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Three-year-olds and up.

The Pacers are approaching the starting line.

And they're off.

It's Golden Girl going to the front line.

They've got a few pieces to have, but no craps.

BJ, a rib, some wheels.

But the rabbi's with it, so you'll be pitching right out of the synagogue.

Maybe they'll make you honorary Jew.

You get a day's pay out of it.

But you're gonna have to deal from the shoe.

We used to have three spots a night.

Now I can't get a $5 or $10 poker game because

these fucking casinos got the entire planet broke.

Yeah, everything is confident, these fuckers.

You know, we could take them off at the craptop.

Take them off?

The casino?

Huh?

There are mirrors on every table.

Spotters all over the place.

The fucking eye in the sky, every 12 feet apart.

What are you gonna take?

Walk around the block?

Come on, you know my move.

Oh, you got a great move.

But the casinos put something in the craps so that nobody can switch them.

Why come I never heard of that?

It's the federal beef, Joe.

You know, Bumpsy did three and change going against the casino.

It's still on paper.

Look, I gotta go.

I gotta go.

My daughter's in town.

Uh, don't worry.

Don't worry.

I'll find something.

Okay?

What about your kid?

Uh, I don't know.

I don't know.

All right, you take care of yourself.

Swing shift.

Table six.

They're going in and out.

Looks okay.

She in the book?

They're out again.

Yeah, go.

Hold the dice, please.

Excuse me, could you come with us, please?

All right.

Tell them to grab their beer, too.

You too, sir?

Me?

Absolutely.

Right now.

Take your chips.

Let's go.

That's okay.

We won't be long.

Hi.

Sorry, guys.

Um, okay.

Uh, I'll be back.

We're gonna take them to DGE.

We got it.

Come on.

Miss, have a seat.

Were you cheating?

What?

I...

I'm not cheating.

I...

Jeez.

I'm a cosmetics distributor.

Yeah, I bet you are.

I am.

Find table four.

Zoom in on section three.

Now, look, miss.

This would all go a lot smoother for you and your man if you'd just come clean.

What?

I don't even know him, okay?

You don't?

No, I don't.

Look, I come here all the time and nobody bothers me, all right?

This is ridiculous.

It is.

Look, I'm not upset.

I just want to get out of here, all right?

Get the hammer.

A hammer?

No, this is insane.

I want a cop here now.

Oh, really?

Yeah.

All right, play it.

All right, freeze it.

What are you doing there?

Sit down.

Okay, I'm getting my makeup out.

What, I can't do that or what?

Where's the dice?

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

Lady, we know our equipment.

Where the fuck are the dice?

I don't...

Hammer, take a look at this.

They went out on her roll.

Any big winners at the table?

You find anything on her?

What about this guy?

You know him?

I've seen him before.

How you doing?

Yeah, how you doing?

Hey, how's it going?

Can I see your hands, honey?

Yeah, sure.

Where's the dice?

I don't have any dice.

I know you don't.

Rouge.

Rouge?

What does that mean?

It means that without any money lost, anything found on them, no harm done.

That's very cute.

See, my bosses are bean counters.

They need proof.

I don't.

I don't give a fuck what you do out on the street.

Don't fuck with me.

Take your shit, get the hell out of here, and don't come back.

Get her out of here.

I'm fine, I'm fine.

You do that, sweetie.

And you, maybe it's a fluke.

You come running up like the white knight at the last second, but I doubt it.

Been in the game too long.

Consider yourself the luckiest man in Atlantic City.

Now fuck off.

What's with this Rouge?

It's talc and oil.

The eye sees it as ultra-red shoots it back at us like a mirror.

That's why we couldn't see through it.

Well?

Well.

Stanley was right.

They're marking the dice.

Yeah?

You see it?

Yeah, I saw it.

That's just terrific, because I'm not used to getting treated like that, you know?

Come on, Jan, how was I gonna know they were gonna backroom us?

You knew.

I didn't know.

You fucking knew.

No, I didn't know.

Come on, Stanley said they were marking the dice.

So I figured you'd smear them up a little bit,

you know, make a few false moves, get a reaction.

I mean, the worst that could happen was they

asked us to leave, which they eventually did.

No, they kicked us out, remember?

After they snapped our pictures.

Don't you think they're gonna pass those pictures

around to the other casinos on the boardwalk?

Well, they don't need to.

I mean, they got us on tape.

Oh, really?

That's just great.

So, this casino thing, is it over or what?

Oh, no, no, it's not over.

Come on, Jan.

What are you worried about?

There's nothing to worry about.

Come on, honey.

What honey, me?

Wayne.

Yeah, it's Joe.

Yeah, the results coming from Belmont, yeah?

No, no, no, I couldn't make it last night.

Uh, what's the spread on Boston?

No, that's too high.

No.

All right, I'll call you back.

Jeff.

Hey.

It's Joe.

Yeah, what are you showing on Boston?

No, come on, you keep moving that around.

There's no room there.

I'll tell you what.

You know what?

Give me the Knicks plus, uh, seven and a half for a dime.

And give me, uh, give me Buddy's Revenge and the late-night double.

$50 box.

Yeah.

You know what?

I gotta call.

I gotta go.

I'll call you back.

All right, bye.

Hello.

Hey, Irene.

Yeah.

How you doing?

Yeah.

All right.

Yeah, I'll be there tomorrow.

Yeah, bye.

He participates.

It's not that.

They all love him.

He's always been a model client.

Then what is it?

Well, as you know, he's very high functioning.

He reads, he writes, he has excellent comprehension.

It's just that his mood swings are intense.

Irene, what did he do?

It's not just one incident.

His whole attitude is becoming more and more hostile.

In the 12 years that he's been with us, he's never used profanity like this.

You know what?

I'll donate more.

Whatever it takes to get over this.

Oh, no, no, no, no.

It's not a question of money.

He turns 21 in three weeks.

He's gotta move on.

You need to come and pick up your son next week.

Wednesday morning.

I can't take him with me.

That's impossible.

I'm a salesman.

I'm on the road constantly.

You know that.

That's good.

Joe loves to travel.

He takes the buses, the subways, everywhere by himself.

Wait a minute.

What are you saying?

That I should take him to work with me?

He can't stay here.

He attacks an employee.

We have a no-tolerance rule against that sort of thing.

