Here's Looking At You, Kid

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In Chapter 25 of LITTLE GIRL BLUE, private eye Carrie Love and her family are hiding in the secret basement room planning their escape, as the bad guys try to break in ...


INT. MARGO'S MANSION - BASEMENT - SECRET ROOM - NIGHT
Margo jabs a finger at Eva. Layla looks alarmed.

EVA
Don’t point your finger at me.
It’s not polite.

MARGO
You cheated me out of what was MINE.

EVA
I didn’t ask him to change his will, Margo.

MARGO
Bull-SHIT.

LAYLA
Shhhh, calm down.

MARGO
I WILL NOT calm down.
This whore got ALL HIS MONEY.
FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS. I got SQUAT.

EVA
How DARE you call me a WHORE.
I loved my husband.
Maybe you should take a cue
from your daughter,
and stop with the drinking and drugging.
Maybe if you were SOBER,
you’d see what a BITCH you are.

MARGO
A BITCH?

EVA
Yeah, A BITCH.
I’ve been nothing but nice to you.
I even invited you to the funeral.

MARGO
It wasn’t YOUR PLACE to invite ME
to my HUSBAND’S FUNERAL -- it was --

Margo’s body SPASMS.
She starts having another seizure.

LAYLA
SHIT.

EVA
NO.

Layla reaches into her bag.
Pulls out a syringe and a small vial.
Starts preparing an injection.

EVA (CONT’D)
What are you giving her?

LAYLA
Ten cc’s of dilaudid, like before?

EVA
(feels Margo’s pulse)
Better make it twenty.

INT. BASEMENT - AT THAT MOMENT
Tolly and Mick cup their ears against the wall.

TOLLY
It’s them.

MICK
Yeah, but there’s no door.

TOLLY
So we make one.
Knock down the fucking wall.

GERO (O.C.)
You fellas down here?

GERO
Appears at the top of the stairs,
with Mad Dog.

TOLLY
Down here, pop.

They start coming down.

GERO
Goddammit.
You drag me out of bed on Christmas Eve --

TOLLY
Relax, pop -- we found ‘em.
They’re there in the next room.
Heard em arguing.’

MICK
There’s no door,
so we gotta bust in.

GERO
Great. Fucking great.
(to Mad Dog)
Go back to the car
and get the sledge hammer.
(to Tolly)
If you wanna get something done right,
you gotta do it yourself.

EXT. SUNSET BOULEVARD - AT THAT MOMENT
Fish is wearing Tip’s uniform.
It’s a bit tight on his bulky frame.

He SLAMS the trunk.
Gets in the car.

INT. SECURITY PATROL CAR - CONTINUOUS
He sees the flask on the seat next to him.

FISH
Nice.
(takes a hit, raises it)
Here’s looking at you, kid.
(a sip, winces)
Cheap shit --

A KNOCK-KNOCK-KNOCK on the window.
Fish rolls it down.

It’s a POLICE OFFICER.
Red lights flashing on his cruiser.

Looks pissed off.
Having to work on the holiday.

ANGRY COP
You call in the 10-25?

FISH
The ten-what?

ANGRY COP
Home invasion.
Private cop called it in.

FISH
Wasn’t me.
Everything’s quiet here.
I mean, shit -- it’s Christmas Eve.

ANGRY COP
Fucking kids.

FISH
(holds up the flask)
Wanna belt?

ANGRY COP
What the fuck.

He takes a long pull.
Gives it back.

FISH
To protect and swerve, huh?

ANGRY COP
Yeah, thanks.
You have a good one.
Try and stay warm.
(winks)
But not dry.

The cop goes to his cruiser.
Drives off. Fish watches.

FISH
And you try and stay stupid --

Tis The Season

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In Chapter 24 of LITTLE GIRL BLUE, as private eye Carrie Love and her ex-husband, homicide detective Bernie Keko head down the secret underground tunnel to escape from Tolly Chill and his goons, they share a tender, if confusing, moment together ...


INT. MARGO'S MANSION - BASEMENT - NIGHT
Carrie looks at a door at the end of the bar.

CARRIE

Where does this go?
MARGO
Into the regular basement.
But you can’t see it from the other side.

CARRIE
Gotcha. And the tunnels?

MARGO
Go to the fireplace.
Pull on the first poker on the left.

Carrie walks over. Grabs the poker,
pulls it like a lever.

The fireplace SLIDES TO THE LEFT,
revealing a pair of tunnels
that split off at forty-five degree angles.

CARRIE
Holy shit.

MARGO
Hey, if it was good enough for Capone.

CARRIE
Where do they go?

