Episode 11: Locked Up

GG: Good Evening Upper East Siders, Now we all know Chuck basso is on the run and we hear from the downtown crew. Take care Chuck, the last person who crossed them ended up 6ft under...

At the furgone, van der Woodsen/Bass Apartment.

Blair, Dan and Chuck enter the apartment.
Chuck goes straight to the bar and pours himself a whisky.

B: Right, te have 5 secondi to explain this to me!
C: (drinks the whisky)
B: Chuck!
C: I'm not saying anything with "Brooklyn" here
B: Hey, Dan was very helpful and te should thank him

Dan looks surprised da Blair comment.

B: Make the most of that Humphrey, I don't give out compliments often
D: I sure will
C: Is there anything else?
B: Sorry Dan
D: No problem, I'll just go back to my trashy home, Nice to have te back Chuck (Dan smiles)
B: Thanks Dan
C: Yeah thanks Humphrey (smurks)

Dan exits.

B: Now are te going to tell me?
C: Not da my own choice, But I'm sure you'll find someway of getting it out of me
B: Don't play with me Chuck, I saw the look on your face when they were coming in the elevator, te were scared
C: Was not!
B: I think te were, Please just tell me
C: (gives her a cheeky smile) If I did, would te put that uniform back on
B: (confused) Wha... (Remembers what she wore at the hotel)
C: (winks)
B: Ha Ha... I'm not that easy Bass
C: (laughs under his breath)

Blair walks over to the bar.

B: Chuck?
C: (annoyed) Blair I can't do this now (goes to take another drink, Blair takes the glass from him)
B: Do te know how worried I was this last month? I haven't stopped searching for you, and te can't even give me an explenation
C: I don't want te getting into this
B: I'm already in it Chuck so te might aswell tell me
C: (pause)
B: te know what? Fine! te deal with this yourself...But don't come running to me when te need someone

Blair walks towards the elevator.

C: Blair...

Blair stops and turns araound.

C: I'll tell you

(A few minuti later)

Chuck and Blair are sitting in the living room.

C: ....So I had to borrow cash
B: Wait, Why? Your Chuck Bass, te have a billion dollars and te borrow money?
C: And I'm 17...I couldn't...they wouldn't let me, until I'm 18 so I borrowed it
B: How much?
C: 50
B: hundred?
C: Thousand...
B: (shocked) How on on effin earth did te spend that much? And in a month?
C: How do te think? Booze, Women, Gambling...Everything I usually do
B: Okay...And they're after te for the money?
C: Yeah, and I've got 62 hours to get it to them or...
B: or...

Chuck gives her a 'stupid' look.

B: No! Your Chuck basso they can't do that
C: I just need to get the money out the bank then I'll be fine
B: Well you'll have to go to Lily
C: What? Do te remember the last time I spoke to her
B: Oh ingoiare, inghiottire your pride Chuck, What's the alternative?

(pause)

C: Fine. But I'm not staying here, This is the first place they'll look
B: I've got it...

(Half an ora later)

Blair and Chuck are standing outside the Palace Hotel.

C: Blair, Have te Lost your mind?
B: What? They can't find te here
C: This Hotel practically shouts out 'Bass'
B: Look, Even if they do know this is your hotel, They're hardly going to go around the whole hotel knocking every door down
C: te don't know what they'd do
B: It's either this o nothing, Go back to Queens, I'm sure the gang has plenty of room for you

Blair smiles, then walks into the hotel, Chuck followers her.


GG: Spotted. Chuck entering the Palace, is that your new hiding place C? Oh I might just of blowen your cover. Lets hope the Downtowners don't read Gossip Girl...

(In a diffrent suite from Chuck's usual room)

Chuck falls down face first onto the bed.

C: (mumbles) How did this happen!

Blair stares at him and looks very worried for Chuck.

B: Why don't te get some sleep
C: MmmHmm

Blair looks on as Chuck falls asleep.
Blair then picks up her cell phone and calls.

B: S, It's me. Get over here. I've found him. (hangs up)

(Half an ora later)

Chuck is still asleep. Blair is walking around the room fichiting. (Knock at the door)
Blair answers.

S: B, ciao (Serena hugs Blair)
B: S...

Serena enters.

S: Is he asleep?
B: Yeah...
S: So what's this about? What happened?
B: He's in serious trouble
S: How did te find him?
B: te need to thank Dan for me, he helped
S: Dan and You?
B: Yeah...
S: Well If one good thing has come out of this, te and Dan getting along
B: I don't we're BFF's yet
S: (smiles) So where was he?
B: In Queens...
S: What? Why was he there?
B: He was hiding, from this gang, who's after him...
S: (confused) What? Why?
B: He owes them, Look S, I'll explain this later, I just need te to keep and eye on Chuck, Lock him up if te have too
S: Sure, Why?
B: I have to do something...And I can't leave him alone...He might run off again just keep and eye on him
S: Okay, But where are te going?
B: I just need to deal with something...

Blair walks over to the letto and holds Chuck's hand before picking up his phone (Serena does not see this).

S: (Serena hugs Blair) What shall I tell Chuck? When he wakes up?
B: Just tell him, I've gone to fix things...
S: (looks confused) Okay,

Blair walks towards the door.

B: Be back later S, Bye
S: Bye B

Blair exits.
Serena goes to sit da Chuck.

(Outside in the corridor)

Blair opens Chuck's cell phone and looks through the last calls and sees Travis's name, and she calls it.

B: Hello...
T: Bass?
B: No, It's a friend...Look I've got what te want...
T: The cash...
B: Yes
T: Good, Here's where to go...

(Travis gives Blair the address of where to go, so that she can hand over the money)

(An ora later)
Somewhere downtown, In a dark ally.

Travis is smoking and standing back to the wall.
Blair walks down the ally.

T: (recognizes Blair) You?
B: (looks down) Look...Chuck doesn't need this...He's been through enough his father died.
T: Your the girl from the hotel...The cleaner was it?
B: (silence)
T: Where's the money?
B: I haven't got it
T: (getting angry) What?
B: Do te know who I am?! te dont attraversare, croce me
T: Do te know who I am?! te attraversare, croce me, and I wont be held responsable for my actions
B: Try it...
T: Your not scared of me are you?
B: Why would I be scared of you?

Travis pulls out a hand coltello and points it at Blair.

T: Because te should be princess

Blair looks very scared and terrified.

T: Tell Chuck, His little 'girlfriend' just Lost him 48 hours. $50,000. 24 Hours. Give Chuck the message. Got it!

Blair nods.

T: Good girl

Travis kisses Blair on the cheek then walks away.
Blair starts breating heavely and looks very scared, then runs off.


GG: We've heard Blair Waldorf had a run in with Chuck's little 'friends', well hardly little. It must of shaken te up B, But at least te held your own, protected your man. So how long will Chuck have to keep hiding before he can mostra his handsome face again, Your guess is as good as mine. te know te Amore me. xoxo Gossip Girl

TO BE CONTINUED...