LEON:FIRSTLY, YOU LOOK.FOR MORE THAN ONE MINUTE.BECAUSE THERE ARE ALARM SYSTEMS WITH ONE MINUTE PERIOD.THEREFORE, YOU WAIT AND LOOK.ALARMS FIRSTLY, THE SKY FOR HELICOPTERS, NEARBY BUILDINGS.MEANWHILE, YOU OBSERVE SOIL'S COLOR AND WILL TRY TO WEAR DRESSES OF THE SAME COLOR.NEVER LIGHTER.OK.GOOD.NOW YOU CAN ASSEMBLE YOUR WEAPON.THE RIFLE IS THE FIRST WEAPON YOU LEARN TO USE, BECAUSE YOU CAN KEEP FAR FROM THE CLIENT.THE MORE EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE, THE CLOSER YOU GET.NO.ALWAYS TAKE IT OFF AT THE LAST MOMENT, BECAUSE OF LIGHT REFLEXES.THEY'LL SEE YOU IN TWO SECONDS.RELAX.YOU MUST FEEL AT EASE.
MATHILDA:OK, I'M FINE.
LEON:GOOD.HERE, THIS IS THE LIGHT SCOOP FOR NIGHT SHOOTING.THERE, YOU FIX CLIENT'S DISTANCE.HOW MUCH TO THE BENCH DOWN THERE IN THE PARK?
MATHILDA:HUH.500 METERS?
LEON:130.140.
MATHILDA:HOW CAN YOU SAY IT?
LEON:LOOK.WHEN YOU CAN SEE HIS FINGERS, IT'S 50 METERS.WHEN YOU JUST SEE HIS HANDS, IT'S ABOUT 80 METERS.WHEN YOU DISTINGUISH ARMS FROM BODY, IT'S 120-130.WHEN YOU SEE NOTHING MORE THAN A SHAPE, YOU DON'T SHOOT.NOT VERY SURE.YOU HAVE ONE CHANCE OUT OF FIVE TO MISS.A CONTRACT MEANS GETTING ALL CHANCES ON YOUR SIDE.5 OUT OF 5.YOU CAN'T MISS A CLIENT.NEVER.IF THE TASK IS DELICATE OR THE RISK IS TOO BIG, YOU DOUBLE.THAT IS, YOU INSURE YOURSELF BY ANOTHER MEANS.
MATHILDA:WHAT, FOR EXAMPLE?
LEON:WELL, IF THE GUY IS FAR, IN A CAR, AND I KNOW WEATHER IS GOING TO BE BAD, RAIN FOR EXAMPLE, I THINK I WOULD PLASTIC THE CAR, WITH A REMOTE HERE.I SHOOT FROM THE DISTANCE AND IF I MISS I PLASTIC.
MATHILDA:WHAT IF YOU CAN'T APPROACH THE CAR OR HE CHANGES CAR?
LEON:ROCKET LAUNCHER.
MATHILDA:OH REALLY? BUT CAN YOU MISS THE CAR?
LEON:IT'S A CODED BULLET.YOU PUT IT IN THE RIFLE, YOU GLUE IT TO THE CAR, NO MATTER WHERE.THEN YOU TAKE YOUR ROCKET LAUNCHER AND THE ROCKET WILL GET THERE AUTOMATICALLY.
MATHILDA:WOW! IT'S BRILLIANT!
LEON:YEAH.COME ON, HAVE A LITTLE TRAINING.
MATHILDA:WHO'LL I AIM AT?
LEON:WHOEVER.
MATHILDA:NO WOMEN.NO KIDS.
LEON:BEGIN FROM A STEADY TARGET.IT'S EASIER.
MATHILDA:THE FAT MAN DOWN THERE, ON THE BENCH.
LEON:PERFECT.TRY AGAIN.THE SAME.TOO MUCH TO THE LEFT.WAIT.BULL'S-EYE.COME ON, NOW A WALKING ONE.GOOD! FIRST SHOT!
MATHILDA:YEAH, BUT I DIDN'T GET HIM, I GOT HIS CASE AND NOW HE'S BEHIND THE TREE.WHAT CAN I DO?
LEON:IT'S NOT SERIOUS, IT'S JUST TRAINING.YOU HAVE TO LEARN FROM THE BEGINNING TO HIT THE TARGET, THEN, TO IMPROVE PRECISION, YOU'LL TRAIN, BUT ON CARDBOARDS.
MATHILDA:OK.
LEON:NOW, TRY A RUNNING GUY.
MATHILDA:THE YELLOW AND PINK.
LEON:OK.
MATHILDA:SHIT! IT'S HARD WHEN HE RUNS!
LEON:DON'T LOSE HIM! CONCENTRATE.THERE, RELOAD.OK, KEEP CALM.CALM, BREATHE DEEPLY.LOOK AT HIS MOVEMENTS.IMAGINE YOU'RE RUNNING WITH HIM.BREATHE.HOLD YOUR BREATHE.HIS MOVEMENTS.NOW.
MATHILDA:DID YOU SEE? FIRST SHOT! IT'S GOOD, ISN'T IT? DID I LEARN WELL?
LEON:PUT TOOLS AWAY.CODES! FOR CODES, THERE ARE TWO SOLUTIONS.YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE DEPENDING ON YOUR NEEDS.FIRST CASE:YOU HAVE TIME.YOU NEED THE CODE FOR A LATER TIME.SO, YOU WAIT FOR NIGHT, YOU GET A BOX WITH SOOT POWDER AND BLOW A LITTLE ON THE KEYBOARD.HE DOES IT AND PULLS OUT A SCREWDRIVER.THEN YOU BREAK THE LITTLE LAMP TO BE SURE THE CLIENT CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.YOU WAIT FOR SOMEONE WHO GETS INSIDE, SO YOU HAVE JUST TO SEE WHICH NUMBERS HE TOUCHED.ONCE YOU KNOW THE FOUR OR FIVE DIGITS, YOU HAVE TO TRY ALL COMBINATIONS; ONCE PER HOUR AND NOT MORE THAN A MINUTE TO DO NOT GET FOUND.SECOND CASE:YOU HAVE NO TIME BUT YOU MUSTN'T GET DISCOVERED.SCREWDRIVER.HERE, WIRES NEED THE CODE.ALWAYS FOUR WIRES.
MAN:MAY I.?
LEON:PARDON.LET PASS.
MAN:EXCUSE ME, BUT.WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
LEON:I TEACH TO THE GIRL.
MAN:DO YOU TEACH HER HOW TO BREAK BUILDINGS' DOORS, DON'T YOU? DON'T YOU GIVE A SHIT ABOUT ME? GET AWAY BEFORE I CALL THE POLICE! THE MAN IS VERY NERVOUS, SEARCHES IN A POCKET, THEN PULLS OUT AN ANTI-AGGRESSION BOMBLET.HE'LL HAVE NO TIME TO USE IT:LEON PULLED OUT HIS SILENCED GUN.A SHOT TO THE HAND AND THE BOMBLET TAKES OFF.SHOT'S ENERGY MAKES THE MAN TURN AROUND.A SECOND SHOT IN THE BACK MAKES THE MAN GET OVER THE PARAPET AND DISAPPEAR IN A DECORATIVE BUSH, ALMOST WITHOUT NOISE.MATHILDA IS IMMOBILIZED.LEON LOOKS AROUND, THEN RESUMES.
