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What have you got?

I got the last one, and after
That, we'’re even, okay?

Look, don'’t waltz me around,
Matilda.

I'’ll tell you
When we'’re even.

It goes on and on.
Hey, you gotta give me a break.

Hey, scherb.

I wasn'’t the one
That told you,

"Friend, you go
To these hotel rooms.

You pick up things
That don'’t belong to you."

That was your idea.

But if you don'’t like
The arrangements,

Look, I could always
Send you back to the cooler.

No, no, no.
Hey, look.

I ain'’t complainin'.
It'’s...

- I'’m scared.
- well, good.

Keeps ya
On your toes.

If somebody sees me
Talkin'’ to you,

I could be...

Hey, scherb,

You, you'’re gonna
Live forever.

You know what'’s gonna kill ya?
The booze and the broads.

All right now,
Tell me what ya got.

You wanna know
Where the furs are going.

Okay,
I'’m gonna tell ya.

- yeah?
- greetings.

This is the police.
Would you open up the door?

What?

I said,
Would you open up the door?

Hey!

I know. I know.

Well, what do you want me
To say?

The--the check
Is already in the mail.

I know it'’s tuesday.

Eight years
Since we'’ve been married,

Every week I wake up thinking,
Tonight'’s the night

I gotta eat
Your mother'’s potato pancakes.

So don'’t tell me
About tuesday.

- what is it now?
- the cops.

- where?
- they'’re comin' up.

Gladys, hang up
And call geach.

Tell her I'’m being arrested.
Right.

- did you lock the door?
- yeah, yeah, already.

Move the furs.
Move!

Come on.

It'’s the police.

I'’ll save you
For later.

Come on. Come on.
Come on.

Halt! Police!
Hold it!

Check in there.
Check it out.

Hey!

Hey, hold it! Hey!

Police.

Oh.

You just don'’t know
How to open doors.

Lee curtin,

Look at you,

A man of your age.

Come here, sonny.

Peekaboo.

And when you apprehended
Mr. Curtin,

Did he say anything
To you?

Yeah, he said, "What the hell
Are you doing here?"

That would suggest
He recognized you.

We met before.

Did he say
Anything else?

Not a word.

"What the hell
Are you doing here?"

That sounds like
He was surprised to see you.

I assume the words
Weren'’t spoken casually

That they were an expression
Of surprise and fear.

Well, I'’m a police officer,
Not a psychologist, counselor.

The prosecution
Is going to tell the jury

That this was the defendant'’s
Statement

At the time of the arrest.
It is not admissible.

Go ahead.

As quoted
By the witness,

The words are subject
To such wide interpretation

As to be meaningless.

I think we'’ll let the jury
Decide that.

Lieutenant,
You testified

That your men broke through
Two locked doors

In order to get
Into the premises.

Yes, that'’s right.

I identified myself
And asked to be admitted.

- that'’s right.
- mm-hmm.

Without taxing
Your psychological insights,

Would you say that your action
Caused the defendant

To become frightened
And confused?

It'’s entirely possible.

And is it not
Entirely possible

That if, as you say, mr. Curtin
Was trying to remove evidence,

That he was doing it
Out of that fear and confusion?

Speaking hypothetically,
Sure.

Did your warrant specify
What you were looking for?

- did it say anything about furs?
- yes, it did.

Tell us a little bit more
About that, will you?

Well, through information
That we gathered,

Mr. Curtin was gathering
Stolen property.

- information?
- that'’s right.

From where?
How did you get it?

Sources.

Would you be a little more
Forthcoming, please, lieutenant?

No, I won'’t,
Counselor.

- your honor.
- your honor, we'’re prepared

To acknowledge the information
Came from an informant,

But that'’s as far
As we'’re going to go.

That'’s not far enough.
We want him identified.

- him?
- or her.

- may I say something?
- I wish you would.

I'’ve seen some dead-bang cases
In my time, judge,

But this...

I mean, what
Are we talking about?

There'’s no way I'm gonna send
This down the toilet

On some technicality
About a warrant.

If I have to give a name,
I'’ll do it,

But I think there'’s something
We all have to think about.

If lieutenant kojak has to tell
Us who the informant is,

He'’s no use to him,
Ever.

