“CUTTERS ROAD”

WRITTEN BY DAVID L JACKSON

SCREENPLAY BY DAVID L JACKSON

“PRIMARY DRAFT”

One road best left neglected, a road with a history of hatred, ignorance and death. A legend reborn for retribution.

DAVID L JACKSON             
CHATHAM ONTARIO             
519-352-9872              

OPEN ON BLACK 

1)EXT: ROADSIDE FARMERS FIELD / 1973 / DAY

A young African-American boy is playing alongside a large open field with his companion, a golden lab.

The boy tosses a short stick and orders his loyal friend to fetch.

The dog chases the stick and quickly brings it back to the boy dropping it at the boy’s feet.

The boy rewards the dog by patting him on the head

The two comrades continue on up the desolate road 

FADE TO BLACK

2)EXT: FARMERS FIELD / CONT.

An elderly Caucasian farmer, ARNOLD CUTTER stares out into his field from within his pick up truck.

ARNOLD CUTTER is unshaven, his lower jaw protruding out as he tongues a home rolled cigarette. His eyes squint in the daylight as he watches the boy and his dog.

ARNOLD CUTTER retrieves a rifle from beside him and places the barrel out the side window of his truck

ARNOLD CUTTER slowly and patiently raises his rifle to his eye

He fires a single shot.

A horrific yelp as ARNOLD lowers his gun

FADE TO BLACK

3)EXT: FARMERS FIELD / CONT.

A short trail of fresh blood melts into the soil leading to the body of the golden lab, laying dead on its side.

The dogs chest raises a few deep breaths then quits

FADE TO BLACK
1)

4)EXT: FARMERS FIELD / CONT.

ARNOLD CUTTER is reloading his rifle.

He continues to eye the boy who is running towards the dog in the field.

ARNOLD CUTTER raises the gun and takes aim, tracking his moving target.

FADE TO NEXT

5)EXT: FARMERS FIELD / CONT.

The young boy is running, crying out his dog’s name, tears flowing down his cheeks.

FADE TO NEXT

6)EXT: FARMERS FIELD / CONT.

ARNOLD CUTTER tracks the boy with the sight of his gun.

FADE TO NEXT

7)EXT: ROADSIDE- A TREE LINE / 1973 / DAY 

A young African-American girl, same age as the boy is peeking around a tree. She has her hand cuffed over her mouth as her eyes well up.

She jumps at the sound of the rifle.

She hides back behind the tree, she breaths heavy and is terrified as she begins to pray.

She is holding herself up tight against the tree as ARNOLD CUTTER’s truck passes by.

She spots the truck waits a moment, and darts off in the opposite direction.

Running away, she peeks over her shoulder.

FADE TO BLACK

2)

8)EXT: FRONT YARD OF COUNTRY COURT HOUSE/ 1973 / DAY

A large group of local townsfolk mostly African-American are gathered holding various weapons and torches. They are shouting and angry.

The young girl stands holding her father’s hand in the centre of it all.

The girl stares forward transfixed on something as the group continues to shout out angrily around her.

A young mother is squatting on the ground crying out in pain as she holds her son’s bloodied body.

The girl closes her eyes

FADE TO NEXT

9)EXT: FRONT YARD OF COUNTRY COURT HOUSE/ CONT.

Two African-American men are leaning up against an old farm truck.

A young SHERIFF MICHAELS stands up on the porch of the house and tries to calm and control the mob like crowd.

YOUNG SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Listen now, The judge has made his decision! It was clearly a case of ARNOLD protecting his property against what he thought was a vandal ruining his crop!”

The crowd roars in disbelief, the shouts continue.

The two men nod at one another and calmly exit into their truck

The truck roars to life and takes off up the dirt road.

FADE TO BLACK

10)EXT: CUTTER’S FARM / 1973 / DUSK

ARNOLD CUTTER wipes down a small piece of his tractor’s motor with a dirty rag, inspects the piece.

Two men suddenly appear from around the front of the tractor.

A look of surprise on the face of ARNOLD CUTTER
FADE TO NEXT
3)
11)EXT: CUTTER’S FARM / CONT.

The two men have ARNOLD CUTTER on the ground and are beating him with an array of heavy punches and kicks.

ARNOLD CUTTER is picked up off the ground as his face is swollen and cut up, and bleeding from several wounds.

One of the men pulls ARNOLD up to his face

THUG
“Now run, run for your life!”

FADE TO BLACK

12)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / 1973 / NIGHT 

ARNOLD CUTTER falls on his face into the muddy snow covered road as the lights from various torches are raised and the rumble of cheers can be heard.

ARNOLD CUTTER is weak and out of breath, and struggles to crawl forward.
FADE TO NEXT

13)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / CONT.

ARNOLD CUTTER barely lifts his head off the ground, the headlights of an on coming truck illuminate brightly upon his horrified expression.

He screams.

ARNOLD CUTTER
“NO!”
CUT TO NEXT

14)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / PRESENT DAY / DAY
 
Endless fields of farmland bisected by a thin strip of desolate highway.

An empty paper coffee cup is being gently blown about the roadway.

A speeding automobile races by and flattens the cup.

CUT TO NEXT

4)
15)I/E: CAR - DAY
 
Three young girls bounce about to a song playing loudly on the car radio.

KELLY ROADS sips on a red slurp ee in the centre of the rear seat, her attention spent on looking how much ice she can suck up in a single haul.

MELISSA ODETTE is driving behind the protection of some very funky sunglasses, she is tilting her head back and forth to the beat of the song.

CHARA MILLS sings out slightly off key as she flips through a few uninteresting pages of a rock music magazine.

Chara tosses the magazine up on the dashboard and puts her hands between her legs and peers out at the rolling country side.

CHARA
“Put some bitch on that pedal Mel, I really have to go!”

MELISSA quickly peeks over at CHARA then back to the road.

MELISSA
“We can’t be all that far from Kingston, We can make a stop when we get there...just squeeze for another ten minutes or so.”

CHARA
“Oh hell,”

CHARA rolls her eyes in disbelief

CHARA
 “try not hitting every bump along the way, or you’ll be cleaning the little yellow stain I’ll be leaving on your daddy’s seat.”

CHARA reaches and retrieves her magazine.

MELISSA has a quirky smirk grow upon her face as she deliberately veers slightly off the road.

CUT TO NEXT

16)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / DAY

The car leans into the shoulder causing a rapid assemblage of small bumps and a cloud of dust.
CUT TO NEXT
5)

17)I/E CAR / CONT.

MELISSA is peeking over waiting for CHARA’s response.

CHARA’s eyes wide, looks back at MELISSA with an intense glare.

MELISSA breaks into a quick twitter followed by a short unintentional snort.

MELISSA slightly embarrassed hold her hand over her nose as CHARA laughs back at her.

KELLY leans forward into the front seat.

KELLY
“Girls...thanks so much for inviting me out this weekend.”
“I am so glad to get this chance to finally meet more people from around here.”

KELLY tosses her cup out the open window.

KELLY
 “Besides you two, and David, I haven’t really met anyone yet. This is going to be totally sick!”

CHARA resumes flipping through her rock magazine.

CHARA
“Kelly girl, You’re going to find that the people from Timothy Bay are not all that different than you... Californians...we just have a shit more empty space around to par-tee!”

KELLY jumps back and gathers some bottles, passing out cold cooler drinks to her friends.

KELLY
“I want to do one of them...toast thing a ma jigs.”

KELLY opens the bottle.

CHARA holds the bottle in front of her and looks at the bright yellow liquid, throws her head back and groans.

CHARA
“I’ll raise the bottle for your toast Kelly, but my bladder ain’t holding any more of this shit!”

6)

KELLY
“Ok, well...Here’s to my new found friends, the two best gals of Timothy Bay, and... a heck of a lot of empty space to PARTY!”

(ALL)
“WHOO-WHO!”

They raise their bottles and KELLY and MELISSA drink.

CHARA sets hers in the drink holder. She places her hands again between her legs.

CHARA
(sarcastic)
“Mel, are we there yet, huh, huh, are we there yet!”

MELISSA again peeks over and giggles

MELISSA
“You sound like an eight year old!”
 
KELLY flops back into the back seat, spins around putting her bare feet up against the side rear window.

She wiggles her toes admiring her recent pedicure.

KELLY (OS)
“You guys are totally awesome!”

MELISSA
“I’m awesome, she’s annoyingly ok!”

CHARA reaches over without even looking at her and gives her a slight shove.
CUT TO NEXT
 
18)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / CONT.

The car swerves a bit then regains control.

CHARA (OS)
“whoa, bumps, no bumps!”

The girls laugh.
CUT TO NEXT
19)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / CONT.
 
The car races by up the stretch of country road.

7)

The car gets further away.

Someone steps out from the side of the road casting a shadow on the pavement.

They remains there momentarily and then disappears back from which it came.
CUT TO NEXT

20)I/E CAR / CONT.

KELLY sits back up and turns around to face the rear window.

While looking out the rear window she is amazed. 

KELLY
“My god, look at it...miles of nothing but cow country, No overpasses, underpasses, no traffic lights, this is so freaking amazing! Look...look at all those trees!”

KELLY points to a huddle of trees beyond the corn.

MELISSA adjusts and looks into rear view mirror.

MELISSA
“You really didn’t get out of the city much did you!”

KELLY zips back around and again leans forward into the front seat of the car.
KELLY
“Nope, not till I was like...19. I thought I’d move to New York City, try get into theatre, I wanted so much to be a movie star! Unfortunately I didn’t catch a break... I ended up serving coffee at a small no name diner for like 3 years. My Auntie Marge got sick, so I moved here to Timothy Bay to take care of her.”

CHARA looks over
CHARA
“I thought you had your own pad?” 

KELLY
“I do now, my Auntie died last year...just before Christmas.”

CHARA and MELISSA exchange dispiriting look.

CHARA
“Downer, sorry for your loss.”

CHARA slides behind her magazine
8)

KELLY
(with a sudden burst of pride)
“Central Park, I do remember a lot of trees in Central Park!”

Melissa rolls her eyes

MELISSA
“Not the same Kelly, Behind every tree there is a man masturbating or sharpening a knife!”

KELLY laughs
KELLY
“Or both!”

CHARA
“Well, bad shit happens to everyone, I had an uncle die last year. It sucked, he was like one of the very few who really liked my music.”

CHARA sinks back into her seat and looks out the side window

CHARA
“I just find it hard to appreciate a cluster fuck of ever-greens like you do...but all the more power to ya”

KELLY returns to her place in the rear window

KELLY
“I just thought you had to go all the way to like... Canada or something to find so many of them in one place”

MELISSA again looking back through the rear view mirror

MELISSA
“Oh yes...those Eskimo dudes are constantly planting trees outside their igloos!”

A silent pause as CHARA tries not to laugh, however, 
CHARA erupts into a restrained chuckle

CHARA
“Knock it off, I’m fucking dripping here!”

KELLY with a look of obliviousness

KELLY
“What?”

