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T H E G O D F A T H E R ,

P A R T I I

DIALOGUE CONTINUITY PRINTED IN USA

T H E G O D F A T H E R , P A R T I I

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(SHOTS)

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WIDOW: (IN SICILIAN)

WOMAN: (SPEAKS SICILIAN)

TITLE: They've killed the boy! They've killed

young Paolo!

(TITLE - OUT)

They've killed your son Paolo! Murderers!

Murderers!

WIDOW: (IN SICILIAN) My son... (CRIES)

(FOOTSTEPS)

(GATE SQUEAK)

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(FOOTSTEPS, OFF)

(FOOTSTEPS)

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WIDOW: (IN SICILIAN) All my respect, Don Ciccio.

WIDOW: (OFF) Don Cicc'...

WIDOW: (SPEAKS) You killed my husband because he

wouldn't give in to you.

And his oldest son Paolo...because he swore

revenge. But Vito is only nine. And dumb-

witted. He never speaks.

DON FRANCESCO: (IN SICILIAN) It's not his words I'm afraid

of.

THE GODFATHER, PART II Page 2

(SLIGHT LAUGH)

(SLIGHT LAUGH, OFF)

WIDOW: (SICILIAN) He's weak. He couldn't hurt

anyone.

DON: (OFF, SICILIAN) But when he grows, he'll

grow strong.

WIDOW: (SICILIAN) Don't worry. This little boy

can't do a thing to you.

DON: (SICILIAN) When he's a man, he'll come for

revenge.

WIDOW: (IN SICILIAN) I beg you, Don Ciccio, spare

my only son. He's all I have left. I swear

to God he'll never do you any harm. Spare

him!

DON: No.

WIDOW: (IN SICILIAN) Vito, run! Move and I'll

kill you!

WIDOW: (IN SICILIAN) Run, Vito!

WIDOW: (CONTINUES IN SICILIAN)

(SHOT)

DON: (OFF, SICILIAN) Kill him!

DON: (SHOUTS IN SICILIAN)

MAN: (SICILIAN, WARNING)

MAN: (IN SICILIAN) Any family who hides the boy

Vito Andolini will regret it!

You understand? Anybody who hides the boy

Vito Andolini is in for trouble!

MAN: (IN SICILIAN)

(COCK CROWS)

MAN: (SPEAKS TO VITO) (WARNING IN SICILIAN, OFF)

MAN: (IN SICILIAN) Vito, we're praying for you!

WOMAN: (SPEAKS)


(COCK CROWS)

MAN: (OFF, SICILIAN) If anyone is hiding the boy

Vito Andolini...turn him over to us.

Don Ciccio will thank you for it!

It'll be better for the boy, and better for

you!

(CHURCH BELLS)

(DONKEY)

(GOAT)

(CHURCH BELLS)

MAN: (IN SICILIAN) Any family who hides the boy

Vito Andolini will regret it! (WARNING

CONTINUES, OFF)

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(MAN'S VOICE SPEAKS, OFF)

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(POLYGLOT CHATTER)

(MUSIC: ORCHESTRA IN)

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(MUSIC OUT INTO HUM OF VOICES)

(HUM OF VOICES)

(HUM OF VOICES)

(HUM OF VOICES)

DOCTOR: Nurse!

(VIOLIN NOTES)

OFFICIAL: You have the money...

WOMAN: (GERMAN)


2ND OFFICIAL: Interpreter!

2ND WOMAN: (INDISTINCT)

MAN: (INDISTINCT)

3RD WOMAN: (INDISTINCT)

3RD OFFICIAL: (OFF) Where are you from?

INTERPRETER: (OFF) Donde vive?

3RD OFFICIAL: What is your name?

BLACK WOMAN: Maria.

OFFICIAL: (TO VITO) What is your name?

OFFICIAL: Come on, son.

OFFICIAL: What is your name?

INTERPRETER: (TO VITO) Tua nome.

INTERPRETER: (OFF) Vito Andolini from Corleone.

OFFICIAL: Corleone.

OFFICIAL: Vito Corleone. Okay, over there. Next.

Your name?

DOCTOR: (TO NURSE) Tell him he has smallpox;

quarantine three months.

NURSE: (SPEAKS ITALIAN)

OFFICIAL: Vito Corleone! (PAUSE) Vito Corleone!

POLICEMAN: There he is! This is him.

VITO: (SINGS IN ITALIAN)

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PRIEST: (SPEAKS/PRAYS IN LATIN)

MAN: Hey, d'you bring the car keys?

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GIRL'S VOICE: Laurie! Laurie!

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(APPLAUSE, BRAVOS)

(APPLAUSE, BRAVOS)

(APPLAUSE)


(MUSIC IN)

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CONNIE: Mama! Whoo! Mama!

MAMA: Finalmente, Constanzia. Look who's here.

CONNIE: Oh! Father Carmelo...

FATHER CARMELO: (OVERLAPS) Connie, how are you?

MAMA: This is Father Carmelo...

MERLE: I'm Merle Johnson.

MAMA: ...our family priest.

FATHER CARMELO: Pleased to meet you. Hi.

CONNIE: Mama, ooh! Mmm! Here I am.

MAMA: Constanzia, finalmente. After one week? I

sent the car out to the airport last week to

pick you up.

(MUSIC IN)

CONNIE: Oh, Mama, it was chaos.

CONNIE: Anyway here I am just one week late.

MAMA: Oh.

CONNIE: And this is for my Mama!

MAMA: What is this?

CONNIE: You remember Merle, don't you?

MERLE: Hello, Mama.

MAMA: Mmm hello, how are you, thank you.

(MUSIC)

CONNIE: Where's Michael? I got to talk to him - get

a few things straight and I can't wait in

line.

MAMA: You go see your children first, and then you

worry about waiting in line to see your

brother. Like everybody else.

(FANFARE)

(FANFARE CONTINUES)


BANDLEADER: (OFF) Ladies and gentlemen - a most

distinguished guest would like to say a few

words. (ON) Would you please welcome -

Senator Pat Geary of the State of Nevada.

(APPLAUSE)

And there is Mrs. Geary!

(APPLAUSE)

(APPLAUSE)

GEARY: (OFF) Thank you very much, ladies and

gentlemen.

GEARY: And this is a very very happy day - for me

and uh - my wife Mrs. Geary? We - see

Nevada far too seldom. But particularly

today when we can we can join with old

friends - we can make new friends and we

help celebrate a young man's First

Communion. (OFF) And also - to thank that

boy's family for a magnificent contribution

to the State. (ON) I have here in my hand

a check - made out to the University, and it

is a magnificent endowment - in the name of

- uh - Anthony Vito Corleone - and the check

is signed by that young man's parents - whom

I think we should recognize - uh - Mike, Pat

- uh Kay - stand up please. Stand up, let

the folks see you.

(APPLAUSE)

Folks, I want you to join with me in giving

a real Nevada...

(DRUM ROLL - APPLAUSE)

(OFF) ...thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Michael

Corleone.


(APPLAUSE)

(APPLAUSE)

GEARY: We also have as a special added attraction,

the Sierra Boys Choir - who have uh - chosen

a - certain special song - and a special

arrangement to honor their host, Mr. Michael

Corleone. Boys.

(APPLAUSE)

(APPLAUSE)

(MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

PR MAN: The plaque.

GEARY: Oh - yeah.

PR MAN: Okay, (OFF) fellas, did you get that one?

(ON) Okay. That's good. All right - now

Senator, just you and Mrs. Corleone please.

(OFF) Excuse us, please. There you go.

GEARY: (TO KAY) Thank you very much.

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

PR MAN: Okay, that's enough. Senator - may I have

the check please.

PHOTOGRAPHER: (OFF) Hold it up where we can see it.

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

(MUSIC CUTS OFF)

MICHAEL: My lawyer Tom Hagen. Senator Geary.

TOM: Senator.

MICHAEL: He's the one who arranged this whole thing

through your man Turnbull.

GEARY: Yes, yes.

MICHAEL: Sit down, Tom.


GEARY: I was under the impression that you and I

would talk alone.

MICHAEL: I trust these men with my life, Senator. If

I were to ask them to leave, it would be an

insult.

GEARY: Well - it's perfectly all right with me but

I should tell you that I am a blunt man and

I intend to - speak very frankly to you.

Maybe - more frankly than (OFF) anyone in my

position's ever talked to you before. The

Corleone family has done very well here in

Nevada. (ON) You own or - you control two

major hotels in Vegas, one in Reno. The

licenses were grandfathered in so there was

no - problem with the Gaming Commission.

(OFF) Now - my sources tell me that - you

plan to make a move against the Tropigala.

(OFF) They tell me that within a week

you're gonna move Klingman out. (OFF)

That's quite an expansion. However it will

leave you with one little - technical

problem. Ahhh!

(THUMP OF GLASS)

GEARY: The license will still be in Klingman's

name.

(MUSIC, OFF)

MICHAEL: Turnbull is a good man.

GEARY: Yeah well let's - let's cut out the

bullshit; I don't want to spend any more

time here than I have to.

GEARY: (OFF) You can have the license -- the price

is two hundred and fifty thousand dollars,


(OFF) plus a monthly payment of five percent

of the gross. (ON) Of all four hotels, Mr.

-- Corleone.

MICHAEL: Now the price - for the license is less than

twenty thousand dollars, am I right?

GEARY: (OFF) That's right.

MICHAEL: Now why would I ever consider paying more

than that?

GEARY: Because I intend to squeeze you. I don't

like your kind of people. I don't like to

see you come out to this clean country in -

oily hair (OFF) and dressed up in those silk

suits, and try to pass yourselves off (OFF)

as decent Americans. I'll do business with

you but the fact is that (ON) I despise your

masquerade - the dishonest way you pose

yourself - yourself and your whole fucking

family.

MICHAEL: Senator - we're both part of the same

hypocrisy. But never think it applies to my

family.

GEARY: All right, all right. Some people have to

play little games. You play yours.

GEARY: (OFF) So let's just say that you'll pay me

because it's in your interest to pay me.

(ON) But I want your answer and your money

by noon tomorrow. And one more thing -

(OFF) don't you contact me again, ever.

(ON) From now on you deal with Turnbull.

Open that door, son.

MICHAEL: Senator -- you can have my answer now if you

like.


MICHAEL: My offer is this. Nothing. Not even the

fee for the gaming license (OFF) which I

would appreciate if you would put up

personally.

GEARY: (LAUGHS) Good afternoon, gentlemen.

GEARY: Ladies! I didn't know you were out here.

Honey, we have to go; we're thirty minutes

late.

KAY: (OVERLAPS) Oh really? I'm sorry.

GEARY: Mrs. Corleone, (OFF) it's been a delightful

party. Thank you so much.

KAY: (OFF, OVERLAPS) Oh no. It was our

pleasure. Thank you so much; it was

wonderful talking to you.

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(BOAT MOTOR)

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(WATER SPILLING)

FRANKIE: Fredo!

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Fredo ya sonofabitch you look great!

FREDO: Frank Pentangeli! I thought you was never

comin' out west, you big bum!

(LAUGHS)

FRANKIE: Well I gotta check on my boys, uh? Hey,

Fredo, what's with the food around here?


FREDO: What's the matter?

FRANKIE: A kid comes up to me in a white jacket,

gives me a ritz cracker and chopped liver,

he says 'Canapes'. I said uh uh 'Can'a peas

my ass, that's a ritz cracker and chopped

liver!'

(FREDO LAUGHS)

FRANKIE: (SPEAKS SICILIAN) We got a barbecue here,

so where's the sausage? (THEN IN ENGLISH)

Bring out the peppers and sausage! (THEN

CONTINUES IN SICILIAN)

FREDO: Oh, seein' you reminds me of New York, the

old days, huh?

FRANKIE: Hey, Fredo - you remember uh Willi Cicci; we

was with old man Clemenza in Brooklyn? Yeah

look he...

FREDO: We were all upset about that, Frankie.

Heart attack, huh?

CICCI: No no, that was no heart attack.

FRANKIE: (CRYING) That's that's that's what I'm here

to see your brother Mike about. But what's

with him?

FREDO: What do you mean?

FRANKIE: I mean what do I gotta do? Do I have to get

a letter of introduction to-to get a

sitdown?

FREDO: Why you-you can't get in to see Mike?

FRANKIE: He's got me waiting in the lobby!

OLA: Johnny Ola.

NERI: Al Neri.

OLA: (UNINTELLIGIBLE LINE)

MICHAEL: You know my lawyer Tom Hagen? Johnny Ola.


OLA: Sure. I remember Tom from the old days.

MICHAEL: Rocco! What's this?

OLA: It's an orange from Miami.

MICHAEL: (TO ROCCO) Why don't you take care of

Johnny's men? They look like they might be

hungry. Johnny?

MICHAEL: Let's sit over there. Tom isn't going to

sit in with us, Johnny. He only handles

specific areas of the Family business.

(OFF) Tom?

TOM: Sure, Mike.

MICHAEL: What are you drinking, Johnny?

OLA: Anisette. Anisette.

TOM: If you need anything, Mike, I'll be outside,

all right?

MICHAEL: (OFF) Just tell Rocco we're waiting, Tom.

OLA: (OFF) I just left uh Mr. Roth in Miami.

MICHAEL: (OFF) How is his health?

OLA: (OFF) Ahh it's not good.

MICHAEL: (OFF) Is there anything I can do? Anything

I can send?

OLA: (OFF) He appreciates your concern, Michael.

And your respect. The casino you're

interested in - (ON) the registered owners

are - Jacob Lawrence, Allan Barclay, both

Beverly Hills attorneys. The real owners

are the old Lakeville Road group from

Cleveland, and our friend in Miami. Meyer

Klingman runs the store; he owns a piece of

it too; he does all right. But I've been

instructed to tell you that if you move


Klingman out our friend in Miami will go

along.

MICHAEL: It's very kind of 'im. You tell him - it's

greatly appreciated.

OLA: Hyman Roth always makes money for his

partners. One by one - our old friends are

gone. Death - natural or not - prison -

deported. Hyman Roth is the only one left,

because he always made money for his

partners.

(CHATTER)

FRANKIE: I can't believe, outa thirty professional

musicians there isn't one Italian in the

group here. C'mon, let's have a tarantella.

Come on - ba boom ba boom ba boom ba boom ba

boom...

(PIANO VAMPS)

Ba boom ba boom - Now you - up up up - da

da da dum da deedle dee dee ba bum ba bum

dee deedle dee dee. Play starata! Bum ba

bum ba bum.

(NOTES FROM CLARINET)

Play starata! Da dee dee dee dee da... Dee

dee dee dee.

(CLARINET)

What the hell have we here?

(LAUGHTER)

Basta! No no no!

(MUTTERS)

(LAUGHTER FROM CROWD)

(MUSIC FROM OUTSIDE)

MICHAEL: I'll see my sister alone.


MERLE: This concerns me too. I-is it okay if I

stay?

CONNIE: How are you, honey? You met Merle; he was

with me in Vegas.

MICHAEL: I saw him with you.

