This is our war of independence,
only they're gonna do all the fighting.
War against who?Chin against Bonanno.
I'ma put his contract, uh,from Bobby Robinson
over toRoyal Chord Records.
Joseph Bonanno is the money behind that label.
I thought you moved his contractover to Bonanno.
Got to talk to Bonanno about it.
But I'm sure he'll do it just to aggravate Chin.
I thought you were doing itto protect Teddy.
That, too.
He's just protecting me from one mobster
by selling me to another?
You want to pick up and move to California?Yes.
And you so caught up in this white girl,
you can't even seewhat it is she doing to you.
Since Teddy's a friend of your daughter,
I thought maybe that you could help me get my artist back.
Took a lot of courage to straight-up lie to Chin's face.
Sure hope it doesn'tblow back on me.
He ain't gonna touch you.
The March on Washington, in actuality,
has become nothing more than the Farce on Washington.
If you're free on August 28th,a ticket to Washington.
Let's raise some hell.
I'm here to talk to you about your son
and who you blame for his murder,
Vincent "Chin" Gigante.
What did you do?I buried his body
in the basement at Fidler's store.
Chin: God rest your soul, Lorenzo.
You sell Bumpy Johnson all the junk he wants.
This is war.
Bumpy: It's about getting these motherfucking guineas
to kill each other off!
He's trying to stir the pot with you and Bonanno.
Chin: We'll all reapwhat we sow.
Are you my sister?
Yes.
I am your big sister.
[ Gunshot ]
♪♪
[ Chorus humming ]
♪♪
♪ Run down to the river, mm
♪ We're heading home
♪ Mm-mm, mm, mm
[ Sniffles ]
♪ Press on through the water
Goodbye, Daddy. [ Sniffles ]
♪ When Heaven told...
I'll miss you.
♪♪
♪ Oh, down to the river
♪ It won't be long
Brother, I always thought I'd be the first one to go.
♪ My Lord is waiting
I'm sorry I couldn't stop this.
♪♪
♪ Oh, freedom
♪ Oh, wait till my people are free, yeah ♪
Funny thing about revenge --
once you taste it,
you want more.
♪ Hope these chains won't carry me, yeah ♪
You started this war, Bumpy, not me.
♪ Oh, freedom
♪ Freedom, freedom, freedom
I guess...
it's got a life of its own.
♪ Freedom, freedom, freedom
♪ Oh, Lord [ Gasps ]
[ Gasps ]
Costello: Bad dream, Bumpy?
[ Monitor beeping ]
Drugs give me nightmares.
Where's Mayme?
She's out in the hallway withthe rest of the family.
I requested a few extra minutesof privacy.
First of all, I want to seehow you're doing,
and second of all,I have a message for you.
These last three weeks have been crazy.
Chin is at war with Joe Bonanno.
Nobody knows why.
And you are not to go after Chin.
I was under the protection of the Families,
and Chin shot me.
You will get justice,but not right at this moment.
I guess the rules are different for me, huh?
If he'd come after you, there'd be soldiers in the street.
I'm gonna kill that motherfucker!
I'm gonna give yousome very good advice, okay?
Some of the best I ever gave to you.
You've got a beautiful family.
If you go after Chin...
anything can happen.
[ Scoffs ]
Thanks for...
for visiting me, Frank.
Of course.
[ Dog barking ]
[ Big band music plays on radio ]
Ernie: We got rifles from Joey Salerno,
his boys in Queens.
Pasquale got handguns shipped from Georgia.
We're gonna hit Bonanno back hard.
Real hard.
With you two, God gave with both hands.
Abbondanza.
11 dead in the past three weeks.
They shot Pete Lombardo sitting on his stoop.
74-fucking-years old.
It don't make sense.
Bonanno cannot come after you
without permission from the Families.
He's fuckin' crazy!
Don't touch me.
What's the matter with you?
Now ain't the time for broads. Come on.
The guys are tryingto blow off some steam.
You should do the same, all right?
After all, we've been hunkereddown for three weeks.
Oy-yoi-yoi.Let's go for a walk, huh?
Let's get out of here.
You know what?
This captain gave usrifles and pistols.
Let's go back to the armory,
let's squeeze him for some Thompsons.
Come on.You stay here. I'll --
It'll be fun. Come on, come on.
