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GoodFellas · 1990 — 第 28 / 28 章 · 3'35" · B2

Jimmy Tests Henry at the Diner, Explained：save one's neck

It looks like two old friends catching up over coffee, and Jimmy even reassures Henry about his case. But the real conversation is a test: will Henry rat to save himself? Then Jimmy asks him to fly to Florida and 'take care of' a witness. The friendly tone is the trap.

あらすじ

Henry meets Jimmy at a crowded diner, on the surface to talk about his drug case. Jimmy sits where he can watch the door, barely touches his food, and warns him about talking on the phone. Then he asks Henry to go to Florida with Anthony to 'take care of' a problem — and Henry realizes he may never come back.

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come as your friendscare for someonebe supposed tosave one's neck

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このシーンの表現

save one's neck

save oneself from danger

Henry suspects Jimmy is testing whether he would inform to save himself, which ends any trust.

He lied to save his neck.

このシーンの他の表現

  • come as your friends

    appear in the guise of friends

  • care for someone

    look after someone

  • be supposed to

    be expected to be

  • get pinched

    get arrested

  • take care of something

    handle something, here kill

このシーンのメモ一覧

45 行のセリフに 25 件のメモ

表現 · A2part of something

belonging to a group

If you're part of a crew, nobody ever tells you they're going to kill you.
文法 · B2they're going to kill you

noun clause: The clause is the object of tells: the warning that never comes.

If you're part of a crew, nobody ever tells you they're going to kill you.
発音going to

In fast speech going to reduces to gonna.

If you're part of a crew, nobody ever tells you they're going to kill you.
表現 · B1like in the movies

as in films

There aren't any arguments or curses like in the movies.
表現 · B1all one's life

one's whole life

People who cared for you all your life.
表現 · B1in need of something

needing something

They always seem to come when you're weakest and most in need of their help.
文法 · B2when you're weakest

time clause: The when-clause names the moment, and always makes it sound inevitable.

They always seem to come when you're weakest and most in need of their help.
表現 · A2make sure (that) ...

be certain

He wanted to make sure I wasn't tailed.
スラング · B2tailed

followed — Casual and crime-talk; means being followed.

He wanted to make sure I wasn't tailed.
表現 · B1not touch a thing

ate or drank nothing

He was jumpy. He hadn't touched a thing.
表現 · B1on the surface

outwardly

On the surface, everything was supposed to be fine.
発音supposed to

Supposed to reduces to sposta, with the d nearly silent.

On the surface, everything was supposed to be fine.
表現 · B1have a feeling (that) ...

suspect something

But I had a feeling Jimmy was trying to sense if I'd rat on him to save my neck.
発音I'd rat

Link I'd rat so the d slides into rat.

But I had a feeling Jimmy was trying to sense if I'd rat on him to save my neck.
スラング · B2rat on him

inform on him — Strongly negative; betrayal in mob terms.

But I had a feeling Jimmy was trying to sense if I'd rat on him to save my neck.
表現 · B2beat the case

avoid conviction

It's going to be okay. You got a good chance to beat the case.
表現 · A2as soon as someone does something

immediately when

The kid turned out to be a rat. As soon as he got pinched, he ratted on everybody.
スラング · B2a rat

an informer — An insult for someone who informs on others.

The kid turned out to be a rat. As soon as he got pinched, he ratted on everybody.
表現 · B1have a problem doing something

object to doing something

Would you have a problem going with Anthony to take care of that?
スラング · B2whack somebody

kill someone — Mob slang; never use it in ordinary talk.

Jimmy had never asked me to whack somebody before.
スラング · B2do a hit

carry out a killing — Mob slang for an assassination; keep it out of formal speech.

But now he's asking me to go to Florida and do a hit with Anthony.
表現 · A2have a choice

be able to choose

You don't have a choice in that matter.
文法 · B1If he's legitimately bronchial

conditional clause: A real conditional: present tense in the if-clause, will in the main clause.

If he's legitimately bronchial, we'll consider that.
表現 · A2go someplace

go somewhere

I'd like to go someplace not cold.
表現 · A2some kind of something

a type of

Don't I have some kind of contact with them?

