Raging Bull Page #12

INT. JAKE'S LIVING ROOM - DAY (1950)

JAKE is struggling with his later model ten-inch

RCA TV. He fools with the dials, then slaps the

side. The bluish video image comes and goes. JOEY

watches JAKE fix the TV.

JAKE has a half-eaten sandwich in his hand.

VICKIE enters the house, surprised to find JAKE

home.

VICKIE:

Jake, you're home.

JAKE looks up at her. (She goes over to him and

kisses him.) MOVING SHOT.

JOEY gives VICKIE a polite peck on the mouth.

MOVING SHOT.

JOEY:

Hi, Vickie.

JAKE watches JOEY kiss VICKIE. VICKIE notices

JAKE'S reaction.

VICKIE:

What's the matter with you?

JAKE:

Tryin' to get this f***in' TV to

work. Paid all this money for it

and still can't get a station a

mile away. And Mr. Wizard here

ain't no help.

JOEY:

Screw you, Jack.

JAKE:

(to Vickie)

Where you been?

VICKIE goes into the bedroom to take off her coat.

On the stairs, MOVING SHOT:

VICKIE:

I went out.

JAKE:

(to Joey)

What's that kissing on the mouth

sh*t?

JOEY:

What? I just said hello. Since when

I can't kiss my sister-in-law?

JAKE:

Ain't a cheek ever good enough for

you? I never even kissed Mama on

the mouth.

JOEY:

Well, you're not supposed to kiss

your mother on the mouth.

JAKE:

Well, that's what I mean.

JAKE leans over the TV.

JAKE (CONT'D)

How's that?

JOEY:

I can't tell. You're stomach's in

the way.

JAKE stares at JOEY.

JOEY (CONT'D)

Don't give me those looks. I'm just

your manager. The minute you start

to be champ, you start eating like

there's no tomorrow. And you giving

me looks. All I know is that I

don't have to defend my title next

month.

JAKE looks up at JOEY.

JAKE:

Answer me somethin'. What happened

at the Copa with Salvy when I was

out of town?

JOEY:

When?

JAKE:

You know, when you gave him a

beatin'.

JOEY:

(being as vague as

possible)

Nothin'. Salvy was out of line. He

was drunk or somethin', I dunno.

Anyway, the windup was I gave him a

beatin'. Tommy called me down, and

we straightened it out. It's all

forgotten about.

JAKE:

Why didn't you tell me about it?

JOEY:

It didn't have nothin' to do with

you.

JAKE:

Didn't it have nothin' to do with

me?

JOEY:

No, I just told you what happened.

JAKE:

(he obviously knows)

Who did it have anything to do

with... Vickie?

JOEY:

Jack, no. I just explained the

whole thing to you. It was just

between me and Salvy, if it had

anything to do with you and Vickie,

I woulda told you about it.

JAKE:

Well, I heard some things.

MOVING in on JOEY, JAKE'S P.O.V.

JOEY:

"You heard some things." Will you

stop worryin' about that sh*t?

Forget about it. You know you got a

title fight comin' up.

PAUSE.

JOEY:

(refering to the TV)

Whatever you touched, that's good

now.

JAKE:

Did Salvy f*** Vickie?

JOEY:

What?

JAKE:

You're supposed to keep an eye on

her for me. I'm askin'...

JOEY:

(interrupting)

I did keep an eye...

JAKE:

Then why did you give him a beatin'

if he didn't do anything? You and

him been friends a long time.

JOEY:

Some things changed between us.

Now, he thinks who the f*** he is.

He's been passing certain remarks

that I don't like.

JAKE:

(interrupting)

Don't bullshit me, Joey. You ain't

tellin' me the truth.

JOEY:

What bullshit? Hey, I'm your

brother. You wanna believe me - you

trust me?

JAKE:

When it comes to her, I don't trust

nobody. I'm askin' you somethin'.

