Animal Kingdom Page #6

CRAIG:

Come on. It's a test. Open wide.

Nicky shakes her head, nervous but enjoying the attention.

CRAIG:

(to J)

F***in motivate your girlfriend. Get

her involved.

SMURF:

Honey. People are watching.

Craig stands. Baz watches, impassive. J smiles. Smurf eats.

CRAIG:

(to Nicky)

I'll give you a hundred bucks.

BAZ:

Mate, sit down.

CRAIG:

Yeah, they're watching. I'm fun and

interesting.

(to Nicky)

Two hundred.

Nicky smiles and tilts her head back, mouth open. Craig sits.

CRAIG:

That's the way!

Craig lines up the shot. He throws and misses. The prawn bouncesoff Nicky's face.

CRAIG:

Gimme another go.

Nicky wipes her face and sticks her hand out.

NICKY:

Two hundred.

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Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 15.

CRAIG:

No way. You missed.

NICKY:

I missed? You missed.

SMURF:

Deal's a deal. Give her the money.

CRAIG:

She missed.

SMURF:

She didn't miss. You said you'd giveher two hundred dollars if you couldthrow one of those prawny things at

her. You didn't say she had to catchit.

Bullshit.

CRAIG:

SMURF:

Don't argue the rules. Give the girlher money. You said you would.

CRAIG:

That's bullshit. That's f***in

bullshit.

(to Nicky)

What's your name again?

Nicole.

NICKY:

Craig rifles through his pockets looking for cash.

CRAIG:

That's f***in bullshit, Nicole.

23 INT. MEN’S ROOM / VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT - NIGHT 23

J steps up to the urinal beside Baz. They piss.

BAZ:

If things get too fun and interestingat your place, maybe you wanna comeand stay with me and Cath for a while.

(beat)

Give Craig some space, you know. Heneeds space.

J takes this in.

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Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 16.

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J:

Thanks.

Baz zips, then heads to the sink to wash his hands. He reachesunder the automatic hand dryer.

BAZ:

(loud, over dryer)

Nicole's a sweetie. Where’d you findher?

J finishes pissing and zips up.

J:

(loud, over dryer)

Found her at school.

Baz nods, then moves to leave. J follows. Baz stops.

BAZ:

What are you doing?

J:

What?

BAZ:

You washed your hands?

J:

No.

BAZ:

(serious)

You had your hand on your cock. Yourhands go anywhere near your arse oryour cock, you wash 'em after.

Baz escorts J to the sink. He points to the soap dispenser.

BAZ:

Little bit of soap.

J squeezes soap into his hand.

BAZ:

Now tap. Get a lather going.

J washes, smiling.

BAZ:

OK, that's enough. Rinse.

J rinses, hits the tap, laughing. Baz drags him to the dryer.

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Animal Kingdom - GREEN REVISIONS 17.

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(2)

BAZ:

Now stick your hands under there.

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