Original subtitles

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Don't go to bed with no price on your head.

No, no.

Don't do it.

Don't do it.

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

Yeah.

Don't do it.

And keep your eye on the sparrow when the going gets narrow.

Don't do it.

Don't do it.

Where can I go where the cold winds don't blow now?

Well, well, well, well, well.

[BELL RINGING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHATTER]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHATTER]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHATTER]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHATTER]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHATTER]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHATTER]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHATTER]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[CHATTER]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

I got 60 bills, man.

All right, here's what you got to do.

See that guy in that taco truck over there?

Go ask him for a hero sandwich.

He'll take care of you.

[CHATTER]

[HORN HONKING]

Oh, thank you very much.

These municipal buses are just never on time, are they?

[HORN HONKING]

Hey, you got a hero sandwich?

No.

[INAUDIBLE]

burrito.

[HORN HONKING]

Joe Molina, tell me you got a hero sandwich.

[CHATTER]

[HORN HONKING]

Stick around.

I'll see what I got left in the ice box.

[HORN HONKING]

Municipal buses, just totally unreliable.

Now, what was it you wanted, kid?

A hero sandwich.

Are you sure you can afford it?

60 bills, right?

That's right.

[HORN HONKING].

Gracias, amigo.

Thanks, Jimmy.

Did you?

What you have done to it?

Oh, I don't know anything about-- Excuse me, my boy.

You see that nice young fellow over there?

Si.

He did my loan for me, and I'd like him to do it again.

Could you call him for me, please?

What about Rudy?

That's Rudy.

Rudy, hey, come here, man.

Rudy.

What is his name?

[HISSING]

Hey, kid, get out of here.

I don't know, man.

You got to go out faster.

[THUD]

[TIRES SCREECHING].

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[SIREN].

Hey, you nut!

What are you doing?

I'm a cop!

What do you think this is?

Get out of my way!

Are you drunk or something?

Get out of here!

[TIRES SCREECHING].

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[CRASHING]

[TIRES SCREECHING].

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Bill, Bill, you can't feel anything!

All right, all right, stay here.

Stay here.

I'll get it.

I promise, I'll get it.

[MUSIC PLAYING].

[COUGHING]

Really?

We're OK, girl.

We're OK.

I'm OK.

You all right, Blinder?

That a boy.

Hey, hey, hey, I'm, uh, Loretta from the 53rd Precinct.

You see the guy who's driving that truck, the blonde guy?

He's got a chain thing on-- No, no, we haven't seen anyone.

We just got here.

Yeah?

Take the car.

Hey, man, I don't know who you think you are,

but you ought to be in the movies the way you want to drive.

I wanted to call that guy with his goods.

This is a midtown squad.

Yeah, pleased to meet you.

Make sure your report shows that you blew the collar, not me.

You want the collar so bad?

Write the report yourself.

And stay out of my way.

[SIREN]

Hey, boss, I got biz out on the street.

So if this ain't him, I got a guy out there selling guns--

- Loretta. - --so they can--

- Excuse me. - --kid each other.

Excuse me, pal. Wait just a minute.

So if it's not important, I'd like to get back out there.

I got nothing but lousy leads-- Loretta, will you let me introduce you?

Deputy Commissioner Vandermeer.

He is the public relations liaison to the city government.

Commissioner, this is Detective Beretta.

How do you do?

- Sorry. - Hi.

- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.

What can I do for you?

Can you listen to the man?

I just wanted to let you know, Beretta, that saving those two people showed

a great strength of character.

We're all indebted to you.

Um, fine.

Thanks a lot.

Boss, what do you want?

Listen-- This may come as a surprise to you, Beretta,

but you have been chosen to be the

guest speaker at the city council banquet.

Uh, what?

You've been chosen to be the guest speaker at the city council banquet.

I don't want to be no guest speaker.

Uh-- uh, uh, the boss can talk.

I don't know what to say.

Uh, besides that, uh, I'm a cop.

And if I go talk someplace, they're going to recognize me.

My cover will be blown.

I ain't going to be able to be a cop no more.

So thank you very much, but, uh, no thanks.

All right, I recognize that.

I realize it.

But I guarantee you that your anonymity will be preserved.

My what?

Anonymity.

That means that nobody will know who you are.

That's all right, Beretta.

I can guarantee you that you will not be recognized.

I don't really want to talk anyplace anyway.

Your courage is too valuable to this

administration for us to just ignore it.

City government needs you.

Right, thank you very much, Mr. Commissioner.

I can make arrangements to see to it

that Detective Beretta will be available to you on the 12th.

I can guarantee it.

Thank you very much.

Fine, thank you very much.

It's been a pleasure meeting you, Beretta.

Thank you.

I look forward to seeing you on the 12th.

Yeah, sure.

Keep up the excellent work.

Okay.

All right.

I'm not talking any damn-- That man has waited 15 minutes

hearing his offers for you now.

I don't care.

That's my job.

The department needs the PR.

I don't want to talk to him.

You're going to give him the PR.

The department needs better salaries.

That's what they need.

They need an insurance plan that works.

You ain't going to get that at no bank.

Beretta, I don't understand you.

I don't want to talk to nobody.

Most guys would love to do this.

Let him talk.

I don't want to talk to no place.

If you're asking me, I'm telling you no.

And if you're telling me--

Yeah.

What do you say, Chief?

Congratulations, hotshot.

For what?

Yesterday.

You're a hero.

You got a commendation coming through.

I had a few commendations myself.

Yesterday, I had a shot at that banquet.

You ain't kidding, are you?

You spooked the suspect that I was watching for six weeks.

You were so damn anxious to catch him, you caused that accident.

You could have killed that little boy and the mother both.

You want to wear a tuxedo for that?

Enjoy yourself.

I got to go to work.

You're greedy, pal.

I'm what?

You're greedy, greedy.

You want it all.

Say, doesn't your division give you anything to do?

You got a job?

You want to work on this thing together?

Maybe we can do each other some good.

First of all, get rid of that monkey suit you're wearing.

You look like an executive on the 12th floor someplace.

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[indistinct chatter]

[indistinct chatter]

Under heat, you see that?

Now spread 'em and keep your mouth shut.

Where's that piece of iron you bought from Tobias?

I don't know what you're talking about, man.

You don't, huh?

Get over here and open your locker.

This is private property, man.

Nobody goes in there except me.

Shut up, lawyer.

I'm gonna find that iron, and I'm gonna put you in a joint.

Where is it, man, huh?

Is it in that one?

Oh.

Hi, gang.

I'm Santa Claus.

This here's a warrant.

On account of you been buying a lot of iron from a guy named Tobias.

Junk iron.

The city wants to repossess the merchandise, and I'm the repossessor.

That there's my keys.

You open 'em or I'll open 'em.

You own this locker?

Anybody want to open it?

Well, well.

But that ain't the one you bought, is it, kid?

Cheap junk.

Made in Hong Kong.

We'll get it someplace, though.

Oh, well, here's Detective Grissom.

He and I don't exactly see eye to eye.

Where is it, man?

Did you put it in here?

I don't know what you're talking about, man.

I ain't got no piece.

Hey, why don't you get out of this school, pig?

Why don't you go on the other side of town

and hit on the white boys for a change, huh?

Listen, man.

I don't care what your last name is.

I don't care if you eat burritos or bagels or French toast.

Don't make no never mind to me, you see?

I ain't got no more money or prestige than you do.

So don't make a rat's back end to me what color your skin is.

If you're bad, I'm gonna bust you.

I ain't even looking for you guys.

I'm looking for a guy named Tobias.

He's the one that's making a bundle by selling you cheap junk iron

and selling you a lot of fear and hate.

He winds up going to the bank

and you guys wind up down here shooting holes in each other.

