Ferocious Page #2

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- Call me. Call me.

- (Leigh quietly): Don't even

go there.

- Why don't you, uh,

just close your eyes'? I'll drive

you to your parents' house.

- No, no. It's OK. Fwy, uh:

my dad's picking me up

at the hotel.

He likes to drive.

(laughing)

- You were great today.

by the way

- Thanks.

- Seriously.

- The forecast, cloudy skies

uvith flurries today.

We can expect up to an inch

of snow and a high of only 30.

Overnight, flurries x-vill increase,

xvith a total accumulation...

- Hx, Mom!

Yeah, I Knox-v, you too.

Yeah. Hey, thanks for

calling in. That xvas so nice.

Yeah.

Yeah, so, um...

I'm-I'm not gonna be able

to make it until tomorrow.

Yeah, something came up.

I-I'm so busy,

you wouldn't believe it.

Yeah, I know'.

I'm-I'm so sorry, Mom. I--

But I'm still going to see you

in the morning, OK?

OK, yeah, should I bring

anything'?

Yeah, that-that sounds great.

All right, I-I love you too.

Give Dad a hug for me.

- Tx-velve pages'? Yeah, ho problem.

That should be no problem, yeah.

Oh. so you guys- Yeah.

Ah...

(rock music playing)

- OK, uh we had a girl who worked here last

summer who averaged 250 a night in Ups.

If that's something that appeals to you,

then, uh:
fill out the application.

W n doeswt, then, uh.

fHl it out anyway.

But no bullshit references,

all right?

I'll be checking them all.

Yeah, [Maurice too.

Like I say, ladies, we're

reopening on the 15th, all right?

It xvas supposed to be the eighth, but it

got pushed because of a plumbing misfire.

Water all other the place, toilets,

ugly, don't ask. {door closing)

Yeah, come on in.

I was just explaining

there's gonna be lunch shifts

every day:
most likely,

and then

and then evenings. Yeah,

it starts off on the weekends.

Night shifts are the best

tip nights. Thank you very much.

- You bring a resume'?

- Um "no.

- Me neither.

So stupid.

(She sighs.)

I guess Vm just

gonna have to wmg n.

Whew. OK.

I'm going in. You?

- No, no, go ahead.

- On.

H says here you worked

at Barney's.

- Yeah, three summers.

- Really'?

- Yeah.

- Woxv. Well, that'll help.

- Really'?

- Yeah.

- That'd be great.

Hey do you know

when \.'ve'\I find out')

- Oh, what can I say? I can tell you right

now-v that-- (Girl clears her throat.)

Oh, I didn't see you there.

Thank you.

Thank you

- So. .

- Oh, um.

The jobs taken.

- What') How can n be taken

already?

- Oh, weH. uh, we found everyone we need.

- Ah. So my tits aren't

big enough?

- What can I say'?

The job's taken.

- You're a fuckm' Mar.

- You know, uh--one second--

you know, nouv that I think

of it, there's this old guy

who x-vorks outside and he sells

hotdogs at night sometimes.

You could see if he's hiring.

- You Knox-v x-vhat, I know where the door is, so thanks a lot.

- Hey remember. we open up on the 15th

- F*** you.

(door closing)

- OK.

- Hey.

IE2:

- So, so, it says here you're hardworking.

- Yeah.

- So, so, it says here you're hardworking.

- Yeah.

- I saw you a couple months ago on a cover

of a magazine. You were f***in' hot.

Smokm' hot.

That guy, the kid

avith the really short hair,

xs he gay? Is he gay?

- How much have I given you'?

- L-lmm, xvell... I haven't really

been keeping a tab.

But why sell something once when

you can sell it a dozeh times?

- H stops now.

It has to stop.

- Does n'?

- Twenty five thousand dollars.

- What aren't you teHmg me')

- Do you want the money or not?

- Well...

Yeah, I mean,

I xvant the money, but--

- No.

No buts.

All right, you take it

and we're done.

