[HAND ORGAN PLAYING]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
HEY, LEPKE, YOU IN-A TROUBLE AGAIN?
YEAH, YEAH. GO TO HELL, WILL YOU?
Man: YOU SEE THAT KID?
WHICH KID? LEPKE KID.
NO. I DON'T SEE NOBODY.
[GLASS BREAKS]
Policeman: HEY! STAND STILL!
DON'T MOVE! [GUNSHOT]
HALT!
PLEASE DON'T SHOOT ME! HERE.
[KEYS JINGLING]
LINE UP.
TOES UP TO THE MARK.
I WANT YOU TO REPEAT THE CODE OF HONOR.
I WILL NOT LIE.
I WILL NOT CHEAT.
I WILL NOT STEAL.
I WILL NOT FIGHT.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU? SPEAK.
I WILL NOT FIGHT.
LOUDER.
I WILL NOT FIGHT.
AND I WILL OBEY THE LAW.
I WILL OBEY THE LAW.
LOUDER!
I DIDN'T HEAR YOU. LOUDER!
I WILL OBEY THE LAW!
LOUDER!
I WILL OBEY THE LAW!
COME ON. FOLLOW ME.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE. I'LL BE DAMNED
IF IT AIN'T MY OLD BUDDY LEPKE.
GOOD TO SEE YOU OUT.
A YEAR. WHAT'S A YEAR?
WHAT DID YOUR OLD LADY SAY?
NOTHING. I DON'T HEAR FROM HER ANYMORE.
SHE WENT SOMEWHERE. I DON'T KNOW. COLORADO?
I'M ON MY OWN NOW.
THAT'S TWO OF US.
SO, GURRAH, EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
THINGS ARE GOOD.
THIS WAR IN THE OLD COUNTRY
IS MAKING PEOPLE OVER HERE A LOT RICHER.
SO, THINGS ARE GOOD.
READY FOR ANOTHER HEIST?
YEAH. WHEN?
TONIGHT.
TOES UP TO THE LINE.
O.K., LEPKE. LET'S HEAR YOU.
I WILL NOT LIE. I WILL NOT CHEAT.
I WILL NOT STEAL. I WILL NOT FIGHT.
I WILL OBEY THE LAW. O.K.?
[COUGHS]
[KNOCKING]
Woman: ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
MRS. SHEA? IT'S ME.
MY NAME IS LOUIS BUCHALTER.
I USED TO LIVE HERE-- THIRD FLOOR.
LEPKE. LEPKULA. YOU REMEMBER?
OH, SURE. I REMEMBER.
HOW ARE YOU?
O.K. HOW YOU BEEN?
FINE.
I HEARD YOUR MOTHER AND THE GIRLS
WOUND UP IN COLORADO.
OH, YEAH. RIGHT.
WHERE YOU BEEN?
I'VE BEEN AROUND.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
YOU GOT A ROOM?
I AIN'T GOT NOTHING FOR NOTHING.
I'M GOING TO PAY YOU.
IN ADVANCE. YOU GOT ANY MONEY?
I JUST GOT INTO TOWN. I'M KIND OF BROKE.
GIVE ME A WEEK, WILL YOU?
COME ON-- FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE.
AH...ALL RIGHT.
THANKS. THANKS.
HA! I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.
WHOO!
[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]
IT DON'T LOOK AS NICE AS IT SHOULD.
THEY JUST MOVED OUT LAST NIGHT,
BUT I'LL CLEAN IT TOMORROW.
WELL, MERRY CHRISTMAS.
WHAT?
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
YEAH. RIGHT. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
WHO'S THE NICE GIFT FOR? YOUR GIRL?
FOR ME.
YOU BOUGHT YOURSELF A PRESENT. THAT'S NICE.
GOOD NIGHT.
* I SURE LOVE MY POOPSIE *
* SHE'S A WHOOPSIE DOOPSIE *
* I SURE LOVE MY POOPSIE DOLL *
* SHE'S MY OOPSIE DOOPSIE *
* SHE'S MY BETTY BOOPSIE *
* REALLY LOVE MY POOPSIE DOLL *
* AT A DANCE, AT A SHOW *
* YOU CAN BET THAT SHE'S MY EENY-MEENY-MINEY-MO *
* I SURE LOVE MY POOPSIE *
* SHE'S A WHOOP-DE-DOOP-DE *
* I SURE LOVE MY POOPSIE DOLL *
* I SURE LOVE MY POOPSIE *
* SHE'S A WHOOP-DE-DOOP-DE *
* I SURE LOVE MY POOPSIE DOLL *
* SHE'S MY DIPSY DOOPSY *
* SHE'S MY BETTY BOOPSIE *
* REALLY LOVE MY POOPSIE DOLL *
* AT A DANCE... *
HEY, I'LL BE A SON OF A BITCH! HOW ARE YOU?
O.K. NICE TO SEE YOU.
EXCUSE US, WILL YOU? YOU GOT A MINUTE?
SURE.
LEP, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. HOW YOU BEEN?
YOU'RE LOOKING TERRIFIC.
THEY BEEN TREATING YOU ALL RIGHT?
CUT THE CRAP.
O.K. WHAT IS IT?
I COULD USE SOME MONEY.
YOU GOT IT.
YOU AIN'T GOT ENOUGH THERE.
I WANT SOME ACTION. WHO YOU WORKING FOR?
AUGIE ORGEN. LITTLE AUGIE.
I HEARD ABOUT HIM IN THE JOINT.
WHAT'S HIS ANGLE?
STRIKEBREAKING, PROTECTION.
THAT KIND OF BULLSHIT.
COULD YOU DEAL ME IN?
YOU GOT IT. TOMORROW.
TOMORROW YOU MEET LITTLE AUGIE.
NOW.
O.K., WE'RE ON STRIKE. EVERYONE GO HOME.
COME ON. GET OUT OF HERE.
GET OUT OF HERE!
WAIT! WAIT.
IT WAS ALL AGREED.
I GAVE THE RAISE.
EVERYONE IS HAPPY.
TELL THESE MEN, SILVERMAN.
YES, WE'RE HAPPY.
THEY'RE NOT HAPPY, MR. STERN.
COME ON, GO HOME! OUT OF HERE!
GET GOING!
WAIT. WAIT!
I'LL SETTLE.
DON'T GO!
BUT WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM, MR. ORGEN?
I PAID LAST MONTH.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PAY EVERY WEEK, MR. STERN.
WE ARE YOUR PARTNERS, REMEMBER?
BUT 35% IS TOO MUCH.
I CAN'T AFFORD IT, MR. ORGEN.
FROM NOW ON, IT'S 50%, AND YOU GOT TO AFFORD IT.
I DON'T HAVE IT!
WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT.
NO. I WON'T PAY.
YOU'RE GOING TO PAY.
NO!
AAH!
HUH! OH!
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO KILL HIM?
NOW WE'LL GET NOTHING.
WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO START USING YOUR BRAINS
INSTEAD OF YOUR KISHKES?
NOW EVERYBODY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
IS GONNA PAY.
[TAPPING]
WHAT WAS THAT AGAIN?
YOU WANT ME TO DO WHAT?
GIVE HIM BACK THE MONEY.
WHY, FOR GOD'S SAKE?
LOOK, THE GUY'S IN POLITICS.
HE'S THICK WITH THE UNIONS.
WE DO HIM A FAVOR,
HE'S GOING TO DO US A FAVOR.
SHUT UP WITH YOUR CRAP.
THE STRIKE ENDS TOMORROW.
I SAY IT'S A BIG MISTAKE.
50,000 BUCKS IS A MISTAKE?
YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR MIND.
I RUN THIS JOINT,
AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT.
ANYBODY ELSE WITH ANYTHING TO SAY?
ANYBODY ELSE?
WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?
RUBIN?
HEY, TANNENBAUM, HOW ABOUT YOU, BABE?
NOTHING AT ALL, HUH?
MM-HMM. I FIGURED.
WELL...
I THINK LEPKE'S RIGHT.
YOU AREN'T HERE TO THINK, LUCIANO.
REMEMBER THAT.
O.K., LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT. I SAID LET'S GO!
MAYBE IF LITTLE AUGIE WASN'T AROUND, HUH?
HMM?
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?
NOBODY TALKS TO LITTLE AUGIE THAT WAY.
HE'S GOING TO SET YOU UP FOR A HIT.
HOW LONG WE BEEN WORKING FOR HIM?
A COUPLE OF YEARS.
[SLOW JAZZ PLAYING]
YOU'RE FUNNY!
HA HA HA!
HEY, LEP.
HUH?
LEGS DIAMOND AND HIS WHORE.
WHERE THERE'S LEGS DIAMOND,
THERE'S AUGIE ORGEN.
COME OVER HERE.
NO, NO, NO.
WAIT, WAIT. HA HA!
TAXI. TAXI!
COME ON.
NICE AND EASY.
TAXI! COME ON!
