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(tense orchestral music)

(wondrous music)

(film reel rolling)

(hip hop music) (sirens blaring)

♪ People of the Bronx ♪

♪ People of the Bronx ♪

♪ People of the Bronx ♪

♪ People of the Bronx ♪

♪ People of the Bronx ♪

♪ People of the Bronx ♪

♪ People of the Bronx ♪

♪ People of the Bronx ♪

♪ People of the Bronx ♪

♪ People of the Bronx ♪

♪ People of the Bronx ♪

(machines whirring) (metal banging)

(latch clicks)

(indistinct voices)

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ (Mike sighs)

♪ Happy birthday dear Stacey ♪

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪ (party horns blaring)

- What the hell is going on here?

- It's Stacey's birthday.

Lighten up, Mike!

- No, you lighten up!

Are you kidding me?

Didn't we just have a birthday party last week?

- That was Shawn's party!

Come on.

- Oh, Shawn's party.

Kim, turn the music off.

- Oh, Mike, you began this tradition.

Come on.

- Yeah, but that started with cupcakes.

I mean, look at all this crap.

- Crap? You call this crap?

Mike?

- I'm trying to run a business here.

Not some amusement park! Jesus!

- [Debbie] Mike!

(balloon squeaks)

- [Woman] What's his problem?

(employees chattering)

- Every day there's like a celebration

or some party is going on around here.

Who's on the dock, by the way?

He's parked crooked.

- [Frank] Tri-Star from Oklahoma.

- Tri-Star? I thought we were done with them.

Did you check the load?

- Yes, Mike, it's clean.

Okay?

I checked multiple load-- hey,

Mike, stop touching my stuff, please!

- Well, he's parked like a jackass.

(soft upbeat music)

- Vic!

Where is the fucking driver of this truck?

- [Vic] He's in the bathroom, Mike.

- The bathroom?

Why did you let him go to the bathroom?

Employees only beyond this point.

- Come on, Mike.

The guy's been driving all day.

Let him go to the bathroom.

- And what is this?

It's a bad mix, look at this!

It should be all clear and all color!

But this, this is, this is horrible!

- [Driver] Hey partner. - Hey partner?

Can't you fucking read?

Employees only beyond this point!

And what is this mix?

I paid a premium for this.

It should be all even.

All one color and all clear.

- I'm just the driver, buddy.

I just pick and drop off.

You get a problem with the product,

that's between you and the supplier.

- Mike, calm down.

Frank checked the whole load.

It's ready to go.

- Keep it coming,

and I'm gonna inspect every single palette

as it comes off your truck.

- [Vic] I'm gonna need a minute, Mike.

Some of the pallets shifted a little bit, all right.

(upbeat jazz music)

(metal clanking)

(metal barrier clanking)

- Careful, careful, careful!

- [Vic] I got it, Mike.

- It's crooked! Make sure you're lined up!

Come back slow.

Watch the dock plate. Go slow over the dock plate.

- I got it, Mike.

- All right, I think you got it now. Just come back easy!

Watch that header! Slow!

(header clunking)

I'll hold.

I got it steady.

- [Vic] Mike, don't do that, Mike! - It's it, it's gonna...

Be careful! Go slow!

It's tipping, it's gonna fall.

- Just pull back. - Get from out of here, Mike

You're gonna get hurt.

Don't stop!

Get some help! Get out of there.

Mike, get out of there.

(load crashing)

Ahhh (screams). - [Frank] Mike!

- Take it easy, partner. - Call 911! Somebody call 911!

- Ahhh. (moaning) - Take it easy.

- You're going to be okay. - Somebody call 911!

- Are you okay, Vic? - Should I call an ambulance?

- No! My shit broke.

- 141st. Yes, yeah, yeah.

Somebody crushed their leg.

Please!

Get here shortly. I'm just getting my--

(latch creaks) (door slams)

(fast jazz music)

- Oh. (sighs)

(machinery working) (metal banging)

(cart rattling)

- Hey, Mr. Bucks for Bottles! How are you doing?

- Huh. - Mr. Bucks for Bottles!

How are you?

- Aghh.

- What an asshole!

(cart rattling) (melancholy music)

(birds chirping) (children playing)

(melancholy music)

- How do you open this fucking door?

- [Driver] There's a handle outside, man.

- What?

- [Driver] The handle outside.

(door thuds) Where are you going, mister?

- 32nd and Lex. Koreatown. (paper rustling)

(slow rhythmic music)

(can pop opens)

- Excuse me.

You can't drink in the car.

- Drive.

(upbeat percussive music)

(Mike knocking)

Toro-Tohoro.

Saki, saki!

- [Toro] Saki, saki!

Yes, mister.

- Saki. - Ah hahaha.

- [Toro] How was you? How are you?

Long time!

- Toro, let me ask you a question?

- [Toro] Yes, Mike.

- When one of your staffers have a birthday,

would you prefer that they have a birthday-- day off

or have a celebration here?

- You know, it's always better to lift together.

Nobody wants to celebrate by himself.

Okay, Mike.

I think you didn't sleep enough, you need to go already.

Across the street. - I work all the time.

- There is a good place. - Place goes nuts without me.

Nothing gets done unless I do it.

- Let me show you. - Yeah.

- [Toro] It's a good push, okay.

Hey, Mr. Michael Roman.

(footsteps stomping)

(upbeat rhythmic music)

(door thuds)

- Sit down. (Mike sighs)

- Okay, don't worry, okay?

Just relax.

Feel good, okay?

- Okay.

Toro sent me to...

- Yes, your friend, Toro, said that he will take care of it.

- Misha, is today your birthday?

- [Misha] No.

- When you have a birthday, would you like the day off

or a party in your house?

- [Misha] I think I'll take a day off.

- Yeah, okay!

Yeah, high five me. (claps)

Good.

That's what I was...

That's what, people...

Too many parties at work.

You got to work when you work.

You don't party at work.

Do you have any saki?

Do you have any saki?

- Just relax, okay? - Okay.

- I'm gonna get you a towel. - Okay, okay.

(upbeat rhythmic music)

Misha, where'd you go?

(gentle rhythmic music)

Bye, Misha.

(footsteps stomping)

Ooh. (door thuds)

Take me to Long Island, please.

- [Driver] Address, please.

- Just head towards Long Island, please.

- Just give me the address in Staten Island.

- Long Island, please.

- Do you know how much cost?

- Whatever.

Hey, let-let me ask you a question.

If it was your birthday,

would you rather celebrate with a day off

or celebrate with the other drivers?

- I don't celebrate birthday.

Just in my birthday, I stay at home.

(hinges creaking)

(air whooshing) (birds chirping)

(car engine purring)

- There they are!

- Hey! (door thuds)

- How'd you do?

- Oh, man!

Mike, you're not gonna believe what we just did. (laughing)

We went over to the shoe store, right.

I needed... (whispering)

- We got a puppy.

- We got a puppy! (laughing)

- You got a puppy? - Yeah.

- Okay, a puppy.

Well, this is good that we could have a conversation

about having a puppy in the house 'cause I mean...

You know, and it's good that you get

that we haven't got time for that

'cause it's a lot of responsibility.

I mean, we talked about that. - Of course, we-

- [Mike] Oooh...

- (Jannie) Her name is Lacie. - You've got a name?

- Isn't she just adorable?

(puppy whines)

- (Mike) Oh, how, oh yeah... - Isn't she's sweet?

- Look, a puppy's a lot...

A puppy takes a lot of, you know...

Someone's got to take care of the puppy.

Are you gonna take care of the puppy?

- Mike, I'm gonna take care of the...

I take care of everything else anyway!

- I don't think we're ready for a dog.

You could've talked to me about having a dog.

Who's going to take care of the dog? - Mike, enough!

(playful jazz music)

- Dog...

(playful jazz music)

- Whoa, whoa! Mike, are you all right?

- Yeah, I'm good, I'm good, I'm good, Larry.

- Are you sure? Take this. - Thank you.

- Slow down, slow down! - See you later, Larry.

- Mike!

(melancholy music)

(hinges creaking)

(door thuds)

(melancholy music continues)

(Mike sighs)

(lively upbeat music)

(latch clicks) (door thuds)

- Did you get my love note, you fucking bum?

- This is against the law, Ray. Harassment!

