INT - CAR - MORNING

Mallory is sitting behind the wheel with the vehicle running in the middle of an alleyway.  Mallory is looking at her reflection in the rear-view mirror as she applies some red lipstick.  She accidentally slips and smears some red above her upper lip.

Mallory:
	Shit.

She pulls out a tissue and wipes away the misplaced lipstick. As she does so, two men wearing masks run out the back door of a house and sprint toward the car.  Both men have blood on their clothes, one more than the other.  Just as Mallory finishes cleaning up her face, one man throws open the back door and jumps in the back and the other gets into the passenger seat.  Mallory holds her gaze in the mirror for a moment, making sure she got rid of the smudge.  

Dave:
	DRIVE!!!

Mallory calmly throws the car into drive and scorches away from the scene.

FADE OUT.

CREDIT SEQUENCE

	CUT TO:

INT - BASEMENT 

Enter a dimly lit room that appears to be in a basement.  The walls are empty, and there don't appear to be any windows.  In the back corner of the room there is a small table with three figures placed around it, each with their own glass of water.  They are the only ones to occupy the room.

Dave and John are both dressed in black suits with black ties, trying their best to look professional and fit in with the rest of the world.  Mallory sits between them, much closer to Dave though, with the corner of the room a few feet behind her. 

No one is speaking, the mood is tense, a lot of uncertainty is in the air.  John is slouched forward with his arms folded on the table.  He can't help himself from fidgeting around as his mind races to find a solution.  Mallory stares down at the table, trying her best not to get involved and go unnoticed.  Dave is resting back in his chair watching his poor brother struggle with their predicament. 

John picks up his glass and tosses some ice cubes in his mouth which he immediately begins to chew on.

Camera pans over the major players as we hear John chewing.  First Dave who is giving John a look of disapproval.  Then Mallory who slowly raises her head to look over at John.  Finally John who is in his own world chewing on the ice cubes.  He looks up and notices the other two staring at him. John swallows the ice cubes.  

Dave calmly turns toward Mallory and speaks

Dave: 
	We have to run.

Mallory: 
(confused)
	What?

John: 
(looking down at the table)
	He's right.

Mallory stares down at the table, barely able to speak.

Mallory: 
	I can't.... 

John and Dave both look over at her.

	....I'm pregnant.

For a moment everything is still, nobody moves a muscle.  Everyone is trying to take in the implications of what has just been said.

Dave:
	Are you serious?

Mallory shakes her head up and down.

Dave turns his head away from Mallory and looks down at the table, his eyes appear to double in size.  In an instant he jumps to his feet in excitement, but his expression of emotion is hardly noticed by the other two.  As he does this, Mallory glances over at John, who nervously looks back into her eyes, then down at the table.

Dave:
(reaches down and raises his glass) 
	This.....this calls for a toast.

John labors to stand to his feet, and looks at Dave who is looking right back at him.  John is barely able to speak, and knows he can't stand to look Dave in the eyes.  

John:
(nervously) 
	I'll....be right back.

John turns and walks away from the table.  Dave is slightly confused and put off by John's reaction. Dave sits down staring into the direction John left.  Mallory leans in towards Dave putting her hand on his shoulder.

Mallory:
(trying to get his attention) 
	What are we going to do?

Dave: 
(turning toward Mallory)
	Don't worry.  I've taken care of it.

As Dave speaks he seems to forget about John, and focuses on Mallory.  Dave pulls out a suitcase from under the table and opens it. 

	CUT TO:

INT - BATHROOM 

John bursts into the bathroom in a state of complete panic. He throws himself around the room trying to rid himself of his present frustration.  He kicks over the trash bin, punches the walls, and flails his limbs all around.

John:
	Fuck!!

He falls back into the wall and drops to the floor, now sobbing.  He raises his hands to cover his face, then runs them over his head, tugging hard at his hair.

John: 
(sobbing)
	Why....why did you do it?

John remains frozen on the bathroom floor with his head hanging low.  Eventually he is able to make it back to his feet.  He walks over and looks into the mirror.  He's trying to suppress his fear but it keeps creeping out.  He can't relax his face, he's never been so scared in his entire life.

(trying to regain his poise)
	John.....get a hold of yourself.

John walks out of the bathroom to join the other two.

	CUT TO:

INT - BASEMENT

John walks toward the table

Dave looks up with a confident gaze, and gives John a slight smile.  He enjoys being in control and always having a solution.  Mallory though, is barely able to lift her head and notice John entering the room.  She is very uneasy.  

John looks down at the suitcase unsure of what is going on.

John:
(confused) 
	What's all this?

Dave: 
(he stands to his feet and smiles)
	I'm gonna go have a cigarette.

Dave moves past John and leaves the room. 

John looks down on Mallory with an expression of hopelessness.

Mallory looks back at him with a look of distress, like she's expecting him to make everything okay.

	CUT TO:

EXT - ALLEYWAY - NIGHT

Outside a door opens, and Dave walks through.  He pulls out a pack of cigarettes and pulls one out with his mouth.  He searches pockets for a lighter.  He pulls his hand out from his right pants pocket and holds a ring in his fingers.  He takes the cigarette out of his mouth and places it behind his left ear.  He holds the ring up high and examines in closely.

