INT. BAE'S OFFICE - DAY
Bae looks up at the clock. It is 3:50. He pushes down a
button on the phone. A SECRETARY answers.
SECRETARY (V.O.)
Yes, Mr. Dong.
BAE
Get me the First Island Bank of
Nassau. It's on the rolodex.
INT. MARKET SECURITY BANK & TRUST - DAY
Mr. Lee returns with Rita Miller's signature card and a
cashier's check for $4,000,000. Park Bom's hand shakes as she
examines it.
MINHO
I'll just need your signature right
here.
BOM
Sure.
JI
Sign Rita Miller.
Ji looks up and gulps. Dara has just entered the bank and
is heading toward them. He jumps up nervously.
JI
(continuing)
I'll be back in a minute. You're on
your own. Don't say anything foolish.
Park Bom signs a form closing the account. Of course the
signatures match. Mr.Lee examines them both and smiles.
He shakes Bom's hand.
MINHO
Now you be careful with this. It's
like carrying cash, you know.
BOM
(positively glowing)
I sure do.
Ji rushes over to Dara. He is not sure what to do. He
notices a stack of deposit forms on the counter she is about
to pass. He hurries to it and flicks the entire stack, a
hundred sheets, flying up into the air. Dara, confused,
thinks she is responsible and stoops to pick them up. Ji,
delighted, flicks another stack.
Bom is talking a blue streak when Ji returns to her.
BOM
(continuing)
Then my mother took all the money
from the oil wells and put it in
gasoline pumps. Every gas station
has 'em you know, sometimes six or
more. It adds up.
JI
Bom, come on. We gotta get out
of here. Say goodbye.
BOM
(abruptly getting up)
Well, I've got to leave. It's been a
pleasure doin' business with you.
Say "hi" to Minyoung and Kibum for
me.
MINHO
Thank you, Rita. I'll be glad to.
Bom smiles and leaves. There is a new lilt in her walk.
Suddenly Ji looks and sees Dara about to stand up.
JI
Hurry up, Bom.
At that second, Bom spots a quarter lying on the ground.
She stoops down and picks it up.
BOM
(excitedly)
What a day!
Dara sees her, does a double take, and starts to go after
her. Unfortunately, Bom steps onto an elevator before
Dara can catch up. The doors close. Dara stops for a moment
and then looks back across to the executive area. She sees
Lee Minho and hurries over to him.
DARA
Minho?
He is surprised to see her and grows instantly solicitous.
MINHO
Dara. How are you?
DARA
Minho, a woman who just left, a
red head lady, about my height, did you
see her?
MINHO
Well, yes. I just took care of her.
DARA
What did she want? Did it have
anything to do with me? Did she ask
about Ji?
MINHO
(not understanding)
Ji? No. Why?
DARA
Was her name Park Bom?
MINHO
No, Rita Miller. She just closed an
account.
Dara stares at Lee. She is not sure what to think.
MINHO
(continuing)
Is there a problem?
DARA
(hesitating, not sure
what to say)
No. I guess not. Thanks.
She walks away, confused.
INT. BAE'S OFFICE - DAY
Bae, in front of his computer, is going crazy. He keeps
punching buttons on the keyboard but the same response appears
over and over on the screen. "RITA MILLER, #926-31043. ACCOUNT
CLOSED. BALANCE $00.00."
Panicked, Bae jumps up. He moves quickly, erratically around
the office and then back to the computer. He punches the
keys over and over. The same answer appears on the screen.
The account is closed.
HALL OUTSIDE BAE'S OFFICE
Bae runs through the office. He seems crazed. People look
at him.
SE7EN
Bae, is something wrong?
BAE
Is someone playing with the computers?
SE7EN
What?
BAE
Is this a joke? One of my accounts
is closed.
SE7EN
Which account? What's wrong?
Bae freezes. He doesn't answer.
SE7EN
(continuing)
You want me to call someone?
BSE
(changing his demeanor)
No, no. Never mind. It's okay. It's
all right. I can do it.
EXT. MARKET SECURITY BANK & TRUST - DAY
Ji and Bom are walking down the street in front of the
bank. Bom is talking to herself.
