FIVE_CRD 
The_AT0 thieves_NN2 were_VBD overdue_AJ0 ._SENT Carney_NP0 had_VHD a_AT0 notion_NN1 to_TO0 turn_VVI out_AVP the_AT0 lights_NN2 and_CJC hide_VVB in_PRP the_AT0 basement_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP might_VM0 fit_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 unloved_AJ0 Argent_AJ0 buffet_NN1 ,_PUN among_PRP the_AT0 spiders_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ if_CJS one_CRD of_PRF them_PNP tried_VVD something_PNI ?_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT Referring_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 captives_NN2 ._SENT 
Freddie_NP0 shook_VVD his_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT As_CJS if_CJS harassed_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 fly_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ And_CJC what_DTQ do_VDB you_PNP expect_VVI me_PNP to_TO0 do_VDI when_CJS they_PNP get_VVB here_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Carney_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Check_VVB out_AVP the_AT0 stash_NN1 ?_SENT Pay_VVB them_PNP for_PRP it_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Freddie_NP0 bent_VVD over_AVP to_TO0 tie_VVI his_DPS shoes_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP always_AV0 want_VVB in_PRP ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ That_DT0 's_VBZ why_AVQ I_PNP gave_VVD them_PNP your_DPS name_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC the_AT0 crew_NN1 was_VBD n't_XX0 supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 meet_VVI up_AVP until_PRP next_ORD week_NN1 ,_PUN after_PRP the_AT0 heat_NN1 died_VVD down_AVP ._SENT He_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 know_VVI what_DTQ this_DT0 was_VBD about_AVP ._SENT 
Miami_NP0 Joe_NP0 rang_VVD the_AT0 buzzer_NN1 ,_PUN longer_AV0 than_CJS any_DT0 decent_AJ0 person_NN1 would_VM0 ._SENT 
He_PNP arrived_VVD with_PRP Arthur_NP0 ._SENT Tonight_AV0 Miami_NP0 Joe_NP0 's_POS purple_AJ0 suit_NN1 verged_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 zoot_NN1 ,_PUN high-waisted_AJ0 with_PRP wide_AJ0 lapels_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 man_NN1 was_VBD smaller_AJC than_CJS Carney_NP0 remembered_VVD ;_PUN Freddie_NP0 's_POS accounts_NN2 had_VHD magnified_VVN him_PNP ._SENT His_DPS handshake_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 rings_NN2 pincering_VVG Carney_NP0 's_POS flesh_NN1 ,_PUN brought_VVD back_AVP the_AT0 night_NN1 they_PNP met_VVD ,_PUN last_ORD winter_NN1 ,_PUN however_AV0 briefly_AV0 :_PUN the_AT0 Clermont_NP0 Lounge_NN1 ._SENT One_CRD of_PRF those_DT0 spots_NN2 where_CJS his_DPS cousin_NN1 ran_VVD into_PRP hard_AJ0 men_NN2 of_PRF his_DPS acquaintance_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ stared_VVD Carney_NP0 down_AVP when_CJS introduced_VVN ._SENT Cigar_NN1 smoke_NN1 twisting_VVG like_PRP genies_NN2 below_PRP the_AT0 green_AJ0 glass_NN1 shades_NN2 ;_PUN sharp_AJ0 ,_PUN cruel_AJ0 laughter_NN1 from_PRP two_CRD drunk_AJ0 ladies_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 bar_NN1 ;_PUN and_CJC Carney_NP0 telling_VVG his_DPS cousin_NN1 that_CJT May_NP0 had_VHD taken_VVN her_DPS first_ORD steps_NN2 ._SENT A_AT0 good_AJ0 night_NN1 ._SENT 
Arthur_NP0 's_POS demeanor_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS Freddie_NP0 had_VHD described_VVN ,_PUN was_VBD that_DT0 of_PRF a_AT0 schoolteacher_NN1 ._SENT 
Chalk_NN1 dust_NN1 under_PRP the_AT0 fingernails_NN2 ._SENT Except_CJS for_PRP the_AT0 small_AJ0 lump_NN1 at_PRP his_DPS ankle_NN1 where_CJS he_PNP wore_VVD a_AT0 pistol_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS he_PNP was_VBD little_AJ0 ,_PUN Carney_NP0 and_CJC his_DPS father_NN1 played_VVD a_AT0 game_NN1 where_AVQ he_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 guess_VVI whether_CJS or_CJC not_XX0 his_DPS daddy_NN1 was_VBD wearing_VVG his_DPS revolver_NN1 under_PRP his_DPS pants_NN2 leg_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP a_AT0 long_AJ0 time_NN1 he_PNP thought_VVD it_PNP was_VBD his_DPS father_NN1 's_POS attempt_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI close_AJ0 to_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN