Party Out Of Bounds

Happy Thursday, crime slicksters. It's time once again to take a trip to the dark side, where the girls are hot, the drinks are cold, and the hardboiled-pulp-noir action is non-stop, right here, at the coolest crime joint in cyberspace ... at That Killing Feeling.

In Chapter 19 of BLUE HOTEL, drug dealer Beggar Leck and entertainment attorney Lief Scott make their escape from the aftermath of the wild Venice Beach rooftop party. Moments later, police officers Danette Day and Kenny Speed arrive on the scene and inspect the dead starlet that OD'd ...


EXT. BEACHFRONT CONDO - YARD - NIGHT
Lief stands in the shrubbery.
Watches Beggar hit the ground.

LIEF
Over here.

BEGGAR
(sees him, comes over)
My car is parked on Speedway.

LIEF
So we’ll walk.

BEGGAR
You don’t get it.
There’s a fucking
KILO OF BLOW in my trunk.

LIEF
Oh, shit.
That’s right.
(beat)
So what are you gonna do?

BEGGAR
I’m gonna very quietly
go to my car
and get the fuck
out of here.
The sirens stopped,
so the cops
must be inside.
I gotta do it now
before they find -- her.
(beat)
You with me?

LIEF
Are you fucking kidding me?
I’ll walk down to the pier
and wait for you.

BEGGAR
Spoken like a true attorney.

IN THE HOUSE
Danette and Kenny slowly move
through the living room, guns drawn.
Kenny looks at the lux digs in awe.

KENNY
Nice crib.

DANETTE
Shhhh.
(looks around)
C’mon. Upstairs.

IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE
Beggar tip-toes up
to his BMW convertible.

Looks around.
Opens the door.

Carefully gets in.
Quietly closes it.

ON THE ROOF
Danette and Kenny see
Emaciated Starlet’s dead body
the blood-soaked bed.

Empty bottles and
glasses everywhere.

KENNY
Holy SHIT.

DANETTE
‘Party Out of Bounds.’

KENNY
Huh?

DANETTE
Skip it.
(pulls out her cell)
Dispatch, this is unit
one-adam-thirteen --
we’ve gotta code twelve,
up on the roof.
Send lab techs and
the coroner, do you copy?
(listens)
Roger that.

A car engine STARTS UP
down below.

They RACE over to
the edge of the roof.

Look down.

BEGGAR’S CAR
Starts to drive away.

ON THE ROOF
Danette shakes her head.
Speaks into her cell.

DANETTE
I need you to put out an APB
on a red, late-model
BMW convertible,
north on Speedway.
(listens)
Sorry. Didn’t get the license.
(listens)
Roger that.
(hangs up, to Kenny)
C’mon, let’s go check out
Paris Hilton.

They walk over to the bed.
Look at the body.

KENNY
She looks kinda peaceful.
(beat)
I mean, you know --
despite all the blood.

DANETTE
(shakes her head)
Another young girl who’s potential
was snuffed out too early.

KENNY
Yeah.
(wistful)
Must have been SOME party.

INT. HOLLY’S SHITTY HOTEL ROOM
Alona looks at Holly.
Pointing her gun at Feo on the bed.

ALONA
That was Gill.
He got carjacked.
AND mugged.
We are SO fucked.

FEO
Who’s Gill?

HOLLY
None of your fucking business.

ALONA
I need a drink.

She walks over to the kitchenette.
Pours herself a plastic cup of vodka.

Takes a big hit.
Looks at Holly.

ALONA
You want one?

HOLLY
Yeah. Thanks.

FEO
I could use a --
(beat)
Never mind.

Alona pours one for Holly.
Brings it to her.

ALONA
Here’s blood in your eye --

They both drink.
Stare at Feo.

ALONA
What should we do with him?

HOLLY
I’ve got an idea.
(to Feo)
How much money do you
have in the bank?

FEO
Uh, a couple hundred bucks --

HOLLY
(to Alona)
I take him to a cash machine.
Drain his account.
Then bring him back.

ALONA
But that would be -- armed robbery.

HOLLY
And your point is?