You Can't Live With Them... (Mid-Season Finale)

INT. LEON AND HIRO'S APARTMENT. NIGHT.

Leon and Hiro on the couch watching TV, relaxing with beers.

Doorbell RINGS. Hiro uses x-ray vision to look through the

door.

HIRO

Pizza's here!

Hiro goes to the door, opens it and takes the pizza.

LEON

How'd you know that?

HIRO

Were you expecting someone else?

LEON

Fair point.

Hiro takes the pizza into the kitchen. Leon gets out a black

device, similar to a cell phone, that beeps ominously as he

presses it. He keeps casting guilty glances at the kitchen

to make sure Hiro doesn't see.

HIRO

(O.S)

Do you want another beer?

LEON

(distracted by the

device)

Mm?

HIRO

(returning to the lounge)

I asked if you wanted another beer.

What are you doing?

LEON

Hmm... Oh, nothing. Yeah sure, I'll

have another beer, mate. Thanks.

Hiro, checking Leon is still distracted, speeds back to the

kitchen to get the beer.

HIRO

Here you go.

Leon, startled, guiltily puts the device in his pocket.

HIRO

(nodding towards Leon's

pocket)

Work?

LEON

Thank you. Yeah, but it's done now.

Cheers.

They clink bottles.

HIRO

To a quiet night in.

LEON

Finally.

HIRO

Yeah, you have been working a lot

recently. Bosses riding you pretty

hard?

LEON

More like the competition...

TV BROADCASTER

We interrupt this programme with

breaking news. A bomb has just been

discovered downtown in Decathon

Plaza. Nearby areas are being

evacuated but all residents of the

city are advised to remain indoors

until further notice. Authorities

are on the scene and we will keep

you all up to date as things

progress.

Leon settles back, unfazed, sipping his beer. Hiro sits

forwards, unsettled. His phone chirps. He reads the message

and stands up.

HIRO

I gotta go.

LEON

(worried)

What? You just heard what they said

- "stay indoors".

HIRO

... Didi wants me.

LEON

I thought she was on vacation?

HIRO

Right... She got back early.

LEON

But doesn't she live right near

Decathon?

HIRO

Er, yeah... She doesn't want to

evacuate though...

LEON

If your girlfriend is too dumb to

evacuate, you don't have to die

with her... Survival of the

fittest, mate.

HIRO

No, I really should go.

LEON

Tell her to come here, if she's

scared. I'll text her.

HIRO

(too quickly)

No!... No, I'll.. Go fetch her.

LEON

What? No, that's not what I meant.

You need to stay inside! There's a

BOMB.

HIRO

I need to go... Help.

LEON

Help... Didi?

HIRO

Yeah, yeah, that's what I meant.

TV BROADCASTER

We will now go to our drone live on

the scene. The bomb squad are

working tirelessly to diffuse this

device.

The TV shows the bomb counting down from 8 minutes.

LEON

You'd never get to her in time

anyway. If she doesn't want to

evacuate, that's on her.

HIRO

I at least have to try.

LEON

No, mate, you don't!

Leon grabs Hiro and drags him to Leon's room. Leon gets the

pair of handcuffs from the bedside table and cuffs Hiro to

the bed.

HIRO

Do I even want to know why you have

these?

LEON

Look, this is for your own good.

Normal people don't run towards

bombs... Leave it to that damned

Super to deal with.

HIRO

Don't start this again. The Supers

are good people...

LEON

(sarcastically)

Yeah, right...

They sit in uncomfortable silence.

HIRO

Can you at least bring the pizza if

we're gonna be sitting here all

night?

LEON

Yeah... Alright.

Leon goes to get the pizza. Hiro snaps the handcuffs, speeds

to the window and leaps out. Leon returns just as he flies

away.

LEON

... Shit.

Leon hurries back to the lounge, fumbling with the device.

He rapidly pushes the display as the bomb shows 3 minutes on

the TV. He pushes a final button with a resounding beep and

the timer fades to black. Leon leans back on the couch with

a sigh.

THE END