bleak_AJ0 as_CJS it_PNP was_VBD ._SENT Now_AV0 he_PNP was_VBD sure_AJ0 his_DPS father_NN1 was_VBD merely_AV0 testing_VVG his_DPS tailor_NN1 's_POS competency_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 guy_NN1 on_PRP Orchard_NP0 handled_VVD his_DPS work-related_AJ0 alterations_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 architect_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Theresa_NP0 heist_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 able_AJ0 safecracker_NN1 took_VVD the_AT0 office_NN1 couch_NN1 ._SENT Pepper_NP0 showed_VVD up_AVP last_ORD ,_PUN as_CJS he_PNP had_VHD at_PRP the_AT0 Baby_NN1 's_POS Best_AJS meeting_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 tactic_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS ,_PUN Carney_NP0 gathered_VVD ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD burly_AJ0 and_CJC long-limbed_AJ0 ,_PUN stooping_VVG to_TO0 hide_VVI his_DPS true_AJ0 size_NN1 ._SENT Something_PNI off_AVP about_AV0 him_PNP made_VVD you_PNP look_VVI twice_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC his_DPS dark_AJ0 gaze_NN1 made_VVD you_PNP turn_VVI before_CJS you_PNP could_VM0 figure_VVI it_PNP out_AVP ._SENT He_PNP should_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI there_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC was_VBD ._SENT 
A_AT0 mountain_NN1 man_NN1 who_PNQ 'd_VHD taken_VVN a_AT0 wrong_AJ0 turn_NN1 and_CJC stayed_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC a_AT0 blown-in_AJ0 weed_NN1 that_CJT 'd_VHD found_VVN purchase_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 sidewalk_NN1 crack_NN1 :_PUN a_AT0 foreign_AJ0 body_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD adapted_VVN to_PRP its_DPS new_AJ0 home_NN1 ._SENT 
When_CJS Pepper_NP0 saw_VVD there_EX0 was_VBD no_AT0 place_NN1 to_TO0 sit_VVI ,_PUN he_PNP picked_VVD out_AVP the_AT0 new_AJ0 Headley_NP0 ottoman_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 showroom_NN1 and_CJC set_VVD it_PNP against_PRP the_AT0 back_AJ0 wall_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 office_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP hunkered_VVD ,_PUN lips_NN2 pressed_VVD together_AV0 in_PRP an_AT0 expression_NN1 equal_AJ0 parts_NN2 attention_NN1 and_CJC impatience_NN1 ._SENT Faded_AJ0 denim_NN1 overalls_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 dark_AJ0 checkered_AJ0 work_NN1 shirt_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC scuffed_AJ0 horsehide_NN1 boots_NN2 ._SENT Like_PRP the_AT0 construction_NN1 truck_NN1 had_VHD just_AV0 dropped_VVN him_PNP off_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 corner_NN1 of_PRF St._NP0 Nicholas_NP0 after_PRP daywork_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN any_DT0 number_NN1 of_PRF Harlem_NP0 men_NN2 ,_PUN outrunning_VVG some_DT0 brand_NN1 of_PRF Southern_AJ0 devil_NN1 ,_PUN new_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 and_CJC trying_VVG to_TO0 put_VVI some_DT0 grub_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 ._SENT Less_AV0 a_AT0 disguise_NN1 than_CJS a_AT0 shared_AJ0 biography_NN1 ._SENT 
Nonetheless_AV0 :_PUN something_PNI off_AVP ._SENT 
It_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN a_AT0 long_AJ0 time_NN1 since_CJS Carney_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN in_PRP the_AT0 company_NN1 of_PRF such_DT0 men_NN2 ._SENT 
Criminal_AJ0 types_NN2 used_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 regular_AJ0 thing_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS life_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS father_NN1 invited_VVD cronies_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 apartment_NN1 on_PRP 127th_ORD ;_PUN they_PNP thumped_VVD up_AVP the_AT0 stairs_NN2 ,_PUN these_DT0 mean-eyed_AJ0 rogues_NN2 with_PRP flashy_AJ0 style_NN1 and_CJC smiles_NN2 as_CJS counterfeit_AJ0 as_CJS the_AT0 twenties_CRD in_PRP their_DPS hip_NN1 pockets_NN2 ._SENT Sent_VVN to_PRP his_DPS room_NN1 ,_PUN Carney_NP0 'd_VM0 kneel_VVI at_PRP the_AT0 bedroom_NN1 door_NN1 ,_PUN puzzling_VVG over_AVP their_DPS shop_NN1 talk_NN1 :_PUN pinch_NN1 ,_PUN vig_NN1 ._SENT Juggler_NN1 ?