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Bottle Rocket (1996)

by Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson.

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FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY


EXT. ALLEY. DAY

ANTHONY and DIGNAN walk down an alley behind a convenience
store. Anthony's nineteen. He's got on a red jacket with an
Enco patch. Dignan's twenty. He has a buzz-cut and wears a
short-sleeved terrycloth shirt. He carries a vinyl tennis
bag. It's got a pouch for a racquet but no racquet in it.

		DIGNAN
	What color hair does he have?

		ANTHONY
	Black hair. Paul Michael Glaser.

		DIGNAN
	Making Hutch David Soul?

		ANTHONY
	Right. The blond guy.

		DIGNAN
	OK. That's wrong.

		ANTHONY
	Dignan, it's --

		DIGNAN
	Plus where's Huggie Bear?

		ANTHONY
	He's not there. Huggie Bear isn't
	in every single episode.

		DIGNAN
	I think you might of dreamed this
	one, Anthony.

		ANTHONY
	No. It's a real episode. The killer
	is leading him across the city by
	calling different pay phones.

They climb over a high wooden fence.

EXT. BACKYARD. DAY

They walk through somebody's backyard.

		DIGNAN
	Why?

		ANTHONY
	As part of his plan. I don't know
	why.

		DIGNAN
	See, that's what I'm saying. It has
	the logic of a dream.

		ANTHONY
	The point is the killer always
	goes, May I speak to Starsky? He
	says his name.

		DIGNAN
		(pause)
	What does Starsky say?

		ANTHONY
	He says. This is he.

		DIGNAN
	This is he?

		ANTHONY
	No. This is he.

They climb another fence. There's big house on the other side.

INT. HOUSE. DAY

Anthony and Dignan are inside walking through the foyer.
Anthony goes up the stairway quickly and quietly.

Dignan walks to the master bedroom. Goes in the closet and
grabs a box. Looks inside. Dumps it into his bag.

Anthony goes into a bedroom. Looks in a dresser and takes
out two watches. Digs through some socks and finds some cash.

Dignan goes in the study. Opens a drawer and closes it.
Opens another and lifts out a set of thin leather coin books.

Anthony's in a kid's room. Looking at posters of a football
player and John McEnroe on the walls. He grabs a walkman and
a calculator. Then suddenly stops moving. He crouches down.
Looks at a shelf of dozens of little metal soldiers. They're
in formations with different uniforms.

Dignan is walking down the hallway as Anthony comes down the
stairs. They walk to the door and go out.

INT. DINER. DAY

A twenty-four hour diner. Anthony and Dignan are eating at
the counter.

		ANTHONY
	Did you see what I meant about the
	window?

		DIGNAN
	Kind of. Except we've already got
	the keys.

		ANTHONY
	That's true. But what if they
	change the locks?

		DIGNAN
	Would they do that?

		ANTHONY
	Who knows? That's why I filed it
	down.

Dignan nods.

		ANTHONY
	Now that window can never be locked.
	It's impossible.

		DIGNAN
	See, your mind is very good with
	the more mechanical details.
	Whereas my strength would be --

A good-looking WOMAN about forty-five years old interrupts
them.

		WOMAN
	Can I use your Tabasco?

		ANTHONY
	Sure.

Anthony hands her a bottle of Tabasco off the counter. She
walks away. Down the counter.

		ANTHONY
	You don't see many women who like
	Tabasco.

They watch her for a minute. Dignan looks away.

		ANTHONY
	She's really kind of hot.

		DIGNAN
		(looks back at her, nods)
	She's an attractive older woman.

EXT. BOB'S HOUSE. DAY

A huge house with a wide lawn. BOB, who's about twenty-six,
wearing black jeans and a V-neck T-shirt, is spraying down a
battered 1972 Mercedes with a garden hose. He's got his
shirt off and a towel around his neck. Dignan has an
expression of intense concentration as he looks at the car.

		BOB
	Well, what do you think?

		DIGNAN
	I don't know, Bob. What about one
	of those?

Dignan points to a new BMW and a Lexus in front of the garage.

		BOB
	I'm not allowed to drive those.

		DIGNAN
	Not even for emergencies?

		BOB
		(a little angry)
	No.

		DIGNAN
	I thought your parents were in Italy.

		BOB
	They are.

		DIGNAN
	So who's going to know?

		BOB
	My brother.

		ANTHONY
	Future Man.

		BOB
	Who?

		ANTHONY
	Futute Man. You know. Cause he
	looks like he's from the future.

		DIGNAN
	He looks like he was designed by
	scientists. For desert warfare.

		BOB
	That never would of --

		DIGNAN
	Let's cut the bullshit.

Silence. They all look at the car. Pause.

		ANTHONY
	It's got a V-8, Dignan.

		DIGNAN
	What do you think the cops have?

INT. BOB'S HOUSE. DAY

They're sitting at the coffee table in Bob's great big
living room. It's got high ceilings and two Persian rugs.
They're eating sandwiches and chips.

		BOB
	If you're that worried, maybe we
	should just steal one.

		DIGNAN
	What are you talking about, Bob?

		BOB
	Can you use a coaster.

Bob slides a coaster under Dignan's glass.

		ANTHONY
	Did you ever steal a car bdfore?

		BOB
	Yeah. I've stolen two cars before.
	One Jaguar. And one Trans-Am. With
	T-Tops. That Trans-Am was fun to
	drive.

		DIGNAN
	You stole a Trans-Am.

		BOB
	Yes. I did.

		DIGNAN
	OK, Bob.

		BOB
	It's true, Dignan.

		DIGNAN
	Well. What do you want to do? You
	want to steal one or just drive
	your car?

		BOB
		(thinks for a minute)
	I'll just drive my car.

INT. DELI. DAY

Anthony's playing pinball at a machine in the back of a
little grocery store. Dignan's watching.

		DIGNAN
	Anthony, we'll get two hundred for
	the coin collection alone. That's
	less than what it's appraised at.

		ANTHONY
	But Dignan, do you really know that
	much about rare coins?

		DIGNAN
	I know about money, Anthony. I know
	the value of money. Plus the
	earrings are worth three times that.

Anthony looks at Dignan. Dignan points at the pinball machine.

		DIGNAN
	Your ball.

Dignan tries to hit the flipper.

		ANTHONY
	I told you not to take the earrings.

Anthony keeps looking at Dignan. Dignan doesn't look up from
the machine. Anthony turns and walks away.

		DIGNAN
	You got another ball.

Dignan watches him go.

		DIGNAN
	I'm playing your game.

EXT. SIDEWALK. DAY

They're walking fast down the sidewalk.

		ANTHONY
	The list, Dignan. I know you
	remember the list because you
	signed it. "Things Dignan was not
	supposed to touch."

		DIGNAN
	Every valuable item in the house
	was on that list.

		ANTHONY
	That doesn't make any difference. I
	bought those earrings for my mother
	on her birthday. They have a very
	special value for her.

		DIGNAN
	Yeah, but I can't be sorting
	through that shit in the middle of
	a burglary. There's just not time
	for it.

		ANTHONY
	Then you shouldn't of gone in
	there, Dignan. Maybe we should of
	robbed your house. Did you ever
	think of that?

Dignan stops walking. Anthony looks back at him. Pause.

		ANTHONY
	What?

Dignan turns and starts walking the other way.

		ANTHONY
	Where are you going?

		DIGNAN
	I don't appreciate you ridiculing me.

		ANTHONY
	How was I ridiculing you?

		DIGNAN
	You're making fun of my family. You
	know there's nothing to steal from
	my mom and Craig. You know exactly
	what you're saying.

		ANTHONY
	That's not what I meant, Dignan.

They both see something. They keep walking. Dignan looks
back down the sidewalk.

		DIGNAN
	Did you see that?

		ANTHONY
	Yeah, I saw it.

		DIGNAN
	I'm lookout.

		ANTHONY
	Dignan, it's got an alarm.

		DIGNAN
	I don't think so. Just reach on in.

		ANTHONY
	That sets it off.

		DIGNAN
	No, just do it real quick.
		(starts down the sidewalk)
	I'll meet you down there.

Dignan cuts into an alley. Anthony turns back. Looks at a
parked car. Looks left and right. Walks to the car and
reaches in the half-open window.

An alarm goes off. Anthony unlocks the door and opens it.
Leans inside. Grabs a wallet off the seat.

A MAN standing on the sidewalk watches Anthony get out of
the car. Anthony looks at him, then walks down the sidewalk
not too fast. He turns down an alley and runs.

EXT. ALLEY. DAY

Anthony comes around the corner and meets Dignan beside a
dumpster. The alarm is still ringing in the distance.
Anthony starts looking through the wallet.

		ANTHONY
	It had an alarm.

		DIGNAN
	Yeah, I heard that.

		ANTHONY
		(counting the money)
	Five, seven, eight dollars.

He looks at Dignan.

		DIGNAN
		(taking the wallet)
	Holy shit. What'd I tell you?

		ANTHONY
	Eight dollars.

		DIGNAN
	That's not bad.

Anthony keeps looking at Dignan. Dignan smiles. He hands
Anthony a five dollar bill. Anthony looks at it. He takes it.
He puts it in his pocket. Dignan puts out his hand to shake.
Anthony waits a second. He shakes Dignan's hand for just a
second and walks down the alley. Dignan smiles and walks
behind him.

INT. HAMBURGER PLACE. NIGHT

Anthony and Dignan are sitting at a table with Bob.

		ANTHONY
	What do herbs have to do with it? I
	don't understand the --

		BOB
	Pot is an herb. It's just like any
	type of gardening.

		DIGNAN
	How much could you grow?
	Realistically.

		BOB
	As much as I want. When these
	plants bud I'll probably have about
	six thousand dollars worth of weed.

		DIGNAN
	Six thousand dollars? Come on, Bob.

		BOB
	You should take a look. I have an
	entire crop in my backyard.

		ANTHONY
	In your backyard? How do you
	protect them?

		BOB
	It's private property. Plus I have
	Hector.

		ANTHONY
	Hector woudn't do anything.

		BOB
	But he's got a loud bark. That's
	the most important thing is a loud
	bark.

		DIGNAN
	If it's that easy why doesn't
	everybody grow them?

		BOB
	Good question.

Bob looks at Anthony and Dignan. He suddenly gets worried.

		BOB
	Don't you guys tell anybody about
	my plants.

		DIGNAN
	You're paranoid, Bob.

		BOB
	Yeah, but don't tell anybody.

		ANTHONY
	Could you grow cinnamon?

		BOB
	I don't know. Sure, I guess.

		ANTHONY
	You could make your own cinnamon
	toast.

Bob looks at Anthony for a second. He looks at Dignan. Back
at Anthony.

		BOB
	Are you a fag?

		LITTLE RICHARD
	You're the faggot.

Bob turns around to see LITTLE RICHARD, short but muscular,
wearing a down vest and a baseball cap.

		BOB
	Little Richard. I don't believe it.
	They'll let anybody in this place.
	Sit down.

Little Richard sits down.

		BOB
	Dignan and Anthony, this is Little
	Richard. He's crazy. Totally nuts.

		LITTLE RICHARD
		(smiling)
	I don't know about that.

		BOB
	Little Richard. Trust me. You're
	insane. Jesus, this guy used to
	carry a percussion bomb around in
	his trunk. You do not want a guy
	like that loose on the streets.

		LITTLE RICHARD
	It seemed like a good idea at the
	time.

		BOB
	The one and only Little Richard.

		DIGNAN
	Are you named after THE Little
	Richard?

		LITTLE RICHARD
		(stares at Dignan)
	Ha! Ha! Ha! Why don't you stick it
	up your ass. Great group of guys
	you're hanging out with.

Little Richard goes out the door.

		DIGNAN
	What was that all about?

		BOB
	I can't believe you said that.

		DIGNAN
	What did I say?

		BOB
	I told you he's crazy.

		ANTHONY
	But he didn't say anything.

		DIGNAN
	Hang on a second.

Dignan gets up and walks out of the restaurant. Anthony and
Bob look at each other. They start to get up.

EXT. HAMBURGER PLACE. NIGHT

Anthony and Bob go out the door. Dignan is walking over to a
station wagon. Little Richard is getting in.

		DIGNAN
	Little Richard. Wait a second. Hang
	on. I didn't mean to --

Little Richard opens his door hard into Dignan's legs, then
gets out fast and takes off his shirt. Dignan tries to hit
him but doesn't connect. They grab onto each other and start
knocking around. Another GUY gets out of the station wagon.
Two more GUYS rush out the door of the burger place. Anthony
and Bob stand back, nervous.

		ANTHONY
	Let them fight.

		BOB
	Let them fight.

They all watch. Dignan keeps trying to punch Little Richard,
but he's hanging onto him too tight. They keep spinning
around together, moving down the sidewalk.

		DIGNAN
		(calling out)
	Anthony.

Anthony looks at the other guys then moves toward Dignan.

		ANTHONY
	OK. Break it up. Break it up.

Little Richard lets go of Dignan. They separate.

		DIGNAN
	I separated my shoulder.

Dignan is holding onto his arm. He kind of moans.

		ANTHONY
	OK. Hang on.

Anthony grabs hold of Dignan's arm. Everybody's watching.

		DIGNAN
	Just pull straight up.
.Anthony pulls up hard on Dignan's arm. Dignan tries not to
yell, then suddenly he's OK and relieved.

		ANTHONY
	Is it back in?

		DIGNAN
		(moving arm slowly)
	Yeah.

		GUY #1
	OK, man. Let's go.

		DIGNAN
	No. I'm not fighting anymore.

		ANTHONY
	His shoulder went out, man. It's
	over.

		GUY #2
	You guys better get out of here.

Guy #2 pushes Dignan. Anthony turns and pounds him in the
face. Right on the nose. The guy goes crosseyed. He falls
down with his legs all tangled-up in a strange position.

Everyone stands there stunned. Anthony takes a step back. He
looks up. He and Dignan take off. Bob stands there. Frozen.
Everyone looks at him. Bob looks at Little Richard.

		LITTLE RICHARD
	Bob?

Bob takes off.

INT. CAR. DAY

The next day. They're driving with Bob. Dignan's up front.
He's banged-up from the fight.

		DIGNAN
	The guy is fucking insane.

		BOB
	I warned you, Dignan.

		DIGNAN
	You said it like it was a big joke,
	Bob. Like he's wild.

		BOB
	No, I was saying crazy like a
	lunatic.

		DIGNAN
	I know that now. He's a fucking
	psycho.

		BOB
	Well, don't blame me. I told you.

		DIGNAN
	I do blame you, Bob. And woah. Look
	at her.

There's a beautiful GIRL on the sidewalk. They drive past her.

		DIGNAN
	Loop around real fast.

		ANTHONY
	Just turn right here.

Bob immediately turns and they drive past the girl again.
They don't say anything as they go past her. They all just
look at her. They drive on.

						CUT TO:

A minute later. They've looped back. They're looking for the
girl.

		DIGNAN
	Where'd she go?

		BOB
	Maybe she turned.

		ANTHONY
	There she is.

She's on a side street. Bob hits the brakes hard. The girl
looks back at them. They back up a few feet and turn down
the street. They drive slowly toward the girl.

		ANTHONY
	Bob, don't be so obvious.

The girl keeps looking back at them.

		DIGNAN
	I think we might of scared her.

		BOB
	Let's just go.

They come up, beside the girl. She looks right at them,
still walking.

Her expression is angry and also a little scared.

They drive away.

		DIGNAN
	You blew it, Bob.

INT. COFFEE SHOP. DAY

Anthony, Dignan, and Bob are meeting with TEMPLE. Temple is
in his mid-fifties, short, heavy, completely expressionless
wide face. They listen intently as he briefs them on the
intricacies of firearms.

		TEMPLE
	A gun is a firearm. A pistol is a
	firearm. But anything you hold in
	your hand is a weapon. A knife. A
	wrench. A ballpoint pen.

		ANTHONY
	A ballpoiht pen?

