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Come on.

Look out for the car.

Come on. Hit it. Hit it.

Get out of here.

Hello, Morris.

Hello, Pally.

I'm doing you a favor.

If you want to do me a favor, take my marker!

I seen you take people's markers. Take mine.

All right, so we do the direct mail thing.

If we win this, we win big, but if we win,

we get $10.

Where's Sorrowful?

He's, uh... He's in his office.

With a... With a very important client.

He doesn't, he doesn't like to be disturbed.

Tell him who it is.

Carry you! I wouldn't carry my own sister!

You want to be carried, get a carriage.

What am I, the Salvation Army?

You lost a bet, pay up!

What do you expect, a trip to Rockaway?

Uh, Blackie's here.

Blackie?

What does he want? To make a bet?

He wants you.

In a minute.

Who carries me? Huh?

Who pays up when you win?

Did I twist your arm, you should bet the rent money?

Coming down the stretch.

Go find a sucker someplace else. Get out of here!

Here, auntie.

Pay the rent.

Bless you, my boy.

High kicker in the fourth at Belmont, on the nose.

Short and sweet. I'm into a great setup for gambling.

No. It's a high-class operation,

only for the swells.

Nothing but the best. And not in the cellar either.

In a mansion.

Nope.

All I need from you is 50 Gs.

I can, uh, come up with the rest.

Try Fort Knox.

I tried. They sent me to you.

They said you had all the money they didn't have.

You know why? I don't have any partners.

I need the 50, Sorrowful.

Stick up a crap game. Rob a bank.

Do what you're good at.

There's a Depression on. Must be that you haven't heard.

Loose change is hard to come by these days.

So I come to you, a friend from the neighborhood.

I don't have friends also.

You've got the first nickel you ever made.

And that's more important than friends.

Think about it.

I thought.

- You might change your mind. - No.

People have been known. All of a sudden,

you might see the benefits.

Blackie, I never liked you as a kid,

and grown-up, you're no improvement.

Go find somebody else.

You don't see the benefits.

That's a shame.

I'm just going to have to show you.

What, uh...

- What'd he want? - Nothing.

Look, whatever he wants, give it to him.

He'd kill his old lady for nothing.

The last time he bothered me, I threw him in the river.

The last time, he was 12 years old.

He hadn't killed anybody yet.

Mr. Jones, all right,

I'll leave my daughter as security.

What is this, my lucky day?

If you won't take my marker,

let me leave her as my marker while I go get the dough.

Your money's safe. I'm not gonna desert my own daughter.

- Watch out. Watch out! - Mr. Jones, please.

Blackie shot him, just like that.

Who would do such a thing?

See you later, partner.

Call a few places. See what you can get for the fur.

Tell them it's a wolf.

Will you listen to me, Sorrowful?

If it don't cost too much, give Blackie what he wants.

He's crazy!

Mr. Jones, please. I don't have much time before the race.

You want to end up in cement?

I need it. I 've been kind of down on my luck.

I don't like him.

Who likes anybody? You're likeable?

Nobody likes you!

Did somebody hurt the dog?

Yeah.

She won't cause any trouble, I promise.

- Will you, honey? - That's mean.

Yeah.

He should have shot Morris. It would've been cheaper.

Mr. Jones, please.

I already told you!

I only need $10. Please, Mr. Jones.

Put him down for a sawbuck. Don't let the kid out of your sight.

God bless you, Mr. Jones. Thank you. Thanks...

Did you hear what I just heard?

Son, you just witnessed a true miracle.

Yeah, you better get going.

Honey, I'll be back later. You stay here, okay?

Uh, honey, why don't you sit over there? He won't be long.

Good night, Mr. Jones.

Night, Sorrowful.

What the hell is this?

Oh, her old man ain't come back yet.

How'd his horse do?

Out of the money. I could have told him.

Hang onto her. He owes us $10.

What are you talking about, hang onto the kid?

How do I hang onto the kid?

Like you're hanging, with your tiny little hand.

What should, what should I do with her?

Take her home. Read her a story.

You know where I live.

They don't let women in the room.

I'll take her to the police station.

Are you out of your mind?

The kid's a marker.

We don't let go of her until we get our 10 bucks.

You understand?

What if he doesn't show up?

Do me a favor. Will you? Don't aggravate me, huh?

Scram.

All right, let's get something straight.

This is strictly a business proposition.

So don't get any ideas, see?

It don't mean you can take advantage. You got that?

Huh? All right, you can come in.

Take off your hat and coat.

Here, give it.

Sit down over there.

Go ahead and tell me you didn't eat any supper.

That's all right.

Regret didn't feed you?

I don't mind.

I suppose you're hungry.

My daddy says eating too much is bad for you.

He knows a lot about horses too.

Want a donut?

Yes, please.

Or you want some Corn Flakes?

Yes, please.

Yes, please, what? Which?

What kind of donut?

The kind with a hole in it. What do you mean, what kind?

Sugared?

Listen, kid, this isn't a restaurant.

They're plain.

I like jelly donuts, don't you?

Do you want a plain donut

or do you want Corn Flakes? Make up your mind.

Can I have both?

Goddamn noise.

Thank you very much. Can I go to sleep now?

Sure, kid. Hit the hay.

I need to go to the bathroom first.

In there.

Would you please help me take off my dress?

Out.

I'm sleepy.

That's my bed.

You can sleep in it too. There's lots of room.

A-ha.

So that's it.

The old badger game.

I should have known.

Who's waiting outside? Your old man?

Sure, honey. Move over! I'll be right there!

Imagine using a kid.

Don't turn on the waterworks for me.

You're wasting your time.

I've been hustled by experts.

Okay, okay.

Cut it out, will you? You're on the level.

All right, okay. I believe you.

Cut it out! Take it easy!

You'll get your old man back.

Now stop bothering me.

- What a cheapskate. - Why don't you get a phone?

Because people would call.

What do you want?

Blackie says you should be ready at 2:00 to go for a ride.

I haven't decided.

Bring the money, Blackie says.

That was fun. Do it again.

Hey, Sorrowful.

What do you got on the Ross-McLarnin fight?

