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00:00Tonight on Wiseguy.
02:12My favorite time of year is anytime Mel's depressed.
02:19As you know, three or four days, maybe a week, he'll be lying in his bed, covers over his head,
02:24paralyzed because he can't decide what shirt to put on.
02:29The only trouble with Mel's depressions is that he comes out of them.
02:32You mean like now?
02:34Exactamente.
02:36He still thinks that half the civilized world is conspiring against him.
02:40Well, if it's just paranoia, then what are we doing here?
02:43I suppose he's right.
02:44There's going to be a hundred people on this boat day after tomorrow.
02:48Among them, my most favorite person in the whole wide world.
02:54How many times have you swept this tub?
02:56More times than I can count.
02:57And how many bombs have you found?
03:00None.
03:04Until now.
03:09You ever think about how you're going to die?
03:12Yeah.
03:13I always hoped it would be old age.
03:21What do you think of this?
03:23I don't know.
03:26Might be a timer or a trembler switch.
03:29I don't want to take a chance on moving it.
03:39There's no timer.
03:48I don't see any wires in the tape.
03:53Of course, they could be using micro-circuitry.
03:56Those wires are a tenth the size of a human hair.
03:59Damn near invisible.
04:02Damn near invisible.
04:41Okay.
04:44Now when I remove the lid if there's no trip wire inside and we're still alive
04:49I want you to shine the light inside so I can see the detonator
05:27Here's to adrenaline, the nectar of the gods, Mel
05:33That son of a bitch
05:44Alright! What? Hey! How you doing, Vinny? What you been up to?
05:50Oh, not too much, Mel. I was watching my life flash before my eyes while Roger was taking apart your
05:56phony bomb
05:58So you found it. Good. I'm glad. I was worried that security had been slacking off
06:03You gotta admit, I'm fun to be around
06:06Good night, Mel
06:08There's nothing like palpable death to get the old juices flowing
06:12Exhilarating and terrifying at the same time, it's kinda like love, I suppose
06:17Now, don't be mad. I don't want you to be
06:19Now put your sneaks on, we're gonna go hit a few balls. Wade Boggs model
06:23Mel, it's four o'clock in the morning
06:25Well, this place has lights
06:26I'm sure it's closed
06:29Well, ordinarily, yeah, but I gave the guy ten grand, so it's open
06:35Show him the hit, yeah! That's solid, Vinny!
06:38Come on, come on
06:40Hey, you know, you look good in double nits
06:42Yeah, I was raised in him
06:45Hey, Bobby, remind me to thank you later for letting us in the locker room
06:51Come on, come on, come on, come on
06:53Oh, yeah! We got a hitter here!
07:00You played organized ball, didn't you?
07:03American Legion
07:03Yeah, hot corner
07:05I wanted tools of ignorance
07:07A catcher? I can see it
07:10I can see you blocking the plate from those runners coming in from third
07:13Well, see me in traction, too?
07:17All right, Bobby, look alive
07:18You're gonna have some rockets coming back at you
07:23Come on, Bobby, we're in a minute
07:25I hope Mel didn't take you away from anything important
07:29No more changes
07:30I was alone, Susan
07:31I was gonna see some heaters in here
07:34Hey! All right, Mel!
07:35That's a dinger!
07:36400 yards over the left wall, the crowd's going wild
07:42400 yards?
07:44Come on, Mel, I'm exhausted, let's go
07:46All right, well, you go wait in the car, honey
07:48We'll be done in a minute
07:54Well, Mel, what position did you play?
07:56We moved around too much
07:58We were never in one place, so, uh
07:59You know, there was the sandlot stuff, but, uh
08:05What I wanted more than anything was to wear a number on my back, you know what I mean?
08:10A big number seven, just like the Mick
08:13Okay, last pitch
08:14Bottom of the ninth, two out, full count, bases loaded
08:23There is no joy in Mudville
08:29You know, I used to fall asleep at the radio listening to the games from Yankee Stadium
08:38I could see Mantle and Berra and Ford performing their magic
08:43God, it was, it was as clear as if I'd had box seats
08:47Those are the days, Vinnie
08:50Those are the days heroes walked the earth
08:55I can't wait anymore, I gotta tell ya, I'm gonna buy a team
08:59What?
