CROWD DAVID DAVID_the_Giant FARELL FIGHTER_1 GRAYSON HOMELESS_LADY JEERS JOHAH JOHAH_is_a KARABO LAZARUS LUKAS LUKAS_knows_what_he_is MEL MYRA NANDI NEO PHUMZA ROSE RUBY VICTOR LUKAS JOHAH? JOHAH? NEO They teach you all of that in the army? LUKAS Most of it. NEO And the rest? LUKAS It�s a long story. MYRA You�re going to kill us anyway. PHUMZA True. RUBY I don�t care if it�s the devil himself. This is your home now. PHUMZA Whoever is helping her is from the street. Just find her. NEO Can someone help us please? She is struggling to breathe. PHUMZA Where is she? RUBY See, your bullets? They don�t scare me. But you should know this. The man that you are after has been anointed by the Lord Himself. PHUMZA We�ll see. NEO If it wasn�t for me, RUBY would still be alive. LUKAS I�m going after him. RUBY Look. There�s a little girl in there who needs you. Tell me I�ll see you again. Dan You need a crew? LUKAS No. I just need to load up. Street I just know that he wants revenge. That woman you shot, she saved his life. LUKAS That woman you killed, she always believed everyone deserved a second chance. That�s where her and I disagreed. PHUMZA Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait! LAZARUS We�re good. They�re miles away. I need to get back in the gym. All right, pretty boy, let�s see what we got. LAZARUS Oh man. Will you look at that. Huh? I�d say that�s uh mission accomplished. Here we go. Oh yeah? If that doesn�t get her to marry you, my friend, nothing will. LUKAS Contact! Contact right! LUKAS Got you! Got you! Got you! LUKAS JOHAH! Break! Joha, you�re going to bleed out. Good? JOHAH I�m good. I�m good. LUKAS JOHAH LUKAS There�s their truck.I�m with you.Yeah. LUKAS Grab this. Grab this. Grab this. VICTOR They�re close. They�re close.Stay sharp! Stay sharp! Go that way! There! JOHAH LukasS! We need to go. Fuck, LUKAS! We need to go! LUKAS Fuck! I�ll draw their fire. I�ll draw their fire. VICTOR Go! Check out the truck! Hey! Shoot him!Come, this way. This way! Hey! There! There! There! Miner 1 Grenade! LUKAS JOHAH? JOHAH? All right? NEO Yes. Yes. I�m just very nervous. LUKAS Good Luck. NEO Thanks. Hello everyone. All Hello. Hi. NEO Thank you all for coming. When I first arrived here, I was just looking for a safe place to stay. But what I got was so much more. This isn�t just a shelter. It�s a home. I also learnt that sometimes our misfortunes are just blessings in disguise. So, if you�ll have me, I would like to continue the work of our incredible founder. A remarkable woman whose name and contribution will never be forgotten. May she continue to watch over and inspire us. MEL Let�s take a photo. Come. Come. Closer, a little closer. There we go. Aha! LUKAS Let me get one with you. MEL Yes, of course. We need a nice photo of the team. LUKAS Yes. Exactly. MEL Aah! GRAYSON Hey, hey, hey, hey! What is this? A funeral? Give me my mother fucking energy! Come on! You want to know why we love fighting? CROWD Why? GRAYSON Because, deep down inside every single one of us we want to know exactly what the fuck we are made of. CROWD Yeah. GRAYSON When shit hit hits the fan, do we sink down to our knees? CROWD No! GRAYSON Like a couple of little bitches? CROWD No! GRAYSON Or do we rise like fucking warrior kings? Ahh, yes! That�s what I�m talking about! All right you lovely sons of bitches. Are you ready for the next fight? I said � are you ready for the next fight? Introducing to you, our youngest ever competitor at sixteen. DAVID the Giant Killer! JEERS Grayson DAVID the Giant Killer! Hey, come on. Come on, now. Listen, if the kid wants to make some fucking money, who am I to kill his dreams. Right? But whatever it is he thinks he�s got. He better have a whole lot fucking more. Fighters. Are you ready? CROWD Yes! GRAYSON Let�s count them down. Three. Two. One. Fight! CROWD Yeah! FIGHTER 1 Get up boy! Come on! Come on! Get up! Come on! Get up! GRAYSON No. No� Hey. Get in! Get in! Get him