1 00:00:27,300 --> 00:00:30,827 Remembering, out of the black silence... 2 00:00:30,937 --> 00:00:34,031 you were born in pain. 3 00:00:37,444 --> 00:00:40,709 Easy. Easy does it, little mother. 4 00:00:40,814 --> 00:00:43,840 We've never lost a father. 5 00:00:46,820 --> 00:00:49,812 Yourjob is done, little mother. 6 00:00:53,827 --> 00:00:56,990 You were born with hate and anger built in. 7 00:00:57,097 --> 00:01:00,260 Took a slap on the backside to blast out the scream... 8 00:01:00,367 --> 00:01:02,995 and then you knew you were alive. 9 00:01:03,103 --> 00:01:05,594 Eight pounds, five ounces. 10 00:01:05,705 --> 00:01:08,196 Baby boy Frankie Bono. 11 00:01:08,308 --> 00:01:10,276 Father doing well. 12 00:01:14,681 --> 00:01:17,616 Later you learned to hold back the scream... 13 00:01:17,717 --> 00:01:20,208 and let out the hate and anger another way. 14 00:01:27,027 --> 00:01:30,963 You come into Manhattan by dark, whatever time of day it is... 15 00:01:31,064 --> 00:01:34,363 through tunnels, like sewers hidden under the city. 16 00:01:34,467 --> 00:01:38,961 But you don't mind that. It's always that way, whatever city it is. 17 00:02:01,895 --> 00:02:04,887 You're alone. But you don't mind that. 18 00:02:04,998 --> 00:02:07,558 You're a loner. That's the way it should be. 19 00:02:07,667 --> 00:02:09,601 You've always been alone. 20 00:02:09,703 --> 00:02:11,933 By now it's your trademark. 21 00:02:12,038 --> 00:02:14,472 You like it that way. 22 00:02:22,616 --> 00:02:27,747 Silent night 23 00:02:28,922 --> 00:02:32,915 The railroad company makes sure you don't forget you're coming to town on Christmas. 24 00:02:33,026 --> 00:02:34,960 It gives you the creeps. 25 00:02:35,061 --> 00:02:39,896 But that's all right. Everyone on the goodwill kick, maybe they'll leave you alone. 26 00:03:05,925 --> 00:03:09,326 You hate cities, especially at Christmas. 27 00:03:09,429 --> 00:03:11,329 But that's all right too. 28 00:03:11,431 --> 00:03:13,899 When the Better Business Bureau rings the Christmas bell... 29 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,628 the suckers forget there's such a business as murder... 30 00:03:16,736 --> 00:03:19,864 and businessmen who make it their exclusive line. 31 00:03:19,973 --> 00:03:23,636 Like you. Baby boy Frankie Bono. 32 00:03:23,743 --> 00:03:25,711 Out of Cleveland. 33 00:03:42,162 --> 00:03:44,130 Nice view we have here. 34 00:03:49,803 --> 00:03:51,794 Thank you, mister. Merry Christmas. 35 00:03:51,905 --> 00:03:54,032 Registered as Fred Moore of Albany. 36 00:03:54,140 --> 00:03:57,576 In town for a week or less, on business. 37 00:03:57,677 --> 00:04:00,840 By the way, mister, if you need anything, just ask for George. 38 00:04:00,947 --> 00:04:02,915 Okay. 39 00:04:07,921 --> 00:04:11,084 At noon,you make contact. 40 00:04:11,157 --> 00:04:13,489 The wind is cold as you approach the ferry... 41 00:04:13,593 --> 00:04:16,084 but the palms of your hands start to sweat. 42 00:04:21,534 --> 00:04:23,525 This is the first bad moment. 43 00:04:23,636 --> 00:04:26,605 There's always a few on everyjob when you're not alone. 44 00:04:26,706 --> 00:04:28,731 You can depend on yourself, no one else. 45 00:04:28,842 --> 00:04:31,367 You've learned the hard way. 46 00:04:31,478 --> 00:04:33,776 They all hate the gun they hire. 47 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:38,340 When people look at you, baby boy Frankie Bono, they see death- 48 00:04:38,451 --> 00:04:40,351 death across the counter. 49 00:04:40,453 --> 00:04:42,421 Remembering. 50 00:04:55,568 --> 00:04:59,265 Watch it, Frankie. You almost missed him. 51 00:04:59,372 --> 00:05:02,967 You'll know him by the hate in his eye when he asks for a light. 52 00:05:04,043 --> 00:05:06,011 You got a match, bud? 53 00:05:20,393 --> 00:05:22,827 Ever been in Ohio? 54 00:05:22,929 --> 00:05:24,794 Yeah. Cleveland. 55 00:05:24,898 --> 00:05:27,890 I got a friend that practices in Cleveland. 56 00:05:29,335 --> 00:05:32,896 - You know him? - Yeah, I know Fat Nick. 57 00:05:33,006 --> 00:05:34,906 You got my passport? 58 00:05:37,644 --> 00:05:42,343 Half the dough is in the envelope. You get the other half when the job is finished. 59 00:05:42,449 --> 00:05:45,543 - How do I get in touch? - There's a number in the envelope. 60 00:05:45,652 --> 00:05:49,088 Call after you make the hit. I'll let you know where to meet me for the payoff. 61 00:05:49,189 --> 00:05:51,089 Okay. 62 00:05:51,191 --> 00:05:53,159 Uh, one more thing. 63 00:05:55,428 --> 00:06:00,195 If you get spotted before the hit, the contract's off. You understand me? 64 00:06:01,768 --> 00:06:04,168 Yeah, I understand ya. 65 00:06:10,777 --> 00:06:12,870 Now you're alone again. 66 00:06:12,979 --> 00:06:17,143 You relax. Your hands are cold now, even with gloves on. 67 00:06:17,250 --> 00:06:20,378 On your own again. Nothing to worry about. 68 00:06:29,796 --> 00:06:33,391 The target's name is Troiano. You know the type. 69 00:06:33,500 --> 00:06:36,628 Second-string syndicate boss with too much ambition... 70 00:06:36,736 --> 00:06:40,467 and a mustache to hide the fact he has lips like a woman... 71 00:06:40,573 --> 00:06:43,007 the kind of face you hate. 72 00:06:54,687 --> 00:06:56,746 Nice little home. 73 00:06:56,856 --> 00:06:58,881 Quiet little community. 74 00:06:58,992 --> 00:07:01,222 An hour out in the suburbs. 75 00:07:02,462 --> 00:07:05,056 Every morning he's picked up by two bodyguards. 76 00:07:06,466 --> 00:07:08,366 Hood written all over them. 77 00:07:08,468 --> 00:07:11,460 But when the neighbors read the headlines, ''Mobster Killed''... 78 00:07:11,571 --> 00:07:16,372 they'll say, ''But Mr. Troiano seemed like such a respectable man. 79 00:07:16,476 --> 00:07:20,105 He went to work every morning, 9:30 on the dot. '' 80 00:07:28,821 --> 00:07:32,086 You already know one thing: You can't make the kill at his house. 81 00:07:32,191 --> 00:07:34,091 Too easily spotted. 82 00:07:34,193 --> 00:07:36,161 Twenty-four hour streetlamps. 83 00:07:41,134 --> 00:07:43,159 It's a laugh. 84 00:07:43,269 --> 00:07:46,705 You could afford a house like that, if you wanted it. 85 00:07:46,806 --> 00:07:49,036 You're in the upper five percent income bracket. 86 00:07:49,142 --> 00:07:52,134 Killing pays well, for a reason. 