"It's been forever since I'd known a holiday, since I'd seen my family, since I'd been with agirl, since I'd driven a car." "You see, cars are what put me here:" "Iron Mountain, maximum security." "I was riding a hard five for grand theftauto." "Meanwhile, my esteemed raping and murdering colleagues were up for parole at three." "World works like that sometimes." "All the time in my experience." "That's me, Rudy Duncan, menace to society, on the left." "The guy on the right's Nick Cassidy, my best friend." "Back then, we were both looking at three days to a new start." "That's what ya talk about inprison." "How you're gonna get it right." "How you'll never make the same mistakes." "[ Whistling "Silver Bells" ]" "[ Whistling Continues ]" "[ Rudy] We walk outta here, we hit that road, what's the first thing you're gonna do ?" "Hot chocolate." " What ?" " That's the first thing I'm gonna do." "I'm gonna go out and get myself a mug of hot chocolate." "And a piece of pecan pie." "That's right." "A piece of pecan pie." "Yeah." "She's gonna be out there, man." "She's gonna be right there waiting." "She got us a motel on Highway 5." "Lock ourselves in the whole week, drinkin' wine, takin' baths, man." "Huh ?" "[ Laughs ]" "Yeah." "Nick, all those pictures she sent ?" "You sure that's really her in the pictures ?" "I did hear sometimes these girls send pictures that's not really them." "It's like their prettier cousin or somethin' like that." "Why ya gotta say a thing like that, man ?" " I'm just sayin'" " Why ya gotta say a thing like that ?" "I'm just sayin', maybe I should take her out." "Spend a day or two with her." "Make sure she's the right girl." "Just a day or two." "Maybe a night or two ?" "Ah, whatever it takes.Just make sure you're gettin' the right merchandise." " You know?" " You know what ?" "Enjoy your hot chocolate, Rudy." "I think I'll take my chances with Ashley." "Yeah, I figured." "I figured." "[Guard OverP.A. Indistinct]" "[Guard] Holditup close." "[Guard] Pop gate three." "Oh, shit !" " What's up ?" " Alamo's back." "[Nick] Don't look like he missed the sunlight." "Bro, I'm fucked." "Pincher said he thinks I'm the one who ratted him out for beating up Creed." "'Cause I was there, he thinks I'm the reason he ended up in solitar." "Fuck, Rudy." "[Guard] Move out!" "[Guard] And stop !" "Move in !" "[Nick's Voice] Listen to this." ""l've made mylist andl've checked it twice." "`As long as you're naughty, it's gonna be nice." "`AII that gets me through the day, is to close my eyes and imagine holding you," ""kissing you, touching you." "" Because I know I'll feel at that moment..." "I've found the reason for my whole entire life."" "She sounds pretty mature for 25." "Yeah !" "You grow up in Detroit, you get matured real quick." "Yeah." "Either that or those pictures are ten years old." "[ Laughing ]" "Sure as hell don't make me miss Millie Bobeck." "Guess I owe Millie, though." "Ifl hadn't been rolling her," "I would've never ended up here." "Yeah." "You hadn't have cracked that guy's head open, you never would've found true love." "Jealous." "Ya know, Nick, what if she sees you and, you know, you just don't do it for her, you know, I mean physically ?" "She just" " It's not there." "What're you gonna do ?" "Well, me and her, we got a connection." "Jesus Christ." "Get this fuckin' shit..." "out of my face." "You should've written to that magazine." "I should've, yeah." "I'm gonna walk outta here." "I'm gonna walk right into a relationship." "And you, my friend, will walk out with your bus fare." "Searching for the drunkest skirt in the room." "That's right." "" Morning, gorgeous." "More eggnog ?"" "[Laughing]" " Should've written, Rudy." "You'd have got yourself a girl." "Yeah, should've done a lot of things." "All I want is just to make it back to Sidnaw, sit down for Christmas dinner, sleep in my old bed, watch some ball games with my old man," "[Rudy's Voice] eat leftovers for about six months." "I just wanna go home." "[Guard] Keep the line movin'." " What's this ?" " Holiday Jell-O." " What this shit in it ?" " Swallow it and you'll see." "Just so you know, this man and I are outta here in two days." "So while we're inhaling London broil and lobster bisque, you're still gonna be standing here smelling up the myster cream fuck." "Who's in prison now ?" "Hey, Alamo, how ya doin' ?" "Out of solitar, huh ?" "Look good." "Lose some weight ?" "Look, man, it wasn't me." " It wasn't me." " Two days, man." "Come on." "Remember how her brother's a truck driver down there ?" "I'm thinkin' he might be able to get me some work." "What work, security ?" "I'm through with that shit." "Ashley's right." "I gotta start doin' somethin' I got a stake in, get a business goin'." "I don't know, man." "I been in the business world." "Hot-wiring cars, Rudy, does not qualif you as a small business." ""Chop-shop consultant" doesn't work on a resume." "[Nick] I always wanted to be the boss of something, ya know?" "Have people working for me." "Man, what's wrong with you ?" "Monsters..." "in the gelatin." " It's just a roach, Zook." " Yeah, it's protein." "It's good for ya." " Monsters... in the gelatin !" " Calm down." "There are monsters in the gelatin !" "Monsters... in the gelatin !" "Look at this shit !" "Hey !" "Jesus !" " Sit down !" " Son of a bitch !" "You eat this shit !" "[Guard] Get down, don't move." " Stay out of this." "Stay out of it, Rudy !" "[ Shouting ]" "You want some fucking monsters ?" "Two days, man." " [ Groans ]" " Fuck !" "[ Cring ]" "[Nick] Don't move !" "[Rudy] We had nothing to do with it!" "Rudy, watch out !" "[ Groans ]" "[Rudy] Cassidy's down !" "Cassidy's stabbed!" " [ Groans ] I gotta be there." " Oh, my God !" " Rudy, Ashley." " You're gonna be all right." " Hold on, hold on." "Guard !" "Jesus, guards !" "Ashley's gonna be there." " Nick, you gotta" " Gotta be" "Guard !" "Guards !" "Jesus Christ." " Nick." "Nick !" "Nick !" "[Guard] Get him outta here now!" "Nick !" "Nick !" "Nick !" "[Rudy's Voice] Nick !" "Nick !" "[Rudy's Voice] Nick !" "Nick !" "Well, at least he won't be comin' back." "[ Laughing ]" "Ooh, you need some company tonight, Rudy, you just give me a holler." "[Laughing]" "[ Humming ]" "[Prisoner] You gonna take that from him ?" "You gonna take that shit, Rudy ?" "[ Sighs ]" "[Guard] Open outer gate." "Your world and welcome