08:59Yeah, there's a new franchise in Sacramento, I'm gonna buy them, I'm gonna buy this place too
09:03Now we're in Vancouver
09:04Yeah, I know, but I'm gonna move them here
09:05That's why I've been coming out here nights, I gotta get myself in shape
09:08Well, just cause you own a team doesn't mean you can play
09:11But you're wrong, Vinnie, that's exactly what it means
09:22Thanks a lot, it was great
09:23Is he serious about buying that Sacramento franchise?
09:34When it comes to acquisitions, Mel is always serious
09:38Yeah, I know he likes the game, but why does he wanna be an owner?
09:41The most important reason?
09:43Because it's something he doesn't have
09:47Isn't that what we all want?
09:55What are the other reasons?
10:03Darling
10:04Yeah?
10:05Friday night
10:06The cruise
10:09I want you to deliver a guest
10:12Who?
10:14Eddie Von Platt
10:15It's very important to Mel that he be there, okay?
10:23Having fun, kids?
10:41Mel?
10:47Stop it right now!
10:52What is the matter with you?
10:53I could turn this place into a junkyard in five minutes
10:55And not you or anyone else can stop me
10:57Everything here is mine
10:58And I can break it if I want to!
11:01Everything here is here because it pleases me
11:03And it's here for as long as it pleases me
11:05And when it stops pleasing me, I'll get rid of it!
11:07Mel, breaking my neck
11:19You're not falling in love with him, are you?
11:22Please tell me you aren't
11:26If you fall in love with him, then I'd be alone
11:29I'd disappear
11:30You know, you're not going to be here
11:34We've known all of this couldn't last, we've always known it
11:38When you're standing on top of Everest, there's only one direction left
11:43Stay with me, Susie
11:46Until it's over
11:50Mel, I'm not going anywhere
11:56You promise?
11:58Yeah
12:00You know what happens if you break your promise
12:04Yeah, I'll grow a very long nose
12:18You sleep with him if you have to
12:21But don't fall in love with him
12:24I couldn't bear that
12:31I couldn't
12:36Smell it
12:38City smells
12:39Oh, it's fresh air, Frank
12:40You'll get used to it
12:41Just a matter of time
12:42Time?
12:43I'll give you some time
12:44There's a three-hour time difference
12:46Between here and Atlantic City
12:47And the R.D. wants a daily report filed
12:50I call him, he's out to lunch
12:52He calls me back, I'm grabbing a sandwich
12:54By the time I get back, he's on the way home
12:56The next morning we start the whole thing all
13:01You know
13:03You pay $150 for a suit
13:06You expect the buttons to stay on
13:08That's why they sell needles and thread, Frank
13:13Well, Frank, relax
13:14You know, it's just a button
13:15It's not just a button
13:17We're talking about the collapse of national pride here
13:22We've already lost the auto industry
13:25Nobody in the States can make a stereo
13:27And now they can't keep my buttons on
13:30Frank, what's bugging you?
13:31Nothing
13:36How's the matter with Frank?
13:37Ah, he's grumpy
13:39So, what's new among the lifestyles of the rich and vicious?
13:42Listen, you know anything about a guy named Eddie Van Platt?
13:45Yeah, a real estate magnate born with a silver spoon in his mouth
13:47That he's turned into service for a thousand
13:49Any indication that he did any business with profit?
13:52I don't know of any
13:53I mean, the guy's become a legend in his spare time
13:55He builds condos
13:56He's got two shipping companies
13:58Dog tracks in Florida
13:59A new franchise in the American League
14:01Wait a minute, wait a minute
14:02He owns a baseball team?
14:04Yeah, in Sacramento, I think
14:07Profit said he wanted to buy that franchise
14:09Well, all I know is that Van Platt is ready to break ground of the stadium
14:12May I interject a point here?