- Let me tell you something.

All the other losers took their money and ran.

So why don't you and your tribe get out

before the wrecking ball hits you in your ass.

- Well, that's because your slave masters

only offered us a certain amount of money.

Tell your peeps to put a few more zeros on their offer,

and I'll lead the bums out myself, okay?

- You know what?

Doesn't have to be this hard.

- You know what's hard?

Having to look at your face every other day!

- Hey, who put you in charge?

- You know what?

That's none of your business.

Okay, just tell your people,

"Negotiate in good faith."

Then they'll have their keys for cash.

They can have the building they're salivating over.

- Hey, why don't you take your fucking hat

and go feed the fucking squirrels.

(door slams)

(door creaks)

(Mike groans)

(water splashing)

- Damn it.

(Mike sighs)

(objects rattling)

(door creaks)

(siren blaring) (indistinct chattering)

(car engine purring)

- Ha, ha, ha.

Look at this, look at this.

The company, they offer us more money.

Mister Hal was right.

Offer's now up to 7,500.

- Can't we get more than 7,500?

- I'm sure that we could get more.

I'm sure we could get more money.

- These are big fancy people with big fancy lawyers, man.

- This is a lot of money. - That's what I'm saying, man.

This is a lot of money, man.

I could use that, I could use that now.

- I sure I would like a sustainable amount of money.

Living in New York, $7,500 is just not gonna do it.

- Did you hear what Clarence said?

If we stick together, this thing will work.

If you wanna go off by yourselves

and take these little bullshit crumbs,

then do it.

- 5,000 more!

- Yeah, but I'm saying more!

- Just take the money, man. - I say let's take the money,

we could all use that money.

We can't wait that much longer. - Yeah, but...

- You wanna have that dough,

or we can't get in our own building

and we lose everything we got here.

- You all see what's happening in the neighborhood,

don't you? - Yeah.

- All right, they're selling buildings.

How many times are we gonna have this conversation?

We went from nothing to something.

We're gonna go from a lot more,

but you gotta stick together. (man faintly speaking)

You know what?

Talk about it amongst yourselves,

because I don't wanna deal with the bullshit anymore.

I'm telling you what my feeling is.

You guys discuss it amongst yourselves.

- What are you gonna do with $7,500?

That's gonna go like this!

It's gonna be like this, and then you're gonna regret

not trying to get more.

- What are you going to do with $7,500 bucks?

We need money!

(tense ethereal music)

- I'll have a super dog with mustard and kraut.

- Yes, sir! Coming right up!

Nice day, huh, buddy?

It's warm, nice!

Pretty girls outside everywhere.

- Yeah.

Can you please make sure the sauerkraut's hot, please.

- Kraut no hot.

- What do you mean kraut not hot?

- [Vendor] Kraut no hot!

- Kraut's supposed to be hot!

- Can not do it, burner is broken.

(Mike sighs)

- I just want my hot dog with hot kraut!

This is how it comes.

Are you serious?

- Hey, nobody ever asks for hot kraut, sir.

- What do you mean no one ever asks for hot kraut?

This is New York, not Bangladesh!

- Egypt. - What?

- I'm from Egypt, not Bangladesh.

- Who gives a shit.

I just want my sauerkraut hot, please!

You know what, give me another dog.

No sauerkraut this time!

Can you put it in a bag? What's wrong with you?

- Man, you do not need a hot dog, you need a pill.

- Keep the change.

(footsteps stomping)

(soft classical music on radio)

(can pops open)

(Mike breathes deeply)

- How you doing?

What's that, that thing there?

I guess it's a radio, but what's the handle on the side?

- It's a generator.

- So you don't need batteries or a plug?

- It has batteries.

They recharge when you crank it.

- Can I see it?

(classical music continues)

(radio generator cranking)

It's a pretty cool gadget.

Do you mind if I sit here?

- It's a public park.

- Are you hungry, by the way?

I mean, I have an extra dog, and if I eat two,

when I go back to the office, I'll fall asleep.

- Maybe it's the beer that'll make you fall asleep.

- Come on, I don't want it to go to waste.

Are you sure? - No, thank you,

I'm a vegetarian.

- It's a pretty nice park, right.

- I've seen you come in and out of your building

or the factory, whatever it is.

We've even acknowledged each other.

- Hmm, so you know who I am.

- Yeah, Bucks for Bottles.

- Hah-hah, that's me, hmm.

- Well, that's what you do, it's not who you are.

- What do you mean by that?

What about you?

- What about me?

- Are you like retired?

- I guess you could say that.

- Were you like born and raised here, are you from the Bronx?

- You know you ask a lot of questions.

- Sorry, I'm just trying to be friendly.

- No, you're not.

You just got a lot to unload, all right.

You're gonna do that with anyone that'll listen to you.

Me, I just wanna sit here and...

(birds chirping)

Enjoy the park,

listen to my radio.

I don't need any other interference.

- Sorry, I just had a really hard day.

- Look around, the whole world is having a hard day.

- Huh, I guess.

I mean, I built my business brick by brick.

I came to the Bronx when the bullets were flying.

I mean, I've embraced the neighborhood! Huh.

It's hard to run a business.

I mean, I used to have three shifts, now I got two.

Every other day, somebody's having a birthday.

It is not easy to build up a business.

You've got to make payroll, make sure the truckers are parked right.

- Do me a favor, okay?

Spare me.

'Cause all you've done since you sat down is bullshit.

Blah, blah, blah.

I don't need to hear it.

- What am I supposed to do?

- It's a park.

Look, you got the trees, you got the dogs,

you got birds, you got kids.

You got life!

Breathe, enjoy!

- You know what, I'm gonna go back to work,

because the place goes nuts without me.

Last call for the hot dog?

- You know what, on second thought, yes, I'll take this.

- I knew you weren't a vegetarian.

- Yeah, whatever.

- Am I gonna see you tomorrow?

- Maybe.

- What's your name?

- Hal.

- I'm Mike.

- Who gives a shit? (laughing)

(dogs barking)

Hey, Greg, hot dog, do you want it?

- Yeah.

- There you go, my brother.

- Enjoy! - Thank you, brother.

- Yeah, follow me this way, that's beautiful, even more.

Even more, look at me over here.

Oh, that's great!

Okay, keep going, keep turning,

keep turning, look at me over here.

Over here, yes, beautiful, gorgeous, gorgeous!

I love it! Okay.

Give me more of that, give me more of the pout.

(slow jazz music)

Give me more of the animal. (roaring)

Ye-ha! That's great!

Gorgeous, I love it!

All right. Diana, give me a little...

Look down on me like I'm a poor subject.

Queen!

That's beautiful, gorgeous!

Oh, that's fucking amazing, all right.

- Good morning.

I have a few announcements to make.

It's terrible what happened to Vic,

but I have good news, he's going to be okay.

- Really? Who said that?

- Well, I heard he's gonna be okay.

And after careful consideration,

I've decided that we will no longer

celebrate birthdays here.

(workers murmuring)

I'm not against birthday parties.

It just seems like birthday parties are distracting.

I mean, look what happened to Vic.

- What does that have to do with our birthday parties?

- But more in a general sense.

I mean, people need to focus, right.

And there's seems to be a pervasive lack of focus.

- Mike, we are focused,

what do that have to do with you

taking our birthday parties?

- Okay, I'm getting to that.

When we were smaller, we had fewer employees

and more time to have fun, right.

But we're much bigger now.

And it just seems like the parties are distracting.

- But Mr. Roman, there are only ten of us here,

including you!

- [All] Yeah! (chuckles)

- You don't have to call me "Mr. Roman," Debbie, okay.

I mean, ten people, ten parties!

Anyway.

So I've decided instead of having parties here

to give the birthday person the day off, right.

So you can sleep in, ah.

Celebrate with your family,

take your kids to school,

do whatever you wanna do!

Okay? Sound good, everybody happy?

- What if somebody's birthday falls on the weekend,

then what?

- [All] Yeah!

- They get cheated out of the day off!

- [All] Aha, exactly.

- I got a perfect idea for that, okay.

If your birthday falls on the weekend,

you get Friday off, right.

I mean, Fridays are slower than Mondays.

I think that's fair, right.

Everybody happy?

Sound good? Okay!

