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Two months ago he took her for a drive, with another boy friend. They made her drink whiskey and then they tried to take advantage of her. She resisted; she kept her honor. So they beat her like an animal. When I went to the hospital her nose was broken, her jaw was shattered and held together by wire, and she could not even weep because of the pain. He can barely speak; he is weeping now. These two boys were arrested and brought to trial.

The judge sentenced them to three years in prison, and suspended the sentence. Suspended sentence! They went free that very day. I stood in the courtroom like a fool, and those bastards, they smiled at me. Then I said to my wife, for Justice, we must go to The Godfather. The blinds are closed, and so the room is dark, and with patterned shadows.

We can HEAR music, and the laughter and voices of many people outside. I don't remember the last time you invited me to your house for coffee I'll give you anything you want, but do what I ask! You ask for too much. How much shall I pay you. You think it's enough to be an American.

All right, the Police protects you, there are Courts of Law, so you don't need a friend like me. But now you come to me and say Don Corleone, you must give me justice. And you don't ask in respect or friendship. And you don't think to call me Godfather; instead you come to my house on the day my daughter is to be married and you ask me to do murder But if you come to me with your friendship, your loyalty, then your enemies become my enemies, and then, believe me, they would fear you Slowly, Bonasera bows his head and murmurs.

From me you'll get Justice. There are at least five hundred guests filling the main courtyard and gardens. There is music and laughing and dancing and countless tables covered with food and wine. He warmly shakes the hands, squeezes the hands of the friends and guests, pinches the cheeks of the children, and makes them all welcome.

They in turn carry with them gallons of homemade wine, cartons of freshly baked bread and pastries, and enormous trays of Italian delicacies. Everyone in the group feels the uneasiness as the DON moves back to the house. She returns it. Then he moves to his wife. They're running wild.

We HEAR the music and laughter coming from the party in the distance. A MAN stops at a limousine and copies down the number. The MEN walk down another row of parked cars.

Put another number in the notebook. A shiney new Cadillac with wooden bumpers. He mops his sweating forehead with a big handkerchief. Go do your job; take a walk around the neighborhood SONNY menacingly thrusts his reddened face at him.

And you see, Godfather Godfather, thank you The DON moves to the windows, peeking out through the blinds. Who else is on the list for today? His nephew has been refused parole. A bad case. His father worked with you in the freight yards when you were young. He's not on the list, but Luca Brasi wants to see you.

The DON nods to this. Turns back to the blinds and peeks out. She is exhilarated by the enormity of the affair, the music and the vitality. KAY I've never seen anything like it. KAY looking about, a young and lively thing in a gift shop.

KAY amused Michael, what are those men doing? KAY They're talking to themselves. KAY Why do they bother him on a day like this? He is bronzed, with curly blondish hair and lovely dimples. She absolutely adores him and can barely take her eyes from him long enough to thank the various GUESTS for the white envelopes they are putting into the large white purse she holds.

In fact, if we watch carefully, we can see that one of her hands is slid under his jacket, and into his shirt, where she is provocatively rubbing the hair on his chest.

CARLO, on the other hand, has his blue eyes trained on the bulging envelopes, and is trying to guess how much cash the things hold. Discreetly, he moves her hand off of his skin. What do you think? Twenty grand? Maybe more. Twenty, thirty grand in small bills cash in that silk purse. Holy Toledo, if this was somebody else's wedding! He bends over and whispers something into LUCY's ear.

SANDRA's hands separate with expanding width further and further apart until she bursts into a peal of laughter. Through her separated hands she sees the Wedding Dais. The bathroom door opens and LUCY surreptitiously steps out. She lifts her petticoats off the ground and hurries upstairs. KAY in a spooky low tone Michael, that scarey guy Is he a relative?

His name is Luca Brasi. You wouldn't like him. KAY Excited Who is he? KAY Yes. Tell me. KAY You know I love spaghetti. She starts to eat her spaghetti. She begins eating, looking at him eagerly. They had Al Capone send some men in from Chicago to kill my father, and they almost did. KAY Al Capone! He tied the two Capone men hand and foot, and stuffed small bath towels into their mouths. Then he took an ax, and chopped one man's feet off KAY Michael KAY Michael you're trying to scare me KAY Michael, I don't want to hear anymore KAY Michael, I love you.

The smile on his face seems to indicate that he is telling a tall story. KAY I never know when you're telling me the truth. KAY He's coming over here! Tom, I'd like you to meet Kay Adams. Your father's inside, doing some business. KAY If he's your brother, why does he have a different name? He's a good lawyer. LUCA O. Don Corleone He takes the envelope from his jacket, holds it out, but does not release it until he makes a formal speech.

