by six lengths.
Copy !req
1449. Black Mischief
is second by a head
Copy !req
1450. Whichaway is third by a neck,
followed by Vale of Tears.
Copy !req
1451. You should've had your money
on Wrecking Crew.
Copy !req
1452. It's raining and the track
is sloppy there
at Riverside Park.
Copy !req
1453. There's a late scratch there.
Copy !req
1454. Transmutate—Transmutate
is scratched
in the fifth at Riverside.
Copy !req
1455. At Belmont,
the winner, Wrecking Crew
Copy !req
1456. paid $6, $4. 20 and $2. 80.
Copy !req
1457. Black Mischief,
$4. 60 and $3. 20.
Copy !req
1458. I'll have $500, 000 here
by post time tomorrow.
Copy !req
1459. Lay it on the first race
where the odds
are 4-1 or better.
Copy !req
1460. Make sure I get
to the window this time.
Copy !req
1461. How the hell
am I gonna do that?
Copy !req
1462. I don't know. Figure it out
for yourself, Kelly.
Copy !req
1463. Finished?
Copy !req
1464. Yeah. Meat loaf, apple pie
and a cup of coffee.
Copy !req
1465. Say, what time
you get off work here?
Copy !req
1466. 2:00 a. M.
Copy !req
1467. Yeah? Doing anything tonight?
Copy !req
1468. Yeah. Sleeping.
Copy !req
1469. Eighty-five.
Copy !req
1470. U h, you got a back door
to this place?
Copy !req
1471. What's wrong with the front?
Copy !req
1472. No time to mess around.
There's a guy out there
I don't need to see.
Copy !req
1473. Don't look around.
Copy !req
1474. What does he want?
Copy !req
1475. He'd like to kill me.
Copy !req
1476. Now, look, do me a favor.
Go into the bathroom,
Copy !req
1477. open the window
and wait there.
Copy !req
1478. Why should I—
J ust do what I tell you,
and everything will be jake.
Copy !req
1479. Please.
Copy !req
1480. Thanks. Good night.
Copy !req
1481. It's taken.
Copy !req
1482. Thanks. See you.
Copy !req
1483. Shit.
Copy !req
1484. Salino. Hey, I wasn't...
Copy !req
1485. Hey! Got you, Hooker!
Copy !req
1486. Hey there, Snyder.
Long time no see.
Copy !req
1487. Get going!
Copy !req
1488. Chuck,
Copy !req
1489. get this off to
the Department right away.
Copy !req
1490. Yes, sir.
Copy !req
1491. Hello, Hooker. Take them off.
Copy !req
1492. Special Agent Polk, FBI.
Copy !req
1493. Have a chair.
Copy !req
1494. You want
a drink or something?
Copy !req
1495. No.
Copy !req
1496. We want to talk to you
about Henry Gondorff.
Copy !req
1497. Yeah? I don't think
I know him.
Copy !req
1498. Well, give yourself
a couple of seconds.
Copy !req
1499. You wouldn't
want to lie to me.
Copy !req
1500. Lt. Snyder says you've done
a lot of confidence work
Copy !req
1501. in his town.
Copy !req
1502. Oh, yeah? Lt. Snyder
doesn't know shit.
Copy !req
1503. You ain't got nothing on me.
Copy !req
1504. Yeah?
Copy !req
1505. How about counterfeiting?
Copy !req
1506. We've got a tip that Gondorff
is gonna run a con
Copy !req
1507. on the South Side here.
Copy !req
1508. All you've got
to do is tell us
Copy !req
1509. when he's gonna
play his chump.
Copy !req
1510. We come in at the sting,
make the pinch,
Copy !req
1511. and you walk out
free as a bird.
Copy !req
1512. No.
Copy !req
1513. You want to spend
the next 20 years
Copy !req
1514. in a federal penitentiary,
starting tonight?
Copy !req
1515. I'll make parole.
Copy !req
1516. Like hell.
You won't even get a review.
Copy !req
1517. I'll chance it.
Copy !req
1518. Okay. If that's the way
you want it.
Copy !req
1519. We might even provide you
with a little company
Copy !req
1520. on your way up the river.
Copy !req
1521. That wife of
Luther Coleman's.
Copy !req
1522. Snyder, what was her name?
Copy !req
1523. Alva.
Copy !req
1524. That's it. Alva Coleman.
Copy !req
1525. Pretty fair grifter
in her time.
Copy !req
1526. Snyder's given us
quite a folder on her.
Copy !req
1527. Nothing major by itself,
but, uh,
Copy !req
1528. put them all together,
it could add up
to a lot of years.
Copy !req
1529. You stink, mister.
Copy !req
1530. Don't be a sap.
Copy !req
1531. It's not her I want.
Copy !req
1532. if you're too dumb
to save yourself,
Copy !req
1533. there's no sense
dragging her down with you.
Copy !req
1534. It's over, Hooker.
Copy !req
1535. You can save me
a lot of trouble.