- You are the boss, Mr. Roman.

- I know you all are gonna like this much better.

(door slams)

- Mike, what the hell is that?

- Huh.

- You're like a crazy person in here.

- Crazy? It's a great idea!

I'm trying to run a business here.

- We are trying to run a business here.

All of us!

And I think we're doing a great job.

- Yeah? - Yeah!

- The recession almost killed us. - That was ten years ago.

- No, but we still don't have our third shift back.

- We don't need our third shift back, Mike!

We downsized, we outsourced, we cut back.

We did everything you told us to do.

Just listen to me,

a lot of us are worried about you.

No, no, no, no!

Vi-Vic was seriously injured.

- Oh, that guy was parked like a jackass!

- Mike what are you... Mike! Mike!

(latch clicks) (door slams)

(footsteps stomping)

(air whooshing) (birds chirping)

- [Hal] Miss?

- Can I help you?

- Forgive me for being forward,

but can you tell me what the photoshoot was for?

- Ah, it was a test shoot for a new clothing line.

My agency set it up.

- I used to be in advertising.

- What agency? - Primitivo.

- Ah, sounds like a wine.

- Well, the owner's Italian.

- You...

You remind me of someone I was very close to.

It's quite startling, actually.

- Oh, yeah?

I don't believe we have met.

I'm Diana.

- I'm...

I'm Hal.

- (giggles) Nice to meet you, Hal.

- Nice to meet you, Diana.

- Hm, take care.

- [Hal] Good luck with the test!

- Thanks.

(gentle ethereal music)

(latch clicks) (door thuds)

(pensive piano music)

(box rattling)

(paper rustling)

(pensive piano music)

- Wow, Mike, Serafina's downtown?

Couldn't think of a better reason to get out of the house.

- Glad to do it. I mean, but your leg's okay,

like you're recovering okay?

- Yeah, slowly, but surely.

- Good.

Now, you fill out all that paperwork.

Like with Debbie, you got... - Yes! Yes, absolutely!

- This is why I pay for insurance, and by the way,

you know, workers comp insurance is gonna pay

for your lost wages and all your medical bills,

so everything is gonna be okay.

- Mike... - As long as you...

- Mike! - Yeah.

- You don't have to worry, I'm not gonna sue you.

You've been great to me and my family.

Why would I do anything to put you in any trouble?

- Okay, good! Well, I just wanna make sure, you know.

- Good, Mike.

Just relax man, enjoy your lunch.

(dishes clattering) (forks scraping)

- Everything all right?

- Yeah, Mike...

Just thinking.

You know, my son came home the other day from school

and was telling me that the teacher was telling the kids

about how these straws are ruining the environment.

These straws are actually killing sea turtles, literally.

So I thought maybe we're in the plastic business,

maybe we could do something to help out.

- Straws?

I mean, what's next, balloons?

Come on!

- Why not, Mike?

Why not be part of the solution instead of the problem?

If that bale could have hit me in the head.

I could be dead right now, Mike.

I saw a white light, Mike.

There's a reason why I'm still here.

There's a reason why I'm still alive, Mike.

Maybe it's to make a difference?

Maybe it's to help the environment?

Maybe it's to make a better world for my son?

- Maybe you should go back to the doctor,

'cause maybe you did get hit in the head. I mean, seriously!

Straws? Come on!

I don't have time to save these turtles.

In fact, I got to go.

I got to get back to work.

You can go back to work whenever you're ready,

I will see you at the factory, whenever you're ready, okay?

- Mike, where are you going? - I just got to go.

But look, this should take care of everything,

and you take care of yourself, okay. I got to go.

- Mike! (whispering) Mike.

Jesus. (dishes clattering)

(forks scraping)

(Vic exhales deeply)

(soft classical music on radio)

(birds chirping)

- Hey, Hal, remember me?

Mike!

Good to see you.

Hey, how's it going?

- It's going.

Life rolls on.

- You know, I've been thinking,

maybe I do spend too much time in the office.

- Or inside your own head.

- Well, you know, I mean, a lot on my mind.

I mean, I do run the business, you know,

so- - Please, spare me, okay?

I know a lot of guys like you, Mike.

Work is their life.

- You were in business? - Yeah.

But I didn't live for it.

- What kind of business?

Maybe financials? Investments?

- Radio.

I had 34 stations from Maine to Miami.

- I've never met a radio guy.

What was your angle?

- Angle? (chuckles)

You're an angles guy.

I thought it was plastics.

- (Chuckles) Well, you know, huh.

- Programming.

I had a nose for picking talent early on.

And when you have good programming,

the advertising dollars roll in.

And so I was able to buy more stations.

Expanded.

It's all about the cash flow.

- Yeah, it's the golden touch, you know.

When it's flowing, it's better than getting laid.

So what happened?

- What happened.

I don't wanna get into that right now.

What I do wanna get into is, what's happening to you?

- What do you mean?

- What do I mean?

Huh, come on, are you that unaware of yourself?

Look at how you're behaving around.

You're like a man on the edge.

You had a conniption fit over sauerkraut?

You're a control freak who's lost control,

and you still think you're steering the ship.

- What are you saying, I'm...

I'm crazy?

- You ever kill anybody?

- What? No!

- What about your office the other day?

You almost did, didn't you? What if he died, Mike?

An accident that you caused!

You don't want that on your head.

(soft classical music on radio)

- You're always looking at the distance.

What are you staring at?

- Peace of mind.

(soft classical music on radio)

(paper rustling) (Hal clears throat)

Come on, let's take a walk.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

Thank you, bye, you too now.

(upbeat rhythmic music)

- [Salesperson] Hi Hal!

How are you doing? - Larry!

- Good to see you. How is the stomach?

- You know, it's always acting up.

- Is that animal upstairs still harassing you?

- [Hal] Well, you know...

- You should let me call social services on him.

- No, that's no big deal.

He's gonna just keep putting the pressure on.

So it's a waiting game at this point, you know.

But I think they're gonna give us a respectable buyout, you know.

We just have to stick together, yeah.

- Okay.

- Hey, can you put this on the tab, please?

- Which one? The big one or the small one?

- (laughing) Why don't you put it on the little tab,

this way they even out.

- Oh, no problem. - I'll get this.

Let me get this.

- There is no... - Yeah, come on.

- Larry, this is Mike,

Mike Roman. - Mike, how are you, Mike.

- Larry Kramer. - Nice to meet you...

I'll get this, and you just pay me back when you get a check, right.

You'll be fine.

I mean, if you want anything else,

you know, I'll be happy to take care of it.

- Sure, all right.

You know, why not?

I'm gonna take, maybe,

one of these and this stuff here.

These are good here.

This...

You know what, what if I got something for the whole crew.

You know, this would be cool. They like this back at the tribe.

- [Mike] How--how many?

Two boxes. - There's something else I could use over here.

Wait a minute.

Cool, tribe'll love this.

That's everything here.

Thanks. Mike?

What's he owe you, Larry?

- That's $63, plus this.

We'll make it...

Make it $70.

- You've got that? - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Thanks, Mike. - Just pay me back when you can.

It's fine.

- What's this, your landlord is harassing you?

- Ah, look around.

They're trying to gentrify the neighborhood.

It's happening all over the city.

The owner of a building smells money,

kicks the tenants to the curb.

They demolish the building, put up condos and, you know...

They hire these thugs who make our lives miserable.

- How many people still live in the building?

- Well, there were 25. (coughs)

Now there's just myself and six others, you know.

I've been anointed the leader of the tribe.

- Why stay though?

- Why stay?

I mean, you're a businessman, aren't you?

- Yeah, but... - I mean, come on.

There's money to be made.

- I mean,

sounds like it's just horrible living conditions in there.

- We'll make it.

We made it this far, and I'm not a quitter.

(Gwen knocking) - Mhm.

- Hey, he-e-ey! - Hey!

- What a surprise?

Hey, hey, how you're doing?

- Good. We're here 'cause we're seeing

The Lion King later today.

- Lion King? (Jane nods)

That sounds fun! - Mm hmm.

Can I have a drink? - Sure.

Umm, not there!

Go see Debbie, 'cause she'll probably have something for you

in the breakroom, okay.

Well, this is a nice surprise?

- Hmm.

You know, we stopped by earlier this week,

you weren't here.

