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How much time can we start?

Should we I want the senior

citizens to have the first twenty rows.

I'll make sure I've gotta go back.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Well, we're all fighting back, aren't we?

I love this city.

You know why I love this city? Why?

Because I love the people of this city.

That's right.

I was born here,

right over there in West Grant.

Enough promises.

Enough discussion.

Vote for Norman Charvin, remember, the future is now.

I don't know how many of you remember,

but twenty two years ago today,

a man stood right here in this park,

and he asked you for three things.

He asked you for your hand, he asked you for your help,

and he asked you for your vote.

And that man was John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

But I'm not here today to ask you for any of those things.

No, sir.

Even though the election's just a month away,

no politics today, and that's a promise.

Today,

I got a little surprise for you.

Is it a check, George?

I come with a gift,

a gift to everybody in this city,

a gift to all the kids in this city from eight to eighty,

a gift from me, a gift from my council,

a gift for you.

So without any more ado,

with a lot of humility

and with a great deal of love,

we give you

Tilly.

What about the right eye?

Does the right eye look even? Yeah.

I don't know, James.

You really think the right eye looks even? It's even, George.

Believe me.

Well, the ears are even.

The ears are perfect. It's all perfect.

I love

it.

It works. It works.

You know, I'll tell you something.

It's got style. It really does.

Better than you know who's.

Oh, absolutely.

I mean, it's impressive. It dominates the whole street.

What time's Tom getting in?

Three o'clock bus. Bill's picking tomorrow.

God. I can't wait to see your brother. I love him.

And what a wonderful surprise for the coach. Yeah.

That's great.

He's gonna knock me on you.

Ass. Hey. Hey.

Hey.

You are a maniac.

Take a look. Smart. Nice.

We got a problem. What's that mean?

It means the elephant died this morning.

Tilly?

Yeah. They just called. That's one week, George.

Died from what?

Combination of peanuts and senility. Who knows?

Well, how did I know it was sick? I'm the mayor.

I'm not a veterinarian.

Alright. City hall.

Boys?

Tony.

Gentlemen.

Welcome, Sabu, to our camp.

You, doc, you voted for the orphan.

We all thought we were getting a live elephant.

Well, that is an attempt at humor. That was funny.

The media will think it's hysterical.

So was Charmin.

What are you worried about?

I got the newspapers covered.

And Charmin. Yeah.

Why didn't you buy a pirate? You could bury it in a shoebox.

Did I tell you? I told you.

Hey. We're getting our money back. How?

I'm having an autopsy performed. On an elephant?

You're a nutcase.

I don't care if they gotta climb up its ass with a searchlight.

These people are gonna prove to us once and for all that the

thing was defective before we ever bought it.

Hey. I told you.

What is this I told you, Morelli? Are you a parent?

Forget it. We gotta get rid of it.

Burn it. It's against the health laws.

Right. Let's eat it. Funny.

Oh, no. We'll have an elephant roast for the senior citizens.

Yeah.

This is the sixth emergency meeting we've called this month

because of your shenanigans.

I have the solution. Good.

I think we're gonna have to stuff it and put it You see.

Come on.

Do some good stuff, please.

Watch out, fellas.

Very it.

And give the elephant the biggest funeral the city's ever had.

He's got it.

Machen, that's the best thing you've said since you've been on the city council.

We give him a high mass, the bishop's blessing,

and a twenty one god insult.

This is ridiculous.

I have the solution.

We take it up to my strip mine,

drop it down an abandoned mine shaft two hundred feet down, nobody knows.

That's

it.

Brief.

I tell you. I told you.

Romano always comes up with the answer. Oh, now you got it.

Pretty goddamn smart for an Italian.

Envy is a mortal sin, Macon.

Man have voiced two hundred people.

Yeah. I know.

But you, George, I'm telling you, you're in trouble.

And it's the last time you make us look like the village idiots.

Well, we're here.

Well,

we're out there.

Number twelve on your scorecard.

What number one in your heart? Mitchell. Tom daily.

Joe, gee. Okay. How are you, Joe?

Good night, Joe. Nice to meet you. Yeah.

But you made it back on the twenty fourth.

Yeah. God, you look wonderful. Oh.

Come on. Troy, give me that.

You handling? I don't know.

So what's been happening?

Oh, well, we just keep pushing the rock up the hill.

It keeps rolling back down.

Yeah. Now you got it.

When did they close this place?

Two years ago.

Your brother's gonna be so thrilled to see you.

Well, I'm looking forward to seeing him.

Yeah.

George wants to turn this into a museum.

Hey. Why not?

George is a dreamer.

It's so good to see you.

It's good to see you.

This your car? Yeah.

It searched me, doesn't it?

Steel Cadillac, though.

Hey. Two points.

Where are we going?

A funeral. A what?

You won't believe it.

And, Madge, get me up my pen at the Herald.

Nelson,

I thought I told you I wanted your class preparation sheets

on my desk at the end of the day every day.

It's not a union requirement.

The hell with the union. My requirement.

Well, let's just take it up with the union then.

No. Let's take it up with me.

Mister Nelson, you're a teacher, and you're a coach.

And

there's no place in our profession for mediocrity,

mediocrity meaning low excellence.

Are you saying that I'm mediocre?

I'm saying that you're a lazy,

uninspiring lout.

I want those class preparation sheets on my desk this afternoon.

Got it?

Yeah. Hi, Ed. Listen.

Could you get over to the mayor's office around four o'clock?

You're gonna hear from my union. Take a hike.

No. Not you, Ed.

Yeah.

Well, it's it's not too important, but I think it's,

something worth your while.

Yep.

By the way,

how's your cousin Polly doing?

Oh, yeah?

Where is he?

Gotta keep an eye on him.

Okay. The mayor will see you over there at four.

Bye bye.

Reggie. Reggie. Reggie.

Every time the man throws him a high inside fastball,

he's doing them nothing but a favor.

John James, you don't want Angel's latest to tell you all about it, dear.

Call

it again, George.

You can do us a favor, especially me, Eddie.

Squash the elephant pictures. Don't run them in the paper.

I don't think I can, George.

It's election time. It's news. What?

You don't think arson's news?

How many times do I have to remind you about your cousin

Paul?

Arson's. Come on. You don't have to bring that up. Why not?

You're hitting me with elephant pictures.

The man torched his building, Eddie, and his car.

But I squashed it, didn't I?

Got him out of town, saved your sister a lot of grief.

This is a little black night, George.

No. No.

No. Black town.

Welcome to the arena of politics.

Hello. I'm Norman Sharp.

This is ridiculous. You're really uncomfortable.

I don't know what to do with my house.

I promise to turn this magnificent but empty building

into the most beautiful mall in Pennsylvania.

Remember You mean tell me the people of the city actually

want that turd for their mayor?

The preceding was They paid to look To tell you the truth,

I really don't know, George.

