Very Bad Things Page #18

MAGGIE:

Five percent should be fine for now,

which is, let's see, twenty thousand

dollars. Of course I'll be splitting

my commission with your friend.

(beat)

He is a very sweet man.

Liz stares at Fisher. His hand shakes as he writes the check.

EXT. GAS STATION MINI-MART

Adam, Lois and the kids pull into the mini-mart, up to the

gas pump.

INT. ADAM'S MINI-VAN

Adam, ghost white, fumbles for a credit card as the kids go

nuts in the back seat.

KIDS:

(singing)

"Do your balls hang low, do they

wobble to and fro, can you tie 'em

in a knot, can you tie 'em in a bow?"

ADAM:

(snapping)

Knock it off!

LOIS:

Don't snap at them!

ADAM:

They're driving me nuts!

LOIS:

They're singing.

A black sedan, looking like an unmarked police car, pulls up

nose-to-nose with them at the pump. TWO MEN in dark suits in

the front look like cops. Adam can't help but notice.

ADAM:

(getting out)

It's a disgusting song.

EXT. CAR

Adam slides his card through at the pump and starts filling

his tank as one of the "suits" gets out of the black sedan

and does the same.

Adam and the "suit" make eye-contact.

SUIT:

How ya doing?

ADAM:

(nervous mumble)

What?

SUIT:

What's that?

ADAM:

What did you say?

SUIT:

I said how's it going?

ADAM:

I didn't hear you.

SUIT:

Well that's what I said.

Adam nods, eyeing his gas pump, willing it to pump faster.

His heart starts to pound, he looks away, sees...

An LAPD police car pull into the station, stops in front of

the mini-mart. TWO COPS inside.

ON adam, eye-balling the cop car. He slowly turns to steal a

glance at the "suit."

SUIT:

How do you like that mini-van?

Adam's tank is almost filled. He wants nothing more than to

get out of there...

Lois rolls down the window.

LOIS:

Honey, go in there and get some

Starbursts.

ADAM:

What?

LOIS:

They're screaming for Starbursts.

ADAM:

Later.

LOIS:

They're screaming like monsters and

it's giving me a headache. Go get

some f***ing Starbursts.

Adam looks from the suit to the cop car...

ADAM:

Fine.

TRACK with Adam as he walks from the pumping across the

parking lot, past the cop car, his HEART POUNDING...

INT. MINI-MART

Adam quickly searches the candy section for Starburst. He

looks out the window...

ADAM'S POV

The "suit" has finished with the gas but he's not leaving...

He's taking a close look at Adam's van. He seems to be

checking the license plate...

ADAM:

Oh my God.

Adam is blocking the aisle. He doesn't notice a YOUNG

UNIFORMED COP trying to get past.

COP (O.S.)

Excuse me.

Adam turns, panics, stumbles back, into the candy display

and topples to the ground. ADAM lies flat on his back in a

monster mess of candy.

COP:

You okay?

Adam scrambles to his feet, trying frantically to fix the

major mess -- only making it worse. The IRANIAN STORE CLERK

approaches, pissed.

CLERK:

Just leave it!

ADAM:

(determined)

It's okay.

CLERK:

Leave it!

Startled by his tone, Adam staggers back, into a Gatorade

display, slips and topples to the ground.

CLERK:

GET OUT!

ADAM:

(on his back)

I'm sorry.

They young cop gives Adam a hand up. Adam stare at the cop.

ADAM:

(tears in his eyes)

I'm sorry.

CLERK:

GET OUT!

Adam scurries out of the Mini-Mart, the Cop watches in

confusion.

EXT. MINI-MART

As Adam races back to his car, the "Suit" moves in on him.

SUIT:

The wife's begging me for one. How's

the mileage.

Adam jumps in the van, quickly starts it up.

LOIS:

Where's the candy?

ADAM:

There is no candy!

LOIS:

What do you mean? It's it's a goddamn

Mini-Mart?!

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