PirouettingChimeras:

ExtinctionsofInnocenceLiveOut
intheGoldenAge

Written
by
SieannaWilliams

ABLACKSCREEN
Thesoundofaheartbeatingdroneson.Itissoondrownedout
bythesoundofstageapplause.

Slowtrack:

INT.LONGHALLWAYNIGHT
LOUwalksdownalong,darkenedhall,illuminatedonlybythe
doorwaylightahead,castingastrangesilhouetteuponHIM.HE
switchesbackandforthbetweenhimselfandERIC.THEYcarrya
plaque.

INT.WHITEROOMDAY
Afreshapplesitsisolatedonawhitefloor,illuminatedby
itswhitesurroundings.

INT.STAGENIGHT
LOUisonstage,anMCwrapshisarmaroundLOU,addressingan
audience.

MC
LadiesandGentlemanofNewYork,
themanyouchoseforBestPerformance:
EricAshton!

Thecrowdexplodes.ERICacceptsplaque.

INT.LONGHALLWAYNIGHT
LOUandERICcontinuedownhallway.

MCULowAngle:

INT.WHITEROOMNIGHT
LOUlooksdownatwhatHEperceivesasamirrorisactuallyhis
plaque.Acoldlookofdetestovercomeshiseyes.

LOU(whisper)
Imsorry.

Offsideandalone,asliceofthefreshapplegetscut.

INT.LONGHALLWAYNIGHT
LOUandERICcontinuedownthehallway.

CutIn:


LOUshandsandkneescollapsetothecoldgroundoutofsync.

CU:

LOUissweatingprofusely.
ERICisbreathingheavily.

MCULowangle:

INT.WHITEROOMNIGHT
LOUstilllooksintomirrorweHEARERICsvoice.

ERIC
IsthisbecauseofwhatIdid?
Orisallthisfornothing?

CU:

LOU(shrugs)
Doesitreallymakeadifference?

CA:

AmirrorLOUhasbeenlookingdownat,showingERICinthe
reflection,beginstoexplodeonthegroundfrombeingsmashed.
Glassshatters.Offside,theapplestartstorot.

SLOWFADEOUT(WHITE):
SLOWFADEIN(WHITE):
POVlowangle:

INT.HOSPITALROOMNIGHT
TwoNURSEScloakedinwhitecoatsandbluemaskspullfromthe
hoveraboveLOUGARRISON,whoblinksawaythefluorescentbowl
lightsabovehim,onlytheydonotgoawayuntiloneNURSEpulls
itback.

NURSE1
Thereyouare,Mr.Garrison...allbetter.


CU:

LOU
Is...thatthelastofit?

POVlowangle:

NURSE1
Ofyourtreatment?Itis.

LOU
I...Uh...W

NURSE1
Donttrytotalk,we'regoingtosedateyounowsoyourbody
canrestwhilethemedicationworkstherestofthemagic.You
willbelucidinthemorning.You'llbeallandonlyLou.

CUtoWS:

LOUfallsasleepastheneedlescontentsspillintohisarm.
Thefollowingday,LOUawakeswithnotubesorneedleshookedup
tohim.

CUcuttoMCUpantoWS:

INT.HOSPITALDAY
LOUissigninghimselfoutofthehospital.Aftertakinghisbag
ofcheckedoutitems,LOUexits.

MSpantoES:

EXT.CITYDAY
LOUemergesfromthebuilding,fixescufflinks,looksaround
beforeproceedingright.

MCUcuttoWS:

INT.LOUSLIVINGROOMDAY

LOUentersfrontdoorandtriesthelightstheydontwork.HE
sighsasHElooksaround.HISeyeslandonthekitchendoor.

MSCIbecomesOSS:

INT.LOUSKITCHENDAY
LOUenters,gapesaround,andwalkstowardacalendar.HEshakes
hisheadashelookstothedate:October12th,2010.Takingthe
markerfromthecalendar,heflipstotheMAYpageandwrites
5overthesecond0in2010.HEturnsaroundandlooksaround
intocamera.

