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FADE IN: WHITE OVER BLACK Murderous (mur'der-as) adj. 1. Capable of, guilty of, or intending to take the life of another. CUT TO: INT. BAGELS A PLENTY - NIGHT MICHAEL or "MIKE" as we will refer to him is sitting at a table in the empty bagel shop drinking a cup of water. He has a BAGELS A PLENTY t- shirt and cap on. He has a roughly chiseled face and a dark look. Mike rarely lets out a peak of a smile unless he is laughing. Without looking Mike hears the doorbell ring which sounds whenever someone answers the door. MIKE We're closing soon. A BASEBALL BAT swings into the frame which Mike see's for almost a millisecond before it hits him. We freeze almost a 1/10 of a second before the BASEBALL bat hits him. MIKE (OS) Being a teenager where I lived you had to stick up for yourself to maintain respect. We kick back in, the baseball slams Mike in e chest causing him to move in shock and loose his breath. MIKE (OS) I was fighting almost every day in high school I just couldnt stay out of fights. PAN 360 DEGREES: DAVID, a 6' foot something angry looking teenager is slamming Mike with a baseball bat at full speed. Mike grabs it from his hands and throws it. He stands up and tries to hit him but he falls down instead. DAVID Don't start shit with people you don't know and this might never happen again. DAVID spits on him and picks up the baseball bat. As Mike tries to stand up David leaves the store. A CUSTOMER walks into the store as Mike lays on the floor bleeding a bit. CUSTOMER Are you open? MIKE (OS) My normal life ended the night that Vincent came into my life and changed everything... CUT TO: EXT. BAGELS A PLENTY - NIGHT DAVID exits the bagel shop holding his baseball bat proudly and walks past a few cars to his VOLVO. Before he can open the door to his car Mike appears from behind with a crowbar he hits DAVID's swinging arm with. As DAVID screams in pain Mike hits DAVID a few more times with the baseball bat. DAVID slides down to the floor leaning on his car. Mike starts kicking him in the face ruthlessly as if it occurs without end. WEST (OS) God damn. You look like you fucked eachother up good. As Mike turns around we FREEZE THE FRAME before we see WEST. MIKE (OS) Sometimes in life people have to do things that at first they don't want to do. (a beat) But when you get used to it, you begin to love it and crave it. That's when you find a murderous nature. CUT TO: THE TITLES FOLLOWED BY "A MURDEROUS NATURE" CUT TO: BLACK OVER WHITE: FIVE MINUTES EARLIER... CUT TO: EXT. ROAD - NIGHT VINCENT is a 40 something year old Italian looking man who is sitting in the passenger seat of the car looking bored. WEST, a 30 something black man is driving the car as he smokes a cigarette. When a rap song comes up on the radio WEST turns it up. VINCENT looks at WEST with a look of dissapproval, WEST turns off the music and continues smoking his cigarette. VINCENT I don't know how you listen to that shit. It's not real music. WEST What's real music, than? Operah? What music do you listen to i've never heard you turn up a song before. VINCENT Anything but that, jesus. All it is is a bunch of guys talking really loud at the same time while some prick plays the drums in the background and there not even real drums anymore. There so fucking lazy they do everything on the computer. (in dissaproval) Music now-a-day's... WEST Everyone has their own taste. Vincent and West continue driving down the road, after a few moments. VINCENT (aggravated) The meetings in twenty minutes, what did Pete want you to pick up on the way there? WEST He wanted us to get some bagels, I know a place by the cabannah. VINCENT When we're you planning on telling me? WEST When we got a little closer, I don't know. VINCENT Why do they want bagels? Their office is in a fucking restaurant. CUT TO: EXT. I-95 - NIGHT A CADILLAC carrying WEST and VINCENT is speeding down I-95 at night surrounded by a few cars but not too many car. The car swerves in between the other cars in order of speed. CUT TO: EXT. BAGELS-A-PLENTY - NIGHT The CADILLAC parks in a parking spot right in front of the bagel joint. West and Vincent get out of the car and walk to the bagel store which appears to be empty. The door is locked. We hear someone getting beaten up. West and Vincent, curiously, walk around the corner of the store to where Mike is beating the shit out of DAVID in front of a VOLVO. Mike kicks David a few times in the face. WEST God damn boy, you looked like you fucked eachtother up good. Mike turns around and see's WEST and VINCENT standing in the middle of the street looking out of place. VINCENT Are you gonna do something like that with two witnesses standing around? Mike turns around just before he enters the bagel joint. VINCENT (CONT'D) We're very late for a meeting and we need a few dozen bagels for some jewish friends of ours. MIKE I hate to be an asshole but we're closed. VINCENT Come on, what's your name? MIKE Mike. VINCENT I'm Vincent. Vincent and West walk closer to Mike as he stands at the door. VINCENT (CONT'D) How about if we pay a little extra, is it worth the little inconvenience of you going back there and getting me a few bagels? Come on. Mike has a look of sunrise. MIKE Forget the money, come on in. Mike lets Vincent and West into the place. VINCENT Thanks, kid. CUT TO: INT. BAGELS-A-PLENTY - NIGHT Vincent and West walk up to the register where a huge menu is displayed on boards. Mike walks around to the register, he has some blood on his face. Vincent and West observe the menu. VINCENT Get me a dozen sesame, a dozen plain, and a dozen everything. Mike takes the appropriate bagels and places them in two large boxes and hands them to West who hands him a hundred dollar bill. VINCENT (CONT'D) I'm gonna try one. See if it's worth ever coming back here. Vincent opens one of the boxes and takes a bagel out, he takes a bight out of it and slowly chews it. MIKE Most people eat them with cream cheese or something else on it. WEST I used to eat them toasted. West and Vincent exchange looks as Vincent takes his final bights. VINCENT Good bagels not that I have bagels all the time. Alright West, we're late let's get the fuck out of here. Vincent and West start walking toward the exit, Vincent looks back at Mike who is closing the register. VINCENT I'm probably gonna need more bagels so i'll be back here, thanks kid. Mike, right? MIKE Yeah, whatever. Vincent and West leave the bagel joint and get into the cadillac. As Vincent gets into the car his suit jacket folds to reveal a pistol in a holster, Mike see's it. CUT TO: INT. MIKES BEDROOM - MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Mike is sitting at his desk reading out of a TEXTBOOK and writing information down on a piece of paper. After a few moments Mike puts all his work away and turns on the TV. Tommy from Goodfella's is putting a few bullets in Spider's head. Mike gets into his bed and begins watching it. CUT TO: BLACK SCREEN The screen remains black throughout this dialogue. GIRL (OS) Well, my boyfriend picked me up at seven but he dropped me off early cause he had to go to his college graduation. GIRL 2 (OS) Oh my god, your boyfriends in college? Your only sixteen is that even legal? GIRL (OS) I don't think so but whatever, anyways so my other boyfriend Jeff who's alot older came over later and we had sex like five times. He wants me to move in with him but I think I want to finish high school. GIRL 2 (OS) Five times? An annoying bell begins to ring as we cut to... INT. CLASSROOM - MORNING Mike's eyes opening, he sits up and watches the class empty out including the girls who were just talking. Mike puts the book he was resting on in his backpack and leaves the classroom. CUT TO: INT. SCHOOL HALLWAYS - MORNING Mike is walking through the hallways that are full of people walking in every which way, some bumping into him. Mostly the kids are in groups, but Mike is solo. CUT TO: EXT. MIKE'S APARTMENT - AFTERNOON Mike gets out of his 94 Acura LEGEND and walks over to the mailbox which he unlocks with a key. He opens a bunch of letters and eventually comes across a letter from UO. Mike rubs the scar on his face from the fight and opens the letter anxiously which reads... LETTER To Michael Sylva and his parents, we have read your transcript and reviewed your academic record and have approved your admission to the University of Ohio. We hope to see you next fall. The letter is signed, Admissions. Mike has a look of excitement and turns to his apartment grasping the letter. MIKE (very loud) Mom! CUT TO: INT. THE CABANNAH - AFTERNOON The Cabannah is a bar on the beach with tables for people to eat. It is a very high class bar. Two body guards are standing in front of a door as the camera approaches them. They open the door for us and let us in to reveal -- Vincent, Angelo and Rudy, all made men, are sitting around a small circular table in their armani suits smoking cigars and having a conversation over a pile of hundred dollar bills. ANGELO What's the word on the street from the big guy, up there? VINCENT He wants this Gomes thing to end. We can't be risking the shit that might come out of this whole thing. RUDY If you put out a hit on a guy like Gomes your taking a risk. ANGELO Who's taking a risk? The boss of our family want's him to go, he goes. That's how things fucking work around here. We just get someone who doesnt fit the profile, it's easy. RUDY Around here? We're in Miami, the family is in New York. We're fucking going solo here Angelo! All we do to be apart of this "family" is send a few grand up to the big apple every week. VINCENT Hey, calm down. We're gonna talk about this thing like civilized people. Now, we do have one problem with the gomes thing. RUDY Just one? I know more than one so what do we got a few men down here? What are we gonna wage war on the biggest fucking drug dealer in Miami? VINCENT Rudy your interrupting me now. Everyone stops moving, Vincent gives Rudy the look of death. VINCENT When you disrespect me, I disrespect you. Rudy, you know that's how I am. Rudy has a look of realization. RUDY I'm sorry, I didnt mean to disrespect you i'm just proving my point. Gomes's guys are gonna up our asses if this thing goes through you know that, Vincent. VINCENT The bosses want him out of the picture so he's out of the picture, this isnt a discussion. It's over my head. Now, everyone I can think of from out of town for this job is currently unavailiable thank you to the federal bureau of investigations... (a beat) But i'm pretty sure my guy West can do the whole thing. I trained him myself. ANGELO Is he from out of town? VINCENT That's the only problem he's a native but he's a low profile guy. You met West. He's black no one will ever suspect anything. RUDY It's out of my hands now. You guys kill whoever the fuck you wanna kill... (a beat) I'm out of here. Rudy stands up and starts walking to the door, he opens it and turns around to Vincent and Angelo. VINCENT You don't walk out on the family! RUDY What family? My family is at home waiting for me to make dinner. The door closes Vincent and Angelo look at eachother. ANGELO You gonna take care of this one, Vincent? VINCENT I got to get permission from the big guy first, Rudy's a made man. I'm going back to the city in a few days I'll talk to him. (a beat) As for all this money, keep it here until I find someone to do the Gomes hit. ANGELO (laughing) You could do it yourself, it's not like Gomes is going to retaliate if we take out all the right people. VINCENT I can't take a risk like that besides the boss said he doesnt want any captains making hits anymore. Captains are too valuable. Gomes's guys can't have a fucking clue who did this. (a beat) His brother is crazy, he'd come after the whole fucking family until everyone was dead. The guy I told you about, West, he'll be fine. ANGELO Fuck Gomes's brother why don't we just take him out too? VINCENT Cause it's unecessary, and expensive. CUT TO: INT. BAGELS-A-PLENTY - AFTERNOON Mike and Tommy are working behind the register adding fresh bagels to the racks. The same CADILLAC pulls up in front of the store. Vincent gets out of the car and walks into the store. VINCENT Hey Mike. What's up? Tommy walks to the back of the store to do something. Mike gives his attention to Vincent who keeps getting closer. VINCENT (CONT'D) I need the same thing I got last time, alright? MIKE What was that I have a bad memory? VINCENT A dozen plain, a dozen sesame and a dozen everything. CUT TO: EXT. STRIP CLUB PARKING LOT - AFTERNOON Rudy and a STRIPPER walk out of the strip club into the nearly empty parking lot as they walk toward a MERCEDES. West appears in the frame with a silenced pistol, he walks up behind them and put a bullet in Rudy's head and than a bullet in the stripper's head. CUT TO: INT. BAGELS-A-PLENTY - AFTERNOON As Mike gathers all the bagels Vincent ordered... VINCENT Can I smoke a cigarette in here? MIKE Technically your not allowed to. Vincent lights up a cigarette and takes a few drags. VINCENT I'll take that as a yes. CUT TO: EXT. STRIP CLUB PARKING LOT - AFTERNOON When the Stripper begins to move West puts another few rounds of bullets in her and another in Rudy. He turns and gets back into his car and drives off. CUT TO: INT. BAGELS-A-PLENTY - AFTERNOON Mike hands Vincent the huge bag with boxes in it full of bagels. Vincent throws his cigarette in the trash after ashing it on the counter and grabs the bag. Vincent's cell phone rings, he put's the bag down and answers it. VINCENT (into phone) Yeah. Who else? A stripper. Fuck it he won't care. Alright, bye. Vicent hangs up the phone and looks back at Mike. He grabs the bag VINCENT Thanks, Mike. I dont know, these jewish guys really love this shit. (looking around) Hey does anyone ever come to this store other than me? MIKE Sunday's our slowest day. VINCENT Alright kid. I'll see ya. Vincent begins to walk out of the store. MIKE Have a good one, wait. What was your name again? Vincent turns around right before he gets to the door. VINCENT Vincent. CUT TO: EXT. STRIP CLUB PARKING LOT - AFTERNOON Rudy and a stripper lay in a puddle of blood in front of the strip club. Two OTHER STRIPPERS walk out of the joint and see the two dead bodies. STRIPPER Oh my god. CUT TO: INT. CLASSROOM - MORNING A classroom filled with approxiamately 20 students. At a particular table Mike is sitting with three kids we have never seen before. They are doing some sort of lab as is the rest of the class. Some kids are wandering around; one of them, IAN, comes over and sits next to the kid, DANNY, sitting next to Mike. IAN Yo Danny, do you know this girl Karla you went out with her like in 8th grade or something? Ian grabs himself a seat, Mike