I am Alexander Aleksy,
spelled, "K-S-Y."
You will not forget this when I disappear.
Alexander Aleksy, spelled, "K-S-Y."
You will not forget this, Alexander...
Welcome to Charley Creek.
- I'm Jonas. - Good day, sir.
I'm Alexander Aleksy.
Nice to meet ya.
- What can I do ya for? - Sir, I received
this block of ice,
but I didn't send for it.
The sam hell'd you wrestle that out?
Let me show you.
Try it.
- Try it. - Yeah, I'm not thirsty
right now, sonny.
Do you have an ice box?
Might be able to find one around here somewhere.
Should put this in it.
Liven the place up.
I ain't got no money for you, son.
I ain't got no money.
No need to come any closer, sonny.
You don't need to come any closer.
That's... that's far enough.
Sir, I got my last in my suitcase.
I don't know...
I'm dripping all over the floor.
Close enough.
No, it's not.
Might wanna back up there a little bit.
Why don't you take a little sip?
All right.
Ain't no need for this, sonny.
Take me to the safe.
I ain't gonna take you to no safe.
Mr. Haywood,
take me to the safe,
now!
- Uh-uh. - Move.
- No. - Move.
- Uh-uh. - Open your mouth.
Open it.
Count till 3.
One.
Two.
Three.
I'm Alexander Aleksy,
spelled, "K-S-Y,"
and I'm truly sorry,
Mr. Haywood.
It's proven difficult writing years on a page.
A lot has happened since he left.
My dear brother.
Well, I'll try and transcribe my feelings on such matters
the only way I know how.
My only request is that you pay mind to the details
of my story.
With hope we see eye to eye in the end.
I suspect we'll truly know it when we see it.
The truth.
Every time that door swings open,
I think it's gonna be him.
But, it's just echoes
of those rowdy days.
Simple truth is, we just don't like
people telling us what we can and can't do.
Nobody does.
August, will you hold up
just one goddamn second?
Hold up a second.
August.
Make yourself useful.
No, no, no.
August, just... just stop.
I need to tell you something.
You're late.
- We got company coming. - I... I know.
- You know how I feel about it. - Look, I know.
August, we... we need to go home.
August!
You need to go home.
Stop!
We appreciate everything that you have done,
and we'll be sure to pay you for your trouble.
No, really, it's... it's absolutely no trouble.
- We just gotta... - We... we can take it from here.
Well, he needs professional attention.
He's unresponsive.
Was this guy a magician?
Where'd he get ice?
I don't know, that or a dentist.
Take a look at his mouth.
Look.
Does he need another quilt on him?
He entered our lives like a southern wind,
giving way to no one but himself.
A violent streak managed with utmost care.
Fresh blood drawn into,
well, it was already muddy water.
We should get the police.
You really want the badge sniffing around?
Use your head.
You're right.
Now, what do we tell Jimmy?
He's due tomorrow evening.
The truth.
Who's Jimmy?
From the Dance-a-thon, remember?
Mhm.
That big donor.
Oh, I thought his name was Helman.
Oh, it is sometimes.
Hey.
Why are you talking about it?
Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know it was such a big secret.
That was more of a loan anyhow.
Oh, well, how would you know?
Because not all businesses
lay down at the front desk.
Well, since we're telling secrets,
safe wasn't exactly empty neither.
What's that supposed to mean?
Means there was a note.
What note?
- Huh? - She knows.
She found it.
Thanks for the honey, boys.
Sorry for the cold shoulder.
You can retrieve your compensation
October 24.
Route 3, Box 119.
Come early, or go home empty handed.
PS,
tell Johnny his package is safe with me.
Alexander Aleksy.
What do you wanna do?
Why are you showing me this?
Well, I needed you calm.
No, I said why.
'Cause I can't go alone.
You can't waltz with a criminal?
- That's why I'm showing ya. - What are you showing me?
I'm asking for your help, August.
I gave that up a long time ago.
Yeah.
We noticed.
Where's the ammunition?
- Where you going? - I need the ammunition
for the Colt.
Take your coat off.
Give me the gun.
You need to sit down.
Huh?
Oh, God.
Well, don't let him sit in it.
Well, please get a bedpan or something.
There.
He'd like that.
It's not very patriotic.
Well, we ain't using a cooking pan.
How many pairs of socks you got on?
Regular amount.
Go put on another pair.
If he wakes up...
tell him it's my fault.