4753

MILLIE(voice)
Doyoufeelanydifferent?

LOU(voice)
Notreally.

INT.LOUSLIVINGROOMDAY
LOUsitsonacouch,talkingonthephone.

WS:

LOU
ImeanIfeellikeme,ifthatswhatyoumean.

MILLIE
Imeanaretheygone?Thevoices.Images.

CU:

LOU
Yeahyeah,theyregone.

MILLIE
Itsgreattohearfromyou,Lou.Imgladyouredoingbetter.

LOU
Younevercametovisit.

MILLIE

LOU
Millie?

MILLIE
Yes?

LOU
Isaidyounevermind.Look,whencanIcomeback?

MILLIE
Youwannacomeback?

LOU
Whynot?ItsallIknow.AllIhaveleft.

MILLIE
LOUyouvebeenawayfor5years.Somuchhaschanged,IIdont
eventhinkIcangetyoubackyourspotevenifIwantedto,I

WS:

LOUhangsup.

CU:

INT.LOUSBEDROOMDAY
LOUenters.HEwalkstowardthebedandlaysdown.HEgapesout
ofawindowinfrontofHIMforawhilebeforeclosinghiseyes.

WScuttoMS:

EXT.CITYDAY
LOUiswalkingupastreetwhenhecomesacrossapaperonthe
wall.

CIcuttoMScutbacktoCI:

LOUreadsaflyeradvertisinganupcomingplayinneedof
actors.HEripsatelephonenumbertabandbeginstowalkonbut
stops,returnstotheflyerandripsoffapieceoftheaddress
beforefinallywalkingon.AmontageofLOUsjourneybegins.

MCU:

EXT.CITYDAY

LOUturnsacorner

WS:

INT.TRAIN/BUSDAY
HEstandsatadoor,avoidingeyeswiththestaringfaces.

WScuttoMCUsidetrack:

EXT.CITYDAY
HEcrossesastreet.

BehindMSpanuptoES:

EXT.THEATERDAY
LOUarrivesatatheaterandenters.

WS:

INT.THEATERDAY
Aman,DIMITRI,walkingtowardsthetheaterdoorissurprisedto
seeLOU.

MS:

DIMITRI
Hi,howcanIhelpyou?

MS:

LOU
UhI,Isawyourflyeraboutneedingactors?

OSS:

DIMITRI
Oh,cool,soyourelookingtofillaspot?

CU:

LOU
sure

MS:

DIMITRI
Alright,haveyoueveractedbefore?

MS:

LOU
NnobutImlookingforawaytomakesomemoneyIjustgotI
umhavesomebillstopay.

CU:

DIMITRIgivesLOUalong,measuredlookbeforenodding.Asmile
spreadsacrosshisface.LOUslowlyreturnsit.Anothermontage
beginsofLOUonstage

WS:

INT.STAGEDAY
LOUispracticingacting.

CU:

INT.LOUSKITCHENDAY
LOUflipshisnew2015calendartoJune.

MScuttoMCU:

INT.STAGEDAY
Engaginginexercises.

WScuttoTS:

INT.THEATERDAY
LOUandDIMITRIsitintheaudiencechairs,facingoneanother.

DIMITRI
Lotsofactorshavestagenames.

LOU
Doyouhaveone?

CU:

DIMITRI

Nah,Ilikemyname.Wannabeknownasjustoneguy,youknow?
Nodoublelife,HannahMilleystuff.

MCU:

LOUturnsfromDIMITRItolookingstraightahead.

LOU
ThatsexactlywhatIwant.

MCU:

DIMITRI
What,adoublelife?

CU:

LOU
Tobeknownasadifferentguy.

CU:

DIMITRI
ThenyoudonthavetobeLoutoanyone.Atleastnothere.

