"Go for it." " God, I love my job." " More and more each day." "Damn." "Yeah!" "That's beautiful." " Oh, she's hot." " Hotter than hot." " Smoking." " Fire." "Somebody better cool me off." " That was a rhetorical comment." " Oops." "My bad." "Now I see why they call you the Ice Queen." "Now you see what it's like to be in a wet T-shirt contest." "Why don't you get up on stage and show us a little something?" "Why don't you shake a little booty up there?" "A guy can't comment on a pretty girl without getting ragged on?" "Ragged on?" "Maybe that's the wrong choice of words." "You think?" "I meant it's a natural instinct for men to notice women who are..." " Well-endowed?" " Yeah." " Instinctual, right?" " Yeah." "But..." "Survival depends on man's ability to be attracted to women who look like that." "You should probably stop." "What?" " She's a he." " What?" "Your smoking hot lady is a guy." " Mary, that's not cool." " Mary could hook you guys up." "Yeah, a little threesome." "But would it be a threesome with him-her?" " Isn't that more like a foursome?" " Or two-and-a-half "mensome."" " That's not funny." " Yeah, it is." "That's not funny at all." " Mary, she's not a guy." " I know that." " They don't." " You're bad." "Get out of my face." "Who invited her?" " Hey, that's enough." " Thank you." "You must be the Holdens." "Welcome to the Montecito." "I'm Mary Connell." " Pleasure." "I'm Roy." "This is my brother Slim." " Hey, that's us." " I'm Darryl." " You all here?" "Except for the 350 family members we didn't know about till we won Powerball." "A windfall of money brings them out of the woodwork every time." "They act like we owe them something." "We never even met them before." "We got one third cousin, twice removed, who actually sent us a bill for a boob job." "And another one who wants us to buy him a farm, 150 acres." "Shut up." "Hey, that's enough." "Are you sure you want adjoining rooms?" "Hell, yeah." "We're gonna party tonight." "Ain't that right, Darryl?" "Don't even get me started." "I voted to hold this year's reunion in Hawaii." "A family vote is a family vote." "Ain't when you got two votes, and you control all the money." "Don't come in with that, boy." " Hey!" "Shut up!" " Maybe..." "Maybe I'll have someone show you your rooms." "See, it looks like this kid is welshing on $4.5 million." "I don't know where to find him." "He lives at the Montecito Resorts." "Doesn't own a house or anything." "I checked all our sister casinos from Vegas to Monte Carlo." "Nothing." "Yeah." "I knew his poor dad, man, and that guy would be sick if he were alive... knowing how this kid is pissing away his trust fund." "Thanks." "He has won more than a few million bucks from us." "Yeah, and he's also lost more than a few million." "The thing that really pisses me off about it is that I genuinely like this kid." "Genuinely." " Yeah, well..." " Now I gotta go break his legs." " That's just a figure of speech, Danny." " Of course." "Now, Brunson's got this audit in less than 36 hours." "He's not very happy when there's money missing... and when he's not happy, I'm not happy." "Ed, you wanted to see me?" "Yes, I did." "This client of yours." "Mihalyo." "The one that owes us $4.5 million?" "Yeah." "I think he's gotten himself into a little bit of trouble." " What kind of trouble?" " Off-Strip backroom game." " With who?" " Some guy named Mark Glenn." "Apparently, this Glenn guy cheated, so Mihalyo took off without paying him." "What?" "Does that name ring a bell with you?" "When exactly were you planning on telling me this?" "Soon." "Mark Glenn was paroled 30 days ago." "What?" ""Armed robbery, extortion, assault, manslaughter"?" "This isn't good." "Know what?" "I'm gonna hold you personally responsible... if this guy kills Mihalyo before I do." "Ed, you have to find him, then, before this guy does." "You think so?" "No sign of Mihalyo at any of the sister casinos... in Reno, Laughlin, New Orleans, Atlantic City, the Bahamas, London." "Nothing in Monte Carlo, any of the cruise ships... or any of the resorts in Hawaii." "If this guy is as bad as you say he is... then what makes you think Mihalyo's playing anywhere?" "I mean, why wouldn't he just be hiding?" "Well, because he's a big-time gambler