Are you sure you know where we're going?
It said, "South."
Route 5, this is south.
I thought it said, "3."
Either way, we're headed south.
Well, is the corn a necessity?
It is till we hit the trees.
Well, how far is it?
Can't we just walk the square?
Will you use your fucking head?
How many times you been off the property
- toting a pistol? - It was my idea.
Wait!
I'm sorry.
You opposed to getting your soles dirty?
- Or you got an allergy? - I was... I was just
making conversation.
You were whining.
What's the plan again?
Ain't no plan.
What?
Take it off.
- What are you talking about? - Take your shoes off.
- Come on, quick, take it off. - Aw, man.
And your top pair of socks.
Now, I was unknowing of the exact nature
- of his condition. - Put those in your pocket.
- Let's go. - It was steeled up deep,
and he was good at hiding it.
But, I could tell
his mind was full to the brim with it.
He was all ideals and protocol.
Callused up, well before I had the brass
to ask him what happened.
Might not walk out of the house because they don't know
what to do.
It's been a while.
Excuse me, gentlemen.
I'm so sorry to interrupt.
I'm looking for Jimmy.
Does anyone know where I can find Jimmy?
Who's he?
- I don't know who he is. - Who's asking?
I was asked to present this bottle of Virginia Dare,
and if I won't, I'm gonna get in trouble, sir,
so please,
- if you could help me out. - Well, it's free.
On the house.
Never say no to Dare.
Here you go, kid.
- Thank you, sir. - And don't come back
unless we snap our fingers.
- You gonna break that open... - This kid.
Or bogart it?
I'm thinking about keeping it on my mantle a while,
a little further away from you.
So, when'd you meet her?
Uh, June.
Maybe a little before.
And she stuck around after your little stunt in July?
Well, yeah, she helped me practice.
What is there to practice?
You just wobble around a little bit, right?
No, no, there's steps.
It's an art form.
- All right, let me show you. - All right.
It wasn't a stunt.
We raised enough to keep the doors open,
and then some.
I kept the place alive,
if I'm partial to admitting it.
It all proved to be quite the crossroads
for our little outfit.
Filled our safe with paper we only dreamed of.
Though, I hesitate
to comment on the nature of our company that afternoon.
Charley Creek world series of step.
Get on in here and take the floor,
Bonnie and Clydes dance the night away.
Making a donation, sir?
I'd like to talk to you about that first,
- if that's all right. - Yeah, we can do that.
Who's in charge here?
Name's Jonas, you're looking at him.
All right, then.
Grabs here.
Like so.
Hey.
Yeah, I'm gonna pass on that.
You wanna be holding up a wall at your wedding day?
I don't know.
Just saying, you can really connect with someone.
It's really special.
You know I've been thinking about taking Edie
to a moving picture.
I've been saving up.
Maybe Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving, December, I don't know.
You ain't taking her nowhere if our boy ain't receptive.
- Hm? - Don't think I don't know.
I mean, your head is entirely misplaced.
How are you thinking about that right now?
Well, we're supposed to just think about it
the whole damn time?
I am thinking about it.
I hope you are.
Can I ask you something?
Shoot.
Who are you doing this for?
Me or Jonas?
Can I take care of this first?
You know, 'cause Jonas ain't like he used to be.
He's simmered down.
Nevermind.
I'm doing it for Jimmy.
Can I help you?
Where's Jonas?
Oh, he's, um,
under the weather at the moment.
Totally out of commission, I'm afraid.
I'd like to speak to him, and he should be expecting me.
He's in a bad way since yesterday.
A bit of an incident with the, uh...
- the ice delivery. - Ice?
That's right, um, getting ready for you, I suppose.
Uh, you're early.
Um.
Mr. Lawrence, is it?
Just by a day.
How do you know?
Well, I heard a song or two.
What have you heard?
Just that you're a very generous man.
I can be.
Where's the ballerina?
I beg your pardon.
Reed.
- Oh. - I believe that's his name.
- Yeah. - Frankie's little drummer boy.
Mhm, they're out chopping wood,
uh, before the frost hits.
Over at the River farm?
Suppose so.
Um.
You know, I'm right, you are early.
Um, can I get you a room?
- You got the whole place to... - No, thanks, doll.
I'm in a fresh-air kind of mood.
I prefer fresh air,
being in and out of here.
Just, um...
If you prefer fresh air, I can just open a window.