FADE TO BLACK
9)
21)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / CONT.

Their car cruises from around a hidden curve, approaches another long stretch of roadway.

The stutter in the engine is followed by a few clanks, and an obvious hissing sound.

A rotting cow’s head slightly hidden in the long grass along the edge of the road.

Tall dry corn is still against the deep blue sky. 
CUT TO INSERT

22)INSERT: CAR DASHBOARD 

The engine light flashes intermediately corresponding with an annoying computerized beeping sound.
CUT TO NEXT

23)I/E: CAR - CONT.

MELISSA has a look of concern, she bangs on the steering wheel with a series of short slaps, drawing the attention of the other two girls.
MELISSA
“Oh for heaven sake, this can’t be happening!”

CHARA looks up slowly over the edge of her magazine.

The smoke smears up against the windshield obscuring their vision. 

CHARA throws the magazine on the dashboard, sits upright and raises her thumb to her lips like a microphone.

CHARA
“Looks like we’ll be making an unscheduled pit stop race fans...dead smack in the middle of red neck nation!”

CHARA looks over at a flustered MELISSA

KELLY (OS)
“Awesome...are red necks like... real Indians?”

MELISSA
“This is so unfair...piece of garbage, anywhere but here!”

10)

CHARA tries to catch a glimpse of the road ahead, moving her head side to side, a brief break in the smoke’s coverage allows CHARA to see ahead.
CHARA
“Pull it off up here...”

MELISSA (OS)
“I can’t see!”

CHARA
“Your ok, your clear, I can see the shoulder!”

MELISSA looks back in the mirror quickly at KELLY who is trying to see what’s going on. 
MELISSA
(sarcastically)
“Not going to run over any Indians am I?”
FADE TO NEXT

24)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / CONT.

Smoke flares out of the front hood as the car edges over to the side of the road coming to rest on the shoulder next to some very tall corn.
The engine quits and the doors of the car open

The girls start to get out of the car.

KELLY is waving her arms to clear the smoke.

KELLY
“Quick get a blanket we’ll make smoke signals!”
(Giggles)

MELISSA not looking impressed walks over to the front of the car.

MELISSA
“This is great, a real treat, thank goodness for automotive parts ‘Made In Mexico’!”

MELISSA gingerly kicks the front tire, the hub cap falls off.

MELISSA grabs her hips and throws her head back and groans,

CHARA disappears down into the dry ditch and reappears up the other side at the edge of the weed infested corn field.

11)
CHARA lowers her shorts, squats to pea.

CHARA lets out heavy sigh of relief, her eyes closed, head tilted back into the breeze.

MELISSA (OS)
(excited)
“Oh thank you Jesus...thank you thank you, Here comes someone!”

CHARA opens her eyes and shields the sun from her eyes to see who was coming.

An old farm truck with black tinted windows slowly drives up, The box of the truck is cluttered with various old rusted out farm equipment.

The truck grovels alongside the road directly in front of CHARA.

CHARA knowing she has been seen in her rather embarrassing situation forces a belittling stare back towards the gawking truck, she flicks the onlooker the “bird”.

The truck’s engine revs in response and takes off up the road.

KELLY applying her lip gloss is watching the truck drive away.

MELISSA runs up and tries to wave the truck back, MELISSA steps to the centre of the road continues to wave

MELISSA
“No come back, we need assistance here!”
“Come on!”

The truck disappears around a bend in the road further up the way.
CHARA (OS)
"Big truck...just compensation for a little penis!" 
 
MELISSA turns back and waving her arms in disgust, walks back to the car.
MELISSA
"Well, there goes our ride into town for help... Chara, thanks a tonne Hun."

KELLY finishes her lips and caps her gloss stick, looks over at CHARA.

CHARA is making her way back from the field, she is adjusting her shorts.
12)
MELISSA giggles at CHARA’s antics and then playfully scolds her.

MELISSA
“Who knows if another car will come down this old shit road..this is not a stretch of highway used very often you know!”

CHARA jumps over the dried up ditch and climbs up to the others.

CHARA
“Well, the way I saw it, There wasn't enough room in that old truck for all three of us anyway, whoever was driving that travelling junk box was obviously more intrigued with the way I pea than stopping and helping us out! Fuck him.”
 
KELLY leans out and looks up then down an empty desolate highway, the road is vacant and quiet. 
KELLY
"Maybe you should have borrowed a better car."

MELISSA opens the hood of the car.

MELISSA
“This is my dad's car, problem is he wasn't around to ask if we could borrow it ...so technically...I think the term your looking for is stolen!”

The nervous laughter is heard from the girls.

KELLY
“Now that’s something us Californians know all about!”

CHARA bending over looking into the front end of the car beside MELISSA 
CHARA
"Your old man would have told you pound salt anyway, and then he would have explained why he wasn’t using it, cause it needed a new rad!" 

MELISSA
“Nag, Nag, Nag.”

FADE TO BLACK
25)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / CONT.

KELLY leaning back against the car, looking up into the bright hot sun. She pulls back on her long blonde hair and wraps a elastic around it putting it into a pony tail. Standing there absorbing the rays of the late afternoon sun, she shields her eyes.
13)

KELLY
 "Did anyone bring some sun block, this sun is really hot!” 

MELISSA leaning up against the front tire, takes a drink from her bottle. Holds up her hand then pointing to the trunk.

MELISSA
"I did, should be in the trunk...red leather bag." 

CHARA sits cross legged on the gravel tossing stones onto the road.

CHARA Looks over and watches KELLY apply sun screen on herself, slowly she rubs in the lotion on her upper chest and cleavage.

CHARA tongues her top lip as KELLY’s fingers slide under the bikini top, her smooth silky skin now oily and inviting.

MELISSA
“Kelly girl, try your cell phone again, Maybe we can get a tow truck to come haul our asses out of this corn infested hell.”

Kelly puts away the lotion, she removes her phone from it’s holding clip.
KELLY
“I tried it earlier and couldn’t get one of those little bar things to show up”
 
KELLY whirls around like a ballerina and flips open her cell phone.

Pushing some random buttons, she steps around the car, she moves around the car slowly then stopping at the driver's side door.

She holds the phone up in the air.

KELLY
"Darn it all! Still no signal, I was suppose to call David too,...”

KELLY begins to strut about playfully mimicking a classic tv commercial.
KELLY
“Can ya hear me now?...Can ya hear me now...Can you...!"

SUDDENLY the truck travelling at a formidable speed, SLAMS into KELLY and races away.
14)
Kelly's bloodied body crashes down in a heap at the side of the road. 

MELISSA screams, CHARA appears in a state of shock.

CHARA
“Holy shit!”

CUT TO NEXT

26)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / CONT.

Both girls come running up to KELLY, looking down at her crippled, mangled body.

Kelly grasping hard for air, a huge gape in her neck oozes out thick red blood.

CHARA drops to her knees, MELISSA looks away covering her face.

CHARA reaches in and tries to add pressure to the wound.

CHARA
"Shit, Kelly, This is not the time to start bleeding to death!" 

MELISSA looks distraught, slightly nervous and vulnerable as she becomes paranoid of the severity of the situation. Pacing about with her arms wrapped tightly around her chest.

CHARA continues to comfort KELLY.

CHARA
“Your going to make it Kelly, we’ll get you some help and we’ll be in Gallo before you know it, laying on the beach as all the guys walk by in small speed-o bathing suits, we’ll laugh at them as we begin to wonder just how cold the water really is.”

CHARA chuckles and wipes away a tear, leaving a streak of blood on her face.

CHARA searches for MELISSA
CHARA
“Come on Mel, snap out of it, I could use some help here!”

MELISSA wanders aimlessly in circles

MELISSA
“We’re so screwed, out in the middle of nowhere, a stolen car, open booze and one dead friend we just met last week!”
15)
MELISSA with her hands up on her forehead

MELISSA
“How’s this going to look to some red neck cop!”

MELISSA turns back towards CHARA

MELISSA
“What if he comes back, we’re witnesses now, what if he comes back to get rid of any witnesses!”

CHARA (OS)
“MEL! Find Kelly’s phone and try to get a signal!”

MELISSA
“We need to get out of here, we really need to get the hell out of here now!”

Melissa staggers up to where KELLY was before she was hit, she spots the cell phone on the road, it is shattered.

She bends over and begins to scoop up the debris.

MELISSA (VO)
“No phone...no car, a crazed killer...we’re going to die out here, or get locked up in some god forsaken jail cell!”

She walks over to CHARA and KELLY with the phone pieces cupped in both hands.

CHARA looks up, looks at the phone and lowers her head in anguish.
MELISSA (OS)
“What are we going to do Chara?”

CHARA looks up towards the road and stares off silently.

MELISSA(OS)
“WHAT THE HELL ARE WE GOING TO DO!”

CHARA looks back up towards MELISSA.

CHARA
“For fuck sake, I don’t know Mel, I’m just a fucking guitarist hanging out with daddy’s girl and a god dam California raised yuppy, what do I know about this all this shit!”

MELISSA stares in awe at CHARA’s response, her bottom lip quivers...
16)
MELISSA
(obviously hurt by what is said)
“Fuck you Chara!”

CHARA realizes she had hurt MELISSA, she stands up to confront her.
CHARA
(apologetic)
“I’m sorry Mel, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it, I’m just out of my league here that’s all. We’ll figure something out, honest, we’re going to figure it out, we have to...”

CHARA returns back to tend to KELLY.

MELISSA watches weeping and eyeing the road.
CUT TO NEXT

27)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / ESTABLISH SUNSET

The sun begins to set as they stand over KELLY’S body.

CHARA places a towel over KELLY’s face, both girls hug in bereavement.

FADE TO NEXT
28)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / CONT.

CHARA has her eyes closed kneeling as MELISSA comes and kneels next to her.
MELISSA
“This is all my fault...”

CHARA interrupts her and grabs hold of her hand.
 
CHARA
“It is not your fault, It’s that ass shit behind the wheel of that old truck, this is his doing! Not ours!”

CHARA pulls MELISSA into her and hugs her again.

CHARA
“We’ll get to the cops and the cops will deal with him, When they catch the fucker, they’ll throw away the key and that bastard will never be behind the wheel again!”

MELISSA pulls back, regaining some composure now, wiping the tears from her eyes.

17)
MELISSA
“What if he comes back?"

CHARA
“That fuck comes back here, he’s going to have two very pissed women to deal with, not his best option!”

MELISSA lets out a whimper of a laugh, CHARA smiles.

MELISSA
"What would I ever do without my kick ass rock star!”

CHARA looks down and smiles shyly...then gets a look of concern.
The sound of a vehicle approaching is heard, Chara starts to get up.
CHARA
“Someone’s coming!”

MELISSA becomes frantic, she starts to repeats the word "no" several times over and over.

MELISSA
“It’s him!”

MELISSA
“He’s come to finish us off!”

CHARA peeks up the road, a station wagon slowly making its way towards them.
CHARA
"No, it’s a car!" 
 
