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Hold on!

I said Harvey Johnson.

I don't know any Harvey Johnson.

Think harder.

I don't know him.

Maybe he's at another hotel.

You got a register, don't you?

I got a register.

Give it to me, boy

or you're gonna make yourself a mess of trouble.

310.

I guess he'd come when I was out, officer.

Don't lemme see you go for the phone.

This hotel got no phones.

He thought we was cops.

Who is?

Who is it?

Kelly.

Oh, Mr. Kelly.

What can I do for you?

My friend wants to see your jewelry.

I'm sorry, Mr. Kelly.

But I don't keep it here.

You've got it in a bank vault.

That's it, Mr. Kelly.

I got it in a vault.

Could you come back tomorrow? - Harvey.

Harvey, do I have to look for it?

What you wanna see it for?

Goddamn, you're dumb.

The man wants to buy it.

Oh, why didn't you say to buy it?

Here.

What's this?

This isn't what you showed me before.

I'm serious.

You get the rest of that stuff.

Are you interested in everything?

Get it.

Jesus Christ.

We want it, Harvey.

And we're gonna give you a real good deal.

Well I was thinkin' about not sellin' it just yet.

We're gonna give you $10,000.

I gotta show on some other people, Mr. Kelly.

We're givin' you $10,000 today right now.

That's over $100,000 worth of diamonds retail.

Hot the line is 50,000. Show the man the $10,000.

Thank you, Mr. Kelly.

But I don't think I wanna sell 'em.

Nigger, you already sold 'em.

No, that ain't right.

I ain't gon' sell 'em for that money.

Touch those rocks and you're dead.

Pick 'em up, let's get outta here.

Make it 15.

Please Mr. Kelly, you're robbin' me.

God, you're ghetto.

That ain't right.

It just ain't right.

$100,000 worth of diamonds goin' for a measly 10.

Goddammit, quit complain'.

Now as hot as you are, I coulda walked in here

and taken 'em off you, but I didn't.

There's no reason why colored and white

can't treat each other fair, right?

C'mon.

Hey, hey.

How're you doin', baby?

Goddamn!

Wasn't that somethin' else?

No lie.

Hey, you played some kinda con to get it.

You better believe it.

Oh folks, you did everything right here.

I mean you're really gettin' your con together.

How do you feel? Like a guy that's just laid

the most beautiful broad in the world.

Man, you were evil, you know that?

"If you touch those rocks, you're dead."

You got a mean thing goin' on inside you.

And you, you old bastard.

You cried real tears.

Yes, I did.

Real tear.

How'd you do that?

I knew that if he didn't give us $10,000 for those rocks,

we'd be out the 50 bucks we paid for him.

It made me cry.

Goddamn, what a sucker.

I almost feel sorry for him.

Don't waste your sympathy on marks.

Those sons of bitches are thieves at heart.

They'd play the con themselves if they knew how.

I didn't wanna tell you this,

but I ain't gonna play the con no more.

I'm gonna lead a different kinda life:

Simple, close to the earth as far as a man can see.

Green fields rollin' out to the horizon.

Don't do it, folks.

In your heart, you're a city boy.

Okay, I'll spend it all on hookers.

I wanna see it.

See what?

The money.

Ooh, the money.

Slipped my mind.

Here.

Count it yourself.

Damn, damn.

Look at it.

Don't let that go to your head, son.

There's still room for improvement.

Hey baby, where you been with your bad self?

Waiting for you.

Want a drink, Cleo?

Why yes, I believe I'd care for a cocktail.

What kind of a cocktail?

A grenadine cocktail.

What the hell's that?

That red stuff.

You mix it with soda.

It's delicious.

It's a lady's drink.

Why'd you give him all that money?

What money?

I saw you give him money.

It's his share, sugar.

Now we made ourselves a hefty piece of change today.

You're gonna have more than one Christmas this year.

Well what did he do for his share?

I tell beautiful lies for my money, Cleo.

Folks pays his way and then some, baby.

You insinuating that I don't?

You pay your way too, sugar.

But for me, for a hustler like me,

folks is a gift from heaven.

I knew it the minute I saw him

and found out he was really black.

I catch the black marks, he catches the honkies.

I say, "let's get that goddamn peckerwood's money."

He says, "let's break that nigga's back."

We got him squeezed in between us.

It's the perfect setup for con.

I still don't believe he's a nigga.

I knew his mother, Cleo.

Now she's the same color as you.

I ain't never heard of no white trick baby so square,

he try to pass for black.

Cleo for the last time, he is black!

Hey.

Hey folks, we're goin' to silks and party back.

The three of us.

Well why does he have to come along?

Why can't me and you ever have any fun alone?

We gonna have that kinda fun right now, baby.

Now come on, don't be so hard on folks.

Give him some slack.

After all, he was livin' here long before you came.

But that don't matter, you still a star boarder.

I got to go get dressed.

Short conversation.

She gets moody.

Cleo, what's the matter?

You called me a boarder.

That was a joke.

Well I'm not a boarder.

I'm your wife and this is my home

and it ain't right you called me a boarder.

I was just teasin'.

Well I don't like bein' teased

when there's other people around, especially him.

Okay, okay.

I won't talk to you that way anymore

in front of the boarder.

Hey, just 'cause I laughed, don't mean I'm not mad at you.

Gimme a kiss.

I ain't kissin' nothin'.

Come on.

That ain't no kiss.

How much you gettin'?

Everything's gonna be all right, aunt Rose.

Everything's gonna be all right.

Hello father, this way.

I want to see him.