with a big-time addiction." " Does he ever go by an alias?" " No." "What about a pet name?" "What?" "It's no time to get cute, all right?" "I..." "Some of the girls call him Big Mac." "Big Mac." "I don't know about it personally." "I'm just saying that, you know, that's what I've heard." "Listen, look under B. Mac." "See if he's come through any of our properties." "B. Mac." "Bingo." "B. Mac." "New Orleans." "Get the jet ready." "We're leaving in 10 minutes." "We're going to New Orleans." "The three of us." "Thank you for taking me to Mardi Gras." "It'll be a learning experience seeing how they operate at other Montecito properties." " Enjoy yourself, kid." " Thank you." "Ed, Little Richard!" " Right there." " I see him." " How you doing?" " I'm good." "How are you?" " Ed, he just spoke to me." "Did you see him?" " Let go of my arm." "Why isn't security doing anything about this fight?" "Who's in charge here?" "He is." "Hey, Jon!" " Drinking on the job again?" " This is beer." "I ain't drinking." " Hey, partner." " Welcome to New Orleans." "How are you doing?" "Good." "Hey, come here." "You need some help over here?" "No." "A.J. Will take care of it." "Who is that?" "That's A.J." "Mary, listen." "You have to do something about this Holden family reunion." "They're fighting in Mystique." "The Holdens are causing major problems at the valet." "They got two dozen tractors lined up for some kind of tractor pull." "Mary." "Don't tell me." "The Holdens have hijacked the pits." "No, but some of your wet T-shirt contestants have decided to start the competition early." "Oh, yeah, honey." "I can take this for you." " Not really." " No, it's no problem." "It's not a problem at all." "Your B. Mac definitely checked in." "He's still got his room... but our surveillance cam showed nobody except the maids... entering or exiting his room in the last 72 hours." " What's with the limp?" " I got shot in the leg." " Did that hurt?" " No." " Top-notch surveillance." " Oh, yes." "Pops." " Yeah, not much gets by him?" " I can see that." "Hey, Pops." "Wake up." "I'm not asleep." "I'm just resting my eyes." "Pops." "She works with Ed Deline." "Who?" "They're here from the Montecito flagship in Las Vegas." "Well, whoop-de-doo." "You'll have to excuse my pops." "He's your father?" "That's what he tells me." "It's very nice to meet you." "You run the casino surveillance push the last 72 hours?" "No match." "Didn't play here." "With the exception of when Mihalyo checked in, he hasn't been on the grounds." " Oh, Ed." " What?" "I ran that information you gave me on Mihalyo." "And there's no match for a dead guy with that description here in New Orleans." "If he's alive, he's playing somewhere, I guarantee you." "Well, there's a lot of casinos besides the Montecito here." "Yes, but he's partial to the Montecito." "He says it's lucky for him." "Your boy lost $4.5 million." "Doesn't seem that lucky to me." "She's right." "He loves the Montecito Casinos." "He lives in them, for God's sake." "I suggest that we check the surveillance on the Montecito riverboats." "Just as soon as we take care of a little problem here." "Oh, yeah." "A fight." "What if we don't wanna go see Mamma Mia?" "I mean, what if we wanna see Nudes on Ice?" "We took a vote." "But our votes don't count, now, do they?" "We were practicing for the wet T-shirt contest." "The winner gets $10,000." "You know what a girl can do with that kind of money?" "Yes." "And I'm all for practice." "Practice makes perfect." "The thing is, it's kind of distracting to the other guests." "Distracting?" "How can this be distracting?" " Is this your first time in New Orleans?" " Yes, it is." "Well, maybe there are a couple of spots that I could take you." "That's very sweet, Pops." "But I'm gay." " Oh, you're happy." " I like girls." "Well, that don't make no difference to me." "You see, I'm a..." "I am a lesbian trapped in a man's body... and I figure we could manage to get along pretty well." "What's so important about this Mihalyo kid... that the president of the flagship comes all the way to New Orleans looking for him?" "He's a nice kid, you know." "But just needs a little guidance." " And?" " And I like him." "And?" "And I was his dad's friend, and I promised I'd