Wiseguy (1987–2009): Season 1, Episode 15 - The Merchant of Death - full transcript

- [Presenter]
Tonight on Wiseguy.

- I didn't make love to
Vince he made love to me.

- Did sleeping with Vince
make the pain go away?

- Yes.

- Well good, then Terranova's
served his purpose

you can throw him away now.

- L'état, c'est
moi, I am the state.

- Now what are you
suggesting Roger

that overthrow some
banana republic.

- Wouldn't that be something.

- I'm falling in love
with you Vinnie. Love me?



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(helicopter whirring)

(bombs blasting)

- What I wouldn't
give for the old days.

When I could ask
Washington for the moon.

I had more field plants
than Castro or missiles

than Khomeini, then your
Congress pulled the plug,

I had to look for private
sources for my hardware.

The personalities
determined delivery dates.

This makes mes sick thebattle
of Al Khamira, my men

had rifles but no bullets, they
had howitzers but no shells.



3500 of my men were
slaughtered like animals.

Their heads hung from the
trees like Christmas lanterns.

- War is well ain't it Jose?

- Two months ago our forces
were on the offensive.

Cabrillos was that close
to asking for a cease fire.

It could have meant an
end to all this suffering.

Then your employer
started dragging his feet

and now my army is fighting
for its very survival.

You said Mel Profitt
could get me 500 Exocets.

Without those missiles we
can't hold on to our own

territory, I need those missiles
Benjamin, where are they?

- They're wrapped
up in red tape.

Well you know how
it is and we should

be hearing from
old Mel anyday now.

Here it's a Monte
Cristo number nine.

- A lot of money has gone
into your pocket, money that

could have bought morphine
and plasma for my men

and you have delivered nothing.

Mel Profitt is very
far away. You are not.

- Well I'll get to
see how we can cut

through some of that red tape.

- You have 72 hours
Benjamin, not a minute more.

- Is it Colombian?

- Sophia buys no other
stones Mr. Profitt.

It's always a pleasure to
deal with a knowledgeable man.

- Knowledge is the only
instrument of production

which isn't subject to
diminishing returns.

- Colombian emeralds
are the best;

they're the only one's
suitable for my sister.

- Ten carats,
square cut, reserved

for only the finest,
clearest stones.

Often a gem of this
brilliance will overpower

the beauty of its wearer,
often, but not always.

- I'd like to know the
stone more intimately.

- Please.

- The threads of imperfection
running through these stones,

the inclusions, they
are known as the jardin,

the better the jardin
the clearer the stone.

The more perfect the emerald.

- One million for the ring three

and a half for the necklace.

- One million for the ring,
two and half for the necklace.

The central stone is too dark.

I can take care of
things here, kiddo.

- I'm certain that
Countessa DeMarse

could identify that ring.

Then again she's already
collected on the insurance.

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Do you mind some company?

- No, no of course not.

- Mel's not well.

- He seemed alright a while ago.

I guess looks can be deceiving.

- You'd think I'd be used
to it his depressions.

When he gets this
way I feel so alone.

So then I try get of
'em 'cause I'm so bored.

You never bore me Vinnie.

- I think I'll put that on
top of my resume, not boring.

- What were you thinking about?

- Ah, I was just
thinking about my mother.

I haven't seen her
in a long time.

- Well you call her don't you?

- Oh yeah sure I call here
but it's not the same;

telephone can't take
the place of walking

into a kitchen, smelling home.

- Tell me about her.

- You know she never
finished high school

but she's the smartest
person I know.

And if wanted to solve all
the world's problems all you'd

have to do is sit everybody
down in front of her lasagna.

Instant brotherly love,
I really miss her.

- Yeah I know the feeling.

- I thought you never
knew your mother.

- Doesn't mean I can't miss her
or think about how different

my life would have been
if she hadn't left us.

Being abandoned by a
mother you don't know

for reasons you can't
understand, I'm sorry Vinnie.

- No Susan, don't apologize
for the way you feel.

- I've been invited
to a reception

tonight at the French Consulate,

since Mel is
indisposed I thought

you might like to be my escort.