The girls race to the road and frantically wave the car down.

The station wagon stops just in front of them as a little old lady looks out the front windshield at them.

MELISSA
“Oh Thank God!”

She studies them and then decides its ok to unlock her door.

She exits and stands just outside of her car door.

She looks at both of them and then looks over at KELLY.

CUT TO NEXT

18)

29)INT. SHERIFF'S OFFICE / DUSK

A large green room with two cluttered desks, a nearly empty water cooler and several cabinets with various books and papers, a deer’s head hangs slightly crooked on the plain wall, a gun rack contains nothing but a an old broom and a cork board loaded with pictures and such. DEPUTY DANIELS is on an old police radio.

DEPUTY DANIELS is a ruggedly handsome man, young and clean cut.
 
DEPUTY DANIEL
"Station 19 for Sheriff Michaels, over."
(repeats)
 
RADIO RESPONSE (VO)
"Go ahead, Dan, What's so urgent it can’t wait till I finish my dinner?"

DEPUTY DANIEL
"Sorry Sir, I just got a call from Ginger, apparently there’s been an accident on 36, one fatality reported...over." 

RADIO RESPONSE (VO)
(slight pause)
“I’m on my way...best call Doc and let him know we’ll be needing him tonight!”

DEPUTY DANIELS
“10-4, I already have sir."
CUT TO NEXT

30)EXT: SHERIFF'S CAR / DUSK
 
SHERIFF MICHAELS tosses a portion of his remaining sandwich out his side window.
CUT TO NEXT

31)I/E SHERIFF’S CAR / DUSK

SHERIFF MICHAELS reaches up and flicks on his lights.
CUT TO NEXT

32)EXT: SHERIFF’S CAR / CONT.

His rear wheel spins in the dirt.

The SHERIFF’s car launches out onto the road.
CUT TO NEXT

19)

33)I/E SHERIFF’S CAR / CONT.

SHERIFF MICHAEL holds the radio tight to his chest...burps, then uses radio.
SHERIFF MICHAELS
“How many we got involved in this accident, Daniel?”  

DEPUTY DANIEL (OS) 
“According to Ginger, there are two witnesses at the scene sir, Two women...she says it was a hit and run sir.” 
 
SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Clean up around there will you, looks like were going to have some guest this evening!”

SHERIFF MICHAELS lowers the microphone and mumbles

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Of course this couldn’t have occurred at the start of the day, looks like I’ll be missing tonight’s episode of CSI!”

DEPUTY DANIELS (OS)
“Sir! Be advised the accident is at M.M-9, repeat, M.M-9"

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“10-4...MM9, over."
CUT TO NEXT

34)INT: SHERIFFS OFFICE / CONT.

DEPUTY DANIELS hangs up the radio, casually walks over to the counter.

He pours himself a coffee.

DEPUTY DANIELS stirs in a little cream.

Walking back to his desk.

DEPUTY DANIELS
“Oh it’s going to be one of those evenings, I feel it in my knees.”

DEPUTY DANIELS carefully sits at his desk avoiding the spilling his coffee.

He takes a sip from his coffee looking up at the wall clock.

Sets the coffee down and grabs tv remote control.
20)

TV TURNS ON, opening clip of CSI MIAMI

DEPUTY DANIELS leans back in his chair, releases the remote and exchanges it for his coffee.
CUT TO NEXT

35)EXT: HIGHWAY T-JUNCTION / NIGHT
 
SHERIFF MICHAEL’S cruiser passes by, sirens blaring, lights flashing, kicking up dust.

Turns off onto another road, a road sign displays highway 36, a wooden sign below it reads “Cutter’s Road”.
FADE TO BLACK

36)INT: SHERIFFS OFFICE / CONT.

DEPUTY DANIEL shuffles around a desk sorting through a bunch of loose papers, straightens them up.

The front door opens as SHERIFF MICHAELS enters, holding the door for the two girls.

DEPUTY DAN stands up quickly and bangs his knee on the over hang of the desk.

SHERIFF MICHAEL rolls his eyes as DEPUTY DANIELS rubs his knee and comes around to greet them.

DEPUTY DANIELS
“Um, hello, welcome to Kingston, I’m Daniel Grady, deputy of Kingston County, I promise we will do everything we can to find out who did this to your friend.”

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Dan fetch these ladies some water will ya...they must be mighty parched by now.”

SHERIFF MICHAELS notes the tv on and CSI is broadcasting, walks over and turns it off.

DEPUTY DANIELS (OS)
“Um yes, sure, right away!”

The DEPUTY exits office a bit clumsily...bewitched by CHARA’s presence and unable to take his eyes off her, He bangs his knee once again on the desk.

21)

THE SHERIFF looks over at the two women, dawdles back to his desk, He coughs to clear his throat.
 
SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Well, go head have a seat there ladies.”
 
SHERIFF points to two plastic chairs.

He waits for the two girls to sit before sitting down himself behind his desk.

SHERIFF folds his hands in front of him
 
SHERIFF MICHAELS
“I have to ask you girls a few questions, take a statement from each of you and then we will get you settled in for the night. We’ll get ya home in the morning.” 
 
DEPUTY DANIELS returns with two water bottles, apologizes for the intrusion and sits a bottle in front of each girl.

CHARA makes eye contact and smiles shyly.
 
CHARA 
“Thanks.”

DEPUTY DANIEL smiles and walks back, bangs his knee a third time. 
 
SHERIFF MICHAELS
“This friend of yours...she was accidentally hit by a farm truck?...then this truck just drove off, correct?” 

MELISSA quickly interrupts him

MELISSA
“This wasn’t an accident, that guy deliberately ran into her!”
 
CHARA
“right out of nowhere...We didn’t even hear the fuck coming!”

MELISSA folds her arms over her breasts, she shivers.
 
SHERIFF takes notice, gets up and grabs a small blanket from shelf and hands it to MELISSA.

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Did you see what type of truck it was?”

22)

CHARA looks annoyed
CHARA
“Just an old fucking farm truck, I don’t know much about who makes them, how many fucking farm trucks do you have in this hick town!”

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Easy missy, these are just questions I need to ask ya. I realize your upset and all but we still need to do our job here, the quicker we finish up here the quicker we can issue an APB on our suspect!”

SHERIFF MICHAELS jots a few notes on a piece of paper.

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Did you happen to notice any licence plate numbers or letters?”

CHARA
“No, I couldn’t take my eyes off all the blood that bastard left behind him!”

The SHERIFF looks over at DEPUTY sternly

DEPUTY DANIELS returns the look 

An uncomfortable silence
 
SHERIFF MICHAELS
“The truth of the matter ladies, this isn’t the first hit and run we have had this summer.”

SHERIFF MICHAELS leans back into his chair

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Your friend happens to be the third victim of hit and run we’ve had this summer on that there cursed road.”

MELISSA is in awe, she begins to weep.

SHERIFF MICHAELS
 “I’m guessing we have ourselves a possible serial killer, someone who enjoys playing these sick deadly road games with young kids like yourselves”

SHERIFF looks over to DEPUTY DANIELS standing next to his desk.

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“...but we’ll find him.”

23)

MELISSA
“He won’t come after us will he?”
 
DEPUTY DANIELS
“Well, I don’t reckon, he’d be hanging around, tonight, You’ll be safe here with us none the less.”

SHERIFF MICHAELS tosses his paper to the side and leans forward.

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“The way I see it, with your statements, hopefully we’ll have a better idea who may be responsible...even if you didn’t see much more than what you have told me, nine times out of ten we find something that gets us closer to the truth...this roadster will know his options are limited and may go into hiding for a little while, till the heat settles sort of speak.”
 
SHERIFF opens his desk drawer and pulls out a personal recorder, presses a button and sets it gently in front of the ladies.

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Ladies, what I need from the two of you is your full names, where you are from, and exactly what went down this evening, to the best of your recollection.”

MELISSA looks over at CHARA and takes a drink of her water

MELISSA
“My name is Melissa Odette from Timothy Bay, my friends and I were on our way to Gallo for this end of summer beach party...”

FADE TO NEXT
 
37)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / NIGHT

The full moon dances behind the extended tassels of the tall corn. The sound of a motorcycle can be heard in the distance. The motorcycle is getting louder, suddenly the corn is swept aside violently as the bike flies by close.
CUT TO NEXT

38)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / CONT. 

The dirt bike rider is pulling off a stunt, showing off to a small group of kids in an expensive sports car following behind.

The headlights of this sports car shine directly behind the bike which is up on it’s rear wheel and the front is in the air.
24)

The sports car swerves behind the bike, the car is a convertible with the top down.

BILLY HAYES, MARCUS BURROWS, TOMMY BAKER and CINDY JOHNSON appear to have been at some college pep rally as they sport letterman jackets and of course open booze.
CUT TO NEXT

39)I/E: SPORTS CAR / NIGHT

BILLY sitting up, back behind the passenger seat is pointing at the bike.
CUT TO NEXT

40)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / CONT.

The cyclist gets back up on one wheel.

BILLY (OS)
“That’s what I’m talking about! Ride it baby ride it!”

CUT TO NEXT

41)I/E: SPORTS CAR / CONT.

The group continues to watch and cheer for the stunts and as they continue to drink, CINDY is behind the wheel, laughing it up hysterically. Cindy is a wealthy girl and dressed appropriately.

CINDY
“How hot is that!”
 
MARCUS sitting beside her doesn’t appear to be all that impressed. looking rather uncomfortable cramped up in the front seat of such a small car. He is well mannered and very smooth in the presence of the ladies..
MARCUS
“Hot? Hell that’s not even room temperature, next to you girlfriend! You’re the hottest thing around here, and don’t let anyone dispute the truth!”

CINDY (OS)
“My man...always got the right answer to everything, A constant reminder why I keep you around!”

MARCUS
“I’m not just another pretty face, you know.”

25)

CINDY
“Oh give it up Marcus, you love my money, my body and my car and all the ass kissing in the world ain’t going to get you laid if your going to go on about how good looking you are...focus boyfriend, focus!”

CINDY uses a two finger hand gesture to direct MARCUS attention back to her.
 
TOMMY sitting directly behind CINDY pulls down on an imaginative blow horn...raising his beer above his head.

TOMMY is a trademark jock, good looking and outgoing, with a slight ego issue.
TOMMY
“WOO-WOO!”

TOMMY laughs and gulps down half his bottle.

CINDY shouts back to TOMMY who is partially standing up now.

CINDY
“How far do we have to go to get to Gallo, Mr. Navigator?”
 
TOMMY
“Just on the other side of some piss ant hill of a town, Kingston, probably about thirty minutes or so, this shit dick of a highway is suppose to be the fastest way there, 46 takes twice as long cause of all the other little towns along the way, speed limits!...We’ll get to Gallo soon, trust me...just drive this baby straight ahead and follow that bike!”
 
BILLY
“Yeah...Gallo weekend, beaches, bitches and booze!”

