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Onto today's exciting conclusion of BLOOD GETS IN YOUR EYES, where hooker Alona Tal and serial killer Holly Land have their final stand-off with the cops, on the roof of the hotel ...


EXT. STARLIGHT HOTEL - ROOF - NIGHT
Alona and Holly lie naked on the tar-papered roof.
Making love in the moonlight.

Alona has her hand between Holly’s legs.
Holly bucking slowly like a simmering bronco.

HOLLY
Uhhh --

ALONA
(kissing her neck)
I knew it would be amazing with you.

HOLLY
(gasps)
I’ve never -- felt like this before.

INT. ALONA’S SHITTY HOTEL ROOM - AT THAT MOMENT
The closet door is open. Beggar’s wrapped-up body has fallen onto the floor.

Danette goes to the bed. Looks under it.
Finds Oscar’s body. Her jaw DROPS.

DANETTE
SHIT.
(to someone off-camera)
There’s another one under the BED.

BERNIE (O.C.)
Jesus fucking CHRIST.

He shuffles into the room.
White as a ghost.

BERNIE (CONT’D)
Two more in the bathroom.
One of them half-cut into pieces and bagged.

DANETTE
Is one of them the hooker?

BERNIE
No. Both guys.

DANETTE
So Alona and Holly must be friends.

BERNIE
Roger that.

Danette pulls out her radio. CLICKS it on.

DANETTE
Hello, dispatch?
This is officer Day, Venice Beach substation.
We’ve got a ten-fifty-five
at the Starlight Hotel on the boardwalk.
Send all available units.
(listens)
Four bodies.
Send as many evidence techs as you’ve got.
(listens)
You don’t want to know.
It’s a real horror show. Over.

She holsters her radio.

BERNIE
So where you think they went?

A woman’s voice CRIES OUT in ecstacy.
A ROAR of blood-curdling animal passion.

HOLLY (O.C.)
OH-MY-FUCKING-GOD-YESSS!

BERNIE
They’re up on the fucking roof.

HOLLY
And they’re fucking up on the roof.

Danette dashes over to the window.
Starts climbing out on the fire escape.
Bernie follows.

EXT. STARLIGHT HOTEL - ROOF - AT THAT MOMENT
Alona holds Holly in her arms,
as wave after wave of pleasure washes over her
like ripples in the ocean. Finally finding release.
Trembling, climaxing over and over, again and again.

HOLLY
I almost can’t TAKE IT -- It’s SO GOOD.

DANETTE (O.C.)
DON’T MOVE. THIS IS THE POLICE.

DANETTE AND BERNIE
Stand near the ladder, on the roof.
Weapons drawn.

ALONA AND HOLLY
Stare at them. Freaked.

Alona grabs her top. Covers up.

ALONA
Don’t shoot, DON’T SHOOT.

DANETTE
I want both of you to get up
very slowly and put your clothes on.

Alona stands. Carefully steps into her skirt.
Holly gets up. Turns her head. Stares off into space.

DANETTE (CONT'D)
Ms. Land, please put your clothes on.

ALONA
Holly, get dressed. It’s over.

HOLLY
(to the cops)
She’s not the killer. I am.
(to Alona)
I’m bad, Alona. I tried to tell you.

She turns. Steps up onto the ledge.
Sways in the hot wind.

ALONA
HOLLY.

DANETTE
Ms. Land, please step away from the ledge.

HOLLY
(to Alona)
I killed a guy at school who date-raped me --
(beat)
And I liked it.
(beat)
And that -- scared me.
(beat)
Also kinda fucked up my sex life.
(beat)
Until now, with you --
(looks at the cops)
Of course, now that’s over.

She looks down. Shivers.
Alona steps onto the ledge.

BERNIE
Both of you, get down off there.
Nothing’s worth dying for.

ALONA
(takes Holly’s hand)
Holly, please. Don’t go. Stay with me.

HOLLY
Where? In PRISON?

Alona closes her eyes. Shudders.
Danette holsters her gun.
Starts slowly creeping toward them.
Bernie watches.

HOLLY (CONT’D)
Come with me.
We’ll be like Thelma and Louise.
Go out in a blaze of glory.

ALONA
(opens her eyes)
That would be nice --
(off Holly’s smile)
But I wanna LIVE.

And she YANKS Holly back onto to the roof.
The movement causes Alona to PLOW into Danette,
knocking them both over.

DANETTE
HEY!

Bernie draws his piece.
Holly JUMPS off the ledge, GRABS his gun.
SHOOTS him in the head, BANG.
He falls over, THWUMP.

Danette WHIPS OUT her Glock,
but Holly’s too fast, and SHOOTS her, BANG.
She hits the ground, THWUMP.
Shot in the heart.

Alona gets up slowly. Exhales.

ALONA
Holy shit.
(wide-eyed)
Nice -- shooting.

An evil pout flickers across Holly’s lips.

HOLLY
You tried to trick me.
We were gonna be SOULMATES,
and you RUINED IT.

She raises her gun. Takes aim.

ALONA
No, wait -- Holly, PLEASE. Don’t shoot.

HOLLY
Check-out time.

She SHOOTS Alona. BANG. BANG. BANG.
Her body HITS the rooftop with a dull THUD. Lights out.

PUSH IN ON Holly’s face.
A tear streams down her cheek.

HOLLY (CONT’D)
Told you I was bad.