Bright, unforgiving sunlight. The kind of place where dreams
go to die: a faded Cash Cow Loans next to a dollar store with
a flickering sign.
MARA SLOAN (38), business casual and barely holding it
together, sits in her parked car. She stares at a plastic
folder labeled "RESUMÉ – NEW VERSION."
INT. MARA’S CAR – CONTINUOUS
She’s mouthing answers to imaginary interview questions.
Practicing.
MARA
(confident)
I'm a team player who thrives under
pressure. I'm—
She stops, checks her reflection. Her mascara’s smudged. She
wipes it with a fast-food napkin. Adds a touch of lipstick.
MARA (CONT’D)
...I'm lying through my teeth.
She gets out.
CUT TO:
INT. STRIP MALL OFFICE – 10 MINUTES LATER
A lifeless interview. MARA sits across from a YOUNG MANAGER
(24), who’s clearly never worked a hard day in his life.
YOUNG MANAGER
And where do you see yourself in
five years?
MARA
With health insurance and less
resentment in my eyes.
YOUNG MANAGER
(clearly uncomfortable)
Uh-huh... Great. We’ll be in touch.
CUT TO:
EXT. MARA’S CAR – LATER
MARA slams the door. Shouts into the void.
MARA
I once managed three branches and
balanced two million in cash! But
sure, let's give the job to Kyle
and his vape collection!
She screams into her steering wheel.
Genres:
["Drama","Comedy"]
Ratings
Scene
2 -
Late Night Shenanigans
INT. GROCERY STORE – NIGHT
TIFF LOPEZ (32), tough, loud, and always ready to throw
hands, is arguing with the self-checkout machine. Her
daughter LUNA (6) looks mortified.
TIFF
How do I owe $12.47? I scanned
exactly three things and one of
them was ramen!
She hits the HELP button repeatedly.
LUNA
Mom, you said you wouldn't yell at
robots anymore.
TIFF
I'm not yelling. I'm...negotiating.
A bored TEEN CLERK approaches. TIFF puts on a fake smile.
TIFF (CONT’D)
Hi there. Friendly neighborhood
single mom. Can you fix your broken
capitalist scanner?
TEEN CLERK
You have twelve bags of Hot
Cheetos.
TIFF
They’re buy-one-get-eleven-free.
Check the circular.
INT. SMALL APARTMENT – SAME TIME
JULES NGUYEN (26), glam, chaotic, and sipping rosé through a
crazy straw, livestreams from a cluttered room.
JULES
(to camera)
Hey, besties! Tonight we’re talking
heists. Because if I have to work
one more bridal makeup job where
someone cries off their eyeliner
mid-ceremony, I swear to God I’m
turning into The Joker.
She clicks open a PowerPoint titled:
“CRIMES I COULD MAYBE GET AWAY WITH”
JULES
...And if you're wondering, yes —
robbing a bank is still technically
illegal, but did you know most
banks don’t even have armed guards
anymore?
She winks at the camera.
CUT TO:
INT. BAR – NIGHT
Our trio: MARA, TIFF, and JULES sit at a corner booth. Three
friends, three drinks too deep.
TIFF
I’m just saying — if we robbed that
dusty old bank downtown, we’d
probably do better than whatever
dumbasses are robbing banks these
days.
MARA
We used to work there. We know the
floor plan, the alarm codes—
JULES
—And which donuts the security guy
is weak for. Power ring!
TIFF
Oh, I forgot about Carl and his
cream addiction.
They laugh.
Beat.
Then, silence.
Then—
JULES
Wait... Are we... joking?
MARA
(sips drink)
I mean... not really?
They look at each other. Beat.
TIFF
We’d need wigs. And a van. And one
of those bags with the dollar sign.
JULES
(laughing)
And probably a backup plan for when
it all goes to shit.
MARA
That is the plan.
They all raise their glasses.
FREEZE FRAME — just for a beat.
CUT TO:
Genres:
["Comedy","Crime"]
Ratings
Scene
3 -
Midnight Musings and Morning Mischief
INT. MARA’S APARTMENT – LATER
MARA lies in bed, staring at the ceiling. Her alarm clock
ticks toward 3:00 a.m.
She whispers...
MARA
We're really gonna do this.
CUT TO BLACK.
EXT. FIRST FEDERAL BANK – NEXT DAY – MORNING
The building stands like a relic from another time — old
stone, faded signage, and boarded-up side windows. A sign out
front reads:
“COMING SOON: FUSION FUEL – HYDROGEN GAS STATION”
INT. TIFF’S BEAT-UP MINIVAN – PARKED ACROSS THE STREET – SAME
TIFF, MARA, and JULES sit in the van. They stare at the bank
like it’s a wild animal.
JULES
Okay, so... we’re just casing it.
No one’s robbing anything. Yet.
TIFF
Right. Just looking. Like window
shopping for felonies.
MARA
(eyeing her old
workplace)
Place looks worse than I remember.
TIFF
I once caught a raccoon in the
breakroom. That was the highlight
of my employment.
JULES
Okay — checklist. Who brought
disguises?
TIFF holds up a wig that looks like a mullet.
TIFF
It was on clearance at Party City.
Don’t judge.
JULES
(holds up sunglasses)
I brought my Kylie Jenner
knockoffs.
MARA
I brought a tote bag and unresolved
trauma.
They nod. That’ll do.
Genres:
["Crime","Comedy","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
4 -
Chaos at the Bank
EXT. BANK ALLEY – MOMENTS LATER
They sneak around the back, peeking through a dusty window.
MARA pulls out a folded sketch of the floor plan.
JULES
(whispers)
We look like three kids trying to
buy beer without ID.
MARA
That back exit leads to the vault
corridor. If it’s still laid out
the same—
Suddenly, a LOUD BANG from inside. They freeze.
TIFF
Was that...?
JULES
Gunshot?
MARA
Or someone dropped a safe?
They peer through the glass.
INT. BANK LOBBY – THROUGH WINDOW
TWO MASKED ROBBERS are mid-robbery. One waves a gun. The
other is trying to tape up the nervous BANK MANAGER.
JULES
(eyes wide)
Are we... getting robbed by other
robbers?
TIFF
We got scooped?
MARA
That’s our bank!
JULES
What do we do?
TIFF
I vote we leave. Immediately.
MARA
Wait — what if we pretend we’re
negotiators? Or maintenance? Or—
JULES
I cannot die in this wig.
TIFF
Screw it. We are not leaving
without at least trying to steal
something.
MARA
(beat)
Then let’s improvise.
They look at each other. It’s happening.
Genres:
["Crime","Comedy","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
5 -
Negotiation Gone Awry
INT. BANK LOBBY – MINUTES LATER
The front doors swing open.
In walk TIFF, JULES, and MARA. Bad disguises. Questionable
confidence.
The REAL ROBBERS turn toward them — confused.
MALE ROBBER
Who the hell are you?
MARA
(grave, calm)
Negotiators. From the Bureau.
JULES
slapping her badge which is a
makeup mirror
We’re here to make sure nobody
does anything stupid.
TIFF
Too late.
Everyone freezes. This is going to be a disaster.
CUT TO BLACK.
INT. BANK LOBBY – MOMENTS LATER
Silence. The trio stands awkwardly near the door. The two
masked robbers — CHAD (35, hot-headed, delusional alpha) and
RITA (42, sharp, annoyed) — stare them down.
CHAD
Negotiators? Since when does the
FBI send three women in... wigs?
JULES
Gender diversity. Look it up.
RITA
(to Chad)
They’re not feds.
CHAD
Then who the hell are you?
TIFF
We’re... consultants.
CHAD
Consultants?
MARA
For crisis management. Armed
conflicts. That sort of thing.
JULES
Also branding and public
perception. Have you considered a
manifesto?
CHAD
(to Rita)
They’re full of shit.
RITA
They walked in during a robbery,
Chad. That takes a specific kind of
stupid... or crazy.
DEREK (30s, twitchy, visibly sweating), pops up from behind
the teller counter.
DEREK
Hey, uh — someone just called out
from the vault. I think there’s
still a guy in there.
CHAD
I told you to check the vault!
DEREK
I got nervous! The door creaked!
TIFF
(to Mara)
Are we seriously getting shown up
by the world’s lamest criminals?
MARA
(sotto)
Let’s not provoke the ones with
guns just yet.
RITA
(to the trio)
Fine. You walked in. You're here.
Now what?
JULES
Now... we help.
CHAD
Help?
JULES
Think of us as... customer service
for hostage situations.
MARA
What’s your exit plan?
CHAD
We’re working on it.
TIFF
Oh good, we’re all unqualified.
Genres:
["Crime","Comedy","Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
6 -
Hostage Humor
INT. BANK BREAKROOM – LATER
The trio huddles in private. The robbers gave them a corner
to “plan.”
TIFF
This is nuts.
JULES
Correction — this is improv theater
with live ammunition.
MARA
Okay — best case? We keep stalling
until the cops show up, and somehow
get mistaken for heroes.
TIFF
Worst case?
JULES
We die in Party City wigs and the
internet makes memes about us.
INT. BANK LOBBY – SAME
Through the front windows, we now see a squad car cruising
slowly past. No sirens.
DEREK watches, nervous.
DEREK
Uh, guys...
CHAD
Relax. Nobody called it in.
Just then, the landline RINGS.
They all jump.
CHAD grabs it.
CHAD (CONT’D)
(tense)
Yeah?
INTERCUT WITH:
Genres:
["Crime","Comedy","Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
7 -
Unexpected Reunion in the Vault
INT. POLICE CRUISER – OUTSIDE
DISPATCHER (V.O.)
