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My Perfect Life - Quarter 2
By Bob Klein
SCOTT’S heart drops more than ever before. His eyes widen and more sweat pours down his face. He starts to realize what is going to happen because of this.
Just then, ORLANDO runs into the room.
ORLANDO
HUGO?! WHERE’S HUGO?!
SCOTT looks at the ground as ORLANDO flies past him and kneels on the ground. ORLANDO starts to sob.
SCOTT
I’ll be outside.
SCOTT walks past OFFICER BURKE and DETECTIVE ENGLISH as they stare at ORLANDO, who stands up and glances at the two men.
ORLANDO
When . . .
ORLANDO wipes tears from his eyes and sniffs a few times before he can speak again.
ORLANDO
What time am I going to be on
the news tonight?
DETECTIVE ENGLISH shakes his head and walks away. BURKE looks at his watch.
BURKE
Uhh . . . ten? Ten? Ten thirty?
ORLANDO
You sure it’s not a re-run?
OFFICER BURKE stares back at ORLANDO.
FADE OUT
FADE TO:
A COLLAGE OF CLIPS DEPICTING THE FAMILY’S COPING WITH THE INCIDENT
CLIP 1
POV: SCOTT’S COMPUTER
We can see SCOTT typing something onto his computer. In the midst of his typing, he puts his hand on his forehead. His head drops down a little bit as his head starts to shake.
END CLIP 1
CLIP 2
We see SCOTT’S mother walking into the house during the morning. She’s holding a bundle of newspapers and mail. She throws everything on the counter.
On top of everything lies the newspaper with the headline “MURDER IN SUBURBAN HOME LEAVES POLICE CLUELESS.” A tear falls from her eye.
END CLIP 2
CLIP 3
ORLANDO sits on a couch with potato chips and popcorn surrounding him. He stares at the TV screen watching the nightly news.
ORLANDO doesn’t really seem to be all that heartbroken at that very moment.
END CLIP 3
CLIP 4
SCOTT walks down his stairs and slips on a pair of shoes. He opens the front door and walks out on the porch. He sees ORLANDO sitting on a small bench, smoking.
SCOTT walks over to ORLANDO and seats himself right beside him. They both stare out into the misty horizon.
END CLIP 4
CLIP 5
SCOTT walks into his room and throws his coat down on his bed. He walks over to his chair and plumps himself down. Spinning in it, he stops at his blinds.
With two fingers, he makes a slight opening in them. He doesn’t see the PERSON looking back at him. He sheepishly lets go of the opening and turns around . . . almost as if he’s sad he wasn’t there.
END CLIP 5
FADE OUT
FADE TO:
INT. KITCHEN – DAY
SCOTT sits at the kitchen table reading a magazine. Midway through reading a page, he looks up at the phone. SCOTT walks himself over to the phone and picks it up.
He quickly dials a number and lets it ring for a few second. Crosscut between SCOTT and DAN.
SCOTT
Hey, man.
DAN
(beat)
How you holding up, dude?
SCOTT
I’ve had better times. I can’t tell
if ORLANDO is sad or not. He doesn’t
seem to be showing any emotions at
all. Kind of eerie.
DAN
Well; he’s ORLANDO. What did you
expect?
SCOTT
(beat)
Yeah.
DAN
(beat)
When you going to talk to Marc?
SCOTT
Don’t even remind me. I don’t know. I
might call him tonight or tomorrow.
Arrange somethin’.
DAN
It’s all over the news, man.
SCOTT
I know. I miss the news coverage on
the great drug lords.
DAN
Leno did a joke about it, man.
SCOTT
(beat)
That’s fucking awesome. What did he
say?
DAN
Something to the likeness of “Illinois
didn’t have such a big case to solve
since trying to get Michael Jordan
not to leave the Bulls.”
SCOTT
Oh my god. That’s the single worst
joke I’ve ever heard in my life.
DAN
Why is Illinois only remembered for
having the Sears Tower and Michael
Jordan?
SCOTT
There are some terrible people in
this world, I tell you.
DAN
(beat)
Like Marc . . . and ORLANDO.
A noise is heard behind SCOTT. It’s his MOM and ORLANDO walking through the door with loads and loads of grocery bags.
SCOTT
I’ve gotta jet. Later.
DAN
Give me a ring tomorrow—and dude?
Get some damn rest. You sound like
complete garbage.
SCOTT
You bet. Bye.
SCOTT hangs up the phone and turns around. He sees ORLANDO holding the pet cat and struggling to get a leash around its neck.
