Uncut Gems Page #12

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FLAWLESS:

Who’s that???

HOWARD:

IT’S ME! HOWIE! HOWIEBLING!

FLAWLESS:

HOWIEBLING! THE LEGEND IS IN THE

BUILDING!

HOWARD:

TELL THIS GUY TO LET ME IN!

FLAWLESS trots over to the SECURITY GUARD.

FLAWLESS:

Yo, he’s good, he’s with me.

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The SECURITY GUARD steps aside and allows HOWARD to pass.

FLAWLESS walks HOWARD down the tunnel. FLAWLESS shows HOWARD a

video on his phone.

FLAWLESS (CONT’D)

You see the rolls I did in Miami?

HOWARD:

Yeah, Richie already sent that to me-

Have you seen Julia?

FLAWLESS:

Yeah, she’s back here somewhere.

HOWARD:

Who with?

FLAWLESS:

Who do you think? Speaking of which,

she told me to talk to you about myMichael Jackson piece.

HOWARD:

What about it?

FLAWLESS:

I need it back.

HOWARD:

Oh yeah, it’s in my safe.

FLAWLESS:

Cool, I’ll come by tomorrow, I’mtrying to flip it to the Weekend.

HOWARD:

You know where she went?

FLAWLESS:

Who, Julia?

HOWARD:

Where is she??

A pause.

FLAWLESS:

(awkward)

Look, I don’t want to get in yourbusiness, but I saw them go into thebathroom together-

HOWARD storms off. He makes a furious beeline for the bathroom

and bangs on it repeatedly.

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HOWARD:

JULIA?! YOU IN THERE? OPEN UP!

The Weenknd’s BODYGUARD approaches.

BODYGUARD:

YO, F*** YOU THINK YOU DOING?

HOWARD:

MY GIRL IS IN THERE!

BODYGUARD:

YOU SEE IT’S IN USE.

HOWARD keeps banging on the door.

HOWARD:

JULIA?!!! JULIA?!!!

ABEL suddenly opens the door. JULIA is visible behind her.

ABEL:

What is this!?!

JULIA:

Howie! We were just doing coke!

Upon sight, HOWARD lunges onto ABEL, sending them bothcrashing to the floor. BODYGUARDS grope to pull HOWARD up butthe floor is wet. JULIA struggles to break them apart andslips. HOWARD is a maniac, flailing his arms and legs,

throwing wild, sloppy punches and stray kicks.

JULIA screams for them to stop. ABEL hocks a loogie ontoHOWARD. HOWARD launches his fist at ABEL, but its immediatelyintercepted by two BODYGUARDS. In one fell swoop, HOWARD ispicked up and --in a long careening tracking shot --carried

through the VIP lounge and up a flight of stairs. JULIAfollows.

JULIA (CONT’D)

(hysterically)

I’M SOOOOO SORRY, HOWIE!

HOWARD:

F*** YOU!

EXT. 1 OAK NIGHT CLUB - SIDE ENTRANCE - CONTINUOUS

The service doors open. HOWARD is thrown out onto the street.

JULIA follows him out. The doors slam shut. HOWARD gets up andpounds on them.

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HOWARD:

YOU TELL THAT LOSER MICHAEL JACKSON

WANNABE HE’S GETTING SUED! HE’S

GETTING SUED!

JULIA:

Jesus christ, Howard. Calm down!

HOWARD:

NOT ONE F***ING DJ IS GONNA PLAY HIS

SH*T! I KNOW EVERY F***ING DJ IN THIS

TOWN! HE’S DONE!

JULIA tries to calm HOWARD down.

HOWARD (CONT’D)

(turning to JULIA)

Ugh, you reek of his f***ing cologne!

HOWARD storms off.

JULIA:

Howard STOP!

EXT. STREET - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS

HOWARD rushes into traffic looking for a taxi.

JULIA:

I have no idea what you think happenedin there, but you better calm the fuckdown and stop acting like a fuckingbaby!

HOWARD:

Baby!?!?

JULIA:

You just embarrassed the f*** out ofme back there!

HOWARD:

Out of you!?!? Yeah, right, right.

JULIA:

You just blew a huge f***ing sale forme!

HOWARD:

What were you selling? Hot snatch!?!

JULIA:

Oh my god. Fine. Go. Just go.

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HOWARD:

Flushing my whole life down the toiletfor this f***ing skank!

