Bed Time Story

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In Chapter 32 of THE HEISTERS, FBI agents Nunn and Isaacs discover that sleazy b-girl Doll Montana has the stolen money and start a manhunt. Meanwhile, the fur starts flying when Kelsey corners Doll at a nearby abandoned construction site ...


EXT. APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT
Nunn and Isaacs stand in the foyer.
Nunn RINGS Doll’s bell.

ISAACS
She’s not in, I tell you --

NUNN
Intel said she’s home every night.
Whattaya say we snoop around?

ISAACS
Yeah.
Let’s go check around the back.
Could use the fresh air and exercise.

NUNN
Good idea.
Work off those donuts --

ISAAC
(smiles)
Fuck you.

They walk towards the alley
between the building.

EXT. BACK ALLEY - NIGHT
Isaacs and Nunn walk over
to her rear window. Look in.

ISAACS
Funny.
All her lights are on --

NUNN
Foul play?

ISAACS
(sees her car)
Car’s here --

NUNN
So what?
This is Venice.
People WALK --

Isaacs stares at the car.
Narrows his eyes.

ISAACS
Wait a MINUTE --

He walks over to the trunk.
Looks down at the ground.

Picks up a pair of bills.
Waves them at Nunn

ISAACS
Check it out.
Couple of C-notes on the ground.
In VENICE?

NUNN
The STADIUM JOB --

Isaacs pulls out
his service revolver.

SHOOTS at the trunk, BANG.
Opens it.

Sees the open duffle bag
stuffed with cash.

ISAACS
Holy fucking SHIT.

NUNN
Somebody’s getting a promotion --

ISAACS
No worries.
I’ll share the credit with you.

NUNN
Really?
You’d do that for me?

ISAACS
Fuck, yeah.
You’re my partner.
Now go call it in before you
get all weepy-eyed and shit.

EXT. APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT
Kelsey climbs up the scaffolding.
Pissed-off. On fire.

KELSEY (V.O.)
They say men think with their dicks.
They also double-cross with them, too.
(beat)
I’d heard a gunshot nearby.
Hopefully it was some gang-banger.
If it was the cops, I was fucked.
(beat)
The money was so close I could taste it.
All I had to do was get
the car keys from the bitch up above me --
but given what she did to Ronan,
I knew it wasn’t going to be easy.
I just had to watch my back --
(beat)
And my head.

She pulls out her cell phone.
Punches a number. Listens.

KELSEY
It’s me. I’ve got her.
Four-story building under construction
a couple blocks away --
(listens)
YOU’RE gonna get it -- ?
(listens)
Okay. Gotcha. That’ll work.
Let me just wrap up this loose
end and I’ll meet you somewhere --
(listens)
Parking lot at the north end.
Got it. See you there.

She keeps climbing.

ON THE ROOF
Doll looks down over the edge.
Hears Kelsey climbing.

She grabs some scraps of wood.
Starts HURLING them down at her.

DOLL
Stay AWAY FROM ME
or I’ll fucking KILL YOU.

KELSEY
DUCKS under the scaffolding planks above her.
The scraps of wood HIT above her.

KELSEY
You’re gonna have to do
better than THAT, Goth-ip Girl.

She looks around in the darkness.
Something metal glistens in the moonlight.

A CROWBAR. She GRABS it.
Continues her climb.

KELSEY
Mommy’s home, and she’s PISSED --

A police siren WHOOP-WHOOPS
in the distance.

Kelsey turns.
Hears it.

Clutches the crowbar like a bat.
Starts climbing.

KELSEY
Time for your bed time story.
(beat)
But I’m afraid you’re not
going to like the ENDING.

A Cougar In Heat

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In Chapter 31 of THE HEISTERS, it's a clusterfuck of epic proportions when Kelsey discovers Doll has the stolen money from the robbery. She chases her to an abandoned construction site, where more than shit hits the fan ...


EXT. VENICE ALLEY - DRIVEWAY - NIGHT
Doll’s got the trunk open.

Tries to pull out one of the duffle bags,
but has a hard time with it.
Too HEAVY.

DOLL
Shit.
(beat)
I can’t run with these --

She unzips it.
Starts stuffing bundles of cash
in her jacket pockets.

Down her jeans.
In her purse.

