"Big Ben, old faithful, and Jack Malone, 10 o'clock, and a bottle of Cabernet:" "like clockwork." " Cut it Sam, I'm working here." " Yeah, sure you are." "You're working your way through that bottle." "That's fancy French stuff." "That costs a pretty penny." "You're not holding out on me are you?" "I'm not holding out, you know I pull a bigger cut so stop busting my hump." " There's something going down" " Mhm." "Alright." "Ladies, lovers, and lushes, looks like you're all enjoying the hospitality of our little club." "Now remember, don't tell anyone about our secret." "Ain't no booze here!" "Just good clean fun." "That's right." "Fucking amazing, the stones on this guy." "Come on, not even the probles give a cobbler's crap about prohibition anymore." "It's going to be repealed any day now." "Shut up." "And now, for all you good god-fearing people out there," "I have the true queen of the night." "Alexandra Diamond." "Whoa!" "Now I know why you were late." "Good god, I mean look at that." "That is a vision." "Good god in heaven, lord, have mercy on us all." "I mean..." "Jesus." "Look at this..." "Just look at her skin." "It's like it's porcelain." "Like she must have just bathe in milk like all day long." "She must just sit in the bathtub." "In full milk, all day long and eat nothing but like lemon rinds and raisin skins and lord knows what else." "Jesus." "I mean..." "You-you know what I'm saying Jack?" "Hey, sweetheart!" " Pack of Lucky's." " Sure, mister." "Say, honey, I want to open up a tab." "Can I talk to the boss?" "Is he here?" "Yeah, he's always here." "Well, great!" "Where?" "Well, he just walked out." "Walked out where?" "The front door?" "Or that back room over there?" "Hey, you ask a lot of questions." "Are you a cop?" "Yeah." "Sargent Jack Malone." "This here's my partner Sam Varning." "We're South Hampton's finest, ma'am." "We live but to protect and serve." "Traffic tickets, cats in trees, pretty ladies in need of rescue from their virginity." "You're full of shit, silly." "Keep the change, little lady." "I'll look into opening that tab another night." "Come on, Sam." "Let's go do some police work." "Ginger." "I didn't know you had Chinese in your town." "I haven't had Chinese in a while." " I may have to come visit." " Chester, darling." "That's quite enough." "I'm sure Mr. Baker here is convinced of our resolve." "After all, Mr. Baker," "You only have nine more fingers." "Why did you want to be a cop?" "Because I'm handy with a gun and needed a job." " Come on, Jack, seriously." " Sam, we've had to brace just about everybody in our group." "I'm not in the mood." "See, that's kinda what I'm talking about." "We do our thing behind closed doors but you know... word gets around." "Well, that's a good thing, no?" "Everybody in town knows the score and word does travel, not just here, but Philly, New York." "Everybody knows we handle our own business and we're not up for grabs." "And how long do you think it's going to take for someone to figure out that there's just a handful of us." "Against all the rum runners and racketeers." "Believe me, Sam." "I would love for somebody to try a move like that." "That's what I'm afraid of." "I find this lack of respect quite disconcerting." "To even think you can find what we offer someplace else" "I told you everything I know." "I swear." "You believe me, don't you?" "Please tell me you believe me." "Believe you?" "Believe?" "Believe!" "I believe you're a lying blood sucking double crosser who's so fucking greedy that you ruined everything we built just to make a few extra bucks." "What did you do that for?" "He was out of fingers." "You just killed any chances we had at salvaging our relationship with his boss." "Victor..." "I'm tired of dealing with these nickel and dime speakeasies." "The only reason we came to this town was so we could move up to New York City." "Now, I've been around long around enough to know when it's time to sever old ties." "And that cop was sniffing around again tonight." "I don't want to draw any more attention than we already getting." "Don't worry about him." "He sticks his nose where it doesn't belong," "I'll add it to my collection." "Hey!" " So?" " You been waiting long?" " Not long, a half hour or so." " Half hour?" "You should've come inside, I would have cut out early." " I'm here, ain't I?" " Yes you are." "Come on, I want to show you something." "Willie..." "I made it myself from a stone I found in the creek." "It's not much but I thought it was pretty." "You don't have to wear it if you don't want to." "No, no." "I love it." "Put it on." "You know with this new job here," "I'm starting to make some good money." "Before you know it, I'll be able to buy you real jewelry." "But this is real jewelry." "It's wonderful." "I love it." "And I love you." "Rich or poor." "Anna, you know that ain't going to fly with your mom." "I swear, I'm going to marry you some day." "I'm going to build you a ritzy house with a car in the driveway, a nursery for the kiddies," "Children?" "Slow down there jitterbug." "How about a waltz?" "That's not a waltz." "Well..." "How about this?" "That'll do." "Nothing to see here." "Nothing to see here either." "New meat." "I think he could be a high roller." "Gotta be careful with these rich fellas." "They're into all kinds of crazy." "Yeah, crazy rich." "You're such a whore, Rosey!" "The best in town." " It's a small town." " Just go inside." "Fuck off." "I love you too miss Lily Margaret Moon." "Welcome to Rosey's Thorns." "Why thank you." "Would you happen to be Rosey?" "Yes, I am." "This is my little paradise where the girls are pretty and the shoots are clean." "I haven't seen you before." "Are you new in town or just passing through?" "A little of both." "May I come in?" "Of course." "Be my guest." "Welcome, handsome." "All guests get their first drink free." "My apologies Miss, I don't drink spirits." "Do you have some wine, perhaps?" "Pussy and whiskey is all we've got." "If you're looking for a glass of wine, you best get yourself to church." " I don't do well in church." " Don't mind her." "We got a half bottle back in the