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00:13Tonight on Wiseguy.
00:16She's dead in this business, Johnny, you know that.
00:19I'm sorry, I can't help you with data price.
00:22Their dog is on the block.
00:24I'll cut you for it.
00:26Twenty million dollars, Travis.
00:28That's more money than you'll ever see again in your life.
00:32How much of my soul do I have to sell, Benny?
00:34None of it.
00:35Diana, it's Cinderella time.
00:37This is the moment.
00:39Presently preparing an album.
01:00Let's pray for now.
01:04Let's pray for now.
02:07Whenever I collapse, whenever I fold in your arms, that's when I know I'm holding you, holding you within my
02:24grasp.
02:28Whenever I fall in your arms, whenever I fall in your arms, or you don't know I'm holding you within
02:40my arms.
02:41bandstand whose lame brain idea was it to get us in the record business ocb had a confiscated jet
02:47drug enforcement needed it and they had a confiscated record company in their inventory
02:51so mcpike made the swap we've been snuckered where is mcpike he had a week off i think he's
02:57in nags head north carolina he should be a knucklehead north carolina for making this deal
03:02why on earth do we need to own a record company ocb's done an exemplary job of uncovering payola
03:07paul payola is an old tune what i'm interested in are cleans
03:15you see this you know what this is this is cash money only the government doesn't print it record
03:22companies do by the millions now let's say this cd here is paul beckstead's new hit version
03:29of love stinks okay now the record company says that they're selling a million units worldwide
03:36but what they don't tell you is that they're printing two million units and shipping the second
03:40million out the back door cash and carry to distributors all over the globe and it never
03:45shows up on the books the performers the songwriters are swindled out of royalties the united states of
03:53america is fleeced out of taxable income and on principle businessmen line their pockets at
03:57everybody else's expense how big is this record maybe half a billion a year
04:02that's a conservative estimate we have to own a record company to bust this up
04:07well i don't know that we can bust this up but you got to be perceived as a player to
04:10get in the game
04:13go ahead mark
04:15dead dog records confiscated from a colombian cocaine kingpin who was smitten with showbiz
04:21assets five-year lease on modest office space 25 000 in cash publishing catalog and mastered worth
04:29an estimated six million one stretch limousine and one master recording of diana price's brightside
04:35value yet to be determined ocb has signed over sole ownership of dead dog to vinnie terranova
04:42there is one unsalaried employee robert travis 20 years experience in the music business no criminal record
04:49why is he involved because i don't speak the language paul travis does i can learn from him he's smart
04:55he's ambitious
04:57he does have a big mouth he tried to buy dead dog records but he couldn't get the money together
05:02my first day setting up shop he pushed his way into the office i couldn't get rid of the guy
05:06he set up the deal for diana price's song cost 60 000 of dead dogs money you mean ocb's money
05:14this is private enterprise strictly taboo for the federal government it's a sting paul you are duping
05:22robert travis and diana price you have the federal government manipulating private citizens paul will you
05:27please let me play this out i think i can discount the catalog and diana's master enough to sell the
05:33company along with me to a major label travis well he's part of the deal once he's inside he can
05:38hustle his own career diana price well she's playing piano in some diving jersey her career couldn't
05:44get any worse i'm reluctant
05:51i want it paul
05:56do you want it yes sir i do you got it oh oh well thanks thanks a lot uh well
06:07i got a rock i got a
06:08meeting with isaac twine chocolate records you go mark here you go paul watch this yeah i hope it's your
06:17size it's an extra uptight
06:31come on thank you bobby
06:44isaac twine let me turn over i know i know oh man i love a man with brass you know
06:52i mean anybody
06:53willing to put himself and his money into a crapshoot business like this has got my admiration
06:58hey sit down can i get you a drink no no thanks so ice yeah listen to diana's tape what'd
07:03you think
07:03ah bobby that's such a long shot you know she's still got it yeah but does anybody still want it
07:09oh come on man you know the kind of heat we can generate around diana's return maybe one day's worth
07:14of curiosity maybe a renaissance oh maybe maybe maybe maybe bobby you only sent me one cut i don't
07:23even have a b-side to release it as a single i gotta fill out nine more cuts to make
