Animal Kingdom Page #5

20 INT. CRAIG'S STATION WAGON - DAY 20

J gets back in, numb, buzzing. Craig smiles.

CRAIG:

How'd that feel? You get a stiffy?

J stares at the gun in his lap, then hands it back to Craig.

CRAIG:

Butt first, mate.

Craig slides the gun under the seat. J is dazed. Craig laughsinto a coughing fit as he backs the car away.

Craig stops and realises he's gotten himself half lost in the

chase. He hits the brakes and finishes coughing.

CRAIG:

Where are we?

21 INT. PET SHOP - DAY 21

J stands in front of fish tanks. Lots of PET NOISE.

Craig is a few metres away, before a wall of fish tanks, withRANDALL ROACHE (40s) in a suit. Craig holds a brown paper bag.

Roache points to it.

ROACHE:

That there's good. Tested at 85 percent. 400 grams. You can make thatstretch.

CRAIG:

Is this the Anderis gear?

ROACHE:

That's half. Other half's still in

lock up.

(hurrying Craig)

We'll talk about it later. My kid's inthe car. I gotta take him to soccerpractice.

Craig clicks his fingers in J’s direction.

CRAIG:

I got pulled over last week by someguy named Stevens. Is he with you?

(CONTINUED)

Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 13.

CONTINUED:

ROACHE:

He's Federal Police. He's been fixed.

CRAIG:

Fixed like I don't have to worry abouthim anymore?

ROACHE:

He's fixed. Has your brother heardthese funny noises the Armed RobberySquad are making?

CRAIG:

He's heard they're out to get him.

He's gone and f***ed off somewhere.

Roache nods in J's direction, letting Craig know he hasn't heardthe click. J stares into the cage. Craig clicks again.

CRAIG:

What’ve they got against him?

ROACHE:

They want him off. They don't thinkanything they've done is gonna standin court. So they wanna put him offthemselves.

J places the bag by the wall. He and Roache eye each other.

CRAIG:

You know this for sure? What's he

supposed to do?

ROACHE:

I'd just be telling him to pull hishead in. The whole thing's fallingapart over there, it's looking likeArmed Rob's about to be disbanded and

then I'd say this'll all go away. Just

tell him to pull his head in.

CRAIG:

His head's in. Your head doesn't getmore in than Pope's head.

Roache reaches down for the bag J has left by his feet.

ROACHE:

Mate, even if I gave a sh*t, you'dstill be telling the wrong guy.

Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 14.

INT. VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT - NIGHT

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J watches the dinner table scene in a restaurant. Beside him are

Cath, Darren and Baz. Craig and Smurf are at the other end ofthe table, with J's girlfriend NICOLE 'NICKY' HENRY (17). Foodand bottles are spread before them. Other diners can't ignorethe noise. Craig's crazy drunk, trying to convince Nicky to lethim throw a prawn into her mouth.

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