Copy !req
1536. But I'm gonna
get Henry Gondorff
Copy !req
1537. whether you
help me out or not.
Copy !req
1538. Will you wait till
the chump is played?
Copy !req
1539. Hell, yes.
Copy !req
1540. We don't care about the mark.
He deserves what he gets.
Copy !req
1541. I mean completely played.
Copy !req
1542. You come in before
we beat him,
and I'll kill him.
Copy !req
1543. All right, Hooker.
Copy !req
1544. But you try to
take it on the lam,
Copy !req
1545. and we'll shoot
you down on sight.
Copy !req
1546. As long as I get
to finish the play.
Copy !req
1547. What is it, kid?
You're not saying much.
Copy !req
1548. J ust got the jumps.
Copy !req
1549. Come in.
Copy !req
1550. Things are a little slow
tonight, Henry.
Copy !req
1551. I want to open
the round for the girls.
Copy !req
1552. Sure.
Copy !req
1553. Take it easy, kid.
We're not gonna lose him now.
Copy !req
1554. We had him 10 years ago
when he decided
to be somebody.
Copy !req
1555. Believe me, I've seen
enough to know. 10.
Copy !req
1556. 20.
Copy !req
1557. 30.
Copy !req
1558. Go.
Copy !req
1559. 31.
Copy !req
1560. How many guys you conned
in your life, Henry?
Copy !req
1561. I don't know,
200, 300.
Copy !req
1562. Sometimes we played two a day
when I was with O'Shea's mob.
Copy !req
1563. Of course,
Chicago was a rigged town.
Copy !req
1564. The fix was in.
Copy !req
1565. The dicks took their end
without a beef.
Copy !req
1566. We had it down to a business.
Copy !req
1567. And it really stunk, kid.
Copy !req
1568. No sense in being a grifter
Copy !req
1569. if it's the same
as being a citizen.
Copy !req
1570. Well, I got packing to do.
Copy !req
1571. I'm gonna be a hot number
again after tomorrow.
Copy !req
1572. I wouldn't ask you to do this,
you know,
if it weren't for Luther.
Copy !req
1573. Nothing's gonna
make up for Luther.
Copy !req
1574. Revenge is for suckers.
Copy !req
1575. I've been grifting 30 years.
I never got any.
Copy !req
1576. Then why are you
doing it?
Copy !req
1577. It seems worthwhile,
doesn't it?
Copy !req
1578. See you.
Copy !req
1579. ¶¶
Copy !req
1580. Looks like he missed you.
Copy !req
1581. U h, yeah. This time, anyway.
Copy !req
1582. Good night,
Mrs. H illard.
Copy !req
1583. I, uh, was wondering
Copy !req
1584. if you might want
to come out for a while
Copy !req
1585. maybe have
a drink or something.
Copy !req
1586. You move right along,
don't you?
Copy !req
1587. Hey, I don't mean
nothing by it.
Copy !req
1588. I just don't know many
regular girls, is all.
Copy !req
1589. And you expect me
to come out just like that?
Copy !req
1590. if I expected something,
Copy !req
1591. I wouldn't still be
standing here in the hall.
Copy !req
1592. I don't even know you.
Copy !req
1593. You know me.
Copy !req
1594. I'm just like you.
Copy !req
1595. It's 2:00 in the morning,
and I don't know nobody.
Copy !req
1596. Come on, Henry. Knock off.
Copy !req
1597. You've done
everything you can.
Copy !req
1598. Mmm.
Copy !req
1599. Yeah? Polk.
Copy !req
1600. Polk, this is Hooker.
Copy !req
1601. You ready?
Copy !req
1602. Yeah, go ahead.
Copy !req
1603. Everything's all set.
Copy !req
1604. There'll be a guy
or two at the door.
Copy !req
1605. Nobody's carrying heaters.
You won't have any trouble.
Copy !req
1606. Okay. See you there.
Copy !req
1607. She was gonna kill you, kid.
Copy !req
1608. Her name's Loretta Salino.
Copy !req
1609. Lonnegan's people
set her up in the diner.
Copy !req
1610. Come on.
Copy !req
1611. Let's get out of here.
Copy !req
1612. Come on!
Copy !req
1613. But she could have
killed me last night.
Copy !req
1614. Too many people
could have seen you
go in her room.
Copy !req
1615. She was
a real professional.
Copy !req
1616. Used to work in
the Dutch Schultz mob.
Copy !req
1617. Who are you?
Copy !req
1618. Gondorff asked me
to look after you.
Copy !req
1619. Snyder,
Copy !req
1620. we just got a tip
that Gondorff's mark
Copy !req
1621. is some
big New York wheel.
Copy !req
1622. As soon as we're inside,
you get him out of there fast
Copy !req
1623. before
the reporters show up.
Copy !req
1624. I don't want any
big shots around
Copy !req
1625. to mess this up for me.