No, no, no.I want to go for a walk.
I want to get some fresh air. Come on. Let's go.
Hey? Oh! Come on. Let's go.
Check the streets.
Man: Clear at the corner!
-It's all clear! -Nothing this way.
Go get the car.
[ Dog barking ]
[ Horn honks in distance ]
.225s, .220s.
It's not. It's .225.
Yeah, I thought it was .220. No, no.
[ Engine starts ]
[ Glass shatters ]
Aah!
Man:Fuck! Get him inside!
Fuck!Can't hear a fucking thing!
Man #2: Get him in! Did you see anyone?!
Get him in!
[ Coughing ]
♪♪
♪ Yeah
♪ Change
♪ Ye-e-e-e-e-ah
♪ Open up my window again
♪ I can hear death callin' my name ♪
♪ I can hear death callin' again ♪
♪ I swear to God, things ain't gon' change ♪
♪ I keep a revolver with your name ♪
♪ Just in case
[ Rapping ] ♪ Lay on my back watchin' the ceilin' fan ♪
♪ I had a dream to touch a kilo gram ♪
♪ Still at odds with the Irish mob ♪
♪ Rolls-Royce down Malcolm X Boulevard ♪
♪ Lord, these haters literally out here preyin' on me ♪
♪ Got the .40 on me and his hand on me ♪
♪ Snow-white mink like I'm Dutch Schultz ♪
♪ Run the books and let me show you how the numbers look ♪
♪ You can't be Lucky like you Luciano ♪
♪ The kilos slammin' like they new pianos ♪
♪ And Fat Boy got the big body
♪ Coast-to-coast, I could shoot product ♪
♪ Open up my window again
♪ I can hear death callin' my name ♪
♪ I can hear death callin' again ♪
♪ I swear to God, things ain't gon' change ♪
♪ I keep a revolver with your name ♪
♪ Just in case
[ Match strikes ]
Chin: Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now and in our hour of death.
Benny: That old ladyacross the street,
she's got burns all over her body.
[ Sobbing ]
Come on. Get rid of them.
Hey, hey. Take them out. Take them out.
A guy that walks into our -- to my block, huh?
[ Door opens, closes ]
Guy walks out into my street --
walks out into mystreet!
Puts a bomb under mycar!
I don't know how that happened.
Had 20 fucking guys out in the street!
I'm gonna do an investigation.
♪♪
Where the fuck is Ernie?
Hmm?
Hmm?!
I don't know.
[ Sirens wailing ]
You having fun with your big sister while your daddy's away?
Oh, yeah.
Elise and I play games.
And she reads meall kind of crazy books.
Oh, yeah? Like -- Like, what kind?
Your daddy's coming hometoday, honey.
You can discuss it later.All right.
Why don't you help Junie Byrdpack up the car?
-Okay. -I'll go with her.
Woman on P.A.: Dr. Kravitz, you have a visitor in the main lobby.
Dr. Kravitz...Elise is so good with her.
Those two get onlike a house on fire.
How long we gonna keep up this big sister act?
[ Sighs ] I don't know.
Maybe we wait until Margaretgets a little bit older.
First,we have to make sure
Elise has really straightened out.
I put you in danger --
you and the kids.
So sorry.
The important thing is,is you're all right.
The important thing is that it never happen again.
I promise you that it won't.
I'll make sure. All right?
Man: 200,000 people are assembled today at
the nation's capital to rally for civil rights.
Many have traveled far, arriving by bus, by train,
and by air for the March on Washington.
Black man's angry, white man's scared.
Kennedy was bamboozled.
Like, how could he giveMartin Luther King
the final speech instead of me?
Shit!Man: Sorry about that, Congressman.
Aw, man.Hey, don't worry, don't worry.
I got another bottle in the trunk.
No, I don't drink.
[ Laughs ]I was talking to the driver.
King's speech --
his speech will be all talk.
I don't expect anythingmeaningful will be accomplished.
You know, I have half a mindto call The New York Times
and tell them Jack Kennedychases ass like a dog in heat.
You know what? Why don't we get you a cup of coffee
instead of that whiskey?
Aren't you the one always talking
that if a dog bites ya,bite him back?
And Kennedy is a dog.
I was talking about using force
to confront the white man's brutality.
