Chapter 10
GHOST
EXT. STREET - NIGHT Ji rushes to the sidewalk and looks in all directions. Jae is nowhere to be seen. He hurries back to Oda Mae. INT. SEANCE ROOM - NIGHT The room is a disaster area, full of hysterical women. Park Bom is being dragged from the closet, unhurt but in a state of shock. BOM He tried to kill me! Why? Why? No one answers. BOM (continuing) Talk to me! Her sisters start talking but she shoos them away. JI Bom, we're in trouble... BOM We're in trouble? Who's we? You're already dead. JI I can stop them. But I can't do it alone. You've gotta help me. BOM Help you? It's me they're tryin' to kill. JI You're right. And they'll be back. I'm your only chance. BOM Why don't you go find a haunted house and rattle some chains. JI I need you Bom. I need you to get some fake ID's. BOM Fake ID's? What for? JI Help me now, they'll never bother you again. I promise. BOM (stopping, thinking) Help you? Whataya talking about exactly? What else do I have to do? EXT. NEW YORK STREET - DAY Park Bom, dressed to the hilt, is walking with Ji toward the main branch of Market Security Bank & Trust. She seems nervous and upset. BOM This is crazy. This ain't gonna work. I don't know nothin' 'bout bankin'. JI I'll teach you. You'll learn fast. As they reach the entrance of the bank, they pass a pair of NUNS collecting money to build a shelter for the homeless. One of them holds out a collection box. Park Bom passes her by, carefully avoiding eye contact. INT. MARKET SECURITY BANK & TRUST - DAY Park Bom enters Ji's bank. She seems completely out of place. Ji, walking beside her, directs her every move. JI See where it says "New Accounts"? That's where you're going. BOM (paranoid) I'm not givin' 'em any money. JI Just do what I say. Bom approaches the New Accounts desk. She seems very uptight. A woman OFFICER behind the desk looks up at her. OFFICER Can I help you? JI Tell her you're here to fill out a signature card for a new account. BOM I'm here to fill out a signature card for a new account. OFFICER And do you know your account number? JI Yes. 926-31043. BOM Yes. 926-31043. JI Rita Miller. BOM Who? OFFICER What? JI Tell her Rita Miller. BOM Rita Miller. OFFICER (eyeing her oddly) Didn't they have you sign a card when you opened the account? JI Tell her Dong Youngbae opened it for you by phone and asked you to come in today. BOM Dong Youngbae opened it for me. He asked me to come in today. OFFICER Ah. The Officer checks out the name and account number on her computer screen. It all seems to jive. She pulls out a card from her desk and hands it to Park Bom. Bom stares at it. JI Just sign you name at the bottom on the first blank line. Bom nods and starts to sign "Park Bom". Ji stops her. SAM (continuing) No, no, no. Rita Miller. BOM (to the officer) Can I have another one please? I signed the wrong name. Ji hits his forehead with his hand. The Officer gives her another card. Park Bom signs it. JI Tell her to see that it goes right up to the third floor file since you have a transaction to make. BOM I need you to put that in the third floor file cause I got a transfusion to make. OFFICER A what? BOM You know what I mean. (innocently) Umm, can I keep the pen? OFFICER (surprised, not sure what to say) ...uh, sure. Bom, delighted, walks away smiling and gives the officer a wave. She is loving this. BOM Thanks. INT. BAE'S OFFICE The clock on Bae's wall says 3:40. He seems anxious. The phone RINGS. Bae jumps. He pushes down the speaker button. BAE Hello. Dong Youngbae speaking. VOICE Bae? BAE Mr. Balsitrari VOICE Balistrari? Bae, it's me, Mir. I've got the info on the Bradley portfolio. BAE Oh yeah, yeah. That's great. I'll pick it up later. He hangs up. His hand is shaking. INT. MARKET SECURITY BANK & TRUST - DAY Ji and Bom approach a fancy part of the bank housing administrative personnel. They approach a GUARD who is standing