Hi, if you want to see the synopsis go back a few days. I posted scenes 1-5 a couple of days ago. Any feedback most welcome, thanks!
6.EXT. DAY - A CHASE THROUGH THE STREETS
AS DEREK CHASES THE CHEQUE BOOK THIEF THROUGH THE STREETS THEY EXCHANGE SOME HEATED WORDS. THE THIEF IS A HELIUM-VOICED BUFFOON.
Thief:
What are you chasing me for?
Derek:
What are you doing with my chequebook?
Thief:
Who says it’s yours?
Derek:
Of course it’s mine, you idiot –it’s got my name on it.
Thief:
What if I’m also called Derek Mandrill?
Derek:
There’s noone else in the local area with that name.
Thief:
But I look like you, we could be related.
THE THIEF STOPS AGAINST A LAMPPOST AND MOTIONS TO KEEP DEREK AT ARM’S LENGTH. HE IS OUT OF BREATH.
Derek:
I think if there was someone who looked a lot like me who had my name in the area I would know about it.
Thief:
You would if he nicked yer chequebook
THE THIEF SLAPS DEREK ABOUT THE CHEEKS WITH HIS CHEQUEBOOK THEN RUNS OFF AGAIN. DEREK GIVES CHASE AGAIN.
Derek:
So you’re admitting it now?
Thief:
No way.
Derek:
But your pants match the description of the ones I saw in the Vinyl Frontier.
Thief:
Circumstantial evidence – never stand up in court.
DEREK IS NOW OUT OF BREATH AND THE THIEF IS PANTING AND WHEEZING AS THEY CONTINUE THEIR LUDICROUS CONVERSATION AND AN THE THIEF CHANGES DIRECTION SWALLOW-LIKE, UP A SIDE STREET.
Derek:
The police could match the your DNA with what they find on the trousers.
Thief:
Look, you can have the damned trousers!
THE THIEF REMOVES HIS TROUSERS WITHOUT TAKING OFF HIS BOOTS AND THROWS THEM AT DEREK. NOW UNABLE TO SEE, DEREK HURTLES HEADLONG INTO A BUSH. WHEN HE DISENTANGLES HIMSELF FROM THE BRANCHES AND FOLIAGE AND PULLS THE TROUSERS OFF HIS FACE, HE HEARS SOME GHOULISH PANTING, WHEEZING, CHOKING AND WHINING NOISES.
AS HE SLOWLY APPROACHES A PARKED ROVER 216, HE IS CONFRONTED WITH THE SIGHT OF THE TROUSERLESS BUT BOOTED THIEF SPLAYED OUT ON THE BONNET, APPARENTLY DROPPING DEAD. AS THE THIEF GOES STILL AND QUIET, HE DROPS THE CAR KEYS HE WAS HOLDING AND DEREK CATCHES THEM. DEREK NOTICES HOW THE BADGE ON THE CAR KEYS MATCHES THE BADGE OF THE CAR.
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SCENE 7: EXT. DAY A SIDE STREET
DEREK’S PHONE RINGS. THIS SCENE CROSS CUTS BETWEEN DEREK HUDDLING IN A DOORWAY TALKING ON HIS MOBILE AND HIS WIFE AT HOME WITH A PILE OF BANK STATEMENTS AND CREDIT CARD BILLS SPREAD OUT ON THE KITCHEN TABLE. A LARGE GLASS OF RED WINE STANDS ON THE TABLE.
Derek:
Hi Karen, you ok?
Karen:
Not really, I’ve been looking at our finances and I really don’t think we can afford to go on holiday this year.
Derek:
What? Aren’t there some of your unused shoes that you could sell on Ebay?
Karen:
Are you winding me up? Derek, why are you panting.. have you been to a group masturbation session again?
Derek:
Funny, no, I’ve just been running for the bus.
Karen:
Oh good, if you’re coming home soon you can help me with
Derek: (a little too emphatically):
No!
Karen:
Is everything ok?
Derek:
No, I mean, well, are our debts that bad?
Karen:
They’re as bad as i want them to get
WHILE HE IS TALKING, DEREK IS LOOKING AT THE FIGURES ON HIS PENSION DOCUMENTS. HE READS AND REREADS THE BIT THAT SAYS, ‘DEATH GRANT – 3 TIMES ANNUAL SALARY PAYABLE TO WIDOW’.
Derek:
I’ll make it up to you..we’ll, you’ll be fine if you just give me a bit of time.
Karen:
Ah, is one going to sell one of one’s country residences, then?
Derek:
Don’t emasculate me by mocking my humble means.. you married me as a man of straw.
Karen (in a high Judy Garland voice):
Yes, but Dorothy thought the straw man could have taken me to the Emerald City.
SHE REVERTS BACK TO HER USUAL VOICE.
Karen:
I should have married Tin Man.
Derek:
He was gay. Look, I want to prove to you that we can… get by.
HE LOOKS UP FROM HIS DOCUMENTS AND THE SCENE CROSS CUTS BETWEEN DEREK AND THE THIEF TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR SIMILARITIES. HE APPROACHES THE CAR AND SPOTS A WALLET HANGING OUT OF THE THIEF’S JACKET.
Karen:
I’m sorry, Derek. Come home and we’ll think about sorting it all out – maybe we could do it in the nuddy.
AFTER RETRIEVING HIS CHEQUEBOOK, DEREK STARTS LOOKING AT THE CONTENTS OF THE WALLET: DRIVER’S LICENSE, CREDIT CARDS, A STORE CARD FOR BERKLEY’S – THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT STORE; LOTS OF CASH.
Derek:
Look, I’ll see you.
DEREK POCKETS THE WALLET AND STARTS TO PLACE HIS HANDS UNDER THE PROSTRATE THIEF.
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