「Jimmy Tests Henry at the Diner」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is a masterclass in friendly menace. Henry knows the rules: 'If you're part of a crew, nobody ever tells you they're going to kill you.' So Jimmy never threatens him directly. Instead he sits facing the door, drinks nothing, and floats a story about a kid who ratted the moment he got pinched — a warning disguised as small talk. When Jimmy asks Henry to help 'take care of' the witness in Florida, the invitation is the verdict. Henry's voiceover supplies the thesis: 'Your murderers come with smiles. They come as your friends.' The horror is that nothing in the room looks wrong. Two men who love each other are quietly deciding whether one of them has to die.

Theme

BetrayalJimmy's friendliness is a test; the man Henry trusts is deciding whether Henry has to be killed before he can turn informer.
TrustThe whole meeting runs on suspicion: Jimmy can no longer tell if Henry is loyal or about to save his own neck.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The closing narration is the film's quiet thesis on betrayal.
  • Jimmy's courtesy is the most frightening thing in the scene.
  • A euphemism like take care of can hide a killing.
  • Henry survives by reading what is never said aloud.

発音のポイント

  • going to — In fast speech going to reduces to gonna.
  • supposed to — Supposed to reduces to sposta, with the d nearly silent.
  • I'd rat — Link I'd rat so the d slides into rat.
Your murderers come with smiles. They come as your friends.

The people who will kill you in this world are the ones you trust; they arrive smiling, not as obvious enemies.

If you're part of a crew, nobody ever tells you they're going to kill you.

There is no warning in mob life; the decision to kill you is made and acted on without ever being said out loud.

They always seem to come when you're weakest and most in need of their help.

The trap is set when you have no leverage and are forced to rely on the very people who mean to harm you.

People who cared for you all your life.

The killers are often the lifelong friends and caretakers you would never suspect, which is exactly what makes the trap work.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Jimmy want Henry to go to Florida?

Officially, to kill a witness the crew is worried about. Henry comes to believe the trip is really meant to get rid of him, so that someone who might talk never gets the chance.

What does 'take care of' mean here?

It is mob talk for killing someone. When Jimmy asks if Henry would mind going with Anthony to 'take care of that,' he is asking him to commit a murder, not to handle a chore.

Why does Jimmy tell the story about the kid who ratted?

It is a warning disguised as conversation. By describing a man who turned informer the moment he was arrested, Jimmy signals what happens to people who talk — Henry included.

Does Henry agree to the Florida job?

Yes, he says he has no problem with it, even as his voiceover admits he thinks he will never come back from Florida alive.

Why is Henry afraid at the end of the meeting?

He has worked out that Jimmy is no longer sure of his loyalty. The friendly request is, in his reading, a quiet decision that Henry has to be killed before he can testify.

グッドフェローズ · 全 28 章

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第 1 章the answer to all her prayersHenry Wants to Be a Gangster第 2 章take a beatingYoung Henry Gets Beaten and Recruited第 3 章rip someone offPaulie's Protection Racket第 4 章keep your mouth shutHenry's First Pinch and the Two Rules第 5 章in charge ofThe Idlewild Airport Crew第 6 章like a clownTommy Asks Henry If He's Funny第 7 章put a silk hat on a pigMorrie Asks Paulie for Help第 8 章a big scorePaulie's Restaurant Racket第 9 章got some nerveKaren Blasts Henry for Standing Her Up第 10 章drop a dimeJimmy Shakes Down Morrie Over a Loan第 11 章give me a breakKaren Meets the Mob Wives第 12 章cut cornersKaren Says Crime Felt Normal第 13 章out of orderBilly Taunts Tommy at the Welcome Party第 14 章cornuto contentoSupper at Ma's第 15 章a big dealTommy Makes Spider Dance and Shoots Him第 16 章bring myself toKaren Confronts the Mistress第 17 章keep up appearancesPaulie Tells Henry to Go Home第 18 章the jointHenry Does Easy Time in Prison第 19 章put food on the tableKaren Visits Henry in Prison第 20 章a real scoreHenry Builds the Lufthansa Heist Crew第 21 章bullsJimmy Rages Over the New Car第 22 章of a lifetimeJimmy Scolds the Crew After the Heist第 23 章whackJimmy Decides to Whack Morrie第 24 章license to stealTommy Gets Made in the Mafia第 25 章the end of the worldA Helicopter Follows Henry All Day第 26 章a pain in the assLois Insists on Her Lucky Hat第 27 章rat someone outHenry Interrogated, Karen Flushes Stash再生中 · 第 28 章save one's neckJimmy Tests Henry at the Diner
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