Sonny and Luke Go Bird Watching, 1994

Sonny and Luke started out as reluctant partners in crime.
Through their mutual obligation to, and dislike of, their boss Frank Smith,
they soon became friends. It wasn't long until they became the best of friends.

In this scene, Sonny plays a great straight man to Luke.


Scene: Sonny, Luke, and Marco Dane have gone to pick up a hired gun that Frank Smith employed
to take care of a mob rival. The assassin is coming in by boat, and Sonny & Luke send Marco out in a dingy
to meet him. They watch from shore, but are approached by a police officer/ranger.

Sonny: (looking through binoculars) Those waves are mean. (hands binoculars to Luke)

Luke: Ooh, it's gotta be cold as hell out there.

Sonny: That's why we sent our disposable asset. It won't be any use to Frank Smith if one of us gets pneumonia.

Luke: That's true.

(a police officer/ranger approached them on the beach)

Officer: Good morning. Strange time of the year for a picnic, isn't it?

Luke: Oh (laughs) hey that's amusing, isn't it...professor? (looks at Sonny)

Sonny: (quietly) What are you talking about?

Luke: Professor Meitros. (walks towards officer) Ah, I bet you're wondering what we're doing here.
But let me explain it to you. See, we are with the rare species...uh, uh...division of the Northwest Ornothogical
Society. I bet you've heard of us, huh? I thought so. See, we heard that there was a sighting on this very
beach this morning of the Bald Crested Tern. Well, you can imagine our excitment...dare I say, our joy?
We were ecstatic. Weren't we professor? (looks back at Sonny)

Sonny: Yeah, yeah. Whatever you say.

Luke: We rushed right over here.

Sonny: We ran like hell.

Luke: That's right, as a matter of fact, we were just about to do a...a few of the Bald Crested Tern's mating calls,
to try to lure...lure...lure one in. You know? Well, let's try one here. It sort of goes like...uh...(makes a silly bird call)

Yeah...uh...(looks through binoculars again) I don't see any. But the professor is much better at this than I am.
I'm a novice. (hits Sonny on the arm) Come on professor, give us one of those Bald Crested...

Sonny: Naw, I'll pass on that.

Luke: Professor, don't be shy now! Do it for this fine gentleman who could make us leave this beach at anytime
and not even sight our bird.

Sonny: (quietly) I'll kill you.

Luke: Don't be shy! (does another call)

(Sonny very reluctantly does a call)

Luke: (to the officer) Is that beautiful? Is that...is that beautiful? You see what I'm saying?
This is the expert here. Wait, he does others too. Would you like to hear him do the Red Crested
Breasted Loon? (to Sonny) Do the Loon for him.

Officer: No thanks pal, I'll just be running along.

(he walks off)

Luke: (shouts after him) You're missin' the loon now! You're gonna be...(turns back to Sonny)
Corinthos, that may have been your finest hour.

Sonny: You could have died Spencer. You still might.

Luke: What are you joking? If I were a Bald Crested Tern, I'd be winging in here right now man!
I'd be like nesting in your hair there! That's what I'd be doin'.

Sonny: (laughs) Bald Crested Tern, huh?

(they both do calls at each other)

Luke: You ain't so bad.

(End of scene)