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- Justin W. Smith
- Krusade Motion Pictures/
- Jaylin Films
- infojaylinfilms@gmail.com
- King Street
- By
- Justin W. Smith
- &
- Nicole Prunhomme
- Characters and Story idea
- created by
- Justin W. Smith
- 1 *SCENE 1 - INT. EVENING JESSICA/RAMONE’S HOME - NIGHT 1 SHOT OF A DARK ROOM.
- SOMEONE IS SEARCHING FOR A STASH.
- (SHOW HANDS RUMMAGING QUIETLY IN THE DARK)
- SOME MONEY AND COKE IS FOUND, THEN MOVED AND STASHED IN
- ANOTHER PART OF THE HOUSE.
- CUT TO
- 2 SCENE 2 - INT./EXT. DAY JESSICA/RAMONE’S HOME - DAY 2
- DAYTIME SCENE SHOWING THE OUTSIDE OF JESSICA’S HOUSE. ALL IS QUIET. THEN YOU HEAR GLASS BREAKING INSIDE AND RAMONE KING (38) IS SHOUTING AT JESSICA HUGHES (32).
- (SHOT OF THE FRONT DOOR UNTIL RAMONE WALKS OUT)
- RAMONE
- Where the hell is it?
- (BREAKING GLASS)
- 3 SCENE 3 -
- JESSICA
- I don’t know. (Crying)
- RAMONE
- You lying bitch... (Then a smack
- sound and more crying). ...My shit
- better come up today.
- EXT. JESSICA/RAMONE’S HOME - DAWN 3
- SHOT OF RAMONE STORMING OUT OF THE HOUSE. LOOKING TORE UP
- (LIKE ON A MISSION) HE SLAMS THE DOOR AND GETS IN HIS CAR
- AND DRIVES OFF FAST.
- SHOT OF THE TIRES AS HE BURNS RUBBER.
- 4 SCENE 4 - EXT. PRISON YARD - MORNING 4
- SHOT OF THE PRISON YARD FENCE, RAMONE SMOKING A CIGARETTE
- AND SEEMS TO BE REMINISCING.
- (QUIET STILL MORNING)
- RAMONE SEEMS TO BE ON THE YARD ALONE.
- 5 SCENE 5 - INT. RAMONE’S HOUSE ALONE - DAY 5 (MONTAGE SCENES 5-11 SHOW NO FACES)
- SPEED UP THE REMINISCE. SCENES FOR SPECIAL EFFECTS.
- SHOT OF RAMONE SNORTING A LONG LINE OF COKE, BUT YOU CAN’T
- SEE HIS FACE- JUST THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. BE SURE TO SHOW
- THE COKE.
- (MUSIC DURING MONTAGE. NO WORDS OR TALKING)
- CUT TO
- 6 SCENE 6 - EXT. PRISON YARD - DAY 6
- Ramone back at the fence. He takes another draw off the cig,
- then squats down in front of the fence and blows the smoke
- out above him.
- (SHOW THE SMOKE IN THE AIR)
- 7 SCENE 7 - EXT. CEMENT FLOOR IN OR OUT - DAY 7 (ANOTHER FLASHBACK)
- SHOT OF SOMEONE GETTING BEAT UP.
- THE PERSON ON THE FLOOR IS DOGG’S BROTHER. THE TWO PEOPLE
- KICKING HIM ARE JIMMY AND VIC.
- (AGAIN, SHOW NO FACES)
- 8 SCENE 8 - EXT PRISON YARD - DAY 8
- BACK TO RAMONE. HE TAKES ANOTHER PULL OFF HIS CIG AND
- FLICKS IT ACROSS THE YARD.
- (STILL REMINISCING)
- 9 SCENE 9 - INT. JESSICA/RAMONE’S HOME - DAY 9 SHOT OF RAMONE GRABBING, THEN SLAPPING JESSICA.
- SHE FALLS TO THE FLOOR.
- (AGAIN, NO FACES. ACTORS IMPROVISE)
- 2.
- 10 SCENE 10 - EXT. DESERT FIELD - DAY 10 (DESERT SCENE)
- PAN THE DESERT FAST, THEN STOP ON AN ARM HOLDING A GUN. A
- SHOT IS FIRED AND YOU HEAR THE THUD OF A BODY HIT THE FLOOR.
- 11 SCENE 11 - EXT. EARLY MORNING DRIVING IN CAR 11
- SHOT OF RAMONE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AFTER GETTING IN HIS
- CAR.
- --IN SCENE 3
- HE IS CUSSING ABOUT THE MONEY AND DRUGS THAT ARE MISSING.
- (ACTORS IMPROVISE SHORT SCENE)
- IT IS EARLY IN THE MORNING. ALL OF A SUDDEN HE HITS THE
- BREAKS AND SKIDS. YOU HEAR A CRASH OR ACCIDENT BUT THE
- SCREEN JUST GOES BLACK.
- GOES BLACK
- 12 SCENE 12 - EXT. PRISON YARD - DAY 12
- SHOT OF RAMONE ON THE PRISON YARD WALKING BACK TO HIS
- BUILDING TO LOCK IN.
- (END OF MONTAGE)
- 13 SCENE 13 - JIMMY & RENEE’S HOUSE - MORNING/DAY 13 CUT TO SEX SCENE.
- JIMMY (45) AND RENEE HUGHES (36), ARE HAVING SEX.
- PAN THE ROOM, THEN PAN OVER THE BED. THE COVERS ARE PULLED
- UP OVER THE COUPLE. SOMEONE IS ON TOP. THEN TH PERSON ON
- TOP SITS UP. IT’S RENEE.
- THE SHEETS FALL DOWN AND YOU SEE HER ASS AND BACK AS SHE
- HUMPS. YOU STILL DON’T SEE ANY FACES BUT YOU HEAR SEX
- SOUNDS. THEN THE ORGASM AND RENEE ROLLS OVER.
- SHOW THE TWO LOOKING UP AT THE CEILING.
- 3.
- 14 SCENE 14 - INT. JIMMY/RENEE’S HOUSE - MORNING 14
- JIMMY JUMPS UP AND STARTS TO GET DRESSED. THEN HIS CELL PHONE RINGS ON THE NIGHT STAND NEXT TO HIS POLICE BADGE. HE ANSWERS IT WHILE HE BUCKLES HIS PANTS. RENEE GETS UP AND WALKS TO THE RESTROOM. (SHOW NAKED BACKSIDE).
- JIMMY LOOKS OVER JUST AS SHE CLOSES THE DOOR.
- 15 SCENE 15 - INT. JIMMY/RENEE’S HOUSE 15 (THE PHONE CALL)
- JIMMY
- Yea, who’s this?
- RAMONE
- Come on, you know who this
- is. What, did you forget? It’s
- me, Ramone.
- (RAMONE TALKS FAST AND SLICK)
- JIMMY
- Don’t tell me you’re out!
- RAMONE
- Stop sweating bullets. I don’t get
- out of this bitch ’til tomorrow.
- JIMMY
- Did you call Jess yet?
- RAMONE
- Man, you know she ain’t feeling
- me. I’m still getting my mail
- back.
- JIMMY
- So, that’s why you’re calling?
- RAMONE
- What? Don’t even try it
- Jimmy. You’ve gotta let me stay
- with you ’til I get my shit
- together. (Said with friendship)
- Or ’til Jessica comes
- around. You’ll see, it’ll be
- different this time.
- (CONTINUED)
- 4.
- CONTINUED:
- 5.
- JIMMY
- You know Renee isn’t gonna like
- this.
- RAMONE
- Well that’s your girl, so you worry
- about that.
- JIMMY
- (He laughs) Alright, I’ll be
- there in the morning.
- 16 SCENE 16 - INT. JIMMY’S HOUSE
- RENEE COMES OUT OF THE RESTROOM. JIMMY SHOOTS HER A QUICK
- GLANCE, THEN WRAPS UP THE CALL. JIMMY THROWS THE PHONE ON
- THE BED AND WALKS OVER AND STARTS KISSING RENEE. (RENEE
- ACTS SURPRISED AND HAPPY AT THE SAME TIME, BUT KISSES HIM
- BACK)
- 16
- 17 SCENE 17 - EXT. TOWN SHOT 17 SHOT OF THE TOWN
- (A PHONE RINGS)
- 6:00 AM
- 18 SCENE 18 - INT. JESSICA ON PHONE, HOUSE 18 SHOT OF A PHONE RINGING
- A WOMAN’S HAND PICKS UP
- JESSICA’S VOICE ONLY
- HELLO, HELLO
- (NO ANSWER, THEN A CLICK OR A HANG UP)
- 19 SCENE 19 - EXT. PRISON FRONT GATES 19
- OUTSIDE OF A PRISON FRONT GATES. A BUS OR CAR PASSES AND
- RAMONE IS SUDDENLY STANDING OUTSIDE THE PRISON WITH A SMALL
- BAG OF PAPERS AND IN PRISON CLOTHES (BLUE JEANS AND A WHITE
- T-SHIRT). HE IS LOOKING FOR HIS RIDE. WHILE HE IS WAITING
- HE MAKES A PHONE CALL CLOSE BY. THE PHONE RINGS BUT JUST AS
- THEY PICK UP HE SEES HIS RIDE AND HANGS UP.
- 20 SCENE 20 - EXT. PRISON FRONT GATES - DAY /MORNING 20 JIMMY PULLS UP AND RAMONE JUMPS IN.
- THEY TALK AS THEY DRIVE.
- 21 SCENE 21 - INT./EXT. JIMMY’S CAR - DAY /MORNING 21 Jimmy steps out of his car to greet Ramone.
- RAMONE
- Bro! Its so good to see you.
- They give a manly shake and hug before they both get into
- the car.
- JIMMY
- There’s a bag with some fresh
- clothes in the back.
- RAMONE
- Thanks man. (PAUSE) Did you talk to
- Renee? (As he pulls his shirt off
- and changes).
- JIMMY
- No, I didn’t want to hear it. We
- were having such a good time when
- you called.
- Ramone gives Jimmy a look.
- RAMONE
- Drop me off at the bar.
- JIMMY
- Oh come on Ramone. Give it a
- break. You just got out.
- RAMONE
- Look, I got some money out there
- and I’m not gonna just give it
- away.
- JIMMY
- Man, that’s how you got yourself
- into trouble in the first
- place. Can’t you just go home with
- Jess and get a job or something?
- (CONTINUED)
- 6.
- CONTINUED:
- 7.
- RAMONE
- Just because you have your comfy
- job down at the precinct, Mr. Under
- Cover Police Man, don’t mean you
- can tell me what to
- do. (Upset) We been friends since
- we were little, so don’t come at me
- like no Christian because we all
- have our little skeletons in the
- closet.
- They look at each other. Ramone sees Jimmy means business.
- The car pulls up to the bar. Then Ramone jumps out.
- RAMONE
- I’ll call you later. And quit
- tripping. We’re dogs, right?
- JIMMY
- Yea, we’re cool. But I’m just
- saying, if you ever touch my sister
- again I’ll put your ass right back
- in like you were any other parolee.
- Got it?
- Ramone knods then walks towards the bar. Jimmy takes a quick
- glance back, then drives off.
- 22 SCENE 22 - EXT./THE STREETS & THE TIME OUT BAR 22 RAMONE WALKS TOWARD THE BAR.
- AS HE APPROACHES HE SEES LEON BOWMEN(30) THE NEIGHBORHOOD GANG BANGER HANGING ON THE CORNER.
- RAMONE
- Hey, Leon!
- LEON LOOKS OVER LIKE HE DOESN’T RECOGNIZE WHO’S CALLING
- HIM. THEN HE WALKS OVER, ACTING HARD.
- LEON
- What up, King!
- 23 SCENE 23 - EXT./THE STREETS & THE TIME OUT BAR
- RAMONE
- What’s going on? Where’s Vic at
- these days?
- 23
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 8.
- LEON
- What do you want with Vic? Didn’t
- you just get out?
- RAMONE
- Don’t worry about it. Quit
- playing. Where’s she at?
- LEON
- She still has the same number bro.
- LEON IS LOOKING DOWN THE STREET LIKE HE SEES SOMEONE.
- RAMONE
- So, whatcha been up to? Where’s
- the money at around here these
- days?
- LEON
- Don’t you worry about it.
- (SARCASTICALLY BACK AT HIM, THEN LOOKING DOWN THE STREET
- AGAIN.)
- RAMONE
- Tell me something man...
- LEON
- I’ll tell you this, if you want to
- stay out of trouble. You need to
- find a new hustle. The streets
- ain’t the same anymore.
- RAMONE
- I know it’s hot out here. Tell me
- something I don’t know.
- LEON
- That’s not what I’m talking
- about. There are some new cats out
- here. They been holding it down
- out here since you left and they’re
- playing hardball.
- (LOOKING BACK AT RAMONE, THEN BACK DOWN THE STREET)
- RAMONE
- Well when my regulars see I’m back.
- I’ll be back on top!
- LEON
- I see you haven’t changed. I gotta
- go.
- LEON JOGS TOWARD THE DIRECTION HE WAS LOOKING.
- 24 SCENE 24 - INT. THE TIME OUT BAR
- 24
- RAMONE WALKS IN THE BAR AND APPROACHES THE BAR TENDER NAMED CASH MICHAELS (30’S) CASH IS TALKING TO TWO OTHER GUYS FROM BEHIND THE BAR. THE TWO GUYS ARE DOGG’S SIDE KICKS. THEY BOTH LOOK AT RAMONE LIKE HE LOOKS FAMILIAR.
- RAMONE
- Cash, let me use the phone.
- CASH
- Well look what the wind blew
- in. You could at least say ’hello’
- first. Where’s Jessica?
- RAMONE
- Uhh, probably at the house. Can I
- use the phone or what?
- (TALKING FAST TO AVOID THE CONVERSATION).
- CASH
- Yea, sure.
- CASH PULLS A PHONE OUT FROM UNDER THE COUNTER AND PUTS IT IN
- FRONT OF RAMONE.
- 25 SCENE 25 - INT. THE TIME OUT BAR 25
- SHOT OF A ONE SIDED PHONE CALL FROM RAMONE’S SIDE. HE IS
- CALLING VIC’S OLD NUMBER. A MALE VOICE PICKS UP. YOU HEAR
- THE VOICE BUT DON’T SEE THE FACE.
