Animal Kingdom Page #5

Baz reaches over a woman with trolley for a roll of tape.

BAZ:

(to woman)

Excuse me, love.

They continue walking. Baz speaks softly, discreetly.

BAZ:

The stock market's working. That 20grand I put in there is 60 now. Youget a foot in that door, there'sserious money to be made. You know?

POPE:

What do I know about the stock market?

BAZ:

Probably nothing. Neither did I.

Doesn't matter. You just read thepaper. You learn. Or you get someoneto do it for you. Doesn't matter. Ourgame's over, mate. It's getting toohard. It's a joke. Craig's making afuckin fortune with the drug thing,

you've seen the house he's bought, butI don't know I got it in me. It'sgrubby. It's grubby business. You knowwhat I mean? The stock market, mate.

The resources boom. I'll get youstarted. I'll set you up an accountand you're away.

POPE:

I don't have a computer.

BAZ:

You don't need a computer.

Pope seems confused.

POPE:

I don't know what I'm gonna do.

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BAZ:

Yeah. Me neither is what I'm saying.

But, you know, every day's a new oneis what I'm also saying.

35 EXT. SUPERMARKET - DAY 35

Baz and Pope cross the busy outdoor car park. Baz carries aplastic bag. They walk in silence, then Pope stops.

POPE:

Take a look at this.

He sweeps his arm across the car park and stands lost.

POPE:

What the f*** is all this?

Pope suddenly looks like he might cry. Baz smiles warmly. Theylook around the car park: fat women with trolleys, old menlooking lost, kids with jeans halfway down their arses.

BAZ:

Go home. Take it easy. Everything'llsort itself out. Where are you parked?

POPE:

Round the other side.

BAZ:

(pointing)

I'm this way.

Pope nods. Baz smiles then heads off towards his car. Pope looksaround. He stands like a kid lost in a shopping mall.

36 EXT. STREET - DAY 36

Baz crosses the street and pulls keys from his pocket. He getsin his car and starts the engine. He pulls on his seatbelt andlooks in the rearview mirror.

He sees two plainclothes cops, including the AR detective fromoutside his house, approaching the car with shotguns. He spinsto look through the back window. He sees another two detectiveswith shotguns. Apprehensive, he winds his window down as theyapproach. He acts casual.

BAZ:

Sh*t mate, you just missed him.

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AR DETECTIVE:

(smiles)

That's alright. I like you better.

(yells)

He's got a gun!

The AR detective raises his shotgun and BLASTS Baz. Bloodsplatters the car interior.

37 EXT. SUPERMARKET - DAY 37

Hearing the BLAST, Pope spins to see detectives surroundingBaz's car. He takes steps over, shocked and helpless.

38 EXT. STREET - DAY 38

Baz's bloodied body is slumped in the car. Shielded by otherofficers, a detective pulls a handgun from the front of hispants and throws it at Baz's feet.

39 EXT. SUPERMARKET - DAY 39

Pope stands in shock as people converge on the scene. His headis spinning.

40 INT. LOUNGE / CODY HOUSE - DAY 40

Craig bursts into the room. J follows. Smurf is there, on thephone.

CRAIG:

Have you spoken to Cath?

SMURF:

(into phone)

I have to go, hon...

She hangs up the phone and stands.

SMURF:

It's OK to cry, honey.

CRAIG:

Those f***in dogs!

SMURF:

Honey, come here.

CRAIG:

Those f***in dogs!

Craig moans strange and guttural. Smurf goes to him. He pushesher away and exits. Smurf follows him. J is scared.

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41 EXT. BACK YARD / CODY HOUSE - DAY 41

From the interior, J watches Craig pace hysterically. He cannotcontain his rage.

Smurf approaches. She holds him from behind. Craig is now cryinghard. He tries to break free, but she won’t let go. He stops,

breathing heavy, then breaks down. He lets himself be comfortedby his mother. He looks up at the house.

42 INT. LOUNGE / CODY HOUSE - DAY 42

J stands, staring out the window at Smurf and Craig. Popeenters. He is strangely silent and still. He stands at the sinkand pours himself a glass of water. Moments pass. J is deeplyunsettled. Pope seems to not even know he is there.

43 INT. HENRY-EMERY HOUSE - EVENING 43

ALICIA HENRY (40), sits at a home computer in a corner of the

room.

ALICIA:

That can't happen.

Nicky stands with J in the middle of the room. Nicky's 9-yearold

step-brother, ANDY, is slouched in front of the TV.

Nicky’s burly step-dad, GUS EMERY, is in the kitchen choppingcarrots.

NICKY:

Please. There's stuff going on and he

really needs somewhere to stay.

ALICIA:

It can't happen, Nick. You've got

school. You're in Year 12.

NICKY:

He really needs somewhere. There's

things going on.

ALICIA:

What things?

NICKY:

Things. It'd only be for a while.

ALICIA:

You've got school, Nick. You're

probably gonna make a mess of it as it

is.

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ALICIA(CONT'D)

CONTINUED:

And you shouldn't be asking me thiswith J standing right next to you.

NICKY:

Why, because you don't want him to seewhat a b*tch you are?

GUS:

Hey. C'mon.

NICKY:

One of J's friends got shot by thecops today and he's dead. And I don'tthink it'd be that big a deal to lethim stay here for a bit.

J:

I didn't know him that well.

Alicia is shocked. Gus looks up from the kitchen.

GUS:

Where?

J:

Um, Prahran. I think.

GUS:

I saw on the news.

J:

I didn't know him that well. It's justa shock and everything.

GUS:

Is there anything we can do? You wanta drink or something?

J:

No, thanks.

Alicia sits with her hand to her mouth.

NICKY:

So maybe you can think about that.

Nicky drags J away. When they've left, Alicia looks over to Gus.

She tries to talk quietly, but she's emotional.

ALICIA:

What is going on here?

GUS:

He didn't know him that well.

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ALICIA:

We wouldn't know. We wouldn't know if

he's telling the truth or not. Wewouldn't know what's going on.

GUS:

He's had a rough trot. You know? Hismum's died and -

ALICIA:

She died of a f***ing drug overdose.

He's dropped out of school.

ANDY (O.S.)

Mum said 'f***'!

GUS:

I don't know. All I can go on is he'sa good kid. He's good to me and Andy.

I can't ask more than that. What

else... Try keep them apart, you cankiss her goodbye.

Alicia looks to Nicky's bedroom door. She looks down at herhands. They're shaking.

ALICIA:

My God. Look at me.

GUS:

Just relax. Everything's fine.

44 INT. NICKY’S BEDROOM / HENRY-EMERY HOUSE - EVENING 44

J and Nicky in Nicky's bedroom.

NICKY:

You asked me to ask them.

J:

Yeah, I asked you to ask them if Icould stay, not go tell them abouteverything.

NICKY:

They feel sorry for you.

J:

Don't do it. What's the point of it?

NICKY:

What do you care what they think?

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J is freaked. He sits on Nicky's bed, his face in his hands.

J:

F***.

Nicky sits beside him and puts her arms around him.

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