Fade in:
Int. Army Therapist's Office - Day
Three young soldiers, in uniform, sit in front of a therapist's desk. Ryan sits in the last chair.
Therapist
Allright, let's get this done. Did any of you boys see anything over there?
Soldier #1
I saw a guy rip a hajji in two with a Barrett.
THERAPIST
Do you think about that a lot.
SOLDIER #1
Not a lot.
The therapist writes something down.
THERAPIST
What about sleep. Ya'll been sleeping okay?
Soldier #1 nods.
SOLDIER #2
Yep.
Ryan looks at the other two soldiers, then turns to the therapist. He swallows.
Ryan
No problems.
The therapists signs something and turns to look a the soldiers.
TherAPIST
Are there any questions?
The soldiers shake their heads.
TherAPIST (CONT'D)
All right. Well, welcome home.
Ext. Parking lot - Day
Ryan walks into the parking lot in uniform and holding a big bag. Kaitlyn leans against a truck. She sees Ryan and runs to him. Ryan drops his bag and hugs her.
Kaitlyn
I get you a whole month to myself.
Ryan
A whole month of leave.
Ryan holds her close.
Int. Ryan's Truck - Day
Ryan drives the truck while Kaitlyn sits in the passenger seat. Kaitlyn reaches behind her and pulls out a six pack of beer.
KaiTLYN
Oh, Mr. Donalds down at the store wanted me to give you this.
Ryan looks at the beer.
Ryan
Cheap son a bitch.
KAITLYN
You're my little town hero.
Ryan smiles.
KaiTLYN (CONT'D)
Back from the terrible war to his sweet and loving girlfriend.
Ryan
We aren't living in a story book, Kat.
KAITLYN
I am.
Ryan laughs.
KaiTLYN (CONT'D)
You know you got more gifts at the house.
Ryan
Oh ya?
INt. Ryan's apartment - Day
Ryan stands in front a big screen television. He falls to his knees, almost in tears. Kaitlyn stands next to him.
KAITLYN
You don't cry when you see me, but the television...
Ryan gets up and grabs Kaitlyn.
Ryan
It's beautiful. You're beautiful.
KAITLYN
Uh huh, ya. You owe me a couples dinner.
RYAN
Anything.
Ryan kisses her then sees the video game console and games.
Ryan (CONT'D)
And games. Oh honey.
KAITLYN
(with resentment)
That was Hildenbrand.
RYAN
He came by?
KAITLYN
He sent them here while both of you were overseas.
Ryan stops and kisses Kaitlyn.
RYAN
Thank you.
Int. RYAN'S APARTMENT - Night
Ryan sleeps in bed with Kaitlyn sleeping next to him. Scuffling is heard outside the front door. Ryan wakes up. The front door handle can be heard jiggling.  Ryan runs over to his bag and grabs a knife. Ryan runs over to the side of the door. He hear scuffling outside. The doorknob jiggles. Ryan opens the door fast and thrusts the blade out. No one is there. Ryan looks around. Then, go back inside and puts the knife in his pant's pocket. He gets back into bed.
Int. RyaN'S APARTMENT - DAY
Ryan plays a military video game on the big screen. He hears a knock at the door and the doorknob start to jiggle. Ryan gets up, suspicious of the door again. He looks through the keyhole and sees a middle finger. Ryan opens the door. Hildenbrand throws the door open and grabs Ryan, lifting him off the ground.
Hildenbrand
You slow son of a bitch. I've been waiting here three weeks on your ass.
Ryan
Thanks for the game, Hill.
Hildenbrand lets him down.
HILDENBRAND
You're welcome, bitch. Lets get it going.
Hildenbrand sits down and grabs a controller. Ryan sits next to him and grabs another controller. Hildenbrand lights up a cigarette. 
RYAN
Oh, man. Kaitlyn only wants us smoking outside.
Hildenbrand continues with the cigarette.
HILDENBRAND
What's your total kills man?
RYAN
I just started playing.
HILDENBRAND
No, over there.
RYAN
I don't know, man.
HILDENBRAND
Twenty-nine and still counting. (Pause) The signing bonus deadline coming up. We need to sign again soon. Get that paper!