- (PAUSE)
- (PHONE VOICE)
- Yea, Vic’s. What do you want?
- RAMONE
- This is King. Let me speak to Vic?
- (PHONE VOICE)
- Vic’s busy. What do you want?
- RAMONE
- This is King. Ask Vic if I can
- come through.
- 9.
- 26 SCENE 26 - INT. THE TIME OUT BAR 26
- (PAUSE)
- (PHONE VOICE)
- Oh, King? Shit man I’m sorry, I
- didn’t know it was you. Vic says
- come out to the house on the hill.
- RAMONE
- I don’t have a car. Can you send a
- car?
- (PHONE VOICE)
- No. No car. she says just get
- here.
- RAMONE
- Okay. I’m on the way.
- 27 SCENE 27 - INT. THE TIME OUT BAR 27
- JUST THEN A MAN SITTING AT THE BAR ADAM (25) COMES UP TO RAMONE AND ASKS HIM IF HE NEEDS A RIDE. ADAM IS NOSY AND HE WAS LISTENING WHEN RAMONE MADE THE CALL TO VIC. ADAM MOVES AND TALKS FAST AND KINDA WEIRD, AND TRIES TOO HARD TO BE COOL.
- ADAM
- I overheard your call. You going
- out to Vic’s place?
- RAMONE
- Yea. You know Vic?
- ADAM
- Yea, everybody knows Vic. I’ll
- take you.
- RAMONE HESITATES FOR A SECOND.
- RAMONE
- Cool, let’s go. Hey, catch you
- later, Cash.
- CASH IS AT THE BAR WIPING BEER GLASSES AND PAYING NO MIND TO
- ADAM WHAT SO EVER.
- 10.
- 28 SCENE 28 - INT. THE TIME OUT BAR 28
- CASH AND THE TWO GUYS HE WAS TALKING TO ALL LOOK TOWARDS
- RAMONE, AND CASH WAVES.
- RAMONE AND ADAM WALK OUT OF THE BAR.
- 29 SCENE 29 - INT. 29 A SHOT OF A TABLE FULL OF COCAINE.
- (RAP MUSIC PLAYING).
- A SHOT OF HANDS ON THE TABLE. SOMEONE IS BAGGING
- DIMES. THE CAMERA MOVES SLOWLY UP TO THE MAN’S FACE. IT’S DOGG (3O’S).
- A PHONE RINGS AND HE PICKS IT UP.
- (ONE SIDED CALL).
- DOGG
- Who Dis?!
- (PHONE VOICE)
- (ONE OF DOGG’S SIDE KICKS)It’s
- your boy.
- DOGG
- What’s up?
- (PHONE VOICE)
- I just saw a guy that looks like
- the guy who killed your brother.
- DOGG
- Are you shittin’ me??
- (CONTINUES TO BAG DIMES).
- (PHONE VOICE)
- I’m not sure, but you never know.
- DOGG
- Okay. Don’t worry about it for
- now. Just finish what you have and
- come on back. I just got another
- package I’m baggin’ right now. It
- could be ready when you get here.
- 11.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 12.
- (PHONE VOICE)
- ’Bet. See you in a minute.
- DOGG HANGS UP THE PHONE, TURNS UP THE MUSIC, AND CONTINUES
- BAGGING DIMES.
- 30 SCENE 30 - INT. VIC’S MANSION 30
- SHOT OF THE OUTSIDE OF VIC’S MANSION. SHOT OF RAMONE AND
- ADAM SITTING IN A PLUSH ROOM IN THE MANSION. ADAM IS
- TALKING IN HIS WEIRD VOICE.
- ADAM
- I’ve been getting to know everyone
- in this town. This is a cool
- town. Everybody knows
- everybody. Everybody has a hustle,
- and there’s money out here,
- too. Vic has money and everybody
- knows Vic.
- RAMONE IS SITTING QUIETLY LOOKING AROUND WHILE ADAM
- TALKS. THEN HE TURNS HIS ATTENTION TOWARDS ADAM.
- RAMONE
- So you know Vic, huh?
- ADAM
- Vic, Yea, I know Vic. Everybody’s
- done business with Vic.
- RAMONE
- Is that right? Yea, well me and
- Vic go way back before there was
- any business.
- ADAM
- That’s cool. I just moved out here
- last year, but I get around.
- JUST THEN A MAN (EXTRA) WALKS IN AND TELLS THEM TO FOLLOW HIM. BOTH RAMONE AND ADAM WALK INTO A LARGE ROOM WHERE VIC IS SITTING BEHIND A DESK. VIC(VICTORIA)RAMIREZ (40) SEES THE MEN APPROACHING AND GREETS RAMONE.
- VIC
- Ramone, it’s good to see you. It’s
- been a while.
- RAMONE
- Good to see you, too.
- JUST THEN, ADAM SPEAKS OUT.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 13.
- ADAM
- This is Vic?
- (SPOKEN LOW BUT LOUD ENOUGH FOR VIC TO HEAR)
- ADAM HAS A SHOCKED LOOK ON HIS FACE BECAUSE VIC IS A
- WOMAN. IT’S OBVIOUS HE DOESN’T REALLY KNOW VIC. VIC STANDS
- AND COMES AROUND THE TABLE, WALKS OVER AND SMACKS ADAM.
- ADAM FALLS TO THE FLOOR LIKE A PUNK.
- VIC
- Who is this, Mark?
- NOBODY SAYS ANYTHING SO SHE STARTS KICKING ADAM. ADAM IS
- CURLING UP IN A BALL. VIC’S GUARDS (TWO MEN) ARE STANDING
- BY WITH THEIR HANDS ON THEIR GUNS, JUST IN CASE ANYBODY
- JUMPS.
- RAMONE IS STILL SITTING IN HIS CHAIR WATCHING QUIETLY. VIC
- PULLS OUT A PISTOL AND CONTINUES TO BEAT ADAM DOWN UNTIL HE
- LAYS STILL. (BLOODY)
- THEN VIC STANDS BACK, PUTS HER PISTOL ON THE TABLE, AND
- SAYS...
- VIC
- Never underestimate the power of a
- woman. Get this asshole out of
- here.
- THE TWO MEN CARRY ADAM OUT. VIC SPEAKS TO RAMONE ON HER WAY
- BACK BEHIND THE TABLE.
- VIC
- Who is that guy?
- RAMONE
- To tell you the truth, I really
- don’t know. I needed a ride and he
- said he knew you, so I rode with
- him.
- RAMONE AND VIC EXCHANGE LONG, SILENT, SHARP GLANCES. RAMONE
- SPEAKS FIRST.
- RAMONE
- I see you haven’t changed in the
- last 3 years.
- VIC
- Oh you’re wrong. A lot has changed
- around here. But that fool had it
- (MORE)
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 14.
- VIC (cont’d)
- coming. He should have just kept
- his mouth shut. Anyway, what can I
- do for you?
- RAMONE IS LOOKING AT VIC AMUSED.
- RAMONE
- I want to talk about the other half
- of the money from that last job we
- did.
- THE TWO EXCHANGE GLANCES AGAIN, AND VIC WALKS OVER AND
- CLOSES THE DOOR. AS SOON AS THE DOOR CLOSES THEY START TO
- TALK.
- VIC
- Ramone, you know how the game
- goes. You do a stretch and
- basically you chalk up all you
- assets. But we have been friends
- for a long time and you were
- straight with me on that last job,
- so, I’ll help you out. Do you
- still have any of the advance money
- I gave you?
- RAMONE
- No. I still don’t know what
- happened to my stash. Somebody got
- to it.
- VIC
- Okay. I have some good news and
- some bad news. The good news is I
- have your money. The bad news I
- don’t have your dope.
- RAMONE
- Okay. But what’s up with that?
- VIC
- I quit dealing. I don’t have any
- Junk. So the best I can do is
- giving you your money.
- RAMONE (PAUSE)
- .......Can I smoke?
- (VIC NODS YES)
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 15.
- VIC
- So how you paying the bills?
- RAMONE
- I need some coke. You know anyone?
- VIC GRABS A PEN AND WRITES DOWN A NUMBER. THEN SHE GOES IN
- A DRAWER AND PULLS OUT A STACK OF MONEY. VIC PUTS THE
- NUMBER ON TOP OF THE MONEY AND PUSHES IT TOWARDS RAMONE.
- VIC
- This is the best I can do for
- you. It’s all there- 20
- Grand. Call that number and ask
- for Caesar. Tell him I sent
- you. He might have what you want.
- RAMONE
- Okay, I appreciate the help Vic but
- a I need a ride.
- VIC
- Take your friends’ ride. He won’t
- need it anymore.
- RAMONE PUTS HIS CIG OUT. GIVES VIC A KNOD AND LEAVES.
- 31 SCENE 31 - EXT. VIC’S MANSION 31
- RAMONE WALKS OUTSIDE AND THE VALET PULLS UP WITH ADAM’S CAR,
- GETS OUT, AND GIVES RAMONE THE KEY.
- RAMONE GETS IN AND PULLS OFF.
- CUT TO
- 32 SCENE 32 - INT. JIMMY AND RENEE’S HOUSE BEDROOM - NIGHT 32 JIMMY’S BEDROOM.
- JIMMY IS LYING ON THE BED WITH HIS EYES CLOSED. HE IS FULLY
- DRESSED AND LAYING ON HIS BACK WITH HIS ELBOWS UP.
- A VOICE COMES FROM THE BATHROOM DOOR. IT’S RENEE, JIMMY’S
- WIFE.
- RENEE
- Are you ready?
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 16.
- JIMMY
- Yes, I’m ready.
- RENEE
- Are your eyes still closed?
- JIMMY
- Yes. Now come on out. (IMPATIENT).
- Renee comes out the bathroom wearing nothing but a big red bow. She is singing ’Happy B-Day to you’ up to the ’Dear Jimmy’, as she walks slowly towards him dancing. When she gets to the bed Jimmy grabs her and takes the bow off and smiles and they start rolling in the bed kissing. Jimmy after a few seconds lies beside her and starts conversation.
- JIMMY
- Look baby, (Renee kissing him)
- wait. I have something to tell you.
- RENEE
- What is it this time?
- JIMMY
- ...Ramone is out.
- Renee pushes Jimmy up and sits on the edge of the bed with
- the covers around her.
- RENEE
- Have you called Jess?
- JIMMY
- No, but I will. What I wanted to
- tell you is that he is going to be
- staying with us for a few days.
- RENEE
- What?! Come on Jimmy.
- JIMMY
- Don’t worry. (CONCERNED TONE OF
- VOICE). He’s gonna get his act
- together, and as soon as Jess finds
- out he’s out. They’ll be back
- together before you know it.
- Renee looks at Jimmy as if thinking what he just said to
- her.
- RENEE
- Well if you say so. You better be
- glad it’s your birthday!
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 17.
- JIMMY
- You know I am baby.. now come
- here..
- Jimmy grabs her flips her around and goes down on her for a
- few minutes then goes up to her breasts and kisses them.
- Then kisses her.
- Then Renee flips Jimmy around and climbs on top of him. (She
- acts like she is putting him inside her) She rides him.
- FADE OUT
- 33 SCENE 33 - EXT. JESSICA’S HOUSE 33 SHOT OF THE OUTSIDE OF JESSICA’S HOUSE.
- 34 SCENE 34 - INT. JESSICA’S HOUSE 34
- SHOT OF THE INSIDE OF JESSICA’S HOUSE. JESSICA IS COOKING
- SOMETHING OVER THE STOVE. SHE IS WEARING SOME CUTE LITTLE
- SHORTS AND A TOP.
- JESSICA HEARS SOMETHING IN THE OTHER ROOM AND GOES TO SEE
- WHAT IT IS.
- 35 SCENE 35 - EXT./INT. JESSICA’S HOUSE 35 RAMONE IS CLOSING THE FRONT DOOR BEHIND HIMSELF.
- WHEN HE TURNS AROUND YOU SEE THAT HE HAS SOME FLOWERS AND
- CANDY IN HIS HANDS.
- JESSICA
- You got some nerve. You could have
- called first. When did you get
- out?
- She is totally surprised and a bit excited inside that he is
- back. But she’s still back off-ish because of how Ramone was
- last time she saw him.
- RAMONE
- I did call this morning. (PAUSE)
- You know I do have a key to this
- house still. So I just came in.
- JESSICA
- Well what do you want?
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 18.
- RAMONE
- Girl, quit playing. I want
- you. Look, I bought some peace
- offerings.
- RAMONE PUTS DOWN THE FLOWERS AND CANDY, AND MOVES TOWARDS
- JESSICA. AS HE WALKS TOWARDS HER SHE PULLS BACK LIKE SHE
- DOESN’T WANT HIM TO TOUCH HER. RAMONE NOTICES THIS AND
- STARTS LOOKING AROUND THE HOUSE TO SEE HOW MUCH HAS CHANGED.
- JESSICA
- I don’t know Ramone... It’s been a
- long time and you really hurt me
- before you left. You know that?
- 36 SCENE 36 - INT. JESSICA’S HOUSE 36
- FLASH BACK OF THE SLAP FROM SCENE 2 (NOT SHOWN IN SCENE
- 2). RAMONE GRABS JESSICA AND SLAPS HER. SHE FALLS TO THE
- FLOOR.
- 37 SCENE 37 - INT. JESSICA & RAMONE’S HOUSE 37
- BACK TO THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN JESS AND RAMONE (SOFT ROCK
- MUSIC IS PLAYING)
- RAMONE
- I’m sorry and I really want to make
- it up to you, baby.
- JESSICA
- How you gonna do that?
- RAMONE
- (Looking for an answer). I
- promise not to hit you
- again. I’ll get a job,
- too. Just give me a few days.
- JESSICA IS LOOKING AT HIM TO SEE IF HE IS REAL OF NOT. SHE
- IS STARTING TO GIVE IN.
- JESSICA
- Does Jimmy know you’re out?
- RAMONE
- Yea, he picked me up.
- JESSICA
- That asshole! Why didn’t he call
- me? (PAUSE) What are you gonna do
- ’til you get a job?
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 19.
- RAMONE
- Look, ’til then I have this.
- RAMONE PULLS OUT THE MONEY HE GOT FROM VIC. JESSICA LOOKS
- DISAPPOINTED AND HAPPY AT THE SAME TIME.
- JESSICA
- So you found your stash, huh?