THROUGH THE HEDGES
Kelsey watches.

KELSEY
(to herself)
The MONEY --

PUSHES her way through the hedges.
Comes out the other side.

KELSEY
BITCH. That’s MY MONEY.

Doll turns. Looks. Sees Kelsey.

DOLL
Fuck YOU, cunt --

She SLAMS the trunk shut.
Starts RUNNING AWAY. Kelsey
TAKES OFF after her.

KELSEY
COME BACK HERE --

FURTHER ON DOWN THE ALLEY
Ronan hears the yelling.

RONAN
SHIT --

And he races toward Doll’s driveway.

INT. UNMARKED POLICE CAR - NIGHT
Isaacs and Nunn sip their coffee.

ISAACS
I think we should tell her
we’re out here.
Might get spooked
if she sees us watching her.

NUNN
Yeah. Good idea. Let’s go.

They get out of the car.
Walk toward the building.

IN THE ALLEY
Doll TAKES OFF down the alley on foot.
Kelsey sees her. CHASES AFTER her.

Ronan FLIES through the bushes.
RUNS AFTER both of them.

AT THE CORNER
Doll sees a four-story
apartment building under construction.

It’s covered with a maze
of scaffolding, like catacombs.
She starts climbing up.

KELSEY
Follows right behind.
Starts climbing up after her.

KELSEY
Better watch your back, BITCH,
cause I’m RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

DOLL
Looks down.
Sees Kelsey climbing up.

Sees a bucket lying on the next level.
GRABS it. THROWS it down --

It HITS Kelsey in the head. BANG.
She FLIES off the scaffolding.
Hits the ground, BANG.

Ronan races up to the building.
Panting. Out of breath.
Kelsey gets up. Sees him.

KELSEY
You goddamn fucking ASSHOLE.

RONAN
SOMEBODY had to break your streak, baby.

KELSEY
We were DRUNK, Ronan.
It was NEW YEAR’S EVE.
We’d just done a JOB.
I wasn’t looking for a RELATIONSHIP --

UP ABOVE
Doll looks down. Listens. Motionless.

ON THE GROUND
Ronan glares at Kelsey.

RONAN
You REJECTED ME. Arrogant BITCH.

KELSEY
I gotta admit, it was almost brilliant.
So how did you get Jackie and Doll
on the hook?

RONAN
Are you KIDDING? It was EASY --

INT. BAR - NIGHT - FLASHBACK
Ronan sits at the bar with Jackie Tempel.
Pours them beers from a big pitcher.
SLAPS him on the back.

RONAN (V.O.)
I’d heard from Jackie’s boss
that he dumped his druggy girlfriend,
so I made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.

JACKIE
Seriously?

RONAN
Easy money.
You rock her world,
and there’s ten large in it for ya.

JACKIE
But how do I know she’ll go for me?

RONAN
Trust me.
After a job she’s like a cougar in heat --

INT. DOLL’S APARTMENT - NIGHT - FLASHBACK
Doll and Ronan sit on the couch.
Ronan finishes chopping up a
few lines of coke on the coffee table.

RONAN (V.O.)
And then reeling in Amy Winehouse
was like shooting fish in a rehab --

Doll SNARFS up a big, fat one.
Then another.

Shakes her head.
Rushing on the drugs.
Eyes BLAZING.

DOLL
Holy shit, is that UNCUT?

RONAN
Just like me, baby --

DOLL
(puts her hand on his knee)
So let me get this straight.
I kill the cocksucker,
and we split a MILLION BUCKS?

RONAN
Yeah --
(big smile)
And I get to split YOU.

Doll smiles. Evil.
Reaches over.
GRABS Ronan’s crotch.

DOLL
Ooh. I see big boy is PACKING.
This is getting better and better --

EXT. CONSTRUCTION SITE - DAY
Kelsey stares at Ronan.
Shakes her head with disgust.

KELSEY
Wait. Let me guess.
And you had Little Miss Controlled Substance
convinced you were gonna run off with her
and live happily ever after?

RONAN
What do YOU think?

KELSEY
(yells up above)
You hear that, Doll-face?
Your boyfriend was gonna double-cross you.
You weren’t gonna get SQUAT.
Whattaya think about THAT?