14:15Who cares?
14:16Look, Frank, I'm supposed to pick up this Van Platt guy
14:18And bring him to Mel's boat for a party on Friday
14:20Now, I wouldn't want to be the guy that has what Mel wants
14:22You know what I mean?
14:23Hey, wait a minute
14:24I mean, this Van Platt is connected to Profit
14:27And then you can get him to turn over
14:28No, no, what kind of carrot am I going to be able to dangle
14:30If I don't even know he's dirty?
14:32Well, we'll find something, Vince
14:33As I recall, the third letter in FBI stands for investigation
14:38And you get on that boat, you don't let Van Platt out of your sight
14:41Yeah, well, that's going to be tough, Frank
14:43People at Mel's parties tend to get naked in groups
14:46You know, from certain angles, they all look the same
14:48Oh, yeah
14:49Well, I'll talk to Lococo
14:50Maybe he knows what Profit and Van Platt have going
15:02Hello, Roger
15:12Jacqueline DeVries
15:13I met you at the Profits two summers ago
15:16Am I true?
15:18Oh, yeah
15:21Yeah, yeah, yeah
15:24Did you and I have a thing or were you with Mel?
15:28Mel
15:33Thank you
15:36Never expected to see you again
15:39I could tell by the warmth of your greeting
15:43A lot of faces go through those revolving doors
15:45After a while, they
15:47Look, I have to see them
15:48I have to see Mel
15:50Oh, sweet thing
15:53You know the way it works
15:54When you're gone, you're gone
15:56You had your moment
15:57It's over
15:58Just take me to them, Roger
16:01How important is it to you?
16:07Everything is still a test
16:15We all have our limits
16:18I would just like to see what yours are
16:24Meeting Mel was like going into a toy store for the first time, wasn't it?
16:28Everything shiny
16:29I knew
16:30All you had to do is reach out and grab hold of all the goodies
16:36Well, how long did it take you to figure it out
16:40That the toy
16:42Was you
16:44Lovely to look at
16:47Thrilling
16:47To hold
16:50But nothing so useless as a toy that's grown old
17:06She's not an old toy to you, is she?
17:09Jacqueline, Vinnie
17:10Who knows?
17:12Or is she still good for a couple of laughs?
17:24Roger, just your basic all-American boy
17:26Took a sharp right somewhere
17:28Roger and I were new on the scene together
17:29I was surprised to hear he was still around
17:31Mel and Susan usually clean house every year, so
17:36What did you say your name was again?
17:37Vinnie
17:38Vinnie
17:39I like Vincent better, do you mind?
17:42Why don't you let me get you a hotel room?
17:43You look beat
17:44I'm not completely
17:46So, Vincent, how are you?
17:47How long have you been around?
17:49Long enough to know the players from the pairs
17:51Is there a difference?
17:52Jackie, come on
17:53You let that guy throw those ball bearings six inches from your head
17:55You never even flinched
17:56He's either losing his eye or his nerve
17:58He used to part people's hair with those
18:00Did you ever wonder why he does things like that?
18:03I wonder why people let him
18:10Di Stefano feels that the gold market presents an excellent opportunity
18:13We have physical possession of 200,000 ounces in the vaults in London and the Hague
18:17Do you make arrangements to get Van Platt to the boat?
18:20Yes
18:21Vinnie's going to take him
18:23Van Platt is such a smug little bastard, don't you think?
18:26He's got no idea what's coming
18:28No idea that I've known about his treachery for two years
18:31You have no proof that Eddie Van Platt
18:33The Mexican deal was mine
18:35Until he let Vizina and Calderon move in
18:38The proof is they're moving the dust into Texas and Louisiana
18:41And I'm not
18:42My God, Susie, am I the only one who can see it?
18:45Am I the only one who isn't fooled and blinded by treachery and selfishness?
18:53I'm glad I didn't have him killed when I first discovered the truth
18:56What a waste that would have been
18:57Did you get all the names of the casinos that have extended him credit?
