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They enter the building, the door closing behind them.

INT. BATHROOM - DAY

Corky's legs jut out from the old wicker vanity as she

finishes detaching its anchors and pipe work.

She stands, giving it a yank and pulling it away from the

wall, when voices begin to filter in from the next-door

apartment.

She listens - a rising string of warbling sobs drowned out

by an angry voice.

ANGRY VOICE:

Shut the f*** up! You piece of sh*t!

We hear a scream.

ANGRY VOICE:

You're going to tell us! You're

going to f***in' tell us! just a

matter of f***in' time!

Each sentence is punctuated with grunts and thuds.

ANGRY VOICE:

Where is it? Where the f*** is it?!

We begin to close in on Corky as she listens to each thud,

watching something that disturbs her.

ANGRY VOICE:

You sh*t! You piece of sh*t!

With each thud the water in the toilet shimmers like a struck

cymbal. As we move closer, the sound swells until --

MATCH CUT TO:

INT. CAESAR'S BATHROOM DAY

Where blood splatters the toilet, heavy drops hitting the

water and spreading like inverted mushroom clouds.

ANGRY VOICE:

Did that hurt? News flash, fucko:

I'm just getting started.

The angry voice belongs to JOHNNIE MARZZONE. Shelly is

kneeling in front of the toilet, hands tied behind his back

with electrical wire.

Johnnie Marzzone is a flashy young man in Armani slacks,

silk shirt and silver-tipped cowboy boots. His tie is tucked

in, as if torture were a fine-dining experience.

Caesar and two other men are crammed in the small bathroom.

JOHNNIE:

You got nerve trying to f*** us!

Nobody fucks me! Nobody fucks my

father! Nobody! Nobody!

Shelly screams as Jobnnie repeatedly rams his face into the

toilet.

CAESAR:

Whoa, whoa. Come on, he's making

too much noise.

JOHNNIE:

You hear that, b*tch? Be quiet!

CAESAR:

Here, put this in his mouth.

Caesar hands a towel to Johnnie, who stuffs it into Shelly's

mouth.

INT. CAESAR'S APARTMENT - DAY

Like Corky, Violet can hear the beating. She is trying to

block it out but cannot.

Standing at the bar, she runs the blender, grinding ice cubes,

trying to drown out the sounds of the bathroom.

The bathroom door opens.

JOHNNIE:

Prick! I can go all night! All

night!

Caesar steps out, shutting the door, masking the sounds behind

him. Violet moves toward him.

VIOLET:

Caesar, I'm leaving.

CAESAR:

What? Oh, come on, I didn't use one

of the good towels.

The door opens again as someone else steps out.

VIOLET:

Caesar, I'm serious. This is too

much. I have to get out of here.

CAESAR:

Why? 'Cause you know him?

She nods.

CAESAR:

You women are so f***ing sensitive.

He takes hold of her.

CAESAR:

But I don't want you to go. I like

you here. You know this isn't easy

for me, either.

He embraces her. Over his shoulder she sees MICKEY MALNANO

in the hallway, staring at her.

He is an older man, hair graying, built like a fireplug.

Sinewy mass strains at his Brooks Brothers suit.

CAESAR:

Now why don't you go watch some TV

or something?

MICKEY:

Are you okay, Violet?

CAESAR:

Mickey, why is Johnnie here? You

know how I feel about that f***ing

psycho.

Mickey continues to stare at Violet, who looks up at him

with her big doe eyes.

MICKEY:

Caesar, didn't I tell you to get

something?

CAESAR:

Sure, Mickey. Sure.

He goes to the kitchen.

Mickey moves closer to Violet, lifting her chin the way a

father would do to his little girl.

MICKEY:

You shouldn't have to see this. Why

don't you get out of here? Go for a

walk.

VIOLET:

Caesar wants me to stay.

MICKEY:

Don't worry about Caesar. I'll handle

Caesar. You just get out of here,

okay?

She smiles.

VIOLET:

Thanks, Mickey.

Caesar returns from the kitchen. He is holding a pair of

tin snips. Mickey takes them.

MICKEY:

Thanks, C. Now let's end this thing.

Violet watches them return to the bathroom.

INT. BATHROOM - DAY

Mickey takes off his coat and hands it to a large man named

LOU. He slaps Johnnie on the back.

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