DOLL’S
Eyes bulge.
Her face turns red.
She sees a pick-axe.

Picks it up.
Moves closer to where they’re standing.

RONAN
Calls up to her.

RONAN
Don’t listen to her, baby.
She’s a lying, filthy, rotten CUNT.
She thinks her shit don’t --

The axe goes WHIZZING through the air.
It HITS Ronan on the top of the head
with a sickening CRUNCH --

RONAN
Stink.

And he falls over, THUD.
Blood starts pouring down his head.
Kelsey LEAPS BACK.

DOLL
There’s plenty more where
that came from, BITCH.
So if you know what’s good for you,
STAY AWAY FROM ME.

Kelsey goes to the scaffolding.
Starts climbing up.

KELSEY
Step into my parlor,
said the spider to the fly --

Crime Doesn't Pay

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In Chapter 30 of THE HEISTERS, sleazy b-girl Doll Montana discovers the cops are watching her flea-bag joint and decides to move the stolen money from the heist. Meanwhile, the FBI searches Kelsey's low-rent motel room and discovers wheelman Kaspar Garza's dead body under the bed ...


INT. DOLL’S APARTMENT - NIGHT
The woozy, sax-drenched cocktail swoon
of Morphine plays on the hi-fi.

The TV’s on with the sound off.
Some nature show.

Doll lights a joint.
Takes a big hit.

Then cocks her head.
She hears something outside.

Gets up, goes to the window.
Looks out. Sees --

EXT. SPEEDWAY - NIGHT
An unmarked COP CAR
sits idling across the street.

DOLL
Stares with horror.

DOLL
Fucking COPS.

Doll races to the coffee table.
Stubs out the joint.

Hides it under the ashtray.
Looks around the apartment wildly.

Thinking. Then stops.
Realizes.

DOLL
The fucking MONEY.

She turns and heads for the kitchen.

IN THE KITCHEN
Doll goes to the back door.
Opens it. Goes outside to --

THE REAR ALLEY
Where her piece of shit
pea-green Dodge Dart Swinger
is parked.

She goes to the trunk.
Fishes out her keys.
Opens it.

EXT. VENICE ALLEY - NIGHT
Ronan’s car pulls up behind Kelsey’s.
Parks. He gets out.

Pulls out his gun.
Starts walking toward Doll’s building.

INT. HOTEL CORRIDOR - NIGHT
Ren Rosen and Elwin Marr stand
on either side of the door
to room twenty-three.
Guns raised.

Ren KNOCK-KNOCK-KNOCKS loudly.
SHOUTS.

REN
This is the FBI.
OPEN THE DOOR.
We’ve got the place SURROUNDED.

Silence.
He BANG-BANG-BANGS again.

REN
THIS IS THE FBI.
Open the door NOW,
or we’re COMING IN.

Silence.

Elwin pulls a pass key
out of his pocket.

Ren nods.
He puts the key in.
Turns it.

Carefully unlocks it,
staying against the wall outside --

Ren KICKS it open with his foot.
It FLIES open.

They wait.
Listening. Nothing.

He nods at Elwin,
and they RACE IN --

INT. RONAN’S HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT
To find it empty.

REN
Shit.

ELWIN
Fuck.

Ren goes to the closet.
Opens it. Nothing.

Elwin goes to the bathroom.
Looks. Empty.

Ren goes the bed.
Gets down.

Looks under it.
Smiles. Evil.

REN
We gotta dead heister
under the bed.

ELWIN
Is it the chick?

REN
Nah.
Some Hispanic guy.
Ugly sonofabitch.

ELWIN
Crime doesn’t pay.
Or get you laid --

Elwin pulls out his radio.
Speaks into it.

ELWIN
Hey, Mart.
You and Stark come on up.
They’ve flown the coop.

INTERCUT WITH:

EXT. VENICE MOTOR COURT HOTEL - NIGHT
Meg and Mart stand in the alley
outside the window.

Mart looks up.
Speaks into his radio.

MART
Damn.
You guys find anything?

ELWIN
We gotta stiff.
Come on up.

MART
Roger that.
Over.

He puts the radio away.
Looks at Meg.

MEG
So?

MART
They’re gone.
Except for one, who’s dead.

MEG
(big smile)
Now we’re TALKING.