to it, you dumb fucks." "Don't be a stranger now." "We'll keep the lights on for ya." "Over here !" "Over here." "Hey, how you doin' ?" "[Nick's Voice] `And all that gets me through the day, is to close my eyes..." ""and imagine holding you, kissing you, touching you. "" "Don't do it, Rudy." "Don't you fucking do it !" "[Rudy] Jesus Christ." "Areyou Ashley ?" "I'm Nick !" "[Woman] Atlast" "My love has come along" "My lonely days are over" "Look, Ashley, I'm sorry." "I was scared that I was gonna walk out there, and you were gonna take one look at me and just... turn around." "I was scaredl was walkin' into heartache." "All those letters, those words, and you have a picture in your mind." "I was scared you'd see me, and I just wouldn't be that... picture that you had in your mind." "I figured you walked outta there and saw my clothes or something, and you just walked right the other way." " You know, maybe you saw my coat or my hair" " Hey, I like your coat !" "Maybe you, um" "Maybe you saw me and I didn't" "Ashley, no." "That was me." "I thought you said you, uh, had curly hair." "I do." "It's ver curly." "When it gets long, it's really curly." "But I cut it short." "I can grow it out again, ifyou want." "I can get it pretty bushy." "No !" "No, no, no." "I want you to be who you wanna be." "Do that again." "What ?" "Smile like that." "Come on." "One more time." "God, I have been dreaming about that smile... for so long," "Ashley Mercer." "You're better than the pictures in my mind, Nick." "You're real !" "[Man] Oh, the weather outside is frightful" "But the fire is so delightful" "Andsince we've noplace togo" "Letitsnow, letitsnow letitsnow" "Man, itdoesn'tshowsigns ofstoppin'" "Andl've broughtme some corn forpoppin'" "Thelights are turned way down low" "Letitsnow letitsnow" "When we finally kiss goodnight" "Howl'llhategoing out in thesnow" " [ Laughing ]" "Butifyoureallyholdme tight" "All the wayhome I'llbe warm" "Andthe fire is slowly dyin'" "And, my dear we're still "good-byeing"" "Butas long asyoulove meso" "Letitsnow, letitsnow letitsnow" " [ Sighs ]" " Mmm." " Can I askyou somethin' ?" " Mmm ?" "Is this the fi rst time you ever done somethin' like this ?" "You, look atyou." "So pretty, sweet." "Whywereyou writing to a guy, some con, you don't even know ?" " I told you, Nick." "Remember ?" " Tell me again." "All the guys I've ever been with, they neverwanted to get to know me." "Who I am... inside." "Theyjust wanted to..." "get inside." "A guy likeyou, Nick." "God, I mean, six months beforeyou could even touch my face." "I figure a guy like that... is gonna have to work to get to know me some otherway." "But when I read whatyou wrote to me," "I said:" "" Here's a guy they say is a criminal, but he's not." ""Just protected his girl." ""Somebody got killed, but he's not a killer..." ""'cause he did what he had to do to save somebody." "And the worldjust didn't see it that way."" "State of Michigan, anyway." "You wrote me some wonderful things." "It wasn't all me, you know." "It was all you." "The guy I was in with, you know, he helped me with some ofthe romantic stuff." "He's a good guy, actually." "You'd like him." "I'm talkin' about the heart, not the words." "Yeah, well, some ofthe heart might've been his too." "Yeah ?" "You should've signed his name, then he'd be here right now." "[Woman] Rockin'aroundthe Christmas tree" "At the Christmas Party Hop" "Mistletoehung whereyoucansee" "Every couple tries tostop" "Rockin'around the Christmas tree" "Merr Christmas !" "Ho-ho-ho !" "Merr Christmas, Santa !" "Provisions, Nick." "Provisions." "Come here." "You need a coat." "No boyfriend ofmine is gonna walk around in a negative five degree wind chill... without a good-looking goddamn coat." "Butyou already got me all this stuff." "I didn't getyou anything." "Nick, you got out." "You're here." "You're my Christmas." "It's $200, Ash." "I know !" "Butyou forget where I work." " Beauty and fragrances." " Yep." "Fifty percent off, my friend." "Ho, ho, ho." "Just till the holidays, Nick." "We'll let her have her holidays, then we'll tell her." "I'm gonna tell them not to bother us for the rest oftheyear." "When I get back in that room, you better be wearing nothing but a candy cane." "I have no gifts to bring" "Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum" "A gift to give a King" "I've got a girl-- [ Groans ]" "Hi, Nick." "[ Groans ]" "[ Groaning ] Ah, shit !" " I oweyou a drink !" " [ Rife Cocks ]" "Welcome home, Nick." "[ Coughs ]" "Look, man, you don't know me." "Ohh, I knowya." " Iknowyoureal well." " [ Coughs ] You can't." "The hell I can't." " Watch out, baby," " Ashley !" "I'm bringin' in the tree !" "[ Screams ]" " [ Muffed Shout ] - [ Screaming ]" "Looks like somebody's been havin' some fun." "[ Laughs ]" "Hey, sis, happy holidays." "No !" "You bastard !" "No !" " Take it easy." "Don't hurt her." " Right." "Sorr, Monster." " Take it easy." "Don't hurt her." " Right." "Sorr, Monster." "So, this is the guyyou've been waitin' for, the man ofyour dreams." "Gabriel, what areyou doing ?" " I read a lot aboutyou, Nick." " Gabriel, what areyou doing here ?" "I read you're a man ofsome knowledge." "[Ashley] Gabriel." " A man ofsome travels." "Look, man, I'm not him." "Whateveryou want from Nick, you got the wrong guy." " Nick ?" " I'm sorry, Ashley." "I'm sorry." " [ Groans, Coughs ]" " No !" "No !" " Who areyou now ?" " I'm not him, man !" " Shejust thinks I'm Nick." "I'm not him." " Put him in the truck." "Wait a minute !" "I was in thejoint with him." "That's how I knew about him and her." "I took his place." " You what ?" " Okay." "I got out." "Nick didn't." "I knew about her letters, andJesus Christ, man, whateveryou want from Nick, I'm not him, okay ?" "I just-- I wanted to be." "You're not Nick Cassidy ?" "No, man, I just shared his cell." "Butyou were saying you were." "Yeah." "Soyou could get with my sister." "Yeah." " Soyou could get down her chimney." " Yeah." "And you think telling' me, that's gonna helpyour cause." " [ Groans ]" " No !" "No !" "No !" "Is this him ?" "Please don't hurt him, Gabriel." "Don't !" " Is this the fucker you been writin' all year ?" " Don't !" "Please, don't." " Is this Nick Cassidy ?" " Yes !" "Yes !" "Well, he better learn to giveyou some respect." "[ Groans ]" " Get her outta here." " No !" "[ Screams ]" "No !" "Man, they