19:00Yeah, Slater's working on it
19:02I must have them before we cruise
19:08Thanks, Mark
19:24An announcement will be made within 48 hours
19:27That the Department of Defense is cancelling its jet fighter contract with Unidac Industries
19:31It's some problem with substandard parts
19:35Where did they come from?
19:37Friends of ours
19:40Get Tony on the phone and have him liquidate our position immediately
19:44Unidac's stock is all going to disappear
19:52Which one do you like better?
19:55The pinstripes are nice
19:57Yeah, they're my favorites, too
19:58You know why the Yankees wear them?
20:00Mel, you haven't had an hour of sleep in four days
20:03Because Babe Ruth got fat
20:06The owner knew that if he put a fat man in pinstripes, he's going to look thinner
20:12So, it'll be pinstripes for the home uniform
20:15Oh, and get Roger for me, will you, Susie?
20:17There's something I want him to do for me tonight
20:19There's something I want him to do for me tonight
20:20There's something I want him to do for me tonight
20:24Susie
20:27Forgive me for shouting
20:32Just the usual, I suppose
20:35New York at 16
20:37I live with the photographer who shot my covers
20:40Then Paris
20:41And Geneva
20:44I almost married the grandson of the last king of Italy
20:47Didn't you go through with it?
20:49He was killed
20:51Oh, I'm sorry
20:52By a bottle of champagne
20:56We were making love in his parents' villa
21:00And a magnum of Dom Perignon fell and fractured his skull
21:07I guess that Pete's getting hit by a garbage truck
21:11I wasn't in love with him, though
21:13But marriage seemed like a good idea at the time
21:17I've never told anybody that before
21:22So how'd you meet Mel?
21:25Well, you know the line from Casablanca
21:28Everybody comes to Rick's
21:30Well, I lived in a world of glamour
21:32His was a world of wealth
21:36Worlds collide
21:38Being with Mel was like writing the tale of a comet
21:42Yeah, but you decided to leave
21:44And from what I've seen
21:46Most people hang on as long as they can
21:50After one night of particularly strenuous depravity
21:55I looked in the mirror
21:56And I didn't recognize myself
21:59You know, all my life
21:59I've been an ornament for one man or another
22:01I just wanted to see if I could live by myself
22:04For myself
22:06Truth is, I can't
22:09I need the rush, Vincent
22:10I'm addicted to the life
22:12I have no choice
22:13Come on
22:14There are only choices you want to make
22:17And choices you don't
22:19When he's in the mood
22:20Nobody lives like Mel Prophet
22:22And once you've lived with him
22:23The rest of the world seems very dark and very cold
22:27If you live too close to the flame
22:29You're gonna get burned
22:30But before you burn
22:32At least you get warm
22:37Eight minutes, forty seconds
22:39Pathetic!
22:42What the hell are you doing here?
22:44I've been looking for you
22:45I called you here
22:46You were gone
22:47Went back to my place
22:48And the sweet thing was gone
22:49You know, you could have killed her
22:51With that ball bearing stunt
22:53She's alive, isn't she?
22:55Yeah, but she's hurt and scared
22:56And the last thing she needs
22:57Is to be out at that circus
22:58Floating in the harbor
22:59What do you think I was trying to tell her?
23:06Hope you two don't have any early plans for tonight
23:09Mel's got a job for us
23:10What is it?
23:11There's a construction site on Beach and Lafayette
23:14Gonna be a condo complex
23:15Except it's not
23:17What?
23:17We're gonna blow it?
23:18Too much noise and I hate the dust
23:21So we're gonna sing a torch song
23:23For what?
23:25I forgot to ask
23:27Pick you up at 11.30
23:29Don't worry, it won't be late
23:30She can light your fire after we light this one
23:36Agent 4587
23:37Daycode, USA Entertainment
23:39Box Nation Thriller
23:41Well, how's it going, Sergeant Preston?
