Bimbo's Gotta Eat

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In Chapter 11 of DICK & HONEY, our intrepid newly-minted bounty hunters/wannabe comedy team follows escaped felon Roland Forsythe's bimbo to ... a truck stop, much to their chagrin. Meanwhile, Roland meets with a forger who supplies him with new false ID's. Unfortunately, the meeting takes a violent turn ...


EXT. INTERSTATE FREEWAY - TRUCK STOP - DUSK
One of those nasty joints where you can
get gas, buy shitty souvenirs
in a tacky store and have bad food.

Simone’s Honda pulls off the freeway.
Drives towards ‘The Wagon Wheel.’

INT. DICK AND HONEY’S LAND ROVER - MOVING - DUSK
Dick follows her into the restaurant parking lot.

HONEY
What the fuck?
Now she’s gonna eat?

DICK
Bimbo’s gotta eat.
Need strength climbing the pole.

HONEY
So what are we gonna do?
Just wait out here?

DICK
Hell, no.
We’re gonna go inside,
keep an eye on her.
Maybe have a piece of pie.

HONEY
Who made you the boss
all of a sudden?

DICK
Uh -- Tony Danza?

HONEY
‘Who’s the Boss?’
Dick, you’re slipping.

DICK
Hey. It’s not always gonna be
the ‘A’ material, okay?

INT. ROLAND’S BIG BEAR CABIN - DUSK
Roland sits on the couch.

JORGE VARGAS (30’s),
Mexican forger extraordinaire
sits across from him in a wing chair.

Roland leafes through the ID’s
sitting on the coffee table.

ROLAND
Amazing work. All that detail.
(examines a card)
You even got the hologram right.

JORGE
Thank you.
I take pride in my work.
(pulls out a gun)
And because I had to do them
in half the time we
originally agreed to,
the price has now quadrupled.

ROLAND
Careful with that.
It might go off.

JORGE
It WILL go off
if you don’t PAY me. NOW.

ROLAND
Alright, alright.
Keep your chalupas on.

Roland reaches over to a briefcase
on the coffee table.

CLICKS it open, WHIPS OUT a gun.
SHOOTS Jorge in the chest. BANG.

Jorge FIRES at Roland. BANG.
Hits him in the leg.

Roland SHOOTS again, BANG, BANG, BANG.
Jorge slumps over.

ROLAND
How’s THAT for immigration reform?