LEON:SO.THE WIRE WHICH STARTS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE METAL PART AND THEN, YOU TRY THE OTHER THREE WIRES, ONE BY ONE.SIMPLE, ISN'T IT? WHAT'S UP? I DON'T FEEL YOU'RE CONCENTRATED.
MATHILDA:YES, YES.IT'S INCREDIBLE! HOW DID YOU DO IT?
LEON:WHAT?
MATHILDA:THERE, THE GUY.HOW DID YOU DO THAT, WITHOUT EVEN TOUCHING HIM? WITHOUT NOISE.IT'S LIKE YOU PUT HIM AWAY.HOW DID YOU DO IT?
LEON:DID YOU LIKE IT?
MATHILDA:IT WAS BRILLIANT.
LEON:LOOK AT HIS MOVEMENTS.WHATEVER HE SAYS, WHATEVER HE DOES, HE NEVER STOPS.SAD OR HAPPY, THE MOVEMENT ALWAYS GOES ON.LOOK! EVEN THE WALL, NOTHING STOPS HIM.THE MOVEMENT GOES ON.HE USES EVERYTHING:SOIL, WALL, HIS RUSH, HIS WEIGHT.LIFE IS MOVEMENT, DEATH IS A PART OF IT.SO, YOU HAVE TO LET THE CLIENT FINISH THE MOVEMENT HE STARTED.IT'S BETTER, HE THINKS ABOUT OTHER THINGS AND HE CAN'T SEE DEATH'S ARRIVAL.HE'S GOT NO TIME TO SUFFER.HE ISN'T SURPRISED.HE'S GOT NO TIME EVEN TO THINK.HE DEPARTS WITHOUT REALIZING.HE DEPARTS IN THE MOVEMENT HE STARTED.
MATHILDA:.IT'S BRILLIANT.
TONY:IT'S A LONG TIME, LEON.YOU MISSED TWO NICE CONTRACTS, YOU KNOW.
LEON:.I WAS TRAINING.
TONY:.YOU MOVED TOO, DIDN'T YOU?
LEON:YEAH.
TONY:HUH!? BECAUSE OF THE SLAUGHTER AT YOUR SAME FLOOR?
LEON:.NOT AT ALL.
TONY:IT'S BETTER.YOU SEE, IT'S MY TURF, SO I DON'T WANT CONTRACTS I'M NOT INFORMED ABOUT, ON MY TURF.I'M NOT OPPOSING, BUT THE LEAST THEY CAN DO IS INFORMING ME, ISN'T IT?
LEON:YES.
TONY:AT A CERTAIN MOMENT I THOUGHT:MAYBE LEON WOULD LIKE WORKING ON HIS OWN? SO HE MAKES SOME LITTLE EXTRAS?
LEON:DIRTY WORK, AND I KILL NO WOMEN AND NO KIDS.
TONY:THAT'S WHAT I LATER TOLD MYSELF! NO, TONY, FORGET LEON! IT CAN'T BE HIM, HE LIKES TOO MUCH HIS JOB TO MAKE SUCH A SLAUGHTER!
LEON:TELL ME.THE MONEY I EARN AND YOU KEEP FOR ME.
TONY:DO YOU NEED MONEY?
LEON:NO.JUST TO KNOW.BECAUSE IT'S A LONG TIME I WORK.AND I NEVER DID ANYTHING WITH MY MONEY.I SHOULD DO SOMETHING.
TONY:IT'S TRUE, YOU'RE RIGHT.DID YOU MEET A WOMAN?
LEON:NO, NO.
TONY:PAY ATTENTION TO WOMEN, LEON.THEY ARE DANGEROUS, YOU KNOW?
LEON:YEAH.WELL.I DON'T KNOW.I DON'T KNOW ANY.
TONY:LISTEN, THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, BUT DON'T WORRY, YOUR MONEY IS THERE AND IT'S SAFER THAN IN A BANK.BANKS ARE ROBBED EVERY FIVE MINUTES! ANYWAY, YOU CAN'T HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT, SO THE DISCUSSION IS FINISHED.
LEON:WHY CAN'T I HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT?
TONY:I'LL EXPLAIN YOU, LEON:THEY'LL ASK YOU TO FILL IN A LOT OF FORMS AND YOU CAN'T WRITE AND THEY'LL ASK YOU YOUR JOB, YOUR EMPLOYER'S NAME AND YOU CAN'T TELL THEM:MY JOB, I'M A HITMAN AND MY EMPLOYER IS TONY, HIS RECORD IS LONGER THAN HIS RESTURANT'S MENU.THAT'S WHY YOU CAN'T HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT! BUT YOUR MONEY IS THERE, LEON.WHEN YOU WANT, YOU ASK ME.TAKE.TAKE.
LEON:WELL, I DON'T NEED THEM.
TONY:TAKE THEM, YOU NEVER KNOW.IF YOU WANT TO HAVE SOME FUN.TAKE, IT'S A GIFT.
LEON:THANKS.
TONY:GOOD.LET'S TALK BUSINESS, NOW?
LEON:I'VE GOT A HIT PERFECT FOR YOU.I KEPT IT FOR YOU.TO BE MADE ALONE.THAT'S WHAT YOU LIKE.DON'T MOVE, I GET THE FILE.MANOLO! A GLASS OF MILK FOR LEON! PAY ATTENTION, MATHILDA.YOU CAN'T LET PEOPLE APPROACH YOU LIKE THAT.PEOPLE ARE KIND AND VERY FAST, THEY OFFER YOU DRUGS OR OTHER THINGS.
MATHILDA:LEON, DON'T WORRY.I'M ON THE STREET SINCE I'VE BORN.I WAS JUST SMOKING A CIGARETTE WHILE WAITING FOR YOU.
LEON:KEEP AWAY.HE LOOKS SUSPICIOUS.A BAD GUY, OK?
MATHILDA:OK.
LEON:FIVE MINUTES.KEEP IN FRONT OF THE WINDOW.
MATHILDA:OK.
TONY:I HAVE TO PUT ON MY GLASSES.MY SIGHT IS WORSE AND WORSE.I'M GETTING OLD.HERE IT IS.NOT EASY.ARMORED CAR, ISOLATED HOME, BODYGUARDS ALL TIME.I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE TRADES, BUT IT'S A GOOD HIT BECAUSE I'VE GOT THREE CONTRACTS ON HIM.THREE TIMES EIGHT THOUSAND FOR LEON.GOOD DEAL, ISN'T IT? I WRITE CLIENT'S DATA ON THE BACK.YOU HAVE TO BE QUICK, HE'S GOING TO QUIT THE CITY AT THE END OF THE WEEK.WITH THE CONTRACTS ON HIS HEAD, I DON'T THINK WE'LL SEE HIM AGAIN.
LEON:I COME BACK LATER FOR DETAILS.I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO DO AND.I'M LATE.COME ON, GET DOWN!
MATHILDA:YOU WERE SCARED, WEREN'T YOU?
LEON:I WAS NERVOUS, THAT'S ALL! WHERE IS THE GUY?
MATHILDA:I KILLED HIM.AND CUT HIM AND ATE ALL OF HIM.I LEFT NOTHING FOR YOU! LET'S GO HOME! WE'D A NICE WALK!
RECEPTIONIST:GOOD, MISS.
MATHILDA:LEON? I THINK I'M FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU.ANYWAY, THIS IMPRESSED YOU! IT'S STRANGE, BEING IN LOVE.IT'S THE FIRST TIME FOR ME.
