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The Wicked
By
Chris Rhives
FADE IN:
EXT. CUL-DE-SAC - DAY
We open to a small clu-de-sac with a large gothic style house
at the end.
Three teenage girls, Linda, 17 and a reserved studious teen,
Tracy, 16, a more laid back borderline stoner, and April,
16, a punk rocker, walk at a semi-hurried pace towards the
condemned house.
April takes a drag from a half smoked cigarette.
She casually flicks the butt away, it nearly hits Tracy's
knee.
TRACY
Jesus, watch where you throw that
shit.
April scoffs and pulls out another pack.
APRIL
Light, anyone?
She holds the pack towards Linda.
LINDA
I don't smoke...
APRIL
You don't do jack shit.
Offended, Linda turns away.
She then turns towards Tracy.
APRIL (CONT'D)
You?
TRACY
I'm trying to quit.
APRIL
Fine, suit yourself.
The three of them walk up the front porch of the old gothic
house.
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2.
Across the way in one of the other houses a woman, Audrey
mid-seventies, peers out from Venetian blinds.
At the house they look towards a sign that reads: CONDEMNED
LINDA
So what's the story?
APRIL
About what?
TRACY
I think she means the house...
LINDA
Yeah, I meant the house.
APRIL
Local legend, some stupid shit about
a murderous Siamese twin.
(beat)
You know, bullshit to keep the kids
away.
Linda looks nervously at the house.
LINDA
Right... bullshit.
She glances at the sign on the door.
LINDA (CONT'D)
You think we should be here?
TRACY
No, but here we are, so what the
fuck, right?
APRIL
Yeah, why not?
LINDA
Well, the sign says...
The sign falls off.
APRIL
What sign?
Tracy opens the door.
TRACY
Come on grow up.
April enters the house.
APRIL
You scared?
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3.
She flicks a cigarette on the ground.
LINDA
Alright, alright, I'm coming.
She steps on the cigarette and heads inside.
CUT TO:
INT. PRIMMOORE'S HOUSE - DAY
Inside Audrey draws away from the blinds and heads to the
phone.
She picks it up.
AUDREY
Hello police, I'd like to report a
break in...
CUT TO:
INT. CAAR HOUSE - LANDING
The three enter an old decayed landing.
April coughs.
APRIL
Who died?
TRACY
Nice.
(beat)
Cozy, isn't it?
LINDA
I really don't think...
APRIL
Shut up.
LINDA
But this is breaking and entering...
APRIL
Nobody's going to care.
LINDA
We could go to jail...
APRIL
And...
LINDA
It's fucking illegal!
Tracy jumps on a worn out sofa.
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4.
TRACY
So?
(beat)
You're just nervous, you need to
think of something else.
LINDA
Like what?
APRIL
I dunno, guys you'd fuck.
LINDA
I don't "fuck".
APRIL
It's just speculation.
(beat)
So come on, who? Hayden Madison?
Jerry Wright?
LINDA
I don't like to think about it like
that...
TRACY
O.K, who'd you "make love" to.
LINDA
I don't know, can we change the
subject?
APRIL
Howabout girls...
Tracy and Linda turn to her.
APRIL (CONT'D)
You dislike, god, what'd you think?
LINDA
Either one wouldn't be a surprise.
April looks surprised at the comment
TRACY
Nice burn.
LINDA
I've got a few up my sleeve.
April walks over to an object on a table.
APRIL
Strange...
Linda walks over towards her.
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5.
LINDA
What?
She picks it up, it's a crossbow.
April holds it backwards.
APRIL
It's a crossbow.
LINDA
Wonder what it's doing here?
APRIL
I dunno, maybe this is a "crossbow
crossing"
Linda fakes a laugh.
LINDA
Hah, hah, hah, lame.
The crossbow fires.
APRIL
Shit! God damned thing most of...
She looks to see Linda looking back in horror.
APRIL (CONT'D)
Linda?
LINDA
We, we, Tracy...she..LOOK!
April slowly peers back to see an arrow in Tracy, she
collapses.
April shoves the crossbow towards Linda.
APRIL
What the hell'd you do?
LINDA
What the fuck are you talking about?
APRIL
You, you, you killed her.
LINDA
It was an accident I...
The doorbell rings.
They stand in shock, the doorbell rings again.
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6.
APRIL
We'll deal with this later. You
hide the body, I'll see who's at the
door.
LINDA
Fuck you.
(beat)
Alright, I'll hide the bloody body.
Linda walks over towards the body as April walks towards the
door.
April opens the door as Linda picks up the body.
APRIL
Hello...
