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Annie: How did you get in here anyway? (to Kathy) Weren’t you watching?

Kathy: Of course I was. How did you get in here?

Robert has mean eyes now. And a weathered face. He gets up menacingly without saying much and slowly walks over between Annie and Kathy. They are on edge –not knowing how to move and Robert points the knife at them threateningly. Both ladies tremble.

Robert: Either of you know where a vending machine is? I want a candy bar. (pause) And you. . .you are gonna buy it for me.

Kathy: But I don’t have any money!

Robert: Do you want to be some sliced salmon? Cause I’ll cut you like a fish.

Annie: You better do it!

Kathy: Thanks, Annie!

Robert: Better do what she says. Don’t worry. We’ll be back.

He puts the knife to her throat and they exit slowly. In the hallway, screams and shouts are heard as Kathy is publicly being made a hostage.

Trevor: I’m so sorry that this happened to you. So sorry.

Annie: Shhhh. Come on. Now! You bloody son of a Bitch-

Trevor: Annie!

Annie: No! You motha fucking’ shhhh! I wanna get you out of here alive. So we have to go now. . .

Trevor: I think I likey liken your style woman. Oh shit I think I just quoted my mother. I mean Gloria, SHIT.

Annie: I don’t care.

Annie unbuckles Trevor’s straps and takes a key ring off her belt and unlocks the barred windows. She shoves the screen out and scoops Trevor out of his bed and throws him over her shoulder.

Trevor: (while the above is taking place) Wow, you mean business.

Annie: One thing about me Trevor, is when somebody pushes my buttons. Uh. There we go. I get things done and I do them the way I want. You know that can get you into trouble sometimes, but you know what? I don’t care.

Trevor: Hey. Hey. I’m not a paraplegic.

Annie: We don’t have any time.

They are out the window and into the previous alley. Jonathan is still there with a 40 oz. beer.

Jonathan: Hey. Hey. Where are you kids going?

Annie: Come with us and find out.

Robert (from off, inside the window)- Looks like they busted out the screen.
Fucking kids.

Kathy- (appearing in the window) Annie! Run! Run! Annie!

Robert- (appearing) You bitch.

Jonathan, Annie, and Trevor, who is still over Annie’s shoulder, all watch as Kathy’s eyes go wide and her mouth stiffens from pain. Robert has stabbed her in the back.
Blood gurgles out Kathy’s mouth and Robert shoves his half eaten Hershey bar in it and pushes her out of the way. He begins to climb out the window.

Annie: Oh my God.

Then Jonathan and Annie start to run and Robert is in pursuit. They run out into the open street. A car is parked with Gloria in it and she watches them unnoticed.

Jonathan: Wow, you have some muscles on you.

Trevor: Can you put me down?

Annie: Fine. Where are we going to go now?

Jonathan: I know a place. Follow me.

They walk past Gloria’s car. Jonathan throws the 40 into a nearby trashcan and Gloria gets out and takes it. She pulls out a walkie talkie.

Gloria: They are heading west on 40th. He’s with them. My feet hurt, I’m going home to my foot bath and my flamingos. . .I want the girl dead and my son brought back to me unscathed.

She gets in the car and drives off.
Farther ahead, Annie and Trevor follow Jonathan.

Annie: What does that freak want from you?

Trevor: I have a tape from my childhood. I have the reels of a movie that bitch my so-called mother was making. I stole it and have hidden it.

Jonathan: What the fuck! I thought that was destroyed in the fire set by Oleena.

He pulls out a walkie talkie.

Jonathan: (on walkie talkie) Curtis. Hey Curtis. This is bigger than we thought.