"A RADIO RUNS THROUGH IT"

							a Film Noir

								by

								H.A

	CAST

	Humphrey Bogart                                               Rick Spade
	Sidney Greenstreet                                              Johnny Gobbs
	Peter Lorre                                                       Herr Doktor Herrman Einstein
     	 Marcel DeVaux                                                 Derrick Dull
     	Conrad Veidt                                                      The Scar
	Paul Henreid                                                     Victor Rooney
	Boris Karloff                                                     M.r Ice
	Claude Rains                                                     Gerald Renault
	Ingrid Bergman                                                   Ilsa Strasser
	 ?                                                                       Commisioner Strasser 
	Madeleine LeBeau                                                Sally Bowles

	CREW

	Roger Deakins j.r A.K.A                           Director of photography.
	Hisham Amer                                       Script.

	NOTE: To the person who would be crazy enough to produce this script. To add to the impact of the song "As 	Time Goes By", there must be no original music.

										For Peter Lorre

	1945 - A RESTAURANT- LATE DAY

	Rick Spade, the multimillionaire,the city's playboy tycoon is holding a 	party in his own restaurant to celebrate the end of world war II. He is a 	handsome, mysterious, enigmatic man, shattered, almost frightening. In the 	days he would have been played by Humphrey Bogart.

	With him is Victor Rooney, Rick's friend and lawyer, the self serving 	counselor, he is a gentleman, though he thinks way too much about money. He is 	played by Paul Henreid.

	A beautiful reporter is talking to Rick.

						REPORTER
			How are you, mister Spade ?

						RICK
			Good, thank you.

						REPORTER
			Isn't it weird how all the competitors for the waterworks deal just 			withdrew ?

						RICK
			I'm sorry, I  can't comment on contracts that are currently being in 			play.

						REPORTER
			But, just between you and me. Off the record.

						RICK
			Sorry.

	She leaves.

	Rick and Victor laugh.

						VICTOR
			You seen Sally lately ?

						RICK
			Not since saturday.

						VICTOR
			Weird.

						RICK
			Hear she got herself a new boyfriend. 

						VICTOR
			Corporation owner, rich guy ?

						RICK
			Nope. A slob for once.

	All of a sudden,commisioner Conrad Strasser enters, he is a gray- mustached 	man, angry, he is the local commisioner.

	  he is talking with Rick's main servant.

						STRASSER
			Rick Spade ?

						SERVANT
			That's him.

	Strasser goes to their table. 

						RICK
			M.r Strasser. How you doing ?

						STRASSER
					(no "hello")
			Come downtown. No fuss.
	
						RICK
			I thought I gave you the money so you could keep
			your trap shut.

						STRASSER
					     (hardening)
			I don't think we discussed murder in our deal.

						VICTOR
			You're accusing my client of murder ? You realize how important your 			charges are ?
						STRASSER
			Just a few questions that's all. Her name's Sally Bowles

						RICK
		 	Sally ?
		 	Why not at my desk ?

						STRASSER
			Why not mine ? 

						VICTOR
			Go on, I'll join.

	Strasser, and Rick exit.

	INT. GERALD'S DETECTIVE OFFICE - NIGHT. 

	A beautiful, reserved redhead is seated at a desk. She is Ilsa Strasser, 	Strasser's daughter. She 	is played by Ingrid 	Bergman.

	, the phone rings, she takes it.

						ILSA
			Gerald Renault, private detective, at your service,
			Allo ?

						STRASSER (V.O)/(V.S)
			Allo ? Ilsa ? Daddy here.

						ILSA
			Allo !

						STRASSER
			Hey, I wanted to talk to rat-face, there. He here ?

						ILSA
			Nope.

						STRASSER
			Oh. When's he back, you know ? He tell you ?

						ILSA
			No. Don't know.

						STRASSER
			O.K. Tell him... When he comes back, first tell him I hate him and 			then...

						ILSA
			And...
						STRASSER
			Tell him to come to the Police Station. He's in some deep shit.

						ILSA
			Like what ?

						STRASSER
			Perhaps murder.

						ILSA
			You're kidding.

						STRASSER
			It's just a questionary, don't worry. 

	She hangs up.
	Gerald Renault enters the office, he is a young, handsome and arrogant man, 	modern, unshaven, clothes he wore for a whole week, lazy, the typical '40s 	detective. He is played by Claude Rains. She likes him more than he likes her.
	But they like each-other in their on way as two young communist adults.

						ILSA
			Hey, boss !

	Gerald looks at her blankly.

						GERALD
			Hello, comrade

						ILSA			
			Where were you yesterday ? You're a mess.

						GERALD
			Is it that bad ?

						ILSA
			I would say so. It's six thirty

						GERALD
			Mail ?

	She gives him his mail.

						ILSA
			So, where were you ?

						GERALD
			In town.

						ILSA
			With your little pussycat again.

						GERALD
				(checking his mail)
			(crap,crap, crap, crap)Nice mouth, you don't kiss your daddy 
			with that mouth, do you ?

						ILSA
			Speaking of which, he wants to see you.

						GERALD
					(ironically)
			Great.

						ILSA
			The station. You gotta go tonight.

						GERALD
			Keys.

	Gerald takes the keys.

	INT. STRASSER'S OFFICE - WAITING ROOM - NIGHT.

	Gerald is seated.

	INT. STRASSER'S OFFICE - QUESTIONING ROOM - NIGHT.

	Strasser is questionning Rick.

