Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Nightstick Games



Happy Tuesday, crime slicksters. It's time once again to take a trip to the dark side, where the girls are hot, the drinks are cold, and the hardboiled-pulp-noir action is non-stop, right here, at the coolest crime joint in cyberspace ... at That Killing Feeling.

In Chapter 5 of DAZED, BEAUTIFUL & BRUISED, under-aged serial killer Sparkle Plenty checks into The Farmer's Daughter Motel on the wrong end of Hollywood. Meanwhile, detective Carrie Love leaves to go undercover on the porn shoot, but first gets into a tiff with her ex, detective Bernie Keko.


EXT. THE FARMER’S DAUGHTER MOTEL - NIGHT
Beyond crappy. Behind a plexiglass box,
the FAT ASIAN CLERK (30)
regards a filthy Sparkle warily.

SPARKLE
Hey there, hot stuff.
How much is it?

FAT ASIAN CLERK
For the night
or for the hour?

SPARKLE
Don’t make me laugh, ton o’ wonton.
I bet the Chamber of Commerce
would love to hear how you greet
a tired visitor to this wondrous city.

Spooked, he slides over the registration.
She fills it out.

FAT ASIAN CLERK
It’s thirty-nine dollars
a night, in advance.
No cooking, no guests, no pets.
You can use the pool,
but after eight
we’re not responsible.
Read the sign.

She hands him the card and some cash.

FAT ASIAN CLERK
Check out time is eleven.
No exceptions.

SPARKLE
All I need is soap and water
and fresh towels.
(takes key, turns to leave)
Thanks -- grasshopper.

FAT ASIAN CLERK
(reads the card)
Your name is -- 'Sparkle Plenty?'

SPARKLE
You don’t want to know
what they named my brother.
(beat, weird smile)
G’night, flat-top.

EXT. POLICE PRECINCT - NIGHT
Carrie strides out the front door,
Bernie right behind her.

CARRIE
Good night, flat-foot.

KEKO
I’m coming with you.

CARRIE
No you’re not.
(reaches her car, opens the door)
If I’m gonna get in there,
I gotta be alone.
(jumps in, slams it shut)
And I certainly don’t wanna be
seen on the set with my ex.
Hampers the 'getting laid quotient.'

She GUNS the engine.
Bernie races around
to the passenger side,
tries the door. Locked.

KEKO
Open the door, you --

Carrie cracks the window.

CARRIE
You had your shot, Bernie,
and it fucking kills you
that I defected to the other side.
And now it’s interfering with
your judgement at work.
Go do something --
check the crime scene,
get a burger, jerk off,
I don’t care.
Now, if you’ll excuse me,
I’ve got to pick up my HIV test --
(beat)
Can’t get on set without it.

EXT. HOLLYWOOD HILLS MANSION - DAY
Carrie stands at the front door.
Regards the opulence.
She looks smokin’ in a halter,
cutoffs and platform sandals.

CARRIE (V.O.)
My contact’s name was Zette Duquesne.
She was a nice girl,
came from a rich French family,
descended from royalty.
Until she was busted with
a shitload of coke driving naked
on Mulholland Drive at five AM.
(beat)
Of course,
I didn’t know that the night
I picked her up at Girl Bar.
Didn’t know she worked
in the porn industry, either.
No wonder she asked
if I had handcuffs.
(beat)
Lucky for me I never
told her I was a cop.
Wasn’t in the mood
for nightstick games.
Just wanted plain,
French vanilla, thank you --

3 comments:

  1. Ahh,,, the "lovebirds"... haha! Yeah, I bet old Bernie wasn't too thrilled.... his girl switching camp... kind of a big thing... really fucks with a guy's ego. Brad fucking flipped when I dumped him for a girl... of course, Brad was already a bit "unstable", shall we say? I'm sure cops have to be a bit more "solid"...

    Carrie and Bernie... these two play well off each other... I really enjoy the interaction with them... their history...

    Ooh... goody! Carrie's off to make a movie... haha! Yes, I remember... scene in LEGS... set of a porn shoot.... where Carrie met Lana... no, Laura... Laura Lang... oh yeah... THAT was one HOT scene...Woo Hoo!

    (fingers crossed...) So... a steamy little sex scene coming up soon? Hehe!

    I LOVE the closing line here... "wasn't in the mood for nightstick games... plain ,french vanilla..." Mmm...

    Lovin' it, sweetie... <3

    xoxoxoxo

    Ronnie

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  2. Hmmm... so... what is Sparkle up to, anyway...? Better keep an eye on the little psychopath, huh? LOL!!

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  3. Ha. Someday I plan to write the scene where Carrie leaves Bernie ... for another woman. Tee hee.

    Now, the first sequence in the next scene is based on a real affair I had with a porn star, and it -- and the following scenes between them -- all REALLY HAPPENED. And of course, I lifted this first one and put it in LEGS. But don't worry, there's lots of stuff between them you haven't seen yet ... !

    xoxo

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