The Killer Page #2

4/6/92 D.G., W.H. 3.

JEFF:

As he walks through the temple --

EXT. PO LIN MONASTERY - NIGHT

Jeff comes out the huge doors.

Looks off at the city of Hong Kong across the harbor --

A million lights.

Beautiful, cooly remote...

JEFF - VERY CLOSE

The look in his eyes --

A moment of contemplation --

Tinged with regret?

He turns and moves off as THE SONG continues...

DISSOLVE.

EXT. TSIMSHATSUI DISTRICT - KOWLOON - NIGHT

The heart of Hong Kong's night life --

A massive NEON EXPLOSION of bars, restaurants, shops, cocktail lounges...

Five star luxe class hotels the size of airline terminals.

Nightclubs with lavish floor shows --

Chic discos -- every possible kind of restaurant...

EXT. WUCHOW DRAGON NIGHT CLUB - NIGHT

On a side street off Nathan road --

A small private club.

Rolls', Daimlers, Mercedes parked in front --

An elegant building with a traditional Chinese facade.

INT. WUCHOW DRAGON NIGHT CLUB - NIGHT

Expensively decorated with lacquered furniture, Chinese antiques --

A few knots of men at tables laden with bottles of liquor. Cognac, expensive Scotch...

Hostesses in Cheong Sams --

All nationalities.

Private rooms in back for gambling, opium, deals, sex...

Against the wall on a platform performing THE SONG;

A three piece group with a Woman Singer.

She is JENNY KWAN.

Late twenties. Beautiful.

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JEFF:

Dark suit, top coat, silk scarf --

He declines the hat check.

Looks over the room.

Sees Jenny for the first time --

JENNY KWAN:

Singing --

For a brief moment their eyes meet --

VESTIBULE:

A HOSTESS approaches Jeff.

He follows her through the Main Room past Jenny --

Toward the private cubicles...

As JENNY'S SONG ENDS --

INT. PRIVATE ROOM - WUCHOW DRAGON

High stakes PAI KAO.

The MAN IN THE BRIEFCASE PHOTO, and three others at the table --

Big time CHINESE GANGSTERS.

And they look it.

Tough, cruel, very ugly.

BODYGUARDS stand around lean against the walls fill the doorways...

No noise except the SLAPPING of the tiles on the table as the game progresses.

INT. CORRIDOR - WUCHOW DRAGON

The Hostess speaks quietly to Jeff - indicates down the hallway --

then leaves.

Jeff moves down the corridor, eyes the doorways

Stops near the fourth door...

He leans up against the wall outside the room.

Pulls on a pair of thin white gloves.

Brings one of the WALTHERS up out of his coat --

Knocks lightly on the door.

A BODYGUARD cautiously opens the door.

And the FIREFIGHT BEGINS --

Jeff FIRES TWO SHOTS into his stomach.

Then drives into him, forcing the door open --

Rolls into the room...

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