(DOOR OPENING)
(WOMAN SPEAKING ON PA)
(BUZZER SOUNDING)
Jesus Christ.
I wore that in here?
No wonder they threw the book at me.
Rules, honey. You wear it in. You wear it out.
What's wrong with it?
Un-fucking-believable.
(WOMAN COUNTING LOUDLY)
(INMATES CHEERING)
GUARD: Shut up!
INMATES: d Goodbye, Gloria Goodbye, Gloria
d We hate to see you go!
(INMATES CHEERING)
(GUARD COUNTS FOR CALISTHENICS)
(INMATES WHISTLING)
GUARD: Knock it off!
Greenly, over here.
You got a date?
Yeah, but he stood me up.
Release form. Sign it.
You've been drawing on the $1,000 you came in with
which leaves you with $68.50,
plus your $100 release gratuity,
here's your total of $168.50.
Got to report to your parole officer Monday.
Don't get lost. Stay out of trouble.
You are not to leave the state of Florida.
If you violate this condition, a warrant will be issued for your arrest immediately.
You'll be right back in here where the sun don't shine.
Here. I just quit.
It's Cartier. For real, take it. Go on.
Thanks.
Take what you want. Toss the rest.
WOMAN ON PA: Ladies and gentlemen,
we will now begin boarding on Continental Flight 251
with service to New York, La Guardia.
(WOMAN ANNOUNCING IN SPANISH)
(SIREN WAILING)
You know what kind of a bird that is?
Dove.
It's a Blue Diamond dove.
Really? Yeah.
It's a fucking Blue Diamond dove.
Look at the blue feathers.
It's beautiful, huh?
You know there's only 300 of those guys left in the United States?
If it shits on this car, there's only gonna be 299.
That's her.
(PRESSING BUTTON)
(ELEVATOR DINGS)
Hold the door!
What's up with you, lady?
(DOORBELL RINGING)
Jack.
(DOORBELL RINGING CONTINUOUSLY)
Anything happen?
What the hell's the matter with you?
You don't make me wait in the hallway like that.
Did you go to the bank? Yeah.
Did you get the money?
Yeah, yeah. Did you get the tickets?
Yeah. There's a man in the lobby.
What kind of a man? A man. I don't know what kind of man.
What'd he look like?
Where are the kids?
They're in the kitchen.
Mommy, are the kids' bags packed?
Mommy, Nicky's wheezing.
I'm not wheezing, damn it!
Come on, Nicky, go get your inhaler.
You're not taking my grandchildren.
Mind your own fucking business!
Jack, you do not swear at my mother.
NICKY: I'm staying here with Grandma.
It's gonna be all right. Mommy, take them inside.
(SIGHS)
NICKY: Where are we going?
Okay, it's gonna be all right, 'cause they don't know anything.
They don't know what we're doing,
they don't know where we're going.
Just a stupid remark
that you're gonna check the disk when you get home!
You idiota! 'Cause you tipped them off...
I wanted a goddamn raise, Angie.
So I said something. I said something about the disk. So?
But Papi, now he knows you've been copying it all down, right?
Every move they made, all the details, everything.
Who told you to copy shit down?
I did it for us, Angie.
You know, I did it so we had something to fall back on.
Mi amor, they don't know about the money. So?
Jack, do they know about the money?
I don't know, Angie.
(MURMURS BROKENLY)
Now they're gonna kill us.
Nobody's gonna get killed, okay.
All we got to do... Listen to me, baby.
All we got to do is get out of this fucking city.
(EXCLAIMS IN SPANISH)
Mama, pack the bags.
You lousy piece of dirt. How could you do this?
How could you do this to your family?
These kids are not leaving.
If you got yourself into trouble, that's your tough luck.
These kids are not leaving...
They know about the kids, okay.
You cannot keep them. They will come here and they will take them.
Do you get it?
Here, take this. MARIA: No!
I'm calling the police. JACK: What? No, wait.
What are you, out of your fucking mind? No!
Damn it! This is your fault. You got us into it!
Shut up! Quiet! God damn it! I...
Okay, we are leaving now. I'm not going!
I'm not playing around! No!
I don't want to!
Don't you try it. I don't want to go.
Papi? Is somebody going to get us?
Nicky.
Now, listen to me, okay?
Take this disk. This disk will save your life, Nicky.
Okay? It's your bible.
It's everything I know about everything, papi. Okay?
Now, you go, okay? You go down the fire escape.
The way you did when you ran away, you remember?
You listening to me?
You go find Uncle Manny. Uncle Manny, okay?
Over at the bodega. You know the bodega?
Yeah. I understand the bodega.
You go find Uncle Manny, okay? You give him this disk.
He'll know exactly what to do with it, okay?
(DOORBELL RINGING) Don't answer the door, Angie!
Now, listen to me, okay?
You be a man, okay? Be a man, papi.
And you be tough, okay? Always be tough, and you trust nobody.
No broads. No friends.
Angie, don't answer that door!
Okay? You make your way in this world
and you call your own shots, okay?
Now, you go. You got your inhaler?
Yeah. I got it. It's right here. (DOORBELL RINGS INSISTENTLY)
Papi, I... No, no, no! Just go.
You're the man, now. You're the man, papi.
Okay? You're the head of the family now, you understand me?
I understand. I'm the head of the family.
Yeah, you are. Yeah.
I love you. I know.
(MAN KICKING DOOR)
Come on now, you go.
Nicky, remember, you're the man.
I know. I'm the man.
Now, go! Go!
(SILENCED GUNSHOTS FIRING)
(CLICKS)
You got to pull the slide back first, Jack.
Uh-uh-uh.
Too late. Come on, drop it. Drop it!
Kick it over here.
Get away from her. Over there.
No, no! Move. Come on. Now.
Old lady, over there, move!
Come on! Andale! Yeah!
Where is it, Jack?
Where's what?
Where's the fucking disk?
I don't know what you're talking about, Sean.
ANGELA: Mama!
SEAN: Give me the disk, Jack.
