The fourth scene opens in a fancy Newport restaurant. Kirsten is sitting by herself, constantly checking her watch and appears as if she is waiting for someone who is late. All of a sudden a smile appears on her face as she sees someone walk in. That person walks over to her table. When the camera pans up, it is Jimmy.
Jimmy: What are you doing dining alone?
Kirsten: I'm not supposed to be. You?
Jimmy: (He laughs.) Oh, I'm supposed to be. My parents ditched my along with my daughter to spend some quality grandparents/granddaughter bonding time together, so here I am eating alone on a Friday night. I assume you're meeting Sandy here.
Kirsten: Well, he was supposed to meet me fifteen minutes ago, but here I am, talking with you with no husband in site.
Jimmy: And where's Zoe?
Kirsten: It seems as if daughters ditching their parents is a theme for this evening. She went to a friend's house instead of coming out to eat with me.
Jimmy: Have you tried Sandy's cell phone?
Kirsten: No. (He motions his head to tell her to do it. She opens her purse and takes her cell phone out, dials it, and waits to see if Sandy picks up. She gets his voice mail and snaps the phone shut in anger.)
Jimmy: Voicemail?
Kirsten: Went straight to it, which means he either has his phone shut off or he let it die again. (Jimmy gives her a questioning look.) Sandy's not the best with modern technology. I'd say at least once a week he forgets to charge his phone and it dies, and of course it's when I need to reach him. (Jimmy laugh.) Hey, it's not funny!
Jimmy: Oh come on Kirsten, admit it, it's a little bit funny. (She slowly gives in and smiles slightly.) There, that's better, and I'm sure he's probably just stuck in traffic.
Kirsten: I doubt it.
Jimmy: What do you mean?
Kirsten: He's been late every night this week.
Jimmy: Where's he coming from? I'll call a local radio station and get a traffic report.
Kirsten: LA, and don't worry about it although I appreciate the offer. If he's stuck in a traffic jam, he should have called to tell me that, but he probably forgot about our date tonight and is still at the office.
Jimmy: What's he doing in LA? I don't know Sandy that well, but I never pictured him as a LA man?
Kirsten: (She laughs.) Oh, he's not. He frequently refers to the city as the place that will steal your soul, but he works there now as the new assistant district attorney.
Jimmy: He switched sides; the brilliant defense lawyer is now working for the government? I don't believe it!
Kirsten: You're not the only one who was surprised. When he told me he was taking the job, I was shocked.
Jimmy: Well, how did this all come about?
Kirsten: After he quit, he never said anything but I think it bothered him to be unemployed, and then he got involved in this undercover set up…
Jimmy: Really! How did that happen? (Jimmy is enthralled and interested in the story while Kirsten, because it has to do with Marissa is hesitant to tell him.)
Kirsten: I can't say much because the trial is still pending, but there was someone being sexually harassed and threatened, they came to Sandy, and he worked with the police to set the guy up to bust him.
Jimmy: Now that sounds like fun!
Kirsten: I think that's what Sandy thought, and the police officers enjoyed working with him, and the DA knew his reputation and took a liking to him, and that day he offered him a job right on the spot. Obviously, Sandy took it, but now I'm not sure how well it's going to work out.
Jimmy: What do you mean?
Kirsten: You don't know Sandy that well, but I'm sure my Dad has made numerous comments. (Jimmy smiles, acknowledging that what Kirsten said was correct.) Sandy is an idealist with a big heart that wants to help every down and out kid…
Jimmy: People like Ryan?
Kirsten: Yeah, and he wants to bring down every corporate criminal….
Jimmy: People like your father?
Kirsten: Exactly, and we all know that the government does not always feel the same way, and I can only imagine what's going to happen the first time a situation comes up where they try to railroad a kid into prison or let a wealthy business man slide, Sandy will hit the roof, but he's also stubborn, proud, and sick of switching jobs, so he'll probably be vary of quitting even if he's unhappy.
Jimmy: Did you talk to him about this?
