When worse comes to worse

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When Worse Comes To Worse

English Version by

Tatiana Disu

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SCENE 1

FADE IN:

INT. INSIDE THE D’ANGELO HOUSE – DAY

Opens with a close up of an older aged man, expression shows disappointment and slight infuriation. His eyes shift to his left and his expression turn to one of annoyance. Camera slowly pans out to view the whole of the room. A young boy who doesn’t look fully Italian is slouching, standing beside the doorway with a bored expression on his face. His gaze is directly focused on the young man sitting on the right hand side of the desk rather than the man in the centre. Directly across him stands another soldier waiting for the scene to unfold. An associate is seen kneeling beside the desk on the left hand side in order to kiss the Don’s hand, showing his loyalty. The older man sits in the middle of everyone; disappointed that everyone is not paying attention to him he refuses to start the meeting. Beside him is a middle aged man who is leaning near the windowsill, his expression shows tiredness wanting the meeting to start. He constantly shuffles from his right to left foot. Three intimidating capos stand in a collective, silently behind the young man in seated on the right. The young man lets out a sigh to reinforce his nonchalant expression towards the meeting being held.

GABRIELE

Don Massimiliano, are you not going

to start to the meeting? You still have

other duties to attend to with the Governor.

There is a cough coming from the man behind Massimiliano and eye contact happens between him and Gabriele.

MASSIMILIANO D’ANGELO

(nods towards Gabriele, then turns towards Associate Angelo)

What news do you have to give to me Angelo?

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ANGELO

(rises up, head still slightly bowed)

Don Massimiliano, there are current issues

concerning Don Michele. Other associates have

been finding out loopholes for the new

establishment he is creating.


Carry on

ANGELO

There is lack of security for his family

due to the issue that happened five years

ago.

The middle aged man stands more attentively, his gaze refocuses on Gabriele.


(Scoffs)

The Cosa Nostra should have taken care of

this problem when it first arose.

GABRIELE

(Jokingly manner)

Do you want to take up the job of the

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Cosa Nostra now or attack Michele


(Grunts)

Michele should take care of his own or

someone else would.

VINCENZIO

(Chuckles and rolls his eyes)

Mutters some words only clear ones are capos and mission

GABRIELE

Don’t eat alone Don. We want to avoid

disruption of the Cosa Nostra so no

mattresses. Michele can take care of

his own business, the Zacchelli family

has being around since my great grandfather

was a boy. You think this past issue would

destroy them?

MASSIMILLIANO D’ANGELO

You are jittery today? I know not to

upset the other families. However

our spring cleaning is the best, no?

ENRICO

If all consiglieres are like Gabriele

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then there is no need to worry about

Zacchelli’s

MASSIMILLIANO D’ANGELO

(Heavy sigh)

That is true Gabriele counsel is a

reckoning force. Angelo you are

dismissed. Let us move onto the

Governor, shall we….

ANGELO

(bows again)

Thank you Don. I shall return when I

am useful to you.

(Heads to the doorway and closes the door)

Obvious tension still in the room. Camera follows door closing.

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Scene 2

Fade In:

EXT. STREETS AT MARKETPLACE – DAY

Opens with a wide shot of people crossing the road to get to the marketplace. Screams can be heard of the shopkeepers advertising their products. Camera zooms in on a young kid leaning on the lamppost. Long shot turns into a medium shot showing him watching the people crossing. Suddenly, straightens up and starts walking towards the camera. Camera angle switches to a slightly low shot of his back. Kid bumps his shoulder into a passer-by. Close up of the kid, facial expression has a slight smile. The camera angle pans out to a wide shot showing children looking at him in the background. Switches to close up of the passer-by. Changes to a medium shot his hand goes to his pocket, he starts patting down everywhere. Turns around to look back, starts screaming and points to the direction of the kid. A closeup of feet running, camera slowly moving up showing the other kids have joint in running.

GIACOMO

(Running away from the incident, puts hand around Gabriele shoulder)

Gabriele this way

GABRIELE

(Shrugges Giacomo hand off)

This is all I have to do, am warning you

am not going through this again.

GIACOMO

Fine. You are rag now anyway?

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Group of boys are seen running down the street while a cop is chasing after them. A few people turn their heads while some carry on shopping. Scene ends with a fading shot.

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Scene 3

EXT. CONSTRUCTION YARD

Shot opens with heavy breathing. Series of quick shots including left hand bloody, right hand holding broken glass, blood on the floor, a boy holding his stomach that is bleeding, shot of him collapsing onto the ground. Camera slowly moves from the ground upwards to Gabriele face.