pantry." "Is that alright with you, Miss Rosey?" "Why yes, Miss Lily, you go on ahead and I'll introduce" " the girls to Mr..." " Washington." "George Washington." "Yes." "Well, Mr. Lincoln, Jackson, and Franklin are customers also." "Well, these presidents ought to get us started." "I can go all night." "Well, Mr. Washington," "I'd like to formally welcome you to my little garden paradise." "I'm Rosey, you've met Lily, this is Jasmine, Daisy, and Violet." "Such clever names." "A regular bouquet." "It's a lot more appealing than Margaret or Prudence." "Or Eleanor or Clare." "Well my mother's name way Clare." "Would you fuck her?" " Good point." " Here you go." "I hope you like it." "It's from Rosey's private stock." "It's okay." "He can afford it." "Why thank you, that's much better." "So, Mr. President, are you ready for your initiation?" "Don't you mean inauguration?" "A president gets inaugurated." "Inaugurate, initiate, intimidate." "I do it all." "She'll do." "Look what the cat dragged in." "I was wondering when you'd show." "All things come to she who waits." "It's 2 a.m." "Then it's early, no?" "What are you, a lawyer now?" "Details." "Who's the Rockefeller?" "I don't recognize the car." "Now, don't go shaking down my customers too." "Don't worry Rosey, we are off duty and Jack here is already half plastered." "Half!" "Gonna have to do something about that." "Hey, doll face." "You got time for a public servant?" "I don't know, copper." "I'm a busy gal." "My dance card's pretty full." "Aw, that's a shame." "Because Lily's are my favorite flower." "I have an opening after all." "You know your boy Sam is becoming a regular fixture around here." "Is he any different from me when I was young?" "You remember!" "I'm impressed." "Thought all that booze rotted your memory." "Only the bad memories." " I thought they were all bad." " No." "Not the old days." "I even remember when you used to call me "dusk till dawn"." "Yep." ""Dusk till dawn"." "You paid for half this place." "Who needs a mortgage when you have a horny Irish boy." "Those were the days." "I sense notes of almond, something fruity." "Apples, no, no, pear." "Shouldn't we just taste it?" "The aroma is just as important as the taste." "If not, more so." "It creates an anticipation for what will follow." "So it's an art." "Just like music." "It's what keeps me going." "Tempting." "Tempting it is." "But this is just the beginning." "What's the worse that can happen?" "I end up in a whore house?" "Don't make this about me, this is about you running off with that boy in the middle of the night." "Willy's not some boy and if you just listen to me once in a while, you'd know that." "You don't go running off in the middle of the night without telling me." "Don't walk out on me." "We are not finished here, Anna!" "Coffee?" "Get back in here right now!" "Why?" "So you can give me the whole" ""boys are only after one thing" speech?" "Well, it's true!" "Willie's not like that, we love each other." "He's the one, you just hate all men." "I just want what's best for you." "Like what?" "Joining a convent?" "Is that it?" "I'm 17." "I'm not as innocent as you thing." "That's what worries me." "You have your whole life ahead of you." "I don't want to see you make the same mistake I made." "You mean me?" "Just say it again." "Getting pregnant with me was the biggest mistake of your life." "Well, I'm sorry but I'm nothing like you." "God, honey, that is not what I meant at all." "You're my baby." "It's just that, well..." "Willy is a good boy." "You're both just so young still." "But I love him, mama." "It's okay." "Look, I'm sorry." "Love is a good thing." "It's all we really have." "Come have some breakfast." " Coffee?" " Yes, please." "Here, take mine." "And Winegard's delivery truck was blocking the entrance to the fire station, again." "That's the third time I've had the fire chief up my ass." "That old fire chief don't bring beer." "I mean, if that crowd keep brining cold beer with his ice," "I don't have problems with his parking habits." "Right fellas?" "Officer Danoff, alcohol is illegal." " You know that." " Yeah, well..." "Tell you what, why don't you do the morning briefing." "How about I tell Winegard to stop blocking the fire station." "Too late." "Monday, we had a report from the widow McFadden..." "We had the Canadians in town last night." "You finally get your way." "That new dress." "It wasn't for my wife." "To each his own." "I don't judge." "Leave morality to the fools and martyrs." "Neither of which am I." "And no one could ever accuse you of that, Jack." "Malone, keep it down back there." "What about Sam?" "He was talking." "But you're the one with a big mouth." "Touché." "Both of you, in my office, now!" "Should I stop or..." "No, no!" "Great work, Danoff." "Ok." "So, I see it's payday in beautiful South Hampton." "How are things in the hinterlands?" "Are the natives getting restless?" "Some always squeak, but everybody's paying the freight." "The Haze boys are starting to get hanky but that's to be expected." "Anyway, they paid." "Well what's going on at that new place?" " Custer's..." " Chesterfield's." "That's the one." "They got a little sloppy last night and I figured out their game." "At least, I think so." "The front man running the place is some nancy boy named Victor." "But everything I saw points to this band leader, Chester." "Everybody counts house to him." " A band leader?" " And a colored on at that." "Shit, what's this world coming to?" "Hey, cap', it's 1933." "I mean this is Jersey." "We're not in Mississippi." "We got whites hanging out with coloreds all over the place now." "Plus, we've got pollocks, we got spicks, we got chinks, we got mixed." "Yeah, it's a regular melting pot." "We get it." "Chief, with all the comings and goings," "I think this club is a lot bigger than it looks." "Chinks too?" "In our town?" "Not exactly chinks, I just use them as an example." "I was being literatival." "Chief!" "Hold your horses." ""Literatival"?" "That's not a word." "Yes it is, it's the plural form of literal." "Use it in a sentence." "I was just being "literatival" with the