Page 33 - North Star Magazine 2022

home and you wouldn’t get into any trouble while you
were out. Did you walk out of a store without paying
for something again?
DREYFUSS
I did nothing of the kind, Cecile. You know where I
was going because I told you where I was going. If you
don’t remember, Detective Fortuna and Detective
Vogellus here can tell you—can’t you, gentlemen?
RAY
Well, Mrs.—uh, Dreyfuss... based on what your husband
has told us he—
MRS. DREYFUSS
Would you two nice officers mind giving us a little
. . . space?
Ray and Bob back away a
little bit. She shoos them to
go further.
Good. Better. You can stop there.
They find themselves up
against the wall, near the
street window. The sound of
tires SCREECHING is heard
again. Both cops look out.
RAY
Can you believe that? Someone is going to get killed
down there . . .
MRS. DREYFUSS
Albie, you’re starting to scare me. A man in your
condition is in no condition to fool around in a
crowd. Now you come out of that cell this second so I
can take you home where you belong.
DREYFUSS
Nothin’ doing, Cecile. I made a commitment to a cause,
and I belong with my people. You’re not hearing what
I’m saying, so I’m not going to listen to anything
more you say . . .