Government's done. Here.

Yeah.

God, what a wonderful idea it was.

No.

What are you What's up?

No.

Here's a little piece of advice.

Don't ever hire your relatives.

Angelo. Right. Now bring it forward.

Forward. Okay. Now bring it out further.

Further. Come on. Pay attention, Angelo. Cutter.

Yeah. We're not gonna swing it all day.

We're gonna drop it, Angelo.

Angelo, I want you to move it to the

right, and I want you to center it.

It's better. Hey, Phil.

Is Hey, Phil. Is that company?

Harrison. Hey, Phil.

You are on my property.

It's a city property.

I lease it, moron.

Hey, Ginzo. You and the pole lock are done. You're buried.

Sharman's gonna whip your ass. Beat it.

Get out the hall close.

We'll shoot you here anyway.

Beat it.

This is Tom Harrison, Newseen,

Okay.

Here's your key.

George is gonna pick you up at seven o'clock.

Okay.

Thanks a lot, Joe.

The twenty fourth. Twenty fourth.

I'll see you at the coaches.

Have a nice time.

Hi. Hi. Can you give me a favor? Sure, Violet.

Could you put this up in my room, please? Room three ten?

Look at that.

Sharmon's all over town.

Why do we call him by his right name? Sharmowitz.

Yeah.

The only thing a Jew changes more often than his politics is his name.

You know, mister Sharmowitz just might make it a close race.

You bet he might. Did you talk to Marion?

Yeah. She came up last week.

Talked to me about a campaign contribution.

And?

We ought to run her. She's very smart.

Marion's my conscience and my severest critic.

She also understands the political scene a hell of a lot

better than I do.

So you're in for a rough campaign this time, George?

Boy, you're not. And we're broke? Out of money?

Is that true? Yeah. You still riding?

Why do you ask?

Well, you're looking at a man desperately needs a speechwriter.

Let me think about it. Bye bye, dumbo.

Figures.

Saw Scranton.

Here's the real story.

James and I have worked it out so Phil gets to keep all the

strip plan that he's leased from the city.

Why don't you put that on top of the TV?

Should I plug it in? Yeah.

Charmin wants to break the lease. Mr.

Charmin, it seems, is some kind of an ecology now.

As a matter of fact, if he gets elected,

you're not gonna be able to piss in your own toilet.

How's the coach? Terrific.

Operation was a complete success.

Ulcerated stomach, and that was it.

Where's the ghost, George?

He said he'd meet us here about eight o'clock.

You know, Phil's holding back.

I sent Marion up last week about some more money because we're broke

on a stall burner, if you can believe that.

But coach and I,

we got a little info he's gonna knock you out right on his ass.

Want a drink?

Later. It's only five o'clock.

Five o'clock?

Alright, man.

It's almost eight o'clock. I drink off Pacific Coast time.

That way, I'm three hours behind everybody else.

These little bastards. Watch it, Josh.

Still very quick, little guy. How's James? He's terrific.

My right arm.

You know, after I'm reelected,

I'm gonna have him appointed superintendent of schools.

He's a valuable man, your brother.

That's patronage, George. Hey. Is there any other way?

Boy, Phil hasn't changed.

Give me a big hug and kiss at the station.

Italians are like that. Can't keep their hands off you.

What's air pollution?

Right. Uh-huh.

Five hundred Italian paratroopers.

What has an IQ of a hundred, George? Poland.

Don't you remember I'm Polish? I love Polish jokes.

You know how a poll act ties a shoe,

don't you?

Come on in the kitchen. Help me with the chicken. Come on.

You know, it's amazing. Nothing's really changed here.

Absolutely nothing.

You know what would make tonight really memorable, don't you?

Yeah.

Martin were to come walking through that door.

Magic, wasn't he? Unbelievable.

Oh, no. Maybe next year for the twenty fifth. Maybe.

You bastards. What?

How about the time you put the winner for you in my drugstore?

I swear you, George, I had nothing to do with that.

Come on, Tanya. It was you and him.

No. What?

Are you kidding me? My balls weren't fired for a week.

Those were the days, my friend.

We thought they never end. Here Here they come.

I can't wait till I see the look on your brother's face.

Well, my oldest boy, Michael,

is over six we're gonna be over six foot three,

and I wanted to sit in the USF, but they canceled the program.

Did you guys go all the way to Musick to get the beer?

Tommy, you're in the car. Yeah. Who's your kid?

Who's coach?

He said he'd be here about eight o'clock.

I think he's got something up his sleeve. What? By his arm.

Oh, number twelve on your scorecard?

A number one on your heart.

Hey, Tommy.

How are you, brother?

Fantastic. Gee, it's good to see you.

Good to see you.

Hey.

Why didn't you call?

Are you gonna stay at the house?

No. Phil set me up at the German hotel. It's okay.

You look great. You too. Doesn't he look fantastic?

Oh, yeah. Best playmaker in the state.

Hey, Phil. Did you bring your dirty movies?

Man, there's pornographic movies. No.

I mean, I love them, but, I should arrest them.

Arrest me.

I rent him from your brother-in-law,

the chief of police.

Oh, yes. The police department is a library for staged films.

Oh, so it's free enterprise.

I mean, that's how it would confiscate. You know?

How do you think I raised the money for the Little League fund?

No. Oh, yes. Yes.

I rented the VFW, charged five bucks a head,

and showed Olga's massage parlor and selected shorts.

Give me a minute, boys. I'll be right down.

Why don't you put a ribbon around me?

Alright. Shape it up. Tone it. Twenty laps around the court.

Too much batter on the ass here. Twenty laps.

I want my boys lean on me.

Romano, you hit those boards hard.

And you, Tsitskovsky, get the lead out and move.

And you, James Daley, defense. Defense.

The old gunner can still pray with the best of them, Kenny.

Dad, coach.

That's alright.

Hey, coach. Take a look.

Oh, no. That's a grand gift, boys. What a wonderful thought.

Toshiba. Oh, shit.

Those jabs can really do it.

I'm ready, coach. Put me in.

Now that's the grandest gift of all.

Where the hell have you been?

It's a fine gift.

Come on. Let's take a walk.

You look great, coach.

I feel good.

I want you to put him in.

That's because he can't give in on his own.

William count.

I just can't find the words to say it.

My boy's standing around me again.

You haven't changed in twenty years, Clark.

And I won't change in twenty more.

I can still run you to the ground.

After having my belly cut open, twenty stitches.

Belly looks like a baseball.

Let's have a look.

Stay in shape. You boys are in your forties now.

It's the heart attack season. Lean and mean.

Hold it right there, gents.

Uh-oh.

Hold it right there.

Right there. Okay.

Great. Got it.

You know, I got me one of those exercise bikes.

Keeps my stomach flat.

Yeah.

But your ass is still not on any knees.

How do you feel, James?

I do a great coach, except my teeth.

