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An ento to Tana. This is Captain Karayanis requesting permission to enter

We have an emergency.

Tana to an ento.

Under the terms of the Helsinki Naval Agreement, I must first come on board to

inspect your cargo.

Commander Ullberg, if you won't let us go into Narvik, we will find another

port.

Tell Mr. Tomasis he must dump his contraband overboard immediately or he

face the consequences.

You hear that, sir?

You know, I must be going deaf.

I still can't hear.

We have static on 219, a change to frequency 764.

Tell Mr.

Tomasas we have played cat and mouse far too long.

Tell him this is my final warning.

My first shot will be a near miss across your bow.

My second, a direct hit.

I will convey your message and get back to you.

I don't think he's bluffing.

The stakes are very high, Karayani.

I can lose my tanker, my cargo.

We'll go to jail.

I'll wait for one more card.

Commander Ullworth, we are trying to locate Mr.

Tomasi.

Correctly, we found him. I am confident he will contact you himself immediately.

What do we do, Mr. Tomases?

Caballones, you are fired.

Thank you.

Hunting whales at a season under the flag of Greece are signatory of the

international convention.

And now in Norwegian waters, Mr. Tomasis, your cargo and ship are

My friend, you are mistaken.

I am a guest.

On this ship, I am simply a guest for the boatwreck.

And under naval arrest, you and the captain Karajanis. Oh, that is the

not Karajanis.

You sold the ship?

Every day is a small life, Commander.

A mother spent a price.

You scheming bum! In the middle of the ocean, you sold the ship?

And a cargo, too.

Commander, they own a new tank and a whole lot of oil oil.

Eight million dollars worth.

Give me a pop.

Nice pop.

And here's your water.

He has a new ship. Commander, give him a bow.

After all, a new ship, come on, a nice battle.

I missed you.

Welcome home, Theo.

Hey, where's our son? Where's Nico?

At his bungalow.

I see, huh?

Mr. Tomatoes.

Hey, beer.

Is Nico here?

I haven't seen him.

I thought you were nearer.

Darling.

Oh, Noripala, come here.

I'll talk to Nico.

What happened to Zurichio?

Nothing. You were in Zurich and I was in South America.

But I was there a week waiting for you. You were not alone, you naughty girl.

Yes.

Nobody's like you.

Hey, maybe next time in Paris, huh?

Oh, yes. Paris would be lovely. Paris is my favorite.

When are you going to Paris, Paula?

Oh, in a few weeks, Simone.

Can you wait and I'll join you?

First we're going sailing.

Theo, Nico and I. Just the three of us.

This will be at least a week on Trago. It will be lovely to go away for a

Theo. Theo, you are back from the sea.

You love me, Theo.

What a thing to ask of my brother's wife. Why do you ask her?

Who doesn't she ask?

Why didn't you wait for me? Because my great brother wanted you for me.

Come on, Theo. You should have waited for me. Maybe I should have.

Hunting whales for Christ's sake.

What for? What's the sense to it?

Sit down. I have something to tell you. You know the Selena brothers, eh?

What about the Selena?

The beautiful ship, the Selena.

You always wanted her, eh?

I saw it once. I thought it was kind of small, no?

The papers come tomorrow.

I'll sign them.

We go to Pireo.

I'll give you a ride. What do you say?

Go to her, Spiros. Go take care of your wife.

Ah, I wish I could lend her to somebody.

You could rent that black girl again.

She tells people that you scream obscene things in bed.

It's so bad for the family name.

Nico!

Papa!

Nico!

Welcome home, Papa.

How are the whales?

Big.

Okay. Okay, huh? Yeah. And everything is, uh... Anything, I think?

Yeah.

And the, uh... The girls, I mean, they... Did you move?

God damn it, son. It's great to see you.

You too, Papa.

You too.

Hey, you know that brick brother of mine?

He says he's buying.

That's the lender.

Fuck him.

We'll buy it right out from under his ass. What do you say? You like that?

Between you and Uncle Spiros. No, no, no, no. It's for you.

I'm going to buy it for you.

What do you mean, for me? Why? What do you mean? So you'll own a beautiful

tanker, so my son will start his own fleet, so you'll get into business like

your papa.

Come on, what's the matter? What's the matter? We're starting by owning a

tanker. Nothing.

What do you want to do? You want to bust your ass on dogs like me?

You want to roll cigars with your spit, like me?

Nico, I did it all, enough for both of us. Okay, okay.

You let me start my own business, my way.

Come on, let's sit down.

Tell me, uh, what you, uh, what is your idea?

Idea? Live me by the tanker, not you. Oh.

No, let me prove I can do it without you.

Let me negotiate for it, let me deal, bargain, all of it, but me.

Okay, you buy it for Leonard.

Either I make it happen myself, or I fall on my ass.

On your own.

Do you?

It's a deal. Let's go and have a drink.

Hey, but a little advice from the old man is okay. I mean, no, no, just this

much advice. Now, you call Christopoulos in Salonica. Whatever his deal is with

Spiros, tell him to cancel, and you buy them. And you set a fair price.

But if he says no, tell him the Greek government will see those papers in my

safe. No, that's blackmail.

Blackmail? Bullshit, son.

That's commerce.

You be nice.

Christopoulos is an old friend. Let there be no doubt about the papers in

safe.

Hmm?

You, uh... You be nice.

Phil!