MARGO
God, I can’t remember -- it’s been so long.
I think one goes to the pool house,
and the other to the back end of the property --
(beat)
I think.

BERNIE
Are they safe?

MARGO
Hell if I know. I’ve never gone in them.

CARRIE
I say we break up into two groups and check them out.
(to Bernie)
Bernie and I will check out the one on the left,
and Seth and Blue can check out the one on the right.
Sound like a plan?

BERNIE
Can’t wait.

SETH
(looks at Blue)
Fine with me.

BLUE
(looks at Seth)
Yeah.

EVA
What about me?

CARRIE
You stay and protect Margo.

EVA
Okay --

MARGO
Somebody kill me now,
because I’m already in hell.

EXT. GERO’S LIMO - NIGHT
Tip sits between Strange-Looking and Ugly,
Muscled in the back seat.
Strange has a gun on him.

TIP
I’m not telling you.

Strange CRACKS him on the head with the gun.

TIP (CONT’D)
OW!

STRANGE-LOOKING GOON
So you wanna PLAY, huh? Alright, let’s play.
WHAT’S THE ADDRESS?

He WHACKS him again.

TIP
1600 Sunset Boulevard!
Please don’t HIT ME again!

STRANGE-LOOKING GOON
See? That wasn’t so hard.
And I don’t have to hit you no more.

Gero picks up the walkie. Speaks into it.

GERO
Tolly, you there?

TOLLY (O.C.)
Yeah, pop. What’s up?

GERO
We got the address, found ourselves a rent-a-cop.
Got him in the car, for insurance.

TOLLY (O.C.)
Nice. Hurry on over.
Come in the front door, it’s open.

INT. BASEMENT - STAIRS - CONTINUOUS
Tolly’s at the top of the stairs with Mick.

TOLLY
(on his walkie)
We’ll be down in the basement.
Think we got ‘em trapped down there.

IN THE LIMO
Gero turns to Strange-Looking.

GERO
Fish, you put on Bozo’s uniform and drive his car.
Put him in the trunk. This way we’ve got someone
on the outside to watch out for us.

TIP
Hey, wait a minute --

Ugly, Muscled PUNCHES Tip in the face, CRUNCH.
He goes out.

FISH
(to Ugly)
Thanks, Mad Dog.

MAD DOG
Don’t mention it. Tis the season.

IN THE BASEMENT
Tolly puts the walkie in his pocket.
Starts down the steps.

TOLLY
They’re on their way.
C’mon, let’s check it out.

INT. TUNNEL - CONTINUOUS
Carrie and Bernie walk down the corridor.
Wood panelling. Linoleum tiles.
They both wave flashlights.

CARRIE
Check out the craftsmanship,
must of cost a fortune.

BERNIE
So listen, can I -- ask you something?

CARRIE
Sure.

BERNIE
I guess cause it’s Christmas,
you know -- gets a guy thinking --

(beat)
Now that you’ve stopped drinking,
I was wondering if you’d like to --
have coffee or something?

CARRIE
I’m sorry, Bernie.
It was over A LONG time ago.

BERNIE
We had a lot of fun, though --

CARRIE
Oh, yeah. A lot of fun. Too much fun.
(beat)
We’ll always be friends. You know that.

BERNIE
Friends that call you on Christmas Eve
and ask for help?

CARRIE
Something like that.

Pause.

BERNIE
So are you still into girls,
or was that because you were --

CARRIE
Drunk most of the time?
(off his look)
I’m still into girls.
But now I’m just a little more -- picky.
(smiles)
But I still like guys.

BERNIE
Not too confusing.

CARRIE
Welcome to my life.

Bad Influence

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In Chapter 23 of LITTLE GIRL BLUE, just as private eye Carrie Love and her family hide out in the basement of her mother's mansion against the home invasion, Tolly Chill's crime boss father arrives on the scene, with reinforcements ...


INT. MARGO'S MANSION - BASEMENT - NIGHT
A large, dusty room. Dim light from a single light.
The joint looks like an old-time saloon.

Carrie, Bernie, Blue, Seth, Margo
and Layla huddle together.
Seth flicks on a light switch. Nothing.

SETH
I thought Diego changes the lights.

MARGO
He does, in the main basement.
This is a secret room.
He doesn’t know about it.

Carrie walks around, inspecting the walls.

CARRIE
So I imagine there is at least one secret tunnel.

MARGO
There are two, actually.
Bonus points if you can find them.

CARRIE
You’re gonna make this
as difficult as possible, aren’t you.

SETH
Well, we wouldn’t be in this mess
if you hadn’t been followed here.