87 00:07:52,245 --> 00:07:56,614 You have the experience and the know-how. You're proud of your reputation. 88 00:07:56,716 --> 00:07:59,184 Expert and thorough. 89 00:07:59,285 --> 00:08:01,685 You don't have to know a man to live with him. 90 00:08:01,788 --> 00:08:05,019 But you have to know a man like a brother to kill him. 91 00:08:23,509 --> 00:08:25,340 Watch it. 92 00:08:25,445 --> 00:08:27,345 Bodyguards slowing down. 93 00:08:27,447 --> 00:08:29,381 Could be they're watching for a tail. 94 00:08:29,482 --> 00:08:31,382 Pass them. 95 00:08:31,484 --> 00:08:34,578 Don't ever take chances. You're not a gambler. 96 00:08:43,262 --> 00:08:45,492 Now you know the pattern thejob will take: 97 00:08:45,598 --> 00:08:47,532 a waiting job. 98 00:08:47,634 --> 00:08:50,102 Waiting to find where Troiano goes to be alone. 99 00:08:50,203 --> 00:08:52,137 And you know another thing. 100 00:08:52,238 --> 00:08:54,138 It'll have to be quick and silent... 101 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:56,333 while he's away from his bodyguards. 102 00:08:56,442 --> 00:08:59,775 It'll be a job for a gun. That means another bad moment. 103 00:08:59,879 --> 00:09:01,779 Another contact. 104 00:09:01,881 --> 00:09:03,974 Your hands sweat a little on the wheel... 105 00:09:04,083 --> 00:09:08,144 remembering another Christmas running from the cops. 106 00:09:17,063 --> 00:09:20,521 Watch it, Frankie. Danger signal. Your mind's wandering. 107 00:09:20,633 --> 00:09:21,964 But you know why. 108 00:09:22,635 --> 00:09:26,401 You have to do business with Ralphie, and he turns your stomach. 109 00:09:49,028 --> 00:09:51,496 Oh, yeah. 110 00:09:51,597 --> 00:09:53,497 Uh, Frankie, huh? 111 00:09:53,599 --> 00:09:55,499 - Uh - - Bono. 112 00:09:55,601 --> 00:09:57,967 Bono. Hey, yeah. Come on in. 113 00:09:58,071 --> 00:10:00,039 Geez. It's good to see ya. 114 00:10:02,742 --> 00:10:05,734 You really surprised me. I didn't expect nobody. 115 00:10:05,845 --> 00:10:08,040 Kids been knocking on the door all day. 116 00:10:08,147 --> 00:10:10,081 Trying to bother me, you know. 117 00:10:18,758 --> 00:10:23,661 Place is kind of a mess. You have to excuse me. I didn't expect no company or nothing. 118 00:10:26,065 --> 00:10:29,501 I just had my lunch here. Hey. 119 00:10:31,671 --> 00:10:34,401 So how you been? You makin' a dollar? 120 00:10:34,507 --> 00:10:36,407 - Doin' all right. - Yeah? 121 00:10:36,509 --> 00:10:39,342 Yeah. Yeah, you always did all right. 122 00:10:39,445 --> 00:10:42,073 - Sit down, Frank. - I'm in a hurry, Ralph. 123 00:10:42,181 --> 00:10:45,947 Ah. Uh, you got one of them for me? 124 00:10:49,889 --> 00:10:52,687 I, uh - 125 00:10:56,028 --> 00:10:57,996 I heard you did a little time, huh? 126 00:11:00,133 --> 00:11:02,033 Still in business, Ralphie. 127 00:11:02,135 --> 00:11:04,103 What can I - What can I do for you? 128 00:11:04,203 --> 00:11:07,104 - I need a piece. - That's no problem. 129 00:11:07,206 --> 00:11:09,174 Thirty-eight with a silencer. 130 00:11:10,209 --> 00:11:12,700 Oh. 131 00:11:12,812 --> 00:11:15,337 A silencer, huh? 132 00:11:17,083 --> 00:11:19,051 That, uh - 133 00:11:20,119 --> 00:11:24,351 That may, uh, be a little problem. 134 00:11:24,457 --> 00:11:26,425 You know, I, uh - 135 00:11:27,927 --> 00:11:30,293 I gotta worry about a machinist. 136 00:11:30,396 --> 00:11:32,364 But, uh... 137 00:11:34,567 --> 00:11:37,263 we'll work something out. 138 00:11:37,370 --> 00:11:39,304 But it'll cost ya. 139 00:11:43,976 --> 00:11:47,173 Hey, Nancy. How you doing, huh? 140 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:49,180 Coo, coo, coo. 141 00:11:49,282 --> 00:11:52,513 Look how she knows me, huh? How you doing, sweetie? 142 00:11:52,618 --> 00:11:55,416 Coo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coo. 143 00:11:55,521 --> 00:11:58,115 Bop, bop, bop, bop, bop. 144 00:11:58,224 --> 00:12:02,217 - Bop, bop, bop, bop, bop. - How much? 145 00:12:02,328 --> 00:12:04,922 She hasn't eaten all day. Let me get her something. 146 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:10,330 Here you go. Here you go, sweetie. 147 00:12:10,436 --> 00:12:13,997 Hey. Come on. Come on. Come on. Ah! 148 00:12:14,106 --> 00:12:17,439 Come on. Yeah. You like that, don't you? 149 00:12:17,543 --> 00:12:20,341 You like that. 150 00:12:20,446 --> 00:12:22,607 $500, Frank. 151 00:12:24,317 --> 00:12:26,217 Coo, coo, coo, coo. 152 00:12:26,319 --> 00:12:31,780 - I'll give you two. - Oh, I'd like to help you out, Frank, but two? 153 00:12:31,891 --> 00:12:33,859 Ah. 154 00:12:37,296 --> 00:12:40,129 Come on. Come on. Here you go. 155 00:12:41,367 --> 00:12:43,267 There's another one. 156 00:12:43,369 --> 00:12:46,031 I'll tell you what I'll do, Frank. 157 00:12:46,138 --> 00:12:48,902 $400. But that's rock bottom. 158 00:12:51,878 --> 00:12:54,642 Three. 159 00:12:54,747 --> 00:12:58,080 Ayard and a half now, and the rest when I get the piece. 160 00:12:58,184 --> 00:13:00,812 Aw, Frank, make it another 50. Come on. 161 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:03,855 What does it mean to you? I gotta make something on the deal. 162 00:13:03,956 --> 00:13:07,119 Just another 50. Come on, Frank. Please. 163 00:13:08,794 --> 00:13:13,094 All right. I'll give you the other 50. But that's it. 164 00:13:13,199 --> 00:13:15,827 - Do you understand? - Sure. Sure, Frank. 165 00:13:15,935 --> 00:13:17,835 When I make a deal, it's a deal. 166 00:13:17,937 --> 00:13:19,837 Now we'll have a drink, huh? 167 00:13:19,939 --> 00:13:22,169 I'm in a hurry, Ralph. Where do I pick it up? 168 00:13:22,275 --> 00:13:24,971 Aw,just one for the new year, Frank. 169 00:13:27,813 --> 00:13:30,338 Hey. 170 00:13:30,449 --> 00:13:34,749 Whatever happened to that, uh - that girl you used to go with, the redhead? 171 00:13:34,854 --> 00:13:36,822 What was her name? 172 00:13:38,791 --> 00:13:41,419 Sally. Yeah. Hey, Frank. 173 00:13:41,527 --> 00:13:43,427 She, uh - 174 00:13:43,529 --> 00:13:45,463 She liked me, didn't she? 175 00:13:45,564 --> 00:13:47,498 Yeah. She liked you. 176 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,626 Yeah. Here's to, uh - 177 00:13:50,736 --> 00:13:52,829 Here's to Sally. 178 00:13:52,939 --> 00:13:55,237 Ralph, where do I get the goods? 179 00:13:55,341 --> 00:13:57,605 Oh, yeah. Over on the East Side. 180 00:13:57,710 --> 00:14:01,043 There's a barge called the Katherine L. Pier 21. 