Billy Bathgate Page #3

- Okay.

Wipe the board clean.

All right.

You play the numbers, kid?

No, sir.

- Good. Got a mother?

- Yes, sir.

Don't let her play

the numbers either.

But I'll tell you what. I'll put

you onto a sure thing. A horse?

The world is numbers,

not horses.

I'm gonna tell you

how much money you got.

If I'm right, I win it.

If I'm wrong,

I'm gonna match it.

Then you're gonna have

double what you had.

Now count your money.

Don't let me see it.

I know how much it is.

Good. Now double that in your

head and add three, okay?

All right. All right.

Product that by five.

- Product?

- Multiply that by five,

subtract six and tell me

what you come up with.

- 279.

- Just lost 27 cents.

Yeah.

You might consider

the study of numbers.

Question.

What's a 125th and 3rd?

A street corner.

There's a candy store.

It's one of our numbers houses.

B*tch.

Let's get out of here.

Otto sent me.

Nothing I can do.

I work for them now.

You tell him that, hear?

You see what happens

when I try to do right?

You can all go to hell

as far as I'm concerned.

All white men together.

You tell him that, too.

Sounds like Jack Kelly.

I don't start these things.

I'm just this

good-natured slob...

That people think they

can walk right over.

- You in a gang?

- No, sir.

No? How do you expect

to learn anything?

I hire from gangs.

That's a training ground.

- Hear of the frog hollow gang?

- No, sir.

That's where the original

Dutch Schultz came from.

He was the toughest

street fighter that ever lived.

They named me Dutch Schultz.

Is was like an honorary thing.

Most of the gangs now...

Are just dumb kids mostly.

Is that right?

I think for the real training,

you gotta go right to the top.

Otto, you oughta listen to this

kid and you'll learn something.

Thanks.

What?

Jack Kelly's gonna be at

the big Ben barber shop

tomorrow morning at 9:00.

Good. We'll let Bo handle this.

You give him a ring.

I tried to get Bo for two days.

I can't find him anywhere.

Where the hell is he?

He's supposed to be

minding the store.

Kid, I want you to be at

Broadway and Nassau at 9:00.

What do I do?

What you do is you don't

ask any questions.

Extra, extra!

Get your "daily mirror." Kid.

Mr. berman.

- Is that the car?

- Yes, sir.

Extra, extra!

Get your "daily mirror."

New n.R.A. Upsets labor board.

- You sure that's him?

- Yes, sir.

I'm gonna have a talk

with Mr. Kelly.

Wait 'til Bo gets here.

I don't need Bo for this.

Not now.

I'm just gonna talk to him.

Gangland murder.

Barbershop slaying.

Gangland murder.

Barbershop slaying.

Grisly? There was

nothing grisly about it.

It was a professional

piece of work.

It was neat, clean,

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