Logline: A stripper named Zola embarks on a wild road trip to Florida.
Theme: Trust
Medium: Feature film
Credits: Screenplay by Janicza Bravo & Jeremy O. Harris
Based on the tweets by A'Ziah King
Directed by Janicza Bravo
Produced by Kara Baker
Act I
1.INT. NONDESCRIPT LOCATION - TIME OF DAY UNKNOWNZola and Stephanie get ready together. Zola introduces the story to the audience.Notes: Tweet #1: Y'all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out???????? It’s kind of long... but it’s full of suspense.Theme: Symbolized
2.INT. DINING ROOM - DAYStory Beat: Inciting IncidentZola, a waitress, meets Stephanie when waiting on her table. Stephanie heavily compliments her and asks if she dances. Once Zola says she does, Stephanie asks her to go somewhere together.Notes: Tweet #2: Okay listen up. This story long. So I met this white bitch at hooters. I was her waitress! She came in with this old ass big ass black dude
Tweet #3: So you know as a hooters girl we have to talk to our customers. So I sit wit them & we get to talkin & she tells me she dances! So I'm like
Tweet #4: Oh yes bitch me too! Then she tells me this hulking black man is her sugar daddy. & I'm like oh yes bitch my SD at home. I feel it I feel itTheme: Explored
3.INT. DETROIT CLUB - NIGHTZola and Stephanie dance together. When chatting afterwards, they match each other's energy perfectly.Theme: Symbolized
4.EXT. PARKING LOT - LATERZola and Stephanie exchange numbers and social media. Zola mentions that she misses dancing.Notes: Tweet #5: So we vibing over our hoeism or whatever. & we exchange numbers!! & we like "next time u dance hum ima come dance wit you!" & they leave
5.INT. THE CRIB - NIGHTZola comes home to her boyfriend engaged in a video game.
6.INT. DINING/LIVING ROOM - LATE AFTERNOONZola ignores Sean trying to make conversion, as she's engrossed in her phone instead.
7.INT. DINER - NIGHTSean tries to talk to Zola about planning their wedding, but Zola would rather pay attention to her phone instead.
8.INT. ZOLA’S CRIB - LATE NIGHTZola works out on a stripper pole and is interrupted by a text from Stephanie.
9.INT. STEPHANIE’S PLACE - NIGHTStephanie invites Zola to go to Florida with her to dance. Stephanie initially ignores Zola's question of who's going with them, but responds that it'll be her boyfriend and roommate. Zola's surprised at her offer, since they just met, but she agrees to go.Notes: Tweet #6: So THE NEXT DAY I get a text like "BITCH LETS GO TO FLORIDA!" & I'm like huh??? She's like "I'm going to dance in Florida, let's go!!"
Tweet #7: Now I'm skeptical like DAMN bitch we just met and we already taking hoe trips together???? BUT I had went to FL 2 months prior & made 15K
Tweet #8: So lowkey I was down. So I was like "okay I'll go. Who's all going & when we leaving." All this bitch says is "be ready by 8"
Tweet #9: So I call her like "bitch I SAID who's all going!" & she says "my boyfriend & our room mate & my room mate has a place in Tampa"
Tweet #10: So I'm like ok ok ok. I'll be ready. So I pack my baddest stripper wear & I'm ready. Now my nigga DID NOT want me to go. He was soooooo hurtTheme: Explored
10.INT. ZOLA’S BEDROOM - NIGHTZola informs Sean of her trip and promises that they'll look at wedding venues once she gets back.
11.INT. THE CRIB - DAYStephanie pulls up to Zola's house with her boyfriend, Derrek, and "roommate", X. Zola gets in the car with them and the journey starts.Notes: Tweet #11: So I had to fuck him calm, & then I left. Now when I got in the car it was a white boy (her bf) & this hulking black guy (NOT the same one)
Act II
12.EXT. ROAD - DAYZola sends a text to Stephanie, in which she assumes that X is her sugar daddy. X has Stephanie's phone and reads the text. He tells Zola that he's not her sugar daddy, Derrek is.Notes: Tweet #12: So I texted her on the slick while in the backseat line "another sugar daddy? U got a type bitch!" & THE BLACL DUDE HAD HER DAMN PHONE!!!
Tweet #13: So he starts laughing & he goes "I'm using her GPS. no I'm not a SD I've known her & her dude for 8 years. We all live together.."
13.INT. BENZ BOX - DAYZola, Stephanie, Derrek, and X listen to music in the car, singing and dancing along.
14.INT. BENZ BOX - NIGHTDerrek laughs hysterically at a Vine video and shows Zola. She doesn't get it.
15.EXT. GAS STATION/PARKING LOT - NIGHTX eyes Zola and Stephanie as they walk into a gas station for a bathroom break.
16.EXT. BENZ BOX - NIGHTZola tells Derrek that she's been with Sean for 7 years, and they've lived together for one. Derrek says that he's saving up to buy a house for him and Stephanie. He admits that she's his best friend, and he would do anything for her.