Ross-McLarnin? Even six, McLarnin.

Give me the favorite for a double sawbuck.

You're laying 24-20, you got McLarnin.

- Who's the kid? - What kid?

What's that?

That's a dog.

That's a mouse.

But he barks loud. Watch.

Perfect. All we need is a hold-up man who'll bark at him first.

Good morning, Mr. Jones.

Hi, honey.

- Hi. - Where's her old man?

Did you sleep good?

In the bedroom, up and down.

He didn't show?

Isn't my daddy here?

Didn't even call?

Sometimes he wants to call, but he doesn't have a nickel.

Uh, honey, why don't you go draw pictures on the blackboard?

What are we going to do?

We can't keep her here. We could get arrested.

For what? We got witnesses.

She's a legitimate marker.

She's a kid. That's for what.

Furthermore, she's a, she's a little girl kid.

What, what kind of bed goes up and down?

Forget it. What can we do with her?

Give her to the cops.

She's just a little kid.

She's only 10 bucks worth.

I got a reputation. It gets around

I get beat out of 10 clams by a little...

It was her father, not her.

It's the same family.

Look, just, just get her out of here.

You know, it's bad for business.

The horse player sees it, sees the kid,

he figures he should be home instead of here, placing bets.

Horse players don't have homes.

Her old man shows, don't let him get away.

Come on, kid.

- You taking her? - Yeah.

Good.

Like my picture?

Yeah, yeah. Come on. Let's go.

It's a picture of you.

How can it be you? It's smiling.

Come on, will you? We ain't got all day.

Yeah. No uniforms at the back door, huh?

Nobody in business for themselves. See you next month.

Hey, Sorrowful, see-through mirror.

I can see out, they can't see in, huh?

Nothing escapes unnoticed. Nothing!

Class. High-class.

Cutchy, cutchy, cutchy...

You know,

where you been keeping this little doll?

What's her name?

What's your name, sweetie?

Come on. Tell Blackie what's your name.

Maybe she don't like you.

Kids are crazy about me.

Maybe she's not even a kid. Maybe she's a midget.

How old are you, sweetie?

Not a midget, she's a kid.

What more do you want?

I want to know for sure. Open your mouth, sweetie.

Not a horse, either.

Well, she ain't talking, is she?

Open your mouth, sweetie. Come on.

Open your mouth.

Ouch! I'm six.

Hey! Look at that.

She almost broke the skin. I could have got infected.

Sorrowful, you ain't teaching that little doll good manners.

You fixed the roulette wheel.

I don't like games of chance.

Blackie, you were always a dumb ox.

When you own the wheel, it is not a game of chance.

This joint is gonna be exclusive.

Only for the upper crust.

They expect to lose, and I only accommodate.

The upper crust has got connections in very high places,

which, if they feel the game is crooked,

will see that you are quickly on your way up the river.

And how are they going to know?

The upper crust always knows when they're being stiffed by the lower crust.

You should have that tattooed on your ass...

Please.

You know, Sorrowful, you got a big mouth.

What else you fix? Only the dice.

Change them.

You're givin' an awful lot of orders, you know that?

When we take somebody for a ride, Blackie, you can give the orders.

Also, I'd like a receipt for my money.

A receipt?

What do you need a receipt for? I'm your partner.

Hey, you seen a little kid, like this high?

No. Maybe Vittorio. Hey, Vittorio!

You seen a little kid about this... How high?

This high.

This high?

Hey, you seen a kid like this high...

What kind of kid?

A boy or a girl?

- Girl. - How high?

High... This high!

You sure not a little lower?

What, are you a tailor. You need it to the inch?

You want I should finger the wrong kid?

- She run out the back. - Thanks.

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa...

What are you doing to me?

Do you want to get killed? All of a sudden, you're a jockey?

I'm sorry. We were just having a little ride.

It was fun.

Fun? You fall on your head, who's going to pay the hospital?

I'm sorry.

I guess I should've asked your permission,

but there was no one around

and your daughter here seemed...

She's not my daughter.

I'm a marker.

Oh?

Ah, you're Blackie's friend. The one who has all the money.

What money?

I'm Amanda Worthington.

Oh, all right. Come on down. Come on.

Can I stay on longer?

Yeah, she can. Would you hold the horse's head just a second?

- Careful, now. - Hold the head?

Yeah.

What do you mean? How do you hold it?

Just like you're doing. Grand.

Don't worry, she's perfectly safe.

He's a very gentle animal.

You got insurance?

You're just as Blackie said you were.

I'm Blackie's partner, you know.

Oh, yeah?

That sort of makes me your partner too.

Uh-huh.

I supply the house.

With what?

It's my house. I own it.

Oh.

At least, the bank does.

Ever since my dear husband jumped out of his office window

instead of taking the elevator down.

Uh-huh.

23 floors. It was quite a distinction in our set.

Anyway, I want all of this back.

Why not?

It's not all greed, you know.

I grew up here.

I want my home back.

I want my room.

I want to run Sir Galahad.

So you made a deal with Blackie.

You don't approve.

He won't jump out of a window, anyway.

He'd push you first.

That's not without its own special charm.

Would you pass me that halter?

Thanks.

Blackie is very attractive, isn't he?

If you like snakes.

Is it true he's killed people?

Only when their back was turned.

This animal ever win a race?

Oh, he's only run six times.

What's the closest he finished?

Fifth, but driving.

Oh, yeah, sure. Fifth.

He's very sensitive.

He's a slow starter and he has trouble with the gate.

You mean it opens.

Blackie said you were sour.

I threw Blackie in the river once.

My big mistake was I let him come up.

Come on, kid, let's go.

Let's give her back Sir Gallagher.

Galahad.

Same horse.

Blackie said you never laughed or thought anything was good.

I never could afford laughing lessons.

And what's so good?

Someone you know?

Your partner's over there.

- Want to make a bet? I'll get him. - No. It's okay.

I just want to talk to him.

Do you know what time it is?

There's a clock over there.

That child should be home and in bed.

Lady, I'm trying to make a living over here.

You're not even her father. You have no right to treat her that way.

