Collateral Damage Page #3

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ANNE:

Dr. Bob can squeeze him in attwelve. I have a patientrelations meeting at twelve-

fifteen. Can you take him?

GORDY:

I have a game. But yeah, if we dothe handoff at the doctor's.

ANNE:

(into phone)

Yes, he'll be there... Thanks.

(hangs up; to Gordy)

Five-of in front of Dr. Bob's.

Don't be late.

(to Matt)

Let's get you out, sweetie. Your

father just can't keep you dry.

She leads Matt out. Closes the shower door. Gordysticks his face into the water. Looks back, finds...

Two bare butts, Anne's and Matt's, are pressed againstthe shower door's foggy glass. OFF Gordy, laughing -20

EXT. SPANISH HARLEM - BASKETBALL COURT - DAY 20

It appears the entire neighborhood's crammed against thechain-link fence around the court, yelling and cheeringas a team of local kids from the NYFD Athletic Leagueplays a team of local kids from the NYPD Athletic League.

Gordy's an NYFD coach, exhorts his team at the top of hislungs.

The rivalry's intense. The game close.

deafening. Bets are going down.

The noise

NYFD goes up by one in the final minute.

Gordy disses a cop coaching the opposing team.

LUIS is one of Gordy's kids. A small but talented

fifteen-year-old. Luis steals the ball. Drives for an

unguarded lay-up to put the team up by three... Andmisses. An opponent recovers the ball. The flow shifts

toward the other end, but Luis is slow adjusting,

devastated at missing the easy "two." Gordy yells at himto defend.

GORDY:

Luis, get back! Pick up your man!

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Luis shakes it off. Hustles back on "D" as his man getsthe ball. The opponent's a step ahead. Goes up... AndLuis gets there to reject him. The crowd loves it. The

BUZZER SOUNDS. NYFD wins.

21 SAME SCENE - GORDY AND LUIS - MOMENTS LATER 21

In the game's immediate aftermath. NYFD celebratingaround them. Gordy's proud of Luis.

GORDY:

We lose, win, whatever. But one

thing we never do. We never, ever

give up. Right?

OFF Gordy, smiling at Luis...

22 SAME SCENE - LATER 22

The crowds are gone. Gordy checks his watch and startsoff, when a SOUND draws his attention.

23 GORDY'S POV 23

Luis walks along the inside of the chain-link fencearound the court. A neighborhood gangbanger and his crewmatch Luis step for step outside the fence, rattling thefence, clearly trying to intimidate him.

24 BACK TO SCENE 24

Gordy stalks walking toward them.

GORDY:

Luis...

Calls -Seeing

Gordy approach, the gangbanger and crew drift off.

Reaching Luis -GORDY

What was that about?

LUIS:

Told 'em I wouldn't play with 'em

anymore.

But Gordy sees Luis is scared. And he sees the

gangbanger and crew hovering nearby waiting for Gordy to

go.

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