captain." "You're an idiot." "Jesus, Mary and Joseph." "You the one who found the body?" "Yep, I was tracking a 6-point buck when I came across her." " Her body." " Where is she?" "Just up there, your men are almost at her." "Yep, they found her." "You sure this wasn't a hunting accident?" "You can save yourself a lot of grief if you just 'fess up now." "No, I told you, it was some kind of animal." "Or you had a little too much moonshine hunting buck, saw something through the trees, took the wrong shot..." "I'll swear on the Holy Bible." "We'll see about that." "What the hell was a girl doing in the woods in the first place?" "There's trails all through these woods." "If she ain't got a car, it's the fastest way on food." "Like I said, you sure there isn't something you want to tell me?" "You go take a look at her and then call me a liar." "Hey, Jack!" "What's the matter?" "Did you get him?" "Don't!" "Get down!" "He was out last night, cattin' around." "Seems like her family's farm was just over that hill." "Her brother's just confirmed." "Aw crap." " Is it true?" "Let me see her!" " No, no!" "No, Ned, it's not a good idea." "Lola?" "No, Lola!" "God, no!" "Shame with whom the king had committed fornication." "And with whom the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of fornication." "What the hell." "With a golden cup in her hand, filled with abomination and the filthiness of her sins, and upon her..." "Alright preacher, that's enough." "Lies the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth!" " Gun!" " Hands in the air!" " Saying what you mean." " Keep 'em up!" "Watch him." "I will show unto you the judgement of the great whore!" "He did it!" "He killed her." "I'm going to kill him." "Whoa!" "Calm down." "Death to the whore who sleeps with the devil." "Get that nutbag the hell out of here." "Violet, I was wondering where you were hiding." "Piss off, I'm not hiding." "Well, it's washday and you know how grumpy mama gets when she sees you gals lazing around." "She made plenty of green off my back last night." "She has no reason to be upset." "God dammit!" "What did you do that for?" "It's the middle of the afternoon for Pete's sake." "Rise and shine." "You little bitch." "No need to be sore, Vi'." "Man, what's with this place today?" "Everybody's so tight." "You're mom's hounding me." "Now you and V." " Give me your shirt." " What?" "You want me to wash it or you want to go to your new job looking like a hobo?" "Yes, ma'am." "But, my hands are dirty so you may have to help me." "Your mind is dirty." "No, ma'am, I wouldn't dare..." " not until we're married." " Mhm." "You play all innocent, but I know what's on a man's mind." "I was raised in a cathouse after all." "Why you gotta act like such a nun?" "Because I know it drives you crazy." "You little minx." "Anna!" "The washtub's ready." "Hurry up with the rest of the sheets!" "Dang it, give me your shirt." "You should proclaim your judgement, so shall ye be judged." "Hot damn." "You're not kidding." "That's fascinating, really." "Now, you can go on all you want about the beast and what an expert you are on the subject of hell." "But I got news for you." "Hey, stay with me." "I know all about it." "I spent 18 months there." "Now, help yourself and talk to me because if you don't, the only thing I can guarantee you is a one way trip to the chair." "So..." "What were you doing in the woods..." " Praying." " Praying for what?" " Forgiveness?" " Salvation, for the whore." "That she might not be cast into perdition." "Jesus, Jack, can't you see he's off his rocker?" "That whore?" "Lola Hayes?" "She was just a party girl." "You sick little twitch." "She was an agent of beast hunted down by wolves." "Jesus, what the hell is he talking about, Jack?" "But it was too late." "And he knew, he knows!" "Enough Luther, enough of your bullshit." "Talk!" "Stop!" "Goddammit." "Jack, give it a rest." "Keep an eye on him." "I don't want him killing himself." "I got it, Chief." "I send you out as lambs among the wolves." "Did he break?" "Nothing but more hellfire and a lofty sermon on the evil that is South Hampton, the prick." "Evil." "He's the one with blood on his hands." "No, we still don't have any proof." "Believe me, Chief." "By the time I'm done with him, he'll confess to the Lynburg kidnapping." "The Haste family's trash, always has been." "And that Lola?" "But nobody deserves to die like that." "Jack, I think you need to calm down a bit." "I don't need a dead suspect." "That would be bad for everyone." "Hey, why don't we just grab a beer at Ruben's?" "I've got a better idea." "Why don't you clean up, put on some civies, and shake down that new joint you've been chasing." " Chesterfield's?" " Yeah, that's the one." "Shake the money tree." "My pleasure." "Hey guys, we haven't opened yet." "Say, aren't you that..." "Kid that does odd jobs for Rosey?" "Willy, right?" " What gives?" " That's right!" "A real hard worker, this one." "Especially around Rosey's daughter." "A regular Romeo!" "Say no more." "Young love." "It's just such a magical thing, isn't it?" "What do you want?" "Why don't we take it inside." "Can I help you guys find a seat?" "No." "We're not here to sit." "Come on guys, I just got this job." " Don't make me..." " Make you do what?" "Good evening, officers." "Not every day the cops come calling." "Willy, go help Harry out by the stage." "It's a good kid." "Hard worker." "Much like myself when I was younger." "But I'm sure you guys didn't come here to talk about Willie." "And I'm impressed." "Impressed?" "Yeah, with your shake down." "I mean..." "Most small time cops will come up in the joint with axes, tear it up." "Ruin the product, shake up my customers..." "But you fellas, use a smooth approach, that's clever." "I've got an axe in the car if you want to go that way." "That won't be necessary." "Follow me." "Victor," "I've got a couple of buttons here to see you." "What a pleasant surprise!" "Do come in." "Do you care for a glass?" "No, thank you." "How about you?" "Chester tells me you're a regular." "That you've taken a keen interest in our little club, coming in every night