The Don Is Dead

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[ Knocks ]

[ Rings ]

Get in front.

I'll check the loft.

It's all clear.

All right!

Spread your arms

and drop everything

in your hands!

Now!

You with the raincoat--

drop it!

[ Lamp Shatters ]

My brother Vince.

A little insurance.

You got a leak

someplace along the line.

They're all

from out of state.

What do you wanna do

with the meat?

We're pouring concrete tomorrow

at the Bristol Motel.

Yeah. They'll be

part of the foundation.

I'll get the car.

Hey, I mean to tell ya,

this stuff is gonna be worth

a bundle on the streets.

Now, is that a score

or what, huh?

Next time, Frankie,

get somebody else

to gun for ya.

Smack's too risky.

What are you talkin' about?

You're gettin' a cut.

Cleaner ways to make a dollar.

Yeah, sure.

Go sell Girl Scout cookies.

Oh, knock it off,

you guys.

You know, Frankie,

I never liked dope.

Who the hell are you

all of the sudden?

You didn't wanna do this job,

you shoulda gone to a ball game.

Twenty other guys coulda done the job.

Yeah, and most of'em

got their brains in their ass.

What, a nickel-a-dime rip-off jockey,

you're tellin' me about brains? Oh!

Face it, he didn't think of

bringin' me along, you would've

been in a lot of trouble.

I don't wanna hear it,

Vince.

[ Horn Honks ]

At least when we rip off hub caps

we take the cars with 'em.

That's our business.

You wanna be

king of the needle freaks,

that's your business.

I gave you a hand

because you're my friend.

Wait a minute.

You don't think I coulda

handled this thing alone?

[ Man ]

Frankie.

What?

Frankie, your father,

Don Paolo.

His heart.

Tell me!

Don Paolo is dead.

Oh, no.

Oh, Pa.

Hey, Vincenze.

[ Speaks Italian ]

It's a nice house.

They inside?

[ Speaks Italian ]

Gentlemen, you all know...

that Las Vegas

is a neutral city,

and we are the guests

of Don Vincenzo Tamaglia...

who wishes us

a pleasant and peaceful visit.

It has always been our policy...

for the national commission

to meet...

whenever situations arise

that demand major decisions...

based on a sound

and impartial judgment.

Today we are called upon

to discuss the matter

of Don Paolo Regalbuto--

God rest his soul.

There are three families

in the city in question,

and each one

has its own enterprises.

The Regalbuto family is represented

by Don Paolo's son, Frank,

vito Riccobono, his consigliere,

and the Fargo brothers.

Don Angelo DiMorra

represents his own family...

and is very well known

to all of you,

as is his brother and consigliere,

Mitch DiMorra.

Thirdly, there is the family

of Don Aggimio Bernardo.

Unfortunately,Jimmy is in prison

and cannot be with us.

But he is represented

by Luigi Orlando, his consigliere.

The task before us...

is to decide the future

of the Regalbuto holdings.

The matter is now open

for general discussion. Vito?

Frankie is Don Paolo's

only living son.

Inherits his father's

entire estate.

It seems only reasonable

that he should inherit...

his, uh, family's

responsibilities as well.

That's true.

Frank has been active

for a couple of years,

and personally, I think

he has a lot of potential.

But right now

he doesn't have the experience

the Regalbuto family needs.

How do you know?

Let me speak

with Don Paolo's son.

You must think of our group

of families as a corporation.

Your father would have told you

what I am gonna say--

don't reach

for what you can't handle.

The experience...

that Frankie lacks...

I have,

and together

we could run an outfit.

What I would like to suggest...

is that the soldiers and the enterprises

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