CAMERA PANS to the door as two deputies lead Mickey into the
supply room. Mickey is shackled head to toe, its a wonder how
he can still walk.
WURLITZER
Okay, boys, lets start undoing him.
Wayne approaches Mickey.
MICKEY
(to Wayne)
Okay now, before we get started here,
there's a few things we have to get
clear about.
WAYNE
All right, Mickey.
MICKEY
Let's discuss it when I'm unbound.
INT. HOLDING CELL - DAY
CAMERA is inside a holding cell fixed on the cell door. The
cell door is unlocked, then opened. The two deputies bring
Mallory inside. Scagnetti wanders in, trailing behind.
Bingham pumps his shotgun slide and places the barrel next to
Mallory's head. Washington unlocks the cuffs around Mallory's
wrists.
Mallory's silent.
Scagnetti leans up against the wall, smoking his cigarette.
BINGHAM
Turn around and face the wall!
Bingham and Washington move to the door.
SCAGNETTI
Wait outside for a second, fellas.
BINGHAM
We're not supposed---
SCAGNETTI
Don't worry about it.
Scagnetti takes out his gun and tosses it to Washington. Before
they can protest, Scagnetti closes the door.
Mallory stands in the middle of the cell, motionless, her back
to him.
Scagnetti walks up behind her.
Mallory doesn't move.
SCAGNETTI
Want a smoke?
SCAGNETTI
C'mon, I already lit one for you. I
know you smoke.
SCAGNETTI
I was reading the file on you. You
know what it said during your
trial, whenever they put you on the
stand, no matter what they asked, your
answer was always the same... "I love
Mickey." It also says that when they
gave you a polygraph, "I love Mickey"
was the only thing you said that
registered as the truth.
SCAGNETTI
Who are you supposed to be? Squeaky
Fromme? Is that it? Is Mickey your
Charles Manson? Is Mickey Jesus? Is
that the attraction? Or does he just
got a big dick?
SCAGNETTI
That's it, isn't it? Mickey's got a
big donkey dick.
SCAGNETTI
Can you remember the last time you
fucked? Huh? What I want you to do is
close your eyes and remember...
remember the last time ol' Mickey gave
you the high hard one. Are ya thinkin'
about it? Good. Remember it. Don't
ever forget it cause it ain't never
gonna happen again. Cause when they
get through with all that electroshock
shit they got lined up for you two,
Mick's dick ain't gonna be worth shit.
SCAGNETTI
Look. You're gonna sit here for a
couple hours while I finish up the
arrangements. The reason they picked
me to be your chaperone is they know I
won't hesitate to put a bullet in you.
SCAGNETTI
So, during our journey, if any wild
hairs spring up on your ass, you'd
better slap a muzzle on 'em! Fuck with
me, bitch, even a little bit, you're
gonna get accidentally shot!
Comprehende?
EXT. HOLDING CELL - DAY
Bingham and Washington fumble with the keys to open the cell
door.
INT. HOLDING CELL - DAY
Bingham and Washington burst through the door to find Scagnetti
face down on the ground.
Mallory's standing, her foot pressed against the middle of
Scagnetti's back, pulling his arms behind him trying to break
his back. His body is bending like a branch, and he's
screaming.
The two deputies proceed to BEAT the shit out of her with their
shotguns.
Scagnetti rolls around in the B.G., holding his bloody nose,
screaming.
SCAGNETTI
She broke my fucking nose! That bitch
broke my nose!
SCAGNETTI
(blood down his face)
She broke my nose.
WASHINGTON
I'll fix it.
When the rush of pain passes, Scagnetti brings his hands down
from his face, looking over at Mallory.
Bingham has Mallory in the corner of the cell with the shotgun
barrel placed in her mouth.
CU on Scagnetti. He's a hand grenade with the pin pulled.
SCAGNETTI
Hold her, boys.
Scagnetti grabs a can of mace from Washington's belt, and brings
it up to Mallory's face.
Mallory and Scagnetti trade looks.
Scagnetti gives her an intense blast of mace right in the face,
eyes, and all over her body.
Mallory crumples to the floor, screaming in agony.
TWO SHOT of Bingham and Washington looking down at Mallory on
the ground. We can hear Scagnetti still spraying her. They
can't look at this anymore.
Mallory wiggles on the floor as Scagnetti continues spraying her
all over her body.
CU of Scagnetti's bloody face smiling. We hear the SOUND of the
can of mace running empty. It spurts to a stop.
Scagnetti rises up to the two deputies. He hands the empty can
back to Washington.
SCAGNETTI
I want this filled before we leave.
INT. SUPPLY ROOM - DAY
Mickey's sitting in a chair eating a donut. Roger's attaching a
microphone to his shirt. Unruly Julie's applying make-up to
Mickey's face.
MICKEY
(to Unruly Julie)
How come you never talk?
ROGER
She was born without a tongue.
MICKEY
(repulsed)
Oh my God!
(to Unruly Julie)
Sorry.
Wayne and Wurlitzer talk.
WAYNE
So we got a deal. Four deputies---
WURLITZER
And me.
WAYNE
Why don't we make it three deputies and
you?
