(a f DAVID SLADE Director ay - HARD CANDY Written by Brian «Nelgon April 1, 2003 4 Wnite - Reviedone dune Li, 2004 ‘Blue - Revisiona une 17, 2004 Pink — Revisions June 21, 200dDAVID SLADE Director HARD CANDY Written by Brian Nelsen April 1, 2003 White — Rewielona June 1), 2008 Blua — Bavieiona June 17, 2008FADE TM: CLOSE ou A COMPUTER ECREmN Instant moseaging text appears, fant and furious. vext is in RED, Leneman3l? text. le in BLUE. LENSMANSLY: So we should Finally hook upt THONGARRELIA = moyie maybo LEBSMANS19: Baby baby. THONGCREELI4: KO? a baby, 4 keep telling you DESSMANIS: I'LL have co PRONGGRARL 14: think a baby reads radie omith? tor myeli, LENSHARIIS: Dunno. Babies pretend to read. PRONGSRARLI4: and you know thist you study babies? LmISMANIIS: Only ene T study is you. TRONSGRARLIG: queun it depende on the kind of uaky TRONGGRRRLIG: 1 )~~ LEMSHANIi8: Be still, mabh hearti =) THOUGERARGI§: whateha doing aout LRWSMA313: Masides fantasizing over yout Mada. a THONGGRARLL4 ‘a you man = * TUONOGRARL 11: you oaghta film me wlth that videwcan . THONGGRARLI4; then you wavlda't have to fantasies LENONANII9; ‘hie ie very doable THOWSGRABE 4; homey LENSMANIIS+ Bout THONGGRRNLL4: yee T oadd tom LENSMAN' Which meana? THONGCRARLAG: Let'e do Lt LENSMANSI9: What “it did you have in mind? TROVGGRARLA4: we con negotiateFADE TR: THT. CLOSE ON A COMPUTER SCREEW - DAY t Ingtant messaging text appeare, fast and furious. THONGGRRRLIG‘« text ta dn RED, Lenaman3i$'e text ie in BLUE. LENSHANSI9: Bo we should finally hook ap, baby? . THONGGRARII4: WOT & baby, i keep telling you . LENSMANIIS! 1°22 nave ko aes for mysair- THONGCRRALIG: think a baby reada sadte omith? LENSMANGI9: Dunno, Babies pretend te read. THONGGRRRLA LEMEMAMS‘9; Ouly ous Z abbiy Ls you. and you know thia? you study babe: THONGCRRRL 14: — whateha doing how? + LEWSMANII$: Desides fantasizing over your . THONGGRRRLIG: you oughta film me @ith that videocam THONGGRERL 4: then you wouldo't have to fantaeize LENSMANI19: This is very doable TRONGGRRELIG: Like me -~ KIDDING! * LENSMANII9: Teaae. After the #hortest of pauses -- * THONGGRARLI4: okay, Let's do it * THONGCRARLIM: heok up i usin . LENSMANSI9: for real? where? * THONGSRRRLIL: my big aleter could drop ma at nighthawke THONGSRRRLIA: give mo an hour ta shower + LENSMANSI9: 4°11 picture it THONGGRARLL4: 4°11 plevure you picturing it THONGGRRALI4: 1 am? LEUSHANSI9: done. go showsr. ao. TRONGURELA A: get a little bossy vhen you're kot, do ya?Dern ve _— HARD CANDY Written by Brien Neleon April 1, 2003 Revisions October 19, 2003rev, 11/$/04 2. TENSMAR319: Tease. THONGURERT.14: that @ complaint or a compl iment? LEMSMANAI9: Lette do it LENARAN19: hook up 1 mean TUOHGORERT Id: 2 know you mean. ic when you mcep puncteating LENSMANII9: tell me where THONGGRRRLIa: my Dig aister could drop me at Nighthewhe THOWSGREALIG: you hang there a lot, right? LENSHARIIS: ought to pay rent TWONGGRARLIA; they've got yummy etutt TBONGGRRRLI4: ineluding me LENSHARGOS: bow eon? THONSGRRAL IA: give me an hour to shower LENSHANSO: {+11 piorure. it THONSGAMRLIG: 1°11 pieture you picturing it TRONGGRERL 1: 11 amt LBNSHAWS192 done, go shower, naw. THOMOGHRRL'4: get a Little bousy wien you're hot, do ya? LENSMAHIiG: plesseane THONGGRARLI4: that'm better. ma ys sooul xmuococd LENSMANSLY : smctncconoNOXCMONONOEMNOREHX THF SCREEN GOXS BLACK, a8 the Archies’ “SUGAR” plays and CAgDITS ROLE AS WE COT TO: EXT. WIGHTHAWRS — DAY 2 A coffeswnes with 4 deeige nod to Eduard Bopper, somatiere on Ventura Boulevard near the Hollywood Hille.rev. e/17/04 0 2, LENSHANI19: ploseeane TRONGGHARL14: that's better. see ya goon! za00e000 LENSHANIL9: xxnxeanxexoxoxononexcaxnit THE SCREEY GDES BLACK, ROLE, AS WE CUT To: tha archies “SUGAR" plays ane CREDT?S oir eoere ee, : Kb. Be aoe AC Tine Tit. NIGHTHAWKE SALES + DAY / naybex f fou se tiving to ciatract me trom the | ey t ip BEOrF Look, F have fo send it, itt not Like Toran bring you Gver to wy place to hear it. Cotwidering we quat met, this would be a Littie insane. WatLEy True, _) WO Re she tnithe about it for a manent — CUE To: 6 / TNT NIGHTHAWKE BALLRAY - pay aa Inthe reat of the ceffeashop, a little hallway leads te a tiny bathroom. Hayley's behind tha door changina, Geoff waits j Mitsdoe, tatking te her through the door. BAYLEY 10.5.) How don't pee. CEOFF i (mock-bored) You know, I shoot wedele for a Living, it's not Like yon‘ve got. anything 1 \ haven't ween before. \ HAYLEY [0.5.) j Oh, yan ca #0 mere, ve e erorr ‘ 4 Tem thinking: yeah. 7 ) ngs ye: L HAYLEY (0.8.) ze Aaybs you SHOULD peck, then. Make the clutk Wonder what's goung an ners, Geaft anjlee: tiie tz gaing bali GEOFF Ia your dreams, Littta girl. HAYLEY (0.3.1 Now i'ma little girl) what nappened to how mature 7 wae? t she spang the door to Mesh hes \ panka == . ' if quickly Ln just tia ondfey MN & Oth ae, f WAYEEY (CONT o! lp this mature encugn? / + and alams the doo playfully | store & é Keep teasing me Likw thet, you'll mace fer crazy, Siyenca: (Geolt altace miment: Finally comme leyley a wiles; trying to be casual HAYLEY (9,5.) Ta that no? Gaoet mailer: yer, it's gasng: VERY we CUT ‘ta: 7 THY, TIGITHAWKS SORA ROOK — MOMENTS LATER 1 ayley te her now Tekire, eled to f Back on the sofa, Geoff wit (skew het midritt -~ HAYLE H Chere are threa poincs f have to make. First, you wouldn't take advantage hecauke you've been feen WLEN me here today, this clerk could tatizy if | heeded. second, whet can l sayy it'a Soldirape. esorr And third? waues You sald 1'd be lneane £5 ctme “oved’ to oye “aul te he cue vik, uate ek Ga ee raat, art Geoft makes a show of congidering it =- u Mme cur tor a of a TNT. RLEvAtUR - omy Geglt ang layiey cide cogether in an elevator to the parking Low <-gilently, abyly watching each other —-may, LL/6/04 9 1a. 2 ERT. PARKING STHUCTURE - DAY aos / Tha lop Egor of a parkieg atrecture . downtown Cieing ia tha Hjatance fren one directisn, the Hilly Jeaming from the ouber. Geatf walks Hayiey over ty a Cooper Nink- HAYLEY and tnen, the faueyh reson. amaeiag mae, Vie é \ ‘chor ‘ \ Ly the fure of Logic Like that. down in worship. bow HAYLEY (playtuliy! Bow down Good Idea. What af@ you i waiting for? Geetf bows on che concrete betore Bayley, head at ner far, HAYLEY {ROMP} tow wormnap mat | GEOFE You ars tight, © reyal Thehgyird. \ 4G BoE worthy te kigs your teen. HAYLEY You might be- her toma ance. Twioe. Hinugh hie apenstosd gandale, he kee Z RAYLES (COND) ony tharcs good f (another wo kisses) bin, Ry. { tangenes kise) We'd better get going Ky river ard uniecks the passenger deur te the Hind .- t } GEOFF Yes. © mayeificent Taanyggizd. ' i tand, Lightly} “Vou sure obogt ehia? HAYLEY Youbet. Hurey hurry. = s Sho gets inj he leoks around, thes closed the door firmly. eur tayrev, 6/17/06 2, EXT. PARKING STRUCTURE - DAY s The top floor of @ parking structure -~ downtown rising in the distance from one direction, the Hills locming fram the other, Geoff wale Eayley over to a Cooper Mini. HAYLEY And then, the fourth reason. Thin amazing car. GEOFF ta the face of Logic Like that, 1 bow down in worship. BAYERY (playful y} down, Good idea. What are you waiting fort Geoft bone oh the concrete before Hayley, head st her feet. HAYERY (CONT'D) Now worship mel GEOFF You are right, o royal Thenggiz]. 7 am not worthy to kisa your fect. BAYERY You might be. her tome once. Twice. Through ber open-tosd sandals, be kis BAYLEY (Cow?'D) ‘Oh, that's good. (another tue kKlunes) un. Hy. (another kiez) were better get acing: He rises and onlocks the passenger door to the Mini — GEOFF Yeu, o magnificent Thosggizl. (and, lightly) You wanna call your sister, lat her knew where you'll be? HAYLEY Later. Firat the ces. Hurry hurry. She gete in; he locke sround, then Clowes the door firmly. cur Te;rev. 6/17/04 12k. he gete in; be Looks around, then closes the door firmly. cut ‘to:LO+A, ia aw awa 4 1s rev. 6/17/04 43. EXT, HOLLTWOOD ETRIS - DAY Lora ° GOLDFEAPE pleye under aa the Mini sotora up the thin streats. cur To: EXT. GEOPF'S ROUSE = TIMELAPSE di . A vintage moderniat home from the 50e. ‘The Mini's parked cut + front, with MUSIC CONTINUZHG UNDER -- cor to: TWP, KITCHEN - DAY 12 MUSIC CONTINUES UNDER a» Geoff pours two glasses of gan Pellegrino. PAN FROM fm TaRoWoe THE ENT. DINTNE ROOM - DAY 13 kta walle bearing black-aad-white art priate of beautiful, barely barely barely clothed young “cman -- ahot with the eye of @ David Bailey or Harb Ritts, not tawdry stuff, ‘The furniture is sleek and modern, Pailippa Starck cheire around a etee] and glows table oh wheele. CONTINUE PAIRITSG INTO TRE THT, LIVING ROOM - DAY 1a styliah with ite Eames sofa and Herman Milley acouseoriesr 4 deatgn jamboree. Gn the walla, more artful blow-wpe of young women jest on the verge of being undraped. 2% foyer in viaibla, in wii@h @ tall palm grows from an interjes rock garden. PUSH INTO TEE INE. MEDIA Root - DAY Is Where the MUSIC FINISEES IN APPLAUSE ne Bayley, listening to it on headphones, applaude ae well. BAYLEY BO bor. Geoff bringo ber # glass, but ehe leoka at ik akeptacaily. SSORF What's wrong? BAYLEE They teach un young things act to take any drink we naven‘t seen mixed curaalvan.ARE BBS pe oY Aree ob ereR | Paar fete 5M MTR Ee PEO n Ss aba thee CWHEE sky tetuee “Cree = ; u H Fe Leben, AE sua OS fk mere Nes tare GATE Tawar, inn TORE SE vende ee ts NEED te ara Tipe FOr eTrInG fener | an Sf10 /04 Ga) Hy {opal y) te EAT. HOLLYWOOD WEES - oAY rt ts Atl err playa updac as tha Mina motors up the thin streets. cur tor Fayurce TH Atgecnl cre wreees hice

Hayley aniles a mischievous lintie awLie at him, then cieees tne b fetdge end inspects the freazer ~~Few. \I/E/04 LS. HAYLEY e Ahal Knew thera had to-be ‘aoniething es fan around here —~ - i Gha yanks a bok=|e of Abanlut from the freezer i triumph. ¢ HAYLEY (cuny'B} ue -- T mean, other than moa. As Hayley whipe theough cabinets until? she finds giaaaee, i@ g ( TRACK METH GREE THTO TE F {MEDIA Root, Mere he puts om game SYWEH-NOUSE MUSIC. We can sea ane os two af the phote girla om the wall behind him «- bee HAYLEY (0-2-1 \ Bet those baber have a Lunde dire on 4 Lu \ you. } sEOrF oe (@ good mport, but) " nee j Those ore models. > = wae? {6.5.1 ee = Then why are they bere on your walla, ~~ instead of some mgarinu vover? clight!y Laas ing) suoee Locking at fou while You dig Che moet a inthmate things. eee erry ( Geoff takes 1t un stride: at's hard to tell whetnar Hayley’s¢ dace way {tinting ox just allly. He walka hack ta the 2 OE Ree _ » eames “Scam ] ORITCHEN, =~ —Ppererazs hM eMamodE, e \% ( & " { pte peau satue TB at ear tee PY hire Mayley's finistied powriny twa serewurivars Tien 308 sides SEORE See aie his aen"t an intimate place, really. Mae wl, my house Le ity atudic. When Cliente Bulnnee came here, they're valkiny tate my at une) giant portiol i> see tor ik aAYLEY ALL thete were shat hare? BONE wee GEE conks his head for Hayley to Collow = tere bgak TW TAME Yan pmavtu fe se | SUP TO: FRAME eee tena artey wen Shc TO media tote16, air, sveura ~ bn Faq MUSIC, CONTINJES UNDER. one cf the bedrooms functions as Geoff's photo studio. An Aeron chasr sito sqainat a Light table for Gnapecting lider. On one wall, an actay =f cameras &f jensea, moatly Mésuelblade. Oh fiw sides, vacke @f light# and props. And against the back wall, a act af coloced photo tarps, with Ta. the Snider currently uncolled. faiding the ecrewrivere, tates Hayley inspecta it all, definitely sopenased. nee TEL ICAM | mae our teD Dhmiged. You're iike a big deal, aran't your ‘oEOEF get work, WATLEY (ett a Haswalbzed} | These cameras give You that square image, don*t they? Fg i cnet | How did you knew that? NAYLEY L'a goon. T fast rad constantly. You saw all thoas books in my bag GEOFF tow You're nak reading now. i HAYLEY (pleased) Im not, am T: ft temia good. She sips, hands him the other drank. HAYLEY (corr 'o} Don't fail behind. ROPE We would toast. HA We . teLinking his| farpe emnius. \ ltrev. 11/6/Gd ia. HAYLEY Puak Geott! ae (sips hie drinks I'm compensated for my trouble, don't worry absut ine. nate s But f Like worrying shane you. it igh makes me wonder about -- ‘ [thakee her head’ } i Well, you probably -- 4s no cROFF ane ene I ee cue 2c00S Sealy HAYLEY ee Boh a a CEOFE Aw, coma on, What's in that insane wind of yours? wh traces otf += cso. | eatesty he downe hae drink, HAYLE we nead another sovewdriver before 1 N ean tell you. - Sep to: ve rs vot exami G2 KCL AT Boe Mixing tare danke, tho watchen warily as Geoff walke a Woof dength of the house toward ber — GROFE Hef ” ne oe f One Roment; (akler a ié swig) féu're not kewping bp ++ 3 4 Geott polishes off hie own drink, and -- SLAMS op ie fey sree } Reet ae Lote ‘ HAYLEY (Cawt"D) T ques - T Was juét wondering —~ (eaghing) wf xeonrev. 