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She shots and the guy gets a bullet in a thigh. He's scared,

but doesn't know where to go.

MATHILDA:

Did you see? First shot! It's good,

isn't it? Did I learn well?

Mathilda proudly smiles.

LEON(serious and steady)

Put tools away.

Mathilda obeys, seriously.

Night over city. The two are on a small building's stairway.

LEON:

Codes!

Mathilda gets by his side for her new lesson.

LEON:

For codes, there are two solutions. You

have to choose depending on your needs.

First case:
you have time. You need the

code for a later time. So, you wait for

night, you get a box with soot powder and

blow a little on the keyboard. He does

it and pulls out a screwdriver.

LEON:

Then you break the little lamp to be

sure the client can't see anything. You

wait for someone who gets inside, so you

have just to see which numbers he

touched. Once you know the four or five

digits, you have to try all combinations;

once per hour and not more than a minute

to do not get found.

LEON(continues)

Second case:
you have no time but you

mustn't get discovered. Screwdriver.

He disassembles lock's cover.

LEON:

Here, wires need the code. Always four

wires.

An approximately 40-year-old man climbs the stairway. He

evidently lives in the building.

MAN:

May I...?

LEON:

Pardon.

(To Mathilda)

Let pass.

Leon opens the door by disassembled lock's wires. The man is

going to pass, but doesn't. Leon's going to resume his

explanation.

MAN:

Excuse me, but... What are you doing?

LEON:

I teach to the girl.

MAN:

Do you teach her how to break buildings'

doors, don't you? Don't you give a sh*t

about me? Get away before I call the

Police! The man is very nervous,

searches in a pocket, then pulls out an

anti-aggression bomblet. He'll have no

time to use it:
Leon pulled out his

silenced gun. A shot to the hand and the

bomblet takes off. Shot's energy makes

the man turn around. A second shot in the

back makes the man get over the parapet

and disappear in a decorative bush,

almost without noise. Mathilda is

immobilized. Leon looks around, then

resumes.

LEON:

So... the wire which starts from the

bottom of the metal part and then, you

try the other three wires, one by one.

At second wire, the door opens. Leon smiles.

LEON:

Simple, isn't it?

She nods yes.

LEON:

What's up? I don't feel you're

concentrated.

MATHILDA:

Yes, yes...

She gets close to the parapet and looks at the bush.

MATHILDA:

It's incredible! How did you do it?

LEON:

What?

MATHILDA:

There, the guy... How did you do that,

without even touching him? Without noise.

It's like you put him away... How did you

do it?

LEON(pause - proud)

Did you like it?

She pauses and seriously looks at him.

MATHILDA:

It was brilliant.

Leon and Mathilda at cinema. On the screen, Fred Astair

breaks out as usual.

LEON(talking about Fred Astaire)

Look at his movements... Whatever he

says, whatever he does, he never stops.

Sad or happy, the movement always goes

on.

Pirouette by Fred Astaire.

LEON:

...Look! Even the wall, nothing stops

him. The movement goes on. He uses

everything:
soil, wall, his rush, his

weight. Life is movement, death is a

part of it.

Mathilda listens carefully.

LEON:

So, you have to let the client finish

the movement he started. It's better, he

thinks about other things and he can't

see death's arrival. He's got no time to

suffer. He isn't surprised. He's got no

time even to think. He departs without

realizing. He departs in the movement he

started.

Mathilda looks at the screen, sparkling eyes.

MATHILDA:

...It's brilliant.

* * * * * * * * * *

MUSIC:

Series of short sequences.

Morning in the apartment

Television turned on. Mathilda and Leon have some abdominals.

After some bendings, Mathilda collapses and remains on the

floor. Leon goes on, undisturbed. Mathilda tries again.

Weapons assemblage

Leon disassembled a big weapon in front of him. Mathilda

observes, very concerted. Leon reassembles it in record time.

She's stunned. He hands her the weapon. Mathilda doesn't know

where to start from.

Mathilda's room

In the little room, Mathilda started a collection of target

cardboards. The first targets have just two or three off-

center hits.

Living room

Leon's making abdominal flexes, feet always blocked under a

wardrobe. Mathilda is making gym in front of television. Leon

glances at her now and then.

Kitchen

Leon pours a big glass of milk. Mathilda sits in front of

him. She's tired. He hands her the glass. She shakes her head

no, but he clearly shows she can't discuss. She takes the

glass without pleasure.

Weapons assemblage

Mathilda's much quicker now, but makes an error. Leon stops

her and takes over to explain her mistake. Mathilda

understands and restarts.

Mathilda's room

Cardboard collection expands. More and more impacts on

targets.

Living room

Mathilda was able to convince Leon to make his gym in front

of television and with music. She teaches him, since he's not

used to this and is quite embarrassed.

Kitchen

Mathilda pours two glasses of milk. She gives one to Leon: he

drinks then they have a race. Mathilda does everything to be

fast. Leon is too used: he wins. The two laugh because

Mathilda spread milk everywhere. Two kids.

Mathilda's room

Mathilda adds a cardboard to her collection. Five impacts,

all virtually on target.

MUSIC ENDS:

END of short sequences

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TONY'S RESTAURANT

Leon sits in front of Tony. From his position, he can see the

window on the street.

TONY:

It's a long time, Leon. You missed two

nice contracts, you know.

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