181 00:14:01,147 --> 00:14:04,913 Ask to speak toJoe Boniface. Tell him Vinny Sintera sent you. 182 00:14:05,017 --> 00:14:07,451 Tell him you're from Cleveland. He'll deliver the goods. 183 00:14:08,487 --> 00:14:11,422 - Where is that near? - Between 23rd and 24th Street. 184 00:14:12,591 --> 00:14:16,652 - And I want this quick. - Oh, yeah. Anytime after tomorrow, Frank. 185 00:14:16,762 --> 00:14:21,222 - All right. - Hey. Wh-What's your rush, Frank? 186 00:14:21,334 --> 00:14:25,703 - Gotta run, Ralphie. - I thought we could talk over old times. 187 00:14:35,748 --> 00:14:37,682 Hey. 188 00:14:38,718 --> 00:14:40,618 Look here, huh? 189 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:43,416 Look what big Ralph got for Christmas. Isn't that nice? 190 00:14:44,490 --> 00:14:46,583 Yeah. Isn't that nice? 191 00:15:24,163 --> 00:15:27,724 Now you're alone again, in another rented car. 192 00:15:27,833 --> 00:15:31,030 You pick up the target where you left off yesterday... 193 00:15:31,137 --> 00:15:33,105 right on schedule. 194 00:15:36,876 --> 00:15:41,472 Today the breaks are with you, and you stay with him while he makes his morning rounds. 195 00:15:41,580 --> 00:15:44,208 The streets of Harlem are busy enough. No one notices you. 196 00:15:44,316 --> 00:15:47,046 You catch a danger signal. 197 00:15:47,153 --> 00:15:50,953 Your hands are sweating, but that's all right, because you know what it is: 198 00:15:51,057 --> 00:15:52,957 the hate of Harlem. 199 00:15:53,059 --> 00:15:55,619 You hate them, and they hate you. 200 00:15:55,728 --> 00:15:58,492 Like another Harlem where you grew up. 201 00:16:09,608 --> 00:16:12,577 Watch it, Frankie. Save your hate for Troiano. 202 00:16:12,678 --> 00:16:15,943 He runs the girls and the dope and the books and the numbers. 203 00:16:16,048 --> 00:16:18,573 There's a guy you could really learn to hate. 204 00:16:18,684 --> 00:16:22,245 You will, before the time comes. You always do. 205 00:16:22,354 --> 00:16:26,017 Somehow you always hate the targets before you hit 'em. 206 00:16:37,470 --> 00:16:43,067 The sisters at the orphanage used to say, ''God moves in mysterious ways. '' 207 00:16:44,243 --> 00:16:49,010 Sometimes you wonder ifhe moved you in to rid the world of men like Troiano. 208 00:16:57,356 --> 00:17:00,757 He thinks he looks like a gentleman ifhis shoes are shined. 209 00:17:00,860 --> 00:17:03,328 You could kill him right now with pleasure. 210 00:17:43,102 --> 00:17:45,036 Knock it off for today. 211 00:17:45,137 --> 00:17:47,332 Pick him up tomorrow when he leaves the restaurant. 212 00:17:56,982 --> 00:18:01,749 Time to kill. Twenty-four hours to stay faceless in the crowd. 213 00:18:01,854 --> 00:18:04,220 Get yourselflost in the city. 214 00:18:04,323 --> 00:18:07,258 Lose yourself in the Christmas spirit with the rest of the suckers. 215 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:12,763 Ho, ho, ho, ho! Hello! Hello, little boys and girls. 216 00:18:12,865 --> 00:18:15,959 Merry Christmas to you all. 217 00:18:16,068 --> 00:18:20,334 - Hello! Merry Christmas to you all. - Mommy, can I ask Santa for my presents now? 218 00:18:20,439 --> 00:18:24,569 - No, honey. No. - I hope you've all been good little boys and girls... 219 00:18:24,677 --> 00:18:28,636 because Santa is here with lots of toys and candy... 220 00:18:28,747 --> 00:18:31,011 and goodies for all of you. 221 00:18:31,116 --> 00:18:35,917 Ho, ho, ho. Make sure you all go to sleep early Christmas Eve... 222 00:18:36,021 --> 00:18:39,457 because I'll be coming down your chimney. 223 00:18:39,558 --> 00:18:41,458 Away! 224 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:44,757 Deck the halls with boughs ofholly 225 00:18:44,863 --> 00:18:48,060 Fa, la, la, la, la la, la, la, la 226 00:18:48,167 --> 00:18:51,261 'Tis the season to bejolly 227 00:18:51,370 --> 00:18:54,237 Fa, la, la, la, la la, la, la, la 228 00:18:54,340 --> 00:18:57,537 Don we now our gay apparel 229 00:18:57,643 --> 00:19:00,908 Fa, la, la, la, la, la la, la, la 230 00:19:01,013 --> 00:19:04,141 Troll the ancient yuletide carol 231 00:19:04,250 --> 00:19:10,155 Fa, la, la, la, la la, la, la, la 232 00:19:15,561 --> 00:19:19,292 Funny. Your hands are cold when you think of Christmas. 233 00:19:19,398 --> 00:19:24,335 - Remembering. - Joyful and triumphant 234 00:19:24,436 --> 00:19:28,532 O come ye O come ye 235 00:19:28,641 --> 00:19:34,170 To Bethlehem 236 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:38,876 Come and behold him 237 00:19:38,984 --> 00:19:42,920 Born the king of angels 238 00:19:43,022 --> 00:19:46,321 O come let us adore him 239 00:19:55,301 --> 00:19:58,327 Remembering other Christmases. 240 00:19:58,437 --> 00:20:01,270 Pushing your nose against the plate glass store windows... 241 00:20:01,373 --> 00:20:03,568 till the cold of it made your head ache. 242 00:20:03,676 --> 00:20:06,839 Wishing for something. What was it? 243 00:20:06,945 --> 00:20:09,311 Roller skates? Bike? 244 00:20:09,415 --> 00:20:12,009 Sled? Games? 245 00:20:12,117 --> 00:20:14,881 Nothing like that. Something bigger. 246 00:20:14,987 --> 00:20:17,478 More important. Something special. 247 00:21:15,180 --> 00:21:17,011 Alone at dinner. 248 00:21:17,116 --> 00:21:19,550 Your hands are hot remembering the hot, sweaty hands... 249 00:21:19,651 --> 00:21:22,518 of the mother superior holding you. 250 00:21:25,424 --> 00:21:29,053 - It can't be. - Watch it. Danger signal. 251 00:21:29,161 --> 00:21:32,187 And now you catch it. Another bad moment. 252 00:21:32,297 --> 00:21:34,527 Of all crummy times. 253 00:21:34,633 --> 00:21:39,161 The familiar face out of the past. Good old Pete from the orphanage. 254 00:21:39,271 --> 00:21:41,796 It has to happen now and then. You can handle it. 255 00:21:41,907 --> 00:21:46,935 But why now? You feel hot, like they were crowding in and pushing you. 256 00:21:47,045 --> 00:21:49,309 Who? Anyone. Everyone. 257 00:21:49,415 --> 00:21:51,679 Pete. You hate the type. 258 00:21:51,784 --> 00:21:54,252 You'd like to push his loud mouth in. 259 00:21:54,353 --> 00:21:57,083 You smile. You're polite. You don't even hear the words. 260 00:21:57,189 --> 00:21:59,089 Yak,yak,yak, like a parrot. 