What'd you say your name was?
My friends call me Polly.
No, sweetie.
My hands are dirty.
They ain't clean.
Neither are mine.
Just been working.
Oh.
Um, let's see, um.
Hey.
Anybody ever call you Greta Garbo?
Not lately.
What a shame.
"By Jove,
I'm not covetous for gold,
nor care I who doth feed upon my cost.
It yearns me not
if men my garments wear.
Such outward things dwell not in my desires.
But, it be a sin
to covet honor,
I am
"the most offending soul alive."
Shit.
How did it go?
Did you make the paper?
Our man was grade-A mystery,
that had a shine for lower company.
Cicada.
A peculiar apparition with a taste for stories tonight.
It's about Goddamn time.
It's a plague on this flat land.
He had a way of wrapping in words so tight,
when he was finished, you didn't know
which way was up.
Alden Brooks,
a scrappy little critter.
A volunteer
for the almighty schemer,
who kept the county social
with his bathtub gin.
This is my shit, I don't have enough of it as it is.
How does this smell?
The King James Bible.
The future.
That's what I was gonna say... hey, are you gonna share this?
Our life or not.
This.
What is that?
This is...
Virginia Dare.
All right, Virginia.
You talked me into it.
Not for drinking.
Just a swig.
I ain't been on the grape in a coon's age.
- Not tonight, Alden. - Not tonight, huh?
All right, well, uh,
what in the hell is this thing?
For sport, to protect your face.
My face?
How do you wear it?
I feel like a fucking radio.
Jesus Christ!
Stab you with this.
This is important.
Hey, hey.
Hey!
Take that off and I will stab you in the face.
My face is very pretty right now.
I like it just the way it is.
So, let's, uh...
Let's put a pin in that.
One second.
- Slow down. - What's wrong?
Slow down.
I, um...
Listen, I just have...
I need to get in that safe before...
we get too acquainted.
I don't know the combination.
Who does?
Jonas.
Who else?
Nobody that I know of.
Then, let's go pay him a visit real quick.
Yeah.
I don't think that's gonna work.
Why?
Um, he's got a bit of a cold
at the moment.
And?
You didn't paint it like that.
Who did that?
- Nobody... nobody knows. - Hey.
Come on, come on, we're going for a ride.
Hey, Jonas.
It's Jimmy.
- He ain't spoke since... - Hey.
I'm talking to him.
I'm here for the, uh, package.
Hey, Jonas, wake up.
You hear me.
- Oh, man. - I told you, he ain't spoke
- since yesterday. - No... Jonas!
I think he had a hard spell.
I need that combination.
Well.
You know, I find it kind of queer that the boys
just left him sitting in his rocker.
They don't even know yet.
You've been taking care of him, but you left him all alone.
That don't all add up.
To watch the desk.
Out, out.
Come on, Jonas, hey, Jonas.
Wake up, love, come on.
- You got company. - Wake up, Jonas!
- Nap's over, amigo. - Hey, gentle.
John.
In admiration of you and your escapades,
I'd like to request a rendezvous.
Come to Route 3, Box 176,
south of the Slocum Trail.
If you want your money, come alone.
No weapons.
Just a conversation
with a Jack Rabbit.
Love, Alexander Aleksy.
What kind of name is Aleksy?
He knew what he was doing.
Had us all right where he wanted.
Whether we knew it or not,
our clock was ticking on a tilt we ain't never seen,
all over some $4,000.
I'll take care of it, all right, you just keep your mouth quiet.
It'll be fine, it'll be fine, I know him, we go way back,
he's a good friend of mine.
Just don't, you know.
Don't what?
You're the one that wanted to go.
Now here I am, taking care of the situation like always.
Always.
What are you doing here?
I hate to ask it, but,
I need an advance.
An advance?
Now, see, the problem is,
you ain't seen a face dollar since August,
August.
Thanksgiving's coming up, then Christmas.
You know I'll be good for it.
What's the hurry?
We're tangled up with the wrong folks.
We're short a bit, just need to buy some time.
Oh, well, you are in luck.
I have a beautiful paper tree right out back.
You're more than welcome to it.
Brooksy.
I've been loyal to ya.
That's 'cause nobody in this county
- has got what I got. - Nobody in this county
got what we got either.
And what's that, huh?
- Empty Bethlehem? - We got a new customer.
I heard.
That basement floor.
It's yours if you want it.
60-40 at the door.
