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in the head with a gun, went to

the refrigerator, took out eggs

and tomatoes and threw them at

him.

TILLEY:

I was defending myself... he was

stealing from me.

POLICE OFFICER:

It doesn't sound like defense to

me.

TILLEY:

I wanted to humiliate the guy.

Here I am, out busting my ass all

day making a decent living, I come

home, and some schmuck is trying

to steal from me.

POLICE OFFICER:

So you hit him with a gun, and

pelted him with eggs and tomatoes?

TILLEY:

If I had some soup I would have

thrown soup at him... is there

any law you can't throw eggs?

POLICE OFFICER:

Mr. Babowski claims he didn't

break into your house.

TILLEY:

What did I do? Invite him in so

that I could throw eggs at him?

(CONTINUED)

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POLICE OFFICER:

Maybe Mr. Babowski intended tobreak into your house, but thesecircumstances of the guy beingpelted with eggs and tomatoes issomething we need to look into.

Tilley shrugs his shoulders.

TILLEY:

He's lucky that he didn't rob melast week, 'cos then my wife wasliving at home and we had allkinds of things in the fridge...

I could have thrown barley soup,

pumpkin pie, candied yams... yeah,

he got off light.

CUT TO:

117 EXT. POLICE STATION - DAY 117

Tilley and Sam exit the building. Seconds later BB and

Bagel come out of the police station. Both pair of menhead for their respective Cadillacs. BB has egg stainsall over his suit.

BB:

(to Bagel)

I can't believe it, the man throws

eggs at me and now I'm gonna havebreakfast with him.

BAGEL:

His partner says maybe the two ofyou can sit down and come to somekind of settlement.

CUT TO:

118 INT. TILLEY'S CAR - DAY 118

Tilley is sitting in the driver's seat and Sam is nextto him.

TILLEY:

What am I supposed to say to him?

The man has been a pain in the asssince the day he rammed into my

car.

(CONTINUED)

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118

CONTINUED:

SAM:

Just air your differences and

we'll put an end to this.

CUT TO:

119

EXT. POLICE STATION - LONG SHOT OF POLICE STATION AND 119

TWO CADILLACS:

as they start to pull out of the parking lot.

CUT TO:

120

INT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY 120

Tilley, Sam, BB and Bagel are sitting at a table together

looking at menus.

BB:

(looks up from his

menu)

I tell you what... I'll drop the

charges against you, and we can

wipe the slate clean.

TILLEY:

I appreciate it.

SAM:

See how quickly you can clear it

up?

TILLEY:

But I don't understand how the

slate gets wiped clean when he

breaks into my house and I'm the

one charged.

BB:

I told you, I wasn't breaking into

your house. I was looking for

your wife.

TILLEY:

All right... all right... I'm too

tired... the slate's clean... the

slate's clean.

The WAITRESS approaches.

(CONTINUED)

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WAITRESS:

What will you have?

TILLEY:

Couple of eggs over, some hash

browns, some toast -- toasted

dark... butter on the side, large

grapefruit juice and some coffee.

The Waitress writes his order.

TILLEY:

On second thought, instead of the

eggs over, if I ordered soft

boiled eggs do you take them out

of the shell or leave them in the

shells?

We can see that BB is getting a little irritable.

WAITRESS:

We leave them in the shell.

TILLEY:

I don't like them that way because

they get hot in the hand and it's

hard to scoop the stuff out...

it's not good... and you get

little bits of shell in there and

it doesn't taste good.

BB:

Why don't you just order some

scrambled eggs and be done with

it... all right?

TILLEY:

If I'm going to order, at least I

ought to be content with my food.

BB:

I'm getting a little hungry...

I've got a headache as it is.

Just order some eggs so some other

people can have something to eat

before the lunch trade comes in.

TILLEY:

(looks to Sam)

Why do I need a guy telling me

what I should or shouldn't eat?

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BB:

This is not a four-star restaurant

... we're not having a gourmet

meal... we're ordering breakfast,

for Christ sake!

TILLEY:

It so happens I haven't been to

this restaurant before. I don't

know how they do their eggs... if

they're over easy and they're

gooey, I'm not happy with it...

and I'm not happy if the soft

boiled eggs are left in the

shell...

BB:

(to Waitress, cutting

Tilley off)

Can I have some French toast and

a cup of coffee?

(to Bagel)

Bagel, what do you want?

TILLEY:

Hey! I'm ordering here. At least

you can have the courtesy to let a

man order his breakfast.

BB:

(to Waitress;

ignoring Tilley)

French toast and a cup of coffee.

TILLEY:

(to Sam)

Sam, this guy gets on my nerves...

from day one! I knew it then and

I know it now.

Tilley stands up from the table and starts to leave.

BB:

I'm back to pressing charges

against you!

Tilley turns and is face-to-face with BB.

TILLEY:

You want to play that way? This

game ain't over, mister... it

ain't over...

(CONTINUED)

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BB stands up. The Waitress steps back and looks

concerned.

BB:

All right, you want to finish it

now? You want to finish it right

now? I'm ready... I'm ready now!

TILLEY:

You're ready?! You're ready,

that's what you're saying?!

You're ready now?! I have to be

intimidated... I have to be brought

here to be intimidated...

BB:

I can't stand it any longer.

You're driving me out of my mind.

BB lunges for Tilley across the table, Sam and Bagel

try to intervene -- the Waitress doesn't know what to do.

BAGEL:

Come on, guys... take it easy...

take it easy.

TILLEY:

Get the people with the

straitjackets... this man is out

of control.

Tilley and BB pull at one another.

BB:

We're gonna finish it... we're

gonna finish it.

Bagel and Sam pull them apart.

SAM:

(to Tilley)

Come on, let's get out of here.

Sam ushers Tilley to the door.

TILLEY:

I'm not finished with him, Sam.

(to BB)

You heard me... I'm not finished

with you, mister.

(CONTINUED)

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120 CONTINUED:
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He storms out of the coffee shop with Sam. Bagel sitsback, looking relieved. BB composes himself. The

Waitress nervously stands by.

BB:

(to Waitress)

So, I'm having French toast andcoffee.

(to Bagel)

Bagel?

CUT TO:

121 INT. HOSPITAL - MOE'S ROOM - DAY 121

Moe is in bed, still hooked up to tubes. His breathingis deliberate and he seems weak. The CAMERA SLOWLY PANS

TO BB who is sitting by Moe's side.

BB:

Moe, when you decided to marryMay, how did you know?

Know what?

MOE:

BB:

How did ya know?

MOE:

You mean to make up my mind tomarry her?

Yeah.

BB:

How did ya know?

Moe shrugs his shoulders as if he doesn't know.

BB:

(suddenly angry)

This Nora is a pain in the ass,

Moe... a pain in the ass. It's

worse now than when she used to

be around.

Moe smiles.

BB:

You wanna hear something? The

other night at the Corral Club,

I turned down a dance.

(CONTINUED)

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MOE:

You turned down a dance?

BB:

What's the odds on that? You

think you can come up with odds

on that one?

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