Damage Control

The third episode of the first season, "Damage Control".

## **Plot**

Gabriel visits Carl in the hospital. William and Logan continue to get people for the new crew. Ashley robs Darnell Jones.

## **Script**

He was writing down something on his paper when the door to his office opened. Two men stepped inside, one with a bandage around his leg. The man at the desk stared at them.

“Did you take care of it?” He asked.

“We couldn’t - a good Samaritan showed up to save the day.” One of the other two men said.

The man at the desk got up, putting on his leather jacket.

“Boss--” The limping man tried to speak.

“You had one job… one job.”

“We’re sorry man--”

“That JOB was to kill the leader. You failed.”

The two other men stared at the boss, not knowing what to say. The boss then put on gloves, and shades on.

“Quick and painless, or painful?” The boss said, taking a Luger out of his drawer.

The two men stepped back.

“Wait - no, NO--”

The boss fired a round into either of their heads.

He then stood there, lowering his Luger, putting it away, and staring at their corpses.

### **Part 1**

“--and the local hero who saved the man’s life claims there were two men that shot the victim and then fled the scene. The victim, Carl Norton, is in the hospital with life threatening conditions. When we return--” Gabriel turned off the TV, turning back to Logan and William who stood there in silence.

The 3 men could hear the clock ticking as it was utter silence.

“So…..” William broke the silence.

“God dammit.” Logan said.

Gabriel sighed. “As long as he pulls through, we should be - fine.”

Logan and William looked at each other.

“Carl’s going to want that crew when he gets out of the hospital.” Gabriel said in a low tone of voice.

“Yeah..” Logan said, before turning to the door.

William walked after him and the two both left the apartment.

Zane Smithy was sitting on his couch watching reruns of Cops. He stuck his hand inside a bag of potato chips and munched down on some. Suddenly there was a knock at the door followed by somebody saying “Zane!”.

“It’s unlocked!” Zane yelled back.

The front door opened and Logan and William walked inside. Zane saw them.

“Well holy damn, look who it is.” Zane said.

“Who would've thought a high school football star would end up living in a one story house, and watching reruns of Cops all day.” Logan said.

“Funny guy.” Zane responded.

Zane sat up. “So what brings you back to Zane’s place?”

“Well we’re here because we need a crew.” William spoke up.

“Even after that failed heist last week?”

“Yeah… even after that.” William said.

Zane grabbed the remote muting the TV. “I’m going to have to think about it.”

“Well that’s what any reasonable person would do.” Logan nodded his head.

“I should get back to you guys by the end of today, if not tomorrow. Just need your numbers.”

Logan and William leaned in forward beginning to tell Zane their phone numbers.

Gabriel sat down on her couch. Her being Ashley.

“So what is this - some rich guy?” Gabriel asked.

“Darnell Jones. He’s the head of the Reds. Apparently he has - ready for this? 15 million dollars in his house.” Ashley said.

Gabriel laughed, thinking it was a joke.

“Gabe I’m serious.” Ashely said, angered.

“Oh and you want me to sneak into the head of the Reds house to steal it?” Gabriel said.

“So If I’m caught they’ll kill me and if not they’ll be on the lookout for the person who stole his money. Me.” Gabriel added on.

“It would be easy! He’s sometimes got a guard or two outside but most of the time nobody is outside!” Ashely said.

Gabe chuckled. “Yeah - you can go get Spencer to do it.”

“Yeah I will!”

Gabe shook his head heading for the exit of Ashely’s house.

The car pulled up into a parking spot outside the hospital. Gabriel stepped out, wearing a baseball cap. He began to approach the front door. He stepped inside, seeing a waiting lobby full of at least 35 people. He walked past them all, heading for the main desk.

“Can I help you?” The lady said at the front desk.

“Yeah I’m here to see Carl Norton.” Gabriel said.

The lady looked through her small book in front of her.
“5th floor, room 508.” She smiled.

Gabriel nodded, heading off toward the elevator. Somebody stepped out right as he arrived, and he stepped in after.

“Hold the elevator!” A man said, approaching the elevator.

Gabriel held the elevator doors closed as the man stepped inside. The man was wearing a leather jacket. Out of the corner of his eye, Gabriel could see what looked like dried blood on the man’s jacket.

“Thank you.” The man said.

Gabriel looked up to the man. “You’re - you're welcome.”

The elevator then closed as Gabriel pressed the button to the 5th floor.

The elevator opened and Gabriel stepped out. The man in the elevator also stepped out, walking past Gabriel and around the corner. Gabe shrugged it off and went the opposite direction toward room 508. The same man in the leather jacket then came back around the corner, following close behind Gabriel.

Gabriel approached room 508 and looked inside. He could see Carl laying on the bed. Gabe stepped in.

“Carl?” Gabriel said.

Carl could hardly even move his head. “Gabe - that you?” Carl said.

