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- CHRIS, WE'RE JUST GOING OVER

YOUR FATHER'S ESTATE AND ACCOUNTS.

AND NEAR AS I CAN FIGURE,

WHAT WITH SELLING THE BOAT TO COVER HIS DEBTS,

AND THE TAXES ON THE COTTAGE,

YOU'RE JUST ABOUT $3,000 IN THE HOLE.

OF COURSE, THERE'S THE ACCOUNTING

AND MY LEGAL FEE ON TOP OF THAT.

- SHE WAS ONE OF THOSE GIRLS WHO COME ALONG

ABOUT AS OFTEN AS SNOW IN THE BAYOU.

AND SHE WAS ON THE RUN.

I COULD TELL THAT.

HELL, GIRLS LIKE THAT ARE ALWAYS ON THE RUN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

SOME OF 'EM ARE RUNNING FROM SOMETHING.

SOME ARE RUNNING FOR SOMETHING.

SOME ARE RUNNING TO SOMETHING.

SOME OF THEM ARE JUST RUNNING.

AND AROUND HERE, THEY ALL RUN TO NEW ORLEANS.

THEY CALL IT "THE CITY THAT CARE FORGOT."

[wolf whistle]

THE FACES NEVER CHANGE.

THE STORIES NEVER CHANGE.

AND THE FRENCH QUARTER,

HELL, THE FRENCH QUARTER STAYS THE SAME.

KNEW HER?

YEAH, I KNEW HER EVEN BEFORE I SAW HER.

SHE LOOKED AROUND FOR A WHILE,

DID A LOT OF WALKING,

DID A LOT OF SITTING.

THEY ALWAYS DO THAT,

WALK LIKE THAT, SIT LIKE THAT.

LIKE BIRDS WHEN THEIR CRUMBS ARE THINNIN' OUT.

SHE WAS LOOKING FOR HER DREAMS IN THE TIMES-PICAYUNE.

MAN, THERE'S ONE THING I KNOW ABOUT NEW ORLEANS:

ANYBODY THAT WANTS SOMETHING REAL BAD

IS GONNA GET IT REAL BAD.

CHRISTINE DELAPLANE WAS THAT RARE GUMBO,

A MIXTURE OF HALF CHILD, HALF GIRL,

AND ALL WOMAN.

NOTHING REALLY STOPPED HER.

SHE TRIED EVERYTHING.

SHE WAS SO SIMPLE, SO VULNERABLE.

IT MADE HER A SNAP DETAIL.

THAT'S ME, IN CASE YOU'RE INTERESTED,

IN THE STRIPED SWEATER.

SHE HAD THAT LOOK THAT MADE MEN ACHE,

MADE THEM WANT TO DO SOMETHING THEY KNEW THEY SHOULDN'T.

BUT I JUST HELD BACK,

LET MY EYES DO THE WALKING THROUGH THAT YELLOW HAIR.

I KNEW IT WAS COMING.

A GIRL LIKE THAT,

IT HAD TO.

SHE TRIED.

ANKLED HERSELF INTO EVERY RAT HOLE OF THE VIEUX CARREZ--

THAT'S WHAT THE LOCALS CALL THE FRENCH QUARTER--

LOOKING FOR THAT JOB,

AND I JUST HUNG ON WATCHIN'

LIKE A GATOR EYEBALLING A SWAMP BIRD,

WAITIN' FOR THAT STRIKE.

SHE HAD GUTS, BUT IT WAS A LOSIN' GAME.

- CAN I GET SOME LUNCH, PLEASE?

- IF YOU CAN DRINK IT.

- UH, I'D LIKE A OYSTER SANDWICH.

- KITCHEN'S CLOSED.

YOU WANT A BEER?

HEY, LISTEN.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

- YEAH.

I JUST HAVEN'T HAD MUCH SLEEP, THAT'S ALL.

- WELL, HOLD YOUR HAUNCH.

I'LL SEE IF I CAN BANG YOU UP A CHEESE SANDWICH.

IS THAT OKAY?

- THAT WOULD BE TERRIFIC.

YOU KNOW, YOUR SIGN OUT FRONT SAYS

THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME HELP.

- I AIN'T.

HE IS.

- THOMASON, BURT THOMASON.

IDA SAYS YOU'RE AN OLD FRIEND.

COURSE I DON'T BELIEVE MUCH WHAT IDA SAYS.

- I'M LOOKING FOR WORK.

- YEAH, THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

- UH, 21.

MY NAME'S CHRIS DELAPLANE.

- PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

- WHAT IS IT EXACTLY YOU DO?

- WHAT IS IT EXACTLY YOU WANT DONE?

- YOU EVER DONE ANY COOKIN'?

- COURSE I HAVE.

- CLEANIN'?

WAITIN' TABLES.

- [laughs] SURE I HAVE.

- NOW, WHAT IS IT YOU'RE RUNNING AWAY FROM?

- I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

- YOU SEE THE LITTLE RED LINES?

NOW, THAT'S FROM HOME CLEANIN'.

AND THE SORES ON IDA'S,

THAT'S FROM BAR CLEANING.

- YOU WATCH YOUR MOUTH,

OR I'LL SHOVE THESE FINGERS WHERE THE MOON DON'T SHINE.

HE'D LOVE IT TOO.

- I NEED A JOB.

- YEAH.

AND I NEED A TOPLESS DANCER.

- OH, WHY DON'T YOU KNOCK IT OFF?

- I SUPPOSE YOU'VE DONE SOME OF THAT TOO.

- I CAN DANCE.

- YOU SURE NEED A JOB BAD ENOUGH TO MAKE ME GUESS

YOU AIN'T GOT SLEEPIN' MONEY FOR THE NIGHT.

MAYBE NOT ENOUGH TO PAY FOR THAT SANDWICH.

- YOU'RE NOT GONNA GIVE ME THAT JOB.

- WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK I MIGHT LOOK AROUND A WHILE.

I JUST PUT THAT SIGN OUT.

I GOT TO ADMIT,

YOU GOT THE ROUGH QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE JOB.

- CAN I HAVE THAT JOB?

- WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

YOU COME BACK TONIGHT,

AND BRING SOMETHING TO AUDITION IN.

LOAN.

- THANK YOU.

- HEY, YOU'RE ON NEXT.

- HOW DO I LOOK?

- AS SOON AS YOU'RE THROUGH, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

I'LL MEET YOU IN HERE.

- AREN'T YOU GONNA WATCH?

- I CAN HEAR HOW GOOD YOU'RE DOIN'.

- CRAZY BUNCH OUT THERE.

