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Arturo Ui is the leader of a protection racket gang in Chicago and Roma is his right-hand man. Now he has control over the vegetable trade in Chicago, Ui has plans to expand into other cities. However, Roma has some concerns. He believes that some of the gang members (Giri and Givola) are conspiring with the Cauliflower Trust to work against them. He convinces Ui that they must act quickly to get rid of the conspirators within the gang.
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START: ROMA: (standing still) Arturo, if I hadn’t the kind of faith you’ve just described I’d sometimes find it hard to look my men in the face. We’ve got to act. And quickly. Giri is cooking up some dirty work.
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END: ROMA: I knew it Arturo. This was how it had to be decided. Say, the two of us! Say, you and me! Like in the good old days. (To his men) What did I tell you, boys? He gives us the green light.
UI: I’ll be there.
ROMA: At eleven.
UI: Where?
ROMA: At the garage. I’m a new man. At last we’ll see some fight!
Brecht, Bertolt. The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. Methuen Publishing, 2002, pp.70-74.
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