Top of the World (1997) - full transcript

Well, I've been walking
these soulless streets long

enough now to see
some broken dreams,

but I still got a little
faith and a reason to believe.

So pack your things and
come along for the ride.

It's just up the road
down the Miracle Mile.

We can dance with Lady Luck,
and baby, the joker's wild.

Yeah, we're going down to
where the water is wine.

We're gonna cause a
little trouble this time.

Follow the lights, bright
as diamonds and pearls.

We're going straight to
the top of the world.

Whoa-ho, the top of the world.



Now, I'm tired of doing
time dying on my feet.

And my body is still
shaking from this heat.

It's the same old story
about a brother raking it in.

No, you're just fading out.

I'll be spinning the wheel
and rolling the dice.

If I hit it once, I'm
gonna let it ride,

'cause there's no use in turning
back when honey, the time

is right.

Well, we're going down to
where the water is wine.

We're gonna cause a
little trouble this time.

Follow the lights, bright
as diamonds and pearls.

We're going straight to
the top of the world.

We're gonna have
our moment in time.

We're gonna push it
right over that line.



Follow the lights, bright
as diamonds and pearls.

We're going straight to
the top of the world.

Whoa-ho, the top of the world.

Now, my soul shall be
rectified the minute

I let my true light shine.

Well, we're going down to
where the water is wine.

We're going to cause a
little trouble this time.

Follow the lights, bright
as diamonds and pearls.

We're going straight to
the top of the world.

We're gonna have
our moment in time.

We're gonna push it
right over that line.

Follow the lights, bright
as diamonds and pearls.

We're going straight to
the top of the world.

We're going straight--

I know how this works.

You're trying to push me out
because I'm a little guy--

take my business, my car lot.

You can't take my lot.

My wife is sick.

I need that lot.

Mel, if I may, you've
had a run of bad luck.

And it's terrible.

You lost 40 straight hands of
blackjack to the casino, Mel.

Not to Mr. Atlas.

You could shoot Mr. Atlas.

Then you could shoot me.

You could go downstairs
and shoot everybody

on the blackjack table.

But you'd still own
this casino $129,000.

Look, I got friends.

I got-- I got a lot
of juice back home.

You know who I am?

You're a used car
salesman from Idaho.

Iowa.

And they're barely used cars,
not one over seven years old.

Mel, with or without
me, this casino

is coming after its money.

You will lose your
home, you will

lose what's left of
your barely used cars,

you will lose personally
your car barely used.

They will take your
wife's wedding ring,

and she will lose
that off her finger.

And if this kills
both of you, they

will take the organs
from your body

and sell them until
the numbers balance.

The casino will keep
coming after you.

Hey, Ray!

Get stuff for me, man!

Hey, kiss your
mother for me, huh?

She must have
got held up, huh?

Yeah.

Women.

Maybe she's just
busy all day, Ray.

A pretty girl like that,
hey, they get busy.

We'll be
seeing you, man.

Don't forget to write.

We'll be waiting for you!

No wonder you hated it here.

OK.

Mr. Rappoport, Mr. Hernandez,
may we never meet again.

That's a
fine woman, brother.

- Hey, Ray!
- Yeah?

You forgot something.

Burn them.

Been waiting long?

Four years.

Sure you want to do this?

Four years, Ray.

Things change.

We have to do this.

No, you have to do this.

I don't have to do this.

I mean, let's just get
one thing straight.

You're leaving.

I'm not leaving.

You left when
you went to prison.

Hey, I didn't
know you could read.

They're all from his wife.

He got all these letters,
and none of them are opened.

You must have made
some special arrangements

for somebody somewhere
along the way.

No.

Well--

What?

You got insurance?

What?

Life insurance.

You know, what you pay your
wife, or unfortunate debts,

if something happens to you.

Life insurance.
Yeah, yeah.

Through the VA, I guess.
Yeah.

OK.

Well, this is the
time for you to make

a very important decision.

This is push comes
to shove time.

Now, are you the man
who's going to do

whatever it takes to provide
for his wife, his family?

Well, I was thinking more or
less along the lines of a-- a--

a loan payment plan.

No, this is the only way, Mel.

OK.

But I might come back tonight.

I understand.

We know you'll do
the right thing, Mel.

And Mel, don't take that
gun down into the casino.

We frown on that.

You know, I--

I remember a time when
you would have shot him

and make it look like a suicide.

I know.

I know.

I'm gonna go get his signature
and send it down to the county.

You do that.

You be careful, too.

We're on the top
of the world now.

We want to stay there.

It's a big payday for us today.

Let's get lucky.

Stop the car for a minute.

Why?

Something I gotta do.

Couldn't you have
done that inside?

I guess I could have,
but I would have been shot.

The law says prison garb till
you're off state property.

Nice ride.

Where's my Lincoln?

That heap died on the
I-5 during rush hour

three and a half years ago.

That car was art, baby.

Yeah.

Well, they still charged
me $50 to tow it.

So where'd you get this one?

Hm?

You look great.

You know, you could have
done this alone with one

of those absentee things.

Yeah, well, I wanted
to end this clean, OK?

Face to face, like
we started it.

A condemned man is entitled
to a last meal and a smoke.

You're not condemned, Ray.

I'm not condemning you.

Really?

A man's wife picks him up the
day he gets out of prison,

drives him to Vegas
for a divorce--

what do you call
that, a reprieve?

They're here.

- Perfect timing.
- Come on, guys.

We don't got all night.

Let's get moving.

Hey, man.

You got another smoke?

Yeah, I got one.

Hey, cowboys.

What's up?

It's red.

You're supposed to be dressed
like a security guard.

No, man.
You said maintenance.

No, man.
I said a security guard.

You said maintenance.

I said security guard.

This is not part of the plan.

Get in here before
somebody sees you.

What is this, an armored
truck convention?

Get in here.

You and I will talk later.
You said maintenance.

I said security.

This way.
Come on.

Come on.

Come on, hurry up!

Do you realize that
almost every job we go on,

you kill everybody?

So?