off! Get him off! Get him off! Get him the fuck out of here! DAVID I want my money! Hey! Where�s my money? GRAYSON Hey! Who the fuck do you think you are, boy? Huh? You better fucking watch yourself, boy! DAVID I just want to get paid. Like you promised. GRAYSON I just want to get paid � like you promised. Just want to get paid. Don�t worry about it. You�re going to get exactly what you deserve. Okay? RUBY Do you remember what Paul says in Corinthians? God will not let you be tested beyond your strength. Art is from the soul. It�s a reflection of who we are. We just � we just have to try be the best version of ourselves. NEO There you are. Are you okay? You just disappeared. LUKAS Yeah. Just too many people. NEO Yeah. Today was a lot. She gave it to you, didn�t she? You read it much? LUKAS Not enough. You sure you want to take this on? NEO Yeah. I want to be here. I hope you feel the same. LUKAS Yeah. I do. NEO Good. LUKAS Um, I�m going to go take a shower. NEO Okay. LUKAS? Thank you. For everything. LUKAS What are you making? NANDI A bracelet for you. LUKAS For me? NANDI Mmm hmmm. LUKAS Let�s see. Oh. It�s good. I like the colours. NANDI Me too. NEO Oh wow. When did this happen? LUKAS Couldn�t sleep. NEO Really? When I can�t sleep, I just stare at the ceiling. LUKAS Yeah. NEO Oh. My angel, guess what? Queen just bought a box of ice cream. You should get to the kitchen if you want to get some. LUKAS I�ll help you. See you later. NEO It�s nice to see how close you two are getting. LUKAS Doesn�t mean anything. NEO Why do you always do that? LUKAS Do what? NEO Pull away. LUKAS What do you mean? NEO Every time you get close to someone, you step back. Like at the hospital. You kissed me. You�ve been keeping your distance ever since. Didn�t it mean anything to you? LUKAS You know it did. NEO Look. I thought this was the start of something. LUKAS NEO, you don�t know the things I�ve done. NEO I don�t care. I know who you are, LUKAS. LUKAS No, you don�t. HoMELess man Thank you so much. LUKAS You�re welcome. Good morning. Hope these blankets will help you. HOMELESS LADY Appreciate it. Thank you. LUKAS Hello. Can I help you? I�m from the shelter. My name is LUKAS. Can I give you some food? ROSE Yes, thank you. LUKAS Are you okay? ROSE Yes. I�m okay. LUKAS Are you alone? ROSE My grandson was with me. LUKAS Where is he? ROSE It�s not your problem. LUKAS I understand. It doesn�t mean I can�t help you. If you change your mind, you can find me at the shelter. The address is on the bag. Goodbye. ROSE Can I trust you? Are you a good man, Lukas? LUKAS I don�t know, but I�m trying. ROSE My grandson went missing two days ago. He wanted to make some money. So I could see a doctor. I tried to stop him. But he wouldn�t listen. LUKAS How was he going to get the money? ROSE By risking his life. NEO I think you have croup. ROSE Croup? What�s that? NEO It�s a condition that causes swelling in the airways. Makes it difficult to breathe. But if you�re happy to stay with us for a few days� I can put you on a drip and treat it with steroids. How does that sound? ROSE That�s very kind. Thank you. LUKAS So these men who picked up your grandson� what do you know about them? ROSE Nothing. Just that they drive around at night. Looking for desperate people. NEO How old is DAVID? ROSE Sixteen. How�s he supposed to stand up to grown men? It�s all my fault. NEO It�s not your fault. You couldn�t have stopped him. Maybe we should reach out to some hospitals? See if DAVID�s been brought in. LUKAS This vehicle that picked him up. You remember what it looked like? ROSE I can�t get it out of my mind. LUKAS You�re safe now. NEO will look after you. ROSE Thank you. KARABO You uh, want to make some money? NEO Mind if I join you? You not hungry? ROSE I�ve had enough. Thank you. NEO LUKAS knows what he is doing. If your grandson�s out there, he�ll get him back. ROSE I hope you�re right. There�s this man � who used to sleep in the park. He