Now, do we want
Law enforcement--

I want the name!

Answer the question.

Good morning.

Coffee will be ready
In a minute, if you like.

One pen,
One checkbook,

One cigarette lighter,

One handkerchief,
Electric razor,

- one tape recorder.
- anything on it?

No, nothing,
Lieutenant.

And I played both sides
And it'’s blank.

- no note, huh?
- no, nothing yet.

These messages were scattered
All over the floor here.

Let'’s see,
Is there a mrs. Haskell?

Yeah, but she can'’t
Come up with a reason why.

No, they never do.

Yes, this is lieutenant kojak,
Police department.

Mr. Wayne brubaker,
Please.

Why did I call haskell?

Very simple.
We were investigating him.

What for?

He was doing tricks
With his company'’s stock,

You know, manipulation.

And I was
Closing in on him.

Routine.

Then this darn thing
Happened.

Say, you could be
Exactly the man I'’m looking for.

Really?

Let me just finish
About haskell.

He was in debt
To a loan shark.

No.

Yes, sir.
Deep.

So you mind
Coming down with me?

Down in washington,
They'’re really interested

In this kind of thing,
You know,

Penetration by organized crime
Into legitimate business.

Well, you can understand--a sour
Economy, business in trouble.

We'’d like to zap
Some of these money lenders

Before they get an even stronger
Grip on businessmen

Than they already have.

Let'’s get back to haskell
And the shylock, huh?

You know who he is?

That'’s what I wanted haskell
To tell me.

I offered him a deal.

In other words,
He knew that you knew.

- well, he knew, didn'’t he?
- sure.

All right, did he tell you
Where he got the money from?

I told haskell I had him cold
On the stock manipulation thing.

And I said, "Look,

"I know you borrowed money
From a loan shark.

"So tell me who he is,

"Help me get evidence
Against him,

"Testify at the trial,

And we'’ll try to work out a deal
On the stock thing."

Well, did anybody else
Hear you make that offer?

Nobody.

Well, I mean, obviously
I had to have it approved,

You know,
But otherwise zero.

What did haskell say?
Did he go for it?

Well, he said
He had to think it over.

He didn'’t know who put up
The money, according to him,

But he paid off somebody
By the name of nurse.

- that'’s all he knew.
- solly nurse.

He'’s a collector
For this joel adrian.

- no fooling.
- no.

Well,
I'’d better be going.

Thanks a lot.

Pleasure. Anytime.
Just call me.

Oh! Lieutenant.

I wanted to ask you,

I still have the okay
On that operation.

And, well, obviously
What I don'’t have now

Is the right guy
To stuff in there.

Haskell was tailor-made,
But he took a dive on me.

Anyway,
What I was thinking was

If you have somebody,

We could run the whole thing
As a joint operation.

I guess joel adrian
Isn'’t exactly lucky luciano,

But there still ought to be
Enough goodies there

- for both of us.
- you mean,

You can raise the funds
For this kind of an operation?

Yes, sir.

This isn'’t what you call
Bagels and cream cheese,

You know?

Lieutenant.

Okay,
I'’ll think about it.

- terrific.
- thanks a lot.

Solly.

Be nice,
Or I'’ll huff and I'll puff

And I'’ll blow your house down.

The boss in?

I'’ll find out.

I'’ll find out.

Oh, and when
You park my car,

Make sure
You don'’t scratch the paint.

But, tommy, you put me
In a difficult position.

Look, I appreciate that.

But look, you--you pick
An atrocious time

To try
To do business.

Look, why don'’t I
Send somebody around,

He'’ll bring you down,
We'’ll talk about it?

Well, naturally,
That sounds ideal.

Well look,
Then I'’ll hear from you.

That sounds fine.

Yeah, right.

Lieutenant kojak.

- problems?
- problems?

How could a man who owns
Parking lots in this town

Have a problem?

Look,
You drive an automobile,

You gotta
Get out of it.

Now, can you imagine
The absurdity

Of paying 2, 3, $5

For the privilege
Of getting out of your own car?

- yeah.
- I think that'’s ridiculous.

I tell ya,
I think it'’s offensive.