WScuttoMSTS:

INT.LOUSLIVINGROOMDAY
Sittingonhislivingroomfloorbesideafriend,bothholding
scripts,theGIRLturnstohim.

CUTS:

GIRL
IthinkweshouldstartrunningthroughitafewtimesWhat
timeisitnow?

CI:

LOUpullshisphoneupandtapsthehomescreentorevealnot
onlythetime,butthedate:July2nd,2015.

MCU:

INT.THEATERDAY

LOUislaughing,jokingaroundwithhisactinggroup.

CA:

EXT.CITYDAY
AflyeradvertisesanupcomingshowinNovember.

WS180pancuttoMSpancuttoMCU:

INT.THEATERDAY
LOUandhisfriendsareputtingonashow.

CA:

EXT.CITYDAY
Amontageofposterflyerspilingup.Dateschangefrom2015to
20162019.

Crossfade:

EXT.PLACEDAY
Agroupexits,laughing.AmongthemisLOU.

WS:

CARROL
Seeyou,Eric!

OSStoCU:

LOU
NightCarroltextyoutomorrow,J!

JAX
Alright,man.

MS:

ThegroupdepartsfromLOU.Onhiswaydownthestreet,hestops
andholdshisforeheadinpain.

LOU
Whoa.

ERIC(voice)
Whoa,indeed.

LOUgapesaround.

ERIC(voice)
Imrighthere,Louis.

LOU

ERIC(voice)
Youdontrememberme?Comeon,Lou,itsonlybeenafewyears
sinceyoutriedtogetridofme.

LOU
Oh,no.No,please.

ERIC(voice)
Thatsright.Imback.

LOU
No,stop!

ERIC(voice)
Youstop.

LOU
STOPIT!

Hepunchesthewall.

ERIC(voice)
WhatmadeyouchooseEric,huh?Dontwantyourbuddiestoknow
aboutoldLouisGarrison?Thekiller

MCU:

LOU
Shutup.

CHRISTIAN(voice)
Ididntsayanything.

CU:


LOU
Whoareyou?

ApassingWOMAN,stopsandlookstoHIM.

MS:

WOMAN
Noneofyourbusiness.

SHEwalkson,leavingLOUpantingagainstthewall.

WS:

INT.LOUSLIVINGROOMDAY
LOUenters,doublingover.

MCUlowangle:

LOUissweatingprofusely,catchinghisbreath.

TVREPORTER1(voice)
Thisjustinned,LouGarrisonthe36yearoldchargedwithfirst
degreemurderofElaineBerkleyhasbeensentencedto5years
minimuminamentalfacilityongroundsofmentalreasonor
defect.Themanwasdiagnosedwithschizophreniaand
multipersonalitydisordereighteenyearsagoafteranaccident
thatcrippledhispartnerandnearlykilledtheirthen8year
olddaughter.

WOMAN2
Hekilledmybaby!

LOUopenshiseyes.

WS:

Thefollowingmorning,LOUisasleeponthecouch.

CU:

CHRISTIAN(voicewhisper)
Wakeup

PAUL(voicesingsong)
Wakeup.

ERIC(voiceharshwhisper)
WAKEUP!

CU

LOUjumpsup,looksaroundforawhilebeforelayingbackdown,
relieved.

WScuttoMS:

INT.LOUSKITCHENDAY
LOUsitsonachair,hunchedoveratable,speakingthrougha
phone.Hesighsasitrings.

MCU:

LOU(whispers)
Comeon,please...

CUbehind:

MILLIE
Hello,youvereachedMildredBrante,leavemeamessageandI
willreturnyourcallassoonasIcan.

Abeep.

WS:

LOU
Millie,Ididntknowwhoelsetocall.Theycameback.

WScuttoMS:

EXT.LOUSNEIGHBORHOODDAY
LOUSvoicecontinuestoplayasweSEEHIMwalkingdownhis
block.Eventually,hisvoicebeginstobreak.