23:43Listen, I need McPike to alert some uniformed locals
23:45To patrol the area around Beach and Lafayette
23:47Tonight at midnight
23:48Why uniforms?
23:50Prophet wants a building torch
23:51And LeCocco and I are gonna be the firebugs
23:53Beach and Lafayette
23:54I got it, Vinny
23:55We'll cover
23:57So he says to her
23:58A hundred dollars?
23:59A hundred dollars?
24:01Since when does the price include
24:02A ninety-eight dollar tip?
24:04Huh?
24:09All right, so I'm no comedian
24:11Well, that I already know
24:18This is McPike
24:19My watch says 11.55
24:21All right, now let's nobody get antsy, girls
24:24Wait for him to get inside the fence
24:26And start futzing around first
24:30Frank, what's going on?
24:32Hey, you've been snapping at me
24:33For the past couple of days now
24:34So I figure you either read a book
24:36About Pearl Harbor
24:38Or you're homesick
24:42You have kids
24:43Yeah
24:44I have a boy
24:47Good boy
24:48He's in the school orchestra
24:49He plays the oboe
24:51School had a concert tonight
24:54It was his first concert
24:56And I missed it by 3,000 miles
24:59There'll never be a first concert again
25:03I think he and I got cheated out of a memory
25:21What are we doing here, Roger?
25:23Beach in Lafayette's 12 blocks from here
25:25I know the city
25:26This isn't even the place we're supposed to torch
25:28Yes, it is
25:29What was the charade all about?
25:31I don't know
25:32Ask me out
25:44Perimeter units, have you seen any activity?
25:47Unit 2, negative
25:49Unit 1, negative
25:53This is real subtle, Roger
25:55Why don't we just get some napalm and really do the job?
25:57I believe the point is being lost by you
26:00Mel wants to make sure that even a blind man could see this was arson
26:05Man, this place is gonna go up like a rocket
26:10Plenty of time for you and the sweet thing
26:15Perimeter units, are you guys awake or what?
26:18Nobody's even walked past the fence
26:20It's dead out here
26:39Ah, the last thing this town needs is more condos
26:43Maybe Eddie will build a playground for the kiddies
26:46Eddie
26:47Ben Plant, one of Mel's old associates
27:00Don't you just love the crackle of an open fire?
27:04Kind of reminds me of Christmas time at Grandma's
27:13I don't like this, Kenny
27:16Mel's Meshuggah
27:17I mean, he probably changed the whole deal
27:18He's called lifeguard
27:20Then he's probably
27:43Hey, morning, pal
27:45What do you say, Mel?
27:47What do you think, huh?
27:50Yeah, looks good on you, Mel
27:51It's a lot better than the clown seats we had on the other night
27:53Hey, hey, let it billow out a little
27:55Till I drop a few pounds
27:56The best
27:58Oh, yeah
27:59Now, you pick any number you want
28:01Now, where do you think we ought to have spring training?
28:03I hate Florida
28:04It's only good for business
28:05How about, uh, Arizona?
28:08New Mexico?
28:09What do you think of Santa Fe, huh?
28:11Yeah, sure
28:11Yeah, yeah
28:13Santa Fe
28:14All right, enough
28:18Thank you, Mr. Profit
28:20Yeah, yeah, yeah
28:28Very good job you and Roger did last night
28:30Over three million dollars damage
28:32I'm very impressed, Vinny
28:34You know, I can't take credit for this one, Mel
28:36Roger ran the show
28:37But you learned something
28:39That's why I wanted you to go along
28:40Every experience should be a learning experience
28:42Listen, do you remember anybody by the name?
28:44Hi
28:47Oh, you look so cute
28:51You like it, kid?
28:52Oh, it has a certain elegance
28:54Don't you think so, Vinny?
28:56Oh, yeah, that's definitely the word I'd use, yeah
28:59I'm looking forward to seeing you in it
29:03Listen, I've made arrangements with Van Platt's people
29:06Vinny and Roger are going to pick them up tonight at nine
29:08And take them directly to the boat
29:10Well, wait a minute, you don't need the both of us to pick up one guy
29:13Eddie knows Roger
29:14It'll make him feel more comfortable
29:18There you go, here's the address
29:20Okay, Vinny, you wanted to ask me about something?