ORLANDO
SCOTT. You have to walk the cat.
SCOTT
(exaggerating)
I think you have it confused with a
hamster.
ORLANDO
A who?
MOM
(putting groceries away)
A hamster, ORLANDO. One of those
little tiny furry animals. Timmy
used to have on of those things.
ORLANDO
(remembering)
Good ole’ poop ball.
MOM
(insisting)
His name was Randal, honey.
SCOTT shakes his head at ORLANDO and grabs the cat. While SCOTT is struggling, trying to get the leash off, ORLANDO grabs some salami from the fridge and starts to eat it.
Both SCOTT and his mother exchange weird looks.
EXT. RESTAURANT – DAY
SCOTT’S car slowly pulls up to the front of a restaurant; a typical “only-good-for-breakfast” type place. SCOTT gets out of his car and heads toward the door.
INT. RESTAURANT – DAY
SCOTT enters the restaurant and looks around at all the tables. A WAITER comes up to him with a few menus.
WAITER
Just one?
SCOTT
I’m meeting someone here. Thanks.
The waiter walks away. SCOTT walks into the dining room part of the joint. Peering at everyone’s faces, he finally notices Marc sitting at a booth in the corner.
Letting out a sigh, SCOTT walks up to the booth.
SCOTT
Glad you made it.
SCOTT slides into the booth and slips off his jacket.
MARC
It’s all over the news. Do you know
who it was?
SCOTT
My uncle Hugo.
MARC
(beat)
I’m so sorry, man. I was just really
confused that night. By the time I
got out of work I was unaware of the
time.
(beat)
The whole night was one big mess, man.
(beat)
Gosh you have a messed up family.
SCOTT
Can I have my money back?
Marc pulls an envelope out of his pocket and hands it to SCOTT. SCOTT tucks it into his pocket.
MARC
That’s all of it.
(beat)
How’s your family coping?
The conversation really starts to become awkward.
SCOTT
We’re good I guess.
An OBNOXIOUS WAITER comes to the table with a pad of paper.
OBNOXIOUS WAITER
What do you want?
SCOTT
Just a coke.
The waiter stares at Marc. Marc doesn’t respond.
OBNOXIOUS WAITER
Hey, FREAK. Tell me.
MARC
I’d like your MOM in a blender.
The waiter storms away in a huff. SCOTT looks at Marc with a smirk on his face.
SCOTT
So, tell me . . . I thought you had
a gun?
MARC
I do have a gun.
SCOTT
Didn’t you say you were gonna use a
gun?
MARC
(beat)
Yeah.
SCOTT
Well, why did you use a knife?
Marc stares at SCOTT.
MARC
For . . . what?
SCOTT
(whispering, now serious)
To try to kill my damn stepfather!
Marc’s eyes widen.
MARC
I told you! I got mixed up with the
time and shit. By the time I got out
it was too late!
SCOTT
(beat)
To get your fricken gun?
MARC
NO! TO KILL YOUR FUCKING STEPFATHER!
SCOTT’S jaw drops. He slowly starts to realize what happened that night, and what Marc has been trying to explain.
SCOTT
(beat)
You . . . you never went to my house?
MARC
No, dude. I told you; I was at work.
I couldn’t get out in time.
SCOTT starts to shake his head.
MARC
I asked you if you knew who it was.
SCOTT
Yeah, my Uncle Hugo was killed!
MARC
No! I asked who killed your step-
father!
The table becomes silent. SCOTT looks up at Marc.
SCOTT
I don’t know.
MARC
So . . . you thought that I went
to your house, but accidentally
killed the wrong guy?
SCOTT nods.
MARC
But in reality; you don’t even
know who killed the wrong guy?
SCOTT nods again.
MARC
So someone probably was trying to
kill ORLANDO or someone on the
same night as us!
SCOTT . . . you know.
MARC
Holy shit!
SCOTT gets scared at Marc’s statement.
MARC
This is like an episode of Law
& Order or something!
SCOTT
(mumbling)
Or something like that.
INT. ELECTRONICS STORE – DAY
SCOTT and DAN walk through the doors of a large electronics store with CD’s, DVD’s, computers, the works. The commotion from the large crowd in the store is really loud over the two’s conversation.
DAN
. . . But Marc never showed up!
SCOTT
Which means I don’t know who killed
Hugo or who that somebody was actually
trying to kill.
DAN
Holy shit that’s nuts.
SCOTT
Tell me about it.
