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She's healthy and strong.

You meet her, Michael.

Of the father, Mr. Silver.

Arthritis.

You know, Ma, every time you say a nice strong healthy girl, you know what you mean?

You mean she's got a weight problem?

Excuse me, I shouldn't say.

Now you're a healthy girl.

That's more the good country food, good clean air.

I'm not sick anymore.

You know, I don't need all this.

I got a nice flat to go home to.

You like it here?

I like it here.

You can stay another couple weeks.

But the money, it's expensive.

The new car, where's all the money coming from?

The car comes from the business model.

It's a great country for business.

It takes care of me, and I take care of you.

I have to touch my train now, Captain.

Oh, Ruthie, so soon.

He looks to be helping you all the people.

Just relax.

Enjoy yourself.

I enjoy myself.

When you're here, I enjoy myself.

Michael, what's the matter?

No, nothing.

No, nothing in the world.

Excuse me.

I couldn't help hearing.

If you're going to New York, Miss, I'm driving tonight.

I could give you a lift.

If you'd like to spend some more time with your father, I'm Michael Laskins, sir.

That's my mother.

I know.

My daughter, Ruthie.

There'll be no trouble.

We could ride together.

Thank you.

I think we should go back now.

Why?

They're doing fine.

Your father's talking to my mother.

My mother's talking to your father.

I'm talking to your father's daughter and your stuck with my mother's son.

So, how old is the captain?

I don't understand.

It's a joke.

Like a puzzle without an answer.

I think they've been planning first to meet.

We should have met last month.

What if we did?

I'd know you a month longer.

We would have seen each other in New York.

We would have gone out a few times.

I could hold your hand.

I could tell you how lovely I think you are.

Maybe I'd even kissed him.

We haven't known each other a month, Michael.

I don't even know who you are.

I went to school all the way to the eighth grade.

I learned the tool in died trade.

Now, I deal in cars and trucks.

The transportation business.

I work for my father in the produce business.

I believe in God.

I believe in love and I don't like puzzles without answers.

How

old is the captain?

I don't know.

How old is the captain?

The captain is 48 years old.

That's crazy.

How do you know?

Because he told me.

Satisfied now.

I liked it better without it.

It's still 30 miles from New York.

I won't ask to see where every night I have to work with my partners.

I won't see any other good old people.

I think it sounds so serious.

I'm a very serious man.

This business with the Italians.

It's mafia thing.

The old country mustache pizza.

Joe Masseria is the boss of bosses.

Sooner or later Maranzano is going to crowd him.

When the time comes, when the guns go off, we stay out.

After they kill each other, maybe we pick up the pieces.

Same thing goes for Capone in Chicago.

Killed O'Banyan.

He killed Weiss.

Pretty soon he's going to tie it on with Moran.

You sell Capone your ideas.

Sell them your whiskey.

And deliver what you promise.

But make no alliances, you know?

And keep it in the family, Charlie.

Just stick with your friends.

And watch out for Maranzano.

Ahh, keep judging.

Two pleasures in one day.

A new book on Caesar.

And you?

Come to my home.

Rome and Julius Caesar.

You study such things, Charlie.

I never want to school much, Mr. Maranzano.

It's too bad.

I was lucky.

My education in Italy, even the Sominari.

But Charlie, the world of affairs, won me from the church.

Come, come.

My guest from Chicago, Al Capone.

Charlie Luciano.

Charlie?

I'm afraid they forget that the young lady is a name.

Mrs. Chris.

Chris better, Mr. Luciano.

It's a pleasure, Miss Ben.

Thank you.

Forgive us.

But I have a very fine library.

Perhaps you would care to see my books.

Excuse me, gentlemen.

No offense, Al, but this place.

I know what she does.

She sells herself to any man.

Such a person should not be invited to my home.

Sure.

No offense.

It's important for you to meet.

That we make an understanding.

This Giuseppe Masari, this pig, soon it comes to a war.

