Sink Right In

scene one:

Between TA & The Salon.

[ Hahn is sitting at the table

when Charles approaches 

him. ]

"You look.  Nice."

CHARLES: Do I normally look

dirty?

[ He stays straight faced

taking the seat across. ]

HAHN: Well ever since Sandie

dumped you again, you have

been pretty lazy.

Besides broga and ocassionally

helping at your brother's shop.

CHARLES: Yeah.  I quit that

also.

[ He looks away. ]

HAHN: Seriously.  You already

widdled down most of your

savings.  The rent isn't going

to pay itself.

CHARLES: Alright.  There's a

reason I haven't gone back to

him.

HAHN: What, did he make you

mad or something?

[ Charles expression turns from

calm to raging as he sits back

recalling the messages. ]

"See you this evening?"

"I'll keep the bed warm."

CHARLES: Look, my brother is

fucking my ex fiance.  I read

the texts last night.

[ He gets up while Hahn calls

after him. ]

'Wait.'

CHARLES: I just have an inter-

view to get to.  I'm fine.  I'll 

see ya.  

[ Hahn looks concerned, watch-

ing him drive out of the lot. ]

scene two:

Afternoon, near downtown.

[ Scott, Maxx, & Ricky are sit-

ting in the living room when

their host Lisa joins them. ]

"I haven't been to a Friday 

party in forever."

LISA: Yeah.  When do you normally

have them?

[ Maxx laughs while Scott looks

confused. ]

LISA: Anyway.  You guys have to

see his impression of Mark.

RICKY: Yeah.  Go on.

[ Ricky looks intrigued while Scott

prepares himself, standing. ]

SCOTT: Hey there.

[ He leans down emphasizing 

their bosses height. ]

SCOTT: So what are you up

to?

Uhh.  My job.  

[ Everyone starts to laugh as he

finishes.  Out of it & late, Scott

looks down surprised.  

He attempts to shield his now

tinting frontal area. ]

SCOTT: What the hell did

you give me?

[ He runs off to the bathroom.

Ricky hits Maxx in the arm while

Lisa shakes her head at him. ]

MAXX: Damn.  It was just some 

Viagra.

scene three: 

[ Middle of nowhere, Charles
is alone & setting up a space
inside a one-roomed cabin.

Still in his suit he stretches
out on the bed, taking time
to text the owner. ]

"Thanks brother.  I'll make
sure to take great care of
the place."

[ Sneakily smiling, he jumps at
the sound of a rushed knock
at the door. ]

CHARLES: Geez. I hope your not
in a hurry.
VALENCIA: Of course not. 

[ Charles slides through the crack,
stepping outside.  Her eyes gaze to
his burly chest poking out through 
an open dress shirt. ]

VALENCIA: You can probably tell
I've never done anything like this
before.  

[ Charles shuts the door behind,
turns & removes her jacket. She
stays still as it tumbles to the floor. ]

CHARLES: The first thing to do is
completely relax.  Don't be afraid
to touch me.

[ He grabs her hips, pressing 
Valencia toward him. ]

"Now, what is your fantasy?"

scene four:
Back at Lisa's.

[ Music is playing while the full
house of workers mingle in separ
-ate groups.

Lisa is chatting with Airynn &
Brian. ]

"Where's my little friend?"

[ Airynn looks around. ]

BRIAN: I would imagine he's
in your pants.
AIRYNN: Funny.  I'm talking
about Scotty man.

LISA: He should be back out
here soon.  

[ They hear Maxx calling out to
Scott from across the room as
he walks in, passing Lisa.

The attention turns to Scott.
HIs situation unchanged. ]

MAXX: Boner boys back.

[ The room gets silent. ]

SCOTT: Yeah.  The jokes on
you because I plan on using
every bit of this tonight.

[ He turns around, locking his
eyes on Lisa but she's unaware. ]


scene five:

[ Later, at the cabin. ]

"Are you okay?"

[ Charles walks over to the
desk area where Valencia is
sitting down getting dressed

She stops, placing her head
in her hands. ]

VALENCIA: It's nothing.  Just
effects of a pill I took earlier.

You we're amazing by the way.

Everything still as we discussed?

[ Charles nods, sitting back
down while she gathers the
rest of her things. ]

VALENCIA: Great.

[ Charles is shocked as she
climbs on top of him on
her way out the door.

She tucks a crisp $100 bill
into his pants pocket. ]

CHARLES: You know how to
get a hold of me.

[ He gently taps her on the
rear before watching her
walk out.

Sighing with relief, he takes
a long sip from his glass of
wine. ]

"That was easy."


scene six:

[ Lisa & Scott are alone in
the kitchen. ]

"I hope you're having fun."

SCOTT: You're kidding right.

I'm having a blast.

LISA: Really?  You're the only
one here not drinking.  And
the guys keep picking on you.
I feel bad.

[ She looks down & Scott 
comes over to her. ]

SCOTT: Well.  Simply put.

I'm not here for them.

[ Meanwhile, Ricky is leading a
shirtless Maxx into the guest
room. ]

RICKY: You think I'm just gonna
let you get away with smearing
whip cream all over my tshirt.

[ She pushes him down on the
bed. Pointing the can at Maxx's
face.

Ricky then throws it on the
ground. Getting serious. ]

RICKY: This may seem a little
weird but I need your honest
opinion.

[ Ricky slides down her pants
as Maxx is soon looking at
bare skin from the waist
down. ]

"Does it look, normal?"

" Poisoned P.A. "

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.   

(Updated 10/24)