Léon: The Professional Page #5

Mathilda's room

Mathilda adds a cardboard to her collection. Five impacts,

all virtually on target.

MUSIC ENDS:

END of short sequences

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TONY'S RESTAURANT

Leon sits in front of Tony. From his position, he can see the

window on the street.

TONY:

It's a long time, Leon. You missed two

nice contracts, you know.

LEON(badly lying)

...I was training.

He looks at the street: Mathilda is pirouetting in front of

the restaurant.

TONY:

...You moved too, didn't you?

LEON:

Yeah.

TONY:

Huh!? Because of the slaughter at your

same floor?

LEON:

...Not at all.

TONY:

It's better... You see, it's my turf,

so I don't want contracts I'm not

informed about, on my turf. I'm not

opposing, but the least they can do is

informing me, isn't it?

LEON:

Yes.

Mathilda, outside, sends a "cuckoo" to Leon, who slightly

leans down to reply. Tony didn't see anything.

TONY:

At a certain moment I thought: maybe

Leon would like working on his own? So he

makes some little extras?

LEON:

Dirty work, and I kill no women and no

kids.

TONY:

That's what I later told myself! No,

Tony, forget Leon! It can't be him, he

likes too much his job to make such a

slaughter!

Leon can't avoid looking at Mathilda, who's looking up to

breathe better. This little woman, only survivor of a

massacre.

LEON:

Tell me... The money I earn and you keep

for me...

TONY:

Do you need money?

LEON:

No... Just to know... Because it's a

long time I work... And I never did

anything with my money... I should do

something.

Tony is a little surprised by Leon's naivete.

TONY:

It's true, you're right... Did you meet

a woman?

Leon smiles.

LEON:

No, no.

TONY:

Pay attention to women, Leon. They are

dangerous, you know?

LEON:

Yeah... Well... I don't know.. I don't

know any.

TONY:

Listen, think about what you want to do,

but don't worry, your money is there and

it's safer than in a bank... Banks are

robbed every five minutes!

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