LA Confidential.pdf - Screenplay.com
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ELEVATOR<br />
Coates watches as the elevator doors begin closing.<br />
HALLWAY<br />
Exley charging.<br />
ELEVATOR<br />
The shotgun barrel juts through. The doors bang against<br />
it. B<strong>LA</strong>M!<br />
L.A. MONTAGE<br />
TONY BENNETT belts "BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS."<br />
INT. HOLLYWOOD STATION - DAY<br />
DISSOLVE TO:<br />
Exley returns to grudging respect. His white shirt<br />
flecked with blood, he's clapped on the back by Dudley<br />
who dubs him "Shotgun Ed." Exley doesn't enjoy it. He's<br />
numb, stumbling along. As he notices the blood on his<br />
hands...<br />
INSERT - NEWSPAPER HEADLINE<br />
NITE OWL HERO! Over a photo of Exley.<br />
EXT. CEMETERY - GRAVE - DAY<br />
A coffin is lowered into the ground. A WIDOW leans on<br />
the Chief's arm, accepts a tri-folded American flag from<br />
Dudley Smith. Exley drops a handful of earth on the<br />
casket, has trouble getting the wet dirt off his hands.<br />
CHIEF<br />
We mourn the passing of a good<br />
man. The loss of Sgt. William<br />
Carlisle is the loss of his<br />
wife, his family and the entire<br />
Los Angeles Police Department...<br />
A sea of dress blues. Jack looks bored, dressed too<br />
flashy for a funeral. Bud looks grim, rain dripping off<br />
the brim of his cap. As a TWENTY-ONE GUN salute is<br />
FIRED...
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