Kirsten: I couldn't bring myself to do it. He was so excited about the new job when he told me, but I fear he went into it with blinders on, that he thinks it will be like the sting operation he helped with a couple of weeks ago.
Jimmy: You'll just have to be there to support him and offer advice and love if things go badly.
Kirsten: I know, and I will, but it's frustrating to watch him bury himself in his work when I don't think it'll pan out.
Jimmy: Why do you think he's putting in so many late hours?
Kirsten: He's the new guy who feels he has to prove himself, wants to fit in with all the other guys, and he also has a long commute everyday.
Jimmy: I don't see why he would feel as if he has to prove himself. He has quite the reputation that precedes him where ever he goes; he's probably more qualified than any other guys in that office and he's definitely over-qualified for the ADA position.
Kirsten: I know that, you know that, and so does Sandy, but I also know he wants his co-workers to realize it, too.
Jimmy: So here you are, stood up by your husband and still worrying about him.
Kirsten: Oh, I'm more than just worried about him; I'm worried about us but please don't tell any of this to my father. I know what he's been up to lately, we both do, and I know that you're not going to try anything, but still he does not need any more ammunition than he already has. He's been trying to break us up for years, and it's not going to happen, but I just have this feeling that Sandy and I are entering into an unsteady portion of our marriage, something we haven't had since Ryan came into our lives.
Jimmy: You guys will be fine.
Kirsten: I know, eventually, but I'm still not looking forward to this, especially for Zoe's sake. She's used to her father being around all the time, and I don't know how this new job will affect her. I have a feeling there's going to be a lot of mother/daughter bonding time on the books soon, not only to distract her from missing her father, but also to distract me from missing my husband. That's enough about me though. Why don't you join me for dinner since you're alone and it looks as if I've been stood up, something that seems to be a trend this week.
Jimmy: What do you mean?
Kirsten: Oh your soon to be ex-wife, whom I've been assigned to help throw an engagement party for Seth and Summer so she can start her new business as a party planner, never showed up to our meeting yesterday afternoon.
Jimmy: Really? I take it this was Caleb's idea?
Kirsten: How did you guess? I still don't understand what my Dad sees in her, no offense.
Jimmy: None taken; I've been trying to get him to dump her since he started seeing her in the first place, but he's stubborn.
Kirsten: I'd never noticed. (She laughs.)
Jimmy: At least he's starting to listen to me.
Kirsten: What do you mean? Is he really considering dropping her?
Jimmy: I don't know about that, but he does have me investigating her past and trying to figure out what she's up to right now.
Kirsten: Have you found anything?
Jimmy: You know I can't tell you that.
Kirsten: Oh come on, Jimmy, she's after my Father and his money, which means his company which just happens to be my company as well and my children's inheritance.
Jimmy: I'll tell you this much, okay; I don't know what's she's up to, but she's up to something, and I'm going to do everything I can to figure it out and stop her, because, as you said the Newport Group is your kids' inheritance, and since one of them is seriously involved with my daughter, Julie's also messing with what might be Marissa's future.
Kirsten: Oh, I would bet on it that Ryan and the Newport Group will be Marissa's future. Ryan will run that company. Don't get me wrong, I love Seth more than anything, but Ryan is my son. He's so much like me, his love architecture and business, and I know that he'll be able to take the Newport Group to places my father never even dreamed about, but I somehow have to keep my Dad from ruining the company, from Julie bankrupting it, and convince Ryan that he should work there.
Jimmy: What do you mean; why doesn't Ryan want to work for you?
Kirsten: He thinks that it's a charity job offer, that he'd only be getting it because he's my son, but he's entirely wrong Jimmy. He's so talented! (When she starts to speak of Ryan, a smile lights up her face and it is evident that she is extremely proud of him.) You should see some of his designs. I just saw one that he finished for Marissa…
Jimmy: What do you mean?
Kirsten: (She slaps her hand over her mouth and her face turns red.) I wasn't going to tell anyone about that.
Jimmy: Too late now. Spill.