We’re getting reports of movement
inside the old bank. Any update?
The OFFICER glances at the darkened windows, unaware what’s
going on.
BACK TO:
CHAD
Yeah... we’re good. Just doing...
maintenance.
He hangs up, then looks at the trio.
CHAD (CONT’D)
You better have a damn good plan.
MARA
We do.
JULES
It’s just... a little
unconventional.
RITA
(sarcastic)
Fantastic. You three better be
worth this disaster.
TIFF
Honey, we’re the glue holding this
dumpster fire together.
INT. VAULT ROOM – SHORTLY AFTER
The girls are led into the vault corridor. It’s dim and
dusty.
MARA glances at the walls. Her hand touches an old sticker —
the kind she used to put on inspection reports.
She’s been here before.
VOICE (O.S.)
Mara?
A voice echoes from inside the vault.
They all freeze.
VOICE (O.S.) (CONT’D)
Mara Sloan?
It’s CARL, the ex-security guard. Late 60s, chubby, stuck
inside the vault with a bologna sandwich.
CARL (O.S.)
Is that you?
MARA
(under breath)
Shit.
CHAD
You know him?
MARA
We worked together. Briefly.
TIFF
Is this good or bad?
JULES
Depends how badly she screwed him
over.
RITA
(to Chad)
This just keeps getting better.
They all turn toward the vault — and the old man stuck behind
its reinforced door.
FADE OUT.
Genres:
["Crime","Comedy","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
8 -
Trapped in Absurdity
INT. VAULT CORRIDOR – CONTINUOUS
MARA stands frozen, caught. JULES and TIFF exchange a
*“seriously?”* look.
CARL (O.S.)
You still allergic to ham? I got
bologna!
MARA
Carl, it’s not a good time.
CHAD
(to Rita)
He’s locked in?
RITA
Vault door must’ve triggered. Time
lock’s still active.
CARL (O.S.)
Can someone tell me what’s going on
out there? Why are there voices
that don’t work here?
TIFF
We’re temp hires, Carl. Sit tight.
CARL (O.S.)
Tell Marty I’m using one of my sick
days!
---
INT. BANK LOBBY – MOMENTS LATER
The robbers and the trio regroup.
CHAD
We need to blow the vault open.
RITA
With what? Glitter and enthusiasm?
DEREK
I might have fireworks in the van.
CHAD
(hopeful)
Like... big ones?
RITA
You’re not blowing up a federal
vault with Fourth of July
leftovers, Derek!
JULES
(unhelpful)
I mean... we *could* tell the cops
Carl’s a hostage.
MARA
He’s not a hostage. He’s just...
Carl.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Comedy","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
9 -
Sign of the Times
EXT. STREET OUTSIDE THE BANK – DAY
A POLICE CRUISER idles now. A second car pulls up. OFFICERS
get out and approach the bank casually. One points to
movement inside.
---
INT. BANK LOBBY – SAME
Through the window, TIFF sees the officers. Panic hits.
TIFF
We’ve got uniforms outside.
CHAD
Shit.
DEREK
They look chill. Maybe they didn’t
see us?
JULES
Yeah, maybe they just like to park
near crime scenes.
RITA
(looks to Mara)
You're “crisis consultants.” Fix
the crisis.
TIFF
We need a sign. A signal that
everything’s fine.
JULES
I have a ring light and a large dry
erase board.
TIFF
How?
JULES
TikTok.
---
INT. BANK LOBBY – MINUTES LATER
The cops outside stare through the glass at a large, messy
sign held up by TIFF:
**“EVERYTHING IS FINE :)”**
RITA
Oh yeah. That’s subtle.
---
INT. POLICE CRUISER – SAME
The OFFICERS stare, confused.
OFFICER 1
You buying it?
OFFICER 2
I don’t know. Maybe it's an
influencer stunt?
OFFICER 1
Jesus, I hate this decade.
---
Genres:
["Comedy","Crime","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
10 -
Desperate Measures
INT. BANK LOBBY – CONTINUOUS
MARA, JULES, and TIFF retreat back into their "consultation
corner."
MARA
Okay. That bought us... maybe two
minutes.
TIFF
We need leverage. Something to make
us valuable enough to keep
breathing.
JULES
I say we film a fake hostage video.
TIFF
Are you nuts?
JULES
No one has to know it’s fake. Just
enough to make the cops think this
is under new management.
MARA
New management?
TIFF
Wait… you mean *us*?
JULES
We’re already halfway there.
MARA
(pacing)
If we can convince the police that
we’re helping hostages inside,
they’ll stall. That buys us time to
get Carl out, get the robbers
out... maybe get a cut.
TIFF
Wait, are we still robbing the
place?
JULES
Emotionally, yes.
Genres:
["Crime","Comedy","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
11 -
Hostage Hijinks
INT. BREAKROOM – SHORTLY AFTER
JULES sets up her ring light. TIFF writes a note with
sharpie:
“We have hostages. Stay back. More demands coming.”
MARA
(to Jules)
Blur our faces. Auto-filter or
something.
JULES
I’ve got a “True Crime” preset.
TIFF
What kind of hostage takers use
presets?
JULES
The aesthetically conscious kind.
She hits RECORD.
The three of them stare into the camera — confused, awkward,
*terrible criminals*.
JULES (CONT’D)
We are the... uhh...
TIFF
New leadership.
MARA
The People's Bank Liberation
Coalition?
JULES
That sounds like a ska band.
They all talk at once. Chaos. It's terrible.
INT. POLICE MOBILE UNIT – MINUTES LATER
Now there’s a *van* outside. POLICE CHIEF DUNCAN (50s, tired,
skeptical) watches the blurry, pixelated video on a laptop.
MARA (ON SCREEN)
...so we demand... um... snacks?
Respect? A safe exit... with
dignity?
JULES (ON SCREEN)
And an emotional support ferret.
TIFF (ON SCREEN)
You promised you’d cut that part!
The video freezes.
CHIEF DUNCAN
What in the blue hell is this?
OFFICER
We think they’re new players.
Possibly a second group?
CHIEF DUNCAN
Of what? Degenerates?
He tosses his coffee. This just got complicated.
Genres:
["Comedy","Crime","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
12 -
Teamwork in Chaos
INT. BANK LOBBY – SAME
RITA and CHAD stare at the trio.
CHAD
That was the worst video I’ve ever
seen.
TIFF
And yet... somehow, effective.
MARA
You wanted stalling? We gave you
stalling.
RITA
If we’re going to survive this,
we’re going to need to work
together.
Beat.
JULES
Do we get to split the money?
RITA
(surprised)
That’s negotiable.
The trio exchange looks.
MARA
We’re in.
FADE OUT.
INT. BANK LOBBY – MOMENTS LATER
DEREK awkwardly waves a paper plate in front of a box fan. A
sad attempt at cooling off.
DEREK
We got any juice boxes? Carl says
his blood sugar's crashing.
TIFF
He’s in a steel box. What do you
expect?
CHAD
Alright, let’s get him out. But if
he says one word to the cops—
MARA
Leave Carl to me.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Comedy","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
13 -
Emergence and Strategy
INT. VAULT – LATER
The vault door creaks open. CARL squints at the light. Still
holding his sandwich.
CARL
I thought I was hallucinating. Then
I saw the wigs.
TIFF
Welcome back to the land of the
mildly endangered.
CARL
(grinning)
Mara Sloan, back in the building.
I’ll be damned.
He notices everyone staring.
CARL (CONT’D)
...What the hell is going on?
---
INT. POLICE MOBILE UNIT – MOMENTS LATER
CHIEF DUNCAN watches as CARL is escorted out, hands up,
flanked by TIFF and RITA.
CARL
(to reporters)
I’m fine! Just hungry! Tell Sheila
I want Salisbury steak for dinner!
The crowd murmurs. Phones flash. News crews show up.
OFFICER
Media’s here.
DUNCAN
Of course they are. Clowns throw a
parade, cameras show up.
---
INT. BANK LOBBY – SAME
The girls and robbers gather around a whiteboard Jules
dragged in.
JULES
Okay, we need to workshop our
demands. Something reasonable but
bold.
TIFF
I vote for a private jet.
CHAD
Hell yes. G-6!
RITA
No one is giving you a jet.
JULES
Okay, backup: $500,000 in cash, a
government pardon, and one of those
robot dogs from Boston Dynamics.
TIFF
Why?
JULES
They're cool.
MARA
We need to stop thinking like
YouTubers and start thinking like
professionals.
Everyone looks at her.
MARA (CONT’D)
If we want to walk out of here
alive — not in handcuffs or body
bags — we need a *real* plan.
TIFF
(smirking)
Look who’s taking charge.
RITA
What do you have in mind?
---
Genres:
["Comedy","Crime","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
14 -
Glitter and Grit: The Bank Protest Plan
INT. BANK OFFICE – MOMENTS LATER
MARA sketches out a plan on a notepad.
MARA
Here’s what we know. The bank is
supposed to be closed — no
customers, minimal attention. If we
play this right, we can spin it as
a staged protest. A civil
demonstration.
CHAD
With guns?
TIFF
Paintball guns. Covered in glitter.
RITA
She means fake guns, idiot.
JULES
Yeah, theatrical. We create a
narrative. Something for social
media. Not criminals — activists.
DEREK
Can we have a name?
TIFF
We are not brainstorming gang
names, Derek.
---
INT. POLICE PERIMETER – SAME
The hostage negotiator arrives — **GINA CAULFIELD (40s),**
calm, experienced, and already annoyed.
