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CORKY:

What happened?

INT. BEDROOM NIGHT

Violet whispers, her hand cupped over the mouthpiece.

VIOLET:

He totally freaked. I've never seen

him like this. He's out of his

f***ing mind.

CORKY (V.O.)

That's okay, as long as he believes

it was Johnnie.

VIOLET:

Believes it! Jesus, it's driving

him crazy. He wants to kill him. I

don't know, Corky, I don't know what

he is going to do. I'm getting

nervous, really nervous.

INT. EMPTY APARTMENT - NIGHT

CORKY:

It's all right, Violet. It's working.

All we got to do is wait him out and

see what he does.

VIOLET (V.O.)

What if he doesn't run?

CORKY:

That means he probably will kill

Johnnie.

VIOLET (V.O.)

Oh, Christ, I got to get out of here!

CORKY:

Listen, if he doesn't run, all you

have to do is break down, go to your

bedroom and pack some things, start

crying, saying you love him but you

can't do it. You're sorry but you

have to leave and just walk out.

INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT

VIOLET:

okay, all right.

CORKY (V.O.)

We're almost there, Violet. just

hang on.

Violet hears him.

VIOLET:

He's coming ...

She hangs up quickly just as Caesar bursts in.

CAESAR:

I got it! I know what I got to do!

I got to get the money.

VIOLET:

The money? The money's gone.

CAESAR:

No. Johnnie's got it. All I got to

do is get it back.

VIOLET:

But it could be anywhere.

CAESAR:

He didn't have that much time. He

had to pick up Gino. I bet you he's

got it with him. I bet it's in the

car.

INT. EMPTY APARTMENT - NIGHT

Corky presses against the wall, trying to hear.

INT. CAESAR'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

Caesar is pacing.

CAESAR:

He didn't see you, did he?

VIOLET:

No.

CAESAR:

See, right now he doesn't know that

I know, that's why he put the paper

in the case. He wants me to hand

the case to Gino. Then there is no

doubt it was me. Gino will put a

bullet in me himself. But it ain't

going to happen. I won't let it!

Johnnie ain't going to f*** me! Not

like this! No way!

VIOLET:

This is insane!

She throws open her closet.

CAESAR:

What are you doing?

She grabs a suitcase from under the bed.

VIOLET:

I'm leaving! This is crazy! I don't

want to be involved. I don't want

anything to do with this sh*t!

She starts yanking the dresses from the closet.

CAESAR:

You can't leave.

VIOLET:

The hell I can't!

CAESAR:

I need you ...

VIOLET:

Bullshit! You don't need me! You've

never needed me! I can't help you!

Understand?! I have to get out.

CAESAR:

Violet, I won't let you leave.

She turns and sees that he is holding a gun.

CAESAR:

If you're not with me, Violet, then

I have to assume you're against me.

VIOLET:

Caesar, this is crazy.

CAESAR:

Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. Maybe

you dropped the Scotch by accident.

Maybe you didn't.

Now it is her turn to feel the world spin.

CAESAR:

It would have been so easy to let

him in as you went out.

VIOLET:

You don't, you can't believe that

...

CAESAR:

I've seen the way he looks at you.

He's always wanted you. Maybe two

million dollars finally bought you.

She slaps him hard. He stares at her.

CAESAR:

I'm sorry, Violet, but it has to be

this way.

He moves past her, picks up the dresses and returns them to

the closet.

CAESAR:

I hope you understand. I want to

trust you, I want to believe you,

but I don't have any other choice.

He shuts the closet.

INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

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