07:27an album what
07:28are we talking here half a million dollars she's got fans out there yeah but her fans don't buy music
07:36their children do excuse me we have johnny medley set to produce yeah down his voice is pure honey
07:47but i wouldn't even know how to promote it without spending a fortune no it's just too risky man
07:53the album is not the only part of the deal mr twine call me isaac hold on hold on
08:05come on
08:22oh baby i love it
08:26mr jeps take a sec
08:31mr newplay's office how's it trying one moment mr twine congratulations isaac i got you weston
08:43well actually this makes us even but being even with me is probably a victory in your book see you
09:00well you see i'm sorry i can't help you with diana price dead dog is on the block
09:06the publishing catalog all of it what's the deal independent employment contracts for travis and
09:14me completion of diana price's album the release and promotion of it the catalogs and the masters
09:204.5 for the whole package now that is a bargain well that is certainly baked
09:34i'll cut you for it excuse me i thought you were a gambling man
09:43all right how about double or nothing nine million yeah nine million or free
10:05i don't think so thought you were a gambling man
10:10well there is a deal to be made here good to meet you you too benny okay we'll talk travis
10:16hey benny yeah where are you holding
10:28take it easy
10:37claudia
10:41claudia i'm in the dressing room
10:48claudia
10:51i want a mural on this ceiling i want some building clouds and a turquoise sky and some soaring
10:57some soaring
11:05they've got your pants
11:10you can't go out like that
11:16fixer yes mr newquay robert travis is here travis
11:26winston this is vince terranova mr terranova mr newquay
11:46fresh kill
11:51louis the thirteenth
11:55i listened to as much as i could tolerate of diana price's demo you're wasting your money and my time
12:02you know the kind of press coverage diana's return will bring i made my decision mr
12:06newquay we're thinking mr terranova is new to us bobby why don't you as succinctly as possible make your pitch
12:12dead dog records the r b publishing catalog masters from lincoln cole house and ryborn walker
12:17i know the list market value 6.8 million 4.5 million bobby five-year lease valued at half a
12:24million
12:24fine all assets and inventory are available for 4.5 million plus two-year employment contracts for me and
12:31vinnie and diana price's album
12:36what the hell do you think you're doing well i just figured
12:40if i'm in the right uniform i got a better chance of playing on your team
12:43who do you think you are insulting me in my own house i think i'm the one who's insulted
12:48you know i drove an hour out here to meet you and you greet me without even a glance
12:53you refuse to talk to me directly and you insult my associate by interrupting his presentation
12:59i know where you come from mr terranova i'm not surprised by your vulgarity nor am i intimidated
13:06by your reputation i can only guess where you come from pal but sure as hell ain't the house of
13:12lords
13:12as you suggest here now you got a better chance to convince me you're from the house of clams in
13:18secaucus new jersey so when you come down off the conceit or out of your playpen here give me a
13:26call
13:26okay travis the coach awaits ta-ta
13:37really nice caps winston
13:46between new quay and twine i think you got to go to clown college to get to the top of
13:49this business
13:50if you wanted sanity you should have bought a bowling alley there are other labels are there any bigger
13:59nobody's bigger than new quay but you stepped over excuse me leaped over the line with the drop your
14:05drawers gag are you taking my record to winston hey we're trying to put together the right deal not with
14:13winston this is not your worry yes it is
14:21i'm not trying to keep any secrets from you when it involves your career we're trying to make the
14:26best deal we can and yes we went to new quay how much of my soul do i have to
14:30sell vinnie none of it
14:33winston and i were lovers i know him he's lucifer incarnate i dealt with a lot
14:38worse believe me you have no idea honey we've got to make waves we got to let people know you're
14:45back
14:45and back big you know that hey wait a minute what was the deal with the tux new quay told
14:5320 to see
14:53him tonight why was he getting all dolled up uh geopolitical economics new quay style he's throwing a big
14:59bash tonight for some glasnost rock star is it a big deal so big i couldn't get an invite
15:05hmm is it gonna be pressed there tons of it well we gotta go you stand a better chance of
15:12becoming
15:12a nun ah we're going diana will get us in i can't diana it's cinderella time you want to spend
15:20the rest