Kirsten: Well, he doesn't know that I saw it, but I stumbled across a blueprint in the poolhouse when I was cleaning up this week, I assume they left it here on purpose so Seth or Summer wouldn't find it, but it was labeled Marissa's house, and it was amazing.
Jimmy: He's building her a house.
Kirsten: I don't think so, at least not yet.
Jimmy: Wow, so they're really serious.
Kirsten: I'd expect a proposal by the end of the year if I were you.
Jimmy: Really?
Kirsten: Oh Jimmy, they are so much in love, and to watch them together, it's just amazing. I was beginning to wonder if Ryan would ever fall in love let alone date, but then we met Marissa and we all knew that she was it, she was the one he was supposed to be with.
Jimmy: My little girl's in love….with your son! I still can't believe it!
Kirsten: (She laughs.) I know what you mean.
Jimmy: So, what did they do for Valentine's Day?
Kirsten: They took Zoe out with them to dinner and a movie so that she wouldn't have to go to the party, and then Summer and Seth took care of her later that night so they could be alone. I think they went to the beach for a while, that's where they met, and then just went home, simple but romantic in their own way.
Jimmy: And what did they give each other?
Kirsten: I know two of the things that Ryan gave her, but I know nothing of what she gave him. Seth and Summer tried to pry information out of them, but they didn't budge. I do know that they agreed that neither could spend money on the presents which I just loved.
Jimmy: So, what did he get her!
Kirsten: (She smiles before she speaks.) The only reason I know this is because he asked permission. Of course she already has keys to their apartment, but he also wanted her to have keys to the house and the poolhouse, because, as he said, it is his home which means it's her home as well. So, after I said of course he could give her keys, he made copies for her and put them in jewelry boxes for her.
Jimmy: That's pretty sweet.
Kirsten: Ryan's like that. He tries to keep his edgy image, but it started to disappear when Zoe was born, and now that Marissa is in his life, it's completely gone. He's so romantic sometimes, unlike his brother and father, but he'd never admit it. (Jimmy laughs but then becomes solemn.)
Jimmy: So at this point in our lives, you're more like family to my daughter than I am.
Kirsten: I'm sorry….I don't know what to say, Jimmy, but yeah, Marissa is a part of our family, a large part, and as time goes on, she's just becoming more and more important to us. It's as if she belonged there the entire time and we never realized we were missing a piece of the puzzle. (He smiles.)
Jimmy: I'm glad she finally has people who love and support her the way she deserves, and she sounds so happy.
Kirsten: She just glows, and she's constantly smiling and laughing. She's so happy, it's infectious. I hate it when the kids don't come home on the weekends, I miss them so much.
Jimmy: And since you're here, I take it they're in LA this weekend?
Kirsten: Ryan has an extremely large and important project due Monday so they couldn't come home.
Jimmy: I'm sorry; I can see how disappointed you are.
Kirsten: Oh, it's okay, I understand why they can't be here, but they'll be back, after graduation. I don't care what I have to do; they will live close to me! Now, how about we order; I'm famished!
Jimmy: (Jimmy laughs as he motions the waiter over.) Good idea, and if we discuss work briefly, we might be able to write this off as a business dinner and charge it to your father's personal account. (This time they laugh together.)
Kirsten: Perfect! After all the stunts he's pulled lately, he owes me more than a good meal, but that's a start at least. (The camera leaves them and goes to Ryan, Marissa, Seth, and Summer's apartment, but Ryan is not there and sitting in his spot is Branning. He has just gotten there, and they are all sitting around talking.)
Seth: So Branning, welcome to Casa de la Cohen.
Summer: Excuse me, Cohen!
Seth: Sorry, welcome to Casa de la Atwood, Cohen, Cooper, and Roberts.
Summer: Better, but why was my name last, Hm?
Seth: Ah, alphabetical order, ever heard of it before?
Summer: I wasn't born yesterday Cohen, but it would be nice if you went backwards once so that I could be first.
Seth: I wasn't first, and besides soon you'll be a Cohen, too.
Branning: So what's on the agenda tonight? Are we going out clubbing? I just heard of this new one that opened down town that's supposed to have the best dance music ever.