MART
You’re -- happy about that?

MEG
It’s a fucking LEAD, detective.
Of COURSE I’m happy --
(beat)
C’mon, let’s go.

They start walking back to the hotel.

MART
So -- you married?

Meg stops dead in her tracks.
Stares at him.
Eyes burning.

MEG
Yeah.
To my JOB.

She continues on.

MART
Hey, I’m sorry.
I just -- like a woman who’s strong.
In control.

PUSH IN ON Meg’s face.
Amused.

MEG
So do I, detective.
(beat)
So do I --

Packing Heat

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In Chapter 29 of THE HEISTERS, the cops grill Chick and offer him a deal to give up the rest of the gang. Then we flash back to the robbery, where Kelsey and the boys use an ingenious method of eluding the fuzz after making their getaway ...


INT. POLICE STATION - INTERROGATION ROOM - NIGHT
The standard tiny, grey, shitty cinder block room
that we’ve seen in a zillion movies and TV shows.

Chick sits on a wooden chair
at a piece of crap table.

Detective Nunn sits on the
other side of the table.

Isaacs leans against the wall
working a toothpick in his mouth.

NUNN
(SLAPS the table)
BULLSHIT. We got you, old man.
You had IN YOUR POCKET a list
of all the chicks Jackie Tempel was dating.

CHICK
I know my rights.
I want to call my lawyer.

NUNN
But we haven’t CHARGED you
with anything yet, gramps.
We’re just QUESTIONING you.

Chick stares sullenly.

ELWIN
It’ll go alot easier on you
if you’d just talk to us.
We’ve got you involved in a robbery
AND a murder --

CHICK
Murder?
I’ve NEVER been involved in killing someone --

NUNN
Well, you have this time, old fella.
We’ve put it all together.
Whoever killed Jackie Tempel
took the money that was stashed
at her joint after the robbery.
And it was ONE OF YOUR CREW --

ELWIN
You give them up,
and we’ll cut you a deal.
If not, you’re looking at ALOT of time,
which at your age
is the same as a death sentence.
Do you really want to die behind bars?
Spend the rest of your days
sucking on cocks instead of cigars?

CHICK
Of COURSE not --

NUNN
Oh, look.
He’s starting to crack.

CHICK
What kind of a -- deal?

ELWIN
You give them up,
we’ll give you immunity.
Let you walk.

NUNN
Your rap sheet's longer than
Kim Kardashian's Twitter followers.
From where I stand,
that’s a pretty fucking good deal.

CHICK
Let’s just suppose I did that --
IF I was involved --
these people would hunt me down
to the end of the earth.

ELWIN
That’s what the
witness protection program is for, old man.
For shitheads like you that squeal
on your fucking LOW-LIFE CRONIES.

NUNN
You had THE LIST in your pocket.
That’s as good as a DEATH CERTIFICATE.

Pause.

CHICK
Okay.
I’ll give you everything.
But first I want to talk to my lawyer.
Okay?

ELWIN
No can do, pops.

CHICK
You realize this means my life is over, right?

NUNN
That’s what we’ve been trying to TELL you.

ELWIN
Who organized the heist?

Pause.

CHICK
Guy by the name of Ronan. Ronan Kenny.
Then he brought on this big shot planner.
Name’s Kelsey Hazard.
One of the best in the business.

NUNN
A BROAD? Really?

ELWIN
Wait a minute.
Wasn’t that the chick that gave
Mart Volok the business at his house?
I heard she was one scary bitch.
Was packing heat.
Threatened to hurt his family.

CHICK
(nods, grimaces)
That would be Kelsey --

EXT. STADIUM - WEST GATE - STREET - NIGHT - FLASHBACK
The ambulance ROARS down the street.
Gets to the first intersection.

The siren STOPS.
Drives past the next corner,
then pulls over and parks.

Ludo jumps out.
Opens the rear doors.

Chick gets out, and the two of them
adjust the ramp-boards.

Kelsey sits behind the wheel,
and slowly backs the Triumph
out of the ambulance.

Ludo and Chick get back in,
and Kasper drives off.

EXT. WAREHOUSE DISTRICT - MOMENTS LATER - FLASHBACK
The ambulance pulls up to an abandoned warehouse.