		TEMPLE
	Anyone who tells you a ballpoint
	pen is not a weapon needs intensive
	psychiatric treatment. You can
	stick them in the esophagus. You
	give them a ballpoint tracheotomy.

They nod seriously. Temple laughs.

EXT. FIELD. DAY

They're standing behind Temple's car in the middle of an
open pasture. The trunk is open. Temple's got some guns in
metal cases. They draw targets on pieces of paper. Anthony
draws a man running on his target. They fire a bunch of
different pistols. The last one they shoot's a .44 Magnum.
They buy it.

INT. BOB'S HOUSE. DAY

The TV room. There are two big couches and a nice giant TV.
The doors are open onto the balcony. The .44 is on the
coffee table. Dignan is sitting there with a map and some
diagrams laid out. Anthony and Bob are on either side of him.
Dignan's pointing at a notebook page with the heading
"Escape Route."

		DIGNAN
	OK. Escape route. The most important
	thing you can have is an escape
	route. Just in case somebody's
	tailing us. Or even chasing us, as
	the case may be --

		ANTHONY
	You think we're going to be chased?

		DIGNAN
	That's a good question. No. I don't.
	I'm just being hypocritical here.
	However, I will say --

Bob reaches for the .44.

		BOB
		(quietly)
	I'm going to take a look at this.

		DIGNAN
		(puts hand on gun)
	Hang on This is important, Bob.
	Anthony and I are responsible for
	the internal situation. The money
	and the people. You're responsible
	for the external situation. The
	streets and the getaway.

		BOB
		(nods)
	That's my responsibility.

		DIGNAN
	That's your domain.

		BOB
	OK.

Anthony is making a little man out of a scrap of paper.

		DIGNAN
	Now. One thing we need to discuss
	is timing. Timing is absolutely
	crucial. What are you doing? Anthony!

		ANTHONY
		(looks up)
	Nothing. Go ahead.

Bob picks up the gun.

		BOB
		(to himself)
	How many bullets can that hold?

Dignan grabs the gun away and sets it down out of Bob's reach.

		DIGNAN
	Bob.

		BOB
	I'm paying attention. I just want
	to look at it for a minute.

		DIGNAN
		(screaming)
	What's your fucking problem? You're
	a shithead!

		BOB
	I just want to see how much bullets
	it takes.

Anthony picks up the gun off the table. He clicks the action.

		DIGNAN
	Anthony, give me the fucking gun!

		ANTHONY
		(pulling away)
	No, Dignan. It's not your gun. It's
	all of ours.

		BOB
		(quietly)
	I paid for it.

		DIGNAN
	God DAMMIT.

Dignan stands up, grabbing his papers.

		DIGNAN
	You two just don't give a shit, do
	you?

Dignan starts out of the room. Anthony stands up.

		ANTHONY
	Dignan, calm down.

		DIGNAN
		(turns back, screaming)
	You're out! I'm not working with
	either one of you!

		ANTHONY
	Dignan! Stop!

Dignan stops. Looking at Anthony.

		ANTHONY
	Calm down. Take a deep breath.

		DIGNAN
		(pause)
	You're right. You're right.

Dignan sits back down and starts spreading out his papers
again. Freezes. Looks at Bob. Bob's looking at the gun. Bob
looks at Dignan. Bob looks away. Nobody moves.

EXT. DECK. EVENING

Anthony and Dignan have moved outside to the hot tub.
Anthony pets Bob's dog HECTOR. Bob's brother FUTURE MAN
walks up the path from the driveway with his blonde
cheerleader GIRLFRIEND.

		FUTURE MAN
	What are you guys doing?

		ANTHONY
	Nothing. We're just --

		FUTURE MAN
	You seen my brother?

		DIGNAN
	He's inside.

Future Man goes inside. His girlfriend stands there on the
deck.

		GIRLFRIEND
		(smiles)
	Hi.

		ANTHONY & DIGNAN
	Hi.

She stands there, looking across the yard. Anthony and
Dignan sit there in the hot tub, looking around. We hear
Future Man's loud voice inside:

		FUTURE MAN
	Goddammit, Bob! Get your shit
	together.

Future Man comes back out. He stops by the hot tub.

		FUTURE MAN
	What are you guys up to tonight?

		ANTHONY
	Nothing much.

		DIGNAN
	Just hanging around.

Future Man walks back out the gate.

		GIRLFRIEND
	Bye.

She follows Future Man. Anthony and Dignan watch them walk
away. Bob comes back out with some drinks. He looks shaken.

		DIGNAN
	What'd Future Man want?

Bob shrugs and gets in the hot tub. They sip on their drinks.
Bob's got a Heineken.

		BOB
	He doesn't get it. Held never
	understand what we're trying to
	accomplish here. It's too dangerous
	for him.

		DIGNAN
	Well, in reality it's not that
	dangerous, Bob. It's only dangerous
	if you don't know what you're doing.

		BOB
	Yeah, but what if some nut pulled
	gun on you?

		ANTHONY
	The only nut with a gun is going to
	be Dignan.

Anthony gets out of the hot tub and dives in the pool.

		DIGNAN
		(whispering, very serious)
	You know, Bob, Anthony did kill
	someone. He electrocuted our
	janitor senior year.

		BOB
	He electrocuted someone?

		DIGNAN
	It was an accidental. I don't want
	to go into the details. It was just
	one of those senior pranks that
	didn't really go right. I mean,
	obviously, since Swifty's dead.
	That's why Anthony never graduated.

		BOB
	His name was Swifty?

		DIGNAN
	Yeah. One of the nicest old guys
	you'd ever know.

		BOB
	That's too bad.

		DIGNAN
		(nods)
	You know, when somebody gets
	electrocuted, their skin starts
	smoking. At least Swifty's did.

INT. CAR. NIGHT

Anthony, Dignan, and Bob are sitting in Bob's car, parked in
the dark. Bob's at the wheel. Anthony and Dignan are in the
back. Anthony has on a dark blue ski cap. Dignan's wearing a
baseball cap with the brim pulled down low. He puts a piece
of adhesive tape across his nose and hands the roll to
Anthony.

		BOB
	What are you doing?

		DIGNAN
	I'm putting a piece of tape on my
	nose.

Anthony tapes his nose. They stare out the windshield. The
alarm on Dignan's digital watch goes off.

		DIGNAN
		(immediately, dead serious)
	Let's get lucky.

EXT/INT. BOOKSTORE. NIGHT

Anthony and Dignan walk through the shadows in front of a
huge bookstore. The lights are on inside. They watch for a
minute and then go to the front door. Dignan hides behind a
post. Anthony knocks on the glass. An EMPLOYEE appears.

		ANTHONY
	I left my sweater inside.

The employee shakes his head. He can't hear through the glass.

		ANTHONY
	Do you have a lost and found?

The employee unlocks the door and opens it an inch.

		EMPLOYEE
	We're closed.

		ANTHONY
	I left my sweater in there.

		EMPLOYEE
	Oh. I see. Come on in.

Anthony goes inside. Dignan comes out from behind the post.

		EMPLOYEE
	We're closed, sir.

		DIGNAN
	Where's that guy going?

		EMPLOYEE
	He left his sweater.

		DIGNAN
	Well, I left some money in there.

		EMPLOYEE
	Where?

		DIGNAN
		(pulls out the gun)
	In the cash relister. Step away
	from the door.

Dignan goes in. They walk through the store.

		ANTHONY
	Where's the manager?

		DIGNAN
	Where's the other stocker?

		ANTHONY
	There's another stocker, right?

		DIGNAN
	We know there's another stocker.

		EMPLOYEE
	Rob?

Dignan points the gun at the employee.

		DIGNAN
	Where is he? Where is Rob?

		EMPLOYEE
	I don't know. Maybe in literature.
	That's his section.

		DIGNAN
	You got that?

		ANTHONY
	Sure. Literature. The classics.

The MANAGER is locking the door of his office.

		ANTHONY
	Is that the manager?

		DIGNAN
		(to manager)
	Unlock that door.
		(to Anthony)
	Check the aisles.

Anthony starts walking through the store, checking down each
aisle. He picks up a copy of The Air War on Hitler's Germany
and takes it with him. He goes through literature and sees
ROB in travel, kneeling in front of a low shelf with a
carton of books beside him.

		ANTHONY
	Rob?

		ROB
		(looks up, a little puzzled)
	Uh-huh?

		ANTHONY
	Why aren't you in literature?

		ROB
		(hesitates)
	It's all full up.

Dignan is in the office with the manager and the first
employee. He's pointing at a drawer.

		DIGNAN
	Open it up.

The manager opens it. It's full of office supplies.

		DIGNAN
	OK. Open the other. Let's go.

The manager opens the other drawer. It's full of cash.
Dignan looks at the manager. He looks back at the cash.

		DIGNAN
	Put it in one of those.

Dignan points at some bookstore bags. The manager picks up a
little one and starts to put the money in it.

		DIGNAN
	A bigger one, you idiot.

		MANAGER
		(glares at Dignan)
	Don't call me an idiot, you punk.

		DIGNAN
	I'm sorry. But that bag's too small.

						CUT TO:

Anthony waiting outside the office door. Rob, the first
employee, and the manager are sitting against the wall in
the office. The manager's got an intense, angry look on his
face, staring at Dignan. Dignan hands Anthony five little
bags full of money and starts to close the office door.

		DIGNAN
	OK, guys. Just...Sit tight.

Dignan closes the door.

INT. CAR. NIGHT

Anthony and Dignan jump into the car.

		DIGNAN
	Go. Go. Drive slow.

Bob drives. Pretty slow. Anthony and Dignan keep looking
back out the rear window. They're nervous. Nobody says
anything for a block or two.

		BOB
	What happened?

		DIGNAN
	Shhh. Slow down, Bob. Drive natural.

		BOB
	This is natural.

		DIGNAN
		(looks at speedometer)
	That's good. Keep it at forty.

		BOB
	Did we get it?

		DIGNAN
	Be cool, Bob. Be cool.
		(quickly)
	Make that light.

They keep driving. Breathing hard.

		ANTHONY
	Holy shit.

		DIGNAN
	We got it. We got it.

		BOB
	How much is there?

		DIGNAN
	Don't count it.

EXT. HAMBURGER PLACE. NIGHT

A picnic table in front of a hamburger place. Dignan is
standing up with his drink in his hand.

		BOB
	Was Dignan screaming like, Get me a
	bag!

		DIGNAN
	No. I was calm.

		ANTHONY
	What about what that guy said?

		DIGNAN
	Oh, shit. That was scary. In the
	middle of the robbery. The manager
	looks at me. Right in the eye. And
	goes, I'm going to remember you.

		BOB
	Are you serious?

		ANTHONY
	Yeah. He said that.

		DIGNAN
	I swear to God. In a very quiet
	voice.

		ANTHONY
	Like he meant it.

		DIGNAN
	Yeah.

		ANTHONY
	Like he would find Dignan. One day.

		DIGNAN
	Like I'm going to hunt you down and
	kill you.

Dignan stands there a minute and lets this sink in. Then he
finally sits down and they all eat their burgers.

		BOB
	You really think he'll remember you?

		DIGNAN
		(smiles)
	No. All he'll remember is a guy
	with a piece of tape on his nose.

They laugh smugly.

EXT. 7-11. NIGHT

Anthony, Dignan, and Bob come out of a 7-11. Bob's got a
slurpee. He's carrying the WWII book.

		BOB
	See you.

		ANTHONY
	See you, Bob.

		DIGNAN
	Hang on, Bob.

Dignan goes up to Bob and hugs him. Bob's not smiling.

		DIGNAN
	That was really good driving.
	Seriously. I mean it.

Bob nods and starts walking away, down the sidewalk.

		DIGNAN
	We'll see you later, Bob. Good
	driving.

Anthony and Dignan sit on the curb. Anthony's drinking a
milk. Dignan's still watching Bob walk alone down the
sidewalk.

		DIGNAN
	What's wrong with him?

		ANTHONY
	What do you think?

		DIGNAN
	Anthony, he sat in the car and
	watched a 4-11 in progress. He got
	what he deserved.

		ANTHONY
	He was the driver, Dignan. He did
	what he's supposed to do.

		DIGNAN
	I didn't realize you were so
	sensitive to Bob's feelings.
	Considering I did the plans, you're
	actually lucky you got --

		ANTHONY
	Don't even say it, man.

INT. BOB'S HOUSE. DAY

Dignan and Anthony are following Bob through his house. Bob
is playing his electric guitar, not plugged in.

		DIGNAN
	Bob, will you please listen?

		BOB
	I don't want to talk about it.

Bob strums more intensely. They're walking through the
kitchen.

		DIGNAN
	Look, I admit I was wrong for not
	telling you before the robbery that
	your share wouldn't be as equal as
	ours. But the fact remains me and
	Anthony were much more exposed to
	danger.

Bob has now come to the big glass patio doors where Hector
sits outside, looking in. Bob keeps playing as he looks at
Hector.

		DIGNAN
	I mean, Jesus Christ, Bob. You
	didn't have some vicious lunatic
	screaming, "I'm going to remember
	you!"

		BOB
		(smiles slightly,
		keeps playing)
	That's true. That would give me
	nightmares.

		DIGNAN
	Bob, I've got nightmares.

Bob stops playing. He looks at Dignan.

		BOB
	You'll probably have them the rest
	of your life.

		ANTHONY
	What was that?

Anthony opens the door to the patio.

		DIGNAN
	What?

They hear breaking glass somewhere as they follow Anthony
onto the patio. A voice yells out.

		VOICE
	Motherfucker!

		ANTHONY
	What's going on?

Bob sets down his guitar as they go out of the yard to see
what's happening.

EXT. BOB'S HOUSE. EVENING

Anthony, Dignan, and Bob go around to the front. Bob's
neighbor PHIL runs down the driveway with a wrench in his
hand. Phil is short and heavy, wearing a golf shirt. He's
got a bloody nose.

		BOB
	Phil. What happened?

		PHIL
		(hysterical)
	Motherfucker. I'll kill him.

		BOB
		(looks around,
		suddenly concerned)
	Who?

PHIL'S GIRLFRIEND comes running out the front door.

		PHIL'S GIRLFRIEND
	I've called the police. Oh, my God,
	Phil.

She reaches to hug him.

		PHIL
	Don't touch me! I swear to God I'll
	get that guy.

		PHIL'S GIRLFRIEND
	I know you will, Phil. There was
	nothing you could do. All you had
	was a golf club.

		ANTHONY
	You're bleeding, man. Sit down.

A couple of NEIGHBORS have come over from across the street.

		NEIGHBOR
	What happened?

		PHIL'S GIRLFRIEND
	Some black man beat Phil up.

		PHIL
	He didn't beat me up. He attacked me.

		PHIL'S GIRLFRIEND
	He took two hundred dollars.

		ANTHONY
		(to Phil)
	Tilt your head back.

Later. It's dark out now. There's a police car parked across
the street and another pulling over, lights rolling. One of
the OFFICERS walks across the yard, shining a flashlight in
the bushes. Dignan is talking with one of the other officers.

		DIGNAN
	He was probably on drugs.

		OFFICER
	They usually are.

Two other cops are getting a statement from Phil. Anthony
and Bob are listening. Some neighbors are milling around
talking.

		PHIL
	As soon as I opened the door I saw
	him. A black guy. Looking through
	my dad's tool box. I wanted to trap
	this guy. So I closed the garage
	door.

		COP
	And that's when he hit you?

		PHIL
		(looking up to sky
		and concentrating)
	He struck me. I fell down. He took
	my wallet. Then he opened the
	garage door and ran away.

		COP
	How'd the window break?

		PHIL
	I hit it with the golf club.

Dignan's still talking to the other cop.

		DIGNAN
	How long do you have to go?

		COP
	26 weeks.

		DIGNAN
	And what does that cover?

		COP
	Social issues. Crime prevention.

		DIGNAN
	Hand to hand combat?

Dignan suddenly looks toward Bob's backyard. The cop nods.

		COP
	Ground defense.

		DIGNAN
	Did you hear that?

		OFFICER
	What?

		DIGNAN
	Shhh.