15:21of your life in that roadhouse in jersey this is the moment don't give yourself a memory you don't want
15:26look back on tonight i can officially announce that radiance recording has entered into an artistic
15:37relationship with mr anatole ulyanov one of the most popular artists in the soviet union
15:52i got winston today nailed him for 10 grand on the sumos
16:01isn't it amazing how winston always seems to discover the new talent
16:06who you know wasn't discovered he was invented mike guber chop comes to new york and the networks
16:13eat him up alive even the cabbies are calling him mike so winston buzzes his friends the state department
16:20they called somebody at the russian ministry of culture and three months ago who you know was a
16:26allowing singer and mints today he's the second coming of julio oh so why aren't you doing the same
16:33thing you go to south africa find a really hot looking kid in sewedo who can carry it to me
16:41turn international politics into a commercial venture of your own of course it would mean missing
16:47the sixth at belmont that sounds fantastic but doesn't it hurt excuse us will you
16:59i heard you produce diana's demo that's where i was i heard she clutched in front of the mic
17:08it's a good record who's next for you jerry vale she's dead in this business johnny you know that
17:18i heard this guy terranova paid you 30k
17:25here's to art
17:42if you're wondering how you'll get him into bed his royalty structure is already locked
17:49you'll have to try another approach
17:59you guys go ahead of me i'm a little camera shy i'm right behind you
18:02diana okay fellas fantastic to see you all again in case word hasn't reached you i would like to
18:11announce that diana price has just signed a long-term contract with dead dog records of which i am a
18:17partner what's she doing here i don't know i haven't seen her in eight years i'll get rid of her
18:21now
18:23what in front of all these photographers in front of all these people now
18:31we're presently preparing an album which will bring diana's unique sound to the millions of fans
18:37who have hungered for her music great to see you diana
18:43haven't lent your lesson let's take one of us together wow it's just like old times isn't it
18:53oh come on claudia this crowd may be afflicted with numerous diseases but alzheimer's isn't one of them
18:59she looks great doesn't she how about a couple shots of diana over by the ice sculpture fellas what do
19:05you say you know my marketing people we're coming up with a merchandising strategy that's going to
19:10emphasize there's a new diana price to enjoy with a fresh new sound
19:17i don't think you understand me that stunt you pulled at the house made me interested in you i like
19:24an imaginative man that's good maybe we can still do business then no what i don't like is a stupid
19:32man coming here like this was stupid excuse me excuse me benny i gotta hand it to you man this
19:43was
19:44the right move new quays a lit fuse yeah it's a transient situation he knows a marketable commodity
19:50when he sees one out of circulation eight years she walks into her room turns back the hands of time
19:56i love this business who's not a woman with twine it's his wife amber sharp lady serrated actually
20:11do you know what the papers will say tomorrow did you take five seconds to think about what they'll say
20:17why do you care because i am mrs winston newquay i am still mrs winston newquay despite what you did
20:25god's sake that was ten years ago and it'll be fresh news by tomorrow so what do you care you
20:30can
20:30play the injured wife and i'll be the bitch from bayonne who slept with the boss because it was the
20:34only way you could advance your career no claudia because i felt something even after he decided not
20:40to renew my contract i didn't want to come here tonight out of respect for me no doubt no out
20:49of pity for
20:49you because i know the only thing you have to hold on to in addition to the gardener is some
20:54press
20:54agent's image of yourself as queen bee of the ladies lunches and charity oh i see i see you'd like
21:02to destroy me oh i'm trying to survive well then do it without winston he is still my husband only
21:10because he couldn't afford the divorce
21:19it's a party have some cake get those photographers out of here get them out now look what she did
21:25to
21:25me look at me look at me come on come on are you all right travis you are going to
21:30regret this you
21:32okay honey all in all i think it went really well travis ruined my evening ruin his
21:41i'm just so sorry there's nothing to be sorry about hey if you're gonna crash your party crash your
21:47party bobby i don't want to stay by myself stay at my place you can have my bed i'll sleep
21:58on the