BOM
$4,000,000. $4,000,000. Lord Almighty.
JI
Bom. Take the check out of your
purse.
She stops. There is a nervous look on her face.
BOM
Take it out? Why?
JI
Just do it.
Bom, worried, removes the check but holds onto it tightly.
JI
(continuing)
Now endorse it. Sign Rita Miller.
BOM
(in shock)
Endorse it? Why?
JI
Do what I say.
BOM
No!
JI
That's blood money, Bom. I was killed
for that money. Endorse it now.
BOM
What are you going to do with it?
JI
We're giving it away.
BOM
Away? What do you mean? To who?
JI
Look to your left.
Bom looks at the nuns collecting money for the homeless.
She recoils.
BOM
Are you outta your mind?
JI
Do what I tell you.
BOM
No!
(clutching the check)
I can't.
JI
Yes, you can. If you don't do it,
they'll track you down. Your only
protection is to get rid of it, now.
BOM
Sweet Jesus, you're killing me, Ji.
JI
I'm saving you, Bom. You'll go
to heaven for this.
Bom growls at him.
With great difficulty, she approaches the nuns.
The nuns look at her with curiosity and compassion.
JI
Write "St. Joseph's Shelter".
With great hesitation, Bom begins to write. We sense
that every word is a torment for her. The nuns politely avert
their eyes from the check.
NUN
Bless you, child.
Bom gives her a dirty look and hands the check over.
JI
I'm proud of you.
BOM
Don't you talk to me. I don't want
you comin' round no more. I mean it.
Understand?
JI
Come on, we're friends.
BOM
Friends? Friends?
She turns on her high heels and wobbles away.Ji calls after
her.
JI
I think you're wonderful, Bom.
She growls again. In the background we see the nuns secretly
peeking at the check. One of them, wide-eyed, faints dead
away. The other nun stoops down and fans her face in an
attempt to revive her.
INT. BAE'S OFFICE - NIGHT
It is after hours. Almost everyone on the floor has gone.
Bae, hunched over his computer, is typing furious commands
on the keyboard. He looks haggard and worn.
Sequence after sequence of coded numbers flash past on the
monitor screen. Ji, sitting in a desk chair, watches,
smiling.
JI
Search, you bastard! You'll never
find it. It's gone.
(he smiles)
They'll kill you for this, Bae. You
and Jaejoong. They'll wipe you off the
face of the earth.
In a moment of childish delight, he pushes his feet against
the wall and the chair shoots across the room. Bae looks up
and sees an empty chair moving. He stares at it in confusion,
and then goes back to the screen. He seems desperate. Nothing
is working.
Panicked and frightened,Bae flicks off the machine and
storms furiously around the room. Ji approaches the computer,
hesitates a moment, and then pushes the power switch. The
computer CLICKS back on.Bae spins around. He stares at the
computer curiously for a moment and then turns it back off.
Ji, enjoying this, reaches for the switch and FLICKS it
back on again. Bae stares at it.
BAE
What the...?
Bae watches as the keys seem to depress themselves and
letters begin appearing on the screen. He sits down,
mesmerized by what is happening. Then his face grows tense.
The word "M-U-R-D-E-R-E-R" is emerging before him.
Bae flies out of his chair, frantically running around to
see who else is on the floor. He yells out like a madman.
BAE
(continuing)
Who's doing that?
There is no one there. He hears the computer beginning to
type again and hurries back to look at the screen. One word
appears. "J-I-Y-O-N-G".
Bae gasps and smashes the computer with his fist. It crashes
to the floor. Electrical sparks go flying as Bae gasps for
breath.
Ji cannot hold himself back any longer. With a horrifying
scream, he charges at Bae, jamming his fist hard into his
ribs.
JI
You bastard! You goddamn bastard!
Bae grabs his side.
BAE
Ah!
He hits Bae again. Bae gasps in inexplicable pain.
JI
It's dinner time, Bae. Don't you
have a date with Dara, you creepy
son-of-a ?
Ji keeps hitting deeper into Bae's mid-section. Bae doubles
over as though he's going to throw up.
BAE
Jesus! Oh God!
Ji is flushed with excitement. Bae kneels beside his desk.