The minute the movement turns toviolence, we are finished --
spiritually and inpractical terms, as well.
Well, we talking vengeance, Brother Adam,
or justice?
It is often difficult to distinguish between the two.
[ Clears throat ]
Driver, make a quick stopat the hotel.
I need to change my clothes.Why?
They can put a gag in my mouth,
but my fine suit will speak1,000 words on my behalf.
Olympia: This war's meant one funeral after the other.
Silva Vendetti?
Yeah, we hadconfirmation class together.Yeah.
They shot that poor kid
when he was throwing out the garbage.
This is why that Bonanno,
he's gonna rot in Hell.
[ Lighter clicks ]
[ Lighter clicks, thuds ]
Stella...
we need you to come home.
That's why I called you here.
Instead, you're gonna go sleep on that Francine's couch.
How do you know I'm at Francine's?
What,Daddy's checking on me?No.
She told me.
Every couch you lay on, they call me.
What kind of a daughter does not come home
when the family's in a crisis?
You tell me.
This isn't my home.
Of course this is your home.
What happened to Lorenzo?
Lorenzo?
Lorenzo Bonanno.
[ Clicks tongue ]
Anything could've happened to that kid, Stella.
Look who his father is.
His father is fighting with your father,
because he's jealous of everything Daddy has.
When are you gonna open your eyes?
Stop that.
Come home for your father.
If you don't want to come home for your father,
you come home for me.
I don't have a home.
Stella.
Of course you have a home. Stella.[ Door opens, slams shut ]
♪♪
Margaret: Daddy!
[ Groans ]Welcome home, Daddy.
Oh, whoa. Careful, dear.Daddy's still fragile.
Hey.
Elise was just reading to me from a book.
Hm. Not from the Quran, I hope.
"Stuart Little."Okay.
Mayme: Why don't you takethe bags and the flowers
and put 'em in the bedroom?
Pettigrew: I'm sorry, Mayme.
I saw you had ham in the ice box.
You're welcome to it, of course.
Bumpy's just home now. He needs his rest.
Mayme, just one word quick,and we'll be out your hair.
He needs his rest, Del.
You of all people should know that.
Darling, why don't you go lay down on the couch?
Make yourself comfortable.
I won't be more than a minute.
Let's take this in the den, all right?
[ Horns honking in distance ]
Word has it, Bonanno put a bombunder Chin's car,
but he's alive.
I knew Bonanno would try to kill Chin,
but I didn't think he'd use a car bomb.
I mean, that's low.
All bets are off when someone killed your son.
So, Chin's holed up in his social club,
and Bonanno's expectingreprisals from Chin's soldiers.
Meanwhile, Bonanno's sending us
as much duji as we can handle.
Hmm.Got to admit, Bump,
you figured that out pretty good.
Everything except for the part about me getting shot.
[ Chuckles ]
The address is 1275 Pleasant Avenue.
Apartment number 4B.
Rented in the name of "Petrocelli."
Okay. How we gonna get into this building?
Ever since that car bomb went off,
Chin's tripled up security.
I have a friend -- Bernie "The Jew."
He's a real estate agent. Wear workman's clothes.
He'll be there to let you into the back.
Don't show your face on Pleasant Avenue.
Here's the thing --
the apartment window's got good sight lines
to the social club.
You'll get a clean shot when Chin decides to come out.
He's got to come out at some point.
I want you to call me when he does.
And when did you rentan apartment
across from Chin's social club?
In the hospital,
soon as I could reach for a phone.
Don't you see, Del?
Now, Bonanno's done a low-blow to Chin,
which gives us a window of opportunity.
If we take Chin out now, the Families,
they'll think that it was Bonanno.
Chin is dead. Bonanno will be next.
and I'll be the only one left standing.
If the families find outyou killed Chin,
you'll have all of 'emagainst you.
You'll die an ugly death.
♪♪
Maybe.
[ Indistinct conversation, horns honking in distance ]
Chin: I saw that -- that little spark engulf the car.
I saw Ricky screaming, his face on fire.
I was 30 seconds away from death.
And who do you think's behind it?
Bonanno, most likely.
You think Johnson could get a nigger on this street
to plant a bomb, day or night?
What, you don't think Bumpy Johnson knows white people?
White people love that guy.That's his secret.
Don't underestimate him.[ Door opens ]
-I got him right here! -It's Ernie!
