"These fuckin' Guineas, they get the best tables." " They're bigger than us." " Honoured to build on our friendship." "The road to friendship is paved with baby steps." "Do you have a college student, or a mistress, or whatever?" "You've been indicted." "We have to take you in." " Don't worry, Decco, it's okay." " He's sick, Rose." " And he's not gonna get any better." " He would like to meet... his father." "Who are you?" "It's blue." "I'm pregnant." "I can't do it." "So Michael Caffee burned down his used car lot on Argyle for Freddie Cork." "Michael Caffee has agreed to become a T.E.C. informant, so there's no way Michael Caffee could've been at that used car lot." "I'm not gettin' a proper return on the money." " I can't give you 80c to the dollar." " Take it out of Michael's end." "What are you talkin' about?" "I was talking to Freddie, and I think the two of you should sit down somewhere nice and calm and reorganize his portfolio." "This is great." "You gettin' all this?" "Freddie Cork?" "You're under arrest!" "You have the right to remain silent." "Michael, you take care of my family!" "Look, for the record, I..." "I wanna start by saying that I don't... like doing this." "You know, turning' on one of our own." "It kinda makes me sick." "But my boss, U.S. Attorney Ellis Franklin, is a corrupt motherfucker, and I have more than enough shit on him to take him down." "You don't want to do this." "Yes, I do." "No, you don't." "Believe me, you don't." "We never had this conversation... for your own good." "What's he doin'?" "He's playing a route 1 football, trying to lob it over the top." "Pass the fuckin' ball out to the flank." "How long have you been interest in the beautiful game, then?" "I thought Americans didn't care for football without helmets." "Best steak I ever had was in Philadelphia." "Little joint... next to the train station... during the war." "You were in World War II, were you?" "Yes, I was." "Did you actually fight?" "Of course I fought." "Where?" "Where?" "North Africa?" "Anzio?" "Okinawa?" "Where?" "I once saw a girl in a white dress... standing on a street corner in Rome... next to a flower shop." "Prettiest girl I ever saw." "You were in Rome?" "Rome?" "I wanna work." "Work?" "You know, get a job." "Why?" "We're doing fine." "Because... it occurred to me that my life might be more than, than this." "What could you do?" "Mary-Kate said I could volunteer at social services twice a week." "I start tomorrow." "Tomorrow." "Just like that?" "Just like that." "Kids are asleep." "I had to read little Eddie Thomas The Tank Engine three times." "Where're you goin'?" "Goin' to work." "You gonna be back for breakfast?" "I hope so." "I should be back way before breakfast." "I'll slip into bed beside you and I might even wake you up." "I gotta go." "Who's hogging the chocolate chips?" "There you go, baby." "You ever think of gettin' into the purse business?" " Can't say I have." " Fake purses." " Fake purses?" " Don't fuckin' laugh." "Fancy-schmancy purses." "Chanel and Vuitton and whatnot." "People can't tell the difference." " I can tell the difference." " Me, too." "It's in the stitching." "You wanna bet?" "Don't fucking discourage him, all right?" "He's spreading his wings." "It's good." "It's just the truth." "The fake ones look cheap." "Two Chinese dudes, Macky Grogan knows turned me on to this shit." "They'd sell us a purse for $10 each." "We'd turn around and sell them for up to 700 bucks a piece." "Tidy profit, right?" "One of these is real... one of them is fake." "I can't tell the... difference." "I don't know." "Ladies?" "If either of you guess right, you can keep the real bag." "This one's real." "Wrong." "You sure?" "Of course I'm fuckin' sure." "Ten bucks?" " Let's do it." " There's a problem." "The best place to move this shit is out in Garden City." "A store for rich ladies, they only keep high end quality goods." "But the guy who owns the store..." "won't play." "Did you explain to him that it would be in his best interest?" "Nozzoli's wife shops there." "He's protected." "The light's always been so bright?" "Sorry, Mr. Shadow man." "We'll live in complete darkness from now long." "These are seriously deranged individuals we're talking about here, Becky." "You mean all those good friends..." "Brendan?" "Dad?" "Help us!" "So you can get me outta here now, right?" "Has being in here taught you nothing?" "The judicial system of this great nation moves very slowly." "You can't get me out of here?" "Franklin will stall as long as possible." "When he finally accepts the fact that he can't prosecute you without the testimony of poor departed Brendan, then... most likely he'll drop the charges, yes." "Most likely?" "His witness is fucking dead." "You'll get out." "Breathe deeply." "Meditate." "Something." "Jesus." "Earn