- NOW, YOU FOLLOW HER, THE ONE ON YOUR LEFT.

- YOU AUDITIONING?

- YEAH.

- LET'S GO!

- COMING, MOTHER.

- 22 MOTHERFUCKING BUCKS.

IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT.

OOH, SHIT.

DOUBLE SHIT.

YOU TELL BURT YOU'RE OVER 21?

HE WON'T TAKE ANYBODY WHO AIN'T OVER 21.

- YEAH, I TOLD HIM I WAS OVER 21.

- I CAUGHT HER ACT FIRST TIME OUT OF THE STARTIN' GATE

AT BURT THOMASON'S STORYVILLE BAR.

SHE WAS...DANCING?

- WELL,

I, UH, HOPE Y'ALL LIKED IT.

- ALL RIGHT! HEY!

DYNAMITE!

DYNAMITE!

RIGHT ON!

- 20 MINUTES ON, ONE HOUR OFF.

THAT'S WHEN YOU WAIT ON TABLES.

SIX NIGHTS A WEEK, 12:00 NOON TO 4:00 A.M.

- I THINK I SHOULD GO HOME.

- YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

TRUST ME.

YOU GOT A JOB, A GOOD JOB.

AND I GOT A FEELING YOU'RE GONNA BE REAL GOOD AT IT.

YOU'RE GONNA BE REAL, REAL GOOD AT IT.

- AT DANCIN'.

I'M GONNA BE REAL GOOD AT DANCIN'.

AND AT DANCIN' ALONE!

- WELL, YOU'LL COME AROUND.

BEATS HUSTLIN'.

- IT WAS ONE OF THOSE RAGIN' CAJUN MORNINGS,

WHEN YOU COULD JUST FEEL THE STORM WAITING BEHIND THE SUN.

AND THERE SHE WAS STOMPIN' DOWN DECATUR STREET,

BIG AS LIFE AND MADDER THAN A MOMMA POSSUM WITH SORE TITS.

- WHAT IS THIS CHECK FOR $25?

I WANT MY MONEY.

YOU OWE ME A WEEK'S PAY!

- THAT'S IT.

THAT IS YOUR MONEY,

PLUS YOUR MEALS, THE ROOM UPSTAIRS,

AND 25% INTEREST FOR THE LOAN OF THE COSTUME.

AND YOU WANT TO WATCH HOW YOU TALK.

- IF THAT'S THE WAY IT IS, THEN I QUIT.

JUST GIVE ME MY BUS FARE HOME.

JUST GIVE ME MY BUS FARE BACK HOME!

- YOU GOT A CHECK FOR $25.

- MR. THOMASON, THIS IS SATURDAY.

THE BANKS ARE NOT OPEN ON SATURDAYS.

- SO HANG AROUND.

BESIDES, WE DON'T CASH CHECKS HERE.

- MR. THOMASON.

MR. THOMASON!

- NO!

- ON DELPHINE STREET, NUMBER 38.

NUMBER 38, THERE'S THIS WOMAN WHO OWES ME.

FLORINDA BEAUDINE.

BEAUDINE.

SHE LIVES ABOVE AN ANTIQUE/APOTHECARY SHOP.

SHE'S SITS RENT-FREE BECAUSE SHE TIDIES UP THE PLACE

FROM TIME TO TIME.

I'LL CALL HER.

SHE'S HELPED A LOT OF GIRLS LIKE YOU.

MAYBE SHE CAN CASH YOUR CHECK.

NO SWEAT.

SO STOP FRETTIN', YOU HEAR?

SHE'S ALSO INTO VOODOO.

AT LEAST SHE WAS.

SHE'S HARMLESS, THOUGH.

- HELLO?

ANYBODY HOME?

HELLO?

ANYBODY HERE?

- SHE'S JUST GOING INTO THE ANTIQUE/APOTHECARY.

- FLORINDA BEAUDINE?

- COME IN.

COME IN. SIT DOWN.

IT'S BEEN A LONG CLIMB UP THOSE STAIRS.

COME ON. SIT DOWN.

I'LL FIX YOU SOME TEA.

IT'S MY SPECIAL BLEND,

AND I MADE IT MYSELF, AND IT'S DELICIOUS.

- IDA SAYS THAT YOU--

- NOW, YOU JUST SLIP OFF YOUR SHOES, SIP THIS TEA.

RELAX.

MADAME BEAUDINE IS GOING TO SOLVE ALL YOUR PROBLEMS.

- IDA SAYS MAYBE THAT YOU CAN CASH MY CHECK FOR $25.

- NO PROBLEM.

I'LL GET YOU BACK HOME.

NOW, TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF, HMM?

ANY BOYFRIENDS?

FAMILY?

- NO.

- RELATIVES, HUH?

- NO.

- WOULD YOU TRY SOME OF THIS BREAD?

- THANK YOU.

MY MAMA, SHE DIED WHEN I WAS JUST A KID, YOU KNOW?

MY FATHER DIED A COUPLE OF WEEKS--COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

- AND?

- WHAT?

- EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

YOU'LL SEE.

HOW ABOUT SOME JAM ON IT, HUH?

SOME NICE, FRESH STRAWBERRY JAM.

- EXCUSE ME.

I'M NOT--I'M NOT FEELING VERY WELL.

UM...UH...

MY--MY HEAD.

MY HEAD IS...

THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF FLU GOING AROUND OR SOMETHING.

I HOPE I'M NOT GETTING IT.

I'M VERY DIZZY.

- WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO STRETCH OUT ON THE BED OVER THERE, HUH?

REST A WHILE.

- NO, NO, NO.

I'LL BE OKAY.

I...

UM, MAYBE I BETTER.

- COME ON. I'LL HELP YOU.

THERE WE GO.

- I KNEW WHAT WAS COOKIN',

ONLY THE CAKE WASN'T READY TO COME OUT OF THE OVEN.

SO I WAITED.

THAT'S HOW I MAKE MY MONEY, WAITING.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I GET A FEELING IN MY BONES

I'VE BEEN WAITING 100 YEARS.

BUT THEN, TIME HAS LITTLE MEANING IN THE FRENCH QUARTER.

- IT'S ABOUT TIME.

HELLO?

IT'S ME.

YEAH, THE PACKAGE IS READY FOR DELIVERY.

JUST GIVE ME A FEW DAYS TO HOOK IT UP.

THE BUYER SHOULD BE VERY PLEASED.

IT'S A BEAUTY, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S EVER BEEN USED BEFORE.

- YOU'VE BEEN DREAMIN' THE FUTURE, MS. TRUDY.

YOU'VE BEEN DREAMIN' THE FUTURE.

