Lifetaker Part 1

Meeting Nicholas

FADE IN:

INT. NICHOLAS'S WAREHOUSE - INDUSTRIAL AREA - NIGHT

Paula's POV-- Paula's eyes are closed. She opens
them. She sees that she is tied by her hands with a
cord and is dangling from a lead pipe. She is
covered in blood. She looks around and sees that
the warehouse is disheveled and filled with pipes.
She starts sobbing. Paula closes her eyes.

Paula's POV-- The door to the door warehouse is
creaking. Paula opens her eyes, starts crying, and
starts spitting up blood.

PAULA (PAULA'S POV)
(sobbing)
Fuck... Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

Paula's POV-- Nicholas enters through the door,
smiles, and takes a curtsey. He is carrying a
cane.

PAULA (PAULA'S POV)
(coughing)
Who the fuck are...

Paula POV-- Paula's starts coughing up blood
uncontrollably and sobs.

PAULA (PAULA'S POV)
(coughing up blood)
Fuck.

NICHOLAS (PAULA'S POV)
Why I am dear Nicholas? And what
may I call you?

PAULA (PAULA'S POV)
(coughing up blood)
Fuck you.

NICHOLAS (PAULA'S POV)
I believe your name is Paula, dear.
You might have forgotten.

PAULA (PAULA'S POV)
Fuck you.

NICHOLAS (PAULA'S POV)
(with the emphasis on
awesome)
Don't be so nasty dearest. You're
going to be an awesome meal, but
first, I like to do stuff to my
food. I hope you don't mind.

Paula's POV-- Nicholas takes his cane and bashes
Paula, and she then spits up blood and starts
crying. Nicholas bashes her again. And again. And
again. He licks the blood off his cane. He then
takes out of his shirt pocket a pair of razor sharp
metal teeth coverings. Paula tries to look away.
She looks upward at her bloody hands, but can see
Nicholas in her peripheral vision.

PAULA (PAULA'S POV)
Please!

Paula's POV-- Paula blinks a few times. Nicholas
takes his hand and cuts it on the metal teeth
coverings. He then bites Paula's leg.

PAULA (PAULA'S POV)
(crying)
Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Fuck you.

Paula's POV-- Nicholas then starts to pull down his
pants and smiles. Paula starts crying
uncontrollably. Paula can hear Nicholas getting off
on it. Paula slowly goes to look at him. He is
naked from the waste down and smiling.

NICHOLAS (PAULA'S POV)
Dearest. Dearest. Dearest. Dearest.
Dearest.

Paula's POV-- Paula looks away, back at her bloody
hands. Nicholas starts to undress Paula. Paula is
sobbing uncontrollably and coughing up blood once
again. Nicholas licks some of the blood that spat
up. Nicholas then takes two licks of Paula.

NICHOLAS (PAULA'S POV)
(shouting upwards)
Oh yes. Yes.

Paula's POV-- Nicholas continues to undress Paula.
Paula gives up crying and just stares upward at her
bloody hands, Nicholas still in her peripheral
vision. When Paula is suitably undressed Nicholas
jumps on her ejaculates. He then gets off Paula and
takes his cane and bashes Paula straight at her
head. Paula looses consciousness.

INT. NICHOLAS'S WAREHOUSE - NICHOLAS'S KITCHEN -
NIGHT

Paula's POV-- Nicholas is dragging Paula around the
meat locker. Paula is paralyzed except for her
eyes. Nicholas is singing a jaunt tune. Nicholas
plops Paula onto a meat table and then takes out a
saw.

NICHOLAS (PAULA'S POV)
Now, Paula, I'm going to cut you
into chucks and cook you right
before your very eyes. Now I've
given you an extract of a little
medical elixir I just love. It'll
allow you to live and stay
conscious for a longer time, and it
is also paralyzing you, except or
your eyeballs, which can still move
around for some reason. Also, um, I
put something in you that can allow
to loose a lot of blood without
dying or going unconscious. I
forget the name, and I don't call
it anything special.