17.EXT. FLORIDA HIGHWAYS - MORNINGStephanie rants loudly to Zola, appropriating an astronomical amount of AAVE in the process. Zola has very little reaction to this.
18.EXT. FLORIDA HIGHWAYS - LATER
Act III
62.EXT. HOTEL 3 - DRIVEWAYStory Beat: ClimaxZola and Stephanie enter the hotel where the last call is taking place. Zola tells Stephanie that she doesn't have to do it, she's already made enough money. Stephanie knocks on the hotel room door anyways. A man opens it up and grabs Stephanie, snatching her into the room. Zola runs down the hall and into the stairwell. She calls X, but her service cuts out before she can explain the situation.Notes: Tweet #92: So we head up to the room number they gave & jess knocks. A dude goes "who is it" & she says "incall" the door FLINGS OPEN FAST AS FUCK
Tweet #93: AND TWO BIG BLACK DUDES SNATCHED JESS!!!!! Bitch....i ran so got damn fast i couldnt even see straight. I was OUT!!! Fuck thatTheme: Explored
63.INT. 2 STAR HOTEL LOBBY - CONTINUOUSZola runs out of the hotel. She calls Derrek in a panic and tells him to meet her outside.Notes: Tweet #94: I run out and THE CAR IS GONE!!! Im screaming "JARRETT!!!JARRETTT!!" This fool gone. So i call him, STILL RUNNING & he like "yall done?!"
Tweet #95: I said "BITCH Z TOLD U TO NEVER LEAVE US!! WHERE ARE U!!" Hes like "im at the gas station. I was thirsty. I though she was gone be a min"
Tweet #96: Im STILL RUNNING. lmfaooo. Dont know WHERE im going. Im like "they snatched her dude!! COME GET ME. IM CALLIN THE POLICE!!!"
64.I/E. PARKING LOT - NIGHTZola meets up with Derrek and X and tells them what happened. X accuses Zola of being in on it. He drags her toward the hotel, Derrek following behind.Notes: Tweet #97: He pulls up a minute later & is like "dont call the police. Call z" i was like "z gone BEAT EVERYBODY ASS!! YOU WASNT SUPPOSED TO LEAVE!"
Tweet #98: & he's like "well YOU have the fun. If u call the cops u done too!" I was like shit. U right. So I called z & told him what happened!
Tweet #99: Z IS LIVID!!! and this deep african accent comes out!! I couldnt even understand him on the phone. I was like maaaannnnn. We dead bro
Tweet #100: So z pulls up & is like "let's go.." I said "ummm ima stay here. Yall go" he goes "IM NOT IN THE MOOD RN. COME TF ON!!!!" So we all go
Plot threads
Zola & Sean
Sean is introduced.
Zola ignores Sean.
Zola's more interested in texting Stephanie than conversing with Sean.
Sean doesn't try to stop Zola from going to Florida, even though he doesn't like that she dances.
Sean's worried about Zola.
Zola reassures Sean of her safety via text.
Sean misses Zola.
Zola can't answer Sean's call.
Stephanie & Derrek
Derrek is introduced.
Derrek expresses his love for Stephanie.
Stephanie assures Derrek that she won't be gone long.
Derrek starts spiraling into worry.
Derrek is paranoid and anxious about Stephanie not answering his calls.
Derrek continues to call Stephanie.
Derrek thinks that Stephanie is cheating on him.
Stephanie quickly suppresses Derrek's concerns by coming onto him.
Derrek's anger increases as it becomes clear Stephanie is hiding something from him.
Derrek posts Stephanie's Backpage ad on her Facebook to get back at her.
Derrek suggests they drive home instead of doing another outcall.
Derrek's ready to do anything to save Stephanie.
Derrek tries to kill himself.
Dion
Dion is introduced.
Dion approaches Derrek.
Dion pries for details about Derrek's visit to Florida.
Dion convinces Derrek that Stephanie is lying to him.
X believes that Dion might try to rob them.
Dion takes Stephanie hostage.
X shoots Dion in the neck.
Characters
ZolaBlack · FemaleWaitress and stripper. Not opposed to spontaneous fun, but always watches out for her own safety.What does your character want?: To make a little extra money and have a good time.How will your character attempt to get it?: By accepting Stephanie's offer to join her on a trip to Florida.What does your character need?: To be around people who actually care about her.How will your character realize it?: After seeing how concerned Sean is for her safety and well-being via calls and texts, while the people physically around her couldn't care less.
StephanieWhite · FemaleA fun, outgoing stripper with a mess of a personal life. Relies on others for some sense of stability.What does your character want?: To make enough money to provide for herself and her child.How will your character attempt to get it?: By prostituting herself out and allowing X to "care" for her.What does your character need?: To separate herself from X.How will your character realize it?: She gets a hint when he doesn't allow her any of the $8,000 she earned, but she never truly realizes it.