- Yeah, I'd like that a lot.

- It's black tie.

- Oh, well that's
gonna be a problem.

You see I had to leave
Atlantic City in kind of hurry.

- There's a Masada Tuxedo
in your closet, 44 long.

- How'd did you
know I'd say yes.

- I didn't, I just hoped.

- So, how'd it go?

- I'm getting ready aren't I?

I told him you were
sick, he believed it.

- You know bet you if you
looked at Vince in just

the right way you could tell him

I was the Dalai Lama
and he'd believe you.

You do have that
power over him Susie.

- Mel I don't like what
we're doing to him.

- I think it's a terrific idea.

What Vince doesn't
know won't hurt us.

Besides he's an employee,
he works for us.

Or had you forgotten that?

- How's the food
at these bashes?

- That depends how
hungry you are.

- I'm starving.

- So am I.

Mel usually works these
affairs, shakes the right hands,

whispers in the right ears,
I have to do it tonight.

I won't be able to give you
the attention we both deserve.

- Ah, we aren't gonna
be here all night.

- No but unfortunately
the French tend

to throw parties that are
more flash than sizzle.

Maybe we can find a way
to make our own party?

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Oh I left my glove in the limo.

- Okay I'll get it,
I'll meet you inside.

Yo, yo buddy, hold up,
wait a minute, alright.

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(people chattering)

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- Bored Vinnie?

- Sorry, I thought I
perfected my technique

for the discrete yawn
in grammar school.

Always worked on
Mrs. Lambracass.

- Darling I' not Mrs.
Lambracass and if

I don't my hands on
you I'm gonna scream.

Can you meet me upstairs
in five minutes?

- What's upstairs?

- A room where we can
make our own party, B10.

- Susan?

- (speaks French)

- I don't understand
what you're saying.

Oh, now I understand,
well let's keep

it friendly it's
supposed to be a party.

- I suppose you're
the entertainment

or maybe you were looking
for the party favors.

Cuiella.

From the Attache
Office Vancouver

to Defense Ministry
Angola, regarding delivery

of 10 Ecurueil helicopters,
terms as discussed.

This cable is the property
of French government.

What are you doing with it?

- I don't know.

- You were searching through
the files in this room.

- I didn't know this
was a file room.

- There are many things
you don't know Monseiur.

- Well there's one thing I do
know I wanna get out of here.

- One moment I'm Jacques
Lizot, Attache in Vancouver.

- We found him here.
This was in his pocket.

- This cable is an obvious
forgery, the French Government

does not sell military
equipment to Angola.

- I told you I'm
with Susan Profitt.

- Security's in the
process of finding her now.

Mr. Terranova you
have have violated

the territorial integrity
of the Republic of France.

- I haven't violated anything,

and if the idea of false
arrest means anything to you--

- What was this telegram
doing in your pocket?

- You got me, it's a
new tux, I don't know.

- You expect us to believe that?

- I don't care what you believe.

- What's your
interest in Angola.

- I hear they make
nice sweaters.

Now if you're gonna hold me here

I've got a right
to see a lawyer.

- Oh, it's about time.

- Monsieur Lizot
you sent for me.

- Yes and please
accept my apologies

for taking you away
from the reception.

We think this man is a
thief, perhaps even a spy.

He says he came to the
reception with you.

That you will vouch for him.

- There must be some mistake
I don't know this man at all.

- There's some guy
here to post for ya.

- Mel had to move fast
to cancel your spy ticket

to the Bastille, number
47, sector number three,

you're the cutest
jailbird I ever did see.

- I'm not in the mood man.

- If you're looking for
blood, I already gave.

- Where's Sue?

- I don't know she called
me from that reception.

- She set me up to get busted.

What the hell is going on here?

- Not here and not from me.

- Look what I found.

- Ah, Vinnie glad to
have you back with us

I hope the last few hours
weren't too unpleasant.

- No it was a real picnic Mel.

I think on my next vacation I'll

reserve the Presidential suite.

- We understand that you're
angry and we're sorry.

- And I'm supposed to
wipe the slate clean, huh?

