Lepke (1975) - full transcript

[HAND ORGAN PLAYING]

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

HEY, LEPKE, YOU
IN-A TROUBLE AGAIN?

YEAH, YEAH.
GO TO HELL, WILL YOU?

Man: YOU SEE THAT KID?

WHICH KID?
LEPKE KID.

NO. I DON'T
SEE NOBODY.

[GLASS BREAKS]

[GLASS BREAKS]

Policeman: HEY! STAND STILL!



DON'T MOVE!
[GUNSHOT]

HALT!

PLEASE DON'T
SHOOT ME! HERE.

[KEYS JINGLING]

LINE UP.

TOES UP
TO THE MARK.

I WANT YOU TO REPEAT
THE CODE OF HONOR.

I WILL NOT LIE.

I WILL NOT LIE.

I WILL NOT CHEAT.

I WILL NOT CHEAT.

I WILL NOT STEAL.

I WILL NOT STEAL.

I WILL NOT FIGHT.



I WILL NOT FIGHT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU? SPEAK.

I WILL NOT FIGHT.

LOUDER.

I WILL NOT FIGHT.

AND I WILL
OBEY THE LAW.

I WILL OBEY
THE LAW.

LOUDER!

I DIDN'T HEAR YOU.
LOUDER!

I WILL OBEY THE LAW!

LOUDER!

I WILL OBEY THE LAW!

COME ON.
FOLLOW ME.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
I'LL BE DAMNED

IF IT AIN'T
MY OLD BUDDY LEPKE.

GOOD TO SEE YOU OUT.

A YEAR.
WHAT'S A YEAR?

WHAT DID
YOUR OLD LADY SAY?

NOTHING. I DON'T HEAR
FROM HER ANYMORE.

SHE WENT SOMEWHERE.
I DON'T KNOW. COLORADO?

I'M ON MY OWN NOW.

THAT'S TWO OF US.

SO, GURRAH,
EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

THINGS ARE GOOD.

THIS WAR IN
THE OLD COUNTRY

IS MAKING PEOPLE OVER HERE
A LOT RICHER.

SO, THINGS ARE GOOD.

READY FOR ANOTHER HEIST?

YEAH. WHEN?

TONIGHT.

TOES UP
TO THE LINE.

O.K., LEPKE.
LET'S HEAR YOU.

I WILL NOT LIE.
I WILL NOT CHEAT.

I WILL NOT STEAL.
I WILL NOT FIGHT.

I WILL OBEY
THE LAW. O.K.?

[COUGHS]

[KNOCKING]

[KNOCKING]

Woman: ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

MRS. SHEA? IT'S ME.

MY NAME
IS LOUIS BUCHALTER.

I USED TO LIVE HERE--
THIRD FLOOR.

LEPKE. LEPKULA.
YOU REMEMBER?

OH, SURE.
I REMEMBER.

HOW ARE YOU?

O.K.
HOW YOU BEEN?

FINE.

I HEARD YOUR MOTHER
AND THE GIRLS

WOUND UP
IN COLORADO.

OH, YEAH. RIGHT.

WHERE YOU BEEN?

I'VE BEEN AROUND.

WHAT CAN I DO
FOR YOU?

YOU GOT A ROOM?

I AIN'T GOT NOTHING
FOR NOTHING.

I'M GOING TO PAY YOU.

IN ADVANCE.
YOU GOT ANY MONEY?

I JUST GOT INTO TOWN.
I'M KIND OF BROKE.

GIVE ME A WEEK,
WILL YOU?

COME ON--
FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE.

AH...ALL RIGHT.

THANKS. THANKS.

HA! I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.

WHOO!

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

IT DON'T LOOK AS
NICE AS IT SHOULD.

THEY JUST MOVED OUT
LAST NIGHT,

BUT I'LL CLEAN IT
TOMORROW.

WELL, MERRY CHRISTMAS.

WHAT?

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

YEAH. RIGHT.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

WHO'S THE NICE GIFT FOR?
YOUR GIRL?

FOR ME.

YOU BOUGHT YOURSELF
A PRESENT. THAT'S NICE.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

* I SURE LOVE MY POOPSIE *

* SHE'S A WHOOPSIE DOOPSIE *

* I SURE LOVE MY POOPSIE DOLL *

* SHE'S MY OOPSIE DOOPSIE *

* SHE'S MY BETTY BOOPSIE *

* REALLY LOVE MY POOPSIE DOLL *

* AT A DANCE,
AT A SHOW *

* YOU CAN BET THAT
SHE'S MY EENY-MEENY-MINEY-MO *

* I SURE LOVE MY POOPSIE *

* SHE'S A WHOOP-DE-DOOP-DE *

* I SURE LOVE MY POOPSIE DOLL *

* I SURE LOVE MY POOPSIE *

* SHE'S A WHOOP-DE-DOOP-DE *

* I SURE LOVE MY POOPSIE DOLL *

* SHE'S MY DIPSY DOOPSY *

* SHE'S MY BETTY BOOPSIE *

* REALLY LOVE MY POOPSIE DOLL *

* AT A DANCE... *

HEY, I'LL BE A SON
OF A BITCH! HOW ARE YOU?

O.K. NICE
TO SEE YOU.

EXCUSE US, WILL YOU?
YOU GOT A MINUTE?

SURE.

LEP, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HOW YOU BEEN?

YOU'RE LOOKING TERRIFIC.

THEY BEEN TREATING YOU
ALL RIGHT?

CUT THE CRAP.

O.K.
WHAT IS IT?

I COULD USE
SOME MONEY.

YOU GOT IT.

YOU AIN'T GOT
ENOUGH THERE.

I WANT SOME ACTION.
WHO YOU WORKING FOR?

AUGIE ORGEN.
LITTLE AUGIE.

I HEARD ABOUT HIM
IN THE JOINT.

WHAT'S HIS ANGLE?

STRIKEBREAKING,
PROTECTION.

THAT KIND
OF BULLSHIT.

COULD YOU DEAL ME IN?

YOU GOT IT.
TOMORROW.

TOMORROW YOU MEET
LITTLE AUGIE.

NOW.

O.K., WE'RE ON STRIKE.
EVERYONE GO HOME.

COME ON.
GET OUT OF HERE.

GET OUT OF HERE!

WAIT! WAIT.

IT WAS
ALL AGREED.

I GAVE
THE RAISE.

EVERYONE
IS HAPPY.

TELL THESE MEN,
SILVERMAN.

YES, WE'RE HAPPY.

THEY'RE NOT HAPPY,
MR. STERN.

COME ON, GO HOME!
OUT OF HERE!

GET GOING!

WAIT. WAIT!

I'LL SETTLE.

DON'T GO!

BUT WHAT WAS THE
PROBLEM, MR. ORGEN?

I PAID
LAST MONTH.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PAY
EVERY WEEK, MR. STERN.

WE ARE YOUR PARTNERS,
REMEMBER?

BUT 35% IS TOO MUCH.

I CAN'T AFFORD IT,
MR. ORGEN.

FROM NOW ON, IT'S 50%,
AND YOU GOT TO AFFORD IT.

I DON'T HAVE IT!

WELL, YOU'RE
GOING TO GET IT.

NO. I WON'T PAY.

YOU'RE GOING TO PAY.

NO!

AAH!

HUH!
OH!

WHY DID YOU
HAVE TO KILL HIM?

NOW WE'LL GET NOTHING.

WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO
START USING YOUR BRAINS

INSTEAD OF
YOUR KISHKES?

NOW EVERYBODY
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

IS GONNA PAY.

[TAPPING]

WHAT WAS THAT
AGAIN?

YOU WANT ME TO
DO WHAT?

GIVE HIM BACK THE MONEY.

WHY, FOR GOD'S SAKE?

LOOK, THE GUY'S
IN POLITICS.

HE'S THICK
WITH THE UNIONS.

WE DO HIM A FAVOR,

HE'S GOING TO
DO US A FAVOR.

SHUT UP
WITH YOUR CRAP.

THE STRIKE ENDS
TOMORROW.

I SAY IT'S
A BIG MISTAKE.

50,000 BUCKS
IS A MISTAKE?

YOU'RE OUT
OF YOUR MIND.

I RUN THIS JOINT,

AND DON'T YOU
FORGET IT.

ANYBODY ELSE
WITH ANYTHING TO SAY?

ANYBODY ELSE?

WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?

RUBIN?

HEY, TANNENBAUM,
HOW ABOUT YOU, BABE?

NOTHING AT ALL, HUH?

MM-HMM. I FIGURED.

WELL...

I THINK LEPKE'S RIGHT.

YOU AREN'T HERE
TO THINK, LUCIANO.

REMEMBER THAT.

O.K., LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT.
I SAID LET'S GO!

MAYBE IF LITTLE AUGIE
WASN'T AROUND, HUH?

HMM?

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?

NOBODY TALKS TO
LITTLE AUGIE THAT WAY.

HE'S GOING TO
SET YOU UP FOR A HIT.

HOW LONG WE BEEN
WORKING FOR HIM?

A COUPLE OF YEARS.

[SLOW JAZZ PLAYING]

YOU'RE FUNNY!

HA HA HA!

HEY, LEP.

HUH?

LEGS DIAMOND
AND HIS WHORE.

WHERE THERE'S
LEGS DIAMOND,

THERE'S AUGIE ORGEN.

COME OVER HERE.

NO, NO, NO.

WAIT, WAIT. HA HA!

TAXI. TAXI!

COME ON.

NICE AND EASY.

TAXI! COME ON!

TAXI! TAXI.

LEPKE?

MY GOD!
LOOK WHAT THEY DID!

WHEW.

WELL?

IT'S AMAZING
WHAT MONEY WILL DO.

ALL THE WITNESSES
LOST THEIR MEMORIES.

I WANT THEM ALL
OUT OF THE WAY.

SO I'LL KILL THEM.

NO. WE RUN
A CLEAN BUSINESS.

YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY.

IS IT YES,
OR IS IT NO?

YES AND NO.

CALL BROOKLYN.
GET MENDY ON IT.

YOU WANT
TO SEE MENDY?

NO.

I'LL SEE HIM.

I DON'T WANT YOU
TO SEE MENDY.

I WANT YOU TO
SEE RUBIN.

RUBIN WILL
TELL SCHWARTZ.

HE'LL TELL MENDY.

MENDY.

RUBIN, SCHWARTZ, MENDY.

TWO CONTRACTS.

THREE.

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

KEEP THE CHANGE.

OH, THANK YOU, SIR.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.

GOOD EVENING, MA'AM.

NICE TO HAVE YOU
WITH US.

HEY, MAC?

YES, SIR.

GOT A LIGHT?

YES, I DO.
YOU BET I DO.

IT'S A ROUGH NIGHT.

NOT NEAR AS ROUGH
AS LAST NIGHT.

WE HAD A SHOOTOUT--

ONE OF
MY BEST CUSTOMERS.

RIGHT AGAINST
THE WALL--

UH! AAH!

[WOMAN SCREAMS]

GOOD MORNING, MR. AND MRS.
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA

AND ALL THE SHIPS AT SEA.

LET'S GO TO PRESS.

THIS IS WALTER WINCHELL.

ANOTHER MURDER--
A SECOND WITNESS

TO THE GANGLAND SLAYING
OF LITTLE AUGIE ORGEN.

UNDERWORLD CHARACTER
LEGS DIAMOND

WAS FOUND THIS MORNING
FLOATING OFF CONEY ISLAND BEACH

WITH AN ICE PICK
IN HIS HEART.

FIRST CAME THE DOORMAN
OF THE TOPSY TURVY CLUB.

NOW DIAMOND.

CAN IT BE A COINCIDENCE
THAT THE LATEST VICTIMS

WERE ALL WITNESSES
TO AUGIE ORGEN'S MURDER?

IT IS RUMORED THAT
ORGEN'S GANG HAS SPLIT UP

BETWEEN FOLLOWERS
OF LUCKY LUCIANO

AND ONE MR. LOUIS BUCHALTER,
ALIAS LEPKE,

AND HIS BROOKLYN-MADE THUGS.

BOTH LEPKE, LUCIANO,
AND THEIR HENCHMEN

ARE BEING QUESTIONED
BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY

IN CONNECTION WITH
THESE BRUTAL MURDERS.

POLICE ARE ALSO SEARCHING
FOR A THIRD WITNESS,

AN UNIDENTIFIED YOUNG LADY
SEEN FREQUENTLY

IN THE COMPANY
OF LOCAL GANGLAND FIGURES.

IS IT TRUE THAT YOU
AND MR. LUCIANO

ARE SPLITTING UP?

WILL YOU TAKE OVER
AS HEAD MAN NOW?

MY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
HASN'T DECIDED THAT.

HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT MR. LUCIANO?

WE ARE IN DIFFERENT
LINES OF WORK.

RIGHT, MR. LUCIANO?

WHAT'S THE QUESTION?

WE'RE IN DIFFERENT
LINES OF WORK.

OF COURSE WE ARE.
WHY DO YOU ASK?

[MEN SHOUTING QUESTIONS]

WATCH ME GO
DOWN THE STEPS.

WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO?

I HAVEN'T
DECIDED YET.

HEY, LOUIS!

YOU WOULDN'T NEED
A LAWYER, WOULD YOU?

WHY WOULD I?

THE CHARGES AGAINST ME
WERE DISMISSED.

JUST ASKING FOR OLD
TIMES' SAKE, LOUIS.

NAME'S LEPKE.

DON'T FORGET IT.

LEPKE.
SPELL IT RIGHT.

WAIT A MINUTE.
WHERE DO I KNOW YOU FROM?

GET OUT OF HERE.

MY NAME IS
ROBERT KANE.

WE LIVED ON
THE SAME STREET

WHEN WE
WERE KIDS.

SHAPIRO,
YOU REMEMBER ME?

YOU USED TO
CALL ME COHEN.

COHEN.
YOU REMEMBER COHEN.

OH!

YEAH, RIGHT. COHEN.

LOOK AT YOU.
A BIG-TIME MACHER NOW.

A LAWYER.

KEEP IT UP, KID.

HA HA HA!

LOUIS!

UH...

THIS IS A SURPRISE.

SIT DOWN, PLEASE.

I, UH...I WISH I HAD
A DRINK OR SOMETHING

TO OFFER YOU.

I WISH YOU HAD
AN OFFICE TO WORK IN.

SIT DOWN.

RIGHT.

WHAT CAN I DO
FOR YOU?

ARE YOU A GOOD LAWYER?

A MAN WITH
YOUR BUSINESS INTERESTS--

YOU MUST HAVE

A WHOLE TEAM OF LAWYERS.

TRUE, BUT THE GUYS

WORKING FOR ME,

THEY'RE GANEFS.

I CAN'T TRUST THEM.

YOU'RE CLEAN...

OBVIOUSLY.

LOOK,
I'D LIKE TO PAY YOU

TO WATCH AFTER
MY AFFAIRS--

LOOK AFTER THESE GUYS.

I NEED SOMEBODY

I CAN DEPEND ON, TRUST.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

CAN I THINK IT OVER?

HOW MUCH TIME
DO YOU NEED?

YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED

AT ALL, LOUIS.

HOW MUCH TIME
DO YOU NEED?

[DOOR OPENS]

AHEM.

Lepke: WHAT IS IT?

THERE'S A YOUNG LADY
TO SEE THE COUNSELOR.

YOU GOT BUSINESS.

YOU CAN'T KEEP
BUSINESS WAITING.

UM...I'LL JUST BE
A MINUTE, BERNICE.

I DON'T MIND WAITING.

OH, WE WERE
JUST LEAVING.

SHAPIRO, GET THE CAR.

OH.

ARE YOU SURE
YOU'RE FINISHED?

OH, YES.
ABSOLUTELY.

UH...COME RIGHT IN,
BERNICE.

WELL, DON'T WORK
TOO HARD, COHEN.

YOU LOOK AT ME AS IF
YOU KNOW ME. DO YOU?

DO I?

LOUIS, I'D LIKE YOU
TO MEET BERNICE GREENBAUM.

BERNICE, I'D LIKE YOU
TO MEET LOUIS BUCHALTER.

HE'S AN OLD FRIEND.

BOBBY'S KNOWN ME
ALL MY LIFE.

HOW COME WE NEVER MET?

UM...I WAS
AWAY A LOT.

AT COLLEGE?

WELL, SORT OF.

I GOT A GOOD
EDUCATION.

AHEM.

SO I'LL HEAR
FROM YOU, RIGHT?

YEAH, RIGHT.
SEE YOU AROUND.

BYE.

[PLAYING JAZZ MUSIC]

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

YOU NEVER BEEN IN A JOINT
LIKE THIS BEFORE?

PAPA ALWAYS WANTS
TO KNOW WHERE I'M GOING.

HE WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT
IF HE COULD SEE IT.

YOUR OWN KEY AND--

I'LL GIVE YOU
A KEY TO THE WORLD

IF YOU WANT IT.

I'LL TAKE YOU PLACES
YOUR PAPA WOULDN'T BELIEVE.

I'LL TAKE YOU
TO THE TOP--

MIAMI BEACH, HOLLYWOOD.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THAT?

YOU DON'T HAVE
TO DO THAT.

I'M HAPPY GETTING
OUT OF BROOKLYN

ONCE IN A WHILE.

HELLO, LEPKE.

ALBERT.

YOUR TASTE IS
GETTING BETTER.

THANKS. ANYTHING ELSE
YOU WANT?

INTRODUCE ME
TO YOUR FRIEND.

I'M
ALBERT ANASTASIA.

NICE TO MEET YOU,
MR. ANASTASIA.

ITALIA?
YES.

WHERE THE FOOD
IS GOOD

AND SO ARE
THE MANNERS.

COME ON, BERNICE.
WE'RE LEAVING.

NO, DON'T GO.
PHILIP,

A BOTTLE OF WINE
FOR THEM, PLEASE.

WHERE YOU GOING,
LEPKE?

IS IT SOMETHING
I SAID?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

YOU KIKE BASTARD.

YOU JOIN A FANCY
PRIVATE CLUB,

YOU THINK YOU'D KEEP
RIFFRAFF LIKE THAT OUT.

HERE.

I'M AWFULLY SORRY, SIR.
WE TRY.

YOU NEVER KNOW
WHO HAS A KEY.

I THOUGHT HE WAS
A FRIEND.

I NEED HIM LIKE
A LOCH IN KOP.

GIVE ME THAT COAT.

I NEVER WANT YOU
TO KNOW ANYONE

LIKE HIM.

WHY?

NEVER MIND.

HOW'S DAVID?

DAVID?

HOW DID YOU FIND OUT
ABOUT HIM?

HAVE YOU EVER
KNOWN ANYBODY

THAT'S BEEN
UP THE RIVER?

UP THE RIVER?

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

PRISON.

LOU, EVERYONE
HAS A PAST.

I THOUGHT WE WERE
PLANNING OUR FUTURE.

FUTURE.