You haven't met Senator Cassidy and Mrs. Cassidy. Mrs. Cassidy. How do you do?

Mr. Tomasas. Senator.

Thanks so much for the afternoon.

You're getting ready to leave, huh? Why do you have to leave, huh? Why? We must.

Oh, we're making a party tonight on my boat. Robert will be disappointed.

He wanted to meet you. He asked.

Robert Keith.

Robert Keith?

Yes, he's coming in from Cyprus tonight.

James, we've already made all the arrangements.

I'm sure they'll understand this.

Ah, wonderful.

Any time after dark, I will send a boat after dark. I'll look forward to it.

Thank you.

Mrs. Gatsby, goodbye. Goodbye.

Goodbye, Simmy. Goodbye.

Theo, Robert didn't ask to meet the senator.

Is the senator such an important man?

Oh, yes.

Very.

insisted on it.

It was your president, your Mr.

Truman, who thought one thing one day and another thing the next morning.

Mr. Truman told me, it must have been years later, that at Potsdam his one

experience with Stalin, he wanted to feel him out, learn Stalin's attitude.

My boy, when I was prime minister, Mr. Truman told me that he knew

Stalin had broken 47 treaties since he came into power.

Right point to Truman.

At Potsdam, you're fucked up.

Fucked up?

Yes. Fucked up.

Rather graphic.

I never heard it put that way before.

I apologize. I'm a peasant. A vulgar peasant. I'm uneducated. I shouldn't

said that.

You're not a peasant. You're not uneducated.

You're a very intelligent man.

I'm not angry with you. I'm angry with myself. What you said just now was the

truth.

We did fuck up at Potsdam.

Where can I have a pee?

Straight down to your left.

Oh, it's our music.

Let's go.

on piloting, sir. He can go on for hours. A tour just before the collapse.

The red wine and the sardines.

Do you know about that, James?

No.

Well,

there he was, the girl, ready to shout, I'll have that high.

But there was no bloody battle.

By the way, I would like to show you something.

Show me what?

My edge.

Your etching? Yes, one. I have only one.

Don't.

It was strange.

It had been raining for a long time, but this night, suddenly this night on the

half of the moon, like a sea of light, like an explosion, you know what I mean?

The town was lighted up with the moon, and the night was filled with shouts and

screams.

You want to know?

His name was Plato, my father.

Late. And he was scaring me in his arms and he was running. Well, everybody was

running. And the church was burning. The Turkish soldiers had set fire to the

church and the priest. Oh, God.

I remember the priest. He was carrying the big silver cross from the church and

they took him and put him against the wall in the moonlight. A long white

And they shot him.

The Turks.

And your father?

My father put me in a place where they could not find me.

And late in the morning, from the bridge, over the river, among others, he

was hanging.

My father played.

God, I remember.

My mother told me they wanted money not to hang him, but there was no money.

That was the day I decided that the Moss's family would never want for money

again.

He looks like a big, strong man.

Well, actually, see, he may have been very small and very skinny. I don't

Years later, when I was a young man in South America, I went to an artist and I

told him what I thought, what I remember here, what my father looked like. And

as I remember my father.

Why did you want me to know him?

So you can know about me.

Why?

Because Lizzie, I'm sorry, is Lizzie okay?

Okay.

Because Lizzie, if ever I offend you, you can say to yourself, what can you

expect? It comes from a peasant, Greeks and Turks, a small town, a Levantine.

It's common.

No, not common.

And how could you offend me, Theo?

I will, Lizzie.

I will.

The mother goddess, Demeter.

Isn't she beautiful?

The lady of the golden sword, the glorious fruits.

The lady of many mysteries.

And I, I love her.

Of many mysteries?

Is that why you love her?

No, no.

Then why?

Because she has great tits.

Very, very important.

Here we are, Senator.

Yes, I just got a call from the States.

I'm sorry. I'm afraid we're going to have to do it to you again. We have to

leave.

The National Committee.

There's been a decision.

Oh, I'm so glad.

Terrific news, eh, Senator?

Terrific.

There's a damn car. We'll never make the plane.

Ah, the plane will wait.

Everything will wait from now on.

Come on, Liz. I haven't won the nomination yet. You will. You'll win

you want.

You wouldn't settle for that?

No.

No, I guess I wouldn't.

Hey, Nico.

Nico, a minute, please.

Yeah.

To me.

Excuse us.

I think he's a beautiful girl.

I'm sorry to interrupt you. No, it's okay. Mr. Tomatis. Yes.

Thank you for a lovely party. Well, thank you very much for coming. Thank

very much. Good night.

Good night. Good night.

You know, it... It caused the thing with Selena.

It's done.

Nah.

Well, come on, come on, come on, sir.

Selena could call ten minutes ago.

Yeah. I told him, I said, use power of attorney, sign the papers now. Do it.

He did it.

You own the tanker. No, no, no, no. You, you own the tanker, you see.

You see, Nico?

We used the funds, the contingency funds, out of the Unionian subsidiary,

agreed. He liked it.

Well, how much?

Same as Spiros.

A little bit more.

But I didn't have to use the letter in the safe.

Well, you're as good as me.

My God.

Nico, today you did a wonderful thing. I mean, you bought a type and you're

going to build an empire.

But, Nico, today you were lucky.

Next time you go into a deal, you go in with a loaded gun.

Loaded.

That's the way to deal. I mean, that's trade.