BILLY is a wanna be jock, never gets to be on the team, but hangs around anyway like he is someone important.

Spends more time intoxicated than not.

TOMMY sits back down beside BILLY

TOMMY
“I bet ya Melissa and her friends are already waiting on the beach for us with a huge fucking fire just roaring away...we’d be there too if burger boy would have just called in tonight!”

TOMMY nudges MARCUS and leans back in his seat.

26)
 MARCUS turns and gives him a gesture by running his finger across his throat, then turns and smiles at CINDY.

BILLY
“I sure hope her friends are single, or it’s going to be a long weekend with old tight and right!”

BILLY makes a stroking motion with his right hand and then downs another drink as he chuckles at his new found terminology.

TOMMY leans in.
TOMMY
“Billy even if they are single, you better book “old tight and right” in the ledger, cause they’ll be trying to get old Tommy the Tank in the sack jack!”

BILLY
“Keep dreaming lover-boy!”

They knock their bottles together and laugh.
CUT TO NEXT
42)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / CONT.

They all continue to hoot and holla with the bike still riding in front of them.
CUT TO NEXT
43)I/E: SPORTS CAR / CONT.

CINDY looks over at MARCUS 

MARCUS is looking at his watch, still looking uncomfortable, he tries to adjust his legs in a more comfortable position.

CINDY reaches over and places her hand on his thigh.

CINDY
“Cheer up Marcus, I was just toying, later tonight...I’m going to show you some of my best moves!”

MARCUS looks down and back at CINDY and smiles.

FADE TO NEXT
44)INT: SHERIFFS OFFICE’S CELL / NIGHT

The SHERIFF and DEPUTY escort the two ladies down a short flight of steps into the holding cell. The cell has a large bunk bed freshly made up with pillows and a thick blanket. The walls are concrete and bare, a urinal and sink are situated against the far wall.
27)

SHERIFF MICHAELS slides the iron gate all the way open.

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“You can get some shut eye down in here, promise you ladies we’ll keep the gate open, nine times out of ten it never gets used anyhow, maybe Freddy the drunk or some hot headed speeder once in a while, dam door probably doesn’t even lock anymore anyhow.”

MELISSA spins around and faces the DEPUTY

MELISSA
“I need to make a phone call, Kelly’s boyfriend David should be told what has happened, Could I please use your phone?”

The DEPUTY shakes in head.

DEPUTY DANIELS
“Sorry, miss Odette, last nights storm took out the phone lines, we do have radio communications only right now, you may want to try using a cell phone, other than that I will relay a message to the local authorities there, they will notify next of kin and this David person.”

MELISSA wanders into the cell.

MELISSA walks over to the cell window, looking out the barred window as CHARA tries out the bunk bed.

MELISSA
“My daddy is going to have my hide thrown in one of these cells.”

DEPUTY DANIELS
 (chuckles)
“I’m sure he’ll be an understanding father and will be over joyed that your alive and well.”

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Well ok then, if that be it, I’ll bid ya good night ladies.”

SHERIFF MICHAEL turns and exits up the stairs.

 DEPUTY DANIELS looks over at CHARA and again flashes a shy smile.
DEPUTY DANIELS
“You girls need anything now, just holla, we’ll be upstairs pushing papers for the evening.”

DEPUTY DANIEL tips his hat and backs up
28)
DEPUTY DANIELS
“Night now.”
FADE TO BLACK

45)INT: SHERIFF OFFICE’S CELL / MOMENTS LATER

CHARA is laying in the lower bunk bed looking up at the bottom of the bunk. Her arms wrapped up around the back of her head, she appears to be reading the words on the bottom of the upper bunk.

CUT TO INSERT

46)INSERT / BOTTOM OF BUNK

Black perma-marker and pen ink graffiti on bottom of bed, racial slurs, etc.

RESUME
47) INT: SHERIFF OFFICE’S CELL / CONT.

MELISSA still looking out the barred window.

MELISSA
“Stuck in the middle of nowhere, I swear there’s nothing but corn fields for miles on end!...Why is Kingston even on the map?
Doesn’t a town require a certain population margin to even qualify to be printed onto a map?”
 
MELISSA turns and spots the sink, walking over she turns on the faucet.

A glob of muddy water, a sputter and then a stream of clear water flows out.

MELISSA cups her hands and splashes a small amount on her face. 

Looking in the mirror.
MELISSA
“I wonder if we googled this place if it would even show up.”

MELISSA Pauses in thought and turns off the faucet

She turns to face CHARA
MELISSA
“I really wish I could have called David, he’s going to be so down”

CHARA now looks over at MELISSA

29)

CHARA
“Did you ever get to meet this David guy?”
 
MELISSA
“Just once at the Larkins party, he was like a little lost puppy following her around everywhere she went. It was pretty pathetic.”
 
CHARA 
(rolls on her side)
“He was probably just looking for a little action. I mean come on Kelly ‘was’ something to look at... If I had her body...I wouldn’t ever have to leave home.”
 She was probably too trusting, who's to say he’s not just another male pig who knows how to work that game guys have...get a woman to spread her legs open and poof he has a home for Woody Wood pecker!”
 
MELISSA
“But then again... he did call her the next day...I gotta give him some credit”
 
CHARA
“I still think all men are pigs and still wouldn’t trust one as far as I could throw the fuck!”

MELISSA chuckles nervously and squats beside CHARA’s bunk.

MELISSA
“Aren't you the one that just flirted with that young super cop out there!”
 
CHARA
“What?...Deputy Daniels? Come on I did not!”
 
MELISSA
“I think... you think, nobody noticed something like that.”

CHARA props herself up on her elbow and looks directly at MELISSA

CHARA
“Hey, come on now, you know what I really think.”

MELISSA looking down at the floor now
 
MELISSA
“Well...I thought I did.”

CHARA leans over towards MELISSA putting her hand on MELISSA’s knee.
30) 
CHARA
“I think you're jealous!...You’re feeling a little insecure right now aren’t you, come to think of it...you treated Kelly like a joke cause you thought she posed a threat!”

CHARA launches herself out of the bed and squats in front of MELISSA with her hands still on her knees

CHARA
“Now you have conjured up this little mistrust thing, trying to read between lines that don’t exist,
Mel, Kelly was a beautiful, fun loving girl who was maybe not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but she was straight as a straight gets!

CHARA wraps her arms around MELISSA.

It appears like they may kiss. Their faces are so close, the tips of their foreheads are up against one another.

CHARA gently pulls back. 
CHARA
“She wasn’t part of the equation, The Deputy is a man...definitely not my type!... You get too fucking emotionally...” 
 
MELISSA stops her in the middle of the sentence by kissing her, passionately.

The passion of the kiss leaves CHARA breathing deep, eyes closed and speechless.
MELISSA
(whispers)
“Some things are suppose to be emotional, Am I right?”
 
Their faces are very close... Chara licks her lips and studies Melissa’s face lovingly.
CHARA
“Yes, yes, they are. Mel, I love you with all my heart!”

CHARA leans back in delivers another quick kiss and then they embrace passionately and slowly disappear into the bottom bunk.

FADE TO NEXT
48)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / NIGHT

The sports car follows the bike into the night, they get further and further away, then suddenly the old farm truck races in behind them.
CUT TO NEXT
31)
49)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / CONT. 

The truck quickly gains ground on the sports car, flips on his high beam lights.

Bumps into the rear bumper of the sports car.

CUT TO NEXT 
 
50)I/E: SPORTS CAR / NIGHT

The teens are jolted lightly...CINDY temporarily loses control of the car as it swerves 
CINDY
“What the fuck!”

TOMMY turns around and sees the truck behind them, he shouts out towards it
TOMMY
“Fuck you asshole! Watch where the hell your going!”

The truck then slowly begins to pull back and slightly swerving to and fro across the yellow line of the road.

MARCUS turned partially in his seat studies the behaviour of the truck.

BILLY is unswayed and is trying to pour his drink into a plastic cup.
MARCUS
“Yeah, That’s right, Learn how to drive before you drink and drive!”

BILLY
“Dam drunks!”

BILLY chuckles and downs the remainder of his drink left in the bottle.

CINDY
“If that ass put a mark on my car, I’m going to slap that boy a lawsuit!”

BILLY tosses an empty bottle to the side of the road.

TOMMY leans up to CINDY
TOMMY
“Ah, he barely tapped your ass, your sexy little car is just no longer a pretty little virgin!”

32)

BILLY and TOMMY laugh hysterically, BILLY carefully attempts to bring the plastic cup to his lips.

CINDY attempts to backhand him TOMMY sarcastically.

CINDY
“Screw you Tommy boy!..nobody taps this ass and gets away without paying a few bucks!

The truck launches forward gaining more speed, closing in again, faster.
TOMMY turns and is looking back at the truck

TOMMY
“Oh crap, here he comes again!”

TOMMY turns to CINDY
TOMMY
“Hang on Cindy, he’s coming in for some sloppy seconds!”

CINDY
“No!”

The jolt is ten times what it was before.
CUT TO INSERT 
51)INSERT / COLLISION

Debris is shattered and the rear of the car smashes in.
RESUME
52)I/E SPORTS CAR / CONT.

CINDY is trying to look back but not so much to pay attention to the road ahead.
CINDY
“My fucking car!”

BILLY is wiping liquid from his lap, a bit flustered.

BILLY
“Ok, now I’m pissed!...fucker spilt my dam drink!”

MARCUS
“Pull over and see if this clown stops!”

CINDY
“After you guys knock him into next week, I’m going to crush his balls in with my new high heels!”

33)

TOMMY now standing in the rear seat facing the truck which continues to pull back and swerve back and forth on the road...

TOMMY
“You want trouble dickhead!..come on, pull over!”

CUT TO NEXT

53)EXT: COUNTRY ROADSIDE / NIGHT

The car pulls over and stops

They all exit and CINDY rushes to scout out the damage.

The truck sits idle 200 yards away, flickers his high beams off and on like mimicking laughter.

MARCUS
“What the hell does this guy want...obviously he’s not drunk, that was deliberate!”

TOMMY
“Chicken shit playing road games, let’s just wait him out for a bit, he’s got to turn around and go home sooner or later, that or  he’ll come right up to us!”

MARCUS moves to where CINDY stands in awe over the rear end of her car which is bent up pretty good.

MARCUS
“Girl, you ok?”

CINDY
“Look at what that shit did to my car Marcus, It’s ruined!”

MARCUS puts his arm around her

MARCUS
“Don’t sweat it babe, we’ll get it all fixed up when we get back from Gallo...it’s only a car.”

MARCUS and CINDY look up at the truck still back flashing his lights rapidly and revving up his engine.

The motor cycle now pulls up to the car.

Flips up the visor, The biker is female, JEANETTE BEAUVAIS has dark beautiful eyes she is looking towards CINDY and MARCUS then glances towards the truck.
34)
JEANETTE
“Troubles?”