29:22Oh, no, it's not important
29:23I'll see you tonight
29:24All right, try it on, let me know how it fits
29:26Okay, Mel
29:32I checked with the captain
29:35He's expecting rough seas tonight
29:38Perfect
29:40Listen, Roger and I are supposed to pick up this guy tonight for the cruise
29:43His name's Eddie Van Platt
29:46You're kidding
29:48After the way Mel carried on about their Mexican deal?
29:51What, they were business partners?
29:53Once
29:53Eddie owned a baseball team down in Mexico
29:56He may still own it
29:57He used it to carry cocaine
30:00He supplied Mel's Southern California operation
30:03But there was a problem
30:05Mel said that Eddie split the market
30:08Did he?
30:09Doesn't matter
30:10Mel thought he did
30:12He must have patched up their differences
30:15What are you going to do if Mel doesn't want to see you?
30:18Oh, I'll remind him of what he said when I was leaving
30:22I wouldn't make it on my own
30:24And sooner or later I'd be back
30:26Mel loves hearing he's right
30:30I'm going to buy dinner tonight
30:32I hear there's a great new sushi joint nearby
30:35You really eat that stuff?
30:38Frank
30:40Now you tell me what the hell happened last night
30:43We were all the way across town when the fire started
30:46Yeah, I know, I know
30:47This isn't a trusting environment, Frank
30:49Either Mel gave Roger the wrong address
30:51Or Roger was doing a number on me
30:53I couldn't try to get a hold of you
30:54I would have given myself away
30:56You know who owned that complex?
30:57Eddie Van Platt
30:58Now he owns a baseball team in the Mexican league too
31:01He was using it to transport drugs
31:03He and Mel were partners until they had some kind of a falling out
31:06Where'd you get this?
31:08From a source who had no reason to lie
31:09Don't worry about it
31:10Yeah, well, it's going to take a little time to check it out
31:13Yeah, we'll be cruising just outside the breakwater tonight
31:16We should be back by 2, 3 in the morning
31:18You stay clear of Van Platt when you dock
31:20In case we want to make the grab
31:22All right
31:23And Vinnie, if these guys got old scores to settle
31:26You find yourself a neutral corner and you just watch
31:38How about a taco?
31:58Eddie Van Platt
32:00Excuse me
32:01Hey, hey, hey
32:02You look terrific
32:04Cabo
32:05No, no
32:06I sold that shack when the blue hairs moved in
32:09I bought an island off the Yucatán
32:11I'm building a house here designed by Warnick
32:1325,000 square feet
32:14Nice
32:15Mel, look who's come back to us
32:17You remember Jacqueline, don't you?
32:19Sure, you were away
32:2025,000 square feet?
32:22What are you going to do, put in a gift shop or what?
32:25Come with me
32:25I'd like you to meet some of the newer people
32:28Hi, baby
32:29There's a group gathering in the playroom
32:31Want to play?
32:34I'll tell you what
32:34Why don't you keep a place warm for me, all right?
32:36I'll do that
32:37Okay
32:47The captain says he can't get inside the breakwater
32:50Before the storm hits
32:51He suggests that we drop the anchor and ride it out
32:54All right
32:54Tell anyone who wants to leave
32:55That the cigarette will take him back to port
33:00Hey, Eddie, you want to get something to eat?
33:01Yeah, sure
33:03Mel, could we go to the stateroom and talk?
33:10That's nice meat
33:13Looks familiar
33:13Yeah, don't they all
33:15Hey, listen, Eddie, I hear you got the Sacramento franchise
33:17Yeah
33:17I was so smooth with those owners, you could have skated on me
33:21I'm going to build the largest dome stadium in the country
33:2475,000 seats
33:25You're going to ship the dope and the bats like the old days?
33:27What are you kidding?