That's commerce.

Believe it, Nico.

You believe it.

The hell with it. Come on, let's go.

It was a great day. George!

Saludo. I can do more than anything I want.

More than anything in the world I want. It's for us to work together.

Get closer.

Thank you.

Papa, how can you do it?

Do what?

How can you bring her here?

Look.

Don't tell us.

What's on that?

I'm a Greek, like you.

A Levantine.

Nico, a man... A man has a right to his own life.

I mean, like you will have the right, do you understand? No.

Nico. Nico.

Tio, what happened?

Where's your wife?

He doesn't like me, does he, Nico?

No.

He's afraid that you'll leave seeing me.

That we'll get married.

Married?

I am married.

And you are married.

And like it is, it's the only way.

Scratiato. Son of a bitch.

You are not going to use me this way. What the hell are you mad about?

You know, Bill, that I don't think you know.

Come on.

You won't get.

Wait a minute.

You.

Let me go.

Oh, God.

Oh, God.

It hurt?

Yes. Don't lie. It hurts. It hurts. God damn it.

What the hell do you want? Oh, gosh.

Oh, God.

Oh. You don't want to marry me?

Marry you.

And finally.

Gentlemen, as laid down in Section 19 of the United States Merchant and Marine

Act, only American citizens are entitled to buy these surplus tankers.

Now, Mr.

Tomasas will be lending the corporate body the funds necessary for the

Four million for each of the 20 tankers, the sum of $80 million.

It's my privilege.

Partners.

Now, if you will join me in a cup of coffee after you've signed the

Cup of coffee, that's all I can afford.

You all

seem like fine choices.

All of them seem fine.

Good men all, and true.

Candy, would you mind helping those gentlemen, please?

Nice eyes.

Theo, I've been meaning to talk to you. Huh?

You got some clout. What clout?

Well, you know James Cassidy.

He spent a couple of hours on my boat before he was elected president. All of

sudden, I've got clout in the winehouse.

Hey, what's on your mind?

Well, if you happen to meet his brother when you visit there, a personal

relationship with the new attorney general can't hurt, huh?

Michael, we've known each other for a long time. I mean,

you can level with me. You got problems?

I mean, everything's above board.

Everything's...

Completely legal, isn't it?

Hey, you worried about the boys?

I told you. They're all good men. No problems.

Don't worry, Mike.

Give my regards to the president.

Always thinking, huh?

Last night, Angela Howard sang at the White House.

The guests included Neil Diamond, who dropped in after giving his own concert

the Kennedy Center.

The Greek shipping magnate, Theo Tomasas, was also there, as were Gregory

Veronique Peck.

It seems that the President and Mrs. Cassidy are fusing together politics,

business, and big business as never before. And these days and nights,

nothing dull about the social life of the White House.

Mr. Attorney General.

Mr. President. Mr.

Tomasas. Mr. President.

Mrs. Cassidy.

Hello. Thanks so much for coming.

You did meet my brother John. Oh, Attorney General. How are you? Tomasas.

Theodore Tomasas.

Hello. Well, time passes.

A child born in a white house is a very good thing. Very good luck.

My father used to say all the time.

I seem to remember you had quite a father.

Yes. I want to tell you both, the two of you.

You ever get tired of being present? I mean, you need a rest. You come on my

boat. We'll have a fine cruise.

Well, thank you. Please give our best regards to your beautiful family. Thank

you. Thanks for seeing me.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

17 stitches on his ass. What does he think?

If he hurt me.

Goddamn kid, he's crazy, that fast in the boat. I mean, he could have killed

himself. I'm going to tell you something.

My son with stitches on his ass.

No more boats.

No more motorcycles.

No more airplanes.

You want to worry about Nico? You worry about Nico.

Well, I'm not going to worry about Nico.

Theo, I want a divorce.

Simi, for the hundredth time, no.

I can't live like this.

I'm an Olympus for prices.

You live like a goddess, everything.

Like no other woman in the world. One woman in the world lives like you.

I don't have your love.

Simi, I've loved you since you were 17 years old.

20 years.

For Christ's sakes, I've loved you for 20 years.

Theo.

Theo.

Theo, you don't need me anymore.

I gave you Nico.

You've got your island, your women, your boat, your talus.

Where the hell do I start?

Send me.

Send me to Nico's mother.

You really should think about it. A presidential pardon would look well with

labor.

Well, I don't know, Johnny.

Maybe not with the rank and file.

Well, that's possible, but he can cause a lot of trouble.

You know, one of the best things you've done as Attorney General was putting him

in jail.

He was skimming that fund, and you proved it.

Yes.

There'll be another.

I don't think it's such a great idea.

I really don't.

Tomas has invited us for a change of scenery, a cruise.

Why not?

His brother Spiro's just had Princess Margaret aboard his yacht. But, I mean,

how can you compare the two yachts? I don't really like Tomas.

A few times he's been here at the White House, he amuses, but I get the feeling

it's because he wants to use you.

Has he used you?

No, he hasn't, and he won't. But he's working on it.

Thanks. I really want to go.

I think it would be good for me.

But there's so many things you can do here.

The best therapy is to keep occupied.

Oh, it hasn't been that long since the baby.

It's been almost a year, Nancy.

That's long.

When are you thinking of going?

I don't know.

Soon.

Well, calm seas, everybody.

I'll see you to it, dear.

Liz.

Liz. I don't want to discuss it anymore, James. I know you don't. I do.

Tomasus is a dangerous man. I don't want you involved with him.

Involved? Tomasus manipulates. He dissembles. And he's in deep trouble.

Tankers and shadow corporations and something about collusion.

Already our State Department has a whole dossier on him.

I'm going on a cruise, James.

I'm not going to represent your State Department. Liz, you are the wife of the

President of the United States.

Oh, for God's sake, James, I know who I am.

I really do need a change.

Liz, people watch everything we do, and they read things into it. The whole

world does that.

I know I'm being a pain in the ass reminding you, but that's what they do.

You have nothing to worry about.

You know why?

Because I am the wife of the President of the United States, and you are a pain

in the ass.

Welcome. Welcome.

Welcome, Mrs. Kathleen.

Theo.

Let me introduce you.

These very nice people will be sailing with us.

Lord and Lady Allison.

How do you do? Great pleasure.

How do you do?

Jean -Luc.

And of course,

you know.

Madame Naya.

It's my pleasure.

She reads poems.

All right, everybody, enough of Malachi. Let's go and drink, huh?

Some people collect paintings.

Some people collect stamps.

My father collects people.

The name of your suite is a Demeter.

Do you remember the Demeter?

That is the golden sword.

The lady with the fantastic hair.

Over there is Kos.

It's a lovely island.

But time has forgotten it.

You know, I believe this part of the world, the Aegean, the islands, could

change a person's life forever.

I really believe that.

Lizzie.

Lizzie, don't you feel well?

I'm fine.

I'm fine. Really, I am.

You know, the guests, they're very nice people.

Hey, maybe it's the food.

Do you like Greek food?

I hate Greek food.

What the hell is Greek food?

What do you like?

Spanish, Italian, French, huh? French.

Flown in for Maxime's every day. No difficulty.

Whatever is no problem.

Whatever you want.

You, uh, you ask.

Anything.

Okay?

Okay.

Okay.

And the gods who said to exist to let the... Hey, hey, you want to see the sun

dance? Watch.

The sun...

Did her a little dancing.

She got a big kick out of it. And while the sun was dancing, Zeus took his

sister to a very, very high cloud.

And he screwed her.

Do I offend you?

Well, if it didn't offend Leto. No, not Leto. Hera. Her jealous sister Hera. She

sent a snake. And the snake chased her all over the place.

Until she found refuge.

Right here. In the temple of Poseidon. Huh?

Fantastic, huh?

It's beautiful.

Yes.

Beautiful and therefore sad.

Why sad?

Sad because nothing beautiful ever remains.

True?

I don't know.

Thank you.

There was no water. Three ships a day. And now 20 ,000 kilos of the finest

oil in all of Greece.

Oh, and strawberries.

Mine.

For protection against the world.

To come and go. To come back to.

I can understand it.

Does she wave to you from that island over there?

Is that how you know she's home?

What are you talking?

What are you talking?

Your actress, Metallus.

She has her island, too, no?

Sophia.

All the world knows.

Well, she won an island.

So I got her a good prize for an island.

But it's a very small island.

No play.

No.

You're not eating, so throw a play.

I'd like a steak.

No steak.

Maybe

you

like... What's that?

It's milk.

And it's sweet like, uh, like cheesecake.

Want to

dance? No.

Thank you.

Yes, sir.

I have to go home.

What are you talking about?

Home to America.

Fly me to Athens and I'll catch a plane to Washington in the morning.

They don't expect you for two weeks.

I know.

Daisy, like no other person, you make me feel so alive.

I can't stay on these islands anymore.

I must go home.

I have to.

Don't you see, Theo? I have to.

When will you come back?

Never.

Sadly for all of us.

To convey in the name of my country our extreme regret.

With great sadness, I bring you the condolences of my country.

If somehow there could be a way to share your sorrow. There is no way.

Thank you.

It's my country, Los.

Rashid, well?

Well, His Majesty seems to be interested in your fleet of tankers. Good. He has

set down certain terms.

Study them. If they're acceptable, let me know.

Oh, tell His Majesty I'm sure there will be no problem.

And tell him that the arrangement is good for the future. There are others,

know, who would... Ah, but the others would exploit the resources of your

country. Oh, and for your kindness, Rashid, please accept this gift.

Well, I'm rushing.

Okay, you son of a bitch.

Now, what do you want?

This is a company. This is a corporation that you formed with the Americans.

It's my understanding you are going to offer the 20 tankers to the South King.

You'll be cutting a lot of throats there.

The oil company, the transport company, and eventually, I think, the American

government, my friend.

After all, if the king of Saudi Arabia had his own ships, why should he pay to

haul his own oil?

Then maybe he will think, what does he need the oil company for at all?

Then maybe he will think, who knows, who knows what he will think.

Are you going to make the deal, Theo?

Is it going to work?

If I want it to work, it will work.

Theo, I want to help you.

You? Why not?

Why not, Theo?

For the good of the family.

Spiros, since when did you give a shit about the family?

Hey, is it true? Are you going to... Are you going to divorce your wife?

Of course.

Who can live with that?

Sure. That's a terrible thing to do.

Me?

But Simi's going to divorce you.

Simi will never divorce me. Never.

My spies. I don't give a damn about your spies.

Simi will never divorce me. Ever.

Come on, sit down. Tell me about this, your proposition.

Okay.

You have ships.

I have ships.

Instead of 20 ships, we go to the South Akin with 35 ships.

We go to him with...

Spirits of ships.

We could have an empire, Theo. The two of us. The two of us. Together.

Partners? Partners.

Brothers.

Spirits. Fuck you.

It's about time, isn't it?

For adultery.

Of course.

Theodore Tomasius did wantonly commit adultery on several occasions

on the yacht La Belle Simone and other places with Paola

Scotti.

Paola Scotti.

How did she dare?

Everybody knows.

Everybody. I am the reason for them all.

Not that Italian bitch.

Not her.

Me.

It's very funny.

Very funny.

It's not funny.

How much longer?

For Christ's sakes, it's been over a year.

Lizzie, do something.

Something for yourself.

Come back to the world.

Hey, I tell you what.

You put on something special, something terrific, and you go to a party.

Why not?

When?

Listen, fuck him, too. I mean, your brother -in -law, Johnny, runs for

president, and you have to isolate yourself?

I mean, what is it going to cost him?

The state of North Dakota?

Oh, Lizzie.

Lizzie, my God, it's good to hear you laugh.

Hey, come on, Lizzie. I mean, we'll take a cruise.

Pregos, maybe.

You want to know something?

Lizzie, I... I miss you.

Well, how long are you going to be in London?

I'll call you in Paris.

The Plaza?

Coffee? Coffee?

No, thank you.

Have you seen the papers this morning?

No.

Maxwell says John's early lead at the polls is only because he's James's

brother.

That's probably true, Nancy.

Liz, he needs all our help.

Did you have a nice sleep?

Fine.

You look happy this morning.

We're going to go away, Johnny.

Well, that's wonderful.

We're going to go to Greece.

Tomasis?

Yes. Well, that'd be a wrong thing to do, Liz. For whom?

For you, for all of us, for the family.

I'm thinking of seceding from the family.

That's a sad thing to hear.

I'm tired, John. I'm tired of Cassidy politics.

of having to share my loss with all of you.

Liz, to go off with that Greek... And ruin the Cassidy image?

Yes, and I believe it, Liz. If you hurt the family, you hurt the country.

Then you'd rather I continued the deception, the anguish behind the veil,

Cassidy, the public shrine.

Yes, I am a widow, but the pain's not that sharp.

Not now.

The dead are dead.

I don't weep that easily anymore.

I choose not to.

Madame, would you like something for lunch?

Yes, I would. I'm rather hungry.

I'd like, um...

The moussaka?

Moussaka, yes.

And a small green salad with... that goat cheese. A feta?

And a dessert?

Could the chef make a galacto... Galacto bureko? Of course he can.

Thank you.

Steward? Yes, ma 'am.

Some wine, please.

Yes, ma 'am.

Retina?

Of course, ma 'am.

We're always so many people. So many people.

Kings and comics and presidents.

What it demanded.

What? A certain uniqueness.

Let me tell you, Theo, I'm not unique.

Bullshit, you're not unique.

I'm Tomasis.

And you are with me. Here and now.

And I would want no other woman in the world to be part of this time.

So what does that make you?

What Outrageous obviously me here 5 ,000 miles from home with any It's the

strangest to talk to. Three days only. You can shop for three days.

I'll fix us American sharks.

I'll be back. Good morning.

My son worries. Is that what he does all the time?

Worry? No, not really.

Papa, eight ships impounded.

They've taken eight of our ships.

So?

So the Bahrain Star goes into Norfolk tomorrow.

They're going to impound it, too. Papa, what the hell are we doing here?

Michael, come on. We're enjoying this. Come on, look. Tomorrow is Washington.

Tomorrow is Michael Russell, Attorney General of the United States. And he is

best friend. I'll fix it all. Now, will you stop worrying?

Look, what a beautiful girl. Where do you find such beautiful girls? Come on,

talk to her. I don't want to talk to her. I want to talk to you. You said

have a chance. All right, come on. Let's do it.

I adore him. Mr. Tomasas.

Mr.

Tomasas. What's going on? What's the matter?

Top of the FBI.

A federal warrant, Mr. Tomasas. You're under arrest. All right, Joe.

Violation of the United States Merchant Marine Act, Section 19.

Come along, Mr. Tomasas. Hey, take it. Goddamn it. I told you, behave.

Break your ass.

Nico, you won't pay the check, huh?

nightclub, for Christ's sakes.

Then you dragged me down here to Washington like some kind of goddamn

criminal. John Cassidy talked to you good, huh?

John's not in government anymore. He had nothing to do with it. It was my plate.

You like some lunch? Oh, Michael, you're beautiful, beautiful.

Attorney General of the United... Does this little bitch have to be here?

He's fixing the light bulb. Does he have to be here? Come on, let's go. Hurry.

I was not your lawyer. And the way things have turned out, your actions are

contrary to the interests of the government of the United States. Don't

me, gentlemen. Talk to me. I'll know what the hell you're talking about.

All right.

My government feels that the Saudis would not have agreed to their own

fleet, the fleet you supplied them, Theo, unless they were thinking about

eventual expropriation of the oil companies.

Spiros!

That son of a bitch brother of mine said the same thing to me.

You put those words in your brain, and he scared the shit out of you.

Arresting me was a show of force to the Arabs, wasn't it?

Well, suppose they all got together and wanted to run their own oil.

Oh, my God.