- How 'bout a drink?

- How 'bout an explanation?

- That's fair, Jacques Lizot
the man who interrogated you

is sort of a business associate,

except he doesn't know it yet.

Somebody's been selling
arms illegally through

the French Consulate and the
fact the he raked you over

the coals convinced
me it was him.

He can help me get what I want.

It's something that will make me

in the neighborhood
of 50 million dollars.

I needed to get
his attention you

were you my attention-getter.

- No, no, correction I
was your patsy or yours.

If you people wanna play
games with each other

that's fine with me but I'm not

gonna jump in the
sandbox with ya.

- Oh don't let's pout shall we?

Keeping you in the
dark about the document

was our way of protecting you.

Ignorance may not be bliss
but it's usually safe.

We thought we'd let
your emotions carry you,

from what Sue tells me
you were very convincing.

- Oh yeah, well I
wasn't the only one.

- Vinnie wait.

- What?

- I need to apologize.

- I heard it once already.

- Vincent believe me--

- Oh, oh, oh, it's Vincent now?

Yeah I like that, that's good,

it does have a more
sincere ring to it.

- I didn't wanna
use you like that.

- Well so setting me
up was Mel's idea?

But what did you add to the
mix, a little orphan story,

some heavy breathing
in the back of the car?

- The idea of keeping you safe.

I didn't want you to have to
lie when you said you didn't

know anything about
the cable; I wanted

the needle steady in case
they put you in the box.

Let me try to make it up to you.

- How do you plan on doing that?

- Well you didn't have
dinner, how 'bout breakfast?

- What's the matter Phil, huh,

you cutting back on the chilies?

- You must have
an asbestos-lined
stomach to eat that.

- I guess I've built
up a tolerance.

You sure I can't get you one?

- No thank you.

- You don't know
what you're missing.

Phil makes the best
red hots in the world.

- Nah, you've
never had a red hot

'til you've had one at Nathan's.

- What's Nathan's?

- Nathan's on Coney Island,
it's an American landmark.

Ranks right behind Mt. Rushmore
and the Statue of Liberty.

My buddy and me used to hang
out there every Saturday night.

Closed the place down.

- What's it like?

- Well in the front they got
this counter where they have

the clam chowder and
the barbecue ribs.

- No, what's it like to
hang out with your friends?

- It's like hanging
out with your friends.

I guess you didn't do that much.

- We were always the
new kids in school.

By the time we'd
get to know anyone

we'd move and be the new
kids in school again.

Maybe one day you can take me

to Nathan's and we can hang out.

I've always felt trapped.

Sometimes all I can think
of just to run away.

Wouldn't that be great Vinnie?

Just to run away.

(fish squeal)

- Monsieur Lizot,
I'm Mel Profitt

I believe you my
sister last night.

I believe you're acquitted
with an employee of mine,

Vince Terranova the
young man with the cable

in the pocket of
his tux, it appears

that it's time we deal
directly with one another.

- What is this?

What do you want from me?

- Your signature on the
dotted line of contract

in return for which I'm
gonna remunerate you

in the of say one
million dollars.

- What kind of a contract?

- 500 Exocet missiles to be
delivered within 48 hours.

- Is this some kind of a joke?

The arms sales
are handled though

the highest level at the Élysé.

- The one's your
government knows about

not the black market
ones, facilitated

through the Consulate here
in Vancouver, and through

your good graces I
hear the Angolans

are quite pleased wit
their recent purchase.

- I can't help you know,
if you'll excuse me.

- Play time is over.

- This is a copy
of the cable that

we found on Mister
Terranova, n'est pas?

- She's a beautiful
woman Jacques.

Love most be lovelier
the second time around.

The choice is simple:
either cooperate with us

or we inform Élysé they have
a freelancer on their hands.

Do they still use
the guillotine?

- I can't talk here.

- Please you must understand
I am not who you think I am.

I don't authorize
the arms sales.

I'm simply the
go-between that's all.

That's as you say the
line at the bottom.

- Who do you work for?
Who pulls your strings?

All the papers are gonna do
it up big, don't you think?

French attache takes
kickbacks for arm's sales.

Merchant of death discovered,
a diplomatic career

in shambles, your family
disgraced, you're gonna take

the fall for this whoever
it is, end up in jail

your wife will divorce ya,
your kids will forget ya,

and your man that your
protecting will keep lining

his pockets, as that as we
say is the line as the bottom.

- Pierre Coscare,
Deputy Minister.

- Do you have records
of your deals?

Do you have tapes of your
conversations Jacques?

Do you records?

- I kept them as
insurance in case.

- In case the devil came
knocking at your door,

we'll I'm here in 3D living
color and I want your soul;

it's worth one million
dollars and my silence.

Where's Coscare?

- Ottawa, at conference on--

- I want to meet him tonight
eight o'clock, there's an alley

that connects Olive and
Grange, arrange it would you?

(dramatic music)

(phone rings)

- Yeah good afternoon,
Sailor Hardware.

- Agent 4587, day code USA

entertainment Luciano,
opera, Venice.

- Hey Vinnie T. Are you
learning how to play hockey?

- No right now I'm just
skating on thin ice.

Listen Frank's gonna hear
about it sooner or later

so he might as well
hear it from me,

I did some short
time last night.

- Alright, give me the details.

- I'll have to get back to ya.

- You been waiting long.

- Nah, a couple of minutes.

- Put those in the trunk.

Thank you.

- So was there a sale or what?

- No, they're presents for you.

- For what?

- Because I felt like it.

If you don't like
them I could always--

- No, no they beautiful.

I think you ought
to take 'em back.

- If you're worried
about not have enough

French-cuffed shirts, there's
two dozen in the trunk.

Okay what if I were to tell you

that the presents were
an employee bonus?

Would you take then?

- So I'm here as
an employee, huh?

You know Susan there's only
two reasons for giving somebody

presents, one is you wanna
show them how you feel,

the other is because
you want something.

- I do want something,
to show you how I feel.

- You don't have to
do it with cuff links.

- You're right.

(dramatic music)

Pull over.

(romantic music)

(romantic instrumental music)

- Pierre Coscare,
graduated of Sorbonne,

youngest man to be given
an ambassadorial post,

touted as a future
President of the Republic.

A lot of duty-free firepower
for Mel Profitt Enterprises.

Pierre Coscare, you're gonna
be a wonderful man to own.

- That's if you're interested
in just owning one man.

L'etat, c'est moi.

- What?

- L'etat, c'est
moi. I am the state.

- If you have a point make
it before I lose interest.

- Your yearly income exceeds
the gross national product

of half the nations
on this globe.

What do you do with it?

Now if you are sovereign
nation with a foreign policy

perceived to be friendly
to the United States,

you wouldn't be buying
guys like Pierre Coscare.

You wouldn't be buying Exocets.

You wouldn't be buying anything,

they would be giving 'em to ya.

- What are you
suggesting Roger that

we overthrow some
banana republic?

- Wouldn't that be
something though?

Wouldn't that be something?

- We can do this again some
time, whether it means anything

to you or not, but I'd like
for it to mean something.

Turn left at the light.

- The hotel's the other way.

- I know, we have to
meet Mel and Roger.

- What do you wanna do?

- I said eight,
Sue will be here.

Well there's our boy.

(dark and dramatic music)

(gunshot)

(gunshot)

- Let's get the
hell out of here.

- There's Profitt,
there's rare good

at the railway
station, locker 125.

(dramatic music)

- What was that meeting
with Lizot all about?

- He was supped to introduce us

to his contact, Pierre Coscare.

- Who the hell is he?

- Our French connection
to the missiles.

- What missiles?

- We're selling missiles to
Paraguay to General Battista.

- You didn't tell me
this was about missiles?

- You never asked, did
Lizot say anything?

- No, no he was dead
when I got there.

- Where are they?

I want my sister and
Vinnie here now, okay!

Doesn't anybody where
the hell they are?

What's a matter with
you, are you deaf?

- Mel I just talked to the
Consulate, Coscare came

in this afternoon from
Ottawa, he'll be staying

at the Consulate until
at least tomorrow.

- Yeah, what about
Vinnie and Sue?

- Nobody's seen them.

- You see it had to be Coscare.

Lizot called, he told them
about the meet, 'cause Pierre

knew he had one free
shot, diplomatic immunity.

What are you here
for to cash a check?

Go find Vinnie and Sue!

- Roger.

- Your brother's very
worried about you.

Where the hell were you?

You were supposed to be in
that alley at eight o'clock.

- I was.

- Well come I didn't see you.

- Because you were
to busy running

after Lizot took it in
the back that's why.

- Roger, I want you in here now!

- His master's voice.

- Do you have any idea
the pressure I'm under.

I've got the oil
shipments from the Gulf.

I've got the laundering
operation on the East Coast.

I gotta try to stay alive
without someone sticking a knife

in my back without having
to wonder where you are,

every second of the day,
hey Vinnie come in here!

Come on, come on, how
much do I pay you?

- A lot.

- Yeah you're damn right
a lot, you know how much

a bricklayer makes, or
a barber, or the guy

that chops up the little
anchovies they put on a pizza,

I pay you ten times that
amount, and what do you do,

you disappear with
my sister during one

of the most crucial
deals of my life!

Now why do I keep you
around tell me that?

Why don't I just
make you disappear.

Give me one good reason, huh?

- Mel? I kept him away.

- This is not over.

- Mel what do you want us to do;

Coscare's only in
town another 12 hours?

- And Lozit is in the
morgue and we have got

to find his insurance
policy, without Coscare

and 50 million bucks is gonna
slip through my fingers.

- It's a big town, you have any

suggestions of where
we should look?

- Well outside of this
room might be a good start.

Hey guido, try to
stay out of his way.

- If Mel had kept talking
for another two minutes

I'm might have wound
up with Zo slapping me.

- What stopped him?

- Susan.

- Why would she do that?

- You know you
better stand under

the ice cold water or
reality, you were in jail

two days ago, or
have you forgotten?

- Don't play me Frank.

- I didn't bring her name up.

- I slept with her.

- Vince, she's a
beautiful woman.

- What do you do Frank?

What do you when
you're 3,000 miles

from your wife and
the urge hits you?

- I watched Billy Graham
and prayed for salvation.

Here it is.

You know the thing that worries
me is you're not the kind

of guy that jumps into bed
with anything that moves.

You buy the whole package,
there's gotta be more to it.

- You speak French?

- Perrier.

- The Lacasse's girl's
motive, that means

his signature is all
over these things.

Come on let's get out of here.

- Just make it your half-way
out of Mel's doghouse.

- I give this fle and it
means a missile deal's

gonna though, a lot of
people are gonna die.

- Not necessarily I can
catch a six A.M. flight

to Washington D.C. while
you're showing the file

to Mel I show a copy to
the State Department.

You look good with
hims the only thing

that gets killed is the deal.

Now what are you gonna do
about your other problem?

- I don't know Frank.

- You know I don't what
buttons she pushed but she may

be spinning a web
you'll never get out of.

- You think she's a black widow?

- Well I hope so,
because you won't

think twice about
taking her down.

- Good morning.

- Oh hi, where's Mel?

- You look pretty good for
somebody who never got to bed.

I'm going to talk to Mel.

I don't want he
said to ruin this.

- Guido, buongiorno,
you're just in time

to watch me kiss off
50 million bucks.

- You wanna lose those records?

You got 'em, I hope I
didn't get in your way.

- This is it, this
is what I needed.

How did you get it?

- I got it.

- I asked you a question.

- And I answered it.

- I had a hundred guys out here

turning this city upside down.

- Well Mel you got your
guys and I got mine.

Now if you want my guys to
give it back that's okay

with me but I figure you've
got 50 million reasons

why you don't want to do that.

- Here's the bait let's reel in

the fish, bring him to the boat.

- Nice work Vinnie.

- Thank you.

- So you got your guys, huh?

Who are they? When do
I get to meet them?

(dramatic music)

That's him.

- Mr. Minister I have
a message for you.

- I'm sorry but I'm on
my way back to Ottawa.

- From Jacques Lozin.

- S'il vous plait.

(dramatic music)

(helicopter whirring)

- Do you want a drink.

- I never drink before five.

- Ah well, it's
six P:M in Paris.

You might need that drink.

- Deputy Minister.

- Susan Profitt, my brother Mel.

- I'd thought you'd be taller.

- I'd like you to accept this
as a token of my good faith,

that our relationship is going
to be long and very fruitful.

- A million dollars.

Deposited in a
Swiss escrow account

in your name, it's the
same deal I offered Lizot,

one million dollars for
your cooperation in helping

to facilitate arms sales to
certain qualified buyers.

- Who determines whether
a buyer is qualified?

- I do.

- And if I refuse.

- Why discuss unpleasantness
when the point is moot?

You've done this
many times before.

You and I know it.

- These gentleman produced
but a single document

purporting to detail
a shipment of Mirage

to a President long
since deposed who

school children now pledge
allegiance to a foreign flag.

For every bishop you produce
to authenticate my signature

I can produce 10 that
will say it's a forgery.

- Looked real to me.

- Me too Vince.

- I came here only to
satisfy myself that

your information
was without value.

Now that I have, we have
nothing further to discuss.

- Hey, where ya going, relax.

- Deputy Minister
take a look around.

Do you think I paid for
this place with stupidity?

We would've had you come
all the way down here

on the base of one
piece of evidence.

January, 1983, the
Republic of Chad.

50 Exocet missiles
September 85, Mozambique.

!2 Mirage F1s, June 87, Ecuador.

Argentina 200 Mark Three
self propelled howitzers,

July 87, India five Mirage
2000s, 600 Roman anti-aircraft

attachments, every cable
containing your signature,

a signature that I might
add that even the Pope

himself would find
difficult to deny.

There you stand Deputy Minister

amid the refuse of your career.

I expect 500 Exocets to be
delivered to General Jose

Bautistta, in Paraguay
within the next 24 hours.

- In return you will
give me the documents?

- I don't Vinnie, you went
to the trouble to find 'em,

do you think we ought
to give 'em back.

- Nah, not unless you want
to blow the sweetest deal

this side of Crepe Suzette,
you see the Exocets

they're just an appetizer,
this guy has access

to Mirage 230 Hawk battle
tanks, Dauphin choppers.

There's no end to the toys that

this sugar daddy can provide.

- No unless you give
me the documents.

You will get nothing
from me, nothing.

- Hey, Mel Profitt can pick up
a Deputy Minister any place,

he doesn't need you,
but you need him.

'Cause if any of this
information gets out,

you remember Louis
the sixteenth?

- Now which one of
us is taller now?

(dramatic music)

This is the one
place I feel safe.

One room in this battlefield
that we call Earth

that God turned his
back on long ago.

They don't think I see
the daggers pointing

at me from the shadows but I do.

I never saw the
dagger in your hand.

- Let me hold you Mel.

- You were with him last night!

Holding him, kissing
him, making love to him

I didn't make love to
Vince; he made love to me.

You told me yourself,
sleep with him if you

have to but don't
fall in love him.

- It was reverse psychology.

I never figured it
would go that far.

I didn't sleep at all last
night, I was overwhelmed

with the thought of
you and Vince together.

Laughing at me behind my back.

Criticizing me, exploring
each other for the first time.

It was the first time wasn't it?

- Yes.

- Do you know what it
feels like to be shut out?

Every pore of my existence
feels the absence of you.

- Mel, you're making
way too much of this.

- Ya think so. Your
heart beats for him.

It used to be I was
the only you needed.

- You still are but I'm
in pain Mel, I hurt.

And all the money in the
world don't make that go away.

- Well did he?

Did sleeping with Vince
make the pain go away?

- Yes.

- Well good, Terranova's
served his purpose

you can throw him away now.

You can do that can't you?

- Yes.

- I want you to prove it to me.

Let's play a little game.

Let's pretend that
this emerald is Vince.

I want you to show me how
you're gonna throw him away?

I want you to throw
him out to sea.

- Mel this ring is worth
over a million dollars.

- It's stolen.

It's used merchandise just
like Vince throw it away.

It should be easy, after all
Vince means so little to you.

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- Well if it isn't Vince
Terranova, boy bloodhound.

I've been in Vancouver
on and off for two years,

you've been here two
weeks and you come up

with Lizot's documents
and I end up sucking wind.

- Do I detect a note of
bitterness there Roger?

- I brought you into
the organization.

What makes you look good
makes me look better.

- Yeah, pour me a cup will ya?

- When I was a kid my folks
used to have to drag me

to church every Sunday,
kicking and screaming.

They thought I had
atheistic tendencies.

What was agoraphobia,
fear of being crowded;

when I look back
at the competition

I like to see wide open spaces.

- I'm not after your job Roger.

- You keep putting
in these long hours.

You keep pulling
out white rabbits.

I gotta wonder what for?

- It's just the Catholic version

of the Protestant work ethic.

A man pays me, I do the job.

- You mama taught you good.

What I can't figure
out is why you

got guys working for
you here, and until

I do I'm going to get
very much sleep at night.

Not with one eye
open all the time.

- From Fidel's own humidor.

Van Meer, my man in
Paraguay sent them.

- Don't you know that
Cuban cigars are illegal?

- When was the last time you got

pleasure out of
something that was legal?

Besides we're in Canada.

You know Vince, I gotta
admit you surprise me.

After that fiasco in
Tennessee I was beginning

to wonder if you were a
worthwhile investment.

Tell me Vince, what
do you think of Roger?

- I mean just between you and
me what do you think of him?

- I'm trying not to.

- That could be a mistake.

It's important to think
about the competition.

- What are we competing for?

- A bigger seat at the table.

When this missile deal goes
through there'll be a nice

of change in it for you,
it should last you a while.

My sister gets everything
she needs from me.

Good night Vince.

- Good night.

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- I thought you
were gonna make it

a habit of not
sleeping your bed?

Although I had no intention
of letting you sleep.

- Susan, about what
happened last night.

- It's still happening.

I'm making love to
you every minute.

I'm falling love
with you Vinnie.

Love me.

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- You heard from McPike?

- Yeah, Frank's in
Washington D.C., he says

the State Department has
been very cooperative

and the missile
deal's gonna get iced.

- Good.

- Good, why don't you throw
caution the wind, sound happy,

we can chalk this one
up for the good guys.

- Did Frank say
when he'd be back?

- End of the week. Anything
I can help you with?

- Off the record?

- You've got it pal.

- I'm scared.

- I don't blame you,
Mel Profitt leaves

body face up wherever he goes.

- Nah, I can handle Mel.

- Susan?

- I'm scared of myself.

I'm scared of feeling things for

somebody that I know is wrong.

- I've been there.

- I thought I was the only one.

- That's what everybody thinks.

I kept trying to convince
myself of what I was attracted

to in a lady was more
what she really was,

then she really was.

- What happened?

- I was wrong.

- And I told Frank I
wanted to meet you.

- Hey I know, I'm
flattered and listen

I can turn off this
machine any time you want.

- Thanks.

- You alright Frank, Mel
thinks I'm the second coming

since I delivered those papers.

- There's a downside
to it, in finding

those records activated
LoCoco's radar.

- Professional jealousy?

- Yeah if I'm lucky but if
the situation were reversed

I would do every thing I could

to find out where
Roger LoCoco is.

- When are they
gonna charge Coscare?

- They're not, he's back in
France, it was never filed.

- What are you talking
about the whole point

of this was to stop this
missile deal and nail Coscare.

- I just got a Telex,
Bauttista took delivery

of 500 Exocet missiles.

If I go to Washington and
knock on the right doors

I talk the talk,
but Profitt's power

extends all the way
to the hallowed halls.

Now because I underestimated
him, that war is gonna go on.

- Mel Profitt's been
living so close to the edge

he doesn't know how close he is.

I think we're gonna
have to show him Frank.

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