261 00:21:59,191 --> 00:22:04,595 Then he's reminding you. There was a girl-his sister. Lori. 262 00:22:04,696 --> 00:22:08,359 You don't usually remember names, especially women's names. 263 00:22:08,467 --> 00:22:11,800 But Lori. There was something special there. 264 00:22:11,904 --> 00:22:14,566 Tell me about yourself, Frankie. 265 00:22:14,673 --> 00:22:16,732 What have you been doing? 266 00:22:17,843 --> 00:22:20,334 Petey, I can't stay. I've gotta take off. 267 00:22:20,446 --> 00:22:22,914 What, are you kidding? 268 00:22:23,015 --> 00:22:25,108 Hey, waiter. Bring me two more here. 269 00:22:25,217 --> 00:22:27,185 You're going no place, man. 270 00:22:28,220 --> 00:22:30,620 Come on. 271 00:22:30,722 --> 00:22:34,283 Do I have to lay you out like I used to? 272 00:22:36,829 --> 00:22:39,457 Come on now, Frankie. Fill me in. 273 00:22:39,565 --> 00:22:42,261 Where the hell did you disappear to? 274 00:22:43,402 --> 00:22:46,132 Well, I've... been on the move a lot. 275 00:22:46,238 --> 00:22:48,206 And I - 276 00:22:49,441 --> 00:22:53,207 Well, sure. Sure. Who hasn't? 277 00:22:53,312 --> 00:22:57,214 As for me, maybe you remember. I was always pretty fair with a paintbrush. 278 00:22:57,316 --> 00:23:01,309 So when I came out of the army, I studied commercial art. G.I. Bill. 279 00:23:01,420 --> 00:23:05,049 And finally got myself a job with an advertising agency. 280 00:23:06,859 --> 00:23:09,589 I guess I been kind of lucky. 281 00:23:09,695 --> 00:23:11,595 Glad to hear it, Petey. 282 00:23:11,697 --> 00:23:14,257 S- Say. 283 00:23:14,366 --> 00:23:18,962 What are you doing tonight? I mean, Lori's giving a party, and you're coming. 284 00:23:19,071 --> 00:23:22,006 No. I can't make it, kid. I've gotta go. 285 00:23:22,107 --> 00:23:24,507 - Waiter. - Aw, nonsense. Listen, Frankie. 286 00:23:24,610 --> 00:23:27,841 It's Christmas Eve. Aw, Frankie. You gotta come. 287 00:23:27,946 --> 00:23:30,744 - I can't make it. - There'll be a lot of real swinging people there. 288 00:23:30,849 --> 00:23:34,250 You'll have a wonderful time. Besides, here she comes now. 289 00:23:34,353 --> 00:23:38,551 Hey, Lori. Look who's here. How about it, huh, Lori? You recognize this guy? 290 00:23:38,657 --> 00:23:40,522 Hello, Frankie. 291 00:23:42,227 --> 00:23:44,195 Hello. 292 00:23:45,430 --> 00:23:48,593 - You sure have changed. - Go on. She hasn't changed a bit. 293 00:23:48,700 --> 00:23:51,328 Maybe a little longer, wider. That's all. 294 00:23:51,436 --> 00:23:54,803 Hey, Lori. We gonna let him have a lonely old beer on Christmas Eve? 295 00:23:54,907 --> 00:23:56,807 You know you're making a mistake. 296 00:23:56,909 --> 00:23:59,810 But you tell yourself maybe it's smarter to play it cool. 297 00:23:59,912 --> 00:24:03,348 Go for one drink, stay for a dance maybe, then get out. 298 00:24:03,448 --> 00:24:07,475 You tell yourself they might get suspicious if you turn down the invite. 299 00:24:07,586 --> 00:24:09,816 Maybe you're right. Maybe you're smart. 300 00:24:09,922 --> 00:24:12,914 Maybe you're kidding yourself. So watch it. 301 00:24:23,402 --> 00:24:25,393 You hate parties. 302 00:24:25,504 --> 00:24:29,099 You sit alone waiting for a chance to blow the noisy crowd out of your ears... 303 00:24:29,207 --> 00:24:31,175 wondering what you're doing here. 304 00:24:33,946 --> 00:24:35,777 If you want a woman, buy one. 305 00:24:35,881 --> 00:24:39,783 In the dark, so she won't remember your face. 306 00:24:39,885 --> 00:24:42,115 But for some reason you stall around... 307 00:24:42,220 --> 00:24:45,348 telling yourself it's as good a way as any to kill time. 308 00:24:45,457 --> 00:24:48,255 Ding. Ding, dong, ding. 309 00:24:48,360 --> 00:24:51,261 Ding, dong, ding. 310 00:24:51,363 --> 00:24:55,026 Ding, dong, ding. 311 00:25:23,795 --> 00:25:27,754 I've always wanted to dance with you, Frankie. 312 00:25:27,866 --> 00:25:29,800 Come on. Go ahead. We're all friends here. 313 00:25:29,901 --> 00:25:32,734 Yeah. Go ahead, Frankie. My sister only asks once, you know. 314 00:25:44,583 --> 00:25:47,245 You're not having a very good time, are you? 315 00:25:47,352 --> 00:25:49,946 I guess I just don't mix in. 316 00:25:50,055 --> 00:25:52,023 Try. 317 00:25:54,426 --> 00:25:56,394 That's more like it. 318 00:25:59,698 --> 00:26:02,690 All right, ladies and gentlemen. Listen. Quiet down. Listen. 319 00:26:02,801 --> 00:26:05,599 Twenty years ago I won a great contest. I'll never forget it. 320 00:26:05,704 --> 00:26:08,195 And just to prove my manhood, I'm gonna do so again. 321 00:26:08,306 --> 00:26:13,744 Frankie, I hereby challenge you to another peanut-pushing contest with the nose. 322 00:26:13,845 --> 00:26:16,279 Of course, I have a slight advantage. 323 00:26:16,381 --> 00:26:20,374 - Will you take this loudmouth? - Come on. He hasn't a chance. I've been practicing for years. 324 00:26:20,485 --> 00:26:24,615 Come on, Frankie. I'm giving you a second chance. Very few people get that in their life. 325 00:26:24,723 --> 00:26:26,623 - Come on. - Go get 'em, Frankie. 326 00:26:29,961 --> 00:26:31,929 One for you. 327 00:26:33,532 --> 00:26:36,467 On your mark, get set, go! 328 00:26:56,688 --> 00:26:59,179 Well, you son of a gun. You won. 329 00:27:43,201 --> 00:27:45,169 December 25. 330 00:27:45,270 --> 00:27:47,204 You have all of Christmas Day to kill. 331 00:27:47,305 --> 00:27:49,205 You hate Christmas so much... 332 00:27:49,307 --> 00:27:52,333 you can't stand the thought of sweating it out alone in a crummy hotel room. 333 00:27:52,444 --> 00:27:58,178 In excelsis Deo 334 00:27:58,283 --> 00:28:02,845 Gloria 335 00:28:08,393 --> 00:28:10,691 In excelsis 336 00:28:10,796 --> 00:28:16,496 Deo 337 00:28:23,575 --> 00:28:26,635 - Hi. - Hello. 338 00:28:26,745 --> 00:28:31,307 You know, I had such a funny feeling. I wasn't sure you'd come. 339 00:28:32,417 --> 00:28:34,885 - Uh, here. - Oh. 340 00:28:34,986 --> 00:28:36,886 Thanks, Frankie. 341 00:28:36,988 --> 00:28:39,047 Merry Christmas to you. 342 00:28:39,157 --> 00:28:41,250 Hey, come on in. 343 00:28:50,602 --> 00:28:52,536 No, it really was great. 344 00:28:53,939 --> 00:28:56,203 I haven't eaten a meal like this in years. 345 00:28:57,309 --> 00:28:59,903 Why not, Frankie? 346 00:29:00,011 --> 00:29:03,742 Well, you know, I've, uh, moved around a lot. Never settled in one place. 