What's the price on McNamara?

6-5.

- Forget it. - What are you looking for?

- 2-1. - Give you 8-5.

- I'll take it for a fin. - Fin.

Are you any kind of relative?

I'm protecting my investment.

Yeah. I heard about that.

Using a person as an IOU.

She's not a person, she's a kid.

Exactly. She shouldn't be out this late.

It's disgraceful.

Look, lady, Miss, uh, Worth-not-very-much.

You want to be a charity? Go find her old man.

McNamara?

McNamara is 7-5.

I heard 8.

Stick around. You'll hear 6.

Hi.

Psst.

Brannigan's, uh, upstairs.

What now, the Policemen's Ball?

He's asking questions about the, uh, kid.

Her old man show?

Not a show. We, uh, we got to give her back.

Take her for a walk.

We do not need the law on the premises.

Buy her a soda. Anything.

Forget the anything. Just the soda.

Just keep out of sight.

Well, Brannigan.

Top of the morning to you, Sorrowful.

Who do you like?

Well, now, I'm, uh, not a real horse player, you know, but...

I think I'll put $2 on Little Flower, in the second at Kalamazoo.

They already run that race.

Did they now?

Well, what do you know!

I won.

You know, I felt lucky when I woke up this morning.

Some days are like that.

Open your eyes,

and you feel the world's your oyster.

What are you here for, Brannigan?

Ah, yes, uh...

This look familiar to you?

Yeah, that's one of my receipts. Where'd you get it?

Found it on some poor lad we fished out of the river.

You don't say?

Couple of kids saw him jump in, but it was too dark to find him.

Finally washed up around 14th Street.

Third suicide this week.

Who is he?

You put out a good cup of coffee, Sorrowful.

It's five cents.

Well, fair price.

Who was the, uh, guy you fished out?

From Pittsburgh.

Unemployed.

Wife died last month.

Came here with his little girl.

Lord knows what he expected to find.

You don't think I had anything to do with it?

No, no.

He did it all on his own.

It's the daughter we're looking for.

She disappeared.

Maybe he sent her home.

No home to send her to.

No relatives we can find.

Was she with him when he was here?

I think so, yeah.

What happens, uh...

When you find her?

The orphanage.

What else?

Now, that's a lovely sight.

You have it to cheer up the losers?

Looks a bit like you.

Except it has a happy look on it.

When they left here, they left together, did they?

Oh, sure.

You don't think he'd leave her here?

Oh, no. Of course not.

It'd be sinful to leave a child in a place like this.

Want a glass of milk?

No, thanks.

Milk is considered tops for sleeping.

My daddy reads me a story when I can't sleep.

You like...

You like stories about horses?

I like Black Beauty.

Close your eyes.

"Swiss Miss took a daylight lead

"on the hustling tactics by jockey Sal Piccerelli,

"then Duel Gang led through the opening six furlongs

"of a seven-furlong allowance sprint,

"before tiring in the final sixteenth.

"Top Sergeant..."

Why did she get tired?

She was stepping up in class.

I didn't know horses went to class.

You want to listen or you want to make remarks?

I'll be quiet.

Nobody likes a chatterbox.

"Top Sergeant saved ground throughout

"with Steady Briefly in the late stretch

"and could not threaten the winner.

"Sweet Sue tired badly,

"Abe's Tornado showed nothing.

"Bonbon had some early speed,

"Dad's Legacy was always outrun."

Luck, Blackie.

Keep your eye on the blackjack dealer out there.

I think he's doing business maybe with somebody.

Check.

And the broad at the second table

playing blackjack with the yellow dress,

slipping chips down her brassiere.

Check.

Mr. Sorrowful.

Yeah, what?

How much is this?

$100.

A hundred dollars?

Yeah, and don't try any funny stuff there.

I happen to know how much there is.

Will you tell Blackie that Big Max

is out there switching the dice?

He shouldn't do that. On opening night!

Who let him in here, anyway?

I thought this was supposed to be a class joint.

He's wearing a tux.

Everybody thought he was a waiter.

Hey, Sorrowful.

Count this before I put it in the safe.

Hi there! I heard you were here.

How's Sir Galahad?

Splendid. He's running in a race soon.

Would you like to come and see him race?

Can I?

Could she?

- Depends. - Depends.

Like my new dress?

Let's have a look.

Say good night, Max.

Good night.

It's...

It's lovely.

It's an army dress.

I thought the army only had uniforms.

We bought it at a special army store.

Oh.

Well, it's very pretty.

Perhaps we could... Put the hem up a little,

so you don't trip over it.

Let's go upstairs and see.

What's the matter with her dress?

It's a bit long, isn't it?

It's formal.

Can't I go with her?

You want to go, go.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Hey, it's a nice crowd out there.

I'll tell you later.

Seven every time.

He's lucky Blackie is in such a good mood.

I would have broke his arm.

Blackie says, "Nah, just his fingers."

You want these, Herbie?

No, I got my own. Hey, thanks.

- Where you going? - Just watch nobody steals.

Okay,

there we are.

It's crooked.

You're welcome.

Yeah, it is a bit crooked.

I'm afraid I'm better with horses than I am with hems.

Now, how would you like to play in a real playroom?

I grew up in this playroom.

Has everything an only child would ever want.

You really keeping that little child for ransom?

What gave you that dumb idea?

Isn't that what a marker is?

I'm just taking care of her till her old man gets back.

Where's her mother?

She don't have a mother. Her mother croaked.

No other family?

What are you, the SPCA?

No, no family.

What if her father doesn't come back?

I mean these days lots of parents abandon their children.

What then?

You know, you're a very nosy dame.

Well, I see you dragging her around.

You call that taking care?

Keeping her up all night.

But she sleeps all day. Sleep is sleep.

She's a child. She needs sunlight.

I mean, does she go to school?

Does she eat properly? Can you give her a proper home?

Listen, lady, I didn't come up here for a third degree.

I always wondered about that.

Why is it always the third degree?

Whatever happened to the first and second degrees?

- What did you come for? - What?

You said you didn't come up for a third degree.

What did you come for?

