The Corruptor Page #16

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Out front of the gated corner house is the Bobby Vu's

car. The Fukeniese fan out around the walls

surrounding the property.

INT:
BENNY WONG'S BEDROOM-NIGHT

Benny Wong sits in a club chair watching an episode

of Sinbad when he hears the KRAK KRAK KRAK of

gunfire coming from inside his house.

He quickly searches his desk drawer finding a .38

caliber pistol. He turns toward the door and freezes

as he looks into the eyes of Bobby Vu and the other

three Fukienese who point submachine guns at his

chest. Bobby Vu smiles....Benny Wong stares at him.

BENNY WONG:

You're not man enough to kill me.

In a flash, Benny brings the revolver to his temple

and shoots himself. Bobby Vu looks at the old man

lying dead.

BOBBY VU:

We kill you anyway.

The four youths open up, turning Benny Wong into

hamburger.

INT:
BENNY WONG'S BATHROOM-NIGHT

The door opens and Bobby Vu enters. He lifts the lid

and begins to pee unaware of MRS. WONG who lies

paralyzed with fear in the bathtub.

She tries to lie quietly as he unzips his pants. The

sound of liquid hitting liquid mixes with the faint cry

of police sirens in the distance.

He finishes, takes one step toward the exit then turns

and begins firing into the glass shower door. He stops.

Walks through the smoke filled room and stands over

Mrs. Wong, alive, but cut to pieces in the bottom of

the tub. He looks down at her and nonchalantly points

his gun at her chest. She begins to cry as he pulls the

trigger.

17. A LITTLE HELP FROM NICK

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EXT:
WORTH STREET-DAY

HENRY LEE stands outside his restaurant greeting

people who pay respects to him as though it were a

coronation.

Ung, Wallace and Chen buy frozen ices from a street

cart trying to make a buck in the ninety degree heat.

WALLACE:

You been able to reach Jack yet?

Chen shakes his head.

CHEN:

Paged him fifty times and nothing. He's hidin.

WALLACE:

Think he was calling about the hit?

CHEN:

He was on it.

Wallace looks at all the people greeting Lee.

WALLACE:

Nobody seems too upset.

CHEN:

Except them.

Across the way, they see an FBI surveillance VAN.

UNG:

F***in Feds...Dumb sh*t brings Benny Wong into

the federal building, should've just taken an ad

out in the papers.

They suck on their freeze bars when Chen notices

three little CHINESE kids looking at the ice cream.

Chen looks at the kids.

CHEN:

You stay in school?

The kids nod. Chen hands the vendor a ten.

CHEN:

Set 'em up.

The youngsters clamor for the ices.

WALLACE:

Whatdaya think Lee's gonna do about the Fuke's

now that he's top dog?

CHEN:

He's made his deal with the Fukes.

WALLACE:

What are we going to do?

CHEN:

I know what I want to do.

Chen stares at Lee with complete hate.

INT:
FIFTEENTH PRECINCT, OUTSIDE THE AGU OFFICES-DAY

Through the glass door we see Wallace and Ung catch

up on paperwork as Detective Deng comes through it,

into the hall where the coffee machine sits. She pours

black coffee into a thirty-ounce cup, then hits it with

a half dozen sugars. Chen walks up.

CHEN:

Planning on staying up for a month?

DENG:

Wait till you have a baby...Did you hear?

CHEN:

Hear what?

DENG:

I've heard the FEDS have a case against someone in

the Fifteenth.

This gets Chen's attention, but he tries to dismiss it.

CHEN:

I've heard that every month for ten years.

Deng presses, like she's trying to tell Chen something

more.

DENG:

So have I, but this time I hear they have tapes,

photos, the whole nine yards. They're pissed off

about their agent and Benny Wong getting killed

and they want to hang somebody for it.

Chen nods to his partner as she heads back to her

desk. Chen thinks for a moment, then looks through

the glass at Wallace working away.

INT:
GAMBLING PARLOR-DAY

Chen enters the underground parlor. But today it's

empty, except for Henry Lee, the Sumo, two other

triad soldiers and the dealer from last nights

gambling. Lee is here to collect his cut. His minions

immediately frisk Chen and take his guns from him.

CHEN:

Think I have a reason to use them?

LEE:

I'm not sure. Lately you've forgotten that what

happens to me, happens to you.

Lee makes sure Chen gets the message.

CHEN:

The Feds are making a case against Wallace. We need

to cut him loose.

LEE:

You're nervous. You're getting soft in your old age.

CHEN:

The only thing going soft is your brain.

The Sumo smashes Chen into the wall and down to the

ground.

LEE:

Personal attacks are going to get us nowhere,

Detective.

Chen can barely breathe, let alone get to his feet.

LEE:

But I'll tell you what. I'll take your advice to a

point. I'll sever any traceable ties between

us...and give Wallace a few arrests to knock the

shoo- flies off his heels.

Lee and his men start for the door, then stop.

LEE:

I almost forgot in all this hub-bub.

He peels several bills from his takings and drops it on

the floor.

LEE:

Today's payday for dirty cops. Make sure you give

Wallace his cut.

He smiles and walks out the door. Chen, still on the

ground, watches him go...then picks up the money.

EXT:
FIFTEENTH PRECINCT-DAY

Chen walks up Elizabeth Street toward the station

entrance when he sees Wallace hurrying out of the

building.

CHEN:

Wallace.

The young cop either ignores the sound or didn't hear

it, cause he heads straight for a patrol car parked at

the back of the police lot. Chen yells after him.

CHEN:

Where're you going?

Wallace stops, lets Chen catch up.

WALLACE:

(making sure he's not overheard)

Lee's not covering my old man with the

Italians. I gotta move him.

He starts towards his car.

CHEN:

I told him to.

WALLACE:

Why the hell'd you do that?

CHEN:

Because the Feds are building a case against

you.

The words hit Wallace like a jack hammer.

WALLACE:

How do you know?

CHEN:

I know. And if they nab you it'll take three

seconds for you to give them me.

WALLACE:

I wouldn't...

CHEN:

Yes you would...And so would I.

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