we see ace enter alone. he is greeted by billy sherbert. they are joined by top executives richie and ronnie in suits and ties. they walk through the casino, past crowded and noisy craps tables, spinning roulette wheels, blackjack tables, poker-faced players at poker tables, and elegant, cordoned-off, black-tie, baccarat tables. ace, with pit bosses next to him, looks out over the huge casino where hundreds of thousands of dollars are being poured into machines. security people are pulling apart a husband and wife who are fighting. camera picks up ace as he passes by them. ace is on a tangiers house phone. sherbert looks on. ace listens to the noise of nicky roughing up cowboy.