He cannot understand what is happening to him. His face goes
stark white as the attack continues.
Then, unexpectedly, the assault stops. Ji, exhausted, stares
hatefully at his old friend cowering on the floor. Slowly
and dizzily, Bae gets up. He looks fearfully around the
office and then, holding his stomach, hurries from the room.
INT. LOFT - THE SAME NIGHT
Dara, all dressed to go out, is sitting in Ji's easy chair,
asleep. Suddenly Bae arrives knocking at her door. He does
not look well. Ji is with him.
DARA
Bae? Where were you? I thought we
were having...?
BAE
I'm sorry. Things just got so crazy.
I completely forgot.
JI
Old Bae had a little trouble at the
office.
DARA
Forgot? I was worried. Is everything
okay? Are you all right?
BAE
I'm okay. I'm alright. Look, can I
talk to you for minute? Can I come
in?
Dara eyes Bae with concern as he enters the loft.
BAE
(continuing)
I need to ask you a question.
JI
He needs to borrow four million
dollars.
BAE
Dara, I know what the police said,
but when you thought Ji was here,
when you thought he spoke to you,
what did you feel? What did he say?
DARA
Why? What happened?
BAE
(very tense)
Dara, that psychic woman, I want to
know what she told you. I want to
know what she said.
DARA
Bae, stop this. It was all a hoax.
I told you. It wasn't real. She's a
charlatan.
(she hesitates and
stares at Bae)
Does this have anything to do with
her being at the bank today?
JI
Oh !
BAE
(gulping)
At the bank?
Ji tenses. He holds up his hand as if wanting her to stop.
DARA
I was sure I saw her. Lee says
she was taking out money. It turns
out her name isn't even Park Bom.
It's Rita Miller or something.
Bae turns white. His eyes bulge. He feels sick.
DARA
(continuing)
What's wrong?
BAE
Stomach. My stomach. Do you have
anything? Pepto Bismol.
DARA
(worried)
Sure. Just a second. What's going
on?
Concerned, she hurries from the room. Ji digs his hands
into Bae's back. Bae jerks forward in intense pain and
begins flailing at the air.
BAE
What are you doing to me. Get away!
Get away!
INT. KITCHEN
Ji does not go away. Freaked, Bae runs into the kitchen
and rushes to the stove. Quickly he turns on the gas. He
looks crazed. Turning to the air, he begins whispering loudly.
BAE
You touch me again and I'll set her
on fire. I mean it. I'll kill her.
I'll blow up the whole building if I
have to. Stay away!
Ji jabs at the knob on the stove and begins to turn it off.
Bae sees it move. Shocked and frightened, he grabs it and
pulls it off, leaving only the tiny stem in place.
BAE
(continuing)
Go on, try it again. Let me see you
turn it off now.
Ji, frightened, tries with all his might but he cannot twist
it.Bae pulls out a cigarette lighter and gloats.
BAE
(continuing)
Try and hurt me. I'll kill her if
you hurt me.
Ji rushes at Bae about to jam his full fist into his chest,
but then he stops, afraid. He pulls back, shaken. Bae stands
there waiting for a blow that doesn't come. He begins to
gloat.
BAE
What's a matter? You believe me,
huh? You better believe me! I want
my money. I need that money and I
want it tonight -- at 11:00. If that
psychic lady doesn't bring it here,
Dara's dead.
Ji freezes. Dara enters the kitchen. She grabs her nose.
DARA
Oh my God. Is that the gas?
Bae acts as if that's the reason he came into the kitchen.
BAE
You must have left the stove on.
He fiddles with the dials and turns it off.
BAE
(continuing)
Just glad I smelled it.
DARA
(confused)
Me, too.
She opens a window.
BAE
Dara, I'm sorry. I've got to go.
Look, there's something going on. I
can't talk now. Some trouble at the
bank.
Dara
Trouble? What kind of trouble? Is it
that woman, the psychic?
BAE
I don't have time to talk now. What
if I come back? Around 11:00?
DARA
Bae, what's going on? Let me help
you.
BAE
I can't. I'm sorry to do this, but
it's important. I'll be back.
Dara is speechless.
BAE
(continuing)
Eleven!
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