(CRYING) I don't have it, man. I don't have it.
It's not here.
Don't, Sean.
No!
(CRYING)
Jack.
(SOBBING)
Where's the disk, Jack?
No!
Give me the disk, Jack.
I don't have it.
Jack.
LUZ: Mommy? Papi?
Mommy!
Papi, please!
Mommy! Someone!
Mommy!
(GUNSHOT)
Hey, kid.
Like you're some fashion plate.
You didn't have to turn it into a bloodbath.
He pulled a gun on me!
He's a lousy little accountant.
This guy, his name is Jesus.
Thanks, Ian. Jesus.
But he wanted everybody to call him Jack.
That should tell you what kind of a guy he is.
You say boo to him, he'd fall over and wet his pants.
He's as harmless as cherry fucking pie.
Now I'm stuck with a kid.
The kid saw us... You shouldn't have brought him here!
(WHISPERING) I do not want to kill a kid.
God damn it. What am I going to do with a goddamn kid?
I know what I'd do.
Get the hell out of my sight.
Kevin? Fucking loser.
We'd better pray to God he didn't make any copies.
What the hell happened to him? He got greedy.
(NICKY WHEEZING)
Terry, what's wrong with the goddamn kid?
I don't know. He's got asthma or something.
Well, make him stop. It's getting on my nerves.
(WHEEZING)
Come on, kid. Let's go.
It's empty. Be quiet.
Where's my dad? I thought you said my dad was going to pick me up.
Shut up. TV time.
I'm worried about my sister. I think I should go home now.
Kid, don't worry about your family.
Start worrying about yourself.
Zach? You son of a bitch!
Gloria!
How the hell are you?
Jesus, it's been a long time.
Three years. You look great.
Yeah? You'll let me up? Oh, yeah.
Good to see you. You, too.
Tell Kevin Gloria's on her way up.
Kevin, Gloria's here.
What do you mean "here"?
Not here in the building?
She's on her way up.
Gloria, you sure look gorgeous.
I thought you weren't getting out until next week.
I would've picked you up.
I wanted to surprise you. Surprise.
I've missed you so much.
You look great, Gloria.
Raymond.
MICKEY: Gloria, how are you?
Just swell, Mick.
Terry. Gloria.
Sean. Nice to see you, Gloria.
Ian.
Where's my stuff?
Did a little remodelling.
Mmm-hmm. What about my cats?
I thought your sister took them.
Ah.
I gotta change. I look like a drag queen.
(LAUGHS)
Great to see you.
Kevin, you never came to see me. Not ever. Not once.
I wanted to. Never, ever.
I wanted to. I really wanted to. Not once.
You never came. In three goddamn years, you never came to see me.
Yeah, really? What stood in your way?
I couldn't.
Oh, really? Why not?
Ruby always needs me. You know that.
Who the fuck needs Ruby? I'm sick of these people.
It's always about somebody else.
When does it get down to being me?
I took three fucking years for you!
I went to the slammer for you and you never showed up!
What was I supposed to do?
Walk into the Department of Corrections and announce myself?
I want my money and I want out. That's it!
Give me my goddamn money. I want out.
You don't have to worry about money.
I'm going to take care of you.
I don't want you taking care of me.
I've had three fucking years of your taking care of me.
I've had it with your fucking taking care of me.
You got that? Okay.
I know you're pissed off.
I'm not pissed off. No?
Oh, no. You know me very well.
You know when I'm pissed off. Do I look pissed off to you?
You wanna make love?
Do I wanna make love? No, I do not wanna make love.
Maybe you'd like to change the fucking sheets first.
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
KEVIN: Not now. I'm sorry.
KEVIN: I said, not now!
I'm sorry. It's Ruby on the phone, Kevin, he says it's important.
Well, it's Ruby.
I'll just be a minute.
Hi, Gloria. Hi.
Welcome back. Thanks.
You got any good lesbian prison stories?
You know, I've got one word for you, Terry, therapy.
I'd say group therapy, but I like other people too much.
(WHEEZING BADLY)
What's the matter with you?
Who the hell are you?
Watch your mouth, wee fucker.
He has asthma. Ran out of his medicine.
Asthma, huh? Good-looking guy like you?
My dad was supposed to be here.
Yeah?
I'm worried about my sister, lady.
Can you ask them about my dad?
Kid, shut your goddamn trap, all right?
What's with the kid?
I had a situation with his father, had some trouble.
So, what, are you kidnapping kids, now?
Just mind your own business.
Oh. This is my business. This is my apartment.
Yeah? Yeah.
Who the hell do you think pays the goddamn bills?
Lucky me. It must be fucking you.
(SIGHS)
Gloria, come on. What are you...
Excuse me.
What are you doing?
(SIGHS)
I'm still in love with you.
I've loved you my whole life.
I understand it's hard. It's been three years.
There's distance.
Yeah.
It's not distance, you know.
It's... What?
Shit.
Okay, you want to talk. Let's talk.
What do you want to talk about?
Look, I took the rap for you.
I know.
Most people would have talked. I didn't talk.
Look, we had a deal here.
You told me that there would be money in a bank account.
Now where's the money, where's the bank?
Look, Kevin, I took the rap for something I didn't do.
You owe me. Here.
I don't want that.
I'm trying to change my life here.
Jesus Christ, talking to you is like talking to a fucking brick wall.
You're right.
We had a deal. I owe you.
Please don't think I'm not grateful, 'cause I am.
(CLEARS THROAT)
But there was more than just a deal between us, right?
Listen...
You were wearing this dress the night of your going-in party
three years ago.
And I'm still wearing it. So what?
I've been thinking about that night for three years.
Three fucking years.
Oh.
Thinking about that penthouse.
(SIGHS)
Do you remember me and you that night?
Oh, honey, you're no good.
You're just no damn good.
I know.
Come on.
Say you're my baby.
No.
Say it.
I'm not gonna.
Say you're my baby.
Honey.
Say you're my baby.
No. Come here.
Let me go. No. Come here.
