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...places them on the felt. Thumbing through the bills, he finds a fifty at the center of the roll and adds it to the pile as an afterthought. Cynthia, the dealer, straightens and sorts the bills, then counts out 10 $25 chips. "Change $250," she says. Ellen, the pit boss, nods in acknowledgement. "Good luck," Cynthia says. The game proceeds...
...more day. The others at the table also seem to be up. Apparently, I stepped away from the table at just the wrong time. There are smiles all around, as Tony jokes with the players about their good luck. The only person not smiling is the pit boss, Ray, who has hinted that he's ready to change the shoe. Apparently, the house believes in luck just as much as the players do, and Ray seems intent on breaking the players' winning streak. There's no need, however. As soon as I begin watching the action, people begin losing again...
...Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry, the film tells the story of what happens when your unassuming dentist Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky (Perry) finds that his new next-door neighbor is former notorious hitman Jimmy the Tulip (Willis). What ensues is a madcap plot involving the fact that Jimmy, his former boss Janni Gogolak (Kevin Pollack) and his estranged wife Cynthia (Natasha Henstridge) have ten million dollars tied up in an account only all three can sign for; of course, if anyone dies among the three, only the remaining signatures are needed. Jimmy on the other hand is an unwilling captive...
Despite their relative lack of passion, Boss and Murphy both successfully underscored what their defense hopes will save their case: The officers felt their lives were in immediate danger, and saw, in the form of Diallo's wallet, a gun pointing right at them...
...there are questions, holes in the defense that remained untested after the prosecution's cross-examination of Boss and Murphy. None of the cops has said who fired first, a critical point which, as the trial wears on, remains untouched by the prosecution. And why did Boss and Murphy both escape fierce cross-examination? There were also large discrepancies in their accounts with regard to lighting conditions - which could have serious implications for the defense: Who was able to see what, when? (Boss characterized the light in and around the vestibule as "not substantial," while Murphy said he could...