Dave: 
	You are a hopeless....

He stops for a moment, and begins to contemplate what has occurred in the last five minutes.  

Flashback. As he jumped to his feet after Mallory announced she was pregnant, he was looking down at Mallory, who looked over at John as she raised her head.  Dave then watches John, who looks like he's seen a ghost, glance over at Mallory.

Dave standing outside staring at the ring, now holding it eye level.

	.....fool.

Flashback.  Dave talking with Mallory while John is in the bathroom.  Dave is going over the plan showing Mallory the suitcase.  Mallory tries her best to be receptive but gives several glances toward the direction John walked off in.   

The weight of the ring is becoming to much.  Dave now holds the tiny object down by his waist.  He stares down at the ring as it drains him of all love and compassion.  Dave slowly opens his mouth, not believing the statement he is about to make.
Dave: 
	It's his baby.

Dave is on the verge of tears when his face begins to grow tense.  His right hand forms a fist around the ring.  What drained him of so much has now brought about a rage that Dave has never felt before.

Dave quickly turns around and throws open the door.  

	CUT TO:

INT - BASEMENT 

Dave storms into the room, and approaches the table with only John sitting around it, in the corner on the seat Mallory was just occupying.  He stops before speaking.

Dave:
	Where'd she go?!?

John no longer resembles the wreck that left the bathroom.  He speaks with a cool and confident attitude.

John: 
(looking down at the table)
	Don't worry, she won't go far...

 John slowly turns his gaze up toward Dave.

	...she's a mother now.

Dave is certain, John fucked his girlfriend, and got her pregnant.  He takes a sudden step toward John and throws the table away with his left hand, John is taken completely by surprise.  With his next stride Dave bends down and punches John with his right. The blow lands right on the side of John's face and sends him flying backwards out of his chair.

Dave: 
(frustration and sadness)
	What the fuck have you done?!?!

John, with some blood on his face, is lying on his back on the floor, kicking himself backwards in terror. 

Dave is frozen on the spot, breathing heavily.  He can't believe what is going on.  

John is reaching frantically to pull up his shirt and reach down his pants.  Eventually he succeeds and pulls out a handgun.  He draws the gun up and points it at Dave.  John trembles in fear even with the gun in hand.  Dave stands in a state of confusion as he is still coming to terms with this new reality.  

While Dave speaks the camera comes down and tilts up, dropping John out of the bottom of the frame, leaving Dave the only thing on screen.

Dave: 
	Johnny....it's me....Dave....your big bro.... 

Dave is mid-sentence when he's blown out of frame by three gun-shots. 

Pause.

John comes up from the floor into the frame and makes his way forward.  The blood on his face as now made its way into his shirt.  He steps slowly with his eyes glued to the floor in front of him.  After four steps he stops, and slowly raises his gun so it is just exposed within the frame.  

John: 
	I'm sorry.

With that said John closes his eyes and squeezes his finger on the trigger. Some blood splatters up on his suit.  He stands frozen, staring down at the brother he used to have.  His breathing begins to deepen.

Mallory standing in the doorway, leaning against the side, holding the suitcase in hand.  She begins to walk towards John.

Mallory: 
	Do you feel any better now?

Mallory stops a few feet away from John as he stands frozen looking down at Dave.

Mallory: 
	John...

John remains frozen, breathing heavily now, with his eyes locked on Dave.

John: 
	I didn't do it for me....I did it for our baby.....if he had found out....

John looks up at Mallory.

	.....he would've killed all of us.

John looks away, seeing beyond the walls of the room.  Mallory moves closer to John and puts her hand on his cheek.

Mallory:
	It's over now.

John slowly turns his head toward Mallory.  She smiles back at him.

	Did you get the diamond?

John hands the gun over to Mallory and kneels down next to his fallen brother.  He reaches down the front of his shirt, and yanks off a necklace.  He opens his hand to reveal a large diamond attached to the chain.  John stares at the diamond, contemplating the life it now represents.  He gives a slight smile.

Mallory: 
	John...

John: 
	Yeah babe.

Mallory: 
	I'm not pregnant.

An expression of horror overcomes John's face, he knows he's been played.  

Overhead view of the room, exposing all the major players.  Mallory raises the gun to the side of John's head and pulls the trigger.  Blood shoots out of the side of John's head, and he drops like a rock to the floor.  The two brothers now lay dead side by side, with their heads in opposite directions. 

Mallory kneels down and takes the diamond out of John's hand.  She looks at Dave and notices the cigarette behind his ear.  She reaches out and puts the cigarette in her mouth.  

Mallory stands to her feet, pulls out a lighter, and lights the cigarette.  She takes a drag, examines the diamond she is now holding, looks down on the two brothers, and exhales the smoke from her lungs.

Mallory:
	Men...

Mallory gives a slight laugh/smile, picks up the suitcase, and walks out of the room.

THE END