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* AwesomeMcCoolname: Bobo Justus is a fantastic name for a Mafia crime boss.

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Dewicking Short Con.


* ConMan: Roy specializes in quick, one-off tricks that involve little risk. Myra tries to convince him to work a long con with her.



* ShortCon: Roy specializes in quick, one-off tricks that involve little risk. Myra tries to convince him to work a long con with her.
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* TheConTheCon: The quick change is one of Roy's favorite tricks. To confuse a cashier, he held up a $20 bill but actually paid with a $10 bill. Unfortunately the second guy he tries this on is wise to the trick, and inflicts serious damage by hitting Roy in the stomach.



* QuickChange: One of Roy's favorite tricks. To confuse a cashier, he held up a $20 bill but actually paid with a $10 bill. Unfortunately the second guy he tries this on is wise to the trick, and inflicts serious damage by hitting Roy in the stomach.
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-->'''[[Creator/MartinScorcese Narrator]]''': Around the country the bookies pay off winners at track odds. It's dangerous when a long shot comes in. Unless you have somebody at the track to lower those odds.

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-->'''[[Creator/MartinScorcese -->'''[[Creator/MartinScorsese Narrator]]''': Around the country the bookies pay off winners at track odds. It's dangerous when a long shot comes in. Unless you have somebody at the track to lower those odds.
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-->'''Narrator''': Around the country the bookies pay off winners at track odds. It's dangerous when a long shot comes in. Unless you have somebody at the track to lower those odds.

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-->'''Narrator''': -->'''[[Creator/MartinScorcese Narrator]]''': Around the country the bookies pay off winners at track odds. It's dangerous when a long shot comes in. Unless you have somebody at the track to lower those odds.
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* AnachronismStew: Discussed in behind the scenes material; most of Lily and Myra's clothing is from decades past, most of the cars featured are 70s muscle cars, Roy's suits are 80s tailoring, and we see cons taking place at chain restaurants.

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* AnachronismStew: Discussed in behind the scenes material; most of Lily and Myra's clothing is from decades past, the 40s, most of the cars featured are 70s muscle cars, Roy's suits are 80s tailoring, and we see cons taking place at chain restaurants.
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* PlayfulPursuit: One night, Myra tells her boyfriend Roy that's she's too tired to have sex with him. A short time later, she appears naked before him and entices him into chasing her around her room. He catches her, throws her over his shoulder, drops her on a bed and joins her.
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* BatterUp: A bartender doesn't like Roy doing the coin trick on his turf, so he pounds him under the ribs with a baseball bat. Despite not technically hitting a vital organ, it's ''almost'' enough to kill him.

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