Gotham
“Gotham”
Written By: Dennis Shaun Bowman
Music plays lightly,while rumblings are heard in the background, as the lights cut like lasers through the darkness. As the camera begins to focus, a subway train is in clear view, two men dressed in security outfits are shown.
Scenes shift to a jeweler, packing up his brief case, & closing down the store for the night. He walks from behind the counter meeting the night shift security officer, at the door. They talk, & the Jeweler leaves, as the officer shuts the door locking it behind the man. The Jeweler puts his hat on and walks out into the snowy night. The Officer looks at his watch, then looks around the room, and starts to to walk away.
Two duffel bags are in the floor next to the men in security outfits feet, on the subway train. The man on the right takes off his hat, and nods his head looking forward. A man makes his way through the crowd, with a guitar case in hand. He positions himself in front the subway doors, setting the guitar case on the ground. He opens it and pulls his guitar from the case. Then begins to speak.
“Taking requests ladies and gentlemen, is there anything you want hear??? Anyone?? Ok speak now or forever hold your piece.....”
(One of the officers speaks up.)
“Do you know before you accuse me?”
“Yes, Sir, I believe I can pick it out.”
The man begins to play as the train continues to its destination. The officer is shown back at the Jewelry store, changing the security tape. He looks into the camera sees a shadow outside one of the doors, he reaches for his gun. Goes to take a look, walking fast out of the security room. He gets to the door and peeks over his shoulder through the glass. He knows the man and puts away his gun. The officer tells him to wait, as he walks to the security key pad punching in the disablement code. The Alarm is turned off for the moment, he walks back to the door opening it for the man. He steps in from the dark wearing sunglasses, and a strange hat, toting a sledge hammer in hand, and a duffel bag over his shoulder. He sets his bag and hammer down, as the officer locks the door behind him.
The subway train is coming to a stop, the guitarist is packing up, while people throw in the last bit of change from their pockets into the open guitar case. The two Officers stand, one smirking, with the bags on their shoulders, one hands the guy some cash as he stands, the guitarist thanks everyone. Standing the two men move closer to the doors as the train nears its stop, the train reaches its destination and the doors open up. The two men are then swallowed by the crowd, as they walk towards the escalator.
Back at the Jewelry Store the officer is messing with the alarm system. The man with the hat has his back unzipped pulling out plastic coverings, he places it over his body and face. He then pulls out a cd player from the bag, he takes out a cd, turn the volume all the way up and speaks to the officer.
“Do you have that alarm off, for good this time???”
The Officer is sorting through wires, making a clip then turns his head and yells, back at the man.
“Got it!”
Man: “Good!”
The man flips the on switch blasting rock music that echos in the large store. He picks up his hammer and bag, and walk over to one very large counter. Drops the bag, and swings the hammer smashing out the glass on the sides. Then reaches for his bag, sweeping the jewels into the unzipped opening, when he does this the other man comes from behind, placing something inside the now open case. The man in the officer out fit stops reaching into his pocket and pulls out his cell phone, reading a message. He stops tapping the other man on the shoulder, the other man shakes his head and switch sides knocking the glass out of the counter on the opposite side. The officer leaves his side, pulling one of the filled bags, to the door. He looks up there is a knock at the door, its the two men from the subway train, he reaches over to the cd player, turning down the music. He looks outside startled, then yells out something at the man with the plastic on.
“Hey the van isn't out front, where did you park it?”
Man: “Its parked beside the doors on the left side of the building, that are positioned closes to the alley way.... Hey get me another bag, and get them started on that safe,we need to get all we can then get out of here... FAST!'
The night officer throws the other man in the hat a bag, then shows the other two men where the safe is, one of them drops to his knees as soon as he sees it, unzips his bag pulling out ex plosives, the night officer away lugging the heavy bag. The other man stands by the safe being thrown explosives from his kneeling partner. He begins to set the explosives, in the center of the safe door.
Doors to the left of the building are shown swinging open, the night officer walks out, the van is parked in front of the two doors. He walks down the stairs with the bag, he opens the sliding van door, throws the bag inside, then when he turns is met by the man in plastic. Whos holding two bags of his own, they throw them inside. The night officer goes inside the van and throws the man three empty bags, and a explosion is heard. They take off running back inside, to the safe, throwing the other two men bags. Then begin to clean out the safe. The man with the glasses leaves the safe room, checking behind the counters, for back stock. He looks at his watch, goes over to the cd player, unplugs it. The others are toting the bags out. He tells them to leave the safe open. He reaches in his pocket and pulls timers from his pockets, then walks over to the entrance to the safe, setting the timers from one side to the other, and running a thin line of thread straight across. He then goes back to the counter placing a note, attached to some type of trinket inside the case. As he set the timers the night officer comes back in.
Man: Ok, everything is ready, im gonna shut the doors, you grab the alarm.
The night officer walks over to the alarm, and begins to arm it. The man tells the men to pull the van around. The officer tell s him its armed, the man says good, grabs the officer from behind wrapping a rope around his throat choking him until he breathes his last breath.
Man: Well.... There has to be a guard... Sorry friend, you are truly a hard worker. Couldn't had done it with out you.
He drops the body to the ground, then looks at his watch.
Man: Lets see how long this takes.
Copyright Dennis Shaun Bowman 2010
