"ANORA" (2024)

The night is banging at HEADQUARTERS, a gentlemen's club in the heart of the city. A large central part of the room is filled with couches and seats where flirting and light lap dances happen. Around the edge of that are smaller curtained off areas and rooms where even more “in-depth” dances and interactions happen. A pop song blasts in the club. There are 50 girls and 15 guys downstairs and 20 girls and 5 guys upstairs. Throughout the club are 3 security guards, a DJ, the owner and the owner’s right hand man. The music is so loud that everyone is essentially shouting at all times.

The camera dollies down a row of lap dances, one after another. Some are heavy grinding while others are putting on a show. We land on the sixth dancer who is facing away from her customer as she thrusts back on him. This is ANI (23). The camera locks on a medium CU shot on her face.

The opening credits roll over this section.

2.1 INT. HEADQUARTERS - VARIOUS - NIGHT - LATER 2.1

The camera follows Ani throughout her night, establishing the club's operations, social interactions, clientele and geography. It’s full of private rooms each with their own style. Ani performs different types of dances, some private, some out in the open.

2.2 INT. HEADQUARTERS - FIRST FLOOR BAR - NIGHT - LATER 2.2

Ani sweet talks a BUSINESSMAN (50’s) into getting a dance.

A2.2 INT. HEADQUARTERS - FIRST FLOOR - NIGHT A2.2

Ani gives a lap dance to a client. There is casual small talk with the customer, keeping it light and fun.

B2.2 INT. HEADQUARTERS - FIRST FLOOR - NIGHT B2.2

Ani gives a lap dance to a client in a different area.

C2.2 INT. HEADQUARTERS - FIRST FLOOR - NIGHT C2.2

Ani gives a lap dance to a client in a different area.

D2.2 INT. HEADQUARTERS - FIRST FLOOR - NIGHT D2.2

Ani gives a lap dance to a client in a different area.

2.3 OMITTED 2.3

2.4 INT. HEADQUARTERS - PRIVATE ROOM - NIGHT - LATER 2.4

She gives a topless lap dance to a DUDE (40) in a different private room.

2.5 INT. HEADQUARTERS - PRIVATE ROOM - NIGHT - LATER 2.5

She gives a more performance-type lap dance to another DUDE (58) in a different private room.

Ani’s friend/co-worker LULU (19) walks down the stairs and scans the room. She sees Ani and motions to her - putting up two fingers and pointing upstairs. Ani sees this and excuses herself from the bar conversation she’s having.

Ani and Lulu give a private 2-on-1 dance to a middle aged man. While grinding, without the guy noticing, they exchange looks that say... “want to smoke?”

In the winter night, Ani and Lulu shiver as they pass a blunt back and forth. A bouncer is admitting two businessmen into the club in the background.

A8 INT. HEADQUARTERS - MAIN FLOOR - NIGHT A8

From a distance, we observe Ani and her co-workers work the main floor. (We roll without a cut for ten minutes) Ani knows some of the clients by their first name.

Ani passes by DIAMOND (23). They clearly are not fond of each other.

Diamond is not pleased.

Diamond walks away with an expletive under her breath. Ani shrugs it off.

B8 OMITTED B8

C8 OMITTED C8

Ani is eating dinner from a tupperware container while scrolling on her phone(in a super distinctive blinged out pink phone case). Lulu is sitting in front of the mirror next to two other dancers. They are doing their make-up and vaping.

Ani doesn’t want to answer.

Ani and JIMMY arrive at table twelve where IVAN (21) is sitting with his friend ALEKS (20’s, Russian-American), who is already in conversation with another dancer.

Ani sits next to Ivan.

Ivan is confused.

They both laugh.

Ani gives Ivan a dirty lap dance.

During the dance, Ivan places a $100 bill in Ani’s bikini bottom strap. Ani turns it up a notch. Ivan places another $100 bill in the strap, she turns around and straddles him, reaches back and removes her top.

She rides for a little while and then... another $100 bill. She smiles and spins around. Now sitting on his lap, she grabs his hands and places them on her breasts as she continues to grind back into him.

When the fourth $100 bill is offered...

Ivan complies.

Ivan nods. Ani stands, turns and removes her bottoms. Twirling the thong around on her finger, she sits and straddles. Ivan is losing his mind.

Ivan and Ani are lounging on one of the black leather couches. One her legs is up over his. They toast and do a shot of vodka. Ivan says his cheers in Russian and talks Ani into toasting in Russian as well.

Ani knows what he’s asking.

Ivan gives Ani his phone, unlocking it as he passes it to her. Ani puts her contact in the phone. And hands it back to him.

The sun has not risen yet but the sky is beginning to lighten as Ani rides the subway by herself, barely staying awake. She arrives at the Brighton Beach train station.

Ani exits the station as five commuters in business attire are entering.

A14 EXT. BRIGHTON BEACH AVENUE - EARLY MORNING A14

Ani walks the almost empty streets from the subway station to her apartment building.

B14 EXT. BRIGHTON BEACH AVENUE - EARLY MORNING B14

She approaches her apartment building and walks up the front steps.

Bright daylight pours through the window. Ani is sound asleep wearing an eye mask. A knock on her door. VERA (25), Ani’s sister enters.

Ani starts to stir.

Ani wakes and pulls the mask down. Annoyed, she looks at her sister.

Vera slams the door. Ani puts the mask back on and turns over.

Ivan’s huge waterfront MANSION sits behind a privacy gate manned by a security booth. Ani’s Uber arrives at the address and she steps out. She approaches the DAY GUARD.

The guard confirms her name on his iPad and opens the gate.

Ani walks through the gate and approaches the mansion. She is impressed. She rings the doorbell. Ivan answers with boyish excitement.

Ani enters, taking in the gorgeous home. The first floor features an oversized kitchen, living area and dining room, double height foyer and a separate large office space. Floor to ceiling windows provide water views.

Ivan takes Ani’s coat and hangs it in a closet near the front door.

Ivan walks towards the kitchen leaving Ani in the foyer.

Ani is overwhelmed with the space.

Ivan approaches with a bottle of VOSS water.

Ivan leads Ani upstairs to the master bedroom.

They enter the beautiful room. The bed donned with designer sheets is unmade. Ani walks towards the window overlooking the basin.

Ani turns to see Ivan ogling her body. She chuckles.

Ani finishes removing her clothes. Ivan watches.

Ivan strips in seconds.

Ani seductively pushes Ivan down so he’s seated on the side of the bed. She takes a condom from the bedside table.

Ivan motions for her to do it. Ani tears open the condom wrapper with her teeth and removes it. Ani puts the condom on Ivan.

She starts by kissing his chest, moving to his nipples, down to his stomach...

Ani and Ivan are having sex. Ivan is like a jackrabbit. Ani is slightly amused by his boyish enthusiasm and lack of finesse.

Ivan is dabbing. He points to cash on the bedside table.

Ani takes it and flips through the bills. There’s a lot.

As Ivan is exhaling...

Ivan smiles and dabs again.

