Donnie Brasco

DONNI E BRASCO
by
Paul At t anasi o
Based on t he book, "Donni e Br asco, "
by J oseph D. Pi st one wi t h Ri char d
Woodl ey
REVI SED DRAFT
J ul y 27, 1992
1 EXT. DAY. WASHI NGTON, D. C.
An AERI AL VI EWof t he nat i on' s capi t al , MOVI NG I N on t he st ol i d
l i mest one box of FBI HEADQUARTERS. Super ed bel ow:
FBI HEADQUARTERS. WASHI NGTON,
D. C. 1981.
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2 I NT. DAY. FBI HEADQUARTERS
A spaci ous cor ner OFFI CE. Amer i can f l ag, FBI seal , and a pl ush
car pet Feder al bl ue.
CLENDON HOGUE, 40s, bar r el chest , shr ewd eyes over hal f - moon gl asses,
PRESI DES behi nd a vast desk. The i mpr essi ve mi en of ear ned
aut hor i t y. Bef or e hi m:
J ULES BONOVOLONTA, l at e 40s, Gr een Ber et vet er an, SUPERVI SOR, 140
pounds of pugnaci t y and gr i st l e. Ex- st r eet agent cr amped by
headquar t er s.
PAT MARSHALL, l at e 30s, a CASE AGENT, compul si vel y or gani zed, wi t h
haunt ed choi r boy' s eyes.
CLARENCE LEBOW, ear l y 40s. Assi st ant SECTI ON CHI EF. Br ooks
Br ot her s, heavy st ar ch.
LEBOW
I t ' s goi ng down t oni ght .
J ULES
Says who? A f ucki ng wi r e.
LEBOW
A r el i abl e wi r e.
J ULES
A f i ct i on wr i t er .
Hogue per uses SURVEI LLANCE PHOTOS of Sonny Red and Sonny Bl ack. Then
r eads t he I NFORMANT' S REPORT.
MARSHALL
i s t hat t he 209, si r ?
LEBOW
Ther e' s goi ng t o be a war bet ween
Sonny Red and Sonny Bl acki t ' s
al l over t he st r eet s.
J ULES
Cl ar ence, you coul dn' t f i nd t he
st r eet s wi t h an asphal t det ect or .
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2.
2 CONTI NUED:
MARSHALL
Sonny Bl ack goes, ever yone wi t h
hi mgoes.
J ULES
That ' s doesn' t mean i t ' s t oni ght .
LEBOW
Even i f i t ' s not t oni ght and I ' m
not sayi ng i t ' s not t oni ght i t
coul d st i l l be t oni ght because i t
coul d be any ni ght .
J ULES
Fuck you, Cl ar ence.
LEBOW
Heyl I ' ma Mor mon 1
HOGUE
You have some obj ect i on t o t hese
guys ki l l i ng each ot her ? .
MARSHALL
I t ' s j ust t hat one of t hem' s one
of us.
HOGUE
An i nf or mant ?
J ULES
An agent . Under cover .
HOGUE
Then why ar e you dependi ng on an
i nf or mant ? What does t he agent
say?
( of f awkwar d l ooks)
When' s t he l ast t i me you spoke t o
hi m?
J ULES
Thr ee weeks.
MARSHALL
Thr ee weeks and t wo days.
HOGUE
He checks i n ever y t hr ee weeks?
MARSHALL
He checks i n when he checks i n,
si r.
J ULES
We had t o make up t he r ul es as we
went al ong- -
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HOGUE
My pr edecessor st ar t ed t hi s?
J ULES
Hi s pr edecessor .
LEBOW
I t ' s been f i ve year s.
MARSHALL
Fi ve year s and t hr ee mont hs.
J ULES
I amnot gonna bl ow a chance t o
cr i ppl e t he ent i r e f ucki ng Maf i a
j ust because some f ucki ng empt y
sui t i n Bl ue Car pet Land
LEBOW
I amso si ck of your super i or New
Yor k at t i t ude
J ULES
t hi nks t her e' s gonna be a
Shoot out t oni ght af t er t he
f ucki ng t ar ant el l a.
LEBOW
You' r e goi ng t o r i sk a man' s l i f e
j ust t o make cases.
J ULES
( r i ght back)
Maki ng t hose cases i s hi s l i f e.
HOGUE
And how many cases do we have?
MARSHALL
( guessi ng)
A hundr ed, t wo hundr ed. . .
HOGUE
Whi ch one?
J ULES
The t rut h i s we don' t know.
HOGUE
Let me get t hi s st r ai ght . Nobody
knows wher e he i s. Nobody' s
spoken t o hi m. He' s been
under cover f i ve year s. He mi ght
ver y wel l get ki l l ed t oni ght at
a f ucki ng weddi ngnot because
he' s one of us. but because he' s
one of t ; hem. -
( more)
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2 CONTI NUED: ( 3)
HOGUE ( Cont ' d)
I ' ve been on t he j ob one f ucki ng
week. And i t ' s my f ucki ng
deci si on? How t he hel l di d t hi s
happen?
Awkwar d l ooks and f oot shuf f l i ng al l ar ound.
MARSHALL
What t i me' s t he weddi ng?
LEBOW
Ei ght o' cl ock t oni ght .
THE CLOCK .
on t he wal l r eads *9: 36. "
HOGUE
Who i s t hi s f ucki ng guy?
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3 I NT. NI GHT. BARWASHI NGTON ( 1975)
CLOSE ON
J OE PI STONE, 30s, at hl et e' s bui l d, body l angui d wi t h a ki l l er ' s
conf i dence. Eyes dead as a shar k' s. He chaf es at hi s r ep- st r i ped
t i e and of f - t he- r ack sui t .
WI DER
LeBow, Mar shal l , and t wo ot her SUI TS ar ound t he t abl e. J ul es
del i ver s a TOAST. Super ed bel ow:
BLACKI E' S. WASHI NGTON, D. C.
1975.
J ULES
. . . And so, J oe, we wi sh you bon
voyage wi t h t hi s f ar ewel l dr i nk.
We' d gi ve you a f ar ewel l di nner -
but why spend al l t hat money when
you' l l j ust come cr awl i ng back t o
your ol d desk?
Laught er ar ound t he t abl e. The CLI NK of gl asses. . .
LEBOW
I woul d l ove t o know how you sol d
t hemon t hi s.
DONNI E
I t ol d t hemI want ed t o get f ar
away f r omyou, Cl ar ence, They
got i t i nst ant l y.
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3 CONTI NUED:
LEBOW
We' ve had our best guys on t hi s
si nce, what , Val achi ? Twent y
year s?
MARSHALL
Who knows? We never t r i ed
anyt hi ng l i ke t hi s.
LEBOW
What does t hat t el l you?
MARSHALL
The Di r ect or t hought i t woul d be
t oo cor r upt i ng.
J ULES
Then maybe I shoul d do i t . I ' m
i n a mood t o be cor r upt ed.
LEBOW
You know what t hese peopl e ar e
l i ke. They' r e al l mar r i ed t o
each ot her ' s cousi n.
J ULES
( shr ugs)
I t ' s si x mont hs.
MARSHALL
I t hi nk i t ' s gr eat . Under cover ' s
a new ar ea. Get i n on t he gr ound
f l oor .
LEBOW
I t ' s a wi l d goose chase. I ' m
sayi ng t hi s as a f r i end.
J OE
What do I know? I ' mj ust a dumb
gui nea.
LEBOW
Don' t t al k t hat way, J oe.
( beat )
Because, you know, you ar e j ust
a dumb gui nea.
LAUGHTER f r omt he gr oup. J oe doesn' t know whet her t o j oi n i n or
punch somebody. J ul es hands hi ma l ar ge ber i bboned BOX.
J ULES
Her e you go, J oe.
J oe opens t he box. A wi de- br i mmed Al Capone FEDORA. Upr oar i ous
l aught er f r omt he gr oup.
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LEBOW
I f you al r eady have one, you can
r et ur n i t .
J ULES
Put i t onl
Agai nst hi s wi l l , J oe put s on t he hat . Mor e l aught er f r omt he gr oup.
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4 EXT. DAY. SUBURBS
Thr ee exuber ant TOMBOYS pl ay f oot bal l on t he f r ont l awn of a modest
spl i t - l evel home: TERRY, 13, r ebel i n a hur r y; KERRY, 10, t he good
gi r l ; and SHERRY, 8, t he baby.
Ter r y hi kes t he bal l , dr ops back t o t hr ow. . .
A PASS
spi r al s up i nt o t he ai r . . . wher e i t ' s I NTERCEPTED by J oe, who appear s
out of nowher e.
SHERRY
Daddy, Daddy1
J oe f ei nt s, t r i es t o dodge t he gi r l s. . . Then si dest eps. . .
J OE
I ' m out of bounds. St opl Thi s- -
l ookt hi s i s out of bounds 1
They t ackl e hi manyway. Gr ab hi s l egs t i l l he TOPPLES i n a l aughi ng
heap.
MAGGI E PI STONE, a pr et t y, st r ong- wi l l ed bl onde i n her 30s, emer ges at
t he f r ont door . SMI LES at t he scene. Then FROWNS as she r eal i zes
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5 I NT. LATER. LAUNDRY ROOM
J oe st ands i n hi s sui t j acket and boxer shor t s whi l e Maggi e t r i es t o
r emove t he GRASS STAI NS on t he pant s knees.
MAGGI E
I swear t o God, J oe, I have t o
spr ay you wi t h Scot chgar d ever y
mor ni ng.
J oe embr aces her f r ombehi nd.
J OE
What amI supposed t o do? Ter r y -
t ackl es l i ke her mot her .
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He gr opes at her . She moves hi s hands of f . . .
MAGGI E
I l l egal hol di ng.
Hi s hands go back t o gr opi ng. She smacks t hem. . . .
J OE
Roughi ng t he passer .
MAGGI E
I suppose I shoul d be gr at ef ul
t hat i t ' s not bl ood st ai ns, or
powder bur ns. Li ke t he ol d days.
J OE
I got some good news t oday.
We' r e goi ng back t o J er sey.
MAGGI E
You' r e ki ddi ng1 You got
t r ansf er r ed?
J OE
The ki ds can see t hei r
gr andpar ent s. Pl us i t ' s GS- 13.
That ' s t wo t housand mor e.
MAGGI E
My Godl When di d t hi s al l
happen? -
J OE
J ust t oday.
MAGGI E
What ar en' t you t el l i ng me?
J OE
Not hi ng.
MAGGI E
I know enough about t he Bur eau
t hat not hi ng happens t hi s
qui ckl y, J oe. Especi al l y i f i t
i nvol ves a r ai se.
J OE
Remember t hat guy I met at
Quant i co, t hat super vi sor ?
Ber ada? Be asked f or me. Saf e
and Hi j acki ngs, i n New Yor k.
MAGGI E
But t hi s i s a desk j ob, r i ght ?
( beat )
I t hought we agr eed about you
goi ng back on t he st r eet agai n.
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5 CONTI NUED: ( 2)
J OE
Thi s i s di f f er ent . I t ' s
under cover .
MAGGI E
What does t hat mean, under cover ?
J OE
Under cover . You know,
under cover .
MAGGI E
Wi l l you come home at ni ght ?
J OE
I t ' s a good oppor t uni t y.
MAGGI E
Under cover i n what ?
J OE
An FBI wi f e doesn' t ask, Maggi e.
MAGGI E
Wi l l you be home on t he weekends?
J 9E
I t ' s j ust si x mont hs.
MAGGI E
You wai t ed t i l l t hi s was al l
deci ded. You never asked meyou
knew what I was goi ng t o say.
What do you want f r omme, J oe?
J OE
I want you t o say, ' I t ' s okay' .
' I t ' s gr eat ' .
MAGGI E
You f i nal l y got t o headquar t er ?
and now you' r e goi ng back on t he
st r eet .
J OE
Don' t you under st and? I buy a
Br ooks Br ot her s sui t but t her e' s
al ways a but t on t hat comes of f or
a st ai n t hat won' t come out - i t ' s
l i ke t he sui t knows I don' t
bel ong i n i t . I si t i n a r oom
wi t h Cl ar ence and t he r est of
t hemand t he onl y way I know
somet hi ng' s f unny i s when
ever yone el se l aughs.
Ever yt hi ng, al l day, i t ' s j ust
( gest ur es) t hi s much of f .
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5 CONTI NUED: ( 3)
MAGGI E
You' r e as smar t as t hey ar e.
J OE
I coul d be a f ucki ng Ph. D. f r om
Har var d and i t woul dn' t mat t er
I cannot wi n. To do somet hi ng
t hat ' s never been done, t hat t hey
say can' t be done, t hat t hey
can' t dodon' t you see? That ' s
t he onl y way I ' mever gonna f i t
i n wi t h t hem. On my t er ms.
She l ooks at hi m. Smi l es. She l oves hi mf or who he i s, as
f r ust r at i ng as t hat can be. She embr aces, ki sses hi m.
MAGGI E
Wel l , at l east you war ned me.
Remember ? ' Maggi e, i f you mar r y
me. . .
J OE
( uni son)
. . . you' r e i n f or a bi g
advent ur e. '
They ki ss agai n. And ki ss. J oe ki cks t he door t o t he l aundr y r oom
SHUT behi nd hi m.
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MONTAGE . .
Pr esent day. The CLOCK at FBI headquar t er s: 10: 07. Hogue RI PS
t hr ough t he case f i l e. A LETTER addr essed t o t he Di r ect or of t he
FBI :
BERADA ( V. O. )
' To Di r ect or : Sur vei l l ance and
i nf or mant cont act s t o dat e have
been negat i ve. . . '
J oe i s usher ed t hr ough t he f l uor escent - l i t war r en t hat i s t he
BULLPEN of t he New Yor k FBI of f i ce. Shakes hands wi t h GUY BERADA,
50s, a Br onx bul l wi t h an unl i t ci gar .
BERADA ( V. O. )
' . . . r egar di ng bei ng abl e t o
penet r at e t he conveyance of
st ol en pr oper t y by La Cosa
Nost r a. . . '
J oe l i nes up at t he DMV. FLASH1hi s phot o f or a dr i ver ' s l i cense.
Now he' s DONNI E BRASCO. The name t ypes out :
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D- 0- N- A- L- D B- R- A- S- C- O
BERADA ( V. O. )
. . . UCA J oseph D. Pi st on
ut i l i zi ng t he name ' Donni e
Brasco' . . .
An FBI COMPUTER pr i nt s out a " yel l ow sheet " of hi s pr i or ar r est s
f or bur gl ar y" a. k. a. DON THE J EWELER" . . .
I n t he j ewel r y di st r i ct , a HASI DI C J EWt ut or s Donni e, who l ooks at
a di amond t hr ough a l oupe. . . Donni e sur veys a smal l APARTMENT wi t h a
REALTOR. . . Donni e opens a BANK ACCOUNT. . .
BACK TO PRESENT DAY
Hogue r eads down t he BUDGET f or t he oper at i on. . .
Apar t ment . . . . $491. 60
Fur ni t ur e. . . . . 90. 30
Ut i l i t i es. . . . . 35. 00 Rent al
car . . . . 220. 00 Spendi ng money
800. 00
BERADA ( V. O. )
' . . . Thi s woul d be accompl i shed by
UCA f r equent i ng l ocat i ons l i st ed
bel ow and at t empt i ng t o engage i n
conver sat i on and do busi ness wi t h
sai d f ences. . . '
FLASH BACK
Donni e si t s i n Car mel o' s dr i nki ng cl ub soda and wat chi ng
basket bal l . At t he ot her end of t he bar , t woTOUGH GUYS pl ay
BACKGAMMON. . . DI SSOLVE t o anot her ni ght , anot her game, anot her
bar st ool CLOSER t o t he Tough Guys. . . On t he backgammon boar d, as t he
pi eces move cl oser t o t he goal . . . DI SSOLVE t o anot her ni ght , as Donni e
moves cl oser t o t he game. . . On t he boar d agai n, as t he pi eces move
cl oser . . . DI SSOLVE t o anot her ni ght , as Donni e moves cl oser . . . And
anot her . . . On t he boar d, as t he pi eces move cl oser , and t he hand
movi ng t hem. . . bel ongs t o Donni e.
- - Donni e ent er s hi s apar t ment , spar sel y f ur ni shed wi t h a bed, TV,
wei ght bench and wei ght s. . . Get s on t he phone. . .
STEVE BURSEY, 30s, Donni e' s wi r y and wi l d- eyed CONTACT AGENT, on t he
" hel l o phone" at t he FBI of f i ce i n New Yor f c.
BURSEY
( t o phone)
Hel l o?
CROSSCUTTI NG
Donni e at a PAY PHONE.
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5 CONTI NUED: (5)
DONNI E ( O. C. )
I s t hi s Bur sey?
Bur sey cr adl es t he phone on hi s shoul der , TYPES. . .
BURSEY (V. O. )
To t he f i l e: Cont act wi t h UCA on
J ul y 7, 1976. . .
BACK TO PRESENT DAY
Hogue r evi ews SURVEI LLANCE PHOTOS of Donni e i n Car mel o' s. . . I n t he
Rai nbow Room.
BURSEY ( V. O. )
. . . UCA r epor t ed no si gni f i cant
contacts. . .
FLASH BACK
Donni e i n Separ at e Tabl es, a r est aur ant on Thi r d Avenue. . .
BURSEY ( V. O. )
. . . no si gni f i cant cont acts. . .
Donni e wander s t he ai sl es at a dr ug st or e, sear chi ng f or a GREETI NG
CARD. Sel ect s one. MATCH CUT t o Maggi e openi ng t he same car d.
I nsi de i t r eads, " MI SS YOU, LOVE, " and NO SI GNATURE.
A TRUCK HI J ACKI NG t akes pl ace on an access r oad t o Kennedy Ai r por t .
I n a chor eogr aphed bal l et , t he DRI VER gi ves up t he keys t o a cr ew of
TOUGH GUYS. . . Then Donni e and VI NNI E THE FENCE hel p unl oad car t ons of
PERFUME f r omt he t r uck. . .
BURSEY (V. O. )
. . . UCA pur chased t wo dozen
car t ons Yves St . Laur ent ' Eau My
Si n' per f ume. . .
Donni e pl ays backgammon at Car mel l o' s. . . On t he boar d, as t he pi eces
move CLOSER. . . Vi nni e i nt r oduces hi mt o J I LLY GRECA, a t ough- l ooki ng
WI SEGUY i n hi s l at e 40s.
BURSEY (V. O. )
. . . UCA was i ntroduced to Gi ul i ano
Greca, a. k. a. J i l l y. . .
Donni e opens a car t on of WATCHES. . .
DONNI E
These go f or 80 api ece. My end' s
20.
BURSEY (V. O. )
. . . UCA sol d 50 Pat eau Mi t su Boshi
Boeki di gi t al wat ches. . .
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5 CONTI NUED: ( 6 )
He hands t hemt o. . . J i l l y. Who i nspect s t hem. Takes t he car t on.
Peel s of f bi l l s t o Donni e.
BACK TO PRESENT
Hogue, wi t h headphones on, st ubs out a ci gar et t e. . .
FLASH BACK
Donni e si t s i n Hi ppopot amus. . . Casa Bel l a. . . An af t er hour s
j oi nt . . . The pi eces on t he backgammon boar d as t hey move
CLOSER. . . Donni e col l apses heavi l y on hi s bed, ami dst t he spar e
f ur ni shi ngs of hi s apar t ment . . .
BURSEY ( V. O. )
. . . UCA report ed no si gni f i cant
contacts. . .
BACK TO PRESENT
Hogue opens a BUDGET FOLDER. . .
BERADA ( V. O. )
, New Yor k of f i ce r equest s an
ext ensi on of si x mont hs due t o. . .
FLASH BACK
Donni e and Ber ada at a boot h i n t he Cockeyed Cl am, a mani l a FI LE
bet ween t hem.
BERADA
I got you anot her si x mont hs. I
t ol d t hemi t t akes t i me.
DONNI E
Same budget ?
BERADA
Same budget . Look, J oe, not t hat
I don' t see any movement , but do
you see any movement ? I got my
neck out on t hi s.
DONNI E
What ever i t t akes, I ' mgonna get
t hese bast ar ds.
BERADA
Do me a f avor . J ust get one
bast ar d.
Donni e READS f r omt he f i l e.
DONNI E
( f r ust r at ed)
' . . . no si gni f i cant cont act s. . . ' '
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BERADA
One ot her t hi ng. You know how i t
i s wi t h t he ' B' . They saw some
of t he sur vei l l ance pi ct ur es. . .
DONNI E
What ?
BERADA
They want you t o shave t he
moust ache. .
DONNI E
I ' mundercover 1
BERADA
You' r e st i l l i n t he FBI . That ' s
t he r ul es.
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6 I NT. DAY. CASA BELLA
WI NTERf og on t he wi ndows. DI SCO pl ays on t he j ukebox. Dr i nki ng
DEMI TASSE i n t he l at e af t er noon:
BENJ AMI N "LEFTY" RUGGI ERO, ear l y 50s, gaunt and r aspy- voi ced,
SWI TCHED- ON wi t h ner ves, t est y and r est l ess. He l i ght s up an Engl i sh
Oval .
Si t t i ng ar ound hi m:
DOMI NI C " SONNY BLACK* NAPOLI TANO, mi ddl e 40s. Fi r epl ug muscl es, dyed
bl ack hai r . Sl eepy as a l i on af t er a bi g meal . Don' t f uck wi t h t he
l i on.
NI CHOLAS " NI CKY" SANTORA, l at e 30s, t eddy bear paunch. Pl ays t he
f ool .
J OHN - BOOBI E" CERASANI , ear l y 40s, gun- met al har d. Al l busi ness.
Nobody' s f ool . Super ed bel ow:
CASA BELLA RESTAURANT. LI TTLE
I TALY. 1976.
LEFTY
You can' t say t o me a Li ncol n i s
bet t er t han a Cadi l l ac.
NI CKY
I t ' s t he bet t er aut omobi l e, no
quest i on. Head and shoul der s.
LEFTY
Geddadaheah. Geddadaheah bef or e
you make me mad.
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SONNY
Lef t y, how you gonna be mad at
NNii cckkyy??
LEFTY
I ai n' t mad at hi m. I ' mmad at
hi s st upi di t y.
AT THE BAR
A man si t s, unf ol ds a newspaper . The bar t ender l ooks upi t ' s
Donni e.
DONNI E
Cof f ee.
BACK ONTABLE
LEFTY
Ai n' t no compar i son. Cadi l l ac
got mor e accel er at i on, mor e
power , mor ebet t er handl i ng,
bet t er l ooki ng, mor e l egr oomf or
your l egs, mor e power
BOOBI E
You sai d t hat .
LEFTY
Sai d what ?
BOOBI E
Mor e power .
LEFTY
Be got me so f ucki ng aggr avat ed,
Boobi e, I f or got what I sai d.
NI CKY
I ' 11 t el l you one t hi ngt he
Li ncol n i s l onger .
LEFTY
Longer what ?
BOOBI E
Whaddaya t al ki n' about ? Longer
wheel base?
NI CKY
Longer . Li ke l onger . I n i nches.
I t ' s a l onger car .
LEFTY
You know somet hi ng, Ni cky, you
ddoonn'' tt mmaakkee nnoo ff uucckkii nngg sseennssee
somet i mes.
( CONTI NUED)
15.
6 CONTI NUED: ( 2)
NI CKY
You got t wo car s. One' s l onger .
Al l t hi ngs bei ng equal , t he
l onger car i s t he one gonna get
t her e f i r st .
LEFTY
Ai n' t t he quest i on al l t hi ngs
bei ng equal . One' s a Cadi l l ac
and one' s a Li ncol n.
NI CKY
The one' s l onger get s t her e
f i r st . That ' s sci ent i f i c f act .
( t o Sonny)
What ' s bet t er , a Li ncol n or a
Cadi l l ac?
LEFTY
Why' r e you aski ng hi m?
NI CKY
I ' m aski ng hi m.
LEFTY
Why don' t you ask me?
NI CKY
I asked you al r eady.
LEFTY
That ' s r i ght . And I t ol d you
t her e' s no compar i son.
SONNY
what t he f uck ar e you ar gui ng
about ? Mer cedes got i t al l over
bot h of t hem.
NI CKY
Fuggedaboudi t . Mer cedes? That ' s
a J ewi sh car . They di dn' t get i t
enough f r omt he Ger mans i n t he
war now t hey got t a be r obbed by
t hem.
J UDY appr oachest he WAI TRESS, ear l y 20s. NEWt o t he j ob. Sonny
t akes her hand, KI SSES i t .
SONNY
Angel , how about some past r i es
f or t he t abl e?
LEFTY WATCHES DONNI E
si ppi ng cof f ee at t he bar . Leans over t o Ni cky.