Ah, to see about the kid?

See what?

I don't know what I came up here for.

I should have my head examined.

Goodbye.

Hey.

I think you're not really as sour as you look.

Don't bet on it.

She up there?

Yeah.

You like her?

She's a nut.

I like her too.

She's my girl, Sorrowful.

Does she know that?

I know that. And now you know that.

That makes two of us.

What do you need a cook for?

You slip the kid some nickels, she goes to the automat.

A kid needs three squares a day, home cooked.

Who owes us that can cook?

Benny Lightfingers?

He's a pickpocket. Where does he come off a cook?

He learned it up in Sing Sing.

Did he learn it good? I don't want no bum in the kitchen.

He was the one that cooked the pot roast with the arsenic

that knocked off Philly the Squealer.

I didn't know that was him.

Philly's last words were,

"Delicious, just like my mother's."

But he don't only have to cook with arsenic.

He can cook very tasty without.

You know, you tell him how you want it.

Uh...

You tell...

You tell Benny, he comes and cooks,

I forget what he owes.

Now we need a housekeeper.

Easy. Lola Ledoux.

She always kept a very clean house.

She wouldn't even let her girls smoke.

That was a whole different kind of house.

How about a teacher?

What kind of teacher?

The kid can't go to school.

She got to be kept under wraps.

That don't mean she's gotta stay ignorant.

What about, uh... Mrs. Clancy?

Uh, Mrs. Clancy ain't no teacher. She's a cleaning woman.

But where does she clean dummy?

In the classroom, in a school.

Tell the manager that Sorrowful Jones wants to see him.

Are you the exterminator?

He'll know.

Thirty years cleaning classrooms,

you don't think she picked up a few tips?

Sorrowful, are you sure we shouldn't

just turn the kid over to Brannigan?

I mean, the orphan dodge

isn't like it used to be in the old days.

Who cares about orphans?

I'm looking out for number one.

I turn the kid over now to Brannigan,

you know what he hits me with? Kidnapping.

Round there.

First thing, they bring in the G man.

Then I got to pay lawyers.

If I'm lucky I only get life.

No, sir.

I'm not taking a rap for no dollar.

I don't care how little.

She sticks with me until I figure a way out.

What are you doing here? I told you not to come where I work.

You'll get paid up. Don't I always pay?

I warn you. Rough stuff won't get you anywhere.

I'll... Just faint.

Let's talk.

You promised.

I was just practicing.

Give it to them downstairs.

Tell them you found it on the floor.

You want us to get rusty?

You're a cook now, Benny. You're not a dip.

Practice in the kitchen.

My, what a lovely establishment.

Benny.

Let's get to work. Kitchen's there.

I was always hoping I could afford a house like this

where you could keep the slobs out.

You know?

It wouldn't need more than two or three girls.

Stop dreaming.

Start cooking.

Cooking what? There's nothing in there.

There's water in there, eh? Get a couple of bones and make soup.

Okay. There it is.

One for you and one for me.

Now you don't have to bother me anymore.

It's very nice.

Never slept on a mattress like that in your life.

Go ahead and try it.

Huh?

Huh?

Even got your own bathroom.

How many kids you know got that?

You don't even have to lock the door.

Look at this.

Washcloths, soap, towels. Huh?

- Mr. Sorrowful? - Yeah, what?

Why are we moving here?

What do you mean, why?

If my daddy's coming back soon.

Well, I want my own bed.

Uh, also I'm branching out. I need more room.

You don't think I'm moving because of you, do you?

Is my daddy dead?

Um...

Your old man is out looking for some dough.

It takes time. You need patience.

Every time he goes away, he sends me a postcard.

Well, maybe he's someplace where they don't have any postcards,

out in the sticks somewhere.

Will he come back?

Sure, he'll come back. Why shouldn't he come back?

My mommy went away, and she didn't come back.

Well...

Uh,

uh, listen, you remember that dame with the horse?

He's running the day after tomorrow.

Sir Galahad?

And it so happens...

That I got important business at the track that day.

So you want to come, you can come.

Can?

I just said so.

What are you, deaf? You got potatoes growing in your ears?

Thank you very much.

Only button your lip.

Everybody is not like me.

They do not appreciate little dolls

going around asking a lot of questions.

Huh?

Watch out for the chicken.

Watch out. Come on.

Isn't he beautiful?

Who? The horse?

Well, if he wins, he's beautiful.

Up till then, he's just a horse.

I think he's beautiful.

What do you know? You're a kid.

- Hi. We came. - Hi.

How nice. Both of you too.

Well, I had business.

Can I pet him?

But very gently. He can be nervous before a race.

Watch out. Not near the mouth.

He won't bite.

It was nice of you to bring her.

I know! You had business.

In that case, I'd like to make a bet.

On him?

He'll be 30-1. Are those odds too steep for you?

Lady, I live off people who bet at those odds.

Well, he's ready this time.

There's no other speed in the race.

He'll be out in front and all alone.

Lady, this horse has no speed and quits.

He never quits!

I looked up his races. He'll have a hard time coming in last.

All right, how much you wanna bet?

One hundred dollars.

Make it two.

It's your money.

Are we gonna watch the race now?

Absotively!

Two hundred dollars. Sir Galahad.

Why did you look up his races?

I look up races all the time.

Nothing personal?

What's personal? A horse is a horse.

Watch out for the chicken.

Moving out at the turn, It's Blue Shot, Little Milo,

Razor Luck, third.

Northern Camp, fourth, arriving at fourth,

and Sir Galahad.

Blue Shot by three. Blue Shot in front.

Well, it's my fault.

Distance is wrong for him.

A mile and a half is his distance, don't you think?

Don't you think he could go a mile and a half?

If you give him enough time.

Well, he was gaining at the end. I mean...

He's not a sprinter. He needs time to run.

You'll see, his next race...

Oh, come on. Hey.

Hey, hey, listen.

Turn off the faucets, will ya? Will ya cut it out?

Hey, listen to me.

All, all right. All right. Come on. Come on.

Where?

Look what it got her rootin' for a lemon.

I'm gonna show her a horse that can't lose any distance.