11/6/@dig_ tsips hie erinki I'm compenaated for my trouble, don't wary absut ine. nayt-e¥ % But 2 Like worrying shout yoo: PMA seer Wakes me wonder about —- \ Bw (shakee her head} Poe Well, you probably -- a ae LEGIT FS, Sug nee val GROFF eek ee tee e003 Kak HAYLEY (Yo (ete ete Bowen No, ie na ap. Posget it. 3 ¢ CEOPE Aw, coma on, What's in that insane wind of youre? | estes she downe har dvink, than races off += c=. HAYLE? we need another screwdriver before f yy can tell you. - 20 ret, worsen - oar eyeen ise vee at Mising sere drinke, sha Watehen warily as Geoff walke ai sa the eros W Jength of Ehe house toward her -= (Reve Chat Pu se 3 GROFE we Ae f Tin walt tna. £ HAYLEY ¢ One noment wv) (after a new ewig) tourre not keeping kp Rieg exons 3 4 Geoff polishes off hie own drink, and -- sians > ‘ HAYLEY (Cawt’D) Toques - | as juét wondering —~ {sighing} uf (ioe4 | ue ee PS ma i ie WATLEY TIALS kt fale 1. HAYLEY (cONT*n1) Here’ ® Where you're supposed so maka f it easier for me and read my mind, BEOFE Tou're wondering aow nny of these inodels T've done it with. HAYLEY Claughangy Mol (bor now that you mention at) Rene many? CEOFE tone of them, BAYLEY Gan aut. cROrF They're underage, most ef the. I'd be arrested HAYLE You'pe rot arrested for photegeaphing them like thin? Rren“k there Laws? GEOFF I'm vary aware of the legal i boundarie Tohete ta te | WATLEY Becaume secretly you WOULD 2ike to de them. Geott stares at her 1h mock-repioach; ane ictta hee glaon HAYLEY 1COWT'D) a the drink, 1 don't know what Ita waying. GEGEF ta beat) ‘there's just one f slept with. When Wwe Were BOTH younger. Dow, Te HAYLEY (peeka one Of the photos) Mee Does Lire ny MW ALS This one? GROFF {mhakes hie head} Wot out heve.\ou y ae jpbtey 'gdaet0a ao. Vayley guancen thie way and that, than looks to Geoft impishly - HAYLEY Te the bedrenm? Refer Gectt can coxpand, ake’ rating OFF.» SUT Tos me UT, BEDROOM - DAY wo, Sleek, simple aa the - Gert follows Hayley inj she's gating at neazly + dewer IR-tintage shots of a cenackably striking teenage beauty, Eiiv clotied -- ir the woods, at ERCMA, on tha beach, and iesking particularly volnarable fn just a tong man'n T-shizt on a ted with etark white sheets. RAYLEY Whenta ber name? Gacth ahrugs, eiteansicor | phote and toon pehind at = eS SOrF veg re ey pulle off tne ‘badyeom ju eh not_fantEnong' -- Hayley sees the worda “J. ibn the hack o£ the photo: She savers like ik’ 8 myuterious sere —- MAYLEY Ja-neiilie, far the firet tim, Geoff locks unsettled, sheepish. He covera with a bayich aloofawse -- GEOFF rag: Janpiis. ‘BAYLEY Tne first big girlfriend? GEOrF {etill pantitive) That's ight. hanging the topic) bearaed all my ceaft practicing on her. Hayley etudies the shot thoughtfully --rev. 6/17/08 22, mAYLEY Waa tga the day? The day thet you two -- 7 Geoff gently but firmly takes the photo from her and hange it cerefuliy back on the wal] —— almost ao if he'e nandling 9 holy icon. Bayley tatea a lighter tone, aware whe's croawed a line HAYLEY (CONT'D) « _— Soxry. [Where's she nowe = = GEOR + These shots made a big spla aigned with Ford, she's -- she BAYLEY Ohmigeds she's on magerine covered 1 know her! T man, not personally, bot, like — | (reappraraing hin) / You get more inpropelve every second. GEOrE My models are impressive. T just know "i hew te bring it out. He haun't taken hie eyes off Janelle's photom -— BAYLEY You atill love her. cROrr (too Lightly) BAYLEY Really? oROrE * Ro. * HATLEY * Really? Really? * SEOrP . me. Ne. * BAELEY a [wore and more playrally) * Reeoseally reallyreailyreally? ON sya, * GEOFF . nm. } ti C » regretfully} * zt wae a long time age. 7 wt=tl love WET (HORE)rev. 6/17/04 23R, GRGPF (CONT"D) +.» bow eimple things falt back then. You knewi imORE)rev. 1/6/04 22. i eater cosa T don't want to forget that, 5 ; Ee (wbetzcl) 43 | valve moved on. | She wits on the bed, iecking at bin closely ae he tries to play | 2 saeual abwit his fealinga, ( =e i aROrr BAYLEY Tecan hear it in yony voice. @zorr Tim 8 bia boy, BAYERY | {node thought fully) Feazyons hag 3 Janelle, 3 quere. GEOFF 2 quess- Auyley gete up with s more playful energy and etends next co the photos, imitating sne of the poses. BAYLEY ii you went and got one of your % cameras, /what_do you think you could bring out Ln) [reef — Geoff blinks, turning his gaze trom Janelle back te Rayley -- » iE Fe ie j GEOFF = 1 ‘Thin ie what you wanted to ot t She Addo, ehy but. gah, aod bie-demeaio® turne more pro == CECE (CONT'D; It's not as evey aa you think. UAYLEY ( + (nods, & good etudent) L Ray CEGFF Medela don't juet put their braina an bold and pour their lipe. They have They shew to be willing to open up. ce a little bit of their soule, their aucrete.rev. 1/6/08 23 BAYRaY l yf Rigne, sore Ard moat people caly open up from Weakness. Nobody wanta to eee photos of weak people. We look at great modele Reomuse they open ue from a periticn of He pansee tnexpectediy, frowne as it he's lowt hia thought. Then é be Laem ge 17 mcnlag Gad Lappenad fa \ GEOFF (CONT'D) — of strength. ‘they have the atrength to believe they can de anything — no’matter how crazy —- no matter how -- He bLinke for e mecond -- HAYLEY ou okay? corr (wbakes it off) Lat'd try mosething. Bo claps his hande and heade energetically out of the Isedroon W 4) toward the studio, a little lnase from the drink. But Bayley jy) oven into the LIVING ROOM, «SHE PLS ACP OFT OF eR BAC purS ay it on We steko Age { Slewly dancing on tne softs — Bf eee ee Uheuk. Po me ont wre. ee vy ¢ Geof grabs o cameza and cizeles ber thoughtfully -* a7) EFF —— — T ehoot evezyone in et SWtiy sg tec ean? ne cD FM @ Bae She rune over to the sourd systen,\ PUMPS the music, and lances A, Phayteliy,_gexday—-— coe GEOFF5 cov. L1/6/0d 24. ry 738 BAYLEY } i Com oa. Skat me. [imeem sa es fayley playacts like Christina Aguilera, pulling off her top and dancing In her bra and panta, pouting gor the camera GEOFF (suddenly harsh} ont do that. HATLEY Want? CEORF That phony music video crap. He . youreslf. Se open. Weren't you juat Listening to me? Be strong. sit down and look et me bonestly~ Eayley stops dancing, confused; there's « from on neat! thot &t haven't seen betore. HAYLEY t don't know if 1 += ow fe downs Peat stesbinre she gite-of the aote, wide-eyed — bot oa Goott he puts down his camera and rube hia forenead -- = \ What's wae A cure TAGE HEAR , yf Be rises, teetering — | ceoge's Pov Bayley looks at him in concern -- but her imige PACES AND Spite just & bie —— GROFF AND BAYLEY Reach for each other, trying to figure owt how ts steady him -- Spurr \ don't feel an good. fF -- | ge loune ou the back of the sofia and ehen SLIPS PAST TT, ve \ tumbling tc the hardwood. \220 gov. 6/17/04 24, ‘BAYLEY come on. shoot me. GBOFF'S CAMERA POV Bayley playacte like christina aguilera, polling off ber top and dancing dn ber bra and panta, pouting for the camera — Shore (auddenly hareh) bon't de that. HAYLEY What? GROFF ‘hat phony muaic video crap. Be yourself. Be open. Weren't you just ligtaning to me? Be strong. sit down and look at me honestly. Bayley atepa dancing, confused; there's a frown on Geoff's face that We haven't seen before. BAYLEY so Todon't knew df T -- | + SECrF t : ‘ (commanding) Sit dew, She alte on the sofa, wide-eyed -- but uu Geoff sits beside her, he pute down bia camera and rube hia forehaad —— BAYLEY batts wrong? Be rises, teetering — GROPF'S 70V Bayley icoks at him in concern -- but her image FADES AND sPIns just p bit =~ GEOFF AND HAYLEY Reach foreach other, trying t6 figure ovt hew to steady hin -- GEOrT Den't feet sa good, T — He leans on the back of the sofa and then SLIPS pasT IT, 22k + tumbling to the bardweod_rev. 11/6/04 28, CEOFF’S Poy | ld Bayley tocks over the rop of the sofa at him, shaking ber heed. th 3 She dosen't meen surprised. ye? N FADE TO BLACK. eet a GWE. SkYTHRoom - DAY 2 FADE LPs Bayley. her top back on, looks throwgh the medieina cabinet Ritihn sod by the conteate. chleraseptic, Advil, Vaseline, undnp! shaving producte. Bo-hun. GEOFF (0.8.) (roazvely) ae Bayley -- ? ye ‘takes thy Chloraseptic with ter a she heads out inte the Pay LIWING ROOM, 24 i Where wo find Geoff in one of hig awron chairs -- TIED IN. Ble vriute are laghed to the ammewte, nis anklea to the legs. Be‘ baffled, ten yrcogy te understond what'y happened to hin. quer NT payee eT Pot Tans \ ae laweotdy) f bid you call net \ ) Garr whe — F | bo pean BAYLEY Me ‘ust looking through your medicine ? \, cabinet. Borrrring- Mo Valley of the Bolis stuff at all. Can't help & wondering what you wee the Vageline for, though. ! GEOFF {bliniciag) ee \ Hayley/ waite patiently, but hee @tlll roa cut of dt -- BAILEY You"Ll tell me when you're ready, T guess, Take your time. ‘EOF Waaddid you -- 723 a4 rev. 6/21/04 25, GEOFF'S POY | Bayley looks over the top of the sofa at him, shaking her head. She dopon't seem surprised. FADE "0 BLACK. FADE upr OMITTED za TW. LIVI ROOM - DAY 24 Where we find Geoff in one of nia aaron chairs -- TIED iv, Hip welote are lnvted to the armrests, bin ankles to the lags. Ho's baffled, too groggy to underetand whot'e happened to hin. BAYLEY (svoetly) Did yeu call mer QnOrE Wha -- ¢ AYER Just Iooking through your medicine Borrrring. "No Valley of the uff at all. Can't help wendering, though, why all the lubricants. GEOR (blinking) = Bayley waite patiently, bet he's etill too cut of it -— Li tell me when roady you'll tell me you're Tr ep Take your tine, GEOR Whaddid you -- +4rev. L6/td a6, of Ee shakes hia head, trying to gat the blood flowing again. aNriny Remember what [ suid about net drinking anything you didn't see made yoursel fr, Good advice For everyone. Pes Geoff atares at ber, wonderang if ehe'a really aaying waar it % founds Ike. He flexes hie arms — no slack. we tvdea to kick Ga | hie Legs =~ no dagi. Bat he'd still too zoned to undevetadd ohy Poe ) be con't more t ug BAYLEY (COED) oF Sorry you were cat for mo long. I've never drugged anyone before! Y 5 \ \ he pulle a Little vial from her Pants pecker, shows it to him in mock-concarn, # little chatterbox -- BAYLEY {CONT'D} ; er? oy When} owiped thie from my dad, tt \ oral. pee: dido"t come with any dizections! And \ “ne Focoulda't very well ask tim how auch Tor les wr it woaid take Gp ienock wamiowe ot, = of fant t Shen ae 7 tutybe I need mote * than T Ehouget ‘those gerewlrivers a / ‘GMO ewuid' ve affected ay judgment, yA i ™~ wy thinker She eniles as if to may: silly mel As she haedes to Lie kitchen, Geoft alowly comes axcind, his tongue still thick — GEOFF \ Donn underatand ¢ § She poore nim 4 glass of wates: from the tap, brings it ever ant * Learefully holds it te bie mooth — fe Pe inert we some water. Tt’ you-caus { to. It's real Satges econt’ er : ae ae ) Bis oven tclden-ag be deinka, realising how kéfplese he ia, ide { adrenaline's rising — ‘ GROFF “| Thie deq't fanny. i AAYLEY { Tug, True ——_——_ N CEOPF what the nell io this -- 7rev. 6/17/06 26. He ahakes bie haad, trying to gat the bloed flowing again. BAYESY Remember what ft said about not drinking anything you didn't see made yourmalt? Good advice for everyone, Gecft tures mt ber, wondering if whe's really emying what it sounds like. fe flexe hiv arm -- no vleck. fe tries to kick hia lege no deal. Sut he's still tea zoned to understand why ha can't move — BAYLEY [CORT"D) Sorry you were out for ao long. I've never drugged anyone before! She pulle a little viel from her pante pocket, shows it to him in mock-concers, a little chet “ BAYLEY {comr'p} When 1 awiped this from my dad, it didn't come with directions! And I ‘ couldn't exactly wek bow much I'd * need, right?! Xaybo 1 usad more than . J thought. Those acrewdrivare esuld've affected my judgment, ya thinie She smile ao if to say: silly me! Ae she heade to the kitchen, Geoff slowly comes around, hie tongue still thick -- GEcrr Donn onderstand She poure bim 9 glass of water from ths tap, brings it ever and earefuily holds it te his mouth — BAYEEY Have scee water. 1t'll hulp you coms te. Tt'n real water, scout’s honor. Bie eyés widen av he drinks, teblising how belpleas he te, his adrenaline’a rising — GEOFF * Um. Hew come T got to be tied dow * first? If we're gonna play. + HAYLEY. * Oh, playtima's over, Geoff. Mow it's * time to wake up. * She splashes the rest of the woter across his face — *rev, 6/17/04 6A. GEOFF ‘This dent funny. RAYLEY True, True. cEOFF What the hell ip this -- ?rev. 11/6/04 27. $5 BAYLEY ‘ 4 Give me a moment. T wit te look ) through the drawere over there. 