Original subtitles

PREVIOUSLY ON "MAGIC CITY"...

YOU BUILT A PALACE. NOW IT'S TIME TO BE KING.

100 GRAND.

WORK THAT EVANS CHARM ON THOSE SHIT-KICKERS.

YOU KNOW THIS ASSHOLE?

NO. SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH THESE TWO?

SOMEBODY WANTS MISS SILVER DEAD. YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY?

YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF TOWN. LEAVE MIAMI TONIGHT.

I'LL BE FINE, IKE.

NO, YOU WON'T BE.

IT ENDS NOW, BEN.

NOBODY ELSE DIES.

YOU GO BY JIMMY SHOES?UHH!

[Ben] WHAT DO YOU MEAN, GONE?

IF SHE'S STILL BREATHING, YOU WON'T BE.

♪♪♪♪♪

Captioned by Closed Captioning Services, Inc.

[horn honks, birds squawk]

DAMN IT! SHE VANISHED?!

WE TRIED TO SERVE HER, BUT--

SHE STEPPED INTO A PARALLEL DIMENSION?

JUDI WAS LAST SEEN...

NO, JUST STOP! OKAY? STOP.

CHECK THE TRAINS, THE AIRPORTS, THE TURNPIKE.

THIS WHORE STAYS VANISHED, YOU'LL JOIN HER.

YOU GOT IT?YEAH.

GREAT.

[telephone ringing in distance, indistinct conversations]

[rattling]

[fizzing]

[sighs]

[sighs]

DOUG?

DOUG, GET IN HERE!

GO GET A COURT ORDER TO DRAG THAT QUARRY IN THE GLADES.

THE QUARRY?

WHERE THE LAST PERSON THAT COULD HURT IKE EVANS VANISHED.

YOU SWEEP THAT FUCKING THING LIKE A GOLDFISH BOWL.

YOU'LL FIND JUDI SILVER.

VI GEYT ES?

GUT.

I'M GOOD, POP.

ISAAC.

TALK TO ME.

[sighs]

I WANNA BUY OUT MY PARTNER.

I WANNA MARRY AVA GARDNER.

EXACTLY.

IF GAMBLING HITS,

THE MONEY'LL BE SO HUGE, HE'LL NEVER SELL.

THEY'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT LEGAL GAMBLING

SINCE BEFORE THE DEPRESSION.

IT COULD PASS THIS TIME.

THEN YOU MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN BE VERY CONVINCING WHEN YOU WANNA BE.

JUST STALL, YOU KNOW? DRAG IT ALONG.

PRETTY SOON, YOUR GUY WILL TAKE THE EASY MONEY.

AND HE'LL LEAVE THE HOTEL BUSINESS FOR FOOLS LIKE YOU.

[laughs]

THANKS, POP.

YOU'RE WELCOME, KID.[glass clatters]

CAN I HAVE ANOTHER?

CAN I HAVE A BUCK?

OH, YOU SON OF A BITCH.

[chuckles]

[indistinct conversations]

[Dave Brubeck's "Take Five" playing]

[applause]

HEY.

LIFT 'EM HIGHER, HONEY.

[flash bulb pops]

[pop]

THE HANDS. LOOK AT THE HANDS, BOSS.

SLEDGEHAMMERS.

[pop]

OKAY. CAN HE JAZZ IT UP A LITTLE?

[speaks Spanish]

[pop]

HEY, STEVIE, WHY DON'T YOU GET IN THERE

AND MIX IT UP WITH THE CHAMP?

OH, ABSOLUTELY, BUT...

YOU KNOW, I GOT THIS OLD FOOTBALL THING.

HEY, RAY-RAY!

YEAH?

YOU GOT FAST HANDS. I'VE SEEN YOU PALM TIPS.

GET IN THE RING.

THE RING? ME?

[Ike] 20 BUCKS, KID.

HE'S NOT GONNA HIT YOU, FOR CHRISSAKES.

[pops]

[speaks indistinctly]

[lowered voice] AAH![pop]

[laughter]

PUT UP YOUR DUKES.

[speaks Spanish]

MOVE AROUND, FOR CHRISSAKES. COME ON.

[speaking Spanish]

[pop]

[speaks Spanish]

OOH![applause]

YOU GOT WHAT YOU NEED, PEG?

[lowered voice] NOW THAT IS SCARY.

[clapping]

AH, SEÑORVALIENTE!

EL CAMPION! MUY BUENO!

MR. AND MRS. DIAMOND.

NOT GONNA BE MUCH OF A MATCH, I'M AFRAID.

ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN THE RING.

INDEED. INDEED.

IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN, IKE.

HONEY, UH, GO ADMIRE THAT HANDSOME, UH, MULATTO.

BEAUTIFUL, AS ALWAYS, MRS. DIAMOND.

STEVIE.

[indistinct conversations]

WILL YOU TAKE MRS. DIAMOND OVER TO A NICE SEAT?

KID.MR. DIAMOND.

[whispers] I'M NOT WEARING ANY PANTIES.

[whispers] ME, NEITHER.

[laughs]

HOW'S MY 100 GRAND DOING?

STACKS OF MONEY? REMEMBER?

YEAH. I USED IT.

GOOD, GOOD.

HOW, EXACTLY?

I GAVE $65,000 TO SENATOR SLOAT,

WHO CHAIRS THE GAMING COMMITTEE.