LEON:HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S LOVE, IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE?.IT MAY BE FRIENDSHIP.OR THE LOVE YOU CAN HAVE WITH A BROTHER OR A FATHER.HOW CAN YOU KNOW?
MATHILDA:.BECAUSE I FEEL IT.
LEON:HUH? WHERE?
MATHILDA:HERE.IN MY STOMACH.IT'S HOT.I ALWAYS HAD A KNOT.NO LONGER.
LEON:MATHILDA, I'M.I'M VERY HAPPY YOU'VE GOT NO MORE STOMACH ACHE, BUT.THIS DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.I'M LATE FOR WORK AND I DON'T LIKE BEING LATE FOR WORK.MATHILDA? MAY I COME IN?
MATHILDA:YES.
LEON:SORRY.I HEARD "YES", SO I GOT IN.
MATHILDA:YES.YOU CAN COME IN.
LEON:TAKE IT, PLEASE.I.I'VE GOT A CONTRACT.I'VE GOT TO GO NOW.IT'S URGENT.SO, YOU STAY HERE.YOU DON'T MOVE.ABOUT TELEPHONE, I LET IT RING ONCE THEN I CALL YOU BACK, ELSE YOU DON'T ANSWER, OK?
MATHILDA:WHY DON'T YOU TAKE ME WITH YOU?.I'M READY, NOW.YOU SAID I LEARN VERY QUICKLY.
LEON:QUICK DOESN'T MEAN "READY".AND YOU CAN'T DISCUSS, WE SAID.RIGHT? GO ON LEARNING LIKE THIS.THEN WE'LL SEE.
MATHILDA:MAY I GO TO THE CINEMA?
LEON:NO.
MATHILDA:FOR MUSICALS? THAT'S PART OF THE JOB!
LEON:NO, YOU CAN'T GO OUT.
MATHILDA:OK.YOU COME BACK TONIGHT, DON'T YOU?
LEON:DURING MY ABSENCE, YOU HAVE TO WORK ON A VERY IMPORTANT THING YOU BADLY LACK:PATIENCE.YOU SEE, FIVE MINUTES AGO YOU SAID YOU LOVED ME AND NOW YOU HATE ME.BUT I PREFER THIS!
MATHILDA:I HATE YOU BECAUSE YOU DEPART WITHOUT KISSING ME.THAT'S ALL.
RECEPTIONIST:DID YOU LOSE YOUR KEY, MISTER?
LEON:NO.I JUST THOUGHT IF I'D LOST ANYTHING.
RECEPTIONIST:AND DID YOU FORGET ANYTHING?
LEON:YEAH.BUT "FORGOTTEN" DOESN'T MEAN LOST
RECEPTIONIST:HOW ARE YOU, MISS?
MATHILDA:FINE.I'M SICK WITH PRACTICING, THAT'S IT.
RECEPTIONIST:I SEE.YOU'RE GOOD, BECAUSE I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING.
MATHILDA:YEAH.I PUT A RAG ON THE STRINGS, TO LESSEN NOISE.
RECEPTIONIST:HUH? THAT'S SMART!
MATHILDA:I'M USED TO IT.NOT EVERYONE LIKES MUSIC.
RECEPTIONIST:YEAH, TRUE.BUT WHAT DOES YOUR FATHER EXACTLY DO FOR LIVING?
MATHILDA:.COMPOSER.
RECEPTIONIST:HUH, THAT'S GOOD!
MATHILDA:YEAH, BUT HE'S NOT EXACTLY MY FATHER.
RECEPTIONIST:HUH?
MATHILDA:.NO.HE'S MY LOVER.
RECEPTIONIST:HUH?
MATHILDA:I'M GOING TO HAVE A WALK.I'LL COME BACK.
STANSFIELD:SO, THE GUY WAS THERE, HE'D HIDDEN A SHOTGUN BEHIND THE TENT, HERE.HIS WOMAN WAS ARMED TOO.
MAN:WHERE WERE THE KIDS DURING FIRST SHOTS?
STANSFIELD:I DON'T KNOW.THAT WAS VERY FAST.I DIDN'T SEE HIM PULLING OUT HIS WEAPON.
SECOND MAN:DID YOU FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE? WHO GOT TO THE DOOR?
STANSFIELD:WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR, GUYS? THIS GUY WAS SHIT, WE FOUND FIVE KILOS HEROIN IN THE APARTMENT, AND YOU BOTHER ME?
MAN:THE FACT YOU'RE A PUBLIC OFFICER DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT! THE NARCOTIC HAD BEEN FOLLOWING THIS GUY FOR TWO YEARS.THEY HAD A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT HIM.YOUR QUICK LONELY ACTION UPSET THEM.IT'S NORMAL THEY ASKED FOR AN INQUIRY.
STANSFIELD:I GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THE NARCOTIC DEPARTMENT! AND IF YOU'LL GO ON SEARCHING IN THIS SHIT, YOU'LL FALL IN IT.YOU CAN FIND ME AT MY OFFICE.2702.
MAN:IT'S ROUTINE, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO US?
MATHILDA:MAY YOU FOLLOW THAT BLUE CAR, PLEASE?
DRIVER:DO YOU ALSO WANT MUSIC AND SKIDS AT EVERY TURN?
MATHILDA:NO, I WANT YOU TO DRIVE SMOOTHLY, GET YOUR 100$ AND TELL ME WHAT THE LAST QUESTION WAS.
COP:WHERE ARE YOU GOING, LITTLE GIRL?
MATHILDA:WHAT'S THAT MAN'S NAME?
COP:WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?
MATHILDA:HE FORGOT HIS MONEY.MY MOTHER'S GOT A PUB, BEHIND THE CORNER, AND HE FORGOT HIS MONEY, ABOUT 100$.
COP:HUH? I SEE, BUT THIS IS THE FBI, LITTLE GIRL, AND I CAN'T LET YOU IN.BUT IF YOU LEAVE ME HIS MONEY, I'LL GIVE HIM IT MYSELF.YOU DON'T TRUST ME.
MATHILDA:GIVE ME HIS NAME, I WILL MAIL HIM.
COP:OK.MISTER STANSFIELD, NORMAN STANSFIELD.
MATHILDA:.OFFICE 2702.
COP:YEAH.HOW DO YOU KNOW IT?
MATHILDA:.I HEARD HE SAID.THAT'S ALL.THANKS.
LEON:.IT'S FOR YOU.IT'S A GIFT.WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO OPEN IT?.I OPEN IT!.DO YOU LIKE IT?
MATHILDA:.YOU'D BETTER DIRECTLY BUY THE DOLL TO FIT IN IT, THAT WOULD BE CLEARER! LEON DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.HE TAKES THE DRESS AND CHECKS IT OUT FOR DEFECTS.I'M SICK OF THIS, LEON.
LEON:.YOU CAN LEAVE WHENEVER YOU WANT.I DON'T REFRAIN YOU.
MATHILDA:.THIS IS WHAT I DON'T LIKE, YOU SEE:YOU DON'T REFRAIN ME, BUT AT THE SAME TIME I CAN'T GET OUT!
LEON:DO YOU THINK YOU LEARNT PATIENCE TODAY?!
MATHILDA:WELL, I'M A POOR PUPIL ABOUT PATIENCE?! OK?
LEON:.YOU STAYED HOME, NOT BAD.A GOOD START.
