X-MAN SCREENPLAY by BRIAN R. LUNDIN (ereader for comics txt) 📕

a racing form.

OSCAR
What do you want?

ESAU
Bud!

Oscar poured a warm Miller’s Lite sat it down on the bar and continued reading. At nine-fifteen he glanced out the grimy window and was just able to make out Debra swaggering towards the bar; she walked in and sat on a barstool two stools from him.

DEBRA
How bout’ a gin and water, Oscar?

Oscar poured her drink and continued reading. Debra turned towards Esau and slightly opened her legs. Esau could see her brown thighs and pantyhose, she smiled and Esau smiled back.

DEBRA
Want a good time?
ESAU
If it’s not too much.
DEBRA
It won’t be I promise,

Debra downed her drink. Esau put his warm beer on the bar and said,

ESAU
Let’s go!
As they walked Debra looked at Esau .and thought to herself, “this trick isn’t bad-looking, short but well-built and strong looking, he might be a good fuck, I’m tired of those limp-dick motherfuckas that I have to spend a lot of time sucking on their dicks to get it hard and when they finally did come, it was like a dripping water faucet, maybe this time I could get a nut, I need one.” They arrived at her building and she led him into the lobby. The terrible stench nearly overwhelmed Esau, he wanted to leave but he felt the stirring in his loins and he knew he needed a release. Debra grabbed Esau’s hand and led him into her apartment; a bare bed in the center of the room was covered with threadbare and soiled sheets which, lay across a ragged mattress. Brownish worn carpet was stained with spilled liquor and stomped out cigarette butts. He took in the stench of soiled clothes, unwashed bodies and dishes, he felt nauseas, but he held it back.

ESAU
I have to use the bathroom.
DEBRA
First door to your right, sweetie.

Debra motioned down the hall and begin taking off her sweater revealing her drooping breasts, Esau smiled as he continued to the washroom. The toilet was unflushed and a blob of shit was in the bathtub. The throbbing between his legs got stronger; he had to release the fullness in his penis. He dry swallowed a Valium and a Librium and immediately felt better. When he returned to the front room she was removing her tattered skirt and stood, turned around and smiled. Esau saw the brown stains in the rear of her flimsy white panties, still smiling Debra pulled the front of the panties down exposing her hairless pubic area.

DEBRA
I’m a naughty girl.

Debra began rubbing his throbbing penis and smiled.

See you ready for some action ten bucks is not too much for the fuck of your life is it?

Esau didn’t answer but sprung like a jungle cat striking Debra in the face with his fist, blood sprayed from her nose and mouth as she fell backward on the bed, her fingernails lashed out cutting his face.

ESAU
Dirty, fuckin’ whore!

Blood ran down Esau’s face and Debra’s face was contorted with fear and anger as she flung her thin arms in the air. Esau saw the tracks the needles had made and in the struggle Debra caught his ear between her nails and squeezed, Esau howled and with his right hand he grabbed her thin throat and began to choke her, she twisted loose and hit Esau upside the head with something, he felt dizzy and felt the blood dripping down his forehead, and his head hurt terribly. He got out his knife, but suddenly weak arms were around his waist.

VOICE
What you doing mutherfucka?

Esau smelled his suffocating wine breath and released Debra and struck the man holding him, the man staggered, Esau looked around and saw two of the neighborhood bums. The other man was rail-thin and Esau knocked him down as he ran out the apartment. Once outside he saw a police car cruising, he walked slowly as the police vehicle passed and jumped into his vehicle, his head was throbbing and his face was bloody. He popped a Valium and wiped the blood from his face.

ESAU
(laughing)
No pussy tonight!

Esau laughed aloud as he drove away and headed towards Interstate 80 West.

INT. RINGO’S OFFICE- 14 AUGUST 2008-MORNING

Evetta and Cahill joined Ringo in his office.

RINGO
Interviewed a couple of the workers at the construction site and was told that Ada drove a black Escalade, it hasn’t been located.

EVETTA
Ten to one Esau took it, I’ll check the DMV for a license and VIN number.

RINGO
Good, Cahill keep a close watch on VICAP.
I got a call from. SERGEANT BILL TURNER, 2nd District Vice Officer and he told me that there was an attempt rape of a whore at 54th Wabash, could not be connected at all to our guy, but what was interesting was the description; small man, very handsome, maybe we should interview her.

EVETTA
Sounds good, but let do it tomorrow, okay? Go home and try to get some rest, I’ll pick you up in the morning.

Ringo was tired and his leg hurt, he had maybe had an hour sleep since they found Deloris, but he had to keep going, had to catch this monster. Ringo took off his shoes, lay across the small couch and closed his eyes. Images of all the killed and raped young women, Reverend Wilson, the man in the church and the police locker keeper flooded his thoughts.

