Scene 11

Scene 11: It's 1967 in a lonely road somewhere in Michigan. A car is stopped in the middle of the road and (young) Lucci is sitting outside. Finally a truck shows up and Lucci steps in front of it weaving his hands calling it to stop. The truck stops and the driver steps outside.

Truck Driver:

What's the matter kid?

Lucci:

I don't know it just fucking died.

Truck Driver:

Did you call for help?

Lucci:

How, we're in the middle of fucking nowhere.

Truck Driver:

Alright calm down, if you want I can take you as far as the next town but you need to take the car off the road first...

(Lucci surprises the truck driver by pulling a gun to his stomach)

Lucci:

Actually there's been a change of plans. Guys!

(four hooded men come into the road towards the truck)

Truck Driver:

Wai...wait what is this!?

Lucci:

It's a fucking robbery jackass.

Truck Driver:

No please don't do this I'll loose my fucking job, please.

Lucci:

Shut up, shut the fuck up.

(points the gun to his head)

Hooded Man:

Hey the truck is fucking locked.

Lucci:

Where are the keys old man?

Truck Driver:(crying)

I don't have them, It's supposed to open when it gets at Lansing, they will open it at Lansing please you got to believe me.

Hooded Man:

Hey kid, shoot this lying piece of shit.

(Lucci arms the gun)

Truck Driver:

No, no no they're right over here (gives them to Lucci) take what you want, don't hurt me please I have two kids please, please...

Lucci:

Shut the fuck up, stay where you are.

(Lucci goes and opens the truck, they take some bags, load them to the car and prepare to leave)

Lucci:

(to the hooded men)

Wait!

(he shoots the truck's tires, the driver screams of fear, they leave)

(The car is now shown somewhere in Detroit and it gets in a garage behind a shop where used to be the crews hangout. Inside the garage Lucci and the three other guys get out of the car, one of them is Vito)

Vito:(to Lucci)

Ha, ha ha great job kid.

Tom:(is one of the other two)

Let's see what we got first, we can party later. Lucci, Sonny get the bags in the office.

Lucci:

Right Away.

(They carry the bags from the car in the office, there Freddo and some others are sitting)

Freddo:

Hey here they are I was just getting worried.

(They hug)

Vito:

You should have seen the kid out there, fucking amazing, and no cowboy shit just...

Tom:

The kid just came after fighting two years in Vietnam this is fucking playtime for him, am I right Lucci?

(Lucci smiles then Vito caresses his hair laughing)

Freddo:

Alright ladies lets see how you did.

(they start counting the money, all count and the give to Tom to sum. After a while)

Tom:

And along with these we've got a million four hundred and seventy five thousand, not bad at all.

Vito:

Fucking beautiful score. Oh and lets not forget (grabs a bunch of money and gives it to Lucci) Here you go kid.

Lucci:

Wow what is all this?

Vito:

It's your cut kid, you earned it. Welcome to the real world.

Lucci:

This is got to be around ten fucking grand.

Vito:

So?

Lucci:

Nothing, it's just I hardly made that much from the war.

Vito:

Stick with me kid and you're gonna make a lot more than that. In fact I think you should move a category, what do you say you start some dept collections for Freddo and me, lot more money there.

Freddo:

Bit early don't you think?

Vito:

Oh come the fuck on Freddo, the kid's got a talent for that sort of thing, you should have seen him today.

(The door opens and Lou Crisme gets in, he was capo of the crew at the time, everyone gets up and salutes him)

Lou Crisme:

Buona sera (Good evening)

(They get his coat, hand him a cup of coffee, he salutes everyone)

Lou Crisme:

Alfredo come stai (how are you)?

Freddo:

Bene (I'm well)

Vito:

(bows his head)

Skip!

(Sonny grabs Lou's chair at his office so he can seat and he does)

Freddo:

As you can see (shows him the pile of money) the job was a huge success.

Lou Crisme:

Eccellente (Excellent) How did Luciano do?

Vito:

He was fucking great skip, the kid's got it in him.

Lou Crisme:

Bravissimo Luciano, your father would be proud, such a shame that he died so young.

Lucci:

Thank you Mr. Crisme.

Vito:

In fact we were discussing with Freddo whether or not he should start some dept collections for us.

Lou Crisme:

Buona Idea (Good idea) we will see if he has what it takes to move up in the world.

Freddo:

It's done then, Lucci do you know this guy Rickie Dicuzman? He's got a bar at Jefferson Avenue

Lucci:

Yeah I know the place.

Freddo:

Good, that cocksucker owe me some money, I need you to talk to him tomorrow, then you'll go to French road, this guy Brad Dickson owe some to Vito.

Lucci:

Brad Dickson, the tattoo artist?

(they all laugh)

Vito:

Tattoo artist, isn't he cute?

