Magic City (2012–2013): Season 1, Episode 4 - Atonement - full transcript

Previously on "Magic City"...

I'm losing my mind here.
Maria's...

I've got half of Havana working
on it. We'll get her out.

I hope. Otherwise, I'm gonna have
to find somebody who can.

Sweetie, if I didn't
know any better,

I would think you were
fucking the gardener.

( moaning )

You got something
you wanna tell me?

I'm sorry.
I don't know what...

Some yutz has been
hitting suites

from the fucking balconies.



Ben Diamond is back
in Miami,

playing cards
at the Miramar.

If we want Ben Diamond,
we go through the Miramar lobby.

A hundred grand.

Work that Evans charm
on those shit-kickers.

I will never lend my name
to your casino gambling.

Ann Strauss:
I know that you didn't have

anything to do with Mike.
You loved him.

I know why he loved you.

( music playing )

Man: A lawyer who gets out
from behind his desk,

grabs a sign,
and stands shoulder to shoulder

with the rank and file...
Mike Strauss.

How about a union lawyer
who doesn't take a payoff?



Can you picture that?

A lawyer who doesn't
have his hand out.

Will not sell out
his brothers.

That was Mike Strauss.

Mike was a good man.
A real good man in a hard world.

Mike was...
he was family.

He will be missed.

My boy...

my boy Mike
had a hard head.

Stubborn as hell.

Mikey never gave up.

( doors open )

- ( clamoring )
- Man: Florida State's Attorney.

We are remanding the body

of Michael Alan Strauss
to the Dade County coroner

as material evidence

in an ongoing criminal
investigation.

No. No.

- My son.
- Leave him alone. Ike!

Stevie, get out.

Hey, we are burying him today.

No, he's returning
to the Dade County coroner today

- for further autopsy.
- You did an autopsy.

It's over.
You had his body for weeks.

New forensic tests
have been ordered.

He's got no case.
He's got no suspects.

Nothing.
This is all about ass-saving.

This is all
about Jack Klein.

No, this is all about the law.

Now if you'll excuse me.

Leave him alone.
Finally leave him! ( crying )

Tell Klein I'm coming.

- Your right as a taxpayer.
- You should leave now.

Come on.

Man:
All the way down.

Hey, you can't stall forever.

They teach you this shit
in law school?

- Get Raskin in my office.
- Done.

Klein's coming after Dad.
You see that, right?

I see the D.A. doing his job,
trying to solve a murder.

Why would the Florida State's
Attorney come after Dad?

Free Sinatra tickets?

And that's the law?

Man:
That is the law,

but more importantly,
he is the law.

Klein is the Florida
State's Attorney.

Isaac, he's a prince
of the court.

Not some grifter trying
to steal a hotel ashtray.

He just stole Mike Strauss
out of fucking temple.

lt was well within
the D.A.'s rights.

- He has an ongoing investigation.
- ( cracking )

Sid, put down the fucking
walnuts and get Mike back.

Make an appeal, file a motion,
some fucking thing.

My hands are tied here.

He can keep Mike
on ice forever.

- It's Klein's courthouse.
- I'm getting Mike back.

You better start tunneling.
And as your attorney,

I don't wanna hear about that.

I'm sorry.

Mike... ( speaks Yiddish )
was a good guy.

He deserves his final rest.

Good luck.

I want you to call the kid
at "The Herald."

The ad guy,
the photographer?

The writer.

How's everything, folks?
How's the soup?

- Good. Thank you.
- Enjoy it.

How are you?
Good evening.

( speaking Spanish )

Maria's my wife. I can't just
sit around and not do anything.

- But she's okay.
- So far.

Yes, fine, safe,
but with her parents.

A lot of her friends are disappearing
into the Morro. I want her home.

Don't worry. I'll set up
a meeting with these people

- at the barbershop.
- ( speaks Spanish )

Now get back to work.

Please, you have the body
of an 11-year-old gymnast.

- A sexy 11-year-old gymnast.
- Thank you, I guess.

Seven, bam.