Guaranteed!

Go ahead.

Oh! Oh!

Don't worry.

Who's worried?

Where's her nightgown?

How should I know?

Take her shoes off.

And the socks too.

Good night.

What's all this water for?

That's soup.

How many people live around here anyway?

He's not used to cookin' for under 600.

Oh, my!

Here, let me help you. It won't take a minute.

There we go.

Is that pot roast? I love pot roast!

Stay away from the pot roast!

Why? It looks delicious.

You never know what's in some people's pot roast.

Here, try this.

Who's he think I am, Rockefeller?

What is he doing to me? Look at all this stuff.

He's gettin' kickbacks. That's what it is. That dirty rat!

What do you want me to do with this?

Wait till he comes in tomorrow. I'll crockalize him.

What is it?

What does it look like?

Well, it's obviously a fish of some kind.

Yeah, whitefish. Smoked.

Haven't ya ever had any smoked whitefish?

No, I was educated abroad.

Oh, here, you gotta try this. This is a delicacy.

Really?

Yeah.

You'll love it. Here.

Wait. There's a bone.

- That's not bad. - Hmm.

Can I ask you a personal question?

You better watch out for those bones.

They could kill ya.

I got one.

Have you ever been married?

That's a stupid question.

Well, you're really very domesticated, you know.

Getting this apartment and the way you are with the child...

With the fish.

Lady, what you don't know about me...

You're a fraud!

Needs lemon.

How come nobody's ever found out about you?

I guess they never really looked.

Or if they did, you never let them see what was there.

- Listen, lady. - I'm not a lady.

I don't have a title.

I'm Amanda

or Mrs. Edgar Worthington,

or any of those other names you'd like to call me.

They're probably all accurate.

Listen, Amanda...

That's better.

How come you never got married again?

I never found anybody good enough.

I'm not good enough either.

You're right. It's very late.

I choose my own men, you know?

I know.

What are you doing here?

I live here. Remember?

I thought you were out with the kid.

What kid?

Why don't you go back to sleep,

and wake up and start all over again?

How many kids live here, huh?

What do you mean she's out? Who's she out with?

Don't ask me. All I know is she's not here.

She's been kidnapped!

- Where is she? - Where did they go?

Who took her?

You mean your little girl, Mr. Jones?

You know who I mean.

She went out all alone.

You sure about that? Nobody met her?

I am not blind, Mr. Jones.

Well, why didn't you stop her?

I mean, a little kid like that, goin' out alone?

My responsibilities do not include

taking care of children.

However, I did ask her where she was going.

It is not as though we do not care about our tenants, Mr. Jones.

Their welfare is our welfare.

Where did she go?

She said she was going to find her father.

We have all assumed you were her father.

Hey, you see a little kid come out of that building over there?

A kid about six years old, give or take. Smart looking kid.

She was wearing a...

Well, I don't know what she was wearing, but she...

You see a little kid?

What kind of kid? A boy or a girl?

How high?

What are you guys, some kind of club?

The kid took a powder. We gotta find her.

Lola called me...

A cop sees her, right to the orphan joint.

- If only I knew which way she was... - Uh, you...

Where would you go if you were a kid, huh?

Maybe...

Where I lived with my old man, that's where.

- They probably stood in hotels. - Sorrowful...

But that could be anywhere! Brooklyn. Even worse, Jersey!

You don't have any clothes on.

The cops should know where she is.

They did all that snoopin' around.

Who owes us in Missing Persons? Donovan!

Donovan!

He tells us, we take him off the books.

That's the ticket. Let's go.

You, uh, you think maybe you should get dressed first?

Why didn't you tell me?

She's here?

Yeah, she came lookin' for her father. Somethin' happen to him?

Where? Where'd you put her?

She went upstairs to the room they had.

I guess she thought he might still be there.

- Is he in trouble... - Hey, who are you?

Friend of the family. Come on! Quick!

I'm looking for my daddy.

Well, we'll look later. We got no time now. Come on!

You got a back way out?

Police said keep her here till they came.

She got out when you weren't lookin', okay? Where is it?

You want to see a kid like this turned over to the cops?

Where is it?

Down through there. Down the stairs.

Thanks!

I have to find my daddy!

You won't find him here.

Yes, I will! He's here! I know it!

Your daddy's not here, I'm telling you.

He's not in the city.

Where is he?

I'll tell you as soon as we get home. I promise.

You promised that my daddy would come back.

Soon, I said soon!

Damn it!

I don't want to go with you! I don't like you anymore!

You tell lies!

Will you come on?

I'm gonna find my daddy!

You won't find him!

Yes, I will!

- You won't! - I will! I will!

Your daddy's dead!

My mommy's dead.

My daddy went away to find money.

He's dead.

You said so yourself.

Your daddy's dead.

Sorrowful.

I think you better come up.

Hey!

Wanna go see the horse?

It's right down in the stable.

You could go for a ride on him.

Hey, uh, you wanna play with the roulette wheel?

You like to do that.

How 'bout we all go out to Coney?

The three of us, even.

Luna Park, Steeplechase, them great franks out there.

I'm sorry. I apologize, okay?

But, I mean...

Your old man...

Listen, I got a proposition for you.

You wanna stick around with me?

It's okay. I mean, I don't mind.

You just keep your nose clean, and you...

Uh, your card, sir?

Save your jokes for the vaudeville.

Sorrowful?

Sorry, sir, this is a private... It's you.

Who else?

What happened to your suit?

I'm wearing my suit.

What happened to your real suit?

Nothin' happened. It's hangin' in a closet.

You bought another suit?

Nah, they gave it to me for free because I'm so good-looking,

I'm an ad for the store. What's goin' on, Blackie?

It's about time you showed up! What's the matter?

There's a guy out there on the roulette who's killin' us.

- What guy? - That creep!

You know how much money he's got?

Millions! And he's gonna take it from us.

Ah, he'll give it back.

I had to listen to you and play it on the square.

- Take it easy will you? - He wins a lot and loses a lot.

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Service out there has come to a standstill.

The help is stunned at the sight of you.