MATHILDA:I'VE BEEN OUT ALL THE TIME, STUPID! I GOT HOME TO GET MY STUFF.HERE.NOT 8000.THEY'RE 6800.I HOPE YOU WILL CREDIT ME FOR THE MISSING 1200.FURTHERMORE, I'M GOING TO MAKE YOUR WORK EASIER:THE GUY IS NORMAN STANSFIELD.OFFICE 2702 AT FBI, 5TH AVENUE, 68TH STREET.
LEON:AND.HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL THIS?
MATHILDA:THE ABOVE NORMAN WAS IN MY HOME WHEN I WAS THERE, AND I FOLLOWED HIM, THAT'S ALL.
LEON:ARE YOU CALMLY TELLING ME YOU SPENT THE DAY AT FBI?
MATHILDA:NO! I CAN'T COME IN! I REMAINED OUTSIDE! AND WHY DO YOU MIND THIS? YOU'VE GOT CLIENT'S NAME, MONEY'S ON THE TABLE:IT'S A GOOD CONTRACT, ISN'T IT?
LEON:NOT TAKEN.
MATHILDA:WHY?
LEON:TOO HEAVY.
MATHILDA:WELL.THEN MAY YOU RENT ME YOUR GEAR FOR THE DAY?
LEON:I NEVER RENT MY GEAR.
MATHILDA:WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME, LEON? WHY DON'T YOU TAKE ME WITH YOU FOR CONTRACTS? IF YOU TEACH ME, WE'LL CAN DO MINE TOGETHER! THAT WOULD BE GOOD, WOULDN'T IT?
LEON:MATHILDA, NOTHING IS THE SAME, AFTER YOU KILL SOMEONE.YOUR LIFE CHANGES FOREVER.YOU'LL CAN NEVER CANCEL IT, NEITHER FROM YOUR MEMORY, NOR FROM YOUR CRIMINAL RECORD.YOU'LL NEVER SLEEP AGAIN LIKE BEFORE, MATHILDA.
MATHILDA:IF YOU KNEW, LEON.! I KILLED ONE THOUSAND IN MY HEAD.AND THIS NEVER DISTURBED MY SLEEP.
LEON:OK.AND IF IT'S YOU WHO GETS KILLED?.THEN? TALKING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S DEATH IS EASY, BUT WHAT ABOUT YOURS? SHE'S HERE! SHE MOVES AROUND YOU, AND CAN GET YOU IN A THOUSANDTH OF SECOND.BECAUSE IT WAS YOUR DAY, YOUR HOUR, YOUR SECOND.IT'S WRITTEN IN THE SKY, FROM THE BEGINNING, JUST YOU DON'T KNOW! THEN SOMEONE ANNOUNCES YOU LIKE THIS! SUDDENLY! "DID YOU ASK YOURSELF WHAT TIME YOU WILL DIE?" WELL, IT'S NOW! AND IT'S TOO LATE ALREADY, YOU'VE GOT A BULLET IN YOUR LUNGS ALREADY! THERE! PAINFUL, ISN'T IT? YOU DON'T LIKE TALKING ABOUT DEATH BECAUSE YOU'RE LIKE EVERYONE:YOU FEAR IT.WELL, IT'S THIS FEAR THAT MAKES YOU LIVE.IT'S BECAUSE YOU FEAR DEATH THAT YOU LIVE WITH SO MUCH TENACITY.IT'S BECAUSE OF IT THAT YOU BEAR WHAT'S UNBEARABLE.YOU CAN LIVE IN A HOVEL, ON LOTS OF TRASH, EVERYTHING IS BETTER THAN DEATH AND THE FEAR YOU HAVE OF IT.BUT ME.LEON.I DON'T FEAR IT ANY MORE.THEY LOOK AT EACH OTHER FOR A MOMENT.IT TAKES A LONG TO LOSE IT, THIS FEAR, BUT ONCE YOU LOST IT.YOU ARE FREE.AND JUST THEN YOU CAN START WORKING PROPERLY.BECAUSE YOU CAN WORK ON OTHER PEOPLE'S FEAR, PLAY WITH IT.BECAUSE "KILL OR GET KILLED" HAVE BECOME JUST WORDS.DO YOU UNDERSTAND?.YOU CAN'T PRETEND TO MAKE THIS JOB, UNTIL YOU GET BEYOND THIS STAGE.THE DAY YOU GET FREE OF THIS FEAR.NOT BEFORE.
MATHILDA:LEON.I HAVE NO FEAR.IT'S SO.
LEON:OK.DO YOU KNOW THIS GAME? ONE SHOT AHEAD.I START.
MATHILDA:.LOVE OR DEATH.AM I READY? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
LEON:I'M LOOKING FOR CHAIN'S POSITION.SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T SEE IT, BUT YOU CAN FEEL IT.HERE.I RING AND YOU MAKE HIM OPEN, OK?
MATHILDA:WHAT SHALL I SAY?
LEON:WHATEVER YOU WANT.
MAN:YES?
MATHILDA:GOOD MORNING, MISTER.IT'S DANIELLE!
MAN:HUH! YOU MADE AN ERROR, BABY.I DON'T KNOW ANY DANIELLE.
MATHILDA:.I GOT LOST, MISTER.
MAN:HUH? MOVE BACK, BABY, I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.
MATHILDA:IT'S NOT ME, IT'S DARK HERE.AND I CAN'T FIND THE SWITCH.MISTER.I'M SCARED.
MAN:HUH? DON'T MOVE, BABY.
LEON:OPEN YOUR MOUTH.IF YOU LET GO OF THE GUN.I PULL THE TRIGGER, OK? WE GO THERE, GOOD.LETS GO.YOU CAN LET GO, I SAID!.GET TO THE END.GO.IT'S YOUR TIME.GOOD.SAFETY, NOW.THE SECOND SHOT.HERE IT IS! LOOK AT YOUR DRESSES, NOW! HOW CAN YOU WALK IN THE STREET, NOW?.NOT A GOOD WORK, THIS.WHEN YOU SHOOT FROM THIS ANGLE, YOU ALWAYS GET BLOOD EVERYWHERE.YOU HAVE TO MOVE ASIDE AND SHOOT WITH A LITTLE MORE ANGLE.THERE.THIS WAY.CAN YOU SEE? LOOK:NOT A DROP! COME ON, TRY.GOOD.LET'S GO.
MATHILDA:I THOUGHT WE CAN'T DRINK?
LEON:IT'S TRUE.BUT A FIRST CONTRACT, IT'S AN EXCEPTION.
MATHILDA:AND.MAY I KISS YOU, LIKE IN THE MOVIES, MAY THIS BE AN EXCEPTION?
LEON:.NO.
MATHILDA:.YES.
LEON:MATHILDA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
MATHILDA:.I'M GOING TO KISS YOU.
LEON:MATHILDA, STOP, PLEASE!
MATHILDA:COME ON, LET ME DO.JUST A KISS.
LEON:STOP.EVERYONE IS LOOKING.
MATHILDA:OF COURSE, SO KISS ME QUICKLY, OR THEY'LL NOTICE US.TONGUE, PLEASE.
LEON:NO, THAT'S ENOUGH! SIT DOWN, NOW.
MATHILDA:.YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, DON'T YOU?
LEON:WHAT?
MATHILDA:WHEN I SAY I LOVE YOU.
LEON:MATHILDA, DON'T RESUME, PLEASE.CHANGE SUBJECT, OK?
MATHILDA:.OK.I LOVE YOU ANYWAY.
LEON:MATHILDA?!
MATHILDA:OK, OK! EXCUSE ME! HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU HAD YOUR FIRST CONTRACT?
LEON:.17.
