The Godfather: Part II 教父2 1974 Movie Script

VIEW ON THE SICILIAN gazing at him.

VIEW ON PENTANGELI

PENTANGELI:

I never knew no Godfather. I got my own family.

Senator Kane is stunned. The two FBI men are alert, their eyes searching the room for what has intimidated their witness at the last moment.

SENATOR KANE:

Mr. Pentangeli, you are contradicting your confessions to our investigators; I ask you again, were you a member of a crime organization headed by Michael Corleone?

PENTANGELI:

No. I never heard of it. I never heard of nothing like that. I was in the olive oil business with his father a long time ago. That's all.

SENATOR KANE:

We have your confession that you murdered on the orders of Michael Corleone. Do you deny that confession and do you know what denying that confession will mean to you?

The die is cast and like a good soldier, Pentangeli will go all the way now. So he is brazen in his defiance of the Senator.

PENTANGELI:

The FBI guys promised me a deal.

So I made up a lot of stuff about Michael Corleone. Because then, that's what they wanted. But it was all lies. Everything. They said Michael Corleone did this, Michael Corleone did that. So I said, "Yeah, sure."

He makes a big grin to show how he has made fools of everybody.

VIEW ON THE FBI AGENTS glancing around the room; their eyes have settled on the Sicilian. One of them scribbles a note on a piece of paper, and passes it to the Committee lawyer. Then in turn it goes to Senator Kane.

SENATOR KANE:

Mr. Hagen, would you kindly identify to this committee that gentleman sitting on your right hand?

HAGEN:

(coolly) Yes, sir. His name is Vincenzo Pentangeli.

SENATOR KANE:

Is he related to the witness?

HAGEN:

He is, I believe, a brother.

VIEW ON MICHAEL AND VINCENZO PENTANGELI They wait with no expression.

SENATOR KANE:

(to Vincenzo Pentangeli) Sir, I would like you to take the stand.

Vincenzo stares at him, uncomprehending. There may just be a shadow of contempt. He doesn't answer.

HAGEN:

Sir, the gentleman does not understand English. He would not in any case, take the stand. He came, at his own expense, to aid his brother in his trouble. He is not under any jurisdiction of our government and his reputation in his own country is impeccable.

SENATOR KANE:

(furious) The witness is excused; take him out.

The guards and FBI Agents quickly remove Pentangeli, as everybody else in the room is required to sit still.

HAGEN:

Senator Kane.

SENATOR KANE:

This meeting is adjourned.

HAGEN:

(rising and shouting) This committee owes an apology!