347 00:29:03,849 --> 00:29:05,874 Doing what? 348 00:29:06,985 --> 00:29:10,011 You certainly can be evasive. 349 00:29:11,890 --> 00:29:14,791 Where did you go when you left Chillicothe? 350 00:29:17,696 --> 00:29:19,789 Frankie. 351 00:29:25,770 --> 00:29:27,670 Cleveland. 352 00:29:27,772 --> 00:29:30,502 I was sick of that little burg. I wanted a big city. 353 00:29:32,544 --> 00:29:34,444 And what did you do? 354 00:29:38,350 --> 00:29:40,511 I got a job in this big parking lot. 355 00:29:41,553 --> 00:29:44,818 The old guy who ran it - he liked me. He treated me like a father. 356 00:29:45,991 --> 00:29:48,221 He made me manager. 357 00:29:48,326 --> 00:29:50,692 And I was doing pretty good... 358 00:29:50,795 --> 00:29:52,922 until the whole damn thing fell apart. 359 00:29:53,031 --> 00:29:55,090 What do you mean? 360 00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:58,636 Oh, there were these local racket guys, and they tried to shake the old man down. 361 00:29:58,737 --> 00:30:01,501 They bombed his house, and they killed his wife. 362 00:30:01,606 --> 00:30:03,574 - Why? - Why? 363 00:30:03,675 --> 00:30:05,836 You just don't ask questions like that. That's why. 364 00:30:05,944 --> 00:30:09,744 All I know is the old guy took off for Florida like a scared rabbit. 365 00:30:09,848 --> 00:30:12,681 - Maybe I should have gone with him. - What did you do? 366 00:30:12,784 --> 00:30:15,116 What do you mean what did I do? 367 00:30:15,220 --> 00:30:17,745 I look to stay alive. That's what I do. 368 00:30:17,856 --> 00:30:20,086 - Now I - - Let's just forget the whole thing, shall we? 369 00:30:48,987 --> 00:30:50,955 I vote we dance. 370 00:30:52,557 --> 00:30:56,323 Unless, of course, you'd rather push another peanut across the floor. 371 00:30:57,896 --> 00:30:59,864 Come on, Frankie. 372 00:31:23,288 --> 00:31:25,256 That was some dance. 373 00:31:26,358 --> 00:31:28,690 - Let's sit down. - No, Frankie. 374 00:31:28,793 --> 00:31:30,761 Frankie, no! 375 00:31:30,862 --> 00:31:32,830 No! Frankie! 376 00:31:43,942 --> 00:31:46,877 I'm sorry. 377 00:31:51,049 --> 00:31:52,949 I'm very sorry. 378 00:31:54,052 --> 00:31:56,452 Sometimes I just don't know what the hell I'm doing. 379 00:32:13,238 --> 00:32:15,172 I think you better go, Frank. 380 00:32:16,207 --> 00:32:20,405 Oh, Lori, please. Let me stay. I - 381 00:32:20,512 --> 00:32:22,810 I promise you I won't get rough anymore. 382 00:32:25,550 --> 00:32:27,518 I just got carried away. 383 00:32:30,655 --> 00:32:32,885 Please, Lori. 384 00:32:38,930 --> 00:32:40,898 Please. 385 00:32:50,875 --> 00:32:53,400 Suppose we have a warm-up on the coffee. 386 00:33:11,930 --> 00:33:14,922 Lori, look. I want to explain about what happened over there. 387 00:33:15,033 --> 00:33:18,491 Frankie, look. Just forget it. Really. 388 00:33:18,603 --> 00:33:22,471 There's nothing to say, and... it's okay. It's fine. 389 00:33:24,742 --> 00:33:28,109 You know, Frankie, you're really a very attractive guy. How come you're not married? 390 00:33:28,213 --> 00:33:30,181 I don't know. 391 00:33:32,317 --> 00:33:35,218 Well, I think- I think what you probably need is... 392 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:37,720 a girl, or someone. 393 00:33:37,822 --> 00:33:41,155 You know, someone that you could feel good with. 394 00:33:43,228 --> 00:33:46,664 Someone who could make you feel at home. That's all. 395 00:33:50,935 --> 00:33:53,335 Drink your coffee, Frankie. 396 00:33:53,438 --> 00:33:55,906 And then you'd better leave. I really am very tired. 397 00:34:20,198 --> 00:34:23,224 December 26. 398 00:34:23,334 --> 00:34:26,269 Troiano has had his day in church, and he's back at work. 399 00:34:26,371 --> 00:34:28,339 So are you. 400 00:34:38,283 --> 00:34:41,582 You're feeling better now you got Christmas out of your system. 401 00:34:41,686 --> 00:34:45,486 You begin to feel the excitement that always comes as you start to close in. 402 00:34:45,590 --> 00:34:48,024 You have a crazy hunch something new will happen today... 403 00:34:48,126 --> 00:34:50,117 to break the monotony of waiting. 404 00:34:50,228 --> 00:34:52,128 And you're right. 405 00:35:09,280 --> 00:35:13,080 In the middle of the afternoon, Troiano goes into a small brownstone. 406 00:35:13,184 --> 00:35:15,584 He leaves his protection outside. 407 00:35:15,687 --> 00:35:18,952 Now you know where Troiano goes alone. 408 00:35:19,057 --> 00:35:21,355 But you still don't know why. 409 00:35:38,710 --> 00:35:40,610 You should have figured it. 410 00:35:40,712 --> 00:35:42,680 Troiano was strictly in character. 411 00:35:42,780 --> 00:35:47,683 Christmas Day with the family. Day after Christmas shacked up with a dame. 412 00:35:47,785 --> 00:35:50,686 Four hours alone. Or almost alone. 413 00:35:50,788 --> 00:35:53,586 Now you know where the target is going to get hit. 414 00:35:53,691 --> 00:35:55,750 The details will have to be worked out. 415 00:35:55,860 --> 00:35:58,055 But the general setup is perfect. 416 00:35:58,162 --> 00:36:02,496 And you're learning to hate Troiano like you haven't hated anyone since the old man. 417 00:36:20,818 --> 00:36:23,753 ? Met a girl a year ago? 418 00:36:23,855 --> 00:36:26,551 ? She knew everything there was to know? 419 00:36:26,658 --> 00:36:28,922 ? Her eyes were gray Her hair was jet? 420 00:36:29,027 --> 00:36:31,962 ? Oh, my evil baby I can't forget? 421 00:36:32,063 --> 00:36:35,260 ? So I'm dressed in black all the time? 422 00:36:35,366 --> 00:36:38,392 ? Dressed in black all the time? 423 00:36:41,372 --> 00:36:44,569 Right at the start of our affair 424 00:36:44,676 --> 00:36:47,577 Her cat-gray eyes searched with care 425 00:36:47,679 --> 00:36:50,079 - But I'd pretend - Watch it. Danger signal. 