Against 2 Odds ( Last7 )

SCENE 1:

Next Day, at TA.

[ Amber arrives.  Walking into

the break room, she finds Hahn

with his arm around Syria.

Hahn gives Amber the thumbs

up before they separate.  Syria

gathers her stuff, giving Amber

a stern look as she passes. ]

HAHN: Hey Amber.

[ He smiles, ignoring her expression. ]

AMBER: I guess you two talked.  Can

I asked just what the hell you think

you’re doing?

HAHN: Easy.  I didn’t say anything

about you.  She was upset so I was

being supportive.

That’s all.

[ Amber shakes her head. ]

AMBER: That’s not the point.  Your

taking advantage and derailing the

plan.  Did you forget we’re trying

to get them back together?

HAHN: But Dyminic is a creep and

incredibly sneaky.  She’s probably

better off.

AMBER: That he is.  They’ve been

married for almost 20 years since

high school though.  I wouldn’t

want to get in the way of that

and you shouldn’t either.

HAHN: Fine.  I guess, you’re right.

AMBER: I am.  Now stop being so

nice or this will never work.

SCENE 2:

In the Hospital parking lot.

[ Larrie is waiting in his car

when Ace appears in the

parking lot. ]

LARRIE: Hey, how’d things go?

ACE: A lot better than I thought.

The waiting after is the worst

part.

[ He gets inside, shutting the door. ]

LARRIE: Hopefully the radiation

can shrink it down and give

you a little more comfort.

ACE: Right.  So, what are you

up to tonight?

LARRIE: Ah, you know.  I work

later and

[ He speeds through coughing. ]

LARRIE: Before going to see Cora.

ACE: You’re serious.  What else

does she have to do for you to

realize she’s crazy?

LARRIE: Alright.  The first time was

partly my fault.  I did tell her to go

wild and surprise me.

ACE: Spare me the details.

LARRIE: Anyway the whole

thing was a mere coincidence.

I was wasted and shouldn’t

of gotten in the car. Cora

wouldn’t do this.

SCENE 3:

Back at TA.

[ Amber leaves the break

room & spots Syria getting

ready to leave. ]

“Hey, can we talk?”

[ Syria slowly turns around. ]

SYRIA: Dyminic’s leaving tonight.

I know you want to get on your

cell and talk more behind my

back.  As if you do any work

around here anyway.   

AMBER: Excuse me.  I do not want

your husband.  Actually he is the

[ Amber stops herself as Hahn comes

up behind her. ]

AMBER: I’m sorry things are not working

for you and maybe you feel like you got

the short stick.  Remind me how that is

because of me?

SYRIA: It’s hard to maintain something that

was stable with flouncy, desperate, little

girls walking all around in here.

[ Amber starts to get closer & Hahn

grabs her arm. Before she can move,

a voice behind Syria stops them all. ]

“Hey Sear, can we talk?”

SCENE 4:

Later on, that night.

[ Larrie is waiting in his car

outside Cora’s house. Getting

himself together, he gets out

& approaches her front door.

As Cora notices Larrie from her

balcony, she quickly disappears

inside. ]

[ Minutes later, she meets Larrie

on the front porch. ]

LARRIE: It took you awhile to get

down here.  What’s up?

CORA: Nothing.  I was worried when

you didn’t come back last night.

I’m glad you're okay.

[ Suddenly the upstairs light from

Cora’s window shuts off.   Larrie

notices & his mood changes fast. ]

LARRIE: You set me up, didn’t you?

CORA: Of course not.  I wish I was

there.  Why didn’t you answer

any of my calls after?

LARRIE: I was too busy calling my

manager to help me peel myself

off the open road maybe.

[ Before Larrie can continue, a

stranger appears.   He walks up

to Cora, kisses her & starts to

leave but Larrie turns him

around, catching him off

guard as he prepares to

swing at his face. ]

SCENE 5:

Meanwhile at Monica’s.

[ Monica is sitting in the

living room watching TV

when her son comes in

from the hall. ]

KIILYN: Kyle’s walking up

the driveway, Mom.

MONICA: Boy, quit playing!

KIILYN: I’m serious.

MONICA: Alright.  Go on.

[ Monica opens the door in

surprise & motions for him

to step in. ]

KYLE: Man, it’s really coming

down out there.

MONICA: I haven’t heard from

you in weeks and you just

show up.  I thought you had

made your decision.

KYLE: I thought so too.

[ Monica looks away. ]

KYLE: But the truth is, I

really hadn’t.  And that’s why

I quit working at Mysting Spot.

