BIG SHOT - 23

SCENE 30

INT. SALOON - EVENING

Tekena and Lashe are seen having a good time. Lashe is tipsier than Tekena.

LASHE

You know what tonight reminds me of? It reminds me of the first time we met. That night you were drunk.

TEKENA

I wasn't drunk.

LASHE

Are we going to start again, Tekena? That's exactly what you said that night.

TEKENA

Because that's what it was and is. I'm definitely also not drunk tonight.

LASHE

Prove it.

TEKENA

What do you want me to do?

LASHE

The same thing you couldn't do the first time.

Tekena grabs a bottle of beer and an empty glass.

TEKENA

If I fill the glass without a foam dropping you'd believe me and rest this case once and for all?

LASHE

Let's see.

As Tekena starts to fill glass with beer, phone rings in his pocket. It startles him and beer spills.

LASHE(CONT'D)

You see?

TEKENA

You can't count that. That was a mistake.

Tekena picks call.

TEKENA(INTO PHONE)

Hello?

VOICE(THROUGH PHONE)

Well done. Nice plan. Nice plan.

TEKENA(INTO PHONE)

Who is this?

VOICE(THROUGH PHONE)

I even had to hold the phone with my shoulder so I can clap for you.

TEKENA(INTO PHONE)

Who am I talking with?

VOICE(THROUGH PHONE)

You don't recognize the voice?

TEKENA(INTO PHONE)

If you don't tell me who is on the line I'm going to drop...

VOICE(THROUGH PHONE)

If you try that you won't believe what I'm going to do to you and your big shot wife! I didn't expect you to recognize my voice because you thought you killed me.

Tekena gestures to Lashe to excuse him. He stands and moves away.

TEKENA(INTO PHONE)

Antonio?

ANTONIO(THROUGH PHONE)

You're damn right this is Antonio.

TEKENA(INTO PHONE)

How...how did you get my number?