- Yeah, I've been very busy,

but I'm getting some things done.

- Where were you?

- Well, I mean, you know what I've been doing?

I've been like at lunch walking in the park.

You know, it's kind of been relaxing.

And I met this guy... - A guy?

- He's a really interesting guy.

Radio guy.

Business guy, like me.

- Are you drinking with him?

- What? No, no.

Why would you say that?

- I notice when you're meeting a guy...

- [Mike] Ah, well, it's...

- Hey, Janie!

Go ahead, why don't you ask Dad

what we've been talking about all week.

- Can I come to work with you?

- (exhales) When?

I mean, I've been... I'm very busy.

- I don't know. - It's the 23rd, honey.

Thursday. - Oh, I mean, 23rd,

I mean, I think I...

I mean, I think I have a meeting then that day-

- Mike? - Yeah?

- I mean...

You know what?

I'll cancel it.

The 23rd sounds good, okay?

I'll be there!

- You know St. Mary's Park?

Multiculturalism, life, you look around,

you take it in and you breathe!

Get out of that freaking office, man, it will kill you.

- It's tough, you know, when you're the business owner,

- Who is that?

Renaldo? Yo, Renaldo!

Rickie, what?

Yo, guys!

What are you doing in the bushes there? You guys doing weird shit?

- [Renaldo and Ricky] No.

- No weird shit!

- No, no, no we weird shit.

Radioman, what's up? - What are you doing?

- Check, check this out! - No, no, no.

I'm not going up there.

There's a lot of snakes in there.

- There's snakes in there?

- It used to be called Snake Hill, are you kidding me? You live and you learn.

- Wait a minute, you got to... - Open your eyes, okay?

- You got to check this out, yo!

Crazy, crazy!

- What've you got?

- Crazy, show! - What the hell is this?

- Check this out. - Sell it, man.

- It's a statue, Hal,

we found this... - Yeah, I can see that.

- Found this in the garbage,

right in front of this really expensive townhouse.

(crosstalk drowns out speaker)

- You know what, this is not a Remington, I mean.

- What's a Remington?

- He's a sculptor, Frederic Remington.

He did a lot of scenes with Indians and cowboys.

Are you listening to me? - Yeah, yeah, sorry.

- All right.

This is not an Indian product, it is not designed,

produced, or assembled by an Indian,

well, I don't know.

- An Indian riding a horse, man.

- Yes, yeah, but I think it could be trinket, I think.

Yeah, I think it's just a trinket.

- I'll give you 200 bucks for it.

- Really? - [Renaldo and Ricky] Deal!

- Are you sure? - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- What if it's just a trinket?

- Well, you know, I think it's worth more, right.

- I like that! - It's bronze, maybe!

- I think it's...

If it helps you guys for now,

and if it's worth more, I'll give you more, okay.

(Renaldo and Ricky cheers, laughs)

- Pleasure doing business! - Hasta La Vista, baby!

- Okay, be on the lookout, guys.

- Why did they give you $60...

You got 60 bucks!

- [Hal] Huh.

- How did they give you 60 bucks?

Why did they give you the money?

- No, no, no. I brokered the deal.

That's the way it goes, man.

You share in the park, you know.

I mean, this is what the beauty of the park is.

- And how do you know about Remington?

- Oh, my...

My wife Jennifer. She used to...

Art in the penthouse we had.

- Ah. - Some beautiful stuff.

But that's not a Remington.

This is like a dust-collector trinket.

Maybe it's worth 60 bucks or so.

I don't know. See if you can find...

Maybe you can get more for it, I don't know.

Maybe you will be lucky.

- 60 bucks? - Yeah.

- Where are you going?

- To breathe.

- Reny!

Renaldo!

Renaldo!

- Crazy stuff. - Renaldo!

- Come on! - Just keep coming, man

- Hal says this is only worth like 60 bucks.

- Man, a deal's a deal.

- Deal's a deal, yo.

- Do you live in the building with Hal?

- Do I know you, man? - I'm Mike.

I'm Hal's friend. - Okay, okay but...

- Can I ask you something about the building?

- What do you wanna know, man?

- Somebody harassing you guys in the building?

Some problems in the building?

What's going on? - You mean Ray?

Ray? - Who's Ray?

- The super. - What's going on?

- We all have been complaining for months, man.

- Flies, roaches, no heat.

He don't do nothing, man.

Tired of it.

I just wanna leave, but I'm stuck, man.

- Umm, can you give me the address of the building?

- 551... - Can I have...

I'm sorry, hang on.

- 551 141st, man. - 551 141st.

- Yeah, whatcha gonna do?

- I don't know.

All right, I'll see you later.

- Thanks again for the money, man.

- Yeah.

- [Hal] Do you understand what I'm gonna try to do?

You're with me on this, yeah? - Yeah.

Whatever you think is best.

I mean, it's gonna be life-changing for everyone,

including you and me, so.

- Most people are a little afraid of that,

especially everyone,

you know, you know...

Which is understandable.

I think, I think if I can...

I think they'll be real happy.

I'd like your support on this. - Yeah.

- I want you to know exactly what I'm planning, you know,

so this... - I mean, whatever you think is best

for you, for me, for everyone.

I promise I won't say anything (laughing).

- They've got enough to think about right now

- [Annie] (laughing) Yeah!

- Putting this on top of that would make them a little...

Even more skittish, so I need your help doing that.

- Okay. - All right.

- Hello? Hello?

Hello? Hello?

Anybody here?

- Can I help you? (upbeat percussive music)

- Hi.

Yes.

- Yes, what?

- I'm interested in the property.

- Well, the property is not for sale.

And what makes you think you can just walk into my building?

- Who are you?

- Who am I? I'm the guy who's about

to kick your ass out into the street.

- I'm sure you're a tough guy,

you could knock my teeth right out!

But that would be a bad idea.

It would make the lives of your bosses just miserable.

- Excuse me?

- I mean, you're just what, a hired hand,

like a thug, right.

- Let me tell you something, pal,

You have no clue who you're talking to--

- [Man] Hey, everything okay down there?

- Yeah, everything's okay, get the fuck inside!

- What you're doing here is illegal.

I mean, harassing the tenants.

And the mice, and the roaches!

My lawyers are preparing documents.

- What's your name again?

- Mike Roman.

I own the plastics business at 141st.

I've been here a long time.

- Okay, Mike Roman, this is private property.

Do you understand me?

So you better leave.

- What are you gonna do?

- What am I gonna do?

I'm this close to knocking you the fuck out, okay?

So if you don't wanna spend

the rest of your life in a fucking coma, you better leave now!

- Okay, I'm going.

- By the way, what business is this of yours?

Do you know somebody who lives in this building?

- None of your business.

(jazz music)

- Hey, you!

- Are you a cop?

- No, no.

- I see you hanging around here,

we know our rights, all right!

You don't need to be busting Radioman's balls.

I don't know what you're up to, but...

- Radioman. You mean Hal, right.

I mean, we're friends?

- Yeah, well,

Renaldo told me you were asking about the building.

And we don't want any trouble.

- No, no, no. I'm just trying to help.

I'm just trying to help everybody.

Do you live in the building too?

- Yeah. - Yo! Yo, Mike!

- Is this guy giving you trouble, Radioman?

- It's okay, honey, I got it.

Thanks, Annie.

- Hey, brother!

- Why did you go to my building without asking me?

- I just thought that... - What, what?

No, you were sticking your nose in business

you don't belong in.

Like did anybody ask you to go there?

- No. - No.

That's because, you know, you're, you're...

Stop trying to fix things!

Please!

Stop trying to fix things!

I've got it under control.

I've got a plan!

We're holding out, until we get the right number.

And we're that close.

- Okay, but I just thought...

- You thought what, all right.

No, you've got a selective memory,

and you as impulsive as a motherfucker.

Now I see why you get into trouble.

This behavior gets you fucked up at work,

with your family...

Lay off!

Just lay off!

Will you?

- (sighs) I mean, I've just couldn't help...

- You know what...

Look, we've been dealing with this shit

for about eight months, okay?

Eight months.

They've had lawyers, they've got social workers, whatever!

Coming and going.

At this point, it's just about us holding out, nothing more.

