Written by
Anthony S Cipriano
04.06.04
FADE IN:
EXT. NEIGHBORHOOD STREET - MORNING
TWIN BOYS, RUDY AND JACOB CARGES (12), ride their bikes
through a suburban neighborhood.
Rudy, the more athletic of the two, rides at a breakneck
pace. Jacob rides slowly due to a HOCKEY MASK that he wears
over his face. It's making it difficult for him to see. The
boys turn down a DIRT PATH and ride deep into some WOODS.
INT. WOODS - CONTINUOUS
Rudy and Jacob ride to the edge of a CLEARING and stop.
Across from the clearing is a large OAK TREE, which has a
TREE HOUSE perched high up in it's branches. The boys
cautiously look around and whisper.
JACOB
You see `em?
RUDY
No. But that doesn't mean they're
not here.
After a beat, Rudy gets off his bike and starts walking
towards the tree house. Jacob stays behind, eyeing their
safety.
RUDY (CONT'D) (cont'd)
Jacob, come on. It's cool.
Suddenly, a ROCK comes careening from off screen. It hits
Jacob in the head and knocks him to the ground.
Rudy darts for the oak tree as a hail storm of rock and
debris come flying at him.
As Jacob rises, a stream of blood pours down the front of his
mask. He quickly runs for the tree.
TWO BOYS, JEFF AND KENNY (14), trailer park, punks come
running out of the woods, rocks in hand.
Rudy and Jacob climb the tree, using makeshift RUNGS that are
nailed into the trunk. In the floor of the tree house is a
DOOR. Rudy removes a KEY from a chain around his neck and
unlocks it. He climbs inside and pulls Jacob in after him.
2.
INT. TREE HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Jacob looks back and sees Jeff and Kenny, running over. Rudy
crosses to the door with a BUCKET of liquid.
JACOB
What the hell is that?
RUDY
Piss.
Rudy dumps the piss onto Jeff and Kenny.
EXT. TREE HOUSE - SAME TIME
Now drenched with piss, Jeff and Kenny jump from the tree,
screaming. They try to shake the urine off.
Kenny spits the taste out of his mouth and angrily calls up
to the boys.
KENNY
You and your deformed brother are
dead!
INT. TREE HOUSE - SAME TIME
Jacob rips the hockey mask off. (A large STRAWBERRY
BIRTHMARK covers the right side of his face.) He's insulted.
RUDY
(calling to Kenny)
Anytime you're ready, dickhead.
EXT. TREE HOUSE - SAME TIME
Jeff and Kenny walk off.
KENNY
They're fucking dead!
Jeff runs off screen and throws up.
INT. FISHER HOME - KITCHEN - MORNING
LEONARD FISHER (12), severely obese, sits at the dinner
table, eating pancakes.
His FATHER, PATRICK (35) and TWO YOUNGER SISTERS, HALEY (8)
and SARA (6) are seated with him. They are all overweight.
(CONTINUED)
3.
CONTINUED:
LEONARD'S MOTHER, GRACE (35), the largest of them all,
crosses to the table, sits and starts eating.
JUMP CUTS show the progression of their meal. From globs of
syrup being placed over pancakes to the mass consumption of
omelets and sausage. Caught up with eating, nobody speaks.
EST. EXT. CHUNG RESIDENCE - MORNING
A modern, upper-class home with a large, well tended yard.
YACCO (O.S.)
The check is supposed to be here on
the first of the month... She's
your daughter, you asshole!
INT. CHUNG HOME - UPSTAIRS HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
YACCO CHUANG (35), Asian-American, sexy, uptight,
psychiatrist, paces the hallway on the phone.
HER DAUGHTER, MALEE (12) with long, black, braided hair and
thick rimmed glasses, peeks her head out of the bathroom.
MALEE
Mom, I need help.
YACCO (INTO PHONE)
(ignoring her)
Any parent is "parent of the year"
next to you, you selfish prick.
Yacco walks off. Deflated, Malee reenters the bathroom.
INT. CHUNG HOME - BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS
Malee is wrapped in a towel and holding a TAMPON. Confused,
she grabs the TAMPON BOX and reads the directions. Malee's
confusion quickly turns to disgust.
EXT. NEIGHBORHOOD ENTRANCE - LATER
Leonard sits upon a large rock with the words, LINDSAY ACRES
inscribed on the center of it. He eats POPCORN. Hanging off
the top right hand corner of the rock is a banner, which
reads, 5th ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY PICNIC. ALL INVITED.
Malee rides her bike up to Leonard. She HONKS her BIKE HORN
at every pedestrian in her path.
MALEE
Move it, people. Outta my way!
(CONTINUED)
4.
CONTINUED:
She comes to a screeching halt an inch in front of Leonard.
LEONARD
(mouthful)
You're late.
MALEE
Yeah well, I began menstruating
this morning, and I had some
difficulty inserting the tampon.
(off his disgusted look)
What? It's a natural process. You
know, I could conceive, carry and
birth a child right now.
LEONARD
Big deal. You won't.
MALEE
But I could. That's what matters.
LEONARD
The twins said, they'd meet us at
the spot.
Leonard gets on his bike.
MALEE
Wanna race?
LEONARD
Nah, I'm good.
INT. TREE HOUSE - LATER
Jacob wipes at his head wound, frightened.
JACOB
Maybe I should have mom look at it.
RUDY
If you didn't have that damn mask
on, you'd have seen it coming. Our
birthday comes once a year, and you
ask for a hockey mask. You don't
even play.
JACOB
Jason from "Friday the 13th" wears
one. He's bad ass.
(CONTINUED)
5.
CONTINUED:
RUDY
Exactly. Jason wouldn't run home
`cause of a little blood. He'd get
back up, decapitate his victim and
move on.
Jacob looks out the makeshift window in the wall.
JACOB
You think Jeff and Kenny will come
back?
RUDY
I dropped piss on their heads. I'd
say the odds are pretty good.
MALEE (O.S.)
You did what?
Rudy and Jacob turn to find Malee and Leonard, entering the
tree house.
RUDY
Jeff and Kenny were here. I dumped
the piss I've been saving on their
heads.
LEONARD
Why were you saving piss?
RUDY
Just incase. Pretty smart, huh?
JACOB
No, it's stupid cause now they're
gonna come back here and kick all
our asses.
RUDY
Don't be such a pussy.
LEONARD
Yeah, I could probably take them
both myself.
RUDY
What are you gonna do, Leonard, eat
them?