TAXI! TAXI.
LEPKE?
MY GOD! LOOK WHAT THEY DID!
WHEW.
WELL?
IT'S AMAZING WHAT MONEY WILL DO.
ALL THE WITNESSES LOST THEIR MEMORIES.
I WANT THEM ALL OUT OF THE WAY.
SO I'LL KILL THEM.
NO. WE RUN A CLEAN BUSINESS.
YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY.
IS IT YES, OR IS IT NO?
YES AND NO.
CALL BROOKLYN. GET MENDY ON IT.
YOU WANT TO SEE MENDY?
NO.
I'LL SEE HIM.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE MENDY.
I WANT YOU TO SEE RUBIN.
RUBIN WILL TELL SCHWARTZ.
HE'LL TELL MENDY.
MENDY.
RUBIN, SCHWARTZ, MENDY.
TWO CONTRACTS.
THREE.
[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]
KEEP THE CHANGE.
OH, THANK YOU, SIR.
GOOD EVENING, SIR.
GOOD EVENING, MA'AM.
NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US.
HEY, MAC?
YES, SIR.
GOT A LIGHT?
YES, I DO. YOU BET I DO.
IT'S A ROUGH NIGHT.
NOT NEAR AS ROUGH AS LAST NIGHT.
WE HAD A SHOOTOUT--
ONE OF MY BEST CUSTOMERS.
RIGHT AGAINST THE WALL--
UH! AAH!
[WOMAN SCREAMS]
GOOD MORNING, MR. AND MRS. NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
AND ALL THE SHIPS AT SEA.
LET'S GO TO PRESS.
THIS IS WALTER WINCHELL.
ANOTHER MURDER-- A SECOND WITNESS
TO THE GANGLAND SLAYING OF LITTLE AUGIE ORGEN.
UNDERWORLD CHARACTER LEGS DIAMOND
WAS FOUND THIS MORNING FLOATING OFF CONEY ISLAND BEACH
WITH AN ICE PICK IN HIS HEART.
FIRST CAME THE DOORMAN OF THE TOPSY TURVY CLUB.
NOW DIAMOND.
CAN IT BE A COINCIDENCE THAT THE LATEST VICTIMS
WERE ALL WITNESSES TO AUGIE ORGEN'S MURDER?
IT IS RUMORED THAT ORGEN'S GANG HAS SPLIT UP
BETWEEN FOLLOWERS OF LUCKY LUCIANO
AND ONE MR. LOUIS BUCHALTER, ALIAS LEPKE,
AND HIS BROOKLYN-MADE THUGS.
BOTH LEPKE, LUCIANO, AND THEIR HENCHMEN
ARE BEING QUESTIONED BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
IN CONNECTION WITH THESE BRUTAL MURDERS.
POLICE ARE ALSO SEARCHING FOR A THIRD WITNESS,
AN UNIDENTIFIED YOUNG LADY SEEN FREQUENTLY
IN THE COMPANY OF LOCAL GANGLAND FIGURES.
IS IT TRUE THAT YOU AND MR. LUCIANO
ARE SPLITTING UP?
WILL YOU TAKE OVER AS HEAD MAN NOW?
MY BOARD OF DIRECTORS HASN'T DECIDED THAT.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT MR. LUCIANO?
WE ARE IN DIFFERENT LINES OF WORK.
RIGHT, MR. LUCIANO?
WHAT'S THE QUESTION?
WE'RE IN DIFFERENT LINES OF WORK.
OF COURSE WE ARE. WHY DO YOU ASK?
[MEN SHOUTING QUESTIONS]
WATCH ME GO DOWN THE STEPS.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET.
HEY, LOUIS!
YOU WOULDN'T NEED A LAWYER, WOULD YOU?
WHY WOULD I?
THE CHARGES AGAINST ME WERE DISMISSED.
JUST ASKING FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE, LOUIS.
NAME'S LEPKE.
DON'T FORGET IT.
LEPKE. SPELL IT RIGHT.
WAIT A MINUTE. WHERE DO I KNOW YOU FROM?
GET OUT OF HERE.
MY NAME IS ROBERT KANE.
WE LIVED ON THE SAME STREET
WHEN WE WERE KIDS.
SHAPIRO, YOU REMEMBER ME?
YOU USED TO CALL ME COHEN.
COHEN. YOU REMEMBER COHEN.
OH!
YEAH, RIGHT. COHEN.
LOOK AT YOU. A BIG-TIME MACHER NOW.
A LAWYER.
KEEP IT UP, KID.
HA HA HA!
LOUIS!
UH...
THIS IS A SURPRISE.
SIT DOWN, PLEASE.
I, UH...I WISH I HAD A DRINK OR SOMETHING
TO OFFER YOU.
I WISH YOU HAD AN OFFICE TO WORK IN.
SIT DOWN.
RIGHT.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
ARE YOU A GOOD LAWYER?
A MAN WITH YOUR BUSINESS INTERESTS--
YOU MUST HAVE
A WHOLE TEAM OF LAWYERS.
TRUE, BUT THE GUYS
WORKING FOR ME,
THEY'RE GANEFS.
I CAN'T TRUST THEM.
YOU'RE CLEAN...
OBVIOUSLY.
LOOK, I'D LIKE TO PAY YOU
TO WATCH AFTER MY AFFAIRS--
LOOK AFTER THESE GUYS.
I NEED SOMEBODY
I CAN DEPEND ON, TRUST.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
CAN I THINK IT OVER?
HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED?
YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED
AT ALL, LOUIS.
HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED?
[DOOR OPENS]
AHEM.
Lepke: WHAT IS IT?
THERE'S A YOUNG LADY TO SEE THE COUNSELOR.
YOU GOT BUSINESS.
YOU CAN'T KEEP BUSINESS WAITING.
UM...I'LL JUST BE A MINUTE, BERNICE.
I DON'T MIND WAITING.
OH, WE WERE JUST LEAVING.
SHAPIRO, GET THE CAR.
OH.
ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE FINISHED?
OH, YES. ABSOLUTELY.
UH...COME RIGHT IN, BERNICE.
WELL, DON'T WORK TOO HARD, COHEN.
YOU LOOK AT ME AS IF YOU KNOW ME. DO YOU?
DO I?
LOUIS, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET BERNICE GREENBAUM.
BERNICE, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET LOUIS BUCHALTER.
HE'S AN OLD FRIEND.
BOBBY'S KNOWN ME ALL MY LIFE.
HOW COME WE NEVER MET?
UM...I WAS AWAY A LOT.
AT COLLEGE?
WELL, SORT OF.
I GOT A GOOD EDUCATION.
AHEM.
SO I'LL HEAR FROM YOU, RIGHT?
YEAH, RIGHT. SEE YOU AROUND.
BYE.
[PLAYING JAZZ MUSIC]
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.
YOU NEVER BEEN IN A JOINT LIKE THIS BEFORE?
PAPA ALWAYS WANTS TO KNOW WHERE I'M GOING.
HE WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT IF HE COULD SEE IT.
YOUR OWN KEY AND--
I'LL GIVE YOU A KEY TO THE WORLD
IF YOU WANT IT.
I'LL TAKE YOU PLACES YOUR PAPA WOULDN'T BELIEVE.
I'LL TAKE YOU TO THE TOP--
MIAMI BEACH, HOLLYWOOD.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THAT?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
I'M HAPPY GETTING OUT OF BROOKLYN
ONCE IN A WHILE.
HELLO, LEPKE.
ALBERT.
YOUR TASTE IS GETTING BETTER.
THANKS. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT?
INTRODUCE ME TO YOUR FRIEND.
I'M ALBERT ANASTASIA.
NICE TO MEET YOU, MR. ANASTASIA.
ITALIA? YES.
WHERE THE FOOD IS GOOD
AND SO ARE THE MANNERS.
COME ON, BERNICE. WE'RE LEAVING.
NO, DON'T GO. PHILIP,
A BOTTLE OF WINE FOR THEM, PLEASE.
WHERE YOU GOING, LEPKE?
IS IT SOMETHING I SAID?
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
YOU KIKE BASTARD.
YOU JOIN A FANCY PRIVATE CLUB,
YOU THINK YOU'D KEEP RIFFRAFF LIKE THAT OUT.
HERE.
I'M AWFULLY SORRY, SIR. WE TRY.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHO HAS A KEY.
I THOUGHT HE WAS A FRIEND.
I NEED HIM LIKE A LOCH IN KOP.
GIVE ME THAT COAT.
I NEVER WANT YOU TO KNOW ANYONE
LIKE HIM.
WHY?
NEVER MIND.
HOW'S DAVID?
DAVID?
HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT HIM?
HAVE YOU EVER KNOWN ANYBODY
THAT'S BEEN UP THE RIVER?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
PRISON.
LOU, EVERYONE HAS A PAST.
I THOUGHT WE WERE PLANNING OUR FUTURE.
FUTURE.
