Shade

# Don't know why #

# there's no sun up in the sky #

# stormy weather #

# since me and that little girl #

# ain't been together #

# keeps on raining #

# all the time #

# life is bare... #

Games of chance.

Not the way we play.

Seconds, centers, bottoms,

stacking the deck, mucking cards...

The tools and terms of the trade.

But just having a pair of hands ain't enough.

If you don't have the stones to move under fire,

you'll never get the money.

So you work in fast company,

hone your chops,

learn to deal with the unexpected.

And that's how you become a pro.

That's how you become the Dean.

- Are we going to play some cards or what? - Everybody freeze!

Don't anybody fucking move!

Come on, get your hands up. Get 'em up.

Put your fucking hands up!

What the fuck is this, huh?! What is this?!

What are you talking about?

Huh?!

You guys know who's running this game?

Shut up, you fat fuck! Now get your money out.

Get your fucking hands up!

Look, I'm not going to do anything, okay?

Get 'em up now!

Okay.

The appropriate term here is...

Fucked.

You mother...

- Fill it up, please. - Yes, ma'am.

Oh, shit!

Are you all right?

I just took my ring off in the washroom and dropped it.

If you or anybody else finds this ring...

Actually it was really expensive...

Whoever finds it, I'll pay him a $1000 reward.

Hey!

Yo!

Why don't I give you $100 for it?

This ring is worth more than $100.

Don't waste my time.

Well, how much you want for it?

260, 280,

300.

Come on, baby. How much you get?

Let's go.

Charlie, here's your money. Plenty there, all right?

About fucking time, homer.

Hey, Charlie, van morrison, Vegas.

Van morrison, count me in.

Hey.

Hey, Vespa, Toni.

Hey there.

Hey, Cody, how are you, man?

Hey, hey, hey. That's enough of that.

- Hey, Charlie. - How are you, baby?

- Charlie. - Carl, good to see you, man.

Club.

Jack of clubs, nine of hearts,

eight of spades.

All in.

I call.

All bets are in, gentlemen.

On their backs.

Three nines, pair of kings.

Turn.

Ouch.

- Oh, God, that's gotta hurt. - Three kings.

Baby, you're a 10,

but I really need a nine.

I'm out.

That's how we do.

Oh, this is great.

Baby, you are a 10. I know you thought I was bullshitting.

High five.

- Hey, Larry. - Hey, baby.

- How you doing? - I'm handling mine, taking all of this.

- Mm-hmm. Big man. - Yeah.

Yeah, you bet your ponytail.

You know, Miller's here.

Who's that?

Come on, Miller, the guy I was telling you about.

So Larry, this is Charlie Miller.

Miller, this is the Jennings, Larry Jennings.

Larry, that was pretty hot shit downstairs.

- Oh, yeah. - Yeah, it was all right.

T. Tells me that you play pretty good yourself.

Now and again, yeah.

Yeah, right.

- Can I get you some drinks, guys? - Yeah, I'll take a refill.

Okay. Charlie, you still jd on the rocks?

- In a bucket, baby. - You got it.

So Larry, what do you know so far?

What I do know is that you and your partner

found some seats at a soft game

and you guys have been doing pretty good on the regular.

Yeah, that's right. It's taken quite a while to set it up,

but it's beginning to pay off.

Yeah, it's worth it. 10 to 20,000 a game.

10, 20 thou? That's nice.

We could be doing a hell of a lot better, you know?

If we had a third player, we'd tear this game apart.

You're making money already. How did I become the lucky guy?

It's pretty obvious that you can handle yourself well in a game.

And Tiffany says you're cool, so...

Can I get you a drink?

Well, uh...

Can I get you some of me?

Original.

No, actually.

I'm Jeff.

Go away, Jeff.

W-whoa, whoa, where do you think you're going?

My God!

Hey, listen, get out of my face, Jeff,

or I will gladly shove my heel down your throat.

I like the sound of that.

- Really? - Mm-hmm.

You stay here and think about that, Jeff,

while I walk away.

Well, consider me interested.

You got to raise at least 15 to 20,000.

15, 20... what, you want me to give you the money?

What, you trying to pimp me now?

It's the stake we all put in.

It's a cash only game.

You need the playing money.

Come on, baby, I thought you'd be interested in this.

Charlie's come all the way down here.

But it's okay, maybe he's just not...

I know Charlie came all the way down here.

The money is no problem.

The point is, I don't know him, he doesn't know me,

and I don't want to be wearing a thong at the end of the day.

For fuck's sakes, we're going to be giving you the money,

not the other way around.

This is a hell of an opportunity, Larry.

What about the third musketeer? When do I meet him?

- Ohh! - Ooh.

Come on, let's go.

I'm not feeling real well.

- Jesus! - Fuck!

Watch where you're going, bitch!

Who are you calling bitch, cocksucker?

- Oh! - Play nice, play nice!

Get away from me!

- Over here. - Fuck that! Fuck you, bitch!

Fucking bitch! Fuck, she fucking ruined it!

Take 'em away from me, all right?

Give me a napkin, will you?

Fuck! Jesus!

- You okay there, miss? - Oh, fine.

- You, sir, how you doing? - Yeah, I'm fine.

Aside from being down 20 grand, I'm just great.

Any chance of raising the limit on this table...

To be five grand a hand?

Let me see what I can do.

What the fuck are you looking at?

Your tits.

Yeah.

He wants to raise the table limit to five gs a hand.

He's on a fresh shoot. Fade him.

It's done. Five a hand.

Great. Damn nice of you.

Yes!

Dealer busts.

Tearing me apart over there.

Good work, ladies.

40 gs for a half hour's work. Not bad.

You bet.

There's your cut.

You sure you don't want to reconsider Reno?

Oh yeah, I'm sure.

Besides, Jackie's good enough to pull it off.

Good enough for Reno, anyway.

I'm almost out of beer.

You got something set up?

Who, me?

Great. I'll be in town later this evening.

Okay, see you then.

Thanks.

God, I wish the mob still ran this town.

So do I.

This is a hell of an opportunity, Larry.

So what about the third musketeer? When do I meet him?

You can meet him anytime you want.

You can meet him now if you like.

So how do we know this is going to pay off?

Listen, come to this address in an hour.

Go to the back room,

ask for me. I'll be there with my partner.

If the cards come funny to all of us,