JACOB
All I'm saying is, who cares if
they tear it down.
(CONTINUED)
6.
CONTINUED: (2)
RUDY
This is OUR place. We've been
coming here since we were seven.
JACOB
Nothing lasts forever.
RUDY
You're such a butt-munch.
Rudy pushes Jacob. Jacob pushes back. The two start
fighting.
MALEE
You guys, it's your birthday.
Could you try and get along?
Off the boy's fighting -
INT. YACCO'S OFFICE - LATER THAT AFTERNOON
Yacco sits across from DEBBIE POOLE (42), housewife,
conservatively dressed.
DEBBIE
I don't think therapy is helping.
YACCO
Why do you say that? Are you still
"cutting"?
Embarrassed, Maggie lifts up her shirt sleeve. We see that
her arm is covered with cuts. Dried blood is everywhere.
Yacco is horrified by the sight.
YACCO (cont'd)
Oh, Debbie.
DEBBIE
It feels much better than it looks.
Really.
Suddenly, Malee bursts into her mother's office.
MALEE
Ma, I... Oops.
YACCO
Malee, out. Now.
MALEE
I'm sorry.
(CONTINUED)
7.
CONTINUED:
Malee quickly exits the office.
YACCO
Excuse me for a moment.
INT. YACCO'S OFFICE - RECEPTION AREA - CONTINUOUS
Yacco enters the reception area. She is obviously angry.
YACCO
I told you a 100 times to knock.
MALEE
I said, I was sorry.
YACCO
Why aren't you with the boys?
MALEE
Rudy and Jacob went for pizza with
their parents.
Yacco crosses to a desk and removes a FLUTE from a drawer.
YACCO
I found this in the backseat of my
car this morning. Do you know how
much flutes cost? Go outside, sit
on the front steps and practice.
MALEE
But, mom.
YACCO
Now!
Angered, Malee grabs the flute and exits.
EXT. FRONT OF YACCO'S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
Malee drops on the stoop like a ton of bricks. After a beat,
she reluctantly begins playing her flute.
A few pedestrians stop to listen.
MALEE
Keep it moving. This ain't a show.
INT. TWIN'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
Rudy and Jacob stare into the camera with big grins.
(CONTINUED)
8.
CONTINUED:
RUDY/JACOB
Cheese!
VFX: CAMERA FLASH
The boys relax their poses as ASHLEY and JIM CARGES (30's),
enter the shot. Ashley puts her camera down on the table and
picks up a large PRESENT.
JIM
Okay, you got your small gifts this
morning. Now for the big ones.
ASHLEY
This one is Rudy's.
Rudy rips into the present, revealing a SONY PLAY STATION.
RUDY
Sony play station! Oh my God! Oh
my God! Yes! Too cool!
JIM
Since neither of you wanted a party
this year, we were able to splurge.
Ashley removes an ENVELOPE from her purse. She hands it to
Jacob. His enthusiasm suddenly turns to worry.
JACOB
What is it?
ASHLEY
Only one way to find out.
Jacob removes a colorful PAMPHLET from the envelope.
JIM
Go ahead, read it.
JACOB
"Plastic Surgery. Isn't it about
time?"
(horrified)
I don't get it.
ASHLEY
Your father and I are going to pay
to have your birthmark removed.
JIM
Isn't that great.
(CONTINUED)
9.
CONTINUED: (2)
JACOB
You got me surgery for my birthday?
JIM
Not just one. A series of them.
RUDY
(overcompensating)
Cool.
JACOB
It's not "cool". It totally sucks!
Jacob drops the envelope, walks from the room.
JIM
Jacob?
INT. TWIN'S HOUSE - BOY'S BEDROOM - LATER
Rudy enters the darkened room and crosses over to Jacob, who
has his face planted in his pillow. Jacob has been crying.
RUDY
Don't sweat it. You can borrow my
play station anytime you want.
JACOB
This isn't about the play station.
It's about this thing on my face.
Everybody hates it.
RUDY
I don't.
JACOB
Who cares what you think? You're
the reason for all of this.
Perfect you with your perfect skin.
There to show the world what I'm
supposed to look like.
(beat)
You know, sometimes I just wish I
wasn't your twin.
RUDY
Screw you! Know what, I take it
back, you can't use my play
station.
Rudy exits the room, slamming the door after him.
10.
EXT. NEIGHBORHOOD - NEXT DAY
It's your typical fourth of July block party. Families crowd
the streets with BBQ GRILLS, cotton candy and beer. Children
ride their bicycles, which are adorned with streamers,
balloons and noise makers.
Off to the side, Malee and Jacob sit, eating SNOW CONES.
EXT. STREET - SAME TIME
Jim Carges tends to some burgers on his grill. GABE ARTUNION
(40), real estate agent, approaches.
GABE
30 acres.
JIM
I already told you, Gabe, I'm not
selling that land. Not 30 acres
not five.
GABE
I'm willing to pay top dollar.
JIM
I'm not gonna let you tear down
those woods, so you can stack
twenty houses right on top of each
other.
GABE
I'm gonna write down a number.
JIM
No! My kids... hell, your kids
play in those woods all the time.
You can't put a price on that.
Gabe writes down a number and hands it to Jim.
GABE
I believe I can.
Jim looks at the figure and his eyes go wide.
EXT. STREET - LATER
A line of PICNIC TABLES surround nearby GRILLS. Leonard's
family minus Leonard sit, eating as if there's no tomorrow.
(CONTINUED)
11.
CONTINUED:
SOCCER MOM # 1 (O.S.)
Look at them. So unhealthy.
ON TWO SOCCER MOMS, watching Leonard's family eat.
SOCCER MOM # 1 (cont'd)
You know, Grace can barely walk
because of her weight.
SOCCER MOM # 2
Where do you think she finds
clothes big enough to fit?
The two woman walk off. As they disperse, we see LEONARD,
standing behind them. He has heard every word.
Hurt, Leonard looks down at his own plate, which overflows
with food. He feels embarrassed and disgusted.
Patrick rises and crosses over to the buffet table.
PATRICK
Good eating, huh son?
Patrick grabs the ladle and begins to fill up his plate.
LEONARD
Maybe you shouldn't have seconds,
Dad, you know?
PATRICK
Who are you, Richard Simmons?
C'mon, enjoy the day.
He walks off with his food. Leanard looks down at the food,
shrugs, then helps himself to a heaping porion.
EXT. ANOTHER PART OF THE STREET - DUSK
RUDY straddles his bike while watching a group of 8-year-
olds, having a water balloon fight. Jealous, he
reminiscences to a time when he was one of those kids.
KENNY
(o.s. )
Me and Jeff are gonna pay that tree
house of yours a little visit
tonight.
Rudy spins around to find Kenny, standing at his side.
(CONTINUED)
12.
CONTINUED:
KENNY (cont'd)
When we're through, it'll be a pile
of scrap.
RUDY
Why don't you take your smelly ass
back to the trailer park?
KENNY
Free country, asshole.
RUDY
You got nothing better to do than
pick on us all the time?
KENNY
I did until yesterday.
RUDY
I thought you liked "golden
showers". Oh no, that was your
mother.
Kenny pushes Rudy to the ground and then jumps on top of him.
Rudy struggles to get free, but he's overpowered. A crowd of
kids surround them, chanting, "FIGHT, FIGHT".
Jeff hocks a phlegm wad onto Rudy's face. Rudy screams as
the stream of saliva, drips across his nose and onto his lip.
NEIGHBORHOOD FATHER (O.S.)
What's going on over there?
Kenny looks up and sees a neighborhood parent coming over.
KENNY
I'll finish this tonight!
Kenny pushes Rudy down once more and runs off. Rudy slowly
rises, wiping the saliva from his face.
EXT. VACANT LOT - LATER THAT NIGHT
The entire neighborhood has descended upon a VACANT LOT.
They are awaiting the annual, fireworks display.
We FIND Leonard, Jacob and Malee sitting on a large rock,
which gives them a birds eye view of the crowd.
Rudy runs over to the rock and climbs up top.
(CONTINUED)
13.
CONTINUED:
RUDY
Kenny showed up. He said, Jeff and
him are gonna tear the treehouse
down tonight. We gotta sneak out
and stop them.
JACOB
Mom and Dad would kill us.
RUDY
We can't let him tear it down.
JACOB
It's just a treehouse.
RUDY
No, it's not! You know what, you
suck. I'm going. Leonard, you in?
JACOB
You don't have to go if you don't
want to.
RUDY
Don't listen to him. He's a pussy.
Leonard looks between Jacob and Malee.
LEONARD
I'll go.
RUDY
Finally, someone with balls.
Insulted, Jacob slides off the rock and walks away. Malee
follows.
RUDY (CONT'D) (cont'd)
Let them go.
The fireworks display begins. As they turn to watch it...
INT. TWIN'S HOME - BOY'S BEDROOM - MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
We SCAN the room and come to a set of BUNK BEDS.
SFX: ELECTRIC WATCH ALARM
A body in the top bunk sits up and turns on a small bed
light. Reveal, it's RUDY. Rudy grabs his watch from the
post and silences the alarm. Jacob sits up in bed.
(CONTINUED)
14.
CONTINUED:
JACOB
Rudy.
RUDY
Unless you're coming with me, I
don't want to hear it.
Jacob lies back in bed, silent. Rudy jumps off the top bunk,
gets dressed and grabs a BASEBALL BAT. Before leaving, Rudy
looks back at Jacob and shakes his head, disappointed.
RUDY (cont'd)
You know, you can't be a pussy all
your life.
JACOB
What?
RUDY
Jeff and Kenny pick on you all the
time, and you don't do shit.
JACOB
It's my problem.
RUDY
No, it's mine too. Cause we're
brothers. That's what brothers do.
They fight for each other, kill for
each other, die for each other.
JACOB
I don't feel that way.
RUDY
Cause you're a pussy. So stay
home, keep your head under the
blankets. I'm gonna fight.
With that, Rudy disappears out the window.
FADE TO BLACK:
DARKNESS... SFX: CREAKING DOOR. A FLASHLIGHT illuminates the
location. We are...
INT. TREEHOUSE - LATER THAT NIGHT
Leonard and Rudy enter with the help of a flashlight.
Leonard reaches inside his backpack and removes a number of
SNACK CAKES from his backpack.
(CONTINUED)
15.
CONTINUED:
LEONARD
(re: snack cakes)
Some provisions.
RUDY
We're only gonna be here a couple
of hours.
LEONARD
When two o'clock rolls around,
you'll be begging for one of these.
Rudy shakes his head, removes his BAT from his backpack.
LEONARD (cont'd)
(re: baseball bat)
I didn't bring my glove.
RUDY
Moron, the bat is for Jeff and
Kenny. You know, to scare them a
little.
He swings it hard.
RUDY (cont'd)
Maybe it's best if we don't talk.
Just listen. Listen for them, and
don't fall asleep.
LEONARD
I'm wide awake. I could stay up
all night.
EST. EXT. WOODS - LATER THAT NIGHT
The treehouse is illuminated by the full moon, which rests in
the sky above. The thunderous sound of a million crickets
fills the air.
INT. TREEHOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Both boys lie asleep. A mosquito flies in through the window
and buzzes past Leonard's ear. He haphazardly swipes at it
in his sleep, wakes himself up.
LEONARD
Oh, shit.
Rudy jumps awake.
(CONTINUED)
16.
CONTINUED:
RUDY
What... What is it? They here?
LEONARD
No.
Leonard rises, picks up his bag and opens the TRAP DOOR in
the floor. He is about to exit.
RUDY
Where you going?
LEONARD
They're not gonna show up, I'm
goin' home. It's three o'clock-
Suddenly, a FLAMING COCKTAIL comes flying through the window.
It hits Rudy in the head, explodes and engulfs him in flames.
EXT. TREEHOUSE - SAME TIME
Jeff and Kenny stand a few yards away from the treehouse.
Both laugh at the sight of the flames inside.
KENNY
Now yours. And aim for the window.
Jeff lights his COCKTAIL. It misses the window and smashes
into the side of the tree house.
KENNY (CONT'D) (cont'd)
Ha ha, you suck.
Jeff and Kenny hear Leonard and Rudy screaming from inside.
JEFF
You hear that?
INT. TREEHOUSE - SAME TIME
Rudy, now covered in flames, rolls on the floor, screaming.
RUDY
Put it out! Put it out!
Leonard struggles to put out the flames with his backpack,
but it's of no use. He spins around and finds the wall
behind him, engulfed with flames. He screams, terrified.
EXT. TREEHOUSE - SAME TIME
Jeff and Kenny are frantic.
(CONTINUED)
17.
CONTINUED:
JEFF
They're in there! They're in
there!
Jeff turns around and runs back home through the woods.
