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Real Jake – Scenes 4 – 5

photo credit: Rob!

EXTERIOR ATLANTIC CITY CASINO’S – NIGHT

Camera pans flashy Atlantic City casino’s.

SHOT OF SIGNPOST – THE FLAMINGO HOTEL

INTERIOR FLAMINGO CASINO – NIGHT

Action on the casino floor.

INT. FLAMINGO SURVEILANCE ROOM – NIGHT

Sal Rossi, slick and cool, is standing and looking down on the action through the glass in his room above the casino. His phone rings.

SAL

Yeah. (A pause) Yeah, I’ll see him. Send him in.

Sal takes a seat behind his large desk. Bruno, a hefty mob enforcer, enters the room.

BRUNO

Hi, Mister Rossi.

SAL

Have a seat, Bruno.

Bruno sits down opposite Sal.

BRUNO

I’ve been hearing some weird stuff out there, Mister Rossi.

SAL

What kind of weird stuff?

BRUNO

I didn’t know if I should even repeat this to anyone, Mister Rossi, so I figured I’d come here and tell you, and let you make the call.

SAL

That’s good thinking, Bruno. Now what’s going on?

BRUNO

Well, it’s like this, you know? This guy heard that this other guy said that this guy heard. You know what I’m saying?

Sal looks at his watch.

SAL

Yeah, Bruno. You’re telling me it’s second hand information. Come on, Bruno, out with it!

BRUNO

Okay, Sal. So the buzz is, well, the buzz is that the Russians want to take over The Flamingo.

Sal leans way back in his chair, locks his hands behind his neck, and chuckles.

SAL

What do you mean “they want to take over The Flamingo?”

BRUNO

I’m just repeating the buzz that I heard. They want The Flamingo, and they’re going to get the Boss to sell them his shares.

SAL

Yeah? How are they going to do that? They’re going to ‘make him an offer he can’t refuse’?

 Sal starts laughing. Bruno forces a smile.

BRUNO

I don’t know, Mister Rossi. Like I said, I didn’t know if I should even repeat this to anyone.

SAL

You did the right thing, Bruno. You did the right thing.

Sal stands up in order to escort Bruno out of the room.

BRUNO

Thanks, Mister Rossi.

SAL

Good work, Bruno.

SCENE 5

 

EXT. POLICE STATION – NIGHT

Camera shot of the 30th Precinct.

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM #1 – NIGHT

Jake, expressionless, is sitting alone in front of a small desk.

INT. POLICE STATION HALLWAY – NIGHT

Two detectives are discussing Jake’s bust in the hallway directly outside of Jake’s room. The door is closed.

DETECTIVE # 1

You believe him?

DETECTIVE # 2

Yeah, I believe him. That’s one sorry ass-ed bastard.

 DETECTIVE # 1

Can anyone really be that stupid?

Detective # 2 shrugs his shoulders.

DETECTIVE # 1 (CONTINUED)

What are we going to do with him?

DETECTIVE # 2

We have no choice. We have to book him. I’ll make sure the bail’s set real low. Let him make his phone call now. I don’t want him spending more time in the cage then necessary.

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM # 1 – NIGHT

Detective # 1 enters the room and activates the telephone sitting on the desk.

DETECTIVE # 1 

Make a phone call, Jake.

JAKE

Okay.

Jake takes out his wallet and looks for the Taxicab Company’s phone number. He begins to dial, then pauses.

JAKE

What should I say?

DETECTIVE # 1  

Tell them you just won a goddamn all expenses paid trip to fucking Disney-world. Jake, we’re going to have to book you. We believe you, and we’ll do all we can. But a judge is going to have to hear the case and make the decision. Can you handle a thousand bucks bail?

JAKE

That’s a lot of money, detective.

DETECTIVE # 1  

I thought so. Tell them you need some bail money. Got that?

JAKE

Yes.

DETECTIVE # 1  

Good luck, Jake.

JAKE

Thanks, detective.

The detective leaves the room, shaking his head from side to side. Jake makes his phone call.

INT. TAXICAB LOT

The phone rings in Pauli’s cage.

PAULI

Hell’s Kitchen Taxi

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM # 1

JAKE

It’s me, Jake, the new driver. Listen, I

INT. TAXICAB LOT – NIGHT

PAULI

You’re fired, asshole. Do you know what time it is? Where the hell are you? I’ve been trying to contact you for hours. You know what that means? Money, schmuck. You know how many fares we lost because of you? You’re fired, fuck-up. And bring back the goddamn cab, pronto!

Pauli hangs up the phone.

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