Out of Sight Page #12

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Adele says nothing. Then...

CHINO'S VOICE (CONT'D)

Okay, you don't want to help me, I'm

leaving.

(then)

I'm going now. I see you maybe some

time, okay? Bye bye.

KAREN:

(low)

Go in the bedroom and --

Suddenly, Chino's fist -- wrapped in his shirt -- explodes

through one of the glass panels. Adele and Karen both jump as

Chino pushes his arm through, reaches for the door knob...

...but Karen grabs the knob first and, using all of her weight

as leverage, pivots and flings the door open with Chino's arm

still sticking through the glass...

...the force of which slingshots the man into the room where he

bangs against a wall and falls to the floor. Dazed, Chino

reaches for his .22 as he now tries to get to his feet.

Karen brings up her Beretta in two hands, c*cks it and puts the

front sight on his chest.

KAREN (CONT'D)

Leave it where it is.

CHINO:

(frowning)

Wait. You not Adele?

KAREN:

I'm a federal marshal and you're under

arrest. Put the gun on the table. I

mean, now.

CHINO:

Oh. Then this must be Adele...

He now aims the gun point-blank at Adele.

KAREN:

Put it down or I'll shoot.

CHINO:

You wouldn't shoot me, would you?

KAREN:

What do you want to bet?

CHINO:

(beat)

I could walk out of here.

KAREN:

If you move, if you look at her again,

you're dead.

Chino doesn't move. Keeps his gun on Adele. Karen starts

walking towards him...

KAREN (CONT'D)

You can live or die, it's up to you.

CHINO:

Oh, is that right? You going to shoot

me? Nice girl like you?

(smiles)

I don't think so.

KAREN:

You don't, huh?

And with that, she kicks him in the knee. Chino buckles over

and she hits him on the side of the head with her gun...

ADELE (CONT'D)

On your knees.

He does as he's told. Karen raises his jacket, feels around

his waist from behind.

ADELE (CONT'D)

Lie face down on the floor.

CHINO:

(hurting)

What?!

She kicks him over onto his stomach and stays there. She puts

her foot to his back as she reaches for the phone, dials. She

sees Adele staring at her.

CHINO (CONT'D)

(to Adele)

Excuse me...

Karen looks at Adele a moment, then says into the phone...

KAREN:

Daniel Burdon, please. Karen Sisco.

CHINO:

Excuse me, Adele?

ADELE:

Yes.

CHINO:

You do the sawing of the box in half

trick with you inside?

ADELE:

(beat)

Yes.

CHINO:

Tell me, how do you do that?

Adele looks at Karen, who shoves Chino's head to the floor with

her foot.

KAREN:

Shut up.

BURDON (PHONE)

Karen. Where are you? I been trying

to get a hold of you.

KAREN:

Daniel. Listen --

BURDON (PHONE)

Where are you? I been trying to reach

you.

KAREN:

I'm at Adele Delisi's.

BURDON (PHONE)

What-- we already talked to her. That's

a dead end.

KAREN:

(looking at Chino)

Yeah, I know. I was just leaving.

Why were you trying to reach me?

BURDON (PHONE)

There was a Buddy Bragg at Lompoc around

the same time Foley was there. We got

an address for him at the Adams Hotel

in Hallandale. I want you to go there,

see if you can get the manager to i.d.

him as the other guy. If he does, you

call me right away...

KAREN:

All right, but...

BURDON (PHONE)

But don't you do anything. You just

have a seat, wait for me to get there.

KAREN:

Sure, Daniel.

BURDON (PHONE)

Now. What is it you wanted to tell

me?

KAREN:

Oh, I was just wondering, if I were to

bring in Chirino, would you put me on

the task force?

BURDON (PHONE)

(impatient)

What? Is that what you're calling me

about?

KAREN:

Yes or no, Daniel. If I get him, will

you let me go after Foley?