Ani takes the dab and smokes. Ivan hits a button on the wall and a television slowly rises from the console in front of the bed while Ani and Ivan talk. A music video channel plays on the television.

Ani waits for the real answer.

Ivan answers in a way that indicates he is not exactly proud.

Ani doesn’t know who that is.

Ani takes out her phone.

Ani types away. She stares at the screen.

We see the Wiki Page of NIKOLAI ZAKHAROV. Ivan leans over and points at the screen.

Lulu is looking at Ani’s phone with her jaw dropped. Ani is visibly happy.

Ani notices Diamond listening in. Diamond is sipping Strawberry Yoo-hoo from a glass bottle with a straw.

Diamond looks Ani straight in the eyes as she slowly and obnoxiously slurps the last of the Yoo-hoo. Ani stares back. Dawn enters.

Wearing a thong, netted top and pleasers, Ani crawls across the living room floor. She’s giving an erotic dance, similar to the way she would if on a club’s stage. She turns and crawls back toward the couch. We reveal that we are in Ivan’s living room. Ani crawls up and on to Ivan where she removes her top.

Ani smirks, amused and flattered.

Ivan is playing video games and dabbing. He passes it to her.

Ani smiles.

Another jackrabbit session. Ani can’t help but laugh when he climaxes in seconds.

A25 INT. UBER BACKSEAT - NIGHT A25

Ani and Lulu are having fun being mischievous and doing bumps of coke in the backseat of the Uber.

Ani and Lulu exit an Uber. They are dressed to the nines in high heels and clothes way too skimpy for the freezing weather. They hear the pulsing bass from the party. A MANSION BOUNCER and the NIGHT GUARD checks them in.

They approach the house which radiates colored light.

There are partyers visible in all the windows. Two very intoxicated partyers sit on the steps outside.

The two approach the front door... music pounding.

Ani jumps to the rescue. The door opens in mid fix. Two guys exit with drinks in hand. Ani and Lulu enter the house.

The place is packed with partiers... drinking, smoking and dancing.

Ivan who is trying his hand at DJ’ing spots Ani. He makes a beeline for them. The DJ steps back in.

The girls laugh.

Ivan is very charming. He gets on one knee and kisses her hand. The girls laugh.

Ivan is the king of the party. TOM (early 20’s, Russian- American) and Aleks are the two friends we see the most with Ivan. Alek’s girlfriend DASHA (24) is also present.

Ivan is helping the girls to take shots from the ice sculpture (a voluptuous woman’s bust). Aleks is nearby and notices Ani from the club.

Ani introduces Lulu to Aleks. Aleks intro’s Dasha.

A29 INT. MANSION - NIGHT - LATER A29

Aleks and Dasha are out of earshot of Ani and Lulu.

B29 INT. MANSION - NIGHT- LATER B29

Ivan leads a drinking game. Ani and Lulu watch him. The girls are having a great time.

C29 INT. MANSION - NIGHT - LATER C29

Ani is dancing with Lulu, putting the other dancers to shame.

D29 INT. MANSION - THIRD FLOOR - LATER D29

Ani and Lulu explore upstairs.

MUSIC IS BLASTING and DISCO LIGHTS ARE PULSATING. In the FAMILY ROOM/LIVING ROOM AREA, Ani, Lulu, Ivan and his party entourage/hanger-ons are draped over a large, extravagant couch. Lots of open drug-use. Champagne flows and shots of vodka are being poured. Everyone is having fun. During the chaos, Ani and Ivan toast their champagne glasses.

On the other side of the room, Tom’s sister CRYSTAL (18, little sister-type) jumps on Ivan and tries to make out with him. Ivan pushes her away.

Crystal awkwardly exits the moment.

Ivan leans into Ani so he doesn’t have to yell.

Ani thinks about it for a moment.

Ivan smiles.

A30 INT. MANSION - LIVING ROOM - LATER A30

The Times Square ball drop coverage is on the large TV in the living room. Aleks jumps up on a nearby couch.

This gets everyone’s attention. Behind them, in the KITCHEN AREA, two men stand out in the midst of the youthful party. TOROS (50’s, Armenian-American) and GARNIK (40’s, Armenian- American) monitor the proceedings with their arms crossed.

Aleks complies.

The countdown begins. The kids are screaming 10, 9, 8...

The crowd is watching fireworks in the distance. They light up the NYC skyline with every color. Tom offers everyone swigs from the champagne bottle. Using the fire pit to light, Ivan and his buddies shoot roman candles off the balcony. Ani and Lulu join in.

Ani is riding on top of Ivan.

Ivan can barely respond, he’s in such bliss. Suddenly, a knock on the door. Ani stops humping.

Ivan gives a “pay no mind” look to Ani.

Ani starts up again.

It’s New Year’s Day. The bright orange low winter sun shines on Ani’s face causing her to wake. Slowly coming to, she looks at her phone.

Ani looks over at the sleeping Ivan. She gets out of bed and starts dressing. Ivan wakes up.

He pats the bed. Ani plays along and sits. Ivan looks at her but doesn’t say anything.

Ani is fluent in Russian yet still struggles especially with larger words.

Ani studies him.

Ivan laughs at his own joke. Ani smirks.

Ani doesn’t answer but makes the “pay me” gesture with her fingers.

Ani takes a beat.

Ani wasn’t expecting that.

Ani pauses and smirks

Ani hits him playfully.

Ani steps out of Ivan’s room and walks through the mansion. We follow her downstairs. A man and two women from a cleaning service are working on the previous night’s mess. Ani politely smiles at KLARA (27) when they make eye contact. She exits the front door.

In the back seat, Ani tries to hold in her excitement but it peeks through every so often.

Ani pole dances for a group of guys out for a birthday celebration. She removes her top to transition into lap dancing. She moves from one guy to the next as they place bills in her bikini bottom.

B35 INT. HEADQUARTERS - UPSTAIRS BAR - NIGHT B35

The guys are exiting the pole room. Ani hugs each guy as they exit. Dawn stands next to Ani.

A36 INT. HEADQUARTERS - HALLWAY - NIGHT A36

Ani, with Dawn in tow, walks down the hall, through the kitchen and towards office.

Ani and Dawn enter.

Jimmy spins in his office chair.

Ani is about to speak.

A37 INT. HEADQUARTERS - HALLWAY - NIGHT A37

Ani walks away from the door.

Ani swings a duffle bag over her shoulder and passes by her Vera who is sitting on the couch watching TV but glued to her phone. Vera’s boyfriend VLAD (late 20’s) is splayed out on the couch next to her.

The door shuts hard behind her.

A38 EXT. ANI’S APARTMENT - DAY A38

Ani walks down steps with luggage and into a black car Uber.

38.1 Ani plays video games with Ivan and his friends. 38.1

They have a pile of pizza boxes and bags of candy, etc.

38.2 They party at VIP tables at NYC’s best clubs. 38.2

(We show 7 club interiors and 4 exteriors)

38.3 INT. MANSION - MASTER BEDROOM - NIGHT 38.3

Ani and Ivan have sex in the master bedroom.