WELL, WHAT DID HE SAY?
OH, PAPA'S SO ORTHODOX.
HE WANTS ME TO WAIT A WHILE LONGER.
YOUR HUSBAND'S BEEN DEAD OVER A YEAR NOW.
ISN'T THAT LONG ENOUGH?
WELL, I THINK SO.
OH...
LOU, THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO DO IT.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME TO MY HOUSE
AND FORMALLY ASK PAPA FOR MY HAND.
ASK FOR YOUR HAND?
YES.
COULD BE WORSE THAN TALKING TO LUCKY LUCIANO.
WHO?
JUST SOMEBODY I KNOW.
BERNICE, O.K. I'LL DO IT.
YEAH. YOU SET IT UP WITH YOUR FATHER.
I'LL TALK TO HIM
ANYTIME YOU WANT, ANYTIME HE WANTS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THERE IS
ABOUT YOU.
IT SCARES ME,
BUT I THINK I'D GO WITH YOU
EVEN IF PAPA SAID NO.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
YES?
HELLO. I'M LOUIS BUCHALTER.
PLEASE COME IN.
THANK YOU.
PAPA'S WAITING FOR YOU.
I BET HE IS. PARDON?
YOU MUST BE BERNICE'S BEAUTIFUL MOTHER.
YES.
SO NICE TO MEET YOU.
OH, HELLO, DAVID. HI.
GOT A PRESENT FOR YOU.
WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT IS?
WHAT?
IT'S A RED FIRE ENGINE.
A RED FIRE ENGINE?
YUCK!
Grandmother: DAVID!
HA HA HA!
SO, MR. BUCHALTER...
YOU LOVE MY DAUGHTER?
UH-HUH.
YOU KNOW SHE WAS MARRIED ONCE BEFORE?
YES, I KNOW.
IT WAS A BAD MARRIAGE.
BAD, BAD.
THAT MAN CAME HERE JUST LIKE YOU DID.
I MADE A BIG MISTAKE.
YOU FOLLOW MY MEANING?
YOU MAY LOVE MY DAUGHTER, MR. BUCHALTER,
BUT YOU WILL NEVER LOVE HER AS MUCH AS I DO.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
YES, I DO.
I DON'T WANT IT SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN.
IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
WHAT MORE IS THERE?
ASK ME.
ASK YOU WHAT?
FOR MY DAUGHTER'S HAND IN MARRIAGE.
I WANT THINGS SHOULD BE KOSHER, CORRECT.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
YEAH, RIGHT.
UM...MR. MEYER, I--
[MUTTERING]
STAND UP.
GO AHEAD.
UM...
MAY I ASK YOU FOR
YOUR DAUGHTER'S HAND IN MARRIAGE?
O.K. GOOD.
GRANTED.
YOU MEAN YOU GIVE ME YOUR CONSENT?
I JUST SAID SO, DIDN'T I?
YOU WANT ME I SHOULD SPELL IT OUT FOR YOU?
NO. IT'S O.K.
ANOTHER THING--
I WANT THE CEREMONY SHOULD BE IN SHUL.
YOU NEVER BEEN IN ONE?
WELL, WHEN I WAS A KID, I, UH...
A SHUL IS A SYNAGOGUE.
YOU'VE NEVER BEEN IN A SYNAGOGUE?
YES, YES-- WHEN I WAS A KID.
GOOD, GOOD.
I WANT THE MARRIAGE SHOULD BE
UNDER RABBINICAL LAW.
YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
ABSOLUTELY, SIR.
MAZEL TOV, YOUNG MAN.
MAZEL TOV.
"ENTERPRISES." I LIKE THAT.
SO YOU WORK FOR THE ENTERPRISES, HUH?
THAT'S GOOD.
WELL, ALBERT.
LUCIANO.
HEY, LOUIS. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
OH, IT'S VERY NICE, VERY NICE.
HELLO, MEYER.
HI, LUCK.
HOW ARE YOU?
BUGSY, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
AND THE BUTCHER!
THE BUTCHER, HE COMES TO A MEETING.
HOW ARE YOU?
OH, SURE. SURE, DUTCH.
HOW ARE YOU?
COME VA?
MOLTO BENE. GRAZIE.
GINO.
CIAO, LUCIANO. COME STA?
Luciano: NICE RUG, HUH?
ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN,
FIRST ON THE AGENDA IS THOMAS E. DEWEY.
OUR MEMBER DUTCH SCHULTZ
HAS RAISED A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT DEWEY.
HE HAS A FEW REMARKS ABOUT THE SUBJECT.
EVER SINCE DEWEY CAME TO NEW YORK,
HE'S GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS.
I'M UNHAPPY.
MY BOYS ARE UNHAPPY. THEY CAN'T WORK.
RIGHT, HARRY?
I SAY WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT HIM.
WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?
KILL THE SON OF A BITCH.
HA HA HA!
DUTCH, YOU CAN'T KILL THE D.A.
AND GET AWAY WITH IT.
WHY NOT?
THAT SON OF A BITCH. EVERYWHERE HE GOES,
HE'S SAYING HE'S GOING TO CLEAN UP NEW YORK.
HE'S TREATING US LIKE SHIT.
LISTEN, DEWEY IS A POLITICAL MAN.
HE'S AN AMBITIOUS MAN.
SO LET'S USE HIM.
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?
CAN'T YOU SEE THAT? HE'S USING US!
RIGHT?
Luciano: SO WE BUY HIM.
YOU CAN'T BUY DEWEY.
ANYBODY CAN BE BOUGHT.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW HIS PRICE YET.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, JUDGE?
UH, I THINK WE OUGHT TO PUT IT TO A VOTE.
[ARGUING IN ITALIAN]
[GAVEL POUNDS]
ALL RIGHT...
ALL THOSE WHO GO WITH SCHULTZ,
RAISE YOUR HANDS.
FOUR FOR. THOSE AGAINST?
FOUR APIECE.
HOW ABOUT YOU, JUDGE?
LEPKE'S ALWAYS FOR THE HIT.
KILLING DEWEY WOULD BE BAD FOR BUSINESS.
BULLSHIT!
YOU GUYS DON'T GO WITH ME ON THIS,
I'LL DO IT MYSELF.
WHAT DID WE VOTE ABOUT?
I DON'T KNOW!
WE'RE A SYNDICATE!
BE A SYNDICATE.
ME, I WANT TO KILL THE LITTLE BASTARD.
BULLSHIT!
ARE WE A SYNDICATE OR AREN'T WE?
I MOVE WE TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT DEWEY.
THAT MEETING WAS A BUNCH OF BULLSHIT
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
THE BASTARD IS GOING DOWN THE TUBES TOMORROW.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TELLING YOU.
I DON'T GIVE A SHIT.
HARRY, YOU LIKE THE FOOD?
UH, WONDERFUL.
HEH HEH.
[PLAYING MELANCHOLY SONG]
WONDERFUL.
Schultz: GOOD FOOD, HUH?
WONDERFUL.
YOU PLAY GOOD. YOU PLAY GOOD.
HE PLAY GOOD, HUH?
* BA DA DA *
GIVE ME SOME MONEY.
COME ON, COME ON.
HERE, HERE.
COME ON, YOU CHEAP BASTARDS.
GIVE ME THE MONEY.
BUY YOUR KIDS A TOY. HA HA HA!
[BELCHES]
[WOMAN SCREAMS]
Rabbi: BEHOLD BERNICE...
THOU ART CONSECRATED UNTO ME.
WITH THIS RING...
ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF MOSES AND ISRAEL.
AND NOW THAT YOU HAVE SPOKEN THE WORDS
AND PERFORMED THE RITES WHICH UNITE YOUR LIVES,
I DO HEREBY IN CONFORMITY WITH THE FAITH OF ISRAEL
AND THE LAWS OF NEW YORK STATE
DECLARE YOUR MARRIAGE TO BE VALID AND BINDING,
AND I PRONOUNCE YOU TO BE HUSBAND AND WIFE
BEFORE GOD AND MAN.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CEREMONY,
YOU WILL PLEASE BREAK THIS GLASS
TO COMMEMORATE THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM.
WITH YOUR RIGHT FOOT, PLEASE.
YES.
[SMASH]
MAZEL TOV!
OHH!
ARE YOU HAPPY, MAMA?
AND YOU?
I DON'T KNOW.
Lepke: HELLO, CHARLIE,
ALBERT.
HELLO, LOUIE.
HELLO, MRS. BUCHALTER. HOW ARE YOU?
I'M MARVELOUS. IT'S A MARVELOUS DAY.
WON'T YOU COME IN?
WHY, CERTAINLY. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
SURE. WHY NOT?
EXCUSE ME.
BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU, BERNICE.
IT'S OUR DANCE.
NOW THAT WE'RE ALL ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY
IN THE SYNDICATE,
I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU'D SEND US AN INVITE.
WHAT'S THE MATTER? YOU DON'T LIKE ITALIANS?
