From Dusk till Dawn Page #8

KELLY HOUGE:

Is it safe to assume that because

the death count involved and the

loss of life of law enforcement

officers, that the Bureau, the Rangers

and the police force are taking this

manhunt personally?

STANLEY CHASE:

I would say that's a very safe

assumption.

CUT TO:

Richard smiles.

RICHARD:

(Newscaster's voice)

Is it safe to assume since the law

enforcement authorities in the great

state of Texas are homosexuals of a

sick and deviate nature, that they

will be too busy f***ing each other

up the ass to actually catch The

Gecko Brothers?

(in an FBI voice)

I would say that's a very safe

assumption.

He changes a channel on the television. We see a Casper the

Friendly Ghost cartoon on the screen.

CASPER:

Would you play with me?

A big burly COP turns around.

COP:

Sure, little boy... A GHOST!!!

The cop heads for the hills. Casper cries.

Seth enters the room carrying a six pack of beer and two

take-out bags of Big Kahuna burgers.

RICHARD:

Sh*t, I started to get worried. Where

the f*** ya been?

SETH:

Sight seein'.

RICHARD:

What'd ya see?

SETH:

Cops.

RICHARD:

Didya look at the border?

Seth dumps the burgers on the bed. Both men pop open beers

and Richard goes to town on a hamburger. Seth flips off the

TV:

SETH:

Yeah, I saw the border. Through

binoculars from on top of a high

building. That's about as close as I

risked getting. What's the TV say?

RICHARD:

They're going to apprehend us in

forty-eight hours.

Seth sits down and takes a hit off his beer.

SETH:

(to himself)

I gotta figure a way to get across

that goddamn border. Longer we f***

around El Paso our lives ain't worth

a sh*t.

RICHARD:

Look, f*** the border. Let's just

dig in and wait for things to cool

down.

SETH:

Richie, it's gonna get a lot f***in'

worse before it gets any f***in'

better. We showed our ass in Texas.

We killed Texas f***in' Rangers.

They ain't gonna stop lookin' till

they find us, and when they find us,

they're gonna kill us. Texans take

it very personal when ya kill their

law enforcement officers. The El

Paso police have already started a

motel and hotel search for us.

RICHARD:

How do you know?

SETH:

I heard it on the radio. We gotta

get our asses into Mexico tonight.

Carlos is gonna meet us tomorrow

morning at a rendezvous on the other

side, then Carlos and his boys will

escort us to El Ray and --

Seth stops talking and looks around.

SETH:

Where's the woman?

RICHARD:

What?

Seth's out of his chair.

SETH:

What'd ya mean, what? The f***in'

woman, the hostage. Where the f***

is she, Richard!?

RICHARD:

She's in the other room.

SETH:

What the f*** is she doin' there?!

He goes to the door of the adjoining room.

RICHARD:

Seth, before you open the door, let

me explain what happened.

Seth stops and looks at his brother. He knows what he means.

He can't say anything, only point at his younger sibling.

Then he BURSTS open the door.

The dead, naked body of Gloria Hill lies on the bed. It's

obvious Richard raped her and killed her.

Seth covers his eyes with his hands. He slowly enters the

room with the dead body.

SETH:

(to himself)

Oh, Richard, what's wrong with you?

Richard rises from the bed.

RICHARD:

Now, Seth, before you flip out, let

me just explain what happened.

Seth slowly turns to his brother, then walks toward him.

Richard backs up.

SETH:

Yeah, explain it to me. I need an

explanation. What's the matter with

you?

RICHARD:

(low and calm)

There's nothing wrong with me,

brother. That woman tried to escape

and I did what I had to do.

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