was very kind. He often helped us. About a month ago I watched him climb into that van. That was the last time I saw him. KARABO Let�s go. GRAYSON Call me later, huh? You don�t need to think about it. Just make the call. KARABO Hey. GRAYSON Yeah. KARABO Last one for the night. GRAYSON Jesus! Look at the size of this guy! So, got a name boy? Yikes. Got one of those strong, silent types here, huh? Okay. Um, can you fight? LUKAS What�s the money? GRAYSON Five hundred for a win. As many fights as you can handle. GRAYSON Oh! Oh! That�s my boy! Fuck his ass up! Send that man home! Shit� What�s the matter tough guy? You scared? Yo, man. Get this guy out of here. Go get him ready. Get him out of my face! Do your job. Do your job. KARABO Let�s go! GRAYSON Yeah. You�re lucky that I�m dressed to be styling, not to be fighting. Ringside girl They�re ready for him. KARABO Two minutes. FARELL Who�s he? GRAYSON Who? Him? He�s nobody. He�s a bum. Don�t worry. You can take him. FARELL Looks like he�s got an attitude. GRAYSON Hey. Hey, hey, hey, hey. Fuck him. Okay? He�s a nobody from the street. You�re four in a row, baby. You�re a beast. You know your business and you�re a fucking killer. FARELL Hell yeah! GRAYSON Come on! Hey. Did you uh � did you get that video I sent you? You know, the cute elbow strike� FARELL Yeah, yeah, yeah. That�s good shit. GRAYSON Yeah, sick right? Use it, don�t use it� I�m not going to hold it against you. FARELL Fuck yeah! Come on! Let�s do this! GRAYSON Let�s fucking do this! Whoo! Yeah! Ready, tough guy? LUKAS Not exactly a fair fight. GRAYSON Yeah, well look, most of these guys can�t really afford to get their noses broken and shit. You know? Public figures and stuff like that. For the gram (*Instagram). You understand? LUKAS Anything else I should know? GRAYSON Yes! God yes! You don�t get the green if you don�t keep it clean. That includes headbutts, kicks, elbows � things of this nature. LUKAS Cool. GRAYSON Cool. Let�s fucking do this! Huh? Let�s count them down baby! Five� four� three� two� one� Fight! CROWD Yeah! Cheers. GRAYSON No! No! No! Come on. Get him the fuck out of there! Hey! Whoa, whoa, whoa! What the fuck are you doing? Put the piece away! You want to scare the money away? What the fuck is this? Hey, who are you? This is my fight� Okay. Okay. All right. LUKAS Joah? Joha? NEO The best thing you can do is get some rest. ROSE I�m not going to be able to sleep. NEO Don�t worry. I�ll put something in your drip to help you. ROSE No. please don�t. If DAVID comes back during the night.I want to be awake. NEO Okay. NANDI Can you read this book to me? NEO Okay, my angel. Let me just finish up here and then I�ll come to your room. Okay? NANDI Okay. ROSE Your daughter�s beautiful. NEO She�s not mine. ROSE Oh� Do you have any children? NEO Unfortunately, not. Can I get you anything? Some tea or water maybe? ROSE No, thank you. I�m fine. NEO Okay. I�ll let you know if I hear anything. ROSE Thank you. NEO, you�re doing God�s work here. And He�s smiling down on you. I can feel it. NEO Thank you. GRAYSON Look I told you. We run the bets and we take a cut. That�s it. Who the fuck you guys supposed to be? The Gambling Commission? LUKAS That�s not the real money, is it? GRAYSON No. We have a list. There�s a buy in. Ten thousand per fight. Most of the time it�s from these rich dickheads around here. What�s the big fucking deal? LUKAS The big deal is that you take advantage of desperate people. And now one of them has gone missing. Name�s DAVID. He�s just a kid. He was here a few nights ago. GRAYSON Well, I don�t know anybody like that, you know? I don�t run a kiddy show. What the fuck? JOHAH Stop wasting our time. GRAYSON All right! All right! Calm the fuck down. Fucking John Wick over here! Yeah. Fine. Fuck! He was here. Okay? But we didn�t force him to get into the ring. He wanted to make some money, so we helped him out. LUKAS Helped him out. Where�s he now? GRAYSON I