INT. TREEHOUSE - SAME TIME
Leonard backs away from Rudy. Unfortunately, he doesn't
realize that the door in the floor is open.
EXT. TREEHOUSE - SAME TIME
We watch over Kenny's shoulder as Leonard falls from the
treehouse, smacks his head on the tree trunk and comes to a
crash upon some rocks. Kenny runs over and finds Leonard
unconscious.
KENNY
Wake up! Wake up, kid!
Off the treehouse, which is now a towering inferno -
INT. TWIN'S HOUSE - PARENT'S BEDROOM - SAME TIME
Ashley jumps up from a deep sleep. There is terror on her
face. She rushes over to her DESK and turns on the LAMP.
Ken is awakened by her.
JIM
Ashley? What is it?
ASHLEY
I forgot to deposit your paycheck
last week.
JIM
But I already wrote some checks.
ASHLEY
I know. With the cookout and
everything, I forgot. I'll deposit
it tomorrow. The holiday should
buy us an extra day.
JIM
Write yourself a note so you don't
forget again.
ASHLEY
I just did.
(CONTINUED)
18.
CONTINUED:
Ashley turns off the desk lamp and returns to bed.
ASHLEY (cont'd)
Goodnite.
FADE TO BLACK:
SFX OVER BLACK : TELEPHONE RINGING
FADE IN:
EXT. GRAVEYARD - WEEKS LATER - AFTERNOON
ON JIM and ASHLEY, watching Rudy's casket as it is lowered
into the ground. The once spirited, couple now looks tired
and pained. They are accompanied by a number of mourners.
PRIEST
Rest in piece, Rudolph Eugene
Carges. May God hold you in the
palm of his hand.
Jacob stands beside his parents. Tears stream from his eyes,
across his birthmark and off his chin. So stricken with
grief, Jacob barely has to energy to wipe the tears away.
We continue on through the crowd and find Malee. Embarrassed
by the tears, she brings a black veil down over her face.
INT. YACCO'S OFFICE - LATER THAT DAY
Malee enters, still wearing the veil. She crosses to the
couch and sits beside A PATIENT, GUS MAITLAND (30), long
haired, hippi-type with a moustache and beard. Gus eyes
Malee, intrigued.
GUS
Friend or family?
MALEE
Huh?
GUS
The person who died.
MALEE
Friend.
GUS
I'm sorry. You'll like Dr. Chung.
This is only my second session, but
she's good.
(CONTINUED)
19.
CONTINUED:
MALEE
I'm not a patient. I'm her
daughter.
Malee lifts her veil and looks at Gus.
GUS
Oh. I can see the resemblance.
MALEE
Are you trying to make me sick?
Gus shoots Malee a look just as Yacco exits her office.
YACCO
Mr. Maitland?
Gus rises and enters the office.
YACCO (CONT'D) (cont'd)
I'll be with you in a second.
Yacco crosses to Malee and sits beside her.
YACCO (CONT'D) (cont'd)
So, how was it?
MALEE
It was a funeral, Mom. How do you
think it was?
YACCO
I'm sorry I couldn't make it. Let
Rudy's parents know I'm available
if they need to talk. I won't
charge for the sessions.
Malee looks to Yacco, stunned by her comment.
YACCO (CONT'D) (cont'd)
You know, it's okay to cry.
MALEE
I know it's okay to cry. I don't
need you to tell me, it's okay to
cry. If I want to cry, I'll cry.
YACCO
Okay.
Yacco re-enters her office. A beat.
(CONTINUED)
20.
CONTINUED: (2)
Malee starts to cry.
EXT. JACOB'S HOME - LATER THAT AFTERNOON
Cars fill the driveway and line the street in front of
Jacob's house.
INT. TWIN'S HOME - LIVING ROOM - SAME TIME
Mourners stand in small groups, engaged in hushed
conversations. Jim sits in his recliner, crying.
INT. TWIN'S HOME - KITCHEN - SAME TIME
A number of MOTHERS watch as Ashley obsessively prepares a
platter of deviled eggs. Concerned, one of them crosses over
to her.
MOTHER
Ashley, there's more than enough
food here.
ASHLEY
No, Rudy loved my deviled eggs.
It's right that I make them.
Where's the paprika?
Ashley opens up her cupboards in search of the paprika.
ASHLEY (CONT'D) (cont'd)
Jesus, you put something down, and
it disappears.
Now angry, Ashley starts throwing objects out of the
cupboards, haphazardly.
MOTHER # 1
Ashley.
Ashley slams her cupboard doors shut. She looks around and
spots the GARBAGE PAIL across the kitchen.
ASHLEY
Maybe I threw it out.
Ashley crosses to the garbage. She lifts it upside down and
dumps the trash all over the floor. Ashley gets on her knees
and starts searching.
The other women look to each other, uncomfortable. Mother #
1 kneels down beside her.
(CONTINUED)
21.
CONTINUED:
MOTHER # 1
Ashley.
Ashley ignores her. Mother # 1 grabs Ashley's hands and
looks her in the eye.
ASHLEY
It's okay.
Ashley stops cold. The grief and heartache hit once again.
ASHLEY (CONT'D) (cont'd)
Not my baby! Please God not my son!
The mothers collectively drop to the floor and surround
Ashley in an attempt to comfort her. They give no care to
the pile of garbage they now sit in.
INT. LEONARD'S HOSPITAL ROOM - LATER THAT DAY
Leonard lies in a bed, staring out the window. There is a
BANDAGE wrapped around his forehead. Patrick sits beside him
in a chair.
Grace enters, carrying bags of MCDONALD'S food with her.
GRACE
This hospital is a nightmare. The
elevator is never there when you
need it.
Patrick crosses over to the food and grabs his lunch.
PATRICK
Where are the girls?
GRACE
Haley took Sara up to the maternity
ward.
Grace crosses over to Leonard.
GRACE (CONT'D) (cont'd)
How are you feeling?
LEONARD
My head hurts.
GRACE
You're lucky you didn't get killed.
(CONTINUED)
22.
CONTINUED:
LEONARD
I told you, I'm sorry.
GRACE
You try being awakened at four
o'clock in the morning by the
police saying, they have your son,
he's unconscious and on his way to
the hospital. I've never been so
scared in my life. And poor Rudy.
Leonard starts crying.
GRACE (cont'd)
What?
LEONARD
My best friend is dead!
Grace hands Leonard a double cheeseburger.
GRACE
Eat this. It'll make you feel
better.
