The Sting II

Actually, my dear, I prefer a doll with a sunny disposition...

And a shady past. Oh!

Kid colors, you're the tops.

First, I'll take care of you. And then I'll take care of her.

Oh, thank you very much, sir.

What's goin' on?

Six years ago they took me for half a million.

Now I pay them back, all of them, starting with kid colors.

Lonnegan, can I go in? I'd like to watch, huh? Huh?

Not this time. You keep your eyes opened for tourists, okay?

This is a private show.

Private.

There's the boss.

How'd it go, huh? Huh?

It was a short show, but a big hit. What about the body?

Good-bye, kid colors.

That's one.

Boss, this ain't your usual style.

No.

You just put the word around that MacAlinski did this.

"Macalin-ki." - MacAlinski.

And next... Jake Hooker.

Okay, Jake?

She's at the table in front of the post. Got the 500 bucks?

Which post, Eddie?

Center post on the left.

What'd I tell you, huh? If she ain't loaded with Jack, I don't know my own name.

I just don't feel right about it, Eddie. She's with her mother and everything.

Come on, Jake, this ain't no slight on her. She just happens to be keepin' company with cash.

It ain't as if you hate the dame.

Jakey, don't let her looks get to you. You remember what Fargo said?

"Dames and griftin' don't mix"?

Wise up!

You're right. Right. I'll plant the bait.

Merci. - Countess, lady Dorsett, so good to see you both.

Bonsoir. And how may I assist you this evening, please?

Well, we would like some more champagne.

- Of course, some champagne. - And a Blue Moon Cocktail.

Yes, indeed!

Excuse me, ladies. May I have a word with you? Oui.

You haven't by chance seen a gold watch around here, have you?

Well, no, I don't believe we have, mister... Stewart. Charles Stewart.

- I'm in charge of security. - Mr. Stewart.

Very nice to meet you. I am Veronique LaFleur.

Countess LaFleur. Well, uh, we are very sorry that you lost your watch.

Oh, it wasn't mine. It belonged to a Jerome Hawthorn.

He lost it in here tonight and he's very anxious to get it back.

He's offering $500 for its return.

Well, Mr. Stewart, if we find the watch, we will return it to you right away.

Ow you say, uh, tout de suite, uh... On the double?

Thank you, Countess LaFleur.

- Countess, look here. - Mr. Stewart, there is. A gold watch here.

Well, my goodness, there is a watch here. My, my.

And it's Hawthorn's all right. And now that you found the watch, you have a reward coming.

I can't take it. I don't need it. But I insist!

Countess, why don't we add the money to the charity ball funds we've collected?

Oh, I suppose we could. Uh, we have been collecting pledges...

For the displaced persons in Europe.

The stealings of war, you know, uh...

Thank you.

Merci. Mr. Hawthorn will be delighted.

Please forgive my presumptuousness, but I can't help noticing that you keep...

It's obvious that you're carrying a great deal of cash.

And as a professional security officer, I'd be remiss in my duties...

If I didn't inform you of the criminal element on the streets these days.

Really? In this neighborhood? If you'd allow me,

I'd be more than happy to show you a safe way of handling your money.

- Oh, oui. - Please, do.

All right, take the money that I gave you and place your money in the envelope with it.

Oh.

Like this?

Right. You, too, lady Dorsett.

- Mm-hmm. - Very good. Now seal it.

Thank you. All you have to do is place it inside your sleeve...

And under your arm like this.

Now, you always know where it is because you can feel it,

and no pickpocket will ever think of lookin' for it there.

How clever.

Just doin' my job, Countess.

Have a good evening. Good night. Merci.

Oh, waiter, complimentary check for this table.

Bonsoir.

Hey, Jake, that was fantastic! The way you did that, I couldn't even see a switch.

Ah, it was easy. I still don't like connin' women, Eddie.

Let's see what we got here. Ohhh, come to me, come to me.

Jake, five bucks?

Shit, Ed! Check the front, Eddie!

Hey, watch it!

First you say you do and then you don't

then you say you will and then you won't

you're undecided now excuse me.

What are ya gonna do.

If I find that broad, I'm gonna wring her neck!

Ah, she's probably halfway home with the 500 bucks, Jake.

Don't that rot your socks? I'm tellin' you, I'm sick of this town, Eddie!

You can't trust anybody anymore! The berg is crawlin' with crooks.

Ah, come on, Jake. Don't get carried away.

Don't get carried away? This is a larcenous city.

And it ain't getting any better.

It says he wants you to pay the rent.

What happened to the lights, Jake?

That son of a bitch turned off the power. Dad-gume-it!

- Telegram? - For who?

