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Two blacks and a Mexican in a car. Who's driving? | I don't know. |
I don't know. | The L.A.P.D. |
She's nice lookin'. | So what. |
So what. | I dunno. I just said she's nice lookin'. |
I dunno. I just said she's nice lookin'. | And I said so what. You think she's any happier? |
And I said so what. You think she's any happier? | What d'you mean, any happier? |
What d'you mean, any happier? | Any happier than any other asshole in life. |
Straight rotation, no shit, call your shot. | Lemme break. |
We coulda used the other two-and-a-half grand. | There's more than a measly few grand in this. |
There's more than a measly few grand in this. | There is? |
There is? | Something's on. |
Something's on. | What? |
What? | I happen to know more about Mr. Whatever- his-name-is than he thinks I know about him and his operation. |
I happen to know more about Mr. Whatever- his-name-is than he thinks I know about him and his operation. | You do? |
You do? | You bet. |
You bet. | Like what. |
Like what. | Like he'd never hire me for real. Not week-to-week. I don't have the credentials. He thinks I'm just a sociopath, someone he can turn to when he needs "plausible denial." |
Like he'd never hire me for real. Not week-to-week. I don't have the credentials. He thinks I'm just a sociopath, someone he can turn to when he needs "plausible denial." | Well, we blew it, didn't we? He ain't wrong. |
Well, we blew it, didn't we? He ain't wrong. | "He ain't wrong." Listen, I know this asshole who <u>did</u> just go to work for him. Full-time. And this dickhead's parents just told me he took a road trip up the coast. <u>That's</u> the type of individual gets hired, someone who'll shoot his mouth off to his family while on the job. |
"He ain't wrong." Listen, I know this asshole who <u>did</u> just go to work for him. Full-time. And this dickhead's parents just told me he took a road trip up the coast. <u>That's</u> the type of individual gets hired, someone who'll shoot his mouth off to his family while on the job. | I don't get it. |
I don't get it. | I don't know who that English guy is. Some kind of -- -- courier or something. Maybe a seller. Maybe a buyer. But Mr. <u>Avery</u> wanted him, those jigs wanted him -- and I betcha there's a briefcase somewhere. |
I don't know who that English guy is. Some kind of -- -- courier or something. Maybe a seller. Maybe a buyer. But Mr. <u>Avery</u> wanted him, those jigs wanted him -- and I betcha there's a briefcase somewhere. | What's in it? |
What's in it? | Drugs? Cash? Both if we're lucky. |
Drugs? Cash? Both if we're lucky. | How we gonna get that lucky? |
How we gonna get that lucky? | While they're all fucking each other over ... couple of parties like us could move right in. |
How'd you get in here. | Walked. |
Walked. | You walked. What the hell are you doing here. |
You walked. What the hell are you doing here. | Looking for a bloke named Valentine. Know him? |
What. | Tell me. |
Tell me. | Tell you ... |
Tell you ... | About Jenny. Tell me about Jenny. About the <u>deal</u>. Whatever fucking deal you had to kill my daughter for when she found out about it, you bastard. |
Yeah. | We've certainly missed you. |
We've certainly missed you. | Birdy, I've been doing a lot of thinking. There are a lot of things that haven't worked out for me. Life has dealt me some bum cards... |
...I stank, didn't I? | He didn't say that. |
He didn't say that. | But more or less. |
But more or less. | Look, I'm no expert, but-- |
Look, I'm no expert, but-- | It doesn't matter, Mr Crane. |
It doesn't matter, Mr Crane. | I'm sure there's a dozen teachers better than this clown. More qualified. Goddamn phony. |
I'm sure there's a dozen teachers better than this clown. More qualified. Goddamn phony. | But it doesn't matter. Really, I'm not interested in playing music professionally. |
...I didn't recognize you without the smock. Did I--damn--did I leave something at the shop? | No. I might be interested in that, uh, business proposition-- |
Uh-huh. | Hell, I, I'm not proud of it. But, uh, that's not the worst of it. I got a note. A blackmail note. You know, come across or everybody knows. |
Hell, I, I'm not proud of it. But, uh, that's not the worst of it. I got a note. A blackmail note. You know, come across or everybody knows. | Uh-huh. |
Uh-huh. | Well, you know what that would do to me. |
Well, you know what that would do to me. | I guess it would be pretty awkward. |
I guess it would be pretty awkward. | Awkward?! Ann'd throw me out on my keister! Hell, it's her family's store--*her* store. I serve at the indulgence of the goddamn ownership, Ed. |
Awkward?! Ann'd throw me out on my keister! Hell, it's her family's store--*her* store. I serve at the indulgence of the goddamn ownership, Ed. | Uh-huh. |
Uh-huh. | I only work here! And the lady's husband would know... Oh, Jesus. |
I only work here! And the lady's husband would know... Oh, Jesus. | How much to they want, Dave? |
How much to they want, Dave? | $10,000! I don't know what to do, Ed. I don't know what I *can* do. Even though I know who the sonofabitch is. |
$10,000! I don't know what to do, Ed. I don't know what I *can* do. Even though I know who the sonofabitch is. | ...You know... who *who* is? |
...You know... who *who* is? | The sonofabitch. The blackmailer. It's, uh, it's no one you know. It's a businessman from Sacramento. A goddamn pansy, Ed. He tried to rope me into some crackpot scheme; I heard him out and then told him to go to hell. And the very next day, the very next day, Ed, I get blackmailed for the same amount. |