426 00:36:50,181 --> 00:36:54,515 Ralphie. You should have spotted him before he spotted you. 427 00:36:54,619 --> 00:36:58,578 - Ralphie, with his pet sewer rats. - Dressed in black all the time 428 00:37:02,593 --> 00:37:05,858 Oh, why does it happen 429 00:37:05,963 --> 00:37:08,022 Just like a carbon copy 430 00:37:08,132 --> 00:37:11,499 Why can't I fall in love with someone 431 00:37:11,602 --> 00:37:14,036 Who's in love with me 432 00:37:14,138 --> 00:37:16,936 Now even though a year's gone by 433 00:37:17,041 --> 00:37:19,737 On Thursday nights I still do cry 434 00:37:19,844 --> 00:37:22,608 I think ofher and how she lied 435 00:37:22,714 --> 00:37:25,205 Deep inside I know I've died 436 00:37:25,316 --> 00:37:28,342 So I'm dressed in black all the time 437 00:37:28,453 --> 00:37:31,479 Dressed in black all the time 438 00:37:34,892 --> 00:37:37,452 Another guy His name was Lou 439 00:37:37,562 --> 00:37:39,757 Stabbed my baby and killed himself too 440 00:37:39,864 --> 00:37:43,300 It broke my heart I must confess 441 00:37:43,401 --> 00:37:48,304 In a snow-white coffin 442 00:37:48,406 --> 00:37:53,639 And a cold black dress 443 00:37:53,745 --> 00:37:56,646 She'll be 444 00:37:56,748 --> 00:38:01,776 ? Dressed in black all the time Dressed in black all the time? 445 00:38:01,886 --> 00:38:05,481 Troiano with his high-priced dame and Ralphie and his rats. Two of a kind. 446 00:38:05,590 --> 00:38:11,028 And the conga drum beating your head till you taste the hate on your tongue. 447 00:38:11,129 --> 00:38:13,757 All the 448 00:38:13,865 --> 00:38:18,598 Time 449 00:38:22,507 --> 00:38:25,271 ? For he's a jolly good fellow? 450 00:38:25,376 --> 00:38:28,174 ? For he's a jolly good fellow? 451 00:38:28,279 --> 00:38:31,180 For he's a jolly good fellow 452 00:38:31,282 --> 00:38:35,116 - Happy birthday.! - Which nobody can deny 453 00:38:45,630 --> 00:38:48,895 At times like this you know who your real friends are. 454 00:38:52,336 --> 00:38:54,998 - Skoal. - Skoal.! 455 00:39:05,116 --> 00:39:07,744 ? The sky is flaming orange and the streets are golden brown? 456 00:39:07,852 --> 00:39:10,650 ? And I'm gonna find my baby in this torrid? 457 00:39:10,755 --> 00:39:14,213 ? Torrid town? 458 00:39:14,325 --> 00:39:17,021 She left me across the border on a horse of tan and white 459 00:39:17,128 --> 00:39:20,188 Gotta help me find my baby or there's gonna be a fight 460 00:39:22,967 --> 00:39:27,427 She's here A stranger told me she's here 461 00:39:27,538 --> 00:39:30,234 Oh, Lord, hold me I fear 462 00:39:30,341 --> 00:39:33,504 I'll do her harm though I love her 463 00:39:33,611 --> 00:39:37,570 She ran off with another man 464 00:39:37,682 --> 00:39:40,674 And I can't rightly stand 465 00:39:40,785 --> 00:39:44,516 To think ofher with a lover 466 00:39:44,622 --> 00:39:46,590 Clear the streets of gold and brown before I lift my head 467 00:39:46,691 --> 00:39:49,592 Then I'll find my baby and her lover I'll shoot her very dead 468 00:39:49,694 --> 00:39:52,254 The sky is bloody purple now because the sun's gone down 469 00:39:52,363 --> 00:39:55,196 Gonna find my baby in this torrid 470 00:39:55,299 --> 00:39:58,700 ? Torrid town? 471 00:40:01,138 --> 00:40:03,698 Now there's no more hope within me The sky is turnin'red 472 00:40:03,808 --> 00:40:06,436 It's time I left this torrid town The both of them are dead 473 00:40:06,544 --> 00:40:09,536 I'm headin'across the desert and don't care what is done 474 00:40:09,647 --> 00:40:12,172 I no longer have my baby I'll never love another one 475 00:40:12,283 --> 00:40:15,252 What's good There ain't nothin'good 476 00:40:15,353 --> 00:40:18,652 I feel like I was wood 477 00:40:18,756 --> 00:40:21,486 Don't care anymore 478 00:40:22,727 --> 00:40:24,627 Won't run 479 00:40:24,729 --> 00:40:27,562 I'll wait here in the sun 480 00:40:38,409 --> 00:40:40,741 Gallop on my way 481 00:40:42,313 --> 00:40:44,281 How you doin', Frankie? 482 00:40:48,052 --> 00:40:50,486 You, uh, see the birthday party outside? 483 00:40:50,588 --> 00:40:53,284 I usually don't like birthday parties. 484 00:40:53,391 --> 00:40:56,053 You know, I figure like it's bad luck. 485 00:40:56,160 --> 00:40:58,094 I mean, like why tempt fate? 486 00:40:58,195 --> 00:41:00,220 What are you drivin' at, fatty? 487 00:41:00,331 --> 00:41:02,856 You know, Frank, I may be fat over here... 488 00:41:02,967 --> 00:41:04,935 but I'm not fat up here. 489 00:41:05,036 --> 00:41:08,699 You know, I figure we're gonna have to renegotiate the contract. 490 00:41:08,806 --> 00:41:12,003 Renegotiate this. We made a deal. 491 00:41:12,109 --> 00:41:14,077 Yeah, I know we made a deal, Frank... 492 00:41:14,178 --> 00:41:17,579 but I'd had no idea I'd have to outfit the whole safari out there. 493 00:41:17,682 --> 00:41:19,775 I mean, you're goin' after big game, Frank. 494 00:41:19,884 --> 00:41:23,012 Yeah, you're gonna have to pay luxury prices, boy. 495 00:41:23,120 --> 00:41:25,054 I'll pay you nothin'. 496 00:41:25,156 --> 00:41:27,624 I'm warnin' you, fatty. You're stickin' your belly where it doesn't belong. 497 00:41:27,725 --> 00:41:30,216 Don't threaten me. 498 00:41:30,328 --> 00:41:32,296 Without a gun in your fist, you're nothin'. 499 00:41:43,174 --> 00:41:45,472 You know, I overpaid you in the first place. 500 00:41:46,811 --> 00:41:49,575 Why don't you go home and feed your rats? 501 00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:52,274 Fine, Frank. I'll go home. 502 00:41:52,383 --> 00:41:54,851 But if I just happen to read in the newspaper... 503 00:41:54,952 --> 00:41:58,444 that our friend out there ain't havin' no more birthday parties... 504 00:41:58,556 --> 00:42:00,649 well, you come by and see old Ralph. 505 00:42:00,758 --> 00:42:03,454 I figure you're gonna owe him a few bucks or somethin'. 506 00:42:04,829 --> 00:42:06,797 You're over your head, fatty. 507 00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:11,798 We'll see, Frank. We'll see. 508 00:42:11,902 --> 00:42:14,496 I gotta run now. I'm in a hurry. 509 00:42:23,914 --> 00:42:26,747 ? The orange sky is burning on the scaffold looking down? 510 00:42:26,851 --> 00:42:29,649 ? I'll soon be with my baby? 511 00:42:29,754 --> 00:42:31,881 ? Far away? 512 00:42:31,989 --> 00:42:34,787 ? From this torrid? 513 00:42:34,892 --> 00:42:41,798 ? Torrid town?? 514 00:48:25,642 --> 00:48:27,940 You're not marked up. That's a break. 515 00:48:28,045 --> 00:48:30,206 You're sweating all over your body. 516 00:48:30,314 --> 00:48:32,475 You tell yourself it's the steam heat... 517 00:48:32,583 --> 00:48:35,677 but you know the radiator's been cold all night. 518 00:48:35,786 --> 00:48:40,120 You know you'll stay in a sweat till they find the body and the news breaks. 519 00:48:49,400 --> 00:48:52,301 That was a fine ballad from Gus Lowen and his ensemble. 520 00:48:52,403 --> 00:48:56,066 And now - 521 00:50:24,828 --> 00:50:27,456 - Yeah? - This is Cleveland. 