DeadTide Page #5

Season #1

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FRANK:

Her name was Robin. That name ring

any bells?

PEDRO:

(thinking)

Nah I’m not familiar with any

Robin.

As soon as Pedro finishes his sentence Thug #1 rushed in.

THUG #1

You said Robin?

FRANK:

Yeah, do you know her?

He hesitates for a second.

THUG #1

Yeah, we was close. We wasn’t

together or anything, but it was

getting serious.

FRANK:

Great so do you know where she was

a couple of days ago?

PEDRO:

Yo I’ll give y’all your privacy.

I’m just about the drugs.

Pedro and the rest of his crew walk out the kitchen and close the door

behind them. Frank pulls up a chair for Thug # 1.

FRANK:

Did you know she was dead

THUG #1

(tears)

Nah I didn’t. I’ve been looking

for her. The last time I saw her

we got into this argument and-

FRANK:

You have to talk son you have to

give me something

THUG #1

She was pregnant. I told her to

quit but she wouldn’t listen. The

only reason she became a stripper

was to pay for school

21.

FRANK:

So she was in college?

THUG #1

Yeah online courses out of Utah.

She wanted to become a nurse.

FRANK:

So, she was a smart innocent girl

just trying to survive.

THUG #1

She was

FRANK:

Are you sure?

THUG #1

What the f*** are you trying to

say you know she was murdered

FRANK:

I know she was, but it was how she

was murdered... I’ll save you the

details, but her body parts were

not attached

THUG #1

What? So some motherf***er like...

Before he could finish his sentence, he runs to the sink and throws up

FRANK:

So if you know something other

than a common dispute, let me

know.

THUG #1

(Getting himself together)

Well, she did say it use to be

this older guy that would always

be texting her and calling at the

weirdest of hours.

FRANK A name?

THUG #1

His name was Arthur, I believe.

Yeah Arthur. She would dance with

him, give him some drinks so he

could tip well, but after that she

would tell me he would follow her

home and sh*t that’s when I got

tired and one day, I caught him-

THUG #1

I know you a cop. I’m done

22.

Frank sighs.

FRANK:

Listen I don’t care. I’m only here

for the sake of that girl and if

you want to play baby gangster,

just know he not only killed one

person but two.

THUG #1

I caught him in my girls driveway,

just watching. I had a bat, so I

started beating his car and

beating him until he was real

f***ed up, ya know. What’s a man

supposed to do? Just let his girl

get harassed by some freak?

FRANK:

After that what happened?

THUG #1

He stopped. Like everything was

back to normal, so I thought he

got the message but clearly, he

didn’t.

FRANK:

Do you know where I can find him?

THUG #1

I don’t but she keeps her clients

in her notes in her phone so if

you get the phone, then bingo.

FRANK:

Thank you and listen to me we

going to get this son of a b*tch.

THUG #1

You better get him before we do.

FRANK:

Stand down. You don’t want to come

between a whole police department

cause of some personal agenda.

THUG #1

Well do your job

INT. SUZY’S COFFEE SHOP- NEXT DAY

Frank sips his coffee across from Detective Rodgers. William sits next

to him.

23.

CUT TO:

DETECTIVE RODGERS

So we got a new member.

FRANK:

Yeah this is William he used to be

my undercover spy back in the day

DETECTIVE RODGERS

Is he good?

FRANK:

If he wasn’t, he wouldn’t be next

to me. so now where’s the phone?

DETECTIVE RODGERS

You must’ve slept on the wrong

side of the mattress this morning.

Here you go

Detective Rodgers slides the phone across the table.

DETECTIVE RODGERS

Did you find something?

Frank scrolls through the phone, looking through the notes. A list of

Robins clients are listed in bold letters.

Frank spots the name Author, followed by a last name, and an address.

FRANK:

Bingo, we f***ing got him.

Got who?

DETECTIVE RODGERS

FRANK:

Our first suspect I went to, was a

useful source. I found out she was

getting harassed by this guy name

Arthur, before she went missing.

DETECTIVE RODGERS

Good work so when do you want to

go get him?

FRANK:

I have a plan

Frank looks over at William.

FRANK:

You ready to make yourself useful?

WILLIAM:

Yeah just tell me what I need to

do

24.

EXT.-ARTHUR NEIGHBORHOOD-NIGHT

Frank, Detective Rodgers and William are a couple of blocks away from

Arthur’s neighborhood, scoping the area.

DETECTIVE RODGERS

You sure you can handle it

William? If not, I can call some

professionals to do their job?

FRANK:

Please can you let my man do his

job.

Detective Rodgers looks at Frank and back at William.

DETECTIVE RODGERS

I hope to god I don’t get fired

after this

FRANK:

Listen William, you’re going to

ring the doorbell and while you at

the front door me and Rodgers ar4e

going to go outback just in case

he runs.

DETECTIVE RODGERS

What if he don’t answer?

FRANK He will

WILLIAM:

I’m ready

FRANK:

Well let’s get to it

They all get out of the car.

WILLIAM:

Do I get a gun?

Hell no!

DETECTIVE RODGERS

WILLIAM:

What if he has one?

DETECTIVE RODGERS

Than he shoots you. Now hurry up,

it’s getting late

25.

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