The Italian Job Page #7

INT. SHOP -DAY

It is filled with old cast-iron safes she has rebuilt along

with some new models. Stella's RECEPTIONIST greets her.

RECEPTIONIST:

How long?

STELLA:

Four minutes, forty-three seconds.

High-five.

RECEPTIONIST:

You're the man.

STELLA:

So what's on the line-up?

RECEPTIONIST "

2:
00. Home safe in Fairmount Park.

Owner died and the wife never knew the

combination. And Todd Milliken called.

He has a prototype combination lock he

wants you to test out tomorrow morning.

Says he added two false contact points on

the tumbler.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

STELLA:

Tell him if I don't have it opened in six

minutes flat, breakfast is on me.

RECEPTIONIST:

And there's a Charlie Croker in your

office. He said you two know each other.

(an aside)

And he looks pretty fine for a white boy.

Without a response, Stella heads over to —

HER OPEN OFFICE DOOR

and sees him fiddling with her collection of safe doors that

line the shelves.

STELLA:

Charlie Croker.

He turns around. Smiles. Charming.

CHARLIE:

Hi, Stella.

She steps inside.

STELLA:

Refresh my memory. After you came to see

me and told me what happened to my

father, I told you I never wanted to see

you again, didn't I?

CHARLIE:

Yeah. You did.

STELLA:

So I'm a little confused.

CHARLIE:

I found him.

At first it seems that Charlie's words have no effect on her,

but then he notices that her hands are trembling.

CHARLIE (CONT'D)

I can tell you where he is.

STELLA:

I don't want to know.

CHARLIE:

Are you sure?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

She doesn't answer.

CHARLIE (CONT'D)

He's in Los Angeles.

She doesn't respond. Doesn't ask him to go on, doesn't ask

him not to. So he goes on...

CHARLIE (CONT'D)

The gold bricks he stole from us were

minted in Singapore and decorated with

the face of a Balinese girl. I've had my

tentacles out and got a call from a

friend of mine and your father's, Philly

Steak.

Stella remembers him.

STELLA:

When I was little he would play poker at

the house and drop quarters under the

table for me to find.

CHARLIE:

He got word from an L.A. connection named

Skinny Pete that a gold dealer has been

buying bricks with the Balinese girl on

them, three or four at a time.

STELLA:

You ever heard the expression, cut to the

chase?

CHARLIE:

I tracked Steve down to an address in the

Hollywood Hills. He's changed his last

name to Frezelli. And get this: he had

a Worthington 1000 installed in the house

before he even moved in. We both know

that you don't install a Worthington 1000

unless you have something precious to

guard.

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