The French Connection Page #5

9.

One of the slips of paper catches his eye as he is going

through the ritual of the cigarette mooch, a slip bearing

the name of a girl. His attention is really on the entrance

of the Club and both his conversation and the cigarette

business are detached and incidental to the art of waiting

through the stakeout. He stuffs the cards back into his

pocket.

DOYLE:

Monica? Who's Monica?

RUSSO:

(handing him a cigarette)

A and A, that's all you're

interested in -- Arrests and Ass.

As soon as DOYLE has finished lighting the cigarette SAL and

his PARTY come bubbling out of the Club noisily, a little

drunkenly. SAL waves to the attentive DOORMAN.

DOYLE close, leaning forward over the wheel to put his hand

on the ignition key. He does not turn it. He is waiting

for the cover of noise from the starting of SAL's car.

RUSSO is turning the opposite corner of the car into a bend,

his head back, arms across his chest.

DOYLE:

Cloudy, I'll lay odds he takes us

to Little Italy.

DOYLE reaches under his seat for the straw surveillance

hat - throws it up to read ledge of car.

RUSSO:

I'm telling you, Popeye, he owns a

bagel mine in the Bronx.

A long view of the Club entrance. SAL and ANGIE, a well-

built "classy" blonde with good legs, get into their black

Mercury sedan. The Mercury takes off towards First Avenue.

We hear DOYLE's car start and we move off after them on the

last blink of tail-lights at the corner.

EXT. BROADWAY - NIGHT

Cabs, Daily News and Times delivery trucks, bakery vans and

a few cruising cabs, one or two passenger cars and a coasting

green and black police cruiser -- this is the 4:30 a.m.

traffic through which DOYLE moves.

A rear-window view of SAL and ANGIE BOCA, in animated

conversation. His head is turned toward her, his hand

raised in a gesture. ANGIE is sitting in a corner with her

back to the door, in profile to the back window.

10.

Her blonde head bobbles with laughter over some remark SAL

has made.

A long overhead view of the two cars wheeling in and out of

the sparse traffic.

Close shot of the license plate on BOCA's car.

Close shot DOYLE staring at license plate, memorizing it.

EXT. RATNER'S - DAY

BOCA and ANGIE exit restaurant, get into their car and drive

off. Hold for DOYLE's car as it passes through after them.

EXT. MULBERRY STREET - DAY

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