Magic City (2012–2013): Season 1, Episode 6 - The Harder They Fall - full transcript

Previously on "Magic City"...

You built a palace.

Now it's time to be king.

100 grand.

Work that Evans charm
on those shit-kickers.

You know this asshole?

No. So what are you gonna do
with these two?

Somebody wants
Miss Silver dead.

You have any idea why?

You have to get out of town,
leave Miami tonight.

I'll be fine, Ike.



No, you won't be.

lt ends now, Ben.

Nobody else dies.

You go by Jimmy Shoes?

What do you mean, gone?

If she's still breathing,
you won't be.

Damn it!
She vanished?

- We tried to serve her, but...
- She stepped into a parallel dimension?

- Judi was last seen...
- No, just stop, okay?

Stop. Check the trains,
the airports, the turnpike.

If this whore stays vanished,
you'll join her.

- You got it?
- Yeah.

Great.

Doug.



Doug, get in here.

Go get a court order
to drag that quarry in the Glades.

The quarry?

Where the last person that could
hurt Ike Evans vanished.

If you sweep that fucking thing
like a goldfish bowl,

you'll find Judi Silver.

I'm good, Pop.

Isaac, talk to me.

I want to buy out my partner.

I want to marry Ava Gardner.

Exactly.

If gambling hits,

the money will be so huge,
he'll never sell.

They've been talking
about legal gambling

since before the Depression.

lt could pass this time.

Then you make sure it doesn't.

You know, you can be very convincing
when you want to be.

Just stall, you know?
Drag it along.

Pretty soon your guy
will take the easy money

and leave the hotel business
for fools like you.

Thanks, Pop.

You're welcome, kid.

Can I have another?

Can I have a buck?

Oh, you son of a bitch.

Hey.

Lift it high, honey.

The hands...
look at the hands, boss.

Sledgehammers.

Hey, can he jazz it up
a little?

Hey, Stevie, why don't you get in there
and mix it up with the champ?

Absolutely, but, you know,
I got this old football thing.

Hey, Ray-Ray.

Yeah?

You've got fast hands.
I've seen you palm tips.

Get in the ring.

- In the ring? Me?
- 20 bucks, kid.

He's not gonna hit you,
for chrissakes.

Argh.

Put up your dukes.

Move around, for chrissakes,
come on.

You got what you need, Peg?

Now that is scary.

Ah! Señor Valiente...

Mr. and Mrs. Diamond.

Not gonna be
much of a match, I'm afraid.

Anything can happen
in the ring.

Indeed. Indeed.

It's nice to see you again, Ike.

Honey, go admire
that handsome mulatto.

Beautiful, as always,
Mrs. Diamond.

Stevie.

Why don't you take Mrs. Diamond
over to a nice seat?

- Kid.
- Mr. Diamond.

I'm not wearing any panties.

Me neither.

How's my 100 grand doing?

Stacks of money,
remember?

I used it.

Good. Good.
How exactly?

I gave $65,000 to Senator Sloat
who chairs the gaming committee.

The rest I spread between the Democratic
and Republican members.

And?

And come the vote,
we'll see what happens.

When... the vote?

Sometime this session.

Session?

By Easter recess,
Ben... April.

Sloat's all over it.
We're good.

Poker by Pesach.

Gracias.

- Hey.
- Hi.

Sure, no problem.

It's from Ike.

Wishing me luck
on my luncheon.

Jackie Kennedy here...

it's incredible.

We'll see.

- I'll put these in the dining room?
- Please. Thank you.

So anything?

Huh? What?

Oh, no, not yet.

It's too early, no?

You're glowing.

You're crazy.

Say hi to Jackie.

June. June Cohen.

Mrs. Evans.

- What are these?
- Flowers.

Thank you.
What kind of flowers?

Yellow roses.
They go with the pale...

What are Jackie's
favorite flowers, huh...

her very favorite
flowers on earth?

Forget it. Lilies.

Lilies of the valley.
White lilies of the valley.

Get them, please.

Why is there a chubby Jewish girl
sobbing in our coffee shop?

I lost my temper.
I'm losing my mind.

Well, she's scaring the guests.

- I just want everything to be...
- Perfect.

Yes.

Why? For who?

Hey, have you ever had
one of them magical Cuba Libres?

It's 11:00 in the morning.

Not when you drink one.
That's the magic part.