The sonofabitch. The blackmailer. It's, uh, it's no one you know. It's a businessman from Sacramento. A goddamn pansy, Ed. He tried to rope me into some crackpot scheme; I heard him out and then told him to go to hell. And the very next day, the very next day, Ed, I get blackmailed for the same amount. | Would he... it sounds pretty obvious. |
Would he... it sounds pretty obvious. | Well, I guess he don't care that it's obvious. |
Well, I guess he don't care that it's obvious. | Mm. How, uh... how did he know that-- |
Mm. How, uh... how did he know that-- | He's staying at the hotel I've gone to with, uh, with the lady in question. Must've seen us. |
...It ruined me. This money. No annex. I'm all shot to hell. | So you paid the guy? |
...Hell, I hope I've done the right thing. | My wife and I had not... performed the sex act in many years. |
...What's so damn strange about that? | I didn't say a word. |
...I don't get it. | Look, chum, this is a guy, from what I understand, told everybody he was a war hero, right? Island hopping, practically liberated the Pacific all by himself with a knife in one hand and a gun in the other and twenty yards of Jap guts between his teeth. |
Look, chum, this is a guy, from what I understand, told everybody he was a war hero, right? Island hopping, practically liberated the Pacific all by himself with a knife in one hand and a gun in the other and twenty yards of Jap guts between his teeth. | Yeah. |
Yeah. | And now it turns out this dope spent the war sitting on his ass in some boatyard in San Diego. You asked for blackmail, let me give you blackmail: Mr Hale-Fellow-Well-Met, about to open his own business here, has been lying to everybody in this town for the last four years, probably including half the people sitting on... |
...Did Big Dave mention that it was something about his war service? I don't know, I wasn't there, *you'll* have to tell *us*. Maybe he specified, maybe he didn't; I'm not putting words in your mouth; the point is that this liar, this cynical manipulator, this man who through his lies sneered and belittled the sacrific... | So... who... who actually-- |
So... who... who actually-- | Who? *Who?!* I don't know who! But the point is that if Mr Prosecutor over there had devoted half the time he's spent persecuting *this* woman to even the most cursory investigation of this schmoe's past, then we might *know* who! But we can't *know* what really happened! Because of Fritz, or Werner, or whatever the he... |
Thanks. Thanks for seeing me, at home. | Oh, hell. Drink? |
Oh, hell. Drink? | No thanks. |
No thanks. | Sure you don't need one? |
Sure you don't need one? | I'm fine. |
I'm fine. | OK. Boy. Jesus! |
OK. Boy. Jesus! | Yeah. What do I, uh... |
Yeah. What do I, uh... | Well, of course, I, uh, it's out of my league, criminal stuff. I do, uh, probate, real estate, title search, uh... I'd be absolutely worthless, something like this. Absolutely worthless. |
I'm so damn sorry about your loss. Terrible thing. Just damn terrible. | Yeah. |
Yeah. | Birdy's in the parlor--I'm on long distance here. |
Birdy's in the parlor--I'm on long distance here. | Sure, Walter. Thanks. |
...Huh? | Haven't I seen you up in ladies' wear? |
Haven't I seen you up in ladies' wear? | I don't work here. My wife does. |
I don't work here. My wife does. | Uh-huh. Some beat, huh? |
Uh-huh. Some beat, huh? | Yeah. |
Yeah. | Check out the rack on that broad in the angora. |
Check out the rack on that broad in the angora. | Uh-huh. |
Says here that the Russians exploded n A-bomb and there's not a damn thing we can do about it. | Uh-huh. |
Uh-huh. | How d'ya like them apples? |
...Ed? | Huh? |
Huh? | Russians exploded an A-bomb. |
Russians exploded an A-bomb. | Yeah. |
Yeah. | Jesus... |
Jesus... | Now, being a barber is a lot like being a barman or a soda-jerk; there's not much to it once you've learned the basic moves. For the kids there's the Butch, or the Heinie... |
...I'm gonna take his hair and throw it out in the dirt. | What the-- |
What the-- | I'm gonna mingle it with common house dirt. |
I'm gonna mingle it with common house dirt. | What the hell are you talking about? |
This is what family is for, Ed! This is when ya come together! | Yeah. |
Yeah. | Close ranks! Goddamnit! Those sons of bitches! |
Close ranks! Goddamnit! Those sons of bitches! | Frank, uh, you know I'll try to contribute, but, uh--Freddy Riedenschneider-- |
Frank, uh, you know I'll try to contribute, but, uh--Freddy Riedenschneider-- | I don't care what it costs! This is when ya come together! |
I don't care what it costs! This is when ya come together! | That's very generous. |
That's very generous. | The hell with it, Eddie! |
Ippolito! Get back here! | Like hell! |
An original Roger Tory Peterson of a Red-Breasted Merganser. Amazing. I have a copy of this in my office at home. | Can't really focus on birds at the moment, Pendergast. I'm tryin' to keep my breakfast down. |
Can't really focus on birds at the moment, Pendergast. I'm tryin' to keep my breakfast down. | In this violent world, I believe the only way to stay sane is to take time to notice beautiful things. |
In this violent world, I believe the only way to stay sane is to take time to notice beautiful things. | I drink. After hours of course. On duty, I smoke. Do you mind? |
I drink. After hours of course. On duty, I smoke. Do you mind? | Not at all. I enjoy the smell of a good cigar. |
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