DerrekWhite · MaleStephanie's jealous, anxious boyfriend. Assumes the best from people, and feels betrayed when he receives the worst.What does your character want?: To be the only man Stephanie is seeing.How will your character attempt to get it?: By threatening to harm her and himself if she doesn't stop.What does your character need?: To not rely on Stephanie for his happiness.How will your character realize it?: When he unsuccessfully tries to kill himself over her.
19.EXT. RAGGEDY MOTEL - EARLY EVENINGX pulls up to the motel and Zola's immediately grossed out by it. X persuades Derrek into thinking that he's tired and needs to rest.
20.INT. RAGGEDY MOTEL - LATERStephanie assures Zola that they'll be at the club all night, and the motel room is just for Derrek. Derrek tells X that he wants to go with them, but X insists that he stay. Stephanie calms him down to get him to agree to the plan.Notes: Tweet #14: so jessica (the white bitch) pulls me to the side & is like "we gone be at the club all night. This room for Jarrett. not us! dnt even trip"Theme: Explored
21.EXT. RAGGEDY MOTEL - CONTINUOUSStephanie avoids Zola's question about when they'll be coming back to the motel. As they drive away with X, Derrek watches, and so does another man outside the motel, Dion.Notes: Tweet #15: So I was like yea bitch okay. But trust I am NOT laying my head here. . So we leave our shit at the motel wit Jarrett & head to the club
22.INT. TAMPA CLUB - NIGHTStephanie and Zola arrive at the club. X takes off.
23.INT. DRESSING ROOM - NIGHTAs Zola and Stephanie get ready, Stephanie takes selfies of the two of them.Notes: Tweet #16: So we working. It was king of slow (it was early Friday night) the club had HELLA rules which I'm not use to (Ima full nude typa bitch)
24.INT. TAMPA STRIP CLUB HALLWAY - EVENINGZola dances on stage while Stephanie entertains men on the floor.
25.INT. BATHROOM RAGGEDY MOTEL - CONTINUOUSDerrek tries calling Stephanie, but she doesn't answer. Zola continues dancing.
26.INT. DRESSING ROOM - LATERStephanie tells Zola that there's a man who wants her to do a private show, but Zola refuses. Stephanie takes more selfies of her and Zola in their pasties, and texts them to X. When Zola asks why she's sending them, Stephanie just brushes it off, saying its so he can come pick them up. Zola asks Stephanie what her relationship is with X, and she tells her that he "takes care" of her - he's her pimp.Notes: Tweet #17: But this club requires pasties & boy shorts & all this other shit..whatever. So after making about $800, I was ready to go.
Tweet #18: She was talking to some dude, tryna talk him out his wallet & they exchanged numbers. So I was like "call ur man. I'm ready!" she calls
Tweet #19: The black dude. I'm like ummm that's not ur man but okay. So I pull her to the side before he pulled up like "wassup wit ur roommate?"
Tweet #20: And she was like we're really close. Before I met Jarrett I was with him. He was taking care of me. I was like OHHH well I don't need that
Tweet #21: "Taking care of Me" in stripper language means that was her pimp. So I was like does Jarrett know? & she goes "of course not" ...strike 1Theme: Explored
27.INT. TAMPA STRIP CLUB - THIRTY MINUTES LATERStephanie informs Zola of another club they can go to, but they'd have to do private dances. Zola passes on the offer. Stephanie tells Zola that X is going to ask how much they made.Notes: Tweet #22: So then she goes "I didn't make anything tonight. What u make because he's gna ask" ..I said "umm that's not yalls business Jess!" ..chill
28.EXT. PARKING LOT OF TAMPA STRIP CLUB - NIGHTStory Beat: Plot Point 1When X asks how much Zola and Stephanie made, they respond with "nothing". X tells them that he's set them both up on Backpage - a website to buy and sell sex. Zola looks at the ad, which uses the pictures that Stephanie took of them at the club. Zola tells X that she's leaving, but X forces her back into the car, reminding her that he knows where she lives and works. When he raises his voice at her, his accent turns from an American one into a Nigerian one. Zola obeys his commands, the threat of violent retaliation right in front of her.Notes: Tweet #23: So he pulls up & AS SOON as we get in he goes "what y'all male" we said at the same time "nothing" ...so he goes damn my girl said she had a
Tweet #24: bad night too. We finna go pick her up. (His fiance who lives down here) ..we pick her up & he goes "nobody made shit. Y'all wanna trap?"
Tweet #25: Trap in stripper lingo means trick. So jessica goes "hell yea! U got some clients" im in the back on mute. He was like "u can get some!"
Tweet #26: So jess is like "yea i need to trap. But jarret is at the room!" & he goes "i wasnt putting yall in thay shit hole tht was for him not yall"Theme: Explored
29.EXT. HOTEL ONE FOUNTAIN - LATEX, Zola, and Stephanie enter a nice hotel.Notes: Tweet #27: Im still quiet...we pull up to a nice ass hotel on the other side of town & he goes "ill get the clients together & text yall off this" ..