- HOW YOU FEELING?

- FINE.

I FEEL FINE.

REALLY, I--FINE.

- YOU'VE BEEN DREAMING.

YOU FAINTED, AND WE BROUGHT YOU IN HERE.

- HOW--HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN HERE?

- GIANT HORSELESS CARRIAGES,

FLYING MACHINES THAT CROSS THE OCEAN,

BOXES WITH MOVING PICTURES,

MEN WHO WALK ON THE MOON.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WERE MUMBLING ABOUT.

- HEY, WELCOME BACK TO THE WORLD OF THE LIVING.

- THANK YOU.

BUT IT WAS SO REAL.

THERE WAS THIS VOODOO WOMAN THERE.

- WELL, AT LEAST THE FUTURE HASN'T ABANDONED RELIGION.

- NO, BUT THIS VOODOO WOMAN...

WELL, I CAN'T REMEMBER.

SHE GAVE ME THIS HERB TEA.

SHE GAVE ME HERB TEA.

AND THEN...

- AND THEN WHAT?

- I CAN'T REMEMBER.

- GET DRESSED.

YOU'LL FEEL BETTER.

I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET THE GIRLS.

IN THE MEANTIME, I WANT YOU TO SEE A DOCTOR.

- WHAT?

- NOW, YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE THESE THINGS STEP BY STEP.

THERE.

YOU CAN COME IN NOW, DR. MILES.

- WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAME.

- I'M THE MADAME.

THIS IS GERTRUDE DIX.

DR. MILES HAS INVENTED A SALVE THAT CURES GLEET.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, DR. MILES?

- KNOCKS THE GLEET RIGHT OFF ITS FEET.

SEE?

- "DR. MILES SPECIFIC FORMULA,

GUARANTEED TO CURE GONORRHEA AND GLEET."

- SEND US A DOZEN CASES.

IF THE FIRST CASE OF FREE SAMPLES IS ANY DAMN GOOD.

WELL, I'LL LEAVE YOU TWO ALONE TO GET ACQUAINTED.

- OH, UH, MY FEE?

- YOUR CHOICE, THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 3:00.

IN THE MEANTIME, HANDS OFF THE HELP.

SHE'S THE VIRGIN.

- HEY, GIVE ME SOME GRITS.

- TELL ME, WHAT DID THE GOOD DOCTOR SAY, ANYWAY, SILLY?

- SAID HE'D LIKE TO SEE ME IN THE RAW.

- LADIES.

LADIES!

YOUR ATTENTION.

I HAVE A SURPRISE.

- WELL!

- HOT DAMN!

NEW HELP.

I WANT TO THANK YOU, WILLIE.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY SORE ASS.

- THAT'S COKE-EYED LAURA.

WE CALL HER THAT BECAUSE SHE SNORTED AWAY HER BRAINS.

THIS IS GERTRUDE DIX.

BUT WE'LL CALL HER TRUDY.

- OH, MY STARS AND GARTERS.

HOW NEW IS SHE?

- BRAND SPANKING NEW.

- WELL, NOW, IF THAT'S YOUR IDEA OF FUN--

- SHE'S A VIRGIN.

THIS IS BIG-BUTT ANNIE.

YOU SAW HER UPSTAIRS.

- ANNIE WILL DO.

- THAT'S ICE BOX JOSIE.

WE HAVE A STANDING OFFER AROUND HERE.

ANY MAN WHO CAN GET A HEAVY BREATH OUT OF JOSIE

CAN HAVE HER ON THE HOUSE.

NO MAN'S COME CLOSE TO THAWING HER OUT YET.

- YOU MUST BE...

PROUD.

- EVERYBODY'S GOT THEIR BOILING POINT.

- THIS IS BRICKTOP.

A PRINCESS MOST OF THE TIME,

BUT STAY OUT OF HER WAY WHEN SHE'S DRUNK.

- YOU GET A HOLD OF VIRGIN AUCTION?

- WELL, WE'RE GONNA TAKE SOME PICTURES FIRST.

MONSIEUR BELLOCQ WILL BE HERE TOMORROW MORNING.

ARE YOU UP TO IT?

- YEAH, SURE.

- WHY DON'T YOU LET ICE BOX JOSIE DO THE SESSION

WITH TRUDY, HUH?

- AND WHY DON'T YOU ANSWER THE BACK DOOR.

- AT EMMA JOHNSON'S HOUSE,

THEY'D WHIP THE ASS RIGHT OFF THAT GIRL.

- GOOD MORNING, ALL YOU BIG, FINE LADIES.

- HI.

- HMM.

IF YOU AIN'T JUST A-DOUBLE UNHUNG BENDING IN THIS MORNING.

- AND GOOD MORNING TO YOU, MR. JELLY ROLL.

WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE SO EARLY IN THE MORNING?

- I'M ALWAYS UP EARLY.

HELL, EARLY TO BED, EARLY TO RISE, MAKES A MAN HEALTHY

AND WEALTHY AND DOUBLES HIS DINGLE.

I'VE BEEN UP SINCE NOON.

- GOOD.

WE'RE AUDITIONING ANOTHER PIANO PLAYER TODAY.

- THE JOHNS CALLED IT "STORYVILLE".

THE PIMPS CALLED IT "THE DISTRICT."

A 24-HOUR SEWER OF GREED AND GRAB,

AND NOTHING WAS GRABBED AT HARDER

THAN A NEW VIRGIN OR A NEW PIANO PLAYER.

- THAT AIN'T BAD.

- AIN'T MEANT TO BE.

- WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

- SATCHELMOUTH.

- SATCHELMOUTH?

- YES.

- HI, I'M KID ROSS.

SAY, DO YOU KNOW A LADY NAMED COUNTESS WILLIE PIAZZA?

- THEY'RE ALL IN THE BLUE BOOK, MY MAN.

- WHERE'S MY BAG?

WHERE'S MY BAG?

DAMN IT!

WHOEVER STOLE MY BAG, THERE'S ONLY SHEET MUSIC IN IT.

SO I HOPE YOU CAN PLAY THE GODDAMN PIANO!

- ALL SHE GOT IS A BED.

THAT'S HER KIND OF MUSIC.

- SHIT!

- SURROUNDED BY THIS SWIRLING SUMP OF SIN AND SLIME

WAS COUNTESS WILLIE PIAZZA,

WHERE THE SHEETS WERE CHANGED EVERY DAY

AND THE PIANO WAS RELIGIOUSLY TUNED ONCE A WEEK.

A POSH PALACE OF DIGNITY IN THE DUNG HEAP.

- PIANO MAN MORTON, MEET KID ROSS.