Seth: I've been known to cut a rug myself.
Summer: Ew Cohen, how lame can you get? Who says stuff like that?
Seth: Okay, listen, while all you cool kids hung out in high school, I was stuck at home partying with the Sandy and the Kirsten, and they say things like that, especially my Dad, and I'm sorry, but it rubbed off!
Branning: (He, along with Summer, laugh at Seth's explanation.) Well, Seth's in; what about you Summer?
Summer: I don't know. (She signals over to Marissa by tilting her head.)
Branning: Miss Marissa, where are you? You haven't said a thing since I got here.
Marissa: Sorry, but I'm just not in that good of a mood.
Branning: Still tore up over the temporary loss of tight cheeks?
Seth: Whoa! You did not just….oh I have been permanently scarred for life. (He slumps down in his seat, Summer laughs at him, and Branning just looks on confused.)
Branning: What? Are you telling me that you've never notices how good looking and fit your brother is; are you blind boy? (Seth just slumps down further and covers his ears in an attempt to block Branning out. Meanwhile, Branning turns back to Marissa.) Now Missy, what is this all about?
Marissa: I just miss him, and I definitely do not want to go dancing. I thought you guys said that we'd just spend a quiet night in, order pizza and watch movies?
Summer: And we did, so that's what we will do. We'll all go clubbing next weekend when Chino can go with us. (Marissa thinks about this and a smile slowly appears on her face. The more she thinks, the bigger the smile gets, and it does not go unnoticed by Branning and Summer.) Coop, what's the silly grin for?
Marissa: (Her face turns a deep shade of red.) Ah, nothing.
Branning: Oh my God, you just had a fantasy about him didn't you? You were just imagining what it would be like to dance with him in a hot sweaty club, your bodies gyrating together creating heat and sexual tension so powerful you wanted to take his body right there and ravage him! (At this point, Seth jumps up and runs out of the room. His door is heard slamming, and music starts to blare. Summer stands up to go after him.)
Summer: Hey Branning, I know that we see the humor in teasing Marissa about this and that we can sit and talk about Chino's assets and enjoy ourselves, but think about from Seth's point of view. It would be like someone talking about your sister having sex right in front of you. (Branning makes a disgusted face and his smile disappears.) Yep, I think you have a visual, so I'll leave you with that while I go convince Cohen to rejoin us. Be right back. (With that she goes off and leaves Branning and Marissa sitting together.)
Branning: I'm sorry.
Marissa: Oh, don't worry about it; trust me, it doesn't bother me at all to talk about Ryan or his body or…being with him, and to be honest, it makes me feel better, because then it feels as if he's closer.
Branning: But his project will be over soon, right?
Marissa: He turns it in on Monday, and he's working late tonight and tomorrow night so that we'll be able to spend all day Sunday together catching up for lost time.
Branning: See, there you go, something to look forward to.
Marissa: (She smiles.) You're right, and I know that how I am acting is ridiculous, but I miss him, and not just sleeping with him. I miss talking to him, I miss him holding me in his arms to make me feel safe and protected, I miss laughing with him, and I miss just being with him.
Branning: Do you know how in love you sound right now? (She smiles again.) It's really quite disgusting. (She laughs now, the first time since Branning got there.)
Marissa: Thanks, Branning, that's really nice of you to say that.
Branning: Well it got you to smile, and I was missing those teeth. (She laughs again.)
Marissa: So that's why you talk to me, you're in love with my teeth.
Branning: If your teeth were in a gorgeous man's body, then yes I would be in love with them. (She shakes her head, and Seth and Summer reappear from their bedroom and sit down at the table.) Sorry about before Seth. I'll keep my inappropriate comments about your brother to myself until I get alone time with your women here.
Summer: What did you just say? We are not his women!
Seth: Actually, Summer, my polished Prada princess, technically you will soon be my woman.
Summer: Shut it Cohen, and you, Branning, I thought you were one of us, I thought you were on our side!
