Cellular Page #8

THEO:

I should've put them out of the

car and come sooner!

LENORE:

When Jack sees they've got Rachel

HE'LL tell them what they want to know.

Theo starts the engine and pulls away from the school. He

rounds the corner onto quiet side streets.

THEO:

You said they wanted to get into

some particular safety deposit

box?

LENORE:

The one in Brentwood.

THEO:

What bank?

LENORE:

The City National on San Vincente.

Theo sees something up ahead. He grins.

THEO:

Wait just a minute. Our luck has

changed.

LENORE:

What do you mean?

THEO:

Black Mercedes, 600S.

He steps on the gas.

VARIOUS SHOTS:

Theo pursues the Mercedes, catches up with it and forces the

driver over to the curb. The back windows are tinted.

He leaves the cell phone on the seat as he gets out and

hurries over to the Mercedes just as the chauffeur jumps

out.

Before the driver can say a word Theo decks him. He goes

down hard.

Theo pulls open the back door expecting to see a nine year

old girl.

Instead he's looking at an elegant eighty year old woman who

tosses her beaded handbag into his arms.

OLD WOMAN:

There -- take it and leave us

alone!

Theo stares at her moment. Then at the handbag he's

caught. He hands it back.

THEO:

Excuse the misunderstanding.

(to driver)

Don't get up!

The driver is sensible enough not to rise until Theo has

pulled off.

INT. THEO'S CAR

Moving fast to get out of the neighborhood.

He picks up the cell phone.

THEO:

I'm not doing too well.

(a beat)

What's the matter?

LENORE:

I heard someone pulling in behind

the house. I heard Rachel

screaming and then she stopped all

of a sudden. I don't know what

they did to her.

THEO:

Which means you can't be more than

five or ten minutes from here.

LENORE:

Even if you found us -- what then?

THEO:

I'm cutting across to Bundy to

Brentwood. That bank is our best

bet. If anybody shows up I could

follow them.

LENORE:

Jack will negotiate with them.

He'll identify the right key and

give them the information they

need to gain access and they'll

let Rachel go.

THEO:

Not a chance.

LENORE:

Don't say that.

THEO:

Do you know what's in that box?

LENORE:

I'm not supposed to -- but I do.

Millions in cash and bearer bonds.

Theo swallows hard. That's enough to put him into mild

shock. After all Theo Novak is not known for his honesty.

THEO:

They'll recognize it's not your

husband.

LENORE:

Jack was only at that branch once

when he took the box years ago.

THEO:

They've still got to be able to

sign his name.

LENORE:

It's not hard to do. I do it all

the time.

THEO:

I'm pretty good at signatures

myself.

LENORE:

(suddenly)

Oh my God. I heard her scream

again. What are they doing to

her? Why can't I do anything to

stop them?

THEO:

You're doing what you can. Why's

all this money stashed?

LENORE:

To hide it from the I.R.S.

THEO:

How come everybody turns out to be

a crook?

LENORE:

Don't talk. Don't talk!

THEO:

What's going on?

LENORE:

The front door slammed. Someone

went out. There's a different car

starting.

THEO:

I might still get there first.

The lights are with me.

(a beat)

How would I identify the guy who

shows up at the bank?

LENORE:

If it's the tall man -- he had one

of those hair transplants. Tufts,

you know. It still hasn't grown

fully in. The other one is from

the islands. Braided hair -- very

dark.

THEO:

It won't be him.

LENORE:

Theo, I want you to know, you're

probably the most decent man I've

ever met.

THEO:

Yeah, sure that's me. Ask

anybody.

LENORE:

But I guess we haven't really met

-- have we?

THEO:

I've got a lot of respect for you

too. For the way you feel about

your family.

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