38.4 INT. MANSION - SAUNA - DAY 38.4

Ani and Ivan have sex in the sauna.

38.5 INT. MANSION - FATHER’S OFFICE - DAY 38.5

Ani and Ivan have sex on the rug of the upstairs office.

38.6 INT. MANSION - DAY 38.6

Ani and Ivan have sex in the shower.

38.7 INT. MANSION - MASTER BEDROOM - DAY 38.7

Ani and Ivan have sex in the master bedroom.

38.8 OMITTED 38.8

A39 EXT. BOARDWALK - DAY A39

Ani and Ivan walk up on to the boardwalk toward the smoke shop.

Ani and Ivan hang at the Vape Shop managed by Tom. Crystal and Aleks are there as well. They smoke... a lot.

A40 EXT. CONEY ISLAND BEACH - DAY A40

Ani, Ivan, Crystal, Tom and Aleks are high, laughing and watching a polar bear swimmer in the cold water. Crystal and Ani are watching the guys rough house.

Ani is amused.

Ani points to Tom. Crystal bursts out laughing.

The guys think this is the funniest thing they ever heard. Ani is very confused. Finally...

Ani and Ivan get a couples massage.

Ani and Ivan lounge naked on the bed smoking and watching a movie.

A cleaning staff works around Ani and Ivan lounging on the couch. The two lift their legs for the vacuum.

Ivan offers the dab to her and she smiles.

Ivan turns to Ani.

They all laugh.

A44 INT. MANSION - GARAGE - DAY A44

The two walk through the garage. Ani has a towel draped around her. They both wear flip-flops. They walk by a PORSCHE, ROLLS ROYCE and MERCEDES JEEP.

Ani stands in a cryo chamber engulfed in flowing steam. She is shivering as they both laugh.

B46 OMITTED B46

Mid-week, Tom, Aleks, Dasha and Crystal are hanging in the house. Lines of powder spin from person to person on the Lazy Susan.

Ani, Ivan, Tom, Aleks, Dasha and Crystal, take a private flight to Las Vegas. Ivan and Ani are sipping champagne. Ivan chats away in Russian about a cool DJ set he saw the other night.

Ani sips her drink while watching the face of the flight attendant eating from tupperware in the kitchen area.

The opulent lobby of Caesar’s Palace-- the chandeliers, bright lights, statues and columns are pure Vegas. A HOTEL MANAGER approaches Ivan.

The hotel manager doesn’t know how to reply.

They enter their stunning suite. Everyone is very impressed.

Ani enters the bedroom with some sexy lingerie and seductively crawls on to the bed.

Ani and Ivan have fun sex.

Ivan loses 200K gambling. They laugh about it.

Dancing and drinking bottled water and taking bumps of coke and K.

Ivan and Ani are getting hangover IV’s. A nurse sits nearby. Ani is loving every minute of it.

Ivan and Ani have a splash fight while holding their fancy cocktails.

A hip and fun crowd gather at the Las Vegas hot spot.

The crew enjoy a huge and elaborate sushi platter and drink bottles of sake.

A56 INT. CAESAR’S PALACE - PENTHOUSE - NIGHT A56

The crew returns from a crazy night. They run through the penthouse like kids.

B56 EXT. CAESAR’S PALACE - PENTHOUSE BALCONY - NIGHT B56

Looking over the city, Ani smokes a cigarette and Crystal vapes. Off in the background, Dasha and Aleks are having an argument in Russian.

She storms off and Aleks follows. Crystal, in show off mode, turns to Ani.

They laugh.

Ivan is behind Ani, once again pounding away like a jackrabbit.

She takes control and shows him how it’s done.

Ani and Ivan are in bed post-coital.

They lie there for a moment.

They laugh.

They laugh.

They laugh.

They laugh.

Ivan waits a moment.

Ani processes.

Ani considers it for what seems like forever. Finally she waves her left hand drawing attention to her ring finger.

Ani’s smile is a mile wide.

MONTAGE. LAS VEGAS MARRIAGE. VARIOUS LOCATIONS.

58.1 I/E. WEDDING CHAPEL - NIGHT 58.1

Next thing they know, Ani and Ivan are running through the Las Vegas streets to a WEDDING CHAPEL. They get married.

58.2 EXT. FREMONT ST. - NIGHT 58.2

They party the next day, celebrating the marriage, ending the day at the FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE saluting under a dancing light show and “God Bless the USA” plays.

They are on the jet headed back to NYC. Ivan, Tom, Aleks, Dasha and Crystal are passed out. Ani studies Ivan. The harsh sunlight creeps up Ivan’s face. Ani sees this. She reaches over and pulls down the window shade.

Ani is clearing out her locker. Lulu, Jimmy and Dawn are present. There are three other dancers in the room including SUNNY (21). Everyone is happy for Ani. Dawn, who hangs in the back, is the only one looking a little sour.

They laugh.

They laugh.

They laugh. Ani zips up her bag. The gang hugs and says goodbye. Ani passes Dawn. They look at each other.

They hug.

Ani walks toward the door with her packed bag. Lulu walks aside her, proud of her friend. Ani runs over and hugs a few friends near the bar. Near the entrance, she passes Diamond who is standing near the door.

Ani stops and slowly turns.

The two women are in each other’s faces.

It’s all about to explode... when Ani suddenly grabs Diamond’s head and plants a big fat obnoxious kiss on the lips. Diamond immediately reacts and pushes Ani away. Ani laughs. Diamond lunges forward but Lulu and the HQ SECURITY GUARD jumps in before she can connect. Ani exits into the night.

Ani is dragging two large pieces of luggage out of the doorway.

She waits for her sister’s reaction. She’s still processing.

The door closes and Vera looks at Vlad who is planted on the couch.

MONTAGE. ANI “BECOMING MRS.” VARIOUS LOCATIONS.

63.1 I/E. RING SHOP - DAY 63.1

We see Ivan and Ani shopping for wedding rings.

63.2 I/E FUR SHOP - DAY 63.2

They pass by a fur shop. They eye the black Russian sable winter coat in the window.

Ani is wearing the coat as they walk down the sidewalk.

Ani moves into the mansion. She places a few picture frames in the bedroom. One of her with her sister and mother. Another with Lulu and friends. She fills the bathroom with her products and the closet with her clothes. She quickly becomes very comfortable in her new home.

Ani admires Ivan’s mother’s closet. It’s huge and is lined with designer clothes, shoes and handbags. She sees a designer eye mask.

They are having sex in the closet.

A66 INT. MANSION - BATHROOM - DUSK A66

Ani smokes a blunt in her bubble bath.

B66 EXT. MANSION - BALCONY - DUSK B66

Ani and Ivan are out on the balcony smoking cigars. They both wear expensive, plush white bathrobes. They hold and kiss each other in romantic, domestic bliss.

We pull out from the house (helicopter shot) to show the expanse of the property and Manhattan in the distance.

A crowd is entering the church for a baptism.

Toros is on his cellphone.

The priest stands in the background slightly concerned. We hear the voices of Ivan's father NIKOLAI ZAKHAROV (56) and Ivan's mother, GALINA ZAKHAROV (41) screaming on the other end.