I've been having a little trouble.

Your teeth? Yeah. I got a partial plate the other day.

You never did have enough vitamin c in your diet.

Yeah. Well, try feeding five kids.

You didn't feed them your teeth, did you?

You know something?

They recently proved that nerves can severely damage your teeth.

Maybe you should have gotten your nerves out.

That's good.

Hey.

Alright. Alright.

I used to tell people you were like a fine watch.

My very fine expensive watch that kept perfect time.

Seventy seven seventy six. Hey.

I'm proud of you climbing to the top of your professions,

business, politics, education,

travel.

Well, sir, there's only one man that I know of who's responsible for

Oh, no.

No. Oh, yeah? No. No. Not me. You did it all yourselves.

Best advice I ever gave you. Get yourselves a name.

Remember?

Run to win. Hey. Good. Mom.

I appreciate it.

Frank. Good. How you doing, Frank? That's right.

Run to win. Saint Paul said that.

The saints run always to win.

Healthy minds and healthy bodies.

The Greeks said that, boys. They started it all.

Great athletes, the Greeks. Magnificent.

Greeks were Federists.

Oh, come on. He means the Greeks were homosexuals.

The Greeks homo the Romans, baby,

but not the Greeks.

Nah. That's liberal bullshit. I don't know.

I wanna live

Yeah.

Yeah. Lost again. Uh-huh.

He's still gonna win twenty this year.

Please.

Looks like the Celtics are gonna win it all.

Right? Well, they lost Archibald.

Right.

And and the bird is one of the best players in the league.

He just had a bad series.

That's all. Choked up? Absolutely.

Oh, you

fox.

You're taking us to the old schools.

She's eighty years old, boys.

Jeez.

What a relic,

Okay.

Hey.

Oh,

did you see that?

Nine seconds. Yeah. Not bad. Not bad at all.

Oh.

I got a good shave.

Okay.

Pretty damn good.

Alright. Open her up again.

I'm sure you got enough cheese here.

Seven seconds to go down by one point. Unbelievable.

I passed the ball inbounds to Tom.

I brought it across.

Passed to me in the corner. It'll take a second.

I had chains coming across.

I saw Martin.

Three times Martin caught the ball in midair,

and he went straight up.

Up. Up. One second.

You were a legend in your time, boys. A legend.

Never forget that.

Coach, this is just great. Really special.

The, the jerseys are for your grandchildren.

Right. Yeah.

What a beautiful thought. Oh, look at that.

They belong to you, boys.

Coach, I can't fit into this anymore.

I want you to have them.

Hey. Thanks a lot, coach.

Here. Let's get a picture.

Yeah. Yeah. Go.

Ah, you're a thing of rare beauty.

Life is a game,

and I'm glad to say that

I played it with the best.

Gentlemen,

a toast

for the nineteen fifty seven Pennsylvania

high school basketball champions.

Here. Here.

You were one flesh twenty four years ago, boys.

Don't you forget that as long as you live.

You know, I'm prouder of that

than I am of being mayor of this city.

Fast.

You were a flash of legs, gone like light.

Jesus.

You remember that eight foot nigger they had jumped like a kangaroo?

They said we couldn't do it.

We beat a school five times our size,

and we beat them in Philadelphia.

Did the impossible, boys. Don't you ever forget that.

Mark,

Jesus, what a great eye.

Priceless.

You know the man was the perfect ball player.

He made it all go.

Magnificent talent.

Not a word in twenty four years.

Boys, let's say a little prayer for Martin.

Wherever he is, let's pray that he's safe and happy

and still a champion.

Amen.

Never had a losing season. Not many can say that.

A shaman won't be able to say that, will he, coach?

He'll see politics played like he's never seen it played before.

We'll run that guy right off the court.

Alright. Squeeze the charmed.

Oh.

You know, he attacked me.

I'm not prejudiced, but the Jew attacked me in print.

Well, he is running against you, George.

Hey. How about such a thing as respect for the office?

You know what he said in the newspaper?

He said that Phil and I were corrupt.

Can you believe that? Yep.

Why, you little bastard.

You are a great former judge. Hey. And I'm a great mayor.

I have given this town four very memorable years.

And you'll give him four more.

Right.

Never settle for less than success.

Steady said that, boys.

They carved that man's face into a fountain.

They don't make Teddy's anymore.

A man among men, giant.

Walked in and took Panama away from the specs.

I mean, just walked in and took her, boys.

I'll drink to that feet.

Doesn't he look wonderful?

Can't keep the old gunner down.

You know, we gotta put him to work.

That's it. You got it.

Boys, say hello to my next speechwriter.

Now come on, George. I told you I'd think about it.

We need something. A miracle or something.

What does that mean, Joe?

Well, it means we got problems. Who?

You. Us.

What's he talking about? Coach, tell a man how popular I am.

No. Let's hear Phil.

Don't overestimate your strength, George.

Wait a minute, boys.

I'm putting this town back on its feet.

A four percent increase in property tax.

You're lucky you weren't hung.

Phil, when we took over, the city was broke.

Well, the city is is still broke. No work around.

No money. Taxes raised every year.

You're not trying to tell me that the working man is not

behind me, are you?

I'm only reciting history.

We had a garbage strike here lasted five weeks.

The city smelled like a horror.

Phil, we're not in a recession here. We're in a depression.

That's a fact.

How about last week in the park? There were people there.

How many? At least a thousand. Cheering me.

Now that's popularity.

I'm extremely popular, Phil. Georgie.

They were waiting to see the new elephant.

I bought the goddamn thing. And it died, George.

Died?

Good Christ. When?

Today. We buried in Phil's mine shaft.

It hurts your image. People are calling you Sabu.

I have a fantastic image in this town.

I'm the one that inherited the twenty two percent

unemployment, Phil.

Let's not forget that.

I mean, this is the unemployment capital of the world.

You know? I need a little time.

Trash it up, boys. Go ahead. Trash it up.

Have another drink, George.

My city's safe. I'll tell you that.

There's no niggers mugging in my city streets.

The last nigger here was Joe Lewis,

and he was passing through.

James,

one rape in four years?

Couple of murders? How about that?

We're not even certain she was raped.

Who?

You remember the girl?

Do you remember that girl with the, guy with the glass eye,

Mike Mike Kaminsky?

She claimed he assaulted her, forced perverted acts,

said he performed cunnilingus on her.

Pedding what? Linguist.

Oral sex, the male performing an oral act of a woman.

Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Jeez.

That's a fancy name for it.

If that's a perversion, I should be in a cage.

Now let's not get away from the subject.

I'm talking about dissension. I sense some dissension here.

This country's hurting, Phil.

Hurting. We've got to pull together. Teamwork.

Dangerous times all over. Thousands of pounds like ours.

We fire the furnace, keep it all going around,

but no dissension.

None. We stick together.

