physically present, not represented by someone else
I appreciate the fact that you all came in person, but, uh, the trip was really unnecessary, because this whole thing could've been done with a simple wire transfer.American Hustle · 2013 — Capítulo 19 de 20 · 3'35" · B2
The Lawyer Takes the Wire, Explained: pay somebody off
Two sides sit down over a $2 million wire and stall on a missing man: "Mr. Tellegio is not here." One side calls the trip a sign of respect, the other calls it a dealbreaker — until a phone call and an account number settle it and "Pleasure doing business with you" closes the room.
Qué pasa
A group meets in a room to hand over $2 million of a promised $10 million. Introductions are made — "Alfonse Simone," "Edith Greensly," "Irving Rosenfeld" — but the man everyone came to see is absent. Someone offers a wire number instead; someone else says no deal without him. A call to the sheik settles it.
Atento a
power of attorneyhang in therepay somebody offthank you for clarifying that
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pay somebody off
bribe someone with money
While discussing licenses, someone describes bribery as routine business; the calm tone makes the offer sound more brazen.
They tried to pay somebody off to get the permit, but it backfired.
También en esta escena
- power of attorney
legal authority to act for another
- hang in there
keep going; don't give up yet
- thank you for clarifying that
sarcastic thanks for saying too much
- make some money on the side
earn extra money unofficially
- lean on somebody
pressure or threaten someone
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electronic bank transfer
I appreciate the fact that you all came in person, but, uh, the trip was really unnecessary, because this whole thing could've been done with a simple wire transfer.modal perfect passive: It shifts the line from a simple fact to a mild reproach: this could have been handled remotely.
I appreciate the fact that you all came in person, but, uh, the trip was really unnecessary, because this whole thing could've been done with a simple wire transfer.In fast speech could've been blurs; catch the stressed could and let been trail off.
I appreciate the fact that you all came in person, but, uh, the trip was really unnecessary, because this whole thing could've been done with a simple wire transfer.actually; in fact
As a matter of fact, this is the number of our wire right here.summoned away for work
Mr. Tellegio, unfortunately, was called out of town on business' Oh, that's not good.to show respect
You know, we were willing to come here today in person to meet with Mr. Tellegio as a sign of respect lo give $2 million... Well, listen, I can assure you that I have the power of attorney...The of in power of attorney is almost swallowed; stress power and attorney.
You know, we were willing to come here today in person to meet with Mr. Tellegio as a sign of respect lo give $2 million... Well, listen, I can assure you that I have the power of attorney...have official permission to do something
You don't have the authorization to make this kind of choice, so don't be hasty, all right?rush a decision
You don't have the authorization to make this kind of choice, so don't be hasty, all right?handle it wisely
Just, let's be smart about it, all right?subject-verb agreement: Standard English would use doesn't; the nonstandard don't makes the threat sound rougher.
This is a surprise. The sheik don't like surprises.not someone's call to make
Edith, this is not your decision to make.review something point by point
But before I do, I'd like to go over, specifically, what this money will be used for.be intended for a purpose
But before I do, I'd like to go over, specifically, what this money will be used for.embedded question: The whole what-clause is the object of go over; for stays at the end.
But before I do, I'd like to go over, specifically, what this money will be used for.official permits to build
What we will do is we guarantee all proper licenses and construction permits for any hotel-casino that plans to open before the end of the year,pseudo-cleft: The what-clause front-loads 'the thing we will do', then the rest explains it.
What we will do is we guarantee all proper licenses and construction permits for any hotel-casino that plans to open before the end of the year,include something extra here, adding protection as a bonus
and we'll throw in the customary, uh,customary protection services in context, mob protection bought with money
privileges of protection.get past any problems
We are prepared to overcome any obstacles.skimming cash off the top — criminal jargon for taking a cut; avoid it in formal settings
At the end of this, we'll teach you how to skim and how to cut it up and make some money on the side, because we invented skimming.split the money — crime-world slang for splitting dirty money; not for ordinary bill-splitting
At the end of this, we'll teach you how to skim and how to cut it up and make some money on the side, because we invented skimming.receive the wire transfer wire means a bank transfer here, not a physical wire
Simone can take the wire. What's the number?reach an agreement
I think we have a deal.In pleasure doing business with you, the final with you is light and quick.
Pleasure doing business with you.grow tired of someone or something
You might even get sick of me.The Lawyer Takes the Wire, explicado
What's really going on
This looks like a routine handover, but almost every line is about who is allowed to say yes. One line insists they came 'as a sign of respect' and will put up $2 million today. A later line says that without Mr. Tellegio, 'We can't make that decision.' The pressure stays soft — 'don't be hasty,' 'let's be smart about it,' 'hang in there' — before the talk turns explicit: 'If we have to pay somebody off, we'll pay somebody off... If we have to lean on somebody, intimidate somebody, we'll intimidate somebody.' The room is being asked to hear muscle as a service and protection as a perk. 'Thank you, thank you for clarifying that' lands like a raised eyebrow, and the money moves anyway.
Theme
CorruptionBribery and intimidation are pitched as standard service: "If we have to pay somebody off, we'll pay somebody off."
DeceptionNames, titles and a phone call do the work of closing the deal; what is said aloud is procedure, not proof.
Escucha con atención
- could've been — In fast speech could've been blurs; catch the stressed could and let been trail off.
- power of attorney — The of in power of attorney is almost swallowed; stress power and attorney.
- with you — In pleasure doing business with you, the final with you is light and quick.
This is not how we do business. I'm sorry.A polite refusal: the speaker says the offer breaks a rule, then apologizes as if the fault were theirs, not the other side's.
If we have to pay somebody off, we'll pay somebody off.Said as reassurance, not confession: bribery is offered as a capability the partners can count on.
This is a surprise. The sheik don't like surprises.A warning dressed as a preference: the absent investor is invoked to stop the other side improvising and keep the plan as it was.
You might even get sick of me.Closing small talk that quietly promises a long partnership — and plenty more meetings like this one.
At the end of this, we'll teach you how to skim and how to cut it up and make some money on the side, because we invented skimming.The pitch goes past permits: quietly skimming money off the top is offered as a bonus lesson from the people who claim to have invented it.
Preguntas sobre esta escena
Why does the deal stall when Mr. Tellegio isn't there?
Someone says the call isn't theirs to make: "We can't make that decision." Without him, the $2 million of the ten isn't handed over — at least not yet.
Why is the wire sent to Simone?
Because a phone call authorizes it: "Simone can take the wire. What's the number?" The money goes to the name on offer; the man everyone asked for never shows up here.
Is "Thank you, thank you for clarifying that" sincere?
It's hard to take at face value. It comes right after a line about skimming and "make some money on the side," so it reads as a dry, skeptical reply.
Why does someone say "the sheik don't like surprises"?
It's pushback when someone starts backing out: the name of the sheik is used as the reason to keep everything exactly as planned.
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