Anthony's looking up into the treetops.

		BOB
	What the fuck is Dignan doing with
	that cop? He loves them.

		ANTHONY
	There's a million places to hide
	around here.

		BOB
	Oh, yeah. They'll never catch the
	guy.

		ANTHONY
	I hope not.

		BOB
	Phil probably provoked him.
		(looking at Dignan)
	Where's he going?

Dignan and the officer are walking over to the backyard.

		DIGNAN
	No, it was a rustling sound.

		BOB'S VOICE
	The dog. Look out for the dog.

		OFFICER
	Is this dog going to bite?

		DIGNAN
	No. Shit no.

Dignan jumps the fence. The cop looks over and shines his
flashlight. Dignan's petting Hector. Hector's calm.

		DIGNAN
	See? I don't know what he's talking
	about.

Bob starts walking across the street.

		ANTHONY
	Where you going?

		BOB
	Move.

As Bob walks away he is looking back, past Anthony, toward
the backyard.

		ANTHONY
	What's wrong?

Anthony turns to look.

In the backyard. Dignan is looking in the bushes.

		DIGNAN
	He probably went into the next yard.
	Shine the light over here.

Dignan looks across the yard at the officer. The officer is
shining the light on the marijuana plants. He looks at Dignan.

		DIGNAN
	Those are...

Dignan sprints across the yard and over the gate.

		OFFICER
	Halt! Sir!

Anthony and Bob are standing in the shadows across the
street. They see Dignan come racing down the driveway. The
officer is yelling behind the gate.

		OFFICER
	Bill! He's running!

The other officers are running from their cars.

		DIGNAN
	The prowler! That way!

The officers run past Dignan, toward the back. Anthony and
Bob take off as Dignan runs by. The three of them run full
speed down the street, cutting across yards, between houses.
They throw themselves over fences and scramble through bushes.

		DIGNAN
	Way to go, Bob!

		BOB
	I told you they were there.

		DIGNAN
		(about to explode)
	So it's my fault?

		ANTHONY
	Be quiet.

INT. BOB'S CAR. DAY

Bob's at the wheel, Dignan in front, Anthony in the back.
They're driving fast down the interstate, past fields and
farmhouses. Dignan's drawing out a route in felt tip pen on
a Texaco roadmap.

		DIGNAN
	In all probability nothing would of
	happened. But why take the chance?
	That's why I ran. I mean how many
	plants were even back there? Five?
	Ten?

		BOB
	There were more than that.

		ANTHONY
	Why don't you just tell them the
	truth. Those belong to my neighbor
	Phil.

		BOB
	I don't know. I personally don't
	need that shit in my life right now.

		ANTHONY
	Nobody does.

		DIGNAN
	Obviously. That's why we go on the
	road. The thing about cops is they
	have short attention spans.

EXT. GAS STATION. DAY

Dignan fills up the tank and checks the oil. Bob tests the
tire pressure. Anthony does the windows.

		DIGNAN
	Can I get that credit card from you?

		ANTHONY
		(pause)
	I don't like to use that credit
	card, Dignan.

		DIGNAN
	Why not?

		ANTHONY
	Because my mom gets the bill.

		DIGNAN
	She's not going to notice, Anthony.

		ANTHONY
	I don't want to use it.

		DIGNAN
		(pause)
	Well, then cut it in half.

		ANTHONY
	I keep it for emergencies.

		DIGNAN
	Anthony, we're on the run. This is
	an emergency. It's only fair that...

Anthony gets in the car. Pause. Dignan reaches into his
pocket and takes out a wad of cash. He counts some. Stands
there a minute. Goes inside to pay.

INT. CAR. DAY

Anthony stretches out across the backseat on pillows,
playing electronic football. Dignan reads Bob's WWII book.
Bob eats a Ding-Dong and smokes a cigarette.

EXT. FIREWORKS STAND. DAY

A fireworks stand on the side of the highway. The car's
pulled over and they're buying roman candles, M-80's, and
Black Cats from a KID wearing a baseball cap way back on his
head.

As they get back on the highway Anthony lights a roman
candle and fires it from the window. Dignan lights an M-80
and throws it out of the car.

EXT. LAKE. DAY

They drive to a big lake. A dog splashes in and swims for a
tennis ball. Anthony does some nice dives. Dignan swings
from a rope out over the water and lets go. Bob sits on a
bench.

EXT. CAR. DAY

Late afternoon. They're driving on the interstate. Anthony's
got a copy of Runner's World magazine.

		ANTHONY
	Here's mine right here. See?

Anthony lifts up his foot so Dignan can compare his shoe
with the picture.

		DIGNAN
	See if mine are in there.

		ANTHONY
		(looks at Dignan's shoes)
	Dignan, those aren't running shoes.

		DIGNAN
	Yes, they are.

		ANTHONY
	Look at the treads on those.

		DIGNAN
	What about them?

		ANTHONY
	They obviously weren't designed for
	racing.

		DIGNAN
	Well, those treads stink. You'd
	blow a knee out racing on those.

		BOB
	Will you guys shut up? God. It's
	like having two little kids in the
	car.

		ANTHONY
	OK, Dad.

		DIGNAN
	Really. OK, Dad. But seriously,
	Anthony. These are fast shoes.

		ANTHONY
	You've never had a pair of fast
	shoes in your life, Dignan.
		(to Bob)
	In fifth grade Dignan used to wear
	cowboy boots for P.E.

		DIGNAN
	That's real cool, Anthony. Yeah, I
	wore boots. My parents wouldn't buy
	me any $200 running shoes like
	yours. I wasn't spoiled.

		ANTHONY
	Don't call me spoiled, Dignan.

		DIGNAN
	You were spoiled rotten.

		BOB
	Enough. Jesus Christ.

EXT. SIDE OF HIGHWAY. DAY

Anthony and Dignan are lined up to race on the side of the
road.

		ANTHONY
		(yelling)
	You want to say it, Bob?

Fifty yards away, Bob's sitting on the hood of the car
parked on the shoulder. He's reading a magazine. He shakes
his head without looking up.

		ANTHONY
	I'll just say it.

		DIGNAN
	I'll say it.

		ANTHONY
	OK. Go ahead.

		DIGNAN
	On your marks...
		(waits a second, says
		very fast:)
	Get set go.

They take off. Dignan has the jump, but Anthony pulls past
him. A car blows by going the other way and they keep racing.
Anthony's out in front as they pass Bob sitting on the car.
Bob's watching. Dignan raises his fists into the air.

		DIGNAN
		(points at Anthony)
	You owe me fifty bucks.

		ANTHONY
	Bob?

		BOB
	Anthony won.

Bob gets in the car.

		DIGNAN
	Bob wasn't even looking.

EXT/INT. MOTEL. DAY

A Holiday Inn. Bandera, TX. Bob's car is parked in front.
Inside: Dignan, Bob, and Anthony are checking in. There's a
teenage GIRL behind the counter. Dignan pays cash. The girl
hands over the keys. She's looking at Dignan's shirt:

		GIRL
	Was that shirt made from a towel?

		DIGNAN
	What?

		GIRL
		(seeing his reaction)
	It's just terrycloth, isn't it?

		DIGNAN
	Yeah. I think so.

EXT. MOTEL. DAY

They're walking along the balcony, looking for their room.
Anthony has on his backpack. Dignan's got his tennis bag.
Bob's got two large suitcases, a carry-on, and a garment bag.

		ANTHONY
	Look, man. She didn't know anything
	about shirts.

		DIGNAN
	No, I'm not saying her. I'm just
	saying, I don't know.

		ANTHONY
	It's a great shirt. Don't worry
	about it.

They find the room and unlock the door.

INT. CAR. NIGHT

Driving in a small town. Bob's behind the wheel. Dignan's in
front. Anthony's in back.

		DIGNAN
	Armored trucks are very difficult
	to steal, Anthony.

		ANTHONY
	I know. But once you get inside
	you're home free.

		DIGNAN
	Right.. Get back to me on that one.
	Once your plan is worth a shit.

		ANTHONY
	It's not a plan. It's just --

		DIGNAN
	Actually. If you knew the exact
	route, you could plant explosives
	under a manhole cover and blow it
	up as it went over.

		ANTHONY
	Yeah, but you wouldn't have the
	truck if you blew it up.

		DIGNAN
	True.

There's a car stopped in front of them. A couple of girls
are standing beside it, talking to the driver. Bob can't get
around.

		DIGNAN
	What the fuck is this?

Dignan leans over and holds down the horn for about five
seconds. The guy in the car sticks hi s hand out the window
and shoots the finger at them. Dignan sounds dead serious:

		DIGNAN
	Ram him, Bob.

Bob waits for a nervous moment. He does two quick honks. The
guy's reverse lights go on.

		DIGNAN
	Hit him!

Bob hits the gas and slams into the car. He puts his car in
reverse and backs up a couple of feet. He leans forward and
sees the back of the guy's car. It's all smashed up. The guy
gets out of his car, shaken up, and looks at them. His
expression is confused. Bob punches it and flies backwards
down the street. The guy stands beside his car and watches
them.

		DIGNAN
	Shit, Bob. What the fuck did you do
	that for?

		BOB
	He wouldn't move.

They go around the corner. Bob shifts into first and goes.

		BOB
	Is he chasing us?

		DIGNAN
	I don't know.

		ANTHONY
	Speed up, Bob.

INT. MOTEL ROOM. NIGHT

They're unlocking the door. They go inside.

		BOB
	You think he got my license plates?

		ANTHONY
	He looked too shaken-up.

		DIGNAN
	I'm sure he did. We'll have to get
	new plates.

		BOB
	It's registered in my mother's name.

		DIGNAN
		(shakes his head)
	What the fuck possessed you?

		BOB
	You're the one who kept saying ram
	him.

Dignan's walking into the bathroom.

		DIGNAN
	I meant tap him. As a warning.

Dignan closes the door. Anthony lies down on one of the beds.
Bob just stands there.

INT. MOTEL ROOM. MORNING

The next day. Dignan and Bob are still asleep. Bob's on a
folding bed. Anthony's sitting at the table, reading a
newspaper eating some cereal from one of those little boxes
where you cut open the sides.

EXT. MOTEL POOL. DAY

Ahthony's swimming laps. He stops and hangs onto the side
for a minute. Across the pool he can see a good-looking
Mexican MAID about twenty years old standing beside her cart
looking at him. He waves. She waves and gets back to work.

A little while later. Anthony's sitting in a chair by the
pool, letting the sun dry him off. He's wearing just a
swimsuit. Dignan and Bob are fully dressed, standing beside
him.

		ANTHONY
	Dignan, I can't get my hair cut.
	That's just not possible, all right?

		DIGNAN
	Then you're going to have to dye
	it, Anthony. We've got to hide our
	identities. Especially after Bob
	crashed the car.

Bob has no reaction to this.

		ANTHONY
	No, Dignan. I'm sorry. I can't do
	that.

		DIGNAN
	Even if it's the difference between
	some trooper recognizing us and
	throwing us in prison or not?

Silence.

		DIGNAN
	Well, Bob, Samson has decided that
	his hair is more important than our
	safety.
		(screaming)
	My friend, that is a reckless
	decision! Let's go, Bob.

Dignan starts walking away.

		DIGNAN
	Bob. Are you coming?

		BOB
	See you in a little while.

		ANTHONY
	See you, Bob.

INT. MOTEL ROOM. DAY

Anthony's wearing a bathrobe, sitting on one of the beds.
The maid unlocks the door and looks inside. She sees Anthony
and starts to go back out.

		ANTHONY
	No, it's OK. Come on in.

She goes in and starts cleaning up. Anthony sits down in one
of the chairs and makes conversation.

		ANTHONY
	It's hot out, isn't it? Yeah. This
	is a nice little town. So, what, do
	you do all these rooms yourself? Or
	what? I'm Anthony.

He puts out his hand. She shakes it.

		ANTHONY
	What's your name?

		MAID
	Inez.

		ANTHONY
	Inez?

She nods.

		ANTHONY
	Let me give you a hand with that.

He helps her make the beds.

EXT. MOTEL HALLWAY. DAY

Anthony walks with Inez from room to room, helpinq her clean
up.

		ANTHONY
	How do you say nineteen?

		INEZ
	Dies y nueve.

		ANTHONY
	Right. Yeah. Yo soy dies y nueve.
	How old are you?

INT. MOTEL ROOM. DAY

Inez opens the door to one of the room.. They go in to clean
it.

		ANTHONY
	Are you ever scared of finding a
	dead body in one of these rooms?

		INEZ
		(laughs)
	No.

		ANTHONY
	It could happen. This is the exact
	kind of place where it happens. But
	I don't want to scare you.

Anthony picks up a magazine off somebody's suitcase. He
flips through it. Inez takes it out of his hands and puts it
back on the suitcase.

INT. BATHROOM. DAY

Inez is putting a new bar of soap in the shower. Anthony
picks up some wet towels off the floor. It's cramped in there.

		ANTHONY
	People think because they're in a
	hotel they can act like a slob.
	It's bad manners.

Inez takes the towels. She pulls the shower curtain shut.

		ANTHONY
	Were you born in Mexico?

		INEZ
	Cuba.

		ANTHONY
	Oh, really? That's interesting. Do
	you prefer Cuba or the United States?

Inez is trying to get out of the bathroom but Anthony's in
the way.

		INEZ
	Scuse me.

EXT. MOTEL HALLWAY. DAY

Inez is pushing the cart. Anthony has his hand on the cart.

		ANTHONY
	These towels are still warm.

He picks one up and holds it to his face.

		ANTHONY
	I guess from the dryer.

He hands the towel to Inez. She holds it to her face.

		ANTHONY
	I've never met anybody from Cuba
	before.

Inez says a few sentences of very fast Spanish. Anthony nods.
Inez knocks on the door of a room.

		INEZ
	Housekeeping.

A WOMAN about thirty-five years old opens the door.

		WOMAN
	We're just checking out.

The woman goes back into the room. Inez follows her.

INT. MOTEL ROOM. DAY

The woman's packing a bag on the bed. Anthony comes in. The
woman looks at him. 8he's about to say something when
Anthony takes the liner out of the trashcan. The woman's
HUSBAND comes out of the bathroom. Anthony picks up some
stuff off the floor.

		HUSBAND
	Hi.

		ANTHONY
	Hi.

Anthony follows Inez into the bathroom. The husband looks at
his wife.

INT. BARBERSHOP. DAY

Diqnan's sitting in the waiting area of a barbershop reading
a newspaper. We can see Bob out the window, talking on a pay
phone. He hangs up and comes inside.

		DIGNAN
	You can go first, Bob.

		BOB
	My brother's in jail.

		DIGNAN
	What are you talking about?

EXT. BARBERSHOP. DAY

They're standing next to the spinning striped pole.

		BOB
	The weed.

		DIGNAN
	But it's not his. How can they
	arrest Future Man?

		BOB
	They said he's a drug dealer.

Bob looks off into the distance. Sickened.

		DIGNAN
	Those assholes. We got rapes.
	Murders. Violent crimes every
	second. And this is what they come
	up with.
		(shaking his head)
	They're just fucking him because
	he's from a prominent family.

INT. DINER. DAY

They're sitting at a table, waiting for their order.

		DIGNAN
	I don't think they can make it
	stick, Bob. I mean, what do they
	actually have on Future Man?

		BOB
	Well, the marijuana crop is a good
	start.

		DIGNAN
	That could be anybody's.

		BOB
	They also found my two beam scale
	in the garage.
.		DIGNAN
	Since when is it a crime to have a
	scale in your house? Everybody has
	a scale.

		BOB
	The cops say it's a special kind of
	scale drug dealers use in selling
	marijuana.

		DIGNAN
	So tell them the truth. What do you
	use it for?

		BOB
		(pause)
	I was just going to use it to see
	how much I had.

Dignan mulls this over for a minute.

		DIGNAN
	How long has he been in there?

		BOB
	I don't know.

		DIGNAN
	Then how come they haven't set the
	bail yet? That's unconstitutional.