CAULFIELD
Brief me.
DUNCAN
We got one vault guy out. The rest
are still in. We think it's two
groups. Maybe three?
CAULFIELD
Jesus.
OFFICER
And there's this...
He hands her a printed photo: the girls’ viral video. She
stares at their confused, badly filtered faces.
CAULFIELD
(reads aloud)
“We demand snacks, dignity, and an
emotional support ferret.”
CAULFIELD (CONT’D)
Are we being punked?
---
INT. BANK LOBBY – LATER
The group gathers in the lobby. Everyone’s quiet. Mara
stands, holding a Sharpie and a folded plan.
MARA
This is it.
Everyone looks to her.
MARA (CONT’D)
We do it together. One score. One
exit plan. No guns. No one gets
hurt. Everyone walks.
Beat.
JULES
Do we still wear the wigs?
TIFF
Hell yeah we do.
RITA
(surprised)
You’re serious about this?
MARA
You want out clean? We need to stop
being a mess and start being a
crew.
CHAD
(beat)
...Alright. Let’s do it.
Everyone looks to each other.
RITA
But I’m not taking orders from
Party City.
TIFF
Noted.
They huddle around the plan.
JULES
This is either going to be
legendary... or completely batshit.
MARA
Maybe both.
FADE OUT.
Genres:
["Crime","Comedy","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
15 -
The Absurd Heist Plan
INT. BANK BREAKROOM – LATER
The whiteboard is now a mess of arrows, acronyms, and crossed-
out ideas.
MARA stands, looking at it. Everyone else sprawls, snacks in
hand.
TIFF
So just to be clear... we’re
staging a *fake real* robbery that
looks like a *real fake* one?
JULES
Exactly.
RITA
(headache forming)
What the hell does that even mean?
MARA
It means we look like amateurs...
on purpose. So no one shoots us.
CHAD
Can we at least keep the masks?
TIFF
Only if you stop adjusting yours
every two minutes. It’s giving me
motion sickness.
---
INT. POLICE MOBILE UNIT – SAME
NEGOTIATOR GINA CAULFIELD rewatches the blurry video of the
trio.
JULES (ON SCREEN)
...and we demand three beanbag
chairs and a Bluetooth speaker with
strong bass.
CAULFIELD
(half-laughing)
What the hell is this?
CHIEF DUNCAN
The weirdest hostage crisis I’ve
ever seen. And I worked Portland in
2012.
---
INT. BANK OFFICE – MOMENTS LATER
CARL now sits with a juice box and a bag of chips. He’s the
only one relaxed.
CARL
So listen... if you girls are
actually trying to rob the place —
I got a tip.
MARA
Carl, now’s not the time.
CARL
Behind the old ATM room — the
contractors never sealed it.
There’s a false wall. You knock it
out, you’re in the old record
vault.
RITA
There’s *two* vaults?
CARL
Back in the day they used it for
safety deposit overflow. Still
wired with power. No alarms. Old-
school stuff.
CHAD
Wait, how do *you* know this?
CARL
Because I used to nap there, Chad.
Everyone looks at Mara.
MARA
We need to see it.
---
Genres:
["Comedy","Crime","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
16 -
The Vault Plan
INT. OLD ATM ROOM – MINUTES LATER
The girls and robbers crowd around an old ATM, dusty and
unplugged.
Carl points to a weak section of wall. RITA hits it with a
crowbar — plaster cracks. Behind it: a narrow passage, just
big enough to crawl through.
JULES
I feel like we just found Narnia’s
ghetto cousin.
---
INT. RECORD VAULT – MOMENTS LATER
They crawl into a low-ceilinged room with metal drawers and
heavy dust. It’s eerie but intact. A rusty rolling cart sits
in the corner.
TIFF
If someone tells me this is
haunted, I’m out.
MARA
This is it.
She turns slowly, taking in the space.
MARA (CONT’D)
We stage the handoff here. Make it
look like this was the original
target. Leave signs we “escaped”
through the alley access.
RITA
We’re not escaping.
CHAD
We’re *getting paid*.
JULES
(serious now)
No one dies. No one gets hurt.
That’s the rule.
RITA
Fine. But if anyone shoots at me —
I’m shooting back.
TIFF
Fair.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Comedy","Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
17 -
The People's Bank Liberation Coalition
INT. BANK LOBBY – LATER
Outside, news trucks pull up. Reporters in blazers and
ponytails jump out, shouting.
INT. BREAKROOM – SAME
The group watches the live feed on Derek’s phone.
REPORTER (V.O.)
...still unclear who’s inside, but
sources suggest a possible protest
or performance art hostage
situation...
TIFF
Performance art. I love that for
us.
---
INT. POLICE LINE – SAME
GINA CAULFIELD steps up with a bullhorn.
CAULFIELD
This is Negotiator Gina Caulfield
with the Metro Crisis Unit. We want
to make sure everyone stays safe.
Beat.
CAULFIELD (CONT’D)
Please respond so we know how to
proceed.
---
INT. BANK LOBBY – SAME
Everyone turns to Mara.
MARA
This is it.
RITA
You sure you want to lead this
train wreck?
MARA
Someone has to. I’m done letting
the world shove me into a corner.
Beat.
She steps to the microphone.
MARA (INTO MIC) (CONT’D)
This is... the People's Bank
Liberation Coalition.
JULES
You went with the ska band name.
MARA
We’re safe. We have demands. And
we’re willing to negotiate — if you
bring pizza. And a ferret.
TIFF
She’s really committing to the bit.
---
Genres:
["Comedy","Crime","Drama"]
Ratings
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18 -
Chaos and Commitment
INT. POLICE MOBILE UNIT – SAME
Caulfield listens, blinking hard.
CAULFIELD
They’re serious. And they just gave
us a name.
OFFICER
The People’s Bank—
CAULFIELD
Don’t repeat it.
---
INT. BANK – NIGHTFALL
The lights are dimmed. Everyone eats gas station burritos.
MARA stares at her old name tag, which she pulled from a
drawer.
She pins it to her shirt. The others look at her.
MARA
If I’m going down, I’m going down
as management.
They clink burrito wrappers.
The camera slowly pulls back from the lobby — a mess of wigs,
crime scene tape, a hostage Carl asleep in a chair, and a
renegade crew of women and misfits about to commit to the
unthinkable...
FADE TO BLACK.
INT. BANK LOBBY – NIGHTFALL
The lobby is dim now. Makeshift camp. Wigs tossed on chairs.
Burrito wrappers and empty water bottles scattered like
confetti.
MARA sits with her old **First Federal** name tag in her
hand. She runs her thumb over the plastic. Her eyes are
focused. No more second-guessing.
TIFF
You alright, boss?
MARA
I used to take lunch in that
breakroom... dream about getting
promoted, moving up. Owning
something.
She pins the name tag to her shirt.
MARA (CONT’D)
This is mine now. All of it. The
chaos, the risk, the whole dumb
plan. I’m done waiting for
permission.
JULES
Okay, that just gave me chills.
Also a little heartburn.
RITA watches Mara. Respect growing.
RITA
Alright then. What’s the next move?
---
INT. RECORD VAULT – MOMENTS LATER
MARA lays out the plan on a whiteboard while the crew gathers
around. Everyone’s listening.
MARA
Here’s how it plays. We pretend
this was always the real target —
legacy safety deposit boxes. We
plant signs of forced entry near
the rear wall. Cops think we came
in through the alley and sealed
ourselves in.
CHAD
What about the other entrance?
TIFF
We barricade it. Use the file
cabinets. Maybe Carl.
JULES
And we each walk out with something
small. Something that fits in a
purse or jacket. Nothing greedy.
MARA
Greedy gets sloppy. This is a
*surgical* mess.
Everyone nods. They're becoming a real crew — dysfunctional,
sure. But committed.
DUNCAN
At this time, we are treating this
as an active criminal standoff—
REPORTER 2
But social media says they’re
performance artists?
Caulfield leans into the mic.
CAULFIELD
They’re calling themselves the
*People’s Bank Liberation
Coalition*. We advise the public
not to support or engage.
---
INT. BANK – SAME
JULES is watching a livestream on her phone. She flips the
screen to show Mara.
JULES
You’re trending. Like, number four
nationally.
TIFF
What’s number one?
JULES
Some guy who stole a bear costume
and ran into traffic.
MARA
We can’t screw this up.
RITA
Then let’s not.
She offers her hand. TIFF clasps it. JULES piles on. CHAD
reluctantly joins. Even DEREK throws in a sweaty palm.
MARA hesitates... then places her hand on top.
MARA
Alright.
JULES
Let’s rob a goddamn bank.
FADE TO BLACK.
Genres:
["Comedy","Crime","Drama"]
Ratings
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20 -
Heist Hilarity: The Training Montage
INT. BANK LOBBY – MORNING
The sun creeps in. Everyone’s disheveled. JULES films a short
TikTok while CHAD does stretches in a ski mask.
MARA sits alone, scribbling final notes on the whiteboard.
She’s in full mission mode.
TIFF
(entering with coffee)
Alright, boss. What’s first?
MARA
Training day.
TIFF
Oh God. Are we doing drills?
---
INT. BANK LOBBY – MONTAGE
! TIFF tries to tape a duffel bag full of cash to her thigh.
It falls out mid-run.
! CHAD rehearses his “cool walk” for the security cameras.
Slips.
! JULES draws lipstick plans on the vault wall. Misspells
“diversion.”
! DEREK eats an entire energy bar in one bite, chokes,
recovers, and gives a thumbs up.