INT. RESTAURANT ON EAST 55TH STREET-15 AUGUST 2008-MORNING

The following morning Evetta and Ringo met Debra and her two saviors and Ringo told them to order whatever they wanted the Chicago Police Department would pick up the bill. They ordered a big breakfast and they ate like they hadn’t had a good meal in days, Evetta and Ringo only had coffee. After finishing the meal and wiping her mouth with her sleeve Debra related the incident and how she had fought the man off, CLAUDIUS and BILLY stated their part in the rescue and how strong the little man was.

EVETTA
Think you could identify him?
Hell yes, all three said in unison.

DEBRA
Wait a sec, I remember that little fucker we did some business before, and he called himself Esau.

INT. RINGO’S OFFICE-16 AUGUST 2008-MORNING

Ringo returned to his office lay on the too small couch and dozed off but was awaken by Captain Woods.

CAPTAIN
Think we got another one, young girl in Ottawa found by her brother, Evetta and Cahill waiting in the parking lot. Vic is RHONDA FLEMMINGS, white, sixteen, good student, found by brother JEAN, seventeen when he came home from school at three thirty, address 321 Westmort Road.

EXT. Ottawa, Illinois -AFTERNOON

Is about ninety miles from Chicago and maybe forty from Joliet. It’s a small, clean little town with friendly people who main entertainment is fishing and boating in the Illinois River. 321 Westmort Road was a small middle-class neighborhood that consisted of row houses, in a cul-de-sac.. Rhonda house sat on an acre lot with a manicured front and rear yard, a 14 foot fishing boat sat on a trailer in the driveway. Ringo, Cahill and Evetta identified themselves to the police officer behind the yellow tape and he called his supervisor.

SUPERVISOR
CHIEF WALKER WATSON, Ottawa Police Department.
RINGO
Sergeant John Ringo and Detective Lunden from the Chicago Police and US Marshal Cahill. What happened here Chief?

CHIEF WALKER WATSON
Interviewed the brother Jean, good kid, quarterback of the high school football team, anyway he said that Rhonda had a cold all week and stayed home from school. Mother ALICE and father ROBERT dropped him off at school around nine, he said that he called his sister during lunch and she said she was feeling better and asked him to bring home a can of soup. When he got home, she wasn’t in her room, he called out, but got no answer, he noticed the upstairs bathroom door was ajar and when he went he found her nude in the bathtub, she looked like she had been stabbed, a pair of her panty hose were around her neck and a x was cut in her chest and smeared on the bathroom mirror. We received a teletype from Joliet advising us of the murder and rape, there, think it‘s the same guy?

RINGO
I know it is!


INT. CAPTAIN WOODS OFFICE-AFTERNOON

RINGO
Seems like Esau is changing his MO, first white victim and he has changed the days. First Joliet, now Ottawa all west on Interstate 80 heading towards Iowa, what the hell is he planning to rape and kill all the way to California?

CAHILL
We received the info on Ada vehicle and I’ve put out an all points on it. I’ll contact the Marshal Service and have the FBI send out an alert.

CAPTAIN
Better make it all the way to California.

INT. SHAKE AND STEAK 18 AUGUST 2008-EVENING

Esau drove west on I-80 drinking beer and popping pills. It was starting to get dark and he was hungry, he exited the interstate at Peru and parked in the lot. He ordered a hamburger, small vanilla shake and a small chili and took a seat. The young fresh face waitress smiled as she worked the room wearing short red and white skirts and blouse. The waitress waiting on him was very attractive; blond hair pinned in a bun, big tits and a nice ass, her name tag read “PEG.” Peg was friendly and smiled as she served her customers, when she delivered his food Esau gave her a big smile, she returned the smile and placed the food on the table.

ESAU (to himself)
Esau felt the rising in his penis.

Boy I sure would like some of that! Maybe I should wait she will probably be getting off soon.

Esau ate the meal slowly and checked his watch, “Eleven-thirty, she probably get off at twelve,” he thought.” At eleven forty-five the waitress, came to his table, smiling.
PEG
I getting ready to get off, can I get you anything else?

Yes, you can serve me some hot pussy,” he thought, but he said no thanks Peg,” and handed her a twenty dollar bill.

ESAU
Keep the change!

Peg gave him a big smile.

PEG
Thank you.

Esau decided he would wait until she left, then he would get her. Peg came out from behind the counter smiled at him again and walked over to a big young man, they got into a new Ford pickup, kissed and drove off.

ESAU
Shit! Fuck, I’m too tired to fuck, I’ll get her tomorrow.

Esau he pulled into the Motel 8 parking lot.

INT. TASK FORCE HEADQUARTERS-17 AUGUST 2008-MORNING

Fearing that Esau Sneed was on a country wide crime wave, the FBI and Homeland Security formed a task force. The task force was housed in an abandon warehouse at 615 West 51st Street and consisted of FBI agents, State Police Detectives and members of Ringo’s team. Homeland Security with its unlimited budget had provided flat screen monitors, a state- of- the-art communication center and new high tech computers. The Supervising Agent in charge or SAC, TIMOTHY ROTH was a typical agent, over six feet, well toned body, short graying hair and