'Crime Crackers' Episode 19

 

4.4.1

OUTSIDE

FX THEME PARK ATMOS

 

JADE Ok, I'm wearing the stupid t. shirt, what do you want me to do next?

SAB (D) Not so fast girly-girl. First I'm going to play a little game of cat and mouse, want to make sure you're not being followed.

JADE Can't you just tell me where to drop the money so this thing can be over?

SAB (D) Quiet down red, I'm tired of all your talking, for once I'll be talking and you'll be doing the listening. First go to the Cork Screw and get in line, you're going for a little ride.

JADE Can't you just send me on some of the kiddie rides?

SAB (D) I tell you what to do and you follow my instructions, it only takes one push of a small button and this whole park will go sky high, you wouldn't want that on you conscious now would you?

JADE Ok, ok.

SAB (D) Glad we're thinking alike.

WORKER Step right up folks for the ride of your life, dare you ride the death defying Cork Screw, the ride with the most loop the loops in Europe. (BEAT) You there young lady, you look like you're up for a good time!

FX SEVERAL DIFFERENT ROLLER COASTER ATMOS'.

SAB (D) Enjoying the ride?

JADE (OUT OF BREATH) I have never felt so sick in my whole life. How many more are you going to send me on?

SAB (D) What's the matter not having fun? Come on red, this is one of the biggest and best parks in the country, how can you not be enjoying yourself?

JADE I told you; one thing I hate more than being ordered around by a blackmailer is roller coasters, after this I don't think I'll ever go near a theme park again.
4.4.2

FX THEME PARK ATMOS FADE TO OFFICE

DEVON How much longer is this going to take? I want this whole thing put to bed by the end of the day; I have hordes of press descending on the park tomorrow I need this sorted.

LAVINIA This is completely out of our hands Devon. I've sent Sting out to see if he can find anything but apart from that; it's a waiting game.

DEVON Patience has never been one of my virtues.

LAVINIA Why didn't you want the police involved?

DEVON Pardon?

LAVINIA Why no police and what was the comment you made to Jade about hating blackmailers?

DEVON Family history, it's all in the past and doesn't need dragging up; Drew had a rough time.

LAVINIA What did she do?

DEVON She was a bit of a wild child but like I said; it's in the past but when Drew was a teenager she…

FX PHONE RINGS

DEVON Yeah what? (BEAT) It's him.

 

FX PUTS PHONE ON SPEAKER

 

SAB (D) You have no idea how much fun it is making you squirm Devon. Now to make things a little more fun, remember the explosives we were talking about, well I've armed them now, and it's a shame you didn't look under your very own noses; it's hooked up to your girl and I have the only detonator right here, so no funny ideas.

FX BEEPING SOUND OF BOMB, PHONE GOES DEAD

LAVINIA Ok, I've thought calmly and carefully about the situation and have decided that we're not going to tell her.

STING What?

LAVINIA By the time she gets back and the job will be done, there's no sense in telling her.

STING But as long as the wires with us we're in some kind of danger cos he still has the detonator.

LAVINIA All we can hope that he keeps his end of the bargain and defuses the bomb.

STING Doesn't all this seem a little easy to you?

LAVINIA What do you mean?

STING Blackmailer demands money, gets money and disappears into the sunset, what about us always getting our man?

FX STATIC FROM WALKIE TALKIE

NAZ Can you guys hear me?

STING Go-ahead Naz, what's going on?

NAZ Jade's made the drop and is on her way back to meet me, then I'll bring her up.

STING Ok mate, we'll be waiting.

FX WALKIE TALKIE CLICKS OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.4.3

JADE I can't wait to get this thing off; it's been beeping in my ear all afternoon.

NAZ Maybe there's some kind of fault on it or something pass it here. Didn't you notice that flash red light earlier?

JADE Why would it be doing that?

NAZ You don't think it could be…?

JADE No it couldn't (BEAT) could it?

TOGETH. A BOMB!!!

FX RUN DOWN CORRIDOR, BURST THROUGH OFFICE DOOR, BEEPING CONT.

STING What's going on?

N & J It's a bomb?

STING What is?

N & J The wire!

JADE I've been walking around a theme park with a bomb stuck in my ear!

STING Stop, just calm down.

N & J What do you mean calm down?

STING We knew ok.

JADE You knew and you just let me carry on down there, I could have been killed!

FX BEEPING STOPS

NAZ Guys Shh, listen, (BEAT) The beeping's stopped.

STING He's disarmed the bomb.

JADE Does that mean it's over?

STING I guess so; he's got his money and the bombs disarmed…it's over.

JADE Another case put neatly to bed; good work my friends!

FX PHONES RINGS, CONVERSATION CAN BE HEARD THROUGH THE PHONE.

SAB (D) Think you're clever?

JADE What are you talking about? I did what you asked me

SAB (D) Don't play dumb; the money's marked, I tapped into Devon's bank and serial numbers are marked, this money's useless.

JADE We didn't have anything to do with it.

SAB (D) I'm tired of playing games with you people, I'm going to give you a reminder of how vulnerable you are; there's another bomb in the park; enjoy the ride.

FX PHONE GOES DEAD

STING I knew it was too easy.

 

 

 

FADE