2 RITCHEY a3 (TRACK WAYLEY into the Kitehon, smoothly and casualty opening the Grevere and cabinetn aad sifting thseugh thei contact: batteries, basebali corde, poncdla, yeal astate fliers, and on and on. HAYLEY People keep the strongest things. {off a baseball card) 2 reaa, why woeld you hang outs Albert Balle? [oft his silence) / seme things can't he explodned. p GROPE (0-8.} \ Tails in some -.. temnsgy joke? BANLGY (gmmennge) ged. Soke aa: r weit eo “Werwdve way roo many Triple a B. batteries at cur kouse, too. Why 0 eee nd they even make those? we NerEs ce crorr (0.8.) ‘fia —— Let pe go. LET ME GO_ eRYLEE 1 Patience, patiuncs, Just checking out thie side of the house- 26 1 nay thie cep ahow once where the oy ktlLak ctouget ded cleaned up sl] ena ge evidence. But hie victim's ood had G gotten on his shirt, and even though 7) he washed his clothes, they found f traceu of the dried blood in the iint u trap.rev, 6/UTIOH 27, linia Give me a mement. I owant to Look through the dravers over there. 25 INT. KETCHEN - DAY 2 ‘TRACK HAYLEY into the kitchen, smoothly and casuaily opening the drawers and cabinet and sifting througa theiz contentar batteries, basebell cards, poncils, real estate filers, and on and on. BAYLEY People keep the strangest *hinga. (££ a baseball card} mean, why would you hang onte Albert salle? {off tda aitence) Sone things can't ba explained. GeoeF (0-8.) This ig some ... teenage joke? ‘BAYLEY Teenage, yee. Joke, na. (locking at batteries) We aave ay too many Triple-A batteries at our houses, teo. Why do thoy oven make ths 2? OROFE (0.5.9 Let me go. LET ME Go. Be aterte te atroggle, fighting and caliing oat for s0 long ae * he needa ta -- with Hayley jest watching calmly ao whe works ——* WALLEY Patience, patience. Just checking out, thie aide of the house. 26 INT. RITCHEN ~ DAY 26 SAYLEY 1 aaw thie cop show once where the iLler thought be‘d cleaned up ali the evidence. But his victim's blood had getter on hie shirt, aid even though be washed his clothes, they found traces of the dried blood in the lint trap.vey. 11/6/08 28, ' TRACK WITH HAYLEY past the front door back to tae a7 y LIVING ROCK, a? “ ( Where why waves the Lint in Geoff's fa BAYLEY “ Rotning in here I showld know about, Le therer SSOFr What the fuek ara you doing? BAYLEY That's wort of question, % Geoff. fikat © you doing? tere in this led with photes of helf-nnked teenage girle? (warcaatically) \ Hone of whom you've EVER dona dt with! sear (toward the #indows) aESLLLEP -- | but midyell, she grabe his jaw and shoota the Chloraseptia dow i hia throat, and shoves chair into the corner. ia Geatf- | FolLe into the wall, ha"s gagging and che ‘a WAC BAYEEE ' E Ko pelnt in taking any riskw, Geof. , ‘technLeally £ conid let you scream } lake } your braina out, Bobody shojld really “iD hear. T waited till today because —~ nee {pointe to the north) nel —- Mr. Goughlan'e at work sli day —- oh {node te the south) ye — and the Carraacos ara vacationing ‘ o Santo Barbara. St111 ~~ wae Phase (lists Chioreseptic) ve —- T don't need moe pedestrian to happen by just ao you're ecremning. So keep quiet ar -- She ppraye a danh more Chlorepeptic in hie face just to drive the point kome, and sete the Windex cn tha table — ‘ Ne HAYLEY (CONT"D) Next time it'll be Windex. ) She eping bie chals tor fun) ond lets hin spin and epin until he , finally comes to a disoriented reet, faring away fren hay, +E) unable te turn and ace ber face. al Aon at rev. 6/21/08 28. TRACK WITH BATLEY past. the frent door back to the ENT. LIVING ROOM ~ DAY 27 here ohe waves the lint in Geoff's faca. HAYLE Mothing in here I shonld know shont, da there? GROFF What the fuck axe you dodag? BAYLEY That's wort of been ny quention, Guoff, What the fuck ate you doing? Here in thie houses. filled with photor of halt-noked teentgs girls? (warcastically) Hone of whom you've EVER done it with! GEOFF (toward the windows) HEELLLPS — | But midyell,, she qrabe his jew and shoots the Chleraseptic dow his throat, and ol w the chair inte the corner. Ae Gectf Tolle inte the wall, he's gaggirg and ¢heking —- BAYLEY Ke point dn taking any riex Technically I could Let you scream your bradon out, acbady abould really hear. 1 waited till teday because —— (pointa to the north} -- Mr. Coughlan‘ at work all day -- (node to the south) =- wid the Carrascos are vacationing im Santa Barbara. still -- (Lite Chicroseptio) =~ I don't need some pedestrian to happen by just ae you're scremming. So keep quiat or She epraya a dewh more Chlocoseptic ip bis face just to drive the podnt home, and seta a pump-bottle of bleach on the table —+ BAYEEY (CONT'D) Wext thea: bleach, . she spins his chair for fon, and lets him spin and epin until he finally comoe to a disoriented rest, facing sway from ber, unable to turn and sea her face.rev. Lis6/od 29, - szCrr [voice now ragged) You've been pteiking mer BAYLEY (stays behind hin} Lat'a get thia straight, Guo£t. * \ You've bean gtalting we. I went date + chatroone ueing cther screen names, \ and watched as yoa'd get to know other women -- then drop the chata when you \ realised they wore older thaa me. You took your sweet cime snigfing out gomsche my age. : GEOFF 1 didn't talk Jong te the othere because thay were boring. You and 7 connected. AAOLEY oeshomm - CEOFF come onf You think = faked all that? BAYLEY Yiknow, itis furny. I'd Like mention eome obecure singer or band, and you'd Imow auch s Lot about it. pur not: right at the moment, Juet a Tow minutes Inter. After you had a chance to Look im up on the net, maybe? You ued tha gatte phrases to talk about Galdfrapp as they nee in the reviews on Amazon.com. a wert omitted e wu iw“ ee pe Fn Quoff unos the toee of hia shoes te punk out of the corners szort L wanted to impress you. I ike you. Orr did begera thie. Am I the frst guy tu do momething stupid to inprene 4 4irl? Dose that doverve being tied up and tortured? BAYLEY Thx & 2 in Sie torture to yout Becaumw -~ Wrene wens)rev. 11/6/08 30, AAYEEY {COME "D) whe S OTe tay T quous you've never read anything From Buman Ri: Hatch~ at y Shep wit es Teternationay. This is nothin TEAM voce one he ploge oh the 206, TTT 2 sar BAYLEY (conT“D) — aig RET ts = ‘Of course you're het the firat quy te Win ack lie toa girl. The operative word here, though) giz). You know how old ian. Whot makes someone who's barely past her firac period worth all thet Tesearch? T gotta wonder about « grow man whe goes to auch trouble to Sharm e givl. Hey! There's that ward againt GIRL \ (aurveying the phetoa) Maybe it's the camera thing. QF Sompurern eenorea, they let you hide at a tleciey court they? po sath, (idtte hie camera} I heard how your voice changed vben you gor kbiv between ue. ckOrE My voice changed becamms [ felt sick. Becenee yor drugged ms. RAYLET 2 think you were drugged, all right. and the drug was Little fourteen-year- old flesh. | geoff'n paling, sweatang. What did he do to deserve thin? GEOFF Look, Ip a decent auy. Ask anyone {xoz tha wall photos} 30 ahead and call tueas modela \ They'll teil you. \ BAYLEY Of coures they will. You're not an idiot. vou don"t piss where you live. These givls are your work. =, en the other hand, vee play. ‘GROFF You were ceming ote me. HAYLEY They always sey that, decft.a rev. Ji/6/ae a1. e "Hho 4 sexy. - only. eevendostiy a girl, she acted Like a woman. yo te blame & Sud, ytkaow? owe jaet becauwe a girl { Rnaea how te: indtete @ weann doses" | mean ahe's ready to do what a woman \, done. se TYR Hom EOF Le (fo She iteeis hla cloae/“Toake dn bia toca -- not angrily, bat Like she's explaining multipiiertion tables: BAYLEY (Cowr'D) You'ce the grownup. If a kid's experimenting and saya something flirty, you ignore it, you den‘t \ encourage it. [f q kid seym let's \ make ucrewdcivers, you take the | alcohol away, you don't race them to the next drink SEOEF / Leok. I"ve been lonely, And that makes me stupid -- He looks at her hard now, spitting bask her eecuaation bluntly — and directly -- AE pore conern} —_ But Tam not a pedophile. Tote Le = some horrible mistake. Gutde mm now se as and we can Stee perce Pies all this happened, | = veer? _—¥ Sere as a eS re es tir stsndabl en little eee tae you might Tats a + fribe, 1om ready to go, I'4l eal = Byneit a-eob, and then ancthar -- but you're just not the pereon i thought you were. And 1 can't be with the paragon T’m aselng right now. Please forgive me for not being the girl you wanted. * Shorr “Deariy, danelle.* yew don bend, I know what at gaye. T have to BAYLEY Bet you de. Kev many times did you read thie letter over to yourself? Gor Yons of your business. HAYLEY Wave ielnd of pereor, did whe find out pg fos) pT $ EMT you ware? 4 eee Fe neet aad - GEOFF None of your business. Garney bapends on how you dering buelnaas, Did you find her? The gicl you wanted? [eff a portrait} Ta thin What your work is? All part ef the big eearch?rev. Lifi/od 38, GEOFF i Magazines want photogrepha of atéractive models. I provida a ! servioa. t BAYLEY | (otomaedve) | Waieh undecwrites your real werk, puotographing ths endangered Alackan ! caribou, right? She watebes him for a long, quiat moment ae he Tefuyes fo epeak. Finally ehe tries to gaad him inte anayeri BAYLEY (coWT'D) (mock reflecting) snot the peracn T thought you were,” What could whe have meant? {he'u ellept) another try) Um, does it bave anything te do with the fact that Janelle's the only model in thie house who left all her clothes a eu? 1 did notice that, o Nothing from Geoff. strategizing another way tc provoke hin, her eves suddeniy ight up with a bright ideat HAYLEY {CORT 'D} Maybs I should call and aek herl SBOrF (nerdous, calls ner biné?) Good 1 cet her ower. She'il teil you thie ie crary. Bayley tells tore moment; he‘w cangnt her offatriae - GEOFF {SONT"D) Come on. Bring ber to the party. (aff her aiteaca) Hayley gousiders — then tome ro the Laptop -— HAYLEY Maybe there are more letters of here? fie pales. ‘She amiles. \ HAXSEY (CO¥T’E) I wouder Sf you'se the klad of guy who s saves his outgoing e-nalle. (MORE)rev. 6/19/08 46, GROFF Magatines want photographs of attractive mdela. I provide 4 service. BAYLEY {dleniasive) Walon underwrites your eal work photogcophing the endangered Alaskan caribou, rightr She watches bim for 4 long, quiet moment ad he refueen to speak. Finally she tries to yoad hin date answering — HAYLEY (cont'D) (nock-vetiecring) “Not the person I theught you were," What. could she save muant? (he's silent; accthor try) On, dees it have anything to do with the fact that Janelle's the only model in this house whe left all her clothes on? did notice that. Nothing frem Geeff. Strategiging another way te provoke him, her eyée suddwniy Light up with a bright iden: HAYLE (cont'p) Maybe T should call and sek beri asOre (wevious, calla her Bluff) Good ideo. Get her over. She'll tell yeu thin is crazy. Hayley atalle for a moment; he's caught her offatrida —— GSOFF (CONT'D) come on. Bring her to the party. jeff her allenee) You don't want te hear her say you're . whacked? + uayley considera — then turne to the laptop — BAYLEY Maybe there are more letters on here? He palom, she smiles. aheLeY (comy'o) t wonder if yeu're the kind of guy woo eaves bin outgoing e-neiie. (HORR}rev. Ui/e/od a7. aAYEEY (CONT'D) Just #o you can read them over and sver again and think abont what you gaid. 8 ne opens hde ISP and wtarte olicking around ~~ / j BAYLEY {cowt"D] Seoroaoohh Glick. Glick. Click click. CLOSE on Geoff, closing bie eyea aa the clicking continues. after » few comenta --- BAYLEY (CORT'O] Wait a minute. Click. Click. Glick eliek. ARYLEY (CONT'D) Your dowtload mansser aaya you've pulled evse phaton off tha net. sut the photos arent here. GEorr {quistly arch) Gown, That's atranga. Aha uping back end feces him rhough=tul iy. HAYLEY A wmatt quy dosen't leave photos on his computer. ‘That'w the firee thing the cops do, tekw it with them. And you're into mementos, 80 - vhere do you keep the stuff you've putled off the net? You hove a litcle hiding place? SEOFP \ 1 live Alone. Why would I ased a hiding place? mRYLeY C Well, here's what T keep wondering. T'va decked through your whole bou Eth ‘through ali your Glopets and oakine u? ) and drewere, and i‘ve found a lot of Ir reff. But no porn. I have uct founa | Vener ~ neeF a elnele oft of porg in your honae. Row, guys really taud to have por around, don't they? T nsén, nothing againet them, it‘a quet the way they're brought up. (MH)zuv, LI/E/04 38, - RAYLEY (CONT'B] i Ay long ag they think they cau get avey with it, don't all hetero guya [ keep porn somewhere in thelr cribet SOFF (owteingly) ~ You've done studies on this, of ue coures. sy HAYLEY ve And I thorght, well, maybe thee j photos he's hung on the wall, maybe oe those are his porn, that's all be really needa. Sut T just bet they're not your stroke ahote. I bet vhate | porn you've got da ao quicy,. it ite oun special Little cunbybole. (beat) Ign 't that eight, Geoftt They etare at each other. Finally Geoff blinks. Vinee on ete filanp deep jw out 20: a0 INT. BEDROOM — DAY 30 GSS) DEWED SUKMU MEAD RAPID CUTS Ag: But yc aO re Fes DING cuppa G pers Hayley knocks on the floorbosrda to wee if any of them are Fe Dire false, Nothing. exer teat she pulle up the aheets, looks under the mattreaa, than under —iserce! SUTS the bed -- tie! te Where there'a «mili mehogeny box, gaff-taped to the badframe. (1020 TS ae mre 1 She pulls the box lecee, opens it and takes out aS mm Glock pre nee from ite reating place -- ney NRE eo it onthe bed and AGHVITED She appreciates it for momont, then to: pulls out the edding of the box. tothing. She takes dows the piewured of Janelle, locking on the backs of the phatos, Looking on the walla behind timw. Nothiag. She frewna, checks har wateb: it waon't suppoasd to cake thia jong. But she ute her chin and charger ahead —~ Un To: a1 INT, HALLWAY aL She takes down nore portraita of modela, Leaves then on the floor. Nothing.rev. thfe/td 38. She locks in the beating vent. éothing. COT To anil 1s MEDIA ADON — cay Swiodstel ” a of? ‘lone at Isat, Geoff pulls and pulle, works hia right shoe off. 1f ) | She locks up the fireplace clue. Nothiog. ' eur ros 3 DINING ROCK - DAT \ a3 MShe takes down all tho portraits Nothing. é BE Poet a : She looka onder the dining table. Nothing. ‘ Wak ¥ i at TE. MEDIA ROOM - DAY cur? aM Seo serapes his root ace pelle ft throygh the bonds, A watching and aweating in case Haylay circles back. om tor 4 THT, FOYER ~ DAY 35 Hayley wtabede at the front doos, wondering where to Jook next. KE ( With her foot, shu idly fldgete a rock fron Ue cock garden aw mee thinks "cae BM MAES AtoveD THEMES wy tH HER (4) omen one coneidere. ‘The rocks move. She erops to her teet, AADS. & pulling them up -~ And under one of them Lo o combination uate. BAYLEY Be clever! CUE TO: 36 TAT. KEDIA ROOK - PAY 46 Geoft works to alip bie éhoe back on and weep it back “in piace" before -— — -Heyley comes arcund the corner, aglew with the seaxch. SSR BAYLEY So what's the combination?rev. LL/E/O4 = 40. enarr Bat no. EASLEY { Look at how he‘a sweating! this worxy you, Geott? \ sb wipes the ewoat from his brow delinately -- EAYLEY (CONT’D) K Till digura Lt ent aéou, you might ae well tail ree twinks} 4 Tam an honore a#tudent.. } cEorr yf {caldly} Take your tims. I sary | Twill. rye got plenty. GEOrE Hoe much. Aren't Mom and Dad going to miss you if you're net home fF AN dinner? 3 anriay ie Tee thinking no. jute fo She starte bock ta the safe, when Geaft'e voiow topt her — | GROFF 7 ch. Je that it? Theme to \ keep track of yout $0 you ceach out oo wart to someone who ueeme Like maybe, b A sight care about you whésethepienia g BASLEY (quistly) aa Woat gives you chat idea? Geoff warms to hle point. sensing eoms vulnerabiiity -— SEOrP And you're ao nad at them because they ignere yon, they've alvaya mada the fune ower your Sider elater because ahe learned to dc everything finat, \ \\ aver turna, startied. gecft keapa driving home Ala poant —- teshe wipes She wtarte back to the rev. 6/21/08 GROFR ‘Bot me. BAYLEY Look at how he'n mweating! thie worry you, Geofi? the eweat from hia brow dalicately -- BAYLEY (COMP; I'l) figure it out scon, you might am well tell me. (winko} 2 4a an honore student. Georr {oaldly) Teke your tine. ‘BAYLEY Twill. t'va got plenty. GEOFF Mot much. 2ret't Mom and Dad golog to. aise you Lf you're not howe before dinner? BATLEY I'm thinking ne, when Geoff's voice atope her -- Gsorr Ob. Te that lt? They're too busy to koup track of you? 50 you reach out to someons whe docu Like maybe, ho might care about your BAYLEY {quietly} What gives you that idea? Gect# warma to his point, seneing some vulnerability — onorr And you've so mad at then because they ignore you, they'v= always made th fuss over your older sister because ghe learned to do sverything first. Hayley turns, wtartied, Geofl keeps driving hone bia point —rev. 11/6/04 41. GEOFF (CONT'D) j You're furiove with thes, but they do lowe you amd they 40 pay for your exiatonce, so you're Bmart enough to realize you can't axprads any of that: anger toverd them. BAYLEY (thinly) Tim not engiy at them. 1 GEOFF \ Bheolutely not. That'd be too dangerous. But you ara angry, and that angez baa £3 ga somewhere, {leaning ine bir} Bo you find a guy, am oldez guy who saminda you a little ef your dad. Let e me guaaa: 1 look tile him. —= a HAYLEY it (badly Lytne) Se House. You don't look anything Like ham. GEOET Tf you nay 86. Yek've got to let out, the angar somehow, T soem like a good target. I get it. Hayley'e yes widen; he's getting through ta hur —- ashe erlea to | keep lid on her anger — FAYLES J Shot up. Juet shuz up. You don't i know anything about oo. / GEorr ! So teil me. Let me go and we'll talk, i pear welle op in Meyley's eye; she blinks tt back in . resentaant —— BAYLEY Mean, right. Shorr We con alt on the ofa, and 111 call ® text for you, Tt you want, T'12 bold you, If you don't want, D121 kaep my distance. Zou can let ic all cut. If you need to cry. ff you need ' to scream. Whatever you noad, dayloy.rev. 6L7/0a = al, GEOFF (cONT"D) you're furious with them, but thoy love you, they pny for your existence, . ao you can't let them see any of thet anger « . BAYLEY (ebinly) I'm nat sngry at them. ‘oBOre Abeclutely mat. That'd be tes dangerous, But you are angry, and you've got to de something. * (leaning in a bit) so you find a guy, an older guy who reminds you # little of yony dad. Lot ma quese: T jook Like nim. . HAYLEY (hadly lying) Nocos. ‘Tou don’t look anything Like hin, GEOFF ff you say 20. You've gut ta let eut the anger aomotow, 7 seam like a good target. I get it. Hoyley's eyes widen: he's gatting throngh to her — obe tries to. keep w lid on her anger — BAYLEY Shut op. duet shot up. fos don't imow anything about me. GEOFF So tell me. Let me go und weil talk. A tear wells up in Bayley's eye; che blinks it back Lv Yesantment -. BAYLEY Yenh, right. GEare Ma can at on the eof, and F°i1 call atexi for you. If you want, i*Ll hold you. Tf you dent want, T7L1 keep my distance. You can let it all cut. If you need ta ory. If you need to seream. Whetever ycu need, Bayley.1ye/og aR, A Leer @treane dawn Hayley's Eace withaut hor knowing I -- HAY CEN You wouldn't he mad -- F enor T just vant yume to help you look ar what you'ts doing. Hayley breathes sluwly and deeply, Hee it's just meacting to scour to her how far sha's ruatly gone here ~~ TALS HAYLEY prees wt 2D fo another case fnkLe; she mite oinee to Kim = wan Pee HAYLEY {coWD’) - T have to ask —~ pos Thal! bel cers ‘Then auadenly hee features REAR -- wold aid dispassionate. me HAYLEY (cont) Bidja seally Ehink that'd work? OR, Ged — cae n f Geolf stares in amazersnt st her trensiormaticg. she's. —=———— y back in control. mene OEE UT ay ta AALERY [ooRT! oY {Bre wecen st tou're good at vhdt you do, aeotr. Hip & he oer What you do is work with ceanage a girla, Pur them st enda. yake them “Te Peer eee. relaxed enough that they eraat you Mith ther sterets. HAYLEY POvee = Abd guste what? There's andther xeascn why my folke won't be wondering about me -- cEOrE Theta nu aE =~ / Sha dials =he cellphine 46 ele palnte the index we his ayes — HAYLEY (CONT'L) (ag tha call answers) tracy, 1 mat this guy, t'm gonna cell My Mom that tim at your house, ekay? Th. (beat) ‘No, he'a right here, Tht cell you * about dt teaosco! ithen, borady WORE}rav. 6/21/04 = 42. A tear streams dow Nayley's face without her knowing it —- ‘BAYLEY You wouldn't be mad =~ ? SEOFr X juet vant te help you look at what you're doing: Hayley bresthee slowly and deeply. Like it's juwt etarting ta oecur to her how Tar he's really gone here == BATLEY Oh, God — Ancther tear falle, She site close to bin HAYLAY (cowt'D) Listen -- I have to ask — Then suddenly her features RELAX -- cold and dispassionate, HAYLEY (CONT'D) pidja really think that'd workr Geoff otaxse in amazement at her transformation. she's completely back in control. RAYLME (Conz‘p) You're good at what you do, Geoff. What you de Le work with teenage girls. Put them at easo. Maka thom Telaxed enough that they trust you with their secreta. GEOEF That's not whet -~ ‘BATLEY And queoe what? ‘There's another reason why my folka won't be wondering about me == She dials the cellphone as she points the bieach st his eyes BAYLEY {CONT'D} {aa the call anawera) Tracy, I met this guy, I'm gonna tell by mow that I'm ot your boums, okay? {beat} Ro, he's right here, I'1i tell you about it tomorsow! (then, bared} (MORE)rev, LIVS/04 43, BAILEY (CONT'D) Me “ You, U1L be careful. 1 da know how wf to une a condor, ( She clicks off, dials another aumber as Geoff watchen in shock. \ BAYLEY (CONT'D) Bl, Mom, dt'o ms, L's gonna eleup over at Tracy's tonight. Nl (bear) Yeah, her men aaye it's fine, You and o bai qe have s dale for a change (beat) ite 0 T love you too, f'L1 cadl you when a was, ack” < Mmmenewerehhbh , - een t go te bed, bye-bye! oat / Bhe clicha off, sete down the Windex and Aseett-a POA: HAYREY [CONT'D| Shall wo make 1t intereeting? ff T don't figure out the combination in thizty alpucee, E'1] take my top off avalp for you. cur Tar Hayley idokp through the FDA, trying different combinations on the mafe- Geolf watches lelplesely fren him chatk. BAYLEY Janolle'= birthday ..,. spin spin spin. Mope- Py 8 < Vanelle's telephone nunber { f BAYLEY (COBT"D) Bpin agin spin. Nope. BAYLEY (conz'D) Janelle'e telephens yumber backwavél _ Spin spin opin. Nope. GEOFF \ You're ay henere etudeat. Try every é combination of pumbars poenible on the / lock. It should only take you the \ ( vest of the week, 1£ you figure in breaks for uesla. finyley has stopped in the PDA on a particular dote --rev. 6/21/08 45. BAYLEY (CONT’D) I'll be careful. ido know how She clicks off, dials another mmber as Geoff watches tn ehock, BAYLEY (CowrT"D) Hi, Hom, it's we, T'm gonna oloop over at Tracy's tomight. (beat) Yeah, her mom aaye it's Fine. You and bad go have a date for = change. {beat} T love you toc. I'L cell you when 5 go te bed, Mommnnwaanhh, Bye-bye! She clicks off, asts down the bleach and picks up Geoff's PDA. + BAXLEY {CONT'D} Shall we maxe it interesting? If T don't figure out the combination in thirty minutes, I'l] take my tep oft again far you. . CUT TO: TWD. FOYER - dax a7 Hayley Locke through the POA, trying different combinations on the aat Geoff watches helplessly frow bie chair. HAYLE? danelie's birthday ... Spin spin apin, Hope. BAYLEY (CONT'D) Jenella's telephone number ... Spin apin spin. Hope. BAYLEY (CONT'D) Janelis's telephone number backward Spin spin epin. Nope. GEOFF You're an honore #tident. ‘Try every combination of numbers possible on the lock. It should only take you the rest of the week, if you figure in breaks for meals. Hayley hae stopped in the PDA ons particular date -~\ % \ wi rev. 11/6/04 4d. BAYES! Or I could just ery Har Seeff'c expraseien flattens. Bayley gring, knowing ube's onto dt at inate she puila Bayley pulle out papero from tha eats. BAYLEY {CONT"D) "March 19. -- fret with Jane2s What's this, Geoff? You ar. Leuewan315, after all. War tha. the first photo easeion? Or the firet tame you hanged her? Gr were thoay the same thing? (oEt bis #llence) Obab, he'a shy. that year would that have baen? (dialing the Lock) 3-19-87 Rope. (trying sgatn) 3-19-897 on the Lock -- Lt opens. RAYLEY (CONT 'U) Bew sencimental you are -- | House deed, car deed, | other paperwork. (A Ch marked "Stuer." Photos of Janelle — BAYLEY (conT’D) What diakes there photos of danelle mo apecial? Mag thie The Day? March Yeh? Aday that will Live fn infemy. -- and other photcs tnat we don"t ase, aa CAMERA TILDE to Beyley'a onsettied reaction. HAYLEY (conr'D) oh {and) Oh, tm Tite ia what Ubey make those federal laws for, Geott, Thia {s officially #ick through the photos, stepping