( CONTI NUED)
16,
6 CONTI NUED: ( 3)
LEFTY
Who' s t hat ?
NI CKY
Don. Don t he J ewel er . J i l l y
br ought hi mar ound.
LEFTY
J i l l y Four Eyes?
NI CKY
Not J i l l y Four Eyes. You know,
J i l l y. Fr omQueens J i l l y.
LEFTY
He' s a j ewel guy? He knows
j ewel s?
NI CKY
What you got a t hi ng t o l ay of f ?
LEFTY
Ai n' t t he quest i on, I got a
t hi ng. I ' msayi ng, i f I had a
t hi ng, he coul d l ay i t of f ?
NI CKY
Whaddayou got t o l ay of f ?
SONNY WI TH J UDY
as he punct uat es hi s or der wi t h KI SSES of her hand.
SONNY
A l i t t l e cannol i . ( ki ss) Svi ngi .
( ki ss) Zeppol e. ( ki ss)
Sf ogl i at el i ' . ( ki ss)
J UDY
We' r e out of sf ogl i at el l i .
SONNY
Oh. Then you got t a gi ve me t hat
ki ss back.
She gi ggl es, ki sses Sonny on t he cheek.
J UDY
Can I ask you guys somet hi ng?
You guys ar e wi seguys, r i ght ?
SONNY
What makes you t hi nk we' r e
wi seguys?
( CONTI NUED)
17.
6 CONTI NUED: ( 4)
J UDY
What ot her gr own men woul d have
not hi ng bet t er t o do t han si t
her e al l af t er noon dr i nki ng
cof f ee and nobody says anyt hi ng?
They al l l ook at each ot her .
NI CKY
We coul d be cops.
LAUGHTER al l ar ound. Lef t y st eal s anot her l ook at Donni e as he si t s
pl aci dl y dr i nki ng hi s cof f ee.
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7 EXT. LATER. LI TTLE I TALY
Lef t y RUMMAGES i n t he t r unk of hi s Cadi l l ac. Takes out sever al
DESI GNER DRESSES, on hanger s. Two car t ons of TUNA FI SH. Two l ar ge
STEREO SPEAKERS. Rummages some mor e. Fi nds
A J EWEL BOX .
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8 I NT. LATER. CASA BELLA
Donni e si ps hi s cof f ee at t he bar / r eads t he paper . The r est aur ant
i s ot her wi se DESERTEDSonny and t he ot her guys have l ef t . Lef t y
appr oaches hi m.
LEFTY
You Don t he J ewel er ?
Donni e l ooks up t o t he Bar t ender . The Bar t ender nods. Lef t y r eaches
i n hi s pocket , pr oduces
A FI VE- CARAT DI AMOND RI NG
LEFTY
That ' s a beaut y, eh? That ' s some
beaut i f ul t hi ng.
Donni e l ooks i t over . Gi ves i t t o Lef t y.
DONNI E
Gi ve i t t o your wi f e.
LEFTY .
How' mI gonna gi ve i t t o my wi f e?
I ai n' t mar r i ed.
DONNI E
You got a gi r l f r i end? ,
( CONTI NUED)
18.
8 CONTI NUED:
LEFTY
Yeah. Loui se.
He r et ur ns t he di amond t o Lef t y.
DONNI E
Mar r y her .
LEFTY
Ar e you f or r eal ? I ' maski ng i f
you want t o mi ddl e a di amond
her e. Al l I want f or my end' s
ei ght t housand.
DONNI E
I ' m sayi ng gi ve i t t o somebody
don' t know any bet t er . I t ' s a
f ugazy.
LEFTY
How can you say i t ' s a f ugazy?
You l ooked at i t t wo seconds.
DONNI E
Go ahead, t r y and sel l i t , you
wanna be a dunsky.
LEFTY
( angry)
I ' m a dunsky? Let me t el l you
somet hi ng, my f r i enddo you know
who you' r e t al ki ng t o?
The Bar t ender , SCAREDhe knows what Lef t y' s capabl e of . Qui ckl y
mi xes a SPRI TZER.
BARTENDER
Her e, Lef t , have a spr i t zer .
LEFTY
( sput t er i ng)
My f ami l y, my chi l dr enmy mot her
can hol d her head up i n any
nei ghbor hood i n t he ci t y when she
wal ks down t he Cl ock. I n al l t he
Fi ve Bor oughs I ' mknown,
f uggedaboudi t I ' mknown al l over
t he wor l d. You ask ar oundask
anybody about Lef t y f r omMul ber r y
St r eet .
DONNI E
I ' msor r y. I t was j ust a
mi sunder st andi ng. Okay?
Donni e backs of f , EXI TS. Lef t y t akes t he di amond out , l ooks at i -
FUMES. The Bar t ender sl i des t he spr i t zer over .
( CONTI NUED)
19.
8 CONTI NUED: ( 2 )
BARTENDER
On t he ar m.
LEFTY
Fugazy. Fugazy my f ucki ng ass.
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9 EXT. LATER. CASA BELLA
Donni e exhal es out hi s t ensi onunwi nds f r omt he di cey moment wi t h
Lef t y. Pul l s hi s col l ar up agai nst t he col d, heads up t he bl ock.
Takes a l ast l ook back i nsi de at Lef t y.
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10 I NT. LATER. J EWELER
A J EWELER, l oupe i n hi s eye, exami nes t he di amond.
J EWELER
I t ' s a f ake.
LEFTY
Thi s' s a f ake?
J EWELER
Not hi ng i s what i t seems.
Lef t y t akes t he f ugazy back. Pocket s i t .
LEFTY
Because t hat ' s what I ' mt hi nki ng.
I t hought i t was a f ake, ( beat )
I t ' s a good f ake, t hough, ai n' t
i t .
J EWELER
I t ' s a ver y good f ake.
LEFTY
That ' s what I ' msayi ng. I
t hought i t was a f ake. That ' s
what I t hought .
Lef t y t akes t he f ugazy back. Pocket s i t .
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11 EXT. DAY. NEWJ ERSEYSUBURBS
Donni e dr i ves t he bi g st at i on wagon, Maggi e al ongsi de hi m. The gi r l s
i n back.
( CONTI NUED)
20.
11 CONTI NUED:
SHERRY
Daddy, wi l l you be home East er ?
MAGGI E
Don' t ask Daddy t hose quest i ons.
SHERRY
Mommy, wi l l Daddy be home East er ?
TERRY
You st i l l bel i eve i n t he East er
bunny?
KERRY
You' r e such a snot , Ter r y.
MAGGI E
( to Ter r y)
He' l l t r y hi s best .
TERRY
( t o Ker r y)
Don' t l ook at me. I t hi nk i t ' s
gr eat he' s never home.
SHERRY
Deni se i n school asked me t oday
what Daddy' s j ob i s.
MAGGI E
What ' d you t el l her ?
SHERRY
None of her beeswax.
TERRY
J ust t el l her he' s a sal esman on
t he r oad a l ot . I mean, who
car es what he r eal l y does?
MAGGI E
( st ern)
You be pr oud of what your f at her
does. Do you under st and me?
Your f at her i s an out st andi ng
i ndi vi dual .
TERRY
J esus. Li ght en up. That ' s not
t he poi nt .
KERRY
Shut up, Ter r y.
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21.
12 EXT. LATER. GRANDPARENTS' HOUSE
The st at i on wagon pul l s up. The ki ds r un out i nt o t he embr ace of
Maggi e' s PARENTS. Maggi e cl i j mbs out , t ur ns.
MAGGI E
You sai d i t was goi ng t o be si x
mont hs, J oe.
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13 I NT. DAY. ACERG, I NC.
A st or ef r ont f or f enced goods. WI SEGUYS pl ay car ds, smoke
ci gar et t es. The PAY PHONE r i ngs. J i l l y pi cks i t up.
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14 I NT. SAME TI ME. FBI SAFEHOUSE
A phone l i ne pat ched i nt o a r eel - t o- r eel TAPE RECORDER among r ows of
t ape r ecor der s. VOI CE- ACTI VATEDi t cl i cks on, UNSPOOLS. . .
J I LLY ( O. C. )
Hel l o?
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15 I NT. MORNI NG. CASA BELLA
Lef t y t al ks on a pay phone. Wat ches a MAN, i ndi st i nct i n t he
backgr ound, si ppi ng cof f ee at t he bar .
LEFTY
He' s okay?
PHONE ( O. C. )
Don t he J ewel er ? St and- up guy.
Ai n' t a l eech, good ear ner .
Keeps t o hi msel f .
RACK FOCUS
t o Donni e at t he bar , si ppi ng cof f ee. Lef t y wat ches hi m.
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16 I NT. THE PRESENT. FBI HEADQUARTERS
Hogue l i st ens on headphones.
LEFTY ( O. C. )
Wher e' s he f r om?
PHONE ( O. C. ) ' ' .
Cal i f or ni a. He' s a j ewel guy.
( CONTI NUED)
22.
16 CONTI NUED:
LEFTY ( O. C. )
Wher e Cal i f or ni a? L. A. ?
PHONE ( O. C. )
Do you know how f ucki ng bi g
Cal i f or ni a i s? How t he f uck
shoul d I know? He' s a j ewel guy.
THE CLOCK r eads "10: 25*.
LEFTY ( O. C. )
J i l l yhe' s a st and- up guy,
J i l l y?
PHONE ( O. C. )
Look, Lef t , I sai d I knew hi m.
I di dn' t say I f ucked hi m.
Hogue hi t s FAST FORWARD. . . The t ape SQUEALS. . .
MATCH SOUND
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17 EXT. THE PAST. CADI LLAC
The SCREECH of r ubber and
THE CADI LLAC LOGO
as Donni e pul l s away f r omt he cur b i n a scr eami ng- yel l ow Coupe de
Vi l l e. Lef t y l i ght s an Engl i sh Oval .
LEFTY
Ni ce car . ( beat ) Go t o 46t h and
1st , I got t a make a col l ect i on.
DONNI E
What happened wi t h t hat f ugazy?
LEFTY
Man oh man, I got t a school you,
my f r i end. Di ' n' t J i l l y school
you?
The smoke i s t hi ck now. . . Donni e power s down hi s wi ndow.
DONNI E
School me i n what ?
LEFTY
Donni e/ put your wi ndow up,
Donni e. I ' m gonna cat ch a dr af t .
Donni e power s hi s wi ndow back up.
( CONTI NUED)
23.
17 CONTI NUED:
LEFTY
A non- wi seguy never asks a
wi seguy a quest i on. A non-
wi seguy don' t even t al k t o a
wi seguy unl ess t he wi seguy t al ks
t o hi mf i r st . Capeesh?
DONNI E
Yeah. I got i t .
LEFTY
You don' t r ai se your hands t o a
wi seguy. You don' t mess wi t h hi s
wome. n- wi f e or gi r l f r i end or
daught er . J ust keep your mout h
shut don' t put busi ness on t he
st r eet .
DONNI E
Fol l ow t he r ul es.
A CAB cut s t hemof f . Lef t y l eans over / HONKS t he hor n.
LEFTY
Cocksucker J Mot her f ucker cut t i ng
you of f . ( r esumi ng) You got t a
have r ul es. Ot her wi se, what ar e
we? We' r e l i ke ani mal s.
He l eans over . VI CI OUSLY honks t he hor n agai n. RESUMES wi t h one eye
on t he cab. . .
LEFTY
Wi seguy has a bag, you pi ck up
t he bag. wi seguy r uns a t ab, you
pi ck up t he t ab. wi seguy i s
al ways r i ght even i f he' s wr ong
he' s r i ght . Al l t he way up t he
l i ne. Connect ed guy t o wi seguy
t o ski pper t o boss.
DONNI E
Li ke t he Ar my.
LEFTY
What ?
DONNI E
I sai d i t ' s l i ke t he Ar my. Chai n
of command.
\
LEFTY
Ai n' t not hi ng l i ke t he Ar my. The
Ar my, i t ' s some guy you don' t
know sends you t o whack out some
ot her guy you don' t know. The
Ar my' s a j er kof f out f i t .
( CONTI NUED)
24.
17 CONTI NUED: ( 2)
DONNI E
I mean t he same pr i nci pl e.
LEFTY
Ai n' t t he quest i on, Donni e. You
see, t hat ' s why I got t a school
you. Because ot her wi se you get
ever yt hi ng upsi de down.
( beat)
You got a gi r l ?
DONNI E
Yeah. I n Cal i f or ni a.
LEFTY
Good. Let her enj oy her sel f i n
Cal i f or ni a.
The cab CUTS OFF Donni e agai n. . . And Lef t y BLOWS. . .
LEFTY
Donni e, cat ch up wi t h t hat
cocksucker .
DONNI E
Whi ch cocksucker ?
LEFTY
He cut you of f agai n, ( poi nt i ng)
That f ucki ngThe cabl That one!
Donni e
Donni e SPEEDS up, chases t he cab. . . Lef t y opens t he GLOVE COMPARTMENT.
Hi t s a BUTTON and t he TRUNK pops OPEN.
A RED LI GHT
The cab st ops. Lef t y J UMPS out of t he Cadi l l ac. . .
I N THE TRUNK
Lef t y pul l s out a J ACK, hust l es up t o t he cab.
THE CABBI E
A PAKI STANI , 30s, obl i vi ous. Then he- sees Lef t y appr oach i n hi s si de-
vi ew mi r r or .
LEFTY
What ' s f ucki ng wr ong wi t h you?
Hah? Ther e' s no f ucki ng
et i quet t e of t he r oad wi t h you?
The Cabbi e f l i ps a "FUCK YOU" si gnal wi t h hi s mi ddl e f i nger . . . Rol l s
up hi s wi ndow.
LEFTY . ,
Fuck who? Fuck me?
( CONTI NUED)
25.
17 CONTI NUED: ( 3)
DONNI E OUT
of t he Cadi l l ac, r unni ng t owar d Lef t y. . . I NSI DE t he cab, a ner vous
PASSENGER gat her s her shoppi ng bags. . .
SMASH1
as t he Cabbi e' s wi ndow CAVES I N. . . Lef t y wi t h t he J ACK. . . SWI NGS down
har d on t he wi ndshi el d. Fr omI NSI DE, a spi der ' s web of shat t er ed
gl ass.
DONNI E APPROACHES
Wor r y on hi s f ace. The Passenger FLEES down t he bl ock.
THE CABBI E
hangs out t he wi ndow, gr abbi ng and punchi ng at Lef t y. Lef t y YANKS
hi mout of t he car .
DONNI E - ,
Lef t , c' mon. Enough.
Donni e gr abs Lef t y, t r yi ng t o pul l hi mof f . A DRI VER heckl es f r oma
passi ng car .
DRI VER
Fuck youl
DONNI E
Hey, f uck youl
The Cabbi e hangs ont o Lef t y. Lef t y SNAPS of f t he cab' s ANTENNA,
st ar t s t o WHI P t he Cabbi e wi t h i t . The Cabbi e BI TES Lef t y. Lef t y
YELPS, backs of f .
ONTHE ACCELERATOR
as t he Cabbi e SLAMS hi s f oot down. The l i ght t ur ns RED. The cab
FI SHTAI LS t hr ough cr ossi ng t r af f i c. . . The Cabbi e t r embl es wi t h f ear ,
l ooks i n hi s r ear - vi ew mi r r or as he speeds away.
WATCHI NG HI M
Donni e and Lef t y, as DRI VERS i n passi ng car s shoot l ooks of
di sappr oval t hei r way. Lef t y l i ght s a ci gar et t e.
LEFTY
These f ucki ng guys. They come t o
t hi s count r y, t hey f l aunt t he
r ul es of t he r oad. They gi ve t he
' f uck you' si gn t o a man i n t he
. street . . .
DONNI E
What ki nd of bul l shi t i s t hat ?
( CONTI NUED)
26
17 CONTI NUED: ( 4 )
LEFTY
Fucki ng sand ni gger . I wi l l
never f ucki ng under st and i t . Why
i s i t al ways t he guy who dr i ves
a car f or a l i vi ng i s t he wor st
f ucki ng dr i ver t her e i s?
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18 I NT. DAY. RESTAURANT
Donni e si t s at a bar wi t h a dr i nk. Lef t y l i st ens t o t he OWNER, t ough-
l ooki ng, 30s, as he WRI GGLES.
LEFTY
I j ust want what ' s owed.
OWNER
You know, you' r e not t he onl y
guy' s owed money.
DONNI E
You di dn' t wanna pay i t you
shoul dn' t ' ve bor r owed i t .
OWNER
Who' s t hi s cocksucker ?
Li ke LI GHTNI NG, Donni e SLAPS t he owner har df or ehand, backhand.
Gr abs hi s col l ar
BELTS HI M HARD
an upper cut i n t he sol ar pl exus. The Owner SAGS t o hi s knees.
NAUSEA i n waves. Donni e f i nds t he Owner ' s WALLET i n hi s j acket
pocket . Takes t he money f r omt he wal l et . Peel s of f a f i ve, STUFFS
i t i n t he Owner ' s mout h.
DONNI E
That ' s f or t he dr i nk.
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19 I NT. LATER. CADI LLAC
CASH as Lef t y count s i t out . Donni e dr i ves t hr ough t he Lower East
Si de WATERFRONT.
LEFTY
( scol di ng)
Donni ewhy' d you pay f or t hat
dr i nk? wi seguy never pays f or a
dr i nk.
DONNI E
Okay. I di dn' t know.
( CONTI NUED)
27.
19 CONTI NUED:
LEFTY
Al ways on t he ar m. ( chuckl es)
You scar ed t hat guy, t hough,
managgi at hat cr acks me up. I
got 26 f ucki ng hi t s under my bel t
and you' r e t he one he' s scar ed
of .
Lef t y CATCHES hi msel f shoul dn' t have sai d t hat about t he hi t s.
BROODS a beat .
LEFTY
Hey, Donni e, pul l over .
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20 I NT. LATER. CADI LLAC
TOOLS out on t he f r ont seat . Lef t y UNSCREWS t he dashboar d. Donni e
l eans i n.
LEFTY
Hand me t hempl i er s.
DONNI E
The vi se gr i p or t he needl e nose?
LEFTY
Fuggedaboudi t . I ' l l get i t
mysel f .
He l eans out . Takes t he pl i er s. Goes back t o wor k di smant l i ng t he
dashboar d.
DONNI E
I don' t know, Lef t . Thi s i s t he
best car I ever had.
LEFTY
You di dn' t hear t hat ? That
r at t l i ng?
DONNI E
I never had any t r oubl e wi t h t hi s
car .
LEFTY
Gi ve me a hand wi t h t hi s.
Lef t y and Donni e PULL OFF t he dashboar d. Lef t y l ooks i nsi de. Feel s
ar ound.
LEFTY
( sat i sf i ed)
I t ' s cl ean.
( CONTI NUED)
28.
20 CONTI NUED:
DONNI E
(get t i ng i t )
Hey, you got somet hi ng t o say t o
me, Lef t , say i t t o my f ace.
LEFTY
I ai n' t sayi ng not hi ng, Donni e.
DONNI E
You t hi nk I got a f ucki ng wi re i n
my car ?
LEFTY
Di d I say t hat ?
DONNI E
What do you t hi nkyou t hi nk I ' m
a f ucki ng rat st ool pi geon?
LEFTY
You can' t be t oo car ef ul t hese
days. Even t he ear s have ear s.
( beat )
C' mon. They need some bodi es on
t he st r eet down at Toyl and.
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21 EXT. DAY. TOYLANDLI TTLE I TALY
A CAR pul l s up and t wo pr osper ous- l ooki ng SKI PPERS get out - - DOMI NI CK
"BI G TRI N" TRI NCHERA, f at and f or t yi sh, and PHI LI P "PHI LLY LUCKY"
GI ACCONE, 40s, shr ewd eyes behi nd gl asses. They di sappear i nt o an
uni mposi ng SOCI AL CLUB. WI SEGUYS st and guar d i n t he col d out si de.
Lef t y ar r i ves wi t h Donni e i n t ow.
LEFTY
Ni cky/ t hi s' s Donni e.
( t hey nod)
How' d Mi nx' s Magi c do i n t he
f i f t h?
r , . - L I
WI SEGUY #1
He l ost .
LEFTY
How coul d he l ose?
WI SEGUY #1
What t he f uck does he gi ve a
f uck? He' s a hor se. You' r e t he
one t hat ' s out t en gr and.
LEFTY
FuckI Now I got t a bet anot her
di me Sunday j ust t o get t o wher e , .
I was yest er day.
( CONTI NUED)
29.
21 CONTI NUED:
RED COWBOY BOOTS
move up t he bl ock. . . They bel ong t o ALPHONSE "SONNY RED" I NDELI CATO,
50s, bar r el chest . Wi t h hi m, hi s son, ANTHONY BRUNO I NDELI CATO, 20s,
pal e and bal di ng, COKED OUT.
LEFTY
( asi de, t o Donni e)
Fucki ng Sonny Red.
Sonny Red st ops, conf r ont s Lef t y.
SONNY RED
( nods t o Donni e)
Who' s t hi s?
LEFTY
Thi s' s Donni e, a f r i end of mi ne.
BRUNO
J ust st and t her e and l ook
danger ous, f r i end.
LEFTY
( proud)
Yeah, he does l ook danger ous,
don' t he?
Br uno SNORTS i n di sgust as he and hi s f at her move al ong.
LEFTY
Sonny Red, ever yt hi ng' s a beef
wi t h hi m, hi mand Br uno, t hat son
of hi s.
DONNI E
He don' t l ook so danger ous
hi msel f .
LEFTY
Ah, he' s a st one degener at e, he' s
coked- up hal f t he t i me. Li ke al l
t hese f ucki ng kdds nowadays.
A huge LI NCOLN pul l s up. BODYGUARDS j ump out of t he car . And
CARMI NE " LI LO" GALANTE, 69, f at and bal d, huge CI GAR, emer ges f r om
t he Li ncol n. AWESTRUCK, al l wat ch as, sur r ounded by WI SEGUYS,
Gal ant e di sappear s i nt o t he cl ub. Lef t y wat ches/ st ubs out hi s
ci gar et t e. Tur ns t o Donni e.
LEFTY
The boss.
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30.
22 EXT. SUNSET. ROOF
Lef t y t ends t o t he PI GEON COOPS on hi s r oof , Donni e al ongsi de hi m.
LOUI SE, ear l y 30s, a good- l ooki ng woman i n st r et ch pant s, br i ngs
Lef t y a SPRI TZER.
LOUI SE
Her e you go, Benni e. You sur e
you don' t wanna spr i t zer , Donni e?
DONNI E
No t hanks, Loui se.
LOUI SE
You change your mi nd, I ' m
downstai rs .
She heads downst ai r s. Donni e t ur ns back t o Lef t y.
LEFTY . . -
Not f or not hi ng, but . . . how' d you
know t hat was a f ugazy?
DONNI E
J ewel s ar e my busi ness. I f I buy
a f ugazy, I l ose. I hat e t o
l ose. .
LEFTY
That ' s a good busi ness, j ewel s?
Good money i n i t ?
DONNI E
Pr et t y good.
LEFTY
You keep your nose cl ean, be a
good ear ner , l i st en t o what I
school yout her e ai n' t a
cr yst al bal l bi g enough f or what
we coul d do.
DONNI E
( of f pi geon)
Di d you know t her e used t o be
f al cons i n Hew Yor k?
LEFTY
They got ever yt hi ng i n t hi s
f ucki ng ci t y.
DONNI E
Per egr i ne f al cons. They l i ved
acr oss t he r i ver .
LEFTY
I n Queens?
DONNI E
I n t he Pal i sades,
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31.
22 CONTI NUED:
LEFTY
The Pal i sades i s J er sey, Donni e.
DONNI E
I ' m sayi ng t hat ' s why t her e' s so
many pi geons now. The f al cons
used t o hunt ' emand ki l l ' em
of f .
LEFTY
I l ove t hese f ucki ng pi geons.
I ' d di e bef ore I ' d l et anybody
t ouch t hese pi geons.
_DONNI E
Those f al cons coul d r ead a
newspaper f r oma mi l e up.
LEFTY
A bi r d coul d r ead t he newspaper ?
DONNI E
I ' msayi ng t hei r eyesi ght .
LEFTY
Hey, Donni eyou got a coupl e
hundr ed, Donni e? I got some
t hi ngs I got t a t ake car e of .
Donni e r eaches i n hi s wal l et .
DONNI E
What do you want / t wo hundr ed?
Lef t y l eans over , PEERS i nt o hi s wal l et .
LEFTY
Whaddaya got t her e, t hr ee
hundr ed? Gi mme t hr ee hundr ed.
Donni e hands over t he $300EMPTI ES hi s wal l et . Lef t y t akes i t ,
f ol ds i t i t o a ROLL. Put s t he hundr ed on t he out si de. . .
