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Real Jake – Scenes 10 – 13

SCENE # 10

INTERIOR – JOHNNIE’S BEDROOM – NIGHT

Johnnie and his obese wife Gina are fast asleep in their extravagantly large master bedroom. The telephone that sits on Johnnie’s night table is ringing and ringing. Finally, Gina  stirs   up, angrily slams her fist in the vicinity of Johnnie’s crotch, and screams out; 

GINA

Johnnie! Answer the goddamn telephone! Johnnie!

Johnnie growls.

The telephone continues to ring. Gina once again slams her fist near Johnnie’s groin, this time just missing the mark. Johnnie screams out in pain.

JOHNNIE

What the fuck ?

GINA

The phone, Johnnie, answer the frigging phone!

Johnnie, still half asleep, tries to locate the telephone with his outstretched hand, and finally succeeds. 

INTERIOR – POLICE INTERROGATION ROOM #2 – NIGHT

Tony De Luca, after being blown off by Frank, is speaking on the telephone.

TONY

Johnnie? This is Tony. Tony De Luca. You remember me, don’t you?

INTERIOR – JOHNNIE’S BEDROOM – NIGHT

JOHNNIE

Do you know what time it is, Tony?

SCENE # 11

CAMERA SHOT OF AN OLD BRIGHTON BEACH, BROOKLYN TENEMENT BUILDING – NIGHT

INTERIOR – KIDNAPPERS APARTMENT – NIGHT

In a sparsely furnished, run down apartment, three Russian men, the kidnapper among them, are smoking cigarettes, drinking vodka and playing cards. Carlotta, Johnnie’s kidnapped daughter, is still knocked out, fast asleep in a bed in the corner of the room. 

VLADIMIR

(IN RUSSIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)

When is the boss going to make the call?

BORIS

(IN RUSSIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)

I told you, tomorrow. He wants the fact that someones kidnapped his precious little princess to sink in.

VLADIMIR

(IN RUSSIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)

What time is it?

ANTON

(IN RUSSIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)

Are you going to ask for the time every frigging minute?

Anton looks at Boris.

ANTON

(IN RUSSIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)

He’s such a putz!

 

SCENE # 12

Johnnie is still talking with Tony on the telephone.

JOHNNIE

I’ll see what I can do Tony. (A pause) Yeah, I know I owe you.

While Johnnie is attempting to hang up the phone in the dark, Gina, who had wandered downstairs for a late night snack, enters the room in sheer panic and turns on the light.

GINA

Aahahaaaaaaaaa!!!

Gina can’t squeeze a word out of her mouth. Instead, she repeatedly jabs her finger in the direction of Carlotta’s room.

JOHNNIE

What the hell’s going on, Gina?

GINA

Carlotaaaaa! Carlotaaaaa!

SCENE # 13

INTERIOR POLICE STATION HOLDING CELL – NIGHT

Jake and Tony are having a conversation. The riff-raff in the cell keep far away from the two, knowing that Tony’s well connected.

TONY

What’s the name of that taxi company you work for?

JAKE

Hell’s Kitchen Taxi Service.

TONY

Yeah. I think I’ve heard of it. I think I’m going to use you guys.

JAKE

That would be great, sir.

TONY

Sir? What’s up with this sir shit?

Tony puts his arm around Jake.

TONY

Call me Tony, kid, got it?

JAKE

Yeah, sure, eh, Tony.

TONY

I heard them call you Jake. Is that your real name?

JAKE

Sure is, Tony.

TONY

Cool name, Jake. Always liked that name.

JAKE

Thanks, Tony.

A policeman approaches the holding cell and looks down at a  list of names written on the piece  of paper in his hand.

POLICEMAN

Anthony De Luca, Jake Goldstein,

you guys made bail, you can go.

The Policeman inserts his key into the the holding cell door.

POLICEMAN (CONTINUED)

And De Luca. You got a phone call. Go see Detective Russo.

TONY

I like you, kid.

JAKE

You’re a good man, Tony.

TONY

Yeah.

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