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- 1. 1 VIDEO AUDIO 1 1SCENE 1. INT. BAR. EVENING cut from black The bar is almost completely deserted. BENJAMIN is sitting at the bar in the middle seat, looking at his POCKET WATCH. (CLOSE-UP) An OLD MAN is sitting on the far left side of the bar, close to the exit, having a drink. (LONG SHOT) PETE is stationed behind the bar, preparing to start cleaning as he take one last glance at the time. (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP) PETE____ Time o' the bar lads! The old man grunts and mumbles, and neither him not Benjamin move out of their seats. Pete approaches the old man. (LONG SHOT (WIDE)) PETE____ Come on you too old man, finish it up. OLD MAN_______ And if I refuse? PETE____ Then I wont serve you tomorrow, haway. The old man finishes his drink and stumbles out of his chair. With some assistance from Pete he stumbles to the door, clenching Pete's arm for support on the way. The old man kicks open the door and exits. Pete turns back to the bar, looking directly at Benjamin. (MEDIUM LONG SHOT) PETE____ I'm not gonna have to help you out the door too am I? BENJAMIN________ That won't be necessary. Benjamin takes a drink from his HIP FLASK and lifts up his left arm to show a BLUE CUFF LINK on his sleeve. Pete sees the cuff link and his face grows slightly worried. (MEDIUM LONG SHOT) PETE____ Benjamin! Good to see you but... what are you doing here? BENJAMIN________ Just some business that needs seeing to and I'm meeting- SPENCER enters the room from the second entrance, striding slowly towards Benjamin and touching his WHITE CANE to the ground with each step. PETE____ Spencer?
- 2. 2 VIDEO AUDIO (CLOSE-UP (TRACKING SHOT)) Benjamin gestures in Spencer's direction without breaking eye contact with Pete. (MEDIUM LONG SHOT) BENJAMIN________ Him. SPENCER_______ Good evening gentlemen. PETE____ I see you still dress like you've been to a funeral. SPENCER_______ How do you know i haven't. Pete's face freezes in a worried expression and an uncomfortable silence follows. Spencer laughs dryly at his own joke, and Pete shortly follows with a nervous laugh. (MEDIUM CLOSE- UP) Spencer takes a seat next to Benjamin. Pete leans on the counter. (MEDIUM LONG SHOT) PETE____ So can I get yous two anything? SPENCER_______ Well, this is a special occasion after all... BENJAMIN________ Why don't you fix us up with a bottle of Joe's. Pete leans on the counter closer to Benjamin and Spencer. (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP) PETE____ You know that's the most expensive booze I've got? SPENCER_______ I think you owe us after the last... 6 times? BENJAMIN________ 7, maybe. SPENCER_______ Regardless i think we deserve it after the protection we give you. Pete sighs and proceeds to grab the bottle of Joe's and two shot glasses. (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP) PETE____ Fine but I swear this is the last time. SPENCER_______ That's what you say every time. Pete pours the drink into both shot glasses. Benjamin and Spencer both take a small BENJAMIN________ Not bad.
- 3. 3 VIDEO AUDIO sip of the liquid. Benjamin's face begins to contort with disgust and Spencer begins to cough. (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP) PETE____ What can I say, I only do the best. Pete walks away to the far left of the bar to clean some glasses. Benjamin and Spencer lean closer to each other. (CLOSE-UP) BENJAMIN________ (whisper) If that's his best drink I'd hate to try the worst. SPENCER_______ (whisper) Yeah, not bad... for bottled piss. 2 2SCENE 2. INT. BAR. EVENING Pete is stationed at the far left side of the bar, cleaning some UTENSILS. Benjamin and Spencer are sitting alongside each other at the bar, with their glasses still mostly full. BENJAMIN________ So what you been up to? SPENCER_______ well... Spencer places a WALLET on the bar. (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP) BENJAMIN________ Oh, I see you've been pick pocketing again... PETE (O.S)__________ They say old habits die hard! Benjamin opens the wallet and picks out an ID CARD. (OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP)) BENJAMIN________ Richard D Swine. SPENCER_______ Swine? What type of bloody name is that? Benjamin examines the contents of the wallet. (OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP)) BENJAMIN________ Hate to say this old friend, but you got absolutely sod all. SPENCER_______ Damn it. BENJAMIN________ Did you pull a gun on him? SPENCER_______ No! Imagine the headlines, "blind man pulls gun on innocent victim."