That's a joke.

Don't you think that's funny?

He's laughing.

He's laughing all the way to the bank.

while you rummies are blowing each other up.

You make me laugh, Beretta.

Shut up, man.

You ain't tough.

You don't even know what the hell is going on yet.

You're running around here in circles.

You hang around here imitating the rest of these jimokes.

They buy guns, so you buy a gun.

They blow dope, so you blow dope.

When the bell rings, you lose, man.

You all lose.

You hear what I'm saying? You lose.

I never saw such a flock of cheap tin horn.

[gun cocks]

That's my phone number.

I'm looking for Tobias.

Anybody know where he is?

If he got any real guts, give me a call, tough guy.

Here.

Win a medal.

[footsteps]

[door opens]

[door closes]

[door closes]

Well, he gets excited.

Some people are like that.

Now, you want to talk to me, I'll give you

hard cash for the information on Tobias.

What do you say?

Puerco.

I don't care that you want to be a hero, man.

It don't even bother me that you want to work against me.

What bothers me, man, is that you're a

snake, and that could get one of us killed,

so I'm telling you something.

Stay out of my way, 'cause next time you're where you don't belong,

you and me are gonna lock horns.

Now, you got the ball. Go ahead and mess up.

You're all talk, pal.

I am?

Yeah.

Well, you try me.

I will.

I ain't hard to find.

[phone ringing]

[phone ringing].

Who is it?

It's me, Molina.

Hey, Tobias, we got problems, man.

I mean, bad problems, okay?

You know what I'm saying?

There's this cop, this Beretta guy.

I don't care about this tall.

Yeah, that's him.

He's got the make on you.

Really good, brother.

He busted up the school this morning.

He walked in, busted it all up.

You know what I'm saying? Fierce.

Relax, Molina. Have a drink.

Hey, listen, we gotta get rid of this guy, man.

He walks into the school today.

He says, "Anybody know where I can find this dude, Tobias?

I'll let you off.

I'll let you off. You know what I'm saying?"

He writes his phone number up on the lockers, right?

And he says, "You wanna really be a tough guy?

Can you find Tobias for me? Call me here, all right?"

We gotta get rid of this guy, man.

You know, he walked around and found one of our guns, all right?

And he says, "Look what this guy's selling you, man.

Junk. This thing is junk, man.

Made in Hong Kong."

Hey, we gotta get rid of this guy, man.

Mm-hmm.

There's this other cop.

It's Grissom. They got bad blood between them.

And I'm telling you, Tobias, we can't sell anything

with all this heat coming down. You know what I'm saying?

Now, let's think about what you just said.

Go on, call him.

(phone ringing)

Hello?

Yeah, who's this?

This is me.

Who's me?

Rodolfo Cruz from the high school, remember?

I'm here, S.A.

I'm listening.

If you want to know where to find Tobias,

I can tell you where he's gonna be tonight.

It's all set, Tobias.

Rado's on his way?

Yeah. I got my friend Rodolfo Cruz to call him.

Where'd you tell her to meet me?

Right down there, right down in that alley.

Good, good.

Take off now.

See you later.

(sad music)

(sad music)

(sad music).

(sad music).

(sad music)

[MUSIC]

[MUSIC]

[MUSIC]

[MUSIC]

[MUSIC]

[MUSIC]

[MUSIC]

>> Hey, there's a dead man down there.

>> Somebody call a cop?

>> Wait a minute, I am a cop.

Sir, I'm an officer.

Call the 53rd precinct, tell them to get an ambulance down here.

>> Right away.

>> Thank you.

[BLANK_AUDIO]

>> What happened, Fred?

>> What are you doing here?

>> Mind what I'm doing here?

What happened?

>> It was Tobias, he was shooting at me.

>> You said Tobias?

>> Yeah, I know that.

[BLANK_AUDIO]

He had a gun someplace.

[BLANK_AUDIO]

>> Where's the gun?

