Uncut Gems Page #4

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HOWARD presses a button on a remote, opening the automaticblackout shades. Harsh invasive light floods the room.

JULIA:

NOOOO!

HOWARD:

It’s 10:
30. It’s time to wake up!

JULIA:

God, you’re so extra.

HOWARD:

You don’t even ask me about myprocedure? I could have colon cancerfor all you know.

JULIA:

You don’t have cancer, Howard, you’rein perfect health. I don’t know about

your mental health but-

HOWARD:

You had a party last night?

JULIA:

We did not have a party! We did ashoot and it turned into a whole thing-

HOWARD:

Why didn’t you call me?

JULIA:

Um, excuse me, I did call you, ataround 9:30, and you said you’d callme back in 5 and I waited for hours-

HOWARD:

That’s cause I fell asleep! I wasputting Beni to sleep

11.

JULIA:

Oh, here we go with the lies.

HOWARD:

(yelling)

I’M NOT LYING! I HAD TO FALL ASLEEP ON

THE FLOOR AGAIN! I’M EXHAUSTED!

JULIA:

Well, I didn’t tell you to have kids.

It’s not my fault you have kids!

HOWARD:

Oh shut the f*** up with that.

JULIA:

Look... Do you want to stay mad or doyou wanna get in bed and cuddle?

HOWARD sulks.

JULIA (CONT’D)

I know you wanna cuddle, Howard. Justcome here... Come here, baby.

A pause. HOWARD reluctantly lays down on the bed.

HOWARD:

I’m so goddamn stressed out.

JULIA:

I know you can’t resist me.

JULIA smothers his face with kisses.

HOWARD:

Stop... You can’t just do that.

JULIA:

Don’t you want to see the photos Itook?

HOWARD:

Sure.

JULIA brandishes her camera.

JULIA:

Wait til you see... I think I reallyhave a future in this.

HOWARD:

How much did you get?

12.

JULIA:

Thirty five hundred.

JULIA scrolls through the photos of the Weeknd decked out in aarray of jewelry. One has him wearing a blinged-out crucifixwith a diamond encrusted Michael Jackson standing in forJesus.

HOWARD:

Who’s this clown?

JULIA:

That’s the Weeknd-

HOWARD:

What the f*** is a “weekend”?

JULIA:

Oh, he’s gonna be major. Even thoughhe’s from Canada.

HOWARD:

Look at those pants, who wears jeanslike that?

JULIA:

Howard, you wouldn’t know. This iswhat’s trending right now.

HOWARD:

He looks stupid.

EXT. CANAL STREET - SOON AFTER

HOWARD walks through a crowded Chinatown street and entersPopular Jewelry’s dingy storefront.

INT. POPULAR JEWELRY - CHINATOWN, NYC - CONTINUOUS

A low-rent jewelry shop off Canal street. EVA SAM and her sonWILLIAM WONG stand behind a showcase surrounded by 24k goldchains and modest bejeweled pendants. HOWARD sells the MichaelJackson pendant to EVA SAM for $23,500 in cash.

INT. NINO’S RESTAURANT - UPPER EAST SIDE - SOON AFTER

HOWARD enters the restaurant. The place is’t open for lunchyet. Waiters are setting up the tables. HOWARD approachesGARY’s table. Gary notices.

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