Branning: I don't think Seth would appreciate me calling myself one of his women, and although I find him yummy…
Seth: You do, but I thought you liked Ryan? (Summer stares at her fiancée, Marissa is back lost in her thoughts, and Branning laughs.)
Branning: Ah ha, so the truth is revealed! The reason you didn't like me talking about Ryan was because you were jealous of the attention!
Seth: What, me, please, I was so not jealous!
Summer: Yes you were Cohen, I can't believe this! You are so vain!
Seth: Can we just change the subject, please?
Summer: No, we can't; can you believe this, Coop? (Marissa does not respond.) Coop!
Marissa: Hm?
Summer: Where are you right now?
Branning: Same place she was before, Ryanville.
Summer: Ugh, I can't take this anymore! Seriously, if Cohen here had a project which made it so that I barely had to see him all week, I'd be thankful, living it up with my friends, and celebrating my freedom, but you, you're barely alive, moping around constantly, sad and distant! Snap out of it, Coop!
Seth: That sure makes me feel good about our relationship, Summer. Glad to find out what you really think about your fiancée.
Summer: Stop over reacting Cohen, I'm just trying to make a point. This is ridiculous. Chino would not want her acting like this, and it's depressing.
Seth: I know how to get her mind off of it for a while and to make her smile.
Summer: What?
Seth: A little Seth/Marissa time.
Summer: Please, like Marissa would want that, because we all know what anyone gets when they have bonding time with you, Playstation and endless, mindless talk about you, your ideas, your likes and dislikes, and whiny music in the background.
Seth: Yeah, and Marissa likes spending time with me.
Summer: Since when?
Seth: Since yesterday. When we got back to the apartment, remember she wasn't feeling well, we ended up Playstationing it and talking the afternoon away. It was fun, and she smiled and laughed the whole time.
Branning: Marissa, you like playing video games.
Marissa: I'd never done it before, but it was fun. What do you say, Summer, a little of the ninja game, you and me vs. Seth and Branning?
Summer: No! Cohen, what did you do to my best friend?
Seth: Nothing, I thought you would be happy that we were getting to know each other better.
Summer: Fine, if this is the way you want to play it, I guess I'll just have to start hanging out with Chino now and take him away from you.
Seth: I didn't take Marissa away from you, and besides, what would you and Ryan do together. He doesn't shop, he doesn't tan, he doesn't gossip, he doesn't go to spas, and he doesn't get his nails done.
Summer: Remember my boxing bag I use when you piss me off? I guess we could go to the gym and he could introduce me to all of his muscular weight lighting friends.
Seth: You know Summer, he offered to buy me a membership to his gym, so I guess I could take him up on the offer if you decide to go.
Summer: Ugh, yeah right Cohen. I can see the headlines right now. Skinny Jewish boy dies at gym when he drops his five pound dumbbell on his head! (Branning laughs at their playful flirting, Marissa is back to ignoring them, Summer is angry and just staring at Seth waiting for his sarcastic retort, which just happens to be a fake laugh.)
Seth: You want to hear an even better headline, short, rage blackout prone girl dies at gym by choking on her own saliva while watching guys she couldn't get even if she wanted to!
Summer: Is that a challenge, Cohen!
Seth: Nope, just the truth!
Branning: Hey you two, I'm sorry to interrupt your foreplay, because I was really enjoying the show, you're quiet funny, have you ever thought of performing live for an audience? (Seth and Summer both turn to look at him confused.) No, well, you should, but anyway, we have a level ten emergency on our hands.
Summer: What? (Branning motions to Marissa who now is lying down on the table head resting on her arms.) Coop, honey, what's wrong? (Summer goes over to her and rubs her back supportively.)
Marissa: (When she sits up, she looks as if she is about to cry, but instead she laughs.) Nothing, don't worry about it, you know me, just upset that I can't see Ryan right now.
Summer: Why can't you!
Marissa: Sum, you know that's he working on his project right now at the library.
Summer: So, he needs to eat sometime, and he never said you couldn't stop in and see him. Take him some pizza and surprise him.
Marissa: You think I should?
