All In The Family

Hello, Ruby Tuesday ... will they hang a noose on you? Feeling full of despair? A little angry? Violent? Well, then you've come to the right place, crime scenesters. Come on in from the cold, and experience the white-hot heat of THAT KILLING FEELING ...

Screened a classic RKO Pictures film noir last night. CROSSFIRE, with the three Roberts. Mitchum, Ryan and Young. Great, gritty crime story about soldiers after WWII, now home, full of anger, booze ... and anger. Seems that one of them is an anti-Semite, and has murdered a Jewish guy ... just because he's Jewish. Way ahead of it's time in tackling this issue -- and it was before GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT with Gregory Peck. A classic policie procedural, eons before CSI. Check out this classic if you haven't yet. Two fedoras WAY up ...

Onto today's joint from NOWHERE GIRL. Yes, kids, it's the explosive finale to our story ... where Cherry Nation and April Street have their final showdown ...

With their darling daddy.

INT. INTELLIGENCE OFFICE - NIGHT
A wave of water CRASHES into Sledge’s office.

SLEDGE
What the fuck?

He JUMPS up on his desk.
Pulls out his Browning 9mm.

APRIL AND CHERRY
Appear in the doorway. Wet.
Weapons aimed.

APRIL
Drop the gun, Father.
We’re taking you in.

Sledge looks at the girls.
Tears in his eyes.

SLEDGE
You girls really make me proud.

He puts the gun in his mouth.
And BLOWS HIS HEAD OFF --
BANG.

Brains and blood SPRAY the window behind him.
His body CRUMPLES to a heap on the desk.

CHERRY
Holy shit.

APRIL
I know.

CHERRY
Holy shit.

APRIL
I know.
(beat)
Holy shit.

DONNER
Appears in the doorway.

DONNER
What the -- ?

Cherry FLIPS UP her Glock
and BLASTS Donner in the forehead.
Red dot like a third eye.
She FALLS OVER, THUMP.

APRIL
Nice shot.

CHERRY
Thanks.
I’m really starting to groove on this spy shit.

APRIL
Hey. All in the family.

EXT./INT. MINI COOPER - MOVING - MOMENTS LATER
The girls cruise down Hollywood Boulevard.
Pass Grauman’s Chinese Theater,
the wind whipping their hair.

CHERRY
Goddammit. My adrenaline is still pumping.

APRIL
Kinda cool, huh. Welcome to the club.

CHERRY
Does Interpol have any openings?

APRIL
Are you kidding?
When I tell them I have a twin, they’ll shit bricks.
You’re In Like Flynt, Agent Nation.

CHERRY
Agent Nation. I like the sound of that.
Got a nice ring to it.
(beat)
So what are you gonna do with your half-million?

APRIL
My --

CHERRY
Half of the money. In the attache case.
It’s in the trunk.

April shoots her a look. Beams.

APRIL
Let’s go grab some breakfast.
My treat. I’m fucking starving.

FADE TO BLACK

OVER CLOSING CREDITS:

EXT. HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD - PODIUM - DAY
Cherry and April are given duplicate keys to the city by the mayor.
Flashbulbs POP. The CROWD cheers.

INT. ROMANTIC RESTAURANT - NIGHT
Cherry and Peeler drink champagne by candlelight.
He takes her hand. Kisses it.

CAMERA PANS OVER
to where CHERRY’S DAUGHTERS are sitting.
They start GIGGLING.

EXT. TARGET RANGE - DAY
April takes aim at a target.
BLASTS OFF a ROUND OF SHOTS.

ANGLE ON --
THE TARGET
With a perfect circular ring of bullet holes around the head.

APRIL
Hands the gun to Cherry.

CHERRY
Takes aim. FIRES off another ROUND OF SHOTS.

ANGLE ON --
THE TARGET
The ring of bullet holes now has a smiley face.

EXT. EGYPT - THE PYRAMIDS - NIGHT
April and Cherry chase two BAD GUYS up the steep incline.

EXT. PARIS - THE EIFFEL TOWER - NIGHT
April hangs over the railing with one hand,
pelted by rain, the wind whipping in her hair.
GUN SHOTS fire over her head.

Cherry leans down, pulls her up.
SLAPS a gun in April’s hand.
They SPIN AROUND,
and SHOOT a DOZEN ATTACKERS, killing them.

INT. THE WHITE HOUSE - OVAL OFFICE - DAY
April and Cherry sit in chairs across from the PRESIDENT.
Cherry says something. Then April.

The President raises his eyebrows.
Picks up the phone. And starts dialing ...

FADE TO BLACK

[ Stay tuned tomorrow ... for the start of HIT & RUN HOLIDAY ... ]