Screenplay

1. INT.GOLDMAN SACHS TRADEFLOOR - NEW YORK CITY. MORNING

(2003) 1.

MARZANO enters the tradefloor which consists of 50 traders

all conversing with one another before the market opens at

9:30AM. He sits on his chair and starts conversing with the

other traders around him. JERRY STACKS AND LENNON JOHNSON

are all traders. BBC is a stock that is estimated to be a

highly sought after stock.

JERRY STACKS

Yo Marzano, if you had 1 wish

today, what would it be?

MARZANO

I want BBC to go out the fucking

roof

JERRY STACKS

Oh yeah (skeptical tone), thats the

hotshot for the day. APPL (apple

stock) was supposed to skyrocket

and what happened to that?

MARZANO

It was the fuckers at Stan (Morgan

Stanley) kept selling short and

messed with the market. Wasn’t our

fault. This one is going to big. I

can bet on her.

LENNON JOHNSON

Hey Marzano! How was Lattazani?

(upscale New York City restaurant)

Good choice, eh?

MARZANO

Not bad. Lauren loved it.

LENNON JOHNSON

Best place to take women, I’ll tell

you that.

MARZANO

Yeah, well thanks cause that would

be the only advice on women I’ll

ever take from you.

LENNON JOHNSON

Fuck off, will ya! I made $55,000

on Friday. What about you?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 2.

JERRY STACKS

He thinks he’s gonna catch the big

fish today.

MARZANO

It’s gonna get big. Watch me get

rich.

The floor manager, JIM KANE, walks through the trade floor

to rattle up his traders for the day as the market is

seconds from opening. JENNY is the assistant on the floor

JIM KANE

Allright boys, lets blow these son

of bitches from Stanely (Morgan

Stanely) today. You guys know what

to do. Buy big, sell short. No

losses. Markets open!

MARZANO

If i get to 5K before you today,

your buying me lunch baby.

LENNON JOHNSON

If I get to 5K first, your getting

me a Philly Cheesesteak. 20% off

today so its your lucky day, pal.

MARZANO

Hey Jenny! Come over here real

fast. I need you to run these

reports and cross check the new

prospects and potential clients

from the old ones.

JENNY

Yessir, right away. You trying to

get that big fish (David Robinson -

Marzano’s biggest client) again?

MARZANO

Show goes on. He’s not gonna say no

to this one.

Marzano is calling his clients and his first client is BILLY

MARISON who is a doctor in Brooklyn, NY. Marzano is trying

to sell Marison stock.Dr. Marison is in his office and

Marzano is calling from the tradefloor.

DR. MARZANO

Hi Mr. Marison! this is Marzano

Marino calling from Goldman Sachs.

How are ya!

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 3.

MARISON

Marzano! I’m doing great man. It’s

good to hear from you.

DR. MARZANO

Glad to hear your doing well pal.

How’s that yacht treating ya?

MARISON

It’s been great. Took her to

Flordia and fished. Could not have

done it without you

DR. MARZANO

(laughs) Mr. Marison, I can do so

much more for you. Listen, today is

your lucky day. There is this stock

called BBC and its going out the

roof right now. It’s a pain

reliever as well as a medication

for those who suffer from

arthritis. This drug is different

from all the other brands out there

because it does not have any side

effects and this drug is currently

on the 3rd stage of the evaluation

process.

DR. MARISON

Hmmm, okay.

MARZANO

This drug is about to hit market

and I have already invested in it

quiet heavily myself as well as a

lot of my other clients. And I

would definitely not want you to

miss out on this rare

opportunity.Once this drug hits the

stores, it will explode.

DR. MARISON

Well thing is, I would really love

to, but I currently don’t feel

confident in this stock yet. Why

don’t we just wait till the day the

the drug actually hit stores..and

then buy it from there?

MARZANO

Sir, by then everyone would be

buying the stock and the price

would not be the deal price we have

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 4.

MARZANO (cont’d)now. Listen, Dr. Marison, you are a

doctor correct?

DR. MARISON

(Puzzled) Why, yes..

MARZANO

You are often forced to make

decisions even when time is not on

your side, right?

DR. MARISON

Yes, but this is different

MARZANO

Dr. Marison, you are about to make

a decision of a lifetime. Think

about all the people out there

suffering from arthritis who would

benefit so much from this

investment?

DR. MARISON

(thinking to himself) true, well

MARZANO

Dr., knowing that we have done

business before and that my return

rates are envious among the

thousands of traders here on

Wall-Street, you know what I can do

and you know DAMN well that I won’t

let you down.

DR. MARISON

Allright allright. I’ll pick up

some shares of BBC

MARZANO

Thats great Dr. Like I said, this

is an investment of a lifetime. Why

don’t we start on a smaller scale

and then gradually move up to the

major leagues? Here, I’ll start you

off with about 1,000 shares. How

does that sound?