Paula's POV-- Nicholas takes the saw and starts
sawing off a piece of Paula's leg. Paula tries to
look away with eyes. Nicholas eventually saws the
piece off and then puts it on a sizzle cooker. He
then proceeds to saw off another piece and another.
He puts both on the sizzle cooker. Paula tries to
not watch but ends up staring at it in horror.
After Nicholas is finished with one leg, he moves
onto the other. A bell dings.

NICHOLAS (PAULA'S POV)
Ah, the other piece of meat is
done.
(as he performs the stated
action)
Nicholas takes the first piece of
meat off the sizzle cooker and puts
it on a platter with tomatoes,
onions, cheese, and pepper.

Paula's POV-- The other pieces of meat then become
done with another ding and Nicholas puts them on
the same platter. He then puts the pieces from the
other leg onto the sizzle cooker and repeats.

NICHOLAS (PAULA'S POV)
(to Paula)
Mmmmmm. It smells good, dearest.
Want a taste? Oh, that's right, you
can't say a thing. Maybe I'll just
put a chunk in your mouth and if
you don't like it... Well, it's not
going to matter anyway?

Paula's POV-- Nicholas takes a piece of meat from
the platter and stuffs it into Paula's mouth.
Nicholas smiles at Paula. He then proceeds to
repeat the sizzle cooking steps for also Paula's
arms and torso. Paula then dies, with Nicholas
smiling right at her, eating.

Meeting the Killer

INT. BRICK OVEN PIZZA PARLOR - MAIN AREA - NIGHT

Tyler is inside a small brick oven pizza parlor.
There is a man behind a counter filled with pizzas.
He is waiting on line. It becomes his turn.

TYLER
(to man behind pizza counter)
I'd like a pizza with nothing on
it.

MAN BEHIND COUNTER AT PIZZA PARLOR
By that do you mean nothing or just
cheese and tomato sauce?

TYLER
I mean what I said.

MAN BEHIND COUNTER AT PIZZA PARLOR
You're cool.

TYLER
I know.

MAN BEHIND COUNTER AT PIZZA PARLOR
Come with me.

The man leads him to a back door in the pizza
parlor that leads to a set of stairs.

INT. BRICK OVEN PIZZA PARLOR - STAIRS - NIGHT

The man leads Tyler down the stairs to the
dungeon.

INT. BRICK OVEN PIZZA PARLOR - DUNGEON AREA - NIGHT

The man who was behind the counter leads Tyler to a
man, who is bound gagged and bound in a tub of oil,
with only his face sticking out. The man who was
formerly behind the counter takes off the gag. The
man in the oil immediately looks with awe at
Tyler.

MAN IN POOL OF OIL
(to Tyler)
You saved me. Thank God.

TYLER
(to the man)
Actually I'm here to kill both you
and your captor. Don't ask.

Tyler takes out a pistol and shoots in the head,
both the man in the pool the man who was behind the
counter.

Tyler then walks out of the dungeon into the
stairwell.

INT. BRICK OVEN PIZZA PARLOR - STAIRS - NIGHT

Tyler walks up the stairs to the main area.

INT. BRICK OVEN PIZZA PARLOR - MAIN AREA - NIGHT

Tyler walks up into the main area and causally
walks out of the parlor, while people wait at line
on a counter with no attendant.

INT. TYLER'S OFFICE - NIGHT

Tyler walks into his office and puts his coat and
gun away. The coat goes on a rack and the gun goes
in his desk. Tyler then dials his phone and calls
up one of his clients.

TYLER
(through the phone to his
client)
Hello.

TYLER'S CLIENT (OS)
Hey. Who is this?

TYLER
Why it is no more than I, Tyler, a
person who provided a service to
you.

TYLER'S CLIENT (OS)
Did you complete the requested
task?

TYLER
Yup. You'll never have to pay extra
for extra cheese again.

TYLER'S CLIENT (OS)
Good to here. I'll wire you the
money sometime in the next three
months.

TYLER
Perfectly acceptable.

TYLER'S CLIENT (OS)
Okay, thanks.

TYLER
Think nothing of it. Have a
beautiful day.

