Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil Page #8

will be secondhand.

It would be hearsay.

He asked the witness

if he knew of his own knowledge.

If he knows, it's not hearsay.

I'll allow it...

...but I'll grant you the same latitude

when it's your turn.

Objection's overruled.

Mr. Tucker, the question was,

"Do you, of your own knowledge...

...know anything of the relationship

between Hanson and the defendant?"

Yes, sir.

Jim would give Billy money

when he needed it.

He bought him a car and clothes

for going to bed with him.

To sleep with him?

To...

...have sex with him?

Yes, sir.

LARGENT:

Now, did Billy and Jim Williams...

...have any disagreements...

...if you know?

All the time.

TUCKER:

Jim would be pissed off at Billy...

...for one thing or another.

He was real jealous of Billy.

And what feelings, if any...

...did Billy have about the defendant?

Jim is a rich and powerful man.

Billy was a little afraid of him,

I guess.

Thank you.

Minerva.

SONNY:

Tell me...

...how well did you know Billy Hanson?

What kind of friends were you?

Yes, sir.

He was my best friend in the world.

We saw each other all the time.

There's nothing he wouldn't do for me.

And nothing you wouldn't do for him.

If you're trying to say I'm lying,

I'm not.

Take it easy, young man.

TUCKER:

Everything I say is true.

Of course. There's no reason for it

not to be. That's all we're after here.

How well did you know Jim Williams?

You never did meet him, did you?

Not shaking hands or nothing.

But I stood next to him in the emergency

room when Billy O.D.'d.

Billy Hanson...

...overdosed on drugs?

SONNY:

When?

About a month before Jim killed him.

So Jim Williams...

...took Billy Hanson to the hospital.

He saved his life.

SONNY:

If he wanted him dead...

...why would he do that?

I don't know.

I guess...

Did you...

...ever have sex with Billy?

No.

No, sir.

Are you yourself a homosexual?

Objection.

Relevance?

Mr. Largent, you opened that door.

JUDGE:
What's good for the goose

is good for the gander.

I'll let it in.

Thank you, Your Honor.

SONNY:

Want me to repeat the question, George?

I could have the court reporter

read it out.

No, sir.

I ain't no fairy.

I've had some experiences, but...

...I'm out of it now.

Out of it?

Yes, sir.

Would you care to explain to the jury

what you mean by that?

It's wrong.

The Bible says so.

Bible also says

it's wrong to lie.

How long have you been out of it?

Almost 3 weeks.

Congratulations, George.

Good for you.

No further questions, Your Honor.

CHABLIS:
Please.

JOHN:
Chablis, it's a subpoena!

They'll hold you in contempt.

I don't care if it's an invitation

from God. They f*** with the Doll...

JOHN:
You got that off TV.

CHABLIS:
Whatever.

JOHN:

They'll hold you in contempt.

I've been held in contempt before.

A man's life is at stake.

What do I have to do

with that man's life? Nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

Wait. I'll tell you what.

I'll make you a deal.

What kind of deal?

What kind of deal?

Wait, John, be patient.

CHABLIS:

I'll tell you what.

You bring me a truckload of

good-Iooking boys to my show tonight...

...and I'll think about it.

I'd love to, but I can't.

I got to go to some cotillion.

CHABLIS:
How boring.

What cotillion are you going to?

The Alpha Phi.

The black people's ball?

You're going to the black people's ball?

CHABLIS:

Oh, John, John.

JOHN:
Absolutely not.

CHABLIS:
Please? Take me.

I'll be on my best behavior.

I promise, John.

Please take me.

JOHN:
I can't.

- I won't shake my ass or cuss.

CHABLIS:

I won't do anything. Please.

These girls are debutantes.

What does that mean? I can't clientele

with uptown black-ass people?

No, but, you know,

debs are carefully scrutinized.

Please.

And?

For the most part...

...not many of them hide their candy...

...and few have been caught shoplifting.

You know, not many.

These b*tches must do it damn good,

if they haven't gotten caught yet.

I imagine they do

a lot of volunteer work, Frank.

Stay out of bars, go to churches.

Those kind of ladies.

First of all,

don't you ever call me Frank again.

And are these black girls

we're talking about?

If these are black girls,

they must be some ugly b*tches, honey.

CHABLIS:
Take me.

JOHN:
No.

CHABLIS:
Please?

JOHN:
Come on.

Take me.

- Cut it out.

- Please take me.

It's good to have you here.

You know, this is our 40th year.

It's lovely.

I do believe we've almost

caught the white cotillion.

Congratulations.

Good evening.

CHABLIS:

Sir, is this spot taken?

- No, ma'am.

- Please don't call me ma'am.

My name's Chablis.

What's yours?

Phillip.

I'm an escort.

An escort.

Do you work for a service?

No, I'm escorting my sister.

Don't tell me you're doing it with her.

PHILLIP:
My sister's boyfriend decided

not to come, so I got roped into it.

CHABLIS:

Let me ask you something.

CHABLIS:
You ever been arrested?

PHILLIP:
No!

Oh, come on.

PHILLIP:

Once, sort of.

PHILLIP:
I had a few drinks.

I got a ticket for disturbing the peace.

Disturbing the peace.

I got a piece you can disturb, hon.

I've been admiring your gown.

Thank you very much.

This old thing?

It's very glamorous.

Thank you very much.

Of whom are you a guest?

I'm here with my cousin.

My cousin...

...LaVella.

ALPHABETTE:

LaVella.

She's a lovely girl.

Oh, I think so too.

She's always wanted this...

...since we were kids.

She never thought she'd get it.

She had nothing to worry about.

You know what, hon?

I told her the same thing.

If Vanessa Williams can pull one off

on the Miss America committee...

...then her little whoring around

in Atlanta, Georgia...

...was not going to mean anything to

a little steering committee in Savannah.

And she got it.

I'm so happy for her.

Would you watch my purse?

Phillip and I are going to go

disturb the peace.

What do you think?

Let's go disturb some peace.

Come on.

Oh, Jesus!

Would you excuse me for one moment?

You have a lot of nerve busting in

on me like this.

I got plenty of nerve

to do anything I want to do.

- How far are you going to take this?

- I'm just starting.

Then I'm going to leave.

I don't intend on insulting these people

any more than I have to.

Behave yourself.

Come on.

Let's go.

Stop pushing me.

I'm going.

CHABLIS:
Bartender,

could I please have two apple schnapps?

I think you better make those doubles.

CHABLIS:
So, John, tell me,

you mad at me, honey?

Are you mad?

Are you?

- We're still friends.

- I hope so. I must tell you something.

You are so sexy when you're mad.

- Behave yourself.

- Stop telling me what to do.

I want to propose a toast.

From my top...

...to your bottom...

...from your bottom to my top...

...from my middle to your middle...

...be good, John,

I just might give you a little.

- Just behave yourself.

- Stop telling me what to do.

Besides,

your star witness is testifying.

Since when?

CHABLIS:

Since I thought about it.

And I realized how nice

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