Well, I'm thinking
that that jeopardizes

us a little more than this.

That really hurts me, man.

Listen to me, Carl, I am not
going one step further here

until you promise
me that you are not

going to kill anybody
in here that you

do not absolutely have to.

Now, promise me.

Hey, Carl.

Promise him.

OK.

I promise.

I promise.

That I will not kill anybody.

That I will not--

kill anybody--

That I do not
absolutely have to kill.

That I do not
absolutely have to kill.

I love you, man.

You know what?

I don't care what
they say about you.

Come on!

God, I hit something.

Just-- just pull over baby.

Just hang on.

Just hang on.

What is it?

Hang on, hang on.

What is it?

I don't see anything.

I don't think you hit anything.

Maybe it was a stick or
something off the bumper maybe.

A piece of tire or something.
- No.

I must have killed
something, I'm sure.

You didn't hit
anything, Rebecca.

I'm sure I must
have killed something.

There's nothing there.

I don't see anything.

It's nothing, baby.

Why couldn't you just have
kept your mouth shut, huh?

Come on, come on, come on.

We've been down this already.

Come on.

Lots of cops have taken
money and lived with it, Ray.

Rebecca, we're not talking
about parking meter kickbacks

or pinball machines, baby.

Come on.

I'm just so tired.

I'm tired of believing somebody
is going to be there for me.

I'm tired of not being
able to trust anybody.

I'm just-- I didn't hear
from you for four years, Ray.

I know.

I know.

No!

I'm not the same person.

That hug and that
rocking thing you do

is not going to make it anymore.

You got a guy?

Right.

Want me to drive?

No, I'm fine.

Wow, wow, wow!

Looked like the Plaza Hotel.

Man, we had a lot of fun
in that place, didn't we?

I don't remember.

Do you have a place to
stay after we do this?

Just drop me at a hotel.

I'll be fine.

Which one?

Doesn't matter.

I got $51.

Any one will do.

$51 in Vegas on
a peak weekend?

You've been in jail too long.

Uh, don't go anywhere.

I'm just going to run into
the casino and get some cash.

I'll be right back out.

There's something
you gotta know, baby,

something I gotta tell you.

I don't have time right now.

How'd you like to be that pole
up in the Cowboy Cabaret, huh?

Oh, you said it.

You better check
that connection.

Not while she's on.

Yeah.

Tell me that ain't a knockout.

Yeah.

That's ain't a knockout.

That is a knockout.

Sorry, you gotta get out.

I can't take you with me, pal.

We're not going to be long.

She's just using the
cash machine inside.

Look, either I park it, or
you park it out on the street.

It'll only be a minute, man.

It goes or you go.

Listen, I'm not
allowed in here.

See, it's a gaming house and--

Whatever you're going
to tell me, I've heard it.

I lost my license
when I was in prison.

Oh, no shit.

Yeah.

That's funny.

It never stopped me.

- Oh, really?
- Yeah.

I used to steal cars.

Now I park them.

So what's it going to be, pal?

Come on, I'm working alone here.

I feel for you.

Keep it close, huh?

Here.

Take this.

You won't get your
car without it.

It was 30,000 verified.

Hey, guys.

Hey, ma'am.

Hey, Rebecca.

Here you go.

All that's going to the vault.

Atlas.

Hi.

You called?

Where were you?

Just taking a nap.

A nap?

How about dinner?

If you give me
an hour to bathe.

Right.

You OK?

Why?

Well, I mean, every
time I call you,

you say you're
taking a fucking nap.

Don't start with me, Charlie.

All right.
All right.

All right.

You know how I worry
about you, pussy cat.

I'll see you in an hour.

Yeah.

This cash voucher
sounds...

It's a $15,000 buy-in.

Come on, baby!

Come on!

Hey, Money.

What's up, Joe?

How's the kid's
football team doing?

Oh, the kid's team is good.

My kid's on the bench.

You guys new?

- Yes.
- No.

- No.
- Yes.

No, uh-- uh--

actually, he's new on the round.
- I'm new on the round.

- And he's new--
- First day.

- In the building.
- In the building.

He's new in the building.
- His first day.

He's new on the round.

They're both new
in different jobs.

Actually, we're
here to rob the place.

We're gonna rob the place!

Come on, Henry.

Go!

It's me, Joe.

Open up.

Hey!

What is that?

Atlas.

Yeah, Charlie.

I'm in Ridgefield's room.

Yeah?

Well, did you get his signature?

Yeah, right after
he left your office.

So why are you there?

I'm waiting for the cops.

Oh, fuck.

No, that's where we need, huh?

The fucking cops.

Great smoke bomb.

How was I supposed
to know it was a dud?

I thought we weren't
supposed to kill anybody.

We weren't.

I made a promise.

Yeah, but you
made the promise.

I didn't promise shit.
- Come on.

Let's go.
- Hey.

Hey, hey.
Hey.

Who's supposed to say let's go?

You are?

Yeah.

You know why?

Because you're the boss?

Exceptional intellect.

Open the door.

Baby!

Gentlemen?

Hey.

Hey!

This ain't a football
field, you know?

Oy, oy, oy.
I'm sorry.

I'm really, really sorry.
I, uh--

Yeah, well, sorry
don't walk a dog.

I'm sorry.

Let me give you a hand here.

Give me your cup.

I'll help you.

Hey, are you somebody?

Well, my mother
likes to think so.

Well, you know, there's
only two kinds of guys

that wear suits in Vegas--

that's high rollers
and pit bosses.

Oh, yeah?

Well, the pit boss, he'd
be staring at my tips.

And a high roller, he'd
be staring at my tits.

I'm looking right at
you, and I just can't

tell what you're staring at.

Well, honey,
where I just been,

you get in a lot of
trouble for staring.

What's your name?

Ginger.

Ginger.

Ginger, do me a favor, will you?

I'm not allowed to gamble.

As a matter of
fact, I'm not even

supposed to be in this place.

And I just wondered if you'd
just walk up to these here two,

20s, very lucky they are,
put them in this machine,

pull that lever, I'll split
whatever I win with you 50-50.