I am honored, and grateful May their first child I pledge my never ending loyalty. I know you are busy. He turns, almost an about-face, and leaves the study with the same formality he entered with. Also, some of the Judges And another call from Virgil Sollozzo. Sollozzo has contacts in Turkey for the poppy, in Sicily for the plants to process down to morphine or up to heroin.

Also he has access to this country. For that we get a piece of the action, I couldn't find out how much. Sollozzo is vouched for by the Tattaglia family, and they may have a piece of the action.

They call Sollozzo the Turk. He's spent a lot of time in Turkey and is suppose to have a Turkish wife and kids. He's suppose to be very quick with the knife, or was, when he was younger. Only in matters of business and with some reasonable complaint. Also he has an American wife and three children and he is a good family man. He's known to the Government as a top narcotics man. That could be a plus for us; he could never get immunity to testify. Consiglero, do you also have in your notes the the Turk made his living from Prostitution before the war, like the Tattaglias do now.

Write that down before you forget it. The Turk will wait. We now begin to hear a song coming over the loud-speakers from outside. In Italian, with unmistakable style. It sounds like Johnny. He moves to the window, pulls the blinds up, flooding the room with light. He came all the way from California to be at the wedding. Let the people enjoy him. You see? He is a good godson. He's probably in trouble again. When I got the Wedding invitation I knew you weren't sore at me anymore, Godfather.

You're not too rich, or too famous that I can't help you? He's very disturbed. He should hear some things. Then he goes up. Her face peeks out from the layers of petticoats around it like a flower in ecstasy. LUCY Sonnyeeeeeeee. Her head bouncing against the door with the rhythm of his body. But there is a knocking as well. They stop, freeze in that position. Sonny, you in there? One minute. HAGEN hesitates. TOM leaves.

By Christ in Heaven, is it possible you turned out no better than a Hollywood finocchio. The DON smiles. SONNY enters as noiselessly as possible, still adjusting his clothes. Now tell me about this Hollywood Pezzonovanta who won't let you work. Just a month ago he bought the movie rights to this book, a best seller. And the main character is a guy just like me. I wouldn't even have to act, just be myself. The DON is silent, stern. I want you to eat well, to rest.

And spend time with your family. And then, at the end of the month, this big shot will give you the part you want. All the contracts have been signed, they're almost ready to shoot. He closes the door, smiling to himself. Your new son-in-law, do we give him something important? What else, Tom? He won't last out the night. This saddens the DON. He sighs. Santino, tell your brothers they will come with me to the hospital to see Genco. Tell Fredo to drive the big car, and ask Johnny to come with us.

Make the arrangements. But don't leave until I come back from the hospital and speak to you. The CROWD is favorably impressed: they begin to clink their knives or forks against their glasses, in the traditional request for the Bride to cut the cake and kiss the Groom. Louder and louder, five hundred forks hitting five hundred glasses. A single black car is in the courtyard.

The two looks at one another for some time. It was my choice. When you are finished, come and talk to me. I have hopes for you. Again they regard each other without a word. And look, even Johnny Fontane, all the way from Hollywood. GENCO is a tiny, wasted skeleton of a man. Cure me, you have the power. Resign yourself. Who will replace me? Help me meet death. If he sees you, he will be frightened and leave me in peace.

You can say a word, pull a few strings, eh? We'll outwit that bastard as we outwitted all those others. The DON motions all the others to leave the room. They do. He returns his attention to GENCO, holding his hand and whispering things we cannot hear, as they wait for death.

HAGEN is one of the very few passengers on this late flight. He looks like any young lawyer on a business trip. He is tired from the difficult preparation and duties that he has just executed during the wedding. On the seat next to him is an enormous, bulging briefcase. He closes his eyes. CARLO is in his undershorts, sitting up on the bed, anxiously taking the envelopes out of the silk bridal purse and counting the contents. She rubs her hands over his bronze shoulders, and tries to get his interest.

Find out what you can, through the Tattaglias. Let them believe you could be tempted away from the Corleone Family, if the right offer was made. Learn what he has under his fingernails SONNY enters, climbs two steps at a time. He knocks, and then whispers. The door opens, and two lovely arms are around him, pulling him into the apartment. He is partly dressed. He kneels and reaches under his bed and pulls out a small, locked trunk.

He opens it, and takes out a heavy, bullet-proof vest. He puts it on, over his wool undershirt, and then puts on his shirt and jacket. He takes his gun, quickly disassembles, checks, and reassembles it.

And leaves. He reaches into his briefcase, and takes out several pictures and papers. HAGEN considers other papers. He straightens his arms and looks at TOM deeply. HAGEN stands before the impressive gate, armed only with his briefcase. I thought you were just some third rate hustler Johnny was running in to bluff me. Decorated the garden of a king. They cross the garden and head toward the stables.