And I'm gonna tell you right now, sell that group home.

All right.

What happens if I don't take him?

Well, then, I am gonna have to refer you to some state-run facility.

Come on, Irene.

You know what those places are like.

You would do that?

I'm not the one who makes that decision.

Well, isn't there another place until he's ready for the group home?

Well, there's the Golden Handles.

It's a private facility in Greenberg, but it's expensive.

All right.

How much?

It's a great deal of money, Joe.

Plus, there's a lot of red tape involved.

You mean tax forms, work stubs, all that nonsense.

The whole nine.

Look, the logical place for Joe is the group home.

It's where he belongs.

He'll get a job, and he'll live productively.

That's all I want.

Well, good.

If you take him now, he'll see what it's like to be with family.

And in six months, you can reapply for the next transitive training session.

In six months?

You'd be killing this kid if you put up with me for six months.

He was supposed to enter the program in three weeks, and he's simply not ready.

Come on, come on, come on!

Concentrate!

Joe Dumas, the winner!

If you can get him to agree to go into the group home on his own, and stop the

cursing and fighting within the next three weeks, I'll take another look.

All right.

There it is.

Hey, guys.

You guys are a bunch of wimps, I gotta tell you.

Hey.

What do you got, a little hand action going on back there?

Hey, who's deal?

Eddie.

Come on, ante up.

Ten.

What terms that fuck says he's getting back?

Why don't you just steal the damn cards?

I'm waiting on them, same as you.

All right.

One for you, one for you, one for little boy blue.

And there, and there, and there.

Low card, bet ten.

Yeah, I'm in.

How about...

a raise?

There's 14 of change in the pot.

You can go all in, you know that.

Hey, this game's pot limit, not table stakes.

I can go in my pocket.

You've been into triptans.

You gotta have three kings, fool.

I don't have three kings, fool.

Really?

No guts, no glory.

I'll call.

I'm sorry, but I'm gonna have to bet the pot.

I'll call.

Ace is fool.

You played that hand to catch an ace?

There was only two out, and they were both in my hand.

You said you didn't have the full house.

All the years I've been playing cards, I've never seen a hand played like this.

I think there's something going on over here.

Something funny's going on.

I think there's something funny going on here.

You want your money back?

Huh?

You shuffled the cards, you dealt them.

I can't help it the way they turned out.

That's why they call it gambling.

You don't like it, take your money back.

Go ahead, take it back.

You're pretty good, my friend.

Lying fat fuck.

Hey, hey!

What the hell you doing?

Not for nothing, but how'd you get him to deal the cooler?

I didn't see nothing.

You gotta keep your eyes on me, I'm a little fast.

Let me show you something.

Oh, gee.

Huh?

On the cut, baby.

I came in on the cut.

Double George.

What did I tell you?

You see that?

He's the fucking best.

Did you see me give him the what-do-you-do?

Oh, yeah, real good.

You're my hero.

That's it, come on.

Let's all take a bet.

I'll tell ya.

Let me check.

I got nothing on me.

This is my mistress.

All right, I'm clean.

All right.

He's clean.

It's a nice suit.

It's white.

Yeah, I could see that.

You know, I'm sorry I haven't been around much.

I've been traveling.

Work things.

I got your letters, though.

Thanks.

I'm not much of a letter writer.

Don't worry.

You'll be back with your friends before you know it.

I could go back there?

To the new place.

I'm not going there.

Listen, kid, you're going to go.

Okay?

Let's not talk about it now, but let's be realistic here.

I know a girl.

Oh, yeah?

She's pretty.

Is that a fact?

She likes me very much.

Well, who could blame her?

You know, a nice boy like you.

She showed me her clip.

It's pink and it's sensitive.

And sometimes it hides on you and you have to find it with your tongue, like this.

Great.

All right, let's go inside.

Come on.

Hey.

How's my robe?

It itches.

It itches?

Come on.

Come on.

Come on over here.

Come on.

You got to keep your eyes on me.

I'm a little fast.

Let me show you something.

Here, watch this.

All right, this is called a fast jack move.

Fast jack.

Here's what we do.

All right, see that?

The point six.

We're going to fade to six, right?

We're going to fade to six.

And who else wants a bed?

Anybody else want a bed?

They were red.

This way I can watch the switch.

I can watch if there's any leaks involved.

See what I'm saying?

Why don't you try it?

Go ahead.

All right.

Easy with the money.

Put the money down.

Just throw the dice.

That's it.

All right.

So, Joey, you know, they said that Miss Santini

said you're giving them a hard time over there.

Yeah.

Anybody bothering you there?

No.

They're my family.

They're your family.

All right.

And what about the guys you live with?

I mean, are they nice guys?

Yeah.

Yeah.

But, Joey, you can't keep...

Just stop for a second.

Look, look.

I spoke to Miss Santini and she says that if you keep cursing and fighting,

you see, they can't let you in the group home.

Okay?

I'm not going there.

What do you mean, not going there?

Look, you've got to go there.

Okay?

No.

Listen to me.

You'll be on your own.

You're going to make new friends.

It's going to be really nice.

I said no!

What's going on, guys?

Hi, fellas.

Yeah.

Hey, Stan.

Hey, Joe.

Hey.

This is Joe.

He's my kid.

I'm making belly strippers for 30 years.

Some half-ass hustler is going to score big with this paper.

And me?

I get $12 a deck.

Well, I've heard it before, Stanley, okay?

Hey!

Come on, please.

Get away from there, please.

All right, just... It's okay.

Just, uh...

Just tell Stanley you're sorry, all right?

Tell his mother to go eat a bowl of cocks.

My mother has been dead for a very long time, kid.

Let's dig her up.

Fuck the skeleton.

Oh, shit.

I'm sorry, Stanley.

I like him.

Listen to me.

Listen to me, okay?

You can't talk like this to people, all right?

You're not a kid anymore.

Just sit down.

Listen.

I need a full line of tops for the big tomorrow.

What do you need?

I need 11-16s, tangerine.

And do me a favor.

Would you give me the sand-finished... You know, the polished ones are too slippery.

In the cabinet.

Joe, I think I found something.

Two guys out of Miami.

They got a ton of money.

Perfect for the turn.

Listen, every time you want to do something

like that, you know what happens, you know?

These double-cross moves always come back to haunt you.