You are the most important

part of my life.

Monica Toni Winters,

will you marry me?

SCENE 6:

Inside TheAisles.

[ Amber & Hahn are waiting

as Dyminic talks to Syria

in the break room. 

The door opens & Syria

comes out.  Hahn follows

her out the door. ]

[ Inside the break room. ]

AMBER: Is this what you really

wanted?

DYMNIC: No.  Syria dumped me.

[ Amber looks shocked. ]

DYMNIC: She thinks we’ve grown

too far apart from each other.

AMBER: Tell me you’re not getting

divorced.

DYMNIC: No, no.  I’m just going

out of town for awhile.

Maybe things will change when

I get back. 

AMBER: I hope so.  Believe it or

not, my intent today was to

get you and Syria back together.

Not start an argument. 

DYMINIC: I believe it.  You have

a good heart Amber. 

Well, I better get going.

[ Amber watches, sighing as

he leaves TA. ]

SCENE 7:

[ Cora gets between Larrie

& the stranger just in time. ]

CORA: Larrie, stop!

LARRIE: Who is this jerk?

CORA: He’s a friend from work.

When I didn’t hear from you.

I assumed the worst.

LARRIE: Oh, I get it.  That gives

you free reign inside another

man’s pants.

CORA: It’s not like that.

LARRIE: When my cousin

thought you set me up, I

stuck up for you.  But I’m

beginning to see that was

a huge mistake.

[ He brushes past her. ]

CORA: Hun, wait.  Just let

me explain.

[ Larrie turns around slowly &

stares coldly in her direction. ]

LARRIE: Take care, Cora!

[ Not looking back, he walks

straight to his car & drives

off. ]

Against 2 Odds ( First7 )

SCENE 1:

Afternoon at TA.

[ Amber is outside the door

of the front break room. 

Looking around first, she

heads quickly inside. ]

“There’s only 15 minutes

left on my lunch.  Can we

speed up this talk a little?”

AMBER: Sorry I had to make

sure no one was around.

[ She joins Hithe & Ski at

a table. ]

HITHE: So, what’s going on?

SKI: Right.  What’s this big

secret?

AMBER: Remember how I

told you all I did was sleep

next to a guy on my vacation.

SKI: Yes, clearly.

AMBER: Well, that’s not entirely

true. After a long night we

ended up hooking up. 

[ Amber hesitates for a moment. ]

AMBER: And the worst part of it

all is I found out he is married.

To our morning cashier.

SKI: Wow, I hope you stopped

talking to him. 

[ Suddenly Amber’s phone rings

& she looks away. ]

SCENE 2:

Larrie’s girlfriend’s house.

[ Cora is wearing a royal blue dress

& standing in front of the mirror

while Larrie stares from the foot

of the bed. ]

CORA: You better finish getting

dressed if we’re going to get

to the party on time. 

LARRIE: Yeah, I know.  I was just a

little caught up in the length of

that dress.

[ Cora turns around, tossing the

pants at him. ]

CORA: Well, snap out of it.  I need

to make a good impression tonight

so I’m in line for that promotion.

LARRIE: Right. I promise to be on

my best behavior.

Until later tonight, at least.

[ Larrie laughs & Cora shakes

her head.  He stands up facing

her and they kiss. ]

CORA: The car will be here in

ten.  Meet me out front?

LARRIE: Okay.

[ Cora leaves & Larrie finishes

getting dressed.  Taking a moment,

he checks himself in the mirror &

smiles, walking off. ]

SCENE 3:

Inside Stuu’s apartment.

[ Joh is sitting on a chair

with Stuu laying on the

couch across from him. ]

“This place is sweet.”

STUU:  Thanks.  It should be.

I’ve been saving since I

started at TA.

I heard about your break

up and I’m sorry. And the

other thing sucks too.

JOH: You mean the registry?

I have to go sign up next

week.  I’m been trying to

keep it off my mind. 

STUU: Yeah, I understand.

So I finally asked out Tiesun.

JOH: You’re kidding.  What did

she say?

STUU: That she has a boyfriend.

JOH: Tough break.

STUU: Oh well.  Maybe in the new

year.

JOH: Good attitude.  Maybe we

should start hanging out more.

I might learn something.

[ They both laugh. ]

STUU: You’re not lying

about that one.

SCENE 4:

Back at TA.

[ Amber is alone now &

talking on her phone. ]

AMBER: Tell me you are

not outside waiting for

your wife to finish her

shift. 