- NO SHIT.

- YOU'LL BOTH BE WORKING TONIGHT.

IF THE KID'S AS GOOD AS I HEAR, YOU'LL BE SHARING A PIANO.

- WHAT FOR?

- FOR A WHILE.

- WILLIE HAS THE BEST MUSIC OF ANY HOUSE OF THE DISTRICT.

- THANK YOU, MA'AM.

- BEST FOOD TOO.

- THE GIRLS AREN'T TOO BAD EITHER.

- YOU LEAVE 'EM ALONE IN THE HOUSE.

- HOUSE RULES.

- HI.

- HI.

- YOU'RE FROM, UM...

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, HUH?

- ASBURY PARK.

- ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY.

I NEVER HEARD OF IT.

- WELL, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

- UM, PITTSBURGH.

- PITTSBURGH.

- MM-HMM.

PITTSBURGH.

I COME FROM AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.

- WHAT?

- AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.

YOU SEE, MY MAMA TOOK ME TO THIS EMPLOYMENT AGENCY,

AND, WELL, THEY SAID

THAT THEY WERE HIRING A LOT OF LADIES DOWN SOUTH, SO...

ALTHOUGH I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE,

BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS WHAT MY MAMA HAD IN MIND

IN THE WAY OF EMPLOYMENT.

- BY THE WAY, ARE YOU ANY RELATION

TO A PIANO PLAYER NAMED JELLY ROLL MORTON?

- I AM JELLY ROLL MORTON.

THEY KNOW ME IN ASSHOLE PARK, NEW JERSEY?

- THEY DO INDEED.

- I WROTE THAT.

- NO SHIT.

- OH-OOH!

- OH!

- OOH!

- WHOO!

- WHOO-HOO!

WHOO!

YEE-HAW!

WHOA!

- OH!

- OKAY!

- YEAH! - THERE YOU GO!

WHOO!

LOOK AT THAT!

- OKAY!

- YEAH! - WHOO-HOO!

- KEEP IT COMING!

- GENTLEMEN, LADIES.

COME JOIN ME FOR A DANCE BY LADY LIL!

- THE RULES OF THE HOUSE,

BLACK MEN DON'T WATCH WHITE WOMEN DANCE.

IT'S A RULE, THAT'S ALL.

HERE'S ANOTHER RULE.

ALWAYS CARRY YOURSELF A BLADE.

YOU WANT ONE?

- NO, THANKS.

HEY, WHO'S LADY LIL?

- SHE'S A FANCY UPTOWN LADY.

SHE COMES IN A FEW DAYS HERE AND THERE.

TAKES ON THE ROUGHEST CUSTOMERS TOO, AND LEAVES SMILING.

- WILLIE SAID FOR ME TO TELL YOU THAT YOU WERE FINE.

- YOU MEAN I GOT THE JOB?

- UH-HUH.

- A DOLLAR A NIGHT, PLUS YOUR TIPS.

- OH.

IS THAT STARTING TONIGHT?

- UH, PLEASURE TO BE YOUR PARTNER.

LOOK, I GOT TO GIT.

BIG DOINGS TONIGHT AT PETE LALAS.

WHY DON'T YOU COME AROUND SOMETIME?

- WILLIE SAYS I'VE GOT TO GET TO BED EARLY TONIGHT.

WE'RE TAKIN' PICTURES TOMORROW MORNING.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.

- GOOD NIGHT.

- LAURA?

LAURA?

- MM.

- I BROUGHT YOUR BREAKFAST.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

- ALL RIGHT, I SUPPOSE.

CONSIDERING.

- ALL MEN ARE BEASTS.

- YEAH.

- THE COUNTESS DOESN'T WANT EMMA JOHNSON'S CLIENT LIST,

AND SHE DON'T WANT TO KNOW THAT EMMA'S GOT HERS.

IS THAT PERFECTLY CLEAR?

- LAURA.

- SHE GONNA BEAT ME?

- OH, WOULD YOU LIKE HER TOO?

- WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES.

- ISN'T IT NOW?

- AND HOW IS THE COUNTESS WILLIE PIAZZA?

- YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN ME.

SHE SENT US IN FOR THE GLEET CURE.

- AH, WELL, COMING RIGHT UP.

- I HEAR TOM ANDERSON IS HELPING EMMA JOHNSON

GET FRESH STOCK FOR HER CIRCUS.

I HEAR SHE'S LOOKING FOR A VIRGIN TO RIDE HER PONY.

OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, LAURA?

- WHY DON'T YOU ASK HER?

- WELL, THAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING

THAT COUNTESS WILLIE IS MAD ABOUT.

WHO'S BEEN FILLING IN TRUDY

ABOUT THE BURIED BONES AROUND HERE?

- I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

- THE VOODOO, LAURA.

- SHE WAS CURIOUS.

- YOU KNOW WHAT CURIOSITY KILLED.

- YEAH.

THE PUSSY.

- GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, LADIES.

IT'S A SALVE.

OH, HERE WE ARE.

- I'LL HAVE SOME LAUDANUM.

- TINCTURE OF OPIUM COMING UP RIGHT NOW.

- GODDAMN IT, LAURA.

WILLIE SAID NO.

YOU CAN'T DO DOPE AND STAY WITH THE HOUSE.

- I GOT, UH, CONSTIPATION.

- YOU HAVE GOT A HABIT, AND WILLIE SAID NO.

NO MORE DOPE.

- I WANT IT.

- WELL, THEN YOU COME AND GET IT.

- IF WILLIE PIAZZA DOESN'T GIVE ME WHAT I WANT,

PLENTY OF OTHERS WILL.

- HEY, YOU FORGOT YOUR LEMON PHOSPHATE.

- WILL YOU DO SOMETHING FOR ME, PLEASE, WITH THE FAN?

- WHAT?

- GET RID OF IT.

- WHAT?

- MONSIEUR BELLOCQ ALWAYS TAKES OUR PICTURES.

IT'S, UH, TRADITION,

AND AN ART.

- MERCI.

- SOMEDAY MONSIEUR BELLOCQ WILL BE VERY FAMOUS,

AND WE WILL ALL BE VERY DEAD.

AND BECAUSE OF THE PICTURES OF THE VERY FAMOUS BELLOCQ,

WE DEARLY DEPARTED LADIES OF THE FRENCH QUARTER WILL LIVE AGAIN.

- LADIES, LADIES, REMEMBER, PLEASE,

YOU CANNOT MOVE UNTIL I COUNT TO 20.

- STAND UP, DEAR.

NOW SIT.

THIS ARM OUT.

THERE.