MERLE: Could I have a drink or something?

MICHAEL: (IN SICILIAN) What do you want?

CONNIE: Al, would you please get 'im a drink?!

(OFF) We're going to Europe next week.

(ON) I'd like to book passage on the Queen.

MICHAEL: So what do you come to me for? Why don't

you go to a travel agent?

MERLE: We're getting married first.

(CLINK OF ICE)

(MUSIC, OFF)

MICHAEL: The ink on your divorce isn't dry yet, (OFF)

and you're getting married? (ON) You see

your children on weekends? (OFF) You know

your oldest boy Victor was picked up in Reno

for some petty theft you don't even know

about.

CONNIE: (OVERLAPS) Michael!

MICHAEL: You fly around the world with men who don't

care for you, and use you like a (OFF)

whore.

CONNIE: You're not my fath- (OFF) -er!!

MICHAEL: (OVERLAPS) Then what do you come to me for?

CONNIE: 'Cause I need money.

(MUSIC FROM OFF)

MICHAEL: Connie. Connie Connie Connie - (OFF) Connie

- Connie -


MICHAEL: I want to be reasonable with you. Now why

don't you stay here with us, with the

family? (OFF) You can live here on the

estate with your kids - you won't be

deprived of anything; you can have

everything you want.

MICHAEL: (OFF) I don't know this Merle; I don't know

what he does; (ON) I don't know what he

lives on. Now why don't you tell him

marriage is out of the question (OFF) and

you don't want to see him any more. (ON)

He'll understand, believe me.

MICHAEL: Connie -- if you don't listen to me, and

marry this man - you disappoint me.

(MUSIC IN)

(CHATTER)

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MAMA: Famiglia! Cent' Anne!

ALL: Cent' Anne!

DEANNA: What's Chen dannay?

FREDO: Cent' Anne. It means a hundred (OFF) years.

CONNIE: It means we should all live happily for a

hundred years. The family. It would be

true if my father were alive.

MAMA: (OFF) Connie...

FRANKIE: Here...

CONNIE: Merle, you've met my sister-in-law Deanna?

CONNIE: (OFF) Fredo's wife.

DEANNA: My pleasure, Merle.

MERLE: (OFF) How do you do; my pleasure.


MAMA: (THRU ABOVE, IN SICILIAN) These two deserve

each other....

TOM: (IN SICILIAN) Ma, you're a riot!

(MUSIC)

CONNIE: Mama...

MERLE: What'd she mean by that?

FRANKIE: (OFF, IN SICILIAN)

FRANKIE: (CONTINUES IN SICILIAN) (LAUGHS)

FRANKIE: (IN SICILIAN) With all respect, I didn't

come here to eat dinner!

MICHAEL: (IN SICILIAN) I know, I know.

FRANKIE: (SICILIAN)

(MUSIC IN)

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DEANNA: What's the matter? I just - I just wanta

dance!

FREDO: Dancin's one thing; you're fallin' all over

the floor.

DEANNA: (OFF) I know what's the matter with you;

you're jealous 'cause he's a real man!

FREDO: Quit it, Dossie, and I'm gonna belt you

right in the teeth!

DEANNA: Aw you couldn't belt your mama! (OFF)

(SLIGHT LAUGH) You know somethin'? These

Dagos (OFF) are crazy when it comes to their

wives.


(MUSIC)

ROCCO: Michael says that if you can't take care of

this - I have to.

FREDO: Maybe you better.

DEANNA: (OFF) Never marry a Wop. They treat their

wives like (OFF) shit! I didn't mean to say

Wops - (ON) Ow! Don't! Shuck off! Ahh!

(OFF) What're you doin' to me, you big

slob! Help! Fredo!

FREDO: I can't control 'er, Mikey.

MICHAEL: You're my brother, Fredo; you don't have to

apologize to me.

(MUSIC)

MICHAEL: Clemenza promised the Rosato brothers three

territories in the Bronx after he died.

(OFF) You took over and you didn't give it

to them.

FRANKIE: I welched?

MICHAEL: (OFF) You welched.

FRANKIE: Yeah Clemenza promised 'em ougats.

Muscodon. Clemenza promised them nothing.

He hated those sonofabitches more than I do.

MICHAEL: Frankie - they feel cheated.

FRANKIE: (OFF) Michael - (ON) you're sitting high up

in the Sierra Mountains and you're drinking

uh - What's he drinking, Cicci?

CICCI: Champagne.

FRANKIE: Champagne champagne cocktails, and you're

passin' judgment on how I run my family!

MICHAEL: Tu famiglia.

MICHAEL: (CONTINUES OFF) Your family is still called

Corleone.


MICHAEL: (CONTINUES) And you'll run it like a

Corleone.

FRANKIE: (IN SICILIAN) My family doesn't eat here,

doesn't eat in Las Vegas...and doesn't eat

in Miami!

FRANKIE: (OFF) Con Hyman Roth!

MICHAEL: Frankie -

MICHAEL: You're a good old man. And I like you. You

were loyal to my father for years.

FRANKIE: The Rosato brothers, they're takin'

hostages. And, Mike, they spit right in my

face - all because they're backed up by that

Jew in Miami.

MICHAEL: I know. That's why I don't want 'em

touched.

FRANKIE: You don't want 'em touched.

MICHAEL: No. I want you to be fair with them.

FRANKIE: You want me to be fair with 'em? (SLIGHT

LAUGH) How can you be fair to animals?

Tom, for Chrissakes! Listen, they recruit

spicks; they recruit niggers. They do

violence in their in their grandmothers'

neighborhoods! And I tell you - everything

with them is whores - whores! (SPEAKS

SICILIAN) Junk! Dope! And they leave the

gambling to last. I wanta run my Family

without you on my back, and I want those

Rosato brothers dead.

MICHAEL: No.

FRANKIE: Morte.

MICHAEL: Now I have business that's important with

Hyman Roth; I don't want it disturbed.


FRANKIE: Then you give your loyalty to a Jew before

your own (OFF) blood.

MICHAEL: Tch! Come on, Frankie; you know my father

did business with Hyman Roth. He respected

'im.

FRANKIE: Your father did business with Hyman Roth?

Your father respected Hyman Roth? But your

father never trusted Hyman Roth.

FRANKIE: (OFF) Or his Sicilian messenger boy Johnny

Ola. (SPEAKS SICILIAN) You'll have to

excuse me. I'm tired and I'm a little

drunk! (CONTINUES IN SICILIAN, THEN IN

ENGLISH) And I want everybody here to know

- there's never gonna be no trouble from me.

Don Corleone. (IN SICILIAN:) Ciccio, the

door...

(DOOR CLOSES, OFF)

NERI: You want him to leave now?

(MUSIC IN)

MICHAEL: Let him go back to New York; I've already

made my plans. The old man had too much

wine. It's late.

(MUSIC)

MICHAEL: How's the baby?

KAY: Sleeping inside me.

MICHAEL: Does it feel like a boy?

(MUSIC)

KAY: Yes. Yes it does, Michael.

MICHAEL: (SIGHS) Kay...

KAY: Hmm?

MICHAEL: I'm sorry about all the people today. Bad

timing. It couldn't be helped though.


KAY: It made me think of what you once told me.

In five years the Corleone family will be

completely legitimate. That was seven years

ago.

MICHAEL: (SOFTLY) I know. I'm trying, darling.

(MUSIC OVERLAPS)

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(PAPER RATTLE)

(MUSIC)

MICHAEL: Did you see this?

KAY: Mmhmm.

(MUSIC)

(PAPER RATTLE)

(MUSIC)

KAY: Michael, why are the drapes open?

(MUSIC)

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(MACHINE GUN)

(MACHINE GUN)

(MACHINE GUN)

(MACHINE GUN)

(MACHINE GUN)

(MACHINE GUN)

(MACHINE GUN)

(MACHINE GUN)

(MACHINE GUN)

(MACHINE GUN STOPS)


(FALLING GLASS)

(FALLING GLASS)

(FALLING GLASS)

MICHAEL: Kay, you all right?

KAY: Yes.

(HEAVY BREATHING)

MICHAEL: Are you hit?

KAY: No. (SOBS)

MICHAEL: It's all right, darling.

(ALARM SOUNDS)

(MUSIC IN)

MAN: Stop! Stop! Halt, halt!

(TIRE SQUEAL)

(MUSIC)

(RUNNING FOOTSTEPS)

(ALARM)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

ROCCO: They're still on the property. Please,

Michael, please stay inside.

MICHAEL: Keep them alive.

ROCCO: (OFF) We'll try.

MICHAEL: Rocco, alive!!

(MUSIC)

ROCCO: (TO MAN) Stay by the door!

ROCCO: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) ...the house!

(MUSIC)

(DOG BARKING)

(MUSIC)

(DOG BARKING)

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(DOGS)

(MUSIC)

(DOGS BARKING)

(CHILD WHIMPERS)

(MUSIC IN)

(DOG BARKS)

(MUSIC)

(MOTORBOAT MOTOR)

(SHOUTS)

(KNOCK AT DOOR)

MICHAEL: Yeah, come in.

(DOOR OPENS, OFF)

TOM: Mike, are you all right?

MICHAEL: Yeah.

TOM: Yeah?

MICHAEL: There's a lot I can't tell you, Tom. And I

know that's upset you in the past.

TOM: Uh...

MICHAEL: Yeah. You felt it was because of some lack

of trust or confidence - but it's - it's

because I admire you, and I love you - that

I kept things secret from you. That's why

at this moment you're the only one I can

completely trust.

MICHAEL: Fredo? Well he's got a good heart - but

he's weak, and he's stupid.

MICHAEL: And this is life and death. Tom - you're my

brother.

TOM: (INHALES, EXHALES) I al-always wanted to be

thought of as a brother by you, Mikey; a

real brother.

MICHAEL: I know that.


(GLASS SLIDING)

MICHAEL: You're gonna take over. You're gonna be the

Don.

MICHAEL: If what I think has happened has happened -

I'm gonna leave here tonight. (OFF) I give

you complete power, Tom. Over Fredo and his

men. Rocco, Neri, everyone. (ON) I'm

trusting you with the lives of my wife - and

my children - the future of this Family.

TOM: Uh if we catch these guys, do you think

we'll be able to find out who's back of all

this?

MICHAEL: (OFF, OVERLAPS) We're not gonna catch 'em.

MICHAEL: Unless I'm very wrong, they're dead already.

They were killed by somebody close to us -

inside - very, very frightened they botched

it.

TOM: What about your people Rocco and Neri, you

don't think that they had something to do

with this.

MICHAEL: See - all our people are businessmen. Their

loyalty's based on that.

MICHAEL: One thing I learned from Pop - was to try to

think as people around you think. And on

that basis anything's possible.

(DEANNA SCREAMS)

DEANNA: Right there dead! Right out my window! I

wanta get out of here! Instead of lying

there dead!

FREDO: Get her inside.

(DEANNA'S SCREAM, OFF)

(DOGS BARKING)


ROCCO: Over here! There's two of 'em!

ROCCO: (OFF) Looks like they were hired outa New

York. I don't recognize 'em. (OFF) We

won't get anything out of 'em now.

MAN: (OFF) Look, Lou -

MICHAEL: Fish 'em out.

(SPLASHING, OFF)

(SPLASHING)

(SPLASHING)

(SPLASHING, OFF)

(SPLASHING)

TOM: All right, get rid of the bodies.

ROCCO: Where's Mike?

TOM: Rocco!

MICHAEL: Anthony - everything's gonna be all right.

Try to sleep.

(KISS)

(MUSIC IN)

MICHAEL: (OFF) Did you like your party?

ANTHONY: (NODS) I got lots of presents.

MICHAEL: (OFF) I know. Did you like 'em?

ANTHONY: (NODS) I didn't know the people who gave

them to me.

MICHAEL: Mmm well, they were friends.

ANTHONY: Did you see my present for you?

MICHAEL: (OFF) It was on my pillow. (ON) Anthony

-- I'm going to be leaving very early

tomorrow.

ANTHONY: Will you take me?

(MUSIC)

MICHAEL: (OFF) No, I can't, Anthony.

ANTHONY: Why do you have go?


MICHAEL: I have to do business.

ANTHONY: I could help you.

MICHAEL: Well - some day you will. Go to sleep.

Hmm?

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(BABY COOS)

(MUSIC CHANGES)

(MUSIC)

(AUDIENCE SINGING)

(SINGING: MUSIC)

GENCO: (IN SICILIAN) She's really beautiful.

You've got to see her.

(AD LIBS FROM AUDIENCE)

(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS, WHISTLES)

(APPLAUSE)

GENCO: (IN SICILIAN - THRU APPLAUSE) Wait till you

see her. Words can't describe her.

(MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC, APPLAUSE, WHISTLES FROM AUDIENCE)

TENOR: (IN ITALIAN) I left Naples. I left Mama.

(OUT - IN)

For a no-good tramp!

(MUSIC)

(OUT - IN)

Now here I am in America, in New York.

(OUT - IN)

Alone! Thinking of my mother. Without news

from home.


(KNOCK AT DOOR)

GENCO: Ahhh!

TENOR: (SPEAKS OFF)

CARLA: Peppino, una lettra per te!

TENOR: Se' te. Finally, a letter from Naples!

(MUSIC)

TENOR: (SPEAKS, OFF)

GENCO: (IN SICILIAN) Vito, how do you like my

little angel? Isn't she beautiful?

VITO: (IN SICILIAN) She's very beautiful.

GENCO: (IN SICILIAN)

VITO: (IN SICILIAN) To you, she's beautiful! For

me, there's only my wife and son.

TENOR: (SPEAKS, OFF)

TENOR: (SPEAKS: TITLE) Our dear mother -

(OUT - IN)

...is dead! Morta! Mamma mia!

(AUDIENCE GASPS)

(ITALIAN VOCAL)

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

GENCO: (IN SICILIAN) We'll go backstage later and

take her to eat.

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

GENCO: (IN SICILIAN) Sit down, you bum!

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

GENCO: Ase' te!

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

GENCO: (IN SICILIAN) Oh, excuse me, Don Fanucci.

(MUSIC: VOCAL)


(MUSIC: VOCAL)

GENCO: (IN SICILIAN) We'll go see her backstage.

VITO: (IN SICILIAN) Who was that?

GENCO: (IN SICILIAN) The Black Hand.

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

GENCO: (IN SICILIAN) Come on, let's go.

(VOCAL CONTINUES)

Scusa. Scusa.

GENCO: (??)

GENCO: (IN SICILIAN) That's Fanucci...the Black

Hand.

IMPRESARIO: (IN SICILIAN, OFF)

(TENOR SPEAKING, OFF)

IMPRESARIO: (SICILIAN) We'll talk about it tomorrow.

(TENOR SPEAKS, OFF)

FANUCCI: (SICILIAN) Tomorrow! Always tomorrow!

(MUSIC: VOCAL, OFF)

FANUCCI: (SICILIAN) You'll pay me today!

