The Godfather: Part II Page #11

Without a word, Vito counts out two hundred dollars on the

table. Fanucci looks, then takes off his fedora and puts it

on the table over the money.

FANUCCI:

(Sicilian)

I think there's only two hundred

dollars under my hat.

(he peeks)

I'm right. Only two hundred dollars.

VITO:

(Sicilian)

I'm a little short. I've been out

of work. Let me owe you the money

for a few weeks.

FANUCCI:

(Sicilian)

Ah, you're a sharp young fellow.

How is it I've never noticed you

before

(he takes the two

hundred and pours

some wine for Vito)

You're too quiet for your own

interest. I could find some work

for you to do that would be very

profitable.

(he rises)

No hard feelings, eh? If I can

ever do you a service let me know.

You've done a good job for yourself

tonight.

EXT. FESTA STREET - MED. VIEW - NIGHT

By now the musicians have left, but still families are

walking the street, and stopping at the booths.

Fanucci stands there a moment; he is known by everyone, and

considers himself highly loved.

Then Fanucci begins the walk through the festa, on his way

home.

EXT. ROOFTOPS - MOVING VIEW - NIGHT

Vito silently moves along the rooftop; paralleling Fanucci's

walk.

We HEAR the sounds of the festa, and every so often catch a

glimpse of the patterned lights, and the crowds below.

EXT. FESTA STREETS - MOVING VIEW ON FANUCCI - NIGHT

walking through the crowded streets. The statue of San

Gennaro is arranged in some midnight religious ceremony.

The VIEW LIFTS UP, to the rooftops.

EXT. THE ROOFTOPS - NIGHT

Vito makes the leap that separates two buildings; then

crosses toward the large skylight in the center of the

building.

EXT. THE STREETS - NIGHT

The procession in the streets is preceded by ten altar boys;

and the glittering Monstrance, something of an altar carried

out into the streets.

The priest begins this nocturnal service, as the crowds in

the street kneel down in prayer.

INT. FANUCCI'S BUILDING - NIGHT

Fanucci unlocks the door to his building; we can HEAR the

services in the background.

EXT. THE ROOFTOP - NIGHT

Vito tries the trap door on the roof; it is stuck firmly

shut; despite Clemenza's instructions. He struggles with

it, but no luck.

From the distance, the Choir begins to Latin. Vito moves

around the skylight, to an identical trap, tries this one;

it opens.

EXT. THE MONSTRANCE - MED. VIEW ON THE PRIEST - NIGHT

performing the services in Latin. The ten altar boys are in

attendance.

EXT. THE ROOFTOP - NIGHT

Vito reaches down into the trap, and pulls out the newly

oiled gun that has been left for him. He slides down into

the building.

INT. FANUCCI'S HALLWAY - DOWN ANGLE - NIGHT

Fanucci proceeds up the staircase with loud, heavy steps.

An OLD WOMAN on one of the flights sees him, and immediately

moves to her apartment.

FANUCCI:

(Sicilian)

What's the matter, Signora? You

don't say 'good evening'?

WOMAN:

(Sicilian)

'Good evening,' Signor Fanucci.

She quickly disappears behind her door. Fanucci laughs,

continues up, singing to himself. The MASS outside is

always in evidence.

INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT

Vito climbs down from the attic, and finds Fanucci's rear

door open. He slips in, and makes his way past the open

windows, out of which pour the music and chanting of the

Mass. Slowly and quietly he pulls them down, shut.

He moves quietly to a glass door, and peeks out.

WHAT HE SEES:

Three young women, Fanucci's DAUGHTERS, laughing and talking.

VIEW ON VITO:

A slip up. Tessio had said they were out. He steps outside

to the alley where he can look into the apartment.

ANOTHER VIEW:

Fanucci opens the door of his apartment, and enters.

CLOSE VIEW ON VITO

He begins to wrap the gun.

VIEW ON THE DAUGHTERS

Their father greets them with a kiss; and a little religious

gift he has bought for each.

CLOSE ON THE GUN

wrapped in this primitive method of a silencer. The VIEW

TILTS to Vito, caught in the dilemma of having to kill all

or none of them. Then something catches his eye.

WHAT HE SEES:

A small gray alley cat is attracted to the young man, comes

up to him and rubs itself against him. Vito rubs the

animal, speaking softly in Sicilian, then, gaining its

confidence, lifts it up and carefully lets it into Fanucci's

apartment.

He steps back, holding the gun. We HEAR some Italian

shouted in the house; a loud sound from the cat, and some of

the thumping footsteps of Fanucci.

VIEW ON VITO:

holding the wrapped gun, waiting.

WHAT HE SEES:

The white blob of Fanucci opening the door and cursing in

Italian as he throws the cat out.

VIEW ON VITO:

squeezing the trigger; the muffled, but still LOUD BLAST

resounding in the building.

VIEW ON FANUCCI:

He holds onto the door frame, trying to stand erect, trying

to reach for his gun. The force of his struggle has torn

the buttons off his jacket and made it swing loose. His gun

is exposed but so is a spidery vein on the white shirtfront

of his stomach. Carefully, as if plunging a needle into

this vein, Vito Corleone fires a second bullet.

Fanucci falls to his knees, propping the door open, giving a

terrible groan. We begin to hear the VOICES of girls inside

the apartment.

Vito quickly opens his wallet, removes the two hundred,

quickly fires one last bullet into Fanucci's sweaty cheek.

Now the towel the gun was wrapped with catches fire,

literally on Vito's hand; quickly he throws it to the

ground, stamps it out...and disappears upward.

EXT. THE ROOFTOPS - MED. VIEW - NIGHT

Vito moves like a cat along the rooftops; we HEAR the

conclusion of the Mass down below.

CLOSE ON VITO:

Pausing; we can SEE the great spectacle of lights and

candles on the streets below.

He empties the gun of bullets and smashes the barrel against

the side of the roof ledge. He reverses it in his hand, and

breaks the butt into two separate halves against the chimney.

He smashes it again, and the pistol breaks into barrel and

handle, two separate pieces.

He then moves along the rooftop, dropping the two separate

fragments into various air shafts.

EXT. THE STREET PROCESSION - MOVING VIEW - NIGHT

The Priest, having completed the ceremony, follows as the

Monstrance is carried off through the streets, as the Choir

sings.

EXT. THE ROOFTOPS - MOVING VIEW - NIGHT

Vito is a dark figure, moving with agility across the

rooftops.

INT. FANUCCI'S VESTIBULE - MED. VIEW - NIGHT

The corpse that was Fanucci, stained with blood.

EXT. PROCESSION - CLOSE VIEW - NIGHT

The statue of San Gennaro, followed by the altar boys.

EXT. CORLEONE TENEMENT - MED. VIEW - NIGHT

Vito's wife; her baby and several friends and neighbors sit

happily on the front stoop of their tenement. Some of the

men drink wine poured out of a pitcher; we can still HEAR

the music and night sounds of the Festa.

A neighbor is singing a Neapolitan song.

Quietly, without a word, and with only a momentary glance

from his wife, Vito joins the little group; takes a glass of

wine, and listens to the song.

CLOSE VIEW ON VITO

listening to the song. He reaches out and takes the small

hand of his son.

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