Monster Read Free Page B

you were afraid?
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    ZINZI
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    Yeah.
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    BRIGGS
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    You were afraid, and you would have said just about anything to get out of that situation. Isn’t that right?
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    ZINZI
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    I guess so.
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    BRIGGS
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    Would you lie?
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    ZINZI
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    No.
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    BRIGGS
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    Let me get this straight, Mr. Zinzi. You’d buy stolen goods for profit, rat on somebody to save your own hide, but you’re too good to lie. Is that right?
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    ZINZI
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    I’m not lying now.
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    BRIGGS
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    As a matter of fact, this Bolden was going to see what he could get out of this, but you stole his chance, too. Didn’t you?
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    ZINZI
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    I guess.
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    BRIGGS
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    No further questions.
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    O’BRIEN
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    Mr. Zinzi, how long were you in jail?
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    ZINZI
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    Forty-three days.
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    O’BRIEN
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    Do people in jail look for stories to report to the police?
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    PETROCELLI (calmly)
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    Objection. The question’s too vague.
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    O’BRIEN
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    Well, let me put it this way, Mr. Zinzi. This Mr. Bolden was going to use this story for his own benefit, is that right?
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    ZINZI
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    Right.
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    O’BRIEN
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    And you decided to use it for your benefit?
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    ZINZI
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    Right. Lots of guys in jail do that.
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    O’BRIEN
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    You use stories and you use people, right?
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    ZINZI
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    Sometimes.
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    O’BRIEN
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    And the outcome of your talking with the detective in question is that you were able to reach the District Attorney’s office and strike a deal. Isn’t that right? You were able to strike a deal that got you out of jail early? Isn’t that right?
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    ZINZI
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    That’s right.
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    O’BRIEN
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    You happy with the deal?
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    ZINZI
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    Yeah.
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    O’BRIEN
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    Nothing further.
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    PETROCELLI
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    Mr. Zinzi, do you know when you’re lying and when you’re telling the truth?
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    ZINZI
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    Yes—sure.
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    PETROCELLI
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    You telling the truth now?
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    ZINZI
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    Yeah.
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    PETROCELLI
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    Nothing further.
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    FLASHBACK of 12-year-old STEVE walking in a NEIGHBORHOOD PARK with his friend TONY.
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    TONY
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    They should let me pitch. I can throw straight as anything. (Scoops up a rock.) See the lamppost? (Throws rock. We see that it bounces in front of the post and careens slightly to one side.)
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    STEVE
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    You can’t throw. (Picks up rock and throws it. We see it sail past the post and hit a YOUNG WOMAN. The TOUGH GUY she is walking with turns and sees the 2 young boys.)
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    TOUGH GUY
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    Hey, man. Who threw that rock? (He approaches.)
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    STEVE
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    Tony! Run!
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    TONY (taking a tentative step)
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    What? (TOUGH GUY punches TONY. TONY falls—TOUGH GUY stands over TONY as STEVE backs off. YOUNG WOMAN pulls TOUGH GUY away, and they leave.)
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    TONY and STEVE are left in the park with TONY sitting on the ground.
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    TONY
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    I didn’t throw that rock. You threw it.
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    STEVE
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    I didn’t say you threw it. I just said “Run.” You should’ve run.
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    TONY
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    I’ll get me an Uzi and blow his brains out.

Tuesday, July 7th
Notes:
    I can hardly think about the movie, I hate this place so much. But if I didn’t think of the movie I would go crazy. All they talk about in here is hurting people. If you look at somebody, they say, “What you looking at me for? I’ll mess you up!” If you make a noise they don’t like, they say they’ll mess you up. One guy has a knife. It’s not really a knife, but a blade glued onto a toothbrush handle.
    I hate this place. I hate this place. I can’t write it enough times to make it look the way I feel. I hate , hate , hate this place!!
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    CUT TO: INTERIOR: COURTROOM. WENDELL BOLDEN is on the stand. He is average height but heavily built with large, ashy hands. He acts like he’s mad and wants everybody to know