THE REST I SPREAD BETWEEN THE DEMOCRATIC

AND REPUBLICAN MEMBERS.AND?

AND IT'LL COME TO VOTE. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

WHEN? THE VOTE?

SOMETIME THIS SESSION.

SESSION?

BY EASTER RECESS, BEN. APRIL.

SLOAT'S ALL OVER IT. WE'RE GOOD.

[speaks indistinctly in foreign language]

[bell dings]

GRACIAS.

HEY.HI.

¿ESPERE AQUI?

SURE, NO PROBLEM.

IT'S FROM IKE.

WISHING ME LUCK ON MY LUNCHEON.

JACKIE KENNEDY HERE? IT'S INCREDIBLE.

WE'LL SEE.

I'LL PUT THESE IN THE DINING ROOM?

PLEASE. THANK YOU.

SO, UM...

ANYTHING?

HUH? UH, WHAT?

OH. NO. NOT YET.

IT'S--IT'S TOO EARLY, NO?

YOU'RE GLOWING.

YOU'RE CRAZY.

SAY "HI" TO JACKIE.

[button clicks]

[piano playing]

[man] MAKE SURE THOSE ARE SET UP.

[man] GOT IT.

[indistinct conversations]

JUNE! JUNE COHEN!

MRS. EVANS?

WHAT ARE THESE?

FLOWERS?UH, THANK YOU. WHAT KIND OF FLOWERS?

YELLOW ROSES. THEY GO WITH THE PALE--

WH-WHAT ARE JACKIE'S FAVORITE FLOWERS, HUH?

HER VERY FAVORITE FLOWERS ON EARTH?

[scoffs] FORGET IT.

LILIES. LILIES OF THE VALLEY.

WHITELILIES OF THE VALLEY.

GET THEM, PLEASE.

[door closes]

[cheers and laughter]

[laughter and applause]

[man] YOU CAN DO IT!

[crowd] OH!

WHY IS THERE A CHUBBY JEWISH GIRL

SOBBING IN OUR COFFEE SHOP?

I LOST MY TEMPER. I'M LOSING MY MIND.

YEAH, WELL, SHE'S SCARING THE GUESTS.

I JUST WANT EVERYTHING TO BE--

PERFECT.

YES.

WHY? FOR WHO?

HEY...

YOU EVER HAVE ONE OF MY MAGICAL CUBA LIBRES?

IT'S 11:00 IN THE MORNING.

NOT WHEN YOU DRINK ONE. THAT'S THE MAGIC PART.

ONE SIP, IT'S MIDNIGHT IN THE TROP.

ANOTHER TIME. THANK YOU.

YOU SURE?

YEAH. I'LL NEED SOME MAGIC LATER.

SABOR.

STEVIE! WAIT!

OH, SHIT.

WHO'S THAT?[glass clatters]

NOBODY. I... I DROVE HER DADDY'S CAR

INTO INDIAN CREEK LAST NEW YEAR'S.

WOW. HOW MANY MAGIC CUBA LIBRES DID THAT TAKE?

I GOTTA RUN.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO IMPRESS THESE PEOPLE.

YOU'RE BETTER THAN THEY ARE.

WHY?

'CAUSE YOU'RE AN EVANS.

♪♪♪♪♪

STEVIE!

JANICE, HEY. YOU LOOK GREAT.

LISTEN, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.AND I NEED TO TALK TO YOU, TOO.

BUT I-I'M IN A CRAZY HURRY.

I GOT A PLUMBING EMERGENCY-- A PIPE BURST IN THE MAR VISTA...

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE GODDAMN CAR, STEVIE. LISTEN TO ME!

YOU ARE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.AND I FEEL AWFUL ABOUT IT.

I DO. BUT I'LL-- I'LL CALL YOU.

YOU'RE AT THE SAME NUMBER, RIGHT?NO. NO, STEVIE...

I-I WILL. I'LL CALL YOU, I PROMISE.

I-I PROMISE. BURST PIPE!

[applause and laughter]

SIT 'EM ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE RING.

HOW THE HELL DO I KNOW?

LET'S PRETEND YOU'RE THE BOSS.

IT'S NBC's BROADCAST,

BUT CBS IS TALKING TO US ABOUT "THE GARRY MOORE SHOW."

SEPARATE SIDES OF THE RING, NBC GETS BETTER SEATS.

KING SOLOMON.

ARE WE DONE HERE?MNH-MNH.

YOUR WIFE'S JACKIE KENNEDY LUNCH IN 57 MINUTES.

WHAT ABOUT IT?THE SENATOR'S WIFE JUST CANCELED.

JACKIE CANCELED?

A FAMILY MATTER.

CHRIST. DOES VEE KNOW?

MNH-MNH.

YOU WANNA TELL HER?

MNH-MNH.

THERE IS A TIN LINING.

I ONLY HAVE SECONDS TO LIVE?

THEY'RE SENDING JOAN.

GREAT. JOAN WHO?

KENNEDY. TEDDY'S NEW WIFE.

VERY CUTE, VERY BLOND, VERY SHIKSA.

IT'S NOT JACKIE, GODDAMN IT.

[speaking inaudibly]

SLOAT?MM. VIC TOLD YA.

THE OLD GASBAG'S DOWN FOR THE FIGHT.

KILL ME NOW.

[crow cawing]

[clattering in distance]HELLO?

