Killing Them Softly (Cogan's Trade Movie Tie-in Edition)

Mitch said. “You get me some company for tonight. I’ll take it from there. Fourteen-o-nine. I’m in the tower, all right?”
    â€œThat,” Cogan said, “I’ll do the best I can for you. That’s something you’re gonna have to decide.”

“H E’S NOT WALKING RIGHT ,” Gill said. He wore a dark blue tanker jacket and sat opposite Cogan in the Hayes Bickford across the street from the Lobster Tail.
    â€œOf course he’s not walking right,” Cogan said. “He’s hurt. He’s all beat to shit.”
    â€œIt takes him a long time to do something,” Gill said. “I seen him, he was getting out of his car. It takes him a long time.”
    â€œHe’s all taped up,” Cogan said.
    â€œHe’s sure slow,” Gill said.
    â€œHe don’t feel good,” Cogan said. “You wouldn’t feel good, either.”
    â€œWhat’re we gonna do, Jack?” Gill said.
    â€œYou’re gonna drive the car,” Cogan said. “Never mind thinking about what I’m gonna do. You just think about what you’re gonna do.”
    â€œI’m gonna get some money,” Gill said.
    â€œFive hundred,” Cogan said, “same as always, five hundred. You don’t fuck anything up.”
    â€œI ever fuck anything up with you?” Kenny said.
    â€œKenny,” Cogan said, “the world’s full of guys that never fucked up, and then they did something and they fucked up once and they’re doing time. So this’s no night to start, not when I’m with you. What’d you get for a car?”
    â€œOlds,” Gill said. “Last year’s Four-four-two. Nice car.”
    â€œDon’t get attached to it,” Cogan said. “You got everything in it, I gave you?”
    â€œSure,” Gill said.
    â€œThe way I gave it to you and all,” Cogan said.
    â€œYeah,” Gill said.
    â€œOkay,” Cogan said, “all you gotta do is, you got to drive.”
    â€œWho is this guy?” Gill said.
    â€œDon’t matter,” Cogan said.
    â€œNo,” Gill said, “I mean, really. Who is this guy? This the guy Steve and Barry beat up?”
    â€œKenny,” Cogan said.
    â€œI didn’t mean nothing.” Gill said. “I was just wondering. I was, there was this guy, really got beat up, he was running a card game. And this guy, he’s hurt, I was wondering if it was the same guy.”
    â€œWho told you about the guy with the card game, Kenny,” Cogan said.
    â€œJack,” Gill said, “like I said, I was just wondering. I didn’t mean nothing. What’d he do with the card game?”
    â€œHe had a couple guys come in and knock it over,” Cogan said.
    â€œOh,” Gill said. “See, well, I couldn’t understand it. Steve and Barry.”
    â€œYou figured I should’ve asked you,” Cogan said.
    â€œI could’ve used the money, Jack,” Gill said.
    â€œYou can always use the money,” Cogan said. “Thing of it is, and I didn’t ask them, incidentally, you got that?”
    â€œSure,” Gill said.
    â€œThe thing needed two guys,” Cogan said. “That’s why you didn’t get called.”
    â€œI could’ve got another guy,” Gill said. “I could’ve got the guy I had with me onna dogs.”
    â€œUh huh,” Cogan said, “well, okay, Kenny. Next time I need two guys, I’ll call you.”
    â€œHe would’ve been all right,” Kenny said. “He’s a good guy. Only, I don’t think he’s gonna hang around much now.”
    â€œOkay, Kenny,” Cogan said, “you just keep things in mind, I need two guys some time, I’ll maybe call you first and if you can get me a guy, I’ll use you. Okay?”
    â€œOkay,” Kenny said. “See, I was just thinking, was all, Jack.”
    â€œThat’s your weak spot, Kenny,” Cogan said. “Never mind it. Just do like I tell you, everything’ll be all right.”
    â€œDoes he know?” Gill said.
    â€œNah,” Cogan said, “he oughta, but he probably doesn’t. I don’t think so, no.”
    Wearing a gray and red tattersall coat, Mark Trattman, his hands in his pockets, emerged from the Lobster Tail alone. The attendant in the snorkel coat started walking down the street.
    â€œSon of a bitch,” Cogan said. “Didn’t score tonight