Dirty Little Girl

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In Chapter 14 of DAZED, BEAUTIFUL & BRUISED, the plot thickens when suspended homicide detective Carrie Love and officer Ilona Ramirez stake out murder witness Dina Daerr and hear her talking about the 'accidental snuff film' with a mysterious German, who just happens to be hanging out with Carrie's new flame, porn star Laura Lang ...


EXT. OCEAN AVENUE - NIGHT
Dina’s 100k convertible cruises
past the Santa Monica pier.

The sleek German vehicle
slows, makes a turn into --

EXT. DINA’S BEACH HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
A big, Cape Cod-style place
on a primo lot on the beach.

The Benz pulls in. Parks.
Dina gets out. Goes inside.

ON THE STREET
Ilona’s black ghost
pulls up to the curb.

INT. DINA’S BEACH HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
The rumpled beauty throws off her purse,
pick up a remote, punches on MUSIC --
some 60’s swinging cocktail croon.

Happily swerves down a hallway.

IN THE KITCHEN
She POPS the cork
off a bottle of wine.

IN THE VAN
They listen on headsets.

ILONA
Someone’s getting a buzz.

CARRIE
The question is --
is she alone?

IN THE KITCHEN
She dials a number on her cell.
Sips her merlot.

DINA
Klaus?

SPLIT SCREEN WITH:

INT. KLAUS SPEER’S STUDIO - EDIT BAY - AT THE SAME TIME
Klaus barks into his headset,
eyes flashing.

KLAUS
You’re late.
Do you have any idea
how bad you’ve been?

DINA
(bows head)
I’m sorry -- sir.

KLAUS
(SLAPS the counter)
Did you bring home the dailies?

DINA
I’m afraid I -- I --
(beat)
Left them at the studio.
I, uh -- forgot.
We had an -- an emergency.

KLAUS
You forgot?
You left them at the studio?
(ominous)
What kind of 'emergency?'

Pause.

DINA
I -- shot someone.
Killed them.
It was a mistake --
they weren’t supposed
to be real bullets.

KLAUS
You nasty -- filthy --
dirty little girl.
How could you do that.
After all I’ve done for you.
I can’t begin to
express my disappointment.
My complete dismay.
(beat)
Such a bad, bad girl.
Do you know what we do
to dirty little bad girls?

INSIDE THE VAN
Silence.
Dina breathes heavily.

DINA (O.S.)
You -- you --

CARRIE
(aroused)
What?

Ilona stares at her.

CARRIE
What. Don’t look at me like that.
(beat)
You’re taping this, right?

IN KLAUS’ STUDIO
He smiles into the wireless
clipped to his leather jacket.

KLAUS
We start principal photography.

ACROSS THE ROOM
Laura sits in a director’s chair.
Sips from a glass of wine.

LAURA
And let the bodies
fall where they may --