The Wolf of Wall Street Page #19

NAOMI (O.S.)

I can’t understand you! Just get

home, hurry!

Naomi clicks off. And as Jordan puts the car in gear...

JORDAN (V.O.)

They say God protects drunks and

babies. I was praying the same

held true for drug addicts.

191 EXT. HEGEMAN’S ROAD - NIGHT (LATE SUMMER ‘95) 191

Peering over the wheel like an old lady, Jordan slowlymaneuvers the Lamborghini down the dark road.

JORDAN (V.O.)

I was less than a mile from home

and drove slower than sh*t.

192 EXT. JORDAN’S ESTATE - NIGHT (LATE SUMMER 95) 192

Jordan pulls up in the Lamborghini, shuts the ignition.

JORDAN (V.O.)

Somehow I made it alive, not a

scratch on me or the car.

193 INT. JORDAN’S ESTATE - FAMILY ROOM - NIGHT (LATE SUMMER ‘95) 193

CLOSE ON the TV, where a POPEYE cartoon is playing.

PULL BACK to reveal Skylar watching. As Jordan staggersin, Naomi approaches...

JORDAN:

Where Zonnie?!

NAOMI:

In the kitchen.

194 SCENE 194 OMITTED 194

195 INT. JORDAN’S ESTATE - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS 195

Phone to his ear and at least as stoned as Jordan, Donnie

stands at the counter. *

DONNIE:

(into phone)

--zee money, I wazza move izz to

Zwizzyland...

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195A INT. SAUREL’S BEDROOM - NIGHT

(LATE SUMMER ‘95)

195A

Having been just woken up, Jean-Jacques Saurel sits up inbed, phone to his ear, a perplexed look on his face.

SAUREL:

What language are you speaking,

Mr. Azoff?

196 INT. JORDAN’S ESTATE - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS

(LATE SUMMER ‘95)

196

With Naomi looking on, Jordan staggers toward Donnielike a drunk Frankenstein.

Ge ozza zone!

JORDAN:

Ge ozza iz!!

Waz?

DONNIE:

Iz zoggin oo anzali!

JORDAN:

GE OZZA ZONE!!

With all the strength he can muster, Jordan RIPS thephone from the wall, throwing it skittering across thefloor with a CLANG.

NAOMI:

What the f*** are you doing?!

DONNIE:

Wazza fuh is wrong wizzz oooo?!!

I wuzz awwing to!!

(Jordan grabs him)

Wazza mazzer?! Wazza yoo razy?!!

Skylar looks on from the next room, crying as Jordantries to shake some sense into Donnie. Naomi crosses to

Skylar and rushes her out of the room.

*

*

JORDAN:

Zee vone!! He nah zuppose zoodalk on zee vone!!

Wuzz?!!

DONNIE:

JORDAN:

ZE NAH ZUPPOSE ZOO DALK ON ZEE

VONE!! WUZZ AAZZEN TOZAY WIZ

ZOD?!

WUZZ?!

DONNIE:

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JORDAN:

WUZZ ZOD IN ZAW?!

DONNIE:

WUZZ?!

F*** it. Jordan releases Donnie. Donnie crawls into the *

dining room and starts shoving ham into his mouth in an *

effort to sober up. Just then, we HEAR a horrible *

GAGGING sound. Donnie holds his throat as he falls *

backward choking, taking out the entire glass kitchentable with a tremendous CRASH! Naomi rushes back in. *

NAOMI:

Omigod, he’s choking! Jordan, do

something!!

Just then, WE HEAR the triumphant Popeye FANFARE --

Jordan looks to the TV, where POPEYE pours a can ofspinach down his gullet. Instantly, his chest and armmuscles swell to five times their size.

Jordan goes to get his coke. He snarfs up two fatspoonfuls and -- like that -- his chest swells and hetakes a deep breath and he dashes back to the rescue...

Jordan rushes back to Donnie, who is now blue.

NAOMI (CONT’D)

He’s not breathing!

Jordan places his fingers over Donnie’s artery. Nothing.

NAOMI (CONT’D)

Save him!

Jordan kneels, starts furiously pumping Donnie’s chest,

breathing air into his lungs in rhythmic bursts.

JORDAN (V.O.)

This stupid sonovabitch! All

Donnie ever did was f*** me up andnow I had to save his life ‘cause

I took a CPR class when the babywas learning to swim. Just for

the record, I want it noted: not

for a second did I even think

about letting him choke to death,

even though it would’ve saved mean awful lot of headaches.

