Stairway To Heaven

In Chapter 24 of BLUE HOTEL, homicide detective Bernie Keko arrives on the scene where murdered agent Oscar Goldman's assistant Feo was killed by wannabe writer Holly Land. Meanwhile, at hooker Alona Tal's sleazy beach side motel room, she and Lief, Beggar and Holly debate how they're gonna get rid of Oscar's body, which is starting to get a bit ripe ...

EXT. MARKET STREET - LUXURY CONDO BUILDING - NIGHT
The scene is swarming with POLICE CRUISERS,
COPS, CRIME SCENE TECHS.

A small crowd of ONLOOKERS
stand behind yellow tape.

A NEWS CREW VAN
pulls up to the curb.

Danette and Kenny walk over to an
ANGRY HOMICIDE DETECTIVE (40’s),
burly, gone to seed.

Meet BERNIE KEKO.
Sipping a cup of designer coffee.
Unlit cigar stuck in his mouth.

BERNIE
Officer Day.
We meet again.

DANETTE
Stuff it, Keko.
I heard there’s a security tape.
I want to see it.

BERNIE
Sorry, doll.
It’s my case now.

DANETTE
Listen, doll.
I know this nabe
like the back of my hand.
You NEED my help on this one.

Pause.

BERNIE
Just fucking with you.
Come on inside.
Building manager’s office.
You can even bring John Boy.

DANETTE
You just love to see me squirm,
don’t you?

BERNIE
Like old times, huh?

KENNY
Who’s John boy?

INT. ALONA’S SHITTY HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT
Beggar sits on the couch.

Chops up lines of coke
on the coffee table.

Gill and Lief sit
on either side of him.

BEGGAR
You’re crazy.
We’re NOT cutting up the body.
I say we sneak him out
into the back alley
and drive off somewhere
and get rid of it.
(beat)
But not in my car.
The cops might’ve seen it
leaving Lief’s condo.

ALONA
But you’re the only
one of us that HAS a car.

Holly sits on the bed,
next to Alona.
Sips her drink.

HOLLY
We could take him out
to the ocean.
Let the tide
take him away.

ALONA
He’s too big, Holly.
How are we gonna drag him
all the way to the shore
being seen?
(nasty smile)
Unless he’s in little
bite-sized chunks.

Beggar LAUGHS.
SNORTS up a line.

Hands the rolled up
bill to Gill.

He shakes his head ‘no.’
Lief GRABS it.

LIEF
Thanks.
Gotta clear my head.
(SNORTS a line, shakes his head)
Damn, that’s good shit.
Stairway to fucking HEAVEN.
(SNORTS another, sings)
'There’s a lady whose sure
all that glitters is gold -- '

Gill looks at Lief.

The manic, happy gleam
in his eyes.

GILL
Can I get a --
bustle in my hedgerow?