Animal Kingdom Page #4

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Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 19.

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SMURF:

Are you OK to drive, sweetheart? Haveyou drunk too much?

DARREN:

I'm OK, mum.

SMURF:

Come here and give me a kiss.

DARREN:

Sh*t.

Smurf kisses Darren's lips. Darren shakes Baz's hand, then peelsaway. Craig lags behind, on his phone. He BURPS loud.

26 INT. LOUNGE / CODY HOUSE - NIGHT 26

Craig mixes speed on the coffee table. J, Nicky, Cath and Smurfsit. Baz stands. J and Craig wear matching BASEBALL CAPS. MUSICplays.

BAZ:

Mate, do you ever stop? Every time Isee you you’re chopping in. Why don'tyou try going to sleep for once inyour life?

CRAIG:

No time for sleep.

Cath watches uncomfortably. Nicky watches Craig's fixing.

CRAIG:

You want some?

J:

No, she doesn’t.

NICKY:

Says you?

CRAIG:

(to J)

Don't trample her freedom.

(to Nicky)

You want some?

BAZ:

We’re all here having a nice night andyou’re about to hack your arm up.

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Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 20.

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CRAIG:

F***in, avert your eyes if you don’tlike it.

(to J)

Go get drinks. Get Baz a really bigone. Loosen the c*nt up a bit.

J heads to the kitchen.

INT. KITCHEN / CODY HOUSE - NIGHT

27 27

J enters, switching on the light. He goes to the fridge andpulls out four beers. He closes the fridge and turns.

A man (35) is standing in the doorway. J drops one of the beers.

It SMASHES on the tiles around his feet. The man, POPE CODY,

gestures J to keep quiet.

SMURF (O.S.)

Are you alright, love?

J doesn’t respond. The man continues his silent 'shhhing'.

SMURF (O.S.)

J?

POPE:

Sh*t. OK. You should answer her you'realright.

J:

(loud, uncertain)

I'm alright.

POPE:

You sure? Guess who am I.

J:

Uncle Pope.

SMURF (O.S.)

What happened, honey?

J:

Do you know who I am?

POPE:

You're Julia's kid.

SMURF (O.S.)

J?

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Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 21.

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CRAIG (O.S.)

You better be cleaning that up!

POPE:

You've gone and ruined my surprise,

haven't ya?

INT. KITCHEN / CODY HOUSE - LATER

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Nicky sweeps broken glass onto a dustpan. J crouches beside herwith a plastic bag. She empties the glass into it and stands.

SMURF:

How are you two going there?

Baz, Pope, Cath and Smurf sit around the kitchen table. Smurf issitting on Pope's lap.

SMURF:

You should put that in the outsidebin, honey. I think it might berubbish night tonight.

(calling)

Craig! Is it rubbish night tonight?

CRAIG (O.S.)

How would I know?

SMURF:

(calling)

It's your house!

(to Nicky)

I think it's rubbish night. Can youput the bins on the street?

Nicky exits. J grabs a rag and mops up the beer puddle.

POPE:

I'm sitting in this f***in motel roomall day and, you know, now what? Whatam I s'posed to do now?

BAZ:

They're not actually gonna shoot you.

You know that, don't you?

POPE:

I bet someone said that to Pete, andMickey Speed too.

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Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 22.

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BAZ:

You gotta go home sometime. You can'thole yourself up forever, like maybethey'll forget about you. If they'vegot something, then let them come. Ifthey had anything on us, they'd beusing it. But they don't, so all theycan do is sit in a car outside myhouse.

(beat)

They've got their own fish to fry.

Armed Rob's getting shut down. Halfthose guys are gonna get shuffled overto the Major Crime Squad and therest'll go, you know, they'll go

somewhere else, and their littleclub'll fall to bits. All they can do

now is try and get over on us andthey've got over on you. They've made

you run.

POPE:

You don't have them out there tellingpeople they wanna knock you.

BAZ:

They wouldn't bother. They know Iwouldn't fall for it.

CATHERINE:

We should go, Baz.

BAZ:

In a minute, babe.

CATHERINE:

It's late. We should go.

(to Smurf)

Charlie's baby-sitting.

BAZ:

Honey. I'm talking. Tell Charlie I'llgive her a thousand bucks if she staysover the night.

CATHERINE:

If nine grand a pop's as good as itgets now, I don't know you've got a

thousand bucks to be giving thebabysitter.

Baz smiles wide, leans back in his chair.

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Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 23.

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(2)

BAZ:

That's not untrue.

Craig bursts into the room, looking seriously concerned.

CRAIG:

Can you hear that?

Everyone suddenly looks equally concerned.

SMURF:

Hear what?

CRAIG:

Shhh. F***. Listen.

Craig heads to the back door. As he passes Pope, he sticks hisindex finger out.

CRAIG:

Pull my finger.

Pope grabs Craig's arm and wrenches him to the floor. Theywrestle dangerously, Craig laughing. Pope pins him. Craig's legsflail, knocking chairs over. Baz drinks, smiling.

CRAIG:

(laughing)

Pull my finger!

Craig struggles.

SMURF:

Kids, cut it out.

Pope puts his knee into the back of Craig's head.

CRAIG:

Ow! Get off.

J watches crouched on the ground, mopping up beer.

CRAIG:

Ah! Mum, tell him to get off me!

SMURF:

Get off him, honey.

POPE:

(to Craig)

Go limp.

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Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 24.

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(3)

CRAIG:

Get off me.

POPE:

I'm not gettin off til you go limp.

Craig goes limp.

CRAIG:

I'm limp.

POPE:

Are you limp?

CRAIG:

I'm limp!

J watches the men wrestle.

31 INT. BEDROOM / BROWN-SAYLES HOUSE - DAY 31

Baz pulls on a clean shirt, peering through the blinds. He can't

see the mystery car outside.

32 INT. KITCHEN / BROWN-SAYLES HOUSE - DAY 32

Baz enters the kitchen, tucking in his shirt. Cath is vacuumingaround the kitchen benches. She presses the vacuum off with herfoot.

CATHERINE:

Where are you going?

BAZ:

Supermarket.

CATHERINE:

What to get?

BAZ:

Nothing much.

CATHERINE:

What?

Baz steps over and presses the vacuum back on.

BAZ:

I'm meeting Pope.

Baz presses the vacuum off and pours himself a glass of water.

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Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 25.

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CATHERINE:

How long is that car gonna stay parkedoutside our house?

Baz pops vitamins and presses the vacuum back on.

BAZ:

This is what I'm gonna go meet himabout.

CATHERINE:

It's been there a week.

BAZ:

Yeah, well this is what I'm gonna gomeet him about, aren't I?

Baz presses the vacuum off again and pinches Cath's arse.

CATHERINE:

Can you not touch my arse every fiveseconds?

BAZ:

I can't help it. I love it.

He grabs her in a bear hug and lifts her off the ground.

BAZ:

Love you.

He kisses her forehead, grabs his car keys and exits.

33 EXT. BROWN-SAYLES HOUSE - DAY 33

Baz walks from the door to his car parked in the drive. As hewalks, he surveys the street - no sign of the mystery car.

34 INT. SUPERMARKET - DAY 34

Pope and Baz walk the aisles, pretending to shop, monitoringtheir surroundings. Pope hands Baz a piece of paper.

POPE:

This is the new number you can call me

on.

Baz hands Pope an envelope.

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Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 26.

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BAZ:

This is your split. It's bullshit. I

dunno what you're thinking, about yourfuture and that, but I'm about donewith this sh*t.

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