- 4. 4 VIDEO AUDIO BENJAMIN________ You don't still follow that stupid rule do you? SPENCER_______ Its not stupid, the mind is a much more powerful weapon you know? BENJAMIN________ I beg to differ. Benjamin gestures to the GUN on his person. (MEDIUM CLOSE- UP) SPENCER_______ Then beg. Spencer takes a sip of his drink. Benjamin pauses momentarily. (MEDIUM CLOSE- UP) BENJAMIN________ I know a few of the others would disagree with you on that too... or at least the ones that are still with us. SPENCER_______ Maybe the ones that aren't regret not following my "stupid" rule. But I'm not getting into this. Benjamin scowls at Spencer for a short period. Pete walks over to Benjamin and Spencer now holding his own BOTTLE OF ALCOHOL. (MEDIUM LONG SHOT) PETE____ So have yous heard the news about Jimmy? SPENCER_______ Mac? BENJAMIN________ From the black death? PETE____ Yeah that's the one. He died. BENJAMIN________ What? how? PETE____ The other week... his car went up in flames, supposedly it was rigged to explode. Nasty way to go. SPENCER_______ It is indeed, thought nothing could kill that man. BENJAMIN________
- 5. 5 VIDEO AUDIO Shame though, he was a nice lad. Benjamin and Spencer raise their shot glasses. Pete raises his bottle. (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP) BENJAMIN________ To Jimmy Mac, a true gent if you knew him, but not so much if you crossed him. They all take take a drink in unison. (MEDIUM LONG SHOT) PETE____ It's a shame to see another pair of cuff links added to the board. Pete gestures to a board behind him. (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP) The board is filled with NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS depicting articles relating to the other gangs, and has a pair of RED CUFF LINKS and a pair of ORANGE CUFF LINKS hanging on it. (CLOSE-UP) PETE____ First Scarlett, then there was Terrance and now Jimmy... once they retrieve his cuff links that is. BENJAMIN________ Still hard to believe they're gone and there's only half of us left now, maybe another 10 years and there will be none of us at all. I still remembered how it all started. Benjamin notions Pete to refill his glass. Pete grabs the bottle of Joe's and begins to pour. (MEDIUM LONG SHOT) The glass is shown being filled and Benjamin's hand grabs the glass. (EXTREME CLOSE-UP) Cut to FLASHBACK: Benjamin picks up the glass, taking a smell of its contents and showing visible disgust on his face. He places the glass on the table. (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP) Benjamin, Spencer, TERRANCE, SCARLETT, GG, JIMMY MAC and an OBSCURED FIGURE are sitting stationed around a circular table. Each have a full shot glass placed in front of them, as well as a single pair of CUFF LINKS for each individual. (LONG SHOT) BENJAMIN V.O____________ We decided to affiliate our gangs to help drive business, put an end to the fighting, share immunity and all that. The majority of the gangs agreed with the proposition that was made. Benjamin and Spencer finish BENJAMIN V.O____________
- 6. 6 VIDEO AUDIO their speech and put on their cuff links. (MEDIUM LONG SHOT) Terrance. Terrance puts on her cuff links. (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP) Scarlett. Scarlett puts on her cuff links. (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP) GG. GG puts on his cuff links. (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP) We even got Jimmy Mac to join. Jimmy puts his cuff links on. (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP) But there was one who refused to join, we tried negotiating and reasoning with him but through our best efforts we still couldn't convince him. The person throws the cuff links to the middle of the table, finishes his drink and exits the scene. (LONG SHOT) BACK TO PRESENT BENJAMIN________ You don't suppose he was behind it all do you? PETE____ Don't suppose it was who? The door of the bar creaks open and all speech is brought to a halt. Benjamin and Spencer turn around to face the intruder. (MEDIUM LONG SHOT) ANTHONY walks in slowly through the entrance towards Benjamin and Spencer (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP (TRACKING SHOT FROM BEHIND)), and as his face comes into the light Benjamin, Spencer and Pete gain worried expressions on their faces. (MEDIUM CLOSE- UP) BENJAMIN________ Anthony. 3 3SCENE 3. INT. BAR. EVENING Benjamin and Spencer continue to sit at their seats at the ANTHONY_______ Benjamin