LEFTY
Don' t be car r yi ng your money i n
a wal l et no mor e. Wi seguy got
hi s money i n a r ol l , l i ke t hi s.
Beaner on t he out si de.
DONNI E
You' r e t he boss.
LEFTY
I ' mnot t he boss, Donni e. The
boss ends up dead or i n j ai l .
Why t he f uck woul d I want t o be
t he boss?
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32
DONNI E
I t ' s j ust an expr essi on.
LEFTY
And shave of f t hat moust ache.
That ' s agai nst t he r ul es.
DONNI E
Hey, Lef t , i f i t ' s okay, I ' m
gonna r un. I ' l l see you
t omor r ow.
LEFTY
Do I got t a school you i n
ever yt hi ng? Tomor r ow' s Mot her ' s
Day. Wi seguys don' t wor k on
Mot her ' s Day.
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23 I NT. NI GHT. THE COCKEYED CLAM
Donni e si t s wi t h Ber ada as he r eads over some document s.
BERADA
Benj ami n Ruggi er o. a. k. a.
' Lef t y, ' ' Lef t y Guns, ' ' Lef t y Two
Guns. ' A coupl e of bul l shi t
cases, never di d t i me.
DONNI E
Thi s i s way beyond what we t al ked
about - "f ences and hi j acker s.
Thi s i s a made guy. Do you know
what t hat means? Ther e' s onl y
maybe 3000 made guys i n t he whol e
f ucki ng count r y.
BERADA
( smi l es)
I t means you' r e i n, ki d.
DONNI E
Can you bel i eve i t a made guy?
( muses) A ver y pecul i ar made guy.
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Hogue r eads a memor andum. LeBow on t he phone.
BERADA ( V. O. )
. . . I n l i ght of t he above
cont act s, we r equest an
addi t i onal si x mont hs. . .
( CONTI NUED)
33.
24 CONTI NUED:
HOGUE
Ber ada' s t he guy who r an t hi s?
J ULES
I t ook over when he r et i r ed.
LeBow cover s t he r ecei ver wi t h hi s hand.
LEBOW
The sur vei l l ance i s i n pl ace at
t he chur ch hal l .
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25 EXT. DAY. CHURCH HALLNEWJ ERSEY
A l ar ge RECEPTI ON HALL adj oi ni ng a Cat hol i c CHURCH. Sounds of a BI G
BAND t uni ng up i nsi de. Up t he bl ock:
A MA BELL REPAI R VAN
par ked by a t el ephone pol e. FBI #1, i n t he gui se of a t el ephone
LI NESMAN, cl i mbs t he pol e. . .
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26 I NT. SAME TI ME. SURVEI LLANCE VAN
An FBI TECH TEAM moni t or s l i st eni ng devi ces. An ar r ay of
SURVEI LLANCE PHOTOS and MUG SHOTS as t hey' r e spr ead over a smal l
t abl e. TECH #1 l ooks wi t h BI NOCULARS t hr ough ONE- WAY GLASS.
TECH #1
( t o phone)
. . . By t oni ght we' l l have a guy
i nsi de. . .
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27 I NT. SAME TI ME. FBI HEADQUARTERS
LeBow cover s t he phone, t ur ns t o Hogue.
LEBOW
They' r e gonna put i n one of our
guys as a busboy t oni ght .
J ULES
Who?
LEBOW
I don' t know.
( CONTI NUED)
34.
27 CONTI NUED:
J ULES
I want t o know. I f we' r e gonna
put a guy i nsi de, I want i t t o be
one of our best guys.
LeBow goes back t o t he phone. Hogue t ur ns t o J ul es.
HOGUE
I want t o t al k t o Ber ada.
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28 I NT. THE PAST. PI STONE HOME
Donni e SHAVES hi s moust ache i n t he bat hr oom. Sounds of t he FRONT
DOOR unl ocki ng and t hen cl osi ng downst ai r s.
MAGGI E ( O. C. )
J oe?
DONNI E
Up her e.
ON MAGGI E
as she heads up t he st ai r s. . .
MAGGI E
I had no i dea you wer e comi ng
home. I ' msupposed t o go t o t he
movi es t oni ght wi t h t he Gr ant s.
She ent er s t he bat hr oomas he wi pes t he shavi ng cr eamof f hi s f ace.
He l ooks up, hal f hi s moust ache SHAVED OFF. Her f ace FALLS.
MAGGI E
Oh, J oe, don' t - -
( beat )
For get i t .
DONNI E
What ' s t he mat t er ?
MAGGI E
I l i ked your moust ache. I t ' s t he
onl y t hi ng I l i ked about t hi s
t hi ng of your s.
DONNI E
Wel l , what do you want me t o do
now?
MAGGI E
I want you t o ask me.
DONNI E
You coul d' ve sai d somet hi ng.
( CONTI NUED)
35.
28 CONTI NUED: '
MAGGI E
What woul d you suggest I dot el l
Ber ada t o get a message t o you
t hat I l i ke your moust ache?
DONNI E
That ' s not t he poi nt .
MAGGI E
I have t o ask you about ever y
f r i ggi ng t hi ng.
She j ockeys f or r oomat t he mi r r or t o put on her makeup.
DONNI E
Maggi e, I ' l l be t wo seconds.
MAGGI E
They wer e supposed t o pi ck me up
f i ve mi nut es ago.
DONNI E
You' r e goi ng t o t he movi es wi t h
t he Gr ant s?
MAGGI E
Why don' t you come?
DONNI E
The l ast t hi ng I want t o do
t oni ght i s go t o t he movi es wi t h
t he Gr ant s.
MAGGI E
I ' mnot cancel l i ng.
Agi t at ed, he st ar t s t o compul si vel y or gani ze t he medi ci ne chest , t he
shel ves.
DONNI E
Wher e i s ever ybody? I di dn' t say
anyt hi ng? I ' msur e I sai d
somet hi ng.
MAGGI E
J osephI t hi nk I ' d r emember .
DONNI E
Wel l , t hey shoul d be home anyway.
What t i me i s i t ?
MAGGI E
Sher r y' s sl eepi ng over at Mom' s,
she' s t eachi ng her how t o sew.
Ker r y' s at choi r pr act i ce.
DONNI E
Wher e' s Ter r y?
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36.
28 CONTI NUED: ( 2)
MAGGI E
She' s wi t h her boyf r i end.
( of f hi s r ear r angi ng)
Leave my st uf f al one.
DONNI E
What boyf r i end?
MAGGI E
Kenny. What ar e you wor r i ed
about ? I was 14 when we st ar t ed
dat i ng.
DONNI E
That ' s what I ' m wor r i ed about .
MAGGI E
He' s a ni ce ki d. Ni ce f ami l y.
He' s on t he wr est l i ng t eam.
DONNI E
I ' m sur e he i s. I ' m sur e he' s
pr act i ci ng hi s t akedowns r i ght
now.
MAGGI E
Maybe I ' 11 shave my head next
t i me see how you l i ke i t .
A car hor n HONKS out si de. Donni e' s r ear r angi ng gr ows mor e
agi t at ed. . .
DONNI E
( angr y)
I expect you t o have some sense
of pr i or i t i es. I put a r oof over
your head. I put cl ot hes on
ever ybody' s back. I put gas i n
t he car .
Maggi e gr abs hi s wr i st s. . . He wr est l es her of f .
MAGGI E
Leave my st uf f al one.
DONNI E
I gi ve you what ever I can gi ve.
What I can' t gi ve you i s a
moust ache. I don' t have a
choi ce. I have t o shave t he
moust ache.
MAGGI E
I don' t gi ve a shi t about t he
moust ache. But i f you' r e gonna
l i ve your l i f e however t he f uck
you want t hen l et me l i ve mi ne.
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37.
28 CONTI NUED: (3)
SShhee sstt oorr mmss oouutt .. HHee bbaall ll ss uupp aa tt oowweell ,, HHUURRLLSS ii tt aaggaaii nnsstt tt hhee wwaall ll ..
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29 I NT. NI GHT. PI STONE HOMEBEDROOM
Maggi e sl eeps. Donni e, WI DE AWAKE, st ar es at t he cei l i ng. Hear s an
Ef NGI NE. A car door .
4: 32 A. M.
on t he cl ock. He get s up. Looks t hr ough t he bl i nds. Sees hi s
daught er Ter r y as she ki sses her boyf r i end good ni ght .
DONNI E' S POV
Ter r y ki sses and ki sses. . . And ki sses. . . Fal l s back ont o t he hood of
t he car and sl i des down i t . Donni e senses t hat he' s l osi ng cont r ol
of hi s f ami l y.
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HHoogguuee ll ooookkss uupp aatt tt hhee ccll oocckk..
12 NOON
A t ape pl ays on t he TAPE RECORDER. . .
LEFTY ( O. C. )
Hel l o?
DONNI E ( O. C. )
Lef t ? Donni e. I ' m j ust checki ng
i n.
LEFTY ( O. C. )
Wher e you been, Donni e? You
got t a check i n.
DONNI E ( O. C. )
That ' s what I sai d. I ' mchecki ng
i n.
LZFTY ( O. C. )
Di d you see t he paper ?
DONNI E ( O. C. )
I j ust woke up.
LEFTY ( O. C. )
How come ever y mor ni ng you' r e
r eadi ng t he paper except t hi s
mor ni ng? ' ,
( CONTI NUED)
38.
30 CONTI NUED:
DONNI E ( O. C. )
I j ust woke up, Lef t .
LEFTY ( O. C. )
Fuggedaboudi t . You bet t er
f ucki ng get down her e.
Cl i ckl and a DI AL TONE. . .
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31 I NT. DAY. CADI LLAC
The FRONT PAGE of t he New Yor k Post a PHOTOGRAPH of Car mi ne Gal ant e,
hi s ci gar st i l l cl enched i n hi s t eet h, spr awl ed bl oody, DEAD i n a
Br ookl yn r est aur ant . Under t he headl i ne:
RUBOUT
Lef t y f ol ds t he paper i n di sgust , l i ght s an Engl i sh Oval even mor e
J UMPY t han usual . Donni e dr i ves Lef t y' s Cadi l l ac acr oss t he Br ookl yn
Bri dge.
LEFTY
The Boss get s whacked. The
f ucki ng bossyou don' t even know
t he f ucki ng boss exi st s unt i l he
get s whacked, and t hen your whol e
f ucki ng l i f e get s t ur ned ar ound.
DONNI E
Wher e' r e we goi ng?
LEFTY
Br ookl yn. I got sent f or .
( mut t er s)
The boss get s whacked. Anot her
t hi ng I get l ef t out of .
DONNI E
What does t hat mean, you got sent
f or ?
LEFTY
What do you t hi nk i t means? I
got sent f or by Sonny Bl ack. I ' m
t el l i ng you, I ' msi ck wi t h t hi s.
DONNI E
Sonny Red?
LEFTY
Di d I say Sonny Red? Not Sonny
Red. Sonny Bl ack.
( gest ur es)
And don' t r i de t he br ake,
( more)
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39
31 CONTI NUED:
LEFTY ( Cont' d)
Don' t dr i ve my Cadi l l ac t he way
you dr i ve your car .
DONNI E
How do you know what he want s?
LEFTY
That f ucki ng Sonny Bl ack. I know
hi m. He get s upped t o ski pper ,
f i r st t hi ng he' s gonna do i s go
out and buy a bi g f ucki ng
Mer cedes.
DONNI E
They shoul d up you bef or e t hey up
Sonny Bl ack.
LEFTY
I t ' s hi s r ewar d f or whacki ng t he
boss. Do I have t o expl ai n ever y
f ucki ng t hi ng t o you?
DONNI E
I t hought you and Sonny Bl ack
wer e f r i ends.
LEFTY
I f you ever whacked a guy,
Donni e, you woul dn' t ask such
st upi d quest i ons.
DONNI E
I whacked a guy once.
LEFTY
When?
DONNI E
I n an ar gument .
LEFTY
An ar gument don' t count .
( der i si ve) An ar gument you whack
your wi f e i n an ar gument .
DONNI E
I ' mj ust sayi ng.
LEFTY
Ai n' t t he quest i on. Don' t say
you know when you don' t know.
DONNI E
I t coul d be anyt hi ng Sonny sent
f or you f or .
( CONTI NUED)
40.
31 CONTI NUED: ( 2)
LEFTY
I got sent f or , Donni e. Wi t h Thi s
Thi ng, you go i n al i ve and you
come out dead. And t he one t hat
ki l l s you i s your best f ucki ng
f r i end.
Lef t y l i ght s anot her ci gar et t e. Donni e power s t he wi ndow down a
cr ack. Lef t y gl ar es at hi m. Donni e power s t he wi ndow back up.
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32 EXT. DAY. TEE MOTI ON LOUNGEBROOKLYN
t - *
Donni e dr i ves up Wi t her s St r eet . Pul l s up t o a t hr ee- st or y bui l di ng
i n a wor ki ng- cl ass nei ghbor hood. Lef t y t akes a l ast dr ag of hi s
ci gar et t e, cl i mbs out .
LEFTY
Anyt hi ng happens, make sur e
Loui se get s t he Cadi l l ac.
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33 I NT. DAY. MOTI ON LOUNGE
Ni cky and Boobi e pl ay gi n. Nei l Di amond' s " Love on t he Rocks" pl ays
on t he J UKEBOX. Lef t y ent er s.
NI CKY
( si ngs)
' Love on t he r ocks, ai n' t no
sur pr i se. ' Lookl t t hi s hand.
Thi s ai n' t a hand. Thi s' s a
def or med f ucki ng Cr eat ur e of t he
Bl ack Lagoon f ucki ng cl aw.
BOOBI E
Lef t .
NI CKY
Lef t . ' Love on t he r ocks, ai n' t
no sur pr i se. ' ( t o Boobi e) Mi ng' 1
I knew you was gonna gr ab t hat !
Lef t y, whi t e wi t h f ear , si t s down wi t h hi s back t o t he wal l .
NI CKY
sur pr i se. '
BOOBI E
I t ai n' t no f ucki ng sur pr i se
nei t her .
( CONTI NUED)
41.
33 CONTI NUED:
NI CKY
( l ayi ng out car ds)
Gi n.
BOOBI E
Ni cky, t hat ai n' t gi n.
NI CKY
Geddadaheah, t hat ' s gi n.
BOOBI E
You got t wo sevens.
Boobi e shows hi mhi s car ds.
NI CKY
Whaddaya mean I got t wo sevens?
I know I had t hr ee sevens.
BOOBI E
Fr omnow on we pl ay t he honor
syst em. You don' t even show me
your hand.
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34 EXT. DAY. MOTI ON LOUNGE

Donni e si t s i n t he car . Dr ums hi s f i nger s on t he wheel .
THI NKS. . . Then r eaches behi nd hi msel f
UNSNAPS THE HOLSTER
st r apped t o hi s bel t , hol di ng hi s COMBAT KNI FE. Cl i mbs out of t he
car . Up a coupl e of st eps. And t hr ough t he door . . .
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35 I NT. MOTI ON LOUNGE
. . . i nt o t he Mot i on Lounge. Ni cky and Boobi e shoot war y l ooks at hi m.
Who' s t hi s? Lef t y t ur ns t o t hem.
LEFTY
I t ' s okay. He' s a f r i end of
mi ne.
Lef t y gl ar es at Donni eACCUSES hi mwi t h hi s eyes: who t ol d you t o
come i n her e? Donni e si t s downsomet hi ng i n t he pl aci d at mospher e
t hat t el l s hi m: t hi s i s how i t happens. Ni cky peer s over as Boobi e
wr i t es on t he SCOREPAD.
NI CKY
You gi vi ng me cr edi t f or t hat ?
Boobi e sl i des hi mt he scor epad.
( CONTI NUED)
42.
35 CONTI NUED:
BOOBI E
Fi ne. You keep scor e.
NI CKY
I don' t know how.
BOOBI E
How t he hel l can you pl ay gi n i f
you don' t know how t o keep scor e?
NI CKY
I ' m a nat ural .
THE FLUSH OF A TOI LET
as Sonny emer ges f r omt he bat hr oom, r eadi ng a sl i p of paper .
Cr umpl es i t , t hr ows i t i n t he t r ash.
SONNY
( compl ai ni ng)
Two hundr ed i n act i on and we came
out wi t h 35. That " f ucki ng Boot s-
he r uns t hat book l i ke an ol d
l ady. That ' s gonna change.
( of f Donni e)
Who' s t hi s f ucki ng guy?
BOOBI E
He' s wi t h Lef t y.
SONNY
( t o Lef t y)
C' mon. Let ' s go t ake a r i de,
( t o Donni e) You t oo.
Donni e and Lef t y shar e a l ook of FEAR.
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They emer ge. Par ked i n t he backa br and- new MERCEDES. Lef t y l ooks
at i t . Tur ns t o Donni e.
LEFTY
( mut t er s)
What t he f uck di d I t el l you?
Sonny unl ocks t he car .
SONNY
Hey, Lef t r i de up f r ont wi t h me.
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43.
37 I NT. DAY. MERCEDES
Sonny dr i ves on t he Long I sl and Expr essway. Lef t y i n t he f r ont seat ,
EDGY. Boobi e and Ni cky f l ank Donni e i n back. He gl ances ner vousl y
at t hem. Si zes t hemup.
SONNY
Ai n' t t hi s beaut i f ul , t he r i de on
t hi s?
NI CKY
Hey, Sonnycan' t you dr i ve any
f ast er ? I got a dat e t oni ght out
i n J er sey.
SONNY
Whi ch br oad i s t hi s?
NI CKY
Thi s i s t he one f r omt he
cal endar . Remember t hat cal endar
I showed you? Mi ss Pennzoi l Ai r
Fi l t er of 1976.
Sonny and Boobi e MI ME hol di ng t wo bi g BREASTS.
SONNY AND BOOBI E
(uni son)
Che mennel
NI CKY
That ' s t he one.
Lef t y, NERVOUS, pul l s down t he sun vi sor . Looks at Boobi e i n t he
mi r r or .
SONNY
Hey, Lef t , what ' cha doi ng?
LEFTY
J ust checki ng my par t .
SONNY
( chuckl i ng)
Ah, Lef t what amI gonna do
wi t hout you? ( t o Donni e) What
woul d you do wi t hout t hi s guy,
hah, ki d? You' d have t o f i nd
your sel f a new goombah.
Lef t y get t i ng VERY NERVOUS. . .
NI CKY
That was somet hi ng about t he
boss, wasn' t i t ?
SONNY
We al l got t a go somet i me.
( CONTI NUED)
44.
37 CONTI NUED:
Lef t y, TERRI FI ED, l ooks at Boobi e agai n. Boobi e nods. Donni e
WATCHES t hi s. . . Thi nks: what t o do?
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38 EXT. DAY. KENNEDY AI RPORT
They wal k f r om t he par ked Mer cedes t owar d a FREI GHT HANGAR. The
scene i s ot her wi se DESERTED. Lef t y NERVOUS, l i ght s a ci gar et t e.
Pl anes per i odi cal l y ROAR over head.
NI CKY
( si ngs)
sur pr i se. '
LEFTY
Sonny, what i s t hi s? we gl ommi ng
somet hi ng?
Sonny opens t he door .
SONNY
Af t er you.
Lef t y wal ks i nt o t he DARKNESS. . . A t er r i f yi ng SI LENCE. . . Then- -
RRRRRRROAR1
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39 I NT. HANGAR
The LI GHTS come up. A pal e and shaken Lef t y l ooks st r ai ght i nt o t he
eyes of a LI ON CUB as i t GROWLS. A bl uf f FREI GHT HANDLER hol ds t he
l i on on a l eash.
LEFTY
Chr i st . I t hi nk I shi t my pant s.
FREI GHT HANDLER
I t was supposed t o go t o some
ani mal deal er . Fuck hi m. I ' l l
t el l hi mi t got l ost .
SONNY
Look, Lef t , he l i kes you.
The cub nuzzl es and sni f f s at Lef t y.
LEFTY
( t o Li on)
Get t he f uck out t a her e.
( CONTI NUED)
45.
39 CONTI NUED:
SONNY
That ' s f or you, Lef t . For your
bi r t hday. Bat t er l at e t han
never .
LEFTY
That ' s why you sent f or me?
SONNY
Yeah, why? Whaddayou t hi nk, you
was gonna get whacked?
( l aughi ng) Lef t y t hought he' s
: gonna get whackedl
NI CKY
( l aughi ng)
What a pi sser l
SONNY
What , over t hat 175 gr and you owe
down i n Li t t l e I t al y? Don' t
wor r y, chooch. ( har d) Now you
owe i t t o me.
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40 EXT. NI GHT. THE MOTI ON LOUNGE
Donni e, Lef t y and t he Li on pi l e i nt o t he Cadi l l ac. Sonny, Ni cky and
Boobi e wave as t hey dr i ve of f .
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41 I NT. NI GHT. CADI LLAC
They dr i ve back t o Manhat t an, t he Li on GROWLI NG i n t he back seat .
Lef t y t ur ns ar ound.
LEFTY
( t o Li on)
J esus Chr i st shaddup al r eady!
DONNI E
He' s hungr y, Lef t ,
42 I NT. NI GHT. WHI TE CASTLE
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" Home of t he Squar e Hambur ger . " Lef t y and Donni e appr oach t he
count er .
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42 CONTI NUED:
LEFTY
For t y hambur ger s.
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43 EXT. NI GHT. WHI TE CASTLE
Donni e and a mel anchol y Lef t y si t on t he hood of t he Cadi l l ac,
t hr owi ng hambur ger s t o t he Li on.
LEFTY
Thi r t y year s, t her e ever was a
pi ece of wor k t o be donecal l
Lef t yI never compl ai ned. But
do I get upped? They passed me
by. Sonny Bl ack get s upped. I
don' t get f ucki ng upped.
DONNI E
At l east you got Loui se.
LEFTY
Sonny Bl ack has f our br oads don' t
add up t o Loui se. You got a
gi r l ?
DONNI E
Yeah. I t ol d you, i n Cal i f or ni a.
LEFTY
That ' s a good t hi ng. One br oad' s
enough. She' s a good woman,
Loui se. My son Tommy, she' s mor e
of a mot her t o hi mt han my ex-
wi f e, t hat bi t ch, ( beat ) My own
f ucki ng son' s a j unki e, you
bel i eve i t ?
DONNI E
You shoul d gi ve hi ma smack i n
t he mout h once i n a whi l e.
LEFTY
Bel i eve me, I got br ui ses on my
hands. My daught er , J anet 28
year s ol d, she ai n' t mar r i ed. My
daught er Fr anci ne, she' s out i n
Cal i f or ni a. She ai n' t mar r i ed.
I ' mt el l i ng you, Donni e, I got t a
wor r y 24 hour s a day. A woman
l i ke Loui se, I can' t do r i ght by
her - - l ai n' t got t hr ee bucks i n
my pocket . I got cancer of t he
r i ck. My ex- wi f e, she st i l l
i ves i n t he bui l di ng. I see her
on t he st ai r s, I got t a have t hr ee
spr i t zer s j ust t o cal mdown.
E
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DONNI E
What do you mean, cancer of t he
pr i ck?
LEFTY
Cancer of t he pr i ck. Oh, yeah,
you di dn' t know t hat ?
Fuggedaboudi t . I ' m i n t he
medi cal books wi t h t hat .
DONNI E
I never hear d of t hat .
LEFTY
I ai n' t a mut t 30 year s bust i ng
my hump, f or what ? Sonny Bl ack
t hey up t o ski pper . Do I get
upped? I ' m l i ke Cl aude Rai ns- -
I ' m t he I nvi si bl e f ucki ng Man.
DONNI E
You know, Lef t , not f or not hi ng,
but si x hour s ago you t hought
you' s gonna get whacked.
LEFTY
Ai n' t t he quest i on, Donni e. Di d
I say I was gonna get whacked?
DONNI E
No.
LEFTY
Don' t say you know when you don' t
know, Donni e. You don' t know.
DONNI E
I don' t know ' cause you don' t
t el l me. How come you di dn' t
t el l me about t hat money you owe?
LEFTY
Fugggedabqudi t . You know what
t he vi g i s on t hat ? That f ucki ng
Bl ackst ei n i s gonna have t he ar m
on me ever y f ucki ng week.
DONNI E
Maybe I coul d hel p you out .
LEFTY
I ' l l t el l you somet hi ngI went
i n f r ont of al l t he ski pper s,
Sonny Red and Phi l l y Lucky and
al l of t hem. I went on t he
r ecor d wi t h you. You know what
t hat means?
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43 CONTI NUED: ( 2 ) .
:
DONNI E
I don' t know.
LEFTY
You don' t ?
DONNI E
I do?