looks up from his lab. DANNY Yeah I still talk to her sometimes, she always calls me. IAN Yeah that girl is such a slut. She puts out like a fucking hooker man. DANNY She hooked up with David Golden. IAN She'd hook up with anybody. MIKE Yo, who are you talking about? Ian looks to Mike carelessly. IAN Don't worry about it, it's none of your business. Ian turns back to Danny. IAN Yo where are the answers to this lab I don't have a fucking clue. Ian looks at Mike's paper which is completely filled out, as he grabs from in front of Mike's seat. IAN I need this, thanks. Ian begins to copy the worksheet. Mike looks across at his table, two kids are laughing at him. Mike looks at his TEACHER who walks into his back office. Mike stands up and grabs the stool he was sitting on. He retracts it and slams it into Ian's back. Ian falls onto the floor screaming in pain. IAN Oh my god! Mike smashes it into Ian again and again making him almost cry. IAN Stop! STUDENT Holy shit. STUDENT 2 Mr. Rothman! Mike takes the stool and sits back down on it, Ian squirms on the ground. MIKE Yo, everyone shut the fuck up. Ian stand up you pussy. I didnt hit you that hard. IAN (In pain) You broke my fucking back! CUT TO: INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT MOTHER, FATHER and MIKE are sitting around the dinner table eating their plates of chicken, mashed potatoes and corn. FATHER Mike we know you really want to go to Ohio State but we just don't have enough money. We thought you were going to get a scholarship. MIKE Oh so now your going to blame this on me? You shouldnt have expected anything. MOTHER What about your job at the bagel shop? MIKE I could work there the rest of my life and I still won't be able to pay tuition. FATHER Mike, why can't you just pick a different college, that's less expensive. MIKE (in all serious) When I go to college i'm gonna come back here and visit you. And if I see anything nice or expensive i'm gonna be really angry. FATHER (concerned) Is that a threat Michael? MIKE Your god damn right it is, this is my education, my future were talking about! MOTHER That's no way to talk to your parents. MIKE You dont want to inconvenience your perfect lives for my education. I'll get the money on my own. FATHER I'd like to see you try. MOTHER Richard! MIKE Fuck this. I'm leaving. FATHER You watch your language young man! CUT TO: INT. CLASSROOM - AFTERNOON Mike is sitting in a different classroom, his English classroom. The teacher is lecturing with an overhead to assist. As everyone takes notes the door opens and a STUDENT brings a note to her. The teacher reads it and looks at Mike. TEACHER Michael Svenning. The student exits the room. Mike walks over to her and looks at the note she gives him. The students all give a "Your in trouble" look. Mike walks out of the door leaving his backpack. CUT TO: INT. DEANS OFFICE - AFTERNOON A DEAN and GUIDANCE COUNSELOR are sitting at a table across from Mike who looks suprisingly calm for the first time. DEAN Ian Davis. He's in your chemistry class fourth period, right? MIKE I don't know who Ian Davis is, but there is a good change he's in my chemistry class. DEAN Well, his mother called our office today and said her son came home with huge bleeding bruises and scars on his back from a student who beat him in class. MIKE When was this? I might have been absent when that happened. DEAN (quickly) I'm not finished yet. His mother said that one of his friends called her and told her that it was you. MIKE (stunningly) Well, whoever it is she's lying. DEAN Why do you assume it's a girl? MIKE Well, from the class you said earlier I figured it was the only girl in the class I wasnt sleeping with, Chelsea Hansford right? The dean looks and the guidance counselor. COUNSELOR You have no right to know who it was, Michael. DEAN We're brining Ian in here tommorow and we're gonna as him if it was you. If he says no, you free to go, if he says yes, your in alot of trouble Mr. Svenning. You could be charged with assault. MIKE Assault? Didnt I just tell you, I didnt hurt a person I don't even know. What's wrong with you people? DEAN You watch the way you speak to us, Michael. MIKE Bring in the guy. I'll stand right here in front of him while he observes me... (a beat) And than you'll know, I didn't touch him. Alright? COUNSELOR We'll send another pass for you tommorow, around 4th period. MIKE I'll see you there. CUT TO: INT. MORAZZI AUTO - AFTERNOON VINCENTS OFFICE Vincent is sitting behind his desk. West is sitting at a seat in front of him opening a file. He see's a picture of Gomes, the guy in Miami. He looks shocked and looks up at Vincent. WEST (smiling) Is this a joke? (a beat) I know you wouldnt fuck around with me like that. This is a suicide mission. VINCENT What are you afraid? I don't see how he's gonna track you down if he's fucking dead. WEST It's not that. I used to work for the mother fucker. If any of his guys or any of the camera's catch me i'm a fucking dead man. VINCENT You used to work for Dominique Gomes? What did you do for him? WEST Dirty work. The type of shit that you want me to do to him. Vincent gains a look of stress and rubs his fingers through his hair. VINCENT I'm gonna figure this out. The big guy wants him dead by tommorow morning. WEST That's a problem isnt it. CUT TO: INT. DEANS OFFICE - AFTERNOON The dean, the guidance counselor, and Ian are all sitting around the office having a chat before Mike's arrival. IAN I don't know who beat me up, I couldnt tell who it was I didnt have my contacts in. I swear. DEAN You may have not seen him as well, but someone in the class said it was Michael Svenning. Do you know him? IAN Michael Svenning? Theres a knock at the door. COUNSELOR Come in Michael! Mike comes in and looks at Ian who looks worried. MIKE Hi. DEAN Have a seat. Mike sits down in the only empty seat thats left. COUNSELOR (looking at Ian) Does he look familiar at all? IAN Well I know he's in my class but he doesnt look like the guy who attacked me. COUNSELOR Let me call your mom about those contacts. Ian looks even more worried now. Mike looks at Ian. The counselor picks up the phone and looks at a piece of paper as she dials a number. She holds for his mother to come on. COUNSELOR Hi this is Ian's guidance counselor your sons in my office right now. He said the moment he was beaten that he didnt have his contacts in. I just wanted to verify. (interrupted) What? Really? (looking at Ian) Alright. Bye. The counselor hangs up the phone. COUNSELOR You don't wear contacts. You were lieng to me. (looking at the dean) Can you believe this? We're trying to help you and you lie to us! IAN No one hurt me! My mom's crazy she doesnt know what she's talking about. DEAN A minute ago you said you were beaten. IAN I'm leaving. Ian gets up and walks out of the room. DEAN Your not going to get away with is. All we need is one more person to get you suspended. MIKE Good luck. I have to go eat lunch. Mike gets up and walks out of the room. CUT TO: INT. CLASSROOM - AFTERNOON Mike is sitting in the room. Linda is sitting across from him she is beautiful. She catches him looking at her causing him to turn and look at the teacher. When she looks at the teacher he looks at her again. CUT TO: INT. MIKES BEDROOM - AFTERNOON Mike, suprisingly, is still in bed sleeping as his clock reads 1:30. A bird accidentally flies into Mike's window causing a loud thumping noise that wakes Mike up. He looks at the clock. MIKE (aggrivated) Shit. CUT TO: EXT. BAGELS-A-PLENTY - AFTERNOON Mike gets out of his car and struggles to put on his BAGELS-A-PLENTY vest. He walks into the store where Tommy is helping a line of customers. CUT TO: INT. BAGELS-A-PLENTY - AFTERNOON An old woman, an old man and a boy with a yammakah are all waiting in line at the bagel shop. Tommy is helping the old couple with their order. Mike walks into the store drawing Tommy's attention. TOMMY Your an hour and a half late, Mike. MIKE I slept in... (sarcastically) Will you forgive me? The CADILLAC pulls up once again in front of the bagel shop, Vincent gets out of the car and enters the bagel shop. Mike stops in mid-stride and looks at Vincent. VINCENT (smiling) So people do come here? MIKE Apparently. VINCENT (softly) I know there's a line and all but do you think you could help me i'm in a bit of a rush. MIKE Why are you always in a rush? Vincent pauses, shocked that Mike asked him a question. VINCENT I have alot of meetings. Work. MIKE What kind of work are you in that requires you to pick up 36 bagels almost everyday, meanwhile, your still sporting the armani suit and the colt 45. Vincent observes Mike to see what his intentions are. Vincent looks back at the door to make sure he's not being set up. VINCENT (inferencing) Your an observant kid. (a beat) D'you know anything about guns? MIKE Only what I see on tv. Do you always carry a gun with you? Vincent curiously examines Mike. VINCENT What are you getting at? I carry the gun for my own protection. Alot of people carry guns. MIKE Not the guns you have. Vincent thinks for a second and than makes a realization. VINCENT I hate to be rude but i'm sort of in a rush right now. MIKE No problem, same as always? VINCENT Yeah. Mike steps behind the register which no longer has a line, Tommy has wandered off into the back. Mike begins to arrange the bagels. CUT TO: SHOT OF VINCENT We zoom into his eyes as he watches Mike prepare the bagels. CUT TO: A BEACH Mike, in a suit, pulls out a silenced pistol and shoots a man and woman getting out of the car. Blood spills everywhere. CUT TO: SHOT OF VINCENT We retract from his eyes and pan to see Mike handing Vincent a large box of bagels. Vincent has lost attention. MIKE Here. Vincent takes the box and holds it in his arms. VINCENT How much do you get paid working here? MIKE Five fifty an hour, i'm just working here so I can pay for tuition. VINCENT I hear tuitions pretty expensive now'a days. I never went to college. MIKE Me neither. VINCENT I'll see ya around. Alright? Tommy walks back into the store and stands behind the register. MIKE Take care. Vincent starts walking out of the store and exits. He gets into his car and drives off. CUT TO: INT. LIBRARY - MORNING JASON, RYAN and SAMUEL are sitting around a library study area talking as their backpacks lay on the tables. JASON That kid Mike jumped my friend. I'm going to the dean about that Ian thing. SAMUEL Are you kidding me? RUDY Your gonna tell on him? Mike shows up out of nowhere and grabs Jason by the neck and holding his hand over his mouth. MIKE Say a fucking word, I dare you. Mike looks around, no one is looking at him. MIKE If I get in any shit over the Ian thing I know who told on me. You know that I know where you live, right? And I dont give a fuck about your family i'll beat the shit out of you in front of all of them. Stefano walks over and stands next to Mike. STEFANO What are you talking to these herbs for? MIKE One of them wants to tell on me. Mike lets go of Jason and looks at him. JASON I won't say anything. I promise. Mike looks around and see's no one looking, he punches him in the face. STEFANO (laughing) Oh shit. Mike and Stefano walk away. Ryan and Samuel get up and leave Jason there holding his nose. RYAN Your stupid bro. CUT TO: INT. BAGELS-A-PLENTY - NIGHT Tommy and Mike are still in their BAGELS A PLENTY uniforms as they sit across from eachother. Tommy is eating a bagel as Mike rests his feet on a nearby chair. TOMMY What's with that guy that comes to the store like everyday? MIKE The Italian guy, Vincent? TOMMY Yeah I always see him talking to you what's the deal with that guy? MIKE I don't know, he's just a customer. Tommy looks at Mike for some type of explination. MIKE (CONT'D) (defensively) What? I dont know him. After a few moments of Tommy eating. TOMMY When's graduation for you? MIKE Next week, on Friday night. Why, do you wanna come? TOMMY No, I just wanted to know when your gonna start working more. My shift is fucking huge right now. MIKE (simply) Oh. (a beat) D'you know when Haviv is coming back in town? I think I want to quit. Tommy looks at Mike in complete shock, Mike gives him a simple look. TOMMY What about tuition? Did you get that scholarship you were talking about? MIKE No, I lost that a while ago. I think I just want to get a job somewhere else. TOMMY Where would you work? This job is a fucking dream there's like four customers a day. MIKE I know, it's boring. Just sitting here, eating bagels, helping old people with their breakfast. TOMMY Whatever, it's your call. CUT TO: INT. CADILLAC - NIGHT Vincent is sitting in his car smoking a cigarette as he talks on his cell phone. West is in the passenger seat. VINCENT Hey, Angelo. Yeah, I think I found a guy to do that thing. (a beat) No I'm on my way to ask him right now. If this thing goes through it'll be fucking perfect. Alright. Vincent hangs up the phone and looks at West. WEST I told you it was a good idea. Obviously the kid's short on money and obviously he aint a pussy. VINCENT He's a kid West, I doubt he'll budge. I mean come on, murder? WEST You were popping people when you were a kid werent you? VINCENT It was different, I grew up in Brooklyn. It's alot different than Florida up there. WEST This kid, Mike, do you think he even knows how to fire a gun? VINCENT Are you kidding me? These kids now a days, they can do anything. (a beat) He even told me what kind of gun I was carrying in the store. WEST He saw your gun? VINCENT He must of seen it when I got in or out of the car or something... Vincent throws his cigarette out the window. VINCENT (CONT'D) But the best thing about this plan, is savings. A kid's not gonna charge two million dollars for something like this. It's gonna be cheap. WEST (smiling) Are you gonna send the change back to New York? VINCENT (smiling) Well, that's for me to decide. Plus what are the fucking chances he'll even do it. CUT TO: Vincent catches Mike getting into his car... EXT. SHOPPING CENTER - NIGHT Mike is walking across from the Bagels-a-plenty to the parking lot as he approaches his car. He opens the door, but a man in the dark smoking a cigarette distracts us. VINCENT (OS) I know a quicker way you can get that tuition but it requires you to... (a beat) Get your hands dirty. Mike turns around to see Vincent standing next to West by the CADILLAC. MIKE What are you talking about? VINCENT Get in the car, we'll talk. MIKE Tell me now, what is this about? CUT TO: INT. CADILLAC - NIGHT West is driving the car, Vincent is sitting in the passenger seat smoking a cigarette. Mike is sitting in the back seat. VINCENT I'm just come right out and say it and I trust that you'll keep your mouth shut about this whole thing. I need someone down in Miami to sort of dissapear but all