there. JI Tell the guard you're here to see Lee Minho. BOM Lee Minho, please. GUARD Do you have an appointment? BOM No. I'm here for the fun of it. JI Don't say that! Tell him Rita Miller's here. BOM Tell him Rita Miller's here. GUARD Just one moment, please. JI Don't embellish. BOM Yes, Sir. GUARD (turning around) Excuse me? She waves him on. JI (whispering) Now listen, this guy Minho's a real jerk. BOM Why are you whispering? JI (he doesn't know) Just be quiet and listen. I've known him five years and he still thinks my name's Paul. We see the Guard leaning over Mr. Minho's desk. MINHO looks up and sees Park Bom. He shrugs his shoulders. JI (continuing) He's a social moron. You don't have to worry about anything. Tell the guard Minho knows you. You spent time with him and his wife Minyoung at the Brewster's Christmas party last year. The Guard comes back. GUARD What is this regarding? BOM What? He doesn't remember me? We were together at the Brewster's Christmas party. With his wife Minyoung. They had that lovely tree... all those presents. Why, I'll never forget all those beautiful... Ji pokes her. She yelps, surprised, and glances around. The Guard gives her an odd look. BOM (continuing) Oops. Gas. She forces a smile. He smiles back and then goes over to Mr. Minho. JI This'll be easy. Lee was so drunk at that party, he could have had a conversation with Tiffany and he wouldn't remember. The Guard whispers in Minho's ear. Lee appears totally flummoxed. He looks up at Park Bom, embarrassed, and waves. The Guard motions her to come back. She walks proudly over to his desk. He sticks out his hand. MINHO Hello, hello. Of course, of course. It's been so long. BOM A long time. JI Ask how Hyunjoong and Kibum are. BOM How are Kibum and Hyunjoong doin'? MINHO (perplexed) Why, they're just fine, thank you. Nice of you to ask. And how is your... family? BOM Couldn't be better. MINHO Well, isn't that wonderful. JI Tell him you've been wondering how they did on the Gibraltar securities. BOM So tell me, MIN, how did you do on the Gibraltar securities? MINHO (surprised) The Gibraltar securities! Well, it looks like we topped out, huh? JI "We sure did!" BOM We sure did. MINHO (impressed) That was a wonderful tip. JI "Good old JOON". BOM Good old JOON. Got a real head on his shoulders. JI "Her" shoulders. BOM "Her" shoulders. MINHO Sure does. Well... well. So what brings you here today? JI You're closing an account. BOM I'm closing an account. MINHO Well... wonderful. Do you have your account number? JI 926-31043. BOM 926-3143. JI 31-0-43. She looks up into the air. Minho eyes her strangely. BOM Make that 31-0-43... Numbers. I'm dyslexic. He punches Rita Miller's number into the computer. A figure appears on the screen. He stares at it for a few seconds and then punches it in again. MINHO (trying to be calm) Well, Rita, you'll be withdrawing four million dollars from us today, is that correct? BOM Four million dollars?! JI Say "yes"! BOM (gasping) Yes! Four million. That's right. That's right. BOM And how will you want that? BOM Tens and twenties? MINHO Pardon? JI A cashier's check! Tell him a cashier's check. BOM A cashier's check. MINHO Fine. Of course, you realize we're required to get some identification from everyone. It's just procedural. You understand. BOM Of course. Park Bom reaches into her purse and pulls out a DRIVER'S LICENSE and a SOCIAL SECURITY CARD. Minho gets up and walks away from his desk. He seems unsteady on his feet. An OFFICER at the next desk is using a Brillo pad to clean a stain on her desk. Bom smiles. BOM You know, if you put that Brillo pad in the freezer, it'll last twice as long. The Officer nods appreciatively. INT. CARD FILE ROOM - DAY Minho lays Park Bom's ID next to her signature card. The signatures match up. He nods his head in approval.
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