From Dusk till Dawn Page #6

He shakes her hand.

SETH:

Hello, Gloria, I'm Seth and that's

my brother Richie. Let's cut to the

chase. I'm gonna ask you a question

and all I want is a yes or no answer.

Do you want to live through this?

GLORIA:

Yes.

SETH:

Good. Then let me explain the house

rules. Follow the rules, we'll get

along like a house on fire. Rule

number one:
No noise, no question.

You make a noise...

(he holds up his .45)

...Mr. 45 makes a noise. You ask a

question, Mr. 45 answers it. Now are

you absolutely, positively clear

about rule number one?

GLORIA:

Yes.

SETH:

Rule number two:
You do what we say,

when we say it. If you don't, see

rule number one.

Seth takes the .45, places the barrel next to the woman's

cheek. She squirms and shuts her eyes. He pulls back the

hammer.

SETH:

Rule number three: Don't you ever

try and f***in' run on us. 'Cause I

got five little friends, and they

all run faster'n you can. Got it?

She nods her head yes.

He takes the gun away and replaces the hammer.

SETH:

Open your eyes.

She does.

SETH:

Gloria, you hang in there, follow

the rules, and don't f*** with us,

you'll get out of this alive. I give

you my word. Okay?

She nods her head yes.

Seth rises.

SETH:

I'll be back in a bit.

He exits.

Richard looks to the TV, then looks to Gloria sitting across

the room in the chair.

RICHARD:

Wanna come up here on the bed and

watch TV with me?

You can tell she doesn't want to.

He pats the empty space next to him.

RICHARD:

Come on.

She gets out of her chair, walks across the bed, and sits

next to him.

EXT. PHONE BOOTH - DAY

A phone booth outside of a gas station. Seth is in the middle

of a conversation with the party on the other end.

SETH:

Things are real hot here. Crossing's

gonna be a b*tch.

(pause)

Don't worry, we'll get across. But

when we do, where do we go?

(pause)

Can we make it as close to the border

as possible? Texas wants our balls.

The quicker we're in your protection,

the better I'll feel.

(pause)

Okay, where?

(pause)

The Titty Twister?

(he laughs)

I love it already. Okay, Carlos,

I'll see you and your men at the

"Titty Twister" tomorrow morning.

(pause)

Bye, my friend.

Seth hangs up the phone, lights up a cigarette with his Zippo

lighter and exits frame. After Seth exits, leaving the frame

empty, a subtitle appears:

EL PASO:

5 MILES FROM THE MEXICAN BORDER

CUT TO:

INT. SETH AND RICHARD'S MOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

Richard lies on the bed by himself, propped up by pillows,

watching TV, taking on hits from a water bong in the shape

of a wizard.

ON TV:

A local newscaster named KELLY HOUGE is reporting a story

about the brothers.

KELLY HOUGE:

(talking to camera)

This bloody crime spree started just

a week ago today. The oldest of the

two brothers...

MUG SHOT OF SETH

KELLY HOUGE (V.O.)

...Seth Gecko was serving time in

Rolling's Kansas State Penitentiary

for his part in the 1988 Scott City

bank robbery in which two law

enforcement officers lost their lives.

BACK TO KELLY:

KELLY HOUGE:

Having served eight years of his

twenty-two year sentence, Seth Gecko

was brought to Wichita Municipal

court house for his first parole

hearing. It was while at the court

house that this man...

MUG SHOT OF RICHARD GECKO

KELLY HOUGE (V.O.)

...his younger brother Richard Gecko,

a known armed robber and sex offender,

pulled off a daring daylight escape...

BACK TO KELLY:

KELLY HOUGE:

...resulting in the death of four

Wichita law enforcement officers,

and this woman...

PHOTO OF WOMAN SMILING

KELLY HOUGE (V.O.)

...Heide Vogel, sixth grade teacher

who was run over by the Geckos during

a high speed pursuit through downtown

Wichita.

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