Butterfly Effect, The (2004)

by J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress.

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INT. SUNNYVALE - DOCTOR'S OFFICE - NIGHT - 2002





EVAN, 20, good-looking but with dark haunted eyes, frantically hides himself in
an unlit Doctor's office. His face and chest are covered in blood. He holds his
forehead in pain.





FLASHLIGHT BEAMS stab through the darkened corridor hunting for him. ALARMS
SOUND. GUARDS are heard shouting to each other. Evan grabs a cardboard box and
hides under a doctor's desk. He grabs some paper and begins writing in
shorthand.





EVAN



(as he writes)



If anyone finds this, then I guess my plan didn't work and I'm already dead...






He takes a deep breath.





EVAN



But if I can just go back to the beginning of all this, I still might be able to
save her.





Fatigue overwhelms him, but he continues writing...





INT. BUSY HOSPITAL CORRIDOR - DAY - 1982





TITLE: TWENTY YEARS EARLIER





ANDREA TREBORN, twenty-five, an attractive pregnant woman strapped to a gurney,
is rolled down a busy hospital corridor. She is clearly ready to give birth, and
as she flails her arms, she knocks another patient's IV bottle into the wall.






INT. BUSY HOSPITAL - RECOVERY ROOM - SUPER 8 FOOTAGE - 1982





A tearful Andrea holds newborn EVAN in her hands.





TITLE SEQUENCE OVER SUPER-8 MONTAGE INCLUDING:





INT. BUSY HOSPITAL - RECOVERY ROOM - DAY - 1982





Smiling Andrea holds baby Evan up to the camera, then places him in a crib.





EXT. PLAYGROUND - DAY - 1983





A playground. Evan's father, JASON (23), puts a 1-year old on a slide.





EXT. LENNY'S HOUSE - DAY - 1987





A birthday party for LENNY, 5, a chubby kid with only a few friends. Evan, now
5, is gently prodded by Andrea toward KAYLEIGH, 5, a quiet sweet-looking girl
with beautiful hair.





Evan clumsily shakes her hand and she quickly leans over and kisses his cheek.
He blushes and runs to hug his mother's leg.





END MONTAGE & TITLES.





EXT. ANDREA'S HOUSE - EARLY MORNING - 1989





In the driveway, 7-year old Evan plays with CRICKETT, a frisky cocker spaniel
puppy.





Andrea, wearing a mechanic's jumpsuit, works impatiently on the carburetor of a
Toyota Celica. Evan pets the dog as he watches his mother work.





ANDREA



Okay, okay...what now?





Evan quickly eyes the situation and grabs the 5/16" wrench from the toolbox.





EVAN



We're gonna be late again.





ANDREA



When did you ever care about getting to school on time?





EVAN



We're putting up pictures for Parent's Night.





Evan impatiently watches Andrea turn the bolt.





EVAN



Righty-tighty, lefty-lucy.





ANDREA



Thanks. Don't worry Evan, you'll have plenty of time.





The carburetor will not set properly. She bangs on it with the wrench.





ANDREA



(re: carb)



Darn it!





EVAN



Um...can dad come this time?





ANDREA



(getting impatient)



You know the answer to that.





EVAN



Can't he come out for one day?





ANDREA



We've been over this a hundred times. It's too dangerous for him.





EVAN



But Lenny said that his dad's coming...and Tommy and Kayleigh's dad...





Andrea hands the wrench to Evan.





ANDREA



Here, Ev... Finish this up for me.





Evan beams as he climbs onto the bumper and screws the carb back together.
Andrea, meanwhile, strips off her coveralls, revealing a spotless nurse's
uniform underneath.





EVAN



All the dads are gonna be there.





ANDREA



I get the point, kiddo. But I'm not so bad, am I?





EVAN



No.





ANDREA



Good. Because I've been waiting to see your art projects all week and I'd feel
terrible if all you thought about was your father not being there.





Evan, disappointed, passes the wrench back to Andrea.





EVAN



(beat)



Done. Try it.





Andrea gets behind the wheel. She turns the ignition and the engine roars to
life. Evan wears a proud smile.





ANDREA



You're amazing, kiddo.





EXT. SCHOOL PARKING LOT - MORNING - 1989





Andrea races through the school zone and heads for the main doors. Evan's
already got the car door open and his foot on the ground by the time the car
skids to a halt. Andrea checks her watch.





ANDREA



Okay have a great day I love you I'll pick you up later gotta go...





Evan blows Andrea a kiss goodbye and runs into the school. As Andrea pulls away,
MRS. BOSWELL, 35, taps the car window.





MRS. BOSWELL



Mrs. Treborn! I need to speak with you!





ANDREA



I'm sorry, but can it wait til tonight? I'm already late for work --





Mrs. Boswell's morbid expression stops Andrea.





MRS. BOSWELL



I think you really need to see this.





INT. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - CLASSROOM - MOMENTS LATER





The classroom is filled with screaming, running children. Mrs. Boswell enters
the classroom with Andrea and immediately calls out to TOMMY, a tough seven-year
old kid who swings a whiffle bat at LENNY, now seven, a sniffling, chubby kid.






MRS. BOSWELL



Tommy! Leave Lenny alone! Don't make me send you to Mr. Voytek's office!





