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TEMP AGENCY
Steve Sindoni
Stephen Sindoni 43 Central Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206 (718) 417-1884 steve_sindoni@
Scene #1
First Day of Job
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EXT. FIRST DAY AT WORK- NEWARK, NEW JERSEY (AERIAL SHOT)
The camera pans over the large towering buildings and skyscrapers in the city of Newark, New Jersey. The camera zooms in and focuses on a barber shop and a Portuguese restaurant before it gets to its final destination an old industrial warehouse building on the corner of Prospect and Ferry Street.
MUSIC: THE ISLEY BROTHERS-(WORK TO DO)
EXT. ENCORE AGENCY IRONBOUND SECTION OF NEWARK NEW JERSEY
SONNY DESBEE age 35 a man with short brown hair dressed in a white shirt and red tie holding a black brief case is seen getting out of his car and walking into the old industrial warehouse building. The camera follows the man into the building up the stairs to the second floor where the employment agency is located. The man is seen knocking on the door of the Encore Employment Agency.
INT. SECOND FLOOR ENCORE AGENCY OFFICE
The door of the Encore Employment Agency is opened by a black man age 30 wearing a baseball cap and sporting a beard named SID SMITH. A man named BOB WISENHEIMER can be seen sitting at a metal gray desk in the background.
SONNY DESBEE
Good morning. My name’s Sonny Desbee. I have a meeting scheduled today with Mr. Wisenheimer.
SID SMITH
Good morning, Sonny. My name’s Sid Smith and I’ll be one of your transportation van drivers.
Sonny Desbee shakes Sid Smith’s hand and is led to the desk where BOB WISENHEIMER a man in his mid fifties is seated. Bob has on horned rimmed glasses and is wearing a wrinkled blue suit with a grey tie.
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BOB WISENHEIMER is reading a report and appears to be very upset with his findings. Bob is scratching his head and mumbling.
BOB WISENHEIMER
I can’t believe this numbers!
SONNY DESBEE
Were you talking to me Mr. Wisenheimer?
BOB WISENHEIMER
I can’t believe these weekly numbers for this branch office. Their absolutely terrible! This report shows that we are only sending out ten workers a day. When I hired
the last Branch Manager we had over fifty workers going out daily?
SONNY DESBEE
That’s terrible! Mr. Wisenheimer.
BOB WISENHEIMER
Well, numbers don’t lie and liars don’t figure. I’m glad I fired the last good for nothing Branch Manager. He was running this office in reverse.
Bob Wisenheimer gets up from his desk and acknowledges Sonny Desbee with a firm hand shake.
BOB WISENHEIMER
I’m Bob Wisenheimer and I’m the District Manager for the
Encore Temporary Employment Agency. I am responsible for ten offices in New Jersey.
SONNY DESBEE
It’s a pleasure to meet you Mr. Wisenheimer. I plan to do my best to turn this office around.
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BOB WISENHEIMER
You’ve got 90 days to turn things around Mr. Desbee.
SONNY DESBEE
Is this a probationary period?
BOB WISENHEIMER
I expect to see this office billing at least 50 temps a day. I’ll see you in a couple of weeks. Sid Smith will answer any questions related to the daily operations of the office.
SONNY DESBEE
Mr. Wisenheimer, I was told there would be a receptionist?
BOB WISENHEIMER
I fired her last Friday. You’ll have to hire one. I suggest you make that a priority.
SONNY DESBEE
Yes sir, Mr. Wisenheimer I’ll start on it today.
BOB WISENHEIMER
In the meantime, when Sid Smith is not on the road driving employees to work, he will help you in the office.
Bob Wisenheimer picks up his daily planner from the desk and hands a set of keys to the office to the new Branch Manager Sonny Desbee.
The camera focuses on Sonny as he takes the keys from Bob Wisenheimer. Sonny puts out his hand but Bob ignores the final handshake by walking directly to the front door.
Sid Smith closes the door of the office tightly before he turns to speak to Sonny Desbee in confidence about Bob.
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SID SMITH
Nice guy that Wisenheimer!
SONNY DESBEE
Nice Guy?
SID SMITH
The rumor around here is that the owner Guy Thomas was having some financial problems and Bob Wisenheimer loaned him some money and is now a silent partner in the business.
SONNY DESBEE
I was hired by the owner Guy Thomas. He seems like a really nice guy.
SID SMITH
Everyone in the company is hired by Mr. Thomas. Guy is
a great person to work for. We all get excited after meeting Mr. Thomas. Then in a couple of days you find out you have to deal with Mr. Thomas’s JYD.
SONNY DESBEE
JYD?
SID SMITH
Mr. Wisenheimer. His junk yard dog!
Sonny Desbee and Sid Smith begin to laugh hysterically. Sonny walks behind the Manager’s desk where he sees a baseball bat and an iron metal pipe. He bends down and picks them up and displays them to Sid Smith.
SONNY DESBEE
What’s the Bat and Iron pipe for?
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SID SMITH
Let’s just say it’s your life insurance policy.
SONNY DESBEE
This must be a tough place to work.
SID SMITH
Yeah! The last Manager had to use it at least once a week.
SONNY DESBEE
Well, I hope I never have to use it. It’s a lot easier calling the police and let them handle it.
SID SMITH
Police? Please! You’re in Newark! You’ve got a better chance of seeing GOD!
SONNY DESBEE
I hear you loud and clear. I get the message. I’ll hang on to the bat and iron pipe.
SID SMITH
Sonny you seem like a nice guy. I want to be straight up with you this isn’t going to be easy dealing with these knuckleheads.
SONNY DESBEE
Well Sid, I’ve got 90 days to turn this temp agency around.
Sid Smith extends his hand in support and Sonny Desbee shakes his hand.
SID SMITH
Don’t worry. I’ve got your back Sonny.
Scene #2
INT. ENCORE BRANCH MANAGER OFFICE-5:30AM NEXT DAY
MUSIC: THE ISLEY BROTHERS-(FIGHT THE POWER)
Sid Smith is seen entering the office with a white paper bag. Sid is accompanied by ANGEL TORRES a chubby Hispanic man with a mustache age 25 who is wearing a white tee shirt and baggy jeans hanging down to his hips. Sonny is seated at his desk familiarizing himself with the names of the companies and workers for the morning dispatch.
SID SMITH
Good morning Sonny. I brought you some Espresso coffee and Portuguese rolls from the bakery downstairs.
SONNY DESBEE
That was nice of you. Espresso, that’s powerful stuff!
SID SMITH
You’re going to need to be wide awake when the temps start rolling in at 6am. And I do mean rolling in. Ain’t that right, ANGEL?
ANGEL TORRES
You got a lot of jokers rolling up in here.
SID SMITH
Sonny, this is Angel Torres and he is one of our drivers. Angel was hired about three months ago by the last manager.
Sonny gets up and shakes Angel’s hand. Sonny then makes a hand gesture and points to two chairs in front of his desk.
SONNY DESBEE
Sid, Angel please take a seat.
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Sid removes the contents from the bag and distributes the coffee and rolls. Sonny grabs a cup of coffee and a roll and begins sipping from his cup.
SONNY DESBEE
I was looking over the daily dispatch and see you have over fifty workers signing in every morning.
SID SMITH
Yeah! Only ten of them fifty are any damn good. The rest of them ain’t worth spit!
ANGEL TORRES
The rest of the guys are the jokers I was telling you about.
SONNY DESBEE
I also noticed we are only working with five companies. What happened to all the business?
SID SMITH
We used to supply temps to about twenty companies. The last manager let things get out of control.
ANGEL TORRES
The temps were running this joint! The manager was scared to death to challenge any of them.
Sonny turns around from his desk and picks up the bat and iron pipe.
SONNY DESBEE
That explains this baseball bat and iron pipe.
SID SMITH
These guys are all criminals if you ask me.
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SONNY DESBEE
I’m going to have a quick meeting to introduce myself before the workers head out to their daily assignments.
SID SMITH
This is going to be interesting.
SONNY DESBEE
It’s time these bad boys get a wake up call.
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INT. ENCORE AGENCY SECOND FLOOR DISPATCH AREA
Fifty men are seen lined up waiting to sign the daily attendance sheet at a desk in front of metal folding chairs.
Sid Smith is making sure everyone signs the sheet. Sonny is walking around the dispatch area and seen entering the bathroom with a broom.
SID SMITH
Now that everyone has signed in, I’d like to introduce Sonny Deesbee the new manager of this temp agency.
Sonny is seen sweeping the floor with a large broom. As he reaches the front of the room you can see a pile of dirt he has collected from the bathroom floor. Sonny leaves the pile of dirt in front of the desk and holds the broom by its handle as if it were a microphone.
SONNY DESBEE
Good morning. My name is Sonny Desbee and I’m the new manager for this light industrial temp agency.
The men and women can be heard laughing and carrying on.
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SONNY DESBEE
If anyone has something to say now’s your chance.
A muscular black man wearing a du rag on his head named MUSTAFA BROWN age 27 stands up and looks around the room commanding silence from everyone in the daily dispatch area becomes silent. An immediate tension can be felt in the air by this man’s hostile presence.
MUSTAFA BROWN
You may be the new manager, but I run this joint.
Everyone in the room is heard laughing and clapping.
SONNY DESBEE
Really?
MUSTAFA BROWN
Really!
SONNY DESBEE
Does the manager have a name?
MUSTAFA BROWN
My name is Mustafa Brown.
SONNY DESBEE
Well, after the meeting if you wouldn’t mind, I’d like for you to come into my office and give me some pointers on how to run this joint?
MUSTAFA BROWN
Word! I’ll break it down.
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Sonny stares around the room and slowly paces the floor measuring his steps while sweeping the broom in front of him.
SONNY DESBEE
I want everyone here to remember these words. If I can’t groom you, I’m going to broom you! That means out the door.
Sonny sweeps the pile of dirt again and points to it for everyone to see. Sonny looks over to Sid Smith and Angel Torres before he begins to speak.
SONNY DESBEE
What I have in front of me is an empty crack vile, an empty wine bottle, marijuana butts and drug paraphernalia.
Sonny picks up the daily sign in sheet and points to each and everyone’s name. Sonny now turns his back on the audience and prepares to speak.
SONNY DESBEE
Starting tomorrow, we will begin random drug testing. I will test twenty people a day. We will go through the alphabet by last name starting from A and ending with the letter I.
The room becomes silent and Mustafa can be seen grinding his teeth in contempt. Mustafa quickly stands up and challenges the testing.
MUSTAFA BROWN
Well I’m already on a job assignment. I can’t go to the clinic tomorrow.
SONNY DESBEE
Anyone on an assignment will be drug tested here. Everyone else will be scheduled to go the clinic. Matter of fact Mustafa, after our meeting you can go first.
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MUSTAFA BROWN
Well, you need to test everybody.
SONNY DESBEE
I’ll have everyone in my office tested even the drivers.
Sonny now raises his right hand making a gesture for the noise to stop. Angel Torres is seen whispering something to Sid Smith.
SONNY DESBEE
As I was driving to work today I noticed two other temp agencies right down the street. Some of you will be here and some of you won’t. If you’ve got a drug problem or outstanding warrants, then this isn’t the place to be. Like I said, if I can’t groom you, then I’ll have to broom you out the door.
Sonny walks over to Sid Smith and has a private conversation giving him instructions. Sid Smith puts on his reading glasses and sits down behind the metal desk.
Sid pulls a yellow high lighter from his shirt pocket and begins high lighting names from the daily sign in sheet.
SID SMITH
If I call out your name that means you will be taking a drug test tomorrow at 6am before your assignment. Everyone else will be drug tested on Friday included the staff at the agency with no exception.
Sid Smith calls out the names and each person raises their hand and acknowledges the drug testing role call. Sonny Desbee walks over to Mustafa Brown and leans over to speak.
SONNY DESBEE
Lets have that talk Mustafa.
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Mustafa reluctantly stands up and follows Sonny Desbee into the manager’s office. Sonny goes into a first aid medicine cabinet and puts two drug test kits on the desk. Sonny hands one to Mustafa Brown and he picks up the other.
MUSTAFA BROWN
What if I refuse to take this test?
SONNY DESBEE
Remember those two agencies I told you about?
MUSTAFA BROWN
Yeah!
SONNY DESBEE
Then you’ll have to work there! You can’t work here anymore!
MUSTAFA BROWN
Come on Sonny, cut me some slack.
SONNY DESBEE
I run this joint! Do you understand?
MUSTAFA BROWN
You talk a lot of smack! I should just bitch slap you like I did the last manager.
Sonny locks the door of the office from the inside with a key. He walks over to his desk and opens a gray metal box on his desk and points to its contents.
SONNY DESBEE
Mustafa I’ve got three hundred dollars in this box. How about I call the Newark’s police later today and tell them you were snooping around my office and stole it?
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MUSTAFA BROWN
You don’t scare me!
SONNY DESBEE
I know all about you. You spent two years in Rahway prison. How would you like to go back to that joint?
MUSTAFA BROWN
For your information Sonny, I still run this joint.
Sonny calmly works behind his desk and picks up the baseball bat.
SONNY DESBEE
I’ve listened to enough of your nonsense. The way I see it you’ve got two choices. Your first choice is to take the drug test. Your second choice is having your head bashed in with this baseball bat. Then I’ll call the Police and tell them you stole the money and they’ll lock your ass up.
MUSTAFA BROWN
You crazy Sonny!
SONNY DESBEE
When I get done beating on you Mustafa, you won’t even be able to defend yourself in prison. You’ll be somebody’s Vermont teddy bear. Pause… So what’s your answer going to be? It will be my word against yours! Who do you think the Police are going to believe?
Mustafa picks up the drug test kit and opens the box.
MUSTAFA BROWN
I’ll get you that urine sample Sonny.