Stops. Ronan, Ludo and Chick get out,
and head over to the Mercedes,
which we see is parked behind
the big panel truck.

Ronan opens the door.
Gets behind the wheel.

Ludo and Chick pile in,
and they drive off.

KELSEY (V.O.)
We were home free.
Ronan would drive Chick and Ludo to the motel
they were going to hole up at,
and then ditch the car near
where he was going to stay.

Jefty opens the back of the truck.
Kelsey comes over and helps him
adjust the board-ramps,
then drives the Triumph into the truck.

Jefty closes the doors and gets back in.
He starts the engine.

Pulls the truck out, does a U-turn
and heads back toward the stadium.

A phalanx of SQUAD CARS come
ROARING toward them, sirens SCREAMING.

KELSEY (V.O.)
The crowning touch was driving the truck
back in the direction of the stadium --
travelling in the opposite direction
the heisters would theoretically be going.

INSIDE THE TRUCK
Kelsey sits behind the wheel of the Triumph.

Lights a cigarette.
Leans back. Thinking.

Exhales a cloud of smoke.
Takes off her wig.
Rubs her scalp.

KELSEY (V.O.)
And now for the next week or so,
the dough was my in my care.
The job was successful.
No one got hurt, and we were
flush with a boatload of cash.
(beat)
But this was no time to relax.
Even though I was due a little R&R,
I had to keep my wits about me,
because some serious shit
was about to go down --

Dandy Warhol

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In Chapter 28 of THE HEISTERS, it's a clusterfuck of epic proportions when Kelsey and the gang try to leave the stadium concert after robbing the till, but get trapped by a swarm of drugged-out kids while trying to make their escape ...


EXT. STADIUM - EAST GATE - DUSK - FLASHBACK
The ambulance drives up to the gate.
A guard in the security booth sees it.
Opens the gate and waves it through.

INT. AMBULANCE - MOVING - DUSK - FLASHBACK
Kasper sits behind the wheel in an EMS uniform.
Waves back as he drives into the stadium.

INT. STADIUM - DUSK - FLASHBACK
A giant stage set up at one end.

A ROCK BAND plays at a DEAFENING volume
over the PA system.

The stands are filled to capacity.
But so is the field. Stadium seating.
The ambulance comes onto the field. Stops.

INT. AMBULANCE - DUSK - FLASHBACK
Kasper looks at the throng of people.
Starts to freak out.

KASPER
Shit, shit, shit --

He pulls out his cell phone.
Punches a number. Listens.

KASPER
Pick up, pick up --

INTERCUT WITH:

INT. STADIUM FINANCE OFFICE - DUSK - FLASHBACK
Kelsey’s phone RINGS in her pocket.
She looks at Ronan.

KELSEY
SHIT.

RONAN
Fuck.

She whips it out. Answers it.

KELSEY
What’s wrong?

KASPER
There’s no fucking room, man.
There’s too many fucking kids on the field.
What am I gonna do?

KELSEY
Shit.

RONAN
What’s up?

KELSEY
(to Ronan)
The stadium’s filled with kids.
There’s no room for the ambulance
to get to us.

RONAN
Greedy bastards oversold it.

KELSEY
Wait. I’ve got an idea --
(into the phone)
Kasper.
Tell the kids someone’s OD’d,
and you need to get through.

KASPER
That won’t work.
Half of them are on their way
to OD’ing themselves --

KELSEY
It’ll work if you tell them it’s BONO.

KASPER
Nah.
He’s not that big anymore.
(beat)
But they’ move if I tell ‘em
Jay-Z had a fuckin’ HEART ATTACK.

KELSEY
Perfect. DO IT.
Call me back if you have any problems.

KASPER
You got it, baby.
I mean -- chief.

He hangs up.
Grabs the radio mike.

CLICKS it on.
Raises it to his lips --

EXT. STADIUM GROUNDS - NIGHT - FLASHBACK
LOUD ROCK MUSIC.
Throngs of TEENAGE KIDS
yell and scream and sing along.

Jumping up and down.
Dancing. Drinking. Partying.

The ambulance starts moving very slowly.
Kasper’s voice comes BOOMING
over the loudspeakers.

KASPER (O.C.)
(electronic)
ATTENTION, ATTENTION.
Jay-Z has had a HEART ATTACK.
Please move out of the way
and let the VEHICLE THROUGH.

