Rough Diamonds Page #15

MARIE (ON PHONE)

The diamonds are fakes. Totally

worthless.

ELENA (V.O.)

No. That can't be true!

MARIE:

Believe it. I'm leaving. Tonight.

ELENA (V.O.)

You can't...what about...me...

Marie takes a long drag from her cigarette.

MARIE:

Don't you understand? There's no money.

Nothing. Zip. Zilch. Zero. How am I

supposed to take care of your broke ass?

INT. BLUE BAY PD INTERVIEW ROOM - NIGHT

Kristen is listening in on the whole conversation. She cups her

hand over the phone, whispers to Elena.

KRISTEN:

Tell her she has to meet you. Tell her

she can't leave...

Elena nods and Kristen puts the phone back to her lips.

ELENA:

I...I gotta see you.

MARIE (V.O.)

I'll send you a photo.

ELENA:

Please. Just one last time.

MARIE (V.O.)

I'm gone, gone, gonski.

Elena's reeling. Kristen motions for her to continue.

ELENA:

I think maybe...maybe there's a way we

could still get some money...

"Wild Things 3" 03/22/2004 75.

Silence on the end of the line...

INT. MARIE'S BMW - NIGHT

Marie considers this for a long moment. Finally...

MARIE:

Okay, talk...

ELENA (V.O.)

Not over the phone. We gotta meet.

MARIE:

School swimming pool. One hour.

INT. BLUE BAY PD INTERVIEW ROOM - NIGHT

Click. She's hung up. Kristen nods to Morrison...

KRISTEN:

Where'd you keep the wire taps?

MORRISON:

Evidence locker.

KRISTEN:

Gimme the key.

He tosses her his electronic keycard...

.

EXT. BLUE BAY HIGH SWIMMING POOL - NIGHT

The Blue Bay High pool is illuminated in the dead of night,

casting blue ripples over the bleachers where Elena waits

nervously. She can't help but fiddle with the wire hidden beneath

her shirt...

ELENA:

(whispering)

Can you hear me?

INT. MORRISON'S CAR - CONTINUOUS

Morrison listens nervously to Elena's tinny voice coming in

through the speaker...

ELENA (V.O.)

Is this thing working?

The Detective shoots Kristen a concerned look.

MORRISON:

She's gonna blow it...

"Wild Things 3" 03/22/2004 76.

EXT. BLUE BAY HIGH SWIMMING POOL - CONTINUOUS

Elena adjusts the mic taped to her chest, wincing as the tape

pulls her delicate skin.

ELENA:

I..don't think I can do this...

MARIE (O.S.)

It's already done.

Elena looks up guiltily. Marie is standing by the side of the

pool. How much did she see?

MARIE:

So?

The word's stick in Elena's throat...

ELENA:

I had no choice...

MARIE:

Blah, blah, blah. Get over it. He's dead.

Now you told me you had a plan. Spit it

out.

ELENA:

Jay's got cash. At the building site. I

saw it.

Marie rolls her eyes.

MARIE:

That's your brilliant plan? It's in a

safe, dumb ass. You a safecracker? Have

you got magic fingers, gonna pick that

lock? I don't think so. Next.

INT. MORRISON'S CAR - CONTINUOUS

Kristen winces as she listens to the girls' conversation.

.

ELENA (V.O.)

(through the speakers)

We're gonna go to Jay. Tell him what we

did.

MARIE (V.O.)

Like hell we are.

"Wild Things 3" 03/22/2004 77.

EXT. BLUE BAY HIGH SWIMMING POOL - CONTINUOUS

Elena walks down the bleachers, approaching a skeptical Marie.

ELENA:

Listen to me. We go to the jail, tell him

we'll come clean, tell the police

everything, if he gives us the

combination. I'm still a minor, they'll

send me back to Juvie. Sh*t, I could do

that time standing on my head...

Marie's wavering.

MARIE:

How much money?

Elena reaches Marie, puts her hands on her hips.