	Strasser and Rick are both seated. 

	Victor is smoking fine
	Havana cigars.

						STRASSER
		Now, Spade, you understand that I'm not spying on you or anything...

						VICTOR
		I sure hope not, mr Strasser.

						STRASSER
		The point is, I know you keep your hardy-hars with women your little se		crets, but, me and the boys have done our little investigation. And...

						VICTOR
		And...

						STRASSER
		And last night's hardy-har doesn't come close
		to checking out.

						VICTOR
		Are you accusing my client of murder ?

						STRASSER
		Would you shut up ?!

						VICTOR
		C'mon, Rick, let's go, we're not as low
		as that slob.

						STRASSER
		M.r Spade, if you leave, you will be charged for fleeing an interview. 

						VICTOR
		This is harassment. 

	Rick looks at the radio inattentively; as if it reminded of a  lost dream.

	The radio is playing "As Time Goes By" which is sung by a voice which strangely 	resembles that of Josephine Baker...

	INT - THE KIT KAT CLUB - LATE NIGHT - FLASHBACK

	The party is in full swing. An African american woman is singing "As Time Goes 	By" We see a table labeled 13, it's filled with rich men 	surrounding Sally (the woman who died) played by Madeleine LeBeau. Among the 	men we notice Rick. 

						RICK	
		Sally, when is it we get married ?

						SALLY
		I can't; you'd get too jealous.

	A beat.

						SALLY
		My work consists of that.

						RICK
		So, don't work.

						SALLY
		This one's fun.

						RICK
		Must be.

	He puts a necklace around her neck, as a present.

	BACK TO SCENE.

	Rick and Victor have left. Now, Strasser is questioning Gerald.

						STRASSER
		Get in here.

						GERALD
		Always a pleasure, papa.

						STRASSER
		Don't call me papa. OK, asshole. 
						(a beat)
		Now, you knew Sally Bowles.
 
						GERALD
		I KNOW her. She's a client.

						STRASSER
		You KNEW her, and  you knew her a little more than that.

	Strasser gives Gerald two photographs of Sally, bruised all over. Dead.

						STRASSER
		She must've had some serious enemies. Care to tell me who ?

						GERALD
		A gal in her league's bound to get in trouble. When you're a nightclub 		owner...