I don't think we're talking about the same thing.
Well, what exactly are we talking about?
You boys'll excuse me for just a moment.
I want you to take that sock in your pocket
and I want you to swallow it, do you understand?
You're gonna get us both killed.
It's not what you think.
He's... he's more of a pencil.
What the fuck are you talking about?
Meaning he's not the muscle.
What are you writing, a play?
Nobody talks like that.
Look, August.
Are you two familiar with your very recent fame?
What?
It would seem
that our ties are severed
for the time being, boys.
Can't have that kind of attention.
It's bad for business.
I'll be needing that advance.
When's the last time you pulled a trigger,
- Richie? - August.
Don't call me that.
That's a nice gun, August.
Looks new.
Or is just unused?
I will, don't think I won't.
You don't know who we're tangled with.
I know more than you think.
Now, put the fucking gun down.
Promise me you'll help us.
I already am.
Sorry, boys.
I got a new friend.
He keeps the money in the trunk, look around.
There's a cold, cold circle that wells up in your guts
just prior to any moment that's worth a damn.
And that's the thing about violence:
Sometimes it's quiet.
Hey!
Turn around!
Slow.
Stop!
That would be unwise, friend.
I said, "Stop!"
Stop!
Stop, you crazy son of a bitch!
Stop!
I need you both to relax.
How'd you do that?
Who are you?
Alexander Aleksy.
Where's the money?
Walked right past it.
"Dear Jimmy,
Let's talk about the future.
Drinks on me.
Love,
"Alexander Aleksy."
You're early.
What's all this about Jimmy?
- I'm in love with his work. - You don't know
- who you're tangled with. - Of course I do.
I know him better than you, August.
How do you know my name?
43.
That's you, right?
You spend much time
in France?
Where'd you get this?
Forgive me, I altered the buttons, less formal.
Hang on.
I will grab my things and I will explain.
What about Jonas?
You almost killed him.
- No, I did not. - You tied him to a block of ice.
Ice in October.
How do I get ice in October?
Hang on to that.
I will explain.
You can't leave me, I swear to God.
Please, please, this is killing me.
August.
Ow.
Wait.
Wait, August!
Aleksy, I'm gonna fucking kill you,
do you understand me?
August.
Stop.
Are you done?
Why?
This can't happen, please can...?
I'll fucking kill you.
As soon as I get out of this rope,
I'm gonna chop your fucking head off.
Breathe, breathe.
Do you see anything?
I know you two are raw
about your father.
I know,
but you haven't given me a chance to explain myself.
You stomped the piss out of him.
- No, I did not. - You gave him frostbite.
No frostbite, you know better than that.
You know better than that, August.
How do you know I know better, huh?
How do you know I know better?
Fuck do you know?
- I wanna be your friend. - You wanna be my friend?
Yes, I told you not to run away.
Are we done running away now?
Stop crying.
Breathe.
Tell your brother to stop crying.
He's a free man, he can do what he wants.
He's not free.
He is tied.
Oh.
It wasn't ice, it...
It was jars.
- Jars? - A trick, yes.
What are you talking about?
It was a trick.
You met Edith?
You met Edith, right?
- I met Edith. - You met Edith, fine.
I know Edith.
- No you don't. - No, I don't.
No, she helped me out.
- It's a lie. - It's not a lie.
- You're trying to trick me. - No, no I'm not...
I'm not trying to trick you, I'm trying to help you.
But, you don't give me the chance to explain myself,
so I have to do these things that I really don't wanna do.
I don't wanna do this.
You're wrapped in a flag
that is stretched too thin to be a blanket.
We all got frostbite.
We starve to death,
while the top gives his scraps to the dogs.
No going back...
I know.
Be careful my darling.
And they take it out of our mouths,
after we chew it for 'em.
You know I'm right.
I don't like blood.
I don't like those things.
I want to help you out.
- You want to help us out? - Yes, I want to help you out.
Then why'd you tie us up, huh?
Because you were running away, August.
I told you not to run away.
How do you know who he is?
I know him from...
a place in Indianapolis.
That's where I met Jimmy.
No. No.
That's... no.
No, why?
- You're lying to me. - No, I'm not lying.
I'm not lying to you.
How long have you known Jimmy?
A long time.
I want to give back your money.
- Oh, yeah? - I will.
But I need your help.
I know they're planning a heist.
They're robbing a bank.
You can get it, all of it.