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

STOP.

AL, STOP!

HEY. TALK TO BEN.

42-1 ODDS.

NOBODY'S GONNA BITE ON THAT. NOBODY.

THE CHAMP'S AS SURE AS SUNRISE.

WELL, THEN LET'S EVEN THE ODDS, SHALL WE?

WHAT IF WORD SLIPPED OUT, LEAKED, TRICKLED INTO THE WORLD

THAT I WAS GOING HEAVY FOR THE UNDERDOG?

"BEN DIAMOND'S BETTING IT ALL ON THE LONG SHOT."

MONEY WOULD THINK VALIENTE'S TAKING A FALL.

THE FIX IS IN.

AND?

AND ODDS COULD SWING-- WOULDSWING IN OUR FAVOR.

AT THE LAST SECOND,

WE BET BIG ON THE CHAMP

AND REAP A SWEET RETURN.

GO FORTH, BELVIN.

[laughs]

BEN!SPREAD THE GOOD WORD.

YOUR APES ARE TRASHING MY ROOM, GOING THROUGH ALL MY THINGS.

WELL, WHY ARE YOU SO UPSET?

YOU GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE?

NO.

JESUS, BEN, THIS CRAZY GESTAPO SHIT HAS GOT TO STOP.

I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW THAT SOME OF MY FAMILY--

ALBEIT DISTANT RELATIVES-- WERE KILLED BY THE NAZIS.

ROBE.OH, PLEASE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

SO WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

THE TRUTH.

I'M A SEARCHER.

THE TRUTH?

THE TRUTH IS,

I AM YOUR WIFE AND I'M FAITHFUL TO YOU.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHAT ABOUT YOUR WHORES TUCKED AWAY ALL OVER TOWN?

[laughs]

HEY, BOSS!YEAH?

GET IN HERE.

SOUNDS LIKE MY APE FOUND A BANANA.

PRINCESS, AFTER YOU.

[Sloat on TV] THERE'S NOTHING I LIKE BETTER

THAN WATCHING TWO HEROIC GLADIATORS...

CHECK THIS OUT. MEETING IN THE RING.

A FAIR AND COMPETITIVE SPORTING EVENT.

[man] SENATOR, YOU ARE STILL

THE STRONGEST OPPOSITION IN THE STATEHOUSE

TO LEGALIZED GAMBLING.

THE CASINO GAMBLING BILL

IS DUE TO COME UP FOR A VOTE THIS SESSION, AND--

AS LONG AS I HAVE BREATH, AS LONG AS MY HEART...

[sighs]

...FINE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA SEE FIT TO HONOR ME

BY MAKING ME THEIR VOICE IN TALLAHASSEE,

I WILL FIGHT THE CANCER OF CASINO GAMBLING

AND THE PLAGUE AND POISON OF ORGANIZED CRIME

THAT WE ALL KNOW...[thud]

GET MY CAR.

...IT'S THE CITIZENS OF OUR GREAT STATE.

THERE'S NOTHING I LIKE BETTER

THAN WATCHING A SPIC AND A NIGGER

KICKING THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF EACH OTHER, YOU KNOW?

[laughs]

I NEED TO TALK TO YOU

ABOUT THE GAMBLING BILL COMING UP THIS SESSION.

CRAPS AND CARDS

ARE AN ABOMINATION UNTO THE LORD, IKE.

AS IS THIS ASS.

[laughs] HEY.

OOH, YEAH!

[laughing]

WE NEED TO GET OFF ON 9, PLEASE.

SI,MR. IKE.

[chuckles]

WILL YOU MAKE SURE

THE SENATOR CAN FIND THE GIDEON BIBLE IN HIS SUITE?[elevator bell dings]

¿SI, COMO NO?

A FIFTH OF J.T.S. BROWN, TWO GLASSES,

AND A BUCKET OF ICE, OKAY, SON?

I'LL SEE YOU

IN THE ATLANTIS LOUNGE, FRIDAY, 3:00?

IT'LL ONLY TAKE A FEW MINUTES.

THAT'S ALL YOU GONNA GET, SON.

[chuckles]

SO, UH, HOW DO YOU DO THIS?[chuckles]

[click]OH, YEAH.

[under breath] ASSHOLE.

DAMN IT.[button clicks]

VERA, IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.

A LUNCHEON IN THE COFFEE SHOP.

SUCH A CUTE IDEA.

THANK YOU, RACHEL. YOU'RE AT TABLE 5, I BELIEVE.

[whispers] HEY.

OH, NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO. [chuckles]

COME HERE.

[indistinct conversations]

[lowered voice] IKE, I DON'T HAVE TIME. JACKIE IS ON HER--

ISN'T COMING.

I'M SORRY, VEE. SHE'S NOT COMING.

[scoffs] NOT FUNNY, IKE. COME ON. NOT NOW.

THEY CALLED MY OFFICE.

THEY'RE SENDING JOAN KENNEDY INSTEAD.

WHAT? J-JOAN?

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

NO, NO, NO, NO. THIS IS NOT HAPPENING.

[whispers] PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS NOT...

I'LL GO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.WHAT?

IT'S OKAY. THEY'RE GONNA UNDERSTAND.

YOU HAVE TEDDY KENNEDY'S BEAUTIFUL NEW BRIDE.

IT'S GONNA BE FINE.

NO.

[sighs]

GOD.