(MUSIC)

(CARLA GASPS)

IMPRESARIO: (IN SICILIAN)

FANUCCI: (OFF, SICILIAN)

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

GENCO: (IN SICILIAN) Let' s go.

IMPRESARIO: (SICILIAN, OFF)

IMPRESARIO: (SICILIAN) Not my daughter! Let her go!

(MUSIC)

IMPRESARIO: (SICILIAN) Here, take all my money.

GENCO: (SICILIAN)


FANUCCI: (SICILIAN, OFF)

(MUSIC, OFF)

FANUCCI: (SICILIAN)

GENCO: (IN ENGLISH) Vito - Vito, come on.

(DOOR CLOSES)

GENCO: Vito! I know what you're thinking, but you

don't know how things are.

(OUT - IN)

Fanucci's with the Black Hand. The whole

neighborhood pays him.

(OUT - IN)

Even my father, in the grocery store.

VITO: (IN SICILIAN) He's Italian?

GENCO: (SICILIAN)

VITO: (IN SICILIAN) So why does he bother other

Italians?

GENCO: (IN SICILIAN) He knows they have nobody to

protect them.

(OUT - IN)

Forget that. Did you like my angel?

VITO: (IN SICILIAN) If you're happy, I'm happy.

(CHATTER, STREET SOUNDS)

(MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC)

(STREET SOUNDS)

(MUSIC)

CARMELA: (IN SICILIAN) Don't you feel well? Is your

boss treating you all right?

(BELL STRIKES)

VITO: (IN SICILIAN) Forget it.

CLEMENZA: (OFF) Hey! Madame!

CLEMENZA: (OFF) Hey!


CLEMENZA: (OFF) Hey, buddy! You speak Italian? (IN

ENGLISH) You speak Italian? (ON, SICILIAN)

Hide this for me! (SICILIAN) I'll take it

back next week!

(CHILDREN'S VOICES, OFF)

(DOOR OPENS: BELL JANGLES)

FANUCCI: (SICILIAN) Abbandando, meet my nephew!

FANUCCI: (CONTINUES, OFF)

FANUCCI: (OFF, SICILIAN) How's business?

ABBANDANDO: (SICILIAN)

FANUCCI: (LAUGHS) (IN SICILIAN) It's good, it's

good.


GENCO: (IN SICILIAN) Fanucci's mad. Says the

neighborhood's getting sloppy.

(OUT - IN)

People don't pay on time, don't pay the full

amount.

(OUT - IN)

Says he's been too nice to everyone.

FANUCCI: (SICILIAN)


FANUCCI: (OFF, SICILIAN)

VITO: (IN SICILIAN) So Fanucci's changing?

GENCO: (IN SICILIAN) Sure. He wants double from

everybody.

GENCO: (OFF, SICILIAN) Even from my father.

FANUCCI: (SICILIAN) I'm a friend, right? So you'll

let him work here?

(PAT ON CHEEK)


(DOOR BELL JANGLES: DOOR CLOSES)

ABBANDANDO: Vit' - vene.

(FOOTSTEPS)

ABBANDANDO: Vito...

ABBANDANDO: (SICILIAN) I've got some bad news. I feel

rotten telling you this...

ABBANDANDO: (CONTINUES SPEAKING)

ABBANDANDO: (SICILIAN) But Fanucci...he's got a

nephew...

VITO: (IN SICILIAN) And you have to give him my

job.

VITO: (IN SICILIAN) You've always been good to

me, ever since I came here.

(OUT - IN)

You looked after me like a father.

VITO: (IN SICILIAN) I thank you.

VITO: (IN SICILIAN) And I won't forget it.

(SPEAKS) Hmm?

(MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(VENDOR)

ABBANDANDO: (OFF) Vito!

VITO: Oh no no. No.

ABBANDANDO: (SICILIAN) Take this to your family.

(MUSIC)

VITO: (SICILIAN) Thanks anyway. But please, I

can't accept.


VITO: No.

(MUSIC)


(VENDORS)

(MUSIC)

(DOOR CLOSE)

(FOOTSTEPS)

(MUSIC)

CARMELA: (SICILIAN) What a nice pear!

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(STREET NOISES)

CLEMENZA: (SICILIAN) I'm Clemenza, your neighbor.

You still have my goods?

CLEMENZA: (SICILIAN) Did you look inside?

VITO: (SICILIAN) I'm not interested in things

that don't concern me.

CLEMENZA: Mmm.

CLEMENZA: (SICILIAN) A friend of mine has a nice rug.

Maybe your wife would like it.

VITO: (SICILIAN) Sure she would. But who has

money for a rug?

CLEMENZA: (SICILIAN) It would be a present. I know

how to return a favor.

VITO: Yeah sure. (THEN IN SICILIAN) My wife

would like it.

(MUSIC IN)

CLEMENZA: (SICILIAN)

(CHICKENS)

(AUTO HORN)

(MUSIC)

CLEMENZA: (SICILIAN) The son of a bitch! He isn't

home!

CLEMENZA:

(CHURCH BELLS)


Damn, he didn't even leave the key.

(OUT - IN)

Well, he won't mind.

(CHIMES)

CLEMENZA: (SPEAKS)

VITO: (SICILIAN) This is your friend's place?

CLEMENZA: Si. Certo.

VITO: (SICILIAN) This is a real palace.

CLEMENZA: (SICILIAN) One of the best.

CLEMENZA: (SICILIAN) Vito, give me a hand, will you?

(CLINK OF CRYSTAL)

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

CLEMENZA: (SICILIAN)

(DOOR CHIMES)

(DOOR CHIMES)

(GUN CLICK, OFF)

(GUN CLICK)

(RATTLES DOORKNOB)

(FOOTSTEPS)

(MUSIC IN)

(STREET TRAFFIC)

(CHATTER)

(MUSIC)

(CLEMENZA SINGS)

(BABY CRIES)

(MUSIC)

(BABY CRYING)

(CLEMENZA TALKS TO BABY)

(MUSIC)

(BABY CRYING)

CLEMENZA: (TALKS TO BABY) (OFF)

CARMELA: (SICILIAN) Look how pretty it is, Santino!


(MUSIC)

(BABY CRYING)

VITO: (SICILIAN, OFF)

(MUSIC)

(BABY CRYING)

CARMELA: (SICILIAN)

(BABY HOWLS)

(DIESEL WHISTLE)

(TRAIN)

(TRAIN)

(RAIL CLICKS)

(TRAIN)

(RAIL CLICKS)

(CROSSING SIGNAL)

(MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(CAR DOOR CLOSE, OFF)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(DOOR CLOSE)

(MUSIC)

MRS. ROTH: Come on in.

(MUSIC OUT: TV ANNOUNCER, OFF)

It's all right. Hyman's in there. I'm just

(OFF) making some lunch. Would you like a

tuna sandwich?

MICHAEL: Uh no thank you.

(TV ANNOUNCER, OFF)


TV ANNOUNCER'S VOICE: ...pick up of two by Holden. Second and

eight for S.C. and the ball is at the

Trojan's 38 yard line.

MICHAEL: (OFF) Mr. Roth?

ROTH: Come in, Michael.

ROTH: (THRU TV ANNOUNCER) Sit down; make yourself

comfortable. It's almost over.

TV ANNOUNCER'S VOICE: ...he's at the 40 and down...

ROTH: Do you follow the football game?

MICHAEL: Not for awhile I haven't.

ROTH: I enjoy watching football in the afternoon.

One of the things I love about this country.

Baseball too. I loved baseball - ever since

Arnold Rothstein fixed the World Series in

1919. (CHUCKLES) (ROTH CHUCKLES, OFF)

(TV ANNOUNCER, OFF)

TV ANNOUNCER: (OFF) ...down, say the Officials, and at

that point - it'll be first and ten...

ROTH: I heard you had some trouble.

TV ANNOUNCER: (OFF) It'll third and ten. Another of

those big plays now...

ROTH: Stupid. People behaving like that with

guns.

TV ANNOUNCER: (OFF) ...and looks like he could stall

here...

ROTH: The important thing is you're - all right.

Good health - the most important thing -

(OFF) more than success - more than money -

TV ANNOUNCER: (OFF) He's back to pass. Big rush -

rolls...

ROTH: (OFF, CONTINUING) more than power.


TV ANNOUNCER: (OFF) ...roll up field for Hayes - he's

intercepted - Hurd has it for the Irish!

40. To the far sideline. He's hit and

dropped by Hugh Burdock on S.C.'s 43 yard

line!

MICHAEL: (THRU TV ANNOUNCER) I came here because

there's gonna be more bloodshed. I want you

to know about it before it happens so that

there's no danger of starting another war.

ROTH: (THRU TV ANNOUNCER) Nobody wants another

war.

MICHAEL: Frank Pentangeli came to my home, and he

asked my permission to get rid of the Rosato

brothers. When I refused he tried to have

me killed. He was stupid; I was lucky.

I'll visit 'im soon. The important thing is

that nothing - interfere with our plans for

the future, yours and mine.

ROTH: Nothing is more important.

(TV)

You're a wise and considerate young man.

MICHAEL: (THRU TV) And you're a great man, Mr. Roth.

There's much I can learn from you.

ROTH: Whatever I can do to help, Michael.

(TV)

MRS. ROTH: Excuse me; lunch.

ROTH: Come in.

(TV)

ROTH: Thank you, my dear.

MRS. ROTH: Hyman, you're (OFF) gonna break your ear

drums. Okay, enjoy it.

ROTH: Thank you.


(DOOR CLOSE)

You're young, I'm old and sick. What we

will do together in the next few months will

make history, Michael - history. It's never

been done before. Not even your father

would dream - that such a thing could be

possible.

(TV)

MICHAEL: Frank Pentangeli is a dead man. You don't

object?

ROTH: He's small potatoes.

(CAR MOTOR)

(CAR DOOR CLOSE)

FRANKIE: What's up?

FRANKIE: We got company, uh?

(DOOR CLOSE)

FRANKIE: (SICILIAN)

WIFE: (SICILIAN) Michael Corleone is here.

FRANKIE: (SICILIAN)

WIFE: (SICILIAN)

FRANKIE: (SICILIAN)

WIFE: (SICILIAN) He's in your den. You better

hurry.

(OUT - IN)

He's been waiting a half hour.

(OUT - IN)

Is something wrong?

FRANKIE: Don Corleone, I-I wish you woulda let me

know you were comin'; I-I coulda prepared

somethin' for you.

MICHAEL: I didn't want you to know I was comin'.

(DOOR CLOSE, OFF)


MICHAEL: You heard what happened in my home?

FRANKIE: Mike, I almost died myself - we was all so

relieved.

MICHAEL: IN MY HOME!! IN MY BEDROOM WHERE MY WIFE

SLEEPS!! Where my children come and play

with their toys. In my home.

MICHAEL: I want you to help me take my revenge.

FRANKIE: Michael, anything. What can I do?

MICHAEL: Settle these troubles with the Rosato

brothers.

FRANKIE: Mike, I don't understand!

FRANKIE: I don't uh... Look, I don't have your brain

- uh for big deals. But this is a street

thing. (OFF) That Hyman Roth in Miami,

that - he's backin' up those sonofabitches.

MICHAEL: I know he is.

FRANKIE: (OFF) Then why? (ON) Why do you ask me to

lay down to them, Mike?

MICHAEL: It was Hyman Roth that tried to have me

killed.

MICHAEL: I know it was him.

FRANKIE: Jesus Christ, Mike - Jesus Christ, look

let's get 'em all. Let's hit 'em all. Now

- while we got the muscle!

MICHAEL: Ah this used to be my father's old study.

It's changed. I remember there used to be a

- a big desk was here... I remember when I

was a kid, Frankie, we had to be very quiet

when we played near here.

MICHAEL: I was very happy that this house never went

to strangers. First Clemenza took it over,

now you. (OFF) My father taught me many


things here. (ON) He taught me in this

room - he taught me - (OFF) Keep your

friends close - but your enemies closer.

(ON) Now if Hyman Roth sees that I

interceded in this thing, in the Rosato

brothers' favor - he's gonna think his

relationship with me (OFF) is still good.

(SPEAKS SICILIAN)

FRANKIE: (SICILIAN)

MICHAEL: That's what I want 'im to think. I want him

completely relaxed and confident in our

friendship. (OFF) Then I'll be able to

find out who the traitor in my family was.

(PHONE RINGS)

(MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC)

FREDO: (INTO PHONE) Yeah?

OLA: (VOICE OVER PHONE) Fredo, this is Johnny,

Johnny Ola. We need some more help.

FREDO: (INTO PHONE) Johnny? Jesus Christ, what

the hell time is it?

DEANNA: Who is that, honey?

FREDO: Shhh!

OLA: (VOICE OVER PHONE) Listen good, Fredo.

FREDO: (INTO PHONE) What're you callin' me here

for? I don't wanta talk to you.

OLA: (VOICE OVER PHONE) Pentangeli's set up a

meeting with the Rosato brothers. He says

he's gonna go for their deal.

FREDO: (INTO PHONE) Oh come on...

OLA: (VOICE OVER PHONE) Will he come alone?


FREDO: (INTO PHONE) I don't know anything; you got

me in deep enough already.

OLA: (VOICE OVER PHONE) Just go along.

Everything'll be all right, Fredo.

Pentangeli says he's willing to make a deal.

All we want to know is if he's on the level,

or if he's gonna bring his boys.

(MUSIC)

FREDO: (INTO PHONE) You guys lied to me. I don't

want you to call me any more.

OLA: (VOICE OVER PHONE) Your brother's not gonna

find out we talked.

FREDO: (INTO PHONE) I don't know what you're

talkin' about.

(PHONE HANGUP)

DEANNA: Who was that?

FREDO: Uhh - wrong number.

(TRAFFIC)

(VOICES)

ROSATO: Bueno - I got nobody here.

FRANKIE: Wait in the car, Cicc'.

CICCI: Frankie...

FRANKIE: That's okay, Cicc'.

FRANKIE: What's this?

ROSATO: It's a lucky C note for our new deal.

ROSATO: (OFF) Ritchie!

ROSATO: Give us a taste, uh?

ROSATO: Yes, we were all real happy about your

decision, Frankie; (OFF) you're not gonna

regret it.

FRANKIE: I don't like the C note, Carmine. I take

that as an insult.


ROSATO: (OFF) Michael Corleone says hello!

(FRANKIE GASPS, CHOKES)

(FRANKIE CHOKING, OFF)

(FRANKIE CHOKING)

MAN: Close the fuckin' (OFF) door!

RITCHIE: Here comes the Cop; what the...

COP: (OFF) Hey, Ritch - (ON) it's dark in here.

Are you open or closed?

RITCHIE: Hey I just come in to clean up a (OFF)

little, you know? What's the matter?

COP: Is that somethin' on the floor?

RITCHIE: (OFF) Carmine, no no not here, not (ON)

here! Anthony!

(CONFUSED SHOUTING)

MAN: You open this fuckin' bar, I'll blow your

heads in!

RITCHIE: Carmine!