>> I don't know, I'm looking for it.

>> He shot another man, I see him.

[BLANK_AUDIO]

He was up there, and I was right over there.

He shot at me, I shot him, I was looking right straight at him.

I don't know who that stiff is, but when he was up there, he was Tobias.

[BLANK_AUDIO]

>> This man was shot in the back.

[BLANK_AUDIO]

>> What?

[BLANK_AUDIO]

>> Killer, you shot an unarmed man.

[BLANK_AUDIO]

>> Why did you kill us all, pig?

[BLANK_AUDIO]

>> It didn't go down the way you think it did, Grissom.

Just lighten up.

>> I'll swear to what I see.

[BLANK_AUDIO]

>> You shot an unarmed man, you're not thinking straight.

Let's take a drive down the precinct.

>> You're crazy, I got business here, you go to the precinct.

>> Wait a second, pal, are you crazy or something?

>> Don't do that again.

[BLANK_AUDIO]

[MUSIC]

[MUSIC]

[MUSIC]

>> Billy, my boy, wake up.

Billy, wake up.

>> I'll fix the faucet in the morning.

>> Shh, shh, listen to me, man.

This guy Tobias set me up.

The cops think I snuffed the guy and they're gonna be looking for me.

I gotta hit the weeds.

[BLANK_AUDIO]

Tobias starts shooting at me.

Now, he must have snuffed this dead guy before I got there,

because as soon as I start shooting back, he throws him out of the window.

The guy hits the alley, I run up to him, he's dead already.

No bullets, no gun, no nothing, no place.

Everybody in that alley thinks I shot the guy.

And with statements from them and then

Grissom as a witness, I ain't got a chance.

>> Mr. Truman, would you open the door, sir?

>> Who is it?

>> Police officers, Mr. Truman.

We're looking for Tony Beretta.

>> Just a minute.

I sleep in the raw.

I'm looking for something to put on.

>> I'll see you tomorrow night in the alley off of 23rd Street.

Get in touch with you, sir, tell him I'm looking for him.

Find out if that dead guy had a slug in him and who he is.

See if the cops found any kind of evidence,

or if they found any slugs anyplace.

Keep them guys busy until I hit the roof.

>> Hold your water.

I'm coming.

Open the door.

Now, what can I do for you I couldn't do tomorrow morning?

>> Hey, man.

Hey, boy.

>> Hey, Mom.

>> Don't give me no hope.

>> I'll show you a good time, Mom.

I got me some staying power.

Understand what I'm saying?

>> What's that, Mama?

>> I'll show you a good time, Mom.

>> Say, look, go on away.

Get yourself a job, bro.

>> I got me some tow cabs, you know?

>> Yeah, I hear you.

Go on.

I got a dime for you.

>> Ain't no different than me.

>> I'm running low on me job.

>> You need to give me some money.

You drive with me?

Boy, better give me some money, Mama.

>> I need some help, mister.

>> Man, you're going to give me a thrombosis running up on me like that.

And what you doing in that getup anyway?

Famous person like yourself.

Man, you know, folks say you getting to be so famous, they have to put an

Ali behind your name.

>> Lighten up, partner.

This is serious.

The heat thinks I snuffed a guy.

They're looking for me.

I'm running a little bit scared.

>> Yeah, well, welcome to where it's at.

>> I want you to do for me.

Find a kid named Rudolfo Cruz.

He goes to the Eastside High School.

And bring him to me, but not big.

There's a cop named Grissom.

He's gunning for me, so he's going to be watching that kid.

Get him.

Bring him Friday afternoon to the -- underneath the Westside Bridge.

Okay?

Get your boy Rudolfo Cruz.

Don't let the man Grissom catch me.

>> You got it, partner.

[ Indistinct shouting ]

>> These things are to be made at this time.

Last night, they get 20 in a month.

These people show up for this one.

Grissom, you tip these people off.