for the past two weeks, keeping a close eye on everyone and everything." "Is that it?" "And that you have a pension for fine wine." "Not something I would expect from a ruffian such as yourself." "And I wouldn't expect the colored band leader to be ordering the muscles around by you boot-licking nancy boys huddle in this office." " Excuse me?" " Shut up." "So what do you want, exactly?" "For you to lay your cards on the table." "I really don't care who runs this little bohemian lovefest." "Okay, let's be honest." "It's 1933." "People still get tight when they see a nigger running things." "You just figured that it's better for me to keep a low profile, the less black the more green." "Fair enough." "You wanna pose this clown as the boss when we know you're the one" " in charge..." " Badge or no badge," "I would advise you to show some respect!" "I think this pig needs a lesson in some manners." "Don't interrupt, boy!" "Men are speaking." "Now, look at what you did." "You got Sam all upset and that almost never happens." "Everything okay in here, boss?" "I still got the axe in the car." "Okay, everybody." "Everybody, cool down." "There's more than enough to go around." "This is still a business transaction, am I right?" "That's right!" "I'm sorry, fellas." "We just got off from the wrong foot." "Listen, big shot." "There's only one rule in South Hampton, everybody pays." "How would you pull in here a night, a couple of G's?" "I'm sorry, did I say something funny?" "No, not at all." "Don't mind me." "Do you want your money or not?" "Yeah." "But do it slowly." "Take it easy, officer." "Victor's harmless." "You know what?" "What are they just gonna call this?" "Back taxes." "We square?" "From now." "I'll run it up the flagpole." "See what the chief says." "Come on, Sam." "Welcome to South Hampton." "How rude." "That was too easy." "That was too easy." "I was thinking the same thing." "Hello, again." "You guys gotta do this right here?" "I'll lose my job." "We've just got some more questions." "What about?" "Chester?" " No, he was very helpful." " Too helpful." "What?" "They just paid." "No guff." "I didn't throw a single punch." "I only threw one." "Isn't that a good thing?" "Well..." "You see, when a fella's willing to show you all the cards in his hand, it usually means he has a few up his sleeve." "What's up your sleeve, Willie?" "Nothing." "Nothing!" "I'm not important enough." "I'm taking out the trash, for Pete's sake." "Look, we're not stupid." "We know there's something going on here that's a lot bigger than some gin joint selling hootch." "And even if you are just a busboy, you've still got eyes." "I bus the tables, I take out the trash." "What the hell?" "You're here every day." "Where are they getting the booze?" "Who have you seen?" "I don't know, lots of people." "I'm not your spy, keep me out of it." "That's alright, have a seat, have a seat." "Alright, get up." "Nah, hit him again." "Stop!" "Alright." "Now you're coming to your senses." "Are they running hooch or making it?" "I don't know!" "I've seen them loading their truck before." "But I keep out of it." " Hit him again." " Stop!" "I saw it." "I saw it once on the road." "After I brought Anna home." "They were coming back from a delivery." "From the South." "I think." "Rosey's is south of town." "Is there a shipment tonight?" "How the hell would I know?" "Come on guys!" "I really like this job." "Don't blow it for me." "Alright, relax." "It's okay." "It's okay." "Look how good you did." "Just remember, you keep your eyes open." "You keep your mouth shut." "Like I said," "I keep out of it." "Well, partner, if they're headed south, that means that they got to take the Millroad in order to get to the highway." "I was thinking the same thing." "But let's get the fellas in on this." "Full setup." "You got it, boss." "Badges and blues." "I only see apples in here." "Are we out of biscuits?" "It's not a goddammed picnic." "Just eat whatever's left." "Well, I'm still hungry." " Then have an apple." " I don't want an apple." "Then you're not hungry." "Jesus!" "You know, I don't think these goons are gonna show." "I mean, are you sure they're supposed to pass this way?" "No." "No, I'm not sure." "They are bootleggers running illegal hooch at night." "Alright?" "They're either being really careful or there's a possibility that maybe..." " Sam." " Alright." "Listen, Jack's got us covered but under no circumstances give away his position, okay?" " You got it?" " Got it." "You got it?" "You got it, genius?" "Got it, got it." "Alright, come on." "Try and stay sharp here." " Okay." " Alright." "What gives, flat foot?" "I'm going to need you to ask the driver to kill that engine and step out of the truck, please." "What the hell is this?" "We just paid you parasites." "I thought we were square." "Is that..." "You thought that did you, yeah?" "Well, then you should know that bootlegging wasn't part of the deal." "Kill the engine and step out of the truck, please." "Slowly, keep your paws where I can see them." "That's better." "Shit." "Now, listen, fellas, class is in session." "Have you two ever heard about this thing called the Volstead Act?" "This is horse shit." "You have no idea who you're dealing with." "Hey buddy." "How's the jaw?" "Sorry about that." "My knuckle still tastes good." "In the truck!" "There's somebody in the back." "I saw him!" "Go check it out." "Hey!" "Good job, fellas." "Now stop fucking around and just cuff 'em." "See Sam, I told you." "I saw that little twerp sneaking around back there." "Hey, bring him around." "Alright?" "Yeah, nice try buddy." "Hey!" "Don't even think about it." "Or you'll do what?" "Don't try me." "Hey, how about we throw down to see who's the better man." "I'm not going to warn you again!" "Just calm down." "It doesn't need to be this way." "I'm done playing games." "What the hell?" "I checked the truck." "The truck?" "For more men!" "Are we clear?" "Clear!" "Clear." "Pay day!" "What is it?" "It-it's blood." "Blood?" "What are you talking about?" "Was there somebody in the truck?" "No, it's just bottles." "That's ridiculous." "It's probably just a rotten