LEFTY
You got no f ucki ng i dea, my
f r i end. I ' m your man nowJ esus
Chr i st can' t t ouch you because I
r epr esent you.
DONNI E
You and me, Lef t .
LEFTY
I got Loui se and I got you.
They t oss hambur ger s t o t he Li on, t he Whi t e Cast l e besi de t hem, l i t
br i ght agai nst t he bl eak ur ban l andscape.
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44 I NT. DAY. PI STONE HOME
A par t y f or Ker r y' s CONFI RMATI ON. A PRI EST hobnobs wi t h Donni e' s
ext ended f ami l y. UNCLE BOB ar r i ves, l ooks f or Ker r y.
UNCLE BOB
Wher e' s Ker r y?
( f i ndi ng her )
Ker r y, t hat ' s t he pr et t i est
conf i r mat i on dr ess I ' ve ever
seen.
Ter r y sul ks i n a cor ner . Maggi e ent er s wi t h a t r ay of cooki es.
UNCLE BOB
I s J oe her e?
MAGGI E
He' s on the phone.
The cheer y hubbub subsi des as t he noi se of Donni e' s hol l er i ng
CRESCENDOES i n t he next r oom. . .
DONNI E ( O. C. )
I don' t gi ve a f uck, Lef t ! . . . What
t he f uck do you want me t o
do?. . . I don' t gi ve a f uck what
t hat mot her f ucker saysyou
bel i eve hi mor me?
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44 CONTI NUED:
Awkwar d l ooks al l ar ound. MRS. PI STONE, 60s, Donni e' s MOTHER, si dl es
up t o Maggi e.
MRS. PI STONE
Who' s bot her i ng J oseph?
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45 I NT. NI GHT. PI STONE BEDROOM
Donni e sl eeps. Maggi e l i es awake.
MAGGI E
I want a di vor ce.
DONNI E
Ther e hasn' t been a di vor ce i n my
f ami l y back t o J ul i us Caesar .
Di vor ce someone el se.
MAGGI E
I ' m seri ous.
DONNI E
Maggi e, I ' m t i r ed. Go t o sl eep.
MAGGI E
wi l l you see a t her api st ?
DONNI E
I t ' s j ust anot her si x mont hs.
MAGGI E
I can' t sl eep f or si x mont hs,
J oe.
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46 I NT. DAY. OFFI CE
SHELLY BERGER, l at e 40s, f l annel shi r t , ear t h shoesPSYCHOTHERAPI ST
si t s wi t h Donni e and Maggi e.
MAGGI E
. . . He comes home at al l hour s of
t he ni ght , wi t hout announci ng
when or why, or wher e he' s been
f or t hr ee weeks. Or t hr ee
mont hs. Then he expect s
ever yt hi ng t o be j ust t he way he
want s i t . Be vacuums t he ent i r e
house. Do you know anot her man
who vacuums? I t ' s abnor mal . Of
cour se, he expect s t he gi r l s t o
dr op t hei r l i ves when he shows
up. . .
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46 CONTI NUED:
DONNI E
I ' m t hei r f at her , Maggi e. I r i ng
t hat door bel l I expect t hemhome.
MAGGI E
They t hi nk i t ' s a J ehovah' s
wi t ness. ( t o Ber ger ) You' d t hi nk
he' d t el l me wher e he goes or
what he' s doi ng
DONNI E
That ' s f or your own pr ot ect i on.
MAGGI E
Hal ( t o Ber ger ) I know he' s
cheat i ng on me
DONNI E
I don' t have t o l i st en t o t hat
bul l shi t .
MAGGI E
No, why don' t you j ust l eave?
That ' s what you' r e good at .
BERGER
Pl ease j ust l i st en wi t hout sayi ng
anyt hi ngt hat ' s t he t ask f or
t oday. Ot her wi se you j ust r epl ay
t he ol d pat hol ogy. ( beat )
Maggi e, you wer e t al ki ng about
J oe' s di sappear ances.
MAGGI E
I never go out anymor e. What
coupl e want s t o go out wi t h a-
t hi r d wheel ? Even when he' s home
i t ' s not l i ke we have any f r i ends
any mor e.
BERGER
So you r esent hi mf or expr essi ng
your aut onomy needs?
MAGGI E
Yes, I r esent hi m.
BERGER
For expr essi ng your aut onomy
needs.
MAGGI E
( unsur e)
Yes.
BERGER
And you, J oewhat do you t hi nk
you' r e r unni ng f r om?
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46 CONTI NUED: ( 2)
DONNI E
I ai n' t r unni n' f r omnot hi n' .
MAGGI E
( mi mi cs)
' I ai n' t r unni n' f r omnut t i n' .
The man I mar r i ed was a col l ege
man. ( t o Ber ger ) Sor r y.
BERGER
( r esumi ng, t o Donni e)
Bei ng t he di st ancer f or ces Maggi e
i nt o t he r ol e of t he pur suer .
That gi ves you a f eel i ng of
power . Si mul t aneousl y you r esent
Maggi e f or expr essi ng t he ver y
i nt i macy needs t hat i n your own
l i f e you' ve
DONNI E
. I ' m an undercover agent f or t he
FBI !
MAGGI E
I di dn' t mar r y t he FBI , J oe.
He wr i t es on a pad. Donni e t r i es t o peek at what he' s wr i t i ng.
BERGER
Okay. I want you t o spl i t t he
week i n hal f . Monday, Wednesday
and Fr i day ar e J oe' s i nt i macy
days. Tuesdays, Thur sdays, and
Sat ur days ar e Maggi e' s. On your
day, you make one i nt i macy
r equest . Your par t ner agr ees i n
advance t o meet i t . What ever i t
i s.
DONNI E
What ' s t hat - an i nt i macy r equest ?
BERGER
An i nt i macy r equest . Li ke ' Rub
my back, ' or ' Hel p me wor k out
t hi s pr obl emwi t h t he ki ds. ' Odd
day, even day, Sunday' s of f .
( beat )
And mast ur bat e. I r ecommend i t ,
f or bot h of you. I t ' s a good way
t o bl ow of f st r ess.
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47 I NT. EVENI NG. CADI LLAC
Donni e dr i ves. Maggi e SULKS, l ooks out t he wi ndow.
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47 CONTI NUED:
DONNI E
Can I ask you somet hi ng?
MAGGI E
NO.
DONNI E
How much i s t hi s cost i ng?
Maggi e doesn' t say anyt hi ng.
DONNI E
Okay, Maggi eI want you t o
answer my quest i on. Thi s i s my
i nt i macy r equest .
MAGGI E
A hundr ed dol l ar s.
DONNI E
That was a hundr ed dol l ar s?
MAGGI E
That ' s what I sai d, J oe.
DONNI E
A hundr ed dol l ar s. And how many
of t hese do you t hi nk we' l l need?
. . MAGGI E
I don' t know.
DONNI E
One hundr ed dol l ar s.
MAGGI E
I s t hi s st i l l your i nt i macy
r equest ? Because ot her wi se I ' d
r at her not di scuss i t anymor e.
DONNI E
I got t a wor k a t en hour day
r i ski ng my l i f e t o make a hundr ed
dol l ar s!
MAGGI E
Who ar e you r i ski ng your l i f e
f or ? Not me, J oe.
DONNI E
( mi nci ng)
' Wi l l you r ub my back' ?
Va' a' f onaool l
MAGGI E
You' r e an ani mal .
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DONNI E
You know what my i nt i macy r equest
i s f or hi m? I t ' s ver y i nt i mat e.
He can t ake t hat bi l l he' s gonna
send me and shove i t up hi s ass.
Maggi e st ar t s t o PUNCH hi m.
MAGGI E
You' r e an ani mal 1 Ani mal 1
Donni e t r i es t o f end her of f whi l e he dr i ves. The car swi ngs wi l dl y.
Appr oachi ng t he opposi t e way:
A TRACTOR TRAI LER
Donni e SWERVES. The car t umbl es of f t he r oad ont o a sof t shoul der .
Maggi e cont i nues t o hi t at Donni e. He wr est l es wi t h her .
MAGGI E
I hope ( punch) t hose guys you' r e
hangi ng out wi t h ( punch) ar e
l ayi ng you ( punch) because I ' m
( punch) not anymor e!
He l ooks at her . She l ooks at hi m. And t hey
KI SS PASSI ONATELY
gr appl i ng i n t he f r ont seat . . . He gr abs her . Pul l s her t owar d hi m.
Real i zes t hat she i s encumber ed by somet hi ng. She def t l y unhooks t he
bel t . Ki sses hi s neck. . .
MAGGI E
( under her breat h)
Do i t .
But he' s not buyi ng.
DONNI E
Maggi e- - who t ol d you t o wear a
seat bel t ?
MAGGI E
What ?
DONNI E
I t ' s a si mpl e quest i on. You
never wor e a seat bel t bef or e/
Maggi e.
MAGGI E
Wai t a mi nut ei s t hi syou t hi nk
I ' mhavi ng an af f ai r ?
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47 CONTI NUED: ( 3)
DONNI E
I di dn' t say t hat . I t ' s
i nt er est i ng t hat you woul d say
t hat , t hough.
MAGGI E
You' r e r i ght I ' m secr et l y seei ng
a man who want s me t o ' Buckl e Up
f or Saf et y' . We have t hr ee
chi l dr en, J oer emember t hem?
One of us has t o pl ay i t saf e.
She SLAMS out of t he car . . .
OUT ON THE SHOULDER
wi t h car s whi ppi ng by. . . Donni e chases af t er her .
DONNI E
I j ust asked a si mpl e quest i on.
You' r e t he one t hat br ought i t up
wi t h t he af f ai r .
MAGGI E
Bul l shi t . I t ' s so f r i ggi ng
i r oni c t hat you' d t hi nk I ' m up t o
somet hi ng. My ni ght s ar e
homewor k and basket bal l games.
What ar e your ni ght s?
DONNI E
You know what I ' mdoi ng.
MAGGI E
I don' t know a goddamt hi ng.
DONNI E
I ' mdoi ng t he j ob. That ' s t he
j ob.
MAGGI E
I l i ve l i ke a wi dow, J oe. That ' s
t he onl y way I can deal wi t h
t hi s, wi t h t he phot ogr aphs and
memor i es and our chi l dr en, and I
go on wi t h my l i f e. Li ke you' r e
al r eady dead.
DONNI E
I t ' s f or your own pr ot ect i on.
MAGGI E
I t ' s not pr ot ect i ng mei t ' s
ki l l i ng me.
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48 I NT. NI GHT. PI STONE HOME
Maggi e sl eeps. Donni e l i es awake.
DONNI E
When di d you al l of a sudden f r om
nowher e st ar t sayi ng, ' Do i t ' ,
Maggi e?
MAGGI E
what ? Go t o sl eep.
DONNI E
' Do i t . ' You never sai d t hat
' Do i t ' . You never t al ked t hat
way bef or e.
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49 I NT. MORNI NG. PI STONE HOME
Ker r y wakes up t o an odd gr oani ng and whi ni ng noi se. . .
DOWNSTAI RS .
Donni e compul si vel y vacuums t he l i vi ng r oom.
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50 I NT. LATER. PI STONE BEDROOM
Bur sey I NSTALLS a speci al BLACK PHONE. The gi r l s WATCH wi t h Donni e.
BURSEY
Thi s i s a New Yor k number i t
pat ches t hr ough t o her e.
Maggi e f l ut t er s t hr ough wear i ng her SWEATSUI T.
MAGGI E
I ' m sor r y t o r un out , honey. I
have an aer obi cs cl ass. Take
car e of your sel f .
She gi ves hi ma peck on t he cheek, exi t s. Donni e t ur ns t o t he gi r l s
DONNI E
That ' s a speci al phone. You
don' t cal l on i t . You don' t
answer i t . Nobody t ouches t hat
phone under any ci r cumst ances.
Under st ood?
TERRY
J awohl , Her r Commandant l
Ter r y gi ves Donni e a NAZI SALUTE. Goosest eps out of t he bedr oom.
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50 CONTI NUED:
DONNI E
Hey. Heyl
Donni e CHASES her a coupl e of st eps. She HURTLES down t he st ai r s.
SLAMS out t he door . Donni e t ur ns back. Bur sey shr ugs, cont i nues t o
i nst al l t he phone. Ker r y and Sher r y i ndi ct hi mwi t h t hei r eyes.
Exi t t he bedr oom.
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51 I NT. MORNI NG. CADI LLAC
Donni e dr i ves t hr ough a dr i vi ng RAI N. Looks i n t he REAR- VI EWMI RROR.
Get s suspi ci ous. Tur ns. A car t ur ns wi t h hi m. . . FOLLOWI NG' hi m.
DONNI E TENSE
He t ur ns agai n. Agai n, t he car FOLLOWS. Donni e l ooks agai n i n t he
r ear - vi ew mi r r or . Somet hi ng FAMI LI AR about t hat car . . . Tur ns agai n.
A scowl of RECOGNI TI ON pl ays acr oss Donni e' s f ace. And he goes
COLD. . . Appr oachi ng an i nt er sect i on:
A YELLOWLI GHT
Donni e sl ows, t hen SPEEDS t hr ough t he i nt er sect i on as t he yel l ow
l i ght goes RED. . . Checks hi s mi r r or t he ot her car i s STUCK at t he
l i ght.
I NSI DE THE OTHER CAR
I t ' s Maggi e. She SMACKS t he st eer i ng wheel i n ANGER.
MAGGI E
Fuck you. Fuck f uck f uck you.
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52 EXT. THE PRESENT. FBI HEADQUARTERS
A HELI COPTER whi ps acr oss t he f ami l i ar f ace of Washi ngt on, D. C. Lands
on t he r oof of FBI headquar t er s. FBI MEN, i ncl udi ng Mar shal l , r ush
t o meet i t . Emer gi ng f r omt he chopper
I T' S BERADA .
I ndomi t abl e bl ack eyes bur n i n a f ace gr ey wi t h i l l ness.
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Ber ada, sur r ounded by sui t s. Hogue paces wi t h DOCUMENTS.
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53 CONTI NUED:
HOGUE
. . . $9, 000 f or mi scel l aneous
mi scel l aneous what ?. . . A $22, 000
car . . . $40, 000 f or X- r at ed
vi deot apes?
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54 I NT. THE PAST. THE COCKEYED CLAM
Donni e meet s wi t h a younger Ber ada.
BERADA
. . . I got an agent down i n
Fl or i da, Fr ed Cal vi nI got my
f i nger i n t he di ke and he' s got
hi s t humb up hi s ass. A mi l l i on
bucks i n i t and Cal vi n' s got
not hi ng.
DONNI E
Meanwhi l e t hr ee year s I ' ve been
. under cover and I can' t get a
f ucki ng t wo t housand dol l ar
r ai se.
BERADA
j oe
DONNI E
( cor r ect i ng hi m)
Donni e. Cal l me Donni eI don' t
wanna get conf used.
BERADA
We' ve been t hr ough t hi s. To get
a r ai se you got t a go up t o
super vi sor gr ade.
DONNI E
I super vi se my pr i ck. Not even
t hr ee year st hr ee and a hal f
year s.
BERADA
GS- 14 i s super vi sor s. That ' s t he
r ul es.
DONNI E
Fuggedaboudi t .
BERADA
Now what t he hel l ' s t hi s about
por no t apes?
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DONNI E
I need 40 gr and, I got t a mi ddl e
some por no t apes.
BERADA
For t y gr and f or por no t apes?
DONNI E
you' l l get i t back. I t ' s
not hi ng. Hal f of t hemar e f or
f ags.
BERADA
Oh, t hat makes me f eel much
bet t er . You don' t wat ch i t ,
you' r e gonna be back i n t he
bucket s l i st eni ng t o t he
Bul gar i ans al l day.
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Ber ada addr esses Hogue f r omhi s wheel chai r .
BERADA
He has t o do some not - so- ni ce
t hi ngs, si r . He' s not under cover
i n t he Camp Fi r e Gi r l s.
HOGUE
( r eadi ng)
' UCA r equest s f our handguns,
pr ef er abl y . 38 cal i ber , t o assi st
i n a bank r obber y' ?
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DONNI E
You t ake out t he f i r i ng pi n. The
guns don' t wor k. What t he f uck
ar e you wor r i ed about ?
BERADA
NO.
DONNI E
Why not ?
BERADA
How' m' I gonna expl ai n t hat t o
Washi ngt on?
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DONNI E
Hey, Guy, you have t o expl ai n
t hi s t o Washi ngt on, t hat ' s your
f ucki ng j ob. For me t o do my j ob
I need t he f ucki ng guns.
BERADA
Ther e' s no pr ocedur es f or t hi s.
DONNI E
I don' t gi ve a f uck about t he
f ucki ng pr ocedur es. You t hi nk
( gest ur es) t hey have f ucki ng
pr ocedur es? Hah? I want t he
f ucki ng guns and I want t he
f ucki ng money. Under st ood?
Ber ada st ar es at Donni e, f r i ght ened. On hi s f ace we see hi s doubt s
about what ' s happeni ng t o Donni e.
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57 I NT. THE PRESENT. FBI
BERADA
You guys sai d no t o t he guns. I
don' t see why i t ' s comi ng up now.
LEBOW
Ther e' s a 209 t hat says Sonny
Bl ack mi ght get hi t t oni ght . And
J oe woul d get hi t as one of hi s
cr ew.
BERADA
What does J oe say?
MARSHALL
We don' t know wher e J oe i s.
BERADA
What do you meanyou l ost hi m?
HOGUE
Di dn' t you t hi nk at any poi nt
t hat t hi s was get t i ng a l i t t l e
out t her e?
BERADA
Ever yt hi ng i n t hi s oper at i on was
a j udgement cal l , si r . And we
r el i ed on hi s j udgement . He was
t he one i n t he f i el d.
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HOGUE
( wi t h document s)
These r equest s have your name on
t hem. Why t he hel l di d you go
ahead wi t h t hi s?
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DONNI E
Sant o Tr af f i cant ehow l ong' s he
been t he boss of Fl or i da? You
coul d put hi s head on your wal l .
( Ber ada t hi nks)
I f I go down t o Fl or i da and vouch
f or t hi s j er kof f , what ever hi s
name i s
BERADA
Fr ed Cal vi n.
DONNI E
Ever y door i n Fl or i da wi l l open
f or t hi s guy Cal vi n l i ke i t . was
on bal l f ucki ng bear i ngs. But I
want t he guns. The money. And
no mor e f ucki ng bul l shi t .
BERADA
Don' t t al k t o me l i ke you' r e
t al ki ng t o t hem, J oe.
DONNI E
Donni e.
BERADA
J oe.
DONNI E
Don' t wast e my t i me. Wi t h al l
t hi s bul l shi t about pr ocedur es,
you' 11 do what ever i t t akes t o
get t hese guys. Same as me.
Ber ada mul l s i t over a beat .
BERADA
You r eal l y t hi nk we coul d get
Tr af f i cant e?
Donni e get s up. Tur ns.
DONNI E
I f I vouch f or t hi s guy and he
f ucks upI ' l l put a bul l et i n
hi s f ucki ng head.
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Donni e exi t s. Ber ada WORRI ES t hat t hi s i s get t i ng out of hand.
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Ber ada st ar es at Hogue, st one- f aced.
BERADA
Ther e was never any moment when
I t hought J oe or t he oper at i on
was out of cont r ol , si r .
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60 EXT. THE PAST. MOTI ON LOUNGE
A LI ON I N WI NTER. Lef t y i n hi s over coat , t he Li on on i t s l eash. A
col d DRI ZZLE f al l s. The Li on st ops, sni f f s at an AUTOMOBI LE. Li f t s
a l eg:
PEES ON THE TI RE
Lef t y, embar r assed, l ooks. ar ound. NEI GHBORS wat ch f r omwi ndows
some amused, some di sappr ovi ng. The Li on moves t o t he next car .
Sni f f s. Pees on t he t i r e. And t hen t o t he next :
SONNY' S MERCEDES
The Li on sni f f s. Lef t y t ugs on t he l eash. The Li on r esi st s, sni f f s
some mor e. Lef t y t ugs har der . The Li on l i f t s i t s l eg. . . Lef t y YANKS
on t he l easht he Li on ROARS. Lef t y DRAGS t he Li on i nt o t he Mot i on
Lounge.
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Donni e t akes a f oot bal l bet on t he pay phone.
DONNI E
. . . We got t he Col t s gi vi ng t wo-
and- a- hal f . Yeah, ( wr i t i ng)
Ni ckel on t he Col t s.
I NSI DE
Sonny pr esi des over a BOARD MEETI NG of t he Sonny Bl ack Cor por at i on.
Ni cky, Boobi e and ot her WI SEGUYSi ncl udi ng BOOTS and LEGSpor e
over cr umpl ed scr aps of paper . Sonny makes not es i n a l i t t l e spi r al
NOTEBOOK. Donni e ; j oi ns t hem.
( CONTI NUED)
. 62.
61 CONTI NUED:
BOOBI E
We had t hat l oad of j eans
r emember ? Two hundr ed gr and on
that. . .
The Li on shakes i t s mane, SPRAYS WATER over ever yone.
NI CKY
Va' n' aool ' . al l over ever yt hi ng1
Lef t yhow' mI gonna r ead t hi s?
LEFTY
That ' l l t each you t o i mpr ove your
penmanshi p.
Lef t y l ays a PARKI NG METER out on a car d t abl e. Pi cks up a SLED<
HAMMER.
BOOTS
Ther e' s t hat guy t hat ' s maki ng
t he Quaal udes f or us.
DONNI E -
What ' r e we sel l i ng t hat f or ? I
know a guy I t hi nk I coul d of f
t hemt o.
NI CKY
Si xt y cent s api ece. I t hi nk i t ' s
60. I s i t 60?
BOOTS
We' r e doi ng a di me a week.
WHAM!
an echoi ng CLANGOR as Lef t y whacks at t he par ki ng met er wi t h t he
sl edge hammer .
SONNY
I f you' r e hol di ng out on me,
Boot s, I ' mgonna chop you up.
BOOTS
I ai n' t hol di ng out . I t ' s t en
gr and a week. That ' s i t . -
SONNY
I t shoul d be 25.
( t o Boobi e)
You ever of f t hat l oad of
sungl asses?
Boobi e nods, gi ves t humbs up.
NI CKY
Bul l shi t , Boobi e.
( CONTI NUED)
63
BOOBI E
I di d so, Ni cky.
NI CKY
Who you gonna l ay of f 18 cases of
sungl asses t o?
BOOBI E
I l ai d i t of f . . . t o t he same guy
I hei st ed i t f r om.
( to Sonny)
Twent y- f i ve gr and.
Sonny wr i t es i n hi s not ebook.
WHAM1
anot her deaf eni ng smash at t he par ki ng met er .
SONNY
Wi l l you st op i t wi t h t hat ?
LEFTY
How el se' mI gonna open i t ? Open
sesame?
SONNY
What ar e you gonna get out of
t hat , Lef t ? Fi f t y bucks?
LEFTY
Ai n' t t he quest i on.
SONNY
You know, you guysyou don' t
f ucki ng t hi nk. I ' mt he ski pper
nowI got t a answer . Sonny
Red' s got 75 mi l l i on al one }ust
wi t h t hat t r ucki ng company out i n
J er sey and I got f i f t y bucks of
f ucki ng di mes.
LEFTY
A scor e' s a scor e.
SONNY
You' r e l i ke a bunch of f ucki ng
ni gger s on wel f ar e.
DONNI E
What about Fl or i da? I know a guy
down t her e, he has some vendi ng
machi nes he' s t r yi ng t o move.
LEFTY
Let hi mmove t hemt o New Yor k.
( CONTI NUED)
64.
61 CONTI NUED: ( 3)
DONNI E
Pl us he has a cl ub down t her e.
He' s l ooki ng f or par t ner s t hat
can gi ve hi mpeace of mi nd.
SpNNY
You know t hi s guy?
WHAMl
anot her bang at t he par ki ng met er . Lef t y GLOWERS at Donni e. A l ook
t hat says: SHUT UP.
DONNI E
I knew hi mt en year s ago, i n
Bal t i mor e. He was okay t hen.
SONNY
Wher e i n Fl or i da? The Beach?
DONNI E
Tampa.
LEFTY
For your i nf or mat i on t hey got
t hei r own out f i t down t her e and
t hei r own boss.
LEGS
Sant o Tr af f i cant e.
LEFTY
Thank you.
NI CKY
Al l t he economy' s movi ng down
t her e, Fl or i da, ' cause of t he Oi l
Cr i si s. I hear d i t on t he news.
BOOBI E
The economy got t a be good f or
t her e t o be good moneymaki ng f or
cr ooks.
