Blow Page #16

GEORGE:

My baby. She's so big.

Mirtha forces Kristina over to the glass and keeps showing

her, prompting her to talk. Kristina stares at George

through the glass. Cool. Defiant. Angry. She picks up the

phone and speaks, every word an accusation.

KRISTINA:

I thought you couldn't live without your

heart.

She drops the phone, walks away, and doesn't look back.

INT. PHONE BOOTH - MIAMI STREETS - DAY

George puts in the quarters.

GEORGE:

Hello, Derek? It's George. Yeah.

Yeah, I am. I'm in Miami. I'm looking

to do something. I want to put together

a crew. Do you know anybody? Leon? I

don't know him. What's his last name?

Alright. Give me the number.

EXT. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - MIAMI - DAY

Nine-year old Kristina Jung leaves school. George, fresh out

of prison, moves across the street to meet her.

KRISTINA:

What are you doing here?

GEORGE:

Nothing. I just wanted you to know I

was out. I just wanted to see you.

KRISTINA:

Well, here I am. See?

GEORGE:

How are you doing?

KRISTINA:

George, you just can't show up, tell me

you love me, and have everything be

okay.

GEORGE:

Dad.

KRISTINA:

What?

GEORGE:

You can call me Dad if you want.

KRISTINA:

I don't want, alright? It's not funny.

I'm really pissed off, George. You blew

it, now leave me alone.

GEORGE:

Kristina, c'mon, I'm sorry. I'm going

to make this right. I've got a few

things going on...

KRISTINA:

What do you want from me?

GEORGE:

Just to walk with you. I want to be

your dad again.

KRISTINA:

Do what you want, it's a free country.

She walks away. He follows.

INT. THE PALM LOUNGE - MIAMI - DAY

George sits at the bar with a man named LEON MINGHELLA.

LEON:

It's a four-man operation. Two on the

ground. Two in the air.

GEORGE:

Who's the co-pilot?

LEON:

You're looking at him. We provide the

plane, transportation cost, U.S. landing

spot, and take it to wherever you want

it to go. You provide the pick up point

in South America, and are responsible

for payment. You assume all the bust

risks. We take sixty-five percent of

all transportation fees, ten percent of

the gross, plus our expenses.

This is not a negotiation, so if this is

okay with you, we can talk further. If

not, we can forget we had this

conversation.

GEORGE:

Sounds fine. I'll need to meet

everybody.

LEON:

They're over at the booth.

Leon leads George over.

LEON (CONT'D)

Gentlemen, this is George. George, this

is Ben, G.G. and...

George's eyes widen as he looks at the last man. It's Kevin

Dulli.

GEORGE:

Holy sh*t, Dulli!

KEVIN:

Georgie, oh man, hold the mayo!

GEORGE (V.O.)

That was it. Seeing Dulli after

fourteen years sealed the deal for me.

The rest was just details. My end was

roughly five-hundred thousand. Kristina

and I could have a good life for five

hundred grand. Start over somewhere.

One final score. That's all I needed.

INT. OLIVEROS MANSION - MIAMI - DAY

AUGUSTO:

Three-hundred kilos is a very big load,

Georgie. Why don't we start small?

GEORGE:

No. I have the space. I figured it

out. This is what I want to do.

AUGUSTO:

Alright. I'll ask Pablo, tell him it's

for you. I don't think there will be a

problem.

GEORGE:

Five-thousand per kilo.

AUGUSTO:

Ha ha. That's too much, Georgie. Those

days are over. The rate is one-thousand

dollars. Inflation, you know?

GEORGE:

This is a one time thing, Gusto. One

and I'm out. Give me a good price for

old time's sake. What do you think?

EXT. RESIDENTIAL STREET - MIAMI - DAY

George and Kristina walk through the neighborhood. He

carries her books.

GEORGE:

Let me ask you something. If you could

go anywhere in the world, anywhere,

where would you want to go?