Joe, listen to me.

These guys are rank suckers.

They go off big in Vegas.

We can take down some serious numbers here.

Yeah.

Well, you know what?

I don't mind robbing these guys.

I don't mind robbing anybody.

But I don't do it with my mouth.

I do it with my hands, all right?

I'll get that move.

Yeah, someday.

See these kids?

These are tops, okay?

You know why they call them tops?

They got no fives, they got no threes, and no aces.

You see?

We get away with it because you only see three sides of the cube at once.

See that?

Yeah.

I'll give you $20 if you can make a seven with these.

I think you're making a big mistake here.

Maybe.

No, no.

Not maybe.

Definitely.

Maybe we can go another way.

What do you mean?

The casino's in Atlantic City.

I'll give you the dice glow.

Make the center light up.

Black light, Joe.

But you need an ultraviolet lens or filter to see it.

You know, like the eye in the sky.

Come on, please.

Stop that.

Did you get me any of that stuff?

All right, forget it.

You know what?

What'd I owe you for the tops?

Yeah, we're even.

Joe!

Please.

It's okay.

Let him have it.

All right, come on.

I'll give you $20 for trying to make the seven.

I didn't make the seven.

That's okay.

Come on, let's go.

I'm sorry about the kid, you know?

He's, uh... I...

See you later.

All right.

Just a sec!

Hey.

This is Big Joe.

Hey, Big Joe.

I'm Janice.

Bye.

All right.

How you doing?

Good.

We got some stuff from Gino's.

Great.

Come with me.

Janice, this is a very beautiful house.

Oh, thank you.

I have to use the bathroom.

Oh, yeah, sure, sweetie.

Just straight down there.

Hey, Doc, I'm using the bathroom.

All right, go ahead.

So what's the problem?

I need you to help me do something, all right?

I gotta convince this kid to get into the group home.

Well, I don't know what the big deal is.

He seems very sweet to me.

Sweet?

Yeah, sweet.

Sweet.

He ran down the street naked.

He beat the shit out of an orderly.

Huh?

And then he told Stanley to eat a bowl of cocks.

It's not funny.

Well, no.

Well, Stanley needs to eat a bowl of cocks.

Listen to me.

I am stuck with this kid for six months if I

don't get him into that home in a few weeks, okay?

It's not the end of the world, Joe.

It's...

What's your address here?

It's, uh, 1524 Pelham Manor.

Excuse me.

You come sit down and eat.

Right here in the chair of honor.

Want a breadstick?

Yeah.

Let me serve you some.

Come on.

Oh, oh!

This is my, uh, my high school grad ring.

See?

Hey.

Hey, you.

Uh-uh.

You know, your father tells me that you'll be graduating soon.

Yeah.

From that place where you live?

Yeah.

Come on.

Hurry up and eat.

Um, Jason's shot's running tonight.

Well, I don't think I can make it tonight.

What?

Are you kidding me?

I've been waiting six months for this horse.

He's a mutter and it's gonna ring.

Yeah, well, the problem is you make grocery money and I blow the whole bankroll.

So who says you have to bet on every race?

I can't bet one race.

I'm broke.

What?

There's this guy and he went to the doctor and the doctor says, I have good news.

I have bad news.

The good news...

The bad news is you have cancer and you're gonna die.

But the good news was the nurse in the hall.

Um...

The bad news was the nurse in the hall.

No, that's the good news.

The nurse in the hall.

I'm fucking her.

Yeah, I'm fucking her.

He's a character.

Hey, Jo!

Want to bring that music down?

Come on, give me a break.

Hello?

Mr. Juma, it's Irene Santini.

Hello, Irene.

I just want to let you know that I spoke to the administrators at the group home.

And they've done everything they can, but their quota is filled.

So it's not possible to take Jo Junior on.

Not in the time that we discussed.

What?

I'm sorry.

I mean, come on, Irene.

He's doing so good.

He's not cursing or anything.

The filing is done and it's too late to begin the process.

You told me three weeks, so what do I do now?

The next session for the group home begins in the fall.

I told you, I can't keep him with me that long.

At this point, there is simply no other option.

All right, what about that place we talked about?

You know, that Golden Gates or something?

Oh, you mean the Golden Handle?

Right.

Like I mentioned, it is a great deal of money.

What about if I'm willing to pay the whole thing in one shot?

You know, for the year?

If that's what you really want to do, then I will pass on my recommendation.

And I'm sure that it will help.

Yeah.

All right, thanks.

You know, they grabbed my picture at the casino.

Janice's, too.

They got us on tape.

That's how you discovered the gel, huh?

What, were you playing the smear?

You know, it don't matter.

They got you on tape, you fuck.

They got us on tape doing nothing.

Janice was just picking up the dice and throwing it.

That's it.

The tape could prove that.

You know, and I can walk into any casino I want.

I just can't take down the money.

Joe, you're not thinking about going back to Atlantic City, are you?

No.

I'm not going to Atlantic City.

I'm going to Vegas.

Vegas?

That's a whole other ball of wax.

Security in Vegas is ten times tougher than A.C.

That's right.

And if A.C.

has it, you can bet that Vegas had it first.

You better believe it.

So if we're going to make a move, I say we make a move in

a spot where we can grab the most money, and that's Vegas.

Move?

What move?

Even if you can get the dice into the game,

how are you going to get them back out again?

Huh?

The table gets hot.

Every rat spotter and high-line server.

Every surveillance device is going to be on you.

And on top of that, they got cameras, they got tape everywhere.

No one can overcome that.

No one.

Look, Joe, Joe, why are we fucking around here?

Why don't we just turn these two schmucks from Miami?

It's a sure thing.

We don't have to take any chances.

It's not a sure thing.

And I need money now.

You get me that blacklight gel, and I'll come up with something.

All right.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Here we go, my boy.

You stick with Teddy, you'll learn plenty.

And your daddy's got a set, let me tell you.

Monkey balls.

You got to knock all five of these levels into the game in one shot.

Uh, levels or fronts are square dice, which means there's nothing wrong with them.

We got to get them in so your daddy can match them up with the tops.

And the tops is what gets us the money.

We just got to dirty them up.

Now shake them up.

Shake them up real good.

Yeah, real good.

Come on.

That's good.

There you see?

Now they look more like the ones they're using.