LEGS
Who can get a f ucki ng t hi ng goi ng
i n t hi s f ucki ng ci t y? I t ' s 5000
wi seguys al l chasi ng t he same
ni ckel .
NI CKY
Hey, Sonny, maybe we coul d do
somet hi ng wi t h Di sneywor l d down
t her e. Wi seguy Mount ai n.
Wi seguys of t he Car i bbean.
Ever ybody f ucks Mi nni e Mouse up
t he ass. Can you i magi ne?
( more)
( CONTI NUED)
NI CKY ( Cont ' d)
( gest ur es) You gr ab her by t hose
bi g f ucki ng ear s
Upr oar i ous LAUGHTER f r omt he gr oup. Then suddenl y
SONNY EXPLODES
I n a RAGE, he st ands up, THROWS HI S CHAI R, knocks over t he car d
t abl e.
SONNY
You t hi nk t hi s i s a f ucki ng j oke?
Hah? One day I ' m gonna di e, and
I ' m gonna be i n t hi s same f ucki ng
r oom, wi t h t hese same f ucki ng
guys, t al ki ng about t hese same
f ucki ng scams t hat never amount
t o anyt hi ng, and t hat ' s how I ' l l
know I got sent t o f ucki ng Hel l .
Sonny STORMS out . The guys si t , l ook at each ot her . Some dazed.
Some cal cul at i ng. Boobi e pi cks up t he t oppl ed t abl e.
BOOBI E
We bet t er st ar t ear ni ng or
somebody' s gonna get cl i pped.
Then Sonny RETURNS. Pal e and shaken.
SONNY
I can' t even i magi ne i t . What
ki nd of peopl ei n br oad f ucki ng
dayl i ght what ki nd of a wor l d
NI CKY
What happened?
SONNY
They st ol e t he Mer cedes.
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The guys f i l e out . STARE at t he EMPTY SPACE wher e t he Mer cedes used
t o be.
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63 EXT. NI GHT. LAGUARDI A AI RPORT
Fr omt he r unway, as a J ETLI NER t akes of f . . .
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66.
64 I NT. NI GHT. AI RPLANE
Ni cky and Boobi e pl ay GI N i n t he second r ow of t he FI RST CLASS
sect i on. Thei r GI RLFRI ENDS si t besi de t hem. Sonny SNOOZES behi nd
t hemon t he shoul der of J udy, t he wai t r ess we met at t he out set .
Lef t y and Donni e si t al ong t he opposi t e wal l , i n t he smoki ng sect i on,
LEFTY
( sotto)
Donni e?
DONNI E
What ?
LEFTY
Why' d you i nj ect t hat , Donni e,
wi t h Fl or i da?
DONNI E
I di dn' t i nj ect anyt hi ng, Lef t .
LEFTY
You i nj ect ed t hat . Don' t t el l me
no. I know you, Donni e, you
don' t say not hi ng unl ess t her e' s
a r eason f or i t .
DONNI E
I don' t know, Lef t . I was j ust
bul l shi t t i ng ar ound.
LEFTY
Li st en t o me, Donni e. I swear on
I don' t know whi ch t o swear on,
my dead f at her , my mot her , who I
l ove, my chi l dr enI swear t o
you, somet hi ng' s goi ng on t hat
you don' t know about .
DONNI E
I know.
LEFTY
( f l ari ng)
That ' s t he pr obl emi s, you don' t
know. ' . : ' " . - '
DONNI E
You don' t expl ai n i t t o me.
LEFTY
You t hi nk you can t r ust Sonny
Bl ack? Sonny Bl ack i s one bi g
f at f ucki ng snake i n t he, uh,
uh. . .
DONNI E
Snake i n t he gr ass,
( CONTI NUED)
64 CONTI NUED:
LEFTY
You can' t say t hat , Donni e.
Sonny Bl ack i s t he ski pper . You
don' t open your mout h about ' hi m.
DONNI E
I was agr eei ng wi t h you.
LEFTY
Ai n' t t he quest i on. Now you' r e
r esponsi bl e f or t hi s. And
because I r epr esent you I ' m
r esponsi bl e f or t he whol e
f ucki ng Magi l l a f ucki ng Gor i l l a
I ' m r esponsi bl e. .
DONNI E
What ar e you so upset f or ? Thi s
coul d be gr eat .
LEFTY
I di e wi t ' cha, you under st and?
You wal k on a chal k f ucki ng l i ne,
Donni e. I got t wo gr enades at
homeI ' d bl ow up Mul ber r y
St r eet , you di d somet hi ng wr ong.
DONNI E
I ' m not gonna do not hi ng wr ong.
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65 I NT. DAY. KI NG' S COURT
Cr acked l eat her et t e and gaf f er ' s t ape. TOPLESS DANCERS move gr eyl y
t hr ough t hei r paces, i gnor ed by t he scat t er ed cust omer s. Donni e
wat ches t hr ough t he gl ass of a PHONE BOOTH. Super ed bel ow:
KI NG' S COURT. TAMPA. , FLORI DA.
1979.
DONNI E
( t o phone)
I ' mi n Fl or i da.
MAGGI E ( O. C. )
What ar e you doi ng i n Fl or i da?
DONNI E
What do you t hi nk I ' mdoi ng? I ' m
wor ki ng.
DONNI E ' S POV
as a Dancer bends over , waggl es her bar e but t . . .
(CONTI NUED)
DO.
65 CONTI NUED: .
MAGGI E ( O. C. )
I t ' s t wel ve degr ees her e.
I NSI DE
FRED CALVI N, a. k. a. "CALVI NO", l at e 30s, beef y and bl uf f , t our s
Lef t y t hr ough t he cl ub. Shows hi mt he LOCKERS behi nd t he bar . . .
CALVI NO
You r un i t as a ' bot t l e cl ub, '
member s onl ykeep your own
l i quor i n t he l ocker s, pay f or
set ups. That way t her e' s no
l i quor l i cense.
LEFTY
What ki nd of name i s t hat ,
' Cal vi no' ?
CALVI NO
Napol i t an' .
( r esumi ng)
Banquet r oom, si x t enni s cour t s,
swi mmi ng pool i n t he back. . .
LEFTY
You gonna put any money i n t hi s?
CALVI NO
Fi r st cl ass al l t he way, Lef t
t hat was my or i gi nal pl an. Then
t he mi nut e I opened t he j oi nt I
di scover ed I had par t ner st hese
goombahs. ' Gi mme t wo hundr ed. '
' Gi mme t hr ee hundr ed. ' I sai d,
' HeyI got a wi f e f or t hat l '
Lef t y shoot s hi ma wi t her i ng l ook.
LEFTY
Wai t her e.
I NSI DE THE PHONE BOOTH
Donni e wat ches Lef t y appr oach.
MAGGI E
I t ' s Ter r y' s Sweet Si xt een on
Fr i day. Di d you f or get ?
DONNI E
No, I di dn' t f or get .
MAGGI E ( O. C. )
Ar e you goi ng t o be her e?
( CONTI NUED)
69.
65 CONTI NUED: ( 2)
DONNI E
I ' m gonna t r y. Look, Maggi e, I
got t a go.
MAGGI E ( O. C. )
Because i t ' s l ess di sappoi nt i ng
i f you' d j ust say so.
DONNI E
I ' l l be t her e, okay? I got t a go.
' Bye.
Donni e moves t o hang up. Remember s. Put s t he phone back t o hi s
mouth. . .
DONNI E
I l ove you.
. . . i nt o a DI AL TONE. Lef t y l i ght s an Engl i sh Oval as Donni e emer ges.
DONNI E
So whaddaya t hi nk?
LEFTY
I hat e Neapol i t ans. You vouch
f or t hi s guy, Donni e?
DONNI E
Li ke anybody el se. I knew hi m
t en year s ago, he was okay t hen.
LEFTY
What ki nd of man begr udges hi s
wi f e?
DONNI E
Look, I ' mj ust maki ng t he
i nt r oduct i on. You make t he
deci si on.
Lef t y l ooks ar ound. SMI LES.
LEFTY
You i magi newe have our own
j oi nt down her e?
DONNI E
I t ' s up t o you, Lef t .
LEFTY
I j ust got t a si t down wi t h t he
man down her e.
DONNI E
You know hi m? Tr af f i cant e?
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65 CONTI NUED: ' ( 3)
LEFTY
Fuggedaboudi t . Al l over t he
worl d I ' m known.
( get t i ng an i dea)
Li ke a yacht . We got t a t ake hi m
out on a yacht , have a dr i nk,
r el ax, t hen he knows t hese ar e
men of men he' s deal i ng wi t h.
DONNI E
I know a br oad down her e, her
br ot her has a boat . Bi g f ucki ng
yacht .
LEFTY
Get t hat boat , Donni e. St ay away
f r omt he br oad.
Cal vi no j oi ns t hem.
CALVI NO
Heywho' s t he best l ooki ng guy
i n Fl or i da?
He sl aps a HUNDRED DOLLAR BI LL t o hi s f or ehead.
CALVI NO
Mel
He l aughs, put s hi s ar mar ound an unamused Lef t y.
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66 EXT. DAY. THE TAHI TI AN
Sonny br oods by t he mot el pool . J udy and t he ot her gi r l f r i ends si t
acr oss t he way. QUI ET i n t he heat . Boobi e r ubs sunt an oi l on
hi msel f . Ni cky r eads hi s paper . Lef t y and Donni e ar r i ve i n t hei r
st r eet cl ot hes.
SONNY
( mor ose)
Br oad dayl i ght . I st i l l can' t
get over i t . You have t o ask
your sel f what ki nd of peopl e?
They t ake a Mer cedesa man' s
pr i vat e pr oper t y, t hey t ake i t
r i ght of f t he st r eet .
BOOBI E
Sonny, f uggedaboudi t . I t ' s over .
SONNY
I don' t know what t he wor l d' s
comi ng t o. I honest l y don' t .
( CONTI NUED)
66 CONTI NUED: .
NI CKY
Ever si nce t hey got r i d of t he
deat h penal t y, t he whol e f ucki ng
soci et y' s goi ng down t he t ubes.
Li ke I ' m wat chi ng t he news l ast
ni ght
SONNY
Hey, Lef t y, why di dn' t you br i ng
Loui se?
LEFTY
Don' t equat e Loui se wi t h t hem
br oads, Sonny. I br i ng Loui se
when you br i ng your wi ves.
SONNY
( shout s)
Hey, J udycome over her e and
gi ve ever ybody a bl ow j ob.
J udy gi ves hi mt he f i nger . Sonny smi l es, t ur ns t o t he ot her s.
SONNY
I sn' t she spunky?
NI CKY
I ' m wat chi ng t he news l ast ni ght .
I ' m l yi ng t her e i n bed and I see
t hese guys f r omI r an, and t hese
guys ar e whi ppi ng t hemsel ves.
LEFTY
Who?
NI CKY
I r ani ans. You i magi ne? They
whi p t hemsel ves, wi t h whi ps.
SONNY
Lot of br oads i nt o t hat .
LEFTY
Geddaddaheah, Ni ckywhi ppi ng
t hemsel ves. I never hear d of
t hat .
NI CKY
Donni e, amI r i ght ?
DONNI E
What ?
LEFTY
How come you' r e aski ng hi m? How
come you don' t ask me?
( CONTI NUED)
66 CONTI NUED: ( 2)
NI CKY
You j ust sai d you never hear d of
i t.
LEFTY
That ' s r i ght . I never hear d of
such a f ucki ng t hi ng.
DONNI E
I t ' s l i ke par t of t hei r r el i gi on,
Lef t . I t ' s cal l ed sel f -
f l agel l at i on. They t hi nk i t ' l l
. br i ng t hemcl oser t o God.
BOOBI E
I ' d l i ke t o br i ng t hemcl oser t o
God.
SONNY
You see how smar t he' s get t i ng,
Donni e, r eadi ng t hat paper ?
NI CKY
That ' s what t hey ought t a do.
Send over a bunch of wi seguys.
Put a gun i n your pocket ,
st r ai ght en t hemr i ght out .
LEFTY
Ni cky, why' d I wanna go t o I r an?
NI CKY
I ' m sayi ng you got t a be st r ong
wi t h t hese peopl e.
LEFTY
Don' t t el l me wher e I go and
don' t go.
NI CKY
We di dn' t have t hese pr obl ems
wi t h Ni xon. And t her e was l aw
and or der i n t he st r eet s.
Donni e wat ches as t he gr oup of f er s a unani mous AMEN wi t h t hei r eyes.
SONNY
(to Lef ty)
Ever yt hi ng check out wi t h t he
cl ub?
LEFTY
Yeah.
( t o Ni cky) '
I ai n' t got t hr ee dol l ar s i n my
pocket , Ni cky, I ' mgonna go t o
I r an?
( CONTI NUED)
73.
66 CONTI NUED: ( 3)
NI CKY
Fuggedaboudi t .
SONNY
The man down her e says okay?
LEFTY
I ' m t aki ng car e of i t . I got t a
r each out i n a mont h I ' l l come
back and si t down wi t h t he man.
SONNY
He knows who you ar e?
ZZZZH! t he whi r of an aut owi nder aanndd aa bbll aacckk-- aanndd-- wwhhii tt ee FFRREEEEZZEE FFRRAAMMEE,,
Al l over
LEFTY
Fuggedaboudi t , Sonny,
t he worl d I ' m known.
ZZZZH!
ZZZZH!
NI CKY
You ar e not known i n I r an.
and anot her f r eeze f r ame. Boobi e get s up, di ves i n t he pool
and anot her FREEZE FRAME.
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67 I NT. NI GHT. SAFE HOUSE
A ner ve cent er set up i n a hot el sui t e. FBI AGENTS wi t h headphones
l i st en t o WI RETAPS, bust l e i n and out . Donni e, exhaust ed, si t s wi t h
Bur sey and J ul es.
DONNI E
I need a boat . Lef t y l oves
boat s. Be want s somet hi ng
speci al t o show of f f or
Tr af f i cant a.
BURSEY
Anythi ng el se?
DONNI E
Yeah. What happened t o my
expense check? I t ' s got t a be
t hr ee mont hs al r eady.
Bur sey get s cal l ed t o t he phone,
appr oaches.
BARBARA J ONES, 30s, a PROSECUTOR,
J ULES
J oe, t hi s' s Bar bar a J ones. She' s
an assi st ant US At t or ney.
(CONTI NUED)
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67 CONTI NUED:
DONNI E
Donni e. Cal l me Donni e.
( to J ul es)
I got t a get r ei mbur sed, J ul es.
I t ' s f ucki ng r i di cul ous.
J ONES
We' r e mi ssi ng bi t s and pi eces on
a l ot of t hese cases. On t he
l oanshar ki ng
DONNI E
Donni e Br asco has t he wor st
f ucki ng cr edi t r at i ng i n t he
hi st or y of t he Maf i a.
J ONES
Li ke I was sayi ng, wi t h t he
l oanshar ki ngwe have t o get
somebody on t ape wi t h what t he
r at e of i nt er est i s.
Bur sey cover s t he phone.
BURSEY
Does Sal l y Pai nt gl ass r epor t t o
Ni cky?
DONNI E
Not Ni cky. Ni cky Ci gar s.
BURSEY
( t o phone)
Not Ni cky. Ni cky Ci gar s.
DONNI E
Ki ss J ones, how many do I have
sol i d?
J ONES
I ndi ct ment s? I don' t know.
Fi f t y. Si xt y.
BURSEY
( cal l i ng out )
Who' s Ni cky Gl asses?
DONNI E
Ni cky Gl asses. Li t t l e Ni cky.
J ONES
J oe
DONNI E
Donni e. Cal l me Donni e. I don' t
wanna get conf used.
( more)
( CONTI NUED)
75.
67 CONTI NUED: ( 2)
DONNI E ( Cont ' d)
( t o J ul es)
What about t he cl ub? When' s i t
gonna be r eady?
J ULES
I t ' l l be r eady when you come back
down.
DONNI E
You gonna spend any money t o f i x
i t up or i s i t gonna st ay a dump?
Bur sey moves t o t he cof f ee machi ne. J ul es si t s wi t h Donni e, hands
hi mt he NAGRA TAPE RECORDER. He st i cks i t i nsi de hi s COWBOY BOOT.
BURSEY
You want some cof f ee, J oe?
DONNI E
( corr ect i ng hi m)
Donni e.
J ONES
The l oanshar ki ng pr edi cat es ar e
ver y speci f i c. I t ' s r eal l y
i mpor t ant t hat you f ocus on t hese
t hi ngs.
DONNI E
What about t he boat ? I need t hat
f ucki ng boat . You know, I ask
Ber ada t o do somet hi ng and he
j ust says, ' Done' .
J ULES
Maybe t hat ' s why he' s i n t he
hospi t al .
J ONES
The st at says t wi ce t he l awf ul
r at e. Can you get t hat on t ape?
DONNI E
J ust get me t hat f ucki ng boat ,
okay?
Bur sey r ej oi ns t hem, st i r r i ng hi s cof f ee.
BUPSEY
They got t hat boat down her e on
t hat ot her i nvest i gat i on
what chamacal l i t . Bi g f ucki ng
yacht .
DONNI E
Per f ect .
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76.
67 CONTI NUED: ( 3)
BURSEY
( l aughi ng)
The agent s dr ess up as Ar ab
shei ks t r yi ng t o br i be
Congr essmen. You t hi nk t hat ' l l
ever amount t o anyt hi ng?
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68 EXT. NI GHT. MARI NA
Lef t y t al ks t o a CAPTAI N, 50s, t opsi der s and cut of f s.
LEFTY
Fi ve gr and f or t hat bucket f or
one day?
CAPTAI N
J ust l i st en t o me
LEFTY
I l i st en t o my pr i ck. How can
you say f i ve gr and?
CAPTAI N
You don' t want i t , don' t r ent i t .
Lef t y l ooks up. DOUBLETAKES.
LEFTY' S POV
as he l ooks down t he dock, wher e BOOBI E meet s wi t h t wo COLOMBI ANS by
a ci gar et t e boat . He hands t hema paper bag f ul l of cash t o t he
Col ombi ans. They hand hi m a BRI EFCASE. Lef t y backs i nt o t he
shadows. Wat ches, TROUBLED, as Boobi e cl i mbs i nt o hi s car , dr i ves
away.
LEFTY
( sot t o)
What t he f uck i s he up t o?
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69 EXT. MORNI NG. TAMPA AI RPORT
The guys head t owar d t he t er mi nal , f ol l owed by Cal vi no, bur dened by
t hei r LUGGAGE. He l umber s l i ke a pack- ani mal .
SONNY
Lef t , you wanna t ake car e of t he
bags? We' l l be i n t he l ounge.
Sonny heads i nsi de wi t h Ni cky and Boobi e. Lef t y l ooks ar ound.
LEFTY
Wher e' s t hat f ucki ng r edcap?
( CONTI NUED)
77.
69 CONTI NUED:
Lef t y wander s of f , l ooks up t he bl ock. Cal vi no st ands on t he cur b
wi t h Donni e. Looks up and down. DOUBLETAKES.
CALVI NO
( asi de)
Oh, J esust hat ' s Hol l man, J oe.
"J oe. " RAGE f l i cker s al most i mper cept i bl y i n Donni e' s eyes.
CALVI NO' S POV
HOLLMAN, 50s, a shar pl y- dr essed LAWYER, cl i mbs out of a Mer cedes.
Moves t o t he t r unk, opens i t .
CALVI NO
He' l l make us f or sur e. He was
t he USDA wi t h
DONNI E
( har d)
Shut up and cal mdown. I ' l l t ake
car e of i t . -
Lef t y r ej oi ns t hem.
LEFTY
Now l i st en t o me, Fr edyou
l i st eni ng t o me?
CALVI NO' S POV
Hol l man hel ps hi s wi f e out of t he car . Shut s t he door . . . The REDCAP
shows up. St ar t s t i cket i ng t he bags.
LEFTY
J ust get t hat cl ub f i xed up.
Anybody says anyt hi ng, you j ust
t el l t hemt o have t hei r peopl e
get i n t ouch wi t h your peopl e i n
NewYorJ c.
Hol l man dr ops hi s bagsi n l i ne behi nd our guys. Hi s wi f e f i shes i r
her pocket book f or t he t i cket s. . .
LEFTY
Mul ber r y St r eet . Ask f or Lef t y.
CALVI NO
Okay, Lef t .
REDCAP
( t o Lef t y)
Excuse me, si r your t i cket s?
( CONTI NUED)
78.
LEFTY
(( ii ggnnoorr ii nngg RReeddccaapp))
When we come back down, we' l l si t
down wi t h Who' s Who and
st r ai ght en ever yt hi ng out .
HOLLMAN
( t o Lef t y)
Excuse me^- he needs your t i cket s.
And t hen he. . . RECOGNI ZES Donni e.
HOLLMAN
J oe?
Donni e i gnor es hi m.
DONNI E
( to Cal vi no)
Hel p t hi s f ucki ng guy put t he
bags up on t he car t . You got t he
t i cket s, Lef t ?
HOLLMAN
( per si st i ng)
J oe Pi st one?
Lef t y' s SUSPI CI ON r i ses. Hol l man moves t o t ake Donni e by t he el bow.
And Donni e WHI RLS on hi m.
DONNI E
( angr y)
Hey, buddywhat t he f uck ar e you
sel l i ng?
HOLLMAN
I ' msor r yI t hought I r ecogni zed
you.
DONNI E
( t o Lef t y)
Get a l oad of t hi s guy. The
ol dest f ucki ng scami n t he book.
Pr et end you r ecogni ze someone and
meanwhi l e hi s par t ner her e t akes
your wal l et , ( t o Wi f e) He f uck
you, honey, or does he j ust
t hi eve wi t h you?
HOLLMAN
That ' s my wi f e.
MRS. HOLLMAN
C' mon, honey.
DDOONNNNII EE
Hah? wi t h hi s f ucki ng penci l
pr i ck?
( CONTI NUED)
79.
69 CONTI NUED: ( 3)
HOLLMAN
( i roni c)
My mi st ake.
She dr aws hi maway. They move t owar d t he t er mi nal .
DONNI E
( af t er t hem)
' Cause i f he ai n' t f ucki ng you,
honey, coi ne up t o Fi r st Cl ass.
We got t wo t oi l et s up t her e.
Cal vi no gi ves t he bag t o a REDCAP. Looks i n hi s wal l et .
DONNI E
Fucki ng guy pi ssi ng up my l eg.
LEFTY .
Rel ax. You' r e gonna bust a bl ood
vessel .
DONNI E
You can' t even go t o t he f ucki ng
ai r por t any mor e wi t hout some
f ucki ng Har e Kr i shna or somebody
put s hi s hand i n your pocket .
CALVI NO
( t o Lef t y)
You got change f or a t went y?
Lef t y t akes t he t went y, gi ves t he REDCAP t wo dol l ar s. KEEPS t he
t went y.
LEFTY
Send t he t i cket s f or me and
Donni e. We' l l come back down i n
a mont h.
CALVI NO
Sounds good t o me. ( about t he
t went y^ 5ey Lef t '
But Lef t y' s al r eady on hi s way i nsi de. Donni e l i nger s a beat .
CALVI NO
I want ed change f r oma t went y.
He t ook t he t went y- -
DONNI E
( sott o)
You ever cal l me J oe agai n I ' l l
cut your t hr oat .
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80.
70 I NT. NI GHT. PI STONE HOMEMI NNESOTA
The door unl ocks, and Donni e t i pt oes i nt o t he house. The mi ddl e of
t he ni ght . Goes i nt o t he ki t chen f or a snack. Opens t he
r ef r i ger at or .
A BI RTHDAY CAKE
hal f - eat en, wi t h t he el i ded l egend, " HAPPY SWEET SI XTEEN, TERRY. " He
mi ssed t he par t y.
DONNI E
Shi t .
71 I NT. NI GHT. TERRY' S ROOM
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Ter r y l i es awake. A shaf t of l i ght hi t s her f ace as Donni e opens t he
door .
DONNI E
Ter r y? You awake?
TERRY
Yeah.
Donni e goes t o her . Si t s on t he bed.
DONNI E
I ' m sor r y I mi ssed your par t y.
TERRY.
I t ' s okay. Uncl e Bob f l ew i n.
DONNI E
I ' m not t he ki nd of guy t hat
br eaks hi s pr omi ses.
TERRY
That ' s what Momsai d.
DONNI E
I ' msur e t hat ' s onl y par t of what
Momsai d.
TERRY
That ' s bet ween you t wo.
DONNI E
What ' d she sayshe want s a
di vor ce? That ' s j ust her way of
bl owi ng of f st eam.
TERRY
She was wor r i ed somet hi ng
happened t o you.
( CONTI NUED)
81.
71 CONTI NUED:
DONNI E
Not hi ng' s gonna happen t o me,
Ter r y. Not hi ng' s gonna happen t o
us I won' t l et i t . Okay?