21:58couch we can talk about the album god i'm a mess i'm wearing the only food i got tonight how
22:05about a slice
22:06will you stop pull over right here
22:11vinnie will you come with us nah i got some things i gotta do listen let me know if it
22:17gets uh frisky
22:19good night
22:32vinnie what are you doing up haven't you heard i'm in the music business
22:36what about you i'm an insomniac what do you need everything you can find on winston newquay
22:41is tomorrow soon or not yeah tomorrow's perfect tell frank i'll come to dc okay you got it sean
22:46thanks uncle mike
22:50so the next step is we've got to put together a band to go on the road now i've been
22:55thinking
22:55about this i think maybe we ought to get like an all-girl band or something you know kind of
23:01jazzed up a little bit oh excuse me excuse us i'm sorry
23:07nice party wasn't it bobby oh god bobby my nose i think he broke my nose
23:18president what do you mean you're making travis president of dead dog records it's the right move
23:23frank this might make him eligible for government insurance coverage hell of a sting you're running
23:27rent paul this is a high profile industry i can't afford to be in the spotlight now what do you
23:33got
23:33on newquay and twine i gotta you know i gotta get going winston newquay born samuel fishbein newquay
23:41united kingdom 1938 son of german working class immigrants who came to baltimore in 1943. 38 you
23:50mean to tell me this guy's 51 years old he goes to zurich four times a year for blood doping
23:55and
23:55lamb cell injections what you know it's what the rich do to stay young bad dropped out of the
24:01university of baltimore at the age of 16 in his senior year bounced around the southeast as a
24:06disc jockey called himself bobby bigbeat in 1957 he was caught in part of a government paoli
24:12investigation testified for immunity in 1958 he signed a slew of r b performers to personal
24:19management contracts then form radiance recordings the same year he legally changed his name to winston
24:25newquay he and his wife claudia a former casino showgirl are sole owners of radiance recordings
24:31which last year grossed 700 million dollars they have no children from the marriage well other than
24:36a 30-year-old paola problem is he clean you could eat off of him no thank you mark pull
24:42up newquay's
24:42political file
24:46newquay is a maximum contributor to both major political parties the short strokes are friends in
24:52high places he isn't going to be easy to nail assuming there is anything to nail him for
24:58well i always did love a challenge now look your cover is not secure with this man
25:05he is owed by politicians who have access to our files i can't guarantee they won't discover you
25:12and if they do i can't guarantee they won't turn you out
25:16twine and newquay are investigated on a regular basis nobody can get anything on them oh yeah
25:22they haven't dealt with me yet i guess take it easy let's be careful yeah
25:30when did he get so cocky i don't know it's irritating isn't it
25:41hey i don't want any drugs in this office travis
25:47i gave up the dummy dust along with my ex-wife these days i'm snorting adhesive tape
25:53what happened to you winston newquay
25:58i'm getting fed up with this guy
26:03at least we got his attention where have you been this place is falling apart i had other business
26:09to take care of and you're being redundant medley quit he can't quit we got a contract means nothing
26:16babe what those are his words and diana wants to bail is everybody afraid of this guy or what i
26:24know
26:24you're being rhetorical the answer is yes except for twine he's nuts
26:30i'm sorry about your nose looks like i'm gonna have to start talking to newquay and good old brooklynese
26:36you know what i'm saying vinnie don't make this a vendetta business and revenge do not mix
26:45you can be a real savvy guy sometimes bobby now look i am not anxious to get a lot of
26:52ink as
26:53another alleged mobster in show business but we do need the ink so what i'm gonna do is appoint you
26:58president of dead dog records 60 40 deal is still the same great i'll send newquay's guy over give
27:06you 60 percent of this yeah vinnie what twine called you a couple times today thanks
27:20there's got to be somebody that's dealt with this guy without his tail between his legs
27:32yeah isaac twine please vinnie taranova calling i like the way you make an entrance man
27:39yeah well that is not a universal opinion you mean newquay i thought he'd bust a gut when you
27:44brought diane in there yeah she does draw a crowd doesn't she you want to talk a deal
27:49i'd love to talk a deal but i've got cash flow adjustments through this quarter well that's not
27:54a problem isaac terms are easy i think this deal might even end up paying for itself okay hustler
