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I got $4 in my wallet, all right? Let me just get it.

Is that all, Phil?

As I recall, it was more like 10 grand you owe me.

Mitch.

Please, man.

Come on.

Put that thing down, all right? I was going to call you.

You won't. I swear to God, man.

I just got in last week, huh?

Mitch, don't.

You can't be letting every little punk with a nose for candy run me five

deep and dead in that split town.

That can't I feel.

No. That would be extremely bad business on my part, wouldn't it? Yeah, Mitch,

but... Wouldn't it?

I gotta let the whole community know what happens to people who pull that

with me.

I gotta make an example of you.

No!

Some things you never lose.

Others you never find.

Oh, the sweet taste of sour grapes.

Sour grapes. Sour grapes. Me. You.

Get out of the way.

You've got to go for a little more fluidity, Rick. Fluidity.

A little.

Do you mind?

Wait till Phil gets here. He's not only a better bowler than me, but he's a

better teacher. Now, he can help pick out the problems with your approach.

Where's he is? A crowbar?

Oh, come on, AJ. How about a little fraternal support?

Look, Harry, you've got to understand.

Rick's the kind of guy who gets his best motivation from humiliation. I don't

need motivation. I need new shoes. These things kill me.

New shoes?

The walls.

The alley.

The planet.

Fluidity. Fluidity. Fluidity.

That's good. That's good. That's good. That's... That's bad.

I got it, I got it.

Hi.

Hey, Phil.

Come on, over here.

This is my brother, Phil. He's the scientist.

Nice to meet you. I understand you're kind of the Annie Sullivan of bowling

teachers.

You get your work cut out. before you're here. Yeah, before you get started,

though, I am going to get a new pair of shoes. Excuse me, Phil. Oh, great. You

do that.

Listen, Harry, could I talk to you for a minute? Oh, sure. Hey, AJ, why don't

you get us a round of frosties? We'll be right back. All righty.

What's on your mind, huh?

Listen, I just like to... Hi.

I need some new shoes. These are just a little tight.

Come right on in here, honey. Let me measure your butt.

My Lord, what is this?

Uh, socks.

That's, uh, tube socks. White. $1 .95 pair.

Ooh.

Anyone ever tell you you have a magnificent ungula?

Not in exactly those words, no. Let me see.

Ooh.

What a dactylia.

You must be a...

Proud man.

Well, it's genetic. All the men in my family have that. Maybe these shoes will

do it for you.

You can't afford to be cavalier about your shoes or your socks.

We're talking here about our earth anchors.

Your life trend.

Your firm, nadir foundation.

Ain't it the truth?

You go through life thinking no one will notice.

Your friends don't have the time.

And then one day, someone tells you.

Just give me my sock back.

Listen.

You hear me?

Doesn't he look like a particularly happy family reunion?

How does Phil look to you?

How's a guy supposed to look?

You ever try chains?

What?

You have the ankle for it. Maybe just an itty -bitty gold one.

Don't give that some serious thought.

It's hot.

You hear me?

Of course, I always liked your deck, Phil, yeah.

But I never felt I could say anything.

You still can.

Hey, there.

Where's Phil?

He wasn't feeling too good.

He said he was sorry, but he had to go home and get some Z's.

Matter of fact, I'm not feeling so hot myself.

You all right?

You know, it's nothing that a good night's sleep won't cure.

Look, do you mind if we rain check this till next week?

Are you kidding? My feet will be forever grateful.

I'll see you guys.

So what do you say? A few more frames?

In your dreams.

No, I'm not kidding.

Look, Mastriani, are you some kind of a temperamental artist type or are you in

business to make money?

No, Harry.

It's just that you brothers in blue don't constitute a large portion of my

clientele. You can have the deal, or I have to go elsewhere to do business.

But so help me, if this is the setup, I swear to God I'll take your teeth out

one by one with a rat nose pliers.

You're in Wells' army, Jimmy, huh?

Ten G's, huh?

Yeah.

Ten G's are covered.

