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davis (o.c.)

I guess.

Pull back:
surveillance room

Ferris and DAVIS, the casino’s dapper CHIEF OF SECURITY,

stand behind Hawkeye, the Surveillance Supervisor, and study

Cris on various monitors.

Ferris

Maybe she’s in cahoots.

davis

He’s beaten six dealers in a row.

ferriS

You’re sure he’s not counting?

hawkeye

We’ve got five decks in the shoe.

And he wins more off the top than

the bottom.

davis

Moves a lot from table to table.

On a monitor, Cris pockets some of his chips.

hawkeye

Keeps his stacks short.

On another monitor, A COCKTAIL WAITRESS takes orders from the

players.

WAITRESS:

What’s your pleasure?

CRIS:

Grand Dad, rocks.

8.

Ferris

What’s his name?

davis

(shrugs)

Not staying here. Pays in cash.

Hawkeye

We’re running him through face

check.

As Ferris watches Cris on the monitor, he becomes still and

attentive, as if sensing danger. He squints a little, the way

we do when we try to remember something.

Ferris

Invite him for a drink.

(remembers her manners)

If you don’t mind.

Int. CASINO/BLACKJACK TABLE - day

As Cris signals for another card, TWO BLACK SUITS appear

behind him.

black suit (o.S.)

Sir, would you come with us,

please.

Cris takes in their grim faces. Turns to see two more pairs

of goons stationed nearby.

SNAPBACK to:

Thirty seconds ago

The COCKTAIL WAITRESS approaches to take Cris’ order.

WAITRESS:

What’s your pleasure?

This time, Cris hurriedly scoops all his chips into his coat

pocket, jostling the Waitress as he stands.

CRIS:

Scuse me, sorry.

Hustling away, he glances back just as the first TWO BLACK

SUITS reach his stool, but this time it’s empty. They look

around. One of them whispers into his mike. The three pairs

of goons get instructions and split up.

9.

Tracking shot / eye level

Cris strides crisply through the casino. Sees another PAIR OF

BLACK SUITS, scanning for him. He ducks into the maze of

slots. Zigs and zags from aisle to aisle, seemingly at

random. A moment after each turn, a Black Suit appears ahead,

behind, or to the side - where they would have spotted Cris.

Tracking shot / high angle

A clearer perspective as TWO BLACK SUITS approach Cris’ aisle

from different directions. Cris has no way to see them or

know they’re coming, but at the last moment, he MOVES in

between two aisles where neither guard will see him as they

pass.

surveillance room

Davis and Hawkeye wince as the Black Suits keep missing their

quarry.

davis

What’s wrong with you guys?

hawkeye

He’s right next to you! Aisle 63!

Ferris watches the chase, fascinated.

Phalanxes of slot machines

Black Suits converge from various directions, in that fake-

calm fast-walk.

Cris studies the gamblers playing the machines nearby, then

heads to a particular spot - where he is sure to be spotted -

except that a TEXAS-SIZED MAN repositions himself, blocking

the Black Suit’s view.

The Black Suit moves on. Cris shifts to another spot just as

a different Black Suit arrives at the other end of the aisle.

This time, THREE FRAT BOYS change machines and obscure Cris

from his gaze.

surveillance room

Davis is throwing a fit.

Davis

There! There! He’s right there in

front of you! Walk toward each

other!

10.

Cris slips away in the shadow of the Frat Boys.

hawkeye

Maybe he’s on our frequency.

DAVIS:

I don’t see an earphone on him.

hawkeye

He’s heading to the Convention

Annex.

FERRIS:

(stands)

Give me a headset. I’m going down

there.

Convention annex

Arriving at the foyer, Cris sees Five Meeting Rooms. He

squints then decisively enters one of them.

FOUR BLACK SUITS arrive an instant later. Without wasting a

beat, each of them goes through a different door. All except

the one Cris went through.

Cris re-emerges a moment later and heads back toward the

casino.

Casino

Ferris, arriving, adjusts her headset.

Cris sees her. Recognizes her from his prevision as the woman

on the plasma screen. Turns and walks away.

She sees Cris. Takes off after him.

Ferris

(to head mic)

He’s heading toward...

(reads sign)

the Ipanema Grill.

Security Staff converge on the area. Cris is in plain sight.

Suddenly a busload of tourists surge in through a door and

clog the way.

Cris continues into the...

11.

Kitchen area

Passing a room service cart, he rolls it in front of him. A

few steps on, he takes the bottle of OLIVE OIL on the cart

and pours some in front of one random closed door. Cris then

shoves the room service cart down the hall toward an empty

intersecting corridor. A Black Suit barrels into the empty

intersection just as the cart arrives - and tumbles over it.

Behind Cris, a door swings open; a Black Suit charges out;

steps precisely into the puddle of poured olive oil - and

falls on his ass.

Cris slips by him, but gets cut off by an arriving group of

FOUR MORE BLACK SUITS. Big guys. They try to grab him. He

evades their grasp almost magically and, like a Shaolin Monk,

somehow leverages them into each other until they are in a

pile on the floor. Cris darts around them into the...

Lobby

He co-opts a luggage cart that is loaded up for delivery.

Rolling it to the left, a Black Suit on that side doesn’t see

him - and moves on. Cris switches to the right side of the

card - just as a second Black Suit would have seen him.

Abandoning the cart, Cris sets off across the lobby in a

herky-jerky rhythm.

He walks four quick steps without being seen. Then stops

behind a column just as Black Suit 1 turns his way. When

Black Suit 1 looks on, Cris resumes his journey, cutting

across the lobby at an acute angle. In this way, he avoids

being seen by Black Suit 2. Cris now backs up three steps and

avoids being seen by Black Suit 3.

By precisely choosing his movements and knowing where his

hunters will be looking, Cris achieves something like

invisibility.

The last obstacle to daylight is Ferris. She sees him. He

makes a run for the door. She dashes after him.

FERRIS:

You! I just need to talk to you!

Cris grabs a guest's suitcase and keeps moving.

FERRIS:

Homeland Security!

12.

The guest chases after Cris - and collides with Ferris,

knocking her to the ground. Which allows Cris to slip through

a door to the...

Ext. Hotel loading dock - day

Where TWO LAUNDRY DELIVERY MEN are flinging sacks of clothes

into the back of a truck. Cris steps toward the open tailgate

with a steady pace. As if on cue, both Laundry Guys turn and

bend to pick up another sack of clothes. Cris walks right by

them without being noticed -- and climbs into the truck. A

moment later, the Laundry Guys pivot back around, toss sacks

of clothes in after Cris, and slam the rear doors. They get

in the truck and drive off just as Ferris, Davis, and several

Black Suits arrive to find a cold trail.

davis

You were right. This guy is a lot

more than lucky.

Oddly, Ferris seems almost encouraged.

ferrIS

At least now I know he exists.

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