I'LL--I'LL DO THIS.

IT'S MY EVENT.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. HEY.

THIS IS NOTHING.

YOU KNOW, IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, IT'S...

THIS IS MEANINGLESS, VEE.

AND YET IT MEANS SOMETHING TO ME.

HOW SAD IS THAT?

[indistinct conversations]

MORNING, IKE.

AL.

SO YOU AVAILABLE FOR OUR FRIEND?

ALWAYS.

[telephone rings]

[ring]

ATLANTIS.

[Lily] Stevie?

HEY, YOU.

PLEASE, JUST TELL ME ONE MORE TIME.

YOU BURNT THOSE PICTURES,

those Polaroids of us.

Y-YEAH. WHY?

I don't know. Maybe it's his usual craziness,

BUT BEN'S ACTING REALLY SUSPICIOUS.

BUT ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

[Bel] ANYBODY ALIVE IN HERE?

I GOTTA GO. I HAVE TO.

STEVIE...

[hangs up telephone]

UH, JUST US CAVE FISH.

HEY, KID, CAN YOU MAKE A DECENT CUP OF COFFEE?

ABSOLUTELY.

UH, SURE. HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?

LIKE I LIKE MY WOMEN-- BRUNETTE, SWEET.

SPEAKING OF WHICH, UH...

[coffee pours]

WHO YOU FUCKING THESE DAYS?

ME? I'M...

I'M NOT--YOU KNOW...

NOBODY, YOU KNOW, SPECIAL. [chuckles][cup clatters]

OH, DON'T BE MODEST.

BEL OVER HERE TELLS ME THAT YOU'RE FUCKING

A MOTHER-DAUGHTER BEAUTY PAGEANT TEAM.

YEAH, THE DAUGHTER WAS MISS BELGIUM.

THE MOTHER WAS A MISTAKE.

[laughs]

IKE.

BELVIN.

STEVIE, MAYBE YOU GIVE THEM SOME PRIVACY?

YOU NEVER LISTEN TO ME. YOU NEVER LISTEN TO ME.

I MEAN, LOOK AT THAT.

WHO WANTS TO WATCH SOME FAT KID PISSING IN THE POOL?

YOU SHOULD GET SOME MERMAIDS.

I'VE HAD GIRLS SWIM IN THERE.

NO, NO, NOT GIRLS.

MERMAIDS.

I'LL LOOK INTO IT.

NO, YOU WON'T,

BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU'RE SMARTER.

YOU THINK YOU KNOW BEST.

NO.

YES.

AND YOU ARESMART.

SMARTER THAN MOST.

BUT NOT EVERYBODY, ISAAC.

YOU'RE NOT SMARTER THAN EVERYBODY.

WHAT IS IT, BEN?

I WANT MY MONEY.

YOU'RE REMEMBER THE--THE BROWN CASE?

I WANT MY $100,000 BACK.

I TOLD YOU ALREADY EXACTLY WHERE THAT MONEY IS.

I GAVE IT TO THE SENATOR.

WHAT HAPPENED TO MY GAMBLING BILL?

I AM NOT KING OF THE EARTH, BEN.

ALL RIGHT? I CAN'T MAKE THEM VOTE WHENEVER--

I WANT TO MEET HIM.

I WANT TO MEET THIS REDNECK FUCK.

EVEN YOU CAN DO THAT MUCH.

WHY?

WHY? [scoffs]

BECAUSE THE SHIT-KICKER'S WALKING AROUND

WITH 65 G's OF MY MONEY.

I THINK THAT ENTITLES ME TO A DRINK.

I CAN BE VERY PERSUASIVE WHEN THE MOOD HITS.

EITHER I MEET THIS MAN,

OR YOU GIVE ME BACK MY MONEY.

ALL OF IT.

I'M--I'M GETTING THIS-- THIS...

THIS STRANGE FEELING. IT'S A...

A STRANGE FEELING.

IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WANNA TELL ME, ISAAC?

THE SENATOR'S GOING TO TALLAHASSEE AFTER THE FIGHT.

I'LL BRING HIM BACK AFTER.

[whispers] HAVE HIM COME BACK SOON.

VERY SOON.

[keys jangle]

[door slams]

[breathing heavily]

[under breath] OH, CHRIST.

[Little Anthony and the Imperials] ♪ YOU BROKE ♪

♪ MY HEART IN TWO ♪

♪ TEARS ON MY PILLOW ♪

♪ PAIN IN MY HEART CAUSED BY YOU ♪

♪ OOH ♪

♪ YOU ♪

UHH! [gasps] OH!

OHH!MM!

[coughs]YOU FUCKING CUNT.

[thud]

[gasping]I SAW YOU, YOU DUMB BITCH.

I SAW YOU WITH EVANS.

[gasps]

AND YOU KNOW HIM, YOU LYING CUNT.

WHAT'D YOU DO, HMM? WHAT'D YOU DO?I D--NOTHING. [gasps]

[strained voice] HE WOULDN'T TALK TO ME.

YOU KNOW WHY? YOU KNOW WHY, HMM?

[whispers] 'CAUSE YOU'RE A FUCKING SKANK.

[cries]IF I SEE YOU WITH HIM AGAIN,

I WILL CUT YOUR FUCKING HEAD OFF. YOU HEAR ME?[whimpering]

WHOA. OH, IF YOU WEREN'T SUCH A WILD FUCK,

I WOULD KILL YOU RIGHT NOW.