The kids hear him.
Turn and look in horror.

Suddenly the crowd parts like the Red Sea.
Kasper starts driving through.

EXT. VENICE BEACH - APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT
We see Doll Montana’s apartment building.
Light from a single street lamp
makes it glow in the thick fog
that’s rolled in.

Kelsey’s car drives by.
Parks in the alley.

She gets out.
Starts walking toward the building.
Grim. Determined.

EXT. STADIUM FINANCE OFFICE - PARKING LOT - NIGHT - FLASHBACK
The ambulance pulls up next the building and stops.

INT. STADIUM FINANCE OFFICE - NIGHT - FLASHBACK
Chick and Ronan finish tying up the girl
who counted the money.

Chick then leads her in the back
to join the others.

Kelsey ties a rope to the handles
of the duffle bags.

Drags them over to the window.
Then ties the other end to the leg of a desk.
Ronan helps her carry them over to the window.

EXT. STADIUM FINANCE OFFICE - PARKING LOT - FLASHBACK
The bags come out the window,
then down the side of the building
to where Kasper is waiting for them.

Kasper takes the cases and puts them
in the trunk of the Triumph Spider
nestled inside the ambulance.

Then, one by one, Kelsey, Ronan, then Chick,
and finally Ludo come down the rope
and walk up to the vehicle.

Ludo, still in his guard uniform,
gets in the passenger side next to Kasper.

Ronan and Kelsey squeeze behind
the back of the seat and the Triumph,
and Chick gets into the car.

Kasper starts up the ambulance,
HITS THE SIREN and starts driving it
toward the west gate.

KELSEY (V.O.)
Now that we were in the stadium,
we didn’t have to leave
the same way we came in.
We could exit through the west gate
near the backstage area,
which had been closed to
vehicles during the concert,
but was now open so the bands could leave.

The ambulance ROCKETS
toward the gate, then slows.

A long, black limousine
starts to go through. Then stops.

IN THE AMBULANCE
Kasper HITS the brakes.
POUNDS on the steering wheel.

KASPER
What the FUCK. MOVE it --

KELSEY
They can’t hear the siren
because of the music --

RONAN
Goddammit.

LUDO
What are we gonna DO?

THE LIMO’S BACK DOOR
Opens. A tall, thin ROCK MUSICIAN (20’s),
dressed like an Edwardian dandy FLIES OUT.

Projectile VOMITS a spew of brown slime.
Weaves a little. Shakes his head.

A BANDMATE gets out. Walks over.
Checks to see if he’s okay.

IN THE AMBULANCE
Kelsey looks at Kasper.

KELSEY
Gimme the mike to the PA.

Kasper grabs it.
Offers it to her.

KASPER
Here --

She leans over the seat.
SNATCHES IT from his hand.
CLICKS it on.

NEAR THE GATE
Bandmate tries to pull Edwardian
back in the limo,
but the rocker still looks shaky.

KELSEY (O.C.)
(LOUD)
Hey, DANDY WARHOL.
Get the FUCK back in the vehicle and MOVE IT.
We’ve got an EMERGENCY here.
A man is DYING --

They WHIP their heads in her direction.
Freak out. SCRAMBLE back in. SLAM the door.
The limo TAKES OFF like a rocket.

IN THE AMBULANCE
Kasper puts the car into gear.
Starts following the limo.

KASPER
Good work, boss.

PUSH IN ON Kelsey’s face.
Pissed off.

KELSEY
It's only rock and roll, but I steal it --

Motel Hell

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In Chapter 27 of THE HEISTERS, we flash back to wheelman Jefty Jones getting ready to pickup the gang after the robbery, but the shit hits the fan when he gets a flat and discovers he doesn't have a spare tire. Then we flash forward to the cops searching the heisters' sleazy motel room ...


INT. STADIUM FINANCE OFFICE - DUSK - FLASHBACK
The office gal sits at the table
counting the last of the money
and putting it in the duffle bags.

Kelsey and Ronan stand nearby
in their guard uniforms, watching.

KELSEY (V.O.)
We were almost done.
We had all the money from the gate,
the sun was setting and the concert
was kicking into high gear.
(beat)
I’d normally be interested
in checking out the bands,
but since I was robbing the joint,
that wasn’t an option.