522 00:50:27,564 --> 00:50:29,464 Oh, hello, Cleveland. 523 00:50:29,566 --> 00:50:32,194 - Listen, I gotta talk to you. - So talk. 524 00:50:32,302 --> 00:50:34,668 I mean, not on the phone. I wanna meet with you. 525 00:50:34,771 --> 00:50:36,898 Did you take care of everything? 526 00:50:37,007 --> 00:50:40,465 No. What I'm trying to tell you is there's been some trouble. 527 00:50:40,577 --> 00:50:42,977 Did you see the papers? 528 00:50:43,080 --> 00:50:46,914 - How the hell did you get into that? - I couldn't help it. He was trying to shake me down. 529 00:50:47,017 --> 00:50:49,986 All right. Were you spotted? 530 00:50:50,087 --> 00:50:53,887 - No, but what I want to tell you - - I ain't interested in the details. 531 00:50:53,991 --> 00:50:57,017 - But listen. Let me tell you - - I told you, I ain't interested. 532 00:50:57,127 --> 00:50:59,186 You got no time to play with. 533 00:50:59,296 --> 00:51:04,199 We're only interested in one thing: you gettin' that job done. 534 00:51:04,301 --> 00:51:06,895 What I wanna tell you is I don't want to do the job! 535 00:51:07,004 --> 00:51:09,063 What? 536 00:51:09,173 --> 00:51:11,937 I want out! 537 00:51:12,042 --> 00:51:15,068 All right. Now listen careful, Cleveland. 538 00:51:15,179 --> 00:51:17,647 Item one: For just thinkin' what you just said... 539 00:51:17,748 --> 00:51:19,648 you're in real trouble... 540 00:51:19,750 --> 00:51:21,718 and they're gonna hear about this call. 541 00:51:21,818 --> 00:51:24,048 - But I - - Item two: 542 00:51:24,154 --> 00:51:29,091 You made a contract with us, so you'll do the job and you'll do it right. 543 00:51:29,193 --> 00:51:31,718 Then we'll listen to your problems. 544 00:51:31,828 --> 00:51:34,353 You've got till New Year's Eve. 545 00:51:34,464 --> 00:51:37,592 And remember, you're in trouble now. 546 00:51:51,081 --> 00:51:55,814 The worst trouble in your life, but you can't get the scream out of your head to concentrate. 547 00:51:55,919 --> 00:51:58,888 For the first time in your life, you don't wanna be alone. 548 00:52:15,405 --> 00:52:18,670 Hello? 549 00:52:18,775 --> 00:52:21,073 Lori? This is Frank. 550 00:52:22,112 --> 00:52:25,377 Oh. Hello, Frank. 551 00:52:25,482 --> 00:52:27,677 Lori, I've gotta see you. 552 00:52:27,784 --> 00:52:30,150 Is something wrong? 553 00:52:30,254 --> 00:52:32,245 Are you in trouble? 554 00:52:32,356 --> 00:52:34,449 No, uh - No trouble. I - 555 00:52:34,558 --> 00:52:37,254 I've just gotta see you. It's important. 556 00:52:37,361 --> 00:52:39,625 Frank, I'm sorry, but it's just impossible for me... 557 00:52:39,730 --> 00:52:42,255 to get away for the next couple of days. 558 00:52:42,366 --> 00:52:45,028 Christmas week practically my whole family comes to town... 559 00:52:45,135 --> 00:52:47,695 and, well, you know how it is. 560 00:52:49,740 --> 00:52:51,640 Yeah, I know. 561 00:52:51,742 --> 00:52:53,733 Couldn't you tell me over the phone? 562 00:52:53,844 --> 00:52:58,281 No. No, I - I wanted to see you when I tell you. 563 00:52:59,383 --> 00:53:01,476 Frank... 564 00:53:01,585 --> 00:53:04,713 if it's about the other night... 565 00:53:04,821 --> 00:53:07,449 I'd like you to know I have no hard feelings... 566 00:53:07,557 --> 00:53:11,789 and as far as I'm concerned, we're still the same friends. 567 00:53:13,297 --> 00:53:15,322 Okay? 568 00:53:15,432 --> 00:53:17,900 Okay. 569 00:53:18,001 --> 00:53:21,198 Frank, I really can't talk any longer now... 570 00:53:21,305 --> 00:53:25,833 but why don't you call me next week when things won't be as hectic? 571 00:53:28,979 --> 00:53:32,779 All right, Lori. I'll - I'll speak to you soon. 572 00:53:32,883 --> 00:53:35,351 Okay. Bye, Frank. 573 00:53:35,452 --> 00:53:37,579 Oh, by the way- 574 00:53:37,688 --> 00:53:40,020 I'd like to wish you a happy New Year. 575 00:53:43,527 --> 00:53:45,654 Thanks. 576 00:53:52,536 --> 00:53:56,063 Okay, she doesn't know it, but shejust did you a big favor. 577 00:53:56,173 --> 00:53:59,108 You're alone, the way you were born. 578 00:53:59,209 --> 00:54:02,337 Your head's cooler and the scream's fading away. 579 00:54:02,446 --> 00:54:05,074 Your hands are still hot, but you know why. 580 00:54:30,073 --> 00:54:31,973 Another bad moment. 581 00:54:32,075 --> 00:54:36,034 Another contact, to pick up the gun fat Ralphie ordered. 582 00:54:36,146 --> 00:54:40,105 And you wonder how much the contact knows about Ralphie's being whacked out... 583 00:54:40,217 --> 00:54:43,345 and if it means something to him. 584 00:54:43,453 --> 00:54:45,751 Hey. 585 00:54:45,856 --> 00:54:49,383 - Where can I find Joe Boniface? - What do you wanna know for? 586 00:54:49,493 --> 00:54:53,122 I'm a friend of Vinny Sintera's. He asked me to say hello. 587 00:54:53,230 --> 00:54:55,130 I'm Joe Boniface. 588 00:54:56,767 --> 00:54:59,998 You got some merchandise I'm interested in. 589 00:55:00,103 --> 00:55:02,003 Come on up. 590 00:55:05,108 --> 00:55:07,338 What do you want? 591 00:55:07,444 --> 00:55:10,641 I can use a.38 special with a silencer. 592 00:55:10,747 --> 00:55:12,647 Oh, yeah. Had a lot of trouble gettin' that. 593 00:55:12,749 --> 00:55:15,547 - They're not easy to get these days, you know. - Oh, cut your cryin', pop. 594 00:55:15,652 --> 00:55:18,280 - You're gettin' paid for it. - Uh-huh. 595 00:55:27,631 --> 00:55:31,226 You're all right. He doesn't know or doesn't care. 596 00:55:31,334 --> 00:55:35,100 You're relaxing now, hands cold again. 597 00:55:35,205 --> 00:55:37,173 There'll be a gun in them soon. 598 00:55:37,274 --> 00:55:39,538 And your mind's running clear and cool. 599 00:55:39,643 --> 00:55:44,171 Expert, as an engineer designing a bridge. 600 00:55:44,281 --> 00:55:46,249 You could have been an engineer. 601 00:56:02,332 --> 00:56:04,357 You're moving now, smooth... 602 00:56:04,468 --> 00:56:07,266 like a piece of precision machinery. 603 00:56:07,370 --> 00:56:09,838 Before you hit the target in his little love nest... 604 00:56:09,940 --> 00:56:12,465 you have to know everything about the flat and the building... 605 00:56:12,576 --> 00:56:14,942 as well as the architect who built it. 606 00:56:15,045 --> 00:56:17,513 You could have been an architect too. 607 00:57:13,904 --> 00:57:17,465 Hello. Hello, Mr. Troiano. It's so good to see you. 608 00:57:17,574 --> 00:57:20,338 - How are you? - Oh, I'm so tired. 