Pulp Fiction Page #19

Mia's head is JOLTED from the impact.

The syringe plunger is pushed down, PUMPING the adrenaline

out through the needle.

Mia's eyes POP WIDE OPEN and she lets out a HELLISH cry of

the banshee. She BOLTS UP in a sitting position, needle stuck

in her chest – SCREAMING.

Vincent, Lance and Jody, who were in sitting positions in

front of Mia, JUMP BACK, scared to death.

Mia's scream runs out. She slowly starts taking breaths of

air.

The other three, now scooted halfway across the room, shaken

to their bones, look to see if she's alright.

LANCE:

If you're okay, say something.

Mia, still breathing, not looking up at them, says in a

relatively normal voice.

MIA:

Something.

Vincent and Lance collapse on their backs, exhausted and

shaking from how close to death Mia came.

JODY:

Anybody want a beer?

CUT TO:

INT. VINCENT'S MALIBU (MOVING) – NIGHT

Vincent is behind the wheel driving Mia home. No one says

anything, both are still too shaken.

EXT. FRONT OF MARSELLUS WALLACE'S HOUSE – NIGHT

The Malibu pulls up to the front. Mia gets out without saying

a word (still in a daze) and begins walking down the walkway

toward her front door.

VINCENT (O.S.)

Mia!

She turns around.

Vincent's out of the car, standing on the walkway, a big

distance between the two.

VINCENT:

What are your thoughts on how to

handle this?

MIA:

What's yours?

VINCENT:

Well I'm of the opinion that Marsellus

can live his whole live and never

ever hear of this incident.

Mia smiles.

MIA:

Don't worry about it. If Marsellus

ever heard of this, I'd be in as

much trouble as you.

VINCENT:

I seriously doubt that.

MIA:

If you can keep a secret, so can I.

VINCENT:

Let's shake on it.

The two walk toward each other, holding out their hands to

shake and shake they do.

VINCENT:

Mum's the word.

Mia lets go of Vincent's hand and silently makes the see-no-

evil, hear-no-evil, and speak-no-evil sign with her hands.

Vincent smiles.

VINCENT:

If you'll excuse me, I gotta go home

and have a heart attack.

Mia giggles.

Vincent turns to leave.

MIA:

You still wanna hear my "FOX FORCE

FIVE" joke?

Vincent turns around.

VINCENT:

Sure, but I think I'm still a little

too petrified to laugh.

MIA:

Uh-huh. You won't laugh because it's

not funny. But if you still wanna

hear it, I'll tell it.

VINCENT:

I can't wait.

MIA:

Three tomatoes are walking down the

street, a poppa tomato, a momma

tomato, and a little baby tomato.

The baby tomato is lagging behind

the poppa and momma tomato. The poppa

tomato gets mad, goes over to the

momma tomato and stamps on him –

(stamps on the ground)

– and says:
catch up.

They both smile, but neither laugh.

MIA:

See ya 'round, Vince.

Mia turns and walks inside her house.

CLOSEUP – VINCENT

After Mia walks inside. Vincent continues to look at where

she was. He brings his hands to his lips and blows her a

kiss. Then exits FRAME leaving it empty. WE HEAR his Malibu

START UP and DRIVE AWAY.

FADE TO BLACK:

FADE UP On the cartoon "SPEED RACER." Speed is giving a

detailed description of all the features on his race car

"The Mac-5," which he does at the beginning of every episode.

OFF SCREEN we hear a WOMAN'S VOICE... .

WOMAN'S VOICE (O.S.)

Butch.

DISSOLVE TO:

BUTCH'S POV

We're in the living room of a modest two bedroom house in

Alhambra, California, in the year 1972. BUTCH'S MOTHER, 35ish,

stands in the doorway leading into the living room. Next to

her is a man dressed in the uniform of an American Air Force

officer. The CAMERA is the perspective of a five-year old

boy.

MOTHER:

Butch, stop watching TV a second. We

got a special visitor. Now do you

remember when I told you your daddy

dies in a P.O.W. camp?

BUTCH (O.S.)

Uh-huh.

MOTHER:

Well this here is Capt. Koons. He

was in the P.O.W. camp with Daddy.

CAPT. KOONS steps inside the room toward the little boy and

bends down on one knee to bring him even with the boy's

eyeline. When Koons speaks, he speaks with a slight Texas

accent.

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