In a couple of minutes, aunt Rose.

In a couple of minutes.

How is he?

Not very good.

You treat him like you treat me.

Don't spare anything.

Don't make any mistakes.

I love that old man.

Nino?

Nino, there's a cop outside

and I think he's got somethin' that you should hear.

Dot.

Nino, this is dot Murray.

He's with the 23rd precinct.

Dot, this is Mr. parelli.

Did Vincent tell you why I come?

No.

I don't know what this has to do

with your uncle's heart attack,

but I hear he was swindled pretty bad this afternoon.

You know greenblatt?

He's a fence.

That's the one.

And with all respect to your uncle,

well I think he tried to buy some hot diamonds.

From this greenblatt?

No no no, he tried to sell 'em to greenblatt.

My uncle don't deal in jewelry.

That's how he got took.

The diamonds he bought was only glass.

They wasn't worth nothin'.

Greenblatt said that your uncle told him

that he paid 10,000 cash.

He said your uncle looked real upset when he walked out.

You know who sold him the phony rocks?

Well I don't know, Mr. parelli.

But I think they were colored.

Find them for me.

Well it's not gonna be easy, but I'll do whatever I can.

I want those sons of bitches.

You find them for me.

Taxi!

Excuse me, I can't get a cab.

Can you help me?

Take a miracle to get a cab in this neighborhood.

Don't worry, I'll get you one.

Today I'm working miracles.

Why didn't he stop?'

what you doin' in this neighborhood?

There's a woman here.

She does clothes for me.

Man, what the hell's the matter with you?

The lady needs a cab.

C'mon.

Maybe I better go with you.

I'm from Chicago.

Oh, are you here on business?

I'm stayin' at the parkview.

I got the biggest suite in the hotel, the parkview.

I just made the biggest business deal of my life.

I'm ridin' high and I got to celebrate.

I don't know anybody in town.

My name is Johnny o'brien, what's yours?

Susan.

Hold these, I'll be right back.

Hey.

Yes, sir?

I want the biggest suite in this hotel.

Do you have a reservation, mister?

No, I don't have a reservation.

Oh.

Well I'm terribly sorry,

but I'm afraid we don't have any space available.

If you try the hotel...

Like I said, I want the biggest suite in this hotel.

Bottle of champagne.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

The best you got.

I asked you where we're going.

Shh.

That's what I call service.

Look at that.

No thank you.

I really have to go meet my friends.

Don't move.

Don't break that flow.

Can't you feel it?

That's the good flow.

It's workin' for me and it's workin' for you too.

Hey, but don't break it.

I have to go.

I appreciate what you did for me this afternoon.

Ooh, what I'd do for you?

I called you a cab.

I was scared.

Of what?

All those black faces.

I know it's foolish, but I was scared.

Don't be scared, goddess.

Look,

a champagne cork,

a match.

You're crazy.

That's all it takes to make a black face.

How 'bout this black face, goddess?

Are you scared of it?

Hey, watch out.

You'll get that stuff all over me.

You'll get my sweater dirty.

That's right.

You better take it off.

No.

Okay, I'll do it.

No.

Here, drink your champagne.

Look, you have got me dirty.

Johnny, I have to leave now.

My friends are waiting.

I'll see if I can clean this.

Yes, darlin'.

Yes, little darlin'.

Ooh sugar, you're so fine.

Oh, you little sweetness.

John, let me wipe your face first.

Hold on.

Yeah, baby.

Yeah, stay with me, love.

Stay with me, love.

Mm-hmm.

Come to me.

Come to me, Johnny.

Hold me, Johnny.

Talk to me.

Stay with me.

Ooh, you like it.

Am I good, am I good?

Baby, baby.

Baby.

Hey, hey, hey.

How you doin', baby?

When you're hot, you're hot.

When you're not, you ain't.

Yeah.

You got it, my man.

What can I tell you?

Hey man, what you high on?

I ain't high on nothin' but life.

My main man.

Where you been hidin', blue?

Well lemme run it down to you.

Now in this world, there are only two kinds of dudes.

That's hustlers and suckers.

And tonight, I'm drinkin' to the suckers.

God bless their greedy little hearts.

'Cause without them, where would us hustlers be?

Right on.

Right on! - Now look here, sister.

I want you to bring me a champagne set up over there

and take care of the rest of the house on me.

Hello, blue.

Hello, little baby girl.

Hey hey hey, baby.

What did you do, rip off the mint?

Better believe it.

I ripped off all them gold bars.

And if they make me mad, I'm goin' back for the silver one.

Hey folks, c'mon over here.

Where'd you go?

We 'bout to have a feast.

C'mon, sit down.

Have somethin' to drink.

I can't stay.

I got something goin'.

What you got goin' that's more important

than somethin' to eat, somethin' to drink, huh?

You need any help?

Look, he's a child.

He don't know how to do nothin' unless I tell him how.

Hey folks, when that old man walk...

Here, ¢'mon sit down.

Move over, baby.

Folks, when that old man walked outta that room today,

I was in heaven.

If I'd had died that minute,

I woulda had a smile on my face.

When he walked east and I walked west,

Jim, I coulda spread my wings and flown

over to disable hotel.

You know somethin'?

With your complexion and my brains,

the sky's the limit from now on.

That's square business.

The stone truth.

Go powder your nose, sugar.

I don't need to.

You need to.

Hello, Felix.

Hello.

I believe you got somethin' for me.

What do you mean, Felix?

Foolin' around with that young pussy

affectin' your mind, blue?

Surely you haven't forgotten our agreement.

Let me refresh your memory.

I get 20% of all the clean stores in Philly.

I get 25% outside.

I take half of all the dirty ones

when you get an indictment.

Judges cost money.

You stay out of upper darby and levertown

'cause the goddamn judges

and police chiefs up there are square Johns

and 10 grand won't fix a parking ticket.

Guaranteed to keep you out the joint

long as I'm doin' the fixin'.

But when you make a score and I don't get my end,

I'll hear about it.

I won't tip out wise.

But when you come up on a solid beef,

I'll whisper in the judge's ear

and the supreme court can't keep you outta penitentiary.

If you kill a nigga, it's five grand.

If you kill a white man, don't come 'round.

Now give me somethin' to remember you by.

I forgot to wish you luck.

It's you liberals who have lifted them up, Howard.

Paul, you conservatives make a mistake.

You can't afford to strangle hope in people.

Without hope, people become dangerous.

No Howard, you liberals have let them

invade our society.

You give them jobs, political jobs.

Paul, you miss the point.

It's only the smart ones we move up.

Ha, that makes it even worse.

No, we have to move them up.

If we leave a smart one in the ghetto,

he might develop into a leader against us.

But if we raise him up into white society,

we neutralize him.

He feels compelled to try to act like us.

He loses his identity and his racial anger, if he has any.

He becomes alien to his brothers.

They realize he sold 'em out and they grow to hate him.

He becomes worthless to them and safe for us.

No, thank you.

In fact, in his love for the creature comforts

except for his color, he's become one of us.

Well they did that and that didn't bother me.

No, thank you.

Paul.

Paul, Mr. o'brien has been telling me

a very interesting story.

Go ahead, Mr. o'brien.

How are you going to make all that money?

I'm making an investment.

Oh, what kind of an investment?

Property.

I'm buying property.

In the ghetto? - Yeah.

That's good business?

It is if you know what you're doin'.

And you know what you're doin'?

That's right.

I'm a doctor, Mr. o'brien.

But occasionally I do invest in real estate.

I must admit I'd be a little hesitant

about making an investment in the black ghetto.

You might be wrong about that.

You really think so?

In a day or two, I'm gonna make some very happy niggers

by plunking down $100,000 for their ghetto property.

'Course they don't know I've already contracted

to sell it for half a million.

I think I'll get a refill.

Do you think there's anything in it?

Possibly.

He was bored to death.

I had to pull him out and put him back into minor.

But they do have such a good record

of getting them into the Ivy league.

What kind of property are you buying?

Tenements.

Well can you explain

how you managed to make such a good sale?

It's the location.

The value of that land's going up.

The blacks are too stupid to realize what it's really worth.

I'm not.

Excuse me.

Mr. o'brien,

I might be interested in seeing that property.

Yes, so would I.

I can't show it to you.

Why not?

Why do you think? You might try to cut me out.

I don't do business that way, Mr. o'brien.

What about you, Gus?

I can't play with these.

You in, doc?

I'm out.

Oh now wait a minute.

I'm not making any propositions.

I don't need any investors.

The money's already lined up.

Is it your money?

Part of it.

Part of it's local money.

I'm gonna spread the wealth

among some of your fellow citizens.

I'min.

If he's in, I'm out.

If you out, brother, then I'm in.

Have you already collected your money

from your local backers?

No, not yet.

What if they change their minds?

Would it be a good idea to have someone else to turn to?

I suppose so.

But they're not gonna change their minds.

It's too good a deal.

How can you be sure?

Why take a chance?

Show us the property.

It won't do any harm.

Blue, telephone.

Find out who it is; I ain't movin'.

Call

and raise

50.

50 more.

You wouldn't dump me would you, blue?

Don't try to con me, son.

I'm bullshit-proof.

I'm out.

It's folks, blue.

He says it's important.

Hey, what you have, blue?

J yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah j

make it fast.

Cards are hittin' good.

I got somethin' goin' here

that's hotter than your poker game.

Listen to this: I got three dudes here that are ready.

J yeah, yeah j

j yeah, yeah, yeah j

J oh yeah j

I'm sorry, I can't do it.

I can't take you to see the property.

Why not?

Who did you phone?

There's a black real estate agent.

He holds the options to the property.

I phoned him.

And he said we couldn't go?

He doesn't want you to come.

What's he got to say about it?

You're the one who's bringing the money.

He's certainly in no position to tell you what to do.

It's the money he's worried about.

He's afraid my investors will back out

if they find I'm showing to property to someone else.

But how are they going to find out?

Who's gonna tell them?

Your black friend is stupid.

He feels we're obligated to them.

That's nonsense.

This is a question of business.

You gentlemen seem to have found

quite a lot to talk about.

Did I come at the wrong time?

No, of course not, Susan.

Would you excuse us a minute?

Johnny, let's get out of here.

My friends seem very dull this evening.

Susan, we were just talking business with Mr. o'brien.

Would you give us another minute?

Of course, Howard, if you insist.

Get your coat.

I'll be right with you.

Well?

Will you show us the property?

Don't let that black man tell you your business.

Johnny.

Okay.

You people have made me feel at home here tonight

even though you don't know me and I appreciate it.

I'll take you around tomorrow morning,

but under these conditions:

If you like the deal,

you have to be ready to move on the spot

before there's any chance

the other investors hear anything about it.

I'l have 10,000 in cash, you bring 90,000.

Bring it in cash, strictly cash on the table;

that's for your protection.

Nobody finds out that prominent white citizens

have been fucking their poor black brothers.

And remember, I can't guarantee anything.

That black son of a bitch is nervous and scared.

