Robert Bice credited as playing...
Steve Casmer
- [Joe Gargen and Ed Haines can be seen entering the bathroom of an apartment, where a man can be seen standing at the sink and washing. He appears bruised and hurt. This is Steve Casmer]
- Ed Haines: What happened, Steve?
- Steve Casmer: The money men. It was my turn.
- Ed Haines: Those dirty butchers, we've got to do something about this.
- Steve Casmer: I know what I'm doing, Netta and I are leaving town.
- Ed Haines: I didn't figure you for a guy that runs, Steve.
- Steve Casmer: This time they beat me, next time it might be Netta.
- [Ed looks at Joe]
- Ed Haines: Oh, this is Marty's brother, Joe Gargen.
- [Ed looks at Steve again]
- Ed Haines: Steve Casmer
- Joe Gargen: Hello, Steve.
- Steve Casmer: Hi.
- [Steve continues to rub his face as he exits the bathroom]
- [in an apartment, a bruised and exhausted man can be seen exiting a bathroom. This is Steve Casmer. Also present are two more men, Joe Gargen and Ed Haines]
- Joe Gargen: What is this routine about money men?
- Ed Haines: Loan sharks. They got half the guys at the plant on the hook.
- Steve Casmer: [sits down] Yeah, you get behind the interest payments and this is what happens to you.
- Joe Gargen: All you guys have got jobs. What do you go to those fellows for?
- Ed Haines: Some of us get in the hole gambling. Some guys got bills to pay. A lot of reasons, Joe.
- Joe Gargen: Why don't you go to banks, or legal loan companies?
- Steve Casmer: They want collateral, credit references. We're bum risks for legit outfits.
- Ed Haines: We've been chumps, Steve. It's time we started hitting back.
- Steve Casmer: Yeah? Like how?
- Ed Haines: Like getting a bunch of guys together and going to the cops. We can prove we've been paying illegal interests, that guys have been beaten up. We can make some kind of charge stick.
- Steve Casmer: [shakes his head] You can't get enough guys to do it.
- Ed Haines: I'll get 'em. And you'll be our proof, you and Baski. How about it, Steve?
- [Joe can be seen listening to this as Steve thinks about Ed's suggestion]
- Steve Casmer: Well... you get the others, I'll string along.
- Ed Haines: Now you're talking. We'll get Netta to put some ice packs on your face. You'll be okay.
- [Steve nods as Ed leaves the apartment, with Joe following]