WELL, WHAT DID HE SAY?

OH, PAPA'S SO ORTHODOX.

HE WANTS ME TO WAIT
A WHILE LONGER.

YOUR HUSBAND'S BEEN DEAD
OVER A YEAR NOW.

ISN'T THAT LONG ENOUGH?

WELL, I THINK SO.

OH...

LOU, THERE'S ONLY
ONE WAY TO DO IT.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO COME TO MY HOUSE

AND FORMALLY ASK
PAPA FOR MY HAND.

ASK FOR YOUR HAND?

YES.

COULD BE WORSE THAN
TALKING TO LUCKY LUCIANO.

WHO?

JUST SOMEBODY I KNOW.

BERNICE, O.K.
I'LL DO IT.

YEAH. YOU SET IT UP
WITH YOUR FATHER.

I'LL TALK TO HIM

ANYTIME YOU WANT,
ANYTIME HE WANTS.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THERE IS

ABOUT YOU.

IT SCARES ME,

BUT I THINK
I'D GO WITH YOU

EVEN IF PAPA SAID NO.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

YES?

HELLO.
I'M LOUIS BUCHALTER.

PLEASE COME IN.

THANK YOU.

PAPA'S WAITING
FOR YOU.

I BET HE IS.
PARDON?

YOU MUST BE BERNICE'S
BEAUTIFUL MOTHER.

YES.

SO NICE TO MEET YOU.

OH, HELLO, DAVID.
HI.

GOT A PRESENT
FOR YOU.

WANT TO KNOW
WHAT IT IS?

WHAT?

IT'S A RED
FIRE ENGINE.

A RED FIRE ENGINE?

YUCK!

Grandmother: DAVID!

HA HA HA!

SO, MR. BUCHALTER...

YOU LOVE MY DAUGHTER?

UH-HUH.

YOU KNOW SHE WAS MARRIED
ONCE BEFORE?

YES, I KNOW.

IT WAS A BAD MARRIAGE.

BAD, BAD.

THAT MAN CAME HERE
JUST LIKE YOU DID.

I MADE A BIG MISTAKE.

YOU FOLLOW MY MEANING?

YOU MAY LOVE MY DAUGHTER,
MR. BUCHALTER,

BUT YOU WILL NEVER LOVE HER
AS MUCH AS I DO.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

YES, I DO.

I DON'T WANT
IT SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN.

IT'S NOT GOING TO
HAPPEN AGAIN.

WHAT MORE IS THERE?

ASK ME.

ASK YOU WHAT?

FOR MY DAUGHTER'S HAND
IN MARRIAGE.

I WANT THINGS SHOULD BE
KOSHER, CORRECT.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

YEAH, RIGHT.

UM...MR. MEYER, I--

[MUTTERING]

STAND UP.

GO AHEAD.

UM...

MAY I ASK YOU FOR

YOUR DAUGHTER'S HAND
IN MARRIAGE?

O.K. GOOD.

GRANTED.

YOU MEAN YOU GIVE ME
YOUR CONSENT?

I JUST SAID SO,
DIDN'T I?

YOU WANT ME I SHOULD
SPELL IT OUT FOR YOU?

NO. IT'S O.K.

ANOTHER THING--

I WANT THE CEREMONY
SHOULD BE IN SHUL.

YOU NEVER BEEN IN ONE?

WELL, WHEN I WAS
A KID, I, UH...

A SHUL IS
A SYNAGOGUE.

YOU'VE NEVER BEEN
IN A SYNAGOGUE?

YES, YES--
WHEN I WAS A KID.

GOOD, GOOD.

I WANT THE MARRIAGE
SHOULD BE

UNDER RABBINICAL LAW.

YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

ABSOLUTELY, SIR.

MAZEL TOV, YOUNG MAN.

MAZEL TOV.

"ENTERPRISES."
I LIKE THAT.

SO YOU WORK
FOR THE ENTERPRISES, HUH?

THAT'S GOOD.

WELL, ALBERT.

LUCIANO.

HEY, LOUIS.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.

OH, IT'S VERY NICE,
VERY NICE.

HELLO, MEYER.

HI, LUCK.

HOW ARE YOU?

BUGSY, GOOD TO SEE YOU.

AND THE BUTCHER!

THE BUTCHER,
HE COMES TO A MEETING.

HOW ARE YOU?

OH, SURE.
SURE, DUTCH.

HOW ARE YOU?

COME VA?

MOLTO BENE.
GRAZIE.

GINO.

CIAO, LUCIANO.
COME STA?

Luciano:
NICE RUG, HUH?

ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN,

FIRST ON THE AGENDA
IS THOMAS E. DEWEY.

OUR MEMBER DUTCH SCHULTZ

HAS RAISED A FEW QUESTIONS
ABOUT DEWEY.

HE HAS A FEW REMARKS
ABOUT THE SUBJECT.

EVER SINCE DEWEY CAME
TO NEW YORK,

HE'S GIVEN ME
NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS.

I'M UNHAPPY.

MY BOYS ARE UNHAPPY.
THEY CAN'T WORK.

RIGHT, HARRY?

I SAY WE DO
SOMETHING ABOUT HIM.

WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?

KILL THE SON
OF A BITCH.

HA HA HA!

DUTCH, YOU CAN'T
KILL THE D.A.

AND GET AWAY WITH IT.

WHY NOT?

THAT SON OF A BITCH.
EVERYWHERE HE GOES,

HE'S SAYING HE'S GOING
TO CLEAN UP NEW YORK.

HE'S TREATING US
LIKE SHIT.

LISTEN, DEWEY IS
A POLITICAL MAN.

HE'S AN AMBITIOUS MAN.

SO LET'S USE HIM.

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?

CAN'T YOU SEE THAT?
HE'S USING US!

RIGHT?

Luciano:
SO WE BUY HIM.

YOU CAN'T BUY DEWEY.

ANYBODY CAN BE BOUGHT.

WE JUST DON'T KNOW
HIS PRICE YET.

WHAT DO YOU
THINK, JUDGE?

UH, I THINK WE OUGHT TO
PUT IT TO A VOTE.

[ARGUING IN ITALIAN]

[GAVEL POUNDS]

ALL RIGHT...

ALL THOSE WHO GO
WITH SCHULTZ,

RAISE YOUR HANDS.

FOUR FOR.
THOSE AGAINST?

FOUR APIECE.

HOW ABOUT YOU, JUDGE?

LEPKE'S ALWAYS
FOR THE HIT.

KILLING DEWEY
WOULD BE BAD FOR BUSINESS.

BULLSHIT!

YOU GUYS DON'T
GO WITH ME ON THIS,

I'LL DO IT MYSELF.

WHAT DID WE
VOTE ABOUT?

I DON'T KNOW!

WE'RE A SYNDICATE!

BE A SYNDICATE.

ME, I WANT TO KILL
THE LITTLE BASTARD.

BULLSHIT!

ARE WE A SYNDICATE
OR AREN'T WE?

I MOVE WE TAKE STEPS
TO PROTECT DEWEY.

THAT MEETING WAS
A BUNCH OF BULLSHIT

AS FAR AS
I'M CONCERNED.

THE BASTARD IS GOING
DOWN THE TUBES TOMORROW.

THAT'S WHAT
I'M TELLING YOU.

I DON'T GIVE A SHIT.

HARRY, YOU LIKE
THE FOOD?

UH, WONDERFUL.

HEH HEH.

[PLAYING MELANCHOLY SONG]

WONDERFUL.

Schultz:
GOOD FOOD, HUH?

WONDERFUL.

YOU PLAY GOOD.
YOU PLAY GOOD.

HE PLAY GOOD,
HUH?

* BA DA DA *

GIVE ME SOME MONEY.

COME ON, COME ON.

HERE, HERE.

COME ON,
YOU CHEAP BASTARDS.

GIVE ME THE MONEY.

BUY YOUR KIDS A TOY.
HA HA HA!

[BELCHES]

[WOMAN SCREAMS]

Rabbi:
BEHOLD BERNICE...

BEHOLD BERNICE...

THOU ART CONSECRATED
UNTO ME.

THOU ART CONSECRATED
UNTO ME.

WITH THIS RING...

WITH THIS RING...

ACCORDING TO THE LAWS
OF MOSES AND ISRAEL.

ACCORDING TO THE LAWS
OF MOSES AND ISRAEL.

AND NOW THAT YOU HAVE
SPOKEN THE WORDS

AND PERFORMED THE RITES
WHICH UNITE YOUR LIVES,

I DO HEREBY IN CONFORMITY
WITH THE FAITH OF ISRAEL

AND THE LAWS
OF NEW YORK STATE

DECLARE YOUR MARRIAGE
TO BE VALID AND BINDING,

AND I PRONOUNCE YOU TO BE
HUSBAND AND WIFE

BEFORE GOD AND MAN.

AT THE CONCLUSION
OF THE CEREMONY,

YOU WILL PLEASE
BREAK THIS GLASS

TO COMMEMORATE
THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM.

WITH YOUR RIGHT FOOT,
PLEASE.

YES.

[SMASH]

MAZEL TOV!

OHH!

ARE YOU HAPPY,
MAMA?

AND YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

Lepke:
HELLO, CHARLIE,

ALBERT.

HELLO, LOUIE.

HELLO, MRS. BUCHALTER.
HOW ARE YOU?

I'M MARVELOUS.
IT'S A MARVELOUS DAY.

WON'T YOU COME IN?

WHY, CERTAINLY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

SURE. WHY NOT?

EXCUSE ME.

BEEN LOOKING FOR
YOU, BERNICE.