_SENT Why_AVQ did_VDD they_PNP need_VVI a_AT0 juggler_NN1 ?_SENT Not_XX0 juggler_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 jugger_NN1 —_PUN a_AT0 safecracker_NN1 ._SENT Reminded_VVN of_PRF their_DPS own_DT0 lost_AJ0 children_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 men_NN2 sometimes_AV0 gave_VVD him_PNP toys_NN2 of_PRF unfamiliar_AJ0 make_NN1 ,_PUN trinkets_NN2 with_PRP sharp_AJ0 points_NN2 and_CJC hungry_AJ0 edges_NN2 that_CJT broke_VVD within_PRP minutes_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Place_NN1 looks_VVZ halfway_AJ0 legit_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Miami_NP0 Joe_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT He_PNP squinted_VVD at_PRP Carney_NP0 's_POS college_NN1 diploma_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 wall_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ It_PNP is_VBZ legit_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Carney_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Some_DT0 nice_AJ0 stuff_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Arthur_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Good_AJ0 front_NN1 for_PRP an_AT0 offman_NN1 ._SENT TVs_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Freddie_NP0 cleared_VVD his_DPS throat_NN1 ._SENT Pepper_NN1 looked_VVD bemused_AJ0 ,_PUN reminding_VVG Carney_NP0 of_PRF a_AT0 photo_NN1 from_PRP National_AJ0 Geographic_AJ0 —_PUN a_AT0 crocodile_NN1 raising_VVG his_DPS lids_NN2 above_PRP the_AT0 waterline_NN1 ,_PUN gliding_VVG toward_PRP unsuspecting_AJ0 prey_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Why_AVQ Juneteenth_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Carney_NP0 asked_VVD ._SENT 
Miami_NP0 Joe_NP0 shrugged_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 know_VVI that_DT0 's_VBZ what_DTQ day_NN1 it_PNP was_VBD ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ some_DT0 country_NN1 shit_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Pepper_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ They_PNP have_VHB a_AT0 party_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
According_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 Tribune_NN1 's_POS account_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Brown_NP0 family_NN1 ,_PUN late_AJ0 from_PRP Houston_NP0 ,_PUN Texas_NP0 ,_PUN held_VVD a_AT0 Juneteenth_ORD party_NN1 every_AT0 year_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Skyline_NN1 Ballroom_NN1 soiree_NN1 the_AT0 night_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 robbery_NN1 was_VBD their_DPS twentieth_ORD celebration_NN1 ._SENT Honoring_VVG the_AT0 day_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 final_AJ0 enslaved_AJ0 men_NN2 and_CJC women_NN2 received_VVD word_NN1 of_PRF emancipation_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 tradition_NN1 worth_PRP bringing_VVG North_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP thought_VVD ._SENT The_AT0 bandleader_NN1 played_VVN with_PRP Duke_NP0 Ellington_NP0 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD jumping_VVG ._SENT They_PNP had_VHD hoped_VVN to_TO0 make_VVI the_AT0 party_NN1 an_AT0 annual_AJ0 affair_NN1 ;_PUN no_AV0 more_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 sort_NN1 of_PRF thing_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX0 happen_VVI back_AVP home_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Mrs._NP0 Brown_NP0 told_VVD the_AT0 reporter_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Waking_VVG up_AVP to_PRP such_DT0 a_AT0 scene_NN1 !_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ If_CJS it_PNP pissed_VVD people_NN0 off_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ Miami_NP0 Joe_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ good_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ If_CJS it_PNP made_VVD it_PNP look_VVI like_CJS there_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 racial_AJ0 aspect_NN1 to_TO0 throw_VVI everybody_PNI off_AVP ,_PUN so_AV0 much_AV0 the_AT0 better_AJC ._SENT 
"_PUQ Why_AVQ do_VDB n't_XX0 you_PNP tell_VVI them_PNP why_AVQ we_PNP 're_VBB here_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Pepper_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