28:00come by my office at nine tomorrow morning and we'll talk see you tomorrow travis
28:10come on we gotta go right now what's the rush remember you ask if anybody ever got the best of
28:16winston newquay yeah one guy one guy who doesn't talk to anybody but he's talking to me who you ever
28:22hear of james elliott 300 million records the man is an icon creator of anthems that fired the soul of
28:32a generation elevated to a deity presidents quote him people hear his voice and remember milestones in
28:39their personal history it ain't a job you apply for you worry about getting to the top once you get
28:46there you worry about staying where james elliott went is so far beyond the top it's frightening
28:52especially to james elliott he's trapped in the inertia of god
29:03mr travis and a friend are here who's your friend vinnie taranova just bought into the business
29:08i'm taking him on a tour of the industry there's plenty of monkeys in the zoo why rattle my cage
29:12why not how many sullen monkeys do i know this is it the promontory the furthest reach gotta give
29:22them the full spectrum jimmy what's it like at the outer edge of the envelope give us a pearl of
29:28wisdom
29:28the ultimate insight come on open up be a pal we'll go grab a dog a couple beers cruise for
29:34some strange
29:35what do you say what do you want money bags of it but from you i only want the biggest
29:41power cord in
29:41the world tell us what it's like in zion travis the guy wants to be left alone let's go come
29:47on
29:50we're going up against winston nuque way oh
29:57oh what is that any place in public all i hear is oh
30:03i can't even use a public restroom without oh you've no idea how humiliating it is to look up and
30:10see
30:10someone peering over a stall at you then why don't you give it up i have they haven't the art
30:18is
30:19euphoric but being worshipped drains the humanity from you yeah well look i want to beat nuque way and
30:25i need your help i don't believe this you know this this new court guy was smart to change his
30:39name
30:40who the hell would be afraid of a guy named sam fishbein how can i help you
30:49oh i want your name on a dead dog contract not for recording or masters or publishing or anything
30:57all i want you to do is consult with me one day a month telepathically mighty big headline in billboard
31:04have any james elliott signs with dead dog what's in it for me a pastrami sandwich
31:16tell you what one game of air hockey
31:36do you see no defense
31:44well that's it that's it you got me i can't beat your game you don't need my signature vinnie
31:51i once paid a guy a hundred thousand to get me everything he knew on winston nuque way you know
31:56what he got me what's that sam fishbein when nuque way found out he paid me every dime he owed
32:02me and
32:03every dime he ever will he's one of those pathetic soul who hates his heritage i'll sign with dead dog
32:10binnie
32:13i like my pastrami lean
32:22yeah hello sammy jimmy
32:28jimmy elliott
32:29i just wanted you to know before the papers get it i just put my name on a contract with
32:34dead dog records
32:36what you did what night sammy
32:43hello hello
32:48herbert herbert get in here what is the matter with you what's wrong
32:53crypto trotsky i i'm giving him a hundred million dollars and he signs with that punk from brooklyn
32:57i told you i told you to throw him out of there it's that bitch diana oh shut up
33:02don't you tell me to shut up what do you want you called for me
33:06well get out of here
33:10you tell me it was true that calling the box with me he stands with me in the back
33:15that's an ivy
33:16and you didn't have the guts to throw her in the trash where she belongs
33:19tearing over two pinky rings and a hat
33:21i'm gonna find out what his story is and make him choke on it
33:25get back at me just get back at me you why is it always you it's not you
33:29because outside of a handful of liposuction experts you do not exist
33:35you really are a pig sammy don't call me that
33:40i chose my name i chose my destiny and i chose you and that's the only you i give a
33:46damn about
33:47you pull down 700 million and it'll be about you until then it's me
33:57you
33:58mommy's hot
34:02huh
34:07you
34:08it's always you
34:11travis
34:12i want you and terran over to meet me at cleo's in an hour
34:15i don't know winston i got this problem with my nose
34:19well you get your nose over to cleo's why because it's what i want
34:30i love you winnie why did elliot sign with dead dog
34:35terra nova's a hood
34:38do you love me
34:41unless he muscled jimmy threatened his kid
34:46elliot's afraid of him
34:49oh baby come back to bed huh
34:51terra nova find out who he knows and who he owes who's pulling his strings
35:00mommy's out again if it's quick cash he's looking for i'll wrap up dead dog the catalog elliot and