CINDY
“That hick ‘farmer in this hell’ back there just rammed us, twice! I can’t believe he’s playing us like this, What’s the point!”

TOMMY walks over staring at the truck in the distance.

TOMMY
“Jeanette, give me a ride over there will ya...no lights, maybe I can sneak up and drag his ass out of that truck.”

JEANETTE
“Jump aboard tough guy...I don’t see any harm in that.”

Just as TOMMY was about to get on, the truck squeals its tires as it starts to race towards them

Everyone is looking up the road.

BILLY
“Well alright, looks like we’re going to settle this like men!”
(Slapping a tire iron into his left hand)

MARCUS
“Guys...I don’t think he’s stopping...”

CINDY 
(screams out)
“Get off the road!”

Everyone scatters and screams
CUT TO NEXT
54)EXT: COUNTRY ROADSIDE / CONT

BILLY jumps into the back seat of the sports car.

MARCUS and CINDY run and dive into a dry ditch.

TOMMY jumps on the bike and shouts at JEANETTE 

 TOMMY
“Go!”

JEANETTE revs up and launches her bike around in a 180, and takes off up the road.
CUT TO NEXT

35)
55)EXT: COUNTRY ROADSIDE / COLLISION

The truck smashes hard into the car, tearing the car to bits.

Debris flies everywhere.

The truck seemingly unswayed, continues through the wreckage

CUT TO NEXT
56)I/E CRUSHED SPORTS CAR / NIGHT

 Marcus runs up and sees BILLY laying dead, tire iron protrudes from the left ear...blood oozes out onto the seats.

CUT TO NEXT
57)EXT: COUNTRY ROADSIDE / CONT. 

CINDY runs up but is intercepted by Marcus 

MARCUS
“Don’t look!...Don’t look, he’s dead Sin, he’s dead!”

CINDY
“No, no way, BILLY!”
CUT TO NEXT:

58)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / BIKE CHASE / NIGHT

The bike races up the road, the truck behind them.

They dance back and forth the length of road.

Truck catches up and closes in.

TOMMY looking back turns and shouts up to JEANETTE

TOMMY
“He’s gaining on us!..head for the field...can’t possibly follow us in there!”

JEANETTE agrees by nodding her head, she quickly darts off the road.
CUT TO NEXT
59)EXT: DITCH RAMP / NIGHT

The bike jumps airborne over the ditch.

Lands safely in the field of tall corn.
CUT TO NEXT

36)
60)EXT: CORNFIELD / NIGHT

Rapid slashes of husk flash by as the two race their way through the isle of corn.

Tommy keeps looking over his shoulder

The truck is nowhere to be seen.

TOMMY shouts out to JEANETTE.

TOMMY
“Wild ride Jen, You did it!”

TOMMY starts to laugh and double checks over his shoulder only to see the headlights of the truck chasing them again.

TOMMY
“Holy fuck, he’s behind us, the shit is right behind us!”

“GO, GO, GO!”

CUT TO NEXT
61)EXT: CORNFIELD  / CONT.
The chase continues through the thick dark corn.

The front bumper of the truck coming very close to the back tire of the bike.
TOMMY
“Holy fuck this idiot is trying to kill us!”

JEANETTE
“Hang on!”

Tommy wraps his hands around her and he has one boob in each hand

JEANETTE quickly glances down then back up

JEANETTE
“Lower Tommy boy, trust me...they’re not that firm!”

JEANETTE leans up as TOMMY lowers his arms around her waist and then she kicks it up a notch.

They slowly pull away from the truck 

The headlights begin to fade back deep into the corn

A faint light up ahead them, It get brighter reflecting off JEANETTE’S helmet Tommy peeks around and looks like he has seen a ghost.
37)
It gets really bright.
TOMMY (VO)
“Holy...”

The bike burst out of the thick corn into a small clearing

A giant combine tractor, giant rotating blades are directly in front of them.

TOMMY (VO)
“...SHIT!”

They crash hard into the giant rotating blades.

A splatter of blood flies across the flattened corn

The sound of sheering metal...crunching and popping.
CUT TO INSERT

62)INSERT / HELMET

Jeanette’s chopped up empty helmet rolls around and comes to rest

CUT TO INSERT
63)INSERT / BLADES 

The red stained blades, sticky and wet slowly come to rest

FADE TO NEXT:
64)INT: SHERIFFS OFFICE / NIGHT

A black and white video monitor on a desk displays CHARA and MELISSA naked and embraced in each others arms in the lower bunk of the cell.

A hot cup of coffee is set down in front of the screen.

SHERIFF MICHAELS is watching them when DEPUTY DANIEL walks in the front door and hangs up his hat.

SHERIFF MICHAELS nonchalantly turns off the monitor.
 
DEPUTY DANIELS
“I delivered the body of that young girl to Doc, He wants to know why we never bring him any young girls that are still alive and enjoy the company of older gentlemen.”
 
He unbuttons his shirt’s top button and heads for the coffee machine.

38)

DEPUTY DANIELS
“I told him we keep them ones locked away for us.”

DEPUTY DANIELS chuckles as he pours a half cup 

Looks into the pot disappointed

DEPUTY DANIELS
How’s are guest doing tonight anyhow, sleeping like babies I suppose.”

DEPUTY DANIELS pours in a lot of cream to top up his cup.

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Sleeping like babies, nine times out of ten them city babies grow up and are into that same sex relationship fad or their looking to join some convent or cult, not like when I was growing up, men were men and women cooked us dinner.”

SHERIFF MICHAELS stands up and walks over to the DEPUTY’s desk.

Tosses a folder down in front of DEPUTY DANIEL just as he was taking his first sip of coffee.

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“These reports are basically useless, all we have is a probable make and model of some old farm truck ...no license plate, no visual on the driver, no nothing.”

DEPUTY DANIELS
(Looking up)
“Well, it’s more than what we had, isn’t it?”

Opens file, leans back in his chair to study it’s content.

DEPUTY DANIELS
“I think we’ll solve this, sir, I know we’ll solve this, and we can all get back to what we do best...eat Mrs. Johnson’s famous homemade donuts!

Reaches in a brown paper bag and retrieves a sugary donut, takes a bite and looks over to the SHERIFF.

DEPUTY DANIELS
“Deli I lis us!” 
(Mouth full)-(chuckles)

SHERIFF MICHAELS looks at DEPUTY DANIELS and shakes his head.

SHERIFF walks back to his desk.
39)

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“I hope your right boy, I’d hate to have to call in the feds on this.”

DEPUTY DANIELS
“Sheriff, If I know you, that would be the last thing you would do, I know how much you hate them white collar cops.”

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Nine times out of ten, their as crooked as old Freddy’s front teeth!”

SHERIFF points to a mock wanted poster above his desk

FADE TO NEXT:
 
65)EXT: COUNTRY ROADSIDE / NIGHT

MARCUS and CINDY briskly walk up to the town sign, Welcoming them to Kingston, ‘a small town treating you like royalty’.
A T junction with no sign of any houses or businesses anywhere.

CINDY
(sarcastically dramatizing)
“Oh thank god, civilization! Look at the hustle and bustle of this rip roaring town...let’s go shopping shall we!”
 
MARCUS
“I know there is a Sheriff’s office in Kingston, somewhere...let’s head this way, bound to find a house sooner or later!”
 
He is walking with CINDY beside him, there are no houses in sight. 
CINDY
“It just hasn’t hit me yet, Billy, poor Billy...are you certain he was dead, what if he was just...”
 
MARCUS
“Billy was definitely dead ‘Sin’, trust me...he had a tire iron this big lodged in the side of his head, blood pouring out like Texas tea! Trust me, it wasn’t pretty.”

CINDY
“You don’t think that truck caught up to Tommy and Jeanette do you?”

MARCUS looks about and scratches his scalp

40)

MARCUS
“Hell, I don’t know anyone that could keep up with Jeanette on that hogg, I’m sure they’re spinning around somewhere up the road a piece. Waiting for the cops to show up.”

MARCUS stops walking, turns and looks back.
 
MARCUS
“I just wish they at least had street lights, or something around here!...Where the hell is this town!”

Continues walking cautiously but, now has CINDY looking over her shoulder.
MARCUS (cont.)
“Maybe we should have went the other way?”

CINDY wraps her arms around his waist and they continue to walk into the darkness
FADE TO NEXT:
 
66)EXT: BIG FARM HOUSE /  NIGHT

The farm house is horrific, unkept but the lights are inviting.

CINDY and MARCUS hand in hand walk up the road towards a long driveway that leads up to the home.

The grass is long and tilted, the paint on the house is peeling.

There is tonnes of scrap metal and machinery laying about the rear and side, A few old barns etched in the darkness.

CINDY holds back a bit, MARCUS edges her forward.

MARCUS
“Come on Sin, this is the first house we’ve seen, we need to get over there and find some help.”

CINDY
“I have a bad vibe here Marcus, This isn’t Trump plaza here, I don’t think we should...”

MARCUS
“Come on, I’m sure they are just your typical farmers, Did you not ever watch that show, “The Simple Life”..if those two girls can do it...ain’t no reason why we can’t!”

CINDY
“Marcus!”
41)

They turn up the driveway and jog up towards the house.

CUT TO NEXT
67)EXT: BIG FARM HOUSE / CONT. 

They walk up on the weathered front porch. CINDY peeks into the window facing the road, trying to get a look inside
CUT TO INSERT
68)INSERT / INNER LIVINGROOM POV

The window is filthy as CINDY peeks in
RESUME
69)EXT: BIG FARM HOUSE / CONT.

MARCUS spots CINDY trying to look into window.

MARCUS 
“Sin, cut it out!...come on!”

CUT TO NEXT
70)EXT: BIG FARM HOUSE / CONT.

MARCUS pulls CINDY beside him as he gently knocks on the door.

They stand close together waiting patiently, all is quiet, not a sound within.

MARCUS knocks again, this time a bit more pronounced, and the door opens a crack on its own accord.
 
MARCUS slowly grabs the door handle and eases it forward.

MARCUS (OS)
“Hello?”

With the door now a quarter the way open, a large black bird flies out screeching.

CINDY delivers a short scream as MARCUS ducks 
 
MARCUS
“Son-of-a-bitch!”

MARCUS and CINDY regain composure

MARCUS
“Who in their right mind allows a freaking crow in their living room!”
42)

CINDY
“Let’s go, I don’t like this place Marcus, I told you this place was waving a red flag...come on!”

MARCUS grabs CINDY’s arm

MARCUS
“Hold on a sec babe...maybe they are just out back or something!”

CUT TO NEXT

71)INT: FARM HOUSE / FRONT ROOM

MARCUS peeks his head into the door, looking in, he again calls out,
MARCUS
“Hello?”

The door is half open and MARCUS steps inside.

He looks behind the door to see a WOMAN standing staring back at him on a staircase.

MARCUS jumps back banging the back of his head on the door jam.

He quinces in pain but at the same time is apologetic and rubbing his wounded head.
MARCUS
“Oh crap, so sorry madame, I knocked, the door opened...”

