A scene from Goodfellas 1990
Guard

[Karen and her children are visiting Henry in jail]

Mrs. Hill, this way. Sign this book, please.

Name of Inmate

[Karen signs ledger but something catches her eye]

Henry Hill

Name of Visitor

Janice Rossi
Visitor's center

Henry

What are you talking about?

Karen

I saw her name in the register.

Henry

Jesus Christ.

Karen

You want her to visit you? Let her stay up all night, crying and writing letters to the parole board.

Henry

What am I doing here? Where am I? I'm in jail. I can't stop people from coming to see me.

Karen

Good. Let her sneak this stuff in for you every week. [Karen dangles a bag of illegal drugs in front him] Let her fight these bastards every week!

Henry

Look what you're doing! Stop it!

Karen

I'm sorry. Let her sneak this shit in for you.

Henry

Will you stop it, Karen? Will you stop it?

Karen

Let her do it! Let her do it!

Henry

STOP IT!!!

Karen

[Kids react to anger; Karen starts to sob]

Nobody is helping me. I am all alone. Belle and Morrie are broke. I asked your friend Remo for the money that he owes you, you know what he told me? He told me to take my kids down to the police station and get on welfare.

Henry

Karen, It's going to be okay.

Karen

Yeah? Even Paulie, since he got out, I never seen him. I never see anybody anymore.

Henry

It's only you and me. That's what happens when you go away. I told you that we're on our own. Forget everybody else. Forget Paulie. As long as he's on parole, he doesn't want anybody doing anything.

Karen

I can't do it.

Henry

Yes, you can. Karen, Listen to me. All I need is for you to bring me this stuff. I got a guy in here from Pittsburgh who's gonna help me move it. Believe me, in a month we're gonna be fine. We won't need anybody.

Karen

I'm afraid. I'm afraid if Paulie finds out...

Henry

What did I just say, Don't worry about him. He is not helping us out. Is he putting any food on the table? We've gotta help each other. We've just gotta-- Listen, We've gotta be really really careful while we do it.

Karen

I don't want to hear a word about her anymore, Henry.

Henry

Never.

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