A grand a week back plus a hundred over in children's square.

That's payable on Mondays.

If you're late, it's an extra hundred a day.

No, no, no dice. Look, I already told you, Mastroianni, I'll give you ten

in a month.

Put in for a withdrawal of my pension, but it takes 30 days to get the dough.

Hold on a second, Harry.

Okay, I'll buy that.

But if you're late... I won't be late.

Uh, tonight okay, uh, Rubes? You're gonna miss your bowling game, my friend.

We suffer through.

Who are you staring at?

Mastroianni? Jimmy Mastroianni?

Sure. Why are you talking to scum like that?

You're setting up a meet. I'm going to hook the guy that bankrolls him.

That's a job for Bunko. You know, that's why you're still a desk jockey, Nix.

You never take any initiative.

This is it.

Here we go.

Don't! Please continue this lesson on tape. What on earth do you think you're

doing?

Bowling. In the office?

What's my stuff doing on the floor?

It's, uh, spots.

What's all this garbage?

Boy, there is just no pleasing you, is there?

First of all, you're on my back. Get a hobby, get a hobby, get a hobby. The

minute I get a hobby. Arms support, $65.

My money? Uh -huh.

Marble -sheened, custom -drilled bowling ball, $300.

My money.

Gucci bowling shoes,

$180.

My money.

Bowling shirt, $200.

There was a sale. I got a great deal. Rick, you spent $200 of partnership

on that? It's deductible. Look.

Ah!

Advertising like this doesn't grow on trees. No, it just makes them lush and

full of fruit.

Daisy, look, I got you one, too.

No!

Hey, guys, is this a private argument, or can I join in?

Nixon, glad to see you. What? Look, what do you think?

Color's all wrong, A .J. It makes you look sort of green.

It's not the shirt.

I don't want to get in the middle of this, guys. I just, uh, I came by.

What I'd like to know is...

Can I hire you guys?

You see there? Seven years we've known this man. Never once has he asked to

us. But as soon as we got these shirts... He's blinded by the

simulating his proletarian sensibilities.

It's Harry. Harry Flank.

Sit down, Mixon.

Look, you know how close we are, right? I mean, he's my best friend.

This morning, he took out a $10 ,000 loan from Jimmy Mastriani.

And he lied to me when I asked him about it.

Harry's never lied to me.

What's he doing even hanging around a lowlife like that?

I don't know, but he also put in for $10 ,000 in cash out of his pension fund.

Nixon, I'm sure that there's a perfectly logical explanation for all of this.

You know, maybe he's sick, or maybe he's investing.

No, he's in bad trouble. Remember how funny he acted last night?

Look, guys, I don't know how much money you're making.

I really don't make that much, but... Forget it, Nixon.

You can't afford us.

This is on the house.

Or if you like them scrambled, because that's the way I make them. My favorite.

How did you know?

Something about great minds or... Oh, yeah, I can't today. I've got an 8 o

'clock client for a perm.

What, and Mrs. Phil's famous mimosa cocktail?

And what's the occasion?

Oh, just to say thank you to the best external line brother in the whole world

for putting me up and putting up with me.

Come on in, guys.

Good morning.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'll live, honey. Oh, I hope so. What were you up three times last night?

Who's counting, huh? I am. I gotta take care of you.

You're doing fine.

Well, it was probably those pretzels at the bowling alley.

Maybe my eggs will help, huh?

I'm running late.

I'll see you both tonight.

You have a terrific day, okay?

See ya.

Bye -bye.

Can you handle three?

Oh, easy, but just give me two, okay?

Listen, Harry, did you, um... Yes, I did.

By God, Phil, this better be the end of this. It is, Harry. I swear it is.

You know, I don't know why God blessed a jerk like me with a brother like...

Well, like... Go on, get now. Well,

I got the four job ads and the classifieds to check out.

And, uh, you know, I can't wait to get my own place. Get out of your hair,

paying you back. Right.

You go for it, Philip.

Have a good day. You too.