TYLER'S CLIENT (OS)
Same to you, Tyler. Same to you.

Tyler hangs up and then gets to reading a book.

INT. TYLER'S OFFICE - DAY

Tyler is sitting down at his desk, reading a book,
when Allen walks into his office.

ALLEN
(to Tyler)
So, I meet a killer, Tyler.

Tyler looks up and puts his book down.

TYLER
(to Allen)
Allen, I see you have come in
search of a killer. A non-union
killer.

ALLEN
That I have.

Allen sits down.

TYLER
Isn't Allen going to ask whether he
can sit?

ALLEN
But Allen knows Tyler is going to
say yes.

Tyler smiles. They both start laughing and kiss
passionately on the lips.

TYLER
How you doing, Allen?

ALLEN
I'm doing fine. How are you doing
as of today?

TYLER
I am doing as well as I can as of
today.

ALLEN
I see that perfectly.

TYLER
So, Allen, you never write, you
never call, you never email, you
never instant message, you never
telegram, you never blow fifteen
dollars on a bicycle messenger, you
never yell out your window, "Hey
Tyler!".

There is a pause where the two just looks at each
other.

TYLER
What's up?

ALLEN
Well, the thing is though, I'm in
need of your skills.

TYLER
People are always in need of my
skills in this profession. That's
the beauty and ugliness of it.

ALLEN
Yeah, well, I see your point.

TYLER
Good, so how exactly are you in
need of my skills?

ALLEN
I have someone I want you to kill.

TYLER
Oh? Now what makes you think my
skills include the skill of
killing?

ALLEN
I know your career path.

TYLER
I know you do. I do that to all my
customers. It shakes them up.

ALLEN
I see.

TYLER
Good, I'm glad you see. No one
likes to be blind.

ALLEN
That they don't.

TYLER
Okay, so who do you want dead?

ALLEN
A man by the name of Nicholas.

TYLER
Any reason why you'd want him dead?

ALLEN
Yes.

TYLER
Could you possibly reveal that
reason to me?

ALLEN
Of course Tyler. Nicholas is a
monster and he needs to be
stopped.

TYLER
That's pretty vague.

ALLEN
I know.

TYLER
Care to elaborate?

ALLEN
He kidnaps people and does terrible
things to them.

TYLER
That's still pretty vague, my
lovely.

ALLEN
He kidnaps both men and woman and
then he rapes and tortures them and
then he eats them alive.

TYLER
That's just about the right level
of vagueness. You didn't go into
the gory extremes, but you still
told me the basic information. So,
this sounds like a pretty terrible
guy, eh? Certainly not one
deserving of life. Anything special
I'd need to know about him?

ALLEN
Why yes there is.

TYLER
Would you once again care to
elaborate?

ALLEN
Sure. First things first. Do you
know of vampires?

TYLER
Of course I once knew one, rather
nice gal. See her a lot. Aren't
they like the supposed victims of
some sort of blood virus or STD?

ALLEN
Yes they are. All a vampiric virus
does is cause an individual to
require the need of flesh or blood
of any mammal on a regular basis.
It is also known for giving
increased lifespan and bodily
endurance, especially the bodily
endurance of the immune system.
When it comes to physical
endurance, it's sort of hairy.

TYLER
Yup, that sounds like vampirism.

ALLEN
And going against a once popular
belief, there is no change in a
persons morality, psyche, or
"soul". Basically all it means is
in exchange for an increased
constitution, you are no longer
able to be a vegetarian. Also there
is no change to a person's reaction
to sun light. That's also a myth.

TYLER
Exactly.

ALLEN
Of course the process of becoming a
vampire is extremely dangerous.
That's why you don't see everyone
jumping on the vampire
bandwagon.

TYLER
Exactly.

ALLEN
Nicholas is a vampire.

TYLER
I thought vampirism didn't make
people "evil".

ALLEN
It doesn't, and what the hell have
I just been saying, and I thought
you already knew? It's just the
fucking way he is.

TYLER
Sorry. So, is that it for
information about him?

