Time To Get Scarface On Your Ass

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In Chapter 41 of NOWHERE GIRLS, Homeland Security agent Cherry Nation joins her sister, fellow agent April Street in a mad dash through the Kodak Theater in Hollywood to bring down evil criminal mastermind Honey Almond ...


INT. TUNNEL - STAIRWELL - NIGHT
April RACES UP the stairs, two at a time.
Pulls out her gun.

APRIL
Got you now, Honey ALMOND --

INT. KODAK THEATER - BACKSTAGE - NIGHT
Empty. Dark. Silent. A door OPENS at the side.

Honey and Monsterburg walk out to the edge of the stage.
Look out into the empty seats.

MONSTERBURG
(holds an imaginary Oscar)
I’d like to thank God, my mom, my agent --

HONEY
Stop fucking around
and let’s get the fuck outta here.

April appears in the doorway.
Sees them. Aims her Uzi --

APRIL
FREEZE, BITCH.

Honey and Monsterburg turn and look.
See April.

HONEY
Look what the cat dragged in --

She GRABS Monsterburg’s hand,
and they LEAP off the stage into the orchestra pit.

April RACES to the edge of the stage.
Looks down. Nothing. They’ve disappeared.

APRIL
Think you can outsmart me, HUH?
Well, FUCK you. This is your LAST CHANCE
to surrender. SHOW YOURSELF, NOW.
(listens, looks)
Okay, have it your way.
Time to get Scarface on your ass.

INT. INFIRMARY OFFICE - AT THAT MOMENT
Cherry sits on the bed.
Aura and Amber hug her tight.

AMBER
Thanks for saving us, Mommy.

AURA
And thanks for letting me kick butt, too.

CHERRY
I’m just glad you’re okay.
They didn’t hurt you, did they?

AMBER
No --

AURA
Can we get outta here now?

CHERRY
Yeah, sure. C’mon --

She stands. Takes their hands.
They walk toward the exit --

Just as a pair of ARMED COMMANDOS
appear in the doorway.

CHERRY (CONT’D)
Oh, SHIT.

TALL ARMED COMMANDO
(over his shoulder)
We found one of them. In here --

CHERRY
Listen to me, I’ll come quietly,
but PLEASE don’t hurt my children.

The commandos step back.
In walks Sunday and Max.

MAX
There she is. Cherry Nation.
A living legend.

SUNDAY
West coast bureau chief
and special agent Sunday Sparks,
at your service.

CHERRY
Wait a minute. I’m not under arrest?

MAX
(shakes his head)
You and your sister have been
cleared of all charges.

SUNDAY
And in fact, we’re here to help you.

CHERRY
Cool --

MAX
Quite the carnage out there,
but no Honey Almond --

SUNDAY
Do you know where she is?

CHERRY
Being chased by my sister.
(looks at her watch)
I give her -- about five minutes to live.

MAX
Well, don’t you think you should
go help her, increase the odds?

CHERRY
Sure. Can you guys back me up?

SUNDAY
We’ve been discussing that,
and the problem is we’re afraid
if we shoot up the Kodak Theater,
it’ll be bad PR for the agency.

MAX
We thought you two could
take her out in a surgical strike.

CHERRY
But what about my children?

MAX
We can watch them.
Sunday here is GREAT with kids --
(looks at her)
Right?

PUSH IN ON Sunday’s face.
Trying to hide her disgust.

SUNDAY
Uh, yeah. Sure --

INT. KODAK THEATER - ORCHESTRA LEVEL - AT THAT MOMENT
April walks along the front row.
Sweeping her gun in an arc across the seats.
Eyes moving, looking --

APRIL
You can run, but you can’t HIDE --

The walkie talkie SQUAWKS.

CHERRY (O.C.)
April, you there?

April GRABS it.
Holds it to her mouth.
Speaks softly.

APRIL
Yeah. You get the kids?

CHERRY (O.C.)
Yeah. They’re safe. Where are you?

APRIL
Believe it or not,
I’m in the Kodak Theater.

CHERRY (O.C.)
Gotcha. You get Honey?

APRIL
She’s here, but she’s hiding.
Can you join me?

CHERRY (O.C.)
Is Glen Beck a crybaby?

Bullets RIP into April’s STOMACH.
BANG. BANG. BANG.

She FLIES backwards.
OOF. HITS the floor.

APRIL
UH --

CHERRY (O.C.)
April? You okay?
What’s going on?
(listens)
SHIT. Hang ON, I’m ON MY WAY --