Magic City

Previously on Magic City...

You built a palace. Now it's time to be king.

100 grand.

Work that Evans charm on those shit-kickers.

You know this asshole?

No. So what are you gonna do with these two?

Somebody wants Miss Silver dead. You have any idea why?

You have to get out of town. Leave Miami tonight.

I'll be fine, Ike.

No, you won't be.

It ends now, Ben.

Nobody else dies.

- You go by Jimmy Shoes? - Uhh!

What do you mean, gone?

If she's still breathing, you won't be.

Damn it! She vanished?!

We tried to serve her, but--

She stepped into a parallel dimension?

Judi was last seen...

No, just stop! Okay? Stop.

Check the trains, the airports, the turnpike.

This whore stays vanished, you'll join her.

- You got it? - Yeah.

Great.

Doug?

Doug, get in here!

Go get a court order to drag that quarry in The Glades.

The quarry?

Where the last person that could hurt Ike Evans vanished.

You sweep that fucking thing like a goldfish bowl.

You'll find Judi Silver.

Vi geyt es?

Gut.

I'm good, pop.

Isaac.

Talk to me.

I wanna buy out my partner.

I wanna marry Ava Gardner.

Exactly.

If gambling hits,

the money'll be so huge, he'll never sell.

They've been talking about legal gambling

since before the Depression.

It could pass this time.

Then you make sure it doesn't.

You know, you can be very convincing when you wanna be.

Just stall, you know? Drag it along.

Pretty soon, your guy will take the easy money.

And he'll leave the hotel business for fools like you.

Thanks, pop.

You're welcome, kid.

Can I have another?

Can I have a buck?

Oh, you son of a bitch.

Hey.

Lift 'em higher, honey.

The hands. Look at the hands, boss.

Sledgehammers.

Okay. Can he jazz it up a little?

Hey, Stevie, why don't you get in there

and mix it up with the champ?

Oh, absolutely, but...

You know, I got this old football thing.

Hey, Ray-Ray!

Yeah?

You got fast hands. I've seen you palm tips.

Get in the ring.

The ring? Me?

20 bucks, kid.

He's not gonna hit you, for Christ sakes.

Aah!

Put up your dukes.

Move around, for Christ sakes. Come on.

Ooh!

You got what you need, peg?

Now that is scary.

¡ Ah, señor Valiente!

¡El campeon! ¡Muy bueno!

Mr. and Mrs. Diamond.

Not gonna be much of a match, I'm afraid.

Anything can happen in the ring.

Indeed. Indeed.

It's nice to see you again, Ike.

Honey, uh, go admire that handsome, uh, mulatto.

Beautiful, as always, Mrs. diamond.

Stevie.

Will you take Mrs. Diamond over to a nice seat?

- Kid. - Mr. Diamond.

I'm not wearing any panties.

Me, neither.

How's my 100 grand doing?

Stacks of money? Remember?

Yeah. I used it.

Good, good.

How, exactly?

I gave $65,000 to Senator Sloat,

who chairs the gaming committee.

The rest I spread between the Democratic

- and Republican members. - And?

And it'll come to vote. We'll see what happens.

When? The vote?

Sometime this session.

Session?

By Easter recess, Ben. April.

Sloat's all over it. We're good.

Gracias.

- Hey. - Hi.

¿Espere aqui?

Sure, no problem.

It's from Ike.

Wishing me luck on my luncheon.

Jackie Kennedy here? It's incredible.

We'll see.

I'll put these in the dining room?

Please. Thank you.

So, um...

Anything?

Huh? Uh, what?

Oh. No. Not yet.

It's-- it's too early, no?

You're glowing.

You're crazy.

Say "hi" to Jackie.

Make sure those are set up.

Got it.

June! June Cohen!

Mrs. Evans?

What are these?

- Flowers? - Uh, thank you. What kind of flowers?

Yellow roses. They go with the pale--

Wh-what are Jackie's favorite flowers, huh?

Her very favorite flowers on Earth?

Forget it.

Lilies. Lilies of the valley.

White lilies of the valley.

Get them, please.

You can do it!

Oh!

Why is there a chubby Jewish girl

sobbing in our coffee shop?

I lost my temper. I'm losing my mind.

Yeah, well, she's scaring the guests.

I just want everything to be--

Perfect.

Yes.

Why? For who?

Hey...

You ever have one of my magical Cuba Libres?

It's 11:00 in the morning.

Not when you drink one. That's the magic part.

One sip, it's midnight in the trop.

Another time. Thank you.

You sure?

Yeah. I'll need some magic later.

Sabor.

Stevie! Wait!

Oh, shit.

Who's that?

Nobody. I... I drove her daddy's car

into Indian Creek last new year's.

Wow. How many magic Cuba Libres did that take?

I gotta run.

You don't have to impress these people.

You're better than they are.

Why?

'Cause you're an Evans.

Stevie!

Janice, hey. You look great.

- Listen, I need to talk to you. - And I need to talk to you, too.

But I-I'm in a crazy hurry.

I got a plumbing emergency-- A pipe burst in the Mar Vista...

It's not about the goddamn car, Stevie. Listen to me!

- You are in serious trouble. - And I feel awful about it.

I do. But I'll-- I'll call you.

- You're at the same number, right? - No. No, Stevie...

I-I will. I'll call you, I promise.

I-I promise. Burst pipe!

Sit 'em on opposite sides of the ring.

How the hell do I know?

Let's pretend you're the boss.

It's NBC's broadcast,

but CBS is talking to us about The Garry Moore Show.

Separate sides of the ring, NBC gets better seats.

King Solomon.

- Are we done here? - Mnh-mnh.

Your wife's Jackie Kennedy lunch in 57 minutes.

- What about it? - The senator's wife just canceled.

Jackie canceled?

A family matter.

Christ. Does Vee know?

Mnh-mnh.

You wanna tell her?

Mnh-mnh.

There is a tin lining.

I only have seconds to live?

They're sending Joan.

Great. Joan who?

Kennedy. Teddy's new wife.

Very cute, very blond, very shiksa.

It's not Jackie, goddamn it.