I miscalculated.
I thought I could do this alone, but I cannot.
You want to take out Jimmy and his men?
Mm-hm.
All together.
Me, you, Reed.
This is where we're going.
You're a heavy sleeper.
What...
What is all this?
It's just a couple of pals.
We didn't want to wake you.
You were snoozing awful pretty.
I thought you let out.
I didn't think you were coming back.
Well, just for the evening, darling.
We had to go pick up a few things over in Peru.
Well, I was not aware we were expecting company.
Um...
I could open the Charlie up for y'all.
No, we, uh, we like the fresh air.
But...
There's not enough beds here.
We'll manage.
It's just for a day or two.
Where's Jonas?
Boys...
Where'd you put the old man?
We took him out back.
He was starting to stink.
Boys...
We are now toting more iron than the U.S. Army.
Jonas!
Jonas.
Oh, baby, I'm sorry.
Come on, let's get you inside.
No, baby, no, no, no, no.
Don't leave me, stay with me.
Just stay with me.
You got him drying out out here?
Listen, I already scolded 'em,
I ran 'em over the coals for it.
Why would they do that?
Do what?
He wasn't hurting anyone.
Guys, this is bullshit, I've been through this
half a dozen times, we know the route, right?
We've got it.
Who did the old man?
Hm?
I got a 22-caliber mistake...
We don't use 22s.
Yeah, well, there's a hole in him about that big, clean.
- It's not ours. - Sounds like
my last Friday night.
- Don't start. - Relax, it was a joke.
I assure you, this is not a joke.
After Monday, you're free to join the circus.
You guys can buy the fucking moon.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
Who's Aleksy, huh?
- Who's Aleksy? - I'm taking care of it.
Quit fucking chasing puss and get your mind on business.
Can you repeat the plan to me?
2:30 p.m., south alley.
Your brother is fast, but he's wrong.
He was an enigma.
Strangest man I ever met
and the first to trust me with a pistol.
That's correct. 2:45.
Three steps ahead.
That was his way.
Equally sharp in the art of bushwhacking
as he was soothsaying.
He gave us back Jimmy's 4,000 just like he said he would
on assurances that we'd be savvy to his plan.
With the Depression on,
just about everybody was working on an angle.
But I must admit,
knocking off a bank robbery never quite rang a bell.
But our new friend was talking major paper,
kind you can buy a new life with.
What we didn't know at the time was
we might have to.
Come on.
- August? - What?
- Can you hurry up, please? - August, am I gonna...
Am I gonna have to kill someone?
Will you come on?
Don't play games now, come on.
Keep your head out of your ass for five seconds, please.
"Am I gonna have to kill somebody?"
I mean, what do you think is gonna happen?
"Am I gonna have to kill somebody?"
No, I'll kill everybody, I'll kill 'em all.
Is that all right?
You're just standing there
with your fucking hand up your ass!
You're a big hero, is that it?
You're a big, big hero.
I never said I was a hero.
Who said I was a hero?
That's in your head, all right?
Ain't no war heroes here.
You sure it's this way?
I'm sure it's this way.
All right, don't question.
Come on.
You carry that for a while?
What's wrong with you?
I'm fine.
I'm fine, I'm just short of breath, that's all.
I think we're in way over our heads here
if you want to know the God's honest truth.
It... it just don't feel right.
Look...
We can go anywhere
and we don't have to do this thing.
It's just you and me now.
We go get Jonas, we've got enough.
We can just take off.
No, that's not an option.
4 or 5,000 ain't gonna cut it.
I just don't think we're fit for this kind of predicament.
At least you ain't.
That's not true, all right?
I didn't mean it like that.
I just don't want you to know what it's like to get shot at.
Well, at least we'll have something to talk about.
I'm serious.
So am I.
August...
How come you never tell me about it?
What do you want to know?
What it was like.
I signed up and went to hell.
What's there to talk about?
Why didn't you come back?
And do what?
Hold down a broom?
I was just a kid.
And I've seen more killing than the devil himself.
A man don't quite fit anyplace after that.
No, that... that's not true.
To be honest,
I thought it was selfish.
Selfish.
We thought you were dead, August.
So did I.
Hey, boys.
You following us?
No, no.
I was just out in the woods.
Just get bored out here.
What are you doing, Aleksy?
I don't know.
I just like the air.
Like space to think.
Well, we better be going.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, where are you going?
Where are you going?