BERNIE
You got THAT right.

BLUE
Oh, no -- it’s all my fault, you guys.

CARRIE
Everybody shut up.
(to Margo)
Mom, I’m sorry if I didn’t
live up to your expectations --
but I’m my own person now, I’m an ADULT,
and I deserve to be treated with respect.
I help people for a living,
and I seem to remember you fell in love
with my father because HE did.
(to Seth)
Little brother, I’m sorry if you think
I abandoned you after I joined the police force,
but in case you didn’t know it,
DEAR MOTHER here forbade me from contacting you.
Said I was 'a bad influence.'

SETH
Mom?

CARRIE
Let me finish.
(to Bernie)
And you, my dear ex-husband and former partner.
(points at Blue)
As I seem to remember when we joined the force,
we were sworn to protect and serve the public --
and that’s all I’m trying to do for this girl.
Her sister was MURDERED, and she was about to be, too --
so PARDON ME for saving her life.
(to everyone)
So NOW you know why I’ve been avoiding coming home.
Because THIS SHIT follows me WHEREEVER I GO.
So let’s stop bickering.
It’s gonna be Christmas tomorrow morning soon,
and there’s no way in HELL
I’m gonna spend it in a funeral home.
Carrie’s walkie talkie CRACKLES to life.

GERO (O.C.)
Tolly, you there?

She motions everyone to be quiet.

TOLLY (O.C.)
I’m here, pop.

GERO (O.C.)
We’re nearby. What’s the address?

TOLLY (O.C.)
I told you, I don’t know.

GERO (O.C.)
Goddammit.
(beat)
That broad still on this thing?

She changes the frequency
to the other one she used before.

CARRIE
Hey, you -- private security guy,
you still there?

INTERCUT WITH:

INT. SECURITY PATROL CAR - MOVING - CONTINUOUS
Tip picks up his walkie. Speaks into it.

TIP
The Name’s Tip. I’m here.
Is this the lady whose house is being invaded?

CARRIE
The one and only. Call me Ishmael.
So listen, the invaders have backup,
and they’ve just arrived.
They’re circling the area because
the idiots don’t know the address.
Keep an eye out for ‘em.
Probably the only car out
in this neighborhood in the blizzard.

TIP
Gotcha. Will do.

CARRIE
The cops on their way?

TIP
Yeah. But I didn’t get your address.
We got cut off.

CARRIE
1600 Sunset Boulevard.

TIP
Great. I’ll alert them and
then I’m on my way. Are you all okay?

CARRIE
Yeah, thanks. It’s a long story,
but we’re safe right now.
We’ve killed two of them,
and there’re two left.

TIP
Holy shit. Keep me posted, Ishmael.
Merry Christmas.

CARRIE
Yeah. If you say so.
(shuts it off, to everyone)
Okay, the private security guy
is gonna give the cops the address,
and they should be on their way soon.
But I think we should check out the tunnels.
Whataya say?

INT. PRIVATE SECURITY VEHICLE - CONTINUOUS
Tip smiles. Takes a hit of his flask. Toasts.

TIP
I’m gonna be a hero.

He reaches for his walkie talkie.
Then sees something.

TIP (CONT’D)
Oh, shit -- I better warn them.

INT. MARGO’S MANSION - MAIN CORRIDOR - AT THAT MOMENT
Tolly and Mick walk through the house, checking each room.

TOLLY
(on the walkie)
Look, they’re hiding, okay?
We’ll find ‘em. It’s a big fucking house.

INTERCUT WITH:

INT. GERO’S LIMO - MOVING - CONTINUOUS
Gero curses under his breath.

GERO
Well, then why don’t one of you two Einsteins
COME OUTSIDE and LOOK for us?
(looks out the window)
There’s no one else around here.

TOLLY
In the fucking snow?
Just look for our car.
It’s in the driveway.

DRIVER
Sir, there’s a private patrol car outside.
What should I do? You want me to whack ‘em?

GERO
(on the walkie)
I’ll call you back.
(to the driver)
See what he wants.
Tell ‘em we’re from out of town,
and we’re lost.

The driver rolls down his window.
Tip pokes his head in.

TIP
Good evening. Just wanted to warn you.
There’s a bunch of criminals in the neighborhood.
Home invasion. And there’s more on the way.
You live around here?

Gero leans forward.
Aims a gun at his head.

GERO
Thanks for the update, sport.
Now get in.

The back door opens.
Strange-Looking Goon beckons him in.

STRANGE-LOOKING GOON
Come on in, we got egg nog.