I send back his whole tribe to Sicily, in boxes.

Now, that's all.

I make my plans.

I prepare my campaign.

Now, you are both a prudent man.

I ask no decision now.

I ask you only to consider your interests.

But I tell you, I will make the victory.

A Caesar's victory.

Cavish.

Salud.

Salud.

Salud.

Say it, say it.

I got my own problems in Chicago with Moran.

You gonna help me with Moran?

I serve her my friends.

How can I serve her you, Charlie?

I'm a businessman, Mr. Mountain's on him.

People want a drink.

We sell them liquor.

They want a gamble.

We're interested in that, too.

They're looking for protection.

We offer them protection.

I understand.

Al.

Mr. Martin Salud tells me you bring me a new shipload from Scotland.

We're syndicating.

Mr. Martin's on, I was taking your share.

Who else is buying?

Whoever pays the price.

Moran?

I'm talking now, Capone.

If I deal with you today, I don't deal with your enemy today.

And tomorrow?

Tomorrow's tomorrow.

How much a case?

175.

Landed, uncut.

I take delivery in Chicago if I buy.

How much a case in Chicago?

225.

Excuse me.

Sorry we couldn't do business.

Mr. Martin's on.

Prego.

Good job, Al.

225.

Delivered.

2,000 cases.

And Moran tries to bite off a piece.

That's your problem.

I guess it is.

Penn Siegel will see you in Chicago.

Want to sit out?

Clean the basement store room lately?

Mr. Goodman wanted cleaned?

I saw you that night at Rastain's Casino.

Yeah?

You should have waited for me.

I was afraid to.

When you were arrested, I was afraid you would think it was me you told them.

Did you?

I loved you, Charlie.

In my way.

My ways haven't changed.

I knew I was pretty and I got to be beautiful.

We both got to be a success.

Business is terrific.

Do you mind?

It's not my business, Chris.

What about you and Capone?

Well, he likes something on his arm sometimes, it's me.

He doesn't like you.

I've never met him before tonight.

Yeah, well, he knows you're important.

He has people watching you.

I've thought about you a lot, Charlie.

Sometimes I'm in New York.

I work around.

Maybe we'll see each other.

I can help you.

How?

How do you think?

Well, I'd better go and admire Mr. Mayor and Sonos Books.

Say something nice, Charlie.

I'll tell Mr. Goodman I saw you.

I'll tell him we're still friends.

Okay.

Your combination became a national business.

Like the man said, when he fell from the 30-story

building, everything's going great so far.

What are you here?

You got a clear road ahead.

All the way to the Indiana border.

Great.

Where's your gun?

I have a nice ride to Chicago.

The Louisiana's group just reached through.

They think they got a free pass.

Seagulls and the lead trucks.

We

keep buying trucks and warehouses.

We're going to be bigger than US Steel.

Where are they, Michael?

Heading north through Michigan.

They'll stay out of Indiana until they reach the Illinois border.

Benny, I'll handle it.

Do you want me to call his wife?

No, let's tell as worried enough as it is.

You got that meeting, Charlie.

Tim Sullivan's waiting.

I want you there too, Michael.

Governor didn't ask for me.

He asked for you.

Joy.

I asked Tim to arrange on meeting here.

It's called being discreet.

I hope you don't mind the circumstances.

I grew up in a lot worse, Governor.

So did I.

You want to compare poverty stories?

I know we come from the same streets.

That's where I came from.

You don't know where I'm going.

I'm about to explain that to you.

Now, let's look at the record.

I don't know your damn thing.

I never met you before.

I never took a nickel from you.

I don't intend to.

We understand that, Mr. Luciano.

We understand it.

Shut down.

It's permitted in a royal presence.

I intend to run for the White House.

I don't intend to.

I'm going to do it.

Congratulations.

We'll hear the rest of it.

One of the planks in my platform is going to be the repeal of prohibition.

I'm elected.

I'm going to stand on that plank.

