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6.
The dealer turns over his cards. He’s got a king and a deuce.
So he has to draw. Pulls the jack. Busted.
The dealer pays Cris, then presses a button under the table.
INT. surveillance room
Banks of video monitors display images from the multitude of
cameras looking down from above the gaming tables. The
SURVEILLANCE SUPERVISOR, HAWKEYE, repositions in response to
a red light so he can look over a Surveillance Operator’s
shoulder and study Cris.
INT. office of casino boss - DIFFERENT CASINO - day
The Stalin-faced CASINO BOSS sits behind his desk.
casino boss
If you don’t mind my asking, why
does Homeland Security give a damn
about who’s lucky in Vegas?
He’s talking to Callie Ferris. We recognize her sardonic
beauty from the plasma screen in Cris’s pre-vision. In
person, she’s edgy, confident, and impatient with those who
aren’t as quick as she is.
Ferris
Maybe they’re more than lucky.
casino boss
Then we handle it.
Ferris
I’m not talking about cheating.
That’s your problem. But if
somebody wins consistently and you
can’t figure out how...Excuse me.
She answers her cell phone.
Ferris
Ferris...I’ll be there in fifteen.
She stands, disconnects, and hands the Casino Boss her
business card.
FERRIS:
Call me, like they did. And try to
hold him till I get here.
7.
Casino boss
Yes, ma’am.
She’s already out the door.
Video monitor:
close on crisRelaxed. Playing blackjack. The FEMALE DEALER tries not to
gawk at him as she deals from a shoe.
Ferris (o.c.)
Nice looking guy.
davis (o.c.)
I guess.
Pull back:
surveillance roomFerris and DAVIS, the casino’s dapper CHIEF OF SECURITY,
stand behind Hawkeye, the Surveillance Supervisor, and study
Cris on various monitors.
Ferris
Maybe she’s in cahoots.
davis
He’s beaten six dealers in a row.
ferriS
You’re sure he’s not counting?
hawkeye
We’ve got five decks in the shoe.
And he wins more off the top than
the bottom.
davis
Moves a lot from table to table.
On a monitor, Cris pockets some of his chips.
hawkeye
Keeps his stacks short.
On another monitor, A COCKTAIL WAITRESS takes orders from the
players.
WAITRESS:
What’s your pleasure?
CRIS:
Grand Dad, rocks.
8.
Ferris
What’s his name?
davis
(shrugs)
Not staying here. Pays in cash.
Hawkeye
We’re running him through face
check.
As Ferris watches Cris on the monitor, he becomes still and
attentive, as if sensing danger. He squints a little, the way
we do when we try to remember something.
Ferris
Invite him for a drink.
(remembers her manners)
If you don’t mind.
Int. CASINO/BLACKJACK TABLE - day
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