IT'S OUR DANCE.

NOW THAT WE'RE ALL
ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY

IN THE SYNDICATE,

I THOUGHT MAYBE
YOU'D SEND US AN INVITE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?
YOU DON'T LIKE ITALIANS?

I THOUGHT A HEBE WEDDING
WOULD BORE YOU.

HA HA HA HA!

WELL, MAYBE.
MAYBE IT WILL.

RIGHT.
COME ON IN.

LET ME TAKE
YOUR COATS.

GIVE ME YOUR HAT,
ALBERT, CHARLIE.

WE'LL HAVE
A LITTLE FUN.

MRS. BUCHALTER,
CAN I HAVE THIS DANCE?

WELL, I--
I DON'T...

WELL?

BUONO SALUTE, HUH?

GRAZIE.

MAYBE PRETTY SOON,
A COUPLE BAMBINOS.

HA HA HA HA!

OH!

HOW ABOUT ALBERT,
HUH?

HA HA HA HA!

OH, MR. BUCHALTER,

LET ME ANNOUNCE YOU.

WELL, WELL, WELL.

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL SPOT
YOU GOT HERE.

MY MONEY DOES WONDERS.

LOUIS,
THANKS FOR COMING.

THAT'S O.K., ROBERT.

WHAT DO YOU GOT
ON YOUR MIND?

I DON'T HAVE TO
TELL YOU

HOW MUCH
I APPRECIATE

EVERYTHING
YOU'VE DONE FOR ME.

YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU
AND BERNICE.

THIS IS SOUNDING
MORE SERIOUS.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?
SIT DOWN.

I WANT TO GO
TO WASHINGTON.

YOU BEEN SUBPOENAED?

NO.

I'VE BEEN
OFFERED A JOB

IN THE JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT.

THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT?
YOU'RE KIDDING!

YOU WANT TO BE A COP?

NO. I'LL BE WORKING
IN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT.

THAT'S STILL A COP.

HEY, I HOPE YOU DON'T COME
RUNNING AFTER ME.

[OPENS BOTTLE]

LOUIS, I'M ASKING YOU
TO LET ME GO.

I WANT TO TRY TO
MAKE IT ON MY OWN.

HEY, LOOK. YOU'LL
VISIT ME IN WASHINGTON.

IT'S NOT THAT FAR
FROM NEW YORK.

YOU BRING BERNICE
AND DAVID.

VISIT WHAT?

YOUR HOUSE?
YOUR OFFICE?

IT'S GOING TO
BE SHIT.

YOU THINK HOOVER
WILL PAY YOU

AS MUCH AS I DO?

YOU AFTER MORE MONEY?
I'LL GIVE YOU MORE.

ARE YOU TRYING TO
BRIBE ME, LOUIS?

I DON'T LIKE
REMARKS LIKE THAT.

COME ON. YOU KNOW
I WAS ONLY JOKING.

WHAT KIND OF WORK
WILL YOU DO IN WASHINGTON?

I'LL BE
IN NARCOTICS.

NARCOTICS?
EXCELLENT.

WONDERFUL.

LOUIS, I HOPE
YOU UNDERSTAND.

ALWAYS REMEMBER
YOU GOT A FRIEND

IN NEW YORK CITY.

GOOD NIGHT, HONEY.

OH!

I LOVE YOU. HERE.

I LOVE YOU.
WHAT'S THIS ONE FOR?

BECAUSE YOU GET
MORE BEAUTIFUL

EVERY YEAR.

THANK YOU.
YES.

BERNICE.

[SOFTLY]
Bernice.

OH, THERE'S, UM...

MR. RUBIN WAITING FOR YOU
IN THE LIVING ROOM.

MAX?

HERE?

UH, GIVE US
FIVE MINUTES.

FIX ME SOME JELL-O.

I'LL SEE YOU
IN A MINUTE.

GODDAMN IT!

HOW MANY TIMES
HAVE I SAID

NOT TO COME TO MY HOUSE?

SORRY.
IT'S AN EMERGENCY.

WE NEED
YOUR SIGNATURE

TO MAKE
THIS CONTRACT VALID.

GIVE ME A MINUTE
TO READ IT.

THAT'S SETTLED THEN,
RIGHT?

THE BAKERY TRUCK
IS LOCAL.

WE GET A PENNY
FOR EVERY LOAF OF BREAD

THEY DELIVER.

A PENNY A LOAF?

SEVEN MILLION PEOPLE
LIVE IN THIS CITY.

THEY ALL EAT BREAD.

OUR CUT WILL BE
$30,000 A WEEK.

WHEN YOU PUT IT
THAT WAY, ALL RIGHT.

DON'T COME
TO MY HOUSE AGAIN.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

BERNICE, I'LL GET IT.

ALL RIGHT,
RAISE THEM!

WHO ARE THESE MEN?

DETECTIVES WITHOUT
A SEARCH WARRANT.

WHAT ARE THEY
DOING HERE?

WHO'S SHE?

MY WIFE.

WOULD YOU MIND WAITING
IN THE OTHER ROOM?

TAKE YOUR
HANDS OFF!

ALL RIGHT, RAISE THEM!

BERT, FRISK HIM.

MY LAWYER'S GOING
TO SUE THE SHIT

OUT OF YOU.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT,
FILE A COMPLAINT.

WELL?

HE'S CLEAN.

YOU SURE?

I'M SURE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

HEY, FRANK.

WHY DON'T WE NAIL HIM
WITH A VAGRANCY CHARGE?

THE GUY'S
GOT MILLIONS.

HE MAY NOT HAVE
ANY CASH IN THE HOUSE.

THIS ENOUGH FOR YOU?

GOOD NIGHT.

BERNICE, DEAR,
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

THEY'VE GONE.
EVERYTHING'S--

WHY, LOU?

IT WAS A CASE
OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

THOSE MEN.

IF THEY'RE
POLICEMEN,

THEY SHOULD BE
PUNISHED

OR REPRIMANDED.

OH, THEY WILL BE.

I'LL CALL MY ATTORNEY
FIRST THING TOMORROW.

Rubin: AHEM.

I'M GOING.

WHAT THE HELL
WAS THE RUSH,

YOU COMING HERE?

I SHOULD REALLY
GET YOU KILLED.

LOOK, BOSS,
I CAN EXPLAIN.

EXCUSE ME
FOR A MINUTE, BERNICE.

SOMEBODY WAS MANIPULATING
OUR BREAD DEAL.

WHO? GIVE ME NAMES,
OR SHUT YOUR MOUTH.

JOE ROSEN.
HE'S JUST A TRUCKER,

BUT HE'S BIG
IN THE UNION.

ALL RIGHT, MAX.
JOE ROSEN.

DRIVE THAT
SON OF A BITCH

OUT OF THE UNION,

THEN KEEP AN EYE
ON THAT BASTARD.

IF I FORGET THAT
NAME, REMIND ME.

NOW GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE!

[CAR HORN HONKS]

GIRLS.

BON APPETIT.

GREENBERG
DOWNSTAIRS?

FELDMAN
OWES ME A FAVOR.

I WANT TO CHECK
THOSE BOOKS.

TELL HIM THE SLICE
IS 30% NOW.

[GUNSHOT]

WHAT THE HELL
WAS THAT?

SOMEONE KNOW
WE WAS COMING?

[SHOUTING IN ITALIAN]

THAT GUY
IN THE BLACK SUIT--

THAT'S GINO,
LUCIANO'S MAN.

MOVING IN ON US.

[EXPLOSION]

Man: OH, GOD!

OH! OH!

I PAID YOU ALREADY,
DIDN'T I?

WHY?

I CAN'T PAY
THOSE WOPS, TOO.

TOMORROW,
THE IRISH WILL COME,

SO THE HELL WITH YOU!

TAKE EVERYTHING!
KILL ME ALREADY!

GURRAH...

THAT WOP GINO...

YEAH.

BUMP HIM OFF.

[ACCORDION PLAYING]

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

...GINO.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

YOUR SPAGHETTI,
SIGNOR.

GRAZIE.

MY GINO?

HOW?

WELL, WHO GOT HIM?

LEPKE?

ALBERT? ALBERT WHO?

ANASTASIA?

O.K.
I'LL CALL YOU BACK.

WHAT IS WRONG
WITH YOU?

WHY ARE YOU HORNING IN

ON LEPKE'S PROTECTION
TERRITORY?

YOU WANT THIS WHOLE CITY
BLOWN WIDE OPEN?

IT WAS THE BIG SHOT
FROM THE UNION.

WHAT BIG SHOT?

ROSEN.
HE CAME TO ME.

HE SAID
LEPKE'S DEAL IS DEAD

AND HE NEEDED
PROTECTION.

THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY
IN PROTECTION.

IT'S A SHIT OF MONEY!

GET IT INTO YOUR THICK HEAD
THAT LEPKE'S INTO PROTECTION.

HE PROTECTS THE BAKERS.
HE PROTECTS THE GARMENT.

THAT'S-A HIS TERRITORY.

WE'RE PART
OF A SYNDICATE NOW.

WE AGREED!

LEPKE'S SORE.

LEPKE IS-A
GODDAMN SORE.

LEPKE'S
TOO DAMN GRABBY.

HE'S A LITTLE
TOO GRABBY, HUH?

I PROMISED LEPKE

THAT IF HE STAYS
IN HIS BACKYARD,

WE'LL STAY
IN OUR BACKYARD.

WE GOT THE WATERFRONT.
WE GOT THE PROSTITUTES.

AND THAT KIKE IS
MAKING ALL THE MONEY.