I don't take calls this early. Even when it concerns $10 ,000 for you?

Nothing bigger than 50s.

I'll make it even better than that.

I've got a proposition for you, Mitch.

An offer you can't refuse.

I understand your rush, but you guys got to understand where I'm coming from.

There's a certain confidentiality in my business that has got to be respected.

You make it sound as if we were talking to a representative of the Federal

Reserve. I like to think that we both operate under the same code of ethics.

Jimmy, you're a loan shark. Remember, you don't have a code of ethics.

People don't pay you back, you break their legs.

I do wish that you wouldn't talk like that, Rick. Well, I'm sorry. Well, you

make it real hard to concentrate. I was... Well... Do you see what I mean?

Now, Jimmy, you do owe us one.

Do you remember the time we busted the Minuti brothers right outside your joint

with that truckload of hot stereos and we didn't bother to tell the cops where

they were headed?

Well, do you remember the Giovanni brothers and that truckload of Gandhi?

about...

He's right.

Okay.

So we're even.

Okay.

Harry's a good guy. I broke a precedent for him.

How much?

Ten thousand at a point a week.

What a deal.

I didn't want to get on his bad side.

No, certainly not.

What do you need the money for?

Do you think I got my reputation as the sole discretion by Blab and Every Tom,

Rick and Harry?

Jimmy. October 14th, 1983.

All right. All right.

I imagine it was for his brother.

Phil?

For a long time now, he's been into Mitch Wineside for 10 grand.

When Phil got back into town, Mitch put in a collection notice. I just naturally

put one and one together and... And came up with 52 % a year.

I don't understand. Why didn't he come to you for the money?

He did. I turned him down flat.

With his history, he couldn't get last week's weather report on credit.

What do you mean with his history?

Are you kidding?

Phil's a cokehead.

Or he used to be.

Either way, he represents an extremely questionable risk -reward ratio for an

institution like me.

Thanks, Jimmy.

Here, eat before you weaken.

I wonder where Phil got that beat up old hunk of junk.

Maybe he just wants to be unobtrusive.

A lot of people don't care what they drive.

Nah. Every co -cat I ever met couldn't wait to flash the wad in his wallet or

the rock in his finger.

Surprised he didn't go out and rent himself a Testarossa.

Come on, let's not hang the guy without a fair trial.

Who's hanging him?

Just picking out the tree and buying the rope.

If we give him enough, I guarantee you Phil will hang himself.

Look, we don't know for sure whether Harry even gave Phil that $10 ,000.

Right. Then Einstein only guessed at the theory of relativity.

What are you saying?

I am saying there is a chance that Phil really has cleaned up his act.

Paying off an old debt is not a crime.

It is when your creditor is the number one coke dealer in the city of San

Well, you're cynical.

Realist. Realist. I'm a realist. I'm not a cynic.

Well, of course you wouldn't know. You've probably never been here. Been

Oh, well.

The last time I was here, this place seemed a lot bigger.

No, the last time you were here, you were reading Hop on Pop, The Cat in the

Hat.

The Cat in the Hat's a great book.

Changed my life. Shh!

This is supposed to be a sanctuary for the mind.

Well, since when is the mind an endangered species?

Have a taste for modern literature.

The autobiography of Idi Amin, no doubt.

Looks like Phil isn't the only one with a thirst for knowledge.

You do meet the most interesting people here.

I suppose Wineside's reading Bernard Baruch or the PDR.

I don't know, but it seems to interest Phil, too.

Call it even.

Or you can use that to stake me for five OZs.

What do you take me for?

A businessman.

Double your money back in 48 hours.

You must know somebody with a pretty stupid nose.

And on the street I'm magic, and you know that.

Call my office at six o 'clock.

Maybe, just maybe, we can do some business.

All right.

But, Phil... I'm not looking to finance any amateur

night. You screw this up... and your body's gonna be sprinkled off the

Bridge.

Little pieces.

You got that?

I wish we could have heard what they said.