I THOUGHT A HEBE WEDDING WOULD BORE YOU.
HA HA HA HA!
WELL, MAYBE. MAYBE IT WILL.
RIGHT. COME ON IN.
LET ME TAKE YOUR COATS.
GIVE ME YOUR HAT, ALBERT, CHARLIE.
WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE FUN.
MRS. BUCHALTER, CAN I HAVE THIS DANCE?
WELL, I-- I DON'T...
WELL?
BUONO SALUTE, HUH?
GRAZIE.
MAYBE PRETTY SOON, A COUPLE BAMBINOS.
HA HA HA HA!
OH!
HOW ABOUT ALBERT, HUH?
HA HA HA HA!
OH, MR. BUCHALTER,
LET ME ANNOUNCE YOU.
WELL, WELL, WELL.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL SPOT YOU GOT HERE.
MY MONEY DOES WONDERS.
LOUIS, THANKS FOR COMING.
THAT'S O.K., ROBERT.
WHAT DO YOU GOT ON YOUR MIND?
I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU
HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE
EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR ME.
YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU AND BERNICE.
THIS IS SOUNDING MORE SERIOUS.
WHAT DO YOU WANT? SIT DOWN.
I WANT TO GO TO WASHINGTON.
YOU BEEN SUBPOENAED?
NO.
I'VE BEEN OFFERED A JOB
IN THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT? YOU'RE KIDDING!
YOU WANT TO BE A COP?
NO. I'LL BE WORKING IN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
THAT'S STILL A COP.
HEY, I HOPE YOU DON'T COME RUNNING AFTER ME.
[OPENS BOTTLE]
LOUIS, I'M ASKING YOU TO LET ME GO.
I WANT TO TRY TO MAKE IT ON MY OWN.
HEY, LOOK. YOU'LL VISIT ME IN WASHINGTON.
IT'S NOT THAT FAR FROM NEW YORK.
YOU BRING BERNICE AND DAVID.
VISIT WHAT?
YOUR HOUSE? YOUR OFFICE?
IT'S GOING TO BE SHIT.
YOU THINK HOOVER WILL PAY YOU
AS MUCH AS I DO?
YOU AFTER MORE MONEY? I'LL GIVE YOU MORE.
ARE YOU TRYING TO BRIBE ME, LOUIS?
I DON'T LIKE REMARKS LIKE THAT.
COME ON. YOU KNOW I WAS ONLY JOKING.
WHAT KIND OF WORK WILL YOU DO IN WASHINGTON?
I'LL BE IN NARCOTICS.
NARCOTICS? EXCELLENT.
WONDERFUL.
LOUIS, I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND.
ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU GOT A FRIEND
IN NEW YORK CITY.
GOOD NIGHT, HONEY.
OH!
I LOVE YOU. HERE.
I LOVE YOU. WHAT'S THIS ONE FOR?
BECAUSE YOU GET MORE BEAUTIFUL
EVERY YEAR.
THANK YOU. YES.
BERNICE.
[SOFTLY] Bernice.
OH, THERE'S, UM...
MR. RUBIN WAITING FOR YOU IN THE LIVING ROOM.
MAX?
HERE?
UH, GIVE US FIVE MINUTES.
FIX ME SOME JELL-O.
I'LL SEE YOU IN A MINUTE.
GODDAMN IT!
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I SAID
NOT TO COME TO MY HOUSE?
SORRY. IT'S AN EMERGENCY.
WE NEED YOUR SIGNATURE
TO MAKE THIS CONTRACT VALID.
GIVE ME A MINUTE TO READ IT.
THAT'S SETTLED THEN, RIGHT?
THE BAKERY TRUCK IS LOCAL.
WE GET A PENNY FOR EVERY LOAF OF BREAD
THEY DELIVER.
A PENNY A LOAF?
SEVEN MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN THIS CITY.
THEY ALL EAT BREAD.
OUR CUT WILL BE $30,000 A WEEK.
WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY, ALL RIGHT.
DON'T COME TO MY HOUSE AGAIN.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
BERNICE, I'LL GET IT.
ALL RIGHT, RAISE THEM!
WHO ARE THESE MEN?
DETECTIVES WITHOUT A SEARCH WARRANT.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING HERE?
WHO'S SHE?
MY WIFE.
WOULD YOU MIND WAITING IN THE OTHER ROOM?
TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF!
ALL RIGHT, RAISE THEM!
BERT, FRISK HIM.
MY LAWYER'S GOING TO SUE THE SHIT
OUT OF YOU.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, FILE A COMPLAINT.
WELL?
HE'S CLEAN.
YOU SURE?
I'M SURE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
HEY, FRANK.
WHY DON'T WE NAIL HIM WITH A VAGRANCY CHARGE?
THE GUY'S GOT MILLIONS.
HE MAY NOT HAVE ANY CASH IN THE HOUSE.
THIS ENOUGH FOR YOU?
GOOD NIGHT.
BERNICE, DEAR, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
THEY'VE GONE. EVERYTHING'S--
WHY, LOU?
IT WAS A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
THOSE MEN.
IF THEY'RE POLICEMEN,
THEY SHOULD BE PUNISHED
OR REPRIMANDED.
OH, THEY WILL BE.
I'LL CALL MY ATTORNEY FIRST THING TOMORROW.
Rubin: AHEM.
I'M GOING.
WHAT THE HELL WAS THE RUSH,
YOU COMING HERE?
I SHOULD REALLY GET YOU KILLED.
LOOK, BOSS, I CAN EXPLAIN.
EXCUSE ME FOR A MINUTE, BERNICE.
SOMEBODY WAS MANIPULATING OUR BREAD DEAL.
WHO? GIVE ME NAMES, OR SHUT YOUR MOUTH.
JOE ROSEN. HE'S JUST A TRUCKER,
BUT HE'S BIG IN THE UNION.
ALL RIGHT, MAX. JOE ROSEN.
DRIVE THAT SON OF A BITCH
OUT OF THE UNION,
THEN KEEP AN EYE ON THAT BASTARD.
IF I FORGET THAT NAME, REMIND ME.
NOW GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!
[CAR HORN HONKS]
GIRLS.
BON APPETIT.
GREENBERG DOWNSTAIRS?
FELDMAN OWES ME A FAVOR.
I WANT TO CHECK THOSE BOOKS.
TELL HIM THE SLICE IS 30% NOW.
[GUNSHOT]
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
SOMEONE KNOW WE WAS COMING?
[SHOUTING IN ITALIAN]
THAT GUY IN THE BLACK SUIT--
THAT'S GINO, LUCIANO'S MAN.
MOVING IN ON US.
[EXPLOSION]
Man: OH, GOD!
OH! OH!
I PAID YOU ALREADY, DIDN'T I?
WHY?
I CAN'T PAY THOSE WOPS, TOO.
TOMORROW, THE IRISH WILL COME,
SO THE HELL WITH YOU!
TAKE EVERYTHING! KILL ME ALREADY!
GURRAH...
THAT WOP GINO...
YEAH.
BUMP HIM OFF.
[ACCORDION PLAYING]
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
...GINO.
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]
YOUR SPAGHETTI, SIGNOR.
GRAZIE.
MY GINO?
HOW?
WELL, WHO GOT HIM?
LEPKE?
ALBERT? ALBERT WHO?
ANASTASIA?
O.K. I'LL CALL YOU BACK.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
WHY ARE YOU HORNING IN
ON LEPKE'S PROTECTION TERRITORY?
YOU WANT THIS WHOLE CITY BLOWN WIDE OPEN?
IT WAS THE BIG SHOT FROM THE UNION.
WHAT BIG SHOT?
ROSEN. HE CAME TO ME.
HE SAID LEPKE'S DEAL IS DEAD
AND HE NEEDED PROTECTION.
THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY IN PROTECTION.
IT'S A SHIT OF MONEY!
GET IT INTO YOUR THICK HEAD THAT LEPKE'S INTO PROTECTION.
HE PROTECTS THE BAKERS. HE PROTECTS THE GARMENT.
THAT'S-A HIS TERRITORY.
WE'RE PART OF A SYNDICATE NOW.
WE AGREED!
LEPKE'S SORE.
LEPKE IS-A GODDAMN SORE.
LEPKE'S TOO DAMN GRABBY.
HE'S A LITTLE TOO GRABBY, HUH?
I PROMISED LEPKE
THAT IF HE STAYS IN HIS BACKYARD,
WE'LL STAY IN OUR BACKYARD.
WE GOT THE WATERFRONT. WE GOT THE PROSTITUTES.
AND THAT KIKE IS MAKING ALL THE MONEY.
ALL THE MONEY IS IN-A DOPE.
WE GOT A MILLION-DOLLAR DEAL
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY IN-A DOPE.
YOU'RE DEALING A COUPLE LOAVES
OF BREAD FOR PENNIES?
DOPE IS WHERE THE FUTURE IS.
