Chapter 1
LESS DRAMA MORE Love : Before The Demise Of Abe Tagawa
WRITTEN BY: Kiara Patrice Oxley
Setting : 1995
Place : New York City, New York
February 6, 1995
1 : 00 PM
KAYLA’S OFFICE
Daniel : Hey Kayla...It’s Been A Year Since
We Seen Each Other. We Got A Lot On Our Hands
Kayla : I Know.. And I Heard There Was Something Weird
& Fishy Going On...
Daniel : Fishy? Like What? Gimme That Newspaper You’re Reading
Daniel Snatches The Newspaper from Kayla
Daniel : Police Say They Are Looking For A Hispanic Male In His 20’s Dark Hair & Dark Eyes.. And It Says They Are Also Looking For A Asian Male In His Teens.. What I’m Seeing Here Is That They Robbed A Mobile Phone Store In Manhattan...
(Daniel Stops For A Second)
Kayla : Really? Was He Mexican? i think i might know who this guy is he could be Alejandro Fernandez
Daniel : Are You Sure Kayla ? We Got To Track This Motherfucker down before More innocent People Get Hurt...
Kayla : Alright! Time To Kick Some Butt!
Jamie’s Store/Police Station 145 Pm
Kayla : Alright Alejandro Let Me Ask You This...
Why Did you rob a poor innocent old man...
Of a cellular phone store ?
Alejandro : My Korean Friend Told Me That There Was An Expensive Cellphone
That He Wanted For Christmas
I Had No Money...
And I Was Desperate To Buy The Phone So We
Quietly Took The Phones Off The Shelves without being loud
And Took Off...
Kayla : what your telling me is that your friend wanted a cellphone for Christmas is that right But couldn’t afford it?
Alejandro : Yes, but the store manager asked us to leave
And we hid the phone in a secret place... does that answer your question?
Robert Gets Involved
Robert: Look Lady We Didn’t Mean No Harm To Anyone
We Were Just Window Shopping.
Kayla : I think you’re lying
You’re going to jail
Continued ....
Kayla : After Dealing With Crazy People
It’s been a hectic week so far..
We got more people to interview
In Terms Of The Jamie’s Mobile Phone Store
Incident back in February
Daniel : Oh Yeah... That’s Right God.. My Memory Is Starting
To Diminish... who are we going to interview now Kayla?
Kayla : hmm... I’m thinking ...We Have June Molina & Justin Arias
They were at the mobile store when the robbery took place..
Daniel : Do They Speak English?
I’m Going To Get A Translator This Time
Kayla : That i don’t know come on lets go...
3:00
02/07/1995
Police Station ...
Justin Arias(laughs uncontrollably)
Kayla : Why are you laughing at me Mr Arias
WHAT DID I DO THAT WAS SO FUNNY?
JUSTIN : It’s nothing it looks like you got the wrong man to interview i had nothing to do with this Incident
Kayla : That’s bullshit... you must have seen something suspicious..come on give me answers details.. details
Kayla is pushed by June...
June : leave my husband alone.. whats your problem miss
Kayla : hey that’s assault on a cop...
June : It doesn’t matter you don’t need to be here gringa....
My Husband is innocent
Kayla : Where Is This Woman From?
Daniel : I don’t know you ask her!
4 PM Police Station
Kayla : Ok ... Mrs. June Molina
Where were you when this incident happened
Did you witness any gunfire
& what did you see that day?
June : I was shopping for some new clothes
When i heard someone yell....
& I Ran Fast As I Could.. To See What Was Going On...
And i saw a Asian Boy With A Latino Boy Stealing
Cellphones
They Were Armed...
Kayla Thanked June
Kayla : Where Is She From?
Justin : El Salvador
Kayla : Oh That’s Interesting
We Gotta Run... so that’s 2 down one to go!
8 Pm...
Alejandro’s Home
Police Were Called To Find A Hispanic Male Dead On His Porch ...
With a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head...
Kayla is shocked..
Kayla :Oh God... It’s Alejandro Fernandez... it looks like he was depressed about something... i have a feeling his girlfriend left him?!
Daniel : Yeah Maybe So... Enough Talk Lets Go!