(FIRING, OFF)

(FIRING, OFF)

(FIRING)

(SCREAM FROM WOMAN)

(SHOUTING)

(SHOT)

(TIRE SQUEAL)

(SHOT)

(TRAFFIC)

(TIRE SQUEAL)

(PLANE MOTOR)

(LOW MURMUR)

MAN: Freddy, it's good to see you.

TOM: How is he?


MAN: He's okay. He's in the back. Come on,

girls, take a hike, huh?

MAN: In this room here.

TOM: (TO FREDO) I want to talk to him alone

first.

MAN: (TO PASSING GIRL) Come on, huh?

(DOOR CLOSE, OFF)

TOM: I thought I could help you, Senator.

GEARY: Hagen?

GEARY: Listen, Hagen, I did not know.

TOM: (OFF) It's all right.

GEARY: I didn't do anything.

TOM: (OFF) It's okay. You're very lucky. (ON)

My brother Fredo operates this place. He

was called before anyone. Now if this had

happened some place else (OFF) we couldn't

have helped you.

GEARY: Huh! When I woke up I was on the floor.

GEARY: And I don't know how it happened.

TOM: (OFF) You can't remember?

GEARY: I passed out.

(TOM INHALES)

GEARY: Uh - I'll I'll fix it.

GEARY: (OFF) Just a game. Uhh! Jesus!

(GASPS)

(GEARY GASPING, SOBBING)

GEARY: Jesus, Jesus... (OFF) Jesus...

(GEARY CRYING, OFF)

GEARY: (OFF, SOBBING) Jesus God... Oh (OFF) God!

(CRYING)

(BANGS FIST)


GEARY: I don't know -- I don't understand why I

can't remember.

TOM: (OFF) You don't have to remember; (ON) just

do as I say. (OFF) Put in a call into your

office; explain -- that you'll be there

tomorrow afternoon. (ON) You decided to

spend the night at Michael Corleone's house

in Tahoe - as his guest.

GEARY: I do remember - that she was laughing. We'd

done it before - and I know that I could not

have hurt - that girl.

TOM: This girl has no family - (OFF) nobody -

knows that she worked here. (ON) It'll be

as though she never existed.

TOM: All that's left is our friendship.

(MUSIC IN)

KAY: (OFF) Yes?

MAN: I'm sorry, Mrs. Corleone; we're not to let

you through.

(MUSIC)

KAY: I'm just going to the market.

MAN: Okay, just give us a list; we'll (OFF) pick

up anything you want.

KAY: Whose orders are these?

MAN: (OFF) Mr. Hagen's, ma'am. He's comin' over

now.

KAY: All right, I'm just gonna have to speak to

Mr. Hagen.

(MUSIC)

TOM: I wanted to explain this but - I had

business in Carson City. Now this is


Michael's request for your safety. Now we

can send out for anything that you need.

KAY: I see. I'm supposed to stay in my house.

TOM: No, within the compound will be fine.

KAY: Tom, I was going to take the children to New

England next week.

TOM: That's off now.

(MUSIC)

KAY: Am I a prisoner? Is that it?

TOM: That's not the way we look at it, Kay.

KAY: All right, come on, kids; we're going back

to the house.

TOM: Joe...

(MUSIC CHANGES)

(SPANISH VOCAL)

VENDOR: Cuba! Cuba!

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

(MUSIC)

(CHILDREN SHOUT)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

PRESIDENT: (OFF) Most respected gentlemen -

TRANSLATOR: (OFF, SPANISH)

PRESIDENT: (OFF) allow me to welcome you to the City

of Havana.

TRANSLATOR: (SPANISH)

PRESIDENT: I want to thank this distinguished group of

American industrialists -


TRANSLATOR: (OFF, OVERLAPS)

PRESIDENT: - for continuing to work with Cuba -


PRESIDENT: - for the greatest period of (OFF)

prosperity -


PRESIDENT: (OFF) - in her entire history.


PRESIDENT: (OFF) Mr. William Shaw -


PRESIDENT: (OFF) - representing the General Fruit

Company -


PRESIDENT: (OFF) Messrs. Corngold and Dant -


PRESIDENT: (OFF) - of United Telephone and Telegraph

Company -


PRESIDENT: (OFF) Mr. Petty -


PRESIDENT: (OFF) Regional Vice President of the Pan

American Mining Corporation -

TRANSLATOR: (OFF, OVERLAPS)

PRESIDENT: (OFF) Mr. Robert Allen of South American

Sugar -


PRESIDENT: (OFF) - and Mr. Michael Corleone of

Nevada -


PRESIDENT: (OFF) - representing our Associates in

Tourism and Leisure Activities -



PRESIDENT: (OFF) And my old friend and associate from

Florida -


PRESIDENT: (OFF) Mr. Hyman Roth.

TRANSLATOR: (OFF) Senor Hyman Roth.

PRESIDENT: I would like to take this opportunity to

thank United Telephone and Telegraph for

their lovely Christmas gift -

TRANSLATOR: (SPANISH)

PRESIDENT: A solid gold telephone.


PRESIDENT: Perhaps you gentlemen would like to take a

look at it.


MAN: (OFF) Mr. President.

PRESIDENT: (OFF) Yes.

MAN: (OFF) Perhaps you would discuss the status

of rebel activity and uh what this can mean

to our businesses.

PRESIDENT: (OFF) Of course.

MAN: Heavy stuff.

PRESIDENT: (OFF) I want to assure you that although

the rebels have mounted an impressive

campaign in Las Villas -


PRESIDENT: (OFF) - my staff indicates with assurance

(ON) that we'll drive them out of the city

of uh Santa Clara - (OFF) before the New

Year.


PRESIDENT: (OFF) And I want to put you all at ease.



PRESIDENT: We will tolerate no guerrillas in the

casinos or the swimming pools.

(LAUGHTER FROM MEN)

(AUTO HORN)

OFFICER: (SPANISH)

OFFICER: (CONTINUES, OFF)

DRIVER: (SPEAKS, OFF)

OFFICER: (SPANISH, OFF)

DRIVER: He says that they're makin' arrest (OFF) and

in a few minutes he'll (OFF) let us through.

MICHAEL: Johnny?

OLA: (IN SICILIAN) It's nothing. (OFF) Just

some lousy bandits. The police are cleaning

them up. (SHOUTING IN SPANISH) Viva Fidel!

(EXPLOSION)

(SIREN)

(SIREN)

(SPARKLER)

(MURMUR FROM MEN)

MAN: That's your cake over there.

ROTH: Ahh! Ahh! (MURMUR) Well! I hope my age

is correct. I'm always accurate about my

age.

(LAUGHTER FROM MEN)

Uh make sure that everybody sees the cake

before we cut it. I'm very pleased - you

were all able to come from such distances to

be with me today. When a man comes to this

point in his life - he wants to turn over

the things he's been blessed with - turn

them over to friends - as a reward for the

friends he's had - (OFF) and to make sure -


(ON) that everything goes well after he's

gone.

OLA: Not for years.

MEN: (OFF) Hear, hear, hear. L'chaim!

ROTH: (OFF) Well we'll see. (ON) The doctors

would disagree; but what do they know.

ROTH: These are wonderful things that we've

achieved in Havana, and there's no limit to

where we can go from here. This kind of

government knows how to help business - to

encourage it. The uh hotels here are bigger

and swankier than any of the rough joints we

put in Vegas. (OFF) And we can thank our

friends in the Cuban government (OFF) which

has put up half of the cash, with the

Teamsters, on a dollar for dollar basis; has

relaxed restrictions on imports. (ON) What

I'm saying is that we have now what we have

always needed - real partnership with the

government. (TO WAITER) Smaller piece.

You all know Michael Corleone. (OFF) And

we all remember his father. At the time of

my retirement - or death - (ON) I turn over

all my interest in the Havana (OFF)

operation...

MICHAEL: (TO WAITER) Gracias.

ROTH: (CONTINUING) ...to his control, (ON) but -

all of you will share.

ROTH: (OFF) The Nacionale will go to the

Lakeville Road boys - (OFF) the Capri to the

Corleone (OFF) Family - the Sevilla Biltmore

(OFF) also, bur Eddie Levine of Newport will


bring in the Pennino brothers, Dino and

Eddie, for a piece and also to handle the

actual casino operations. (ON) And we've

saved a piece for some friends in Nevada uh

to make sure that (OFF) things go smooth

back home. (ON) Uh - I want all of you to

enjoy your cake, so - enjoy.

MURMUR: Happy birthday! L'chaim!

MICHAEL: I saw an interesting thing happen today. A

rebel was being arrested by the military

police, and rather than be taken alive, he

exploded a grenade he had hidden in his

jacket. (OFF) He killed himself and he

took a captain of the command with him.

Right, Johnny?

(MURMUR)

MAN: Those rebels, you know they're lunatics?

MICHAEL: Maybe so, but it occurred to me - (OFF) the

soldiers are paid to fight, the rebels

aren't.

ROTH: What does that tell you?

MICHAEL: They can win.

ROTH: This country has had rebels for the last

fifty years; it's in their blood, believe me

I know. I've been coming here since the

Twenties. We were running molasses out of

Havana when you were a baby. To trucks -

owned by your father. Michael...

ROTH: I'd rather we talked about this when we're

alone.

(SIREN, OFF)

The two million never got to the island.


ROTH: I wouldn't want it to get around that you

held back the money because you had second

thoughts about the rebels.

ROTH: (EXHALES) Sit down, Michael. Sit down.

(SIGHS) If I could only live to see it, to

be there with you. Uhh! What I wouldn't

give for (EXHALES) twenty more years. Here

we are, protected - free to make our profits

without Kefauver, the goddamn Justice

Department and the F.B.I. - ninety miles

away, in partnership with a friendly

government. (OFF) Ninety miles. (ON)

It's nothin'. Just one small step, lookin'

for a man that wants to be President of the

United States, and having the cash to make

it possible. Michael - we're bigger than

U.S. Steel.

(MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

FREDO: Mikey. How are ya, okay?

FREDO: (TO BODYGUARD) Hiya. Freddie Corleone.

MICHAEL: Mio frato.

FREDO: Jesus Christ what a trip! The whole time

I'm thinkin' what if somebody knows what I

got in here. Can you imagine that, huh?

Two million dollars on the seat next to me

in the plane? Oh, 'scuse me.

MICHAEL: No, it's okay.

FREDO: You wanna count it? Mikey, what the hell's

goin' on anyway? I'm totally in the dark.

MICHAEL: The Family's (OFF) making an investment in -


(MUSIC)

MICHAEL: (OFF) - Havana. This is a little gift for

the President.

FREDO: Oh. Well that's great! Havana's great.

It's my kinda town. Anybody I know in

Havana?

MICHAEL: I dunno, Hyman Roth. Johnny Ola.

(MUSIC OUT INTO SIREN)

FREDO: Don't know 'em. I never met them.

(SIREN)

FREDO: Listen, Mikey, I'm uh - I'm kind of uh kinda

nervous from the trip uh - can I can I get a

drink or somethin'?

MICHAEL: I thought maybe we'd - we'd go out together.

I know a place we can spend some time

together, okay?

(TRAFFIC)

FREDO: Sometimes I think I shoulda married a woman

like you did. Like Kay. Have kids. Have a

family. For once in my life - be more like

- Pop.

MICHAEL: It's not easy to be a son, Fredo. It's not

easy.

FREDO: Y'know Mama used tease me; she'd say uh

(FAINT SPANISH VOCAL) You don't belong to

me. You were left on the doorstep by

gypsies. Sometimes I think it's true.

MICHAEL: You're no gypsy, Fredo.

FREDO: Mikey, I - I was mad at you.

(VOCAL)

FREDO: Why didn't we spend time like this before!

(MUSIC: VOCAL)


MICHAEL: You want a drink, right?

FREDO: (CALLS) Waiter!

FREDO: Uh - por favor - (TO MICHAEL) How do you

say Banana Daiquiri?

MICHAEL: Banana Daiquiri.

FREDO: That's it?

MICHAEL: That's it.

FREDO: (TO WAITER) Ah uno Banana Daiquiri.

WAITER: (OFF) Banana Daiquiri.

FREDO: And uh - Club Soda.

(MUSIC: AUTO HORN)

MICHAEL: Senator Geary's flying in from Washington

tomorrow night with some people - some

government people. I want you to show 'em a

good time in Havana.

FREDO: That's my specialty, right?

MICHAEL: Can I trust you with something, Fredo?

FREDO: Of course, Mike.

MICHAEL: Later on in the evening we're all invited to

the Presidential Palace to a reception to

bring in the New Year. After it's over -

they're gonna take me home in a military car

- alone - for my protection. Before I reach

my hotel - I'll be assassinated.

(MUSIC: FAINT VOCAL)

(TRAFFIC)

WAITER: (OFF) Gracias.

FREDO: Who?

MICHAEL: Roth.

(TRAFFIC)

(FAINT MUSIC)


MICHAEL: It was Roth who tried to - kill me in my

home. It was Roth all along. He acts like

I'm his son, his successor - but he thinks

he's gonna live forever - he wants me out.

(TRAFFIC)

FREDO: How can I help?

MICHAEL: You just go along as though you know

nothing. I've already made my move.

FREDO: What move?

MICHAEL: Hyman Roth'll never see the New Year.

DOCTOR: (SPANISH)

MRS. ROTH: He says you have to take it easy; he's gonna

give you a prescription; he'll be back

tomorrow.

ROTH: I want my own doctor; fly him in from Miami.

I don't trust a doctor who can't speak

English.

(PAPER RATTLE, OFF)

MRS. ROTH: (OFF) Gracias, senor.

DOCTOR: (OFF) Buenos noche.

ROTH: Honey - go down to the casino.

MRS. ROTH: If you're sure you're feeling better.

ROTH: Yeah, fine. Play the bingo game.

MRS. ROTH: (TO MICHAEL) Okay. Nice to see you, Mr.

Paul. Just make yourself at home.

MICHAEL: Thank you.

ROTH: My sixth sense tells me your brother Fredo

brought a bag full of money. Where is it?

ROTH: You're pulling out?

MICHAEL: Just wanta - just wanta wait.

MICHAEL: (OFF) How do you feel?


ROTH: Terrible. I'd give four million just to be

able to take a piss without it hurting.

MICHAEL: Who had Frank Pentangeli killed?

ROTH: The - Rosato brothers.

MICHAEL: (OFF) I know. But who gave the go ahead?

(ON) I know I didn't.

ROTH: There was this kid - I grew up with - he was

younger than me. Sort of looked up to me,

y'know. We - did our first work together -

worked our way out of the street. Things

were good, we made the most of it. During

Prohibition - we ran molasses into Canada -

made a fortune - your father too. As much

as anyone - I loved him - and trusted him.

Later on - he had an idea - to build a city

- out of a desert stopover for GI's on their

way to the West Coast. That kid's name was

Moe Greene - and the city he invented was

Las Vegas. This was a great man - a man of

vision and guts - and there isn't even a

plaque, or a signpost or a statue of him in

that town. Someone - put a bullet through

his eye - no one knows - who gave the order

- When I heard it - I wasn't angry. I knew

Moe; I knew he was headstrong, talking loud,

saying stupid things. So when he turned up

dead - I let it go. And I said to myself -

This - is the business we've chosen! I

didn't ask - who gave the order - because it

had nothing to do with business!