- RAMONE
- No! Vic owed me on some other
- stuff. Forget about that
- stash. That was a long time
- ago. I’m sure whoever got that is
- long gone.
- JESSICA MOVES TOWARDS HIM AND TOUCHES THE MONEY.
- JESSICA
- How much is this?
- RAMONE
- Almost 20 Grand.
- JESSICA
- (Smiling and hugging him now)
- You want me to put this up for
- you?
- RAMONE LOOKS SURPRISED AND THEN GRABS HER, SMILING, AND
- SAYS, "YEA." HE COUNTS OUT ABOUT 5 GRAND AND GIVES HER THE
- REST.
- RAMONE
- Yea, put this up.
- THEN HE SLOWLY GRABS HER. LOOKS INTO HER EYES. HE SLOWLY
- TRIES TO KISS HER. SHE GIVES IN AND HE SLOWLY STARTS TO TAKE
- HER TOP OFF....
- FADE OUT
- 38 SCENE 38 - INT. JESSICA’S HOUSE - MORNING 38 FADE IN
- THE NEXT MORNING RAMONE JUMPS UP AND LEAVES JESSICA IN THE
- BED ASLEEP. HE GOES TO MAKE A PHONE CALL TO CAESAR ABOUT
- SOME DOPE. AS HE PUTS THE PHONE TO HIS EAR,
- CUT TO SCENE
- 39 SCENE 39 - INT. JESSICA’S HOUSE 39
- JESSICA WAKES UP AND GETS OUT OF BED, LOOKING FOR
- RAMONE. SHE WALKS INTO THE ROOM JUST AS RAMONE IS HANGING
- UP THE PHONE.
- JESSICA
- Was that Jimmy?
- RAMONE
- Huh? No, it was a wrong
- number. Look, I’ll be back later
- babe.
- JESSICA IS LOOKING AT RAMONE SUSPICIOUSLY.
- JESSICA
- Well bring me some ice cream. You
- know how I love my ice cream.
- RAMONE
- (Smiling) Girl, you’re a trip.
- RAMONE KISSES JESSICA ON THE CHEEK AND THEN GOES OUT THE
- DOOR.
- 40 SCENE 40 - EXT.THE TIME OUT BAR 40
- A NICE BRAND NEW CAR PULLS UP IN FRONT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD BAR AND CAESAR (30-40’s) GETS OUT (SLOW MOTION) WITH THE HELP OF MURDA MAN AND CHUY, HIS BOYS. HE ALSO HAS A LADY FRIEND WITH HIM, TRACI GOODING (35) SHE IS DRESSED REALLY SEXY AND HAS A BIG LEATHER BAG.
- AS THEY WALK IN THE BAR, THE CAMERA FOLLOWS FROM BEHIND.
- CAESAR AND HIS FRIENDS TAKE A SEAT AT A TABLE IN THE BACK OF
- THE CLUB. RAMONE WALKS IN THE BAR LOOKING AROUND. THE BAR
- IS PRETTY EMPTY. HE SEES CAESAR IN THE BACK WITH HIS GIRL
- HAVING A DRINK AND SMOKING A CIGAR. AS RAMONE WALKS TOWARDS
- HIM, CAESAR LOOKS UP AND NOTICES RAMONE COMING.
- RAMONE
- You Caesar?
- CAESAR
- It depends. Are you Ramone?
- RAMONE
- Look, let’s do this quick. I’m on
- parole.
- 20.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 21.
- CAESAR
- That’s your business. You got the
- money?
- RAMONE GOES IN HIS POCKET AND PULLS OUT THE MONEY. JUST
- THEN DOGG WALKS UP TO THE TABLE TO SEE CAESAR.
- DOGG
- You got my shit?
- RAMONE
- Hold on, can we fucking finish
- first?
- RAMONE IS TALKING SMART AND EYING DOGG AT THE SAME TIME.
- CAESAR
- Be cool. Both of you.
- HE MOTIONS TO HIS GIRL AND SHE PUTS THE BAG ON THE
- TABLE. TRACI, CAESAR’S GIRL, PULLS OUT TWO PACKAGES OF
- COKE-ONE SMALL ONE FOR RAMONE, AND A LARGER ONE FOR
- DOGG. CASH, THE BARTENDER, IS BEHIND THE BAR WATCHING WHILE
- WASHING GLASSES. RAMONE HAS HIS MONEY ON THE TABLE SO HE
- GRABS HIS PACK.
- RAMONE
- Is this shit straight?
- CAESAR NODS AND RAMONE TURNS AND WALKS AWAY. DOGG GOES IN
- HIS POCKET AND PULLS OUT HIS MONEY AND PUTS IT ON THE TABLE.
- DOGG
- Who was that?
- CAESAR
- OG, just got out.
- DOGG
- Where’s he hustling?
- CAESAR
- I don’t know, and what’s with all
- the questions? You want your shit
- or not?
- DOGG
- Yea, Yea, I want it.
- HE GRABS THE DOPE, PUTS IT IN HIS JACKET POCKET, AND THEN
- WALKS OUT.
- CUT TO
- 41 SCENE 41 - EXT. THE TIME OUT BAR 41
- RAMONE IS COMING OUT OF THE BAR. HE IS GETTING IN HIS CAR
- WHEN JIMMY PULLS UP. HE TALKS TO RAMONE FROM HIS CAR.
- JIMMY
- Nice wheels. You must have some
- good friends.
- RAMONE
- Jimmy, what’s up? (ACTING COOL)
- JIMMY
- Why didn’t you call me last night?
- RAMONE
- I went to see Jess and she let me
- in believe it or not.
- JIMMY
- That was fast.
- JIMMY GETS A CALL ON HIS CELL PHONE AND HAS TO GO TAKE A
- POLICE CALL.
- JIMMY
- Hey Ramone, stay out of trouble.
- Okay?
- RAMONE GETS IN HIS CAR. GIVES HIM A WAVE.
- 42 SCENE 42 - EXT. RAMONE IN CAR/RENTING ROOM 42 MONTAGE HIGH PACED MUSIC.
- RAMONE RENTS A ROOM, GOES IN AND STARTS BAGGING DIMES. THEN
- HE IS ON THE CORNER SLANGING. HE MAKES A SALE AND DOGG’S
- TWO GUYS FROM THE EARLIER BAR SCENE ARE ACROSS THE STREET
- WATCHING HIM. THEN RAMONE IS IN HIS ROOM COUNTING
- MONEY. HE MAKES A PHONE CALL, GRABS THE MONEY, AND RUNS OUT
- OF THE ROOM.
- 43 SCENE 43 - INT. THE TIME OUT BAR 43
- RAMONE WALKS IN THE BAR AND ASKS CASH FOR A DRINK. CASH
- PUTS THE DRINK ON THE BAR AND STARTS TALKING.
- CASH
- So you’re back to the big bucks,
- huh?
- 22.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 23.
- RAMONE
- You know how it is. You can’t come
- out and just be broke.
- CASH
- I’ll tell you though, the real
- money these days is in that Ecstasy
- shit.
- RAMONE
- Is that right? I heard about that
- shit when I was down.
- HE GRABS ON A NEARBY HOOKER CHICK LIKE HE WANTS HER TO BE ON
- E. SHE SMILES AND MOVES CLOSER.
- CASH
- My boy E can hook you up.
- RAMONE
- Ok, so you gonna hook us up?
- CASH
- Come back tonight. Around 8 PM.
- RAMONE
- Bet.
- 44 SCENE 44 - INT. THE TIME OUT BAR 44
- JUST THEN, MURDA MAN WALKS IN THE BAR WITH THE GIRL,
- TRACI. SHE HAS THE BAG WITH THE JUNK AGAIN. THEY MOVE
- TOWARDS A TABLE. RAMONE WALKS OVER TO THE TABLE TO MAKE A
- DEAL.
- MURDA MAN AND RAMONE ARE STANDING. THE GIRL IS BEHIND THE
- TABLE WITH THE BAG.
- RAMONE
- Where’s Caesar?
- MURDA MAN
- Don’t you worry about it. He sent
- us. You want your shit or what?
- RAMONE
- Yea, let me see it.
- MURDA MAN
- Let’s see the cash.
- MURDA MAN GETS A BAD TEMPERAMENT.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 24.
- RAMONE
- Show us? What are you two?
- Fucking?
- MURDA MAN
- Funny (CALMLY). Let’s go.
- THEY MAKE THE DEAL. THEN MURDA MAN MOTIONS FOR THE GIRL TO
- GET UP AND LEAVE WITH HIM.
- 45 SCENE 45 - INT. JESSICA’S HOUSE 45
- JESSICA IS ON HER BED IN PANTIES AND A WIFE BEATER AND KNEE
- HIGH SOCKS. RAMONE COMES IN AND JUMPS ON THE BED. SHE
- ROLLS OVER GIGGLING.
- JESSICA
- Where have you been all day?
- RAMONE
- Out looking for a job like I said I
- would.
- JESSICA
- Oh really?
- RAMONE
- Yea. Cash, at the bar, said he
- might let me be a bouncer. He said
- come back at 8 tonight.
- JESSICA IS SMILING AND HAPPY.
- JESSICA
- Well who’s gonna protect Lil ol’ me
- while you’re gone?
- SHE IS GETTING FRESH LIKE SHE WANTS SOME SEX. RAMONE STARTS
- KISSING ON HER, THEN HE FALLS ASLEEP. SHE GETS MAD AND
- LEAVES HIM IN THE BED. THEN SHE WALKS OUT OF THE ROOM.
- 46 SCENE 46 - INT. CAESAR’S WEIGHT ROOM 46
- CAESAR IS IN A WEIGHT ROOM WORKING OUT WHEN MURDA MAN COMES
- IN. CAESAR PUTS THE WEIGHTS DOWN TO TALK.
- CAESAR
- Did he show?
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 25.
- MURDA MAN
- Yea, he showed. I don’t like him
- though. He seems to think he’s the
- shit.
- CAESAR
- Don’t worry about what he
- thinks. Just get my money.
- (TALKING LIKE A BOSS).
- MURDA MAN
- I just thought I’d give you a
- heads-up in case I have to pop that
- fool.
- CAESAR
- Hey (LOUD) you don’t make a move
- unless I say so.
- MURDA MAN GIVES HIM A FOUL LOOK AND SAYS...
- MURDA MAN
- CAESAR STARTS LIFTING AGAIN.
- 47 SCENE 47 - INT. VIC’S MANSION
- Yea, okay.
- JIMMY IS AT VIC’S MANSION. HE WALKS INTO A ROOM WITH VIC
- SITTING BEHIND HER DESK AGAIN. VIC MOTIONS FOR HIM TO TAKE
- A SEAT AND THEY START TALKING.
- JIMMY
- You wanted to see me?
- VIC
- I thought you might want to know
- about your home boy.
- JIMMY
- Who? King?
- VIC
- Yea. I gave him his money and I
- didn’t give him any dope, like you
- asked.
- JIMMY
- Good. I grew up in this
- neighborhood like everyone
- else. But that’s why I became a
- (MORE)
- (CONTINUED)
- 47
- CONTINUED:
- 26.
- JIMMY (cont’d)
- cop to make a difference. I let
- some shit go, but when it comes to
- my baby sister, that’s when I draw
- the line. Ramone either stays
- clean or goes back on a violation.
- VIC
- Well that’s why I called you. I
- fucked up.
- JIMMY
- What do you mean ’you fucked up’?
- VIC
- I hooked him up with some new guys
- in town.
- JIMMY
- You did what? (UPSET) Who is
- it? Dogg?
- VIC SHAKES HER HEAD ’NO’.
- JIMMY
- Caesar?
- VIC SHAKES HER HEAD ’YES’.
- JIMMY
- Why would you do that? You know
- that guy and his goons ain’t
- playing with a full deck. I
- checked their records. Murda Man
- has been up state for attempted
- murder. And Caesar was practically
- the state pen kingpin. I don’t
- even know how he got out.
- VIC
- Look, I can’t do anything about
- that now. The ball’s already in
- place. Looks like you’re gonna
- have to save your boy again.
- Shit.
- JIMMY
- 48 SCENE 48 - INT. MURDA MAN’S HOUSE 48
- MURDA MAN AND TRACI ARE TALKING ABOUT HIS PLAN TO X-OUT
- CAESAR, AND TAKE OVER THE BUSINESS.
- MURDA MAN
- This is some bullshit. Caesar
- doesn’t pay me enough to watch him
- make all the money. I need to be
- the one in charge.
- TRACI IS STANDING BEHIND MURDA MAN KISSING HIM WITH HER ARMS
- AROUND HIS NECK. TRACI IS CAESAR’S GIRL, BUT SHE IS DIRTY
- AND MESSES WITH MURDA MAN BEHIND CAESAR’S BACK.
- TRACI
- I don’t know. Caesar is pretty
- tight. I don’t know how you’re
- gonna get up on him without him
- knowing.
- MURDA MAN LOOKS AT HER LIKE SHE IS STUPID. THEN (ANGRILY)
- SAYS "SHUT UP". HE PULLS HER AROUND AND BENDS HER OVER A
- TABLE AND STARTS PUSHING HER SHORT SKIRT UP.
- 49 SCENE 49 - MONTAGE 49
- (USE THE SAME MUSIC FROM THE EARLIER SCENE OF RAMONE
- HUSTLING).
- RAMONE IS ON THE STREET HUSTLING AGAIN. HE MAKES A FEW
- SALES.
- (USE EXTRAS FOR DOPE FRIENDS).
- RAMONE IS BACK IN HIS ROOM BAGGING DIMES. HE HAS A
- FLASHBACK. (USE MONTAGE FROM SCENE #5)
- 50 SCENE 50 - FLASHBACK 50
- RAMONE SNORTING COKE FLASHBACK FROM SCENE #5. RAMONE IS
- BACK ON THE BLOCK LOOKING FOR CUSTOMERS. SHOW HIM LOITERING
- AROUND ON THE BLOCK. THE BLACK AND WHITES PASS BY. RAMONE
- LOOKS AT HIS WATCH. IT’S 7:45 PM.
- THEN HE HEADS TO THE BAR TO MEET CASH.
- RAMONE WALKS IN THE BAR AND SEES CASH AND "E" ERIC (25) OVER BY THE BAR. HE WALKS OVER.
- 27.
- 51 SCENE 51 - INT. THE TIME OUT BAR
- RAMONE
- What’s the deal?