You know, if people
Want something bad enough,

They pay for it.

I guess that'’s what
It'’s all about, isn't it?

Like c.W. Haskell.

- ah.
- ah.

I read something
About that somewhere,

The--the--the newspaper,
I think.

You know, that'’s a hell
Of a way to get out of debt.

How much
Was he into you for?

You been talkin'’
To the feds.

I mean, how much heat
Did you put on him?

Enough to make him take
That high dive?

We'’re standing in the
Financial district of the world.

This is wall street,
Banks.

You and me, kojak, we'’re--
We'’re standing in the shadow

Of what made
This nation great.

Now, you take usury.
What is it all about?

Why is it legal for them
To help out a business

At one rate and against the law
For somebody else

To help out
At another rate?

I mean, do you think
They made that law

'’cause they're afraid
Of the competition?

Have you ever thought
About that?

Yeah. But I never heard
That if you stiffed a banker,

He breaks your legs.

No. They take your house.

Hey, joel, c.W. Haskell,
Remember?

Well, may his soul
Rest in peace.

I never met the man
In my life.

Yeah?
Well, you listen.

I'’m not interested in you
Reciting the gettysburg address,

I don'’t care about
Your social contacts,

I mean, I don'’t care what kind
Of a great contribution

You made
To the american economy.

But I'’m gonna tell you
What I do care about.

When you and your gorilla put
The fear of god into somebody

Where he goes and takes
A swan dive off a building,

Then...

You'’re pullin' my chain,
Baby,

So watch out you don'’t get
Flushed down the toilet.

"The district attorney agrees
To withdraw charges

"On the understanding
That mr. Lee curtin

"Will cooperate fully
And without delay

"In a criminal investigation to
Be conducted by lieutenant kojak

"And such other agents

As lieutenant kojak
Deems appropriate."

If you think he hasn'’t got
Your tail in a wringer,

You'’re wrong.

The thought
Never entered my mind.

"Charges may be reinstated

Whenever the district attorney,
At his sole discretion may,"

Et cetera, et cetera.

You wanted it,
You got it.

How do we
Make it look good?

I mean, why do you drop charges
In the middle of a trial?

It happens.
You lose a witness.

Getting clobbered by the judge,
You bail out,

Hope you can come back
With a stronger case.

You think
He'’ll buy it?

Curtin?

Well, you know,
Years ago,

We used to play handball
Underneath the triborough bridge

In astoria.

- he'’s greek, you know.
- curtin?

Yeah.

His name was lee katenis,
Something like that.

Anyway, he changed it.

No, she'’s the one
We gotta worry about,

That ms. Geach.

You know
You'’re gonna get licked,

And so you come to me with this
Wild, cockamamy proposition.

I mean, what'’s he
Gonna get out of it,

Except an excellent chance
Of being killed?

Hey, nobody'’s
Going to get killed.

Now, can we just put that aside
For a moment?

- we'’re gonna get licked, huh?
- that'’s right.

Zip to five,
Minimum.

That'’s what
He'’s gonna get.

And I think
If that'’s all he gets,

You'’ll get a bow
For arguing a hell of a case,

And you'’ll deserve it.

That'’s nonsense.

If you believe that,
Then turn us down.

We'’ll go back into court, you
Play your hand, I'’ll play mine.

We'’ll see what happens.

But if one of these fine days
The foreman stands up

And says, "He'’s guilty,
Your honor,"

Don'’t come around
Telling me you wanna talk.

'’cause the boat's sailing,
Counselor.

I don'’t believe that.

Why don'’t you
Call his bluff?

What do you think?

I think you shoulda stuck
To dying and cleaning.

Don'’t tell me
What I already know.

How do you guarantee
Mr. Curtin'’s safety?

No problem.

He'’ll be under constant
Surveillance.

He'’ll be backed up
By undercover agents.

And look,
If there'’s the, uh...

The slightest smell
Of something wrong,

Well then,
We'’ll just pull him.

Absolutely.

And after he finishes
Testifying for us,

We'’ll give him funds
And a whole new identity.

Well, that'’s the longest end
Of the story.

The short end is,

He'’s in with
Some pretty bad people,

And there'’s no guarantees.

Oh, come on.

