Killing Zoe Page #14

The other customers start to flee for cover.

Oliver sees the fracas between the sub lobby assistant and

Claude. It looks like the sub lobby assistant is getting the

upper hand. Oliver swings his gun around and sprays machine

gun fire at them...killing them both.

CUT TO:

INT. BANK - SUB LOBBY - DAY

Zoe walks up the stairs out, not only are they locked but a

cloud of tear gas is pouring into the downstairs sub lobby.

Suddenly, Zed stumbles in.

Zed is like a zombie. Then he notices Zoe in the stairwell.

They lock eyes.

ZED:

(almost delerious)

Zoe...

She steps down into the sub lobby, machine guns crackle in

the background. She runs up to him just as he slumps to the

ground.

ZOE:

(holding him)

My Zed. They've hurt you.

She dabs a cloth to his cut face. He holds it on.

ZOE:

(trying to comfort him)

You're going to be okay. In many

countries scars on the face are a symbol

of heroism. To proudly display a flaw

like a badge...is to wear a badge of

truth.

He takes her hand.

ZED:

Be serious Zoe...I can stick my tongue

through my cheek.

CUT TO:

INT. BANK - LOBBY - DAY

The police are now laying it on heavy. Francois comes out of

the office.

FRANCOIS:

Oliver! Let's get a hostage!

OLIVER:

This is the end!

Francois is ripped into by machine gun fire.

Oliver races past him.

CUT TO:

INT. BANK - SUB LOBBY - DAY

Tear gas is starting to fill the room.

Zoe stands Zed up.

ZOE:

Listen to me. We're going to lock

ourselves into one of the air tight

vaults...if any of them are still open.

They start walking toward the reserve vault area.

CUT TO:

INT. BANK - FREIGHT ELEVATOR - DAY

Eric hops into the elevator and closes the door, just as

Oliver runs up, firing toward the police.

Eric is laughing manically as he leaves them behind.

OLIVER:

Bastard!

Oliver turns to where the police will surely be coming in.

CUT TO:

INT. BANK - RESERVE VAULT AREA - DAY

Zoey and Zed rush into the reserve vault area. Zoey notices

that the downstairs reserve vault is closed.

ZOE:

Merde! The vault has been closed.

ZED:

What about the others?

The gunfire upstairs has subsided and has been replaced by

unintelligible POLICE VOICES.

ZOE:

Listen...there's no gunfire.

Zoey quietly opens the door opposite the vault that leads to

the rear stairs to the lobby level.

INT. BANK - REAR STAIRS TO LOBBY - DAY

Zoey peeks up the stairs just in time to see Oliver bolt for

the stairs.

OLIVER:

(to police)

Motherfuckers!

A volly of gunfire rips into Oliver but he stands his ground

and fires into the police.

OLIVER:

You wanna f*** with me? You wanna f***

with me? I'll show you who you're

f***ing with!

He starts blasting away.

Terrified, Zoey leads Zed to the storage/elevator area.

ZOEY:

C'mon, we'll be safer in here.

CUT TO:

INT. BANK - STORAGE/ELEVATOR AREA - DAY

The elevator door opens, Eric steps out and looks around like

a caged animal.

ERIC:

[Think!]

Then, Zed and Zoey appear from the hall to the reserve vault

area.

Eric turns to them with his gun raised, when he sees them he

lowers it.

ERIC:

Zed.

They all stand there for a moment, the gunfire cracking away

upstairs. Eric is more casual than he should be.

ERIC:

(matter-of-factly)

What's your girlfriends name?

ZED:

Zoe.

ERIC:

Zoe.

(to Zoey in French)

[Zoe, come here to me.]

Zoey spits at him.

Eric laughs and aims the gun at her.

ERIC:

[Killing you would just be gravy, so

don't f*** with me.]

ZOEY:

[Go ahead you slob. Shave my ass!]

Eric smashes the side of her face with the gun and then grabs

a hold of her arm.

Zed tries to stop Eric but Eric aims the gun at him.

ERIC:

Zed no. I'll kill you. It means nothing

to me, our friendship.

ZED:

(starting out calm and then

building to a scream)

Eric...there's no f***ing way out of

here!

ERIC:

Oh but you're wrong. This is my way out.

This dime store couge with her motor

driven ass. You find your own.

Zed rushes Eric and Zoey starts scratching. Eric drops the

gun but quickly whips out his knife.

She tries to get away from Eric but he has a hold on her

shirt.

Eric swipes at her with the knife and grazes he back.

Then Eric slashes toward Zed who jumps back.

Zoey falls to the floor.

ERIC:

Come Zed...I'm going to cut you like a

sausage.

Zed is standing between Zoey and Eric.

ZED:

Zoey, get out of here!

She scrambles away.

He swipes at Zed.

Zed jumps back down the hall toward the reserve vault area.

INT. BANK - RESERVE VAULT AREA- DAY

They rush out toward the stairs.

ERIC:

Did you see how she ran? Did you see how

she ran? She doesn't care about you.

F***ing p*ssy only cares about p*ssy.

Look out for number one. What do you say

Zed?

He swipes again.

ERIC:

I will kill you. And once I kill you

Zed, I'll get out of here. I'll f***

your b*tch up the ass and give her

AIDS...if she doesn't already have it.

What do you say to that Zed?

He swipes and Zed grabs a hold of the knife by the blade.

Eric pulls it free and the knife falls to the floor.

Zed takes this opportunity and kicks Eric in the face.

Eric reaches for the knife.

Zed, his hand bloody, dives onto Eric.

Zoey also jumps onto them and starts yanking on Eric's hair.

She plunges her nails into his face.

ERIC:

F***ing b*tch!

Zed is rabbit punching Eric from underneath.

Then, Eric grabs a hold of Zed's balls and squeezes.

Zed lets out a shrill scream.

Eric starts elbowing Zoey in the face.

The three of them lay there on the floor wriggling like

worms, unable to move because each is putting the other

through such agony.

Then, Oliver, shot up and bloody haplessly stumbles into the

room. His body is a mass of bullet wounds.

OLIVER:

Ox! Where is thy yoke!?

He clumsily falls dead to the ground, his shotgun slides near

Zoey, Zed, and Eric.

The sight of the gun gives Eric the strength only a madman

could posses. He rolls over and throws Zoey off him.

Then, he smashes his forehead into Zed's nose, bursting it.

Eric, deftly, rolls over and grabs the gun.

He gets to his feet and c*cks the pump action.

ERIC:

F*** both of you.

Then he notices the lack of gunfire upstairs.

Eric turns back to them.

ERIC:

Au revoir.

He aims to kill Zed.

ZOEY:

No!

Then, all of the French policemen, decked out in their

assault gear and wearing gas masks, storm down the stairs.

At the sight of Eric about to execute Zed they raise their

guns.

FRENCH POLICEMAN #1

[Stop!]

Eric stops.

It becomes quiet.

Then, Eric looks back down at Zed and braces for the shotgun

kick.

ERIC:

I give you little kiss. Ciao.

He squeezes the trigger and...

CLICK:

The police open fire with their French made assault machine

guns and fill Eric with bullets. Instead of falling he does

a scarecrow dance as his body is painted red.

The wall behind them explodes as plaster sprays all over Zed.

An IMAGE overcomes Eric.

Eric's dead body slumps to it's knees and flops on top of

Zed.

Zed pushes the body off and tries to drag himself to Zoey.

Zoey runs up to him and holds him.

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