HOWARD flails his arms for a taxi.

JULIA:

Oh! So now I’m a f***ing skank. Youknew what the f*** it was when you met

me.

HOWARD:

That’s right. That’s why I wish I

never met you.

JULIA:

Oh wow! Wow!

A taxi pulls up. JULIA blocks him from opening the door.

JULIA (CONT’D)

Howard! Howard!

HOWARD pushes her aside, gets into the taxi and slams thedoor.

HOWARD:

Go f*** The Weeknd.

(to driver)

Go go go go go(

to JULIA)

GOODNIGHT!

JULIA runs to the front of the cab and rests her body on thehood so it can’t drive off. The driver lays on the horn.

JULIA:

Howard, get out of the car!

HOWARD gets out.

HOWARD:

Get out of the f***ing way right now!

JULIA rushes to him.

JULIA:

Oh yeah? What are you gonna about it,

huh? What are you gonna do about it,

you big tough guy? Huh????

HOWARD gets back in the cab.

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HOWARD:

I told you. Go f*** the guy.

JULIA:

WE DIDN’T DO ANYTHING!

HOWARD slams the door. JULIA raps on the passenger door glass.

JULIA (CONT’D)

FINE! I’LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

HOWARD:

(to driver)

DRIVE!

The car takes off, leaving JULIA alone at the curb.

JULIA:

F*** YOU, HOWARD!!!!!!

A pause. JULIA tries to compose herself. In a long trackingshot, she walks dejectedly down the street. She passes theentrance to the nightclub. A group of women waiting in line toget into the club stare at her. Without stopping...

JULIA (CONT’D)

(venomously)

F*** you looking at?

WOMAN (O.S.)

(laughing)

Nothing much.

JULIA:

Yeah, that’s why you’re standingoutside in line in the f***ing cold.

Stupid b*tch.

EXT. DIAMOND DISTRICT - NIGHT - SOON AFTER

HOWARD walks down 47th street. It’s desolate, a ghost town. Helooks like sh*t.

INT. KMH GEMS AND JEWELRY OFFICE - BACKROOM - SOON AFTER

HOWARD enters and throws his sports jacket onto his desk. Hesets up a sad, makeshift bed on the love-seat in the corner,

takes off his shirt, and lays himself down.

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INT. KMH GEMS AND JEWELRY OFFICE- BACKROOM - AFTER

The jewelry setter is grinding stones in the Plexiglasenclosure. HOWARD paces around the room talking into hiscellphone.

HOWARD:

No, no, no, no, listen, Anne, Anne,

I’m looking at it! I’m looking at theopal.

ANNE (O.S.)

You’re missing the point-

HOWARD:

I’m looking at it right now, ok? It’sgorgeous. I just-

ANNE (O.S.)

It’s not you who should to be lookingat it, it’s me. Let me explainsomething to you, Mr. Ratner,

HOWARD:

(to ROMAN)

Roman! Turn that down!

ROMAN turns his grinder off.

ANNE (O.S.)

-Your opal is one of 75 items I haveto oversee for this auction. All of

them but yours is already on the site,

has been cleaned, catalogued andappraised-

HOWARD:

Listen, I’m doing some appraisals ofmy own here, ok? And then I’m gonnabring it to you today.

ANNE (O.S.)

Well, I’m on the precipice of pulling.

End of the day or we’re done.

HOWARD’s desk phone rings.

HOWARD:

I’m getting a call right now, so Ihave to go.

HOWARD hangs up, sits down and takes the landline call.

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HOWARD (CONT’D)

Hi, Janet. This is Howard Ratner,

thanks so much for calling me back.

JANET (O.S.)

Yes, that message you left wasactually very disturbing.

HOWARD:

What? No, no, I didn’t mean to worry

you.

JANET (O.S.)

Would you mind telling me what this isall about?

HOWARD:

I saw online that your boss representsKevin Garnett.

JANET (O.S.)

I’m going to have to put you on hold.

HOWARD:

No problem. I’ll hang on.

HOWARD is put on hold.

JOANI (O.S.)

(from intercom)

Howard, Julia’s on line 1.

HOWARD:

Tell her I’m not here. Tell her I

haven’t been in all day... No, fuckit.

HOWARD answers line 1 and puts it on speakerphone.

HOWARD (CONT’D)

Where are you?

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