Give me a drink, will you? Yeah.

Now come on. Where's that camera?

I'd like to get a picture around the trophy.

Alright.

Let's go home.

How long since the operation? Months.

Yeah. It's about five weeks ago.

He just gets like a boy.

He overdid it.

Yeah. He overdid it.

He's sick.

That man is the best. He just popped a couple of stitches.

That's all.

What about his doctor, John?

He doesn't need a doctor.

He just needs another one of these.

He just popped a couple of stitches.

He's,

He's fine.

Fine.

He'll be right down.

He overdid it.

Twenty fourth.

How's Claire feel? Oh, she's great.

She just took up tennis.

She's gonna be young forever.

How about the kids? Fabulous. Why is Amanda about twelve now?

Yeah.

Yeah. She's twelve. She just had her confirmation.

You should've seen her in the white dress.

I cried. Oh. Yeah. You cry about everything. You sure do.

Tommy?

Yeah. Thanks.

What a

night.

So, Philly,

what are we gonna do about Jarman?

The better question might be,

what are we gonna do about George?

What are you talking about?

Why are you so down on George?

Four years ago, he beat that old alcoholic we had by thirty two votes.

The coach won it for him. Remember?

Yeah. I'm aware of that film.

Charmin has IBM ready to come in here tomorrow morning,

and the railroad station into a mall is a classy idea.

I know.

But George can attract industry.

George is busy trying to save a bunch of useless buildings.

The future's here now.

Billy,

George can win.

I know he can. People want change.

Sharman is young.

George is like Bugs Bunny on television.

This is the mayor. What's up, folks?

I love the guy, but we got loony tunes for a mayor.

Is that the only reason you're against him?

Isn't that enough?

I thought it might be because you're having an affair with his wife.

Oh, Christ.

Who told you?

Nobody.

But it could easily become common knowledge.

That's a rumor.

Come on, Phil. Don't deny it.

She never got over me since high school.

Good old Marion. I hope she's improved with age.

That's not funny.

I know all about Marion.

Not what you want with me. Billy.

Bill.

Billy.

Just listen to me for a second, will you?

Listen.

Let me keep this thing going with Marion,

and we are all in big trouble.

I mean, she's not very stable.

You know? She was a great girl.

Well, that may be. Listen.

Charmin wins this election. You lose your lease with the city.

You know what that spells?

Complete business disaster.

I know that. Don't you think I know that?

Will you need George as much as he needs you?

Sharman speaks English.

He can be talked to.

Billy, come on in.

It's not a joke.

Jesus, you do that to us, Phil.

You would actually jump to Sharman?

Politics is just another way of making money.

Sharman's no different than any other politician.

Hey. Listen, Philly.

I really don't care what you do with your personal life.

It wouldn't endangers the entire You are in this for what

you can get, a piece of the action.

Now don't shit me. Okay? Right.

But George is all we've got right now.

And he may not be enough, but not tonight.

It's a party, the twenty fourth.

Look at that broccoli. My old man would've loved that.

Tony.

Oh.

Coach is fine. You you write down.

Oh, sorry. Sorry. Uh-huh.

How do you get the rhythm without Martin?

We just need a little practice.

Here you go.

James, tell them my new campaign slogan.

Not now, George.

Come on. The romance continues.

Horatio, George. I never heard Rocky.

I admit it's expensive.

Saturate all the local stations, billboards.

Right. But not now. Let's not talk about it tonight.

Let's talk about it later.

Oh, come on. It's a whole new image for me.

You kidding? Grassroots guy, no egghead, dynamic shop. Hey.

Was you kidding?

Thank you.

And I'm dynamite on television.

Let's talk about it tomorrow.

What's the matter with you?

Phil,

What about him?

I just got some serious doubts about us.

He doesn't think we can beat Charming.

Is that true? We got doubts.

Well, that's just because you don't know the hot piece of

news we got last week.

What are you talking about?

Case in the hole.

You know, Coach and I did a little research, found out,

Norman Charmin had an uncle, was a communist.

Oh, it was in the New York Times.

June five nineteen fifty one, Hollywood.

A blacklisted writer.

Old news. He's probably dead. He is.

That janitor chump. Really?

With a resume like that in this town, he's a dead man.

Hey. What about that chicken?

It's not in the oven yet.

Why didn't you tell me about this?

I was gonna tell you.

Well, why didn't you?

Bill,

seriously, how do you feel about this communist family?

Well, time just changed. Nobody cares about communist anymore.

Makes it a whole new ballgame, doesn't it?

Come on, silly.

What are you talking about? I mean, let's face it.

The man's uncle did a year in jail.

Oh, boy. Listen, guys.

It's not nineteen fifty. McCarthy's dead.

George, would you mind putting the chicken in the

oven?

Sure. What do you wanna say? Immediately high.

Remember one thing, Billy.

George is taking very good care of you.

I paid for it. My money got him elected last time.

Yeah.

Well, there's more to it than that.

You know it. Is there?

Yeah. There is.

You know, Philly, you got it made.

You drive a classy car every year,

and you wear beautiful eight hundred dollars suits.

My suit cost me a hundred bucks.

I've been driving the same car for the last ten years.

I don't mind.

I got five kids.

My mom's a genius,

maybe.

But I don't wanna be swallowed up in

anonymity.

I wanna do something important in my life,

because I feel I'm a talented man.

And I'm working my ass off for this guy because, number one,

I believe in him, and number two,

I want what's coming to me.

I want my share.

You two guys fucked up. Share that?

Come on, Phil. How can you say that?

What's the next step, Philly?

Lunch with Sharman?

You son of a bitch.

Oh, no.

Just a few drinks, a couple of deals.

I mean, you're really good at that making arrangements with the

Come on now, James.

That's not nice. Oh, really?

What is nice about betrayal, I ask you?

Because that's what we're talking about, George.

Betrayal, nothing less. Right, Phil?

Yeah. Go away, James.

Don't you understand No.

No. Don't talk to me. Just take a look.

Now wait a second, you guys. We're friends here.

Really? Yes. You think he's your friend? Yes. I do.

Well, then you are really stupid.

Almost as stupid as this dumb wop.

Can I help it if you belong on welfare?

You are a thick, ignorant WAP.

And you are a shanty Irish asshole.

For Christ's sake, what are you guys doing?

He's fucking your wife, George.

That's why he won't support you.

Is that what I want to do?

What did he say?

You're doing what with my wife?

Georgie,

we had a thing.

It just happened.

God almighty.

Oh, Phil.

You stupid dangle bastard.

You prey on people, Phil.

You hurt people.

You ought to be wiped away like a dirty stain.

Turn around.

You don't move anywhere.

Now how

does that feel?

Phil?

George, you put the gun down.

It's scary, isn't it?

George. Come on.

Let your Put the gun down, George.

What's going on here? What's happened?

Now, George,

don't lose your poise, boy.