It's a big ackamarackus. I bought a suit.

When's the last time?

When he graduated public school.

We gotta do something about that creep.

Why don't you shoot him?

- It's very becoming. - It's custom-made.

Oh, it fits well too!

Except, except, perhaps, just there.

No, it's made that way on purpose for the holster.

- You had it made that way? - Sure.

You never packed a rod.

I didn't say it was exactly made for me.

You said it was custom-made, didn't ya?

Custom-made, but not for me, for Frankie McPhillips,

except somebody plugged him after the first fitting.

Hey, he must've got a good buy.

Uh-oh! We're gonna need more dough.

I thought we were gonna break that guy,

but now we're gonna need more dough.

Look at him! It's incredible, just incredible!

Oh, hello, Mr. Blackie.

What a streak!

I saw a guy in Havana, Cuba, do that once,

and he broke the bank. Broke the bank!

There ain't a hell of a lot left.

- Now look, will you cut him off? - We can't.

What do you mean, we can't? He's gonna break us!

If we cut him off, we're out of business. Nobody comes here again.

We might as well close up now.

I wanna see this.

No more bets, please.

You won! - We're rich! - We won!

This is unbelievable.

All right. Sorry, sorry. That's it for the night.

Mr. Adams has broken the bank. Congratulations.

I'll see you later!

You want I should lock the safe?

What for?

Yeah. Call me when you open another joint.

You really look swell in that suit.

Thanks.

Cheer up.

We'll get it all back, once Sir Galahad races again.

He'll win and we'll make a fortune.

I am now cheered up.

We'll just have to begin again, that's all.

Blackie shouldn't blame you, that's silly.

It wasn't your fault.

Blackie don't know from fault. That's too big a word for him.

You're not scared of Blackie, are you?

What's to be scared? All he can do is fill me full of holes.

Then you might as well be hung

for a sheep as a lamb, don't you think?

If I knew what that meant, I'd know what to think.

It means, "Lose the horse, lose the buggy."

Listen, I've had a very rough day.

It means, "This time no one's watching."

I already lost my shirt, I don't need propositions.

You're wrong.

There's a strong possibility, lady,

I could wake up tomorrow morning dead.

But think what you would have done with the night.

I think I'm the one you're scared of.

You? You're a dame.

You ought to be scared.

I'd fill you full of more holes than Blackie.

And all that meanness would pour out.

And what would be left?

Now that's something to be scared about.

Lay down. Lay down.

I decided to forgive you.

What's the matter?

I'm a person that forgives and forgets.

Ask anyone.

Also, we are partners,

and partners need each other.

I don't have another 50 grand.

How much you got?

Not enough.

- You don't even know what for. - I don't want to know what for!

I'll tell you.

What's the price of Amanda's horse the next time out?

40-1. 50-1. Who cares? It's a sucker bet.

I feel in my bones, that horse will win.

The only way is if he's the only horse in the race,

and even then he'll have to come from behind.

I think he'll win.

They should put headlights on that horse.

By the time he finishes, it'll be dark.

Miracles can happen.

You're gonna dope him?

One little shot before the race,

and he flies like the wind, guaranteed!

They'll smell a rat. They'll want a test after.

No, this stuff you can't detect. It's new from Europe.

- Which Europe? - How do I know?

The one over the ocean!

How you gonna get near him?

They're gonna have people around.

When we do it, only the groom,

and he will look the other way.

It's all arranged.

Sounds too easy.

We bet all you got and we clean up. Easy as pie.

There's gotta be a catch.

No catch.

What happens to the horse?

I told ya. He wins.

After he wins.

After he wins, we pick up our bets. There's dancing in the street.

Then we open up again with my kind of wheel.

What happens to the horse?

He falls down dead.

So she'll get another horse!

Huh? Where you gonna beat odds like these?

And it's legitimate.

Who would suspect Miss Amanda Worthington? Who?

I don't like it.

That's because you got a soft heart for animals.

Also, certain dolls, about which we'll chat some other time.

Count me out.

I can't. We're partners.

For better or for worse, till death do us part.

Don't press your luck.

I just may start unforgiving you.

All of 'em?

You're gonna fix all the jockeys in the race?

You'll have to take care of whoever's dopin' the horse.

I mean, I've heard of boat races where they...

Where they fix one jockey, maybe two, but...

I mean, all of them!

You'll be, uh, you'll be a legend!

Take somebody with ya.

Benny, maybe.

And out of your own pocket!

Yeah, don't remind me.

How much does a jockey go for these days?

Oh, that depends. I mean you know,

you can't ask a big-time jockey to go in the tank

for the same as an apprentice.

It's not, uh, polite.

Also, uh, a stakes race is gonna cost you more than a claiming race.

I don't have enough here.

I've even been told there are certain jockeys who cannot be fixed at all.

But if you ask me, I've always considered that a fairy tale

for people who believe in fairies.

Why should I fix the jock who's up on Sir Galahad?

Let him think he's winnin' on the square.

It's still gonna take a lot of moolah!

If it, uh, if it doesn't work,

I would not like to be in your shoes.

Because they will be made of cement.

There is only one way this will not work,

and that is if one of them is honest.

And I make that 10-1 against.

Boston took three grand at 40-1. We're gonna be rich.

Bird watching?

Oh, lookin' for a friend.

I'm a friend.

How's Sir Galahad?

Splendid! Raring to go, and he sends you his love.

Want a lick?

Yes, please.

That's my favorite! Chocolate.

It's pistachio.

It is?

Uh, Amanda...

After the race, I'm gonna have a little celebration, you know.

Maybe go out for dinner and hit a few clubs.

Love it! Wouldn't we?

Uh, the invitation is for one.

Oh, I'm sorry then, Blackie,

but Sorrowful already asked me out and I accepted.

Hey, uh, buddy? Buddy, got a match?

Oh, time to saddle up.

Want to come along? Come on then.

Relax. He's home free.

You know, he's always gate shy.

What's this?

I want to bet on Sir Galahad just like you, to win.

Where'd you get the money?

- I won it. - You won it?

From Mrs. Clancy.

She taught me how to play cards.

