The Godfather: Part II 教父2 1974 Movie Script

Generally, there will be friends for all our friends including the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada; Eddie Levine of Newport will bring in the Pennino Brothers, Dino and Eddie; they'll handle actual casino operations.

And seeing that all of his friends have been served, Roth raises his fork.

ROTH:

Enjoy.

MICHAEL:

I saw an interesting thing today.

A man was being arrested by the Military Police; probably an urban guerrilla. Rather than be taken alive, he exploded a grenade hidden in his jacket, taking the command vehicle with him.

The various men look up as Michael eats his cake, wondering what the point of it is.

MICHAEL:

It occurred to me: the police are paid to fight, and the Rebels are not.

SAM ROTH:

So?

MICHAEL:

So, that occurred to me.

VIEW ON ROTH:

He understands Michael's point, if the others do not.

ROTH:

This country has had rebels for the last fifty years; it's part of their blood. Believe me, I know... I've been coming here since the twenties; we were running molasses out of Havana when you were a baby.

To trucks owned by your father.

(he chuckles warmly over the memory) We'll talk when we're alone.

And he returns his attention to the men who are gathered with him on his birthday.

EXT. ROTH'S PRIVATE TERRACE - DAY Michael sits alone with the old man, on a terrace that overlooks the city.

ROTH:

You have to be careful what you say in front of the others... they frighten easy. It's always been that way, most men frighten easy.

MICHAEL:

We're making a big investment in Cuba. That's my only concern.

ROTH:

My concern is that the three million never arrived at Batista's numbered account in Switzerland.

He thinks it's because you have second thoughts about his ability to stop the rebels.

MICHAEL:

The money was sent.

ROTH:

Then you have to trace it. Michael, people here look at me as a reliable man. I can't afford not to be looked on as a reliable man. But you know all that; there's nothing you can learn from me. You shouldn't have to put up with a sick old man as a partner.

MICHAEL:

I wouldn't consider anyone else.

ROTH:

Except the President of the United States.

He laughs slyly, as though this is some private joke between them. Then his laughter becomes a cough, which he painfully stifles with a handkerchief.

ROTH:

If only I could live to see it, kid; to be there with you. How beautifully we've done it, step by step. Here, protected, free to make our profits without the Justice Department, the FBI; ninety miles away in partnership with a friendly government. Ninety miles, just a small step, looking for a man who desperately wants to be President of the United States, and having the cash to make it possible.