A Hole in the Head Page #4

- They'll throw me out on the street.

- So what?

- What about the kid? What will I do?

- The kid?

- I can't move him in the condition he's in.

Beautiful. Five to one.

- What do you mean? Is he sick?

- Is Ally sick?

Forget it. Should I give you a hard-luck

story about my problems? How's Sophie?

- Don't tell her about this.

- Never mind.

Now, Tony, I'm your brother.

If the boy is sick, I wanna know.

Look, I don't wanna talk about it.

Anyway, I think we caught it in time.

- (Sophie) Tony, what's the matter?

- (Mario) What's he got?

He's got stomach trouble.

Are you telling me the truth?

You're making me mad.

Did I ever lie to you?

- Yes.

- (Sophie) Mario.

- Yeah? When did I ever lie to you?

- When? (laughs)

Aw, skip the whole thing.

Forget the whole thing, you hear?

Even if you sent me the cheque,

I'd tear the thing up.

I should drop dead right on the spot.

He hung up.

Ever see such a man?

Calls me for a loan, then hangs up on me.

What did he say about Ally?

What's the difference?

Even when he's lying, he's lying.

- Call him right back.

- No, no, no.

It's a Tony trick. He wants

the money for something crazy.

See, Pa?

I told you the call wasn't for me.

Play, Julius, play.

Listen to that Mario calling me a liar.

Boy.

- What boy? What are you boying?

- You really get me.

- Who's got stomach trouble?

- Are you calling me a liar too?

- You never had a bellyache in your life?

- One time, that's all. Fried salami.

That doesn't mean

I got stomach trouble.

What are you, a regular George

Washington? You can't tell one teeny lie?

You're getting fresh, kid. Watch it.

I don't like that attitude.

- You talk too much. You hear me?

- I hear you.

What's the matter? You mad?

The crazy books he reads.

What kind of book is this?

It's a zoology book.

Oh, yeah.

- They've got them dinosauruses.

- Dinosaurs.

Big deal.

- Come on, will you? I told you I'm sorry.

- When?

- Didn't I tell you?

- I talk too much.

- Who said that?

- You did.

Aw, you mustn't pay any attention.

You want to talk, boy, you go right ahead

and talk. I don't care what anybody says.

- They ever make a picture of this book?

- It's a zoology book.

So what? I don't care.

Yeah, they made a picture.

About those guys with the big clubs.

The actor with the black hair.

He lived on the side of a hill.

Like a caveman, like.

Pop.

Would you promise me something?

Sure, Ally.

No matter what,

you'll let me stay here with you?

- Of course.

- (sirens)

Who's here, the president?

Let's go see who's here.

Hey, Jerry. Hey, Geronimo.

Geronimo!

- Jerry, it's Tony. Hey!

- Hey, Tony, you old meatball!

Hey, that's Jerry Marks.

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