The Replacements Page #5

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BIKER:

Did you hear something?

The other biker shakes his head, no. They go back towork. Suddenly, the door disintegrates in front of acharging man wearing a police windbreaker. This is

DANIEL BATEMAN, a big, young, psychotic cop, whoimmediately knocks one of the bikers down and kicks theguy in the head.

McGINTY (V.O.)

Daniel Bateman, L.A.P.D. and ex-

Navy SEAL. Awarded a Purple Heartfor losing a kidney during combatin the Gulf War. He was a walk-on

at Michigan State before giving upfootball and sneaking back intothe service for one more tour of

duty.

BANES (V.O.)

But... you said he lost a kidneythere.

Bateman viciously head-butts one of the bikers beforestuffing the other's head into the meth mixture.

McGINTY

I guess he went back to find it.

He pulls him out and clubs him with a big policeblackjack, whap! Bateman looks around and spots a bigBiker cowering in a corner. The guy is terrified.

Bateman gives him a sick smile. But then three more

POLICEMAN run in, out of breath. They look around at theunconscious Bikers.

POLICEMAN #1

Jesus, Bateman! Why don't youever wait for us?!

BEEP! BEEP! Someone's BEEPER is going off. The three

cops look at theirs. Nothing. The cowering Biker looksat his.

BIKER #2

Not me.

Bateman pulls his beeper, studies it and looks puzzled.

BATEMAN:

What area code is 202?

POLICEMAN #1

Washington, D.C.

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15 EXT. MINI-MART - DAY

A man dutifully sweeps up outside the rundown mini-martwith his back TO us. CLIFFORD FRANKLIN. All is calm

until... wham! the door bursts open and a TEN-YEAR-OLDBOY runs out of the door. The KOREAN STORE OWNER stepsoutside as he screams:

KOREAN STORE OWNER

Clee-Ford!

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ON CLIFFORD FRANKLIN

as he drops his broom and spins around to reveal he'swearing one of those Breathe-Rite bandages over his nose.

KOREAN STORE OWNER

(pointing excitedly)

Tween-kee!

Franklin gets into a track set position before springingup and down the street like Carl Lewis on crack.

16 DOWN STREET

The Little Boy has a long lead on Franklin. But Franklin

kicks it into hyper-drive and begins to close the gap...

McGINTY (V.O.)

Clifford Franklin, he was a 100

meter qualifier in the Olympicsbefore he pulled a hamstring inthe final trials. Great attitude.

Great desire. And the fastest son

of a b*tch I've ever seen...

The Little Kid can't believe that Clifford is catching

up.

LITTLE KID:

Here! Take it! Take it!

The Kid tosses the Twinkie back over his shoulder...

PILACHOWSKI (V.O.)

But can he catch?

SLOW MOTION as the Twinkie spins end over end through theair. Franklin holds up his hands, sucking the airthrough his Breathe-Rite nose and exhaling through hischeeks as the Twinkie hits his hands... and falls to the

street. He steps on it as cream filling squishes frombeneath his track shoes.

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