TERRY
Look, I under st and. I t ' s your
j ob.
DONNI E
I ' m doi ng t he r i ght t hi ng. I
know i t ' s a sacr i f i ce. I t ' s t he
same t hi ng I al ways t el l you ki ds
do your best , wor k har d, never
qui t . That ' s how I l i ve my l i f e.
I j ust had no way of knowi ng i t
woul d go t hi s f ar .
TERRY
I t was j ust a bi r t hday par t y,
Dad. You don' t have t o go
t hr ough t hi s bi g apol ogy.
DONNI E
You' r e get t i ng gr own- up now. I
want you t o under st and.
TERRY
Hal f t he ki ds i n school don' t
have f at her s.
DONNI E
You have a f at her , Ter r y.
TERRY
That ' s not what I meant .
DONNI E
Maybe I ' mnot t her e f or t he good
t i mes, but I ' mt her e i f you need
me.
TERRY
I know t hat , Dad.
DONNI E
I t ' s j ust anot her si x mont hs.
"Anot her si x mont hs. " That phr ase. Li ke a kni f e i n her hear t .
TERRY
Whenever . I t ' s no bi g deal .
DONNI E
Come her e. Gi ve me a hug.
Ter r y si t s up, hugs her f at her . St r uggl es agai nst t he t ear s. And
l oses.
( CONTI NUED)
82.
71 CONTI NUED: ( 2)
TERRY
( sobbi ng)
I hat e you. I ' msor r y. I hat e
you so much.
He t akes t hi s l i ke a bl ow. Hugs her t i ght er .
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72 I NT. MORNI NG. PI STONE HOME
Donni e convenes a FAMI LY MEETI NG over br eakf ast . Ter r y, Ker r y and
Maggi e si t , sul l en, ar ound t he ki t chen t abl e. Sher r y r uns down t he
st ai r s, si t s down.
SHERRY
Sorr y I ' ml at e.
DONNI E
Okay. I cal l ed t hi s f ami l y
meet i ng because t her e' s somet hi ng
we have t o t al k about . I know
what I ' mdoi ng i nvol ves a l ot of
sacr i f i ce f r omever yone, but t hi s
i s somet hi ng pat r i ot i c f or t he
count r y t hat you can al l be pr oud
of .
( beat )
I cal l ed t he meet i ng because
we' r e gonna have t o move.
TERRY
I ' m not movi ng.
DONNI E
Thi s i sn' t a democr acy, Ter r y.
Thi s i s a di ct at or shi p. And
t hat ' s my deci si on. I t ' s get t i ng
t oo danger ous.
MAGGI E
Wel l , I don' t want t o move
ei t her , J oe. Move wher e?
DONNI E
Ther e' s t oo many peopl e her e who
know us.
MAGGI E
Those peopl e ar e known as
' f r i ends, ' J oe. You t ol d me when
we st ar t ed t hi s t hat we' d be
movi ng back cl ose t o t he f ami l y.
That was t he deal .
( CONTI NUED)
83.
72 CONTI NUED:
DONNI E
We' r e movi ng t o Mi nnesot a and
changi ng our name t o ' Ander son' .
That ' s t he deal . I t ' s done.
SHERRY
' Ander son' ? Yeeccch. .
TERRY
Fuck t hat . I ' m st ayi ng here.
I ' l l l i ve wi t h Kenny.
DONNI E
That l anguage i s unaccept abl e,
young l ady. You si t down.
Ter r y get s up, wal ks out . Maggi e get s up, t oo.
MAGGI E
Wel l , Mr . ' Ander son' , you' ve
t opped your sel f . Wher e' d you get
t hat name' Fat her Knows Best ' ?
DONNI E
Wher e ar e you goi ng? Don' t you
want t o di scuss t hi s?
MAGGI E
Appar ent l y t her e' s not hi ng t o
di scuss. I ' mgoi ng t o get t he
mai l .
KERRY
What about our f r i ends?
DONNI E
You' l l make new f r i ends.
SHERRY
We' r e not i n t he FBI , Dad.
DONNI E
Mi nnesot a' s gr eat . Lakes and
ever yt hi ng. We can get a ni ce
pi ece of l and t her e. Maybe we
can even get a hor se.
Maggi e comes back i nsi de, r eadi ng t he MAI L. Fl i ps a l et t er t o
Donni e. ~
MAGGI E
You know t he US gover nment ? The
one you' r e doi ng t hi s pat r i ot i c
wor k f or , t hat we can al l be
pr oud of ?
DONNI E
What ' s t hi s?
( CONTI NUED)
84
72 CONTI NUED: ( 2)
MAGGI E
The I RS. We got audi t ed.
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73 EXT. DAY. TAMPA HARBOR
A magni f i cent hand- bui l t 75- f oot mot or yacht docked at t he mar i na.
Lef t y BEAMS, ar ms f ol ded i n sat i sf act i on, besi de Donni e. Sonny,
Ni cky, Boobi e and t he gi r l s ar r i ve, car r yi ng COOLERS. They mar vel at
t he boat .
NI CKY
Lef t , t hat ' s some f ucki ng boat .
SONNY
Cozz' . t hat ' s beaut i f ul .
J udy gi ves Lef t y a ki ss. He bl ushes.
LEFTY
Sonnyl ooki t what t he name i s.
That ' s l i ke my name.
Sonny l ooks at t he st er n. Embl azoned acr oss i t :
"THE LEFT HAND"
SONNY
That ' s some f ucki ng i r ony, ai n' t
. i t?
LEFTY
That ' s hand- bui l t i n Tai wan, t hat
boat .
BOOBI E
What i s t hat , hal f a mi l l i on?
LEFTY
Fuggedaboudi t . Ther e' s one t hi ng
I know, i t ' s boat s. Thi s' 8 got t a
be a mi l l i on dol l ar s, t hi s boat .
(gestures toward boat)
Go ahead. Get comf ort abl e. I ' m
gonna wai t f or the man.
Sonny and t he ot her s head t owar d t he boat . Lef t y t ur ns t o Donni e.
LEFTY
Can you i magi ne thi s? I ' mgonna
si t down wi th the boss. Remember
that day when we were f reezi ng
our nuts of f , watchi ng al l of
themgoi ng to si t down wi th the
boss? <
( CONTI NUED)
85.
73 CONTI NUED:
DONNI E
Sonny Red and al l t hembi g
puf f er s.
LEFTY
I n New Yor k I never sat down wi t h
t he boss i n my l i f e. Thi s was a
gr eat i dea I had, Fl or i da.
DONNI E
Hey, Lef t .
Donni e nods t owar d t he par ki ng l ot . Lef t y l ooks, sees a LI NCOLN TOWN
CAR pul l up.
LEFTY
That ' s hi m. That ' s Tr af f i cant e.
Lef t y j ogs up t he dock as STEVE DI SALVO, 40s, Tr af f i cant e' s ENFORCER,
emer ges f r omt he Li ncol n.
DI SALVO
You Lef t y?
LEFTY
Ni ce t o meet you, Mr .
Tr af f i cant e.
DI SALVO
Thi s' s Mr . Tr af f i cant e.
Lef t y t ur ns as SANTO TRAFFI CANTE, 70s, a f eebl e ol d man wi t h a por k
pi e hat , i s hel ped f r omt he car by hi s ent our age of FLORI DA WI SEGUYS.
He and Lef t y shake hands.
LEFTY
That ' s t he boat I ar r anged f or
you, Mr . Tr af f i cant e. We got a
f ul l bar , ever y ki nd of musi c,
t el ephone, ever yt hi ng. You want
anyt hi ng- - anyt hi ng you want you
j ust ask Lef t y.
Tr af f i cant e peer s down t he dock t hr ough t hi ck pr escr i pt i on
SUNGLASSES.
TRAFFI CANTE
Whi ch one' s Sonny Bl ack?
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74 I NT. NI GHT. FBI
Hogue l ooks at l ar ge col or SURVEI LLANCE PHOTOS of "The Lef t Hand" as
i t t ool s ar ound Tampa har bor . As t he par t y pr ogr esses, Sonny Bl ack
and Tr af f i cant e spl i t of f and move t o t he bow. Then Donni e j oi ns
Sonny and Tr af f i cant e. Sonny i nt r oduces t hem. . .
( CONTI NUED)
86.
74 CONTI NUED:
OVER THI S
t aped di al ogue f r omt he gr oup i n t he st er n, wi t h seagul l s, sur f , and
t he sounds of a par t y. . .
CLOSE ONHOGUE
as hi s f ace t ur ns gr i m. . .
HOLD ONSURVEI LLANCE PHOTO
as Donni e shakes hands wi t h Tr af f i cant e.
HOGUE
An FBI man shaki ng hands wi t h t he
boss of Fl or i da? Di d i t ever
occur t o anyone t hat t hat i s
si mpl y not possi bl e?
J ULES
Scor e one f or our si de.
HOGUE
What makes you so sur e he' s on
our si de? .
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75 EXT. THE PAST. BOAT
Sonny and Donni e st and i n t he bow, l ook out over t he wat er .
SONNY
You can l i ve your l i f e l i ke a man
down her e. I bet i f you t ook my
bl ood pr essur e r i ght now i t ' d be
down one hundr ed per cent . Sonny
Red' s got J er sey and we got
Fl or i da, and Fl or i da' s bet t er
t han J er sey, r i ght ? '
DONNI E
He can st i ck J er sey up hi s ass.
SONNY
Thi s i s a gr eat i dea I had,
Fl or i da.
DONNI E
Once Lef t y ar r anged i t wi t h
Tr af f i cant e
SONNY
Fuggedaboudi t . What Lef t y don' t
under st and i s guys l i ke
Tr af f i cant e, t hei r day i s done.
( more)
( CONTI NUED)
87.
75 CONTI NUED:
SONNY (Cont' d)
A 70 year ol d br ai n can' t compar e
wi t h guys l i ke us, because wher e
he' s got l i ke 20 mor e year s
exper i ence . i n hi s day, we got 50
mor e year s i n our day. And we' r e
l i vi ng i n our day. Capeesh?
DONNI E
Si mpl e ar i t hmet i c.
SONNY
Li ke wi t h j eans, who had t he
i dea wi t h ^eans and now l ook how
much money t hey' r e maki ng?
DONNI E
Some young guy.
SONNY
Lef t y' s a dynami t e- guy, no
quest i on. But you know, t he
t hi ng wi t h hi mi s. . . he' s t ryi ng
t o hel p you but he hur t s you. He
get s t hose t wo or t hr ee wi nes i n
hi m. . .
DONNI E
You j ust got t a t ake i t wi t h a
gr ai n of sal t .
SONNY
The books open up i n December ,
I ' mgonna pr opose you. You know <
what t hat means?
DONNI E
Fuggedaboudi t . Be a made guy?
That woul d be unbel i evabl e.
SONNY
What I ' msayi ng i s t hi s. You
don' t have t o r epor t t o Lef t y no
mor e. Fr omnow on you can r epor t
t o me.
CLOSE ON- - DONNI E
as he cal cul at es t he advant ages and danger s of hi s new of f er . . .
I N THE STERN
Lef t y br oods, nur ses a spr i t zer . Wat ches Donni e wi t h eyes f ul l of
anger and r esent ment . Boobi e si dl es up t o hi m.
( CONTI NUED)
88.
75 CONTI NUED: ( 2)
BOOBI E
Can I ask you somet hi ng? Di d you
get t hi s boat or di d Donni e get
t hi s boat ?
LEFTY
Some br oad down her e he used t o
know, i t bel ongs t o her br ot her .
BOOBI E
He knows a l ot of br oads, Donni e.
LEFTY
I f Donni e had a dol l ar f or ever y
br oad of al l hi s br oads, he coul d
buy t he f ucki ng boat hi msel f .
BOOBI E
I f Donni e' s got so many br oads,
how come we never seen none of
t hem?
LEFTY
He uses t hembr oads l i ke Kl eenex.
He won' t spend a dol l ar t o t ake
a l ady out .
Boobi e dr i nks, t akes a beat .
BOOBI E
You ever not i ce Donni e' 11 buy
guns f r omyou, i f you' r e of f i ng
guns, but you never see hi mbe
t he one of f i ng guns?
Lef t y t hi nks a beat .
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76 I NT. NI GHT. TAHI TI AN
Donni e t akes of f hi s cowboy boot s. Takes t he Nagr a out of hi s boot
Rewi nds t he t ape. Pl ays i t .
DONNI E ( O. C. )
I j ust got some t hi ngs I got t a
t ake car e of , back i n t he ci t y.
SONNY (O. C. )
When you come back, you r epr esent
me i n Fl or i da.
He SNAPS i t of f . Hi des i t back i n hi s cowboy boot .
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89.
77 I NT. DAY. LAGUARDI A AI RPORT
Donni e and Lef t y wai t wi t h t he cr owd at t he BAGGAGE CAROUSEL.
LEFTY
I ' mt el l i ng you, i t ' s good t o be
back i n New Yor k. That f ucki ng
Fl or i da baked ever ybody' s br ai n.
when Sonny get s out of t he
f ucki ng sun he' s gonna r eal i ze
what a mi ser abl e f ucki ng i dea you
had.
DONNI E
How l ong' s he gonna st ay down
t her e?
LEFTY
Do I know? ( r esumi ng) I never
saw so many ol d peopl e i n my
l i f e. Who t he f uck want s t o go
t o Fl or i da? Somet i mes you ar e
one st upi d cocksucker , Donni e.
Donni e FLARES at t he wor d "cocksucker . " :
THEI R POV
as Lef t y' s SUI TCASE moves t owar d t hem. Donni e doesn' t budge.
LEFTY
Donni et hat ' s my bag, Donni e.
Donni e
DONNI E
Nobody cal l s me cocksucker .
Under st ood?
LEFTY
You get t hat f ucki ng bag.
DONNI E
I ' mnot get t i ng i t .
LEFTY
Pi ck i t up.
DONNI E
NO.
LEFTY
Pi ck up t he f ucki ng bag.
DONNI E
No f ucki ng way, Lef t .
LEFTY
Don' t t hi nk you got t he wood over
my eyes, Donni e. I wat ch you '
si di ng up t o Sonny Bl ack.
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90,
77 CONTI NUED:
DONNI E
That ' s got not hi ng t o do wi t h i t .
LEFTY
Now you' r e on your f ucki ng hi gh
hor ses.
DONNI E
I got no f ucki ng l oyal t y t o Sonny
Bl ack. That ai n' t t he i ssue.
LEFTY
( of f bags)
Donni et hat ' s t he ot her one!
DONNI E
Nobody cal l s me cocksucker .
LEFTY
For your i nf or mat i on I ' l l cal l
you what ever t he f uck I want . I
cal l you cocksucker . I cal l you
mot her f ucker . I cal l you, uh,
uh. . .
Ot her PASSENGERS st ar t t o cl ear t hema wi de ber t h. . .
DONNI E
You' r e t he f ucki ng cocksucker .
Huh? You f ucki ng cocksucker how
does i t f eel ?.
LEFTY
Fuck. My f ucki ng kni f e' s i n t he
bag.
Lef t y' s chases af t er t he sui t case. . .
DONNI E
Go ahead, Lef t . Fucki ng whack
me. St ab me. Ri ght i n t he
f ucki ng baggage cl ai m.
LEFTY
You pi ck up t hat bag, Donni e.
DONNI E
Whack me! Because you know what ?
You make me so f ucki ng mad I ' m
gonna whack you and t hen I ' m
gonna get whacked f or whacki ng
you anyway!
LEFTY
You can' t cal l me cocksucker ,
Donni e.
( CONTI NUED)
91 .
77 CONTI NUED: ( 2)
DONNI E
I ai n' t pi cki ng up t he bag.
LEFTY
You pi ck i t up.
DONNI E
I ai n' t .
LEFTY
You pi ck up t hat bag, Donni e.
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78 I NT. LATER. LAGUARDI A
Donni e and Lef t y st and ALONE by t he car ousel , ar ms f ol ded, as t hei r
sui t cases go ar ound.
DI SSOLVE TO:
79 I NT. NI GHT. PI STONE HOMEMI NNESOTA
Ter r y and Ker r y and t hei r new BOYFRI ENDS make out on t hei r par ent s'
bed. Li mbs wr i t hi ng i n adol escent l ust . Then a RI NG. . .
THE LEFTY PHONE
by t he bedsi de. They st op, wat ch i t r i ng. Then Ter r y' s hand MOVES
t owar d t he f or bi dden phone. Thi s cl ose. . .
KERRY
Ter r y1
80 I NT. NI GHT. LEFTY' S APARTMENT
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Lef t y SLAMS t he phone down. Si t s wi t h a huf f i n hi s chai r . Loui se
br i ngs hi ma spr i t zer .
LOUI SE
Her e you go, Benni e.
LEFTY
Di d Donni e cal l t oday?
LOUI SE
No. I don' t know when' s t he l ast
t i me I hear d f r om hi m. I s he out
of t own?
LEFTY
Shut up, Loui se.
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92.
80 CONTI NUED:
On Loui se, hur t Lef t y doesn' t t al k t o her t hat way. She exi t s.
Lef t y, f r ust r at ed, t ur ns on t he TV.
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81 I NT. NI GHT. J APANESE RESTAURANT
A J apanese MAI TRE D' gr eet s Sonny, Donni e, Ni cky and Boobi e at t he
door.
MAI TRE D'
. Good eveni ng. Pl ease st ep t hi s
way.
The Mai t r e d' usher s t hemi nsi de. Donni e l i nger s behi nd, NERVOUS. . .
NI CKY
My wi f e says i t ' s ver y i n,
J apanese. She hear d i t on J ohn
Gambl i ng. Ver y bi g now.
The Mai t r e d' st ops t hem.
MAI TRE D'
Pl ease t o r emove your shoes.
DONNI E' S COWBOY BOOT
wi t h t he Nagr a i n i t . The Mai t r e d' wai t s f or Donni e' s shoes,
GESTURES. . . Donni e t hi nki ng f ast . . .
DONNI E
Get a l oad of t hi s guy. ( t o
Mai t r e d' ) How about you t ake of f
your f ucki ng pant s?
NI CKY
That ' s par t of t he t hi ng of i t ,
Donni e. You t ake of f your shoes
and si t on t he f l oor .
DONNI E
I ' mnot t aki ng my shoes of f f or
t hi s guy.
MAI TRE D'
I ' maf r ai d i s necessar y.
S9NNY
C' mon, Donni e. J ust t ake of f
your f ucki ng shoes and l et ' s eat .
BOOBI E
What ' s t he bi g deal ?
( CONTI NUED)
: 93.
81 CONTI NUED:
DONNI E
Hey, Boobi e, who won t he f ucki ng
war ?
:
SONNY
Donni eI ' m hungr y and I ai n' t i n
t he mood.
DONNI E
I ai n' t doi ng i t .
SONNY
Take of f your f ucki ng shoes or
I ' m gonna chop of f your f ucki ng
l egs.
MAI TRE D'
I s house r ul e.
DONNI E
I gr ew up an or phan because my
Dad t ook a f ucki ng bul l et i n
Oki nawa, and I ' l l l ose my boot up
hi s f ucki ng asshol e bef or e I ' l l '
t ake or der s f r omf ucki ng Mr . Mot o
her e.
MAI TRE D'
I s house r ul e.
SONNY
I wanna f ucki ng eat , Donni e.
MAI TRE D'
Rul e of house.
The moment of t r ut h.
DONNI E BLOWS
GRABS t he Mai t r e d' and RAMS hi mt hr ough t he door s of t he MEN' S ROOM.
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82 I NT. MEN' S ROOM
Donni e and t he Mai t r e d' go at i t . . The l i t t l e guy' s game, qui ck and
t ough. Then t he ot her SWARM i nsi de. And t he MASSACRE begi ns.
FI STS AND KI CKS
cr unch down on t he Mai t r e d' . Donni e i n wi t h t hemEXCI TED by t he
f r ay, t he adr enal i ne RUSH. He KI CKS t he Mai t r e d' har d. . . . The Mai t r e
d' SCREAMS. . .
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94.
83 I NT. THE PRESENT. FBI
Hogue l i st ens t o t he t ape. . . Donni e' s har d br eat hi ng. . . The Mai t r e d' s
scr eams. . . The THUDS of Donni e' s ki cks. . .
FLASH CUT TO:
84 I NT. THE PAST. MEN' S ROOM
Ni cky t akes a r ol l of quar t er s. Hol ds i t i n hi s f i st , PUNCHES har d
acr oss t he Mai t r e d' s br ow. Bl ood TORRENTS f r omt he gash. . . Bl i nded
by t he bl ood, t he Mai t r e d' swi ngs wi l dl y. . .
BOOBI E SLI PS
on t he bl ood and f al l s i nt o t he PUDDLE. . . Sees t he STAI NS on hi s
sl acks. . . I n a r age now. . . Boobi e gr abs a GARBAGE CAN, swi ngs i t at t he
Mai t re d ' , who si nks i n a heap, unconsci ous. The guys cont i nue t o
KI CK at hi m. . .
CLOSE ONDONNI E
as he backs away, APPALLED by t he expl osi on of vi ol enceand hi s par t
i n i t .
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85 I NT. SAME TI ME. FBI
PHOTOS of t he Mai t r e d ' , bl oodi ed and br ui sed, t aken at t he hospi t al
af t er war ds. Hogue i nspect s t hem.
OVER THI S
t he t ape pl ays. . .
BOOBI E ( O. C. )
How many t i mes I got t a t el l you,
Ni cky? The head bl eeds l i ke a
mot her f ucker .
NI CKY ( O. C. )
Tr y cl ub soda. Somet i mes t hat
wor ks, cl ub soda.
BOOBI E ( O. C. )
GoddamBr i oni sui t .
HOGUE
Thi s i s what t he FBI does?
You' r e t el l i ng me t hi s i s t he
f ucki ng FBI ?
BERADA
You t hi nk J oe went over t o t he
ot her si de?
( CONTI NUED)
95.
85 CONTI NUED:
HOGUE
I t hi nk t hat ' s a quest i on wor t h
aski ng, don' t you?
BERADA
Ask hi mt he f uck your sel f .
HOGUE
Fr omever yt hi ng we know what he
di d i s si mpl y not possi bl e. Then
you l ook at t he guns and t he
por no t apes and ( wi t h phot os)
t hi s. That i s not t he behavi or
of an FBI agent . I l i st en t o
t hose t apes and t hat i s not t he
speech of an FBI agent .
J ULES
I ' m t i r ed of def endi ng what we
di d. You' r e so sur e he went over
t he ot her si de? Maybe we shoul d
f ucki ng ar r est hi m.
LEBOW
We shoul d pul l hi mout , i s what
we shoul d do.
J ULES
We don' t even know wher e t he f uck
he i s, Cl ar ence. Remember ?
BERADA
J oe' s a seducer . He seduced
t hem.
HOGUE
Wel l , maybe he f ucki ng seduced
you.
THE CLOCK
on t he wal l r eads " 9: 30. " The phone RI NGS. J ul es gr abs i t . Li st ens
a beat . Tur ns t o t he ot her s.
J ULES
The guy i nsi de spot t ed Sonny
Bl ack at t he weddi ng. Donnze' s
wi t h hi m.
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86 I NT. SAME TI ME. CHURCH HALL
FBI #2, i n t he gui se of a BUSBOY, pour s wat er . Keeps an eye on our
guys at a r emot e t abl e, ami dst sever al hundr ed GUESTS.
i . '
( CONTI NUED)
96.
86 CONTI NUED:
AT THE TABLE
Our guys, dour and ner vous, si t wi t h t hei r wi ves. Donni e wi t h a
bl onde BI MBO.
SONNY
What ki nd of a f ucki ng t abl e i s
t hi s? We' r e i n f ucki ng Si ber i a
wi t h t hi s t abl e.
RED COWBOY BOOTS
appr oach beneat h t uxedo pant s. Sonny Red, accompani ed by hi s son
Br uno and Bi g Tr i n, cl aps Sonny Bl ack on t he back.
SONNY RED
I hear d you was down i n Fl or i da.
SONNY
Yeah, you knowt ake t he sun. I
di dn' t want t o come back.
SONNY RED
You got f r i ends i n Fl or i da?
SONNY
They' r e ver y f r i endl y down t her e,
t he peopl e.
Sonny Red pi nches Sonny' s cheek.
SONNY RED
Ni ce col or you got . Redl
Br uno and Bi g Tr i n l augh upr oar i ousl y. They move on as our guys l ook
dagger s t hei r way.
SONNY
I got t a go t o t he J ohn.
Sonny get s up. Al l t he guys get up wi t h hi m. Fol l ow Sonny t o t he
J ohn.
SONNY RED
wat ches t hemf r omhi s t abl e. Then l ooks up.
