Goodfellas Page #22

---

CUT TO:

REGISTRATION DESK where KAREN quickly signs the visitors'

book.

CUT TO:

GUARD'S GRINNING FACE

WE SEE him turn page of book so KAREN can see the name of

another of HENRY's visitors.

CUT TO:

PAGE OF BOOK WE SEE name, 'Linda Rossi" written next to

BILL, HENRY.

CUT TO:

INT. PRISON VISITING ROOM

PAN BACK to a large gymnasium filled with formica tables

and cheap plastic chairs at which WE SEE PRISONERS and

their WIVES and CHILDREN eating, talking, crying and, in

discreet corners -- hidden behind makeshift screens of

shopping bags and scarves -- having oral sex.

WE SEE that the bored GUARDS are indifferent to what is

happening.

CUT TO:

TABLE:

HENRY and KAREN are talking while WE SEE the CHILDREN

playing in the distance at the commissary food machines.

KAREN:

(fuming)

You son of a b*tch. She's been

here.

HENRY:

(acting dumb)

What are you talking about?

KAREN:

(gottcha)

Don't lie to me. I saw her name in

the register.

HENRY:

Jezuz Christ!

KAREN:

You want her to visit you? Good!

Let her stay up all night crying

and writing letters to the parole

board.

HENRY:

(astounded)

What am I doing? I'm in here! I'm

in jail. I can't stop people from

coming to see me.

WE SEE KAREN open her coat revealing large inside pockets

where she has stowed salamis, wine, cigarettes, cartons,

etc.

KAREN:

You want her? Good! Let her sneak

this stuff in for you!

WE SEE KAREN slam a salami on the table with such a thud

that the other PRISONERS and WIVES turn around.

KAREN:

Let her fight with these creep

bastards every week to make life

easier for you!

WE SEE KAREN slam down cigarettes and wine with a thud,

this time WE SEE a GUARD turn around and look at KAREN and

HENRY and the contraband on the table. Pause. WE SEE the

GUARD turn his head away.

HENRY:

(desperate)

Stop! Stop!

KAREN:

Let her carry this sh*t inside.

WE SEE KAREN boldly wave a Baggie filled with marijuana

and some plastic medicine containers with pills.

HENRY grabs the narcotics out of KAREN's hand and grabs

her. WE SEE HENRY hug KAREN to him and WE SEE her drop

her arms and hug him.

KAREN:

(quietly sobbing)

Nobody's helping me. Tommy got

four years. Marty and Fran are

broke. I asked your friend Remo

for the money he owed you, and you

know what he told me?

HENRY:

(stroking her head

and soothing her)

It'll be okay.

KAREN:

He told me to take the kids to the

police station and make the cops

put me on welfare.

WE SEE HENRY take the drugs from KAREN's hand and slip it

into his shirt.

HENRY:

We've got to help each other.

KAREN:

Even Paulie, since he got out, I

hardly see him.

HENRY:

It's only you and me. That's what

happens when you go away. We're on

our own. Forget everybody. Forget

Paulie. As long as he's on parole

he doesn't want anybody doing

anything.

KAREN:

(sobbing)

I can't do it anymore.

HENRY:

Yes, you can. I've got it set up.

We'll be fine. All I need is for

you to keep bringing the stuff.

I've got a guy in here from

Pittsburgh who'll move it for me.

Believe me, in a month we'll be

fine. We won't need anybody.

KAREN:

I'm afraid. I'm afraid if Paulie

finds out.

HENRY:

Don't worry about Paulie. Is he

helping you? Is he putting food on

the table? We've got to help

ourselves. We just have to be

careful while we do it.

KAREN:

(looking in his

face)

I don't want to hear about her

anymore.

Rate this script:3.2 / 6 votes