>> No, sir.

I didn't make any statements to the press.

>> No, sir.

>> But I should point out that the people of this city do have the right to

know the truth.

In this country, you're innocent until you've proven guilty.

In the meantime, nobody should have made this public.

>> Well, if Beretta's innocent, then why'd he belt me and run off?

[ Alarm blaring ]

>> Brobaker.

Tell him I got a rat Auger.

Give me my hold.

Do you have any idea how this makes the department look?

You want to tell me how you just happened to be there last night when the

shooting took place?

>> Well, I was lucky. I got a tip on a

phone call from a fellow named Rodolfo Cruz.

>> Yeah, but you don't let me know anything about it.

Is there something personal between you and Beretta?

>> No, sir.

As far as I'm concerned, if he acts like a criminal, he should be treated

like a criminal.

That's all, nothing personal.

May I ask what your plans are, Lieutenant?

>> You can ask.

You get out of my office.

>> Yes, sir. I'll file my report.

>> Yes, your honor.

Now, sir, we have people working on that right away this morning.

Now, sir, I know Detective Beretta.

He would never have done anything like that.

>> Hmm.

Now, that's too bad about you, Fran, kid.

You ought to give that cop a chair, huh?

>> If I hadn't have made that phone call, Melino would be alive today.

>> Hey, hey, forget it.

How'd you like to do some advertising for me?

How does 10% sound to you?

>> 10% of a thousand sounds pretty good.

10% of a hundred sounds pretty cold.

>> Your friend Melino was pulling down a couple of yards a week.

What are you drinking that stuff for?

Come over to my place. We'll make a deal.

I got beer, whiskey, wine, anything you want.

>> [Humming]

>> Here.

>> What's up?

>> I brought you a sausage and pepper sandwich from Tomaso's.

Come on down here.

>> Okay.

I've been over every inch of the apartment

upstairs, scratching all over this alley.

I can't find the slug.

I can't find that slug.

I can't clear myself.

That makes me the man.

>> What about that stiff?

Who was he?

>> His name is Joe Melino, about 22 years old.

Been going to that school four or five years, maybe eight years, in and out

of the slam, but nothing big.

>> I make him to be one of Tobias' mules.

>> Oh, he's a delicious man, thanks.

>> Anybody hook him up with Tobias?

>> Why should they?

They've hooked him up to you.

>> What are you talking about?

>> Don't you think you ought to check in with Boobaker?

>> Well, I ain't got nothing to tell him.

The only thing I got to go on now is if there's a slug

someplace around here, if I get the ballistics on it, I'm clear.

>> But, Tony, you could spend your life checking out this dump.

>> Well, I ain't got much career to interfere with it now, do I?

How's Fred?

>> Fred?

Oh, he's fine.

>> Does he still think I'm a hero?

>> He never thought you were a hero.

You never said you were a hero.

>> How are you taught him to say hero up in the room?

>> Not a hero.

>> He's been listening to that new cleaning

lady, and she's trying to say hello.

Hello, hero, hero.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

>> Hey, little uncle, you know a kid named Rodolfo Cruz?

Trying to track down a cop.

I thought maybe Rodolfo could help me out.

>> Well, don't strain yourself.

>> Hey, what's happening?

Did you hear what happened to Molina?

>> Hey, that cop Red is coming down hard on us, ese.

>> I'm going to get my peace, man, for sure.

>> Hey, eres idiota, man.

How are you going to get yourself a peace when Molina's dead?

You don't have connection, ese.

>> You got 70 bills.

I can get you a peace.

>> Hey, 70, come on, 70, man.

It was 60.

>> It's inflation, ese.

>> Why couldn't you have me a peace, Rudy?

>> You get your change together.

I'll be back here this afternoon at 4 o'clock.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

>> Hey, Rodolfo Cruz.

Hey, my man.

I'd like to have a couple of words with you, brother.

>> I don't know no Rodolfo Cruz.