the money I pay you and tell Caffee to give my Fiona her proper due." "He's been a little light with his payments lately." "You can do that?" "I'll tell him." "I love you, sweetheart." "I love you, too, baby." "Now get me the fuck outta here." "Let's go for a drive." "So where are we going?" "Work, or pleasure, or what?" "I suppose pleasure would be too much to ask, wouldn't it?" "You know, there's this seriously rank bar down the street called Cozy's." "Broken jukebox, cheap whiskey." "This old toothless grandma behind the bar." "You wanna go?" "I'd like to congratulate you on your keen vigilance." "Vigilance?" "Ever on the watch for corruption and incompetence... at the very top." "Wait!" "They fuckin' told you?" "The fuckin' FBI." "And because of this newfound excellence of yours... this sudden ambition to do the right thing..." "I'm going to reward you, Giggs." "I'm actually gonna promote you." "You're going to become a case officer on our most important case." "What the fuck are you doin'?" "This... is your new case officer." "Case office..." "What the fuck are you talking about?" "Declan is gonna join Ralph on our little team here." "You're out of your fuckin' mind." "This guy's a fucker!" "No disrespect, Decco." "He opens his mouth to Freddie, I'm a dead man." "So let's hope he doesn't." "For all our sakes... including his." "Gentlemen." "Hey, partner." "Let's get started, shall we?" "Judd's probably stuck in traffic." "All due respect, traffic is not Judd's problem." "Judd's incompetent." "Let's just save this conversation for another time, shall we?" "We want you to assume the chairmanship." "I can't do that." " Why not?" " The man is my friend." "He hasn't been to a meeting all year." "You're in charge, why not claim credit for it?" "Sorry, gentlemen, but I'm gonna dance with the girl that brung me." "Chairman Fitzgerald's been delayed, so I'm gonna sit in for him." "The parks and highway commission will now entertain bids for repairs on the Southbound Lane to Interstate 95." "Who's making the first bid?" "Somebody we know is doin' pretty well recently." "I'm gonna give you an extra 2% on the motel." "It's about fucking time." "Thanks, Mike." "It's no problem." "Down little on pharmaceuticals, you know, but overall... doing pretty good considering what it's like, so I'm gonna give you an extra 1% boost." "That cool?" "Thanks, Mike." "Now what we gotta do..." "A cold beer would sure hit the spot, Terry." " What's going on?" " You hear about Brendan?" "He was shot last night tryin' to get out of dodge." "Right in front of his house." "Without his testimony, Franklin may have to give Freddie a free pass." "No shit." "Thank you, Mr. Mulligan." "You wanna give us a minute?" "Freddie's getting out?" "Franklin will drag his feet." "But if I have my way, which I usually do..." "Freddie'll be a free man by the end of the month." " That's good news." " Freddie's concern that his proper cut isn't being delivered to Fiona in a timely manner." "Why the fuck would I..." "Doesn't matter." "I'm sorry about the racket, this place is a zoo." "No worse than a morning at the DMV." "The spiel." "My little neck of the woods is victim's services." "We get people who've been raped, people who have been robbed... families of homicide victims." "They usually need help dealing with... the cops, courts, hospitals... government bureaucracies." "What do you want me to do?" "I'd like to start you out just checking people in." "Names, addresses... phone numbers if they've got 'em, find out what their problem is." "You're gonna do just fine." "That sun too bright?" "I like it." "Warms my bones." "Where's Peggy?" "I rang the bell, she's..." "Peggy went..." "You made it clear to the contractors that... we're only handing out the first half mile of the Riverwalk, yes?" "I held up the other two miles like a big fat carrot." "Budgets are only kept when people think they can make more money by keeping them." "It's human nature." " We missed you at the meeting today." " Bullshit." "You didn't miss me." "You were missed, let's just put it that way." "Go on, Tommy... spit it out." "They asked me to replace you." "They asked me to be chairman." "You'd still maintain control through me." "You just wouldn't have to attend any of the meetings, which you hate anyway." "You'd get to work the way you like, running things from behind the curtain." "When does the commission meet again?" " It's not for another couple of days." " I'm going." "I don't think that's a good idea." "It's time for my nap." "I get cranky... when I don't have my nap." "Excuse me, what's your name, please?" "Eldridge Louis..." "Buchanan." "Your address, please?" "I got no address, you stupid cunt." "I live in a fucking refrigerator box." " Why are you here?" " What?" "What problem has brought you here?" "My kid