[ Door closes ]Ernie: Bonanno's guy!
This bastard made a run for it after the blast!
[ Groans ]
I chased him all the way to 108th.
[ Muffled scream ]You stay the fuck down!
He's one of Bonanno'sfrom Bensonhurst.
I recognized him.
Used to date Rose Covelli.
All right, get him in the chair.Tie him up.
All right, turn on the television -- make it loud.
He looks like a screamer.
...simple fact is that until we went into the streets,
the federal government...
Change the fucking channel! Come on!
Get that nigger protest off there!
♪ We love Clanky, Clanky the Spaceman ♪
♪ He can do a lot of things nobody else can ♪
♪ We just squeeze him♪
♪♪
Randolph on TV: ...Coordinating Committee, Brother John Lewis.
Ellsworth, look who came to watch the March with us.
It's Archibald and Lillian.
Looks like you're healing upnicely, Ellsworth.
Yeah.Lillian: I think you lost a few pounds in the hospital.
It suits you.
This is Del Chance, Nat Pettigrew.
Nice to meet you fine people.
They're about to go.
Mayme: Girls, help your father down here.
I'll grab the refreshments.
I don't know ifI need any help now.Lillian: Mm-hmm.
We were just talking to your beautiful daughters here.
You've been hiding this one,huh, Bumpy?
She's my daughter from a previous relationship.
Forgive Archie.
He's always sticking his nose in people's business.
It's okay.
So, Elise, Mayme tells me you'repart of the Muslim group.
Nation. The Nation of Islam.
And they make you wear that outfit?
They don't make you wear it. You have to earn the right.
It's called a hijab.
When I get older,maybe I can have one.
Let's watch the march.
If we do not get meaningful legislation out of
this Congress, the time will come when we will not confine
our marching to Washington.
[ Cheers and applause]
♪ Clanky reports to you and me ♪
♪ He can make anything chocolatey ♪
Clanky is very clever![ Utensil clinks ]
[ Cartoon chatter continues in background ]
[ Slurps ]
[ Exhales sharply, sniffs ]
[ Sniffs ]
Why did Bonanno come after me?
Huh?
He was not sanctionedto hit me.
No Families gave himpermission to do that!
[ Groans ]
A man that tells somebody to puta bomb under their car...
that's a manthat lives by no code!
There were kidsout on that fuckin' street!
You hear me?!
[ Groaning ]
Our entire way of lifeis based on them rules.
If -- If we don'tstick to them rules,
we're no different than the apes.
[ Cartoon chatter continues ]
Would you turnthat fuckin' thing off?
[ TV shuts off ]Ernie,give me his wallet.
[ Sniffs ]
1632 74th Street, Brooklyn.
[ Whines ]
Yeah, that's right. That's right.
As a rule,we don't touch families.
But because you put a lowdowndirty bomb under my car,
the car that my wife drives,that my kids are in,
I'm gonna...
I'm gonna kill your family. No!
Ah! Ah!
I'm gonna killyour fucking family.
Ernie, go to Brooklyn and wipe 'em out.
[ Sobbing ]
You killed Joe's son.
You killed Lorenzo.
A 17-year-old boy.
All 'cause... [ Whimpers, chuckles ]
♪♪
All 'cause he was fucking your daughter.
[ Gunshot ]
[ Dogs barking in distance ]
[ Sighs ]Sorry, boss.
I couldn't let him disrespect you like that.
Not here in our house.
Yeah.
He was a fucking liar.
Okay. Why don't we get thismess cleaned up, huh?
Hey.
When we open the books back up,
you know,I'll remember this day.
[ Sniffs ]
[ Siren wails in distance ]
[ Horns honking ]
Mayme: What are you doing up on your feet?
Why the hell you invitethose self-satisfied
Sugar Hill negroes up in here?You know I can't stand them.
You know that, right?We talked about this last week.
I don't remember that.
You don't wantto remember.
I'm not up for this today.
[ Speech plays on TV ]
It's not that I don'twant a will.
I just don't want Archiedoing it. That's it.
He is the best trust and estate lawyer in Harlem,
if not Manhattan.
I don't want that busybodyall up in my business. Mnh-mnh.
I don't understand, Ellsworth.
You have everything organized --
your businesses, your bankaccounts, your stock portfolios.