at tao last ona — HAYLE (CONT'D) and another girl with her clothes ont alk abort Iprovetive, What meieo this gicd special enough to stay dressed, Géeofi?rev. an/e/ng 45, We ave the Last picture, of a pretty teenager whom we have sei {nm another phete in the coffee shop. Donna Mauer. BAYLEY (CONT"D) T recognize this girl. With all hie strencth, Geoff uses bis free foot co kick her vickoumly, knocking her over wel Ber head falle “ - pha!a knocked out, at le: pen? Abe She neato She FILL Lae Ree OF SUING ad Purlounly Geoft struggles to push himself back upright. After a LICK, couple of attampta, he breathiesaly rights himeelf again, back etl on all four wheels, &e pushes himael? inte —— wl Canad. cur mar 38 TW?. RALLWAY - DAY 3B PU" cae portralve of models lie around the floor like fallen leaves, 4 roped by Heylay in her aearch for the eafe. Geoff pnahee wip¥Hdimecl# through the pila, but tuo of the shots wedge Inte the SA archway leading te the rest of the house. Finally he pusher himagli up so that he gan roll over the aheol -- wincing ae he dows -- See cue tO: ga! qr. wepRnan — nae a ee Geoff wheels himselt into the bedrsen and hip face falle az he neaa the cacn turned upside down -- But there on the mattress -- hie gun. oe wheels to che edge of the bed, dnd peaked off hia foot ao that he can bounce onto the mattre: No luck. The chai THUD. He freer lands again on the floor with another emall gain — ond lande cn the mattress, the gui inches away Erom hie bead -— He ovanea bis neck, catches the butt of the gun in his Ceeth, and touger it toward hie bound band. firithiag on the bed, Geoff finally manipolates the gua lato Kis bend, and eterts wriggling | back toward the edge of the mattrees -— A nomen passes. Tela cool. Me triea again to pen off i \ cur Pora8 rey. 6/17/04 4a, Wo ses the last picture, of a pretty teenager whom we have seen in another phote in the coffee shop. Donna Mauer. KAYEEY (COVE'D} L recognize this girl. ia free foot ta kick her Witb all his strength, Geoff waon viciously, knocking het over Hor head falle hard on the edge of a table at deant for the moment: —- he's knocked out» Furiously Geoff etrtigglea to push himielf back upright. After = couple of attempts, be breathissely righte himself again, back on all four wneele. He punhss himself inte -- Cr DOr TN. HALLWAY - DAY 38 The portraits of models Lie around the floor like fallen leaves, Gropped by Hayley in her search for the safe. Geoff pushes himself through the pile, but two of the shots wedge into the archway loading to the reat of the hat Finally he pooh himself up ae that be can roll ever the abot -« wineing ae he CUT TU: INT. BENROGM - DAY a9 Geoft Wheels himoel? inte the bedroom and hie face falle as he Qeee the room turned upside down But thers on the mattreen -- hie gun. He wheel te the edga of the bed, and pushes off hla font eo that he can bounce onte the mattrean Wo luck. The chair lands agsin on the floor with another small ‘THUD. He freeze again — A moment passes. He's cool. Bo triem again to push off — and ands on the mattress, the gun inches away from hie heed -- 8e cranes hie neok, catchoy the butt of the gli Ln bie teeth, and toases it toward hie bound kend, ‘Writhing on the bed, Geoff finally manipulates the gun into hia hand, and starte wriggling back toward the edge of the mattres cur To.wer. 11/6/04 46. 40. TR. HALLWAY - DRY “ | Seth puobee buxeelt com the haliway, guin dn hand, toward -- 41 TRE rovER, aL Where the photos and papers lie on the ficor —— bat Baylay‘e gone. Frantically pe locks shout; Shadows from the trees In the pit backyerd cagt ¢ shadow through the 2iving room -- he whirls with the gun, Silence. EAYERY? tl sheep sedan eet i y ee 1/1 / | besten Knere he peers at the aide door, foee 4c Jaok Like Lt'p been | opaned? Could ake have gonet | Suddenly, Saran Wrap covera bia face —- Hayley, bruiaed at her heirling ty the fall, bolde che Saran fap over bie nose and mouth — she‘d been inside the storage | aabinet by the decy -- and she's gradually suffocating him —- Geoff usea hie toot to propel them inte the wall, crying to emash her off hiii — AE FIRES A SHOT into the closet in hie struggle, umeilling to | dxop the gun but unable to do saything elec — | He tuiute bie seck, fighting ts gst tree an hie ayes bulge — Still Hayley holds the Seren Weap tightly until ha finally slow his atruggiet -- And bin hood winks, unconmeioun. she worke a moment to catch her breath; we can practically see her haart beating throagh her chest. She pulls the gun out of hie hand and tomues it away. she checke his pulae — erii active.Sib Ney “ae Z j B OS tev. 11/6/08 47. ‘She node, reassuring herself that 2t‘s sil okay -- then she SUDDENLY, ANGRILY kicks the cebinets with ber foot, once, twice, chive tines. Thia vagn"t supposed to heppen. she touches hey brnisa -- it's tender. . BAYLEY fann gt. GAME IT. She leans beck against the wall, looka ta Geoff -~ helpless er sbheSieor. FADE TO BLACK. FADE Im: A BRIGHT, GLARIVG LIGET as SLOMY FOCUS TO REVEAL the Lap above Geott's dining table. Geoff now lies on the table. Hin arma are piniensd back. tied ( to the legu cf the table. Be blinke at the glaring lamp above him -= TRECK ALONG THE TABLE to reveul that Geoff La stripped from the vaiet down. A big saudwich bag filled with ice aie om bie Belvais ‘gant are tied to the far rom bie freeter 1, obecuri them from ylew, Hie ankles jage ot the table. BAYLAY Balcome hack. (an aasre bin goza to the left, where Hayley Le silhouetted by the afterncon view, Ey She's gow @ new energy - citamen \ it apprehension or ahi Jke arcand the table and into clear: RATLEY (CONT'D) I'm aorry to expose you like thie. It‘ not shout #ex, “although I have * te admit (te you are buile. . cECEF 1 never touched you, BAYLEY Bot Lg you don't count Jeicking ne ac hard that T pasued out for a oment. sonar T vam trying to get fra. 1 wouldn't hava touched you:RAY soon x rev. 6/21/04 48, BAYLEY Because thet aiconol you were dr: doen't lover your inhibitions for’ agcond. What about that gun you' hadt GEOFF I wae trying to keep you off me while I called the police. aaviEy’ ~ Would you have shown the cops this? She pulls gut the phota of Bonna Mener, . 24 wnxLEY (cowr'D} You know ber? GEOFF Of course I know her. Ser ploture was in my safe, you expect me to say 1 don't know hax? ‘HAYLEY So why'e thare « photo of Donna Hauer dn your aafe? Do you knew where abs. der Because nobody else dosa. GEore You've been ail through the dam house. Do you soe bet anyviiere? BRELED (like Geoff tn coffeeshop) “and yet, not actually what 7 vas aking. GEOFF No, No. I don't kncw where ane Le. © GAXLES That's! one question. ‘The other waa, why de you Rave 9 ple ef th: disappeared girl in your sate? 4 girl who wae last seen at the Nighthawks coffeeshop. Let's see, whose Eavorite Bangont ie that? cEOrF Listen. I did meet Donna for coffea. Took « shot of her to make her happy. Baxity Suet how happy did you make hart sevew. 11/6/04 ag. GEOFF ™ Look at ber. She's fully di wich. z6 tiga em ihe a Crvimottesahop dn-nhe Deekgesusd. 1 never brought her heme, caffe shop ¢ Bayley examines the picture; the-beck-eftightiawke-{s visible tof in the backgroun! ofthe-pariraite. ood 7 ‘RALLEZ / And Eon you just said goodbye, kid, / it's boon fun? i ! GEOFF fle were actually going to meet again the next weekend. BAYLEY (noak-pauting) Sa T'honot ea anéolel aa 7 thangqhtr SEOFE Then the dleappeared, it wan ell over the news. You know the kind of “ORE I de, T couldn't be part Reatidal.| I juet locked up the Shot th the mate and pretended [ never Jones hen. HAYLEY Could"ve thrown the phote away. iMdn't. NEEGEO ts hang ents fe, GHOFE She wee mineing- It felt important. | RAYLEY But if you'd talked te the police, tmaye you could've given them rome Ort of cine. A lead on what happened te Benna: QEarr (a beat) You're right, BAYLEY. Maybe you bed momething te nade. Like your extensdva kiddie porn collection. GEOZE ALL right. Yeah. I have photos T shouldn't have. (oR)rev. 6f17/08 50, GEORF (CONT'D) You found tham, 1 got scared and atupta, (ma deat}. Call the police. I']) coopera’ c i) aAYLEY rc Yeah, xight, SEOFF (ruefully) Look. I'm not the monater you think, f But okay, I crossed a line. T'1l face bon dt. Call the cope. i as INT TACHEN — DAY 46 I. Bayley gous to the fridge, pours hecualf some milk. BAYLEY { And then the cute pedophile pieada \ guilty, but ohAhh, it's not Bim faule, Be'o wick. Re baw an addiction. GROFE Tell do gail. Tan't that what should é happen? as BAYLEY y You might got Jail. You might v thevapy. qroup diaciaeden: hotifping people when you movy to 4 rp new house. Wow bed Le that really? Grorr 4 Tt'1) ruin my career, - BAYLEE Maybs. bidn't Roman Polanski just win an Ogaart (and) { are I cf see how well calling the would work. Officer, [ drugged This guy, ssnauited him and tied him up, huts ready to talk. She emiles, drinks, an Geoff tries to flex. GEOFF (0.3.] Bo why the feet Bayley comes over and wheala him to theay ae rev. 6/21/04 51, MA kin ROA AREA Where the computer scrasn glows - aAYLEY a Mois you were cut, i finished Iooking drive through your hard shee bey Oe enite, gol od HAYLEY (CONT'D) Both your nerd arivest Geoff locks at the screen, and pales. HAYLEY (CoNT'D) Rot much dn either place, But then I looked at the Cb from your sate, “stuff." More of Geoff's home entertainment. Burned o Little CD for yourself en it wouldn't be om yous system, huh? We do not eee the photon. bur the Light changes on Geoff's face as Gayley clicks the kayboard and moves from one phetc to another. BAXLEY (CONT'D) {earcastically) Didn't aleep with any of these girls, though. feony) You'll notice there's no shota of Débina Mauer. BAYLEY Nope. That's true. But with your handweiting on this CD, you can’t even alain these shota were collected by goneone Blas. So illegal, Geoff ewaetia: bitte pen Abe INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY a Where the afternoon light ia brighter. ghe lifts the bag, ‘touchee him, ‘BAYLEY Feel that?rev. 11/6/08 52. Geoff frowns, whaken hiv head. Bayley emilea — = ‘HAYLSY (corn) So 2 guese T can call] you mumbnutet ero F PANE Geoff steres at her angrily; ae she waltes off petiSaeeeoT, calling from ater —- BAYLEY (0.8,) (CONT'D) I've read the peych profiles of ‘the @an who took Donna Mauer. 5 vbo's a loner. Whe thinks he's precty dann bright. whe thinks he'a not ae rrul aw a sexy teeaage gizl. iho’ 11 prohably strike again, Sounde ao rowh Like you eLorr Ln'8 No? ME. HAYLEY (0.5.) og Maybe net. Gut with all these photos, i Pwith the way you let me get drunk a today, you're a headline waiting to happen she retnins with « ecdesor: a nor and shaving cream. ¢ BAYLEY: (CONT'D) 0 Bvorybody'il be aster Uf i do = little a _- praventive maintenance. j ! rae She Vifte the icebag and starte enipping away Lightly. | at ceorr ! 4 (low, aeared) oa What the fuok are you dotng? BAYLEY Newd you shaved down here. Don’ want: any hair om the Incipion site. cEOEr — what? BAILEY T've boun using the melacal Mbrary at my dad'a school. You said I wee pretty bright, rightz I'm thinking Tm just bright ancush ta perform @ ovecanaful castration.rev. 11/6/04 54. Geott Lose nia breath -- then YELPS an Bayley pulle away the eriseorn- GEOFF aAasal BAYLEY Whoona? Guesa you're not nump enouch yetl She pute back the icebag, wits beside nim. UAYEEY (conr-py what wnall we talk qhout while we're waiting? She mmiles sveatly. Gaoff slowly remlises she's not “idding —— a corre: — a9 Tt. MEDIA ROOM - LATER a Bayley typea avey on the keyboard, an e-mail form open on the screen before her: MATEY ckay, how dose this ound? “pear vangile. My nane ja gayley stark, © * hope you don't mind my writing yon out of the blue like thie! T met this guy thet I think you know, Geoff Culver. * He'd ao cute, ahd he seeme to really Like ms he even anked ma over to Bla place vo do some phetography! 