The duo continues to walk through aisles in the store. They finally come to a stop around the DVD area.
DAN
Have there been a lot of cops around
your house lately? I could only ponder
how bad it’d be.
SCOTT
Yeah. ORLANDO is getting worried. He
thinks they know he has drugs stashed
away in his room.
DAN
Paranoia from ORLANDO? Isn’t that a
normality around your house?
SCOTT
Not this bad. Yesterday he removed
all the things out of his dressers.
Who knows what he has hiding in those
things.
DAN
Dead bodies.
SCOTT
(beat)
I wouldn’t be surprised.
They stop while DAN shuffles through some discs.
DAN
So . . . you still going to have Marc
do something to ORLANDO?
SCOTT
Are you kidding!? Anything like that
would look way too suspicious at this
time.
DAN
Make it look like suicide.
SCOTT
Nah. I’ll just leave the guy alone.
DAN
(beat)
How’s he taking this whole thing?
SCOTT
I don’t think he remembers anymore.
He’s back to his normal self.
DAN
Your MOM?
SCOTT
She’s the saddest. I think whenever
a murder takes place in your house
the MOM-figure is the first and last
one to worry. She stopped cooking,
too.
DAN
That’s terrible.
SCOTT
You bet. And want to know the worst
thing? Mr. Peeper stopped spying on
me.
DAN looks at SCOTT.
DAN
Damn that sucks. Hasn’t it been like
. . . one year?
SCOTT
Ever since last Christmas. Right when
my dad left.
DAN
Do something about it. Storm over there
and ring the doorbell.
SCOTT
No way, dude. You know how freaky that
guy is?
DAN
Well, yeah. I guess any guy that doesn’t
use any lights in his house is freaky.
SCOTT
He must be rich from never having to pay
that bill.
DAN
Smart fellow.
DAN continues to shuffle through the DVD’s.
INT. SCOTT’S MOM’S BEDROOM – DUSK
SCOTT’S MOM is shown walking into the room with a basket full of clothes.
She sets it down, pulls a few items from it, and walks to the other side of the room.
ORLANDO is lying on the bed, watching television. Cheers to be exact.
MOM
You ought to do something to take your
mind off this mess. You haven’t been
out since the night it happened.
ORLANDO
It was only two days ago. I don’t want
all these cops around the house without
being home myself.
SCOTT’S MOM opens one of ORLANDO’s drawers. About to place a pair of shorts in, she notices a bag of cocaine.
She takes a deep breath and continues to put the shorts away.
MOM
(beat)
Get your car washed.
ORLANDO
I don’t need it washed. I never use it.
What’s the point?
MOM
It smells.
ORLANDO
(changing the subject)
What’s the name of the show where
everybody knows your name?
MOM
(beat)
Cheers.
ORLANDO
Oh.
(beat)
It’ll be on later.
ORLANDO points the remote at the television and changes the channel. SCOTT’S MOM storms out of the room. ORLANDO stares blankly at the wall.
He glances at the television and sees the news on.
ORLANDO
Rerun.
Realizing something, ORLANDO runs out of the room.
INT. CAR – DAY
SCOTT and DAN sit in DAN’s car, driving home. DAN is driving while SCOTT is sitting shotgun.
SCOTT
I can’t believe you bought that movie.
DAN
I can’t believe you didn’t know I had
a Shirley Temple fetish. Not only do
I have all the flicks on tape, I even
made my own Shirley posters at Kinko’s.
Damn that place rocks. We should work
there.
SCOTT
Kinko’s? Hell no.
DAN
What the hell is wrong with Kinko’s?
SCOTT
Don’t you ever want to stick with a job?
All you do is shift gears, man. You’ve
had eight jobs since last summer.
DAN
A working man needs his choices. Hey, at
least I work.
SCOTT
When you have a rich stepfather you
really don’t need to work. There’s
no point.
DAN
How the hell do you pay for your car?
SCOTT
ORLANDO.
DAN
Where do you get your beer-money?
SCOTT
ORLANDO.
DAN
Who did you plan a murder against?
SCOTT
(beat; nodding)
ORLANDO.
DAN
I don’t get what’s so bad about that
guy. I’ve never seen anything bad. His
stupidity would make getting through
my days a whole lot easier.
SCOTT
I just don’t like him.
DAN stares at SCOTT.
DAN
You’re doing all of this because of
the fact that he ruined your relation-
ship with your old dad. Right?
(after no response)
Right?
SCOTT nods a little bit.