One sip, it's midnight
in the Trop.

Another time, thank you.

Are you sure?

Yeah, I'll need
some magic later.

Sabor.

Stevie, wait.

Oh, shit.

- Who's that?
- Nobody.

I drove her daddy's car
into Indian Creek last New Year's.

Wow. How many magic Cuba Libres
did that take?

I gotta run.

You don't have to impress these people.
You're better than they are.

Why?

'Cause you're an Evans.

Stevie.

- Janice, hey. You look great.
- Listen, I need to talk to you.

And I need to talk to you too,
but I'm in a crazy hurry.

I got a plumbing emergency.
A pipe burst in the Mar vista.

It's not about the goddamn car, Stevie.
Listen to me. You're in serious trouble.

And I feel awful about it, I do. But
I'll call you at the same number, right?

- No, don't. Stevie.
- I will. I'll call you.

I promise. I promise.

A burst pipe.

Sit them on opposite sides
of the ring.

How the hell do I know?

Let's pretend you're the boss.
It's NBC's broadcast,

but CBS is talking to us
about "The Garry Moore Show."

Separate sides of the ring.
NBC gets better seats.

King Solomon.

- Are we done here?
- Mm-mm.

Your wife's Jackie Kennedy lunch
in 57 minutes.

- What about it?
- The senator's wife just canceled.

- Jackie canceled?
- A family matter.

Christ.
Does v know?

Mm-mm.

Do you want to tell her?

Mm-mm.
There is a tin lining.

I only have seconds to live?

They're sending Joan.

Great. Joan who?

Kennedy... Teddy's new wife,
very cute, very blonde, very shiksa.

It's not Jackie, God damn it.

- Sloat?
- Mm, vic told you.

The old gas bag's down
for the fight.

Kill me now.

Hello?

What the hell are you doing?

Stop.

Al, stop.

Talk to Ben.

42-to-one odds.

Nobody's gonna bite on that...
nobody.

The chance is sure as sunrise.

Well, then let's even the odds,
shall we?

What if word slipped out,

leaked, trickled into the world

that I was going heavy
for the underdog?

"Ben Diamond's betting it all
on the long shot."

Money would think
Valiente's taking a fall,

the fix is in.

And?

Then odds could swing...

would swing in our favor.

And at the last second
we bet big on the champ

and reap a sweet return.

Go forth, Bel.

- Ben.
- Spread the good word.

Your apes are trashing my room,
going through all my things.

Why are you so upset?

You got something to hide?

No.

Jesus, Ben, this crazy Gestapo shit
has got to stop.

I'll have you know
that some of my family,

albeit distant relatives,
were killed by the Nazis.

- Robe.
- Oh, please.

You know what I mean.

So what are you looking for?

The truth.

I'm a searcher.

The truth?

The truth is,
I am your wife

and I'm faithful to you.

What about you?

What about your whores
tucked away all over town?

- Hey, boss.
- Yeah?

Get in here.

Sounds like my ape
found a banana.

Princess, after you.

There's nothing I like better
than watching two heroic gladiators...

- Check this out.
- ...meeting in the ring...

a fair, competitive
sporting event.

Senator, you are still
the strongest opposition

in the state House
to legalized gambling.

The casino gambling bill is due
to come up for a vote this session and...

As long as I have breath,
as long as my heart beats...

The fine people of the State of Florida
see fit to honor me

by making me their voice
in Tallahassee.

I will fight the cancer
of casino gambling

and the plague and poison
of organized crime

- that we all know is a scourge...
- Get my car.

...against the citizens
of our great state.

Nothing I like better than
watching a spic and a nigger

kicking the living shit
out of each other, you know.

I need to talk to you
about the gambling bill

coming up in the session.

Craps and cards are an abomination
unto the Lord, Ike...

as is this ass.

Oh, yes.

I need to get off
on nine, please.

Sí, Mr. Ike.

Would you make sure the senator
can find the Gideon Bible in his suite?

A fifth of JTS Brown
and two glasses

and a bucket of ice,
okay, son?

We'll see you in the Atlantis lounge
Friday at 3:00?

It'll only take a few minutes.

That's all
you're gonna get, son.

So how do you do this?

Oh, yes.

Asshole.

Damn it.

Vera, it looks
absolutely gorgeous.

A luncheon
in the coffee shop...

such a cute idea.