						STRASSER
```		What did you do for her. Besides, of course, putting a smile on her face at 		the wee hours. 

						GERALD
		She gave me some objects to save-keep for her, and for your information, we 		didn't...

						STRASSER
		Where are these objects now ?

`						GERALD
		I don't know. She fired me.

						STRASSER
		Well, she wasn't a complete dope, at least. What about her other boyfriends 		besides you and Spade, she must've had other lovers.

						GERALD
		Well, there was Joel Einstein, and Johnny Gobbs. And again there was 		nothing between...

						STRASSER
					(loosing his temper)
		Look, I can't say it breaks my heart to see you on the list of suspects. 		But for some reason my daughter doesn't hate you yet and I thought you'd be 		man enough to come clean if you had any dirt.

						GERALD
		So, am I under arrest ?

						STRASSER
		Don't make any plans. I'll leave it to that.

	DRIVING

	Gerald is in the driver's seat.

	Gerald turns on the radio.

	Strangely, the radio plays "As Time Goes By". 

	Which takes us to:

	DIM TO:

	INT. GERALD'S DETECTIVE OFFICE- NIGHT - FLASHBACK.

	Gerald is drinking a glass of gin.

	On the radio, we hear "As Time Goes By"

	A knock.

					GERALD
		Yes.

	Mary enters.

					MARY
		There's a lady here to see you, boss

					GERALD
		A lady ?

					MARY
		If I were a man, I'd see her right away; she talked
		about you in a way that made me extremely jealous.

					GERALD
		OK.

	A beat.

	Sally enters.

	Gerald is bewildered by her sensualness and beauty.

					GERALD
		Please sit down.

	Sally does.

					GERALD
		Lemonade ? Gin ?

					SALLY
		Gin. Makes me higher.

					GERALD
		Sure.

	Takes the bottle of Gin and a glass, pours
	the Gin into the glass. Hands the glass to
	Sally.

					SALLY
		Thanks.

	An uncomfortable beat during which she drinks.

					GERALD
		I'm not only a barman, I'm a detective as well.

					SALLY
		Can you be a confident too ?

					GERALD
		Not unless you pay extra.
					
					SALLY
		My name is Sally Bowles.

	She takes a cigarette out.

					GERALD
		You're not aloud to smoke in here.

					SALLY
		If I pay extra ?

					GERALD
		Not even.

	Pissed, she takes her cigarette out of her mouth and
	lets it fall to the ground. She squishes it with
	her foot.

					GERALD
		What say you we get to the point ?

	She opens her bag and takes out a plain brown 
	paper bag.

					SALLY
		This is the point. Will you keep this for me.
		Safekeeping.

					GERALD
		What is it ?

					SALLY
		Will you keep it for me ?

					GERALD
		Not unless you tell me what it is.

					SALLY
		Blackmail.

					GERALD
		What kind of blackmail ?

					SALLY
		I can't tell you that.

					GERALD
		Against whom is it ?

					SALLY
		Rick Spade. The richest millionaire in the city.

					GERALD
		Then I'll keep it for ya. Hate the guy.

					SALLY
		There's also Johnny Gobbs. The big racketeer guy. And The Scar.
					GERALD
		I don't want any problems wi...

	They rush to eachother and kiss as "As Time Goes By" keeps playing.

	BACK.

	INT. A TELEPHONE BOOTH - NIGHT.

	Gerald puts a coin.

								GERALD
		Give me the 19th. Thank you.
								(a beat)
		Allo ?  Mary ? Hello, love. You remember you told me about this capitalist 		newspaper that had some files on Rick Spade and Sally ? Yeah, what was the 		name ? Society Magazine. You know the adress ? No ? OK, thanks. Yeah I'll 		give you your car back. buhbye.

	EXT. THE ROAD

	Gerald is driving

	He stops in front of a bar where a strong-built fat man stands.

								GERALD
		Sir, sir, excuse me ?

	The man comes toward the car.

								GERALD
		You know where Society Magazine is ?

								MAN
		Um, I know the address. 142 Casablanca Street.

								GERALD
		OK, thanks.

								MAN
		Why you wanna go there ?

	Gerald keeps driving

	
	INT. SOCIETY MAGAZINE  - MAIN REDACTION DESK - AFTER HOURS (CLOSED)

	Gerald enters secretly with a flashlight.

	 He goes to the file cases and opens the "S" file case, and takes out a file 	`labeled "SPADE, RICK".

	Suddenly, the big strong man rushes to Gerald

	He bangs Gerald's face in on the file cases repeatidly. 

	Slugs him several times. 

	Then, Gerald hits the large man with his head.

	But it doesn't hurt the fat man, so the man bangs him even harder.

	Gerald just lays there. 

	It is clear that Ottokar has some secret that shouldn't be known.

	INT. EINSTEIN'S GARAGE - NIGHT.

	Mobsters are drinking,playing, betting 

	Among them one catches our attention.

	He is Herr Doktor Joel Einstein, his un-mobster-like clothes	are atention-earning. He is somewhat ratty in appearance. His face wears the 	benevolent smirk of a man who lives in a pleasant haze of alcohol. There is 	something about him that suggests the unfrocked priest. He 	is played by Peter Lorre. He always carries a can of alcohol marked with all the 	card signs in a round.

						JOEL
		Joker's wild !

	Everyone whines, Joel collects his winnings from the players. 

	Then:

	A machine gun shooting noise is heard.

	 We get an angle showing who it is. It's a cold-blooded killer. Pale, almost 	blue. White hair. No expression on his face. 	He is M.r Ice. He is played by 	Boris Karloff.

	 He comes 	closer for everyone to see.

	This seems to embarass and frighten Joel. 

	He tries to smile. 

						JOEL
			M.r Ice, right ? You wanna pl...play ?

						M.R ICE
			It's a bad habit.

	Joel takes a good sip out of his can.

						JOEL
			Right. Look where it brought me, eh ?
			You wouldn't be here if I hadn't, uh...

	An uncomfortable beat.

						JOEL
		So, how about 300, for now, you know ?

	He takes out three bills.

						M.R ICE 
		My employer wants his money.

	Joel takes back his bills. 

	Close-up of Joel, terrified.

	We go lower on his small body and realise...

	He is peeing in his own pants.

						JOEL
		Look, you came at a bad time. I was just playing with my pals.
		Here's an idea; how about a nightclub ? On me ?

						A VOICE
		Oh, no, I insist.