ALLEN
No, of course not.

TYLER
I'm glad to hear that.

ALLEN
He runs a criminal
organization/gang. I don't know the
names of any of them. He has a last
name of Terrimo, and is a
frequenter of night clubs,
brothels, and sex clubs, but those
aren't the only places he
frequents. He also makes his income
through criminal enterprises
courtesy of his
organization/gang.

TYLER
He here in this city?

ALLEN
Regrettably yes.

TYLER
Police know anything about him or
his crimes?

ALLEN
Do the police know anything?

TYLER
Actually they do know a lot of
things.

ALLEN
Well, not in this case.

TYLER
You sure?

ALLEN
I check with them. They had
absolutely nothing on this guy.
Nothing at all.

TYLER
Well, that just goes to show you.
Know anything else?

ALLEN
That's it.

TYLER
You know, you don't leave me with
that much to go on.

ALLEN
I leave you with enough.

TYLER
Well, it's enough to get the job
done, but not enough to avoid that
annoying detective phase.

ALLEN
Looks like you're going to hafta
play detective.

TYLER
Looks like I'll hafta.

ALLEN
Yeah, so anyway, how much do I owe
you for the hit?

TYLER
You're a dear friend. Nothing.
Absolutely nothing.

ALLEN
That sounds good.

TYLER
It should. I'm giving you a
normally multi-thousand dollar
service for free.

ALLEN
Well, thank you.

TYLER
Your quite welcome, Allen. I'll get
to work on it immediately tomorrow.

Allen continues sitting there while Tyler gets back
to reading his book.

ALLEN
So, is that it?

TYLER
(with his head in his book)
Yup.

ALLEN
Okay, when will I know the hit is
done?

TYLER
(with his head in his book)
I'll call you.

ALLEN
Okay, see yah.

TYLER
(with his head in his book)
See yah.

Allen leaves the office, while Tyler continues with
his book.

FADE TO:

INT. TYLER'S OFFICE - NIGHT

Tyler is sitting at his desk reading. He looks at
his watch and realizes the time. He goes to a coat
hanger and puts on a causal jacket. He then goes to
his desk and takes out a small revolver, which he
puts in his coat pocket. He shuts off the lights in
his office and exits it.

Checking Sources

INT. SKYLINE BROTHEL - WAITING ROOM - NIGHT

Tyler walks into the brothel. There are nude
individuals inside the waiting room. Tyler goes up
to the brothel receptionist.

SKYLINE BROTHEL RECEPTIONIST
Hello and welcome to the skyline
brothel.

TYLER
(to the brothel receptionist)
Yes, hello. I would like to ask a
question about your clientele here
at this fine brothel?

SKYLINE BROTHEL RECEPTIONIST
(to Tyler)
Why of course, good sir.

TYLER
Have you ever had a client before,
by the name of Nicholas? Nicholas
Terrimo.

SKYLINE BROTHEL RECEPTIONIST
No. Not at all.

TYLER
You sure?

SKYLINE BROTHEL RECEPTIONIST
Yup.

TYLER
Okay, well have a good night.

Tyler walks out of the brothel.

INT. FLUID PALACE - NIGHT

Tyler walks into the fluid palace. It is a sex club
and there is a big sign saying, "THE FLUID PALACE".
Business is fantastic and nude individuals are
walking around all with somewhere to go and
something to do. Tyler walks up to a front desk
titled information, where three other people are
getting processed before him.

1ST PERSON ON LINE
(to fluid palace front desk
worker)
Do you have women here?

FLUID PALACE FRONT DESK WORKER
Yes.

1ST PERSON ON LINE
I'd like to join.

FLUID PALACE FRONT DESK WORKER
(pointing to another front
desk)
Go to the processing line.

The 1st person on line gets off and goes to the
other line. The second on line goes up.

2ND PERSON ON LINE
(to the front desk worker)
I have a grievance.

The front desk worker takes out a pistol and shoots
the 2nd person. The 3rd person steps up, ignoring
the body of the second.

3RD PERSON ON LINE
(to the front desk worker)
Is there automatic consent with all
the members when we join?