(ROTH COUGHS - PAUSES)


That two million - in the bag in your -

room... I'm going in, take a nap. When I

wake, if the money's on the table I'll know

I have a partner. If it isn't, I know I

don't.

(MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC)

MC: (IN SPANISH, INTRODUCES YOLANDA)

YOLANDA: (VOCAL)

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

FREDO: All right, does everybody know everybody

here, huh? This's Senator Geary, you know

him.

MICHAEL: How are you, Senator.

GEARY: Good to see you, Mike. I'm glad we could

spend this time together.

FREDO: Mike, this is Senator Payton from Florida -

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

PAYTON: How you doin', Mike?

FREDO: And Judge DeMalco from New York.

MICHAEL: How do you do, sir?

JUDGE: Fine, thank you.

FREDO: Senator Ream from Maryland -

REAM: Mike, I've been lookin' forward to this.

FREDO: Fred Corngold from UTT.

MICHAEL: I know Fred; how are you?

FREDO: That Fred he really does a mean cha cha cha,

so watch out later on.

MICHAEL: Oh he does, huh?

FREDO: All right, gentlemen - it's refill time

here. You might try some of them local


drinks, you know uh - Cuba Libre - (OFF)

Piña Colada -

GEARY: (OFF) I think I'll try (ON) one of those -

redheaded - Yolandas!

(MUSIC)

FREDO: (OFF) That you got. (ON) Con gusto, you

got it.

MICHAEL: Johnny! (OFF) You don't know my brother

Fredo, do you, Johnny? (OFF) Johnny Ola,

Fredo.

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

OLA: We never met. Johnny Ola.

FREDO: Pleasure.

FREDO: (OFF) Gentlemen - (ON) to a night in

Havana. (OFF) Happy New Year!

MAN: (OFF) Happy New Year.

FREDO: (OFF) Feliz Año Nuevo..

MICHAEL: Happy New Year.

FREDO: (OFF) That's right, uh?

(LOUD AD LIB)

AD LIBS: ...in there, right in there... Never fear,

??'s here...

(MUSIC IN)

GEARY: Hey, Freddie! Why are we standing?

FREDO: Everybody stands.

(MUSIC)

But it's worth it, you watch. You're not

gonna believe - this.

GEARY: I don't believe it (OFF) already. Fifty

dollars, right?

FREDO: (OFF) You got a bet, Senator.

(APPLAUSE, CHEERS)


FREDO: That's him; that's Superman.

(APPLAUSE, MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(BODYFALL)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(AD LIB FROM AUDIENCE)

(AUDIENCE REACTS)

FREDO: Did I tell ya or did I tell ya!

(MUSIC: CHEERS)

GEARY: I don't believe it.

MAN: That thing's got to be fake.

FREDO: That ain't no fake, that's real. That's why

they call him Superman.

GEARY: Hey, Freddy - Freddy - where did you find

this place?

FREDO: Johnny Ola told me (OFF) about this place;

he brought...

(MUSIC)

FREDO: ...me here. I didn't believe it but seein'

is believing, uh?

MAN: (OFF) I see it and I still don't believe

it.

FREDO: (OFF) Fifty bucks, Pat. (ON) Old man

Roth'd never come here but old Johnny knows

these places like the back of his hand.

(OFF) Now watch 'im, he's gonna break the

cracker with it.


GEARY: (OFF) Break a cracker! I wanta see 'im

break a brick!

(GIRL LAUGHS, OFF)

He could knock down a building.

(MUSIC UP)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC CHANGES)

(MUSIC OUT: DRUMS)

(SIREN)

(GASPS FROM OLA)

(BONE CRACK)

(EXHALE)

(MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(DRUMS)

DOCTOR: Relax, Senor Roth; we're taking you to the

hospital.

(VOICES, OFF)

(MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC CHANGES)

(MUSIC)

GEARY: ...and in my judgment you'll continue to get

those because I don't believe that President

Eisenhower (OFF) will ever pull out of

Cuba -

(GIRL LAUGHS)

- not as long as we have over one billion

dollars invested.

(MUSIC)

(LAUGHTER)


GEARY: Uh the American public believe in non-

intervention...

MICHAEL: Fredo! Where you goin'?

FREDO: I'm gonna get me a real drink, 'cause I

can't...

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC CUTS OFF)

(MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC)

MAN: What kept Mr. Roth? I understood he was

coming.

GEARY: Hey, Reeves, what's protocol? How long

should we stay around here?

MAN: (OFF) Oh I don't know. I think a half hour

ought to do it.

(MUSIC, TRAMP OF BOOTS)

MAN: (OFF) Just long enough to bring in the New

Year.

(TRAMP OF BOOTS)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

NURSE: (OFF, SPANISH)

ROTH'S NURSE: Shhh!

NURSE: (IN SPANISH) It's New Year's Eve. Come on,

just for a minute.

(CHATTER IN SPANISH)

(CHATTER IN SPANISH)

(FOOTSTEPS)

(NURSE SCREAMS)

(SHOT)

(NURSE SCREAMS)


(SHOTS)

(CHEERING, OFF)

(CHEERING)

(MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC)

(CROWD)

(MUSIC)

(CROWD)

(MUSIC)

(CROWD)

(MUSIC)

(CROWD)

MICHAEL: There's a plane waiting for us - to take us

to Miami in an hour, all right? Don't make

a big thing about it.

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

MICHAEL: I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my

heart.

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

MICHAEL: You broke my heart.

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(CROWD)

(MUSIC)

(CROWD)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(FIREWORKS: CROWD)

(FIREWORKS)


(MOTORS - SIREN)

(SHOUTS)

(SHOUTING)

PRESIDENT: (IN SPANISH) Due to serious setbacks to our

troops in Guantanamo and Santiago...

(OUT - IN)

...my position in Cuba is untenable.

PRESIDENT'S VOICE: (CONTINUES, THEN) I am resigning from

office to avoid further bloodshed.

(OUT - IN)

And I shall leave the city immediately.

PRESIDENT'S VOICE: (CONTINUES) I wish all of you good luck.

PRESIDENT'S VOICE: Como mi ultimo acto official, ahora nombro

un gobierno provisional.

PRESIDENT: Salud! Salud! Salud!

(CROWD AND VOICE OVER PA)

Long live the revolution! Long live Fidel!

(CROWD)

(PA VOICE)

(AUTO HORNS)

(PA VOICE)

(AUTO HORN)

(AUTO HORN)

MICHAEL: Fredo! Come on.

MICHAEL: (OFF) Come with me; it's the only way out

of here tonight.

(CROWD: AUTO HORNS)

MICHAEL: Roth is dead! Fredo!

(AUTO HORNS)

MICHAEL: (OFF) Fredo, come with me! (ON) You're

still my brother.


(AUTO HORNS)

(RUNNING FOOTSTEPS)

Fredo! Fredo!

(AUTO HORN)

(MUSIC IN)

(CAR MOTOR STARTS)

(DOOR CLOSE)

(MUSIC)

(SIREN)

(VOICE OVER PA)

(MUSIC)

(PA VOICE)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(CONFUSION)

(MUSIC)

GEARY: (OFF) Let us through. I'm (ON) Pat Geary,

United States Senator.

(CROWD SHOUTING)

MAN AT GATE: Please, wait a moment, please!

(MUSIC)

(PLANE)

(PA VOICE)

(MUSIC)

(PA VOICE)

(MUSIC)

(CONFUSION)

(MUSIC)

(CONFUSION)

(MUSIC)

(SHOUTING)

(MUSIC)

(CROWD SHOUTING)


(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

CHANT: Fidel, Fidel, Fidel, Fidel, Fidel...

(MUSIC OUT)

MICHAEL: Al - get me a wet towel.

MICHAEL: Kay know I'm back? What about my boy? You

get him something for Christmas?

TOM: I took care of it.

MICHAEL: What was it so I'll know.

TOM: Oh it was a little uh car with an electric

motor that he can ride in. It's nice.

MICHAEL: Thank you, Al. Fellas, can you step outside

for a minute?

(DOOR SLIDES OPEN - CLOSED)

MICHAEL: (EXHALES) Where's my brother?

TOM: Uh - Roth got out on a private boat; he's in

a hospital in Miami. Had a stroke but he

recovered okay. Your bodyguard's dead.

MICHAEL: I asked about Fredo.

TOM: (OFF) I think he got out, he must be

somewhere in New York.

MICHAEL: All right -- I want you to get in touch with

him. I know he's scared. Tell him

everything is all right, tell him (OFF) I

know Roth misled him - that he didn't know

they were gonna try to kill me. (ON) They

can come in now.

TOM: (OFF) Oh there was something else.

MICHAEL: What?

MICHAEL: What? Come on, what?


TOM: Kay had a miscarriage; she lost the baby.

MICHAEL: Was it a boy?

TOM: Mikey, at three and a half months...

MICHAEL: (OFF, SHOUTS, OVERLAPS) Now can't you (ON)

give me a straight answer any more!! Was it

a boy?!!

TOM: (OFF) I really don't know.

(BABY CRYING)

(MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC: BABY CRYING)

MIDWIFE: (OFF, SICILIAN)

MIDWIFE: (IN SICILIAN) Poor little Fredo, he's got

pneumonia.

(MUSIC)

(BABY CRYING)

(MUSIC)

(BABY CRYING)

(BABY HOWLS)

(MUSIC)

(BABY HOWLS)

(STREET NOISES)

(VENDORS' CALLS)

(AUTO HORN)

FANUCCI: (IN SICILIAN) Young man, I hear you and

your friends are stealing goods.

(OUT - IN)

But you don't even send a dress to my house.

No respect!

(OUT - IN)

You know I've got three daughters.

(OUT - IN)

This is my neighborhood.


(OUT - IN)

FANUCCI: You and your friends should show me some

respect. You should let me wet my beak a

little. (LAUGHS) I hear you and your

friends cleared $600 each.

(OUT - IN)

Give me $200 each, for your own protection.

And I'll forget the insult.

(OUT - IN)

You young punks have to learn to respect a

man like me! Otherwise the cops will come

to your house.

(OUT - IN)

And your family will be ruined.

(OUT - IN)

Of course if I'm wrong about how much you

stole - I'll take a little less.

(OUT - IN)

And by less, I only mean - a hundred bucks

less.

(OUT - IN)

Now don't refuse me.

(OUT - IN)

Understand, paisan? Capisce, paisan?

VITO: (IN SICILIAN) I understand.

(OUT - IN)

My friends and I share all the money. So

first, I have to talk to them.

FANUCCI: (IN SICILIAN) Tell your friends I don't

want a lot. Just enough to wet my beak.

FANUCCI: (IN SICILIAN) Don't be afraid to tell them!

TESSIO: (IN SICILIAN) 600 bucks...


(OUT - IN)

Suppose we don't pay?

TESSIO: (CONTINUES, OFF)

CLEMENZA: (IN SICILIAN) You know his gang, Tessio.

Real animals.

CLEMENZA: (CONTINUES, OFF) Maranzalla himself let

Fanucci work this neighborhood.

CLEMENZA: (CONTINUES) He's got connections with the

cops, too. We have to pay him. $200

each...everybody agreed?

VITO: (IN SICILIAN) Why do we have to pay him?

CLEMENZA: (SICILIAN) Vito, leave this to us.

VITO: (IN SICILIAN) He's one person, we're three.

(OUT - IN)

He's got guns, we've got guns.

VITO: (CONTINUES) Why should we give him the

money we sweated for?

CLEMENZA: (SICILIAN) This is his neighborhood!

VITO: (SICILIAN) I know two bookies who don't

give anything to Fanucci.

CLEMENZA: (OFF, SICILIAN)

VITO: (SICILIAN) They don't pay Fanucci.

(TAP ON TABLE)

TESSIO: (SICILIAN) If they don't pay Fanucci, then

somebody else collects for Maranzalla!

CLEMENZA: (OFF, SICILIAN)

CLEMENZA: (CONTINUES) We'll all be better off if we

pay him. Don't worry.

VITO: (SICILIAN) Now what I say stays in this

room.

(OUT - IN)


If you both like, why not give me $50 each

to pay Fanucci?

(OUT - IN)

I guarantee he'll accept what I give him.

(OUT - IN)

TESSIO: (SICILIAN) If Fanucci says $200...

TESSIO: (CONTINUES) ...he means it, Vito!

VITO: (SICILIAN) I'll reason with him.

(OUT - IN)

Leave everything to me. (IN ENGLISH) I

take care everything.

VITO: (CONTINUES, OFF)

VITO: (CONTINUES) I never lie to my friends.

(OUT - IN)

Tomorrow you both go talk to Fanucci.

VITO: (CONTINUES) He'll ask for the money.


VITO: (CONTINUES) Tell him you'll pay whatever he

wants. Don't argue with him.

(OUT - IN)

Then I'll go and get him to agree.


VITO: (CONTINUES) Don't argue with him, since

he's so tough.


CLEMENZA: (SICILIAN) How can you get him to take

less?

VITO: (SICILIAN) That's my business.

(OUT - IN)

Just remember that I did you a favor.

VITO: (SICILIAN) Is it a deal?

TESSIO: Si.


VITO: Ah!

VITO: Salut'.

TESSIO: Salut'.

(MUSIC IN)

(BAND MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC CHANGES)

(MUSIC)

CLEMENZA: (SICILIAN) His family's out of the house.

(OUT - IN)

Fanucci's alone in the cafe.

(APPLAUSE)

(MUSIC IN)

TESSIO: (IN ENGLISH) Vito, here's my fifty dollars.

Buona fortuna.

CLEMENZA: (SICILIAN) Are you sure he's going to go

for it?

VITO: (SICILIAN - THEN IN ENGLISH) I make an

offer he don't refuse. Don't worry.

(MUSIC, OFF)

FANUCCI: (IN SICILIAN) It looks like there's - $100

under my hat.

(FANUCCI GRUNTS)

FANUCCI: (SICILIAN) I was right.

(OUT - IN)

Only $100...

VITO: (SICILIAN) I'm short of money right now.

(OUT - IN)

I've been out of work...so just give me a

little time. You understand, don't you?

FANUCCI: (LAUGHS) You've got balls, young man!


FANUCCI: (SICILIAN) How come I never heard of you

before? You've got a lot of guts.

(SPOON AGAINST CUP)

I'll find you some work for good money.

(FOOTSTEPS)

FANUCCI: (SICILIAN) No hard feelings, right? If I

can help you, let me know. Enjoy the festa!

(DOOR CLOSE, OFF)

(MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

MAN: (OFF) Don Fanucci!

FANUCCI: (SICILIAN)

FANUCCI: (SICILIAN)

(MUSIC)

(CROWD)

(MUSIC)

(CROWD)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC: CROWD)

(APPLAUSE)

CROWD: Bravo, bravo!