LOU(voice)
He
cameback.Buttherestofthemaredifferent...theyre
peopleIknow.PeopleIveplayedinmyshows.Idont
understand.Thisiswrong,Millie.Sowrong.Icantcallmy

family,CassandraandElisedontwanttohearfromme.IfI
tellthepolice,IgobacktothenuthousejusttomakesureI
donthurtanyoneelse.

WS:

WeSEELOUdoubleover,holdinghisforehead.

LOU(voice)
Ididntmeantokillher,Millie.Hetoldmeto.

MS:

LOUispressingathishead,screamingforthevoicestostop,
butwedonotHEARthis.

LOU(voice)
Heforcedme.Heforcedme.

MCUlowangle:

LOUdropsandpants.WeHEARhisbreath.

LOU(voice)
Idontknowwhattodo.

MS:

INT.LOUSLIVINGROOMDAY
LOUenters,holdinghischest.Afterawhile,hepullshis
cellphonefromhispocketandbeginstotextDIMITRI.
1
POVhighangle:

LOU(text)
Cantmakeittopracticetoday.Ims

HEbeginstotextsickwhenthevoicesovercomehim,making
himtwitchandmoveaboutinplaceinconfusion.

PAUL(voice)
Stupid.

OLIVER(voice)
Selfish.


CHRISTIAN(voice)
Scum.

ERIC(voice)
Scum
bag

TERRY(voice)
Selfcentered!

CU:

LOU
STOP!

POVlowangle:

LOUlooksbacktohisphonetoseehehassentthemessagewith
thewordSTOP.

DIMITRI(text)
Itscoolman.Stopwhat?

MSpantoWS:

LOUthrowshisphoneontothecouchandwalksuptohisroom.

CI:

INT.LOUSBEDROOMDAY
HeturnsontheradioSUUNSUpPasttheNurserybeginsto
play.Heturnsthevolumeup.

FREE:

Amontagebegins.WeSEELOUlookingthroughthewindowonthe
bed,sighingsearchingunderhisbedflinchinglockinghis
bedroomdoorlookingaroundwithwideeyessleepingwiththe
coversoverhisheadlockingthebathroomdoorwashinghis
handsandlookingupasifheheardsomethingcheckinghis
kitchenandlockingthefrontdoor.

MS:

INT.LOUSLIVINGROOMNIGHT
Themusicstops.Finally,asleep,weSEELOUonthefloorin
frontofhiscouch.

MCUside:

ERIC(whispers)
Theydontknowyou.Theydonttrustyou.Lifeisdeathand
deathistrust.They,they,they.

MS:

CutsbetweenLOUandERICwakingup.

ECU(ear):

ERIC(whispers)
Deathistrust.Deathistrust.Deathistrust.

MS:

ERICstandsintoframeahardglareonhisface.Hewalks
towardthedoor.

WStoCU:

EXT.LOUSNEIGHBORHOOD
CutsbetweenLOUandERICwalkingtowardsthecamerabefore
walkingpastandoutofframe.

LOU(groanswhispers)
Indeathwetrust.

LastoneonscreenisERIC,smirking.

ERIC(whispers)
Indeath.

WS:

EXT.DIMITRISHOUSENIGHT
ERICstandsbeforethehouseasthedooropens.

MS:

Thedooropens,revealingDIMITRIwhoputsinhisheadphonesand
beginsjoggingdownhisstairsandupastreet.

CUpantoCI:

ERIC,grinning,walksoffaftergrippingalargeknifeinhis
hand.

WStoOSS:

EXT.WOODSNIGHT
DIMITRIisjoggingtomusic.

WS:

Whenhestops,toashockingfigure.DIMITRIlooksdownatthe
knifeinERICShandandbackupathim.

MS:

DIMITRIputshishandsupandbacksupslowly.

WSlowangle:

ERICwalksuptohim,holdingtheknifeup.

MS:

DIMITRI
Whatareyoudoing?

OSS(D):

ERICsmiles.

pantoWS:

CARROL(voice)
Dimitrios,whoisit?