Just, give me the gun.

Be a man and give me the gun. It's alright.

Okay?

Easy, boy.

Get some scotch, James.

Easy.

I couldn't even shoot

you.

You got a load of tension in here, boy.

Take some deep breaths.

I'm alright.

One, two, one, three.

Maybe you should do some push ups, coach, you know,

or run-in place.

Tom, why don't you pick up the jerseys and take them in the trophy room?

Sit down, Jamie.

Phil, you sit down too.

Tommy, come on back in here, will you?

Alright. Now let's get to the bottom of this.

What happened between you and Phil?

It's a private thing.

There's been nothing private between the people in this room

for twenty five years.

Now what's the problem?

Phil is

or apparently has had Wait.

Coach, I had this thing.

Oh, wait a minute. I'll tell it. Alright?

I mean, it is my wife, if you don't mind.

That makes it my story. Right? Old friend, great guy.

You Hey, George.

I'm

alright.

I'm calm.

Phil's having an affair with my Marian.

It's your Marian? Mhmm.

James just announced it to the whole room.

James, why didn't you tell me about this?

I just found out tonight.

You know who saved this man's business?

Trusted him, my friend.

You take us.

Hey. Hey. Come on.

Get some air, George.

Someday, Phil.

Take him out of the porch, James.

Is this true, Phil?

Why didn't you tell me?

Everybody knew but me, George.

I didn't know.

You did too know. You're a liar, James.

It's over.

He had a thing.

What just happened?

I don't know about those things.

I've never laid my friend's wife.

Just an old whore.

That's what you are.

Enough. A diseased old whore. I said enough.

You're pussy whipped, boy. Pussy whipped.

Get some discipline.

You think with your cock, it'll ruin you quicker than Charmin.

Understand me?

Goddamn it. People are being hurt.

Did she tell you we're the best, Phil? Come on.

Why don't you tell your old buddies, You sex maniac?

Get him in here.

Come

on, Phil.

Was my wife a good lay?

What's wrong with you? It's none of your business.

Just sit down and relax.

Morning, James.

Phil, you wanna sit

down.

Here you go, a drink?

Phil?

Thanks. Gentlemen to nineteen fifty seven.

Look. I I'd like to say something.

I'm sorry things happen the way they did tonight,

but I I really thought the truth would bring us all together again.

That's fine, James.

Now, Phil, let's hear it from the beginning to the end.

Well, she was there one day in my office. When?

A couple of weeks ago.

She came to see me about a campaign contribution.

She went to see all the businessmen in this community.

I wonder how much she raised.

Hey. Come on now, Tommy. I'm warning you. We talked.

We had a few drinks.

It just happened, coach.

Right there in the office?

Oh, it's a private office, George.

On the floor?

I have a couch in there.

And?

I asked her if she wanted to.

Fuck.

The word is fuck, Beto. Now come on. Get on with the story.

And she said

yeah.

Christ. Marion never struck me as a whore.

Come on, coach. Give me a break.

I'm just trying to establish who made the first advance.

We talked.

We had a few drinks. It just happened.

Oh, I see.

You doubled her drinks and got her hot on booze and

memories and, hopped her on the floor.

The couch.

Goddamn it, coach.

You turn on each other, you don't stand a chance.

The woman is not a whore.

Nobody said she was. You need each other, boys. Need.

I don't need him.

George, if there's one thing I cannot stand is ignorance.

It disgusts me.

He took advantage of my wife.

I mean, she hasn't been the same since the baby.

Boos on women.

I tried to protect you from it.

I got you the Jesuits, got scholarships for you,

got the Jesuits to teach you, boys.

You know, I graduated from the Jesuits in three years.

They all wanted me to become a Jesuit.

My father used to say,

the Jesuits were the scholars of the

church.

Teaching the game was not just a profession with me.

It was a vocation like a priest.

I devoted my life to excellence,

to superiority,

so

it'll come apart before my very eyes, boys.

Not in front of me because

you boys are my real trophies.

Never forget that.

Never.

I think every man in this room realizes that conclusion.

Never take less than success.

Now that's a philosophy of life, boy.

It's not a slogan, a

philosophy.

Now

we have an election coming up.

We're going to win it by the rules.

Pride, loyalty, teamwork. No other way. None.

Beat that Jew. Beat that Jew.

Go,

Gentiles.

Why ridiculous. You know that? I'm a sir. Are you kidding?

Tommy,

how did you take a walk?

I did three years ago.

I know, but you came back.

George, do you wanna win this campaign?

I don't need him.

I didn't ask you that.

I asked you if you wanted to win.

Yes, sir. Then you have to pay the price.

What price? Pain.

The price is pain, George.

This pain in my stomach has been there all my life.

You endure pain to win. It's a law of life.

There's no other way. None.

It's good to hurt. The mind overcomes me.

Alright, Phil. We're all waiting for your answer.

I'm telling you, public opinion wants George back in the insurance business.

Now look. Public opinion has changed every day.

I expect nothing will be settled without consulting me.

The New York Times said that Charmin's uncle took the Fifth

Amendment eleven times.

Well, that makes Charmin very vulnerable, doesn't it?

Things have changed today, James.

Nothing changes but the dates.

Exploiting a man's weakness is the name of the game.

If he can't move to the left, you're left into death.

If he can't stop a hook, hook away at him.

Find his weak spot and go after him. Punish him with it.

I've drilled that into you a thousand times.

I know, coach, but why smear him with this communist thing?

Do you think that kite wouldn't use Marion against us,

wave her at us like a dirty flag?

Maybe he would.

He took the Fifth Amendment eleven times.

Now will you please get in here?

Oh, for Christ's sake.

I've lived my whole life on the Fifth Amendment,

and so have you, Jake.

It's bullshit.

It's loaded.

So bullshit.

It's loaded.

Everybody in line one time or another has used the fifth amendment.

I know, but there was a communist in the And you know the Jesuits

would be destitute.

I expect nothing will be settled without consoling me.

Just breaks my heart to see him fall apart like that.

Can't you people understand that if I lose that business,

I'm nothing? It's too late.

There's no way left to start over.

In case you're interested, I am.

Sherman Spot's coming on any second.

Good evening. I'm Debbie Dunlage.

And I'm Tom Powell.

New fighting is broken out in the Mideast.

More developments to report tonight on the economic front.

From the state capital comes word of new money from regional

highway construction and the local political scene is heating up.

Hello. I'm Norman Charmin.

Mayor Sekowsky has given you this,

the twelfth playground in the last two years.

That's very good. That's very impressive.

But mayor Sekowsky has also given you this.

The Romano strippings.

Phil Romano I don't know how to get up there.

From the city. Harris.

More properly from mayor Sekowsky.

His stuff.

That's twenty two stuff?

Here is devastating waste.

And, yes, the unpleasant speculation of corruption.