batch of moonshine." "It's blood, I tell you!" "Why would they be bootlegging blood?" "Isn't it obvious?" "Take it slow." "Savor every note running down your throat." "Enjoy every drop from the cup, my pet." "Rosey, how did I get here?" "The Haze brothers, they found you." "Sam?" "I gotta tell the chief." "I know all about it." "Chief." "I was providing cover from the hill but my rifle jammed." "I ran in with my 45s." "Easy, Jack." " You've been out a while." " How long?" "I've been at the crime scene all morning." "What a goddammed mess!" "What about the guys?" "Sam, Adam, and Bill are dead." "Killed the same way as Lola Hayes." "Her brothers are out for blood." "They're convinced it's the same guys who did in Lola." "Like I said, it's a goddammed mess." "It's Chesterfield's, that new club." "We got a tip last night that they were running booze." "Sam and I thought it was a good..." "Goddammit, Sam." "Focus, Jack!" "Did you say they were from Chesterfield's?" "Three men." "But there was a gunfight." "Sam got one of them." "I took out the other one." "Three?" "There was enough blood for 10 men." "Ten?" "No." "Well, they're gone now." "Just tire tracks." "They must have taken their dead with them." "Chesterfield's." "They must have gone back there." "We shook down that kid." "Willie Cranston." "Out back of the club." "He was the one who tipped us off to the shipment." "That little shit, he sold us out!" "That's not true." "You're a liar!" "Anna, now's not the time!" "You're gonna believe him of all people?" "Goddammit." "I say we go find that Willie kid, beat the truth out of him." "Calm down!" "We already have a suspect in custody for your sister's murder." "Well, it's all connected, I'm telling you!" "Just stick to running 'shine and leave the police work to me." "We got to get to Chesterfield's." "You're not going anywhere!" "Don't worry, Jack." "We got this." "You and your brother want some payback?" "Will you stop that infernal caterwauling?" "Aw, come on, Mr. Renfield." "You said I could practice after we closed the joint." "Yes, but at the moment, your assault on my ears is more than I can bear." "Where did you find that crate?" "Behind the stage under some drapes." "I thought you wanted me to bring out the booze." "It's not booze, it..." "Never mind what it is." "Just put it back where you found it." "I'll deal with the blood-sucking thieves myself." " Mr. Renfield?" " Yes, Rita?" "Can I sing now?" "No, you cannot sing." "And when I say you cannot sing," "I do not mean you cannot sing now or later." "I mean you cannot sing at all." "You tone-deaf little strumpet." "Your talents would better serve you laying on your back in a cat house." "Not prancing about on my stage." "Rita, darling, suck it up." "Or I'll find myself another cigarette girl." "Little trollop." "This is a raid." "Rita?" "Get the hell out of here before I tell your mother who you've really been working for." " What?" " Go!" "Was it really necessary to smash the front door in?" "Shut up." "Fine." "Then I demand to see a search warrant." "I said, "shut up!"" "You pissed in my sandbox, pinky ring." "And now you're going to pay." "What do we do?" "Smash it all." "Stupid Jack." "He doesn't know what he's talking about." "Anna!" "What are you doing here?" "The police are looking for you." "I know, they busted up the club." "I thought they were paying off the cops." "Jack said that men from your club came by last night and ambushed them." "They're blaming you." "Me?" "They think you set them up." "Shit." "Did you?" "What?" "No!" "Were you there?" "Did you see?" "Jack and Sam came to the club last night and they squeezed me." "So, I told them what they wanted." "That's it." "I didn't tell anyone else." "I'd lose my job if I did, I swear." "Ok, it's okay." "I believe you but it doesn't matter." "They think you were in on it." "You got to get out of here before anyone sees you." "Anna, baby, I've been thinking." "Running around like a fugitive all day made me think, a lot, about everything, about us, our future." "What are you saying?" "I want to marry you." "Always have." "But times have turned and we got to do it now." "I want you to come away with me, away from this town, a new life just for us." "I can't." "My mama..." "It's not forever." "We run away now, get married, and come back when thing cool down." "I promise." "But how, how can we live?" "I got that figured out." "The club." "Victor keeps his secret stash of money in his office." "I spied him hiding it once." "But now the club is empty." "It's easy peasy." "There's got to be 1000 dollars in that box." "The police are looking for you." "By now, everyone in town knows what happened." "How can we even get there without getting caught." "We just stay off the roads." "Please." "We got to go right now." "Jesus." "Willie, like this?" "I need my things." "Don't worry about that." "We'll buy you all new things." "Trust me." "Please." "I do." "You know Victor?" "We smash down your door, bust up all your booze, drag you in here and you haven't even asked me what this is all about." "I can only assume you're not satisfied with our current arrangement." "Arrangement?" "I send three of my men to collect a little luxury tax and the next thing I know, they're all dead." "I wouldn't know the first thing about killing anyone, Mr..." "Chief of Police Farley." "You murdered three cops, you foppy little weasel." "I'm going to have a front row seat when they strap you to the chair." "I know this game." "And then I say," ""I can assure you, Chief Farley,"" "I murdered no one." "I was at the club all night and there are scores of witnesses" ""who will attest to just that."" "You really think that matters?" "You silk-suited smart guys really crack me up." "You got the master plan all figured out?" "Your men killed three cops and skipped the scene but you left a living witness, genius." "A cop." "He saw the whole thing." "Now, start talking!" "Chief Farley, in the... breast pocket of my silk vest you'll find a business card and on it you'll be able to read quite clearly the name and number to my attorney." "Would you be so kind as to phone him