An officer, Anthony Shields, a 24 year old junkie stands on
the porch.
SHIELDS
Officer Shields, soon to be deputy,
then back to officer...
APRIL
Why?
SHIELDS
I plan to get demoted.
APRIL
That's just stupid.
SHIELDS
So I can come back as the renegade
cop, cruising on patrol, not giving
a damn about anyone but himself...
APRIL
That's great.
SHIELDS
I have my whole career planned out,
it'll be a rocky road, but it'll be
worth it.
APRIL
Again, why?
SHIELDS
So I can publish an autobiography.
APRIL
Whatever.
Linda drags Tracy, her arm draped over her shoulder, across
the front door.
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7.
SHIELDS
Fuck, she looks toasted, you having
a party?
April ponders for a second.
Linda dances around with Tracy.
APRIL
Yeah, we are.
SHIELDS
Cause you know I came on a breaking
and entering call, right? Since
it's no one lives here, it'll just
be a fine.
(beat)
Or if you get me a forty, I'll let
it slide.
APRIL
Ummmm...
She slams the door.
SHIELDS
Christ on ice, what the hell?!
APRIL
Sorry, about that, must've been a
draft or something.
She rattles the knob.
APRIL (CONT'D)
Shit it seems to be busted, could
you hold on for a couple minutes
till I find something to pry it open?
SHIELDS
Sure.
April walks over to Linda who stands by the couch where she's
placed Tracy.
APRIL
I think I bought us some time, so
how should we hide the body?
LINDA
Stuff it down the sink?
CUT TO:
INT. CAAR'S HOUSE - DAY -- MOMENTS LATER
Linda and April stand over a large sink, with Tracy's body
in it.
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8.
APRIL
Anymore bright ideas?
LINDA
We could hide it in the closet.
(beat)
Maybe then you'd have company.
April rolls her eyes.
CUT TO:
INT. CAAR HOUSE - DAY -- MOMENTS LATER
They throw the body into a closet.
LINDA
That should do it...
As she says this the door burst open.
April screams.
LINDA (CONT'D)
Scared?
APRIL
This isn't a fucking joke! And I
have a better idea.
LINDA
Oh really.
APRIL
We'll make it look like suicide.
CUT TO:
INT. CAAR HOUSE - DAY -- MOMENTS LATER
Linda and April crowd around a table where they have a rope
tied around Tracy.
APRIL
Please don't...
Linda pushes the body.
APRIL (CONT'D)
Noooo!
The rope breaks.
APRIL (CONT'D)
Oooh Shit!
The doorbell rings.
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9.
APRIL (CONT'D)
I'm looking!
CUT TO:
INT. CAAR HOUSE - DAY -- MOMENTS LATER
They sit back by the couch, Tracy laying down.
LINDA
We're back at ground one...
APRIL
What's that? Being completely fucked?
LINDA
Yes, yes it is.
The doorbell rings again.
April and Linda walk over, Linda grabs an ax and April opens
up the keyhole.
APRIL
Give me a sec...
Linda hides behind the door, waiting for it to open.
SHIELDS
It's been ten minutes, you hiding
something?
APRIL
Uh no, no we're not.
Shields laughs.
SHIELDS
I'm just joking.
APRIL
Very funny, could you hang on there
a little longer?
SHIELDS
I could just kick the door down...
Stand back.
CUT TO:
EXT. CAAR HOUSE - DAY
Shields runs towards the door.
CUT TO:
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10.
INT. CAAR HOUSE - DAY
April steps back as Linda raises the ax above her head.
CUT TO:
EXT. CAAR HOUSE - DAY
He runs until he hits the door.
His foot goes through it as the door flies off the hinges.
CUT TO:
INT. CAAR HOUSE - DAY
The house shakes, causing a shelf full of miscellaneous junk
above the couch to fall and bury Tracy.
At the same time, Linda brings the ax down too late and the
ax misses the deputy entirely.
April looks over towards the buried couch.
APRIL
(whisper)
Yes.
(beat)
TRACY!
CUT TO:
INT. CAAR HOUSE - DAY -- CONTINUOUS.
Linda, April, and Shields, the door still stuck on his foot
and blocking his view.
He opens the keyhole.
SHIELDS
Holy Shit!
Linda and April start to cry.
SHIELDS (CONT'D)
You two go home, I'll get this
straightened out.
(beat)
Nobody's to blame, so don't worry...
LINDA/APRIL
Oh, we won't.
And with that the leave.
Shields phones in a report on his radio.
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11.
SHIELDS
There's been an accident at the old
"Caar" place, I need back up
immediately...
He continues his report as we...
FADE OUT:
THE END
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