EXT. NEARBY STREET - DUSK - FLASHBACK
A side street near the stadium,
which we can see in the background.

The truck drives up to the curb.
Parks. Jefty gets out.

Walks around to the rear
and opens the back doors.

He climbs inside.
Pulls out the ramp-boards
and puts them in place.
Then gets back in.

Moments later the Mercedes
backs out and down the ramp.
THUMP-THUMP-THUMPING on a flat tire.

Jefty gets out.
Looks at the flat.

JEFTY
SHIT.
He opens the trunk.
Searches it.
But there’s no spare tire.

JEFTY
Fuck --

Jefty looks around.
Street’s deserted.

He walks down the sidewalk,
looking at the cars.

Comes across an old, beat-up VW van.
With a spare tire mounted on the back.

JEFTY
Thank you, JESUS.

He pulls a wrench out of his pocket.
Starts taking it off.

DEEP MALE VOICE (O.C.)
Want me to change the tire for ya?

Jefty WHIRLS AROUND.
Sees a FILTHY HOMELESS MAN (30’S)
pushing a shopping cart.
Giving his best toothless smile.

FILTHY HOMELESS MAN
(nods)
I just needs two dollars --

Jefty stares at him.
Freaking out.
Pulls out his wallet.

CLOSE ON -
The wallet.
In it, a lonely twenty-dollar bill.

JEFTY
Grimaces.
Yanks it out.
Shoves it in Homeless’ face.

JEFTY
Here’s twenty.
You never saw me.
Got it?

FILTHY HOMELESS MAN
(SNATCHES it)
Thank you, JESUS.

He scuttles away.
Big, goofy grin.

Jefty watches him.
Shakes his head.
Gets back to work on the tire.

INT. VENICE MOTOR COURT HOTEL - FRONT DESK - NIGHT
Ren Rosen and Elwin Marr speak to the NIGHT CLERK,
a small, thin slip of guy.
Typical fussy queen.

Meg Stark and Mart Volok
hang back and look around.

GAY NIGHT CLERK
Of course, detective.
I’ll help in any way I can --

ELWIN
We’re looking for a Hispanic guy.
He would have arrived here
in the last hour or so.

REN
He was probably very agitated.
Upset. Ring any bells?

GAY NIGHT CLERK
Oh, yes.
There was this
horrible-looking Mexican guy.
But he didn’t come to the desk.

ELWIN
You don’t know which room
he went to, do you?

GAY NIGHT CLERK
No.
But he took the elevator up
to the second floor.

REN
How many rooms on the floor?

GAY NIGHT CLERK
Ten, five on each side.

ELWIN
(to Ren)
Our luck it’s a small place.

REN
(nods, to the clerk)
Can we see the register,
see who’s in each room?

GAY NIGHT CLERK
Sure thing.

He gets the register.
Opens it. Looks up. Realizes.

GAY NIGHT CLERK
Is this person -- dangerous?

ELWIN
Very --

REN
And the people he’s visiting
are even more dangerous.

GAY NIGHT CLERK
There won’t be a --
shoot-out or anything, will there?

ELWIN
(smiles)
We usually try to avoid that.

GAY NIGHT CLERK
(sighs)
Thank god for THAT --

He looks in the book.
Scans the room numbers with his finger.
Looks up. Smiles.

GAY NIGHT CLERK
You’re in luck, gentlemen.
It’s off-season.
Only two rooms are occupied
on the second floor.

REN
Who’s in the first room?

GAY NIGHT CLERK
(looks, reads)
Yuri and Olga Chechnikov.
Russian tourists, I guess.

ELWIN
And in the second room?

GAY NIGHT CLERK
(reads)
Uh -- John Smith.

REN
Bingo.

ELWIN
Room number?

GAY NIGHT CLERK
Twenty-three.
At the end of the hall on the left.
It’s a suite. Has two entrances.

Elwin looks at Ren.
Narrows his eyes.

ELWIN
Great.
Two escape routes, no waiting --

Dirty Sanchez

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In Chapter 26 of THE HEISTERS, we flash back to before the robbery where Kaspar and Jefty outfit the escape vehicles, then flash forward to Kelsey and Ronan deciding what to do with Kaspar's dead body ...


