Mikey and Nicky

871-7431.

Mikey?

I'm in trouble.

Can you talk?

Oh, I'm in a phone booth, Martel and Grand.

The southwest side of the street.

All right?

Don't bring your own car.

All right, uh, don't come all the way with a taxi.

Stop around three blocks and then walk the rest of the way. All right?

The phone booth. All right? All right.

And bring cigarettes, huh?

Of a bitch.

Yes. Yeah.

Nick? It's Mikey.

Nick.

Nick, it's me. It's Mikey from the corner.

I came as soon as I got your towel.

What are you doing in there?

Nick.

What are you doing in there?

Nick, you're gonna have to let me in now. I don't know the rest of the tune.

- Schmuck, open the door, will ya? - Mikey!

Mikey?

Open the door, Nick.

Mikey?

It's Mikey, yes.

- Can't come in. - What do you mean?

What'd you call me for if you don't want me to come in? Come on, Nick. Open the door.

- Don't want you to see me like this. - Will you stop being a horse's ass!

What way am I gonna see you I haven't seen you before? Open the door.

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Come on, Nick! Open it up!

Everybody's comin'! They're all comin' now!

I swear to Christ...

Don't shoot me, whatever you do.

What?

I don't -

You almost took my eye out with the bottle.

I mean, Jesus Christ.

There's nobody here.

Hey, come on.

Look here, will ya, Nick.

Come on. Come on.

For Christ's sake.

Huh?

Hey, hey, come here, come here. Come here.

Come here, come here, come here, come here.

It's me.

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Hey, hey.

Hey, hey.

Hey, hey.

Hey.

Oh, G-

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Easy, easy.

Take it easy. You understand me?

- I'm gonna die. - You're not gonna -

- I'm gonna die. - Come on.

- Oh! Goddamn it. - Stop that.

All right, Nicky.

- All right. - I'm scared.

- I know you are. - Oh, boy.

I am so scared.

Come on. Stop workin' yourself up.

You know, I don't shave. Did you know that?

I don't wanna take care of myself.

I think, if I don't take care of myself and I sit still and I don't move,

maybe they'll forget about me.

But then, I'm... I'm scared of that too because I think maybe...

if I sit there too long maybe...

when I want to move, I won't be able to move.

You sound like you're ready for a straitjacket.

I'm gonna die.

Come on.

You're not gonna die. No.

You see the picture of Ed Lipsky in the paper?

- Yeah. - You see it on Tuesday?

- In Tuesday's paper? - Yeah, that was terrible.

He was all shot up. His neck was broken. Did you see that?

But, uh...

you know, nobody thought you had anything to do with Lipsky, Nick.

You were in the clear.

There's a contract out on me.

There's a contract out on Ed Lipsky and me.

I know that for a fact.

Resnick put it out. I know it for a fact.

- They're gonna kill me. - Nick -

They're gonna kill me.

You are not gonna die.

Oh, boy.

I mean, even if somebody wants to kill you, that doesn't mean you're gonna die.

They're gonna kill me.

I want you to stop it.

Oh, boy.

- Oh, boy. - What is it?

Your stomach?

Your stomach?

Answer me.

- Yeah. - Well, you did it.

Worked yourself right up into an ulcer attack.

All right, come on.

Get up. Get up.

Come on. Come on. Get on the bed.

Come on.

Here. Take this.

- What? - Take it.

- What is it? - Take it.

- I don't want this. - Take it, or I'll shove it down your throat.

- Open your mouth. - I'm gonna vomit it up. I want water with it.

- Listen - - I want water with it.

- If you vomit, I will give you another one. - What is that?

- Try. - What is that?

- It's poison. - What is it?

It's Gelusil. What do you think it is, moron? Come on.

How come you brought Gelusil?

Nick, I know you for 30 years.

You call me up on the phone and you say, “Come right away” in that voice,

I bring Gelusil.

- Now, come on. Open your mouth. - I can't swallow, see.

Try-

If you throw it up, I'll give you another one. Come on.

- No. Please. - Nick. Come on.

- Please. - Just chew it.

- Don't. - They don't taste bad.

Come on.

Open the door, let the train come in.

Come on, open the door.

You didn't swallow it, did you?

You don't want to feel better.

You want to die.

He'! -

- Please. A little water. - Yeah, cry.

I'm scared.

You gotta take one.

Come on.

Chew it.

That's it. Chew it up and swallow it.

Come on. That's right.

- Ugh. - That's right. Swallow it.

Now give me the room key. I'm going down -

I gotta get you some half and half.

Nick, there's a coffee shop around the corner.

- Now, listen to me. I will be right back. - I don't want you to go.

- Nick. Ten minutes. - No.

I'll give you my watch. You can check me.

I will only be gone ten minutes.

- Nick - - Don't go.

You're eating up the lining of your stomach. Do you wanna die of peritonitis?

That ulcer's gonna perforate. I have to get you some half and half.

Gonna be back in five minutes.

Come on. Stop that.

All right, I'm goin'.

Here.

Here, it's 9:15. Hold the watch.

- 9:15. - Okay.

In ten minutes, when the hand hits 9:25, I'm gonna be back.

- Mikey - - I'm goin'. I gotta go.

- Wait a minute, wait a minute. - I gotta go.

- Wait a minute. - Let go of my tie.

Let go of my tie. Let go of my tie.

If you're not back in ten minutes, I'm not gonna let you in.

Terrific.

Try and take another Gelusil.

- Good night. - Yeah.

Give me some milk and some cream in separate canons, to go.

I just got milk.

- No cream? - Not to go.

What do you put in the coffee here?

- Do you have any cream? - Use these little bottles here.

All right, give me 15 of those little bottles to go.

Give me a couple cartons of milk.

I can't do that. We don't give these bottles to go.

If you want coffee to go, I put the cream in it right here, and I use a dispenser back there, sir.

All right, give me a carton of cream from the dispenser.

- How many coffees? - No coffees. Just fill up a carton with cream.

Can't do that. I wouldn't know what to charge you.

Cream is for the coffee only. It's not for sale.

Charge me for 15 coffees and give me the cream.

- Fifteen coffees? - That's right.

Okay.

Let me tell you somethin' else.

You give me that in 30 seconds, you hear me, or I'll kill you!

- Okay, sir. - Because I'm crazy.

- Okay. - Now give it to me!

- Yes, sir! - Just give it to me!

Okay. Okay.

Give it to me! Come near me, and I'll kill you.

Nick. Mikey.

Come on.

What's the matter? There's no one here, Nick.

There is no one here.

Nick, please.

Christ, look at this. Would you believe it?

It's murder.

All right.

- All right. - Cleaning up the basin now?

Huh?

That's good. You're doing good.