NATURAL BORN KILLERS

                         WAYNE
               Didn't you say you were finished with killin'?
               "Love beats the demon?"

                         MICKEY (sharing a look with Mallory)
               I am. And it will...
                    (pause)
               It's just that you're the last one, Wayne. You
               gonna feed on your own misery.

                         WAYNE (new tone)
               So big fuckin' deal, that's show business. Who
               cares, so I'm a parasite....it's a "cruel
               world" out there.  You were wronged. So what
               else is new? The day you killed, your ass
               belonged to us.  You did what you had to do.
               So did I. We're married.
                    (Mallory laughing)
               Think about it.  The point is we can do a
               Salmon Rushdie thing next, books, talk shows,
               all remote, we move around, duckin' and
               bobbin', then we come up for air once in a
               while.  Donahue, Oprah, Playboy...the mystery
               avengers, do you know how big you could be?

                         MALLORY
               Does he have an "off" button? Can we take out
               his batteries?

                         MICKEY
               We got a better idea.  How bout we kill you?

                         WAYNE (incensed)
               Jesus Christ! What are you nitwits? You can't
               kill me!  Without television you're nothing,
               nothing...two kids, I made you Mickey, you owe
               me.  Without me you're on the bus to fuckin'
               diznee land.

                         MICKEY
                    (John Wayne voice to Mallory)
               Let's make a little music Colorada.

                         WAYNE
               Wait! Wait! Don't Mickey and Mallory always
               leave somebody alive to tell the tale??

                         MICKEY
               We are.
                    (points in camera)
               Your camera.

                         WAYNE
               NO!!!!  You can't shoot me.  I AM WAYNE GALE.
               My lawyers...

     Mickey and Mallory PUMP rounds into Wayne, whose body dances like
     a puppet before collapsing to the ground.

     Mickey and Mallory kiss each other passionately.

     Mickey slips a new WEDDING BAND on her finger -- and one for
     himself.  Mallory is really happy.

     They climb into the News Van.  They drive away.

     Wayne's body lies peacefully in FRAME as the CAMERA rolls out of
     film.

                                                         FADE IN:

     INT. "AMERICAN MANIACS" NEWSVAN - DAY

     MICKEY drives. MALLORY rides shotgun. The CAMERA moves and
     reveals OWEN in back. Mallory strums Mickey's guitar.

                         OWEN
               I liked Wayne.

                         MICKEY
               He's resting, Owen.

                         OWEN (cryptic)
               You know he'll never die...This is exciting!
               How'd I do back there?

                         MICKEY
               Not bad for a first timer

                         MALLORY
               You got a real mean streak in ya, Owen.
               That'll get you where you wanna go.

                         OWEN
               I never knew I had it in me. Comin' as I do
               from the fire and all... (a look) What about
               you folks? You think you'll be able to lie low?

                         MICKEY
               We're gonna give it a try, we love each other,
               that's fo' sure.

                         OWEN
               Love -- you can't beat that.

                         MALLORY
               I had a dream last night.  We stood on the back
               porch for a long time...(looking at Mickey)
               listening to the rain and thunder...the sky lit
               up...we was feelin' the warm air from Mexico...

                         MICKEY
               Poetry...

                         OWEN (grinning)
               Mexico? Never been...

                         MICKEY
               And you ain't goin' either, Owen.  We promised
               you a ride out, that's it.  We're droppin' you
               next town.

                         OWEN
               But you promised you'd take me with you!

                         MICKEY
               I lied...

                         OWEN (very disappointed)
               Too bad...I'll tell you what I'd really like,
               though.

                         MICKEY
               What's that?

                         OWEN
               I'd really like a taste of old Mallory over
               there.  I never got with the wild kind before.

     Mickey turns his head to see if Owen's joking.

                         MICKEY
               You can't talk like that, Owen.  Mean streak or
               not, I don't wanna hear that kinda talk.

                         OWEN
               I'm serious though.  I'd love to take her for a
               test drive.  What do you say, Mallory? Are you
               interested?

     Mallory turns around with her gun loosely pointed at Owen.

                         MALLORY (mocking singsong)
               Oh god -- can you feel my breasts? Can you
               spread my ass? How's your pussy looking? Is
               this for real? I swear I'd love to contain
               myself but people like you...

     Owen pulls his own gun up.

                         OWEN
               Now, there's no reason to talk angry, Mallory.
               You'll make me think you don't desire me.

                         MICKEY
               All right!  That's enough bullshit!  I don't
               like the fact you induced my wife to talk this
               way...Put the guns down and can it.

     Mallory puts her gun down.  Owen doesn't.

                         OWEN
               Do you do everything he tells you?

                         MALLORY
               Oh yeah, like a dog on a leash.