MATHILDA:BEAT YOU!
LEON:I LEFT HIM HALF-AN-HOUR, AFTER HE GOT IN.HE COULDN'T GET OUT FROM THE BACK.STAIRWAYS COVER.SHIT! WE'D FOUND HIM.WE WAITED FOR HIM TO GET UPSTAIRS AND HE GOT OUT OF THE WINDOW.
MATHILDA:WHAT SHALL WE DO?
LEON:I THINK.WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
MATHILDA:PIDDLE.
LEON:.WHY DIDN'T HE CLOSE THE WINDOW?.BECAUSE HE DIDN'T GET OUT! HE'S SLEEPING.
MATHILDA:IT'S COOL DEPARTING THIS WAY.WARM.MUSIC.
LEON:THERE ARE BETTER THINGS.YOU SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE "MOMENT".TEN MINUTES EARLY OR LATE, HE'D HAVE SEEN DEATH.HE'D HAVE SUFFERED IT.THIS WAY, HE ALREADY DEPARTED.WITHOUT KNOWING.
MATHILDA:.I'D LIKE KNOWING WHAT HE'S LISTENING TO.
LEON:.LATER.MATHILDA, WE'RE AT WORK! NO MUSIC, OK!
MATHILDA:OK.I LIKE IT.IT GIVES ME THE RHYTHM.
MAN:.YES?
MATHILDA:EXCUSE ME, MISTER.I'M LOOKING FOR MISTER RUBENS' APARTMENT, BUT IT'S DARK OUT HERE AND I GOT LOST.
MAN:.ONE SECOND.COME ON, LITTLE STUPID? IS IT ENOUGH OR WANT SOME MORE! THEN? COME ON, SHOW ME YOUR FACE! COME! DID YOU THINK YOU COULD GET ME BY SUCH AN OLD TRICK?! THE GUM TRICK, I PLAYED IT BEFORE YOUR BIRTH, IDIOT! COME ON, SHOW ME YOUR LITTLE FUCKING FACE! THE GUM TRICK! HUH! I GO.
LEON:WHEN IT STARTS THIS WAY, IT'S BAD.YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT QUICKLY, OR HE'LL KEEP US HERE FOR HOURS WITH HIS BULLSHIT! HEY!.WHAT ABOUT THE RING TRICK.DO YOU KNOW IT?
MAN:THE RING TRICK?.COME ON, LITTLE IDIOT! SHOW ME YOUR FAMOUS TRICK.COME ON, I'M WAITING! COME!.SHIT.
LEON:THIS IS THE RING TRICK.
TONY:TELL ME, THERE'S NOBODY IN THE RESTAURANT:YOU'RE NOT FORCED TO SIT AT MY TABLE?
MAN:.I NEED COMPANY.
TONY:RINALDI.RINALDI.WHAT REGION DO YOU COME FROM?
RINALDI:MESSINA.
TONY:EMILIO? DUE GRAPPE!.WHY THE HELL DID YOU COME HERE?
RINALDI:RIGHTLY.I CAME HERE TO RECOVER.
TONY:BUT.HE WORKS FOR YOUR SAME EMPLOYER?
RINALDI:YEAH, BUT I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT.I TRADE AT LEFT, AT RIGHT AND THAT'S DANGEROUS IN THERE.
TONY:IT'S A LITTLE OUT OF THE WORLD COMING TO VISIT ME THIS WAY, ON MID AFTERNOON.IT REALLY ISN'T THE USUAL PROCEDURE.
RINALDI:I KNOW.BUT I'M A LITTLE PRESSED.
TONY:.WHO SENT YOU?
RINALDI:GIANCARLO.RINALDI.
TONY:IS HE STILL ALIVE?
RINALDI:YEAH.AND STILL IN MESSINA.HE'S MY UNCLE.
TONY:HUH? ARE YOU ALFREDO'S SON, THEN?
RINALDI:NO.DINO'S.
TONY:.IT'S TRUE.HOW IS HE, THE OLD DINO?
RINALDI:HE'S DEAD, FIVE YEARS AGO.
TONY:SORRY.YOU SEE WHAT'S THIS JOB, YOU WORK, YOU WORK.YOU EVEN DON'T CARE VISITING FRIENDS NOW AND THEN.HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN MESSINA, SON?
RINALDI:YES.TWICE.
TONY:DID YOU FISH IN MESSINA? THE "PESCE SPADA"?
RINALDI:NO.
TONY:IT'S A SPECIALTY DOWN THERE.IT'S A FISHING BOAT WITH, IN FRONT, A LONG POLE NEAR THE SURFACE.THEN, NEAR THE CABIN, A VERY TALL MAST WITH A LITTLE CABIN FOR THE LOOKOUT.A LOOKOUT ABOVE, ONE BELOW, TWO FISHERS AND A CAPTAIN.A LOT OF PEOPLE, FOR SUCH A SMALL BOAT LIKE THAT.THEY DEPART TO THE SEA, SOMETIMES FOR DAYS, NEVER SURE THEY'LL GET SOMETHING.SOMETIMES, IT'S A LOT OF WORK FOR NOTHING.AND THEN YOU MUST KNOW THAT, THE BIGGER THE FISH IS, THE OLDER IT IS, THE MORE EXPERT IT IS.THEREFORE, THE MORE DIFFICULT HE IS TO GET.YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN, SON?
RINALDI:I THINK I WILL GET BACK IN MESSINA THIS SUMMER.IT'S TOO LONG I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE.
TONY:YOU'RE RIGHT, SON.YOU MUST CARE THE LINKS WITH YOUR FAMILY, ALWAYS.IT'S THE ONLY IMPORTANT THING IN THE WORLD.
RINALDI:.YEAH.
TONY:SALUTE.
RINALDI:SALUTE.
MATHILDA:.I PREFERRED THE HOTEL.
LEON:MATHILDA, HADN'T YOU TOLD THAT BULLSHIT TO THE RECEPTIONIST, WE'D STILL BE IN THE HOTEL, I MAKE YOU NOTICE.
MATHILDA:THAT WASN'T BULLSHIT, I SAID WE LOVE EACH OTHER.
LEON:YEAH!.ANYWAY, I DON'T LIKE HOTELS.TOO MUCH PEOPLE, EVERYONE'S GOT THE KEY.I DON'T LIKE IT.I PREFER APARTMENTS.FURTHERMORE, THERE ARE ALWAYS KIDS IN A BUILDING.WHAT ABOUT GETTING SOME FRIENDS?
MATHILDA:FRIENDS? YOU'RE CRAZY! IN MY BUILDING, BEFORE, THEY JUST CARED DRUGS ALL DAY AND YOU COULDN'T GET ONE, OR THEY JUST CARED VIDEO GAMES AND YOU COULDN'T GET ONE, NO MORE.
LEON:YOU'RE DARKENING THE PICTURE, AREN'T YOU?
MATHILDA:A LITTLE.
LEON:IS THERE A NORMAL 13 OR 14 YEAR OLD BOY?
MATHILDA:YEAH.THERE'S A LOT ON TV.
LEON:WELL, THEN WATCH TELEVISION!.I WON'T BE LONG, MATHILDA, OK?
MATHILDA:WHY DON'T YOU TAKE ME WITH YOU?
LEON:IT'S TOO BIG.
MATHILDA:YEAH.I'M JUST GOOD FOR LEFT-OVERS!
