Uncut Gems Page #5

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13.

GARY:

Oh no! Turn around! Don’t even step inmy place!

HOWARD:

(waving a manillaenvelope)

I got some bets! I got cash!

GARY:

You’re not placing a bet with me.

HOWARD sits down.

HOWARD:

24 grand. You’ll take the 5 I owe youoff the top.

GARY:

Where the f*** would you get 24 g’s?

HOWARD:

Let’s see. I want the OKC/Lakers. Iwant the f***ing over, alright? Withthe under on Kobe-

GARY:

(writing down the bet)

Kobe under.... He can’t even throw it

in the ocean.

HOWARD:

Yeah, he’s not scoring tonight, hisknees are shot. I want the Heat money-

line. The over on Lebron’s points andrebounds. Sixers to cover, what’s that

at?

GARY:

Plus one.

HOWARD:

Should be even-

GARY:

That’s where I have it. You want it or

not?

HOWARD gets an incoming call from “Demany”.

HOWARD:

Hang on.

14.

GARY:

One thing at a time now!

HOWARD:

(into phone)

Demany, fast, I’m in the middle ofsomething.

DEMANY (O.S.)

Yo. KG just hit me, he said he’scoming up right now, where are you?

HOWARD:

Ok, ok, if he gets to the store beforeI do, you just f***ing keep him there.

(beat, DEMANY talks)

Promise me!?!?

HOWARD hangs up.

HOWARD (CONT’D)

(elated)

Kevin Garnett is coming to my fuckingshow room right now. RIGHT NOW!

INT. KMH GEMS AND JEWELRY OFFICE - HALLWAY - AFTER

DING! The elevator doors open. HOWARD steps out. At the end ofthe hallway, he sees two large black BODYGUARDS fighting withPHIL and NICO. NICO steps to BODYGUARD 1 and he flinches.

Instantly, BODYGUARD 2 knocks NICO to the floor with onepunch. PHIL immediately runs at the two BODYGUARDS.

HOWARD:

Whoah, whoah, whoah!

HOWARD runs over, helps NICO up.

NICO:

Get the f*** off of me.

HOWARD:

What? What did I do??

BODYGUARD 1

(to NICO/PHIL)

What’re you gonna do bout that?!!

DAVID, a jeweler, pops his head from a neighboring door.

DAVID:

What the f*** is going on out here!??!

15.

PHIL gets tangled up with BODYGUARD 1, who throws him intoHOWARD, who tries to catch him. PHIL instinctively pushesHOWARD away from him.

PHIL:

You, you a**hole!

HOWARD:

What!??!

(motioning to bodyguards)

I don’t even know these guys!

PHIL, with NICO behind him, heads towards the elevators.

PHIL:

You think I’m playing games!?!

HOWARD:

I didn’t do nothing!

PHIL:

Get your laughs off now, a**hole.

HOWARD:

Does it look like I’m laughing?!

The elevators open behind PHIL and NICO. They get onto it.

PHIL:

When I’m shoveling the dirt over yourfucking head, we’ll see how funny itis then!

The elevator doors close. HOWARD pauses, collects himself andwalks back to the BODYGUARDS.

DAVID:

I have clients in the office, Howard.

This is crazy!

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