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It's adventurers and businessmen like you

Who make this country what it is-

Who get to the top

With nothing but hard work, sweat and blood.

No kidding? We're real good at that.

- Yo, jose. - Yes, sir.

The lady ordered coffee. Where's the whipped cream on top?

Oh, no, this is fine this way, really.

You sure? Because we pay these slobs a lot of money to do it right.

Knock it off, pauli.

Pauli...

Go tell max I'll see him outside in a little bit, all right?

Yeah, sure, boss.

Listen, it was really nice meeting the both of yous.

Well, have you known each other long?

We grew up together in chicago.

Oh, I see, he seems real nice.

Yeah, he's a gem.

Well, any friend of yours, you just mention his name to me, ray.

My door is always open.

That's good to know, senator.

Listen, you'll have to excuse me,

I have a very important meeting to attend.

Why don't the both of you stay, have an after-dinner drink

And enjoy the show on me, huh?

We'll do that, thank you.

- Dixie, it was a pleasure meeting you. - Likewise.

- We'll talk later, senator. - Any time, ray, any time.

I don't like that man.

You like living in washington, so shut up.

Ray, ray, my friend.

- So- so good to see you. - Good to see you.

- Welcome back to vegas. - Thank you, thank you.

- How's my dear friend matt? - He's well. He speaks of you often.

- Max! - How are you?

- Pauli... - Jorge!

Hey, we gotta make up for old times.

The broads ain't stopped talking about you since you were here last time.

Good, good.

To you, ray, and the good life,

'cause it's about to end.

as I walk along

I wonder what went wrong

with our lives

lives that were so strong

and as I still walk on

I think of the things

we've done together

while our hearts were young

I'm a-walking in the rain

tears are falling and I feel the pain

watching all the players go by

some live and others die

and I wonder

I wah-wah-wah-wah wonder

why

why, why, why, why, why

I don't walk away

and I wonder

what makes me stay

runaway

run, run, run, run, runaway

run, run, run...

in a wee little room

I sit alone and think of you

in a wee little room

I sit alone and think of you

I wonder if you still remember

all the things we used to do...

What kind of a hotel is this? You're all out of bourbon.

- Krinsky. - The one and only.

What're you doing here?

13 years, I owe you $53.

You know how many guys I had to stiff in that time?

I just couldn't do it to my kid's godfather.

How did you get so flushed?

It's an advance on my memoirs.

- Krinsky. - Mike.

k-x-r-x...

Well, it looks like another beautiful day

Here in las vegas, mostly sunny skies...

Look at this place, you're a wreck, I'm embarrassed.

You're out of milk is what.

That's the most disgusting thing I've ever seen.

Actually, it's pretty tasty. And now you're out of beer too.

When you're around, I'm out of everything.

Leave that on, you know I need the news with my breakfast.

Me, I need quiet.

And besides that, I don't know how you can keep cranking out those stories

With all of that noise and beer in your cereal.

Stories? They're masterpieces.

You read my piece on poverty in mississippi, "atlantic monthly"?

June- "buddhists in saigon"?

Where've you been?

So what are you working on now?

Come on, it's too big to tell you.

I'll tell you this...

- It'll get me a pulitzer. - Yeah, yeah...

You never change, krinsky.

"krinsky, you're never going to mellow out,"

That's what kathy used to say.

Year and a half-

A year and a half since I lost her, mike.

Look, joe...

Yeah, listen, there's a lot of big guys out there.

This town don't look too stable to me.

- Why don't you go to work? - Yeah, sure.

Why don't you go with me?

The guys'll get a big kick out of seeing you. What do you say?

Yeah, I'll come by later, eh? No reflection on the guys, it's just...

I'm in vegas for the first time, I wanna have some fun.

Sober fun, huh?

Sober?

What kind of religion is that?

Sober...

Hey, mike, I really appreciate you letting me flop out here, really.

It's good to see you, joe.

- Hi. - Danny!

I don't believe it. Somebody pinch me.

- What do you mean, why? Why? - Pinch me.

It's Tuesday isn't it? And you're away from the job?

I'm sorry. That's why I'm here,

To say, I'm sorry.

Oh!

It's all right, I didn't mean that, I was hoping you'd be here.

Come on.

Listen, I've been doing a lot of thinking here

And about the job. You know it's - it's just a job.

It's not the important thing, you know,

What I mean is...

The important thing is...

- Do you have a camera? - No.

- Hey, hey, let me use your camera. Wait. - Hey! Harry!

Listen, let me buy your film. I'll give you 20 bucks.