my guys downhere worked for the motherfucker at some point in time. MIKE You want me to kill someone, for money? WEST I think you just about hit that one on the head. MIKE I'll do it. West and Vincent look at eachother suprised and than back at Mike. VINCENT I didn't think it would be that easy. MIKE Fuck it I need the money and I don't have any other options at this point. (noticing) Where are we going? VINCENT I manage a car dealership here in Miami, I have an office there. MIKE What cars do you sell? VINCENT Aston Martin, Ferarri, Lamborghini's. CUT TO: INT. MORAZZI AUTO - NIGHT VINCENTS OFFICE Vincent is sitting behind his desk. West is sitting next to him. Mike is sitting in front of both of them. The room is very high class looking and well decorated. VINCENT The guy I was talking about, Dominiq Gomes he's a small time dope dealer. He has a private beach in front of his house that him and his girlfriend go to almost every night at sunset. The bodyguards stay in the house, mostly and watch them from there so your all good. In and out, all you have to do is pull the trigger and run. MIKE And what about payment? VINCENT How much do you have in mind? MIKE How about thirty thousand. I want half now and half when it's over. VINCENT We have a deal. MIKE When do you need this thing done? I have a full shift or work this week. VINCENT Quit. (a beat) I'll call you with the address at six when you get off work. Go a few houses down and sneak into the beach and make your way down. Use the same way to get out and make sure none of the neighbors get a good look at you. MIKE Alright. CUT TO: NIGHTMARE: INT. MIKES BEDROOM - NIGHT Mike is sleeping in his bed. We hear a noise, Mike wakes up and grabs the gun from under his pillow. He turns his light on. The door opens and West storms into the room with a pistol and shoots Mike in the arm. West shoots him in the chest and dives behind the bed. West continues firing through the bed. Mike reaches his gun up and starts firing, he hits West in the head spreading his blood all over the room. Mike sits in a pool of his own blood. CUT TO: INT. MIKES BEDROOM - NIGHT Mike wakes up from a terribly nightmare in mid-sweat. He turns on the nightlight and looks under his pillow, there's no gun. Mike gets up and walks over to his bathroom. CUT TO: INT. BAGELS-A-PLENTY - AFTERNOON Mike walks in where Tommy and the Boss are counting money in the register. There are no customers in the store. MIKE Hey, I just came here to tell you that i'm quitting. I decided i'm not going to work this summer. Sorry for the short notice. TOMMY Come on, Mike. How are you going to pay for OU? MIKE I'm gonna get a student loan. BOSS Well, Mike. Good luck wherever your life takes you. It's been a pleasure having you work for me. MIKE I'm sure the pleasures all yours. CUT TO: EXT. BAGELS-A-PLENTY - AFTERNOON Mike walks out of the store and gets into his car. He picks up his cell phone and dials a number as he turns the car on. MIKE I'll be there in ten. Mike hangs up the phone and reverses out of the parking space. CUT TO: EXT. SHOPPING CENTER - AFTERNOON Mike's car screeches in front of a pair of pay phones in front of a bank. Mike parks his car and runs over to the pay phone. He picks up his cell phone and dials a number. MIKE I'm there. Mike hangs up the phone. The pay phone begins to ring. Mike answers it and waits. MIKE Alright. CUT TO: INT. DONATELLI'S PIZZA - AFTERNOON Mike walks into the small-time Italian restaurant with no one in it other than chefs. Mike walks up to the counter where a couple of guys are making pizza's. MIKE I need to speak to Donatelli. One of the men, TOMA, looks up at Mike. TOMA Follow me. Toma starts walking toward the back, Mike follows him to an office in the back. Toma knocks on the door. TOMA Donatelli. It's Toma. DONATELLI (OS) Come in. Toma opens the door to reveal Donatelli and John sitting behind a desk smoking cigars. Mike walks into the room as well. DONATELLI Are you the guy from Miami? MIKE Yes, I am. DONATELLI Vincent tells me good things about you. Mike doesnt say anything. DONATELLI (CONT'D) Are they true? MIKE That depends. DONATELLI (to John and Toma) Gentlemen, excuse me for a few minutes. Toma and John get up and leave the office. DONATELLI Have a seat. Mike sits down in front of Donatelli's desk. Donatelli gets up and opens a drawer behind his desk. He turns around to reveal a large pistol in one hand and another revolver on the other. He fastens the silence on the gun and checks the barrel, it's full. DONATELLI (CONT'D) There's eight bullets in this sucker, it should be more than enough. Donatelli hands the revolver to Mike. DONATELLI (CONT'D) Don't fuck this up kid. There are alot of people counting on this thing. MIKE Don't worry. CUT TO: EXT. BEACH - SUNDOWN DOMONIQ GOMES, in a bathing suit, very tan with slick black hair in a pony tail. He is sitting on a beach chair next to his pretty GIRLFRIEND who is laying down as well. We pan up to see a BODYGUARD walking around the pool area with a machine gun. GIRLFRIEND Are we going out for dinner, Dominiq? DOMINIQ We've gone out everynight this week. GIRLFRIEND Fine, I was just asking. We see a man walking his dog down the beach. As he gets closer and closer we realize he is Mike. GIRLFRIEND Look, Dominiq. Dominiq looks and see's Mike walking his dog. DOMINIQ This is a private beach man! MIKE Oh, i'm sorry. Mike looks at Dominiq and hesitates. MIKE (CONT'D) I didnt know you could own a beach. DOMINIQ Go back where you came from! Dominiq lays back down, Mike looks at him. Mike pulls the pistol out of his pocket and shoots Dominiq in the chest four times in a row causing extensive bleeding. GIRLFRIEND (screaming/crying) Oh my -- Mike interrupts her by shooting her in the face. A BODYGUARD peers over and see's, Mike shoots him in the chest a few times. He runs back to where he came from on the beach CUT TO: AN OPEN SUITCASE ...with piles of hundred dollar bills. We... CUT TO: INT. THE CABANNAH - NIGHT Mike, Angelo, Donatelli and Vincent are sitting around the table as they hand the suitcase to Mike. VINCENT (to Angelo) The kids spending this money on college can you believe that? ANGELO Hey don't dissapear we may need you again some time. MIKE Well i'm leaving for Ohio State at the end of the summer DONATELLI I'm guessing that's a college. ANGELO Michigan, Ohio, Kansas. It don't matter where you live. That's why we have airplanes. MIKE I don't know. I mean how often do people need to be...taken care of? As VINCENT lights up a cigarette. VINCENT (smiling) You'd be suprised. CUT TO: TV MONITOR Two teenage girls are talking to the camera. This is the morning announcements at Mike's school. GIRL 1 Well, Seniors. This is your last pep rally before graduation, congratulations. For everyone that's not graduating good luck on the upcoming exams and good luck seniors! GIRL 2 We'll see you at graduation. CUT TO: INT. CLASSROOM - MORNING Mike is sitting amongst a classroom watching the morning announcements. He has a few flashes of the murdered bodies of Dominiq and his girlfriend. CUT TO: INT. CLASSROOM - AFTERNOON Mike is sitting in a classroom looking at the beautiful girl Linda who is trying to pay attention to the TEACHER. Mike looks at the clock, the bell rings. The whole class gets up putting away their things and leaving the room. Mike adjusts his speed to meet Linda as they walk out the door. CUT TO: EXT. CLASSROOM - AFTERNOON Mike walks out of the classroom as Linda walks down the exit of the portable. Mike stops behind linda. MIKE Linda. Linda turns around, smiling. MIKE What are you doing Friday night? LINDA Nothing. CUT TO: INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Mike, Mother and Father are all sitting around the dinner table eating as usual. Chicken, potatoes and water/coca cola. MOTHER Is graduation on the 28th or the 29th because your school calendar says one thing and your schedule says the other. MIKE It's on the twenty eighth. FATHER Did you get your cap and gown yet? MIKE I'm picking it up tommorow. MOTHER (observing) You don't really look excited to be graduating. MIKE (looking at them both) Oh, i'm excited. FATHER Mike your mother and I wanted to talk to you about college. We scrapped up enough money to be able to pay for a years tuition for you at FAU. MIKE It's ok dad, really. I scrapped enough money for a years tuition at OU. But i'll take your offer. MOTHER Where did you get thirty thousand dollars Mike? Did you get a raise at work? MIKE Actually I quit working at the bagel store. I found an internship at a car dealership and I get paid four grand a week. FATHER Four grand a week are you? (a beat) Well... MIKE It's one of the top car dealerships in Miami they sell Lamborghini's, Ferarri's and Aston Martins.And i'll go to OU at the end of the summer. MOTHER A car dealership? What do you do for them? MIKE Accounting, mostly. CUT TO: INT. BEDROOM - LATE AFTERNOON Mike is sitting on his bed crying as he holds a revolver in his hands. He checks the chamber and fills it up with bullets. He turns the gun to himself and looks as if he might shoot. After a few moments he stops crying and starts laughing hysterically. Mike's cell phone rings, Mike answers it. The phone screen says TOMMY CELL on the screen. MIKE Hey, Tommy. What's up? Yeah it's on the twenty eighth why, your going? Alright man well i'm going out right now i'll call you tommorow. I'm going to dinner. With this girl chill out, you dont know her. Bye. Mike hangs up the phone and reaches under his bed and pulls out a cardboard box. He opens it to reveal piles of hundred dollar bills. MONTAGE/MUSIC BEGINS... Mike takes out a stack of money and stuffs it in his pockets. CUT TO: INT. MALL - LATE AFTERNOON Mike is walking through the mall in his grubby clothes, he walks into a store called STRUCTURE which we can tell has a very nice clothing by the displays at the front and the windows. CUT TO: INT. MALL - MINUTES LATER Mike walks out of the store with two big bags full of clothes, he starts walking across the mall. CUT TO: INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT Mike puts a nice black collared shirt over his wife beater and puts on his gold chain. He puts a belt on his pin strip pants and puts on his shoes. He grabs his wallet and watch from his desk and walks out the door. CUT TO: INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Mike walks out into the living room and grabs his keys off of the rack, he walks over to his parents room where the door is open. He walks up to the door to reveal them sitting in bed watching TV. MIKE I'm going now. I have my cell. MOTHER Alright, call us when you leave the restaurant alright? FATHER We'll be sleeping. MIKE I'm not calling. Jesus. Mike walks out of the room, Mother and Father look at eachother. CUT TO: EXT. LINDA'S HOUSE - NIGHT The ACURA LEGEND pulls up in front of the nice looking house. Mike gets out of the car and opens the door for Linda who is dressed beautifully. Mike kisses Linda on the cheek and gets back to his side of the car. The car speeds off. CUT TO: END OF MONTAGE/MUSIC CUT TO: INT. THE CABANNAH - NIGHT We are at the cabannah. As Mike and Linda sit at a table Angelo and Vincent are having drinks at the bar. Mike and Linda have yet to order their good. MIKE I've been wanting to ask you out for a few weeks now. I just never really got the chance. LINDA I always noticed you looking at me so I figured you would ask me out. MIKE Really? Why didnt you say something? LINDA I knew you would come around. Can you believe were graduating in a week? MIKE It's all a little much. (a beat) Where are you going to school? LINDA Ohio State, my mom went there. MIKE Are you kidding me? I'm going there too. LINDA I thought I was the only one from our school? MIKE Well I got accepted I just didnt place tuition down yet. I'm doing it tommorow. LINDA What are you taking? MIKE I'm taking business management and criminal law. I want to be a lawyer. LINDA I'm taking communications. Is that a coincidence or what? MIKE Yeah. A WAITER walks up to the table. WAITER Hello who is everyone doing tonight? LINDA/MIKE Good and you? WAITER Good I'm David i'll be your server tonight can I start you off with something to drink? CUT TO: INT. MOVIE THEATRE - NIGHT Linda and Mike are sitting next to eachother in a movie. They are seeing KILL BILL VOL 2. Linda looks over at Mike who is watching the movie, after a moment she turns and watches the movie. Mike turns and looks at her, after a moment he turns back to the movie and she looks at him. In an instant he reaches over to her and starts making out with her, he starts feeling her up as she grabs him. CUT TO: INT. ACURA LEGEND - NIGHT The car door opens and a hand reaches in and pulls back the seat. Mike and Linda, while they make out, get into the car and carry it onto the back seat. Mike takes Linda's shirt off. CUT TO: INT. ACURA LEGEND - MORNING Mike and Linda are sleeping in the back of the Acura Legend, a loud engine wakes up Mike who looks at Linda in shock. Mike opens the door to reveal himself in the movie theatre parking lot. MIKE Holy fuck. (to Linda) Linda wake up. Mike shakes Linda awake. LINDA Oh my god. Are we... Linda gets out of the car. LINDA My mom has got to be going insane right now. MIKE I'll drop you off. CUT TO: EXT. LINDA'S HOUSE - MORNING The Acura Legend pulls up in front of the house as Linda's MOTHER stands at the door looking worried. The door opens and Linda gets out of the car, she kisses Mike. LINDA I'll see you tommorow. MIKE See you. Linda closes the door and walks toward her mother. MOTHER Where have you been Linda! I called your cell phone a million times! LINDA I'm sorry mamma. CUT TO: INT. AUDITORIUM - AFTERNOON We are at the GRADUATION CEREMONY. The head principal, MCGEE, is standing behind a podium reading off of a packet of paper. He is surrounded by his colleagues all in their previous graduation attire as well. A large section of the audience is the graduating senior sitting in their cap and gowns. Linda and Mike are both in the crowd as both of their parents sit in the audience. A line of people that have already been announced is forming in front of the stage. MCGEE Michael Sylva. Everyone starts applauding. We see Mike's mother and father amongst the audience. FATHER Go Mike! Mike stands up and walks the walk to the podium where he shakes MGEE'S hand. MCGEE hands him a certificate. MCGEE Congratulations. MIKE Thankyou. Mike walks down the steps. MCGEE David Salvatore. As everyone applauds, Mike joins the others in the line. Mike makes eye contact with Linda in the audience who smiles at him. CUT TO: INT. DENNY'S - NIGHT Mike is sitting across from Vincent in a DENNY'S. They have yet to receive their food. MIKE I need some more