A scene from Pulp Fiction 1994
Ringo

[Approaches Jules in the diner, pointing his gun at him]

In the bag. [Notices the briefcase Jules is holding] What’s in the case?

Jules

My boss’s dirty laundry.

Ringo

Your boss makes you do his laundry?

Jules

When he wants it clean.

Ringo

Sounds like a shit job.

Jules

Funny, I was thinking the same thing.

Ringo

Open it.

Jules

Afraid I can’t do that.

Ringo

[Slightly agitated]

I didn’t hear you.

Jules

Yes you did.

Yolanda

What’s going on?

Ringo

Looks like we got a vigilante in our midst.

Yolanda

Shoot him in the face!

Jules

I hate to shatter your ego, but this ain’t the first time I’ve had a gun pointed at me.

Ringo

You don’t take your **** hand off the case, it’ll be your last.

Manager

Stop causing problems, you’ll get us all killed! Give them what you got and get them out of here!

Jules

Shut the **** up, fat man! This ain’t none of your goddamn business!

Ringo

[Yolanda runs over to Jules and Ringo, waving her gun]

Be cool, Honey Bunny, be cool. I got it under control. [To Jules] Now, I’m gonna count to three. If you don’t open that case, I’ll unload in your **** face. [**** his pistol] We clear? 1… 2… 3.

Jules

Ok, Ringo, you win. It’s yours. [Places the briefcase on the table]

Ringo

Open it.

Yolanda

[Jules opens the case, showing its contents to Ringo] [To Ringo]

What is it? [Ringo doesn’t answer. He stares at the case, mesmerized]

Ringo

Is that what I think it is?

Jules

Mmm-hmm.

Ringo

It’s beautiful.

Yolanda

[Giggles nervously]

Goddamnit, what is it?

Yolanda

[In one swift move, Jules closes the case, grabs Ringo by the shirt, draws his gun and pulls him close] [Jumps on top of an adjacent booth, pointing her gun and yelling at Jules]

YOU LET HIM GO!!! YOU LET HIM GO!!! LET GO OF HIM!!!

Jules

[To Ringo]

TELL THAT BITCH TO BE COOL!!! [Yolanda continues yelling] SAY “BITCH, BE COOL"!!

Ringo

Be cool, Honey Bunny!

Jules

TELL THAT **** BITCH TO CHILL!!! CHILL THAT **** BITCH OUT!!!

Ringo

Chill out, Honey Bunny!

Jules

CHILL!!!

Ringo

Just chill out, Honey Bunny!

Jules

Alright now tell her it’s gonna be alright!

Ringo

It’s gonna be alright!

Jules

PROMISE HER!

Ringo

I promise!

Jules

TELL HER TO CHILL!

Ringo

Chill out, Honey Bunny!

Jules

Now tell me her name.

Ringo

Yolanda.

Jules

Alrght, now, Yolanda! We’re not gonna do anything stupid, are we?

Yolanda

Don't you hurt him!

Jules

Nobody's gonna hurt anybody. We're all gonna be three little Fonzies here, and what's Fonzie like?

Jules

[Yolanda stares at him, confused]

Come on, Yolanda! What's Fonzie like?!

Yolanda

Cool?

Jules

What?

Yolanda

Cool.

Jules

Correct-a-mundo! And that's what we're gonna be - we're gonna be cool. Now Ringo, I’m gonna count to three. When I count to three, I want you to let go of your gun, put your palms flat on the table and sit your ass down. But when you do it, you do it cool. You ready? 1… 2… 3… [Ringo does as he’s told]

Yolanda

Ok, now you’re letting him go!

Jules

Yolanda, I thought you were gonna be cool. Now when you yell at me, it makes me nervous. And when I get nervous, I get scared. And when mother****ers are scared, that’s when mother****ers accidentally get shot.

Yolanda

Just know; you hurt him, you die.

Jules

Well, that seems to be the situation. But I don’t want that! And you don’t want that. And Ringo here definitely doesn’t want that so let’s see what we can do. Now here’s the situation: normally both of your asses would be dead as mother**** fried chicken, but you happen to pull this shit when I’m in a transitional period and I don’t want to kill you, I want to help you. But I can’t give you this case. Because it don’t belong to me. Besides, I’ve been through too much shit over this case this morning just to hand it over to your dumbass.

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