Pulp Fiction Page #29

He BREAKS the finger. Marsellus lets out a pain sound. Butch

then places the barrel of the .45 between his eyes, PULLS

back the hammer and places his open hand behind the gun to

shield the splatter.

BUTCH:

Well guess what, big man, you caught

me –

MAYNARD (O.S.)

– hold it right there, godammit!

Butch and Marsellus look up at Maynard, who's brandishing a

pumpaction shotgun, aimed at the two men.

BUTCH:

Look mister, this ain't any of your

business –

MAYNARD:

– I'm makin' it my business! Now

toss that gun!

Butch does.

MAYNARD:

Now you on top, stand up and come to

the counter.

Butch slowly gets up and moves to the counter. As soon as he

gets there, Maynard HAULS OFF, HITTING him hard in the face

with the butt of the shotgun, knocking Butch down and out.

After Butch goes down, Maynard calmly lays the shotgun on

the counter and moves to the telephone.

Marsellus Wallace, from his position on the floor, groggily

watches the pawnshop owner dial a number. Maynard waits on

the line while the other end rings. Then it picks up.

MAYNARD:

Zed? It's Maynard. The spider just

caught a coupl'a flies.

Marsellus passes out.

FADE TO BLACK:

FADE UP:

INT. PAWNSHOP BACK ROOM – DAY

TWO SHOT – BUTCH AND MARSELLUS

They are tied up in two separate chairs. In their mouths are

two S&M-style ball gags (a belt goes around their heads and

a little red ball sticks in their mouths). Both men are

unconscious.

Maynard steps in with a fire extinguisher and SPRAYS both

guys until they're wide awake and wet as otters. The two

prisoners look up at their captors.

Maynard stands in front of them, fire extinguisher in one

hand, shotgun in the other, and Marsellus' .45 sticking in

his belt.

MAYNARD:

Nobody kills anybody in my place of

business except me or Zed.

A BUZZER buzzes.

MAYNARD:

That's Zed.

Without saying another word, Maynard climbs up the stairs

that lead to red curtains and goes through them.

WE HEAR, on the other side of the curtains, Maynard let Zed

inside the store.

Butch and Marsellus look around the room. The basement of

the pawnshop has been converted into a dungeon. After taking

in their predicament, Butch and Marsellus look at each other,

all traces of hostility gone, replaced by a terror they both

share at what they've gotten themselves into.

Maynard and ZED come through the curtains. Zed is an even

more intense version of Maynard, if such a thing is possible.

The two hillbillys are obviously brothers. Where Maynard is

a vicious pitbull, Zed is a deadly cobra. Zed walks in and

stands in front of the two captives. He inspects them for a

long time, then says:

ZED:

(to Maynard)

You said you waited for me?

MAYNARD:

I did.

ZED:

Then how come they're all beat up?

MAYNARD:

They did that to each other. They

was fightin' when they came in. This

one was gonna shoot that one.

ZED:

(to Butch)

You were gonna shoot him?

Butch makes no reply.

ZED:

Hey, is Grace gonna be okay in front

of this place?

MAYNARD:

Yeah, it ain't Tuesday is it?

ZED:

No, it's Thursday.

MAYNARD:

Then she'll be fine.

ZED:

Bring out The Gimp.

MAYNARD:

I think The Gimp's sleepin'.

ZED:

Well, I guess you'll just wake 'em

up then, won't you?

Maynard opens a trap door in the floor.

MAYNARD:

(yelling in the hole)

Wake up!

Maynard reaches into the hole and comes back holding onto a

leash.

He gives it a rough yank and, from below the floor, rises

THE GIMP.

The Gimp is a man they keep dressed from head to toe in black

leather bondage gear. There are zippers, buckles and studs

here and there on the body. On his head is a black leather

mask with two eye holes and a zipper (closed) for a mouth.

They keep him in a hole in the floor big enough for a large

dog.

Zed takes the chair, sits it in front of the two prisoners,

then lowers into it. Maynard hands The Gimp's leash to Zed,

then backs away.

MAYNARD:

(to The Gimp)

Down!

The Gimp gets on its knees.

Maynard hangs back while Zed appraises the two men.

MAYNARD:

Who's first?

ZED:

I ain't fer sure yet.

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