ELENA:

Enough for you and me.

Grinds against her. Slowly, sensually.

MARIE:

We don't have to tell the cops anything.

We'll let Jay's videotape do the talking.

ELENA:

But, we got rid of the real one...

MARIE:

I kept a copy. Never trusted you

backstabbers.

Elena tries to pull away, but Marie drags her back until their

faces are inches apart.

MARIE:

You're trembling.

There's no denying it. Marie slowly draws her hand down Elena's

face, down her neck, to her chest. So close to the wire. Finally

places her palm over Elena's heart...

ELENA:

Marie, I...

MARIE:

Ssshhhh...

BOOM BOOM, BOOM BOOM, BOOM BOOM...

"Wild Things 3" 03/22/2004 78.

INT. MORRISON'S CAR - NIGHT

Morrison and Kristen listen intently in their headphones, unable

to breath...

EXT. BLUE BAY HIGH SWIMMING POOL - CONTINUOUS

Elena and Marie stand there for what seems like an eternity,

unblinking...

.

BOOM BOOM, BOOM BOOM, BOOM BOOM...

Finally Marie smiles...

MARIE:

Alright. Let's do it...

INT. COUNTY JAIL - NIGHT

Jay laughs, as he sits across from Marie and Elena, separated by

an inch of bullet proof glass. Theo stands by the door.

JAY:

Well, well, well. Who'd have thought.

What a pleasant surprise. I guess you

guys have kissed and made up?

MARIE:

Very funny. Did you know the diamonds

were fakes?

Jay nods slowly.

JAY:

Your Mom hocked them years ago. Boozed it

all away. You already know the end of her

sorry story...

Marie's jaw tightens. Jay leans back.

JAY:

So, to what do I owe the pleasure?

MARIE:

We want money. Whatever you've got in

your safe at the beach condos.

Jay bursts out laughing again.

JAY:

Of course you do. Of course you do.

"Wild Things 3" 03/22/2004 79.

ELENA:

We'll get you out of here...

Jay stops laughing, leans back in to the inch thick glass.

JAY:

You will?

Marie holds up a DIGITAL VIDEO TAPE...

JAY:

Is that what I think it is?

MARIE:

You give us the combination and this goes

in the nearest mail box, tied with a

pretty pink bow.

JAY:

How do I know it's the real tape?

MARIE:

You're gonna have to trust us.

JAY:

I've been down that road before.

Marie opens the cassette housing, ready to rip the tape apart...

MARIE:

This is non-negotiable.

Theo interjects...

THEO:

Sir, we have no grounds for appeal. This

could be our only chance.

MARIE:

What's the combination?

The tortured screams of inmates echo in Jay's ears.

JAY:

I can't...

MARIE:

No such word as 'can't'...

A PRISON GUARD puts a massive hand on Jay's shoulder...

.

PRISON GUARD:

Time's up, Mr. Clifford.

"Wild Things 3" 03/22/2004 80.

Jay sighs...

JAY:

(to Marie)

Fine. 08-20-99.

Marie shakes her head.

MARIE:

The combination's the day Mom died, you

sick f***?

Jay's led away in shackles...

EXT. BLUE BAY STREETS - NIGHT

Marie's BMW flies down the deserted Blue Bay streets, blasting

through red lights.

INT. MARIE'S BMW - CONTINUOUS

Marie handles the car like a Formula One driver, and with twice

the intensity. The G-force pins Elena back against the seat.

ELENA:

Slow down!

Marie steps on the gas.

ELENA:

We're in a world of sh*t!

Marie steps on the gas.

ELENA:

We'll never get away with this. You know

that don't you?

Marie steps on the gas. She ain't saying a word, and time's

running out for Elena...

INT. MORRISON'S POLICE CAR - NIGHT

Morrison struggles to keep up with Marie's Bullit-esque driving.

Kristen stays focused on the one-sided conversation in her

headphones...

KRISTEN:

Come on, Elena...Keep pushing...

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