Mamma Warned Me To Stay Off The Pole

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In Chapter 10 of LEGS, Episode Two, private eye Carrie Love and officer Megan Paul escape from the Israeli mobsters by climbing out the window and jumping onto the roof of the building next door, much to their chagrin ...


INT. NURI’S CONDO - LIVING ROOM - DAY
Nuri leads Tal and Leron toward the kitchen.

TAL
What are we gonna do
about private dick and cop?

NURI
We keep them on ice
until we talk to Marnie.

LERON
Nice. Use them as bargaining chip.

NURI
Exactly.
(smiles)
Until we cash them in.

INT. NURI’S CONDO - GUEST BEDROOM - CLOSET - CONTINUOUS
Carrie’s gotten her hands free.
She starts untying Megan.

MEGAN
Thank fucking god.
I was starting to
feel like a pot roast.

CARRIE
Okay --

MEGAN
You know how they’re
tied up with string?

CARRIE
You’re confusing me with
someone who knows how to cook.

MEGAN
How can I forget.
'Miss Take-Out.'

She finishes.
Meg rubs her wrists.

CARRIE
C’mon. Let’s blow this shtetl.

They open the closet door.
Walk into the room. Look around.

See two windows.
Carrie goes to the one
facing the street.

CARRIE
There’s a telephone pole.
Bit of a jump, but I think
we can make it.

Meg goes to the other window.
Looks out.

MEGAN
We could jump onto the roof next door.
The buildings are really close together.

CARRIE
(comes over, looks)
Much quicker than climbing down a pole.

Carrie tests the window. Opens it.
Looks down. Then at Meg.

CARRIE
Mamma warned me to stay off the pole.

IN THE ALLEY
We see Carrie FLY across
and LAND on the next building.

ON THE ROOF
Carrie looks at the windows
of Nuri’s building to make sure
she wasn’t seen.
Then motions to Meg to go.

IN THE ROOM
Meg RACES toward the window,
steps on the ledge, and --

IN THE ALLEY
FLIES across onto the roof
of the next building, SLAP.

EXT. SPEEDWAY - AT THAT MOMENT
Bernie stands at the entrance
to Nuri’s building,
reading the names on the buzzers.
Carrie and Megan walk up to him.

CARRIE
Bernie.

BERNIE
(turns, looks)
You’re okay.

CARRIE
Bastards held us hostage.

MEGAN
But we escaped.

BERNIE
(pulls out his gun)
Sounds like I came just in time.

MEGAN
No, don’t.
There’s at least three of them up there.
Let’s go back to your car,
call for back-up.

INT. NURI’S CONDO - CORRIDOR - DAY
Tal unlocks the door to the guest room.
Looks inside.

Sees the open closet,
then the window.

TAL
God-DAMMIT. They ESCAPED.

INT. NURI’S CONDO - KITCHEN - DAY
Nuri and Leron sit at the table, eating.
Tal RUNS into the room, wild-eyed.

TAL
Bitches escaped out WINDOW.

NURI
Shit.

LERON
Fuck.

TAL
What do we do?
They gonna call cops.

NURI
We go to safe house.

TAL
Acch. I hate Venice.

LERON
Is not so bad.
Builds character.
See how other half lives.
Camus once said --

NURI
Enough kibitzing.
I’ll get the car warmed up.
You two go grab Zivah.
Put in trunk --