FLUID PALACE FRONT DESK WORKER
No, its actually an annoying
computerized system. You have gain
to consent partners and then check
them off on little computers that
cost an extra 100 dollars. You can
have sex with them whenever,
regardless. No one wants to do
that. There's always desperates,
willing to give good old fashioned
on the spot consent. Don't worry
about it. You wanna join?

3RD PERSON ON LINE
No.

The third person walks away, and Tyler steps up.

TYLER
I'd like to inquire about one of
your possible clients?

FLUID PALACE FRONT DESK WORKER
Sure. We value our potential
clients and are willing to tell
them whatever they'd like to
know.

TYLER
Is a vampire by the name of
Nicholas Terrimo a client here?

The front desk worker checks his/her computer.

FLUID PALACE FRONT DESK WORKER
Yes.

TYLER
Is he here currently?

FLUID PALACE FRONT DESK WORKER
No.

TYLER
Is he going to be hear ever in the
near future.

FLUID PALACE FRONT DESK WORKER
No.

TYLER
Does he frequent any other
establishments that you'd know of?

FLUID PALACE FRONT DESK WORKER
Try the Maritime Night Club. I have
a feeling.

TYLER
I'll try it out. Have a fantastic
life.

FLUID PALACE FRONT DESK WORKER
Same to you.

Tyler leaves the fluid palace.

INT. MARITIME NIGHT CLUB - ENTRANCE AREA - NIGHT

Tyler enters the night club. The entrance area is
caged off from the rest of the night club. There
are people in the entrance area, sitting around
using drugs or just flowing with the music. In the
nightclub the people are relatively laid back.
Light dance music is playing. Tyler walks over to
an attentive looking entrance cashier, who is in a
caged area.

TYLER
(to entrance cashier)
Hello. How much does entrance to
the club cost?

ENTRANCE CASHIER
(to Tyler)
Well, that depends. You can spend
20 dollars to get in the normal
way, access to all the normal
things, bar, dance floor, drug
dealers, etc. Or you can spend 40
dollars and get access to
everything.

TYLER
What else is there besides the bar,
dance floor, drug dealers, and
etc.?

ENTRANCE CASHIER
Absolutely positively nothing.

TYLER
I'll take everything.

ENTRANCE CASHIER
That'll be forty dollars.

TYLER
Okay.

Tyler takes two twenties out of his wallet and
gives them to the the cashier. The cashier takes
the two twenties and puts them in the cash
register. She then buzzes open the cage separating
the night club and the entrance area.

ENTRANCE CASHIER
Enjoy.

TYLER
I will.

Tyler enters the night club main area.

INT. MARITIME NIGHT CLUB - DANCE FLOOR/BAR AREA -
NIGHT

People are dancing and using, while the DJ sits
around silently. Tyler walks through the commotion
to the bar.

Tyler sits down at one of the bar stools and then
motions the bartender.

MARITIME NIGHT CLUB BARTENDER
(to Tyler)
What can I get you?

TYLER
(to the bartender)
I would like some lemon juice,
please.

MARITIME NIGHT CLUB BARTENDER
Lemon juice, eh? What do you want
in it?

TYLER
I'd like some coffee and vodka to
go in that.

MARITIME NIGHT CLUB BARTENDER
Nothing beats that drink, eh?

TYLER
You're right. Nothing. Nothing at
all.

MARITIME NIGHT CLUB BARTENDER
Okay.

The bartender fixes up the drink, while Tyler waits
patiently, looking at him. The bartender then gives
Tyler the drink.

TYLER
How much will that be?

MARITIME NIGHT CLUB BARTENDER
Three dollars and fifty cents.

TYLER
Okay.

Tyler takes three dollars and fifty cents out of
his wallet and gives it to the bartender.

MARITIME NIGHT CLUB BARTENDER
Thank you.

TYLER
You're quite welcome.

Tyler takes a few sips of his drink.

TYLER
(to the bartender)
So, you know anyone around here by
the name of Nicholas Terrimo. He's
a vampire. A not very nice
vampire.