KRISTINA:

You mean, like a trip?

GEORGE:

Yeah, sure, whatever.

Kristina thinks about it.

KRISTINA:

I don't know. Maybe California.

George is amused by her answer.

GEORGE:

California? You can go anywhere in the

world. India. Tibet. Australia.

Paris. And you choose California?

KRISTINA:

Yeah.

GEORGE:

What is it? A Disneyland thing?

KRISTINA:

No. I just kind of like the sound of

it.

GEORGE:

California, huh?

KRISTINA:

California.

They turn a corner and arrive at Kristina's house. Mirtha is

standing in the doorway.

GEORGE:

Go on inside now. I want to talk to

your mom alone.

He kisses his daughter goodbye.

KRISTINA:

Bye, Dad. See you in the morning, okay?

GEORGE:

I'll be here.

George moves over to Mirtha. It's been a while.

MIRTHA:

What do you want?

GEORGE:

You knew I was seeing Kristina, right?

MIRTHA:

Yeah. She told me. You walk her to

school.

GEORGE:

Yeah, so I've been thinking. I love

her, y'know? I kind of want to have

her. I've been away for so long. Make

up for the missed time, you know?

MIRTHA:

I haven't seen one dollar from you. You

haven't paid me one cent in child

support, alimony.

GEORGE:

Yeah, well. I'm working on that. I've

got something going.

MIRTHA:

Yeah? I better see some money out of

it.

GEORGE:

Yeah, you will. Of course.

Mirtha looks at her ex-husband. It's not all bad.

MIRTHA:

Hey, look. You start paying, who knows

what will happen. You're a good father,

George. I always gave you that. But

you've got to talk to her.

GEORGE:

Yeah.

MIRTHA:

She's getting big. Getting her own

ideas.

GEORGE:

I know. Well, that's all I really

wanted to say. So, okay, then.

He moves down the steps and heads for the sidewalk.

MIRTHA:

Hey, George. You okay?

GEORGE:

Yeah. I'm fine. I'm good.

INT. THE PALM LOUNGE - DAY

The restaurant is filled with the team. They discuss, argue,

re-examine every little detail.

KEVIN:

We take off from Lauderdale, Sunday,

refuel, and be in Medellin by Monday.

LEON:

Overnight, refuel, and back Wednesday

night.

GEORGE:

Where are you coming in?

BEN:

Vero Beach.

G.G.

It's good. It's small.

LEON:

Then we drive it to the Lauderdale house

where it stays until pick up and payment

the next morning. You want to go over

it again?

GEORGE:

No. All set. Piece of cake.

INT. GEORGE'S STUDIO APARTMENT - MIAMI - NIGHT

George is cooking dinner for Kristina. He's only got a hot

plate so it's slow. The table is set with plasticware.

Kristina chops the salad.

GEORGE:

I'm thinking about getting out of town

this week. You want to come with me?

KRISTINA:

Where are you going?

GEORGE:

I don't know. Maybe California.

KRISTINA:

You swear?

GEORGE:

Yeah. Go out there, check it out, see

what it's like. I've got some stuff to

do this week, but I'm thinking maybe

Thursday. Thursday after school.

KRISTINA:

You know I can't. Mom will never let me

go.

GEORGE:

You let me take care of your mother.

You just pack your bags.

KRISTINA:

But I've got school.

GEORGE:

There's schools in California.

KRISTINA:

You swear?

GEORGE:

That's right. Three o'clock. Thursday.

At your mother's. You and me. It's a

date.

KRISTINA:

I don't believe you.

GEORGE:

I swear. On my life.

KRISTINA:

Swear on my life.

GEORGE:

I swear on your life.

EXT. VERO BEACH AIRFIELD - DUSK

George, Ben and G.G. wait on the tarmac. George is pacing.

The sound of a Cessna is heard and soon it is dropping out of

the sky. The plane lands and taxis over.

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