They_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 Chink_NN1 Montague_NP0 problem_NN1 ,_PUN Miami_NP0 Joe_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT Everyone_PNI north_NN1 of_PRF 110th_ORD Street_NP0 knew_VVD the_AT0 mobster_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 papers_NN2 ,_PUN from_PRP a_AT0 gossip-page_AJ0 roundup_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 big_AJ0 charity_NN1 ball_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 Theresa_NP0 ,_PUN or_CJC a_AT0 police_NN2 blotter_NN1 item_NN1 about_PRP a_AT0 shootout_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 basement_NN1 gambling_NN1 room_NN1 :_PUN The_AT0 victim_NN1 was_VBD taken_VVN to_PRP Harlem_NP0 Hospital_NN1 where_AVQ he_PNP was_VBD pronounced_VVN dead_AJ0 ._SENT If_CJS not_XX0 the_AT0 news_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 from_PRP daily_AJ0 routine_NN1 ,_PUN if_CJS you_PNP were_VBD the_AT0 sort_NN1 to_TO0 play_VVI numbers_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC there_EX0 were_VBD many_DT0 of_PRF that_DT0 sort_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC handed_VVD over_AVP an_AT0 envelope_NN1 of_PRF protection_NN1 money_NN1 to_PRP his_DPS men_NN2 once_CJS a_AT0 week_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC of_PRF these_DT0 there_EX0 were_VBD many_DT0 ,_PUN or_CJC needed_VVD a_AT0 loan_NN1 now_AV0 and_CJC again_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC who_PNQ did_VDD n't_XX0 need_VVI a_AT0 little_AJ0 help_NN1 now_AV0 and_CJC again_AV0 ._SENT 
Miami_NP0 Joe_NP0 provided_VVD a_AT0 more_AV0 detailed_AJ0 résumé_NN1 to_TO0 explain_VVI the_AT0 predicament_NN1 ._SENT 
Chink_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 protégé_NN1 of_PRF Bumpy_AJ0 Johnson_NP0 ,_PUN he_PNP explained_VVD ,_PUN starting_VVG off_AVP as_PRP a_AT0 bodyguard_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 muscle_NN1 at_PRP one_CRD of_PRF Bumpy_AJ0 's_POS numbers_NN2 spots_NN2 ._SENT Tradition_NN1 called_VVN for_PRP hoods_NN2 and_CJC gangsters_NN2 to_TO0 dump_VVI bodies_NN2 in_PRP Mount_NP0 Morris_NP0 Park_NN1 ;_PUN the_AT0 joke_NN1 was_VBD that_CJT Chink_NN1 had_VHD his_DPS own_DT0 reserved_AJ0 spot_NN1 ,_PUN like_PRP a_AT0 private_AJ0 parking_NN1 space_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 quick_AJ0 promotion_NN1 put_VVD him_PNP in_PRP command_NN1 of_PRF one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 plum_NN1 Lenox_NP0 Avenue_NP0 routes_NN2 ._SENT 
When_AVQ Bumpy_AJ0 got_VVD sent_VVN to_PRP Alcatraz_NN1 on_PRP drug_NN1 charges_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP entrusted_VVD his_DPS numbers_NN2 bank_VVB to_PRP Chink_NN1 's_POS care_NN1 ._SENT Hold_VVB on_AVP to_PRP it_PNP until_CJS he_PNP did_VDD his_DPS time_NN1 ,_PUN make_VVB sure_AJ0 he_PNP got_VVD his_DPS cut_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS wife_NN1 got_VVD paid_VVN every_AT0 Friday_NP0 ._SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 give_VVI an_AT0 inch_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 Italians_NN2 or_CJC a_AT0 local_AJ0 up-and-comer_NN1 ._SENT Keep_VVB it_PNP safe_AJ0 ._SENT 
Chink_NN1 was_VBD known_VVN for_PRP his_DPS facility_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 straight_AJ0 razor_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Got_VVD that_DT0 knife_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS to_TO0 keep_VVI people_NN0 in_PRP line_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Freddie_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ His_DPS daddy_NN1 's_VBZ that_CJT knife_NN1 sharpener_NN1 from_PRP Barbados_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ As_CJS if_CJS the_AT0 Barbados_NP0 part_NN1 explained_VVD something_PNI ._SENT Carney_NP0 made_VVD the_AT0 connection_NN1 —_PUN Chink_NN1 's_POS father_NN1 and_CJC his_DPS sturdy_AJ0 cart_NN1 were_VBD longtime_AJ0 neighborhood_NN1 characters_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 father_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 son_NN1 had_VHD made_VVN a_AT0 name_NN1 for_PRP themselves_PNX ,_PUN taking_VVG care_NN1 