200 open.

I got 40.

Who's got the rest?

All right.

Come on.

I'm laying it down.

I'm laying it.

Come on.

I'll lay 150.

Come on.

Put it down.

Bring it in.

Fit it up, boys.

Come on.

I'm laying it in.

You ain't making it.

You're 120.

Come on.

Who wants a lay?

You're laying 120.

Give me a beer.

Oh, look who's here.

Taste is full.

Hey, Mickey.

Where you at?

I hope you brought your checkbook.

Come on.

Yeah.

I'm just jacking.

Just jacking.

What you doing here?

Me?

The fuck are you guys doing here?

We bought a row of tickets from Benny.

I do it every year.

You know, got to support the locals.

Benny who?

You guys want to dance?

Go find a dance floor.

Here.

I'm here to play dice.

Okay?

Who's playing in the middle?

There's 100 open.

Let's go.

Yeah.

I'm a really good dancer.

Oh, there you are.

Who's eight?

That's my son.

Looks just like... Seven away.

Come on.

That's me.

Seven away.

All right.

Let's go, man.

Hey, all right.

It's 300 in.

I'm better.

Let's go.

Move it.

Man, I'm at 400.

All right.

I'm laying in.

I'm laying in.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Come on.

300 in.

Do a dance.

All right.

Come on.

Come on.

Let me have the dice.

It's my last 60.

Wow.

Six is a number.

Six is a name.

Six.

Okay.

Come on, baby, six.

Mickey, you're laying 120.

Okay, here we go.

Here we go, here we go.

Hey, you too, pal.

You can lay 60.

Smack them, guys.

Smack them.

Give me 50.

That's for you.

Nine.

Looking for six.

I'm laying 200.

Okay.

Put it down.

Here we go.

100 more is right.

100 more is right.

All right.

All right.

Coming up.

We got him out of here.

Six the winner.

That's money.

Winner, gentlemen.

A winner.

He may be fat and ugly, but he sure can throw them balls.

My man, Stanley.

Pick it up, Stan.

200 coming out.

Come on.

I got 200 coming out.

Hey, Steve, you want to change this?

Yeah, I got that.

Holding me up here.

Give me the dice.

Let's go.

This cocksucker's got bad dice.

What?

What's in your pocket?

Get your fucking hands off me.

Hey, hey, hey.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

You guys got extra dice on.

You're fucking crazy.

I'm out of here.

He's a cheat, and these other guys are with him.

Now he's afraid to go to sleep at night

thinking somebody's going to steal his shoes.

Shut up.

You know what?

I got nothing in my pockets, fellas.

All right?

Nothing's here.

Look.

You see the rabbit ears?

Nothing there, including my money.

All right?

If somebody's cheating here, I want my money back.

This guy cheated me once before.

I ain't going to let you get away with it this time.

You know what?

Why don't you call the police?

All right?

I came here.

I lost my money.

Now I want out.

Okay?

I'm out of here.

You ain't going nowhere.

All right.

All right.

All right.

I'm out.

I'm out.

Don't do it, Mr. Winner!

Who's this belonged to?

All right.

Break it up.

Game is over.

Everybody go home.

All right.

What the fuck that all about?

I don't know.

I got made going into my pocket.

Some Napkin Tom is still steaming From Nicola Head.

He should have just brushed.

We got an awful lot of man here that's damn not gonna...

I didn't know what hit him.

Yeah, that's right, Teddy.

Encourage him, okay?

Encourage him.

This is the kind of shit that got him tossed out of that spot in the first place.

Here, Fitz.

Take this.

What the hell is up now with you attacking this guy?

You know you're not supposed to put your hands on anyone.

You know that.

I told you, nice people don't act this way.

Now get in the car, Joe.

I wish you were dead instead of mine!

Hey, hey, hey, kid.

Don't say that.

I said get in the car.

Don't say that.

Don't say that.

I'm going home!

What home?

Come on.

You got no home, kid.

That place is done with you.

It's over.

Now get in the fucking car.

Fuck your mother!

Joe!

Joe!

Don't go!

Don't go!

I fucked yours!

I fucked yours!

And look what happened, huh?

Look what happened when I fucked yours!

Calm down.

Calm down.

I'll take care of him!

Calm down.

Calm down.

You ready up those Miami guys.

Alright.

You got it.

You got it.

Let me get in the car.

Come on.

Did you catch him?

You take the New Haven line to New Eschelle, Mammarack Road and then you walk

4 blocks and you catch the number 35 to New

Main Street and you walk the rest of the way.

You know, you could have called me.

I would have come and got you.

Back in the bunk, that's where I live, I named it that because it sounds cool.

Now everybody names it that.

My friend Brian, he could only take the bus when he's with me.

Because they all trust me there and I'm never late.

My friend Brian had reconstructive surgery on his eyes and his lip.

He's still ugly.

You really like it where you live, don't you?

Yeah.

In the morning in my room, when the sun comes up a certain way, my face looks good.

Well, I think your face is beautiful.

All the time.

I hurt someone today.

I hit him good.

He tried to hit my dad.

I know, I know.

He told me what happened and you were very brave.

You were.

But I just don't think it's a good idea to hurt anyone.

No matter what.

I'd do it again.

I'd do it again if they make me go to that place where no one comes back from.

You know what?

Maybe the reason nobody comes back from there is because...

I don't know.

Because they like it so much.

Right?

You know, your father really cares about you.

He's just...

He just has a hard time showing it sometimes.

Does he care for you?

He told me about your wrestling medal.

Yeah, he did.

He came right to the racetrack and showed it to me.

You should...

I'm telling you, you should have seen his face

when he was bragging about you, how you won.

First place was the second... second class division.

Middleweight.

Middleweight.

That's what I meant.

I have very powerful legs.

Yes, you do.

Yes, you do.

Youngest Joe's not much of a letter writer.

I know that he can be a jerk sometimes.

I know.

But it's just because...

Because he's different from a lot of people, you know?

A lot like you.

Do you understand that?

I have a very good build.

Oh!

You do?

I'm gonna have to contain myself.

You know what?

I'm gonna go get you a pillow and a blanket and you are gonna stay right here tonight.

Okay?

See?

We should have been so greedy and let the exact bet to win and what happened?

We won.

You know where to go?

Come right back.

Bye, sweetie.

