Bat Out Of Hell

Happy Hump-Day, crime humpsters. Are you ready to take a trip to the dark side? Then pour yourself a tall drink of something blonde, and get ready for the ride of your life ... at That Killing Feeling.

Onto today's joint from BLOOD GETS IN YOUR EYES ... where the plot not only thickens, it congeals ...

When we last left Homicide detective Bernie Keko and Venice Beach patrolwoman Danette Day, they were checking out the video surveillance tape of Feo's murder ... and not only do they recognize boozy screenwriter Holly Land as the shooter, they connect her to the liquor store robbery earlier that evening ...


INT. EXPENSIVE CONDO - SECURITY OFFICE - NIGHT
Danette, Kenny and Bernie huddle around a monitor
in the tiny security office in the lobby.

The SECURITY GUARD (20’s),
a skinny young Hispanic kid,
stands behind them.
Leans over. Presses a button.

SKINNY YOUNG SECURITY GUARD
Check it out.
I’ll be right back,
gotta go take a piss.

He walks away.

ON THE MONITOR
We see the scene unfold earlier
between Feo and Holly in black and white.

Feo RACES over the bike.
HOPS ON it.

Then gets SHOT in the back.
BANG. He FALLS OVER.

Holly RACES into the frame.
JUMPS on the bike,
and pedals away like a bat out of hell.

IN THE OFFICE
Danette and Kenny exchange glances.

DANETTE
That’s the girl from the liquor store holdup.

KENNY
It sure as shit is.

BERNIE
I saw that story on the news.

DANETTE
She must live around here.

KENNY
So what are we gonna do,
start knocking on doors at three in the morning?

Danette sighs.
Shakes her head.

BERNIE
Busiest night I can remember.
Just came from a homicide off Main Street.
High school science teacher,
shot dead in her kitchen.
And the husband’s missing.

DANETTE
Maybe it’s connected --

BERNIE
Nah. I don’t think so.

DANETTE
We have maybe five murders a year on Venice beach,
and there’ve been three tonight.
That we know about.

BERNIE
You have coffee at the substation?

DANETTE
Is there a brother in the White House?

BERNIE
Whaddaya say we go grab a cup
and do some brainstorming.

DANETTE
Okay.
(beat)
But it’s OVER, Bernie.
I’m not fucking you.

KENNY
(does a ‘take’)
You mean you two --

DANETTE
Zip it, officer.
That case is CLOSED.