I've always thought both Johnny and Al died too. The voice on
the phone
says,"That's as far as we go , bud," which is important too.
After all,
Tony had not done what he was supposed to do, which was to
get the girl
[Eve Cressy] out of the hotel. "Al had a hunch you'd run him
[the guy]
out," says the voice. Did his late brother cover for him
(last good
thing), or did he not cover for him, but it didn't matter
because they got
Johnny? Did Al know the guy was already there? Teasing
details.
Once nice connection, maybe intentional: Johnny says, in
response to Tony's
help, "They'll love that...They'll send you violets." At the
end, he's
left with Eve Cressy, asleep in the lobby; she has "deep
violet eyes."
Bill Hagen
<billha@ionet.net>
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