But you don't have a will.
You have never wanted to deal with
the inevitability of your own death.
[ Speech continues ]
I saw you shot in front of my eyes.
[ Sighs ]
I thought you were dead.
Margaret thought you were dead.
This is not some fantasy. This could really happen.
Mayme...
I'm not going anywhere,all right?
I'm here.
I am betting that right now,
you are making some plan to go after Chin.
Where will it end?
Will it ever end?
That is why I need the will.
Signed and sealed.
[ Speech continues ]
[ Knock on door ]
[ Speech plays on TV ]
[ Dog barking in distance ]
You okay?
Olympia told me that Silva Vendetti was murdered.
I went to high school with him, and now he's dead 'cause of me.
He's dead because he's in the mob.
No, he's dead 'cause I went to Joe Bonanno.
It started a war.
What's going on?
My parents have eyes everywhere.
I just need some space.
I want to go somewhere they can't find me.
My mom will have a fit.No, no, no.
Let's get the bus to California.
I swiped some money from my mom's purse.
I got enough to get us there.
I-I have a recording sessiontonight.
You can finish it in California.
Come on, Teddy. We gotta go.I-I know. I just...
This is everything we worked towards.
It's finally coming true.I don't want to ruin that.
It's rude to have your guests out in the hallway.
If you came here, white girl,
might as well come see how the other half live.
[ Dog barks in distance ]
[ Speech continues on TV ]
[ Indistinct conversations ]
Well,it's not a five-star,
but I didn't want to runinto anybody I know.
Ah, creature comforts don't mean much to me, Adam.
That's 'cause you don't knowhow to live!
[ Elevator bell dings ]
[ Sighs ]
You're Malcolm X, aren't you?
Yes, sir.
I thought the Honorable Elijah Muhammad
banned the Nation from this "Farce."
Well, I have his blessings to be an observer.
This is Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
I'm George Lincoln Rockwell.
You here for the march?Indeed I am.
When such an unspeakable, vast,
storming ocean African savages marches on your capitol,
the white man must do something about it.
I'm president of the American Nazi Party.
Your friend Malcolm and I agree completely.
We both want the black man to go back to Africa.
[ Elevator bell dings ]
Be great if the Jews went with 'em.
The white man's fed up.
You'll see 10,000 of us here today,
marching in solidarity.
If I weren't a gentleman,I'd punch you right in the nose.
Malcolm, set your friend straight.
You're a black supremacist, and I'm a white supremacist.
We have more in common than you think.
[ Elevator bell dings ]
Chin: Thanks for coming, Louis.
You -- You gotta take your collar off.
Excuse me?
You heard me.
I want to talk to you as a brother, not a priest.
Come on.
Take it off! Uh --
Come on!
I confessed to you that I did a terrible thing.
And I need to know if you told anyone.
You insult my integrityas a priest
if you think I would breakthe sacred seal of confession.
No one?
Not to mention -- Not to mention,
you offend me as a brother.
And you're sure?
Yes, I'm sure.
Vincent...
Joey Bonanno's...
He tried to blow me up this morning.
His soldier said that I whacked his son.
You know.
I didn't tell anybody else but you.
You murdered a teenage boy.
Yeah.
And now you're reapingwhat you've sown.
I told you that.
I've been in agony.
And my only solace isLuke 17:3 --
"If your brother sins,rebuke him,
but if he repents, forgive him."
And can you?
Forgive me?
Do you repent?
♪♪
Louis. Louis.
[ Sighs ]
Louis, you gotta get out of here, all right?
You gotta get out of here.
This is no place for you to be right now.
You gotta go. Come on. You gotta get out.
♪♪
Let me help.
♪♪
[ Sighs ]
[ Sniffs ]
♪♪
[ Car horn honks ]
♪♪
Aside from Palmetto Chemical,
the bank accounts, stocks, and real estate in your name
and the various companiesregistered in the Cayman Islands
of which you are sole owner,
are there other assets we should mention?
That's it.
Ellsworth, there are three people you should never lie to --
your doctor, your lawyer, and yourself.
I should remind you
that profits obtained from gambling and narcotics
can be subject to civil forfeiture.
[ Chuckles ]
Money's clean, all right?
Mmm.
Oh, these are delicious, Mayme.
Thank you, Archie.
