Int. Stratton Oakmont III - Jordan's office - day 233

 

Jordan and Donnie sit at the coffee table over takeout

sushi.

 

JORDAN

The trial won't be for months,

so obviously I'll be counting on

you to pick up the slack.

 

DONNIE

Whatever you need, bro. You know

that.

 

Jordan reaches in his jacket for a yellow slip of PAPER.

 

JORDAN

And you know how much that means

to me. Hey, you know what I

wanted to ask you?

 

Jordan catches Donnie's eye, pushes the PAPER over in

front of him.

 

JORDAN (CONT'D)

The Steve Madden deal, did he

ever come through on that?

 

Donnie looks down at the paper, reads Jordan's writing:

 

"DON'T INCRIMINATE YOURSELF. I'M WEARING A WIRE."

 

JORDAN (CONT'D)

Remember he was supposed to kick

back like four mil from that one

account?

 

DONNIE

Uh... tell you the truth I was so

fucked up, I don't really remember

anything about that.

 

Donnie slips the paper in his jacket, gives Jordan a

look -- "Thank you." Jordan nods.

 

JORDAN

Well if you talk to him, let me

know. You want the last

yellowtail?

 

DONNIE

Why not?

 

JORDAN (V.O.)

And thus began my career as a

government cooperator. I was a

rat...

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234 INT. JORDAN'S ESTATE - MASTER BEDROOM - DAY (NOV `98) 234

 

Jordan lays alone, asleep in bed. We hear the DOORBELL.

 

JORDAN (V.O.)

But I wasn't losing any sleep

over it.

 

After a few beats, Violet knocks, enters. Jordan stirs.

 

VIOLET

I'm sorry, Mr. Jordan. You got a

visitor.

 

 

235 INT. JORDAN'S ESTATE - FOYER - DAY (NOV `98) 235

 

Jordan descends the stairs in sweats and T-shirt. Agents *

Denham and Hughes are waiting. *

 

AGENT DENHAM

I need you to get dressed.

 

JORDAN

Why? What's going on?

 

AGENT DENHAM

You're going to jail.

 

Agent Denham holds up the slip of yellow paper that

Jordan gave to Donnie. And on Jordan's look...

 

JORDAN (V.O.)

Donnie Azoff, my partner. My best

friend.

 

 

A EXT. JORDAN'S ESTATE - DAY 235A

*

 

A tractor-trailer is parked out front as a group of *

MOVERS carry out paintings and antique furniture under *

the supervision of several FBI Agents in windbreakers. *

 

JORDAN (V.O.) *

After months of legal wrangling, *

I was finally sentenced to prison. *

 

WE SEE Jordan's various cars -- Porsche, Mercedes, *

Ferrari, BMW -- loaded onto a large transport vehicle. *

 

 

B INT. STRATTON OAKMONT III - BULLPEN - DAY 235B

*

 

Jordan stands addressing his 700 Brokers. WE SEE the *

eager young FACES, hanging on his every word. *

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JORDAN (V.O.) *

I gave up everyone, and in return *

got three years in some hellhole *

in Nevada I'd never even heard of. *

Like Mad Max'd said, the *

chickens'd come home to roost. *

Whatever the fuck that means. *

 

 

236 INT. FEDERAL COURTROOM - QUEENS - DAY (MAR `99) *236

 

Sentencing. Jordan's mother is there, tears in her eyes. *

 

NOLAN DRAGER *

I hope your Honor would agree that *

Mr. Belfort has distinguished *

himself in terms of his *

cooperation in this white collar *

fraud. Mr. Belfort has helped the *

government win convictions over *

two dozen serious offenders and *

helped them recover millions of *

dollars to be made available for *

restitution to the victims. *

 

HON. RAYMOND SAMITZ *

The sentence of the court shall be *

48 months in Federal Prison. *

(pause) *

Please remand the defendant. *

 

Max rolls his eyes: Jordan's so guilty it hurts. As *

Jordan is led away by GUARDS... *

 

 

A INT. STRATTON OAKMONT - DAY 236A

*

 

Donnie sits in his office, hears something -- a small *

army of FBI AGENTS, led by Agents Denham and Hughes, *

arrest half the office: Sea Otter, Robbie, Kimmie, etc.. *

As the FBI cleans house, Donnie sits on his couch. *

 

 

237 SCENES 237 - 244 OMITTED *237

 

 

245 INT. SUBWAY - DAY (MAR `99) 245

 

CLOSE ON DENHAM, reading a New York Times article on

Jordan's sentencing. He looks satisfied with his

accomplishment, until he looks up...

 

... and realizes he's right where Jordan said he'd be:

commuting home on the subway, like any other piker.

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246 INT. PRISON VAN - DAY (MAR `99) 246

 

Jordan rides in back, stares out the window, thinking

about all he's done. The van stops as it arrives at the

PRISON GATE.

 

JORDAN (V.O.)

I'm not ashamed to admit, when we

arrived to prison, I was

absolutely terrified...

 

GUARD (O.S.)

Belfort! Fuckin' move!

 

Jordan leaps to his feet.

 

JORDAN (V.O.)

I needn't have been.