- BON.

I'VE GOT ONE LITTLE ADJUSTMENT.

- DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS WOMAN NAMED, UM, PAPA--

MADAME PAPELUSE, PAPALOOS?

- SHE'S THIS VOODOO WOMAN, YOU SEE?

AND ALL THE OTHER VOODOO WOMEN ARE SCARED OF HER.

'CAUSE SHE CAN DO ANYTHING TO ANYBODY.

HMM.

SHE'S EVEN GOT THIS MAN ANSON HARRIS, YOU KNOW.

HE KILLED HIS OWN SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW.

- AARON HARRIS.

- YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

- AARON HARRIS COMMITTED 11 VERY NASTY MURDERS.

AND WHEN HE WAS ABOUT TO GO ON TRIAL,

MADAME PAPALOOS GOT THE BEEF TONG,

AND SHE DID A DANCE OVER IT.

AND WHEN THE WITNESSES STOOD UP,

THEY COULD NOT SAY ONE WORD.

- IS THAT TRUE?

- LADIES, LADIES.

MAY WE CONTINUE?

BON.

NOW, REMEMBER, YOU CAN'T MOVE.

ONE, TWO, THREE,

FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN--

DON'T MOVE.

- I DON'T BELIEVE IN VOODOO.

- DON'T LEAVE NO HAIRS IN YOUR HAIRBRUSH.

- [indistinct]

YOU MOVED!

- DID YOU WANT SUGAR IN YOUR COFFEE?

- ALL RIGHT.

- OH, MY. SORRY.

I FORGOT TO BRING IT OUT.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME CREAM?

- UM, ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S ENOUGH.

DO YOU MIND IF I ASK YOU A QUESTION?

- WHAT'S A NICE GIRL LIKE ME DOIN' IN A PLACE LIKE THIS?

- NO.

- WHAT?

- OH, WELL, I SUPPOSE YOU HAVE YOUR REASONS.

- YEAH, I DO.

MY MAMA, SHE JUST MARRIED A MEXICAN.

AND MY DADDY, I DON'T KNOW, HE DIED.

AND HOW I GOT HERE, I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S ONE BIG FUZZY HAZE.

- WELL, UM, YOU'RE IN A GOOD PLACE.

I MEAN, WILLIE TAKES GOOD CARE OF HER GIRLS.

- YEAH.

- WELL-- - WHAT'S IN THE JOHNSON'S PLACE?

- UM, IT'S A-- IT'S A FRENCH HOUSE.

HILMA BURT RUNS IT.

YOU KNOW, TOM ANDERSON'S GIRLFRIEND.

- WHO'S TOM ANDERSON?

- YOU DON'T KNOW TOM ANDERSON?

HE'S THE POLITICIAN, GAMBLER, LADIES' MAN,

MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT SOMETIMES.

AND HE JUST GOT ELECTED TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

- ALL THAT?

WHAT'S A FRENCH HOUSE?

- YOU WANT TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT?

- YEAH, CHARLIE!

GO, CHARLIE!

- YEAH!

- PLAY IT, JELLY ROLL!

- OH, KID, YOU SHOULD OWN A PLACE LIKE THIS.

- WHY?

- SO WE CAN ALL DRINK FOR FREE!

- YOU TELL HIM, SUGAR!

- YOU BLACK SON OF A BITCH, SUCKER!

- CALM YOUR ASS!

- $1 ON THE COLORED GAL!

- YOU'RE COVERED.

- ALL RIGHT, DAMN YOU!

QUIT IT!

DIDN'T I TELL YOU NO MORE FIGHTIN'?

- BUT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT--

- I DON'T GIVE A DAMN WHAT SHE WAS SAYIN'!

I TOLD YOU IF YOU WERE GONNA FIGHT, YOU FIGHT ME.

NOW, COME ON. FIGHT ME.

- I GOT A DOLLAR ON AARON HARRIS.

- YOU'RE COVERED.

- SHH.

- NOW, YOU FIGHT ME!

DAMN BITCH!

- IT'S COLORED FOLKS' BUSINESS.

KEEP OUT OF IT!

- NO!

- THAT'S ENOUGH!

- I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A CHRISTMAS PRESENT A LITTLE EARLY

AND FORGET YOU SAID THAT.

- WAS THAT NECESSARY?

HMM?

- HE'S CRAZY.

- WELL, BUST MY ASS.

IF THIS LITTLE PUSSY,

WHO'S ABOUT TO GET HIMSELF A JAZZ FUNERAL,

AIN'T THE NEW PIANO PLAYER FROM ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY?

- OH, YOU KNOW ME?

KID ROSS?

HMM?

- SO YOU'RE KID ROSS.

- YEAH.

- HAVE A DRINK, KID.

- IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!

YOU'RE BLEEDING.

- DAMN IT, YOU SAW IT!

HE RABBIT PUNCHED ME!

- NO.

- THE PEOPLE AT ASBURY PARK RABBIT PUNCH?

- YEAH, THE PEOPLE IN ASBURY PARK

EAT PUNKS LIKE YOU FOR BREAKFAST.

- PEOPLE IN STORYVILLE CARVE THEIR MEAT FOR BREAKFAST.

- NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, NOW.

NOW, WAIT.

JUST CALM DOWN NOW!

- HE'S LEAVING!

LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, IT JUST...

WAIT A MINUTE.

WAIT A MINUTE.

OH, NOW, JUST, JUST--

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, OKAY!

- YOU'RE DEAD.

YOU'RE BOTH DEAD.

- CAN I BUY YOU A DRINK?

- REMIND ME NOT TO MENTION ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY,

ANYTIME SOON.

- I THINK I'M GONNA BE SICK.

- HEY, MS. TRUDY!

IF YOU KICK THE HAM, YOU GET TO TAKE IT HOME WITH YOU.

- NO, THANKS!

I AIN'T HERE FOR KICKS.

- HEY, JELLY!

WATCH OUT FOR YOUR OWN HAM

BEFORE I COME OVER THERE AND KICK IT UP ROUND YOUR FACE.

- YEAH, YEAH!

- WHERE IS COKE-EYED LAURA?

- YOU HAVE TASTED THE DUST OF DARKNESS, THE HAPPY DUSK.

- * AARON HARRIS

* IS A BAD, BAD MAN

* AARON HARRIS

* IS A BAD, BAD MAN

* NOW, HE'S THE BADDEST MAN *

* EVER WAS ON THIS LAND

* HE KILLED HIS SWEET LITTLE SISTER *

* AND HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW

* HE KILLED HIS SWEET LITTLE SISTER *

* AND HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW

* ABOUT A CUP OF COFFEE

* HE KILLED HIS SISTER AND HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW *

- HELLO, TOM.