The Volstead Act is the worst damned full idea that ever disgraced this country.

I go in.

It goes out.

I wanted you to have that information so you could make your plans accordingly.

I appreciate that.

Now I want something from you.

Name it.

Does that mean you'll give it to me?

That means I want to hear what you want.

You have friends in Little Italy.

All through the Lower East Side.

You can turn them into delicate votes.

I want those votes at the convention.

And put myself out of the liquor business.

And sooner or later you're out of the liquor business anyway.

How long do you think prohibition is going to last?

Are you with me?

Why should I be?

Because now you want me an obligation.

I hear you're a man who takes his obligation seriously.

Can I give you my answer tomorrow night, Governor?

That'll be fine.

Will you eat dinner with me tomorrow night?

I don't know about that.

It won't compromise you.

It's private.

Like you say, it'll be discreet.

At this address.

Oh, no more please!

Oh, how do you say that?

How mercy!

It's not a good one.

It's a nod.

They don't understand that word tonight, Governor.

Not even an Italian.

An important guest.

The Governor of New York.

Without you.

We don't see Charlie.

Poppy, make it sound like I'm a bad son.

I see my mama.

It's you.

I never get to see it.

I couldn't possibly.

It's okay.

No, that's fine.

Thank you.

Governor.

I know why you come to my house.

And why, do you think?

You want my boat?

I pop.

Normally, first somebody wants to meet you.

Be quiet.

The Governor and me.

We understand each other.

You?

I already vote for.

And why did you choose me?

I read of the politicians.

What they promise, what they do.

I think of this way.

I judge of that way.

Then I ask the priest and I vote for a good Catholic.

Look at this plate.

Oh, my god.

Hey, you want to make me a bat?

Hey, come on.

Thank you, Governor.

And, incidentally, we have a deal.

Oh, I'll count on it.

Thank you again, Mr. Luciano.

You honor my house.

I hope if I stay in a good graces of your son, you'll have me back.

Good night, Charlie.

Thank you for coming, Governor.

Watch your step going down.

Well, Papa, am I still such a bad boy?

Boy, you're a man, Charlie.

Once I hold you in my arms and I pray to God, you grow up to be a fine man.

To do good things.

So they send you to prison.

Now you bring me to Governor.

And you're still a bum, Charlie.

You run with bums, you fight with bums, your cars, your women, your honey.

I'm sorry, my son.

You ain't with the boat ticket from Sicily.

Now you see your mama.

You talk to your mama.

But not me.

Not to me.

But you see, you'll see Mr. Capone.

You seein' him?

You got your whiskey.

Ah, it's nice.

I'll come here late.

We lost three trucks.

I'm ranging, Jonas.

I'm ranging.

That's right.

No.

Couldn't be the meringue.

That don't make sense, that, Paulie.

We got no enemies in Chicago.

Paulie, why don't you introduce Mr. Siegel?

Don't you introduce Mr. Siegel to the meringue bunch, huh?

Who knows?

Maybe I better get a message for Charlie Lucian, huh?

Meet the meringue gang.

They all got sick this morning.

Must have been a valentine, stayed breakfast.

Oscar,

I think you're married.

They always do this at weddings.

They look for wages.

I say something wrong.

Charlie's a bachelor.

He likes his freedom.

I like Charlie.

Judges, politicians.

There's even a senator here tonight.

Ruthie, your first son's bar mitzvah.

Maybe they'll leave and be a president.

Michael never talks to me about business.

Tell me about business, Charlie.

I try to find things that people want.

We sell it to them.

You sound just like Michael.

Irish are muscling in.

You took me to sell it to them.

Thank you.

Having a good time?

Yes,

I'm going to drop a part of Ross's team.

Will I see you later?

Not tonight, not for a little while.

St. Valentine's Day Massacre.

Headlines.

Shake hands with our partners.

Death and destruction.

Great vaudelike, except nobody's laughing.

Capone is laughing.

Capone's got it all his own way.

