Uncut Gems Page #11

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HOWARD:

Where’s my gem?

DEMANY (O.S.)

I have it on me, right now. I’m boutto be back in the city.

HOWARD:

Are you going to this Weeknd showtonight?

DEMANY (O.S.)

I wasn’t planning on it, but I could.

HOWARD:

It’s not you could, it’s you will.

You’re gonna meet me there.

DEMANY:

Fine.

HOWARD:

Fine.

HOWARD finds the perfect shirt for the evening. A brightsalmon silk shirt.

INT. HOWARD’S HOUSE - KITCHEN - SOON AFTER

HOWARD, dressed in clubbing attire, enters the kitchen. DINAH,

dressed comfortably and ready for bed, is waiting at themicrowave. HOWARD pauses waiting to be acknowledged. She neverlooks up.

HOWARD:

Smells good. What’s that, barbecuechicken?

DINAH:

(coldly)

It’s just chicken.

A pause.

HOWARD:

I think we should talk about the trunk

scenario.

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MARCEL enters and makes a beeline for the fridge whileFacetiming a friend. HOWARD makes himself a Nespresso.

MARCEL:

(into phone)

Hang on.

(to HOWARD)

Where you going?

HOWARD:

Got a big event in the city tonight,

annoying, it doesn’t start till late.

I’m gonna be so tired tomorrow.

MARCEL:

(super sarcastic)

Uh.... Right.

MARCEL and DINAH exchange glances. It’s a tense moment. HOWARDnotices the exchange. The microwave timer goes off. DINAHtakes her plate out, gives HOWARD a curt, fake smile and exitsthe room.

MARCEL has removed a half-eaten cake (decorated in honor oftonight’s play) from the fridge and is cutting herself aslice.

HOWARD:

Who’re you talking to?

MARCEL:

Jessica.

HOWARD:

Hi Jessica. Wasn’t our girl greattonight?

MARCEL:

She can’t hear you.

HOWARD:

Uh, would you mind hanging up for asecond. I want to talk to you.

MARCEL:

Uchhh, call you right back.

(ends the call)

What?

HOWARD:

Oh... I just wanted to tell you howproud I was of you tonight. You werebeyond incredible.

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MARCEL:

Yeah, I know. You said that fives time

already.

HOWARD:

Yeah. Haha. I just really want you toknow I guess.

MARCEL:

Well... I do.

A pause.

HOWARD:

So everything is cool, right?

MARCEL:

What do you mean?

HOWARD:

You know, I’m just checking to makesure that everything is ok.

MARCEL:

Why wouldn’t it be?

HOWARD:

I don’t know. I just thought maybe Ishould check in.

MARCEL:

I literally have no idea what you’retalking about.

HOWARD:

Haha. Right. Cause I’m just anidiot.... Ok, you love me. Gonna headin. See you tomorrow.

MARCEL:

(indifferently)

Have fun.

MARCEL takes her plate and exits the room while redialing.

HOWARD stands lost in thought.

MARCEL (O.S.) (CONT’D)

Where were we?... Oh, right! So youknow how I have that, like, total

resting b*tch face, well he came up tome afterwards and was like “what did

you think of my performance?” and Iwas like

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INT. 1 OAK NIGHT CLUB - LATER

The place is pumping, it’s a madhouse. HOWARD snakes his wayaround the packed room looking this way and that for DEMANY.

He dials DEMANY, gets his voicemail.

HOWARD:

(shouting into phone)

DEMANY DAMMIT! ARE YOU HERE??? I’m

here, pick up your phone!! I didn’t

see you outside! I don’t see you

inside, Why am I looking for yoU?!?!

HOWARD stops and looks around. Hostesses pass HOWARD carryingchampagne bottles with lit sparklers in them.

He spies JULIA at a booth on the other side of the room, nearthe stage. She’s talking to the WEEKND, aka ABEL, in his 2012signature hairstyle, her head is tossed back in laughter asthey huddle over a cell phone... Suddenly the music cuts outand ABEL’S is passed a microphone. The instrumental to “TheMorning,” kicks off. ABEL looks upset.