If you wanna do anything,

if you wanna meddle into anything,

just let the others know that they should hold out,

we've got to keep the tribe together.

What did I just say?

- That we've got to keep the tribe together.

- You've got to learn to breathe, man.

You've got to learn to breathe.

I wanna get a...

I'd like to put a rat trap right on your nose.

Walk you around the park

with a fucking rat trap on your nose.

Because that's what you do,

every time you do, you stick your nose in things.

- I mean, it wasn't really like that.

- Wait, quiet. (birds chirping)

Did you hear that? - What?

- What's today? - Tuesday.

Hear what?

(soft piano music)

- The music, the piano.

He's here every Tuesday, when the weather's nice.

- Why?

- Why?

He's doing what he loves, Mike,

wherever he has the opportunity.

- You know, I...

Sorry about this, but I think I need to go back to work.

- No, what? To the place that's killing you?

Come on, follow me.

(soft piano music)

- [Hal] Get into it, Mike.

Get out of your head just for a minute.

- [Mike] I mean, it sounds nice, Hal,

but what am I supposed to say?

- Can't you stop thinking about plastics?

Do you have any passions?

Art? Sports?

Music? Something?

- I used to take photographs of bridges.

I had a darkroom too.

- [Hal] Do you still have the camera?

- [Mike] Yeah, of course.

- Good.

Bring it here tomorrow.

Start taking pictures.

- Of what?

- Of what?

Look at all those faces.

Look at the beauty around here.

Take a look.

Get into this, Mike.

Get out of your head just for a minute.

- I mean, this sounds good, but what am I supposed to say?

- You don't have to say anything, just listen. - Oh.

(piano music continues)

(Ray exhales deeply)

(upbeat electronic music)

- Oh, Miss Winstone, I see you bribed your way in here.

- I make deals all day, Mr. Pizzalongo.

You don't think I can talk my way into a gym?

- Well, since you found it so important

to talk your way in here

and interrupt my training, what do you want?

- Tell me about the buildings, Ray!

- Story Avenue, on Southern Boulevard, is empty.

645 Baretto Street, in two weeks will be empty.

But we're having a big problem with the Olympia Building.

These deadbeat tenants are holding out,

and being real pains in the asses.

- These deadbeat tenants are feeling emboldened.

This was your responsibility.

What do you think we're paying you for?

- You're paying me for seven who are left.

- We need these people out, okay?

We don't need them holding us hostage.

- It's because of me, Miss Winstone,

that they're getting out, okay?

But there's a few tough ones left

and they're all sticking together, okay?

There's some guy named Mike, a guy named...

Mike Roman, came to the building to see me.

He's making all kinds of threats,

with lawyers and everything.

And he's hanging out with Radioman.

- Who is Radioman? What are you talking about?

- Radioman is the guy Hal.

He's their ring leader.

And he's doing all the talking for all these losers.

- Please don't refer to them as losers.

Mr. Pizzalongo, it's very unprofessional.

I'm gonna look into this Roman character, okay.

Please, let us know immediately if another incident occurs.

We don't need these types of problems!

Do you understand?

Remember, we don't get paid, you don't get paid.

(Ray breathing deeply)

- [Hal] How old do you think that tree is?

- [Mike] Oh, I don't know, maybe 200 years?

- I could look at that tree for an hour.

Look at this. That's a blue jay egg.

- Yeah. - That's a blue jay egg,

and the nest is probably up there.

- Blue jay. - Uh huh.

Now, you've been here for what, 20 years, right.

- 20 years, yep.

- You see this tomb?

Take a picture of this tomb right here.

- All right. - Go ahead.

(camera clicking)

You see.

You think it's boring,

because you only saw a certain angle at it.

Okay. Do you realize there's structure in there?

Do you know who's inside there?

- No idea.

- Ever hear of Governor Morris?

- No.

- Governor Morris was a signer

and the penman of the Constitution.

- [Mike] What?

- [Hal] Right here, that's his plaque, all right.

That's whose tomb that is, and you said it was boring.

Our whole nation is founded by men like him.

- Wow.

(camera clicks)

- [Mike] Wow.

- [Hal] You got to open your eyes, Mike.

- [Mike] I never knew he was here.

- [Hal] Open your eyes. (upbeat rhythmic music)

- Why did they call you Bulletproof, anyway?

- Somebody shot me five times, and I'm still here.

(camera clicks)

Please, don't photograph, if you're gonna take a photograph, leave a donation.

(Mike and Hal laughs)

- What, do you have a book of these sayings?

I'm sure you've got a book of all this shit.

Go ahead.

- [Clarence] All right, I'm gonna go here.

- Oh, really?

Yeah, you had to go there.

- Tom, seriously, if you can get here by Saturday,

it'd be very, very appreciated. (knock on door)

Hang on a second.

- [Woman] Mike, your wife is on the phone.

- I'm on the phone with Kansas City.

Can I call her back in five minutes?

- [Woman] Mike, she said it's urgent.

- (sighing) Tom, can I call you right back?

Okay. All right, thanks.

Hey, honey. Everything okay?

- I just received a certified letter

from a Park Avenue Law firm

charging you with torturous interference?

- Oh, God!

- It's something to do with the intervening

in the sale of a building?

They're threatening to take our business,

our home, all of our money?

- It's ridiculous. - This is not a joke, Mike.

What are you doing out there?

You're never home, you're hanging out

in the park. - I can explain.

- Explain what? We're being sued!

This is our life, our future!

- Look, just trust me on this...

- Trust you.

How can I trust somebody I never see!

- You are never home! - Okay, okay...

- You're hanging out in the park with some guys!

- I'll call Stew, and let the lawyers handle it.

I mean, you know...

- Does this have anything to do with that guy in the park?

- Honey... - Mike!

- Okay, yes, it does, all right.

But I'm trying to help him.

I mean, I'm trying to help all of them but...

I mean, at the end of the day, you know,

I'm trying to do what's right.

I'm the guy that always tries to do what's right, even at my own risk, right.

I mean, you used to like that about me.

What, you're using it against me now?

- You're risking us, Mike!

Don't you understand that?

This is not just about you.

- Don't worry about it, I'll handle it, okay.

- [Gwen] Okay. - All right, bye-bye.

- Bye.

- So I've got some more news,

some updates, and stuff on an offer

that I wanna discuss with all of you.

But before that, you both have seen Mike at the park.

I've invited him here today to...

just to listen in and to kind of offer his thought

on our strategy.

- Do you all understand the power that you have,

if you just stick together, stay together,

and work as a team?

- There's strength in numbers, as I've been saying.

You know what I mean, and you're hearing it from him too.

And I think if we do stick together,

they'll keep upping these offers.

- Hey, John, listen, this is what we gonna do.

Listen carefully, okay.

I'm gonna knock at the door, okay.

You're gonna stand right next to me.

This way when they look through the peephole,

they see you, okay.

And they'll you're an exterminator,

they'll see your patch in the back.

"GABAIDJOR," what does that mean, the Bronx thing, what is that?

- Those are my kids' names,

I don't get to see them much, so.

- I like to keep them close. - Oh, yeah?

All right, whatever.

Come on let's do this thing, all right.

(tense foreboding music)

(Ray knocking hard)

- Exterminator!

- [Jackie] All right, go away.

Just go away!

- I have an appointment, buddy!

- He's sleeping! - Yeah, he's sleeping, yeah!

Oh, well, well, what do we have here?

A little get-together?

A little meeting, Hal?

- What the hell are you doing here, Ray, get out!

- [Mike] My attorney is taking over from here.

- What the hell's he doing here?

Didn't I tell you I don't wanna see you here again?

- He's a friend of mine, all right.

Don't tell us who can be here or not.

- Listen up, okay?

This goes for all of you.

There's an offer on the table.

I suggest you all take it,

'cause a lot of worse things could happen

to each and every one of you, if you know what I mean.

- Yeah, thanks for the advice, Ray.

- Tell your people they'll hear from our people soon.

- Really, is that right?

Come on, John, let's get the fuck out of here.

Oh, look at this!

This some collection you've got here, right.

I'll bet you they're worth a lot of money, huh.

Probably get few bucks at the pawnshop for this one, huh.

- Go back to your pigeon coop, Ray.

Take your walrus friend with you. (laughs)

- Hal, they contacted my wife at home,

threatened legal action. - What?