1 am socooe excited akout thio because, well, fox a fourteen-year-old like mn, this could be a kuge break, y'know?" And here I pot in a little smiley-face ican! She looks te Geoff, still on the table in the Living room. Silence. ‘PAYLEY ore ‘Thing is, and 1 have tried to pretend thie ien't the case, but he talke abeut you an awful tot, T have thie coky Toeling be'n still in Jove with you, if you want te know the truth. And I'm pretty sweet on him too, but i don't want to-go crazy over him if there's still some chance that you tv might get back together. So go Bo Bol (WORE)nav. B/2L/0G Ba. BAYLEY (cowr'p) T found your e-maii address in bie POA, and T thought I'd just ak, Zp this inoane? Am I insane? Ia Geoff! PLEASE PLEREEBIZ£E forgive me if I'm cout of line, but I hope vou can write fe ASAP. And and an thie other girl he talke about all the tine, her nome ds Donna Mauer, do you know anything about herF 1 found these photos on his cosputer, milly me, I can't figure eat bow to open them, but T'm attaching them to this uctef Are they pictures of you ox Donna? Anywho, thanks @ mil -- your complate honsoty will. be mucho appreciated. Love and peace, Hayley." {turna to him again} I tried to make it sound se Jancoent and acxonic aa posalbie. How do you think I didy (off his ediience) Fine. Then all ft have te do je click Send. F Geott Looks at hur steadily, txies a new tack — GEOFF You're gutting youreslf Ip terrible tronbas ‘HAYLEY chr How's thet? GEOFF Yow cut me in any way, Yoo won't forget dt. Tt changer you when you hurt somebody. ‘BATLEY And you speak Ivoti experience? GEOFF Trva just lived. unlike you. And the things you 49 wrong, they haunt you. BAYLEY fell me what you're haunted by. sEOrr You want to remember this day whenever you're with a quy? Op = date? On your wedding night? I promise you wlll, Bon't de that to yoursel?.rev. 11/6708 58, HAYLEY Now that is really thoughtful. “You're apesking tovelly aelfleasly, there's nothing Ln thie for you, you just want to stop castrating yoo for my om benefit. i'm couched. She tuena the computer moniter, ec Geoff can mee the ecrean -- BAYLEY (CONT'D) iwt's imagine somebody saying the sans thing to you at some random momant. CLOEE on Tayley'a face as ve hear the CLICKING of the mouse, the Iight on her face changing ae nev pice rize on the boniter. BAYEEY (CONT'D) Tnagiie that when yoo downloaded thie Little girl, 1 waa by your side gaying, "Stop, Bon't do that to yoursel?," Would you have lierened? (CLICK) Stop. (eLies) boat do thet to yourself. {CLICK} Don't de that to yourself. (outer) (onree} Btep, fiey, and apraya a little eiaving cress of the area, Geoff iz rw dosbad reitoved trem ceufr'a groia, Hayley tinagbes enippin if swonting, breathing hard- BAYLEY You are GOOD and numb, aren't you? Guorr Buck off BAYLEY Your conversational ukille are deterdorating a the day goes ou, T mot say. Ton't there something else = . we can talk about? fo ae mo 4 {2rev. 6/21/04 56. CLOSE on Geoff, sweating as Hayley starts shaving hie groin. GEOFF This ie like « prank. You're nat serious. BAYLEY Would I qo to the trouble of getting surgical scrubs fot a prank? Tuxon pat castration ie cne of the eagicst surgical procedures around. ‘There's thousands of faraboys acroas the country geldiug their livestock. st they can do it, think t can pull it off. If yoo know what I mean. GEO? I'm not fucking livestock. BAYLEY You keap telling youraslf that, stud, Geoff watchoe ber ellontly fer a komént -- then sHovTd —— Georr BEMLLLLP! WELLLLLPPP1 SELLLLPPPP| ahe drope the tater, ahovts bleach down his mouth, fe GAGS, Wow look what you made me do: The Teco Axy GEOFF iaaaging) Z Bitch = you bitch -~ BAYLEY Wo more wiggling. She resumes het york, shavii him. Geoff works to clear his thromt -- from now on hie voice in raspy, pained. GEOFF ‘Your mother know you cut off mun'a baller? HAYLEY a Wot yor. Mover done it before today. Maybe 7411 tell her about it when I get home, see what ake anys. (mock-Mon volce} {NORE}rev. 1/5/08 87, BRYLEY (oot! 3) THoyley, 1 mew you neaded » proj for the éclence Faiz, but really? et GEOFF Sa you and your mom are hoth whacked. She lifes ber little pink feiey rezor in the alr, tut-turting him with it, her eyes warning: Lo naw really the tima te provoke me? Then ahe reenmea calnty RATLEY That'e the whole nature vereur nurtare quoation, daa't lt? Was I bert « cute vindictive little bitch, or did society help make me thir wm back and forth on that. Lge She climbs upen the table and alte croma—legged between hie apeead thighi, coucentating on shaving him -- BAYLEY CONT'D} Almost dane. —_—_ anor There's monay in that. safe, too. BAILEY Ue... wo? RORF Bo you can take dt. Take the computer, toa. aAYLEY Then i'd be the one in posswonion ot Kiddie porn, Geoff. Be T want to incriminate myself? (knocks on bie head} Sellor start thinking. GEOFF fake the capera equipmant. Take Whatever you want. = BAYLEY roam, GROEF You think you're not doerdmdnating yourself {n eoreching now? BAYLEY You move right along, From denis] to anger ta bargaining.rev. LL/é/O4 58, oeurr ca Bow mich do you waatT ‘Take my wall 9 Uli tell you ny PIS numbers. Tue leave and you can go clean RATLEY Fou can't talk ma cut of this by bribing ts, Gactt. GRorr Bow oan I? BAYLEY Falk se out of it? Eaven" about that. Almost done = ‘thought She bites har lip ae ohs works, intant on doing a good jeh -- MANTET (SMT 'D) De you have any tonching chiddhood stories Anything that'd make me cee you aa an actus! pecacn, rather shan jot a perpatrator? orury T dou't need to tell yon anything more about ne. BAYLEY Suit youreeir. Sne hopn off the table, reste her olin oe the aurfece by aie face — Bich an iapleh grin, abe shocks off Seolt’# wight. AAYLEY (0.8.) (cONT!a) I'm thinking we should sterilize the site before we start. Should T use the vodka, or is there any other Alcohol you Mant to offer ma? Gagtt romaing eilent ~~ overwhelped --51 2 53 rev. 11/6/08 5B. HAYLEY (0.6.) (COT'u) (after « baat) And efter the bargaining phane comes depreapion. Ehe returns aud poura a few drope from the bortie aver his qecin, then vetorna the loelmg. BAYLEY (cOHT‘D) oh After all that ecraping = did, the 4 blood’a probably reahing back in. i ff Let's nibb yan got — Little more. fatting the icebag firmly in plece, eke walks away casualhy=- Geoff heare A MOCK OPEN somewhere -— Locka around in autcnisnment that he could be left alone -- a5 ee But he can‘t waste thie chance — be etarte equiming on the/ <7 ) table, trying to wriggle out of hia bends ‘ oy After 4 moment, he etopa -- there's no give in the ropes — eameed So he tries flexing his hip macles -- deaperately trying te “orem Mert, ROVE THE TRBLE TESELF — Te SEE Pe fh cut ro Pers pee mm alt EXT, ROOF — DAY = a pee Bayley's top of the houpsy-Tsoking arcund tha horizon. she te reaches ont tres ‘cwerlocks tha bsvkyard, teats ana of | °'* tt the branches. too impreawed with it. ahe waike to the gouthern «: oof, Where a beam protrudes svev a = AG HE groaay yard. She atanda of the beam, teoting ite atrength. id | amazed et herself -= ssrtuna Les, a cur TO: a © pepe RE. LIVING ROOM - RESUME 82 tae ire Geoff's manage kitchen counter, and aanipulate the takle toward the cellphone on the he eomehow bop the table inte the phone //* ch? Ke swaate aa he otudies the sdtaation vs GO Cur tr ob EXT, ROOF - DAY - RESUME 50 ae foyley bears « TRUCK f dom the road. dhe flattens etree herself oa the cool 80 pinot te bs sean -— une 2 fe ee ard Abe gore Pee HE eels934 Sh rev. 7/10/94 60. LEMSEQ) PAM ACROSS AND DOWN 48E ETREBT -- three houses down, MRS. Toxupa, arly 40a, an attractive but tightly wound sorcer mom, ie trimming her ronebuehes, Tho NOI8K Gf the truck makae her tern -- And ahe meee Bayley picking herself back up again en thw coof- She frome — net upset, just curious, She turne and qcen pack to her rowebushes — Thoq whe torne agagn. Did ene gee What phe thoaght ake sav? She locke back to Jeff's repf -- but Hayley in gone. SUT To: EXT. JEFF'S HOUSE - TIMELAPSE - DAY sla + Jeff's car ie parked in front of hia howe with 9 istter leaned ® ageinet. tha mide of the house. * INT. DIVING ROOM - DAY oa Jeff flexas and etraine: no luck. Ha's not getting any clower to the cellphone when euddenly -— DALEY (0.8.) Someone 1 can coi] for you? She litte up tho phone, places it on the table. BAYEEE (cONT*3) You're bored, aren't you? We should get the ghow on the road. As phe colle him back ts hiv sariier position -- HAYLEY (COWT’D) Teuly impresaive. T thought Lt'd be tim to age how fay you conld get, but Tonly expected = thw inchem, Jeff. Like down bere. Bhe taps the glase bevweeh his thaghe, smiles innocently. The tenaion of all his effort for nothing, the pressure of being led down and helplude for ao lang, la waarkee bard on Jefz -> oErE Why don't you quat iil) me? HAYLEY ta that what you think 1 want? JEEE ante Lt?rev. Li/6st4 = 60, FAN ACROSS AND DOWN TER STREET -- three hotawa down, MAS. ( ToRUDA, @arly $a, an attractive but tightly wound soccer mm, * ie trimming her rosebueber, Tho KOXSE of the truck maken her ‘turn -~ Fogo ebe seus Mayley picking herself back up again on the roof. She frowna -- not upset, just curious. she turn nad goan back to her roaenumhaa —— Then she turns again. Oj he wee what phe thought she aay? fo 4 She lookn back to Geoff's reat -- but Bayley 1s gone. ae sé SSS a4 Geott flexea and straing: no luck. Be'a not getting any closer te tke cellphone -when muddenly -- @ FAYLEY (0.5) Somacne I can call for your She litte up the phone, placew it on the table, gAck BAYLEY (CONT'D) You're bored, arga’t you? Me shoul got the ahow on the coed. Ag she roll bin back to bia ¢ariie: poitien -~ MAYLEY (CO27"h] Truly impreseive. I thought it'd be ton to wee how far you could get, but T omly expected fey dncnue, Gets. bike down here. She tapa the glase between hie thighs, omides innocently. The ‘venmicn of ali his effort for nothing, the pressure of being tied down and helpless for so long, is wearing hard on Geoft -— cecrr Why dan't you Just KLLL wa? EAYLaY te that what you think £ wantr GROEF Pe Isn't itt é ula5 rev. 11/6/04 £1, Hee) Wiest Gere HAYLEY ey (shakes bey need) inTSs CUT TO: Exp clay THT. MEDTA ROOR, - ssldpiie cthe megia rom ¥ te, whis ghaaete eas weer (Sop E watches tpcbacked ahoorbent olees fon her bec roin -~ - — or 7 : wae wes anh) (OG we AATLEY oh 14 out 7 se cape Seat things ap. Then i can take tt dom eh a dj with mo, T kepe you appreciate the \e work I did to find one of thes -—r > HATLE could've let you mop it all up. . aT UP gave she yeaches Into ber pack ard pille out a aml preses tpt bottle, setting ton a ahelf — nit gavuEY (CONTE) a You allergic co any antibiotics? Hora’ a Little auti-intlammatery, I oadged is from my doctor, You'll want ‘ te take a couple a dav aftey the operation, keep it up till they're a21 gone. Thia ta for your own good. you fndeveraia? vps videvear and booke ip up ra He anaver. Bayley pic ataren at the velling. Qeakt's bigtcresn. Ge: ERYEEY (Q0RT' 5] T love that you have oll thin atnff. ‘This way, you can watch. Geoft cleans bia eyes -- BAYEBY {CONT'D} Now dim hurt, [ ge te all thle ‘rouble add you don't want to watch? You don't really nean it. She coker mome time aiming and focusing the camera, getting ir just right. eye y HET S ue *xav. 6/21/04 62. ‘GROFF (4 § {eyen atill closed) i o> E oT stayed the umes with my Aunt Deniee when I var 9 kid — . aa Tike mere fron aed tive tem * : rare T didn't want anything te de * (on with them -- the little gixt, Lynnie, * WT loved De . (a slow breath) yr -— her favorite gama wea to jump our 4 of ber bathtub -- all eeckite. a and ber = ingeta all prumey — and jump on pe —— « a t ing and @houting, “Brana attack! nt Prune attack.” I coulda‘'t fight back . because I'd break her arm it I really * got mad -- a a. beat, Be eel. oo mat = walked in from, * et! gardening iu the middle of a tickle 7 attack -- aha gaw her little girl all . over ua — without any clothes —— ‘ of K clothes all wet -- gba yelled LYWNIE * GRY BACK IN THAT TUB AND STAY TEERE -— * MOW -- then abe lcoked at me — ft- - al (= Fee one} Peat cate Slowly 4S) axev. 6/21/04 63. GEOFF (CONT'D) =~ "Get your Slothes eff" -~ she 7 . grabbed my wrist and dragged me to the * * kitchen — ahe awitched on the front *. burner of the stove ~~ she pickad me * == the burner redhot under mu. - Dict from her garden on my niin, I Sint could throw your sous on that burner. Would that be funr" me nearly a minote -- I could feel her arma getting tired -- I cried and erled —- the tenrs ainzied when they Be Se T never talked to Aunt Dei . PF nega Prose Ren MOVIE OT yee Hayley locke at him for a meant, ther claps her hands. Fitefog femoves a ecalpel from-a-aterile package: it shinee in ce foe ‘Gece locks at tee ecarchingly, desperately, etartina + ' cRY =~ ; ss SA érev, 11/6/04 Ga. at | Don't. aAYLEY Told you not te one that word. GEOFF Bayley, you need help. A teenage girl * domau't da this —~ HAYLEY Oon‘t even start, L've asen your idea of what. 2 teenage girl should do with hex daya. I Bes. aa dee thecuplete. i tion U1) pa Ren ee Thanke, but 4f I end up seeing « shrink, T want to make my case rally interesting. GEOre Pleaee, What da you want ms to dor Pieame. Coli the cops. 1°11 say T J did whatever you want, 1 BANTRY ft don't think the police will boy a confession ander theee wircumetance eeuee | (orying harder) | 2) leave. FL] move out of town. Pleaee, La BAYLEY 1 Donna's body will etdll be where you deft dt. She guid the deehag, atarta putting on ruober surgical glovee az he pitieniy -~ Shorr rim not the gay! Anything? BAYLEY (mooking) Anything.rev. 6/17/08 EB, gEOFF Anything. Pieew on me, Feed me gloss. I'L bp your toy. you can do anything tome. Just. dust. dust. (loming dt) Plaase: Call the cops, £'1] nay F did whatever you want. Please. Pleane. PLEASE, BAYLEY -- BAYLEY (quietly) an . GROrr ANYTEING. AMYTEING. Just. — -te-beat}— — — When f talked about evading Janelle that e-mail, hanged the subject. e-m. you chang! embyece —— For Giiewdi's | She Stopes. With one Riera an, SIpoke ae Alin cacdae this ides hap eileseed him, Shycwelice- tomar, \reaction TOR Che tang ~ = oT fe aaAYLEY (CORT'D} ae che Be - zs T could send her the e-mail, pack up and go, And ' Seafk looks at ber silently — - { THE aamuEY {cowr'D) * Tt cuvld be the beat ching that eer Ni \ happened to you. You could etop EE ai torturing yourself with the idea you might get her back some day. GEOFF Leave her out of at. 111, I send the e-mail te Janeile, and it's all over. What do you aay, Geoti? (quietly, curiowly) mat SS you bayrcev. 