Scene #3
INT. ENCORE BRANCH MANAGER OFFICE-5:30AM WEDNESDAY
MUSIC: STEVIE WONDER-(SUPERSTITION)
Sid Smith and Sonny Desbee are sitting in the office drinking coffee and going over the morning dispatch paperwork.
SID SMITH
When the temps roll on around six, I’ll take care of the morning dispatch. That will give you time to catch up on your paperwork.
SONNY DESBEE
What time will you be finished dropping off the temps this morning?
SID SMITH
I should be back here by 9:30.
SONNY DESBEE
Good. You can tell me how everything went.
SID SMITH
I got a feeling a lot of the guys won’t be showing up today.
SONNY DESBEE
That’s exactly what I’m expecting to happen. I’ll be putting an ad in the Newark Star Ledger recruiting for new applicants.
SID SMITH
We have about fifteen guys who are reliable and hard workers. We just need to get rid of America’s Most Wanted.
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SONNY DESBEE
Well, these guys are about to find out they aren’t wanted around here. Talk to the core workers and ask them if they have any friends looking for a job.
Sid Smith in total agreement gives Sonny Desbee a high five.
SID SMITH
That’s a good idea. Birds of a feather flock together.
Sid Smith finishes his coffee and places the cup in the waste paper basket. Sid picks up his clipboard and tips his cap as he heads out the front door.
SID SMITH
No problem, Sonny. I got this!
Sonny smiles and gives Sid Smith a military salute as he exits the office.
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INT. SONNY DESBEE’S OFFICE- THREE HOURS LATER
A young heavyset black man wearing a New York Yankee baseball hat and matching jersey named DAVID THOMPSON age 20 knocks on the door to the office.
SONNY DESBEE
Please come in and have a seat.
The man walks over to Sonny Desbee’s desk and takes a seat.
DAVID THOMPSON
My Name’s David Thompson and I’ve worked for this temp agency for about a year. I’ve seen a lot of managers come and go. You don’t have an easy job.
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SONNY DESBEE
Well, I plan to stick it out and turn this place around.
DAVID THOMPSON
We’ve got at least a dozen good guys who are here to work. Guys like Mustafa Brown are straight out of jail and make it hard for the rest of us.
SONNY DESBEE
I don’t think you’ll have to worry about Mustafa Brown anymore. I got the results from his drug test and he came up positive. I’m firing him on Friday.
DAVID THOMPSON
You need to drug test your van drivers too?
SONNY DESBEE
Is there something you want to tell me?
DAVID THOMPSON
Like I said, the guys have been talking. A lot of the guys are afraid to get in the van with Angel Torres.
SONNY DESBEE
Does he have a drinking or a drug problem?
DAVID THOMPSON
Angel’s a straight up dope fiend! He’s got a serious problem. The boy needs to be in a drug rehab program.
SONNY DESBEE
That’s a serious problem!
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DAVID THOMPSON
Every day Angel makes a stop to see a drug dealer before he takes us to work. I’m tired of being late to work. All the guys are afraid to drive home with him at the end of the day.
SONNY DESBEE
So why haven’t the guys complained about it?
DAVID THOMPSON
Their all afraid cause he’s good friends with Mustafa Brown.
Sonny Desbee gets up from his chair and gives David Thompson a fraternal handshake.
SONNY DESBEE
Tell the guys I’m going to fix the problem and turn this agency around.
DAVID THOMPSON
I’ll help you any way I can. I didn’t come here to make friends. All I care about is making money.
SONNY DESBEE
I’m going to talk to all of the workers individually and do my best to fix all the problems.
David Thompson puts on a big smile and adjusts his hat as he heads towards the door. Sid Smith returning from his driving greets and passes David Thompson as he now enters the office.
SONNY DESBEE
So how did everything go this morning?
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SID SMITH
All the workers I transported got to work on time. And it wasn’t as crowded in the dispatch room. I think the drug testing scared a lot of them away.
SONNY DESBEE
What about the workers Angel Torres took to work today?
SID SMITH
He usually calls me if he has a problem with the directions. He should be back in the office any minute to bring in his paperwork.
SONNY DESBEE
David Thompson told me that Angel Torres has a major drug problem.
SID SMITH
Yeah! You should have seen his face when you announced that even the van drivers would be tested.
SONNY DESBEE
As soon as he gets back to the office, I’m going to send him down to the clinic to be tested.
SID SMITH
The first thing Angel is going to do is call his pregnant girl friend Carmen and go over to her house to get her to give him a urine sample.
SONNY DESBEE
Doesn’t the urine have to be body temperature? How is he going to keep it warm and where is he going to hid it?
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SID SMITH
Two weeks ago Angel had an accident. The Agency sent him to the Consental clinic to have a drug test. I heard him bragging to Mustafa Brown about how he beat the drug test.
SONNY DESBEE
So how did he beat the test?
SID SMITH
He has a small plastic container that his girl Carmen urinates in. Then he puts the bottle under his armpit to keep it warm.
SONNY DESBEE
Smart.
SID SMITH
I would send him to the clinic and have them make him wait three hours before having the test taken. There’s no way he’ll be able to keep the urine at the right temperature.
Sonny Desbee fumbles through the rolodex on his desk and finds the phone number to the clinic.
INTERCUT BETWEEN SONNY DESBEE AND RECEPTIONIST AT CLINIC.
SONNY DESBEE
Good morning, this is Sonny Desbee the branch manager of the Encore employment agency. I’m going to be sending over Angel Torres to be drug tested.
OFFICE WORKER
Not a problem Mr. Desbee your company has an account with us.
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SONNY DESBEE
I have one favor to ask of you. I would like for you to make Angel Torres wait at least three hours before collecting his urine sample. I suspect he is going to use his pregnant girlfriend’s urine so he can pass the test.
OFFICE WORKER
Don’t worry Mr. Desbee. I’ll call you after we collect his sample.
Sonny Desbee hangs up the phone. Sid Smith laughs hysterically and slaps his hand on his pants. Sid Smith pulls out his two way radio and alerts Angel Torres.
SID SMITH
Angel this is Sid. I need you to come to the office.
Angel Torres can now be heard on the 2-way radio responding to Sid Smith’s request.
ANGEL TORRES
I’ll be right there Sid. I’m parking the van in the lot downstairs.
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EXT. 25 PROSPECT STREET AGENCY PARKING LOT
Angel Torres is seen sitting in a twelve passenger white van. Behind the drivers seat trash can be seen throughout the vehicle.
The Camera zooms in on the parking lot where Angel is seen walking into the building with his clip board in hand.
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INT. SECOND FLOOR ENCORE AGENCY OFFICE
Angel walks into the office and sits down at the driver’s desk and organizes his daily paperwork. Angel now looks up and asks Sid Smith a question.
ANGEL TORRES
Sid was there something you wanted to talk about?
Sonny Desbee gets up from his desk and walks over to Angel Torres before Sid Smith has time to answer the question.
SONNY DESBEE
Angel, I need you to take a drug test this morning at the clinic.
ANGEL TORRES
Do you mind if I make a phone first?
SONNY DESBEE
No, that’s okay with me.
Angel Torres gets up from his desk and pulls out his cellular phone from his front pocket. He is seen dialing a number as he walks out the front door of the office into the hallway. Sid Smith now turns to speak to Sonny Desbee.
SID SMITH
See, just like I told you, he’s calling his girl friend right now!
Angel Torres returns and collects his personal items with a look of disgust on his face.
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ANGEL TORRES
I don’t why this company wants to waste money on a drug test, I’m clean.
SONNY DESBEE
I just do what they tell me to do Angel. I’ll see you later. Bye
Angel Torres heads out the front door of the office.
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EXT. THE CONCENTAL CLINIC- DOWNTOWN NEWARK NEW JERSEY
INT. CONCENTAL CLINIC WAITING AREA
Angel Torres is seen pacing the waiting room floor.
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EXT. THE ENCORE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY- LATER THAT DAY
INT. SECOND FLOOR ENCORE AGENCY OFFICE
INTERCUT BETWEEN SONNIE DESBEE AND CONCENTAL MANAGER
The phone rings and Sonny is seen listening to someone on the other end of the phone.
SONNY DESBEE
The news is just what I expected to hear. The urine sample didn’t come from Angel. Fax me over the information.
Sonny puts down the receiver and goes straight to the employee file cabinet and retrieves the Angel Torres file. Sonny opens the folder and begins to write up the incident report as the fax machine is receiving the report.
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The office door opens and Sid Smith has returned from picking up the workers. Sid Walks over to the driver’s desk and organizes his daily paperwork.
SID SMITH
I just ran into Angel Torres in the parking lot. He was pissed off that they made him wait three hours before taking the test.
SONNY DESBEE
Sid, start looking for another driver. I’m firing Angel as soon as he comes into the office. I want you to go down stairs with him and make sure he takes all his personal belongings.
Angel Torres walks into the office and slams the door behind him.
SONNY DESBEE
I’ve got good news and bad news about the drug test results. What do you want to hear first?
ANGEL TORRES
Give me the good news?
SONNY DESBEE
The good news is that you’re pregnant!
ANGEL TORRES
What’s the bad news?
SONNY DESBEE
The bad news is that you failed the drug test.
Clean out the van and take out all of your personal belongings. Now hand me your keys, you’re fired!
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INT. ENCORE BRANCH MANAGER OFFICE-6:30AM THURSDAY
MUSIC: UNDECIDED
Sid Smith walks into the office from the daily dispatch area with his clipboard and heads straight back to Sonny Desbee’s desk.
SID SMITH
It’s like a ghost town out there this morning. About thirty temps decided to take the day off.
SONNY DESBEE
Do you think the drug testing has something to do with it?
SID SMITH
You better believe it!
SONNY DESBEE
Good! My plan is working. Sid, can you please go out and tell the temps that I’m going to have a quick 5 minute meeting.
SID SMITH
You got it boss.
Sid Smith exits the office to alert the temps about the meeting.
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INT. ENCORE AGENCY DAILY DISPATCH AREA
Sonny Desbee is seen exiting the office with flyers in hand. Sonny walks around the daily dispatch room and hands the flyers to everyone seated in the room. Sonny then walks over to the center of the room to address the temps.
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SONNY DESBEE
As you can see a lot of temps have decided to take the day off.
A Hispanic man in his late twenties dressed in a white tee shirt and jeans named AUGUSTO HUGO age 28 stands up and interrupts the meeting.
AUGUSTO HUGO
That’s because their all afraid to be drug tested.
The temps are seen chatting and having side bar conversations with the person next to them.
SONNY DESBEE
I want all of you to write your name on the flier in the top right corner. Then I want you to give it to someone who wants to work.
AUGUSTO HUGO
Why do we have to write our names on the flier?
SONNY DESBEE
Because the people you refer to this agency will be a direct reflection of you.
AUGUSTO HUGO
I have a cousin who was asking about a job.
SONNY DESBEE
With everyone’s help we can turn this agency around. Are you guys excited! On the count of three can I get everyone to say Hell Yeah! One, two, three!
TEMPS
HELL YEAH!
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INT. ENCORE BRANCH MANAGER OFFICE-9:30AM THURSDAY
Sid Smith returns to the office with his clipboard in hand and sits down at his desk and organizes the morning transportation paperwork.
SID SMITH
The workers are pumped! They have a new attitude.
SONNY DESBEE
There’s going to be some big surprises for a lot of these guys when they open their last paycheck and find a letter stating that they don’t work here anymore.
SID SMITH
They’ll just have to find another temp agency.
SONNY DESBEE
I frankly don’t care where they go. They just can’t stay here.
SID SMITH
There are about five temp agencies within a couple of blocks from here.
SONNY DESBEE
Good! I’ll make up a list and put it in an envelope and hand it to them with their last pay check.
SID SMITH
Mustafa Brown isn’t going to make your job easy.
SONNY DESBEE
Mustafa Brown failed his drug test. I’m about to drop him like a bad habit.
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SID SMITH
I’ll be here at 3:30 when you start handing out the checks.
SONNY DESBEE
I’m going to post a memo on the front door of the agency that will state; anyone causing a disturbance will be arrested.
SID SMITH
Sonny, I see you’ve got this all worked out.
SONNY DESBEE
I’m going to be proactive! Not reactive. I promise next week will be different around here.
SID SMITH
I made up some fliers and I’m going to distribute them downtown.
SONNY DESBEE
Good idea. Why don’t you post one down at the unemployment office?
SID SMITH
Okay.
SONNY DESBEE
I’ll also talk to one of the recruiters there and fax them job requirements for a van driver and receptionist. It will be busy here next week.
SID SMITH
Sounds like a plan. Talk to you later. Bye
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EXT. FRONT OF ENCORE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY- FRIDAY 3:30PM
INT. ENCORE AGENCY MANAGEER’S OFFICE
MUSIC: UNDECIDED
Sid Smith hands Sonny Desbee a large brown folder marked interoffice mail. Sonny opens the folder and pulls out a legal size yellow envelope marked employee paychecks.
SONNY DESBEE
I want you to sit at the desk outside of the office with a paycheck sign in sheet. I want you to send in only the workers who are on steady assignments first.
SID SMITH
Okay!
SONNY DESBEE
Then I want you to send the rest of the temps into my office one at a time. I want to make it perfectly clear they don’t work here anymore. And if they come around here again without a good reason, I’m going to have them arrested for trespassing.
Sid Smith walks over to his desk and grabs a clipboard and a couple of pens. He smiles at Sonny and tips his baseball cap.
SID SMITH
Nothing to it, but to do it!
Sonny Desbee clears his desk and places a stack of employee file folders on his desk next to the paychecks. Sonny separates the checks into two neat piles. One for the good guys and the other for the bad guys he’s about to bounce.