All right, all right, Michael. You and I are two old warriors.

Tell me, what is the ransom going to be?

You're going to lose 20 ships.

Christ, 20 ships!

And a lot of money.

And my guess is, Theo, it'll take a miracle to keep you out of jail.

I thought coming home, I thought how much I wanted to be coming

home.

This is the best arrival I've ever had.

The best because of you, Lizzie.

I missed you.

Lizzie, let's get married.

What do you think?

Marry me?

I don't think it's a very good idea, Theo.

Why not?

Because I'm not a Cassidy?

Lizzie, why not?

Because I'm from a different universe?

Because I'm a peasant?

A pirate, a shark?

Is that why, Lizzie?

No.

Lizzie, then tell me.

Why not?

What is it?

Because the widow Cassie gets married again and it shocks the whole world and

bothers you?

Maybe.

Yes.

But Liz, this is a different kind of world where it doesn't matter.

It doesn't make any sense.

It doesn't.

Because I'm older.

Because I will die first.

And you will live a long time without me.

It makes me very sad.

You know why?

Oh, Jesus, Liz.

Liz, you love me.

Absolutely. I mean, you're sad.

Desire and pity, that's the whole essence of love.

It's the essence.

Oh, that's fine. Oh, Rick.

What old Greek?

Me.

Listen to me.

To be married again.

If I was to do it.

To be controlled again.

More than any man, it would be with you.

But I just don't want it.

Lizzie.

Lizzie, what do you want?

To be allowed anything.

I want to change my life. I want to start off again.

I'd like to be permitted anything. I mean, to come and go and have no

restrictions. I mean, I just want everything.

Lizzie.

Liz, that's what I'm talking about.

Everything. What you want and you laugh and you demand and you get.

I mean, well, you can shake your little ass and be rude and, I don't know, stand

on your head.

Liz, there is no problem.

I am Tomasius.

We'll put it all down in writing. What you must do, what I must do, how much

what, under what circumstances.

What happens if you run away, if I run away.

All the possibilities.

It's horrible.

What?

Writing it all down.

Oh, it's Greek culture.

A marriage contract is the way it should be. I mean...

For your protection, Lizzie. And it's right. For instance, you don't want a

baby? Okay.

No baby. We put it down.

You want a separate bedroom?

Okay, that's what you want.

Fine. You say you like to come and go, or am I going to deny you that?

But ten nights a month together.

Okay? I mean, at least.

Huh?

$50 ,000 a month, Lizzie, to piss away on hairdressers, tips, dressers. I don't

know. I don't want to know.

You like to travel?

Another thousand a day.

Expenses, charge accounts, unlimited.

If the marriage is no good, either of us says, to hell with the marriage.

Okay.

$10 million for every year we stay together.

And if we're still married and I die...

A hundred million dollars?

Welcome to my life.

And mine.

Son of a bitch.

Theo.

Are you angry with me?

Darling, today I can't be angry.

You see, how could Theo be angry?

It was for my sake, wasn't it? What, darling? That you didn't like me. That I

would be hurt.

Oh, no. I just thought maybe you would prefer... But, Theo, I am happy for you.

Happy. Thank you. Thank you very much.

Have a wonderful marriage.

Thank you, Theo. Of course.

Be happy, Theo.

Spiro, have a look.

Excuse us, please.

Why the hell did you bring her here?

She wanted to come here. Why the hell did you bring her here? You're very

You're very nice.

You're very

nice.

That's enough, Simi.

Enough.

Come on, lie down.

Fuck.

Nico.

Hey, Nico.

What's the matter, huh?

Papa's new wife. I mean, look, no kisses.

I mean, all evening long you've been ignoring the most famous woman in the

world. Hey, come on, you, Roger. You say something.

Uh, Lizzie.

This is Nico.

He wants to say something. Go ahead, go ahead.

Go ahead.

Hello, Mother.

Nico.

I hope we're going to get on together.

Yeah, and I hope you have a terrific time being at Tomasi's.

If you'll excuse me.

I'm sorry.

Smart -ass kid.

Hey, Nico.

Nico, what the hell was that?

Is that a kind of word to talk to my wife?

Oh, you ain't the most famous woman in the world. No, I mean my wife.

Is that why you married her? Because she's the most famous woman in the

Jesus Christ, Papa. No, no, no. For honor.

And respect.

And bullshit.

I'm sorry about that.

Oh, Christ, Christ, on my wedding night.

Son, all it takes is a little kindness. I mean, a little thinking of others.

God, can't you try to be friends?

She's a little girl. I mean, she's a woman.

Son, she can bring such joy into our lives. Please.

Will you try to be friends, son?

Okay, Papa.

Okay. Okay, son.

Okay, now.

I'm sorry about that, huh?

It's okay. It's okay.

Okay.

What are

you

doing? I'm going swimming.

Yeah.

That's a great idea.

You, uh... You're sober up, huh?

And Spiros, Papa.

He's supposed to be my friend, too.

What has Spiros got to do with it?

She's going to marry your brother, Papa.

Uncle Spiros and Mama.

It's a fucking lie.

My beautiful Simi with that hunk of shit.

To spite you.

To hurt you and humiliate you like you did her.

What did I do?

I married a lady. We're crazy.

All crazy. We are.

Hey!

Anybody want to go swimming with me?

You bring beauty to an angel.

Bastards. I told them.