The bartender looks at Tyler.

MARITIME NIGHT CLUB BARTENDER
He sounds like the kind of trash
Benton would associate himself
with.

TYLER
Oh? And who, may I ask, is Benton?

MARITIME NIGHT CLUB BARTENDER
Benton is a bastard. He's a drug
dealer with really weird friends.
Takes away all the business from
alcohol and turns it to business
for heroin, cocaine, pills, and
cleaning fluids.

TYLER
He doesn't sound like too nice a
guy.

MARITIME NIGHT CLUB BARTENDER
Actually he's an extremely nice
fellow. He give people free drugs
all the time and always brightens
up everyone else's day. But he has
weird friends and takes away my
business.

TYLER
Might I know where I can find him?

MARITIME NIGHT CLUB BARTENDER
You aren't going to abandon me
alcohol and buy drugs from him, are
you?

TYLER
No, I just have very important
business to discuss and would like
to talk to him.

MARITIME NIGHT CLUB BARTENDER
He's in the drug dealer section.

TYLER
Okay. Thank you.

MARITIME NIGHT CLUB BARTENDER
You are quite welcome.

Tyler walks through the dance floor to the cocaine
dealer section, which is through a door on the
other side of the main area, across the dance
floor.

INT. MARITIME NIGHT CLUB - DRUG DEALER SECTION -
NIGHT

The section is one long hallway littered with
dealers and junkies of all sorts. Benton is at the
end of the hallway, being massaged by prostitutes
and throwing cocaine packets to scavenging junkies.
Tyler walks over to Benton.

Benton takes notice of Tyler , calls off his
prostitutes, and sends the junkies away.

BENTON
(to Tyler)
Why, hello kind sir.

TYLER
(to Benton)
Hello as well, sir. Are you
Benton?

BENTON
None other. And you are?

TYLER
I'm Tyler.

BENTON
Nice name.

TYLER
Why thank you, and I'd like to have
a word with you.

BENTON
I'm all ears.

TYLER
Do you know of a vampire by the
name of Nicholas Terrimo?

BENTON
I've heard of him. He's the boss of
one my supplier's friends'
bosses.

TYLER
Is that so?

BENTON
Why it is most certainly so.

TYLER
I see. Would you know how I can get
in touch with this individual?

BENTON
I'm afraid to say I wouldn't know.
In an event of bad timing for you,
which I am most certainly sorry
for, my supplier was recently put
out of business indefinitely due to
unsettled legal implications. I do
not know how to contact him, and I
cannot contact this friend of hers
without her.

TYLER
I see the problem there.

BENTON
Why yes. I told her to watch her
back because those lawyers know
what to do you when you are down.
Might I inquire as to why you need
to know the whereabouts of this
Nicholas Terrimo?

TYLER
I was hired to kill him.

BENTON
Oh, and for what reason would that
be.

TYLER
The man is a serial rapist/murderer
and cannibal of a vampire.

BENTON
That is quite terrible.

TYLER
Indeed.

BENTON
Well, I wish you good luck in your
hit.

TYLER
Thank you. I wish you good luck in
your business as well.

BENTON
Also, would you like to buy any
drugs, I'll give them to you
discounted to near nil. Or maybe
would you like to use some of my
prostitutes?

TYLER
No thank you.

BENTON
Okay. Good day.

TYLER
Good day, and also, could you
recommend a fine establishment of
sexual service to me? Other than
the Fluid Palace or the Skyline
Brothel.

BENTON
Why most certainly. There are
actually three major ones in this
area. Thelonius's Bar, Grill, and
Sex Club, the Club Mariday, and the
Marla House. All are recommended
highly. If not you're looking for
trouble, though. Stay away from
Thelonius's place.

TYLER
I'll keep that in mind. Thank you
Benton. Once again, good day.

BENTON
Good day. May you live long and
enjoy life.

TYLER
I hope to.

INT. THELONIUS'S BAR, GRILL, AND SEX CLUB - NIGHT

Tyler is in a jam packed bar and grill with nude
prostitutes and customers walking around. Tyler is
waiting by the hostess's podium to get his seat.
The hostess then comes.

