Dog Day Afternoon Page #19

COP 1

Lady, you saw him. You saw his gun.

HEIDI:

He might of done it, his body

functions might of done it, but not

he himself.

INT. BANK - LATE AFTERNOON - APPROX. 5 PM

The group is now situated like this:

1) MULVANEY'S DESK - the TV is on; seated in his chair, filing

her nails is MIRIAM.

Seated to her left, having pulled the chair a patron uses,

is MARIA, watching TV and listening to her transistor radio,

against her left ear, at the same time.

MULVANEY (at back water cooler - will eventually move back

to his desk, sit down to Miriam's right.)

2) EDNA - is now behind the Tellers' cages, straightening up

the mess; she picks up the loose money that Sonny had

scattered thru the air, puts them into packets and ties them

with rubber bands.

3) SAL - is seated in the rear Conference room, still holding

his rifle, feet up on the table.

4) MULVANEY & DEBORAH - at the rear water cooler (from which

she will move to see what's wrong with Margaret)

5) MARGARET - seated at her desk, obviously ill, wiping her

forehead, head bowed.

6) SYLVIA and JENNY - at far right table, doing a crossword

puzzle.

7) SONNY - pacing back and forth Mulvaney's desk, posing a

legal puzzle for Maria.

Sonny, his gun now lying across the top of Mulvaney's desk,

is pacing back and forth between the desk areas. He's talking

to Maria in particular, but anyone in earshot in general.

SONNY:

Let's say I put a gun to your head

and I tell you to kill a cop... and

you did. Who'd go to the electric

chair... you or me?

MARIA:

You would... you told me to do it.

SONNY:

But you shot him.

MIRIAM:

(joining in)

But you told her to.

SONNY:

Yeah - But you did it.

Deborah crosses to Margaret who is ill. Deborah goes to

Sylvia - who returns with her her to Margaret.

It should begin getting dark in through here. It is very

hot and sweaty in the bank. OPEN SCENE ON:

CLOSE MULVANEY ON PHONE

He is sweating, worried. He is listening to a conversation

we can HEAR... as it goes on SHOT WIDENS to reveal the others

in various postures of waiting. Sal more disheveled, Sonny's

restlessness is unabated; he paces about like a caged animal.

The voice on the phone is breathy and youthful: Sonny has

been listening for a long time.

JESUS FREAK (V.O.)

Jesus Christ is coming back and he's

really pissed.

SONNY:

(gently)

Yeah, well I don't blame him.

JESUS FREAK (V.O.)

You know, Sonny, I used to dope a

lot, and I was into dipping? And I

did a couple bank jobs, and the Lord

Jesus in his everlasting mercy saved

me, you know how?

Sonny is desperate to get off the phone but doesn't dare

risk the wrath of God by hanging up on this guy. He might

have the secret after all.

SONNY:

No. Look, we're kind of....

JESUS FREAK (V.O.)

That's why I can talk to you, as an

equal, Sonny. You got to merge your

whole soul with God. And then you

are Him and one with the Holy Ghost.

SONNY:

Yeah, well... maybe you better talk

to one of these others, okay?

JESUS FREAK (V.O.)

Sonny? Don't send me away! I can

help you save your soul ...

Sonny hangs up. Deborah moves to Margaret, who is ill. She

goes to tell Sylvia who immediately crosses to Margaret.

ANGLE ON MARGARET & SYLVIA

SYLVIA:

The air conditioning is off or

something.

(Looks at Margaret)

she's sick.

Sonny runs around, notices her - sees that air conditioner

is off.

SONNY:

Where's the air conditioning?

MULVANEY:

I don't know, Sonny... on the roof

somewhere I guess.

SONNY:

(improv. about going

out back to find the

air conditioning

mechanism)

Sonny moves toward Sal in the

Conference room. Mulvaney follows

discreetly behind him.

SONNY:

Sal, I'm gonna take a look at the

air conditioning.

Sonny and Mulvaney start to move out toward the back door

area.

SONNY:

(to Mulvaney)

Do you think we can turn it on?

MULVANEY:

I don't know.

At this point, Sal calls out to Sonny, and gets up to move

to him.

SAL:

Sonny -

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