Leaving Las Vegas Page #14

She stands up

SERA:

I have to go to work now.

Ben doesn�t say anything. He just stares a hole in his bowl

of rice.

CUT TO:

119 INT. CASINO - NIGHT

Ben walks by himself. He is deep in thought.

CUT TO:

120 INT. CASINO - NIGHT

Ben recklessly bets two hundred dollars at the craps

table... and wins. As he leans forward to collect his

winnings, he sees...

ANGLE:

...a Blonde in a very low-cut outfit. She smiles at Ben and

walks around the table to pick him up. Ben puts all of his

winnings on one bet and wins again. This pattern repeats a

few times and drinks are on the house.

BLONDE:

Hey... that was quite a play.

You in for the convention?

Ben gets to the point.

BEN:

I�d like to f*** you.

A few people hear Ben and the Blonde is almost put off, but

he does have about eight thousand dollars in winnings and so

she leans in very close so that she can talk quietly.

BLONDE:

I�m very expensive.

BEN:

How much to lick your p*ssy?

The Blonde picks up a sizeable stack of chips and looks at

Ben.

CUT TO:

121 INT. SERA�S HOUSE - LATER THAT NIGHT

Sera lets herself in, looks around and opens the bedroom

door.

ANGLE:

In one fluid movement the naked blonde gets off the semi-

conscious Ben, pulls her dress over her head and walks past

Sera. Moments later we hear the front door slam. Ben comes to

and looks at Sera. He is more or less unaware of what has

just happened.

BEN:

Hello...

ANGLE ON SERA:

Her eyes are wet.

SERA:

There are limits.

BEN:

(remembering)

Yes... I guess I knew that.

Ben gets out of the bed. He picks up the bottle on the

bedside table and stands.

BEN:

Perhaps I could crash on the

couch for a few hours... and

then I�ll leave.

He walks out of the room and closes his the door. Camera

moves in on Sera. She covers her face with her hands. She

drops her purse and slides down the wall to the floor,

weeping quietly.

SERA (v.o)

I heard the door slam a

couple of hours later and he

was gone.

FADE OUT:

FADE IN:

122 EXT. STREET - DAY

Ben coming out of a liquor store with a large brown bag.

CUT TO:

123 EXT. STREET - NIGHT

Sera getting out of a car. The car drives off. Sera examines

her face in a pocket mirror. Puts on more lipstick.

CUT TO:

124 INT. MOTEL ROOM - DAY

Ben is on all fours in the bathroom trying to vomit. His thin

frame is heaving. Bottles everywhere.

CUT TO:

125 EXT. THE STRIP - NIGHT

Three college boys with beer bottles walk the The Strip. They

are all wearing the same numbered jersey. Nice middle-class

boys looking for an adventure. They see Sera and go into a

huddle before walking over to her.

TALLEST COLLEGE BOY

How much will it cost us to

f*** you?

The other two College Boys titter. Sera starts to walk away

and then hesitates.

SERA:

Sorry, guys, but I don�t know

what you mean. Anyway, I

never date more than one guy

at a time.

SMALLEST COLLEGE BOY

Come on... we got money... show

her the money.

The other College Boy gets out his wallet and opens it to

show her. Sera hesitates, not somehow comfortable with the

situation, then goes ahead.

SERA:

How much of that money did

you guys want to spend?

TALLEST COLLEGE BOY

How much you want? How about

two hundred for an hour?

SERA:

(becoming annoyed with them)

Don�t your friends talk?

(no answer)

Try three-hundred for a half

hour.

OTHER COLLEGE BOY

(nervous)

Three hundred for the hour.

SERA:

OK... three... and we�ll see

how it goes. Where are you

staying?

TALLEST COLLEGE BOY

The Yukon, room twenty-four.

SERA:

I�ll see you there in fifteen

minutes. You can pay me then.

Why don�t you all take a

shower while you�re waiting.

OTHER COLLEGE BOY

A shower? In fifteen minutes?

SERA:

Look... I�ll only need one of

you at a time. RIGHT?

UNDERSTOOD? So... the other

two can shower while I�m

there. OK?

They walk off in a huddle, giggling - three small boys.

CUT TO:

126 EXT. YUKON MOTEL - NIGHT

Sera drinks from a beer bottle as she approaches their room.

She talks to herself.

SERA:

Where are the boys this

weekend, Frank? Why, hell,

Charlie, I sent �em off to

learn the one thing I

couldn�t teach �em.

She looks at the numbers and finds the room. She knocks and a

moment later the Tallest College Boy opens the door in his

jockey shorts.

127 INT. MOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

Sera steps in. One boy is coming out of the bathroom wearing

a towel and the third is sitting in a chair smoking a

cigarette, which he passes to the boy in the towel. The other

boy is fooling around with a video camera. The atmosphere is

weird and Sera is suddenly alert.

The Tallest College Boy hands her the money. He is very well

built, a football player. Sera hesitates, holding the money.

The Tallest College Boy closes the door and then leans

against it. They are all staring at her now. No one says

anything. Sera smiles suddenly and puts the money in her

purse. All business.

SERA:

OK... where�s the bedroom, and

who�s first?

They all look at each other.

SMALLEST COLLEGE BOY

I want to f*** her in the

butt...

He looks at the other.

SMALLEST COLLEGE BOY

...you too, right?

SERA:

Forget that. No one�s doing

that. You�ll all go one at a

time. I f you want I�ll suck

you instead, but that�s all.

Then I�m out of here.

SMALLEST COLLEGE BOY

(looking at tallest)

You said I could f*** her in

the butt.

OTHER COLLEGE BOY

Shut up.

SMALLEST COLLEGE BOY

(shouting)

It�s my f***ing money)

SERA:

That�s it... Take your money

back. I�m leaving.

The Smallest College Boy gets off the bed and comes over to

Sera.

SMALLEST COLLEGE BOY

No... don�t go.

The Tallest Boy is still standing in front of the door and

things are getting strange. The Other Boy turns on the video

camera. Sera loses her cool.

SERA:

(to the Smallest Boy)

Maybe you�d like to f*** one

of your friends in the butt

instead.

The room goes very quiet. The kid tears up. Sera tries to

back-pedal.

SERA:

Hey... I�m sorry...

The kid punches her hard in the stomach, knocking her to the

ground.

CUT TO BLACK:

QUICK FADE IN:

Close-up on Sera�s face pushed into a bloodstained pillow,

her body being pounded from behind. The naked legs of two of

the boys behind her. We hear voices, filtered, from a long

way off.

VOICE:

Go on... f*** her ass...

OTHER VOICE:

Look at me... look at

me... look at me.

A hand comes into frame and pulls her head up by the hair. A

pair of legs moves in. There is the sound of a punch.

FADE OUT:

FADE IN:

Sera�s body on the floor. In the background trousers being

hastily pulled on to legs. The boys exit with sport bags.

The last one turns out the lights and closes the door.

FADE OUT:

128 INT. MOTEL ROOM - DAWN

In the half-light Sera gets up and walks with difficulty to

the bathroom.

129 INT. BATHROOM - DAWN

She clicks on the mirror light. Her face is awful. One eye is

swollen almost shut. Her top lip is cut.

CUT TO BLACK:

130 INT. CAB - EARLY MORNING

Sera gets into the cab with considerable difficulty. The cab

driver is a cynic.

CAB DRIVER:

What�s the matter, honey, get

a back-door delivery you

weren�t expecting? You gonna

be able to pay the fare?

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