Ryan smiles. Ryan looks at his cell phone and sees that Kaitlyn sent him a text, "You should come to the bar. Bored as hell."
Int. Bar - day
Ryan and Hildenbrand walk into the bar. Kaitlyn is working behind the bar. Kaitlyn smiles when she sees Ryan and leans over to give Ryan a kiss. 
HilDENBRAND
Hey, whiskey and coke.
Kaitlyn gives Hildenbrand a glare.
HILDENBRAND (CONT'D)
You working right?
Kaitlyn walks away to make the drink. Ryan becomes fixated on two guys playing pool. He sees one of the players hit the cue ball. The cue ball turns into a hand grenade. 
KAITLYN
You want anything babe?
Ryan snaps out of his trance.
Ryan
I'm fine.
Ryan looks back at the grenade and sees that it is a cue ball.
INt. Bar - Day
A drunk guy wearing a big cowboy hat stands next to a woman. The man drunkenly tries to grab the woman.
Woman
Get the fuck off me!
Kaitlyn goes over to the man.
KaitLYN
Hey, if you can't keep your hands to yourself, I'm going to have to ask you to leave.
DRUNK
Excuse me, little lady, but we live in America, and I got rights.
KAITLYN
I don't want a big thing out of this.
HildENBRAND
I killed twenty-nine bitches in Afghanistan so that that man had a  right to fuck whoever he wants.
KAITLYN
And Ryan was over there to give this bar the right to refuse service to anyone I want. Now, please get the hell out of my bar.
The drunk sit firmly in the chair and smiles at Kaitlyn. Ryan walks over to the drunk.
Ryan
I think it's time to go, bud.
KAITLYN
I'm calling the cops.
Drunk
Do it, bitch.
Ryan breathes in deeply.
Ext. Bar - Day
The drunk flies out of the door to the bar. The drunk gets up and starts to walk away.
Drunk
I got a gun in my trunk, asshole.
The bar has emptied to the outside to watch. Ryan stands in front of the crowd.
Drunk (CONT'D)
My credit card is still in there damnit.
Ryan
You can come get it later. Sleep it off.
Kaitlyn grabs onto Ryan's arm.
KAITLYN
Maybe we should hire you as a bouncer. All right, everyone back in. Get back in there.
Ryan stands and watches the drunk stumble down the road.
Int. Bar - Night
Hildenbrand slams down a shot glass on the bar.
HiLDENBRAND
Did you here about Reese?
Ryan
No.
HILDENBRAND
He got shipped back early to go see a shrink. He was on base his hole tour, that bitch didn't see anything. I've seen some fucked up shit. I'm fucked up.
RYAN
Have you been seeing stuff since you got back?
HILDENBRAND
We all see shit when we get back.
Hildenbrand takes a drink of his beer.
HiLDENBRAND (CONT'D)
It'll pass man, drink.
The two drink.
HILDENBRAND (CONT'D)
Can I get a double over here.
KaITLYN
I'm cutting you off, Hill.
HILDENBRAND
Don't give me that shit. I'm going to Joe's. I'll be bringing some of the boys by tomorrow. All right man?
Ryan
All right.
Hildenbrand leaves. Ryan watches him leave.
He hears a shot gun cocked. He looks around and hears a gun go off. He gets off of his chair and looks scared. No one else is moving. He starts walking to the bathroom. Kaitlyn sees him enter the bathroom.
Int. Bar Bathroom - night
Ryan washes his face in the sink. He breathes out. Kaitlyn enters the bathroom. She smiles at Ryan. They are in the bathroom stall trying to situate themselves, laughing. We can see their feet from the outside. Fade to black.
Int. Bar bathroom - night
Ryan sits on the toilet breathing heavy. Everything seems blurry. Kaitlyn kisses him on the forehead.
KAITLYN
I got to get back. Love you honey.
Kaitlyn exits the stall. Ryan stands up and tries to gain his balance. He exits the bathroom
Int. Bar - night
He is swaying from side to side. He hears a man yelling. He walks out of the bathroom. Everything is loud and crazy. He's stumbles into a man holding a shotgun. Everything is fuzzy. Kaitlyn hands him a trash bag.