work. I sort of, spent a little bit of the money. VINCENT That's perfect. MIKE (confused) What's perfect? VINCENT I got a job for you. We're gonna fly you out to a job somewhere else. MIKE Where? VINCENT I'll tell you when you get on the plane. It's an easy job. MIKE Who's the target? VINCENT It's a guy witness to something that we dont need a witness to. MIKE I want fifty grand this time. VINCENT Done. You leave this weekend. CUT TO: INT. DINING ROOM - NIGHT Mike, Mother and Father are sitting at the dinner table eating dinner. Mike looks at his Mother and Father. MIKE My boss at work is flying me to his other shop in Los Angeles to meet the owner of the company. (a beat) If i impress him I can have a job waiting for me when I get out of school. FATHER You want to work at a car dealership Mike? MIKE Not work for one, own one. MOTHER Your going to Los Angeles? We're not paying for that that's coming out of your salary at work. MIKE I'm flying on the company jet. MOTHER I need to talk to your boss just to check everything out, alright? What's his name again? MIKE Vincent. CUT TO: EXT. MIKE'S APARTMENT - MORNING Vincent is standing at the door in his armani suit waiting at the door. A LIMOUSINE is waiting downstairs with the driver waiting by the opened passanger door. The apartment door opens, Mike and mother are standing at the door. Mike has a bag with him. VINCENT (smiling) Hello. You must be Ms. Sylva? I'm Vincent Morazzi nice to meet you. MOTHER Nice to meet you Vincent. They shake hands. MOTHER (CONT'D) I just wanted to make sure everything was ok with the trip when am I going to get my son back? VINCENT He'll be back by Sunday, I promise. MOTHER It's just this is my last summer with my son so I dont want him gone too long. VINCENT No problem Ms. Sylva. He's in good hands. CUT TO: INT. LIMOUSINE - MORNING Vincent and Mike are sitting in the back of the Limousine, the seperator is down. VINCENT Your going to Chicago. The targets name is Salvatore LucaBrazzi. Vincent hands him a picture of him, he's a slim guy. VINCENT You'll do it late at night when he leaves his favorite club. He'll be with one armed body guard. When you get to Chicago i'll call your hotel room and tell you the name of the club. MIKE When do I get the money? VINCENT When West picks you up the suitcase it will be waiting for you. I'm going to New York for a few weeks so I wont be here when you get back. I'll call you from New York if I need something. MIKE My mom thinks i'm gonna be working at the shop all summer. VINCENT Go to your girlfriends house, Linda, right? MIKE Yeah. The car stops, the DRIVER opens the door. Mike gets out of the car and steps out where a private jet is waiting. VINCENT Have a good flight. MIKE Thanks. VINCENT Oh and uh there's a suprise waiting for you in the airplane. The driver closes the door and Vincent gets back into the car. Mike walks over to the plane where an ATTENDANT is waiting by the door. ATTENDANT Hello Mr. Sylva. CUT TO: INT. PRIVATE JET - AFTERNOON Mike is sitting in the back of the plane which has several couches and a widescreen TV. Mike is watching THE RECRUIT as he sips a drink. Mike takes his pistol out of his pocket and looks at it. We hear a knock at the door, Mike hides the pistol. MIKE Come in! The beautiful ATTENDANT walks into the cabin. ATTENDANT Can I help you with anything Mike? MIKE I don't know. What can you do? We soon realize the ATTENDANT may not be an ATTENDANT. ATTENDANT Mr. Morazzi said everything... (lifting up her shirt) Was on the house. MIKE (smiling) Did he really? The attendant walks over to Mike and begins kissing him. He takes her skirt off. CUT TO: INT. HOTEL ROOM - MORNING Mike is sleeping in bed next to the attendant who is naked. The phone begins to ring, Mike answers it groggily. MIKE Hello. Hey Vincent. Alright i'll be there don't worry i'm just sleeping. Yeah she was great. Alright, bye. CUT TO: EXT. BUSY STREETS OF CHICAGO - NIGHT Mike, in his own suit, is walking down the street which is busy with people looking for a party. Mike turns down and alley and approaches a parking lot next to a club called "Kitties." Mike walks up the bouncer. BOUNCER What's your name? MIKE Timmy Jacobs. The bouncer looks at the list and than looks back up at Mike. BOUNCER (curiously) Let me see your ID? Mike takes out his wallet and flashes him his Driver's License that suprisingly says Timmy Jacobs. BOUNCER Alright, go in. CUT TO: INT. KITTIES - NIGHT Mike is sitting at the bar pretending to take shots of empty vodka glasses. The target, SALVATORE, is sitting at a table next to his GIRLFRIEND having dinner. Mike glances over at him. CUT TO: EXT. PARKING LOT - NIGHT Salvatore and his Girlfriend are walking through the parking lot to the ROYLES ROYCE in a special parking slot. Mike is yards behind them looking around to make sure there is no witnesses. Right before they enter the car, Mike pulls out his pistol and puts one bullet in each of their heads. CUT TO: INT. SHOOTING RANGE - AFTERNOON Mike is shooting his pistol at the shooting range at a target. West is standing right next to him firing as well. They both run out of ammo at the same time. WEST The girl that was with Mike was someone importants daughter. If it wasnt for Mike sticking up for you you wouldnt be alive right now. MIKE Are you kidding? How could I leave a witness there? That was the first thing you and Vincent taught me. WEST I know. That's why your still alive. MIKE No one told me he would be with a girlfriend. All i heard was bodyguard. WEST Don't worry about it. MIKE I need more work. WEST I thought you already paid off tuition. MIKE It's not for tuition. I just need more work. WEST There's plenty of work to do. But you may not be interested in everything. MIKE You'd be suprised. CUT TO: INT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT Vincent is laying in a hotel bed next to a beautiful blonde girl who is smoking a cigarette. Vincent is on the phone. VINCENT I heard you needed work. I'll be back in town tommorow i'll call you. Alright have a good one. Vincent hangs up the phone. VINCENT (to girl) Get over here and give me a blowjob, it's healthier than smoking all those cigarettes. The girl throws her cigarette at him. VINCENT (screaming) Hey fuck you! GIRL I'm sorry Vincent, I was just playing around. VINCENT Get over here, you. The GIRL gets on top of him. CUT TO: INT. ACURA LEGEND - NIGHT Mike and Linda are in the car as Mike drives. MIKE I'm going to LA this weekend I was wondering if you wanted to come with me. LINDA I don't have money for a ticket. MIKE You don't need a ticket the company I work for has a private jet. LINDA The car dealership? MIKE Yeah. LINDA I don't even know if my mom would let me go she doesnt know you. MIKE Invite me over for dinner. CUT TO: INT. LINDA'S LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Linda's mother, Mike and Linda are all sitting around the dinner table, their food is already in front of them. MOTHER So Michael, I heard your going to Ohio State next year. MIKE You can call me Mike. MOTHER Ok. MIKE Yeah i'm going there to study business management. MOTHER It's a tough school. (looking at Linda) You two better do more studying there and less staying out until 7 in the morning. MIKE That was an accident, really. LINDA Mom, can we talk about something else, other than college? MOTHER (to Mike) What kind of business do you want to run after college? MIKE Some kind of auto-related business, i'm interning right now at a car dealership. MOTHER What do you do there? MIKE Sales and accounting. It pays good. MOTHER Would you ever be interested in designing cars, I hear there's alot of money in that. LINDA (to mother) Maybe you can design cars mamma? CUT TO: INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT Mike is in his bedroom sitting on his couch holding his cell phone up to his ear. MIKE The attendant stripper thing, you cant do that this time. My girlfriends coming along. Yeah don't worry i'll send her shopping. She won't interfere I promise. I'll call you. Bye. CUT TO: INT. PRIVATE JET - MORNING Mike is sitting on the couch watching the satelitte tv changing the channels. Linda is looking around in amazement. LINDA This is unbelieveable. Why does this guy in LA like meeting you all the time. MIKE I'm consulting him on a business deal. LINDA So you get... (looking around) ...this. MIKE You know there's a bed in the back. Linda looks at Mike and smiles. CUT TO: CABIN Mike and Linda are making out in the bed as they take off each others clothes. They bring it under the covers. MIKE Have you ever had sex in an airplane before? LINDA No. MIKE Me neither. They continue making out. CUT TO: INT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT Linda is sitting on the couch in the hotel suite as she watches the news on tv. Mike walks into the room wearing a suit, Linda looks at him suprised. MIKE I have to go to a meeting with the boss there was an emergency with the deal. LINDA It's eleven oclock at night. MIKE I'm sorry Linda. That's why i'm here. I promise i'll make it up to you. Mike walks over to Linda and kisses her. MIKE I'll be back soon. CUT TO: INT. APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT Mike walks up to the door of an apartment building and knocks on it. He blocks the peep hole, the door opens to reveal a woman. WOMAN Can I help you? Mike pulls out his pistol and shoots the woman in the face, he opens the door where ELIE HEMEY is smoking a cigar on the couch. ELIE Holy -- Mike shoots Elie in the chest a few times. The toilet flushes and out comes Elie's BODYGUARD who is caught unarmed. The man reaches for his holster but Mike puts a bullet in his face. Mike looks at all the bodies and walks out fo the hotel room, we follow him down the hallway. CUT TO: EXT. VINCENT'S MIAMI ESTATE - MORNING Vincent, West and Mike are all sitting outside of Vincent's house where the pool, barbecue and ocean are. They are all drinking champagne or wine. There is a suitcase on the table. VINCENT You know, Mike. With all the work you've been doing for us the boss wants to meet you. MIKE Are you kidding me? VINCENT He wants to personally thank you for everything you've done for us. MIKE That's nice. VINCENT How was LA? MIKE It was nice. VINCENT The guy that was with Hemey was one of the reigning bosses in LA. He was a real enemy of my boss. MIKE That's good than. I'm going to Ohio in a few weeks, for good. VINCENT That's no problem. You can still work for us we'll have the plane pick you up in Ohio or wherever you are. MIKE That's convenient. How many more people can I kill without getting caught? VINCENT I dont know. That's up to you. The question is, how much money can you make for killing the most amount of people. WEST I still don't understand why your going to college in Ohio of all the places you could go. VINCENT (to West) At least he's going to college and doing something productive with his life. Give him a break. (to Mike, laughing) You'll be the smartest fucking hitman the world ever knew. Mike starts laughing and West joins in. CUT TO: INT. MIKE'S BEDROOM - AFTERNOON Linda is sitting on the chair looking toward the bed. She see's the corner of a suitcase sticking out from under the bed. She curiously walks over and takes out the suitcase, she opens it. It is full of stacks of money. Mike walks into the room and see's her looking at the money. LINDA What is this? How did you get all of this money? MIKE From work. LINDA Don't lie to me, Mike. I know you don't go to the car dealership. MIKE Linda, please just forget about this. We hear a knock at the door. MOTHER Mike, I need to talk to you for a minute. MIKE Give me the suitcase. Linda hands it to him, he throws it under the bed and answers the door. Mother walks in. MOTHER (observing) Is everything alright? MIKE Yeah, what do you need to talk about? MOTHER I just wanted to let you know that your registered for next year. I just got the letter. MIKE That's great mom. MOTHER I'll leave you too alone. The mother leaves and closes the door, Linda looks at Mike. LINDA What do you do to get this money? If you don't tell me, i'm leaving. Mike sits down on the couch next to Linda. MIKE Fuck. (sighing) Linda I can't tell you what I do, i'm sorry. I can't. LINDA What could possibly be this secretive? Are you selling drugs? MIKE No, Linda. Listen, my family isnt rich like yours. I had to pay for college by myself. No help. I didn't pay tuition by working at a bagel shop. LINDA What did you do? Mike stands up and looks at Linda, he reaches for her hand. MIKE Come with me. CUT TO: INT. ACURA LEGEND - AFTERNOON Mike and Linda are sitting in the car as it drives down the road. Mike is trying to gain the confidence or gut to say something. In a second Mike turns the car and parks it, he looks at Linda. MIKE Before I tell you this you have to promise you won't tell anyone. I'm a theif. I steal money or things of value from people. LINDA What people? MIKE Anyone that's worth robbing. I never rob people in Florida my boss flies me out of town. LINDA That's why we went to LA? MIKE Yes, that's why we went to LA. LINDA But your eighteen? Your parents arent that poor. MIKE I had to pay for college somehow. LINDA Mike. Linda reaches over and kisses Mike. LINDA You didnt have to lie to me. MIKE I didn't think you'd understand. Linda smiles and they both continue making out. CUT TO: INT. COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE - AFTERNOON Mike, for the first time, is sitting in a commercial airplane next to Linda who is sleeping. Mike is reading a magazine. CUT TO: EXT. OHIO AIRPORT - NIGHT Mike and Linda walk out of the airport with all their luggage and wait in front of the bagagge terminal. A taxi approaches them. MIKE Taxi! Mike raises his hand, the taxi pulls over. CUT TO: INT. TAXI - NIGHT Mike and Linda are sitting in the back of the taxi. LINDA Wow. I have like a rush, being away from my mom... (a beat) Being with you... Mike kisses Linda and they begin making out. DRIVER No sex in my taxi cab. MIKE (laughing) What if we pay you extra? DRIVER I don't think so. Do you guys know what dorm i'm taking you too. MIKE We rented an apartment I have the address somewhere. Mike opens his wallet and takes out a piece of paper. CUT TO: INT. APARTMENT - NIGHT The apartment is very dark. The door opens and lets in light, Mike and Linda walk into the apartment and turn the light on. There is a living room, a kitchen and a bedroom. It is already furnished. LINDA It's perfect. MIKE We're lucky we don't have to be in those shitty dorms. (a beat) Where's the shower? Linda walks into the bedroom. LINDA It's in here. Mike looks around and than walks into the bedroom. MIKE I'll go out tommorow morning and get us food and whatever