Come on, what?

The man'’s entitled to know
What he'’s buyin' into.

Hey, look,
If, personally, I had a chance

To keep from lousin'’ up my
Record with a felony conviction,

What can I tell ya?

All right,
I'’ll do it.

Now, you'’re talking.

And if anybody
Wants to know,

I'’ll--I'll tell '’em
I bought the judge.

That, they'’ll believe.

Got stuck in traffic.

I'’m glad to hear
You'’re no exception.

How'’s lee?

He wanted
To be here today.

Well, look, you have to
Make him understand

That we don'’t exist,
Not you, not us.

He'’s just a businessman
Looking to make a fresh start.

Gonna borrow money
From a shylock,

And we,
We'’re not here.

Actually, I think he'’s more
Concerned about his son

- than any of this.
- his son?

- what'’s wrong with his son?
- you mean, besides the fact

That he thinks his father'’s
A criminal?

Mr. Brubaker
I think you know.

- hello.
- hello.

- and this is captain mcneil.
- what'’s your first name?

Hi. Eloise.

- eloise. Eloise geach, frank.
- ms. Geach.

We were just going over
A little game plan I have here.

Hey, crocker.

Now, I want to really milk
Every udder on this one.

For instance, the first thing
I wanted to do is touch--

Close the door.
He'’s been cleared with security.

It'’s all right.

I want curtin to touch base

With a couple
Of banks and loan companies.

That way, if anybody wants
To check on him, it'’s all there.

He can'’t just walk into a bank
And ask for a loan.

A loan for what?

Tell '’em about
Your brother-in-law.

He'’s gone bust three times
In the last year and a half.

And what'’s
He got goin'’ now?

Trucking.
You know, delivery.

But his business
Is goin'’ down the tubes,

And he'’s lookin'
For a buyer.

I think he'’s got one.
Hmm?

Are you
Picking up anything?

Not yet.

Are you sure your man
Knows what he'’s doing?

Last time a man of mine
Knew what he was doing,

He bagged a councilman
For soliciting.

I came within an inch
Of being busted.

Uh-huh.

The camera'’s all set.

Yeah, that looks
Pretty good, duff.

- yeah.
- hey, you better not

Do anything in here
You don'’t want your wife to see.

It'’s too late.
She already caught me.

Now, she'’s my ex-wife.

So that'’s the way
It works, huh?

Yeah, that'’s the way
It works.

Testing. Testing.
One, two, three, four.

Testing. Testing.
One, two, three, four.

Testing. Testing.

One, two,
Three, four.

This is officer duffy here,
Hoping this thing works.

Relax,
We'’re receiving.

Play it back.

That'’s the way it works, huh?

Yeah, that'’s the way
It works.

Great.

You--you--you--
You should--

You should see the orders,
Sheldon.

I have 2,500
In accounts receivable

And I'’ve hardly even
Opened up.

I'’ve got a once-in-a-lifetime
Shot in this business.

All I need
Is a little cash.

- how much?
- really, very little.

So give me a number.

40,000.

It'’s not little.

It'’s not big,
But it'’s not little.

Two of the trucks,

You wouldn'’t believe the things
The guy threw in.

I had to throw a little paint
On the office furniture.

And then, like, a week after
The plumbing survey,

I'’m clean, right?

The boiler works.

All I need is--
Is 40 grand.

And then what is that today?
It'’s nothing.

- well, who have you tried?
- everybody.

I'’ve tapped everybody.

Let me show you
How desperate I am.

I even asked cronig.

You know, the guy
Who had the pickle factory.

He sold out and, you know,
He bought florida.

- what a miserable--
- I don'’t lend

- that kind of money, lee.
- I can understand,

But what about adrian?
Joel adrian?

- I hear he'’s got golden hands.
- so they tell me.

Can you tout me
On to him?

For you, I'’ll do it.
No recommendation.

You'’re in the market.
That'’s all.

Sheldon, the deal
Will sell itself.

Thank you.
Thank you.

- lee curtin.
- get in.

Gee, mr. Adrian,
It'’s very nice--

I'’m not adrian.

Oh, I see.

Where'’s your place?

Are you associated
With mr. Adrian?

That'’s right.
Which way?