		BOB
	We'll have to see when we get back.

Dignan looks at Bob for a minute.

		DIGNAN
	What do you mean get back?

		BOB
		(pause)
	Well, obviously, we got to go back.

		DIGNAN
	Bob, that makes no sense.

		BOB
	Dignan, he's my brother. I can't
	just leave him there.

		DIGNAN
	This could be a trap.
.		BOB
	Come on, Dignan.

		DIGNAN
	Don't "Come on, Dignan" me.

		BOB
	I'm going back.

		DIGNAN
		(louder)
	Not in that car you're not.

		BOB
	Watch me.

		DIGNAN
	Good luck, since I got the keys.

Bob glares at Dignan. Dignan shrugs. The waitress brings
over some glasses of water, ice clinking. Nobody says
anything while she sets them down. She walks away.

		BOB
	Give me the keys, Dignan.

		DIGNAN
	I can't do that, Bob.

		BOB
	Dignan. You're going to give me
	those keys or you're going to get
	hurt.

		DIGNAN
	Don't threaten me, Bob.

		BOB
	Goddammit, Dignan! It's my car! If
	you don't give me my keys, I swear
	to God --

EXT. STREET. DAY

Dignan drives the car slowly alongside: Bob walking down the
sidewalk, staring straight ahead. Dignan's, got his window
down.

		DIGNAN
	Look, Bob. I understand your
	loyalty. You're a good person. But
	right now you're not using your
	best judgement.

Bob keeps walking.

		DIGNAN
	Future Man would not want you to go
	to jail I promise you. Just get in
	the car and we'll talk about it.

No reaction. Bob keeps walking straight ahead.

		DIGNAN
	Future Man would never go to jail
	for you, I'll tell you that.

		BOB
	His name's not Future Man, Dignan.

		DIGNAN
	I know it's not.

		BOB
	You don't even know his name.

		DIGNAN
	Yes, I do.

		BOB
	What is it?

		DIGNAN
	Just get in the car, Bob.

		BOB
	What's his name?

		DIGNAN
	OK, Bob. I don't know his name. You
	know why? Because I don't care.
	He's Future Man. But I care about
	you. And to me it doesn't make
	sense to go back to the scene of a
	crime. Will you get in the car, Bob?
	This is stupid.

Bob stops walking.

		BOB
	It's not your decision and he's not
	your brother, Dignan.

		DIGNAN
	That's right. I only have one vote.
	We'll go talk with Anthony and
	figure it out.

Pause. Bob gets into the backseat. Dignan looks back at him
for a minute.

		DIGNAN
	You're going to ride in the back?

Bob nods and looks out the window.

		DIGNAN
	Come on, Bob. Get in front.

Bob exhales and gets out. He gets in up front. Dignan looks
at him for a minute.

		DIGNAN
	You've got a beautiful walk, Bob.

		BOB
	Let's go.

INT. MOTEL ROOM. NIGHT

Dignan and Bob open the door and go in. Inside: Inez and two
other Hispanic MAIDS are sitting at the table by the window.
One's about seventeen and a little heavy, the other's in her
mid-thitties. There's a bunch of glasses and a bottle of rum
on the table. One of the maids is cutting up a banana. Inez
smiles at Dignan. Dignan looks puzzled.

		DIGNAN
	Hi. How's it going.

Suddenly there's a loud crunching, grinding sound. Dignan
and Bob are startled. They look around the room. The sound
stops.

Anthony comes out of the bathroom carrying the pitcher from
a blender. It's full to the top with yellow liquid. He sees
Dignan and Bob and stops. Pause.

		ANTHONY
	I thought you guys went to get your
	hair cut.

		DIGNAN
	No. We didn't.

Silence.

		ANTHONY
	We're making banana daqueris.

Anthony holds up the pitcher. Dignan looks at it. Nods. Pause.

		ANTHONY
	This is Inez. Carmen. Anita.

		DIGNAN
	Hi.

		ANTHONY
	Inez, this is --

		DIGNAN
	Jerry.
		(pointing to Bob)
	And this is my associate Cornelius.

A strange expression crosses Bob's face.

		DIGNAN
	May I have a word with you, please?

		ANTHONY
	Sure.

EXT. MOTEL HALLWAY. NIGHT

Outside the room. Dignan closes the door. There's three
housekeeping carts in the hall.

		DIGNAN
	What the fuck is going on here?

		ANTHONY
	What. What's the matter?

		DIGNAN
	Anthony, we're on the run from the
	law here. Did you tell these people
	your real name?

		ANTHONY
	No. I didn't. Dignan, they don't
	speak English.

		DIGNAN
	They don't?

		ANTHONY
	No. Not really. Inez speaks a little.

		DIGNAN
	Which one was that?

		ANTHONY
	On the left.

Dignan cracks open the door and looks inside.

		ANTHONY
	She's from Cuba.

		DIGNAN
	No kidding.

		BOB
	Dignan.

		DIGNAN
		(closes the door)
	Anthony. Bad news.

EXT. MOTEL POOL. DAY

They walk around the motel.

		ANTHONY
	How long are they going to hold him?

		BOB
	I don't know. I don't know anything.
	Except Phil says they got him. And
	he's in jail.

		DIGNAN
	He needs to hire an attorney.

		ANTHONY
	No, no. Look. OK. Let's stay here
	until we find out what's going on.

		BOB
	Anthony, I --

		ANTHONY
	And if Future Man doesn't get let
	out of jail in 48 hours, then we go
	back. All right?

		DIGNAN
	Now that makes sense. We'll hang
	out for a couple of days. Get a
	little R&R. Make sure Future Man's
	OK and then get back on the road.

		ANTHONY
	As long as he gets out OK.

		DIGNAN
	Obviously. That's a given.

		ANTHONY
	Bob?

		BOB
	What?

		ANTHONY
	Is that OK?

Pause. Bob looks at Dignan. Looks at Anthony.

		BOB
		(shrugs)
	Yeah. I guess so.

They shake hands and start back to the room.

		DIGNAN
	See, now we've got a plan.

		ANTHONY
	Don't worry about it, Bob.

INT. MOTEL ROOM. NIGHT

Anthony, Dignan, Inez, Carmen, and Anita are sitting crowded
around the little table by the window in the motel room.
They've got banana daqueris and a bottle of wine. Moonlight
comes through the window. Bob is standing up in front of
them with a banana daqueri in his hand. He's singing a blues
number acapella. He's got a good voice.

INT. MOTEL ROOM. NIGHT

Dignan and Bob are playing slapjack with Carmen and Anita.
Everyone's got their hands ready as  Carmen turns one card
then the next. Bob's having a conversation in fluent Spanish
with them about Las Vegas. He's talking about the rules at
different casinos: Bally's, Caesar's, the Desert Inn.
Dignan's paying close attention to the deck. A jack comes up
and he slams it.

EXT. MOTEL POOL. NIGHT

There's a light in the pool. Anthony and Inez are swimming.
Anthony swims around her with his eyes just above the water.
He goes under and comes up grabbing onto her. She laughs.

		INEZ
	Does my skin feel soft, Anthony?

		ANTHONY
		(passionate)
	God, yes. Like silk.
.Inez starts to giggle.

		ANTHONY
	What?
		(starts laughing)
	What?

		INEZ
	Like silk?

		ANTHONY
	God. That does sound corny.  Oh,
	your skin feels so soft and silky.
	But it really kind of does.

He kisses her.

		DIGNAN
	No lifeguard on duty. Swim at your
	own risk.

They look up. Dignan's standng at the other side of the pool.
He smiles.

		DIGNAN
	You know, I did save Anthony from
	drowning once, Inez. Tell her,
	Anthony.

						CUT TO:

Dignan sitting with his feet in the pool. Anthony and Inez
are sitting on the steps beside him, in the shallow end.

		DIGNAN
	See, one day we were playing hot
	box over at my next door neighbor
	Mr. Langston's house and Anthony
	fell in the pool and got knocked
	unconscious. I had to dive in and
	save him.

		ANTHONY
	This was in fourth grade.

		DIGNAN
	Mr. Langston performed
	cardiopulmonary recitation. CPR.
	I've never said this before, but
	frankly I thought Anthony was dead.
	The veins in his face were all
	sticking out. His skin was blue. He
	truly did look dead.

		ANTHONY
	After that my parents never let me
	go to Dignan's again.

		DIGNAN
	They blamed my family for everything.
	They always said Mr. Langston saved
	Anthony's life.

Dignan stares wistfully across the pool. Anthony looks at
him for a minute.

		ANTHONY
	But if it wasn't for Dignan I
	probably would of died.

		DIGNAN
		(nodding, whisper voice)
	Yes...It's true.

They're all quiet for a minute. Inez hangs onto the side.

INT. MOTEL ROOM. NIGHT

Bob's sitting in the room by himself, close to the TV,
watching a war movie.

EXT. MOTEL. DAY

The next morning. Dignan bursts out the door of the motel
room. He runs across the parking lot.

		DIGNAN
	Son of a bitch.

Dignan runs back into the room. He comes out with Anthony.

		DIGNAN
	He's gone. He stole the car.

		ANTHONY
	Where was it parked?

		DIGNAN
	Right here.

Anthony looks around the parking lot.

		DIGNAN
	That coward. Son of a bitch.

		ANTHONY
	Maybe he just went to the store.

		DIGNAN
	He took his stuff. He's gone.
		(pause)
	I should of seen this. I should of
	expected it. Bob doesn't have any
	character.

Anthony puts his hands in his pockets. Looks out at the
highway.

		ANTHONY
	He went back for his brother.

		DIGNAN
	We said 48 hours.

		ANTHONY
	That's a long time to be in jail.

They stand there in the empty parking lot. Anthony goes
inside.

INT. MOTEL ROOM. DAY

In the room. The blinds are pulled. Anthony's sitting at the
end of a bed. Dignan's pacing around the room.

		DIGNAN
	We'll get him. Don't worry about
	that. We'll go back. We'll find him.
	And we'll blow up his car. Or do
	something. I promise you.

Anthony gets up and walks to the bathroom. He shuts the door.
Dignan follows him over to the sink and sits on the counter.

		DIGNAN
	I mean, let's face it. Bob was dead
	weight. We're a lot better off
	without him.
		(pause)
	But who could expect it? Just like
	that. Steals the fucking car. What
	kind of person pulls that --

Anthony opens the door and walks out.

		ANTHONY
	Bob didn't steal the car. He told
	me he was going. He had to go help
	his brother.

Anthony sits back down on the bed. Dignan's shocked.

		DIGNAN
	When'd he tell you?

		ANTHONY
	This morning.

		DIGNAN
	Where was I?

		ANTHONY
	You were asleep.

		DIGNAN
	He told you and you let him do it.

		ANTHONY
	He told me because he wanted to
	know if I wanted to go.

		DIGNAN
		(hesitates)
	If you wanted to go? What were you
	going to do? Just leave me here by
	myself?

		ANTHONY
	Well, I didn't do it, did I?

		DIGNAN
	So when you were saying Bob's at
	the store and acting real suprised,
	that was just an act. You were
	just --

		ANTHONY
	Bob went to help his brother. I
	understand that and I can't help it
	if you don't.

		DIGNAN
	I understand that if I had a few
	more friends like you and Bob I'd
	be dead.

		ANTHONY
	If you say so.

INT. DINER. DAY

Anthony and Dignan are sitting at a booth. Anthony's got a
roadmap spread out on the table. There's a long silence.

		DIGNAN
	If you'd gone with Bob you'd
	probably be in Weatherford by now.
	Of course I'd be here frantically
	worrying thinking you must of got
	kidnapped.

		ANTHONY
	I didn't realize you had such an
	incredible ability to feel sorry
	for yourself, Dignan.

		DIGNAN
	Well, the world is a little bit
	colder today.

Anthony sits there thinking for a second, stating into space.
Then he looks back at his map. He draws some lines in two
different colors of felt tip pens.

		ANTHONY
	You want to look at the map?

Pause. Dignan kind of looks at the map, without leaning
forward. Anthony turns the map more in Dignan's direction.
Dignan leans forward, looking.

		ANTHONY
	See. Here's where we are.

They look at the map for a minute. Dignan looks out the
window.

		DIGNAN
	I didn't know he had it in him.
		(pause)
	I guess you could say the child has
	become the father of the man.

EXT/INT. MOTEL/TOWN. DAY

Anthony runs down the sidewalk, cuts across the street, and
goes around the side of the motel. He pulls off his jacket
as he goes up the stairs. He spots Inez's cart. He walks
over to the room she's cleaning. She's in there making the
bed. Anthony closes the door and grabs her by her belt.
She's laughing and he pushes her onto the bed. He unbuttons
her dress. She jerks a sheet out of the way. It swings in
the air.

Then we see Anthony and Inez walking down the sidewalk. He's
got one arm wrapped tight around her shoulders and she's got
hers around his waist. They're talking while they walk,
going past people in the town.

They watch each other walking reflected in a window.

EXT. MOTEL. EVENING

Dignan is doing the butterfly in the pool. Anthony and Inez
walk over and wait for him at the end of the pool.

		ANTHONY
	We're going over to this bar if you
	feel like going.

		DIGNAN
	No. I'm going to swim. I'll see you
	later.

Dignan treads water. Inez looks at Anthony.

		ANTHONY
	Why don't you come with us.

		DIGNAN
	OK.

Dignan gets out of the pool.

INT. MEXICAN BAR. NIGHT

Anthony, Dignan, and Inez are drinking beers with limes and
salt. The mood is good and they're getting drunk. Anthony
and Inez dance. Then Dignan and Inez. Mexican-style, stomping
their feet and clapping. There's a scruffy dog in the bar
and he barks at the dancers. Anthony kisses Inez and they
whisper to each other. Dignan orders another beer and moves
over to the pool table. A skinny Mexican MAN puts his arm
around Dignan's shoulder. He's drunk and slurring his words.
So's Dignan.

		MAN
	Hello, my friend. You in the Army,
	yes?

		DIGNAN
	No. I just have short hair.

		MAN
	Is that your chiquita?

		DIGNAN
	No, my friend knows her.

		MAN
	She Chicano, yes?

Dignan nods.

		MAN
	You like Chicanos?

		DIGNAN
	Sure.

He says something in fast Spanish to the people at his table
and they smile.

		MAN
	Play pool? For one cerveza.

Dignan nods. The guy racks up the balls. They start shooting.
Dignan makes a hard shot.

		MAN
		(smiling)
	You a good pool player.

		DIGNAN
	Got a little lucky.

		MAN
	Where's your friend? He go with the
	chiquita?

Dignan looks over to the bar. Anthony and Inez are gone.

		DIGNAN
	I don't know.

		MAN
	She is a good looking woman.

Dignan ignores this. They keep playing. Dignan finally makes
the eight ball. The man shakes Dignan's hand and holds on.

		DIGNAN
	Guess I'll get another Tecate.

		MAN
	Si. Tecate. You like to fight?

		DIGNAN
	What?

		MAN
	Fight. You know.

He pulls Dignan in and with his other hand fakes a hard punch.

		DIGNAN
	No. Just pool.

		MAN
	You Hoto?

		DIGNAN
		(pulls away)
	Fuck you. You a Hoto.

		MAN
		(smiles)
	No. Me no Hoto. Tecate?

		DIGNAN
	Right.

INT. BATHROOM. NIGHT

The bathroom is very small with one bare light bulb. Dignan
stands at the urinal, muttering to himself.

The door opens and Dignan turns around just in time to see
the Mexican man throw a hard punch. He hits Dignan in the
stomach, punches him in the face. Dignan goes down hard. The
guy kicks him and curses in Spanish.

		MAN
	Pinche cabrone. Puta madre.

The bartender comes in with a bat in his hand and starts
talking fast and angry in Spanish. The guy gets out.

INT. MOTEL ROOM. NIGHT

Dignan's sitting in bed, watching TV. He's got a fat lip and
a big bruise over his eye. Anthony's sitting in a chair
beside him. Inez brings over a glass of water and some ice
in a washcloth. She gives the ice to Dignan for his eye. She
puts the glass of water on the nightstand where there's some
fast food layed out for Dignan: burger, fries, an apple pie.
Inez goes into the bathroom, closes the door, and turns on
the water. Anthony's sitting there with his hands clasped,
not looking at the TV.