ALL THE MONEY
IS IN-A DOPE.

WE GOT
A MILLION-DOLLAR DEAL

ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
IN-A DOPE.

YOU'RE DEALING
A COUPLE LOAVES

OF BREAD FOR PENNIES?

DOPE IS WHERE
THE FUTURE IS.

DOPE.
WE GOT IT IN SPADES.

Lepke:
MR. CHANG, YOU GOT A DEAL.

THE DEAL'S ON.

I CAN'T
FIGURE YOU OUT, LEP.

YOU GOT IT GOOD.
WHY ARE YOU PUSHING?

WHERE WILL IT
GET YOU?

ON TOP, MILES ABOVE
THEM ITALIAN GANEFS.

YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT GOOD IS YET.

UH, BY THE WAY,

YOU'RE TAKING
A BOAT TO SHANGHAI.

SHANGHAI?

AND YOU'RE TAKING
SCHWARTZ WITH YOU.

SCHWARTZ, ME.

SHANGHAI.

WHERE THE HELL
IS SHANGHAI?

CHINA.

CHINA. SHANGHAI.
ME, SCHWARTZ.

WHAT THE HELL
DO YOU THINK I AM,

THIS WOP
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS?

THAT'S NAPOLEON,
PUTZ.

NAPOLEON PUTZ.

BY THE WAY,
YOU'RE LEAVING TONIGHT.

[COUGHING]

BON VOYAGE.

[SHIP HORN BLOWS]

[CAR HORN HONKS]

HEY! ANYBODY HERE?

HEY! ANYBODY HERE?

HEY, MISTER.
HEY, HEY!

HEY. HEY, YOU!

HEY.

HEY, HEY, MISTER.
HEY.

HEY. UH, LIN PHOO.

I'M LOOKING
FOR LIN PHOO.

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

HE DOESN'T
SPEAK ENGLISH.

SHOW HIM THE LETTER.

ARE YOU KIDDING?

I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF THAT'S LIN PHOO.

BESIDES, THE LETTER
IS IN ENGLISH.

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

HUH?

I THINK HE WANTS
THE LETTER.

LETTER...

FOR LIN PHOO...

IN ENGRISH.

ENGRISH?

ENGRISH.

I'LL BE
A SON OF A BITCH.

HE READS ENGLISH.

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

WHAT?

I THINK HE WANTS
THE MONEY.

OH, NO.

FIRST YOU GIVE ME
THE MERCHANDISE,

AND THEN I GIVE YOU
THE MONEY.

NOW WHAT?

I THINK YOU BETTER
GIVE HIM THE MONEY.

ARE YOU KIDDING?
THERE'S 150 GRAND.

I DON'T TRUST YOU.

I'LL PUT A HOLE
IN YOUR HEAD!

YOU GIVE ME
THAT MERCHANDISE!

WHAT ARE YOU
SMILING FOR?

THIS IS A .45!

I COULD BLOW
YOUR HEAD OFF WITH THIS!

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

LOOK WHO'S HERE.

AH!

HA HA HA HA!

IT'S JUST A...
A TOY. HA HA!

LIKE I SAID,

I BETTER GIVE YOU
THE MONEY.

[HONK]

COME ON,
LET'S MOVE IT!

COME ON! GET GOING!
MOVE IT IN HERE!

COME ON.
LET'S GO.

HURRY UP!

Lepke: HOW DID IT GO
AT THE PIER?

NO TROUBLE AT ALL,
BOSS.

SCHWARTZ,
THE CUSTOMS?

THEY WERE DROOLING.
THEY WANT MORE.

WE'LL GIVE THEM MORE.

THIS WAS
A CHEAP INVESTMENT.

LEP, LOOKS LIKE
BABY POWDER.

I TELL YOU, WE SPENT
TOO MUCH MONEY

FOR THIS GARBAGE.

WAIT A MINUTE.

THIS BABY POWDER
WILL GET YOU

A COOL MILLION
ON THE STREET.

MR. KANE,
GO RIGHT IN.

THANK YOU.

ROBERT KANE.

MR. DEWEY.

NICE TO HAVE YOU
IN NEW YORK.

IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.

MR. HOOVER TELLS ME

YOU WERE ONE
OF HIS BEST MEN.

REALLY?

YOU'RE
A NARCOTICS EXPERT?

I'VE WORKED AT IT
A LOT.

I COULD USE
A GOOD MAN LIKE YOU.

BY THE WAY, SIR,

SORRY ABOUT
THE ELECTION.

A GOOD MAN NEVER WINS
THE FIRST TIME OUT.

BUT SERIOUSLY, KANE,
I'M NOT THE GOVERNOR NOW,

BUT I'M STILL
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

I AIM TO CLEAN OUT
THE RACKETS OF THIS CITY

BY EVERY MEANS AVAILABLE.

YOU COULD HELP ME.

I'LL DO MY BEST.

[BUZZ]

BOBBY!

HELLO, BERNICE.

IT'S SO GOOD
TO SEE YOU.

IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU, TOO.

IT'S BEEN TOO LONG.

Lepke:
WHO IS IT, BERNICE?

A SURPRISE.

WELL, IF IT ISN'T
THE BIG MAN FROM THE FBI.

WELL, DON'T JUST
STAND THERE.

COME ON IN.

HELLO, LOU.

HELLO, ROBERT.

WHEN ARE YOU
GOING TO TAKE OVER

FROM HOOVER?

I'M BACK IN NEW YORK.
I'M WITH DEWEY NOW.

IS THAT SO? HMM.

HOW IS IT YOU DON'T
COME AND VISIT

YOUR LOVED ONES?

WHERE YOU
BEEN HIDING?

COULD I TALK TO LOU
FOR A FEW MINUTES?

I'LL MAKE SOME COFFEE.

NO.

I WAS GOING TO TAKE MY EVENING
CONSTITUTIONAL ANYWAY.

SHALL WE GO?

BOBBY, NOW THAT YOU'RE
BACK IN NEW YORK,

I HOPE WE'LL BE
GETTING TOGETHER.

YEAH, I HOPE SO, TOO.

WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

SOMETHING WE HEARD
WORRIED ME.

WHO'S "WE"?

DEWEY'S
IN THE PICTURE NOW.

DEWEY, HUH?

YEAH.

LOUIS,
ARE YOU IN DOPE?

A JUNKIE
DROPPED YOUR NAME.

I DON'T DEAL IN DOPE.

YOU KNOW ME
BETTER THAN THAT.

GLAD TO HEAR IT.

I'D HATE IT IF
THEY CAME AFTER YOU.

MAYBE YOU'D LIKE IT.

I WOULDN'T.
THERE'S MORE TO IT.

THERE'S BERNICE,
YOUR SON...

HEY, LOOK, COUNSELOR,

LEAVE MY FAMILY
OUT OF THIS.

ALL RIGHT.
GOOD-BYE.

BOSS!

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

THE FEDS--
THEY'RE AT THE DOOR.

LET THEM IN.

BUT--

LET THEM IN!

ALL RIGHT.
OPEN IT UP.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

MR. BUCHALTER, PLEASE.

JACK LANSING, UNITED STATES
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

YOU COME WITH ME.

MR. LOUIS BUCHALTER?

THAT'S IT.
JACK LANSING,

UNITED STATES
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

I HAVE A WARRANT
FOR YOUR ARREST.

WHAT'S IT FOR, SONNY?

A FEDERAL GRAND JURY
HAS RETURNED

TWO ANTITRUST
INDICTMENTS

AGAINST YOU,
MR. BUCHALTER.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

IF YOU'LL COME
WITH ME, PLEASE.

ANTITRUST?

WHAT THE HELL--

IT'S A GIMMICK,
A NEW GIMMICK.

IT'S NOTHING
BUT A JOKE.

I'M LAUGHING
ALREADY.

CALL BERNICE.

TELL HER I'M GOING TO BE
A LITTLE LATE FOR DINNER.

HEY, GURRAH,
CALL OUR LAWYERS.

TANNENBAUM,
STOP PACING.

YOU'RE DRIVING
ME CRAZY.

WHERE IS HE ALREADY?

HE'LL BE HERE.

IT'S 7:00. HE'S LATE.

YOU WANT A BAGEL?

SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP.

WELL?
IS THERE ANY NEWS?

NO. HAVE A BAGEL.

THANKS.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

YOU SAID
IT WAS A JOKE.

THIS AIN'T NO JOKE.
I'M OUT ON BAIL.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE
TO GET TO COURT?

TWO WEEKS.

TWO WEEKS?
THAT'S NO TIME AT ALL!

IT'S LONG ENOUGH.

I'M FED UP.

SOME SON OF A BITCH
HAS BEEN TALKING.

WHO'S BEEN TALKING?
WHO'S BEEN TALKING?

JOE ROSEN'S
BEEN SAYING

HE'S GOING TO SEE
THE HOTSHOT D.A. DEWEY.

WHO THE HELL
IS ROSEN?

DON'T YOU REMEMBER?
THE BREAD DEAL.

ROSEN'S THE BAKER
THAT CROSSED US.

I EASED HIM OUT
OF THE UNION.

WHAT IS HE DOING NOW?

HE'S GOT A NEWSSTAND
AND CANDY STORE

OVER IN BROWNSVILLE.

WHERE'S MENDY
WHEN I NEED HIM?

I'LL CALL HIM.

LEP.

SHUT UP.

TELL MENDY TO SEE ROSEN
AND BUY A NEWSPAPER.

I WANT HIM TAKEN CARE OF.

LEP--
SHUT UP, GURRAH!

