Get Carter Page #16

After a few seconds of deep thought, Jack stares at the

kid with distinct revelation.

JACK:

Or a C.D.-Rom.

LAO:

(nodding)

Or a C.D.-Rom.

SMASH CUT TO:

EXT. JUNKYARD LOT -STEADY ON JACK

He moves with purpose, the Operator and Bronson the

Rottweiler follow closely behind.

JACK’S POV

The stripped Mustang.

100.

BACK TO SCENE:

Jack goes to the trunk and opens the trunk. He ejects

the disc drive to the compact disc player. Inside, a

Rolling Stones CD, Sinatra and blank disc with no

inscription. Jack grabs it and SLAMS the TRUNK.

CUT TO:

EXT. JUNKYARD OFFICE -TIGHT ON OPERATOR

He holds open his office door and Jack enters by himself.

He nods and the Operator closes the door.

INT. OFFICE -JACK

He sits at the Operator’s computer terminal, places the

disc in the ROM player, and boots it up with the mouse.

TIGHT ON COMPUTER SCREEN

INT. LIMOUSINE INTERIOR -GRAINY POV

Geraldine sits back and addresses us.

GERALDINE (V.O.)

Welcome again. It’s your favorite

slut-b*tch-whore, back for another

round of P*ssy Potluck.

INTERCUT WITH:

JACK’S EYES ONLY

GERALDINE (V.O.)

For those of you not in the know,

this is where I go to an all-ages

club here in the L.A. area... and

take some unsuspecting toy home to

sample my fine ass.

She then slips a vial in one of two champagne flutes.

GERALDINE:

Are you hooked yet?

She then leans in and the screen GOES TO SNOW for a few

seconds. A passage of time.

Then... she comes back to closeup.

(CONTINUED)

101.

CONTINUED:

GERALDINE (V.O.)

(whispers)

Check out this sweet young thing.

Geraldine allows us to see someone climb into the limo.

We can almost see Jack’s heart sink to his stomach.

Geraldine’s "victim" sits looking at the velvet ceiling.

It’s Doreen.

GERALDINE (V.O.)

Are... you attracted to me?

DOREEN (V.O.)

You’re beautiful.

GERALDINE (V.O.)

Would you like to kiss me?

Geraldine senses Doreen’s shyness and anxiety.

GERALDINE (V.O.)

It’s okay. Maybe you want

something to drink first?

Geraldine hands Doreen the drugged champagne flute. A

quick toast and Doreen tilts back her glass -

QUICK FLASH -INT. KINNEAR’S GUEST HOUSE -BLACKMAIL

ROOM:

An all-too familiar setting.

Where Jack observed the blondes and Chinese businessman.

Geraldine lies half-naked on the king-size bed.

GERALDINE:

Come let mommy take care of you.

Doreen plops down. Drugged beyond coherence, beyond the

grasp of what’s to happen. Geraldine plants one on her.

This is tearing Jack apart.

Geraldine breaks the kiss and starts to undress the girl.

DOREEN:

Is thisssss...?

(CONTINUED)

102.

CONTINUED:

GERALDINE:

(a creepy smile)

Homework, child.

Suddenly Cyrus appears, wearing only a predator’s grin.

CYRUS:

I’ve been waiting.

Aggressively, Cyrus undresses and moves to Doreen.

EXT. JUNKYARD OFFICE -OPERATOR POV

He sneaks a glance at what Jack is watching.

TIGHT ON OPERATOR

Off the window’s reflection, we see the man’s shocked

expression.

SMASH CUT TO:

EXT. VENTURA BOULEVARD -LATER

The Olds weaves through traffic. CARS noisily SWERVE to

avoid him.

INT. OLDS -MOVING

Jack doesn’t care. He’s numb with hurt.

CUT TO:

INT. BATHROOM -VANITY MIRROR

In underwear and a bra, Geraldine straightens her hair

with a curling iron.

Jack stands in the doorwell, the .45 dangling from his

hand. The sight of Geraldine disgusts him.

JACK:

Tell me about the girl.

She meets his hard gaze off the mirror. In an attempt of

composure, she shifts the subject.

GERALDINE:

How’d you get in here?

(CONTINUED)

103.

CONTINUED:

JACK:

The young girl on the disc with

you.

Jack slowly makes his way over to her.

JACK:

Do you know her name?

GERALDINE:

(terrified)

Her first name. Doreen.

JACK:

You don’t know her last name?

Geraldine hesitates before she shakes her head.

JACK:

You lying whore!

Jack yanks her back by the hair and lifts the curling

iron. She screams.

JACK:

I’m only going to say this once...

I can be very cruel. I’m going to

ask you questions, you’re going to

answer them. You follow a

question with a question? You get

burned like this.

Jack takes the curling iron to the soft spot of her neck

and she screams in agony. He tightens his grip and

restrains her.

JACK:

As far as I’m concerned, you just

drugged and raped my niece. My

tolerance is exhausted. Doesn’t

matter if you’re a man or a woman

at this point.

(then)

How did Frank get the disc?

GERALDINE:

I gave it to him!

Jack loosens his grip on her. Tears form in her eyes.

(CONTINUED)

104.

CONTINUED:

GERALDINE:

I didn’t know it was his daughter!

I thought she was just another

girl looking to break in the

business! When guys find out what

I do, they try to bang me off the

bat. Tell their friends they

f***ed a porn star. But not your

brother. He was sweet to me. He

was real. So when I found out how

young Doreen was... and who she

was... I couldn’t live with

myself.

JACK:

So you gave it to him?

GERALDINE:

I wanted to... I was hoping...

(exploding in tears)

I didn’t think he would go to the

cops!

JACK:

What did you think!? That he’d

watch his daughter get raped and

do nothing?!

GERALDINE:

I don’t know what the hell I was

thinking! Maybe I thought he

could save his daughter from

heading down the same path I did.

I don’t know!

JACK:

Who found her!?

She balks. Jack moves the iron closer.

GERALDINE:

Cyrus did! Jesus Christ! One of

those teen clubs. You met Cyrus.

The younger, the better.

JACK:

Who else was there?

GERALDINE:

Just me, Cyrus and Mike.

JACK:

So those two killed Frank.

(CONTINUED)

105.

CONTINUED:

GERALDINE:

No.

JACK:

Do you want to be dead, Geraldine?

GERALDINE:

We were playing together all

night, the night he was killed!

It couldn’t have been them!

Jack thinks to himself and closes his eyes.

JACK:

Oh my God.

GERALDINE:

What?

JACK:

Nothing. Did Jeremy know that

Frank was my brother?

(as Geraldine nods)

What did he say?

GERALDINE:

Good.

This hits Jack like a sledgehammer. Jack nods.

JACK:

Where does Cyrus live?

GERALDINE:

I don’t know.

(as Jack shakes her)

The only time I’ve seen him

outside of Jeremy’sisatBig

Mike’s!

Jack takes a moment and pushes a towel on her.

JACK:

Finish getting dressed.

CUT TO:

EXT. UPSTAIRS APARTMENT -GERALDINE

Shorts, sandals, blouse. With the coast clear, Jack

pushes her outside. She locks the front door behind her,

Jack looks off the balcony.

106.

JACK’S POV

Up the street, behind the Olds, is a familiar black

sedan.

BACK TO SCENE:

He grabs Geraldine’s keys and moves her to the elevator.

The elevator’s lights ascend. Jack yanks Geraldine into

the stairwell.

The elevator opens and Detective Voorhees and Simpkins

march to Geraldine’s door.

VOORHEES:

(knocking)

Police! Open up!

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