Scene#5
Continued
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EXT. SECOND FLOOR ENCORE DISPATCH AREA
Sid Smith is sitting at the desk with the sign in sheet. Twenty men are waiting their turn to sign the sheet.
The Camera zooms around the room and focuses on the front door of the office where Sonny Desbee is waiting to hand out the checks. The camera returns to the front of the room where Sid Smith is seen standing ready to address the men.
SID SMITH
I’m going to call out the names of everyone who is on a full time assignment and ask you to follow me into the office to get paid. If I don’t call your name, please take a seat and you’ll get your check after the Full time workers leave the office.
Sid Smith takes out a yellow high lighter and high lights all of the names of the regular workers. Sid Then stands up and calls out the names of the workers.
SID SMITH
Augusto Hugo, Tarik Jones, Rafael Martinez, David Thompson, George Washington, Oscar Ruiz, Julius Soto, Henry White, John Jefferson, Willie Lynch, Robert Madison, Bill Johnson, Michael Bettman, Fred Williams, Roscoe Edwards and Leroy Cooper.
Sid Smith leads the men into the office where Sonny Desbee is seated holding a stack of paycheck envelopes. Sonny walks around his desk and personally greets each man with a warm and friendly hand shake.
SONNY DESBEE
I just wanted to thank everyone for your services and let you know things will be changing around here for the better.
Scene#5
Continued
The temps are now smiling, laughing and feeling a sense of relief.
AUGUSTO HUGO
I know everybody in this room appreciates what you’re trying to do. We all support you.
Sonny Desbee hands each of the men a paycheck and as each worker leaves the office they wave goodbye.
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EXT. SECOND FLOOR ENCORE DISPATCH AREA
Sid Smith is sitting at the desk with thirty agitated temps who are seen bitching and moaning because of the preferential treatment given to the regular full time workers.
The Camera pans over to the front desk and then focuses on the front door where Mustafa Brown is seen entering the Dispatch area.
Mustafa Brown cuts in front of everyone and rudely puts out his hand and demands his paycheck.
MUSTAFA BROWN
I ain’t got no time to wait! Where the hell is my check?
SID SMITH
Can’t you see there are people here ahead of you? You’re going to have to wait your turn.
MUSTAFA BROWN
This is Bullshit! Y’all need to stop all of this nonsense.
Sid Smith gets up from his desk and walks past Mustafa Brown to the front door that leads into the office.
Scene#5
Continued
SID SMITH
I want everyone here to make a single line and one by one you’ll enter the office to pick up your check.
The camera pans around the room and focuses on men getting up from there chairs and making a long line. The camera zooms in on Mustafa Brown who is near the end of the line talking to Angel Torres the recently fired van driver.
MUSTAFA BROWN
What are you doing here on line?
ANGEL TORRES
Sonny fired me.
MUSTAFA BROWN
Why?
ANGEL TORRES
I failed the drug test.
MUSTAFA BROWN
He had me take a drug test too.
ANGEL TORRES
Did you pass the test?
MUSTAFA BROWN
I haven’t heard anything yet.
ANGEL TORRES
I got a funny feeling you’ll find out today.
Scene#5
Continued
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EXT. FRONT DOOR TO ENCORE AGENCY OFFICE
Sid Smith opens the door and lets the first person into the office. Thirty seconds pass as the dejected worker exits the office. Each time a worker exits the office the same dejected look appears on their faces.
MUSTAFA BROWN
Why is everyone leaving the office like they just left a funeral parlor?
ANGEL TORRES
I think Sonny Desbee is getting rid of a lot of temps today.
MUSTAFA BROWN
I think its time we get rid of Sonny. Angel hold my spot, I’m going downstairs to find out what’s going on? I’ll be right back.
Mustafa Brown steps off the line and walks out the dispatch door.
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EXT. FRONT DOOR OUTSIDE OF BUILDING
Mustafa Brown catches up to a temporary worker in the parking lot holding two envelopes.
MUSTAFA BROWN
Yo! Wassup!
ANGRY WORKER
Sonny Desbee is firing everybody! He just fired me! He’s off the chain! You need to do something Bro!
MUSTAFA BROWN
Thanks for the heads up.
Scene#5
Continued
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EXT. SECOND FLOOR DISPATCH AREA
Angel Torres walks out of the Encore office with his head down. Mustafa Brown stops him before he exits the building.
MUSTAFA BROWN
Sonny is firing everybody.
ANGEL TORRES
He’s giving everyone a list of temporary agencies they can go to apply for work. Can you believe it?
Mustafa gets back on line and there is only one person ahead of him waiting to enter the office.
SID SMITH
It looks like your next Mustafa.
MUSTAFA BROWN
I see what Sonny is trying to do. I know what time it is?
SID SMITH
It might be time for you to find a new hang out.
MUSTAFA BROWN
Don’t mess with me Sid. I ain’t in no mood.
SID SMITH
If you haven’t noticed this is a business. Sonny has a job to do.
MUSTAFA BROWN
Yeah! Well Sonny’s time here is running out.
Scene#5
Continued
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INT. SONNY DESBEE’S INTERIOR OFFICE
Sonny is seen handing a temp worker two envelopes and letting them know today is their last day. As the worker exits the office, Mustafa Brown bops and weaves up to the desk of Sonny Desbee.
SONNY DESBEE
Good afternoon Mr. Brown.
MUSTAFA BROWN
What’s so good about it? I know what you’re trying to do.
SONNY DESBEE
I’m not trying, I’m doing.
MUSTAFA BROWN
So you think your going to change things around here?
SONNY DESBEE
Maybe you need to have your eyes checked, I already have.
MUSTAFA BROWN
Was that supposed to be funny?
SONNY DESBEE
I’m as serious as cancer. I’m still the manager here and what I say goes.
MUSTAFA BROWN
You think so?
Scene#5
Continued
SONNY DESBEE
I know so.
MUSTAFA BROWN
You know it gets dark around here early, your going to have to watch your back.
Sonny Desbee hands Mustafa Brown two envelopes. Mustafa opens both envelopes and makes sure the dollar amount on his pay check is right.
SONNY DESBEE
I got the results back from your drug test and you tested positive. So today is your last day. One of the envelopes you’re holding has a list of all the temp agencies in Newark.
MUSTAFA BROWN
(Angry)
You can’t fire me! It ain’t over, till I say it’s over chump!
SONNY DESBEE
I already did.
Sonny Desbee picks up the telephone and laughs hysterically as he starts to dial a telephone number.
MUSTAFA BROWN
What’s so funny? Who are you calling?
SONNY DESBEE
I’m calling the Police to report a robbery. They should be here in a few minutes. Who’s the chump now? Bye.
Scene #6
INT. SECOND FLOOR DISPATCH AREA- MONDAY 9AM
MUSIC: UNDECIDED
The camera pans around the room and zooms in on twenty new candidates standing in a line in single file waiting to receive a job application.
Sonny Desbee and Sid Smith are seated behind the desk handing out employment applications and pens to the candidates that were referred by the unemployment office.
SID SMITH
It was a pleasure coming to work this morning to do the daily dispatch.
SONNY DESBEE
Dispatch is a breeze when you don’t have any of those knuckleheads to deal with.
SID SMITH
We weren’t short. We sent out all the regulars and I made sure that all the workers arrived to work on time.
SONNY DESBEE
Any word from the guys I bounced out of here?
SID SMITH
Mustafa and Angel were in the parking lot this morning trying to talk some of the guys into quitting.
SONNY DESBEE
Mustafa Brown has lost his control over this office. He’s having a hard time adjusting to it. I give him a couple of days before he takes another shot at me.
Scene#6
Continued
SID SMITH
You’re probably right. I’ll talk to the temps later today and give them the 411.
SONNY DESBEE
Give all the temps a shout out to beware of Mustafa Brown.
SID SMITH
(SINGING)
YO TEMPS WHAT’S THAT SOUND?
EVERYONE LOOK ITS MUSTAFA BROWN.
SONNY DESBEE
You forgot to say what’s that smell? Ha ha ha.
Sid Smith gives Sonny Desbee a low five under the desk. Sid hands out the remaining applications and all the applications return to their desk.
SID SMITH
As soon you’ve completed filling out the application come back to the desk with two forms of identification.
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INT. SONNY DESBEE’S DESK
Sonny Desbee walks into the office and sets up two chairs in front of his desk for the interview process. Sid Smith opens the door to the office with the first applicant a Hispanic women with black hair and fair complexion in her early twenties named MARISOL RAMIREZ.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
Hi, my name is Marisol Ramirez. I was told by Mr. Brooks at the unemployment office you were looking to hire a receptionist?
Scene#6
Continued
SONNY DESBEE
Yes, I am looking to hire a receptionist. Please have a seat and give me a couple of minutes to look over your application.
Marisol Ramirez takes a seat and waits patiently while Sonny Desbee puts on his reading glasses and browses through her job application.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
Would you like a copy of my resume?
SONNY DESBEE
Yes, that would be helpful. Thank you.
Marisol Ramirez goes into a black binder and hands Sonny a type written resume. Sonny reads the resume and begins to ask a question.
SONNY DESBEE
The hours are from 8 to 4. The job pays $400.00 dollars a week. I need someone to answer phones, take job applications and provide office support.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
That’s 10 dollars an hour right?
SONNY DESBEE
Yes, without overtime.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
How soon do you need someone to start?
SONNY DESBEE
How does yesterday sound? Ha ha ha.
Scene#6
Continued
Marisol Ramirez and Sonny both laugh at Sonny’s joke.
SONNY DESBEE
I’d like to start someone tomorrow? Would that be a problem?
MARISOL RAMIREZ
No, I can start tomorrow.
SONNY DESBEE
I’ve got some more applicants to see today. I’m going to make a decision this afternoon.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
I’d really like to have this job. Please call me at the telephone number on my resume. I’ll be waiting for your call.
Sonny Desbee shakes Marisol’s hand and escorts her to the door. Sid Smith is standing on the other side of the door with the next applicant MICHAEL ADAMS.
SID SMITH
I think Marisol Ramirez would be perfect for the receptionist position. She’s bilingual and has computer skills.
SONNY DESBEE
I’m impressed Sid. You took the time to read her application. I have a good feeling about her too.
Sid Smith walks over to the copy machine with a black man age 25 wearing a UPS uniform named MICHAEL ADAMS who is applying for the transportation driver position.
Scene#6
Continued
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The camera focuses on Sid Smith handing back a New Jersey Commercial Driver’s license and Social Security card to the man.
Sid Smith walks the man MICHAEL ADAMS over to Sonny Desbee’s desk and introduces him.
SID SMITH
Sonny, this is MICHAEL ADAMS and he’s applying for the open van driver position.
SONNY DESBEE
I see you work for UPS?
MICHAEL ADAMS
Yes I do. I work second shift. I see your looking for a driver.
SONNY DESBEE
Yes, we are.
MICHAEL ADAMS
Sid’s already gone over the job with me. The hours and the pay will not be a problem.
SONNY DESBEE
I’ll run your driver’s license and check your driving record. If everything checks out can you be here at 7am tomorrow?
MICHAEL ADAMS
Absolutely.
SONNY DESBEE
Sid will call you later today with an answer.
Scene#6
Continued
Michael Adams shakes Sonny Desbee’s hand and walks out of the office. Sid Smith approaches Sonny’s desk excited.
SID SMITH
Mike is going to be a reliable driver for us. This man drives for a living. He knows the roads and can follow directions.
SONNY DESBEE
I trust your judgment Sid. This is your call.
SID SMITH
Thanks Sonny. You know, if I had been involved in the hiring process, Angel Torres would have never been hired. I took one look at him and knew he was an accident just waiting to happen.
SONNY DESBEE
Angel’s had two accidents in three months.
SID THOMAS
The temps gave him the nick name Crash Torres.
SONNY DESBEE
Well, I’m glad he’s gone.
SID THOMAS
Would you believe he called me this weekend trying to get his job back?
Scene#6
Continued
SONNY DESBEE
Desperate people do desperate things.
SID SMITH
I set him straight. I told him to apply at some of the other agencies downtown.
SONNY DESBEE
He should apply at “Bums R Us.”
SID SMITH
I hear they’re slogan is “Were always looking for a few good bums.”
SONNY DESBEE
How about Labor Not Ready?
SID SMITH
They always have a sign in their window looking for temps.
SONNY DESBEE
No diplomas or resumes required just bring in your rap sheet!
SID SMITH
Catchy sign!
SONNY DESBEE
Maybe they should keep it simple like; CRIMINALS WELCOME HERE.
Scene#6
Continued
SID SMITH
You’re going to have to create another list of agencies for Angel Torres and Mustafa Brown.
SONNY DESBEE
I’ve got another agency I can add to the list.
SID SMITH
(Jokingly)
What agency is that? I’m almost afraid to ask?
SONNY DESBEE
D.O.A.
SID SMITH
What does D.O.A. stand for?
SONNY DESBEE
Dead on Arrival! Pause… At Dead on Arrival, if you want to fill out a job application, you
have to step over a dead body.
SID SMITH
(Laughing)
That’s cold!
Sonny and Sid give each other a high five and crack up into hysterical laughter.
The camera pans around the room and zooms and focuses on the applicants who have been interrupted by the sounds of Sonny Desbee and Sid Smith’s laughter.
Scene #7
EXT. PLAYBALL PORTUGUESE RESTAURANT – FERRY STREET-2PM
INT. PLAYBALL RESTAURANT BOOTH
MUSIC: UNDECIDED
The waitress walks over to the booth were Sonny Desbee and Smith is seated and puts down two glasses of water and hands each of them a lunch menu.
SONNY DESBEE
Sid, I want to thank you for your help today.
SID SMITH
We had over fifty people apply for work today. It looks like the unemployment office sent us a good group of people to choose from.