- No, no, they're on their heels.

They don't think you guys are gonna give in

and they're worried,

so they can't develop the property, if you don't.

- That's what I've been saying all along, Mike.

- So here's what you do, it's all in a bunch of forms.

Form an association, you can make yourself president

and treasurer- - Mike,

let me stop you right there, okay.

I already did all of this.

I'm president, Annie is treasurer.

- It's just a bunch of legal forms, that's it Mike.

I'll get one of my girls to type up the forms,

and then it's just a bank account.

And I can take it to my bank,

and I introduce you to my banker.

- Let me ask you something.

Do you never listen to anyone

except the sound of your own voice?

- Huh.

Here's what you do. Just contact them directly.

Call it "Cash for Keys."

They're very familiar with that.

See if they bite.

- You'll never learn.

How much you're thinking?

- If it were me...

Hmm $80,000 each, I bet you can get.

So $500,000 total I think.

I bet you can get $500,000 total.

- Hmm, okay.

- Oh shit, I got to go!

- Here, it's all in these forms. - Ah?

- It's all in these forms. - What?

- I gotta go, I gotta go!

(upbeat percussive music)

- Oh, my God!

Oh, I'm so sorry. - Are you kidding me?

- I didn't mean that, really.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

I really am. - God!

- Aren't you Hal's friend?

(upbeat percussive music) (mike sighs)

(factory machine engines purring)

(objects rattling)

- Janie.

- Anyway, here is the Cash for Keys agreement.

- Is this a joke?

Huh.

I mean, he looks like a cowboy.

- Yeah, he wears that thing every single day.

- Really? - Duh.

Bye!

- I have a question.

And how's, how's he doing, really?

- He's good.

Trucking along, doing his thing, normal stuff.

Bye! (Door thuds)

- (chuckles) Wow.

- Have fun, have fun! - Laka Sanga!

- [All] Oooh!

- [Man] Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo!

My brothers, what's going on?

- I want some action, baby!

Give me a roll, give me a roll!

- [All] (cheers) Roll, roll!

(crowd cheering)

(hip hop music)

♪ Grand Concourse, Narrows, Jackson, Fulton Row ♪

♪ Highbridge, St. Mary's, Beacon ♪

♪ And my heathen, you know what ♪

♪ Ha, they trying to gentrify the X Manhattan, Brooklyn ♪

♪ You know the Bronx next, union's a trail of redemption ♪

♪ Love my tribe, Latin vibe ♪

♪ Fools in the hustle, Cash for Keys, ♪

♪ You're holding down the muscle ♪

♪ Some hold out, we holdin' our ground ♪

♪ 'Cause that's how we do in the boogie down ♪

♪ Home of Big Pun and the Bronx Zoo ♪

♪ 161st Street, Yankees there too ♪

♪ We got the Q, the 2, the 4, the 5, the 6 ♪

♪ And the D train, that's all in the mix ♪

♪ Let me paint your portrait, on a beach called Orchard ♪

♪ Or down to City Ave ♪

♪ One thing about the Bronx is we so versatile ♪

♪ We made up rap ♪

♪ Now they trying to move us out of salary cap ♪

♪ We're surviving it, y'all, but we ain't going nowhere ♪

♪ Have a cap of cocaine, nobody's the league ♪

♪ People of the Bronx ♪

♪ The Bronx ♪

♪ We ain't going nowhere ♪

♪ Mott Haven ♪

- We got an offer I'm happy with.

- We did? - Mmhm.

- Over a half a million dollars.

- Wow. (laughing)

That's a lot!

- That's $15,000 each I'm gonna give, okay?

The rest we're gonna do what we talked about.

- Okay. - Okay?

- Amazing.

- Don't say anything (indistinct).

- I promise I won't say anything.

- Get the tribe at the rooftop tonight for a celebration.

- Okay. - All right, okay.

- They're going to be so excited.

- We've got some paperwork to sign later on, okay?

- Okay. - All right.

- Okay! (laughing)

- Go round them up, babe. - I will.

(the tribe yelling, cheering)

(Latin dance music)

(cheering) (the tribe chattering)

- Congratulations!

(distant horn blaring)

You did it.

Look at them.

(cheering, music continues)

- Beautiful sight isn't it?

Dreams coming true.

(Latin dance music) (the tribe chattering)

Hey, guys!

Remember, you guys did it.

(the tribe cheering)

Enjoy!

(the tribe chattering) (Latin dance music)

Everybody'll be moving on, I guess.

- Yeah! (air whooshing)

- You should too, Mike. (distant horn blaring)

You should get home.

Take care of your family.

You got a ten-year-old girl that needs you,

your love and attention.

Your wife, you should make amends to her.

I mean, you shouldn't even come back to the city

for a month, two months.

Forget about your business. Take off from work.

You got good people there.

- You sure you don't need anything else?

I mean, I'd be happy just to do

whatever you- - You got to stop, I mean.

Everything's fine now.

What needs to be done is what you need to do to your family,

and for your family.

At the end of the day, that's what's most important.

You lose that, you got nothing, my friend, nothing.

(car engines purring) (horns blaring)

(Hal sighs deeply)

I'll say goodbye to everybody for you, okay.

No need to prolong that.

I think you should just...

You should get home now!

(car engine purring)

Go ahead.

Yo, cabby!

We got somebody for you.

(upbeat rhythmic music)

(birds chirping)

- The power and the glory forever and ever.

Amen.

You know it's...

I think it's good that we started out

with the "Our Father" because it turns up a lot of thoughts,

and it really tells the story.

It's very easy to do the wrong thing.

And every day,

every one of you is confronted with that choice.

If I had a choice between doing right and wrong,

wrong's always easier.

We all have pain, right.

Maybe some of you have suffered loss, a friend, a family,

or a loved one.

But we all have the opportunity to rise above,

and as a community, we have to look after each other.

That's what we have to do.

And you know what?

Above all, we have to resist temptation.

(birds chirping)

(Janie joyfully screams)

- Aaah!

(puppy whines)

- Oh, my gosh, oh... - Daddy, oh daddy!

- Oh, my gosh!

- She's all yours Janie.

- For keeps? - Forever

- Can I call her Lacey also?

- Of course, you can. (laughing)

- This is incredible, Mike...

What's going on?

And obviously, the puppy is staying.

What about you?

Are you staying?

- (sighs) Well, I did, I mean,

I did a lot of thinking and I thought

that I'd be better off alone,

and I thought that, you know,

you'll be better off without me.

- We never felt that way.

But you've just been making it really hard.

I'd-I- (sighs)

- (sighs) I think we can make it work this time, together.

- It can only work together.

- I love you, Gwen.

(latch clicks)

(door thuds)

- Hope you had a good time

with your friends last night, Radioman.

I guess you're all rich now.

You did right by your tribe.

- Hm, I don't want any trouble, Ray.

- Hey, it was all about business, Hal.

No hard feelings.

I had my role to play, and you had yours.

It's over.

- Have a nice life, Ray.

- Thank you. You too.

(hinges squeaking) (door thuds)

(bright ethereal music)

- Mike!

Debbie wants to update you on the pounds shipped

while you were away. - Okay.

(workers applauding)

- [All] Welcome back!

- I have one thing to say.

Is there ice cream with that cake?

- [Man] Welcome back, Mike!

(bright ethereal music)

(latch rattling) (door thuds)

(footsteps stomping)

(cart rattling)

- Tumbler, right. - (woman) Yeah. Yeah.

- How's business?

- Good, it's picking up!

It's picking up. It's a lot better.

- Yeah, you have a good day?

- Yeah, yeah, pretty good!

Things are better. - Good, good.

- By the way, my name's Ramona.

- Okay, Ramona.

(cart rattling)

(sirens wailing)

- [Ricky] Man, you know, I only need one more day, you know.

You don't owe me that? - [Woman] Ricky, you all right.

You already said three days ago.

- I understand that, but how many times

have I done that for you? - Slow down, slow down.

Did you just say, "I don't owe you?"

No, you owe me, right.

- I understand that but how many times

did I give you the courtesy?

- Courtesy?

- The courtesy, man!

- Hold on, hold on. - This is business!

- Hey, Ricky! Ricky!

- Hey, Mike, Mike!

We talk, we talk.

