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Get Your Hands on a Quackillion

36 FLOORS DOWN: Get Your Hands on a Quackillion

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EXT. BEN DODGER’S SKYSCRAPER – DAY

A beat-up van marked PIZZA DELIVERY is parked outside the skyscraper.

Inside, three BANDITS — SCRIBBLER, CHEWER, and MUSTACHE — shove and elbow one another.

MUSTACHE
Why the hell do we need this stupid van?!

SCRIBBLER
The Boss says we need a cover.

CHEWER
Then why the heck did you put our phone number on it?!

SCRIBBLER
Why?! To make it look real!

MUSTACHE
Now everyone’s gonna know our number!

CHEWER
Even the police.

MUSTACHE
Anybody can call us!

CHEWER
Even the police.

SCRIBBLER
You two wanna run home to Mommy? Relax. Nobody’s calling us this early except the Boss.

CHEWER
Not even the police...?

SCRIBBLER
Nobody but the Boss. We’re robbing the skyscraper today.

WILLY ADAMS walks past the van.

WILLY
Don’t fight, colleagues! Your best days are still ahead of you!

Chewer brushes burger crumbs off his belly.

CHEWER
What’s ahead of us? Who are you?

WILLY
I’m Willy Adams! I started out delivering pizzas too. Back then, all anyone ever ordered from me was burgers or flowers. But no-o-ow...

Mustache sticks his head out the van window.

MUSTACHE
What now?

SCRIBBLER
What, you own this skyscraper now?

WILLY
I’m going to work in it as a super-courier!

The Bandits burst out laughing.

THE BANDITS
A super-courier?!

SCRIBBLER
Not just a courier — a whole super-courier!

CHEWER
Bring us some super-paper for the printer!

MUSTACHE
And some super-cups for our super-water!

CHEWER
Can you even lift a little box, kid?!

SCRIBBLER
What a super-career!

Willy sizes them up.

WILLY
If you ever feel like getting some practice, come by Ben Dodger’s skyscraper. I’ll give you a master class.

(beat)

If I can fit you into my schedule, of course.

Willy proudly heads toward the skyscraper.

CHEWER
What?! I’ll show you—

He starts climbing out of the van.

SCRIBBLER
Quiet! The Boss is calling!

Scribbler grabs the phone.

SCRIBBLER (CONT'D)
Hellooo...

VOICE ON PHONE (V.O.)
I’d like to order a pizza. Four Cheese.

Scribbler freezes.

SCRIBBLER
All four?

He counts on his fingers: himself, Chewer, Mustache...

Then points at the phone.

Four.

SCRIBBLER (CONT'D)
And where would you like your order delivered?

VOICE ON PHONE (V.O.)
Ben Dodger’s skyscraper.

SCRIBBLER
Got it!

The call ends.

Scribbler turns triumphantly to the others.

SCRIBBLER (CONT'D)
See? That’s how you use a cover! Today we rob Ben Dodger’s skyscraper! Operation Four Cheese — because everything gets split four ways!

CHEWER
But there are only three of us.

SCRIBBLER
What about the Boss?

CHEWER
But we’ve never even seen him!

MUSTACHE
The Boss isn’t there for us to look at. He’s there to give us the right coded message!

Chewer nods, impressed.

CHEWER
Now that’s a real super-career!