SONNY DESBEE
We have at least twenty five applicants who will be coming back tomorrow morning for the daily dispatch.
SID SMITH
Great.
SONNY DESBEE
I got a dozen leads today from the applicants for companies who use temporary labor.
SID SMITH
It’s not going to take long before we’ll be sending out a hundred workers form our office like some of the other agencies in town.
SONNY DESBEE
That’s going to be our goal! Within ninety days we will be billing at least one hundred workers a day.
Scene#7
Continued
SID SMITH
You know, we are going to have to hire more than two van drivers to get all those temps to work.
SONNY DESBEE
My plan is have three van drivers with fifteen passenger vans. Then we’ll buy an old fifty passenger school bus and convert it to transport the rest of the workers to the big jobs we get.
SID SMITH
Cool!
SONNY DESBEE
What if I told you that in ninety days I’m going to be sending out over a hundred workers without the use of a van?
SID SMITH
(Joking)
I’d think you were crazy.
SONNY DESBEE
On the way in to work this morning I drove past Newark’s Penn Station and a bell went off in my head. Mass transit!
SID SMITH
You’re not the first manager at Encore who has tried mass transit. They all failed.
SONNY DESBEE
I don’t plan to fail. I’m going to have a bus or train schedule for every account in the office in a rack similar to Penn Station.
Scene#7
Continued
SID SMITH
One problem you’re going to have is that none of the temps have any money.
SONNY DESBEE
I have three hundred dollars petty cash in the office I can use. I’ll loan the temps the money and have it taken out of their checks.
SID SMITH
(Joking)
Your momma didn’t raise you stupid.
SONNY DESBEE
Yeah, but my father sure as hell tried.
SID SMITH
Your father couldn’t have been that bad?
SONNY DESBEE
My father like all fathers wanted me to follow in his footsteps? Pause… So for my birthday, he gave me a bag of cement!
SID SMITH
(Joking)
Some birthday present.
SONNY DESBEE
Now you know how the term dead beat dad got started.
SID SMITH
I was a latch key kid myself. My father was never home. Most of the temps who work for us come from broken homes.
Scene#7
Continued
SONNY DESBEE
Unfortunately, you can’t pick your parents.
SID SMITH
You’re right.
SONNY DESBEE
Sid, it doesn’t matter where you start out in life. What ultimately matters most is where you end up.
SID SMITH
I like your attitude Sonny.
SONNY DESBEE
I have a sunny disposition about life.
SID SMITH
I remember reading a book that said “It’s not what happens to us, it’s how we react to it that builds character.
SONNY DESBEE
As a manager, I can only judge people on their
character and their performance.
SID SMITH
That’s a good motto to have.
SONNY DESBEE
That’s why I got rid of all those characters who were masquerading as temporary workers. Based on their job performance they had to go.
Scene#7
Continued
SID SMITH
You’ve got a tough job to do.
SONNY DESBEE
Do you follow baseball?
SID SMITH
Yes. I’m a big New York Yankee fan!
SONNY DESBEE
Well, I’m like the umpire. Sometimes the umpire has to make an unpopular call. The fans boo the call. But when the dust settles and everyone watches the instant reply on the big screen, they realize that the umpire made the right call.
SID SMITH
Sometimes the umpire gets spit on and has dirt kicked all over his shoes by a fired up manager who disagrees with the decision.
SID SMITH
Yeah, like New York Yankee manager Billy Martin.
SONNY DESBEE
He even dogged Reggie Jackson on national TV for not hustling to catch a fly ball! Billy Martin was a winner and he was sending his team a message they he wasn’t going to manage a bunch of losers.
SID SMITH
Let’s work that plan of yours and plan not to fail!
Scene#7
Continued
The waitress returns to the booth and is seen writing on her writing pad Sonny Desbee and Sid Smith’s lunch order.
SONNY DESBEE
I took this job to make an impact on not only the community but in people’s lives.
SID SMITH
The temps have a great deal of respect for you. They see what you’re trying to do here in Newark.
The WAITRESS returns with the food and places two large plates filled with Spanish food in front of Sonny Desbee and Sid Smith.
WAITRESS
Enjoy your lunch gentleman.
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EXT. PLAYBALL PORTUGUESE RESTAURANT
A man holding a plastic container is asking passerby’s for money. The PAN HANDLER is white in his late twenties with a blonde hair and a long beard.
PAN HANDLER
Mister, can you spare any change?
SONNY DESBEE
How about I give you a job instead? I need to have my office cleaned. It will take you less than 2 hours to clean. I’ll pay you ten bucks? What do you say?
PAN HANDLER
Okay you got a deal.
Sonny Desbee, Sid Smith, and the Pan Handler are seen walking back to the Encore Agency office.
Scene #8
EXT. PARKING LOT OF ENCORE AGENCY- 6:15AM
Sid Smith opens the side double doors of his white passenger van as 12 men wait in line to enter the vehicle. Sonny Desbee is checking the names on a clipboard making sure that everyone is present and accounted for.
SONNY DESBEE
Everyone is here.
SID SMITH
Would you like to take a ride with me to drop off the workers?
SONNY DESBEE
Just as long as were back by 7:30.
SID SMITH
No problem. Hop in the front passenger seat. Michael Adams is taking 6 guys to the furniture company in Kearny. Mike should be back in 20 minutes.
Sonny Desbee gets in the van and Sid Smith shuts the double doors of the van. Sid now jumps in the driver’s seat and cranks up the radio.
MUSIC: EDDIE KENDRICKS-(KEEP ON TRUCKING)
SID SMITH
This is old school Sonny. They don’t make music like this anymore.
SONNY DESBBE
Wasn’t Eddie Kendrick’s a member of The Temptations?
SID SMITH
Yeah! He went solo.
Scene#8
Continued
The camera pans around the van and zooms in on most of the workers sitting in the van with their eyes closed trying to get a couple more minutes sleep.
A voice from the back of the van is now heard interrupting the conversation between Sid Smith and Sonny Desbee.
TEMP WORKER
Come on Sid, home many times do we have to listen this tired ole song? Yo Bro, put on some rap!
Laughter can be heard now throughout the van.
Sid Smith takes a look in his rear view mirror trying to identify the individual who made the comment.
SID SMITH
Okay. You want to hear some rap? Who do you want to hear?
TEMP WORKER
I don’t care if you play Michael Jackson.
SID SMITH
Let me check my CD’s. I think I’ve got a Michael Jackson CD in my stash.
Sid fumbles through his CD case and is unable to find the CD.
SID SMITH
My son must have borrowed the CD. But I got Michael’s a bootleg copy of Michael Jackson’s new release. Do you want to hear it?
TEMP WORKER
Yeah! That’s what I’m talking about. Rap music my brother!
Scene#8
Continued
SID SMITH
(SINGING)
LITTLE JACK HORNER SAT IN HIS CORNER EATING HIS CURDS AND WHEY. ALONG CAME MICHAEL JACKSON WHO SAT DOWN BESIDE HIM AND TOOK LITTLE JACK HORNER’S VIRGINITY AWAY.
Sid Smith now turns up the music to drown out the temp worker in the back of the van.
The camera zooms in on the worker in the back of the van who raises his hand in disgust.
DAVID THOMPSON
You call that rap? Forget you!
SID SMITH
Forget me? You better hope I remember to pick your ass up at 4’oclock.
DAVID THOMPSON
Don’t be playing Sid. I ain’t got any money to get back home.
SID SMITH
Then you need to be quiet back there.
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EXT. MARTIN PAINT COMPANY-BAYONNE NEW JERSEY
INT. PLANT MANAGER’S OFFICE
Sid Smith and Sonny Desbee are standing in front of the plant manager Fran McNulty’s desk. FRAN MCNULTY a white man in his forties wearing a blue uniform is going over a production sheet. The plant manager now stands up and asks a question.
Scene#8
Continued
FRAN MCNULTY
Did all of the same workers who were here yesterday show up?
SID SMITH
Yes. These are the same group of guys from last week.
FRAN MCNULTY
I’m going to be starting a second shift. How many guys can I get from you? I don’t want to call another agency unless I absolutely have to.
SID SMITH
Well, I’ll let our new manager Sonny Desbee answer that question.
SONNY DESBEE
We have at least forty additional men who are available right now. What are the hours and how soon do you need the men?
FRAN MCNULTY
I need 15 men at 4pm on the second shift and 10 men at midnight on the third shift.
SONNY DESBEE
That won’t be a problem.
FRAN MCNULTY
How much time do you need? I’d like to get started on this as soon as possible.
SONNY DESBEE
You’ll have both of those shifts up and running tomorrow.
Scene#8
Continued
FRAN MCNULTY
Good.
Sonny Desbee writes the order down on his clipboard. Sonny then shakes Fran McNulty’s hand consummating the deal.
Sid Smith and Sonny Desbee exit the plant manager’s office as the plant manager returns to his seat.
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EXT. MARTIN PAINT COMPANY- BAYONNE NEW JERSEY
INT. SID SMITH VAN
Sid Smith and Sonny Desbee are seen sitting in the van in the parking lot of the paint company.
SID SMITH
Wow! Timing is everything.
SONNY DESBEE
It’s a good thing we both came here today. Fran would have given half this order to another agency.
SID SMITH
There are a couple of places I’d like to take you to this week.
SONNY DESBEE
I’m here to help put money in your pocket. The more people you transport to work, the more money it puts in your pocket.
SID SMITH
This new order will put at least an extra hundred dollars in my pay check a week. I can find a good use for the extra cash.
Scene#8
Continued
SONNY DESBEE
You’re being rewarded for your hard work. Fran McNulty knows your doing a good job.
SID SMITH
I’ll work out the schedule with Mike Adams. We will have no problem getting the temps to work.
SONNY DESBEE
I’ve got a lot of phone calls to make.
SID SMITH
I’ve got two hours to help make some calls.
SONNY DESBEE
The new girl Marisol Ramirez will be starting today. Between the three of us, we shouldn’t have any problems filling this order.
SID SMITH
Let’s see we have 12 men going to Martin Paints on the first shift now. Add 15 for the second shift that’s 27.
Counting the 10 on the third shift we’ll have 37 temps going to Martin Paints a day.
SONNY DESBEE
Later today, I’ll set up a man out board in my office so we can track the numbers daily.
SID SMITH
You know Bob Wisenheimer has been trying for years to get Fran McNulty to increase his order. This is the first time that Fran McNulty isn’t using at least two other agencies to fill this order.
Scene#8
Continued
SONNY DESBEE
The increase in business should make the owner Guy Thomas happy.
SID SMITH
When Guy Thomas sees the increased billing out of this office he’ll be ecstatic. The first thing Guy will do is call you and congratulate you for picking up the additional business.
SONNY DESBEE
I’ll make sure I tell Guy that you were very instrumental in getting the additional work.
SID SMITH
When Guy Thomas tells Bob Wisenheimer about the order, he’ll be pissed. He’s been trying for years to get Fran McNulty to increase the order.
SONNY DESBEE
You’d think he’d be happy.
SID SMITH
You’ll see! Bob will find something negative to say.
SONNY DESBEE
I’ll call Fran McNulty back with the new bill rates for the second and third shift. That way Bob won’t have anything to say. I’ll make sure I cover all the bases.
SID SMITH
Yeah! CYA. Cover Your Ass!
Sonny Desbee and Sid shake hands over a job well done.
Scene #9
EXT. FRONT OF ENCORE AGENCY PARKING LOT
INT. SECOND FLOOR DISPATCH AREA
MUSIC: UNDECIDED
The camera pans around the room and focuses on Michael Adams who is sitting at the desk talking to the new receptionist Marisol Ramirez. Ten workers can be seen sitting in the room filling out job applications.
Sonny and Sid are now seen walking through the agency door smiling and joking with one another. They now approach the desk to talk with their coworkers.
SONNY DESBEE
Good morning Mike! How did everything go this morning?
MICHAEL ADAMS
Everything went well. I knew exactly where the account was. All the temps arrived to work on time.
SID SMITH
Excellent.
SONNY DESBEE
Sid and I picked up some more work at the Martin Paint Company in Bayonne. Sid will go over all the details with you.
SID SMITH
I’ll go over all the information with you after lunch. You’ll have a map to the location and a contact name and phone number for the customer.
MICHAEL ADAMS
That’s why I’m here. I’m ready. Bring it on!
Scene#9
Continued
SONNY DESBEE
Good morning Marisol.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
Good morning Mr. Desbee
SONNY DESBEE
Everybody calls me Sonny.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
Good morning Sonny.
SONNY DESBEE
Yes it is definitely is a good morning. The day is only going to get better.
SID SMITH
I like that attitude. I think its beginning to rub off on me.
SONNY DESBEE
There’s no bum magnet in my pocket. Everyone who works for this agency is a winner.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
I can’t wait to get started.
SONNY DESBEE
We need to get on the phone and call a hundred temps for the Martin paint account. We need at least 15 workers for the second shift and 10 for the third starting this afternoon. We’ve got 5 hours to make this happen.
Sonny Desbee opens the front door to his office where Sid and Marisol can be seen following Sonny into the office.
Scene#9
Continued
The camera focuses on Sonny Desbee who is separating new applicant job applications into three piles on his desk.
SONNY DESBEE
Sid, you and I can call all the American applicants and Marisol can call all the Hispanic applicants.
SID SMITH
We should be able to have this done by lunch time.
SONNY DESBEE
If we can get these calls done by noon, I promise to buy each of you lunch today.
SID SMITH
In that case, we can go to the Tops Diner and have lunch there.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
I’ll look through all the stacks and pull out all of the Spanish names.
Marisol picks up a stack and puts it on the desk in front of the office door. Sid picks up a stack and seats down at his desk that is on the other side of the room.