DYMINIC: Smart girl. 

AMBER: This is too much.

DYMINIC: Don’t worry she has

a long line.  I peaked inside. 

Anyway, when are we going

for one of our long, walks

again.  I missed that from

the summer. 

AMBER: That was before I

knew you were married

to my co-worker. 

DYMINIC: Yet you still answer

every call.

[ He sneakily laughs. ]

[ Minutes later Amber hangs

up.  As she turns around she

notices Hahn sitting at end of

the same table with his jacket

hood on. 

AMBER: Hey, how long have you

been there?

[ He pulls down the hood

revealing his head phones. ]

HAHN: What was that?

AMBER: Nothing. Gotta start.

[ She leaves, not noticing Hahn

shaking his head behind her. ]

SCENE 5:

Cora’s office holiday party.

CORA: Evening Gerad.

You did a wonderful job

arranging this party.

GERAD: And you’re a dear.

But I didn’t do a damn thing

and you know it.

[ They both laugh while Larrie

stands by, drink in hand. ]

GERAD: And who is your date

tonight?  I thought I knew

all of your friends.

CORA: This is Larrie, he’s not

just my date.

GERAD: I see.  Nice to meet

you.

[ He shakes Larrie’s hand. ]

GERAD: What do you do?

LARRIE: I work at TA grocery

store.  Nights.

CORA: Oh yes.  He’s a manager.

GERAD: Wow.

LARRIE: Yes.  Wow.

[ Larrie downs the rest of

his drink, glares at Cora &

then excuses his self from

the conversation. ]

SCENE 6:

Outside of TA.

[ Ambers meets Hahn inside

his car. ]

AMBER: An urgent text, really?

Aren’t you suppose to be gone

already. 

HAHN: Yeah, but we need to

talk.  I uhh, kissed Syria.

AMBER: What, when?

HAHN: In the summer and

we haven’t talked much

since. 

It’s been bothering me.

I had to tell someone.

[ She stays silent. ]

I know about you and

Dyminic.  I heard you.

AMBER: What you don’t know

is that we ended up hooking up.

Dyminic doesn’t know either.

I didn’t realize how drunk he

was.  Until morning when

he acted completely different.

HAHN: So he thinks nothing

happened between you two?

What are you gonna do?

[ Amber’s phone starts vibrating. ]

[ TEXT ] DYMINIC: Don’t worry about

Syria anymore.  We’re through.

SCENE 7:

Back at the Party.

LARRIE: I don’t understand why

you had to lie back there.

CORA: Because it sounded better.

LARRIE: Is that all you care about

Is showing off for that dumb guy?

CORA: This is someone I’m trying

to partner with.  And better my

career.    

If you can’t cooperate, then leave.

[ Larrie starts to storm off but Cora

calls to him. ]

CORA: Listen, I’m sorry, I’m just

under a lot of pressure. 

 Let me at least call you a cab.

LARRIE: Fine, I’ll wait downstairs. 

[ Later on Larrie is getting into

the cab when he sees a man

sitting on the other side. ]

LARRIE: Didn’t know this would

be a joint venture?

[ Larrie enters tossing out his wine

glass. ]

[ Moments later the cab is speeding down

the road when suddenly the door

is swung wide open.  A scream is

heard from outside as Larrie tumbles 
out into the street. ]

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Final Hour

SCENE 1

Outside the Telazon’s.

[ Airynn & his younger brother

are sitting on the porch when

Markis drives into the driveway. ]

MARKIS: I knew you’d be home.

Hey Billy, what’s good?

BILLY: Nothing if I’m hanging

with him.

[ He points to Airynn while

getting up & walking inside. ]

AIRYNN: Anyway, are we still

hitting up that strip club

tonight? 

MARKIS: Right, about that.

I can’t go, man.  Something

came up. 

[ He stops talking & looks away. ]

MARKIS: But we can chill now.

So, what’s going on at TA?

Everyone cool?

AIRYNN: Not hardly.  Jeszyca

was fired for getting violent

with a customer.

Joh’s no longer a Witness and

he decided to take the rebellious

route.  That’s just the start. 

MARKIS: Wow.  So much drama.

Just like that crazy place too.

AIRYNN:  I know.  Remember what

happened on your first shift?

SCENE 2:

Meanwhile, at the Hospital.

[ Larrie is exiting his cousin’s

room when Mark arrives. ]

“Hey, how’s Ace?”

LARRIE: He’s knocked out

right now.  They have him

on some medicine for the

pain. 