30.INT. HOTEL ROOM - CONTINUOUSX leaves Stephanie and Zola alone in the hotel room so Stephanie can show Zola how it's done. Zola tries to bail, but Stephanie pleads for her help. She promises that she didn't mean to bring Zola into this, and she only took the trip in the first place so she could support her baby.Notes: Tweet #28: He handed her a trap phone. So i am mind blown at this point. . So then we get to the room. Nice as fuck. Just me & jess & i start GOIN OFF
Tweet #29: "BITCH U GOT ME FUCKED UP. IM NOT ABOUT TO PLAY WIT U HO. IM GOIN HOME" so she starts cryin & shes like "i didn't wanna take this trip alone
Tweet #30: Please dont leave me. I would be so scared alone" shes fucking sobbing. Im like oooommmmgggggg really?! Now im feeling bad for the hoTheme: Explored
31.INT. STEPHANIE'S HOME IN DETROIT - MORNINGStephanie and Derrek are engrossed in their electronics instead of paying attention to Stephanie's baby.
32.INT. HOTEL ROOM - WHERE WE JUST WEREStephanie instructs Zola to just welcome the men in - she won't be forced to do anything sexual with them. Zola opens the door for the first client and stands uncomfortably in the corner of the room while he and Stephanie have sex.Notes: Tweet #31: She goes "u can just check the guys in, he's not gna force u to trap" i said "OH BITCH I KNOW HE NOT I KILL DEAD ASS KILL YALL" verbatim
Tweet #32: So she cleans herself up & theres a knock at the door...i open the door & some fat white man goes "im here for the white girl"...
Tweet #33: So I check his pockets, take his wallet & let him in...they start fucking RIGHT on the bed next to me. It was a fucking mess. A MESS
33.INT. ZOLA'S HOUSE BEDROOM - NIGHTSean texts Zola, telling her that he's worried about her and wants to know if she's alright.
34.INT. RAGGEDY MOTEL - DEEP NIGHTDerrek calls Stephanie again, worried.
35.INT. HOTEL ROOM - LATERStory Beat: MidpointStephanie makes $150 from her first client, to Zola's surprise. Zola insists that Stephanie is selling herself short and she can make much more than that. Zola takes new pictures for Stephanie's page and prices her services at $500. Her phone instantly blows up with requests.Notes: Tweet #34: So when they finished he gave her $100. I said "jess, u sellin puss for $100???? Pussy is worth thousands. U trippin" she goes "i dont
Tweet #35: make the prices. The prices are already discussed before they come in. So i was like bitch no. If u gone do this. Do it right...
Tweet #36: So i took some pics of her & put em on backpage. Along with a the trap phone # wit a MINIMUM of $500. The phone starts BLOWIN UP!!!
Tweet #37: I was like "se bitch. I got u a nigga comin up RIGHT NOW giving $500 for 15 mins" ...he comes, i check him they get it in, he leaves. .Theme: Explored
36.EXT. RAGGEDY MOTEL - LITTLE LATERDerrek wanders out of the motel room and runs into Dion on the street. Dion asks him for a lighter, but Derrek doesn't have one.
37.INT. LIQUOR STORE - LATE NIGHTDion follows Derrek into the liquor store and makes conversation with him. Derrek doesn't do a good job at hiding his reasons for being in Florida.
38.INT. HOTEL ROOM - LATE NIGHTStephanie goes through client after client. Zola texts Sean back, not telling him about her current predicament.
39.INT. HOTEL ROOM - NEAR DAWNStephanie's night ends with a total of 18 men, only 3 being sent by X. Derrek calls Stephanie.Notes: Tweet #38: We are doing this ALL NIGHT!!! She fucked about 20 dudes and her sorry ass pimp only sent 3 of them ..so around 6am JARRET CALLS
40.EXT. RAGGEDY MOTEL - CONTINUOUSDerrek accuses Stephanie of going home with a man. Stephanie tries to convince him otherwise, but is unsuccessful. Dion tells Derrek to hang up on her.Notes: Tweet #39: She answers on speaker & he is going OFF!!!"WHERE TF ARE YOU & ZOLA?! The club BEEN CLOSED!" she goes "we went 2 another club cus it was slow"
Tweet #40: So im googling 24h clubs (FL has a few) tryna help her lie & he is NOT having it. Hes LIVID. He goes "if u went home wit a dude ur DEAD!"
Tweet #41: So he asks to speak to ME?! I was likr maaannn ima end up killin these crazy white niggas tonight. So he starts cursing ME out!!!
Tweet #42: "Where are yall! I kno she's lying!! Dont be a ho like her zola!!" I said "i PROMISE you, im not" ..he hangs up on me & that was it.Theme: Explored
41.INT. BATHROOM - CONTINUOUSStephanie cleans up in the bathroom, alone.
