Casablanca Page #8

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EXT. RICK'S CAFE - NIGHT

Sacha stands at the curb on the street in front of Rick's

and signals for a cab.

SACHA:

Taxi !

Soon one pulls up.

Rick and Yvonne come out of the cafe. He puts a coat over

her shoulders and she objects violently.

YVONNE:

Who do you think you are, pushing me

around? What a fool I was to fall

for a man like you.

Rick and Yvonne approach the waiting cab.

RICK:

(to Sacha)

You'd better go with her, Sacha, to

be sure she gets home.

SACHA:

Yes, boss.

RICK:

20.

And come right back.

SACHA:

(his face falling)

Yes, boss.

Rick stands and looks up at the revolving beacon light from

the airport. It intermittently sheds its light on Rick's

face .

Renault sits at a table on the cafe terrace, watching this

evening's performance.

RENAULT:

Hello, Rick.

Rick walks over to him.

RICK:

Hello, Louis.

RENAULT:

How extravagant you are, throwing

away women like that. Someday they

may be scarce.

Rick sits down at the table.

RENAULT:

(amused)

You know, I think now I shall pay a

call on Yvonne, maybe get her on the

rebound, eh?

RICK:

When it comes to women, you're a

true democrat.

As they talk, Captain Tonelli and Lieutenant Casselle walk by

toward the entrance of the cafe. Casselle talks non-stop and

Tonelli tries. They both stop, salute Renault, and walk into

the cafe.

RENAULT:

If he gets a word in it'll be a

major Italian victory.

Rick laughs.

Rick and Renault look up when they hear the BUZZ of a plane

taking off from the adjacent airfield. The plane flies directly

over their heads.

RENAULT:

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The plane to Lisbon.

(pause)

You would like to be on it?

RICK:

(curtly)

Why? What's in Lisbon?

RENAULT:

The clipper to America.

Rick doesn't answer. His look isn't a happy one.

RENAULT:

I have often speculated on why you

don't return to America. Did you

abscond with the church funds? Did

you run off with a senator's wife?

I like to think you killed a man.

It's the romantic in me.

Rick still looks in the direction of the airport.

RICK:

It was a combination of all three.

RENAULT:

And what in heaven's name brought

you to Casablanca?

RICK:

My health. I came to Casablanca for

the waters .

RENAULT:

Waters? What waters? We're in the

desert .

RICK:

I was misinformed.

RENAULT:

Huh!

EMIL, the croupier, comes out of the cafe and walks over

to Rick.

EMIL:

Excuse me, Monsieur Rick, but a

gentleman inside has won twenty

thousand francs. The cashier

would like some money.

RICK:

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Well, I'll get it from the safe.

EMIL:

I am so upset, Monsieur Rick. You

know I can't understand --

RICK:

-- Forget it, Emil. Mistakes like

that happen all the time.

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