else we need. LINDA I need to pick up a car in town tommorow can you drive me? MIKE Of course. CUT TO: INT. CLASSROOM - MORNING There are probably a hundred or so students in the classroom. Mike is in the class taking notes on what the teacher is saying as he has flashes in his mind of the murders he has commited. He gets up, gathers his things and begins walking out of the class. PROFESSOR Class is over in an hour, sir. Mike continues walking as the door slams in our face. PROFESSOR (CONT'D) That was rude. Anyway, you'll have a midterm exam in December which will cover all my notes and lectures so it would do you best to actually show up to class. CUT TO: INT. MIKE'S APARTMENT - NIGHT Mike and Linda are sitting on the couch watching a movie with drinks in front of them. MIKE I'm going to L.A next week. LINDA Arent you going to be missing class? MIKE No i'm only flying there for the day. LINDA Can I come with you? MIKE I don't think so. It's a little too dangerous. LINDA Too dangerous for me and not for you? MIKE Linda, it's business. What can I say? LINDA Alright it's fine. I probably have class that day anyways. After a few moments of silence. MIKE One day we'll got to LA ourselves. No business involved, just not right now. LINDA (smiling) Is that a promise? MIKE Yeah, sure. (smiling) It's a promise. CUT TO: INT. AIRPORT BAR - NIGHT No one is in the bar accept for the bartender, a passed out drunk man and Vincent and Mike who are in isolation. VINCENT Your flight leaves in an hour. Vincent takes a shot of whiskey. MIKE What could possibly be in Kansas? VINCENT The target. Benito Mazarelli, he's in the witness protection program. MIKE Doesnt that mean, he'll be... (a beat) Protected? VINCENT The whole point of the witness protection program is to live a low key life while attracting as little attention as possible. He has no bodyguards, no surveillence, no nothing. MIKE Alright, you got an address or what? VINCENT He works at the post office. Get him when he's leaving work. Listen I talked to the boss about you girlfriend Linda coming along a few months ago... (a beat) He doesn't want you doing that anymore, it's dangerous. MIKE I know, that's why I didn't bring her on this trip. VINCENT Good, she doesnt know what you do, right? MIKE No, she thinks i'm a car salesman. VINCENT (laughing) Good. MIKE So i'll call you from Kansas? VINCENT Find a payphone and call me with the number. Vincent stands up and looks at his watch. VINCENT (CONT'D) I'm late for a meeting. MIKE Alright. VINCENT Have a good trip. Vincent walks out of the bar. Mike takes a shot of whiskey and pays the bartender. He gets up, grabs his jacket and leaves. CUT TO: INT. PRIVATE JET - NIGHT Mike is sitting in the private jet, two beautiful blonde girls walk into the cabin and sit next to Mike. One of the girls takes out a box and opens it. GIRL Do you do blow? Mike looks as the girl pours powder onto the table. MIKE No I don't do drugs. GIRL Come on, it's fun. One of the girls does a line, the other girl begins kissing Mike. MIKE Well, this is more fun. The girl takes her shirt off as Mike kisses her. PILOT (LOUDSPEAKER) We're coming in for our decent to Kansas arrival time thirty minutes. MIKE (annoyed) Could you put the drugs away. I don't want to get fucking arrested when we land. GIRL 2 No one ever comes on the plane. MIKE You never know. GIRL Vincent said you make alot of money. GIRL 2 He also said you were smart. MIKE Yeah well... (a beat) He exaggerates. CUT TO: EXT. STREET - AFTERNOON We are on a dark street in Kansas. Mike is sitting in a rented car in front of a post office. A man comes out of the post office, BENITO Mazzarelli, who is walking with his post office buddy, CARL. BENITO You and the kids should come over for dinner sometime. We're doing a big barbecue on Sunday. CARL Sounds great, the games on Friday. BENITO I'll have my wife give your wife a call, see you Carl. CARL See ya. Carl gets into his car, Benito gets into his VOLVO. The VOLVO reverses and exits the parking lot, Mike's car follows it. The car heads down the road for a while and stops at a stop light. Mike pulls up next to him and gets out of the car. He sneaks up from the back, pulls out his pistol and puts four bullets in Benito's face before he can utter a sound. Mike rushes back into his car and drives off. CUT TO: INT. WEST'S APARTMENT (MIAMI) - AFTERNOON West and Mike are sitting across from eachother at a dinner table but they arent eating. Mike is in warm weather attire. MIKE I'm only in Miami for a few days. I have to go see my parents, visit a few friends. You know how it is. After West gives Mike a look of "No I don't" WEST Why do you do what you do, Mike? MIKE The money, strictly. WEST You mean to tell me you don't take any pleasure in taking another persons life. MIKE None whatsoever. Sometimes I feel... (a beat) Like a monster. WEST I know how it is. You know alot of the guys in the Morazzi family have been flipping, there's gonna be alot of work coming up. Vincent's gonna need you. MIKE Well, you can take a load off of me? WEST You see, I cant. I got responsibilites down here in Miami. MIKE Well, i'm going to college. Vincent's got plenty of guys that can kill. WEST You see thats what you dont understand. Your special in some odd way. There's a profile for a morazzi assasin and you dont fit the profile. (a beat) That's why Vincent loves you. MIKE Really? I thought it was because of my personality. Mike smiles, West starts laughing. WEST Listen I got you something, it's sort of a going away present since your doing the Ohio thing now going to college. West takes a long wooden case out from under the table. He puts it ontop of the table and opens it to reveal a large sniper rifle. MIKE West, I don't know how to use this thing. WEST It's easy, make sure the red dot is on the mother fucker's head. MIKE Thankyou. WEST With this thing your targets wont even see you half the time. Mike picks up the rifle and looks at it. MIKE This thing must of been expensive. I'll give you the money. WEST No, it aint no thing. MIKE I got to go to my parents house can I keep this here until I go? WEST Yeah sure. Don't mind if I take it out for a night on the town. MIKE I wont. CUT TO: INT. MIKE'S APARTMENT - NIGHT Linda is sitting on the couch watching television. The phone begins to ring, she reaches over and answers it. LINDA Hey Mike. Why havent you called me all day are you alright? On the phone we can hear Mike's replies. MIKE (OS) Yeah I'm fine. I'm getting on the plane right now to come home. What are you doing? LINDA Just watching tv. I'm bored. We pan from the living room to the table where there are several empty beer bottles sitting. MIKE (OS) You sound like your drunk. LINDA No, i'm just tired. Linda takes another sip of the beer. MIKE (OS) Alright I should be there in a couple hours, I love you. LINDA Love you too. Linda hangs up the phone. CUT TO: INT. PRIVATE JET - NIGHT Mike is sitting in the cabin taking a shot of vodka. He turns on some real loud JIMI HENDRIX. He falls on his bed and passes out. CUT TO: INT. PRIVATE JET - NIGHT A stewardist is shaking Mike awake. STEWARDIST Mr. Sylva. Your plane has landed. Mike eventually wakes up, wasted. MIKE What? What plane? Mike wakes up and looks around. MIKE Where am I? CUT TO: EXT. AIRPORT - NIGHT We are next to the PRIVATE JET as Mike talks on a cell phone. The two pilots and two stewardists are walking away with their carry on luggage. MIKE (into phone) The limo didnt show up, my flight was late can you come pick me up? CUT TO: INT. MIKE'S APARTMENT - NIGHT Linda is sitting on the couch, a bunch of empty beer bottles are sitting on the table in front of the tv. LINDA Yeah... (struggling) I'll be there soon. Love you. Linda hangs up the phone and tries to stand up. She stumbles over and grabs the keys off of a rack. CUT TO: INT. CAR - NIGHT Linda is about to make a turn, she makes a right turn but turns on the wrong signal. She leaves it on and continues down the road. She looks at her watch and starts going faster. A bright light shines in her eyes and she can't see, she turns and gets into the wrong lane. CUT TO: EXT. STREET - NIGHT Linda's car does a 360 and the other car swirves. The driver falls out of the car and tries to move. DRIVER Somebody help! CUT TO: INT. HOSPITAL - NIGHT Mike is sitting in a large room full of people who are waiting to be treated for various emergencies. A nurse with a clipboard walks up to the very nervous looking Mike. NURSE Michael Svenning? MIKE Yes. NURSE We lost Linda in surgery a few minutes ago from internal bleeding. I'm sorry about your loss. Mike's eyes start to water but he doesnt cry. NURSE We couldn't do anything. MIKE Are you... (a beat) Are you kidding me? Are you fucking kidding me? (a beat) She's dead? NURSE I'm sorry Mr. Svenning but there's no need for you to curse at me. MIKE Oh my god. CUT TO: EXT. CEMETARY (MIAMI, FL) - MORNING On the grass a casket is sitting. A group of maybe fifty people are standing around the casket as a preist speaks but we can only hear music. Mike is amongst the audience with his mother and father, he is trying hard not to cry. CUT TO: INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Mike, Mother and Father are sitting at the dinner table. Mike isnt eating but his parents are. They look at him with a look of sorrow. MIKE I'm going back to Ohio tommorow, I start 2nd semester in a few days. MOTHER Listen, Mike. I know your very sad about Linda and so are we, she was a very nice girl. But you can't let this ruin your life. Mike looks at his mother and father. FATHER Melissa he has the right to be angry right now, he just lost his girlfriend. MOTHER I never said you couldnt be sad Mike, I just want you to keep your head up. Mike looks up to his mother with confidence. MIKE Mom, i'm fine. CUT TO: INT. MIKE'S APARTMENT - NIGHT Mike is sitting on his couch not crying, but tears have been dropping down his eyes. He is taking a sip from a large bottle of whiskey as he looks at a snowy television set. MIKE (to himself) Why am I... (a beat) ...so fucking unlucky. Mike rubs his hands through his hair as his eyes tear. Mike gets up from the couch and walks over to his bedroom. We follow him into his closet where he opens a drawer and takes out a pistol. He loads it with one bullet and points it to his head. MIKE (to himself) I can't be unlucky... (a beat) If i'm dead. Mike pulls the trigger but no bullets come out. Mike opens the chamber to reveal the bullet in the same spot. MIKE (to himself) No fucking way. CUT TO: INT. MIKE'S APARTMENT - NIGHT Mike is laying in his bed looking up at the ceiling. He has a few flashes in his mind of being with Linda, her beautiful smile. The phone begins to ring annoyingly, Mike reaches over to answer. MIKE (into phone) Yeah. Alright I can be there in... (looking at watch) An hour. CUT TO: INT. PRIVATE JET - NIGHT Mike and Vincent are sitting in the cabin of the jet across from eachother. Mike looks like shit, Vincent looks at the top of his game. VINCENT I got a promotion from the big guy if it means anything to you. Mainly because of you. MIKE (not impressed) I'm happy for you. (a beat) Does that mean i'm getting paid more? VINCENT (slightly laughing) No. (getting serious) I'm very sorry about your loss Mike. But your life isnt over. (a beat) You look like shit. MIKE I feel like shit. Mike rubs his hands through his hair, a sign of stress. VINCENT Do you think you could do a job for me in Atlantic City next weekend? Releive some of that stress. MIKE I'm thinking of taking a little break. VINCENT There's no taking breaks in this business, Mike. (a beat) It doesnt work like that. MIKE Don't you feel bad at all, I loved that girl. Don't you understand? Havent you ever loved anyone before? VINCENT Of course. (a beat) Come on Mike it's almost fifty grand. MIKE For now, i'm out of the game. Plus, West is better than me anyway, right? VINCENT West is black, the boss doesnt like him very much. He has too much attitude, but you. You have a reputation in New York, you'd be suprised. Your like a fucking legend. MIKE Vincent. I appreciate everything you've done for me. If it wasnt for you, I couldn't have gone to the college of my choice. And i'm eternally grateful for that, but right now, I got shit to work out in my head before I can start working again. VINCENT I understand. Just give me a call. (a beat) When your ready. MIKE I'll see ya around. CUT TO: INT. MIKE'S APARTMENT - AFTERNOON Mike comes out of his room and opens the fridgerator which only has a container of mayonaise. He opens the freezer which is also empty other than a small container of ice cream. Mike slams the door. CUT TO: BEDROOM Mike pulls a suitcase out from under the bed, unlike the other suitcases there are only a few piles of money left. CUT TO: INT. GROCERY STORE - AFTERNOON Mike is waiting in line as the lady at the cash register zaps everything on the conveyor belt. Mike is shocked by how very expensive everything is. CUT TO: INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Mike is sitting on the couch watching the news as he sips the final sip of his vodka bottle. He realizes it is empty and throws it against the wall. CUT TO: INT. CLASSROOM - MORNING Mike is sitting in a classroom with maybe 100 students in it as a PROFESSOR stands at the front of the room, lecturing. Mike is trying to jto down everything the teacher says. PROFESSOR Your midterm exam covers everything in all of my notes and all of my lectures, if you missed anything, too bad. CUT TO: INT. MIKE'S APARTMENT - NIGHT Mike and West are sitting across from eachother as West smokes a cigarette and Mike drinks a cocktail. WEST I don't know how you put up with this cold weather bullshit. MIKE You get used to it after a while. West takes another puff off his cigarette. WEST So I heard your taking a break now. I guess that sniper rifle will have to wait to be de- virginized. MIKE If you want it back you can have it. WEST No, it's yours. How you been since the uh... (a beat) The whole thing with your girl. I'm really sorry about that whole thing I was on in Tokyo on the day of the meeting. MIKE Don't worry about it, I mean, you didnt even know her. WEST Yeah, but it's principal. MIKE Fuck principal. WEST So how's life in college? (looking around the apartment) It doesnt look as good as it does on TV. MIKE I havent really met anyone yet. I've sort of been alone these past few months. WEST Go out and meet people Mike, that's what college is all about, man. (a beat) I mean...I never went but i've heard from other people. MIKE I don't need to meet anyone. I didn't go to college to fucking meet people. WEST That's because your drunk half the time. Do you go to class drunk, too. What is this? MIKE No, of course