got a shitload ofcookies." "Take 'em." "What about the tree ?" " You want the tree ?" " Yeah." "[ Groans ]" "I read your letters, convict." "Don't play no reindeer games with me." "[Ashley] He readyourletters." "One day I wasn't there andhe camein." "Jane triedtostop him, buthereadyourletters." "What letters ?" "He knows you worked at that casino." "What ?" "Oh, my God, you set him up !" " No, no, I didn't." "I didn't." " [ Laughing ]" "When did you decide to do it, Ash ?" "Huh ?" "Afterwhich one ofhis letters ?" "What, the fortieth, fiftieth ?" "The fi rst ?" "What ?" " No, Nick, you're not" " Look, I'm not Nick !" "Okay ?" "You thought you'd fuck him over ?" "Ah, shit !" "Guess what ?" "He fucked you !" "Because I neverworked in any casino, and I can't helpyou because I'm not him !" " No, you don't understand." "I loveyou !" "Jesus..." " Christ!" " Hey, hey, watch your mouth." "It's Christmas." "[ Whispering ] Listen to me." "Listen to me." "My brother has killed people." "I know this." "You don't know him." "You don't know what he's capable of." "He will kill you." "Ifyou keep telling him thatyou're notyou, he will kill you." "Says here the retail industr does fifty percent ofits business... between December 1 and December 25." "That's halfa year's business in one month's time." "It seems to me an intelligent countrwould legislate a second such gift-giving holiday." "Create, say, a Christmas Two, late May or earlyJune, to further stimulate growth." "Ever sinceyou been goin' to night school, you been giving me headaches,Jumpy." "Christmas Two." "[ Chuckles ]" "[ Groans ] Just" "" My sweet, sexy Ashy-lashy." ""l have been dreaming ofyou constantly," ""and knowing you are out there makes these walls..." ""not seem so close or so strong or so cold." ""Someday I'm gonna takeyou up by LakeSuperior." "" Before I went in, before goddamn Millie," ""l used to work up at this casino," ""workin'security." ""l usedto watch forpeople stealing'chips, counting cards," ""getting piss-drunk, that kind ofstuff." "Indian place." "Easiestjob I ever had."" "You're a good writer, Nick." "Igive this writing..." "anA-plus." "Youjust tell us what we need to know, and you two kids, you get to go live happily-ever-after." "You give me little nieces and nephews." " Listen to me, man." "I neverworked at a casino." " No, Nick." "That guywho wrote that letter ?" "That's Nick Cassidy." "I was in thejoint with him." "He rode a two-year manslaughter bit... for killing some guywho was bothering his girlfriend in a bar." "He's dead." "He wrote thoseletters." "He workedata casino." "Me ?" "Mylastjob was ata Quick Lube." "Ididfive forlifting cars." "That's it." "He was my cellmate." "That's howlknowhim." "I'm sorr aboutyour sister." "Ijustgotoutofthejoint." "I-I-I just wanna" "I don't know anything." "I don't remember anybody." "I just wanna go home." " Bur this guy." " No." "Gabriel, no." " What ?" " Gabriel, youpromised." " Ipromisedthat when hehelpedus, we'dbegone." "When he helped us." "This guy doesn't wanna play." "[Ashley] No, youpromisedme!" "And you promised me you'd getyour sweetheart to help !" "[Gabriel] He'dratherdie... thanbe withyou." "He'dmakea fucked-up boyfriendanyway." "Bur this guy all over the place." "No." "No !" "Gabriel, no !" "Shut up !" "[ Groans ]" "[ Laughing ]" "[ Gun Cocks ]" "Don't get no blood on my shoes." "All right, all right, all right." "What doyou want to know ?" "About the casino, the Tomahawk ?" "Jesus Christ, what doyou wanna know ?" "[ Laughing ]" "Six months writing love letters, my pen pal fucks me over." "Thanks for the stamps, Ash." "All right." "What doyou wanna know ?" "Everthing." "Nick, I loveyou, baby." " Nick, I loveyou." " Hey !" "She said she loves you." "Say something." "I had better sex in prison." "[ Gabriel Chuckling ]" "Throw him back in the rig." "Monster, he's not the guy." "Whole timeyou were drivin', he was tellin' her he's not the guy." "He's not theguy." "Iunderstand whyhe'd tell us he's not theguy, but why wouldhe tellher thathe's not theguy ?" "Maybe-- Maybe he's not the guy." "Look, ifl went in thejoint with a librar card, I'd come out with a librar card." "The man who wrote those letters loved Ashley, boys." "He lived for her." "Where's she work ?" "What ?" "Wroteyou a hundred letters, didn't she ?" "Where's she work ?" "Lindstrom's, beauty and fragrances." " What's her middle name ?" " Uh," "Samantha." "What'd they call her in high school ?" "Bam-Bam." " What'd they call her in college ?" " What college ?" " What's her greatest fear ?" " Brother." "Ooh, oh, wrong." "It's drowning." "Wrong, it's her brother." "That's love." "It's time to start talking," "Nick." "Time to start tellin' tales." " Get him up here." " No, no, no !" "Fuck that !" "Nick doesn't do anything till Nick gets something for Nick." "Ya got it ?" "I want some hot chocolate." "You wanna hear about somejob ofmine ?" "I wanna see some goddamn hot chocolate... and some pecan fuckin' pie !" "Mmm, sure nice pie." "So, when you worked there" "You knew the place" "[ Clears Throat ] Okay." "You know what ?" "I could really go for some onion rings." "[ Gasps ] You said talk." "That's all you s" "Gabriel, yousaid you wantedto talk." " How much money is in that casino ?" " Hard to say." "Well, take a guess." "Five million ?" "Jesus." "Come here." " You, uh, you wrote Ash a letterwith a stor... about working Christmas Eve." "About how they send halfthe security guys home." "Nobody's comin' in and out." "And the rest ofya are gettin' shit-faced." "Thata truestory ornot ?" "Uh, Christmas Eve." "We're takin' down that casino, convict." "And you're the guy that's gonna tell us how." "That's what we can see." "Now, you tell us what we can't see." "Where the private doors go, where thealarmsare, what the upstairs looks like, all ofit." " That's not the Tomahawk." " What the hell areyou talkin' about ?" "What's this, the cage ?" "I mean, the cage is over here." "Ya got-- This whole thing's mixed up." " That's what it looks like, Romeo." " Since when ?" "Imean, what's this ?" " That's the prime rib buffet. $5.99." " Buffet ?" "Buffetis overhere by thebar." "They must've remodeled the place." " What ?" " Bigguy, theboss." " The guy that ran the place, was in charge." "Jack Bangs." "Jack Bangs !" "Was always talkin' about giving the place a makeover." "Must've gone ahead and