terrified about tonight's episode | boardwalk empire

[gonna]

The hell are you cryin' for?

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[bookeeping]

You don't think the black eye improves it?

[bareknuckled]

Nah, just makes him look lopsided. You gotta do both eyes, even him out.

[bookeeping]

[ a nod, as if that's perfectly reasonable. ] I've read humans prefer symmetry. Would you like to hold him?

[bareknuckled]

Sure thing. Unless you wanna split it. You do one eye, I do the other?

[gonna]

Oh yeah? Try somethin'. I can take the both o'youse assholes with one hand behind my back.

[bareknuckled]

Pipe down, we're doin' you a favor. Improvin' on your flaws.

[gonna]

Admit it: you just want somebody with an eye as ugly as that droopy shit you've got.

[bookeeping]

[ a low warning: ]

Benny.

[gonna]

What?

[ he looks between charlie and meyer.

right, too much. he holds his hands up. ]

Look, I told you, you want 'em taken care of — say the fuckin' word.

[bookeeping]

That's not the point.

[ he doesn't address the offer; that's always been charlie's call. ]

[gonna]

The point is that they shoulda already been taken care of.

[bookeeping]

[ he knows. he agrees—the tilt of his head downward says as much. but it isn't their call. ]

[gonna]

Alright. [ he holds his hands up again. ] Alright.

[bareknuckled]

It ain't the time. You know how it's gotta play out.

[ but charlie's murderous expression evens out. benny's forgiven. for the moment, anyway. instead of getting up he lights a cigarette instead oops suddenly action spam. ]

Nice sentiment though. I'm real touched.

[gonna]

Don't mean I gotta like it.

[ ugh ew feelings stop ]

Yeah, well. You ask me, it's an improvement.

[bareknuckled]

Quit while you're head with this shit, yeah?

[ like joking with al capone is one thing, but this. yeah. ]

You'll like it when we're pullin' the trigger. Just fuckin' wait for the moment.

[gonna]

Relax, alright? Jesus, you two? You're like a couple o'old broads tonight.

[bareknuckled]

Relax? You're the one gettin' all wound up.

[bookeeping]

[ the wrestling he won't break up, but this? ]

Hey. [ raised, expectant eyebrows. ] If we could focus?

[bareknuckled]

On what? Benny's mug?

[bookeeping]

On the other one. [ the point of this entire exercise. big picture, charlie. ]

[bareknuckled]

[ look you can't just interrupt wrestling for business ok ]

There something else needs sayin'?

[bookeeping]

[ please, as if that isn't his job description ]

Is a plan not...

[ he could find the right adjective, but charlie's already thinking it ]

[bareknuckled]

Yeah.

[ he feels u, bubala ]

We'll settle it. I'm not sayin' we won't. But the timing's gotta be right.

[ because in this case, charlie's come around to the idea of revenge best served cold if only to protect their interests. and maybe because he was convalescent for so long after the actual event that it gave him enough time to get some perspective. ]