got shot." " I'm sorry." " I gotta get him buried." "You gonna help me?" "Of course." "How old is he?" "Eight." "Eight?" "$6 000." " How many purses is that?" " 600." "300 purses." " What the fuck are you talking about?" " We agreed to $10 a purse." "$20 a purse." "He said fuckin' 10." " 20." " Give me that fucking thing." "This is fuckin' bullshit." "We agreed to $10 a purse." "Fuck you!" "Hold it, hold it." "What's the point of negotiating with them, if they don't keep their word?" "$10 a purse, but for every 50 we move you get $200 bonus, plus we guarantee you a year's business." "That's more than fuckin' fair, and it might stop him from shooting' you." "What the fuck are you talking about?" "Yes or no?" "Fuck sake." "Geez, they'll let anyone in here." "You're losing weight." "Yeah, it's called the 20-to-life diet." "What're you reading?" "A travel book... of London." "I always wanted to get to London." "Franklin can't keep you in here forever." "It doesn't matter." "I'm still not gettin' to London." "The cancer's back." "Shit, Marty." "I'm sorry." "I'll be dead by Christmas." "Says who?" "What the fuck do they know?" "The cancer already went into remission once already, right?" "Its spread." "It's everywhere." "Listen to me, you gotta stay positive." "It's all in the head." "Attitude is what counts." "I was... really appreciating life." "Even in this place." "But now that I know I'm gonna die here... it's just a big cold grave." "How's Sammy?" "Fine." "If you like future demolition experts." "He broke another lamp, in the living room." "That nice one with the seashells we got in Hyannis port?" "You know what she's like." "She's a fucking pain in the ass." "But he's okay?" "Of course he's okay." "He's indestructible." "She likes to eat." "Maybe she'll fucking explode..." "Hang on one second, will ya?" " What the fuck?" " You want some?" " What's your fuckin' problem?" " You want some?" "Asshole!" "Pamela get her geography test back?" "She got a "B", with extra credit for the coloring." "That's good." "That's important, you know, I mean, she keeps studying." "Fucking college is so competitive these days." "The kids in the East side are taking all the good schools and I just..." "Freddie, you all right?" "Baby, I'll call you later." "How's tricks, Rose?" "Tricks are fine, thanks." "Something on your mind?" "I'm worried about Judd." "Why?" "What's wrong?" "Tommy's got him worked up about some... committee meeting he's supposed to run." " What committee meeting?" " I don't know." "But..." "I don't think Judd should do it." "He's not in very good shape." "His mind wanders." "He forgets things." "He gets confused." "It's so hard to imagine." "He's such a tough old son-of-a-bitch." "Not anymore." "Would you talk to Tommy?" "These are good sausages." "Yeah, these are really good." "It's the marinade." "Secret formula." "Vinegar and garlic?" "My lips are sealed." "Nice work protecting Brendan there, boys." "America's finest." "What happens now?" "You gonna let Freddie walk?" "Unless the gods intervene," "I may have to." "Suppose I gave you Nozzoli?" "How?" "Bug his clubhouse on mon?" "street." "We'd need probable cause." "So what do you need him to have done?" "We would also need to know the layout of his clubhouse... where Nozzoli makes his phone calls, where to put the bugs." "So?" "But I can't promise, Michael, about Freddie." "Law's the law." "Right." "Absolutely." "Martha?" "We're gonna help you locate your son's body and have him properly buried." "Hey there, pretty face." "You should smile." "Do you know where the police took your son after he was shot?" "Hospital?" " Which one?" " Come on." "Smile." "Please?" "There, that's better." "It's me." "I keep a change of clothes here... in case of emergencies." "You're not gonna win any fashion contests, but who cares, right?" "I mean, we're worker bees, not supermodels." "You okay?" "I'm fine." "It can get... pretty gross around here sometimes." "Don't worry." "I can take it." "I know you can." "I know." "Fuckin' punk." "Michael, sit down." "Listen... be diplomatic about it." "Remind him who the fuck has been taking care of him for ten years." "He said that?" "You know something?" "Fuck him." "Break his fuckin' balls." "I want my fuckin' money." "Fuckin' ingrates." "How many do you go through a week?" "Too fuckin' many." "It's cutting into my profit margins." "How's Freddie doin'?" "He's a little claustrophobic." "He's a big guy to be stuck in a... space that small." "I've been meaning to get up to see him, but I'm so fuckin' jammed here." "I know." "Where's the time?" "So, I..." "I brought you a little gift." "How'd you feel about goin' into the purse business?" " That's very handsome." " It's beautiful." "It's also fake." "A real Gucci like that would set you back a... you know, a whole bunch of