Yeah.

Listen, thanks for coming down.

You know, the kid really likes you.

Sure.

No problem.

Oh, goody, your shadow.

You didn't tell me he was gonna be here.

Hey, Joe.

Hey, we were just bragging about you.

This is Bam and Dino from the area, but they live here now.

Nice to meet you.

Hey, how are you?

Don't worry.

Dino.

Good, good.

This is my wife, Janice.

How are you doing, Janice?

Good.

Well, these guys, they did some business with Carmine over here.

Yeah, we were supposed to be a part of those British junkets to London.

We missed the hell of a school.

I know all about it.

You're top of the line.

Wherever you've been in your world, that's all.

They actually signed the casino over to you.

Well, it's Harley Casino.

You know, we've been around the counties for years, you know.

Bam here fucks with those snappers himself.

Is that right?

Yeah, I can hold up the crap.

We got a little bump shot going.

That'll get the money.

Listen, you guys are... You know, serious about this or what?

No, you just need a few details, John.

That's it.

We're not 100% convinced about the eye in the sky.

Now, how are you gonna block that?

I mean, even for a second.

I'm not.

I want the eye watching me.

I want them all watching me.

This way, we don't have to worry about a blow.

Watch.

Do it again.

Fuck.

I mean, I'm looking right at him.

I don't see anything.

It's a good switch.

But where's the leak?

Leak?

The leak.

Every move has a leak.

You know, an angle where you can see the other dice in your hand.

There is no other dice in my hand.

That's impossible.

It's a backhand palm.

I spilled.

Hi.

Hi.

Hi.

I'll talk to you guys later.

I'll see you upstairs.

Okay?

Can't talk to you.

I gotta go.

I'll meet you guys back in the clubhouse.

All right?

Joe, hold on.

Spill.

Hey, he's just pulling your prick a little.

Hey, Joe.

What?

They got hot horses?

They're all hot to kill.

Hi.

Joe.

Joe.

Hey, Joe.

Hold on.

Hold on.

Hold on.

Hold on.

Here's the words.

It's a dead ace to spill.

Joe.

Perfectly great.

Joe.

Hey, wait.

Listen, man.

What?

I couldn't get the black light gel.

What?

Listen, man.

Let's be realistic, huh?

We have a better shot at moving tops on the president than beating a casino.

Now, listen.

Wait.

We can turn these guys.

They know you're capable.

All you gotta do is show them the way.

All right?

Yes.

All right.

All right.

Okay.

Yeah.

All right.

Let me get my kid.

All right?

Yeah.

I won.

Bye-bye, buddy.

Yeah.

I... I... Joey.

Hi.

Hi.

Come here.

It's okay.

Come on.

Come here.

What the hell is the matter with you?

I won.

Let's go.

I made the pick.

But I won the body.

I know you won.

A lot of people won, okay?

A lot of people win with this.

What are you doing in there?

I won.

Okay.

That's only for the owners and the jockeys.

You cash the tickets up there.

Come on.

It'll be all right.

Just come on.

Hurry up.

Hey.

Hey.

Is he okay?

Yeah.

He's okay.

Hurry up.

Come on.

I gotta put that bet in, okay?

Joe.

Come on.

This horse.

I gotta bet it now.

Come on.

You wanna tell me what's going on?

Just come on.

Oh, jeez.

Come on, Janice.

I don't wanna get shut out, all right?

I only got one play today and this is it.

Okay.

Fine.

Just tell me what's going on.

These two guys from Miami, you know?

Half-assed hustlers.

They think they're with it.

They don't even know they're alive.

Come on.

Stanley wants to put them through, you know?

Come on.

Let's move here, please.

Cut the crap, okay?

What?

All right, Joe.

Look.

That's where you cash your tickets.

Right over there.

Go over there.

Cash your tickets.

Okay?

Go ahead.

And then come right back here.

Come right back when you're finished.

Okay?

Look.

Stanley wants to turn these guys, Janice.

That's why we're down here.

Turn?

What does that mean?

He wants to take them to Las Vegas.

You know?

Play it on the square.

Use their money.

Take a shot with it.

Why would you do that?

Well, why not?

They don't know.

They think I'm going to move loaded dice to the game.

We told them up front, you could still lose with loads.

There's no guarantee.

Meanwhile, I pretend to move.

We use their money.

Right?

If we win, great.

If we lose, it doesn't cost us nothing.

Wait, wait, wait.

Pretend to move?

I don't get it.

What advantage does that give you?

You'll be gambling on the square.

Wouldn't you want someone to give you a hundred large to gamble with?

Oh, yeah.

Because that's what they're coming up with.

A hundred thousand.

It still doesn't mean you're going to win.

No, this is ridiculous.

If these sick degenerates didn't have to bet every

horse in the game, it would be a goddamn race.

I could have been down by now.

Joe, Joe, Joe.

Just tell me what's going on.

No more bets.

Do you believe this?

Huh?

That's because everybody's got to bet every horse.

Joe, come on.

Look, Stanley will go off with half that

bankroll in chips if the dice don't go our way.

We will get the money.

What happened to you doing it with your hands, not your mouth?

What happened to that?

You know what, Janice?

I don't like it either.

But I'm tired of the whole thing.

You know what?

I'm tired of Stanley.

I'm tired of these guys.

And you know something else?

You and I, we're not qualified to take care of the kids.

Shh.

Can I tell you something?

Can I?

Yeah.

Just one thing.

You're full of shit.

Got your money?

Yeah.

20.

There's just one place for me.

This is it.

Yeah, just one place to be.

This is it.

I'm so happy to be here when I look around.

It's clear, yes it's perfectly plain to see, there's a queen of the crop,

this is it, on my list at the top, this is it, couldn't ask for nothing more,

like a home that I adore, if there's one place I fit, this is it.

Welcome to the Grand Plaza, there's no obligation

to buy, your prints will be at the counter.

Honey, we'll take our own pictures, okay?

Thank you.

Holy shit, these guys must really want to impress you, huh?

Yeah, it's alright.

Oh, more than alright.

Thanks for helping out with the kid.

Yeah, you mentioned that already.

Viva Las Vegas!

Woo!

Hey, suckers!

Yes,

who's that my man?

Mike Falls.

Yeah, that's pretty good kid, I gotta remember that.