done that while I was in the Mountain." "Imean, this thing's all changedaround." "Ican'thelpyou with this." "Idon't know where security oranything is." " Ihave noidea." " Look I don't care about the pancake breakfast." "I" "You wanna know about money, right ?" "Okay." "Whereyou got the buffet down here ?" "That used to be Bang's office." "And he kept a safe in there." "And that safe had all the money that he was skimming in there." " And it was called the pow-wow safe." " Pow-wow safe ?" "[Rudy] Yes, pow-wowsafe." "'Cause he was stealing money from the tribe." "The guy had thousands in there." "Millions probably." "Millions ?" "In the pow-wow safe ?" "Millions." "But, I mean, you know, it'sjust that nowyou tell me his office is moved." "God knows what else is different." "You know ?" "The security, the" "You wantme toshowyou whatgoes where, lhave noidea!" "Well, I guess we don't need you then." "Well, not necessarily." "Because, ifyou get me inside, then I know where the money moves." "I know the security routines." "I know their signals to each other." "Iknowhowthey operate." "Yougetmein there, then I can workwith this map, and I can tell you ifanything's changed." "Wrong, convict." "You walk in there, they recognizeyou." "So what ?" "Ifthey recognize him, they'll remember him when thejob goes down." " Theywon't recognize me." "Trust me." " Why not ?" "'Causeyou're gonna get me a disguise." "[Rudy's Voice] Whathappenedto working together?" "[Gabriel's Voice] Youratherbeback in the Mountain ?" " Mightas wellbe." "[Gabriel] Don'tget50 channels in the Mountain." "Sleep well." "Tomorrowyou got singin' foryour supper to do." "Helpyourself." "Sure, take that." "I don't need it." "[DoorCloses]" "Nick." "Nick." "Let me helpyou." " Getyour own room, Ashley." "Getyour own room." " Let me helpyou." "He said when you come out, he wants to talk toyou." "That's all !" "I thought he meant after New Years, back in Detroit." " Butyou knew what he wanted." "Right ?" " I thought we had more days." "Forwhat ?" "What areyou gonna do ?" "Talk me into helping ?" "You know how I feel about my brother !" "You know how I hate him." "What did you think's gonna happen ?" "This thing's gonna be over and he's gonna let me go ?" "He's gonna shoot me in the back ofthe head like this !" "Or I'm back in prison for the rest ofmy life, and that's it for me !" "This is my life too, you know." "You think he'sjust gonna let me walk ?" "You think he's not gonna take this out on me ?" "I'm in this too, and I'm really scared." "Please !" "Nick." "Nick." "Doyou remember all those letters you wrote me ?" "About me and you against the whole world ?" "God !" "You know, it'sjust my luck." "I fi nally meet a boy that I'm crazy about, and my brother wants him worse than I do." "Why didn'tyou tell me your brotherwas a criminal ?" "Gabriel knows some guys in Miami and New York." "Guys that he helps get guns to Detroit." " That's it." "That's all lknow." " And that's who he's working for on this one ?" "No." "He doesn't wanna work for anyone." " What's the last place they took down ?" " What ?" "Monster and his merr men." "What's the last place they robbed ?" "Who they ripped off ?" "What did they do ?" "I don't think they've robbed anywhere before." "Theyjust" " They drive guns !" "They've never done a robber ?" "Really ?" "They really do need me." "They actually need me." "[ Laughs ]" "[Man] Oh, yeah, candles burin'low" "Lots ofmistletoe" "A cowboy." "You're sending me into an Indian casino dressed like a cowboy." " Thought this through entirely ?" " It was that or a ballerina." "Well, I mean, I'm gonna need some money." "It is a casino." " Ten bucks ?" "What am I gonna do with ten bucks ?" " Don't tip." "Look, ifwe're gonna be workin' together, you shouldn't send me in there like the Lone Ranger with ten bucks to throw down." "You want me to not get noticed." "Not gettin' noticed costs at least a couple hundred." "Ante up, boys." "Thelittle thoughts you'llgive me" "Will touch myheartforsure" "All these things andmore darlin'" "Whoa, that's what Christmas means tome, mylove" "Oh, yeah" "I, lfeellike running wild" "[Continues lndistinct]" "Don't lose." "Yeah." "Do I get, like, a countr-western name, or are wejust gonna" "You get recognized, you get a countr-western funeral !" "Come on." "Come on." "Getyour hands off me !" "Areyou ready to go gambling', darlin' ?" "Here." "She is now." "All right." "You all keep an eye on my guitar now." "Jumpy." "Nick, you're making it really hard to apologize." "Is that whatyou're tring' to do ?" "Say it with car keys." "Nick, a lot ofrelationships start out like this, you know, family problems ?" "Save it, Bam-Bam." "[Man] You wannaknowtheproblem with the Tomahawk Casino ?" "You wannaknowthe one thing holding us back fromgreatness ?" "Snow." "S-N-O-fucking-W." "Snow." "There is nosnowin Las Vegas, okay ?" "They don't want it." "They don't need it." "As a matter offact, I think they have laws against the shit." "You guys hired me becauseyou wanted Las Vegas quality." "I brought it toyou." "You wanted Las Vegas press." "I gave that toyou." "But I cannot giveyou Las Vegas profits... until you people get together around a campfi re, smoke a pipe, and do some kind ofspirit dance about this goddamn snow !" "They did a lot ofwork." "This restaurant here is the main expansion." "And, uh, they moved the games around." "Doyou know that guy ?" "Yeah, that's, uh-- that's Mike." "Mike." "He works here." "Spend some ofyour brother's money." "I'm gonna go look around." "I wasjust thinkin', maybeyou fellas would like to stick around, tr the $5.99 prime rib." "A couple ofrum and cokes, please." "Barr, gimme a bottle ofany goddamn thing ya got." "Hurr up." "Cheap two dollar fuckin'bettors." "Hey, howya doin', cowboy ?" "How areya ?" " Great." "Jack Bangs is the name." "I run the place." "Letmeaskyousomething." "How'd you hear about us ?" "Radio ?" "TV ?" "Cable ?" "Prison." "Prison." "I can't go back to Vegas." "[SlotMachine Bells Ringing]" "[Woman] We won!" "We won!" "What the hell was that all about ?" "Nothing, man." "Hejust wanted to know how I heard about the place." "Just fuckin' tone down a little bit, all right ?" "Ease up off me." "Oh, my God !" "I'm sorr." "Jesus Christ." "I'm sorr." "Here, hold this." "What areyou doing ?" "Security's not all that changed." "Let me go clean this