Now, beneficiaries.
Everything goes to Mayme with a trust for Margaret.
And what are your plans for your other daughter?
I want to take care of her.
Give her a-a trust.
Well, Archie,to be perfectly clear,
Margaret is notmy biological daughter.
She's Elise's.
Bumpy isMargaret's grandfather.
In that case, there's the issue of guardianship.
Are you her legal guardian?
No.
That's a serious issue.
Look, we took Margaret from Elise's hands when she was 1.
Elise was strung out on drugs at the time, you know?
Bumpy got sent away a month later.
We just never got around to it.
Elise could demand custody of the child,
and the court would agree.
You could lose your rights even to see the child.
[ Speech continues on TV ]
[ Crowd cheers on TV ]
I'll talk to her.
Here we have a memento known as "We Shall Overcome"
by one of the gifted artists of America.
I hope you will get one before you leave.
Now, now. Cheer up!
You don't drink, you don't smoke,
and the Nazis love you.
It's ain't easy being a Muslim.
The Nazis are the epitomeof hatred and prejudice
in this country.
Well, it's a free country,
and anyone's free to be an idiot.
That's what's great about America.
Hmm.
Aw, come on, now.
You were readyto punch him in the nose.
And I was reminded of Corinthians --
"Do not repay evil with evil, insult with insult."
[ Applause]
Oh, damn. Mm-hmm.
Now, I supposethe Bible has a quote
for when you run out of cigarettes, too.
As a matter of fact, yes.
"You become a slave to whatever it is you choose to obey."
I figured you'd come upwith something.
Let's get to the march.
I'll pick up some smokes on the way.
This march...
This is not for me, Adam.
[ Sighs ]
You go on. I'll wait here.
[ Singing ]
Let's turn it up. Mahalia's singing.
♪♪
♪ And I've
Mm. Praise you, Father.
♪ Been scorned
Praise you, Father. Praise you, Father.
♪ I've
♪ Been
♪ 'Buked, Lord
Powell: Blessed with this voice...
♪ And I've been scorned
Praise you. Praise you, Lord.Praise you.
♪ Take
♪ But the one thing I've done wrong ♪
Thank you. Thank you.Thank you, Jesus.
Thank you, Jesus.Thank you, Jesus. Thank you.
♪ You know I've stayed
Shall we?
♪ In the valley, Lord, too long ♪
[ Keys clank ]
♪ You know I'm gonna tell...
[ Man speaking indistinctly on TV ]
[ Laughs softly ]
I didn't see you.
I-I didn't want to interrupt.
In the Muslim faith,we pray five times a day.
That wasmy afternoon prayer, Asr.
I realize this must still be a shock for you,
seeing me like this.
Seeing you, maybe, and Margaret standing there together?
It was like Heaven on Earth for me.
You know, I was angry at you.
I blamed you for a lot ofmistakes I made.
I blamed you for how unhappy I was.
But I've taken responsibilityfor myself,
and my faith has led the way.
And I just want to thank you
for letting Margaretback in my life.
That's what I wanted to talk with you about.
The the thing is, I've been trying to get the estate
in order for Mayme, for Margaret, and for you.
And there's some guardianship issues.
What do you mean?
We'd always intended to --
to legally adopt Margaret long ago,
but it never happened.
Now I need your consent to do that.
[ Telephone rings ]
I am grateful to you.Please know that.
But I can't give up my child.
Not for money. Not for anything.
I --
I'm sorry. I just -- I can't.
[ Footsteps approach ]
Daddy? There's a man on the phone.
Thanks, little one.
That's what you usedto call me.
I did.
[ Speech plays indistinctly on TV ]
♪♪
Hello?
Yeah, it's me.
I suppose you heard the news.
Yeah. You missed.
Yeah, my guy fucked up, and now he's dead.
It's a fucking mess. Yes, it is.
Listen, in case you get any ideas
about taking matters into your own hands,
it wasn't sanctioned, okay?
If you take a crack at Chin, they're gonna think it's me.
I'm gonna be fucked upside down.
Stay away from Chin.
Chin ain't my target.
Even though he deserves to die for shooting me
in front of my wife and kids.
Yeah, well, I suffer every day for the loss of my son.
Your kids are alive.
Let's hope they stay that way.