Make a left there.

Pretty nice, huh?

You wouldn'’t want
A better location.

Hurry!

Step right up here.
It'’s the greatest show on earth.

Acres of fun!

- hey, theo!
- hi, lee.

This is crazy.

What, are you out
Getting some fresh air?

You know my son tony?
Tony, this is lieutenant kojak.

You saw him at the courthouse,
Right?

- how are ya, tony?
- how do you do?

Well, this sure is
A surprise.

Tony and I are kinda
Doing the town.

It'’s the first time
We'’ve been to coney island,

Would you believe it?

And--and--and people come
From all over the world--

I'’m--I'm sorry
About this.

What'’s so important
That you had to see me?

You'’re gonna have to square me
With my son, theo.

I mean,
I'’m going crazy.

Me? Why me?

Ever since the bust,
It'’s like--

It'’s like--I mean,
I can'’t get through to him.

Like he says, all right,
I know you'’re my dad

And I have to see you
One day a week,

But I don'’t
Have to know you

Because you'’re dirt.

I thought you--
You might be able to--

Hey, look,
We all make mistakes.

I didn'’t say
We were perfect.

I'’ll try to make it up to you,
That'’s all.

So you'’re lee's kid,
Huh?

Boy, that'’s some jackpot I got
Into, huh, with your old man?

You ready for that?

Ah, it happens.

First we arrest him,
That'’s goof number one.

Then the state,

They get all the way to trial
Before they realize

They made a mistake.

Let me tell ya
Something.

Your old man,

He coulda had me busted.

I coulda been walkin'’ a beat,
If it wasn'’t for him.

Ah, come on.

Really.

Yeah, he'’s terrific.

Ah, I'’m--I'm sorry.

Oh,
It happens sometimes.

I mean,
People make mistakes.

At least
He admitted it.

Yeah, he said he almost
Lost his job or something.

Well, that'’s serious.

It'’s serious.

You know, people thought
I was a criminal,

I think even you.

How about a hot dog,
Tony, huh?

Would you like one?

You--you know what they call '’em
In california?

Coney island red hots.

- you want one?
- no, thanks.

Come on, come on.
All right, a soda, ice cream?

Anything.

No, thanks.

Here I am tryin'’
To be a big spender,

And--and you'’re
Not interested.

What a crazy kid.

It'’s a beautiful day.

Yeah. Nice.

You remember that guy
We were talking about?

He got in touch
With me.

I think he'’ll
Come up to the office.

You'’re in trouble.

But it'’s all strictly
Cash flow, right?

- look--look at the volume.
- yeah, look.

I can see why the banks don'’t
Even want to know you.

You'’re undercapitalized.

Well, I-I...

I-I'’ve had a couple
Of bad breaks.

Bad breaks?

Seems to me that I'’ve heard
That story someplace, somewhere,

- right, solly?
- look at the bottom line.

I'’m--I'm practically
In the black.

Here, a couple of debts
I have to pay back,

A couple of bills,
And then I'’m in solid, right?

I open some new accounts--

Here, read it,
Look at the figures.

Three months,
Four tops,

And I'’ll be able
To pay you back.

I have no doubt--

Look, I have no doubt at all
That I'’m being foolish.

But I happen to believe

That there are times when you
Have to put the country

Ahead of personal
Considerations

And this is
One of those times.

Now, your being a businessman,
You know

What'’s good for business
Is good for this country.

That'’s beautiful.

Now, you--
You come up to my office

And you'’ll see I'm a man
Who hasn'’t--

Doesn'’t believe in frills.

Simple. I mean, there--
There are no frills here, right?

Humility
And strict cost accounting,

That'’s what made us
What we are.

And a measure of charity,
Don'’t forget that.

I don'’t.

Now, look, if the banks--
If the banks

Would only stop thinking
Of dollars and cents,

Then our great nation
Would not be in the--

In the straits
They are now

That we presently
Find ourselves in.

I agree with you 1,000%.

I'’m not interested in 1,000%.

How about 3.

3%?

I-I was thinking of
A 1-point line.

That--that'’s--that's--
That'’s for old friends.

I don'’t even know you.

Well--well, can you make it 2?
How about 2?