[grunts]

♪ WHEN YOU FIND THE ONE YOU LOVE ♪

[grunts]5, 6, 7, 8,

9, 10! I WON.AHH!

OHH.

SEE? HE'S NOT THAT TOUGH, LO.

YEAH, HE NEARLY KILLED BANANA NOSE.

AH, FELIX RODRIGUEZ, SI.

YEAH, YOU HIT HIM WITH A LEFT AND LIFTED HIM OFF THE GROUND.

I MEAN, HE WAS LEVITATING.

[speaking Spanish]

[laughs] SI.

[speaks Spanish]

AH, HE SAYS HE HITS HARDER TODAY.

[chuckles] THIS FIGHT AIN'T GONNA LAST LONG.

IT'S GONNA BE UGLY.MM.

SI.[speaking Spanish]

HE SAYS HE'S STILL BEAUTIFUL.

MM... [speaks Spanish]

[speaking Spanish]

[chuckles]

[speaking Spanish]

[chuckles] SI.

YES! YOUR WIFE IS VERA CRUZ?

FROM THE TROPICANA.

[laughs][Yan] OH!

WE HAVE ENJOYED YOU ONSTAGE MANY TIMES.

WAS.I WAS.

I'M VERA EVANS NOW.

LO?

I HAVE HOMEWORK...

VERA CRUZ.

OH. [chuckles]

A TOAST...

TO... BEAUTIFUL WOMEN,

BEAUTIFUL FIGHTERS,

AND A BIG, BEAUTIFUL GATE FOR THE MIRAMAR PLAYA.

AND BEAUTIFUL TV RATINGS.

SALUD. SALUD.

[clinks]

SO WHAT ROUND DOES HARPER GO DOWN IN?

[chuckles]

[chuckles]THE FIRST ROUND?

[all laugh]

[speaking indistinctly]

[lighter clicks]

[laughter]

I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU.

[surf rolling]

ABOUT JACK KLEIN?

YOU KNEW?

I KNOW SOME.

TALK.

[sighs]

HE'S OFFERED ME A JOB...

FOR THE SUMMER.

I'D BE AN INTERN IN THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

IT'S A CAREER TRACK POSITION, INCREDIBLY PRESTIGIOUS, AND--

AND YOU TURNED HIM DOWN, RIGHT?

NO.

NO...

I HAVEN'T DECIDED.

I TELL YOU WHAT. I WILL GET YOU AN INTERNSHIP WITH OUR GUY.

SID RASKIN?

OVER JACK KLEIN? COME ON, DAD.

SID'S GOT THE BIGGEST FIRM IN TOWN, DANNY.

[chuckles] BIGGEST WHAT, BILLINGS?

I ALWAYS LOVED THAT OCEAN.[lighter clicks]

WHEN I WAS A KID...

WE WOULD DIVE FOR SAND DOLLARS.

WE'D GET 'EM, BLEACH 'EM...

SELL 'EM TO THE TOURISTS.

WE'D TAKE A RAFT WAY THE HELL OUT THERE.

ALMOST TO THE GULFSTREAM. BARELY SEE LAND.

AND WE'D DIVE DOWN, GRAB SAND DOLLARS.

ONE DAY, I WAS SWIMMING UP FROM THE BOTTOM,

AND I LOOKED OUT INTO THAT BLUE WATER AND...

I SAW A SHARK... A FUCKING MONSTER...

SWIMMING AT ME FROM THE DISTANCE,

COMING RIGHT AT ME.

AND I FREEZE.

WAITING TO...

I DON'T KNOW...

GET TORN APART.

IT WAS NOTHING.

A MIRAGE. IT WASN'T REAL.

IT WAS SOMETHING I HAD IMAGINED OUT OF MY OWN FEAR.

BUT EVERY TIME I DOVE AFTER THAT,

THAT SHARK WAS THERE,

WAITING FOR ME, SWIMMING IN THE DISTANCE.

SO I...

I STOPPED GOING IN THE WATER. I STOPPED SWIMMING.

WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

THAT I'M AFRAID OF SOMETHING?

I'M NOT.

YOU ARE AFRAID OF ALL OF THIS--

THE MIRAMAR PLAYA, SUCCESS.

YOU ARE AFRAID OF BECOMING ME,

AND SO YOU WANT TO STOP SWIMMING IN THE DEEP WATER.

YOU WANNA STAY SAFE IN YOUR...

SMALL POND.

SMALL POND? THE D.A.'s OFFICE?

THAT'S NOT THE SMALL POND.

WHAT DOES AN ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY MAKE?

ENTRY LEVEL?IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY.

YES, IT IS.NO, IT'S NOT.

IT IS ALWAYS ABOUT MONEY, DANNY.

THERE IS LOVE-- REALLOVE--FOR YOUR WOMAN,

LOVE FOR YOUR FAMILY, YOUR BLOOD,

AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE IN LIFE...

IS ABOUT MONEY.

POWER IS MONEY, FAME IS MONEY, HAPPINESS IS--

YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT! THAT--

BEN DIAMOND BELIEVES THAT, NOT YOU.

BEN DIAMOND?

SAY WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SAY, DANNY.

WHY DOES BEN HAVE A CABANA HERE?

HE LIKES THE SUN.

AND HIS CARD GAMES?