No guessing, you are so lucky
you still have your real body.

Ike's got three beautiful kids.

He's probably finished
with the baby tours.

No, we want a family,
our own family.

How long has it been?

Has what been?

- That you've been trying.
- Rachel.

What?

No, that's okay. We've only
been married four years.

Only?
I popped out two by then.

You're still in the sex-
for-fun phase.

As opposed to what?
Sex for money?

Don't knock it.

- ( whispers ) Mr. Powers is...
- Three flowers.

Great. Thanks, Ray-Ray.

Ladies, lunch is on me.

Order whatever
your stretch marks will allow.

I'll be back.

Gypsy bitch.

I'll just have an iced coffee.

Woman:
Yes, I will.

Absolutely, Mr. Kaye.

First thing.
My pleasure.

Yes, he will be thrilled.

Danny Kaye wants Ike
to install a full Chinese kitchen

when he plays the Triton.

- Meshuggeneh.
- Great. ls he inside?

Mnh-mnh.
Meeting downtown.

Damn it. He promised
he'd talk to Dave Powers...

Jack Kennedy's guy.
He's in Atlantis right now.

- It's unbelievable.
- ( telephone rings )

Sorry, hon,
anything I can do?

No, no, it's okay.

I'll handle him. Thanks.

Ike Evans' office.
Can I help you?

Mr. Powers?

Vera Evans, Ike's wife.

Of course, Mrs. Evans.

It's a pleasure
to finally meet you, ma'am.

I know that you and the senator
are good friends

of the Miramar Playa,
and I finally wanted

to introduce myself.

I wonder, would you
have a second to talk?

Sure, of course.

Stevie, could I please
have a coffee?

Absolutely.

So the family's up
in Palm Beach?

Yep, for a few weeks.
Lovely spot.

A bit boring, though.

- Boring?
- Well, it seems the senator

is with us
nearly every weekend.

lt is a beautiful spot
you have here, Mrs. Evans.

Ike and the senator
are friends

and, obviously,
whenever Mr. Sinatra is here...

Thanks. Yes, my husband has
built quite a playground.

Senator Kennedy has enjoyed

some unforgettable nights
with us.

Mrs. Evans, is there some
way I can be of help?

Something,
some charity I can bring

to Senator Kennedy's
attention?

Oh, thank you,

but I would never wanna be one
of those people.

Please,
you and Ike are family.

Well, actually,

there is something.

Mrs. Kennedy, Jacqueline,

has agreed to cohost a B'nai B'rith
luncheon with me next month.

The invitations went out
with both of our names,

and a couple of weeks ago,
she cancelled.

A schedule conflict.

Pretty embarrassing
as you can imagine.

I've tried
to reach her social secretary.

My private number.

Let me know where
and when the event is,

and I will personally
do my best

to see that
Mrs. Kennedy attends.

Really?
That would be wonderful

for our organization.

Mrs. Evans,

you would have made
a great politician's wife.

Or a politician.

Please,
give your husband my best.

( sighs )

Jack Klein:
"As you know, Governor,

the Boys & Girls Clubs
of America

has special meaning for me

primarily because"...

is it "has" or "have"?

April, you just
clean it up, okay? What?

- Ike Evans is downstairs.
- He's here now?

I practically spilled coffee
on him in the lobby.

He's on his way up
with some young hotshot lawyer.

- This should be fun.
- You want me to call a trooper?

Please, I put Trigger Mike Coppola
and half the Purple Gang in prison.

Think I'm afraid
of a cranky hotel owner?

I want Mike Strauss's body.

Have we met?

- You know that's not gonna work.
- What won't work?

Keeping Mike here. It's not
gonna force anybody to talk.

It's not gonna do anything

except destroy a good woman
and a nine-year-old boy.

Here's what
I suggest you do.

You take your attorney and your
sudden and touching concern

for widows and orphans,

go back to that ridiculous
wedding cake you call a hotel

and put on a show
or something.

Let the grownups
handle the rest.

He's not an attorney.

He's the crime writer
for "The Herald."

Bill Patrick.
We've actually met.