KAITLYN 
(distorted)
Can you take this outside to the garbage honey?
He takes the trash outside. 
Ext. Bar parking lot - night
The dumpster is far away. He starts to breath heavily. He drops the bag and throws up on the ground. He hears guns going off. He pulls out the knife from his pant's pocket and starts to swing wildly. He hears a grenade go off and he falls to the ground. Laying on the ground, he looks in front of him to see the drunk from before lying on the ground with his eyes open staring at Ryan and blood dripping down his face. Ryan passes out.
Ext. Bar parking lot - Night
Kaitlyn wakes Ryan up. Ryan looks for the body of the drunk. The body of the drunk is gone.
KaitLYN
Ryan. What happened?
Ryan looks around in bewilderment.
KAITLYN (CONT'D)
What are you doing on the ground?
Ryan puts his head in his arms
Ryan
I'm fine. I must be really tired.
KAITLYN 
I think we should go the hospital.
RYAN
No. There's nothing wrong.
KAITLYN
I'm going to pull the truck around, and take you home. You're going to be fine.
Ryan puts his head in his hands and Kaitlyn leaves. He looks over to his left and sees a small puddle of blood on the ground he touches it and pulls his finger out leaving blood on his finger.
Int. RyAN'S TRUCK - night
Ryan rides in the passenger seat of Kaitlyn's truck. The streetlights passing by reveal the blood on Ryan's finger.
Int. Ryan's APARTMENT - Night
Ryan washes the blood off of his finger in the bathroom and looks in the mirror.
Int. RyAN'S APARTMENT - Night
Ryan lays in bed with Kaitlyn. He sees a figure move in the shadows. 
RYAN
Shit!
Kaitlyn wakes up. 
KAITLYN
What's wrong?
RYAN
Nothings wrong. I just need sleep.
KAITLYN
I know you don't want to but I really think we should go see someone.
RYAN
No. Just go to sleep.
Kaitlyn turns over to go to sleep
Ryan (CONT'D)
That guy that I threw out earlier. Who is that guy?
Kaitlyn turns over
KAITLYN
He's just another drunk.
RYAN
Does he pass out sometimes?
KAITLYN
I don't know.
RYAN
What was his name?
KAITLYN
Bill Hutch-somthing. Did he do something to you?
RYAN
No. I think I hurt him.
KAITLYN
What happened?
RYAN
(panicking)
I don't know. I wasn't feeling well, and I had my knife and I don't know. I've been seeing things lately. But this was different. It was real.
KAITLYN
Ryan, Ryan. Hey. You didn't hurt anybody. 
RYAN
I saw him dead on the ground.
KAITLYN
That's impossible, Ryan. We are going to go see someone tomorrow because you are starting to scare me.
RYAN
Did you move him?
Pause.
KAITLYN
Honey, there wasn't anyone there.
Kaitlyn puts Ryan's head on her chest and kisses his head.
Int. Ryan'S APARTMENT - Day
Kaitlyn makes Ryan lunch. Ryan sits on the couch.
KAITLYN
We are going to have a relaxing day at home and then Stacy and Tom will come over for dinner and we can be the nice young couple we ought to be.
Ryan
You've got our whole lives in this little storybook don't you.
KAITLYN
I do.
A knock at the door. Ryan goes over and looks through the keyhole.
KaITLYN (CONT'D)
Who is it?
Ryan opens the door. Hildenbrand and two other guys storm in and hug Ryan.
HildENBRAND
All right. Let's kill some digital sand niggers!
Ryan laughs and looks at Kaitlyn. She looks back at him, very upset.
Int. Ryan'S APARTMENT - Day
Ryan and Kaitlyn enter their bedroom and close the door.
KAITLYN
Did you know about this?
RyAN
I forgot. I'm sorry.
KAITLYN
I told you about Stacy and Tom.
RYAN
I forgot.
KAITLYN
Well, why don't you tell 'em to leave and forget about them.
RYAN
I can't do that.
KAITLYN
You like Tom.
RYAN
Ya, but not with they guys here.
KAITLYN
Stacy and Tom are still coming over.