DOPE. WE GOT IT IN SPADES.
Lepke: MR. CHANG, YOU GOT A DEAL.
THE DEAL'S ON.
I CAN'T FIGURE YOU OUT, LEP.
YOU GOT IT GOOD. WHY ARE YOU PUSHING?
WHERE WILL IT GET YOU?
ON TOP, MILES ABOVE THEM ITALIAN GANEFS.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT GOOD IS YET.
UH, BY THE WAY,
YOU'RE TAKING A BOAT TO SHANGHAI.
SHANGHAI?
AND YOU'RE TAKING SCHWARTZ WITH YOU.
SCHWARTZ, ME.
SHANGHAI.
WHERE THE HELL IS SHANGHAI?
CHINA.
CHINA. SHANGHAI. ME, SCHWARTZ.
WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM,
THIS WOP CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS?
THAT'S NAPOLEON, PUTZ.
NAPOLEON PUTZ.
BY THE WAY, YOU'RE LEAVING TONIGHT.
[COUGHING]
BON VOYAGE.
[SHIP HORN BLOWS]
[CAR HORN HONKS]
HEY! ANYBODY HERE?
HEY, MISTER. HEY, HEY!
HEY. HEY, YOU!
HEY.
HEY, HEY, MISTER. HEY.
HEY. UH, LIN PHOO.
I'M LOOKING FOR LIN PHOO.
[SPEAKING CHINESE]
HE DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH.
SHOW HIM THE LETTER.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THAT'S LIN PHOO.
BESIDES, THE LETTER IS IN ENGLISH.
[SPEAKING CHINESE]
HUH?
I THINK HE WANTS THE LETTER.
LETTER...
FOR LIN PHOO...
IN ENGRISH.
ENGRISH?
ENGRISH.
I'LL BE A SON OF A BITCH.
HE READS ENGLISH.
[SPEAKING CHINESE]
WHAT?
I THINK HE WANTS THE MONEY.
OH, NO.
FIRST YOU GIVE ME THE MERCHANDISE,
AND THEN I GIVE YOU THE MONEY.
NOW WHAT?
I THINK YOU BETTER GIVE HIM THE MONEY.
ARE YOU KIDDING? THERE'S 150 GRAND.
I DON'T TRUST YOU.
I'LL PUT A HOLE IN YOUR HEAD!
YOU GIVE ME THAT MERCHANDISE!
WHAT ARE YOU SMILING FOR?
THIS IS A .45!
I COULD BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF WITH THIS!
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
LOOK WHO'S HERE.
AH!
HA HA HA HA!
IT'S JUST A... A TOY. HA HA!
LIKE I SAID,
I BETTER GIVE YOU THE MONEY.
[HONK]
COME ON, LET'S MOVE IT!
COME ON! GET GOING! MOVE IT IN HERE!
COME ON. LET'S GO.
HURRY UP!
Lepke: HOW DID IT GO AT THE PIER?
NO TROUBLE AT ALL, BOSS.
SCHWARTZ, THE CUSTOMS?
THEY WERE DROOLING. THEY WANT MORE.
WE'LL GIVE THEM MORE.
THIS WAS A CHEAP INVESTMENT.
LEP, LOOKS LIKE BABY POWDER.
I TELL YOU, WE SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY
FOR THIS GARBAGE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
THIS BABY POWDER WILL GET YOU
A COOL MILLION ON THE STREET.
MR. KANE, GO RIGHT IN.
THANK YOU.
ROBERT KANE.
MR. DEWEY.
NICE TO HAVE YOU IN NEW YORK.
IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.
MR. HOOVER TELLS ME
YOU WERE ONE OF HIS BEST MEN.
REALLY?
YOU'RE A NARCOTICS EXPERT?
I'VE WORKED AT IT A LOT.
I COULD USE A GOOD MAN LIKE YOU.
BY THE WAY, SIR,
SORRY ABOUT THE ELECTION.
A GOOD MAN NEVER WINS THE FIRST TIME OUT.
BUT SERIOUSLY, KANE, I'M NOT THE GOVERNOR NOW,
BUT I'M STILL THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
I AIM TO CLEAN OUT THE RACKETS OF THIS CITY
BY EVERY MEANS AVAILABLE.
YOU COULD HELP ME.
I'LL DO MY BEST.
[BUZZ]
BOBBY!
HELLO, BERNICE.
IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO.
IT'S BEEN TOO LONG.
Lepke: WHO IS IT, BERNICE?
A SURPRISE.
WELL, IF IT ISN'T THE BIG MAN FROM THE FBI.
WELL, DON'T JUST STAND THERE.
COME ON IN.
HELLO, LOU.
HELLO, ROBERT.
WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE OVER
FROM HOOVER?
I'M BACK IN NEW YORK. I'M WITH DEWEY NOW.
IS THAT SO? HMM.
HOW IS IT YOU DON'T COME AND VISIT
YOUR LOVED ONES?
WHERE YOU BEEN HIDING?
COULD I TALK TO LOU FOR A FEW MINUTES?
I'LL MAKE SOME COFFEE.
NO.
I WAS GOING TO TAKE MY EVENING CONSTITUTIONAL ANYWAY.
SHALL WE GO?
BOBBY, NOW THAT YOU'RE BACK IN NEW YORK,
I HOPE WE'LL BE GETTING TOGETHER.
YEAH, I HOPE SO, TOO.
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
SOMETHING WE HEARD WORRIED ME.
WHO'S "WE"?
DEWEY'S IN THE PICTURE NOW.
DEWEY, HUH?
YEAH.
LOUIS, ARE YOU IN DOPE?
A JUNKIE DROPPED YOUR NAME.
I DON'T DEAL IN DOPE.
YOU KNOW ME BETTER THAN THAT.
GLAD TO HEAR IT.
I'D HATE IT IF THEY CAME AFTER YOU.
MAYBE YOU'D LIKE IT.
I WOULDN'T. THERE'S MORE TO IT.
THERE'S BERNICE, YOUR SON...
HEY, LOOK, COUNSELOR,
LEAVE MY FAMILY OUT OF THIS.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD-BYE.
BOSS!
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
THE FEDS-- THEY'RE AT THE DOOR.
LET THEM IN.
BUT--
LET THEM IN!
ALL RIGHT. OPEN IT UP.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
MR. BUCHALTER, PLEASE.
JACK LANSING, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
YOU COME WITH ME.
MR. LOUIS BUCHALTER?
THAT'S IT. JACK LANSING,
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
I HAVE A WARRANT FOR YOUR ARREST.
WHAT'S IT FOR, SONNY?
A FEDERAL GRAND JURY HAS RETURNED
TWO ANTITRUST INDICTMENTS
AGAINST YOU, MR. BUCHALTER.
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.
IF YOU'LL COME WITH ME, PLEASE.
ANTITRUST?
WHAT THE HELL--
IT'S A GIMMICK, A NEW GIMMICK.
IT'S NOTHING BUT A JOKE.
I'M LAUGHING ALREADY.
CALL BERNICE.
TELL HER I'M GOING TO BE A LITTLE LATE FOR DINNER.
HEY, GURRAH, CALL OUR LAWYERS.
TANNENBAUM, STOP PACING.
YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY.
WHERE IS HE ALREADY?
HE'LL BE HERE.
IT'S 7:00. HE'S LATE.
YOU WANT A BAGEL?
SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP.
WELL? IS THERE ANY NEWS?
NO. HAVE A BAGEL.
THANKS.
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]
YOU SAID IT WAS A JOKE.
THIS AIN'T NO JOKE. I'M OUT ON BAIL.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO GET TO COURT?
TWO WEEKS.
TWO WEEKS? THAT'S NO TIME AT ALL!
IT'S LONG ENOUGH.
I'M FED UP.
SOME SON OF A BITCH HAS BEEN TALKING.
WHO'S BEEN TALKING? WHO'S BEEN TALKING?
JOE ROSEN'S BEEN SAYING
HE'S GOING TO SEE THE HOTSHOT D.A. DEWEY.
WHO THE HELL IS ROSEN?
DON'T YOU REMEMBER? THE BREAD DEAL.
ROSEN'S THE BAKER THAT CROSSED US.
I EASED HIM OUT OF THE UNION.
WHAT IS HE DOING NOW?
HE'S GOT A NEWSSTAND AND CANDY STORE
OVER IN BROWNSVILLE.
WHERE'S MENDY WHEN I NEED HIM?
I'LL CALL HIM.
LEP.
SHUT UP.
TELL MENDY TO SEE ROSEN AND BUY A NEWSPAPER.
I WANT HIM TAKEN CARE OF.
LEP-- SHUT UP, GURRAH!
LEAVE ME ALONE! I'LL KILL HIM!
TANNENBAUM, WHAT ARE YOU HANGING AROUND FOR?
GET OUT OF HERE! GET MENDY!
I WANT THAT ROSEN KILLED!
THE JUDGE. THE JUDGE. RIGHT.