33:28This is Major League Ball
33:29It's 100% legitimate
33:32At the winter meetings, I'm going to be sitting next to Steinbrenner
33:37I want it
33:39I want your team
33:40Fill in any number you want, Eddie
33:552,400
33:56You just bought yourself two season box seats
34:01See you at the ballpark
34:15They're going to be ferrying people off this barge
34:19Why don't you come back to town with me?
34:22I own the Regency
34:24The penthouse is plenty big for two people
34:28I'm with Mel tonight
34:35Has anybody told him?
34:41He seems attracted
34:43What did you say her name was again?
34:46Just a girl who wants to come in from the cold
34:53Roger
34:56I don't care who leaves on that cigarette
34:58But Eddie and that girl aren't going anywhere
35:18I always wondered why you left us
35:21Mel was very, very hurt
35:23Mel doesn't remember who I am
35:26You know, showing affection
35:28Especially in front of other people
35:29Has always been difficult for him
35:31But he missed you, Jacqueline
35:33And he's very glad that you're back
35:46You'll stay on board with us, won't you?
35:51Yeah, I'll stay
35:53I wish I was on that cigarette
35:55First to admit it
35:56But I'm not a rough-weather sailor
35:59Where's Mel?
36:01Try the playroom?
36:02We're breaking out the vegetable oil
36:06He said he was going to hold that boat for me
36:08This ship's as seaworthy as they come, Mr. Van Blatt
36:10You got nothing to worry about
36:11I don't want to be stuck here all night
36:13If that cigarette comes back, you'll be on it
36:16Yeah
36:18You ever stinking a bad storm?
36:20I never heard of a good one
36:31Oh, you feeling good, baby?
36:33Yeah
36:34Yeah, you're feeling good
36:37It's going to be a hell of a storm
36:39I just don't know whether it's going to be rougher out there
36:43We're in here
36:54You forgive me, Mel
36:56Forgive you for what?
36:58For taking so long to realize that this is where I belong
37:01Sure, I forgive you, baby
37:03I'd like to get to the rail, but I don't think I'd make it
37:08I want off this boat, Mel
37:09Now
37:10The cigarette will be right back, Eddie
37:11That's what I said two hours ago
37:13Why don't you relax, Eddie?
37:14You're among friends
37:15Have another drink
37:16You reconsider my offer?
37:19For the team
37:20Would 10 million be a fair price?
37:22That wouldn't even cover the cost of the balls and bats
37:25All right, 20 then
37:26You're wasting your time, Mel
37:28Well, the team is not for sale
37:30Everything's for sale, Eddie
37:33Suppose I add a little sweetener to the deal
37:36What kind of sweetener?
37:38An extra player
37:40A player to be named now
37:42Why don't you take Eddie up to the playroom, huh?
37:44Make him happy?
37:46Mel
37:47What do you say?
37:53Sounds like a prospect worth considering
37:57Mel
37:57Hey, consider it your readmission price, huh?
38:02I'm presenting you with an option
38:03You can come back to the world that offers you nothing
38:05But the excitement you crave
38:06Or you can go back to a world that offers you nothing
38:09The choice is yours
38:33Give me again, will you?
38:38What's wrong?