Kaitlyn folds her arms. Ryan breathes out.
Int. Ryan'S apARTMENT - Day
Kaitlyn, Stacy, and Tom sit on one couch. While the army boys are playing a military video game. The army boys are all drinking beer.
Tom
Hey Ryan, I should give you my gamertag so we could play online, sometime.
Ryan
Sure man.
Stacy
You want a drink, Tom?
Tom
Can I get a wine cooler?
Stacy and Kaitlyn get up to get the drinks. One of the army boys gets up and sits next to Tom. Hildenbrand laughs at Tom.
HildENBRAND
Beer to much for you, buddy.
Tom nervously laughs.
HildENBRAND (CONT'D)
I already told Ryan, but did you guys hear about Reese. He went home early to go sit on a couch and get his mind pampered by some shrink. What a fucking pussy. If I went to a shrink the poor bastard would shoot himself after the shit I would tell him.
Hildenbrand pulls out a gun.
HILDENBRAND (CONT'D)
I'd give him my fucking gun.
Tom gets nervous. Stacy and Kaitlyn return with drinks, and Stacy hands one to Tom. Stacy sits between Tom and the Army Boy #1. Kaitlyn sits next to Ryan.
Army boy #1
You got something right there.
Army Boy #1 points at Stacy's breast.  Stacy tries to wipe her breast off.
ArMY BOY #1 (CONT'D)
No, I'll get it.
Army Boy #1 reaches for Stacy's breast. Tom pushes the Army Boy #1's hand back.
Tom
Back off man.
HiLDENBRAND
Hey if you got a problem with him you got a problem with me. I killed people for that guy.
Ryan
Dude.
HILDENBRAND
No, this guy doesn't know who the fuck we are.
RYAN
Come on Hill.
Ryan gets up and pushes Hildenbrand outside.
HILDENBRAND
I'm just messing with him.
Ext. Ryan'S APARTMENT - Night
Ryan leads Hildenbrand outside. Hildenbrand takes a drink.
HILDENBRAND
Isn't it great to be home buddy.
RYAN
Ya.
HILDENBRAND
And it's going to be even greater when we get to go back and kill more hajjis. Oh ya dude, next week we got to go sign again to get that bonus.
RYAN
Ya, that's what I got to talk to you about. I don't know if this is the right time for me to sign again.
HILDENBRAND
What the fuck you talking about?
RYAN
That guy at the bar, I threw out the other night.
Hildenbrand stops drinking and his mood changes.
Ryan (CONT'D)
Something happened and I was seeing things. I pulled my knife out, and then all I see is that drunk guy on the ground next to me, dead.
HiLDENBRAND
Where's the body?
RYAN
There was nothing there when Kaitlyn woke me up.
Hildenbrand's mood changes back to normal.
HILDENBRAND
Look that guy was so drunk he probably just passed out there and then got back up and went home. You're just seeing shit man. We all do. 
RYAN
There was blood on the ground when I woke up, and I know that was real.
HILDENBRAND
Well, he's not there now, so don't worry about. Not your problem.
RYAN
No, I might have murdered someone.
HILDENBRAND
You were wasted that night.
Hildenbrand ignores Ryan and leads him back into the house.
Int. Ryan'S APARTMENT - Night
Hildenbrand forces Ryan back into the house and raises his glass.
HIlDENBRAND
I want to propose a toast to Ryan for doing his country proud, and getting back home safe. And to all the poor bastards he killed over there.
They all drink. Hildenbrand takes a swig and throws his beer bottle on the floor smashing it into pieces.
KaITLYN
That's it. Get out of my house. You guys are drunk and I want you out.
Ryan
Hey, I'll clean it up.
KAITLYN
No, they're leaving.
RYAN
Come on, baby.
Kaitlyn gives Ryan a glare.
KAITLYN
Fine. We'll go.
Kaitlyn, Tom, and Stacy all get up to leave.
RYAN
Please don't do this right now.
KAITLYN
I'm not.
Kaitlyn, Tom, and Stacy leave the apartment. Hildenbrand puts his arm around Ryan. Hildenbrand starts laughing and tries to get Ryan to laugh. Ryan stares blankly.