BURDON (PHONE)

Yeah, sure, Karen. You bring in

Chirino, you can be on the task

force.

KAREN:

That's all I wanted to know.

BURDON (PHONE)

Good. Now forget about the ex-wife

and get over to the Adams Hotel.

Karen hangs up, looks at Adele. Adele nods.

ADELE:

You're good.

KAREN:

Thank you.

INT. BUDDY'S APARTMENT - NIGHT

As Foley and Buddy quickly pack up their stuff.

FOLEY:

First thing we do, we get to Detroit,

we find Glenn, then we find a window

to throw him out of.

BUDDY:

I been thinkin', if I was Glenn, I was

up there to take down the Ripper, where

would I go?

FOLEY:

Well, first off, if you were Glenn,

you wouldn't be thinking.

BUDDY:

Remember Snoopy Miller, his old pal

from Lompoc?

FOLEY:

Snoopy. Christ, I thought he'd be

brain dead by now.

BUDDY:

He isn't fighting no more. Glenn told

me the Snoop's been managing some guys

up there now, works out at the Kronk.

INT. SHALAMAR APARTMENTS - LOBBY - NIGHT

The ancient residents stop what they're doing as Burdon enters

with eight guys in jackets and wool shirts hanging out, running

shoes, half of them carrying what look like athletic bags.

Karen meets them as they all walk to the elevator.

BURDON:

You get the key?

KAREN:

They're in 7D.

She hands it to him as they wait for the elevator.

BURDON:

I want two men outside, front and back.

Conway and Jessup go on up to seven,

cover both ends of the hall.

Burdon, Karen and the remaining four SWAT team agents. Burden

looks at them one at a time.

BURDON (CONT'D)

You're primary, you're secondary, you're

point man.

KAREN:

You're gonna use a ram?

BURDON:

Yeah, why?

KAREN:

The manager's door is metal.

They all look at her.

KAREN (CONT'D)

You know what I mean? They might all be.

And a ram on a metal door makes an awful

lot of noise for what good it does.

Burdon looks at her, not all that happy she spoke up. The fourth

man raises the shotgun, a three-inch strip of metal taped to

the muzzle.

FOURTH MAN:

I got a shock-lock round in my shotgun

oughta do the trick.

BURDON:

Fine. Whatever.

He sees the elevator still hasn't come down.

BURDON (CONT'D)

F*** it. Let's take the stairs.

Karen...

Burdon pauses, looks at Karen, hands her a radio.

BURDON (CONT'D)

Take the radio, stay down here in the

lobby, watch the elevator.

KAREN:

What? Daniel, I wanna go upstairs.

BURDON:

You can go wait out in the car, you

want to.

She doesn't say anything.

BURDON (CONT'D)

Now you see Foley and this guy Bragg

come in behind us, whatta you do?

KAREN:

(pissed)

Call and tell you.

BURDON:

And you let them come up. You don't

try to make the bust yourself. You

understand?

Before she can answer, an old woman steps in, asks Burdon...

OLD WOMAN:

Are you delivering the oxygen?

Burdon looks at her, then nods for his men to start up the

stairs.

ON THE SEVENTH FLOOR - DAY

Everyone's in position as Burdon eases the key into the lock,

turns it. The door won't budge, a dead bolt holds it shut.

The guy with the shotgun puts the strip of metal against the

seam, where the lock enters the frame, the muzzle of the shotgun

exactly three inches now from the dead bolt, and looks over his

shoulder at Burdon.

With the sound of the blast, we then...

CUT TO:
INSIDE THE ELEVATOR - DAY

As Foley and Buddy ride down with an old lady. The doors open.

The woman doesn't move.

BUDDY:

Is this your floor, mother?

OLD LADY:

Oh. Yes, it is.

INT. THE LOBBY - SAME TIME - DAY

As an old gent in a golf cap smiles at Karen sitting there on

the couch in front of the elevator...

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