for me?" "You little shit." "That's okay." "I got everything I need to burn your sorry ass." "You just sit in here and think about that." "On the gate!" "Thank you so much, Chief Farley!" "Goddammit." "What are you complaining about now?" "I'm out of cigarettes." "Give me your keys, I'm going to go get some more." "You're not taking my car anywhere." "This is bullshit." "What am I supposed to do?" "Loaf around here for days on end?" "I should be off at the station with the guys." "The guys can't use you in the condition you're in right now." "You need to relax." "Give me your fucking keys." "You need to rest." "Ok?" "The chief will call you when he wants your help." "I'll take you home." "You relax there." "When he needs you, he'll come get you, alright?" "Ok." "Ok." "I think I'm losing my mind." "You lost that years ago." "No, I'm serious." "What I saw, who I saw, forget it." "It's okay." "You can talk to me." "Last night, I saw a man." "I don't know how I missed it before but I got a good look at him through my scope just before shit hit the fan." "What about him?" "I know him." "I knew him from the war." "You knew I was a snipper, right?" "Yes, it was a rotten war, you did rotten things." "We talked about all this before." "Yes, but there was one thing I did that I never told you." "Something awful." "See..." "Sometimes they'd negotiate a truce for the purpose of retrieving the casualties." "We'd send our medics and stretcher bearers into no man's land to treat the wounded." "But I never trusted the Jerries." "I watched their medics like a hawk, making sure their stretchers weren't hiding guns or any other surprises." "But there was this one medic." "He was alone." "Just him with the wounded, it didn't make sense." "Then suddenly he looked at me through the scope." "I mean right at me." "So I shot him straight through the head." "I don't know why I did it." "It didn't make any sense." "He was a medic." "Then all hell broke loose and everybody started shooting." "It was a disaster." "A lot of good men died because of me." "Thinking back, I... can't get my head around it." "I don't know what came over me." "Last night, this guy in my scope..." "It was that medic." " That's impossible." " I know!" "But it certainly looked like him." "It reminded me of memories long buried." "Or rather drowned." "This has been my best friend ever since." "You know what's funny?" "Today is the longest stretch that I've been sober for a while." "Well, it's been a sobering day for all of us." "And I've been thinking a bit, myself." "But..." "I don't want to add to your condition." "Um..." "Here." "Take this, I want you to have it." "It's always given me strength." "Your rosary." "I'm not what you'd call a model Catholic anymore." " I can't take this." " It's..." "I'm loaning it to you." "Maybe instead of reaching for the booze, try your faith." "We've been together a long time, Jack, and I just..." "I can't stand to see you like this." "Rosey, come on now." "Hey!" "That's not the girl I know." "The Rosey I know would beat the shit out of four sailors with a frying pan." "They were marines." "Marines, sailors." "The frying pan part was right, though, right?" "Yeah, your brain isn't complete mush." "Yet." "After today, I'm not so sure." "Golly." "Wait!" "For what?" "Something's not right." "Of course it's not right, everything's busted to shit." "No, that's not what I meant." "Come on, we'll get the money and we'll be out of here lickety-split." "Ok?" "Be careful." "Keep an eye out." "Hurry back." "Hello, William." "Mr. Chester." "Hold your tongue." "It may be the only thing that saves you." "She's a pure one." "Well that is unexpected." "Willie?" "It's okay." "I got this, baby." "Nice." "Where's Victor?" "I'm not sure." "Willie, you know what I value more than anything?" " Mr. Chester..." " Loyalty, William, loyalty." "It has been the key to my survival for all these years." "I'm loyal, Mr. Chester." "I swear." "I'm just..." "I am not going to make the same mistake that my master did." "See these scars?" "My master told me I was special." "He trusted me." "He confided in me." "He made me what I am today." "Then one day at the crack of dawn," "I drove a steak through his motherfucking heart." "That was 137 years ago." "March to be exact." "So if you're thinking about double crossing me," "I will split your wrists and turn your little Anna into my concubine." "Willie!" "Loyalty, William." "Loyalty." "You're going to do exactly as I say." "What's that all about?" "Are you open for business?" "George?" "He's one of the regulars." "Three cops just died." "I would've thought you could've stopped whoring for one night." "Well, I haven't thought about it that way but I wonder if three whores died, if you'd stop being a cop." "I'm sorry." "It's just been a long day." "Well, you ain't kidding." "This is a goddammed disaster." "I let all the other girls go home early." "Lily's a wreck." "Violet's been so out of sorts lately." "We all have our ways of coping." "How about a drink for you and the fellas?" "On the house." "Aw, thanks but..." "Too much going on to be getting sauced." "Where's Jack?" "I drove him home." " You what?" " Just calm down." "All of you were so hot under the collar, both you and Jack." "Jack's got his own demons he's dealing with." "He doesn't need you riding him." "What's done is done." "The dead are gone." "No matter how much you run around, you can't change that." "Just..." "Focus on the living." "Free drinks?" "It's the least I could do." "He ate them." "Who is it?" "It's me, Jack." "Willie Cranston." "The fuck are you doing here?" "I need your help." "Sure, I'll help you." "You set us up." "You got Sam killed." "Where the fuck do you get the balls to come here?" "Ask for my help?" " I'm in trouble, Jack." " Whoa, easy, Tex." "Graduating?" "Well, you sure don't get any smarter." "What can I do for you, Willie?" " Victor." " What about him?" "I need you to come with me and get him out of the jail." "Victor the murder suspect?" "How do you think that's going to fly?" "You're still on our hotlist." "You're a cop, just do it!" "Ok, kid." "Just ease your finger