Needful Things

a tastier cup of coffee. 394 00:38:50,076 --> 00:38:53,598 You wouldn't, by any chance, have something in the way of a doughnut? 395 00:38:53,670 --> 00:38:56,263 Something I might dunk, Ms. Chalmers? 396 00:38:58,638 --> 00:39:02,367 Please, we're going to be neighbors. Why don't you call me Polly? 397 00:39:27,873 --> 00:39:29,101 Go on. 398 00:39:35,307 --> 00:39:40,297 Oh, no! No! No! Shit! 399 00:39:44,908 --> 00:39:49,669 - Dan, it's me. - Jesus! What the hell are you doing? 400 00:39:49,742 --> 00:39:52,564 You scared the hell out of me, sneaking up on me like that. 401 00:39:52,637 --> 00:39:55,700 - Put the gun down, Dan. - Yeah. 402 00:39:59,938 --> 00:40:03,834 Another couple of seconds, I would've been out of here. You would've missed me. 403 00:40:03,969 --> 00:40:07,062 - What can I do for you? - I had a call from the state auditors. 404 00:40:07,134 --> 00:40:08,165 Yeah? 405 00:40:08,240 --> 00:40:12,332 We have an Appropriations Committee meeting next week to discuss budgets. 406 00:40:12,405 --> 00:40:15,737 - Guess what. It's on my calendar. - They wanna be there. 407 00:40:15,801 --> 00:40:19,361 They want me to bring them printouts, shit from city hall. 408 00:40:20,309 --> 00:40:24,298 Yeah, you know those bastards. They're on some kind of fishing expedition. 409 00:40:24,765 --> 00:40:26,704 What the hell's going on? 410 00:40:32,036 --> 00:40:35,566 I've been having some bad luck at the track lately. 411 00:40:36,703 --> 00:40:41,003 So I borrowed some money from the town petty cash fund to cover the shortfall. 412 00:40:41,108 --> 00:40:42,472 Jesus, Dan. 413 00:40:43,242 --> 00:40:46,430 I'm gonna pay it back. I was gonna pay it back before next week. 414 00:40:46,503 --> 00:40:49,897 - Honest to God. - How much we talking about here? 415 00:40:50,835 --> 00:40:54,791 - $20,000. - $20,000? Jesus Christ! 416 00:40:54,875 --> 00:40:58,428 I'm getting a loan on my dealership to pay it back, from Boston. 417 00:40:58,502 --> 00:40:59,563 When? 418 00:40:59,875 --> 00:41:03,061 Any day now. Two days, four days, next week. 419 00:41:03,175 --> 00:41:04,363 Four days? 420 00:41:09,507 --> 00:41:10,591 Done. 421 00:41:27,233 --> 00:41:29,566 You stall them for me, all right? 422 00:41:30,639 --> 00:41:33,796 - Yeah. I will. Till Monday. - Okay, thanks a lot... 423 00:41:36,201 --> 00:41:40,431 - Believe me, I'll make it worth your while. - Like hell, you will. Just pay it back. 424 00:41:40,502 --> 00:41:44,126 I just meant if you wanted a deal on a new boat. It's all I meant, I swear. 425 00:41:44,198 --> 00:41:46,929 Whatever you want. And for Polly, too. 426 00:41:48,209 --> 00:41:50,468 - I'll get her a deal on... - Monday! 427 00:42:05,704 --> 00:42:07,174 How's my boy? 428 00:42:08,372 --> 00:42:12,631 You have something that's mine, Brian, that you haven't finished paying for. 429 00:42:12,703 --> 00:42:16,266 - But you said I could have it if... - The dealing isn't done, you see... 430 00:42:16,598 --> 00:42:19,660 ...until Mr. Gaunt says the dealing is done. 431 00:42:51,998 --> 00:42:53,622 And away they go! 432 00:42:53,705 --> 00:42:57,102 She's A Hell-Raiser breaks on top and goes straight to the lead... 433 00:42:57,175 --> 00:42:59,497 ... followed by Confucius Sings and Mr. Lee. 434 00:42:59,570 --> 00:43:03,830 Lots Of Luck having a go wide, turning. She's A Hell-Raiser... 435 00:43:05,538 --> 00:43:09,401 Yeah! Boy, what the hell? 436 00:43:10,839 --> 00:43:14,265 - That was pretty fine. - Fine as paint. 437 00:43:14,473 --> 00:43:18,661 - Can I... - Careful. See, this is no ordinary toy. 438 00:43:19,868 --> 00:43:24,826 - What is it? - You see, the man who sold this to me... 439 00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:30,002 ...his father made their fortune from it. 440 00:43:30,667 --> 00:43:33,792 Every morning he'd take the day's racing form... 441 00:43:34,136 --> 00:43:36,970 ...and run its races before they ever happened... 442 00:43:37,032 --> 00:43:39,333 ...one by one, right on this board. 443 00:43:39,999 --> 00:43:43,988 He'd give each tin horse the real name from the paper... 444 00:43:44,238 --> 00:43:47,394 ...do it just by touching and whispering. 445 00:43:48,872 --> 00:43:52,132 - A brand-new name. - Citation. 446 00:43:52,434 --> 00:43:54,371 Sea Biscuit, Well Away... 447 00:43:55,133 --> 00:43:57,903 - Seattle Slew. - Man O' War. 448 00:43:58,100 --> 00:43:59,965 Whoever were running that day. 449 00:44:00,372 --> 00:44:03,827 Wind her up, let her go. 450 00:44:04,036 --> 00:44:06,130 Run the whole damn slate that way! 451 00:44:06,504 --> 00:44:08,087 Northern Dancer. 452 00:44:08,399 --> 00:44:10,564 Eight, ten, a dozen races. 453 00:44:10,671 --> 00:44:13,431 Then go right to the track, and bet on those fillies... 454 00:44:13,534 --> 00:44:17,294 ...