Rough Diamonds Page #7

"Wild Things 3" 03/22/2004 14.

ELENA:

Damn girl, whattcha been drinking?

MARIE:

Stay away from my stepfather!

ELENA:

Make me...

And that's it. Marie lashes out with a haymaker punch. Connects on

Elena's jaw and she goes reeling back. But it's ignited the street

fighter in her, and she comes roaring back into the fray, ramming

into Marie and together they tumble to the ground...

.

The crowds gather to watch the cat-fight, in equal parts appalled

and aroused. It's a hair pulling, teeth gnashing, make up smearing

wrestling match, no holds barred. The drunken Marie has the upper

hand, the alcohol fueling her rage.

JAY (O.S.)

What the hell's going on here?

And that stops the fight right there and then. Marie looks up to

see a red faced Jay standing over her.

MARIE:

This...trash is just looking for a meal

ticket...

Elena gets to her feet, licks the blood from her split lip.

ELENA:

Mr. Clifford. Betcha proud of little

Marie now, huh?

He hauls Marie to her feet, thrusts her towards the mansion.

JAY:

Party's over.

Groans from the crowd, but Jay's mind is made up.

MARIE:

But...what about...my present...

Jay's already walking away.

JAY:

I'm going to the condos. Sleep it off,

whydontcha?

Elena watches Jay stride away, like a lioness stalking her prey...

"Wild Things 3" 03/22/2004 15.

EXT. TEAM CLIFFORD BUILDING SITE - NIGHT

Work lights illuminate the half finished condo building site, on

prime beachfront real estate. These places would sell for

millions, if they were ever finished...

INT. TEAM CLIFFORD BUILDING OFFICE - NIGHT

In a concrete makeshift office, on the top floor of the condo

building, Jay clicks open the lock on his large metal safe and the

steel door swings open.

Inside are stacks of CASH, piled high, along with a shiny new

HANDGUN. Jay flicks through the money, shaking his head...

JAY:

(sotto)

Not enough. Just not enough...

A clanking noise from outside has him quickly snatching the gun

from the safe, before closing it once more, spinning the lock...

INT. TEAM CLIFFORD BUILDING - CONTINUOUS

Jay walks out of his office, into the half-finished top floor of

the condos. Exposed beams and drying cement reveal how far behind

schedule Jay really is...

.

JAY:

Hello? Anyone there?

He swings the gun round impotently, seeing nothing in the

flickering florescent light...

Finally Jay lowers the weapon. It looks like he might collapse,

until he catches himself, palms flat against the wall, head down.

JAY (CONT'D)

F*** me...

ELENA (O.S.)

Any time. Any place...

He reels around, sees Elena moving toward him, brushing aside the

thick plastic sheeting. She has a bottle of beer in one hand, a

video camera in the other. Jay's video camera to be precise...

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