[ Clicks, dial tone ]
[ Receiver slams ][ Pounds desk ]
[ Thud ]
[ Dial tone ]
♪♪
Give me the keys.
[ Keys clank ]
♪♪
[ Lock clicks ]
♪♪
[ Horns honk in distance ]
It's a perfect sight-lineto the club.
Pettigrew: Almost got this thing built.
I just got to put on the scope.
Hurry up.
I don't want to miss Chinwhen he comes out.
♪♪
[ Gospel music plays on radio ]
♪♪
I'd offer you some water, but our plumbing is broke.
That's all right. Thank you for inviting me in.
Did you hear what they saidon the radio, Mama?
This is a fight for all of us,white and black.
Mm-hmm.
We're excited about Teddy's new song being recorded.
He says you was talkin' about California
when there's some money.
Mama. Yeah. Yeah, we were.
There's a lot of opportunities out there.
And...
your son's one of the greatest talents I ever heard.
At least we agree on something.
Tell me, Stella, you ever been to California?
No.
You think it's all sunshine and palm trees?
No, of course not.Where you gonna stay?
A black neighborhood or a white one?
'Cause from what I hear, the two don't mix.
Wherever we're accepted.And whenever you have children,
where they goin' to school?
Because even though they passed desegregation,
ain't nobody complying with it out there.
Better hope the baby looks more like you.
Mama, stop.
Don't you see this girl is gonnaget you killed?
No, she ain't.You say you love him?
Why would you put him in a position to get shot?
Mama,shut your damn mouth.
Teddy, don't talk to her that way.
She's right.
[ Indistinct shouting ]
Hey!
Stella. Come on.
Look. Don't listen to her.
Stella, don't listen to her.
She's right, Teddy.She ain't right.
She's right. She don't know.
I get people killed.
I feel like I'm losing my mind.
I started a warso that we could be together.
Stella, I'm not scared, all right?
I'm not scared.What do you mean?
It's over, Teddy.
What are you talking about?
What -- What do you mean it's over?
Come on, Stella.
I'm not scared.It's over, Teddy. It's over.
I'm gonna go tell my father.And this time, it's for real.
You're just gonna give up that easy?
What part of this has been easy?
♪♪
[ Exhales sharply ]
I'd rather give you upthan see you dead.
♪♪
[ Horns honking, sirens wailing ]
[ Speech plays on TV ]
Excuse me a moment.
How'd it go with Elise?
I guess... [ Sighs ]
No mother worth respect wouldgive up her child
if she could help it.
At some point,
Margaret is going to find outthe truth, all right?
I want to delay that for as long as possible.
Look, I know you're afraid thatyou're gonna lose Margaret.
But that ain't gonna happen.
You gave your love.
You gave your sacrifice.
That made you her mama.
You're gonna always be her mama.
All right?
We'll make it work.
-Come on, everyone! -We will make it work.
Come on! Reverend Shuttlesworth --
he's about to speak. Hurry up.
Man: ...of the struggle from Birmingham, Alabama...
Mm.
Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth.
Yeah.
We knew that...that there were going to be enough people here
today to let the nation finally realize
that we mean business about this thing called freedom.
We didn't come to molest.
We came to be peaceful and loving and law-abiding
because we are a law-abiding people.
[ Groans ]
And we are glad
that you came in such large numbers today,
both white, black, and all races and all colors.
The people here today came to serve notice that if
our country wants peace and tranquility,
they might just as well free the Negro.
Because, you see, we realize
that if freedom belongs to anybody,
it belongs to everybody.
And until everybody has freedom, nobody is really free.
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Engine revs ]
[ Breathing heavily ]
[ Electricity crackling ]
[ Screams ]
[ Crackling stops ]
Last month, you cameand you asked for help
when Teddy Greene went underthe protection of Bonanno.
But you was lying. Right?
[ Groaning ]
[ Electricity crackling ]
[ Groaning ]
All right. All right.
[ Crackling stops ]
You're working with Bumpy Johnson.
I barely know the man.
Well, see, there you go, lying again.
Because I asked around, and apparently,
Johnson gave you the money to open your store.
Please. Please, Mr. Gigante. I-I beg you.
I have two daughters.
What did Johnson say to Bonanno?
I don't know.
No? Go ahead.
[ Electricity crackling ][ Groans ]
What did he say?!