! MARA claps a dry erase marker like it’s a baton. Her “coach
mode” is fully activated.
! RITA looks silently into the camera — this is hell.
---
INT. RECORD VAULT – LATER
The team gathers around the old vault.
MARA
We’ll create the illusion of a second escape tunnel. Knock
over a few racks, leave a rope hanging from the ceiling —
misdirect.
JULES
Ooo, magician energy. I like it.
TIFF
And we move the real loot out
through...?
MARA
The side alley, in three phases. Small, hidden, timed with
distraction.
CHAD
What’s the distraction?
JULES
(smiling)
Us.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Comedy","Thriller"]
Ratings
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21 -
Chaos and Opportunism
EXT. BANK – MIDDAY
News vans clog the street. Social media influencers are live-
streaming. One kid holds a sign:
**“FOLLOW @BANKGIRLS_4LIFE”**
CAULFIELD watches from the command tent, exhausted.
CAULFIELD
Why are they famous?
DUNCAN
The internet roots for chaos now.
A NEW OFFICER approaches with a printout.
OFFICER
We pulled the bank’s lease records. Mara Sloan used to work
there. Assistant manager. Fired three months ago after some
kind of whistleblower complaint.
CAULFIELD
(to herself)
There it is.
---
INT. BANK OFFICE – SAME
MARA reads a message on JULES’ phone:
**“Girl, are you really robbing a bank? LMK. You looked hot
in the livestream.”**
She sighs, then notices Carl’s burrito wrappers are missing.
TIFF
He’s not in the breakroom.
CHAD
Maybe he left?
MARA
Carl doesn’t leave. Carl... lurks.
---
INT. CRAWLSPACE NEAR THE ATM – MOMENTS LATER
Sure enough — CARL crawls through a vent, humming “Uptown
Funk” to himself, holding a backpack.
JULES
Carl! Are you stealing from us?
CARL
I prefer “opportunistic withdrawal.”
TIFF
We just promoted you to emotional
support hostage!
CARL
Well, I un-promote myself. Also, the cops out front brought
donuts. That feels relevant.
He crawls out of view again.
---
Genres:
["Comedy","Crime","Drama"]
Ratings
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22 -
Chaos in the Bank
INT. BANK LOBBY – SHORTLY AFTER
Chaos. The whiteboard is smeared. Jules is reapplying mascara
with one hand and texting with the other. CHAD and DEREK are
fighting over what kind of music to play during “the
distraction.”
RITA
(to Mara)
This plan is held together with
cheap wigs and bad decisions.
MARA
(smiles)
Sounds like my last relationship.
Suddenly—
" LOUDSPEAKER (O.S.)
MARA SLOAN, THIS IS GINA CAULFIELD
WITH METRO CRISIS RESPONSE. WE KNOW
YOU’RE INSIDE. WE’D LIKE TO TALK.
Silence.
Everyone turns to Mara.
JULES
Ohhh. They dropped your full name.
That’s either respect… or war.
TIFF
We can’t talk to her, right?
MARA
No. Not until we’re ready.
CHAD
And when will that be?
MARA
When we stop sucking at this.
---
INT. BREAKROOM – NIGHTFALL
MARA stands in front of a corkboard covered in scribbled
notes, maps, and lipstick doodles.
The plan is ugly... but it might actually work.
TIFF enters with snacks.
TIFF
We’re one distraction, two wigs,
and a miracle away.
MARA
That’s two more things than we had
yesterday.
They clink candy bars.
JULES (O.S.)
Guys, Carl just posted a live
stream from the roof.
MARA
...Goddamnit, Carl.
FADE OUT.
Genres:
["Comedy","Crime","Drama"]
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23 -
Live-Streaming Chaos
INT. BANK ROOFTOP – DAY
CARL leans against an ancient HVAC unit, phone in one hand,
selfie-stick in the other.
CARL
(into livestream)
—so then they tell me, “Carl, you
can’t nap in the vault anymore,”
and I say, "You call this an armed
standoff? Please. I've had worse at
Denny's."
He pans to the skyline.
CARL (CONT’D)
Anyhow, if anyone’s got eyes on
that donut truck, tell 'em to toss
me a maple bar.
Behind him, a POLICE SNIPER raises an eyebrow.
---
INT. POLICE MOBILE UNIT – SAME
CAULFIELD and CHIEF DUNCAN stare at Carl’s livestream feed.
CAULFIELD
Why is this man holding a churro and live-broadcasting from
my crime scene?
DUNCAN
He’s sort of a... freelance hostage.
OFFICER
He just tagged us. The account is gaining followers.
CAULFIELD
Wonderful. The hostage situation has merch.
---
INT. BANK LOBBY – MOMENTS LATER
The crew crowds around JULES’ phone, watching Carl’s stream.
JULES
He just referred to us as “the budget Ocean’s Eleven.”
CHAD
Okay, but that’s kinda dope.
TIFF
Oh my God. He's doing shout-outs.
MARA
(serious)
Shut it off.
They look at her.
MARA (CONT’D)
Now. Before they come in here guns
blazing.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Comedy","Drama"]
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24 -
Tensions and Preparations
INT. BANK BACK OFFICE – SHORTLY AFTER
MARA slams the door. RITA follows her in.
RITA
We should cut him loose. Let him waddle back to his HOA and
tweet about birds.
MARA
He knows the vault. The building.
He’s annoying — not useless.
RITA
The same could be said for half this crew.
Beat.
MARA
You're welcome to leave anytime,
Rita.
RITA
(smirks)
And miss the encore? Not a chance.
---
INT. BANK LOBBY – NIGHT
TIFF lays out wigs and jackets. CHAD and DEREK stack fake
bags of cash near the vault door.
MARA
Okay, this is it. One dry run. In,
out, zero screwups.
JULES
Define “screwup.”
MARA
Anything involving nudity, police,
fire, or Carl.
---
Genres:
["Comedy","Crime","Drama"]
Ratings
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25 -
The Heist and the Spaghetti Surprise
INT. VAULT – MOMENTS LATER
The crew moves with surprising precision.
! CHAD pulls down the false rope.
! TIFF tosses the decoy bags.
! RITA kicks over a drawer.
! JULES sets the “exit smoke” timer — a vape rig inside a
Pringles can.
! MARA times it all with a stopwatch.
MARA
Move, move, move!
They reach the side alley exit — and freeze.
CARL is there, holding a plate of cold spaghetti.
CARL
Dinner?
---
INT. POLICE PERIMETER – SAME
CAULFIELD watches through binoculars as the bank flickers
briefly with smoke. A soft "POP" goes off. A trash can rolls
out of the side door.
OFFICER
Is that... part of it?
CAULFIELD
Either they’re prepping an escape... or hosting a deeply
confusing rave.
---
Genres:
["Comedy","Crime","Drama"]
Ratings
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26 -
The Calm Before the Storm
INT. BANK LOBBY – NIGHT
The crew regroups. Breathing hard. Sweaty. No one speaks.
JULES
Honestly? Not terrible.
CHAD
That was the smoothest thing we’ve done all week.
RITA
We still look like idiots.
TIFF
Sure. But coordinated idiots.
They look to Mara.
MARA
We’re getting closer.
Suddenly—
" LOUDSPEAKER (O.S.)
MARA SLOAN — THIS IS YOUR LAST
CHANCE TO COME OUT PEACEFULLY.
TIFF
That sounded... less chill than before.
JULES
Yeah. They’ve entered their “final warning” phase.
Everyone looks at Mara again.
She exhales. Calm.
MARA
Then it’s time we finish this.
FADE OUT.
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Comedy"]
Ratings
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27 -
The Heist Countdown
INT. BANK LOBBY – CONTINUOUS
The crew stares at each other, still catching their breath
from the dry run.
Outside, the muffled hum of news vans, bullhorns, and an
impatient world.
MARA steps forward. Calm. Steady. In control.
MARA
We finish what we started.
She grabs a new set of wigs from the pile and tosses one to
each crew member.
MARA (CONT’D)
Tomorrow morning — we do it for
real.
JULES
(quietly)
This is actually happening, isn’t
it?
TIFF
It was happening the second we
walked through that door.
RITA
Or maybe the second we didn’t walk
back out.
Beat.
DEREK
I still don’t fully understand the
plan.
CHAD
Just follow me and don’t cry this
time.
Everyone heads to their corners, prepping gear, sketching
diagrams, running drills.
MARA watches them — this dysfunctional team she somehow
welded into something close to capable.
Her phone buzzes with an *unknown number*.
She answers.
CAULFIELD (V.O.)
Ms. Sloan, this is Negotiator Gina
Caulfield. No more messages. No
more stunts. We talk now.
Beat.
MARA
Then let’s talk.
FADE TO BLACK.
Genres:
["Crime","Comedy","Drama"]
Ratings
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28 -
Taking Control
INT. BANK BACK OFFICE – NIGHT
MARA holds the phone to her ear. The rest of the crew watches
her from a distance.
CAULFIELD (V.O.)
This is your last window, Mara. You
want to keep anyone in that
building breathing, now’s the time
to play ball.
MARA
You sound tired, Gina.
CAULFIELD (V.O.)
I sound patient. That’s not the
same thing.
Beat.
CAULFIELD (V.O.)
We know who you are. What happened
at that bank. You blew the whistle,
and they canned you. That wasn’t
right. But this?
MARA
This is mine now.
She hangs up.
TIFF
We good?
MARA
We’re better than good.
---
INT. BANK ROOFTOP – SAME
CARL sneaks past a vent, holding a poster board.
He props it up and points his phone at it. The message reads:
**“I’M INSIDE. I HAVE RECEIPTS.”**
He clicks “go live.”
