[CLOPPING]
See you tomorrow.
Bye, Jacob.
Jacob, it's Saul.
You don't remember?
I met you at your cousin Irving's bar mitzvah.
I'm good friends with your Uncle Aaron.
Oh.
Oh, yes.
Hi.
How are you?
I'm very good.
You're going to be even better.
Your uncle's waiting upstairsand has a big surprise for you.
What kind of surprise?
If I told you, young man, then it wouldn't be a surprise.
I gotta get home.
My parents are...
OK, OK.
I'll tell you.
But you have to promise to actsurprised when your uncle hands
you the present.
Present?
I promise.
Remember the Nintendo you've been wanting?
The Nintendo your parents don't want you to have?
Yes.
Well, your uncle bought it for you.
He didn't take it to your house, because he
knew your parents might get mad at him,
but I'm sure if we go there together with the Nintendo,
we can do some convincing.
Really?
Yes, Jacob, just go on upstairs.
Your uncle's waiting for you in the kitchen.
I'll be right up.
I'm sneaking a cigarette from the wife.
Promise me you won't tell her you
saw me smoking when you see her upstairs.
I promise.
Uncle Aaron?
[MUSIC PLAYING]
We come from Brooklyn, baby.
We come from Brooklyn.
We come from Brooklyn, baby.
We come from Brooklyn.
We come from Brooklyn, baby.
We come from Brooklyn.
We come from Brooklyn, baby.
We come from Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, Crooklyn here the county of kings.
My baseball bat swings when the nightingale sings.
One amongst thieves on the streets paved with gold.
No more time in France, no way of getting old.
We operate our rackets on the street, corner practice.
Batten down the hatches.
We're reaching for the matches.
Our bandanas, no one gets the last laugh, just my autograph
on this continental sound.
We come from Brooklyn, baby.
We come from Brooklyn.
We come from Brooklyn, baby.
We come from Brooklyn.
We come from Brooklyn, baby.
We come from Brooklyn.
So, Benny, I heard you guys were acting
like a bunch of big shots.
Made a fucking scene in the bar, throwing names around,
including the both of you.
So my guy here Danny steps in, and he
straightens this kid Gino out.
He gives him a beating.
As far as I'm concerned, he actually did both of you
guys a favor.
That's not what I heard.
What did you hear?
I heard that you were out of line.
That's fucking bullshit, OK?
Let me tell you...
Hey, Chris.
Sorry, this kid here should keep his mouth
shut when he opens it.
And you were saying?
Tell them what happened.
Well, Danny over here knows the real truth.
A few years ago, my guy Gino opened up his hole.
Slapped them around for acting like a real asshole.
Now Danny gets his button and abuses the privilege
we all share at this table.
Hits my guy in front of a bar full of people,
knowing my guy can't hit him back, because of the rank
he holds over him.
The truth is that if you two guys I respect so
much weren't here right now, I'd wipe these floors with you.
Yeah?
Go ahead, motherfucker.
Come on, come on!
Come on, go ahead.
Go ahead!
All right, all right, all right, all right.
Come on!
All right, all right.
We heard both sides.
Sit down.
Sit the fuck down, would you?
All right, first of all, nobody is wiping the floors
with anybody.
Chris, you know, your guy here, he
shouldn't even have mentioned that at this table.
You know that.
Look, all I know is that he does his job,
he doesn't fuck around, and he always tells the truth.
He was taught right.
What are you saying, Chris, that I don't teach my guy right?
Huh?
Maybe we should discontinue this for another time,
before it gets really ugly here.
Let's go.
Did you actually have this beef with this kid?
No, Ray.
That fucking Benny's full of shit, OK?
He's a coke head, right?
He's all fucked up all the time.
He doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about.
Scars, please, please, let me fucking whack him out
in his own fucking...
Hey, nobody's getting whacked, all right?
Calm down.
I'll straighten this out.
Leave it for another day.
You got me stressed out.
Look at this.
Come on.
Looks like there's friction between these families.
One thing's for sure, Benny isn't a coke head.
Danny Cuccio's full of shit.
He's the coke head.
I agree with Reilly.
Danny Cuccio's a fucking lowlife.
And Benny Zerletta isn't?
Not as low as Cuccio.
That whole Bozanno family's full of drugs.
That's why the commission barely looks at him anymore.
Hey, at least we follow around guys that
got some class and dignity.
What the hell did you two guys do
wrong to get assigned in those Bozanno assholes?
The Colenzo family are the assholes that war
with each other every five years and can't get along
with anybody.
Don't get me started.
Whoa, guys, guys.