Casino, pinochle and pisha-paysha.

I won 75 cents.

I don't take any bets from kids. Put your money away.

And I don't want you to play cards for money.

You could lose.

Hurry.

Help!

Let me out of here!

Come on.

Get in there.

Let's move forward a little bit.

The flag is up, and they're at the post.

Dr. Flee in the middle of the racetrack.

Sir Galahad away very slowly.

They go past the stands in good time.

That's Amber Buck at the rail.

Whoa! Whoa! Hold back!

Whoa, buck!

Come on, come on! Run!

Coming to the finish line on the outside,

Dr. Blake has a short lead.

Amber Buck is now second, Full Sabre is third.

Ditto is fourth, Mr. Vent fifth.

Let him through! Let him through!

Amber Buck at the rail.

Sir Galahad coming through sharply from third.

Get up! Get up!

Sir Galahad on the outside now leads by a length.

Ditto moves in from the outside into second.

Out of the way! Get the blinker!

Full Sabre is fourth moving down the back stretch.

I can't hold him!

Come back here! Faster!

Sir Galahad is there by half a length.

Amber Buck wants to get somewhere.

I got it! I got it!

You ain't goin' nowhere now! Nowhere! Nowhere!

Oh, shit!

Moving around the turn on the outside, Full Sabre.

Now comes down to get the lead by half a length.

Amber Buck is second.

Sir Galahad third on the extreme outside.

Ditto is fourth, moving to the top of the stretch.

They turn on the track, on the outside is Full Sabre.

Amber Buck, Sir Galahad coming on between horses.

Ditto is at the rail.

Hit him with the buzzer.

A sixteenth of a mile to run. Amber Buck...

Sir Galahad is running between horses.

First to finish, Sir Galahad!

Oh, you beauty!

Hey, Sorrowful! Oh! Oh!

We did it, honey! We won! Oh, God!

Oh! Oh, boy!

- Attention, please. - Hold all bets.

There is an inquiry into the running of this race.

This race is not official.

I wonder why.

I don't think it concerns our horse. Maybe not.

No, it couldn't be Sir Galahad. He won cleanly!

He didn't bump anybody. He wouldn't.

Attention, please.

In this race, number six, Sir Galahad has been disqualified

for interference in the stretch and placed last.

He won! He won!

He won, right? Just like you said.

That's the important thing, winning.

Always remember that.

Where are you going? Why are you running away?

Who's running? She's gotta go to the bathroom.

- No, I don't. - Sure you do, you're a kid.

- I'll call you later. - I wanna know what happened?

He won.

Won? He was disqualified. Why?

You know something about it, don't you? Tell me!

- Was the race fixed? - I didn't say that.

It was fixed, wasn't it? Somebody fixed the race.

- Who would do such a thing? - You!

Who am I, Arnold Rothstein? I'll be in touch.

Tell me the truth!

I was saving his life.

So you did fix it!

For a reason.

You thought I wanted to win no matter what?

That's how you think of me?

Who do you think I was doin' it for?

You bet on him, didn't you?

You never bet on anything. You were gonna clean up!

- I saved his life! - You'll say anything!

It's the truth!

Oh, I think you're contemptible.

You don't want to listen. You want to argue.

Here, take her. She's gotta go to the bathroom.

I don't have to go.

Your friend pulled a fast one.

Hey! You still playin' cards for money?

Didn't I tell ya not?

But I win!

That don't matter.

I seen what happened to dolls who start gamblin'.

You gamble.

I'm not a gambler.

I'm an investor.

Also, I'm not a doll.

How much you win already?

A dollar and 12 cents.

Did she pay up?

Mrs. Clancy only had a dollar,

so she gave me her marker for the rest.

I know about Mrs. Clancy's markers.

Listen, I come to tell you that I'm goin' away.

No!

You too. You're goin' with me.

- Where are we going? - I'm not sure yet.

Someplace out of town. Chicago, maybe.

I know how to spell Chicago. Lola taught me.

"A chicken in the car and the car can't go."

That's how you spell Chicago.

Think you're so smart? I can spell New York.

"Knife and a fork and a bottle and a cork."

That's how you spell New York.

Hey, don't bend the suit. It's not that funny.

What's the big joke?

Benny taught me.

There's a lot of the wrong kind of teachin' goin' on around here.

I better get you out of here before you wind up in stir.

Will Amanda come with us?

Shh!

Doesn't she like you anymore?

May I come in, Mrs. Clancy?

Hello, Sorrowful.

Taking a bit of air, are ya?

Such a sweet little colleen, isn't she now?

I don't blame ya for keeping her.

Mrs. Clancy, would you get her dressed, please?

What are, what are you doin' out?

Blackie's got guys lookin' high and low.

Brannigan got the kid.

Oh, that's, that's a shame.

They got a hearin' tomorrow of which orphan joint she goes to.

You had breakfast?

Blackie tipped him off.

I never would've thought,

not even Blackie.

He figures I gotta show up at the hearing.

This a donut? You could play hockey with it.

I got 'em from the day old.

Six for a dime.

You, you can't show up.

I gotta.

Which means I gotta first take care of Blackie.

Uh, you're gonna have to hire somebody.

I mean, you don't know one end of a rod from the other.

I have this nephew in Brooklyn.

I don't want to kill him.

He wants to kill you.

I'm a finer person than him. Also smarter.

I plan to take advantage of his weakness.

What is Blackie most of all?

A snitch?

He's a dope.

He's always tryin' to show what a big man he is.

On the other hand, he could kill you!

I'm gonna let him show what a big man he is.

I have a message for you from Sorrowful Jones.

He wants to tell me where to send the body.

He says he will, uh,

he'll meet you at, uh, 2:00 this afternoon...

On pier 24,

at which time he will, uh, he will throw you in the river.

As, uh, as he has done previously.

Which is, which is well known to one and all.

Tell Sorrowful it's a good try,

but he swung and he missed.

He, uh...

He also says if you do not come,

it, uh, it shows you are nothing but the, uh...

But the punk that you have always been.

Sorrowful says.

And, uh...

