What Doesn't Kill You

- Hey, folks. - It's that time again, right?

Yeah.

Good size?

What you're about to see is a true story.

Come on, guys. Hurry up.

You good?

- What's going on? - We're all set.

- You guys ready? - Yeah, I'm ready. You ready?

- Let's do this. - All right. Let's do it. Fuck this.

Get down! Get down!

- Get down! Don't make me fucking do it. - Oh, my God!

- Get down! Get down! Don't move. - Get your hands up.

There you go.

Nice and easy. Nobody gets hurt.

We don't need any heroes.

Ready?

- Police! Freeze! - Let's go!

Freeze!

Drop your weapon! Now! I said now!

Let's go! Get in the car!

What are you doing?

- Oh, my God! - Get in the car!

One thing that always stuck with me on the streets,

never do armored trucks.

- Thanks. - Yeah, no problem.

Over there.

Hey! Son of a bitch!

Hey! You little bastards, get back here!

No menthols.

Why don't you guys have a couple of Cokes? Go sit over there.

I got some stuff to do. I'll be with you in a minute.

Where'd you get the cigarettes?

Fell off a truck.

Twice in one week?

How'd you like to do an errand for me?

- Sure. - Depends.

- Did you go down to Williams yet? - Not yet.

I want you to go down to Williams Tavern and pick up an envelope.

- Can you handle that? - Sure.

How much?

How much. Listen to this kid. "How much?"

Fifty bucks. Is that enough?

- Sure. - Sure.

Brian.

Brian. Brian.

We have to be quiet.

This is nice, Stacy. Come here.

We can't do nothing 'cause my mother's upstairs.

Hey, hey. No hanging around. Call it a night.

What do you think of this coat, Jackie? A little too big?

- No, it looks good. - It looks good.

- How'd you make out? Did you find him? - We got him.

It's cold out.

Oh, yeah. It's colder where he is.

Get him out. Get him out. Come on. Come on.

- Come on. Get out. Get out. - Come on, out! Out!

Get him in the back. Hurry up.

Get in. Get in there.

- So fuck me, huh? - What?

Fuck me?

- No, no, it's okay. Say it. Fuck me. - Listen, I never said...

Didn't I tell you any money made around here, I see a piece of it?

You did.

And what have you given me? What have you given me?

I haven't...

Don't you scream! Don't you fucking scream!

I'll put a fucking hole right in you again.

I always wonder why people scream when they're in pain, Jackie.

It's like when they slurp coffee thinking it's gonna change the temperature,

- but it doesn't. - You're right. It doesn't change a thing.

I get a kick out of guys like you. I see you around the neighborhood,

playing your gangster roles, tough guys, arms folded,

talking out of the side of your mouth. Now look at him.

I can't believe it.

Didn't you put that Sweeney kid in the hospital for money he owed you?

So you're a fucking bully, too, right? Oh, yeah, you are.

- What's that kid, 150 pounds, Jackie? - Tops.

- You got my money on you? - No.

Do you got the money you owe me on you?

No.

15 Years later

Here, cut this up.

That prick down at Williams Tavern is ducking me again.

Go down and get some money off him, will you?

Another slow week.

I'm sick and tired of all this nickel-and-dime bullshit.

I'm not gonna wait all day for this cocksucker.

Hey, guys, what's up?

Fuck!

Do you wanna get involved?

- Are you gonna be warm enough? - Yeah, I'll be fine.

- You don't need a sweater? - No.

- You sure? - Yeah.

All right.

- Oh, good. You're just in time. - For what?

Sean's game.

I can't. I'm running right back out. I gotta go.

- Where are the... - It's the playoffs.

I can't. I'm busy. I'll catch your next game. I promise.

What's to eat?

From behind, duct-taped me...

- Does it sound like that? - Yeah.

- Hey! That's them right there. - Look who it is.

Yeah. With a scar over there.

- A thing of beauty. - How'd that tape treat you?

It's all right. It's all right. Almost took my mustache off.

- What'd you tell them? - I didn't tell them nothing.