MARCUS rubbing the back of his head

MARCUS
(mumbles)
“damn that smarts!”

The WOMAN is the same woman who was at the scene of the first hit and run, GINGER GRADY. She is in a black dress, her wiry greying hair is hanging long over the shoulder. GINGER remains still and stern.

GINGER is armed with a butcher’s knife, behind her back, she replies very calmly.
GINGER
“Why you walking into my house?..and why you up on my porch at this time of the night anyhow?”

CINDY
“Miss, we were in a terrible accident on 36 a few hours ago, our friends may be dead...we just need to call the police!”
43)
GINGER eyes the young girl peeking into her house

GINGER
“Was one of your friends a young girl with, with blonde hair travelling with two other young girls?”

MARCUS
“No, not at all, Billy, his name is BILLY HAYES, Miss, we need to use your phone and call the police right away!”

GINGER
“No phone, the storm knocked them out last evening, probably won’t have anyone out to fix them till next week.”

She carefully makes her way down the last couple of stairs and sets the knife on the table.

GINGER
“Sheriff Michaels’ office is about a few miles down the road, I can drive you there. If you wish.”

CINDY
“That would be much appreciated!”

GINGER
“Give me a minute to get proper, come in and sit.”

The two enter cautiously as to not to disturb any of the clutter.

They move and sit on a very old sofa ,many photos, nick knacks and antique furnishings surrounding them.

CINDY picks up a ceramic doll,

GINGER slowly making her way up the first stair.

GINGER
“Don’t be stealing anything now! I ain’t got much of anything worth any fuss over!”

She exits up the staircase carefully. 

MARCUS looks at CINDY who gently replaces the doll in its spot.

CUT TO NEXT

72)INT: FRONT ROOM / SOFA

MARCUS and CINDY, seated on the old sofa. They are looking about the weird surroundings.

44)

A bullet hole in the middle of the wall 

MARCUS pointing to the hole
MARCUS
(whispers)
“That’s what you get when you play with guns in the living room.”
 
CINDY
(whispers)
“This house gives me the creeps, she gives me the creeps!”

CINDY picks up a silver framed photo, it contains GINGER and a young boy standing next to a grave stone, obviously taken many years ago.
CINDY
(whispers)
“This must be her when she was younger.”

She passes the photo to MARCUS who looks up at the stairs then at the old photo.

He studies the photo
MARCUS
(whispers)
“Look at that, in the background there, that truck, it’s the exact same truck that we saw tonight!”

CINDY takes back the photo 
CUT TO INSERT
73)INSERT / OLD PHOTO

The old photo shows the deadly truck in the back behind the old lady and her son.
CINDY (OS)
“Impossible.”

GINGER (OS)
“That is my son and I at my husband’s grave,”
CUT TO NEXT
74)INT: FARM HOUSE / FRONT ROOM

GINGER now poised to go out, slowly makes her way down the final steps.

CINDY fumbles the photo momentarily, sets it back on the table.

GINGER
“I was much younger back then, 1973 it was, thirty six years ago, my how time flies by...my son, he is a deputy here in Kingston, we’ll go see him tonight.”
45)
GINGER grabs hold of her tiny purse off the little table, a set of keys are hung by the door, and looks over at the two kids.

GINGER
“The sheriff is nothing but a perverted old man who could care less about the townsfolk, lazy as sin, but we’ll be rid of him when Daniel takes up the next election, My son will be a wonderful sheriff one day, just you wait and see.”

MARCUS
“Excuse me lady, but who’s truck is this in the background of this old picture?”

MARCUS stands and reaches over grabbing the photo and holds it out.

GINGER wanders over to them and studies the photo.

She thinks for a moment and then laughs a pleasant giggle.

GINGER
“That’s the Sheriff’s old truck, that old piece of misery.”

CINDY and MARCUS look at each other and then back at GINGER.

MARCUS
“I think we need to talk to your son!”

CUT TO NEXT:

75)INT: SHERIFF’S OFFICE / CONT.
 
SHERIFF MICHAELS walks slowly across the wooden floor, stops at the edge of DEPUTY DANIELS desk, the sheriff’s shoes have collected a certain amount of mud.

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Getting late Dan, you best head home now, I’ll finish up here for the evening.”

DEPUTY DANIEL struggles with a red yo-yo.

DEPUTY DANIELS
“Oh, It’s no problem Sheriff, I’m not at all tired yet.”

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“ Not worried about you being tired there Daniel, I need you sharp in the morning, we got a lot of work to do.”
 
DEPUTY DANIELS puts down his toy, leans back, and looks up at the sheriff.
46)

DEPUTY DANIELS
“Well if you insist...I guess I can take home early and tend to ma.”

DEPUTY DANIELS gets up from his chair and stretches as SHERIFF MICHAELS picks up the file from his desk.
 
SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Going to be a busy day,...nine times out of ten I’d be the one going home, however, this case is important to me and I got to check into a few things before tomorrow, you go home and tend to Ginger, she has had a full day as well.” 
 
DEPUTY DANIELS 
(chuckles)
“You and your nine time out of ten...”

Grabs his hat from the rack and lines it up on his head

DEPUTY DANIELS (cont.)
“I’ll See you in the morning Sir.”

DEPUTY DANIELS leaves out the front door.

The SHERIFF turns towards the back door and slowly walks towards the cells.

Slowly he steps down the stairs.
CUT TO NEXT
76)INT: SHERIFF OFFICES’ CELL /CONT.
The cell now darkened. He comes to the first cell and looks in on the two woman sound asleep in the bunk beds.

He grabs the cell door and quietly closes it...shut.
CUT TO NEXT 
77)I/E: STATION WAGON / NIGHT

GINGER is in the driveway as CINDY sits next to her and MARCUS is propped up in the back seat.
GINGER
“This Cutter’s Road has seen its fair share of tragic death over the past summer, I’m beginning to think our little town is not as safe as it used to be.”

GINGER starts the car.
GINGER
 “As soon as my boy takes over, he’s going to have all the dirty trash infested vermin vacated out of our town, It’ll be safe to walk the streets at night, private property will once again be private.”

47)

GINGER puts the car in drive.
 
MARCUS
“There is an old legend about that street, I remember my dad telling us about it when I was about twelve. It was a story about some murder based on a man’s racism!”
 
GINGER
“Oh my, yes...I have heard the tale myself, rather well known for such a small community, it is amazing how a single story of tragedy gets twisted throughout the years...into something so...so evil and full of hatred.” 
 
CINDY
“Are you saying the story about Arnold Cutter is true?
 
GINGER
“There was a story, a true story that took place on that stretch of road many, many years ago...a story that has scarred us all, some more than others, none the less, something we here in Kingston are less than proud to recollect.”
 
GINGER adjusts the rear view mirror to see the face of an interested MARCUS.
GINGER 
“Back in 1973...Arnold Cutter was a wealthy young farmer who had just purchased both fields on either side of the old 36...at least two thousand acres of prime chattel and Mr. Cutter was hell bent on protecting his investment!”
FADE TO BLACK
 
78)EXT: ROADSIDE FARMERS FIELD / 1973 / DAY 

A young boy walks through the dusty soil, playfully with his dog.

GINGER (VO)
“A young kid, of colour, was walking along highway 36 with his dog, story has it that a young girl who undoubtably had a crush on that boy was lurking in the tree line watching them.”

CUT TO NEXT

79)EXT: TREE-LINE / 1973 / DAY

A young girl smiles as she peeks around a tree and quickly dashes up to the next tree. spying on the boy as he tosses a stick and the dog playfully retrieves it for him.

CUT TO NEXT

48)

80)I/E: STATION WAGON / CONT.

GINGER stares at MARCUS in the mirror.

GINGER
“Arnold Cutter was well known for being a hateful man, coming up from the south where he was once a powerful man and a feared man.”
CUT TO NEXT

81)EXT: ROADSIDE FARMERS FIELD / 1973 / DAY

The young boy tosses a stick into the field the dog takes off to fetch the stick for the young boy.

GINGER (VO)
 However, that young boy knew nothing of Arnold nor did he know nothing of his prejudice...until that young boy tossed a stick into Arnold’s prized fields.” 
 
CUT TO NEXT

82)EXT: ROADSIDE- TREE LINE / 1973 / DAY 

The girl now in near tears holds her hand over her mouth jumps at the sound of a rifle.
CUT TO NEXT

83)EXT: FARMERS FIELD / CONT.

ARNOLD CUTTER pulls his gun back into the truck and tosses his cigarette out.

Starts his truck and exits.
CUT TO INSERT

84)INSERT / BOY AND HIS DOG (FIVE FEET AWAY)

PEPPY the DOG lays lifeless in the field...red blood stains in the dirt, a short trail leading to the young boy’s dead dog.

The boy lays face down with a splatter of blood up near his head.

GINGER (VO)
“ARNOLD CUTTER shot and killed both the dog and the boy and argued that they were in doing harm to his crop.”

CUT TO NEXT
49)
85)EXT: OUTSIDE THE SHERIFFS OFFICE / 1973 / DAY

A large gathering of townsfolk are shouting and are demanding justice as the Sheriff tries to calm them down.

GINGER (VO)
“... the townsfolk were helpless to do anything as the law is the law, and trespassers were shot in them days, no matter what age they were...specially young black men who were blamed for all the  wrongs in Kingston...however, the little girl who was hidden in the tree line confessed as to what she saw that day.”

The little girl stands holding the hand of her father as he too stood shouting out to the Sheriff.

The crowd slowly gathers in anger.

A young mother weeps holding her dead son in her arms.

GINGER (VO)
 “...she told her story to the townsfolk...and knowing this would not be investigated non further, a few of them decided to take matters into their own hands.”

The small group handing out a few torches and a few items to which would become their weapons. They whispered among themselves and planned tactics.

Two men are leaning up against their truck as the other townsfolk shout and plan.

The two men nod at one another and exit.
CUT TO NEXT
86)INT: STATION WAGON / CONT.

GINGER looking in the rear view mirror at MARCUS who is in awe.

GINGER
“Those men found Arnold Cutter working on his tractor later that day and took him by surprise.”

87)EXT: CUTTERS BARN / 1973 / DAY

ARNOLD CUTTER stands next to the exposed engine of his tractor with a rag wiping down the grease from some part he inspects. Two men walk around the front of the tractor.
 
CUTTER
“What the hell, what are you niggers doing trespassing on my land!”

50)

ARNOLD slowly edges his way back towards where his rifle is leaning against the giant wheel.

CUTTER
“You boys best be getting lost now, don’t want to have to call the sheriff again today.”

THUG ONE
“Don’t you worry none Mr. Cutter, I am certain you will not have to do such a thing...ever again.”

ARNOLD CUTTER attempts to go for his gun but is quickly overtaken by the two men.

The two men stand above the fallen farmer and are landing heavy blows one after another and continuously with some solid kicks and punches.
FADE TO NEXT
88)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / NIGHT / 1973

Arnold falls on his face hard on the cobbled country road, he is severely beaten and bloodied, out of breathe and struggles to crawl forward. 

