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EDDIE:

How old are your kids?

HAWKINS:

My kids? Let's see...Susan's 15.

Aundrea's 9. Don't tell me you're

thinking about having a kid! How old

are you? Never mind.

Let me just tell you this: Every stupid

cliche you hear about kids - they change

your life, they make you a better

person, they make you whole...

(beat)

It's all true! Before I had kids when

friends talked about their kids, I

wanted to vomit. Now -- I get it. Am I

right, Leon?

LEON:

Absomotherfuckin'lutely. You can have

all three of my ex-wives. But somebody

so much as looks sideways at my four

girls -- I'd kill 'em.

(takes out his wallet)

You haven't seen my youngest have you?

As he hands pictures to Hawkins his cell phone rings.

LEON (CONT'D)

Yeah?

HAWKINS:

Paulie, you've got kids, right?

PAULIE:

My kids don't talk to me anymore but

they were great when they were young.

LEON:

(into the phone)

Sure it's him? Great!

(collapses the phone)

Unique's home.

They all rise from the table.

EDDIE:

Paulie, I need the cure.

PAULIE:

Step into my office.

Leon and Hawkins sit back down as Eddie and Paulie leave.

HAWKINS:

So you got your kids listening to Opera?

You still singing in the church on the

weekends?

INT. SECONDARY IMMIGRATION OFFICE - DAY

Now other officers are questioning Emil and Oleg. They've

been there a while. The SECONDARY OFFICER is looking Oleg.

SECONDARY OFFICER

Okay. You work in a vodka factory. I

understand that.

(to Emil)

And what kind of work do you do?

EMIL:

I am butcher.

SECONDARY OFFICER

You're a butcher? What do you use pig

intestines for?

EMIL:

You stuff sausage in it.

SECONDARY OFFICER

And what do you do with the bones?

EMIL:

Dog food.

Emil looks at Oleg. Blaming his stupid responses at Passport

Control for their detainment.

SECONDARY OFFICER

Are you married?

EMIL:

No. Are you proposing?

ANGLE UP:

through a thousand ICE CUBES. A face plunges towards us...

INT. MENS ROOM

Eddie has his back to us as he dunks his face into a sink

full of ice. He dries his face, looks into his bloodshot

eyes. Presents a small black ring box to the mirror.

EDDIE:

Will you marry me? Wanna get married?

What are you doin' Saturday?

Leon enters. Eddie turns.

EDDIE (CONT'D)

I'm gonna propose.

LEON:

When?

EDDIE:

Tomorrow. At lunch.

LEON:

You ready?

Eddie leans back and drops some Visine in his eyes. Turns.

EDDIE:

The thrill of the hunt. I love it.

EXT. TIMES SQUARE - DAY

Oleg and Emil stare at the bright lights - all the nonstop

action. Each stands with an old suitcase.

OLEG:

(in Russian)

Look. Times Square. Just like in the

movies!

EMIL:

(in Czech)

Don't speak Russian!

OLEG:

(in Russian)

Why? Why do I always have to speak to

you in Czech?

EMIL:

(in Czech)

Because I don't like your ugly language.

I heard enough of it in school! Now

speak Czech or English. And don't fool

around anymore. You almost got us

thrown out!

Emil pulls out an envelope with Milos' address on it. This

is who they came to see. Emil hails a CAB. Oleg is staring

inside a camera store - at himself on a monitor. A

videocamera's pointed out in the street.

OLEG:

Look. New videocameras. Color

viewfinder. Image stabilization.

Solarization. Night vision.

EMIL:

We have no money. Come on.

Oleg stares at the videocamera - dying to have one like this.

Emil slides into the cab.

CABBIE:

Where you wanna go, buddy?

Emil pulls out the post-marked envelope. Points to the

return address on it and passes it through the slot to the

Cabbie.

EMIL:

Here.

