SCENE 1: Late morning at Markis’ place.
[ Tiesun hurries inside the back
of the house. ]
“About time! Homie is shitty about
you missing his meeting earlier. “
TIESUN: I know, right. Damn if I get
an education.
[ They both laugh. ]
TREY: Yeah, or have any other
type of life. That bro is all
business.
Speaking of…I better get on
the deliveries.
Enjoy your peace while it last.
[ Trey gets up and lets her sit at
the desk. ]
After he leaves, Tiesun goes to close
the blinds when she sees an unknown
guy sitting inside Trey’s car. Brushing
it off, she goes back to her emails. ]
[ An hour later, she is deep into some
reading when there’s a loud knock
on the back door. Startled she gets
up and answers it. ]
TIESUN: Hi. Can I help you?
“Where the hell is Markis?”
TIESUN: Out. I’m not sure.
And who are you?
“I’m Ja’rell, Markis’ brother.
And you standing in my crib.
Now tell me what the fuck
is going on here.”
SCENE 2: Outside the Salon.
[ Joh sees Stuu standing near the
back. ]
JOH: Still here? Figured you’d skip out
early. You figure things out with
Weis? Finally.
STUU: No need. It was just frustration.
A minor glitch in my celibacy. You
of all people should understand.
JOH: Trust me. I get it.
Sticking to my morals isn’t
always easy.
STUU: Yeah, it wasn’t about Weis.
And I’m just here for the free cut.
‘Hey lames.’
[ Larrie waves, as him
& Jeszyca walk to the
front. ]
LARRIE: What a modest
turn out, I’d say.
JESZYCA: Listen.
You could at least try
and be supportive of
your cousin.
[ Larrie laughs. ]
LARRIE: Right. That kid
has no clue what he’s
doing. You’ll see.
SCENE 3: Meanwhile inside. . .
“Acer, my man. Calm down.”
[ Ace is steadily walking back and forth. ]
HITHE: There’s a good crowd outside and
the news crew should be here anytime
now.
[ Ace stops and turns around. ]
ACE: Wait, what? You didn’t tell me we
we’re gonna be on TV.
HITHE: Yup, at 6 and possibly 10 tonight.
ACE: Great! I look like hell. Haven’t slept
for days and didn’t prepare anything.
HITHE: Don’t worry man, I got this under
control.
Just introduce yourself and I’ll take it
from there. You ready?
[ Ace puts out his hands that are
now shaking and follows Hithe
outside. ]
ACE: Hello everyone. Thanks for coming. I’m
the owner and here is Hithe our manager.
[ He clears his throat and steps down,
wiping his forehead. ]
HITHE: Hello all. Whose ready to cut this
tape? [ laughs ]
I feel like we’ve done this before.
[ Hithe hands Ace the scissors and he stands
In front of the tape still shaking. Then he starts
to feel lightheaded and slowly falls to the ground
dropping the scissors. ]
[ The crowds gasps as Hithe knells down
calling Ace’s name. ]
SCENE 4: Back inside Markis’.
‘Is there a reason why this
room is locked?’
TIESUN: No clue. Markis
should be back any time
now.
[ He stares at her and Tiesun pretends
she has work to do on her laptop. ]
[ About 10 minutes later, Trey rushes in
the door. ]
“Damn, we’re slow.
I haven’t gotten any. . .
[ He sees the look on Tiesun’s face and
stops turning around. ]
TREY: Oh, hey bro.
TIESUN: Yeah, this is Markis’
older brother. He’s back
in town and came to check
up on his house.
TREY: Cool. Can I talk to you
outside for a sec?
[ On the back steps. ]
TREY: What the hell was he
thinking doing this behind
his brother’s back?
[ Tiesun shakes her head. ]
TIESUN: I don’t know but I’m
keeping my mouth shut. Markis
is on his own now.
SCENE 5: In a room, at the ER.
“Cuzo down!”
[ Larrie laughs. ]
ACE: Would you fucking quit saying
that and help me get out of here?
I need to get back to the Salon.
LARRIE: No, you’re exhausted. You
have to sleep this off.
ACE: Well, I’m at least checking in.
[ He goes to make a call. ]
ACE: Damn signal!
LARRIE: Look, I’m sure your girlfriend
and Hithe have things under control.
[ At the Salon. ]
“I thought we’ve have more traffic
coming in.’
HITHE: Me too. Whatever you do.
Don’t tell Ace. He’ll freak.
How’s he doing anyway?
KARIE: He’ll be alright If he gets
some rest. He’s so stubborn!
[ She shakes her head. ]
HITHE: I know. And don’t worry
about the turn out. We’ll do
some promotions. It’s
just the first day.
KARIE: Alright
SCENE 6: In Markis driveway.
[ Tiesun is sitting in her car
and sees Trey leaving with
his head down. Minutes
later Markis comes out
and she rolls down her
window. ]
“I need you to do me
a favor.”
TIESUN: What’s going on?
MARKIS: I need a place to
store the plants. Just overnight
until I can figure something
else out. Deondre is on his
way with the truck.
You’re the only one who
has their own place.
Is it cool?
[ He looks up at her with a
worried expression. ]
TIESUN: You’ll have them
out in the morning?
MARKIS: First thing.
TIESUN: Fine. But after
that I’m done.
You’ll have to find
another PA.
