Wygrany Page #2

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Euros yesterday. Right, Ollie?

You're shitting me. Where?

Ask him, but he doesn't

speak Polish well.

Whatever. Tell us how you're

going to play.

Here you go.

No way. Fables yes,

but Dandy in the third?

No chance.

He's out of shape.

- How about in the second?

- I'm skipping it.

Four horses have a shot

at winning.

Are you also not playing

in the second?

Paderewski.

What about Paderewski, Ollie?

He'll win.

What?

Paderewski? Maybe if he grows

a fifth leg. He's dead meat.

I wouldn't be so sure.

Last time he lost by 17 lengths.

- He's a rag.

- Tadziu, calm down.

Let's go.

What's he up to?

- How are you betting?

- Well, sweetheart,

give me...

Maybe not.

We'll bet later.

This is the city's

wonderful girl.

She's a little weird.

She reads books,

- likes classical music.

- Mr. Frank,

I think I've seen this gentleman.

Somewhere before.

Really?

It's Mr. Oliver Linovsky.

Come on.

Why didn't you bet?

I have to think something over.

I've seen something invisible.

He's called "Horse" or "Banker".

He used to be a jockey.

He came here from Bulgaria.

He sells information about

horses from Polish stables.

Nobody knows if it's true.

Anyway, do you know what

he'd say about Paderewski?

If he knew anything,

of course.

- Horse good - second time.

- What does that mean?

It means that a good horse

that's running after a long break,

will take it easy in order

to win in the next race.

And today is the next race?

Let's go. We'll skip Dandy.

Ok. In the first race

give me fifteen.

- And Paderewski in the second.

- Paderewski?

Here you are.

But speak to me in Polish.

Which is Fables?

Do you see him?

We just won 400.

Let's get out of here.

It's stuffy.

Tell me about the army?

They shipped you straight

to Germany?

To Berlin.

I wasn't even 18 years old.

I left my girlfriend

in the States.

I didn't know she was pregnant.

Then I got a letter that

she died in childbirth.

What about the kid?

Never seen him in life.

His name's Jack and he lives

in Chicago.

Ok, Ollie, let's go.

They're racing.

Paderewski's running.

Is that Paderewski?

Someone gave you a tip?

Good job.

Everyone was mad at me.

My entire family.

Here was I,

with an American passport,

first in Germany

and then in Poland,

in those hard times!

I got married.

Then I found out that

I had a kid in the States.

I didn't know what

it meant to be a father.

I was a kid myself.

We'll win and you'll go back.

Ok?

We'll win and I'll go back.

...What was that about?

The ability to read...

Paderewski's got great papers.

What happened with that

last horse, Dandy?

- He won, that's all.

- But why didn't you bet on him?

A mistake.

I've got no excuses.

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