Lucci:

What is it?

Vito:

Beneath the tattoo store this guy runs a brothel, in fact you should visit yourself, you'd be fucking amazed how great fucking head these Japanese cunts can give you.

(A voice from the back “Lucci” is sounding and the scene gets back to present (1980) inside Freddo's office, the voice is Freddie calling to Lucci)

Freddie:

Hey Lucci!

Lucci:

Oh...what is it?

Freddie:

Phone call for you, it's your mother.

(Gets the phone)

Lucci:

Hello? Ma?

Mrs Bernatolli:

Lucci is...is this you?

Lucci:

Yeah it's me ma, what is it?

Mrs Bernatolli:

Oh, I cooked some ziti earlier you should come by and get some, I I don't want you to eat this fast-foods all the time, you know Nancy's grandson had food poisoning?

Lucci:

Jesus Christ ma, did you really call to tell me I should eat healthier?

Mrs Bernatolli:

You should get married to a nice Italian girl so she can cook you...

Lucci:

You want anything else?

Mrs Bernatolli:

Oh alright, I also wanted to thank you for talking to that kid.

Lucci:

What kid?

Mrs Bernatolli:

The one next door, he apologized and he hasn't been annoying ever-since.

Lucci:(smiles)

Oh yes, I remember.

(Small Flashback Scene : A guy is shown to be thrown out of a window and land on the street)

Lucci:

Well I told you he'd come to his senses, anyway ma I got to go, have a good night.

(hangs up the phone, then looks at his watch)

Lucci:

It's time, call Mickey and then this fucking prick Vinni tell 'em to meet us at the club.

Freddie:

You got it Lucc.

Scene 10

Scene 10: Inside the Milano Bakery, Freddo's office, the whole crew is gathered, Freddo is counting money on his desk, Lucci and Vito are drinking and the rest play pool or cards, the TV is on.

TV Reporter:

We are just here outside the apartment block in Queen Street where 37-year old Cleo McClare, principal of Grosse Pointe North High School was murdered along with her 39-year old boyfriend John Vojagierri. According to our info Vogiajerri was a low level drug dealer who was often seen dealing at the high-school. Authorities just confirmed that they found 6 pounds of crystal-meth in his motorcycle...

Freddo:

You heard about this nonsense?

Lucci:

Just earlier today.

Vito:

(whispering)

Yeah, just today you fucking mother...

Lucci:

What's that?

Vito:

I didn't say nothing.

Lucci:

Oh, 'cause I thought I heard something.

Freddo:

I'm fucking telling you, kids shouldn't touch these poisons if you ask me that cocksucker got what he deserved.

Mickey:

Mulignans probably, they're fucking animals.

Vito:

By the way Freddie what happened to your face?

Freddie:

Nothing I...I fell that's all.

Vito:

Are you sure? From my angle it looks like somebody punched the shit out of you.

Freddie:

What are you talking about, I told you I fell.

Lucci:

Yeah it's true I was with him, saw the hole thing, that motherfucker crashed like a fucking sack o' shit, fucking hilarious.

Vito:

Oh you were with him ah? Did that happen last night by any chance?

Freddo:

What are you guys fucking talking about?

Lucci:

I don't know maybe you should ask Vito.

Vito:

Oh you don't know? You don't fucking know cocksucker?

Lucci:

Ohhh!!

Freddo:

Hey what the fuck is going on here?

Vito:

N...Nothing I'm just you know...I was kidding.

Lucci:

12 o'clock in the fucking noon and you're fucking hammered already, you're starting to loosing it man.

Vito:

Why don't you watch your own fucking problems?

Freddo:

I don't fucking know what's going on between you two anymore.

Lucci:

What, I didn't say nothing.

Freddo:

Shut up about it, Anyway I hope you didn't fucking forget about the Koreans tonight, major fucking money in this deal so don't even think about screwing up.

Lucci:

You don't have to worry skip, if I told you I'll take care of it I'll take care of it.

Vito:

Yeah, you'll take care of it my ass, stronzo.

Freddo:

Hey, What'd I fucking say?

Vito:

Oh, come on I'm just breaking the kid's balls, right Lucci?

Lucci:

Yeah, besides you're no good for anything else right?

Vito:

Oh, Freddie you didn't tell us where were you last night?

Freddie:

What?

Vito:

I mean where did you hurt your face?

Freddie:

I told you I fell down some stairs what's up with that shit?

Vito:

I don't know I still feel like, I don't know you were beaten...

Lucci:

Are you really doing this?

Freddo:

Hey did you start all over again? What's this here?

Lucci:

Oh I think it's pretty obvious, Vito is bumped that Freddie's face got all fucked up, I think he's some kind of fanook.