42.INT. HOTEL ROOM - MORNINGWhen X asks the girls how much they made the previous night, Stephanie tells him the truth - $8,000. Stephanie tells him it was Zola's doing, and he's shocked. X takes the money. Stephanie asks if she can have some, but he refuses, stating that rent and gas isn't cheap.Notes: Tweet #43: We didnt hear from him for the trst of the night. . We fall asleep. A fee hours later the black dude (I STILL DONT KNOW HIS NAME) comes up
Tweet #44: He's like "how much u make lastnight" jess goes "5,500" i was like WTF WHY SHE TELLIN THE TRUTH?!?! I pimped her NOT HIM!!!!
Tweet #45: So he goes "wtf how? Thats good but i only sent u 3 clients" she goes "zola made me a backpage" i was like WOOOWOWOWOWOWOOWOW. here we go...
Tweet #46: So he goes "u can do my job better than me?" I said "i was just helping her out. Irdc. Ur clients were cheap" he started laughing...
Tweet #47: He goes "give me the money" she gave him ALL OF IT. & he goes "thanks zola. U a real one" & throws $500 at me....
Tweet #48: I put that shit right in my bra. Tf. & jess goes, what about me? & he said "u owe me rent jess. U haven't paid in months" i was like damnnnnTheme: Explored
43.EXT. RAGGEDY MOTEL - LATE MORNINGX, Zola, and Stephanie return to the motel to find Derrek talking to Dion. Once inside their room, X yells at Derrek for giving away details of their stay to Dion. Derrek insists that Dion's a good guy, but X says that Dion could bring a whole crew over to kill and rob them, since they know they're carrying a lot of cash. They leave the motel.Notes: Tweet #49: So we leave & head to jarret & the ragedy motel. Cus our shit was there. As we pull up, jarrett chillin outside smoking weed wit some dude
Tweet #50: PAY ATTENTION HERE!! We get out & walk up to them & jarrett goes "here they go" the pimp goes "HERE WHO GO LIL NIGGA, WHO DIS?!"
Tweet #51: Jarrett starts laughing & was like "he was asking me who i was here wit & i said my girl & her friends thats all. Chill out" ..
Tweet #52: The guy jarrett was talkin to laughs & goes "ill catch u later man. Nice meeting u." & leaves. He was a black guy wit dreads. A FL nigga.
Tweet #53: So we all go up to the room & the pimp is going OFF on jarrett. "U dont knoe these niggas!! I can't believe u told him 2 bitched in here!!"
Tweet #54: & jarret goes "he asked why i was out here mad lastnight. All i said was my girl went to work wit her friend & i aint want her to!"
Tweet #55: Now the pimp SCREAMING "SO THAT NIGGA KNO ITS MONEY UP HERE NOW?! HELL NO. WE GOTTA GO!! NOW" me and jess are like [shocked face emoji]Theme: Explored
44.INT. BENZ BOX - DAYTensions are high during their drive to the next hotel.
45.EXT. HOTEL 2 - AFTERNOONThe crew arrives at their next hotel.
46.INT. HOTEL SUITE - DAYDerrek tells Stephanie that he smells other men on her. She lays her hand on his heart to stop him from exhibiting his jealous rage. It does the trick and they start having sex.Notes: Tweet #56: So we pack our shit & head out. We went to a nicer hotel about 20 minutes away. So the pimp was like "zola keep an eye on jarrett!"
Tweet #57: I was like oh shit he den promoted me to look out & shit...so he leaves (to go back to his fiance at home) & jarret & jess start arguing
Tweet #58: He was like "i know u was trappin jess. I saw the backpage add ho" and he shows her a screenshot..i was like OH SHIT. HERE WE GOOOOTheme: Explored
47.EXT. HOTEL POOL - DAYAlone at the hotel pool, Zola's on the phone with Sean. She gets interrupted by X. He tells her that she needs to do what she did last night again. She tells him that she came on the trip to dance, and she won't do anything else besides that. He grabs ahold of her and tells her that they're doing outcalls tonight. Not a question.Notes: Tweet #62: So MY MAN calls me! I lied & said everything was okay. I didnt want him worrying. I had a nice dinner & then the pimp calls the trap phone
Tweet #63: I answer & hes like "since u a maadam & shit, do that shit again tonight. But set up outcalls only cus this hotel 2 nice 2 trap out of"
48.INT. HOTEL 2 SUITE - DAYZola mentions to Stephanie that she needs to get ready. Upon hearing this, Derrek pleads to Stephanie. He thought she was done with this, and this isn't what he came to Florida for. He asks Zola if it's what she came for, and she replies "no". He acts unsurprised that Stephanie set up a friend - "again".Notes: Tweet #59: So he starts cryin like a bitch. I was like wow. Hes like "i thought u were done wit this. I didnt come to FL for this. U messy"..
Tweet #60: Then he turns 2 me & goes "this what u came here for zola?!" I said "HELL NA jarret she lowkey set me up. Im not fuckin wit yall after this"
Tweet #61: He goes "wow u even set up ur friend. U such a ho" so they arguing for hours. I leave & go down to the pool. I mean, i am in florida !