It'’s 3% a week,
Mr. Curtin.

I don'’t know you. What happens--
How--how can I collect?

I mean,
How are you gonna pay?

I-I'’ll pay.
I'’ll pay.

Well, supposing you get hit
By lightning or slip in the tub,

I mean, what--what am I
Gonna do, take you to court?

I mean, this--this is
An arrangement.

It'’s a $40,000 handshake.
I'’m vulnerable.

$1,200 a week
In interest.

What am I talkin'’ about?
I need the money.

If it'’s 3%,
It'’s 3.

It'’s done.

I guess that shows you
The kind of confidence I got.

Oh, here it comes.

Who'’s your accountant?
Now, is he flexible?

Uh-huh-huh.

I don'’t know.
Yeah, I guess so.

- well, is he or isn'’t he?
- he'’ll do what I tell him.

He'’s excellent.

You tell him I'’m gonna
Have my man talk to him

About your tax situation.

Now, he'’ll explain a couple
Of wrinkles

I want to see programmed
Into this.

Well, you can'’t
Be in business

If you'’re gonna give it all
To the government.

Sounds good.

That'’s the meeting
I want on tape.

Solly'’s gonna keep
In very close touch.

Aren'’t you, solly?

That'’s about it.

The rest is just chitchat
And overlaps, nothing juicy.

We'’re going to get the inside
On how they cook their books.

This is gonna be
Fantastic.

Yeah, do you hear that adrian,
How vulnerable he is?

That fake.
Sure, he'’s vulnerable,

Like an alligator.

You know, the reason we'’re
Still interested in this case

Is because mr. Haskell was
Associated with,

Connected with, whatever you
Want to call it with,

A known criminal.

And I don'’t
Have to tell you

How these people prey
On the businessman.

It starts off this way--

The businessman looking
For a temporary

Or a quick solution
To a problem,

And before he knows it,

He'’s the victim
Of extortion.

He panics
And becomes terrified.

He starts to juggle.

He starts
To embezzle himself,

Anything to save
His skin.

All right,
Mr. Haskell is dead.

He solved his problem.

But if he discussed this problem
With any one of you,

Especially who was putting
Pressure on him,

What kind of pressure,

Then I want to know
About it.

We'’ve discussed it all
Individually,

And now we'’re doing it
Collectively.

And let me assure you
That anything we discuss

Will be held in total,
Total confidence.

And he never said anything
To you?

I mean,
You'’ve known him

For every day
Of your working life,

And he said nothing, and you
Didn'’t know he was in trouble.

But I want to thank you all
Very much.

It'’s been very inspiring.

- lieutenant kojak.
- come on.

Can I talk to you
A minute?

Will this place
Be all right,

Or do you want to go
Someplace else?

- I-I got to get back.
- okay.

You wanted us
To feel like heels.

All right,
I'’m a heel.

Okay.

I can'’t believe that you know
What you'’re asking.

I know what I'’m asking,
And I'’m still asking.

Obviously, you want
To say something.

Here, take a look.

See this?

A long time ago,
1938,

I made a mistake.

I got mixed up
With the wrong people.

This is what they did
To me

To make sure
I'’d never forget them.

I never have,
Lieutenant.

I thought I was
Supposed to get protection.

I mean, what kinda crumb-bum,
Two-bit deal are you running?

Adrian definitely told me
I wasn'’t supposed to worry

About stuff like that.

That--that was
One of the advantages

Of doing business
With him, right?

So what happens?
Bang!

I'’m jacked up by the first mutt
Who comes along.

I mean,
What kind of protection?

It could be
Not everybody got the word yet.

Well, give it to them!
Give '’em the word!

What the hell are you
Waiting for, me to go broke?

Hey, anybody
Can pick up a crowbar.

I mean, I ain'’t takin'
Responsibility

For, like, every juicehead
In town, huh?

Well, take it!
Take the responsibility.

Hey, pally.

What the hell is that
Supposed to mean?

Don'’t tell me
What to do.

I don'’t like that.
Okay?

Maybe I don'’t give a damn.
Did you ever think of that?

What'’s the matter with you,
You soft?

- hmm?
- no.

No, I'’m trying to run
A business.