“It’s me.” Gabriel assured him.

Gabriel approached the bedside, taking a seat on a nearby stool.

“What happened?” Gabriel asked.

“They were following me - I don’t know who, Gabriel.” Carl said.

Carl continued on. “I don’t know what they want from me. It could be the bank - It could be anything..”

“Well whoever they are… me, Logan, William, and the new crew were getting. We will kill them.”

Outside of room 508, the man in the leather jacket leaned up against the wall, listening to their conversation.

A nurse then came walking past the man into room 508. She looked at Carl.

“You need anything to eat or drink Carl?”

“Some water - please.” Carl said.

“Ok. I’ll be right back.” The nurse left the room.

Gabriel looked over to Carl. He nodded.

“Get better, I’ll talk to you soon.”

The man in the leather jacket pushed himself off the wall and headed for the stairwell. Gabriel walked out of the room and towards the elevator, not even noticing the same man.

The man then reached into his pocket, taking out a phone as he walked down the stairs all the way to the bottom floor. As he walked out, he saw Gabriel getting out of the elevator. He followed him all the way outside where he watched Gabriel get into his car. The man then got into his own car. As Gabriel drove out of the parking lot, the man followed.

Gabriel was driving down a small two-lane road.

The leather jacket man was on the phone talking with someone.

“It’s a red sedan, old version.” He said through the phone.

Gabe then took a turn down into an alleyway to cut through onto the next street.

“He’s pulling onto Churchill.” The man said, before continuing on down the road, passing the alleyway.

Gabriel pulled out of the alleyway onto Churchill avenue. It was a quiet street, a few apartment buildings on one side, the second side being forest. Gabriel turned up the music in his car. It was then that there was a loud pop. At first he thought it was from the song. Until there was a second pop, and a bullet ripped through the top of his car hitting the dashboard.

“SHIT!” Gabriel yelled, getting low. There was a third pop and a bullet flew by Gabriel’s head hitting the windshield. Gabriel quickly sped up, before there was one more loud pop and Gabriel felt one of his wheels pop. Gabriel turned around the nearest street corner and sped off, destroying his tire.

### **Part 2**

Speeding around the corner was Gabriel in his 2004 Honda Accord. He stopped outside of his father’s house, quickly getting out of the car. He began to dial William’s number as he walked up to the front porch. He put the phone to his ear, as he dug his hands into his pocket, trying to find the house key. William picked up.

“WILLIAM - WILLIAM MEET AT MY HOUSE-- GET LOGAN TOO--” Gabriel was shouting as he stuck the key into the lock and opened the door.

“Huh - Gabriel what are you on about?” William said.

“JUST - SOMEBODY SHOT AT ME, COME TO MY HOUSE NOW!” Gabriel yelled.

“I-- yeah - yeah we’ll be right over.” William hung up after he said this.

Gabriel rushed through the house, sweat dripping off his face from almost being killed. He made it to his room. Inside, Gabriel rushed over to his dresser, throwing clothes out before at the bottom he reached in, taking out a Colt pistol.

Gabriel rushed back out of his room and to the living room window. Coming from down the street was a black SUV with tinted windows. Gabe crouched down, getting ready to fire. As the black SUV approached the house, it suddenly took a turn and down another street. Gabe let out a huge sigh of relief, taking a seat on the floor.

Ashely and another woman sat in a car. Ashley was using binoculars, looking at the run down house across from them. The other woman stuck her hand into a bag of Cheetos, taking one out and eating it. “It looks like luck is on our side tonight, Spencer.” Ashley said, looking over to Spencer.

“Mhm, so are we going to do this tonight or not?” She asked.

“We’re doing it tonight.” Ashley nodded, stepping out of the car.

Spencer stepped out after her and the two ladies quietly went across the road to the other side. There it was in front of them. Darnell Jones’s house.

Ashley and Spencer both pulled up their bandanas over their face and hopped the fence. They were now on his property. Ashley pointed to the basement window and Spencer moved toward it. She kneeled down as Ashley watched her back. Spencer pulled out a long metal object and bashed it against the window. The window shattered open. “Come on!” Spencer whisper yelled.

Ashley got down and crawled inside the basement with Spencer following close behind.

Gabriel watched as Logan's 96 Chevy pulled into his driveway and him and William stepped out. Gabriel opened the front door ushering them inside.

“What the hell happened Gabe? All I heard was ‘somebody shot at me.’” William asked.

“I - I don’t know man, but I’m fucking scared.” Gabe responded.

“Just start from the beginning.” Logan said.

“Okay - so I went to see Carl in the hospital. When I entered the elevator, some shady looking guy with a small blood stain on his jacket stepped in with me. When I got off - he got off too. Anyways, after I left Carl, I was just driving down the road when my car got shot at.” Gabriel said, finally taking a breather.

William and Logan looked at each other, worry in their eyes.