I'd love to get
an official rebuttal

to Mr. Evans' allegations.

Why don't I leave
you kids to it?

Mr. D.A., a pleasure.

Bill, be sure to ask
the junior crime-fighter here

what more he can wring out
of a twice-autopsied,

three-week-old corpse.

And ask Mr. Evans
one question

for the people of the state
of Florida.

- Which is?
- Who had motive?

Who benefitted
from Mike Strauss' death?

That's two questions.

( speaks Spanish )

( Spanish spoken on radio )

( speaking Spanish )

( speaks Spanish )

- I'm Tony.
- Hi, Tony.

( speaking Spanish )

- Salud.
- Salud.

Maria's still in Cuba.

- These are bad times.
- Sí.

( speaks Spanish )

My boss, my friend Ike Evans
has been trying to get her out,

but I need help.

Man:
Pierce Fuller.

Double Check Corporation.

We're an investment firm
interested in a free Cuba.

( speaks Spanish )

You work at Miramar Playa?

General manager.

Vic, no family should
be broken up like this.

I can't imagine it.
You've a daughter, right?

- That's correct.
- So do I.

This is...
it's unacceptable.

Tell me, has Maria applied
for an exit permit?

She filled out one
last week.

Does she have any special
technical skills

the Cuban government
would value?

She's a housewife.

Any ties to Batista
or his family?

No. Yes.

Her father
cut the man's hair.

He was Batista's
personal barber?

Only Luis for 30 years.

Castro is holding anyone
close to Batista

under "crimes against
the revolution."

It's okay, vic.

Maybe we can help.
Let me get into this for you.

Really?

I can pay.
If you need money, I have some.

Alberto has all your
information, right?

Yes, of course.

We're going to need
your wife's family's address

in El Vedado, huh?

( speaks Spanish )

Your Maria will be
home and safe soon.

You'll see.

That's it?
We're done?

We're done.

Thank you.

It's a fairy tale.
So what?

It's supposed
to be incredible.

No, "House on Haunted Hill"
is supposed to be incredible.

"Sleeping Beauty" actually
has the word sleeping in it.

It's not a good sign.

Well, I saw the poster,

and you kind of look like
Prince Charming.

Don't try to butter me up.
How much like Prince Charming?

Sit down and shut up.

I'll be a second,
and then we can go.

Great. Choose between
a cartoon and a real movie,

and my girl wants
to see the cartoon.

So I'm your girl?

You know what I mean.

No, explain it to me.

What are you doing here?

Mercedes.

Mercedes:
I'm sorry. I didn't hear you.

What... ( gasps ) Papi.

What the hell's going on?

This boy's
watching you change?

This boy?
It's just Danny.

victor,
can I please explain?

No, she explains. You stay quiet.
( speaking Spanish )

I was just going to a movie, all right?
I was just taking off my uniform.

- I think you should leave us.
- Okay, yeah, I'll...

- No, Danny.
- Mercy, I'll call you later.

- Please.
- It's better. It's fine.

See you later, victor.

Listen, I have good news.

Mercedes!

( whistles )
Nice.

We took care of that thing.

- The feygeleh did himself.
- A mitzvah.

And the other thing.

- The whore, she's gone?
- Anytime now.

Not you two.
Nobody local.

Izzy sent somebody
from Golden Valley.

I don't want some
sloppy Polack with a bat.

No, Jimmy Shoes.
You know Shoes.

He's the best.
We're good.

Yeah, so good luck
with them snappers.

Hey, Dandy, come here.

My shrimp strikes out,

I'm gonna put a hook
through your belly,

see where you catch me.
( laughing )

Okay, fine. Go.

Your index finger's
longer than normal.

- Means I'm hung?
- Nice.

lt means you're a leader.

I do like to be on top.

You are artistic,

reckless and wild.

You can tell all that
from my finger?

No.

It's just what I know.

What?

Your fate line.

You're going on vacation.

What are you doing, Stevie?
Hmm?

What do you want from me?

Nothing.

Oh, now that's a lie.