I mean I don't know if I can even get him to talk to you.

Don't worry, we'll convince him.

Hey.

They're hooked, man.

Absolutely hooked.

I mean the dumb bastard,

they talked themselves right into it.

What else could they do? They got larceny in their hearts.

Lookie here: I've been working it over in my head.

Now the first thing we gotta do

is find ourselves a vacant lot.

Mm-hmm.

That's not necessary, Mr. Murray.

Everybody in town knows

you're one of our finest negro policemen,

a credit to his rank.

Bullshit.

Would you care for a drink?

Tell this half-white trick baby to keep his mouth shut

or I'm gonna put my foot in his ass.

Look Mr. Murray,

light skin is no indication of illegitimacy.

Just because the man has a white father

and a black mother is...

Look nigga, I didn't come here to talk race with you.

Hey man, if you don't dig the conversation,

why don't you just split?

'Cause I'm more trouble to you gone

than I am here talkin'.

I know about frascatti.

Who's that?

That dego who sells hot clothes.

Oh, yes.

I never knew the old gentleman's name,

but I knew the shop well.

Yes, he's in the hospital.

Thievin' son of a bitch had a heart attack.

That's a terrible thing,

but what's that got to do with us?

I hear frascatti was sold some hot rocks this afternoon.

Tried to pass 'em off on greenblatt to fence.

Turned out there was only glass.

He dropped right on the spot.

You seem to be driving at something, Mr. Murray.

But for the life of me, I don't know what it is.

Do you, folks?

Oh he's lost me, blue.

You know, you two hotshots

don't know what every whore and hustler in town knows.

That old man was nino parelli's uncle.

I beg your pardon.

Interested now, ain't ya?

What do you want, Murray?

Blue, I thought you'd never ask.

I want $5,000.

What for?

Son of a bitch.

So I don't go to the phone booth and call nino

and tell him how you did the old man.

Mr. Murray, you're a good detective.

But if you heard that

we were playing con for frascatti today,

I'm afraid your ears lied to your brain.

Hey look, the only business I ever had with frascatti

was shoppin' for some of them hot furs he sells.

That's fine, I'll tell that to nino when I call him.

I know a certain white gentleman,

very influential even in the police department.

I believe this gentleman

could explain the truth to nino's satisfaction.

But of course, that might take some time.

Time is what you're payin' 5,000 for.

500.

Parelli's at the hospital.

He's cryin' like a baby.

You're both dead.

Okay, a thousand.

Open your ears, nigga.

I said 5,000!

Man, I don't have it.

You're a lyin' motherfucker, blue.

I mean it's either $5,000 or your ass.

Now you take your pick.

Well while I'm thinkin" about it,

I'm goin' to the men's room.

My bladder's killing me.

Piss in your pants!

First, gimme my money.

Man, I wear a money belt.

What do you want me to do, undress on the bar?

You go out the back way,

I deliver this trick baby to parelli

after I'm finished with him.

J hey baby j

j I need ya all the time j

j yeah j

j your sweet lovin' j

j sends chills up and down my spine j

j ooh but baby j

j where are you tonight &

j ooh yeah j

j you've got to be mine j

j you've got to be mine j

j so come on back, baby j

j ooh, be mine j

j yeah j

j hey baby j

j I need ya all the time j

j you know you're good to me j

j your sweet lovin' j

j is just what I need j

j ooh yeah j

j I need ya all the time j

j ooh baby j

j you got to be mine

j mine, mine, mine j

j ooh yeah j

j I need ya all the time j

j sock itto me j

j sock itto me j

j one more time j

johlsadj

j whip iton me j

j say you'll be mine j

j ooh baby j

there it is.

Give it to me.

Uh-uh.

How do we know that after we give you this money

you don't go straight to nino and enjoy double payday?

You don't know anything.

You just gotta take my word for it

'cause you don't have any other choice.

Listen, you son of a bitch.

I don't have to take your word for anything.

Before I believe you, I'll walk outta here with this $5,000

and take my chances with parelli.

Wait a minute now, man.

Be cool.

We can straighten this thing out.

Look, why don't we give you half the money now?

You must think I'm some kinda fool,

think you gonna send me the money after you gone.

What about this:

The three of us put the money in the mail addressed to him

and that gives us 'til tomorrow to get away.

He can't touch the money 'til the postman brings it.

What do you use for brains, man?

Once that money is in the mail, nobody can touch it.

Nobody.

And he can call nino anytime he wants

and that money is still comin'.

Hell, man.

I'm not thinkin'.

We're wastin' time.

No, wait.

Here, here, I got it.

Here's how we do it.

No more ideas. - Wait a minute, man.

Listen, this'll work.

Now we mail the money.

Forget it, we mail nothin'.

Look.

Sit down.

I wanna hear this.

Okay, we mail the money.

But the difference is we mail it to Murray

and carry to precinct house.

Now we'll put a note in sayin'

"this is your end of the frascatti score,"

and you sign it.

And you call your white friend.

You tell him if anything should happen to us,

he should tell the chief inspector

that Mr. Murray's expectin' a very incriminatin' letter.

So you fuck us, it's your ass.

Okay, I'll buy it.

Hey, it's airtight, blue.

You got an envelope?

I think I got some.

You got a pen?

Gimme a pen.

What's the address?

652655th street.

Hold it, you slick bastard.

Spread those envelopes out. If there's another one in there

with my name and address on it,

it'll be the last time you ever pull the switch.

Spread 'em.

All right.

Let go.

I'm gonna mail it.

I'll mail it.

