48 Hrs. Page #16

ELAINE:

It might pay to reexamine a few of

your more primitive notions. I

was in bed with a girlfriend

watching TV last week, Jack, and

one thing we know about me is I

happen not to be a lesbian ...

Now, if this Indian's girlfriend

got upset when you came looking

for him, it could just be she's

still vulnerable to him.

CATES:

So what?

ELAINE:

When a guy hurts you, then comes

back bleeding on his hands and

knees, who knows, he might just be

irrestible.

CATES:

Hey, Come on, shrink time's over.

They wouldn't go see some old

girlfriend.

ELAINE:

Oh, yeah, well look where you came

when you were down and out.

HAMMOND:

She's got a point there, Jack.

Smiles. Cates reflects for a moment.

CATES:

It's the only thing we got.

He looks at Elaine.

CATES:

(continuing)

Whaddya think?

ELAINE:

What do I know? I'm just a

bartender.

CATES:

Let's go, Reggie.

He kisses Elaine.

HAMMOND:

Do I get to kiss her too?

CATES:

If she's right, and if you don't

screw up.

They exit the bar.

TRANSITION.

EXT. STREET - CHINATOVIN - NIGHT

Cates and Hammond hidden in a doorway which affords them a

good view of the alley landing to Casey and Sally's apartment.

HAMMOND:

What if your girl's theory turns

out to be bullshit? I mean, they

could be in Rio de Janeiro.

CATES:

I've got to play it rough with

them. If they know anything, I'm

gonna know it.

A woman appears, turning out to be Casey carrying a shopping

bag.

HAMMOND:

Hey, there she is...

CATES:

Whatever play I maker just back me

up.

HAMMOND:

If we run into Billy first, let me

try and talk him in.

CATES:

Sure, I'll give you a shot at it,

but Ganz is mine. You know, that

big Indian plays it for keeps...

HAMMOND:

Yeah, and I know Ganz sure ain't

no sweetheart... I wouldn't like

it if this partnership ended

before it gets started.

CATES:

Partnership?

HAMMOND:

Well, you got to admit we come a

long way.

Cates gives him a smile.

CATES:

Let's just do it.

APARTMENT STAIRWELL

As Casey opens the door and starts toward the.stairs, Cates

and Hammond come through the door and grab her. They are now

on the ground floor stairwell.

CATES:

I hear you've got visitors.

CASEY:

Would you guys...

CATES:

No time for any of that crap any

more, lady... I'll rip your lungs

out if you don't answer fast.

Cates has her by the shoulder and arm; he twists her like a

vise...

HAMMOND:

He means it...

She looks at Cates, knows Hammond's correct.

CASEY:

Don't kill him. Please, just

don't kill him.

A long moment.

CATES:

You and the other one, you're

still Billy's girls. You always

were his girls...

CASEY:

Yeah. Sure, i'm crazy in love

with him, who wouldn't be...

CATES:

You're gonna help us take him.

CASEY:

No chance.

CATES:

He can live or die ... You let us

in and he's got a chance to make

it. Otherwise, he gets ventilated.

Casey's face is seared with pain at the thought of Billy

dying.

HAMMOND:

If you help use he's got a chance,

lady.

CASEY:

Billy's in the first room off the

hall ... With rosalie ... He's

makin' her happy tonight. You

don't understand about the way it

is with him, do ya?

CATES:

Where's ganz?

CASEY:

In the back. Down the other

corridor.

Cates looks at Reggie.

CATES:

Looks like you're gonna get your

chance.

They move upward...

INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT

Cates is stealthily going to the end of the second corridor

of the kitchen and living room area. That corridor turns at

a sharp angle and goes to the back. Hammond is at the very

front of that first corridor..at a door ... he shoves it back.

INT. FIRST BEDROOM

There is a bed and Rosalie, undressed, is in it... Billy is

seated on the edge of it... pants on, shirt off, pulling on

his boots. Suddenly, Hammond is pointing a gun at him...

HAMMOND:

Give it up, Billy. You got no

shot at it.

Billy stands.

ROSALIE:

Don't let him hurt met Billy.

You're not gonna let 'em hurt me,

are ya?

BILLY:

He won't hurt you. He ain't gonna

do nothin' to you, he's just after

me.

HAMMOND:

I'm tellin' ya, Billy, give it up.

BILLY:

I never was much for bein'

rehabilitated.

Billy looks at Hammond. With lightning sudden quickness, he

reaches and produces a huge Bowie knife from behind his back.

Billy smiles, laughs...then with a sudden, awful roar, he

leaps at Hamnond who unflinchingly fires his pistol. The big

slugs stop Billy cold and throw him back against the bed as

Rosalie shrieks.

INT. BACK BEDROOM

Ganz, half-dressed, asleep, gun in hand, throws himself off

the bed, pushes Sally out of the way ... opens the door and

starts firing furiously down the corridor... He grabs the

briefcase and runs to the window.

INT. CORRIDOR/DOOWAY TO BACK BEDROOM

Cates has ducked the bullets ... he is inching toward the

door...

He pulls it open...Ganz from the window fires another shot

which almost gets him then vanishes down the fire escape...

INT. BACK BEDROOM

Sally gets to her feett yelling, runs at Cates as he appears

and futilely tries to hit him....He throws her down on the

bed as if she were a doll ... He goes to the window...

EXT. FIRE ESCAPE

Ganz peels down the fire escapes hits the ground. He stops

for a second... Then Cates appears, Ganz fires a shot then

starts to run. Cates keeps coming...

INT. FIRST BEDROOM

Hammond hears the gunfire, runs out of the room...

CATES:

Dives down the fire escape.

BATHROOM:

Hammond enters to find it empty of Ganz and Cates, only Sally

crying hysterically ... He runs out.

EXT. CHINATOWN STREET

Ganz runs out the back alley ...Cates pursues...

ALLEY:

Hammond runs down the stairs toward the front of the building.

EXT. STREET

Ganz runs, turns out of an alley onto a street baked with

neon light. Cates pursues.

EXT. FRONT OF CASEY'S BUILDING

Hammond runs out, turns down the adjoining street.

CATES:

Following Ganz, holding him in sight, but unable to get a

shot off...

PARALLEL STREET:

Hammond running down a street near the one where Ganz is

being chased...

MAIN STREET:

Cates fires at Ganz ... Ganz ducks in a doorway...

HAMMOND:

on his street hears the shot... he runs toward it, down a

narrow alley between two buildings....

EXT. DOORWAY AT END OF ALLEY

Ganz hears footsteps approach from the opposite direction of

Cates. They move very close to where be is crouched... it is

Hammond coming toward him... Ganz suddenly rolls a garbage

can in his path, dropping him like a stone.

CATES:

Comes toward where he expects to find Ganz... Ganz has his

arm around Hammond's throat and his gun to his ear...

GANZ:

Drop it... you come up against me,

you're gonna lose...

Hammond drops his gun.

GANZ:

(continuing)

Hey, cop, come on...l got

something for ya... come on...

EXT. MAIN STREET

Cates comes out of the doorway from which he's fired...and

comes into the middle of the street, gun up ... he puts it

down when he sees Ganz with Hammond in jeopardy. The hand

that's around Hammond's throat also holds the black bag.

Cates walks forward, his gun down at his side...

GANZ:

After I get outta this, cop...I'm

gonna live forever...

CATES:

I don't think you're gonna make it.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes