Mike initially turns it down , worried that he is not up to the challenge .
After visiting his father at his dead - end job on production line of a local distillery , he returns to the station house to accept Giardello 's offer .
Mike initially turns it down , worried that he is not up to the challenge , but after visiting his father at his dead - end job on production line of a local distillery , he returns to the station house to accept Giardello 's offer .