SONNY RED' S POV
of t he FBI " busboy" as he cl ear s t he sal ad di shes. . . Sonny Red
whi sper s somet hi ng t o Br uno.
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Hogue t ur ns t o LeBow.
( CONTI NUED)
97.
87 CONTI NUED:
HOGUE
( cover i ng phone)
You' r e sur e t he i nf or mant sai d
t oni ght ?
LEBOW
The hi t ' s goi ng down t oni ght .
J ULES
I n about t wo f ucki ng mi nut es
t hey' r e gonna st ar t get t i ng
suspi ci ous about t hat
. sur vei l l ance van.
HOGUE
( t o phone)
Anyt hi ng f r omt he guy i nsi de?
' J ULES
We have a guy i nsi de, si r J oe' s
t he guy i nsi de. And cl ear l y he
doesn' t t hi nk t her e' s a pr obl em.
LEBOW
He can' t st ay under cover f or ever .
I f i t ' s not now, i t ' s next week.
Or next mont h.
HOGUE
( t o phone)
I f t hey l eave/ st ay wi t h t hem.
J ULES
Ar e you out of your f ucki ng mi nd?
A f ucki ng New J er sey t el ephone
r epai r van i n t he r ear - vi ew
mi r r or al l t he f ucki ng way t o
Br ookl yn? Why don' t you }ust put
a bul l et i n hi s head?
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88 I NT. SAME TI ME. BATHROOM
Boobi e and Donni e ent er f i r st , hands r eady by t he guns i n t hei r
cummer bunds. Check al l t he st al l s. Ni cky post s hi msel f by t he door
and Sonny ent er s wi t h Lef t y. Sonny goes i nt o t he STALL. Cl oses t he
door behi nd hi m.
NI CKY
I hear d t he zi ps went i n wi t h
Sonny Red.
BOOBI E
The onl y ones i n wi t h us i s us.
( CONTI NUED)
98.
88 CONTI NUED:
VI LE NOI SES
emanat e f r omt he st al l . The guys st and ar ound, awkwar d, ner vous,
wat chi ng.
LEFTY
Chr i st , Sonnywhat ' d you eat f or
l unch?
SONNY
J udy.
The guys LAUGH. Then FLI NCH as t he door OPENS. . . Hands at t hei r
guns. . .
PHI LLY LUCKY
hol ds hi s hands up, pal ms up.
PHI LLY LUCKY
Wher e' s Sonny?
The t oi l et FLUSHES. Sonny emer ges. Looks t o Phi l l y Lucky.
PHI LLY LUCKY
Sonny want ed me t o t el l youhe
want s t o schedul e a si t down.
Hash ever yt hi ng out .
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89 I NT. LATER. FBI HEADQUARTERS
Hogue l ooks at t he cl ock: " 11: 10" . Looks at J ul es. Get s back on t he
phone.
HOGUE
( t o phone)
What ' s goi ng on?
TECH #1 ( O. C. )
They' r e comi ng out .
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90 EXT. SAME TI ME. CHURCH HALL
Sonny hands hi s car keys t o hi s wi f e.
SONNY
You go home wi t h I r ene. We' r e
goi ng out bounci ng.
( t o Boobi e)
C' mon. We' l l t ake your car .
( CONTI NUED)
99.
90 CONTI NUED:
Hi s wi f e gi ves Sonny a per f unct or y ki ss on t he cheek. She and
Boobi e' s wi f e cl i mb i nt o Sonny' s new Mer cedes.
CUT TO:
Hogue cover s t he phone. Tur ns t o t he ot her s.
HOGUE
They' r e put t i ng t he wi ves i n a
separ at e car .
J ULES
J ust get t hat van out of t her e.
LEBOW
We j ust f ound hi m. Now you want
t o unf i nd hi m?
MARSHALL
Seems l i ke a f al se al ar m, t hank
God.
LEBOW
Toni ght maybe i t ' s a f al se al ar m.
So t omor r ow ni ght he get s ki l l ed.
Or he ki l l s somebodydi d you
ever t hi nk of t hat ?
J ULES
You make i t sound l i ke J oe' s t he
onl y one i n danger f r omt hese
guysei ght mi l l i on peopl e i n
t he ci t y of New Yor k ar e i n
danger f r omt hese guys. I f t hey
wal k away f r omt hi s because we
don' t have t he cases t hey' l l be
st r onger t han t hey ever wer e.
MARSHALL
You have t o make a deci si on, si r .
HOGUE
I can' t make a deci si on t hi s wayl
I t ' s f ucki ng i nsani t y!
J ULES
You have t o get t hat van out of
t her e. J ust gi ve me t he phone.
HOGUE
I t ' s my wat ch. I t ' s my cal l .
( CONTI NUED)
100,
91 CONTI NUED:
J ULES
( r i ght back)
Then make t he f ucki ng cal l .
Ei t her you t r ust hi mor you
don' t . That ' s what i t ' s al ways
been wi t h t hi s. Ei t her you t r ust
J oe or you don' t .
Hogue t hi nks a l ong beat . Get s back on t he phone.
HOGUE
( t o phone)
Okay. Wr ap i t up and get out of
t her e.
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92 EXT. NI GHT. CHURCH HALL
Sonny, Boobi e, Lef t y, Ni cky and Donni e wal k t owar d t he car s. Lef t y
and Ni cky spl i t of f t owar d Lef t y' s Cadi l l ac.
SONNY
Donni er i de wi t h us.
Ni cky and Lef t y cl i mb i nt o Lef t y' s Cadi l l ac. Sonny, Boobi e and
Donnxe appr oache Boobi e' s Cadi l l ac. Donni e r eaches f or t he back
door .
SONNY
( t o Donni e)
Why don' t you si t i n f r ont ?
A sudden chor d of TERROR pl ays up Donni e' s spi ne. Donni e l ooks t o
Lef t y f or hel p. . . For some i ndi cat i on. . . But hi s eyes ar e DEAD. They
al l cl i mb i n Boobi e' s Cadi l l ac.
THE SURVEI LLANCE VAN
ul l s away f r omt he cur b, dr i ves of f . . . Boobi e pul l s out of t he l ot i n
i s Cadi l l ac, dr i ves of f i n t he opposi t e di r ect i on. g
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93 I NT. SAKE TI ME. FBI HEADQUARTERS
Hogue BROODS as t he FBI men r ol l down t hei r sl eeves> pul l on t hei r
j acket s, snap cl osed t hei r br i ef cases. . .
J ULES
I t ol d you t hat wi r e was a
f ucki ng f i ct i on wr i t er .
LEBOW
He' s never been wr ong bef or e,
( CONTI NUED)
101
93 CONTI NUED:
HOGUE
What exact l y di d t he i nf or mant
say?
LEBOW
He sai d t he hi t ' s goi ng down
t oni ght at t he. weddi ng.
HOGUE
Di d he say a hi t on Sonny Bl ack?
LEBOW
A hi t . Ther e' s a war bet ween
Sonny Red and Sonny Bl ack
t hey' r e bot h at t he weddi ngI
i nt er pol at ed t hat
HOGUE
Who was t hi s i nf or mant ? Wher e -
does hi s i nf or mat i on come f r om?
LEBOW
He' s cl ose t o guys who ar e cl ose
t o t he guys i n Sonny Bl ack' s,
cr ew. He' s ver y r el i abl e.
HOGUE
Goddami t 1
Hogue f r ant i cal l y di al s t he phone.
LEBOW
What ?
HOGUE
Sonny Bl ack' s not t he t ar get .
Sonny Bl ack' s t he shoot er !
LEBOW
I j ust assumed-
MARSHALL
Oh my God.
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94 I NT. LATER. BOOBI E' S CADI LLAC
Boobi e dr i ves, Donni e besi de hi m. The menaci ng QUI ET of t he open
r oad. Past PROSPECT PARK. . .
SONNY
Hey, Boob, r emember how we used
t o r un ar ound her e, when we was
ki ds? We used t o have r unni ng
races. . .
( CONTI NUED)
102.
94 CONTI NUED:
BOOBI E
I whi pped your ass many a t i me.
SpNNY
Fuggedaboudi t .
BOOBI E
When I r aced wi t ' cha, i t l ooked
l i ke you' r e st andi ng st i l l .
SONNY
Oh, yeah? Pul l over .
BOOBI E
Fuggedaboui t . I whi pped your
ass. Your day i s done.
SONNY
Pul l over . We' r e gonna see whose
day i s done. C' mon, Donni e. You
do t he on t he mar ks.
Boobi e pul l s over . They pi l e out of t he car .
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95 EXT. NI GHT. PROSPECT PARK
Boobi e and Sonny cr ouch at an i magi nar y st ar t i ng l i ne.
SONNY
Okay. We' r e r unni ng t o t he
f ount ai n.
BOOBI E
Okay.
SONNY
You r emember t he f ount ai n?
BOOBI E
I r emember t he f ount ai n.
SONNY
Donni eyou do t he ' on your
mar ks' .
DONNI E
On your mar ks. Get set . Go!
They J UMP of f t he l i ne. . . RUNNI NG t hr ough t he bl ackness. . . Sonny t akes
an ear l y l ead, but Boobi e' s l eaner . . . St ar t s t o pul l away. . . Looks over
at Sonny, GRI NS. . .
DONNI E PEERS
i nt o t he dar kness. . . Sees t hemDI SAPPEAR i nt o t he t r ees.
( CONTI NUED)
103.
95 CONTI NUED:
SONNY AND BOOBI E RUN
huf f i ng and puf f i ng. . . They di sappear i nt o t he dar kness . . . And Donni e
r eal i zes t hat he' s
ALONE I N THE DARK
Tur ni ng, ar ound and ar ound. . . A RAT wi t h no pl ace t o hi de. . .
THE RACE CONTI NUES
Boobi e l ooks over at Sonny, pul l s away. . .
DONNI E I N TERROR
Adr enal i ne r ushes t hr ough hi m. As ' he t ur ns, and t ur ns, and
WAI TS. . . For t he bul l et t hat wi l l ki l l hi m. . .
BOOBI E RUNS
Sonny yar ds behi nd hi m. Then Sonny STOPS. Reaches i nt o hi s
wai st band. And pul l s out
A PI STOL
Boobi e r unni ng FREE i n t he ni ght . . . Reaches t he f ount ai n, hol ds up hi s
ar ms i n vi ct or y. Leans over , hands on knees, WHEEZI NG. Tur ns,
smi l i ng. And hi s smi l e FRACTURES.
DONNI E FLEES
J ogs a coupl e of st eps t o f i nd some cover . . . Then hear s
A DI STANT GUNSHOT
as i t echoes t hr ough t he par k. Donni e cr ouches by r ef l ex. Fr omt he
shadows, a man STAGGERS t owar d Donni e i t ' s Boobi e, bl eedi ng
prof usel y f r oma head wound . . . Sonny chases hi m. . . The champagne POP!
of mor e GUNSHOTS. . .
SONNY AI MS
f i r es. . . Hi s . 45 J AMS. . .
SONNY
Fucki ng son of a bi t ch! Donni e,
get ' i ml
Boobi e STAGGERS, bl eedi ng f r omt hr ee wounds now. . . Runni ng t owar d hi s
car . . . Donni e r uns t owar d hi m. . . The CRUNCH of wet gr ass. . .
DONNI E TACKLES HI M
Boobi e f al l s heavi l y. . . BLOOD bel ches out of hi s mout h. . .
BOOBI E
Hel p me. . .
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104.
95 CONTI NUED: ( 2)
Sonny cat ches up. Gr abs hi s . 45 by t he bar r el and savagel y SMASHES
Boobi e i n t he head. A t hi ck soundl i ke a mel on f al l i ng of f a shel f .
Agai n and agai n. . . Bl ood EVERYWHERE. . . Donni e backs of f , l ooks up, as
LEFTY ARRI VES
i n hi s Cadi l l ac. Ni cky besi de hi m. Sonny t osses Boobi e' s keys t o
Donni e.
SONNY
Pul l hi s car ar ound, I t hi nk he
has a bag i n t he t r unk.
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96 I NT. LATER. LEFTY' S APARTMENT
Lef t y pour s Donni e a Scot ch. Si t s down wi t h a spr i t zer .
LEFTY
He was hol di ng out on hi m.
Fucki ng coke deal Boobi e was
r unni ng down i n Fl or i da.
DONNI E
Sonny f ound out about i t ?
LEFTY
Do I st i l l got t a school you af t er
what ever f ucki ng year s? That ' s
t he wor st t hi ng you coul d do t o
a man l i ke Sonny Bl ack. You
coul d pul l hi s cock bef or e you
coul d t ake a dol l ar out of hi s
pocket .
DONNI E
How' d he f i nd out ?
LEFTY
Who? - . '
DONNI E
Sonny.
LEFTY
Why t he f uck ar e you aski ng so
many f ucki ng quest i ons, Donni e?
DONNI E
I don' t know, Lef t . Boobi e was
a f r i end, of al l of us.
' LEFTY
Boobi e wasn' t no f r i end t o you/
Donni e/ bel i eve me. -
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105.
96 CONTI NUED:
DONNI E
What ar e you t al ki ng about ?
LEFTY
Ai n' t nobody gonna gi ve you a
pass no mor e, Donni e. You wal k
on a chal k f ucki ng l i ne f r omnow
on.
CLOSE ONDONNI E
as he r eal i zes t hat Lef t y sol d out Boobi e t o save hi m.
DONNI E
You t ol d Sonny t hat Boobi e was
hol di ng out ?
LEFTY
Ai n' t t he quest i on.
DONNI E
Because of me? What was Boobi e
sayi ng?
LEFTY
Ai n' t t he quest i on, Donni e.
Lef t y f i ni shes hi s spr i t zer . Get s up t o make anot her .
LEFTY
I don' t know what made you t hi nk
I ' d gi ve you up. I had t oo many
f ucki ng di sappoi nt ment s i n my
l i f e. Never i n t he f ucki ng end
of t he ear t h wi l l I gi ve you up.
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97 I NT. NI GHT. DONNI E' S APARTMENT
Donni e hol ds t he Nagr a i n hi s hand. The SOUNDS of t he mur der as i t
pl ays. . . .
BOOBI E ( O. C. )
( on tape)
Hel p me. . .
Then t he CRUNCH as Donni e t ackl es hi m. Donni e r i ps t he t ape out of
t he Nagr a, t hr ows i t i n t he si nk. BURNS i t .
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9988 II NNTT.. DDAAYY.. TTHHEE MMOOTTII OONN LLOOUUNNGGEE
Donni e wat ches "The Today Show" on t he TV over t he bar . The guys
pl an gi n.
( CONTI NUED)
106.
98 CONTI NUED:
J OHN PALMER ( O. C. )
. . . I n other news an FBI sti ng has
r esul t ed i n t he ar r est s of over
100 st at e and Feder al
of f i ci al s. . .
ON THE SCREEN
Sur vei l l ance i mages of FBI "SHEI KS" dr essed i n f l owi ng caf t ans. . . Then
t he i mage cut s t o VI DEO of t he same " shei ks" par t yi ng wi t h
CONGRESSMEN on a docked YACHT. . .
PALMER ( O. C. )
. . . Known as ABSCAM, i t was t he
l ar gest such oper at i on i n t he
Bur eau' s hi st or y. . .
Donni e peer s mor e cl osel y at t he TV.
CLOSE ONTHE STERN
wi t h t he name " The Lef t Hand" embl azoned on i t .
SONNY
Donni e, pul l up a chai r .
Donni e t akes a l ast l ook at t he TV. J oi ns Sonny, Ni cky and Lef t y at
t he car d t abl e as Ni cky shuf f l es t he car ds.
NNII CCKKYY
(( tt oo DDoonnnnii ee))
You know how t o keep scor e?
A moment of r ecogni t i on t hat
BOOBI E' S GONE
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99 EXT. DAY. PI STONE HOME
Donni e mows t he gr ass. Row af t er pr eci se r ow. RAKES t he cl i ppi ngs
i nt o i dent i cal , evenl y spaced PI LES. Fi l l s up TRASH BAGS, pi l es t hem
neat l y on t he cur b.
I N THE DRI VEWAY
A STATI ON WAGON par ked next t o Maggi e' s CORVETTE. Donni e not i ces
t hat t he st at i on wagon i s f i l t hy. RUNS a f i nger t hr ough t he di r t on
t he hood.
DONNI E CLEANS
t he pi l e of TRASH i n t he wel l of t he car McDonal d' s wr apper s, Tampax
wr apper s, a copy of Mademoi sel l e, a l i pst i ck, a basket bal l . . DUMPS
i t . Pul l s out t he ASHTRAY. Somet hi ng t hat makes hi msuspi ci ous. . .
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107.
99 CONTI NUED:
DONNI E RUBS THE ASHES
bet ween hi s f i nger s. RECOGNI TI ON. . . He DI GS i nt o t he space bet ween
t he seat s. Fi nds a quar t er . A paper cl i p. And t hen:
A SEED
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100 I NT. DAY. PI STONE HOME
Ter r y st umbl es down t he st ai r s i n her bat hr obe, hal f - asl eep. She
hear s Donni e CRASH i nsi de, and somet hi ng t el l s her i t ' s about her .
ABOUT FACE i nt o t he bat hr oom. . .
I N THE LI VI NG ROOM
Donni e hear s t he bat hr oomdoor upst ai r s CLI CK, l ocked. Tur ns as
Maggi e ent er s f r omt he ki t chen.
DONNI E
Wher e' s Ter r y? She st i l l asl eep?
MAGGI E
I t hi nk so. What ' s t he mat t er ?
DONNI E
Asl eep. Per f ect . Asl eep at 12
noon. I t al l f i t s t he pr of i l e.
MAGGI E
What pr of i l e? J oe, you' r e
scar i ng me.
DONNI E
The t wel ve war ni ng si gns. Our
daught er Ter r y i s a dr ug user .
I NSI DE THE BATHROOM
Ter r y l i st ens by t he door .
TERRY
Shi t .
BACKI N THE LI VI NG ROOM
as Donni e count s of f t he "war ni ng si gns" of dr ug addi ct i on.
DONNI E
Over sl eepi ng. Shor t at t ent i on
span. Host i l i t y t o aut hor i t y.
Bi nge eat i ng
MAGGI E
That woul d appl y t o ever y
t eenager i n Amer i ca.
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108,
100 CONTI NUED:
DONNI E
Don' t t el l me my busi ness. Do
you know what t hi s i s?
He hol ds out t he mar i j uana seed. Maggi e peer s at i t .
DONNI E
Thi s i s a mar i j uana seed.
MAGGI E
Wher e di d you f i nd t hat ?
DONNI E
Maggi e, I aman FBI agent .
That ' s who I am. I amout t her e
r i ski ng my l i f e, 18, 20 hour s a
day, weekends, Chr i st mas- -
MAGGI E
You don' t have t o t el l me, J oe.
DONNI E
Wel l , what do you t hi nk I ' m doi ng
i t f or ? I amspendi ng my l i f e t o
put away t he guys t hat make money
of f t hi s shi t , and I ' mdamned t o
hel l i f I ' m gonna have i t i n my
house.
MAGGI E
You know, J ul es cal l ed me t hi s
week. Do you know t hey' r e
l ooki ng f or you?
DONNI E
Don' t change t he subj ect .
MAGGI E
I ' mnot changi ng t he subj ect .
You' r e t he subj ect , J oe. You' r e
becomi ng l i ke t hem.
DONNI E
I ' mnot t he f ucki ng pot head.
MAGGI E
You don' t see i t .
Donni e t ur ns, heads up t he st ai r s, Maggi e f ol l owi ng.
DONNI E
Geddadaheah. Go wei gh your sel f
or somet hi ng. Sl eepi ng Beaut y
and I ar e goi ng out t o t he
woodshed.
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109.
100 CONTI NUED: ( 2)
MAGGI E
I n my next l i f e I ' m gonna mar r y
a J ewi sh doct or .
DONNI E
I n t he f ucki ng car t hat I make
t he payment s on, i n t he f ucki ng
dr i veway of t he house t hat I pay
t he f ucki ng mor t gage ona goddam
mar i j uana seed
MAGGI E
( def i ant )
How do you know i t i sn' t mi ne?
Donni e st ops a beat . RAGE dr ummi ng up i nsi de hi m, r age t hat
CRESCENDOES as he
SMACKS HER BACKHAND
She l ooks up at hi m. Not hur t . But devast at ed. Donni e moves t o
comf or t her , t o apol ogi ze. . . Maggi e
SMACKS HI M BACK \ .
Then st or ms out of t he house. Donni e BROODS, l ooks up t o t he l andi ng
as Sher r y and Ker r y come out f r omt hei r r ooms. Fr omout si de, SOUNDS
of Maggi e as she SLAMS i nt o her Cor vet t e and zooms out of t he
dr i veway, engi ne ROARI NG and t i r es SQUEALI NG. . .
SMASH CUT TO:
101 I NT. DAY. HOSPI TAL
Donni e BANGS t hr ough swi ngi ng door s, past ORDERLI ES i n whi t e coat s,
hi s f ace t i ght wi t h anxi et y, hi s ski n gr een i n t he col d f l uor escent
l i ght .
AT THE DESK
He bul l s past t wo wai t i ng GUESTS, accost s t he NURSE.
DONNI E
I ' ml ooki ng f or my wi f e. Mr s.
Ander son. Maggi e Ander son. She
was i n an acci dent ? I ' mher
husband.
The Nur se gi ves hi ma f or mon a cl i pboar d.
NURSE
Her e you go. You' r e Mr .
Ander son?
DONNI E
Wher e i s she?
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110,
101 CONTI NUED:
NURSE
Onl y t he i mmedi at e f ami l y i s
al l owed i n I CU. Do you have a
dr i ver ' s l i cense?
He gi ves her hi s dr i ver ' s l i cense.
DONNI E
I s she okay?
NURSE
Excuse me. Thi s says, ' Donal d
Br asco' .
DONNI E
Chr i st . Let me j ust see her .
She' l l t el l you who I am.
NURSE
We can' t do t hat .
DONNI E
I f I coul d see her we coul d cl ear
t hi s whol e t hi ng up.
NURSE
I ' m sor r y, si r . We need pr oof of
I D.
DDOONNNNII EE
I need I D t o see my f ucki ng wi f e?
I ' m her husband1 Who t he f uck
el se woul d I be?
A DOCTOR, col d- bl ooded, 30s, ar r i ves.
DOCTOR
Mr . Ander son?
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102 I NT. NI GHT. X- RAY ROOM
The DOCTOR shows Donni e t he X- r ays.
DOCTOR
Col l apsed l ung. Br oken wr i st ,
col l ar bone. ^Mul t i pl e l acer at i ons
f r omt he gl ass. The most ser i ous
i nj ur y was f r omher cont act
l ensest hey smashed i nt o her
cor neas. They' r e t or n up pr et t y
bbaaddll yy.. SShhee mmaayy ll oossee aann eeyyee..
DONNI E
Can' t I see her ?
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111.
102 CONTI NUED:
DOCTOR
We' l l see i f she st abi l i zes i n a
coupl e of hour s.
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103 EXT. LATER. WAI TI NG ROOM
Donni e si t s, anxi ous. The gi r l s si t al ongsi de hi m.
KERRY
We had a f ami l y meet i ng, Dad.
You have t o qui t .
DONNI E
Look, Mom' s gonna be okay.
TERRY
Thi s i sn' t a democr acy. Thi s i s
a di ct at or shi p.
KERRY
A di ct at or shi p of us.
DONNI E
I know how you' r e f eel i ng. But
i t ' s j ust
SHERRY
J ust anot her si x mont hs.
DONNI E
Maybe j ust a f ew mor e weeks.
KERRY
For get i t , Dad. I t ' s t he j ob or
us.
TERRY
End of di scussi on.
Ker r y st ar es hi mdown. Ter r y l ooks away. Donni e put s hi s ar mar ound
her . She shr ugs i t of f .
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104 I NT. NI GHT. I NTENSI VE CARE
Maggi e l i es i n bed, eyes BANDAGED, her f ace a web of GASHES. Wr i st
i n a cast . A t hi ck TUBE r uns f r oma LUNG MACHI NE i nt o her mout h.
Donni e t akes her hand. She hol ds hi s HARD.
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112.
104 CONTI NUED:
DONNI E
The doct or says you' r e gonna be
okay. We j ust have t o get you
i nt o r ehabi l i t at i on as soon as we
can. You' l l be as good as new
bef or e you know i t .
The l ung machi ne whi r s and wheezes. . .
DONNI E
Maggi e, l i st en t o me, Maggi e,
because t hi s i s what i t i s. The
mi nut e I come out f r omunder al l
t hese guys I ' m wi t h, t hey wi l l
al l be ki l l edbecause of me.
Because t hey t r ust ed me.