Geraldo Rivera, Eat Your Heart Out

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In Chapter 22 of LITTLE GIRL BLUE, private eye Carrie Love and her family, along with homicide dick Bernie Keko, find a way to escape the intruders breaking into her home ... down into a secret basement left over from Prohibition ...


INT. MARGO'S MANSION - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
Tolly stands next to the door. Looks at the holes in it.

TOLLY
Gotta go get Mick.

He turns, and RACES up the stairs to the second floor.

INT. SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Tolly races into Carrie’s room. Sees Aldo’s dead body.
And Mick. All tied up.

MICK
Took you long enough.

TOLLY
(starts untying him)
Shut the fuck up.
(beat)
They’ve all got guns. Goddamit.

He finishes. Mick’s free. Tolly takes his Uzi.

MICK
What now?

TOLLY
(raises the Uzi)
We go the fuck downstairs and get the bitches.

MICK
Where’s Porkpie?

TOLLY
I thought he was -- here, upstairs.

MICK
Don’t look at me. I’ve been a little tied up.

INT. STUDY - CONTINUOUS
Bernie and Carrie dash into the room. Close the door.

SETH
Carrie. What happened?

CARRIE
We killed another one of them.
Got his Uzi. Have more firepower.

BERNIE
They’re now down to two.
And one of ‘em is tied up.

BLUE
Wow.

SETH
One of them was out there,
but we shot at them, and now he’s gone.

CARRIE
Where?

Seth shrugs.

BERNIE
(looks at Carrie)
Okay, so what now?
Margo opens her eyes. Blinks. Looks around the room.

MARGO
We could go down to the basement.
It’s probably a lot safer.

LAYLA
Mrs. Love?

MARGO
I told you, call me Margo.

LAYLA
I gave you enough Dilaudid to knock out A-Rod.

MARGO
Honey, please. You should see my medicine cabinet.

CARRIE
What do you mean downstairs?
The door to the basement is at the other end of the house.

MARGO
Your father never wanted you kids to know,
but there’s a secret door in this room
that leads down there -- left over from Prohibition.
There’s all kinds of tunnels down there.

CARRIE
And you’re just telling us this NOW?

MARGO
I would have before --
(points at Layla)
But this one keeps pumping me full of drugs.

LAYLA
Excuse me for doing my job.

BERNIE
So how do we get down there?

MARGO
Go to the bookcase. Pull out Moby Dick.

Carrie walks over to the bookcase.
Scans the titles. Finds it.

Pulls it out by the spine --
and the bookcase SLIDES open,
revealing a staircase going down.

CARRIE
Geraldo Rivera eat your heart out.
(to Blue)
Why don’t you help Layla get mom into the wheelchair.
(to Bernie and Seth)
And you guys help me move the desk in front of the door.
It should buy us some time.

EVA
What can I do?

CARRIE
Why don’t you go down first, look around. Be our scout.

EVA
(nods)
You know, if I wasn’t scared shitless,
I’d say this is the most fun I’ve had in years.

INT. UPSTAIRS BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
Tolly and Mick stand in front of Porkpie’s dead body.

MICK
The fucking bitch.

TOLLY
And they got his gun. SHIT.

MICK
So what now?

TOLLY
Let’s go down the chimney --
(KA-CHINKS the gun magazine)
And deliver the presents.

INT. STUDY - CONTINUOUS
Carrie and Bernie push the desk against the door.
Layla wheels Margo to the steps.
Bernie races over. Grabs a handle.

BERNIE
(to Seth)
Let’s carry her.

SETH
(grabs the other)
Got it.

POUNDING on the door.

TOLLY (O.C.)
Hey, YOU IN THERE. Open the door RIGHT NOW,
or we’ll start SHOOTING.

CARRIE
Hurry up, let’s go.
(to Margo)
How do you close it again?

MARGO
There’s a switch on the wall.

CARRIE
(at the door)
Get THE FUCK out of my MOTHER’S HOUSE.

ON THE OTHER SIDE
Tolly looks at Mick.

MICK
I say we fuckin’ blast ‘em.

TOLLY
Let’s DO IT.

IN THE STUDY
The door ERUPTS in MACHINE GUN FIRE. Wood SPRAYS.

CARRIE
Move it, move it, move it --

Bernie and Seth carry Margo down the stairs.
Blue follows, then Layla. And Carrie.
The panel closes. THWUNK.

The top half of the door above the desk
is SHREDDED by bullets.
A confetti of wood SPRAYS into the room.

It falls over. BANG.
Tolly and Mick step up onto the desk.
Walk in the room.