So, what do you think of these egg rolls?

Not much.

What?

There's nothing for me.

God, give me that.

Look at here.

These egg rolls.

These egg rolls has dropped from a $40,000 allowance to a claimer.

He should win going away.

Yeah.

He's also the favorite, got the best weight,

the fastest time, and everybody's picking him.

That's right.

Can't possibly win.

Oh, God.

You are the worst handicapper I know, you know that?

What do you wear that for?

I don't know.

But I like it.

Yeah?

Like, like you.

Hey, Jan.

Yeah.

Remember those monitors at Atlantic City?

Yeah, why?

The camera could get in so close to the shooter

that I could actually see the dice in their hands.

Right?

I mean, but how could the camera stay on everybody at the table at the same time?

If the person that doesn't make the move...

Can we just talk about something else, please?

This is important, Jan.

It's like what?

Like, I don't know.

How about your son?

Yeah, what about him?

Well, okay.

I, I think it would help him if he knew that you cared about him, you know.

That we could do well at that group home.

They're not going to let him in the group home.

What do you mean?

Why not?

Red tape bullshit.

I don't know.

I spoke to the woman that runs the place, you know.

She told me about a spot that, ah, it's like the Taj Mahal for kids like this.

It's very expensive.

That's why we got to make the score, Janice.

Oh, wait, wait, Joe.

You, you don't got to put him in that place.

Listen, has it really been all that bad?

You know, the, the time he spent with us?

Why don't you just let him stay a while?

I, I'd help you out.

I would.

You want to get realistic here, Janice?

What?

He's your fucking son.

I mean, he's your blood.

What's, what's more realistic than that?

All right.

You believe in God?

What?

Do you believe in God?

Yeah.

Why?

Yeah, well, so do I.

Nancy and I were young and healthy.

She was pregnant.

I don't care what the doctor said.

You know, I didn't push her.

She fell because we were going at it like two stupid jerks like animals.

Wait, wait, wait.

Are you saying that that's, that's the reason he turned out this way?

How could a mother take off and leave her kid?

How could a woman do that?

I don't know, but it's got nothing to do with who he is.

It's payback for what I do.

What the fuck are you talking about?

Come on.

I'm always figuring, figuring it in my head.

And his head don't work.

It's fucking perfect.

His head works fine.

And if you believe that, you should have quit a long time ago.

Hey, I gotta live.

Okay?

I gotta eat.

This is what I do.

Nobody gets a pass in this life, Janice.

And this kid is my fucking sentence.

You know what?

You're a fucking asshole.

You got a kid who loves you, who needs you, and whatever the fucked up reason,

you won't let him in.

You won't let anyone in.

And you know why?

Because you got no fucking balls, man.

You're so fucking scary, you can't even see.

You know what?

I'm out of here.

I'm going home.

This is stupid.

No, that's not true what you said, Janice.

Oh, it is true.

That's not true.

Hey!

What are you looking at?

You can't see me anyway.

It's not even about us anymore.

It's about your kid, who's more of a fucking man than you are.

The kid doesn't even like me.

Oh, that is such bullshit!

You are so fucking full of shit!

You know, I may be old, and I may be ugly, but I am not full of shit.

You want to know why I wear this thing?

I wear it all the fucking time.

You want to know why?

Because it reminds me of who I am.

A dumb, yonkers girl from Lincoln High.

I have done fucking nothing with my life.

But I don't bullshit.

And I promise you...

We got a chance to do something good here.

And you are fucking blowing it.

I mean, you're asking...

I don't know what you want me to do.

I don't...

You're not ugly.

Yeah.

Three craps.

Five is the point.

What are you doing?

What's this?

A present.

For you.

Oh.

It's so sweet.

I love the wrapping.

It's pink.

Yeah.

That is definitely pink.

It's a plaza.

Hmm.

Oh, my God.

That's us.

Look at you.

Oh, you look so happy there.

Look at your father.

He's got a little smile.

Oh.

Oh, I love this.

Thank you so much.

My friend, Joe.

Come here.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Oops.

Yeah.

Oh.

I'm so sweet to you.

Thank you.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh, no.

No, no, no, no.

That's enough.

That's enough.

No, no, no, no.

Joe.

Joe.

Stop.

Hey, hey, hey.

Slow down, Joe.

Hey.

Hey, what are you... What are you doing?

Come on.

Hey, Joe.

Come on.

Stop it.

No.

No.

Please.

Please don't do this, Joe.

Please.

Don't do this.

Joe.

Joe.

Get off.

Stop it.

No.

Stop it.

No.

God damn it.

Get off me.

Get off me.

No.

What the hell is wrong with you?

Huh?

Hey.

Are you crazy?

Hey.

Aargh.

You son of a bitch.

The hell is wrong with you?

You hurt her.

You fucking hurt her.

Stop.

Please.

Stop.

Please get off.

Leave.

Leave him alone.

Please.

He'll never change.

All right?

Listen.

Listen.

Are you all right?

Yes.

Are you all right?

I'm okay.

Please.

Stop.

Stop.

Stop.

Stop right there.

Bring him back, please.

Go get him.

Oh, shit.

Oh, shit.

Janet!

Janet!

Hey, look at me.

Look at me.

What you did... what you did was inexcusable.

You hurt somebody who cares about you, who loves you very much.

Janet loves you.

Everybody loves you.

Just let me go home.

I'll be right again.

You don't have to see me.

You don't have to write me.

Just let me go back to the bunk.

Don't you think I would if I could?

I know how bad you want to go back there, but there's no going back... Fuck you!

Fuck you!

You turned your back on me!

And that's a motherfucking thing you do!

Janet!

Stop it, Joe.

Stop it.

I shouldn't have done that.

I shouldn't have done that.

I shouldn't have done that.

Listen to me.

I don't belong here.

I have three chromosomes and you have two.

That's why I'm so fucking ugly.

Nobody's ever gonna love me.

You know that's not true.

There's something out there for you.

We just gotta find it.

That's all.

I'm not gonna turn my back on you.

You went through some shit now.

Every man goes through shit.

Every man's got problems, right?

And you're a man, right?

I wear a mask for men.

That's right.

Listen to me.

We're gonna do this together, okay?

Me and you.

You're fine.

You're not ugly.

You're okay.

But right now, you're gonna go upstairs and you're gonna apologize to Janice.

