Nightcrawler Page #4

I recently remade my list.

And I'm thinking

that television news

might just be

something I love

as well as something

I happen to be good at.

On TV, it looks so real.

Yes. It does.

Well,

I have a show to do.

Your check is

at the desk.

Outstanding work, Lou.

Really, just great.

Thanks, Nina.

That means an awful lot.

OK3'! -

It's every

parent's nightmare.

Imagine singing a lullaby lo your

infant and tucking them into bed

and then having

to shield them

as a barrage of

high-caliber bullets

literally blast

into your home.

For the Cahiils

of Echo Park,

that fear became

a terrifying reality

when an adjacent house

became the setting for a scene

right out of the Wild West.

MANI:

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Rick, I'm very pleased

with how you progressed.

You're doing a great job.

However, you just spilled

gasoline on my car

which will eat the paint.

I need you tighten

up a bit on this.

Because if you fill

it like that again,

I will terminate

you immediately,

I promise you.

"Bed, Bath & Beyond. "

Oh, that's a good store.

Making peace

with what you don't have,

that's what it's all about

Living with what

you ain't got, right?

Don't you think?

Traffic units,

ambulance traffic,

Benedict Canyon.

Overturned vehicle

with injuries

Crash with injuries.

Good neighborhood.

TV news.

What happened?

I think it was

a head-on collision,

and there's a guy

who's dead over there.

There's a woman...

Did you see what happened?

Am I supposed to help?

I didn't see, I came after.

Can you tell me

exactly what happened?

Will you get the camera

out of my face?

Get it out!

I'm trying to talk to 911!

No, it's at...

The guy is down.

Make some room!

We'll block it off.

Not getting through here.

Son of a b*tch.

Let's go.

F*** this.

Here you go.

Ben Waterman wears the

same gold tie on Fridays.

We're leading with it.

That's your third

start this week.

I'm focusing on framing.

A proper frame not only

draws the eye into a picture

but keeps it there longer,

dissolving the barrier

between the subject and

the outside of the frame.

Is that blood

on your shirt?

I don't think so.

I recently heard of

a Mexican restaurant

called Cabanita.

Have you heard of it?

It's also on your sleeve.

I didn't see that

What I'm asking is,

do you like

Mexican food, Nina?

Yes.

Stand by, people.

Here we go.

Cabanita has been called

"an authentic

taste of Mexico City. "

Do you wanna go with me?

I think we could

have fun together.

Thanks, but I'm busy.

Saturday is your

night off, isn't it?

I have a rule, Lou.

I don't date

people I work with.

And I'm twice your age.

Like older women.

Besides,

I don't work with you.

You're someone I sell to.

And I don't

wanna f*** that up.

What if by saying no,

you f*** it up?

All right, 10 seconds

to go and back on.

Is that what you're saying?

I didn't say that.

Eight, seven,

six, five...

Well' I don't know

what to say.

...three, two, one.

Good morning. Thank you

forjoining us. I'm Lisa Mays.

And I'm Ben Waterman.

First up on This Morning

on KWLA News,

a horrible car crash

over in Benedict Canyon.

It's claimed the life

now of one man.

Severely injured

a young woman.

Hey, Lou!

Hey, man.

Joe Loder, Mayhem.

Great get tonight.

They were closing it down

by the time we showed up.

Were you waiting

for me out here?

No, I was driving by

and I saw your car.

You're not dropping your sh*t

off, are you'? Nobody does that.

You need an air card if you

want to be in the game.

Import the video

to your laptop.

Cut the video.

Upload to your FTP site

and notify stations

you got something for sale.

Boom, boom, boom!

Othenuise,

it's a nice ride.

Listen, man,

you got a good run going

but there's valleys

out there.

Take it from me. I've been

nightcrawling for 14 years.

You heard I'm

adding a second van?

No. I didn't hear that

Gonna be a game changer.

Cut my on-scene time

in half.

I'm setting up

a dedicated dispatch, too.

No more listening and driving.

That's for suckers.

You like the Canon 305s?

Never used one.

Six thou a piece.

2.4 megapixels. Night vision.

18:
1 zoom.

I got one of those puppies

with your name on it.

I have a camera.

I want you

running my second van.

Two crews.

Half the area to cover.

Now, I know

what you're thinking.

Half the money, right?

You should be thinking,

twice the sales.

Because we're

going to be the first

at every scene.

Why compete when we

can work together?

You can share

my press cards.

Puppy dog off my

police connections.

This is the big move,

the next level.

We can corner

this whole thing.

I'm talking about putting some

heavy digits in our pocket, brah.

Thank you for

offering me the position

but working for

myself is more in line

with my skills

and career goals.

Take a few days

to think about it.

No.

You'll need to

hire someone else,

and I don't want to

hold up the process.

You want to be on

the inside of this, man

because I'm going to be

tag-teaming every call.

You keep talking

like it's something

that I may be interested

in, but I'm not.

You don't even

understand the offer.

If you did, you'd be

f***ing sucking my dick!

You'd be asking me

questions.

What does this mean?

What does that mean?

I feel like grabbing you

by your ears right now

and screaming

in your face,

"I'm not

f***ing interested. "

Instead, I'm going to drive

home and do some accounting.

F*** you!

Twerp.

I didn't

wake up until 5:
00.

My body is so off, I feel

like it's time for breakfast.

I bet you're beautiful

any time of the day.

In fact, I'd say

you're much prettier

than Lisa Mays.

I like the dark

makeup on your eyes.

I also like

the way you smell.

So, where you from, Lou?

The north end

of the Valley.

Some of the calls sometimes

lake me over there,

but nobody I know

still lives out there.

You're from Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania.

How did you know that?

It's online.

Everything about you

is online.

Not everything,

but definitely a lot.

I've watched all the videos

from when you were a reporter.

I'm sure you look

at those, of course.

No. God, no.

Not without

a drink in my hand.

I watch my work

all the time.

Yeah? Do you want

to become a reporter?

No.

Most of you guys

want airtime.

Not me.

I want to be the guy that owns the

station that owns the camera.

The business

is going well,

but in order to

grow to the next level,

I need to stay one step

ahead of my competition

and take risks.

I also need financial support

to implement expansion.

Would you like

another margarita?

One is enough.

Thanks for

coming out to talk.

The place I'm in now

is that I want

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