Copy !req
1626. All right, let's go!
Copy !req
1627. Let's go, guys!
Copy !req
1628. The flag is up, kid.
Copy !req
1629. Anytime, J.J.
Copy !req
1630. I'm working on it.
Copy !req
1631. Got one, Billie.
Here we go.
Copy !req
1632. Okay.
Copy !req
1633. Yeah?
Copy !req
1634. Place it on Lucky Dan
Copy !req
1635. third race
at Riverside Park.
Copy !req
1636. 1 1. 6 seconds.
Copy !req
1637. They were off at 21.
Copy !req
1638. Last call on
the third at Riverside Park.
Copy !req
1639. They're at the post.
Copy !req
1640. At Havre De Grace,
the winner, Light Chatter
Copy !req
1641. paid, uh, $5.40, $3. 80
Copy !req
1642. and $2.40. Blacksod...
Copy !req
1643. $500, 000 to win.
Copy !req
1644. Lucky Dan,
third race at Riverside.
Copy !req
1645. You heard me.
Copy !req
1646. H-Hold on, sir.
I—I'll get the manager.
Copy !req
1647. . . . in the fourth at Belmont.
Copy !req
1648. Jay Stout will
ride Flying Cross.
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1649. See that guy
up there?
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1650. He just put
$500, 000 on Lucky Dan.
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1651. The winner
at Rockingham Park
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1652. Enfin, paid $6. 10
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1653. $4. 30 and $2. 50.
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1654. What's your problem?
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1655. I'm putting $500, 000
on Lucky Dan to win.
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1656. Third race at Riverside.
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1657. Can't lay that off in time.
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1658. A bet like that
could break us.
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1659. Not only are you a cheat
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1660. you're a gutless cheat
as well.
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1661. What are the odds?
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1662. 4-1.
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1663. Take all of it.
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1664. Ladies and gentlemen,
this is Arnold Rowe
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1665. calling the third race
at Riverside Park
in Kansas City.
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1666. This is
a claiming race for $1, 500
for 3-year-olds and up.
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1667. It's been raining,
and the track is muddy.
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1668. The flag is up and
they're off and running.
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1669. Dr. Twink
is going to the front
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1670. followed by Lucky Dan,
lma Dreamer, Orkin
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1671. Josie G. ,
Chi Chi and Little Star.
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1672. Around the clubhouse turn,
it's Lucky Dan ahead
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1673. Dr. Twink a length,
Orkin a half
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1674. followed by lma Dreamer,
Josie G. ,
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1675. Chi Chi and Little Star.
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1676. lnto the backstretch
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1677. it's Lucky Dan a length,
Dr. Twink a half
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1678. Orkin a head,
lma Dreamer by one.
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1679. Sorry,
I couldn't wait.
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1680. Everything
going all right?
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1681. You got nothing
to worry about.
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1682. I put it all on Lucky Dan.
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1683. $500, 000 to win.
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1684. To win?
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1685. I said place!
Place it on Lucky...
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1686. That horse is
gonna run second!
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1687. lma Dreamer a half,
Dr. Twink a half
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1688. and Orkin by two,
followed by Little Star.
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1689. It's a driving finish!
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1690. There's been a mistake.
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1691. Give me my money back!
No, I'm sorry—
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1692. I tell you
there's been a mistake!
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1693. Give me my
goddamn money back!
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1694. All right, everybody, FBI!
Don't anybody try to leave.
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1695. Stand on your feet,
put your hands over your head
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1696. and move nice and slow.
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1697. Snyder!
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1698. All right.
Get 'em up against the wall.
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1699. Make sure they're
not carrying anything.
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1700. Hello, Henry.
It's been a long time.
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1701. But it's over.
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1702. Okay, kid, you can go.
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1703. All right, I said hands up.
Keep 'em up!
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1704. Come on.
Move them back! Put them up!
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1705. Get him out. Get him out!
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1706. Come on!
Got to get you out of here!
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1707. Come on!
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1708. But my money's in there!
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1709. There's a couple of
dead guys, too.
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1710. You can't get
mixed up in that.
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1711. You don't understand.
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1712. There's $500, 000
in there!
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1713. He's gone.
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1714. Okay, Henry, all clear.
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1715. Can you believe it?
We pulled it off.
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1716. It's a nice con, H ickey.
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1717. I thought you were the feds
myself when you came in.
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1718. No trouble, Henry.
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1719. Snyder went for it
all the way.
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1720. You should've seen the rag
he lit under Lonnegan!
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1721. Well, kid, you beat him.
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1722. You're right, Henry.
It's not enough.
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1723. But it's close.
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1724. Okay, guys, let's take
this place apart fast.
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1725. You can pick up
your splits from Eddie
at Boudreau's tonight.
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1726. N ice going, J.J.
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1727. Oh, Henry!
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1728. You're not gonna stick around
for your share?
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1729. Nah. I'd only blow it.
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