The Price of Passing
from BLACKkKLANSMAN
Written by CHARLIE WACHTEL, DAVID RABINOWITZ, KEVIN WILLMOTT, SPIKE LEE
Ron celebrates the success of his undercover investigation and his official KKK membership card, but the mood shifts as Flip confronts the personal toll of the assignment. Flip reveals how the investigation has forced him to confront his Jewish heritage and the psychological weight of 'passing' while surrounded by hate.
FLIP: Are you Fucking kidding me?
RON STALLWORTH: What?
FLIP: You don't cross those lines. This is about an Investigation. Not a... Relationship.
RON STALLWORTH: You're right, I'm messin' up. Hate to violate that Blue Wall of Silence.
FLIP: Nice one.
RON STALLWORTH: Is Patrice a Target?
FLIP: Maybe.
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