THEY'RE ILLEGAL, RIGHT?

BEL JAFFE'S SPORTS BOOK?

BEN IS A GUEST.

A PAYING CUSTOMER LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

WE ARE IN THE HOSPITALITY BUSINESS, BOY.

IT IS WHAT WE DO. WE CATER TO OUR GUESTS' NEEDS.

NOW DO WE OCCASIONALLY BEND THE LETTER OF THE LAW

FOR A GIN RUMMY GAME? A DOG RACE? A PRETTY GIRL?

ABSOLUTELY.

BUT I WILL NOT APOLOGIZE FOR HOW I RUN MY BUSINESS--

NOT TO YOU, NOT TO ANYONE.

ESPECIALLY NOT TO YOU.

ARE YOU JUDGING ME, MR. ASSISTANT D.A.?

[sighs]

I'M NOT LIKE YOU...

OR STEVIE.

I'VE NEVER BEEN INSIDE OR WHATEVER LIKE YOU TWO.

I'M...

YOUR MOTHER'S SON.

IS THAT A BAD THING?

NOT IF YOU HAVE A RICH FATHER.

WELL...

THEN I GUESS I'M OKAY.

YOU REALLY SHOULD GET BACK IN THE WATER.

YOU'VE ALWAYS KNOWN HOW TO SWIM WITH SHARKS.

[kiss]

THANKS FOR THE BRISKET.

YOUR CADILLAC?

THAT'S A FINE AUTOMOBILE.

BUT THE '59 IMPERIAL?

[chuckles] NOW THATIS A WORK OF ART.

I'M TAKING THE ELDORADO BROUGHAM.

[laughs] IN YOUR DREAMS, MAN.

NAH, BROTHER. TOMORROW. AFTER THE FIGHT.

LISTEN, KID...

NAH, FUCK IT.

NO. COME ON. YOU KNOW SOMETHIN'?

THE BUTCHER WENT BIG ON THE DOG.

VALIENTE IS TANKING?

NAH.

NO WAY.

BEN PUT 30 LARGE ON THE KID. I PLACED THE FUCKING BET MYSELF.

IT'S FAT CITY, CHAMP.

YOU THINK I'D TIP YOU $20 OTHERWISE?

[pats back]

CRAZY SUDDEN.

SLEEPING BEAUTY POPPED THE QUESTION YESTERDAY,

AND WE'RE OUT HOUSE HUNTING TODAY.

YOU'RE LOOKING ON THE BEACH?

BAL HARBOUR.

HONEY!

I KNOW. WE FOUND A PALACE-- HUGE AND ON THE WATER.

JOHNNY SAYS THAT AFTER THE FIGHT

WE'LL BE ABLE TO BUY IT FOR CASH.

OH, YOU BETTER GIVE YOUR UNCLE MAURICE

ALL THE INSIDE DOPE, HONEY.[laughs]

I CAN'T BUY A FUCKING WINNER.

YOU BETTIN' THE FIGHT?

MAYBE.

YES OR NO?

A BISSEL.

CHAMP'S 42 TO 1. WHAT'S THE POINT?

YOU WIN... YOU GET BUBKES.

WAIT. YOU TOOK THE DOG.

ARE WE PLAYING CARDS, OR IS THIS "MEET THE PRESS"?

BEN TOOK HARPER?

BEL?

BELVIN?

YOU IN OR YOU OUT?

I'M OUT.

HOW 'BOUT YOU?MM-HMM.

[door closes]

[Ed Townsend] ♪ FOR YOUR LOVE ♪

♪ OH, I WOULD DO ANYTHING ♪[water splashes]

[laughs]

HEY. I'M NAKED IN THE BATH WITH YOU,

AND YOU FALL ASLEEP?

OKAY, YEAH,

BUTI WAS DREAMING

THAT I WAS NAKED IN THE BATHTUB WITH YOU,

AND IT WAS GREAT.

♪ YOUR LOVE ♪

SOMETHING FUNNY HAPPENED TODAY WHILE I WAS GETTING MY PEDICURE.

ALREADY THIS SOUNDS GOOD.

NO, REALLY.

DO YOU REMEMBER THAT GUY THAT WORKS FOR BEN DIAMOND?

THE LITTLE ONE?

JOHNNY T.UH-HUH.

HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS GETTING HER HAIR DONE

AND SAID THEY WERE GETTING MARRIED.

WELL, MAZEL TOV.

AND SHE SAID HE'S GETTING HER A HUGE BAL HARBOUR HOUSE

RIGHT AFTER THE FIGHT.

WELL, THAT'S NICE.

[snickers] WELL, MAYBE HE HAS SOME INSIDE INFORMATION

ABOUT THE FIGHT.

ORMAYBE HIS HOME LOAN CAME THROUGH.

YOU'RE IMPOSSIBLE.[water splashes]

I DO LIKE THIS NEW COLOR.

[splash]WHAT?

IT'S NOT A NEW COLOR!

OW![laughs]

[splash]

[laughs]

[seagulls calling]

LET ME MAKE MY CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION RIGHT AWAY.

$10,000.

MY APPRECIATION FOR YOUR FINE SERVICE.

IN PARTICULAR, YOUR GUARANTEED "NO" VOTE

ON CASINO GAMBLING THIS SESSION.

MY "NO" VOTE?