TOLLY
What the fuck? GODDAMMIT.
They were just HERE. I HEARD her --

MICK
Where the fuck did they GO?

INT. SECURITY PATROL CAR - AT THAT MOMENT
Tip talks on his cell phone.

TIP
Yes, on the walkie talkie.
The woman said she and her family
were being attacked. It’s a HOME INVASION.
(listens)
I told you, I DON’T KNOW the address.
She got cut off --
(listens)
Just send some officers,
and we’ll figure it out when they get here.
(listens)
THANK YOU.

He hangs up. Picks up the flask.
Takes a drink. Toasts.

TIP
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening --

Service With A Smile

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In Chapter 21 of LITTLE GIRL BLUE, during a home invasion on Christmas Eve, private eye Carrie Love and her ex, detective Bernie Keko, subdue two of the bad guys who have broken in upstairs. Meanwhile, downstairs, Carrie's stepmother Eva and her Brother Seth fight off the other intruders while Carrie's mother Margo recovers from a stroke ...


INT. MARGO'S MANSION - MASTER BEDROOM - NIGHT
Tolly and Porkpie huddle.

TOLLY
You check the rest of the rooms on this floor. I
’ll go downstairs. That fucking bitch is so close
I can smell her.

PORKPIE
Okay.
(beat)
Really? You can smell her?

TOLLY
It’s an expression, you idiot. C’mon, move it.

They start for the door.

IN THE STUDY
Seth, Blue, Eva and Layla watch Margo sleep.

LAYLA
It’s working.

EVA
You can thank the Polytechnic Institute of Berlin.

BLUE
(to Seth)
What do you think’s going on upstairs?

SETH
I don’t know.
Margo opens her eyes. Looks dazed. A weak smile.

MARGO
Well, isn’t this a lovely reunion.

BLUE
Mom. How do you feel?

MARGO
Just -- fabulous. For some reason I feel like --
listening to the Grateful Dead.
(looks at Eva)
Eva. How wonderful to see you.
You’re looking lovely as usual.

Everyone exchanges glances.

EVA
Sometimes the combination of medications
can strip away the patient’s inhibitions.

A soft THUMP outside the door.

SETH
What was that?

He walks over to the door.
Puts his ear against it. Listens.

SETH (CONT'D)
Someone’s out there.

EXT. HOLLYWOOD HILLS MANSION - FRONT DRIVE - AT THAT MOMENT
Gero and TWO GOONS stand in the driveway.
His LIMO pulls up in front of them.
They get in. It pulls away.

INT. LIMOUSINE - MOVING - CONTINUOUS
Gero sits in the back, with who we now recognize
as Strange-Looking Goon and Ugly Goon from the party.

DRIVER
Where to, sir?

GERO
Go down to Sunset and turn right.
I’ll let you know when we get there.

IN THE UPSTAIRS BEDROOM
Carrie argues with Tip on the walkie talkie.

CARRIE
Now listen to me, asshole. This is for REAL.
I’m a private detective, and a FORMER COP.
I need you to call the REAL COPS,
and send a couple units over here.
I’m here with my family,
and we’re BEING ATTACKED by INTRUDERS.

PORKPIE (O.C.)
Put down the walkie, NOW.

PORKPIE
Walks into the room. Gun on Carrie.
She DROPS it. CLANK.

Bernie WHIPS out his gun. Points it at Porkpie.

BERNIE
You shoot and you’re DEAD.

PORKPIE
You shoot and SHE’S dead.

CARRIE
Fellas, fellas -- let’s calm down here.

INT. TIP’S SECURITY VEHICLE - AT THAT MOMENT
He listens to the walkie. Presses ‘talk.’

TIP
Hello, are you still there?
I believe you, I believe you --
I need your address.
(listens)
Hello?
(beat)
Shit.

He puts down the walkie.
Picks up his cell phone.
PUNCHES a number. Listens.

TIP (CONT’D)
911? I’d like to report a crime in progress.
(beat)
A home invasion.
(beat)
Yes, I’ll hold.

INT. MARGO’S MANSION - STUDY - AT THAT MOMENT
Seth grabs his gun. Aims it at the door.

SETH
There’s someone out there.

BLUE
Shit.

EVA
(aims hers, whispers)
Let’s get ‘em.

MARGO
We have company?

LAYLA
Shh.
Layla adjusts the drip.
Margo goes out like a light.

EVA
We know you’re OUT THERE,
and we’ve ALL GOT GUNS.
So why don’t you
GET THE HELL OUT OF THIS HOUSE.

SETH
(looks at her)
Eva --

OUTSIDE THE DOOR
Tolly steps away from the door.
Pulls out his gun.

