Bed Time Story

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In Chapter 32 of THE HEISTERS, FBI agents Nunn and Isaacs discover that sleazy b-girl Doll Montana has the stolen money and start a manhunt. Meanwhile, the fur starts flying when Kelsey corners Doll at a nearby abandoned construction site ...


EXT. APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT
Nunn and Isaacs stand in the foyer.
Nunn RINGS Doll’s bell.

ISAACS
She’s not in, I tell you --

NUNN
Intel said she’s home every night.
Whattaya say we snoop around?

ISAACS
Yeah.
Let’s go check around the back.
Could use the fresh air and exercise.

NUNN
Good idea.
Work off those donuts --

ISAAC
(smiles)
Fuck you.

They walk towards the alley
between the building.

EXT. BACK ALLEY - NIGHT
Isaacs and Nunn walk over
to her rear window. Look in.

ISAACS
Funny.
All her lights are on --

NUNN
Foul play?

ISAACS
(sees her car)
Car’s here --

NUNN
So what?
This is Venice.
People WALK --

Isaacs stares at the car.
Narrows his eyes.

ISAACS
Wait a MINUTE --

He walks over to the trunk.
Looks down at the ground.

Picks up a pair of bills.
Waves them at Nunn

ISAACS
Check it out.
Couple of C-notes on the ground.
In VENICE?

NUNN
The STADIUM JOB --

Isaacs pulls out
his service revolver.

SHOOTS at the trunk, BANG.
Opens it.

Sees the open duffle bag
stuffed with cash.

ISAACS
Holy fucking SHIT.

NUNN
Somebody’s getting a promotion --

ISAACS
No worries.
I’ll share the credit with you.

NUNN
Really?
You’d do that for me?

ISAACS
Fuck, yeah.
You’re my partner.
Now go call it in before you
get all weepy-eyed and shit.

EXT. APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT
Kelsey climbs up the scaffolding.
Pissed-off. On fire.

KELSEY (V.O.)
They say men think with their dicks.
They also double-cross with them, too.
(beat)
I’d heard a gunshot nearby.
Hopefully it was some gang-banger.
If it was the cops, I was fucked.
(beat)
The money was so close I could taste it.
All I had to do was get
the car keys from the bitch up above me --
but given what she did to Ronan,
I knew it wasn’t going to be easy.
I just had to watch my back --
(beat)
And my head.

She pulls out her cell phone.
Punches a number. Listens.

KELSEY
It’s me. I’ve got her.
Four-story building under construction
a couple blocks away --
(listens)
YOU’RE gonna get it -- ?
(listens)
Okay. Gotcha. That’ll work.
Let me just wrap up this loose
end and I’ll meet you somewhere --
(listens)
Parking lot at the north end.
Got it. See you there.

She keeps climbing.

ON THE ROOF
Doll looks down over the edge.
Hears Kelsey climbing.

She grabs some scraps of wood.
Starts HURLING them down at her.

DOLL
Stay AWAY FROM ME
or I’ll fucking KILL YOU.

KELSEY
DUCKS under the scaffolding planks above her.
The scraps of wood HIT above her.

KELSEY
You’re gonna have to do
better than THAT, Goth-ip Girl.

She looks around in the darkness.
Something metal glistens in the moonlight.

A CROWBAR. She GRABS it.
Continues her climb.

KELSEY
Mommy’s home, and she’s PISSED --

A police siren WHOOP-WHOOPS
in the distance.

Kelsey turns.
Hears it.

Clutches the crowbar like a bat.
Starts climbing.

KELSEY
Time for your bed time story.
(beat)
But I’m afraid you’re not
going to like the ENDING.