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INT. SONNY DESBEE’S DESK
Sonny Desbee goes through the stack and separates the stack into two piles. He then picks up the phone begins calling temp workers to fill the job order for the Martin Paint Company.
CUT TO:
INT. SID SMITH’S DESK
Sid Smith puts on his reading glasses and picks up the telephone and starts dialing out to contact workers.
Scene#9
Continued
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INT. SONNY DESBEE’S DESK-3 HOURS LATER
Sonny is filling out a list and adding the names of all the workers who are confirmed for today’s job assignment. Sonny looks at his watch and turns to ask Sid Smith a question.
SONNY DESBEE
How many workers do you have?
Sid Smith looks down on his desk and picks up a piece of paper and tallies up the total count.
SID SMITH
I’ve got at least 5 confirmed for the third shift and 5 for the second shift.
SONNY DESBEE
How about you Marisol! Have many do you have?
Marisol Ramirez looks down on her desk and picks up her note pad and tallies up the total count.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
I’ve got at least 5 confirmed for the third shift and 6 for the second shift.
Sonny adds the numbers to his total and adds them all together.
Sid Smith and Marisol Ramirez walk over to Sonny Desbee’s desk and hand him all the names of the workers for Sonny to add on his Martin Paint Company master list.
SONNY DESBEE
It looks like I’m buying lunch today. We’ve filled the Martin Paint Company order for the second and third shift.
Scene#9
Continued
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EXT. TOPS DINER –EAST NEWARK, NEW JERSEY- 12 NOON
INT. BOOTH IN DINER
The camera pans around the busy diner. Waiters and waitresses are seen walking holding plates of dishes heading back to the people they are serving.
Sonny Desbee picks up a menu’s from the table and hands one to both Sid Smith and Marisol Ramirez.
SONNY DESBEE
I’ve heard the food is very good here?
SID SMITH
This place is packed 24/7.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
Everybody who lives in Newark knows about this place. My husband and I come here a lot.
Sid Smith and Marisol pick up their menus and look over the lunch special choices. Sonny Desbee studies his menu for a minute and comments.
SONNY DESBEE
Wow! This place has a full menu.
SID SMITH
Take a look at their lunch specials.
Sonny turns the page of his menu and looks at the lunch specials.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
Well, I know what I’m having.
Scene#9
Continued
Sid Smith closes his menu and takes off his reading glasses.
SID SMITH
I know what I’m having too.
Sonny scratches his head for a second while reading the menu. He isn’t quite sure what he wants to eat for lunch. Sonny appearing to confused looks around the room to find a waitress.
SONNY DESBEE
Have either of you seen our waitress?
Marisol points to a waitress who is dressed in a black and white uniform serving a woman sitting alone at a small table smoking a cigarette.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
I think that’s our waitress over there.
Sonny Desbee stands up and tries to get her attention. The waitress does not see Sonny raising his hand.
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The WOMAN SMOKER an overweight woman in her late forties with dark black hair and ruby red lipstick is puffing on a cigarette. When the woman sees Sonny Desbee staring in her direction she becomes angry.
WOMAN SMOKER
Excuse me Waitress, why is that man staring at me? What is he a pervert!
The waitress turns around a round and looks around the room. She doesn’t see Sonny Deesbee trying to get her attention.
Scene#9
Continued
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INT.SONNY DESBEE’S BOOTH
The camera pans back to Sonny Desbee and focuses on him shaking his head and laughing.
SONNY DESBEE
(JOKING)
Hey Sid, I think the waitress is blind. Can you lend her your glasses? I can’t seen to get her attention.
Sid Smith and Marisol both laugh and look over to the table where the waitress is still standing.
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INT.TABLE OF WOMAN SMOKING
The woman smoking takes a large puff of her cigarette and flicks her ashes into the ash tray on her table. The woman turns to the waitress again and snaps.
WOMAN SMOKER
Who does this guy think he is?
The woman smoker gets up from her table and pushes the waitress aside and rushes across the room like a bull in a china shop.
WOMAN SMOKER
(Angry)
What the hell are you looking at? Haven’t you ever seen a woman smoker?
Sonny irritated by the woman smoker’s arrogant remark rudely answers.
SONNY DESBEE
(Joking)
I was waiting for the finale, where you blow a smoke ring out of your fat ass!
Scene #10
EXT. FRONT OF ENCORE AGENCY-PARKING LOT
MUSIC: UNDECIDED
Michael Adams is loading temporary workers into his van to transport to the Martin Paint Company.
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INT. SECOND FLOOR OFFICE ENCORE AGENCY-4PM
Sonny Desbee is writing daily numbers on a man out board on the wall next to Sid Smith’s desk.
SONNY DESBEE
This daily dispatch man out board will help keep track of how many temps we are sending out each day.
Sid Smith gets up from his desk and walks over to the board where Sonny Desbee is transposing numbers on. Sid Smith studies the man out board before he makes a comment.
SID SMITH
I like the concept. It’s a road map to success.
SONNY DESBEE
It’s a good way to measure your progress and keep you heading down the right track to reach your goals.
SID SMITH
If I’m reading this chart correctly, we sent out 15 workers yesterday. Today with the second shift at the Martin Paint Company we have thirty temps out.
SONNY DESBEE
Don’t forget the ten workers on the third shift which will bring out total daily number to forty.
Marisol walks over to the board and studies the daily numbers and smiles at Sonny Desbee and Sid Smith.
Scene#10
Continued
MARISOL RAMIREZ
You can get a lot accomplished when everyone on the team works together.
SONNY DESBEE
There is no “I” in the word team. It’s a team effort. We are going to be the premier light industrial staffing agency in Newark, New Jersey.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
We have a lot of competition here in Newark.
SONNY DESBEE
Right now we are flying in under the radar. When the temps don’t show up for work, the other agencies will want to know why?
SID SMITH
That’s when they’ll send out there undercover team to spy on our agency.
SONNY DESBEE
They may even try to steal our workers.
SID SMITH
Sonny is right Marisol. We need to be aware who comes snooping around our office.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
I’ll make sure that we have a record of every incoming phone call.
SONNY DESBEE
We are about to put the Encore Temp Agency on the map.
Scene#10
Continued
The telephone rings and Marisol Ramirez walks back to her desk to answer the call.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
Thank you for calling the Encore Agency, how may I help you? Pause… Good afternoon Mr. Thomas…Pause… Things are going great! Pause…We just added a second and third shift at the Martin Paint Company.Pause… Yes, Sonny is here.Pause… Hold on.
Marisol Ramirez puts the telephone call on hold and yells out to Sonny.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
Sonny it’s for you. It’s Guy Thomas the owner of the company.
SONNY DESBEE
Thanks Marisol, transfer the call to my desk. I’ll pick it up there.
Sonny Desbee heads back to his desk and lifts the receiver on the handset of his phone.
INTERCUT BETWEEN SONNY DESBEE AND GUY THOMAS
EXT. HEADQUARTER OFFICE PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY
INT. GUY THOMAS’S OFFICE
Guy Thomas is sitting in his spacious office next to the window that has a panoramic view of the city.
GUY THOMAS
I wanted to congratulate you on increasing the order on the Martin Paint Company account. Bob Wisenheimer and I have been trying for years to bump up the numbers on that account.
Scene#10
Continued
SONNY DESBEE
Well, it was a team effort. Timing has a great deal to do with it. I made a client visit at the right time.
GUY THOMAS
All of our branch manager’s should take a page out of your book.
SONNY DESBEE
I plan to visit all of our existing clients and contact all of our old customers.
GUY THOMAS
I’m planning on being in Newark tomorrow, I’ll see around 9. I’m glad I hired you Sonny. Keep up the good work.
SONNY DESBEE
Thanks Mr. Thomas.
GUY THOMAS
Don’t call me Mr. Thomas, just call me Guy.
SONNY DESBEE
Guy I’ll see you tomorrow at nine. Bye.
Sonny Desbee hangs up the phone and walks over to where Sid Smith and Marisol Ramirez are standing talking.
SONNY DESBEE
That was Guy and he’s stopping by tomorrow at nine.
SID SMITH
I’ll have one of the temps clean the office early in the morning and have this place in top shape for his visit.
I wouldn’t be surprised if we see Guy’s JYD.
Scene#10
Continued
MARISOL RAMIREZ
What’s a JYD?
SID SMITH
The letters stand for junk yard dog?
MARISOL RAMIREZ
Is Mr. Thomas bringing his dog here? I love dogs.
SID SMITH
I promise this is one dog you’ll hate.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
It sounds like Mr. Thomas has a mean and vicious dog.
SID SMITH
This isn’t a real dog I’m talking about it’s a person.
SONNY DESBEE
Why don’t you tell her who your referring to.
SID SMITH
Bob Wisenheimer our District Sales Manager the meanest man in the State of New Jersey. You’ll find out tomorrow.
SONNY DESBEE
I hope your wrong on this one. We don’t need any more drama around here.
SID SMITH
Does a leopard have spots?
Scene #11
EXT. FRONT OF ENCORE AGENCY-PARKING LOT
MUSIC: UNDECIDED
Michael Adams is loading temporary workers into his van to transport to the Martin Paint Company. Sid Smith is checking off the names on the list when a silver grey Maserati sports car with two men inside pulls up alongside the van.
GUY THOMAS
Good morning Sid.
Sid Smith looks up from his clipboard and stops to acknowledge the man seated in the drivers seat of the sports car.
SID SMITH
Good morning Mr. Thomas.
Guy Thomas pulls his car into an open parking spot. Guy Thomas and Bob step out of the car and walk over to the van where Sid Smith and Michael Adams are standing.
The camera pans over all the temporary workers as they one by one enter the van. The camera then focuses on Michael Adams as he comments on the sports car.
MICHAEL ADAMS
Is that a Maserati Sports Coupe?
GUY THOMAS
Yes it is.
MICHAEL ADAMS
That car sells for about eighty grand.
GUY THOMAS
I see you’ve done your homework.
Scene#11
Continued
SID SMITH
This is probably a good time to ask you for a raise.
BOB WISENHEIMER
(Sarcastically)
You want a raise. I’ll give you a raise. I’ll give you a Dr. Sholes insert you can use as a platform for your shoes.
SID SMITH
Nobody was talking to you. I should have known the JYD would have something to say.
BOB WISENHEIMER
(Angry)
Was that an anti Semitic remark?
SID SMITH
(Joking)
It was lower than that. JYD stands for the junk yard dog!
If I really wanted to kick you to the curb I would have called you an NBA.
Guy Thomas feels the tension between the two men and tries to diffuse it by putting his arm around Bob Wisenheimer’s shoulder and makes a quick comment.
GUY THOMAS
(Joking)
The National Basketball Association? Bob, I didn’t know you played professional basketball?
Bob Wisenheimer’s face turns red with anger and he nervously adjusts his horned rimmed glasses moving them off center and making them look crooked to everyone watching.
SID THOMAS
NBA stands for natural born asshole!
Scene#11
Continued
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EXT. MASERATI PARKED IN PARKING LOT
The camera pans over to the silver grey Maserati sports car where at least a dozen temporary workers are standing admiring the car.
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EXT. VAN PARKED IN LOT
The camera follows three of the temporary workers as they walk back to the van where Guy Thomas is standing. David Thompson decides to ask the owner of the sports car a question.
DAVID THOMPSON
Mr. Thomas that’s a phat ride you have. I bet you didn’t know that your Maserati sports coupe came equipped with a six speed transmission with overdrive?
GUY THOMAS
I didn’t know that. I just like fast cars. That’s why I bought it.
DAVID THOMPSON
That bad boy’s got a tilted steering column with power rack and pinion steering.
Bob Wisenheimer is fumbling with his glasses and takes out a handkerchief from his pocket to clean his lenses. Bob growing increasingly impatient puts up his hand.
BOB WISENHEIMER
What the hell do you know about rack and pinion steering?
David Thompson goes into his pocket and pulls out a roll of bills and holds it up for everyone to see.
DAVID THOMPSON
I’ve got fifty bucks here in my hand that says I know more about rack and pinion steering than you?
Scene#11
Continued
BOB WISENHEIMER
Okay! I’ll take that bet. What’s Maserati’s definition of Rack and Pinion steering?
DAVID THOMPSON
Do you want the answer in Italian or English?
BOB WISENHEIMER
(Annoyed)
Don’t be a smart ass! I want the answer in English!
DAVID THOMPSON
A rack and pinion is a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. The circular pinion engages teeth on a flat bar - the rack. Rotational motion applied to the pinion will cause the rack to move to the side, up to the limit of its travel.
GUY THOMAS
David is absolutely right. Bob I think you owe the man fifty bucks.
Everyone standing in the parking lot breaks out into laughter.
Bob Wisenheimer puts his right hand into his pants pocket looking for money. He then pulls out his wallet and checks the billfold to see how much he can come up with.
The camera zooms in and focuses on Guy Thomas who pulls out a large wad of cash hold in a gold clasp money clip. He hands the fifty bucks to David Thompson to settle the bet.
GUY THOMAS
Bob, I’ll take care of this. The last thing I need to hear is you bitch and complain all day.
Scene#11
Continued
David Thompson takes the money from Guy Thomas and combines it with the rest of his cash.
DAVID THOMPSON
Hey Bob, what kind of a car do you drive?
BOB WISENHEIMER
That’s none of your business.
DAVID THOMPSON
Some of the temps said they spotted you driving around your neighborhood in an Italian foreign car.
BOB WISENHEIMER
What Italian foreign car?
DAVID THOMPSON
They saw you driving a Ronzoni car.
BOB WISENHEIMER
A Ronzoni car?
DAVID THOMPSON
It runs only when you push it!
Everyone standing in the parking lot breaks out into laughter.
BOB WISENHEIMER
Very funny.
