Animal Kingdom Page #2

10 I/E. J'S AND JULIA'S APARTMENT - NIGHT 10

J sits on the couch with two bags packed beside him. Hearing anoise, he get up, opens the door and watches JANINE 'SMURF' CODY

(57) climb the stairs. She sees J. She bends over, out ofbreath.

SMURF:

Puffed... Have you got your bags,

sweetie?

J goes to her. She holds him.

RUN OPENING TITLES.

12 EXT. CODY HOUSE - DAY 12

A single-storey, exposed brick, early-70s house. It is flat-

roofed and semi-buried in lush, but overgrown garden, almostlike a bunker obscured from neighbours and the street.

13 INT. KITCHEN / CODY HOUSE - DAY 13

Two men sit at a kitchen table. BARRY 'BAZ' BROWN (35) iscounting a sizeable wad of cash, stacking it in front of him.

He counts the money into three piles. Opposite sits DARREN CODY

(22) in designer T-shirt, sunglasses on his head. Smurf is atthe bench stuffing fruit into a juicer.

BAZ:

Nine-four.

He wraps elastic around the pile and hands it to Darren.

DARREN:

Twenty minutes work. No shots fired.

BAZ:

Three weeks prep. This is getting

stupid.

(CONTINUED)

Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 6.

CONTINUED:

SMURF:

Have you heard from him?

BAZ:

No. I know where he is, but I haven'theard from him.

SMURF:

Where is he staying?

BAZ:

I told him I wouldn't tell anyone.

SMURF:

He's my son.

BAZ:

(smiling)

I told him I wouldn't tell anyone. Hewas really specific about the 'anyone'part.

J appears in the doorway in an over-sized T-shirt. The men lookup, startled. Baz gathers the money and packs it in a bagquickly, but calmly. Darren shoves his in his man-purse.

Smurf turns. J smiles, shy and hesitant.

SMURF:

Morning, baby.

J:

Hi. Hi, Uncle Darren.

DARREN:

Seriously. Stop calling me uncle. It'sgiving me the creeps.

Baz sticks his hand out. J shakes it.

BAZ:

You want juice? Smurf's juicing.

SMURF:

Apple and pear, hon. It's good.

Baz pushes a chair out for J. J sits.

BAZ:

How old are you now? I'm gonna guess.

Show us your muscles. Do like this.

(CONTINUED)

Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 7.

CONTINUED:
(2)

Baz flexes his biceps. J does likewise, unsure of himself. Jlooks to Darren who sits impassive.

BAZ:

OK, now sing the alphabet.

J:

I'm seventeen.

Smurf starts up the JUICER. It's LOUD. The boys wait for it tostop. Noise stops. Smurf pours the juice into a glass.

She looks close at it as she puts the glass before J.

SMURF:

Look at that. It looks like an applemilkshake.

CRAIG CODY (27) enters, agitated, shirtless, tattooed. Hecarries a small chainsaw and drags a Doberman by its collar.

SMURF:

What are you doing, love?

CRAIG:

What's it look like?

Craig exits. Smurf starts the BLENDER. Baz laughs. J smiles.

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