I promise you, the taxpayers of this city,

to expose the true relationship between the mayor of this city

and a man who is committing, to my mind, a criminal

act.

He's not advertising people in New York.

And I promise you that when I'm elected mayor,

I will not look the other way while a greedy businessman

devastates the natural beauty of our land.

Remember, the future is now.

The preceding was How much do you guys need for a television spotlight?

Charmin.

Twenty five thousand.

Why don't you offer Charmin the twenty five thousand bill?

Of the hill section in less than a year Take a hike, chief.

Than a dozen holes. That's a good idea, Phil.

Why don't you call them up, Yeah.

Come on.

Phil, they called him right here in front of all of us.

We can to investigate, but we need your help.

Call the city's twenty four hour arson Okay.

Nine three five eight two two zero.

How come you know his number, you son of a bitch?

I know everything, Billy.

Norman.

This is the number one threat to the environment.

Right. Phil Romano.

Yeah. Listen.

I'm gonna come right out and say it. I like your style.

Well, it's all politics. Right?

Listen. I'd like to talk to you about your campaign.

Yeah. No. Well, listen. Everybody needs contributions.

Right? I've been known to make a few. Money's tight.

No. You scratch my back, I scratch yours.

It's that simple.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah.

But

is that so?

Really?

Let me ask you this, Norman. Yeah.

How's your uncle the communist?

You won't be laughing so hard when you read about it in the newspapers.

Okay.

You listen to me, you kite bastard, because

It's his cousin, not his uncle.

It's.

Alright. It's still on the family. We can still use.

You laughed

at me.

You made me blow it, James.

I made you blow it? Listen.

If I wasn't your friend, my money made my friends.

Don't shit me.

No. Goddamn machia is gonna blow us off our own court.

Politics is not basketball.

We can't sit around here fingering the past.

Listen.

If you don't mind my saying,

I think we ought to go easy on Charmin being Jewish.

It could be labeled antisemitism.

Nobody's anti anything.

There's good and bad in every race, James.

Some of the greatest athletes in the world were Jews.

Sid Lachlan, magnificent.

Nobody could punch pound for pound like Barney Ross.

Jesse Owens alone, he beat the goddamn Germans.

Splendid nigger. Fast as the wind.

But as a rule, you gotta watch them.

You can't trust them. Choose the same.

Coach, I'd like to talk to you. Hold on.

My friends in the kingdom of the blind.

Oh, Johnny. Oh, god. Johnny.

Jeez. Tommy. You alright? Tommy?

You alright? Tommy, can you hear me? Uh-huh. Tommy?

The one eyed man is king.

He's alright. Put him over here on the couch. That's good.

I'm okay.

Man, here it right here.

There you go.

None of you can hold your liquor.

You drink like women, you'll be squatting the piss next.

Come on, Phil. Let's go in the office.

I don't trust Phil.

Something's happening. Something's going on.

Just let the coach out.

Why not? He's handled everything else.

What's happened to him?

I don't know.

Happened to me?

Fuck you and the horse you rode in on.

As our old grandmother used to say.

I love you, George.

How's a little woman? Hey.

That is not nice.

It's a mess.

Tell me.

Hey, George.

Why don't we stone her? Oh, Jesus.

No, James. That's an old Jewish customer.

What are you doing? Don't do that, James.

Come on. Yeah.

I got a dog. Hey. Listen to me. Listen.

I don't want you to drink any more tonight.

Do you understand me?

Yes. You're right, James.

Drinking in moderation is murder.

Yeah.

Please, Tommy.

George.

George. George.

The coach is trying to convince Phil to back us.

That's all.

The question is, will you accept the money?

Would you accept it if it were Helen?

Oh, come on, George. What do you mean, oh, come on, George?

I asked you a question. Would you accept it?

Yeah, But I'm not in any such situation.

You got an imagination, don't you?

Can't you use your imagination? Pretend?

Pretend you're

me.

Pretend that,

your best friend,

a boy you grew up with,

a boy you were champions together

with was, is

with your wife.

Yeah.

Would you accept the money then?

No.

Well, wait a minute. I might accept part of it. Part of it.

No. I would accept all of it. I'd accept all the money.

You would? Yeah.

The Jesuits would be pissed at both you guys.

Look.

You are nothing but cheap cynicism and booze.

Oh, let's not do my biography tonight, James.

Listen.

I saved your life,

and and I'm trying to save what's left of mine.

So will you please just stay out of it?

I can't. You won't let me.

Oh, god. I carried them all my life.

I carried everybody.

Oh, I'm exhausted.

I'm only forty three.

But you never did

anything out of love, James.

You're just obedient. You're an obedient man.

No one's listening. No one ever does.

I lose myself behind all

the handshakes

and the speeches

in the smiles.

I don't think that I'm the man

I wanted to be.

I know one thing.

I love Scranton.

You know, George,

I've been thinking.

Marion

may have done this whole thing for you, for the money.

Why? Well, to support you, help you.

She's always been devoted to your career.

It's entirely possible. It's been done before.

She's never been the same since.

In the hospital,

it looked like something that floats.

Was a boy.

He had blue eyes.

We never even named it.

We just,

put it away.

What else could you do?

She,

was heartbroken.

A child like that makes

bad reflection.

Mongoloid

wasn't real good for the old image.

Use the Mongoloid. Vote hands down, George. Hey. Shut up.

Seriously. Marion may have used Philip for you.

I want you to think about it, really.

You may be right.

I think she helped him out of plain old lust, George.

See what he does to me,

me, his brother,

me who went to one city after another to find him.

How many cities? How many times? I mean, he called.

I have to go and pick him up.

Last time, he was in a gutter.

Nothing but filth and rags,

and I had to carry him screaming into the hospital.

Now why'd he put a gun to your head, James?

Yeah. Well, I had no choice.

Press a button and you shoulder a responsibility, James,

but you can't sleep at night so your teeth are falling out.

Nobody's listening.

You know, dummy,

when the old man died,

you know when he left me?

Six thousand dollars in medical bills.

The funeral cost twelve,

and I had to borrow the money from two.

And me, old faithful,

I ended up ten years behind everybody else.

For what?

He was,

drunk.

Yeah.

He was drunk.

She never even went to his funeral.

I had to wipe them hands ass just like a baby.

I remember I used to

rub him down with oil.

I used to wash him.

I I had to feed him.

I fed him just before he died.

And in all those years, I never felt

I never felt any love from him.

I he would just he'd get drunk,

and he'd abuse me.

What did you want?

I wanted

What?

I want him to respect.

I just want him to respect me. That's all.

Oh, Jesus, James.

Oh, there you go. Walking away.

You walked away from everyone who ever needed you.

Don't stop me, Jake.

Tommy, you have never committed yourself to anybody or anything

in your current life.

Name.

I went by the old man's store today.

Yeah.

I had to put it up for sale.

That's okay.

Do not go gentle.