He's got Chicago, and we're going to feel the heat to all of us.

Benny didn't help either, by the way.

That little slaughter he put on in Michigan.

What the hell is he supposed to do?

Do you stand there and get his head blown off?

You watch him, Charlie.

I'm telling you.

For all his loyalty, all his love, he's still bugsy.

That brain turns off something else takes over.

Hey, they are.

I need Benny.

Michael's your real strength.

And the only danger there is the day Michael decides he doesn't need you anymore.

You're really feeling terrific tonight, aren't you?

Listen, the day I got to worry about Benny, or

Michael is the day that I get out of this business.

Or the day that you got to worry about me.

Hey, man, maybe you're right.

If I'd be so smart, I could end up out smarting myself one of these days.

Capone killed off the Moran King, so if it wasn't

the Moran's who shot up the truck, who was it?

Benny didn't recognize anybody that day.

That's Maria.

That's Maria.

Maranzano Zwoman, take your pick.

Who would you pick?

That's Maria.

Nothing's going to get better, Charlie.

It's only going to get worse.

We'll talk about it tomorrow, huh?

I'm going to be late for my meeting.

Oh, uh... Charlie's there.

Let me have a favor, will you?

Hold on to this.

What for?

Because I don't need it anymore tonight.

You sure?

Yeah, I'm sure it's better this way.

We'll talk tomorrow, huh?

Sorry I'm late.

Honey,

I don't think those earrings go with your coloring here.

What didn't you try mine?

Hey, Charlie.

Charlie, it's been months.

Hey, listen.

If I'm going to buy your liquor, you've got to come visit me more often, huh?

You look fine, Molly.

Shouldn't you be at a wedding?

It's still going on.

Well, I'm glad you like my girls better.

Will you excuse me?

Sure, I have a good time.

Lovely party.

Can I see you alone?

I thought you'd never ask.

And

this is some candy store they got here, huh?

I've been up there three times already.

And who are you?

Chris Brennan.

Say hello to Dutch Schultz.

Charlie, everybody knows Dutch Schultz.

Here by Capone and Marin.

It's a miracle I didn't blame it on me, huh?

Dutch Schultz kills again.

You know my real name?

Fleg and I.

You try putting that in there, liar.

The guy in girls left in the air!

We're in your enemy.

How'd a friend?

I got it.

Is this what Mata Hari felt like?

Mata Hari didn't have to deal with Al Capone.

He talks about Mr. Marin's honor when you...

and he wants to know which side you're going to

go with if there's a war with someone named...

Masseria.

Who saw it?

Does he want me?

He thinks he's going to have to fight you sooner or later.

That's all I know.

I said I'd help you, Charlie.

Yeah, of course.

Thank you.

Charlie, you don't have to leave.

Luciana!

Excuse me, Al.

I thought you'd like to know.

Somebody just killed your friend Rothstein.

Fighting night.

It's all right.

What did you tell Ruth?

Right.

I'm on my way in.

What do we know?

They got him in his hotel suite.

Three shots.

Whoever did it through the gun out the window.

We found about the service entrance.

Frostingar rid of legs diamond a year ago.

I want to know about diamond.

He's in Cleveland, Charlie.

We checked already.

We'll do everything we can.

I'm sorry, Ben.

Thanks, Inspector.

Did you know anything?

I knew it.

Anything I can do?

What do you want to do?

Kill somebody?

Who are you going to kill?

They made me!

Charlie!

Rothstein taught us to stay out of the wars.

A dem fight and pick up the pieces.

Rothstein's dead.

There's nothing we can do about that.

Not a piece is born to us.

Clubs, casinos, everything.

If we can hold on to it.

He keeps checking the book.

Let me know what you can find out.

Charlie.

A friend was in narcotics.

You come on, Mike?

Soon, Benny.

Ger

and Ben Siegel were hardened criminals.

They lived in a violent world.

Like the others in that world, they lived by the gun.

And by a cruelty that was someday to destroy them.