	Joel looks back to reveal it is Johny Gobbs, the powerfull racketeer. A 	obese  man with gray hair, Powerfull. He is power itself.like his 	conpagnions, he wears elegant, tailor-made clothes. He never smiles. He always 	has a vaniteous, tragic expression on his face. He is played by Sidney 	Greenstreet.

	Joel takes another good sip.  

						JOEL
		Oh ! Hello, Chonny. How are you ? 

						GOBBS
		What say you you give me my money and
		we're through ?

						JOEL
		Listen, I have a plan. You'll get your money and expanses 
		in three months, if it works. And it will. It's fool proof.

						GOBBS
		Three months ago, you told me the same things.

						JOEL
		You remember that uh... bank job ? Sally's job ?

						GOBBS
		The one she planned with Derrick ? 

						JOEL
		Sure. It's fool proof.

						GOBBS
		I guess. But, M.r Ice here is getting quite tired of 
		following you around.

						EINSTEIN
		You're his boss.

						GOBBS
		Can I count on you ?

						EINSTEIN
		Yes, of course, you can trust me. 

						GOBBS
		Well, I don't trust you.

	We get an angle that reveals that Fanthomas is listening to what they're 	saying.

						GOBBS
		Let's go.

	And M.r Ice takes Joel to a black car. Before he gets into the car, m.r Ice 	shoots the radio, accidently putting it on. The song played is "As Time Goes By"

	INT. SALLY'S BEDROOM - NIGHT.

	Sally is making herself beautiful; putting lipstick on. 

	She's obviously waiting for someone.

	

	A KNOCK.

						SALLY
		Be right there, doll.

	She hurries to the radio to put on "As Time Goes By"

	She opens the door to find, much to her disapointment...

						SALLY
		Johnny ?

						GOBBS
		The pleasure is shared.

	He enters.

						GOBBS
		Won't I come in ?

						SALLY
		Hello.

						GOBBS
		You know, I'm very happy to see you too. But hold yourself.

						SALLY
		I was just getting ready for bed.

						GOBBS
		Don't I have a great sense of timming ?

						SALLY
		Honey, you can come back tomorrow, I was just getting ready for bed.

						GOBBS
		How about a little toast ? 

						SALLY
		Tomorrow night, OK

	Johnny leaves.

	

	BACK

	INT. GERALD'S DETECTIVE OFFICE- NIGHT.

	Gerald enters. 

	He has a black eye, and a black and blue on the tip of his 	mouth.

	 He takes a glass, poses it on his desk. Puts ice cubes 	in it. Takes a bottle of 	gin and pours the drink in the glass

							GERALD
		Won't you have a drink ?

	Suddenly, out of nowhere, comes Fantomas and he takes Gerald almost 	falling out of the window, leaving only the masked man to prevent him from 	falling. 

							FANTOMAS
		I'm on duty.

							GERALD
		Touche.

		A BEAT.

							GERALD
		W... what do you want, damn it ?

							FANTOMAS
		I know you didn't kill her. But I'll bet you know who did

	He takes back to ground

							GERALD
		I have a whole list 

							FANTHOMAS
		Goddamn, you're heavy. All right, let's see it.

	Gerald goes up to his desk and takes out a piece of paper. On it written in 	pencil is a very bad drawing of a black gun, several spaces under it are the 	names of the suspects:

						SUSPECTS
				
					RICK SPADE (millionire)(blackmail)

					JOEL EINSTEIN (chirurgical doctor)(jealousy)

					JOHNNY GOBBS (big racketeer)(blackmail)

					THE SCAR (biggest mob boss in city) (?)

					DERRICK DULL (banker)(was planning caper with her)

	Fanthomas holds the list as he is reading.

							FANTHOMAS
		Not bad, your list; but, cancel out Rick Spade.
		He's innocent.

							GERALD
		How'd you know ?

							FANTHOMAS
		I just know.

							GERALD
		That's not...

	Gerald turns back and turns again

	 with a gun in his hand, to find that the Fantomas has disappeared.

	EXT. CASABLANCA STREET - NIGHT.

	A black car runs through the road. Then, it stops. And Joel gets out; the 	conditions of his clothes suggest he has been beaten or at least pushed around. 	He goes to... 

	INT. DERRICK'S APPARTMENT - NIGHT.

	Derrick is putting money bills in a black valise, he is bright, shy. He is 	played by 	Marcel Deveaux

	All 	of a sudden:

	Joel enters. 

	Derrick emediatly takes out a gun.

							JOEL
		Whoa ! Whoa ! Derrick, it's only me

							DERRICK
		Yeah, only you.

							JOEL
		Now, Derrick, nobody else is with me, I swear.

							DERRICK
		What is it you want ?

							JOEL
		I want the plans to that bank job.

							DERRICK
		I'm not going through with it. 

							JOEL
		I understand. I understand everything you feel.
1		'cause you and I are in the same kind of problems.
		we're both in dangers of death. Derrick, this is
		my last chance, if this doesn't work, I'm dead.

							DERRICK
		So ? Never liked you anyway. 

							JOEL
		Do it at least for Sally. You two went to long
		work to plan this job. 

							DERRICK
		Joel, it took us three months to plan it.

							(a beat)
		You killed her.

							JOEL
						(sadly)
		Frankly, you're going a little too far, there. 
		I loved her as much as you did.

							DERRICK
		All you ever did was take advantage of her. Look, I'm not doing it.

							JOEL
		O.K.

	EXT.

	Derrick is walking miserably in the night. 

	The street is deserted except for Derrick and an old black man with a portable 	piano who is singing and playing "As Time Goes By". 

	Derrick, troubled by the song sits on a bench, just listening.

	Camera goes down to the floor.

	Suddenly, we hear a sound of various shots. 

	The music stops.

	We hear running footsteps.

	A shot.

	Then no more sound.

	We advance to a series of blood traces on the floor.

	Untill we find Derrick's head and neck lying with the rest of his body on the 	floor.

	INT. SALLY'S HOUSE - NIGHT

	Derrick is standing nervously. 

	Sally is comfortably seated on her couch.

	On the radio is "As Time Goes By"

							SALLY
		So ?

							DERRICK
		I'm not going through with it.

							SALLY
		What ?

							DERRICK
		The bank job.

							SALLY
		No way, we've been planning this job for almost three months
		now, no way.

							DERRICK
		Stop me.

							SALLY
		All right, I will. Your wife know about us ?

	Fearing to give her an idea, he nods yes.