THELONIUS'S BAR, GRILL, AND SEX
CLUB HOSTESS
(to Tyler)
Hello and welcome to Thelonius's
Bar, Grill, and Sex Club. Would you
like a table?

TYLER
(to the hostess)
I would.

THELONIUS'S BAR, GRILL, AND SEX
CLUB HOSTESS
Okay, please come this way.

The hostess brings to Tyler to a booth table and
gives him a menu.

THELONIUS'S BAR, GRILL, AND SEX
CLUB H
A waiter shall be with you
shortly.

TYLER
Okay.

The hostess goes to serve another customer, while
Tyler looks at the menu.

TYLER
(while reading the menu)
The hamburger looks nice, but that
steak, oh my god, does that steak
look juicy. Maybe I'll just have a
salad.

Tyler continues to say different foods he likes on
the menu aloud, until the waiter comes, surprising
him, causing Tyler to take a quick glance away from
the menu.

THELONIUS'S BAR, GRILL, AND SEX
CLUB WAITER
(to Tyler)
Hello. May I take your order.

TYLER
(still looking in the menu)
Yes, I would a chicken sampler and
a glass of orange juice.

THELONIUS'S BAR, GRILL, AND SEX
CLUB WAITER
(writing down choices on pad)
Two excellent choices.

Tyler puts the menu down and looks at the waiter.

TYLER
(to waiter)
Could I have no pulp with that
orange juice?

THELONIUS'S BAR, GRILL, AND SEX
CLUB WAITER
(writing specifications on
pad)
Of course.

TYLER
Okay, that's it for me.

THELONIUS'S BAR, GRILL, AND SEX
CLUB WAITER
You sure that you wouldn't like any
appetizers.

TYLER
Maybe I'll have a cheese soup.

THELONIUS'S BAR, GRILL, AND SEX
CLUB WAITER
(writing down the appetizer
on the pad)
That sounds great. Anything else?

TYLER
No that's it.

THELONIUS'S BAR, GRILL, AND SEX
CLUB WAITER
(to Tyler)
Thine order shall be done soon. In
the meantime, would you like a
booth prostitute to pass the time?

TYLER
How much do they add to the bill?

THELONIUS'S BAR, GRILL, AND SEX
CLUB WAITER
Not much.

TYLER
Can you give me a specific amount
or at least a range?

THELONIUS'S BAR, GRILL, AND SEX
CLUB W
Fifteen dollars tops. Twelve
dollars bottom. It's a randomly
selected amount between those two
amounts.

TYLER
Okay.

THELONIUS'S BAR, GRILL, AND SEX
CLUB WAITER
Male or female?

TYLER
Either gender is okay.

THELONIUS'S BAR, GRILL, AND SEX
CLUB WAITER
I'll tell the madam. One should be
with you shortly.

TYLER
Okay.

THELONIUS'S BAR, GRILL, AND SEX
CLUB WAITER
Good.

The waiter leaves, and Tyler stays there staring at
the table ornaments for a minute or two. A
prostitute eventually comes. It's a male prostitute
named Manco.

MANCO
(to Tyler)
Hello, I'm Manco. I'll be your
booth prostitute, tonight.

TYLER
Why hello Manco. I'm Tyler.

Manco sits down next to Tyler and then pulls a
knife and keeps it against Tyler's waist.

MANCO
Don't say a word.

The waiter comes with Tyler's orange juice and
cheese soup, unaware of what Manco is doing.

WAITER
(putting the orange juice
and cheese soup on the table)
Here you go.

TYLER
(attempting to sound calm)
Thank you.

WAITER
Your welcome. You're meal should be
done in a bit.
(blinking)
Enjoy the prostitute.

The waiter walks away.

MANCO
(to Tyler)
Good.

TYLER
(to Manco)
What do you want?

MANCO
Ever hear of Nicholas Terrimo?

TYLER
(to Manco)
I'm looking for the same person.

MANCO
I know. Why are you looking for
him?