609 00:57:20,443 --> 00:57:23,503 Can never get through here. There's so much work, I can never get through. 610 00:57:23,613 --> 00:57:27,208 - Thank you for taking care of the apartment. - Thank you. Thank you so much. 611 00:57:27,317 --> 00:57:31,378 You know, the people upstairs don't think I'm entitled to a life of my own. 612 00:57:31,488 --> 00:57:34,719 I have a right to my own life.! 4:00 this afternoon- 613 00:57:36,726 --> 00:57:39,718 I'm supposed to meet my sister at 6:30. 614 00:57:45,702 --> 00:57:47,602 Keeping watch on Troiano... 615 00:57:47,704 --> 00:57:51,071 you feel the hate shaping up at the back of your neck where the hair is short. 616 00:57:51,174 --> 00:57:53,074 That's a good sign. 617 00:57:53,176 --> 00:57:56,441 You get a feeling this is how it was meant to be- 618 00:57:56,546 --> 00:57:58,673 like you are Troiano's fate... 619 00:57:59,783 --> 00:58:01,683 like you're God. 620 00:58:37,153 --> 00:58:41,522 Now you know you have a free hour inside the love nest. 621 01:00:50,920 --> 01:00:53,718 Relax.! Watch it. Steady, Frankie boy. 622 01:00:53,823 --> 01:00:56,417 So the dame's phone rings. 623 01:00:56,526 --> 01:00:59,654 Where'd you get the crazy idea it was Lori? Calling you here? 624 01:00:59,763 --> 01:01:02,061 Concentrate. 625 01:01:02,165 --> 01:01:04,633 No gun. Concentrate. 626 01:01:04,734 --> 01:01:08,033 Concentrate. A life depends on it. 627 01:01:08,138 --> 01:01:10,629 No neighbors to peek in from any window. 628 01:01:10,740 --> 01:01:13,265 Troiano wanted his privacy. 629 01:01:15,712 --> 01:01:19,944 Okay. Thatjust about wraps it up in a beautiful package. 630 01:01:20,049 --> 01:01:24,008 Just a couple more details before you tie the baby blue ribbon on it. 631 01:01:44,040 --> 01:01:45,940 The last day. 632 01:01:46,042 --> 01:01:49,068 In just a few more hours, yourjob will be done. 633 01:01:49,179 --> 01:01:51,147 Check and recheck. 634 01:04:01,811 --> 01:04:05,269 Nothing can go wrong. No mistakes. 635 01:04:05,381 --> 01:04:07,975 Because this is your lastjob. 636 01:04:08,084 --> 01:04:11,178 You've got that figured out now. You faced fact. 637 01:04:11,287 --> 01:04:13,255 You know you're through. 638 01:04:21,464 --> 01:04:24,695 You killed fat Ralphie in panic, then you tried to run out. 639 01:04:24,801 --> 01:04:27,861 They don't like that, the people who hire you. 640 01:04:27,971 --> 01:04:30,872 They say a guy's cracking up when that happens. 641 01:04:30,974 --> 01:04:32,874 Maybe they're right. Watch it. 642 01:04:32,976 --> 01:04:34,944 Hold on till it's over. 643 01:04:43,319 --> 01:04:46,015 How do you like that? 644 01:04:46,122 --> 01:04:48,556 It's not in your head at all. 645 01:04:48,658 --> 01:04:53,118 An orphanage. A crummy orphanage right under your nose. 646 01:04:59,102 --> 01:05:01,002 Remembering. 647 01:05:25,261 --> 01:05:29,288 Just one more killing, Frankie, then you're through. 648 01:05:29,399 --> 01:05:33,358 One more to die, and then you won't have to be alone. 649 01:05:44,714 --> 01:05:47,080 You know, Frankie, you're really a very attractive guy. 650 01:05:47,183 --> 01:05:49,151 How come you're not married? 651 01:05:49,252 --> 01:05:52,585 What you probably need is a girl... 652 01:05:52,688 --> 01:05:54,656 or someone. 653 01:05:54,757 --> 01:05:57,555 You know, someone that you could feel good with. 654 01:05:57,660 --> 01:06:00,185 Someone who could make you feel at home. 655 01:06:31,327 --> 01:06:34,524 - Frankie. - Lori, I-I wanna talk to you. 656 01:06:34,630 --> 01:06:38,157 Oh, I-I'm terribly sorry, Frank. It's so early, and I - 657 01:06:38,267 --> 01:06:40,201 It's - It's important. 658 01:06:40,303 --> 01:06:43,704 You know, what we said the other night about - 659 01:06:43,806 --> 01:06:47,071 what you told me about - about needing somebody. 660 01:06:47,176 --> 01:06:50,168 Well, I - I've been thinking about it, and you were right. 661 01:06:51,614 --> 01:06:53,639 I do need somebody. 662 01:06:53,749 --> 01:06:56,877 What I'm trying to say is this: 663 01:06:56,986 --> 01:06:59,750 Lori, I need you. 664 01:06:59,856 --> 01:07:03,053 - Frank, I'm sorry- - Lori, sweetheart, have you got- 665 01:07:03,159 --> 01:07:05,059 Hello, Frank. 666 01:07:06,996 --> 01:07:11,433 - What the hell is this? - I'm - I'm terribly sorry, Frankie. 667 01:07:12,735 --> 01:07:14,635 You must have misunderstood. 668 01:07:14,737 --> 01:07:16,705 What? 669 01:07:16,806 --> 01:07:19,604 It's just that you were so lonely. 670 01:07:19,709 --> 01:07:22,200 - I just thought- - You thought what? 671 01:07:22,311 --> 01:07:24,279 - Well,you really ought to call- - Shut up! 672 01:07:26,182 --> 01:07:28,082 What? 673 01:07:29,585 --> 01:07:31,917 - That - - Never mind. Never mind. 674 01:07:33,122 --> 01:07:35,090 I understand. 675 01:07:35,191 --> 01:07:37,125 Merry Christmas. 676 01:07:41,097 --> 01:07:43,224 Watch it, Frankie. Danger signals. 677 01:07:43,332 --> 01:07:46,460 Like electric current, like lightning, like fire in the night... 678 01:07:46,569 --> 01:07:48,935 and sirens screaming in your head. 679 01:07:49,038 --> 01:07:52,030 Don't think. Don't remember. Don't look ahead. 680 01:07:52,141 --> 01:07:54,507 Concentrate. 681 01:07:54,610 --> 01:07:57,044 You have a job to do, and you're an expert. 682 01:07:57,146 --> 01:07:59,910 A killer who doesn't kill gets killed. 683 01:12:58,848 --> 01:13:02,716 One last contact- to pick up your money. 684 01:13:02,818 --> 01:13:05,787 Only a few minutes, and then you'll be alone again... 685 01:13:05,888 --> 01:13:09,949 the way you were meant to be, the way you like it. 686 01:13:25,708 --> 01:13:27,676 This is Cleveland. 687 01:16:44,339 --> 01:16:47,035 ''God moves in mysterious ways, ''they said. 688 01:16:47,142 --> 01:16:50,669 Maybe he is on your side, the way it all worked out. 689 01:16:50,779 --> 01:16:53,043 Remembering other Christmases... 690 01:16:53,148 --> 01:16:56,948 wishing for something, something important, something special. 691 01:16:57,052 --> 01:17:00,180 And this is it, baby boy Frankie Bono. 692 01:17:00,289 --> 01:17:02,621 You're alone now. All alone. 693 01:17:03,859 --> 01:17:05,850 The scream is dead. 694 01:17:05,961 --> 01:17:08,623 There's no pain. You're home again. 695 01:17:08,731 --> 01:17:12,064 Back in the cold, black silence.