What'd he say?!
Hey! Hey!
Stop.[ Crackling stops ]
Come on.
[ Panting ]
I told you I don't know. I don't know.
[ Breathing heavily ]
You would lose your life to protect Bumpy Johnson?
[ Breathing heavily ]
I ain't no snitch.
[ Spits ]
[ Crowd cheers on TV ]
Man: ...decent housing, integrated education, FEPC,
and the right to vote. What do you say?
[ Crowd cheers ]
She's upset and won't tell mewhat's wrong.
Bumpy: She's lucky to have a bigsister like you, little one.
Come down here and join me.
Don't worry. I'll see what the problem is.
[ Crowd cheers ]
The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says we have to turn
our televisions in another direction to avoid this farce.
Just watch a sec, honey.
Today we're all fighting on the same side.
[ Crowd cheers ]
Is someone going to kill me?
No, of course not.
Why would you say that?
The man on the phone says he hopes we stay alive.
[ Sniffles ]
You gotta promise meyou won't listen in
when your daddy's on the phone.You hear me?
You hear me?
No harm will ever cometo you.
Ever.
I would never allow it.
Promise?
Cross my heart.
I'll never forget seeing you on the ground.
I know.
♪♪
[ Clicks tongue ] Go on, now.
Why don't you go listento the speech with your mama?
Go sit with your mamaon the couch.
[ Speech continues ]
♪♪
[ Crowd cheers ]
♪♪
At this time, I have the honor to present to you
the moral leader of our nation.[ Rhythmic clapping ]
A great, dedicated man.
A philosopher of a non-violent system of behavior...
[ Telephone ringing ] ...in seeking to bring about social change.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
[ Crowd cheers ]
King: Thank you, Mr. Randolph.
Hey.
Bumpy, there's activity.
Is it out front?
We've got eyes on Chin.
Yeah, he's coming. He's coming out the club.
Fuckin' goombahs are all out front.
King: ...millions of people's faces...
-Just give us the word. -...burned by
the flames of injustice.
I'm lined up.
Wait a second.A taxi's pulling up.
Doors are opening.
Someone's getting out.
Who?
It's -- It's his kid.Stella.
Now is not the time for retribution.
-I got the shot. -He's got the shot, Bump.
-Hold up. -Hold on.
Hold up, hold up, she's in my sight-line.
Hold on. She's in the way.
King: We put our faith into wisdom of non-violence.
[ Elise laughs ]
We shall obtain justice without resorting...
-Okay. I got the shot. -He's got the shot, Bump.
We must ascend the mountain...
Okay. It's clean now.Stella's out the way.
Are you there? Bump?
Is it a go? Is it a go?
Bump, is it a go? He's got the shot!
King: ...and again.
Bump?
We must rise to the majestic heights...
Stand down.
-What? -Do not shoot him
in front of his daughter.
You hear me?
Stand down, Chance.What the fuck?
♪♪
[ Safety clanks ]
I had it clean.
I don't understand.
I dream of a day my children will live in a country
where they will be judged not by their skin color,
but what they carry within their hearts.
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Elevator bell dings ]It pains me to admit it,
but Martin gave a damn good speech.
Mr. Rockwell!
We didn't see you at the rally.
I was there.
Oh, yes.
You promised 10,000 of yourbrethren would show up.
The New York Timesreportertold me it was closer to 74.
Go back to Africa.
Why Africa?I'm from Harlem, New York.
It's a jungle, too,but the food's better.
You'd do better to preach in the jungle
where you can fornicate with the nigger savages.
[ Groans ]
[ Exhales sharply ] I'm gonna sue you.
Get in line, baby.
[ Breathing heavily ]
[ Elevator bell dings ]
Well, how'd it feel to finally strike back...
Reverend?
Fan-fucking-tastic.
[ Both laugh ]
[ Elevator bell dings ]
[ Chorus humming ]
♪♪
♪ Run down to the river
♪ We're heading home
♪ Mm-mm, mm, mm
♪♪
Sorry, Bobby.
♪♪
It was my job to protect you.
♪♪
♪ Freedom, freedom, freedom
♪ Oh, Lord
♪♪
♪ Freedom, freedom, freedom
♪ Oh, Lord
♪♪
♪ Freedom, freedom, freedom
♪ Oh, Lord