I'M SORRY, BUT THIS OLD MAN'S A BIT CONFUSED.

YOU DO NOT WANT GAMBLING?

I DISTINCTLY REMEMBER THE EXACT OPPOSITE CONVERSATION IN HERE.

IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT MONEY, SENATOR.

I REALIZE THAT NOW.

I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER,

AND I WANT HER RAISED IN A GOOD MIAMI...

A WHOLESOME MIAMI.

[clink]

GOD BLESS YOU, IKE.

AHH. AND...

GOD BLESS THE GREAT STATE OF FLORIDA.

ABSOLUTELY.

YOU GOT A SEC?

BEN'S FIXED THE FIGHT.

I THINK VALIENTE'S TAKING A FALL.

GRADY HEARD IT FROM DANDY,

AND BEL PRACTICALLY CONFIRMED IT IN THE CABANA GAME.

GO ON.

AL PLACED BEN'S BET ON HARPER--$30,000.

BEL PRACTICALLY TOLD HESH

THAT HE WAS BETTING ON THE UNDERDOG IN FRONT OF ME.

THANKS.

[clicking]

[unlocks]

[indistinct conversations]

[woman] THANK YOU SO MUCH.[woman] YOU'RE WELCOME AS ALWAYS...

GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES.

HELLO.

[male announcer speaking indistinctly over radio]

UH-HUH.[telephone rings]

OKAY.

[male announcer continues speaking indistinctly]

ALL RIGHT.

SURE, I HEARD YOU. OKAY.

FIGHT DAY, MY FRIEND.

YOU BUSY?

PICKING UP.

WHAT ARE THE LATEST ODDS, BEL?

9 TO 5, VALIENTE. WE GOT US A HORSE RACE.

FROM 42 TO 1?

EH. SOME LATE MONEY ON THE HARPER KID.

GO FIGURE. I COULD PROBABLY KICK THE SCHVARTZE'SASS.

FUNNY, HUH?

WELL, IT'S A FUNNY OLD WORLD.

[telephone ringing]

[thud]

$25,000 ON HARPER.

BIG IKE. GOING FOR THE DOG? REALLY?

YOU HANDLE IT?

HELL, YEAH.

ENJOY THE FIGHT.

ABSOLUTELY.

ISAAC.

THAT'S A HELL OF A LOT OF MONEY.

[indistinct conversations]

[breathing heavily]

HOW BAD DO YOU WANT ME RIGHT NOW?

AHH.

YOU'RE CRAZY FOR IT, RIGHT?

[both chuckle]

DON'T.[laughs]

DO NOT DO THIS.

[moans]

[whispers] TELL ME.

YOU'RE DRIVING ME INSANE.

GOOD.

[envelope slides]

[both sigh]

I SHOULD GO.

OKAY.

[both sighing]

[exhales]

[whispers] OKAY.

ONE OF STEVIE'S FANS?

THIS IS CRAZY. I'M LEAVING SOON.

I'M MOVING AWAY. ALL THIS, IT'S...

IT'S CRAZY.

MM. NO, IT'S NOT.

I THINK THAT...

I KNOW THAT IT'S RIGHT.

I DO.

SNEAKING AROUND IN YOUR BIG BROTHER'S ROOM?

I'M NOT ASHAMED.

I'M NOT.

THEN WHAT?

WHAT ARE YOU?

YOURS.

EXCUSE ME, MISTER,

YOU GOT THE TIME?

YEAH.

[chuckles]

[indistinct conversations]

HOW'S THAT FIT?

[breathing heavily]

DOES THAT FIT OKAY?

LIKE A GLOVE! [panting]

SO... YOU'RE HAPPY?

YES...

YES!

GREAT. I'LL TAKE THIS BACK.

[moaning]

ALMOST DONE.

HEY, ME, TOO.

YOU KNOW, IT'S PERFECT, 'CAUSE...

YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU SAY I, UH... PICK YOU UP LATER?

HIT THE DREAM LOUNGE, HUH?

I MEANT MRS. DIAMOND.

AH. OF COURSE.

[exhales]

I HAVE TO GO.

NO.

YES.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

YEAH, BUT WE'LL BE THOSE OTHER PEOPLE--

YOU KNOW, THE ONES THAT CAN'T KNOW EACH OTHER.

AND I'LL SEE YOU AT THE FIGHT.

WEARING A DRESS HE BOUGHT YOU, ON HIS ARM.

I'LL BE THERE WITH HIM,

BUT I'LL HAVE YOU ALL OVER ME.

BEN WON'T EVEN NOTICE I'M THERE.

IMPOSSIBLE.

HE WON'T.

HE'LL BE TOO BUSY COUNTING HIS MONEY.

HE'S GONNA WIN BIG TONIGHT.

YEAH, RIGHT. HE'S TAKING HARPER.

NO. VALIENTE, THE CHAMP.

NO, VALIENTE'S THROWING THE FIGHT.

HE IS?

WELL, BEN THINKS HE'S WINNING.

WE'RE THROWING A BIG PARTY FOR HIM AT OUR PLACE AFTERWARDS.

SHIT!

ARE--ARE YOU SURE?

ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY SURE BEN BET ON VALIENTE?

I WAS THERE. $30,000 ON ORLANDO...

[thud][whispers] FUCK!

WHAT?

I GOTTA CALL IKE.

SHH. SHH, SHH, SHH.

