Kalifornia Page #9

INT. BATHROOM

Carrie pauses in brushing her teeth.

CARRIE:

Feel sorry for him? Obviously you

didn't get a whiff of that sock?

BRIAN (O.S.)

B*tch, b*tch, b*tch!

CARRIE:

(under her breath)

Up yours.

BRIAN:

I heard that.

INT. BATHROOM

Carrie finishes brushing her teeth. Secretively she gives

Brian the finger...

BRIAN (O.S.)

...heard that too.

Carrie glances at the bath water running in the tub. It's

rusty brown and disgusting. She pulls the plug on the bath

idea.

INT. EARLY AND ADELE'S MOTEL BATHROOM ROOM - SAME TIME

The tap is running at the sink as Early empties the stolen

purse. He adds the last few coins to a small pile of cash.

EARLY:

Can you believe thirty bucks for

this room... for what? A lumpy

mattress, that crummy TV and a

crapper.

ADELE (O.S.)

Early, sing me a song.

Early continues to sift through all the items from the purse.

EARLY:

Which one.

INT. EARLY AND ADELE'S MOTEL ROOM

Adele starts to sing a song.

OMITTED:

Early start sing with her... As the song ends.

ADELE:

(laughs)

Hey can we go to that Chinese

restaurant when we get to Los Angeles?

You know, to see all them famous

footprints?

ON EARLY IN BATHROOM

Early reaches down into the bottom of the purse and pulls

out a pair of glistening stainless steel scissors.

EARLY:

Only if they let me put mine down

too.

He stares at the scissors curiously, then switches off the

bathroom light.

DARKNESS:

BRIAN (O.S.)

Look Carrie, we're gonna be stuck

with these people for a week...

Click, a light is turned on. Revealing...

INT. BRIAN AND CARRIE'S ROOM - SAME TIME

Brian has turned on the nightstand light. He and Carrie are

lying in bed.

BRIAN:

...And all I'm saying is I think we

ought to try and get along with them.

That's all.

CARRIE:

You try, I'm gonna pretend they're

with somebody else.

BRIAN:

Carrie.

CARRIE:

I don't want to talk about it.

Brian turns the light off. From the blackness...

CARRIE:

Pretty smooth how he stiffed us on

dinner?

Brian switches the light back on.

BRIAN:

He didn't stiff us. He paid for the

gas remember.

Silence... Brian reaches out for the light... when

CARRIE:

I'm telling you he's nearly broke

and we're going to end up paying for

those two.

Brian decides to leave the light on. He moves closer to

Carrie. He slides up against her backside. He reaches for

her under the sheets. Kisses her neck.

BRIAN:

You finished?

Carrie pushes her body up against his in response.

CARRIE:

...Um, maybe... maybe not.

Brian's mouth moves down along her back. He slips beneath

the sheets. From the expression on her face, she obviously

approves... Yet she can't resist slipping in another remark...

CARRIE:

...Um... Funky f***ing sock.

Carrie rolls over on her back. Brian moves on top of her.

Kisses her stomach.

CARRIE:

...and what's with that hair? Is

that grease or motor oil or what?

Carrie reaches down and grabs two fists full of Brian's hair.

She pulls him to her. He slides up along her chest, kissing

her. Things heat up. She reaches out, grasps his arms. Pulls

him closer.

CARRIE:

...you believe that tattoo? Looks

like he had another girls name there

and carved it out.

Brian bites at her neck. She stops talking. His sweating

shoulder presses against her face. She turns her head to

encourage him.

In the dresser mirror... she sees their shadowy reflections.

Their bodies atangle under the sheets.

CARRIE:

...and that body odor.

Their reflection in the mirror intrigues her. Intoxicates

her. His aggression excites her. She pulls him into her. The

metal bedframe bangs against the motel wall repeatedly as

they make love.

Then slowly, the camera bisects the plaster and lumber divider

and emerges in the next room...

TO FIND:

Early leaning quietly against the same wall. Listening to

them. As he does, he uses the scissors to cut through the

crusty bandage on his finger. Then, across the room he notices

Adele in bed asleep... the scissors stop.

OMITTED:

Sequence omitted from original script.

EXT. EARLY'S MOTEL ROOM - MORNING

Early exits his motel room, opens a bottle of Lucky Lager

against a soda dispenser, and walks over to the motel diner.

INT. MOTEL DINER

Early enters the diner drinking his morning beer. Adele is

not with him. He spots Brian and Carrie seated opposite one

another in one of the booths. He walks up to their table and

drops down uninvited on the seat next to Carrie.

BRIAN:

Morning...

Early lifts his beer bottle in salute.

EARLY:

Bri'.

CARRIE:

Where's Adele?

EARLY:

She wasn't feeling so good.

The WAITRESS arrives with a menu, offers it to Early.

WAITRESS:

Breakfast?

EARLY:

(burps)

Nah... Don't eat breakfast. Never

have.

The Waitress notices Early's bottle of beer.

WAITRESS:

Ah sir... sir.

She gets Early's attention.

WAITRESS:

(concerned)

We ah... don't have a liquor license

here. So I'm afraid...

EARLY:

Well don't be, I got plenty more

where this one came from.

The Waitress gives him a curious look and walks away.

Just then, Brian look past Early... A surprised expression

crosses Brian's face. Early turns to see... Adele approaching

the table. Her hair has been crudely chopped to resemble

Carrie's. It looks like sh*t.

CARRIE:

(at a loss for words)

You cut your hair.

Adele smiles, pleased with Carrie for noticing. She sits

down next to Brian.

ADELE:

Early cut it.

(smiles at Early)

...Once he gets an idea in his head

there's no holding him back.

Carrie looks to Brian curiously. Adele is distracted by a

small cactus on the window near the table.

BRIAN:

Nice job Early.

Carrie notices Adele's 'new' (stolen) purse... We see the

wheels turning in Carrie's head. How? Where?

OMITTED:

Sequence omitted from original script.

EXT. MOTEL - LATER

Early walks toward the Lincoln. It is parked outside Brian

and Carrie's room. The front door is ajar, he pushes it open.

He sees Carrie's reflection in the bathroom mirror, she's in

her underwear, pulling on her jeans. Early watches her for a

moment. There's no mistaking what's on his mind... as his

eyes scan her body. Carrie pulls on her T-shirt, steps out

of the bathroom and sees Early just outside the door.

EARLY:

...Need a hand with those bags?

CARRIE:

No, thanks, I can manage.

INT. MOTEL ROOM - SAME TIME

Carrie turns back to the dresser and gathers up the last few

things. She glances into the dresser mirror looking for

Early's reflection at the door, but he's gone. Relieved, she

turns the corner to grab her bags and finds Early standing

right there! Looking at her. He startles her.

EARLY:

I got 'em.

He picks up her bags and walks out of the room. Carrie watches

him, then she steps to the doorway.

BRIAN (O.S.)

All set?

CARRIE:

(startled)

F***!

BRIAN:

Take your time.

CARRIE LOOKS BACK TO EARLY

CARRIE'S POV - EXT. MOTEL

Early places the bags in the Lincoln's trunk. Adele sees

Early carrying Carrie's bag, Adele looks jealous.

EXT. MOTEL

In the foreground Carrie's door closes.

TO BLACK.

EXT. LINCOLN/HIGHWAY - LATER

Lincoln passes through frame.

INT. MOVING LINCOLN - NOON

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