Toros is starting to sweat.

The gravity of this moment is sinking in.

He’s so pissed he can only half apologize to the priest.

Toros walks out into the main area of the church where the family and friends are finding their seats. He spots his right hand man GARNIK who’s with his mother in the middle of one of the pews. He runs over and motions to him. TOROS’S WIFE (44, RUSSIAN) clocks this from across the room.

Garnik gets up and squeezes by the other guests, annoying everybody.

He removes a key card from his set of keys and hands it to Garnik.

Across the room...

Toros’s wife turns to their son.

TOROS’S WIFE What is he up to?

Ivan and Ani are nestled together on the couch. Ivan is playing an online video game. The framing passes tightly over them and reveals the 4-carat ring on Ani’s finger. The shot rests on Ani’s face as she watches the video game.

We see the flash of a cell phone (off-screen) coming from the coffee table. Ani looks at it.

Ivan grabs the phone and turns it off.

He settles back on to the couch and resumes the game.

Ivan is clearly uncomfortable with this topic and changes course.

Ivan mimics her accent.

Ani playfully seduces him. She climbs on top of him and they start to fool around. Eventually they are having sex on the couch with her on top.

INTERCUT WITH:

In Igor’s 1983 Mercedes Diesel, Garnik and IGOR (early 30’s, Russian) discuss the job as they are headed to the Zakharov mansion. They are both smoking.

Igor laughs. Garnik almost breaks but stops himself.

They arrive at the front gate. Igor opens the driver’s side window. Garnik leans over Igor and addresses the security guard.

The gate opens and Igor drives on to the property.

Garnik and Igor exit their car and walk toward the house. It's a cold winter day and their breath is visible. The men arrive at the door. They ring the doorbell.

Ani and Ivan are startled mid-humping.

Ani crawls off of him.

Ivan motions to her to keep quiet. Ani is confused. Ivan gets up, pulls up his basketball shorts and tip-toes over to the door. Ani pulls up her panties. He looks through the windows to the side of the door. He recognizes Garnik. He has a silent freak out.

The men see Ivan standing there with nothing but his shorts which tents a boner. Igor chuckles at the sight. Garnik is not amused.

Garnik tries to talk to Ivan through the glass, projecting his voice.

Ani’s eyebrows raise at the word guest.

Ivan shoos them away with his hand and begins to walk towards Ani who is now concerned.

Garnik takes out the key card and touches the pad, opening the door.

Ivan realizes the door is opening and quickly runs towards the door and tries to push it back closed. Garnik sees this and thrusts his foot in the door jam to stop it from closing entirely.

Ivan is pushing hard against the door.

Garnik peeks around the crack of the door and sees Ani on the couch.

Ivan tries to push Garnik’s foot out of the way and forcefully starts to close the door.

Ivan can’t believe the request. Garnik follows that up with a gentler approach.

Ivan stops pushing the door. The guys enter.

Ani is very confused. Igor gives her the once over. Ani catches him doing it.

Ivan starts marching toward the elevator off the kitchen.

The elevator opens and Ivan and Garnik step in.

We watch the elevator take Ivan and Garnik to the 3rd floor.

Ivan is fuming and throwing insults at Garnik.

Ani sits on the couch not knowing what to think. Igor nods politely at Ani. Ani is very uncomfortable.

Ani is frustrated.

Ani has no interest in conversing with him.

Ivan and Garnik exit the elevator and walk down the hall to the office.

Ivan enters the office and walks over to the desk, opens the drawer and lifts up the marriage license.

Ivan hands him the marriage license. Garnik takes out his phone.

Garnik takes a photo of the license and hands it back to Ivan.

Garnik proceeds to text the photo.

The baptism ceremony has begun. Toros is standing at the altar holding the child. Toro’s wife stands next to him. He feels the vibrating phone in his pocket. He can’t resist and reaches down with one hand to check his phone. It’s obvious he is not happy with what he’s seeing.

The whole church reacts.

The priest continues the ceremony. Toros attempts to text back.

Ivan and Garnik exit the elevator and enter the living room. Garnik is watching his phone.

Ivan is leading Garnik and Igor toward the front door.

Ding! Incoming text. Garnik reads the text.

Toros can’t take it anymore.

Toros hands the child to his wife.

Toros exits the nave into the backroom. Everyone is confused. Toros’ wife looks appalled.

A82 INT. ARMENIAN CHURCH - BACKROOM - DAY A82

Toros runs into the backroom of the church. He dials and puts the phone to his ear. After a few seconds...

Toros pulls the phone away from his ear, the screams are so loud.

Tensions are escalating.

Toros’ phone call continues.

Screams come from the other side and once again Toros has to pull the phone away from his ear.

Toros listens to the angry Zakharovs on the other end for a moment.

Garnik and Igor are being pushed out the door by Ivan. Igor is doing as asked and completely complying. Ani is standing, arms crossed. Garnik is delaying as politely as possible.

A85 INT. ARMENIAN CHURCH - NAVE - DAY A85

Toros storms out of the backroom wearing his winter coat. He doesn’t stop walking but addresses the parents and priest.

Everyone is in shock. He turns to his wife.

TOROS’S WIFE (Russian) Are you kidding me?

B85 INT. MANSION - DOORWAY/FOYER - DAY B85

Finally saved by the ring tone. Garnik looks and shows them that Toros is calling.

He answers.

Toros storms out of the church. He screams into his phone.

Igor is slightly amused by the chaos. Ani is confused, upset and starting to get angry. Toros (on speaker) proceeds to lay into Ivan (in Russian). He tells him how irresponsible he is and how much he screwed him after allowing him so much freedom while in America. Garnik awkwardly holds the phone for everyone to hear.

A87 EXT. CHURCH - PARKING LOT - CONTINUOUS A87

While screaming into his phone, he jumps into his WHITE ESCALADE and tears out of the parking lot. The call goes through his car radio speakers.

87.1 /.2INT / EXT ESCALADE & MANSION FOYER - CONTINUOUS 87.1 /.2

We intercut between the escalade (87.1) and the mansion (87.2).

Garnik feels like he’s being screamed at so he places the phone down on the counter and steps back.

Ivan can’t handle this news. This is all new to Igor who silently is amused by the twists and turns he is hearing.

It strikes Ani at that moment that her new life could be taken away in a flash.

Ivan is silent.

Finally...

Ivan turns to Ani. Ivan grabs his jeans and tee shirt and throws them on.

Ivan opens the closet near the front door, grabs his jacket and sneakers. The closet door remains open.

Toros is racing down the street while hearing all of this commotion through his speaker.

Ivan is grabs his phone.

She suddenly realizes he is about to leave. Igor steps forward and blocks her way. Garnik is doing everything he can to diffuse the situation.

Ivan hits the GATE button on the console. Ivan exits.

On speakerphone and driving, Toros is freaking out. It’s all out of his control.

Garnik runs after Ivan. Ani moves toward the door. Igor blocks her way.

Igor grabs her shoulder to stop her.