LEON:LET ME ALONE FOR A WHILE, MATHILDA, OK? MY LIFE CHANGED SINCE I MET YOU, YOU KNOW?.I HAVE TO FIND BACK MYSELF A LITTLE.AND, LAST TIME, YOU REALLY DIDN'T PASS.AND I WOULDN'T ENJOY SEEING YOU EXPLODE AGAINST A WALL.
MATHILDA:RISKY BUSINESS, ISN'T IT?
LEON:.YOU'RE YOUNG, MATHILDA.YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO GET OUT.YOU CAN'T GIVE UP THIS CHANCE.YOU HAVE TO PROTECT IT.THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO DO IN LIFE, A LOT OF OTHER JOBS.
MATHILDA:THERE ARE JUST TWO THINGS I'M INTERESTED IN:LOVE AND DEATH.FOR THE MOMENT, I HAVE NONE OF THE TWO!
LEON:MATHILDA.THERE'S EQUALLY A LOT OF OTHER THINGS!
MATHILDA:HUH, REALLY? WHAT? COME ON, I'M WAITING!
LEON:.NOTHING, I TELL YOU! EVERYTHING ELSE REMINDS ME A BIG YOGURT:WARM AND RANCID.NO, EXCUSE ME.IT'S THE YOGURT THAT MADE ME LAUGH.
MATHILDA:YOU'VE JUST TO LOVE ME AND I'LL BE THE HAPPIEST WOMAN AROUND.
LEON:YEAH, I KNOW! BUT FOR THE MOMENT YOU'RE NOT YET A WOMAN.SO, BE PATIENT.I NEED TIME.AND YOU TOO.YOU HAVE TO GROW UP.
MATHILDA:I DON'T GROW UP ANY MORE.I JUST GET OLDER.
LEON:I WON'T BE LONG.TWO DAYS AT MOST, PROMISED.
MATHILDA:.GOOD DAY, MADAM, MAY I TALK WITH JENNY, PLEASE?
JENNY:YES?
MATHILDA:.IT'S MATHILDA.
JENNY:HEY! BUT WHAT DID YOU DO?! WHAT HAPPENED?? IT'S MONTHS YOU'VE DISAPPEARED.EVERYONE THINKS YOU GOT KILLED, AT SCHOOL, ABOVE ALL SINCE SOME FBI GUYS GOT TO SCHOOL AND ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU!
MATHILDA:HUH?.DID THEY ASK YOU ANY QUESTIONS?
JENNY:YEAH, PAL! AND I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING, I SAID I DON'T KNOW YOU.BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT DID SHE SAY, THAT STUPID RAPHAELLA?
MATHILDA:NO?
JENNY:SHE TOLD THEM YOU WANTED HER THINGS AND THAT SHE WASN'T SURPRISED POLICE LOOKED FOR YOU! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!
MATHILDA:ASSHOLE.BUT SHE WON'T MISS ANYTHING, THAT.YOU'LL SEE.
JENNY:GOOD, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? DO YOU COME BACK?
MATHILDA:NO.I CAN'T.I GOT TIRED.I WANT TO LIVE MY WAY.
JENNY:.DID YOU LEAVE ALONE?
MATHILDA:.NO.
JENNY:YEAH! I WAS SURE! COME ON, TELL ME! I KNOW HIM?
MATHILDA:NO.
JENNY:COME ON, SHIT, TELL ME! IS HE BEAUTIFUL?
MATHILDA:.YES, I THINK.
JENNY:I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! "YES I THINK".HOW SHE KIDS ME! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! AND DID HE PASS YOUR THRESHOLD OR NOT?
MATHILDA:.WHAT?
JENNY:WELL.DID YOU SLEEP WITH HIM OR NOT?
MATHILDA:NO.NOT YET.HE'S VERY SHY.AND VERY SENSITIVE.
JENNY:.GOOD.BUT WHAT'S SPECIAL IN HIM?
MATHILDA:.I DON'T KNOW.IT'S TRUE HE TOUCHES ME.I LOVE HIM.I'LL MISS YOU, JENNY.
TONY:DON'T PEEP, OK? ATTENTION.YOU CAN LOOK!
STANSFIELD:HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
TONY:YOU'D BETTER TALK GOOD, SON, BECAUSE, FOR THE MOMENT, I'VE GOT A QUITE BAD OPINION ABOUT YOU.NORMAN SMILES.
STANSFIELD:I RESPECT YOUR BUSINESS, MISTER TONY.EVERY TIME WE ASKED YOUR HELP, WE WERE VERY HAPPY WITH THE RESULT.IT'S RIGHT THIS THAT MAKES ME NERVOUS, NOW.I HOPE YOU'LL EXCUSE MY TEMPORARY BAD MOOD?
TONY:THEN.
STANSFIELD:TAKE ME THE PORK! DO YOU RECOGNIZE HIM?
TONY:.EVEN HIS MOTHER WOULDN'T.
STANSFIELD:YOU'RE RIGHT.I'VE GOT AN OFFER FOR YOU:YOU KEEP YOUR 12000$, YOU CALL BACK YOUR SHITFUL CLEANER AND YOU TELL HIM THE CONTRACT IS CANCELLED.YOU SEE, THE MAN TO BE KILLED IS MY BOSS, AND I'D BE REALLY SORRY WITH LOSING HIM BECAUSE HE'S A GOOD BOSS.HE LETS ME WORK LIKE I WISH.IT'S FINE.AND 12000$ TO DO NOTHING AREN'T BAD, AREN'T THEY?
TONY:LISTEN, SON, YOU KNOW AS WELL AS ME THIS KIND OF HITMEN:THEY COME FROM NOWHERE, GET THE CONTRACT AND DISAPPEAR.THEY'RE LONELY, WORSE THAN WOLVES.
STANSFIELD:MAY WE HAVE THIS WOLF'S NAME AND ADDRESS?
TONY:THESE GUYS HAVE NO PLACE.THEY CHANGE VIRTUALLY EVERYDAY.AND HIS NAME.IT'S A SURNAME.
STANSFIELD:TAKE ME THE CHILDREN.COME ON, I MAKE YOU A FAVOR.TELL ME WHICH IS THE ONE YOU LOVE LEAST.I'LL KILL HIM FIRST.
TONY:YOU KNOW, BOY, I KNOW THEIR PARENTS VERY WELL; I THINK THEY WON'T APPRECIATE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR.
STANSFIELD:HUH, REALLY?
TONY:IF YOU TOUCH THEM, YOU'LL HAVE ALL THE HITMEN OF THE CITY ON YOUR ASS!
STANSFIELD:.YOU'RE RIGHT.IT'S A LITTLE RISKY.IT'S GOOD HE HAD NO FAMILY.COME ON, SPEAK, NOW! ELSE, I'LL HAVE TO RUIN THIS BIRTHDAY.
TONY:.LEON.LEONE MONTANA.I KNOW HE'S IN A SMALL HOTEL IN NOHO.BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE.HOUSTON STREET, I THINK.I CAN'T TELL YOU MORE.EVEN IF YOU KILL ALL THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
STANSFIELD:THANKS TONY.JUSTICE WILL BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PRECIOUS COLLABORATION.WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO CALL THE POLICE, FOR THIS LITTLE INCIDENT? GOOD!
THE BOSS:YOU'RE THE NEW ONE AT 5TH? SHALL WE EXPLAIN HER EVERYTHING, OK? THIS WILL AVOID MISUNDERSTANDINGS.YOU CAN'T SIT HERE LIKE THAT.
MATHILDA:HUH? WHY?