- CASH
- Eric, meet Ramone. Ramone, meet
- Eric.
- ERIC
- What are you trying to do?
- RAMONE
- I don’t know. What’s the shit good
- for?
- ERIC
- $20 a pop. If you want to give up
- a players price, $15. For you, a
- wholesale price of $10 a
- piece. That way you make a profit.
- RAMONE
- Okay. I got $300.
- 51
- ERIC GOES IN HIS INSIDE POCKET AND PULLS OUT A BAG OF SMALL
- PILLS. HE COUNTS SOME INTO HIS HAND AND PASSES IT TO
- RAMONE. RAMONE TAKES IT AND HANDS ERIC THE MONEY. RAMONE
- PUTS THE PILLS IN A NAPKIN OFF THE BAR.
- ERIC
- Have you ever tried the shit?
- RAMONE
- No, but I hear it’s insane.
- ERIC
- Yea. You might want to bring 2 or
- 3 freaks for that trip. Be careful
- though. Sometimes people have a
- bad reaction to the shit. You
- don’t want any babes croaking on
- you.
- RAMONE
- Yea. Right.
- ERIC
- If you need me again, just ask
- Cash. He knows where to find me.
- 28.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED: 29.
- Bet.
- RAMONE
- 52 SCENE 52 - EXT. THE TIME OUT BAR 52
- AS RAMONE WALKS OUT OF THE BAR, HE LITERALLY CRASHES INTO
- DOGG AND HIS BOYS. HE JUST MOVES THROUGH THEM AND KEEPS
- GOING. THE THREE MEN MEAN MUG HIM. (SLOW MOTION)
- 53 SCENE 53 - INT./EXT. JIMMY’S CAR 53
- JIMMY IS DRIVING IN HIS WORK CAR. HE GETS A CALL ON HIS
- CELL PHONE. (HE LISTENS AND SAYS HE’LL BE RIGHT OVER.)
- CUT TO
- 54 SCENE 54 - INT. EXTRA HOUSE OR BUSINESS 54
- JIMMY’S WALKING INTO A ROOM. THERE IS 2 OR 3 OTHER
- PLAIN-CLOTHED POLICE OFFICERS IN THE ROOM COLLECTING
- EVIDENCE. HE LOOKS DOWN TO SEE A DEAD BODY LYING IN
- BLOOD. JIMMY WALKS OVER TO THE DETECTIVE BY THE BODY.
- (DETECTIVE NOAH ANDREWS)
- JIMMY
- What’s the story?
- NOAH
- Body is about two hours cold. Gun
- shot, close range. Execution
- style. No witnesses and no ID on
- the body.
- JIMMY
- I know him. (Looking closely at the
- body).
- You do?
- NOAH
- JIMMY
- Yea, I don’t know him well, but we
- grew up not far from each
- other. His name is Jon Lucas. Just
- slang’s pot and has been picked up
- a few times.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 30.
- NOAH
- Looks like he pissed someone off.
- JIMMY
- Yea. Looks like it.
- NOAH
- You want this case?
- JIMMY
- This is my neighborhood. I’ll take
- the case.
- THE DETECTIVE WALKS AWAY, TAKING OFF GLOVES.
- THEN A SHOT OF JIMMY LOOKING DOWN AT THE BODY.
- (SHOW THE BLOOD AGAIN IN FLASHES).
- 55 SCENE 55 - INT. MURDA MAN’S HOUSE
- CUT TO 55
- A WOMAN IS BEING SMACKED AROUND. MURDA MAN IS SLAPPING
- TRACI AGAIN. TRACI FALLS TO THE FLOOR.
- MURDA MAN
- Bitch, you’re going to do what I
- say. Now get your ass up.
- HE PULLS HER UP BY HER HAIR AND THROWS HER ONTO THE COUCH OR
- INTO A CHAIR, AND THEY TALK.
- MURDA MAN
- Now, this is how it’s gonna
- go. I’m going to get rid of
- Caesar’s ass, and you’re my bitch
- now. I got a little plan. Now
- listen.
- TRACI
- Oh, okay baby.
- 56 SCENE 56 - INT. MURDA MAN’S HOUSE 56
- DOORS OPEN. CHUY (20’S) WALKS IN. CHUY IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR LISTENING.
- 31.
- 57 SCENE 57 - INT. CHARLIE’S HOUSE/KITCHEN 57
- CAESAR IS IN (CHARLIE’S)HOUSE ON THE PHONE. HE IS TALKING TO CHUY.
- (SHOT OF HEAD AND HAND HOLDING THE PHONE).
- THEN THE CAMERA PANS DOWN AND SHOWS THAT CAESAR IS HOLDING
- SOMEONE UNDER WATER IN THE KITCHEN SINK.
- CAESAR
- Calm down! Nobody’s going to move
- in on me.
- PULLING THE GUY OUT OF THE WATER WHEN HE STOPS SPEAKING.
- THEN PUTTING HIM BACK UNDER AS HE SPEAKS.
- CHUY
- Just watch your back.
- CAESAR
- I have too much heat. I started
- this hustle from the bottom and no
- one is going to stop this.
- CAESAR PULLS THE GUY UP AGAIN AND SEES THAT HE DROWNED AND
- LETS HIM GO IN THE SINK, AND THEN HE HANGS UP.
- 58 SCENE 58 - INT. DOGG’S PLACE OF BUSINESS 58
- DOGG AND HIS TWO SIDEKICKS FROM THE BAR ARE IN THE SAME
- ROOM. THE THREE OF THEM ARE IN A ROOM SMOKING SOME
- WEED. SMOKING AND TALKING
- MAIN SIDEKICK
- I’m telling you- that’s the fool
- who shanked your brother in the
- pen.
- DOGG
- Don’t play with me, man, because
- you know what I have to do if
- that’s true.
- SIDEKICK WALKS OVER TO DOGG AND SAYS...
- MAIN SIDEKICK
- I was there. It happened fast, but
- I remember that face. And another
- thing- I saw that guy selling to
- some of your customers today.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 32.
- DOGG
- Ok then. Let’s handle this.
- (JUMPING UP KIND OF HYPHY)
- 59 SCENE 59 - INT. RAMONE’S HOTEL ROOM
- CUT TO RAMONE GOING INTO HIS HOTEL ROOM. AS HE GOES IN, A GIRL APPROACHES HIM MALIKA (LATE 20’S), A SLICK HUSTLER CHICK.
- MALIKA
- Hey, you need some company?
- RAMONE
- No, I have a woman.
- MALIKA
- Well where is she now?
- (CHEWING GUM)
- RAMONE
- She’s at home where she should be,
- and where you should be.
- MALIKA
- Well, you’re out, and I’m out, so
- let’s be out together.
- RAMONE LOOKS AROUND, THEN SAYS...
- RAMONE
- Come on in. But I don’t want to
- fuck or anything. Just hang out
- for a few minutes.
- MALIKA
- Now that’s what I’m talking
- about. You won’t have to worry
- about me.
- 59
- THEY WALK IN THE ROOM. ONCE INSIDE THE ROOM, MALIKA ASKS TO
- USE THE RESTROOM.
- RAMONE POINTS TO THE DOOR AND SHE GOES INSIDE. RAMONE PUTS
- THE ECSTASY PILLS ON THE TABLE, AND THEN THE GIRL CAME OUT
- OF THE RESTROOM AND SITS DOWN AT THE TABLE.
- MALIKA SEES THE PILLS ON THE TABLE AND HER EYES SPARKLE.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED: 33.
- JUST THEN, RAMONE COMES OVER AND SITS DOWN WITH
- HER. THERE’S SOME SODA AND VODKA ON THE TABLE AND RAMONE
- POURS A DRINK FOR BOTH OF THEM.
- THEN RAMONE WALKS OVER TO THE BED, AND GOES IN THE
- PILLOWCASE, AND COMES OUT WITH SOME MONEY.
- WHILE RAMONE IS AT THE BED, MALIKA SLIPS AND ECSTASY PILLS
- INTO HIS DRINK. RAMONE COMES BACK TO THE TABLE AND TAKES A
- SIP.
- 60 SCENE 60 - EXT. JESSICA’S HOUSE 60
- JESSICA’S HOUSE. JIMMY PULLS UP AND GOES TO KNOCK ON THE
- DOOR. JESSICA OPENS THE DOOR.
- JIMMY
- Hey sis, Where’s Ramone?
- (TALKING FAST)
- JESSICA
- I don’t know. What’s going on?
- JIMMY
- What’s Ramone been doing?
- JESSICA
- I don’t know. He says he’s been
- looking for a job.
- JIMMY
- Has he been dealing and using
- again?
- JESSICA
- I don’t think so. He gave me some
- money to hold. He came home last
- night and left this morning.
- JIMMY
- Well when you see him, tell him to
- give me a call.
- JESSICA
- Is everything ok?
- JIMMY
- Don’t worry. Everything is cool.
- (PLAYING IT COOL FOR HIS LITTLE SISTER).
- CUT TO
- 61 SCENE 61 - INT. RAMONE’S HOTEL ROOM 61
- RAMONE IS AT THE TABLE COUNTING MONEY WHEN HIS EYES START
- GETTING BLURRY. SHOT OF RAMONE WITH MONEY IN HIS HAND.
- (SHOW BLURRY VISION).
- RAMONE RUBS HIS EYES FOR FOCUS.
- MALIKA SEES THE ECSTASY IS WORKING, SO SHE COMES OVER ON HER
- KNEES AND STARTS TO UNBUCKLE RAMONE’S PANTS TO GO DOWN ON
- HIM. RAMONE IS FEELING TOO HIGH SO HE HELPS HER WITH HIS
- PANTS AND PUSHES HER HEAD DOWN.
- (SHOT OF TOP OF MALIKA’S HEAD GOING UP AND DOWN ON
- RAMONE. RAMONE IS MOANING).
- RAMONE PUSHES MALIKA BACK AND STANDS UP. HIS VISION IS
- STILL BLURRY AND HE SEEMS TO BE HAVING A BAD TRIP.
- RAMONE GOES TO A DRAWER AND OPENS IT. THERE IS COKE
- INSIDE. HE OPENS A BAG AND PUTS A LINE ON THE TABLE.
- MALIKA COMES OVER SMILING AND GIGGLING; SHE DOESN’T KNOW
- RAMONE IS HAVING A REALLY BAD TRIP.
- RAMONE SNORTS A LINE AND SO DOES THE GIRL. THEY BOTH ACT
- HIGH. RAMONE PULLS HIS SHIRT OFF AND JUMPS IN THE BED, THE
- GIRL FOLLOWS SUIT.
- CUT TO
- 62 SCENE 62 - INT. CAESAR’S HOUSE 62
- CAESAR IN THE WEIGHT ROOM WORKING OUT. TRACI COMES IN
- WEARING A BATHING SUIT OR SEXY OUTFIT AND TRIES TO GET
- CAESAR’S ATTENTION.
- CAESAR
- Bitch, what’s up with you? Can’t
- you see I’m busy?
- TRACI
- I just wanted to have a little fun
- with you.
- (ACTING SEXY AND STUPID)
- CAESAR
- Yea! Come here girl.
- PUTTING THE WEIGHTS DOWN AND GRABBING ON HIS GROIN.
- (CONTINUED)
- 34.
- CONTINUED: 35.
- TRACI COMES OVER AND CAESAR STARTS FEELING ON HER BOOTY. HE
- USES HIS FINGER TO MOTION HER CLOSE TO HIM. WHEN SHE GETS
- CLOSE HE HAULS OFF AND SLAPS HER AND SAYS...
- CAESAR
- Spot for me, Now!
- TRACI IS MAD AND SHE HAS A SCARED LOOK ON HER FACE AS SHE
- STANDS BEHIND CAESAR TO SPOT FOR HIM. CAESAR STARTS LIFTING
- THE WEIGHTS AND TRACI ACTS LIKE SHE CAN’T HELP HIM. SHE
- WANTS TO DROP THE WEIGHT ON HIM. JUST THEN CHUY COMES INTO
- THE ROOM AND RUNS OVER TO CATCH THE WEIGHT JUST IN
- TIME. CAESAR YELLS AT TRACI TO LEAVE THE ROOM.
- CAESAR
- Get out of here bitch!
- 63 SCENE 63 - INT. CAESAR’S HOUSE 63 CHUY PUTS THE WEIGHT DOWN, THEN STARTS TALKING TO CAESAR.
- CHUY
- Where’s Murda Man?
- CAESAR
- I don’t know. I thought he was
- with you.
- CHUY
- What’s up with that girl? You know
- I don’t like her.
- CAESAR
- Fuck her. What’s up with my money?
- CHUY
- I spoke to Dogg. He wants to see
- you tonight. He wants another key.
- CAESAR
- Ok. Call him back. Tell him to
- meet us at the bar at 9 PM tonight.
- CHUY SAYS "OK". THEN CAESAR WALKS TO ANOTHER BAR TO START
- LIFTING AGAIN.
- CUT TO
- 64 SCENE 64 - EXT. RAMONE’S HOTEL - EVE. 64
- THE OUTSIDE OF RAMONE’S HOTEL ROOM. IT’S NIGHT TIME. ALL
- IS QUIET.
- SUDDENLY DOGG AND HIS TWO SIDEKICKS ARE OUTSIDE THE
- ROOM. TWO GUYS ON ONE SIDE AND DOGG ON THE OTHER
- SIDE. THEY MOTION TO EACH OTHER TO KICK THE DOOR IN ON THE COUNT OF THREE.
- 65 SCENE 65 - INT. RAMONE’S HOTEL ROOM 65
- RAMONE AND MALIKA ARE ASLEEP IN THE BED. THE MONEY AND DOPE
- ARE STILL ON THE TABLE.
- ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE DOOR IS KICKED IN. RAMONE ROLLS OFF
- THE BED AND GOES UNDER AND PULLS OUT A STICK. HE COMES UP
- AND KNOCKS THE GUN OUT OF DOGG’S HANDS AND HITS HIM ON THE
- HEAD.
- THE GIRL JUMPS UP IN THE COMMOTION AND GRABS THE MONEY AND
- THE COKE OFF THE TABLE AND RUNS OUT OF THE ROOM.
- RAMONE IS GETTING JUMPED BY THE OTHER TWO GUYS WHILE DOGG
- SHAKES OFF HIS HIT. RAMONE FALLS TO THE FLOOR AND SEES THE
- GUN DOGG HAD.
