Wild At Heart Page #14

Reggie and Drop Shadow enter through a door on the other side of the

room. Reggie catches Mr. Reindeer’s eye and smiles. Reggie reaches in

his pocket and takes out a silver dollar - flips it in the air - catches

it - and puts it back in his pocket. Mr. Reindeer smiles and waves him

over to the table. He whispers something in Reggie’s ear - then gives

him an envelope.

MR. REINDEER

When I gave you the silver dollar I

forgot to give you the contents of

this envelope. They are to be

returned. Show it just before the deed...

Reggie pockets the envelope - joins Drop Shadow - and as they are

leaving the dining room, they join a woman, JUANA, who looks half-

Oriental, half-Cajun. She wears a strange, short, yellowish-bleached

blonde wig.

CUT TO:

115. INT. GALATOIRE’S RESTAURANT - NIGHT

They go downstairs together. At the bottom of the stairs, Reggie and

Drop Shadow catch sight of Johnnie who is sitting in the back of the

restaurant having dinner with Marietta. When Johnnie sees the two of

them he waves, but at the same time gets a chill up his spine.

MARIETTA:

What is it, Johnnie?

JOHNNIE:

Just some guys I met here... I

keep seein’ ’em...

(looks back at Marietta)

Now tell me...

Marietta continues to stare at Reggie, Drop Shadow, and Juana before

turning back to Johnnie. She also feels the fear.

MARIETTA:

Johnnie, I can’t tell you, honey. Is

there anyway we can get on the road

tonight? We’ve got to find them kids.

JOHNNIE:

Somethin’ was upsettin’ you bad last

night, and you wanted to tell me

and I figured you wanted to tell me

so’s I could help...

MARIETTA:

I did, honey, but that was last

night... Let’s just find those two

kids before it’s too late.

JOHNNIE:

Honey, I have to ask you this...

Is Santos involved in any of this?

MARIETTA:

Hell no, baby... I wouldn’ta done

that without tellin’ you.

JOHNNIE:

That bastard Pucinski...

MARIETTA:

Who?... Uncle Pooch?...

JOHNNIE:

Yeah... The one that introduced

Santos to you and Clyde.

MARIETTA:

Johnnie... That’s the past... We

gotta get on to our future, sugar!

JOHNNIE:

(smiles)

All I have to do is grab my suitcase,

and I’m ready. You’re lucky cause

I happen to love night drivin’.

MARIETTA:

Let’s head for Texas and see if we

can pick up the trail.

JOHNNIE:

Did I tell ya it’s great to see ya

again?

MARIETTA:

This ’bout the fifth time?

CUT TO:

116. INT. MAISON VIOLETTE - STAIRWAY AND HALLWAY - NEW ORLEANS - NIGHT

Johnnie and Marietta climb together to the second floor and Johnnie

takes Marietta to her room.

MARIETTA:

(as she enters her room)

I’ll pack my things and meet you

downstairs.

JOHNNIE:

And to think what coulda happened

in that king-sized bed tonight...

MARIETTA:

(pinching his cheek)

You won’t of missed much.

JOHNNIE:

See ya downstairs.

CUT TO:

116A. MAISON VIOLETTE - JOHNNIE’S ROOM - NIGHT

Johnnie smiles and heads up to his room. He opens the door and steps

inside. WHAM!! Johnnie is knocked in the head with a heavy metal pipe

and he goes down hard. A large dark figure grabs on to him and pulls

him to an open window and lowers him into the back of a pick-up. The

dark figure follows out the window.

DISSOLVE TO:

117. INT. MAISON VIOLETTE - LOBBY - NEW ORLEANS - NIGHT

Marietta is sitting in the lobby trying to hold herself together - half-

sobbing. The MANAGER approaches and sits next to her.

MANAGER:

I’m afraid his car is gone, Mrs.

Fortune.

MARIETTA:

I don’t understand this... I don’t

understand this one bit. He was

supposed to meet me right her in

this lobby. Somethin’ bad has

happened - I jus know it.

MANAGER:

Perhaps we should call a local law

enforcement officer.

MARIETTA:

HELL NO!!! That’s the last thing

we need... A buncha cops runnin’

around.

The front desk clerk steps from behind his desk and hurries into the

lobby.

DESK CLERK:

I’m sorry... But I have overlooked

this. I’m truly sorry, ma’am.

He hands Marietta a note inside an envelope which she opens and reads

immediately. We see the note.

NOTE:

Gone fishing with a friend - maybe

buffalo hunting. Johnnie.

MARIETTA:

Oh God! What does that mean?

MANAGER:

I’m sure I wouldn’t know, ma’am ...

and buffalo hunting too ... hmmmmm?

MARIETTA:

And jus when my baby’s out on some

Texas road with a killer.

The front door of the hotel opens and in walks Santos. He seems to know

exactly where Marietta is and steps to the door of the sitting room off

the lobby. He stands in the doorway and smiles at Marietta.

MARIETTA:

(horrified whisper)

Santos... Where’s J-J-Johnnie?

SANTOS:

Shhhhhh...

(to the manager and desk clerk)

Thank you, gentlemen... I’ll look

after her now...

The Manager and Desk Clerk bow to Marietta and Santos and go back

through the lobby. Santos walks over to Marietta. Marietta stands.

MARIETTA:

Santos... What’s happenin’ here?

SANTOS:

Hey... Stop the nervous cry-baby

routine... You’re my girl now...

Santos is gonna wipe away those tears

and make you happy... Come on, let’s

get outta here.

MARIETTA:

Where we goin’?

SANTOS:

Got word the kids are moving through

Texas... I think an ending is being

arranged there... Come on, lemme

see a smile.

MARIETTA:

Please Santos... Where’s Johnnie?

CUT TO:

118. EXT. SMALL HUT - DESERTED BAYOU - NIGHT

Light comes from one small dirty window.

CUT TO:

119. INT. SMALL HUT - DESERTED BAYOU - NIGHT

Johnnie is tied to a small wooden straight-backed chair. His mouth is

gagged and taped shut. His hair is caked with dry blood and one fresh

tickle curls down his forehead to his eyes which are just now beginning

to open and focus. Juana is finishing tying his left ankle to the chair

leg. Johnnie moans and Juana brings her big, smiling face up in front

of his.

JUANA:

Johnnie, you take a good look at me,

baby, cause you gonna haf’ta watch

close to know when we do it to ya...

Y’all count when I touch the bottle -

HO!!...

(she slaps Johnnie hard

across the face)

There I slap that mutha fucka face -

pay attention fucka - otherwise we

haf’ta work it all night... Too

much fun for us - you see what I

mean? Now watch me how I touch a

bottle and you count how many times.

Juana steps two paces across the hut where two dirty old soda bottles

sit - one in one corner perched on a dried tree trunk - the other in the

opposite corner perched on an old fence post. Juana touches the left

bottle (#1) once, and crosses and touches the right bottle (#2) once and

comes back and touches Johnnie’s face.

JUANA:

You see, Johnnie. I toucha number

one bottle once, I toucha number two

bottle once, and I touch your face.

This is a game we love to play. I

get hot already... Now you meet

second Mr. Killer... Does he fish

or don’t he?

Reggie and Drop Shadow step out of the darkness behind Johnnie and come

around to face him.

REGGIE:

Hey, Johnnie... Reggie - you remember

Reggie, don’t ya? Look what I caught.

(to Juana)

I’m gettin’ hot too, mama.

Reggie and Juana kiss hot in front of Johnnie. Juana puts her face down

in front of Johnnie’s again.

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