notices the TV.
JIMS MOM (CONTD)
Is something wrong with the reception?
JIM
Yeah. Damn cable. Theres this
nature show that Im trying to watch.
PORNO-CHANNEL CHICK (V.O.)
Fuck me! Yes!
JIM
Uh...
He hurriedly tries to change the channel with the REMOTE,
but instead the VOLUME GOES UP.
PORNO-CHANNEL CHICK (V.O.)
BLOW YOUR WAD ON MY TITS!!
Jim panics as his mom reacts, shocked.
JIM
(choking)
Must...b
notices the TV.
JIMS MOM (CONTD)
Is something wrong with the reception?
JIM
Yeah. Damn cable. Theres this
nature show that Im trying to watch.
PORNO-CHANNEL CHICK (V.O.)
Fuck me! Yes!
JIM
Uh...
He hurriedly tries to change the channel with the REMOTE,
but instead the VOLUME GOES UP.
PORNO-CHANNEL CHICK (V.O.)
BLOW YOUR WAD ON MY TITS!!
Jim panics as his mom reacts, shocked.
JIM
(choking)
Must...b
noticed,
I like the attention.
Chill.
Also, I wouldnt hang out
with Ella "Never Had a Fella."
She doesnt really have your
potential, now, does she?
Look at her.
She dresses like
a politicians wife
with the hair and the shoes.
Shes so random.
And what about those glasses?
They are so minutes ago.
But Im gonna stop myself
before I get nasty.
I want to let you know
that if youre careful,
you could b
noticed me.
Hes like the fucking devil, hes got eyes in the back of his head.
- Thats it? - Thats it. What did you expect?
Whore you talking about?
- The runner man. Bootsie! - Whats a Bootsie?
- How long have you been down here? - Two weeks.
- And you havent run into him yet? - No.
Wheres Bulcs?
- Oh, shit. - Whos this Bootsie?
Hang on. Whos this Bootsie?
Wait! Do you hear?
Listen up!
I said, li
right point. He insisted that no one was an early proponent of standardization.
But he would be amazed to find in us, centuries later, a similar uniformity. As Procrustes insisted on conformity to his particular height, modern society has insisted on conformity to a particular level the average. Perhaps you have noticed in your life, as l have in mine, the readiness with which we Chinese accept
be
in disarray.
Like a burglary attempt?
You come in and catch me
stealing your ties and money?
We scuffle. The gun
gets loose and I shoot you.
Precisely.
- Are you a good shot?
- Yeah, Im all right.
Get me on the first shot,
if you can.
- Do you have a passport?
- Can dig one up.
Good. Now, after you kill me,
take the Jaguar.
The keys will be
in the glove compartment.
- Take it where?
- L.A.
noticed the airline ticket, I put two
and two together.
(beat)
So where you heading?
MARY
Aspen.
LLOYD
Oh, youre gonna love it. I hear
Californias beautiful this time of
year.
Mary looks back out the window and Lloyd sneaks another glance.
LLOYD
Names Christmas. Lloyd Christmas.
MARY
Im Mary.
ON LLOYD - we can almost see his mind work. Hes desperate to impress her.
LLOYD
Uh, this isnt my real job
right?
- Okay. Yeah.
Now, get some sleep.
- Okay. Bye.
- Bye.
What? I had a date, so?
Its : Trudi.
- You havent been to school in two weeks.
- I have too.
Not according to this. This is bullshit.
Youre going to school
or youre getting your ass a job.
- Fine, Ill get a job.
- Doing what?
I dont know. God, something.
- Would you lay off? Im tired.
- No, Im not finished with you!
You dont come in at
Right, you two! Off!
Maybe Geoff will be Mikes new bride.
For your information, Martin,
hes dating a supermodel called Amber.
For yours, hes not.
- You lie.
- Dont you live here?
Havent you noticed that suddenly
everyones a blonde with cherry lip gloss?
Theres been an invasion of Amber clones.
Its passed you by, thank God.
Youre the last woman with a brain
in Brabourne.
- Hes single?
- Half a bra
to you.
WILSON
No, but between the lines, eh?
Mysterious circumstances, and that.
Ed stops pacing.
ED
Look, I sent you that newspaper clipping,
all right? I told you what I know. It
was an accident. I didnt say anything
about anybody being "snuffed."
Beat.
WILSON
This bloke she was bunked up with. This
Terry whatsit.
ED
Terry Valentine.
WILSON
Valentine. Whats he got to say for
himself?
ED
I d