Billy Bathgate Page #5

He lied to me.

I will take him down

and that is a sacred vow.

You have to be careful.

Bo has many friends.

He was the best.

I never had to tell Bo

to do anything twice.

I would say it one time,

and bang, it was done.

And it was done right.

I promise you, kid,

it was done right.

You get high marks for this.

Hey!

It's the fire inspector.

Must be payday.

Open up!

He had balls.

Nobody had balls like Bo.

The manager's not here.

Come back later.

I remember one time.

The guineas wanted him to

take out one of their guys.

And you know what he done?

He put on a cop's uniform...

Where's the manager?

You can't come in here.

What's the matter?

You got a problem?

You want your payoff?

I'll give you a payoff!

Get this load of

sh*t out of here.

F***in' fire inspector.

What's next, the mailman?

I can't take it, Otto.

I can't take it when

it's all over the street.

We're gonna have to get

hines to deal with this.

Do what you have to do.

If I'm going to trial,

I'm not going in this city.

I want it in the boondocks.

Oh, Bo, what have

you done to me?

Close the door.

Mr. berman, what

are we gonna do?

He killed that man.

Forget it.

You didn't see anything,

hear anything, nothing happened.

Even think about it again,

you're as good as dead.

You understand?

Now listen to me, kid.

You're the upcoming generation.

Things are gonna be

different for you.

You need different

skills from these guys.

Be streamlined, not so

much fire in the street.

When that happens,

if you're lucky

you may not have

to kill anyone.

What that means is...

No one will have to

kill you. Let's go.

Get the lights.

Here's your salary.

12 dollars.

Now this 50 dollars

is my money.

Want you to buy

a new pair of pants,

nice jacket, shirt with a tie,

pair of shoes with laces.

It's a personal embarrassment

to me to see the way you dress.

I want you to get a valise

to put the clothes in.

- Buy something for your mother.

- Where am I going?

Mr. Schultz is havin'

a trial comin' up,

and we have decided...

That he'll get a better deal if

the trial takes place upstate.

Is that all right with you?

And I want you to

buy a book to read.

What do I need a book for?

Are you gonna do what I tell ya

or give me a hard time?

Mr. berman, who is this

man you're meeting?

You wanna stay in the

crime business, kid,

you gotta stop asking

all these questions.

His name is hines.

He's a district leader

for tammany hall.

He's on our payroll.

Takes care of problems

like this.

I'm telling you, these guys

ain't like anybody you ever met.

They want something,

boom, it gets done.

And the money, you've never seen

money like this in your life.

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