:55:01
And as people walked in,
I would count 'em in,
:55:04
Then I would go down
through the theater crowd
:55:06
and I would count the number
of people in the theater
with a little clicker,
:55:10
You know,
those little things,
:55:14
A checker. That's what l was.
:55:18
(Manouse)
I--I was just a
simple checker, I had no power
:55:20
l had no rank, nothing.
l was just an employee.
:55:25
Nobody was hurt.
:55:26
And, uh,
the only ones that got hurt
:55:29
was, uh, one of our checkers
in New Orleans.
:55:32
Uh, he had $60,000
and he disappeared.
:55:35
The money disappeared
and they found his body in
the back of a pickup truck.
:55:41
(Shipley)
A theater manager
refused to pay,
:55:45
And the next thing I know,
I heard
the theater burned down,
:55:49
I'm not saying
they would do somethin',
:55:52
But l did have a Colt .45
with the hammer back
:55:55
in my belt.
:55:57
They had people
that--that would do things,
:56:01
was it any kind of, uh,
an organized crime?
:56:04
well,
is every ltalian
:56:06
[stammers]
a criminal?
:56:08
ls every ltalian a gangster?
l don't think so.
:56:11
You know, some ltalians
have actually opened up
ltalian restaurants
:56:14
[laughing]
and done very well with them.
:56:19
(Sommer)
I've met
some mafia men in my life,
:56:21
They won't threaten you
in any way.
:56:23
But if you do
something dishonest,
:56:26
most of the times,
:56:27
they don't give you
a second chance.
:56:33
(interviewer)
So why did you walk away
from it yourself?
:56:35
Because l was told to.
:56:39
Rather, my wife was told
that l should
:56:43
leave.
:56:47
And no money in the world
is worth
:56:50
just worrying about something.
:56:54
[door opening]
:56:56
That's my wife.
:56:57
(Terry)
Artie, again?
:56:58
(Sommer)
Now, Terry.