Binge
Episode: Meet the new Boss part 1
Eric T. Styles
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Binge and Zack driving thru Keysburg's
seedy beach front. Pizza joints,
bars and Madam Double-Visions (Stalker
Chick's stand)
Binge
So Zack, did you always drive cabs?
Zack
Did you always interrupt good music?
Binge
Seriously, I can tell you are too friggin smart to have been doing this
all of your life.
Zack
I spent 14 years as a news camera man for tv stations in New York and
Philly
Binge
What happened?
Zack
I quit so I could bang your mutha all day
Binge
What’d ya do? Get caught banging the anchor woman?
Zack
Twice. But that’s not why I got fired.
Binge
Then what? You banged the weatherMAN?
Zack
I’m about to bang your wise ass head into my nicely armor-alled
dash.
Binge
Ok. Warning heeded.
Zack
I’ll tell ya then, remember about 7 years ago that child molester
was being led from court?
Binge
Yea, he got beat up or something...
Zack
That something was he got hit in the head several times with a 45 pound
TV camera.
Binge
That was you?
Zack
No, it was my Tobahatchi 7500 CL
Binge
What happened?
Zack
Got fired, spent 3 months in county.
Binge
Yea, yea I remember that, wasn’t there a petition drive or something.
Zack
Yea, and bumper stickers.
Binge
BRING ZACK BACK! I remember scraping one off a used car I bought.
Zack
Your just asking for a face full of armor all today.
Binge
Why don’t you go back to doing it.
Zack
After my release I got offers to host a show, like Jerry Springer or
Oprah
Binge
Do it so I can get on it.
Zack
Naaaaaa, I don’t want any part of it, it’s all crap. I’ve
won awards. I was in the last Gulf war, Somalia, Beruit, that funny
named one Clinton hit with missiles. Every country in the world almost
Binge
Miss it?
Zack
Do you miss your nightmares in the morning? You know that feeling when
you first wake up after a screaming nightmare? I feel that way ten times
a day.
Binge
You talk like a veteran or something.
Zack
I’ve seen just as much as most have seen, sometimes even worse.
Speaking of non stop nightmares, hows Athena?
Binge
We broke up again.
Zack
Again? I'm curious, when did dating a dominatrix seem like a good idea?
Binge
Shut up Butt-wipe.
Zack
(pointing) There's Dee...
The
car pulls around back
of the Blue Snapper, a large
man is waiting with 3 guys
behind him.
Zack
Great. Russians. Brutal.
Binge
How dangerous can they be? They’re into ballet.
Zack
Binge, I can not stress enough the need not to say anything even remotely
stupid.
Binge
Then you should be more selective as to your innocent bystanders.
Zack
Damn! Black Ivan Shmirnoff....
Binge
Sounds like a drink.
Zack
Former KGB turned mobster and pre-owned nuke salesman.
Black Ivan approaches the
car. 3 men stand behind him.
Zack
Hi, I’m Zack.
Black Ivan
Da, I heard about you from former club owner. He say you are very good
man to know in town. Who are others in car?
Zack
Uhm, passengers, I’m still on the clock so....
Black Ivan
Hmm, very smart, you bring witnesses to first meet, in case of trouble.
Zack
C.Y.A. American for cover your ass.
Black Ivan
Ha! Very good. You will be one of the few from Vito three finger’s
staff I will keep.
Zack
I guess the Blue Snapper will still be the capital?
Black Ivan
Da.
Zack
Any changes in there?
Black Ivan
I bring in all Russian girls, very hard workers, very beautifully.
Binge
Until they hit thirty, then they look like Bresznev.
Zack
Shut up Binge.
Black Ivan
(leans into window)
You say my mother looks like Bresznev?
Binge
Uhhhh no, she might look like a hot James Bond chick.
Black Ivan
So, now you say she is a slutty prostitute?
Zack
Ivan, he didn’t mean anything by it. He’s an artist.
Black Ivan
I have no time to waste on artist. Perhaps you come by tonight alone
and I will introduce you to new girls.
Zack
Keeping any of the old ones?
Black Ivan
Da, just the mean one, Athena. She has a large following and is very
good on her knees...(laughs)
Other
men laugh. Zack’s eyes
dart to his right to see passenger
door open. Suddenly Binge flies
across hood of car toward Black
Ivan with a Rambo like yell. Look
of panic flashes on Zack’s face.
Binge jumps off of car hood straight
into Ivan’s chest, hits with a thump.
Ivan barely moves as Binge lands
flat on ground with a thud.
Imediately Ivan is pointing two
9mm pistols at Binge, The other
3 men are aiming 2 AK’s and a RPG
at Binge.
Black
Ivan
Vwa? Vwa, WVAT?
Athena
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LAY A FINGER ON THAT MAN!
Black Ivan
Vwa? I must, he disrespected me in front of my men! I must
stomp him.
Athena
You will NOT! He is a friend of mine. My personal artist.
I need him.
Black Ivan
I will loose respect if I do not punish him, he attacked me.
Athena
And why did he attack you? What did you say to make him
so angry? Hmmm?
Black Ivan
Nothing.
Look of disbelief on Athena
Black
Ivan
Why is he so important to you? Is he just artist friend?
Or is he more? Boyfriend perhaps?