Are we really arguing over whichfamily is lower than the other?
I got news for you, OK?
All five families are this of shit.
Look, I'm the only Italian in this van, right?
Well, I could tell you how sick I
am all of these guys that are giving my heritage such
a bad name.
Listen, man.
No, we gotta stay on these guys, get them all off the streets.
Come on, Gino you haven't even take a sip out
of your cappuccino.
You gotta snap the fuck out of it, kid.
Hey, Gino.
Our day will come.
Yeah, well, it couldn't come soon enough.
Mikey, I'm going out of my mind since this happened.
I can't even fucking breathe.
You need to relax, the both of youse.
[DOOR OPENS]
There's Barry.
So here's the deal.
You're gonna back off for now.
This is coming from Chris.
Believe me, I wanted to reach across the table
at that sit-down and strangle that prick Danny.
He's a fucking mutt.
He knows nothing about cosa nostra.
How do you expect me to let him get away
with doing this to my face?
Look at my face.
I've been in your situation before, Gino.
You can't always get what you want when you want it.
We got a lot of dealings with the Bozannos.
I do what I'm told from above.
You gotta do the same.
OK.
Good.
I'm thinking, we all need to go out, have a good time.
We're gonna hit Chantelle's tomorrow night.
I gotta go.
Hey, Gino.
You know Benny's burning up inside about this, right?
Right.
Hey, he is.
OK.
So that's that.
This is one thing that I missed in Texas.
No all Greek diners, just chain restaurants.
I couldn't wait to get a Brooklyn burger
deluxe with cheese fries.
Hello, Benny.
How are you?
I'm good.
This is Virginia Rizzo.
You know, Carmine's daughter.
Oh, your father's a good man, Virginia.
A very good man.
I know that.
Thank you.
Anything you guys need.
Psst.
Make sure you take good care of these two.
Of course.
Hey, guys.
What can I get you?
Two burger deluxes with cheese fries.
Burger deluxe, cheese fries.
You got it, guys.
Wait a minute.
Is that you, Virginia?
It's me, Billy Landsey.
I grew up around the block from you.
Oh, yeah!
Yeah, that's right.
How are you?
I'm great.
How you doing?
Great!
I... I'll go get your order.
It's funny how he's so happy to see you,
but doesn't remember me.
We were on the same Little League team.
I don't remember him at all.
I was just being nice.
You know what I hate, Jack?
These mob guys come in here with these beautiful women,
and we're supposed to give them the royal treatment.
Hey, well, you'd better get used to, my friend.
Just everywhere around here.
Know what?
Actually, I don't even mind it.
They're mostly good tips.
Oh, yeah?
Here's how much I give a shit about that.
Oh, that's disgusting.
Yeah, and it's for Benny Zerletta.
You know what I'm really thinking about doing, Benny?
I could think of a few things.
Those things you will get later.
I'm talking about other things.
I'm talking about opening up a hair salon.
I went to cosmetology school in Texas.
I was working at a hair salon.
Time to open my own.
All right, guys, here we go.
Cheese fries.
There they are.
And ladies first.
For you.
Enjoy, guys.
A hair salon?
Yeah, why?
You think it's a bad idea?
Not at all.
Whatever makes you happy.
Eat your burger.
Hm.
I know what you're going through.
You know I lost my youngest son Anthony to leukemia.
The scumbag that did this deserves to be in the ground
now.
You got Benny.
Go right behind him.
Manny, you can't hold him responsible for this.
Forgive me, Chris.
In this situation, I can do whatever the fuck I want.
And we outnumber you three to one.
Don't forget that.
Oh, come on, come on.
How long we know each other?
Huh?
25 years.
We've got a lot of business dealings together, right?
I don't want to fuck that up.
I don't want any friction with you.
I just want to keep the peace between us.
All right?
Yeah.
But I need to know that when I leave here
nothing is going to happen to this kid.
My boy.
We're good, Chris.
Poof.
I'm stuffed.
Best burger I've eaten in years.
You can eat, girl.
Where does all that food go?
Well, thank God it goes in all the right places.
Gotta go to the bathroom.
I can't believe you spit in Benny Zerletta's food.
[CHUCKLING]
I would hate to be around you if he found out.
How the hell's he going to find out?
I did it to a couple other mob guys, too.
I can't stand them.
You know, they're all tough guys when they're in numbers,
their guns in their hands.
But you get them alone, they ain't nothing
but a bunch of fucking pussies.
What took you so long?
I'm not feeling that good.
Let's go.
OK, hon.
200 bucks?
I never got a tip like that when I cut hair.
I got a better tip for you.
Thank you.