It's that good night.

Rage.

Rage against the dying of life.

Coach wants to see you, George.

What'd the coach have to say?

He talked about his grandfather.

George is with him now.

Listen, Philly. I'm sorry about tonight.

Let me tell you something. He didn't look good to me.

Well, he's recuperating.

No. He looks yellow or something.

The operation was only five weeks ago.

Looks very tired.

What the hell is burning in here?

Oh, Jesus. The chicken.

I'll bring her to the dining room.

Tommy, get in here and have some chicken. Come on.

But I like my booze.

I went on.

And after a while, I had my mother.

That was all she had.

Someday, I said,

someday, I'll marry.

But time does strange things.

It's high tide before you know it.

As my father said,

high tide.

Remember miss Morris?

Sure.

She was a music teacher.

We knew each other for years, biblically.

I used to visit her on Saturday afternoons.

She'd make me honey biscuits.

Very cultured woman.

Protestant. You wouldn't think of becoming a Catholic.

My mother was alive, and I couldn't bring her here.

She'd read poetry in

French, wore silk stockings,

smoked cigarettes,

elegant.

And she got a hump like a hundred dollar whore,

and she loved me on those Saturday afternoons.

Fell dead in the street four years ago.

You hang on to your marriage, George. Hold on to Marion.

I'm trying.

Last Friday night, I drove to Binghamton,

one hundred miles by myself.

What's left?

Hit a few bars, drink,

play old basketball games over in my my

head, pick up some strange pussy now and then,

mostly now.

Actually, just sit and replay the old games in my head.

You You believe that?

Uh-huh.

Chicken burn.

You know why I like married women?

Why?

They don't yell, tell, swell, and they're grateful as hell.

Oh, please.

James is offended. Oh, man.

You better watch her, Helen. Helen?

No. Helen is the champion of chastity.

Sexist children.

She's only happy when she's pregnant.

It clears up her skin.

Oh,

jeez.

It's like old time. Sydney. Talking. Yeah.

God, we were good. Call each other's moves every time.

We were good.

Sometimes I think that's the only thing I can still feel.

Still feel it in my gut.

Still date.

Nothing

matches that.

Nothing. Nothing.

Nothing.

Number three.

At center, Martin Rhodes.

I think about him all the time.

He's the perfect ball player. Unbelievable.

Well, I've had it.

This chicken sucks the big red one.

You guys want any beer?

Not me. Thanks, bro.

Dull night.

Maybe I should go

up and fall down the steps again.

Do you mind drinking, brother?

No. Thanks, Tommy.

Alright. I have to piss.

Now Phil is bringing these media people in from

Philadelphia to build,

design a whole new campaign for you, new strategy.

What do you think?

I'm going for a walk, bro. Okay.

What are you doing?

What does it look like?

Close the door, will you?

You're used to use that.

You never used to drink.

That shit's worse than this shit.

Yeah. It's fashionable. Instant use.

What else do you do for kick?

A lot of things.

I got a Porsche now. James Dean. Right?

Up to two hundred and twenty coming back from Binghamton.

Smashed. Everything a blur.

Can't see the road, but I'm laughing my ass off.

Laughing so hard I'd have to wipe my eyes.

And now I'm at a hundred and thirty five and have only one

hand on the wheel, radio blaring,

and this is crazy.

But all of a sudden,

I think I'm just speed, and I know nothing can touch me.

Nothing alive can touch me.

And now I'm hitting a hundred and forty,

shit scared,

and I'm laughing because I know that nothing on earth can catch me.

So Friday night, they're gonna be putting pieces of me in a rubber bag.

Hubby,

in here.

Yeah.

I wonder what it's like to get it at a hundred and forty miles an hour.

Hour. It's black.

Yeah. Like a bug hitting the windshield. Listen.

Don't say a word about this to James or anybody.

Okay?

No way, man.

See you, Phil.

I've I've got the solution.

To what? Run me. I can carry this town.

You're not serious. Oh, yes. I am. I am serious. Run me.

I mean, I can carry this town.

Someone's gotta challenge Charmin's charisma.

What about uncle George?

Hey. George loves this city.

He'll do whatever's best. He can be convinced.

Phil, I can be mayor of this town.

My reputation is spotless. I am respected public official.

Remember Billy Carter, brother. Very funny.

Half the time, more than half was your advice to turn George into the village idiot.

You told him to buy the elephant.

Phil, I have been keeping his head above water.

He said stuff the elephant and put it in a museum.

James,

take a look at yourself.

Take an honest look.

Charmin attracts people. He's young, new. He's poised.

You're a junior high school principal,

and you also work for the mayor.

Exactly.

And I have had it with mister Daley Eaton and scrubbing

mister Daley's shithead off of every wall in the building.

Billy, I have got to get out of the education business.

Now listen.

I found my talent late in life. I understand that.

But I'm gonna make my stand in the political arena.

Hi, George.

He wants to see you, James.

Okay. Think about it.

Is there any other way?

My father ran the only bank in town. Elegant man.

Bach was played at our house.

He quoted Shakespeare.

Now was the winter of our discontent,

made glorious summer by the sun of York.

All

gone now.

Gone.

Vanished.

We have a city of bars, parking lots, empty mines.

The coal went, and the unions killed us.

But we can bring it back, coach.

Urban renewal, preserve the environment.

Gone.

If the bank went under in twenty nine,

the depression killed

you.

James,

you took good care of your father.

You know the courage of sacrifice.

I'm going to ask you to do something for all of us.

Yeah.

You're an alcoholic.

Whatever gave you that idea.

Jesus Christ.

What happened?

You need any money?

I'm glad you're back. I got somebody to talk to.

Is this what you

want?

James, look. Phyllis contacted these people in Philadelphia.

How could you go along with this

and you?

You'll still be involved in the campaign, James.

Sure. After the election, I'm still supporting you.

If that was the election, it's gonna be too late.

I'll be ruined.

I told you.

You'll calm down.

So you wanna dump me as George's campaign manager.

I can't put twenty five thousand dollars into the hands of an amateur.

You're gonna need twenty five thousand for a divorce lawyer

when Claire finds out about Marion.

You're a shabby man. And you're degenerate.

Stop. Jesus, Phil. James.

I get your ass in the kitchen.

I said, get dinner done.

Come on, bastards. Jesus.

Fuck. Hey, Ed. Come on, you Roman. Come on.

Get him out.

Take your

I'm not gonna take this lying down.

You people do this to me,

and I'm gonna tell about the kickbacks, the cops.

Like, the money, everything. You're shopping.

I will not be amused like this.

No. But you're gonna ruin us.

Yeah.

What did you just do to me?

Not fair.

A little while ago, he suggested I back him for mayor.

He did?

Yeah. Ask him. What?

Go on. Ask him. You wanna be mayor. Right, James?

I proposed an alternative. You proposed yourself, you asshole.