take care of him." "Enough said." "I got it." "Okay, I got it." "All right, we checked every boat, aft, port, starboard." "No sign of him." " The aft, port, and starboard?" "You a sailor?" " Marine." "You love those military backgrounds, don't you?" "It's a good foundation to build on." "You serve?" "No, I was never too good at marching in straight lines." "That's why you're not on the force anymore." "That may be one of the reasons." " So, you're an ex-cop?" " Son, I'm an ex-a lot of things." "Let's not go there." "Do me a favour." "Just keep looking for this kid, this Mihalyo." " He's playing somewhere, all right?" " Yeah." " Did Jon get booted off the force?" " I don't know, and he ain't telling." " What do you say we get a cup of coffee?" " That sounds like a line if ever I heard one." "Look, smart ass, it's not a line." "I just want a cup of coffee, all right?" " We can get you a cup of coffee." " Thank you." "Damn it, darling, do you have any idea... what it is like to be a lesbian trapped in this body?" "I can only imagine." "Well, it does present some mind-boggling situations." "Think you could throw an old man a bone?" "Ed, I can't find anything on Mihalyo." "Jon, stop." "Go to the five-seat and push in." "It's Mark Glenn." "That's not good." "Well, from his rap sheet and what you told me about him..." "I'm guessing he ain't here for Mardi Gras." "Who's he pointing to?" "Who are those two guys?" "I know them well." "That's Hank Jones and Kevin Brown." "Couple of local thugs." "Do practically anything for money." "Whoa." "Ed, there's Mihalyo." "They're following him." "Come on." "Get Danny." "Hey, I didn't do anything!" "He's heading toward the Riverfront exit." "We got him." "How you doing?" "Ed Deline, Vegas." " Here you go." " Thanks." " What are these, yours?" " They was." " Thanks, Pops." "These are gonna look great." " Good." "So, I'm about to grab the guy... and she just hip-checks me right into the river." "Well, at least the gator didn't get you." "That gator almost did get me." "I tell you, we still have not found the last boy that tried to kiss A.J." " I didn't try to kiss A.J." " That's what they all say." "I was trying to catch Mark Glenn." " Then where is he?" " He got away." "Let me tell you something, and you listen good." "If that girl invites you to go down and meet her family... don't you go." "You hear what I'm saying?" "She takes boys out into the bayou, and they never come back." " What do you mean?" " They never come back." "She took two boys and a horse out there once." "A horse?" "Hey." "Say, A.J." "You enjoy your swim?" "Yeah." "Yeah, that was nice." "Right up until the gator part." "It was a teeny gator." "You know, for a slick, big-city Vegas boy, you ain't half bad." "You wanna meet my family?" "What is this?" " Coffee." " That is not coffee." "It is in New Orleans." "We call that chicory." "Yeah, that's chicory." "We had nothing to hold those two boys on." "Even they weren't stupid enough to try anything in a casino." "Well, they obviously didn't say nothing, but I guarantee they're working for Glenn." "Don't worry." "I got a couple of my boys following them." "Nowhere in New Orleans they can go without us knowing about it." "Damn." " Brunson." " Yeah." "Well, you better answer that, Mr. President." "Mr. Brunson." "Yes, sir." "How are you?" "No, we'll locate that money before your audit." "Yes, sir." "I will." "Right." "Well, thank you." "Don't you worry about it." "We're gonna find him." "We better." "Sam's gonna have a big problem with me." "That Sam." "Now, there's a hot little number." "I don't want you to even think about it." "And another thing." "It's really starting to concern me." "You don't have one bit, not one ounce of care about this problem I have." "Well, you see, it's your ass that's on the line to Brunson..." "For the $4.5 million, not mine." "I get it." "Listen good, because I'm president now, so listen to what I can do." "I officially put your ass on the line, too." "How do you like that?" "You worry too much." "You're in New Orleans." "You've got to adopt the New Orleans way." "What's the New Orleans way?" "Well, you see, no matter how bad things seem... and no matter what tomorrow may bring, everyone in New Orleans knows... that