Oh, damn.
I think I left my beeper in there.
I'll go back in and get it for you.
No, sweetie.
It's OK.
I'll be right back.
OK.
Told you these guys were good tippers.
You must feel real stupid right now.
Stupid?
Yeah.
I'll tell you who's stupid, Benny.
That guy was on my Little League team.
He sucked.
What's up, guys?
Continue cooking.
Do you know, I always wondered what the kitchen
looked like in this joint.
It's actually really nice.
You guys must really like working here.
Guys like me, we come in here, we take good care of you,
don't we?
Yeah, Benny.
What's the matter, Billy?
We don't?
No, you do.
Get the fuck out.
You, too.
But I'm the chef.
Get the fuck out!
It's just me and you now, Billy.
My gun I left at home.
I don't want a problem with you, Benny, all right?
We were on the same baseball team together, Little League.
Don't you remember?
Pirates.
Now you bring that up?
You spit on my food?
That hurt!
[GROANING]
You spit on my food?
[GURGLING]
[DOOR OPENS]
What the hell took you so long?
I couldn't find my beeper anywhere.
But you know what?
It turned up on the bathroom floor.
I'm glad you found it.
What the hell are you doing with that thing?
Trying to figure it out.
I can only get one color.
Me, too.
I tried it a couple of times.
I don't got the patience for it.
Fuck this thing.
Now what's wrong with you?
Another kid went missing from Brooklyn today,
Jewish kid from Borough Park.
Yeah, I heard.
I seen it on the news.
It's horrible.
Only 12 years old.
You all right?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Look, I spoke to Gino and Vinny, and...
And they understand.
And that's that.
You know what your problem is, Benny?
It's you take on too many people's problems.
It goes with the territory.
You'll be in the same position soon.
Couldn't happen soon enough.
Do you ever think about the turning point?
Of the life?
All the time.
Actually happened right here, right where we're sitting.
I was 13 years old.
I was playing two hand touch with the other kids
on the block.
This kid Frankie Musso, he was a real jerk off
and used to bully me.
He was a little older than me.
I didn't give a fuck.
I had enough.
[SHOUTING]
I was kicking his fucking ass.
His Father Carmelo comes out and throws me to the ground.
On top of that, the prick actually
kicked me when I was down.
Antoinette, go inside, go inside.
Call the police.
My dad must have seen from the window.
You know he wasn't a fighter, but he couldn't see
a grown man kicking his son.
Hey, you creep.
You son of a bitch.
He came out like a man.
He was no match for Carmelo, and the scumbag actually
pushed my mom.
Bitch!
That was a bad idea.
What a cock sucker.
First time in her life, my mom called cousin Charlie.
I remember it like it was yesterday.
Carmelo knew he fucked up.
He was shitting in his pants.
Man, it's my kid.
It's my son, man.
No, no, no, no, no.
The thing I will never forget was the neighbors' faces.
[BEATING]
Nobody called the cops.
How you doing?
You all right?
Yeah.
Right there is when I knew I wanted
to be like Cousin Charlie.
I know you hate talking about him,
but your pop couldn't handle it, right?
No.
He was real embarrassed from the beating he got.
And he was so upset about me following
my cousin's footsteps.
My mom, she wished she never made that phone call.
He still won't speak you?
Nah.
Ever since I did that bidupstate, I've been dead to him.
He never came and seen me once.
My mom, she came every weekend.
He still live in the Poconos?
Far as I know.
After my mom died, he wanted out of here.
He chose to stay at the summer house full time.
He's still your dad.
Maybe you should make the phone call.
Your sauce is amazing, Virginia.
I can't believe how good of a cook you are.
You thought I can only look pretty and cut hair?
Who do you think cooked for my father after my mom died?
He must have been very pleased.
You don't want any wine?
No, I'm OK.
One glass can't hurt.
It's all right.
Alcohol and me don't mix.
You know, it's a good thingyou were able to get the house,
that the government didn't take it.
My dad was too smart for that.
He even left me two three familybuildings before he went away.
He was very with good investments and real estate.
I hope you're doing the same thing.
Are you?
I got some stuff lined up.
I'm working on it.
I told you, I really want to talk about things like that.
Not much you do want to talk about.
You just want to fuck me.
You know that's not true.
So you're saying you don't want to fuck me?
Because it's easy to tell me you love me.
Easy to say you're thinking of me.
Words aren't so easy to say.
Show me, show me you really love me.
Actions speak louder than words.
Show me, show me you really need me.
Right on.
Broads didn't dress like that in my day.
They leave nothing for the imagination.
Well, guess what.
That ain't a bad thing.