Well, I suppose we could have read their slimy lips.

You have any doubts anymore as to what happened to that ten grand?

No, but I have a lot of doubts about what we're going to say to Harry.

Don't disturb the dewey decimals.

It's better to be important, fellas. You know, league quarterfinals tonight.

Don't want to be late. Yeah, Harry, it is.

Thanks for coming by. The reason we called you over is... You want to

help me out here?

Um... Hey, Harry, why don't you sit down? Yeah, sure. Okay.

There's... There's something... that we feel you should know.

What?

Well...

It's about Phil.

What about him?

Hey, look, is this some kind of plot to ruin my game or something? You know, the

league starts at 7. I got to be there, guys. No.

We know all about the money you gave him.

About Jimmy Mastroianni and the whole nine yards.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Harry, believe me, we're just trying to help. We put a tail on Phil earlier

today. Look, I know you guys dig around in people's private lives for a

living.

But I didn't think that included your friends. It does when our friends make

dangerous choices, yeah. That $10 ,000 you gave him, that wound up in the hands

of Mitchell Wineside. I assume you know who he is.

Well, that's the best news I've heard all day.

Are we on the same planet?

Well, not that it's any of your business, because it's not. But sure, I

Mitch Wineside.

Phil owed him some money from over a year ago.

Now he owes it to me.

It's as simple as that.

Look, it's all part of Phil's recovery program.

He had a problem with coke, okay?

I paid for him to go through the treatment.

Now he's trying to get himself straightened out, and I'm doing

to help him, including paying off a few of his old debts.

Now, I'd sure as hell rather have him owing me the money than owing it to some

leg -breaker.

Now, if you guys will excuse me, I got a game to...

Maybe he's right. Maybe Phil is trying to clean up his act. Come on, A .J., you

were there.

You saw.

Did he look like a guy who was on the high road to recovery?

I'd like to give him the benefit of the doubt. Look, it's not the first time

that somebody's brother tried to straighten their life out.

Phil?

Sacking a few things. Gonna be gone for a few days.

Phil, what is going on? What's in that bag?

Nothing that concerns you.

I'm a policeman's wife. And I'm a policeman's brother, so?

Phil, that's coke in there. You're supposed to be clean. I am.

Phil, it's Harry.

He's risked everything. He has to help you. Sandra, calm down.

Sandra, you don't understand.

I'm trying to pay him back.

By sneaking drugs into his house?

Look. After tonight, neither you or Harry will ever see me again.

No, you can't do this to him. He loves you more than anything in the world.

You don't get it, do you?

Get what?

Sandy, if I stay, I'll be hurting him over more than drugs.

What could hurt him worse than by having you run away again?

By having his brother fall in love with his wife.

Listen, I know you're not blind.

I mean, ever since I got here, I can't take my eyes off you. When you were in

the same room, you must have felt something, too. You had to. No!

Look, look, calm down.

Look, I know, Sandy, that neither you nor I would do anything that would hurt

Harry, so please, don't say anything about this.

I just need to make this one delivery, and then I'll have what I need to start

all over, as far away from here as I have to.

Sandy, you have to trust me. You have to trust me.

I'm doing this for all of us.

How you doing, Phil?

Told you to come alone.

They worry about me when I stay out too late.

What do you got?

Let's see the money.

Let's see the merchandise.

What, you don't trust me, Mason?

Looking for human kindness, Phil. Getting another line of work.

The weight's fine.

That's never been stepped on, huh?

You said that was gonna be good.

Look, I want this to go down clean. I don't want any problems here.

We got a little problem with the money.

What's the problem?

Ain't gonna get it.

Damn it, Nathan!

Bad choice.

Come on, get out of here.

Who is it?

Bill!

Bill?

Lieutenant, it's the middle of the... What is it?

Better get dressed, Harry.

What's this all about?

We need you downtown for questioning.

Oh, God.

Hey, honey, look, you just go on right back to bed. It's just routine. Go on,

on. I'll take care of it. Go on, Sandy.

tap dancing. What's this all about?

