Sal: I got a job as Dino.
James: your not doing it. Dino has a boyfriend and nobody's gonna be touching on ya.
Sal: well, you know I love you.
James: doesn't matter. Your not doing it. How much is it paying?
Sal:$150.
James:Do the role.
Sal:yes! Their shooting in a month.
( At home)
Sal: Dean in here! Dean?(walks in bedroom) Dean, what're you doing?
James:
Smack
James: Do you think in stupid?!?!!!
Sal: what did I do?
James:( throws paper) ^reading^ * Sal Dean claims to be abused by husband James Dean.* Dean I didn't.
James:
Punch
James: Look what you make me do.
Sal:( looking at James in fear) I swear. I didn't tell. I won't tell.
James: It's to late. You shouldn't never told.
Slap
Slap
Punch
( 12 minutes later)
Sal:(wiping bloody nose)
Narrator: Sal had to clean up his face 2,345 times because James beat the hell out of him. All the way till his death in 1957. Sometimes he went a week or more straight cleaning his face.
( Next year)
54'
Sal:(wiping off make up)
I love him. (Sees bruises) More makeup. I gotta do better. He works 14 hours I work 6. I'm to heavy on him.(sighs and puts on makeup)
(Later 8:25)
Dean:(opens front door)
Frankie:(runs up to him) Hi, Daddy.
James: hey, bud. How you doing?
Sal:( walks past)
James:(grabs sal's arm) Sal. Look I'm sorry.
Natalie wood: Your sorry? Look at his face! You hit him so bad I don't have any makeup that's dark enough-
James: you told her? You bitch-(starts walking toward sal)
Natalie: (walks in front of sal) No he didn't tell me. I came over here and saw his face. And what would you do if he did tell me? Hit him? I don't think so.
Sal: Natalie it's ok. Just leave. Your making it worse.
Natalie: I'm not leaving you here with him.
Sal:(closes eyes) please just go.
Natalie: alright.(leaves)
Sal:(looks at James)
James: Go in the room. Now.
Sal:(walks to room)
James:(slams door)you bitch!!
Slap
Sal:(crying)
(1 hour later)
Sal:(spits out blood and wipes bloody nose) I love him. I love him. (Wipes bloody lip) ow.
Narrator:That's how it was for 6 years. Sal spit wiped and applied. He spit out blood wipes his bloody lips and applied makeup to his bruises.
