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Standing near the bathroom, Corky hears the metal echo of

the tub. Looking at her tub, she imagines what he is doing.

Through the wall, she hears the door buzzer.

INT. CAESAR'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

The buzzer sounds again as Violet sees him lift Roy's body.

CAESAR:

Answer it!

He heads back to the bathroom, dropping Roy onto the other

two.

The three bloody bodies fill the tub.

We see Johnnie's arm hanging over the edge as Caesar snaps

the shower curtain around, hiding them.

VIOLET:

Hello?

COP #1 (V.O.)

This is the police, ma'am.

She cuts them off using the intercom.

VIOLET:

The police?

Over her shoulder she sees Caesar moving the furniture,

clearing the area around the heavy bloodstains.

COP #1 (V.O.)

We had a report of gunfire, so if

you could --

VIOLET:

Gunfire? Is this a joke?

Violet sees Caesar hurry to his office.

COP #1 (V.O.)

No joke, ma'am. Please open the

door.

VIOLET:

How do I know you are cops?

INT. OFFICE - NIGHT

Caesar seizes the beautiful oriental rug in his office and

yanks it up, overturning furniture. Dragging it out, he

slams the door behind him.

INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Violet looks at Caesar, who is working with the calm, single-

minded focus of a machine.

COP #1 (V.O.)

Ma'am, you have to open the door.

VIOLET:

All right.

She buzzes them in as Caesar throws the rug like someone

making a bed, letting it fall to the floor and cover most of

the blood.

INT. LOBBY - NIGHT

The cops are waiting for the elevator. After a moment, the

door slides open.

INT. CAESAR'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

Violet moves away from the intercom as Caesar begins arranging

the furniture on the rug.

CAESAR:

Get me a wet towel.

His words push her to the bathroom.

INT. BATHROOM - NIGHT

Stuffing a towel into the sink, she turns on the water. She

does not even look at the shower curtain.

INT. HALL - NIGHT

The elevator opens and the cops step out.

INT. CAESAR'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

Caesar grabs the television remote, hits "on" and jacks the

volume until it is obviously loud.

Violet returns and he snatches the towel from her.

INT. HALL

As the two cops walk down the hall, they hear the television.

They look at each other, already knowing what happened.

INT. CAESAR'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

Like a maniac, Caesar wipes at any blood still visible until

there is a knock on the door. He grabs Violet by the arm.

CAESAR:

If you're thinking about doing

something stupid, remember I just

killed Gino Marzzone. You understand

what that means?

She nods.

VIOLET:

They're just cops.

There is another knock, much louder.

Violet goes to the door as Caesar rips off his blood-soaked

jacket and shirt.

He drops down behind the bar Leaving the chain on, Violet

opens the door. Tbe cops smile.

COP #1

See? We're for real.

VIOLET:

I'm sorry, it's just you hear stories.

COP #1

You did the right thing.

Crouching, Caesar wipes vigorously at the blood on his hands

and face.

Violet opens the door.

Caesar crams the bloody wad under the bar sink.

Just as the cops enter the living room, Caesar stands, looking

comfortable in no shirt, with ice cubes in his hands.

CAESAR:

Hey, hey, Chicago's finest.

He plunks the ice into a glass and walks from behind the bar

CAESAR:

How's it going tonight, fellas?

COP #1

Pretty good, sir.

Caesar turns his head.

CAESAR:

Huh? I'm sorry, I can only hear in

this ear.

Tbe cops look at each other again.

Wiping his wet hand on his pants, Caesar shakes hands with

each of them.

CAESAR:

I'm Caesar and this here is my Violet.

They smile at Violet as Caesar puts his arm around her.

CAESAR:

Violet said something about gunshots?

Violet sees the gun wedged in the back of his belt.

COP #2

Yes, sir, a neighbor in the building

called in.

COP #1

I think we know what happened.

COP #2

It was probably just the television.

CAESAR:

The television?

He looks at Violet.

CAESAR:

Honey, why didn't you say something?

Turn it off.

Violet walks across the rug and turns off the TV.

CAESAR:

F***, this happened before. It's

this shitty ear. Born with it. The

batteries wore out in my aid. I'm

sorry.

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