You're a twisted man. Kinda.

Well, what the hell are you gonna do about him?

I'll take care of him. You go call your wife.

And while you're out of car, Claire, you suck of a bitch.

Hey, James. They're all lacking. Nothing. Zero.

How about the seventeen year old and and and Taylor?

You're gonna make your peace with Joe.

How much money do you owe me, James?

Don't you think Claire would just love to know about that, old buddy?

And stay off the booze.

James.

What?

Open the door. No. I wanna talk to you.

I don't wanna listen.

No more money from the dog walk, James.

Do you mind?

Irene was my first girl.

I thought maybe we could go back to something.

But I'm only my money.

Nothing else.

Marian brought up the campaign money.

About the third time or later,

she brought it up very casually.

And then she talked about it for three hours.

She brought up professional help. She laid it in.

Well, she worked for it. I made her earn it.

Got the bullshit.

She worked for it.

I took her up to the holiday one afternoon.

I fucked her on the bed, floor, chair, table, tub, toilet,

everywhere but the ice machine.

You know the only woman I ever loved?

My mother.

Fuck the psychiatrist.

Nobody is going to abuse me or use me ever again.

Nobody.

I'm a new man,

and I'm riding high.

My youth was given over to my responsibilities,

but now I'm gonna demand my right to success.

Don't worry, Philly.

I'll pay you back every cent I owe you.

James, you're just like my old man, desperate.

He built a business twenty four hours a day.

Two words he knew, money and work. No. Three. The business.

The business had killed him at forty fucking three,

and we buried a man nobody ever knew.

I worked for my old man, slept, ate,

and I have no memory of who he was, what he was.

The business is mine now, and I'm gonna keep it.

I like being rich. I need money.

I want two of everything, cars, boats, women, etcetera,

etcetera, around expensive things I get a hard on.

I'm bewildered.

I am totally goddamn bewildered.

Never did I think I would live to see the day

when you people would turn savagely

savagely turn on each other.

They're not the same people who played for me.

Myths.

What?

Myths.

What in the hell are you talking about?

You look at this trophy. You call that a myth.

The name is there in silver. Last forever. That's a myth?

Past tense.

Bitch and whine.

Plan your lives on everybody else.

Did I whine when they pension me in my prime?

A pension is a ticket to death,

goddamn pass force.

Boy, I made an obscene gesture to my face when I hit him.

Yeah. You hit him. You broke his jaw.

You gotta make them respect you.

Next thing I know,

I'm out in the street at eight o'clock in the morning

with no place to go.

I watch more television than any man alive.

Coach?

I just talked to Marion on the phone.

What did she say?

She said she did it for me for the money.

You heard that, Phil. She did it for George.

Next time, the ice machine. Right, Phil?

You were right, James. She did it for the money. Fine.

I'd be leaving her the hell out of the campaign.

Lock her up in her kitchen.

In just a goddamn minute, I got a little pride left. You know?

Pride?

You got no pride. None.

You got a face for everybody. All slick smiles.

You lost something, boy. You lost something.

And you, the forty three year old whine, lost something.

You, playing the loud, screwing,

and ruining your life away, you lost something.

And you,

stumbling and reeling through the streets like some broken

thing, hearing people laugh at you, fix my heart.

You're a gifted boy.

Alright. Now listen up. You hear me?

Monday morning, we go after Sharmowitz.

We go in the arena and we draw blood.

Not me.

Not James. No.

Not until my participation

is settled.

It's been settled, James. Not to my satisfaction.

Phil, you contact those people in Philadelphia as soon as you can.

Okay.

George,

you guys aren't gonna change your minds?

The door is open, James.

You want me to leave?

The door is open, James.

Either you're with us or you're against us.

Alright. I'll go.

Come on, James. Let's go.

Come on.

James, come on.

No excellence.

No bench.

No depth.

We're flying with too many injuries here.

You've been laughing in our faces all night.

Start on me, coach. You're useless. What?

Useless.

Stop telling us how good we were.

We never had a losing season.

That's not what Martin said.

Who? Martin.

You know why he never came back.

Do I? Yeah.

He told us twenty four years ago. Did he?

You told him to go out in the fourth quarter

and get that nigger center.

You you remember the black kangaroo?

The nigger was playing him off the court.

So Martin went out, and he broke the guy's ribs.

I told him to get mean, to punish some people.

I did not tell him to break anybody's ribs.

He came to see you about a week after the game.

He begged you.

He fucking begged you to publicly refuse the

trophy, didn't he?

And he was wrong.

Was he?

Never accept less than success. Right, Bill?

The price you pay is pain.

Right, George?

Get yourself a name, Johnny. I did, coach.

Oh, oh, right did I. I fell on my ass in ten cities.

That's a record, isn't it, brother?

Here's my trophy, coach.

I told him to put some fear in that guy.

Poke him.

Poke him. Poke him in that.

Look at Brad.

I have to get you.

Win. Win. Win. Win. Win. Win. When?

Charlie, the only sin is loose.

Bless me, father, for I have sinned.

I

mean, what?

I

know.

Sick. Sick. Sick.

Yeah.

Read the names there in silver.

Deny

that.

You

have.

And don't come back.

You know, I got

I got a ticket here.

Some work.

Don't quit on yourself, boys.

Never.

Seven seconds left. It's unbelievable.

An unbelievable sight. It's veteran here in Philadelphia.

There are seven seconds left.

Fillmore High School has fought their way back from a near

disastrous first half.

Down by twenty one points,

they have unbelievably come back with Sikowski, Romano, Rhodes, and Tom,

and James Daley playing absolutely superb basketball.

In a bruising physical battle,

they are now behind by one point.

Seventy six to seventy five,

but they have the ball with seven seconds left on the clock.

Time in.

Coming up in the chest takes the claw.

Four more. Make the huddle around folks.

I hope you can

Don't punish yourself, boys.

I

I'm sorry.

Oh, please forgive me.

I'll do anything you want.

You're George's campaign manager.

Hey.

Just came back from my jersey.

You said we gotta have him. Remember?

I have to get yourself together, Tommy.

I will.

Need

a, speech for the VFW by Thursday.

You're my speechwriter.

Oh, come on. I can't remember the alphabet.

You start Monday,

and you're the guy who put the wintergreen in George's job.

That's not true. Don't deny it anymore. Oh, yeah.

Okay, boys. Album time. Get the cameras in.

Of course.

I'm talking about it.

Hey, coach. Why don't you come over to my house tomorrow?

I got the tapes of the seventy sixes and the Lakers. No. No.

The game's changed.

Good little man that is extinct.

It's your down little basket. That's no longer my game.

It's no longer the white man's game.

We did get a little close together. Alright?

Oh, sure. Okay.

We'll just hide each other's pockets.

Alright.

How much time will you put in this thing? Come on.

Smile, Carlos. You just get these on.