							SALLY
		I don't think that's true. You want her to know ?

							DERRICK
		I don't care, she isn't half what I am.

							SALLY
		She's more than 140 pounds !

							DERRICK
		All right, I'll do your stupid job.

	INT. GOBBS 'S TAILOR SHOP - LATE DAY

	Johnny is getting a new suit by

	 his tailor, an educated man, who loves his work. 

	Joel is talking buisness with Johnny.

	M.r Ice is cleaning his machine gun.

							GOBBS
		Joel, a very sad thing happened to me last night, you know The Scar, 		right ?

							JOEL
		Who doesn't, he's the most dangerous guy in all of Metropole.

							GOBBS
		He killed one of my guys. The poor man had a wife, a mistress, and two 		kids, all of them kaput.

							JOEL
		That must--

							GOBBS
		Five almost innocent people dead. And you know why ? I think because he 		thinks I'm trying to take over

							JOEL
		Ridiculous !

							GOBBS
		What the hell are you talking about ? Of course I am.

							a long beat.

							GOBBS
		Sally knew and she had a big case full of blackmail. If you killed her, it 		would be a matter of jealousy. You were always insanely jealous. But if it 		was Rick Spade, me, or The Scar, it's a matter of blackmail, so, I hope 		you understand how much this bank job is for me, if you get in Sally's 		safety deposit box, I'll finally be able to take over, and I can blackmail 		Rick Spade myself.

							THE TAILOR
		I'm finished, M.r Gobbs.

	Gobbs goes to the mirror watches his reflection in the mirror; he takes 	different pauses.

							GOBBS
		Very good. Thank you very much, Teddy. I'll pay you tommorow.

	INT. GOBBS'S OFFICE - WAITING ROOM.

	The tailor is in the waiting room. 

	An Aryan secretary is seated.

							TEDDY
		I'd like to speak to m.r Scar

							SECRETARY
		Ya gottan appointment ?

							TEDDY
		No.

							SECREtARY
		He'll be available in three minutes.

	INT. GOBB'S OFFICE

	The Scar and Teddy are seated.

	The Scar is a tall elpegant man. His face is covered in scars. He is played by 	Conrad Viedt

							SCAR
		So ?

							TEDDY
		He wants to overthrow you.

	DIM TO:

	EXT. THE STREET WHERE DERRICK WAS KILLED - NIGHT.

	Derrick's corpse in on the floor.

	The commissioner (Strasser) and five of his men are looking for evidence.

	Derrick's wife, a strong, round, red-headed bossy woman is there too.

							WIFE
		He was an idiot, a rat, m.r commisioner; he was always
		with bad men; outlaws, mr commissioner.

							STRASSER
		All right, get the broad out of here.

	A policemen takes her to the police car. She is still yelling.

							STRASSER
		That's a load out  of my mind.

	Gerald comes in, gives a 5 dollar bill to a policeman.

							GERALD
		Thanks.

							POLICEMAN
		Thank  you.

	He goes toward the commmisioner.

							GERALD
		Can I help, commisionner ?

							STRASSER
		How would you help ?

							GERALD
		Maybe by telling you I saw her the day she died.

							LIEUTENANT
		I might've known. 

							STRASSER
		I did. And why are you telling me now. These are two seperate victims.

							GERALD
		Lovers.

							STRASSER
		Him too ?

							GERALD
		Yep.

							STRASSER
		Well, that Sally must've been some girl.

	Gerald nods.

							STRASSER
		There's something wrong here. In the car.

	They go to the car.

	AFTER QUESTIONING...

	
	EXT. OUTSIDE - NIGHT.

	It is raining very hard.

	Gerald exits the police station.

	He goes inside the car. 

	He begins to sleep.

	EXT. A GOLF COURSE - AFTERNOON

	Rick Spade and Victor Rooney are playing golf.

	It is Victor's turn to play.

	He is getting ready to swing.

								VICTOR
		So, they give you any trouble ?

								RICK
		Who ?

								VICTOR
		The court.

								RICK
		Yeah, a little, I supose.

	Victor swings.

								VICTOR
		But, all you need is an alib.

								RICK
		I don't have an alibi. That's the problem

	They go to the ball.

								VICTOR
		So, your only chance is a defense.

								RICK
		Right. Now there's this one guy; German guy...

								VICTOR
		Alcoholic German, escaped from Germany in 1934 ?

								RICK
		I didn't know all that, but, yeah, I guess.

								VICTOR
		Joel Einstein, chirulogical doctor.

								RICK
		Well, he's sending me telegrams saying he has
		evidence. But I don't think he knows anything.

	DIM TO:

	INT. A JAZZ BAR

	Joel is playing billiard is with a young Asian man.

	Joel has just done a perfect move.

								JOEL
		How you like that, huh.

	He takes a sip from his can.

	The Asian pays Joel and leaves.

								JOEL
		Anybody want to play ?

								A VOICE FROM BEHIND
		I will.

	Joel turns behind to see that the voice came came from Victor.

								VICTOR
		Victor Rooney, lawyer

								JOeL
		Lawyer, well, I don't really n...

								VICTOR
		I hear you've been threatening my client. He's a suspect in the Sally 		Bowles murder.

								JOEL
		Yah, what're you gonna do about it ?

								VICTOR
		What if I told you that I know a lot about you.

								JOEL
		What are you talking about ?
	
								VICTOR
		I'm talking about twenty years of jail.

								JOEL
		What's so bad I could go to jail ?

								VICTOR
		Las Vegas. Does that tell you anything ?

	a beat.

								VICTOR
		How about MURDER and Las Vegas ?

								JOEL
		Oh, shit !

								VICTOR
		And in '43, when you helped the Nazis 
		to get information from the Soviets ?

								JOEL
		Anything else ?

								VICTOR
		Oh, yes. You know what they do to ex-nazis in prison ?

	Joel takes a good sip from his can.

								VICTOR
		That's right.

								JOEL
		Now, listen. I know you lawyers like money, don't you ? 
		
								VICTOR
		I'm a very expensive guy.

								EINSTEIN
		I'm sure y'are, but, well. There's this job I'm planning
		. It'll work, whatever happens. 

								VICTOR
		You're so good at telling me about it. How about actually
		telling me what it is ?

								EINSTEIN
		Metropole First Municipal Bank. I know how to get in.

								VICTOR
		You sound so sure this'll work. You know a banker who
```		works there ?