11/6/04 66. Geoff atarce panicking, animal instinct taking over, all the presoure ard fear fineliy overleading kim — ‘GEOFF (boareely) Ger THE FUCK Orr KR — cef Taz fue AWAY -- GODDAMN FUCKING BITCH STOP -- SSOP — FUCK g10P -- (louder, more fearful) — FUCK DON'T CUT MB -- FUCK DON'T CUT ME -— DOW'D -- DLSASE -- PLEASE PLEAS — noa'T == werk ¢ She Jooke at his blankly, an iZ he werent spmaking at all. mobs Geofl'a Wordn Accelerate, freaking aut, growing lodder, mare "WS deaperate, Untih finally be sant eve -pait words tegether—he se _ _ so lest and severed thay he's practically pre-verba: -~ GROFF (cONT'O) DON? ~~ pop! Tbex “eow’ TDoN'T -- PLSBSEASSE -- I'L). -- 1° LLDAWHADTOU -— | PLEBASSEPLEASEDOW "TDi TORBERETE — (gasping now) =- ABRAARAAA -- Yout/luuD —— ABAAAAAR -- AOQ0B -- anaaaganaasa -- He wees up hie bresth —- lat little moans end geepe -— then a aLienca. BAYLEY (coneidaravely) Lo whowldn't kave tassed yeu like that. T ahowldyt have let you think there ‘au a way ont of this. a She balances an open pedicel textbook on Guodt'f aldeel o bh! EAYLEY (CONT! Now Ete gonna Tdave right bete. ea in anything, no aeed “Ian “aie Eurne on Geoff's bigscrean. Geert" a eyen alas BAYLEY (CONT'D) I kniew you'd want to waten! of a serotal sac, bu eyes will soy it all. acreen and Gacf#* ERELEY (COWT"D) Ite eo hard to find congthing really ® i new on TV. * ’ ise MONITOR Ficus ON LN 5 Ais Disha im Gg Seay T everev. 6/21/08 67. Leere Fat she turné to the sound syatem, locks for 4s co — @ BAYLEY (CONT'D) ‘know, thoas TV ourgaone like to play wunic “bile they perform operations, What would you Like? (eilencs} Supertramp? Nine Inch Haile? “You've oat that Lovin’ Feelin’ — 7 [eilence) Mo, I like this. She drope 4 CD in the player: 4 rvoording of BOLERG begina. As Bayley palla on the other giove, lifes the scalpel HAYLEY [COWE'D) Now if you try to squizm, you'll really be putting youreelf in danger. Wriggle about toc auch, and I night nick the perineal artery. This would be very, vory bad. You'd bleed to death before I could get help here. SECEr | You'd get helpt ‘BAYLEY {a beat) Tt wouldn't some in time, that's the point. Hold stil: -- Shs sets the bleach next to his head, taps it lightly. . HAYLEY (CON? "D) And ne screaming, efther, of it's back to this. Remeber, at this point, yoo want we to have a eteady hand, operation — gine BAYLEY (COND*D) You don't feel that, right? azorr Why do you caro eo mich whether I can * feel it or nat?rev. 6/17/04 68, BAYLEY Be thankful for small favor. {an incteion) Thal want Well. ow. Le cu? ro: 7 tooka Lor a mom oy walking. after 3 51 BOLERO Under. CLOSE on Bayley, sweating ae aha begine. HAYLEY —. You told that Aunt Denice story very * well. Very very well. (allense} Woe it supported to make ma corty for you? was it like the magic key to explaia why you are tha way you ars? fodlense} Tt dowan't. ee re PAN to Geot#f tare ashen aa be watches the bigncoreen. BAYLEY (COUT"D) Ckay, which kesticgie should I do tirat? Right or left? (no auewer) Are you right or left-handed? You'd | ‘think With ail I know about you, I'd know that by now, | {no anaver} Tat'd say right. Okay. Onw little | ®itce to free it up. Bnipl (4 beat) . and now [ need to suture taat up. Surgical thread flanhea acruas Geoff's Line of vision. BAYLEY (CONT’D) ‘Thia would be eapdor ic T hed « norge- Someone to pat the sweat off my forehead. (MORE) \rev. Uf6/04 69. BAYLEY CONT'D} or s fue when 1 caked my girlivisnd 5a ‘GEOPP {venomous now) She'll be back. She thinke you're a mae flaky, you mignt nead belp. putedng Ie tucking milaly. ‘HAYLEY _ apie pera 4 an + cine cn {ae the Sneek ot attorney) a When you got loose) Geoff, did you eall the police? Run for help Like an innocent person wautd do?| ihe walke rev, Ll/é/O4d Be. GEOFF (angeday) — sor pefevfre+ I did call. ‘GAYLET (deipping varcaum) Chr Gbbh? fet's bit rediel and aes. to Ule phone, punches a button, leoks at the dieplay. BAYLEY (CONT'D) Yuh-huh. (taking » cookie) Face it, Geoff, you could have gotten away! But aomebow t just kinds knew you wouldn't. and now ie'e etnpie = legs Underneath her giriishly. | She hops op on the counter, cicwer co hie ey@ level, and tolde ber Long paus BAYLEY (CONT'D) You can wadt hore after I leave, wait for somebedy to find you. Along with the photo of Dooma, and your confesuion that Y typed up for you. But here's the opecial limited-time offer! step off thir cheir -- end it abl -- and I'LL cake care of the evidence. Destroy the photos. pelete ‘the confession. Nobody will ever know why you bad to ALL} yourself. (andy Net even Janelle, GRORF (detiane} T didn't bili ponns Mauer. l BAYLEY NE FP on he We've basn over thi, cA ot hs \ ome Fuck you. I'm net gonna beg. HAYLEY Yon mean, not going te beg AGATI Pezaure you do dt ao well. Met please} (eff his silence], Pretty plage with a cherry on t (mor)rey. 1ifefod a8. BAYLEY (CoMT'D) (and, cruslly) that you just had to popt Bhe takea mora cookies, munches on thaw idiy, an Gacff ansara at hor in dieguat -- ¥ oeorr ! yen"1L Leave a clus. You've alre: meased up, bitch. Hore than once. | necked you out: bow do yeu jnow ) you're etiir thinking mtraight? mre. {Tokuda acrmaieyon. a ® CLOSE on Bayley -- considering -- unsattled -~ GuOF? (CONT'R) They‘ Ll find jou. t f wATLEY ‘They might. \ / GEOPP {voice stronger nov) They will. You'll spend your lite Gooking over your showider. Waking up da the middle of the night, afraid \ sone Little toiwe means they've found you, Don't Ehime Lb") ever be over. / ‘ Hayley oitn bask, trowblud. Geoff gtodies ber/ wenging ba! gotten through to ber. \ ‘BAYLEY ' (a best; 2 new question) How hard do you think they'll leek for pe? She lets dt aink in, then continuas — —. MAYLEY {(CORT'D) Tye polica find a pedepniie kéllar Jat] gift-wrapped for them, you really , think they're gonna cara whe did theie work for thas? You thsnk they're even gonna bring tt up? GEOFF Seaeone will. Some promecuter’ll make & caveer out of you. BAYLEY ae Une probleno with that theory, tole Meotg. They never try girls a aduite. sexist bor true. ‘ (HORE)rev. B/17/04 = 88. HAYLEY (CORT'D} (and, crushly) ‘That you just had te popt She takea more cookies, wunches or tram idly, as Geoff wneera at her in disguer -~ cEOFF You'll leave a clue. You've already meaned up, bitch. More than once. I Knocked You out: how do you know you'ts still thanking stralgnt? Mro, Tokuda 'a made you. CLOSE an Bayley — coneidering -- uaaettled — GECrP (GONT'D) Thny’11 find you. BAYEAY they might. GEOFF (vodew stronger now) They will. You'll spend your Lite looking over your shoulder. Waking up in the middle of the night. Jumping = at little ncises. - Hayley site tuck, treub: Reoff etudies her, nenelny he's gotten through ts her. ‘BAYLEY (a boat) 4 new question} ow hard do you think they‘lI lsek for re? Sha ete it ink in, then continues -- BAYLEY (CONT'D) The police find a pedophile killer all gift-wrapped for them, you ceally fhink they're gonna care wto did thede work fox Shemt You think they're even gonna bring it up? GEOFF Someone will. Soma promecutor'11 make @ carear out of you. HALEY ne probleme with that theery, Uncle Geoft. ‘They maver try girls as adults. Sexist but true, (GRE)4\ wav. Li/é/o4 90, / HAYLEY (CONT'D) f Pine [‘Ll have the biggest legal defense fund you ever saw. It svoryone uhe'e ever been molested eende in just five dollara, I'11 be able to afford any lawyer I want, ‘Ths wormt, abaolute worst case scenario? { T do two @ community servisa with Psych evaluations, and Jodie Footer directs the movie vexoien of the wiole Wy (beat) fo do you want ta play your she ieee dowu with the cockiee, turns ta the fridge — | ef EEE (conn: 2) oe Can IT just take scmething to wash —_-- jw 1 WSEL? Theae are great) I Should've been # Giel Bagut =~ oa opens the refrigeretor, takee a avig of milk, wipes hex Routh, than tarne to aay goodbye -— And Geof TUMPE Teom che. ctaley wearing ble Lege eros ber neck -- Hata choking’ squsesing her HE'S ASPHYKIA‘ eyes buiging, hin as they sernggle, hie lege arissoxped around her, - she polls baok, pushing hin aday angling as the nose pulle tight, his ega flailing like w: ee eyley stands shocket and pale for x moment -- it was one thing ve plan thin, it's ar thing td watch it And suddenly Geoff KICKS an be vege the momentum £1 his feet onto the kitchen ‘the floor, GASEING and WHEEZING kigk te wing backwerd and peli tes Rayley looks at him gaipfag baldace; ibe Looks ditterent than we've ever seen her, virtdnlly ohittie in her pante an ehe to her feey’sad bolts ayay dom the hall —- off worke hie bound wrists it of him. go wreath the counter, a atesk knife to cur Dronched fo oweat, he rises, the kuife do ae he wipes his forenend with the other hand, unusually caly -- cur tasrev. Ui/g/od oy 51 ‘ary. BEDROGM - DAY WusIC quietly under. Hayley works to catch her breath, get ee herself Back under control. She looks at a photo of Janelle. UP servously checks her watch -- cor To 92 INT. LIVING ROOM ~ DAT aa 3» Music quietly under. Geoff walke inte Ing room, Ledke te we the front door, —- lt didn't slam. ol At Se = shy etill brenreasvhace, Aren‘t you, aX Fi That's vigit.. You don't want ¢ ae ae ee a = cur nos 33 EXT. REAR OF HOUSE - DAY 33 Vb stealebily edging through the aliding door, aaylay Iecka enis way end that -- which way can mha goF é cur to: Pf TH, BEDROOM - gay a MUSIC quivtly under ag Geoff walk In. fo aign of her here. our Ye the uliding dost to the backyard Le upan -- 7S 95 EXT. NORTHWEST CORNER OF HOUSE - DAT oe ao = " wpyley dorce from che front of the house toward the kitchen = >< / AY door, taking off ber belly chain ae the stoven —~ i, oe oe 3 anys Ever while Geoff utalks slong tha rear of the tous Ln the sane direction ——~ She opens the kitchen deor, slides ineide and clozes it JUST Ag ¢. Geoff turnm the corner to che north side of the house, trucking (\ ber like « beast of prey. Se QMS OE NY TURN TES corto 96 WT. KITCHEN - DAY Sire se MUSIC quistly under. luyley bunches down below the windows oy Geott ie yinible ontatde, calling out te her. } x ) 6rev. 11/6/04 92. You've spent tos much-time on te ti your’ 0) T'littake it Off het ad bente sweet wtaihe towaia - ane. Hayley rises, locke out the window to ase thet Geoff haa maved % on —- and raschea for the ropa. CUT Tor ” UT. GEOPE's HOUBE - DAY 97 7 A Gdxeling the trot, Geott walle into the street. Mo sign of her I dn either direction. Cerefully he moves beck to the heuas — cur ros eT EXT. GARDEN - DAY 98 (Geckt eiges around the south side of the house: still ao trace of Hayley. SUDOSNLY MUSIC BLARES FRON UNSIDE TEE HOUSE — TRE sane TURKED Up FULL BLAST. GEOPF ROLY ABRAN —— ib a wt UM GE Poa weer eng RTS ceceed Da He a 3 FTW MEIN ROGH - DAY : ! ( MUSIC BLARES. Mobody here. ‘Theemgirthe rear window of \jbougse, Georr is visible arriving, searching for her. #1 i trying not to nyperventilate, knowing hew be‘n being Jerk fy Seba BARE Ear the i dete Face os bacaend ST" CUD Ot 99 100 INT. BEDROOM - DAY Loo MUSIC BLARES 0.8. Geoff sidlea through, knife ready, moving carefully an he remembers how be wae aulushed before -- 3 Zz nF ( oa 101 TNT. EDTA ROG — DAY wi MUSIC BLARES UNTIL GROFF RUHS TO EULE TY. Aa be atands in the alk eilence, be acte hia jax ~- determined to eee this through ta e the and. 6.8... 