Igor points to the couch and begins to push her toward it. Ani sees red and swings at Igor.

Ivan runs through the open gate. Garnik is close behind but slips on an ice patch and goes down.

Ani swings again. Igor is doing his best to keep his cool. This time she strikes with her left hand. The wedding ring breaks skin on Igor’s cheek. First blood.

Ani continues to back away as Igor approaches.

She attempts to run to the side door and Igor runs to block her from leaving. She grabs the menorah off the table behind the couch and throws it at Igor. He ducks and the meorah hits a painting on the wall, shattering the glass frame.

Ani runs around the couch but Igor leaps the couch and grabs her. She screams bloody murder.

Toros hears Ani’s screaming through the speaker.

Ani is fighting hard. They fall against a side table that causes a red lamp to topple and shatter across the marble floor. Igor is doing his best to subdue Ani but she is fighting back like a wild banshee. She frees one of her arms and pounds away at Igor, hitting him in the side and neck. Their bodies fall against another table, adorned with vases and a candle holder, which all topple to the floor. The landline phone remains on the table.

Toros tears around a corner. He hears the screaming and commotion.

Outside the mansion, Garnik chases Ivan down the street. Ivan is far ahead. Finally Garnik gives up on pursuing Ivan and runs back. The security guard looks stumped.

Garnik is frazzled and doesn’t reply. Trying to run, Garnik limps back toward the house. The guard is amused as if he’s seen something like this before.

Igor gets her pinned on the couch, holding her hands down. It is nearly impossible because of how hard Ani is resisting. Ani screams and swears. Igor sees the landline phone within arm’s reach and grabs it off the table. He pulls the phone and cord right off the base, flips Ani over and ties her wrists. Ani screams and struggles even more.

Garnik enters the front door.

He points to his bleeding face.

Toros is totally distracted by what he’s hearing and is screaming at the radio. He looks up and panics. He slams on the brakes and comes to a screeching halt right in front of a young child in the middle of the street. The child gives Toros a WTF look.

The kid slowly moves out of the way and Toros drives off.

Garnik grabs the cord from a shattered lamp that still has the lightbulb socket attached. He approaches Ani’s feet reluctantly. Suddenly, she kicks him square in the face, breaking his nose. He falls back and crashes through the glass coffee table. Glass shatters everywhere.

Disoriented and in pain, Garnik stands and cups his face.

GARNIK * (Russian) She broke my fucking noce man. (English) You broke my nose you fucking bitch!

Garnik realizes his nose is bleeding and like a zombie walks towards the kitchen.

This echoes through the house.

A101 INT. MANSION - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS A101

Garnik stumbles into the kitchen and opens the freezer.

B101 INT. MANSION - FAMILY ROOM - CONTINUOUS B101

C101 INT. MANSION - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS C101

Garnik can not find ice and takes a bag of frozen dumplings.

D101 INT. MANSION - FAMILY ROOM - CONTINUOUS D101

Ani is exasperated.

Igor does not reply.

Toros lays into the horn as he speeds down the Belt. He pounds the steering wheel in frustration.

Garnik slowly walks into the family room. He grabs his phone on the way.

Garnik, dumpling bag to his face, sits on the couch across from them.

Toros speeds up to the gate.

Toros exits the Escalade and darts to the front door. He scans his card and pushes open the door.

Toros enters the mansion.

Toros enters and cannot believe what he sees. The family room is in shambles, shattered glass and ceramic, Garnik holding the dumpling bag to his face, Igor bear hugging Ani on the couch and no Ivan to speak of.

Total shock and awe. Toros can not believe it.

Toros doesn’t even hear Ani, he’s in such shock.

Toros takes his phone from his pocket and attempts to call Ivan.

Toros looks at Igor.

It goes to voicemail.

He puts the phone back in his pocket. Finally Toros acknowledges Ani.

Igor finally releases her. He lifts Ani off and she sits to his left.

Toros sees the phone cord around her wrist.

Garnik points to his face. Toros looks over to Igor. Igor pulls his collar to reveal the bite mark.

Ani stands up.

Igor jumps up and pulls her back down on the couch.

Ani turns away.

Igor gets up and walks to the living room. On the coffee table, lies Ani’s phone - with the name Ani in rhinestones.

Toros paces the living room.

Toros face ID’s her and starts scrolling through contacts.

He calls and it goes to voicemail. This is another indication to Ani that Ivan does not care for her well-being.

Ani doesn't reply.

Toros laughs.

Toros leans into her.

Ani doesn’t reply.

Ani lowers her voice.

Ani rolls to her side to show him the ring.

Toros gestures to Igor to help him take her ring off. Ani screams bloody murder. Finally they succeed in removing the ring.

Igor clocks Toros putting the ring in his jacket pocket.

The men are perplexed.

The men panic.

Ani continues to scream.

Toros covers her mouth with his hand. She bites and he pulls it away.

Toros runs to the closet in the foyer and grabs a designer red scarf.

Toros is smoking a cigarette and talking on his cell while Garnik is spitting blood onto the snow bank in the backyard.

Ani sits bound and gagged on the couch. Igor stands between her and the front door with his arms crossed.

Ani turns and stares him down.

Toros hangs up and looks through the glass at Ani on the couch.

He chucks the butt and heads inside.

Igor removes the gag. The men stand over Ani. Ani looks up at the three men with pure hatred in her eyes.

Ani just stares.

Toros moves forward to take off her gag.

She nods and he takes the gag off.

After a long beat...

Another long beat...

Ani removes her lashes from her eyes, washes her face and opens the bathroom door. Igor is waiting outside the door.

Ani and the guys exit the house, walk down the front steps and across the driveway to the Escalade. Ani wears the black sable coat. Toros is shoving the passports in his inside pocket as he looks over the license.

Igor is clearly listening to this exchange. In the background, a mid size car with Klara and her co-workers enter the open gate.

Igor opens the back seat door for Ani. She gets in. Toros snaps and points to the back. Igor gets in the backseat with Ani.

Klara and her two co-workers are walking toward the house. They carry cleaning supplies. They pass the escalade as Toros is backing out. Toros opens the window.

He reaches in his jacket and pulls out a $100 bill and hands it to Klara.

A115 OMITTED A115

The two continue to argue about going to the hospital. In the backseat, Igor turns to Ani.

Ani turns and glares and then turns forward.

Garnik begins complaining again.

A116 EXT. BRIGHTWATER - DAY A116

They are parked in front. Igor exits the building, enters the car. He hands three pills up to Garnik who pops them in his mouth. Igor is taken aback to see him take all three at once.

Toros drives off.

The escalade pulls on to 10th St.

The car can’t pull any further forward due to the street being closed and blocked by two concrete NYPD barricades. Toros throws it in to park.

The crew exits the parked Escalade. Toros looks back and locks the car with his key.

The crew walks down 10th Street past the CYCLONE rollercoaster.

They walk up onto the boardwalk and take a right... walking down to the Vape Shop.

The crew enter the small shop. Crystal and Tom are behind the counter. They can tell something is up.