GUY THOMAS
Yes it was! I’m going to write off the fifty bucks as Ronzoni business entertainment expense.
The camera zooms in on the van leaving the parking lot.
Scene#11
Continued
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INT. SECOND FLOOR DISPATCH AREA
Sonny Desbee is in the daily dispatch area straightening out the metal folding chairs when the front door opens.
The camera zooms on the front door that Sid Smith is holding open for Guy Thomas. The door closes and an angry Bob Wisenheimer is seen following a second behind.
Guy Thomas walks over to Sonny Desbee and shakes his hand.
GUY THOMAS
I wanted to stop by and personally thank you for increasing the Martin Paint Company order. Bob and I have been trying for years to get Fran McNulty to pull the trigger. Right, Bob?
BOB WISENHEIMER
Yeah.
GUY THOMAS
I called Fran this morning and thanked him for the additional business. I asked Fran why he didn’t give the order to Bob Wisenheimer when Bob stopped by the plant on Monday. Fran said he gave the order to Sonny because Sonny was better looking.
SONNY DESBEE
Fran was just kidding.
GUY THOMAS
I don’t think he likes Bob. He told me that he’d rather deal with you than Bob.
BOB WISENHEIMER
Excuse me for a minute; I have to go to the bathroom. I’ll be right back.
Scene#11
Continued
The camera zooms in and focuses on Bob Wisenheimer as he turns his back and heads straight for the employee bathroom.
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INT. SECOND FLOOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE BATHROOM
The camera zooms in and focuses on Bob Wisenheimer grabbing a roll of toilet paper from one of the bathroom stalls and walking over to the sink with it. He stuffs the roll of toilet paper into the sink drain and clogs up the drain. Bob turns on the hot and cold water in the sink intentionally trying to cause a flood.
BOB WISENHEIMER
(LAUGHING)
I’ll fix his ass!
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INT. SECOND FLOOR ENCORE EMPLOYEE BATHROOM
The camera zooms in and focuses on Bob Wisenheimer using a key to enter the Encore Agency employee bathroom. Bob again grabs a roll of toilet paper from one of the bathroom stalls and stuffs the roll of toilet paper into the sink drain and clogs up the drain. Bob again turns on the hot and cold water in the sink intentionally trying to cause a second flood.
BOB WISENHEIMER
(LAUGHING)
He’ll be here until midnight cleaning this mess. Ha ha ha.
CUT TO:
INT. ENCORE AGENCY OFFICE
Guy Thomas is standing in the center of the office chatting with Sonny Desbee, Sid Smith and Marisol Ramirez.
The camera zooms in on Bob Wisenheimer entering the office with the key to the office workers bathroom in his hand.
Scene#11
Continued
Bob Wisenheimer hands the Encore Agency office workers bathroom key to Marisol Ramirez.
BOB WISENHEIMER
Thank you for letting me use the bathroom.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
Your welcome Mr. Wisenheimer.
GUY THOMAS
Oh, Sid as for that raise, I’m going to give you an extra fifty dollars a week.
Sid Smith shakes Mr. Thomas’s hand to show his appreciation for his pay raise.
SID THOMAS
Thanks, Mr. Thomas
Guy Thomas
Call me Guy…
SID SMITH
Thanks, Guy.
GUY THOMAS
Well, I guess we’ll be going. The office is clean and has never looked so good. Keep up the good work Sonny. It was a pleasure meeting you Marisol.
Guy Thomas warmly shakes Sonny Desbee and Marisol Ramirez’s hand.
The camera zooms in and focuses on the devilish look on Bob Wisenheimer’s face. Bob intentionally takes a step backward avoiding a handshake. Guy Thomas and Bob Wisenheimer exit the Encore Agency office.
Scene#11
Continued
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INT. SECOND FLOOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE BATHROOM
The camera focuses on the water overflowing from the sink on to the floor. The camera pans around the run and zooms in on the water as it makes it way into the daily dispatch area.
Sid Smith notices the water and opens the door to the bathroom.
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INT. ENCORE AGENCY OFFICE
Sid Smith opens the door of the office and yells.
SID SMITH
Sonny, we’ve got a flood coming from the employee bathroom.
I’ve got a feeling Bob Wisenheimer had something to do with it.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
You mean the Office worker bathroom?
Sonny Desbee grabs the key off for the office workers bathroom off Marisol’s desk and heads down the hall to where Sid is standing.
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INT. SECOND FLOOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE BATHROOM
The camera focuses on the water as it makes it way into the daily dispatch area.
SID THOMAS
Check this out Sonny.
Sonny and Sid roll up their pants and walks into the bathroom where they see the cause of the accident. A roll of toilet paper has been jammed into the sink deliberately causing the flood.
Scene#11
Continued
SONNY DESBEE
Didn’t Marisol say that Wisenheimer used the office worker bathroom?
SID SMITH
I’ll bet he intentionally flooded that bathroom too!
SONNY DESBEE
Come on Sid, let’s hurray. That bathroom is flooding too!
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INT. SECOND FLOOR ENCORE OFFICE EMPLOYEE BATHROOM
The camera focuses on the hall way that leads back to the Encore agency office.
Sonny Desbee and Sid Smith are seen running down the hallway. They both suddenly stop when they see water running down the hallway.
SONNY DESBEE
It looks like we have another flood in the office bathroom.
Sid, go downstairs and round up some temps I’ll pay them to clean up the water.
SID SMITH
I’ll get four guys and we should have it cleaned up in an hour.
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INT. MAINTENANCE ROOM
The camera focuses on Sid Smith and the four men who are standing outside of the maintenance closet. Sonny hands Sid ten rolls of paper towels, two buckets and two mops to disperse to the men. Sid Smith hands the cleaning equipment to the temporary workers and they follow him down the hall.
Scene#11
Continued
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INT. ENCORE AGENCY OFFICE- 15 MINUTES LATER
Sonny is seated at his desk with Sid Smith and Marisol Ramirez.
SID SMITH
The guys are working on cleaning up all of that water. They should have everything cleaned up in the next twenty minutes.
SONNY DESBEE
Thanks Sid.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
It’s hard to believe that our district manager Bob Wisenheimer would be capable of this?
SONNY DESBEE
The man has a screw loose.
SID SMITH
The next time he tries anything around here, he’s going to have some teeth loose.
SONNY DESBEE
Every child is born beautiful. Then the parents take that beautiful little baby home and drop the kid on his head.
SID SMITH
Oh, I get it. Bob Wisenheimer was dropped on his head.
SONNY DESBEE
His parents should have dropped him out of an airplane. Pause… Old Chinese proverb: Every dog has his day. Even the junk yard dog will pay! Sonny Desbee doesn’t play!
Scene #12
EXT. FRONT OF ENCORE AGENCY-PARKING LOT-7AM
Michael Adams is loading temporary workers into his van to transport to the Martin Paint Company.
The camera zooms in on a white Labor Plus van suspiciously driving slowly around the parking lot observing the workers.
A bald white man named JACK WAGNER age 50 the owner of Labor Plus a temporary competitor who has an office directly across the street parks his van in the middle of the parking lot.
The camera focuses on the driver JACK WAGNER yelling out the driver side window to the temporary workers who are waiting to enter the Encore Van.
JACK WAGNER
(YELLING)
I’ll pay any of you guys ten dollars an hour if you work for me.
The camera zooms in and focuses on ten getting into the Labor Plus white van. The camera zooms in on the Labor Plus van as it leaves the parking lot with the Encore Agency temp workers.
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EXT. SECOND FLOOR DISPATCH AREA
Sid Smith and Sonny Desbee are organizing the names on the daily dispatch list when they are interrupted by an out of breath Michael Adams.
MICHAEL ADAMS
Sid, we’re going to be short. Some guy driving a Labor Plus van just stole ten of our workers.
SID SMITH
How many guys are you short?
Scene#12
Continued
MICHAEL ADAMS
I need 5 temps ASAP. I don’t want to be late.
Sid Smith quickly picks up the daily sign in sheet and calls out 5 names.
SID SMITH
Williams, Hudson, Fernandez, Gomez, and Alexander you’re going to the Martin Paint Company today. Bye
The five men are seen getting up from their chairs and following Michael Adams out the door.
SID SMITH
Jack the Wack Wagner is at it again.
SONNY DESBEE
Isn’t he the manager of that temp agency across the street called Labor Plus?
SID SMITH
You have to watch Jack. He thinks he can drive into our parking lot and steal workers anytime he’s short on one of his jobs.
SONNY DESBEE
Do you know where any on his accounts are?
SID SMITH
Yeah. His biggest account is a moving company called Central Movers in Jersey City. He deals with a man named John in dispatch.
SONNY DESBEE
Do you know of any other accounts they have?
Scene#12
Continued
SID SMITH
Matter of fact I do. He also services a book bindery in Kearny called Benton Bindery. The manager’s name is Artie Johnson.
SONNY DESBEE
Nice guys finish last. I’m going to make sure Jack Wagner learns a valuable lesson today.
SID SMITH
What do you have in mind?
SONNY DESBEE
As soon as Michael Adams gets back to the office, you and I are going out to visit both of Jack’s accounts.
SID SMITH
It shouldn’t be hard to take the accounts away from Labor Plus. He hires guys right off the street.
SONNY DESBEE
Good. Because after we take his two accounts, you and I are getting on the phone and calling all those bums we threw out of here and sending them all to Jack.
SID SMITH
You’re going to give Jack Wagner a heart attack!
SONNY DESBEE
I tossed and turned all night. I didn’t get much sleep. I’m still hot under the collar from the water flood we had yesterday.
SID SMITH
I’ll pick up some coffee and meet you in the parking lot.
Scene#12
Continued
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EXT. CENTRAL MOVING COMPANY-JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY-10AM
INT. CENTRAL MOVING DISPATCH AREA
The camera pans around the office and a man is seen sitting behind a desk talking on a two way radio.
Sonny Desbee and Sid Smith stand in front of the dispatch counter and wait patiently for the man to finish his conversation before introducing themselves.
JOHNNY JAY the dispatcher for Central Movers is dressed in a white golf shirt and blue jeans a man is late thirties acknowledges Sonny Desbee and Sid Smith with his eyes.
JOHNNY JAY
How can I help you gentlemen?
SONNY DESBEE
My name is Sonny Desbee and I’m the manager a temporary light industrial staffing agency in Newark New Jersey. I’m here to give you a better temporary worker than you’re getting now from the other agency you’re using.
JOHNNY JAY
That won’t be hard to do. I’m not too happy with the people I’m getting from them now. I was planning on giving another agency a shot.
SONNY DESBEE
I can provide you with 50 reliable workers who I guarantee will show up every day ready to work. I’ll match the rate of your present company and we can start sending you workers tomorrow.
JOHNNY JAY
Can you send me 15 workers tomorrow?
Scene#12
Continued
SONNY DESBEE
What time do you need them to be here?
JOHNNY JAY
I need the men to be here by 7am.
SONNY DESBEE
The 15 men will be here at 6:45am.
JOHNNY JAY
Here Sonny, take my business card and fax over a service agreement. Labor Plus is charging me 14 dollars an hour.
Johnny Jay takes a business card from the plastic holder on the dispatch counter and hands it to Sonny Desbee.
SONNY DESBEE
I’ll call you when I get back to the office and let you know when to check your fax machine for the Encore Agency service agreement.
Johnny Jay Shakes Sonny Desbee’s hand and consummates the agreement. Sonny Desbee and Sid Smith walk out the Central Moving dispatch office smiling.
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EXT. PARKING LOT OF CENTRAL MOVING COMPANY
Sid Smith and Sonny Desbee are sitting in the Van. Sonny Desbee picks up his coffee and takes a large swallow.
SONNY DESBEE
Jack is going to his learn his lesson the hard way!
SID SMITH
He may have won the first battle, but he won’t win the war!
Scene#12
Continued
SONNY DESBEE
When I’m through with Jack Wagner he’s going to put out a white flag in front of his Labor Plus office to surrender.
SID SMITH
Central Moving is Labor Plus’s biggest account. Jack is sending out about 75 men.
SONNY DESBEE
Jack wanted to play. Now he’s going to have to pay!
SID SMITH
Let’s head over to Benton Binders in Kearny and see Artie Johnson.
Sid Smith starts the van and heads out of the Central Moving parking lot as Sonny Desbee finishes his coffee.
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EXT. BENTON BINDERS KEARNY, NEW JERSEY
INT. BENTON BINDERS PRODUCTION AREA
Sonny Desbee and Sid Smith are waiting for the production manager who is seen talking to two Hispanic men.
ARTIE JOHNSON age 50 dressed in a white short sleeved shirt with salt and peeper hair walks over to Sonny Desbee and Sid Smith.
ARTIE JOHNSON
Are you guy’s salesman? Hurray up make your pitch. I haven’t got anytime to talk to any damn salesman today.
Scene#12
Continued
SONNY DESBEE
No, we’re not salesman. My name is Sonny Desbee and I’m the manager of a temporary labor agency called Encore.
Artie Johnson looks at the time on his watch and checks the time.
ARTIE JOHNSON
(ANNOYED)
Let’s cut right to the chase. I use about 80 temp workers a day. I’ll tell you what I want and what I don’t want.
SONNY DESBBE
Okay.
ARTIE JOHNSON
I don’t want you to send me any blacks because their lazy. I don’t want you to send me any Puerto Rican’s because they steal. But I’ll take a dozen Mexicans right now if you got them.
Sonny Desbee looks at Sid Smith in disbelief at the ignorance displayed by the production manager from Benton Binders.
SONNY DESBEE
(JOKING)
Tell me what you like about Mexicans?
ARTIE JOHNSON
They don’t speak English and they won’t talk back. And their short, you fit a dozen of them in a van without a problem.