[LAUGHTER]
See the legs on her?
Right all the way up.
Yeah.
You know, that fireworks shipment came in.
I sent Tomasse over to the warehouse.
Oh, we're going to over to the house.
These are from Johnny, Benny.
Oh, look at this.
He did the right thing.
Thank you.
[INAUDIBLE]
Let me go say hello to Johnny.
Where are you going?
Nowhere.
Sit down.
Thanks for the drinks.
Are you kidding me, Benny?
We go way back.
Who would think we'd be where we are now?
That's right, buddy.
You know, I always make sure that you
got the support of my family if you need us, all right?
Same here.
Yeah, I heard about the beef with that fucking moron.
I can't believe they gave that asshole a button.
Sometimes I wonder what these fucking crews are thinking.
There's Jojo Amello.
He knows we're Ronny Ring's guys, right?
This is his joint.
That's why I was surprised when I seen Chris.
I heard about that incident, what happened
with you and Matty Cicas.
You know, these are good friendsof his, [INAUDIBLE] family.
I know.
As far as I'm concerned, what happened to Matty's kid,
it wasn't your fault.
That's why I'm here.
I ain't hiding from anybody.
I didn't do anything wrong.
Listen, I gotta get going.
But just remember, don't ever hesitate to call me.
I got your back.
Good seeing you.
Always good seeing you.
Be safe.
[CHATTERING]
Sorry to break up the party.
Andiamo.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Oh, Jesus.
She's going to give me a heart attack, Mikey.
Yeah, she will give you a heart attack, Mikey.
This one will give you another heart attack.
Jesus Christ, you're going to love this place.
Shit.
Take a look who's here.
Fuck you looking at?
What?
You got a fucking problem?
Fucking pussy.
[SCREAMING]
[GLASS SHATTERS]
What the fuck you doing?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Fuck you doing?
Throw them fucked out.
Everybody but Benny.
Ronnie wants to see you.
I'll see you back at the club.
Benny Z.
Hey, Ronnie.
Heard good things.
Yeah.
Nice to finally meet you.
Yeah, did you think we'd meet with my guys dragging you
up here for being a fucking jerk off in my club?
Before we get started, you should know that my guy,
he really doesn't like it when I sit with someone like you
without him being here.
You think Chris is going to save you tonight?
Well, I think it's going to get back to him that I
was called into your office.
Let me explain something to you.
Matty Cigars is like my brother.
His son's like a second son to me.
The thing that happened outside this club,
my joint, that's a death sentence twice, Benny.
Two fucking times.
We let it go, because you handle yourself correct.
Chris and Matty talked, and it worked out.
But then you come in here tonight,
you start a fucking fight with your jerk off crew.
What the fuck is wrong with you?
You trying to test me and my family, Benny?
What makes you think you walk out of here alive?
Talk to me.
Ronnie.
What?
I took the same oath as you.
Huh?
And on that day, when those rules were being thrown down
at me, I knew that that was my life,
and that the life came first.
Mm-hm.
Our oath and our rules is my Bible.
I live by that.
In life, we can't control other people's actions.
But in our life, we have to.
We protect our own.
You know that, Ronnie, whether they're right or wrong.
Yeah.
And my guy, he made a mistake starting a fight here.
Big fucking mistake.
A huge fucking mistake.
And believe me, when I leave here, he's going to fucking
know.
When you what?
When you leave here?
That's funny, Benny.
Ronnie, I know you worked very hard to get
the position you're at now.
Mm-hm.
And I'm sure coming up, you might
have been in this situation that I'm in right now.
I will fix this mistake.
And I can assure you that something like this
will never fucking happen again.
Get the fuck out of here.
Just go.
Get the fuck out.
Fucking guy comes to my joint and busts it up.
Fucking ice is freezing.
Cock sucker.
I think you need to go to the hospital, Mikey.
Hell no.
Fuck that.
He'll be all right.
Don't worry about it.
Oh, yeah?
Listen to me, Gino, you can't get over it,
you can't get over what happened to you,
you put this family at fucking risk!
Now, you get the fuck out, and don't fucking come back!
You don't like it, you get the fuck out, too!
Get the fuck out, Vinnie!
That kid, he reminds me of me after my sister
was killed by that fucking maniac Son of Sam.
I wanted to kill everybody.
I had nothing but anger inside of me.
But as you know, Benny, that hurt me.
I made bad decisions.
I broke the rules.
And truth be told, I'm lucky to be sitting here.
Your call.
All you gotta do is say the word and I'll take care of it.
If it means they both gotta go, so be it.
[MUSIC PLAYING]