		ANTHONY
	I can't believe he just jumped you.

		DIGNAN
	Can you hand me those french fries.

Anthony hands him the fries. Dignan watches the TV.

		ANTHONY
	I wish I'd been there.

		DIGNAN
	Would of been nice.

Anthony looks at Dignan.

		ANTHONY
	Man. I'm sorry. We just went for a
	walk --

		DIGNAN
	I don't really feel like talking
	about it. The only thing I feel
	like is getting the fuck out of
	this place.

		ANTHONY
		(pause)
	We need a car.

For the first time Dignan looks away from the TV, at Anthony.

		DIGNAN
	I have an idea for that.

		ANTHONY
	What?

		DIGNAN
	Inez has a master key to all these
	rooms, doesn't she?
		(pause)
	Doesn't she?

		ANTHONY
	I don't think we can do that.

		DIGNAN
	I know we can. It's real simple. We
	go into a room, grab some car keys
	and --

		ANTHONY
	What I'm saying is she wouldn't go
	for that.

		DIGNAN
	She doesn't need to know.

		ANTHONY
		(pause)
	I don't know, Dignan. I just --
.		DIGNAN
	Look. I'm ready to get the fuck out
	of here. It's real torture for me
	to be here. Getting the shit kicked
	out of me by Mexicans.

		ANTHONY
	Shh.

		DIGNAN
	No one to back me up. Now I have a
	good idea. So unless you come up
	with something better --

		ANTHONY
	Dignan. I can't do that. All right?
	I just can't.

The bathroom door opens.

		DIGNAN
	Then you better think of something.

Inez comes back in.

		INEZ
	How are you, Jerry?

		DIGNAN
		(staring at TV)
	I feel great, Inez.

		ANTHONY
		(kisses her)
	I'll see you later.

Inez goes outside. She closes the door.

		ANTHONY
	I don't think we need any keys,
	Dignan. I think I can hotwire a car
	for us.

		DIGNAN
	You don't know how to hotwire.

		ANTHONY
	Yes, I do. Bob taught me.

		DIGNAN
	Bob taught you how to get
	electrocuted.

		ANTHONY
	No, I'm serious. He made me a
	diagram.

EXT. SIDEWALK. DAY

Dignan's standing on a corner alone. He looks sullen.

EXT. SIDEWALK. DAY

Anthony walks down an alley. He goes past a beat-up
convertible. He stops, hands in his pockets. He looks both
ways.

He cuts back to the car, opens the door, and slips inside.

INT. STOLEN CAR. DAY

Anthony's behind the wheel. He hand signals a turn and pulls
up next to Dignan. Dignan shakes his head as he looks at the
car. He gets in. They drive through the town. The wind's
blowing hard. Anthony smiles at Dignan. Dignan tries not to
smile.

						CUT TO:

Dignan sitting in the parked car with the motor running. In
the side mirror he's watching Anthony and Inez. Anthony's
saying goodbye. He walks back to the car and gets in. He
puts it in gear and they drive off.

		DIGNAN
	What'd you say to Inez?

Anthony shrugs.

		DIGNAN
	"I'll come back for you. I love
	you, Inez."

Anthony is silent.

		DIGNAN
	"I'm going to take you away from
	all this windexing and making beds."

Silence. Dignan exhales and looks out the window.

EXT. HIGHWAY. DAY

The car is on the shoulder, raised up on a Jack with the
hood open. Anthony's looking underneath the car. Dignan's
standing in the middle the road with his hands in his
pockets. No cars in sight.

Anthony starts messing around under the hood. He tests some
wires and connections. He steps away from the car.

		ANTHONY
	Man, I don't know anything about
	cars.

Dignan stares down the road.

		DIGNAN
	You really know how to pick them.

Anthony walks over to Dignan. He stands beside him for a
minute.

		ANTHONY
	I think we better go home.

		DIGNAN
	Don't panic, Anthony.

		ANTHONY
	I'm not. But there's --

		DIGNAN
	You can't just run home every time
	things get tough. First of all,
	we've got enough dough to --

		ANTHONY
	Our money situation is not good.

		DIGNAN
		(clapping him on the back)
	You're so spoiled. What is "not
	good" to you? Only a few hundred --

		ANTHONY
	We've got sixteen dollars.

		DIGNAN
	That's not correct.

Dignan stares at Anthony.

		DIGNAN
	Give it to me.

Pause. Anthony reaches into his pocket and pulls out the
money. Dignan takes it. He counts it. He looks at Anthony.

		DIGNAN
	Sixteen dollars.

		ANTHONY
	I know.

		DIGNAN
	Where's the rest?

Dignan stares at Anthony. Pause.

		ANTHONY
	I had to give some to Inez.

		DIGNAN
	How much?

		ANTHONY
	$383.

Dignan frowns slightly. Pause. He screams:

		DIGNAN
	What!

Pause. Dignan runs at the car and kicks the door as hard as
he can. It makes a big dent. He runs down the shoulder and
grabs a big rock. He runs at the car and smashes the rock
through the windshield. He stands still. He turns to Anthony.
He walks back over to him, yelling.

		DIGNAN
	You gave $383 to the goddamn
	housekeeper! What the fuck is your
	problem?

		ANTHONY
	She needed it.

		DIGNAN
	A $500 tip! For the housekeeper!

		ANTHONY
	Her name's Inez. Stop calling her
	the housekeeper.

		DIGNAN
	That's what she is!

		ANTHONY
	I know that. But --

		DIGNAN
	You're in love with the fucking
	housekeeper!

		ANTHONY
	Shut up!

		DIGNAN
	What are you going to do, get
	married? Have a bunch of little
	idiot janitor brats! And go around
	scrubbing the --

Anthony slaps Dignan hard in the face.

		ANTHONY
	Stop!
		(pause)
	Now listen to me.

Dignan punches Anthony is the face. Follows it up with one
after another. Anthony ducks and puts his arms out. He falls
on one knee. Dignan immediately turns and walks to the car.

Anthony stands up. He's got a bloody nose. He stares at
Dignan. Not angry. Just weary.

Dignan pulls his tennis bag out of the car. He shuts the
door and walks down the highway.

Anthony walks to the car and takes out his backpack. He
pulls it tight around his shoulders. He looks down the
highway at Dignan. Then turns and walks the other way, into
the distance.

						BLACKOUT.

FADE IN:

EXT. GOLF COURSE. DAY

A cold day on a nice country club course. Anthony watches
Bob hit a hard slide straight into the rough. Bob stands
there in a frozen follow-through. Then he suddenly swings
his club and hums it down the fareway. He starts to walk
back to the golf cart.

		ANTHONY
	Bob, where you going?

		BOB
	I'm not playing any more golf.

		ANTHONY
	Why not?

		BOB
	Cause I'm not getting any better.
	It's a waste of time.

		ANTHONY
	You've only been playing for two
	weeks, Bob. It takes a long time to
	learn this game.

		BOB
	You think I'm improving?

		ANTHONY
		(pause)
	Yes. You just got to stick with it.

Bob looks down the fareway. He takes a deep breath and
starts walking toward his club about twenty yards away.

INT. GOLF CART. DAY

In the cart. Bob's driving. There's a brief silence.

		BOB
	You don't have to talk about it if
	you don't want to.

		ANTHONY
	No, I don't mind.

		BOB
	I know it must of been a bad
	experience. But it doesn't sound
	like it was your fault.

		ANTHONY
	Well, I didn't mean to electrocute
	him. But the whole operation was my
	idea.

MONTAGE: Electronics wizardry. Splicing wires. Buzzing
electrodes. A filament lights up blue. Pliers and clippers
rewire a circuit breaker, short out the P.A. system,
electrify doors and windows. Anthony continues in VOICEOVER.

		ANTHONY (VO)
	It took six months of research. I
	did all the wiring myself. Switched
	AC to DC. Doubled the voltage.
	Shorted out the generator. The
	whole school was shut down.

		BOB (VO)
	That's pretty complicated for a
	senior prank.

		ANTHONY (VO)
	I don't like that word prank, Bob.
	I was trying to do something more
	than a prank.

EXT. SCHOOL. DAY

A large school building. Tall oak trees and benches in the
shade. Green and blue lights blink in the windows. White
flashes and loud jolts of energy dance from room to room.
Mozart plays in the distance.

Students begin to swarm out into the yard.

		ANTHONY (VO)
	I wanted to create an event.
	Something everyone would remember.
	And at first it worked perfectly.
	The whole school was standing
	around outside. Kids running all
	over the place. Everybody laughing.

EXT. GOLF COURSE. DAY

Anthony and Bob are standing on the seventeenth green.

		ANTHONY
	Even the school custodian Swifty
	thought it was great. He kept
	laughing and shaking his head the
	whole time he tried to disconnect
	the generator. And then suddenly
		(snaps his finger)
	total silence except for Swifty
	hanging off the generator with his
	leg stuck to it being electrocuted.

Anthony stares down the fareway.

		ANTHONY
	Actually he died of a heart attack
	brought on by the shock. He was an
	older guy.

INT. GOLF CART. DAY

Anthony and Bob are driving back to the clubhouse.

		ANTHONY
	I felt terrible. I'd known Swifty
	since first grade. He was Dignan's
	medicine man for Indian Guides.
	They called each other Rattlesnake
	and Killer Whale. Whenever Dignan
	came to visit me he would act like
	he and Swifty weren't that good of
	friends, but that was just to make
	me feel better. The whole rest of
	the school had turned against me.

EXT. BOB'S HOUSE. DAY

Anthony and Bob are sitting by the pool, drinking beers.
Future Man's swimming laps even though it's cold out.

		ANTHONY
	At first they were going to charge
	me with manslaughter. That's partly
	why I was in custody so long. Sixty
	days.

		BOB
	Sixty days?

		ANTHONY
	Yeah. One minute you're studying
	Great Expectations and the next
	minute you're drawing the Holy Mary
	for some kid who tried to stab his
	girlfriend.

		BOB
	Why were you drawing the Holy Mary?

		ANTHONY
	Prison tatoos. I got to be pretty
	good. It's not like drawing on paper.

						CUT TO:

Future Man toweling off. He wears a Speedo swimsuit. He
walks over to Bob and Anthony. Anthony's just finishing a
drawing of a leaping jungle cat in black and red ink on
Bob's shoulder.

Future Man stops and looks at them with no feeling.

		ANTHONY
		(pause)
	It's a panther.

Pause. Future Man looks at Bob.

		FUTURE MAN
	How's that 700 bucks coming?

		BOB
	I'm working on it.

		FUTURE MAN
	Hard to find it sitting by the pool
	drinking beer and bullshitting.

He walks inside.

		ANTHONY
	I thought he didn't have to pay
	anything because of the technicality.

		BOB
	Yeah, but he still has the
	aggravation. Three days sitting in
	a cell.

		ANTHONY
		(pause)
	Were you adopted, Bob?

		BOB
	Why do you say that?

		ANTHONY
	Well, because you guys don't look
	alike.

		BOB
	No. I wasn't adopted.

Long pause.

		ANTHONY
	Was Future Man adopted?

		BOB
	Jesus Christ! No.

INT. CAR. DAY

Dignan and APPLEJACK are sitting in, a '72 Monte Carlo by
the curb two houses down from Bob's. Applejack is a small
black man with white hair. It's hard to tell exactly how old
he is. Around sixty-five.

		DIGNAN
	There's a lot of valuable shit in
	there, Applejack. The silver and
	the china. The crystal. And the
	grandfather clock. Goddammit, I bet
	that clock's worth ten grand.

		APPLEJACK
	Why the fuck do we need to blow up
	the car? It doesn't make any
	goddamn sense.

		DIGNAN
	Just settling an old score. You
	might say revenge.

		APPLEJACK
	That sounds like a lot of bullshit
	that'll land us in jail.

		DIGNAN
	We might have to take that chance.
	Cause I feel pretty strongly about
	this.

		APPLEJACK
	Is that Buckethead?

Anthony is walking Hector down the driveway.

		DIGNAN
	Get down.

Anthony does some stretching exercises in the driveway.

		APPLEJACK
	Is that him?

		DIGNAN
	Wait a second.

They watch Anthony and Hector start down the street.

		DIGNAN
	That's Anthony.

		APPLEJACK
	That's your friend Anthony?

		DIGNAN
	Yeah.

		APPLEJACK
	What's he doing here?

		DIGNAN
	Looks like he's staying with
	Buckethead. That's what I figured.
	He's probably got his own room.
	Let's see where he's going.

Applejack puts the car in gear. They drive slowly.

		DIGNAN
	Don't get too close.

Anthony looks back.

		DIGNAN
	Stop. He saw us.

Anthony keeps jogging with Hector.

		DIGNAN
	Wait. Did he see us?

		APPLEJACK
	We're going too slow. It looks like
	we're following him.

Anthony goes around a corner, down an alley.

		DIGNAN
	Speed up.

They pull down to the end of the alley. Anthony and Hector
are racing down the alley.

EXT. ALLEY. DAY

Dignan gets out of the car.

		DIGNAN
	Anthony!

Anthony looks back. He stops running.

		DIGNAN
	Wait up.

Dignan jogs down the alley. He stops a few feet away from
Anthony.

		DIGNAN
	Where you going?

Anthony points down the alley.

		ANTHONY
	Just walking Hector.

Dignan looks down the alley. He looks at Anthony. Pause.

		ANTHONY
	When'd you get back?

		DIGNAN
	Ah. Couple days ago.

Pause.

		DIGNAN
		(under his breath)
	You want to shake hands.

Anthony puts his hand out. They shake. Pause. Anthony looks
down the alley.

		ANTHONY
	Who's in the car?

		DIGNAN
	That's Applejack. You want to meet
	him?

		ANTHONY
	Sure.

They walk to the car.

		DIGNAN
	This is Applejack.

They shake.

		ANTHONY
	Nice to meet you, Applejack.

		APPLEJACK
	You're Anthony?

		ANTHONY
	Yeah.

		APPLEJACK
	I hear you're a good thief.

Anthony shrugs and smiles. He nods.

EXT. HAMBURGER PLACE. DAY

A hamburger place with no other customers. Anthony, Dignan,
and Applejack are sitting at an outdoor table. It's cold and
their jackets are zipped up tight.

		APPLEJACK
	I'm just sitting at this bar
	drinking my drink when this fine
	chick walks by. She was a living
	doll. And the big motherfucker who
	came in with her sees me looking,
	when he walks by he steps on my
	foot. Doesn't say shit. Just takes
	a seat with his lady. Well, I
	holler out to him, If I was as big
	as you, ain't no way in the hell
	you'd of stepped on my foot like
	that. He just laughed. He says,
	Little man, take your foot and put
	it in your pocket. I said, No, how
	about I take my foot and I stick it
	up your ass? Man, we went to war
	right there. I hit him so hard I
	knocked his nuts in his watchpocket.
	But this motherfucker wouldn't go
	down. Then all the sudden, out of
	nowhere, Dignan came up behind him
	and smashed a bottle on his head.
	And that big old boy went down.
	That's how I met Dignan. Good cat
	to have on your side. He'll go to
	war with you. He don't give a fuck.

Applelack and Dignan slap hands.

		DIGNAN
	Applejack would of got him anyway.
	This was just the quicker war.

		ANTHONY
	You really hit a guy with a bottle?

Dignan takes a little notebook out of his pocket.

		DIGNAN
	Pretty much. He kind of fell into
	me. But wait a second.

Dignan opens the notebook on the table.

		DIGNAN
	I want you to look at this.

		ANTHONY
	What is it?

		DIGNAN
	It's big, Anthony. Real big. It's
	called Hinckley Cold Storage.

		ANTHONY
	What's Hinckley Cold Storage?