THE BOSS:BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PAY.IT'S LIKE A PARKING METER:IF YOU STAY, YOU PAY.IT'S THE RULE.
MATHILDA:.AND HOW MUCH IS IT?
THE BOSS:TEN DOLLARS.A MONTH.
MATHILDA:GOT THE CHANGE FOR 100?
THE BOSS:.WAIT, POLY'S THE TREASURER.POLY, HAVE YOU GOT THE CHANGE FOR 100?
POLY:WHY DO YOU ASK ME? YOU KNOW I HAVEN'T A DOLLAR!
MATHILDA:.IT'S NOT SERIOUS.IT MEANS I'LL PAY TEN MONTHS IN ADVANCE.
THE BOSS:.OK.GOOD.
MATHILDA:CAN I SIT ON THE STAIRWAYS NOW?
THE BOSS:HUH.YEAH, YEAH.OF COURSE.
A KID:.WOULD YOU LIKE A CIGARETTE?
MATHILDA:YES.THANKS.
THE KID:A LITTLE DRAUGHT?
MATHILDA:NO THANKS.NEVER ALCOHOL.
THE BOSS:HUH! MATHILDA, BITCH! RUN! RUN!.BITCH! YOU'RE REALLY NIL! COME ON, GET AWAY! GET BACK TO YOUR STAIRWAYS! YOU FEAR A BALL?! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! GALS!.COME ON, LET'S PLAY, NOT A GAME FOR GALS! GOOD, LET'S HAVE A BREAK, FIVE MINUTES.POLY? CIGARETTES.
MATHILDA:LOOK, THE FEARFUL'S GOT A GAME FOR YOU.YOU CAN SHOW ME YOUR BALLS! RUSSIAN ROULETTE, YOU KNOW?
LEON:.I LIVE IN HERE.
COP:NO ENTRY FOR THE MOMENT.
LEON:I LIVE IN HERE.
COP:WHEN I SAY NO ENTRY, I MEAN "NO ENTRY".
LEON:COME ON, IT'S OVER, I'M HERE.
MATHILDA:YOU MUSTN'T LEAVE ME, LEON.I DO STUPID THINGS, WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE.
LEON:I'M HERE, I'LL NEVER LEAVE YOU AGAIN, MATHILDA, NEVER.I SWEAR.
MATHILDA:I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, LEON.
LEON:I LOVE YOU TOO, AND I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU.
COP:CAN I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU, MISTER? ARE YOU HER FATHER?
LEON:WHAT DID YOU DO? WHAT HAPPENED? TELL ME.
MATHILDA:.WELL.THE KIDS.THEY DIDN'T WANT ME TO PLAY BASEBALL.THEY SAID I'M A FEARFUL GAL.
LEON:POOR DARLING, AND THEN?
MATHILDA:WELL.I PROPOSED THEM TO PLAY ROULETTE.LIKE WE PLAYED.AND I LOST.
LEON:DON'T CRY, MATHILDA, PLEASE.TAKE.PREPARE YOUR CASE AND WE GET AWAY FOR A WHILE, OK? WE CHANGE NEIGHBORHOODS! COME ON, GO, I WAIT, OK?
COP:MISTER? I'D LIKE SEEING YOUR PAPERS.
LEON:COME ON, PREPARE YOUR STUFF, WE MOVE IN A MUCH CALMER PLACE, YOU'LL SEE.NEAR THE COUNTRY.
COMMANDER:.WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?
STANSFIELD:.I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE GUY FOR A WHILE.
COMMANDER:MAY I KNOW THIS TYPHOON'S NAME?
STANSFIELD:.LEON.
LEON:MATHILDA?
MATHILDA:YES.ALRIGHT.
LEON:MATHILDA?
MATHILDA:YES.I'M COMING
LEON:WHAT'S GOING ON?
MATHILDA:NOTHING.WHY?
LEON:WELL.I DON'T KNOW, SUDDENLY, THE MAKE UP.ALL THIS.HOW ARE YOU? ARE YOU OK?
MATHILDA:OF COURSE! I'M FINE! I PUT ON YOUR BEAUTIFUL DRESS, I SLIGHTLY MADE UP.I TRIED TO GET BEAUTIFUL! DON'T YOU LIKE IT?
LEON:.YES.
MATHILDA:SO SAY IT!
LEON:.I LIKE IT.
MATHILDA:.DON'T YOU DRINK?
LEON:I PREFER WAITING FOR A WHILE.I FEEL IT WOULD GO THE WRONG WAY.
MATHILDA:I LOVE YOU, LEON.TOTALLY.IT'S THE FIRST TIME I FEEL IT THAT STRONG.IT'S ALSO THE FIRST TIME I TRUST A MAN.I TRUST YOU.I LOVE YOUR HANDS.LEON.IN YOUR HANDS.I'D LIKE YOU TO BE MY FIRST LOVER.
LEON:.I CAN'T, MATHILDA.I CAN'T.
MATHILDA:.HAVE YOU GOT A GIRLFRIEND?
LEON:.NO.
MATHILDA:.DON'T YOU LIKE ME?
LEON:.YES.YOU'RE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, MATHILDA.
MATHILDA:YOU KNOW, GIRLS THINK ABOUT THEIR FIRST BOYFRIEND FOR A LONG TIME.I IMAGINED HIM WITH GRIZZLED HAIR, ELEGANT.A LITTLE LIKE GEORGIA'S FATHER.GEORGIA IS A CLASSMATE OF MINE.KINDA GUY MAKES YOU FEEL SURE! COOL, ISN'T IT? LEON NODS YES, WITHOUT REALLY KNOWING WHAT HE'S SAYING "YES" TO.MY MATES TOLD ME THE FIRST TIME THEY MADE LOVE WAS AWFUL.THEY HAD PAIN EVERYWHERE, AFTERWARD.BUT THAT'S BECAUSE THEY MADE IT WITH MEN THEY DIDN'T LOVE.IN FACT, THEY DID IT JUST TO SHOW OFF, AT THE BEGINNING.LATER, THEY LIKED IT.LIKE CIGARETTES.HOW MANY GIRLFRIENDS DID YOU HAVE?
LEON:.I DON'T KNOW.
MATHILDA:WELL.1.2.10.100.1000? HOW MANY, APPROXIMATELY?
LEON:.MATHILDA, I DON'T FEEL LIKE TALKING ABOUT THIS.
MATHILDA:WHY? DID YOU HAVE TOO MANY AND YOU FEAR IT MAY SHOCK ME? I WON'T GET SHOCKED.I'M USED TO THIS! MY FATHER WAS A TRUE PIG.HE FUCKED THE BITCH I'D AS MOTHER ALL AROUND THE APARTMENT.WHENEVER A DOOR WAS CLOSED, YOU COULD BE SURE THEY WERE MAKING SEX BEHIND IT! AND MY SISTER, IF YOU DIDN'T SLEEP WITH HER, YOU'RE BUILDING'S EXCEPTION!
LEON:STOP, MATHILDA! DON'T TALK LIKE THAT!
MATHILDA:I TALK BECAUSE YOU DON'T TALK, LEON.I DECLARE MY LOVE AND YOU SAY NOTHING.THAT'S WHY I'M NERVOUS AND I CAN'T STOP TALKING.TELL ME YOU LOVE ME, OR YOU DON'T LOVE ME, OR YOU LOVE SOMEONE ELSE.BUT TELL ME SOMETHING.