LEAVE ME ALONE!
I'LL KILL HIM!

TANNENBAUM, WHAT ARE YOU
HANGING AROUND FOR?

GET OUT OF HERE!
GET MENDY!

I WANT THAT ROSEN KILLED!

THE JUDGE.
THE JUDGE. RIGHT.

GET THE JUDGE
ON OUR PAYROLL.

THE JUDGE?
YEAH, THE JUDGE--

BUT IT'S 7:00!
TONIGHT!

ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT.

GET OUT OF HERE.

[LOCKS DOOR]

GURRAH, WHOEVER ELSE
IS TALKING--

I DON'T CARE WHO--

I WANT THEM
OUT OF THE WAY.

SURE, LEP.

JUST CALM DOWN, HUH?

LEP...

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT YOU JUST DID?

EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM--

RUBIN, TANNENBAUM,

HESH, AND SKINNY,
EVERY ONE OF THEM...

YOU NEVER DID THAT
BEFORE.

I WAS THE ONLY ONE
THAT KNEW.

EVERY ONE OF THOSE GUYS
CAN CORROBORATE THE HIT.

THEY WOULDN'T DARE.

AH. GOOD MORNING,
MR. ROSEN.

AND A GOOD MORNING
TO YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

MR. ROSEN,
HERE'S YOUR PAPERS.

NICE MORNING.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING, MR. AND MRS.
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA

AND ALL THE SHIPS AT SEA.

LET'S GO TO PRESS.

THIS IS WALTER WINCHELL.

HALF AN HOUR AGO,
OUR CITY,

ALREADY INCREDULOUS AT THE NEWS
OF LAST WEEK'S RELEASE ON BAIL

OF LABOR AND NARCOTICS RACKETEER
AND RUMORED MASTERMIND

OF THE SO-CALLED
BROOKLYN MURDER CORPORATION

LOUIS LEPKE,

WAS FURTHER OUTRAGED
BY THE COLD-BLOODED MURDER

OF LAW-ABIDING STOREKEEPER
JOSEPH ROSEN.

WHEN WILL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES BRING HIM TO JUSTICE?

[RADIO SHUTS OFF]

COME HOME NOW, DARLING.

PLEASE.

TWICE A WIDOW
IN ONE LIFETIME

IS TOO MUCH.

BERNICE, LEAVE HIM.

HE IS AN EVIL MAN.

I ONLY KNOW
THE PART OF HIM

THAT LIVES
WITH ME AND DAVID

HERE IN THESE ROOMS.

IT'S NOT THE MAN
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.

HOW CAN YOU LIVE
WITH ONE HALF OF A MAN

AND PRETEND THE REST
DOESN'T EXIST?

WHY NOT?

I'M NOT
KIDDING MYSELF.

I'M NOT TRYING
TO DEFEND HIM,

BUT IF THERE'S
ANY GOOD IN HIM,

THAT'S THE PART
I'VE GOT.

IT'S A LOT MORE
THAN I HAD BEFORE,

BELIEVE ME.

MY DAUGHTER IS A WHORE,
THAT'S WHAT.

SHE IS BOUGHT
BY THE JEWELRY,

THE FURS,
THE PRESENTS.

YOU'RE A WHORE--

A FILTHY WHORE!

PAPA, I WISH I WAS.

I WISH
I WAS A WHORE.

THEN I COULD WALK OUT
OF HERE WITH YOU.

BUT I CAN'T.

I CAN'T
LEAVE HIM, PAPA.

I LOVE HIM.

I THINK
WE SHOULD SEND DAVID

TO A SCHOOL OUT OF TOWN.

MAYBE MIAMI.
YES, MIAMI.

HE LOVES THE BEACH
SO MUCH.

WHAT GOOD
WILL THAT DO?

WELL, AT LEAST
HE WON'T BE AROUND

TO HEAR ALL THE DIRT
THEY'RE HEAPING ON ME NOW.

BERNICE, I WANT YOU
TO GO, TOO.

BUT YOU'RE STAYING HERE,
AREN'T YOU?

WHY SHOULD WE LEAVE
AND YOU STAY?

WE CAN AFFORD TO GO
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

ALL TOGETHER, LOU.

YOU'LL BE SAFE THERE,
BERNICE.

I'VE ALWAYS
TAKEN GOOD CARE OF YOU,

AND I ALWAYS WILL,

BUT I CANNOT TAKE CARE
OF MY BUSINESS

WHEN I'M FAR AWAY.

SO THAT'S THE WAY
IT'S GOING TO BE.

HOW CAN YOU WANT
TO STAY HERE?

YOU CAN'T EVEN
PICK UP THE PHONE

WITHOUT HEARING
A TAP ON THE LINE.

WHAT KIND OF LIFE IS IT?

MY LAWYERS WILL PROTECT ME.
DON'T WORRY.

IT'S NOT THE LEGAL THING

I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

LOU, DON'T MAKE US GO.

WE'LL NEVER BE THE SAME

IF WE'RE SEPARATED.

OH, NOT FROM YOU, TOO!

I GOT A HEADACHE.
I'M GETTING AN ASPIRIN.

LOU, LISTEN TO ME.
I WANT TO KNOW!

LOU, TELL ME--

WHY CAN'T WE ALL
GO AWAY TOGETHER?

WHAT IS IT
THAT KEEPS YOU HERE,

THAT YOU NEED MORE
THAN YOUR FAMILY?

WILL YOU STOP YELLING?

YOU'RE GOING TO
WAKE DAVID.

I DON'T CARE WHO HEARS,
AS LONG AS YOU DO.

I JUST WANT YOU ALIVE
AND WITH US.

I DON'T CARE
ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE.

WILL YOU
STOP IT?

DON'T ARGUE
WITH ME!

I'M NOT LEAVING.

THIS IS THE ONE.

OH, GROSS,
FOR CHRIST'S SAKE.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

IS THAT THE BOSS?

MUST BE.

HE'S EARLY.

BOSS, IS THAT YOU?

[MUFFLED VOICE]
YEAH, YEAH.

ANGELO.

[MACHINE GUN FIRING]

[MACHINE GUN FIRING]

Lepke:
LOOK WHAT THEY DONE.

THOSE GUINEA BASTARDS.
THEY STOLE MY DOPE!

LEP, YOU GOT TO
DISAPPEAR.

WHAT?

DO YOU WANT TO WIND UP
LIKE THESE BASTARDS?

IT'S MORE THAN THE WOPS.

IT'S HOOVER. IT'S
WINCHELL'S PUBLICITY.

IT'S THE WHOLE PICTURE.

SOME SECOND-RATE HOOD
WILL COME AFTER YOU

TO GET THE COPS
OFF HIS OWN BACK.

YOU GOT TO TAKE
A POWDER.

I'M NOT GOING
ON THE LAM. COME ON!

THIS IS AL FURSTENBERG,
OUR PROJECTIONIST.

THIS IS MR. JOE HEIMS.

CAN I SHOW YOU
THE ROOM?

YOU BETTER.

GURRAH, WHY DO YOU THINK
I'M ON THE LAM?

TO STAY OUT OF JAIL.

WHAT DO YOU CALL
THIS PLACE?

IT'S BETTER
THAN JAIL.

WHAT AM I
GOING TO DO HERE?

YOU CAN SEE MOVIES--
FREE.

[SIREN AND GUNSHOTS]

Man:
EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

[HIGH-PITCHED VOICE]
GO RIGHT ON IN.

WHAT'S SHOWING
TODAY, BABY?

AW GET ON IN THERE.

WHO IS HE?

OH. HE'S
OUR NEW BUTTON--

KID TWIST RELES.

HE TAKES CARE OF
THE PROJECTIONISTS

WHETHER
THEY LIKE IT OR NOT.

HE'S THE GUY THAT
GOT US THIS DUMP.

I HOPE YOU'RE PLEASED,
MR. LEPKE.

YEAH.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

WE COULD DO WITH
BETTER PICTURES.

MAYBE YOU GOT
A LOVE STORY

INSTEAD OF THIS
GANGSTER SHIT.

O.K.

THANK YOU.

SIT DOWN, RELES.
SIT DOWN.

[TIRES SQUEAL,
SIREN BLARING]

[GUNSHOTS ON SCREEN]

HEY, RELES, YOU SURE
THIS PLACE IS SAFE?

SURE.
I CHECKED IT OUT.

TWO TICKETS,
PLEASE.

I'M SORRY.
WE'RE ALL SOLD OUT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

LADY, I SAW
THREE GUYS GO IN.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

[GUNSHOT]

AAH!

GET MOVING!
I'LL COVER YOU.

O.K. I'LL GET
THE CAR.

YOU SON OF A BITCH!

YOU GOT THE MONEY?

YEAH, BOSS.

IT'S DRYING UP. WHY?

NO ONE MOVED IN ON ME
WHEN I WAS OUTSIDE.

NO ONE'S DOING IT
WHILE I'M ON THE LAM.

DEWEY IS
PRESSING THE BOYS.

HE'S PUT A REWARD
OUT FOR YOU.

IT'S ALL OVER TOWN.

EVERY JERK HAS GOT
YOUR PICTURE

HANGING
IN HIS KITCHEN.

25 GRAND.

IS THAT ALL HE THINKS
I'M WORTH?

YOU SAVED HIS LIFE
ONCE, TOO.

I HATE TO TELL
YOU, BOSS,

BUT THAT
STUPID HOOVER IS

ONLY PUTTING UP
5,000.

THAT'S ALL
HE CAN AFFORD--

A NICKEL A SHTIKL.