EXT. HINCKLEY COLD STORAGE. DAY

Anthony, Dignan, and Applejack are standing in front of a
massive structure with ladders and towers and huge doors.
Applejack's car is parked behind them. There are trucks
lined up along the loading docks. A big sign says Hinckley
Cold Storage.

		DIGNAN
	Mr. Henry has an inside source. We
	call him Steve. That's where we get
	our information.

		ANTHONY
	Who's Mr. Henry?

		DIGNAN
	You'll meet him this afternoon.
	He's helping us set it up.

		APPLEJACK
	Did you ever hear of the S. Cooper
	Trust robbery?

		ANTHONY
		(shakes his head)
	Uh-uh.

		APPLEJACK
	S. Cooper Trust,in San Francisco?

		ANTHONY
	Uh-uh.

		DIGNAN
	Mr. Henry pulled that job in 1965.
	It's famous. Applejack was the
	wheel man. Did you use this same
	car, Applejack?

		APPLEJACK
	Hell, no. This is a '72. I was
	driving a '63 Pontiac.
.		ANTHONY
	What exactly is this place? Freezers?

		DIGNAN
	Right. Freezers. Imported foods.

Anthony stares at Hitckley Cold Storage.

		APPLEJACK
	Let's go, Abdul-Shabazz.

		ANTHONY
	Abdul-Shabazz?

		DIGNAN
	Just a nickname.

EXT. WAREHOUSE. DAY

Anthony, Dignan, and Applejack are standing on the sidewalk
at the front door of an old warehouse. Dignan knocks on the
door, then tries the bell. They all wait.

		ANTHONY
	What time did he say to be here?

		DIGNAN
	Right now.

Dignan looks in the window. He tries the door. It's locked.

		APPLEJACK
	I can knock a man out with a six
	inch punch.

		ANTHONY
	What do you mean?

		APPLEJACK
	Feel this.

Anthony puts his hand up. Applejack does a short, hard jab.
Anthony shakes his hand out.

		ANTHONY
		(whistles)
	You could give somebody a concussion.

		DIGNAN
	Let me feel that.

Dignan puts his hand up. Applejack nails it.

		DIGNAN
		(grabbing his hand)
	Ow. Shit.

A drop of water hits Dignan on the head. He looks up. More
water falls on him. He gets out of the way. Everyone looks
up. There's a man on the roof. He laughs, hysterically. They
stare up at him.

		MAN
	How's the weather down there?

		DIGNAN
		(pause)
	Mr. Henry?

		MAN
	Come on in!

		DIGNAN
	It's locked.

		MAN
	No, it's not.

Dignan shrugs. He goes over to the door. Mr. Henry pours
some more water on him.

A minute later: a steel garage door opens and the man steps
outside. He is tall, about sixty years old with white hair
clipped short and a trim goatee. He wears black trousers,
black shoes, no shirt, and a string of animal teeth around
his neck. This is MR. HENRY. He puts a towel around Dignan's
shoulders and pats him on the back.

		MR. HENRY
	Dignan. Good to see you. Good to
	see you Applejack.
		(looks at Anthony)
	Who are you?

		DIGNAN
	This is Anthony Adams, Mr. Henry.

		MR. HENRY
	This is no good.

Mr. Henry stares hard at Dignan. He looks to Anthony. He
looks back to Dignan.

		MR. HENRY
	This is no good, bringing him here.
	What are you thinking? What the
	shit, man? Are you crazy?

Mr. Henry stares at Dignan. He looks to Anthony.

		MR. HENRY
	I'm pulling your leg. Abe Henry.

They shake hands. Mr. Henry points to ROWBOAT, a tall, older
black man standing in the doorway. Rowboat wears a white
windbreaker.

		MR. HENRY
	This is my business manager, Rowboat.

		ANTHONY
	Nice to meet you.

		MR. HENRY
	That's a sharp jacket.

		ANTHONY
	Thanks.

INT. WAREHOUSE. DAY

The second floor of the warehouse is one huge room painted
all white. Mr. Henry and Anthony are playing ping-pong.
Dignan watches. Rowboat-and Applejack are on the far side of
the room playing chess.

		ANTHONY
	It's hard to get much spin with
	this kind of paddle.

		MR. HENRY
	It's called a racquet, Anthony, and
	you're holding it wrong. That's
	ghetto play. Hold it like this.

Anthony changes his grip. Mr. Henry serves. The ball clicks
back and forth. They're both solid players. Anthony whips a
shot crosscourt and wins the point.

		MR. HENRY
	You know, your form is for shit,
	but you've got a hell of a talent.

		ANTHONY
	Thanks.

Mr. Henry serves. Anthony returns. Mr. Henry suddenly fires
a scorching shot down the line. Anthony watches it click
past him. He looks to Mr. Henry.

		ANTHONY
	Nice shot.

Mr. Henry smiles. He looks to Dignan.

		MR. HENRY
	Is he in?

		DIGNAN
	I don't know. Are you in, Anthony?

Anthony stands there silent. He looks to Applejack and
Rowboat. He looks to Mr. Henry. Then Dignan.

		ANTHONY
	Yeah, I'm in.

Mr. Henry puts down his paddle. Stares at Anthony. Smiles.

		MR. HENRY
	OK, kid. Let's go talk about cops
	and robbers.

INT. WAREHOUSE. DAY

The ground floor is crammed with cars. Some have been taken
apart. Some are shiny and perfect. Anthony and Dignan walk
among the cars and junk with Mr. Henry. They've each got
coffee in a styrofoam cup.

		MR. HENRY
	Every once in a while some cat
	comes to me. He wants to know how I
	made it. How did I become a success?
	The first thing I tell them is:
	follow your instincts. Let your
	instincts guide you. The second
	thing I tell them is, for Christ's
	sake: you got to know your grammar.

		ANTHONY
	Grammar.

		DIGNAN
	What do you mean grammar?

		MR. HENRY
	The basic grammatical rules of
	robbing.

		ANTHONY
	You mean like techniques?

		MR. HENRY
		(nods)
	Technique. That's right. Seventy-
	five percent of your job is crowd
	control. Seventy-five percent. Do
	you believe that?

		DIGNAN
		(pause)
	Yes, I do.

EXT. ROOFTOP. DAY

On the roof of the warehouse. They're standing near the
edge, looking out. Mr. Henry is smoking a joint. He's got on
a black beret. Anthony and Dignan are listening to him talk.

		MR. HENRY
	On the other hand you got to have
	the right equipment. I don't care
	if you're Harry Houdini. You can't
	pick a lock without a hairpin.

Dignan nods.

		ANTHONY
	I'd like to live in that place.
	Hinckley Cold Storage.

		MR. HENRY
	Yeah. Convert it into lofts. OK.
	Pop quiz. What's the single most
	important aspect of your job?

		DIGNAN
	The grammar?

		MR. HENRY
	Crowd control. Crowd control. Wake
	up, guys.

		DIGNAN
	Oh, yeah.

		MR. HENRY
	You're going to need a boxman for
	this one. But that can be arranged.

		ANTHONY
	You mean a safecracker?

		MR. HENRY
	Yeah. And I'll tell you who we're
	going to want: Kumar Banijamali.

		DIGNAN
	Is he good?

		MR. HENRY
	He's damn good.

INT. KUMAR'S ROOM. DAY

KUMAR is about sixty-five with white hair. He's short and
wears a pale-green button-down shirt, dark trousers, and
sandals. His room is small and has everything he needs in it.
Books. Little TV. Possessions from all over the world.

Kumar sits on his bed. Anthony and Dignan sit in wooden
chairs. Kumar stares out the window. They sit for a long
silence.

		DIGNAN
	So what do you think of the plan,
	Mr. Kumar?

Kumar shrugs. Pause.

		DIGNAN
	We'd love to have you on the team.

Kumar nods. He looks at a plant growing by the window.
Silence.

		ANTHONY
	What is that? An orchid?

Kumar shakes his head. Sighs deeply. Long pause.

Kumar suddenly stands up and unbuttons his shirt. He throws
it on the bed. He undoes his trousers and takes them off.
Anthony looks at Dignan. Kumar takes off his socks, then his
shorts. He is naked. He walks over to his dresser and takes
out a small satchell. He looks around the room. Right at
Anthony. He walks quickly toward him. Anthony gets nervous.
Kumar grabs Anthony's shoulder and lifts him up a little. He
pulls a towel out from underneath Anthony. He puts his hand
on Dignan's shoulder as he walks to the door, into the hall.

		KUMAR
	Good plan.

He goes out. Anthony and Dignan sit there for a minute.
They're a little disoriented.

		DIGNAN
	What do you think?

		ANTHONY
		(nods)
	He seems pretty good.

INT. BOB'S HOUSE. NIGHT

The foyer of Bob's house. The doorbell is ringing. Bob walks
in wearing a velour robe. He opens the front door. Anthony
and Dignan are standing on the dootstep. Dignan and Bob
shake hands. It's a little awkward.

		BOB
	Hey, Dignan. How's it going?

		DIGNAN
	Not bad.

		BOB
	Come on in. What you been up to?

		DIGNAN
	Not a whole lot, Bob.

They walk through the house.

		BOB
	It's too bad about what happened on
	the road.

		DIGNAN
	Yeah. It is.

		ANTHONY
	Let's not even talk about it.

		BOB
	It was stupid.

		DIGNAN
	Right. It was extremely stupid.

		BOB
	I don't expect an apology and I
	don't even want one. I just want us
	to --

		DIGNAN
	I can't fucking believe this guy.
	An apology, Bob?

		BOB
	Man, I don't want to go into this.

		ANTHONY
	Yeah. Let's keep it --

		BOB
	Cause you would of let my brother
	rot in jail.

		DIGNAN
	You said 48 hours!

		BOB
	I never agreed to that.

		DIGNAN
	Bob, you're lying!

		BOB
	Bullshit.

		DIGNAN
	All right! Backyard! Right now!

Dignan walks straight to the back door and goes out. He
stands on the deck.

		DIGNAN
	Let's go, Bob!

Anthony gets up and tries to calm Dignan down.

		ANTHONY
	Dignan. Take it easy.

		DIGNAN
	Bob!

Bob is slowly moving toward the back door.

		BOB
	No, Dignan. This is stupid.

Bob is standing just inside the back door.

		ANTHONY
	Yeah. Dignan. Look. Let's just --

Dignan grabs Bob's shirt and pulls him out the door.

		ANTHONY
	Stop, Dignan!

Anthony breaks them up. He stands in front of Bob, shielding
him.

		ANTHONY
	He doesn't want to fight.

		DIGNAN
	Get out of the way.

		ANTHONY
	No, Diqnan. This isn't --

Dignan gets around Anthony and lands a glancing punch.

		DIGNAN
	Come on!

		BOB
	I don't want to fight you, Dignan.

		ANTHONY
	Dignan, we're friends. Take it easy.

Dignan lands another punch. He grabs Bob's shirt and pulls
him around. Then he starts landing punches. One. Two. Then
Bob nails Dignan in the shoulder. They grab onto each other
and start fighting hard. They're about the same strength.
After a couple of seconds Anthony tries to break it up.

		ANTHONY
	Dignan. Dignan.

All the sudden Dignan stops fighting.

		DIGNAN
	All right. Stop.

Dignan puts his arms around Bob.

		DIGNAN
	No fighting.

Dignan turns to Anthony. There's tears in his eyes.

		DIGNAN
	No fighting. It wasn't Bob's fault.

		ANTHONY
	Easy, Dignan. It's OK.

They all catch their breath for a minute. Dignan hugs Bob
again.

		DIGNAN
	It wasn't your fault, Bob. You had
	your brother.
.		BOB
	I didn't have any choice.

They stand there another minute.

		DIGNAN
	I'm sorry, Bob.

		BOB
	That's OK.

		ANTHONY
		(starting to laugh)
	Shit, Dignan.

		DIGNAN
		(smiles)
	What the fuck are we doing out here?

		ANTHONY
	I don't know, Dignan. You went crazy.

		DIGNAN
	I'm sorry, Bob.

		BOB
	That's OK.

		DIGNAN
	Look. We want you on the job.

EXT. COUNTRY CLUB. DAY

The restaurant at Bob's country club, People are dressed for
golf and tennis. The waiters wear white jackets. and black
bow ties. The whole crew sits at a big table by the front
window.

		MR. HENRY
	Let me get this straight. You don't
	play golf and you don't play tennis.
	So why do you belong to a country
	club?

		BOB
	You got me.

		MR. HENRY
		(shakes his head)
	You're a piece of work, Bob.

A black waiter about thirty-five, JACKSON, stops by the table.

		JACKSON
	How you doing, Bob?

		BOB
	Hey, Jackson. How's it going?

Jackson refills their water glasses.

		JACKSON
	You keeping out of trouble?

		BOB
	I'm trying.

		JACKSON
		(looks at others at table)
	This boy's a troublemaker. He used
	to tear this place apart.

Mr. Henry laughs. Bob smiles sheepishly. Jackson stands
there for a minute looking around the room.

		JACKSON
	Your brother was up here the other
	day. He said you ran away from home.

		BOB
	He said what?

		JACKSON
	He said you ran away from home.

		BOB
	No. I didn't run away. I went out
	of town.

Jackson nods.

		DIGNAN
	Bob.

Bob looks at Dignan. Dignan's looking across the room.
There's Future Man and his friend CLAY fresh from a round of
golf. They're standing on the other side of the room,
looking across at Bob. They're smiling. Jackson picks up two
empty plates and walks away. Future Man and CLAY walk to
Bob's table.

		FUTURE MAN
	Fancy seeing you here, Bob.

		BOB
	Yeah. Hey, Clay.

		CLAY
	Hi, Bob.

		FUTURE MAN
		(smiling)
	So what's shaking?

		BOB
	Nothing much.

Future Man looks at Anthony and Dignan. His smiles fades.

		FUTURE MAN
	How's it going.

		ANTHONY
	Fine, thanks.

Future Man looks at the rest of the crew. His smile comes
back. Mr. Henry smiles.

		FUTURE MAN
	John Mapplethorpe.
		(shaking hands with
		crew across table)
	How are you. Hi.

		MR. HENRY
	Good to know you, John.

		BOB
	Jackson says you told him I ran
	away from home.

Clay laughs. Future Man smiles.

		FUTURE MAN
	I might have mentioned it.

		BOB
	John, I'm twenty-six years old I
	didn't run away from home.

		FUTURE MAN
	I know, Bob. You were on a secret
	mission.

		BOB
	I'd appreciate it if you didn't go
	around telling people lies about me.

		FUTURE MAN
	Right. I'm sorry.
		(looks at Clay)
	You've got a reputation to think
	about.

Clay smiles. Bob shakes his head. Mr. Henry stands up.
Everyone looks at him. He's got a cold but calm expression.

		MR. HENRY
	The world needs dreamers, son.

		FUTURE MAN
	What?

		MR. HENRY
	The world needs dreamers. To
	relieve the pain of consciousness.

Future Man nods. Pause. Mr. Henry doesn't sit down.

		FUTURE MAN
	Well, we'll see you later, Bob.

		MR. HENRY
	Pleasure to meet you, John.

		FUTURE MAN
		(hesitantly)
	Nice to meet you.

Future Man and Clay walk away. Mr. Henry sits down.

		MR. HENRY
	I hope this doesn't offend you, Bob.
		(looks closely at Bob)
	Your brother is a cocksucker.

Bob smiles. They all smile.

		BOB
	No. That doesn't offend me.

EXT. HINCKLEY COLD STORAGE. DAY

Dignan's hidden in some bushes, watching the Hinckley Cold
Storage building with binoculars. Anthony's crouched beside
him taking notes in a notebook.

		DIGNAN
	OK. Man in blue jeans just left by
	southwest door. He is entering a
	white van. What time is it?

		ANTHONY
	Eleven fifteen.

		DIGNAN
	OK. Mark that down.

		ANTHONY
	I did.

Dignan keeps watching through the binoculars. He suddenly
looks back at Anthony.

		DIGNAN
	God. Isn't this great? Working on
	the job. Got a wheel man. Got a
	safecracker. Good friends with Mr.
	Henry.

