CUT TO:
INT. KALEN’S CONDO- NIGHT
Adam and Levian stand in the living room
of Kalen who is in a dress suit with brilliantine hair.
ADAM
Well can we call her?
LEVIAN
Yes can we?
KALEN
(Drinks a huge glass of milk with a slight mustache he begins to dab off
with his hankie) Well I talked to her already.
ADAM
And is she in town?
KALEN
Ah somewhere.
LEVIAN
You would not be going out to meet her would you?
KALEN
(Grabbing his lapels and caving in his chest slightly in diminishing of
self) Who? Me? Of course not! Why I’m visiting the neighbor with his cat
tonight!
LEVIAN
What cat? Dressed like that?!
KALEN
Well ah we’re going to play bridge then he’s going to tell me about his
kidney stones. He almost put him down!
ADAM
And the dress code?
KALEN
Martini night he’s eccentric won’t serve you without the full formal
dress.
ADAM
Well you look smashing!
KALEN
Thank you! well you tow may leave now.
I can’t be late to see Osley and his cat.
ADAM
Alright well you never answered us how do we see her?
KALEN
I have no idea! She’s elusive she’ll find you.
LEVIAN
Well we’ve overstayed our welcome.
KALEN
I’ll see you sirs out.
LEVIAN
Sure.
ADAM
So we’re dismissed just like that!
KALEN
Another time I have to go to tend to those kidney stones.
LEVIAN
The kid has a sense of humor.
ADAM
Uhum.
They leave and Kalen closes the door leaning on it. He looks at his
watch it is 11:59 PM.
KALEN
I have to make it.
He opens the door of his apartment steps out locks it with the key card
he heads for the fire escape and begins to race down it teleporting to the
bottom floor. He runs out of the building.
CUT TO:
EXT. THE STREET – NIGHT
Kalen runs down the street in a flash
turns into white light and disappears.
CUT TO:
Kalen appears on the roof top of 42at
Midnight dance club. A waitress stops smoothes his hair and keeps going.
KALEN
Thank you! Civilization!
He proceeds to a lovely brunette with flapper slick pin curl hair short
and a red dress he asks her to dance and they begin to dance across the dance
floor ball room dancing. They keep dancing.
CUT TO:
INT. KALEN’S APARTMENT - DAY
The door bell rings Kalen moves to the
door slowly he answers it and signs for a small parcel. He bring sit in and sets it down on his desk
he opens it with a knife. He gingerly
lifts out three cans of cat food and looks reverently at them. He leaves with the cans to his neighbors next
door. He rings the door bell and eye
appears in the eye hole Osley opens the door and stands there looking at Kalen.
KALEN
It’s from Switzerland.
He hands him the cans.
OSLEY
That’s all?
KALEN
Was 500 Swiss francs.
Osley slams the door in his face.
Hey hey! Banging on the
door. It’s a joke! I have the bill!
Osley opens the door.
OSLEY
Wise guy!
KALEN
It’s homeopathic therapeutic for tonifying and strengthening cat
kidneys. That’s all I know. Here.
He hands him the bill.
OSLEY
Bloody fortune! Here.
Hands him cash.
KALEN
It’s fine! Really Osley my treat!
Osley bows and closes the door in his face.
Such charming aristocracy! I have to get out more.
Kalen leaves to go back to his apartment.
CUT TO:
INT. KALENS APARTMENT – DAY
Kalen is talking on the phone with Von
in the living room on the sofa.
KALEN
Yeah well when will we be ready to go then? Six months? Six months then. Well I have the magazine
photo journalism gig but I guess I could squeeze this in. I mean it’s only anti gravity hover craft
automobile assembly line design of course we’ll hardly need any time from me at
all for this! Hello? Hello?? Von?? Are
you there?? Yes yes of course I’m joking!
What is with everyone today? Yes I have to go too any way sounds interesting
I’m there. Alright? I’m there all the way for you guys remember
that.
He hangs up the phone.
I don’t know if I can handle any more of this being so in demand.
He cranks his camera looks through the lens snaps an indoor photo and
gets ready to head out of the apartment.
CUT TO:
INT THE LUNA MAGAZINE OFFICE – DAY
Kalen sits with Adam at his desk they
discuss his future with the magazine.
ADAM
So you say you’ll be inventing anti gravity hover car technology and may
need some time off? You free lance here!
how much time off?!
KALEN
No idea! However I did not want
to leave you in a bind of any kind if you need me!
ADAM
Well are you quitting?
KALEN
No sir! It’s not like that! I
love the job! I just have no idea how
much time this will take.
ADAM
Well your life sounds exciting we’ll just have your job ready for you
whenever you need it what else? I
mean you’re really happening now!
KALEN
Oh thank god sir! Thank you! I didn't want to lose this place!
ADAM
Are you kidding? We have an in
for the scoop of the century anti gravity cars!
You’re staying!
KALEN
Alright sir.
He stands up shakes Adams hand and leaves his office.
ADAM
See you later kid!
Kalen leaves the office relieved to still have magazine fame on his
resume.
CUT TO:
EXT. THE SQUARE - DAY
Tobias is sitting in the square reading
the paper. The woman sits down beside
him in a hat and sunglasses and a black thin trench coat black boots.
WOMAN
So you have it?
TOBIAS
Well Andreus and Von balked but I got it out of them here plans of
Golden City all there for the next 10 years.
WOMAN
Well thank you Tobias.
TOBIAS
Are you coming back? You look
like her.
WOMAN
I…let me look at this first.
He holds her hand.
TOBIAS
(Whispering intimately) it is spectacular.
WOMAN
Alright I’ll have a look.
She smiles gets up and departs quickly he watches
after softly her then resumes to read.
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INT. KALEN’S APARTMENT – NIGHT
Kalen is opening an envelope it is black
he takes out a gold card he reads it and smiles.
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Kalen checks his appearance he is in a
grey suit he wipes his shoes with a polish cloth once and check s his
hair. He approves of his appearance
briefly and grabs his keys heading out of his apartment. He locks it and heads
down the hall to Osley’s apartment. He
rings the door bell and Osley looks through the peep hole. He opens the door.
OSLEY
It worked. Come in. I ordered a case of it from Switzerland.
KALEN
Sure.
Osley leads him through the apartment to a room he opens a door and
Kalen looks in. The room is all white
with royal like wall paper and crown mouldings miniature white velvet furniture
with gold leaf legs and finally the cat is sitting on an antique white mini day
bed looking at them.
Where’s all his fur?
OSLEY
It is an Egyptian breed very rare. Cost me a bloody fortune!
KALEN
Yes it is very hot in Egypt. Must
come in handy that nude look.
OSLEY
Yes. You cured him how can I thank you?
Wait I have this for you. A gift
certificate. It came to me strangely. I have no use for it at all.
Kalen opens another envelope that is gold with a gold card in it.
KALEN
This is not for you at all for you are too old to believe. You will argue and be difficult. Give it to
the kid next door he’ll know what to do with it. One One Star Diner menu entree with a drink is
presented to the bearer of this gift certificate. (Looking at him) how did you get this?
OSLEY
Some woman with blond hair and dark glasses handed it to me on my way in
yesterday.
KALEN
Mom!
OLSEY
Your mother?! She looks about
twenty five!
KALEN
30. Yeah that’s my mother. She’s an immortal.
OSLEY
You’re right I don’t believe it take the bloody dinner. I almost kept it
looks fabulous. One Star my ass.
KALEN
Well I guess we’ll be parting ways now Osley good evening.
OSLEY
Sure kid good evening.
KALEN
I realize this suit won’t do I have to change.
He walks out of the apartment and heads to his own.