Because that's what a man does.

Come on.

Come on.

What's out there?

There's nothing but desert out there.

Come on.

There's the shuttle to New York.

I know.

Joe has something to tell you.

I'm sorry.

All right, all right.

Come on.

Sit down.

Just sit down.

Listen, he was screaming your name out there.

He's...

He's sick about it, Janice.

I mean...

He knows he's wrong.

Are you still my friend?

Yeah.

Yeah.

I'm your friend.

And I want to forgive you, but you can never, ever do that again to anyone.

But that is not how you show affection to a woman.

Men don't act that way.

That's right.

That's exactly it.

That's it.

That's it.

It's all right.

It's all right.

Shh, shh, shh.

It's okay.

Shh.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Shh.

I know.

Joe, it's me.

Open up.

What's up?

Well, what's going on here?

Look, we got two apples, Billy.

There's a table downstairs.

We gotta make a move right now.

I'll be down in a minute.

Oh, Jesus Christ.

You know, you're gonna put me in a hell of a

jackpot with these guys if we don't do this thing.

You put yourself in a jackpot.

Okay?

Listen, I came up with something.

What?

What, what, what?

You came up with something?

Yeah.

Well, come on.

Tell me about it.

I wanna know right now.

I mean... Hey, Joe.

What?

It's okay.

It's okay.

I'd like to hear it, too.

Okay.

Let's do it.

Come on.

Hey, come on.

Hey.

Hey, Stan.

All right.

The eye in the sky is gonna be watching me because I'm the shooter, right?

What happens if I grab the dice with an open

hand and show that I have nothing in it?

Oh, come on, Joe.

How are you gonna make a move with nothing in your hand?

You're the expert, right?

When the player shoots and the dice are in the air, can you see them?

What?

Can you see the dice in the air?

Well, there's no reason to even look at them when they're in the air.

As long as they hit the backboard, nobody touches them, what's the matter?

That's right.

Wait a second.

Wait a second.

Are you saying that you can switch the dice in midair?

I'm gonna show you.

Joe, come in.

I want you to sit over here.

I want you to help me out here with this, okay?

Here, put this over here.

Come on, just sit down over here.

All right?

Here.

Listen to me.

Okay?

All right.

So here's what I'm gonna do.

Here, watch.

The eye in the sky is gonna see this.

I'm gonna pick up the dice with an open hand, right?

Now watch.

Good job, Joey.

I don't understand.

What did you say?

What happened?

Yeah, it couldn't be more simple.

I hold on to one of the die.

Do you understand?

I only let one go.

Stanley, come on.

I'm gonna whip it really fast, right?

When that dice hits your side of the table, all you have to do is let go of the load.

You don't even have to look.

Do it just like Joey did.

Just let it go.

Let it fall down.

Come on.

Janice, you'll be on my right side.

I can cling to you afterwards.

Well, there's...

There's still only one die.

What about the other one?

Joey, you do it twice.

You do it twice.

What's the matter?

You never made two moves before?

That's great.

Yeah, it is.

It's great.

No.

What?

It won't work.

You don't have the blacklight gel.

I got it.

You got it.

That's right.

I got it.

It's back home.

We could be back here in two days.

And one more thing.

Teddy remains.

Joe, the Miami guys are my play.

I put it in motion.

Right?

What do we need Teddy for?

Because the Miami guys are green.

That's why I need you and Teddy at the table to guide them.

They don't know what they're doing.

We got about eight or ten rolls before the heat comes down.

So every bet counts.

I don't need to wake them up with any bad money plays.

Okay.

All right.

Now, how are you going to get the loads out of the game?

I'll move them out.

You just get them in.

Then you're clean.

You got nothing on you.

We ain't bullshitting nobody.

All right.

All right.

Let me go down and deal with them.

Thanks, Travis.

It's a heavy yard for you.

It's a tray four splitter.

Bind this with the ace, deuce, and knock out the sevens.

Hey, that combo is going to make us a lot of low numbers.

Uh-huh.

Mostly fours and fives.

Now, reverse the deuces on the weights so you can identify them.

Now, the spots, they go from the right to the left when the six is up.

Can you see that?

I see it.

All right.

And here.

All right.

Watch this.

Take a look.

Oh!

Whoa.

What do you think?

Yeah, I got to admit it.

The gel is great, huh?

It's the same shit they stamped your hand with at the track in Miami.

I got it at the raceway.

You have any problems?

Nah, nah, nah.

I just melted it down.

No, it's perfect.

What?

I can't make the drop.

I thought about it for a long time.

You know, if I get made, I'm ruined.

I mean, I blow my business, my license to sell, everything.

Joe, it's a good idea.

No, no, no, no.

It's a fucking great idea.

I just can't do it.

I mean, come on.

The only way we could have a problem is if you don't drop the dice.

I mean, I seen you make much harder moves for much less money.

Now, Joe, even if we get by, this is Vegas.

They get wind of my business.

They're going to know that I'm around mechanics.

I don't mind lumps for trumps.

But, you know, we can wind up in the can here.

I still think our best bet is to turn these my hands.

I mean, they're raring to go.

They'll do anything you say, you know?

Why don't we just stick to the original plan?

That was never my plan.

Oh, damn it, Joe.

I'm a hell of a lugger and a pretty good takedown, man.

But I ain't never been much of a mover.

You know that.

What mover?

We're talking about opening your hand and let the dice drop out.

Joe, you know, with your past, this is not going to be like Bumpsy.

You know?

They're going to throw in a conspiracy charge and you'll do a dime over this.

Is this worth ten years of your life?

All right.

All right.

I got an idea.

What?

Well, I think this might work.

The kid.

Let him do it.

We already know he can.

How's that?

Let's see him do it.

He already got by me.

Plus, anything happens, what are they going to do?

Huh?

They take one look at him, they slap him on the hand, they throw him out.

I could do it.

I'm good at this.

Damn right.

It could work, Joe.

Yeah, right.

The skies will fall from fucking heaven before I involve my son in this.

Okay, Joe.

All right.

Then what do you want to do here, huh?

We got these guys waiting back in Vegas with a hundred large.

Cash.

You want to see that money go out the front door?

I could help you.

I could drop the dice.

That's not why you're here, Joey.

Oh, Jesus Christ.

