SCENE 1: Open back room,
TA.
[ Landyn is
sitting down when Kyle peaks
his head in
from around the corner. ]
LANDYN: Get in
here. Ya freak!
[ Kyle laughs
loudly. ]
KYLE: Don’t
tell me you guys
finally wrapped
today.
LANDYN: Yes!
After tons of
treatments, re-takes,
and three
grueling months
of Mark’s
mouth, we’re
done.
Tonight it goes
to corporate.
Man, its rough
pleasing that
guy!
KYLE: My
feelings exactly.
[ Kyle gets
behind the camera &
points it at
Landyn. Taking the
DVD out, he
replaces it with a
blank one. ]
LANDYN: What
are you doing?
KYLE: Wanna
shoot something
a lot more
interesting?
[ From behind
the camera. . . ]
“So Landyn, you
got out of rehab
shortly before
coming here. In fact,
you left a
couple of weeks early.
With the new
pressure’s you’ve
had in the last
few months,
tell me, do you
ever get the
urge to use
again?
SCENE 2: Living room,
Jeszyca &
Larrie’s apartment.
[ Larrie is
sitting on the couch
when Jeszyca
walks over to him
putting her
bags down on the
floor. ]
JESZYCA: Another date night? After
the first two I
swear you would
have sworn off
women for good.
[ Larrie
laughs. ]
LARRIE: So the
first one assaulted
me with her
purse. And the last
didn’t bother
to show. I still have
some hope left.
JESZYCA: I
see. Well, you’re braver
than most. Like
the way you saved
me from having
to face work.
LARRIE: I just
asked Ski to move
your
vacation. Thankfully we have
a pretty naive
boss. Could you
imagine if that
guy came back?
JESZYCA: I
know, right. Well, I need
to get
going. It’s a three hour drive
to my
parents.
Have a
good time tonight! I’ll see
you on Sunday.
[ Jeszyca grabs
her things & leaves/
Larrie gets up from
his seat, checking
his cell phone
for the time. ]
[ 15 minutes
later a stretch limo pulls
up to Larrie’s
building as he’s staring
through the
lobby glass. A dark window
lowers slowly,
revealing his date inside. ]
SCENE 3: Meanwhile, in
Landyn’s car.
[ Racing
towards downtown, Landyn
takes a sudden
right and his bag
hits the floor,
spilling out DVDs. ]
“Mother ****!!!”
[ Pulling into
a space, he grabs a
marked disc and
heads toward
the hotel banquet
room. ]
[ Inside Mark
is standing while
his boss Jim
and some other execs
are seated and
waiting. Landyn
hurries in. ]
MARK: There he
is!
[ He hands Mark
the DVD. Landyn
shuts off the
lights & waits in the
back. His immense
excitement turns
when he sees
what is on screen. ]
“Do you ever
get the urge to use again?”
[ Before he can
answer the question
Mark shuts it
off. Excusing themselves,
Landyn follows
him to the hall. ]
MARK: I’m not
even gonna ask you
what the hell
that was. Just find
the right DVD
before we lose
everything.
SCENE 4: Inside the
limo, Larrie’s date.
[ Larrie is
sipping his champagne
while his older
date sits closer to
him. ]
LARRIE: Thanks
for picking me up.
I’ve never been
on such a fancy
date. Hope I don’t do anything
to embarrass you.
CORA: You’re
cute. And don’t
worry about
anything dear.
Just be
yourself, completely.
[ Larrie
smiles, finishing his glass
now, he gazes
into Cora’s deep
blue eyes. ]
LARRIE: Where are
we headed
exactly?
CORA: Well, if
you’re wanting to
know me
personally, the best
way really is
to see how I live.
I mean, unless
you rather go
somewhere more
pubic.
LARRIE: No,
no. That works fine
for me.
[ She kisses
him quick & pours
him another
glass of wine. ]
[ A short while
later they arrive
at a three
story house. Cora,
smoothing out
her dress, steps
out to meet her
assistant. ]
“He’s out
cold. Go and drag
him inside.“
SCENE 5: Outside the Banquet
Room.
[ Mark is
pacing back and forth. ]
LANDYN: I got
the right one.
Calm down, I’m
sure they’re in
there watching
it right now.
MARK: Yeah, or
maybe they
decided to
replay your little
mistake.
What was that
anyway?
LANDYN: I don’t
know. Kyle
just started
filming and I went
with it.
MARK: Yeah,
Kyle.
[ He starts to
walk away & before
Mark can get
too far, Jim comes
through the
doors. ]
LANDYN: What did they say?
JIM: Well, I have
good news
and maybe not so good news.
MARK: What’s
good?
JIM: Everyone
loved your commercial.
The TA message
shined through and
was better than
we originally planned.
MARK: So, what’s
the bad?
JIM: The TA experience was golden
but they want
Landyn to tell
his story of
recovery and how
you helped him
get back into
the workforce
in your next one.
LANDYN: Excuse
me?
SCENE 6: Basement, Cora’s
place.
[ Larrie slowly
opens his eyes.
In a haze, he
first notices he’s
in a dark room. Coming to a little
more, he tries
to move but his
hands &
feet are tied together.
Moving around,
he can see the
opposite wall
& realizes he
is suspended in
air. ]
“Ahhh! Help
me!!!”
“HELP!!!”
[ He continues
to yell, louder
& longer
for minutes
but no one
answers. ]
(Updated 10/24)