Oh, no, she's got some of the best pictures ever taken of me on that film.

- Come on. - Well, how about 50?

They aren't that good, harry. For 50 you can have the camera.

You know, if you keep this up, you're gonna have to deputize me.

And you can guarantee this, mr. Luca?

Every shipment to the last ounce.

Mr. Chen,

If you'll ship your product to mexico instead of oakland,

We can guarantee it'll be flown back into this country

And distributed with no danger of interdiction.

On se�or senterro's planes?

Yes, that is what we propose.

But there is one thing I do not understand.

If se�or senterro is also marketing his product,

Doesn't that make us competitors?

Not at all.

Se�or senterro has a sophisticated distribution network

That extends to several cities like detroit and chicago,

Where there's a demand for all the product

That both of you are capable of delivering.

And what you expect for your role in this, mr. Luca?

A percentage of every shipment.

To be negotiated, of course.

- I would have to think about this. - Absolutely.

Excuse me for leaving so soon, my friends,

But I have a plane to meet. Mr. Chen, mr. Abrams.

I'll see you out. I'll only be a moment, gentlemen.

I'll wait for words from you on mr. Chen's decision.

Very good.

How is our dear friend manny?

He's well. He's resting.

He's following doctor's orders for a change.

Do we have his blessing on this plan?

Yes, we do.

I speak with full authority for manny weisbord.

Good. Say hello for me.

I will. Now don't forget I want you here Friday night for a party.

The country club is putting me on the board.

Such high society, ray. One day you should run for politics,

Maybe become a big senator or something, huh?

Why should I? I already own one of those.

Krinsky, I can't believe you did that.

What? What else was there for me to do?

Huh? I needed the interview, what?

But in the girl's bedroom with her husband next door?!

Hey, there was a time when the kid was in love with more than just beer.

By the way, you've got one?

Hey, haven't you got some work to go do somewhere, what?

Hey, mike, the guys enjoy talking to a legend, what?

Besides, I'm a little dry.

Back to work, guys,

I'll see you later.

How about dinner?

- I'm buying. - 8:00 sharp, be here.

- You got it. - All right.

Later.

Hey, ain't you forgetting something?

Half of everything I own is in there. Thanks.

See you, joe.

- That guy's had some career, huh? - Mm-hmm, I'll say.

You and that guy go back a long way, don't you, mike?

He's like part of the family, one of my best friends, walter.

It's a shame he lets the booze get him.

Is that your krinsky I saw leave here?

The one and only.

What happened? He looked sober. Look at these.

- Oh... Who's the chinese guy?

Max goldman wouldn't be picking him up at the airport if he wasn't important.

Nate, I want you to get these snapshots blown up

And start checking around, find out who this guy is.

Joey, you go by goldman's and keep track of him wherever he goes.

Maybe luca just hired a chinese cook.

I don't think chinese food is ray's style.

This gin rummy is a gentlemen's game?

On occasion, yes.

And when is it not?

Sometimes when you play for money.

I had better not ask you a question then.

that's okay, go ahead, you're still learning.

No, I'll expose my hand.

You have to trust me.

That's what our meeting is all about, trusting you?

Your se�or senterro seems to be an interesting man.

Yes, he is.

But what's more important is that he's loyal.

I respect loyalty above all else.

So do I.

I've considered carefully your proposal, mr. Luca.

I admire your plans.

Hi, ray, how're you doing?

Krinsky, what the hell are you doing here?

It's vegas. Everybody comes to vegas. How are you doing?

How did you get in here?

I told them I was a friend of yours, I hope you don't mind.

I put this drink on your tab.

Joe krinsky, any friend of ray's a friend of mine.

Excuse me, I must make a phone call.

What's his problem?

He's allergic to drunks and so am I.

That's why I wanna talk to you, ray.

I wanna do a story on your square business.

- Is that right? - I mean a big feature-

You know, poor kid from the westside,

Tailor street, two fists, fights his way to the top, like that.

It'd be great for you, ray.

I got an interesting idea, joe.

How about an autobiography?

About a damn reporter who's gonna drink himself to death?

Are you concerned for my health? That's touching.

Yeah? Take a hike.

Come on, ray, let me do the story.

- As a favor, ray? - I'll do you a favor.

Here's $100.

Get yourself a case of scotch and have a ball.

Your memory's slipping, ray - bourbon, you know I drink bourbon.

What is this, musical stares?

Excuse me, pal.

I'm starving to death. Where the hell is he?

- Well, what do you think? - I think he'll be here.

What'd you hear from joey?