DAN
If you want your dad back that much,
why don’t you ever call him? Why don’t
you ever hang out with the guy?
SCOTT
I don’t even know where he lives. My
grandparents don’t even know for
chrissakes.
DAN
Try to look him up?
SCOTT
Nothing.
DAN
Damn that’s weird. It’s like he almost
disappeared into thin air.
(beat)
What are your plans for tomorrow?
SCOTT
(laughing)
You’ll never guess where I’m going.
DAN
M.C. Hammer’s house?
SCOTT
(still laughing)
No, worse. To a theme park with ORLANDO,
TIM and my MOM.
DAN chuckles.
DAN
That’s going to be terrible!
SCOTT
Orlando’s never been on a roller
coaster before, let alone a theme
park. He’ll probably bring his
drugs into the park so he isn’t as
scared.
DAN
(beat)
The guy’s a maniac.
(pulling into SCOTT’S driveway)
The cops still at your house?
SCOTT
A few. They’re looking around the
house, in the woods. Everywhere.
They still think there’s evidence
to be found . . . and ORLANDO is
getting mighty pissed off.
DAN
(sarcastically)
Uh-oh. They’re going to find his
stash.
SCOTT
I pray for that nightly. They’re
supposed to leave tonight.
The car comes to a complete stop.
DAN
Have fun, man.
SCOTT
Later.
SCOTT gets out of the car and slams the door behind him. DAN shakes his head at himself as he backs up.
DAN
Damn . . .
(beat)
That kid’s got a great life.
EXT. THEME PARK – DAY
ORLANDO
(looking up)
That thing’s gotta be fifty feet
high.
ORLANDO and SCOTT stand, staring up at a huge ROLLER COASTER. As a car starts to go down a hill, ORLANDO’s mouth drops wide open. SCOTT doesn’t seem to care at all.
SCOTT
(still staring)
I can’t believe you’ve never been to
a theme park before.
ORLANDO
My parents told me I went to Coney
Island when I was little.
SCOTT
Wow. I wish I went there.
ORLANDO
I don’t think I did. I’ve never been
out of the country.
SCOTT
What do you mean?
ORLANDO
Coney is on an Island.
SCOTT
(beat)
But haven’t you been to Mexico?
ORLANDO
(staring at SCOTT)
That’s still in North America.
ORLANDO departs from SCOTT’S side. SCOTT stares after him, and then takes upon his example after a few seconds.
EXT. ROLLER COASTER – DAY
SCOTT, TIM, ORLANDO, and SCOTT’S MOM all stand right outside of a roller coaster line. They are all figuring out what to do.
MOM
(staring at ORLANDO)
I didn’t come here just to sit around.
We have to go on a roller coaster.
SCOTT
ORLANDO will be fine. Just let him st .
. .
MOM
(cutting SCOTT off)
No, Scott. Orlando has to come on. I
want him to take his mind off of every-
thing happening at home. Going on a
roller coaster will help.
ORLANDO
I told you, I’m not scared.
(beat)
Just . . . tired.
TIM
(laughing)
Haha! Sure you are!
ORLANDO nudges TIM.
TIM
Screw you, Mexy.
MOM
(points at TIM)
Tim. Don’t say that.
ORLANDO
It’s okay. I’m used to racist people.
SCOTT
Sure you are, Burrito-Man.
SCOTT’S MOM stomps on SCOTT’S foot.
MOM
SCOTT!
SCOTT
MOM!
TIM
ORLANDO!
ORLANDO is revealed walking away from the foursome.
OUTSIDE A RESTAURANT
ORLANDO walks slowly up to a CLOWN that’s sitting on top of a table outside a pizza restaurant with CLOWN 2. ORLANDO tilts his head.
ORLANDO
You’re a clown?
CLOWN 1
Yeah, man. Got a fucking problem?
ORLANDO takes a few steps back, but continues towards them.
ORLANDO
What’s so scary about you guys?
CLOWN 2
Ask your MOM, Enrique!
ORLANDO goes to punch CLOWN 2, but TIM holds him back.
ORLANDO
You’re dead!
CLOWN 1
PUSSY!
ORLANDO is completely pulled away from the clowns. TIM pulls him back by SCOTT and SCOTT’S MOM.
MOM
What the hell did you do that for!
SCOTT
Yeah, man. Chill the hell out.
ORLANDO looks at the ground, and then back up.
ORLANDO
It was on the other day.
EXT. ROLLER COASTER LINE – DAY
SCOTT, SCOTT’S MOM, TIM, and ORLANDO stand in line for a roller coaster. ORLANDO stays sheepishly behind everyone else.
ORLANDO
I don’t feel good. I can’t go on.
SCOTT
C’mon, Ricky Martin. It’s not that
bad.
A train roars past the group, nearly scaring ORLANDO to death.
ORLANDO
GOD DAMN!
TIM
If you make it through without pissing
yourself, I’ll give you five dollars.
ORLANDO
(now happy; looking up)
Yeah?
TIM
Yeah.
ORLANDO
Alright.
(he smiles)
I’ll do it.
ORLANDO starts to seem more confident.
INT. ROLLER COASTER TRAIN STATION – DAY
COASTER WORKER
Sir! You’re going to have to get on!
ORLANDO is being pushed forward by a COASTER WORKER onto the coaster’s cart.
ORLANDO
You can’t make me! I’ll sue!
COASTER WORKER
You have to make it through these four
seats to exit the station, then!
TIM
C’mon ORLANDO! Just get the hell on!
MOM
ORLANDO. Get on.
The COASTER WORKER pushes ORLANDO further into the seats. SCOTT, SCOTT’S MOM, and TIM are all sitting in their seats with their harnesses fastened.
ORLANDO looks at them halfway through the cart.
ORLANDO
(trying to act brave)
Hah! I fooled you guys! I was just
faking it!
ORLANDO wipes a tear from his eye.
SCOTT
Then get on.
SCOTT pats the seat next to him.
SCOTT
Right here. Let’s go.
ORLANDO
(smiling)
Alright, hotshot.
ORLANDO jumps into the seat and pulls a harness over him. All four people in the group sit cozily next to each other.
EXT. ROLLER COASTER – DAY
ORLANDO
HOLY SHIT!! LET ME OFF!!
ORLANDO and the gang are now traveling up the giant coaster hill in the front cart. SCOTT’S MOM seems scared, ORLANDO furious, while TIM and SCOTT are smiling, relaxed.
SCOTT
Just shut your eyes, Latino. It’ll
be over before you know it.
TIM
(laughing)
Or before you could say Menudo!
ORLANDO
MENUDO! MENUDO! MENUDO!
The cart starts to shift a little.
SCOTT
Uh oh! Here it comes!!
As the train goes swiftly down the first hill, ORLANDO closes is eyes with his hands and starts to ball.
ORLANDO
(screaming)
GET ME OFF! GET ME OFF!
SCOTT
(yelling back)
YOU’RE ON FOR GOOD NOW!!
ORLANDO opens his eyes as they fly down another large hill. Everyone seems to be enjoying it but him.
The cart starts to bounce back and forth. ORLANDO starts to cry louder.
ORLANDO
(screaming)
GOOD THING I WORE PANTS!!
INT. ROLLER COASTER TRAIN STATION – DAY
ORLANDO jumps off of his seat in tears, revealing a large urine stain on his khakis. The people waiting in line start to laugh at him.
ABNOXIOUS COASTER RIDER
Haha! Look at that guy!
ABNOXIOUS COASTER RIDER 2
Oh my god! What a freak!
ORLANDO starts to cry a little bit, and then starts to huff and puff. SCOTT’S MOM grabs his arm and helps him walk out of the station.
SCOTT and TIM start to laugh right behind him.
SCOTT
That’s hilarious!
TIM puts his leg on a nearby wall. He shows SCOTT a small stain on his pant leg.
TIM
(pointing to it)
Check that out. It was flying every-
where towards me. Besides that . . .
purely the funniest thing to happen
in years.
The two continue to laugh as they walk away from the station.
EXT. ROLLER COASTER STATION – DAY
ORLANDO and SCOTT’S MOM walk out from the darkness, ORLANDO still weeping and limping because of the stain in his pants.
ORLANDO
Lets go home.
The two clowns from earlier notice ORLANDO.
CLOWN 1
Holy damn! El Feo pissed himself!
CLOWN 2 starts to laugh like crazy. CLOWN 1 aids him.
ORLANDO tries to escape SCOTT’S MOM’s hold, but he can’t. He starts to shake his head.
CLOWN 2
He won’t be able to do the Macarina
tonight!
They both laugh.
ORLANDO
Bastard!
ORLANDO breaks free from SCOTT’S MOM as SCOTT and TIM walk through the exit. ORLANDO runs toward CLOWN 2 and tackles him. A huge brawl starts.