(the others laugh in the back, but the Vito gets the ashtray and throws down the floor breaking it and gets up, everyone else gets up ass well)

Freddo:

What the fuck are you doing Vito?

Vito:

(gets right to Lucci's face, Lucci just stands there)

Fuck that shit Freddo, enough with that smack piece of shit, (to Lucci) you fucking hear me I'll fucking destroy you, you fucking cocksucker and we'll see if you'll be smirking then.

Lucci:

Perhaps you'd like to tell us what got you so upset?

(Vito turns around and is heading furious towards the door but Vinni is standing in his way smiling)

Vinni:

I always suspected you know that you were into Freddie...

(Vito punches Vinni in the testicles, then grabs him and throws him on the wall and leaves)

Freddo:

(to Lucci)

You wanna tell me what the fuck went on?

Lucci:

I...

Vinni:

(gets up)

AAOUUH, that piece of shit hit me.

Mickey:

Vinni shut the fuck up.

Vinni:

(to Freddo)

He hit me and you let him walk out the door no problem, what's the matter with you?

Others:

FUCK!!!

(Lucci punches Vinni in the face, Vinni then attacks Lucci, Lucci then grabs Vinni's arm towards him, hits him three times with his knee in the testicles and punches him again in the face knocking him out)

Freddo:

Get him the fuck out of here!

(Freddie and Mickey grab unconscious Vinni and carry him out of the office)

Freddo:

I don't know what you'll do with him, but he shows in here again he's a fucking corpse. As for you you're standing right on the edge of the fucking cliff my friend.

Lucci:

Hey I didn't do nothing it was Vito who...

Freddo:

Vito is done already, I'm demoting him. Starting from right now on you'll run the crews business by yourself.

Lucci:

Wait, what?

Freddo:

You heard me, BUT you have a month to prove to me in numbers that you're the right person for the job or you're done too.

Lucci:

I...I won't let you down I promise.

Freddo:

You better get me a shit load of cash from the Koreans business kid...

(Freddo gets his coat and leaves)

Gigi:

I think we'll leave too now Lucc we've got this thing we got to like...attend...and...

Lucci:

Yeah, you do that.

(All except Mickey and Freddie leave)

Mickey:

I'll go check on Vinni.

(Mickey heads out where Vinni is lying unconscious, Mickey throws him a glass of water)

Vinni:

Aou, what the...

Mickey:

Get yourself up kid.

(Mickey helps him up)

Vinni:

Aouh, those fucking bastards beat the crap out of me man, I mean what the fuck is wrong with them.

Mickey:

Are you fucking serious? You're lucky to even be alive at this point.

Vinni:

What the fuck are you talking about?

Mickey:

You only remember what you want ah? Did you forget talking out to the big man?

Vinni:

So I should let everyone walk all over me is that it? It's been two years I'm around and nobody haven't even noticed. I should have been made already.

Mickey:

Are you fucking kidding me? You're like what 22 or some shit...

Vinni:

I'm 25 man.

Mickey:

Whatever, I was 37 years old when I was made and I didn't have that fucking attitude of yours too. Better forget all that being made shit, Freddo said you can't fucking hang around anymore.

Vinni:

What, is he fucking serious?

Mickey:

I told you the only reason you're still alive is Lucci, so you better get on your fucking knees and go thank the man.

Vinni:

For beating the shit out of me?

Mickey:

I've seen Lucci strangle a guy to death for spilling wine in his shirt. I shouldn't have to tell you were you'd be right now if he hadn't known your mother so well.

Vinni:

So what happens with me now?

Mickey:

Don't worry I'll talk to Lucci we'll work something out, now get the fuck out of here.

(Vinni leaves and Mickey heads back in the office)

Mickey:

Hey Lucci, I talked to Vinni and...

Lucci:

Fuck him, he's fucking dead to me.

Mickey:

Come on Lucc, the kid knows he fucked up big time, you should give him another chance for Lenny's shake.

Lucci:

Don't trouble me with this fucking shit alright? I have way bigger problems than Lenny Markaioli's retarded son.

Freddie:

What's wrong Lucci? Freddo just made you acting skipper, your problems are fucking done.

Lucci:

Are you kidding me? You think Vito will just let this slide?

Freddie:

I say fuck him, what the fuck can he do about it, ah?

Lucci:

Are you fucking stunade? Do you forget how many friends this fat fuck has, not to mention half this fucking crew wants him as the new skipper, those cocksucking motherfuckers...

Mickey:

Don't mind yourself with that. Come on let's go grab some lunch.

Lucci:

Nah, I'm not in the fucking mood. Freddie go get us a couple of sandwiches then call this fucking prick Rickie and remind him that tomorrow is Thursday.

Freddie:

You got it Lucc.

(The scene closes as Freddie leaves the office)