JOEY:

Well, you're wrong Jack. I'm

tellin" you what happened. He got

outta line, we had a fight, and

it's staightened out now.

There is a pause. (Move in on JOEY, JAKE'S P.O.V.)

JAKE:

(suspicious)

You givin' me that look. I gotta

accept your word, but if I find out

anythin', I'm gonna kill

somebody...

JOEY:

(yelling)

So, go ahead. Kill everybody. Kill

Salvy, kill Vickie, kill Tommy

Como, kill me while you're at it.

What do I care? You're killing

yourself the way you're eating, the

way you worry about things you

don't have to worry about.

JAKE:

(interrupting)

What do you mean, "you"?

JOEY:

What?

JAKE:

(interrupting, catching

Joey)

What do you mean, "you"?

JOEY:

(caught)

I meant, kill everybody. You or me

or anybody. You're a big shot.

Kill, kill... g'head.

JAKE:

But you said "you."

JOEY:

So what?

JAKE:

Eh, Joey, even you don't know what

you meant.

You mentioned Salvy, Tommy Como,

you -- that means somethin'. Why'd

you say them? You coulda said

anybody.

JOEY:

You're worried about this girl,

you're gonna let this girl ruin

you're life for you... You wanna

worry, worry about your f***in'

stomach that you can't bend over --

that you gotta step in the ring in

a month.

JAKE:

Did you ever f*** my wife?

JOEY:

What?

JAKE:

I don't mean now. I mean before --

before we met.

JOEY:

Whadda ya mean?

JAKE:

Did you ever f*** my wife?

JOEY:

Whatsa matter with you?

JAKE:

You're very smart, Joey, very

smart. Nobody gives me a straight

answer around here. You're givin'

me these answers, but you still

didn't answer my question. Did you

f*** Vickie?

JOEY:

(fed up, he starts to

leave)

I gotta go. I gotta get outta here.

I can't take this sh*t. Lenore is

waitin' for me. I gotta go. You're

a definite wacko. You're f***in'

crazy, you know that, crazy.

JAKE'S P.O.V., MOVING SHOT as JOEY leaves. JAKE

goes into the bedroom.

INT. THE BEDROOM

JAKE walks over to VICKIE. (MOVE in on VICKIE -

JAKE'S P.O.V. becomes her shot.)

JAKE:

Where you been all day?

VICKIE:

I took the kids to my sister's.

JAKE:

I called. You weren't there.

VICKIE:

I got bored so I went to the

movies.

JAKE:

What'd you see?

VICKIE:

I went to the movies.

JAKE:

What'd you see?

VICKIE:

"Father of the Bride."

JAKE:

What was it about?

VICKIE:

Oh, c'mon. For Christsake, do I

have to tell you everything?

JAKE:

Did you ever go to the Copa when I

was away?

VICKIE:

What're you talking about?

JAKE:

Answer me when I talk to you. What

happened that night?

VICKIE:

(interrupting, yelling)

I am answering...

JAKE:

(hits her)

What do I have to do to get a

straight answer around here.

JAKE holds onto her, but she gets away.

VICKIE:

Jake, no --

JAKE:

(as he chases her around

the room)

Do I have to kill you, eh?

(hits her)

Do I have to kill somebody to get

an answer?

(hits her)

I know about you at the Copa. I

know all about it.

JAKE catches her.

VICKIE:

I didn't do anything wrong. I

swear. I just had a few drinks.

JAKE:

(pins her down, hits her)

With Salvy, eh?

VICKIE:

I went with Sandy and Vera. Salvy

was there.

(gets hit)

Stop it. I just had a drink, that's

all. I didn't do anything wrong.

(gets hit)

VICKIE escapes and locks herself in the bathroom.

JAKE:

(by bathroom door)

Come out of there! Did you f***

Salvy?

(punches door)

Answer me. Open this f***in' door,

you f***in' c*nt!

(punches door)

Who've you been f***in'?

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