A mob stands on either side of the road all carrying lit torches and cheering on what is unfolding.

GINGER (VO)
“It was that night the towns people all became witness to the death of this hateful man.” 
CUT TO NEXT
89)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / 1973 / CONT.

ARNOLD CUTTER slowly raises his head off the ground.

He struggles to turn around to face the bright headlights of a large truck heading straight at him.

The terror in his eyes is evident as the truck strikes him.

CUT TO NEXT
90)I/E: STATION WAGON / CONT.

GINGER continues to look at MARCUS through the rear view mirror.

GINGER
“They ran over his body a hundred times till there was nothing left but the stained gravel and pieces of flattened flesh and bone.”

51)
GINGER still continues looking into mirror as MARCUS is in awe.

MARCUS
“Simply unbelievable, that is so cool, that son of a bitch deserved every bump he caused under that truck tire!...hatred is so wrong!”

GINGER
“Really?...Do you not hate this man Arnold Cutter for his acts, is that not just the same as someone who hates based on the colour of their skin?”

CINDY
“Hell no, hating a person for what they have done is totally different than racial hatred!”

GINGER
“To me...it is all the same, hatred is hatred no matter what you base it upon.”
FADE TO NEXT:
91)INT: SHERIFF OFFICE’S CELL / CONT.

MELISSA sits up quickly in a cold sweat, breathing heavy, she tries to focus.

She crawls out of the bunk quietly.

Her toes curl as they rest against the cold concrete floor.

She gently rubs her eyes as she heads for the door.

She tries to open it and can not, it’s locked.

MELISSA
“Hello?”

She tries the door once again.

MELISSA
“Sheriff Michaels?”

She puts her face up against the bars to try and peek around the corner to the stairs.
MELISSA
“Deputy Daniels?”

MELISSA trying the door more aggressively now

MELISSA
“Hello, somebody...the cell door is locked!”
“Somebody!” 
52)
 
A shadow appears in the stairwell, the door clicks open.
MELISSA breaths a sigh of relief, as she pulls open the door.

MELISSA
“Remind me never to get arrested...for a minute there I was...”

Melissa looks up and is greeted by a violent blow by the butt end of a rifle.

Stunned she leans back as her nose starts to bleed and she falls backwards to the floor.

Melissa lays on the floor
 
She sees a blurry image of someone stands above her...everything fades.
FADE TO BLACK:
92)EXT: POLICE STATION / NIGHT

The station wagon pulls up in front of the police station.

Car stops, turns off the headlights.

CINDY and MARCUS exit from the car.
CUT TO NEXT

93)I/E: STATION WAGON WINDOW / DRIVERS SIDE

MARCUS leans into window momentarily to talk to GINGER.

MARCUS
“Thanks so much for the lift, the nightmares I’m going to have tonight and your help.”

GINGER
“Please, the pleasure was all mine. You two take care now and you talk to Daniel, he’ll get to the bottom of this mess.”

CINDY
“We will!”
 
GINGER starts the car, she smiles and backs her car out.

CINDY and MARCUS wave, CINDY large fake smile mummers from her teeth,
CINDY
“Bye-bye Crazy lady!”
CUT TO NEXT:

53)
94)INT: SHERIFFS OFFICE / CONT.

MARCUS enters the office followed closely by CINDY.

There is nobody in the dimly lit office.

The lights are off with the exception of a desk lamp on each desk.
MARCUS
“What is it with this town, every time you enter a door there is nobody around, or a giant bird, a granny with a butcher’s blade!”

CINDY
“Never a cop when you need one...just like back home.”

MARCUS shouts out back
MARCUS
“Hello?”

The two of them slowly check out the one room office.

MARCUS knocks over a pair of scissors off the desk which startles CINDY.

She slaps him.
CINDY
“It’s obvious, the cops are out doing one of those donut runs or something, nobody’s home, home on the range.”

CINDY grabs hold of the radio and pretends to be the dispatch girl.
CINDY
(sarcastic)
“Calling all cars, calling all cars, we have two black suspects breaking into the little town police station in the middle of nowhere, all cars please respond...over!”
 
MARCUS stands skimming through some pieces of paper on the SHERIFF’S desk.
MARCUS
“Cut it out Sin, we can’t be screwing with that shit, they walk in and we’ll definitely be locked up in some dark dingy cell. And after what we went through tonight...not on the top of my list!”

Marcus continues to look through the papers and appears to have found something of interest
MARCUS
“Hey!”

CINDY looks over.

54)

MARCUS
“Looks like Tommy’s friend Melissa Odette was here already.”

The front door swings opens, In walks DEPUTY DANIELS.

DEPUTY DANIELS looks surprised to see anyone in the office, looks around for the Sheriff, draws his attention back to the two nervous occupants.
DEPUTY DANIELS
“Can I help you folk?”

MARCUS quickly releases the papers onto the desk and faces the cop.
MARCUS
“We were in an accident this evening, this big truck smashed us off the road, Billy, a friend of ours was killed in the collision...Cindy’s car was ripped apart and we are missing two other friends who escaped on a motorcycle...sir, things just ain’t right tonight!”

DEPUTY DANIELS studies the two carefully

DEPUTY DANIELS
“This truck...older make with dark tinted windows?” 

CINDY
“Yes...that’s the shit...he totalled my car, killed Billy and then went off chasing Jeanette and Tommy who were riding the motorcycle, please tell us you guys caught the son of a bitch!”

DEPUTY DANIELS
“Sorry Miss, just this is our second report this evening of an accident on the 36 involving a mysterious farm truck.”

MARCUS
“Anyone else hurt?”

DEPUTY DANIELS looks at the two then stands up and walks towards the cell stairs.

DEPUTY DANIELS
“One fatality”

CINDY
“We met this little old lady who claims to be your mother.”

DEPUTY DANIELS stops dead in his tracks, looks back.
DEPUTY DANIELS
“My mother?”

55)
MARCUS
“Yes sir, a Ms. Ginger Grady.”

DEPUTY DANIELS turns around and faces them both.

DEPUTY DANIELS 
“My mother is a bit eccentric, sure hope she didn’t scare you folk.”

MARCUS
“No sir...sweet lady she is, she dropped us off just a bit ago, we did find an old photo at your mother’s home...the one with you and your mother at the grave-site, in the background there is a truck, we think that truck is the same truck involved here, your mother believes it is the Sheriff’s old truck.”

DEPUTY DANIELS looks a little preoccupied and is looking about aimlessly
DEPUTY DANIELS
“Well now, that’s odd, I left him here hours ago, I just came back to pick up my house keys, I was suppose to get some shut eye, appears Sheriff must have been called away...”

CINDY
“Did you hear us?...We think your Sheriff is the one who ran us off the road and killed Billy!”

DEPUTY DANIELS
“I heard you miss, those are some strong accusations there, not going to be likely we can back that up without some hard evidence...Sheriff is well respected around here.”

Deputy Daniels makes his way to the stairwell and listens, he disappears down the stairs.
 
CINDY and MARCUS look at each other puzzled.

A slight clang of metal, a thud and the sound of broken glass, the rumble of footsteps come racing up the stairs.

DEPUTY DANIELS appears at the top of the staircase, slightly winded, he now has blood on the front of his shirt, he seems at bit disorientated.

DEPUTY DANIELS withdraws his gun and yells at the two visitors.

DEPUTY DANIELS
“Go get out of here, run, run now!”

CINDY(frantic)
“What the hell is going on!”
56)
DEPUTY DANIELS
“I SAID RUN!”

MARCUS grabbing CINDY by the arm, jolts her into a sprint out the front door.

DEPUTY DANIELS disappears quickly down the staircase
CUT TO NEXT:

95)EXT: OUTSIDE POLICE STATION / NIGHT

CINDY and MARCUS run disorderly away from the building, unsure of which direction to run. 
MARCUS
“One thing us black people can do is run, specially when a white cop with a loaded gun tells you to!”

CINDY
“Where do we go?”

MARCUS
“This way!”

MARCUS leads CINDY away from the building
CUT TO NEXT

96)EXT: COUNTRY ROAD / NIGHT

The two are breathing heavy holding hands, CINDY appears to be cramped up.
CINDY
“Marcus, stop!...stop!”

CINDY holds up holding on to her ribs, doubled over.

MARCUS
“Come on baby, we got to find some house or someone to help Deputy Daniels!”

CINDY
“I can’t, I can’t run any more!”

MARCUS
“Damn it girl, I told you them cigarettes were going to kill us!”

Constantly checking back down the road

CINDY
“I haven’t had a smoke in weeks Marcus, give me some credit will ya.”

57)

MARCUS
“You gotta run with me girlfriend, ain’t no telling what’s going on back there, but I sure as hell, don’t want any part of it.”

CINDY paused with her hands cupped over her knees, she looks up.

CINDY
“I need my car!”
CUT TO NEXT:

97)INT: SHERIFFS OFFICE / CONT.

DEPUTY DANIELS gun in hand, makes his way down the stairs again, it’s dark and quiet...nervously he finally gets to the bottom of the stairs.
DEPUTY DANIELS
“Sheriff!”

He gets to the cell and looks in.
CUT TO NEXT

98)INT: SHERIFF OFFICE’S CELL / DARK

CHARA and MELISSA’s naked, bloodied bodies are pinned up to the cell wall with an array of blood graffiti painted everywhere.

GAYS MUST DIE - SINNERS - SLUTS OF SATAN
CUT TO NEXT

99)INT: SHERIFF OFFICE’S CELL / CONT.

The DEPUTY’s eyes move from left to right, turns back towards the stairs. 
CUT TO BLACK: 

100)EXT: HIGHWAY / NIGHT

With the police station well behind them, CINDY and MARCUS continue to run.
 
The truck flies out of a driveway, pulls onto the road like a raging bull. 

MARCUS looks over his shoulder.

MARCUS
“Oh hell, it’s the fucking truck!”

The two are highlighted by the headlights of the truck.

58)

MARCUS shoves CINDY off the road at the very last second, The truck plows into him and over him.

CINDY picks herself up from the ground

Marcus spread out on the road gasping for air.

She stumbles over to him.
CINDY
“Marcus baby, you mother fucker, don’t you dare die on me and leave me here alone, get your ass up now, get your ass up!”

MARCUS
“Sin, go!...run...get help!”

Cindy looks up to see the truck turning around.

CINDY
“oh no, please, come on Marcus you got to get off the road!”

The roar of the truck is getting louder and is heading back at them.

CINDY runs to the side of the road and tries to draw the truck over by waving her arms.
CINDY
“Over here you piece of shit!...come get me, Come on!”

The truck veers towards her, she looks behind her to see a deep dried up ditch.
CINDY
“That’s it, come get me you son of a bitch!”

The truck suddenly veers back and heads back towards MARCUS

CINDY
“NO! Over here you bastard, I’m over here!”