Sonny now plays along with Artie Johnson’s ignorance and opens his suit jacket with his right hand displaying the jackets inner lining.
Scene#12
Continued
SONNY DESBEE
How about a dozen Koreans?
Artie Johnson thinks about it for a second and plays along.
ARTIE JOHNSON
Are they any good?
SONNY DESBEE
I’m an equal opportunity employer.
ARTIE JOHNSON
Which means?
SONNY DESBEE
I’m like Baskin Robbins ice cream. We can offer you 31 flavors.
ARTIE JOHNSON
If you make mine Mexican, I’ll take a dozen tomorrow.
SONNY DESBEE
What time do you need them to be here tomorrow?
ARTIE JOHNSON
I need to be here by 8am.
SONNY DESBEE
No problem. I’ll match whatever rate you’re paying now to the other agency. Just give me your business card with a fax number and I’ll fax you a service agreement.
Artie Johnson goes into his wallet and pulls out a business card handing it to Sonny Desbee. Sonny shakes Artie’s hand.
Scene#12
Continued
CUT TO:
INT. ENCORE AGENCY OFFICE
Sonny Desbee opens a file draw labeled DNU (Do Not Use) and pulls at least fifty applications from the draw.
Sonny waves his hand to come over and take a seat at his desk to listen to the prank call.
The camera zooms in on Sonny picking up the telephone getting ready to make a prank call.
SONNY DESBEE
(DISGUISING VOICE)
Is this Mustafa Brown? Pause…My names Sammy, I’m from Labor Plus. We’re looking for a hundred guys for a moving job. Pause. It pays 12 dollars an hour. Pause… You need to be here by 7am. Pause…Just ask for Jack. Bye.
Sonny Desbee hangs up the phone and breaks out laughing.
SID SMITH
Mustafa Brown will have every criminal in Newark looking for Jack. The 12 dollars an hour will have all the rats out looking for the cheese.
SONNY DESBEE
When you see him you can tell him that Sonny Desbee said that this feud won’t end until he hangs a white flag outside of his office.
SID SMITH
I’ll be sure to tell him. I never liked him. This couldn’t have happened to a better guy.
SONNY DESBEE
This is just a warm up for what I have planned for Bob Wisenheimer.
Scene #13
EXT. FRONT OF LABOR PLUS OFFICE-6:AM
The camera pans down Ferry Street and Zooms in on the front of the Labor Plus office where a crowd is seen assembling in front of the office.
Jack Wagner is pleading with the workers to come back later in the day to fill out job applications.
JACK WAGNER
(Afraid)
You’re all going to have to come back after 9am to fill out a job application.
Mustafa Brown sporting a blue du rag and matching overalls walks right up and stands eye ball to eye ball with Jack Wagner.
MUSTAFA BROWN
A man named Sammy called from your office and said you had a moving job that paid 12 dollars an hour and you needed fifty men.
JACK WAGNER
Sammy? We don’t have any Sammy working here. You must be mistaken. If you don’t leave I’m going to have to call the cops!
MUSTAFA BROWN
So, it’s like that! What kind of scam agency are you running? What about that 12 dollar an hour job?
JACK WAGNER
There isn’t any 12 dollar an hour jobs here.
MUSTAFA BROWN
I walked all the way from the south side of Newark to go to work today. I ain’t leaving.
Scene#13
Continued
Jack Wagner nervously unclips a cellular phone from a belt clip and waves it in front of Mustafa Brown.
JACK WAGNER
(SHOUTING)
You’ve got thirty seconds to leave or I’m calling the cops and having all of you arrested.
MUSTAFA BROWN
(SHOUTING)
Y’all listen up. We are now boycotting Labor Plus for false advertising.
SERIES OF SHOTS:
MUSTAFA BROWN STANDING ON A LIGHT POLE TALKING TO A CROWD
TENANTS OPENING THEIR WINDOWS ACROSS THE STREET
A POLICE CAR PULLING UP TO THE CROWD AND DOUBLE PARKING
CUT TO:
EXT. FRONT OF ENCORE PARKING LOT-6:45AM
Sid Smith and Michael Adams have just returned from dropping off the first shift workers when they see Mustafa Brown standing on the light pole instigating the crowd.
SID SMITH
Looks like Jack has a riot on his hands.
MICHAEL ADAMS
Isn’t that Mustafa Brown?
SID SMITH
That’s Mustafa alright.
MICHAEL ADAMS
Some of those guys look like the guys Sonny bounced out of here.
Scene#13
Continued
SID SMITH
Mike, you’re absolutely right!
Michael Adams takes another look at the crowd in front of the Labor Plus office and comments.
MICHAEL ADAMS
Sid, that man who is talking with the Police, isn’t he the same man who was in our parking lot stealing our workers?
SID SMITH
Yeah! That’s Jack the Wack Wagner the manager of Labor Plus.
CUT TO:
EXT. FRONT OF LABOR PLUS OFFICE
SERIES OF SHOTS
1ST POLICE OFFICER TALKING WITH JACK WAGNER
2ND POLICE OFFICER TALKING WITH MUSTAFA BROWN
ANGRY CROWD OF WORKERS WALKING OUT OF LABOR PLUS OFFICE
MUSTAFA BROWN BEING HANDCUFFED AND PUT INTO A POLICE CAR
CUT TO:
INT. SECOND FLOOR DISPATCH AREA
The camera pans over a crowded daily dispatch area and focuses on Sonny Desbee having a quick meeting with the workers waiting to be transported to work.
SONNY DESBEE
We just picked up two new accounts that are starting this morning. Sid Smith and Michael Adams will be back in a couple of minutes to take you to work.
Augusto Hugo who is sitting next to David Thompson decides to stand up and cheer Sonny Desbee on.
Scene#13
Continued
AUGUSTO HUGO
(Yelling)
You go Boy! Sonny’s the man!
DAVID THOMPSON
Sonny’s the man with a plan!
SONNY DESBEE
We’re about to get very busy around here. I need guys who want to work and make money. If you’re with me, I want you to stand up and cheer. Are you with me?
The room of temporary workers begin to clap and cheer creating excitement throughout the room. David Thompson gives Augusto Hugo a high five and both stand up and wave fists in the air.
DAVID THOMPSON
(Howling)
Hoot! Hoot! Hoot! Sonny, you should be preaching in a boogie down church in Newark.
The Camera pans around the room and focuses in on the excitement that is electrifying the air in the daily dispatch area.
Sonny Desbee raises his fist in the air and mirror and matches David Thompson’s dog pound voice over. The chant becomes contagious and everyone in the room joins in.
SONNY DESBEE
(Howling)
Hoot! Hoot! Hoot!
Sonny waits until the cheer dies down before he continues with his positive morning inspirational message.
Scene#13
Continued
SONNY DESBEE
Temp workers are like spark plugs. When a spark plug misfires, spits oil or doesn’t perform you change it. You guys are the spark that starts the engine and keeps it running!
The camera pans around the room focusing on Sid Smith and Michael Adams who are listening to Sonny Desbee’s speech and clapping to show their approval.
SONNY DESBEE
My job is to keep the engine at the Encore Agency performing at a higher level. I am not here to judge anyone’s character. But I will hold everyone accountable for their job performance.
The camera pans around the room focusing on Sid Smith and Michael Adams who is holding his hand up to get everyone’s attention.
SID SMITH
Alright listen up! I will be calling out names to go to Central Moving. Michael Adams will be calling out names to go to Benton Binders. It’s show time!
CUT TO:
INT. ENCORE AGENCY OFFICE-8:30AM
Marisol Ramirez enters the office and walks over to Sonny Desbee’s desk and sits down.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
There’s a traffic jam on Ferry Street. It looks like the police are doing an investigation across the street at Labor Plus.
Sonny gets up from his desk and walks over to the window.
Scene#13
Continued
SONNY DESBEE
Wow! The police have Mustafa Brown and are taking him away!
It looks like Mustafa started a protest rally down there.
The phone rings interrupting Sonny and Marisol’s conversation. Marisol walks over to her desk and picks up the telephone on the second ring.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
Good morning, Encore Agency. How may I help you? Pause… Yes, he’s here. Hold on, I’ll transfer you…
Marisol Ramirez puts the call on hold and transfers it to Sonny Desbee’s desk.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
Sonny, it’s Central Moving Company on the phone.
SONNY DESBEE
Okay.
Sonny picks up the phone and listens to what the caller has to say.
SONNY DESBEE
You need another 15 men as soon as possible. Okay, I’m on it Johnny. Bye.
Sonny hangs up the telephone and walks over to Marisol’s desk.
SONNY DESBEE
See how many men we have sitting in the dispatch area. We need another 15 workers to go to Central Moving. Johnny Jay told me he was shorted by labor Plus.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
Okay Sonny.
Scene#13
Continued
Marisol exits the office and heads for the daily dispatch area looking for Temps to fill the order.
The camera zooms in and focuses on the front door as Marisol can be seen returning from the daily dispatch area with a clipboard in hand.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
I have 14 temps we can send. There’s one guy waiting to fill out an application.
SONNY DESBEE
That’s excellent news! I need you to write out the dispatch paperwork and call Sid and tell him you to get back her to pick up fifteen temps to drive out to Central Moving. While you’re doing that, I’ll get the application for the new hire to complete the order.
Sonny walks to the front door of his office and waves to the new applicant to enter the office. The man stands up and walks toward the front door.
The camera follows Sonny Desbee back to his desk with the new applicant.
Sonny Desbee sits down at his desk and hands the man a job application. HENRY HIGGINS a black man in his early forties takes the application and begins filling it out.
SONNY DESBEE
All I need is a completed job application and I can send you to work.
Henry Higgins hands the application back to Sonny Desbee to review. Sonny quickly looks over the application.
SONNY DESBEE
Henry, why didn’t you list any of your former employers?
Scene#13
Continued
Henry Higgins lowers his head and then takes a long deep breath before he answers the question.
HENRY HIGGINS
I’ve been in prison for the last seven years.
SONNY DESBEE
What were you convicted of?
HENRY HIGGINS
I was convicted for the murder of my wife and my best friend. I can home early from work and found my wife in bed with my best friend. So in a jealous rage I shot them both to death.
SONNY DESBEE
Do you have any remorse?
HENRY HIGGINS
Only that I ran out of bullets!
Sonny Desbee puts his right hand on his chin and thinks about the gruesome scenario for a minute before he responds.
SONNY DESBEE
I appreciate your honesty. I’m not here to judge you today. You’ve already served your time. Based on what you’ve told me, I don’t know what I would do if I were in a similar situation.
HENRY HIGGINS
I’ve had seven years to think about it. All I want to do is get a job and get on with me life.
Scene#13
Continued
SONNY DESBEE
How long have you been looking for a job?
HENRY HIGGINS
I’ve been trying to find a job for a month now. But no one will take a chance on hiring me.
Sonny looks at his wrist watch and scratches his head a couple of times before making his decision.
SONNY DESBEE
Well, I’m going to take a chance on you. I’ve a got a job that is going to pay you nine dollars an hour for a moving company. You’ll work five days a week.
HENRY HIGGINS
I promise I won’t let you down.
Sonny Desbee gets up from his desk and shakes Henry Higgins hand.
SONNY DESBEE
Oh, one last thing. If you tell that story to any of our clients, then I’ll have to kill you!
Henry Higgins gives Sonny Desbee a big hug before he exits the office.
Marisol Ramirez listening to the completion conversation turns to speak to Sonny about the hiring of Henry Higgins.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
Most agencies wouldn’t have hired him. That was nice of you to do that.
SONNY DESBEE
That’s why they put erasers on pencils. Everyone makes mistakes.
Scene #14
EXT. FRONT OF LABOR PLUS AGENCY-9AM
Sid Smith is talking to Jack Wagner in front of the labor Plus agency. Jack has a worried look on his face.
SID SMITH
You should know better than to drive into our parking lot and steal workers that are on their way to a job.
JACK WAGNER
I don’t know what I was thinking. I was wrong. I promise it won’t happen again.
SID SMITH
Sonny Desbee is the man you need to talk to about this. Sonny’s in the office now, why don’t you call him?
Sid Smith takes out an Encore Agency business card from his pocket and hands it to Jack Wagner.
JACK WAGNER
I need to call a truce.
SID SMITH
I suggest you call him now before this goes any further.
Jack Wagner unclips his cellular phone from his belt clip and dials the telephone number of the Encore Agency.
CUT TO:
The telephone rings three times before Marisol Ramirez is seen picking up the phone and answering the call.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
Good morning, thank you for calling the Encore Agency. How may I help you?
Marisol immediately transfers the call to Sonny Desbee.
Scene#14
Continued
INTERCUT BETWEEN JACK WAGNER AND SONNY DESBEE
JACK WAGNER
Sonny this is Jack Wagner the manager of Labor Plus across the street from you. I’m standing outside my branch office with your driver Sid Smith.
SONNY DESBEE
(JOKING)
Are you trying to steal him away from me too?
JACK WAGNER
No, I was talking with him and told him I wanted to call you and apologize for stealing your workers.
SONNY DESBEE
It sounds like you want to call a truce and end this war before it gets ugly? Right?
JACK WAGNER
Yes, I want to call a truce and end this war right now.
SONNY DESBEE
Do I have your word this will never happen again?
JACK WAGNER
Yes.
Sonny walks over to the window facing the street and opens it and waves to Jack and Sid.
SONNY DESBEE
Do you have a white handkerchief?
Scene#14
Continued
CUT TO:
EXT. LABOR PLUS AGENCY OFFICE
JACK WAGNER
(Confused)
Yes. I have one in my back pocket. Why?
SONNY DESBEE
I want you wave your white handkerchief in the air for the next five minutes in front of your office for everyone to see.