GET THE JUDGE ON OUR PAYROLL.
THE JUDGE? YEAH, THE JUDGE--
BUT IT'S 7:00! TONIGHT!
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
GET OUT OF HERE.
[LOCKS DOOR]
GURRAH, WHOEVER ELSE IS TALKING--
I DON'T CARE WHO--
I WANT THEM OUT OF THE WAY.
SURE, LEP.
JUST CALM DOWN, HUH?
LEP...
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU JUST DID?
EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM--
RUBIN, TANNENBAUM,
HESH, AND SKINNY, EVERY ONE OF THEM...
YOU NEVER DID THAT BEFORE.
I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT KNEW.
EVERY ONE OF THOSE GUYS CAN CORROBORATE THE HIT.
THEY WOULDN'T DARE.
AH. GOOD MORNING, MR. ROSEN.
AND A GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
THANK YOU, SIR.
MR. ROSEN, HERE'S YOUR PAPERS.
NICE MORNING.
THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, MR. AND MRS. NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
AND ALL THE SHIPS AT SEA.
LET'S GO TO PRESS.
THIS IS WALTER WINCHELL.
HALF AN HOUR AGO, OUR CITY,
ALREADY INCREDULOUS AT THE NEWS OF LAST WEEK'S RELEASE ON BAIL
OF LABOR AND NARCOTICS RACKETEER AND RUMORED MASTERMIND
OF THE SO-CALLED BROOKLYN MURDER CORPORATION
LOUIS LEPKE,
WAS FURTHER OUTRAGED BY THE COLD-BLOODED MURDER
OF LAW-ABIDING STOREKEEPER JOSEPH ROSEN.
WHEN WILL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES BRING HIM TO JUSTICE?
[RADIO SHUTS OFF]
COME HOME NOW, DARLING.
PLEASE.
TWICE A WIDOW IN ONE LIFETIME
IS TOO MUCH.
BERNICE, LEAVE HIM.
HE IS AN EVIL MAN.
I ONLY KNOW THE PART OF HIM
THAT LIVES WITH ME AND DAVID
HERE IN THESE ROOMS.
IT'S NOT THE MAN THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.
HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITH ONE HALF OF A MAN
AND PRETEND THE REST DOESN'T EXIST?
WHY NOT?
I'M NOT KIDDING MYSELF.
I'M NOT TRYING TO DEFEND HIM,
BUT IF THERE'S ANY GOOD IN HIM,
THAT'S THE PART I'VE GOT.
IT'S A LOT MORE THAN I HAD BEFORE,
BELIEVE ME.
MY DAUGHTER IS A WHORE, THAT'S WHAT.
SHE IS BOUGHT BY THE JEWELRY,
THE FURS, THE PRESENTS.
YOU'RE A WHORE--
A FILTHY WHORE!
PAPA, I WISH I WAS.
I WISH I WAS A WHORE.
THEN I COULD WALK OUT OF HERE WITH YOU.
BUT I CAN'T.
I CAN'T LEAVE HIM, PAPA.
I LOVE HIM.
I THINK WE SHOULD SEND DAVID
TO A SCHOOL OUT OF TOWN.
MAYBE MIAMI. YES, MIAMI.
HE LOVES THE BEACH SO MUCH.
WHAT GOOD WILL THAT DO?
WELL, AT LEAST HE WON'T BE AROUND
TO HEAR ALL THE DIRT THEY'RE HEAPING ON ME NOW.
BERNICE, I WANT YOU TO GO, TOO.
BUT YOU'RE STAYING HERE, AREN'T YOU?
WHY SHOULD WE LEAVE AND YOU STAY?
WE CAN AFFORD TO GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD
ALL TOGETHER, LOU.
YOU'LL BE SAFE THERE, BERNICE.
I'VE ALWAYS TAKEN GOOD CARE OF YOU,
AND I ALWAYS WILL,
BUT I CANNOT TAKE CARE OF MY BUSINESS
WHEN I'M FAR AWAY.
SO THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE.
HOW CAN YOU WANT TO STAY HERE?
YOU CAN'T EVEN PICK UP THE PHONE
WITHOUT HEARING A TAP ON THE LINE.
WHAT KIND OF LIFE IS IT?
MY LAWYERS WILL PROTECT ME. DON'T WORRY.
IT'S NOT THE LEGAL THING
I'M WORRIED ABOUT.
LOU, DON'T MAKE US GO.
WE'LL NEVER BE THE SAME
IF WE'RE SEPARATED.
OH, NOT FROM YOU, TOO!
I GOT A HEADACHE. I'M GETTING AN ASPIRIN.
LOU, LISTEN TO ME. I WANT TO KNOW!
LOU, TELL ME--
WHY CAN'T WE ALL GO AWAY TOGETHER?
WHAT IS IT THAT KEEPS YOU HERE,
THAT YOU NEED MORE THAN YOUR FAMILY?
WILL YOU STOP YELLING?
YOU'RE GOING TO WAKE DAVID.
I DON'T CARE WHO HEARS, AS LONG AS YOU DO.
I JUST WANT YOU ALIVE AND WITH US.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE.
WILL YOU STOP IT?
DON'T ARGUE WITH ME!
I'M NOT LEAVING.
THIS IS THE ONE.
OH, GROSS, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
IS THAT THE BOSS?
MUST BE.
HE'S EARLY.
BOSS, IS THAT YOU?
[MUFFLED VOICE] YEAH, YEAH.
ANGELO.
[MACHINE GUN FIRING]
Lepke: LOOK WHAT THEY DONE.
THOSE GUINEA BASTARDS. THEY STOLE MY DOPE!
LEP, YOU GOT TO DISAPPEAR.
WHAT?
DO YOU WANT TO WIND UP LIKE THESE BASTARDS?
IT'S MORE THAN THE WOPS.
IT'S HOOVER. IT'S WINCHELL'S PUBLICITY.
IT'S THE WHOLE PICTURE.
SOME SECOND-RATE HOOD WILL COME AFTER YOU
TO GET THE COPS OFF HIS OWN BACK.
YOU GOT TO TAKE A POWDER.
I'M NOT GOING ON THE LAM. COME ON!
THIS IS AL FURSTENBERG, OUR PROJECTIONIST.
THIS IS MR. JOE HEIMS.
CAN I SHOW YOU THE ROOM?
YOU BETTER.
GURRAH, WHY DO YOU THINK I'M ON THE LAM?
TO STAY OUT OF JAIL.
WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS PLACE?
IT'S BETTER THAN JAIL.
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO HERE?
YOU CAN SEE MOVIES-- FREE.
[SIREN AND GUNSHOTS]
Man: EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
[HIGH-PITCHED VOICE] GO RIGHT ON IN.
WHAT'S SHOWING TODAY, BABY?
AW GET ON IN THERE.
WHO IS HE?
OH. HE'S OUR NEW BUTTON--
KID TWIST RELES.
HE TAKES CARE OF THE PROJECTIONISTS
WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT.
HE'S THE GUY THAT GOT US THIS DUMP.
I HOPE YOU'RE PLEASED, MR. LEPKE.
YEAH. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
WE COULD DO WITH BETTER PICTURES.
MAYBE YOU GOT A LOVE STORY
INSTEAD OF THIS GANGSTER SHIT.
O.K.
THANK YOU.
SIT DOWN, RELES. SIT DOWN.
[TIRES SQUEAL, SIREN BLARING]
[GUNSHOTS ON SCREEN]
HEY, RELES, YOU SURE THIS PLACE IS SAFE?
SURE. I CHECKED IT OUT.
TWO TICKETS, PLEASE.
I'M SORRY. WE'RE ALL SOLD OUT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
LADY, I SAW THREE GUYS GO IN.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
[GUNSHOT]
AAH!
GET MOVING! I'LL COVER YOU.
O.K. I'LL GET THE CAR.
YOU SON OF A BITCH!
YOU GOT THE MONEY?
YEAH, BOSS.
IT'S DRYING UP. WHY?
NO ONE MOVED IN ON ME WHEN I WAS OUTSIDE.
NO ONE'S DOING IT WHILE I'M ON THE LAM.
DEWEY IS PRESSING THE BOYS.
HE'S PUT A REWARD OUT FOR YOU.
IT'S ALL OVER TOWN.
EVERY JERK HAS GOT YOUR PICTURE
HANGING IN HIS KITCHEN.
25 GRAND.
IS THAT ALL HE THINKS I'M WORTH?
YOU SAVED HIS LIFE ONCE, TOO.
I HATE TO TELL YOU, BOSS,
BUT THAT STUPID HOOVER IS
ONLY PUTTING UP 5,000.
THAT'S ALL HE CAN AFFORD--
A NICKEL A SHTIKL.
5 GRAND. I GUESS HE WANTS A PIECE OF ME.
WHAT PIECE?
MY PUTZ, I GUESS.
DON'T GIVE IT AWAY.