God damn it, I told you no phones.

I don't care.

Oh, okay, okay.

I'm sorry.

Vitalis. She wishes us well.

At midnight.

Well, she's sorry she couldn't come to the reception.

Where is she? Oh, on the island.

And you said you'd see her tomorrow.

Sure. If Dallas wants to see me, there's no question. She's my friend.

She's my best friend.

Look at that.

Apple eyes.

Theo.

Yes. Why did you marry me?

What kind of question, huh?

Come on, on honeymoon night?

Why? You, you.

No other woman like you in the new world. I mean, you, you make me feel

fantastic.

You make me feel more than that. I told you a million times.

What about love, Theo?

Sure, I told you.

You mentioned it.

What's the matter? You got a thorn up your ass. I mean, what are we talking?

Like kids?

I mean, how many times...

Have you mentioned it to me?

Not often.

Okay. I love you. Now you mention it and everything is wonderful.

Come on. What are we talking?

Come on. This is a honeymoon night. Come on. Come on. Get in bed.

Come on.

Here we find all the questions and answers that I get them to say.

But it's time to talk tomorrow night.

Before you go or after you get back?

You want me to lie to you about Metallus? Now, I won't do that.

Will you go to bed with her?

Oh, God, it's possible, sure.

Oh, Lizzie.

I'm not going to sleep with you tonight, Theo.

But it is your honeymoon night. If you want to screw somebody, go screw a

friend. Go to her.

Go on, get out.

For my marriage, Ben, it's unthinkable.

Yes, well, I've thought about it, and it works out just fine. Hey, listen, come

on. Come on. You are my wife.

Ten nights a month.

Isn't that the contract you wanted?

Tonight is just not one of those nights.

Now get out of here.

Mr. Tomatis, is there anything I can get you, sir?

Fuck off.

Theo, what a lovely wedding that was yesterday.

Yes, yes. Thank you so much for inviting us.

Goddamn crazy kid.

He won first prize in Rome, you know.

He's the best in Greece.

Come on, Nico.

Come on.

Quite a liar.

Colokites were a brain.

I don't know, Theo.

That was quite a thing he did for you on the airline deal.

True. The airline deal was like genius.

Then he goes and does a thing like that.

Crazy, that Nico.

Anyhow... The vast majority of the world lives on planned economics.

Theo, people like us are in trouble.

He's right, Theo.

Look what's happening in England.

What's finally going to happen there?

What the hell do you know?

I was expressing an opinion.

I'm talking to this gentleman about something you know nothing about.

Excuse me.

Liz!

I'm sorry.

Please, come on, please.

Please, I... Don't touch me!

You...

Listen to me. Listen to me. Come

on. Will you behave?

God damn it now.

Tom, are you going to behave?

Please, listen to me. Will you, Lizzie?

What?

Oh!

Such emotion!

Oh, my lips!

I want my lips back! Will you be nice?

Let go!

You promised to be nice! Let go!

I'll let you go.

But you've been... I know what you are.

You're a clown!

And a bore!

And an vulgar and common! And an animal!

You are fantastic.

God.

God, what a woman.

Oh, bullshit, Theo.

What happened to the caskets?

Who was that woman who just tried to kick me in the balls?

Lizzie, come on. Come on, let's go and make love, huh?

Please. You're crazy.

Lizzie, look about what happened. I'm sorry. And I promise, I promise it'll

never happen again.

And Lizzie,

I love you.

Izzy, I... I love you.

Take off.

Come on.

Come on to bed.

No.

No bed.

Is that what that means?

Bed. It's an art.

By an old Greek.

But it is an art.

And I love you.

Leo.

No. Why not?

I'm an animal.

But I'm an animal.

We have guests.

They're Greeks.

They will know. They will finish their orange juice, then they'll go.

Oh, you have a beautiful nose.

Listen, on that contract, how many times a month am I allowed?

We'll leave a call for Thursday.

Okay.

Spend a lot of money.

I can do that.

Mrs. Thomas, can I have a photo with your husband, please?

Mrs. Thomas, can I have a photo with your wife, please?

Wait, please.

That's nice.

Thank you. That's nice. Thank you very much.

Mr. Pomacis, for the left one.

Yes, Philippe.

What about Simi?

Where is he? In the sun, sir.

I'm

going

to kill you, you son of a bitch.

Like you.

Like you killed my Simi.

Like you.

You killed her.

Shit. Get out of here.

Get out of here. I had her. So you, you had to have her. I loved her.

You son of a bitch. You love Matthew Bassey.

What did I do?

Try to be like me.

Since, since we were kids.

My wife, she was a son of a bitch.

She killed her. She died because of you. Now, you, that... That son of a bitch.

The whole

life

you tried to be... The whole...

Fucking life.

Everything.

You try to be... You try to be like... Like me.

Tell me why.

Why. Why.

Why. Why. You do the same, Theo.

Without me.

To do something better than me.

You would be shit.

Because I'm bitter.

Just old.

Just old.

And you too, my brother.

Yeah.

Simi is dead.

I loved her too, Theo. Believe me.

I was not you.

But see, I was not you.

Linda, very nice flight.

Thank you. Thank you, sir.

I'll tell the boss about you, Marilyn.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Rico, remember what... I know, I know.

My face is my sword. That's right. Okay, in there, let me carry the sword.

It's a deal.

Michael, you happy?

You are a prick.

Such language.