Tweet #64: I was like cool. I gotchu. Especially for another $500. So i go up to the room & told jess to get ready. Jarrett goes WTF AGAIN BITCH NO!!!!Theme: Challenged
49.EXT. BACKDROP - DAYMontage of Stephanie saying the first thing she ever said to Zola. It may not have been just an innocent compliment, but a trap.Theme: Challenged
50.INT. SUITE BATHROOM - DAYStory Beat: Plot Point 2Derrek posts Stephanie's Backpage ad on her Facebook so all her friends and family can see. X is furious. X's fiancée pulls out a handgun. X takes the gun from her and points it at Derrek, ordering him to delete the post and hand over his phone. He does. X hands the phone to his fiancée, who steps on it with the pointy heel of her shoe. X tells the girls that he's spending the night in, and they'll be doing the outcalls with Derrek.Notes: Tweet #65: I said "jarrett calm down. Please" this white nigga starts PUNCHING HIMSELF!!!! Like crazy people do dawg!! I was like OH HELLL NAWLLL
Tweet #66: He goes "if u do this again jess. I will kill myself. I love u 2 much" ..I was like this nigga lost in the sauce & his bitch lost in the game
Tweet #67: So i said "jarret sit THE FUCK down. Jess come on so i can take some pics it's already 10oclock. Yall playin" so i make her a fresh ad
Tweet #68: We come out the bathroom (i did her hair & makeup & shit) & jarret goes "everybody knows you a ho now. Fuck u. I wanna go home!" I said HUH?
Tweet #69: He throws his phone at her and its HER FACEBOOK!!! A status of BOTH ads!!!!! HER MOM IS ON THERE GOIN OFFFFFF in the comments!!!
Tweet #70: Jessica starts BAWLING!! "Omg. My mom had my daughter this week! How could u!! She on the floor literally breaking down" ...i was like [shocked faced emoji]
Tweet #71: So jessica calls the pimp & tells "JARRETT JUST PUT EVERYTHING ON FACEBOOK. MY WHOLR FAMILY SEES!" The pimp goes "I TOLD ZO TO WATCH HIM!!!"
Tweet #72: LITERALLY 5 mins later its the pimp BANGING at our door. He comes in wit his fiance this time. & snatches jarrett up by the neck
Tweet #73: He wasted NO TIME!! He goes "i should really kill yo ass." Jarrett is dangling off the ground crying "please dont please" ..lowkey im cryin
Tweet #74: The fiance pulls out a handgun yall!!! She goes "u want to bae or what? Fuck him. He did OUR girl so wrong" i was like OH MY FUCKING GOD!
Tweet #75: So now jess steps in "shes like please dont. Just beat his ass " i was like (oh his name z? Okay. Got it) so he puts him down...
Tweet #76: Z goes. Naw i am gone kill his manhood though. . And he sits on the bed next to his fiance...he goes "sit in front of me jarrett"....
Tweet #77: He does...still crying. He goes "delete the post. And give me ur phone" ...he did..then he goes "come here jess" ...i was so lost
Tweet #78: His FIANCE unbuckled his pants and jess gets on her knees & starts sucking his dick IN FRONT OF JARRET AND I !!!!!! I was like YOOOOOOOOOO
Tweet #79: He then gets up...and starts fucking jess from the back...jarret just sitting there...im standin wit my mouth to the FLOOR!!!Theme: Explored
51.INT. HOTEL SUITE - LATERX gives Zola a handgun before she heads out, trusting her to take care of Stephanie. Zola lets him know that she doesn't know how to use it, but he ignores that.Notes: Tweet #80: The fiance right next to them wit a gun in her lap..i was like damnnnnn...So then he gets up & says "go clean up jess. U gotta work"
Tweet #81: He looks at jarret & says "any questions?" Jarret says "i wanna go home" i laughed out loud. I couldnt help it.
Tweet #82: & z goes "na. Ima spend the night wit my girl so YOU gone take jess to her outcalls." I was like DAMNNNNNNNNNNNN!!! Thats fucked bro
Tweet #83: He goes "zola got the clients & addresses so yall can take her" & him & his fiance leave....the room is silent for the next 30 mins. Swear
Tweet #84: The first client calls & says he ready....so jarrett takes us. Z left a handgun but told me not to tell them. He slid it to me on the slick
Tweet #85: He texted the trap phone like "im trusting u wit my bitch zola. If anything goes left. Use it" i was like WHAT?! NIGGA I CANT!!!
52.INT. NONDESCRIPT LOCATION - TIME OF DAY UNKNOWNThe first client of the night calls.Theme: Symbolized
53.INT. BENZ BOX - NIGHTDerrek drives Zola and Stephanie to the first outcall.
54.EXT. MANSION - NIGHTZola walks Stephanie to the door of her outcall. Stephanie enters, leaving Zola outside.