[SIREN]
GET OFF. GET OFF!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
RELES.
YEAH.
GET DOWNSTAIRS.
MRS. WALLER, MR. SMITH.
[TURNS OFF RADIO]
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I LIKE IT.
THANK YOU.
MY PLEASURE.
DON'T YOU MISS YOUR WIFE?
YOU KNOW I DO.
DO I LOOK A LITTLE SOMETHING LIKE HER?
NOTHING.
[ICE CLINKS IN GLASS]
HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE YOU'VE SEEN HER?
TOO LONG.
OOH.
I'M SO GODDAMNED HOT.
WILL YOU STOP ACTING LIKE A DIRTY TRAMP?
GOOD NIGHT.
[RADIO CLICKS ON]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
GOOD MORNING, MR. AND MRS. NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
AND ALL THE SHIPS AT SEA.
LET'S GO TO PRESS.
ON THIS SIZZLING JULY 10, 1939,
THE RACE TO BRING
HUNTED RACKETEER FUGITIVE LOUIS "LEPKE" BUCHALTER
TO THE HANDS OF JUSTICE
IS KEEPING OUR CITY OF NEW YORK BUSY.
LITTLE OLD LADIES HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW PASTIME--
SEARCHING FOR LEPKE
IN EVERY DARK CORNER OF EVERY ATTIC AND CELLAR
UPTOWN AND DOWNTOWN.
THE PHONE CALLS PILE UP AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
AT THIS HOUR, THEY HAVE LEADS ON A BEARDED LEPKE,
A BALD LEPKE, A MUSTACHIOED LEPKE.
EVEN A LEPKE WITH HORNS HAS BEEN SEEN.
BUT THE REAL RIVALS
IN THIS HISTORIC CONTEST BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL
ARE THE MEN OF HOOVER'S FBI,
WHO WANT HIM ON NARCOTICS CHARGES,
AND THE NEW YORK STATE PROSECUTOR TOM DEWEY,
WHO HAS ANNOUNCED HE CAN PUT HIM AWAY FOR 500 YEARS.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
[COCKS GUN]
AW, SHIT.
HERE.
WHAT IS IT?
IT'S URGENT.
ALL RIGHT. GET OUT OF HERE.
LEP.
WELL, WHAT IS IT?
Lepke: THE SYNDICATE WANTS TO SEE ME.
YOU'RE NOT GOING.
YOU KNOW THE RULES. I GOT TO SHOW UP.
THERE'S ONE THING I WANT TO DO FIRST--
SEE BERNICE AND THE BOY.
LEP, YOU CAN'T!
I WANT TO SEE BERNICE
AND THE BOY...
TODAY.
[HONK]
THIS WAY, BERNICE.
LOU?
MOM.
LOU?
BERNICE.
OH, I'VE MISSED YOU SO.
IT'S BEEN SO LONG.
DAVID.
LOOK HOW BIG YOU GOT, DAVID.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE AS BIG AS ME PRETTY SOON.
TAKING GOOD CARE OF YOUR MOTHER?
YEAH.
LOU, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU?
OH, NOTHING.
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE FINE,
JUST THE WAY IT USED TO BE.
BELIEVE ME.
COME ON. CHEER UP, WILL YOU?
THAT'S IT.
THERE'S SOMEBODY OUT THERE!
LEP! WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE!
COME ON.
OH, MY GOD.
Gurrah: I DUCKED ONE TAIL,
BUT THEY MUST HAVE HAD ANOTHER ONE.
HURRY UP!
AAH!
[GUNSHOTS]
[CAROUSEL MUSIC PLAYING]
AAH!
GET IN. YOU'RE GETTING OUT OF HERE!
WELL, WHAT ABOUT YOU?
NEVER MIND ABOUT ME!
GURRAH! RELES! RELES, GET OVER HERE!
TAKE THEM HOME! GET THEM OUT OF HERE!
DON'T GO BACK THERE!
[TIRES SQUEAL]
GURRAH!
LEP...
WE MADE IT TO THE TOP, DIDN'T WE?
IF I WAS A WOP, YOU WOULDN'T FRISK ME.
HEY, MARIO, CHE FAI?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, FRISKING MY FRIEND?
COME ON IN, JUDGE. COME ON IN.
COME ON. SIT DOWN.
HAVE SOME PASTA. HOW MUCH?
I DON'T WANT NO PASTA.
WELL, THIS IS A SWITCH-- THE JUDGE BEING JUDGED.
NICE TO SEE YOU, LEPKE.
YOU MEAN ALIVE, DON'T YOU?
ALL RIGHT. WHAT DO YOU GOT IN MIND?
EVER SINCE YOU BEEN ON THE LAM,
BUSINESS HAS BEEN BAD.
SO WHAT'S THE VERDICT?
YOU GOING TO POUR CEMENT AND DROP ME IN THE RIVER?
HA HA HA! HA HA HA!
WE'RE YOUR FRIENDS, AND WE RESPECT YOU,
AND WE WANT TO PROTECT YOU,
BUT IN RETURN,
YOU HAVE TO PROTECT US, TOO.
AND HOW CAN I PROTECT YOU?
YOU GOT A CHOICE.
YOU EITHER GIVE YOURSELF UP
TO THE D.A.
OR GIVE YOURSELF UP TO THE FEDERALS.
IT'S UP TO YOU.
I DON'T WANT TO ELECT DEWEY,
SO I'LL TAKE THE FEDS.
I THINK YOU MADE
A GOOD CHOICE, LOUIS.
COME ON.
LET'S HAVE SOME VINO.
I'M GOING TO MISS YOU, LOUIS.
LIKE YOU MISS GURRAH?
YOU'RE A LIAR, LUCKY--
NOTHING BUT A GODDAMN LIAR.
GO AHEAD. KILL ME.
YES. KILL YOU.
I SHOULD...
BUT THE ORGANIZATION NEEDS YOU.
THEY NEED YOU IN STIR TO GET THE HEAT OFF.
YOU'RE GOING TO DIE IN-A JAIL, LOUIS,
NICE AND SLOW.
I'M GOING TO ENJOY IT.
I'LL REALLY ENJOY IT.
I'LL NEED SOMEBODY TO MAKE
A DEAL WITH THE FEDS.
WHO WILL STAND FOR ME?
THE ORGANIZATION'S
ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF THAT.
RIGHT, ALBERT?
I TALKED TO WALTER WINCHELL.
HE'S CLOSE TO HOOVER.
HE SAYS HE CAN MAKE A DEAL FOR YOU.
LEPKE.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. GO GET HIM.
I'M READY FOR HIM.
MR. BUCHALTER, MR. WINCHELL.
I THINK HE'S GOT GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.
THE GREAT WALTER WINCHELL, HUH?
VOICE OF THE 20th CENTURY.
HEY, OUR BEST COGNAC
FOR MR. WINCHELL OVER HERE, HUH?
I FIGURED YOU'D BE TALLER.
WHY DON'T WE DRINK
TO THAT DEAL YOU MADE, O.K.?
IT'S SET FOR TOMORROW.
DEWEY DOESN'T TOUCH ME, RIGHT?
WELL, HOOVER GAVE HIS WORD
HE WON'T TURN YOU OVER TO NEW YORK.
HOW MANY YEARS?
12 AT THE MOST.
12.
HE'S ASLEEP.
HELLO, LOU.
BERNICE.
COME IN.
YOU'RE TREMBLING.
COME ON, SIT DOWN.
SPEND THE NIGHT WITH ME, PLEASE.
LOU, I WOULD HAVE...
I WOULD HAVE DONE ANYTHING
TO HAVE A LIFE WITH YOU...
BUT YOU SHUT ME OUT.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN TOGETHER FOR TWO YEARS.
I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY
GOOD-BYE THIS WAY.
THEN GO.
THEN JUST GO.
CLOSE THE DOOR.
MR. HOOVER, THIS IS LEPKE.
12 YEARS, NO NEW YORK RAP.
THAT'S WHAT WE AGREED.
THAT WILL BE UP TO THE JUDGE.
WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?
THE SOONER I GET THERE, THE SOONER I GET OUT.
WILL THE ACCUSED PLEASE RISE FOR SENTENCING?
SO THAT THE RECORD IS CLEAR,
I WISH TO STATE THAT THE DEFENDANT, LOUIS BUCHALTER,
IN ADDITION TO HIS SENTENCE
OF 12 YEARS FOR CONSPIRACY
TO VIOLATE THE NARCOTICS LAW,
WILL SERVE AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS
ON THE ANTITRUST INDICTMENTS.
AT THE COMPLETION OF THOSE 14 YEARS,
HE WILL BE REMOVED FROM LEAVENWORTH PENITENTIARY
AND TURNED OVER TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK
FOR FURTHER PROSECUTION.
THIS COURT IS ADJOURNED.
HE'LL BE IN PRISON
FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE
MAYBE THAT'S FOR THE BEST.
DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT, BOBBY.