---
Genres:
["Crime","Comedy","Drama"]
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29 -
Countdown to the Heist
INT. POLICE MOBILE UNIT – MOMENTS LATER
The stream hits the screens.
CARL (ON SCREEN)
Hi everyone. Carl here. I’ve worked
in that building 22 years and I got
things to say. Like how the *real*
vault was supposed to be
decommissioned, but I heard
rumors...
Caulfield freezes the feed.
CAULFIELD
(turns to Duncan)
Shut down every social channel he’s
ever used. And for God’s sake,
someone go up there and get him off
the f***ing roof.
---
INT. BANK LOBBY – SAME
The crew is mid-meeting. Everyone’s on edge.
RITA
We’re running out of time. You saw
the pressure outside.
CHAD
Let’s just take what we can and
run. Smoke bombs, wigs, whatever.
Screw the plan.
JULES
And end up on every news feed for
the next six months? No thanks.
TIFF
We committed. That means we commit.
JULES
Easy for you to say. You’re not the
one getting DMs from your aunt
begging you to surrender.
RITA
(to Mara)
We’re not all made to lead. Some of
us are better in the getaway car.
MARA
Then go.
Silence.
MARA (CONT’D)
Anyone who’s not in — go now. No
hard feelings.
No one moves.
MARA (CONT’D)
Then get your masks. We finish this
at dawn.
MARA (V.O.)
We’re walking out at 6:30. One
hostage, one negotiator, no
surprises.
CAULFIELD
And the others?
Beat.
MARA (V.O.)
You’ll see.
CAULFIELD
If anyone gets hurt...
MARA (V.O.)
Then we all lose.
Silence.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Drama"]
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31 -
Chaos Unleashed
INT. BANK – 6:14 A.M.
Everything is quiet.
Then — BANG!
The back wall of the bank EXPLODES INWARD — tear gas
canisters roll in.
MARA
Go! Plan Delta!
Chaos erupts. Smoke. Flashlights. Screams. Carl running in
the wrong direction.
JULES grabs the cash. TIFF drags Derek. RITA shoulders a
duffel. CHAD screams for Carl.
The “smart” exit — *blown to hell*.
They are now improvising everything.
FADE OUT.
INT. BANK LOBBY – 6:15 A.M.
Tear gas clouds the air. The vault door slams shut. The crew
stumbles blindly through smoke and noise.
VOICES shout over radios. BOOTS stomp outside.
TIFF grabs DEREK by the collar.
TIFF
Left! Go left!
CHAD
Carl?! Where’s Carl?!
RITA yanks open a side utility closet and pulls JULES inside
just as flashlights sweep past.
---
INT. UTILITY CLOSET – CONTINUOUS
RITA and JULES crouch in silence. Breathing hard.
JULES
(whispering)
We weren’t ready.
RITA
We never were.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Drama"]
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32 -
Barricaded and Misplaced
INT. BACK OFFICE – SAME
MARA slams a metal chair against the door — wedging it shut.
Her phone buzzes — unknown number.
She answers, gasping.
MARA
What?
CAULFIELD (V.O.)
You just made the worst mistake of
your life.
MARA
Then get in line.
---
INT. VAULT ROOM – SAME
CHAD crawls inside, coughing. Finds the duffel bag... and
Carl’s *fanny pack*, but no Carl.
CHAD
Carl?!
Beat.
CARL (O.S.)
(over comms)
I appear to have breached myself.
CHAD
What?
CARL (O.S.)
I followed the wrong group and now
I’m in the SWAT van. The vibes are
weird.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Comedy"]
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33 -
Chaos and Determination
INT. POLICE SWAT VAN – SAME
CARL sits among armored officers. They look at him. He holds
up his hands.
CARL
I brought snacks.
OFFICER
...Who *are* you?
---
INT. BANK HALLWAY – SAME
TIFF and DEREK kick open a basement stairwell.
TIFF
Down!
They race inside. Behind them, SHOUTS and LIGHTS.
DEREK
Are we winning?
TIFF
Absolutely not.
---
INT. BANK – MECHANICAL ROOM – MOMENTS LATER
JULES and RITA crawl through cables and vents. JULES drags
the decoy bag.
RITA
We ditch it.
JULES
No. We finish.
RITA
We survive.
JULES
They’re the same thing.
They lock eyes. RITA hands over a flashlight.
RITA
Then lead.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Comedy"]
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34 -
Chaos in the Smoke
INT. BANK LOBBY – MOMENTS LATER
MARA bursts through smoke. Coughing. Alone.
She’s lost sight of everyone.
She ducks behind the teller counter — just as a LASER SIGHT
sweeps overhead.
A RED DOT lands on her chest — then hesitates.
Caulfield (V.O., filtered)
Sloan, this is your last out.
MARA
I’m not walking out alone.
---
INT. SWAT VAN – SAME
CARL reaches into his fanny pack.
CARL
You boys ever see a smoke bomb made
from a diabetic foot warmer and
powdered lemonade?
OFFICER
...What?
Carl drops it.
A *LOUD FIZZ* and SUDDEN HISS.
Officers scream. Carl dives out the back.
---
EXT. BANK PERIMETER – CONTINUOUS
SWAT doors fly open. Carl stumbles out — hair smoking, eyes
watering.
Reporters swarm.
CARL
(toward camera)
If I die, tell Sheila the lasagna
was mid!
He disappears into the crowd.
---
INT. BANK BASEMENT – SAME
TIFF and DEREK find a maintenance exit — chained shut.
TIFF grabs a crowbar and wedges it between the links.
DEREK
What if this is a trap?
TIFF
Then we go down fighting.
She rips the chain loose.
---
INT. BANK LOBBY – MINUTES LATER
MARA crawls to the whiteboard. It’s barely readable now. Only
one phrase remains:
**PLAN DELTA.**
She erases it — then writes:
**PLAN E: SURVIVE.**
---
INT. POLICE TENT – SAME
CAULFIELD watches drone footage of the bank’s heat signature.
OFFICER
Still four inside.
CAULFIELD
Then we wait. Or they run. Either
way, we end this today.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Drama"]
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35 -
The Choice to Fight
INT. BANK BASEMENT HALL – SAME
JULES, TIFF, RITA, DEREK, and CHAD finally regroup.
Exhausted. Shaken. Half coughing, half laughing.
JULES
Where’s Mara?
RITA
She’s not here?
Everyone freezes.
Then—
MARA (O.S.)
(over walkie)
Don’t wait for me.
They all grab their radios.
JULES
No. No way. You don’t get to do the
noble sacrifice thing.
MARA (V.O.)
This is the only shot. You get out.
I’ll draw them back.
TIFF
Mara. Don’t.
Silence.
RITA
(to the group)
Then we go get her.
FADE OUT.
INT. BANK BASEMENT – MOMENTS LATER
The crew stands in stunned silence, still catching their
breath.
JULES
We’re not leaving her.
RITA
Then let’s move before they seal
the place off.
CHAD
This is actual suicide.
TIFF
You wanted to be part of something?
This is it.
CHAD exhales, nods. DEREK whimpers but follows.
---
INT. BANK HALLWAY – SAME
MARA moves low, weaving between offices. Red dots flicker on
the walls. She's running out of space, out of time.
She ducks into the breakroom. Grabs a fire extinguisher and
yanks the pin.
---
EXT. SIDE EXIT – CONTINUOUS
The crew exits through a side stairwell into the alley.
JULES
We sneak in through the mail chute.
It leads behind the lobby.
CHAD
How do you know that?
JULES
I used to make out with a teller
there.
---
INT. POLICE PERIMETER – SAME
CAULFIELD reviews thermal imaging.
OFFICER
Movement near the west stairwell.
CAULFIELD
One signature or multiple?
OFFICER
Hard to tell. Could be a regroup.
She grabs her vest.
CAULFIELD
We’re going in.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Drama"]
Ratings
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36 -
Standoff in the Bank
INT. BANK LOBBY – MOMENTS LATER
MARA stands at the center of the lobby — extinguisher in one
hand, walkie in the other.
MARA
(to walkie)
You said we talk, Gina. I’m here.
CAULFIELD (V.O.)
Doors unlock in 90 seconds. That’s
your window.
MARA
I’m not taking it.
---
INT. MAIL CHUTE TUNNEL – SAME
The crew crawls through the narrow shaft.
TIFF
If this ends with me stuck behind
an air fryer, I’m haunting all of
you.
CHAD
I’m allergic to aluminum.
DEREK
We know.
---
INT. BANK – BREAKROOM – CONTINUOUS
CAULFIELD enters slowly — gun drawn.
She turns the corner...
...to see MARA sitting, calm, behind the counter.
MARA
I liked it better when I was just
angry at HR.
CAULFIELD
You’ve got ten seconds to explain
why I shouldn’t drag you out right
now.
MARA
Because I’m not the one who wants
out.
Beat.
MARA (CONT’D)
I just want them to walk away
clean.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Drama"]
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37 -
Foam and Flee
INT. BANK – CEILING VENT ABOVE
JULES, TIFF, and CHAD peek through a vent above. RITA beside
them.
They see MARA and CAULFIELD face-to-face.
JULES
What do we do?
TIFF
We improvise.
RITA
Always.
---
INT. BANK – LOBBY – MOMENTS LATER
The front doors unlock — CLICK.
CAULFIELD signals.
MARINES outside begin to move in.
But just then —
A BURST of extinguishing foam explodes from above.
The fire extinguisher Mara rigged goes off.
SWAT shouts. Foam covers the entrance.