- 7. 7 VIDEO AUDIO bar, while Anthony stands opposite them. Pete is stationed behind the bar, slowly backing out of the scene and emotionally frozen. (OVER THE SHOULDER) Anthony nods at Benjamin. (SEMI-TRACKING LONG SHOT) ANTHONY_______ Spencer, long time no see. Spencer remains unfazed. Benjamin slowly expresses his growing worry. (MEDIUM CLOSE- UP) ANTHONY_______ Evening Pete mate Pete continues nervously cleaning a glass as he backs out. (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP) ANTHONY_______ I see yous are having a little drink, mind if i join? Anthony picks up the bottle of Joe's and drinks the whole bottle. He holds the bottle to his side with a slight look of agony on his face. (MEDIUM WIDE SHOT) ANTHONY_______ Still shite! Anthony drops the bottle to the floor and pete jumps in fear as it smashes. Spencer jolts to his side as it smashes and his expression grows more agitated. (MEDIUM LONG SHOT) SPENCER_______ Right! cut the crap, why are you here? ANTHONY_______ I'm just here to see old friends, have a few drinks have a good time. Also... Anthony reaches into his coat pocket. (MEDIUM LONG SHOT) ANTHONY_______ I came to drop these off Anthony places a pair of BLACK CUFF LINKS on the bar. (EXTREME CLOSE-UP) Benjamin looks closely at the cuff links, which appear to be somewhat burned. Benjamin looks at Pete, (MEDIUM CLOSE- UP) who looks at the board of cuff links hanging behind them. (SHIFT IN DEPTH OF FIELD (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP) SPENCER_______ What? What did he just do? BENJAMIN________ He just brought in a pair of cuff links... A short period of silence follows. (MEDIUM LONG SHOT) BENJAMIN________ A black Pair.
- 8. 8 VIDEO AUDIO Spencer's face stiffens up with controlled anger. (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP) SPENCER_______ Jimmy Mac's. Spencer turns his head to his side to face Anthony. (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP) SPENCER_______ So that was you? Benjamin begins to slowly reach for the gun on his person as Spencer and Anthony converse. (CLOSE-UP (HANDHELD SLOW PANNING SHOT)) ANTHONY_______ You'll be surprised how easy it is to rig a car to explode.... or to make a murder look like a suicide. SPENCER_______ You'll be surprised how hard it is to kill a cockroach ANTHONY_______ Interesting words coming from you Spencer SPENCER_______ Listen Anthony, thank you for bringing these cuff links in and as much as i adore your company I'm afraid its time for you to go now... ANTHONY_______ I'm not going yet I've got one more thing to do Anthony quickly pulls out his REVOLVER, pressing the barrel right between Spencer's eyes. Benjamin immediately aims his own gun at Anthony from his seat. (MEDIUM LONG SHOT) BENJAMIN________ Drop it Anthony! Anthony doesn't take his eyes off Spencer. (MEDIUM CLOSE- UP) ANTHONY_______ I see you're as trigger happy as always... but it seems you've lost your wits. The sound of a gun being cocked is heard, and Benjamin turns his head while still aiming at Anthony to notice Pete aiming at him with his own PISTOL from behind the bar. (CLOSE-UP (SLOW PANNING, SHIFT IN DEPTH OF FIELD)) PETE____ I'm sorry lads. BENJAMIN________ I'd be lying if i said I was shocked. ANTHONY_______ Well done mate, didn't think you'd