LEON:.I HAD A GIRLFRIEND.A LONG TIME AGO.BEFORE COMING HERE, IN MY COUNTRY.I WAS 14-YEAR-OLD.WE FLIRTED LIKE KIDS.HER FATHER DIDN'T WANT HER TO MEET ME.MY FAMILY WAS NOT VERY RESPECTABLE.
MATHILDA:THEN? YOU DIDN'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT HER FATHER, DIDN'T YOU? YOU MET ANYWAY?
LEON:.HE KILLED HER, A BULLET IN HER HEAD.
MATHILDA:.THAT'S AWFUL.I HOPE YOU KILLED, THAT ASSHOLE?
LEON:.YES.THE DAY HE GOT OUT OF JAIL.I ALLOWED HIM TO MAKE TEN STEPS.NO MORE.AND BANG.TWO HUNDRED METERS.BY TELESCOPE.THAT NIGHT, I LEFT MY COUNTRY AND CAME HERE, TO JOIN MY FATHER, WHO WORKED FOR TONY.I WAS 17.THEN, I NEVER LEFT THE CITY.AND NEVER HAD ANOTHER GIRLFRIEND.YOU SEE, I WOULDN'T BE A GOOD LOVER, MATHILDA.
MATHILDA:LEON, I DON'T KNOW LIFE VERY MUCH.I JUST KNOW I LOVE YOU.AND LOVE IS STRONGER THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
LEON:MAYBE.SURE.BUT.I'M SCARED, MATHILDA.
MATHILDA:DON'T FEAR, LEON.YOU MUSTN'T FEAR LOVE, WHEN IT'S THIS BEAUTIFUL.I WANT YOU TO BE THE FIRST TO TOUCH ME.THE FIRST TO MAKE LOVE WITH ME.NOBODY BEFORE YOU.
LEON:WHY ME, MATHILDA, WHY ME?
MATHILDA:.BECAUSE YOU DESERVE IT, LEON.DID YOU SLEEP WELL?
LEON:.I NEVER REALLY SLEEP.
MATHILDA:HUH, YES? I FORGOT!.WHEN YOU FAKE SLEEPING, YOU'D BETTER NOT SNORE!
LEON:.I SNORE?
MATHILDA:LIKE A BABY! I GO LOOKING FOR SOME MILK FOR BREAKFAST.I COME BACK.I LOVE YOU, LEON.
LEON:YOU.YOU KNOCK THE CODE, WHEN YOU COME BACK, OK?
MATHILDA:YES.
LEON:THREE TIMES, THEN TWO TIMES.
MATHILDA:MAY I ASK YOU A PERSONAL QUESTION?
LEON:.YES.
MATHILDA:WHAT DO YOU DO, WITH THE MONEY YOU EARN?
LEON:NOTHING, FOR THE MOMENT.
MATHILDA:MAYBE IT'S THE TIME TO DO SOMETHING, ISN'T IT?
LEON:YEAH, WHAT?
MATHILDA:I DON'T KNOW.GETTING FAR AWAY, THE TWO OF US, FOR EXAMPLE.AND FORGETTING ALL THIS.
LEON:.FAR.WHERE?
MATHILDA:I'M GONNA BUY A GLOBE, YOU'LL SEE.BRONX ISN'T EVEN MARKED, SO MUCH THE REST IS BIG.THINK.
THE BOSS:FROM NOW, YOU DON'T MAKE A NOISE AND REPLY BY NODDING YES OR SHAKING YOUR HEAD NO, OK? IS HE ALONE? DOES HE EXPECT YOU? HAVE YOU GOT APARTMENT'S KEYS? IS THERE A CODE, A WAY TO KNOCK THE DOOR OR SOMETHING?
MAN:DON'T FEAR.
MATHILDA:I HAVE NO FEAR.
MAN:SHIT! WE NEED REINFORCEMENTS! MAXIMUM! COME ON!
LEON:MATHILDA?.NOW.MATHILDA?! DON'T EXPOSE YOUR BACK! TURN!
MATHILDA:WHY DID YOU UNLEASH THE PIPE, I DON'T KNOW?
LEON:IT WILL TAKE THEM FIVE MINUTES! HOW LONG AGO DID THEY ARRIVE?
MATHILDA:I DON'T KNOW.FIVE MINUTES.
LEON:GOOD! SNIPERS CAN'T BE IN POSITION.TEN MINUTES AT LEAST.NOT FIVE.
MATHILDA:HOW SHALL WE GET OUT NOW, LEON?
LEON:LET ME WORK.WE'LL GET OUT, I TELL YOU!
MATHILDA:BUT.LEON? YOU'LL NEVER GET IN IT! IT'S NEARLY TOO SMALL FOR ME!?
LEON:I KNOW, MY LOVE!
MATHILDA:NO! I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU!
LEON:MATHILDA, LISTEN!
MATHILDA:NO, NO! I DON'T WANT TO GO! I DON'T WANT!
LEON:LISTEN TO ME, SHIT! WE'VE GOT NO CHANCE TO GET OUT TOGETHER! ALONE, I WILL GET OUT! TRUST ME! I'M IN PERFECT SHAPE, MATHILDA, NOW! I SLEPT WELL! I LOVE YOU! I'M HAPPY! AND I THOUGHT! I'LL GET ALL THE MONEY TONY KEEPS FOR ME AND WE'LL LEAVE, OK? TOGETHER! WE'LL LEAVE TOMORROW.
MATHILDA:YOU SAY IT JUST TO CALM ME!
LEON:NOT AT ALL, MATHILDA! I TELL YOU BECAUSE IT'S TRUE! YOU'LL BUY THE GLOBE YOU TOLD ME ABOUT AND YOU WILL CHOOSE, OK? WE'LL GO WHERE YOU WANT! I SWEAR, YOU'LL SEE, MATHILDA! COME ON, GO! DON'T LET THEM FIND YOU! I FINISH THIS WORK AND WE MEET AT TONY'S, OK? SPREAD YOUR ARMS TO DO NOT FALL TOO FAST.SO, GOOD.AT TONY'S! ONE HOUR OR TWO, OK? I LOVE YOU, MATHILDA!
MATHILDA:I LOVE YOU TOO, MY DARLING.HE'S THEREFORE PROTECTED AND TAKEN OVER BY ANOTHER COP.HE ACCOMPANIES HIM A LITTLE FARTHER.GET DOWNSTAIRS, GUY, GET DOWN!
DOCTOR:IT'S DEEP.YOU'D BETTER GET DOWN TO THE AMBULANCE, THEY'LL CARE YOU PROPERLY.A COP CHIEF DOESN'T RECOGNIZE LEON.
CHIEF:3RD DISTRICT?.A MESS UP THERE, ISN'T IT.
DOCTOR:LET HIM BREATHE FIVE MINUTES! WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TAKE YOU DOWN?
LEON:LET ME PUT MY MASK ON.I BREATHE BETTER WITH IT.
DOCTOR:YEAH, RIGHT.GET DOWN AND WAIT FOR TEN MINUTES.I'LL GET TO CHECK YOU, OK?
LEON:OK.
RIGHT HAND:IT'S ALRIGHT! WE GOT HIM! IT'S OVER!
CHIEF:SHIT! NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE!
ANOTHER:HE ALMOST FUCKED ME, FURTHERMORE!
STANSFIELD:HE KILLED RICHMOND, MY BOSS, TWO DAYS AGO.AND RINALDI TOO! WE'VE BEEN ON HIM FOR MONTHS.
CHIEF:NICE SHOT.

