INT. POLICE HEADQUARTERS - EVENING
Phones ring and the office bustles with activity.
An OFFICER taps out six Advil into his palm and swallows them
with an energy drink. He is exhausted.
In his office is CAPTAIN RODIN, intensively studying some
reports.
LIEUTENANT REDDY knocks on the Captain's door. He holds up a
bag of baked goods and smiles.
The Captain smiles wearily.
Lieutenant Reddy sets the bag on the desk, leaves, then
returns with two tall coffees which he sets next to the bag
of pastries; closes the office door behind him and sits down.
The Captain smiles faintly as Lieutenant removes two
croissants, one chocolate, one plain, and sets them neatly on
the bag.
EXT. GRAUMAN'S CHINESE THEATRE - NIGHT
JOB, (early 30's) and his boyfriend COREY (late 20's), exit
the theatre amidst the late-night crowds of tourists, all
looking downward at the celebrity-made prints in the sidewalk
panels.
The marquee behind them reads "GRINDHOUSE".
COREY
You like it?
Job nods.
Beat.
JOB
Very much.
COREY
(chuckles)
You're glowing!
INT. JOB'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
JOB, (early 30's) pours boiling water from an electric kettle
into an heirloom mug.
His black cat, FANGS, races around the room, batting and
pouncing on a toy mouse.
Job carefully prepares a perfect cup of tea, then brings it
to his desk, where he sits in an antique, red leather chair.
He faces his computer. He brings up Final Draft.
He takes a moment to consider what to write.
From behind him, a voice speaks...
ANGEL
I know what you're gonna write
about.
INT. JOB'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
JOB, (early 30's) sits at his desk. A BLACK CAT is curled in
his lap.
He's listening to music on shuffle; a new song playing every
few minutes or so. Currently playing is an early song by
Front 242 from their album "Geography", located in the
Gothic/Industrial section of Amoeba Music.
He's typing out his latest blog, in screenplay format.
In the time it takes him to describe the music that's
playing, it switches to a track from Clinic's latest effort,
"Visitations"; an album he is still exploring and enjoying,
though it doesn't immediately rock his world like their
impish, catchy and pithy album "Walking With Thee", located
in the Rock/Pop section of Amoeba Music; an album which
samples one of his heroes, Laurie Anderson, also found in
that section.
EXT. SUNSET BLVD. - DAY
JOB, (early 30's) wearing jeans and a T-shirt reading
"World's Best Grandpa", walks down the bustling street.
Everyone he passes is talking on a cell phone.
His phone starts ringing.
He fishes it out of his back pocket.
JOB
Hello?
VOICE (V.O.)
Spare some change?
JOB
What?
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