DR. MARISON

I’ll take it! Just make sure you

let me know the return percentages

as soon as possible

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 5.

MARZANO

-- Will do doctor. Would you like

me to send you the confirmation

number to your house or to your

office?--

DR. MARISON

-- office, like the usual would be

great!--

MARZANO

-- Absolutely. I’ll forward that to

my assistant right away! Like

always, it was a pleasure doing

business with you --

DR. MARISON

-- Then I will be hearing from you

soon then.--

MARZANO

-- Of course! You have a good day

then, Dr. Marison.--

2. INT. CARNEGIE DELI - NEW YORK CITY. MID AFTERNOON

(2003) 2.

After selling a large number of stock to many of his clients

and witnessing a monument drop in the market, Marzano is

taking a big loss. A loss this big would greatly damage his

reputation and ultimately, may cost him his job. As a

result, Marzano contacts one of his clients, LORENZO CARDIN,

a memember of Manzella - an infamous mafia clan. He asked

his client for a loan in order to cover up the losses and is

directed to meet with a "CHARLIE" of Manzella. Marzano

quickly arranges a lunch meeting at Carnegie Deli.

Marzano walks into the deli and looks for the "brother"

named Charlie.

MARZANO

Hi, are you Charlie?

CHARLIE

Yes, that is me. Marzano?

The two order sandwiches and sit down at a table

MARZANO

(Eating sandwich)So I talked to

Lorenzo about my situation and he

was more than willing to help me

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 6.

MARZANO (cont’d)out. So he said you were the one

that would able to assist me.

CHARLIE

(Eating sandwich)Yes, well I was

informed that you need some money

to cover up a loss that you had

incurred recently?

MARZANO

Right, that is pretty much exactly

what happened. Do you think we can

arrange a deal?

CHARLIE

Yes we have done this before, but

there are some steps that you must

follow if this were to go through.

MARZANO

Allright, fair enough.

CHARLIE

You will have to set up an offshore

account under a different name. And

from there we will transfer funds

from our own offshore account.

MARZANO

How long do I have to wait unti I

can transfer money from the

offshore account to my existing

one?

CHARLIE

Wait about 2 weeks, and transfer a

quarter of the funds every 2

weeks.That is all.

MARZANO

I’m going to have to sit on this

for a few hours. I’ll give you a

ring in a few hours.

CHARLIE

Very well. As you well know, if any

legal issues were to arise, the

trail does end with you.

The two men shake hands and depart. 2 hours later, Marzano

calls Charlie and agrees to go through with the plan.

7.

3. INT. MARZANO’S APARTMENT - NEW YORK CITY. LATE EVENING (5

YEARS LATER

2008) 3.

Marzano recieves a phone call from Charlie after Marzano

failed to cover up the investment fraud conducted with

Charlie back in 2003.

MARZANO

Yes?

CHARLIE

(Desperate tone)Marzano. I don’t

know how to word this, and you may

think I am crazy, but before you do

anything, please, please, please

listen to me.

Marzano checks his watch, mentally noting that Charlie will

only have 25 mins before the assisination.

MARZANO

Sure. go for it.

CHARLIE

My real name is Andrew Marino. You

may not like to hear this, but I am

your real, biological father.

MARZANO

(Sketpical tone) Am I really

supposed to believe this? For all I

know, your Charlie.

CHARLIE

Marzano, I left your mother, Kate

back in 89’. I was so caught up in

the business I couldnt keep myself

together. I know there is never a

good enough reason for me leaving

the family, but I did, and it was

something I really really regret.

MARZANO

How do I know your not bullshitting

this?

CHARLIE

Your mother will be able to confirm

this story.I’m very very sorry.

I’ve been hiding this for the

longest time and its just

unbearable for me anymore. Look,

can I meet you at the park?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 8.

MARZANO

WHAT?! I swear, don’t you fuck with

me. How do I know this is real?

There is no way you can prove this.

CHARLIE

Like I said, your mother will be

able to confirm this story and you

can check the records. I doubt she

would ever talk to me again, I

can’t blame her.I know this is hard

for you and you may not want to

hear it, but can I meet you at the

park? I can explain everything in

detail.

MARZANO

I’ll be there in 15.

Marzano drives to the park, while just realizing that it is

only 10 mins till midnight - the time when Charlie/Andrew is

going to be assissinated.

Marzano arrives at the park and as soon as he steps out, he

hears 3 guns shots in the bathroom. Marzano runs towards the

bathroom and opens the door. Andrew’s body falls down,

covered in blood.

CHARLIE/ANDREW

Marzano, I just wanted you to

succeed.

A 4th bullet is fired and Andrew immediately dies.