Donnie still isn’t breathing. Jordan flips him over,

tries the Heimlich -- we hear a CRUNCH as he breaks

Donnie’s ribs. He flips him back over, but he’s almostcompletely blue.

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JORDAN:

He won’t come back!

NAOMI:

Don’t let him die! He has

children!

One last try. Jordan takes a massive breath, blowing ashard as he can into Donnie’s lungs. Donnie’s stomach

distends like a balloon, then suddenly a chunk of hamprojects from his mouth and into Jordan’s face. Donnie

coughs, vomiting. And as he starts breathing again,

Jordan exits and passes out on the living room couch. *

FADE TO BLACK.

BROOKVILLE POLICE #1 (V.O.)

Jordan Belfort?

196A

INT. JORDAN’S ESTATE - FAMILY ROOM - DAY 196A

(LATE SUMMER ‘95)

Jordan opens his eyes. Through his HAZY POV, we seeViolet, the maid standing over him with two OLDBROOKVILLE POLICE OFFICERS as Naomi attends to Donnie in

the background.

JORDAN:

Yes?

BROOKVILLE POLICE #1

Sir, we need to ask you somequestions.

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200

EXT. JORDAN’S ESTATE - NIGHT (LATE SUMMER ‘95) 200

Jordan exits the house with the Police Officers. The

Lamborghini is TOTALLED, an absolute wreck.

JORDAN (V.O.)

Wow. Maybe I hadn’t made it home

okay.

201

EXT. HEGEMAN’S ROAD - NIGHT (LATE SUMMER ‘95) 201

FLASHBACK. Nodding out, Jordan drives the Lamborghinilike a maniac, careening off parked cars and trees.

JORDAN (V.O.)

It was an absolute miracle I

wasn’t killed, and an even biggermiracle I hadn’t killed anyone.

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201A INT. POLICE STATION - DAY (LATE SUMMER ‘95) 201A*

A MAN steps up to get his mug shot taken, but it’s Brad,

not Jordan. FLASH. Turn to the side. FLASH.

JORDAN (V.O.)

But they couldn’t arrest me, thecops had no proof I’d been behindthe wheel. Meanwhile, Brad did a

few months in jail for contemptbecause he wouldn’t rat Donnie

out. They never found his gun,

though, so they finally had to lethim go.

*

*

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202B EXT. HORSE FARM - LONG ISLAND - DAY (OCT ‘95) 202B

Jordan watches an INSTRUCTOR lead Skylar on a pony.

Nearby Naomi holds newborn PARKER. Manny Riskin and Maxstand beside Jordan.

MANNY RISKIN:

You’re a lucky guy, Jordan.

Legally I’ve never seen anyoneslip a noose the way you do.

Christ, you’re lucky to be alive

much less not in jail.

JORDAN:

I don’t believe in luck.

MANNY RISKIN:

That’s what all lucky people say.

It’s time, Jordan. Let me make a

deal with SEC. Before your luck

runs out.

Skylar waves from the pony and Jordan waves back.

JORDAN:

What kind of terms?

MANNY RISKIN:

You plead guilty to a handful ofsecurities violations -- stock

manipulation, high pressure salestactics, ticky-tack sh*t likethat. You pay a few milliondollars in fines and in exchangethe SEC fucks off for all time.

And Stratton?

JORDAN:

What happens there?

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MANNY RISKIN:

You’d have to walk away. Let

Donnie take over.

(that one hurts)

Now the FBI’s a different animal.

They can still pursue you forcriminal wrongdoing. But with youon the sidelines, my guess is yourbest friend Agent Denham’ll beleft standing around with his dickin his hand.

Jordan digests that.

MAX:

You beat them, Jordan. You won.

Sail into the sunset with yourwife and kids while you can.

MANNY RISKIN:

God knows you’ll never have towork again.

As Jordan looks at his picture-perfect family, WE HEARTHE ROAR OF A CROWD...

202C SCENES 202C - 202D OMITTED 202C

202E INT. STRATTON OAKMONT III - BULLPEN - DAY

(SPRING ‘96)

202E

The troops ROAR as Jordan takes center stage.

JORDAN:

I’m sure many of you have beenhearing rumors lately, about me,

about the future of this firm, and

that’s what I’d like to talk to

you about today.

(a few beats, then)

Five years ago when I startedStratton with Donnie Azoff, I knew

the day would eventually come whenI’d be moving on. It’s truly witha heavy heart that I tell you thatday is here.

The place erupts in a chorus of “No!”, “Don’t go!”, etc.

Jordan raises his hand for quiet.

JORDAN (CONT’D)

Thank you for that and for youryears of incredible loyalty andadmiration.

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