“Alright, just make sure to lock your doors and windows tonight after your dad gets here.” Logan said.

“I’ll be in my car down the street, watching your house in case.” William assured him.

Gabriel was relieved after hearing this.

“Just - don’t tell Carl about this. He’ll be shitting himself if anybody even mentions it.”

Gabe nodded his head. “Thank you guys.” He said.

“Anytime.” William said.

Gabriel noticed out the front window, his dad’s car pulling into the driveway.

“Shit.” He said.

Gabriel opened the front door and stepped outside to greet his father.

“Hey dad...” Gabriel said.

William and Logan stepped out after Gabriel and Paul looked at them.

“Who are these guys?” He said, sounding angry.

“Oh they’re--”

“Hello sir, I’m Sergeant David Kennedy. This is my Corporal, Eric Roberts. We were here just talking to your son about joining the Air Force as we are looking for young men to join and serve our country.” Logan said.

Paul looked on, then over to Gabriel. “Joining the military are you?” Paul asked.

“No - it was just an offer from them. I’ll think about it.” Gabe said.

Paul nodded, looking over to William and Logan. “Thank you guys.” He said.

“No problem.” Logan and William walked off to Logan’s truck, got in, and drove off.

Ashley and Spencer quietly were going through Darnell’s house, looking for the cash. “Where the hell is it?” Spencer said.

“Just keep looking, it’s got to be here.” Ashley said.

Ashley then reached under the couch, feeling a handle. She smiled in excitement. “Spencer! Spencer!” She whisper yelled. Ashley got up, pushing the couch out of the way. There under it was a small little hatch.

Spencer grinned as well. “You think it’s down there?”

“Only one way to find out.” Ashley began to open the hatch.

Sitting under it were bags full of money. “Oh my god!” Spencer said in excitement.

Before anything else could happen though, the front door opened and Darnell Jones stepped inside on the phone. “--then tell him that I don’t have it by tomorrow, I’ll kill him myself.” He hung up the phone. Darnell stepped into the living room, spotting the two girls. “HEY WHAT THE--”

“ASHLEY RUN!” Spencer yelled, running for the exit.

Darnell reached into his pants, taking out a pistol. He fired at Spencer, hitting her in the side. She fell to the ground. “NO!” Ashely yelled, running at Darnell.

She managed to get him to the ground before he fired off another round, just missing her head. Darnell then whacked her in the head. Ashley fell off, and she quickly got up running for the Kitchen. Darnell fired off another shot, missing Ashley. Ashley then opened up a drawer at random and picked up a large knife. She crouched down, hiding behind the counter. Darnell came strolling over, looking for Ashley. Ashely then jumped out, driving the knife deep into Darnell’s chest. Darnell didn’t even have a chance to react and the knife hit his heart. Darnell let go of the gun, dying right there. Ashely cried out, falling over. She then crawled over to the living room to see Spencer lying motionless on the ground. She looked at her, before there were sounds of footsteps entering the house and two or three men yelling “DARNELL?”

Ashley quickly had to get up, rushing out the back door and away from Darnell’s house.

William and Logan were sitting in Logan’s 96 Chevy parked in front of a Burger King, eating some food. “Did you see the game last night?” William asked.

“No. Why?” Logan said.

“Hawks beat the Blues 7-0.” William said.

Logan coughed, almost choking. “You serious?”

William laughed. “I’m serious!”

Logan shook his head. “My god.”

Suddenly Logan’s phone rang. Logan set down his burger, digging into his pocket to grab it. He saw it was an unknown number. He answered and put the phone to his ear.

“I hear you're looking for a crew.” The person on the other line said.

William could hear what the person said, and stared at Logan.

“Who is this?” Logan asked.

“Me and my buddy Christian. We heard about the crew you’re starting up. We’re professionals and wanna join in. Names Allen.”

Logan looked to William.

“Ask him how he heard about the crew.” William whispered.

“How did you hear about this crew?” Logan asked.

“We were told by Carl Norton. We’re good buddies of him and just visited him a few hours ago.” Logan and William looked at each other once more after ‘Allen’ said this.

William shrugged.

“Yeah - alright meet me at the corner of Bryon and Bernard street.” Logan said.

Allen hung up as Logan took the phone from his ear, staring at William. He gulped.

Paul was sitting on the couch, watching TV. Suddenly his phone began to vibrate on the table. He reached forward, grabbing it. It was Isabella. He answered.

“Hello?” He said.

“Paul - we need to talk about Gabriel.”

## **Cast**

* Gabriel Cambridge
* Logan Holloway
* William Briggs
* Carl Norton
* Ashley
* Spencer
* Darnell Jones
* Paul Cooper
* "The Boss"
* Allen
* Christian
* Isabelle Cambridge *(voice only)*

## **Deaths**

* Spencer
* Darnell Jones
* 2 people from "The Boss's" group