(WEEPING)
I want my money. Now.
We had a deal.
A deal? Yes!
A deal? Well, the deal has changed, right?
You want your own apartment, you have your own apartment.
You want new clothes, I'll buy you new clothes.
You want to get yourself a new cat. Go, get yourself a new cat.
Whatever you want.
When do you report for parole?
Monday.
Okay, then you're back here Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and the weekend, till you have to report back next week.
Then you're back here again, that's it.
That's the deal. That's done.
Gloria?
I am not going to take your bullshit anymore. It's over.
No, it's not. It's over.
Will you stop saying that? It's over.
Will you stop saying that! It is over!
Stop it!
I always knew you were a bastard.
Stop.
(SOBBING)
(PANTING)
You never shot a short guy before? What's the big deal?
Short, tall, fat, skinny, they were all grown up.
You're talking about killing a kid.
This is the father, this is the son.
The only difference is three feet. I'll do it.
TERRY: Kevin's not going to like it.
I don't give a shit whether Kevin likes it or not.
It's gotta be done.
It's my ass. I was the one who was up there.
Did the kid see you? I don't know.
But I don't like to leave loose ends.
SEAN: All right, Mickey, it's your turn. I didn't leave you much.
MICKEY: You sure didn't leave me much.
(SOFTLY) Kid.
Did you forget something?
I just thought...
You know, Kevin might be in here.
Kevin's in his office.
Terry, you wouldn't hurt a little kid, would you?
Gloria, you better get out of here.
Kid, come on. Come over here.
He's watching the show.
What's your favorite cartoon, kid?
Mine's Top Cat. He's cool.
Kid, come over here right... Calm the fuck down.
Let me... What the fuck are you doing!
Calm the fuck down!
What's your fucking problem? You gonna calm the fuck down?
(PANTING) Yeah.
I just lost my head.
You're going to walk right out of here?
Yeah, I lost my head.
You're right, man. It's none of my fucking business.
All right.
Kid, come here. Come here now, come here.
Come on.
Right now. Come on!
Get out there. All right, get up.
Go on!
Everybody, put your guns down,
put them on the ground right now.
Now kick them forward.
Hey, you, go over there.
Jesus, Kevin, what are you doing? Killing kids now?
Gloria, put the gun down. Nobody's killing anybody.
Get up there.
(COCKS GUN)
(GUN FIRES)
What the hell's the matter with you?
Get up there. Go on.
You, too, Raymond.
Get up the stairs. Right now, Raymond,
or I'll shoot him. I swear to God.
You, get up there. Get up.
All right, kid, go get my bag.
All right, you all just get back.
All right, kid, come here. Open the bag.
Have you lost your fucking mind?
Yeah, I have. But right now I lost it twice, how about that?
Now, just empty your pockets.
Put your money on the table,
in front of the table, right now.
I am not fucking around here.
You're making a big fucking mistake.
Yeah, well, you know what, Kevin?
You're my big fucking mistake.
I went through shit you wouldn't even want to fucking dream about.
And for what?
For some two-bit, cheap, fucking asshole, that's what!
Jewelry, too.
This is my grandfather's watch.
Great.
I'll never forget this.
Come here, kid. Now, all of you back up. Back up.
Right, come here. I need you to hop up here.
That's good, and just put all that jewelry in your hat.
And if any of you make a move towards this kid...
I'm blowing your brains out, you got that?
Hurry it up, kid.
Get back, Terry.
All right, kid. Get down here.
All right, you put that in the bag and you stay behind me.
KEVIN: You'll be sorry for this, I promise you.
You will be sorry, Kevin, if you ever even think of coming after me.
Statute of limitations is seven years.
Don't make me turn State's evidence against you.
All right. Now...
I want all of you to take off your clothes.
(ALL CLAMORING) Come on.
I mean it. Take off your clothes right now.
I haven't seen a naked man in three years, fuck you, so give me a show.
Come on.
Raymond, what are you folding up your clothes for?
This is a stickup. Come on. I'm sorry.
All right, throw them up here. Throw them up forward, right now.
Come on. All right, come here, kid.
Come here. I want you to gather these up, all right?
Not the glass. Be careful of the glass. All right.
Underwear, too.
Come on, you big bunch of studs.
Underwear, too. Right now.
Throw it up here.
Big bunch of studs. Yeah, yeah.
Wait a minute.
And I want you to throw them out of the window over there, all right?
All right. Watch the bag, watch the bag.
All right, right down there.
I know where.
No! To your left!
You got it. Go on.
Raymond, who knew?
Now, don't any of you guys move.
All right, kid, now throw everything out the window.
Just chuck it right out the window. Don't you move.
Shoes, too. Get everything.
What the fuck? This is fucking shit.
(PEOPLE EXCLAIMING)
GLORIA: All right, come on. Come on, let's go.
Where are you going? I'll be right back.
Kid, come on.
Do not leave here with that disk, Gloria. I'm not fucking around.
I will kill you.
I bet you would.
Fuck you for thinking you ever owned me or still do.
Kid, run. Open the door right there. Go. Open the door.
Thanks for taking care of my cats, prick!
Go, go!
And kid, when you get to the street I want you to run like hell.
What the hell was going on up there?
Playing strip poker.
Take off.
GLORIA: Those guys weren't kidding around, honey.
They were really gonna hurt you.
NICKY: I can take care of myself.
Yeah, right. Where do you live?
158th Street.
All right. See a subway over there? See that? All right?
I want you to run and go get on the subway.
I don't know how.
You don't know how what?
To get on the subway.
You just...
You just get on the subway, and you get off at 158th Street, all right?
I can't by myself. I'll get lost.
You can do it, honey. Just get off at 158th, okay?
I can't. Sure you can.
I can't by myself. Jesus Christ!
All right. Come on.
Ruby?
(LAUGHS)
You took time off from your busy schedule.
Sorry I'm late. How's things?
I'm still losing.
The ponies, they're unpredictable. That's why I play them.
You know me. I always win, eventually, one way or the other.