INT. WAREHOUSE - DAY - FLASHBACK
An ambulance is parked near the entrance
with the back doors open.

Two boards rest against the back,
serving as a ramp.

Kasper walks over to a tiny
vintage Triumph Spyder right behind it.

Gets in. Starts it up.
Then slowly drives it into the ambulance.

He crawls out of the car,
then sits up front.

ON THE OTHER END OF THE WAREHOUSE
A big panel truck sits.
It also has its back doors open.

And also has boards set up
like a ramp at the end.

Jefty sits in a late-model
Mercedes sedan parked behind it.

REVS the engine.
Then slowly drives the car
inside the truck.

A PAIR OF UNIFORMED COPS
Appear in the entrance.
Walk over to the ambulance.

BEEFY COP
What’s goin’ on here?

ROOKIE COP
Look.
He’s got the little car
inside the ambulance --

BEEFY
I see.
(to Garza)
Would you please
step out of the vehicle?

Garza sees them. Gets out.
Does a great job of hiding
how freaked out he is.
Flashes a big smile.

KASPER
Hello, officers.
(nods at the ambulance)
Pretty cool, huh?

BEEFY COP
Neat trick.
What’s it for?

KASPER
A movie.

ROOKIE COP
Really? Cool --

BEEFY COP
What kind of movie?

KASPER
It’s an independent film.
About a bank heist --

BEEFY COP
You don’t say --

ROOKIE COP
Who’s in it?
Anybody famous?

KASPER
Luis Guzman --

ROOKIE COP
Who?

BEEFY COP
You’d recognize him.
Great actor.
Been in lots of films.
Boogie Nights, The Limey,
Carlito’s Way --
(smiles)
I’m a bit of a film buff myself.

KASPER
Cool.

ROOKIE COP
What’s the name of the film?

KASPER
'The Heisters.'

BEEFY COP
Great title.
(smiles)
Well, we better get going.
Good luck with it.
Look forward to seeing it.

KASPER
Thanks, officer --

ROOKIE COP
Have a good day.

They walk away.
Kasper watches them.

Heaves a HUGE sigh of relief.
Jefty comes up to him.
Eyes bugged out.

JEFTY
Holy fucking SHIT.
I would have pissed my fucking PANTS.

KASPER
I did.
(looks down)
Lucky for me they’re black --

INT. SHITTY HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT
Kelsey and Ronan stand over
Kasper’s dead body.

She lights up a smoke.
Shakes her head.

KELSEY
This job just went from
bad to worse to FUCKED.

RONAN
So what do we do with the body?

KELSEY
I’m thinking --

She exhales a cloud of smoke.
Starts pacing around the room.

KELSEY
Little fucker.
I have an ace up my sleeve
that I was gonna play,
and that refried beaner
had to gum up the works --

RONAN
What’s the ace?

KELSEY
There was one name that the police had
that wasn’t on the cell phone.

RONAN
Really?

KELSEY
Yeah.
Figured Jackie deleted it
because of a bad breakup,
and that maybe she was some kind of
unstable bitch.
(smiles)
Just the kinda broad that would
pull this kinda stunt.
Know what I mean?

RONAN
Uh -- yeah.
(beat)
What’s her name?

KELSEY
Doll Montana.
Right out of Raymond Chandler, huh?

RONAN
No shit.

KELSEY
Figured I’d wait until late at night
and surprise her.
(gestures at the body)
But now, this --

RONAN
Tell you what.
Why don’t I stick him
under the bed for now,
you go talk to this Doll broad,
and then when you get back
we’ll dispose of Dirty Sanchez.

KELSEY
Good idea.
You should be here when
the others come back.

RONAN
Yeah.

KELSEY
Okay.
I’ve got my cell
in case of an emergency.

She goes to the door.
Puts her hand on the knob.

KELSEY
Hang tight.
I’ve got a gut feeling about this.

RONAN
You know what they say.
Always trust your gut.

Kelsey nods.
Opens the door. Leaves.

Ronan waits a beat.
Goes to the door.
Takes off the ‘do not disturb’ sign.

Opens it.
Peers down the hallway.

Puts it on the outside.
Goes out into the hallway.

Quietly shuts the door.
Then starts following her --