Thank you, Rachel.
You're at table five at the end.

Nice to see you too.

Come here.

Ike, I don't have time.
Jackie...

Isn't coming.

I'm sorry, v.
She's not coming.

Not funny, Ike.
Come on, not now.

They called my office.
They're sending Joan Kennedy instead.

What? Who? Joan?

Are you serious?

No, no, no, no,
this is not happening.

- Please tell me this is not...
- I'll go make an announcement.

- What?
- It's okay.

They're gonna understand.

You have Teddy Kennedy's
beautiful new bride.

It's gonna be fine.

No.

God, I'll... I'll do this.

It's my event.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Hey, this is nothing.

You know, in the grand
scheme of things, it's...

this is meaningless, v.

And yet it means
something to me.

How sad is that?

Good morning, Ike.

Al.

So are you available
for our friend?

Always.

Atlantis.

Stevie?

Hey, you.

Please just tell me
one more time

you burned those pictures...

those Polaroids of us.

Yeah. Why?

I don't know.
Maybe it's his usual craziness,

but Ben's actually
really suspicious.

But... but you're all right?

Anybody alive in here?

- I gotta go. I have to.
- Stevie.

Just us cave fish.

Hey, kid, can you make
a decent cup of coffee?

Absolutely.

Sure.
How do you like it?

Like I like my women...
brunette, sweet.

Speaking of which,

who are you fucking
these days?

Me? I'm... I'm not...

nobody, you know, special.

Oh, don't be modest.

Bel over here tells me
that you're fucking

a mother-daughter
beauty pageant team.

The daughter was
Miss Belgium.

The mother was a mistake.

Ike.

Belvin.

Stevie, maybe you give them
some privacy?

You never listen to me.
You never listen to me.

I mean, look at that.

Who wants to watch
some fat kid

pissing in a pool?

You should get
some mermaids.

I've had girls swim in there.

No, no, not girls... mermaids.

- I'll look into it.
- No, you won't,

because you think you're smarter.
You think you know best.

No.

Yes.
And you are smart...

smarter than most,

but not everybody, Isaac.

You're not smarter
than everybody.

What is it, Ben?

I want my money.

Remember the brown case?

I want my 100,000 back.

I told you already exactly
where that money is.

I gave it to the senator.

And what happened
to my gambling bill?

I am not king of the earth,
Ben, all right?

I can't make them vote
whatever...

I want to meet him.
I want to meet this redneck fuck.

Even you can do that much.

- Why?
- Why?

Because this shit-kicker's walking
around with 65 Gs of my money.

I think that entitles me
to a drink.

I can be very persuasive
when the mood hits.

Either I meet this man

or you give me back my money,

all of it.

I'm getting this...
this strange feeling...

this strange feeling.

ls there something
you want to tell me, Isaac?

The senator is going
to Tallahassee after the fight.

I'll bring him back after.

Have him come back soon...

very soon.

Christ.

♪ Tears on my pillow ♪

♪ Pain in my heart ♪

♪ Caused by you ♪

♪ Ooh... ♪

You fucking cunt.

I saw you, you dumb bitch.

I saw you with Evans.

Yeah, you know him,
you lying cunt.

What did you do, hmm?
What did you do?

Nothing.
He wouldn't talk to me.

You know why?
You know why?

Because you're
a fucking skank.

If I see you with him again,
I will cut your fucking head up.

You hear me?

Oh, if you weren't
such a wild fuck,

I would kill you
right now.

♪ When you find
the one you love... ♪

Five, six, seven, eight,

nine, 10. I won.

See? He's not that tough, Lo.

Yeah, he nearly killed
Banana Nose.

Felix Rodriguez, sí.

Yeah, you hit him with the left
and lifted him off the ground.

I mean, he was levitating.

Sí.

He says
he hits harder today.

- This fight ain't gonna last long.
- It's gonna be ugly.

He says
he's still beautiful.

Yes. Your wife is Vera Cruz?

From the Tropicana?

Oh, we have enjoyed you
onstage many times.

Was. I was.

I'm Vera Evans now.

Lo?

I have homework, Vera Cruz.

A toast.

To beautiful women,

beautiful fighters

and a big, beautiful game
for the Miramar Playa.

And beautiful Tv ratings.

- Salud.
- Salud.

So what round
does Harper go down in?

The first round?