Emil looks out the window - no sign of Oleg. Then, Oleg

hurries out the camera store, gripping something inside his

coat. He flings both suitcases in the trunk, SLAMS it shut

and jumps in the back seat. He opens his jacket - pulling

out the VIDEOCAMERA he just stole.

EMIL (CONT'D)

Go!

Oleg smiles sheepishly at Emil.

EXT. SPANISH HARLEM - DAY

Eddie's car pulls up. Eddie, Leon and Hawkins get out.

HAWKINS:

So what's unique?

EDDIE:

Not what. Who.

Eddie passes Hawkins a Polaroid - of a woman on a bed -

covered in blood.

EDDIE (CONT'D)

He's from Antigua. His girlfriend was

taking too long to put her make-up on.

they were late for a party. Stabbed her

with a beer bottle.

HAWKINS:

That's unique.

EDDIE:

Yeah. And he still went to the party.

Leon moves to a LOOKOUT - gives him a twenty.

LOOKOUT:

Top floor. Back room.

EDDIE:

Yeah. I make big cases, they make the

news and I look good. But the problem

with becoming a star is downtown. They

shoot at stars. Now be quiet. Shhh.

As they reach the doorway - Eddie surprises two crackheads.

Waves them off. They hurry away.

EDDIE (CONT'D)

I hope this prick doesn't run. My knees

are killing me. Stay behind me.

HAWKINS:

You're worried for my safety. I'm

touched.

Eddie flattens against the building - watches Unique descend

the fire escape.

HAWKINS (CONT'D)

Ready?

EDDIE:

Keep them out of my way.

HAWKINS:

Okay. You ready?

EDDIE:

Yeah, yeah. Jesus.

Eddie closes in.

HAWKINS:

(into his cell phone)

COME ON! COME ON! YOU F***ING GUYS,

LET'S MOVE IT!

Unique is climbing down the fire escape - before he gets to

the bottom, Leon bursts through a door behind him and kicks

the fire escape, sending Unique flying into the alley. Where

he lands dropping his gun.

Eddie pulls him off the ground as Leon scoops the gun up.

EDDIE:

What's your rush? Going to a party?

UNIQUE:

Why you chasin' me, man?

EDDIE:

I don't know. You always come outta

your house that way?

UNIQUE:

It's not my house, man. I don't live

here.

EDDIE:

Well, sounds like burglary to me.

Leon cuffs Unique who recognizes Eddie.

UNIQUE:

I know you man.

An unmarked van comes tearing into the scene. Disgorges a

mini-cam team that starts filming but they missed the bust.

HAWKINS:

(to Eddie)

Any chance we can do that again?

EDDIE:

Again? I didn't wanna do it the first

time.

EXT. EAST SIDE - LATE DAY

The cab is in front of an old five-story brownstone. Oleg

gets the bags out of the trunk as Emil tucks the envelope

into his jacket, then steps up to the old building. He looks

back at Oleg - who's VIDEOTAPING him.

EMIL:

Turn that off! Get the bags.

OLEG:

Why should I carry your bag? I am not a

dog.

EMIL:

For five years I paid for your

stupidness - you'll carry my bag for the

rest of my life if I say so.

(challenging)

Unless you refuse, Oleg.

Oleg looks at Emil. Even though Oleg is stronger than Emil,

he fears him. He picks up both bags. Emil searches the

occupant list over the buzzers to the apartment building.

EMIL (CONT'D)

There. 5RW.

Emil pushes ten of the buzzers except 5RW. A BUZZER clicks

and Emil pushes it open.

INT. MILOS' APARTMENT BUILDING - STAIRWELL - DAY

The brownstone has no elevator so Emil and Oleg climb the

stairs... Oleg cradling his camera. Emil notices a crack

pipe on the floor and picks it up. Smells the bowl.

OLEG:

What?

EMIL:

Smell like chemicals...for smoking

drugs.

Emil pockets the pipe and climbs to the top floor, moving

down the dirty hallway to a corner door.

INT. MILOS' APARTMENT BUILDING - HALLWAY - DAY

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