Look, Harry, this isn't easy for me.

I mean, I respect you as a police officer, and I'm looking forward to your

explanation. Now look, Lieutenant, I'm not getting any younger standing here.

What's this all about?

I have to read you your rights, Harry.

You're under arrest.

What are you guys doing here?

Nixon called us.

He said that your gun had been found at the scene of a murder in Sunset Beach.

I'm surprised you didn't hold a press conference.

We're here because we care about you, Harry.

Now do you believe us about Phil?

What has this got to do with Phil? Oh, damn it, Harry. Take the blinders off.

Phil wasn't paying back an old debt to Mitch Wineside. He was making a buy from

his wholesaler.

And then when he tried to turn the deal around, it went sour, and now somebody's

dead. Look, the gun must have been stolen. I had a break -in a few months

Some kids, they took some booze, record albums.

I didn't notice that the piece was missing, so I didn't make a report.

Harry, I know this is difficult for you.

But you're not seeing Phil for what he really is.

Look, Rick, hey, Jane.

Don't you get it?

Phil's the classic case of a kid who got hooked up with the wrong crowd. No way.

Phil invented the wrong crowd.

What do you know about it, either of you? I raised that kid.

He's got everything going for him. Looks, brains, charm.

If people like you would give him a break, maybe he could turn out to be

somebody. Not a career grunt like me, but somebody.

He couldn't tie your shoes.

He doesn't deserve to have somebody like you in his family.

The DA is considering filing murder one charges against you, Harry.

I'll file what he wants.

Nothing to hide.

Not an alibi. I'm innocent.

Of murder, but not of aiding and abetting if you know where Phil is.

And that's enough to buy a nice medium -length stay in a concrete room with a

lot of guys who'd love to have their way with an old cop.

What?

Don't you see it?

Phil's not your brother anymore.

He's a lying, hustling drug dealer, and he's killed somebody.

My brother.

Look, guys, when I get out of here, I'll find him.

He'll probably get a job at one of those all -night places where you can start

on short notice. We'll have a talk and we'll get this whole thing straightened

out. You're dreaming, Harry.

Maybe.

Maybe I am, Rick. But it was you.

And A .J. was in trouble.

Do you think you'd be acting any differently?

We're gonna help you, Harry.

You can hang us for it if you want.

Morning, boys. Can I interest you in a snack?

Looking for Phil Flank. And we're in a big hurry.

Well, you're in a rush. But believe me, some of the people have a hefty lead on

you. Like who?

Let's just say that nobody in the community really wants to see Phil get

arrested. I mean, if he were to spill his guts, he could sink an awful lot of

big ships.

Including Mitchell Wineside.

If Harry goes looking for Phil, he's going to get caught in a crossfire.

Mine?

Trying to cut down.

Hello? Abigail, this is Rick.

This is a mayday. Don't ask me why, but whatever you do, do not repeat. Do not

release Harry Flank from custody.

Uh, you're too late. He's already gone.

It seems to you that we spend one hell of a lot of time trying to keep Harry

Flank from getting killed.

Come to think of it, I do remember him facing off against about five heavily

armed hoods at Carousel last year.

Most cops I know don't keep doing things like that.

Most cops, you know, don't care about people as much as Harry does.

Oh, KJ, hi.

I was just on my way out.

What's wrong?

Is this about Harry?

Uh, actually, no. It's about Phil.

Do you know where he is?

Uh, no. He left early.

But he was here.

Do you know where he is now?

No, I really don't.

Do you want to tell me what's going on?

You both look so serious.

You know, when you're married to a cop, you dread things like... Nothing like

that. It's very important that we find Phil, and the sooner the better.

Why? What do you want him for?

Well, come on. He's my family, too.

Sandra, sit down for a minute, okay?

Now, you know that Harry was called downtown last night. I assume you know

been arrested for murder.

No, I don't want to see him take the fall for something that Phil has done.

I'm sorry.

We think, no, we know that Phil was involved in some kind of drug deal.

