offer is this -- nothing

MICHAEL: This is my lawyer, TOM; SENATOR. He's the one who arranged this whole thing through your man Turnbull. SENATOR: Yes -- Yes. MICHAEL: Sit down. SENATOR: Well I was under the impression that you and I would talk alone. MICHAEL: I trust these men with my life, SENATOR. If I were to ask them to leave, it would be an insult. SENATOR: Well uh, it's perfectly all right with me, but I should tell you that I am a blunt man and I intend to speak very frankly to you -- maybe -- more frankly than anyone in my position's ever spoke to you before. The Corleone family has done very well here in Nevada. You own, or, you control, two major hotels in Vegas -- one in Reno. The licenses were grandfathered in, so there is no problem with the gaming commission. Now, my sources tell me that -- you plan to make a move against the Tropicalla. They tell me within a week -- you're gonna move Klingman out. That's quite an expansion. However it will leave with one little technical problem. Ahh -- The license will still be in Klingman's name. MICHAEL: Turnbull is a good man. SENATOR: Yeah, well let's cut to the chase. I don't want to spend any more time here than I have to. You can have the license, the price is 250,000 dollars. Plus a monthly payment of 5% of the gross -- of all four hotels. Mister -- Corleone. MICHAEL: Now the price for the license is less than 20,000 dollars, am I right? SENATOR: That's right. MICHAEL: Now why would I ever consider paying more than that? SENATOR: Because I intend to squeeze you. I don't like your kind of people. I don't like to see you come out to this clean country in your oily hair -- dressed up in those silk suits - and try to pass yourselves off as decent Americans. I'll do business with you, but the fact is that I despise your masquerade -- the dishonest way you pose yourself. Yourself, and your whole family. MICHAEL: SENATOR, we're both part of the same hypocrisy. But never think it applies to my family. SENATOR: All right, all right -- some people have to play little games. You play yours. So lets just say that you'll pay me because it is in your interest to pay me. But I want your answer and the money by noon tomorrow. And one more thing: don't you contact me again -- ever. From now on you deal with Turnbull. (then, to Al) Open that door son. [He starts to leave] MICHAEL: Uh, senator -- you can have my answer now if you like. My offer is this -- nothing. Not even the fee for the gaming license, which would appreciate if you would put up personally. SENATOR (laughing): Good afternoon, gentlemen. [He opens the door and walks out]