What do you say?

I'm not supposed to be
playing that either.

Come on.
You're my lucky star.

Just walk up, put the two
20s in, pull the lever,

we win, you get half.

Oh, what the hell?

Come on, Mac.
You sleeping again?

Come on, Mac.

Wake up, buddy.

Hey!

Holy shit.

Hey, open up in there.

I think Louis' had
a heart attack.

- Shit.
- It's all right.

It's all right.

Just a little improvisation, OK?
- Shit.

Fred'll get it.

Come on in.

Oh, yeah.

Sure.

Oh, yeah.

That's your fault. Hey.

Our turn.

- Cross your fingers.
- All righty.

Take it slow.

Slow and easy.

OK.

Come on, daddy-o.

Do it now.
Do it now.

Do it seven.

Shit.

Well, you got another turn.

You got the touch.

This is so exciting.

You were supposed to be
waiting in the car, Ray.

Well, your car is not
much bigger than my cell.

And by the way, how long does
it take you to a cash machine?

- I'll take that.
- Wait a minute.

Hang on a second.

Well, I've got your cash
now, so let's get on with it.

You get on with it.
I'm busy.

Hang on a second.
Do the--

Don't do this, Ray.

You promised me.

In and out, no scenes.

Well, I've changed my mind,
and now I'm in the middle

of something, and I gotta--
- And I gotta go.

- Hang on one second.
- You know what?

I'm leaving.

I'll just let the
lawyers take care of it.

- And I've got to go.
- Wait a minute.

What is the bug up your ass
about trying to get rid of me?

Hang on a second.

Take it easy.
- Excuse me.

Have we got a
little problem here?

I've got no problem.

I'm in the middle of
a conversation here,

a private conversation.

Do you mind?

Why don't you take
your personal problems

or domestic problems, whatever
they are, outside the hotel?

Why don't you take that
pistol and put it where

you can really have fun, pal?

I'm talking to my wife here.

Why don't you just come
on over here with me, pal?

Hey!

Pull the machine, baby.

Pull the lever on the machine.

What?

Oh, my god.

Ray?

Ray, the jackpot.

Oh, my god.

Hey, that should
have been my jackpot.

You hit the
big jackpot, Ray.

Holy shit.

Here.

Call housekeeping and tell them
I told them to send you home.

OK, gracias.

Take these chips,
cash them out.

I don't want you
spending them, all right?

No gambling.

Si, se or.

Yeah, Brenda give me a key.

Rome, Spain, Madrid, Bangkok,
Hong Kong before the commies

really screwed up.
- Ray?

Lamborghini.

Remember what you
were asking me earlier?

Yellow.

Fly yellow.

Whether I had a guy.

Mm, I love a woman
right out of a bathtub.

Ah, congratulations on $400,000.

Ooh.

450.

Oh, yeah?

Have you two met?

Excuse me.

Damn.

Now, this one used a gun.

Well, why didn't he just
jump like everybody else?

Hm, you guys must
have finally locked

down the windows in here, huh?

Yeah.

Say, did Atlas ever get
the roof of his car fixed?

Uh, no.

That-- that wasn't why
they locked them down.

Last joker took the plunge
just missed a broad.

Killed her dog.

Yeah, I heard about that.

Isn't she suing you?

Yeah, 100 grand.

Jesus, 100 grand.

What kind of a dog
is worth 100 G's?

You know, it was hard to tell.

It was a small dog.

All is well.

Get the truck started.

They're on their way, boys.
Let's go.

Open it up.
Go, go, go, go.

You know, Ray, the high
rollers, movie stars,

sports figures--

they're the perks
in this business.

You know who the backbone is?

Tell me.

It's the little guy.

They keep flocking to me.

They keep flocking to me.

With that pull on
that nickel slot,

that keno card over breakfast.

They keep coming to, uh--

to where the Jesus of luck
may tap them on the shoulder

and say, you're the one.

You're chosen.

Your fate has changed.

You're standing on
top of the world.

Yeah.

We're going to
drink to you, Ray--

to one of the little guys.

I'm grateful.

What will you have?

Nothing.

Pussy cat?

Uh-uh.

Uh-huh.

I didn't catch your
last name, Ray.

Mercer.

Mercer?

Mercer?

Mercer, how does
that ring a bell?

Hey, that's your
last name, Mercer.

Are you guys pulling my leg?

You're the brother, huh,
that she talks about.

No.

You're related.

Not by blood.

She's my wife.

Ex-wife.

Not yet.

He's right, Becky.

If you were his ex-wife,
you probably wouldn't

still be using the name Mercer.

Would the two of you
like a moment alone?

All right.

Putting on a little late.

Yeah, I'm as slim as ever.

Hey, uh, you guys
new on this route?

I am, yeah.

- Yeah, it's his first day.
- All right.

Hey, Joe, you're getting a
little green under the gills.

You OK?

Yeah.

Well, I think this job's
starting to get to me.

Yeah, OK.

All right.

Hey, wait a minute.

What's this, uh,
red stuff I see?

Deal with it, Carl.

It's blood, stupid.

Shit!

Oh, this just
keeps getting better.

Wait.

Can't leave this stuff working.

I heard when someone
jumps out of a window when

they hit the concrete,
they bounce and then

they pop, just like that.

We've got a 13 on level two.

Yeah, we copy that.

We're on our way.
Come on, let's go.

Great.

Excuse us, folks.

What the hell's a 13?

Suicide's a 12,
robbery's a 13.

We keep them real close to
each other for a reason.

Damn.

Learn something new every day.

Hey, Fipps?

What?

What's a 13 again?

Shit.

That's a 13.

Get down, man.

I'm not getting killed for any
4.50 an hour and all I can eat.

Well, it doesn't
feel like rubber.

Yeah, we'll-- we'll
take a couple of snaps.

I'm not too wild
about photographs.

Why don't you just give me
the real check, and-- whew--

I'll be right out of your hair.

Nah.

For 450 large, I
need a little boost.