MCU:

DIMITRI
Carrol,no!

WS:

CARROLrushesdownthestairs,shockedtoseeERICpointinga
knifeather.

OSS(D):

ERIClookstoDIMITRI.

OSS(E):

DIMITRIlooksback.

WS:

HetriestoruntoCARROLLbutERICgrabsher,shescreams.He
holdsherdown,hiselbowaroundherneckandtheknifepointed
ather.DIMITRIbacksup.

MS:

DIMITRI
Lookjjustpputthegundown.

WS:

ERIC
Why?

MCU:

DIMITRI
Becauseyoudontneedtodothis!

CI:

CARROLbeginstocry.

panuptoCU:

ERIC
OfcourseIdo.Youdonttrusthim.Lifeisdeathanddeathis
trust.

CU:


DIMITRI
Please.

CIcuttoWScuttoCI:

ERICpullstheknifebackandrushesittoCarrolsneck(who
screams)beforeDIMITRIyells.

CU:

DIMITRI
LOUDONTHURTHER!

CI:

ERICstopstheknife.

CU:

LOUlooksatDIMITRI,

CU:

DIMITRIstaresatCARROL,wideeyed.

CU:

HEthenlooksdownatCARROL.

POVpantoMCU:

CARROL,whimpers,herheadtotheground.

CU:

LOU,shaking,liftshiseyestoDIMITRI.

LOU
II

Hedropstheknifeandbacksupslowlybeforeturningand
runningoutofthehouse.

MCU:


DIMITRI,relieved,goestoCARROL.

MS:

CARROL,shakingandcrying,letsDIMITRItakeherinhisarmsas
hehushesandcalmsherashestaresatthedoor.

MS:

EXT.DIMITRISNEIGHBORHOODNIGHT
Outside,LOUlooksbehindhimatthehousebeforeturningand
walkingon,breathlessandinuttershock.Hestumblesashe
walksoffscreen.

ES:

EXT.LOUSHOUSENIGHT
Pauseforabeat.

WShighangle:

INT.LOUSDININGROOMNIGHT
LOUispacingbackandforth.

MS:

LOU
Why,WHYdidyoudothat?

CUlowangle:

ERIC(voice)
Ididitforyou.

VOICES
Wealldid.

MS:

LOU
No,youdidnt!

CU:

ERIC(voice)
Getusedtoit,Lou.Youvebeentryingtogetridofmefor
decades.Imnotgoinganywhere.

CUfastpantoCA:

LOUstopsandlookstohisbasementsteps.

CU:

LOUbreathesdeeply.

ERIC(voice)
Imeverythingyoucanbe.

LOUstormsoffscreentowardthebasement.

WSlowangle:

INT.LOUSBASEMENT
WeHEARacolossalofindistinctwhispersoverlappingone
anotherandLOUslapsawayatHISearsasHEclimbsdownthe
spiralstaircase.

pantoMS:

LOUwalksovertoathelaundryroom.Openingthedoor,HE
reachesatthetopandretrievesasmallbox.

POVhighangle:

LOUopenstheboxandrevealsapistol.

MS:

LOU,shaking,reacheshishandintothebox.

POVhighangle:

HEgrabsthegun,slowlyremovingitfromthebox.

ERIC(voice)
Everythingyoureafraidtobe.

CU:


LOUgapesdownatthegun,tearsrushingfromHISeyes.

POVlowangle:

HIShand,grippingfirmlyonthegun,trembles.

ERIC(voice)
Imyou.
NotLouisGarrison.
ImEricAshton.Therealyou.

CU:

LOU
Thenitstimethebothofusgoaway.

ERIC(voice)
Youreacoward.

ES:

EXT.LOUSHOUSENIGHT
Pauseforabeat.

LOU(voice)
Yes.Iam.

WeSEEaflashgooffinthebasementandHEARasinglegunshot.

FADEOUT:

Credits.

THEEND