Family Business Page #4

You be careful,

you got some of that blood.

Try to encourage

the Scottish genes, Adam.

Wonder how Vito would've turned out

if you'd married somebody Scottish.

He'd have had a proper first name,

for a start. Instead of Vito.

And he'd have been at least

five inches taller.

That was a terrific night, Jessie.

Some bacon and eggs,

a couple drinks.

When I called, it wasn't just

to get together after all this time.

- No?

- No. I wanted...

I really wanted to ask you

about something. Your opinion.

What?

There's an ex-professor of mine,

he's a brilliant Chinese-American guy...

...and he's got a scam.

Says it's a good deal,

as easy as could be.

Nobody ever tells you a deal's hard, kid.

Well, he needs an answer.

I've stalled him for a couple of weeks,

but now he says he needs an answer.

Says it means a lot of money.

What's a Chinaman's idea

of a lot of money?

A million dollars.

More coffee, fellas?

- Leave it to me. I'll get Vito here.

- See you later.

I'm going upstairs

for a shower and a shave.

- So I'll meet you here at 3?

- Right.

Leave your old man to me.

I know which buttons to press.

All right.

Hello, stranger. When they become

a success, they forget their roots.

Vito, glad to see you back

on the West Side.

I remember Vito here

before he could talk.

Your grandfather was

running numbers out of this bar.

He'd bring Vito down in his baby

carriage and park him right here...

...then tuck his policy slips

in your old man's blanket.

That's how I learned to count.

How are you, Jessie?

- I pinched your father more than once.

- You're Doheny the cop?

That's me.

You were too little to run in.

He means Vito was too little to shake

down. Danny here would pinch me.

Then when I made bail, he'd come

upstairs and sell me back my own slips.

- You retired?

- I took early retirement.

- The commissioner insisted on it.

- Thank the good Lord...

...I had a little money put by.

- You still hide it in the coffee cans?

- What do you drink?

- Dewar's rocks, Danny.

- Nice guy.

- You gotta learn to judge people better.

You two seem pretty cozy

all of a sudden.

Hey, I'm his granddad,

for chrissakes.

Whatever craziness you're

cooking up these days, Jessie...

...Adam can do without.

I'm a man trying his best

to enjoy his golden years.

Just keep my son away

from your criminal schemes.

Criminal schemes.

It's eating you up

that you're getting old.

Let no man say that Jessie Mac

went out lying down.

Criminal schemes. That's a little rich

coming from an ex-con.

You told him about that?

Pop, Pop, 20 years in the same house.

Some things can't stay secret.

- Just don't f*** up his life too.

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