Athena
Just an artist, he doesn’t even like girls.
Black Ivan
Aaaah, ballerina boy, glad I didn’t get any of him on my boots.
Athena
If you so much as lay a finger on him I will punish you by
NOT PUNISHING YOU. Understand?
Black Ivan
(sheepishly looks toward floor) Yes Miss Athena.
Athena
And I want you to give him a job.
Black Ivan
VWAT? NIET! I couldn’t.
Athena
Who do you serve without question?
Black Ivan
(sheepishly looks toward floor) I serve Miss Athena.
Athena
Prove it.
Black Ivan
Vwat vill I tell my men? He disrespect me, then I hire him?
Athena
Use your Russian ingenuity.
Black Ivan
Yes Miss Athena.
Athena
One more thing, what is that doing in my dressing room?
She points to a small cylinder
like device in corner. It resembles
a beer keg. Soviet era style markings.
In Russian: DANGER RADIOACTIVE
(Do not drop)
Black Ivan
It will be out in a few days I promise.
Athena
It’s in my contract, I do not share a dressing room.
That means with other performers or small nuclear devices.
Black Ivan
I promise in a few days, I know a guy down at the gas
station that knows somebody who knows somebody who...
Athena
NO IVAN! I want it out of my dressing room and out of
my country.
Black Ivan
Ok, out of USA, I promise.
Athena
Not to the Mid East or Korea either!
Black Ivan
Rrrrrrr, Ok. How about...uhm, France?
Athena
(pause) Ok, France is good. But by tomorrow!
Black Ivan
Yes, Miss Athena.
Athena
You're excused, send in Binge. I’ll talk to him about
showing you respect in front of your soldiers.
Black Ivan
Thank you, Miss Athena.
Ivan turns and walks out.
Athena looks at Nuke and
rolls her eyes.
They pull up next to a woman in a
fast food uniform.
Both stop, she leans into window
Dee
Hey Zac, can you run me home?
Zack
Sure, but I have to run an errand first. This is Binge he’s a freak
WATCH HIM!
Dee
(giggle) Yea? what are you into cutie?
Binge
uhm....Can I spank you with a ping pong paddle?
Dee
Sure, what’s a ping pong paddle?
Binge
(turning to Zack)
I think I am falling in love.
Zack
Get in Dee.
She hops in the back seat,
leans over in the middle.
Binge
Hi, people call me Binge
Dee
Is that your real name?
Zack
Tell her what it is Arthur.
Dee
Tell me! Tell me!
Zack
Go on ARTHUR! Tell her your name.
Dee
Awww give me a hint!
Binge
Nope. It’s a secret.
Dee
You guys don’t play fair!
Zack
Ok, I have to go by the Blue Snapper and drop off my pay-off to the
new bosses in town.
Binge
Oh! So your bringing us along?
Zack
Well, yea, they're less likely to rough me up the first time I meet
them if they think I have innocent passengers on board.
Dee
Who’s he calling innocent?
(let’s out an annoying cackle)
Binge
(laughs like her in imitation, mocking her)
Zack
I don’t know what nationality these new owners are, I bet Slovocian,
but the northern Chinese mob has been sniffing around. I hope not, I
just got used to dealing in Euros.
Binge
Are these guys dangerous?
Zack
No, not at all, that’s why I give them my hard earned money. OF
COURSE THEY'RE VERY DANGEROUS
A
click sound is heard, the cab’s trunk lid
opens. Zack jumps out
Zack
Let me open my trunk for his body.
Black Ivan
(to his men) Don’t shoot. It’s been very long time since I
stomped anyone to dead. Who was last person I stomped to dead?
Thug 1
Uhm, your accountant in Minsk?
Black Ivan
Niet, been one since....
Thug 2
Your brother for borrowing your car without asking
Black Ivan
Da, da, my brother was last to be stomped...
Interior of an office, video
monitors on wall, one shows
the back of club, Binge on the
ground. A woman darts past
monitor.
Outside:
Zack
Here I’ll put down a tarp to catch the DNA drippings...
Zack goes to trunk, starts
to pull out a blue tarp.
Binge
Thanks a lot BUDDY!
Zack
Buddy?? I’ve never seen you before today...
The
sound of someone running
on gravel is heard. All look up
to see Dee disapearing around
a corner.
Binge
As if I didn’t already have enough abandonment issues.
Suddenly Athena appears out
of the club’s back door
Athena
IVAN! I need to talk to you NOW! It’s about my dressing room.
Black Ivan
Not now, can’t it wait until I stomp artist to dead?
Athena
Now Ivan.....
Black Ivan
OK. (turns to his men) Save the last stomp for me.
Athena
No Ivan, NO STOMP!
Black Ivan
OK, ok. (turns to his men) No stomp until I get back.
Athena goes back inside.
Black Ivan
She must want the Russian love missile very much (laugh)
Thugs
start to laugh, Binge
starts to sit up in anger. Three
boots pin him back down.
Ivan goes into back door of
club, thru kitchen. He passes
dancers and Mexican kitchen
help. He swaggers with power
and confidence. Enters a door
with a star on it, marked “Athena
DeCruel” As he enters, from off
screen a riding crop smacks him
about face and shoulders. Ivan
covers up in a cower.
