The Corruptor Page #10

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Soon other COPS come over to give congratulations.

The good wishes turn into applause as we

INT:
POLICE HEADQUARTERS-DAY

The Mayor's LACKEY pins a commendation on Wallace

in front of a room filled with POLICE and PRESS.

Somewhere in the back, feeling a little bit proud, in

spite of his suspicions, is Chen.

INT:
JIMMY LOO'S -NIGHT

A good-sized crowd, including Ung and Wallace. Ung's

gassed.

UNG:

It's dick size.

CHEN:

You think everything is dick size.

UNG:

It is. White people believe all Asians got little

d*cks. So you think that when an Asian chick

sees your pecker, she's going to think it's Mount

Saint Helens.

Chen and Wallace laugh.

UNG:

It's true. And then you look at the tiny hands on

most Asian chicks and figure your weenie's

gonna look like a sewer pipe in her fist.

WALLACE:

He's discovered our secret.

UNG:

Well the joke's on you, cause this Chinaman's

hung like a...

CHEN:

A gnat.

Chen and Wallace laugh at Ung.

UNG:

You wanna see?!

Ung struggles to his feet.

CHEN & WALLACE

No!

Wallace pulls Ung back into his seat.

WALLACE:

On that note, it's time to head home. I'll see you

tomorrow.

CHEN:

Eight sharp. We're going to pick up surveillance

on those guys you busted, find out which one's

the fed.

He nods and crosses to the door. Chen gets up and

follows him to the door.

CHEN:

Wallace.

The young cop stops. Chen stands before him.

CHEN:

You did a lot for those women down there...You

did good work.

WALLACE:

Thanks.

CHEN:

But it was an accident. You're lucky you're not

dead. So don't you ever go off alone again.

Chen stares a hole in Wallace's head. The young cop

nods and slips out the door.

11. A GIFT FOR WALLACE

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EXT:
JIMMY LOO'S-CONTINUOUS - NIGHT

Wallace steps from the bar and begins walking north

on Centre. He sees the subway entrance and steps

from the curb when a green Mercedes pulls to a stop.

Inside is Henry Lee.

LEE:

Congratulations, Detective.

Uncomfortable, Wallace glances back at the bar.

WALLACE:

Thanks. I've gotta...

LEE:

You must allow me to buy you a drink.

WALLACE:

I really...

LEE:

You did a great thing for the people of this

community...Let me thank you, as a show of

respect...please.

Lee unlocks the door as Wallace hears some cops

exiting the bar. Rather than be seen he quickly ducks

into the car.

INT:
STAIRWELL-NIGHT

Chen climbs a rotted stairwell of the Ginza massage

and approaches an unmarked door. He hesitates, then

decides to knock. He sees an eye in the peephole. An

old WOMAN, seventy plus, opens the door and he steps

inside.

INT:
GINZA MASSAGE - NIGHT

All is back to normal just days later. The welcome

room is filled with young girls smoking. One of the

girls is May.

The old Woman calls her over and Chen sees her eye is

bruised. May leads him toward the back but halfway

down the hall he stops. Chen turns to the old woman

and says something in Cantonese. She nods and Chen

hands her three hundred dollar bills. He then takes

May gently by the arm and escorts her out of the

apartment.

INT:
UNDERGROUND SPA/MASSAGE ROOM - NIGHT

Lee and Wallace, wrapped in towels, sip champagne

as they step from a steam room thick with humidity.

WALLACE:

There's more of Chinatown below sea level than

above.

LEE:

There's always more under the surface.

The two men are greeted by a pair of beautiful

MASSEUSES. One guides Wallace to a massage table,

the other takes Lee outside.

LEE:

Enjoy.

Lee exits as Wallace's Masseuse motions for him to

lie face down on the table. He hesitates, but

eventually lies down.

WALLACE:

(Cantonese)

What's your name?

She "Shhh's" him...then removes Wallace's towel. He

glances back, feeling awkward as she begins covering

his naked body with oil.

Expertly, she glides her hands over his skin,

massaging his muscles. He wants to stop her, but he

doesn't. The Masseuse moves around, working his

arms, legs, back and buttocks.

She then climbs on top of him, and using her weight,

digs deeper into his muscles. Slight moans begin

escaping from his lips. After a moment, she reaches

over and dims the lights.

She removes her robe, covers her body with oil and

glides herself slowly over Wallace's skin. His eyes

move about, showing both his discomfort and

enjoyment. She rubs her lips gently across his back to

the base of his neck. She kisses his ear as her mouth

moves across his face. She turns him onto his back.

He looks up into her eyes, knowing he should stop. But

he can't. Yellow fever.

INT:
CHEN'S APARTMENT-NIGHT

Chen leads May into the apartment. She stands

awkwardly in the center of the room. He turns on the

lamp he picked up at Phan's. When he turns she tries

to kiss him...but he holds her back.

CHEN:

No.

She looks at him, not sure why she's there. Neither is

he. They stand awkwardly. After a moment, he

crosses to the kitchen. He opens the fridge and

removes a cellophane bag filled with fruit.

He takes a knife from a butcher block and expertly

slices a blood orange, separating the rind, removing

the seeds. He hands May a sculpted piece of the dark

red fruit.

CHEN:

(Cantonese)

From home.

She takes it from him. Her eyes close as she tastes

the fruit. For a short moment she is across the sea,

sitting with her family.

Chen smiles, and digs more produce from the fridge.

He then hands May another slice of blood orange and

begins chopping the vegetables in perfect, even

slices. He glances at May and sees a tear sliding down

her cheek.

EXT:
WALLACE'S BUILDING-SUNRISE

The sun barely peeks over the horizon as Wallace

enters the apartment.

INT:
WALLACE'S APARTMENT - SUNRISE

He moves slowly, wearing the all nighter across his

face. He cuts across the living room, steps into the

bathroom.

INT:
WALLACE'S APARTMENT - BATHROOM - DAY

He stops in his tracks. Lying on the floor is his father,

beaten to a pulp. For a moment we see genuine

concern on Wallace's face.

WALLACE:

Sh*t.

SEAN WALLACE:

Tried to...Never made it.

His concern fades as he realizes his father's

conscious. But he still kneels beside him and checks

his injuries.

WALLACE:

You gotta go to the hospital.

SEAN WALLACE:

No time.

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