55.INT. BENZ BOX - MOMENTS LATERDerrek shows Zola a Vine video and says he's going to make funny videos like that. She doesn't seem to care. He admits to her that he's only trying to distract himself. Stephanie returns to the car.Notes: Tweet #86: So anyway, jarrett took us to about 4 clients & then the phone was slow. Me & jarrett were in the car together while she was workin so we
Tweet #87: Starting haviny deep convo. He really wasn't a bad dude. But he was bipolar. VERY bipolar...so I understood his outburst a little more
56.INT. BENZ BOX - LATERDerrek drives Stephanie and Zola to the next location.
57.INT. APARTMENT - NIGHTStephanie meets with her next client.
58.INT. BENZ BOX - LATE NIGHTX sends the girls the address for another call. Zola says it's getting late, but Stephanie insists that she's not tired.
59.I/E. shack - late nightStephanie's next outcall is a group of six men, paying $400 each for a gangbang.
60.INT. RESTAURANT - NIGHTStephanie takes the audience through her own sequence of events of what really happened on the trip. According to her, she's a Jesus-loving, community-serving innocent victim of Zola's "ratchet" behavior.Theme: Challenged
61.EXT. HIGHWAY - NIGHTX explains the details for the last call of the night. Derrek suggests that they drive home instead.Notes: Tweet #88: So we head back to the hotel & i figet this one last call late af. & the client says "i got 5,000 but i want 2 bitches" i said "oh sorry we
Tweet #89: only have 1." The client goes "well i got 2,000 for 1 but its 4 dudes..& we only do incalls" i was like wow. Whut?? So i text z & told him
Tweet #90: He was like "hell yea, tell him come on." So i set it up. Then last min the client goes "actually; out call is fine" & gives me a address
Tweet #91: So we get in the car & head to the address....jess goes "its 4 of them can u just wait in the hall please" i was like bitch iight cmon
Theme: Explored
65.INT. HALLWAY - LATE NIGHTX, with Zola and Derrek behind him, holds his gun up to the peephole of the hotel room door. The man inside refuses to open the door unless he disarms. X takes the clip out and the door opens, revealing Dion, who points a shotgun at X. Dion makes Derrek strip to prove he's not hiding a weapon, but fails to check Zola's purse. He ushers them inside.Notes: Tweet 101: Me & jarrett on the side of the hall where u cant see & z knocks on the door! ..a man goes "who is it" z goes "where my bitch man?!"
Tweet 102: Jessica SCREAMS. & the voice says "aint no bitch in here bruh" i was like oh. My. God...z goes "open the door" ....guess who opens the door
Tweet 103: THE NIGGA WIT DREADS THAT JARRETT WAS SMOKIN WIT AT THE RUN DOWN MOTEL!!!!!!!!! I WAS LIKE YOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Tweet 104: So he goes "come in & check." To . Z motioned for us to stay hidden. THANK GOD. So he goes in the room & dread head there by himself rn
66.INT. HOTEL ROOM - CONTINUOUSCC points a gun at Zola and Derrek. X notices a leg peeking out of the closet. Dion offers X $20,000 for Stephanie. X refuses the offer. While Dion is distracted by Zola, X grabs the handgun from her purse and points it at Dion. X demands for Dion and CC to drop their guns, They do. Derrek grabs one of their guns from the floor and hands it to X before heading over to Stephanie in the closet. Dion taunts X, saying that he won't shoot him. Stephanie starts to wake up. X shoots Dion in the neck, shocking everyone in the room. X, Zola, Derrek, and Stephanie run away as Dion bleeds out.Notes: Tweet 105: Z sits on the bed wit his strap out & goes "where she at man?" Dreads goes "well since she wants to steal work frm my girls. She clearly"
Tweet 106: wants to be here wit us....(we still dont see jess) so z goes to the closet and bust the door in & she in there. Tied up. Knocked tf out
Tweet 107: Dreads goes "i got 20K for her right now man & all is forgiven" z said "we made more then 20k this weekend alone. Get outta here!"
Tweet 108: So dreads goes "my dudes downstairs not gone just let u walk out wit her like that" & z said "we'll see" ...mind u i can barely see
Tweet 109: Im around the corner. So i just hear everything...next thing i know i hear some shuffling & a gun goes off..once again I TAKE OFF
Tweet 112: Im cryin. I said "wtf happened?!" He goes "that nigga reached for his piece. I shot him in the face man" i was like OHHHMMAAAGAWDDD
Tweet 114: Jess is up now & she tells us what happened. Apparently they recognized her from the motel & set her up (clearly) & once they snatched her
Tweet 115: They told her to trap for them & she said no. So they beat her ass....thats what z interrupted when he knocked so they knocked her out...Theme: Explored
67.EXT. OUTDOOR POOL - DAWNZola, Derrek, Stephanie, and X speed through the hotel, running for their lives.Notes: Tweet 110: But i took off down the hall threw the back!! Jarrett wasnt far behind & then we look behind us & z is runnin too wit jess over his shoulder
Tweet 111: He throws jess in the car & hops in the drivers seat! I hopped in wit him & jarret hopped in the other car & we got the fuck ON
68.EXT. BENZ BOX - DAYBREAKThe crew speeds down a highway. Stephanie tosses X's guns out the window.