- HE GRABS IT AND STARTS SHOOTING. HE HITS DOGG AND THE OTHER
- TOW GUYS RUN OUT OF THE ROOM.
- RAMONE IS ALONE NOW WITH DOGG DEAD ON THE FLOOR. HE SEES
- THAT HIS MONEY AND DRUGS ARE GONE. HE RUNS OUT THE ROOM
- STILL HIGH AND DAZED FROM THE E AND COKE HE HAD EARLIER.
- CUT TO
- 66 SCENE 66 - EXT. ALLEY WAY 66
- CUT TO ALLEY WAY. MURDA MAN IS MAKING A DRUG DEAL WITH
- LEON. LEON IS TAKING TOO LONG COUNTING THE MONEY AND MURDA
- MAN GETS IMPATIENT.
- MURDA MAN
- Come on. Hurry the fuck up.
- (LOOKING DOWN THE ALLEY).
- LEON
- Hold on. Is this shit good?
- WHEN HE ASKS THAT QUESTION MURDA MAN GETS UPSET AND SHOOTS LEON DEAD. HE GRABS THE MONEY, FIXES HIS COLLAR AND SAYS;
- 36.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 37.
- MURDA MAN
- Don’t play with me, you nothing
- mother fucker.
- THEN WALKS OUT OF THE ALLEY.
- 67 SCENE 67 - EXT. JIMMY’S CAR
- 67
- JIMMY IS IN HIS CAR LOOKING FOR RAMONE ON THE BLOCK (DRIVING
- SLOWLY), WHEN HE GETS A CALL.
- JIMMY
- Yea, Jimmy.
- (PHONE VOICE)
- There’s been a shooting at the
- hotel on 98th. I think you should
- check it out.
- JIMMY
- I’m on my way... Shit!.
- HE DRIVES OFF.
- HE HITS HIS STEERING WHEEL LIKE HE IS FRUSTRATED.
- 68 SCENE 68 - INT. THE TIME OUT BAR 68
- CAESAR AT THE BAR AND HE CAME TO MEET DOGG. TRACI IS THERE
- AS USUAL WITH THE BAG OF DRUGS. HE LOOKS AT HIS WATCH LIKE
- DOGG IS LATE. CHUY SUDDENLY COMES IN FAST WITH SOME NEWS.
- CHUY
- Bad news Boss, Dogg won’t make
- it. He won’t make it. He’s GONE!
- CAESAR
- He’s in jail?
- CHUY
- Naw, he’s dead. And it was that
- guy, Ramone who just got out, did
- it!
- CAESAR
- What? That fool stopping my money?
- CHUY PULLS HIS PHONE OUT AND CALLS MURDA MAN.
- CUT TO
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 38.
- CHUY
- Murda Man, it’s Chuy. Listen, we
- have a problem. That fool Ramone
- smoked Dogg.
- MURDA MAN
- What? They had beef or something?
- CHUY
- I don’t know. But I need you to
- handle this. You know Caesar has
- to go to court this week and he
- doesn’t need any heat on his back.
- MURDA MAN
- Consider it done.
- THEY HANG UP.
- 69 SCENE 69 - EXT. ON THE STREET/LIQUOR STORE
- 69
- RAMONE IS WALKING DOWN THE STREET ALL MESSED UP. HE WALKS
- IN A LIQUOR STORE. HE COMES RIGHT OUT WITH A BOTTLE OF JACK
- IN A PAPER BROWN BAG.
- HE TAKES A LONG, SLOPPY SIP. THEN NOTICES A GUY IN A CAR
- ACROSS THE STREET.
- RAMONE WALKS ACROSS THE STREET. YOU CAN SEE HE HAS THE GUN
- FROM EARLIER DOWN ON HIS SIDE.
- HE WALKS UP FAST, WITHOUT THE PERSON NOTICING.
- RAMONE
- You got a light?
- JUST AS THE GUY LOOKS UP, RAMONE SHOOTS HIM IN THE
- FACE. HE’S TWEEKIN’ SO IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
- BLOOD SPLATTERS ON THE WINDOW. RAMONE THEN GOES IN THE GUYS
- POCKETS AND GETS HIS WALLET. THERE’S ONLY $7.00 INSIDE.
- (HE’S SHOCKED).
- RAMONE
- Shit! (THEN HE RUNS BACK TO HIS
- CAR, GETS IN, AND DRIVES OFF)
- 70 SCENE 70 - EXT. OUT BACK ALLEY WAY
- 70
- JIMMY PULLS UP ON THE ALLEY WHERE LEON GOT SHOT. THE YELLOW
- TAPE IS UP. NOAH WALKS UP TO JIMMY.
- JIMMY
- What’s the story this time?
- NOAH
- Same thing as the last one. Shot
- to the head, execution
- style. Robbed him, too.
- JIMMY
- Any leads?
- NOAH
- No, but we’re collecting all the evidence we can. I’ll get
- any information we come up with to you ASAP.
- JIMMY
- Damn! Okay. Call me later. I’m
- gonna check my own leads.
- NOAH
- Ok Jimmy. But wrap this up
- quick. I don’t want the papers to
- get another bad story.
- JIMMY WALKS BACK TO HIS CAR AND SPEEDS OFF.
- 71 SCENE 71 - INT. CAESAR’S HOME 71 CAESAR AND CHUY ARE IN CAESAR’S HOME
- CAESAR
- You sure Murda Man can handle that
- fool alone?
- CHUY
- Yea, sure Boss. He’s a real pro.
- 72 SCENE 72 - INT. EXTRA ROOM FOR TORTURE SCENE 72
- (FLASHBACK SCENE). MURDA MAN IS IN A ROOM WITH TWO WOMEN
- AND ONE MAN TIED UP ON A COUCH. ONE OF THE WOMEN IS
- SQUIRMING AND MAKING NOISE.
- 39.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 40.
- MURDA MAN
- Shut up, bitch.
- (LIKE HE’S LOSING IT OR SOMETHING)
- THEN HE SNAPS AND PROCEEDS TO SHOOT EVERYONE ON THE COUCH.
- (SHOT OF EVERYONE ON THE COUCH DEAD).
- (SHOT OF CHUY REMINISCING ABOUT THE SCENE)
- 73 SCENE 73 - INT. CAESAR’S HOUSE 73 CUT BACK TO CAESAR AND CHUY TALKING.
- CAESAR
- Well I hope so. I don’t need any
- heat while I’m fighting this
- case. I’m probably being watched.
- CHUY
- I’m sure he’ll handle it right.
- 74 SCENE 74 - INT. THE TIME OUT BAR 74 CASH IS BEHIND THE BAR. IT’S DAYTIME. MURDA MAN WALKS IN.
- MURDA MAN
- Cash, let me talk to you.
- CASH COMES FROM BEHIND THE BAR AND THE TWO GUYS GO IN THE
- BACK.
- CASH
- What’s going on?
- (HOLDING A DISH TOWEL).
- MURDA MAN
- I need to know where to find that
- Ramone guy.
- CASH
- King? What do you want with him?
- MURDA MAN
- Don’t worry about it. Just tell me
- what I want to know.
- (TALKING LOUD)
- 75 SCENE 75 - INT. THE TIME OUT BAR 75 CASH IS AN OLD FRIEND OF RAMONE’S, SO HE HOLD OUT ON INFO.
- CASH
- I don’t know. I just see him when
- he comes in.
- MURDA MAN GETS UPSET BECAUSE CASH IS HOLDING OUT.
- MURDA MAN
- Ok, you want to play stupid?
- MURDA MAN PULLS HIS GUN OUT AND SHOOTS CASH IN THE
- STOMACH. CASH GRABS THE WOUND AND LOOKS DOWN AT THE BLOOD
- ON HIS HANDS. THEN FALLS OVER. MURDA MAN RUNS OUT OF THE
- CLUB.
- 76 SCENE 76 - INT. THE TIME OUT BAR 76 JIMMY WALKS IN THE BAR LOOKING FOR CASH.
- HE’S CALLING OUT HIS NAME AS HE WALKS THROUGH THE EMPTY BAR.
- JIMMY
- Cash, Cash, Cash. Where are you
- at?
- JIMMY WALKS TO THE BACK AND SEES CASH ON THE FLOOR. HE RUNS
- OVER AND CHECKS HIM. CASH IS STILL ALIVE. JIMMY PULLS OUT
- HIS PHONE AND CALLS FOR BACK UP.
- JIMMY
- Cash, who did this to you?
- CASH
- (GURGLING) Mur..Murda...Man
- JIMMY
- Who? Caesar’s guy?
- CASH
- He...He was looking for Ramone.
- JIMMY
- What? Do you know why?
- CASH
- (GURGLING) Don’t
- know...drugs...can’t.
- CASH FALLS DEAD.
- 41.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED: 42.
- -TIME LAPSE-
- NOAH WALKS IN WITH OTHER DETECTIVES.
- NOAH WALKS OVER TO THE BAR, BEHIND THE COUNTER AND PULLS OUT
- A NOTE PAD.
- NOAH
- Three bodies in one week. Somebody
- is busy. I just got the ballistics
- report on the guy in the
- alley. They match the bullets from
- the pot dealer. Same gun. Got
- some news for you though.
- JIMMY
- About this case?
- NOAH
- No! About your boy, Ramone.
- JIMMY
- Ramone? What about him?
- NOAH
- The shooting at the hotel last
- night. Turns out the room was
- registered to Ramone. Do you know
- where he is?
- JIMMY
- No. I hate to hear that. I’m
- actually looking for him too. Any
- other news that can help?
- NOAH
- No, not at this time. There was
- such a mess out there that I left
- it to the coroner.
- JIMMY
- Well I’m sure Ramone isn’t
- far. I’ll catch up to him and
- bring him in for questioning.
- CUT TO
- 77 SCENE 77 - EXT. RAMONE’S CAR/JESSICA’S
- RAMONE GOING TO JESSICA’S HOUSE.
- HE NEEDS THE MONEY HE HAVE HER.
- RAMONE IS STILL HIGH AND ACTING CRAZY.
- HE KNOCKS ON THE DOOR. JESSICA ANSWERS AND RAMONE RUNS IN.
- JESSICA
- What’s wrong baby? (ACTING
- CONCERNED).
- THEN SHE SEES HE IS HIGH.
- RAMONE
- Where’s that money I gave you?
- JESSICA
- What? Didn’t you have five
- thousand just the other day?
- RAMONE
- Bitch don’t question me. Just get
- my shit.
- JESSICA
- Ok Ramone, calm down.
- (JESSICA LOOKS SCARED).
- JESSICA GOES IN THE BACK AND THEN COMES BACK OUT WITH THE
- MONEY. RAMONE SNATCHES IT AND LEAVES. JESSICA GOES TO THE
- DOOR AND STARTS CRYING AS RAMONE PULLS OFF.
- THEN SHE GOES BACK IN AND CALLS JIMMY.
- (PHONE RINGS, THEN ANSWERS).
- JIMMY
- CRYING ON THE OTHER END.
- 78 SCENE 78 - INT./EXT. RAMONE’S CAR 78
- RAMONE IS SITTING IN HIS CAR AND HE FALLS ASLEEP. THEN HE
- STARTS DREAMING.
- Hello.
- 43.
- 77
- 79 SCENE 79 - MONTAGE 79 SHOW MONTAGE SCENE 5-11.
- 80 SCENE 80 - INT./EXT. RAMONE’S CAR 80
- RAMONE WAKES UP SHAKEN FROM THE DREAM. THEN GOES IN HIS
- POCKET AND PULLS OUT SOME COKE AND SNORTS A LINE. THEN
- PULLS OFF.
- 81 SCENE 81 - INT. VIC’S OFFICE 81 VIC GETS A CALL. IT’S JIMMY.
- VIC
- Hello Jimmy. How can I help you
- today?
- JIMMY
- You know how. We need to clean
- this mess up before it gets out of
- hand.
- VIC
- We? Why should I get involved?
- JIMMY
- You know I saved your ass in the
- desert when we did that job. You
- owe me. Ramone is in some shit and
- I think he killed someone.
- VIC (SARCASTICALLY)
- Killed someone? You mean like the
- car accident when he hit that old
- lady? ’Cause Ramone isn’t a
- killer.
- EXT. ON THE STREET ACCIDENT 82
- 82 SCENE 82 -
- SHOW MONTAGE SCENE 10. RAMONE HITS THE LADY IN AN ACCIDENT
- WHILE DRIVING ANGRY UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
- 83 SCENE 83 - INT. VIC’S OFFICE 83 CONTINUED CALL FROM SCENE 81.
- 44.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 45.
- JIMMY
- No, this was a gun shot
- murder. He’ll do more than three
- years on manslaughter for this one.
- VIC
- What do you want me to do?
- JIMMY
- Caesar’s man, Murda Man, is looking
- for him and I need to know why.
- VIC
- I’ll check it out and get back to
- you later.
- 84 SCENE 84 -
- JIMMY GETS A CALL. IT’S JESSICA CRYING.
- JESSICA
- (Phone Voice) Jimmy, Ramone is
- high and he just ran out of
- her acting crazy.
- JIMMY
- Did he touch you?
- JESSICA
- No, but I’m scared. He has a lot
- of money on him and I know he’s
- high.
- JIMMY
- Keep the door locked. I’ll be
- right over.
- (THEY HANG UP).
- 85 SCENE 85 - INT. MURDA MAN’S HOUSE 85 CUT THIS ------------SCENE OUT----------------------------
- 86 SCENE 86 - EXT. ON THE STREETS 86
- RAMONE IS WALKING DOWN THE STREET WHEN HE SEES ERIC, THE E
- MAN. HE WALKS UP ON HIM FAST. HE’S LOOKING FOR SOME MORE
- WORK TO SLANG.
- INT. JESSICA’S HOUSE/CAR 84
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 46.
- RAMONE
- Eric. I mean E!
- ERIC
- What up?
- RAMONE
- You got some more of that shit?
- ERIC
- Yea, but did you hear about Cash?
- RAMONE
- What about him?
- ERIC
- Somebody shot him last night at the
- bar. The bar is closed.
- RAMONE
- Shit. Is he dead?
- ERIC
- Yea. That’s what I heard.
- SILENCE, RAMONE SEEMS SAD.
