Gangs of New York

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Well, Doc, can we talk to him now?

Yeah, I guess it won't make any difference.

If he's going to talk at all, you better do it now.

Who did it, Lefty?

You're through, Lefty. You're going to die.

Who were they?

What happened to Joe and Louis?

Well, they got all of them.

Who did it?

Rockies, boys.

I hope they rot.

Rocky thorpe, boys.

The man's delirious.

Rocky thoughts have been out of circulation for five years.

I wonder.

You forget Rocky Thorpe is still up the river.

I prosecuted him myself.

Well, he may be locked up,

but this sure looks like his technique.

Just like to handle those Bailey boys

in that bookie joint a few years ago.

Alrighty, Inspector.

that's all.

Alright, next group.

Take your hat off.

Alright, next.

Your hat.

Next.

Quiet Your hat.

Ladies and gentlemen, the radio audience is about to hear.

Quiet!

Well, boys, it's nice seeing you again.

Nice to see you, too, Captain.

Quiet!

Yes, you felt so quite a chance, sir.

They pulled down the mocks to you.

We'll take these three.

Old Dapper Malere, Tombstone,

and Palatello for further questioning.

Have a cigar?

sure.

Hiya, man.

Well, rather neat work last night, wasn't it, boys?

I'll pick we know what you mean, Mr.

I think he must be talking about that massacre over at that pool hall

Oh, yeah.

We read about it this morning.

Too bad.

Nice skies, too.

It's a good thing we was up to a movie,

or they might have thought we had something to do with it.

Some swell picture up at the E-light.

Wasn't it, Tombstone?

Yeah, one of them ganked the pictures.

Yeah, hot stuff.

Yeah, you're kind of handy with that thing, aren't you, Palatello?

Me? No.

Skip the preliminary, Sullivan. What's the beef?

You've come a long way since you were a stooge for Rocky Thought.

Kind of took over for him without losing a trick, didn't you?

Didn't lose a customer, I bet.

Clip joints, bookie stands, slot machines, everything

with a few killings thrown in.

Listen, you...

Shut up.

You've been very lucky up to now.

And you and some other so-called big shots

think you've got this town in the sack.

You think you've got to chop each other down

to protect your rackets, do you?

Well, the state's got a way of chopping down, too.

You're going up to where your boss is.

Good old Rocky.

Is he still up there?

Look, Copper, you're talking in circles. Lay the beef on the line.

Sure, Dapper.

I'm charging the three of you with homicide.

Lock him up.

What a laugh.

Come on.

No hot feelings, buddy.

Why, no.

Why you!!

Good morning, gentlemen. Good morning.

What do you want here?

You picked up three boys last night, Inspector.

Well, you don't mind, do you?

They haven't done anything. I give you my word they haven't.

I know just how you feel, Phillips.

What you mean is they're really good boys at heart,

just a little mischievous.

Oh, go on, Phillips. Get out of here. I'm busy.

You're supposed to be your lawyer.

You're no better than to come in here.

I have a little paper for you, Inspector.

A court order for the boys' release.

You work fast, don't you?

One has to work fast.

One has to work fast to get ahead of you, Mr. District Attorney.

Well, I give up.

You're bringing the right guys, and what happens?

They sprung before they miss a meal.

Now we're kidding ourselves trying to crack that outfit.

If Rocky Thorpe isn't still the head man,

well, then I'll do nip-ups in Times Square.

A man in jail can keep in communication with the outside.

I don't know.

But it sure seems as if your hunch was right.

All right, turn them over.

Hello, W9ENG.

Calling W9ENG.

This is W9ETD.

Calling W9ENG on short-wave phone and standing by.

Come in, please, if you're getting me.

Hello, W9ETD.

W9ENG coming back to you.

An 80-meter band.

They're coming in fine, mate.

Go ahead, W9ETD.

W9ETD coming back to you, W9ENG.

How are you, Bill, old boy?

Everything's fine here.

We had a little trouble, but it's all straightened out now.

That's good, Jim.

How's everything working out?

hey was that your outfit making all that noise last night?

Yeah, I guess it was.

I followed your advice and tried out those new tubes.

They're a little noisy, but they sure did the work.

Good work, Jim. How long did you get?

I only got the smaller ones.

I wanted to get the whole set, but I couldn't make it.

I couldn't get the main one.

By the way, Bill, I understand that fellow uptown

is figuring out enlarging his set, putting on more power.

I had interfere with our reception.

What do you think I ought to do about it, Bill?

There you go again, Rocky.

Always getting point up at that guy.

If he gets you so sore, why do you listen to him at night?

Nearly five years we've been bunkies together,

and I still can't figure you out.

It's pretty late to be starting now.

You're going to be lonesome when you leave here.

You won't be long now, will it, Rocky?

No, won't be long.

The lonely service in this college ain't what it used to be.

That's what you think.

You got a paper deluxe service pinhead?

Kind of, I've been getting.

Convicted on racketeering charges five years ago,

Rocky Thorpe reputed gang leader leave state prison next month.

Depending on the completion of his sentence,

he's being carefully guarded against attack by his fellow prisoners,

with whom it is reported he is extremely unpopular.

I guess that five years hasn't changed him very much.

He'll pick up right where he left off.

If Mattick doesn't get him first.

Mattick'll try, you can be sure of that.

He isn't the kind to sit back and let Rocky's organization

take care of half a doesn't of his best men.

If it was Rocky's bunch.

Well, it was.

When he gets out, you'll find that he moves right in at the old stands.

You said it.

Thorpe.

Relax, you guys.

I come here to talk.

Keep your hands away from that phone.

You get me?

Hi, Sullivan.

Remember my telling you nothing could hold Rocky Thorpe?

And you?

Remember my telling you what I'd do if you slept that five-year rap on me?

I don't worry you, Donald.

Take it easy.

I ain't getting tough if you ain't.

This is a business call, see?

I got a proposition and you can take it or leave it.

Well, it might be smart for you to take it.

We don't make deals.

If you come in on it, you both can go places.

If you don't, well, I believe I got a little surprise for you.

Satisfied, Chief?

What is this, Sullivan?

Meet John Franklin from upstate.

How do you do, Mr. Luke?

Enough like him to be his twin brother.

Enough like him to be Thorpe himself?

Now, what's all this about?

I'm sorry to pull a gag at you, but Franklin talked me into it.

He has an idea. I'm afraid it's a little wild.

It fooled the district attorney.

But fooling Thorpe's own men is something else again.

Well, it does sound a little wild. What's your idea, Franklin?

Mr. Lucas, you're trying to get something on Thorpe and his men.

I believe the only way to do it is from the inside.

Well, that's a pretty big order, Franklin.

There's more to being accepted as Rocky Thorpe by his men than just looking like him.