Gentlemen For Hire - One And A Half

Scene Y
Setting: In Culvers

Characters:
	- Jim Brown
	- Jeff Meyerhoff
	- Maurice
	- The Dealer

[ J+J enter the culvers ]

Jim: So... what're you getting?

Jeff: I'm thinking of a butterburger.

Jim: A basket?

Jeff: A what?

Jim: Do you want it with fries and a drink in a basket? ...It's like a combo meal.

Jeff: Yeah I'll get the combo meal but I ain't having no god damn picnic!

Jim: Whatever I'm just gonna order, is that ok?

Jeff: Just do it.

Jim: Go get us a seat and I'll take of the food.

[ Jim walks up to the counter and orders ]

[ Jeff goes and gets a seat ]

[ Jeff is now seated and watching as Jim returns with a red card with a number on it ]

Jeff: What are you carrying?

Jim: Our number.

Jeff: Number?

Jim: y'know, so you can get your food.

Jeff: This place is nothing like Burgerking!

Jim: Ya noticed!

Jeff: If I wanted to be categorized by number I would've let myself get caught so I could wear a number on my black 'n white striped (stri-ped) shirt.

Jim: Listen... I'm paying for this meal. Do you think you could bitch a little less?

Jeff: I'll try. Hey! Here's the food.

[ Maurice enters carrying the tray ]

Jeff: Maurice?!

Maurice: Jeff Meyerhoff... I didn't think we'd ever meet again.

Jeff: I didn't think you'd ever find a clean job.

Maurice: Well I did. I've been clean ever since Graff got busted.

Jeff (looks away in disgust): Clean job... don't even tell me that. Look at your shirt! It's got your name on it!

Maurice: Well it sure beats wearing a number!

[ Jeff and Jim glance at each other ]

Jeff: Well here, you can take ours.

[ Jeff hands Maurice the number ]

Maurice: Well enjoy your food, I guess.

Jeff: Wait, before you go...

Maurice: Yeah?

Jeff: Where's everybody hanging out these days?

Maurice: Well the ones that are still in it hang out at pool hall now that Graff's place has been condemned.

Jeff: Thanks Maurice, you're always there for me.

Maurice: Yeah, and one day it's gonna get me in some serious shit.

[ Maurice exits ]

[ They start eating some of their food ]

Jeff: Now this is a tasty burger! ( Delete this line )

Jim: Can we get to the subject at hand?

Jeff: Sure.

Jim: So what's the plan? How are we gonna find my brother?

Jeff: We'll start by going to the pool hall.

Jim: That's it?! I'm paying you and buying you food so you can ask some Culver's clerk where you should go next?!

Jeff: If it makes you feel better I'll say 'no'.

Jim: So what can you do?

Jeff: You're getting pretty cocky here kid! I know that less than an hour ago I was in rags and that I don't have more than twenty bucks to my name but that doesn't mean I'm worth shit.

Jeff: Have you ever had a gun pointed in your face?  Have you ever had to kill a man? Have you ever had to live day to day and job to job? Have some fuckin' respect!

Jim: Okay okay. I'm sorry. I'm just a little anxious about this. I'm worried that something terrible has happend to my brother.

Jeff: Anxious is good. It means you have a grasp on the situation. But you still gotta be cool. Anxious, but cool.

[ The camera zooms out and they continue to make small talk for awhile ]
[ Eventually they get up and walk to the door ]
[ As they're walking through the door The Dealer walks past ]
[ The Dealer looks back at Jeff as Jeff looks back at The Dealer and they stare into each other's eyes with an intense stare ]
[ They continue walking ]

Jim: Who was that?!

[ Flashback of Jeff getting shot in the face ]

Jeff: ...you don't even wanna know.

[ They exit ]