- RAMONE
- Damn, that’s fucked up. Shit. But
- hey, can I still get some of that E
- from you?
- ERIC
- Yea, how much you want?
- RAMONE
- The same as before.
- ERIC
- Come on.
- (THEY WALK DOWN THE STREET)
- THEY MOVE INTO A DOORWAY AND MAKE THE TRANSACTION.
- JUST THEN, JIMMY DRIVES BY AND SEES THEM.
- HE DOUBLE PARKS AND RUNS OVER CALLING OUT RAMONE’S NAME.
- RAMONE SEES JIMMY AND RUNS, SO DOES ERIC.
- THEY GO IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED: 47.
- JIMMY CHASES RAMONE. RAMONE GOES DOWN AN ALLEY AND KICKS A
- DOOR IN.
- TURNS OUT HE’S IN THE BACK OF THE BAR.
- HE CLOSES THE DOOR QUICK AND JIMMY RUNS BY AND MISSES
- HIM. RAMONE IS LEANING ON THE DOOR, TRYING TO CATCH HIS
- BREATH.
- 87 SCENE 87 - INT. THE TIME OUT BAR 87
- RAMONE WALKS DOWN THE HALL TO THE OFFICE WHERE CASH HAS HIS
- SAFE. HE SEES A PICTURE OF CASH, RAMONE, AND JIMMY ON THE
- WALL AND SAYS...
- RAMONE
- Damn old fool. You were always all
- right with me.
- RAMONE LOOKS AROUND THE ROOM AND SEES THE SAFE/OR DRAWER
- FULL OF CASH. HE LOOKS AROUND THE ROOM, THEN STARTS
- GRABBING MONEY. THEN HE CREEPS OUT OF THE BUILDING.
- 88 SCENE 88 - INT. CAESAR’S PAD 88 CHUY ANSWERS HIS PHONE. IT’S CAESAR.
- CHUY
- Yea, Boss.
- CAESAR
- Have you heard from Murda Man?
- CHUY
- No word yet.
- CAESAR
- Well if he doesn’t call soon I’m
- gonna go out and take care of him
- and that mark he’s after.
- 89 SCENE 89 - EXT. PHONE BOOTH ON CORNER 89
- RAMONE IS AT A PAYPHONE ACTING PARANOID. HE IS CALLING
- CAESAR TO GET SOME MORE COKE.
- (PHONE RINGS).
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 48.
- CAESAR
- Speak.
- RAMONE
- It’s me, King. Can I see you about
- the same 5 Grand as last time?
- RAMONE DOESN’T KNOW CAESAR IS AFTER HIM. RAMONE IS SO HYPHY
- OFF THE DRUGS HE HAS BEEN ON.
- CAESAR
- Yeah. Where are you?
- SHOT OF CAESAR WRITING DOWN THE ADDRESS.
- CAESAR
- I’ll be right over. You got the
- money.
- RAMONE
- Yea, Yea I got the cash (ACTING
- JUMPY).
- CAESAR HANGS UP AND SAYS TO HIMSELF...
- CAESAR
- Stay right there.
- 90 SCENE 90 - INT. VIC ON PHONE IN HER OFFICE 90 VIC ON THE PHONE WITH JIMMY.
- VIC
- Hello, Jimmy.
- JIMMY
- What did you find out?
- VIC
- Looks like Dogg and his boys tried
- to rob Ramone at his hotel or
- something like that. Not only
- that, Caesar is hot because Ramone
- supposedly killed one of his main
- money scores. Now Caesar has a hit
- out on Ramone.
- JIMMY
- Shit! Shit! Shit! Okay, I have
- to call Jess. I’ll be in touch.
- CUT TO
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 49.
- VIC Anytime.
- 91 SCENE 91 - EXT. PHONE BOOTH ON CORNER
- RAMONE IS STILL AT THE PHONE BOOTH WAITING FOR CAESAR TO
- BRING HIM SOME WORK.
- CAESAR
- When we get to him, I want you to
- play it cool ’til he get up on us.
- TALKING TO TRACI.
- 91
- 92 SCENE 92 - EXT. PHONE BOOTH ON CORNER 92
- RAMONE IN THE PHONE BOOTH WHEN CAESAR’S CAR PULLS UP. AS
- RAMONE APPROACHES THE CAR, CAESAR IS READY TO SHOOT HIM OUT
- THE WINDOW. BUT HE IS PARANOID AND LOOKING FOR THE
- POLICE. JUST AS CAESAR GOES TO SHOOT, A BLACK AND WHITE
- POLICE CAR ROLLS BY AND HE HESITATES. RAMONE SEES THE
- POLICE AND GETS PARANOID ALSO. HE MOVES AWAY FROM THE CARE
- AND CAESAR PULLS OFF.
- 93 SCENE 93 - INT. JIMMY’S OFFICE 93
- JIMMY IS AT A DESK, LOOKING AT SOME FILES. HE LOOKS AT THE
- CORONER PICTURES FROM THE GUY IN THE ALLEY (LEON), AND
- CASH’S AT THE BAR. THEN HE GETS A CALL ON HIS CELL PHONE.
- (IT’S RAMONE)
- RAMONE
- Jimmy, listen. I need your help.
- JIMMY
- (STANDING UP) Where are
- you? Tell me right now and
- stay right there ’til I get
- over. (ANGRILY).
- RAMONE
- No! I’ll see you later. Just tell
- Jess I’m okay.
- JIMMY
- Ramone, what are you doing? You’re
- about to end up back in jail. I
- know about the hotel.
- CUT TO
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 50.
- (SILENCE)
- RAMONE
- It’s not how it looks. That’s why
- I called. We need to talk.
- JIMMY
- Ramone, murder carries more time
- than manslaughter. I don’t think
- there’s much I can do to help you
- on this one.
- 94 SCENE 94 - EXT. PHONE BOOTH ON CORNER
- SHOT OF RAMONE ON THE PHONE TALKING TO JIMMY.
- RAMONE
- Jimmy, I don’t know why those guys
- tried to jack me. I defended
- myself. They came in blazing, so I
- did what I had to do.
- 95 SCENE 95 - INT. JIMMY’S OFFICE ON PHONE BACK TO JIMMY ON THE PHONE IN HIS OFFICE.
- JIMMY
- So you’re on the shit again?
- RAMONE
- No! Who told you that?
- JIMMY
- I spoke to Jessica. She said you
- were fucked up.
- RAMONE
- Okay, so maybe I did have a little
- hit. But I didn’t kill anyone.
- JIMMY
- Tell me anything. I’m on this case
- and you’re a prime suspect. You
- need to come in.
- RAMONE
- I can’t do that and you know it.
- JIMMY
- Well you better do something
- because Caesar has a hit out on
- (MORE)
- 94
- (CONTINUED)
- 95
- CONTINUED:
- 51.
- JIMMY (cont’d)
- you. Watch your back and don’t get
- at me until you’re ready to turn
- yourself in.
- RAMONE
- It’s like that, huh?
- JIMMY
- I told you when you came home to
- stay out the mix, especially if you
- got back with Jess. I can’t help
- you now.
- RAMONE
- Damn! Ain’t then later.
- JIMMY
- Ramone! Ramone! Shit.
- JIMMY HANGS UP, SLAMMING THE PHONE DOWN.
- 96 SCENE 96 - EXT. THE QUARTER NOTE BAR
- CUT TO 96
- ANGEL (13) IS ON HIS BIKE, ON THE BLOCK WHERE THE BAR IS. A CAR PULLS UP AND PARKS. IT’S VIC’S CAR. VIC GETS OUT AND LOOKS AROUND THE CAR. SHE SIGNALS THEM TO WALK WITH
- HER. VIC WALKS OVER TO ANGEL AND ASKS HIM TO WATCH HER CAR. SHE ALSO GIVE HIM A BILL OR TWO.
- VIC
- Hey there. You got time to watch my
- car for a few minutes kid?
- ANGEL
- Yea, sure!
- VIC HANDS HIM THE MONEY AND HE SMILES.
- 97 SCENE 97 - EXT. THE QUARTER NOTE BAR 97
- VIC
- If anyone messes with my ride, just
- come and get me in that restaurant
- over there.
- (VIC POINTS TO THE RESTAURANT)
- VIC AND HER BOYS WALK ACROSS THE STREET AND ANGEL POSTS UP
- TO WATCH THE CAR.
- 98 SCENE 98 - INT. THE QUARTER NOTE BAR
- 98
- VIC AND HER BOYS WALK IN THE RESTAURANT. RAMONE IS SITTING
- IN THE BACK WITH HIS HEAD DOWN ON THE TABLE. VIC WALKS OVER
- TO RAMONE’S TABLE; SHE MOTIONS FOR HER BOYS TO STAY BACK.
- VIC
- Ramone, Ramone, Ramone. Now you
- know why I switched
- businesses? Too many hassles.
- RAMONE
- Very funny. I don’t need a lecture
- now. Did you bring it?
- VIC
- Yea, I got it. A burner and some
- junk. You have enough to cover all
- this?
- VIC PASSES HIM A PISTOL AND A PACKAGE OF DRUGS.
- RAMONE
- Yea, here.
- RAMONE PASSES VIC THE MONEY.
- 99 SCENE 99 - INT. THE QUARTER NOTE BAR 99
- VIC
- Don’t call me again. I’m out of
- this one. We’re even now. I won’t
- tell Jimmy.
- RAMONE
- You and him still doin’ business
- with each other?
- VIC
- No. Everything went bad after you
- left.
- RAMONE
- I thought everything was going as
- planned.
- VIC
- No, I’m talking about on that last
- job. We split ties and that was
- that. Never did another job again.
- 52.
- CUT TO
- 100 SCENE 100 - FLASHBACK 100
- MONTAGE SCENE #7 (THE BEATING). SHOW MORE DETAIL OF THE
- BEATING.
- VIC AND JIMMY ARE BEATING THE GUY DOWN.
- THEN THE GUY LAYS STILL.
- JIMMY AND VIC STAND BACK BREATHING HARD.
- THEY ARE BOTH HOLDING GUNS.
- VIC
- Is he dead?
- JIMMY
- I don’t know. Hold up.
- JIMMY REACHES FOR HIS PULSE.
- JIMMY
- No, he still has a pulse.
- VIC
- Good, because I didn’t plan on
- killing anyone tonight. I thought
- this was going to be a clean
- robbery.
- JIMMY TURNS THE GUY ON HIS BACK AND YOU SEE HIS BLOODY FACE.
- JIMMY
- Did you get all the money and dope?
- VIC
- Yea, King got his cut and
- left. Ours is in the car. Ramone
- says he’s going straight home to
- get some rest.
- JIMMY KICKS THE BODY.
- JIMMY
- Out of town dealers. Don’t they
- know if there is any money on a
- set, somebody already has it sowed
- up. King had this set held down
- for years. Now this guy comes
- along thinking he’s the shit.
- 53.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 54.
- VIC
- Well let’s put him on a greyhound
- with a note and get out of here.
- THERE ARE TWO CARS IN THE DESERT. CASH IS IN ONE CAR AND HE
- COMES OUT OF THE CAR AND WALKS OVER THE BODY.
- CUT TO
- 101 SCENE 101 - MONTAGE 101 MONTAGE SCENE #9 HAND WITH GUN.
- THE SHOT FIRES AND THEN YOU SEE CASH HOLDING THE GUN.
- CASH SHOT THE PURP.
- VIC
- Cash, why the fuck did you do
- that? He cooperated. We were
- gonna put him on a bus and send him
- home.
- CASH
- Yea right. So he can come back and
- bring his people with him.
- JIMMY
- Shit, this is fucked up.
- CASH
- Don’t worry about it. I’ll take
- care of this. You two go back to
- town and act like everything is
- normal. Oh yea, and we better put
- the dope and money up ’til shit
- cools off.
- JIMMY
- Yea, that sounds good. I’ll go and
- get King’s cut and bring it back to
- the stash, I know where he keeps
- it.
- VIC
- Fuck this shit. I’m finding me a
- new hustle. This is too much
- hassle for me.
- 102 SCENE 102 - INT. THE QUARTER NOTE BAR 102
- CUT BACK TO VIC AND RAMONE SITTING IN THE RESTAURANT
- TALKING.
- 103 SCENE 103
- RAMONE
- So, Jimmy is the one who had my
- stash this whole time? That son of
- a bitch!
- CUT TO - EXT. THE QUARTER NOTE BAR 103
- OUTSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT. A CAR PULLS UP. IT’S CHUY AND CAESAR. (PAN TO) THEY SEE VIC’S CAR AND THE BOY POSTED UP. THEY ACT AS IF KNOW VIC’S STYLE SO THEY KNOW SHE’S INSIDE TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS.
- CAESAR
- Pull over. I need to talk to Vic.
- CUT TO
- 104 SCENE 104 - EXT. DAY CAR PULLING UP TO BAR 104
- ANOTHER CAR PULLING UP. IT’S MURDA MAN. HE IS WATCHING
- CAESAR ENTER THE RESTAURANT. HE PARKS TO GO IN HIMSELF.
- 105 SCENE 105 - INT. THE QUARTER NOTE BAR 105 CAESAR WALKS IN THE RESTAURANT WITH CHUY.
- WHEN THEY SEE RAMONE, CAESAR WHISPERS SOMETHING IN CHUY’S
- EAR BEFORE THEY WALK OVER TO THE TABLE WHERE VIC AND RAMONE
- ARE.
- VIC AND RAMONE ARE SITING, CAESAR AND CHUY ARE STANDING.
- CAESAR
- Vic, baby, what’s crackin’?
- VIC
- Caesar, it’s been a minute (REAL
- COOL). What’s up with you?
- CAESAR
- I need to talk to your boy here.
- AT THE SAME TIME HE SAYS THAT, CHUY PUTS HIS HAND ON HIS
- GUN. VIC SEES THIS AND REACHES UNDER THE TABLE.
- 55.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED: 56.
- JUST THEN, MURDA MAN COMES IN LOOKING MEAN AND
- SUSPICIOUS. HE STANDS ANT THE FRONT OF THE RESTAURANT
- WATCHING, TRYING TO SEE WHAT’S GOING ON.
- CUT TO
- 106 SCENE 106 - EXT. OUTSIDE BAR (FRONT) 106
- THE OUTSIDE OF OF THE RESTAURANT. JIMMY IS DRIVING BY AND
- SEES VIC’S CAR, AND THE BOY KEEPING AN EYE ON IT. HE PULLS
- OVER AND GETS OUT TO TALK TO THE BOY. HE KNOWS HIM.