You take n and we never see each other agaxh.

- Whoa. whoa whoa slow down.

I can't believe I'm going to say this--

- Tnen don't say anything.

Except, "Thank you, Leigh,

and good knoxving you".

- Can I finish

what I 'was gonna say'?

I mean, I can't believe

I'm going to say this...

...but I reject your offer.

- Don't

- (laughing):
I know you.

So well. I do.

You're predictable

and you're a filthy liar.

- Take n.

- No. No. thanks.

- Take n.

Or else I'll have

some people do things.

Bad things.

(glasses dropping on desk)

Not a good feeling, is it?

Being threatened.

Lylaybe if you try, you can imagine

hoyv I've felt for almost four years.

- "You get knocked down. .

"I get knocked down.

The difference between

you and me is that

"you always get back up.

That's why I love you, Bradley.

You're Leigh Parrish.

Who was that guy?

- Can you help me?

' Yes!

(rock music playing)

- What is all this stuff?

- Oh, uh:
bubble machine,

fog machine.

Boss makes me store

all this stuff in here.

- Can we turn it on?

- (gm) Please open up'

(knocking on door)

I forgot my purse!

- Ah.

(knocking on door)

- I forgot my purse! Please open up!

- You know xvhat, uh,

stay right here, all right?

- O..K

- Open upl Hang'?

(knocking on door)

Open--

- What'?

- I forgot my purse.

Your fly is undone.

- I didn't see you

carrying a purse.

- Yes, because you were

on tit patrol!

- I'll call you if, you know,

if I find it.

- WeH. I need

to check the washroom.

- Come again? Come again'?

Come-- Shut up.

Put a mufn m your mouth.

Yes, it can happen,

but not before Friday.

I'll call you back.

- Hey, come on already!

It's not in here, all right'?

(siren in the distance)

(laughing)

(kissing)

(laughing)

- Ooh!

- No fighting now-v!

Hey. hey. No fighting.

Stop fighting! Agh! Ah!

Oh! Oh, sh*t!

All right, that's it.

Come here!

You want to pull hair'? Huh'?

- Ah!

(Man grunts in pain.)

- What the hell is going on?

- Shhhh. Be quiet.

- Ah...

- Watch out--!

- Wait:
don't!

(Man yells in pain.)

-All right.

- What are you doing'?

- Ah!

- What is this?

Ah! Wait, my coat!

Wait:
did I get the job?

- Why did he have to get up'?

Oh. my god

- (man):
Maurice'?

- Damn it. Oh, sh*t.

- (man):
Maurice!

Heh. F*** you, Maunce

(thump nearby)

Helm?

Hey!

(screaming)

- (girl):
Please, let me go!

- (man):
Come here!

- (gm) No, no no.

no. no, no'

(man yelling in anger)

(girl yelling in fear)

(Girl screams.)

- (man):
You'

You did this, didn't you'?! Huh'?!

What are you doing here?

- (girl):
Nothing! Nothing!

Let me go! Let me go!

Please let me go!

- Come here!

- No! F***' Let me go'

- You did this! Huh'?!

- He wvas trying to hurt her!

- Get m!

- Let go!

No! No! Ox-v! Ox-v! - What did you do'?!

- Nothing! Nothing! Let me go!

Let me go! Let me go!

- Eric.

- NO! Ah!

- I owed him money, OK,

from years ago.

I came to pay him back.

That's all.

- Fm dead You know that?

You are too. Her as well,

'whoever you are.

- Tm Tess. Tess.

- You're dead too. Tess.

- Sal doesn't need to know.

- He's gonna find out. - Who's Sal?

- Not if you don't tell him.

- He's gonna know!

He's gonna find out, and he's gonna kill

me in the most inhumane way possible,

only no one's ever gonna find me because

I'm just gonna f***in' disappear.

- Who's Sal'?

- Eric, listen to me--

- You Knox-v, 'when someone's late

for work... I get in sh*t!

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