Miami Blues

When I die and they lay me to rest

Gonna go to the place that's the best

When I lay me down to die

Goin' up to the spirit in the sky

- Goin' up to the spirit in the sky - Spirit in the sky

- It's where I'm gonna go when I die - When I die

When I die and they lay me to rest

I'm gonna go to the place that's the best

Prepare yourself, you know it's a must

Gotta have a friend in Jesus

So you know that when you die

He's gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky

Gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky

- That's where you're gonna go when you die - When you die

When you die and they lay you to rest

You're gonna go to the place that's the best...

Oh, thank you very much. May I trouble you for a pillow?

- Sure. - Great. Thank you.

The temperature in Miami is currently 86 degrees and muggy.

We will be starting our descent for landing in just a few moments...

Herman Gotlieb...

Gotlieb.

Please remain seated with your seat belts on

until the captain has turned off the seat belt sign.

All passengers holding tickets

to Eastern Flight 162 to Tampa please come to the ticket counter.

Hey.

Wow, thanks.

All passengers leaving on Flight 266

please go directly to the check-in desk at Gate 6.

All passengers leaving...

Hi.

Please go directly to the check-in desk at Gate 6.

Hi.

Hi there. Going home? I'd like to tell you about a book.

It's a classic of the Vedic literature, "The Knowledge of God."

Have you seen the movie "Gandhi?"

My name's Ravindra. What's your name?

Trouble.

Mr. Gotlieb.

You know, anything you want...

Hey, send me up a girl, Pablo. Now.

You got any of that hundred I gave you last week?

I got all of it, man.

But I'm not lending you no more money.

Come on, Blink. Look, 50 bucks till payday.

Moseley. Homicide.

A what died?

All right. Right away.

I'll pay to find the dumbbell killers.

What's it worth to you?

$61 .35.

$65.59.

Thanks, Blink.

Hey, man, replace your teeth.

Hi.

Pablo sent me.

How old are you anyway?

19. And my name is Pepper.

You got a driver's license on you, Pepper?

What's wrong with Susan Waggoner?

You know, Susie, this license here says you're 23 years old.

I know what it says.

You can call me Junior.

You around a size 7?

Where?

Dress.

Oh.

Uh... 6.

Sometimes 7. Depends on...

- Here. Try this on. - Okay.

Could you turn around, please?

- Oh, yeah. - Thank you.

Okay.

Can you zip me up?

Yeah.

Oh...

That looks nice to me.

You want me to wear it?

Fuck, no. I want you to buy it.

50 bucks?

It might be worth a suck.

Is that what you're getting for a suck these days, 50 bucks?

Christ.

Where'd you get all these nice things?

Oh, when I left my wife, I took 'em with me.

Figure I paid for 'em. They're my clothes, right?

Oh.

You left your wife?

How long you been working for Pablo?

Since the beginning of the semester. I go to Miami-Dade.

I-I'm majoring in business, but I also take English classes...

Yeah, well, the first thing they should have taught you

at your hooker classes is you shouldn't ask the client

so many fucking personal questions.

I'm sorry.

Are you going to call down and cancel me now?

That's okay. Don't feel bad about it.

Um... I hope, uh... the next girl's more to your liking,

and I hope that you enjoy your stay in Florida. Mr. Gotlieb.

- I'm giving you your dress back. - No, forget about the dress.

Honey...

If I upset you, I'm sorry.

So you want me to stay?

Yeah.

Okay, then.

Let's do it.

Ready?

Turn over.

Is something wrong?

I haven't been with a woman in a long time.

Oh.

Wow.

I'm sorry.

Nobody kisses us.

"Pepper."

Okay, Henderson, what's up?

These two Krishnas have been working the airport for a couple of months.

Now they'd been warned about bugging the passengers.

- Should've listened. - Yeah.

How was he killed?

He fucked with some guy wearing a suede leather sport coat.

So the guy takes his finger, bends it back, breaks it, then disappears.

Now the witness lady says she thinks that, uh...

well, he hopped on one of the hotel courtesy vans.

We got a partial description.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

The Krishna died of a broken finger?

I mean, is that a homicide?

Well, I guess he died of shock.

Well, it hurts like hell to have your finger bent back.

My sister used to do it to me when I was a kid.

Yeah, but you didn't die.

Now, if this was an accident...

it'd be simple assault, right?

However... if the guy in the suede sport coat

knew that Krishnas had a bad habit of dying

every time you bent their finger back...

- Murder one? - Yeah.

Boy, the guys at the station are going to laugh their asses off.

Yeah.

Your turn to notify next of kin.

No way! I did the fat lady that sat on a kid.

- That's good for two. - Next week?

I'll be retired by then.

Shit.

Well, you try the hotels.

See if anyone got off one of their courtesy vans wearing a suede sport coat.

Ah, shit.

This is good here.

Oh, excuse me.

- Maybe we should try in here. - All right, all right.

Price check. Uzi squirt gun.

Disregard.

What's up?

In the bag. In the bag. Now!

Against the wall. Against the wall. Now!

Be cool. Be cool. Be cool, brother.

Hey, he's got a gun!

Let's get out of here! Move it!

Give me a day's notice before it runs out, okay?

Wednesday.

Tell me Tuesday.

Looky, looky, looky.

We got a million dollars.

We got a million... Brazilian dollars.

Absolutely worthless.

That's a lot of money, man.

That's a lot of fucking money.

I don't think you are a Porsche customer...

Mr. Frenger.

I don't think you really want to buy a Porsche.

Do you want to buy a Porsche?

No, man! I'm here to waste my time.

How much for the speedboat, man?

Oh, the speedboat is very expensive, sir.

That speedboat is $50,000.

Wrap it up, man.

Yeah, the bellman said some guy matching the description

got off a courtesy van, registered, yeah.

Got a name?

Name was, uh... Herman Gotlieb.

Yeah. I'm in the room right now.

Coat's here, too.

Coat? What else?

Well, the bellman also said the guy had a hooker with him, yeah.

- No lie? - I got an address on her.

- An address? - Right.

Oh, man.

Got a pen handy there, Hoke?

Give me the hooker's address.

- Hi! - Hey.

You showed up. I brought you a present.

Oh, really? I got you one, too.

A present from a client.

Well, hey, I'm more than a client.

"Shit happens when you party naked!"

Look at us.

I was just gonna get you the plain "Shit happens,"

but I thought you'd like the "party naked" part.