of_PRF elementary_AJ0 needs_NN2 ._SENT T_ZZ0 ._SENT M_ZZ0 ._SENT KNIFESMITH_NP0 ,_PUN in_PRP faded_AJ0 gold_NN1 paint_NN1 on_PRP wood_NN1 slats_NN2 ,_PUN GRINDING_AJ0 &_NN1 SHARPENING_VVG BLADES_NP0 SAWS_NN2 SCISSORS_NN2 SKATES_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 old_AJ0 man_NN1 steered_VVD up_AVP and_CJC down_AVP the_AT0 Harlem_NP0 streets_NN2 ,_PUN ringing_VVG his_DPS bell_NN1 —_PUN never_AV0 know_VVB which_DTQ building_NN1 might_VM0 send_VVI customers_NN2 onto_PRP the_AT0 sidewalks_NN2 with_PRP their_DPS dull_AJ0 steel_NN1 ._SENT Heaving_VVG that_DT0 cart_NN1 ,_PUN ringing_VVG the_AT0 bell_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC bellowing_VVG ,_PUN "_PUQ Sharpening_AJ0 !_SENT 
Sharpening_VVG !_SENT "_PUQ Carney_NP0 had_VHD used_VVN his_DPS services_NN2 for_PRP years_NN2 ,_PUN everybody_PNI did_VDD ._SENT T.M._NP0 honed_VVD and_CJC buffed_VVD your_DPS cutlery_NN1 ,_PUN humming_VVG an_AT0 unrecognizable_AJ0 hymn_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 wrapped_VVD it_PNP in_PRP pages_NN2 from_PRP The_AT0 Crisis_NN1 and_CJC handed_VVD it_PNP back_AVP solemnly_AV0 before_PRP resuming_VVG his_DPS route_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Sharpening_VVG !_SENT "_PUQ 
Carney_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 see_VVI how_AVQ the_AT0 elder_AJC Montague_NP0 's_POS sharpening_NN1 skills_NN2 meant_VVD that_CJT his_DPS son_NN1 knew_VVD how_AVQ to_TO0 wield_VVI a_AT0 blade_NN1 —_PUN it_PNP just_AV0 meant_VVD he_PNP knew_VVD proper_AJ0 care_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS instruments_NN2 ._SENT Carney_NP0 's_POS father_NN1 was_VBD crooked_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC that_DT0 did_VDD n't_XX0 make_VVI him_PNP so_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP simply_AV0 meant_VVD that_CJT he_PNP knew_VVD how_AVQ things_NN2 worked_VVD in_PRP that_DT0 particular_AJ0 line_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ The_AT0 hotel_NN1 pays_VVZ Chink_NN1 protection_NN1 —_PUN we_PNP knew_VVD he_PNP 'd_VM0 be_VBI coming_VVG ,_PUN "_PUQ Miami_NP0 Joe_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Ca_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI niggers_NN2 sticking_VVG up_AVP places_NN2 on_PRP his_DPS watch_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC this_DT0 is_VBZ about_PRP something_PNI else_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ He_PNP got_VVD a_AT0 girl_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Pepper_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ He_PNP got_VVD this_DT0 woman_NN1 he_PNP 's_VBZ taken_VVN up_AVP with_PRP ,_PUN "_PUQ Miami_NP0 Joe_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Lucinda_NP0 Cole_NP0 ._SENT 
Used_VVN to_TO0 dance_VVI at_PRP Shiney_NP0 's_POS before_CJS it_PNP got_VVD shut_VVN down_AVP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ High-yellow_AJ0 gal_NN1 ,_PUN looks_VVZ like_PRP Fredi_NP0 Washington_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Pepper_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Fredi_NP0 Washington_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Freddie_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 know_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ Miami_NP0 Joe_NP0 continued_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ is_VBZ that_CJT he_PNP 's_VHZ been_VBN trying_VVG to_TO0 get_VVI her_PNP into_PRP pictures_NN2 ._SENT Paying_VVG for_PRP lessons_NN2 on_PRP how_AVQ to_TO0 act_VVI ,_PUN how_AVQ to_TO0 talk_VVI right_AV0 ,_PUN carry_VVB herself_PNX like_PRP so_AV0 ._SENT All_DT0 that_DT0 ._SENT He_PNP 's_VHZ been_VBN putting_VVG her_PNP up_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 Theresa_NP0 that_DT0 last_ORD six_CRD months_NN2 ,_PUN paying_VVG for_PRP it_PNP ._SENT Movie_NN1 people_NN0 coming_VVG through_PRP town_NN1 ,_PUN introducing_VVG her_PNP around_AVP like_PRP she_PNP 's_VBZ going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI the_AT0 black_AJ0 Ava_NP0 Gardner_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Ava_NP0 Gardner_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Freddie_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT Her_PNP in_PRP those_DT0 sweaters_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ What_DTQ we_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 know_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ Arthur_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ is_VBZ that_CJT she_PNP kept_VVD her_DPS jewelry_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 Theresa_NP0 vault_NN1 ._SENT All_DT0 the_AT0 stuff_NN1 he_PNP bought_VVD her_PNP ._SENT Miss_NP0 Lucinda_NP0 Cole_NP0 ._SENT And_CJC he_PNP says_VVZ he_PNP 'll_VM0 skin_VVI the_AT0 niggers_NN2 who_PNQ stole_VVD it_PNP ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 middle_NN1 of_PRF 125th_ORD Street_NP0 ._SENT For_PRP fucking_AV0 with_PRP his_DPS investment_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Carney_NP0 sighed_VVD ,_PUN more_AV0 loudly_AV0 than_CJS he_PNP thought_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 worry_VVI too_AV0 much_AV0 about_PRP that_DT0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Pepper_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP takes_VVZ a_AT0 special_AJ0 kind_NN1 of_PRF nigger_NN1 to_TO0 skin_VVI a_AT0 nigger_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC that_DT0 ai_NN0 n't_XX0 Chink_VVB Montague_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ His_DPS delivery_NN1 was_VBD such_DT0 that_CJT one_PNI believed_VVD his_DPS expertise_NN1 in_PRP skinning-people_NN1 matters_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC his_DPS measure_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 mobster_NN1 's_POS character_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC he_PNP 's_VHZ got_VVN his_DPS blood_NN1 up_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ true_AJ0 what_DTQ they_PNP say_VVB ,_PUN he_PNP 's_VBZ handy_AJ0 with_PRP a_AT0 razor_NN1 ._SENT All_DT0 sorts_NN2 of_PRF folks_NN2 who_PNQ 'd_VM0 like_VVI that_CJT reward_NN1 money_NN1 ._SENT Or_CJC like_AV0 Chink_VVB to_TO0 owe_VVI them_PNP one_PNI ._SENT "_PUQ 
Pepper_NP0 tailed_VVD Montague_NP0 's_POS men_NN2 all_DT0 day_NN1 as_CJS they_PNP pressed_VVD the_AT0 big_AJ0 uptown_AJ0 fences_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 small-timers_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC otherwise_AV0 fringe_NN1 operators_NN2 like_PRP Carney_NP0 ._SENT 
He_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN across_PRP the_AT0 street_NN1 sipping_VVG a_AT0 bottle_NN1 of_PRF cherry_NN1 cola_NN1 when_CJS Delroy_NP0 and_CJC Yea_ITJ Big_AJ0 —_PUN those_DT0 were_VBD their_DPS names_NN2 —_PUN visited_VVD Carney_NP0 's_POS Furniture_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Walking_VVG in_AVP like_PRP a_AT0 pair_NN0 of_PRF water_NN1 buffalo_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ They_PNP hit_VVD Carney_NP0 's_POS joint_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP called_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 Arab_AJ0 ,_PUN on_PRP Lou_NP0 Parks_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC even_AV0 walked_VVD up_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 second-floor_AJ0 offices_NN2 of_PRF Saul_NP0 Stein_NP0 ,_PUN self-proclaimed_AJ0 Gem_NN1 King_NN1 of_PRF Broadway_NN1 ,_PUN from_PRP the_AT0 radio_NN1 ._SENT Other_AJ0 members_NN2 of_PRF Chink_NN1 Montague_NP0 's_POS organization_NN1 visited_VVD the_AT0 known_AJ0 stickup_NN1 men_NN2 and_CJC heisters_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Come_VVB looking_VVG for_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN I_PNP bet_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ Miami_NP0 Joe_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Maybe_AV0 tomorrow_AV0 if_CJS they_PNP can_VM0 find_VVI me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ They_PNP call_VVB him_PNP Yea_ITJ Big_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Freddie_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ On_PRP account_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS johnson_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ He_PNP has_VHZ to_TO0 save_VVI face_NN1 because_CJS of_PRF the_AT0 