Scene 2                         Painter

                                            

           2015- Music - “Been Caught Stealin” = Jane's Addiction

Painter [A main character, a booster(thief)]; dressed like graduate college student,[preppy nerd type, geek] Turns and looks directly into the camera ( a la Tom Cruz – Risky Business, Kevin Spacey House of Cards) Waving a wad of white papers like a pimp waving $100 bills.

     Painter smirks attractively…  ”Good as cash. These (he smacks the wad into his hand), these are receipts. About 5000.00 worth. It took us Boosters…Cops call us Boosters because we Boost Shit. We steal things; anything we can sell trade or make a payment with.

It took us Boosters two weeks of digging through dumpsters, trash cans, and places that smell like dead monkeys fucking in hell, to get these mother fuckers”(various shots of boosters searching for receipts and handing them to Painter)

“But I Got em. And it’s just one of the reasons I’m the best Booster in this town. But the main reason I’m the best? They don’t see me coming. The mark never sees me – coming or going. If I do my job correctly they never know what happened until I’m tokin a fatty(joint) and crackin a Mike,s Hard lemon aid.” (He turns away from the audience)

He turns to a Mel, a middle aged man who is nicely dressed in slacks, a sport coat, computer briefcase etc. For all intense purposes Mel looks like an average everyday suburbanite heading on his way home from work and just stopping buy the local Home Depot to get supplies for home improvement.

Mel looks calm, but somehow eager to please and a bit anxious.

Painter sides up to Mel and says“I’m going to boost this, this, and this” [he shows the receipts] and I’ll buy this; we’ll return it later. We should clear 200.00. You good with it?”Painter asks.

Mel just nods.

“Wait here and I’ll be back in about a half hour.

Painter walks into the home depot , and as he strolls down the aisles he boosts an Electrical ohm meter, some Klien pliers, and a 24 volt Dewalt cordless screw gun that he fits into his computer case that has a trapdoor bottom. He carries a demagnetizer for bar codes. 

Looking at the camera he tells us about 55 year old Mel;

      “Mel’s a junky. Has been for a long time. He’s also one of our best return men I employ. He looks like the all American Dad or Grandpa, but can’t wait to stick himself.”(Shoot heroin) Then he turns from the audience and picks up a case of caulking and heads for the registers.

As Painter is paying for the caulking at register # 3 he looks outside and sees what looks like a homeless kid standing beside a Razor scooter getting cuffed and stuck into the back of a plain clothes cop car. Then a second kid breaks and the security cop gives chase.

“It’s too late. He’ll never catch him.” Painter whispers to himself.

One last glance at the camera; “They wreck for us pros. I don’t blame em though .They’re Jonesing hard.  They need a fix and are willing to do about anything to get well and stop the withdrawals.”

 Painter goes up to Mel.

“You’re up” And he hands Mel the merchandise and the receipts.

Mel nods, pulls out what looks like a brand new Home Depot bag, stuffs in the merchandise, puts the receipts in his wallet, and strolls confidently toward the store.( Close up of Painter’s Rolex – hands spinning- fast forwarding time)   Twenty minutes later Mel's back. He hands Painter 250.00. Painter peels off 40.00 and hands it to Mel

“I’ll call you in a couple days. “Says Painter

Mel nods and walks away.

-------Fast forward hurky jerky cam to Boosters in the PSU garage.