>> You know the meaning of the word "razor"?

>> You want to tangle with me, guero?

>> Guero?

Say, baby, I'm not the tangling kind.

But if you ain't got yourself in this car in two seconds,

I'm going to be on you like white-on-rice.

Andale.

>> Not so bad.

[ Horn honking ].

[ Horn honking ].

[ Horn honking ].

[ Horn honking ].

[ Horn honking ].

[ Horn honking ].

>> Never made no phone call, ese.

>> Yeah, you did.

You did do it, kid.

Molina told you to call me.

Tell me where I could nail Tobias.

But Tobias never got nailed, did he?

On account that he snuffed Molina and tried

to make it look like I pulled the trigger.

Think about it.

You know what my old man always used to say?

Sometimes the truth is like a dead skunk in the middle of the street.

You can walk away from it, but that don't make it stink any less.

>> Tell me you care about him.

>> Yeah, sure.

I had a hard stick for the cops, too, when I was a kid.

I know where you're coming from.

Selfish, angry, mean.

I could have wound up mainlining.

Or in the joint.

Dead before I was 20.

Nah, I ain't trying to bend your brain, kid.

I can't straighten you out.

You got to do that for yourself if you're going to do it.

You can grow up to be a man or you can grow up dead.

You hear what I'm saying?

Because the only tough guys I know are in the jailhouse or the graveyard.

I saved my own life, partner.

That's where it's really at.

You got to do it for yourself.

You understand me?

Now, here I am.

Hiding from the heat again, right back where I started.

You know what?

I'm still selfish and angry and mean.

I didn't give up none of that.

Maybe that's it, kid.

Maybe you don't have to change.

Maybe all you got to do is learn what to do with it.

Where to put it so it'll do you some good.

You think you're a tough guy because you're

keeping your mouth shut about Tobias?

That don't take no guts.

I'm telling you.

You know what takes guts?

To stand up all by yourself and be counted all alone.

You're my only lead, kid.

You want to tell me where Tobias is?

Fair enough.

Rooster?

Oh, yeah.

You know them guns he's selling you?

They'll kill you.

They're made out of junk.

There's at least a quarter inch of play in the cylinder alignment.

You pull the trigger, half the slug will go down the barrel,

the other half will splatter in your face.

Think about it.

Get him out of here.

Before he figures out where I am, I'll be someplace where he thinks I ain't.

Hey, kid.

Don't hate yourself.

You'll make it.

[music]

She's a charm.

She's a waitress at the door.

So I walked up to her and I said, "Hey, how about a little ride?"

She said, "Okay."

So we went for a little ride, and I was cruising down the street,

and here comes this hood-eye man.

He puts the light right on me, bing, whoosh,

and my pants went right down to my feet.

Hey, anybody seen Rodolfo Cruz?

Never heard of him.

This here's the last stop.

Bueno.

[music].

[car engine].

[music].

[music].

[siren]

Rodolfo Cruz.

[music]

[phone ringing]

It's Toyo.

Go out of there.

[phone ringing]

Yeah.

Tony, here it is.

1522 and a half North Baldwin.

I'm on my way.

Gracias.

People buy them, don't they?

That makes them good.

It don't make them good if they blow up in your face.

Look, you made a deal with those kids to buy my product, right?

A deal's a deal.

Go sell it, cholo.

You don't call me cholo, Tobias.

My name is Cruz.

Get up against the wall.

Get to it. Come on.

Spread out.

Take this wall, blow it up.

[music]

Yeah, look at all the honor.

You're gonna nail me, Grisa.

It's your problem now, Tobias.

Hold it.

[gunshot]

[music]

[glass shattering]

[music]

[gunshot]

[glass shattering]

[music]

[coughing]

Get down.

Come on, get out of here, man.

Let's go, kid. Come on.

[music]

[coughing]

Billy, move.

Let me help you.

I broke the alarm.

Tony, don't go back up there.