girl_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Pepper_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC because_CJS he_PNP took_VVD over_PRP Bumpy_AJ0 's_POS business_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ what_DTQ we_PNP got_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ What_DTQ 'd_VM0 they_PNP say_VVI to_PRP you_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ Miami_NP0 Joe_NP0 asked_VVD Carney_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Keep_VVB on_PRP the_AT0 lookout_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 necklace_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ If_CJS they_PNP knew_VVD who_PNQ we_PNP were_VBD ,_PUN we_PNP 'd_VM0 know_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ Arthur_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ If_CJS they_PNP connected_VVD Mr._NP0 Carney_NP0 to_PRP us_PNP ,_PUN they_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI left_VVN it_PNP like_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP crossed_VVD his_DPS legs_NN2 and_CJC pinched_VVD his_DPS pants_NN2 leg_NN1 so_CJS it_PNP fell_VVD correctly_AV0 over_PRP his_DPS ankle_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP can_VM0 expect_VVI a_AT0 visit_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 cops_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP told_VVD Carney_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Whoever_PNQ he_PNP 's_VBZ got_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 payroll_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 precinct_NN1 ._SENT Sniff_VVB around_AVP ,_PUN see_VVB if_CJS they_PNP can_VM0 get_VVI a_AT0 rise_NN1 out_AVP of_PRF you_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
Carney_NP0 had_VHD explanations_NN2 ready_AJ0 for_PRP cops_NN2 about_PRP some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 items_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 store_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC they_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 hold_VVI up_AVP if_CJS they_PNP really_AV0 wanted_VVD to_TO0 put_VVI the_AT0 screws_NN2 to_PRP him_PNP ._SENT Cross-check_NN1 the_AT0 serial_AJ0 number_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 Silvertone_NN1 TV_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 list_NN1 of_PRF stolen_AJ0 merchandise_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP glared_VVD at_PRP Freddie_NP0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ None_PNI of_PRF you_PNP said_VVD shit_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ Miami_NP0 Joe_NP0 asked_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ No_ITJ one_PNI ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Silence_NN1 ._SENT Pepper_NP0 stuck_VVD a_AT0 toothpick_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS mouth_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 hand_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS pocket_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ We_PNP 'd_VM0 know_VVI if_CJS they_PNP knew_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Arthur_NP0 repeated_VVD ._SENT 
Miami_NP0 Joe_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Who_PNQ 'd_VM0 you_PNP tell_VVI about_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN Freddie_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 tell_VVI anybody_PNI ,_PUN Joe_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Freddie_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ What_DTQ about_PRP you_PNP ?_SENT The_AT0 girl_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 Theresa_NP0 who_PNQ tipped_VVD you_PNP off_AVP ?_SENT Where_AVQ 's_VBZ she_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP got_VVD her_PNP out_AVP of_PRF town_NN1 to_TO0 visit_VVI her_DPS mother_NN1 ._SENT Living_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 Burbank_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP those_DT0 niggers_NN2 running_VVG their_DPS yaps_NN2 all_DT0 day_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 go_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ Miami_NP0 Joe_NP0 turned_VVD his_DPS attention_NN1 to_PRP Carney_NP0 ._SENT 