TYLER
I'm a hitman. I have been hired to
end his life.

MANCO
You are?

TYLER
Why, yes, I am.

Manco puts the knife away.

MANCO
Thank god. I thought you were one
of his cronies. Me and my gang were
at the club earlier tonight and we
listened in on of your
conversations, and we heard the
name Nicholas Terrimo.

TYLER
Was that all you heard?

MANCO
Sadly yes, and I'm afraid that's
the reason for this
misunderstanding.

TYLER
How were you able to get to me so
quickly and effectively?

MANCO
I'm not about to reveal the tricks
of the trade.

TYLER
Okay, but you must know that I am
also part of the trade, and may
just have some tricks up my
sleeve.

MANCO
Everyone has tricks up their
sleeve.

TYLER
Yes, of course.

MANCO
Indeed, and I think I may have some
business to discuss with you over
this matter though, in light of
this oh so recent discovery.

TYLER
I think that that would be an
interesting proposition.

MANCO
Excellent, but first, I have been
requested as your prostitute, and I
must perform my duty. Would you
like oral sex or a foot massage?

TYLER
Can I have both?

MANCO
No.

TYLER
I'll just take a foot massage then.

MANCO
Sure.

Tyler rests his feet on Manco's lap. Manco takes
off Tyler's shoes and socks and starts to massage
his feet. Tyler starts on his cheese soup.

TYLER
So, Manco, how do you know Nicholas
Terrimo?

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
That actually has to do with the
business I'm about to discuss with
you.

TYLER
(while eating his food)
Oh?

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
Yes.

TYLER
(while eating his food)
Then why don't we discuss this
business right here, while you are
oh so gracefully massaging my
feet.

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
Sure.

TYLER
(while eating his food)
Okay. So what is the business?

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
I work for an organization that
specializes in the distribution of
certain products.

TYLER
(while eating his food)
Such as?

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
Heroin.

TYLER
(while eating his food)
A respectable product.

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
Indeed. So anyway, Nicholas has
also dabbed in this product.

TYLER
(while eating his food)
Oh, he has?

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
Regrettably yes, and he is running
amuck, killing and raping people,
including but not limited to those
in my business.

TYLER
(while eating his food)
Yes.

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
He is fucking around with the
peaceful equilibrium of drug trade
we had going on, particularly with
heroin.

TYLER
(while eating his food)
Have you ever heard of Benton?

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
He's the anti-nicholas. The most
respectable man I know.

TYLER
(while eating his food)
I met him too.

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
Yeah, he's great. Why? Are you
concerned Nicholas might do
something to him?

TYLER
(while eating his food)
Well, he is such a nice man.

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
Nicholas wouldn't touch Benton.

TYLER
(while eating his food)
I hope so.

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
Anyway, my job and the job of the
people working with me, is to find
and shut Nicholas and his gang down
for good.

TYLER
(while eating his food)
Well, my job is to kill him, so I
see we have a mutual interest.

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
That we do.

TYLER
(while eating his food)
And I'd think we'd both benefit
from working together.

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
That we would.

TYLER
(while eating his food)
I'd be honored.

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
Then we have a deal.

TYLER
(while eating his food)
Of course.

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
Meet me tomorrow in the South Row
Club, anytime works.

TYLER
(while eating his food)
Okay, sure.

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
That pretty much wraps up our
business for now. I'll explain more
tomorrow.

Tyler continues eating his food and Manco stays
there, massaging Tyler's feet. A small amount of
time passes. Tyler finishes his food, and Manco
keeps on massaging his feet.

TYLER
(to Manco)
You know, Benton said that this
place was nothing but trouble.

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
Benton likes to be careful.

TYLER
Oh?

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
Yup.

A bit more time passes, with Manco continuing to
massage Tyler's feet.

TYLER
So the South Row Club, tomorrow,
anytime?

MANCO
(while massaging Tyler's
feet)
Exactly.

A bit more time passes. with Manco continuing to
massage Tyler's feet.

TYLER
(to Manco)
You ever get tired of this?

MANCO
No.