not. (suprised) What do you think, i'm an alcoholic or something. West looks at the cocktail and Mike's circled eyes. WEST It's a possibility. CUT TO: INT. HONDA ACCORD - AFTERNOON Mike is driving through the school parking lot, he finds an empty place and parks. He pulls a bottle of vodka from the passenger seat and takes a swig. He puts it back and gets out of the car, he grabs his notebook from the trunk. CUT TO: INT. CLASSROOM - AFTERNOON Mike is sitting among the audience looking at the camera. PROFESSOR (OS) Your exam is on Thursday do not be late or you will not be allowed to take the exam. Happy studying. Class is dismissed. Everyone stands up and makes there way to the door, Mike eventually catches on. CUT TO: INT. MIKE'S APARTMENT - NIGHT BEDROOM Mike opens the suitcase to reveal one stack of hundreds left, he grabs it and walks out of his room. CUT TO: INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Mike is sitting at his couch reading notes from a PSYCHOLOGY class studying for an exam. A 1/4 empty bottle of vodka is sitting on the table. Mike puts down the notebook and takes a sip of vodka, he continues studying. He rubs his hands through his hair one more time and sighs. CUT TO: EXT. BEACH - DAY Mike is sitting on an empty beach in a bathing suit, by himself. He is looking out into the water, people start running toward him. All his victims, as they run at him he shoots them with his revolver. Linda comes running but he drops his gun. MIKE Linda. She smiles and runs toward him, she pulls out a pistol and shoots him in the chest. He falls over. CUT TO: INT. LIVING ROOM - MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Mike wakes up from being passed out on the couch in front of his vodka and exam notes. He is sweating as he looks panicked. MIKE Oh my god. My exam. CUT TO: INT. CLASSROOM - MORNING Mike is taking an exam on a scantron as he flips through a large packet of paper. He does not look sure of himself, the farther he goes through the test the more aggrivated he looks. CUT TO: INT. KITCHEN - AFTERNOON Mike is looking at empty fridge as he holds the hand held phone up to his ear. There are still a few more bottles of liquor on the counter. MIKE (into phone) Mom I just need some cash, for food and stuff like that. (a beat) I have too much studying to have a job, come on. (aggrivated) I just told you, I can't. Hello? Mom? Mike hangs up the phone and throws it at the wall. MIKE Fuck! CUT TO: EXT. MCDONALDS - AFTERNOON Mike pulls up to the drive thru window as a man in a mcdonalds uniform stands at a register. WORKER That's six seventy three. Mike takes out his wallet where there's one one hundred dollar bill left, he hands it to the man. WORKER Sorry sir the most we can take is a twenty. MIKE You mean to tell me you dont have ninenty three dollars in the whole fucking place? WORKER That's not it sir, it's policy. MIKE (aggrivated) Where's the closest bank? WORKER It's about a half an hour down that road it's a city bank. MIKE A half an hour? Jesus. CUT TO: INT. MIKE'S APARTMENT - MORNING BEDROOM Mike is actually sleeping in his bed this time, his alarm begins to ring. He wakes up and opens his shades. He puts on a robe and walks out of the apartment. CUT TO: EXT. MIKE'S APARTMENT - MORNING Mike walks out the door and over to the mail compartments. He uses his small key to open it and takes out a few envelopes. One of them says UNIVERSITY OF OHIO. CUT TO: INT. MIKE'S LIVING ROOM - MORNING Mike is sitting on the couch as he reads the letter. The first page shows his midterm grades which for the most part are not good at all, C's and B's mostly and one D. On the second page is a request for next years tuition. Mike specifically notices this. CUT TO: INT. THE CABANNAH - AFTERNOON It is a bright sunny day in Florida as Vincent, Angelo, Jimmy and Salvatore all sit around a card table playing poker. A cell phone rings which appears to be Vincent's. It says MIKE on the screen so he stands up from the table. VINCENT This will only take a second, keep the game going. Vincent walks over to the side where no one can hear him, he answers the phone. VINCENT What's up? CUT TO: INT. MIKE'S LIVING ROOM - MORNING Mike is sitting on his couch holding the phone up to his ear. MIKE I need work. CUT TO: INT. WEST'S APARTMENT (MIAMI) - NIGHT Vincent, Mike and West are sitting around the table. VINCENT The job is in Canada, it's a guy that took off when things got rough. The guy is heavily protected which is why both of you'se are going. MIKE How protected? Bodyguards? VINCENT He has three body guards that travel with him during the day, five at night. WEST Where are we hitting him? VINCENT He goes hunting with his brother every Saturday in the woods by his house. From what I know, that's your best shot. MIKE So we're going hunting. WEST Looks like we might need that rifle after all. CUT TO: EXT. WOODS - DAY The woods are snowy and the sky is foggy. There is no sun in sight as a large man, THE BULL, and his brother PEEPS walk through the woods with their rifles and hunting gear. THE BULL Whoever gets the least amount of deer is paying for dinner tonight. PEEPS I havent seen one deer yet. THE BULL You have to be patient, Peeps. This sport is all about patience. PEEPS Since when is hunting a real sport? THE BULL What is it, a fake sport? A deer runs by, the BULL aims and shoots at him. The bull turns around and see's West aiming a sniper rifle at him. Boom! A LARGE BULLET fires hitting the BULL right in between the eys. Peeps takes off firing a few rounds of his rifle toward the vicinity of Mike and West. Mike aims his sniper rifle as he is running and shoots Peeps in the leg. Mike and West run up to PEEPS who fires a shot at West hitting him in the hand, West lets out a scream. WEST Mother fucker! West takes his rifle and smashes PEEPS over the head with it, Peeps falls further and drops the gun in pain. We hear some dogs barking and see some bodyguards in the distance, approaching. MIKE Are you alright? (a beat) West, come on let's go. WEST (in pain) My fucking hand. (running) Shit. Mike fires his rifle into PEEPS head splattering blood everywhere. Some of the bodyguards fire their pistols toward Mike and West as they run off. West is holding his hand screaming. CUT TO: EXT. WOODS - DAY Mike and West come running out of the woods onto a main road which is currently empty. Mike and West get into a parked DURANGO and speeds off to the sound of pistol shots. CUT TO: INT. DURANGO - DAY Mike is driving as West holds his hand which is covered in blood and a huge hole in the middle. West is screaming as Mike looks more panicked as ever. WEST Don't call an ambulance we're going to the fucking airport. MIKE You got shot in the fucking hand West your going to a hospital. WEST They'll link us to the murder, Mike. Don't forget, me and you, we're never where we are. MIKE You better not fucking kill me for this. CUT TO: INT. PRIVATE JET - NIGHT As very amusing TECHNO MUSIC plays we watch Mike catatonically staring at a MEDIC and a STEWARDIST disinfecting and bandaging West's hand. For some odd reason the cabin is toned red. CUT TO: INT. MIKE'S APARTMENT - NIGHT PILE OF MONEY We pan back revealing: A large pile of money is sitting on Mike's dinner table as he sits at the table smiling at the money. He grabs a stack and his coat from the rack and walks out the door. CUT TO: INT. COLLEGE BAR - NIGHT The bar is filled with beautiful girls getting drunk and guys who are already drunk. Mike walks into the bar and sits down, the bar tender is busy at the moment socializing. The bar tender looks to Mike who raises his hand, the bar tender walks over BAR TENDER I need to see some ID, first. Mike takes out an identification card that barely looks like him and says Barry Manishewitz from Arkansas. BAR TENDER What can I get you, Barry? MIKE Four shots of vodka and sky on the rocks mixed with cranberry juice. BAR TENDER Are you expecting someone? MIKE (looking to his sides) Does it look like i'm expecting someone? The bar tender starts getting the drinks together as Mike looks around, most of the people are in groups. MIKE Hey can you save my seat I have to go take a piss. BAR TENDER Yeah, sure. Mike stands up and walks toward the bathroom, BILLY, who is drunk almost intentionally bumps into him. Billy pushes Mike up against the wall, Billy's friends Sam and Dave walk over. MIKE Watch where your going. Mike pushes Billy into the wall hard, Dave chokes Mike as Sam punches him in the stomach. BILLY Hey, stop! Not in the bar. Mike pushes the two of them off of him. BILLY (to Mike) You wanna go outside? Mike looks over at his drinks that are waiting for him. MIKE Get the fuck out of my way. Mike walks to the bathroom and enters. Billy, Dave and Sam all look at eachother. SAM Come on let's fuck that kid up. BILLY We come here alot I don't want to get banned from this bar, too. DAVE (to Sam) He's got a point. BILLY We can hang around until he leaves, than, it's a different story. CUT TO: MINUTES LATER Mike is sitting at the bar as he finishes a shot of vodka. He shakes his head quickly and looks around the spinning room. Some people are laughing, smoking, drinking. Mike looks down and all his drinks are empty. BAR TENDER (OS) (blurry) I think you've had enough, Barry. Mike shakes his head and looks at the bar tender. MIKE What? BAR TENDER I think you've had enough. MIKE I think your right. Mike takes out his wallet and puts a fifty on the table. MIKE (CONT'D) Keep the change. Mike gets up and stumbles to walk out of the bar. CUT TO: EXT. STREET - NIGHT Mike walks out of the noisy bar and walks down the street toward his HONDA ACCORD which is parallel parked. Sam, Dave and Billy walk out of the bar and see Mike walking. BILLY There he is. Alright, be quiet. They all start quickly walking towards Mike, he opens the door to his car only to get his head smashed into the car. Mike turns and Billy sticks him in the face a few times before he falls down. Sam kicks him in the chest a few times. DAVE Who's the mother fucker now? Dave kicks him in the face. DAVE (CONT'D) (smiling) Don't come back to this bar, ever. (to Billy) Come on Billy, break his ribs. BILLY Come on let's go. He's bleeding too much already. Sam spits on Mike who has fallen to the ground coughing blood. BILLY Come on. The three of them run away, Mike turns over to reveal a very bloody face and a torn up attire. CUT TO: EXT. COLLEGE BAR - AFTERNOON The BARTENDER from the other night is walking out of the bar toward his parked car. Mike's car stops abruptly, Mike gets out of the car and walks toward the bar tender. We notice the scars and bruises on Mike's face. MIKE You remember me from the other night, I was at the bar. BAR TENDER Yeah, what's up? MIKE There were three kids there that night, one of there names was Billy. BAR TENDER Yeah there all regulars at the bar, real jerkoffs if you ask me. MIKE Do you know where I could find them? BAR TENDER I could find out, but it will cost you. MIKE How much? CUT TO: EXT. COLLEGE BAR - NIGHT Mike is sitting in his car as Billy and the same two guys walk out of the bar. They say goodbye and Billy goes his separate way as he lights up a cigarette. Mike quietly gets out of the car holding a baseball bat and walks quickly toward Billy. Billy opens the door to his car. MIKE Hey Billy. Billy turns around in time to get smashed in the face by a wooden baseball bat. Mike grabs Billy's shirt and starts punching him over and over again in the face. MIKE See this is what happens when you fuck with people you don't know! Mike let's Billy fall to the ground crying. Mike looks around and pulls a revolver out of his pocket, he points it at the kids head. MIKE See what fucking happens? BILLY (crying/stuttering) Please, don't. Please man. Mike looks at him and tucks away the pistol. A few drunk girls stumble out of the bar and see Mike. DRUNK GIRL Hey, who are you? Mike looks at the girl and than back at Billy, he kicks him in the face a few times and gets back into his car. Mike drives off as the girls stumble toward billy. DRUNK GIRL Are you...ok? CUT TO: INT. MIKE'S APARTMENT - NIGHT Mike is sitting on the couch in his boxers, he has cuts all over his face and a few bruises. He has a tissue stuffed up his nose to stop the bleeding. Mike is watching Saturday Night Live but not laughing at anything. The telephone rings, Mike reaches over and answers it. MIKE (drunk and in pain) Vincent. What's up? Yeah i'm out of school now, summer vacation. Yeah I could do that. Alright. Mike hangs up the phone. CUT TO: INT. THE CABANNAH - NIGHT Mike and Vincent are sitting across from eachother in the middle of the cabannah which has been emptied of people for this meeting. VINCENT We have a big problem, Mike. If you fix it for us, we're talking alot of money. MIKE What's the problem? VINCENT There's a guy staying in Barcelona, his name is Luca Tomacio. He used to work for the FBI, organized crime task force. MIKE So what's he doing in Barcelona? VINCENT He's retired there with his daughter. MIKE I don't see what the problem is. VINCENT A friend of mine who works for the FBI said they found some anonyumous leads on an investigation that stopped a few years back that our friend Luca was working on. If they figure out he's an asset before you get to him, we're fucked. MIKE It's still not a problem, I mean if he's retired he's not expecting some kid to burst into his door and put a bullet in between his eyes. VINCENT See that's the thing. This guy is really inconsistant he takes a different path to work everyday and he switches card. We don't have any information on this guy so you might need to tail him for a few weeks. Figure out his daily routine. Have West give you the address of the bar that he runs. (a beat) This isnt like the others. This is big. MIKE Don't worry Vincent, I got it. VINCENT Your plane to Barcelona leaves in an hour. (a beat) Don't fuck it up. CUT TO: INT. LA BELLA VISTA - NIGHT We are in a luxurious five star hotel lobby. Mike walks in as the front door is opened for him, he has a suitcase in his hands. We walks through the lobby to the concierge. A female employee named MARIA is sitting at a computer. MIKE I'm checking in. MARIA What's your name, sir? MIKE David Torrio. CUT TO: INT. HOTEL ROOM - MORNING Mike has his rifle case out on the bed, he opens it and assembles the gun from six separate pieces. We pull back to reveal him wearing a wife beater and a few holsters. He puts a clip in the gun and cocks it. Mike opens his carry on suit case and opens it to reveal six gold and silver pistols. Mike takes a few of them. Mike puts a few of the pistols in his holsters and grabs a jacket from his suit case, he puts on a hat and walks out the door. CUT TO: EXT. BEACHSIDE BAR - MORNING The sun is brightly shining over a beachside bar. Natalie walks to behind the bar where she works. From a back room, LUCA TOMACIO walks out smoking a cigar. He has a hawaiin looking shirt on and huge sunglasses. His girlfriend is a few feet behind him, VALENTINA, who is beautiful as well. Luca walks out of the restaurant but Natalie doesnt notice him. Mike's jaw practically drops when he see's NATALIE, a tall slim beautiful tanned brunette with brown eyes. Mike is still staring at Natalie as he drinks. CUT TO: THE BAR Natalie is pouring ice in severeal cups as we hear a stool being pulled out. She looks up at the camera. MIKE (OS) I know you may not believe this... (a beat) But you are the most beautiful girl i've ever seen. NATALIE Do you want another martini? The shot turns to reveal Mike sitting at the bar with an empty martini. He lifts his sunglasses up over his head. MIKE You don't like compliments. NATALIE Not ones i've been hearing since I was twelve years old. MIKE I'm sorry you can't understand me. The fact is, I don't want another martini I just wanted to hear you talk. Natalie stops fiddling with the drinks and looks at Mike. NATALIE Not alot of Americans come in here. What brings you to Barcelona? MIKE I'm here on business. I work for a car company that has an office here. NATALIE So what are you doing at La Bella Vista? MIKE I'm relaxing, actually I was late for a meeting but I decided not to go after I saw you. Natalie smiles, a man sits at the bar. MAN (in spanish) Another beer please, m'am. NATALIE Yes, sir. MIKE When do you get off work? NATALIE What's your name? MIKE David Torrio, and you? NATALIE Natalie. I don't want you to miss your meeting so i'll tell you... (a beat) I get off work at 11. MIKE Can I take you out? NATALIE It would be more like me taking you out since you are a guest here. Natalie pops open a beer and gives it to the man. MAN (in spanish) Thankyou. MIKE Is that a yes? NATALIE (smiling) It wasnt a no. CUT TO: DREAM: LA BELLA BISTA - NIGHT Natalie and Linda are sitting at a table both looking at Mike. LINDA I loved you Mike, I cared for you. NATALIE Your dead, Linda. MIKE I loved you too. NATALIE Mike? MIKE Natalie, don't leave. Natalie stands up. We hear a really loud phone begin to ring. CUT TO: INT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT Mike is sleeping in his bed as MATRIX plays on the tv. It is dark as the blinds are closed, a phone is ringing as Mike wakes up from a nightmare. Mike reaches over and answers it. MIKE (into phone) Vincent. Yeah I went to the bar, I need a better picture all these mother fuckers look alike. I just got back from the bar. Don't worry Vincent, just send me the picture. Alright, bye. Mike hangs up the phone and looks at the clock which reads ten fourty five, he gets out of bed in a hurry. CUT TO: EXT. LA BELLA VISTA - NIGHT Natalie walks out of the bar in her civilian clothing and see's Mike sitting in a BMW with the windows down. MIKE (smiling) What you didnt think i'd show? I just fell asleep for a while. NATALIE I didnt expect a BMW. Mike opens the door for Natalie, she gets in. Mike runs over to the drivers seat. CUT TO: EXT. BEACH - NIGHT The beach is well lit by a fire as Natalie and Mike look out at the water laying on some sort of towel. MIKE So how did you end up here? NATALIE Me and my parents lived in Washington D.C. but when my father moved here I decided to come with him. I'm studying here at the university. MIKE I'm studying at Ohio State for a business major so I can start my own car company. NATALIE What are you going to call it? MIKE I don't know I didn't think of that yet. So, are you ever going back to the states? NATALIE (thinking and smiling) I don't know, it depends on alot of things. MIKE Like what? Natalie looks at Mike curiously. NATALIE You mean to tell me you don't have a girlfriend back in the states. If you lived here you'd be married with kids by now. MIKE I'm only twenty. NATALIE I'm twenty four i've got years on you. MIKE But i've got experience. NATALIE So Mike. What happened with your last girlfriend, you've had a girlfriend, right? MIKE I had a girlfriend. NATALIE What happened? MIKE I don't really wanna talk about it. NATALIE I'm sorry. MIKE Don't be, it's me. You, your perfect. Natalie smiles in appreciation. NATALIE You know i've been working in that bar for six years, since I was little and i've never met anyone like you. MIKE What's like me? NATALIE I don't know. Different. MIKE Is that good, or bad? NATALIE Both. CUT TO: INT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT Mike and Natalie are kissing almost naked under the covers of the dimly lit hotel room. The tv is off but some music is playing. CUT TO: BED - LATER Mike is laying in the bed looking up at the ceiling, Natalie is in a deep peaceful sleep. We zoom in closer and close into Mike's eyes before going to... CUT TO: COMING UP Mike and Natalie go out on her cousins boat. INT. HOTEL ROOM - MORNING Mike is still sleeping in bed, Natalie is in her underwear and a t- shirt as she talks on the phone with her cousin in Spanish. NATALIE (in spanish) Ok i'm brining my friend if you don't mind. You have an extra one, right? Thankyou Josef. Natalie hangs up the phone and walks over to the bed. NATALIE Mike wake up, we're going out. Mike doesnt wake up, Natalie hits him with a pillow hard enough to wake him up. As Mike rubs his eyes. MIKE What? NATALIE We're going on my cousins wave runners. We have to leave now. MIKE Waverunners? NATALIE Yeah... (Smiling) It's fun. CUT TO: EXT. OCEAN - MORNING The bright sun shines on the three waverunners piercing through the waves in the ocean. Mike is driving one, JOSEF is driving another on and Natalie (the wildest) is driving her own. As Natalie laughs she begins to race Mike who begins laughing. Josef stops his waverunner and watches. Natalie is way ahead of Mike as he picks up the speed. Eventually Mike gets ahead and stops. Natalie has to turn to avoid a collision, she looks back to Josef. NATALIE I won. JOSEF (with a thick accent) I think you lost. MIKE (loud) I don't know, it was close. JOSEF Come on, let's go have lunch. Mike looks at his watch as Natalie and Josef speed off. He soon accelerates as well. CUT TO: INT. DINING ROOM - EARLY AFTERNOON Mike, Josef, VIVIAN and Natalie are all sitting around eating a huge pre- prepared lunch on the table buffet style. Vivian is Josef's beautiful prize of a wife. VIVIAN So Mike how long are you in Barcelona for? MIKE A few more weeks and than I start school again. Natalie doesnt look happy about this, Mike notices. JOSEF (to Natalie) You can always visit Mike in... (to Mike) Where do you go to school? MIKE Ohio. JOSEF (to Natalie) Ohio. VIVIAN (changing the subject) How do you like it here so far? MIKE It's real nice. The weather... (a beat) I used to live in Miami. JOSEF I used to have a yacht there back in the 70's, good times. MIKE How big was it? JOSEF (counting in his mind) Ah. (laughing/smiling) I don't remember, it was the 70's. VIVIAN So, how did you meet eachother? NATALIE (in spanish) He came to La Bella Vista. VIVIAN Oh... MIKE What? CUT TO: INT. RESTAURANT - NIGHT Mike and Natalie are all dressed up as they sit in a very fancy restaurant waiting to give their order. NATALIE I'm guessing your parents have alot of money. This is one of the nicest places in Barcelona. MIKE No, I just work alot for the dealership. It pays well. NATALIE Car dealership? What kind of cars? MIKE Nice cars, foreign imports mostly that's why i'm here we're doing a deal with a company here. NATALIE You made your way to the top pretty quickly. How do you do all that work while your in school? MIKE Time management. Natalie smiles almost laughing. NATALIE It must be tough. After a few moments of silence... MIKE I liked your cousin, he was nice. NATALIE Yeah he said good things about you. MIKE You know, about me going back to Ohio, you could always come back with me, if you wanted to. Natalie looks shocked for a few moments. MIKE (CONT'D) I have an apartment, if you want. NATALIE I've only known you for, two weeks. MIKE Listen I never believed in love at first sight until I saw you. (a beat) If my ex-girlfriend was alive i'd let her tell you that. NATALIE I have feelings for you Mike, but your... (a beat) ...we're talking about our lives. My life, mostly. My father wouldnt like it. MIKE I'll ask for his permission. Natalie smiles and kisses Mike on the cheek. NATALIE Are you sure, I mean, really sure that you want to do this? MIKE Do I look like i'm joking? After a long look in eachothers eyes Natalie smiles. NATALIE This is crazy. MIKE This isnt crazy, this is destiny. NATALIE Or coincidence? MIKE All I know, is i'm happy. NATALIE My father is going to love you. We'll have dinner with him and tell him. CUT TO: EXT. CAFE - AFTERNOON Mike is sitting at a cafe which is relatively busy. Across the street is LA BELLA VISTA which is what he is watching. A cell phone ring which Mike picks up and places next to his ear. MIKE I'm watching the place now, i'll see what happens when he leaves alright? VINCENT (OS) It needs to finish tonight. There's agents planning to come there tommorow afternoon and pick him up. MIKE Are you fucking kidding me? Agents? VINCENT (OS) I told you Mike, this is the big time. Can you handle it I can send West but he's vacationing in the bahamas with his girlfriend. MIKE No I got it. VINCENT (OS) I thought so. It's five fucking big ones Mike don't fuck it up. MIKE Of course. Luca comes out of the bar walking with his bodyguard who opens the door for him while getting into a black mercedes. The bodyguard gets in the drivers seat and the car drives off, as this is happening Mike gets into his parked BMW and begins to chase Luca down the road. CUT TO: CAR CHASE SEQUENCE EXT. ROAD OF BARCELONA - AFTERNOON The BMW is going an unusual speed as Mike drives it down the relatively busy streets of Barcelona. The MERCEDES is a few cars up going relatively fast as well. CUT TO: INT. MERCEDES - AFTERNOON Luca and his BODYGUARD are in the car as the bodyguard drives. Luca notices Mike in the rearview mirror going fast. CUT TO: EXT. ROAD OF BARCELONA - AFTERNOON The BMW speeds up toward the MERCEDES and than slows down behind it, we quickly...: CUT TO: REARVIEW MIRROR We see the car slow down in the rearview mirror before we pan around 360 degrees to Luca who is watching this all happen. LUCA Pick it up, we're being followed. CUT TO: INT. BMW - AFTERNOON Mike is watching as the MERCEDES quickly picks up speed and turns off into a nieghborhood, Mike goes through a redlight to catch up to the man. A police car turns on it's siren and begins to chase it. MIKE Aw shit. CUT TO: EXT. ROAD OF BARCELONA - AFTERNOON The BMW almost turbo charges away from the slow police vehicle and pulls up right next to the MERCEDES which turns just quickly enough to gain a few feet on the BMW. The police car catches up. CUT TO: INT. MERCEDES - AFTERNOON The bodyguard is steering eagerely as Luca looks in the various rear view mirrors. Luca looks at the back of the car. A parking garage appears on the right. LUCA Turn here. CUT TO: EXT. ROAD OF BARCELONA - AFTERNOON The MERCEDES turns into the parking garage and parks. The BMW speeds by as Luca and the Bodyguard sit in the car. CUT TO: INT. MERCEDES - AFTERNOON Luca and the Bodyguard are in the car. LUCA Let's go the other way. The bodyguard accelerates the car and turns out of the parking lot back onto the side road. CUT TO: EXT. ROAD OF BARCELONA - AFTERNOON The BMW is down the street waiting as the MERCEDES turns toward it, we see Luca and the Bodguard look shocked. CUT TO: INT. BMW - AFTERNOON Mike revs up the engine. CUT TO: INT. MERCEDES - AFTERNOON BODYGUARD I'm turning around. The bodyguard begins to reverse. LUCA Hurry! The car swirves around as the BMW speeds toward it. CUT TO: INT. BMW - AFTERNOON The BMW turns the corner as Mike turns the wheel. As the MERCEDES drives off a police car cuts in front of Mike's car forcing him to stop. Two OFFICERS get out of the car pointing guns at Mike. OFFICER (in Spanish) Get out of the car! Mike puts his hands up as he gets out of the car. CUT TO: EXT. ROAD OF BARCELONA - AFTERNOON Mike has his hands up as he stands next to the car. The OFFICER gets out of his car and starts walking toward Mike. When the officer gets close enough Mike gets in his car and drives off at full speed. The officer quickly tries to get into his car but he trips over a soccer ball that rolls into the street. CUT TO: EXT. FUTBOL STADIUM - NIGHT Thousands of Futbol fans are walking toward the humongous stadium. Amongst the people are Mike and Natalie who have the same Barcelona t-shirt on. NATALIE During the game, it would be best if you didnt scream anything. MIKE Don't I have the right t-shirt on? NATALIE Yeah, but. Let's just say there's alot of violence at soccer games. MIKE You've obviously never been to an American Football game. CUT TO: INT. FUTBOL STADIUM - NIGHT Four or five men amongst the packed stadium are having a brawl punching eachother excessively. As police officers begin to make their way down the aisles some of the men begin to bleed. We pan around to Mike and Natalie as they watch. We pan to the field where there is a soccer game going on. MIKE This is crazy. We pan around the stadium where they are six or seven separate fights going on between men. MIKE (CONT'D) I can't tell what's more exciting, the game or the fighting. The soccer player with the ball is tripped, some of the audience expresses more anger. Some police officers arrest some fighters. MIKE Isnt that illegal? NATALIE They don't really play by the rules. Mike looks at Natalie as she watches the game. MIKE I think your the only girl in the stadium right now. Mike looks around and see's a fat ugly woman standing at one of the entrances. MIKE (at woman) Accept for her. Mike looks at the field where BARCELONA scores. A large portion of the stadium jumps up and starts screaming. Mike see's Natalie doing it and joins in. CUT TO: INT. HOTEL ROOM - AFTERNOON Mike is kissing Natalie on the bed in the hotel room. All their clothes are off as some soft MOS DEF is playing on the radio. The phone begins to ring annoyingly, they ignore it the first few rings. MIKE I have to take this. Mike picks up the phone and puts his robe on. MIKE (into phone) Hello? Hey mom, what's up? It's still beautiful here. How's dad? I'm about to go to another meeting so i'll call you when I get back. Love you too, bye. Mike hangs up the phone and looks at Natalie. NATALIE I want to meet your parents. MIKE I really hope your dad likes me. What time is dinner? NATALIE He said to be there at seven. MIKE Than we'll be there at seven. CUT TO: EXT. RESTAURANT - NIGHT Mike and Natalie walk