Spuds After Dark- "Cats in the Water"

Spuds After Dark
Episode 321Z
"Cats in the water"



EXT. CITY OF LOS ANGELES - NIGHT

The city sparkles

NARRATOR
Los Angeles, city of angels. At
night lurks one demon for each
angel. At night they prey on the
weak and the desperate. One Dog
stands strong fighting to maintain
the balance between good and evil.
This is his Story....Spuds After
Dark.
Title Credits



EXT. STREETS OF LA - NIGHT

A black BMW SCREAMS with speed. In pursuit is a Silver, Blue
and White muscle car. The two cars cut and slash thru the
city.



INT. SPUD'S CAR

A pale and panicked passenger holds on for dear life, he is
PARTNER #11 a rookie detective. SPUDS is at the wheel cool
and collected despite the extreme speed.

PARTNER #11
Aren't you going to call for
backup?

Spuds ignores him, kicks the car into fifth gear.

PARTNER #11 (CONT'D)
Have you lost your mind?



EXT. STREETS OF LA

Spuds pulls next to the BMW, looks at the driver thru his Ray
Bans. A frightened YOUNG WOMAN is in the passenger seat. The
driver pulls out a gun and aims it at Spuds. The breaklights
on the muscle car go red and they dodge the gunfire.



INT. SPUD'S CAR

Partner #11 wipes sweat from him brow, breathes deep.

PARTNER #11
You are going to kill us both
trying to save one hooker.

Spuds shoots him a look like he is about to bite.

PARTNER #11 (CONT'D)
OK. I know she is a victim of
Draco's human trafficking ring, but
we can't save every future Ho.

Spuds pushes the car to its limit, dodging back and forth.
They fly over a bridge. The BMW stays just out of reach.

PARTNER #11 (CONT'D)
That's it all I can take.
(Picks up Radio)
Dispatch, you are going to need to
find a new partner for this animal.

He jumps out of the car over the side of the bridge and into
the water. Spuds does not even blink.



EXT. STREETS OF LA

The BMW has pulled away from Spuds. He turns off into a
residential neighborhood. Races down, knocking over trash
cans, blowing out car windows.

Spuds tears through a few backyards then jumps a small
section of the LA river. He lands on the other side, skids to
a halt blocking the road.

Spuds sits on the hood of his car and watches the BMW
approach.



INT. BMW

At the wheels is Spuds nemesis, DRACO EL BUCHO a
Cuban/Mexican/Soviet crime lord. He smacks the woman beside
him with the back of his hand.

DRACO EL BUCHO
Silly puppy, I don't break for
dogs,

He slams down on the gas and the car GROANS with excitement.

DRACO EL BUCHO (CONT'D)
Or babies.



STREETS OF LA

The BMW screams at Spuds, who sits motionless. The entire
road is blocked by Spuds' car. The BMW looks ceratin to blow
Spuds to smithereens.



INT. BMW

DRACO EL BUCHO
Ha, ha, ha. Goodbye Spuds you were
almost a worthy adversary.

YOUNG WOMAN
Don't hit the cute dog, No!

She tries to grab the wheel, but Draco pistol whips her,
knocking her out cold.



STREETS OF LA

With only a few meters left, Spuds reaches into his jacket
and pulls out an ice cold Bud Light. He tosses it at the
windshield of the car and it explodes foam everywhere.

The BMW loses controls swerves left and right smashing into
concrete barriers on either side. The car them slams into the
right barrier flips over and into the LA river.

Spuds dashes to the edge of the river and looks down. Draco
breaks thru the surface, coughs and starts to swim to the
other side.

Spuds takes one last look, tosses his Ray-Bans aside and
dives in. He doggie paddles towards Draco then stops.

A chopper circles overhead. Spuds dives under the water. The
chopper circles Draco and then drops a ladder. Draco
struggles to reach it.



INT. UNDERWATER

The BMW rests on the river bottom. The Young Woman is out
cold in the passenger seat. Spuds swims up sees her thru the
window, jerks open the door. He uses his teeth to rip her
seat belt off, then grabs the woman by the back of her neck
and swims to the surface.



EXT. LA RIVER

An ambulance and police cars shine their lights on Spuds.
Nearby Draco has just gotten hold of the ladder.

POLICE CHIEF BAGGINS
(Over Megaphone)
McKenzie drop the girl and get
Draco. This is the closest we will
ever get.

Spuds pauses for a second, looks at Draco.

DRACO EL BUCHO
I thought cats hated water, you are
all wet as usual Spuds.

Spuds shakes his head in disgust, and then drags the woman
towards the pulsating lights of the ambulance.

POLICE CHIEF BAGGINS
Damnit Spuds he is about to get
away!

DRACO EL BUCHO
Ha! You cannot teach a dog an old
trick!

Draco climbs to the chopper and flies off.

The EMTs take the woman from Spuds and wrap her in a blanket.
Spuds shakes off all the tepid river water, all over
everyone.

CROWD OF COPS
SPUDS! Not again!

Spuds trots to his car and opens the trunk, it is full of ice
cold Bud Light. The cops start to help themselves.

POLICE CHIEF BAGGINS
MacKenzie! Your partner couldn't
swim! That is the third one this
month.

Spuds ignores him hops in his car and hits the stereo. Upbeat
Salsa MUSIC BLARES. The Chief storms off muttering to
himself.

The woman runs from the EMTs to Spuds, hugs him.

YOUNG WOMAN
Thank you, you saved my life...and
my virginity!

Spuds grins and the cops raise a toast and cheer.

YOUNG WOMAN (CONT'D)
Mr. Spuds if there is anything
I can ever do for you.

SPUDS
Bark.

The two walk to his car and drive off.
End Credits