don�t fucking know. We�ve got a guy. He takes them to the city. All right? That�s it! Fuck! LUKAS That�s not it, right? GRAYSON Fuck, are you deaf? LUKAS I�m not talking to you! Where does he take them? I�m not going to ask you again. GRAYSON Hey, hey man. Just tell them what they want to know so that we can get the fuck out of here. All right? KARABO Tell them what? GRAYSON Come on man. Just tell them. What the fuck did you do? KARABO Oh, like you give a fuck about them. I did exactly what you do. I found a way to make some money. LUKAS Start talking. KARABO I uh I found a buyer. LUKAS For what? KARABO I don�t know. I don�t want to know. That�s his fucking business. Listen, I just drop them there. Then I get the fuck out. LUKAS Who is he? Who is he? KARABO I swear I don�t know. But, I can take you to him. Shit! GRAYSON Shit? That�s all the fuck you got to say right now? Shit? Fuck you, mother fucker. GRAYSON Hello? Listen. Listen. Guys. I don�t even know this guy. All right? I swear to God. I just do the numbers. I do the money thing. Hello. Can you hear me? JOHAH Hey! Shut the fuck up! LUKAS Bro, I don�t get it. If you�ve been alive this whole time, why didn�t you come find me? JOHAH What do you think I�m doing? This is me finding you. LUKAS JOHAH. It�s been five years, man. Everyone thinks you�re dead. Why did it take you so long? VICTOR Who has my diamonds? Who flew the chopper? Who flew the chopper? Who flew the chopper? You�re going to drown here, my friend. Where are my diamonds? JOHAH There was a lot of rain in the area. The mine started to flood. Thought I was going to drown. Part of me was hoping I would. But, they decided I was worth moving. That�s when I took my chance. That was two months ago, bro. You�re a hard man to find. Slow down. We�re almost there. LUKAS I had no idea, man. I�m so sorry. JOHAH It�s cool, man. LUKAS I mean it. DAVID Are you David? My name�s Lukas. I�m here to help. Your grandmother sent me. DAVID Look, you need to be careful. There�s a man down here and he�s hurting people. He takes them away and they don�t come back. LUKAS Is he alone? DAVID I-I don�t know. I think so. Haven�t seen him with anyone else. LUKAS Okay. You need to sit tight. Stay calm. I�ll be back as soon as I can. DAVID Wait. Wait. You can just shoot the lock. LUKAS Then he�ll know I�m here. You need to trust me. I�ll be back. I promise. DAVID He just went past. He just went past! KARABO GRAYSON shut up. Help! Help! Help us! JOHAH Hey! GRAYSON Urghhh! Urghhh! Urghhhh! Shit, oh shit, shit. Help! Help! Help! Oh shit! Please, man. Please, I didn�t have anything to do with this. Please! God, I had nothing to do with it. Please. I�m fucking innocent. JOHAH So was she. NEO How�s your breathing? ROSE Getting better, thank you. NEO Good. Did you get any sleep? ROSE It doesn�t matter. NEO ROSE! Look. JOHAH Oh. Thank you. LUKAS Thanks. NEO So, you guys met in the army? JOHAH Yip. On the firing range actually. I had to teach him how to shoot. LUKAS He did not teach me how to shoot. Please don�t listen to this guy. I can shoot. JOHAH Well, I mean you can pull the trigger. There�s nothing wrong with your fingers. You just couldn�t hit anything. LUKAS You�re so full of shit, bro. He�s lying. NEO Okay, but you must have lots of stories? JOHAH Hmm. I�ve got stories for days. Trust me. NEO Okay. Well, you need to tell me some because he doesn�t want to tell me anything. JOHAH I wonder why? LUKAS No, we�re not doing that. NEO Why not? LUKAS JOHAH is a bullshitter. Don�t trust anything he says. Especially when he�s drinking. JOHAH Yeah. I�m the bullshitter here. At least I keep my word though, right? I�m just screwing with you, bro. LUKAS never lies. That�s a fact. Anyway, it�s been a long day. I�m going to call it. LUKAS Peace, JOHAH. JOHAH Cheers, man. NEO I�m going to check on NANDI. LUKAS Sure. NEO You know what I think? We should get you to bed. LUKAS I�m not tired. NEO Good. Neither am I. You coming?