								EINSTEIN
		Well, that was Derrick Dull's job. But he's gone and 
		since I'm having trouble w-----

								VICTOR
		Look, don't tell me about your life. You're a gambler
		right ?

								EINSTEIN
								(a sip)
		Yuhuh, why ?

	Victor takes out a coin.

								VICTOR
		Tails, I betray my best friend slash best client and I help you with the 		municipal. Heads you confess everything about Derrick Dull and Sally
		Bowles.

								EINSTEIN
		Whatever happens you win, huh. Well, all right.

	Victor spins coin. 
	Camera follows coin as it lands on Victor's hand and then turns it over.

	TAILS !

	

	INT. GERALD'S DETECTIVE OFFICE - DAY

	Mary is obviously pissed as she reads from a magazine. After all, Gerald hasn't 	been back all week.

	Gerald enters; stumbled, beat up, tired, his clothes are even more dirty than 	ever.

								MARY
			Well, you're up late !

	Taken back.

								GERALD
			My head !  Gosh !

								MARY
			Congradulations, genius.

								GERALD
			Please; leave and get me some aspirin, darling.

								MARY
			You imagine how you made me worry ? For a whole 
			week-end, I've been waiting for my car !

								GERALD
			Please, Mary not so fucking loud !

	Gerald leaves to the bathroom, we hear the sound of the shour;

								MARY
			You could at least've given me my car back. I mean honestly.

	No answer.

	A very long beat during which Gerald exits the bathroom, we follow him to a
	separate room in which he changes; except for his faithful tie. 

								MARY
			Say something, damn it !

	Gerald takes a long breath.

								GERALD
			OK, so first, I have had t...

	A knock.

	Mary goes to the door as Gerald stays dressing.

	The Man at the door  is a tall mobster.

								MARY
			Yes ?

								THE MAN
			I'd like to talk to m.r Renault

								MARY
			Who can I tell him is asking ?

								THE MAN
			An employee of m.r Gobbs.
								MARY
			I see...

	Mary goes to Gerald who has finnished dressing.

								MARY
						      (whispering)
			 Gerald, one of Johnny Gobbs's men wants to see you.

								GERALD
			O.K.

	Gerald goes to meet the man.

								GERALD
			Hullo, sir.

								THE MAN
			My employer wanted me to talked to you about a meeting that was to 			take place between him and a certain Sally Bowles.

								GERALD
			Well, she just...

								THE MAN
			I know this. But I heard that you were her confident and therefore you 			know all about her intimate affairs.

								GERALD
			Well, that's not for now...

								THE MAN
			The boss wants you at the Srotsky Memorial Building. Tonight.

	The man exits.

	Gerald goes toward Mary.

								GERALD
			Listen, darl, I'm gonna have to go to the capitalist streets, very 			much to mydisaccord.

	He takes a gun from the top-desk drawer and takes Mary's car keys. Mary snatches 	them from his hand.

								MARY
			It's my car may I remind you.

	THE ROAD...

	Mary is seated at the driver's seat. 

	Gerald is seated next to her.

								MARY
			So, where do we go ?

								GERALD
			Rick Spade's house.

								MARY
			Gerald, I'm surprised; you wanna go pay a visit to that capitalist ?

								GERALD
			It's not a friendly call. Don't worry.

								MARY
			What, you think he rubbed out your Sally broad ?

								GERALD
			No. Not anymore. Yesterday, I went to Victor Rooney's office. You know 			the big lawyer guy. Well, I learned something about him that can 			square us.

								MARY
			So, what is it ?

								GERALD
			I can't tell you.

	The car stops at an enourmous mansion with a wall that surrounds the mansion. 	There is also a big fence.

	Gerald rings at the door.

								MAIN SERVANT(ON THE "PHONE")
			Allo ?

								GERALD
			Gerald Renault.

	After a long pause the main servant comes. Seeing the mess that is Gerald. The 	main servant looks at Gerald, as if asking what a bum like that wants.

								MAIN SERVANT
			Yes ?

								GERALD
			I'm a detective and I'd like to talk to Rick Spade. Privately. 
								MAIN SERVANT
			What's your name again.

								GERALD
			Gerald Renault.

								MAIN SERVANT
			M.r Spade was expecting you.

	DIM TO:

	INT. SPADE"S MANSION.

	Rick Spade is sitting in his nightgown, reading a book, more mysterious than 	ever. Gerald comes in.

								RICK
			You're here to see me. Here I am

								GERALD
			Yeah. I guess.

								RICK
			Can I give you anything to drink ?

								GERALD
			I'm on duty.

								RICK
			Touchee. 

	A beat.

								RICK
			So you know.

								GERALD
			Well, at first- since I hated both Fanthomas and you. I figured you 			were his boss. But now I know. You're him.

								RICK
			You know. I suppose you'll tell everyone now. 

								GERALD
			Actually, Victor Rooney was going to. That's how I found out. He was 			ready to excort you.  

								RICK
			More good news. 
								(a beat)
			Why are you telling me all this ?

								GERALD
			Well, I'm supposed to go meet Johnny Gobbs and I doubt I'll be able to 			get out alive, so, I need some help.

								RICK
			I don't have much of a choice. Now, you say Johnny Gobbs wants you 			dead. Why the hell ?

								GERALD
			Maybe him or another Sally-lover thinks I have  the key to her safety 			deposit box, full of blackmail, by the way.

	DIM TO:

	INT. THE RITZ HOTEL - NIGHT.

	Gerald is at the bar.

								GERALD
			Pretty slow tonight, huh.