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(CROWD)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)


(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(VOICES FOR PUPPETS)

FANUCCI: Forzzelando!

(VOICES FOR PUPPETS)

(MUSIC)

FANUCCI: (SICILIAN) Oh, this is too violent for me!

(CLASH OF ARMOR)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC, OFF)

(MUSIC)

(CROWD)

(MUSIC, OFF)

(MUSIC)

PRIEST: (OFF, IN LATIN)

PRIEST: (OFF, IN LATIN)

PRIEST: (IN LATIN) In nomine Patri, et Filii, et

Spiritu Sancti - amen.

(MUSIC IN: DRUMS)

(FOOTSTEPS)

(DRUMS)

(RATTLE OF KEYS)

(KEY RATTLE)

(FANUCCI HEAVY BREATHING)

(DRUMS, OFF)

(FIREWORKS, OFF)

(MUSIC IN)

FANUCCI: (SICILIAN) What've you got there?


(MUSIC)

FANUCCI: Ahh!

(SHOT)

Oh! (GRUNT)

(MUSIC)

(SHOT)

(FANUCCI SCREAMS)

FANUCCI: Ohhh!

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(FIREWORKS)

(MUSIC: FIREWORKS)

(MUSIC: FIREWORKS)

(MUSIC, OFF)

(SHOT)

(MUSIC: FIREWORKS)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(CROWD)

(MUSIC: CROWD)

(MUSIC: CROWD)

(VOCAL)

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

VITO: (SICILIAN) Michael - your father loves you

very much.

(MUSIC: VOCAL)

(ORCHESTRA IN)

(MUSIC CONTINUES IN BLACK - THEN OUT)

(MUSIC IN)

(GATE SQUEAK)

(MUSIC)


(MUSIC OUT INTO GATE SQUEAK)

(MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(DOOR OPEN - CLOSE)

(MUSIC)

(SEWING MACHINE, OFF)

(SEWING MACHINE, OFF)

CHAIRMAN'S VOICE: Mr. Cicci, from the year to the present

time...

CHAIRMAN: (OFF) ...you were an employee of the Genco

Olive Oil Company?

CICCI: That's right.

CHAIRMAN: But in actuality you were a member of the -

Corleone crime organization.

CICCI: Uh - no. We called it the Corleone Family,

Senator. We called it the Family.

CHAIRMAN: (OFF) What was your position?

CICCI: At first, like everybody else I-I was a

soldier.

CHAIRMAN: What is that?

CICCI: (OFF) A button, you know, Senator, come on.

CHAIRMAN: No I don't know. Tell me.

CICCI: Well when the boss says push a button on a

guy - I push a button. See, Senator?

CHAIRMAN: (OFF) Mr. Questadt.

QUESTADT: You mean you kill people.

CICCI: (OFF) I what?


QUESTADT: You kill people at the uh - at the behest of

your superiors.

CICCI: Yeah, that's right, Counselor.

QUESTADT: (OFF) And the uh -the head of your - Family

is uh - Michael Corleone.

CICCI: (OFF) Yeah, Counselor, Michael Cor- (ON)

-leone, right.

CHAIRMAN: (OFF) Did you ever get such an order

directly from Michael Corleone?

CICCI: No I uh never talked to 'im.

GEARY: (OFF) Now, Mr. Cicci, (ON) could you -

amplify your answer a bit, please.

CICCI: (OFF) Do what?

GEARY: Could you expand on your answer. I'm

particularly interested in knowing uh - uh

was there always a buffer involved? (OFF)

Uh someone in between you and your -

possible superiors who gave the actual

order.

CICCI: Right, yeah, a buffer. The Family had a

lotta buffers. (HE LAUGHS) (LAUGHTER, OFF)

(LAUGHTER)

CHAIRMAN: (OFF) Mr. Cicci, you may find this very

amusing but I promise you the members of

this committee do not.

(MUSIC IN)

(CROW CAWS)

(MUSIC CONTINUES, THEN OUT)

(FIRE CRACKLE)

MICHAEL: (SICILIAN) Tell me something, Ma.

(OUT - IN)


What did Papa think...deep in his heart?

MAMA: (SICILIAN)

MAMA: (CONTINUES, OFF)

MICHAEL: (SICILIAN) He was being strong...

(OUT - IN)

Strong for his family.

MAMA: (SICILIAN)

MICHAEL: (SICILIAN) But by being strong for his

family...could he...

(OUT - IN)

...lose it?

MAMA: (SICILIAN) You're thinking about your

wife...about the baby you lost.

(MUSIC IN)

MAMA: (CONTINUES, OFF) But you and your wife can

always have another baby.

MICHAEL: (SICILIAN) No. No, I meant...lose his

family.

MAMA: (SICILIAN) But you can never lose your

family.

MAMA: (CONTINUES, OFF)

(MUSIC)

MICHAEL: (SIGHS) (SICILIAN) Times are changing.

(MUSIC)

VENDOR: (SICILIAN, OFF)

(MUSIC)

VENDOR: (SICILIAN) It's my pleasure. I don't want

money.

(OUT - IN)

Take it as a gift.


VITO: Grazie....molto gentile. (IN ENGLISH) If

there's somethin' I can do for you, you

come; we talk.

VENDOR: Grazie.

VITO: Huh?

VENDOR: Grazie.

VITO: (SICILIAN)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

VITO: (SICILIAN) Signora Colombo, why did you

come to see me?

WIDOW: (SICILIAN) Your wife told me to ask if you

could help me.

CARMELA: (OFF, SICILIAN) She's in bad trouble.

CARMELA: (SICILIAN) Her neighbors complained to the

landlord about her dog.

CARMELA: (OFF) He told her to get rid of the animal.

CARMELA: But her little boy loves that dog. So she

hid it.

(OUT - IN)

When the landlord found out, he got mad and

told her to leave.

CARMELA: (CONTINUES, OFF)

CARMELA: Now she can't stay even if she gets rid of

it.

WIDOW: (SICILIAN) I'm so ashamed!

(OUT - IN)

He said he'd get the police to throw us out

on the street.

VITO: (SICILIAN) I'm sorry, but...

LITTLE BOY: (OFF) Oh, my finger!


VITO: (SICILIAN) I could give you a couple

dollars to help you move.


WIDOW: (SICILIAN) I can't move!

WIDOW: (OFF) I want you to talk to him!

WIDOW: (CONTINUES) Tell him I want to stay here!

(BABY CRIES, OFF)

(BABY CRIES, OFF)

VITO: (SICILIAN) What's your landlord's name?

(OUT - IN)

WIDOW: (OFF) His name is Signor Roberto.

WIDOW: (SICILIAN) He lives on Fourth Street, near

here.

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN) They break the windows, they

dirty the floors...

BARBER: (ITALIAN) A real pig-sty, eh?

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN)

ROBERTO: (CONTINUES, OFF)

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN)

BARBER: (ITALIAN)

ROBERTO: Arrivederci.

VITO: (SICILIAN)

VITO: (SICILIAN) My name is Vito Corleone.

Signora Colombo is a friend of my wife.

(OUT - IN)

She says she's been evicted for no good

reason.

(OUT - IN)

She's a poor widow, she has nobody to take

care of her.

(OUT - IN.)


She has no relatives, no money. All she has

is this neighborhood.

(OUT - IN)

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN) I already rented the place to

another family.

VITO: (SICILIAN) I told her that I'd talk to you.

That you're a reasonable man.

(OUT - IN)

She got rid of the animal that caused all

the trouble.

(OUT - IN)

So let her stay.

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN)

VITO: (SICILIAN) Are you Sicilian?

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN) No, I'm Calabrese.

VITO: (SICILIAN) We're practically paisan, do me

this favor.

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN) I already rented it! I'll look

like an idiot.

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN) Besides, the new tenants pay more

rent.

VITO: (SICILIAN) How much more a month?

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN) Five bucks.

VITO: (SICILIAN) Here's six months increase in

advance.

(OUT - IN)

But don't tell her about it. She's very

proud.

(OUT - IN)

Come see me in another six months.

(OUT - IN)

Of course, the dog stays. Right?


ROBERTO: Huh?

VITO: (SICILIAN) The dog stays.

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN)

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN)

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN) Who the hell are you to come give

me orders?

(OUT - IN)

Watch out or I'll kick your Sicilian ass

right into the street!

VITO: (SICILIAN) Do me this favor. I won't

forget it. Ask your friends in the

neighborhood about me.

(OUT - IN)

They'll tell you I know how to return a

favor.

VITO: (SICILIAN)

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN) What a character!

(MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC)

GENCO: (SICILIAN) That landlord is here...

Roberto, the one who owns those ratholes.

GENCO: (SICILIAN) He's been asking all around the

neighborhood about you.

ROBERTO: Grazie.

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN) I hope I'm not disturbing you,

Don Vito.

VITO: (SICILIAN) What can I do for you, Don

Roberto?

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN) What a misunderstanding! Holy

Mary!

(OUT - IN)

Of course Signora Colombo can stay!


VITO: Grazie, grazie.

ROBERTO: (OFF) Don Vito -

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN) I'm giving back the money you

gave me.

ROBERTO: (OFF) Un - due - three - four, five - (ON)

uh six uh tutt'! (SICILIAN) Because after

all, Don Vito, money isn't everything.

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN) Can I sit down? Grazie.

ROBERTO: (OFF) Your kindness to that widow made me

ashamed of myself.

ROBERTO: (IN ENGLISH) The rent stays like before!

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN) I'll even lower it. I'll lower

it $5.

ROBERTO: (CONTINUES, OFF)

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN) I'll lower it $10.

VITO: Besche. Grazie.


VITO: (SICILIAN) Can I offer you some coffee?

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN)

GENCO: (SICILIAN)

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN) I'm late for an appointment! I

can't this time! Ask me another time! (OUT

- HE CONTINUES SPEAKING) You'll have to

excuse me for now.

GENCO: (SICILIAN) (OFF)

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN, OFF)

ROBERTO: (ITALIAN) I wish I could stay longer. (OUT

- HE CONTINUES SPEAKING) Just call me and

I'll be here! (SLIGHT LAUGH) Grazie. Asa

benediga.

(GENCO CHUCKLING, OFF)


GENCO: (SICILIAN) He won't be back. He'll hide

out in the Bronx!

(MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC)

MAN: (SICILIAN)

MAN: Watch yourself.

GENCO: (OFF) Vit', what do you think? God bless

America. This gonna make us big business!

(MUSIC)

(AUTO HORN)

CLEMENZA: Ba fa'm gul!

(CAR HORN)

MICHAEL'S VOICE: New York City.

CHAIRMAN'S VOICE: Would you mind speaking up, please.

MICHAEL: New York City.

CHAIRMAN: (OFF) Are you the son of Vito Corleone?

MICHAEL: Yes I am.

CHAIRMAN: And where was he born?

MICHAEL: (OFF) Corleone, Sicily.

CHAIRMAN: Did he at times use an alias that was known

in certain circles as - Godfather?

MICHAEL: Godfather is a term that was used by his

friends, one of affection, one of respect.

GEARY: (OFF) Uh, Mr. Chairman - (ON) I would like

to verify the witness' statement. For years

now a growing number of my constituents have

been of Italian descent - and I've come to

know them well. (OFF) They have honored me

with their support and with their

friendship. Indeed (ON) I can proudly say

that some of my - very best friends are

Italian-Americans. However, Mr. Chairman,


at this time I mean unfortunately I have to

leave these proceedings, in order to preside

over a very important meeting of my own

committee. But before I leave, I do want to

say this - that these hearings on the Mafia

- are in no way whatsoever - a slur upon the

great Italian people. (OFF) Because I can

state from my own knowledge and experience

that Italian-Americans are among the most

loyal, most law-abiding, patriotic, hard-

working American citizens in this land. And

it would be a shame, Mr. Chairman, if we

allowed a few rotten apples (OFF) to give a

bad name to the whole barrel. Because from

the time of the great Christopher Columbus

(ON) up through the time of Enrico Fermi,

right up until the present day - Italian-

Americans have been pioneers in building and

defending our great nation. (OFF) They are

the salt of the earth, and they're one of

the backbones of this country.

(APPLAUSE)

(APPLAUSE)

(GAVEL)

CHAIRMAN: (OFF) Come on, come on, the Chair is

calling the meeting back to order. I'm sure

we all (ON) agree with our esteemed

colleague. Now, Mr. Corleone, you have been

advised as to your legal rights. (ON) We

have testimony from a witness, a previous

witness - one Willi Cicci. He has stated


that you are head of the most powerful Mafia

family in this country. (OFF) Are you?

MICHAEL: (OFF) No I'm not.

CHAIRMAN: (OFF) The witness has testified that you

are personally responsible for the (OFF)

murder of a New York City police captain in

1947, and with him a man named Virgil

Sollozzo. Do you deny this?

MICHAEL: Yes I do.

CHAIRMAN: Is it true that in that in the year 1950,

you devised the murder of the heads of the

so-called Five Families in New York, to

assume and consolidate (OFF) your nefarious

- power?

MICHAEL: It's a complete falsehood.

CHAIRMAN: (OFF) Mr. Questadt.

QUESTADT: (OFF) Is it true (ON) that you have a

controlling interest in uh three of the

major hotels in Las Vegas?

MICHAEL: No it is not true. I own - some stock in

some of the hotels there but very little.

MICHAEL: I also have stock in - IBM and IT and T.

QUESTADT: (OFF) Mr. Corleone, (ON) do you have any

interests or control over gambling and

narcotics - in the State of New York?

MICHAEL: No I do not.

TOM: Senator, my client would like to read a

statement before this committee.

SENATOR: Mr. Chairman - Mr. Chairman, I think this

statement is totally out of order at this

time.


TOM: (OFF) Sir, my client has (ON) answered

every question asked by this committee with

the utmost sincerity. He has not taken the

Fifth Amendment as it was his right to do,

so in all fairness, I think this statement

should be heard.

CHAIRMAN: No, no I'm going to allow Mr. Corleone to

read his statement. I'll put it in the

record.

MICHAEL: (READS) In the hopes of clearing my family

name - in the sincere desire to give my

children their fair share of the American

way of life, without a blemish on their name

and background - I have appeared before this

committee, and given it all the cooperation

in my power. I consider it a great dishonor

to me personally to have to deny that I am a

criminal. I wish to have the following

noted for the record: That I served my

country faithfully and honorably in World

War Two, and was awarded - the Navy Cross

for actions in defense of my country; that I

have never been arrested or indicted for any

crime whatsoever - that no proof linking me

to any criminal conspiracy - whether it is

called Mafia or Cosa Nostra or whatever

other name you wish to give, has ever been

made public. (OFF) I have not taken refuge

behind the Fifth Amendment, although it is

my right to do so.

(PAPER RATTLE, OFF)


MICHAEL: (READING) I challenge this committee - to

produce any witness or evidence against me -

and if they do not - I hope they will have

the decency to clear my name with the same

publicity with which they now have

besmirched it.