Seth: Sure, just don't take too much of the pizza, because I'm famished.
Summer: Cohen!
Seth: (When he speaks, his done is dejected and depressed.) Take as much pizza as you want.
Branning: Go! We'll be fine without you. We'll eat, start the movie, and besides, it's not as if you've been good company this past week anyway. Maybe if you go and see him, when you come back you'll be a little more fun.
Marissa: I'm sorry I've been so moody lately, but I think you're right. I'll go and see him. (She stands up and starts to walk towards her bedroom, but stops and goes back to the table.) Hey Sum, do you care if I borrow some clothes? (Summer and Branning look at her suspiciously, but don't say anything.)
Summer: Sure. (Marissa smiles a large, genuine smile and bounces off towards Summer and Seth's room.)
Branning: What is that girl up to?
Summer: I don't know, but by the look on her face, I don't think I'm going to want the outfit back for a long time!
Seth: What?
Summer: Cohen, do you ever pay attention?
Seth: Yeah. Marissa's taking my pizza to Ryan to surprise him with dinner so she can see him at the library while he works with the other blueprint drawing nerds on their project.
Summer: And what would she need to borrow clothes for?
Seth: Because she doesn't have a lot of clothes and she's bored with all of hers, or maybe because she needs to do laundry and she's out of clean shirts. I don't know.
Summer: And did you see that smile on her face when she went into our room?
Seth: Yeah, she looked happy.
Branning: She looked like she was up to no good.
Seth: What are you two implying? (Summer and Branning exchange looks which Seth notices.) Whoa! You don't think that she would….at the library….Marissa and Ryan…..with all those books!
Branning: Well, she is an English major and a writer, maybe all those books are a turn on for her. (Summer and Seth both laugh.)
Seth: Well this has definitely made me see the Purple Passage Princess in a whole different light! Maybe I should change her name to the Purple Passage Porn Star!
Summer: Cohen, what are you talking about?
Seth: Oh, didn't I tell you, I came up with Marissa's personality for Atomic County. (Summer notices Branning's confused expression.)
Summer: My freaky fiancée is a comic book nerd who just happened to design his own comic book, which he called Atomic County, and he submitted it to be published, but the editors thought that it needed another core character, someone for Kid Chino, that's Ryan's character, to date. I guess Cohen has decided that Marissa gets a character now, too, which means, he'll be trying to submit his comic book again, won't you?
Seth: Not for a while. I have a lot of drawing to do and many, many storyline revisions to work out.
Summer: Just get it over with before the wedding, deal?
Seth: You have my word Summer. So Branning, would you like to be apart of comic book history and have a character in the best one ever written?
Summer: Aren't we jumping the gun here a little bit, Cohen? How do you know that they'll like this version any better than they did the last one?
Seth: Because they will, because it's going to be awesome! So what about it Branning, do you want to enter into the world of graphic novels?
Branning: Now graphic do they get, (When he says this, he raises his eyebrows.) and more importantly, who am I going to be going graphic with? (Summer is rolling with laugher, but it takes Seth a moment to understand what he is saying. When he does, his face falls open in shock.)
Seth: Uh, I'm, um, but, well, I don't, see, it's, ugh…..No. Nevermind, offer withdrawn from the table! (Summer and Branning laugh even more at his reaction, but their fun is interrupted by a newly returned Marissa. All they can tell that she is wearing is a long trench coat with high black stilettos. Her hair is up in a bun and her makeup is very dark and sultry)
Summer: So Coop are you running off to join a gang of sexy assassins?
Seth: This totally might work for your costume! (Marissa goes into the kitchen to get the pizza.)
Summer: What? I have to wear a skimpy leather Minnie and bustier with knee high leather boots, fish net stockings, a cat mask, and a whip, and you're going to let her wear a trench coat and high heals and that's it!
Seth: We need the two characters to be different Summer, and besides, she'd sometimes take off the coat and her outfit would be more revealing then, but think about it, do you really think Ryan would let me dress her too seductive?