LEONARD
I'm not hungry. Besides, I can't
taste anything anyway.
GRACE
Hospital food is always bland.
This has flavor.
LEONARD
No, it's because of my condition.
I can't taste or smell anything
anymore.
GRACE
What are you saying, condition?
What condition?
LEONARD
(shrugs)
My condition.
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE - MOMENTS LATER
Patrick and Grace sit across from the DOCTOR (50's).
(CONTINUED)
23.
CONTINUED:
DOCTOR
Leonard has a condition. It's
called Anosmia.
GRACE
Oh my God! Is it serious?
DOCTOR
No. Anosmia is when a person
looses their sense of smell. It's
not uncommon in patients who suffer
serious head injuries.
Unfortunately, it's also affecting
his ability to taste. Again, not
uncommon.
PATRICK
Is it permanent?
DOCTOR
Depends on the patient.
GRACE
What do we do? He can't eat.
DOCTOR
He can eat. He just can't taste
what he's eating.
PATRICK
What she means is, he won't eat.
DOCTOR
Leonard's association with food is
no longer about taste. It's about
texture. While we may be partial
to sweet or salty foods, Leonard
will become partial to crunchy or
smooth ones. Once he settles on a
texture he likes, his appetite will
increase.
GRACE
I can't believe this is happening.
DOCTOR
Considering what Leonard could have
suffered, he's lucky. Besides, he
is severely overweight. A loss of
appetite may be a benefit.
Grace and Patrick shoot him a look of death.
24.
INT. LEONARD'S HOSPITAL ROOM - SAME TIME
Leonard lies in bed, staring out the window. A NURSE (40)
enters and crosses over to his bedside table.
NURSE
How'd we do?
The nurse sees that Leonard has barely touched his food.
NURSE (CONT'D) (cont'd)
You have to eat something. It may
not be gourmet, but you don't look
that finicky.
LEONARD
This stuff feels like shit in my
mouth.
NURSE
It's macaroni and cheese.
LEONARD
It feels gross. Like there's a
film on my tongue.
The nurse grabs the tray of food. She removes an untouched
apple and places it in Leonard's hand.
LEONARD (CONT'D) (cont'd)
I don't like apples.
NURSE
So, you can't taste it, right?
Maybe you'll like the crunch.
The nurse exits. Leonard eyes the apple in his hand. A
beat. He reluctantly takes a bite. The apple makes a loud
CRUNCH. Leonard starts chewing. After a few seconds, a
smile comes to his face. He likes it.
INT. JACOB'S BEDROOM - SAME TIME
Jacob lies in bed, holding Rudy's old baseball GLOVE. He
brings the glove to his nose, and a flood of old memories
come back to him.
Jacob rises, crosses over to the closet and removes a metal
LOCK BOX. He selects 666 for the combination and the box
opens. Jacob removes the contents; baseball cards, some
firecrackers, a few ticket stubs and a PHOTOGRAPH of he and
Rudy at age 5. He can't help but smile.
25.
INT. JACOB'S HOME - LIVING ROOM - SAME TIME
Gabe Artunian crosses over to Jim.
GABE
I'm leaving, Jim. Again, so sorry.
As Gabe turns to leave.
JIM
Gabe, are you still interested in
buying the land? Because I accept
your offer.
GABE
This is hardly the time to talk
business.
JIM
Buy the woods, Gabe, please. Tear
them down and build. Build houses,
condos, a 7-11, I don't care. I
just don't want to recognize it
ever again.
Off Gabe's look -
SFX OVER SHOT: BUZZING CHAIN SAW
SMASH CUT TO:
EXT. WOODS - THREE WEEKS LATER -AFTERNOON
TIGHT ON a CHAIN SAW chopping down a tree.
WIDEN to REVEAL a CONSTRUCTION CREW, tearing down the last of
the woods. Rows and rows of STUMPS make it look like a
graveyard for trees.
MALEE (O.S.)
It's gone! It's all gone!
We FIND Malee and Jacob, straddling their bikes a few feet
away from the site. Leonard is beside them on a scooter. He
as a band-aid on his forehead.
MALEE (CONT'D) (cont'd)
If Rudy was alive, he'd be freaking
out right now.
Leonard shoots Malee a look. She silences herself.
(CONTINUED)
26.
CONTINUED:
LEONARD
You holding up alright, Jacob?
Jacob shrugs.
LEONARD (CONT'D) (cont'd)
I'm sorry. I wish I could have
done something.
JACOB
Jeff and Kenny were the ones that
started the fire. It was their
fault. Or maybe mine. I should of
been there.
MALEE
You wouldn't have been able to do
anything. And it could have been
you who died.
JACOB
I wish it was. You know the last
thing Rudy said to me? He said, I
can't be a pussy all my life. He
was right, I am. And Rudy might be
dead because of it.
MALEE
Don't say that.
(beat)
Why don't you talk to your parents
about this?
JACOB
They can't help me.
MALEE
Give them time. It'll get better.
JACOB
What if it doesn't? My dad hasn't
gone back to work yet. What if he
loses his job. We could lose our
house. I could be homeless.
MALEE
Then you'll stay with me.
LEONARD
Or me.
(CONTINUED)
27.
CONTINUED: (2)
JACOB
We're best friends. We...
Suddenly, something catches Malee's attention off screen.
It's GUS, standing beside a BULLDOZER.
MALEE
Oh my God.
JACOB
What?
MALEE
That guy. I like know him. He's
one of my mother's patients.
LEONARD
So?
MALEE
I've never seen a patient of hers
actually out and about.
(beat)
Should we go over and say "hi"?
JACOB
I just want to get out of here.
Leonard and Jacob start heading off.
Malee stays for a beat, eyeing Gus as he removes his T-shirt
and exposes his rock abs. She is obviously turned on.
LEONARD
You coming, Malee?
INT. LEONARD'S HOME - KITCHEN - LATER THAT AFTERNOON
Leonard enters to find Grace, placing a casserole dish on the
table. The table is filled with a cornucopia of food.
LEONARD
Are we having company?
GRACE
No, this is all for you. Your
favorites; fried chicken,
spaghetti, pizza, french fries, and
chocolate cheesecake for dessert.
I made everything extra spicy, so
you can taste it.
(CONTINUED)
28.
CONTINUED:
LEONARD
Ma, it doesn't matter how spicy the
food is.
GRACE
So you're not even gonna try it?
LEONARD
I'm sure it's delicious.
GRACE
Forget it. Don't eat.
Grace puts the plate of food into the sink.