Take a couple of pictures,
you know, and an interview

won't hurt you, Ray.

Well, actually, you
should make it out to her.

She, uh, pulled the handle.

Mercer, huh?

Rebecca Mercer?

What?

You gotta take the check.
I'm a parolee.

I'm not even supposed
to be in here.

I can't take it.
You gotta take it.

All right.

So, uh, we gotta take these
pictures, uh, downstairs.

Yeah.

After you.

Where the hell are you?

In a world of shit.

This will be painless.

We just need a few PR shots.
That's all.

I'm not big on
pictures, Mr. Ajax.

Maybe Rebecca would
like the photo op.

Oh, there you are.

Look, we got a problem.

What is it?

Hey!

That's the problem.

Go, go, go, go!

Come on.

What is going on?

Well, let's see.

It's a casino, and
those guys had guns.

I assume it's a robbery.

But then again, you
seem to be the queen

of the ball around here.

I mean, you know something
I don't, pussy cat?

You cut me off
for four years, Ray.

What did you expect?

When I moved down here with
nothing to be near you,

he gave me a job.

A job, really?

What kind of job?

I'm head of accounting, Ray.

Accounting?

He doesn't support me.

But he was there for me
when you didn't want to be.

Well, I'll tell
you someplace else

I don't want to be is stuck
in this elevator with you.

So why don't we just go
get the divorce, huh?

Now, go downstairs, get
the car out of the valet,

and I'll meet you
down there, huh?

Why?
What are you going to do?

I'll find a service
entrance or something.

I'm not supposed to be up here.

I don't want to get caught
up here in any police sweep.

Go ahead.

Ray, you read all
my letters, and you've

nothing to say to me?

Get my check.

Tell the pit bosses to
keep the games rolling,

but I want the lobby
entrances closed

until the police get here.
- You got it.

Don't worry about it.

And I want to be told
first about any developments.

- Done.
- In here.

In here.

Pick it up!
Pick it up!

Pick it up!

Here, come on.

Come on, come on.

In, in, in, in!

Quick.
Quick.

Let's go.

Let's move.

- Press ahead.
- I'm pressin'!

I'm pressin'!

They're late.

Shit.

What the fuck is 5-0 doing here?

All right, hold
it right there.

Let me see your hands.

Who the hell are you?

I know this doesn't look good.

Shit.

Hey, where you going?

Back, back, back, back!

Go!

No.

Try and catch me!

Aw, man.

This is bad, man.

This is bad, Benny.

Well, it started
off a pretty good day.

I got out of jail,
won a jackpot--

whoa!

I still had my wife.

Holy shit.

Ho!

We're getting out of here!

We're getting out of here!

Take a left on Main.

What the fuck are you doing?

I got it.

I know what I'm doing.

Shut up.

Shit!

Yeah!

Yeah!

Aw, shit!

Move!

Hey!

Stop!

Come back here.

Sorry.

Sorry, buddy.

Who works here?

Ma'am?

Anybody?
- I do.

Hi.
Yeah.

I like your sweater.
Nice sweater.

Thank you.

I got-- $30.

All right, let's
move, move, move.

Let's go.
- Move!

Move!
Move!

Move!

De Rosa, sweep the
floor of all civilians.

Clear those with positive
IDs, hold everyone else.

Charles Atlas, on
the top of the world.

Give me a floor plan
of this entire complex.

Oh, good god, is he confused.

Completely be-fucked.

Let me help.

One, I don't work for
you, you work for me.

As in the collective us, get it?

Because without us,
there would be no Vegas,

there would be no you.

Two, you do not
evacuate my hotel,

create massive panic, injuries,
lawsuits, bad publicity

that I'll be shaking
off for 10 years.

Three, if you ever come in
and close down my casino,

my gaming floor, ever again,
I will ruin your career

in this state, and I will
hound you in any state

you think you can escape to.

Now, what was it that you
wanted me to do for you?

All right, sir.

De Rosa, rescind the order.

Secure the perimeter.

All right.

I need some floor plans.

Give the man what he wants.

Right away.

Where's your
surveillance room?

It's upstairs.

But these guys have
knocked it out.

Do you have any tape
at all of them coming in?

I'm only one man here.

Captain, we got a description
on the armored car guy.

White male, 5 foot
10 inches tall,

165 pounds, 40 to 45 years
old, close cropped hair,

dark blue suit,
white shirt, no tie.

Oh, I saw that man
earlier this evening.

He was having some
kind of beef here

on the floor around the
same time as the robbery.

Could have been a diversion.

No, that was just my husband.

He-- he had nothing
to do with this.

He had just won a jackpot.

Yeah, around a half a mill.

Didn't want his
name in the paper,

didn't want his picture
taken, didn't even

want the check in his own name.

What was his name?

Ray Mercer.

Mercer.

This is ridiculous.

You know he had nothing
to do with this.

Get this woman to a hard room.

Nobody in, nobody out.

Ma'am.

You'll be safe there.

I'll check on you.

I'll be in my office
if you need me.

NCIC, let's get up
to date on Mercer.

I'm on it.

What, somebody kill himself?

Must have heard
you were coming.

Jesus.

God damn it!

Jesus Christ.

Pick it up.
- Come on.

Come on.
Let's go.

Let's go.
- Go, go!

Come on.
Come on.

Come on.

Let's go.

Go!

Jesus!

We got him trapped now.

Go that way, Morgan.

All right.

But don't take any chances.

Don't worry.
I won't.

Hey, do we have health
insurance on this job?

Here, put these on.

All right.

Who's radio is this?

It's mine.

Oh, nice work.

But a trail of fucking tacos
just might work better.

I can't believe those
motherfuckers left us.

I'm going to kill somebody.

Oh, shut up about
that, all right?

Yeah, we gotta get
out of here first.

What's that supposed to mean?

What?

No, what you just said.

Look, I was just thinking.

Look, Carl, everybody
knows me here.

I mean, I would just
give you guys away.

Hey, Fredo, you
want to kill somebody?

Why don't you kill him?

Pissy bastard.

Easy.