- IT'S--IT'S VERY NICE.

- IT'S NOT FOR SALE.

- I SUSPECT YOU MEAN THAT RUDELY.

- STATE YOUR BUSINESS.

THIS IS A BUSINESS HOUSE, AND YOU ARE ON BUSINESS HOURS.

- WELL, TO TELL THE TRUTH,

I THOUGHT EMMA JOHNSON MADE YOU A RIGHT HANDSOME OFFER, WILLIE,

FOR THAT VIRGIN, GERTRUDE DIX?

- DAMN YOU, TOM.

NOT FOR ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY.

I COULDN'T SEND TRUDY INTO THAT CESSPOOL.

- IT'S BEAUTIFUL OUT HERE!

ALL THESE COLORS.

OH, I'M SO GLAD COUNTESS WILLIE LET ME TAKE THIS OUT.

ONLY THING IS, SHE DON'T LET ME OUT OF HER SIGHT.

WELL, ANYWAY, SHE THOUGHT I WAS LOOKING A LITTLE BIT PALE,

SO HERE I AM.

- LIGHT ME.

- I'D LOVE TO, WILLIE.

- DON'T BE SMART ON MY TIME.

YOU'RE NOT IN THE JOHNSON HOUSE.

- BUT I'M ON MY TERRITORY.

- YOU'RE OBNOXIOUS.

- I TAKE PRETTY MUCH WHAT I WANT.

THAT'S STILL THE RULE.

- WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT ANYMORE, TOM ANDERSON.

AND FOR A FACT...

I NEVER DID IT WITH THE LIKES OF YOU.

- NOW, DON'T GO LOOKING TO BUY TROUBLE

WHEN THERE'S SO MUCH OF IT AROUND FOR FREE.

- I BORROWED IT FROM TOM ANDERSON.

AIN'T IT A HONEY?

- JUST DON'T BLOW UP IN IT.

- WHY DON'T YOU SIT BACK AND RELAX?

NOW, YOU'RE GETTING A RIDE FOR NOTHING.

TOM ANDERSON TALK TO YOU?

- WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT TOM ANDERSON?

- I KNOW HE TALKED TO THE COUNTESS

ABOUT GETTING YOU OVER TO EMMA JOHNSON'S.

AND COKE-EYED LAURA TOLD ME YOU COULD MAKE A FORTUNE OVER THERE.

YOU GONNA TAKE IT?

- IF I'M GONNA SELL MYSELF,

I MIGHT AS WELL GET THE HIGHEST PRICE I POSSIBLY CAN.

WHAT BUSINESS IS IT OF YOURS ANYWAY?

- PLENTY.

I'M THINKING OF GOING OVER THERE MYSELF.

- BULLSHIT!

- REMEMBER NELLY MOSES?

- THE WHITE SLAVE?

- MM-HMM.

SHE RAN AWAY.

- CAN'T IMAGINE WHY.

- ANYWAY, SHE WAS CAUGHT,

AND SOME DO-GOODING DISTRICT ATTORNEY

TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO SEE SHE GOT FREE.

- HURRAY FOR THE FORCES OF SANITY.

- WELL, A LITTLE NOOKIE HERE,

A LITTLE PRESSURE THERE,

TOMORROW THE HONORABLE JUDGE THORNTON

IS GONNA FIND NELLY GUILTY.

- OF WHAT?

- OF THEFT OF HER OWN GODDAMN BODY.

WHICH RIGHTFULLY BELONGS TO US.

I GET WHAT I WANT,

AND I WANT THAT VIRGIN, GERTRUDE DIX,

FOR EMMA,

INTACT,

TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY.

TWO WEEKS.

GOOD DAY...

WHAT'S LEFT OF IT.

- EMMA JOHNSON DON'T CARE A PISS ABOUT MUSIC,

AND YOU KNOW IT.

BESIDES, SHE'S REALLY BAD.

I DON'T THINK YOU'D LIKE IT OVER THERE ANYWAY, KID.

- YOU KNOW I'M OVER 21.

- WELL, I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF JUST AS WELL AS YOU CAN.

- I THINK YOU OUGHT TO TELL EMMA JOHNSON TO GO TO HELL.

- I THINK YOU OUGHT TO GO BACK TO ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY.

- VIRGIN FROM PITTSBURGH.

HUH.

- OKAY, I'M SORRY.

I REALLY AM SORRY.

I JUST HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE, THAT'S ALL.

AND IT'S JUST A LITTLE DIFFICULT.

- I CARE ABOUT YOUR DECISION.

- THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU ALSO CARE TO STOP THAT.

- WHAT?

- YOU'VE GOT YOUR HAND ON MY BOTTOM.

- HMM?

- YOUR HAND ON MY BOTTOM.

- OH, YEAH.

- IT'S JUST THAT THIS IS MY FIRST RENDEZVOUS WITH YOU,

AND, WELL...

I'D JUST LIKE YOU TO HAVE A LITTLE RESPECT FOR ME.

THAT'S ALL.

I'M NOT ONE OF THE GIRLS YET,

AND I WON'T BE TILL AFTER THE AUCTION.

- KID, TONIGHT'S THE AUCTION.

I'M FRIGHTENED.

- TRUDY, DR. MILES IS HERE FOR HIS PAYMENT,

AND YOU'RE IT,

IF HE BIDS HIGH ENOUGH.

- ARE WE READY?

WELCOME.

WELCOME, SENATOR.

AH, COME IN. COME IN.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

COME IN. COME IN.

HELLO, HELLO.

JUST FINE.

PLEASE, SIT DOWN.

COME ON, PACK IT UP.

CHOP, CHOP, CHOP.

GENTLEMEN, GENTLEMEN!

GENTLEMEN AND LADIES.

IN KEEPING WITH OUR TRADITION

OF SERVING THE FINEST OF EVERYTHING...

- OH!

- I PRESENT MS. GERTRUDE DIX, VIRGIN.

GUARANTEED AND CERTIFIED.

RIGHT?

- YES'M.

- DOES SHE SPEAK FRENCH?

- MAIS, OUI.

- LOVE THAT FRENCH.

- WHOO-HOO!

- THE BIDDING, GENTLEMEN, WILL START AT $500.

- $500?

THAT'S PRETTY HIGH.

- A LITTLE STEEP THERE, WILLIE.

- $400?

- I'LL SAY $300.

- $302.

- $350.

- WHAT NOW?

- THE SHOW'S GONNA BEGIN NOW.

- $375.

- OH!

- $500.

