1.   FADE IN:
     CLOSE SHOT   A WHISKEY TUMBLER

     That sits on an oak side bar under a glowing green bankers
     lamp, as two ice cubes are dropped in.  From elsewhere in
     the room:

                           Man  (off)
          I'm talkin' about friendship.  I'm talkin' about
          character.  I'm talkin' about--hell, Leo, I ain't
          embarassed to use the word--I'm talkin' about
          ethics.

     Whiskey is poured int