True Confessions

436 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:38,492 - Now, now, now, Seamus. - His eyes twinkle. 437 00:32:38,570 --> 00:32:41,335 Now, you show me a priest whose eyes twinkle all the time 438 00:32:41,407 --> 00:32:43,238 and I'll show you a moron. 439 00:32:43,309 --> 00:32:44,954 That's quite enough, Seamus. Quite enough. 440 00:32:44,978 --> 00:32:47,502 But you know that I cannot buy a new furnace. 441 00:32:47,581 --> 00:32:49,571 I cannot buy new desks for the school. 442 00:32:49,649 --> 00:32:53,949 I can't even buy insurance for the car without his permission. 443 00:32:55,122 --> 00:32:57,351 What's this we call that, Desmond? 444 00:32:57,424 --> 00:33:00,691 - Central purchasing, Your Eminence. - Ah, central purchasing. 445 00:33:00,762 --> 00:33:04,198 I see. Well, I thought the priority was saving souls. 446 00:33:04,266 --> 00:33:06,700 I don't need you to tell me what our priorities are, Seamus. 447 00:33:06,768 --> 00:33:10,569 When I took over this archdiocese, it was virtually broke. 448 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:12,231 The banks now lend us money, 449 00:33:12,307 --> 00:33:14,833 due in no small measure to Monsignor Spellacy here. 450 00:33:14,911 --> 00:33:18,712 Well, if he has his way, there'll be pay toilets for the rectory next. 451 00:33:19,416 --> 00:33:24,615 Seamus, I've known you for, what is it, 50 years now. 452 00:33:25,323 --> 00:33:28,018 And you were always a pain in the neck. 453 00:33:28,693 --> 00:33:31,491 Now, you've had your say. Good afternoon. 454 00:33:58,427 --> 00:34:01,487 Nothing today without a reservation, I'm afraid. 455 00:34:01,564 --> 00:34:03,759 Monsignor Spellacy's table. 456 00:34:03,832 --> 00:34:06,063 I was under the impression that Monsignor Spellacy 457 00:34:06,136 --> 00:34:08,502 would be lunching with Mr. Amsterdam. 458 00:34:08,572 --> 00:34:11,097 Well, you made a mistake, fuckhead. 459 00:34:15,312 --> 00:34:17,110 Right this way, sir. 460 00:35:08,405 --> 00:35:09,736 Monsignor. 461 00:35:14,244 --> 00:35:16,076 I'd like to talk to you. 462 00:35:18,349 --> 00:35:19,441 Bye. 463 00:35:23,489 --> 00:35:25,787 I'm sure I'll have a better table in a moment, Monsignor. 464 00:35:25,858 --> 00:35:27,850 It's perfectly all right, John. 465 00:35:30,697 --> 00:35:34,064 I'll have a rob roy, straight up, twist, thank you. 466 00:35:34,134 --> 00:35:35,898 And, Tommy, what would you like? 467 00:35:35,970 --> 00:35:40,167 A Schlitz, straight up, no twist, as long as His Eminence is paying. 468 00:35:44,512 --> 00:35:47,141 - I'm so sorry, Monsignor. - That's all right. 469 00:35:47,215 --> 00:35:49,615 - The usual, Monsignor? - Yes, please. Thank you. 470 00:35:49,685 --> 00:35:51,483 Tommy, what would you like? 471 00:35:52,688 --> 00:35:55,453 - The usual will be fine for me too. - Yes. 472 00:35:55,858 --> 00:35:58,292 - Whatever it is. - You'll find out. 473 00:35:59,696 --> 00:36:02,598 His Eminence told me to tell you that he was very grateful 474 00:36:02,666 --> 00:36:03,910 for what you did for Father Gagnon. 475 00:36:03,934 --> 00:36:06,802 It's nothing. Anytime, anytime. 476 00:36:13,011 --> 00:36:15,172 Oh, yes, I saw this before. 477 00:36:18,551 --> 00:36:20,382 It's a very nice photo. 478 00:36:21,587 --> 00:36:25,115 Well, you get your face in the paper often enough, Des, for a priest and all. 479 00:36:25,192 --> 00:36:26,536 For a mick priest from Boyle Heights. 480 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:30,257 No, you know, you always were a harp with class. 481 00:36:30,330 --> 00:36:33,026 In fact, what are you going to call yourself when you become pope? 482 00:36:33,100 --> 00:36:34,728 I don't know. I thought about it. 483 00:36:34,802 --> 00:36:37,236 - Maybe I'll call myself Gelasius II. - Yeah? 484 00:36:37,305 --> 00:36:40,070 It has a nice little ring to it, don't you think? 485 00:36:41,043 --> 00:36:42,839 Then again, it could be something simpler. 486 00:36:42,910 --> 00:36:44,503 Thomas, after you. 487 00:36:44,580 --> 00:36:47,378 There's never been a Pope Thomas. Thomas I. 488 00:36:47,449 --> 00:36:50,782 Thomas I. I like that. It's nice and common. 489 00:36:52,321 --> 00:36:55,553 A constant reminder to me that the flesh is weak. 490 00:36:57,294 --> 00:36:59,887 Don't give me that pious crap, Des. 491 00:36:59,964 --> 00:37:03,456 Not after that raffle at the Holy Innocents last year, 492 00:37:04,502 --> 00:37:08,633 fixing it so that Sonny O'Meara's daughter got that new Studebaker. 493 00:37:08,707 --> 00:37:11,267 No wonder you gave such a big hello to Sonny over there. 494 00:37:11,344 --> 00:37:13,834 Well, what did you get out of that? 495 00:37:17,216 --> 00:37:19,980 Sonny's vote on the planning commission. 496 00:37:20,887 --> 00:37:24,516 Got the property condemned for the new school at Holy Innocents. 497 00:37:25,893 --> 00:37:29,35