The Kings Of Cool

187

INT. BEN’S APARTMENT — DAY

BEN and CHON glare at each other.

CHON

The fuck you mean, “no”?

BEN

I mean, no. I mean I won’t step aside and “let” you murder people.

CHON

You think you have choices here?

BEN

I think there are always choices, yes.

CHON

Such as?

BEN

I have a plan.

CHON

Your last plan got two people killed. If we’d taken out these guys the first time they made threats BEN

Like you did?

CHON

You’re right-my mistake, leaving them alive.

BEN

Always your answer, isn’t it?

CHON

There are bad people in the world, Ben. You’re not going to change them, or persuade them, or make them listen to reason. You get rid of them-they’re toxic waste.

BEN

Nice world.

CHON

I didn’t create it, I just live in it.

BEN

No, you just kill in it.

CHON

You’re just like the rest of this fucking country, B-you don’t want to know what it takes to keep any more buildings from falling on your head. You want to sit here and talk about “peace” and watch Entertainment Tonight and let other people do your killing for you.

BEN

I didn’t ask you to kill for me CHON

Too late, Ben.

BEN

And I’m telling you not to kill for me now. I’ll deal with this in my own way.

CHON

Which is what, exactly?