WHEN HE WAS WITH ME,
I SHUT MY EYES TO THE TRUTH.
I NEVER TRIED TO CHANGE HIM
WHEN IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE.
NOTHING COULD EVER CHANGE LOU.
I'LL NEVER KNOW, WILL I?
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
WILL YOU GET THAT FOR ME?
I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO ANYONE.
[KANE] HELLO.
SHE CAN'T COME TO THE PHONE.
THIS IS ROBERT KANE.
YOU CAN TELL ME.
THANK YOU.
WHAT IS IT, BOBBY? WHAT'S THE MATTER?
THAT WAS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
THEY RELEASED HIM FROM LEAVENWORTH
AND TURNED HIM OVER TO NEW YORK.
I EXPECTED IT.
NOW THEY'LL CHARGE HIM
WITH MURDER.
RELES WITH HIS GODDAMN BIG MOUTH
HAS BEEN TALKING ALL OVER TOWN.
RELES. ABE RELES, HUH?
WHAT ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT?
HE'S GOING TO TAKE A LEAP. HE'S DEAD ALREADY.
NOBODY'S GOT ANYTHING ON ME.
THEY MUST HAVE SOMETHING,
OR YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE.
A CANARY OR SOMETHING?
THEY CAN'T PIN ANYTHING ON ME.
THERE'S ALLIE TANNENBAUM,
AND THERE'S ALSO MAX RUBIN.
YOU'RE TELLING ME MAX RUBIN--MY MAX--
MAX RUBIN'S GOING TO GO STOOL ON ME?
YOU'RE CRAZY. YOU'RE NUTS.
NOT MY MAX. NEVER.
SORRY, LOUIS. HE'S ALREADY TOLD THEM.
HE'S GOING TO TESTIFY IN COURT
TO EVERYTHING HE KNOWS.
HAS EVERYBODY GONE CRAZY OUT THERE?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
THEY'RE TRYING TO SAVE THEIR OWN SKINS, LOUIS.
THING HAVE CHANGED SINCE YOU'VE BEEN AWAY.
EVEN POLITICIANS CAN'T BE BOUGHT ANYMORE.
HOW OLD IS MAX?
52.
THAT'S A RIPE OLD AGE.
[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]
OH!
OH, MY GOD!
OH! AAH!
NO, NO, NO! PLEASE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
GET IN THERE!
LUCIANO, PLEASE!
HEY, TANNENBAUM, SHUT UP.
DON'T KILL ME!
WE'RE NOT GOING TO KILL YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO PROTECT YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE YOU ON A VACATION
SO YOU'LL BE HEALTHY FOR THE COURTS.
MR. TANNENBAUM, ON THAT FRIDAY
IN LEPKE'S OFFICE,
WHAT DID HE SAY?
WHAT WERE HIS EXACT WORDS TO YOU?
WHAT WERE HIS EXACT WORDS?
CAN'T HEAR YOU. SPEAK UP. SPEAK.
HE SAID, "I WANT ROSEN HIT.
I WANT THAT SON OF A BITCH DEAD."
[CROWD MURMURING]
Judge: ORDER.
NOW TELL US, MR. TANNENBAUM,
WHO ELSE WAS THERE
THAT COULD HAVE HEARD WHAT YOU JUST SAID?
LIKE I SAID, GURRAH SHAPIRO WAS THERE
AND, UH...BIG HESH,
SKINNY--
ALL OF THEM DEAD NOW.
Dewey: WHO ELSE?
MR. RUBIN WAS THERE.
HE'S DEAD, TOO.
THANK YOU, MR. TANNENBAUM.
THAT WILL BE ALL.
THE WITNESS MAY BE EXCUSED.
THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT A SECOND WITNESS.
IS THIS THE LAST WITNESS
FOR THE PROSECUTION, MR. DEWEY?
NO. WE HAVE ONE MORE WITNESS
I'D LIKE TO CALL.
WELL, LET'S PROCEED.
I'D LIKE TO CALL MR. MAX RUBIN.
MR. DEWEY, YOU CALLING SPIRITS
TO OUR COURTROOM?
YOUR HONOR, MR. DEWEY IS MOCKING THE COURT.
RUBIN WAS SHOT IN BROOKLYN LAST MONTH.
EVERYBODY SEEMS TO KNOW THAT.
HE WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD AND DIED.
MAX RUBIN...
DID NOT DIE, MR. LEPKE.
Judge: IN THAT CASE,
WE'D LIKE TO SEE YOUR WITNESS.
WOULD YOU BRING IN MR. RUBIN, PLEASE?
[BAILIFF] MR. RUBIN, PLEASE.
CLERK, PLEASE SWEAR THE WITNESS IN.
PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND ON THE BIBLE, PLEASE.
DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH,
AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD?
I DO.
MR. DEWEY, YOU MAY PROCEED.
NOW, MR. RUBIN,
WE DON'T WANT TO KEEP YOU NOW.
JUST TAKE YOUR TIME
AND TELL THE COURT, IF YOU WILL,
WERE YOU THERE WHEN LEPKE BUCHALTER
GAVE THE ORDER TO KILL JOE ROSEN?
SPEAK UP, NOW. WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
YES.
HELLO, COUNSELOR.
COME ON IN.
WANT A PIECE?
THE, UH...
THE WARDEN GAVE ME
SPECIAL PERMISSION TO SEE YOU.
LOUIS, WE'VE BEEN TURNED DOWN.
YEAH, I KNOW.
THIS IS A GOOD STEAK, I TELL YOU.
THAT SON OF A BITCH DEWEY.
I SHOULD HAVE LET DUTCH SCHULTZ KILL HIM.
I--ME-- I SAVED HIS LIFE.
YOU SURE WE CAN'T BUY HIM?
LOUIS, SOMEHOW, I...
I JUST FEEL I FAILED YOU,
MY FRIEND.
WHY? YOU GAVE ME TWO EXTRA YEARS,
DIDN'T YOU?
I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU,
BERNICE AND YOUR SON--
I'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEM FOR YOU.
YEAH, I KNOW THAT. THANKS.
YOU SURE YOU WON'T HAVE A PIECE?
MR. BYRNE.
SORRY, SIR.
IT'S BARBER TIME.
MENDY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M NOT FEELING TOO GOOD.
I'M SORRY, BOSS.
IF I COULD GET THOSE CANARIES,
THEY'D DO MORE THAN SING.
AIN'T THIS THE SHITS?
YOU MARRIED ME, RABBI.
YOU BAR MITZVAHED MY BOY.
NOW YOU'RE GOING TO BURY ME.
"THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD. I SHALL NOT WANT.
"HE MAKETH ME TO LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES.
"HE LEADETH ME BESIDE THE STILL WATERS.
"HE RESTORETH MY SOUL.
"HE GUIDETH ME IN STRAIGHT PATHS
"FOR HIS NAME'S SAKE.
"YEA, THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY
"OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH,
"I WILL FEAR NO EVIL, FOR THOU ART WITH ME.
"THY ROD AND THY STAFF, THEY COMFORT ME,
"THOU PREPAREST A TABLE BEFORE ME
"IN THE PRESENCE OF MINE ENEMIES.
"THOU HAST ANOINTED MY HEAD WITH OIL.
"MY CUP RUNNETH OVER.
"SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY SHALL FOLLOW ME
"ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE,
"AND I SHALL DWELL
IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD FOREVER."
[CLOCK TICKING]
[EXHALES]
GOOD EVENING, MR. AND MRS. NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
AND ALL THE SHIPS AT SEA.
LET'S GO TO PRESS.
THIS IS WALTER WINCHELL WITH THE LATE NEWS.
MOST AMERICANS TODAY ARE CONCERNED
WITH THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC AGAINST JAPAN,
BUT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT TO YOU THIS EVENING
ON AN EVENT OF MAJOR SIGNIFICANCE
ON THE DOMESTIC SCENE--
ONE WHICH MANY AMERICANS BELIEVED
WOULD NEVER HAPPEN.
TONIGHT, MARCH 4th, SATURDAY NIGHT,
THE LIGHTS WERE ON IN THE DEATH CHAMBER
OF SING SING PRISON,
REFERRED TO AS THE DANCE HALL BY THOSE IN THE KNOW.
AT 11:30 P.M., LOUIE BUCHALTER,
BETTER KNOWN TO YOU AS LEPKE,
AND TWO OF HIS HENCHMEN, MENDY WEISS AND JOE CAPONE,
WERE ELECTROCUTED FOR THE MURDER
OF JOSEPH ROSEN.
LEPKE IS THE FIRST OF THE GANG LORDS
OF THE SO-CALLED SYNDICATE TO BE EXECUTED.
TO ME, IT REPRESENTS A GIANT STEP FORWARD
IN OUR WAR AGAINST THE CRIMINALS,
MOBSTERS, AND PUNKS
WHO DEFILE OUR GREAT AND GOOD LAND.