"And too yellow, too yellow to meet him

"in fair and open combat,

"which is only to be expected

"from a person who

"fingers another person to the cops,

"especially a little kid."

Sorrowful don't have a heart.

What are you knockin' Sorrowful for?

What's so exclusive? He invited everybody.

What's the price?

Put it on me.

Excuse me. Excuse me, ladies.

Get out of the way there.

I got 7-8.

- Where'd you get them peanuts? - You got any more peanuts?

I put a couple of bucks on him.

Hope he doesn't hurt him too much.

Hello, punk.

Don't make it hard on yourself.

You don't want to suffer too long.

I'm glad you accepted my challenge.

Now we can discuss the terms.

What terms?

You said you were going to throw me in the river.

In a minute. Terms of the challenge, stupid!

You can't have a challenge without you have terms.

Don't you know that much?

- How do you think it is, huh? - He's tryin' to weasel out!

Can you imagine that?

All right. All right. All right!

What are the terms?

I throw you in the river, you stop tryin' to kill me.

Look who's tryin' to weasel out, huh?

Since you're the one that's going in the river,

what about when that happens, huh?

You still stop.

You know, I wanna see you dead!

Also, you throw me in the river, you can have my business.

I'm no bookie!

So you sell it.

Horse rooms, markers, goodwill. That's worth a bundle.

Where do you think I got the 50 Gs you wanted, huh?

From stickin' up candy stores?

Not since I was 10!

Ah, you're in very bad need of money, Blackie.

You owe Milwaukee and Miami and Chicago.

And those boys only wait a very little while.

Then they start by breaking your legs.

Look who's tryin' to weasel out.

I'm just tryin' to show you the benefits, dumb ox!

You knock me off, you're still in the soup!

I can get you out!

Unless...

Which I can understand...

You don't think that you can throw me in the river.

With one arm tied behind my back!

- Here we go! - Go get him!

Come here.

Come here!

I told everybody that I was gonna kill ya.

You changed your mind. You're entitled.

Nobody thinks you're Herbert Hoover.

If I throw you in the river, you gonna give me your business?

And I don't worry about going out in the nighttime.

Yeah, right.

Your money for your life, huh?

Just like in the olden days.

If you can throw me in.

You know, them two dolls really softened you up.

You wouldn't have made that trade otherwise.

So, do you accept my terms?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I accept your terms.

When do we start?

Now!

I told you quarters!

Nickels worked. They're cheaper.

Let go of him, Herbie!

Don't hold him like that! That ain't right.

Oh!

One, one, one. Give him a left jab.

Give him a left jab.

Swing!

There you go! Oh!

Oh!

Get tough now!

You owe me a dollar now.

Juvenile, female, Carter.

Age six, parents deceased, no living relatives.

Possibility of foster home still being considered.

Recommended disposition, Havenrest Orphanage.

Anything I should know about this case?

Just routine, Your Honor.

Your Honor.

Yes? Are you concerned here?

Yes, in a way, Your Honor.

What agency are you with?

None, Your Honor, but...

Where do you stand in legal relation to this child?

None, Your Honor, but...

Well, what are you doing here?

I would like to adopt her.

Why?

I care about her very much, and I can provide for her.

She'll have a good home.

Are you married?

Widowed, Your Honor, but I have references.

I'm sure you have.

You're a very attractive young lady, however...

You are dripping on my courtroom.

If it pleases the court, I fell in the river.

Do you know this man?

Are you here on behalf of this child?

Yes, ma'am.

You may refer to me as "Your Honor."

Yes, Your Honor.

Uh, I wish to adopt this minor.

I see.

Thank you.

Are you aware that Mrs., um...

Worthington, Your Honor.

Mrs. Worthington also wishes to adopt the child?

Ask her where she would reside with the child, Your Honor.

I have a beautiful large house, Your Honor, and he knows it.

With plenty of room for her to play outside.

It's more than you have.

Ask her what goes on there at night.

- I'd be interested. - Gambling.

Really? A regular gambling den.

Oh! Ask him what he does for a living, Your Honor.

I am a bookmaker.

Uh, uh, fiction or nonfiction?

He is a gambler!

He's not a gambler!

He's an investor.

Presently retired.

Retired!

So that there will be no bad influences

on a little kid, like with some people.

Uh, are you married?

Married?

Yes. Do you have a wife?

The lucky one who lives with you and cooks for you.

And does your laundry and takes care of your children.

And listens to your problems and sleeps with you.

Do you have one of those?

I wouldn't be seen dead.

Well, that creates a problem,

because I don't believe this child

should be awarded to single parents.

Oh, but that's ridiculous, Your Honor.

It don't make sense!

Marriage doesn't guarantee anything.

It's better off single.

I'm sorry. That's the way I feel.

I am sorry.

Your Honor, could we have a minute,

one minute, to discuss this outside?

You have one minute!

Come on!

You gonna be selfish about this as usual?

Is that a proposal?

We gotta keep the kid out of the joint!

You do know how to woo a girl.

So which is it, yes or no?

You just sweep her right off her feet.

- Make up your mind. - True, at my age, I didn't expect...

- Which is it? - Yes!

Okay. We can get divorced just as soon...

No!

What, no?

I'm not marrying you to get divorced.

You're not?

You are far more trouble than you are worth.

It will take all our efforts to shape you

into any semblance of a human being.

On the other hand, I happen to be stupidly in love with you.

If you weren't an egocentric, self-centered sap

without the brains you were born with,

you would know that you are equally,

although with much greater reason, in love with me.

So, when we marry, it will be, as they say,

for keeps!

You may as well know that right now.

If it please the court, Your Honor?

What is the price on we get the kid for sure if we get hitched?

11-10. Pick 'em.

It's a deal.

It's that romantic streak in you I find so irresistible.

Believe me, if I could find anybody else...

Oh, who would have you?

Oh!

Are you gonna be sorry!

I know.

Did Blackie throw you in the river?

Him? I can take him the best day he ever had. I slipped.

About your horse...

I forgive you.

What, forgive? I saved his life.

There's no need to lie anymore. I forgive you.

There's nothing to forgive!

There will be.