69.INT. X’S CONDO IN A HIGH-RISE - MORNINGThe crew makes it safely to X's condo. X says he'll get Zola and Derrek tickets out of Florida, but Stephanie is staying with him. Derrek offers to stay, but X refuses. Derrek threatens to kill himself if he can't be with Stephanie. He follows through with it and jumps off the balcony, landing on the ground below.Notes: Tweet 113: We got back to our hotel, packed our shit & checked out. We went to z and his fiances condo...nice as FUCK by the way.
Tweet 116: I was like.....I REALLY gotta go home yall. Sorry to kill the mood but i cant take nomore of this. Jarrett was like "same"
Tweet 117: Z's fiance was in the kitchen counting money dawg. Just like a rich ho. So z was like "everybody get some sleep. I gotta get rid of this"
Tweet 118: (Talkin about the gun) so he leaves...we all try to get some sleep. The next morning he comes in wit tickets for me & jarrett
Tweet 119: Jarrett goes "im not leaving jess here. Not after last night. She has a daughter & needs to come home" z was like "na we making money"
Tweet 120: I was like wooooww wit a black eye & busted lip & some FL niggas looking for yall u STILL tryna trap? Crazy. I was like "WELL IM READY!"
Tweet 121: Jess goes "itll be ok jarrett. I'll be home in 3 days" jarrett started wit that punching himself shit again...i was like mannn. Here we go
Tweet 122: Jarrett goes "come with me or im killing myself" z was like "ugh. Not this shit again. Ill be in the car. Yall 2 hurry up!"
Tweet 123: So jarrett is literally breaking down. U ever seen someone hysterically crying? Its intense. & jess tryna calm him. . Im at the door ready
Tweet 124: Jarrett randomly stops crying. Instantly. Like some movie shit. & goes "so u arent comin?!" Jess said "no jarrett. I cant" this nigga jarret
Tweet 125: RUNS TOWARDS THEIR BALCONY & JUMPS!! I swear to GOD. bible. He fucking jumped. I screamed SO LOUD my heart stopped
Tweet 126: Jess runs towards the balcony & this nigga jarrett was hanging. He didn't fall all the way. He was stuck by his pants. THANK GOD!!!!!
Tweet 127: We were only on the 4th floor but he still wouldve died. It was a good drop. So jess is helping him & i call z lmfaoo. Still crying
Tweet 128: I was like "jarrett is stuck. He tried to jump off ur balcony" z was like "WHAT IS WRONG WIT THIS NIGGA!! FAMILIES LIVE HERE BRO WTF"
Tweet 129: So z came up, helped get him. Slapped the fuck out of him (literally) & physically guided him to the car..jess comes out & goes
70.INT. BENZ BOX HIGHWAY - DAYStory Beat: ResolutionThe crew cruises down the highway. Derrek has a bloody head injury, but he's still alive. Zola gets a call from Sean, but she can't answer it. Stephanie tells Zola that she didn't mean for any of this to happen, and she loves her. Zola pulls out her phone and writes her first tweet.Notes: Tweet 130: "I swear I didn't set u up Zola. I never intended for u to trap. Thats why u didnt! I hope we can be friends after"
Tweet 131: I looked at her like she wasn't speaking English & i said "im not gone beat yo ass rn bcus u already in bad shape. But i better not ever
Tweet 132: see or hear from you again" & she walked away....z LITERALLY buckled jarretts seat belt lmfao. & we went to the airport.
Tweet 133: Bare with me. It's almost over. When we landed in Detroit my man picked us up. We both looked HORRIBLE. so washed up & tired
Tweet 134: My man was like "who is this white boy & wats wrong wit yall" i said "babe. Neither of us r the same. Just tak him 2 his car & tak me home"
Tweet 135: We drop jarrett off & on the way home i told him everything. He couldnt even speak honestly. . Check this out, this the last 4 tweets
Tweet 136: I get a collect call 4 days later from a jail in LAS VEGAS! It's JESSICA! She goes "we got caught trappin in vegas & we all got arrested"
Tweet 137: I said "oh. Why u callin me?" She goes "z was wanted for kisnapping 15 underage girls & is linked to 6 murders including FL"
Tweet 138: I said "Florida? Murder? U have the wrong number!" She screams "ASK JARRETT TO BAIL ME OUT, He wont answer my collect call"
Tweet 139: I said "JARRETT??? U really have the wrong number" i hung up & called jarrett. He goes "yea i heard. Its on the news. Hes a huge trafficker"
Tweet 140: I found out later that jessica & his fiance played victim & said they were forced & z who's name i cant pronounce was a african man & was
Tweet 141: Wanted literally everywhere. He got sentenced to life & i hear jess is back in Detroit wit her mom & baby.... And thats the end of thatTheme: Stated
XBlack · MaleStephanie's pimp. Intense, controlling, and selfish.What does your character want?: He wants Stephanie to make money for him.How will your character attempt to get it?: By setting her up on Backpage.