True Blue Page #2

---

-Haller? Yeah, H-A-L-L-E-R. Do you know what

she did for work? She worked at a

medical phone exchange. How long did she work there? About three months. (TALKING INDISTINCTLY) If your roommate

should phone in

or show up, call me. Call if you think of anything. You from the Mile? -Me?

-Yeah. Yeah. How'd you know? You got that Irish accent.

I lived there. Whereabouts? 52nd Street,

across from Harold Park. Hey, I'm not gonna be

in any danger here, am I? No. Just lock the

door behind us.

Okay? You going back in? No, I got something

I gotta do. Anna will check

on the roommates. Thanks. Going to

the barbecue Saturday? I don't know. Everyone wants to see you. Right. Whatever. (DOG BARKING) Tiger! You there? Yo, Tiger! TIGER: Be quiet! Rem? Is that you, Rembrandt? Yeah. Long time no see. Yeah. The job, you know.

I need some help, partner. (COUGHS) (TIGER CHUCKLES) Smooth, huh? Made it myself. Yeah. Smooth as a baby's ass. So, what kind of help? Still got eyes

inside City Hall? What do you need? A young woman. My favorite kind. Your kind. I think she's dead. My least favorite kind. Melanie Hains.

She worked for

the mayor's office. One of her hands showed up

in Taylor Pond. I can't promise anything. Anything would be great. God, I miss you, Tiger. We had a lot of laughs,

didn't we? You okay? Yeah, I'm okay.

How about you? I miss you, too. (TV PLAYING) (DOORBELL RINGING) (GROANS) Sorry to bother you.

I didn't know

where else to go. Can I come in? Yeah. How'd you know where I lived? 52nd across from Harold Park. I checked the phone book. There's only one

Rembrandt Macy. Have a seat. Why didn't you go

to the precinct? I did. You weren't there. Oh. You want a drink? Sure. I'm scared. Why? Someone calls and hangs up. I think I'm being followed. -By who?

-I don't know. I feel like when I go out

someone's watching. -Here.

-Thanks. I didn't exactly tell you

the truth earlier. I think Jen and Melanie were

into something bad. Like what? A few weeks ago, Jen

didn't come home one night

and Melanie freaked. Why? I asked, but she went mental.

She wouldn't say. She isn't the picture

of innocence

everyone thinks she is. Her and Jen party. I mean,

they party pretty hard. Do you know who

they partied with? I guess guys from bars, clubs,

City Hall guys. Did you lie about the drugs? -Sort of.

-Don't bullshit me. I did coke with them

a couple of times. I guess Melanie's not exactly

as her dad described her. If he only knew

the half of it. Look, it's getting late. There's a hotel on 9th Avenue.

I'll get you a room. Tomorrow we can

go collect your things. I could stay here. I don't think

that'd be a good idea. I don't wanna go to a hotel. I don't wanna be alone. I promise I won't

cause any trouble here. Please. Okay, you can

sleep on the couch. I'll get you a blanket. There's a towel

under the bathroom sink. Sorry I lied. It's just when I

heard about Melanie,

I got scared. I didn't know what to say. Name's Rem. Just call me Rem. (THUNDER CRASHING) (SIGHS) Nikki? Hey. Where have you been? I'm sorry.

I needed some time

to work some things out. God, I missed you. (MAN SHOUTING) (GASPS) (PANTING) Nikki? (DOORBELL RINGING) Where did... -Oh, hi.

-Hi. What, did I wake you up? No, I think I just overslept.

Come on in. (SIGHS) Ah! Another late night. REMBRANDT: Yeah. -Uh, can I make you

some coffee?

-No. Do you want

to go have breakfast?

My treat. No, it's a bad time. I got some groceries

for breakfast. -Hi.

-Uh, hi. No doubt that's

some bad timing. Later. (CHUCKLES) Who are all these people

in this picture? REMBRANDT:

Friends of mine on the job. It was a precinct barbecue

about a year ago. The woman here earlier,

what's her story? One of my partners. I'd say she wants to be

more than partners. And what about

the Asian woman? Her name was May Lin. "Was"? She died. Were you two close? Let's not talk about it. I can't take you

to your apartment

as planned so another cop,

a Detective Bouton, he's gonna bring you down

to the department. So I'll see you there later. Mmm-hmm. Hey, Rem. Thanks. You're welcome. BASS: Pretty, huh? They found him in his car. He ran an orphanage.

They say one of

the kids did it. I hope I never end

up on your table. I got the tox results

on the hand. There was alcohol

and trace cocaine. I'm not surprised. Our princess wasn't

so clean after all. ANNA: There's nothing

on Nikki. But her boyfriend's

been popped. Frat prank. He's been in South America

with the State Department

for the past six months. That Jennifer Haller

is a different ball game. Three priors for solicitation,

one conviction. She was arrested

once at Joey Palo's. (CHUCKLES) Lap dancing. Too much lap,

not enough dancing. -Creighton!

-(SHUSHING) -Where you been?

-I'm trying to hide. Do you know Jennifer Haller? Should I? Yeah. You arrested her. Oh, yeah.

I remember that little peach. Cronk and I brought her in. She offered to do

both of us if we

dropped her someplace. Ever see her again? I saw her dance a few times. -What she do?

-Maybe nothing. Cronk claims he

saw a photo of her

with some politician. -What politician?

-Can't remember. Yeah, it was in the Tribune

some months back. Who was the politician? There was a few.

It was some party. Tell me, one of them wasn't

the mayor, was he? He was,

now that you mention it. And that Congressman Higgins

and some other guys. How long ago was that article? Christmas. It was some sort of

holiday party or something. I know Jennifer Haller.

Her snatch could talk money

out of your wallet. Lisa, hit him again. When did you last see her? Couple months ago.

I couldn't trust her no more. You ever see this girl?

They were roommates. Don't think so. Thank you. Thanks, Lisa. This Haller chick,

did she ever run around

with City Hall boys? No, she was into

stockbrokers and chinks. She loved rich

Hong Kong gooks. She was exactly

what they wanted. Meaning what, Joey? Some of those f***ers

like that rough trade. She was into S & M? You bet your ass. Word is,

she could take a licking

and keep on ticking. Rem. Rem? You want one of them? One of them? It'd be on me. Thanks for the drink. Anytime, Remy. Anytime. That's Melanie

and Jen in the back. REMBRANDT:

Who's the mook with them? NIKKI: I don't know. Oh, yeah. Who was the guy that was

seeing Melanie at

the mayor's office? Martin. Hey. Find what you're looking for? I don't know. I'll print this. Check out the

guy in the background. We might have our Martin.

See if the Tribune

can I.D. him. Whatever you say, boss. Thanks. (HORN BLOWING) Tiger! Someone lives here? An old friend. Ex-cop. You've got strange friends. TIGER: And new ones. This is Nikki.

Nikki, Tiger Wu. Hi, Tiger. Nice to meet you. Nikki was

Melanie Hains' roommate. Sit, sit. REMBRANDT: Thanks. (CLEARS THROAT) Did you find out anything? The girl seems clean. Saw some guy in the

mayor's office a few times. Martin somebody.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes