15 Minutes Page #17

LEON:

And you, you'll pay for what you did!

HAWKINS:

(low)

This footage will work in your favor.

When the jury sees this - no matter what

Cutler tries, they'll convict him.

Leon looks at him. This man used to be his friend.

LEON:

You outta be ashamed. Ashamed of

yourself.

HAWKINS:

If I didn't put it on somebody else

would! I was his friend!

LEON:

Don't give me that f***ing sh*t.

The cameras are rolling.

MURPHY:

Don't get into it on TV.

LEON:

(yells to other cop cars)

Alright, let's get going!

Leon and the other cops rush to their cars. Jordy is already

behind the wheel. As soon as Tommy jumps in the passenger

seat, Jordy takes off. The cameras film him driving away.

INT. JORDY'S CAR - NIGHT

Jordy takes a left turn, racing away. Running all the

lights.

TOMMY:

What are you doin'? You're gonna lose

everybody!

Jordy rips through another turn, heading toward the West Side

Highway. The car speeds up the ramp and races up the left

lane - having lost the police.

TOMMY (CONT'D)

Where are you goin'?? This ain't the

way to the station!

Jordy looks up at Emil in the rear view mirror.

EXT. WEST SIDE HIGHWAY EXIT - CONTINUOUS

Jordy pulls off on 130th Street. They are way uptown in the

middle of nowhere. The car drives down a dark street.

Crumbled, vacant buildings dominate the streets and there are

no people around.

EXT. DESERTED STREET - CONTINUOUS

The car slows down. Tommy watches Jordy, realizes what's

going on. Jordy stops at a dead end. Pulls open the back

door, yanks Emil out and starts to drag him up into the

deserted tunnel.

TOMMY:

Jordy...??? Listen to me. You can't do

this. This isn't the way to do things.

Jordy ignores Tommy, slamming him up against the tunnel wall.

JORDY:

Were you a fireman? That how you knew

how to rig the apartment?

EMIL:

My father was. He gave me many lessons

about fire. Now it's my friend.

JORDY:

Tommy, take a walk.

TOMMY:

What are you gonna do?

JORDY:

Don't you get it? He knew he was gonna

get caught! That's why he videotaped

Eddie's murder - he thinks he's gonna

get off.

TOMMY:

Don't stoop to his level!

Jordy tosses the car keys to Tommy.

JORDY:

Take the car. Get outta here, Tommy.

TOMMY:

Look, you can't shoot him in cold blood.

JORDY:

(erupting)

GET OUTTA HERE NOW!! GET IN THAT CAR

AND DRIVE AWAY!!! DO WHAT I SAY OR I'LL

KILL YOU, TOO!!!

Tommy nervously backs up toward Jordy's car. Climbs behind

the wheel and drives away, leaving Jordy and Emil alone in

the darkness. Jordy takes out Eddie's pistol. The one Emil

took from Eddie. Jordy opens the cylinder - two bullets

left. Jordy snaps the cylinder shut, tucks Eddie's gun in

Emil's belt. He drags Emil away from the wall, into the

center of the empty space - unlocks Emil's handcuffs and

throws them aside. Still holding the gun on Emil, he circles

around to face him.

JORDY (CONT'D)

Get your hands up! Get your hands up!

Now facing Emil, he sticks his gun in his waistband - the

same place he put Emil's.

JORDY (CONT'D)

You wanna be a real American? Go for

your gun.

Emil holds his arms out - making it clear he's not going for

the gun.

JORDY (CONT'D)

Pull the gun! You want to be famous?

Shoot me, you'll get more headlines and

make more money.

Emil watches Jordy...a slow grin spreads across his face.

EMIL:

You can't kill me. You're not a cop.

Just fireman with a gun. I bet you

never shot anybody in your life.

JORDY:

You'll be my first.

Jordy pulls out his 9mm and pushes the barrel right between

Emil's eyes.

EMIL:

C'mon. Pull the trigger. Do it. Oh,

look, you're sweating. You don't have

the balls.

JORDY:

Get down on your knees.

Emil gets on his knees and starts to sing in Czech. SIRENS

fill the air. Police cars come flying down the street.

JORDY (CONT'D)

Where's your partner?

EMIL:

The Sheraton! On Broadway! Room 210.

Go get Oleg. He'll kill you.

Leon runs up. Tommy's relieved to see Jordy didn't kill

Emil.

LEON:

Gimme your gun, Jordy. We all want him

dead but you can't do it this way.

Emil is still smiling. Jordy suddenly slams Emil in the

face. Knocking him to the floor. He jumps in his car and

speeds away.

INT. BROADWAY SHERATON - 2ND FLOOR HALLWAY - NIGHT

A room service WAITER wheels a tray with a magnum bottle of

Crystal, with three glasses, toward Oleg's room. Jordy

follows behind him - gun aimed at his back.

WAITER:

Do you really need me?

JORDY:

Keep your mouth shut. Don't mess this

up.

They reach the room. Jordy flattens himself against the

wall. The waiter KNOCKS.

HOOKER'S VOICE

Who's there?

WAITER:

(nervous)

R-room service.

A HOOKER, wrapped in a towel, opens the door a crack, looking

out at the waiter.

HOOKER:

Come in.

Jordy whips around the corner - pointing his gun and pushing

the hooker back out of the room. Jordy moves to the bedroom

door. Peers through the crack. Oleg sits on the edge of the

bed in his skivvies with two naked prostitutes. He's hooked

up his videocamera to the TV set and is showing them his

footage of the fire.

OLEG:

Look at that. See that shot! Seamless.

No cuts.

(excited)

And look. Look at that transition.

That's filmmaking!! Isn't it great?!

Jordy KICKS in the door - gun raised.

JORDY:

Don't move!

Oleg grabs the videocamera. Has on hooker in a head lock and

picks up the other one. He rushes at Jordy - using one of

the hookers for protection.

JORDY (CONT'D)

Drop the girl! Drop her!!

Oleg pushes the hookers at Jordy - knocking Jordy back into

the living room and over the back of the sofa. Oleg rushes

out into the

HOTEL HALLWAY:

Oleg runs to the fire exit - Jordy follows, chasing Oleg down

the stairwell.

EXT. BROADWAY - NIGHT

Oleg bursts out a door which opens onto Broadway. He runs

through the crowd - knocking pedestrians aside! Jordy chases

him, gun in hand!

Oleg runs into the street, darting in and out of traffic,

cars braking to a stop. One SLAMS into another.

Jordy leaps over a car, closing in on Oleg. People gawk.

Even in New York, it's odd to see a man being chased in his

underwear. Oleg runs, knocking people aside. He's holding

the camera in his hand. It's on.

JORDY:

STOP! STOP THAT MAN!

A UNIFORMED COP turns as Oleg runs right into him. Knocking

him down. Oleg beats him, takes his gun and runs into:

INT. MOVIE THEATER LOBBY - CONTINUOUS

Oleg, gun in hand, runs past the TICKET TAKER at the door.

TICKET TAKER:

Hey, come back here!

The ticket taker runs after Oleg who continues past the candy

counter. Jordy rushes in the door.

JORDY:

Where is he? Where'd he go?

TICKET TAKER:

Middle door.

Jordy continues running through the lobby - past the middle

door - and enters the theater through the far door.

INT. MOVIE THEATER - NIGHT

Jordy enters the theater, crouches down in the aisle. It's a

night scene, the theater is dark. Jordy tries to see faces.

He cuts through a row of seats to the middle aisle.

DRUNK'S VOICE

Kill him! Kill the bastard!

Jordy spins toward the voice - it's a DRUNK. Others start

YELLING for blood!

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