**ENCOUNTER WITH MARK**

setting:  outside the pizza place.  Mark has just thrown a bowl on the ground.  Luke is coming
out to give Claude her tip.  Mark is sitting at a table outside with Ellen and come cronies.

LUKE:  You ok?

CLAUDE:  Yeah.

LUKE:  Here, I want... I don't have much money tonite, I wanted to give you a real tip.

CLAUDE:  Don't worry about it.

MARK (from table trying to get their attention):  Customer stiffs you, you should definitley
worry about it.

LUKE:  I want to show you this coin.  It's not really money.

Gives it to Claude.

LUKE:  Keep it for a while, it's good luck.

MARK (still trying to get their attention):  Hey lemme ask you a question.

MARK (again):  Hey, I'm talking to you.

LUKE:  I'll trade it back when i give you a good tip next time.

MARK:  HEY I'M TALKING TO YOU.

LUKE (to Mark):  Well you're gonna have to wait if you want me to listen to you.

MARK:  Motherfucker, I don't have to wait for you.

Mark spits on Luke's shoe.

MARK:  Fuck you.

LUKE:  You better fucking watch yourself.

MARK:  Oh, I gotta watch myself?

Mark's cronie:  C'mon man...

MARK (to cronie):  Whaddya mean, c'mon, shut the hell up.

MARK:  Obviously, he doesn't know the whole neighborhood's watching my back.

LUKE:  Oh, I'm flattered you're so scared of me.

Mark gets up and threatens with his fists.

LUKE (mocking):  You need the whole neighborhood to protect you from little old me?

MARK:  Wouldn't you like to find out you fucking ass-licker.

LUKE:  DON'T FUCKING TEMPT ME!!

Ellen tries to calm Mark down.

MARK (to ellen):  Stay the fuck out of this.

Mark's cronie:  Get the fuck out of here, asshole.

MARK:  You motherfucking faggot.

LUKE (to Claude):  I gotta go.