I told them they better find the guys who did it

'cause I'm not paying for that shit

- out of my own pocket. - That's right.

- What are you having? - I'll take a cold beer.

- Give him a cold beer. - Thank you.

Yeah.

Good job, good job.

Wrists almost ripped off, mustache is gone.

I gotta hit the head. I'll talk to you later.

Hey, come here, boys. Hey, boys, I got you something.

Come here, shorty.

What are you doing out in the rain?

- Come over here. - Something for everybody.

Hey, there's your ma.

Hey, Stacy. Hey, Katie.

Call me later.

I'll give you a call around 8:00, all right?

- Hey, Katie. - Hi, Brian.

- Yo, Katie, you want a ride home? - Yeah.

- Say goodbye to your Uncle Paulie. - Bye.

Pay some bills. Get yourself a little something.

Thanks. Are you staying for supper or are you running out?

Yeah, yeah. Do you mind?

- The good old days. - Yeah.

- The good old days. - Yeah.

He's upstairs.

- What's his name? - Marius.

Marius. Yeah, Marius.

Might as well go talk to him. See what he has to say.

$5,000 is $5,000, right?

- Yeah. - All right.

- Jackie, again the soup is freezing. - Again, cold?

- Tell Hogie, "Hogie, the soup's freezing!" - You gotta be kidding me.

- Marius, how you doing? - I'm not too good.

Here's what happened.

I'm 60 years old, so I had this indiscretion

with this young manicurist on Newbury Street,

and then this cunt and her boyfriend called my wife!

Hold it. Indiscretion? You're losing us.

- I was fucking her. I was fucking her. - What?

- He was cheating on his wife. - I want them to pay, especially her.

Wait a minute. You want us to slap a girl around?

No, no, no. You see,

this bitch has these two poodles that she loves like her own children.

I want you to kidnap the female.

Now, it has to be the female. I don't care what you do to the guy.

I'll pay you five grand.

Let me get this straight. You want us to kidnap a poodle?

Yeah.

Do you think we're a couple of jerk-offs? No, you're making fun of us.

- No, no, no! No, but you see... - No, hey, hey!

Giving a guy a beating is one thing, all right? But kidnapping a fucking dog...

No, no, but you don't understand.

She's the one that has to pay. She called my wife.

- The guy's a fucking nut. - Five grand is five grand, Paulie.

I'm not doing it.

- Come on, we'll get some kid for a C-note. - Hey, I'm not doing it.

Kidnap a fucking poodle. What are you, out of your mind?

I know you don't like this,

but I think we should seriously consider doing an armored car.

Don't start with that again. Don't start with that again.

Everybody gets caught.

You gotta do it in broad daylight. Everybody sees you. It's impossible.

All right? Oh, shit. Oh, shit.

Brian! Brian! I got him.

- I got the motherfucker. - Spread his legs. Let me see.

It's got balls. Go in there and get the other one.

- They're vicious maniacs! - Get the fuck back in there.

It's not funny. It's a fucking poodle. It's not funny.

- It's kind of funny. - Brian, it's not funny.

- It's not funny. It's embarrassing. - A little funny.

- What are we gonna do? - I got this kid, Anthony, all right?

He's making a lot of money, and he don't answer to anybody.

What about Pat?

We gotta start making our own money.

That rat McGill is giving up everyone.

No wonder, with the deals they're giving today.

I should've killed that prick when I had the chance.

- Yeah. Definitely. - We took care of that.

Yeah, he called.

- Hey, Jackie. - Hey, Jackie.

Here you go.

He said $5,000.

Yeah, that's your cut. You got a problem with that, Paulie?

- Yeah, as a matter of fact, I do. - You do?

Yeah, yeah. You know what, Pat? Keep it.

Hey, come here. Come here. Come here!

Who the fuck you think you're talking to, some fucking punk?

I've been lining your pockets since you were a kid!

If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have shit!

That's not the point, Pat.

The point is it's supposed to be getting easier.

You think you're the only one with problems? I got heat up my ass,