But enough of this social chatter,
I want to see your lips move.
I want to see the words come out of your mouth
so I can find out if I believe them.
Everything's fine.
The only thing that's fine is the way you lie.
I respect that, sort of.
You know, Kevin,
you're one of these fellows who read all the right books
and turned out all wrong.
You were that way when I first met you.
It was like that when you was a kid.
So, which is it?
Are you a fuck up or a thief?
What are you saying, Ruby?
You told me you had the kid and the disk.
Well, I don't.
But it's just a temporary setback.
Like I said, everything's fine.
You know, Kevin, I've been in prison four times...
I don't want to make it a handful.
Do I have to remind you what's on that disk?
Names, names of cops.
Sergeants, lieutenants, captains.
Everyone we had on the pad.
Dates, numbered accounts, judges,
a congressman or two, couriers.
(LAUGHS) It's my whole fucking life's work.
Now, you got yourself into trouble
and I expect you to work your way out.
What can I say? I'm sorry.
It's all going to be straightened out today, I promise you.
(SIGHS)
Now, if you get into more trouble, I don't know you.
And I never did, because if any of this comes back to me...
I'll kill you, I promise.
That won't be necessary, Ruby.
Raymond, we got work to do.
(PEOPLE CHATTING)
GLORIA: What the hell is this?
This your block, kid? Yeah.
Excuse me. Excuse me. Let us through.
Go on, go home.
Go. Go ahead.
Move.
Hey, lady.
What? They won't let anybody in.
So go back and wait a little bit. Find your friends.
I'm hungry.
(POLICE SIRENS SQUAWKING) COP: All right, stay back!
Come on.
Give me a slice. Pepperoni.
Go sit down.
So, kid, got any relatives?
What?
What's your name, kid? Do you know your last name?
Nunez.
Nunez, Good. Nicky Nunez. Okay, good.
Got any grandparents?
My grandma lives with us.
Got any aunts or uncles?
Uncle Manny.
My father told me to go to my Uncle Manny's.
Great, Uncle Manny. There you go.
So, where does Uncle Manny live?
Downtown.
Good. Where downtown?
Over a grocery store.
Okay, good.
This street that Uncle Manny lives on...
Hey!
The street that Uncle Manny lives on...
When I'm talking to you, you gotta help me out here, you got that?
The street that he lives on, does it start with an "A"?
Start with a "B," a "C"?
I don't know.
What the hell am I doing with you?
I didn't come up here to hang out with you.
I gotta be back in Miami by Monday.
SEAN: A coffee. Black, no sugar. I didn't come here to...
(MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO)
(WHISPERS) Keep still, kid. SEAN: Yeah, it's me.
There's cops all over. Fire trucks, newscasters.
Yeah. I'll just hang around just in case she shows up with the kid.
Thanks, keep the change.
NICKY: Where are we going? I want to go home. (FIRE TRUCK HONKING)
Well, listen, kid, you got to shut up.
You can't go home, all right?
We're in trouble here. You gotta help me out.
We gotta help each other out, you understand?
I gotta get you somewhere. (FIRE TRUCK SIREN WAILING)
What are you talking about? I want to go home.
Would you just shut up, kid?
You can't go home, there's no one there, anyway.
You parents aren't there. They... They left.
And they want me to get you somewhere.
I'm gonna take you to your uncle's. Now, stay there.
Sit still.
Fuck!
There's a lot of them here.
C.M. Leone. Is Manny his middle name?
NICKY: I don't know.
Jennifer Leone, this sound familiar?
I don't know, lady.
Jesus Christ, kid, what do you know?
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
Hello.
Hi. Is Manny there?
Yeah, it's Manny. Who's this?
Manny. You got a nephew?
Yeah, who is this?
Listen, Manny. I got this kid here, Nicky Nunez.
Is he your nephew?
Yeah. Who the hell is this?
It's a long story.
Look, I just got him here
and I need to bring him to you, so what's your address?
Yeah.
All right. Thank you.
All right, come on. Come on! Stop fucking around.
GLORIA: Stop, stop, stop.
Here, keep that. CAB DRIVER: Thank you very much.
All right, come on, kid.
You're on your own here or what?
Excuse me. Down here. You don't go without me.
You do not go without me.
I got to go.
Manny?
Hello?
Manny?
(TV PLAYING IN BACKGROUND)
I'm the person from the phone...
(PEOPLE CHEERING ON TV)
Jesus Christ.
NICKY: Manny?
Come on.
Where are we going? Don't worry about it. Let's go.
Lady, are you crazy?
This is my Uncle Manny's house. Where are we going?
I said don't worry about it. You're bugging the shit out of me.
Screw you, lady. I'm going home.
Hey! (HONKING)
Christ, you stupid kid. What are you doing?
You don't understand. This is serious business.
I know these guys. They're my friends.
Yeah? Well, you got some pretty shitty friends.
A regular wiseass. Come on, I gotta get you somewhere.
Would you stop dragging me?
I've been waiting in front of that goddamn building for hours.
Ian, let me get a black coffee.
You and your fucking itchy fingers.
You're gonna get me buried.
All right already, Kevin.
He had a piece. He had a fucking gun, okay?
Sean, if you were any dumber I'd have to water you.
Come here.
(SEAN GRUNTING)
Kevin, cool it. Cool it?
You want me to fucking cool it
when the whole goddamn organization is going down the fucking drain?
Your name's on that disk, Zach.
And Raymond's, too. And Mickey's and Terry's
and this stupid shithead's name, too. Everybody's name.
We could be wiped out for good.
So clean up this fucking mess.
I don't want no blood staining my floor.
I want you to try and keep quiet in here, all right?
My sister lives here.
She's not always too happy to see me.
Jesus Christ. What are you doing here?
I was just in the neighborhood. I thought...
You gonna invite me in?
So, where is everybody?
Jeffrey's at work. Kids are at school.
I thought you were in prison.
I just got out.
Well, you could have called first.
Who's the kid?
A friend from prison.
