Kumamoto University:
Comparative Culture

Rick Lavin

Goodfellas, Part Two

We have seen the first half of this true story starring Ray Liotta as Henry Hill, a former mobster. In Part 2, we can see how the murder of Batts marked the turning point in Henry's life.

Shortly after the murder and burial, Paulie pulls Henry aside:

P: What did you hear about that thing?

H: What thing? The Brooklyn thing?

P: No, no. The guy from downtown.

H: The guy from near where Fritzie used to live?

P: No. The guy who disappeared up the block from Christie, the one they made the beef on. You know the guy I mean?

H: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know.

P: Well, his name was Batts, and these people are driving everybody crazy looking for him, and they should leave him wherever the fuck he is.

H: Nobody knows what happened to him. He came into the joint that one night, and then he just disappeared, and that was it.

P: Alright, keep your eyes open, because they're busting my balls about this bastard, alright?

H: O.K.

P: Alright?

H: Yeah.

P: Yeah?

H: Yeah.

Optional task

Write a list of all the people in the film and their relationships.

Write a summary of the story so far.