Goodfellas Page #12

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INT. HENRY'S CAR - DAWN

HENRY and KAREN are sipping champagne from Copa glasses in

car parked outside her house.

KAREN (V.O.)

He was an exciting guy. He was

really nice. He introduced me to

everybody. Everybody wanted to be

nice to him. And he knew how to

handle it.

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INT. MARTY KRUGMAN'S QUEENS BOUEVARD WIG AND BEAUTY SALON -

DAY:

ANGLE ON MARTY'S TELEVISION COMMERCIAL

WE SEE MARTY swimming the length of a pool, surrounded by

adoring MODELS in bathing suits.

MARTY'S TV (V.O.)

They'll stay put even in a typhoon.

And I should know. I'm the president

of the company."

WE SEE MARTY and HENRY standing near television set

commercial is repeated over and over. MARTY is taking

bets on the phone and complaining to HENRY. WE SEE an

agitated JIMMY BURKE in BG poking at wigs and looking toward

HENRY and MARTY

MARTY.

(complaining sotto

voice to Henry

while taking bets

on the phone)

Jimmy's busting my chops.

(into phone)

Okay, give 'em eight to five on

Cleveland.

(hangs up phone and

to Henry, while

nervously eyeing

in the other room)

He wants three points over the

vig. From me? I don't believe

this sh*t?

HENRY:

(pleading)

Marty. Please. You know Jimmy.

You borrowed his money. Pay 'em.

MARTY:

(so outraged his

voice gets loader)

I didn't agree to three points

over the vig.- What am I nuts? I

didn't need it that much.

HENRY:

(getting exasperated)

What are you gonna do? Fight with

him? He wants his money.

MAJKTY:

F*** 'em. I never paid points. I

always did the right thing. Did I

ever bust his balls? Did I? Did

I? I could have dropped a dime a

million times, and I wouldn't

have had to pay dick.

HENRY:

(getting annoyed)

Marty, you're talking crazy. Drop

a dime? Call the cops? Don't even

let anybody hear such bullshit.

Hey don't you just pay the man his

money and shut the f*** up.

WE SEE JIMMY in BG start toward HENRY and MARTY when he

hears HENRY raise his voice.

WE SEE JIMMY come up behind MARTY and wrap the long

telephone extension cord around MARTY's neck. WE SEE

MARTY's eyes begin to pop. WE SEE HENRY try to get his

hands between the wire and MARTY's neck while trying to

get JIMMY to stop.

JIMMY:

(total fury)

You got money for your bullshit

television, don't you? I gotta

watch you swimming back and forth

on TV all night long, don't I?

You got money for that, but you

don't have my money?

HENRY:

Jimmy. He'll be okay. He's good

for it. Relax.

WE SEE MARTY nodding in agreement that he will pay.

Suddenly, the phone rings.

WE SEE JIMMY, HENRY and MARTY frozen for a second. WE SEE

JIMMY relax the cord. WE SEE MARTY pick up the phone. The

extension cord is still loosely wrapped around his neck.

MARTY:

(handing Henry the

phone)

It's for you.

HENRY takes the phone.

HENRY:

(fury crosses his

face)

Wait there.

HENRY races out the door, leaving MARTY and JIMMY docilely

looking after him as he runs out the door.

EXT. ROADSIDE TELEPHONE BOOTH ON HIGHWAY

WE SEE KAREN waiting at booth as HENRY pulls up.

INT. HENRY'S CAR

KAREN:

(crying and

disheveled)

I've known him all my life. He

just started grabbing at me. He

wouldn't stop. And when I hit him

across the nose with my shoe, he

got mad and shoved me over.

EXT. KAREN'S PARENTS HOUSE

HENRY's car is parked at the curb. A new red Corvette is

parked across the street.

HENRY:

Go inside. I'll be right there.

KAREN:

What are you gonna do?

HENRY:

Get inside!

When KAREN gets out of the car, WE SEE HENRY reach under

the seat for a snub-nose .38 revolver.

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