Do we have to go to the mailbox lookin' like this?

I'll be damned if I let you con me.

We put this in the box together.

I'm scared, blue.

What are you scared of?

Hey, I'm scared of dot and I'm more scared of parelli.

We oughta forget about this real estate thing

and leave town for a couple weeks.

What are you sayin', folks?

Where are you comin' from?

It's your con.

You set it up and you did it perfect.

You just can't split before it's finished

and forget about it.

It's too beautiful.

And what about all that money?

Look, that little wad of toilet paper,

it'll never make the morning mail.

It'll be three, four in the afternoon

before dot finds out just how dumb he is.

Meanwhile,

we make ourselves $90,000 richer

and here's just the little piece of property

that's gonna do it for us.

Mr. merritt.

Mr. o'brien.

I'd like you to meet Mr. Phillips,

Dr. Carlson and Dr. Morrison.

These folks are very busy men, Mr. merritt.

But they've taken the time

to drive all the way across town today

to look at your property.

We talked about that last night, Mr. O'brien.

That piece of property's already spoken for.

I think you know the situation better than I do.

Now I'm well aware of that, Mr. merritt.

But these people aren't going to do anything

to upset our deal.

They just wanna take a look.

What's the point of them looking

when the property's already spoken for?

I don't think we should do it, Mr. o'brien.

Now listen to me.

I have given up an entire morning from my work

to come here and my time is valuable

both to me and to my patients.

I don't like to waste it.

We have assured Mr. o'brien

that we will do nothing to upset any prior arrangements

you and he may have made.

All we're asking is a chance to see the property.

Well I don't suppose it'll do any harm to drive by.

That's all we want, Mr. merritt.

All right.

Shall we go?

But

remember, it's already spoken for.

That's going to make a big difference

in your community, Mr. merritt.

Oh yes, gonna be good for everybody.

And you own this land, is that right?

No, not this.

This.

See, I don't own it.

The people own it.

They got together and made me their agent, that's all.

This is very valuable property

and I think that the people should make some money from it.

It'll look great once it's all torn down.

It'll look even better

with the six million dollar shopping complex on it.

Tomorrow, I hand that simple bastard $100,000.

He hands me the deeds

to every piece of property on this block.

Friday morning, I hand over the deeds to the attorney

for the biggest contractor in this state

and he hands me half a million.

Well thanks for you time, Mr. merritt.

That's all right, Mr. o'brien.

I'll see you tomorrow with your backers.

Well I guess we better get back.

I'm sorry I didn't run across you folks before.

Let's go.

Now wait a minute.

Isn't there some way we can get in on this?

You haven't signed a contract

with those other people, have you?

No.

We have the cash with us right now, just like you said.

Business arrangements

sometimes fall through at the last minute.

You can't ever be certain about an undocumented promise.

Show him the money, Paul.

I've changed my mind, Mr. merritt.

I've decided to go with these investors instead.

But you can't do that.

Why not?

Because we already promised those other people.

Because it's not right.

Are you a business man, Mr. Merritt or a moralist?

What are you gonna tell those people

when they show up tomorrow?

That we took a better offer.

Show him you're serious.

Here's my 10,000.

This is the language I understand, Mr. Merritt.

This says these people are Sincere

and ready to do business with you right now.

But we gave our word.

Let me make one point, Mr. merritt.

What happens to the people on that block

if the deal falls through tomorrow?

What happens to those poor unfortunate people

who have here an opportunity

for the first time in their lives?

When you look at it that way, it does seem right.

It's a deal then?

I just don't know.

We'll raise the price, how 'bout that?

Paul.

More?

All right, put it all down, Paul.

Now that's all there is.

That's as high as we'll go.

I really don't feel right about this.

But I do have to look out for the interest

of those poor black people, first of all.

I accept your offer.

Excuse me, but something seems to be missing.

What?

Well the actual deeds to the property.

This is merely an option to purchase it.

It doesn't have the names of the actual title holders.

Well I'm picking those up tomorrow morning.

All the people are meeting then

because they're expecting their money

to come tomorrow afternoon.

Then you don't actually plan

to turn this money over until tomorrow afternoon?

That's right.

Then we'll bring the money tomorrow.

How do we know for sure

that you will bring the money tomorrow afternoon?

You suggesting that you can't trust us?

Oh no, no no, sir.

It's just that we do know the other money

is coming tomorrow.

Maybe you're right, Mr. merritt.

Now wait a minute.

You misunderstand me.

It's Mr. merritt's welfare I'm concerned about.

We'd be putting him in a terrible position

if we ask him to hold onto all that money

on his person until tomorrow afternoon.

After all, this is a dangerous neighborhood.

Pick it up, Paul.

Maybe we could put it in a safety deposit box.

Well that sounds like a good idea, Howard.

Maybe it is.

Who would sign for the box?

I would.

I have to get the money out tomorrow afternoon anyway

to give it to the people.

But it's our money.

One of us should sign for it.

I think Mr. merritt's afraid

you lack confidence in him.

Mr. o'brien,

I think we should go with our original backers.

All right, dammit!

So I do lack confidence in Mr. Merritt, so what?

We put the money in a safe deposit box

and we set it up with a bank

so that it takes two signatures to open it.

Merritt signs for his side, you sign for ours.

That way both sides are protected

and nobody has to trust anybody.

Have your ass back before three.

Come on. - All right,

just one drink to celebrate.

No no no no. We'll make it tomorrow.

We'll celebrate tomorrow, huh?

Move it, Duke.

It's a quarter to three.

We gotta get back to the bank.

Hey there, trick baby.