into a very nice restaurant well dressed. Mike has an Italian suit on and Natalie a very expensive dress. They walk up to the hostess who is smiling and waiting for them. HOSTESS (in spanish) Hello Natalie. NATALIE (in spanish) Hello where is my father? The hostess looks over where Luca and Valentina are sitting, Mike is looking back at the door. HOSTESS (in spanish) Come with me. The hostess leads them through the restaurant to the table, Mike looks at Luca who is just begin to look at them. As Mike and Luca have a look of shock Valentina and Natalie greet. Natalie kisses her father on the cheek. NATALIE Dad, this is Mike Svenning. LUCA (maintaining civility) It's very nice to meet you, Michael. Mike shakes his hand and looks at him. MIKE The pleasure is all mine. (looking around) What kind of restaurant is this? LUCA Spanish. MIKE Oh. CUT TO: RESTAURANT - LATER Mike, Luca, Valentina and Natalie are all seated around the table with food in front of them. They are alternating between eating and speaking. LUCA So what are you doing in Barcelona, Mike? MIKE Just business. LUCA What kind of business? MIKE (playing along) I work for a car company that's starting up a factory here. LUCA Your young to be so successful. MIKE I'm still in college, I just work when I dont have class and now it's the summer. LUCA I hope you enjoy your VISIT here, Mike. NATALIE Tell Mike about the airplane? LUCA I just got off the phone with the... (a beat) I just bought a private jet so I can travel back and forth from wherever I need to go for work. MIKE What kind of work are you in, sir? LUCA I'm a retired agent for the American Government and I started a grocery store chain across Europe. MIKE A private jet, that must of set you back. LUCA I make alot of money from the groceries. NATALIE (to Mike and Luca) What is wrong with you guys? Your definitely not acting normal. VALENTINA Luca! LUCA I'm going to the bathroom i'll be back in a minute. Luca stands up and walks to the bathroom as Natalie looks at him shocked. NATALIE Mike what the fuck is going on? MIKE What do you mean I thought everything was fine? NATALIE Dad! MIKE I'm going to go talk to him, hold on. Mike stands up and walks toward the bathroom. Natalie looks at Valentina. VALENTINA (while sipping wine) Men. CUT TO: INT. RESTAURANT BATHROOM - NIGHT Mike walks into the bathroom where Luca is washing his face with the water of the sink, no one else is in the bathroom. Luca continues washing his face as Mike positions himself behind him. LUCA Your not going to kill me, are you? MIKE No. LUCA So what are you doing? MIKE I'm gonna tell you, the second my boss finds out what is going to happen he'll send someone else. (a beat) And he won't be in love with your daughter. LUCA Don't worry about me, i'll dissapear for a while until things cool down. (wondering) Who's behind this? MIKE The Morazzi family I work for one of their capo's in Miami. LUCA Jesus christ, kid. (a beat) What have you gotten yourself into? Your so young, if you want my daughter your going to have to end all of this shit. MIKE You don't understand. If I don't do this job and I try and run i'll be dead in a matter of days. My life is on the line too. LUCA If your life is in danger who can I trust you with my daughter? MIKE You can't. Your going to have to bring her with you wherever your going. (a beat) You know something that they don't want you to know, you could be in the witness protection program. LUCA I worked for the FBI for thirty years I know what my options are. There's no fucking way. (thinking/tearing) I can't do that to my daughter. MIKE That's the only option, sir. LUCA (slowly) There is one other option. Luca stops and looks back at Mike trying hard not to let himself tear. LUCA Kill me. Mike's eyes almost widen when he hears Luca say this. Luca gains bravery and looks at Mike with a complete seriousness. Luca begins thinking. MIKE I can't. I can't kill you are you... (a beat) No. After a moment or two Luca looks at Mike. LUCA I have a boat, you could dump me in the ocean no one would ever know. Than you could get your money and go back to Ohio with my daughter safely. MIKE Technically I could do that. But in respect for your daughter, I have to say no. LUCA If you don't do it, Mike. We'll both be dead by midnight tommorow. (a beat) You said it yourself. MIKE (making sure) You want me to kill you and dump you in the ocean and just leave Barcelona? LUCA That's right. Mike looks to the mirror at himself, than he looks back at Luca. MIKE We should go back to the table, I don't want Natalie asking too many questions. LUCA Your right. As Mike and Luca walk toward the door. LUCA Is that a yes? MIKE It's not a no. CUT TO: MONTAGE: CALM BEFORE THE STORM 1. INT. HOTEL ROOM - MORNING Mike is sitting on the couch as he talks on the phone, it appears as if what he is talking about has some sort of importance. 2. EXT. NEW YORK STREETS - NIGHT Vincent is getting into a car with JIMMY and SALVATORE as Jimmy drives. Vincent is on his cell phone talking obviously to Mike, he hangs up some what angrily. 3. EXT. LUCA'S HOUSE - MORNING Luca's house is a three story mansion on the beach surrounded with beautifully arranged vegitation. There's a MERCEDES in the driveway. Mike comes running toward the property and knocks on the door. Luca answers the door in a red robe. Mike grabs Luca and starts pulling him away from the property. LUCA (struggling) What are you doing? MIKE Do you know a place to hide? As Luca expresses a look of shock Mike punches him in the face once or twice and throws him into the car. MIKE We have to go. Now. Mike walks toward the driver's seat. Valentina looks out the window and see's them driving off. After the car clears our vision a HUMMER comes into the driveway. West gets out of the car and walks up to the door, he knocks on it. Valentina answers it with a sexy smile that West reacts to. WEST Hey beautiful. Do you know where I can find Luca? I'm an old friend of his. VALENTINA (drugged up) He just left with his son in law. (looking to the right) They went that way. WEST Thank you, m'am. VALENTINA No problem. As Valentina tries to lock the door West pushes it and shoots her in the chest four times with his silenced pistol, he looks back to the street. CUT TO: EXT. ROAD OF BARCELONA - AFTERNOON The RENTAL BMW is speeding through the traffic of Barcelona but is unfortuneately caught at a red light. We turn and zoom into the window where Mike and Luca are sitting. The HUMMER pulls up in the lane next to them and stops at the light West is in the driver's seat listening to music. He slowly turns his head and see's Luca in the passenger seat. CUT TO: INT. HUMMER - AFTERNOON West looks shocked as he reaches for his pistol. WEST (smiling) Holy shit. West pulls out his pistol and rolls down the window, he fires two bullets but the BMW accelerates due to the green light just before the bullets can hit. WEST Shit. West accelerates. CUT TO: INT. BMW - AFTERNOON Mike is behind the driver's seat. Luca is sitting at the passenger seat passed out and bleeding from the nose. Luca is awake now and looks disoriented. LUCA What happened? What are you doing? MIKE The shots you just heard we're for you. Keep your head down. Mike picks up the speed and swirves between the traffic. CUT TO: EXT. ROAD OF BARCELONA - AFTERNOON The HUMMER is trying to catch up as West occasionally sticks his gun out the window and fires off a few rounds. The BMW turns down the alley as traffic is too restricting. The HUMMER quickly makes the turn and continues the pursuit of the BMW down the alley way which quickly ends. The BMW turns into a passage way which goes through a building and back onto the street. West peaks his head out of the window and shoots both of the tires of the BMW out, the BMW crashes into a cafe causing many civilians to run and scream. West gets out of the HUMMER and starts walking toward the crashed BMW. As police sirens from afar go on, Mike sticks his gun out the window and fires off a round at West causing him to take cover behind his car. Mike opens the door and points his gun toward the HUMMER. WEST (out of breath) What the fuck are you doing Mike? Have you lost your fucking mind. MIKE You wouldnt understand. West fires off a few rounds as Mike dives back into the car where Luca is bleeding badly. MIKE (to civilians) Someone, ambulance! Call an ambulance! Does anybody speak English? A bullet hits Mike in the chest and he lets out a scream, he drops his gun and another bullet hits him. West appears from behind the car as several police cars pull up to the scene. Officers with automatic weapons pile out of the cars. WEST I'm sorry it had to end this way. But you made your choice. As West runs to his car Mike picks up his pistol and shoots him in the back, Mike slowly climbs into the car for cover as West starts shooting at the police. West runs out of bullets and grabs his own machine gun from the car. MIKE Don't do it West they'll kill you. Several police officers from another flank approach the BMW, as West appears to the officers with his machine gun Mike shoots him in the chest several times. The officers contain West as he bleeds to death. A group of MEDICS come and tend to Mike who is seriously wounded. LUCA is sitting in the car being treated as well. MEDIC (to others) We need alot of bandages for extensive exterior bleeding. Two gun shot wounds one to the arm and one to the leg. As the MEDICS tend to Mike he looks at West's body and the blood dripping from him. This is all amazing to Mike. CUT TO: INT. BARCELONA HOSPITAL - NIGHT Mike is laying on a surgical table but he has already been operated on as he is hooked up to several tubes. Natalie walks into the room with Luca and they stand at the foot of the table. LUCA Mike, can you hear me? Mike slowly opens his eyes and smiles at them. MIKE (in pain) Hey. NATALIE Oh my god, Mike. Natalie runs over and hugs him crying but not too hard. NATALIE What happened to you? LUCA Natalie there's alot of explaining to do which i'm sure Mike will do when he is healthier. NATALIE Mike are you in pain are they giving you enough pain killers? MIKE I can't feel a thing. NATALIE (smiling/crying) Good. Natalie kisses Mike as Luca turns the other cheek. LUCA Natalie you should know. Natalie turns around to Luca. LUCA Mike saved my life. There were some very bad people trying to kill me and Mike put his life on the line. NATALIE (confused) I don't understand. Who would want to kill you? LUCA Not right now, baby. MIKE The doctor said I only have to sit here for another week. Luca can I talk to Natalie for a minute. LUCA Sure, Natalie i'll be outside. NATALIE Ok dad. Luca walks out the door as Natalie gets closer to Mike. MIKE There's a phone number on the three hundredth page of the bible in my hotel room. Call the number a man named Vincent will pick up the phone. Tell him i'll be in Florida in a week. NATALIE Who is Vincent? MIKE Can you please just do that. NATALIE Yeah, sure. CUT TO: INT. BAGELS A PLENTY - NIGHT Vincent is sitting in the bagel joint, the only person that is there is the OLD WOMAN behind the cash register who is almost sleeping. Vincent is looking at a bagel in front of him but he doesnt eat it. Mike walks into the store limping, he has some bruises and bandages from shot gun wounds. Vincent stands up and smiles. VINCENT Mike. What's going on? MIKE It's been a while hasnt it? Vincent and Mike have a friendly hug and sit down at the table. VINCENT What happened with West I found out from my guy in the Barcelona special crime unit that you killed him. MIKE I did. VINCENT West was a very dear friend of mine. MIKE I met a girl I fell in love. VINCENT What does that have to do with it? MIKE Well, I found out that Luca was this girls father. VINCENT You picked the girl over the money, that's not like you I thought we were all businessmen. MIKE In my life, Love doesnt show up as often as money does. VINCENT My boss is very mad about the Morazzi thing he doesnt want his name to be shitted on like this. The FBI already arrested a large number of the captains in New York. There's alot of people that are angry with you. MIKE I know, Vincent. I made my choice, I did what I had to do. Isnt that what you always said Vincent? Do what you want to do Vincent, what are you going to pick friendship or money. VINCENT I'm apart of a family Mike, that's what you've never been able to understand. MIKE If your in the family than what are you doing in Miami pushing heroine and x? No one even has a fucking clue what your doing down here. VINCENT You don't know what your talking about. MIKE Vincent I'm not a fucking idiot. I know what you have to do that's why i'm here. But I want you to know before you pull the trigger, I only did it cause I love that girl I met. It wasnt personal. Vincent sits and ponders looking at the cash register for a moment. VINCENT Your tragic flaw. MIKE (confused) What? VINCENT At the end of every story there's this moment where the main character which in this case would be you has the ultimate consequence for your tragic flaw. MIKE I'm not with you. VINCENT You picked the girl over the job. After a moment or two Vincent smiles and stands up, he looks at Mike curiously and looks to the door. VINCENT I loved you like a son, you know that, right? MIKE Yeah, it goes both ways. VINCENT I wanted to make sure you knew that. OLD WOMAN The store is closing in twenty minutes. Vincent and Mike look at the OLD WOMAN who is frightened and runs back behind the bagel shop. VINCENT Some good times, Mike. Vincent walks out of the bagel joint as Mike looks forward at the bagel he left. He tucks then pistol he had in his hand into the holster around his chest. He gets up and walks out of the place. CUT TO: EXT. BAGELS A PLENTY PARKING LOT - NIGHT Mike walks out of the bagel shop and starts walking toward his ACURA parked in the lot. He opens the door to the car and turns around when he hears a pistol cock. He see's ANGELO and SALVATORE standing there with their guns pointed at him. Mike reaches for his pistol but they shoot him up before he can fire back, his gun falls onto the ground. Mike falls onto the floor in a developing pool of blood. Angelo and Salvatore get into a cadillac as Vincent looks from the back seat. The CADILLAC speeds off. Natalie who we didnt know was there gets out of the passenger seat and runs to the other side of the car where Mike is dead. NATALIE Oh my god, Mike?! Natalie kneels over his body as she gets blood on her shorts. NATALIE (crying) Mike wake up. Mike! Natalie kisses him but realizes he is dead. It begins to rain on Natalie as she holds onto Mike's body crying. She gets soaked. CUT TO: CREDITS Copyright 2004©
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