								BARMAN
			Monday. What can I get you ?

								GERALD
			Just a two cents plain.

	Barman starts making a two cents plain.

								GERALD
			Gee, a martini here costs as much as a nightclub where I get laid.

	A beat.

								GERALD
			You're lucky, you know that.

	The barman just keeps on doing what he's doing not even listening to Gerald.

								GERALD
			You have a much safer and better paying job. You don't get beaten or 			yelled at or...or...

								BARMAN
			Or killed ?

	The doorman comes towards Gerald.

								DOORMAN
			Excuse me. Are you Gerald Renault.

								GERALD
			Yeah. It's not easy every day.

								DOORMAN
			There's a telephone for you in the hall.

	INT. THE HALL

	Gerald takes the phone.

								GERALD
			Allo ?
	Then he falls to the ground.

	EXT. THE TOP OF THE SROSKY MEMORIAL BUILDING - NIGHT.

	Gerald more screwed up than ever awakes. 

	The Scar is standing supperiosly over Gerald.

	Gerald's hands are tied up.

	Two well built men are standing on The Scar's right and left.

								THE SCAR
			Hello, shamus.

								GERALD
			Oooh, gee.

								THE SCAR
			I'll make this short, shamus. Sally and I were negociating a deal when 			she was kaput and therefore she never was able to do the deal. Now, 			there's a key to a certain safety deposit box.

								(a beat)
`````			Where is it ?

								GERALD
			What in heaven's name are you talking about ?

	The stronger of the bodyguards hits Gerald.

								GERALD
			She fired me. I don't know where she put it.

	The Scar drops his cigar on the floor and leaves.

	We notice that the cigar is still burning.

	The two bodyguards take two cans of oil and start dropping on the floor.

	The oil which mixes with the cigar creates one hell of a fire.

	The two bodyguards leave, as Gerald is scared out of his wits.

	The fire is getting closer and closer.

	A hand takes Gerald and opens the door. 

	We go higher along his body to see that he is Fanthomas !

									GERALD
			How the hell did you get the door to open ?

									FANTHOMAS
			Master-key of the city.

	They run along the stairs.

	Fanthomas opens the fire exit door.

	This takes them to an ugly street. 

	The black citroen stops where Gerald and Fanthomas are.

	Fanthomas takes Gerald by the hand and brings him to a garbage can where they 	both hide.

	Johnny gets out of the car with m.r Ice.

	They look around. No one.

	Gerald and Fanthomas run to the left.

									GOBBS
							(to m.r Ice)
			GET THEM !

	M.r Ice takes his machine gun and shoots but they are too fast.

									GOBBS
			Stop.

	INT. UNDERGROUND - WATERWORKS - NIGHT.

	Fanthomas and Gerald are walking along the borders below them is water.

	Fanthomas seems like he's known this place all his life.

									GERALD
			God. This place stinks so bad it could choke someone with pneumonia. 

	Suddenly under the water, a green tail come out !

	We zoom under the water to see it's a crocodile !

									GERALD
			So the rumors are true. I didn't believe... 

									FANTHOMAS
								(shut up)
			Believe.

	They keep walking until they see an inhabited hole.

	As they enter the hole, we see cookie jars, dead fish, circus posters, a 	phonograph, a chess board, a table on which there are maps of the waterworks, 	pencils, rulers, and a photograph on which we see Gerald in a circus acrobat 	suit patting a green tanned tall man, on the picture is written in pen "HAPPY 	NEW YEAR 1943. FRIEND FOREVER". 

	Gerald looks at the picture in dramatic way.

									FANTHOMAS
			What's your problem ?

									GERALD
			He was my best friend when we were in the circus together. We were all 
			18 at the time. The war came. We were all drafted in different places. 			I went to Italy. He was supposed to go to the Sahara with Montgomery. 			I never actually knew he was the green man everyone talked about.

	INT. UNDERGROUND - UNDER THE MUNICIPAL BANK - NIGHT.

	Men are working on the bank job.

	Joel is watching everything, his smile has come back.

	Victor is looking at Derrick's maps and plans.

	Everyone is wearing worker's clothes.

									JOEL
			Aren't you happy, m.r Rooney ? My years of money problems are finally 			over, and you're getting money, isn't that the only thing you like, 			you lawyers ?

									ONE OF THE MEN
			WE HAVE THE VOLT WALL !

									JOEL
			Open, Sesame !

	Victor takes out a gun

									VICTOR
			I'll open your guts.

									JOEL
			What the hell ?

	Suddenly, we hear machine gun noises.

	Camera changes its angle to the entrance where Johnny Gobbs and m.r Ice are 	standing.

	M.r Ice holds a machine gun.

									GOBBS
			Drop that, please.

	Victor drops his gun to the floor.

	Joel gives him a teasing smile.

									VICTOR
			Idiot.

									GOBBS
			Everyone keep your hands up.

	Everyone keeps their hands up.

									GOBBS
			Just the doctor and the counselor.

	The workers keep working.

	We get an angle that reveals Fanthomas and Gerald hiding, looking at everything 	on top.

	We go back down.

									JOEL
			What the problem, Chonny ? There's enough for everybody even the 			workers can have as much as you do.

									GOBBS
			That's the problem, Joel. Everybody. I don't like everybody.

	INT. UNDERGROUND - ENTRANCE 

	Strasser and  his men enter each with his own gun.

	There are two ways.

									STRASSER
			OK,so,half of you go that way, and the other half follow me.

	INT. UNDERGROUND - UNDER THE MUNICIPAL BANK

	The men are still working.

	Johnny Gobbs and m.r Ice are still standing, watching.

	Joel and Victor are standing, their hands up  in the air.

	Joel is scared out of his wits, sweating like hell.

	Suddenly, he gets a glimpse of Victor's gun.

	Joel takes a quick look at m.r Ice who's looking the other way.

	Joel rushes to the gun, takes it and runs like hell.

									GOBBS
			SHOOT !

	M.r Ice shoots but misses Joel.

	We follow Joel as he makes his way up until he arrives only to be visited by  	Gerald who is holding a lead pipe.

									GERALD
			Close enough.

	a pause.

									GERALD
			You killed her. Didn't you ?

	Joel takes out his gun and shoots Gerald.

	Joel goes completely nuts.

									JOEL
			Me ? How... me ? Dumklomph ! I loved her more than you did ! You...

	Joel falls to the ground.

	It was Fanthomas with a stick.

									FANTHOMAS
			You okay.

									GERALD
			Well... better than him.

	They both leave.

	Joel is just laying there, unconscious.

	We see a green hand in the distance.

	The person who has the green hand hums "As Time Goes By".

	INT. THE KIT KAT CLUB - FLASHBACK

	An African american man is singing "As Time Goes By" 

	Joel is sharing a bottle of first-class French Champagne with Sally.

	A strong man in an army uniform enters.

	He looks at Sally.

	Joel immediately gets up and goes toward the man.

									JOEL
			You...

	Joel hits the man in the face, gets red and pathetically hits the man.

	The police enters.

	Three policeman pull Joel away.

	BACK TO SCENE.

	Back at the underground of the bank.

	Victor has his hands up. 

	Gobbs has a gun in his hands.

									VICTOR
				Now, now. m.r Gobbs, listen. I know you don't like me a lot but 				when you'll need me, and you will, I'll be there even if my other 				client is Goering.

									GOBBS
				Don't think so. Hate lawyers. Especially the double-crossing 				kind.

									VICTOR
				Now. Listen.

	Victor runs.

	But m.r Ice shoots Victor in the back.

									GOBBS
				OK, boys, take what you can carry.

	The mean leave. 

	One of them takes a small iron box.

									GOBBS
				No, not that one. That's Sally's.

	They all leave.

	We follow them as they are met by Strasser and his men.

									STRASSER
				OK, stop right here, OK ?

	But the men all have guns and before the policemen have their guns out, they are 	all shot. Even Strasser.

	Gobbs is left alone with Sally's box.

	He opens it.

	and:

	Gobbs is taken by the neck.

	It is Joel who is holding a poison flask, opens it and puts it next to Gobbs 's  	mouth but Gobbs keep it closed.

									JOEL
				Drink. Drink. Drink.

	But before he can drink the poison, Gobbs is chocked to death.

	INT.UNDERGROUND WATERWORKS.

	We follow Fanthomas and Gerald as they start going back. 

	INT.UNDERGROUND - UNDER THE MUNICIPAL BANK

	They enter it.

	Joel is gone.

	The green man we saw in the 1943 photo enters.

									GERALD
				Joe ! Hello !

	The green man comes toward Gerald.

	He shakes Gerald's hand affectively.

	Camera goes to the wall on which we see.

	The shadow of Fanthomas shoots the shadow of the green man.

									FANTHOMAS (V.O)
````				He killed Sally.

