CHAPTER 9
INT HOTEL ROOM – DAY Agent Howard wakes Vito. HOWARD Rise and shine. Vito opens his eyes. VITO What the matter? RYAN Ballistics matched the powder from the old man’s house to the C-4 sold by Chemlab. That links you directly to the murder scene. VITO I’m innocent. You know I was at the club. HOWARD We don’t care. You’ll make a good headline. ryan You better find your friend and get him to talk, or it’s an eight by eight hotel room for you for the next few decades! VITO Sure, break my balls, while the real crooks who crippled this country run around scot free on Wall Street every day. I make thousands. They stole billions. HOWARD Don’t worry about Wall Street, wise guy. Just find Tony! INT. ANTHONY’S APARTMENT – DAY Anthony gets ready as Tony walks in. TONY Ready for your big night? ANTHONY I think so. TONY You’ll be great. Anthony Some studio executives are going to be there. I might never have another opportunity this good. TONY Anthony, you’ll be fine. You’re ready. Tony kisses him on the forehead. Anthony Thanks Dad. TONY You need anything? Anthony A little confidence. TONY Just focus on your job. That’s it. The audience doesn’t mean shit! It all comes from within! (pats Anthony on his chest) Got it? Anthony Got it. INT. UZI’S OFFICE – DAY Anthony comes in. Anthony Have you spoken to your cousin yet? UZI Yes, he said whenever you have the pieces to call and he’ll come over the same night. Anthony (pulls out earrings) Well, give him a call. UZI Nice! But I thought you had more? Anthony These are the sample. Uzi examines the stones, then picks up the phone. EXT. APARTMENT BUILDING – DAY Vito watches from his parked car. Tony and Jimmy leave the building. INT. UZI’ OFFICE – DAY Uzi watches a soap opera. Vito comes in. UZI Can I help you? VITO I’m looking for an apartment. UZI Yes, right this way. They walk down a hallway. UZI (CONT’D) You’ll love it here. It’s a beautiful new building, with all the amenities. VITO Lovely. How are the tenants? UZI Everyone gets along nicely. We have barbecues every weekend. Uzi opens an apartment. VITO I met one tenant last night, I think his name was Anthony, very nice guy. He referred me. UZI Yes, he is, he lives right down the hall. VITO He live by himself? UZI Yes, but his father and cousin just moved in upstairs. VITO These are nice apartments. I have a few more to look at. Do you have a business card so I can call you later? UZI (hands him a card) Here you go. I didn’t get your name. VITO I didn’t give it. Vito walks out. INT. BEVERLY-WILSHIRE HOTEL – DAY The “legs” enter the lobby. All eyes are on her instantly as she saunters through the lobby, wearing only heels and a mini trench coat. She gets on the elevator and presses the ‘PH’ button. The doors close. INT. HALLWAY (CONTINUING) The elevator doors open and she walks down the hall way. She knocks gently on a door. A man opens it. We don’t see his face. CLOSE-UP on woman’s face to reveal Jessica. She slips off the trench coat, wearing only the necklace from the earlier scene. man Hey, baby. He dangles a diamond bracelet that he was hiding behind his back. JESSICA You spoil me. She slides down his chest and opens his robe. man You bad little girl! He notices something. man (CONT’D) Hey, where are the earrings? She stops for a moment and we hear a POP! sound as his penis pops out of her mouth. JESSICA You were so rough last time that I didn’t want to risk losing them. MAN That’s because you were a bad girl and needed discipline. JESSICA I am a bad, bad girl. She resumes. The Man moans as the door closes slowly. |