Like we planned, that's where we're going.
Where do you think we're going?
So do you remember the plan?
Of course we remember the plan.
We've been over it many times.
Repeat it to me now.
2:45.
The alley.
What alley?
- We're north. - You're south.
We know.
I got him covered, don't worry.
Okay.
- Come on, August. - It's in the body now, huh?
Yeah, it's in the body.
Take good care of your brother, Reed.
He don't take care of me, all right?
I take care of him.
Come on, August.
"Please know in your heart
that I regret involving you both
in whatever this ends up being.
I failed you in so many ways.
This pain that you're undoubtedly feeling
was never my intention.
I know that I will likely never be forgiven
and that truth is wedged deep down inside my ribs.
I was with him in his final moments.
His comfort was found knowing that you were together.
Your father's final wound was not of my hand
but a man of Jimmy's outfit.
I fell asleep and woke to this brutality,
and for that I am to blame.
The weight of a life does not balance
the thirst some men have for chasing
the ever-elusive dollar
or, in this case, upwards of 75,000 of 'em.
But I speak for myself and Aleksy when I say...
let's take it from them.
My deepest condolences.
"Edie."
There you are.
Where's my fucking money?
Mm.
- Please. - I ain't got time for this.
Sit down.
I'll tell you where it is.
This ain't a conversation.
It sure seems like it.
Sit down.
I'll tell you where it is.
You comfortable?
Well, the rope is a little much.
It would behoove you to get this transaction
in motion, son.
Has anyone ever told you that you look like Clark Gable?
You do.
A little older with that mink on your lip.
Hm?
Do you know why fortune tellers
use a crystal ball?
Wait for this.
Is this a fucking radio show?
- I'm about to count to three. - They use it
because they want you to look down to wonder
a world on a different tilt
while the man with the plan looks right up and hits you.
And the second you flinch
at the royal subjects,
they pounce on it.
I got some big ideas, John.
My name is Jimmy.
We both know that's not true.
I would know.
I'm a big fan, obviously.
We go way back, but you don't remember.
I could teach you some things.
I sincerely doubt that.
My feet never touch the ground.
Since I was 17.
Me and you.
We can take over.
Everything.
Don't you see?
I got the jackrabbit all by himself.
I lured you in with wits and vinegar.
You're clever, kid.
I'll give you that.
Hell, you've got a devil-may-care attitude
that's going to serve you well in a pinch,
but I'm gonna let you right back down
to where you belong.
I ain't hiring.
You're just like all the other sweet tooth imposters.
You think you know who I am?
You think you do, but you don't.
I do know who you are.
You're Jesse James reincarnated.
And I'm Alexander Aleksy.
I lived two lifetimes while you were in prison,
crossed an ocean, buried a father.
I think you should hear me out.
You know, I don't work with Italians...
nobody with a New York address,
and certainly no kid fresh off the fucking boat.
Now you keep telling me you got ideas,
but I ain't heard one.
A bird told me you were in Peru.
Got all sorts of gifts, don't you?
Why don't you give me one or two?
What are you doing?
See you on Monday.
Jimmy, I see you on Monday!
Oh my God!
I think we've gone too far.
We're almost finished my love.
We need to get off the map.
I need to do this.
Then let's do it.
- Us. - No.
I don't need you getting killed too.
I'll go alone.
There's nothing you're gonna say or do that'll stop me.
This ain't playing cowboys.
When the lead is flying, there's real consequences.
I'm your brother
and I've got your back.
You got it wrong from the outset.
In war, nobody wins, it just says so on paper.
You know, you're not the only one
that gets to mean something.
You still don't get it.
Back away.
What are you doing?
Let me do this.
You're making a mistake.
Let me make it.
Reed, no!
I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
Maybe we should get the kid something
to get his confidence up.
Then we can work our way down to a fly's pecker.
Why don't we leave the shooting
to the ones who've done it before?
Not everybody is a sharpshooter.
Why don't you try that one on?
See how that goes.
That thing is ancient.
It's only got one shot.
What good is that gonna do anybody?
He just needs one shot.
That thing will blow your shoulder clean off
if you ain't got it snug.
He's not wrong.
Hold it tight.
You all right?
Woo!
Oh.
Ohh.
You still missed, but...
I like this.
Give me that.
Here.
You take that.
I'm gonna hold on to this.
Hello, John.
What are you doing here?
Saying thank you.
I had the time of my life.