Int. Ryan'S APARTMENT - Day
Ryan wakes up in the apartment alone. The place is a mess.
Ryan
Shit.
Ryan dials on a telephone. He puts the phone to his ear.
Ryan (CONT'D)
Hey Stacy, can I talk to Kaitlyn...Okay...Well can you tell her I'm sorry, and I would really like for her to call me. Thanks.
He hangs up the phone and looks around the room. Ryan starts to clean the apartment. He finds a phone book and almost throws it in the garbage, then he looks at it. He opens the phone book on the table and looks through it.
Ext. Bill's apartment complex - day
Ryan and Hildenbrand walk through an apartment complex. Hildenbrand holds a beer. Ryan is looking for the number. Ryan holds a piece of paper in his hand.
HILDENBRAND
This is a waste.
Ryan
Look, if he's in his apartment then he can't be dead, right?
HILDENBRAND
This is only going to cause more problems man.
They turn a corner. Ryan stops and looks around. They see a man enter an apartment. The man has his back to them so they only see him briefly.
RYAN
That's it.
HILDENBRAND
That's him, man. You're good. You're dumbass conscience is clear man.
RYAN
That could of been a roommate. (Pause) He might not even live here anymore. I have to make sure that it's him.
HILDENBRAND
What are you going to say when you knock on the door? Just wanted to make sure you were alive, Bye now.
Ryan hears gun shots and he looks around. 
RYAN
I'm knocking on that door. You can stay here.
Ryan turns to walk toward the door. Ryan starts to wobble. His vision is blurred. He sees the drunk man from before come out of his apartment with a shotgun and point it at Ryan. Ryan hits the ground hard and hits his head. He blacks out.
Int. Ryan'S APARTMENT - night
Ryan wakes up in the apartment laying down on the couch. Kaitlyn takes a wet rag off of his head. Kaitlyn smiles at Ryan.
KAITLYN
Hey.
Ryan freaks out a little bit and Kaitlyn holds him down.
KAITLYN (CONT'D)
You're at home. You're okay. Just lay back down.
Ryan sits back and takes a breath.
Ryan
I'm so sorry about earlier. I don't know what I was thinking.
KAITLYN
It's okay. Don't worry about that right now.
RYAN
I have no clue what's going on anymore.
KAITLYN
(whispering)
Ryan, I don't want those guys over here ever again.
RYAN
Why are you whispering?
Hildenbrand flushes the toilet and exists the bathroom.
HILDENBRAND
I told you he was fine. He doesn't need no freaking doctor.
KAITLYN
You don't understand. Ryan has a problem.
Ryan
I don't want to go the doctor. I need to figure this out before I go see anyone.
KAITLYN
There's nothing to figure out.
RYAN
I promise I'll go see a thousand doctors after I figure this out.
HilDENBRAND
You need to respect your man, Kat.
KAITLYN
No, you have to see the doctor Ryan. You have a problem and I can't hide it anymore.
Ryan
Who are you hiding my problems from? The town, your family, your storybook life.
KAITLYN
You killed someone Ryan.
Ryan and Hildenbrand stand shocked.
KAITLYN (CONT'D)
I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier, but I thought you would just go see someone and think it was all in your head.
Ryan
You hid the body.
KAITLYN
I'm so sorry, but you have to go see the doctor. Do you understand?
RYAN
I understand.
Ryan walks out of the house with Kaitlyn and Hildenbrand chasing after him.
Ext. Ryan'S APARTMENT - Night
Ryan walks over to his truck and tries to open the door, it's locked.
Kaitlyn and Hildenbrand catch up to him.
Ryan
I need the keys to my truck.
KaITLYN
I can drive you to the hospital.
RYAN
I'm not going to the hospital.
KAITLYN
I can't let you turn yourself in. I can't lose you again.
HilDENBRAND
Ryan, you don't need to do this. That asshole was a nobody. Stop and think for a second. If you turn yourself in, you're not the only one with bloody fingers in this.
Ryan and Hildenbrand look at Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn looks like she is going to cry. Ryan walks over to Kaitlyn and hugs her. Ryan reaches into her back pocket and grabs his keys. He looks into Kaitlyn eyes.