Confusion. Panic. A flare goes off near the door.
CAULFIELD ducks, slips — Mara takes off running.
---
INT. MAILROOM EXIT – SECONDS LATER
MARA dives into the chute.
The team is waiting.
JULES
You weren’t gonna leave without
saying goodbye, right?
MARA
You’re all idiots.
TIFF
But we’re your idiots.
They slam the grate shut.
---
INT. BANK SERVICE TUNNEL – CONTINUOUS
The team races through a dark, narrow corridor lit only by
glow sticks.
RITA
This wasn’t part of the plan.
MARA
We’re in Plan E now. Maybe F.
JULES
What comes after F?
TIFF
F’d.
---
INT. POLICE PERIMETER – SAME
SWAT bursts through the foam. They find...
...no one.
CAULFIELD watches from the edge.
Her radio crackles.
OFFICER (V.O.)
No suspects. They’re gone.
She closes her eyes. Smiles — just slightly.
---
Genres:
["Action","Thriller"]
Ratings
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38 -
The Final Push
INT. ABANDONED STORAGE FACILITY – SUNRISE
The crew peels off their disguises. Collapses.
DEREK
We made it?
CHAD
We made it.
MARA looks around the room. At the faces. The exhaustion. The
absurdity.
She pulls out a crushed name tag.
MARA
Let’s finish this.
FADE OUT.
INT. BANK SERVICE TUNNEL – CONTINUOUS
The crew hurries through the tight corridor, sweat dripping,
flashlights flickering.
TIFF
I swear this tunnel wasn’t this
long when we were running *out*.
JULES
Adrenaline shortens hallways. It’s
science.
They reach the junction. Mara’s voice comes through faintly
over the walkie.
MARA (V.O.)
—don’t follow me. Go now.
RITA
Yeah, we’re ignoring that.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Action"]
Ratings
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39 -
Smoke and Standoff
INT. BANK LOBBY – MOMENTS LATER
MARA peeks over the teller counter. Officers move like ghosts
through the smoke. Her extinguisher stunt bought her maybe
sixty seconds.
She checks her watch. Grabs the duffel bag.
CAULFIELD (O.S.)
Ms. Sloan.
Mara freezes.
CAULFIELD stands in the doorway. Calm. Measured.
CAULFIELD (CONT’D)
You’ve made your point. This ends
now.
MARA
You’re right. It does.
---
INT. VENT SHAFT ABOVE – SAME
TIFF, JULES, and RITA crawl toward a ceiling grate above the
lobby.
They peer down — see Mara standing, exposed. Caulfield
blocking her path.
JULES
We’ve got one shot.
TIFF
Distraction?
RITA
Always.
---
INT. BANK LOBBY – CONTINUOUS
MARA tosses the bag to the side. Raises her hands.
MARA
You win, Gina. Take me.
A CLATTER from the ceiling — and a FIRE EXTINGUISHER drops
down hard, spraying white fog everywhere.
TIFF crashes through the vent.
TIFF
No one’s taking anybody!
RITA and JULES drop in next, chaotic and fearless.
CAULFIELD backs off slightly, weapon raised — but hesitates.
JULES
We’ll go if you let us go.
CAULFIELD
This isn’t a deal.
MARA
Then it’s a standoff.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Action"]
Ratings
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40 -
Escape from Chaos
EXT. BANK – MOMENTS LATER
A thick white fog pours out from the broken front doors.
Chaos. Screaming. Officers stumble out.
---
INT. BANK LOBBY – SAME
The crew moves fast — Mara, Jules, Tiff, Rita — ducking under
foam and smoke. They’re getting out the same way they came
in: dumb and lucky.
---
INT. BACK EXIT HALLWAY – MOMENTS LATER
DEREK and CHAD wave from the stairwell, faces lit with
relief.
CHAD
It’s about time.
JULES
We brought souvenirs.
They all cram through the stairwell door just as a POLICE
SHOUT echoes behind them.
---
EXT. ALLEY – DAWN
The crew stumbles into open air.
Breathing hard. Dirty. Alive.
MARA looks to the east — the sun rising over the city.
CARL steps out from behind a dumpster, sipping coffee.
CARL
I called a rideshare. It’s under
“Chaotic Legends.”
CHAD
You didn’t think to mention that?
CARL
I had a lot going on emotionally.
---
INT. STORAGE UNIT – ONE HOUR LATER
The crew hides out. Blankets. Fast food bags. Everyone's
slumped. RITA wraps a bandage around her arm.
JULES opens the duffel.
Inside: a mix of petty cash, fake IDs, and... an envelope.
MARA takes it.
Inside: **a letter.** On First Federal Bank letterhead.
Handwritten. Dated two weeks before her firing.
She reads silently. Then folds it.
TIFF
What is it?
MARA
Proof.
JULES
Of what?
MARA
Of why this isn’t over.
FADE TO BLACK.
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Action"]
Ratings
Scene
41 -
Unraveling Secrets
INT. STORAGE UNIT – EARLY MORNING
MARA sits on a crate, re-reading the letter under the dull
flicker of a hanging bulb. Her face hardens.
TIFF approaches, holding two coffees.
TIFF
You look like someone just told you
jury duty’s forever.
MARA
The bank was covering for internal
fraud. My firing wasn’t personal —
it was strategic.
She hands TIFF the letter.
MARA (CONT’D)
They buried it. Signed off by a
board member and “misplaced” in
storage.
TIFF
So... what? We leak it?
MARA
Maybe. Or we sell it.
JULES (O.S.)
Or we torch it and disappear.
JULES leans in the doorway, hair wild, eyes sharp.
JULES (CONT’D)
We made it out. We should take the
win.
RITA
This isn’t over. Not for her.
MARA
And not for any of us, if Caulfield
finds us.
---
INT. POLICE COMMAND VAN – SAME
CAULFIELD reviews camera footage from the bank exterior —
freeze-framing on a silhouette leaping from a fire exit.
OFFICER
Still running facial scans. No
solid hits.
CAULFIELD
You won’t get any. They’re smart.
She stares at a paused frame: MARA, half-covered in smoke,
name tag visible.
CAULFIELD (CONT’D)
But they’re not finished.
---
INT. TIKTOK HEADQUARTERS (SPLIT SCREEN MONTAGE)
CARL’S stream has now gone viral — reposted on Instagram,
YouTube, and Twitter.
Clips of him:
! Sneezing mid-speech
! Announcing he’s “just here for the lasagna”
! Accidentally name-dropping Mara live
He’s trending under:
**#CarlSavesTheBank**
**#ChaoticLegends**
**#InsideJobVibes**
---
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Action"]
Ratings
Scene
42 -
Plans in the Shadows
INT. STORAGE UNIT – LATER
JULES and CHAD sit off to the side. CHAD flips through burner
phones. JULES stares at a fake passport.
JULES
I don’t even know who I’d be if I
left.
CHAD
Probably someone with fewer
migraines.
Beat.
CHAD (CONT’D)
I’d follow her, you know. Mara.
JULES
Yeah. Me too. Even if it’s straight
into the dumbest plan ever.
---
INT. STORAGE UNIT – PRIVATE CORNER – NIGHT
MARA and RITA speak low, away from the others.
RITA
You planning something?
MARA
Always.
She opens an old city map. Draws a circle near an
intersection.
MARA (CONT’D)
That letter’s our leverage. But we
can’t just leak it. We need a
spectacle.
RITA
You’re thinking another robbery?
MARA
I’m thinking a *return*.
RITA
To the scene of the crime?
MARA
One last time. But this time... we
rob the truth.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
43 -
Hijacking the Narrative
EXT. PARKING GARAGE – NIGHT
A junker van pulls in. CARL hops out with a grocery bag and a
12-pack.
CARL
I brought chips, string lights, and
extremely vague wisdom.
He stops when he sees the whiteboard inside the unit, now
filled with a new plan.
CARL (CONT’D)
...Oh God. We’re doing this again,
aren’t we?
The crew turns.
MARA
This time, we’re not stealing
money.
TIFF
We’re stealing the narrative.
FADE OUT.
INT. STORAGE UNIT – NIGHT
The whiteboard glows under a hanging bulb. New scribbles. A
new plan. The crew circles Mara like it’s mission brief 2.0.
MARA We walk in. Not as thieves. As messengers. We hijack
their narrative in front of the cameras.
TIFF
Okay but... like, how hijacky are
we talking?
MARA
Symbolic hijack. Nobody gets hurt.
Nobody even panics.
CHAD
You realize everything we do makes
people panic, right?
JULES
(smirking)
We have a gift.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Drama"]
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44 -
Reclaiming the Narrative
INT. PARKED VAN – LATER THAT NIGHT
CARL opens a large cardboard box marked **“FOR MEDIA USE
ONLY.”**
Inside: a ratty camcorder, a GoPro, and a handheld mic duct-
taped to a soup can.
CARL
This is how we take back the story.
DEREK
With a can?
CARL
With *conviction.*
---
INT. STORAGE UNIT – BACK CORNER – SAME
MARA and RITA huddle over the map.
RITA
You really want to walk back into
that place?
MARA
Not walk. March.
RITA
And what if they shoot us this
time?
MARA
Then the headline writes itself.
---
INT. STORAGE UNIT – MAIN FLOOR – MOMENTS LATER
The crew gathers. Final prep.
TIFF tapes up a cardboard sign:
**“WE DEMAND THE TRUTH.”**
JULES fits a fake mic to her lapel. CHAD loads blank thumb
drives labeled **“EVIDENCE.”**
CARL hands Mara a phone.