5 GRAND. I GUESS HE WANTS
A PIECE OF ME.

WHAT PIECE?

MY PUTZ, I GUESS.

DON'T GIVE IT
AWAY.

[SIREN]

GET OFF. GET OFF!

[MUSIC PLAYING]

RELES.

YEAH.

GET DOWNSTAIRS.

MRS. WALLER,
MR. SMITH.

[TURNS OFF RADIO]

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I LIKE IT.

THANK YOU.

MY PLEASURE.

DON'T YOU MISS
YOUR WIFE?

YOU KNOW I DO.

DO I LOOK A LITTLE
SOMETHING LIKE HER?

NOTHING.

[ICE CLINKS IN GLASS]

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN
SINCE YOU'VE SEEN HER?

TOO LONG.

OOH.

I'M SO GODDAMNED HOT.

WILL YOU STOP ACTING
LIKE A DIRTY TRAMP?

GOOD NIGHT.

[RADIO CLICKS ON]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

GOOD MORNING, MR. AND MRS.
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA

AND ALL THE SHIPS AT SEA.

LET'S GO TO PRESS.

ON THIS SIZZLING
JULY 10, 1939,

THE RACE TO BRING

HUNTED RACKETEER FUGITIVE
LOUIS "LEPKE" BUCHALTER

TO THE HANDS OF JUSTICE

IS KEEPING OUR CITY
OF NEW YORK BUSY.

LITTLE OLD LADIES HAVE
DISCOVERED A NEW PASTIME--

SEARCHING FOR LEPKE

IN EVERY DARK CORNER
OF EVERY ATTIC AND CELLAR

UPTOWN AND DOWNTOWN.

THE PHONE CALLS PILE UP
AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

AT THIS HOUR, THEY HAVE LEADS
ON A BEARDED LEPKE,

A BALD LEPKE,
A MUSTACHIOED LEPKE.

EVEN A LEPKE WITH HORNS
HAS BEEN SEEN.

BUT THE REAL RIVALS

IN THIS HISTORIC CONTEST
BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL

ARE THE MEN
OF HOOVER'S FBI,

WHO WANT HIM
ON NARCOTICS CHARGES,

AND THE NEW YORK STATE
PROSECUTOR TOM DEWEY,

WHO HAS ANNOUNCED HE CAN
PUT HIM AWAY FOR 500 YEARS.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[COCKS GUN]

AW, SHIT.

HERE.

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S URGENT.

ALL RIGHT.
GET OUT OF HERE.

LEP.

WELL, WHAT IS IT?

Lepke: THE SYNDICATE
WANTS TO SEE ME.

YOU'RE NOT GOING.

YOU KNOW THE RULES.
I GOT TO SHOW UP.

THERE'S ONE THING
I WANT TO DO FIRST--

SEE BERNICE
AND THE BOY.

LEP, YOU CAN'T!

I WANT
TO SEE BERNICE

AND THE BOY...

TODAY.

[HONK]

THIS WAY, BERNICE.

LOU?

MOM.

LOU?

BERNICE.

OH, I'VE MISSED
YOU SO.

IT'S BEEN SO LONG.

DAVID.

LOOK HOW BIG YOU GOT,
DAVID.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE AS
BIG AS ME PRETTY SOON.

TAKING GOOD CARE
OF YOUR MOTHER?

YEAH.

LOU, WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN TO YOU?

OH, NOTHING.

EVERYTHING'S
GOING TO BE FINE,

JUST THE WAY
IT USED TO BE.

BELIEVE ME.

COME ON.
CHEER UP, WILL YOU?

THAT'S IT.

THERE'S SOMEBODY
OUT THERE!

LEP! WE GOT TO
GET OUT OF HERE!

COME ON.

OH, MY GOD.

Gurrah:
I DUCKED ONE TAIL,

BUT THEY MUST
HAVE HAD ANOTHER ONE.

HURRY UP!

AAH!

AAH!

[GUNSHOTS]

[CAROUSEL MUSIC PLAYING]

AAH!

GET IN. YOU'RE
GETTING OUT OF HERE!

WELL,
WHAT ABOUT YOU?

NEVER MIND ABOUT ME!

GURRAH! RELES!
RELES, GET OVER HERE!

TAKE THEM HOME!
GET THEM OUT OF HERE!

DON'T GO
BACK THERE!

[TIRES SQUEAL]

GURRAH!

GURRAH!

GURRAH!

LEP...

WE MADE IT
TO THE TOP, DIDN'T WE?

IF I WAS A WOP,
YOU WOULDN'T FRISK ME.

HEY, MARIO,
CHE FAI?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
FRISKING MY FRIEND?

COME ON IN, JUDGE.
COME ON IN.

COME ON. SIT DOWN.

HAVE SOME PASTA.
HOW MUCH?

I DON'T WANT NO PASTA.

WELL, THIS IS A SWITCH--
THE JUDGE BEING JUDGED.

NICE TO SEE YOU,
LEPKE.

YOU MEAN ALIVE, DON'T YOU?

ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU GOT IN MIND?

EVER SINCE YOU
BEEN ON THE LAM,

BUSINESS HAS BEEN BAD.

SO WHAT'S THE VERDICT?

YOU GOING TO POUR CEMENT
AND DROP ME IN THE RIVER?

HA HA HA!
HA HA HA!

WE'RE YOUR FRIENDS,
AND WE RESPECT YOU,

AND WE WANT
TO PROTECT YOU,

BUT IN RETURN,

YOU HAVE TO
PROTECT US, TOO.

AND HOW CAN I
PROTECT YOU?

YOU GOT A CHOICE.

YOU EITHER
GIVE YOURSELF UP

TO THE D.A.

OR GIVE YOURSELF UP
TO THE FEDERALS.

IT'S UP TO YOU.

I DON'T WANT
TO ELECT DEWEY,

SO I'LL TAKE THE FEDS.

I THINK YOU MADE

A GOOD CHOICE,
LOUIS.

COME ON.

LET'S HAVE
SOME VINO.

I'M GOING TO
MISS YOU, LOUIS.

LIKE YOU
MISS GURRAH?

YOU'RE A LIAR,
LUCKY--

NOTHING BUT
A GODDAMN LIAR.

GO AHEAD. KILL ME.

YES. KILL YOU.

I SHOULD...

BUT THE ORGANIZATION
NEEDS YOU.

THEY NEED YOU IN STIR
TO GET THE HEAT OFF.

YOU'RE GOING TO DIE
IN-A JAIL, LOUIS,

NICE AND SLOW.

I'M GOING TO ENJOY IT.

I'LL REALLY ENJOY IT.

I'LL NEED
SOMEBODY TO MAKE

A DEAL WITH THE FEDS.

WHO WILL STAND FOR ME?

THE ORGANIZATION'S

ALREADY TAKEN
CARE OF THAT.

RIGHT, ALBERT?

I TALKED
TO WALTER WINCHELL.

HE'S CLOSE TO HOOVER.

HE SAYS HE CAN MAKE
A DEAL FOR YOU.

LEPKE.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.
GO GET HIM.

I'M READY FOR HIM.

MR. BUCHALTER,
MR. WINCHELL.

I THINK HE'S GOT
GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.

THE GREAT
WALTER WINCHELL, HUH?

VOICE OF
THE 20th CENTURY.

HEY, OUR BEST COGNAC

FOR MR. WINCHELL
OVER HERE, HUH?

I FIGURED
YOU'D BE TALLER.

WHY DON'T WE DRINK

TO THAT DEAL
YOU MADE, O.K.?

IT'S SET
FOR TOMORROW.

DEWEY DOESN'T
TOUCH ME, RIGHT?

WELL, HOOVER
GAVE HIS WORD

HE WON'T TURN YOU
OVER TO NEW YORK.

HOW MANY YEARS?

12 AT THE MOST.

12.

HE'S ASLEEP.

HELLO, LOU.

BERNICE.

COME IN.

YOU'RE TREMBLING.

COME ON, SIT DOWN.

SPEND THE NIGHT
WITH ME, PLEASE.

LOU, I WOULD HAVE...

I WOULD HAVE
DONE ANYTHING

TO HAVE A LIFE
WITH YOU...

BUT YOU SHUT ME OUT.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN TOGETHER
FOR TWO YEARS.

I JUST CAN'T
UNDERSTAND THAT.

I DON'T WANT TO SAY

GOOD-BYE THIS WAY.

THEN GO.

THEN JUST GO.

CLOSE THE DOOR.

MR. HOOVER,
THIS IS LEPKE.

12 YEARS,
NO NEW YORK RAP.

THAT'S WHAT
WE AGREED.

THAT WILL BE
UP TO THE JUDGE.

WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?

THE SOONER I GET THERE,
THE SOONER I GET OUT.

WILL THE ACCUSED
PLEASE RISE FOR SENTENCING?

SO THAT
THE RECORD IS CLEAR,

I WISH TO STATE THAT
THE DEFENDANT, LOUIS BUCHALTER,

IN ADDITION TO HIS SENTENCE

OF 12 YEARS
FOR CONSPIRACY

TO VIOLATE
THE NARCOTICS LAW,

WILL SERVE
AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS

ON THE ANTITRUST INDICTMENTS.

AT THE COMPLETION
OF THOSE 14 YEARS,

HE WILL BE REMOVED
FROM LEAVENWORTH PENITENTIARY

AND TURNED OVER
TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK

FOR FURTHER PROSECUTION.

THIS COURT IS ADJOURNED.

HE'LL BE IN PRISON

FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE

MAYBE THAT'S FOR THE BEST.

DON'T LOOK AT ME
LIKE THAT, BOBBY.