Joey? Oh, he's staked out at "the golden lady."

Luca and the chinese guy pulled in and went up to luca's suite.

Merci, monsieur.

Okay, 14 calls to interpol today, but it paid off.

His name is lee chen, hong-kong, import-export business.

But he's also suspected of being a broker.

Let me guess, drugs?

China white.

Looks like luca's graduated from snatching old ladies' purses

To being a broker in international drugs. Not a bad country, huh?

Give me a magnifying glass.

That's the word, the first thing that goes to papers.

It's not what I heard.

Nate, give me your glasses, come on.

Take a look at this- is this someone we know?

- It's joe krinsky. - He told me he was here for pleasure.

Is torello there?

Yeah. Mike, he's on the phone right now.

You want to tell me what's going on? Which story you're really working on?

I'll tell you about it later, mike,

- Right now I'm in trouble. I may need your help. - Where are you?

I'm in a phone booth outside the horseshoe-

Joe?

Hello, joe? Joe!

Well, whoever hit him cleaned him out,

Emptied his pockets and his briefcase.

If it was a robbery, how come they didn't take the briefcase?

The coroner said he was hit with a.38.

Two rounds, right through the heart.

- It doesn't sound like a street heist to me. - We got any witnesses?

No, they haven't come up with anybody yet.

I always thought the booze would kill him.

I'm sorry, michael.

Look, when somebody roots a briefcase...

Why, because they didn't want to take a chance on being seen?

It just doesn't make sense.

You're right, walter.

Whoever hit him was looking for something very specific.

Look, take a look around here.

Do you think that some street punk is gonna wait for a mark

To come and use the phone booth?

Do you think that maybe he was being followed?

Joe was killed because of something

Connected with that photo we were looking at in the office.

We got a call over at headquarters, over.

Krychek.

It's joey. The chinese guy and goldman just left the hotel.

It looked like they're on the way to the airport. What do I do?

Pick him up.

Pick him up.

We have nothing to talk about.

I do not know this mister krinsky you keep talking about.

I have never met him and have no knowledge of his death.

What about ray luca?

I know mr. Luca. I sold tools and furniture made in asia to him.

He imports heroin.

And you export heroin.

Heroin? Of course not.

That would be illegal.

Do you like putting junk into little kid's arms?

Let me tell you something, wise guy.

You know you have no right to do this.

He's being questioned about the murder of joe krinsky,

- Maybe you remember him. - Yeah, I remember krinsky.

Whatever happened to him has nothing to do with mr. Chen.

- That's my decision. - Uh-huh.

You're still bending or breaking the law whenever you find it convenient?

At least I'm not a selfish slob that sold out to the mob.

Hey, whatever. The bottom line is this:

Mr. Chen had nothing to do with the death of your drunken pal.

Now, if you're gonna charge him, then charge him.

If you're not, we're gonna leave. Is that all right by you?

- Get out. - Thanks, lieutenant.

Let's go, mr. Chen.

Thanks, joe.

Here's to a good friend

And one hell of a slob.

I don't get it, mike.

In the last two months, he's traveled to hong-kong, thailand, burma-

Look, joe told me that he was working on a major story.

It turns out that that major story is chen.

Now, that kind of traveling takes big dough.

I knew joe all of his life and he never saved a dime.

So someone had to be footing the bill.

That's exactly right and whoever it was that joe was working for

Should know more about what he was doing.

So what do you want us to do, call every newspaper and magazine in the country?

- Yeah, if that's what it takes. - You bet.

Hey, mike, I found a car rented to krinsky about a block from the diner.

"las vegas register" is paying for it.

There is a god.

Did they find what they were looking for?

Mike, I've been trying to reach you.

Someone really took this place apart.

How long has krinsky been working for you, chet?

He was on a story for about a month.

You want to tell us about it?

Three months ago he came here,

Said he was working on something big.

Well, you know joe - to him everything was gonna win him a pulitzer, right?

Did you know it was about ray luca and the drug business?

Yeah, that's a hell of a good story. I financed him.

He never gave me any details.

He just said, give me five grand and trust him.

Isn't that a bit unusual, chet?

Danny, I know joe had a drinking problem,

But if joe said he had a story, he had a story.

And he got killed for it.

Yeah, and whoever killed him

Didn't find what they were looking for, did they, chet?

He never kept anything here.

By the way, mike, there's something else.

When joe came here yesterday,

He said the story was even bigger than the drugs.

Now, I thought it was a little crazy, but...

He implied that people in our government

Know ray luca is in the drug business

And are turning a blind eye to it.