CARL
If this goes sideways, I go live.
MARA
You’ll go viral.
CARL
Same thing.
---
INT. STORAGE UNIT – FINAL MOMENTS OF ACT II
Everyone’s geared up.
One beat of hesitation. Then — they all nod.
MARA
We stole the money. We escaped the
building.
(beat)
Now we steal back the story.
FADE OUT.
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Drama"]
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45 -
Mission Unfolds: A Night of Reckless Determination
INT. STORAGE UNIT – NIGHT
Everyone stands suited up. Fake press badges. Cardboard
protest signs. A battered duffel full of fake evidence and
one very real letter.
CARL raises a phone.
CARL
If anyone dies, I’m using portrait mode. You’ve been warned.
They all stare at him.
CARL
Kidding. Mostly.
MARA
Final checks. Once we walk out that
door, no turning back.
RITA
Let’s do something stupid for the
right reason.
Everyone nods. Jules slaps a glitter heart sticker on Mara’s
blazer.
JULES
For luck. Or fashion. You decide.
---
EXT. STORAGE UNIT – NIGHT
The sliding door rolls up. Moonlight spills in.
The crew steps out — slow motion, determined, ragtag and
absurd.
Their **mission van** idles nearby, covered in hand-painted
slogans:
**“THE TRUTH WITH INTEREST”**
**“WE WANT OUR CUT — OF JUSTICE”**
They climb in.
The van peels off toward downtown.
---
INT. POLICE COMMAND VAN – SAME TIME
CAULFIELD stares at a live stream on her screen — Carl, doing
his usual rant.
CAULFIELD
Where the hell are they...?
She zooms in.
On the van’s side, spray-painted in giant pink letters:
**“INSIDE JOB: THE REUNION TOUR”**
Caulfield’s eyes widen.
CAULFIELD
Oh, hell no.
She grabs her jacket.
CAULFIELD (CONT’D)
Mobilize every available unit. Now.
---
FADE TO BLACK.
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Action","Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
46 -
Protest at Fusion Fuel
EXT. FIRST FEDERAL BANK / FUSION FUEL SITE – MORNING
The old bank is now barely recognizable — signs for “Fusion
Fuel” cover the front, while work crews prep for
construction.
A handful of early reporters loiter nearby, bored. Then—
TIFF’S VAN SCREECHES INTO VIEW.
It parks diagonally across the sidewalk like a crashed parade
float.
Out jump MARA, TIFF, JULES, RITA, CHAD, CARL, and DEREK — all
wearing mismatched uniforms: fake press, protest slogans, and
glittery vests.
TIFF
Showtime, bitches.
---
EXT. BANK ENTRANCE – CONTINUOUS
They march toward the doors, holding signs:
**“TRUTH WITH INTEREST”**
**“INSIDE JOB: WE’RE NOT DONE”**
**“WE ROBBED YOU TO PROVE A POINT”**
MARA
(to camera)
We are not criminals. We are
witnesses.
(MORE)
MARA (CONT’D)
And we have proof this bank was
never about the people — just
profits and cover-ups.
She holds up the LETTER — laminated.
A REPORTER recognizes her.
REPORTER
Wait... weren’t you—
JULES
The *makeup tutorial girl*? Yes.
Welcome to my redemption arc.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Drama","Comedy"]
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47 -
Rebellion in the Lobby
INT. FUSION FUEL LOBBY – MOMENTS LATER
The place is under construction. Plastic tarps. Toolboxes.
Confused WORKERS step back as the crew storms in and sets up
shop.
CHAD pulls a folding podium from his backpack.
JULES unfurls a glitter curtain behind them.
CARL clips on a mic.
CARL
This livestream is brought to you
by unemployment, injustice, and Hot
Cheetos. Let’s go.
---
INT. POLICE COMMAND VAN – SAME
CAULFIELD sees it on a dozen screens — live, raw,
embarrassing.
CAULFIELD
They’re inside again?! Are they
*addicted* to this place?
DISPATCH
Do we send in SWAT?
CAULFIELD
No. Send a press liaison. And
someone with a mop.
---
EXT. BANK – 20 MINUTES LATER
The crowd outside has tripled. News vans pull up. People
chant.
CHANTING CROWD
(chanting)
Inside Job! Inside Job!
TIFF holds up a sign that reads:
**“WE’RE THE ROBBERS — AND THE REASON!”**
MARA steps forward with a USB drive.
MARA
This is a full backup of the bank’s
internal documents — names,
payouts, cover-ups. We didn’t take
your money. We took their secrets.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Drama"]
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48 -
Confrontation at the Bank
INT. CAULFIELD’S SUV – EN ROUTE – SAME
Caulfield’s phone buzzes — text from MAYOR’S OFFICE:
**“THEY’RE TRENDING. DON’T SCREW THIS UP.”**
She exhales.
CAULFIELD
Oh, I’m gonna screw it up *just
right.*
She flicks on her lights. Sirens wail.
EXT. BANK / FUSION FUEL SITE – CONTINUOUS
Caulfield’s black SUV SCREECHES to a stop. She steps out in
full "I’m done playing" mode. Her badge flashes. The crowd
parts.
INT. BANK LOBBY – SAME
The crew has taken over the front counter like it’s a talk
show set. Carl's livestream now shows:
**VIEWERS: 1.3 MILLION AND CLIMBING**
RITA
(showing documents)
This memo shows internal loans
funneled through fake shell
companies. I used to sign these. I
didn’t know what I was doing. Until
now.
The crowd GASPS.
JULES
You were laundering money and
didn’t even get, like, a tote bag?
MARA
She was doing what she was told. We
all were.
TIFF
Except me. I stole pens.
They all nod. Fair.
CAULFIELD (O.S.)
FREEZE!
Everyone turns.
Genres:
["Crime","Comedy","Drama"]
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49 -
Whistleblower Uprising
INT. BANK – CONTINUOUS
Caulfield storms in, flanked by two UNIFORMS. The tension
breaks like a snapped wire.
CAULFIELD
(to Mara)
You’re on livestream committing new
crimes, Sloan. I’d clap, but you’re
under arrest.
MARA
Actually... we’re whistleblowers.
This bank's internal records have
been digitally backed up and
released to multiple news outlets.
She holds up her phone. Sends an email. *Whoosh.*
CARL
That’s right! If we vanish, the
docs go to Congress, Reddit, and
Beyoncé’s PR team.
CAULFIELD
You think you’re cute?
TIFF
We *are* cute.
Caulfield pulls cuffs. Mara doesn't flinch.
MARA
You want to arrest me, do it. But
everyone here’s watching. Every
person outside. Every soul who ever
got chewed up by a system designed
to crush working people.
Beat. Jules walks up beside her.
JULES
Also, your roots are showing. Just
saying.
LAUGHTER from the crowd.
Suddenly, a WOMAN (50s), business suit, steps forward.
WOMAN
I worked in compliance. Everything
she’s saying — it’s true.
GASPS ripple through the lobby.
WOMAN (CONT’D)
I stayed quiet for years. Not
anymore.
CARL
Sorry. Too late. We’re trending in
seventeen countries. Hashtag Inside
Job.
Genres:
["Crime","Drama","Comedy"]
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50 -
Defiance in the Streets
EXT. BANK – MOMENTS LATER
Reporters swarm. The crowd CHEERS as more people chant.
CHANTING
(insistent)
We! Want! Justice!
TIFF (TO JULES)
This is either history... or a
felony.
JULES
Why not both?
INT. BANK – CONTINUOUS
Caulfield steps back. Realizing she can’t arrest them all —
not now, not in public.
She lowers her cuffs.
CAULFIELD
Enjoy the circus. But this isn’t
over.
She turns and exits, shoving past cameras.
RITA
(to Mara)
Now what?
MARA
Now... we finish what we started.
Everyone looks to her.
MARA (CONT’D)
We tell the whole story. And we do
it live.
They high-five. The absurd revolution continues.
Genres:
["Crime","Thriller","Comedy"]
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Scene
51 -
Taking Control of the Narrative
INT. BANK LOBBY – CONTINUOUS
MARA looks around at the crowd, the lights, the cameras.
MARA
They spent decades calling people
like us “lazy.” “Unqualified.”
“Disposable.”
Today, we get to be the authors of our own damn story.
She slaps a POST-IT NOTE on the vault:
**“TRUTH WITH INTEREST.”**
TIFF
You’ve got a future in motivational
speaking. Or cult leadership.
Carl adjusts his camera angle.
CARL
And this is where our heroines took
a bold stand—
He spins to a confused YOUNG COP.
CARL (CONT’D)
—Can we get a quick quote for the
livestream?
YOUNG COP
(awkwardly)
Uh... I just wanted coffee.
---
EXT. BANK PARKING LOT – SAME
More PEOPLE arrive. Bikers, parents with strollers, local
weirdos with signs.
The whole town is watching.
---
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller","Crime"]
Ratings
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52 -
Negotiation in the Spotlight
INT. BANK – LOBBY – MOMENTS LATER
DEREK scrolls through his tablet.
DEREK
Guys... CNN just picked this up.
And something called
“DramaSlop.net” says we’re
socialist Robin Hoods.
JULES
I’ve *always* wanted to be
misquoted.
Suddenly —
A PHONE RINGS.
It’s the BANK’S OLD LANDLINE.
Everyone freezes.
MARA picks it up.
MARA
Hello?
Beat.
She turns to the crew.
MARA (CONT’D)
It’s the bank’s regional VP. He
wants to... negotiate?
TIFF
Of course he does. We’ve got better
PR than he does now.