up." " What was that ?" " His face fell off." "Take this." "Hey, a hundred bucks to wear thisjacket." "Jesus, don't kill me !" " Relax, kid, nobody's gonna kill you." "Santa's gonna giveyou a hundred bucks and a wild westjacket." "Hey, baby." "Gimme one ofthose." " How'reyou ?" " Fuckin' freezing." "How long you work here ?" "Fiveyears, since it opened." " How long sinceyour makeover ?" " Mywhat ?" "I'm talkin' about the place." "The remodeling, moving everthing around." "The Tomahawk's been the same ever since I started, buddy." "It's the losers that change." "Lyin' motherfucker !" "Go, kid, go !" "Hey !" "Shit !" "[EngineSputtering]" " It's yourjacket, you can have it !" "He gave me a hundred bucks." " Shit !" " What the hell happened, man ?" " The man fucked up !" "This building is the same from day one !" "It hasn't been changed !" "Monster, he was talkin' to the manager inside there." "There he is !" "Go, go, go, go !" "Come on !" "Get him back !" "[ Man ] Keep on running, Romeo !" "Keep on running !" "As fast as you go, we'll get there !" " We're truckers, motherfucker!" "We drive foraliving !" "[Gunshot]" "[ Grunts ] Help !" "Help !" "He thinks he's gettin' away." "Oh, shit !" "No !" "[ Grunts ]" "Come on." "Come on!" "[ Rife Shot ]" "[Rudy] We gotta get to those trees." "[Rifle Shot] [ Ice Cracking ]" "[ Screams ]" "Oh, shit !" "[ Gasping ]" "C'mon !" "Get 'em outta there !" "C'mon !" " Is she all right ?" " All right, all right !" "At the rateyou're goin', I'm gonna have trouble considering' you family." "Hey, there !" "Youfolks needsomehelp ?" " I say, you need some help ?" " Get outta here, man !" " Shut the fuck up !" " Get the fuck outta here !" "Well, ifyou need some help" "[Ashley] Gabriel, no!" "Gabriel, he won'thurtus." "He won'trememberus." "Don'tdo it." "Shut the fuck up !" "[ Rudy] No !" "[Rifle Shots]" "Oh, God !" "[ Grunts, Gasps ]" " What's this ?" "What's this ?" "This isn't the Tomahawk." "No." " [ Groans ]" "No, I've never seen this before." "They must have given the place a makeover." "Yeah !" "The buffet was over here, the blackjackwas over here, the bar used to be over here." "I don't know." "I can't helpyou." "I have no idea." "I have no idea !" "Somethin' tells meyou're not being totally honest with me." "What'd you tell that casino manager ?" " Nothin'." "Nothin'." " You was talking to him." "What'd you tell him ?" "Nothin'." "[ Shuddering ]" "He thought I was some gambler." "Nothin' I said." "Maybe something about a robbery ?" "No, man, I swear to-- I swear to God." "[ Grunts ] Jesus Christ, man !" "He thought I was some gambler !" "[ Gasps ] He didn't know me, man !" "[ Shouts ] He didn't recognize me !" "Jesus Christ !" "I've been drivin' rigs a long time, convict." "Four, five millionmiles ofroad." "Hardroad." "[ Chuckles ] Tell 'em I was tired, shit, they'djust hire someone else." "A thousandmiles bysundown orthegang don'teatcomesunrise." "Sh-Shit." "And ever road, ever mile, it's nothin' but moms and pops and car-seat kiddies giving me that look..." " to go to hell and get off their happy goddamn highway." " [ Gasping, Panting ]" "So" " So I have worked... and I have slaved, and I have waited..." "for the highways to split open... and for the rivers to roil and for God in the heavens... to reach down and show me some sign ofmy reward, to grant me with my gift and say to me," ""Gabriel, my son, you are done with the road."" "Well, convict, that gift was granted." "Look, man, I swear to God, hejust wanted to know how I heard about the place, that's all." "He didn't know it was me, Gabriel." "He didn't know it was me !" "Please !" "Man, Monster,just don't start tring to hit me." "[ Chuckling ]" "Nick, I've been tring to hityou." " [ Screaming ] - [ Chuckling ]" "Because I do not deserve to be in some shit-bag motel... in the middle ofbum-fuck Michigan, throwing darts at a worthless..." " [ Screaming ] - convict!" "[ Sobbing ]" "You know" " You know somethin' ?" "[ Chuckles ]" " My little sister-- - [ Panting ] she deserves a worldbetterthanyou." "Tonight we're gonna take one more look at that map, and this time, you better have somethin' worth saying." "[Ashley] Whatdid they do toyou, Nick ?" "[ Panting ] He had some... points to make." "What the fuck did you do to him ?" "[ Groans ]" "Bastard." "Get out !" "Get out !" "Just get out !" " Okay." "Come here." " [ Groaning ]" "[DoorCloses]" "Jesus." "Thereyou go." "Okay." "All I wanted to do was to make it back to Sidnaw... and have some of Mom's gravy, you know, and some ofAunt Elizabeth's cranberr cakes." "She makes 'em with, uh, real cranberries. [ Shuddering ]" "It's... really good." " We'll get there, baby." "Jesus." "We'll get there." "Shh." "Just rest, okay ?" "You saved my life, Nick." "You could've run, butyou didn't." " You saved me." " You saved me." "I saved you because I loveyou, Nick." "Why did you save me ?" "The guy I was in with-- Rudy, the car thief-- sometimes I read him your letters." "I mean, I know theywere private, but, you know," "I'd read 'em to him, and he'd get this look on his face." "I swear, I think he imagined you were writing to him." "And I know sometimes," "I think, he fell in love with you too." "[ Chuckles ]" "You gave a couple ofguys hope, Ashley." "Hope is a good thing." "We're gonna get out ofthis... together." "I promiseyou." "I promiseyou." "[Weapon Clicking]" "Start singing, Nick." "I have no gifts to bring Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum" "[Laughing] A gift togive a King" "It's ajoke, anyways." "Uh-- [ Clears Throat ] All right." "Whatyou wanna do, um, is get to the top level up here." "Okay ?" "Andyoudo that through this dooron the western wall." "Um, whenyou" "[ Stammering ] You wanna get to the security, and then from the security you get down to the cashier cage, and then you go into the count room." "There'll be a guard in there, but he doesn't have a gun." "Uh, the door's accessed byakeypad." " Uh, the cashier'llknowthe code." " What about the pow-wow safe ?" "That's upstairs !" "Y-You'll wanna get to that." "We're gonna get to the pow-wow safe." "That's good." "We're gonna get there." "Whatyou wanna do is, yougot togetaguyin the cage... and a guy on the foor and somebody up top." "Thenyouneedasweeper on theside, uh, lookout out front and somebodywatching the back." "So that's... how many ?" "That's