GRACE (cont'd)
You can't just eat apples all the
time.
LEONARD
Why not?
GRACE
(beat, searching)
It's unhealthy.
Off Leonard's confusion -
SFX OVER SHOT: SCHOOL BELL
EXT. JEFFERSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL - DAYS LATER - MORNING
Students make their way inside for the first day of school.
There is a sign out front, which reads: WELCOME BACK.
INT. CLASSROOM - SAME TIME
A TEACHER walks along the line of desks, showing students
their assigned seats.
TEACHER
Tommy Wallace.
Tommy takes his seat.
TEACHER (CONT'D) (cont'd)
Jacob Carges.
Jacob takes his seat.
TEACHER (CONT'D) (cont'd)
Rudy Carges.
(CONTINUED)
29.
CONTINUED:
Jacob along with his classmates are shocked to discover that
Rudy's name hasn't been removed from the attendance sheet.
The teacher is unaware of the mistake.
TEACHER (CONT'D) (cont'd)
Rudy Carges. Hello?
Tommy looks to Jacob. Since Rudy's not saying anything, he
will.
TOMMY
He's not in this class anymore.
TEACHER
How do you know?
JACOB
Cause he's dead.
TEACHER
I realize being new at this school
puts me at a disadvantage, but
joking about a fellow classmate's
death is anything but funny, Mr....
The teacher checks her attendance sheet.
TEACHER (cont'd)
...Carges. Wait, are you...
JACOB
I'm his brother. Was. And I'm not
joking. He's dead.
The teacher looks around at the other students, realizing
Jacob is telling the truth.
TEACHER
I'm so sorry. Wow, this is
awkward. Would you like the seat
left empty?
JACOB
Why?
TEACHER
In memory.
Off Jacob's look -
30.
INT. SCHOOL GYMNASIUM - LATER THAT DAY
COACH GILMORE (55), overweight, gym teacher, dressed in a
jogging suit, snaps gum while addressing his students.
The class of boys stand up against the wall. Leonard is
amongst them. His gym uniform barely fits.
COACH
Alright, ladies, welcome to gym.
We will be starting things off this
year with the United States
Standardized Fitness Test.
The entire class groans.
COACH (CONT'D) (cont'd)
I'm sure you all remember it from
last year. I will be testing you
in a number of physical fitness
areas.
As coach speaks, Leonard looks as if he's going to throw up.
SMASH CUT TO:
ON CHIN UP BAR - MOMENTS LATER
A STUDENT performs chin ups with great ease.
COACH (V.O.)
The state's requirement for upper
body strength is ten chin ups.
The student finishes his run with a count of twelve. He hops
off the bar and crosses over to his classmates.
COACH (CONT'D) (cont'd)
Leonard, you're up.
Leonard crosses to the chin-up bar, grabs a hold of it and
begins struggling to lift himself up. Unfortunately, he can
only manage 1/8th of an inch. Leonard drops off the bar,
exhausted.
COACH (CONT'D) (cont'd)
What are you doing, let's go!
LEONARD
That was as far as I could pull
myself up.
(CONTINUED)
31.
CONTINUED:
A few students laugh. Coach shakes his head, disgusted.
SMASH CUT TO:
ON A STUDENT DOING SITUPS - LATER
Coach stands over the boy, timing him with a stop watch.
COACH
Ten seconds. You need forty to
pass.
The student increases his speed.
COACH (CONT'D) (cont'd)
Time. 42. Good job.
The student rises off the mat and walks over to the other
boys. Leonard enters frame and drops on the mat like a ton
of bricks.
COACH (CONT'D) (cont'd)
(rolling his eyes)
Go!
Leonard struggles to lift himself up but, he can't do it.
COACH (CONT'D) (cont'd)
Come on, son, fight it.
Leonard's face turns red. He clenches his teeth.
Unfortunately, due to the pressure he is exerting, he blows a
loud fart. The gym erupts with laughter.
EXT. SCHOOL GROUNDS - TRACK - LATER
The coach and his students stand at the beginning of the
track, waiting for Leonard to finish his laps.
Leonard slowly walks over. He is soaking wet and breathing
heavy.
COACH
23 minutes.
LEONARD
Not bad.
COACH
The goal was 8.
The class can't help but laugh.
(CONTINUED)
32.
CONTINUED:
COACH (CONT'D) (cont'd)
Hit the showers.
The class walks off.
COACH (cont'd)
Not you Leonard.
Leonard turns back and crosses over to the coach.
COACH (CONT'D) (cont'd)
Center. That's the position you'll
be playing in two years.
LEONARD
Football?
COACH
You don't like football?
LEONARD
I love it. It's just I'll never
make the weight requirement. Pop
Warner league wouldn't let me play
for five years because of it.
COACH
There's no weight requirement in
high school ball, son.
The coach bends down and rifles through his GYM BAG. He
removes 2 books and hands them to Leonard.
COACH (CONT'D) (cont'd)
These are your new bibles.
LEONARD
Books?
COACH
One is on nutrition, the other
exercise. You do what they say,
and you can play for me once you
get to high school.
LEONARD
Thanks.
Leonard begins walking back to the gym. After a few steps,
he stops and turns back.
(CONTINUED)
33.
CONTINUED: (2)
LEONARD (CONT'D) (cont'd)
Coach, why are you doing this for
me?
COACH
Because I've never seen a child so
out of shape in my life.
INT. SCHOOL AUDITORIUM - LATER THAT DAY
The school BAND is on stage and playing a particularly
horrendous rendition of the STAR SPANGLED BANNER. We FIND
MALEE in the flute section, playing her heart out.
The CONDUCTOR, MR. FARMER (40) overly energetic and dorky,
waves his baton, silencing the band.
MR FARMER
(annoyed)
Did anyone practice over the
summer?
The band sits silent.
MR. FARMER
Great. Well, we still have a fall
recital coming up. If anyone would
like to perform a solo, sign up on
the sheet outside my office. Class
dismissed.
Off Malee, weighing the decision in her mind.
INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY - MOMENTS LATER
Malee stands outside Mr. Farmer's office, staring at the SIGN
UP SHEET on his door. After a beat, she lifts her pen to
sign her name. Before she writes it, she stops, quickly
turns around and walks away.
After a beat, Malee returns to the sign up sheet and starts
writing her name. Halfway through, she stops, scratches out
her name and walks off.
We remain on the sign up sheet. After a few seconds, Malee's
hand enters the shot and writes in her name.