That was... That was what?

To make enough money to pay Harry back.

And to get a fresh start someplace else.

Why would he walk away from his meal ticket?

He hasn't bled Harry dry yet, has he?

Sandra? Because he felt things for me.

Look, there was nothing between us. Nothing happened, I mean.

Harry's not the world's most exciting man, but he's the best thing that ever

happened to me, and I love him. I would never hurt him.

What else did the Silvertongue brother say?

I felt sorry for him.

Sounds so foolish now.

Oh, come on. Don't feel bad.

Phil could sell ice to Eskimos.

Do you know where he is?

He called a few minutes ago. He, uh... He said he was desperate. He wanted me

clean up my checking account.

Bring the cash to him here.

Harry, how did you find me?

It's all part of the pattern, Phil.

When things start to go sour, you always end up in this part of town.

It's not what you think, Harry. I'm not strung out.

Then what are you doing in this rattle? I needed a place to hide. I'm waiting

for a friend.

Moinsides. Now, wait a minute.

You used my gun to kill somebody last night. Kill somebody? What are you...

don't lie to me, Phil.

Harry, I've never shot a gun in my life. I wouldn't even know how.

Harry... Now, Phil, don't start with me. It's over.

Your soft -touch brother is going hard.

I don't have much time, Harry. I got to get out of here right now, and I need

your help.

I need a few more bucks, just enough to get me out of town.

It's Wineside. He's still after me.

He wants to make an example out of me. Well, look, fine, then we'll go to the

district attorney. You can tell him all about that garbage bail. He might let

you cop down to a lesser charge, Bill.

You're serious, aren't you?

You would send your own brother to prison?

No.

Not the Harry I know.

You remember what Dad used to say? A man turns his back on his family ain't no

good. God, Harry, I can still hear him like yesterday. Stop it. Stop it. Look,

look, you give me bus fare to Mexico. Let them investigate all they want.

You are guilty.

I didn't say that.

But I will say I will be out of your life permanently if that's what you

And it sounds like that's what you want, Harry.

No, Harry, no.

Harry, no. No, Harry.

Put things on.

No way.

You can't do this to me.

I'm your brother.

I know what you are.

I raised you.

Oh, you protected me.

You protected me from everything. You made me what I am, Harry.

That's a lie.

The hell it is.

Because he's so special.

Well, you weren't my father.

And all you ever did was make me hate you.

Put the gloves on, Phil.

You do it yourself, huh?

You have the right to remain silent.

Come on.

Get the bastard.

Come on. Are you all right?

Bill, help your brother.

Bill, help me.

Okay, you're going to be all right, Harry.

Bill, please!

It's going to be all right.

We're going to call you an ambulance.

Don't run away from me, Phil.

I can still help you. Don't talk so much, huh?

We've got to worry about you right now, all right?

You're going to be okay.

You're going to be okay, all right.

We are.

Does that put me over 100?

132. What?

132. Do you want me to put it on the PA system?

Bitter, bitter, bitter.

Hey, what happened to that famous Simon Sportsman, Jim?

Oh, Mrs. Simon.

I figured I'd find you guys here.

I just wanted you to know that the hearing went okay today.

You want to elaborate on that?

Well, they brought in the dead guy's pals, and it turns out they had weapons,

too. So Phil's attorney's going to knock it down to self -defense, and they'll

probably cop the second degree aggravated.

A little time, but maybe not too much.

Hey, you don't have to sugarcoat it, AJ.

Probably the best thing that ever happened to Phil.

You know what?

You're all right.

Yeah, Rick.

I am all right.

Now look, are we going to stand around here slobbering all over me, or are we

going to bowl?

Yeah,

Harry,

I've been thinking maybe it's just the mechanics of what I'm doing.

Fluidity. You've got to go for the fluidity. Fluidity. Remember, you've got

go for the fluidity. Fluidity.

Fluidity.

crossover step that I do.

Roll the ball, Rick.

Maybe that ball's just too heavy.