Dog Day Afternoon Page #27

SONNY:

Nobody give their right name...

it's the FBI!

SHELDON:

I just want to see all you young

ladies are all all right in here.

TWO SHOT - SYLVIA AND SAL

She's pissed.

SYLVIA:

Listen, we asked for the jet hours

ago, what are you doin' out there?

Sheldon is watching Sal, trying to gauge him. This is the

first time anyone from outside has seen Sal.

SHELDON:

(his eyes on Sal)

It's all being set up, we'll have

you out of here in a couple of hours.

SYLVIA:

(to Sheldon)

Just give them what they want.

Sheldon now walks closer to group, looking into the two small

examining rooms as he moves. Sonny covers him every inch of

the way.

SHELDON:

They're getting what they want. We

just want to be sure we get what we

want, which is to get all you ladies

out safe. And you two boys, too.

Sheldon is now standing very close to Sal.

SAL:

(to Sheldon)

You got to talk to the TV, tell them

to stop talking about the two

homosexuals. I'm not gay... that's

the truth. Tell 'em that.

SHELDON:

I will.

(he turns to Sonny)

Sonny? Outside for a minute?

SONNY:

Sal?

SAL:

They gotta stop sayin' that.

EXT. BANK - NIGHT

as they (Sheldon and Sonny) exit and stand in the doorway

out of earshot of the others. Sheldon is matter-of-fact,

but insinuating and conspiratorial.

SHELDON:

Sonny, you handled yourself real

well. A lot of men would have choked,

and we'd have a lot of chaos and

panic and maybe a death or a multiple

death on our hands, but you handled

it. I respect that. Don't you try

to take Sal. We'll handle him. You

just sit tight and you won't get

hurt.

He starts to go. Sonny grabs him.

SONNY:

Wait a minute! What the f*** you

tryin' to tell me?

SHELDON:

(quiet)

What I said. You just sit quiet and

we'll handle Sal.

And he turns and starts to walk away, leaving Sonny staring

after him.

INT. BARBER SHOP - NIGHT

as Sheldon steps into the door. The place is jammed, Moretti

stands inside the door where Sonny could not have possibly

seen him. Sheldon quietly turns and stands beside him, both

men looking back across the street.

MORETTI:

The little bastard miss me?

Sheldon smiles the supercilious Ehrlichman smile of his.

INT. BANK - NIGHT

as Sonny re-enters. He's restless, hyperactive, constantly

moving during this scene; a man with a potentially guilty

conscience. Sal moves toward him and both men walk to area

in front of the Tellers' cages.

SAL:

What'd he say?

SONNY:

He was talkin' about arrangements...

we were talkin' about the TV.

SAL:

Why couldn't he talk about that here?

SONNY:

He was showin' me how the airport

bus is comin' in, like that, Sal.

(notices Mulvaney

start to faint)

What's wrong with him?

In the rear, Mulvaney slumps into a chair beside Margaret's

desk. Sylvia rushes to help him, untying his tie, etc.

Maria runs into the Conference room, hoping to find remains

of sugar as Deborah crosses to his desk, looking through the

drawers for medication. Jenny simply can't cope with it and

walks away.

SONNY:

Hey, you okay?

SYLVIA:

He's got diabetes. He's not a well

person.

SONNY:

Those bastards -- they poisoned the

pizza! Sal - you didn't eat any

pizza!?

MULVANEY:

I didn't eat any pizza.

SYLVIA:

I told you, he's got diabetes.

SONNY:

You're supposed to balance your sugar

diet, right?

Sonny starts to move toward the front door.

EXT. BANK - NIGHT

Sonny rushes outside.

SONNY:

Hey! Is there a doctor over there?

Get him over here! Come on, on the

double!

Sheldon and a young DOCTOR appear, concerned...

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes