Little Odessa

Hello?

It's me. It's done.

I need you in Brooklyn.

An Iranian jeweler is giving me problems.

He needs to disappear.

He's here in Little Odessa.

Brooklyn's no good for me. You know that.

You owe us a debt. It's important.

Don't you want to see the old neighborhood again?

I'll call you when I get there.

I'm taking you in, Lee.

Not a chance.

Come on out.

Or do I have to come in and get you?

That's the whole story, Arch. All of it.

You didn't kill him.

I did.

A long time ago.

The day I looked away and hoped he'd change.

I'll have to tell Jen.

I'd like to tell her myself.

- So is that it? - That's it.

What?

Huh?

It's me, mom.

Hey.

That will kill you.

- Did you get the syrup? - Hmm?

I forgot. Sorry.

How is mama?

Is she all right?

You shouldn't smoke.

Holy shit.

What the fuck is he doing here?

Wake up. Wake up.

- What? - Come on. Get out of the car.

What are you doing?

Get out of the car.

Son of a bitch.

Hi.

You're late.

I know. I was with Ma.

I'm going to be gone for a while, all right?

Okay.

Finish counting the pennies and put them in the box.

Hey.

- What is it? - Is he gone?

Yeah.

If I let you in on something, promise to keep it a secret?

Sure.

Don't say sure. This is big.

Okay.

What is it?

I can't tell you.

- Come on, you can't say that. - Yeah?

It's going to cost you.

How much?

Those.

- The cigarettes right there. - Those?

- Okay, how about one? - No.

- Two cartons every week. - Fine, fine, man. What is it?

You never heard this from me, understood?

- You tell anybody, you go to the dump. - Yeah. I know. All right. What is it?

Your brother's here in Brooklyn.

Where is he?

I saw him go into the Metropole in Queens.

That's all I can say, kid.

Oh!

Go to bed. Go back to bed.

Close the door.

Josh.

Josh, hey.

It's me.

Get out of here.

Okay, then we'll meet later.

It's not safe.

Then we'll meet later somewhere else.

Can't do that. I'm sorry.

You look good, though. You're growing.

Ma's going to die. She's got a brain tumor.

- Does pop still work the stand? - Yeah.

Be under the boardwalk.

Near Nathan's.

Tomorrow at 4:00.

Okay.

Come here.

How'd you know I was here?

I won't do anything. Just tell me.

Sasha Aronov told me.

Nobody can know I'm here.

Not your friends, not any of our relatives, nobody.

Don't discuss it with Sasha or anybody else.

- Okay. - Okay?

See you tomorrow.

Fucking Mickey Mouse.

- Who'd you tell about me? - Nobody.

Don't insult me, or I'll cut it off.

I told your brother and the guys.

I told Victor and Yuri. They won't say anything.

Yuri still run the station?

- Yeah. - You going there now?

Get up! Get the fuck up!

Let's go.

Volkoff's looking for you.

I know that.

This asshole picked the wrong fucking time to be hanging around my house.

Bad fucking luck.

Volkoff's the rukovodstvo now.

He wants you bad.

Comes around all the time asking where you are.

We got a problem.

You all know I'm here, and that's a problem.

We're gonna work together.

Don't worry. I got some money for you.

What if we don't want to help?

Reuben?

Hey.

Hey, Ma.

I don't have much to say.

You were always so quiet,

so introverted.

You don't go out with girls?

No, none of them will go out with me.

Oh. No, you mustn't say that.

Why? Don't say that.

Oh, you're beautiful.

- You think I'm beautiful? - Yes.

Stop it! Reuben, you are beautiful.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

I know. I love you, too.

Ma, does it hurt?

Hey.

It's fucking...

It's fucking cold out here.

You gonna tell me about Ma?

She got sick maybe five months ago.

What happened?

She had some headaches.

They said she'd be dead by now.

From Nathan's.

You bar mitzvahed?

Yeah.

You get a lot of money?

Not too much.

You can make lots of money from those things, you know?

All your friends bring you money. All your relatives.

You got friends?

They're shvartzes.

How about the girls?

They're shvartzes too.

Pop says not to hang with them.

I want to come home and see Ma.

They think you're dead.

What'd you do?

I did some things.

There's a lot of rumors.

Biggest killer in the world's a rumor.

Brooklyn should be called rumors.

How you doing? You okay?

Mm-hmm.

We'll do something this week.

Okay, let's go.

Let's go home now.

I'll race you.

Don't worry. She doesn't look so bad.

It's no big deal. Come on.

Did you let him in?

Did you let him in?

He gets what I got, is that it?

- Come on. Josh... - Don't you fuckin' hit him.

Get out of my house.

Get out of my house, or I swear to you, you'll get belted.

Get out of my house!

Get out of my house!

Get out of my house!

Fuck you!

Get out of my house!

I'll fucking kill you,

you fucking lay a hand on me!

Get out.

Get out, I said!

Murderer.

Out!

You go to your room!

Alla Shustervich.

Alla Shustervich.

It's Joshua Shapira.

What do you want from me?

I wanted to see you.

But I didn't do anything.

I know that.

How you doing?

I'm going to go home now.

I heard about your pop.

I'm sorry.

I heard about you.

Can't come here anymore, if that's what you mean.

Then why are you here?

I'm leaving soon.