poly_chromatic | o o 7 . v i d e o

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boardwalk empire - al capone

o o 7 . v i d e o

Ever get the feeling that things are looking up or that the odds are your in your favor? It might not be a feeling that comes around for everybody, but once it does, you've gotta take full advantage. My mother used to tell me, never be afraid to ask for what you need. If you're smart, you'll find the people that can help you out and won't see a lick of trouble. If you're stupid--

[ A shrug. ]

Take what you can. Right now? We could all use a little victory, huh.

(filtered to Meyer Lansky)

Not that you ever leave work, but I need to talk to you for a couple'a minutes.

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He's not lucky, he's smart.

[A pause, and then a slightly raised eyebrow.]

You might need to tell your partners that they're invested in something a lot bigger than they might've thought they were, yes?

[And he wonders how they'll take it. Not that it's any of his business, but he can't help being naturally curious, can he?]

[ He leans back into the seat and thoughtfully stares past the edge of the desk. ]

If that's how it's gotta be. I doubt they'll jump ship over it. Hell, if worse comes to worse, there's always the glue factory.

[ Even he's not sure if he's kidding at this point. ]

Sure, but...

[The objection doesn't come because he's soft-hearted. It's entirely driven by profit margins, by sheer analytical logic.]

... you send the animal to the glue factory, you lose any chance at profits. Plus, you got a lotta employees that're mad at you because you just took their jobs away -- the trainer, the jockey, even the guys who work at the racetrack, none of them'll be happy at losing a piece of the pie. You might be stuck with this one for awhile.

Fuck 'em. The four of us will rent it out for pony rides instead then.

[ Really, he's had his fill of the employees in this conversation. ]

What would you do?

I'd see if I could get a good deal on getting some people to train it, to ride it, and see how it does in the races. If it doesn't work out, rent it out for pony rides.

[He's only being halfway facetious about that.]

You're already in it. You might as well turn it to your advantage.

[That doesn't mean he thinks it was a smart investment, but you work with what you've got.]

Hm.

[ He'll have some of that tea now, but not before absently using the saucer as an ashtray. ]

Me and Theo were talkin' the other day. He said you had a birthday coming up.

Yeah. Next month.

[He doesn't know why Theo would have brought it up. It's not as though he intends to do anything for it.]

Why?

[ A shrug. ]

He said something about doing something small. I thought he was full of shit.

[ Something about Meyer doesn't scream birthday nor celebration. Surely he's not oblivious to this. ]

[C'mon, Al, everyone has a birthday, even Meyer. Celebrating it, though? He hasn't done that since he was a kid.]

He said he might get me a cake, yeah.

We'll see. With him you never know what you're gonna get.

[ Sure everyone has birthdays, but it just doesn't seem natural with Meyer. He's one of those kids that's been old since they were born...the kind that pop out of thin air.

It seems that way, at least. ]

You wouldn't happen to want a pony, would ya?

That's one thing I decidedly don't want.

[He's a little concerned about Al's statement about Theo, but he'll let it go for now. How bad can it be?]

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