Mel Bernstein

Mel Bernstein
Character Information
Protrayed by	Harris Yulin
Appearance	Scarface (film)
Status	Deceased
Country	USA
Gender	Male
Occupation	Chief Detective of Narcotics, Miami Police Department
Ally	Miami Police Department Frank Lopez (occasionally)

"Fuck You!"

―Mel's last words before Tony shot him in the heart.

Mel Bernstein is a crooked cop in the film Scarface, and the tertiary antagonist of the film. When he meets Tony at the Babylon Club, he attempts to extort Tony, demanding a bribe (the amount of which was written on a cocktail napkin but unseen to the audience). Bernstein knows that Tony murdered Emilio Rebenga, and presumably "Hector the Toad", as he mentions that Tony is responsible for "that blood bath at the Sun Ray Hotel". Bernstein alternates his extortion with promises of relieving heat off Tony and providing him with intelligence on rival small-time drug dealers.

As he is about to leave, he tells Tony that he has a vacation coming up soon and if he could also throw in a couple of first class tickets to London, England since neither Bernstein or his wife have been there before. He also makes a smug remark that Tony that he should smile more often, that every day above ground is a good day.

Later at the Babylon Club, Tony is attacked by 2 assassins, though he survives and suspects Frank Lopez is behind it since he had already put Mel Bernstein on him previously. Montana, Manny, and Chi-Chi go to Frank's dealership that same night where they walk into Lopez and Bernstein having a meeting.

After Manny kills Frank, Mel says Frank pushed the limit. Tony responds "So did you", and shoots Bernstein in the stomach. Bernstein does not die, and pleas that he can make things right for Tony, then threatens Tony with the possibility of a cop-kill on his hands. The threats fall on deaf ears, as Tony retorts "Who ever said you was one, Mel? Enjoy your first class ticket to the Resurrection" as Tony shoots Bernstein in the heart, mortally wounding him.

Scarface: The World is Yours

In Scarface: The World is Yours, Tony is approached by a cop named Diego. Tony says to the policeman "Mel Bernstein tried to shit on me once, and it didn't work out so good for him you know.". Diego responds with "Mel? He wasn't a team player, Montana. You did us all a favor."

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"Fuck you!"