Крестный отец

           AllNinowouldhavetodowouldbetogetuponthescreenandbehimself.

           Johnnyworkedfast.Hefoundthatheknewalotmoreaboutproductionthanhethoughthedid,buthehiredanexecutiveproducer,amanwhoknewhisstuffbuthadtroublefindingworkbecauseoftheblacklist.Johnnydidn’ttakeadvantagebutgavethemanafaircontract."Iexpectyoutosavememoredoughthisway,"hetoldthemanfrankly.

           Sohewassurprisedwhentheexecutiveproducercametohimandtoldhimtheunionrephadtobetakencareoftothetuneoffiftythousanddollars.Therewerealotofproblemsdealingwithovertimeandhiringandthefiftythousanddollarswouldbewellspent.Johnnydebatedwhethertheexecutiveproducerwashustlinghimandthensaid,"Sendtheunionguytome."

           TheunionguywasBillyGoff.Johnnysaidtohim,"Ithoughttheunionstuffwasfixedbymyfriends.Iwastoldnottoworryaboutit.Atall."

           Goffsaid,"Whotoldyouthat?"

           Johnnysaid,"Youknowgoddamnwellwhotoldme.Iwon’tsayhisnamebutifhetellsmesomethingthat’sit."

           Goffsaid,"Thingshavechanged.Yourfriendisintroubleandhisworddon’tgothisfarwestanymore."

           Johnnyshrugged."Seemeinacoupleofdays.OK?"

           Goffsmiled."Sure,Johnny,"hesaid."ButcallinginNewYorkain’tgoingtohelpyou."

           ButcallingNewYorkdidhelp.JohnnyspoketoHagenathisoffice.Hagentoldhimbluntlynottopay."YourGodfatherwillbesoreashellifyoupaythatbastardadime,"hetoldJohnny.