TOLLY
What the fuck?

He puts his hand on the doorknob.
Slowly turns it. Pushes --

INSIDE THE STUDY
Eva sees the doorknob turning.
The door opening --

EVA
The DOOR.

She SHOOTS. BANG.
Blue SHOOTS. BANG.
The rifle KNOCKS her shoulder. She JERKS.

Seth FIRES OFF a BLAST OF ROUNDS -
BANG. BANG. BANG. BANG.

OUTSIDE THE DOOR
Tolly reaches around, AND FIRES into the room.

BANG. BANG. BANG. BANG. BANG. BANG.

INSIDE THE STUDY
Everybody DUCKS. HITS the floor.
Eva and Blue reload.

Seth FIRES again. BANG. BANG. BANG. BANG.
Eyes on fire.

INT. CARRIE’S BEDROOM - AT THAT MOMENT
Gunshots RING OUT from downstairs. No one moves.

Porkpie holds his gun on Carrie.
Listening. Concentrating.

Carrie looks at Bernie.
Her eyes flicker. He slightly nods.


Confused, Porkpie moves his gun
from Carrie to Bernie.

Carrie SHOOTS him in the head. BANG.
He goes down. THWUMP.

CARRIE
(picks up the walkie)
Haven’t used that one in a long time.

BERNIE
Like old home week. Grab his gun.

CARRIE
(takes it)
Let’s go downstairs. Join the party.

BERNIE
Better take the service stairs.

CARRIE
Service with a smile.

BERNIE
Don’t get carried away.
I’m still mad at you.

Be It Ever So Humble

Hey there, crime kids. Happy New Year. I trust you all had an unhealthy, dangerous holiday season -- and that you're like me in that you are FUCKING GLAD it's all over with.

So, now -- it's time once again to take a trip to the dark side, where your most violent fantasies become sins of the flesh, right here, where the hardboiled action is non-stop, at the coolest crime joint in cyberspace ... at That Killing Feeling.

In Chapter 20 of LITTLE GIRL BLUE, private eye Carrie Love and homicide dick Bernie Keko capture Tolly Chill's goons who have invaded Carrie's mother's house, and grab one of their walkie talkies -- so they're not only able to hear white slave trafficker Tolly Chill's plan of attack, they can call for help ...


INT. SECURITY PATROL CAR - NIGHT
Tip is fast asleep. He snores lightly.
The radio SQUAWKS.

BITCHY DISPATCHER (O.C.)
Base to Unit Three, come in.

But he’s really sawing wood.
Dead to the world.

BITCHY DISPATCHER (O.C.) (CONT'D)
BASE TO UNIT THREE, do you COPY?

Tip SNORTS. Must be a great dream.

BITCHY DISPATCHER (O.C.) (CONT'D)
UNIT THREE, ARE YOU THERE?

He stirs. Opens his eyes. Looks at the radio.
Reaches over, grabs the transmitter.

TIP
This is Unit -- Three. Whassup?

BITCHY DISPATCHER
Have a nice nap?

TIP
I wasn’t sleeping.
(rubs his eyes)
Is that you, Dick? You sound -- different.

BITCHY DISPATCHER
NO, it’s not DICK. This is Germaine.

TIP
Gare-main?

GERMAINE
I’m a temp.

TIP
Oh. So what’s up?

GERMAINE
Got a call. Shots fired.
Sixteen hundred block of Sunset.
Probably a crank, but you should check it out.

TIP
It’s Christmas Eve, for Chrissakes. It’s a crank.

GERMAINE
Better check it out. A stitch in time.

TIP
Gee. Thanks for the pearls of wisdom.

GERMAINE
I don’t think I like your attitude.

TIP
That makes two of us, fella.

GERMAINE
Asshole.

TIP
FREAK.

He shuts off the radio. Pissed off.
He starts the engine.

TIP (CONT’D)
Well, that’ll wake you up --

EXT. MARGO’S MANSION - BACK YARD
It’s really coming down now. Snow drifts everywhere.
The joint is now like a white shroud.

Tolly and Porkpie stand on the ladder,
now up against another window.
Porkpie’s at the top. Looks down at Tolly.

TOLLY
Try to open it. Slowly.
Don’t make any noise.

PORKPIE
Fucking snow. Ladder is slippery.
Hold my ankles, willya?

Tolly does. Porkpie reaches up.
Holds onto the bottom of the window.
Gives it a push. It opens.

PORKPIE (CONT’D)
Hey. Look what I found under the tree.

TOLLY
So make like Saint Nick
and get the fuck in there.

