light. In answer, the LOW PUFF of a SILENCER.
Only the plaza pigeons notice. As they take flight...
A man lies dead on the cobblestones. And as we look UP TOWARD the window, theres nothing there. The pigeons wheel above the plaza. We FOLLOW, finally losing them to the sky. SLOWLY that sky BLEEDS from gray to blue.
And as we PAN BACK DOWN...
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. MARSH - SUNSET
Were no longer in a pl
lights, quiet room, opportunity.
-Why?
-Maybe l find you irresistible, Wally.
You make me shiver, Mildred.
You always have.
You make love so nicely.
You always have.
All my life when lve wanted something,
lve gone after it. l get it too.
lt may take me a little time,
but l get what l want.
-Do you? lt must be nice.
-Yeah. lt is.
-lm sorry.
-Hey, whats the score?
l feel sticky.
l think ld better c
lights and everything.
I know why they call it
the greatest city in the world.
Ella Gerard, you are
the sister of my soul!
You should see Park Avenue
at Christmas.
Its like walking
through the Milky Way.
Except nobody gets mugged
in the Milky Way.
Well take our seats now.
Miss Baggoli?
Yes?
We have a new girl
from New York City.
We do.
Miss Steppe.
Miss Steppe.
Miss Baggoli, I know it must
show o
pigeons?
- Yes.
Remember the sparrow was biting
that other sparrow on the booty...
- And I said...
- I remember.
And the squirrels with the
peanuts were biting each other?
- I think so.
- I said it was a spring thing.
- I remember.
- Mating season.
Well, baby, thats what
your mom and dad are doing.
Were making love.
I know, I was testing you
if youd tell me the truth.
You knew.
You little smarty.
light.
Bolton takes his time, but eventually backs away a step.
STARLING
Thank you. All right.
(re: the street plan)
The fish market backs on the water.
Across the street, ground floor, is the
meth lab --
EXT. FISH MARKET AND STREETS - DAY
The Macarena blares from a boom box. Snappers, artfully
arranged in schools on ice, stare up blankly. Crabs scratch
at their crates. Lobsters climb over one an