The d in Mossad is often dropped before crabs.
and then my Mossad crabs will eat you.The Gentlemen · 2020 — 第 13 / 15 章 · 2'19" · C1
Dry Eye Warns His Host, Explained：on the cheap
A visitor lays out what he knows and offers to be an ally: he can be a "trusted consigliere," or a "spy behind the lines." If that doesn't work, there's the threat — an "insurance policy in place" that goes public if anything happens to him.
あらすじ
A visitor arrives, shows he knows the details of Mickey's business, and offers himself as an ally: a consigliere, a spy behind the lines. Then he shows his teeth — an insurance policy that will go public if anything happens to him — and tells his host to pay up. The host throws him out.
注目の表現
consigliereon the cheapinsurance policy in placepay up
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このシーンの表現
on the cheap
at a low price
Fletcher exposes the buyer's plan to force Mickey into a cheap sale.
They bought the land on the cheap.
このシーンの他の表現
- consigliere
a trusted adviser
- insurance policy in place
a safeguard already set up
- pay up
pay what you owe
- recede into the sunset
make a graceful exit
- black bastard
a dark-hearted bastard
このシーンのメモ一覧
30 行のセリフに 28 件のメモ
not just
Because not only do I know exactly how Mickey's business operates 199455205.how a business runs
Because not only do I know exactly how Mickey's business operates 199455205.inversion after not only: When not only leads, the clause inverts: do I know instead of I know.
Because not only do I know exactly how Mickey's business operates 199455205.precisely that person
but I also know that the very man he's trying to sell it toattempting to sell
but I also know that the very man he's trying to sell it torelative clause: The clause describes the man, with the preposition to left at the end.
but I also know that the very man he's trying to sell it topush someone to do
is trying to force him into selling it on the cheap.trigger a conflict
and has indirectly started a war.a trusted adviser
So you see, I think you should be calling me your trusted consigliere 199455, or your spy behind the lines.an inside informant
So you see, I think you should be calling me your trusted consigliere 199455, or your spy behind the lines.intelligence gathering
your intellectual reconnaissance, if you prefer.better informed than me
You certainly know more than I do.parallel structure: Not only ... but ... keeps the two by-phrases parallel.
I'm impressed, not only by your informationalready arranged
And I would just reiterate that if anything happens to me, I do have my insurance policy in place.if I come to harm
And I would just reiterate that if anything happens to me, I do have my insurance policy in place.emphatic do: The added do stresses that the safeguard really exists.
And I would just reiterate that if anything happens to me, I do have my insurance policy in place.be made public
Everything will go to Big Dave and from him to the public, and you, my love, will go to Mars.sending a kiss
and watch me recede into the sunset, blowing kisses, yes.Into the links together, almost in-tuh.
and watch me recede into the sunset, blowing kisses, yes.leave by the door
Well then, time to use the door, you black bastard.leave my home
Now out of my house, 'cause I'm going to bed.because — Casual shorthand for because; avoid in writing.
Now out of my house, 'cause I'm going to bed.come regardless
I might come anyway.The t in might often drops, so it sounds like my-come.
I might come anyway.in the darkness
You'll just hear me scratching about in the dark.masturbating — British and vulgar; never in polite speech.
wanking into a hanky.Stress the first Ticktock and lighten the second, like a pendulum.
Ticktock, ticktock.「Dry Eye Warns His Host」を読み解く
What's really going on
This is a negotiation built entirely on leverage. The visitor does not ask for favors; he demonstrates what he knows, then prices himself as an asset: "your trusted consigliere," or "spy behind the lines." His real argument is the failsafe — "I do have my insurance policy in place" — because if he is harmed, "Everything will go to Big Dave and from him to the public." That turns self-protection into a threat: his safety becomes the host's problem. The host sees the game and answers with contempt rather than fear, dismissing him as "you black bastard" and ordering him out. The visitor keeps his smile, promising to linger in the dark. The scene is a standoff between two people who both know the price of every word.
Theme
PowerThe scene is a contest over leverage: the visitor trades secrets and a threat, while the host answers with insults and the right to throw him out.
TrustAn offer to be a 'trusted consigliere' arrives wrapped in blackmail; the scene asks whether information and insurance make someone a partner or a danger.
このチャプターで学べること
- Fletcher turns blackmail into a friendly recommendation.
- Leverage works best when it sounds like paperwork.
- The calmest line in the scene is the deadliest.
- Insults arrive only after the deal fails.
発音のポイント
- Mossad crabs — The d in Mossad is often dropped before crabs.
- into the — Into the links together, almost in-tuh.
- might come — The t in might often drops, so it sounds like my-come.
- Ticktock, ticktock — Stress the first Ticktock and lighten the second, like a pendulum.
And I would just reiterate that if anything happens to me, I do have my insurance policy in place.A polite way to say 'don't touch me': he has arranged a failsafe, so harming him would only guarantee his information gets out.
Everything will go to Big Dave and from him to the public, and you, my love, will go to Mars.The failsafe spelled out with a smile: his evidence goes to Big Dave and then to everyone, while the host, the target of it, is finished.
So you see, I think you should be calling me your trusted consigliere 199455, or your spy behind the lines.He reframes himself from intruder to indispensable ally, offering titles that make his knowledge sound like a service rather than a threat.
is trying to force him into selling it on the cheap.The facts he brings to the meeting: Mickey's buyer is applying pressure to get the business cheaply, which is why an ally with information has value.
このシーンについての質問
Why does the visitor offer to be a consigliere?
He is selling his usefulness. By proving he knows how Mickey's business works, he argues that he should be kept close as an adviser rather than treated as an enemy.
What does "on the cheap" mean?
It means at a low price, often unfairly low. In the scene it describes a buyer pressuring Mickey to sell his business for far less than it is worth.
What is the visitor's insurance policy?
It is a failsafe: if anything happens to him, his information goes to Big Dave and then to the public. It protects him by making his safety everyone else's problem.
Why does the host throw him out?
Because he refuses to be bought or frightened. He answers the threats with insults and orders the visitor out, showing he will not be managed by charm or blackmail.
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