35:06diana before they bring the eggs
35:15good morning mr newquay your table's waiting for you
35:23winston how are you
35:25hi walter oh no i can't stay i just stopped by to encourage walter to run for office
35:32elected office you know wouldn't you rather be setting policy than carrying it out
35:36i think about it frequently but seeking office is a full-time unsalaried career
35:44our money's no problem walter so you've got a vested interest in selling me diana huh
35:50no i'm rich without her i'm telling you her voice has a resonance and a vibrance that it didn't
35:54have five years ago it oozes sexuality man it's great
36:00should pay more attention to politics isaac hey if you want me to be a clone of winston so badly
36:07why don't you just go for the real thing he's sitting right over there
36:14i love you isaac okay but all you care about is the rhythm and roll the dice
36:20winston's always on the move when's the last time you sat down with the federal prosecutor
36:25aliquippa 1967 i was plea bargaining an assault charge it's not funny
36:34winston lives on the make he's always building or tearing down
36:39that man doesn't enjoy life he's just obsessed by it by me
36:42come on you know i like my fun yeah too much my love
36:48nobody likes working with him i don't like working with a member well you know that's apples and oranges
36:52johnny you're an employee who's fortunate and talented enough to pick and choose his employer
36:58now we can't move on an opportunity because we're liking our front winston's liking his power
37:06are you willing to defer your fee so diana can finish the album
37:12we'll make a deal taranova will talk terms no he's a businessman he's gonna cut the best deal he can
37:19and shackle records is not in a position to compete with that
37:25that was fast i moved with the heat
37:30mr newquay call me winston rents we can get off to a fresh start
37:38did you see the headline winston i think i knew about it before you did really elliot called me last
37:44night to give you the good news
37:52well damn is this possible yeah we just lost dead dog
38:00doesn't say what the deal with elliot is yeah how different does that make it's elliot
38:04what's your deal with elliot i'm not that um liberty to discuss that right now then you haven't closed
38:11it yet let's cut to the quick dead dog minus diana price in your employment contracts at 150 of market
38:20value that includes the deal with elliot but you haven't even seen it yet i'm sure i can live with
38:26it
38:27it's 10 million dollars fine no no no travis diana and me are part of the deal no 11 million
38:39these issues are non-negotiable and give me a figure of which they are negotiable
38:4915. is that it is that the figure
39:00excuse me
39:09good morning oh you stopped by to gloat no no
39:17i have just been offered 11 million dollars for dead dog records
39:23minus diana travis and myself and what i want to know is if you can match that offer and include
39:30us
39:30i'm sorry to say i can't
39:34not even with favorable terms terms a man in his right mind wouldn't risk
39:44can you get diana to my office in an hour well i don't know then there's certain things i have
39:48to consider yes or no all right fine yes fine thank you
39:59don't worry he's gonna come around i know the guy mr newquay i'll be in touch with you
40:04travis let's go 20 million dollars travis that's more money than you'll ever see again in your life
40:12come on school
40:13a very vague way i was threatened by the man who just left
40:40If you know something about him for my own comfort and safety, I would be so very grateful.
40:47His name is Vinnie Terranova.
40:51Got it.
40:58What's the matter with you? What's the, what, what, are you, are you crazy or are you just a couple
41:01of fools?
41:02What are you doing taking Diana's song to Newquay?
41:04I could dismiss it out of you, Vince, okay, but Travis, you've been around the block!
41:09You know what's gonna happen here? I know what's gonna happen here, Diana, you know what's gonna happen here.
41:11What's gonna happen here is you're gonna cave into Newquay's cash, Diana's album's gonna get squelched,
41:15she's gonna be out the back door, and I'm out 200 grand, which I'm gonna sue you for.
41:19I thought you quit.
41:20I said if you go to Newquay, I might as well quit.
41:24Well, how about if I do business with Twine?
41:26Hello? That won't work too late, pal. Newquay won't tolerate it.
41:30You know, I really don't care what Newquay tolerates.
41:32I guess I was right, then. I guess you are a fool.
41:34I'll tell you what, instead of producing an album for Diana, I'm gonna be writing you a funeral hymn.
41:37We'll call it the dimwits dirge, okay?
41:39You call my wife. Tell her where to send the mass card.
41:42Okay.