MARK: Alright, that’s good.

I’m gonna sit with him in

the room until he wakes

up, if that’s cool.

LARRIE: Sure.  Then I can go

get some real food.

If they say anything, just

act like you’re his brother.

[ Larrie leaves & Mark goes

inside.  He moves a chair next

to the bed and sits quietly.

A few minutes later. ]

“Mark, you came.”

MARK: Of course.  How is

your arm doing?

ACE: Better, I guess.  The

meds are working somewhat

but they put me to sleep. 

MARK: Damn, that too bad

but at least you know what

the next step is.  I mean,

at least there is one.

 

ACE:  Yeah.  Not for me.

SCENE 3:

After Airynn’s question. . .

[ From Episode 209 ‘Love Me Dead’ ]

[ Inside TA. . .Airynn, Markis, Joh, Weis

& Larrie are all waiting for their shift to start ]

. . . . .

AIRYNN: So Joh, how was knocking on those

doors last Saturday?

Get any slammed in your face?

MARKIS: Wait, what?

AIRYNN: Yeah, I caught him trying to preach

to my girl…He’s one of those witness people

MARKIS: Damn, for real?

They’re fucking annoying!

. . . . .

[ breaks the silence ] WEIS: Anyways, Airynn…

Why do you give a shit?

AIRYNN: Oh, so your his spokesperson

now?

[ stands up ] JOH: No actually, I don’t need

anyone to speak for me. . . [ gets in his face ]

How are you gonna go behind my back

when you know I liked Marisa?

[ backs up ] AIRYNN: What does it matter?

It’s not like you could’ve dated her

anyway

JOH: That’s not the point, Airynn!

You are supposed to be my friend

. . . . .

JOH: Just forget it dude!

I’m going to start. . . [ walks away ]

MARKIS: Man, if this is how it’s gonna

be. . .

I’m glad I started working here

SCENE 4:

Back at the Hospital.

“What do you mean by

that?  I hope you’re joking.”

ACE: I mean.  What’s the point?

I’ll probably be dealing with

this illness for the rest of my

life anyway.

Why put myself through more

bull just for the same result?

[ Ace gets up & walks toward

the window. ]

MARK: You don’t know that

man.  Any chance is better

than no chance at all. 

I know you’ve been going

through this for awhile

but now is not the time

to give up. 

ACE: You’re right.  I’ve dealt

with so much this year.  Barely

working.  Having to ask Karie

for help with things I could

more than afford before.

Drives me crazy inside. 

MARK: Yeah, I hear ya.

ACE: And now all I can think in

my head.  Over and over again.

[ Ace looks up at Mark. ]

What is my last chance doesn’t
work?

SCENE 5:

Meanwhile, at the Telazon’s.

[ Markis & Airynn are laughing ]

MARKIS: Yeah, that was good.  Let’s

not forget why you got me fired.

AIRYNN: I knew that was coming.

[ From Episode '303 You're A Jerk' ]

[ Back up front, customers are going

through self check while Markis walks

by the window. . . ]

[ on the phone ] ‘Hey man, it’s almost

light out. . .Are you coming?’

MARKIS: Alright hurry, bye

. . . . .

[ The customer walks away just

as Trae and D’Ondrae arrive ]

D’ONDRAE: Is it safe?

MARKIS: Yeah, it’s cool

D’ONDRAE: Alright man, here

[ hands him cash ]

[ Markis pockets the cash and

then hands him a bag from

his jacket ]

MARKIS: Yeah, I’ve done a lot

of growing up since then.

AIRYNN: At least you stopped.

[ Markis stands up. ]

MARKIS: Listen, I didn’t just come

here to recall old times.

There’s something serious I

have to tell you.

AIRYNN: What’s going on?

MARKIS: I’m moving to LA,

man.  Tonight.

SCENE 6:

[ Mark has his arm on Ace’s

shoulder as he is about to

leave.  ]

MARK: Take care of yourself.

Okay.

Hey Karie.

[ Mark walks out & Karie sits down

by Ace. ]

KARIE: I know you don’t want

to do this but I was doing some

research and it’s actually a painless

process.  I’ll sit with you through

everyday of it.

[ Ace smiles, sitting up. ]

ACE:  You don’t have to do that.

I’m sorry about the way I’ve

been acting too. 

KARIE: It’s okay.  I know this

could not have came at a

worse time with the Salon in

it’s first year and everything.

ACE: Hey, it’s life.  My life.

And I’m going to start living

it no matter what happens.

No more excuses.  

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