CHAIRMAN: (OFF) I'm sure we're all quite impressed,

Mr. Corleone. Particularly (ON) with your

love for our country. The committee will

stand in recess until ten A.M. Monday

morning at which time the committee will

produce a witness who will corroborate the

charges which were made (OFF) against you

today and at which time, Mr. Corleone, you

may very well be subject to indictment for

perjury. (ON) I remind you that you're

still under subpoena, Mr. (OFF) Corleone.

All right, adjourned.

(GAVEL)

(AD LIB FROM REPORTERS)

FRANKIE: Ten to one, ten to one shot you said. Ten

to one shot, he would take the Fifth, and I

lose. Y-you sound like my bookie. I owe

that monkey my life.

1ST FBI MAN: Well just get a good night's sleep.

FRANKIE: Yeah, good night's sleep.

1ST FBI MAN: You got a big day tomorrow. Got you a new

suit, new shirt, new tie - I'm gonna shave

you myself in the mornin'. And you're gonna

look respectable for fifty million of your

fellow Americans.


FRANKIE: Tomorrow - my life my-my-my life won't be

worth a nickel after tomorrow.

FRANKIE: Come on, I saw this - I saw this nineteen

times.

FBI MAN: (OFF) You got a great home here, Frankie -

the rest of your life. Nobody gets near

you; you're not goin' anywhere.

FRANKIE: Oh that's great. Beautiful. Some deal I

made.

2ND FBI MAN: Aw you'll live like a king; you'll be a

hero. You'll live better in here than most

people on the outside.

FRANKIE: Some deal.

MICHAEL: (OFF) Pentangeli is alive.

MICHAEL: (OFF) How'd they get their hands on 'im?

TOM: Roth. He engineered it, Michael. (OFF)

Frankie went to make a deal with the Rosato

brothers (ON) and they uh tried to kill him.

He thought you doublecrossed him. Our

people with the New York detectives said he

was half dead, scared stiff and talkin' out

loud that you'd turned on him. They already

had him on possession, bookmaking, murder

one, (OFF) and a lot more.

NERI: The FBI has him airtight. He's on an army

base, 24 hour guards.

TOM: (OFF) No way we can get to him. You've

opened yourself to five counts (ON) of

perjury.

MICHAEL: What about Fredo? What does he know?


TOM: He says doesn't know anything and I believe

him. Roth - well he - played this one

beautifully.

MICHAEL: I'm gonna talk to Fredo.

(FOOTSTEPS)

FREDO: I haven't got a lot to say, Mike.

MICHAEL: We have time.

FREDO: I was kept pretty much in the dark. I

didn't know all that much.

MICHAEL: What about now? Is there anything you can

help me out with? (OFF) Anything you can

tell me now?

FREDO: They got Pentangeli, that's all I can tell

you. (OFF) I didn't know it was gonna be a

hit, Mike. I swear to God I didn't know it

was gonna be a hit. (ON) Johnny Ola bumped

into me - in Beverly Hills - and he said

that he wanted to talk. He said that - you

and and Roth were in on a - a big deal

together - and - that there was somethin'

(OFF) in it for me if I could help 'im out.

He said that he - he said that you were

bein' (OFF) tough on the negotiations but if

they could (ON) get a little help - they'd

close the deal fast. It-it'd be good for

the Family.

MICHAEL: And you believed that story? (OFF) You

believed that?

FREDO: He said there was somethin' in it for me -

on my own!

MICHAEL: I've always taken care of you, Fredo.


FREDO: Taken care of me! You're my kid brother,

you take care of me! Did ya ever think

about that, huh? D'j'ever once think about

that? Send Fredo off to do this! Send

Fredo off to do that! Let Fredo take care

of some - Mickey Mouse nightclub somewhere!

Send Fredo to pick somebody up at the

airport! I'm your older brother, Mike; and

I was stepped over!

MICHAEL: (OFF) It's the way Pop wanted it.

FREDO: It ain't the way I wanted it! I can handle

things; I'm smart. Not like everybody says

- like dumb; I'm smart, and I want respect!!

MICHAEL: Is there anything - you can tell me about

this investigation? (OFF) Anything more?

FREDO: The senate lawyer - Questadt - he belongs to

Roth.

MICHAEL: Fredo -- you're nothing to me now.

(MUSIC IN)

You're not a brother - you're not a friend.

(OFF) I don't want to know you or what you

do. (ON) I don't want to see you at the

hotels - I don't want you near my house.

When you see our mother - I want to know a

day in advance so I won't be there. (OFF)

You understand?

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

FREDO: Mikey...

(MUSIC)

MICHAEL: I don't want anything to happen to him --

while my mother's alive.


(MUSIC)

(MOTORS)

(CAR MOTORS)

(CONFUSED MURMUR)

Here he comes now...

FRANKIE: More people than a ballgame in here.

(LAUGHTER)

Hey, there's Willi Cicci.

MAN: (OFF) ...Frankie Five-Angels...

(LOUD MURMUR)

(LOUD MURMUR)

(MURMUR)

(LOUD MURMUR)

(GAVEL)

CHAIRMAN: (OFF) This (OFF) committee will come to

order! State your name please.

FRANKIE: (OFF) Frank Pentangeli.

CHAIRMAN: (OFF) And where were you born?

FRANKIE: (OFF) Pontenegro, it's outside of Palermo.

CHAIRMAN: (OFF) And where do you live now?

FRANKIE: I live uh - in an army barracks uh with the

FBI guys.

(GENERAL LAUGHTER)

CHAIRMAN: We have here finally a witness that will

further testify to Michael Corleone's rule

over a criminal empire that controls all of

the gambling in this country, and perhaps in

other countries. (OFF) This witness has

had no buffer between himself and Michael

Corleone. (OFF) He can corroborate our

charges on enough counts for this committee


(ON) to recommend a charge of perjury

against Michael Corleone. Senator.

SENATOR: Thank you, Chairman. (OFF) Mr. Pentangeli.

(OFF) Mr. Pentangeli!

SENATOR: (OFF) Were you a member of the Corleone

Family? Did you serve under Caporegime -

Peter Clemenza - (ON) under Vito Corleone

also known as the Godfather?

FRANKIE: I dunno - I never knew no Godfather.

(MURMUR)

FRANKIE: (THRU MURMUR) I got my own family, Senator!

(MURMUR)

(MURMUR)

QUESTADT: (OFF) Mr. Pentangeli, you uh - you are

contradicting a sworn statement you

previously made to me and signed. (ON) I

ask you again, sir, here and now under oath,

(OFF) were you at any time - a member of a

crime organization - headed by Michael

Corleone?

FRANKIE: I don't know nothin' about that. Oh! I was

in the olive oil business with his father -

but that was a long time ago, that's all.

CHAIRMAN: (THRU MURMUR) We have a sworn affidavit -

we have it - your sworn affidavit - that you

murdered on the orders of Michael Corleone.

(OFF) Do you deny this confession, and do

you realize what will (OFF) happen as a

result of your denial?

FRANKIE: Look, the FBI guys, they promised me a deal.

So I so I made up a lot of stuff about

Michael Corleone, 'cause that's what they


wanted. But but it was all lies - uh

everything. (OFF) They kept sayin' uh uh

Michael Corleone (ON) did this - and uh

Michael Corleone did that. So I said - uh -

yeah sure. Why not.

COMMITTEE MEMBER: (OFF) Mr. Corleone, (ON) would you kindly

identify for the committee the gentleman

sitting to your left.

TOM: I can answer that. His name is Vincenzo

Pentangeli.

QUESTADT: (OFF) Is he related to the witness?

TOM: He is, I believe, a brother.

QUESTADT: Will he come forward and be sworn, sir.

TOM: Sir, this man does not understand English.

He came at his own expense to aid his

brother in his time of trouble. He's not

under subpoena and his reputation in his own

country is impeccable.

QUESTADT: (OFF) Are you saying he knows nothing about

these matters?

TOM: To my knowledge, nothing.

CHAIRMAN: I'm gonna find out what the hell happened

here. (OFF) All right, this committee is

now adjourned.

(GAVEL)

CHAIRMAN: The witness is excused.

TOM: (OFF) Senator!

TOM: (OFF) Senator!

CHAIRMAN: (OFF) Yes, sir.

TOM: (OFF) This committee owes an apology! (ON)

This committee owes an apol-apology,

Senator!


(MURMUR)

TOM: (IN SICILIAN)

(AUTO HORN)

KAY: Michael - excuse me.

MICHAEL: Hello, darling.

KAY: The children are outside; we're going.

MICHAEL: What do you mean you're going? We're all

gonna leave tomorrow.

KAY: Uh, Rocco...?

ROCCO: I'll be right....

KAY: Michael, I'm not going back to Nevada. I

brought the children to say goodbye to you.

I want you to know I'm very happy for you.

I suppose I always knew you were too smart

to let any of them ever beat you.

MICHAEL: Why don't you sit down?

KAY: No. No I'm not going to stay long; I can't.

MICHAEL: There are some things I'd like to talk to

you about. Some things that've been on my

mind. Changes I wanta make.

KAY: I think it's too late for changes, Michael.

KAY: I promised myself I wasn't going to say

anything; now I...

MICHAEL: (OFF, OVERLAPS) What do you mean too late?

KAY: What really happened with Pentangeli,

Michael?

MICHAEL: His brother came to help him.

KAY: (OFF) I didn't even know he had a brother.

Where is he now?

MICHAEL: He's on a plane - back to Sicily.

KAY: All he had to do was show his face.


MICHAEL: It was between the brothers, Kay. I had

nothing to do with it.

(MARY'S GIGGLE, OFF)

(MARY GIGGLES)

MICHAEL: (OFF) Nobody is going, not you, not the

kids, no one. You hear? Now you're my

wife, they're my children; I love you and I

won't allow it. That's it.

KAY: (OFF) Michael,

KAY: you say you love me and then you talk about

allowing me to leave!

MICHAEL: (OFF, OVERLAPS) Listen, there are (ON)

things that have been going on between men

and women that will not change and that's

it.

KAY: (THRU ABOVE) Michael. Michael, you're

blind. You've become blind, Michael.

MICHAEL: Blind to what?

KAY: Look, look what's happened to us, Mike. My

God, look what's happened to our son,

Michael.

MICHAEL: Nothing's happened (OFF) to our son.

KAY: Don't tell me nothing has happened.

MICHAEL: (OFF, OVERLAPS) Everything is fine!

KAY: (OVERLAPS) Everything is not fine!

MICHAEL: I don't want to hear about it.

KAY: (OFF) You will hear about it!

MICHAEL: I don't want to hear about it!

KAY: Nothing's fine!

MICHAEL: (OFF) I don't wanta hear about it!!

KAY: (UNINTELLIGIBLE)

MICHAEL: I don't wanta hear about it!


MICHAEL: Over!!

KAY: At this moment I feel no love for you at

all. I never thought that would ever

happen, but it has.

MICHAEL: Kay - we're gonna leave tomorrow.

MICHAEL: (OFF) Kay - why don't you take the kids -

back to their room.

KAY: Michael, you haven't heard me.

MICHAEL: Kay, what do you want from me? Do you

expect me - to let you go? Do you expect me

- to let you take my children from me?

(OFF) Don't you know me? Don't you know

that that's an impossibility? That that

could never happen? (ON) That I'd use all

my power to keep something like that from

happening. (OFF) Don't you know that?

MICHAEL: Kay - now in time, you'll feel differently.

(OFF) You'll be glad I stopped you now.

(ON) I know that. (OFF) I know you blame

me for losing the baby. (ON) Yes. I know

what that meant to you.

MICHAEL: I'll make it up to you, Kay. I swear I'll

make it up to you. I'll - I'm gonna change.

I'll change. I've learned that I have the

strength to change. (OFF) Then you'll

forget about this miscarriage? And we'll

have another child. (ON) And we'll go on -

you and I; (OFF) we'll go on.

KAY: Oh! Oh, Michael. Michael, you are blind.

It wasn't a miscarriage. It was an

abortion. (OFF) An abortion, Michael -

just like our marriage is an abortion - (ON)


something that's unholy - and evil! (OFF)

I didn't want your son, Michael; I wouldn't

bring another one of your sons into this

world! (ON) It was an abortion, Michael!

It was a son, a son, and I had it killed

because this must all end! (OFF) I know

now that it's over; I knew it then. (ON)

There would be no way, Michael - no way you

could ever forgive me - not with this

Sicilian thing (OFF) that's been going on

for two thousand (ON) yea.... Oh!

(HEAVY BREATHING)

MICHAEL: You won't take my children.

KAY: I will.

MICHAEL: (SHOUTS) You won't take my children!!

KAY: They're my children too.

(BAND MUSIC IN)

(TRAIN)

(MUSIC)

(TRAIN)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(CAR)

(MUSIC)

(MURMUR)

(MUSIC)

(SICILIAN CHATTER)

OLDER WOMAN: (SICILIAN)

TOMMASINO: (IN ENGLISH) Hey, Sonny, whatta you...

TOMMASINO: (OFF) Don't fight.


(SICILIAN CHATTER)

(MUSIC)

TOMMASINO: (SICILIAN)

(MUSIC)

MAN: (SPEAKS, OFF)

(CARMELA LAUGHS)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(LOW CHATTER)

(CLINK OF GLASSES)

(MUSIC)

(LOW CHATTER)

(CAR)

(CAR DOOR CLOSE)

(FOOTSTEPS)

TOMMASINO: Don Cicc'? Don Cicc'? Don Cicc'.

TOMMASINO: (SICILIAN) Don Ciccio, it's Tommasino.

TOMMASINO: (SICILIAN) Allow me the honor of

introducing someone.

(OUT - IN)

My partner in America, in New York.

(OUT - IN)

His name is Vito Corleone.

DON: Vito Corleone.

TOMMASINO: (SICILIAN) We'll send him olive oil from

here.

TOMMASINO: (SICILIAN) To his company in America.

TOMMASINO: (SICILIAN) Genco Olive Oil Company.

TOMMASINO: (SICILIAN) They're olive oil importers, Don

Ciccio.

TOMMASINO: (OFF) Don Cicc' -


TOMMASINO: (SICILIAN) We'd like your blessing, and

your permission to start work.

TOMMASINO: (SPEAKS, OFF)

DON: (SICILIAN) Where is this young man from New

York?

TOMMASINO: (SICILIAN, OFF)

DON: (SICILIAN) Have him come closer.

DON: (SICILIAN) I can't see him so good.

TOMMASINO: (SPEAKS)

VITO: (SICILIAN) My respects, Don Ciccio. Give

me your blessing.

DON: (SICILIAN) Bless you!

(OUT - IN)

What's your name?

VITO: Me chiamo Vito Corleone.

DON: Vito Corleone.

(CHUCKLES)

DON: (SICILIAN) You took the name of this town!

DON: (SICILIAN) And what's your father's name?

VITO: (SICILIAN) His name was...Antonio Andolini.

DON: (SICILIAN) Louder, I don't hear so good.

VITO: (SICILIAN) My father's name was Antonio

Andolini...