COME HERE. COME HERE. WHAT'S WRONG?

BEN. HE... FUCK.

I-I-I GOTTA WARN MY DAD BEFORE BEL CLOSES.

OKAY.

GOOD LUCK.

YOU, TOO.

[indistinct conversations]

[breathing heavily]

FLORENCE? FLO, IT'S STEVIE. GET MY DAD.

WHAT?

NO. SHIT, WELL, FIND HIM.

YEAH, FIND HIM NOW. TELL HIM...

TELL HIM BEN WENT BIG ON VALIENTE, GOT THAT?

HE WENT FOR VALIENTE! THE FIGHT ISN'T FIXED!

DO IT NOW!

[rings]

[ring]

♪♪♪♪♪

[ring]

♪♪♪♪♪

[ring]

[shower running]

[ring]

[buzzing]

[buzzing stops]

♪♪♪♪♪

[knock on door][Stevie] DAD!

[breathing heavily] BEN FUCKED US ALL.

HE LET IT OUT THAT THE FIX WAS IN

SO THAT HE COULD GET BETTER ODDS, BUT IT WASN'T.

HE BET ON VALIENTE?HUGE.

SHIT.

YOU KNOW, I CHECKED WITH EVERYBODY.

FOR THE LAST HOUR, MONEY'S BEEN FLOODING IN FOR THE CHAMP.

BEN'S GOT BOOKIES TO TAKE IT ON THE SIDE,

HOLD IT TILL RIGHT BEFORE THE FIGHT.

[amplified voice] GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

THIS IS JIMMY POWERS ON BEHALF OF TOP CHOICE RAZOR BLADES.

WELCOMING YOU TO MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,

AND THE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD!

PLEASE JOIN ME IN A WARM MIAMI BEACH WELCOME

TO SOME OF BOXING'S GREATEST WORLD CHAMPIONS.

FROM RIGHT HERE...

GODDAMN IT. IN THE BEAUTIFUL MIRAMAR PLAYA HOTEL...

TELL VEE I'LL BE THERE IN A SECOND.

THE FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD...[keys jangle]

A BIG WELCOME TO MIAMI'S OWN

GRADY "BIG MAN" JAMES!

[cheers and applause]

THE BIG MAN!

[door opens and closes]

IKE, IT'S SHOWTIME!

CHANGE MY BET.

I CAN'T CHANGE SHIT.

YES, YOU CAN. WE HAVE TIME.

NO CAN DO.

MAKE THE CALL, BEL.

MONEY'S GONE.

ON ITS WAY UP TO RALEIGH.

EMMES,IKE. IT'S DONE.

...AND MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD,

THE "UPSTATE ONION FARMER,"

CARMEN BASILIO! [cheers and applause]

YOU RAN INTO THE PROPELLER ON THIS ONE, KID.

I'M SORRY.

...WEARING BLACK TRUNKS WITH WHITE STRIPES,

AND HIS OPPONENT, WEIGHING 174 POUNDS,

WEARING WHITE TRUNKS WITH BLACK STRIPES.[flash bulb pops]

[cheers and applause]

[bell dings]

[grunting]

SO FAR, VALIENTE THE AGGRESSOR. USING THE JAB.

[punches landing]

DAD'S STUCK ON A CALL. HE'LL BE HERE AFTER.

[Powers] OH, MY!

A NICE COMBINATION LANDED BY VALIENTE.

NOW HE'S GOING TO THE BODY!

A NICE HOOK BY VALIENTE RIGHT THERE.

THROWING PUNCHES IN BUNCHES. LIKE HE'S GOT A TRAIN TO CATCH.

HARPER IS ALREADY BACKPEDALING.

HE IS BEWILDERED!

VALIENTE UNLOADS A QUICK COMBINATION!

HE HAS THIS FIGHT IN THE BAG, FOLKS.

NOW HE'S GOING TO THE BODY, AND HARPER IS IN TROUBLE.

VALIENTE CHARGES FORWARD.

A SHOT TO THE BODY BY VALIENTE!

YEAH!

OH, ANOTHER ONE RIGHT TO THE BODY,

SENDS HARPER TO THE CANVAS![cheering]

AND HARPER IS DOWN!

[cheers and applause]

[Albert King] ♪ I'M GONNA DOWN, BABE ♪

♪ MY NOSE IS IN THE SAND ♪

♪ I'M GOING DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, BABE ♪

♪ MY NOSE IS IN THE SAND ♪

IT IS OVER, FOLKS!

VALIENTE IS PARADING AROUND THE RING,

BLOWING KISSES.

♪ I THINK I'M DROWNIN' ON DRY LAND ♪

♪ YEAH, MY FATHER, HE TOLD ME ♪

♪ HE SAID, "SON, DON'T RUSH TO BE A MAN" ♪

♪ YEAH, YOU KNOW, MY FATHER, HE TOLD ME ♪

♪ HE SAID, "SON, DON'T RUSH TO BE A MAN" ♪

♪ BUT I WENT AHEAD ON ♪

♪ AND NOW I THINK I'M DROWNIN' ON DRY LAND ♪

THAT'S A BAD WAY TO GO.

♪♪♪♪♪

♪ OH ♪

♪♪♪♪♪

♪ OH ♪

♪♪♪♪♪

♪ AH ♪

♪♪♪♪♪

♪ MY MOTHER TOLD ME A STORY ♪