Don't you have a client
coming in at 6:00?

I'll let Myrnna have him.

I feel a cold coming on.

See?

I'm feverish.

You know what this is,
right,

what it would be?

( scoffs ) Are you gonna
worry it to death, Stevie?

Or are you finally
gonna fuck me?

Cuda.

I'm taking Miss Silver
to see the doctor.

Call Myrnna.

Tell her to take Judi's 6:00,
huh?

- Feel better, Jude.
- Oh, I will.

( knocks )

- Igg.
- Mr. Ike.

Good to see you.
Bel.

- ( telephone rings )
- Bel: Back here.

No, I'm not gonna
fucking describe the...

Jesus, okay.

Two spics in helmets throw
a fucking rock at each other

and you bet
on who catches it.

Hicks.

Great.
You are now a jai alai fan.

You looking for
a peignoir for v?

ls the Whiner still
in your big game?

Yeah, the fuckface complains
even when he wins.

He's in tonight. Why?

He's still the governor's
chief of staff, right?

He's way up the big guy's ass.

I want him to lose.

- How big?
- Big.

( laughs )
My pleasure.

- Thanks, bro.
- You sure about that lady?

Huh?
We got some very chic shit,

just in from Paris, France.

No, I'd definitely lose the wig.

You lose your wig.

Fuck you. This is real.

It's the bitch's trademark.

You buy Judi Silver,
you get the platinum.

Judi? Excuse me.

Judi Silver?

- That's me, handsome.
- Oh.

Miss Silver, sir, drink?

Whatever you'd like, sweetie.

No, I think...
well, maybe. I mean...

- Do you have a car, lover?
- Rental, yes.

It's a Mercury Cruiser.

I had you pegged as a Mercury man
the second I saw you.

Really?

Actually, I drive a Chevy Bel Air

back home, but...

And where's home, shug?

( moaning )

Where are you, lover?

( panting )

I'm here. I'm right here.

You're with her.

It's okay, baby.

You think about her,

but you fuck me.

What?

Dangerous.

If I'm dangerous,
what's Ben Diamond?

- God.
- Huh.

I've never fucked
a god before.

Not a god.

Right. God.

What's this?

Your human sacrifice.

Rip my heart out and eat it.

I am yours.

( panting )

Maybe I should sleep
downstairs tonight.

Would you like that?

Yes.

I would.

( panting )

( grunting )

He was naked?

Stark naked.
Just lying there on the bed.

Oh, yeah, there was these
$20 bills on top of him.

What did Lucy do?

She just continued vacuuming.

I mean, you gotta finish
your shift, right?

You clean Stevie's room?

I thought that
was Mildred's job.

I clean your room, too.

You better hide those dirty
magazines somewhere else.

Stevie, are you decent?

Just in case
he's lying naked.

- ( grunts )
- Oh, my God.

Danny! Danny!

Somebody please help!
Somebody help!

Help!

Danny, Danny, Danny,
wake up, wake up.

( woman speaking
indistinctly on P.A. )

We used to go
to Crandon Park

before you guys
were born.

Cape Florida.

She liked me
to read her poetry.

Do you believe that?

She'd lie in my lap, her eyes closed,
and I'd read to her.

The sound of the waves,

sometimes a lion would roar
from the zoo.

lt could have been anywhere.

She looked just like her boy.

Just like her.

( sighs )
I'm sorry.

You will have to
leave now.

I don't think so.

He's going to be fine.
He just needs his sleep.

Tell Dr. Bobby
that I'm staying.

It'll be okay. I'm gonna be here
when my son wakes up.

I'm sorry, sir,
but hospital regulations forbid...

I'm not leaving my son.

You should go check on vic
and Mercedes.

And if V's still
in the waiting room,

you should tell her to go home.
I'm gonna stay here.

She should go check on Lo.

Lo will be upset.

Okay.

You should go home, too.

One of us needs to be
at the hotel.

There's too much going on.

I'll send Cuda with some coffee
and sandwiches.

He's gonna be okay, right?

He's okay.

I know.

