Thursday

Thursday

Year: 1998

Runtime: 87 mins

Language: English

Director: Skip Woods

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When a former Los Angeles drug dealer escapes to Texas to start a quiet suburban life as a married architect, his past refuses to stay buried. His former crime partner shows up with a shipment of heroin, pulling him back into the criminal underworld and attracting a host of violent, unsavory characters into his new world.

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Timeline – Thursday (1998)

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1

LA store confrontation and cover-up

On Monday night in Los Angeles, Nick, Dallas, and Billy Hill argue with a convenience store cashier, and Dallas shoots him dead. They conceal the killing from a police officer until he sees blood on the floor, at which point they kill him as well.

Monday night Los Angeles
2

Nick arrives in Texas and heroin is found

Early Thursday morning in Texas, Nick asks to stay a couple of days with Casey. Nick borrows Casey's car, and Casey finds Nick's suitcase filled with heroin. Casey gives Nick an ultimatum to leave or he will call the cops, and Nick promises he will be along after finishing some business. Casey disposes of the heroin down the garbage disposal.

Early Thursday morning Casey's house, Texas
3

Ice arrives; Jarvis rings the doorbell

At 11:55, Casey opens the door to hitman Ice. Casey suggests they smoke some ganja before Ice dies, then distracts him. Ice ends up gagged and bound in Casey's garage as Dr. Jarvis, the adoption agent, rings the doorbell and Casey rushes to clear away drug paraphernalia to keep his past hidden.

11:55 PM Casey's house
4

Jarvis interview and LA past concealment

During the interview, Jarvis asks about what Casey did in Los Angeles, since there is no record of that time. Casey does his best to cover up his past as well as his recent encounter with Ice, trying to present himself as a suitable adoptive father.

Casey's house
5

Dallas escalates the confrontation

Dallas arrives while Jarvis is present and attempts to scare him away by recounting Casey's criminal past. She pressures Casey about the money and, after failing to get an explanation, ties him to a chair and initiates a rape attempt. Billy arrives and shoots Dallas just as she reaches a third orgasm, interrupting the assault.

Casey's house
6

Billy's torture and the raid

Billy intends to torture Casey with a saw and a blowtorch, but police raid the house next door. Casey frees himself by loosening the tape, grabs a frying pan, and overpowers Billy, leaving him bound in the garage.

Casey's house
7

Nick's confession and death

Nick calls Casey from a payphone, apologizes, and reveals that he stole the heroin and money. After the call, it becomes clear Nick has been shot and is dying from blood loss.

Payphone near Casey's house
8

Kasarov presents his ultimatum

Corrupt cop Kasarov arrives with a bag containing Nick's head and gives Casey until 7 p.m. to find the money, making it clear he doesn't care about the heroin. The deadline tightens the noose and heightens the tension around Casey's next moves.

Before 7 p.m. Casey's house
9

Kasarov's purge in the garage

Kasarov shoots Ice and Billy in the garage after spotting Dallas's corpse and the earlier victims. He orders Casey to dispose of the bodies, remarking that today is garbage day, underscoring the corrupt, disposable nature of the situation.

Casey's garage
10

The heroin auction plan triggers a battle

Casey contacts Ice's boss and tells him the heroin is being auctioned off at 7 p.m. at his house, setting up a gun battle between a Jamaican gang and Kasarov's corrupt cops. Tensions escalate into a full-blown confrontation as rival forces converge on the location.

7 p.m. Casey's house
11

Casey finds money and prepares to flee

Casey recalls Nick's earlier words and ultimately discovers the money and a wedding present in the spare tire of his car. He places the items in Dallas's Lamborghini and drives off to pick his wife up at the airport, closing the cycle of violence with a cautious exit.

Casey's car / airport

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