Whatcha doin' in there?

Get the hell outta my way, dot.

I thought you left town.

I am leavin' town right now

if you'd just get outta the way.

You know trick baby, I been thinkin' about that letter.

And since you're still in town,

think I'll invite you over the precinct house.

We could wait for it together.

Like hell, we will.

Don't be stupid, dot.

Listen to me, you half-white son of a bitch.

You think your white blood makes you smarter than me?

I can do as I damn please.

Well you try.

Try and take me in.

I'll have the police commissioner and nino parelli

lookin' over your shoulder when you slit open that envelope

and the money drops out.

Now man, you can explain the $5,000 to the commissioner

while nino's readin' that note.

Duke, get outta here and go call Felix.

Stay there.

You think I'd still be in town

if I pulled somethin' on ya, man?

I'd be long gone.

If you have laid the con on me, you and black friend,

it'll be the last con you ever lay.

Blue, we gotta get outta here.

Uh-uh, we ain't goin' nowhere without that money.

We can't get into that vault

until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Now before then, dot and nino parelli both

are gonna be on us like a chill.

We won't have a chance.

Goddammit folks, you're talkin' like a lop-eared Mark.

Every hustler in Philly would call us suckers for sure

if we throw away $130,000 to the worms.

I'll be goddamned if I'm gonna walk away

from the biggest score of my life.

And besides, $10,000 of that money is ours.

Blue, you're not thinkin' straight.

One of the first things you ever taught me

is you got to go with the flow.

When it's goin' your way, get on.

When it ain't, get off.

We gotta get off!

I say when we get offl

Look folks,

I picked you up when you were practically a baby

on the streets.

I took you in like you was my own son.

Now in all that time, have I ever let you down?

Well have I?

I'll show you when it's time to get off.

What are you thinkin'? - Maybe.

Maybe?

I think we have found us one prize pigeon.

When he come back, I'm gon' kill him.

What?

Walk him up the alley and step aside

and I'll put one right through his head

'cause we gon' share that money, just you and me.

Wait a minute.

Think I don't know how to use this?

I used to make a livin' with this.

Don't worry, I won't miss.

Yeah, but it ain't right.

What the hell's right got to do with it?

I got a gun, ain't 1?

I don't know.

You think I ain't man enough just because he's white?

Shit.

I took off a lotta white mens.

Where you goin'?

Well he's gotta see us, right?

Right.

We'll wait right here.

Here he come.

What's he want?

I think he wants to see just one of us.

Nope, he wants to see you.

Don't worry, I'll walk him back here.

Hey, wait a minute.

Goddamn.

That jive-ass Mark wanted to blow your brains out.

He's a dishonest motherfucker all right.

I almost get my head blown off and you're laughin'.

You're holdin' $500 in your hand.

It took you an hour to make it.

Now ain't that worth a little risk?

Blue, in all the times we've laid the con,

this is the first time anybody ever pulled a gun on us.

The flow has turned against us.

You can't feel it, man.

I can.

Pull over, I wanna get out.

I mean it.

I wanna get out.

I'm goin' to Chicago.

If you're gone,

how am I gonna open that safe deposit box tomorrow mornin'?

Man, you'll never get to that box.

Look man, don't be a damn fool.

We can still get outta this thing.

Let's leave town right now, just drive away.

Just drive away from $130,000.

Man, what do you want more: Money or to keep on breathin'?

I want both!

Well you can't have both!

Nah, I ain't gonna go.

Anyhow I can't go without Cleo.

Bye, blue.

I don't know what I'm gonna do without you.

You don't need me.

I ain't nothin' but an old man.

I ain't no help to you.

Hell, I been holdin' you back.

Without me, you can move into the white con, the big time.

You'll do fine.

Goddammit, man.

Can the bullshit.

I'm goin' back to the apartment,

pack a bag and I'm on my way.

You got any sense,

you'll follow me and do just the same thing.

Goodbye, folks.

Blue, I'm really leavin'.

I'm goin' to Chicago.

Blue!

Get the hell outta here.

Where's blue?

Well how should I know?

What's goin' on over here?

What's goin' on? - Let me go, goddammit.

I'm a cop.

Jesus.

What?

I found out who they were, Mr. parelli.

The two colored hustlers that cheated your uncle:

One's name is blue Howard.

They call the other one white folks.

What do they look like and where do we find them?

I'll give 'em to you, Mr. parelli.

I'll bring 'em to you.

All right, you do that.

Price is 5 gs a piece.

I can do that.

You hear that?

I don't trust him.

Keep a tail and when he finds those bastards,

you take care of him.

Listen man, I gotta find blue. Have you seen him?

I can't let you come in here, folks.

Too dangerous.

I gotta find blue.

Don't worry about blue.

He can take care of himself.

If I were you, I'd get into a white neighborhood.

Cleo!

Hi, Johnny.

Have some champagne.

How'd you get in here?

What is it? What's wrong?

What happened to you?

Take off my coat.

Be careful on my right shoulder.

Johnny, what happened to you? What is this?

It's a gunshot wound.

I've been shot.

Who shot you?

Goddamn son of a bitchin' black cop shot me.

You're kidding me.

Yeah.

Sure, I'm kiddin' you.

Get me some of that stuff.

Now take off my shirt.

I'm gonna call a doctor.

Forget it.

Why?

I've been shot by a cop.

You don't call a doctor when you've been shot by a cop.

Get away from me.

You're a dead man.

Look Felix, I need help.

Money's no object.

I only take money when I can do somethin' for it.

I can't do anything for you.