INT. GUEST ROOM - AT THAT MOMENT
Carrie and Bernie listen at the connecting door.
She gives him a look that says
‘you hear anything?’ Bernie shrugs.

SPLIT SCREEN WITH:

INT. CARRIE’S ROOM - AT THAT MOMENT
Mick presses his ear against the door.
Breathing heavily.

CARRIE
looks at Bernie. Points.
Mouths 'he’s right there.'

She grabs the doorknob.
Nods with her head toward the room. He nods.

She steps to the side --
and YANKS the door open.

Mick FALLS into the room, BANG.
HITS the floor.

She CRACKS him on the head
with her gun. LEAPS on top of him.

CARRIE
Get his GUN!

Bernie reaches for it,
but Mick THROWS Carrie off.

She FLIES across the room,
hits the wall with a THWUMP.

He WHIRLS AROUND, and PUNCHES
Bernie in the stomach, OOF.

ENRAGED, he stands up.
Points his pistol at Bernie.

MICK
Prepare to die, COCKSUCKER.

Carrie comes up behind him, and
BASHES him on the head with a chair. CRACK.
He goes down like a ton of bricks.

BERNIE
Like old times.

CARRIE
Always were a great team.

Carrie sees his walkie talkie on the floor.
She picks it up.

CARRIE (CONT’D)
This should come in handy.
(nods at Mick)
What should we do with him?

BERNIE
Tie him up and take him downstairs
where the others can keep an eye on him.

CARRIE
Take him hostage?

BERNIE
I’m an officer of the law,
placing him under arrest.

CARRIE
More like house arrest.

BERNIE
Hey. Be it ever so humble --

INT. GERO’S BEDROOM - AT THAT MOMENT
Gero lies in bed watching an old gangster movie on TV.

GERO
They’re sure taking their sweet time.

He picks up the phone.
Dials a number. Listens.

GERO (CONT’D)
Shit. Must be the weather.

Gero gets out of bed.
Pads over to the dresser.
Picks up his walkie talkie.
CLICKS it on.

GERO (CONT’D)
TOLLY, where the fuck are you?
What’s going on? You get the broad yet?

INTERCUT WITH:

INT. MASTER BEDROOM - AT THAT MOMENT
Tolly speaks into his walkie.

TOLLY
Hey, pop. Fucking snowstorm’s a bitch.
But we made it. We’re here.

INTERCUT WITH:

INT. GUEST BEDROOM - AT THAT MOMENT
Carrie holds the walkie. Looks at Bernie.

CARRIE
Hey there, scumbag.
Snowstorm’s a bitch, and SO AM I.

GERO
Who the fuck is THAT?

TOLLY
YOU. How’d you get on this line?

CARRIE
Well, let’s see -- Paulie Walnuts is dead,
and we’ve got the Mick tied up in knots.
Why don’t you come join the party?

GERO
What the fuck?

TOLLY
Send more men, Pop.
We’re in Beverly Hills, on Sunset Boulevard.

GERO
What’s the address?

TOLLY
Shit. I -- left the GPS thing in the car.

CARRIE
Now that’s what I call 'a well-oiled machine.'

TOLLY
Fuck you, bitch.
(to Gero)
I’ll call you back later.
When we’ve got some PRIVACY.

He CLICKS off the walkie.
Looks at Porkpie. Pissed off.
Gero shuts off his. Incensed.

CARRIE
Looks at Bernie.

CARRIE
We’ve got a lifeline.
We can call for help.

She switches the frequency.
Punches the TALK button.

CARRIE (CONT'D)
Hello, can anyone hear me?
It’s an emergency.
We’re being attacked by intruders --

TIP (O.C.)
Hey, you kids -- get off this line,
it’s for emergencies only.

CARRIE
I’m not a kid, this is for real.

TIP (O.C.)
Yeah, right -- ho, ho, ho.

Is There A Doctor In The House?

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In Chapter 19 of LITTLE GIRL BLUE, private eye Carrie Love's mother's house is under seige on Christmas Eve in Beverly Hills during a freak snow storm. Upstairs, Carrie and her ex-husband, homicide cop Bernie Keko shoot it out with a pair of goons hiding in Carrie's childhood bedroom. Meanwhile, downstairs, Carrie's mother Margo has another stroke ... and Carrie's stepmother Eva comes up with a most unusual treatment ...


INT. MARGO'S MANSION - UPSTAIRS CORRIDOR - NIGHT
Eva pokes her head out of the door.

EVA
The shooting stopped.

CARRIE
They’ve barricaded themselves IN there.

