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American Hustle · 2013 — Capítulo 16 de 20 · 3'34" · B2

Negotiating the Sherman Suite, Explained: get someone on a wire

A formal statement details late-night calls, threats, and a demand for the Plaza Hotel's Sherman Suite "for purposes of bribing members of Congress." The reply is not a denial but an offer to "talk from my heart", turning a complaint into a fight over procedure, vulnerability, and control of the room.

Qué pasa

A statement is read aloud: late-night calls from Agent DiMaso, threats, and a request for the Plaza Hotel's Sherman Suite. The room keeps breaking into interruptions about respect, vulnerability, and a gun; once order returns, the talk turns to wiretaps, casino skims, and pinching congressmen.

InvestigationNegotiationThreateningBargainingBoss & employeeB2fastamerican
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Procedures exist for purposesget vulnerablepeeling the first layer of the onionget someone on a wire

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Expresión de la escena

get someone on a wire

secretly record someone

After rejecting a reckless plan, someone proposes a safer way to put the target on a recording device.

They hoped to get someone on a wire before the meeting.

También en esta escena

  • Procedures exist for purposes

    rules have a reason behind them

  • get vulnerable

    open up emotionally

  • peeling the first layer of the onion

    only the first step of something complex

  • for real

    genuinely serious

  • otherwise, you're doing a great job

    mock praise after a disaster list

Todo lo marcado en esta escena

26 notas en 79 frases

Gramática · B2purposes that we must respect

relative clause: The clause defines which purposes matter: the ones we are obliged to respect.

"Procedures exist for purposes that we must respect.
Gramática · C1demanded that I allow him

object clause: The that-clause spells out exactly what was demanded, with allow him to use as the requested action.

"Subsequently, he demanded that I allow him "to use the Sherman Suite of the Plaza Hotel "for purposes of bribing members of Congress."
Expresión · C1have nothing but respect for someone

have only respect for someone

I have nothing but the utmost respect for you as my mentor and...
Expresión · B2talk from the heart

speak honestly

I just want to talk from my heart.
Expresión · C1put something on record

make something official

I don't want to put it on record or anything. I want to get vulnerable.
Sonidowant to

In fast speech, want to comes out as one quick unit; keep the t light and move on.

I don't want to put it on record or anything. I want to get vulnerable.
Expresión · B1finish one's statement

complete what one is saying

Can I finish my statement? Of course, of course.
Sonidowhat are you

Blend what are you into one quick phrase and stress doing.

Hello. Hey, hey, hey, hey- Hey, hey, what are you doing?
Expresión · B2control one's passion

keep one's feelings in check

It's just hard for me to control my passion. I'm a very passionate person.
Expresión · C1in confidence

privately, as a secret not confidence in oneself; it means privately

That was told to you in confidence.
Sonidogonna hit

Let gonna blur into one beat, then land clearly on hit.

I'm not even gonna hit you.
Expresión · B1hang out with someone

spent time with him not hanging; spending informal time together

I hung out with him.
Expresión · C1any number of + plural noun

many congressmen

Yeah, we can get him, we can get his whole organization, as well as getting any number of congressmen.
Gramática · C1as well as getting

parallel phrase: The phrase adds another target to the list instead of making a comparison.

Yeah, we can get him, we can get his whole organization, as well as getting any number of congressmen.
Expresión · B2peel the first layer of something

only uncover the surface the onion stands for a layered investigation

That's just peeling the first layer of the onion.
Jerga · C1skims

skimmed money — Insider casino or crime jargon; easy to misuse.

How are we trapping him? They're gonna promise to build casinos, handle the skims, do the licensing...
Expresión · C1have someone on tape

have a recording of someone tape means a recording here

And you have what? You have him on tape saying this?
Expresión · B2find a safer way to do something

look for a less risky method

I want you to find a safer way to get Victor Tellegio on a wire.
Expresión · C1entrap someone

trap someone

Even to entrap Tellegio, it's crazy.
Jerga · C1pinch

arrest — Police or street slang; not for polite conversation.

I want to pinch us some congressmen, okay?
Expresión · B1keep one's job

not lose one's job

Good luck keeping your job, by the way, and staying out of jail,
Expresión · B1stay out of jail

avoid prison

Good luck keeping your job, by the way, and staying out of jail,
Expresión · B1do a great job

perform very well

and not being killed by the Mob, but otherwise, you're doing a great job.
Gramática · C1not being killed by the Mob

passive gerund: The passive gerund adds one more disaster to the list: the risk of being killed.

and not being killed by the Mob, but otherwise, you're doing a great job.
Jerga · B2the Mob

organized crime — Common in news and speech; formal texts prefer organized crime.

and not being killed by the Mob, but otherwise, you're doing a great job.
Expresión · B1the end of the story

how the story ends

What's the end of the ice fishing story?

Negotiating the Sherman Suite, explicado

What's really going on

The scene's real contest is over the frame. A flat, procedural recital—"Procedures exist for purposes that we must respect"—tries to pin the room to the record. The counter-move is emotional: "I want to get vulnerable," as if sincerity should override the statement being read. The gun in the middle of the room and the repeated "What are you doing?" make the pressure visible without resolving who is performing for whom. The bargaining language keeps turning to "peeling the first layer of the onion," a boast that makes escalation sound like expertise. The comedy sits in the gap between official language and the mess it is trying to contain.

Theme

CorruptionA hotel suite is requested for bribing congressmen; the deal is discussed as a normal step in a larger operation.
PowerOfficial procedure and personal charm become tools for controlling who gets to speak and what gets recorded.

Escucha con atención

  • want to — In fast speech, want to comes out as one quick unit; keep the t light and move on.
  • what are you — Blend what are you into one quick phrase and stress doing.
  • gonna hit — Let gonna blur into one beat, then land clearly on hit.
"Procedures exist for purposes that we must respect.

Rules are not pointless; they exist to serve a purpose, and people are expected to follow them.

I don't want to put it on record or anything. I want to get vulnerable.

The speaker asks to speak off the record and show real feelings rather than give a formal statement.

That's just peeling the first layer of the onion.

This is only the first step; there is much more hidden underneath.

I'm not telling you the end of the ice fishing story!

The speaker refuses to reveal how a private anecdote ends.

Preguntas sobre esta escena

What does "get someone on a wire" mean here?

It means to secretly record someone. In the scene, one line asks for "a safer way to get Victor Tellegio on a wire," and another asks whether there is a tape of him saying the deal.

Why is the $10 million figure rejected?

The reply is blunt: "No $10 million. That's crazy." The suite is still offered, but the plan narrows to catching congressmen taking bribes.

What happens when the gun appears?

The dialogue turns into warnings: "Do not load that gun!" and "You drop that gun!" Someone also says, "It's not you, that's not you with the gun." The scene does not explain how the gun got there.

Why does someone say "otherwise, you're doing a great job"?

It comes after "keeping your job," "staying out of jail," and "not being killed by the Mob." The praise is sarcastic: those are dangers, not achievements.

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