Summer: Fine, but we'll talk about this later, brainstorm about what she'll wear underneath the coat!
Seth: Good, you know I always value your wardrobe input.
Branning: You two can go ahead and contemplate what she'll wear in the comic, but I'm more curious as to what she has on underneath the trench coat now? (Marissa reappears with the food packed in a basket.)
Marissa: And that is one thing you'll never see, but as a clue, I'll tell you this. Don't wait up! (With that, she spins around, looks over her shoulder and tosses them a smile, before laughing and walking out of the apartment.)
Seth: Ryan is so getting lucky tonight and doing it in an exotic locale! (Summer hits Seth on his arm.) What!
Summer: Why don't you ever spend all your time at the library so I can do this to you!
Seth: You hate the library!
Summer: So, it'd still be fun to dress up like Coop just did and surprise with you hot, wild, passionate sex!
Seth: Fine, let's go now! We can be there in a matter of minutes.
Branning: And what am I supposed to do, come and watch, no thank you! (Summer and Seth both realize how ridiculous they were sounding and start to laugh with Branning.)
Summer: Ugh, I'm sick of sitting here. Can we eat now?
Seth: Finally! I've been waiting for those four magical words since the food arrived! I'll grab the pizza and the drinks, you two grab the DVDs and then we'll all pick one when I get in the living room. (All three stand up and go their respective distances. The camera leaves them and goes into a car. Trey is there sitting with a mysterious man. The radio is on in the background of the car, which is in bad shape, and it is on a station which plays classic rock music. The song that is playing while they talk is Nirvana's "Lake of Fire". They are watching the apartment building that the four friends live in. The other person is older than Trey, probably in his late forties.)
Man: So are you ready, is everything set?
Trey: I wish we could wait. I didn't want to do this when they were home. They'll be going to Newport again in a couple of weeks, why can't we just wait till then?
Man: Because I'm sick of waiting, and besides, it might be better to have someone there to get the message across that we want to send. What about the sister? Has she given you any more information?
Trey: Dead end.
Man: So I take it that's over with then?
Trey: What? Why would I end it with her, she's hot.
Man: I don't like it; it makes you vulnerable.
Trey: Oh get off my back. You don't get to tell me what I do with my life.
Man: Watch it, Trey! Wait, did you just see that?
Trey: That was here, wasn't it; that was Marissa?
Man: In the flesh.
Trey: She's even better looking in person than she is in the picture I saw of her.
Man: You're telling me, and the other guy's girlfriend…
Trey: I think they're engaged.
Man: I don't know what they are, but she's hot, too. It's too bad you won't let us….
Trey: No, none of that. I've never stooped that low before, I don't intend to now.
Man: It'd be fun, and I'd even let you have the pick between them.
Trey: I said no! This is between Ryan and us, not them.
Man: Fine, but don't tell me you wouldn't love to…
Trey: Drop it! Where do you think she's going?
Man: He never came home yet tonight, and he left early this morning. She's dressed pretty fancy; maybe she's meeting him somewhere.
Trey: Anything interesting been happening this week?
Man: Yeah, he hasn't been around much. Looks like he's leaving early and getting back late, probably some school project, because he's always lugging a bunch of bags, books, and papers around with him.
Trey: Which means he might not be around when we…
Man: Exactly, and I really didn't want to have to fight him off, so we'll just have to contend with the two girls and that scrawny kid.
Trey: His brother.
Man: Is that what he calls him?
Trey: Yep.
Man: He won't be a problem.
Trey: If anything happens, you know how to reach me?
Man: I'm not an idiot, so you better quit the attitude with me, do you understand!
Trey: Just call my cell, okay; I'm not in the mood to fight with you.
Man: Then don't piss me off, Trey!
Trey: I've gotta go. Here. (He hands him a twenty.) Get yourself a decent meal, order a pizza. (The man takes the money but does not say anything.) And no booze; I need you sober and without a hangover. (The guy doesn't say anything and Trey gets out of the car and slams the door shut, walking to his own car which is parked down the road. The camera fades away as Trey walks down the street and goes black.)
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