ORLANDO starts to pummel CLOWN 2 as he’s lying on the dirty pathway. CLOWN 1 desperately tries to take ORLANDO off of CLOWN 2, but is unsuccessful.
ORLANDO stands up and throws a punch at CLOWN 1. He falls to the ground with the blow.
With both clowns on the ground, ORLANDO spits on both of them.
SCOTT and TIM run towards ORLANDO to take him away. A few security guards run to clean up the scene, too.
ORLANDO
BASTARDS!
Just as the clowns are about to get up, ORLANDO runs at them and tackles both of them.
Getting in a few good punches, he’s taken away by the security guards. They start to yell at him to calm down.
SCOTT and TIM walk back to SCOTT’S MOM, who seems angry.
MOM
I can’t take this anymore!
SCOTT’S MOM bursts away from SCOTT and TIM, running towards ORLANDO and the guards.
SCOTT and TIM glance at each other, and then start off toward their MOM.
INT. SECURITY BUILDING – DAY
SECURITY HEAD
What the HELL is going on here?!
ORLANDO and SCOTT’S MOM sit in two chairs, in front of the SECURITY HEAD’s desk. SCOTT and TIM walk into the room and stand in the corner.
SECURITY HEAD
¿Qué es su nombre? ¡Muy estúpido!
ORLANDO
They . . . they started it.
SECURITY HEAD
From the opinions of the people around
the brawl, apparently you just went up
to two clowns after you got off of a
roller coaster and started to pummel
them to death!
ORLANDO
How do you know for a fact it was my
fault?
SECURITY HEAD
Sir. Ninety-six point seven percent of
the people arrested here are either
Negro or Latino.
The SECURITY HEAD points to a wall with a huge pie chart that states the fact he just said. There are tons of pictures on the wall of Latino and Black men’s mug shots.
TIM
(under his breath)
Racism.
SECURITY HEAD
What was that, son? Don’t make me lower
that percentage rate to ninety-six point
five percent. You don’t want that.
SCOTT and TIM exchange looks. Their MOM gets out of her seat and storms out of the room.
SECURITY HEAD
What the hell is her problem?
SCOTT
She doesn’t like people making corny
math jokes.
SCOTT storms his away out of the room right after his mom. The SECURITY HEAD stares at TIM.
TIM
Ahh . . . no.
TIM follows SCOTT’S lead and leaves the room. The SECURITY HEAD looks down at ORLANDO, who’s still seated in front of his desk.
ORLANDO
I can’t drive. I’m a bad driver.
(beat)
I don’t have a license.
ORLANDO realizes that he can’t get home if the others leave, so he stands up and storms out of the room. Halfway out the door he salutes the SECURITY HEAD.
The SECURITY HEAD shakes his head at the family.
FADE OUT
FADE TO:
INT. CAR – NIGHT
ORLANDO sits shotgun in the tiny car, MOM is driving, and TIM and SCOTT are in the back. ORLANDO continues to laugh about something.
ORLANDO
(giggling)
But when I kicked that clown in the
head, I swear I think I heard a bone
break!
SCOTT
(laughing)
And when they were leaving in those
stretchers and you called them . . .
what was it again?
ORLANDO
(beat)
I think I called them both “wiener
worshippers!”
The car starts to slow down a little bit. In the reflection of the windshield, you can see a ton of blinking lights outside of their house.
ORLANDO starts to panic.
ORLANDO
They’re still here?!
MOM
We’ll tell them to leave. Don’t worry.
As soon as the car slows down a little more, ORLANDO opens his door and bolts out of it.
EXT. SCOTT’S HOUSE – NIGHT
ORLANDO runs as fast as he can up the grass hill in front of the house. He frantically runs past a few cops and opens the front door.
INT. SCOTT’S HOUSE – NIGHT
ORLANDO runs past some more cops in the house and turns a corner in the main hallway.
INT. KITCHEN – NIGHT
ORLANDO runs into the kitchen and grabs a remote controller on the counter. He quickly turns the news broadcast on the television to a different channel. A fishing show is on.
The cops stare at ORLANDO.
ORLANDO
(huffing and puffing)
I bet money on this show.
The cops continue to stare at him. Every one of them has a little food half-eaten in their hand, or a magazine their in the midst of reading.
ORLANDO
(looking around)
Not that I bet . . . or anything.
MOM slams her way into the room through the garage door.
MOM
(furious)
I might not know a lot about the law,
but this ISN’T right! Get the hell
out of my house!