GABRIELE

(drops the broken glass)

No, I …I… am

(Starts to run away, slightly stumbles and looks back. Shakes his head and continues running)

GIACOMO

(comes onto the scene, picks up the broken glass and looks down at the boy)

Gabriele…

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Scene 4

INT. A BEDROOM - NIGHT

Scene starts with muffled sobbing coming from a woman who is being bound near the bed. A man wearing all black, a mask and a hat to cover his face is standing in front of her. A gun is pointed to the other man in the room who is bruised and beating up, signs of a black eye forming. The woman’s gaze shifts to the closet behind the armed man; he picks up on this and turns around. The injured man uses this to move towards the door.

(sound of a gunshot)

ARMED MAN

I told you not to move

Wailing erupts from the woman; she starts violently kicking her legs and tries to get out of the restraints. The injured man starts screaming in pain and holds his leg going into a foetus position.

ARMED MAN

(crouches in front of the woman, hold her face then proceeds to hold her neck)

This would be less messy if you gave

me the information I am asking for

INJURED MAN

(looks over towards his wife, tries to stop the bleeding)

No

Armed Man

(Starts chocking the woman)

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Tell me about Gabriele

INJURED MAN

(starts crying)

No, please no

ARMED MAN

(puts the gun towards her head)

One more time, I will not ask again,

tell me about Gabriele

Injured man starts begging, the gun goes off. Unnoticed shuffling goes on in the closet.

ARMED MAN

Too late

(low camera shot of gunpoint. Gunshot heard and door closes)

Time passes

Crying is heard from the closet. Blood seeps onto the floor from both bodies. Close up of child’s face showing a terrified expression through the closet, visible shadow of the bars of the closet on his face. The closet door opens a boy of about

10 emerges in his pyjamas. He crawls through the blood towards his parents.

VINCENZIO

(shakes the womans body)

Ma

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(Goes towards the injured man)

Papa

(starts violently shaking, rocking back and forth)

Camera shot of feet appearing before him

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Scene 5

FADE IN:

INT. INSIDE A MOTEL BATHROOM – DAY

Shot opens with a shot of the Gabriela back, showcasing her hair. Lighting is dim except for focus on Gabriela. The surroundings shown for the sink is run down and rusted. She holds her hands firmly on the sink.

GABRIELA

(sigh)

Point of view shot looking downwards at the sink containing a first aid kit sprawled and a bottle of hair dye.

Medium shot of her sideways. She moves her right hand away from the sink and places it on the back of her neck. Close up of her face. Frustrated she rotates her neck and stares towards the mirror in front of her. Gabriela reaches towards the tap to turn it on. Medium shot of the mirror as Gabriela washes her face, then close up shot of her looking at mirror.

GABRIELA

It’s to late…

TRANSITION

INT. DINING ROOM

Opens with the camera following a woman carrying a pot, she goes through the doorway and places the pot at the centre of the dining table.

ABRAMO

(Rises up from the seat, hugs his mother)

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Grazie di tutto mamma

Zooms out to a wide shot showcasing the busy dining room, door opens and in comes Don Massimiliano. All heads look towards him there is silence.

ABRAMO

(Laughs but said in a threating way)

You came late you almost missed

Ma’s food

Don Massimiliano takes a seat moving it in front of Don Michele

MASSIMILIANO

I would not want to miss a thing

now, would I?

Enrico and Gabriele take their seat on either side of Don Massimiliano

GABRIELE

The Di’Angelo Family are not known

for tardiness, forgive us a problem

came up

(his gaze moves to Don Michele then turns to a worried expression as his gaze shifts to his Don)

Extreme Close up on Gabriele face

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Scene 6

EXT. IN AN ALLEY WAY

Long shot of the two men, one stand in bloody clothing looking calm and collected whilst the other is on the ground slightly panicked. The other man crouches down to reach his level and it turns to a two shot of the men.

ALONZA

You are crazy

GIACOMO

(Wipes some of the blood from his hand on Alonza’s shoulder)

He looked at me funny

ALONZA

He’s a fed… I knew it, I knew we

should have listened to Sigismondo

GIACOMO

Nothin’ going to happen, what

can they do

ALONZA

Are you forgetting the who we’ve

killed, angering two Dons, we are

deadmen

Scene ends with Giacomo sitting on the floor and laughing

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Scene 7

FADE IN FROM BLACK

INT. A ROOM

Close up shot of an empty Dons chair, slowly zooms out to a wide shot of the room while a voice over narration plays

VOICE

The D’Angelo family were known

for one thing and that is power.

But where is their power now?

Education

When worse comes to worse