Crystal and Tom look at each other. Tom shakes his head.

Toros is triggered. Igor can tell this may get ugly. Ani jumps in.

Crystal looks at Tom.

Tom motions for them to leave the shop.

Ani’s heart drops. Garnik steps in.

Crystal and Tom laugh at Garnik.

Again they refuse.

Toros has had enough and walks towards the counter aggressively.

Tom takes out a golf club.

Tom comes out from behind the counter holding the golf club. The crew begins to back up.

Igor does not like being threatened and moves slowly. Tom pokes Igor to get him out the door. Not a good move. Igor stops, turns and looks at Tom.

Suddenly, Igor snatches the golf club out of Tom’s hand.

Igor looks at Toros who gives an approving nod. Igor swings the club down through the glass shelves on his right. They explode and shatter numerous glass bongs in the process.

Tom and Crystal scream for him to stop. He turns and smashes the top of the glass counter.

Ani looks at Crystal.

Shaking, Crystal calls Ivan.

Ani grabs the phone.

Ani hits the speaker button. They hear it goes to voicemail. Ani drops the phone. Toros spins to Tom.

Tom starts to call him.

It goes to voicemail. We hear Ivan’s obnoxious greeting again.

Ani looks at Crystal.

Tom struggles on the floor in pain.

Crystal looks to her brother for approval. Tom shrugs.

The crew files out of the shop.

They walk out onto the boardwalk. Igor is still winding down from the confrontation and Ani is obviously very upset about being hung up on. Ani steels herself against the cold wind with the sable.

Toros starts walking.

Ani, Igor and Garnik huff and puff as they follow Toros. We track with the four down the boardwalk. They all smoke.

The sea themed and more low-key sister of the famed TATIANA’S GRILL, a Brighton Beach staple. The crew arrives.

The crew enter and are greeted by a HOSTESS.

They look around the main room where an affable SINGER performs and patrons enjoy the music. Ani points toward the kitchen.

They storm the kitchen causing a scene.

Aleks is startled to see the crew charging into the kitchen.

Aleks is confused and overwhelmed. His co-workers back away from the building chaos.

Aleks takes out his phone and calls Ivan. Toros snatches the phone out of Aleks’s hand. He listens. Goes to voicemail.

Toros is about to explode. He looks into the main section of the restaurant and has an idea.

Toros turns to Ani.

Ani shrugs.

Garnik, opens his phone and passes it to Toros. Garnik looks at Ivan’s Instagram account.

He choses the first photo. It’s a photo of Ani and Ivan. He zooms past Ani to enlarge Ivan’s face. He storms out of the kitchen into the main room.

He swiftly walks across the room and grabs the mic out of the performer’s hands.

Everything Toros says, he repeats in Russian.

Toros proceeds to walk around the room, showing the customers the silly photo of Ivan, disrupting everybody’s Sunday dinner. Nobody has seen him.

A125 INT. TATIANA’S GRILL - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS A125

Ani is not listening.

They exit Tatiana’s.

A strong gust of cold wind blows in from the beach. The crew cringes.

Toros leads the crew down the boardwalk.

The crew march through the cold. Ani is shivering. Igor reaches into his pocket and pulls out the red scarf from earlier.

Ani is startled when she sees him holding the red scarf towards her.

She stops walking.

Igor looks down at the scarf and realizes he shouldn't answer that question.

Igor has no words.

Ani storms ahead. Igor trails behind. They all walk in silence for a while. Quite a while. The wind is strong and cold. Finally...

Igor hands her the scarf. She throws it around her neck and continues walking.

The crew approach the 10th St. They turn off the boardwalk and low and behold, the Escalade is in the middle of being attached to a tow truck.

Toros runs down the street. Garnik tries to keep up. Toros starts screaming at the TOW TRUCK DRIVER that is elevating the front of the Escalade.

Toros shoves the driver away from the controls.

Ani and Igor stand on the curb watching this incident go down.

Toros holds out a $100 bill.

Toros runs around the other side of the Escalade and jumps in it. Turns it on, throws it into reverse and hits on the gas.

Nobody can believe what’s happening. Suddenly it becomes a tug of war between the Escalade and the tow truck. Toros is burning rubber on the rear tires. The tow truck driver is screaming for him to stop.

The Escalade is overpowering the tow truck and the truck’s front end starts to lift off the ground. Toros is in battle mode.

Igor and Ani are impressed.

The Escalade’s front hits the ground and tears off the attachment, taking some of the front bumper with it. The front of the tow truck slams to the ground. Boom!

Toros opens the door because lowering the window would take too much time.

Garnik, Igor and Ani run to the Escalade and jump in. Toros throws it into Drive. He swerves over the sidewalk, hits a trash can and back on to the street. He tears down 12th St.

They fly under the subway tracks. Toros checks the rear view. He starts to laugh in triumph.

They fly up onto the Belt Parkway.

We watch them traveling laterally next to the Escalade.

He speeds off into the last moments of the sunset.

The next section plays out as a montage as the crew scours Brighton Beach, Coney Island and Sheepshead Bay for Ivan.

The crew hits restaurants (Varenichnaya, Ocean View, etc.), bars (Volna, Cafe Max, etc.) with interesting interactions with staff and regulars as they ask if anyone has seen Ivan. Toros shows the Insta photo to everybody. No luck.

They are driving to the next location. Igor touches Ani’s coat.

The crew hits all the major Russian restaurants bothering people while they’re eating. One manager tells them that Ivan ate there an hour ago. Toros gets hopeful.

A133 INT. RUSSIAN BATH HOUSE - NIGHT A133

The crew enter and show the photo to the customers. No luck.

After a long beat...

A135 OMITTED A135

They continue the search. They hit an internet cafe first. No luck.

Barely functioning, Garnik waits in the car as the Toros, Ani and Igor explore more establishments including a billiards hall.

They continue the hunt. Suddenly out of nowhere, Garnik vomits. He then cups his mouth and continues to vomit, causing it to spray.

137 WIDE EXTERIOR. 137

Toros slams on the brakes. The cars behind the escalade slam on their brakes. Blaring horns and screaming obscenities. Toros pulls to the side of the road. Garnik is wallowing in pain. Igor and Ani are both amused and disgusted.

Garnik leans on the car as Toros cleans the interior.

Toros notices Ani and Igor are having a smoke right next to the gas pump.

They walk away from the pumps. Igor attempts small talk but mostly it is silent and awkward. They snub out their smoke.

Toros is fuming, Garnik is holding his head, looking quite sick.

Ani and Igor are exhausted.

The search continues. Toros shoves his bright phone in people’s faces. He shows the photos to managers, bouncers and bartenders.

This happens at every bar/club they hit. It seems they are just missing Ivan, sometimes by minutes. They are one step behind him.

Ultimately no luck. It’s been a long night. Everyone looks like shit. Garnik has gotten higher and higher as the hours pass.

It’s very late. The crew is seated at a booth. Garnik is inebriated. Ani and Igor are tired and hungry. Toros is on the verge of tears.

Toros takes a beat.

Ani’s in no mood to argue.