- $520.

- FIVE.

- SHE SURE LOOKS PRETTY.

- $525, GENTLEMEN?

PRIME VIRGIN TERRITORY.

- $550.

- TAKE IT OFF. TAKE IT OFF.

HIDE YOUR EYES.

- $575.

All: OOH.

- LET'S SEE YOU SOME MORE.

TURN AROUND, BABY!

TURN AROUND.

- $600.

- TAKE ME TO THE BANK.

- $650, BUT I'LL FINISH TAKING OFF THE BLOOMERS.

- $800.

- $800 IN CASH?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

- MY MONEY IS AS GOOD AS ANYBODY'S.

- GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE...

SOLD.

- KID, ARE YOU AWAKE?

- YEAH.

- I'M SORRY.

I'M REALLY SORRY.

- WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS SORRY ABOUT EVERYTHING?

I WAS THINKING ABOUT YOUR PROBLEM.

- TOM ANDERSON?

- YEAH.

- KID, IT'S NOT JUST MY PROBLEM.

IT'S YOUR PROBLEM TOO.

HE'S NOT GONNA BE TOO PLEASED AT ALL

WHEN HE FINDS OUT ABOUT THIS.

- I GOT A FRIEND IN CHICAGO.

- OH, EVERYBODY'S GOT A FRIEND IN CHICAGO.

SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE BEEN SITTING THERE

THINKING ABOUT ALL NIGHT?

- I WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW I LOVE YOU.

- I LOVE YOU TOO.

- WILL YOU MARRY ME?

- OF COURSE I WILL.

- FOR BETTER OR WORSE?

- HOW MUCH WORSE DOES IT GET?

- WELL, MY FRIEND IN CHICAGO WANTS TO GO IN HALVES

ON A CABARET CLUB,

AND THAT WAS MY HALF.

I'M BROKE.

- WHAT?

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?

- DOES IT MATTER?

- I LOVE YOU.

WE'VE HAD THE WORST.

NOW I'M READY FOR THE BETTER.

- GOOD NIGHT, SWEET PRINCE.

- WE ARE NOT TO BE.

DAMN IT, LAURA.

I HAVE NEVER MET ANYONE LIKE YOU.

EVERY TIME I THINK I'VE DONE IT ALL,

YOU COME UP WITH SOMETHING

I WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT OF IN A MILLION YEARS.

- MM-HMM.

- DAMN, WOMAN, YOU TURN ME EVERY WAY BUT LOOSE.

BETWEEN YOUR SEXUAL QUIRKS AND YOUR DOPE DREAMS,

THAT MIND OF YOURS MUST BE SPLIT TO PIECES.

- MM-HMM.

- YOU'RE PROBABLY IN LEAGUE WITH APHRODITE.

OR THE DEVIL HIMSELF.

- JUST CALL IT THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC.

OR MAYBE VOODOO.

- I MEAN TO TELL YOU,

THAT WILLIE PIAZZA DOESN'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S GOT IN YOU.

IF SHE'D ONLY GIVE YOU YOUR HEAD.

THAT VIRGIN IS PENNY ANTE STUFF.

- VIRGIN?

WHAT VIRGIN?

TRUDY?

DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH.

SHE'S JUST RARIN' TO GO

EVER SINCE SHE MET THAT PIANO PLAYER, KID ROSS.

- RUN THAT BY ME ONE MORE AGAIN.

WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?

- KID ROSS JUST PICKED THE FRUIT RIGHT OFF THE TREE

RIGHT UNDER YOUR VERY NOSE.

- AH, COME ON.

- EMMA JONES HAS LOST HER VIRGIN.

EMMA JONES HAS LOST HER VIRGIN.

- WELL, I'LL BE DAMNED.

THAT WHOREHOUSE PIANO-PLAYING KID.

WELL, NOW, NOBODY--

NOBODY PICKS THEIR FRUIT OFF OF TOM ANDERSON'S ORCHARD

WITHOUT PAYING THE PRICE!

THEY CAN'T GET AWAY WITH IT.

TAKE CARE OF 'EM BOTH, LAURA.

GET ALL THE HELP YOU NEED

FROM YOUR LITTLE SEWING CIRCLE OF FRIENDS.

AARON HARRIS, MADAME PAPALOOS,

ANYBODY!

OR ANYTHING THAT DEVIOUS LITTLE MIND OF YOURS CAN CONJURE UP.

- AND WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?

- WELL, YOU DO A GOOD JOB...

AND I'LL KEEP YOU IN LOTUS LAND

AS LONG AS THERE'S OPIUM IN CHINATOWN.

JUST MAKE SURE IT'S LIGHTS OUT

FOR THE BOTH OF THEM...

PERMANENTLY.

- WHERE ARE WE?

- PITTSBURGH.

WHERE DO YOU THINK WE ARE?

WE'RE IN STORYVILLE CEMETERY.

- MS. HATTIE C. HAMILTON,

QUEEN OF WHORES.

DIED 1885.

YOU KNOW SENATOR JAMES BEERS?

HE WAS HER MAN.

- NO, I'VE NEVER HEARD OF HIM.

- SHE SHOT HIM DEAD.

JOSIE ARLINGTON.

NO VIRGIN EVER LOST HER VIRTUE IN HER HOUSE.

- I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO TO CHICAGO FOR A WHILE.

I GOT TO TALK MY FRIEND INTO OPENING THE JAZZ CLUB

WITHOUT ME PUTTING UP ANY FRONT MONEY.

- WHY SHOULD HE DO THAT?

- WELL, FOR ONE THING,

HE'D HAVE THE BEST PIANO PLAYER IN THE MIDWEST, ME.

AND, WELL...

JAZZ MUSIC IS MOVING NORTH,

AND...

PEOPLE UP THERE PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR OUR KIND OF MUSIC.

AND JELLY ROLL'S STAKIN' ME.

HE'S THINKING OF MAKING THE MOVE TOO.

- WELL, WITH YOU GONE...

- LISTEN, IT'S JUST GONNA BE FOR A WEEK.

- GENTLEMEN AND LADIES,

IN HONOR OF HER THIRD YEAR AT NUMBER 317,

AND IN CONSIDERATION OF OTHER THINGS,

LIKE JUST PLAIN HAVING A GOOD TIME--

WHOO!

THE COUNTESS WILLIE PIAZZA IS PROUD TO PRESENT--

AND WE'LL HAVE MORE IF YOU LIKE IT...

THE COUNTESS WILLIE PIAZZA COSTUME BALL!

- WHOO!

- I DON'T BELIEVE IN VOODOO.

- DON'T LEAVE NO HAIRS IN YOUR HAIRBRUSH.