six." "Well, we got five." "We're keeping Ashley outside." "And you need six." "No." "I" " Look, man, I'm not making this shit up, you know ?" "You go in there with five guys, you're gonna either leave an exit or an alarm unguarded." " No." " I know what I'm talking about." "Raiseyour hand ifyou've ever done a robber before." "Anyone ?" "Anyone ?" "Who's done-- donearobbery, raiseyour hand." "Okay." "I have." "You need six, Gabriel." "Youdo." "Whatareyou gonna do aboutit ?" "Allright." "I wanta drawing ofthatsecuritylevel." "Ever door, ever guard, ever ashtray." "Yeah." "All right." "So, six guys, that's six guns." "[ Chuckling ] No way." "Well, what am I gonna do ?" "I'm no threat without a gun." " No, you're not." " What's the matter, Gabriel ?" "Huh ?" "Isn't this what you wanted him for ?" "Areas ofexpertise ?" " No guns." "Well, you know, fi ne." "It's up toyou." "Whatyou've got to figure out is howyou're gonna get up to that security level... without anybody knowing anything's wrong." "I can tell you right now, going in there with A.K.s and ski masks..." "ain'tgonna do that." " [ Chuckles ]" "Well, that part, Nick, was planned out the day I read your letters." "Oh, yeah." "What ?" "We're all gonna dress up like cowboys ?" "No, no, notcowboys, Nick." "Not on Christmas Eve." "You gotta be kidding me." "'Tis the season, convict." "Ho, ho, ho." "[Woman Over TV] Coming up at 11:00... on the channelfive news, these top stories." " Thesearch intensifiies fora Michiganman..." " Here's your Picasso." "reported missing this morning on the Tallahassee Lake." " Investigators suspect foul play to be involved." " It better be." "Also, lotter fever" "[ Grunts ]" "[ Cries Out ]" "[Man] Howlong haveyouguys beengoing out ?" "[CarDoorCloses] -[Men Chattering, Faint]" " Set us up with free drinks." " Oh, yeah." "Shit !" "Only guy in the gun club who doesn't keep a gun in his truck." "Shit!" "[Man] Fuckerdecided tobuildhim asilicone tongue... so that theboy could talk." "Now, youeverseeamotherfucker with abreast-implantedtongue ?" "This guy I'm talking about-- black-ass lung is the least ofhis problems, man." "He hadsomuch smoke comin'outofhis skin," "people wouldsay, "Hey, where's thebarbecue ?"" " Yeah." "[Ashley] No!" "No!" " No!" "Getaway from me, goddamnit!" "[WaterSloshing]" "Stay thehellaway from me." "You wantme toscream ?" "I'll fuckingscream, Iswearto God." "[Gabriel] Listen, I wasjust trying tostop him." " Youjust about killed me !" "When I sawyou fall, I could have put the gun in my mouth and pulled the trigger." "I swear to God, you're the best thing that ever happened to me." "Iknowthatyou have tobe with him, but it is killing me." "Gabriel, wejust have to keep doing this, and-- [ Gasps ]" "He's helped us do the map." "He's done what we need." "We don't need him anymore." "No !" "Jesus !" "You drive me crazy, you know that ?" " Hey" " No!" "Youlisten tome, because we have tobesmartabout this." "The more he wants me, the more his help's for real." "He's manpower." " That's allheis." "[GabrielScoffs] He wants themoney." "No, baby." "He wants me." "Your little sister." "Ifonly Ma and Pop" "Could see us now." "[ Moans ]" "[Gabriel] lfonly this guy would play thegameby thenumbers." "From where I stand, the only thing he's been doing right so far... is fucking my girlfriend." "[ Whispers ] Baby." " He's nothing." "Nothing." " Seeyou later, assholes." "[Man] Who'sJumpy calling ?" "Which one ?" "[Man #2] Ex-wife, probably." "All the ex-wives he's got, he'sprobably gonnahave to take down three casinos." " You track down Gabriel ?" " Nah, he's with his girlfriend, making up for lost " Nicky" time." "[Chuckles] Come on." "Let's gogeta drink." "[Man #1] No, lshouldgoandcheck on Romeo." "Gosmile on themotherfuckerin love." "[ Whispers ] Shit !" "You know what ?" "I'll meetyou in the bar." " [ Panting ] -[DoorOpens]" "[FootstepsAscending]" "[ Panting Continues ]" "[ Whispers ] Fuck !" "Hmm." " [Knife Clattering]" " Come on." "Come on." "Give me something." "I can hot-wire cars." "I should fuckin' hot-wire a hotel room." " [ Beeps ]" " Damn." "Mmm." "[DoorSlams]" "Who's slamming doors ?" "Howya doin' ?" "[DoorOpens, Closes] - [ Sighs ]" "And your, uh-- your charges, sir." "Happy holidays." "["GodRest Ye Merry Gentlemen" InstrumentalOverP.A.]" " [ Groans, Coughing ]" " That's for the hundred bucks' worth ofpay-per-view." "[ Grunts ]" "That's for the two hundred you took out ofthe mini bar." " That's enough !" " It was on my credit card !" "I figured sinceyou guys were paying for the room" " So, you wanted a weapon, convict ?" "[Coughing]" "Ahh !" "Don't !" "Don't !" "Ah !" "[GabrielLaughing]" "Well, now, look at what Santa's dwarves have broughtyou." "[Chuckling] Whatdoyousay toSanta's dwarves ?" "Elves." "Santa's elves." "You say, "Thankyou," motherfucker." "[ Men Chuckling ]" "[Chuckling Continues]" "[Rudy's Voice] Youhang aroundwith criminals, youendup making alotofplans." "Butall thejobs leverpulled, all the cars leverstole, noplan ever wentdown the wayithadbeen drawn up." " Myplans to escapenever worked." " [ Water Squirting ]" "Andbeing onparole, going to thepolice wasn'tan option." "What's the matter ?" "You nervous ?" "Right nowyou're just a truck driver." "You haven't done anything wrong yet." "Ifyou do this, you're gonna spend the rest ofyour life wishing you hadn't." "Thanks forthereminder, Nick." "Relax." "Have a drink." "Rum-pum-pum-pum-pum [ Laughing ]" "Ain't thatyour thing ?" "Hey, hey!" "Thirsty!" "This diversion you're doing-- you'd better do it just the way Monster planned." "Or there ain'tgonnabe nomore restofyourlife." " [ TV]" " And all through the house, not a creature was stirring." "[Girl On TV, indistinct]" "Why don'tyou send most ofyour boys home, Ed." "Tom, why don'tyou go spend Christmas with your family." "Don, youcanshove off." "Merry Christmas,Jack." "[Chattering On TV] -[DoorCloses]" "Nobody even comes here to cheat." " [ Rudy] Ho, ho, ho !" "Hello !" " [ Chuckles, Mutters ]" "Eggnog for everone !" "Santa's here !" "Good to seeyou." "Merr Christmas !" "Merr Christmas !" "We'd like some money, please." "We're here to win money." "Doyou have any money ?" "How areyou gentlemen doing tonight ?" "Ver good, captain, except that we're out ofwork." "Season's greetings." "He's from Lindstrom's." "I'm from Saveaway." "Howya doin' ?" "No more toys for the