Animal Kingdom Page #3

CRAIG:

Where are we?

21 INT. PET SHOP - DAY 21

J stands in front of fish tanks. Lots of PET NOISE.

Craig is a few metres away, before a wall of fish tanks, withRANDALL ROACHE (40s) in a suit. Craig holds a brown paper bag.

Roache points to it.

ROACHE:

That there's good. Tested at 85 percent. 400 grams. You can make thatstretch.

CRAIG:

Is this the Anderis gear?

ROACHE:

That's half. Other half's still in

lock up.

(hurrying Craig)

We'll talk about it later. My kid's inthe car. I gotta take him to soccerpractice.

Craig clicks his fingers in J’s direction.

CRAIG:

I got pulled over last week by someguy named Stevens. Is he with you?

(CONTINUED)

Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 13.

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ROACHE:

He's Federal Police. He's been fixed.

CRAIG:

Fixed like I don't have to worry abouthim anymore?

ROACHE:

He's fixed. Has your brother heardthese funny noises the Armed RobberySquad are making?

CRAIG:

He's heard they're out to get him.

He's gone and f***ed off somewhere.

Roache nods in J's direction, letting Craig know he hasn't heardthe click. J stares into the cage. Craig clicks again.

CRAIG:

What’ve they got against him?

ROACHE:

They want him off. They don't thinkanything they've done is gonna standin court. So they wanna put him offthemselves.

J places the bag by the wall. He and Roache eye each other.

CRAIG:

You know this for sure? What's he

supposed to do?

ROACHE:

I'd just be telling him to pull hishead in. The whole thing's fallingapart over there, it's looking likeArmed Rob's about to be disbanded and

then I'd say this'll all go away. Just

tell him to pull his head in.

CRAIG:

His head's in. Your head doesn't getmore in than Pope's head.

Roache reaches down for the bag J has left by his feet.

ROACHE:

Mate, even if I gave a sh*t, you'dstill be telling the wrong guy.

Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 14.

INT. VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT - NIGHT

22 22

J watches the dinner table scene in a restaurant. Beside him are

Cath, Darren and Baz. Craig and Smurf are at the other end ofthe table, with J's girlfriend NICOLE 'NICKY' HENRY (17). Foodand bottles are spread before them. Other diners can't ignorethe noise. Craig's crazy drunk, trying to convince Nicky to lethim throw a prawn into her mouth.

CRAIG:

Come on. It's a test. Open wide.

Nicky shakes her head, nervous but enjoying the attention.

CRAIG:

(to J)

F***in motivate your girlfriend. Get

her involved.

SMURF:

Honey. People are watching.

Craig stands. Baz watches, impassive. J smiles. Smurf eats.

CRAIG:

(to Nicky)

I'll give you a hundred bucks.

BAZ:

Mate, sit down.

CRAIG:

Yeah, they're watching. I'm fun and

interesting.

(to Nicky)

Two hundred.

Nicky smiles and tilts her head back, mouth open. Craig sits.

CRAIG:

That's the way!

Craig lines up the shot. He throws and misses. The prawn bouncesoff Nicky's face.

CRAIG:

Gimme another go.

Nicky wipes her face and sticks her hand out.

NICKY:

Two hundred.

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Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 15.

CRAIG:

No way. You missed.

NICKY:

I missed? You missed.

SMURF:

Deal's a deal. Give her the money.

CRAIG:

She missed.

SMURF:

She didn't miss. You said you'd giveher two hundred dollars if you couldthrow one of those prawny things at

her. You didn't say she had to catchit.

Bullshit.

CRAIG:

SMURF:

Don't argue the rules. Give the girlher money. You said you would.

CRAIG:

That's bullshit. That's f***in

bullshit.

(to Nicky)

What's your name again?

Nicole.

NICKY:

Craig rifles through his pockets looking for cash.

CRAIG:

That's f***in bullshit, Nicole.

23 INT. MEN’S ROOM / VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT - NIGHT 23

J steps up to the urinal beside Baz. They piss.

BAZ:

If things get too fun and interestingat your place, maybe you wanna comeand stay with me and Cath for a while.

(beat)

Give Craig some space, you know. Heneeds space.

J takes this in.

(CONTINUED)

Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 16.

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J:

Thanks.

Baz zips, then heads to the sink to wash his hands. He reachesunder the automatic hand dryer.

BAZ:

(loud, over dryer)

Nicole's a sweetie. Where’d you findher?

J finishes pissing and zips up.

J:

(loud, over dryer)

Found her at school.

Baz nods, then moves to leave. J follows. Baz stops.

BAZ:

What are you doing?

J:

What?

BAZ:

You washed your hands?

J:

No.

BAZ:

(serious)

You had your hand on your cock. Yourhands go anywhere near your arse oryour cock, you wash 'em after.

Baz escorts J to the sink. He points to the soap dispenser.

BAZ:

Little bit of soap.

J squeezes soap into his hand.

BAZ:

Now tap. Get a lather going.

J washes, smiling.

BAZ:

OK, that's enough. Rinse.

J rinses, hits the tap, laughing. Baz drags him to the dryer.

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BAZ:

Now stick your hands under there.

J sticks his hands under the dryer. Nothing happens.

J:

These things never see me. I'minvisible.

BAZ:

No one's invisible, mate. You gottaget right up there in it.

Baz drags J under the dryer. It roars. J smiles, Baz exits.

24 INT. VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT - NIGHT 24

J resumes his seat beside Baz. Baz calls for the bill. Craigtakes a seat beside him and lights a cigarette. He hands J a wadof cash. Smurf sits at the other end of the table with her arm

around Nicky's shoulders.

CRAIG:

That's for today.

J turns the cash over in his hands, looks at it.

CRAIG:

(to Baz)

Roache says just pull your head in.

(to J)

Put it away.

J slips the money in his pocket. Nicky watches him.

A WAITRESS brings the bill. She leans over Craig's shoulder.

WAITRESS:

I'm sorry, sir. No smoking in here.

CRAIG:

I'm only doing it a little bit.

BAZ:

(to Darren, questioning)

They're not watching you.

Darren shakes his head. The waitress moves away.

DARREN:

What's this about?

(CONTINUED)

Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 18.

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CATHERINE:

What are you talking about? It could

be anything. It could be about

Collingwood. They're still gonna bedark about Pope shooting that guard inCollingwood.

The waitress talks to a CASHIER, pointing to the table.

DARREN:

He lived.

CATHERINE:

Yeah he lived, and now he's crippled.

(to Baz)

You were there. They're not gonnaforget that. And you know it.

CRAIG:

Can you cut them in? Give 'em a drink.

BAZ:

It's the Armed Robbery Squad. Theydon't do business.

CRAIG:

Roache just says pull your heads inand everything'll go away.

Baz is contemplative. The cashier appears at the table.

CASHIER:

Sir, you cannot smoke in here.

CRAIG:

Oh, for f***'s sake.

Craig spins and knocks table condiments to the floor. Theysmash. Baz strips hundreds from his roll.

BAZ:

We're done here, mate.

25 EXT. VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT - NIGHT 25

Baz, Cath, Darren and Smurf on their way down the street. Baztalks on his phone, his arm around Smurf. J piggybacks Nicky.

DARREN:

(yells)

Mum, I'm going home.

Smurf turns and stops.

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