We need this bitch, OK?

And nobody is going
anywhere, all right?

And nobody is killing anybody
without asking me first, OK?

Dean?

Dean?

He's in here somewhere.

I can feel it.

Oh, shit.

I think I peed my pants.

Carl.

Carl.

Maybe we scared him off.

Oh, god!

Maybe not.

Maybe not!

Look, may-- may--
maybe we should split up.

Joe, old pal, you're in
this for the whole ride.

You're the only one
who knows this place.

You know this joint thoroughly.

And you're going to get us
out, ain't you, old pal?

Yeah, sure.

I'm getting the
hell out of here.

You're not going anywhere.

Watch me.

Well, OK, OK!

Hold it!

Hello, up there!

Mister bad man!

Listen, all we want is out.

We quit, honest to god.

Don't we?

So go.

What's stopping you?

You don't have
to tell me twice.

Secure that area over there.

Got it.

Yes, sir.

Wilson, check in
the corridor down there.

All right.

Cops!

Fucking cops!

Put the money in there.

Well, miss, please don't make
any attempt to leave this area.

Hey, hey.

Yes, can I help you, sir?

Yeah.

Uh, do-- do you
know Rebecca Mercer?

Do I know you?

Yeah, it's me.

Remember?

Oh, yeah.

The jailbird.

That's a nice shirt.

Where'd you get the lei?

Cute.

You seen Rebecca Mercer
around here anywhere?

What do you mean,
the boss's girl?

Yeah.

Let me give you
a piece of advice.

Stay away from the boss's girl.

Thanks.
I need my car.

Where's my car?

I kept it close,
like you said.

Well, I guess I should
feel lucky that it's

still here at all, right?

Oh, that's very funny.

Now, where's your ticket?

Well, we got a
problem there, see.

You got a problem.

I don't have one.

I don't have the ticket.

No ticket, no wheels.

Pussy cat.

You know he didn't rob you.

I thought I knew a lot
when I woke up this morning.

But you sure surprised
me, pussy cat.

You know you're the best thing
that's ever come along for me.

You think I'm going
to go and run off

with an ex-con, a guy with
a two-bit weekly paycheck

and some stale jokes?

I enjoy my life with you.

More than you know.

You think I'm going to go
and throw all that away?

You're just saying that.

How about getting me
the hell out of here?

Hm.

Why, you got somewhere
to go, pussy cat?

There's a lot
going on out there.

You're better off right here.

Where I can keep an eye on you.

You know how much
I worry about you.

OK?

Don't stay like that too long.

It's bad for my image.

Hold it!

What the fuck you
guys doing here?

What does it look like?

We're taking care of the linen.

All of you?

Well, uh, John's in laundry,
and Mike here, he's in starch.

And Howard, he
fluffs, and I fold.

And then we all
stay with it to make

sure it gets where it's going.

It's a union...

Get the hell out of here.

Damn.

Hold it!

Linen, my ass.

Fluff this!

I give up!

I didn't kill anybody.

You gotta believe me.

They forced me into it.

They put a gun to my head.

Honest to god, you
gotta believe me.

Either you shoot
him, or I will, cop.

Fuck you, Carl!

Rebecca!

Ray!

Ray!

Get out of there!

No!

I guess this is a bad
time to ask for my check.

OK.

Here's what we got.

Our boy is Raymond Lawrence
Mercer, one of our own

until five years ago,
when he quit the force

and moved to California.

Extradited back to Nevada.

Convicted on titles 18 and
21, conspiracy to traffic

control substances
and money laundering.

For those of us
who speak English?

Well, his own lieutenant was
shaking down a cocaine ring.

Mercer blew the whistle on
him, maybe wanted a bigger cut.

Wrong.

Ray knew there was a slush fund.

When he found out it was
dope, he brought it down.

Not too far down, because
the lieutenant got life,

Mercer got four years,
and everybody else walked.

That's because the Feds
wanted the whole department,

and Ray wouldn't testify.

Or maybe the police
were just better

at keeping his mouth shut.

It seems Ray's first
year in the joint,

some very dangerous people
started making very serious

threats against his family.

They ever come after you?

I know these people.

Why didn't they come after you?

When Ray went away, I guess
something gave him the idea

I wasn't important anymore.

You think you
can steal from me?

From me?

Do you have any idea who I am?

Yeah, the Jesus
Christ of craps.

Take it easy, sweetheart.

Take it easy.

Butcher's on his way.

What?

No, no.

Not the "what," the "who."

Tony Borgese, the Butcher.

That's what they're
calling him now.

After that thing that
happened in New York, that's

what they're calling him?

I guess.

Do you know
what I want you to do, Vince,

for the rest of the night?

I want you to concentrate
on good news, good vibes.

Charlie, when you asked
me to take this job,

I told you to lose the guy.

You don't lose Borgese.

He loses you.

Good morning, sir.

I'm very unhappy.

Yes, sir.

I know.

Uh-- I hope you
had a safe flight.

There's Charlie.

I'm going to see if
your suite's really.

Problems?

Well, this thing took
us by surprise, Tony.

Totally by surprise.

You call him the Butcher.

The Butcher?

Not just "Butcher"?

The Butcher.

--two, three.

Up.

One, two, three.

Up.

One, two, three.
Up.

Come on.

Last chance to avoid
the death penalty, Mercer.

One of those cops you shot out
with on the docks just died.

All right, all right.

You're making me weep.

How many men in your crew?

There were seven of us.

Happy and Dopey came
in through the lobby.

Sneezy and Sleepy
slipped in the back.

A little respect, sweetheart.

Hey!

Get that...
Get it!

Hey, stop him!

He's on!

Hold it!

Right there, he's...

Get in!

Don't let him out of here!

Jesus!

You're gonna kill somebody.

Move, move, move, move!

Out of the way.

Go.

Crooked ex-cop.

Real garbage.

He's the fucking man.

Where are they keeping him?

Son of a bitch.

They're not.

Watch it.

Watch out!

That's your girlfriend.

Well, we're not getting along.