kiddies, but we do have charitable donations." "All right." "All in ?" "Hey, sweetheart, howya doin' ?" " I'm fuckin' freezin'." "What can I getyou ?" " Twenty-one." " Oh,Jesus !" "Youjust hit for my card !" " I'm not sorr, mister." " Dealerhas 18." " And look at that, grandpa." "Yeah, I'm gonna win your sled." "[ Chuckling ]" " Saveaway !" " Over here." "I saved you a seat." " Play my hand." " Lindstrom's, howya doin' ?" "Aren'tyou gonna take those beards off ?" "No, I'm not gonna take this beard off." "It's my lucky beard." "Mind my beard." "Watch out for this guy." "He's a fuckingjinx." "Okay, Santa number three, what can I getyou ?" "Could fat man with fying horse get quarters, please ?" " Watch my bank." " All right." "Five." "Nine." "No wa" " Pop, you're" " Damn it, you're hitting for my card." "No." " You don't even know what it is." " He doesn't hit." "Why don'tyou go fi nd a chimney somewhere and fall in, huh ?" "[Rudy] Son ofabitch !" "Youare killing mehere !" "That's the way it goes." "[TVContinues] -[Guard] There's two more coming." "Thereyougo." "That's whatllike tosee." "Nowthat's thespirit." "Jack, is there a union for department store Santas ?" " Hey, who the fuck knows ?" "Get" " Go" " Get another table for old people !" "[ Stammering ] You're taking Santa's money !" " There is no other table." " Then open another table !" "Whatkindofapeople cheats Santa Claus ?" "[Waitress] What thehellareyoudoing ?" " For God's sakes !" " That was Santa's money!" "You tookit!" " Security !" " Hey !" "Come here, buddy !" " You cheated !" " Lay down, pop." "It's all right." " [ Guards Shouting ]" "Santa Claus is kicking the shit out ofyour guards." "Security room." "Downstairs." "Right, right." "Take a right." "Security room." "Hey !" "Fuck." "Fuckin' convict !" "Jesus !" "Turn off the fucking alarm !" " Drop 'em !" "Put the guns down !" " [ Panicked Shouting ]" "Put the guns down !" "Put 'em down !" "[Shouts] Getaway from thatalarm !" "[ Grunts ] Put 'em down, fucking right now !" "Now, now, now !" "Drop 'em !" "Get down !" "[Gunshot]" " Don't !" "Your piss is all you need, Romeo." " Move, goddamn you !" " Come on !" "These guys aren't fucking around !" " Let's go !" "Get in there !" " [ Panicked Chattering Continues ]" "All right.Just-- Just do what my friends say." "They're a little bit, uh, disturbed." "[Lock Clicks]" " What's the security code for the count room ?" " [ Groans ]" "[ Native American Dialect ] Youjust use-- use a key." " Nick said code !" " Who the fuck is Nick ?" "Who's Nick ?" "[ Grunts ] Oh." " [Gunshot] - [ Cries Out ]" "[Gunfire Continues]" "[ Both Shouting ]" "Dropyour gun !" "[ Shouting Continues ]" " All right, all right, all right !" " [ Shouts ]" "You motherfucker !" "No guns in the count room !" "[Shouting]" "Fuckyou !" " No guns in the count room !" " Forget about him and get the money !" "Forgetabouthim andget the fucking money!" "Forget about him." "There's no future for people likeyou and me, Nick. [ Chuckles ]" "The places we come from-- plant towns, mill towns, small lives !" "No future, just more ofthe same !" "You want a future, you gotta stand up and steal it." "[ Whispers ] Oh, my God !" "Oh, my God." "Oh." "Oh, my God." "The pow-wow safe !" "I want the pow-wow safe !" "Where is it ?" "I can't go back-- I can't go back to Las Vegas." "Fuck !" "I do not give a shit about Vegas !" "The money is in the car." " Let's get out ofhere right now." " He won't tell us where it is." " [Ashley] What ?" " The pow-wow safe." "Remember Nick Cassidy ?" "A security guard named Nick Cassidy ?" "Yeah, Nick Cassidy." "Nick" " Where is he ?" "Gabriel, we have enough money." "Let's get the fuck out ofhere." "Where is he ?" "That's not Nick Cassidy." "Nick Cassidyworked for me twoyears ago." "Cowboy." "Hop-along." "Fuck !" "[ Chuckles ] It's the stor ofyour life, Ash." "You fucked the wrong guy !" "Rudy Duncan, honey." "Are we still gonna spend Christmas together ?" " You fucking bastard !" " Hey." "Hey, hey, hey." "No, goddamn it !" "[ Sighs ]" "You are lucky, convict." "You're gonna be spending Christmas with the birthday boy Himself." "Wait a minute." "There is a pow-wow safe." "All right ?" "There is a pow-wow safe." "I did time with Nick Cassidy." "Someshithe toldme, someshitlremember." "He told me the manager keeps a secret stash in his office." " A pow-wow safe." " Yeah, yeah, yeah." " No, there is no safe !" "He's stalling us !" " He told me !" "He said it !" " There is no safe !" " Ioverheardit!" " He's beenstalling us from day one." "There's nosafe." " There's a pow-wow safe !" " Iheardit!" " Then where the fuck is it ?" "Behind the liquor cabinet." "Oh,Jesus !" " [ Chuckling ] - [ Groaning ]" " Hey, hey !" " [ Mutters ] Oh, please." " Get up." "Get up." "Open it." " Oh, please, sir." " I can't go back to Vegas." "I can't go" " I don't give a fuck about that !" "Get up !" "Open it !" "Hurr up !" "[Muttering] -[Lock Clattering]" "Pow-wow." "Pow-wow." "[Gunfire Continues]" "[ Panting ]" " [ Ashley Grunts ]" " Hey, Santa Claus !" "Welcome to the Tomahawk !" " [ Both Grunting ]" " Oh, shit !" "[Gunfire Continues]" " [ Shouts ] - [ Grunts ]" "Get up." "[ Laughing ]" "Yeah." "God... is good." "Now, whatdoyousay... to Santa's dwarves ?" " Hmm ?" " You say, "Thankyou."" "[ Screaming ]" "[Screaming Continues]" "[ Sirens Wailing ]" "Never make the same mistake twice." "[ Chuckles ] Youjust did." "[ Chuckles ]" " [ Wailing Continues ] -[HelicopterBlades Whirring]" "I picked the wrong guy." "We took the place down with the wrong guy !" "Is this Christmas, huh ?" "[ Laughing ]" "Is this Christmas ?" "God bless us, everone." "[Clatter]" " Come on." " [ Grunts ]" "Smart, aren'tyou ?" "So smart." "You're smarter than everbody, huh ?" "Pow-wow safe." "A little gift for us in the pow-wow safe." "Well, I've got a gift foryou from Pug and Merlin andJumpy, you son ofa bitch." "You're going where theywent, and they're gonna fi nd you there," " and they're gonna kickyour fucking ass !" "[Gun Cocks]" "You feel smart ?" "Huh ?" "You thinkyou're lucky ?" " Well, let's see how lucky you are." " [ Grunting ]" "Come on !" "Here's how lucky you are." "You got out ofthe Tomahawk, intoyour car, made it halfway to Canada until you caught some ice in the road." " [ Grunts ]" " Get down there !" "Take a look !" "By the timeyou hit the bottom down there, the whole car was