money." "It's like... a lot of money." "Shit... 700 bucks." "You know how much that one cost?" "Sixty." "So, why include me?" "Why not keep the profits for yourself?" "The best outlet for stuff like that... is a place called "The Beauty Spot" in Garden City." "Very nice, very up market, very tasteful." "Ladies clothes, and such like." "And the owner's a guy called Jack Costello... and I don't know what I done, but he... he doesn't wanna do business with me." "What kind of split you have in mind?" "80-20." "I know Jack Costello and the store very well." "My fuckin' wife, God bless her... spends a small fortune in there every year." "No shit." "I could buy a fuckin' country for what she drops into that asshole's pockets." "You know what I'm sayin'?" "In that case..." "I'm thinking 70-30." "And I do all the work." "I'll gladly be your partner." "And I'd gladly stick it up Costello's ass." "Ma, are you okay?" "I need to talk to you about Judd." "Don't give me that look, Tommy." "You should go and see him yourself." "It's not my place to." "What's this I hear about you sending him in to run some committee or other?" "The committee of parks and..." "Who told you?" "Who?" "Never mind." "I'm not sending him in." "He's charging in all on his own." " Is this such a good idea?" " No, it's not." "Then stop him." "I can't." "I tried." "Well, protect him." "How?" " I don't know." " Well, I don't know." "Tommy, promise me." "Promise me!" "All right, I promise." "Now, who told you?" "I have to go in." "I TiVo-ed American idol." "How are things between you and Eileen?" "We're a married couple." "Yes, you are." "And don't you forget it." " What's that supposed to mean?" " Have a good day, sweetheart." "What is takin' so long?" "I got better things to do than wait all day." "Excuse me?" "We're here to see about the release of a body." "Gimme my boy, you cocksuckers." "Name?" "Martha Danners." "Name of deceased?" " Shane." " Spelling?" "Nothing listed." "Can you try another spelling?" "S-H-A-Y-N-E... or A-I-N?" "Please?" "I'll need to see your driver's license." "I ain't got no license." "Your passport?" "Birth certificate?" "What the fuck are you talkin' about?" "Passport?" "I need proof of ID." "I can't just pass out bodies to anybody." "My name is Eileen Caffee." "I work for social services." "We're just trying to get Ms. Danner's son." "My husband is Tom Caffee." "Representative Tom Caffee." "Wait here." "Your husband's some kind of hotshot?" "Let's hope so." "I just want my boy." "What was he like?" "My son?" "He was sweet, a good kid." "He was a day-dreamer." "Who shot him?" "His best friend, Harry." "He was shot by an 8-year-old boy?" "What's that?" "Shayne Danners." "Sign here." "Nozzoli does his business sitting' there." "Maybe you can put a bug in this..." "There's heating duct, right there, or maybe one on the light switch, for good measure, 'cause... he's paranoid, he's got music on all the time." "I think you're gonna need a lot of mics." "Any other outlets?" "There's a light switch by every door, and there's a outlet... on every wall." "There's water pipes coming up in the corner." "I think." "It's not perfect, but..." "We can go in at night... be out in 5 hours, tops." "So we good?" "Sure." "This is an affidavit... stating that Nozzoli intimated to you that he was responsible for the death of Herbie "the jew" Berkowitz." "It also states that you persally witnessed" "Nozzoli charging rent to drug traffickers on the lower east end of Providence." "Bad guy." "What's goin' on with Freddie?" "Well, despite the loss of our witness, we've decided to go ahead and prosecute our case against Freddie." "Which should keep him off the streets for at least a few years." " Right there?" " Right there." "I believe this is what they call:" ""making a deal with the devil"." "Giggs, Michael is our ally in the war against crime." "Thank you." "Pleasure doing business with you gentlemen." "I'm sorry I've not been out here more." "I've been running around like crazy." "It ain't easy filling Freddie's shoes." "But... there's 20-grand there." "If you want more, it's not a problem, just let me know." "Thank you, Michael." " Things get a little tight sometimes." " I know, I get it." "You got bills to pay, right?" "Kids to feed." "It's hard without Freddie." "Boys listen to him, they don't listen to me." "Is there something that I can do?" "You want me to... have a man-to-man conversation with them or...?" "No, that's okay." "Don't worry." "We'll get Freddie out." "That bastard Franklin really has it out for Freddie?" "Franklin can only bend the law so far." "At some point, he's gotta admit he's got no case." "That's what Boyle says." "Jack Boyle?" "Top lawyer." "He knows what he's talking about." "What's important... is you don't lose hope." "Keep your chin up." "For you