But I mean--

- Chainsaw, go get him.
- You know this place.

How the hell do I
get out of here?

Head for the carnival.

Look-- see the stuffed animals?

Where's the door?

Right.

Right, right, right!

Shit!

We're back.

Go!

What the hell happened?
What's going on?

Fire!

Get out!

One, two, three.

Good.

Keep going.

Don't push.

We got people.

Hey, hey.
Easy!

Watch it!

Watch it!

This is an up staircase.
Watch it.

Hey, get away.
Get away!

Hey, is this your husband?

Hey, get your hands off me.

Look, move it on
your own time, OK?

- Let's go.
- Switch it.

Come on.

Get-- get out of here.

All right.

I promised Dean.

I promised.

Slow.

You think you know
how to do this slow?

One at a time.

One at a time!

That's it.

Shall we?

No.

Take a rest.

There's no booze.

Yeah, get me room
service, please.

You think it's a good
time to stop for a snack?

Thank you.

1,000 people in the
hotel, no room service,

running out of
booze, one valet guy,

the cocktail girl says
they're unloading staff.

All at the same
time as the robbery.

Police force lost a
lot when they lost you.

Uh-huh.

What the hell's going
on here, Rebecca?

Huh?

Vice president in
charge of accounting?

You know what I think?

I think that
hotel's going under.

Hotel's going under, and I
do believe your boyfriend

is ripping off his own casino.

Right?

All I want to know
is, are you in on it?

Uh-huh.

Well, were you just going to
let me take the bite for it?

Or were you eventually going
to get around to telling me?

Why didn't you tell me?

Tell you what exactly?

I know why you
didn't write, Ray.

You do?

You should have
had faith in me.

I could have taken
care of myself.

Baby, no, you couldn't.

Not with those guys.

No way.

I would rather they
had come after me

than to think that you--

that you didn't want me anymore.

I always wanted you, baby.

I always wanted you.

And I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I'm afraid I'm going to
have to break this up, Ray,

as much as I like to watch.

Yeah, I--

I tried to get the cop to
bring this Mercer to the office

first, but--

It's been handled.

You never cease to amaze me.

That's got you a little
uncomfortable, doesn't it?

What?

The name.

I mean, I can tell by
the way you can't say it.

No, no, no.

It's just that-- um, I mean,
it doesn't sit well with me

in a sentence.

The Butcher.

What separates
you from an animal?

Are you still talking to me?

Yes, I am.

No offense.

But what, beside a bigger
brain and deodorant,

separates you from an animal?

An expensive haircut?

No.

Well--

Uh, I don't have
to hunt for my food.

No.

What, do you want me
to keep guessing here?

No, I'm talking pure physical,
Charles, the real deal--

all we really are, huh?

No souls, no gods, just you.

What separates you
from an animal?

You got me.

Nothing.

Nothing.

It's all life.

It's all special.

Hm?

A human's life is no
different from a cow's

life is no different from
a chicken's life, huh?

If I kill a guy, I'm already
100 kills behind the kid who got

a job yesterday as a butcher.

I'm no better than a butcher.

And no worse.

Yeah.

Now, should we
get to the books?

Yeah.

Yeah.

I gotta tell you one thing.

There's a big fucking
difference between me

and a fucking chicken, OK?

A big fucking difference.

Carl.

Carl, where the
hell are you, man?

Damn.

Vince, what about all this--

our profits have tripled
every three weeks

since the Mercer girl came?

What happened to where I
was hearing that every week?

Right.

That--
that was true.

Till we had a big keno hit.

Since February, we've
been hitting big--

uh, taking huge losses
on the roulette.

We've been losing money.

So much of my money is being
dragged around the casino?

Today, with the
current robbery,

I'd have to say
conservatively, uh--

$12 million.

Atlas.

It's your mother.

Jesus fucking Christ.

Uh-- fire chief again.

It's always something.

Are you fucking
crazy calling me here?

Look, I've run out
of places to go, OK?

You've got to get me out.

This is not my problem.

You messed up.

You don't get out of here,
I don't fucking know you.

I didn't mess up.

I did not do anything wrong, OK?

Maybe there are too many
guards on tonight, you know?

Or maybe-- maybe those
morons that you hooked me up

with are dumber than they look.

But I did nothing wrong, OK?

We have a deal.

Well, I'm reneging, OK?

I mean, if I go down, I'm
going to sing like Pavarotti.

I'm going to squeal
like a stuffed pig.

I'm going to tell
them everything.

I'm going to write a book.

I'm going to go
on the talk shows.

I'm going to make shit up, OK?

But I'm not going
to go down alone.

OK, OK.

Fine, fine.

You just, uh, keep going up.

Head for the roof.

I'll send my chopper.

Would you excuse
me for a second?

It's the ladies
room, Augustus.

I mean, what's she going to
do, flush herself out of here?

Yeah, all right.

So how much was it that
got you to cross the line?

I borrowed $4,000
from a police fund.

And you dimed on it.

That's right, I dimed on it.

Then the Feds
offered you a deal?

With a hook in it.

You know the bit.

Yeah, you wonder why
you're up, cop's on trial,

make a big splash.

Yeah, but it's not my style.

You know, 4,000
doesn't sound like a lot.

Maybe I should be
asking what it is you

needed that money so badly for.

Don't look at me.

All right, let's go.

We'll take it from
here, detective.

Who are you?

Bodwin, Stevens, and Lewis.

Robbery squad,
Southwest Command.

We were brought here, special
backup for Captain Hefter.

Yeah, well, we got
bodies on this one too.

So why don't we all go to
Hefter and sort this out?

Suit yourself.

Right this way.

No, Hefter's this way.

Ray.

Come on, get in there.

You don't have to push.

Hold your fire!

Everything you do
is making me less sure

of what you were saying, Ray.

Now, get this, Augustus.

You and I are going to
die here together before I

let her go with those guys.

So what's it going to be?

Give me my gun.

That was easy.

Well, the part about us dying
together threw me a little.

Oh, thank god.
I was really worried about you.

I'm OK.
You still got the money?