All right. Now look, just sit down here.
Be really good, don't touch nothing.
What are you doing with someone's kid?
Babysitting.
So, you're off from work today?
I don't work. I'm a housewife, Glor.
Well, good for you. Glad all your dreams came true.
Look, Brenda...
I know I'm, like, the last person you wanted to see today, right?
But I was wondering if,
you know, maybe we could just stay here for tonight.
Just the night.
I don't think so.
Jeffrey and the kids and everything.
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
Yeah.
Brenda, I'm in trouble with Kevin.
When are you not in trouble?
Hello? Brenda, it's Kevin.
It's been a long time.
Yeah. How are you, Kevin? How have you been?
Pretty good. You, Brenda?
Okay. Kids are growing, you know.
Well, no, unfortunately, I don't.
Now that Gloria's out, maybe I can rectify that.
Oh? Gloria's out?
You didn't know?
No, I haven't seen her.
Oh, well, if she calls or anything, I'd love to know.
Sure.
You got my number, right?
No, give it to me.
It's easy to remember,
it's 555-6363.
Yeah, I got it.
Brenda...
I hope you're not lying to me.
Are you lying to me, Brenda?
No, of course not.
Why would I lie?
I think that old friends should not lie to each other.
Of course. Okay, take care, Kevin.
What did you do now?
Look. Thanks a lot, all right?
If he calls again, you haven't seen me, okay?
Look, Kevin killed...
Killed?
Who? Who killed who? What are you talking about?
What the hell are you talking about?
No, wait. Never mind. I don't want to know.
Don't want to know. Jesus Christ.
Look, Brenda... You shouldn't have this kid with you.
Kids should not be exposed to you.
What am I, the mumps?
Let me get to the point, I don't want my kids exposed to you, okay?
Hey! Let go of me.
You stop roughhousing that kid right now. Brenda, let go of him.
I don't know how you and me ever came from the same place
'cause you are not my sister.
You come in here and you put my family in danger.
I'm sorry, Gloria, not in my house.
I don't want this in my house.
Well, good for you. You'd treat me better if I was a stranger.
Sometimes I wish you were.
Done.
Get out of here. I don't want you in the building.
Gosh, she's mean. No kidding.
She's ugly, too.
Yeah?
Well, not everybody's as lucky in the looks department as you and me, kid.
She makes a hell of a meatloaf.
What about the kid? He's under five.
No, I'm not. I'm seven.
Anybody got two quarters?
I got a ten spot for two quarters.
Here you go. I got it.
Aren't you nice. Any time.
You should learn to keep your mouth shut.
(WHEEZING)
What are you doing?
You all right?
I need a new inhaler. You mean, this?
All right. All right. Okay.
We'll get you one. All right.
You got any more of these?
You got a prescription? I lost it.
Can't do it without a prescription.
But he can't breathe. I can breathe. I have asthma.
Shut up.
You're so rude. Shut up, or I let you choke, all right?
Come on, the kid can't breathe.
Sorry, not without a prescription.
Let me look for it again.
Oh, I found it.
I can't make out the doctor's signature.
It's Dr. Benjamin Franklin.
The druggist in my neighborhood
gives it to me without a prescription.
That guy was just screwing you.
You think so?
Thanks a lot.
I can open it.
NICKY: Where are we going? Shopping.
Why?
'Cause you smell and I'm tired of looking at you in those clothes.
What the hell am I gonna do with you?
Don't worry about me.
Oh, yeah, don't worry about you. That's right.
You know what? You're driving me crazy.
Just don't speak, all right? Don't say anything, all right?
'Cause I'm running out of time, running out of money
and I'm running out of patience.
Where'd you get that toy? You don't steal when you're with me.
What, are you nuts? What, are you trying to get us arrested here?
It's none of your business what I do.
You don't listen, and worst of all,
you don't know when to admit when you're wrong.
I don't like you telling me what to do. It puts me down.
I'm the man, I tell you what to do.
I don't fucking like the way you're talking to me.
You have a filthy mouth.
You listen to me, you little punk.
You are just a little kid, now act like it.
Jesus Christ, you're five years old.
I'm seven, I'm not a baby. I'm a man, I'm the man.
You are not the man, you are the boy.
You listen to me. You go to school, men go to work.
You got no hair on your face, men do.
You got a small pee-pee, men got big pee-pees.
Well, some of them, and hopefully one day you will, too.
Now, you are not the man, you are a boy.
All right, here.
Now you take this and you put it away,
and I don't want to see it again.
Don't be a little thief.
Come on. Hey! This way.
Miss?
Do I look like a "miss" to you?
I got a kid with me here. I need a room.
$65 a night.
You wash the sheets?
Every summer.
It's not so bad.
Yeah, I've seen better.
Possibly true.
(SIGHS HEAVILY)
You got pretty big feet for a girl.
What, are you trying to win me over?
Oh, Christ. Kevin. What a chump.
All my pictures, all my perfume, my shoes,
dresses.
You know, I had a really nice coat, too.
So, you could buy more.
Yeah. 'Cause I'm so rich.
Sure. Sure, you're rich.
Yeah, I really blew it.
You know, women got the greatest deal in the world.
All they gotta do is fall in love
and some guy just takes care of them.
Yeah? Look at Brenda.
She makes a so-so meatloaf and ends up on Central Park.
I had chances, you know? Some guys liked me.
Christ, I had more boyfriends than I can remember.
Tall, you know, some of them were tall.
Some of them were short and fat. They were funny.
I don't need much, you know?
Just give me a guy who likes to win...
Christ, and I'm happy.
(FAUCET RUNNING)
That's it.
Just some guy who likes to win.
That's enough, you know?
I threw my life away, for nothing.
You would have really liked my cat.
Excuse me? What the hell do you think you're doing?
Where did you get those? Wise guy.
Sometimes I smoke.
Sometimes you smoke? Yeah.
You're six years old. Smoke when you're 10.
And you got asthma. What, are you nuts?
Forget it.
Quiet!
