FAST CHARLIE

EPISODE TWO

Why taxidermy? Alright. I like giving everlasting life to something that didn't have a fair chance at one. I restore their dignity. When I give a hunter back his trophy. I want that animal to haunt his dreams. That's an intriguing profession. No more than being an enforcer for some mob.

I'm not an enforcer. Muscle then. A lot of guys with more muscle than me. Alright. A trigger man, button guy. I'm more like a, um, Concierge. A fixer. Problem solver. Hmm. Like. I got a body with no head that needs identifying. Exactly. And if I needed tickets on the 50 odd line for Saints game? Yep, I could get those for you.

Who'd you have to kill to get them? Depends on who they're playing.

Well, four stars for the Tuscan tomato. What do you think about?

Don't think so much, Charlie. Stay in the moment. Enjoy it. The rest. What else?

Yeah. What were you thinking, Charlie?

Don't let the folds of fat hanging over their belts or their receding hairlines fool you. There's over 300 years of state time. Stand in there stands crew extortion. Loan sharking. You name it, they do it. Happy birthday, Stan. Happy birthday. My family. Love them all.

Here we go now. Alright, Benny, there's yours. I'm on the fuckin diet, Charlie. I don't know about that, Benny. There's no what Celine tells me. Alright. Charlie.

Benny Moran. Runs all of Stan's gentlemen's clubs. Stuck to his one rule. Never sample the wares. That's his wife, Celine. Those two more in love 28 years later. Paulie. Stan hired him thinking he was Paulie Icepick out of Boston. When he found out he wasn't, he couldn't bring himself to send the kid packing.

So he made him his chauffeur. Tony D. No one knows what the D stands for, and everyone's afraid to ask. Runs Stan's gambling operations. New girl, only don't call her that to her face. Been one of us for 12 years now. Saw her shoot a guy's big toe off when he forgotten called her that. Moist. Winn Dixie. So this what I merit now, a*****e bought birthday cake?

You know, those fancy bakery cakes. They look great. Tastes like s**t.

You get on home, Paul. I'll finish up here. Thanks, Charlie. If you're gonna stay for the game, don't forget to give Stan his night pills. Otherwise he sleepwalks. Last week he almost walked into the pool. Later, Benny. You got it.

You know, I was thinking, uh, did you ever, uh Did you get one of those little pretty fixer uppers? You know, we used to go all the time over there. All the time you'd go there. Italy. Italy. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. I'm still searching. What are you doing? I'm searching. I'm looking. Still searching. f**k a bunch of searching.

Just do it. I'm going to tell you something right now. In 20 years from now, you'll be much more disappointed at the things you didn't do then than the ones you did. Now that's the only law of the universe that's worth a s**t. Well, there's a truth in that. Look at me. I'm set. I, I got a place in God's pocket where I spend my sunset days watching them ponies, playing them during the day and some rum punches at night.

You know now that sounds like a plan. Plan? You want, you want God to laugh, you make a plan. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm.

Bigger. Huh? Beggar wants to sit down with you. What does he want to sit down with me for? He wants to run some ideas by you. What kind of ideas might he have? I don't know. I don't know. You said he reached out to you. Well, what does he got something? Maybe.

Alright. I'll tell you what, go ahead and set it up. I'm gonna sit him right in front of me. This close and tell him to go f**k himself. See, here's the thing that I did learn, though. That you don't wrestle with a pig. He'll get you dirty, and he'll like it. Okay. All right. Stay away from that bone.

Easy now. You dumb f***s ever heard of ring doorbell? Put the gun down. And get him.

Go on, get him. Pick him up. Mr.

Benny, leave a message. Hey, Benny, we're under attack. Warn everyone at the casino.

Hi, this is Stan Mullins. Please leave a message. No, no, no. Nobody can. Why don't you

go feed the seagulls, huh? Not too generous.

See, you got the granddaughter visiting.

I assume you want to kill Beggar. You know I can't sanction that. You sanctioned the hit on Stan. No, I did not. That was a wrong move. Nobody knew. Then what's the issue? Beggar's an honor. Funnels a lot of money into the coffers. And to stay vital, you gotta change the way of thinking. Make room for the new guys.

Stan was always fair with you. Stan's gone. And you should be too, if you're smart. I'm offering you that.

I've always had one rule, Sam. Be good to the people who were good to you. Then be good to yourself, Charlie. And get as far away from here as you can. Understand, if you kill Beggar Hey. I came here out of respect. You do what you have to do

What did Rolo have on beggar? I don't know But whatever it was got him deceased. Well, where is he? Beggar. Why don't you ask one of your crew? I would But they're all dead You sure about that? All

right, Benny. Here's yours. Here you go, Celine. Thank you. So, you seen Blade? Huh? You seen Blade? Do I look like his parole officer? Heh heh.

Charlie Swift. Celine.

Is Benny around? You just missed him. He went to go meet some guys over at the club.

I was just gonna call him. I'll tell him you stopped by.

You say goodbye to him before work. It's just our thing. Did say it today, for some reason.

You tell him I meant to.

Betrayal's a funny thing. It's very nature ish to catch you on a web. This one was a gut punch I never saw coming.

Hey, Charlie. Hey, Giselle. You coming over after my shift tomorrow?

I might have to take a rain check. I'll let you know.

Charlie? Nope. Thought you were doing collections, not bouncer work. Place is under new management. Biggest guys already move in? Soon as the lights came on. Like roaches. Moved in with Esther, I hear. I bet you she'd be glad to see you come home early for supper. I'll bring her some wings. Maybe I'll get lucky.

Don't forget to get a receipt.

Charlie! No, no.

Charlie, Beggar said Stan was finished here. He wasn't the same, Charlie. He wasn't always right in the head. You turned on your own. I had to make a choice for myself. Where's Beggar? He been on the move since this thing went down. Out of his f*****g mind looking for whatever that rollo guy had. He's got the whole gang looking for him.

You ought to get out of Biloxi, Charlie. That's what everyone keeps telling me.

Esther likes to eat late.

Miss Kramer? Hello, Mr. Swift. Just calling to say thanks for your lovely gift. I was hoping to get him home for the weekend. I have a Ferret. And a white tailed eagle ahead of yours. So, your little friend's gonna have to wait. By the way, where'd you find him? Southeast corner of the Inca little Grand. He got a name?

Uh huh. Rocky. The original. He's the smith of raccoons.

I'm gonna need a little more time with him, due to the tire marks. Take your time. Just want the best for Rocky. You got it.

Pissed about the old man?

Guy was fast as a cellbite.