Hey, Mike! Mike, what's up?

- Sorry about the...

Hey, I don't need that man.

- Have you seen everybody?

I can't find anybody.

- Everybody left.

The problem was the money.

Okay, you understand. It's the money, Mike.

15K, that's not a lot of money, man.

What're you gonna do with 15K?

- 15K, huh. - 15K, that's it.

- Have you seen Hal?

- Here's the thing, you know.

I don't really know,

because he sort of like disappeared.

You know what I'm saying?

I just remember he said, "I'm going home," and that was it.

So I don't really know, but he might...

Maybe he comes back, maybe he comes back.

- Home, like Manhattan?

- Yeah, he just pointed that way and just took off.

- I'll see you, Ricky, thank you.

- Mister R., where are you going?

- Take care, Ricky!

- Where are you going, Mister R.?

- See you later, buddy!

- Man! Yo, Double D!

(air whooshing) (light instrumental music)

- Hi! I'm looking for Hal Stewart.

- No Hal Stewart here.

- Are you sure?

Big guy, cowboy hat.

- No cowboys.

- Can you just check the register just one more time for me?

- I haven't seen Hal Stewart in ten years.

Why don't you try the Waldorf Astoria?

- Okay.

(door bell chimes)

(footsteps stomping)

- Thanks, man. - Got it.

Car's waiting for you outside.

- Thank you.

Keep it going, huh.

Well I guess you could say I saw the dark side of the moon.

Thank you, bud.

I went from Park Avenue to a park bench.

(gentle lilting music)

I met someone, Enzio,

and she reminds me of Jennifer.

- [Enzio] You know Mr. Stewart,

you were the envy of all lovers back then.

- Yeah, she was a special lady.

So who's around today that can help me track her down,

set up a rendezvous.

- Well, Hal, it could be dangerous.

- How do you mean?

- Well, you know, the women these days are very complex.

- Hm, yeah, no doubt.

But this, this girl was...

I mean, she was angelic.

- So you got to find her.

- Yeah. - You got a name, though.

Well, I got her first name and the name of the agency.

- Okay, let me talk to Claudio,

see if we can set it up,

and we'll do what we can to help you.

- [Hal] Nice, my old friend.

(door thuds)

(light soothing music)

Diana?

- Yeah!

- We...

We met in Mott Haven,

the shoot that... - Oh, hi! Yeah.

Is it Al?

- Well, Hal. - Hal, that's right.

How are you?

- Yeah, it's good to see you, yeah.

- Yeah, you too.

- [Claudio] You guys know each other.

- Well, not really. - Yeah, we met at...

- She was doing a test shoot.

- Such a small world.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

- Hey, Hal, we're going to my crib for a private party.

Do you wanna join us?

- No, no thanks.

You guys have fun, all right.

I'm gonna have dinner.

I've got to get an early start in the morning.

Take care.

- Have a good night! - Ciao.

- Do you need a drive?

Do you need a car?

- Not really, we can hail a cab.

- No, no, no. Take my driver, he'll take you.

- Yeah, are you sure? - Yeah, absolutely.

- Thank you!. - Thank you!

- Very nice. - Yeah.

- Listen, Diana, I'd like to have lunch with you sometime

if it's... you know, if you'd like?

- Oh, yes, sure, I'd like that.

I'll have Claudio give you my number.

- Great, thanks! All right, have fun!

- [Diana] Thank you.

- [Hal] Come on girls, I'm starved.

(upbeat percussive music)

- Damn, how late... - Seriously, I mean...

- Oh! Here's Clarence! Yo!

You're late, man. Where's Moe?

Moe is sick.

I just seen him at the drug store. That's the reason I'm late.

- All right, sit down, man.

So you know what's going on, right, Bulletproof?

- Yeah, we're here about Radioman.

- Yeah, he scammed up, man!

He stole that 85K from the Olympia Keys for Cash deal.

He disappeared, and then he went into the city, man.

- He played us, man! - No shit?

He didn't play us, Reny.

If this was chess, he would have manipulated us.

He had an advance strategy.

he was like playing 3D chess.

- No, he fucked up, Clarence.

Aren't you pissed, man?

- I am pissed off.

But I'm also impressed that he was able to do so.

- I don't know about that, man.

- What does that mean?

- That means he was very advanced,

he was way ahead of us.

He didn't want us to know that he was so smart.

- Maybe, man.

- Clarence, I don't know, man, you know,

you got a point, I guess, I don't know.

(Clarence laughs)

(air whooshing) (horns blaring)

- We were coming back from the Hamptons,

it was raining outside,

I was driving, and...

We were always very, very, very physical.

And the rain, and...

and the way that the tree blocked the sign.

(smooth romantic jazz)

I failed to stop.

A tractor-trailer hit the car, and...

She was thrown.

In a coma for 12 days and...

and she didn't make it.

- I'm so sorry.

- So you can...

You see why I was overwhelmed when I saw you in the park.

I had feelings that I'd buried for so long

just...

And I just had to meet you

to see if there was the slightest possibility of us...

well, at least to explore the possibility.

- You know, Hal, it's a bit complicated

'cause I have a boyfriend. (sighs)

- (sighs) I... (chuckles)

I guess I should've found that out first.

- Ah, no I mean I'm happy to see you, and...

I hope to see you again soon.

- You've been very kind.

I appreciate you having lunch.

It's a lot to ask someone.

(Diana chuckles)

Yeah. (chuckles)

Waiter!

(smooth romantic jazz)

I need a little something stronger, please.

Jack, Jack Daniels.

Thank you.

I appreciate you having lunch with me, Diana.

(tense ominous music)

- So he wants to take you to Lucerne, huh.

- Yuri, please.

- Does he have money at least?

- He seems well off.

- This fucking "pridurok" thinks he can buy you.

- No, it's not like that.

I remind him of his deceased wife.

It's really quite heartbreaking, actually.

- You feel bad for the fucking guy.

- Yuri, please, stop.

Stop it.

He wants to buy you?

Okay. But not what he thinks.

(Yuri smacks Diana)

(ominous music)

(Diana moans)

What happened, Dianichka?

Oh, look what this motherfucker did.

(tense ominous music)

(lips smacking)

Give me phone. Give phone.

(tense ominous music)

(telephone rings)

- Hello!

- Hey, piece of shit, you hurt my wife.

I should kill you.

- What are you taking about?

- Diana, she's model, professional model.

You treat her like prostitute

and beat her when she say "no."

You damage her beautiful face.

Now, or you pay,

or I kill you with my own hands, motherfucker!

- Listen, pal, you got the wrong number here.

What's going on here?

- $50,000 cash, or I show photo to police.

- Who is this? - You know what you did.

Texted photo for you.

- What photo?

- Meet me down by the dock between Talmadge and 106th.

Bring cash and come alone,

or I show photo to police.

(tense ominous music)

- Oh, my God!

(car engine purring) (phone ringing)

- Mike Roman.

- Mike?

Mike, it's Hal. - Hal who?

- Mike, don't, all right.

I'm in a jam, I'm really jammed up here, okay?

- Wait a minute, you know, it's coming back to me.

I used to know a Hal Stewart.

Thought he was a pretty good guy.

Then he turned out to be a scumbag, and he disappeared.

- This is no joke, I need your help.

- What did you do, Hal?

- You know the girl I...

Well, she has a boyfriend, and there's a whole...

- What girl?

- I don't know what happened,

he's trying to blackmail me now.

- Blackmailing?

Oh, for what, for $20,000 or your share

of the Cash for Keys?

Sounds like bullshit to me.

- No, this is not any bullshit.

It's no bullshit,

I'll straighten that other stuff with you later on.

I'll explain everything!

Right now, this guy is fucking dangerous, okay?

- Fine.

I'll be there in 20 minutes.

- Hold on. Hello?

- Reny, hey, it's Mike Roman.

How are you doing?

- Oh, hey Mike.

What's happening, how's it going, my friend?

- Reny, I've...

Listen, I'm gonna need your help,

Hal is in trouble. - Hal?

That thieving maricon.

Fuck him, man!

- Listen, we'll deal with all the other problems later.

Apparently,

there's more to the story than even I was aware of,

but we need your help like at the docks, like now,

with the tribe, okay?

Bring the tribe.