- 9. 9 VIDEO AUDIO actually do it. PETE____ Did i really have any other choice? SPENCER_______ What is this about Anthony? ANTHONY_______ You know exactly what this is about. BENJAMIN________ WHAT? exactly. is this about? And I'd wipe that smile off your face- SPENCER_______ (interrupting) Just let him speak Benjamin. ANTHONY_______ Listen Benjamin, im not a good guy but I'm a saint compared to this rat. SPENCER_______ How exactly? You're the one pointing a gun, I've never taken a life. ANTHONY_______ No! you just send other people to take them for you and if you had the courage to do it yourself they wouldn't have died. BENJAMIN________ What do you mean by that? ANTHONY_______ Open your eyes Benjamin, cause you seem to be seeing less than this idiot here! BENJAMIN________ What am I not seeing?! ANTHONY_______ You don't see what's been happening, Scarlet, Terrance and Jimmy Mac all dying one by one. BENJAMIN________ I just see a lunatic on a killing spree. ANTHONY_______ No you see someone protecting themselves... Do you really think i
- 10. 10 VIDEO AUDIO slightly. (MEDIUM CLOSE-UP (SHIFT IN DEPTH OF FIELD)) BENJAMIN________ What did you do Spencer? SPENCER_______ Like i said, what was necessary. ANTHONY_______ You either tell him Spencer or I do. SPENCER_______ Let's just say you need to sacrifice a few pawns to get to the king or in this case, that prick. Benjamin begins to slowly lower his gun. (LONG SHOT) Pete holds his gun tight whilst his hands shake from time to time. (MEDIUM CLOSE- UP) ANTHONY_______ And that's all he sees you as, a pawn... don't think for one second that because you and him have these little gatherings means he sees you as friend and I'm sorry but I'm not leaving till I do what is necessary. SPENCER_______ It's easy to pin the blame on me, you were all running riot in my city. There had to be order and someone had to step in and take charge but if you think you can destroy everything I've built over the years then I say be my guest. Go on Anthony do it. Pull the trigger. Cause I think this game has went on long enough and you need to accept that you lost- Anthony pulls his trigger and silence fills the room. Spencer's body topples to the floor. Pete drops his gun out of fear and Anthony lowers his gun to his side and gazes at the corpse. (LONG SHOT) 4 4SCENE 4. INT. BAR. EVENING Benjamin is still sitting in his seat while Anthony stands above Spencer's lifeless body. Pete is still stationed behind the bar. Benjamin and Pete's faces are ANTHONY_______ Checkmate.
- 11. 11 VIDEO AUDIO expressionless. Benjamin slowly puts away his gun, and Anthony kneels down to Spencer's body. He removes the cuff links from Spencer's sleeves, and gets back up. He places Spencer's PURPLE CUFF LINKS on the bar beside Jimmy Mac's. (EXTREME CLOSE-UP) Anthony picks up Spencer's shot glass and raises it in the air, closing his eyes momentarily as he does so. (LONG SHOT) He then places the glass back on the bar, upside down. (CLOSE-UP) He looks at Benjamin, who looks back at him still expressionless. (LONG SHOT) Anthony slowly walks out of the bar and Benjamin's gaze follows him as he walks. Once Anthony has left the room Benjamin looks sombrely at the ground, and takes one last look at his pocket watch. (LONG SHOT (SLOW PAN TO THE LEFT OF THE BAR) Benjamin closes the watch. (CLOSE-UP) Cut to black. 5 5SCENE 5. EXT. STREET. EVENING. The old man is stumbling along the street, as a single car passes by and breaks the silence. As he walks, the old man mumbles incomprehensibly under his breath. Anthony exits out of the bar's doors. He sees the old man and nods in his direction. (LONG SHOT) ANTHONY_______ Thanks for the tip! The old man nods sloppily back at Anthony, and Anthony continues walking away down OLD MAN_______ (To himself) Thank YOU old friend.
- 12. 12 VIDEO AUDIO the street. The old man watches Anthony leave. Suddenly the old man adjusts his position and stands up straight, stopping his drunken manner completely. OLD MAN_______ I think it's time for a change of management around here. The old man reaches into his BAG and takes out a GOLD VENDETTA MASK, and slowly puts it on his face. (CLOSE- UP (TRACKING SHOT)) Cut to black.