burning like a comet." "Must have burned up all that money too." "Was ityour idea, Monster ?" "Orwas it hers ?" "Well, she told me about the convict magazines." "Had to figure there'd be some guys in the pen with some useful knowledge... with nobody to talk to and nobody to listen." "So, wejust stocked up on stationer." "It's ahardlife being a trucker's girl." " Aw, baby." " [ Chuckles ]" "Come here." " I saved your life." " You shouldn't have." "He really loved you, you know that ?" "Nick." "He reallylovedyou." "Who wouldn't ?" "[ Chuckling ]" "Maybe this is where you wantedhim, Ashley." "Some stranger at the bottom ofa ravine with a burned-up heart." "Maybe." "But it didn't happen." " 'Cause whatyoudidforhim--you made him thehappiesthe'deverbeen." " Shut up." "Get up." "Come on." " Get in the car !" " Get in the car !" "Hey." "Hey !" "Gabriel !" "Don't go getting all noble with me, Rudy." "A guy takes a shiv foryou, you go chasing his girlfriend ?" " Don't talk to me about greed !" " What ?" "What did you say ?" "I said, " Don't talk to me about greed !"" "No, not about that." "About-- You said, "A guy takes a shiv foryou."" "I never said anything about a shiv." "How'd you know there was a shiv ?" "You said it." "You said the real Nick died saving you." "No, I didn't." "I said he died." " Ineversaidhow." " Yes, you did." "No." "I never said how." "I said he died." " You said he was stabbed." " I said he died." "I never said how." "Yousaidhe was stabbed-- thathe tookashiv, a knife, a shank, whatever." " Ash ?" " How'd she know it was a shiv ?" "Ash ?" "How'd she know ?" "[ Whispers ] Jesus Christ." "Men !" "Ooh !" "[ Grunts ]" "[ Grunting ]" "[Person Whistling "SilverBells "]" "[FootstepsApproaching] -[AshleyJoins ln]" "[ Continues ]" "Merr Christmas, Rudy." "[ Sighs ]" "[ Sniffs, Chuckles ] We made it, baby." "[ Chuckling ] Oh, yes, we did." "We made it." "It got a little messy, but..." "I'll tell you all about that once we're on the road." "[ Moans ]" "Foryour information," "I never fuck the wrong guy." "So, Rudy," "I wantyou to meet Millie Bobeck." "Remember Millie Bobeck, don'tyou ?" "Mygirlfriendbefore I wentin." "Workedin thatbarin MotorCity where lmanslaughtered What's-His-Name." "See, Millie here, she used to serve drinks to these gunrunning truckers." "Real big talkers, scheming about a real score one day." "Twoyears in the Mountain, man." "What the hell ?" "Why not let her get friendly with them ?" "Tell them her real name was Ashley." "Tell them about this idea she had..." "about writing guys in prison." "Findasucker who could showthem asure thing." " Oh." " Youknow, theywould have never done it withoutyou, Nick." " Tsk." " [ Chuckles ]" "I mean, Rudy." "[Nick] lalways wanted torob thatcasino, Rudy, wayback when I workedthere." "Whatbetter way than toget someguys torobitforme ?" "Paid the Alamo a hundred to put the shiv in me." "He's alifer, man." "Whatdoes he care ?" "He was supposedtostabme in theyardlaterthatday." "But when the food fight started, man, I couldn't believe it." "A slash across the ribs, a little homemade blood capsule... getsyouanice, warm hospitalbed." "Paid a guard to spread the word I'd bought it." "And once the wound healed up, got out ofthe Mountain this morning." "Tonight, I'm arich man." "Get in the car." "[CarDoorOpens]" "Keepyour gun on him, honey." "How'd you know I'd do it ?" "Because ever time I read her letters, Rudy, you listened." "Besides, man, ifyouhadn't taken thebait, we'd have still had a shot." "She'd havejust had to convince 'em they could do it alone." "But what doyou know ?" "Good ol' Rudy came through." "Good old predictable Rudy." "Goes forthe easymoney..." "every time." "Five Santas walked into that Tomahawk, Rudy." "That's what the witnesses will say." "So we gotta have five Santas not walk out." "Gotta have five." "How many things could have gone wrong ?" "Huh ?" "A thousand." "You thinkwe don't know what a long shot is ?" "Huh ?" "My girl Millie was steering you, man." "Youfuckeditup, she wouldhave cutandrun." "They'dbelooking forAshley Mercer." "Whoever she is." "[ Chuckles ]" "Six months oftelling you Tomahawk stories." "I guess nowyou know why." "[DoorCloses]" "You gave 'em the confidence to walk in there, Nick Cassidy." "That's all we neededyou to do." "Yousaidsomenice things aboutme, man." "I appreciate it." "You know what ?" "You're right." "I do love her." "Andshe" "Sheloves me." " You had that part right all along." " [ Chuckles ]" "It's Christmas, sugar plum." "Let's light up the tree." "[ Grunting ]" "Shit !" "Shit !" "[ Grunting Continues ]" "Write me." "[ Chuckles ]" "Aw, shit !" "It's like riding a bike." "Like riding a bike." "Good-bye, Rudy, my man." "Nice spending... time with you !" "[ Grunts ]" "[EngineStarts]" " Rule one:" "Never put a car thief behind the wheel !" "[ Screams ]" "No !" "No !" "[Gunfire Continues]" "[Screaming]" "[Ashley's Voice] Five Santas walkedinto that Tomahawk, Rudy." "That's what the witnesses willsay." "So we gotta have five Santas not walk out." "Gotta have five." "[ Groaning ]" "[Thud]" "Rudy." "Rudy, you and me, man." "You and me." "[ Grunting ]" "We can split the money, huh ?" "Hmm ?" "Rudy, that whore, Millie Bobeck ?" "You think I was serious about her, man ?" "I was gonnakillher." "[ Gasping ] You gotta believe me." "You gotta believe me." "I swear it." " Believe me!" " Believe this." " Rudy !" "Rudy, help me !" "[DoorCloses, Locks]" "Rudy!" "[Women's Choir] Come, they toldme" "Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum" "A newborn King tosee" "Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum" "Our finestgifts we bring" "Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum" "To laybefore the King" "Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum" "Rum-pum-pum-pum Rum-pum-pum-pum" "So tohonorHim" "Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum" "When we come" "Ihave nogift tobring" "Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum" "That's fit togive our King" "Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum" "Rum-pum-pum-pum Rum-pum-pum-pum" "[Rudy's Voice] All I wanna do is makeitback toSidnaw, sitdown forChristmas dinner, watch someball with my oldman, sleep in my own bed, have leftovers foraboutsix months, eatsome of that Christmas turkey." "Like lsaid, lnever was much fortheholidays... untilnow."