( beat )
I got t a go back.
Maggi e pul l s her hand back. Tur ns away f r omhi m. He can t el l she' s
not buyi ng. . .
DONNI E
I have a chance her e t o become a
made guyan FBI agent a made guy
i n t he Maf i a. I t ' s gonna happen
t he end of t he year . And t hen
I ' l l come out . Then i t ' l l al l be
over . You' l l have me f or t he
r est of your l i f e.
Maggi e waves hi maway. Tur ns away f r omhi m. A NURSE ent er s and
Donni e, wi t h sadness but no r egr et s, exi t s.
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105 I NT. NI GHT. LAGUARDI A AI RPORT
Donni e di al s at a pay phone, cr adl es t he r ecei ver whi l e i t r i ngs.
DONHI E
Loui se? I t ' s Donni e.
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Loui se on the phone i n the ki tchen.
LOUI SE
What i s i t Tuesday? I haven' t
seen hi msi nce Sunday. I thought
he was wi th you.
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113.
107 I NT. SAME TI ME. AI RPORT
Donni e pumps a quar t er i nt o t he pay phone. Bur sey pi cks up at t he
ot her end.
BURSEY ( 0. C. )
Hel l o, Bur sey.
DONNI E
Look, I t hi nk t hat si t down' s
t oni ght . I can' t f i nd Lef t y.
BURSEY ( O. C. )
Why di dn' t you go?
DONNI E
Onl y made guys can go t o a
s i tdown.
BURSEY ( O. C. )
So what do you want me t o do?
DONNI E
I don' t know. Li st en t o meI ' m
wor r i ed.
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108 EXT. NI GHT. BI G TRI N' S HOUSE
Bi g Tr i n dr i ves Phi l l y Lucky, Sonny Red and Ant hony Br uno i n hi s bi g
Li ncol n.
S9NNY RED
Al l my f ucki ng l i f e I hadda be
Sonny Red. Sonny Red and Sonny
Bl ack. I got upped. Then he got
upped. Fi nal l y t he ni ght has
come. Tomor r ow mor ni ng I can
j ust be ' Sonny' . Not Red. The
one and onl y. ' Sonny' .
BRUNO
Wher e you got t he guns?
BI G TRI N
Rel ax. They' r e i n t he basement .
BRUNO
The basement of your house?
BI G TRI N
Hey, Sonny, my j acket ' s l osi ng
i t s cr ease. Wi l l you t el l your
ki d t o st op br eat hi ng on me?
BRUNO
I wanna get t her e i n t i me t o set '
up.
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114.
108 CONTI NUED:
Bi g Tr i n pul l s i nt o hi s dr i veway.
SONNY RED
The si t down' s i n t wo hour s. I
wai t ed my whol e l i f e, Br uno, you
can wai t t wo hour s.
They cl i mb out of t he car . Phi l l y Lucky st ays put .
BI G TRI N
What t he hel l ' s wr ong wi t h you?
PHI LLY LUCKY
I ai n' t goi ng i n your f ucki ng
basement . You got spi der s al l
over t hat basement .
BI G TRI N
He' s scar ed of spi der s. What a
pi ece of wor k.
PHI LLY LUCKY
Leave me t he keys. I wanna pl ay
t he r adi o.
Bi g Tr i n f l i ps hi mt he keys.
TWO WOODEN DOORS
al ongsi de t he house, l eadi ng down i nt o t he basement . Wi t h a gr oan,
Bi g Tr i n bends, pul l s t hemopen. Fl i ps a LI GHT SWI TCH. On. Of f .
Not hi ng.
_ BI G TRI N
Shi t . Bul b must be out . Wat ch
your st ep.
Sonny Red and Ant hony Br uno f ol l ow hi mdown. . .
I NSI DE THE CAR
Phi l l y Lucky st ar t s t he oar . Tur ns on t he r adi o. Fr ank Si nat r a
si ngs "Ni ce Wor k I f You Can Get I t . " And PULLS AWAY.
DOWN THE STAI RS
go Bi g Tr i n, Sonny Red and Ant hony Br uno, down i nt o t he dar k, damp
concr et e and sawdust i n t hei r nost r i l s.
BI G TRI N
Where' s that fucki ng f l ashl i ght?
BANG!
and t he f l ash of a SHOTGUN f i r i ng. BANG! BANG! as shot guns
EXPLODE. By t he l i ght of t he f l ashes we see Sonny, Lef t y and Ni cky
BANGl and anot her f l ash. BANGl BANG! BANG!
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115.
108 CONTI NUED: ( 2. )
Then a pause. Ni cky r eaches up, scr ews i n t he l i ght bul b. Li ght s
on. Reveal i ng t he bl ast ed cor pses of Sonny Red and Bi g Tr i n. . .
BRUNO
j umps out f r ombehi nd a cabi net , RUNS out t he door . Sonny wheel s,
FI RES. The st ai r s SPLI NTER as t he bl ast l ands j ust under Br uno' s
escapi ng f eet . Lef t y moves t o chase hi m.
S9NNY
Fuggedaboudi t , Lef t . We' l l gi ve
t he cont r act t o Donni e.
Ni cky t akes out a Hef t y bag and a l ong- bl aded BUTCHER KNI FE. . . Set s t o
carvi ng up t he bodi es. . .
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109 I NT. NI GHT. DONNI E' S APARTMENT
Car r yi ng hi s mai l , Donni e ent er s a DARK r oom. MOONLI GHT f i l t er s
t hr ough t he bl i nds. He cl oses t he door . Fl i ps t he l i ght swi t ch.
NOTHI NG
I nst ant l y, he f al l s i nt o a f i ght i ng cr ouch, kni f e at t he r eady. Hi s
hand t r embl es wi t h adr enal i ne. He moves wi t h hi s back t o t he wal l ,
st r ai ni ng t o see i nt o t he bl ack r oom.
TO THE KI TCHEN
He pi vot s i n a combat st ancenobody. Then pi vot s agai n. Hi s f r ee
hand f umbl es i n t he ki t chen dr awer . Fi nds a FLASHLI GHT. The beam
SWEEPS acr oss t he r oom. Donni e moves on cat f eet t o t he bat hr oom.
The shower cur t ai ns dr awn shut . Donni e t ear s t hemback, THRUSTS t he
kni f e. . . I nt o ai r .
Donni e t hi nks a beat . Snaps t he f l ashl i ght back on. Ri f f l es t hr ough
hi s mai l . Ri ps open
THE ELECTRI C BI LL
r eads by t he l i ght of t he f l ashl i ght
DI SCONNECT NOTI CE: NON- PAYMENT OF
BI LL
Donni e, a di ml y- seen der vi sh of RAGE. . . He hur l s t he
f l ashl i ght . . . Thr ows a chai r and i t SPLI NTERS. . . Gr abs t he bar f r omhi s
wei ght bench and st ar t s t o swi ng. . .
SMASE1
and an el ect r i c si zzl e as t he t el evi si on i mpl odes. Donni e dr ops t he
bar and t hr ows a bookcase t o t he gr ound. PUNCHES at t he wal l . . . Agai n
and agai n and agai n. . . Then sags t o t he gr ound. . . Weepi ng. . . Or
LAUGHI NG. . .
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1 16.
109 CONTI NUED*
DONNI E
The el ect r i c bi l l . . . I can' t get
over i t . . . The f ucki ng ' B' di dn' t
pay t he f ucki ng el ect r i c bi l l I
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110 I NT. DAY. HOSPI TAL
Maggi e conval escesher wounds have begun t o heal and she' s no l onger
i nt ubat ed, al t hough her eyes ar e st i l l bandaged. J ul es ent er s, si t s
down besi de her . Takes her hand.
J ULES
I t ' s J ul es, Maggi e.
MAGGI E
I coul d hear your cheap shoes al l
t he way down t he hal l .
J ULES
How' r e you f eel i ng?
MAGGI E
Scar ed. Al one.
J ULES
Di d you see J oe?
MAGGI E
You mean di d J oe see me?
J ULES
The ' B' want s hi mt o come out .
MAGGI E
He' l l never come out .
J ULES
You don' t bel i eve t he shi t t hat
comes up. I have t o ar gue wi t h
t hemt hat he hasn' t gone over t o
t he ot her si de.
MAGGI E
J oe? He woul dn' t have t he
i magi nat i on. I wi sh he' d become
a gangst er at l east we coul d pay
our f r i ggi ng bi l l s.
J ULES
Maybe you coul d t al k t o hi m.
MAGGI E
Do you know what t hi s i s about ,
J ul es? Thi s i s about a
pr omot i on.
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117.
110 CONTI NUED:
J ULES
I t al ked t o hi mabout t hat .
MAGGI E
Not f r omyouf r omt hem. He
want s t o be a made guy.
CLOSE ONJ ULES
as he hear s t hi s. . . He knows t hat t hi s has gone t oo f ar .
MAGGI E
For year s I t r i ed t o f i gur e out
what made J oe t i ck. And t hen I
f i nal l y f i gur ed i t out t her e' s
not hi ng t i cki ng. He' s got hi s
r ul es and he' s gonna l i ve by hi s
r ul es. The j ob i s t he j ob.
St ar t what you f i ni sh. When he' s
i n t he FBI he want s t o be t he
best and when he' s i n t he Maf i a
he want s t o be t he" best l i ke
i t ' s al l some f r i ggi ng basket bal l
game.
( di sdai nf ul l y)
Men.
J ULES
Maggi e. . . Maybe t hi s i s none of my
busi ness, but - -
MAGGI E
Don' t wor r yI ' m not gonna l eave
hi m. I di dn' t have hi mwhen I
had hi m. Now t hat i t ' s al most
over I ' m goddamned i f I ' l l l et
someone el se have hi m.
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Chr i st mas decor at i ons, and a t r ee. Lef t y wat ches a NATURE PROGRAM on
TV. A l eopar d moves st eal t hi l y. . .
NARRATOR ( O. C. )
. . . Cl oaked by t he hi gh gr asses of
t he Af r i can savanna, t he st al ki ng
l eopar d moves st eal t hi l y. . .
Loui se ent er s wi t h Donni e.
LOUI SE
Benni e, Donni e' 8 her e.
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118.
I l l CONTI NUED:
NARRATOR ( 0. C. )
. . . Separ at ed f r omt he her d/ t he
gazel l e senses danger . . .
Lef t y RAPT i n hi s easy chai r . . .
LEFTY
Benni e l oves ani mal s.
ON THE SCREEN
The l eopar d char ges. . . Teet h t ear at t he gazel l e. . . And soon t he
l eopar d and her f ami l y f eed on a bl oody car cass.
NARRATOR ( O. C. )
. . . Hunt er and hunt ed, pr edat or
and pr eyt he endl ess cycl e of
nat ur e, r epeat ed once agai n. . .
LEFTY
Mi no*1 You see t hat ?
LOUI SE
I ' l l be i nsi de i f you need me.
LEFTY
We' r e goi ng out , Loui se.
Loui se exi t s i nsi de. SATI SFI ED, Lef t y snaps of f t he show wi t h hi s
REMOTE CONTROL. Tur ns t o Donni e.
LEFTY
They f ound Br uno. He' s shacki ng
up wi t h a br oad down Ci t y I sl and.
On a boat .
He opens up a dr awer . Takes out a GUN. Loads i t wi t h bul l et s. . .
LZFTY
You know what t hi s means, don' t
you? You' r e gonna get
st r ai ght ened out . You become a
made guy/ Donni e, you can l i e,
you can cheat , you can st eal , you
can whack out whoever you want
and i t ' s al l compl et el y
l egi t i mat e. Bei ng a made guy' s
t he gr eat est t hi ng i n t he wor l d.
Lef t y r eaches i nt o t he dr awer . Hands anot her gun t o Donni e.
CLOSE ONDONNI E
as he l ooks at t he gun i n hi s hand.
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119.
112 EXT. NI GHT. MARI NACI TY I SLAND
Donni e and Lef t y si t and wai t i n Donni e' s Cadi l l ac. Lef t y smokes.
DONNI E
Maybe he ai n' t gonna show.
LEFTY
He' l l show.
DONNI E
I ' m j ust sayi ngmaybe we shoul d
f or get about i t , pop hi mt omor r ow
ni ght .
LEFTY
We can' t pop hi mt omor r ow ni ght ,
f or your i nf or mat i on. Tomor r ow
ni ght we got t he wake f or Bi g
Tri n.
DONNI E
I f or got .
LEFTY
Fuggedaboudi t i t ' s bet t er t hi s
way anyway. Wai t when nobody' s
ar ound.
DONNI E' S POV
of t he deser t ed mar i na. . .
DONNI E
That ' s some boat t hi s br oad has.
LEFTY
Fuggedaboudi t . Ther e' s one t hi ng
I know, i t ' s boat s.
DONNI E
What i s t hat - - a hundr ed gr and?
LEFTY
Donni e- - Wher e*d you get t hat boat
down i n Fl or i da?
DONNI B"
I t ol d you. That was t hi s gi r l
I used t o see down t her e, i t ' s
her br ot her ' s.
LEFTY
What ' s her name?
DONNI E
Fl or ence.
LEFTY
Fl or ence what ?
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120.
112 CONTI NUED:
DONNI E' S POV
I n t he di st ance, a TRANS AM pul l s up near t he boat t hey' r e wat chi ng,
Br uno emer ges. Locks hi s car . Cl i mbs ont o t he boat . . .
DONNI E
C' mon, t hat ' s hi m.
LEFTY
Fl or ence what , Donni e?
DONNI E
Hey, Lef t what do you car e,
Fl or ence what ? Fl or ence I t al y.
LEFTY
Donni ewhy do you want t o l i e t o
me, Donni e? Di d I ever l i e t o
you once al l t hese year s about
t he t i me of day?
DONNI E
I ' m not l yi ng.
LEFTY
How many f ucki ng t i mes di d I have
you over f or di nner at my f ucki ng
house? You f ucki ng r at bast ar d
DONNI E
Hey, Lef t t hat ' s t he pr obl em?
Ar e we gonna whack t hi s guy or
what ?
LEFTY
I went on t he f ucki ng r ecor d wi t h
you, Donni e. You coul d wal k on
t he st r eet and punch any man i n
t he mout h because I st ood up f or
you. ' . . .
DONNI E. . .
What i s t ne f ucki ng pr obl em?
Lef t y r eaches i n hi s pocket . A pi ece of paper , f ol ded, t or n f r om
" Newsweek*. The headl i ne:
ABSCAM: FBI ' SHEI KS* STI NG CORRUPT LAWMAKERS
Beneat h t he headl i ne, a PHOTO of t he "shei ks* par t yi ng ona yacht
"THE LEFT HAND*. Donni e l ooks up f r omt he ar t i cl e. Sees
A GUN
i n Lef t y' s hand.
( CONTI NUED)
121.
112 CONTI NUED: (2)
LEFTY
That ' s a f ucki ng Feder al boat ,
Donni e. That ' s our boat .
D9NNI E
Hol d on a mi nut e, Lef t . The boat
wi t h Tr af f i cant e? That ai n' t t he
same boat .
LEFTY
Don' t t el l me t hat ai n' t t he same
boat , Donni e1 That ' s a f ucki ng
Feder al boat l That ' s a Tai wan-
made boat , t her e' s onl y, f i ve l i ke
t hat i n t he wor l d.
DONNI E
I r eal l y don' t t hi nk t hat ' s t he
same boat , Lef t .
LEFTY
Looki t t hat . You see t hat ? ' The
Lef t Hand. ' That ' s l i ke my name.
DONNI E
Maybe her br ot her ' s a f ucki ng
aaggeenntt .. HHooww wwoouull dd II kknnooww?? II
t hought he was i n r eal est at e.
LEFTY
Ai n' t t he quest i on, Donni e. You
st i l l ai n' t answer ed me why we' r e
f ucki ng on a f ucki ng Feder al
f ucki ng boat !
DONNI E
You' r e r i ght , Lef t . I ' ma
f ucki ng r at .
LEFTY
You' r e a r at ?
DONNI E
I met your gi r l s. I t al ked t o
Tommy f or you I don' t know how
many f ucki ng t i mes. I don' t know
how many t i mes I had di nner wi t h
you and Loui se. I l i ved wi t h
you, Lef t par t ner s. Fi ve
f ucki ng year s, I ever had a
hundr ed bucks i n my pocket , I
gave you hal f . And t he whol e
t i me I was a f ucki ng r at . You' r e
r i ght .
LEFTY
Donni edi d I say you was a r at ,
Donni e?
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122.
112 CONTI NUED: ( 3)
DONNI E
You' d have t o be t he bi ggest
f ucki ng mut t i n t he hi st or y of
t he Maf i a.
LEFTY
You f ucki ng l axed, Donni e. Don' t
get on your hi gh hor ses.
DONNI E' S POV
as Br uno emer ges f r omt he boat . Li ght s a ci gar et t e. Looks ar ound,
DONNI E
Shi t . He' s up agai n.
LEFTY
How t he f uck amI supposed t o
expl ai n t hi s t o Sonny?
DONNI E
You ask me i t ' s t he f unni est
f ucki ng t hi ng i n t he wor l d.
Those f ucki ng agent s coul d scam
Senat or s and Congr essmen and
meanwhi l e we had a par t y on t hei r
boat and t hey di dn' t get a
f ucki ng t hi ng on us. Sonny' 11
l augh hi s ass of f .
LEFTY
Wher e i s t he j oke, Donni e?
DONNI E
We out smar t ed t he agent s. We got
a hi gher Z. Q. t han t he f ucki ng
Congr essmen.
LEFTY
You got so many bl ack mar ks on
you now, Donni e, a f ucki ng
Ei nst ei n coul dn' t count t hem.
DONNI E
What bl ack mar ks?
LEFTY
That t i me wi t h t he l uggage and/
uh, uh. . . t he ot her t i me.
DONNI E
Ar e we gonna whack t hi s f ucki ng
guy or not ?
LEFTY
I ai n' t no f ucki ng mut t , Donni e.
Donni e checks t he act i on on hi s gun. . .
( CONTI NUED)
123.
DONNI E
How t he f uck di d I know i t was a
f ucki ng Feder al boat ?
LEFTY
I di e wi t ' cha. I ' m your best
f r i end, Donni e.
Donni e opens t he door , cl i mbs out / gun i n hand.
DONNI E
That ' s r i ght , Lef t you' r e my
best f r i end.
" Your best f r i end i s t he one who ki l l s you. " Donni e FREEZES. Lef t y
l ooks at hi m.
LEFTY' S GUN
poi nt ed at Donni e' s back. . . As hi s f i nger moves t owar d t he t r i gger .
Then suddenl y
LI GHT EXPLODES
f r ompol i ce cher ryt ops. . . SWARMS of FBI MEN i n bl ue wi ndbr eakers wi t h
bi g whi t e l et t er s" FBI " descend on t he car , guns dr awn. They GRAB
Donni e and Lef t y. J ul es hust l es Donni e away. .
LEFTY
( cal l i ng)
Donni e, don' t say not hi ng. Don' t
say not hi ng t o t hem.
J ULES
Congr at ul at i ons. I t ' s over , J oe.
DONNI E
What do you mean, i t ' s over ?
J ULES
You' r e comi ng out .
DONNI E
What t he f uck? Nobody. I ' m
not comi ng out .
J ULES
I t ' s over , J oe.
DONNI E
I t ' s not over . I ' mt oo cl ose!
Donni e st ar t s t o r un. FBI MEN ar e on t op of hi m, wr est l i ng hi mdovr , .
Donni e STRUGGLES, exchanges a l ook wi t h Lef t y as he' s dr agged away.
( CONTI NUED)
124,
112 CONTI NUED: (5)
LEFTY
Donni e, don' t say not hi ng!
CUT TO:
PHOTOS OF DONNI E
at t he FBI Academy at Quant i co, t hen wi t h Ber ada, LeBow and ot her FBI
MEN, as Mar shal l and J ul es show t hem t o Sonny/ Ni cky and Boobi e.
MARSHALL
You know t hi s guy as Donni e
Br asco. He' s an FBI agent . We
j ust want ed t o t el l you.
CUT . TO:
Sonny, Ni cky, Lef t y, Legs and Phi l l y Lucky wat ch as t he FBI men dr i ve
of f . They st and on t he st r eet cor ner DEATH and di sbel i ef wr i t t en i n
t hei r f aces.
SONNY
You bel i eve t hat f ucki ng guy?
Ther e' s no f ucki ng way Donnae
coul d be an agent .
NI CKY
The cul l i ones on hi m, bl uf f i ng us
l i ke t hat .
LEGS
You t hi nk t hey got hi m?
ON A ROOFTOP
A TECH TEAM ai ms a PARABOLI C MI CROPHONE and a TELEPHOTO LENS. The
whi r of an aut owi ndex and a FREEZE FRAME as t hey st and out si de.
SONNY
No way he coul d be an agent .
LEGS
Nowadays t hey can doct or a
pi ct ur e any f ucki ng way t hey
want .
PHI LLY LUCKY
I t st i l l don' t expl ai n t hat boat .
NI CKY
Fuggedaboudi t , Phi l l y.
( CONTI NUED)
125.
114 CONTI NUED:
Lef t y l i st ens. Says not hi ng. He knows t he t r ut h. ZZZH1 and
anot her FREEZE FRAME.
SONNY
That boat was a set - up. Then we
t hi nk Donni e' s a r at and we get
scar ed and f uggedaboudi t .
NI CKY
Maybe t hey br ai nwashed hi m. Li ke
i n t hat movi e, wi t h Si nat r a?
ZZZH! anot her shot . ZZZHl
PHI LLY LUCKY
They say he' s an agent , I say
he' s a f ucki ng agent .
SONNY
You' r e t al ki ng t hr ough your ass.
NI CKY
You di dn' t know hi m.
SONNY
You di dn' t know Donni e, Phi l l y.
CLOSE ONLEFTY
as he l i st ens. Says not hi ng.
CUT TO:
Lef t y si t s, BROODS, wat ches TV. The phone r i ngs.
LEFTY
Hel l o? ( l i st ens) Yeah, okay,
Ni cky. Okay.
He hangs up. Thi nks a beat . As he l ooks i nt o hi s open gr ave. . . Takes
of f hi s GOLD WATCH, st i cks i t i n a dr awer . Then t he CROSS he wear s
ar ound hi s neck. The KEYS t o hi s Cadi l l ac. Cl oses t he dr awer as
Loui se ent er s.
LOUI SE
Who was t hat ?
LEFTY
Ni cky. I ' mgoi ng out .
He gi ves Loui se a ki ss.
LEFTY
Don' t wai t up f or me.
( CONTI NUED)
126.
115 CONTI NUED:
LEFTY
Donnie calls, tell him if it was
gonna be anyone, I'm glad it was
CUT TO:
Donni e si t s at hi s desk, pr epar i ng hi s t est i mony. , Mar shal l dr ops
some SURVEI LLANCE PHOTOS of f .
MARSHALL
They j ust t ook t hese yest er day.
Donni e pi cks t hemup.
DONNI E' S POV
Phot os of Lef t y' s r oof t op. As t he PI GEON COOPS ar e di smant l ed.
J ULES
i n hi s of f i ce. Donni e ducks i n. J ul es l ooks up, sees Donni e st r uggl e
a beat wi t h hi s emot i on. Then t he mask descends agai n.
DONNI E
You can st op l ooki ng f or Lef t y.
CUT TO:
117 I NT. ANOTHER DAY. FEDERAL COURTHOUSEMANHATTAN
Under heavy guar d, Donni e wal ks up a back st ai r case. Up a mar bl e
hal l way. Door s open and he ent er s t he cour t r oom. A HUSH f al l s as
t he MAFI A DEFENDANTS, l i ned up i n t he docksal l f aces we' ve seen
ear l i er , i ncl udi ng Sonny, Ni cky, Legs, and Phi l l y Luckyt ur n and
l ook at hi m.
PROSECUTOR
The gover nment cal l s Speci al
Agent J oseph D. Pi st one.
CLOSE ONDONNI E
as he t akes i n t he pr oof of hi s accompl i shment . Wi t h t he knowl edge
of what i t has cost hi m.
FREEZE FRAME. A f i nal CRAWL r uns over t hi s*
The evi dence col l ect ed by " Donni e Br asco" l ed t o over 200
i ndi ct ment s.
( CONTI NUED)
127.
117 CONTI NUED:
Af t er t est i f yi ng. Speci al Agent J oseph D. Pi st one l ef t t he FBI . He
l i ves wi t h hi s wi f e under an assumed name i n an undi scl osed l ocat i on.
Ther e i s an $500, 000 open cont r act on hi s head.
TThhee FFBBII ddeennii eedd hhii mmaa ppeennssii oonn.. TThhee II RS assessed hi m$7, 000 i n back
t axes and penal t i es.
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