The cops stare at the ground, but then pick up their jackets and leave. DETECTIVE ENGLISH walks up to MOM.
ENGLISH
I’m sorry ma’am. We’re just trying to
help. Didn’t mean any harm.
MOM
But nobody was home! Don’t you under-
stand that?!
ENGLISH turns around and walks away from the scene. TIM and SCOTT run into the kitchen and start to study the room.
TIM
What’s going on here?
ORLANDO looks up at SCOTT and TIM. In a split second, ORLANDO is found running as fast as he can out of the room.
SCOTT looks at his MOM and shrugs his shoulders.
EXT. SCOTT’S WINDOW – NIGHT
A WINDOW outside SCOTT’S room is shown. In the inside of the house, SCOTT is lying on his bed, watching television.
All of a sudden, a ROCK hits the window. SCOTT jumps out of his position and starts to walk to it.
As SCOTT is opening the window, another ROCK hits it. SCOTT gets it completely open and looks down.
He sees DAN standing far below him.
POV: SCOTT
DAN
What are you doing tonight?
POV: DAN
SCOTT
Not positive. Sore from today, so
probably nothing.
EXT. SCOTT’S WINDOW – NIGHT
DAN
Damn. How did it all go?
SCOTT
Pretty good.
DAN
Great to hear. Did Orlando chicken out
again?
SCOTT
Nope, we got him on a coaster. Didn’t
take it too well, but hey . . . he
went on, at least.
DAN
Damn slime bucket.
SCOTT
Don’t rip on him, man. I think I’m . . .
I think I’m starting to like him now.
Not LIKE him, but you know . . . not
mind him.
DAN
(shocked; beat)
That’s cool, I guess. So you going to
avoid killing him now?
SCOTT
(nodding)
I think so.
DAN
Good to hear. Hey, dude . . . I better
scram. The cops are giving me weird
looks.
(beat)
And what the hell are they still doing
here?!
SCOTT
Beats me. My mom just threw a fit about
it. You shout egg ‘em.
POV: SCOTT
DAN
(nodding)
Good idea! Later!
DAN runs away from SCOTT’S SIGHT.
INT. SCOTT’S ROOM – NIGHT
SCOTT turns away from the window with a smile on his face. He walks over to his desk and picks up a picture.
It shows himself, TIM, ORLANDO, and his MOM on the roller coaster from earlier in the day. The smile on his face grows a little larger.
SCOTT hears a knock on his door.
SCOTT
Yeah?
ORLANDO
(muffled through the door)
Scott, it’s Orlando.
Scott walks over to the door and opens it. ORLANDO stands in SCOTT’S doorway with a BAG in his hand. He hands it over to SCOTT.
SCOTT
What’s this?
SCOTT peers into the bag and sees a LOAD of CHOCOLATE CANDY BARS. The smile SCOTT had a few seconds ago comes back into the picture.
SCOTT
Thanks, man. What’s this stuff for?
ORLANDO
Needed to pay you back somehow for
getting us kicked out of the park.
Kind of ruined the day, eh?
SCOTT
(smiling)
No . . . it was entertaining.
SCOTT walks over to his bed, sits down, and digs into the bag of candy on his lap. ORLANDO joins him on the bed.
ORLANDO
Scott, I want to tell you the truth.
SCOTT
About?
ORLANDO
Everything.
SCOTT stares at ORLANDO.
SCOTT
What are you talking about?
ORLANDO sits a little closer to SCOTT
ORLANDO
I’m a drug dealer.
(beat)
I was a drug dealer.
SCOTT’S mouth hangs wide open.
ORLANDO
I’m sorry. This must be a complete
shock to you.
SCOTT
(taken aback)
No. No it isn’t.
ORLANDO stares at SCOTT.
ORLANDO
There’s a lot more to it than that.
SCOTT
Like what?
ORLANDO
I killed a man before.
SCOTT’S jaw drops.
ORLANDO
Do you know what to do with the body
of a dead guy after you kill him?
SCOTT
Uhh . . . no?
ORLANDO
(looking down)
Either do I.
SCOTT
Wait a second. You’re serious, aren’t
you? You’ve actually killed someone!
ORLANDO
I used to live in California. Did a
lot of dealing out there. You can’t
imagine how much money I had.
(beat)
I lied about my father being rich.
Just a cover up, I guess.
(beat)
But one time, me and my partner named
Gizzy had to raid a guy’s house and
steal some stuff from him. What we
didn’t know was that it was a setup.
