The French Connection Page #5

EXT. CANDY STORE - DAY

SAL putting garbage into cans. Pan and Zoom to DOYLE and

RUSSO in window of FACTORY across the street.

INT. CANDY STORE - DAY

ANGIE carries bowl of hard-boiled eggs from rear of store to

the front.

DOYLE (V.O.)

His old lady?

ANGIE makes a tuna sandwich on a roll. A cigarette dangles

from her lips. SAL is in BG at cash register with customer.

18.

RUSSO (V.O.)

Her name's Angie... Fast filly...

she drew a suspended for shoplifting

a year ago... only a kid, nineteen

according to the marriage license.

From front of store looking to back.

DOYLE (V.O.)

Yeah, nineteen goin' on fifty.

What else?

RUSSO is at counter eating lunch with three others... ANGIE

serving. She wears a sleeveless sweater; shows lots of tit.

RUSSO digs... she digs him. A wise guy comes in, goes to

the back room. SAL follows.

RUSSO (V.O.)

He's had the store a year an'a

half... takes in a fast seven grand

a year.

EXT. CANDY STORE - DAY

POV from FACTORY window... Two Wise Guys in big coats and

hats pull up in a big car. They enter store.

DOYLE (V.O.)

So what's he doin' with two cars

and hundred dollar tabs at the Chez?

INT. CANDY STORE - DAY

Angie shooting from back of store towards front. The Two

Wise Guys enter, go to Back Room. SAL follows. They close

door. DOYLE is at the magazine counter in front. He sits

down with magazine. Orders coffee.

RUSSO (V.O.)

The Merc's in his wife's name.

Dodge belongs to his brother.

WARD'S ISLAND - DAY

A heavy-faced, dirty looking man in a Sanitation Dept.

uniform in a group of men practising with Sanitation trucks.

RUSSO (V.O.)

Lou... he's a trainee at the

Sanitation School on Ward's Island.

Served time a couple of years ago,

on assault and robbery raps.

19.

SEVERAL SHOTS - DAY

EXT. CANDY STORE

LOU pulls up. As LOU picks up SAL. They drive to various

buildings in Brooklyn. One or the other gets out briefly,

then goes on. DOYLE and RUSSO watch from DOYLE's car.

SUYDAM STREET:

DOYLE:

If that's not a drop or a pickup,

I'll open a charge for you at

Bloomingdale's.

RUSSO:

Make it Alexander's, I like the toy

department.

DOYLE:

Toy wit' this will ya.

EXT/INT. "MICKEY'S TWO DOOR" - DAY

RUSSO:

There's about a hundred years'

parole time in there night or day.

SAL arrives alone. DOYLE and RUSSO in parked car across

street.

DOYLE:

They treat our boy like a king.

Wonder why he don't bring his old

lady?

SAL flirts with the BARMAID.

RUSSO:

There's your answer...

THROUGH RIDGEWOOD - DAY

Restaurants, stores, etc.

DOYLE:

Who's the greaser?

With SAL and his FATHER.

RUSSO:

It's his father.

DOYLE and RUSSO in parked car.

20.

DOYLE:

I think we oughta burn him on

suspicion.

RUSSO:

Suspicion of what?

DOYLE:

Makin' wine in the basement.

(pause)

He looks like that wop stooge used

to drive for the Fracisi brothers.

LOU joins them. He and SAL leave together after each kisses

and embraces the old man.

RUSSO:

Lay off with that wop stuff, will

you?

EXT. WEINSTOCK'S APT. BUILDING - DAY

In the East 80's. SAL exits.

DOYLE:

That's the third time he come here

this week. You got anything on the

building?

DOYLE and RUSSO in parked car.

RUSSO:

The building's clean. I checked

the tenant list -- Don Ameche, the

actor lives there -- oh, and

somebody else. Do the name Joel

Weinstock ring a bell?

TIME LAPSE:

Late day. WEINSTOCK leaving building, nodding to doorman.

DOYLE:

You're kiddin'

DOYLE and RUSSO in parked car.

RUSSO:

No sir -- this is where Joel lives.

DOYLE:

He was the bank on that shipment

outta Mexico three years ago.

21.

RUSSO:

So I've heard.

EXT. CANDY STORE - NIGHT

SAL and ANGIE leaving.

DOYLE:

Whatta you know -- he's takin' his

wife out for a change.

DOYLE and RUSSO in parked car.

INT. LEATHER FACTORY - DAY

Across street from Candy Store. DOYLE and RUSSO at the

printing machine.

DOYLE:

(at leather printing machine)

Got a job for me when this is over,

Mrs. Levene?

They have a view of the Candy Store across street. Various

people go in and out. Next to DOYLE, at a stamping machine,

is MRS. LEVENE, the factory owner.

MRS. LEVENE

What are you fellows looking for?

What do you want from that nice

candy store?

DOYLE:

We have reason to believe it's a

front for the biggest counterfeiting

operation in the country.

MRS. LEVENE

What?

DOYLE:

That's right. They're trying to

steal the formula for Hershey

bars --

DOYLE continues his work at the print-out machine, while

observing the candy store.

We see SAL leaving the store. He crosses to his car, near

the RUSSO car. As he passes it, he sees RUSSO locked in

embrace with a lady in a babushka. As SAL drives off, we

get a closer look at the "LADY" in the babushka: DETECTIVE

JAMES DOYLE.

22.

INT. RUSSO'S CAR ON TRIBORO BRIDGE CROSSING TO WARD'S ISLAND

DOYLE:

What the hell am I drivin' for?

I'm a first grade Detective.

You're a second grade guinea.

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