I wanted to talk to you.

About Jack Klein?

You heard?

A little something.

Talk.

He's offered me a job

for the summer.

I'd be an intern
in the State Attorney's office.

It's a career track position,
incredibly prestigious and...

And you turned him down,
right?

No.

Well,

I haven't decided.

I'll tell you what: I will get you
an internship with our guy.

Sid Raskin

over Jack Klein?
Come on, Dad.

Sid's got the biggest firm
in town, Danny.

The biggest what, billings?

I always loved that ocean.

When I was a kid,

we would dive for sand dollars.

We would get them,
bleach them,

sell them to the tourists.

We'd take a raft
way the hell out there,

almost to the Gulf Stream,
barely see land.

And we'd dive down,
grab the sand dollars.

One day

I was swimming up
from the bottom

and I looked out
into that blue water

and I saw a shark...

a fucking monster,

swimming at me
from the distance,

coming right at me.

And I freeze,

waiting to, I don't know,

get torn apart.

lt was nothing...

a mirage.
lt wasn't real.

lt was something I had imagined
out of my own fear.

But every time
I dove after that,

that shark was there,

waiting for me,

swimming in the distance.

So I... I stopped
going in the water.

I stopped swimming.

What's your point?

That I'm afraid of something?

I'm not.

You are afraid of all of this...

the Miramar Playa, success.

You are afraid of becoming me,

and so you want to stop
swimming in the deep water.

You want to stay safe
in your small pond.

Small pond? The DA's office?
That's not the small pond.

What does an Assistant
State's Attorney make, entry level?

- It's not about the money.
- Yes, it is.

No, it's not.

lt is always
about money, Danny.

There is love... real love...
for your woman,

love for your family,
your blood.

And then everything else in life

is about money.

Power is money.

Fame is money.
Happiness is...

You don't believe that.
Ben Diamond believes that, not you.

Ben Diamond?

Say what you're gonna say,
Danny.

Why does Ben
have a cabana here?

He likes the sun.

And his card games?

They're illegal, right...

Bel Jaffe's sports book?

Ben is a guest...

a paying customer
like everyone else.

We are in
the hospitality business, boy.

lt is what we do.
We cater to our guests' needs.

Now do we occasionally bend
the letter of the law

for a gin rummy game,
a dog race, a pretty girl?

Absolutely.

But I will not apologize
for how I run my business,

not to you, not to anyone,

especially not to you.

Are you judging me,
Mr. Assistant DA?

I'm not like you

or Stevie.

I've never been inside,
or whatever, like you two.

I'm...

Your mother's son.

ls that a bad thing?

Not if you have a rich father.

Well,

then I guess I'm okay.

You really should get back
in the water.

You've always known
how to swim with sharks.

Thanks for the brisket.

The Cadillac is a fine automobile,

but the '59 Imperial...

now that is a work of art.

I'm taking the Eldorado, bro.

In your dreams, man.

No, brother, tomorrow,

after the fight.

Listen, kid.

Nah, fuck it.

No. What, you know something?

The Butcher went big
on the Dog.

Valiente is tanking?

Nah. No way.

And he put 30 large on the kid.
I placed the fucking bet myself.

It's a bad city, champ.

You think I'd tip you $20
otherwise?

Crazy sudden, Sleeping Beauty
popped the question yesterday

and we're out
house-hunting today.

- You're looking on the beach?
- Bal Harbour.

- Ay.
- I know. We found a palace...

huge and on the water.

Johnny says
that after the fight

we'll be able
to buy it for cash.

Well, honey,
you'd better keep your man,

'cause Maurice
ain't saying dope, honey.

I can't buy a fucking winner.

You bet on the fight?

Maybe.

Yes or no?

I bet some.

The champ's 42-1.
What's the point?

He'll win.
You'll get bupkes.

Wait.
You took the Dog.

Are we playing cards
or is this "Meet the Press"?

Ben took Harper?

Bel. Belvin.

You in or you out?

I'm out.

- How about you?
- Mm-hmm.

♪ For your love ♪

♪ Oh, I would do anything... ♪

Hey, I'm naked in the bath
with you

and you fall asleep?

Okay, yeah, but I was dreaming

that I was naked in the bathtub
with you and it was great.

Something funny happened today
while I was getting my pedicure.

Oh, really?
This sounds good.

No, really.
Do you remember that guy

that works for Ben Diamond...
the little one?

Johnny T.

Uh-huh.

His girlfriend was
getting her hair done

and said they were
getting married.

Well, mazel tov.

And she said he's getting her
a huge Bal Harbour house

right after the fight.

Well, that's nice.

Well, maybe he has some
inside information about the fight.

Or maybe his home loan
came through.

You're impossible.

I do like this new color.

Argh. What?

It's not a new color.

Ow.

Let me make my campaign
contribution right away.

$10,000...

my appreciation
for your fine service,

and particular

your guaranteed "no" vote

on casino gambling
this session.

My "no" vote?

I'm sorry, but this old man
is a bit confused.

You do not want gambling?

I distinctly remember
the exact opposite conversation in here.

It's not all about money, Senator.

I realize that now.

I have a beautiful
13-year-old daughter

and I want her raised
in a good Miami,

a wholesome Miami.

God bless you, Ike.

And God bless
the great State of Florida.

Absolutely.

You got a sec?

Ben's fixed the fight.

Valiente's taking a fall.

Grady heard it from Dandy

and Bel practically confirmed it
in the cabana game.

Go on.

Al placed Ben's bet
on Harper...

$30,000.

Belvin practically told Hash
that he's betting on the underdog

in front of me.

Thanks.

Thank you so much.

You're welcome.
As always, good to see you.

- Good afternoon, ladies.
- Hello.

Uh-huh. Okay.

All right.

Sure. I heard you. Okay.

- Fight day, my friend.
- Are you busy?

Picking up.

What are the latest odds, Bel?

9-5, Valiente.

We got us a horse race.

From 42-1?

Eh, some late money
on the Harper kid.

Go figure. I could probably
kick the schwartz's ass.

Funny, huh?

Well, it's a funny old world.

$25,000 on Harper.

Big Ike going for the Dog?

Really?

Can you handle it?

Hell yeah.

Enjoy the fight.

Absolutely.

Isaac,

it's a hell of a lot of money.

How bad do you want me
right now?

You're crazy for it, right?

Don't.

Do not do this.

Come on,

tell me.

You're driving me insane.

Good.

I should go.

Okay.

Okay.

One of Stevie's fans?

This is crazy.
I'm leaving soon.

I'm moving away.

All this is... it's crazy.

No.

No, it's not.

I think that...

I know that it's right.

I do.

Sneaking around
in your big brother's room?

I'm not ashamed.

I'm not.

Then what?

What are you?

Yours.

Excuse me, mister.

You got the time?

Yeah.

How does that fit?

Does that fit okay?

Like a glove.

So you're happy?

Yes. Yes.

Great. I'll take this back.

Almost done.

Me too, you know.
That's perfect, 'cause...

you know, what do you say
I pick you up later,

we hit the Dream Lounge?

I meant Mrs. Diamond.

Ah, of course.

I have to go.

No.

Yes.

I'll see you later.

Yeah, but we'll be
those other people...

the ones that can't
know each other.

And I'll see you at the fight,

wearing the dress
he bought you, on his arm.

I'll be there with him,

but I'll have you all over me.

Ben won't even notice
I'm there.

Impossible.

He won't.

He'll be too busy
counting his money.

He's gonna win big tonight.

Yeah, right.
He's taking Harper.

No, Valiente the champ.

No, Valiente
is throwing the fight.

He is?

Well, Ben thinks he's winning.

We're throwing a big party for him
at our place afterwards.

Shit.

Are you sure?

Are you absolutely sure
Ben bet on Valiente?

I was there.
$30,000 on Orlando.

- Fuck.
- What?

I gotta call Ike.

Shh, shh, shh.
Come here. What's wrong?

Ben, he...
fuck, I gotta warn my dad

before Bel closes.

Okay.

Good luck.

You too.

Florence. Flo, it's Stevie.
Get my dad.

What?

No. Shit, well, find him.

Yeah, find him now.
Tell him...

tell him Ben went big
on Valiente. Got that?

He went for Valiente.
The fight isn't fixed. Do it now.

Dad.

Ben fucked us all.

He let it out
that the fix was in

so he'd get better odds,
but it wasn't.

He bet on Valiente?

Huge.

Shit.

I checked with everybody.

In the last hour the lines have been
flooding in for the champ.

And he's got bookies to take it
on the side holds

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