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JOHNNIE:

Unbelievable. Can you believe that,

Violet?

GINO:

Hey, Johnnie ...

In Italian tells him to shut up.

JOHNNIE:

Come on, Pop, all I want to know is

one thing. Just one thing after he

made such a big deal out of it. I

bet it wasn't a big deal. Was it,

Caesar?

CAESAR:

What's that, Johnnie?

JOHNNIE:

The money I bet it was nothing to

get it clean, after you made such a

f***ing big deal ...

GINO:

Johnnie, what did I say?

JOHNNIE:

Pop, this is important to me. It's

a simple question. if he would just

answer the question, that's the end

of it.

CAESAR:

Where is this going, Johnnie?

JOHNNIE:

Just admit it, Caesar.

CAESAR:

Admit what?

JOHNNIE:

That you overreacted. That you lost

it. Not me. It was your mistake.

Caesar sees it so clearly now.

CAESAR:

All right, Johnnie, you want to play

it this way, I can play it this way.

You want to know who made a mistake,

why don't you open the case.

VIOLET:

Caesar ...

CAESAR:

Shut up, Violet! This is between me

and Johnnie.

He pushes the case toward him.

CAESAR:

You want to do this now, let's do

it. Open the case. Open the f***ing

case.

Johnnie stares at him, feeling that something is very wrong.

CAESAR:

That's right, I know. I f***ing

know.

JOHNNIE:

Know what?

CAESAR:

Open the case!

JOHNNIE:

All right! Where's the key?

CAESAR:

You don't need a key.

He tries but it's locked.

JOHNNIE:

How the f*** can I open it?

CAESAR:

The same way you did before.

JOHNNIE:

What are you talking about?

Caesar smiles and tosses the key onto the table.

CAESAR:

There you go, Johnnie.

He reaches for the key. Caesar stands up and gives Violet

his drink.

CAESAR:

Get me another.

He can see the fear on her face as she goes to the bar.

Time drips.

The key turns. One lock pops.

Then the other.

Tbe case opens like a scream and Johnnie sees the newspaper.

JOHNNIE:

What the ...

Before anybody can move, Caesar whips around with his gun.

Roy jumps off his stool, his drink crashing to the floor.

CAESAR:

Don't! Don't f***ing move!

Nobody can believe what is happening.

GINO:

Caesar? What is this?

CAESAR:

Ask Johnnie! Ask your rat-f*** son!

JOHNNIE:

What the f***?

Caesar levels the gun.

CAESAR:

You don't think I'll do it, do you?

JOHNNIE:

I think you're f***ing crazy!

CAESAR:

Where is it?

JOHNNIE:

Where's what?

CAESAR:

The money!

JOHNNIE:

Caesar, I don't know what you're

thinking here, but if you don't put

down that gun --

He stands up.

CAESAR:

Sit down!

He does.

GINO:

Caesar!

CAESAR:

Gino, your son stole this money to

set me up and I can prove it. Violet!

She doesn't know what to say.

CAESAR:

Tell them! Tell them!

VIOLET:

For Christ's sake, Johnnie, do what

he says.

JOHNNIE:

This isn't happening ...

Boom! Caesar blows a hole in the couch right between

Johnnie's legs. Johnnie screams.

CAESAR:

The next one blows off your dick.

JOHNNIE:

You're a dead man! A f***ing dead

man!

CAESAR:

Where is it?

GINO:

Enough!

Gino jumps up.

CAESAR:

No, Gino!

GINO:

You aim a gun at me?! Do you know

who I am?! I am Gino Marzzone. You

understand?

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