Ryan
I love you, and I'll be out in a couple years.
KAITLYN
What?
RYAN
I hid the body. Okay? Okay?
Ryan kisses her and jumps into his truck and speeds off. Hildenbrand jumps in his truck and speeds after him.
Ext. Street - night
Ryan speeds down a street in his truck. Hildenbrand catches up to him in his truck. Ryan makes a turn into a parking lot.
Ext. big ParkING LOT - night
Ryan pulls into a parking lot. Hildenbrand pulls his truck in to where he is facing Ryan's truck. Ryan and Hildenbrand both get out of their trucks and walk in between the trucks so the lights from the trucks are on both of them.
Ryan
This is my decision, Hill. You aren't on trial. What are you doing?
HILDENBRAND
We're brothers man, we take care of each other. Listen to me. What's the difference between killing over there and killing here. Nothing. Geography man, that's it. 
Ryan
Things are different back here Hill.
HILDENBRAND
Who are you hurting by doing this? He had nobody, you have Kaitlyn. No one is asking questions. There's nothing to fix. So why break everything?
RYAN 
If I have to explain it. You're already gone.
Ryan turns to get back into his truck he opens the door. Hildenbrand puts his hand on the door to shut it.
Ryan (CONT'D)
You're not going to stop me.
HilDENBRAND
Ya, I am. If you turn yourself in, and they find that body. They are going to find that he didn't die of a knife wound.
Ryan looks shocked.
HILDENBRAND (CONT'D)
Do you know what the punishment is for D.U.I. manslaughter? Forget the thirty-year sentence, they'd take the army away from me. Can you even comprehend that? Me, not in the army.
Ryan looks scared of Hildenbrand.
HILDENBRAND (CONT'D)
We're brothers. You have to protect me.
Ryan opens the door to his car and gets in.
Hildenbrand pulls out a gun.
HildENBRAND (CONT'D)
If you turn on me. I can't promise Kaitlyn's name won't slip out. (Pause) Now, you're going to turn your car around and I'm going to escort you back home to your storybook girlfriend, and we're all going to forget about this.
Hildenbrand shuts Ryan's door. The window is rolled down. Hildenbrand puts his hand with the gun on the window frame.
HILDENBRAND (CONT'D)
I'll see you at the reenlistment office tomorrow at seventeen hundred, all right? Brother.
Hildenbrand goes back to his car.
Ext. Ryan'S APARTMENT - nIGHT
Ryan parks his truck. Hildenbrand parks his car on the other side of the road within sight of Ryan. Ryan gets out and walks to his door. He puts his hand on the doorknob and turns to face Hildenbrand. He glares at Hildenbrand. Hildenbrand waves at Ryan. Ryan opens the door to his apartment and Hildenbrand drives off.
Int. Ryan's APARTMENT - night
Ryan walks into the apartment. Kaitlyn is sitting in a corner with her head in her arms crying. Ryan walks over and holds her.
KAITLYN
You're not leaving me.
Ryan
No. But things have changed.
Int. Ryan's aparTMENT - night
Ryan and Kaitlyn lay in bed together. Ryan holds Kaitlyn.
KAITLYN
I can't live with this, Ryan.
RYAN
We have to.
KAITLYN
How am I supposed to go back to work, with what I had to do? (Pause) I'm okay with leaving for a bit. Hill will be gone for much longer.
RYAN
I can't have you sit in jail, when you did nothing wrong.
KAITLYN
According to the law, I did something wrong.
RYAN
The law has nothing to do with right and wrong.
KAITLYN
We have to.
Kaitlyn puts her head on Ryan's. The couple closes their eyes.
KAITLYN (CONT'D)
(jokingly)
As long as you'll wait for me.
The two force a laughs. Ryan holds Kaitlyn close.
INt. STORE - DAY
Ryan goes into the store.  He approaches the female clerk.
RYAN
Hi, I'm really sorry to bother you, but could I use your phone.
Clerk
It's only for buis...
RYAN
My girlfriend and I just got in a fight, and I lost my cellphone. I just want to call her and tell her I love her.
CLERK
Aww. All right go for it.
Ryan takes the phone from the clerk. Ryan dials three numbers and then stops.
RYAN
Actually, I think I'm going to go home and surprise her.
Ryan hands the phone back to the clerk.
Ryan (CONT'D)
Oh, and if she calls back, don't answer it. I want to surprise her.
Clerk
Okay. Bye.
Ryan walks out of the store.
Ext. Shopping strip - Day
Ryan exits the store. He sees Hildenbrand pull up into the parking lot in his truck.
Hildenbrand gets out of his truck and smiles at Ryan.
Ryan walks over to Hildenbrand.
HILDENBRAND
You ready to sign your soul away brother?
Ryan
Ya.
HILDENBRAND
Hey, nothing's changed. Let's move on, okay?
Hildenbrand starts to walk toward the reenlistment office. Ryan doesn't move. Hildenbrand turns around and notices.
RYAN
I talked it over with Kaitlyn. She'll be back in a year. You'll be gone a lot longer.
Hildenbrand glares at Ryan.
HILDENBRAND
Huh. That takes a lot of balls to send your girlfriend to prison. Actually, I don't think you have the balls. You wouldn't rat on your best friend and your girlfriend.
RYAN
I already have.
HILDENBRAND
Then where are the god damn cops?
Ryan stands mute.
HilDENBRAND (CONT'D)
I think you're trying to fuck me over and get your little girlfriend off free. (pause) You know there are other ways of dealing with this problem.
Hildenbrand puts his hand inside his jacket pocket. 
HILDENBRAND (CONT'D)
Let's take a walk.
Hildenbrand makes Ryan walk toward the area of the parking lot farthest away from the street.
HILDENBRAND (CONT'D)
Thirty. I didn't realize it till now but my kill total has gone up.
Ryan
Kaitlyn still knows. And she really will call the cops.
HILDENBRAND
Thirty-two's my favorite number.
Ryan trips. Hildenbrand pulls a gun out of his jacket pocket and points it at Ryan.
RYAN
We're brothers. You can't do this.
Hildenbrand cocks the gun.
A bright light is shot into Hildenbrand's face.
Cop (O.S.)
Drop it! Drop the gun!
Hildenbrand puts his arms up into the air.
HILDENBRAND
He..his... Kaitlyn hid the body. He murdered someone!
COP
On the ground!
Hildenbrand lays on the ground. He looks shocked at Ryan.
Ryan
(mouthing the words)
I'm sorry.
Ext. SHOPPING STRIP - Day
Ryan leans against a cop car with Kaitlyn on his arm. A cop stands next to them with paper and a pen.
Cop (O.S.)
You got to be the luckiest guy in the world. I was just checking on a hang-up call, and I find this guy pointing a gun on you.
Ryan
I don't what to tell you. He's been acting funny ever since he got back from overseas.
COP
So, you must be the girl he was screaming about.
KAITLYN
He thinks that I hid a body somewhere. He's been really scaring me, and now this.
COP
It's a shame what happens to some of these boys when they come back.
Ryan smiles at Kaitlyn.
Int. RyaN'S TRUCK - Day
Ryan drives Kaitlyn and him home.
KAITLYN
But, how'd you know the cops we're going to show up in time.
Ryan
You heard him, I'm the luckiest guy in the world.
KAITLYN
I think you're done playing the luck card from now on. Things are different back here.
RYAN
You're right. (Pause) There's something I got to know. Where'd you hide it. The body.
KAITLYN
If I tell you that I'm going to have to kill you.
The couple laugh.
They pass by and the dump and we see the cowboy hat from the drunk in the dump heap.
INt. Therapists office - Day
Ryan sits in a therapists office by himself. Ryan looks where the other soldiers would have sat before. The therapist enters.
TherAPIST #2
I'm so sorry I kept you waiting Ryan.
The therapist sits at his desk, and starts to organize his desk. Ryan notices an collection of army medals.
Ryan
You were in the army.
THERAPIST #2
Eight years. Two tours in the desert.
RYAN
Huh.
THERAPIST #2
So, how have you been Ryan?

Ryan takes a moment to think. He smiles. Ryan takes a breath.
Fade out: