Jim?
It was tough for Jimmy not to be there
to sign the contract though, huh?
No.
What's tough is you boys
did more in one night...
that I could in
two years of talking.
Ah, forget it.
To the hottest newcomer
in American unions.
-There you go.
-Jimmy Conway.
-Now you're talking.
-Roll out the barrel.
And God bless...
Suck it right down.
You must be crazy
giving him drinks.
We're going to operate
in a minute.
Oh, what's the rush.
They already told me I'd be
a gimp for the rest of my life.
Don't worry, Jimmy...
with one leg a little shy...
you're gonna take
giant steps.
Yeah? And always one step
right behind you, eh, Sharkey?
Make sure they work
on the right leg, eh, Jim?
-Good luck, Jim.
-It's only blood, huh?
You boys got yourself a real
martyr for a friend.
Make it work for you.
Yeah. But what the hell are we
going to do with a martyr?
Times change.
Prohibition ain't gonna
last much longer.
Take it from me. A lot of you
guys are going to be out of work.
Go on, Mr. Sharkey.
We're interested.
You ever think of setting
yourselves up in business?
All those trucks they're
using to haul liquor.
They'll soon be selling
'em for nothing.
I'm talking about
hundreds of vehicles.
Controlled by a national
organization.
And supported by a
powerful union, headed by...
Jimmy Conway.
Whatever you ask, there's no
way he can turn you down.
You gotta be kidding, Sharkey.
Jimmy "Clean Hands"
do business with us?
They won't be clean for long
with the hands he's gonna shake.
Everything in good time.
We're not interested.
What is the matter here?
You got a problem?
We got plenty of money tucked.
away. Why not invest it?
What is the fuckin' problem?
I'll put the party behind you.
And I got friends in high places.
I'm not interested in your friends.
And I don't trust politicians.
That's fuck, because you still think
like some schmuck from the streets.
If we'd listen to you, we'd still
be rolling drunks for a living.
-What's the matter? You broke?
-Don't bust my balls, Noodles.
-You broke?
-I'm talking about real money.
This is real money to me.
It's a lot of money.
You want any of it?
You carry that stink
of the streets with you...
the rest of your life.
I like the stink of the streets.
It makes me feel good.
I like the smell of it.
It opens up my lungs.
And it gives me a hard on.
You're carrying
dead weight around, Maxie.
One of these days you're
going to have to dump him.
Maxie, let me know when
you're going to dump me.
Meanwhile I'll take
a vacation in Florida.
I got a yen for the seashore.
Hey...
Iisten, I was thinking
it over, and...
I guess I kinda got a yen
for the seashore myself.
You wanna go swimming?
Yeah, let's go for a swim.
... read all about it.
Hey, Maxie.
-Max.
-Huh?
How much money
we got put away?
Why?
'Cause we're unemployed.
About a million bucks.
-Oh, yeah? Where'd you put it?
-In my underwear.
-I'd have found it there.
-Hey! Huh?
We gotta reorganize, Max.
And I gotta couple
of good ideas.
Me, too.
If I had a million bucks,
I'd take it easy.
We'll take it easy
when we got twenty.
-Fifty.
-Where you gonna get that?
Right here.
What's that?
It's a dream.
A dream I've been dreaming
all my life.
I swear to God, you and me
together, we can make it come true.
What is it?
The Federal Reserve Bank.
It's the biggest step
we can take, Noodles.
You're really crazy.
Don't you ever say that to me.
Ever say that to me again.
What chance is there
that a crazy thing...
Iike this might succeed?
Don't ask me, ask Max.
You know as well as
I do that this is a suicide...
pure and simple,
for everyone.
Yeah, well don't tell me,
tell him.
You got your own methods.
I tried.
He doesn't want
to screw anymore.
All he thinks about is this job.
Tear gas, hostages
and he's going to do this...
he's going to do it,
with or without you.
Noodles, we've never
liked each other.
We put up with each