INT. JACOB'S HOME - DEN - EVENING
Jacob enters to find Jim and Ashley fighting.
(CONTINUED)
34.
CONTINUED:
ASHLEY
No, they're wrong. Call them back.
JIM
Ashley, I talked to the lawyer. He
wouldn't lie.
JACOB
What's going on?
ASHLEY
This is all your fault.
JIM
Me?
ASHLEY
If we had gone to the hearings like
I said, this wouldn't be happening.
JIM
We agreed it would be too painful.
ASHLEY
You agreed.
JACOB
Mom, what happened?
Ashley turns to Jacob as if realizing his presence for the
first time.
ASHLEY
Tell him. Tell your son.
JIM
The boys who killed Rudy cut a
deal. They got a year in juvinile
hall and five years probation.
ASHLEY
A year. That's what your brother's
life is worth. A damn year!
JIM
Ashley, calm down!
ASHLEY
How can you be so unaffected by
this! How? Our son was murdered!
(CONTINUED)
35.
CONTINUED: (2)
JIM
(measured)
It was an accident, and the boys
are juveniles.
ASHLEY
So that makes it okay?
Ashley storms out of the room. Jacob looks to his father,
unnerved by the sight of his mother so upset.
Jim just turns and walks into the living room.
FADE TO BLACK:
SFX OVER BLACK: ALARM CLOCK
FADE IN:
INT. LEONARD'S BEDROOM - EARLY MORNING
Leonard awakens and silences the alarm. He sits up in bed
for a moment and comes to his senses.
EXT. LEONARD'S HOME - MOMENTS LATER
Dressed in a sweat suit and sneakers, Leonard sprints down
the driveway and to the street. His sweat suit is so tight,
Leonard looks like a stuffed sausage.
With each step he takes, Leonard breathing becomes heavier
and heavier. Sweat forms on his forehead and drips down his
face.
Within seconds, Leonard's pace tapers off. He struggles to
continue but is so out of shape, stopping is inevitable.
Leonard leans over, gasping for air. He looks back and
realizes that he only ran about one hundred yards. In fact,
his house is still in view.
Leonard turns around and starts walking back home. After a
few steps, he stops and throws up.
EXT. CONSTRUCTION SITE - DAYS LATER - AFTERNOON
Gus stands inside of a shallow ditch, digging out the roots
of an old tree.
MALEE (O.S.)
Don't I know you?
(CONTINUED)
36.
CONTINUED:
Gus turns and sees Malee behind him, holding a PICNIC BASKET.
GUS
Dr. Chung's daughter.
MALEE
You remembered. We were never
introduced. My name is Malee.
GUS
Gus.
They shake hands.
GUS (CONT'D) (cont'd)
What are you doing here?
MALEE
I was in the mood for a picnic. I
thought this would be a nice place
to have one.
Gus looks around, confused. This location is anything but
picnic friendly. Bulldozers plough through the scene,
blasting exhaust into the air. Men scream at each other.
WORKER (O.S.)
Asshole, move your fucking truck!
MALEE
Would you like to join me? There's
plenty of food.
GUS
I don't go to lunch for another ten
minutes.
MALEE
I'll wait. Meet me by the cement
mixer when you're ready.
Malee walks off. Gus watches as she makes her way through
the construction site.
EXT. CONSTRUCTION SITE - ANOTHER AREA - TEN MINUTES LATER
Gus and Malee sit on a checkered blanket, eating Chinese food
with chopsticks. A large CEMENT MIXER stands behind them.
(CONTINUED)
37.
CONTINUED:
GUS
The last time I saw you, you had
just come from a funeral. How are
you doing?
MALEE
Okay. Death is like so weird. I
mean, it's sad, but I also feel
like I've been given this sign. A
sign which is telling me, life is
short, so you gotta do what makes
you happy. You gotta take chances.
You gotta get crazy.
GUS
What are you doing to "get crazy"?
MALEE
I play the flute.
GUS
(laughs)
Yeah, that's totally nuts.
MALEE
No, not that. See, every year my
school has this recital. I've
always been too scared to play a
solo in front of people, but this
year I've decided to do it.
GUS
Good for you. When is it?
MALEE
Why do you care?
GUS
Cause I'm gonna go.
MALEE
What? You can't go! Nobody goes
to these things. I don't even
think my mom is going.
GUS
You gotta have somebody rooting for
ya. Besides, I like music, and I
owe you for bringing me lunch.
(CONTINUED)
38.
CONTINUED: (2)
MALEE
(laughs, embarrassed)
Okay. Tuesday at 8:30 in the
junior high school auditorium.
GUS
I'll be there.
MALEE
(vulnerable)
Don't say it if you don't mean it.
GUS
I'll be there. Front row.
Malee smiles. She's got a major crush on Gus now.
CUT TO:
TIGHT ON TV: VIDEO GAME - HALO. Two soldiers fire at each
other with supersonic weapons. One soldier is particularly
annihilated. GAME OVER appears.
INT. CARGES LIVING ROOM. DAY
REVEAL Jacob and Leonard in front of the TV. Malee off to the
side, reading a book.
LEONARD
I can't believe how much you suck
at this game.
Jacob throws his remote down.
LEONARD (CONT'D) (cont'd)
You wanna play again?
JACOB
No.
The boys sit in silence for a beat.
LEONARD
You wanna shoot some hoops?
JACOB
No.
(beat)
The sentencing thing totally upset
my mom. She was up half the night,
crying.
(CONTINUED)
39.
CONTINUED:
Malee closes her book, looks over at Leanord.
LEONARD
I can't believe it either. A year
ain't shit! Rudy is dead forever.
JACOB
I want them dead. I want to kill
them. I could handle a year in
Juvy hall.
MALEE
Whoa, what those guys did was an
accident. If you were to kill
them, it's premedicated. You'd get
20 years to life at least.
JACOB
So I'm just supposed to sit here
and take it? Be like you guys.
LEONARD
What is that supposed to mean?
JACOB
You seem to have gone on with life
pretty easily. Don't you miss him?
Don't you care?
MALEE
It's not that we don't care. It's
just...
JACOB
Life goes on.
MALEE
It does. You have to deal with it.
If you don't, it could like eat you
alive forever. 90 percent of
people's problems is due to their
inability to get over the past.
LEONARD
How do you know?
MALEE
My mom tells that to all her
patients. I've eavesdropped on
some of her therapy sessions.
(CONTINUED)
40.
