Wine Mama (13) - Fur Balls and Mayhem

 Kirk Carter@ WGA Copyright 2013

WINE MAMA (13)

FUR BALLS AND MAYHEM

EXT HUDSON VINEYARDS-FRONT STREET-4 A.M.

BRIAN DRIVES UP SEEING BARRAGE OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES, ANIMAL CONTROL, CORONER'S OFFICE, SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ATF

BRIAN TO HIMSELF

"What the fuck is all this?"

PULLING UP, HE HAS TO GO THROUGH YELLOW POLICE TAPE, OFFICER ATTEMPTING TO CHASE HIM DOWN

ROGUE OFFICER

"Sir, sir, sir...stop right there, we are in the middle of a criminal investigation, you are not allowed in here!"

BRIAN STOPS FROZEN, SEEING OFFICERS DRAWN SERVICE WEAPON

BRIAN

"Don't tell me I can't go to my vineyard, this is mine...it belongs to me understand?"

ROGUE OFFICER

"Sir, I still need to see some form of identification before I can allow you to go any further, do you understand?"

BRIAN REACHES INTO WALLET, STARTS TO PULL OUT LICENSE, THEN STOPS AND HANDS WHOLE WALLET TO OFFICER

BRIAN

"Here...why don't you just hold on to this for me alright, as a matter of fact, why don't you lead the way for me...let's just make sure that Sandy's good, does that sound like a game plan or what?"

ROGUE OFFICER

"Okay sir, that works for me, just let me tell the Sarg what we're doing here, tell him we're coming up."

ROGUE OFFICER ON RADIO

ROGUE OFFICER

"Ah, come over this way, over here...it's pretty grizzly over there in front of the house!"

BRIAN

"Gees...what the hell happened out here...all I knew is that she was pretty upset over something...but this is serious!" 

ROGUE OFFICER

"I'm really not at liberty, but all I can say is we have a baby Bear down, she did give a brief statement, but we're still questioning, we're not sure why Miss Hudson felt the need to destroy a protected species, I really have no other details sir."

BRIAN

"That's it?"

ROGUE OFFICER 

"Well, there was an intruder found dead by what appears to be a shotgun blast, and of course the guy we found half-eaten down by that truck down the street, but it's really too early to figure out just what happened, it's just too early!"

 WALKING UP TO WHAT'S LEFT OF SANDY'S FRONT DOOR, YELLOW TAPE ALL AROUND IT

ROGUE OFFICER 

"Sir, sir, we're going to have to go around to the back...the Misses is in there, the detectives are still working over here."

BRIAN LOOKING AROUND AT THE DOZENS OF PEOPLE WALKING AROUND TAKING PICTURES IN THE DARK OF NIGHT, FLASHES THROUGH THE FOREST

BRIAN

"What the hell happened here?"

LADY WALKS UP WEARING "FRIENDS OF BEAR'S" T-SHIRT AND CONFRONTS BRIAN

BEAR LADY

"Is this your property?"

BRIAN

"Well, partially...why?"

BEAR LADY

"you should be ashamed of yourself...guess you you were going to try to eat him and sell his paws to the Chinese or something too, you weirdo, you anti-Christ, what's next on your dinner plate...Bald Eagles...let me tell you what I'm..."

OFFICERS GRAB THE BEAR LADY AND HAND CUFF HER, PULLING HER BACKWARDS DOWN PATH TO AWAITING POLICE CRUISER

ROGUE OFFICER

"Sorry about that, but the whacks come out when this kind of thing happens, an innocent little Bear dies, Miss Hudson, her actions...she admitted to it, she did come clean..."

BRIAN

"Yea well, I appreciate that, but something else is going on here...where did the gun come from anyway...I'll tell you what, after I get in there to talk to her."

ROGUE OFFICER

"May I suggest that you just try to keep her calm until we finish our investigation?"

BRIAN

"Good idea...you got a deal, sir!"

GOING INTO BACK DOOR INTO THE LAUNDRY ATRIUM, HE REACHES OVER AND KNOCKS ON THE INTERNAL KITCHEN DOOR

SANDY

"Who's there?"

BRIAN

"It's me Brian, come on girl!"

SHE SCRAMBLES TO UNLOCK DOOR, THEY EMBRACE

SANDY

"Oh God, what did I do, where in the fuck have you been anyway..don't ever leave me alone like this, I'm am so pissed at you, I'm going to..."

BRIAN GENTLY PLACES HIS FINGER TO HER LIPS

BRIAN

"Look, listen to me...speak slowly, outline the story, let me hear you piece together the story so we can figure out what's going on here, okay?"