The truck veers back towards her.
 
CINDY stands ready edging the truck on with her arms.

At the last moment it veers away and runs over MARCUS with a horrific thud.

CINDY screams out in horror.

This time the truck slams on the breaks and we see the reverse lights come on.

59)

The truck revs up in reverse and hits Marcus again

Cindy watches in horror as the truck continues to run back and forth over the body.

CINDY starts to run back towards the police station as the headlights behind her show the constant dance over the bump of Marcus’s body.
CUT TO NEXT:
 
101)INT: SHERIFFS OFFICE / CONT.

CINDY comes crashing into the office through the front door, turns and locks the deadbolt.
She turns and looks around the office

CINDY
(shouts out)
“Deputy Daniels?”

CINDY moves slowly up away from the door.

She makes her way towards the stairwell.

From the top step she calls out.

CINDY
“Anyone down there?”

She listens for any sign of a reply, until she hears a car, looks back towards the door and dashes for it.

She peeks out the window seeing GINGER’s car pulling up in front of the station.
CINDY
“Oh no, don’t get out of your car ...no...NO!”

GINGER slowly gets out of her car, she calmly picks up her purse and heads towards the front door.

CINDY quickly unlocks the door and opens it, just as GINGER gets ready to grab the handle.
GINGER
“Oh..oh my, hello again, still here I see.”

CINDY escorts GINGER into the office, watching for the truck.

CINDY
“Ms. Grady, He’s here, he got Marcus and I think he got Deputy Daniels too.”
60)
CINDY re-locks the door
GINGER
“Who’s got who?”

CINDY
“The Sheriff, He ran over Marcus, over and over again, it was just horrific!”

CINDY breaks down, crying, weeping and falling to floor.

GINGER
“my oh my, sounds like we have a little bit of a issue here.”

GINGER walks over to where CINDY has squatted

GINGER
“Come child, come sit over here and fill me in on what’s going on...”

She gently assists CINDY up and over to the chair.

GINGER
“Where is my Daniel?”

GINGER looks about the dimly lit office.

CINDY
“I don’t know, he went down those stairs over there, there was what seemed like a struggle!”

“He came up with blood... on his shirt and told us to run...I don’t know what happened after that, we ran.”

“ The truck came, killed Marcus and I just came back in here.”

GINGER
“My oh my, those nasty blood stains on Daniel’s shirts are so stubborn to get clean in the wash sometimes.”

GINGER looks out the window as the truck passes by.

GINGER
“Where in tar nation is that Sheriff?”
 
CINDY
“I think that is him in the truck!”

GINGER giggles a weird little laugh...walking over to one of the desks.

61)
GINGER
“No, no, no, that boy driving the truck out there is my son, Daniel, he bought that old piece of junk off the Sheriff years ago!”

CINDY realizes that GINGER is serious, she slowly looks up.

GINGER
“That photo you took a liking to with that old truck was Daniel and I at my husband’s grave, Arnold Cutter...you understand why we had to change our name to my maiden name.”

GINGER calmly opens the top drawer, she grabs something, reveals a knife.
GINGER
“Now now, this little game has gone on long enough, we are way past Daniel’s bedtime and we have quite the little mess to clean up by morning, your going to get back out there on that road and run for Daniel, He sure loves a good chase now and then...he’s waiting so patiently.”

CINDY
“No, this can’t be happening, This..I don’t wanna play this game anymore!”

GINGER 
(now angrily)
“Listen nigger, get your ass out there now before I stick ya! We ain’t got all night now!”

CINDY gathers her courage, stands up (she’s had about enough)

CINDY
“No way you getting me out there, with..with him in that bloody truck just waiting to run me down...I will not play this game any more!”

CINDY breaths hard and deep and glares at GINGER with dedicated vindication.

GINGER 
“You will go and give in to that boy’s retribution for the loss of his father!”

CINDY readies herself for any actions against her

CINDY
“Go and give in? Are you fucking out of your mind!”

GINGER raises the blade                                     62)  

CINDY
“You better be good with that blade sister, Where I come from, we deal with this kind of shit everyday on the streets.”

GINGER
“That’s odd, I did not label you as one of them street niggers, I had you pegged more as one of them upper class bitches born with a silver spoon lodged up that pretty little nose of yours!”

CINDY
“fuck you gramma!”

CINDY squares off against the old lady with the knife waving about tauntingly.

GINGER smiles...
GINGER
“Oh my, your beginning to sound a lot like them street niggers!”

GINGER (cont)
“I may be a little grey in the hair and slow on my feet, but one thing I have not lost is my skill with the knife.”

GINGER launches towards CINDY in a fiery, with a banshee type scream.

CINDY is cut on the hand.

CINDY is able to steer her assailant into the Sheriff’s desk.

CINDY retreats back waiting for the old lady to react.

GINGER turns with an evil grin, she wiggles her tongue in and out and licks the blood from the end of the knife as she laughs.

GINGER
“Dark meat...so much juicier than the white meat!”

CINDY readies herself, as her hand pains her, it is visually bleeding out quite quickly.

GINGER leans in and circles the knife in the air, trying to distract CINDY’s concentration.

Once again she darts towards CINDY

GINGER manages to take a slice into CINDY’s cheek.

Again CINDY directs her hard into the desk.

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GINGER
“Oh my oh my, you’re not playing very fair now.”

CINDY
“Come on gramma, show me what you got!”

GINGER slowly turns around revealing the knife lodged in her own stomach
GINGER
“I ain’t got much more than that, I’m afraid.”

She drops to her knees...
GINGER
“You people killed my Arnold, an eye for an eye!”

CINDY
“You people?...You people?..listen up before you make your little journey down, we are all people!...whites, blacks, yellows and reds, we are people!
You take that with you and just maybe in all your eternal pain and suffering, you’ll realize just how stupid you were!”

GINGER
“An eye for an eye!”

CINDY
“I don’t know what world your in, but on this planet we have but two eyes!...seems to me that justification was buried with your husband...his life for that poor boys life!”

GINGER’s grin gets CINDY’S attention, she turns around to see the truck coming straight at them.

CINDY darts towards the back of the office.

The truck comes crashing into the office, GINGER stares out as the front grill of the truck rams straight into her.
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102)EXT: REAR OF POLICE STATION / DAWN

CINDY crashes out rear door just seconds before the truck comes crashing out the rear wall, dragging GINGER on the front of the hood, her body is discarded in with all the debris.

The debris starts to land and settle as the truck spins around the dirt in a 180.

The tailgate flies open as KELLY’s corpse along with the remains of TOMMY and JEANETTE and BILLY spill out onto the ground.
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CINDY is on all fours looking up at the front of the truck.
 
CUT TO NEXT
103)EXT: REAR OF POLICE STATION / CONT.

The old truck revs it’s powerful engine as CINDY tries to move.

She is unable as she looks down to see her foot is lodged in a mass of debris.

She tries desperately to pull her foot free

The truck revs and creeps a bit towards her

Slowly it edges up

CINDY tries to free herself desperately in a panic

CINDY
“LEAVE ME ALONE!”

The truck still slowly edges up.

The truck suddenly stops.

SHERIFF MICHAELS steps between CINDY and the truck.

SHERIFF MICHAELS is bleeding from his forehead, groggy but he holds his gun up to the truck. Looks back at CINDY

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“You alright miss?”

CINDY a little relieved to see some one, nods her head yes.

SHERIFF MICHAELS turns his attention towards the truck.

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“DEPUTY DANIELS!..time to get out of that truck!”

The truck revs it’s engine again.

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Come on now, enough is enough, I got the call from DOC, he was asking about the body you never dropped off, was wondering if you were taking up a collection.”

SHERIFF MICHAELS cocks his gun
SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Games over there Daniel, let’s not make the situation any worse!”
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The headlights on the truck start to flicker rapidly

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“I went to your house and your mother delivered a nasty blow to my bucket, but not quite hard enough to keep this old dog from getting back up and making a call to those white collar cops we so love!”

The engine roars and the truck creeps forward

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Nine times out of ten, the good guys always win Daniel!”

CINDY struggles to remove her foot from the debris

CINDY
“He’s crazy Sheriff, he’s not going to listen!”

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Come on now son, the feds will be here anytime now and they won’t be so generous with their time and effort, let’s end this before they come in and steal the show.”

The truck stops and remains motionless...a long showdown pause.

SHERIFF MICHAELS
(mumbles)
“This is not going to go well”

The truck again revs it’s motor loudly

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Get your ass out of that dam truck!”

The truck suddenly revs up and launches forward

SHERIFF MICHAELS empties his gun into the front of the truck

The truck strikes the SHERIFF and veers off.

CINDY screams out and ducks.

The truck collides into a nearby fence pole. 

SHERIFF MICHAELS picks himself up gingerly, his left shoulder drags at his side.

SHERIFF MICHAELS tosses his gun aside bends down and retrieves a small pistol from his ankle strap.

We hear CINDY weeping in relief.
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SHERIFF MICHAELS steps forward awkwardly and painfully lands upon one knee.

CINDY has a look of concern.

SHERIFF MICHAELS struggles back to his feet and saunters towards the ailing truck.

SHERIFF MICHAELS gun in hand, gets to the truck.

He opens the drivers door to expose DEPUTY DANIELS splattered with blood, eyes wide open and hung up on the steering wheel.

SHERIFF MICHAELS turns back towards CINDY, wiping the blood from his brow. 

DEPUTY DANIEL lifts his head and grabs his pistol.

CINDY looks up to see his movement.

Before CINDY could get out a word, SHERIFF MICHAELS spins around and fires one more fatal shot...right between the eyes.

DEPUTY DANIELS’s pistol falls to the ground.

SHERIFF MICHAELS turns back and continues towards CINDY who appears to be overcome with relief.

SHERIFF MICHAELS stands above CINDY blocking the morning sun.

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Welcome to Kingston, miss, How’s about we get you out of here.”

CINDY
“If I had my red ruby slippers I’d of tap the heels ten times over by now!”

SHERIFF MICHAELS bends over and with all his strength he lifts an iron pole just enough that CINDY is able to slide her ankle free.

SHERIFF MICHAELS leans up against a portion of wall, He struggles to breath, and looks over at the truck.

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“Well, so much for my retirement party, I’m going to have to find a new Deputy”

CINDY attempts to clean the SHERIFF’s wound

SHERIFF moans a bit but toughens it up.

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SHERIFF MICHAELS
“When the feds show up, They’re going to be very professional like, not very helpful and down right impersonal, but remember one thing...”

CINDY
“What’s that Sheriff?”

The sound of distant sirens approach
 
SHERIFF MICHAELS
“They’ll all be out of here by tomorrow!”

CINDY
(smiles)
“Sheriff your not spiteful towards city cops are you?”

SHERIFF MICHAELS
“What’s wrong with a little prejudice ”

CINDY gently bops the SHERIFF in the forehead...he quinces in a brief pain then chuckles.

CINDY continues to patch him up.

FADE TO BLACK

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