Oh, of course.

But are you sure you're OK?

I've had this terrible
knot in my stomach.

You're a little too
concerned, aren't you?

I mean, Jesus.

I'm starting to think
you're a little funny.

Funny?

Funny?

How a little funny?

Funny.

Funny, you know.

Funny.

I've had this feeling,
man, that you're, uh--

What kind of feelings?

Not feelings.
No, no.

Not feelings.

A feeling.

A feeling.

Look, look, look, look--

I've had a really
rough day, OK, man?

I've had a really
rough time tonight.

Let's just forget it came up.

Where are you?

I'm on the roof.

Bring that broad down here.

Is she OK?

Lover boy wants to
make sure his fortune

cookie is not broken.

Atlas.

I want my wife, world map.

Who's that?

It's Mercer.

You know damn well who
it is, and I know you're

ripping off your own joint.

So here's the deal.

You tell me where
she is right now,

and then you tell
everybody else you

made a big mistake about me.

You hand over my 450
large, and then she and I

walk out the front door.

Or I come up there and tell big
cheese that you are the turd

in his punchbowl, got it?

OK, OK.

You got a deal.

She'll be in the Cowboy
Cabaret, the VIP lounge.

What deal?

You're not gonna believe this.

Cowboy Cabaret.

What the fuck's that?

10th floor.

Let's go.

Bring the girl up
to the Cowboy Cabaret.

What?
No, no, no.

I set this up.

But I mean, he'll--
he'll be there.

What the fuck do you
need her there for?

Yeah, you get Dick and
Nick and Mick and Rick.

Get on it.

What makes me think he's
catching on real quick?

Pack it up.

This is bullshit.

I'm calling for some backup.

You trying to get me shot?

We're in their place.

We're going to the
Cowboy Cabaret.

That's right where they want us.

They got my wife, Augustus.

We're walking into a trap.

Yeah, but I got you.

Well, that's true.

Ow!

Ow!

The wiggles are good.

Live bait is better than dead.

Come on.

Meet you later.

Nick, get over there.

Dick.

Now that we're buddies, what
did you do with the four G's?

You're not going to
let that go, are you?

Well, I am a cop, Ray.

Ginger!

Hey, you know, if you
wanted to see me again,

all you had to do was ask.

I hope you're celebrating.

Losing my job?

I won the Top of the World.

- The jackpot?
- That's right.

Half of it's yours, remember?
- You did not.

I did too.

You're rich, honey.

Well, then let's go get it.

Hang on.
Hang on a second.

Hang on a second now.
I gotta go collect it.

We're looking for the
stage to the Cowboy Cabaret.

Oh, you must have
walked right by it.

We just came through there.

Is there another way through?

No, it's just right
through the door.

Come on.
- Well, wait a minute.

What do we do with her?

You better get the
hell out of here.

Hang on.

You know, you
passed it right by,

because it's right over here.

Hold up there a
second, sweetie.

Hey, do I look
good for a rich girl?

Hold on, Ginger.
Just a minute.

Because I can tell
you, I'm feeling good.

Hang on.

Raymond.

You have no respect for beauty.

I think it's time for backup.

This is Augustus.

I'm calling for backup.

Send backup.

I'm with Mercer right now.

He's clean.

We're in the Cowboy Cabaret.

In the VIP lounge.

I hate to say I told you so.

Go!

Move, move!

Go on, get out of here.

Get out of here!

Is it bad?

Just hang on.

I'm all right.

I'll be back.

Jesus Christ.

You scared the crap out of me.

Atlas.

How did I know
there still wouldn't

be a chopper up here, huh?

Well, I'm not risking
that thing picking you

up until I'm in it with you.

What are you talking about?

What am I talking about?

I'm talking about
losing my ride.

I'm going with you.

How's my girl?

I don't know.

You don't know?

- Ho!
- He said he didn't know.

Charlie!

I mean, how fucking
rude is that, huh?

How fucking rude is that?

Oh, boy, Charlie, when was the
last time we did this together?

Oh, now don't you start
getting all sentimental on me.

I'm not.
I mean, like, this boom.

Come on.
Come on.

Next time give me a warning.

Ah!

Who the fuck are you?

Don't move.

Who am I?

Who am I?

Bet you didn't see
that one coming.

Yeah.

Hey, hey, pussy cat.

She's not here.

Pussy cat?

She's not here.

She's not here?

Let's get to the fucking roof.

Come on.

Keep on going.

I don't know where
we're supposed to go.

Captain.

December 2, surveillance was
down from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

And running the accounting
room on that shift--

Rebecca Mercer?

Climbing.

Aw, Raymond, that's pathetic.

You were a cop.

There's no way out there.

You're chasing
the wrong guy, pal.

Your boy Ajax owes me money.

That is a very serious
accusation, Raymond.

You have to have some proof.

Can't you just
take my word for it?

I'm afraid I can't do that.

This is bad.

You could have been with him.

Why didn't you shoot him?

Well, I promised
you I wouldn't.

I wasn't talking
about our guys.

Our guys don't freakin' count.

You guys are
seriously fucked up.

Aw, Raymond.

Raymond!

Who the hell are those guys?

You gotta pay
to get off this ride!

You have $11 million
of my money, Raymond.

I want my money, Raymond, huh?

There is no such
thing as a free ride.

I want my money.

I want my money, Raymond!

I want my money, huh!

I want my--

He was driving me crazy.

Waiting for me?

How did I know
you'd see the light?

There's a couple of things
we need to talk about,

Charlie, if this is
going to work out.

Well, you name it,
you big pussy cat.

Ajax, let her go!

I'm not forcing
her to do anything.

She's coming with me.

One of you guys take
care of that joker.

Dean!

Dean!

Come on!

Drop your weapon.

Hey look, you're not
going to die for this.

You take a walk.

I'm catching a ride.

Dean, come on!

Shit.

You son of a bitches!

No!

Hold your fire.

Hold your fire.

Hold your fire!

We have company here.

- You son of a bitch.
- Charlie?

Don't, Carl.