- JIMMY
- Angel, come here.
- ANGEL LOOKS UP.
- JIMMY
- Is Vic inside?
- ANGEL NODS "YES".
- JIMMY
- How’s your mother?
- ANGEL
- She’s okay. She’s off the crack
- now. So yeah.
- JIMMY
- Good, Good. Angel tell me, who
- else is in the restaurant?
- ANGEL
- About 4 or 5 guys.
- JIMMY
- Four or five
- guys? Yea. Okay. Here, take this
- money and go home now.
- ANGEL
- I got paid already to stay here.
- JIMMY
- Okay, you want to be funny? Here,
- take this.
- HE GIVES ANGEL A LITTLE MORE MONEY.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 57.
- Now get!
- ANGEL RIDES OFF.
- 107 SCENE 107 - INT. THE QUARTER NOTE BAR
- CUT TO 107
- JIMMY
- BACK INSIDE THE RESTAURANT. THERE IS A STAND OFF BETWEEN
- VIC AND CAESAR, CHUY, MURDA MAN AND RAMONE AND VIC’S TWO
- GUYS.
- CHUY HAS HIS HAND ON HIS PIECE. VIC IS DRAWN DOWN UNDER THE
- TABLE; RAMONE IS ALSO READY UNDER THE TABLE.
- MURDA MAN IS CONTEMPLATING WHO HE SHOULD POP FIRST-RAMONE OR
- CAESAR. VIC’S TWO GUYS ARE IN THE BACK WATCHING ALSO READY
- TO SHOOT.
- JUST THEN, JIMMY WALKS IN THE RESTAURANT.
- (SHOT OF EVERYONE SEEING JIMMY WALK IN)
- WHEN RAMONE SEES JIMMY HE GRABS THE DOPE OFF THE TABLE FAST
- AND MAKES A MOVE TO LEAVE.
- WHEN HE RISES UP CHUY POINTS HIS GUN AT HIM.
- THEN VIC STANDS UP AND POINTS HER GUN AT CHUY. CAESAR PULLS
- HIS GUN OUT HIS COAT AND POINTS IT AT VIC.
- THEN RAMONE PULLS THE GUN VIC JUST GAVE HIM ON CAESAR.
- AT THE FRONT OF THE RESTAURANT, JIMMY SEES ALL THAT IS
- HAPPENING AND NOTICES MURDA MAN IS IN FRONT WITH HIM.
- THE TWO OF THEM QUICKLY PULL THEIR GUNS ON EACH OTHER.
- MURDA MAN THEN PUTS HIS FINGER TO HIS MOUTH IN A HUSH MOTION
- AND CREEPS OUT THE RESTAURANT BACKWARDS. JIMMY DOESN’T FIRE
- OR SAY ANYTHING. HE JUST LET’S HIM GO.
- 108 SCENE 108 - INT. THE QUARTER NOTE BAR 108
- EVERYONE’S GUN IS DRAWN WHEN RAMONE MAKES A MOVE TO GET
- OUT. JUST AS HE RUNS BEHIND A BAR IN THE RESTAURANT.
- CHUY FIRES TOWARDS RAMONE BUT MISSES. BUT AS HE FIRES VIC
- ALSO FIRES AND SHOOTS CHUY AND HE FALLS DEAD.
- CAESAR DICKCS BEHIND A TABLE AND FIRES AT VIC BUT MISSES.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED: 58.
- VIC’S TWO GUYS START FIRING AT CAESAR AS HE DUCKS. CAESAR
- FIRES BACK AT THEM. HE SHOOTS THEM BOTH.
- WHEN JIMMY SEES VIC IN DANGER, HE COMES IN FIRING ON
- CAESAR. HE TURNS AROUND AND STARTS FIRING AT JIMMY.
- JUST THEN, VIC MOVES TOWARDS THE DOOR. WHEN CAESAR SEES HER
- AND FIRES AND SHOOTS HER. (SHE’S NOT DEAD).
- JIMMY SCREAMS OUT "NOOOooo" THEN RUNS IN AND SHOOTS CAESAR IN THE SHOULDER. HE IS DOWN BUT STILL HAS HIS GUN.
- THEN RAMONE MAKES A BREAK FOR THE DOOR.
- JIMMY
- Ramone, don’t do it. You’re coming
- with me.
- BUT RAMONE DOESN’T LISTEN AND RUNS OUT OF THE
- RESTAURANT. YOU HEAR SIRENS IN THE BACKGROUND.
- JIMMY WALKS OVER TO CAESAR HOLDING HIS GUN ON HIM.
- JIMMY
- Drop your gun. It’s over.
- CAESAR
- Fuck you!
- 109 SCENE 109 - EXT. THE QUARTER NOTE BAR 109
- RAMONE COMES OUT THE RESTAURANT WALKING FAST. MURDA MAN IS
- IN HIS CAR. WHEN HE SEES RAMONE, HE STARTS HIS
- ENGINE. RAMONE DOESN’T SEE HIM AND STILL DOESN’T KNOW HE’S
- TRYING TO KILL HIM. RAMONE GETS IN A CAB AND MURDA MAN
- FOLLOWS THEM.
- 110 SCENE 110 - INT. THE QUARTER NOTE BAR 110 (BACK TO THE RESTAURANT) JIMMY TALKING TO CAESAR.
- JIMMY
- No, fuck YOU!!!
- HE LOOKS TOWARDS VIC.
- JIMMY
- This is not your day.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 59.
- CAESAR
- Shoot me. Go ahead and shoot me,
- you fuckin’ dick.
- YOU HEAR THE SIRENS GETTING CLOSER.
- JIMMY COCKS HIS GUN AS IF HE’S GONNA SHOOT.
- HE LOOKS AT VIC AGAIN ACTING CRAZY.
- CAESAR
- You ain’t gonna shoot, you fucking
- coward.
- CAESAR DROPS HIS GUN AND DARES HIM AGAIN.
- CAESAR
- Here, you want me? Here I am.
- (HOLDING HIS HANDS OUT)
- 111 SCENE 111 - INT. THE QUARTER NOTE BAR
- JIMMY IS STANDING OVER HIM ABOUT TO FIRE WHEN THE POLICE
- COME IN. IT’S NOAH AND TWO OTHER OFFICERS.
- NOAH
- Jimmy, we got it. Lower your gun.
- 111
- JIMMY LOOKS OVER AT NOAH AND PAUSES FOR A SECOND, BUT THEN
- LOWERS HIS GUN AND WALKS OVER TO VIC. HE TAKES HER PULSE.
- SHE’S ALIVE.
- HE BRUSHES THE HAIR OUT OF HER FACE.
- NOAH WALKS OVER TO JIMMY.
- NOAH
- What happened here?
- JIMMY
- (STANDNG BACK UP NOW). When I
- came in that guy had a gun,
- and everybody else was already
- down. (LYING TO SAVE RAMONE)
- NOAH
- (TALKING TO CAESAR) Oh it’s
- you. I’ve been waiting for
- this one. Your ass is going
- down.
- 112 SCENE 112 - EXT. THE QUARTER NOTE BAR 112 SHOT OF JIMMY’S FACE IN AGREEMENT.
- CAESAR
- Mother Fucker.
- (AS HE GETS CUFFED).
- 113 SCENE 113 - EXT./INT. RAMONE IN CAB 113
- RAMONE IS IN THE CAB. HE LOOKS IN THE FRONT AND SEES THE
- DRIVER IS JUST DRIVING, MINDING HIS BUSINESS. HE THEN PULLS
- OUT THE COKE VIC GAVE HIM AND STARTS TO SNORT A LINE. THEN
- YOU SEE HIM CHANGE HE CAN’T HANDLE HIS DRUGS.
- HE STARTS SWEATING AND GETS FIDGETY.
- THE CAB PULLS UP IN FRONT OF JESSICA’S HOUSE AND RAMONE GETS
- OUT.
- 114 SCENE 114 - EXT. JESSICA’S HOUSE 114
- RAMONE KNOCKS ON THE DOOR AND JESSICA ANSWERS. SHE HAS HER
- BODY WEIGHT UP AGAINST THE DOOR AND HER HEAD STICKING
- OUT. SHE SEES RAMONE IS TRIPPING AND DOESN’T WANT TO LET
- HIM IN.
- RAMONE
- Open the door Jess!
- JESSICA
- No, Ramone you’re high again.
- RAMONE
- Open the fucking door Jessica. I’m
- not playing.
- JESSICA
- No, Ramone. Come back later.
- JUST THEN, MURDA MAN PULLS UP ACROSS THE STREET.
- JESSICA SEES THE CAR BUT DOESN’T TRIP.
- RAMONE
- What bitch? You’re tripping!
- RAMONE BUST THROUGH THE DOOR MAKING JESSICA FALL TO THE
- FLOOR. RAMONE GOES IN THE BATHROOM AND CLOSES THE DOOR.
- 60.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED: 61.
- JESSICA GETS UP AND GOES TO THE BATHROOM DOOR. SHE BANGS ON
- THE DOOR AND TRIES TO GET HIM OUT.
- JESSICA
- Ramone, Ramone, bring your ass out.
- JESSICA IS BANGING AND KICKING THE DOOR.
- (NO ANSWER)
- 115 SCENE 115 - INT. JESSICA’S HOUSE 115
- INSIDE THE BATHROOM RAMONE PUTS THE GUN, MONEY, AND DOPE ON
- THE COUNTER. HE LOOKS IN THE MIRROR AND SEES HOW FUCKED UP
- HE LOOKS.
- HE PUTS SOME WATER ON HIS FACE AND LOOKS IN THE MIRROR
- AGAIN. HE DRIES HIS FACE, THEN GOES TO THE TABLE WITH THE
- DRUGS. HE TAKES A SNORT OF COKE, THEN STARTS GETTING
- PARANOID.
- CUT TO
- 116 SCENE 116 - INT. JESSICA’S HOUSE 116
- JESSICA OUTSIDE THE DOOR. SHE HAS THE PHONE IN HER
- HAND. SHE CALLS JIMMY.
- JIMMY
- (PHONE VOICE) Hello?
- JESSICA
- Jimmy, please come over right
- now. Ramone is here. He’s high,
- and he’s in the bathroom and won’t
- come out.
- JIMMY
- (PHONE VOICE) I’ll be right
- there.
- 117 SCENE 117
- JIMMY IS IN HIS OFFICE AT HIS DESK WHEN NOAH WALKS IN. JIMMY HANGS UP THE PHONE.
- NOAH
- So Jimmy, any new leads on the
- recent murders? And do they have
- (MORE)
- - INT. JIMMY’S OFFICE 117
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 62.
- NOAH (cont’d)
- anything to do with today’s
- showdown?
- JIMMY
- AS a matter-of-fact, they
- do. (JIMMY HAS A SLY
- EXPRESSION). Your boy Caesar had
- the block sowed up and tried to
- eliminate any competition. What we
- saw today is the result of greed
- gone bad. I’m still working out
- the details, but I’ll have a full
- report on your desk in the morning.
- NOAH IS LISTENING, BUT HE HAS A LOOK ON HIS FACE LIKE HE’S
- NOT BUYING IT.
- NOAH
- Now, what about Ramone?
- JIMMY GETS UP AND COMES AROUND THE TABLE, AND HE PUTS HIS
- HAD ON NOAH’S SHOULDER.
- JIMMY
- I’m still looking for him to bring
- him in.
- NOAH
- I know Ramone has something to do
- with all this.
- JIMMY
- Come on, Noah. Don’t bust my
- balls. I know as much as you do.
- NOAH
- Okay. Jut have your report ready,
- and make it right. Got it? Oh and
- one more thing- any news back on
- the ballistics? Does Caesar’s gun
- match any of the other crime
- scenes?
- JIMMY
- No word yet. I’ll call you when
- they call me.
- NOAH WALKS OUT THE ROOM AND JIMMY LOOKS AT HIS WATCH. HE IS
- ON HIS WAY TO JESSICA’S HOUSE TO SEE ABOUT RAMONE.
- 118 SCENE 118 - EXT. JESSICA’S HOUSE/STREET 118
- MURDA MAN IS SITTING OUTSIDE OF JESSICA’S HOUSE, WATCHING
- FOR RAMONE. HE SEES A FIGURE GO BY THE WINDOW AND HE COCKS
- HIS GUN AND GETS OUT OF THE CAR.
- 119 SCENE 119 - INT. JESSICA’S HOUSE 119
- INSIDE JESSICA’S HOUSE, RAMONE COMES OUT OF THE
- BATHROOM. HE IS HIGH AND GOES TOWARDS JESSICA AND TRIES TO
- MAKE OUT.
- RAMONE
- Come here, baby.
- JESSICA
- No, Ramone. What the hell are you
- doing? You’re high. Stop!! You said
- you weren’t going to use
- anymore. Get off me!
- RAMONE
- Come here, now! (PAUSE) Stop
- talking shit and come and get some
- of this loving.
- RAMONE RUNS OVER AND GRABS JESS BY THE ARM. HE THROWS HER
- ON THE COUCH AND TRIES TO HAVE IS WAY WITH HER. SHE IS
- KICKING AND SCREAMING, TRYING TO GET HIM OFF OF HER.
- JESSICA
- Stop it, Ramone. Please stop!
- JUST THEN, THE DOOR GETS KICKED IN. IT’S MURDA MAN. RAMONE
- GRABS JESSICA AND ROLLS DOWN ON THE FLOOR. HE PULLS OUT HIS
- GUN AND MOTIONS FOR JESSICA TO STAY DOWN.
- MURDA MAN HAS HIS GUN COCKED AND READY. HE SEES MOVEMENT
- AND HE FIRES. (JESSICA SCREAMS).
- RAMONE FIRES BACK AND MISSES. HE MOTIONS FOR JESSICA TO
- STAY PUT WHILE HE MOVES AROUND FOR A CLOSER SHOT. HE FIRES
- A SHOT TOWARDS MURDA MAN AND IT COMES CLOSE, BUT MISSES.
- JESSICA IS ON THE FLOOR. SHE STARTS CRAWLING AROUND, TRYING
- TO GET SOMEWHERE. SHE DOESN’T HEAR ANYTHING SO SHE STICKS
- HER HEAD UP TO LOOK AROUND. JUST AS SHE STICKS HER HEAD UP,
- MURDA MAN FIRES A SHOT AND HITS HER RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES.