off that trigger." "It's liable to go off." "I don't want to hurt you." "Well, you sure got a funny way of showing it." "I had nothing to do with that ambush." "I'm just a bus boy." "Well, I'll be sure to keep that in mind." "Let's just go." "A hand like a foot." "What the hell are we waiting for?" "Let's burn the house down and kill them all." "Haven't you learned anything from Chester?" "Why use a sword when you can use a needle." "You look beautiful tonight, baby doll." "As usual." "Yeah, that's good." "That's it." "Nice." "You're a little frisky tonight." "What's wrong with you?" "Little tomcat." "That's my cue." "Hold it, fella." "We've got a situation upstairs." " It ain't safe for you here." " Safe?" "Why?" "Do you have holy water and a wooden steak?" "What?" "God almighty!" "What did you do?" "I sure hope you know what you're doing, kid." "Just doing what I got to do." "It's nothing personal." "You do know there's a guard in there." "I'll take care of him." "What are you going to do?" "Knock him out?" "Shoot him?" "Whatever you've got planned, I'm a witness." "Did you think of that, dumbass?" "Shut up." "So, Chester gets Victor back and what?" "He just lets you ride off into the sunset?" "I said, "shut up!"" "You know, kid, payback is a bitch." "Hey, Jack!" "Who's the nancy boy?" "All right, that's enough." "Give me the keys." "I can't do that." "Nancy boy?" "Kiss my ass!" "Jesus, kid, I didn't know you had it in you." "Best keep that in mind." "Now get the goddam key." "Okay, kid, you're the boss." "Good afternoon, gentlemen." "I was beginning to think the wheels of justice had ground to a halt." "Don't push your luck, asshole." "Just you and your boy get the fuck out of here." "No need to be rude, officer." "Be gracious in defeat and move on." "Now, get in." "Fuck you!" "We have no time to quibble, William." "Just shoot him." "Yeah, Willie, shot me." "I will." "Stay put." "Don't follow us, or you're a dead man." "Pretty bold move for a busboy." "You'll make Chester proud." "Chester?" "That son-of-a-bitch has got my girl and I have got to deliver you to get her back." "So that's your angle." "And here I was thinking you were going to join our little clan." "Clan?" "Is that what you call it?" "Chester and that singer lady were all over Anna like animals." "Vampires, actually." "Immortals who rule the night." "And Chester is the master." "I thought he was just a rumrunner from down South." "I know." "It's such a perfect disguise." "Rumrunners, bootleggers, scofflaws, every Tom, Dick, and Harry has a double life of some sort these days." "And vampires thrive in this world." "The blood business is booming." "What?" "Is that what was in those bottles?" "And you just turned a blind eye like everyone else." "We were operating in plain sight." "Look but don't see." "Don't think." "Just have another drink and pretend the night will never end." "Just get in the car before Chester changes his mind." "Yes, sir." "Quite a conundrum, Officer..." "I never did quite get your name." "I never told you." "Seems the fortunes have changed but not for the better at least not for you." "You're out of your league." "This is the devil at work." "Vampires walk among us." "I've seen this before." "Yes, yes!" "I knew that about you." "You bear a cross." "I can see it in your eyes." "Forget it." "They will stop at nothing!" "These demons will suck this town dry." "Do you know how to kill a vampire?" "I can stop them." "I can!" "Gun or knife or steak." "I prepared." "You'll need me!" "Barbarians." "Anna, I got him!" "Annabelle!" "Sir Camelot is here to save you." "Where is she?" "Around." "Where is she?" "I did my part." "Now, let us go." "And you did it so well, thank you." "I will kill you." "Willie..." "You should have probably let me drive the car." "You place way too much focus on the road and I have very nimble fingers." "Now look what you did, you stupid, stupid, boy." "Where's Anna?" "By now, probably in several places." "The next on will be between the eyes." "Now, sit there and bleed quietly while I collect my things." "Please." "Tell me where Anna is." "You know, the great thing about working for the devil is you can always hit shit in a bible." "Where's Anna?" "I want you to know something." "The only reason you're alive is because Chester likes you." "Mortals can be very valuable to vampires." "And it pays very well." "Trust me, I know." "If you keep pressure on that leg, you may actually live." "Please." "Anna." "You don't get it kid." "She belongs to him now." "Everything is now his." "I have some advice for you." "Cut your losses, as they say, and skip town." "The feast has begun and once they get a taste for blood, no one is safe." "Not even me." "Please, I'm begging you." "Sorry, kid." "I don't do charity." "Forget about them." "They're just servants to the master." "It's Chesterfield, he's the alpha!" "Here." "What's that for?" "We're going to need some heat to take these bastards down." "Where's the chief?" "Those guns won't kill them." "We'll see about that." "Satan's army is at the door!" "We must act now before it's too late." "If you don't shut the hell up, I'm going to come over there and rip your goddamn tongue out." "Amen to that!" "Where's the chief and crew?" "They went to go see you." "Rosey's." "Someone's coming." "Where's Anna?" "You've got some fucking nerve." "What happened to your leg?" "Victor, that son-of-a-bitch shot me." "Geez, stupid shit, what were you thinking?" "I'm sorry!" "Anna and I..." "We went to the club we were going to steal..." "I did something stupid." "My god, Anna?" "Where is she?" "They took her!" "Magnificent, isn't it?" "What is this place?" "This, my dear, is the evolution of our species where we rise above the savagery of our ancestors." "My god!" " No!" " Please don't upset them." "Fear and pain have an adverse effect on the quality and value of the livestock." "You're insane." "It would seem that way." "But for our discriminating clientele it is no longer enough to simply exist." "Eternity is a very long time." "We need to find pleasure where we can." "Human blood should be enjoyed like fine wine." "Let