MARA
Put him on speaker.
She presses the button.
VP (V.O.)
Ladies, I don’t know what this is,
but it’s not helping anyone. Let's
settle this quietly. Maybe we can
make a deal?
JULES
Unless the deal is a spa weekend
and a Netflix docuseries... hard
pass.
---
Genres:
["Drama","Comedy"]
Ratings
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53 -
The Siege of Truth
INT. MAYOR’S OFFICE – SAME
The MAYOR watches the feed with his advisors.
MAYOR
Call the governor. Call someone. We
can’t have a *bank siege rebranded
as empowerment brunch.*
ADVISOR
Too late. Buzzfeed just made a
quiz:
**"Which Inside Job Gal Are You?"**
---
INT. BANK – LOBBY – MOMENTS LATER
MARA stands on the front desk now, addressing the livestream
audience.
MARA
We didn’t plan this. Not all of it.
But we planned enough to know...
Sometimes the only way to fix the system is to break it —
just enough to get people’s attention.
She points to the security cameras.
MARA (CONT’D)
We didn’t rob this bank for money.
We robbed it for *proof*.
And now, they don’t get to take that back.
Applause from the growing crowd outside.
TIFF wipes away a tear.
TIFF
Damn it. I promised myself I
wouldn’t cry during a felony.
Genres:
["Crime","Drama","Comedy"]
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Scene
54 -
Divided Loyalties
INT. BANK – LOBBY – CONTINUOUS
Carl adjusts the livestream angle. He’s now pacing like a
journalist on Election Night.
CARL
We’ve got three news trucks
outside, two drone cameras
overhead, and I just got followed
by TMZ.
TIFF
TMZ?! We’re not even D-list felons
yet.
JULES
Speak for yourself. I dated a
magician who opened for Criss Angel
once.
Suddenly — Derek’s tablet *DINGS* with a message.
DEREK
Uh... you all might want to see
this.
He holds it up:
**“EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS OFFER – TRUE CRIME STREAMER NETWORK –
$250K”**
JULES
(reading)
They want our story... with
merchandising rights?
TIFF
I want an action figure that yells
“IT’S A SETUP!” when you pull the
string.
MARA
Focus. We’re not selling this. We
didn’t do it for money.
JULES
Right... But a three-episode
docuseries wouldn’t hurt.
Beat. Tension creeps in.
RITA
Just so I’m clear... if we *were*
to walk out now — do we get
immunity?
MARA
What?
RITA
There’s a statement draft from the
regional VP... It singles *me* out
as a “reluctant whistleblower.” The
hero narrative.
TIFF
Oh hell no. You’re not pulling a
solo redemption arc.
JULES
Rita, this was *our* mess. You
wanna clean it up, you do it *with*
us.
RITA
I just want my life back.
MARA
We all do. But we finish this
*together*. That was the deal.
Rita nods — but something’s changed. A flicker of doubt in
her eyes.
---
Genres:
["Crime","Drama","Comedy"]
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55 -
The Empty Vault
INT. BANK VAULT CORRIDOR – LATER
The crew walks down the narrow hallway toward the vault. Carl
follows with the livestream.
TIFF
You ever think we’d end up back
here — breaking *in* instead of
locking up cash?
MARA
Life’s weird like that.
She pulls out a keycard. Swipes it. *BEEP.*
The vault door CREAKS open.
They step inside...
INT. BANK VAULT – CONTINUOUS
...to find it *empty*.
No money. No safety deposit boxes. Just dust and a few
plastic-wrapped crates marked “FUSION FUEL – INTERIM
STORAGE.”
JULES
Is this a vault... or a weird IKEA
closet?
DEREK
These crates... they’re from the
redevelopment team. The vault’s
being converted.
CARL
So we were gonna rob a vault full
of hydrogen brochures?
TIFF
I can’t die in a bank filled with
science projects.
MARA
Forget the vault. The truth’s out.
That’s what matters.
They all exchange a look.
Then, from behind them—
VOICE (O.S.)
Actually... the truth is just
beginning.
They turn.
CAULFIELD steps out of the shadows.
Genres:
["Crime","Drama","Thriller"]
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Scene
56 -
The Ultimatum in the Vault
INT. BANK VAULT – CONTINUOUS
The women freeze. CAULFIELD (50s), smug and suddenly
important again, stands in the shadows, flanked by TWO
PRIVATE SECURITY GUARDS in ill-fitting suits.
CAULFIELD
I’ll admit — I didn’t expect a
livestream. Or fan merch.
But I did expect you’d eventually come crawling back to the
scene of the crime.
TIFF
Oh, look. It’s middle management’s
final boss.
JULES
Security? Really? What, the retired
mall cops were busy?
Caulfield walks slowly around the vault, savoring the moment.
CAULFIELD
See, here’s the thing — you didn’t
just humiliate a bank.
You humiliated *me*. And unlike a corporation, I take that
personally.
MARA
Why are you here, Caulfield?
CAULFIELD
Because unlike you three, I
*planned ahead*.
(beat)
The regional VP’s offer? That
immunity deal?
It was *mine*. I’m the one who told them to throw you a bone.
JULES
And what do you want in return? Our
souls? Our subscriber list?
CAULFIELD
Just one simple thing.
You walk out that door, turn yourselves in... and say this
was *my idea*. I’ll take the fall. The press will love it —
the disgruntled insider who cracked.
MARA
You’re offering to be the face of
the movement... if we lie?
CAULFIELD
I’m offering you freedom. And maybe
a book deal if your agent’s half
decent.
He holds up a CONTRACT — pre-drafted statement, press
release, and NDA.
RITA stares at it a little too long.
TIFF
Oh no. Don’t tell me you’re
tempted.
RITA
You said it yourself... we’re
broke. We’re screwed.
And this? It’s clean. No charges. Just a handshake and a
scapegoat.
CARL, quietly filming from behind a vault crate, adjusts his
angle.
CARL
(whispering to himself)
...And this is where the cracks
begin to show.
MARA steps forward, voice calm.
MARA
Why you, Caulfield?
CAULFIELD
Because I know how to control a
narrative.
(beat)
And because the vault might be
empty — but I’ve still got
*leverage*.
He nods to one of the guards, who opens a crate.
Inside: **surveillance footage hard drives** — dusty but
intact.
CAULFIELD (CONT’D)
All the old security footage.
You think I don’t have a few... *embarrassing* clips from
your days here?
He locks eyes with Mara.
CAULFIELD (CONT’D)
You want to be a hero? Or do you
want to keep your daughter from
seeing what you did with the money
on June 12th, 2018?
Silence. That one *lands*.
TIFF
Low blow, man.
JULES
She was trying to help her family,
you sociopathic tuna melt.
MARA says nothing. Then—
MARA
(turns to Rita)
You still think he’s our way out?
RITA looks between them... uncertain.
CAULFIELD
Clock’s ticking.
Genres:
["Crime","Drama","Thriller"]
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57 -
Turning the Tables
INT. BANK VAULT – CONTINUOUS
RITA stares at the NDA. Pen trembling in her hand.
CAULFIELD
You get a clean slate, Rita. No
charges. No media circus. Just walk
away... like it never happened.
MARA
Like it never mattered.
RITA
Mara, we were never gonna win. Look
at us.
MARA
I *am* looking. And I see the woman
who called out fraud when no one
else would.
Who kept showing up, even after they cut her hours, her pay —
her dignity. Don’t hand that story to *him*.
TIFF
And let’s be real — Caulfield
doesn’t want to take the fall. He
wants to take the credit.
CAULFIELD
I *created* this opportunity.
JULES
Bro, you showed up *after* the
TikTok went viral. Calm down.
Carl edges closer behind a vault crate — still filming.
Caulfield hasn’t noticed.
CARL
(whispering)
And here’s the part where the
villain monologues...
CAULFIELD
Here’s what’s going to happen. You
three sign the statement. We go
out, arm-in-arm, a symbol of
corporate redemption.
Everyone wins. Or... I hit send.
He holds up a USB stick.
CAULFIELD (CONT’D)
This has the 2018 footage. I’ve
already emailed it to myself. One
click, and it goes to every outlet
that’s asked for comment.
MARA
It was $800. For insulin. My
daughter was in the hospital.
CAULFIELD
Try explaining that in a courtroom.
JULES
Try explaining *this*.
Carl finally stands — phone raised.
CARL
We’ve been live for fifteen
minutes, Caulfield.
You’re the villain. Smile for the internet.
Caulfield freezes.
CAMERA ANGLE (ON
PHONE):
Thousands watching. Comments flying.
**“Cancel Caulfield.”** **“Let the women speak!”**
**“HE’S BLACKMAILING A MOM?!”**
CAULFIELD
(turning red)
Turn that off!
CARL
Too late. It’s been clipped, memed,
and remixed.
JULES
Ooh, someone just autotuned your
threat.
TIFF
Damn, that’s catchy. "Try
explaining thaaaat in a
courtroom..."
CAULFIELD lunges for Carl — but Mara steps between them.
MARA
You're done, Caulfield. This time,
*everyone* saw it.
Police SIRENS wail outside.
CARL
Oh, right. I called them... but
like ten minutes ago. So, y’know.
They’re late. As usual.
SIRENS grow louder. MEDIA VOICES and a growing CROWD.
CARL
(over his livestream)
Welcome back, besties. If you’re
just joining — our corporate
villain is mid-meltdown, and yes,
that *is* the police pulling up.
Let's manifest justice.
CAULFIELD
(to the guards)
Grab the footage. We’re leaving.
But the guards hesitate. One checks his phone... sees the
livestream.