Thursday, February 23, 2012

A Dish Best Not Served



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In Chapter 29 of BABY HEISTER, Kelsey and Doc have dinner at the safe house, and then greet Jo, who returns in Jack's truck after killing him. They then hear on the radio that the Yakuza gang leader who killed Kelsey's parents during the botched robbery attempt has been arrested and is now out on bail, which gives Kelsey a dangerous idea ...


INT. DOC’S LOFT - NIGHT
Classic jazz plays on an old-school boombox.
Maybe Coltrane.

Kelsey and Doc sit at a long table
near the kitchen area eating dinner.

Candles have been lit.
If you squint your eyes,
it almost looks homey.

Doc spoons a forkful.
Chews.

DOC
Franks and beans.
Reminds me of being in the Army.

KELSEY
I’ll go to the store tomorrow
and get some real food.

The motor on the elevator
starts GRINDING.

KELSEY
Who’s that?

Doc gets up.
Goes to the kitchen counter.
Grabs his gun.

DOC
Should be Jo.
She and I are the only ones
that know about this joint.
If it’s not, we’re fucked.

He walks over to the
big wooden gate across
the elevator shaft.

Peers through the slats.
Gun ready.

Kelsey gets up.
Goes to the counter.

Gets HER gun. Joins him.
They listen as the elevator motor
SCREECHES and CLANKS.

DOC
Let’s each take a side.
Just in case.

She nods. Moves to the right.
Doc to the left.

The platform reaches the top. Stops.
The gate slowly rises --
revealing Jo.

Sitting in Jack’s truck.
She looks at them.

JO
Honey, I’m home --

INT. DOC’S LOFT - KITCHEN - NIGHT
More jazz on the radio.
Jo sits at the table
picking at her food. Exhausted.
Doc and Kelsey watch her, concerned.

DOC
How do you feel?

JO
That’s what scares me.
I don’t feel anything.

DOC
That’s because you’re
still hopped up on adrenaline.
It’ll hit you later.
(takes her hand)
You know I’m here for you.

Doc’s pager BUZZES.
He fishes it out.
Looks at it.

Grabs his cell.
Punches a number. Listens.

DOC
Crutch.
(listens)
We killed him.
Said you owed money
to some shark,
was there to collect.
(listens)
I thought your fee
was a bit high --
(listens)
Simon’s out on bail?
(listens)
Sure. Have him page me.
(listens)
Expect a courier to
deliver your package
in a few days.
(listens)
You, too. Bye.

He hangs up. Looks at Jo.
And Kelsey, trying not to smile.

DOC
I gather you all got that.

The music stops.
An ANNOUNCER’S VOICE
comes on the radio.

NEWS ANNOUNCER (O.C.)
Good evening, Los Angeles.
This is Shelly Liebowitz with the news.
(beat)
In our top story tonight,
the LAPD has arrested Yung Park Soh,
leader of Yakuza gang
The Blood Tigers
in connection with the
First National Bank of California
robbery earlier this year.

Everyone WHIPS their head
in the direction of the radio.

KELSEY
Holy SHIT.

NEWS ANNOUNCER (O.C.)
As you may remember,
the Blood Tigers interrupted a bank robbery
in progress during a riot that started
due to a series of explosions
set off by the bank robbers as a diversion.
In a strange twist, the Tigers killed
two of the robbers and made off
with over a million dollars.
The rest of the gang escaped
and are still at large.

Doc gets up. Turns it off.
Kelsey’s eyes BLAZE with anger.

KELSEY
You realize what this means.

DOC
It’s too dangerous.

KELSEY
But I want REVENGE.

DOC
That’s not a good idea, Kelsey.
(beat)
Revenge is a dish best not served --

2 comments:

  1. Hey... there's Jo!

    Franks and beans... yeah... someone needs to do a little shopping... I'm in the mood for pasta! Roasted garlic... portobellos... italian sausage... roma tomatoes...

    Dang... making myself hungry! Haha!

    Oooh... I love this twist... bringing the Yakuza in the story... you don't want to mess around with those boys, Kelsey... they are bad news!

    She's gonna, isn't she? With some people, revenge won't be denied... I don't see Kelsey letting this go... I wouldn't.

    Very cool development!

    xoxoxoxo <3 <3 <3

    Roni

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  2. Trust me. Kelsey ain't gonna let it go ...

    MWAH.

    xoxoxo

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