The Godfather Page #3

DON CORLEONE:

Not to one of our paisans...give it

to a Jew Congressman in another

district. Who else is on the list

for today?

The DON is peeking out to the MEN around the barrel, waiting

to see him.

HAGEN:

Francesco Nippi. His nephew has

been refused parole. A bad case.

EXT DAY:
MALL (SUMMER 1945)

WHAT HE SEES:

NIPPI waits nervously by the barrel.

HAGEN (O.S.)

His father worked with you in the

freight yards when you were young.

LUCA BRASI sitting alone, grotesque and quiet.

HAGEN (O.S.)

He's not on the list, but Luca

Brasi wants to see you.

INT DAY:
DON'S OFFICE (SUMMER 1945)

The DON turns to HAGEN.

DON CORLEONE:

Is it necessary?

HAGEN:

You understand him better than

anyone.

The DON nods to this. Turns back to the blinds and peeks out.

EXT DAY:
MALL (SUMMER 1945)

WHAT HE SEES:

MICHAEL CORLEONE, dressed in the uniform of a Marine Captain,

leads KAY ADAMS through the wedding crowd, occasionally

stopped and greeted by FRIENDS of the family.

INT DAY:
DON'S OFFICE (SUMMER 1945)

The DON, inside the office, peering through the blinds,

following them.

EXT DAY:
MALL (SUMMER 1945)

MICHAEL moves through the crowd, embraces MAMA and introduces

her to his GIRL.

EXT DAY:
OFFICE WINDOW (SUMMER 1945)

The DON's eyes peering through the blinds.

EXT DAY:
MALL TABLES (SUMMER 1945)

KAY and MICHAEL settle by a table on the edge of the wedding,

burdened down with plates of food and glasses and wine. She

is exhilarated by the enormity of the affair, the music and

the vitality.

KAY:

I've never seen anything like it.

MICHAEL:

I told you I had a lot of relatives.

KAY looking about, a young and lively thing in a gift shop.

We see what she sees:

Her interest is caught by THREE MEN standing by the wine

barrels.

KAY:

(amused)

Michael, what are those men doing?

MICHAEL:

They're waiting to see my father.

KAY:

They're talking to themselves.

MICHAEL:

They're going to talk to my father,

which means they're going to ask

him for something, which means they

better get it right.

KAY:

Why do they bother him on a day

like this?

MICHAEL:

Because they know that no Sicilian

will refuse a request on his

daughter's wedding day.

EXT DAY:
WEDDING PARTY (SUMMER 1945)

CONNIE CORLEONE, the Bride, is pressing the bodice of her

overly-fluffy white gown against the groom, CARLO RIZZI. He

is bronzed, with curly blondish hair and lovely dimples.

She absolutely adores him and can barely take her eyes from

him long enough to thank the various GUESTS for the white

envelopes they are putting into the large white purse she

holds. In fact, if we watch carefully, we can see that one

of her hands is slid under his jacket, and into his shirt,

where she is provocatively rubbing the hair on his chest.

CARLO, on the other hand, has his blue eyes trained on the

bulging envelopes, and is trying to guess how much cash the

things hold.

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