Animal Kingdom Page #4

AR DETECTIVE:

Who's not here.

BAZ:

You know who.

AR DETECTIVE:

I don't know what you're talking

about.

They stare at each other a moment.

AR DETECTIVE:

You better get those flowers in water,

mate. They won't last in this heat.

Beat, then Baz turns and heads back to the house.

Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 10.

17 INT. BROWN-SAYLES HOUSE - DAY 17

Catherine meets Baz as he shuts the front door. She is holdingEvie.

CATHERINE:

What are you doing to my roses?

Baz smiles. He hands Cath the flowers and kisses her warmly. Hetakes Evie from her, bobbing her up and down on his hip.

CATHERINE:

You’ve chopped my bush half to sh*t.

BAZ:

It’s a plant, honey. They grow betterif you chop them half to sh*t. Theylike it.

CATHERINE:

How’d you go this morning?

Baz holds up nine fingers and shrugs his disappointment.

CATHERINE:

Nine!?

Baz motions to Cath to keep quiet.

CATHERINE:

What?

BAZ:

Nothing. I want a drink.

(to Evie)

You wanna fix daddy a drink?

Baz heads for the kitchen.

18 INT. CRAIG’S STATION WAGON - DAY 18

Craig drives, J beside him. Craig's wired. J's apprehensive.

CRAIG:

Hey, what's your form like? You beenin trouble with the police?

Craig pulls up at a red-light.

J:

Once.

(CONTINUED)

Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 11.

CONTINUED:

CRAIG:

What for?

J:

Stealing cars.

A CAR HORN. Craig glances in the rearview.

CRAIG:

Yeah? What happened?

J:

I squirmed out of it. No conviction.

Craig stares in the rearview.

A car pulls up beside Craig, two hoods inside. The hood closestyells abuse. Craig just stares blankly at him.

HOOD:

The light's green, idiot!

The hood car moves off. Craig moves with it, holding his stare.

They yell more abuse and up the speed. Craig stays with them,

side by side, his eyes dangerously off the road.

The hoods are enraged. They take off. Craig follows steadily.

He reaches under his seat and pulls out a gun. He puts it inJ's lap. J stares at it.

They wind down side streets. After two corners, the hood carhits its brakes. They've had enough. Craig slows to a stop fivecar lengths behind. He looks to J, who is staring at the gun inhis hands - he's never held one before in his life.

The men get out of the car. The driver hood approaches angry.

CRAIG:

Go get him.

J:

And do what?

CRAIG:

Let him know who's king.

19 EXT. STREET - DAY 19

J climbs out of the car. One hood is almost on them. J raises

the gun tentatively, trying to maintain composure. The driverimmediately backs down, apologising, backing away. J saysnothing, watches him retreat, feels the power.

(CONTINUED)

Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 12.

CONTINUED:

The men get back in their car and drive away hastily. J standswatching them leave.

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