RONIN Page #4

LARRY:

And who the f*** is that?

GREGOR:

Whoever hired us.

SAM:

I got this gig through a contractor.

And he most definitely didn't know who

was doing the hiring, only that they

were paying a lot of money...

There's a kind of general look around the table -- a nod or

grunt of acknowledgement, indicating that all of these men

were hired the same way.

SAM:

(continuing his thought)

So none of us knows who's paying the

freight, this is just some anonymous job.

For all we know, we're working for

different people.

GREGOR:

Now that is an interesting proposition.

SWEDE:

How so?

GREGOR:

Because if there's more than one party

involved, if we really are working for

different people, then perhaps some of us

are on different sides.

(with great meaning)

Your orders might be different from mine.

LARRY:

What're you talking about, man? I don't

understand.

SWEDE:

(quietly, but loud enough to be

heard)

What a surprise...

LARRY:

I got a surprise for you, blondie...

GREGOR:

(sharply, as if he's used to

giving orders)

Why don't both of you shut up?

LARRY & SWEDE

(to Gregor at the same time)

F*** you!

SAM:

Knock it off!

There is a BEAT. Gregor, Swede and Larry look at Sam, who

glares them all down. Lastly, Sam turns and looks at

Vincent. The two men nod at one another, acknowledging a

kind of mutual respect.

SAM:

The point remains: we could be working

for different people. There's a chance

for one of us...

(looks around the table)

Maybe more than one of us -- has been

paid to cross the others. I don't know

about you guys, but I like to know who

I'm working for. It can help prevent a

great deal of...

(finding the right word)

...unpleasantness.

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