38:39Looks like you just lost your best friend
38:59yeah frank yeah i got the report from the federales on van plant's mexican ball team
39:04in the last year and a half the manager and four players have been arrested for transportation
39:09with intent okay you faxed me a copy stat we'll put the pieces together from here
39:16all right kenny let's roll we got ourselves a mexican connection to mel profit seems like
39:22you're going through an awful lot of trouble just to get a baseball team it's worth the trouble it's
39:25what i've always wanted oh yeah what happens after you get it what'll be the next thing you've always
39:30wanted i mean what is it you want mel more power more money or just more what is it what
39:37did you
39:37major in psychology vinnie no but i learned a lot from umpires i call them the way i see it
39:43you're an insightful man vinnie insightful men can be valuable assets or crippling liabilities
39:55the pause that refreshes now we got a deal to discuss
40:00more i think about it the less i feel like selling you want the team that much huh come on
40:06now it's not
40:07the team it's having something that the other guy wants something they want and they can't have
40:14that's why i wouldn't sell for 30 million or 50 million last thing i need is your money
40:24but you're wrong eddie you need my money more than you can possibly know your fire the other
40:30night a three million dollar loss the insurance company will never pay on an arson i had nothing
40:34to do with that fire was having some union problems no one will ever believe it was the union not
40:39with the financial problems you have what financial problems you son of a bitch where's that cigarette
40:46i'm getting out of here you're not going anywhere eddie strike one vegas and reno they're calling in
40:53your markers almost three million dollars that's strike two all that stuff uh your sweet sister is
40:58shooting in between your toes i think it must have killed off a couple of brain cells mal i'm no
41:04rookie
41:04in this game you can't muscle me a couple of markers are called in the cash is no problem
41:13the team is mine that's gonna stay mine what did unidec industries close at today
41:22165 170 180 250 by tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock it'll barely be listed
41:29you're out of your mind oh i guess you haven't heard the department of defense canceled its contracts
41:36since your investment portfolio is almost exclusively margin with unidec shares as collateral
41:42and now that unidec is unidad you can't cover your margin calls you can't get off this boat
41:49can't call your brokers you're gonna lose by my calculation over 96 million dollars
41:59that's strike three eddie
42:05you knew you were gonna do this you had this all planned
42:10why didn't you because i was enjoying myself too much because we were playing a game you had no
42:14chance of winning and because i loved every minute of it you cut me out of the mexican deal and
42:18now
42:19i'm paying you back that isn't true you let bazine and kalleron into my territory my territory
42:24i've known the truth and i've known it for two years now you will sell me that team won't you
42:29but come to think of it i think 20 million dollars is much too high a price i think i
42:33ought to be able
42:34to pick it up for five six million max nothing compared to what you owe you can't do this
42:40i already have roger take eddie down to the playroom and lock him in and make sure the
42:46telephone is disconnected and there aren't any sharp instruments around i wouldn't want him to cut
42:50himself accidentally
42:54mr van platt please
43:10i did what you wanted me to i made love to him like you wanted me to apparently they weren't
43:14very good
43:15i want you out of my sight vinnie get rid of her mel i want her off the boat
43:24we're in the middle of the ocean i want her gone now you push her vinnie i want to hear
43:30her body
43:30hitting the water push her off the boat no i said push her vinnie
43:53you don't think i'll do it do you you think i'm playing like the last time it's a full load
43:57vinnie
44:00you don't think i'll kill you do you i don't know what you're gonna do mel
44:05i only know what i'm not gonna do she's nothing vinnie she means nothing the way you see things
44:11that's probably true do what i say
44:16you don't seem to understand vinnie you don't have a choice you're wrong mel
44:22i have the clearest choice in the world
44:43i'm tired
44:47i'm very tired
44:52i'm gonna go to sleep now
45:15so have you figured it out yet what's that why mel didn't kill you yeah i quit trying to figure
45:21him out five minutes after i met him i have two theories the first is that he really wants
45:27somebody to stand up to him just somebody to say no i mean we're talking down deep yeah well that's
45:33so deep you could get the bends what's your second theory susan i know i have choices to make and
45:42i
45:56get back to you
45:56when we told van platt we knew about mexico he practically begged us to testify against profit
46:01we're processing him through the witness protection program now good hey did you read the sports page
46:07uh listen to this international financier melvin profit's bid to purchase the new sacramental
46:12franchise of the american league was rejected by a committee of team owners those who could be reached
46:18for comment cited Profit's lifestyle which they felt might cast doubt on the integrity of the
46:23game. What did Mick Jagger say? You can't always get what you want, not even if you're Mel Profit.
46:34Mel, what's wrong? Don't let the light in, Susie.
46:38I want it to be dark. I want it to be dark forever.
47:00I want it to be dark.
47:18I want it to be dark.
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