You coming and...
asking for money at people's bedsides now?
Why don't you sit up?
Or are you just gonna lie there like a coward?
What do you need, son?
I'm talking to you.
Can you hear me?
Where's your gun?
Idiot.
Could be dead right now.
- What are you waiting for? - Have some respect.
I'm sparing your life.
Is that what you think you're doing?
I got fucking green fields than most guys ahead of me.
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da.
Shut the fuck up.
You're just a little boy.
It's Alexander Aleksy,
spelled K-S-Y.
Don't forget.
Got a lot of things going on.
Can I have this coat?
What?
Can I have the coat?
What do I get for it in return?
I trade you.
St. Louis seven.
I see you in the funny papers.
That's where you belong.
Goodnight.
It's a shame we all got split.
Think what we could've been if we got away with it.
Things have been slow the last few months, but...
then again, nothing will be
quite as exciting ever again, will they?
I never returned that wad of cash to the safe.
I put in my mattress, just in case.
I did get a plot next to Ma with it, though.
I thought you'd like that.
Been saving the rest for the right occasion.
Every time that door swings open,
I think it's gonna be him,
but it's just echoes of those rowdy days.
"Hey grocery boy,
sorry about your busted wing.
But it is half your fault, you know?
Turns out you and your brother share the same brain.
That's better than none at all, I guess.
Take this to the courthouse.
Have them forward it to Mr. Purvis.
They will know who that is.
Should pay a pretty penny for it.
"Consider it a medal for your valiant effort."
J. Edgar and his federal brigade finally catch up
to public enemy number one, John Dillinger.
And as he's slain in Chicago,
a crowd of hundreds gathered round to catch a glimpse
of the famed bank robber laying in his own blood,
led to death by a mystery woman in a scarlet dress.
Turns out the federal bureau can do quite a lot
in the way of crime fighting
with something as trivial as a coat.
That's how they located our old pal, Jimmy,
or I guess I should say Mr. Dillinger.
Our brush with history was quite extravagant,
but it was Edie that had the front-row seat.
She was the one that led 'em to him
and saw the bullet pass through his brain.
I knew she was the daring sort,
but I had no idea she was in that tight of cahoots
with the big scheme.
She put a lot of ink on the newsstands.
And I venture to guess
she was paid handsomely for her endeavor.
You made it.
But you're early.
How are you holding up, kid?
I'm all right.
They pay you?
Five hundred dollars for the coat.
Five hundred dollars?
That Hoover is a cheap son of a bitch.
I have something for you.
Here.
Take this.
- I can't. - Take it.
Take it.
Buy yourself a softer pillow to sleep on.
It's a ticket to anywhere you want.
You see the news?
- I don't read newspapers. - I know.
Look.
It's old news.
Look.
I know, Reed.
So what do you say?
You looking for work?
No.
I have a boat to catch.
So this is goodbye.
Hey.
You forgot something.
Thank you.
He was only 17 when he set off for glory.
The truth is, we ain't spoke outside a letter
since I was about eight, maybe nine.
That's a long time.
So I figured this way we can be together,
doing all the things we might have missed out on
or at least my version of it.
Those years might be gone,
but pen to paper, that's forever.
I loaded it up to the brim
with just about everything I never got to say.
So, my only request
is that you pay mind to the details of my story
and hope we see eye to eye in the end.
Never thought I'd make it across the Atlantic.
Shoot, I ain't been much outside of Wabash County.
A lot of boys never came back from that Great War...
including my brother.
So I went to him.
We had a lot to catch up on.
Hey!
Can I help you?
Uh, I'm looking for Track Five?
Well, this is Track Three, you'll be two over.
- Uh... - Bring it here.
Well, that's a five all right.
What's this here? I ain't seen this.
It's an Atlantic travel voucher.
There's two of you?
Atlantic, well, that's Dock Three.
That's around five, you're in the right place.
You aware that's the institutional transport?
They're nuts.
Good luck.
Hey. Hey, wait.
I'm, uh, I'm his brother.
Moi, uh, brother.
Seventeen.
Um, I don't...
I don't...
I'm sorry, I don't know what you're saying.
Uh...
Hey.
It's me.
Let's go home.
It's all right, it's all right.
I made sure that everything is all in place for you.
You won't have to say anything else.
It's all in there.
"My name is Alexander Aleksy..."
Spelled K-S-Y.
"You will not forget me when I disappear."