2 book abane -— cur Tora7 a9 100 aE rev. 6/17/04 92, GROFF You've ppant too mich timy on me to walk away. Now you got your reward for teasing me wc well. T' il make it 80 good for you. You'll beg for more. 4 T promine. Off her silence, Geoff wtalke toward the front or the house, Bayley risas, lnoke cut tha window to see that Geoff has moved on -- and reaches for the rope. COD TO: EXT. GEOFR'S HOUSE - Dax ” Cireling the front, Geoff walk inte the etrest. He sign of her dn eithes direction. carefully he moves back to the houme -- CUT To: EXT. GARDEN — DAY 98 Geoff edges around the south aide of the houses till no trace Of Hayley. SURDEWGY MUSIC BLARES FROM INSIDE TRE BOUSE -— TEE URBZ TURWED UP PULL BLAST, GROFF BOLTS AWEAD ~~ cur TOs Fi. MEDIA ROOM - pay a9 NUSIC BLABES. Wobedy hers. Through the rear windew of tha house, Geet? is vielbie arriving, searching tox ber. He'e trying not to hyperventilere, kacwing how ba's belag jerked around, He heade gor the open door from the bedroom ~~ cur to: Dvr. BEDROOM - DAY 209 MUSIC BLABES ©-5, Gooff idles through, knife ready, moving garefully ai he romenbers how he woo ifiushed before ~— I cot tos THE. MEDTA ROOM - DAY Lp MUSTC ALARES UNTIL GROFF RUMS TC RTL. IT, As he stande in the gilence, be sate hie jaw — determined te this threugh to the end. 0.5., A DOOR SLAMS --2 ea ange 10s rev. 6/17/08 93, INT. KITCHEN - DAY wa Geoff rune into the kitohen, where the #ide door was slamed in exit. He's about to fallow, when Au freeres for a moment, confused. ‘The kitchen is ampty -- And the rope from vhich he wae hanging ie missing, GEOFF Ohhbh. You're eo geed. EXT, GEOFF'S HOUSE - DAY 193 Still and gulet. Without warning Geotr darte out of the frant deer, mvesting, knife ready —- Silence everywhere. He takes « momant to lean ageinet the. wall, to wipe hie brow, te blink away suest. The doy’s teking ite toll on him, but he takes « breath and pusher onward — cor T01 EXT. BOLLYWOOD HILLS - DAY Iga + Up the same streets that we saw Geoff's Mink deriving, foligw now e sleek BW. Tha driver in a worried JAMELLE ROGERS, mid 20 in jeans and a aimpie T-ehict, beautiful without make-up, not locking Like she's aged a day mince she posed for Gacff. cor Tor INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY 108 Geoff walka carefully back threugh tha house, teoking out every window, knife ready, calling out -- OnOFF You're jumt like her. you want to drive e man crazy, then dance on your fucking way -- He stabe one of the photos on the wall -- again and again aod agadp -- Until he leans againet the well, Unsatisfied, weak vith unanawered rage. SEOFF (CONT'D) iwhLepering} Bayley. You're right. This ta who T am. Thank you for helping me ses it. Thank you, babydoll.we f Ao f i \ yy é rev. LI/S/0d 94. Be smiles deopite hinwelf -- when wuidendy be fxeesee et the sound of FOOTSTEPS OF TRE GRAVEL AND TAR ROOF. Cor Tor BXT_ GEOFF'S HOUSE - RAY 106 Goott walke out, exergized with the prospect that she may have trapped herself Ro starts to climb the Indder -~ tut halfway up he pauses, ahakes bin head as {f he must be crazy, and heads back down — Yet aa he xeachow the ground ~- dayley's belly chadh fails fron the roof. fe picks Lt up, Tingere it -- and meade back up the Ladder with determined anger. cur to: wep. Roar — oar La AFT. 4? Hayley etande on the pouth mide of the roof, the Jute efterooon gun framing her in crimson, — = SAYTEY Thongkt you'd nevex get hore. Gactt pulls Limee]t up to the root, bebigmmmris in one hand, knife in the other. te terrace for s moment, almost losing nie balance, thea rights himse}f and slowly paces toward her. GROFE You dropped this. BAYLEY T had to, GEOrT Oh, yea? BATLEE Otherwies you might've stayed dow. there forever. What were you doing, jerking off? Ob, ailly me, you cant. GEOrr What?rev. 8/21/04 9s. Tou're waver going to get much entertainment down there again, are yout Bvéry time you want fo Use your * dick, you're gon resamber your balls . ground up da- she gexbage disposal. « {beat} aed you ‘hough r alae Paetrdte yous ceaff's features change: she" j right. He walke toward her, — but be stops when: abe Liste up bbe qui! exw Wore. Buh-huh, Wo way. GEOFF You don't know how to ame that. ‘ ‘HAYLEY ‘Sow you're kidding, right? she cocks the gun, grins Lightly. BAYLEY (CONT'D) You forget T'm en honor studeat? " Nothing I can't learn when I ast wy — Without warning he throws the belly chain at her, INTO THE ATR-aa ehe funde it off — ,.- 7 Be, crumble avny, Zoster wad healthier, tpyard the: woe! the do its peak ls between her and Geoff_-— Sacty on thay gepend rs SOME Oh mpeg ad ERRrev. 6/21/04 96, BAYLEY (CoN o} {hrenthiees} Mice try. Now tona the knife in the backyard, of youl about agains Shoot ene Gakats stoppingyey o (~~ REY (shakea her head) Woa't héve to, See, the deal's still epan. Look over there. She cocks HeP-heed to the mouth. The nooae LL tied te a beam extn over the gard Five qut adranaline going, honey. 7 can wait you out up here, Shoot me. Mothing stopping you. Lat‘s ses you Bayley Looks at him doubtfully -- whatever adrenelice he'@ hed ie ranbing lew now. Gently, tactfully, she werna hin -- BAYLEY t's not me you have to worry about. t's Janelie. Geoft pales, siient. HAYLEY {CONT'D} Tenlled her. Said T wan Lientenant Bayley from LAPD. How fat doen she * live, Geoff? ‘saute teone dl) “Wee ees 'S ee \ Sipe Serie. ries ao roy 2 ogee “St ‘ee are. ee the hy mole Bot oe “eS Se Eerev. 11/6/04 ¥), SECFP (throat dry) s+, are your BAYLSY Then I'LL pull off momo clothes, drop into the backyard, rum into ler azme. j GROEP balers 7... hang myoele? BAYLEY e xoneiz. Operaters are standing by. SAAR REA Gort evands in check, unmeving, dis eyse dart rowerd the DA ST a) wentern wige of the roof. PRO Spruce s ra BaMuEY (coun) SRE DON ¢ You scwmper off, you'll just be ieaviag Lt all for Jauelie. mot te mention the reet of the civilized world. BR A 5 1 Wong rege” Geoff resie eching st erraun now —~ ‘wil sxorr T gemib track you down. Pay you back. BAYLEY Assuming you knew anytning about me. GEOFP Galokngaa girt whore dad veuchae at A WcLAT Shonldn‘r be hard te find. ' HAYLEY wf ' sou believed all thatz ett lfrev. 6/21/08 97. cnorr (throat dry) Wine... are you? RAYE Fhen E'Ll poll off sone clothes, drop date the backyard, run into ber arms, Arms that'L! never bold you again, Geoft stande tn shock, unnowlng, ie eyee dart toward the weutern adgs cf tha roof. BAYLEY [CONT'D Fou reumet eff, you'll juat pe Leaving ie all for Janelle. Not to mantion the rez of the olvilized world, GEOEF Unless I -- hang myeeis? Bayley nods. Geoff reels -- clntching at straws new — GEOFF (COWT"D) I'LL exack yeu dewi, Pay you back. GAELEY Resuming you know anything about mo. GROFF Calabasar girl whoae dad tee MMM Shouldn't be bard to find, BAYLEY You believed ali that? atav, GRORF te beat} Who are you? BAYLEY Sard to oay for eure. maybe not a + 11/6/o4 at, Celabagns girl. Haybe nat a danghter of a med nehool profacssr. ‘Maybe not 4 little slater, GEOFF Maybe not even a friend of Donna Maher. AAYLEY {e congratulatory omile) maybe not aven oamed Bayloy. GEOFF — who the boll are you -- 7 BAYLEY Every Little gir] you ever watched. Touched: Bart. Screwed. Killed. had suip'anip. reall back now to out you oft. THE SOUKD OF A CAR fron the street -- Geoff turne — our EXE. GEOFE'S HOUSE - DAY Janelle"e BMK pulle upj abe lecks af the houre uncertainly, cur EXT, ROOF - DAY — RESUME 108 Geoff ducke dow ,.out of aight, stares st Hayley lethally. anes Sebo Heyiey etndies nim -- realizing ave my have over the edge that ha’ll take her with him, thoughtfully, uodding toward Janelle -— BATLEY Tar 208 aaa takin ‘iim #o-tas She speaks quietiy, Ske's geing to find out. f can etall atop it.rev. 6/21/04 9B. GEOFF {a peat) Whe are you? BAYLEY Hard to say for eure. Maybe aot a Calabasas girl, Maybe not a daughtex Of a pec aahool profeassr. Maybe not a Little aister. Georr Maybe uot even a friend of Donna Bates. HAYIEY {a congratulatory andle) Maybe not even named Kayley. GEOFF — whe the hell are you — ¢ Lietle gle echoed. Every Little girl you svar wal Touched. Hurt. Screwed. Killed, Aad we're all beck nov te cut you off. Snip anip-. THE SOUMD OF A CAR trom the atreat -- Geoff carne -~ CUT TO: 10e = ey, GEORF-s mouse - DAY 2oe JaneLls's BW pallw upy ehe looks at the hovee uncertainly, CUT To: 10S EXT. ROOF = DAY 09 geoff ducks down, out of ; stares at Enyley — she spake * quistly, thoughtfully, g toward Janelle —- BAYLEY She's going te find owt. I can eti2t atop 4. . {MOE *rev, H1v6/06 99. { he can't deny i a “Tae on ERP boos aed b ‘you Ely — whom ahe never should have deserted. She'll remember you with a little-fend agfon-the tort of her life. we Seem me ih vay aa OFF Geoff, wrestling with Te —- weighing her words carefully, realizing both their Jives are in her hands -— cur tar 110 EXT. GOOFE'S ROUAE - DAY Lb Jonelle closes her car door; walke up from thea cer, looking curtously at the ladde: jo front of Lhe kona. She etops ae the hegre a POLICE SIREN in the distance. cur Tes 11 XT. ROOT - DAY - RESWO ud Geort asd Mayley liaten te the POLICE SiRAR, WHICH WILL GROH PROGRESSIVELY CLOSER THROUGHOUT. Wayley leane in as Geoff Dewitantly sete down the knife. Bag thingg will nappen vo you in, ae™ peigos. “Yeu'll wish yoo'd kilted |S Yourself when yoo had tha chancg. {a gentle modle)} ne It's the only way, Geott Jooke ot her wlth wide eyan, Ins last ples —-rev. G/21/08 99, BAYLEY (CONT'D) Put_on the noose. And jump. vanelle will think you were a terribly Exoubled tah when she never ahonld have deserted. She'll remember jou with 9 little fond sadness for the rest of har Lite. a OFF Geoff, wrestling with it -~ weighing her words carefully, realizing beth their lives are in her hands — CUT TO: 110 EXT. GEOFP'S HOUSE - DAY no Janelle cloaca her car door, walke up from the car, looking curtously at tha Jadder in front of the Howse, She stops na she heara @ CE SIREN in the distance. cur Tor ua EXT, ROOF - DAT aaa Geoff and Soyley listen to the POLICE SIREN, WHICH WILL GROW ' PROGRESSIVELY CLOSER THROUGHOUT. Hayley leans in as Geoff heaitantly mets down the knife. BAYLEY, (whdopers) Bad things will happen to you in * prieon. You'll wiah you'd killed youreel£ when you had tha chance. {a gentle mile} e's the only way. Geoff looke et her with wide ayes, in a lsat ples --rev. 1/6/04 100. ROFF {umtapere} Hoy 2 didn't FLl2 ber. It wae ne and i another auy. Ha did it. C jnet er’ watched. i'wanted 0 take pictures, Y but he wouldn't let me. 1/11 ts)] you =) his noma, help you find hin — re BATEEY (whispers) Bey, I knew his name. And it's funny, Aaron told ma you did ie, aefors he killed himaelf. Geoff's fastucem full, a9 se realizes what abe mean the weight of the whole svie faliing in on him now = GEOFF (whiepers) Te vaau't ms. Tt wae Adm, HAYLEY (wo quistly) 1 don't care. cur fo: ia BAT. GEOYE"S BOUSE - BAY nz SIREN USDER. Tansile KNOCKS on the deot, waiting patiently -- cur To: 13 2%. RODE — pay - aia SIRE UHDER. Iplesely, lost. Rayley walks over, picks up the noose and hande it to him earofully, elmost tanderly - cespectiul of the courage be will ead to take thie last step. HAYLE (whispers) Yeu can do tt. Geert ucda, puts the noose around his neck. ayley tightens it like ake might faaten bia necktie ae ba heads out tor tha prom. RYLEY (CONT'D) (whéapers) That's goed, Prom below, ‘the sound of Janelle KNOCKING again —na us rev H1e8/08 191 Same fom wma 1 The sound of har valbe tim Like = dagger Tor Gectt. te vale quickly ty the eign of the root —- war shinee | (ea't worry. t promised I'd cake care eau ALL == Wie gyms ful] BF sdugqernt tom end Loan, fa etepe ORE the esof AND PEINOGTE UWETL TWE ROPE SHAPE FAUT -— Une atanas ovaz tim, Looking own -- V4 Wed Che ope aoatareing SAS eae bela. She Knaele dws net wtuepere te Alas sary wa cas twar hie GASyLed FoR MNCKATH, ‘Tuk TUIN MIME Ser ADE Uereins PaLereR AND FATETER err ns WX2. SEORFe BOER = BA ne Sune UNTER. Zaimbie-# seaming eyeinet the door, LLavenog, Aleut Eo erock again | weal @he bears 9 THUD fii Bbw eouth Aide c€ the house Vie sound ef Geoff = body wuinging (ute tha Fae 5e en tows anes neues aber Abnraa, shy Aloe Inher tures for mace he exrmti iy wml ground tc the seach ide Sf ene hoa Tar

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