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 24 of BABY HEISTER, after shooting Tilly, who was trying to double-cross the heisters, and then Ray Stark, who was trying to steal the dough, Doc discovers that Ray was a rogue cop, which means a shit storm is about to rain down on them, so he jumps into action and starts an emergency escape ...
EXT. TILLY'S JOINT - DAY
Did holds a sawed-off shotgun.
Grimaces at Tilly's dead body.
KELSEY
Doc.
DOC
Didn’t think I’d let you do
the job without a chaperone, did ya?
(beat)
Looks like I got here just in time.
RENO
No shit.
Freddie tried a cross --
(points at Ray)
And this fella shot him.
Doc goes over to Ray’s body.
Pull out his wallet.
DOC
Bastard been sniffin’ around
since the wake.
(opens the wallet, looks)
The guy’s a fucking COP.
Detective Charles Willis,
LA Robbery Homicide.
DUSTY
Holy SHIT.
You know what that means?
DOC
Yeah. They’re onto us.
RENO
But he wasn’t arresting us.
He was gonna TAKE THE DOUGH.
DUSTY
Yeah, but the cops still know about us.
He was playing along like
he was investigating us --
then he was gonna take
the dough and disappear.
RENO
So when word gets out about the can
getting knocked over --
DOC
Dead cop?
Gonna be a shit storm.
Kelsey stares. Numb.
White a ghost.
Doc looks at her.
DOC
Don’t worry.
We’re gonna be okay.
I’ve been planning for
day a long time.
(off her nod)
Take a deep breath.
She gulps down air.
Stares at the bodies.
DOC
Be strong.
You can freak out later.
Right now we gotta focus.
RENO
So what are we gonna do
about the bodies?
DUSTY
I say we torch the joint.
DOC
Good idea.
Reno and Dusty nod.
Head toward the house.
DOC
C’mon. Let’s move the truck.
I gotta call Jo.
Kelsey nods.
They get in, Kelsey behind the wheel.
She starts backing it out of the barn.
IN THE TRUCK
Kelsey stops in the driveway.
DOC
Go change the signs.
Put the old ones in the barn, okay?
She nods. Starts to get out.
Stops. Stares at Doc. In shock.
DOC
You gotta trust me.
We’ll make it through this.
I’m not gonna let anything
happen to you. Okay?
Kelsey nods.
Eyes bright with tears.
Gets out.
Doc pulls out his cell.
Punches a number. Listens.
DOC
Hello, Jo?
INTERCUT WITH:
INT. DOC’S FARMHOUSE - KITCHEN - DAY
Jo stands at the wall phone,
holding the receiver to her ear.
JO
What’s wrong?
DOC
It’s D-day. No time to explain.
Call Brub at the airport.
Charter a plane for us to LAX.
Then call Crutch, have a limo
waiting for us there.
Then drive the stash
to the loft downtown.
We’ll meet you there. Okay?
JO
Got it.
Is everybody okay?
DOC
Yeah. Don’t pack anything.
You gotta leave immediately.
Okay? Love you.
JO
Okay. Love you.
She hangs up.
Goes to the stove.
Turns it off.
JO
Sorry, pot roast --
EXT. TILLY’S JOINT - DAY
Kelsey RIPS a sign off the side
of the Roto-Helper truck.
It now reads CRIME SCENE BUSTERS.
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