A Little Pick-Me-Up

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In Chapter 10 of FULL BODY, newbie masseuse Summer Donovan has a meltdown after playing S/M games with the former Vice President, so gal pal Lindsay Lette gives her a 'miracle cure' ... in a tiny glass vial. Meanwhile, Croatian mob boss wife Mavra Vlaovic arranges a meet with Serbian agent Silke Derevko, who's shocked to find out she's returned from the dead ...


INT. BLACK MASSAGE SUITE - AT THAT MOMENT
Summer massages Cammy. Slowly. Carefully.

He lies on his back.
Eyes closed. In heaven.

BISBY
Dominance and submission
is a lost art.
It’s about respect.
Power. Release. NOT pain.
S and M, whips and chains,
bondage and discipline
are for perverts.
This is about order.
A way for someone to have control
in a world that’s in disarray.
Or for someone who
has to follow rules, a protocol,
a way to let go of control --
and find peace.
(beat)
And the roles are fluid.
Where your desires
can flip mid-stream.
(beat)
Do you understand?

SUMMER
Yes, I do, it’s --
fascinating, sir.
Master --

BISBY
I’m glad you think so.

He leans up on his elbows.
Little boy look in his eyes.

BISBY (CONT’D)
(squeaky, high-pitched)
Please, Mommy, I know
I’ve been a bad boy --
but will you please
powder my pee-pee?

PUSH IN ON Summer.
Staring. Open-mouthed.

INT. RITZ CARLTON SUITE - AT THAT MOMENT
Mavra inspects her new digs. Lux deluxe.

She goes to the couch.
Opens a briefcase on the coffee table.

Pulls out a book.
Opens it, to reveal --

A CHROME HANDGUN. In pieces.
Assembly required. She smiles.

Fingers a number on her cell.
Walks out onto the terrace.

OUTSIDE
She squints in the bright sunshine.
Slides on her shades.

SPLIT SCREEN WITH:

EXT. SIDEWALK CAFE - DAY
SILKE DEREVKO (50) sits alone at a table.
A sleepy-eyed Serbian hipster
in stubble and leather.

Smokes a black cigarette.
His phone RINGS.
He SNATCHES it.

MAVRA
(into her cell)
Hello, Poppa Bear?

SILKE
RED?
Is that you?

MAVRA
Surprise, surprise.

SILKE
I thought you were -- gone.

MAVRA
The rumors of my demise were --
of my own doing.

SILKE
I see.
Business or pleasure?

MAVRA
Later for pleasure.
First, business.
I have job.

SILKE
Not on phone.
Where do we -- ?

MAVRA
Princess Stefanie von Taxi und Drang
is having costume ball
at Croatian embassy.

SILKE
That is social event of year.
You have invitation?

MAVRA
Dahling.
I never need invitation --

INT. EMPLOYEE’S LADIES ROOM - AT THAT MOMENT
Summer looks in the mirror.
Haunted. Shaking.

She turns on the faucet. Hard.
About to splash water on her face, when --

She sees a SEMEN STAIN on her top.
LOSES IT. Retching, heaving sobs.

Lindsey FLIES through the door.
Stops.

LINDSEY
Summer!

Lindsey grabs her.
Hugs tight.
Strokes her hair.

SUMMER
I don’t -- I can’t -- I --

LINDSEY
Shhhhhhh, it’s okay.
It’s okay -- let it out, let it out --

Summer does.
We hold on this.

She quiets down.
Pulls away.

SUMMER
Was it -- hard for you the first time?

LINDSEY
Does a bear think with his dick
in the woods?

SUMMER
(hint of a smile)
This place is -- freaky.

LINDSEY
What keeps me going is --
I tell myself this is -- temporary.

SUMMER
Temporary.

LINDSEY
(smiles, holds up a vial)
And then I have myself
a little pick-me-up.

SUMMER
Is that -- coke?

Lindsey nods.
Does a bump on the left nostril.

Then the right.
Offers it. Beaming.

LINDSEY
Try it, you’ll like it.

SUMMER
What about security?

LINDSEY
Are you kidding?
This place is more corrupt
than Capitol hill.
This is DC, baby --
the home of the high
and the land of the freeze.
(presses into Summer’s hand)
Come on, it’ll make you feel godlike.

Summer stares at the vial.

LINDSEY (CONT’D)
And it’ll make that
fucker’s face go away.

SUMMER
Promise?

She INHALES a bump.
And another.
Shakes her head.

SUMMER (CONT’D)
My throat, it --

LINDSEY
That’s the drip.
Swallow.

Summer’s eyes BURN with pleasure.
She smiles.

LINDSEY (CONT'D)
Welcome to the Pleasuredome.

SUMMER
Let’s party.