For a Mr. Jake Hooker.

I'm Jake Hooker.

- Who's it from, Jake? - I don't know, Eddie.

Where you going? I'm gonna find some light, Eddie.

Ow!

You okay, Eddie? I'll live.

I'll limp, but I'll live.

Hey, it's from Fargo Gondorff. Yeah? What's it say?

It says, "greetings, pal."

Got a big house with a yard. Come on down."

Think he's workin' on a big con?

What do you say we go down and see? How do we pay for the tickets?

This is your window here, sir.

You stay with the luggage, shine, and don't scratch it or I'll call a cop.

I got a compartment for two to Miami. The name's O'Malley. O'Malley.

I seem to be all booked up, sir. I can give you two uppers in a Pullman.

Hey, can up, bub. I got a reservation for a compartment!

You check your reservation. Where's my alligator bag? It's right here, honey.

Don't get it lost with your crap! Come on, will ya, bub? I'm doing the best I can.

Oh, look, daddy, it says they've got an observation car. See it?

Really? I didn't know you could read. I could read.

Come on, chowderhead, where are the tickets? - Sir, here they are.

I'm sorry, I was looking in the wrong place. Sir, I must stamp those tickets.

Come on, how much? That'll be 72.48.

Please forgive the inconvenience. Yeah, yeah.

Have a good trip, sir. Pick up the luggage!

Come on, move it! I can't help him with the luggage.

Oh, come on! They're too heavy!

You all set? Yeah, garlic, seltzer. I'm set, Eddie.

The guy's wearing a three piece Grey suit. The lady is in purple. Lots of luggage.

Just because I quit school in the fourth grade doesn't mean you can treat me like shit.

Excuse me, good buddy. I done went and got myself lost in this big ol' train station.

I wonder if you guys could help me find the subway to Coney Island?

There's a subway entrance across the terminal.

What the hell's a matter with you? I get these fits.

Ooh, Frankie, he looks sick. You better help him. Don't get involved!

Help! Oh, my god! Your breath stinks!

Come on, let's go!

Mister, I seen a restroom right over there. Come on, dummy!

Good idea. Wash it off.

Oh, the hell with him!

Hey, they're takin' a powder on that train. We better hurry if we wanna put a snatch on them.

Let them go. Get in.

Why you let them go? Christ, what if they skip the country or somethin' then?

They're heading down to Florida to see Gondorff.

They'll be back. All of them.

They will?

Yes. All right.

Go.

What'd we get, Eddie?

We got a cop.

A cop? That's right.

Francis O'Malley. He's a detective from Brooklyn.

Shit! I can't believe it. All that matched luggage. Little miss round heels.

Cash. Not on a cop's salary. No way. He's gotta be on the take.

How big a beef do you think this guy's gonna raise? "To my loving hubby."

That bimbo he was with wasn't his wife obviously. Maybe.

Boy, I wonder if Fargo's got a pool.

An orange grove even.

- Hey, a boat! - I bet he's got a boat!

We can go fishing.

Are you sure this is right? Yeah, 12875 Palmetto highway.

Big house with a yard.

Just relax, Eddie. Act like you belong here.

Good morning, gentlemen.

Hiya, Jake. Hiya, Fargo.

Hiya, Eddie. Fargo, you grew a mustache.

Well, even in a dump like this, it's best not to be too recognizable.

How'd they ever get you in here?

Remember those crime commission hearings they had a couple of years ago?

Well, I got mixed up in them. So I said the kind words,

got my money, and two years.

How you boys doin'?

Ah, not so good. - Terrific! We got a lot of investments goin', Fargo.

As a matter of fact, just next week, our middleweight contender's fightin' in Jersey.

Jake,

I asked you to come down because I heard some bad news.

And I wanted to tell it to you personally. They murdered kid colors.

What? You're kiddin'...

They tortured him, then dumped him in the river.

- Such a sweet little guy. - We knew each other all our lives.

We were pals.

My old man walked out on my mother one day... never came back.

One day she went out shopping,

got hit by a car and killed.

I went on a drunk for 14 months.

Kid never left my side.

Paid my bills, picked up my tabs, went all the way.

Kid saved my life.

I'll never forget him.

Yeah, but who would want to kill the kid?

How 'bout Lonnegan, that phony banker in Philadelphia? The kid was in on that con.

Nah. No, I thought of Lonnegan right off the bat.

But it's not his style. He hasn't got the stomach for it.

Besides, the rumor around here is that a guy did it by the name of Maca... Maca...

MacAlinski? Yeah, that's it. MacAlinski.

Do you guys know him? Oh, yeah, he's new. You'd love this guy, Fargo.