Leave The Driving To Us

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In Chapter 16 of LEGS, Episode 2, it's the mother of all car chases when private eye Carrie Love and the cops pursue Israeli crime boss Nuri Hadar and his sons Tal and Leron through the Venice Beach canals ...


EXT. NURI'S SAFE HOUSE - DAY
Mike turns to Clifford.

MIKE
How much you think
a place like this costs?

CLIFFORD
A couple million at least.

MIKE
Jesus.
Imagine living right at the beach.

CLIFFORD
I don’t have to.
I’m further up in Venice.
Cute little bungalow.
Not ON the beach,
but right across the street.
You should come over
and hang out sometime.

MIKE
Do you have a hot tub?

A YELLOW HUMMER comes
CRASHING through the door -- BANG.

Wood goes FLYING.
Mike and Clifford start SHOOTING.

Carrie, Meg and Bernie come RUNNING.
Everybody JUMPS into their cars
and gives chase --
the patrol car in the lead,
then Carrie and Meg in Carrie’s Porsche,
then Bernie in his Crown Vic.

EXT. SPEEDWAY - DAY
The Hummer ROARS north,
the others behind it, catching up.

IN THE PATROL CAR
Mike drives like a maniac.
Clifford grabs the radio.

CLIFFORD
This is unit One-Adam-Twenty-Three.
We’re in pursuit of kidnapping suspects
travelling in a yellow Hummer
heading north on Speedway.
Send all available units.

IN THE HUMMER
Tal drives.
Leron rides shotgun.
Nuri leans forward.

NURI
(to Leron)
Call Shelly at airport.
Tell him to have jet ready.

LERON
(pulls out cell phone)
You got it, pop.
(dials number, listens)
Shelly? It’s Tal --
(listens)
Yeah, we’re on our way to airport.
We need plane ready --
(listens)
I know is short notice --
(listens)
TWO Asian chicks? Damn.

AERIAL POV
The Hummer ROARS down the street,
weaving through traffic,
followed by the patrol car,
Carrie’s Porsche and Bernie’s Crown Vic.

It turns right at a side street
going south --

EXT. OCEAN STREET - DAY
The monster-car barrels down
the narrow street.

Up ahead, we see a small, steep,
narrow, one-lane bridge
hat curves over the first
of the four remaining Venice canals.

IN CARRIE’S CAR
Carrie turns to Megan.
Shakes her head in disbelief.

CARRIE
He’s going over the fucking CANALS --

THE HUMMER
Gets to the first bridge.

An old, VW Bug ahead of them
chugs up to the top, engine whining.
The Hummer ROARS up it.

IN THE HUMMER
Tal keeps driving,
big smile on his face.

NURI
Idiot.
I TOLD you we shouldn’t go this way.

TAL
No problem.
Watch this --

THE VW BUG
Tries to pull to the side to make room,
and the Hummer SMASHES
into the left rear fender, BANG --
and the Bug goes FLYING
in the air and SPLASHES in the canal.

THE HUMMER
Drives down the other side
of the bridge.

Another car approaches, sees it,
CAREENS into the side alley.

THE PATROL CAR
FLIES up the bridge --
briefly soars in the air --
and HITS the pavement,
following the Hummer.

SIDE POV
Carrie’s Porsche FLIES OVER the bridge,
BANGS on the pavement on the other side,
as does Bernie’s Crown Vic.

IN BERNIE’S CAR
Bernie WINCES
as the car hits the road. BANG.

BERNIE
Asshole’s gonna pay for the damages.

IN CARRIE’S CAR
She YELLS OUT as the car
BANGS on the pavement.

CARRIE
WHOO-HOO.
Leave the driving to US.

AERIAL POV
The vehicles FLY the second bridge,
PEDESTRIANS and BICYCLISTS LEAPING
out of the way --
then the third bridge.

EXT. VIA MARINA - DAY
A boulevard that twists
and turns around the marina.

The Hummer cruises around the curves,
followed by the gang.

IN THE HUMMER
Nuri angrily shakes his fist at Tal.

NURI
They’re still behind us.
Can’t you LOSE them?

TAL
Not to worry.
I have idea.

LERON
You TRYING to scare us?