LA Confidential.pdf - Screenplay.com
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looks more like Veronica Lake than Veronica Lake. The<br />
film flashes over them as they kiss.<br />
The PHONE RINGS. Lynn ignores it as long as she can<br />
before breaking away to go answer it.<br />
Hello?<br />
LYNN<br />
OLDER GENTLEMAN<br />
(Alan Ladd)<br />
Is it the cops?<br />
She waves him off. As he practices pointing his finger<br />
like Ladd points a gun, Lynn reacts to the news on the<br />
phone.<br />
EXT. 9781 SOUTH DUQUESNE - DAY<br />
A South Central plywood and tar-paper dive. A B<strong>LA</strong>CK<br />
BOXER pounds a heavy bag/speed bag <strong>com</strong>bo bolted to the<br />
porch. Wiry, a welterweight, he doesn't see Jack and<br />
Exley till they're almost on top of him.<br />
JACK<br />
Leonard Bidwell?<br />
The Boxer leans on the bag to catch his breath. Looking<br />
them over, he finally nods.<br />
JACK<br />
How's the left these days?<br />
BOXER<br />
What's it to you?<br />
JACK<br />
I saw you fight Kid Gavilan. I<br />
like your style.<br />
BOXER<br />
What do you want, Mr. Policeman?<br />
JACK<br />
You got a brother up in Folsom. I<br />
know because I put him there.<br />
BOXER<br />
Till 19-fucking-70.<br />
JACK<br />
How'd you like to make it 1960? I<br />
know the judge and Sergeant Exley<br />
here is friends with hte D.A.<br />
Exley nods, this is true. The Boxer's still listening.
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