next year, there's gonna be another big party... and that's the way we live our lives here." " That's a brilliant, brilliant philosophy." " Well, thank you." " What in the hell happened to you?" " He jumped in a streetcar." "He jumped in the streetcar." "How in the hell did you get wet?" "She pushed me..." "You know what?" "I don't wanna know." "Don't tell me." "You say that this Mihalyo is a real gambler?" "There's no way he's going back into a casino after what just happened." "He knows we're looking for him." "He knows they're looking for him." "A.J., your brothers have that backwoods game going tonight?" "Yeah." "All possibility, that's where he'd be if he's a real gambler." "How would he know there's a backwoods game?" "Unlike Vegas and your cone of silence... everybody knows everything that happens in New Orleans." "A.J., take Danny out to your brothers' game." "Check that out." "And Ed, you and I, let's check Mihalyo's hotel room." "Nice." " This was a mistake." " Stop." "I know what you seek." "So, where exactly is this game your brothers are having?" "Down the bayou a ways." "So there isn't an easier way to get there?" "No." "You know, you're really starting to..." "What the hell was that?" " Vampire bat." " A vampire bat?" "I'm not interested in love potions or putting a spell on anyone." "Although there are a few people I'd love to shove a pin into..." "Two for one carnival special." "Maybe later." "What I need help with right now is finding a man." "Girl, we all need help finding a man." "Not that kind of help." "I have a client, and he owes the Montecito a lot of money... and he's here in New Orleans." "If I don't find him, we're both in a lot of trouble." "Then I have... just what you're looking for." "Please tell me I don't have to eat that." "Hey, there's Pops." "He never misses a party during carnival." "These are my brothers." "I'm gonna go grab some mud bugs." " What are mud bugs?" " You'll see." "Hi." "You having a good time?" "I'm Danny McCoy." " You got names?" " Yeah, we got names." "I'm Wegonna." "He's Kick, and that's Yourass." "That's funny." "We ain't laughing, boy." "What's going on here?" "Get out." "I'll smack you upside the head." "Go on." "Get out of here." "Did A.J. Bring you down here over the swamp?" "Yeah." "She said it was the only way to get here." " You should've come with me in the limo." " Limo?" "A.J., your mama's looking for you." "Are you ever gonna stop messing with me?" "Let's get out of here." "Mihalyo's not here." "My brother said there's a stranger coming from out of town." "A big-money stranger for tonight's game." " You think it's Mihalyo?" " Fits the description." " Here." "You try that." " No." "What is it?" "Crawfish." "Come on, let's dance." "So, how is Brunson treating the new president?" "Good." "Pretty good." "Yeah." "You're not bored?" "It's Las Vegas." "You know there's plenty to do." "Well, that's not what I meant." "I know exactly what you meant." "But you're not telling me." "Let me put it to you this way." "I got plenty of work at the shop to keep me busy." "How about your damn self?" "Well, unlike you, Ed, I have to admit..." "I miss the action." "Well, I mean, I didn't say I didn't miss it." "How many times did we cooperate through the years?" "Basically, none, because see, my old company... they weren't authorised to operate domestically." "So we never met." "Well, as a stranger, I'd like to thank you for putting in a good word for me here... 'cause I know I'd never have this job without you." "Okay." "Let me see which end goes in here." "Okay." "Hey, so this A.J." "Yeah?" "I mean, what, are you related or something, or what?" "We could be." "Ed, that tap you asked me to run on Mihalyo's trust fund just got a hit." "He's moving money. $3 million." "All right." "Hose them down." "Make sure you wet all the ladies." "We wanna be fair and square." "Oh, yeah." "Thanks, Ness." "Jet lag." "Yeah, thanks." "I got it." "What?" "Well, Hank Jones and Kevin Brown... finally hooked up with Glenn at a pawn shop... and they went on a little shopping spree, and they bought themselves some guns." "See, this Mihalyo, he just moved $3 million... to a brokerage account right here in New Orleans." "He's got himself hooked into the big