CONTINUED: (2)
LEONARD
That's awesome. Can I listen in
sometime?
MALEE
No. Anyway, she says, if a person
wants closure, they gotta deal with
their problems head on. Go see
these guys and let them know how
you feel.
JACOB
I don't think my parents would be
up for that.
MALEE
Go alone. Juvy hall is only like
forty minutes from here. Take the
bus.
Off Jacob, thinking-
INT. JACOB'S PARENT'S BEDROOM - LATER THAT AFTERNOON
The bedroom door slowly opens. Jacob peeks his head inside
the darkened room and quietly enters. He tip toes over to
his parent's bed. Ashley lies asleep, wrapped up in a bundle
of blankets.
Jacob crosses to her night stand and opens the top drawer.
He removes her purse, unzips it and steals some cash, which
totals around 60 dollars.
INT. CARGES LIVING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER
Jim sits in his chair, staring off into space. Jacob enters
and crosses to the front door.
JACOB
Bye, Dad.
EXT. BUS STATION - MOMENTS LATER
With the help of the BUS DRIVER, Jacob loads his bike into
the luggage compartment underneath the bus. Then he hands
the driver a ticket and boards.
Jacob takes a seat up front. After a few moments, the driver
boards, starts the engine and drives off.
41.
INT. JUVINILE HALL - CONVERSATION BOOTH - LATER
Jacob and Kenny sit, staring at each other through a plate of
glass. Kenny picks up the ONE WAY PHONE. Jacob does also.
JACOB
Where's Jeff?
KENNY
He's sick. I think he...
JACOB
(interrupting)
I hate you. You know that? You
bastard.
KENNY
Rudy knew we were going to be
there. He never should have come.
You want the truth, all this
happened cause of you.
JACOB
Me?
KENNY
Yeah, you deformed retard! The
only reason we started picking on
you guys in the first place was
because of that thing on your face.
JACOB
Every night, I lie in bed and plan
your murder.
KENNY
I'm shaking.
JACOB
First I'm going to take a kitchen
knife and chop off your fingers
then your nose then your tongue.
Then I'm gonna poke out your eyes
with the end of a broomstick.
Well, not really poke them out, but
I'm gonna push them back into your
brain. Then I'm gonna take
scissors and cut off your ears.
When they find you, it's gonna be
like putting a jigsaw puzzle back
together.
(CONTINUED)
42.
CONTINUED:
KENNY
If you kill me, you come here.
JACOB
So? What do I have to look forward
to? You've already destroyed my
life.
KENNY
What happened was an accident.
JACOB
There are no accidents. You're
gonna pay for what you did. And
it's gonna hurt like hell.
INT. LEONARD'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
Leonard sits, reading through nutritional manuals.
We see that he is writing things down on a piece of paper.
The words written are: Sugar, corn syrup, salt, gum.
INT. LEONARD'S HOME - HALLWAY/KITCHEN - LATER
Grace walks through the hallway half asleep. She enters the
kitchen and finds Leonard, sitting on the floor, surrounded
by boxes of food. All of the kitchen cupboards are open and
packages line the counter tops.
GRACE
What the hell is this?
LEONARD
I'm reading the list of ingredients
in our foods.
GRACE
Why?
LEONARD
Research. Do you know the damage
these chemicals can do to the human
body?
GRACE
Leonard, put everything back.
LEONARD
This is serious. You can't keep
buying this crap. Don't you care
that you're ingesting garbage?
(CONTINUED)
43.
CONTINUED:
GRACE
Just put everything back and go to
sleep.
Off Leonard's look -
EXT. STREET - NEXT DAY - AFTERNOON
Malee is riding her bike on the sidewalk when she sees Gus,
exit his car and enter her mother's office.
INT. STAIRWELL/HALLWAY - MOMENTS LATER
Malee runs up a flight of stairs. She gets off at the second
floor and enters an open, unoccupied office.
INT. UNOCCUPIED OFFICE - CONTINUOUS
Malee runs over to the heating grate and puts her ear to it.
YACCO (FROM BELOW)
How was your week?
GUS (FROM BELOW)
Same. Still can't sleep. When I
do, nightmares.
INT. YACCO'S OFFICE - SAME TIME
Yacco and Gus sit across from each other.
YACCO
Post traumatic stress is very
common in your line of work. Many
fire fighters go through this.
GUS
Yeah. But why now? I haven't
fought fires in ten years.
YACCO
Sometimes we experience something
so horrific, our memory blocks it
out. That way we won't have to
relive the pain. It's called
repression. Our bodies are not so
forgiving, however. Inside, we
feel the effects of trauma even
when we don't know why.
GUS
What does that mean?
(CONTINUED)
44.
CONTINUED:
YACCO
Something stirred your unconscious.
If we find out what that was, we
can begin the healing process.
Gus looks to her, confused.
YACCO (CONT'D) (cont'd)
You told me last week, the
nightmares started about the time
you moved here. Let's look at
that. Why did you move here?
GUS
A friend was making good money with
construction. He got an offer to
build that extension off Lindsay
Acres. He suggested I come into
town and work for a while.
INT. UPSTAIRS OFFICE - SAME TIME
Malee is on the edge of her seat, listening. We see that she
has written the following words in her notebook: GUS -
NIGHTMARES - FIRE.
YACCO (FROM BELOW)
Are there any other reoccurring
elements in your dreams. Perhaps,
a face or...
INT. YACCO'S OFFICE - SAME TIME
GUS
"Light my Fire" is always playing.
YACCO
What?
GUS
Light my fire. The Doors song.
(singing)
"Da da something... wallow in the
mire... Da, da... we couldn't get
much higher. Come on baby light my
fire.
Yacco stares at Gus. He is suddenly self conscious.
YACCO
Interesting.
45.
INT. UPSTAIRS OFFICE - SAME TIME
Malee circles the words "Light My Fire" again and again and
again.
INT. JACOB'S HOME - UPSTAIRS HALLWAY - DAYS LATER - EVENING
SFX: CLANGING POTS AND PANS, coming from downstairs.
Jacob exits his room and goes to inspect the noise.
INT. JACOB'S HOME - KITCHEN - MOMENTS LATER
Jim stands on a chair, cleaning out the kitchen cupboards.
Pots and pans line the counter tops, dishes cover the table
and non perishable foods are spread out across the floor.
Jacob enters and is taken aback by the sight of Jim standing
on a chair and wearing an APRON and RUBBER GLOVES.
JACOB
Dad?
JIM
Jacob.
JACOB
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