- The tribe?

They hate him, man. He screwed us all.

He knows nobody's gonna help him.

He's on his own, man.

- Well, I didn't screw you, right.

And, and, and we'll talk about it all later,

I promise we'll solve everything later,

but, really, I need your help.

I mean, people are coming from Brooklyn,

like to hurt him, right.

I mean, maybe even kill him, I don't know.

- Hold again.

They're coming now?

He screwed them too?

- Do it for the tribe,

do it for the Bronx.

We need your help, I need you there.

We'll figure the rest out later, okay?

- I'll do it for you, man

but I got to finish getting ready, man.

- All right, good.

All right, thank you!

(hinges squeaking) (door thuds)

- Go fast, I don't have all day, man. - I'm not done, man.

- Hurry up!

(Mike sighs)

- Hey, it's Mike.

Uh...

yeah, Mike Roman, yeah. (chuckles)

What b-b-b, but I know.

Wait, wait, wait, please.

I didn't think I'd be calling you either. (chuckles)

I need your help, okay?

(tense ominous music)

- Where's the money, Hal?

Where is the money, Hal?

("cash bundle" thuds)

Check.

- Check.

- You check it.

- Check it! - You check it!

(bodyguards yelling in foreign language)

- Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Wait, let's check the money first.

- What the fuck is this?

- (screams) What the fuck is this?

- What is this, Hal?

There was no way of getting any money in two hours.

(bodyguards screaming in foreign language)

- Don't worry, buddy.

I got you. The Bronx is here, man.

What's going on, man?

(bodyguards yelling)

- What is this freak show you've brought?

- [Hal] Let these guys up, okay?

- I told you no calls, Hal!

Last thing you want is fucking cops to show up

after what you did to Diana.

- After what you did!

I never touched her!

- You hit a woman, you're a bitch!

- What is it?

Like yeah, your protection?

- I'll get it to you tomorrow, okay?

You guys get up, lift him up.

- Not tomorrow. - I'll get it to you tomorrow.

Lift these guys up. - Not tomorrow, now.

(motorbike engines sputtering)

What the fuck is this?

(suspenseful dramatic music) (motorbike engines sputtering)

(shoes clacking)

- Hey, Mike Roman!

I see you have a little problem here.

(lively cheerful music)

Let me tell you cocksuckers something, okay?

I know your game.

I know your game better than you do, okay.

But it's not gonna work.

It's over.

You wanna throw down, we can throw down right now.

But you don't wanna mess with me and my brothers.

You win some, you lose some.

Tonight you lose.

And these guys ain't paying you a dime.

No hard feelings, man.

- Yuri, don't hurt Diana.

Don't touch her again.

Right, Ray. - You heard him.

You'll touch her again, you're gonna have stumps

to pick your nose with.

(Hal chuckles) You have a good night.

(upbeat percussive music)

- You know, I never thought

I'd be happy to see you again. (laughs)

- Likewise. (Hal laughs)

Can't you guys keep out of trouble, man?

- Thanks, Ray. - You're welcome. (chuckles)

But we're gonna square up later.

Don't forget. - Yes, we will.

Yes, we will.

- You're the man, Ray?

- Thanks, Ray. - Thank you Ray.

(dramatic upbeat music) (motorcycle engines purring)

- [Mike] What the fuck were you thinking, Hal?

- I was in 0 fog, okay, feeling things that were buried

inside me for a very long time.

- A fucking fog?

What you did affected a lot of people's lives.

People who trusted you.

Who called you, "friend."

People you cheated!

- What do you mean "cheated?"

- Oh, don't play dumb now.

You made off with all the money!

How are you gonna make that right, Radioman?

- That's not what happened.

- Ahhh. (sighs)

What's this? - Take a look.

- You got all that?

- No, I got 0 third of that.

The first thing I did when I came to the city

was meet with financial friends of mine.

It was always my intention

to invest the money for the tribe.

- (laughing) You expect me to believe that shit?

- Ask Annie!

- Ask Annie what?

- Annie had to cosign, okay?

She was a treasurer, she knew about everything.

I told her the whole plan.

- (Mike) And I thought I was the crazy one of the two.

- Don't worry, Mike?

You still hold that title.

(Mike laughing) (electronic ethereal music)

(air whooshing) (siren blaring)

- Yes, we pawned it off at a pawnshop.

We didn't know whose name to put first.

- That Big "R", Renaldo-Ricky both, man.

- Yeah, man, yo,

best things still come right out of the trash.

Right, brother? - Ask the guys, man.

- Amen! - Amen, brother!

- With the extra money I got,

I'm able to give kids free lessons,

future chess hustlers.

That's just a joke.

- I won an award for playing in, how do you say...

(Erika mutters in Spanish)

Temptress!

- My dream was own my own dress shop.

Now, I'm living my dream.

I'm also a girl boss, bringing shoulder pads back,

and I can still skate to work.

- Hey, Jackie Bo. - Hooo!

Tumbler!

- How are you? - Have a great day!

I started in the plastic recycling business

just like my boy, Mike Roman!

And I'm starting small, but you know I'm aiming big!

- The key, sir. Thank you very much.

- You are most welcome, most welcome.

- Thank you soo much!

Thank you.

We really appreciate, we really appreciate.

- My pleasure.

Applying Mr. Hal and Mr. Mike Cash for Key method,

I've opened my own consulting firm, Moe Money!

Now I help Bronx residents get more money

and a brighter future!

(upbeat percussive music)

- You coming, Hal?

- You go ahead, Mike, I'll catch up.

(electronic percussive music)

- Mind if I sit?

- It's a public park.

What are you asking me for?

(electronic percussive music)

(upbeat rhythmic music)

(Vic sighs)

(paper rustling)

- Save the Turtles.

Clean Ocean Project.

With respect, Mike Roman.

Vice President Vic Diaz?

(Vic laughing)

Mike!

(hip hop music)

♪ We holding our ground ♪

♪ Grand Concourse, Narrows, Jackson, Fulton Row ♪

♪ Highbridge, St. Mary's, Beacon ♪

♪ And my heathen, you know what ♪

♪ Ha, they trying to gentrify the X Manhattan, Brooklyn ♪

♪ You know the Bronx next, union's a trail of redemption ♪

♪ Love my tribe, Latin vibe ♪

♪ Fools in the hustle, Cash for Keys, ♪

♪ You're holding down the muscle ♪

♪ Some hold out, we holdin' our ground ♪

♪ 'Cause that's how we do in the boogie down ♪

♪ Home of Big Pun and the Bronx Zoo ♪

♪ 161st Street, Yankees there too ♪

♪ We got the Q, the 2, the 4, the 5, the 6 ♪

♪ And the D train, that's all in the mix ♪

♪ Let me paint your portrait, on a beach called Orchard ♪

♪ Or down to City Ave ♪

♪ One thing about the Bronx is we so versatile ♪

♪ We made up rap ♪

♪ Now they trying to move us out of salary cap ♪

♪ We're surviving it, y'all, but we ain't going nowhere ♪

♪ Have a cap of cocaine, nobody's the league ♪

♪ People of the Bronx ♪

♪ The Bronx ♪

♪ We ain't going nowhere ♪

♪ We holding our ground ♪

(fast hip hop music)

♪ We holding our ground ♪

♪ We holding our ground ♪

♪ We holding our ground ♪

♪ We holding our ground ♪

♪ We holding our ground ♪

♪ We holding our ground ♪

♪ We holding our ground ♪

♪ We holding our ground ♪

♪ We holding our ground ♪

♪ We holding our ground ♪

♪ We holding our ground ♪

(bright dramatic music)

- [Narrator] The film you just watched

is based on the true story

of someone who's become not only a colleague

but my friend, Mike Domino.

Well, the film contains many profound messages.

The most urgent is

that we must keep our precious life giving oceans clean

and protect our sea animals

from suffering due to something absolutely in our power.

Our movie "Mott Haven" has introduced you

to the world of plastics recycling as part of the solution

to the devastation marine plastic waste

is causing to humans and animals alike.

We have to do better and more for our dear mother earth

and for future generations to come let's work together

on keeping our oceans lakes, rivers,

and streams clean.

Make a difference, recycle,

and donate to one of the many organizations

that are supporting this very necessary issue.

(gentle ethereal music)