Cellular Page #15

She tries the passenger door.

LENORE:

It's locked.

THEO:

Sh*t. I'm sorry.

He pushes the unlock button. She slumps in beside him.

It's only this close that Theo realizes she's beautiful.

LENORE:

Thank you. Thank you for doing

this.

She leans over and kisses his cheek. Her face is wet.

THEO:

Stop the crying.

MALE VOICE:

She's yours. What are we waiting

on?

THEO:

I'm backing up.

WIDE SHOT - BEACH PARKING LOT - DAY

As Theo backs out from behind the concession stand leaving

behind part of the stash.

He backs several hundred feet -- hiding the car from view

from the highway behind the concrete public restrooms.

INT. THEO'S CAR

He and Lenore watching the van.

LENORE:

Rachel was terrified when I left

her. I could see it in her eyes.

THEO:

She'll be with you soon. They're

pulling up. They'll realize I

kept my part of the bargain.

LENORE:

She'll never be the same. None of

us will.

THEO:

Include me in that.

THEO'S POV - THE VAN

Pulling up. The driver's door opens -- the initial package

is picked up.

THEO:

(into cellular)

Count it.

MALE VOICE:

Don't worry.

THEO:

Next I want to see Rachel. Put

her on the phone before she gets

out so her mother can tell her

exactly what to do.

(to Lenore)

Keep her calm. Tell her you're

fine and that she can join you in

this car.

But Lenore has noticed something on the seat next to Theo.

LENORE:

You have a gun?

Theo covers the mouthpiece of the cell phone so the

abductors won't hear.

THEO:

Now I have -- it's a long story.

LENORE:

Why didn't you just shoot them?

THEO:

Because a lot of people would've

gotten killed. Probably all the

wrong ones.

LENORE:

You're going to let them get away

with this?

THEO:

We've almost got your husband and

your daughter out. So don't get

any ideas.

LENORE:

They tortured us. And you're

going to let them have all that

money?

THEO:

So far they're keeping their part

of it.

LENORE:

They put their hands all over me.

THEO:

Somehow I got along better with

you on the phone.

(into cellular)

It's all there isn't it?

MALE VOICE:

Seems like it.

THEO:

Put the girl on.

Without warning Lenore reaches out and grabs the gun off the

seat.

THEO:

Don't be stupid. Put it down.

Lenore has a funny smile on her face.

THEO:

For Christ sakes don't point it at

me. We want to get Rachel out of

there in one piece.

(into cellular)

I'm waiting for the girl. Her

mother wants to talk to her.

LENORE:

Hand me the phone.

Theo keeps looking down the barrel of that police special.

LENORE:

Hand it to me.

He passes her the phone.

LENORE:

(into cellular)

He had a gun. I have it now.

THEO:

Why are you telling him that. Are

you crazy?

LENORE:

The rest of the money is here in

the car. Why don't you come and

get it?

MALE VOICE:

Yeah. Why don't we?

THEO:

What are you planning to do when

they got here? They'll kill us.

They'll kill Rachel.

LENORE:

I doubt that very much.

(a beat)

Because right about now she should

be doing pirouettes at dance

class.

THEO'S POV - The van is starting to roll toward him.

BACK TO THEO AND LENORE - who still has the gun pointed at

him. The full impact of her words is like a slap across the

face.

THEO:

You're not Lenore Oberfeld.

LENORE:

There isn't any such person.

THEO:

Whose money is this?

LENORE:

It belongs to the man you took it

from. Or should I saw stole it

from?

THEO:

The guy with the transplant.

LENORE:

Jack Oberfeld in person. Did you

kill him?

THEO:

Damned if I know.

LENORE:

The video cameras will put you

with him in the bank, and I'll bet

there were enough witnesses.

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