Igor disagrees but keeps it to himself.

Igor is sightly taken aback.

The table behind them is getting especially rowdy. They are clubbers having their end of the night drunk food. It’s driving Toros crazy. Finally, Toros stands and addresses the clubbers.

The camera moves up the hallway of HQ. We reveal that it is Ivan, clearly very drunk and wearing sunglasses. He walks down the long hallway toward the main room. A red neon HQ sign hangs above a victorian couch at the entrance of the room. Diamond and JENNY (21) smile and say hello to Ivan as he passes. Diamond recognizes him and looks at Jenny.

Toros is standing up lecturing the table of clubbers.

Lulu and two other dancers are in the locker room. Diamond excitedly enters. She slams her Strawberry Yoo-hoo down on the make-up table.

Diamond chucks her bills in her money box and sprays herself with perfume.

She takes a swig of mouthwash and spits it.

Diamond pushes past Lulu and turns back to her.

The clubbers laugh at this Karen moment.

The guys spin and look at Ani who is reading the text on her phone.

A146 INT. HEADQUARTERS - NIGHT A146

Ivan, already drunk, is at the first floor bar. Two girls flanked him as he does a few shots. Diamond approaches from behind and shoves her way next to Ivan.

Diamond is grinding hard into Ivan’s lap.

A big smile on Ivan’s face.

The group is marching across the parking lot to the ESCALADE.

They tear out of the parking lot and race to HEADQUARTERS.

The Escalade races through the night.

The dirty lap dance continues as Ivan slams down hundreds.

The gang drives through the tunnel.

The crew arrives and jumps out of the Escalade. They race inside.

The crew walks down the long hallway.

Ani has no words. She storms across the floor, the crew right behind her. They pass numerous dancer/client interactions. Some dancers recognize Ani and call her name.

They walk swiftly up the stairs and down the other hallway, through the 2nd floor main room and in the back area where the private rooms are.

There are multiple rooms and almost every door is shut.

A154 INT. HEADQUARTERS PRIVATE ROOM - CONTINUOUS A154

Diamond and Ivan immediately halt the humpin’. Ivan puts his finger to his lips and makes the “shhhh!” sound.

Toros opens one of the doors. Wrong room. Ani and Igor follow suit. Garnik is too slow to take action.

Lots of wrong rooms and pissed off dancers and clients. Some naughty things happening behind some of those doors. Finally...

Ani opens the door to the right room. They storm in. Diamond jumps off Ivan.

Ivan starts to get up.

Diamond moves out of the way of Ani and the crew surrounding Ivan.

Lots of drama.

Ivan is drunk and does not want to deal with any of this. He puts his hands in the air as if he is surrendering.

Ivan laughs.

Ivan doesn’t answer.

Ivan still doesn’t reply.

Ivan looks at Toros and back to Ani.

Diamond stands in the doorway with a big smile.

Garnik tends to Diamond and starts pushing her away from the private room doorway.

Dawn storms in.

Lulu and Igor try to de-escalate and Diamond is all about escalating.

Other dancers have gathered outside the private room, curious to see what the commotion is about.

Toros pushes Ani aside and leans down to Ivan, close.

Ani doesn’t know if Ivan is serious but she knows there is truth in that statement.

Ivan stands.

B154 INT. HEADQUARTERS - KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS B154

Jenny walks swiftly through the kitchen and down the hall. She leans in to the office.

Jenny leans into the office.

155.1 INT. HEADQUARTERS - PRIVATE ROOM / THROUGH CLUB - CONTINUOUS155.1

Toros grabs Ivan by the collar and drags him out.

Ani can’t just leave like this.

Toros points to Igor.

They exit the room and begin walking out of the club. Diamond trails behind them throwing insults at Ani.

The crew led by Toros is escorting drunk Ivan out of the club. Jimmy and run down the stairs.

155.2 INT. HEADQUARTERS - STAIRS - CONTINUOUS 155.2

Ani follows followed by Igor and Garnik. They make it down the stairs. Diamond is stalking them hard, pushing past Garnik.

If Ani is fazed by this, it doesn’t show.

Garnik points to his broken nose. Diamond doesn’t back down.

Igor tries to diffuse the situation.

155.3 INT. HEADQUARTERS - MAIN FLOOR / FRONT ENTRANCE - CONTINUOUS155.3

Ani continues to march ahead. They make it on to the main floor... almost to the front entrance. Jimmy and Dawn are trailing.

Ani slows down.

Ani turns and... explodes. She swings and charges Diamond. Igor tries to intercept but Ani is too fast. Ani tackles Diamond and their bodies hit the floor. Toros holds on to Ivan for dear life. Everybody tries to stop the fight making the moment even more chaotic. Full on brawl. Igor, Garnik, Jimmy, Dawn and a security guard are doing their best to stop it. Some girls are coming to Diamond’s defense while Lulu and others defend Ani. Punches and kicks. A table is pushed over, glasses shattering on the floor.

In the back lap dance area, three topless dances including Sunny react to the noise.

Back on the floor...

The music stops... now just the sounds of screaming and swearing. Jimmy has had enough of this drama in his club.

Finally Igor pulls the kicking and screaming Ani off Diamond and drags her out the door.

A156 EXT. HEADQUARTERS - 552 W. 38TH ST. - NIGHT A156

They load into the Escalade. Toros shoves Ivan in the back between Garnik and Igor. He turns and shoves the Ani in front.

B156 INT. ESCALADE - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS B156

Ani, still trying to calm herself down, turns and tries to talk sense in to Ivan to no avail.

No response from Ivan.

No answer.

Ani screams in frustration and pounds the dashboard. Igor leans forward, around the right of the headrest.

Ani is silent, calculating her next move, while they drive through the city. Toros continues to chastise Ivan.

The Escalade parks in front. Toros throws it into park and settles back.

Ani looks lost as she stares out the window. Igor is aware of Ani’s state.

Ani is wide awake. Igor and Garnik begin to stir. Ivan doesn’t.

Toros gets out of the Escalade. Ani turns to Ivan who is still quite intoxicated.

Toros is shoving Garnik in the front seat of the Escalade.

Toros motions for the crew to walk up the steps of the courthouse where MICHAEL SHARNOV (late 40’s), the NYC family lawyer greets them.

Ivan doesn’t acknowledge.

Sharnov points to Igor.

They look like quite the motley crew as they walk through the rotunda.

The crew walks in to the courtroom and settles in front of the judge’s bench.

Sharnov looks at Ani’s ID.

...Anora Mikheyova married on...

He looks at the marriage license.

...January 10th...

Gasps and from the entire courtroom. The judge hits his gavel several times.

The room blows up.

Sharnov does a double take.

He looks down at the license and sees the State of Nevada seal.

Sharnov turns to Toros again and speaks to Toros in Russian.

Thee courtroom is chaos.

On the front steps, the freaking out continues. Toros makes a scene.

Toros sits down on the steps of the courthouse. He holds his head and weeps.

A163 EXT. TORO’S ESCALADE - DAY A163

Toros opens the front door and tears Garnik out of the front seat.