(OUT - IN)

...and this is for you!

(DON GROANS)

DON: Ohhhh!

DON: (SICILIAN)

(DON GROANS)

(SHOUT)

(SHOT)

(SHOT)


TOMMASINO: (SICILIAN)

(CAR MOTOR, OFF)

(CAR MOTOR)

MAN IN CAR: (SICILIAN)

VITO: (SHOUTS IN SICILIAN)

(SHOT)

(SHOT)

(MUSIC IN)

TOMMASINO: Ow! Ow!

TOMMASINO: Ow!

(MUSIC)

(CAR MOTOR, OFF)

(CAR)

(CHURCH BELLS)

(MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC)

PRIEST: (SICILIAN)

(MUSIC OUT)

AD LIB: Ciao, arrivederci, etc.

(MUSIC IN)

(TRAIN)

VITO: Michael - say goodbye, huh?

(CRYING)

FREDO: Hi, Al.

FREDO: Tom, can I speak with you for a second, Tom?

FREDO: Tom, where's Mike?

TOM: Waiting for you to leave.

FREDO: (COUGHS) Can I talk with him?

TOM: Sorry, Fredo; no chance.

CONNIE: Can I see 'im?

TOM: He's in the boathouse.

CONNIE: (OFF) Michael - it's Connie.


(FOOTSTEPS)

CONNIE: (OFF) Michael -

MICHAEL: Hmm?

CONNIE: I'd like to stay close to home now, if it's

all right.

CONNIE: Is Kay coming?

MICHAEL: No.

CONNIE: Michael, Fredo's in the house with Mama. He

asked for you and Tom said - you wouldn't

see him.

MICHAEL: That's right.

CONNIE: Kids, why don't you go outside for a while?

CONNIE: Michael, please; I want to talk to you.

CONNIE: (OFF) Michael, I hated you - for so many

years.

CONNIE: I think that I did things to myself - to

hurt myself so that you'd know -- that I had

hurt you.

CONNIE: You were just - being strong for all of us,

the way Papa was. (OFF) And I forgive you.

(ON) Can't you forgive Fredo? He's so

sweet - and helpless without you.

CONNIE: You need me, Michael. I want to take care

of you now.

(MUSIC IN)

MICHAEL: (OFF) Connie -

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)


(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC OUT)

MICHAEL: Sit down. (OFF) Che c'e?

TOM: Ma nente, perchè?

MICHAEL: Our friend and business partner, Hyman Roth,

is in the news. J'a hear about it?

TOM: Well I hear that he's in Israel.

NERI: Mmhmm. The High Court in Israel turned down

his request to live there as a returned Jew.

His passport's been invalidated 'cept for

return to United States. He landed in

Buenos Aires yesterday. He offered a gift

of a million dollars if they'd let 'im live

there. (OFF) They turned him down.

TOM: He's gonna try Panama.

MICHAEL: Panama won't take him; (OFF) not for a

million, (ON) not for ten million.

TOM: (OFF) His medical condition is reported as

terminal. He's only gonna live another six

months anyway.

MICHAEL: He's been dying of the same heart attack for

twenty years.

TOM: (OFF) That plane goes to Miami.

MICHAEL: That's right. That's where I want it met.


TOM: Mike, that's impossible. They'll turn him

over directly to the Internal (OFF) Revenue,

Customs and half the FBI.

MICHAEL: It's not impossible; nothing's impossible.

TOM: (OFF) It would be like trying to kill the

President; there's no way we can get to him.

MICHAEL: Tom, you know you surprise me. If anything

in this life is certain - if history has

taught us anything - it's that you can kill

anyone.

MICHAEL: Rocco?

ROCCO: Difficult - not impossible.

MICHAEL: Good.

TOM: Well why did you ask me if something was

wrong when I came in?

MICHAEL: Well I thought you were gonna tell me that

uh (OFF) you were moving your family to

Vegas - (OFF) and that you've been offered

the uh (ON) Vice Presidency of the Houstan

hotels there. (OFF) I thought you were

gonna tell me that.

TOM: I turned them down, I mean do I have to tell

you about every offer that I turn down?

(SLIGHT LAUGH)

MICHAEL: Well let's do business.

TOM: (OFF) All right then. Just consider this,

Michael; that's all; just consider it. Now

Roth and the Rosatos are on the run. (OFF)

Are they worth it? And are we strong

enough? (ON) Is it worth it. I mean

you've won; (OFF) you wanta wipe everybody

out?


MICHAEL: I don't feel I have to wipe everybody out,

Tom. Just my enemies, that's all.

MICHAEL: You gonna come along with me in these things

I have to do or what? (OFF) Because if

not, you can take your wife, (ON) your

family - and your mistress, (OFF) move 'em

all to Las Vegas.

TOM: (SLIGHT LAUGH) Why do you hurt me, Michael?

I've always been loyal to you, I mean - what

is this?

MICHAEL: (SICILIAN) So...you're staying?

TOM: (SICILIAN) Yes, I'm staying.

MICHAEL: (OFF) Bene.

TOM: Now what is it that you want me to do?

FREDO: Hey, Anthony - Anthony, how would you like

if if I - how would you like it if I taught

you how to catch the real big fish. Would

you like that?

ANTHONY: Okay.

FREDO: You know when I was your age - I went out uh

fishin' with all my brothers, and - and my

father - everybody. And I was I was the

only one that caught a fish. Nobody else

could catch one 'cept me. You know how I

did it? Every time I put the line in the

water I said a Hail Mary - and every time I

said a Hail Mary I caught a fish. You

believe that? It's true. That's the

secret. You wanta try it when we go out on

the lake?

ANTHONY: Okay.

FREDO: Okay. What else you got?


FRANKIE: (BLOWS OUT SMOKE)

TOM: Everything's gonna be okay, Frankie; don't

worry.

FRANKIE: Did my brother go back?

TOM: Yeah. Don't worry.

FRANKIE: He's ten times tougher than me, my brother.

He's old-fashioned.

TOM: Yeah. He didn't even want to go out to

dinner; he just wanted to go straight home.

FRANKIE: That's my brother! There isn't nothin'

could get him get 'im away from that two-

mule town. He coulda been big here; he

coulda had his own Family. Tom -- what do I

do now?

TOM: Frankie...you were always interested in

politics, in history. I remember you

talkin' about Hitler back in 'Thirty-three.

FRANKIE: Yeah I still read a lot. I get good stuff

in there.

TOM: You were around the old-timers - who dreamed

up how the Families should be organized -

how they based it on the old Roman legions

and called them Regimes, Capos and Soldiers.

And it worked.

FRANKIE: Yeah - it worked. Those were great old

days, you know? And we was like the Roman

Empire. The Corleone Family was like the

Roman Empire.

(MUSIC IN)

TOM: Yeah. It was once. (PAUSE) Frankie --

when a plot - against the Emperor failed --

the plotters were always given a chance - to


let their families keep their fortunes.

Right?

FRANKIE: Yeah but only the rich guys, Tom. The

little guys they got knocked off. And all

their estates went to the

(MUSIC)

Emperors. Unless they went home and they

killed themselves. Then noth-nothin'

happened. And their families - their

families were taken care of, Tom.

TOM: Yeah. That was a good break. A nice deal.

FRANKIE: Yeah. They uh they went home - and sat in a

hot bath - opened up their veins - and -

bled to death. And sometimes they had a

little party before they did it.

TOM: Don't worry about anything, Frankie Five-

Angels.

FRANKIE: Thanks, Tom. Thanks.

FRANKIE: See ya, Tom.

TOM: (OFF) Addio, Frankie,

(GATES LOCKING, OFF)

(DOOR OPEN & CLOSE)


CONNIE: Kay, you - you have to go.

KAY: (WHISPERING TO MARY) ...so pretty...

CONNIE: (OFF) Kay, please hurry; he's coming.


KAY: Anthony - kiss mama goodbye.

CONNIE: Anthony, will you kiss your mother goodbye!

KAY: Anthony, say goodbye to mama. Anthony - I

love you, Anthony.

CONNIE: Kay, please.


KAY: All right.

KAY: Mary, come here. Anthony - Anthony, please,

kiss me once.

(DOOR CLOSE)

(CRY FROM KAY, OFF)

(HUM OF MACHINERY)

(SPLASH)

ANTHONY: (UNINTELLIGIBLE)

FREDO: (UNINTELLIGIBLE)

FREDO: Easy - attaboy.

CONNIE: (OFF) Anthony! Anthony!

FREDO: He's here; we're goin' fishin'!

CONNIE: (OFF) No! (ON) Michael wants to take him

to Reno now.

FREDO: Aw shit. Okay, kid, you gotta go to Reno

with your Pop. Come on, Anthony, I'll take

you fishin' again tomorrow, okay? Huh?

ANTHONY: Okay.

FREDO: There. Atta-boy. Hey, Anthony - listen -

I'll catch one for you with the secret, huh?

All right?

ANTHONY: Okay.

FREDO: Okay, go ahead.

(FOOTSTEPS)

Okay, Al; let's go.

FBI MAN: Mr. Roth, you understand I'll have to take

you into custody.

ROTH: Yes, I-I understand.

REPORTER: Can you give us your reaction to the High

Court of Israel's ruling?


ROTH: I'm a retired investor on a pension. I went

to Israel because I wished to live there as

a Jew in the twilight of my life...

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

FBI MAN: Hey, Frankie! Come on out, let's play some

Hearts! (CALLS) Frankie!!

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC)

REPORTER: (OFF) Is it true you're worth over three

hundred million dollars, Mr. Roth?

ROTH: I'm a retired investor, living on a pension.

I came home to vote in the presidential

election because they wouldn't give me an

absentee ballot.

(LAUGHTER FROM MEN)

(LAUGHTER)

(SHOT)

(SCREAMS)

MAN: Mr. Roth!

FBI MAN: Halt!

(SHOTS)

(SCREAMS)

(MUSIC)

FBI MAN: (OFF) Jesus Christ.

FREDO: Hail, Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with

thee. Blessed art thou amongst women.

Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us

sinners...


(MUSIC: CHORD)

(SHOT)

(MUSIC)

(MUSIC OUT - MUSIC IN)

(MUSIC)

SONNY: Hey! Everybody come on, pay attention.

C'mere. This's my friend Carlo Rizzi.

This's my brother Fredo - (OFF) Oh you know

Fredo.

CARLO: (OFF) Sure I know Fredo.

SONNY: (OFF) This's my stepbrother Tom. And

that's his - uh girl Theresa. This cute

little thing over here is my sister Connie I

was tellin' you about, huh? Come on say

hello to Carlo.

(MUSIC)

SONNY: (ON) He's good-lookin', ain't he?

CONNIE: Yes.

(SONNY LAUGHS)

SONNY: Oh, that droopy thing over there (OFF)

that's my brother Mike. We call 'im Joe

College, y'know he uh...

SONNY: (LAUGHS) Go on, sit down. Go on. Talk to

each other.

TOM: Sit down.

SONNY: Hey, Mr. Einstein -

(CHATTER)

FREDO: Here's the cake.

SONNY: Hey, Sally, get in here!

TESSIO: I was I was scared.

SONNY: Come on.

TESSIO: Where's your father?


SONNY: Got him on a wild goose chase, Christmas

shoppin'. Let's see that thing.

(ALL EXCLAIM)

TOM: Oh, Sonny!

(MUSIC)

SONNY: That's nice, huh?

CONNIE: Should I put the candles on now?

SONNY: Yeah go on. You help 'er, right, Carlo?

CARLO: Sure.

MICHAEL: How are ya, Sal?

SONNY: Hey what is that, rum?

TESSIO: Yeah, they said it was.

(TOM LAUGHS)

CONNIE: Hey come on, don't touch the antipasto till

Papa gets here.

SONNY: (THRU ABOVE) Hey come on!

TOM: (LAUGHS, SPEAKS)

SONNY: Ah say, what d'you think of the nerve of

them Japs, huh, them slanty-eyed bastards,

huh? Droppin' bombs in our own back yard on

Pop's birthday yet.

FREDO: They didn't know it was Pop's birthday.

SONNY: They didn't know it was Pop's birthday.

TOM: Well we should've expected it after the oil

embargo.

SONNY: Whaddya mean expect. Expect it or not they

got no right droppin' bombs. What are you a

Jap-lover or somethin'? You on their side?

TESSIO: I understand thirty thousand men enlisted

this morning.

SONNY: Bunch'a saps.

MICHAEL: Why are they saps?


CONNIE: Sonny, come on, we don't have to talk about

the war.

SONNY: Hey, beep, you talk to Carlo, right?

(MUSIC)

SONNY: They're saps - because they risk their lives

for strangers.

MICHAEL: Oh that's Pop talking.

SONNY: (OFF) You're goddam right that's Pop

talkin'.

MICHAEL: Yeah. They risk - risk their lives for

their country.

SONNY: Country ain't your blood, you remember that.

(MUSIC)

MICHAEL: I don't feel that way.

SONNY: (OFF) You don't feel that way.

SONNY: Well if you don't feel like that why don't

you just quit college and go to go to join

the army?

MICHAEL: I did.

(MUSIC)

MICHAEL: I enlisted in the Marines.

(MUSIC)

(NUT IS CRACKED)

TOM: Mikey, why? Why didn't you come to us?

MICHAEL: What do you mean?

TOM: I mean Pop had to pull a lot of strings to

get you a deferment.

MICHAEL: (OFF) I didn't ask for it; (ON) I didn't

ask for a deferment; I didn't want it.

SONNY: Hey what's the matter with you!

TOM: Hey come on come on, let 'im alone!

TESSIO: Come on!


(MUSIC)

TESSIO: (OFF) Come on, hey! Hey, Sonny!

TOM: (OFF) Sonny -

SONNY: Punk!

TESSIO: Sonny - Sonny - sit down, sit down.

SONNY: Go on! Sit!

TESSIO: (OFF) Sit down!

(MUSIC)

(CHILD LAUGHS, OFF)

CHILD: (OFF) Mommy, Daddy's (ON) fighting again!

SONNY: (TO CONNIE) Go show Carlo the tree.

CHILD: Go ahead! Uncle Michael, Mama, is fighting.

SONNY: For Chrissake. Nice. Break your father's

heart on his birthday.

FREDO: Hey that's swell, Mike. Congratulations.

SONNY: That's right, encourage him. Go on, get me

a drink. (OFF) Go on.

TOM: (OFF) You don't understand - (ON) uh your

father has plans for you. How many times -

he and I've talked about your future.

MICHAEL: You talked to my father about my future?

TOM: Yeah.

MICHAEL: My future.

TOM: Mikey -- he has high hopes for you.

MICHAEL: Well I have my own plans for my future.

SONNY: What'd you go to college to get stupid?

Purely stupid.

CONNIE: He's here, c'mon!

SONNY: C'mon. C'mon. Stupid.

(WHISPERING, OFF)

ALL: (OFF) Su-surprise!

ALL: (SING)


For he's a jolly good fellow



That nobody can deny

Nobody can deny....

THE END

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