(LAUGHING)
It's Gloria, is he there?
Where are you?
Kevin, I'm in trouble again.
I wanna know why.
This kid is driving me nuts
and I don't know what I'm supposed to do with him now.
Come on, Gloria.
(KEVIN SIGHS)
That kid means nothing to you. Come on.
Gloria?
NEWSCASTER: ...a gangland killing today in Washington Heights.
Police say 35-year-old Jack Nunez, his wife, Angela,
his 10-year old daughter and his mother in law, Maria Estevez
were gunned down in their apartment
and pronounced dead at the scene.
But there's more to this story.
Seven-year-old Nicholas Nunez is missing
and police are asking anyone with any information regarding the whereabouts...
Kid!
Kid, what are you... Kid, where are you going?
...what appears to be an execution...
Nicky!
Shit! WOMAN: Hey!
Come back here!
Stop it! Come on, lady, don't make me do this!
(GROANS)
Come on!
Where are you going, you stupid kid?
Hey, mister!
WOMAN: Hold on! Mister!
Mister, you gotta stop the train! Mister, stop the train!
Hold it! Let go of me!
Calm down!
Let go of me! Get your hands off me!
Calm down! Calm down!
That's my kid! That's my kid on the train!
All right. Do you know where he's going? Tell me. Talk to me.
158th Street. 158th Street?
Yeah. Okay, okay.
(PANTING)
You crazy kid. You scared me half to death!
What's the matter with you? Huh?
Did it happen?
Are they dead?
(CRYING) Did everything really happen?
Yeah. No!
I hate you!
That's okay. You can hate me right now.
I want my mommy, I want my papi, I wanna go find them!
You know, Nicky...
You can't even believe how much I understand how you feel.
Because my mom and dad...
Well, your mom and dad, they love you.
And because they love you,
you can always talk to them,
you know, just like they were there.
And they'll always be there for you.
You just...
You can't go find them, you know?
I know it's hard to understand...
Because...
Well, you'll understand one day,
you will, when you grow up.
It's just hard right now because you're so little.
I'm seven. How many times do I have to tell you that, lady?
I know.
And I'm the man, I say what to do.
I'm sorry. I know you are.
You're the man, all right?
Now, don't get so upset about it. Just...
I wanna go home.
There's no one there, baby.
Why don't you try to go to sleep now, all right?
Okay? Would you just try that?
You want me to sing you a little song?
(SINGING)
(VOICE BREAKING)
(SINGING SOFTLY)
Mommy?
Papi?
(OPERA MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO)
Where's Jessie?
He died two years ago. Who are you?
An old friend, and who are you?
I'm his son, Freddie.
He was a good guy, your dad.
Yeah, yeah.
Look...
I got about $50,000 here. I'll take five.
You will, will you? Yeah.
Yeah, but I got to look at this stuff first, okay?
Your father never had to look at anything.
Yeah, well?
This used to be like a home away from home to my jewelry.
Not to mention my furs.
Hello, I got a bus to catch here, I don't have all day.
What, you got 10 Rolexes here. Come on, let's go.
All right.
Thanks a lot. Pleasure doing business with you.
Excuse me! You sign for me!
(OPERA MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING)
(DIALING)
Let me talk to Kevin.
Raymond, bring the phone book.
She's in Hell's Kitchen. Check those tourist hotels.
Keep calling them, we're getting there. We are getting there.
Kid...
Kid, come on.
Come on, get up. Those guys are outside, come here.
You gotta get dressed, I gotta get you out of here, all right?
They wanna hurt us. Give me your foot.
You want me to hold the disk for you?
Disk, disk, where's my disk?
I want my disk, please.
Okay, come on.
Nice to see you, Sean.
Fuck you, Gloria. This game is over.
Yeah?
This look familiar to you? It should. It's yours. (COCKS GUN)
It's got a silencer on it.
You remember how easy it kills, you bastard?
Go over there by the wall!
Go on! Get over there by the wall! Get over there!
Get your hands out of your pockets where I can see them.
Go on. Get back there.
I mean it. Keep going. Against the wall.
All right, kid, get in the car.
You're dead meat, Gloria, dead meat.
Dead meat.
(CAR BEEPING)
(BEEPING STOPS)
Let go of me, you fuck! You bitch!
What, are you crazy? Get off the fucking car!
(SCREAMS)
(GASPS)
(CARS HONKING)
(HONKING)
Hold on.
(TIRES SCREECHING)
(HONKING)
Hold on!
(CARS HONKING)
(BREATHING RAGGEDLY)
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm okay.
You look scared.
I don't get scared, kid. I get pissed off.
Then why do you look scared?
Well, of course, I'm scared.
For God's sake, give me a break here, right.
You think I'm scared of those morons? I'm not, all right.
I'm hungry.
Look at the crap you've gotten me into.
What did I do? Everything.
Put your hat on.
I gotta pee.
Me, too.
Okay. Come on.
(CHURCH BELLS TOLLING)
Mommy, Papi?
I had a dream about you last night.
I wish I could see you. Can you see me?
(NICKY SPEAKING SOFTLY)
Would you like me to hear confession?
Not exactly. All right.
It's been a long time since I've done confession, Father,
so no thanks.
Father?
I'm sorry.
It's just that I've never been too comfortable in those things.
It's still, like, confidential if we do it out here, right?
Yes.
It's, you know, maybe you could tell me what to do.
I got this kid. He's not my kid,
I just kind of got involved with him.
I mean, his whole family's dead, he's got nobody,
you know, so I got stuck with him.
It's that kid over there.
This is between us, right?
He's got these guys that wanna kill him.
Now, I know these guys, they used to be my friends.
So they'd let me walk away, I mean, I could get away,
they wouldn't do anything to me.
But this kid, he's driving me nuts, I can't take care of him.
I mean, he's a good kid, but he's not my family.
I don't want him dead, and I don't know what to do with him.
I mean, I gotta be back in Miami on Monday
because, you know, I just got out of jail, and...
Okay, okay, okay. All right. Yeah.