- WHOO!

WELL, I SURE DECLARE,

YOU ARE A GOOD SKATE.

- [speaking Creole]

GREAT SERPENT GOD,

BRING HER TO ME AS STRAIGHT AS A ROD.

A SLAVE OF DAMBALLA AND MY GREAT SNAKE,

BEWARE OF THE EVIL SPELL I MAKE.

- LAURA LAFAYETTE HAS BOUGHT ENTRANCE TO THE RELIGION.

- COKE-EYED LAURA?

- SHE HAS BOUGHT ENTRANCE,

JUST AS SOMEDAY YOU WILL BUY ENTRANCE BY BRINGING ME ANOTHER.

- I DON'T BELIEVE YOU!

- THEN WHY ARE YOU HERE?

- I DON'T KNOW!

I DON'T KNOW!

I DON'T KNOW!

IT'S ALL SO FUZZY!

- THE POWER HAS BROUGHT YOU TO ME.

- AAH!

- HI, HONEY.

COULD YOU STAND A GOOD TIME?

- HOW ABOUT A CUP OF COFFEE?

- HEY, BABY!

HOW 'BOUT A CUP OF COFFEE

AND SOME SWEET, SWEET SUGAR.

- HEY, SATCHELMOUTH, MY MAN.

HEY, DO YOU KNOW ANY MENDELSSOHN?

'CAUSE YOU'RE INVITED TO A WEDDING.

MINE.

- AMEN.

NO WONDER YOU DON'T WANT NO SUGAR.

WHO YOU MARRYIN'?

- OH, YOU KNOW MY GIRL?

MS. TRUDY DIX?

- MS. TRUDY?

- YEAH.

- YOU BETTER CALL OFF YOUR PREACHER,

'CAUSE THE VOODOO QUEEN HAS CALLED MS. TRUDY TO HER ALTAR.

- WHAT?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?

- IT'S TRUE. I SAW HER.

THE MARK OF DAMBALLA WAS ON HER.

SHE'S FOR MADAME PAPALOOS.

- WHERE IS SHE? CAN YOU TAKE ME TO HER?

- CAN'T.

I GOT TO GO CART COAL ON BASIN STREET.

JUST FOLLOW THE DRUMS. FOLLOW THE DRUMS.

THAT'S WHERE SHE IS.

- WELL, HELL. WATCH THIS FOR ME.

YOU'RE STILL INVITED.

- I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

I WONDER IF MENDEL WHAT'S-HIS-NAME

EVER FOUND A GRIS-GRIS SPELL ON HIS DOORSTEP.

- WHY? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

WHY?

- BECAUSE OF KID ROSS.

THE SNAKE GOD...

- WHY?

WHAT DID HE EVER DO TO YOU?

- HE AIN'T DONE NOTHING TO ME.

HE HURT MY MAN.

- LET HIM GO!

- AN EYE FOR AN EYE.

- LET HIM GO!

- HE LIVES SO FAR.

- LET HIM GO!

- IT'S YOU WHO IS CAUGHT.

HIS WOMAN FOR MY MAN.

- SHE'S YOURS, HOUNGAN PRIEST.

AARON HARRIS!

- AHH!

NO!

- DON'T DIRTY THE RUG.

YOU NEED NOT MAKE ANY STATEMENT.

THAT IS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.

- EVERYTHING WAS GOING PERFECTLY.

HOW DID YOU FIND ME?

- ANYTHING YOU SAY MAY BE USED AGAINST YOU IN TRIAL.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONSULT WITH AND OBTAIN THE ADVICE

OF AN ATTORNEY OR...

- WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

- YOU JUST RELAX. JUST RELAX.

YOU'RE A LUCKY LADY.

A LOT LUCKIER THAN THE OTHERS.

- SHE WAS WORTH 5 GRAND, EASY.

- MY HEAD IS POUNDING SO MUCH.

- JUST LIE BACK AND RELAX.

YOU'VE HAD A VERY NEAR MISS.

YOU WERE ALMOST THE VICTIM OF A RING

THAT SELLS HOMELESS GIRLS TO THE RICH OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

- HOW DID YOU FIND ME?

THROUGH IDA OR BURT?

- NO.

THEY WERE PART OF THE RING.

UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE SORDIK HAS HAD YOU UNDER SURVEILLANCE

EVER SINCE YOU GOT TO TOWN.

HE WONDERED WHY YOU NEVER LEFT THE BODINE APARTMENT FOR DAYS.

YOU SHOULD PROBABLY BE ON A BOAT NOW.

- WOULD YOU PLEASE THANK HIM FOR ME?

- WHY DON'T YOU THANK HIM YOURSELF?

DETECTIVE SORDIK?

THIS YOUNG LADY WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR JOB.

- YEAH, I KNEW HER,

AND I SURE AS HELL WAS GOING

TO GET TO KNOW HER A HELL OF A LOT BETTER.

AS FOR THE REST OF YOU,

WELL, MOST OF WHAT YOU'VE SEEN IS TRUE.

SOME OF IT IS WILD CONJECTURE,

BUT ALL OF IT IS SUCH A COMPLICATED COMBINATION

OF THE TWO, THAT NO TWO STORIES CONCERNING THE FRENCH QUARTER

ARE EVER NEARLY THE SAME.

THIS MUCH IS KNOWN.

COUNTESS WILLIE PIAZZA BECAME A BONA FIDE MEMBER OF THE NOBILITY

THROUGH THE HUSBAND SHE ACQUIRED ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA.

SATCHELMOUTH GREW UP TO BECOME ONE

OF THE JAZZ TRUMPET GREATS OF ALL TIME.

JELLY ROLL MORTON DIDN'T DO BAD EITHER.

DR. MILES PEDDLED HIS DUBIOUS SOCIAL DISEASE CURE

AND LATER INVENTED A HEADACHE REMEDY

THAT BECAME FAMOUS FOR ITS FIZZ.

TOM ANDERSON, AT THE AGE OF 71,

GOT RELIGION, AND JOINED GERTRUDE DIX IN HOLY WEDLOCK.

ICE BOX JOSIE GOT DEFROSTED, YEAH, FINALLY.

HE WAS A BIG FISHING TYCOON FROM CANADA.

HE HAD A SON, A DAUGHTER,

AND THREE GRANDCHILDREN HE NEVER SAW,

THE OLDEST OF WHICH IS THE TELLER OF THIS UNLIKELY

AND MOST OUTRAGEOUS TALE.

THAT'S ABOUT IT.

NOW, Y'ALL DRIVE HOME CAREFULLY, YOU HEAR?