Go down and tell everyone what’s going on.
Make sure my mom’s okay,
then come back up and join us.
This isn’t over yet.

EVA
Will do.

She dashes toward the stairs.

BERNIE
So what do we do now?

CARRIE
We wait them out. Come up with a plan.
(thinks)
Oh shit, I just remembered.

BERNIE
What?

CARRIE
The connecting bathroom.

BERNIE
Shit, that’s right. Between your room --

CARRIE
And the guest room, yeah.
The scene of our crimes.
Come on, let’s go check it out.

IN THE STUDY
The door opens. Layla SHOOTS in.
Closes it behind her.

SETH
Are you okay?

LAYLA
I stayed in the bathroom.

BLUE
It’s quiet now. Maybe they got them.

SETH
NO --

BLUE
I meant maybe Carrie and Bernie got THEM.

The door OPENS. In comes Eva.

EVA
It’s okay, everyone.
Carrie and Bernie have the bad men trapped in her room.

SETH
She DOES?

BLUE
Holy SHIT.

Margo opens her eyes, groggy. Looks at Eva.

EVA
(brightly)
Margo. How are you feeling?

MARGO
What the fuck are you doing with my rifle?

INT. CARRIE’S BEDROOM - AT THAT MOMENT
Aldo helps Mick tie a tourniquet around his leg. TIGHT.

MICK
So what now.

ALDO
There’s another door. Let’s check it out.

MICK
But boss said to sit tight.

ALDO
And if he told you to jump off a bridge, would you?

MICK
Fuck you. At least we’re warm. I say we stay here.

ALDO
My point IS, dummy -- that if there’s another door,
they could come IN.

MICK
Oh. Right.

SPLIT SCREEN WITH:

IN THE ADJOINING ROOM
Carrie and Bernie walk in.
Tip-toe over to the connecting door
into where Mick and Aldo are. Listen.

IN CARRIE’S ROOM
Mick and Aldo go to the same door. Listen.
Mick looks at Aldo. Shrugs.

Aldo screws his face up.
He’s about to sneeze.

Mick CLAMPS his hand on Aldo’s mouth.
But it’s no good.

He let’s a LOUD ONE RIP --

ALDO
A-CHOOO!

IN THE ADJOINING ROOM
Carrie and Bernie OPEN FIRE.
BANG. BANG. BANG. BANG. BANG.

IN CARRIE’S ROOM
Aldo gets HIT in the chest.
Falls to the floor, THWUMP.

Mick ROLLS away to the side.
Starts PUMPING SHOTS at the door.
BANG. BANG. BANG. BANG. BANG.

IN THE ADJOINING ROOM
Carrie and Bernie JUMP on either side of the door.

CARRIE
(whispers)
I got one of ‘em. You hear that ‘thump?’

BERNIE
What about the other one.

CARRIE
Let’s wait and find out.

IN CARRIE’S ROOM
Mick sits on the floor, under the window.
Holds his right hand. It’s bleeding pretty bad.

MICK
God-DAMMit.

He goes to the bed.
Pulls off a pillow case.
RIPS off a strip of fabric.
Starts winding it around his hand.

MICK (CONT’D)
Fucking BITCH is gonna PAY.

IN THE STUDY
Margo is having another seizure.
Layla holds her hand.
Increases the dosage on her drip.

LAYLA
We need a doctor, NOW.
I don’t know what else to do.
(looks at everyone)
I’m just a NURSE.

SETH
(rushes over to her)
Mom, are you okay? Can you hear me?
(to Layla)
You gotta DO something.
Can’t you give her anything?

BLUE
Ohmigod.
She rushes to Seth.
Collapses in his arms.
He comforts her.

SETH
(to Eva)
Can’t YOU do something?
You were a doctor.

EVA
I was a doctor -- back in Germany.
But here in America,
they don’t acknowledge my degree.

She looks off into space. A bitter memory.
Stares at Margo.
Something resembling concern
flashes on her face.

EVA (CONT'D)
(to Layla)
Do you have any morphine?
Something to knock her out?

LAYLA
I have Dilaudid --

EVA
Perfect. Give her 10 cc’s.

LAYLA
But that might -- put her in a coma.

EVA
Not that much.
And it would stop any brain damage.
(smiles)
It’s a European method.
Not used here in the States.
Simple, but effective.
Give her the Dilaudid,
and then a blood thinner.
The combination of the drugs --
something to stop the seizures,
and then something to open up
the artery to the brain -- can work.

SETH
(to Layla)
Go ahead, do it.

Layla crosses herself.
Pulls a small bottle out of her bag --