That's pretty far-fetched, isn't it?

Stranger things have happened, huh, chet?

- Thanks, chet. - Take it easy.

I think I know where krinsky's notes might be.

Mike. Mike! I think we're wasting our time here-

Look, the guy we chased out of here killed krinsky,

Then he came back here to find something joe left behind, just keep searching.

We tore this place apart.

- what the hell do you think you're doing?

Just resting a minute here.

- Waiting for a dare or perry como? - Probably hootenanny.

Looks like you got a maxwell suite special here.

- quit beating on my television.

Hey, it works with mine.

What the hell is this?

I think it's time to call hallahan.

This circled area is the golden triangle.

If you check krinsky's passport, you'll see he was there.

Well, it ain't exactly the kind of place you go for r & r,

But it ain't exactly evidence either.

I came out here all the way from washington

To see some hard stuff, so what have you got?

The map shows that he was following the opium trail.

Krinsky was checking into the private armies

That run the opium trade out of the shan mountains.

He discovered that one of these armies

Was being led by a general named lao li.

Lao li. Lao li was chiang kai-shek's top honcho.

Yeah, and lao li's main man, the king of china white is our very own mr. Chen.

Look at this photo that joe took of some of our old friends.

The mexican guy with luca is jorge senterro.

You probably know the other guy named-

Yeah, our favorite lieutenant colonel-

The eagle scout, milton dance.

That's right. Now look at this.

Some kind of schedule.

That's right, salair airlines - senterro's operation.

Planes go down there, make secret trips to and from mexico

And land in various parts of the nevada desert.

So, what- the cargo is heroin?

That's just the northbound cargo.

The southbound cargo is machine-guns, grenades, mortars.

The planes go down there loaded with weapons,

And come back packed with heroin.

Luca is brokering in mexican brown, and now with chen in the picture,

He's probably gonna do the same thing with china white.

Can you prove it?

We're trying. Look, you once told us

That there were various elements in our own government

Operating their own agendas outside the law.

Krinsky was on to that.

Mike, that may be true, but what you've got here is speculation

And what I need is evidence.

Now, if you bring that evidence to me,

I can convene a congressional hearing.

I'll bring it to the american public

And I can blow the thing wide open.

Mike, my condolences about krinsky.

It's a shame he can't finish his story.

Yeah, well, maybe we'll finish it for him.

Let's get to the point, senator.

Where I come from there is no such thing as a free lunch.

I knew that going in.

Good.

Then I can count on you when I need you.

Yeah. There are limits.

I poured over a million bucks into your campaign.

For that kind of dough,

There are no limits.

Well, maybe a few.

I mean I'm not asking you for your wife.

Oh, boss, it's an important phone call.

- Not now, pauli. - No, boss, it's important. It's dance.

Excuse me, senator. Pauli, entertain the senator while I'm gone.

- Sure. - Be right back.

You play for money?

You've got news for me, dance?

Our objective was not obtained.

The justice department is involved now.

Listen, you, you said we had a problem with krinsky,

And that you'd take care of it.

What I said then is not important, what we do now is.

Well, you do nothing, you got it? Nothing.

You just wear your damn uniform and look american.

- Boss, something wrong? - No, nothing.

Hey, danny, mike, nate!

This is it, mike.

It matches the coordinates on krinsky's map,

And it matches the photograph.

Nice going. - Way to go, wally.

Yeah.

All right.

Mike, it's 4:15.

- What, you got a date? - Yeah, can I go?

Fat chance.

Hey, mike, danny's wearing a white coat. Why'd you put him by me?

That's why I'm a lieutenant.

I'm freezing my butt off out here and I gotta go to the bathroom.

What do you want me to do, joey, hold your hand?

It's right out there. Watch out for the snakes.

Mike! Mike!

- We're right here- - your headlights on.

- Over there, joey. - It's done!

Come on, who long does this take? Let's go!

Police officers, you're surrounded, drop your guns.

Get down! Get down! Down!

- Hands behind your head. - Don't move, stay down!

Mexican brown, mike. It looks like krinsky was on the right track.

Look at this.

Welcome to las vegas, jorge.

Help yourself, colonel.

I can't. My stomach is in knots.

Marie, go in and get him a brioski.

Pauli, offer him a sandwich.

You had turkey with lettuce and tomatoes in it?

I don't want a brioski, I don't want a sandwich,

I just want to know, is senterro gonna roll over on us?

I told you, dance, you've got nothing to worry about.

Then why is there a cop sitting outside your house?

Torello and his men spend more time here than my wife.