game." " What is that, the backwoods game?" " No, this is big." "There's always a big money game during Mardi Gras." " Everybody knows about this game?" " Well, it ain't a secret on the street." "I'm guessing these locals bought them guns to go to that game." "And I'm betting that they ain't gambling." "Oh, yeah." "That can't be a guy." "Why don't you just split up into two groups?" "The ones that wanna go to dinner, go... and the ones who wanna watch the contest, watch." "Split up?" "This is a family reunion." "We do everything as a family." "Always have." "Maybe that's the problem." "Wanna come in here." "I was sitting here having a good time." "Please, you don't have to go." "I'll calm him down." "We're having a family dinner like we always do at our reunion, and that's that." "Well, I wanted to see who won the wet T-shirt contest." " So did I." " Please!" "Stop shouting." "This is a restaurant, not the Sports Book." "I'd rather go back to living in the dirt than have you hold that money over me." "You want the money?" "Here." "Fine." "Take it all." "How come my father's never around when I want him to be around?" "Here's keys to the gun safe." "Hey, this big money game, where the heck is it?" "That's the problem, 'cause the time, date, and place change every year." "Without an invitation, that's gonna be a hard one to find." "Well, that's brilliant." "So get us an invitation, will you?" "Give me the mayor." "Danny McCoy." "Danny, any sign of Mihalyo?" "No, not yet." " What are you doing?" " Looking for Mihalyo." "We need you back here now." "Hey, he needs us back there." "Look, Ed, that's fine with me." "It's fine with me." "But I don't really know where I am, and she kind of refuses to bring me back." "What the hell does that mean, she refuses to bring you back?" "Yes, Mr. Mayor." "Give my best to your wife and to your children." "Thank you." "All right, I got us an invite." "The game is in the church cellar in the French Quarter." " Your girl refuses to bring Danny back." " Get A.J. On the phone." "Put her on the phone." "Okay." "Hold on." "Here, he wants to talk to you." "Yeah?" "You bring that boy back, A.J." "We were just starting to have some fun." "A.J., bring the boy back." "Do I have to?" "Yes." "Now." "A.J.'s bringing him back." "Let's go." "I'd keep my eye on Sam." "Looks like she's been visiting the Voodoo Queen." "That's great." "That's all I need." "Yeah?" "Ed, he's accessed his money, all of it." "And whatever he's doing with it, he's doing it now." "Ladies, I think you're all winners." "Really, I do." "And if it were up to me, I would crown each and every one of you." "Mary!" "They're destroying my restaurant." "Oh, my God." "And I thought the food in Vegas was incredible." "New Orleans got the best cuisine, especially at Mardi Gras." "The Voodoo Queen said that I would find him flying with a flock of birds." "A flock of..." "What the hell does that mean?" "I don't know." "I had to eat a dead rat just to get the information." "You gotta try this." "It's great." "You want my ass to start looking like two pigs... fighting to get out of a gunnysack when I walk?" "Is that a trick question?" "Did she say what I think she said?" "She lost me after the pigs fighting." "What's this?" "You can't enter without one." " Are you serious?" " No, it's carnival law." "Basic carnival law is... you've got to wear this so nobody knows your identity." "What keeps everyone from running amuck?" "Nothing." "Sounds like a recipe for chaos to me." "We like to get into trouble during carnival here in New Orleans." "Mark Glenn, Kevin Brown, Hank Jones are here." "They're after Mihalyo and the money." "Let's get it on." "And I thought Vegas was the decadence capital of the world." "You know that "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" thing you guys got going?" " Yeah." " I got news for you." "It started a long time ago here in New Orleans." "What happens behind the mask, stays behind the mask." "Baby." "What the hell does that mean, a flock of birds?" "Flock of frigging birds." "Jon, what time does the game start?" "The players already bought in, but it's still too early." " What do you mean, too early?" " You've gotta party before you play." "So much for Mihalyo only wanting to