The Fugitive Kind

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In Chapter 24 of THE DISH, murderous lesbians Haven Crayce and Jett Targo go on the lam and hit the road in Haven's red classic Cadillac convertible, but when they hear the news on the car radio that the cops are looking for their car, they have to get a new set of wheels ...


INT. HAVEN’S CADILLAC - MOVING - DUSK
Coltrane’s I’M OLD FASHIONED
bops on the car stereo.

Haven drives.
Jett looks out the window,
lost in thought.

JETT
(reading a sign)
We’ll be in
Long Beach soon.

The song ends.

ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
That was John Coltrane,
and I’m Old Fashioned.
Guess I’m kinda
old fashioned, too --
(beat)
I was just handed
a special bulletin
from our news department.
Police have issued
arrest warrants for
Haven Crayce and Jett Targo
in connection with
three murders in Marina Del Rey.
Both women are in
their mid-twenties,
and were last seen
in a red 1968 Cadillac convertible.
If you see these women,
please contact your
local police precinct
immediately.
(beat)
Well, now, if I was
a fugitive from the law,
I can’t think of a better ride
than a classic Caddy.
This next one’s
dedicated to you.
A little Miles.
SO WHAT.

Miles Davis’ trumpet
mourns softly.

JETT
Pull off the road
at the next exit.

HAVEN
Why?

JETT
Because we gotta
get a NEW CAR.

HAVEN
We’re gonna buy
a new car?

JETT
Hell, no --
we’re gonna STEAL ONE.

A SIGN READS
Seal Beach.
15 miles.

JETT (O.C.)
Turn here.
This is perfect.

EXT. MAIN STREET - SUNSET
They drive toward the beach,
a gorgeous sunset ahead of them
in the sky above the ocean.

JETT
I haven’t been here in years.

HAVEN
You’ve been here before?

JETT
Yeah, a lifetime ago.
(beat)
Turn right here.
I got an idea.

EXT. TRAILER PARK - MOMENTS LATER
The sun has almost set.
The car pulls into a trailer park.

An old, wooden sign
reads SEAL BEACH ESTATES.

INT. HAVEN’S CADILLAC - MOVING
The car inches by
a row of mobile homes.

JETT
Pull up to the end and park.

Haven does.
Stops the car.

HAVEN
So what now?

JETT
Well, I’m thinking that
someone who lives here,
no matter what they drive,
they’re not gonna mind
trading it for a vintage Caddy,
keys in the ignition,
all wrapped up in
a nice, big bow.

HAVEN
Ooh. You are GOOD --