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4 OF A KIND, a screenplay by J. Marchetti |
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Jack Marchetti is a former gamer who is trying to break into the screenplay biz. He has submitted a number of scripts to such outlets as greenlight.com. Here is a taste of the latest story he is currently working on, about 4 friends, who jkust happen to be assassins, until one gets a very unfortunate assignment...
4 OF A KIND,
by J. Marchetti
FADE IN:
INT. CABIN -- BATHROOM -- NIGHT
JOHN, mid twenties, runs his hands together under the faucet. He stares in the mirror, then splashes water on his face.
He gazes at a photograph in his hand.
He withdraws a pistol, loads it and cocks it.
Laughter and conversation echo from outside the room.
SOMEONE
Johnny boy get back in here!
He hides the gun in his pants and exits the bathroom.
CABIN
John joins three other men, all mid twenties, in a game of seven card stud.
Empty bottles of beer, and cigarette packs decorate the premises.
MIKEY, a dark Irishman eyeballs John, who studies the other three. TOMMY, chubby and sloppy, never takes his eyes off the pot. DANNY, agitated and nervous, stares at his cards with despair.
TOMMY
I'll raise you tree.
JOHN
Tree?
TOMMY
Yeah tree.
JOHN
How the fuck do you raise me tree?
MIKEY
He means three.
JOHN
I know what he meant.
TOMMY
I raise you tree.
JOHN
No you raise me three.
TOMMY
Yeah tree.
JOHN
Look you illiterate fuck. There's a fucking h in three.
TOMMY
There's an h in John, we don't fuckin call you jo-hhhh-n, do we?
DANNY
He's got a point.
JOHN
Fuck you Danny.
(to Tommy)
The H is silent.
TOMMY
Oh it's silent huh?
JOHN
Yeah it's fuckin silent.
TOMMY
So I keep the "H" silent in tree.
MIKEY
If you two fucks don't do something poker related in the next five fucking seconds I'm having you both silenced.
DANNY
An even better point.
JOHN
Fine, I'll call your fuckin tree, Tommy.
MIKEY
Call.
DANNY
Too rich for my blood.
Danny folds and goes to the bathroom.
Mikey deals 6th street face up.
Tommy's got a low pair, with a possible diamond flush. Mikey has two kings showing. John has a possible heart flush, and a straight flush draw.
TOMMY
Check.
JOHN
Check.
MIKEY
I'll bet four.
TOMMY
Bet? Fuck you Mikey.
MIKEY
Fuck me?
TOMMY
Yeah fuck you.
JOHN
Why fuck him?
MIKEY
Yeah why fuck me?
TOMMY
You're supposed to fuckin check, it's a friendly game.
MIKEY
I did check, I checked your ass right out of the fuckin game.
John cracks up.
TOMMY
Fuck you. I'm a check on the booze.
Tommy leaves the table. John laughs harder.
MIKEY
That wasn't even that funny, what the fuck you still laughing bout.
JOHN
I found it humorous.
MIKEY
You sound like a fuckin hyena.
JOHN
I'll call your four. And raise you another four.
MIKEY
Check-raise huh? I'll call.
BATHROOM
Danny removes a vial from his pocket, and empties the white powder on the counter. He cuts the coke with his drivers license and snorts it with a 20 dollar bill.
POKER GAME
JOHN
Speaking of hyenas. I was watching the nature channel the other night. Did you know after a big kill, and while they feast, they all get together and lick each others balls. I'm serious they gather around, lift their hind leg and lick each others balls, talk about paradise.
John smiles. Mikey stares at him with disbelief.
MIKEY
Are you asking for permission to lick my balls?
JOHN
I'm just saying.
MIKEY
Can I deal the river now?
JOHN
Go for it.
Mikey deals the 7th card (the river), face down.
JOHN
You know why they call it the river card?
MIKEY
I'm sure you're gonna tell me.
JOHN
As a matter of fact I will.
(pause)
The froggies who settled in New Orleans used to play Poque, also known as Poker on the Mississippi. The final card dealt to you usually makes or breaks you. And if you won or lost on the last card, it sent you up or down the river. Hence the river card.
MIKEY
Wow, that's fucking fascinating.
JOHN
No appreciation for the finer things.
MIKEY
Your bet.
John checks his cards.
JOHN
What's the max again?
MIKEY
Five hundred, why?
JOHN
Only live once right? I'll bet the max.
John throws in his chips. Mikey gives him a cold stare.
MIKEY
And I thought this was gonna be a friendly game.
Mikey checks his cards and shuffles with his chips.
MIKEY
You're betting the max with a flush showing?
JOHN
The question is will you call that with cowboys?
Mikey counts his chips.
MIKEY
You know I really enjoy the water.
JOHN
The water?
MIKEY
Yeah I find it relaxing to just sit by the lake, or go swimming. I find it peaceful. But what I really want to do is try sailing.
JOHN
Sailing?
MIKEY
Yeah sailing. I've never done it, but I think if I tried it I'd love it. I wanna be like Magellan and shit and sail around the fucking world.
JOHN
What's stopping you?
MIKEY
I don't exactly have the proper furnishings to explore such a task.
Mikey calls the bet and throws in his chips.
JOHN
What fuckin furnishings?
MIKEY
Well to go sailing, the first thing I need is a boat.
Mikey flips over his cards, and he has Aces full over Kings. A full house, also known as a boat.
MIKEY
And on my boat, My skipper would be aces, and my first mate would be kings.
JOHN
Son of a bitch...
Tommy laughs.
TOMMY
Johnny, I think you should have stuck to blackjack.
JOHN
It always was my stronger game.
TOMMY
Yeah, thanks to me.
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You can discuss Jack's story opening here in the forums Gaming Stories section.
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