I like horses, I love 'em. Beautiful, expensive Racehorses. The animal inside is truly beautiful. WOLTZ whispers to him with true love in his voice. You are looking at six hundred thousand dollars on four hoofs. I bet even Russian Czars never paid that kind of dough for a single horse. But I'm not going to race him I'm going to put him out to Stud. Great paintings hang on the walls.

The meal is elaborate and sumptuous. Corleone is Johnny's Godfather. That is very close, a very sacred religious relationship. But he should try me again on anything else.

Johnny Fontane never gets that movie. I don't care how many Dago, Guinea, wop Greaseball Goombahs come out of the woodwork! And I'll tell you why. He ruined one of Woltz Brothers' most valuable proteges. For five years I had this girl under training; singing lessons!

Acting lessons! Dancing lessons! We spent hundreds of thousands of dollars--I was going to make her a star. I'll be even more frank, just to show you that I'm not a hard-hearted man, that it wasn't all dollars and cents. That girl was beautiful and young and innocent and she was the greatest piece of ass I've ever ad and I've had them all over the world. Then Johnny comes along with that olive oil voice and guinea charm and she runs off.

She threw it all away to make me look ridiculous. He is a small man, very dark, with curly black hair. But wiry, and tight and hard, and obviously very dangerous. He is greeted at the head of the stairs by SONNY, who takes his hand and shakes it, introducing himself.

For a moment, there is a complex of handshaking quite formal, and whispered respectful introductions. They are very respectful of one another. My importing methods are as safe as these things can be, about five per cent loss.

The risk is nothing, the profits enormous. Why do I deserve your generosity? Be my friend. In the first year your share would be four million dollars; then it would go up. I'll take care of them from my share. I receive 30 per cent just for finance and legal protection.

No worries about operations, is that what you tell me? You'll be alright. The occupants look at Michael and Enzo, as Michael undoes a button of his coat and puts his hand in, as if he had a gun. His hands are shaking. Michael takes the lighter and lights his cigarette, noticing that his hands are not shaking. Sirens are heard as police cars screech to a halt in front of the hospital.

What the hell are you doing here? What the hell are you doing telling me my business? I pulled them guys off of here, eh! He's a war hero. He's never been busted for the rackets Stand him up.

Stand'im up straight. Men get out and run up the steps toward the Don's room. These men are private detectives hired to protect Vito Corleone. They're licensed to carry firearms. If you interfere, you'll have to appear before a judge in the morning and show cause. Tom, Clemenza and Michael get out of the car and walk through the gate, noticing armed men all over the mall. Tessio greets them. After the hospital thing, Sonny got mad.

We hit Bruno Tattaglia 4 o'clock this morning. Hey, a hundred button men on the street twenty-four hours a day; that Turk shows one hair on his ass, he's dead -- TOM going to sit down Yeah? SONNY -- believe me You look beautiful!

Just gorgeous! Eh gosh -- imagine the nerve of the sonofabitch, eh? Craps out last night, and wants a meetin' today TOM What did he say?

And the promise is, that the deal is so good, that we can't refuse. TOM Sonny, we ought to hear what they have to say No more! Not this time, consiglieri. No more meetin's, no more discussions, no more Sollozzo tricks. You give'em one message: I want Sollozzo -- if not, it's all-out war -- we go to the mattresses TOM stands Some of the other families won't sit still for all-out war! TOM Your father wouldn't want to hear this! This is business, not personal, Sonny!

Your ass TOM Even the shooting of your father was business, not personal, Sonny! And listen -- do me a favor, Tom -- No more advice on how to patch things up.

Just help me win, please, alright? TOM Now he's definitely on Sollozzo's payroll, and for big money. McCluskey has agreed to be the Turk's bodyguard. What you have to understand, Sonny, is that while Sollozzo is being guarded like this, he is invulnerable. Now nobody has ever gunned down a New York police captain -- never. It would be disastrous. All the Five Families would come after you, Sonny. The Corleone Family would be outcasts! Even the old man's political protection would run for cover!

So do me a favor -- take this into consideration. We'll wait. I don't care what Sollozzo says about a deal, he's gonna kill Pop, that's it. That's the key for him. Gotta get Sollozzo. What do we do with this -- cop here? It will be me -- McCluskey -- and Sollozzo. Let's set the meeting. Get our informers to find out where it's gonna be held.

Now, we insist it's a public place -- a bar, a restaurant -- some place where there's people so I feel safe. They're gonna search me when I first meet them, right, so I can't have a weapon on me then.

But if Clemenza can figure a way -- to have a weapon planted there for me -- then I'll kill 'em both. Didn't want to get mixed up in the Family business, huh? Now you wanna gun down a police captain, why, because he slapped ya in the face a little bit? What do you think this is the Army, where you shoot'em a mile away?