	The shadow of Gerald rushes toward Fanthomas's shadow.

	But... we hear machine gun noises (the same as we always hear from m.r Ice) and 	Gerald gets himself and Fanthomas down.

	INT. THE STRASSER'S HOUSE.

	Gerald enters.

	Mary hugs him, crying.

	INT. COMMISIONER 'S OFFICE.

	A new commisioner is questioning Gerald and Rick Spade.

	Gerald keeps looking, smiling at Spade. He knows Spade's biggest secret now and 	he's going to take advantage of it.

									COMMISIONER
				So, m.r Spade, what do you have to say for yourself.

									GERALD
				M.r Spade didn't do it. He was with me when Derrick was 				killed.

									COMMISIONER
				Did I ask you anything ?

									RICK
				Joel Einstein, the one who got deep-sixed by The Scar, he did it.

									COMMISIONER
				How about Sally Bowles ? Einstein was at a pool game when she was 				killed.

									RICK
				She didn't get killed.

									COMMISIONER
									(sarcastic)
				That's it, uh-uh.

	EXT. A PARK NEXT TO A BRIDGE - FLASHBACK - NIGHT.

	Victor and Sally are walking along. It is night.

									GERALD (V.O)
				Victor Rooney and Sally were walking in a park, which bordered 				Tarx Bridge...

									COMMISIONER (V.O)
				So, they were lovers, too. 

	They are in a heated discussion.

									GERALD (V.O)
				They were discussing politics. He was always a very admiring 				supporter of Mussolini, the jackass. Finally...

	Victor throws her off the bridge and she falls into the waterworks.

									GERALD (V.O)
				He threw her in the waterworks.

	BACK...

	EXT. A STREET - NIGHT.

	Gerald and Rick are walking, their backs turned to us.

									RICK
				Why didn't you tell 'em ? You had all the reasons to.

									GERALD
				I hate you. Always will. But I don't have to destroy either.

									RICK
							(A wink from "Casablanca")
				Gerald. This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

					

			

`							THE END