Chapter 2 2

No More Waiting

INT. SKYLER'S ROOM – NIGHT

A punching bag swings violently in the corner. Skyler, sweat dripping down her face, strikes it again and again. Each punch is harder than the last.

SKYLER

(muttering)

They think we're weak. They think we'll forget.

A knock at the door. Shawn enters, holding a manila folder.

SHAWN

I got something.

Skyler wipes her face, heart pounding.

SKYLER

Talk.

SHAWN

Alyssa's phone data finally synced to the cloud. Her location stopped near 8th and Rosewood... same spot three other girls were last seen before going missing.

SKYLER

Gang territory?

SHAWN

Eastside Vultures. Drug runners, sex trafficking, armed robbery-you name it.

Skyler stares at the map on the wall. Shawn pins a photo of the gang's suspected leader: DANTE CRUZ, late 20s, cold eyes.

SKYLER

He's the one?

SHAWN

He runs the area. But he doesn't get his hands dirty. We need to find the guys on the ground-his soldiers.

SKYLER

Then we start with the street rats.

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EXT. LIQUOR STORE PARKING LOT – NIGHT

A black hoodie. A camera lens. Skyler crouches behind a dumpster, watching as two gang members lean against a car, laughing and smoking.

GANG MEMBER 1

You hear about that Wilson girl? Cops still got no clue.

GANG MEMBER 2

That's 'cause they know better. You don't mess with Cruz.

Skyler's hands tighten around the camera. She takes a photo of their faces.

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INT. SHAWN'S ROOM – LATER

The twins sit shoulder to shoulder, reviewing the footage. One face catches their attention: a guy with a spider tattoo on his neck.

SHAWN

That's Marcus "Spider" Dean. Low-level enforcer. We find him, we get answers.

SKYLER

And if he doesn't talk?

SHAWN

Then he bleeds.

A beat of silence.

SKYLER

Tomorrow night?

SHAWN

Tomorrow night.

They bump fists.

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EXT. ABANDONED PARKING GARAGE – NIGHT (THE NEXT DAY)

Marcus "Spider" Dean walks to his car, alone. Suddenly, headlights blind him. Tires screech. A van blocks his path.

SPIDER

What the hell-?!

Skyler and Shawn step out, masked. Calm. Focused.

SKYLER

You know who we are?

SPIDER

Back off-I got people!

SHAWN

Not tonight you don't.

A flash of metal. The sound of a pipe cracking bone. Spider screams.

FADE TO BLACK.