		ANTHONY
	Yeah. It's pretty good.

		DIGNAN
	It's like we've finally arrived.

Anthony nods. He's writing something.

		DIGNAN
	What are you writing?

Anthony shows him a little flip cartoon of a guy pole
vaulting.

INT/EXT. PLANNING SEQUENCE. DAY

We see the team assembled around a table. They're drinking
coffee and looking at pictures, charts, maps, diagrams,
tools. Dignan passes out some walkie talkies.

They test out some smoke cannisters on the roof. Dignan
throws one down. They all run for cover.

Applejack and Dignan drive fast through a slalom course in a
deserted parking lot.

We see Kumar working on a safe. He wears a stethoscope and
listens to the tumblers. He turns the dial. Dignan is timing
him with a stopwatch.

Kumar opens the safe. He looks at Dignan. Dignan nods with a
serious expression on his face.

EXT. RAILROAD TRACKS. DAY

Anthony and Mr. Henry are jogging along railroad tracks in
the warehouse district. Anthony wears a blue T-shirt and
shorts. Mr. Henry looks like a boxer in grey sweats with the
hood up and a crisp white towel wrapped around his neck and
tucked into his sweat top. He's wearing black Chuck Taylors.
They've both got smooth running styles, though every twenty
yards or so Mr. Henry rolls his shoulders and gives a quick
flurry of punches. An older woman rides a bicycle across the
tracks. She's not pretty, but she's got a strong face.
Pioneer stock.

		MR. HENRY
	Look at that woman. She's what?
	Fifty? Fifty-five? But she hasn't
	let herself go. I appreciate an
	older woman who has a commitment to
	her body.

		ANTHONY
	So do I.

They watch her ride down the street.

		MR. HENRY
	Tell me something. What the hell
	kind of name is Dignan?

		ANTHONY
	I'm not really sure. I think it's
	Irish. Or maybe --

		MR. HENRY
	I guess what I'm trying to say is
	what the hell kind of person is
	this Dignan?

		ANTHONY
	What do you mean what kind of
	person? He's a good person.

		MR. HENRY
	Sure, sure. He's a great person,
	and I'd call bullshit on anybody
	who said differently. But I wonder
	if the kid has the goods
		(taps his temple)
	up here.
.		ANTHONY
		(long pause)
	I don't think you're giving him
	enough credit. I know sometimes he
	doesn't think an idea through. He
	gets too excited. But --

		MR. HENRY
	As far as I can tell he hasn't
	thought his life through. He'd be
	fine cutting my grass or parking my
	car. But business?
		(looks at Anthony)
	You I can work with. You I could
	groom. Dignan's not going to make it.

Anthony stops running. Mr. Henry stops ahead of him and
looks back, jogging in place. Pause.

		ANTHONY
	You're wrong about Dignan.

Mr. Henry stops jogging in place.

		ANTHONY
	And you're wrong if you think, I'd
	turn my back on a friend.

		MR. HENRY
	Hold it.

Mr. Henry walks to Anthony and puts his hand on his shoulder.
Anthony knocks it off.

		MR. HENRY
	Anthony. I want.to say one thing to
	you.

Mr. Henry looks Anthony right in the eye.

		MR. HENRY
	Congratulations. You passed the test.

		ANTHONY
	What do you mean?

		MR. HENRY
	The Abe Henry double-cross test.
	You just made a perfect score.

Anthony has to recover.

		ANTHONY
	That was a test?

		MR. HENRY
	Take a deep breath.

Anthony takes a deep breath. Mr. Henry massages Anthony's
shoulders. He takes Anthony's head in his arms and does a
quick pull to one side: cracks his neck. Then the other side.

		MR. HENRY
	How does that feel?

		ANTHONY
	It feels good.

Anthony rubs his hands on his neck and moves his head around.

		ANTHONY
	Did Dignan take the test?

		MR. HENRY
		(pause)
	Yes, he did.

		ANTHONY
	How'd he do?

They start jogging again.

		MR. HENRY
	Well, he agreed 100% that Bob
	should be dropped. And he also
	agreed you were a liability. But he
	felt his talent would make up for
	your weaknesses.

		ANTHONY
	That sounds like Dignan.

They veer away from the tracks, picking up the pace, and
head into a field toward Mr. Henry's warehouse.

EXT. ROOFTOP. NIGHT

They're having a party at Mr. Henry's warehouse. There are
tables and a BBQ on the roof, with white Christmas lights
strung up and music playing. Anthony, Dignan, Bob, Kumar,
and Mr. Henry are there. Plus a couple of young GIRLS,
eighteen or nineteen years old. Mr. Henry's got a name tag
that says, Hi, my name is Mr. Henry. Everyone's mingling on
the rooftop. Rowboat is at the grill. Applejack comes up the
stairs with a grocery bag under his arm.

		MR. HENRY
	Woah. There he is. Applejack! What
	it is.

Mr. Henry and Applejack shake hands.

		APPLEJACK
	Is my car OK out there?

		MR. HENRY
	I love it. He always wants to know
	if the car's OK. Get a hot dog.

		APPLEJACK
	I don't eat pork.

		MR. HENRY
	Super K. Kumar. Come here.

Mr. Henry goes over to Kumar and throws his arm around him.

		APPLEJACK
	I don't know why the fuck we're
	having a party. The damn job's not
	over yet.

		DIGNAN
	Well, this isn't really a party per
	se.

		APPLEJACK
	You don't celebrate til it's over.

		DIGNAN
	True.

Dignan's solemn for a minute. He takes a bite of a hot dog.

		APPLEJACK
	What the fuck are you doing?

Dignan hesitates. He takes the hot dog away from his mouth.
He's embarassed. Applejack shakes his head, disgusted. He
walks away.

		ROWBOAT
	What was that all about?

		DIGNAN
	Ramedan.

Anthony and Mr. Henry are standing together in a doorway. Mr.
Henry's got a martini.

		MR. HENRY
	I'll tell you, Anthony. Times like
	this I get philosophical. What does
	it mean? What's it all about? Are
	you afraid to die?

		ANTHONY
	Me?

		MR. HENRY
	No, that door over there.

		ANTHONY
	I don't want to die.

		MR. HENRY
	Are you afraid?

		ANTHONY
	Yeah. I mean, I don't think about
	it all the time. But once in awhile
	I kind of go, Woah. Man.

		MR. HENRY
	Exactly. Woah.

		ANTHONY
	Death.

		MR. HENRY
	The fear of death, The pain of
	consciousness.
		(taking a sip)
	Did you mix this martini?

		ANTHONY
	No. Bob did.

		MR. HENRY
	Bob. Bob. That's a palindrome.
		(laughs uproariously)
	I love palindromes.

		ANTHONY
	Are you afraid to die, Mr. Henry?

		MR. HENRY
		(looks right at him)
	Anthony, I'm petrified.

Bob is talking to the other girl.

		BOB
	Is that sugarless gum you're chewing?

		GIRL 2
	I'm not chewing gum.

		BOB
	Would you like a piece?

		GIRL 2
		(smiles brightly)
	Sure. Thanks.

Kumar and Applejack are sitting at a table.

		KUMAR
	If someone could copy my life story.
	If I had someone, man, to just
	write what I talk. I have so many
	stories. Bestseller, man.

		APPLEJACK
	I've been all over the Goddamn
	country. I've seen things.

		KUMAR
	I used to go to Vegas and do
	headstands.

		APPLEJACK
	No kidding.

		KUMAR
	Easy.

Kumar does a handstand.

INT. WAREHOUSE. NIGHT

Anthony, Dignan, and Bob are sitting at the table in Mr.
Henry's office. Dignan's got plans and diagrams spread out.
There's music playing in the next room and we can hear
people talking outside the door.

		DIGNAN
	Come on, Bob.

		BOB
	I know it, man. Hang on.

		DIGNAN
	Jesus Christ.

		ANTHONY
	Give him a second.
.		BOB
	Hopscotch. The code name is
	hopscotch.

		DIGNAN
	Good.

Mr. Henry looks in the door. He's got a glass of wine in one
hand and a bottle and empty glasses in the other.

		MR. HENRY
	Join the party, fellas.

		DIGNAN
	We're just going over a few things.

Mr. Henry looks at the plans on the table. He sets down the
three glasses and pours some wine.

		MR. HENRY
	I'll tell you something, Dignan. It
	is possible to overplan. You don't
	want to turn the crew into robots.
	Right?

Dignan nods seriously.

		MR. HENRY
	You got to have fun with it.
	There's no point if you're not
	having any fun. Would you like me
	to be there tomorrow?

		DIGNAN
	Yes.

		MR. HENRY
		(immediately)
	Why?

		DIGNAN
	Well, I think --

		MR. HENRY
	No, if I go out on this job, then
	it's just another score by Mr.
	Henry. And I don't see it like that.
	This is your job. Your creation. I
	want you to try this.

They all try the wine. Mr. Henry watches their reactions.

		ANTHONY
	This is good.

		MR. HENRY
	I want to ask a favor, boys. One
	day, when I'm long gone and all but
	forgotten, make one last toast to
	Abe Henry. And remember me as a
	friend.

They drink.

EXT. ROOFTOP. NIGHT

Back on the roof. Bob and Dignan are sitting at a table with
one of the girls. Applejack is dancing with another. Kumar's
talking to Reudi. Anthony and Mr. Henry are standing at the
edge of the roof, looking out at the city. Mr. Henry's
smoking a joint.

		MR. HENRY
	Well, that's just it, Anthony. A
	lot of criminals have problems.
	Some of them are alcoholics. Some
	have drug problems. Others dome
	from broken homes. I see a real
	need for healing.

Mr. Henry passes the joint to Anthony. Anthony smokes it.

		MR. HENRY
	But you're thieves. It's what you
	are.

		ANTHONY
	Yeah.

		MR. HENRY
	It's an esoteric journey.

Anthony passes the joint back to Mr. Henry.

		MR. HENRY
	We're renegades from despair.

		ANTHONY
		(nods)
	Can I ask you something, Mr. Henry?

		MR. HENRY
	Absolutely.

		ANTHONY
	Why'd you want to help us?

		MR. HENRY
		(inhales, pause,
		holding in smoke)
	Because I was like you once. And
	there was no one there to help me.

Mr. Henry exhales the smoke. He hands the joint to Anthony.
Anthony takes a hit. They stare out at the darkness.

INT. BOB'S HOUSE. NIGHT

Anthony and Dignan are sitting in the kitchen. Anthony's got
on a t-shirt and boxers. Dignan's wearing a bathrobe. All
the lights in the house are out except one in the kitchen.
Anthony's drinking a glass of milk. Dignan's got orange juice.

		DIGNAN
	Next week we'll be drinking piņa
	coladas.

		ANTHONY
		(nods)
	Hopefully this trip'll go a little
	smoother than the last one.

Dignan nods.

		ANTHONY
	Or I might end up with a broken nose.

		DIGNAN
	Did that hurt?

Anthony shrugs. There's a long silence.

		DIGNAN
	This'll be a good trip.

Anthony nods. Pause. He smiles slightly.

		ANTHONY
	I'll try not to hold you back
	tomorrow.

		DIGNAN
	I don't think you will.

		ANTHONY
	I don't want to be too much of a
	liability.

		DIGNAN
	Look, you're going to do fine. It's
	OK to be scared.

		ANTHONY
		(laughs slightly,
		shaking his head)
	I don't think I ever said this to
	you. But it meant a lot to me the
	way you were after that Swifty
	stuff happened.

Silence. Dignan's a little embarassed.

		ANTHONY
	He was a nice guy.

		DIGNAN
		(shrugs)
	He was all right.

They both sit there for a minute. Quiet. Anthony sips his
milk.

		ANTHONY
	Do you like Inez?

		DIGNAN
	As a person?

		ANTHONY
	Yeah. As a girl.

		DIGNAN
	Yes. I do.

		ANTHONY
	So do I.

Bob comes into the kitchen in his bathrobe looking haggard
yet wired. Anthony and Dignan look at him. He goes to the
refrigerator. He takes out a chocolate cake and a carton of
milk. He pours himself a glass of milk. He goes over to the
table with the cake and sits down. He cuts himself a piece
of cake. He swallows two pills, one at a time, each with a
long drink of milk. The pills are big capsules and he
struggles a little when he swallows.

		ANTHONY
	You OK, Bob?

		BOB
		(snaps)
	No, I'm having a heart attack. Of
	course, I'm OK. What's that supposed
	to mean?

		ANTHONY
		(pause)
	Nothing. I was just asking.

		DIGNAN
	Jesus, Bob.

Bob senses that's he's over-reacted. He backtracks.

		BOB
	No, I know. I'm just saying. I feel
	fine. You want a piece of cake?

		ANTHONY
		(pause)
	Sure.

Bob starts to cut him a piece.

		DIGNAN
	I'll take one of those, too, please.

EXT. HINCKLEY COLD STORAGE. DAY

Anthony is positioned behind some bushes, across from the
building. He's wearing a black parka. He looks through some
binoculars. Re pulls out his walkie talkie.

		ANTHONY
	Bird Dog to Scarecrow. Bird Dog to
	Scarecrow.

		DIGNAN (VO)
	Go ahead, Bird Dog.

		ANTHONY
	You're all clear.

		DIGNAN (VO)
	Roger.

		ANTHONY
		(pause)
	We all set?

		DIGNAN (VO)
	Hang on a second.

Anthony waits a second.

We see Dignanr Applejack, and Kumar getting out of the car.

		DIGNAN
		(into walkie talkie)
	OK. Let's do it.

Dignan starts to move out. He remembers something. Says back
into his walkie talkie:

		DIGNAN
	Let's get lucky, Bird Dog.

Dignan, Applejack, and Kumar start across the parking lot.
Dignan's got on a business suit. Applejack has on sunglasses.
Kumar is carrying a leather satchel.

They go in the side door and down a narrow passageway. They
get into the freight elevator and go up. Bob's voice comes
through on Dignan's walkie talkie.

		BOB (VO)
	Scarecrow?

		DIGNAN
	Yeah?

We see Bob: standing on the loading dock behind the building.
He's wearing an extremely heavy wool jumpsuit with a hood.

		BOB
	Everything OK?

		DIGNAN (VO)
	Yeah. We're in the elevator. How's
	it look back there?

		BOB
	It looks pretty good. There's
	nobody back here.

		DIGNAN
	Stand by. Bird Dog?

We see Anthony: still in the bushes.

		ANTHONY
	Uh-huh?

		DIGNAN (VO)
	Take your second position.

		ANTHONY
	OK. Roger.

Anthony gets up and starts out across the parking lot, hands
in his pockets, not too quickly.

Dignan, Kumar, and Applejack get off the elevator.

		DIGNAN
	OK. Six minutes.

Applejack goes one way down the hall. Dignan and Kumar go
the other. They turn the corner. They go down a wide
passageway.

		KUMAR
	Where did he go?

		DIGNAN
	Who? Applejack?

		KUMAR
	Why did he go that way?
		(points back down hall)


		DIGNAN
	He's going to watch the back
	stairwell, remember?
		(pause)
	Don't worry about it.

Dignan and Kumar come up to a door. Dignan slides a crowbar
out of his jacket. He snaps open the door. They go in. It's
a small office with a desk and a little safe in the corner.
Dignan clears everything off the desk with one quick sweep
of the arm. He puts down the briefcase and opens it up. It's
full of tools. Kumar unzips his satchel and takes out a roll
of tape. He immediately sets to work on the safe. Dignan
steps back out the door and closes it.

		DIGNAN
		(into walkie talkie)
	Bird dog? You in position?

We see Anthony on top of a fire escape, about four stories up.

		ANTHONY
	I'm in position, Scarecrow.

		DIGNAN (VO)
	Any activity?

		ANTHONY
	Not at all. The place is totally
	deserted.

		DIGNAN (VO)
	Good. It's supposed to be.

		ANTHONY
	I've got a great view up here. I
	can see all the --

		DIGNAN (VO)
	Stand by, Bird Dog.

We see Dignan standing in the hall, outside the office.