JACK WAGNER
(RELIEVED)
I’ll do it! Bye
The camera pan up and down the busy corner on Ferry Street and zooms in and focuses on Jack Wagner who is waving a white handkerchief over his head and walking back and forth in front of his office.
Jack Wagner has attracted a crowd of curious people who have stopped to watch a grown man waving white handkerchief as a show of surrender on a crowded Newark street.
CUT TO:
INT. ENCORE AGENCY DISPATCH AREA
Sid Smith opens the door to the dispatch area and calls out to the twenty men who are sitting there.
SID SMITH
I need all of you guys to come with me. You got to see this.
The camera follows the men as they leave the dispatch area as though it is a fire drill.
The temporary workers get up from there chairs and in single file march down the flight of stairs to the street below to see Jack Wagner wave his white handkerchief in surrender.
Scene#14
Continued
CUT TO:
INT. ENCORE AGENCY OFFICE
Sonny Desbee leans back in his chair and puts both arms above his head and stretches his back to get the kinks out. Sonny then turns his head to speak to Marisol.
SONNY DESBEE
Marisol, this has been an unbelievable week.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
It certainly has Sonny.
SONNY DESBEE
I’ve had to deal with alcoholics,
bums, criminals,
drug addicts, a part time pimp temp worker, one of his prostitutes, illegal immigrants with phony working papers, and Jack Wagner stealing our workers. Pause… Is there anything that I missed?
MARISOL RAMIREZ
You left out the bathroom water flood caused by Bob Wisenheimer our crazy District Sales Manager.
The front of the branch office opens with Sid Smith laughing hysterically clapping his hands.
SID SMITH
The word is all over town. Sonny Desbee don’t play!
Sonny Desbee bends down and takes off both of his shoes.
SONNY DESBEE
Sid can you hand me a white piece of chalk from the blackboard.
Sid walks over to the blackboard near his desk and retrieves the chalk and hands it to Sonny Desbee.
Scene#14
Continued
The camera zooms in on Sonny Desbee taking the chalk and using it to write something on the bottom of his shoe.
Sid Smith and Marisol Ramirez stare at Sonny Desbee as he writes very carefully a name on the bottom of each of his black leather shoes.
SID SMITH
What are you up to now?
MARISOL RAMIREZ
What will he think of next!
Sonny holds up both shoes and shows them both what is written on the soles of each shoe.
The camera zooms in on the writing on both shoes.
SONNY DESBEE
On the bottom of my left shoe is the name Bob. On my right shoe is the name Wisenheimer. I plan to walk on him all day.
SID SMITH
That’s funny!
SONNY DESBEE
You think this is funny? Can you bring me three rolls of toilet paper?
SID SMITH
I can’t wait to see this. I’ll be right back!
Sid Smith walks away from Sonny Desbee’s desk and heads straight to the office door to retrieve the toilet paper.
Scene#14
Continued
MARISOL RAMIREZ
You should be a comedian!
SONNY DESBEE
With all the things that happen around here on a daily basis, I have enough material for a Television sitcom.
Marisol Ramirez and Sonny Desbee both laugh hysterically.
Sid Smith returns to the office with three rolls of toilet paper in his hand. He walks past Marisol’s desk and hands the toilet paper to Sonny Desbee.
Sonny picks up one of the rolls of toilet tissue and carefully inspects it.
SONNY DESBEE
Is this toilet paper industrial strength?
SID SMITH
(CURIOUS)
Why?
SONNY DESBEE
I’m only kidding.
The camera zooms in as Sonny takes his pen out and writes the name of Bob Wisenheimer on all three rolls of toilet paper.
Sonny throws hands each of them a roll of toilet tissue.
SONNY DESBEE
I wrote Bob Wisenheimer’s name on the toilet paper. The next time you need to go to the bathroom and take a dump, you
can wipe your ass with him. Pause...And away goes trouble down the drain.
Scene #15
INT.ENCORE AGENCY OFFICE-9AM
MUSIC: UNDECIDED
Sonny Desbee is sitting at his desk talking with Sid Smith and Michael Adams about the morning dispatch.
SONNY DESBEE
So how did all the jobs go today?
MICHAEL ADAMS
We had all the temps they asked for and we were ten minutes early.
SONNY DESBEE
Great! Sid how did your runs go?
SID SMITH
We filled every job order and everyone got to work on time. Pause... Oh, there’s one thing I almost forgot to tell you.
SONNY DESBEE
What’s that?
Sid Smith goes into his pants pocket and pulls out a prescription bottle of pills.
SID SMITH
I found these sleeping pills in the van after I dropped off the temps at Central Moving this morning.
Sid Smith hands the vile of sleeping pills to Sonny Desbee who opens the container to inspect the contents.
SONNY DESBEE
Wow! This is some powerful stuff! You could knock out a horse with this.
Scene#15
Continued
The camera pans around the room and zooms in and focuses on Marisol Ramirez answering the telephone.
The telephone rings and Marisol Ramirez answers the call and transfers it to the desk of Sonny Desbee.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
Sonny it’s Bob Wisenheimer.
Sonny motions to Sid Smith and Michael Adams to stay put.
SONNY DESBEE
It’s Bob Wisenheimer our District sales manager
ass wipe on the telephone.
Sonny Desbee picks up the phone and listens to Bob Wisenheimer’s tirade on the telephone. Sonny hangs up the phone and informs the office of his conversation with Bob.
SONNY DESBEE
Bob Wisenheimer is going to be here in the office at 10:30.
He’s coming by himself to do an inspection of our facilities.
SID SMITH
He is dying to know how much damage he caused when he flooded both bathrooms.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
Yeah! I forget to tell you a plumber called here and asked if we were having any problems with our bathrooms.
MICHAEL ADAMS
One of the guys told me that Bob Wisenheimer’s family owns one of the largest plumbing companies in New Jersey.
Scene#15
Continued
SID SMITH
That explains where he got the idea to flood our office.
MICHAEL ADAMS
Someone needs to teach this guy a lesson.
SID SMITH
I’ve been saying that for years.
Sonny Desbee opens up the pill bottle and remove all the sleeping pills from the bottle. Sonny opens one capsule at a time and pours the white powder into the pill bottle.
SONNY DESBEE
Today is going to be a day none of you will ever forget.
SID SMITH
What’s your plan?
Sonny Desbee goes into his wallet and counts out fifty dollars.
SONNY DESBEE
Sid I want you to go the Drug Store and buy a barbers hair cutting buzzer. Pause. Mike, I want you to go to the hardware store and get a can of red spray paint and two
rolls of duct tape. Pause… Marisol, I want you to go to the linen store and buy a large white sheet.
Sonny Desbee hands each of them the money to make the purchases needed to pull off his plan to rid the office of Bob Wisenheimer once and for all.
The camera zooms in on Sonny Desbee handing each of them money. The camera focuses on each of leaving the office.
Scene#15
Continued
CUT TO:
INT. ENCORE AGENCY OFFICE- 30 MINUTES LATER
Sid Smith, Michael Adams and Marisol Ramirez have all returned from their shopping trip. All the items are placed on the center of Sonny Desbee’s desk.
SONNY DESBEE
Here’s the plan. Sid, I want you to go and get us all something to drink from the Portuguese restaurant down the street when Bob Wisenheimer gets here.
SID SMITH
You got it!
SONNY DESBBE
Then Michael you can put the closed sign on the front door and lock the door.
MICHAEL ADAMS
Okay!
SONNY DESBEE
Marisol, I want you to distract Bob look enough so I can put the sleeping pills in his coffee.
MARISOL RAMIREZ
I’ll show him some cleavage.
SID SMITH
That will be the last thing he sees.
Sonny Desbee, Sid Smith, Michael Adams and Marisol Ramirez all laugh hysterically. Sonny Desbee gives each on of them a high five.
Scene#15
Continued
CUT TO:
EXT. ENCORE AGENCY PARKING LOT-10:25AM
Bob Wisenheimer is getting out of his Toyota Camry when a HOMELESS MAN approaches him and asks him for money.
HOMELESS MAN
Mister, can you spare any change so I can get something to eat?
BOB WISENHEIMER
No! Get lost!
The camera zooms in on the expression of the homeless man.
HOMELESS MAN
Thanks, Ass hole!
Bob Wisenheimer quickly makes his way to the front door of the building trying to avoid three other men who are walking towards him.
CUT TO:
INT. ENCORE AGENCY OFFICE
Bob Wisenheimer enters the front door to the office with his brief case in hand. He walks over to Sonny Desbee’s desk where Michael Adams and Sid Smith are standing.
BOB WISENHEIMER
Before we get started, I have to use the bathroom.
SONNY DESBEE
Since we have a couple of minutes, Sid was just going out for coffee. How do you like yours?
BOB WISENHEIMER
I’ll take mine black with two sugars.
Scene#15
Continued
Bob Wisenheimer walks over to Marisol’s desk and takes the office bathroom key and heads out the door.
CUT TO:
INT. OFFICE BATHROOM
Bob Wisenheimer is walking around the office bathroom looking for any signs of water damage.
SERIES OF SHOTS
BATHROOM SINK
TOILET STALLS
BATHROOM FLOOR
CUT TO:
INT. TEMPORARY WORKERS BATHROOM
Bob Wisenheimer is walking around the employee’s bathroom unable to find any signs of water damage.
SERIES OF SHOTS
BATHROOM SINK
TOILET STALLS
BATHROOM FLOOR
CUT TO:
INT. ENCORE AGENCY OFFICE
Sid Smith has returned with the coffee and Sonny quickly opens Bob Wisenheimers coffee pouring all of the sleeping powder into the container. Sonny adds another packet of sugar stirs the coffee in the container and puts back on the lid.
SONNY DESBEE
Michael, lock the front door and make sure you put up the closed sign.
MICHAEL ADAMS
Okay.
Scene#15
Continued
CUT TO:
INT. SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY OF ENCORE AGENCY
Michael Adams places a closed sign on the front door and locks the door from the inside.
CUT TO:
INT. ENCORE AGENCY OFFICE
Sonny Desbee is sitting at his desk with the coffee. He hands a container of coffee to Sid and Marisol.
SONNY DESBEE
Bob, this one must be yours, its marked black.
Bob Wisenheimer picks up his container and opens the lid to take a swallow.
The camera pans around the room and focuses on Sonny Desbee and Sid Smith’s face while Bob Wisenheimer begins to sip on his coffee.
BOB WISENHEIMER
This is good strong coffee.
SID SMITH
You’re right, it
is definitely strong coffee.
BOB WISENHEIMER
I heard from one of the temps that you had a water leak?
SONNY DESBEE
It was only a minor inconvenience. We found out who caused it.
BOB WISENHEIMER
Really?
Scene#15
Continued
SID SMITH
One of the temps said it was you that caused the flood.
Bob Wisenheimer takes another swallow of his coffee and puts down the container on Sonny’s desk and passes out from the sleeping pills.
The camera zooms in on Marisol who is holding the front door open as Sonny and Sid carry Bob Wisenheimer out of the office.
CUT TO:
INT. UNUSED ADJOINING OFFICE
SERIES OF SHOTS
MICHAEL ADAMS OPENS THE DOOR TO THE NEXT OFFICE
SONNY AND SID CARRY BOB WISENHEIMER INTO THE OFFICE
SONNY UNDRESSES BOB DOWN TO HIS UNDERWEAR
SID USES THE HAIR CLIPPER TO GIVE BOB A MOHAWK HAIRCUT
SONNY USES THE RED SPRAY PAINT ON THE SMALL PATCH OF HAIR
MICHAEL ADAMS AND SID LIFT UP BOB AND PLACE HIM IN A CHAIR
SONNY USES THE DUCT TAPE TO TAPE BOB’S MOUTH
MICHAEL AND SID DUCT TAPE BOB TO THE CHAIR.
SONNY DESBEE
He’s out like a scout! Now let’s move him into the daily dispatch area.
Sid Smith and Michael Adams pick up the chair and lift up the sleeping Bob Wisenheimer as Sonny holds the door of the office open.
CUT TO:
INT. SECOND FLOOR DISPATCH AREA
Sid Smith and Michael Adams place the sleeping Bob Wisenheimer in the corner of the room.
The camera zooms in on Sonny placing a white sheet over Bob Wisenheimer’s completely covered body.
Scene#15
Continued
CUT TO:
INT. DAILY DISPATCH SECOND SHIFT-3PM
The daily dispatch area is crowded with over sixty workers waiting to be sent to work.
The camera pans around the room and then focuses on Sonny Desbee who is standing in front of the dispatch desk with Marisol Ramirez, Sid Smith and Michael Adams.
Sonny walks over to the chair where Bob Wisenheimer is sleeping in and removes the white sheet for everyone to see.
The camera zooms in on Bob Wisenheimer sleeping in the chair with only his underwear. The camera then pans around the run and captures everyone in attendance in hysterics.
SERIES OF SHOTS
AUDIENCE LAUGHING LOUDLY AND APPLAUDING
SONNY DESBEE, SID SMITH AND MARISOL RAMIREZ EXPRESSIONS
BOB WAKING UP AND SEEING HIS OWN NEARLY NAKED BODY
BOB FEELING HIS SHAVED HEAD AND STRUGGLING TO REMOVE TAPE
CUT TO:
EXT. FRONT OF ENCORE STAFFING AGENCY
SERIES OF SHOTS
BOB WISENHEIMER STUMBLING OUT OF THE FRONT DOOR OF BUILDING
BOB WISENHEIMER RUNNING DOWN THE STREET WITH A SHIT STAIN ON THE BACK OF HIS UNDERWEAR YELLING.
BOB WISENHEIMER
HELP! POLICE! ANYBODY! PLEASE HELP ME?
HOMELESS GUY
Scram! Beat it! Get lost stinky!
Closing credits as Bob is seen running down Ferry Street.
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