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- Herausgeber: BookRix
- Kategorie: Abenteuer, Thriller, Horror
- Sprache: Englisch
The needy and the greedy keep pouring into the U.S. in search of a better life or easy money. For some, America is a land of opportunity, for others, it's a place of oppression and misery.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019
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The Pawns
Everybody's somebody's pawn.
Dedicated to all the immigrants who came to America, worked hard, and made America proud of them.BookRix GmbH & Co. KG81371 MunichThe Cover: The Pawns - A Screenplay
The Pawns - A Screenplay
by
Tony Broadwick
Copyright 2019.
[This material is protected under the International Copywrite and Intellectual Property Protection laws.
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The Pawns - A Screenplay
EXT. A SMALL CLINIC - DAY
A large luxury-SUV pulls up and parks next to a Mercedes Benz with MD license plates. GAIL ALVAREZ, a woman in her late thirties steps out of the SUV. She is professionally and elegantly dressed. She carries a leather briefcase. She enters the building.
INT. THE CLINIC. HALLWAY - DAY
DR. SAM ALI, dressed in scrubs and an older female patient emerges from an examination room. Sam walks half a step behind the patient.
SAM Everything looks good. You keep taking your medication and come see me in a month.
THE OLD WOMANSi. gracias.
SAM If there's any problem, call the girls at the front desk and we'll get you in right away.
THE OLD WOMANMoi gracias.
SAM (to a nurse's aide) Liz, will you take care of Mrs. Ramirez? No one else is waiting, now, is there?
LIZ The Congressman is on line-one. He's up for re-election, and the Mayor called. He's facing the run-offs next week.
SAM Send them checks. The same amounts as the last time.
LIZ You got it. You're clear until one-thirty.
SAM When's the rep from Santa-Fonasi coming?
LIZ She's already here. She's waiting in your office.
Liz and the old lady walk out and Sam opens the door to his office.
SAM Hello, Gail, Sorry to have kept you waiting.
INT. SAM'S OFFICE - DAY
Sam and Gail shake hands. He motions her to sit.
SAM Lunch should be arriving soon.
GAIL Good, I'm starving.
SAM How's the big business?
GAIL Getting bigger.
SAM You mentioned something about a new vaccine for cholesterol regiment.
Gail opens her briefcase and takes out a few boxes and puts them on the table.
GAIL Here it is. One-shot-a-month, no more daily pills.
SAM And the cost to the patient?
GAIL Same as the pills, if they're covered by their insurance.
SAM Who will administer the shots? The pharmacy?
GAIL Yes, they can, but here's the beauty of it all. You ask the patients to come to your clinic to get the shots. While they're here, they get their vitals checked, if there's any other problem, your staff can take the samples. A patient would feel they're seeing their doctor every month.
SAM The insurance companies won't like that.
GAIL We're not working for the insurance companies. Yes, the vaccine costs more than the pills but if a physician prescribes it, the insurance companies will have to pay.
SAM You trained as a surgeon. You were an accomplished surgeon. Wish you had stayed with it instead of peddling drugs.
GAIL There's no money in surgery. And I got tired of fighting with the insurance companies...If you can't beat'em, join 'em.
SAM What would happen if everyone abandoned the ship?
GAIL Don't worry, there's one idealist born every minute.
There's a soft knocking at the door, the door open and a man wheels in a trolley with food and bottles of Perrier water.
THE MAN WITH THE FOOD CART Hi, Doc. Shall I serve?
SAM Just leave it, Carlos. I'll take care of it. Thanks.
Carlos smiles and turns to walk out. He stops at the door and turns back.
CARLOS Belated, Happy Birthday, Doc.
SAM Thanks, Carlos.
GAIL Of course, Happy Birthday!
She produced a dark green box from her briefcase and offers it to Sam. It's the all-so-familiar green box for Rolex watches.
SAM Oh, I can't accept this, Gail, but thank you.
GAIL It's not from the company. It's from me. From one friend to another. Did I tell you I got a raise. I have a fancier title. Here's my new business card.
Sam looks at the card. He's impressed.
SAM Congratulations. It was long overdue.
GAIL Anything I can do, you let me know. Let's eat.
EXT. ARIZONA-MEXICO DESERT - NIGHT
An aerial shot of a group of immigrants (men, women, and children of all ages) are walking through the desert. The caravan is led by a Hummer with two armed men in the front seat. A jeep is trailing at the end of the caravan. Armed men are riding in the jeep. These are the lookout vehicles that also carry water and blankets for the group of immigrants. The caravan stops in a small village. The group is led to a small cantina. A woman hands the individuals small packets of food. Some go inside the small restaurant, others stay outside and sit down to eat. One of the young men in this group is a Pakistani, WARIS KHAN. He stands out as the only non-Hispanic among them. Waris brings his food from the cantina and sits under a tree, away from the crowd. Nearby, two young men are sitting under another tree. One of the men nudges the other and points to a YOUNG WOMAN [ANGELICA] who is nursing a baby [VIKTORIA]. The two men get up and walk to the woman and sit near her.