The crew piles in and Toros drives away.

They drive in silence. Toros wiping tears from his eyes. Ani, again seated in front.

Suddenly Ivan starts vomiting on himself. Igor and Garnik start to freak out. Toros barely reacts.

They all lower their windows. Ani doesn’t know what to think.

The Escalade drives on to the property and parks in front of the hanger entrance.

The Zakharov private jet lands. Toros walks onto the tarmac to greet them. They are walking down the boarding stairs. Two customs agents approach with a customs sniffer dog.

The dog sniffs Galina as she b-lines it for the terminal.

Toros turns to Nikolai who is lighting a cigarette.

Toros does not want to say it.

Galina storms in. Garnik, Igor and Ani stand.

Ivan holds his head in his hands. Vomit stains all down the front of his jacket.

Ani slowly approaches Ivan and Galina.

Galina turns to Ani.

Ani remains composed.

Ani looks at Ivan who looks away. Ani almost vomits. Suddenly, Toros and Nikolai enter the terminal.

Galina, dragging Ivan, is leading the crew through the hanger toward the plane at a swift pace. Ani is numb and walking with them. Igor stays close.

Ivan doesn’t look back.

They see the assistants bringing luggage off the plane.

Galina, Nikolai, Toros and Garnik board the plane. Ani stops at the bottom of the steps.

Ivan finally turns around.

Ani doesn’t know what to say. Ivan’s demeanor shifts.

Ani has given up the fight.

Ani does not follow. She watches Ivan ascend the steps. She turns away. Igor who is waiting next to her, averts his eyes.

Ivan boards the plane and takes his seat.

Galina swiftly descends the steps.

Long beat.

They are mid-flight. The interior of the plane is lavish and gaudy. There are two seating areas, a food and drink area and a couch facing a wide screen TV. Russian news plays on the TV.

Ivan and his parents are seated on one side of the plane. Ani and Igor are seated on the couch in the rear. Toros sits across from Garnik on the other side.

It’s been a long night and the crew is looking spent.

In the front, Ivan’s parents will not let up from reprimanding him. He tries to defend himself but he spirals into drunken nonsense.

Toros tries to interject at some point, which only causes tensions to flare.

Igor stares at the bar. He goes over and pours two shots of vodka. He returns and hands her one. She takes it. Igor lifts his glass to toast. Too late, Ani does the shot. She turns to see him holding the shot glass in the air.

On the other side of the plane...

Garnik, drink in hand, leans over to the family...

The family dismisses him in disgust.

Toros takes the drink out of his hand.

Garnik stumbles to the back.

He plants himself on the couch next to Ani and Igor.

Garnik lays his head down on the couch and is asleep in seconds.

Igor and Ani have a back and forth that is aggressive, yet has a playful undercurrent.

In the front of the plane, the argument has reached its peak. Ivan is crying.

This is too much for Ani to bear. She stands and gestures toward Ivan on the other side of the plane.

Igor pulls her to sit back down on the couch.

Ani is boiling inside. After a beat...

Ani tries to read Igor.

Still reading...

Now Igor gets it.

Ani stares and reads him.

The plane lands in Las Vegas.

The group gets in two black SUVs on the tarmac.

They drive through Las Vegas.

They pull in and park in front of a rapid divorce center.

Everybody piles into the small office. The receptionist is taken aback by the amount of people. The ATTORNEY greets them and starts the annulment process.

Garnik is asleep on a chair in the corner.

Ivan does not think twice when asked to sign the papers.

Ani is disgusted. She steps forward.

Toros cringes.

Toros turns his attention to Ani and starts to escort her out.

Ani looks at Ivan.

Toros immediately escorts Ani and Igor out.

Ani looks down at the scarf and slowly slides it off her neck in a taunting way. She drops it to the floor. Toros reaches down and picks it up for Galina as Ani and Igor exit the room. Ani then takes off her Sable and throws it on Ivan’s head. She then exits.

Ani takes the designer sunglasses out of her coat and puts them on.

Toros walks them to one of the SUVs. As Ani and Igor get in the SUV, Toros gives instructions to the driver and hands Igor key car and bank card.

He looks to the backseat.

Beat.

Toros goes back into the divorce center.

Ani and Igor drive through Las Vegas to the airport. It’s a silent ride.

Ani and Igor are on a crammed domestic flight. Ani is asleep. A baby cries. Igor covers Ani with his jacket.

They take a taxi from the airport. The sun is setting.

Ani takes a shower. When she is drying off, she looks around the gorgeous bathroom. Nice while it lasted.

Ani is smoking a blunt. Igor is on the couch aside her. They are not speaking. New York 1 plays on the TV. The weather report is covering the snow storm about to hit the tri-state area. Finally Ani passes Igor the blunt. He accepts.

Ani turns and looks at him with a “WTF” face.

She turns back to face forward.

Igor googles it.

A few moments of silence as they light up cigarettes.

Ani gets up off the couch, walks to the fridge to grab a VOSS water and begins walking toward the stairs.

Ani turns.

Igor thinks about it for a moment.

She turns towards the stairs. Igor has nothing. He watches her ascend. He sits there for a moment and then grabs the remote and turns off the TV. He hears Ani’s footsteps on the stairs.

Ani comes back down the stairs with a pillow. She throws a pillow on the couch.

Ani lies in bed after she wakes. It’s snowing and she looks out to a winter wonderland.

Ani is packing. Clothes, photo frames, toiletries.

A181 INT. MANSION - LIVINGROOM - LATER A181

Igor slowly awakens on the couch. He sees the falling snow.

Ani and Igor are leaving the mansion, wheeling out her three large pieces of luggage. They open the door.

It’s snowing.

It continues to snow outside. We see Igor and Ani making the transfer with a bank teller.

Igor and Ani are parked in front of Ani’s apartment. The snow is coming down hard.

Igor reaches into his pocket and pulls out the ring and passes it to her (the one she cut his face with).

Ani takes it.

Ani places it in her inside pocket. He jumps out and grabs the luggage and brings it up to the porch. He notices Ani has not exited the car. He comes back to the car and opens the door and looks in.

Igor gets back into the car. He reaches into his inside pocket and gets a pack. He gives her a cigarette and takes one for himself. He lights both. They sit in silence and smoke. The only noise is the steady windshield wiper.

They finish the cigarette. They both chuck their butts through the crack in their windows.

Ani stares at Igor. It’s awkward. Finally she moves toward him. He’s not sure how to react. She climbs on top of him, forcing the seat back.

Ani reaches down, opens his pants and takes off her panties. Igor is slightly resisting but finally relents. She quickly gets him aroused and sits down on him and rides him. He is confused and concerned yet allows it to happen.

Suddenly she explodes and begins punching and slapping his face. He is completely taken by surprise. Ani lands a shot or two as he scrambles to block her pounding fists. Ani screams as she pounds away. Finally Igor gets hold of her hands and subdues her. He holds her wrists so she cannot continue swinging.

Ani begins to sob and collapses on him. He holds her as she cries.

The snow continues to fall around the idling car.

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