Hold on, start at the beginning.
Maybe I can do something for you.
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO)
Timmy, it looks like we got it.
Harry Paul Queen 8-6-3. That's HPQ 863.
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
Guinness. Thanks.
No, I'll take care of it. Leave it to me.
(TELEPHONE RINGING)
Yeah? Kevin? We got the car.
Where?
Thank you, Michael. I owe you.
128th and St. Nick's.
(SIGHING)
Come back in half an hour. I might have something for you.
Okay. Get your hat.
Come on.
Thanks a lot.
I'm hungry. No kidding.
Coffee. Black. What do you want?
A Coke and...
Chocolate cake.
For breakfast?
Yeah, Coke and a cake. Are you deaf?
You're so tough. It's all an act, kid.
Gloria, do you like me?
Yeah, kid. I like you.
Do you love me?
I don't even know you.
Listen, I got to talk to you like you're a big guy now.
All right? Yeah.
Like you're all grown up.
You know that priest that we just talked to down the street?
Well, he just told me about this school, upstate, for boys.
Supposed to be real nice. Lots of trees, animals. You like animals?
I hate animals.
So you stay away from them.
You're getting rid of me.
You'll be safe there.
I'm not going to some stupid, dumb school where I don't know anyone.
You don't understand, all right?
Now, we got to get out of Manhattan before they find us.
(WHEEZING)
I got to get back to Miami before they chuck me back in jail.
Which means what?
That I got to find something to do with you. You got that?
(WHEEZING)
Jesus Christ! You're the only kid I ever met who makes a big deal out of breathing.
The Coke is for him.
Is that what your bright brain tells you?
Listen, kid, I understand your situation, all right.
And I wouldn't trade places with you for all the tea in China.
But it is what it is and we gotta deal with it.
How can I make you understand?
They're trying to kill us. We could be dead by tonight. Eat your cake.
(NICKY SNIFFLING)
What? Come on. What's with the sniffling over there?
Would you knock it off?
Would you knock it... Would you stop your crying?
Come on.
Everything I say is wrong, all right. I don't have any kids.
I've never even liked kids, all right. I never liked kids.
Just shut up. You talk too much.
Will you listen to me, Nicky?
Life is a dream. It only lasts a minute, all right?
And there's lots of people. Lots of stupid people,
lots of jerky people, lots of idiots.
I wouldn't care if I died today. But you...
You're different. You're a kid.
You can't even reach the urinal yet.
You got all kinds of things...
You've got a lot of lovemaking to make,
you got a lot of booze to drink,
you got a lot of growing up to do.
I mean look at you, you're just a teeny, little, baby bug thing over there.
You know, I'd like to see you in a tie one day. Or a tux.
You know, you could go gambling. You could.
You could hang out with the guys.
You could go to the racetrack...
Chase around some skinny blonde girl with big boobs.
There's a lot of things you could do yet.
I'm not going to no school. I'm not.
What's the matter with you? Are you demented or what?
I'm expressing a philosophy to you here, all right?
I'm trying to tell you what life is all about.
I'm trying to tell you that when you grow up, you'll be a handsome guy,
you could have kids of your own.
That's what I'm trying to tell you.
(CRYING) You understand me?
I don't want to go to the racetrack.
So don't go to the racetrack, all right?
(WHEEZING)
Would you breathe some air into your lungs over there? You're turning blue.
Huh?
That's for Father Paul. He's expecting you at 9:00.
Thanks. Come on.
Let's go.
(TIRES SQUEALING)
(LATIN MUSIC PLAYING)
Shit.
Jesus.
Wait, Nicky!
NICKY: Come with me! Nick!
On this side, Gloria! Nicky!
Gloria, hurry! Nicky!
(MAN SHOUTING ANGRILY)
Help! Nicky!
Help!
Terry, you bastard! Terry!
(BREATHING RAGGEDLY)
Oh, fuck.
Oh, God.
Oh, God, please.
(DOORBELL RINGING)
Is Diane here? Yeah. Diane!
Thanks, Diane. Call us if you need us.
DIANE: Guys, you want to hurry up?
I mean, are you gonna take all day to clean up this mess?
Let's go, I'm tired.
Thanks, Diane. Bye, sweetheart.
Bye.
Holy cannoli. Gloria.
(WEEPING)
Diane.
Come on in. What happened now?
Want some coffee? Yeah.
Sit down.
Kevin's trying to kill me.
So why should today be any different?
No, this time, he's really trying to kill me.
(EXHALING HEAVILY)
I need to see Ruby.
What do you want to see that bastard for?
There's this kid.
A kid? Yeah, a kid.
Kevin killed his entire family, now he wants to kill the kid.
I'm telling you, the first time I ever even talk to a kid, I get involved.
Jesus Christ, this kid, he's got nobody.
His whole family's dead. Just breaks your heart.
Gloria, what are you thinking?
Kevin, these guys, they're your friends...
They're your family for life.
I think Ruby could help me out of this situation here, you know?
Kevin listens to him. Because he has to.
You know, Kevin's the only person I never trusted.
But Ruby is always good to the ones he likes.
And he always liked you, didn't he?
You know where I could find him?
It's Sunday, where the hell do you think you can find him?
Oh, Jesus, I got to be in Miami tomorrow to report for parole.
Gloria, what the hell are you thinking?
Go to Miami, get the hell out of here and start your life.
My whole life...
Every time I should've made a right, I made a left.
I fucked up, I made bad decisions.
I don't know where it went.
I want to do the right thing.
Gloria, you got to think about the moments.
Just the moments.
Okay.
A bottle of wine, a dinner party,
a boat ride, a ranch mink.
Something soft and furry.
These are the things you gotta remember.
Those are the things I remember. It's what keeps you sane.
You always had it together.
I got my business, okay? That's what I got.
I got my girls, I got my guys. That's my life.
You know, I'm seeing a guy.
He's a Jew, but he's a good guy.
Diane.
I used to want to be you.
I know.