Just until tomorrow morning, 10 o'clock.

Do me a favor, blue.

Forget you know me.

Already forgot I know you.

I couldn't sleep last night.

I had dreams that kept waking me up.

I kept dreaming you were with me.

Johnny, stay here.

Stay with me.

You'll be safe here.

I'll find a doctor for you.

I'll bring you whiskey.

Lie down, Johnny.

Rest.

I'll stay with you.

I won't let anybody hurt you.

I'll take care of you.

You belong with me.

No, I don't belong here.

My name is Johnny o'brien,

but my friends call me white folks

and my enemies call me trick baby.

And girl, that's 'cause I was born

in a nigger pig sty in the ghetto

and I came out a black woman.

It doesn't make any difference.

It does make a difference.

Believe me,

it does make a difference.

No.

Oh for Christ's sake.

Leave me alone.

- Who do you think you are? - I told you who I am.

I'm not used to being treated like this.

Johnny, please don't go.

I won't do anything to hurt you.

I'm gonna start screamin'!

Fuck.

Fuck.

I just wanna be nice to you.

I just want you to stay with me.

Good evenin', Mr. Murray.

You're wasting your time, honey.

He's no trick.

Don't tell me he ain't no trick.

_ I'm lookin' for blue Howard

and that half-honky friend of his.

What's that to me?

Hey, I ain't seen 'em.

I want you to put them hos out lookin' for 'em.

Yeah, well they ain't gonna like that.

You a pimp, ain't you?

They do what you tell 'em to do, don't they?

What do you want me to do, man? Let go of me.

I want 'em in every joint that's open.

They hear anything about them two swindlers,

I want 'em to call you.

And I want you to find me and me what they've heard.

Now is that too much for you to understand?

Blue.

Blue, are ya in there?

It's me, folks.

Oh folks, what happened?

Dot.

Bastard shot me.

How bad you hurt?

I'm all right.

It hurts like hell, but I'm all right.

This whole thing is my fault.

I should've checked frascatti out

and I shouldn't have gotten you

into this crummy life in the first place.

That's right.

I hate you for teachin' me con.

You put a pistol on me

and forced me to make the frascatti play.

No, folks.

I'm just a stupid, greedy bastard.

Ol' funky blue.

You seen Cleo?

No.

You know, I'm kinda glad

I made those pre-need arrangements

at the metropolitan funeral home now.

'Cause when they shoot me,

I want every hustler in Philly to turn green with envy.

I want everybody to know that I was laid out in style.

I'ma lie there in my luxury casket for everybody to see.

Blue, you're full of shit.

You think you're gonna die in some alley with your shoes on.

You're gonna die buck naked between Cleo's legs.

Easy, easy.

Let's go.

Move it.

Hold on.

Oh sweet Jesus.

I owe you so much, sweet Jesus.

You drove the wine demon outta me.

You taught me how to make my livin'

off of what the white people throws away.

Amen! - Yeah!

Thank you, Jesus.

Yes, thank you, Jesus.

I don't ride no mule no more.

Right.

I got me a...

Whack-ass po' motherfuckin' junk man, quit bullshittin'.

Ain't no white god for black people.

Nigga, I oughta.

Hold it, hold it.

Huh?

Move it, move it.

Move out.

Blue Howard.

Don't the lord work in mysterious ways,

his wonders to perform.

It's been five years since I seen you.

He sent ya to drive Satan's imps away.

I'ma pray and give thanks to Jesus.

I want you to pray for me, josephus.

But let's go to your place first.

You ain't in trouble again, is you?

You ain't done nothin' wrong have you, blue?

No.

Swear.

'Cause as much as I love ya, I can't harbor no criminals.

I swear, josephus.

Because this house ain't just mine, blue.

It belongs to Jesus too.

What's the matter with your white friend, blue?

He's had a little bad luck.

And he ain't white, he just looks it.

It's a gunshot wound.

He's been shot.

Two of you are in trouble with the police.

That's it, ain't it, blue?

You're gonna have to go.

I ain't keepin' you here.

Now get up, blue.

I don't want you to stay here.

Wait a minute.

Wait a minute, josephus.

It's not what you think.

Now we are in a mess of trouble and we do need your help,

but it's not our fault.

Just let me explain.

Blue, you ain't tryin' to pull

one of your cons on me, are ya?

I wouldn't do that, josephus.

Josephus,

how long has it been since you heard from back home?

It's been many years since I heard from them

good-time niggas back home.

That's the way I want it.

But what's that got to do with your white friend bein' shot?

You remember sporty and Bob bigelow?

What about 'em?

They had a terrible tragedy.

What happened?

What are you doin' in here?

You hurt yourself?

Where are they?

Why aren't you out lookin' for 'em?

You look for 'em.

Hey, we don't even know what they look like.

What do they look like?

Sporty and Bob were walkin' home.

They see this car stalled by the side of the road.

Inside of the car is this white girl.

She's grinding the starter.

They decide to help her.

Now reverend Joe, they had to be two crazy, unlucky niggas.

They walk up on a white woman on a lonely road at two A.M.

In bibb county, Georgia.

Were they drinkin', blue?

They were high as Georgia pines.

They had to be.

Anyway, they stuck their head through the window.

You know both those dudes will run a close second

to king Kong in a beauty contest.

She took one look at them, jumped outta that car

and she was screamin' rape before she hit the ground.

And do you know who she was?

Mavis Langley.

Her daddy's hyram Langley, the circuit judge.

You can believe they sobered up right quick.

What happened?

Well Jesus must've known that they didn't mean any harm

because he showed 'em a hideout.