Sit in the fucking chair, man.

Sit.

I made a deal with her.

- You gotta let her go.
- Great.

So you made a deal with her,
but he doesn't know that.

He's trying to kill us.

Sit in the fucking chair.

What is wrong with you?

Sit down!

Sit down!

Get up there!

Hey, man, what the fuck
is the matter with you?

The chick's with me.
- Nah, I don't want her.

She wants a divorce.

I want my check.

What?

The check's in her name?

Ah.

Well, I guess I
need her then, too.

I hope that when
she's not looking

you make something
happen to him.

Maybe he'll fall.

I can't control Carl if your
husband starts shooting.

Hey, baby.

Put it down.

You're outgunned.

Well, maybe not.

Something tells me
all you goofballs

aren't on the same side.

What's that supposed to mean?

This is lunacy.

Count it.

What the freak?

What?

There's a lot of
ones in between.

There's a lot of ones.

Hey, hey, hey!

Looks to me like we are 11
million short of 12 here.

You double-crossing
son of a bitch.

Hey, man, are you kidding?

Those are all ones?

Boy, I don't know
anything about this.

Listen, would I risk you
ratting me out later?

There's only one other guy
who knew what was going down.

- What are you doing?
- Where's the money, man?

I didn't take the money.

What are you pointing a
gun at me for, Charlie?

After all we been through,
you think I'd take the money?

Vince.

Hey, don't Vince me, Charlie.

Maybe you made the switch.

Vince!

Push comes to shove here.

I didn't take the money.

And if you think I'm going
to kill myself, you're crazy.

You're right.

When you're right
you're right, man.

You know why I shot
him on the way down?

Nobody will ever be
able to prove to me

that you're unconscious
when you hit the ground.

And I loved that
little cocksucker.

Oh, that was the humane
thing to do, Roy.

That was charming.

There goes the guy
who ripped us off.

Shouldn't you have asked him
about where our money is?

Bring us to the
marina on Lake Mead.

Vince has got a
house boat down there

he didn't think I knew about.

When we pick up the money
there, I'll be expecting

some big apologies here.

When I get my money, I'll
kiss you between the cheeks.

Meanwhile, this guy
ain't going anyplace.

- Hey, we shoot the engine.
- Look, man.

Drop it.

Drop it.

Drop it.

Well, what are
you waiting for?

Now all we gotta
do is crash, right?

I can't.

You made a deal with him?

Between all these
guys and the cops,

I figured it was
your only way out.

You should have had a
little more faith in me.

Yeah, well, you know,
that's part of her charm, man.

That's why we love her, man.

Well, now that the odds have
improved, I've changed my mind.

What?

You could have waited for a
better time to tell him that.

Hey, you.

I'm keeping my word.

Did you hear that?
Did you hear that?

I told you we were
going to crash.

Don't even
think about it!

I'm gonna borrow your car!

Hey, race you to the marina!

Race you to marina!

Suck my ones.

You motherfucker!

Stop.

Don't look down.

OK.
Get in there.

Just trust me.
I love you.

Get in there.

Get in, or I'll blow
your fucking brains out.

All right.

OK.
We're safe now.

We're going down.

Didn't I tell you I'd take
you to the nicest places?

Boy, you can get some fucking
odds on this ride, huh?

You all right?

You're crazy!

I've got to know something.

Did you have a change of heart,
or have you just been using me?

I do care about you, Charlie.

But I love him.

Oh, no.

Miss me?

Deal's off.

Hey!

You still hanging
around, huh, Ray?

I like the view.

You know-- you know
the problem with being

on top of the world, Ray?

There's only room for one.

You got more problem, Ajax.

Hey.

He looked heavier.

Gee, I wonder where it is.

What?

What?

The $11 million.

Atlas didn't have it.

Neither did Castor.

Why would you want
all that money, Ray?

It's stolen.

I don't want all of it, baby.

I just want the $450,000.

Maybe the price of a new suit.

So where is it, hm?

You can tell me.

You ripped off Atlas,
didn't you, baby?

No.

No?

I took it from the casino
before Atlas ripped it off.

You did?

Mm-hmm.

You're cute.

So where is it?

In my trunk.

What trunk?

Of my car.

The car in valet?

That's the only
trunk I've got.

With that valet guy?

Yes.

Why?

Shit.

Let's go.

I've been walking
these soulless streets

long enough now to see
some broken dreams.

But I've still got a little
faith and a reason to believe.

So pack your things and
come along for the ride.

It's just up the road
down the Miracle Mile.

We can dance with Lady Luck,
and baby, the joker's wild.

Yeah, we're going down to
where the water is wine.

We're gonna cause a
little trouble this time.

Follow the lights, bright
as diamonds and pearls.

We're going straight to
the top of the world.

Whoa-ho, the top of the world.

I'm tired of doing
time, dying on my feet.

And my body's still
shaking from this heat.

It's the same old story
about a brother raking it in.

Or you're just fading out.

I'll be spinning the wheel
and rolling the dice.

If I hit it once, I'm
gonna let it ride.

'Cause there's no use in turning
back when, honey, the time

is right.

Well, we're going to
where the water is wine.

We're gonna cause a
little trouble this time.

Follow the lights, bright
as diamonds and pearls.

We're going straight to
the top of the world.

We're gonna have
our moment in time.

We're gonna push it
right over that line.

Follow the lights, bright
as diamonds and pearls.

We're going straight to
the top of the world.

Whoa-ho, the top of the world.

Now, my soul shall be rectified
when I let my true light shine.

Well, we're going down to
where the water is wine.

We're gonna cause a
little trouble this time.

Follow the lights, bright
as diamonds and pearls.

We're going straight to
the top of the world.

We're gonna have
our moment in time.

We're gonna push it
right over that line.

Follow the lights, bright
as diamonds and pearls.

We're going straight to
the top of the world.

We're going straight to
the top of the world.

We're going straight to
the top of the world.

Whoa-ho, top of the world.

Oh, yeah.

Top of the world.

Mm-hmm.

I'm gonna let it ride.

All right.