I can't believe this.
In my own place.

That poor boy.

I'll never forgive myself.

Woman over P.A.:
Dr. Cohn to X-ray.

Dr. Cohn to X-ray.

Tell me.

He's good. He's good.
He's sleeping.

No surgery.
He's gonna be okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.
He's gonna be fine.

Are you kidding? He'll be
dining out on this forever.

Lucky, so lucky.

- Ike's staying here.
- Of course.

Thinks maybe you should
go home and be with Lo.

Right.

Stevie, is he really okay?

vic's right. We're lucky.

- He's such a sweet boy.
- He is.

I'm gonna go say
good night.

Will you give me
a ride home after?

- Yeah, sure, I'll be here.
- Okay.

I've never seen anybody yell
at anybody,

and there I was.

She wouldn't take any drugs,

wanting to do
everything natural.

Now if you knew your mother
very well,

you would know that
to be the case.

We sat there and we sang.

I don't remember
the song anymore...

Mrs. Evans.

- How about a drink?
- I'd love one.

I thought you were
after his money.

He goes to Cuba

for a weekend.

He comes back two weeks later
with a dancer from the Tropicana,

and I'm supposed to what?

Trust that?

Trust you?

And...

And?

And...

you're you.

Beautiful.

Crazy beautiful,
pretty much my age.

- Older.
- Not older enough.

I mean,

you're his wife, right?

My father's wife,

but...

But?

But I'm me.

Look, I love my father.

And so do I.

I believe that.

lt feels...
it seems like we have

all this time to just,

you know,
lead these lives,

these days
just stretching out,

but I swear to you, Stevie,
we don't.

We don't.

We have to try
and speak the words.

We have to try
even if it's hard.

Maybe especially
if it's hard.

Try with the people
we love,

with our family.

'Cause it's all...

it... it goes.

What?

Spoken like a mom.

God, I'm sorry.

No, no, no.

Molly.

It's me.

Meg, I'm sorry.

I thought...

Hi.

Ike, he looks just like her.

Like you both.

ls he okay?

Yeah.

He's got a hard head
just like his pop.

( laughs )

I'm glad you came.

Family.

- ( panting )
- ♪ I'm cold as ice... ♪

( music continues indistinct )

♪ Now I've got my love... ♪

( gunshot )

( dog barking )

( gasping )

( whimpering )

( screams )

( music continues )

♪ I feel ♪

♪ So good ♪

♪ Like I... ♪

Yeah, absolutely,
he swung with his right.

So we got a right-handed
spider monkey that can climb

a 15-story building
and jump out the window.

ls he hitting anyone else?
Fontainebleau?

- Just you.
- Lovely.

Maybe he's somebody we know,
knows the hotel.

We'll pull all your employment
records for the last year or so.

How you feeling, kid?

Like I stayed up
drinking with him.

You look worse.

Thanks.

You seen Mercy?

She stayed in the waiting room
all night.

victor made her go home
when the sun came up.

See?
Always a silver lining.

Can I talk to you
for a second, Pop?

Yeah.

No nightclubbing for you.

Be right back.

Myrnna and some john

from St. Augustine
got shot last night.

- Jesus. Dead?
- Yeah.

Pro hit.
Twice to her head, not a trace.

Who would want Myrnna dead?

They thought
she was Judi Silver.

See, Myrnna took Judi's date.

Myrnna was wearing a wig,

a platinum wig like Judi.

The shooter thought
she was Judi.

Dad, what the fuck's
going on?

I mean, we set Judi up
with Mike.

I did.
I put her in that room.

Now Mike's dead,
and poor Myrnna...

Stay with Danny, all right?
Clear everybody out.

Your brother needs his rest,
then you meet me at the hotel.

Does Judi... should I call...

No, you don't do anything.

Ike, they tortured me.
Ike, I'm a dead man.

- Not now, Whiner.
- I'm down 20 large.

I got cards you wouldn't wipe
your ass with

for nine fucking hours.
I lost 30 straight hands.

What's that?

You calling Bel's game fixed?

No, no!
Jesus, Ike.

I don't have that kind
of money.

- I'm a civil servant.
- With two broken legs.

Jesus, Ike.
Please, you could talk to him.

You could buy me some time.

I'm your servant, Ikey.

Can you get your guy
to get Klein

to release Mike Strauss' body?

The governor?
Only if I ask.

And you'll get me a month.
Two weeks?

Jesus.
Two fucking weeks!

No.

Okay, all right.

Right now.
I'll call him right now, and you'll...

As soon as I have Mike,
but, Whiner, you listen...

No, no, no, I quit.
I'm done, all right?

You won't see me
at the game anymore.

I love you, Isaac.

Thank you.

That little prick was crying so hard,
he blew snot

all over the cards.

( sighs )

Ben, we need to talk.

Yeah, sure.

Sit down.

You gotta get some sun.

Stuck in that hole
the whole night.

Did I ever tell you that I grew up
in an orphan home in Philly?

lt was dark, cold,
and a mean place.

Orthodox, too.

I never got to see the sun,

not even in the summer.

lt was like a Jewish dungeon.

You killed the wrong girl
last night.

Killed?

I was playing cards.

Your shooter thought
it was Judi Silver

'cause she was wearing
Judi's wig.

You killed
the wrong whore.

That's why God made
extra bullets.

Judi can't hurt you.
She doesn't know anything.

Don't do this, Ike.

lt demeans both of us.

- You know how this works.
- I can't let you kill her.

I won't.

- You won't?
- She didn't see anything.

The D.A. disagrees.
He pulled her in.

He's fishing, Ben.

She gave nothing to Klein.
I will vouch for her. I will.

You'll vouch for her?
Like I give a shit.

Again, you come to me
for a favor

and again you offer me
nothing in exchange.

What's my incentive?

How much?

A piece of your arcade rentals.

Every shop?

10% of my cut.

If I wasn't so comfy,
I'd slap you.

- 13%.
- 15%.

15% of every shop
you've got.

And the girl lives.

She's a hooker.
It's a dangerous profession.

Now some john could come at her
with a broken Coke bottle.

The bitch will not die
by my hand.

Okay.

And God asked Abraham

to sacrifice his son

to prove his devotion
to the Lord.

Abraham ties

the young little boy
to an altar,

draws his knife

to slaughter the child.

Then an angel appears

and says,
"Just kidding, Abe.

lt was a test,

and you passed."

Do you know who Abraham's
poor little boy was?

Isaac.

The first little Isaac.

I wonder if you'll get
a heavenly pass this time, too.

lt ends now, Ben.

Nobody else dies.

Could you have someone
send me over a seltzer?

Hey, so you want me
to call Shoes or what?

You're blocking my sun.

♪ You know I can be found ♪

♪ I'm sitting home all alone ♪

♪ If you can't come around ♪

♪ At least on the telephone ♪

♪ Don't be cruel... ♪

Rabbi:
And He is merciful.

Atones for sin.
He does not destroy.

Frequently turns away
His anger

and does not arouse
all His wrath.

Your transgressions
will be pardoned,

and your sin will be atoned.

There shall
no evil befall me.

Neither shall any plague
come nigh thy tent.

He will give his angels
charge over thee,

to keep thee in all thy ways.

Thou shall tread upon the lion
as the asp.

The young lion and the serpent

shall thou trample
under feet.

I will be with him in trouble.

I will rescue him
and bring him to honor.

With long life
will I satisfy thee.

And make him to behold

my salvation.

♪ Don't want no other love ♪

♪ Baby, it's just you ♪

♪ I'm thinking of ♪

♪ Don't be cruel ♪

♪ To a heart that's true ♪

♪ Don't be cruel ♪

♪ To a heart that's true ♪

♪ Well, let's walk up
to the preacher ♪

♪ And let us say I do ♪

♪ Then you'll know
you'll have me ♪

♪ And I know
I'll have you, too ♪

♪ Don't be cruel ♪

♪ To a heart that's true ♪

♪ Why should we be apart? ♪