play at the Montecito, genius." " So much for you not being a dog." " Excuse me?" "You and little Miss Southern Comfort?" "That happens to be a professional courtesy." " Is that what they call it in New Orleans?" " Yeah." "In Vegas, we call that a ho." "What is your problem?" "You stay here." "Cover my back." "Looks like we're gonna have us some fun." "Drop it!" "Let me see your hands, boy." "Miss me?" "I'll take it from here, Ed." "You sure?" "I got a couple of my people here." "Besides, the chief of police and half the force are at this party." "Jon." "Ed." "I think Sam has spotted your guy." "Excuse me." "Mihalyo." " You sure?" " Flock of birds." " Hi." " Sam?" "What are you doing here?" "Looking for you." "The money's been transferred directly to the Montecito account." "Yeah, it's all been received." " All of it?" " All of it." "So, now that I've paid up, how about extending my line of credit?" " Would you guys give me a moment, please?" " Sure." "Keep the noise level down." "You're not gonna beat me up, are you?" "Well, I'd like to, believe me." "But, instead..." "I'm gonna make sure you put your life back together." "Now, you're welcome back at the Montecito anytime." "But you will not be allowed to play." " What?" "Come on, Ed." "I gotta..." " Listen, you have a gambling problem." "You need help for it." "Am I clear?" "What?" "Yes." "Yes, sir." "I..." " You grow up, kid." " Yes, sir." "Come on, everybody!" "Let's get this party started!" "The carnival lasts two-and-a-half weeks?" "Yeah." "So what do you do the other 49-and-a-half weeks of the year?" " Have just as much fun." " I bet you do." " Hey, if you're ever in Vegas..." " I'll look you up." "Slippin' and a-slidin', peeping' and a-hidin'" "Well, hombre, I guess..." "Well, I guess this is it, and I..." "I wanna say thanks, Jon." "I appreciate everything." "My pleasure." "For whatever the heck it's worth, I always thought you did the right thing... even though it cost you your job there on the force." "I can't tell you how much that means to me, Ed, coming from you." "Looks like the natives are restless." " I gotta go, brother." " All right, partner." "A.J.!" "I'll see you around, Vegas Boy." "There is something about that girl." " Well, we gotta go." "Okay?" " All right." " You sure you don't wanna help them?" " No, I don't think so." "Hey, Sam, we gotta go." "Little Richard just started playing." "Been told a long time ago" "Slippin' and a-slidin', peeping' and a-hidin'" "Been told a long time ago" "I've been told, baby, you've been bold" "I won't be your fool no more" "Sam, we've got to go." "Ed, it's Little Richard." "He's singing." "Come back again." "Au revoir." "I can't believe Brunson made Ed fly to New York just to keep him company." "Every boss has a boss, unless you're Brunson." "Hey, sweetie." "Hey." "Roy." "Hello." "Where's the rest of the family?" " They left." " Without you?" "They said they'd rather live in shacks than have me control the money." "Life was a hell of a lot easier before we won this Powerball." "We had the best family reunions ever." "We used to have a barbecue every year, drink some beer." "Who'd have thought $360 million would turn us into a bunch of jackasses?" "Look, Roy... you're controlling your family with the money." "I'm just trying to do what's right for them." "They don't know the pressure all this money causes." "Yeah, but if you keep control of the money, you're gonna lose your family." "I think I already lost them." "Well, actually, everybody's over at a barbecue." "I'm pretty sure they'd love it if you came." "In fact, I know they would, because I set the barbecue up." " You really think they want me to come?" " Yeah, I do." "But you might wanna consider... handing over control of the money to an administrator." "Or you could come back to Vegas anytime with all that money." "I'm Sam, and I would love to be your casino host." "Go on, Roy." "Go see your family." "Roy, I'd..." "Have you no decency?" "Did you miss me?" "You missed the greatest wet T-shirt contest ever." "Who won?" "He did." " I don't believe that's a guy." " They say that's a guy." "What'd you bring us from New Orleans?" "As a matter of fact, ladies..." "Voodoo dolls." "Let's go do it." "Are you ready?" "Let's do it."