It's all right. Just get in there and call an ambulance.

I'll be down in a sec.

Grissom!

Grissom, come on, man.

[coughing]

Get up there.

[gunshots].

[siren].

Tony, are you all right?

Excuse me.

He's all right.

How's my man?

Hi, partner.

You okay?

Okay.

Yeah.

I'm scared.

Yeah?

Guess what.

Me too.

Join the gang, pal.

Hey, Grissom.

Get your makeup checked.

You got an audience there.

Loretta, it was your job to let me know where you were.

It was my job to catch a killer and to keep another kid from getting killed.

Next time, you let me know where you are.

Ain't gonna be no next time, boss.

If you're luck, I wouldn't make any book on that.

I'm calling the mayor.

Yeah.

Tell him to get some other Jimbo 'cause I ain't gonna go talk to nobody.

That banquet is scheduled. You're not backing out.

That ain't part of my job, and I ain't gonna do it.

Loretta, you don't speak at that banquet.

You're up on charges.

Detective Beretta?

Thank you for seeing me, your honor.

Uh, I'm probably in trouble with you

and my boss and everybody else, but, uh,

I can't go talk at that banquet this afternoon.

See, about a week ago, everybody was calling me a hero,

and I suckered myself in.

I went for it. That was a mistake.

I didn't set out to do anything fancy.

There was a car there. It was on fire.

And I was just there. That's all there is to that.

You're as modest as you are courageous, Detective Beretta.

Yeah, sure.

Well, it's, uh, it's easy enough for you to say that now, sir,

but a couple days ago, a guy died.

And all of a sudden, I wasn't so courageous or modest anymore.

I was scared, and I was running.

And the cops and everybody in this room thought I was a killer.

And there ain't nobody can look me in the eye and tell me that ain't so.

The city don't pay me to pull the trigger or throw junkies in the slammer.

I think they pay me to stay straight with myself.

That's the only way I can keep anybody else honest.

I guess that goes for everybody in this room.

Anyway, thank you for seeing me, sir.

Bye.

Shall we gather at the river?

- Why not? - You know, Billy, my boy?

What?

Standing there seeing all them 12 chumps in their suits, all looking alike,

it reminded me of Brubecker.

Like I could have wound them up, and

they would all have done the same dance.

No, forget the suits. They're not your bag anyway.

You got the guns off the streets, and

that's what you're punching the clock for.

Yeah. I should have made that speech.

Look, make the speech, and you and

Fred and me will be looking for employment.

The only place where there are any jobs

is up there where they're digging that ditch in Alaska,

and the nights are 10 months long.

I know you'd like to spend 10 months in

bed, but... Well, see, you don't understand.

You got no class.

That's how you become the president of the whole world.

Oh, yeah?

Uh-oh.

Come in, my dove of the Yukon.

That's her. Oh, look how pretty she looks.

Oh, yes, indeed.

Hey, Valentino.

Hmm?

I'm all dressed up for a night on the town.

You look aces, darling.

Aces.

Uh-huh.

You couldn't even make the first round.

That's true.

Hmm.

Sit down here, sugar.

I will tell you how I blew the presidency of the whole world.

And I really thought I was gonna pin a medal on you tonight.

Well, I could have been the president, you see.

But I didn't make the speech.

That was the problem.

If I'd have made the speech... Hey, chef of the future.

What are we gonna eat tonight?

Because we sure as hell aren't gonna do anything else.

We sure ain't.

Irish lasagna.

I'm drunk, sugar.

You know I'm drunk... Uh-huh.

Every crazy Irishman cooked a lasagna, right?

You think I'm juiced?

Look at that dumb bird.

He's drunk.

[laughing]

[laughing]

[music playing]

[laughing]

[laughing]

♪ So keep your eye ♪

♪ On the sparrow ♪

♪ When the going ♪

♪ Gets narrow ♪

♪ Wow, wow, wow ♪

[music playing]

you.