If senterro talks, he could destroy

The plausible deniability of my entire operation.

Senterro won't talk.

Not today, not tomorrow,

Not in a million years.

I think we should call gavin into this.

Hey, it was your whacked out commander gavin

That got us in this position in the first place.

Milton, he's a puss head.

He did the job on krinsky, he could do the job on senterro.

He blew it, dance.

He made the hit, but didn't get the information.

It was gavin who put this whole operation into jeopardy.

Look, I know senterro is a friend,

But he's got to be dealt with.

If there's anything to be dealt with, dance, I'll do it.

You practice your salute. Senterro won't roll.

Now you relax and go home and put your fancy uniform

And join me at the country club tomorrow night.

Everything's gonna be fine, milton, just fine.

But if it isn't,

You better find another universe to hide out in.

This is for the big money, senterro.

What do you, luca, and the "g" have in common?

Please, se�or, my suit. It is very expensive, eh?

You know what luca thinks about you? You know what he thinks you are?

To him you're a cheap baggage handler.

You're a mule.

Hey, luca's gonna walk

- And you're gonna do all the time... 30 years of it.

I shake in my underwear.

You're very fierce, se�ores.

- Get this pig out of here. - Come on, let's go.

See you around, miguel torello.

Yeah, pat.

Senterro won't crack. The guy's made out of granite.

Now, listen to me,

We're the only ones that have to know that,

I want you to do me a favor

And pass the word around in dance's circle

That senterro beefed on everybody.

Yeah, right.

Count your money. Your job is done here now, gavin.

So pack your trash and move out, mister.

Speak to me. This is colonel dance.

What?!

We have a confirmation on that?

No. I will take care of it.

Senterro...

That idiot, luca, said senterro would never roll on us,

Well, they are taking him down to talk to the federal magistrate tonight.

Luca's problem.

The hell with mr. Luca.

We will handle this ourselves, gavin.

And this time, we will handle it right.

I don't see anything, do you, nate?

No, I think mike may have made a bad call.

Yeah, maybe.

Hey, where're you taking me, eh?

Someplace safe. - Oh, yeah, safe for who, eh?

Once luca finds out we've got you, you're a dead man.

Yeah, you're loco in la cabeza, miguel torello, you're starting to see-

Where is he, nate?

He's on the rooftop, right across from me.

Joey, you keep him here.

- When I give you the word, you give me cover, got it? - Right, mike.

You still think luca is gonna try to kill you?

Now!

Go ahead, pauli, go welcome the senator.

How about his wife?

You let me welcome her, huh?

Glad to have you back.

Ray, we need to talk.

We'll talk later.

Dixie, it's good to see you.

And how is the newest member of the board this evening?

Things couldn't be better, senator. You know colonel dance?

- Good to see you again, colonel. - Warren.

Senator baxter's one of our military's staunchest supporters.

I do my best.

You'll excuse me, gentlemen. It's showtime.

Ray, I need to talk to you alone.

Whatever it is it can wait. We'll talk later.

Dixie...

Hate to tear you away there.

Is everybody having a good time?

Yeah.

That's good, that's good, because you're paying for it.

Seriously, friends, I want to thank you for your support.

And I only hope that once again

As your newly re-elected senator,

I can continue the job that dixie and I

Dedicated ourselves to six years ago.

had a lot of words, huh, joe?

A lot of stories...

I...

I saved every one of 'em.

Even the ones I didn't read I saved.

But I promise you, the best one is still yet to come,

And I'm gonna finish it for you, joe.

I didn't call you joe.

And now I want to introduce

The newest member of the board of trustees of this gorgeous club,

And one of las vegas' more sparkling personalities.

Excuse me, gentlemen.

Excuse me, senator.

Your timing stinks as usual, torello.

Hey, it's always a good time to bring you bad news, ray.

Yeah? Bad news from who?

Your friend jorge senterro.

He said next time hire a guy that can shoot.

Boss... Not here.

You guys wanted krinsky dead,

He's more alive now than ever.

By tomorrow morning, his story will be in every newspaper in the country.

It's a story, torello, it's only a story.

A story which jorge senterro will happily corroborate.

Here you are, pauli.

Here you are, ray.

It's called a subpoena. For you it's bedtime reading.

Here's one for you, soldier boy.

What is this? Who are you?

We're federal agents, senator.

We're serving subpoenas.

Subpoenas for what?

Senate racket hearings in washington d.C.

Just think about it, ray...

Senate racket hearings on national television. Think about it.

You're out of your head, torello.

Save it for a tv cameras, you cheap punk.

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