You've gotta get up close like this and bada-bing! Tom, this is business and this man is taking it very very personal. I'm talking about a cop -- that's mixed up in drugs. I'm talking about ah - ah - a dishonest cop -- a crooked cop who got mixed up in the rackets and got what was coming to him.

That's a terrific story. And we have newspaper people on the payroll, don't we, Tom? It's strictly business. I put a special tape on the trigger, and the butt.

Here, try it Just let your hand drop to your side, and let the gun slip out. Everybody'll still think you got it. They're gonna be staring at your face, Mike -- so walk outta the place real fast -- but you don't run. Don't look nobody directly in the eye -- but you don't look away, either. Hey, they're gonna be scared stiff of you, believe me, so don't worry about nothin'. You know, you're going to turn out all right. You take a long vacation -- nobody knows where -- and we're gonna catch the hell.

Probably all the other Families will line up against us. That's alright -- this thing's gotta happen every five years or so -- ten years -- helps to get rid of the bad blood. Been ten years since the last one. You know you got to stop them at the beginning, like they should have stopped Hitler at Munich, They should never've let him get away with that. They were just asking for big trouble.

You know, Mike, we was all proud of you -- being a hero and all. Your father, too. Sonny, Clemenza, Tessio and Rocco are sitting around, eating Chinese food while waiting for news about where the Sollozzo meeting will take place. Michael smokes as the others eat. Not a hint. Absolutely nothing -- even Sollozzo's people don't know where the meeting's going to be held.

Exactly an hour and a half. TOM What about the negotiator? He's happy, they're lettin' him win TOM Sollozzo might not even be in the car, Sonny! TOM Well is it reliable? A police captain's gotta be on call twenty-four hours a day. He signed out at that number between eight and ten. Anybody know this joint? It's perfect for us. A small family place, good food.

Everyone minds his business. It's perfect. Pete: they got an old-fashion' toilet -- you know, the box, and - and - and - ah the chain-thing.

We might be able to tape the gun behind it. Mike: you go to the restaurant, you eat, you talk for a while, you relax. You make them relax. Then you get up and you go take a leak. No -- better still -- you ask for permission to go. Then when you come back, you come out blastin', and don't take any chances -- two shots in the head apiece. I don't want my brother coming out of that toilet with just his dick in his hands, alright? Let's go Listen - um - I'll square it with Mom, uh - you know, your not seeing her before you leave; and uh, I'll get a message to that girlfriend, when I think the time is right.

TOM Take care, Mike Michael's waiting on the sidewalk until Sollozzo's car pulls up and he gets in. I hope we can straighten everything out. I mean, this is terrible -- it's not the way I wanted things to go at all. It should've never happened. I don't want my father bothered any more But you gotta keep an open mind when we talk. I mean, I hope you're not a hothead like your brother Sonny.

You -- can't talk business with him I gotta frisk you, so turn around uh -- on your knees, facing me. Too grouchy -- can't stand the aggravation. You know how it is The waiter brings a bottle of wine to the table. You must understand why I had to do that" I am the hunted one! I missed my chance. You think too much of me, kid -- I'm not that clever. All I want, is a truce. Is that all right? Transcribed by J Geoff Malta for www.

I respect myself -- understand? What happened was unavoidable. I had the unspoken support of the other Family Dons. If your father were in better health, without his eldest son running things, no disrespect intended, we wouldn't have this nonsense. We will stop fighting until your father is well and can resume bargaining. No vengeance will be taken. We will have peace, but your family should interfere no longer He rises, and quickly shoots Sollozzo in the head.

He then shoots McCluskey in the throat, then the forehead as McCluskey holds his throat. McCluskey falls, overturning the table. Michael goes to exit, dropping the gun. Ambulance, police, reporters around, and photographers taking pictures.

An attendant and a buttonman carry the Don on his stretcher up the stairs as the family watches. Vito Corleone is being visited by family members. Love, your grandson, Frank. Go on Children are playing ball, and the ball bounces toward the gate. A buttonman picks it up and tosses it back. Vito is in bed, holding cards and presents given to him.

Clemenza, Tessio, Tom, Fredo and Sonny are standing around the bed. There's been a lot of bad blood. TOM Through our contacts in the newspapers, we've been able to put out a lot of material about McCluskey being linked with Sollozzo in the drug rackets. The return of the "an offer he can't refuse" line now connects father and son.

Now watch the final scene in the film. Michael delivers the line just as casually as his father did, aligning them and their temperaments perfectly.

You can imagine how differently hothead Sonny would've read the line — it's that same outward anger that got him killed. If you know how denouement works , you know The Godfather has a bittersweet ending. In this moment, Michael abandons his past self and quite literally closes the door on his old life; all while the tragic orchestral score from Nino Rota plays out the crowning of the new Godfather.

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