		DIGNAN
	Jacknife. Come in, Jacknife.
		(pause)
	Hello? Bob? Are you there?

We hear the sound of an elevator moving.

		DIGNAN
		(beat)
	Bob? What the fuck is going on?
	Anthony? Who's in the elevator?

We see Anthony on the fire escape.

		ANTHONY
	I don't know.

		DIGNAN (VO)
	Check the fucking elevator. It's
	moving.

Anthony goes in a little door. Down a passageway. Through a
freezer. Into a corridor. Past the freight elevator, which
is open on this floor. Then around a corner to a smaller
elevator as it opens: Bob's inside.

		ANTHONY
	What are you doing?

		BOB
	My walkie talkie's busted. 1 can't
	tell what's going on.

		ANTHONY
	Let me see it.
		(fiddling with it)
	Did you drop it?

		BOB
	No.

Dignan's still standing in the hall as Anthony and Bob come
around the corner. Dignan yells at them down the hall.

		DIGNAN
	What's happening? What's going on?

		ANTHONY
	It was Bob. His walkie talkie's
	busted.

		BOB
	I couldn't hear anything.

		DIGNAN
	Who's watching the door? What the
	fuck are you doing? Get back in
	position.

The elevator starts whirring again.

		DIGNAN
	Who did that? What the fuck is that?

		ANTHONY
	It's going back down.

		DIGNAN
		(pannicking, into
		walkie talkie)
	Applejack! What's happening?

		APPLEJACK (VO)
	What?

		DIGNAN
	Bob! Get back in position!

For just a second we hear the sound of music playing.
Everyone freezes. FOUR GUYS, two of them in jumpsuits like
Bob's, step out into the corridor. They've got bags from
Jack in the Box. They're drinking drinks and shakes. One of
them is holding a jam box. They stop. Dignan pulls out his
gun.

		DIGNAN
	Don't move! Get up against the wall!

Anthony and Bob pull out their guns and hold them on the
four guys.

		DIGNAN
		(into walkie talkie)
	They're back! Get down here!
		(not into walkie talkie)
	What are you doing here?

		GUY IN JUMPSUIT
	We work here.

		DIGNAN
	Time!

		ANTHONY
		(checks watch)
	Two minutes.

Simultaneously: Kumar opens the door. Applejack comes
running down the hall with his gun out.

		APPLEJACK
	Where'd they come from?

		ANTHONY
	The front stairs.

		APPLEJACK
		(to Bob)
	Where were you?

		BOB
	My walkie talkie broke.

Applejack reaches in his pocket and pulls out a dark blue
nylon stocking. He pulls it over his head. Dignan, Anthony,
and Bob immediately do the same. Anthony's is red.

Dignan steps into the office with Kumar.

		DIGNAN
	What's the story?

		KUMAR
	Can't get it. It won't...
		(make s gesture)


		DIGNAN
	What can we do?

Kumar looks at his tools. Moves them around on the desk.

		DIGNAN
	OK. Fuck it.

He goes back into the hall.

		DIGNAN
	Let's go. Fuck it.

TWO GUYS with a cart stop at the end of the corridor.

		ANTHONY
	Freeze!

		DIGNAN
	Nobody move!

		ANTHONY
	Get against the wall!

Bob's gun goes off. Everybody looks at him. Dead silence.
Bob looks around like it must have been somebody else's gun
that went off.

		ANTHONY
	Jesus, Bob.

		BOB
	I didn't do anything.

Applejack falls to his knees. He drops his gun.

		ANTHONY
	Applejack? Are you OK?

Applejack clutches his arm and rolls onto his side.

		DIGNAN
		(shouting)
	What's wrong with Applejack?

		BOB
	He's having a heart attack or
	something.

		DIGNAN
		(screaming)
	Let's go!

Dignan throws down his smoke cannister. Bob and Anthony
automatically throw down theirs. Smoke instantly fills the
hall.

The hostages stand completely clear of the smoke. They watch
Anthony, Dignan, and Bob rush around blindly in the haze.

		DIGNAN
	Help me move him.

		ANTHONY
	Careful. Check his pulse.

Anthony holds all the guys at gunpoint. Dignan and Bob carry
Applejack down the hall, into the elevator.
.		DIGNAN
	Is he breathing?

		BOB
	I think so.

An alarm starts ringing.

		DIGNAN
	Jesus Christ.  What the fuck is that?

		BOB
	I didn't think there was an alarm.

		DIGNAN
	Take him to the car, Bob.

Dignan runs back down the hall to Anthony.

		DIGNAN
	Who tripped the alarm?

		ANTHONY
	It's the fire alarm.  Somebody
	pulled the fire alarm.

		DIGNAN
	Where's Kumar?

		ANTHONY
		(looking around)
	I don't know.

		DIGNAN
	Jesus Christ, Anthony.  Did you
	lose him?

		GUY ON FLOOR
	He's in the freezer.

		DIGNAN
	What?

		GUY ON FLOOR
	He went in there.

		ANTHONY
	What for?

The guy on the floor kind of shrugs.  Anthony crosses the
hall. He pulls open one of the big freezer doors. Kumar is
standing there with his bag and the briefcase.  You can see
his breath in the air.

		ANTHONY
	What are you doing?

		DIGNAN
	Let's go. Come on.

They go down the hall to the freight elevator.  They start
down.

		ANTHONY
	What were you doing in there?

Kumar shakes his head and shrugs his shoulders.

EXT. HINCKLEY COLD STORAGE. DAY

They go out the front door, across the parking lot. Kumar's
lagging behind.

		ANTHONY
	Wait for Kumar.

		DIGNAN
	Come on, Kumar.

They come up to the car. Anthony tries the door. It's locked.
Bob comes running around the side of the building.

		BOB
	The elevator broke.

		DIGNAN
	Where's Applejack?

		BOB
	He's stuck between two floors.

		ANTHONY
	You're kidding.

		DIGNAN
	Applejack's stuck in the elevator?

		BOB
	Yeah.

		ANTHONY
	Who's got the car keys?

Everyone looks at everyone else.

		BOB
	Applejack drove.

		DIGNAN
		(pause)
	Run. Run. Let's go.

Bob takes off at a sprint. Kumar follows him.

		ANTHONY
	Jesus, Dignan.

Anthony pulls off the red stocking and throws it down. He
tries the other doors on the car.

		ANTHONY
	What the fuck happened to the the
	plan?

Dignan pulls off his stocking. Anthony starts walking fast
across the parking lot. Dignan stands still by the car.
Staring straight ahead.

		ANTHONY
	Come on.

		DIGNAN
	I'll see you there.

		ANTHONY
	What?

		DIGNAN
	I'll see you there.

		ANTHONY
	What are you talking about?

		DIGNAN
	I'll get him.

		ANTHONY
	There's not enough time.

		DIGNAN
	Yes, there is. Let's get organized.

Dignan starts toward the building. Anthony moves after him.

		ANTHONY
	Dignan, it's too late.

		DIGNAN
	I don't think so.

Dignan and Anthony look at each other for an instant. Dignan
turns and sprints back into the building.

Anthony stands alone in the parking lot.

						CUT TO:

a bedroom with big French windows. No furniture.

						CUT TO:

a wood-panelled study. Stripped bare.

						CUT TO:

an elegant dining room. Cleaned out.

EXT. BOB'S HOUSE. DAY

A GUY in a moving company uniform carries a Louis XIV chair
out the front door of Bob's house, down the path to the
street. Two other MOVERS pass him on the way. They've got a
dolly.

The guy carries the chair into a huge moving van. It's full
of furniture and paintings.

Mr. Henry and Rowboat are standing in the street. Rowboat's
smoking a cigarette, writing on clipboard. Hector stands
behind them in the grass. Mr. Henry takes out two cigars. He
holds one out to Rowboat. Rowboat shakes his head. Mr. Henry
shrugs and lights one for himself.

		MR. HENRY
	You know, Rowboat. People who smoke
	cigarettes die. People who smoke
	cigars just keep on going.

Rowboat nods, smoking. Mr. Henry looks at Hector. He points.

		MR. HENRY
	Sit.

Hector sits. Mr. Henry smiles a broad smile. The movers go
buy with a beautiful Moroccan divan.

EXT. HINCKLEY COLD STORAGE. DAY

Dignan comes out the front door pulling Applejack, semi-
conscious, to the car. Dignan loans Applejack against the
door. He checks Applejack's pockets for the keys. He looks
around on the ground.

He hears sirens in the distance. He looks across the parking
lot. Two squad cars screech in off the street.

Dignan takes off into the building.

INT. HINCKLEY COLD STORAGE. DAY

Dignan sprints down the corridor. Races up the stairs. Runs
down hall after hall.

Two COPS appear out of the elevator.

		COP
	Freeze!

Dignan ducks into a stairwell. He runs down the stairs and
into another corridor. He can hear cops yelling from two
different directions. He crosses a catwalk. Cuts through an
office. Pulls open a door and goes into one of the freezer
rooms.

Cops come yelling down the hallway. Dignan runs through the
freezer room and tries the other door. It's stuck. Three
COPS come inside. Dignan instantly puts his hands up in the
air.

		COP #1
	Drop the fucking gun!

		COP #2
	Don't move!

Dignan drops the gun. The cops rush him. They nail him into
the wall. Get him in a headlock, pulling hard.

		COP #3
	You're caught, buddy.

They pull him into the hallway.

		COP #1
	Put your hands behind your back.

		DIGNAN
	I'm not going to do anything.

		COP #3
		(squeezing his neck)
	Why'd you try to run, buddy? Don't
	you know what freeze means? Don't
	you speak fucking English?

		COP #1
	Take it easy.

They put him face down on the floor and cuff him.

		COP #1
		(to Dignan)
	Calm down.

They move him down the corridor. Dignan's nose is bleeding.
He looks terrified.

Applejack is sitting propped up against the wall. He's got
an oxygen mask on his face and a team of paramedics and cops
around him. Somebody's taking his blood pressure. Another
one's giving him an IV.

						CUT TO:

Anthony running down a sidewalk. He drops his gun in a
trashcan without slowing down. He crosses a bridge and runs
into the the trees.

						BLACKOUT.

FADE IN:

EXT. COUNTY JAIL. DAY

There's snow in the air. The prison yard is wide with dry
grass and concrete. It's split up by chain link fences.
Guards sit in the towers.

Dignan's wearing an inmate jumpsuit. Anthony and Bob walk
with him across the yard. They've brought along two bags of
food from a hamburger place.

		DIGNAN
	I said to the DA, That cop who hit
	me must of given me CRS disease.

		BOB
	What's that?

		DIGNAN
	That's just what the DA asked. CRS
	is a disease where you can't
	remember shit.

Dignan smiles.

		ANTHONY
	Like amnesia.

		DIGNAN
	Can't remember shit. CRS.

		BOB
	Oh.

Anthony kind of smiles.

		DIGNAN
	Tell Mr. Henry I said that.

Anthony nods. Silence. They walk past a bunch of guys
lifting weights on the other side of a fence.

		DIGNAN
	So is Mr. Henry going to come by
	and see me or anything?

		ANTHONY
		(pause)
	I don't think so. I mean. Actually,
	he robbed Bob's house.

		DIGNAN
	He did?

		ANTHONY
	Yeah.

		DIGNAN
	You got to be kidding me.

		ANTHONY
	I'm not kidding.

		DIGNAN
		(pause)
	What'd he get?

		ANTHONY
	Pretty much everything.

		DIGNAN
	The grandfather clock?

		BOB
	He got everything.

Dignan nods. Pause.

		DIGNAN
	Wow.
		(pause, looks at Bob)
	Sorry, Bob.

Bob shrugs, looking at the ground. Dignan looks to Anthony.

		DIGNAN
	You think Applejack knew?

		ANTHONY
		(shrugs)
	We haven't heard from Applejack
	since he got out of the hospital.
	His case got dismissed.

Dignan's stunned to hear this.

		DIGNAN
	Why?

		ANTHONY
	We're not sure.

		BOB
	We think Mr. Henry maybe --

		ANTHONY
	His health isn't very good, you
	know. They take that into account.

Pause. Dignan nods.

		DIGNAN
	No. That's true.

Long silence.

		ANTHONY
	Mr. Henry never gave you a test,
	did he?

		DIGNAN
	What do you mean?

		ANTHONY
	Nothing.

						CUT TO:

a picnic table in the prison yard. There's frost on the
ground. They're eating lunch.

		DIGNAN
	You're living on a sailboat?

		ANTHONY
		(nods)
	It belongs to Bob's uncle.

		DIGNAN
	How big is it?
.		ANTHONY
	Oh, I'd say about --

		BOB
	It's in the driveway.

		ANTHONY
		(pause)
	Temporarily.

		DIGNAN
	Where?

		ANTHONY
	Behind Bob's house.

Long pause.

		DIGNAN
	Does it float?

		ANTHONY
	We're not sure yet. It's going to
	need some repairs.

Dignan nods.

		ANTHONY
	So how is it in there?
		(pointing at cell block)


		DIGNAN
		(shrugs)
	What can I say? It's jail. You
	don't sleep when you want to. You
	don't eat when you want to.

		BOB
	Do you have your own room?

		DIGNAN
	We don't have rooms, Bob. We have
	cells.

		BOB
	Do you have your own cell?

		DIGNAN
	No. I have a cellmate. His name's
	Carl.

		ANTHONY
	What's he in for?

		DIGNAN
	He stole a tractor.

		BOB
	Do they let you --

		DIGNAN
	I don't really want to talk about
	it, Bob.

Long pause.

Anthony takes a sip from a milkshake. Dignan unwraps the
foil from a cheeseburger. He takes a bite.

		DIGNAN
		(with his mouth full
		of food)
	This sure beats the shit out of the
	shit they crap out in this joint.

Anthony and Bob laugh. Dignan takes another huge bite.

		DIGNAN
		(smiling)
	I might have to have another one of
	these.

						CUT TO:

Dignan in handcuffs behind a chain link fence. He's standing
in line with some other inmates.

		DIGNAN
	Thanks for coming.

Anthony nods. They stand there in silence. The line moves
forward a few steps. Anthony and Bob walk with Dignan on the
other side of the fence. The line stops. Pause.

Dignan leans toward the fence.

		DIGNAN
	Hey.

He motions for them to come closer to the fence. He whispers:

		DIGNAN
	I think I may have found a way out
	of here.

		ANTHONY
		(pause)
	You're kidding.

		DIGNAN
	No. I'm not.

		ANTHONY
	How?

		DIGNAN
	Shhh. Wait for my instructions.

		ANTHONY
	Dignan, I --

The line starts moving. Anthony and Bob walk with Dignan on
the other side of the fence.

		DIGNAN
	When we go through the next gate
	you'll have 30 seconds to take out
	the tower guard.

		ANTHONY
	What?

		DIGNAN
	Have the car running at the north-
	west checkpoint. Bob and I'll --

		ANTHONY
	Dignan, I --

The line starts moving faster.

		DIGNAN
	Scale the barricade and tunnel
	through no man's land. And Bob.
	Remember:

		ANTHONY
	Scale the --

		DIGNAN
	Shield me from the bullets. They
	won't shoot civilians. Ready?

		BOB
	Hold on --

		DIGNAN
	Here we go.

		BOB
	Wait a second --

		DIGNAN
	Now!

Anthony and Bob look all around in a panic. They look to
Dignan.

Dignan shuffles along with the rest of the inmates. He looks
at Anthony and Bob. He smiles. He shrugs.

		DIGNAN
	So long.

Bob and Anthony slowly half-smile. They wave to Dignan as
the line of inmates turns away. Anthony looks to Bob. Bob
smiles.

The line of inmates stops about fifty feet away. Dignan
looks back. Anthony looks at him. Dignan's expression has
changed. He wasn't expecting them to see it. His eyes look
cold. Anthony puts his hand on the fence. Dignan turns and
the line of inmates disappears into the cell block.

Anthony stands there in silence.. He lets go of the fence.

He walks with Bob down the long path in the cold air.

						FADE OUT.
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