- (SHOT OF JESSICA SHOT IN THE HEAD).
- NOTE: MAY NOT HAVE HER GET SHOT IN THE HEAD OR EVEN DIE
- 63.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED: 64.
- RAMONE SEES JESSICA GET SHOT AND GOES CRAZY FIRING TOWARDS
- MURDA MAN. SCREAMING.
- (SLOW MOTION)
- RAMONE
- Nooooooooo!
- MURDA MAN RUNS OUT OF THE HOUSE TO DODGE THE GUN
- FIRE. RAMONE FOLLOWS AFTER HIM.
- 120 SCENE 120 - INT. POLICE STATION EVIDENCE ROOM 120
- JIMMY IS AT THE EVIDENCE DESK AT THE PRECINCT. HE ASKS THE
- CLERK FOR AN EVIDENCE NUMBER.
- JIMMY
- Evidence number 63325, please.
- SHE COMES OUT WITH A BAG WITH A GUN IN IT. JIMMY SIGNS THE
- BAG OUT, THEN GOES TO THE SIDE WITH IT. HE SWITCHES A GUN,
- THEN GIVES THE BAG BACK TO THE LADY CLERK.
- JIMMY
- Hey Mary, take this back. I’ll
- work this case later.
- THE CLERK TAKES THE PACKAGE, BUT NOT WITHOUT LOOKING AT
- JIMMY FUNNY. THEN JIMMY LEAVES.
- 121 SCENE 121 - EXT. OUTSIDE ALLEY - NIGHT 121
- MURDA MAN IS BEHIND A CAR IN AN ALLEY. HE IS BEING CHASED
- BY RAMONE. THEY ARE EXCHANGING GUNFIRE FROM BEHIND
- CARS. RAMONE SPEAKS UP.
- RAMONE
- Who the fuck are you? And what do
- you want?
- MURDA MAN
- This is Murda Man, and I want your
- ass, bitch.
- RAMONE SITS BACK ON THE CAR AND SQUATS DOWN. HE IS
- THINKING. THE NAME ’MURDA MAN’ SOUNDS FAMILIAR.
- RAMONE
- Murda Man, Murda Man, Murda Man
- (THINKING OUT LOUD).
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED: 65.
- RAMONE FINALLY REMEMBERS WHERE HE KNOWS THAT NAME FROM. HE
- JUMPS UP AND YELLS "MURDA MAN". A SHOT RINGS BY HIS HEAD
- AND HE DUCKS AGAIN.
- MURDA MAN
- Bring your ass out and we can
- handle this like men.
- THE TWO OF THEM SLOWLY RISE WITH THEIR GUNS RAISED.
- RAMONE
- You don’t remember me, huh? From
- the pen, they called me Rone.
- MURDA MAN TAKES ANOTHER LOOK AT HIM.
- MURDA MAN
- Rone, Paco’s boy from inside.
- RAMONE
- Yea, you remember? I shanked that
- boy for your boss over that drug
- deal gone bad.
- THE TWO OF THEM COME AROUND THE CARS AND HOLD THEIR GUNS OUT
- AT EACH OTHER.
- MURDA MAN
- That was you who did that hit?
- RAMONE
- Yea, and your boss said he owed me
- a favor, even though I was just at
- the right place at the wrong time.
- MURDA MAN
- So what? I’m supposed to let you
- use that favor now on the streets?
- RAMONE
- Well, you know how the game goes
- with Murphy’s Law and all. You do
- me, the next thing you know,
- someone’s out to do you.
- MURDA MAN
- Is that right?
- MURDA MAN IS LOOKING AT RAMONE, THINKING. THEN HE PUTS HIS
- GUN BACK IN HIS PANTS. RAMONE LOWERS HIS GUN, BUT KEEPS IT
- OUT.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 66.
- MURDA MAN
- Ok, I’ll tell you what. I’ll give
- you a pass, but you have to give me
- a cut of your hustle. With Caesar
- gone I’ll be taking over.
- RAMONE IS STANDING THERE, HOLDING HIS GUN, LISTENING.
- MURDA MAN
- So we make a deal now, or I leave
- your ass here with a hole in your
- head. It’s a new game out here
- now, and I’m the main player and
- you’re...
- RAMONE CUTS IN.
- RAMONE
- I’m the one who put this town on
- the map.
- MURDA MAN
- I don’t know man. Looks like
- you’re one of your best customers.
- RAMONE IS STILL LOOKING HIGH. HE HAS A CRAZED LOOK AS HE
- STANDS THERE.
- RAMONE
- Fuck you! You can have all of this
- shit. You killed my girl. I
- should dump you right now.
- RAMONE PULLS HIS GUN BACK UP. MURDA MAN DOESN’T FLINCH, HE
- JUST TURNS AROUND AND WALKS TO HIS CAR.
- RAMONE
- Mother Fucker, come back here.
- RAMONE DOESN’T MOVE AND MURDA MAN KEEPS GOING.
- CLOSE UP OF MURDA MAN.
- RAMONE
- You asshole.
- RAMONE SHOOTS BY HIS FEET. MURDA MAN TURNS AROUND AND
- LIGHTS A CIG, THEN SAYS...
- MURDA MAN
- I’ll be seeing you.
- AND HE WALKS ACROSS THE STREET.
- 122 SCENE 122 - EXT. EVENING ALLEY WAY - EVENING 122
- MURDA MAN WALKS OUT OF THE ALLEY INTO THE STREET. HE TAKES
- A PULL ON HIS CIG AND BLOWS OUT THE SMOKE.
- SHOT OF THE SMOKE GOING INTO THE AIR.
- ALL IS QUIET. IT’S NIGHT TIME.
- CARS HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY COME ON AND THE CAR SPEEDS TOWARDS
- MURDA MAN.
- THE CAR HITS AND KILLS HIM.
- SHOT OF MURDA MAN LAID OUT ON THE STREET.
- 123 SCENE 123 - (BLOODY SCENE) EXT. EVE. STREET 123
- THE MYSTERY CAR COMES TO A HALT. THE WINDOW COMES DOWN AND
- TRACI STICKS HER HEAD OUT OF THE WINDOW AND SAYS...
- TRACI
- Yea, asshole. You won’t be hitting
- me no more.
- THEN SHE SPITS OUT THE WINDOW.
- THE WINDOW GOES UP AND THE CAR DRIVES OFF.
- 124 SCENE 124 - INT. JESSICA’S HOUSE 124
- SHOT OF JESSICA WITH THE BULLET HOLE IN HER HEAD. A SHEET
- GETS PULLED OVER HER HEAD.
- THE CORONER IS COVERING HER.
- 125 SCENE 125 - EX. EVE. JESSICA’S HOUSE 125
- JIMMY PULLS UP IN FRONT OF JESSICA’S HOUSE. A POLICE CAR IS
- OUT FRONT.
- HE GOES TO RUN IN, BUT NOAH STOPS HIM OUTSIDE. JIMMY IS
- TRYING TO PUSH PAST HIM- HE KNOWS THERE IS BAD NEWS INSIDE.
- JIMMY
- Let me go, Noah. Dammit. Let me
- go. I want to see Jess!
- 67.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 68.
- NOAH
- She’s gone, Jimmy. There’s nothing
- to see. She’s gone.
- JIMMY IS STILL PUSHING TO GET BY. NOAH FINALLY PUSHES HIM
- WAY BACK AND JIMMY STOPS AND LOOKS AT HIM AND STARTS
- CRYING. (MALE CRY, WITHHELD). THEN HE MAKES A FACE LIKE
- HE’S THINKING, AND HE RUNS TO HIS CAR AND DRIVES OFF.
- NOAH IS CALLING TO HIM.
- NOAH
- Jimmy, where are you going?
- JIMMY
- Don’t worry about it. Just take
- care of Jess.
- Note: Again possibly Jess is not dead. Maybe just shot.
- 126 SCENE 126 - EXT. JIMMY DRIVING CAR 126
- JIMMY IS DRIVING AROUND, LOOKING FOR RAMONE. HE IS DRIVING
- BY THE USUAL HANG OUT SPOTS. (HARD RAP MUSIC IS PLAYING).
- JIMMY SPOTS RAMONE WALKING DOWN THE STREET MOVING FAST. HE
- STOPS THE CAR AND GETS OUT.
- HE STARTS RUNNING, GETTING CLOSE TO RAMONE, BEFORE HE
- SCREAMS OUT...
- JIMMY
- Ramone. Ramone.
- RAMONE SEES JIMMY AND STARTS RUNNING. THEY RUN FOR 2 OR 3
- BLOCKS BEFORE RAMONE RUNS INTO AN OLD BUILDING.
- 127 SCENE 127 - INT. WAREHOUSE STAIRS 127
- RAMONE IS WALKING UP SOME STAIRS IN AN OLD BUILDING. HE IS
- TRYING NOT TO MAKE NOISE.
- 128 SCENE 128 - INT. WAREHOUSE STAIRS 128
- JIMMY IS WALKING UP THE SAME STAIRS RIGHT BEHIND
- RAMONE. JIMMY HAS HIS GUN OUT IN FRONT OF HIM.
- 129 SCENE 129 - INT. WAREHOUSE 129
- RAMONE GOES THROUGH A DOOR AND CLOSES IT, FEELING SAFE. HE
- PULLS OUT HIS GUN AND SOME COKE. HE PUTS IT ON THE TABLE IN
- THE ROOM AND TAKES A SNORT OF COKE. HE HAS A LOOK LIKE HE’S
- TWEAKING, THEN HE HEARS JIMMY CALLING HIM.
- JIMMY
- Ramone, I know you’re in here. Now
- bring your ass out so we can talk.
- RAMONE QUICKLY PUTS THE COKE UP AND PICKS UP HIS GUN, AND
- RUNS OUT OF THE ROOM. AS HE MOVES DOWN THE HALL, HE TURNS
- THE CORNER AND BUMPS INTO JIMMY. THEY BOTH TURN AROUND AND
- PULL THEIR GUNS OUT ON EACH OTHER. THEY BOTH SEEM TO BE
- CRYING (MANLY). RAMONE AND JIMMY TALK.
- RAMONE
- I didn’t do it, Jimmy. It wasn’t
- me. It was an accident.
- JIMMY
- I don’t give a fuck. I told you
- not to let anything happen to my
- sister again.
- RAMONE
- I loved Jess and you know it. I
- would never hurt her.
- JIMMY
- Shut the fuck up! (CRYING TEARS)
- RAMONE
- Take me in, Jimmy. (LAYING DOWN
- HIS GUN). It wasn’t me, but I know
- who it was.
- JIMMY
- Shut the fuck up. You think
- everybody’s supposed to go down
- because of your downfalls? You’re
- a fuck up and you have to go.
- RAMONE IS BENT OVER, PUTTING HIS GUN ON THE FLOOR.
- THERE IS A PAUSE. EXCHANGE IN GLANCES.
- JIMMY LOWERS HIS GUN.
- (SLOW MOTION).
- JIMMY SHOOTS HIM IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD.
- 69.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED: 70.
- BLOOD ON THE WALLS. SPLATTERED. BRAIN MATTER.
- ALL IS SILENT. YOU SEE THE BODY LAYING ON THE FLOOR AND
- JIMMY STANDING THERE, HOLDING HIS GUN OUT. THEN JIMMY
- SCREAMS OUT...
- JIMMY
- Ahhhhhhhh!
- 130 SCENE 130 - MONTAGE EXT. JIMMY DRIVING 130 MONTAGE NIGHT SCENE DRIVING, CITY, EXT. JIMMY DRINKING.
- 131 SCENE 131 - INT. JIMMY’S OFFICE, NEXT MORNING 131
- SHOT OF A HAND OPENING A DOOR. IT’S JIMMY ENTERING HIS
- OFFICE. WHEN HE WALKS IN, NOAH IS SITTING AT HIS DESK WITH
- JIMMY HUNG OVER.
- NOAH
- Come on in and have a seat.
- JIMMY
- What’s up? (AS HE TAKES A SEAT).
- NOAH
- I’ve been watching you for a
- while. I know you grew up here. I
- thought you were gonna make a
- difference around here.
- JIMMY
- Look Noah, what’s this about?
- NOAH
- Well, it’s like this. I know you
- had something to do with that hit 3
- years ago on that out-of-town
- deal. I also know that you’re
- close friends with Vic Ramirez. I
- know your sister’s boyfriend is on
- dope and in violation of parole,
- and I know you know where he
- is. And unless you’re willing to
- give him over and give me some
- other information, I need you to
- wrap this town up. You’re going
- down Jimmy.
- (CONTINUED)
- CONTINUED:
- 71.
- JIMMY
- Wow. That’s pretty heavy. I never
- tried to get in the middle of any
- of this shit, and now Jess is
- dead...What are my choices?
- NOAH
- I don’t know how any of this shit
- connects, and frankly I don’t give
- a damn. But I do know that you’re
- one of the last players in the game
- except for Ramone.
- JIMMY
- You don’t have to worry about him
- anymore. He’s dead.
- NOAH
- Yea? Okay. Well I’m not even gonna
- ask and question. But you are
- fired, and are going to have to
- resign and leave town or face this
- shit as it comes in.
- JIMMY LOOKS UP AT NOAH.
- THEY LOOK BACK AT EACH OTHER.
- NOAH
- I’ll need your gun and your badge
- Jim.
- JIMMY PUTS HIS FACE IN HIS HANDS AND TAKES A DEEP
- BREATH. THEN HE STANDS UP AND PUTS HIS GUN AND BADGE ON THE
- TABLE.
- SHOT OF THE GUN AND BADGE ON THE TABLE.
- FADE TO BLACK.
- THEN THE SCREEN GOES BLANK, AND THE WORDS KING STREET APPEARS ON THE SCREEN.
- FINAL CUT.
- FADE IN.
- 132 SCENE 132 - INT./EXT. INSIDE CAR OUTSIDE STREETS 132
- JIMMY IS DRIVING HIS CAR DOWN THE BLVD. YOU HEAR SIRENS,
- THEN SEE LIGHTS FLASH IN THROUGH THE RAINY BACK WINDOW.
- ROLL CREDITS
- THEME SONG
- THE END
- FADE TO BLACK
- 72.
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