WHEN HE WAS WITH ME,

I SHUT MY EYES TO THE TRUTH.

I NEVER TRIED TO CHANGE HIM

WHEN IT MIGHT HAVE
BEEN POSSIBLE.

NOTHING COULD EVER
CHANGE LOU.

I'LL NEVER KNOW, WILL I?

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

WILL YOU GET THAT
FOR ME?

I DON'T WANT
TO TALK TO ANYONE.

[KANE]
HELLO.

SHE CAN'T COME TO THE PHONE.

THIS IS ROBERT KANE.

YOU CAN TELL ME.

THANK YOU.

WHAT IS IT, BOBBY?
WHAT'S THE MATTER?

THAT WAS THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

THEY RELEASED HIM
FROM LEAVENWORTH

AND TURNED HIM OVER
TO NEW YORK.

I EXPECTED IT.

NOW THEY'LL
CHARGE HIM

WITH MURDER.

RELES WITH HIS
GODDAMN BIG MOUTH

HAS BEEN TALKING
ALL OVER TOWN.

RELES.
ABE RELES, HUH?

WHAT ARE YOU
WORRIED ABOUT?

HE'S GOING TO TAKE A LEAP.
HE'S DEAD ALREADY.

NOBODY'S GOT
ANYTHING ON ME.

THEY MUST HAVE
SOMETHING,

OR YOU WOULDN'T
BE HERE.

A CANARY OR SOMETHING?

THEY CAN'T PIN
ANYTHING ON ME.

THERE'S
ALLIE TANNENBAUM,

AND THERE'S ALSO
MAX RUBIN.

MAX RUBIN.

YOU'RE TELLING ME
MAX RUBIN--MY MAX--

MAX RUBIN'S GOING TO
GO STOOL ON ME?

YOU'RE CRAZY.
YOU'RE NUTS.

NOT MY MAX. NEVER.

SORRY, LOUIS. HE'S
ALREADY TOLD THEM.

HE'S GOING TO
TESTIFY IN COURT

TO EVERYTHING
HE KNOWS.

HAS EVERYBODY
GONE CRAZY OUT THERE?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

THEY'RE TRYING TO SAVE
THEIR OWN SKINS, LOUIS.

THING HAVE CHANGED
SINCE YOU'VE BEEN AWAY.

EVEN POLITICIANS
CAN'T BE BOUGHT ANYMORE.

HOW OLD IS MAX?

52.

THAT'S A RIPE OLD AGE.

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

OH!

OH, MY GOD!

OH! AAH!

NO, NO, NO! PLEASE!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

GET IN THERE!

LUCIANO, PLEASE!

HEY, TANNENBAUM,
SHUT UP.

DON'T KILL ME!

WE'RE NOT GOING TO
KILL YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO
PROTECT YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE YOU
ON A VACATION

SO YOU'LL BE HEALTHY
FOR THE COURTS.

MR. TANNENBAUM,
ON THAT FRIDAY

IN LEPKE'S OFFICE,

WHAT DID HE SAY?

WHAT WERE HIS EXACT
WORDS TO YOU?

WHAT WERE
HIS EXACT WORDS?

CAN'T HEAR YOU.
SPEAK UP. SPEAK.

HE SAID,
"I WANT ROSEN HIT.

I WANT THAT
SON OF A BITCH DEAD."

[CROWD MURMURING]

Judge: ORDER.

NOW TELL US,
MR. TANNENBAUM,

WHO ELSE WAS THERE

THAT COULD HAVE HEARD
WHAT YOU JUST SAID?

LIKE I SAID,
GURRAH SHAPIRO WAS THERE

AND, UH...BIG HESH,

SKINNY--

ALL OF THEM DEAD NOW.

Dewey:
WHO ELSE?

MR. RUBIN WAS THERE.

HE'S DEAD, TOO.

THANK YOU,
MR. TANNENBAUM.

THAT WILL BE ALL.

THE WITNESS
MAY BE EXCUSED.

THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING
WITHOUT A SECOND WITNESS.

IS THIS THE LAST WITNESS

FOR THE PROSECUTION,
MR. DEWEY?

NO. WE HAVE
ONE MORE WITNESS

I'D LIKE TO CALL.

WELL, LET'S PROCEED.

I'D LIKE TO CALL
MR. MAX RUBIN.

MR. DEWEY,
YOU CALLING SPIRITS

TO OUR COURTROOM?

YOUR HONOR, MR. DEWEY
IS MOCKING THE COURT.

RUBIN WAS SHOT
IN BROOKLYN LAST MONTH.

EVERYBODY SEEMS
TO KNOW THAT.

HE WAS SHOT
IN THE HEAD AND DIED.

MAX RUBIN...

DID NOT DIE,
MR. LEPKE.

Judge: IN THAT CASE,

WE'D LIKE TO SEE
YOUR WITNESS.

WOULD YOU BRING IN
MR. RUBIN, PLEASE?

[BAILIFF]
MR. RUBIN, PLEASE.

CLERK, PLEASE
SWEAR THE WITNESS IN.

PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND
ON THE BIBLE, PLEASE.

DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL
THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH,

AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH,
SO HELP YOU GOD?

I DO.

MR. DEWEY,
YOU MAY PROCEED.

NOW, MR. RUBIN,

WE DON'T WANT
TO KEEP YOU NOW.

JUST TAKE YOUR TIME

AND TELL THE COURT,
IF YOU WILL,

WERE YOU THERE
WHEN LEPKE BUCHALTER

GAVE THE ORDER
TO KILL JOE ROSEN?

SPEAK UP, NOW.
WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.

YES.

HELLO, COUNSELOR.

COME ON IN.

WANT A PIECE?

THE, UH...

THE WARDEN GAVE ME

SPECIAL PERMISSION
TO SEE YOU.

LOUIS, WE'VE BEEN
TURNED DOWN.

YEAH, I KNOW.

THIS IS A GOOD STEAK,
I TELL YOU.

THAT SON
OF A BITCH DEWEY.

I SHOULD HAVE LET
DUTCH SCHULTZ KILL HIM.

I--ME--
I SAVED HIS LIFE.

YOU SURE
WE CAN'T BUY HIM?

LOUIS, SOMEHOW, I...

I JUST FEEL
I FAILED YOU,

MY FRIEND.

WHY? YOU GAVE ME
TWO EXTRA YEARS,

DIDN'T YOU?

I JUST WANT
TO TELL YOU,

BERNICE
AND YOUR SON--

I'LL TAKE GOOD CARE
OF THEM FOR YOU.

YEAH, I KNOW THAT.
THANKS.

YOU SURE YOU WON'T
HAVE A PIECE?

MR. BYRNE.

SORRY, SIR.

IT'S BARBER TIME.

MENDY, ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT?

I'M NOT FEELING
TOO GOOD.

I'M SORRY, BOSS.

IF I COULD GET
THOSE CANARIES,

THEY'D DO
MORE THAN SING.

AIN'T THIS
THE SHITS?

YOU MARRIED ME,
RABBI.

YOU BAR MITZVAHED
MY BOY.

NOW YOU'RE
GOING TO BURY ME.

"THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD.
I SHALL NOT WANT.

"HE MAKETH ME TO LIE DOWN
IN GREEN PASTURES.

"HE LEADETH ME BESIDE
THE STILL WATERS.

"HE RESTORETH MY SOUL.

"HE GUIDETH ME
IN STRAIGHT PATHS

"FOR HIS NAME'S SAKE.

"YEA, THOUGH
I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY

"OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH,

"I WILL FEAR NO EVIL,
FOR THOU ART WITH ME.

"THY ROD AND THY STAFF,
THEY COMFORT ME,

"THOU PREPAREST
A TABLE BEFORE ME

"IN THE PRESENCE
OF MINE ENEMIES.

"THOU HAST ANOINTED MY HEAD
WITH OIL.

"MY CUP RUNNETH OVER.

"SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY
SHALL FOLLOW ME

"ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE,

"AND I SHALL DWELL

IN THE HOUSE
OF THE LORD FOREVER."

[CLOCK TICKING]

[EXHALES]

GOOD EVENING, MR. AND MRS.
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA

AND ALL THE SHIPS AT SEA.

LET'S GO TO PRESS.

THIS IS WALTER WINCHELL
WITH THE LATE NEWS.

MOST AMERICANS TODAY
ARE CONCERNED

WITH THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC
AGAINST JAPAN,

BUT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT
TO YOU THIS EVENING

ON AN EVENT
OF MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE

ON THE DOMESTIC SCENE--

ONE WHICH
MANY AMERICANS BELIEVED

WOULD NEVER HAPPEN.

TONIGHT, MARCH 4th,
SATURDAY NIGHT,

THE LIGHTS WERE ON
IN THE DEATH CHAMBER

OF SING SING PRISON,

REFERRED TO AS THE DANCE HALL
BY THOSE IN THE KNOW.

AT 11:30 P.M.,
LOUIE BUCHALTER,

BETTER KNOWN TO YOU AS LEPKE,

AND TWO OF HIS HENCHMEN,
MENDY WEISS AND JOE CAPONE,

WERE ELECTROCUTED
FOR THE MURDER

OF JOSEPH ROSEN.

LEPKE IS
THE FIRST OF THE GANG LORDS

OF THE SO-CALLED SYNDICATE
TO BE EXECUTED.

TO ME, IT REPRESENTS
A GIANT STEP FORWARD

IN OUR WAR
AGAINST THE CRIMINALS,

MOBSTERS, AND PUNKS

WHO DEFILE OUR GREAT
AND GOOD LAND.