If You're Gone Part 1

SCENE 1:

Tokyo, Deb’s Balcony.

[ Chais & Billy are talking

outside. ]

BILLY: So what’s Jen inside

doing?

CHAIS: She’s on the phone.

Anyway, don’t try and change

the subject.  You spent all your

shopping cash.  So where’d all

that money I saw come from?

BILLY: Fine.  I met this guy who

likes to record me.  He pays me.

CHAIS: Okay.  So you’re messing

around with some dude now?

BILLY: No, no.  It’s just about me.

CHAIS: You mean, jerking off

for him. Why would you

do that? I don’t get it.

BILLY: I don’t know.  He was nice
to me.

CHAIS: Yeah, I bet.  How old is he,

40. . . . .50?

BILLY: Ski’s age.

CHAIS: You’re so naïve, man.

He was taking advantage of

you.  Your ass is probably all

over the net by now.  Literally.

[ He gets up, opening the sliding

glass door. ]

BILLY: What’s up?

CHAIS: Come on.  We’re going

to find this creep.

SCENE 2:

Back home, at The Aisles.

[ Syria enters Mark’s office. ]

MARK: Hey, I need your opinion

on something.

SYRIA: Sure, you look worried.

What’s going on?

MARK: Just something I’ve never

had to deal with before. I noticed

the sales figures for our big sale

didn’t match the paperwork.

SYRIA: That’s weird.

MARK: Yeah, I know. So I look

further into it and sure enough

$200 was missing.

SYRIA: Wow, what happened?

MARK: All I know is only two

people had access to the

money.  Charles and

SYRIA: Hahn.  You don’t think

it was him, do you?

MARK: I don’t.  But I’m gonna

get to the bottom of this.

[ Later on, Syria is walking to the

outdoor diner across the street.

Seeing her ex-husband Dyminic

sitting at the table, she joins him. ]

SCENE 3:

Back overseas.

[ Chais & Billy get off the bus

and walk into a local park. ]

BILLY: You’re wasting your time. 

I’m not gonna tell you if he’s

here.

CHAIS: I don’t understand why

you’re protecting this sicko.

Did you like it?

BILLY: Dude no.  It was just for

the money.  I swear.

CHAIS: Alright then.

[ Chais sits down on a bench. ]

CHAIS: I’m sure he’ll be around

here some time.  You meet up

like every day.  Right?

BILLY: Yeah so.

[ After a couple hours, Chais

is starting to wonder off when

someone calls for Billy. ]

BILLY: Hey, you should probably

get out of here. 

CAMERAGUY: Why?  Not feeling

like much of a star today?

BILLY:  You used those videos. 

Didn’t you?

[ Suddenly Chais wakes up & notices

them talking.  He gets off the bench,

 immediately headed for the stranger. ]

SCENE 4:

Outside TA.

[ Hahn steps out for some fresh air

& starts looking around.  Peering

across the street, he spots his

girlfriend Syria and a man he doesn’t

recognize having lunch together.

Before he can think, Hahn grabs

his keys, staring in their direction. ]

[ Across the street. ]

SYRIA: Thanks for meeting me.

It’s good when we can still be

somewhat normal around each

other.

DYMINIC: Come on, Sear.  Of

course we can.

[ She smiles at him, but they are

soon interrupted by a car

screeching to a stop on the

street beside them.

Hahn gets out in hurry. ]

HAHN: What the hell is going

on out here?

[ Syria buries her head, while

Dyminic looks away. ]

SCENE 5:

Back at the Park.

BILLY: Chais, wait!

[ Before he can finish, Chais

pushes the stranger, knocking

him over.  He quickly stands up,

but Chais is about to hit him. ]

BILLY: I told him I was eighteen.

[ Chais slowly puts his hand down

& the guy runs away. ]

CHAIS: What?

BILLY: I lied.  I’m sorry. Just

keep it to yourself please.

[ He sits back on the bench

while Chais is in silence.

Later, back at Deb’s. ]

JAI: Fighting, really? Come on bro.

You’re no thug.

[ He teases Chais while Jenni

sits down next to them. ]

JENNI: So some guy was

just being an asshole.

That’s it?

[ He looks over at Billy. ]

CHAIS: Yeah.  That’s it.

SCENE 6:

Inside Hahn’s car.

[ He’s talking to Syria. ]

SYRIA: You’re acting insane!

You knew we had to meet

up to go over assets at some

point.  What’s the deal?

HAHN: I’m sorry.  I didn’t

know it was Dyminic. 

SYRIA:  You think I would

just have lunch with some

random guy?

HAHN: No, I really don’t.

[ He goes to hug onto Syria

& she backs away. ]

SYRIA: Don’t right now, Hahn.

HAHN: What do you mean?

SYRIA: I’ve dealt with guys

like you before.  I refuse to

do it again.

HAHN: Like me?

SYRIA: Yes.  I don’t need to

be controlled.

[ She opens the door &

walks out.  Leaving him

alone. ]

SUMMER FINALE PT. 2 . . . . .

(Updated 12/24)