Crime Spree Page #4

DANIEL:

What?

BASTALDI:

This is a considerable move up for you,

Daniel. The temptation of having so

much money might be too much for you.

DANIEL:

You don't trust me?

BASTALDI:

I don't trust anyone. You don't get to

the top of this game by trusting people...

and after all, you are a thief. It's in

your nature to steal. I'm just protecting

my investment.

INT. LIMO -- MOVING -- DAY

For many of them this is the first time they have ever been inside

a limo. Julien pours himself a drink. Sami plays around with the

air conditioner.

Zero turns on the radio and clicks through a few stations until he

comes to RENAUD singing "Des que le vent souffera." He leans back

in his seat, bobbing his head to the music. Marcel doesn't like

it. He changes the station. We hear JOHNNY HALLYDAY singing, "Que

je taime."

MARCEL:

That's better.

Zero doesn't like it. He pushes the button returning to the Renaud

song and stares at Marcel. Marcel, not to be outdone returns the

Hallyday song. Like two children they click the buttons of the

radio, switching back and forth between Renaud and Hallyday.

Bastaldi has had enough.

BASTALDI:

Stop it! Both of you!

He turns off the radio. A long beat. Marcel, like a child who

has to have the last word starts singing to himself quietly, but

loud enough for Zero to hear.

MARCEL:

(singing)

... que je t'aime... que je...

Marcel sees Bastaldi glaring at him and stops.

EXT. O'HARE AIRPORT -- MORNING

Daniel and the crew get into a mini-van taxi.

EXT. CHICAGO DRIVING MONTAGE -- MORNING

Quick cuts of the familiar sights of the city. The Sears building.

Chicago board of trade building. Grant park. Then with each

successive cut the beauty of the city seems to fade until we are

in...

EXT. STREET -- MORNING

An industrial section of the city. Empty streets. Run down

buildings. Graffiti filled walls and burnt out hulls of abandoned

cars line the street. The taxi driver leans out his window.

TAXI DRIVER:

Are you sure you guys have the right

address? This ain't no tourist area.

Marcel looks at a piece of paper he is holding.

MARCEL:

Yes. We are sure.

The taxi speeds off, leaving them standing on the sidewalk, their

bags in a pile. Suddenly, from out of nowhere three BLACK TOUGHS

appear and walk over. Daniel looks behind him and sees another

two approaching from the rear. Zero calmly sits down on one of

the suitcases.

SAMI:

Let me handle this.

LAMAR, 30's, the leader of the group steps forward.

SAMI:

Hey, brother. What's happening, man?

Sami raises his hand as if to greet Lamar.

LAMAR:

Don't you brother me, motherf***er.

Sami looks like an idiot with his hand up in the air. He casually

lowers it. Lamar looks over the group and grins.

LAMAR:

What's in the bags?

JULIEN:

Dirty underwear.

Lamar forces a laugh.

LAMAR:

Dirty underwear. That's a good one.

Let me explain something to you. This

is my street and you're gonna give me

want I what or I'm gonna bust your heads

open.

Raymond steps forward and places his hand on Lamar's arm.

RAYMOND:

Lamar, violence is never an answer to

settling disputes. I can see you have a

lot of anger... but this is not the way

to get it out.

LAMAR:

Get outta my face!

Lamar removes a knife. The others in his group bring out an

assortment of clubs, chains and pipes.

LAMAR:

Now, are you going to give me the

suitcases? Or are we going to have to

take them?

Zero is still sitting on one of the suitcases.

ZERO:

Va te faire foutre!

LAMAR:

What did he say?

DANIEL:

He said to go f*** yourself.

ZERO:

We are tired and bored with your bullshit.

So, put that stupid little knife away

before Zero shoves it up your ass.

LAMAR:

Who is Zero?

JULIEN:

He is.

LAMAR:

(to Julien)

He speaks about himself in the third

person?

Julien shrugs his shoulders.

LAMAR:

Maybe Zero would like to get off his ass

and take my knife from me?

ZERO:

If you insist.

Zero stands up and raises his hand. He is holding a .9mm Glock.

He aims it at Lamar's head.

Lamar's brave exterior quickly fades now that he is looking down

the barrel of the gun. The rest of his gang turns and runs away.

Zero aims the gun at his groin.

ZERO:

Leave now before Zero shoots off those

little raisins you call balls.

Lamar runs away. Daniel and the others smile at Zero as they pick

up their bags and walk towards a building.

Zero is left with Sami who stares at him with disbelief.

SAMI:

You put a loaded gun in your bag and

brought it through customs? How stupid

is that?

ZERO:

Zero did not put it in his bag. He put

it in yours.

Zero grins and walks away.

EXT. WAREHOUSE -- MORNING

The crew stands at a door. Marcel knocks. A peep-hole in the

door is opened and an eye looks them over.

MARCEL:

We are looking for Sophie. Laurant send

us.

The door is opened by SOPHIE (the girl in the photo on Bastaldi's

computer). She is late 20's, beautiful.

SAMI:

(softly)

Ouh La La.

INT. SOPHIE'S WAREHOUSE -- MORNING

An old building, the rooms are partitioned off by sheets hanging

from the ceiling. The main area is an artists workspace where

large abstract paintings lean against the wall.

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