Gentlemen, shall we go in?

You figured it all out, didn't you?

What?

The man who married the widow of our assassinated president.

How could we put you in jail?

Right through, right through.

Good morning, Mr. Tomasas. Good morning, Mr. Tomasas. Good morning, sir.

Good morning.

Gentlemen, I think we can wrap this up in a very few minutes.

Mr. Tomasas, Nico Tomasas, his counsel and I have been meeting for the last few

days, and I think we've come up with a settlement we can all live with.

Mr. Tomasas will return title to the government of all ships purchased from

The balance of mortgage payment due, if any, will be cancelled.

There will be a fine levied of $7 .5 million.

We had been talking in terms of a fine of $3 million per ship.

$60 million.

I'm afraid that would work an impossible hardship on my father, sir.

Along with counsel, Mr. Russell and I have had conversations about that.

Mr. Russell?

Mr. Tomasius is currently negotiating with German interests to build tankers

with something over...

Two million deadweight tonnage?

Correct.

Mr. Tomases has agreed to break off these negotiations and to bring his

here to the United States. Now, I don't have to tell you what a windfall that

would be to our shipbuilders here.

As I understand it, Mr. Tomases is thinking of an immediate expenditure of

sizable sum of money.

A quarter of a billion dollars.

Money spent here, not overseas.

And my father needs considerable monies to fund such an operation. And I'm

afraid that a fine of $60 million or anything near that figure will knock the

whole thing out of the box.

7 .5, Mr. Tomasis. That's the figure you could handle?

Well, uh... A hardship, but, uh... I'll have to find a way.

Satisfy you, gentlemen?

If you're satisfied, I'm satisfied.

I am. Me too.

Well, that's it, then.

I'll put the papers in work.

Well, gentlemen, that seems to conclude today's business. Thank you very much.

Roger, I'll see you at the office.

Goodbye, Mr. Thomas. Oh, goodbye.

Mr. Thomas.

Pleasure, sir.

Thank you, I'd like that.

Congratulations.

Nico.

Nico, today you were as good as the old man never was.

Papa. Ah, no, no, maybe, maybe better.

You know something?

Pretty soon you can take over the Tomases Enterprises.

Me alone?

Absolutely. And what about, what will you be doing?

Living, Nico.

Living.

It's been a funny kind of love affair.

It's been a funny kind of love affair.

We can make it all right again on the second time around.

Don't you think that I've learned a lot and I'm ready to settle down.

I've burned all my bridges and there's no turning back.

Yes? Please.

Mr. Thomas is.

What is it?

Mrs. Thomas is.

I must speak to him.

Here. It's Philly.

You must speak to him.

What the hell is important?

I don't want to be disturbed.

Philip, what the hell do you want, huh?

Jesus Christ.

What is it?

What?

Nico.

Nico?

Where's Nico?

No. No.

What's happened, Philippe?

He's sick. Aeroplane crash.

He's killed.

Oh, my God.

Theo!

No, no, no, no, no, no,

no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,

no.

Hey.

Hey.

What is that for?

Because I wanted to.

You can only grieve so much.

No. You see, Nico, my son, Nico, he was

so beautiful.

Yes,

he was.

I'm so tired.

Will you see someone?

Have some tests, please.

Will you?

All right, nurse, thank you.

No, no, leave them.

Yes, doctor.

Good afternoon.

Yes.

I can never remember her name. That is Irena. Ah, yes.

She has a nice ass. Has she?

Do you know, I never noticed.

My friend, we're getting older.

Ah, Phil, maybe we should both retire, huh?

What to?

Too easy a life.

Why not, Theo? You've got everything.

Explain to me. I read yesterday that you won a medal, a gold medal, from Norway.

What was it?

Industrial merit.

An honor.

A doctor.

What? Honor, money, everything.

What else do you want, Theo?

More.

Can you keep a secret, doctor?

To be president of Greece.

A secret, okay?

Now, I have a question.

But before the question, please, have a look.

Now, if I were to become the president, I mean, if I became the president of

Greece, who would serve the longest?

My vice president or me?

Unfortunately, my friend, You have a very short time to live.

I'm sorry.

For the reception.

The attic.

Are you sure?

Mm -hmm.

I could try this one.

Would you like to see it, Theo? Mm -hmm.

Help me.

I want to look beautiful when you get the medal.

You haven't told me yet.

About what?

About the doctor.

What did he say?

Oh, that I will live to be a hundred.

And he said... He said what?

That I shouldn't be president of Greece.

Why did he say that?

Well, we have everything.

Who needs it?

Good.

Do you like this one?

Fantastic.

For the princess party.

Can you see my entrance?

I love it.

Theo, do you mind me going to Paris first?

You'll be alone here.

Only for a while. We'll meet in Oslo.

Now, this one is for shopping.

Shopping, huh? Very pretty.

Nancy will meet me at the Georges Sainte. Maybe John, too.

Are you sure, Theo?

You go to Paris.

Walk down the Champs. You go to Maxime's. You buy things.

Easy do it.

Enjoy it.

Theo, I... Do it.

I worry about you when I'm not with you.

Let me see that dress.

Do you really like it?

Fantastic.

Get me a boat.

Yes, sir.

You want another piece of herring?

Here.

120 years old.

He and his... Lucky herring.

My friend, I won't be president when you are pleased.

Here.

Have another piece of herring.

More luck.