ABEL:

Yo! Where’s the blacklight? I’m not

performing til I get some f***ing

black light on this stage. That’s what

I said and that’s what we’re doing..

(beat)

I’m not f***in’ around. I want the

blacklight.

ABEL shakes his head in defiance. The crowd starts chanting“BLACKLIGHT! BLACKLIGHT. The excitement in the room is raised

to a fever pitch. The entire room is suddenly FLOORD WITHBLACKLIGHT. ABEL starts to sing “The Morning” just as HOWARDnotices DEMANY near the side of the stage. HOWARD struggles tomake his way over to him, fighting through a sea of bodies onthe dance floor.

INT. 1 OAK NIGHT CLUB - DEMANY’S AREA - CONTINUOUS

HOWARD finally reaches DEMANY, who is surrounded by friendsincluding TRINIDAD JAMES.

HOWARD:

DEMANY! YO DEMANY!

DEMANY notices him.

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DEMANY:

(smiling)

Yo! Howard! This is Trinidad James.

Say whattup?

HOWARD:

(to TRINIDAD JAMES)

How you doing??? Heard a lot aboutyou? Congrats on everything.

(into DEMANY’s ear)

Gimme the opal.

DEMANY:

(putting his hand to hisear)

What’s that?

HOWARD:

The opal. Gimme the opal.

DEMANY:

(leaning back)

Oh, yeah. I don’t have it.

HOWARD:

Don’t f*** with me. Lemme have it.

DEMANY:

(casually)

I’m serious. I don’t have it.

HOWARD:

(furious)

What do you mean you don’t have it!?!

Who has it then?

DEMANY:

KG’s got it.

HOWARD:

You told me you have it!!!! Why thefuck are you even here then!??!

DEMANY:

(aggressive)

Same reason everyone is here, to seethe f***ing Weeknd. You got a problemwith that?

HOWARD:

(losing)

Yeah. I gotta BIG problem with that.

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HOWARD shoves DEMANY hard. DEMANY shoves him back, twice as

hard, throwing him off balance and into a group of people.

DEMANY:

We cool or you wanna get ugly?

DEMANY’s entire group watches. It’s embarrassing.

HOWARD:

(trying to look casual)

We’re cool... We’re cool.

DEMANY and company turn their attention to the stage and watchThe WEEKND perform. HOWARD notices JULIA across the way,

watching excitedly from a VIP booth. She looks enraptured.

INT. 1 OAK NIGHT CLUB, VIP LOUNGE, BATHROOM - SOON AFTER

ABEL does a bump of coke off of JULIA’s hand. JULIA fawns overhis performance and his whole mystique, ABEL is into her takeon the songs.

ABEL breaks and kisses her neck. JULIA cranes her neck awayfrom him.

ABEL:

What?

JULIA:

No, I can’t do that.

ABEL leans in and kisses her again.

ABEL:

I want to f*** you so bad.

JULIA:

Oh yeah, how bad?

ABEL grabs JULIA’s hand and places it onto his crotch. She canfeel the outline of his erection.

JULIA (CONT’D)

How are you even this hard??? Ihaven’t done anything.

He leans in to kiss her lips. She turns her cheek.

JULIA (CONT’D)

I said no touching.

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INT. 1 OAK NIGHT CLUB, VIP LOUNGE, ENTRANCE - SAME TIME

HOWARD approaches a side hallway. A SECURITY GUARD stops him.

SECURITY GUARD:

Yo, slow down. Where you going?

HOWARD:

Oh, I was already inside.

SECURITY GUARD:

I don’t remember that.

HOWARD:

I’m friends with The Weeknd. He’s in

there expecting me.

SECURITY GUARD:

Sorry, no one’s going through rightnow. This is private.

HOWARD:

You don’t understand, I was invited.

My girl is already inside-

SECURITY GUARD:

So have her come out and get you.

HOWARD spies FLAWLESS at the end of the tunnel talking withsome people.

HOWARD:

YO! FLAWLESS! FLAWLESS! YO!!

FLAWLESS cranes his neck.

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