3 Days of Normal Page #3

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You thinking of bribing me?

Well consider it a donation.

I consider it a crime. Now get!

Okay, give me something now,

I'll keep the press out of your hair.

It's only a matter of time til

the ravens descend.

Go back to New York and tell

your friends

there's nothing to see here

in Washington.

There will be when I get

through with it.

Not a lunch fan, huh?

I'm off carbs for a

couple weeks.

These socks are amazing,

by the way.

Yeah, May made 'em.

Is May your girlfriend?

No, aunt.

She's the chief's wife.

She's practically my mom,

though.

Raised me since I was ten.

What happened to your parents?

It's none of your business.

Triple word score makes 45.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a minute.

"Zoetic"?

Zoetic. You know, animated.

Full of joie-de-vivre.

Poetic is a word. But this,

I don't know what this is.

Oh come on, don't embarrass

yourself.

Yeah, you probably cheat your

way through everything.

That is really not nice.

What do I get if I'm right?

I don't know what you could

possibly want.

There's no booze in the house.

How about a shooting lesson?

You can have whatever you

want because I know that I am...

A sucker?

Zoetic.

[SHOOTING SOUND]

Now you see the target?

Yep

What you're going to do is,

you're going to want

to extend your hands.

Keep the gun away from you,

but don't get stiff with it.

Okay, now, when you aim you

want to use your whole body.

Not just your wrists or the

barrel.

See the gun as an

extension of yourself.

Okay. Okay, okay, okay.

Okay.

Alright.

Okay.

Close...

[GUNSHOT]

Easy. Breaths

Here...

[GUNSHOT]

I got it.

Okay.

[GUNSHOT]

Yaaa, there you go!

[GUNSHOTS]

God, I love guns!

Well you said you

never shot before?

I never said that.

I'm going to put that

on my mantle.

I mean not that I have a mantle,

but one of these days, Dallas.

Your turn.

Beg your pardon.

Come on. Show me how it's done.

I'm afraid it's not much of a

challenge for me.

Alright.

How about now?

Come on, we should go in, huh?

We gotta meet the tow

truck anyway.

Oh come on, if you're so

good, what's there to fear?

Just exhale and

squeeze the trigger.

Are you nuts?

You can't try something with

balls for once.

This has nothing to do with

me having balls

and everything to do with you

being totally batso-crazy.

I'm crazy?

I mean you're the one with

your dead parents room

done up like a museum.

What you say?

Nothing. Uh, just that it

goes both ways.

You went in their room?

I didn't know what it was.

I can't believe you uh, you

went in their room.

That's what locks are for.

Oh!

I won't, it was, I wasn't going

to shoot you, it wasn't loaded.

[CLICK]

[PHONE RINGING]

Ahhh...

Morgan Bill

Where's Nikki?

She's still here.

Good. Good, uh, you gotta

get her out of there.

There's uh, some folks in

town looking for her.

Yeah, well tell them

they can have her.

I'll meet them halfway.

No, no you can't let her

out of your sight.

What do you mean? Who's

looking for her?

Uh, who's looking for her?

Don't, don't, don't,

don't tell...

Uh, uh, well uh, it turns out

that uh, that Nikki is...

covert operative for the CIA.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, we

talking about the same Nikki?

Nicole Hurwitz?

Yep, yep, she's uh, she's been

working undercover in South America

on something called uh,

Operation Inferno.

What, the CIA just called you

up out of the blue about this?

Look, this aint a drill, son.

Nikki's in danger and I need

you to protect her.

I'm just not sure you got all

your facts straight here Chief.

Damnit Bill!

This is your chance to do

some real police work.

Now can I trust you to take

care of it, or not?

Yeah, of course you can Chief.

You know you can count on me.

Good! You need to get her

some place safe.

Good luck son!

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

Liz, hey.

Uh Nikki, where the hell

have you been?

Nowhere, out.

Well your little scheme worked.

It's gone right through the frickin' roof.

What scheme?

The sex tape. It's up to 1.5

million.

What is happening? I thought

you were burying this thing!

All of a sudden the

estimates for opening weekend

are going through the

friction' roof.

150 million good reasons why the

studio wants your home video.

Nikki! Look, I'm sorry I

scared you.

Shhh!

Yeah, okay, fine.

Look...

What?

I know who you are.

Uh, you don't know anything

about me.

That was the chief. Look, he, he

told me about Operation Inferno.

Well, who's ever after you is

in town. Now.

Who do you think is after me?

I know I'm not supposed to

know about it,

but whatever government or

group you crossed,

they have found you and they

are closing in.

You cannot stay here.

I couldn't agree more.

Wait, please look.

Nikki, just, I, I can help you.

I can take you to a safe house.

I will protect you. Just

please, accept my apology.

Time is ticking here.

Keeping me safe is very

dangerous work.

Whfff...

It's okay.

I've been waiting for this my

whole life.

We just got to make one quick

stop first.

Here, have a little more

coffee.

Psst, hey!

You Donowitz?

Maybe.

Ssss, name's Amos.

I believe you're uh, I

believe your magazine

got a little call from me

this morning.

You're the guy?

Yeah.

I'll tell you where she is.

It's for a price.

Listen, if I had known the

tip came from a kid

I'd have never dragged my

ass all the way up here.

Alright, okay. How about

that?

Is that Nikki enough for you?

Bam!

[WHISPERING] Where is she?

Just down the road. Maybe

20 minutes.

Ten grand, she's all yours.

Here you go Pete.

Take it easy fanboy I got

kids to feed.

Oh come on. Nikki Gold, this

year's it girl,

bumble-f***ing some new boy

toy.

You could make a hundred large

without breaking a sweat.

Bumble-f***ing?

I like that.

Well how do I know there's not

already 40 shooters already up there?

I haven't told anybody except

you.

I swear.

Why the hell not?

Because, I know your stuff.

I wanted a chance to study the

best performing their craft.

That's understandable.

So?

Fine, five Gs and she's

yours, but

you let me roll with you.

I don't babysit.

Consider it an internship.

Alright. Rule number one...

Don't speak unless spoken to...

[SQUEALS]

Don't worry about the tab, I

got that.

Lesson number two, I find

free meals very endearing.

Alright. Let's go.

Alright.

Alright I'm out of here, Terry.

No disrespect, but this job

sucks.

See you guys.

I can't get this thing out of

here with that.

I need a ramp truck.

Well then get a ramp truck.

It's after 5:
00, I can't get

it out here tonight!

Charlie, I don't have

time for this.

If I don't have it, I

don't have it!

Find another way.

[GRUNTS]

Good luck!

[CHUCKLES]

You got a light?

Mm hmm.

Aren't you... wait..

Yeah. But you can't tell him

who I am. Okay?

Oh, I'm not telling him nothing.

He's already got his nose up

every butt in town.

Is that why you won't pull

him out of the ditch?

Mm hmm. Part of it.

Giving it back to the law aint

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