me out of here." "Help!" "You'll ruin the batch." "You have a very bright future here." "From your smell, I can tell you're a virgin." "And that's the sweetest blood of all." "We don't know if Chester's men are on a rampage or still at the club." "So just get on that highway and drive" " and do not stop until sunrise." " Got it." "These are all I could find." " Just..." " I'll bring her back." "I swear to god." "I love her more than anything." "I know you do." "Jack." "Shouldn't Owens come with us?" "It's his job to protect the ladies." "For all we know, those vampires are on their way here right now." "Besides, I have a plan." " Jack, I need to talk to you." " What?" "In private." " Now?" " Yes, now!" "Jesus Christ." "Rosey, I know it's been a rough day but now is not the time for one of your heart to hearts." "Anna's your daughter." "What?" "I was going to tell you one day." "Her wedding, maybe, but you need to know now." "Anna..." "Your little Anna is our... my daughter?" "I got pregnant before you went away to war and I kept her because... because she's ours!" "Why didn't you tell me?" "Because when you got back from the war you were different." "You were angry, violent, lost." "You couldn't handle being a father and I couldn't risk it." "Yeah, well..." "That's news." "I still would have saved her." "You know that, right?" "Yeah." "I do know that." "One other thing, though." "What?" "Willie's my son?" "They're vampires." "Chief and Ramsey fired their guns right a Violet, point blank, right at her and it did nothing." "What are you going to do?" "Call in reinforcements." "All great knights are born from the forge of hell." "Salvation will soon be yours." "You sure this is a good idea?" "He's bat-shit crazy." "My dear boy, we are the last defense of darkness shadowing the earth." "But I told you, there's nobody in there." "That's what they want you to believe." "This club is just a front to hide their true residence." "Maybe they left." "Anna could be miles from here." "Daylight is coming soon." "They wouldn't travel that far without planning in advanced." "I can feel it in my soul, they are here!" "This is horseshit." "They're blood sucking vampires." "They killed my entire squad." "Right now, this crazy fuck is the only one who had it right from the start." " Thank you, sir." " Shut up." "Right now, I'm out of my league." "So I need all the help I can get." "What about silver bullets?" "That's werewolves." " Werewolf." " Mhm!" "I don't want to know." "Let's just get Anna and get the fuck out of here." "I'm in." "She's my everything." "How about you, preacher?" " You in?" " This is my calling." "A sign from god above that I am here to serve in his mighty..." "I got it." "You're in." "But if we're going to go up against the supernatural, you had better tell me everything you know about killing these things." "It would be my pleasure." "Careful, there's broken glass everywhere." "Broken glass." "I'm a little more worried about vampires." "What the hell did you do that for." "Never mind." "I knew it." "My brothers." "All great crusaders have forged in the crucible of blood." "Luther, shut the fuck up." "I'm not in the mood." " You've got something on your..." " Shut up." "Care to open a tab boys?" "Nice try, preacher." "I haven't killed a holy man in a century." "As I walk through the shadow of death." "It's through "The valley of the shadow of death."" "Holy water." "Remember to use all the weapons I gave you." "What is it Luther?" "What?" "I'm trying to think of a scripture to quote... but..." "I got nothing." "Where the hell that vamp bitch come from?" " What about that door?" " This?" "Goes to a loading dock." "Luther said they'd be in the building, their den!" "I know scofflaws." "Do you have any idea how many hidden doors and cash boxes I've scored in my time!" "Okay, "Houdini", surprise me." "It's prohibition for Christ's sake!" "All we need to do, is find the secret panel, we find the den." "This is horse shit!" "I'm gonna call someone!" "Who you gonna call genius?" "I don't know, the mayor, the feds, the army." "The army, really?" "The fucking army!" "You first, pretty boy." "Not the first time I've dealt with locals." "Just give it up Chesterfield." " The word is out." " I disagree." "We chose this town just because it's small enough that no one will notice or care." "My only problem is you." "Bullshit, if I can't stop you the mayor's just gonna call in the feds." "Either way, you're finished." "Politicians, it's all about power." "Your mayor is on my payroll and a-shoe-in for re-election." "I only needed to purge the police." "This town and all the people in it are mine." "Where's Ana?" "You son of a bitch!" "Give her to me!" "I don't think so." "I was hoping you'd be here." "Looking for a little pay back are we?" "Go find Ana." "That's right, boy." "Go find her." "I'm getting thirsty." "Willie!" "Anna?" "I'm over here." "What did they do to you." "Alright." "I'll free you." "Okay, okay." "I got you, alright." "Wait, my arm." "Shit." "Okay, it's alright." "Brace yourself alright." "Arggh!" "You're mine!" "Let go of me." "Get out of the way!" "It was you in the war." "In my scope, but you're the same." "You're the sniper." "For years, I thought I was crazy watching you eating those men." "The years have not been kind to you." "You ruined my life." "You're welcome." "Holy water!" "Yeah that's a nice trick, it stings a little." "But it won't kill me." "I drive a stake through your fucking heart it will." "Now look what you've done." "That's a full week of harvesting." "You're gonna pay for that blood... in... well, you get the idea." "How dare you!" "Go, get out of here." " Jack's in there." " Let's go, maybe he got out." "Chester, run!" "Argh!" "What am I supposed to do with you two!" "So much promise." "So young, passion..." "I always need new blood." "Not to drink." "For my organization." "Never!" "Now you did it!" "You got me angry!" "Shit!" "We can talk about this." "I don't think he wants to talk." "Fool!" "I will trine in the dust of your corpses long after your names are forgotten." "I am immortal." "Not all of you is immortal."