You remember that shack that sporty's daddy built?

That was a long time ago.

Is that where Jesus took 'em?

Sporty and Bob hid in that steel shack 'til daybreak.

Finally sporty decided that their only hope

was to hop a freight goin' north.

But Bob would not move, he was paralyzed with fear.

So sporty left him there whimpering

and huddled like an unborn child in that dark shack.

Jesus have mercy.

Reverend josephus, sporty made it to that railroad line

and he swung onto a northbound train

and rode it all the way to Philly.

Now I've got Bob's ex-girlfriend's phone number.

Jessie, you remember Jessie, don't you?

She's the girl with the clubbed foot and the hazy mind.

Jessie could tell Bob's friends

to go out there and move him to safety.

I had the phone in my hand all set to call her when,

reverend Joe, somethin' snatched that phone outta my hand

and I heard a strange voice.

"Blue, you can't trust those poor, frightened black people

"to get Bob to freedom.

"Only you can save him."

Reverend Joe, I don't know who took the phone outta my hand

and I don't know who talked to me.

But please believe me, it really happened.

Blue,

you big black fool.

Ain't you got enough sense to know

that was the lord god hisself?

Praise be his holy name.

You touched a sinner with your immortal spirit.

Hallelujah, Jesus!

Reverend Joe, you made me see the light.

Folks and I were on a divine mission when we went down south

and brought Bob back to Philadelphia.

You mean he's here in Philadelphia?

And we had it all fixed up to get the both of 'em

to the one place they'd be safe: Paris, France.

But no sooner than when we were safe at home,

then that fool Bob slipped slipped off

and called his girlfriend Jessie in macon.

Now she must've talked because two hours ago,

detectives burst into our place.

Now sporty and Bob got away,

but they wounded folks here and now they're after us.

We've gotta get outta the country.

We've got our airplane tickets,

but we desperately need a place to stay

until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.

What are we gonna do, folks?

Blue, I just don't know.

I believe the best thing we could do

is to place ourselves in the hands of reverend josephus

and Jesus.

You're right, folks.

I love reverend josephus and I trust his judgment.

I'm not gonna let you leave here, blue.

The lord ain't allow no harm to befall you here.

I'ma go downstairs and pray for you.

Did you leave anything out?

Yeah,

the parachute jump.

Hell, lyin' takes my mind off my troubles.

I almost believed you myself.

Listen, you black son of a bitch.

You answer me when I talk to you.

You got yourself mixed up with your boss.

You don't talk that way to me;

not now, not ever!

We're gonna tell him that you're not cooperating.

Here's a dime for the phone.

I wish in this moment I stayed my ass down south.

I mean what the hell good did it do me

to come up here and try to improve myself?

I was scared of bein' like one of those ignorant niggas

that I grew up with.

So tonight, I had to kiss the hands

of one of them same niggas

for this.

I've come full fucking circle, folks.

All my life, I've been chasin' a rainbow.

See, the difference is I know where the pot of gold is now.

It's in a safe deposit box in the provident national bank

and you and me got the key.

You can't expect us to back out now.

Oh

Sorry, folks.

I forgot all about you.

Phillips.

Get me doc Harris outta the backroom.

Who's this?

This is blue, dammit.

Go get him.

Doc,

doc.

Blue's on the phone.

He wants you.

Tell him I ain't here.

Tell him to get his ass on this phone!

He ain't here.

Why you borrowin' my truck, blue?

Ain't you got your own Cadillac?

I'm goin' to get the doctor.

Forget it.

No!

I want you to be in shape this time for that money.

Blue, forget about that money.

Dammit, folks.

It's not the money I'm worried about.

I'm goin' to get him.

Be careful.

Hi, honey.

Dot hurt you?

No, I'm all right.

Where you been?

Waiting for you.

I called the house.

You weren't home.

You've seen my home.

You see what that goddamn cop did to it?

You expect me to stay there.

I've been at the pictures all night all by myself.

Cleo, why don't you try telling me the truth

just this once?

Tell you the truth?

You wouldn't know the truth

if it walked up and spit you in the face.

You lie for a livin...

Shit, I bet you're the biggest liar in Philadelphia.

You don't know nothin', do ya?

You don't know nothin' about me.

Come on.

Leave me alone, blue!

You better wait here, Cleo.

Wait.

Hey, blue.

Yes?

You blue Howard?

Oh good lord, no.

But I am mistaken for him quite often.

Then what's your name?

Montgomery.

Blue Montgomery.

Reverend blue Montgomery.

Can I be of any help?

You know blue Howard?

Yes, I do; More than 20 years.

You know where I can find him?

I wouldn't wanna get him in any trouble.

There's no trouble.

We got a message for him.

Oh, that's all right then.

Well I don't know just exactly where he is.

He's a busy man.

He moves about quite a bit.

But I did see him about 40 minutes ago

down at prince's there on saw street.

You know, where the black and white people get together.

Maybe if you went down there,

somebody could tell you where he is or perhaps...

Get the hell away from him, he's mine!

Is that the other one?

No, his partner's a nigger too.

Blue, blue!

Hey, hey.

Ooh, blue.

Hey man, can you hear me?

Not too good, folks.

You don't wanna mumble.

You speak clear like an actor on the stage,

so the Mark can hear every word of the con.

Don't catch no cripple or cross-eyed Mark.

They're jinxy.

Run like hell from the Mark that stutters.

Quickest way to go to the joint is to play a con for them.

And for god's sake, don't catch no Mark comin' home

from a funeral all dressed in black,

folks.

Ooh man.