crook the house在赌场做手脚

Because it all tied up with something I'd been thinking about for years. Since long before I ever ran into Phyllis Dietrichson. Because you know how it is, Keyes. In this business you can't sleep... for trying to figure out all the tricks they could pull on you. You're like the guy behind the roulette wheel... watching the customers to make sure they don't crook the house. And then one night, you get to thinking how you could crook the house yourself. And do it smart. Because you've got that wheel right under your hands. You know every notch in it by heart. And you figure all you need is a plant out front. A shill to put down the bet. And suddenly the doorbell rings... and the whole setup is right there in the room with you. Look, Keyes, I'm not trying to whitewash myself. I fought it, only I guess I didn't fight it hard enough. A man who'd never done me any dirt, except... he was married to a woman he didn't care anything about. And I did.

因为这一切，跟我琢磨多年的一桩心事对上了。 早在我遇见菲莉丝·狄特里奇森之前就是了。 因为你也知道，这行就是这样，凯斯。 干我们这行，你睡不着觉…… 净想着他们会对你使什么花招。 你就像轮盘赌台后面那个人…… 盯着客人，别让他们在赌场里做手脚。 可有一天晚上，你不由得琢磨起来：自己干嘛不也坑一把赌场呢。 而且干得漂亮点。 因为那个轮盘就在你手底下。 上面每一个刻度你都烂熟于心。 你盘算着，只差前头安一个自己人。 一个负责下注的托儿。 忽然，门铃响了…… 整个局就摆在眼前，就在你屋里。 听着，凯斯，我不是想给自己洗白。 我挣扎过，只是我大概挣扎得还不够狠。 一个人从没坑过我，只不过…… 他娶的老婆，他压根儿一点感情都没有。 可我有。