41:42Now I get out of here.
41:44Bye now.
41:44Bye-bye.
41:47It's too rich to turn down.
41:52Diana?
41:53If you sell me off to Winston, I don't know what I'll do.
41:56Robert?
41:58It's so much money, Vinny.
42:03I don't know.
42:09I don't want Diana to get hurt.
42:11Bobby!
42:12I'd be willing to share half of what I get out of this with you.
42:15Why?
42:16Why not?
42:17We're kindred spirits.
42:20I dreamed of making my music.
42:22Maybe I should dream of making money.
42:24How important is it to you?
42:26To record, I mean.
42:30Diana, it's whatever you want.
42:36Why?
42:38Don't make me embarrass myself.
42:50Hello, Dead Dog Records.
42:51If it ain't a dead dog, it ain't barking.
42:53How can I help you?
42:54Your Uncle Mike and I need to talk to you immediately.
42:56About what?
42:57We'll do that face to face.
42:59Nephew, your aunt come by to pick up some tapes
43:02to listen to the current recording.
43:04What current recording?
43:05The one you're making as we speak.
43:09Hold on a minute.
43:24Yeah.
43:25I forgot you guys are listening to everything.
43:27The bugs are there for your protection.
43:29I know.
43:30All right, listen.
43:31I think you ought to go for the deal with Nukwe.
43:33I'm considering it.
43:35Considering?
43:36You're on the verge of cracking through
43:37to one of the heaviest hitters in the business.
43:39A twine is an overextended, rambunctious gambler
43:42with a finger on a self-destruct switch.
43:44He's willing to let it all ride on a whim.
43:46I know.
43:47Everything's being examined.
43:50All right, listen, Vince.
43:52Aside from that, I think you're doing a hell of a job.
43:54Then why are you calling me?
43:55I'm worried about you going soft for the soap opera.
43:59You're projecting, dude.
44:00Raleigh.
44:01Okay?
44:04Projecting, dude?
44:09Diana?
44:10Bobby?
44:13I've made my decision.
44:21Vinny?
44:23Welcome to Shackler Records.
44:24Yeah.
44:26Oh, man.
44:26We're going to kill her together.
44:28Yes, we are.
44:30Travis, you got a home, baby.
44:33Come on, let me show you your new office.
44:34Come on.
44:38Hey, hey, hey.
44:39Come on, let's go.
44:39What's the matter with you?
44:42It's cars you sell for no money down,
44:45not record companies.
44:47Oh, come on.
44:47You worry too much.
44:48Relax.
44:49Come on.
44:50Come on.
44:59Hey, dudes.
45:01You made a deal with Twine.
45:03That's right.
45:03I thought I told you to go with Newquid.
45:05Ah, yes.
45:06And, Frank, honestly, I can't tell you how difficult it was for me to ignore you.
45:11Yeah?
45:12Ignore this, uncle.
45:17Your file's been accessed.
45:20You know him?
45:22Yeah, he was with, uh, Newquid, Cleos.
45:26That's terrific, Vince.
45:27That's Walter Sawyer, U.S. attorney on the make.
45:37Well, I've been compromised.
45:39He made a routine request, he got a routine response.
45:42So, all he's got is my cover, right?
45:44At the moment, you're just a hood in the databank,
45:46but what happens if he decides to dig a little deeper?
45:48Well, let's hope he doesn't.
45:49Can't be blasé about it, Vinny.
45:51It might be the music business, but it doesn't mean it isn't dangerous.
45:55Newquid is checking up on you,
45:56and he's using favors for public officials to do it.
45:58Well, then arrest him for malfeasance.
46:00That'll be difficult.
46:01He's a U.S. attorney who made a routine request on a thug.
46:04What if the next guy Newquid asks is a congressional aide?
46:07Winston Newquid knows people who can get into the system deep enough
46:10to find out who you are.
46:12Now, maybe he doesn't know he knows,
46:14but it's only because he hasn't suspected anything yet.
46:17Do you have any idea what kind of jeopardy you're putting yourself in?
46:22This is not all rock and roll, dude.
46:29Do you have any idea what kind of jeopardy you hear about?
46:40Oh, my God.
47:28Oh, my God.
47:31Oh, my God.
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