What are we going to do here?

Look, Joe, why don't we just turn these Miami schmucks, huh?

Otherwise, they're going to lose every dime out of money.

Every dime.

He's right, Joe.

I mean, is it better that we let the casino get it?

Come on, Joey.

Let's go.

I still don't understand why you're here.

I don't understand why you're marking dice you're not going to use.

And don't give me that bull about them wanting to see him

after, because I'm the one who's supposed to get rid of them.

You're going to make the move yourself, aren't you?

You're crazy.

No, you're fucking crazy.

You can't do it, okay?

Not alone.

I got the Joe.

I get the dice in the game, I'm clean.

You get out of there, they got nothing.

Nothing.

The bad dice will still be on the table.

So?

So they'll find them.

That's right.

They can't prove it's me.

I'll do it.

I'll make the drop.

No, I can't.

I can't.

I got to clean to you.

Okay.

Then I'm not going in.

I'm not.

I'm not going to help you, okay?

It's nuts.

Are you telling me you want six more months of this after what happened?

Especially after what happened.

I can help you, Dad.

I can help you.

What are you doing?

I can help you.

What are you doing, huh?

I can drop the dice.

I can help you.

I can drop the dice.

Wait!

I can help you.

Alright.

Go wait over there.

Joe, what are you doing?

Just wait over there.

Look, he could drop the dice.

We could tell him to wait right here for us at the Vegas club.

You can't pressure him and he won't freeze up.

If anything happens, I take the blow, not him.

And if you do take the blow, what happens to him?

Right, hadn't thought of that.

Forget about it.

It's a bad idea.

Janice, listen to me.

How do you use your son like this?

It's not about me this time.

Bullshit.

Bullshit.

It's about you.

No, it's not about... Listen to me.

It's not about me this time.

It's about him.

I'm telling you.

He has caught every bear break a human being could catch.

Including me for a father.

All he wants to do is help me and I have done nothing for him.

Janice.

I've been alone all my life.

But I'm never lonely until I look at this kid.

Right or wrong.

I want to help this kid.

Right now.

Please.

Let him feel like he's part of something.

He's part of this.

Let him help me, Janice.

Shoots.

Sick.

Eight is the point.

Mark it.

Come on, shooter.

All right.

It happens.

It happens.

It happens.

Yeah.

New shooter coming out.

Crab.

Nick showed those hard ways of walking.

Middle toe.

Five,

six, eight, nine, and ten.

And here, put this in the field.

What do you got?

Five times off?

Let me have the nine, too.

All bets down.

Hey.

Hey.

How you doing today?

Do you happen to have any idea?

I'm good at this.

I'm sorry, kid, but if you don't have an idea, I can't have you.

Hey, you need to get along.

You got to get away from the table.

Pop, come on, brother.

Let's go.

Give me the four.

Six.

Looking for a four.

Hey, kid, I'm not kidding.

You got to get out of here.

Hey, now.

Give me full odds and a nickel and all the numbers.

Four.

You're working it.

You're working it.

We're still alive.

One more time.

Magic touch.

What's this man's number?

Twenty-two.

Give me that number right now.

Magic touch.

Can you bump the limit?

That's for the house.

That's for the table.

Wait, just another fucking five.

Five.

Press it up one more time.

All right.

Believe that, pal.

Come on, boys.

Twenty-two.

Come on, daddy.

Come on, daddy.

Pause the point.

Yes.

I haven't had a hold on 15 minutes.

Now, now.

Don't whisper.

It wakes up the dead.

All right, hold those dice.

Bring them in.

Bring them in.

Sir, would you open your hand?

I said open your hand.

Put the tape on.

Crap's 19.

Make sure they're out of dice.

Looks good.

Let me check the shooter.

Shooter's clean.

Change the dice.

Get them.

In the middle of the road.

Thumbler chip.

What kind of shit is this?

Nobody changes the dice when I'm losing.

You got a good point.

You got a very good point.

Hey, quit cock blocking, will you?

I'm on a streak here.

He's right.

What is this, a schoolyard game?

You know what?

This is bullshit.

You should have switched the dice.

That's for you.

Take me down, too.

This is bullshit.

I'm not with this shit.

Take me down.

Excuse me, ma'am.

May I have the glass, please?

Ma'am, you can't take out the glass.

Piss the dice.

I'm outta here.

Ma'am, you can't take out the glass.

I just finished it.

Follow me up.

I'm done.

That was some move you pulled.

Joe Junior's not in there.

What?

I talked to them.

They said he never came in.

What are you talking about?

I don't know.

I've been walking up and down the strip looking for him.

All right, stay here in case he shows up.

Where are you going?

I gotta go find him.

What are you doing?

You can't go back in the casino.

Where else am I gonna go?

It's the only place he knows.

All right, but don't panic.

I won't panic.

All right.

Joe!

Joe!

Joey!

Joe.

Where are you going?

Come on.

The bus will take me all the way to Grand Central Station in New York City.

Then I get on the number 7 to Route 100 and it takes me all the way home.

Come on.

What are you talking about?

I called Miss Santini.

You have to dial her one first.

She said Janet sounds very nice.

I told her that I was sorry and I want to go back to the bunk.

You know, this Greyhound must be a three-day ride.

Two days, ten hours and fifty minutes.

I told Miss Santini that every man has got problems and I'm a man and I have

problems, but my dad says that the group home

sounds like a nice place and I believe him.

She said that I could go home until the group home is ready

for me and in six months they're going to need me very much.

Well, I need you very much.

I want you to stay with me.

I want to go to the group home and get a new job and meet new friends.

But you can write me.

You can write letters if you want to.

Okay.

But I want you to come home with me and Janice, okay?

On the plane.

Alright?

And then we'll talk about it.

I love you, Dad.

I love you, Dad.

I love you very much.

I know.

Hey, wait a minute.

You take this money.

Take some money.

You need some money.

Here.

When you get back there, you call me.

Alright?

I'll be waiting for you.

Joe Dumas, the winner!

What happened?

Did you find him?

I found him.

Where is he?

He went back to the place he likes.

You let him go?

He let me go.

You're not going to believe this, Janice.

He called Miss Santini.

He got on a grey house bus by himself.

He had maps.

Schedules.

He had everything on the plane.

You should see how happy he is.

I really want to see him back up there.