If it means telling you what
To do, then I'’m--I'm tellin'’ ya.

You can get dead
That way.

What?

You heard
What I said.

- I could get what?
- mm-hmm.

- well, what did you say?
- you think about it.

I'’ll see ya tomorrow.

Payday, right?

Right?

Yeah, right.

I don'’t think
He oughta pay.

- are you outta your mind?
- I'’m not saying never.

- all I'’m saying is--
- all you'’re saying is

You want curtin
To stick his head into an oven.

You tell him something
Like that, and he'’ll freak out.

Let him.
Who cares?

Look, we'’re pulling
His string.

He'’ll do what he's told.

Yeah, up to a point.

Hey,
You don'’t understand.

You said yourself
He'’s doing a good job, right?

He'’s not just going along.
He'’s playing it to the hilt.

Why would you
Wanna ruin that?

I think he knows
He'’s got a good deal

And he'’ll do exactly
What we tell him.

Well, I'’m not gonna tell him,
Because there'’s no point in it.

Hey, you may not give a damn
What happens to him, but I do.

Look, lieutenant,
If there was no point in it,

I wouldn'’t
Even suggest it.

The point is,
We can really set the hook

By having him miss
The first payment.

That'’s when the gloves
Come off.

Isn'’t that what you're saying?
That'’s when they get rough.

That'’s exactly
What I'’m saying.

All right, that'’s exactly
What we wanna hear.

I mean,
You get your kicks

Hearing about bones
Being busted?

You'’ll have your people there.

It'’s--they're--they'’re not gonna
Let it come to that.

- and neither am I.
- all right.

Look, I'’ll make you
A compromise.

Compromise
With a man'’s life?

What the hell
Are you talkin'’ about?

Lieutenant, I haven'’t wanted
To say anything before,

And I hate
To bring it up now,

But I have spent a lot
Of the government'’s money

On this particular case.

I see.

They get to break curtin'’s arms,
And we get his legs.

Is that your idea
Of a compromise?

No.

He makes the first payment
And he holds back

On the vigorish,

Or the other way around,
Whichever you say.

Love it.

Hey, what--

Why you'’re--
You'’re short.

Yeah, I know.

I'’ll get the rest for ya
Next week.

- oh, next week?
- yeah. Why not?

Well, on account of
That ain'’t the way it's done.

Now, you pay every week.

You pay on time and you pay
Every penny you'’re supposed to.

- now, get it up.
- I don'’t have it.

What the hell do you wanna do,
Search me?

What are you,
Some kind of a dummy?

I think you are some kinda
Dummy, you know that?

You really want me to tell him
You didn'’t pay?

I paid.

'’cause if he thinks
You'’re stiffin' him...

Why? What'’s he gonna do,
Kill me?

Me.

With my two hands.

I mean, who do you think
You'’re doing business with,

Your smiling neighborhood
Loan company?

Not for two minutes.

I know
Who I'’m doin' business with,

A gonif and his goon.

Watch your mouth.

Shh. Shh.

How the hell
Did I get into this?

You asked.

Listen, solly,
I mean, can we talk,

I mean,
Like real people?

Yeah. Except there ain'’t
Nothing to talk about.

Sure there is.

Listen, I'’m due to collect
On three, four accounts.

The minute I get it,
Adrian gets it.

Listen,
You made your point.

I'’m--I'm scareder
Than I ever been in my life.

Right?

From now on,
I'’m mr. Reliable.

Even if I have to steal
To get it.

Oh, now,
You'’re gettin' the idea.

You tell me,
Personally, I-I don'’t see it.

Does it make any sense
To put me in the hospital?

A lot.
We got a reputation.

Yeah, what am I gonna do,
Run around saying,

"Boy, these guys
Are easy to snow"?

Easy?
Damn, I'’m dying.

My--my--my mouth'’s goin',
But I'’m dying.

Look, do--
Do me a favor, huh?

Give me a little more time
And I'’ll pay you back.

And I-I won'’t say a word,
Honest. Not a word.

I'’ve seen some talkers.

You'’re a beaut.

Yeah, sometimes outta trouble,
Sometimes in.

Yeah.

Hey.

Now, you'’re that close.