kids... and for Freddie... and for yourself." "That's better." "Where've you been?" "Driving around." "I just needed some time for myself." "A call would have been nice." "Sorry." "How are the kids?" "Fed, sort of." "Mac and cheese." "Baths are... in progress." "Mary-Rose is sloggin' her way through The Great Gatsby." "What's this?" "I went to work today... at social services." "I tried to help a woman who's son had been shot." "She wanted to get his body back... so she could bury him." "But he'd been incinerated." "Instead of his body, she... got this bag of ashes." "You don't have to go back." "I want to." "I have to." "This is boring." " But I like it." " What are we doin', just starin' at a fuckin' screen?" "Nothing happens." "No, it's good." "It takes my mind off things." "What things?" "You know, stuff." "Things." "You know, whatever." " Why?" "What's your problem?" " I don't have a problem." "Come on." "Don't jump down my throat." "I'm not." "I wasn't..." "I wasn't..." "jumping down your throat." "I got you something." "I didn't have time to wrap it." "It's not groceries." "It's not groceries." " Should I open it?" " No, no." "Just sit and stare at the bag for couple of hours." "Nice, right?" "Fuck you, Michael." "I'm not that easy." "The parks and highways commission will now invite competitive bids on three projects:" "repaving Blackstone Boulevard from Westford Road to North Avenue, expansionf the 95 ramp at Atwell's, and the Central avenue interchange at 295... in Johnston." "Everett, I understand you want to make a bid?" "Yes, sir, I do." "I'd like to take a crack at Blackstone Boulevard." "What's your bid?" "$300 000, and even." " That's a lot of money." " I can lay out the figures for you." "Please." "Tearing up what's there will take a $100 000 and change." "How much change?" "8 000." "8 000?" "You call that change?" "It's just a figure of speech." "Didn't think the old man would notice?" "Well, guess what?" "He does notice... and it pisses him off." "So here's what we're gonna do." "You're gonna sit back down and I'm going to entertain someone else's bid for Blackstone Boulevard." "Judd, you have to let Everett finish his bid." "Are you telling me how to do my job?" " Just reminding you of the protocol." " Fuck protocol." "The purpose of this gathering is to give the best possible deal... for the people of Rhode Island." "Not worrying about some... stupid protocol." "Sit down, Everett." "How about you, Morris?" "You interested in Blackstone Boulevard?" "I can throw in..." "I can throw... you know... 95... the ramp..." "Your boys, they ca..." "Your boys, they can..." "I think we should move on to the next item." "We have to consider the ramif..." ""Construction costs cannot exceed annual rate of inflation."" " Why'd you do it?" " What the hell are you doing here?" "He's sitting in his house like a man who's just seen the abyss look back." "Now, I can't get anything out of him except you betrayed him." " It's 'cause of that committee meeting?" " Shut the door." "You should never have let him go." "You know full well how frail he is." "You know his mind wanders." "You know how proud he is." "You should've stopped him." "You should've protected him." "Why didn't you protect him?" "You should see him now." "He's completely broken." "He's the saddest fuckin' thing I've ever seen." "And why do you care so much about Judd?" "Because he's me fuckin' da!" "And I was hopin'..." "I was hopin' to get to know him a bit." "What's the big mystery?" "I've come to a point in my life where I need a clean conscience." "Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" "It was Freddie who had your skull bashed in." "He had some guys from out-of-town do it." "A friend of mine in Intel told me a while back." "The Russian thing?" "I don't know, I just..." "I shoulda told you sooner." "I'm sorry." "I haven't been a very good friend." "Don't be stupid." "You're not a friend." "You're family." "Colin's got a couple of questions." "Questions?" "What kind of questions?" "I don't know..." "What's your favorite beer?" "Amstel at Christmas." "Blue Ribbon on the 4th of July." "Best place for fireworks... is Narragansett Beach." "Fireworks?" "4th of July." "We go beserk for fireworks, don't we?" "We celebrate our independence from England." "Aren't you the lucky buggers." "Is he really... so powerful then?" "He was." "In a small kind of way." "Why small?" "It's a small state." "How're you doing?" "Just lovely." "There's something I need to tell you." "I hesitate to because..." "I know it's just gonna add to your anxiety in this fucking place, but I think you should know." "What's that?" "Michael knows." "He knows that you're the one... who tried to whack him." "That you're the one who ordered it." "I don't know how he knows, but he knows." "Sorry, Freddie."