You can't go see Ruby looking like that. Let's get you dressed.
Come on.
Nothing. Yeah.
She's got it.
That selfish bitch.
She said she's not scared of you
and she'll blow your damn heads off.
Kid, you're giving me the biggest fucking headache I ever had, so shut up.
TERRY: What do you want to do with him?
Throw him in the closet. We're gonna need him.
Let me go! Get your hands off me!
I'm not going in there!
(LAUGHING)
Here are the keys.
I hope she starts, you know, she's a bit like me.
You gotta be real nice to her, or else she ain't gonna turn over.
I love you.
ANNOUNCER: Followed close by Allmyluck from the outside...
Ingrid in third and Neil's Nest in fourth.
Neil's Nest now passing. Neil's Nest now in third.
And it's Mikey's Revenge up front, Allmyluck in second.
Neil's Nest...
GLORIA: You're still the sexiest man alive.
People are looking for you.
I know.
Pick a horse. You always was lucky.
All right.
(CHUCKLING)
Pick another. Okay.
This kid...
The boy doesn't know anything.
He knows you.
You know me.
I like to gamble,
but I don't gamble with people.
Gloria, things have changed.
We're not out there hijacking trucks anymore
or shooting wops.
This is big business. You're interfering in very high stakes.
I didn't know you was involved with this.
Shit, Ruby, I swear.
I swear to God, I did not know you was involved with this.
You have the disk? Yeah.
It's somewhere safe.
You gonna kill me?
Gloria, what are you saying?
I made love with you.
I bought you things, jewels.
We can't have something like this threaten us.
The boy doesn't know anything.
He's a very smart and ingenious guy.
I mean, I could see him doing something with his life.
Gloria...
I have 11 kids and I love them all.
I love all their mothers, too.
I understand this mother thing.
You're a woman, he's a little boy.
You fall in love. All women are mothers, right?
But you...
You're not a mother.
No, I'm not a mother.
I've always been a broad.
So, how are you gonna take care of the kid?
I'll work, I'll get a job. I can take care of him.
(LAUGHS) You never worked a day in your life.
I worked every day of my life.
What are you doing?
You're a smart girl, you're acting very stupid.
You got a lot of life left.
Why did you come here?
I don't trust Kevin. I can't trust him.
I want to make a deal with you.
I'll give you the disk, you tell Kevin to give me the kid.
Look, I got this kid in a school, upstate, St. Lawrence.
He'll be gone, I'll disappear...
You'll never hear from either one of us again.
Call Kevin.
All right.
I'll talk to him.
(BUZZER SOUNDS)
(LAUGHS) It's your lucky day.
Ruby, I need you to be there when I give him the disk.
You gotta be there.
You got it.
Okay.
Gloria...
I never should've let you go.
(CAR DOOR OPENS)
Where's the disk, Gloria?
The kid first.
The disk first.
Kevin, if you ever loved me...
If you ever want to be the man you used to be, let him go.
Please leave us alone.
Gloria, take the boy and go.
Come on, kid.
Okay.
Is it?
See you later.
Now go on, go to sleep. We gotta get up early.
Good night, Mommy, good night, Papi.
Gloria? Yeah.
Are you gonna come see me?
I'm gonna be far away.
(SIGHS) Well, if you weren't far away then would you come and see me?
Yeah, I think I would.
I'd like to think I would.
Nick, I'd like to clear something up.
If you wanted me to...
I could be your mother.
I mean, you know, you could think of me like I was your mother.
You could if you want. I don't have a mother, so you could.
I just want to clear things up.
You're my father, you're my mother, you're my whole family.
You're my friend and my girlfriend, too.
Well, you know, I think I could be your family. How's that?
Gloria? Yeah?
Do you mind if I face you?
Whatever makes you happy.
May I touch yours?
May you touch my what?
Your hair, silly. (LAUGHS)
I don't like people touching my hair. Come on.
You like me?
Who could resist you with a body like yours?
It's a pleasure lying in bed next to you.
Gloria? What?
Do you dream about me?
What are you doing? Are you trying to embarrass me?
I outweigh you by, like, what, 60 pounds? You know?
Maybe 100?
(GIGGLES)
You're in for it now, mister.
NICKY: Looks nice.
GLORIA: Looks really nice.
Do you see those boys there?
Yeah.
That must be one of their classes.
Must be.
Those are the kind of boys you should be friendly with.
Classy.
Nicky? Yes?
I'm Father Paul.
Come with me, let me show you around.
Miss Greenly.
How are you?
You okay?
Please have a seat, and I'll be with you in a moment.
So, where are you gonna go?
I told you a million times, kid, I gotta be in Miami.
See, that's the problem with you, you don't listen.
It's just the kind of stuff we've been talking about.
I've never been very good at saying goodbye
so I'll see you when I see you, okay?
(DOOR CLOSES)
(ENGINE STARTING)
(BRAKES SQUEALING)
I just wanna say goodbye again.
Of course. Okay?
Go ahead.
(EXHALING HEAVILY)
You like it here?
I hate it here.
You sure? Positive.
Would you like to leave?
Gloria, what are you doing?
I just...
I think that it would be better if you were with me.
I'd feel better.
Me, too.
Okay.
Those...
Those guys are gone,
so I want you to walk real natural,
and get in the car.
You know, I don't have much to offer.
I don't even have an apartment,
I don't know what I'm gonna do with you.
Well, what about a motel? We did good in a motel.
I like sleeping with you.
You know, you're not the first guy to tell me that.
I got to tell you something, you know. I don't know anything about children.
I never even liked children.
And I don't cook.
No big deal, pizza. We send out.
You know, you're a regular smart ass.
You got an answer for everything, don't you?
I told you. I'm the man.
WOMAN ON PA: Ladies and gentlemen, Continental Flight 491...
That's our flight. That's us, right?
Yup, I'll take this.
All right, now, you may be the man,
but if you get out of line,
I'll have your butt on a plane so fast your head will spin, you got that?
NICKY: I won't know what hit me? You won't know what hit you.