Copycat Page #4

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M.J. PULLS THE LINE THAT DOLLIES THE TARGET BACK TO THEM,

AND RUBEN REPLACES IT WITH ANOTHER AS THEY TALK.

M.J.

I'd feel a whole lot safer with

Sister Loretta for my backup. Look

at this guy:
you shredded him!

RUBEN:

Well, he's dead, he can't hurt me

now.

The target is rigged; they pull the line that dollies it back

to shooting position.

M.J.

It's sloppy shooting. It's in

character, Ruben, but unnecessary.

And bad for your career.

RUBEN LETS OFF THREE QUICK SHOTS: they cluster nearer the

circle. M.J. looks at him in surprise.

RUBEN:

I've been practicing. Now can I

kiss your tummy?

M.J. hides her smile as she prepares her weapon for her turn.

M.J.

Perp's holding a hostage, the

shoulder on his gun hand is gonna

be exposed.

SOUND:
A CELLULAR PHONE (ON RUBENS' BELT). M.J. holds her

fire.

M.J.

Answer it.

RUBEN:

I'm sure she thinks it is. Aren't

you at least interested in which

one it is?

She's lost her concentration lowered the gun; now as he

answers, she raises her gun and aims...

RUBEN:

(into phone)

I'm here, where are you?...

Heeeeyyy! What a surprise! No. On

duty, have to call you back... You,

too, you too. My God, you made my

day.

He hits the "end" button...

M.J.

You hit the brachial nerve...

SHE FIRES! The shots make a perfect heart around the circle,

inside his looser pattern. ONE FINAL SHOT STRIKES EXACTLY

IN THE MIDDLE!

M.J.

You're good enough you'll never

have to kill anyone. I joined the

cops to save lives, not waste them.

RUBEN:

You know, M.J., when I watch you

shoot, I realize I've got a little

problem with my stance... could you

just move over here and critique my

legs?

He slaps his thigh where he indicates the trouble might be.

She is unloading her weapon...

M.J.

The problem is between your legs.

You told your shrink about that?

She is unloading and cleaning up. Ruben doing the same...

RUBEN:

I tell my shrink about you,

Sergeant. I tell him you're the

top cop of my dreams.

Ruben has been gathering up his box of doughnuts, from which

he has nibbled during the preceding... he drops them, picks

one up off the floor and sticks it in his mouth...

M.J.

(putting away her

gear)

Don't take that mess in the car.

They're on the move; as they go away from us...

RUBEN:

He's in love with you already...

CUT TO:

EXT. CRIME SCENE - DAY

They pull up in front of an apartment building in the

Pacific Heights section. Patrol cars flank the street, the

thick yellow ticker tape "POLICE CRIME SCENE DO NOT CROSS"

is already up. M.J. double parks beside a blue-and-white.

A couple of cars from the media are already there. SUSAN

SCHIFFER a bulldog of a woman, and her camera crew, waylay

M.J. and Ruben as they cross the sidewalk...

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