This guy, named Kint, was working for
the police. We had a few rats in our
pack. Apparently they all had it all
arranged out so me and Gizzy would die
that day.
(beat)
That was the scariest day of my life.
SCOTT
(interested)
What happened?
ORLANDO
Well, we knew something was up when
we looked into Kint’s car. Saw an
LAPD badge lying on the dash board.
We panicked.
(beat)
We planned it all out before we went
in there. Just bashed through his
bedroom window. He was sleeping in
his chair with a gun in his hand.
(beat)
He woke up. Shot at Gizzy once. I
grabbed my pipe and whacked him
straight across the face. Died on
impact. Good thing Gizzy wasn’t
hurt too much. We drove away with
the body in the trunk. We just left.
I dropped him off at his relatives
in Oklahoma. And I . . . I just came
here. Started a new life. That day
was enough for me.
(beat)
I didn’t want it anymore.
SCOTT stares at ORLANDO in shock.
ORLANDO
Just promise . . . with all of your
heart . . . that you won’t tell a soul.
SCOTT nods.
SCOTT
Where’s Gizzy? Do you still talk to
him?
ORLANDO
(shaking his head)
Nope. But I heard some stories. The
people we worked with in LA got in
a furious state of mind when we left.
They tracked down where Gizzy was
staying. One day when he was gone,
they killed his two nephews. They
even waited until he got home, and
made him kill his own brother. He
had to stab him to death . . . just
to save his own.
SCOTT
Why would he actually kill him?!
ORLANDO
They would have killed him anyways. I
guess it’s better if you do it yourself
instead of having those grease balls
do it.
SCOTT
Why didn’t they find you?
ORLANDO
I strayed far away from any family.
Just started a new life out here.
SCOTT
That’s an amazing story, man. Never
thought you could be that interesting.
ORLANDO
(smiling)
It’s all true. I’m a hip guy.
SCOTT laughs.
ORLANDO
(seriously)
Scott . . . whatever happens, whoever
gets hurt, wherever it is . . . stay
here with your mother.
SCOTT
What are you talking about?
ORLANDO
Something bad is gonna happen, Scott.
You just don’t know it.
SCOTT
Orlando?
The PHONE rings. ORLANDO stands up.
ORLANDO
Don’t worry about anything. Just
talking out of my ass.
(beat)
I gotta get that. Later.
SCOTT allows ORLANDO to leave the room. He stares at the ground, still in shock.
EXT. SCOTT’S ROOM – LATER
We see that SCOTT’S room still has the light on.
INT. SCOTT’S ROOM – NIGHT
SCOTT lies on his bed, watching television.
POV: TELEVISION
From the view of the television, we see a distorted view of SCOTT, who is wearily flipping through the channels.
SOMETHING catches his eye. We hear an infomercial playing on the television set. SCOTT sits upright and tilts his head at the screen.
INFOMERCIAL NARRATOR
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technology, cleaning your cat is
easier than ever! Simply put on the
specialized handling gloves, grab
a hold of little Scruffy, and spray
the chemical on him! It’s as simple
as that!
(fastly)
The only side effects of this new
technology are: headache, bloating,
sinus problems, mental retardation,
death, and diarrhea!
A loud THUMP is heard. SCOTT gets startled and jumps out of his position.
INT. UPSTAIRS HALLWAY – NIGHT
SCOTT’S open door is shown, with SCOTT staring down the hall. The camera slowly starts to zoom out, revealing a pitch-black hallway. SCOTT stands up and peers out.
POV: SCOTT
All we see is total darkness.
INT. HALLWAY – NIGHT
SCOTT trots down the hall and turns on the light. Everything seems normal to him.
Suddenly, a large ROAR is heard. SCOTT stalls for a second, and then runs down the hallway into the room at the end.
INT. GUEST BEDROOM – NIGHT
SCOTT runs into the room and stops right at a WINDOW. SCOTT peers outside.
POV: SCOTT
We see a rainy outside with an empty street running down it. A large noise seems to come from far away. Suddenly, the garage door opens.
The noise seems to get louder and louder as ORLANDO peels out of the garage. At the end of it, he quickly spins out into the middle of the street. Within a split second, a LARGE TRUCK smashes into the front of ORLANDO’S car.
With a bash of fury, ORLANDO’S car spins ninety degrees and finally flips on its side, rolling about fifteen feet up the street. The LARGE TRUCK quickly backs up into a driveway, and peels out of sight.
5/10/2002 7:02:21 PM
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