WURLITZER
Why don't I have Mickey thrown back
into his cell and we can forget the
whole thing?
WAYNE
Chill out, Phill. Four deputies and
you, I can live with that. We're about
ready to go here, so let's get rid of
thesde other assholes.
WURLITZER
Don't call my me assholes.
WAYNE
I didn't mean they were assholes. I
mean if they're leaving, get 'em outta
here.
WAYNE
Okay, Scotty, we're stuck with four of
these assholes. Now I want to create
the illusion that this is just Mickey
and I chewin' the fat all by ourselves.
So make sure you don't film these
assholes. I don't want to see 'em on
film ever. Oh, and "Live at Five"
slated our spot as human interest which
means we'll go live at just after
five-thirty.
Wurlitzer's speaking with his four deputies.
WURLITZER
Thiss asshole's tryin' to tell me what
I'm gonna do in my jail. Fuck him!
This nanderfuck doesn't know what he's
dealin' with here, but we do. And if
shit happens, he ain't gonna be
responsible, we are. So keep your
shotguns out, your fingers on the
triggers, and be ready to fire at a
moment's notice.
ROGER
Say something.
MICKEY
(mouthful of donut)
What?
ROGER
Anything.
MICKEY
(talking in rhyme)
I stand amid the roar
Of a surf tormented shore,
As I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand--
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep--while I weep!
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?
MICKEY
(mouthful of donut)
How was that?
ROGER
Ah... fine. Let me make an adjustment
here, and we'll be ready to rock 'n
roll. Oh... uh, the dumbass at the
donut place put a chocolate cream
filled I asked for in your box.
MICKEY
There's a chocolate cream filled in
there?
ROGER
Yeah. Ya see, I ordered that special.
MICKEY
Tough titty, it's mine now.
ROGER
Look, I'll trade you.
WAYNE
Roger, enough with the fucking donuts!
What did I tell you. Stop bothering
Mickey, and get behind your nagra.
ROGER
(to himself)
Fine. Roger, what the hell are you
doing? You're bothering the serial
killer.
Wayne grabs a chair and sets it in front of Mickey.
WAYNE
Sorry about that.
MICKEY
Don't worry about it.
WAYNE
We're about ready to go here. Are you
ready?
MICKEY
Let's do it.
WAYNE (O.S.)
Okay people! Let's start to settle
down here.
INT. SUPPLY ROOM - DAY
16mm - BLACK & WHITE
SCENE is now SHOT through Scott's CAMERA which holds a ECU of
Mickey's eye.
CAMERA focuses then pulls out to include his whole face.
WAYNE (O.S.)
Are you comfortable?
WAYNE (O.S.)
Roger?
ROGER (O.S.)
Rockin'!
WAYNE (O.S.)
Scotty?
SCOTT (O.S.)
Rollin'... and speed!
WAYNE (O.S.)
Slate it.
WAYNE
So, Mickey, tell us what you do for
fun.
MICKEY
Aside from the obvious?
WAYNE
(not amused)
Yes. Aside from the obvious.
MICKEY
Okay, let me see now. What do I do for
fun?
(to people O.S.)
Does anybody got a smoke? You guys are
drivin' me crazy with your cigarettes.
(to camera)
Sorry out there in TV land. I'm just
sittin' here lookin'' at these deputies
smokin' up a storm, and it's really
doin' it to me.
MICKEY
Much obliged. What do I do for fun?
Do you want to know what I do for fun
or what I did for fun?
WAYNE
What? Oh, aaahhh, what you did for fun
for starters.
MICKEY
What I did for fun for starters.
(thinking)
Well, something I used to do. . .always
was a lot of fun. . .
(pause)
No, scratch that. Let me think of
something else. In fact, why don't we
come back to that question. Ask me
something else.
WAYNE
Do you miss Mallory?
MICKEY
Of course, I miss Mallory. She's my
wife. I haven't seen her in a long
time. What a stupid question.
WAYNE
Then was it worth it?
MICKEY
Was what worth it?
WAYNE
Was massacring all those people worth
being separated from your wife for the
rest of your life?
MICKEY
Do you think up these questions or the
girl with no tonge?
WAYNE
No, Mickey, I can't let you get away
with that shit. Answer the question.
Was it worth it? You haven't seen,
heard, or smelled Mallory in a year.
Was it worth it?
MICKEY
Was an instant of purity worth a
lifetime lie? Yeah, it was.
WAYNE
Excuse me, did you say an instant of
purity? What was the instant of
purity? The bodies you left behind on
your bloody trail?
MICKEY
That's only part of it. I mean, it's a
big, big, big part. But it's only the
chorus, it's not the whole song.
WAYNE
(passionately)
Please explain to me, Mickey, where's
the purity that you couldn't live
without in five year old Danny
Hillhouse's blown off head? Where's
the purity in forty-eight people who
are no longer on this planet because
they me you and Mallory? What's so
fucking pure about that?
MICKEY
Where the purity comes into play---
WHITE LEADER fills the SCREEN.
SCOTT (V.O.)
Camera jam! I'm sorry Wayne. God.
WAYNE (V.O.)
Fucking dammit! Mickey hold onto that
thought. Reload, quick!