SANDY SHAKING

SANDY

"Okay Brian, I'm sorry, I'm so really sorry, sorry, I fucked up big this time, but do we have to talk about this now, I'm so stressed, I feel like I'm exploding, not now...please?"

BRIAN HAS BIG SMIRKED LOOK ON HIS FACE

BRIAN

"You can't be serious...we got what looks like seventy-five of Cali's best out there digging around...looking for ticks, fleas, abnormalities, hair samples, blood, shit, who knows what's hanging around out there, and you just wanna go fuck?"

LONG PAUSE, STARING AT EACH OTHER

SANDY

"It calms me down, it helps me focus...you do like me focused ..don't you?" 

BRIAN

"As a respected businessman, who has literally thrown all my available cash-crumbs to your estate...I just can't keep giving into to theses little internal desires you keep coming up with, I just can't okay...it's against my principles, to God, myself, and whoever is sitting up there in my spirit world...they're looking down on me, however...I do want to know why I'm standing here at five in the  morning, while half of Modesto is digging up our property?"

SANDY

"Well...you didn't call, I drank some..."

BRIAN

"Your not getting this are you?"

SANDY

"Well, I drank some wine, and when you didn't call I went to sleep...then that alarm thing went off, I looked and saw nothing on the screen, went back to sleep, then the alarm thing went off again, I looked, saw two guys coming up to the door, grabbed Frank's old shotgun, went to the door, cracked it, and told whoever was out there to leave the place immediately, then my ear almost gets blown off when one of them shot at my door, so I stick the barrel out the crack and returned fire, I couldn't tell who it was, but I could tell I hit someone...then all I know is I saw some other guy running out the front to the street, and so I just thought I'd do a warning shot to seal the deal, but then these all these Bear's start running out from the back of the property right as I shot, and I accidentally hit one of the cubs, so there...that's it!"

BRIAN PACING

  BRIAN

"So, what happened with the other guy, assuming they're were just two?"

SANDY

"They say that it seems that the big Mama Bear seemed to be taking revenge on this other guy...like I was out of shells, I couldn't do nothing, and I guess she caught up to his ass and ate him...that's really all I know!"

BRIAN

"Gee, thanks Sandy, it all starts to make sense now, man I need a drink...look, now all we have to do is figure out a motive to all this shit!"

SANDY

"For what?"

BRIAN

"We need to find out why these guys were trying to get on the property at two in the morning, and if they were acting alone...cause they're was intention to do something here, and I will bet you anything...they were coming here to either fuck you or fuck you up, take you down, take you away, maybe this had something to do with Frank...maybe he owed them money or something...I mean, come on...use your brains girl, think?"

SANDY

"But, I don't even know who these guys are...yet?"

BRIAN

"Well, I'm sure they...."

KNOCK ON DOOR, BRIAN OPENS IT

DETECTIVE SHELLY SMITH

"Yes sir...ah, I'm Detective Smith, just wanted to see if Miss Hudson would be available for a statement, we're just about finished out here, at least for the morning?"

SANDY

"Would it be possible to do this after lunch or something, cause I haven't slept, I'm groggy, and I would be a lot more clear-headed then, okay?"

DETECTIVE SMITH

"Well, at this point your just being charged with the shooting of a protected species, but that can probably be plead down to a fine at this point...I don't know, that's up to the courts and the radicals who would Love to drag you over the coals...however, considering the circumstances, and since we're still in the preliminaries, we are not sure if those were the only intruders, and well...I would suggest you find another place to stay for a little while, if that's at all possible...is that okay with you Miss Hudson?"

BRIAN

"She can come stay with me tonight...that is...if it is okay with Miss Hudson?"

DETECTIVE SMITH

"Miss Hudson?"

SANDY

"Oh wow, no...that's fine, I really appreciate the offer Mister Cashman, thank you Brian, ah sir!"

DETECTIVE SMITH

"And you two know of each other sir...ah, your name please?"

BRIAN

"Brian...Brian Cashman, I'm the co-owner here, I also own the Gator Tail Restaurant down the street!"

DETECTIVE SMITH

"Oh really...I Love that place...very original, Love the Gator Tail, okay, okay, whenever your ready, I'll be outside...nice meeting you, and Miss Hudson, we can expect you this afternoon, thank you both for your cooperation, good morning."

CLOSING DOOR

BRIAN

"Come on Sandy, pack some clothes, let's get the hell out of here...if I'm lucky, I might just be able to get a nap in and save the morning."

SANDY

"Yes sir, I'm moving, I'm moving, give me a sec, just chill!"

(scene close)