Evan is surprised to see his mother enter with Mrs. Boswell, but continues
playing with Kayleigh, now seven, a quiet, sweet-looking girl.





Mrs. Boswell leads Andrea over to the teacher's desk.





MRS. BOSWELL



I was going to show this to the principal, but I wanted to talk to you first.






ANDREA



What is it?





MRS. BOSWELL



Yesterday I had all the children draw pictures of what they wanted to be when
they grew up. Most of them made drawings of what their parents did, but this...






Mrs. Boswell opens the bottom drawer of her desk and pulls out a drawing. Andrea
turns to stone when she sees it.





ANDREA



I don't understand...Evan did this?





The drawing shows a child holding a bloody knife while standing on a heap of
dead bodies. It's extremely sophisticated for a seven-year old. Some of the
corpses have been cut open and the insides are surprisingly anatomically
correct.





Andrea sees Evan playing with Lenny, harmless as a bunny, and struggles to
control her concern.





ANDREA



Thank you for showing it to me first. I'll...I'll take care of it. Can I have
the picture?





MRS. BOSWELL



Of course. There is one more thing, Mrs. Treborn. And I feel bad for mentioning
it...





ANDREA



What?





MRS. BOSWELL



When I asked Evan about his drawing, well, he didn't remember doing it.





Andrea is visibly shaken now.





ANDREA



I have to go.





EXT. SCHOOL PARKING LOT - LATER





Andrea seems so impacted by this revelation that she cannot even start the car.






INT. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - LATER





The children hang artwork on the walls in prep for Parent's Night. Each child
has a picture of his or her family made from colored construction paper and
macaroni. Evan's picture (no longer sophisticated) depicts his mother, Crockett
and himself on a green hill. Tommy and Kayleigh's pictures each show two kids
and a single father. And their 'mother' is stuck to the far end of page.





Lenny beams as he pins-up his picture of an ideal nuclear family. He looks at
Tommy's picture and is confused.





LENNY



You put the mommy too far away. Mrs. Boswell has macaroni and glue if you wanna
fix it.





TOMMY



You're such a retard!





KAYLEIGH



Mommy lives far away but she comes and visits.





LENNY



(to Tommy)



If I'm retarded, why didn't my mommy move away from me?





Tommy gets upset. He swipes his hand down Lenny's picture and his macaroni
"mother" crumbles to the floor. Lenny begins to cry.





EVAN



Hey, what'd you do that for?





TOMMY



Fat little baby, crying for mommy.





Evan takes the ruined picture and leans down next to Lenny.





EVAN



Come on, Lenny. It's not that bad. You can still see your mom a little.





Lenny, unable to stop crying, begins hyperventilating out of control. His
desperate gasps for breath are frightening.





Evan, scared, looks around for Mrs. Boswell, but cannot find her. He reaches up
to his own picture and quickly tears his own macaroni "mother" apart and places
it over Lenny's picture. It's a nuclear family again. Lenny slowly is able to
catch his breath.





LENNY



(grateful)



Can..can...Can I have this?





EVAN



Sure. I was gonna make a new one, anyway.





Kayleigh helps Lenny glue a new "mother" in place and she smiles gratefully at
Evan.





As Evan smiles back at Kayleigh, Mrs. Boswell calmly enters the room in time to
see Evan tacking up his butchered family portrait. She shivers.





EXT. SUNNYVALE INSTITUTION - DAY - 1989





Gothic. Imposing. Andrea runs up the stairs.





INT. SUNNYVALE - DR. REDFIELD'S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS





DR. HARLON REDFIELD, 40, a handsome and extremely genial man, scrutinizes a
disturbing drawing.





DR. REDFIELD



And you say he doesn't remember any of it?





ANDREA



(anxious)



Not according to his teacher. It just got me thinking about Jason and what if
Evan's inherited his father's condition?





DR. REDFIELD



Hold it, hold it, Andrea. Let's not jump to conclusions. I'll run some
preliminary tests, see what we can rule out.





Andrea nods and forces a thankful smile.





DR. REDFIELD



Tell you what, bring Evan here tonight and we'll run a CAT-scan series.





EXT. SUNNYVALE INSTITUTION - NIGHT





The looming building looks even more frightening at night. Andrea and Evan head
up the stairs.





EVAN



I don't like this place, Mom. It's creepy. Please can we go? I promise I won't
make any more bad pictures!





ANDREA



(lighthearted)



You'll be fine. Dr. Redfield just wants to give you some tests. You'll like him.






INT. SUNNYVALE INSTITUTION - NIGHT





Andrea leads Evan into Dr. Redfield's office. Dr. Redfield warmly greets Evan at
the door.





DR. REDFIELD



Hello, Evan. It's very nice to meet you.



(to Andrea)



He's as handsome as his father.





EVAN



(stunned)



You know my father?





Before Dr. Redfield can answer, Andrea cuts him off.





ANDREA



That's why I wanted you to come here, Evan. Dr. Redfield already has a
background in memory loss.





EVAN



My father has a bad memory, too?





DR. REDFIELD



(off Andrea's look)



Uh, tell you what, Evan. If it's okay with your mother, I'd like to run some
tests. Nothing scary.





Evan raises an eyebrow at the doctor.





DR. REDFIELD



Okay, it might be a little scary...





INT. LABORATORY - MOMENTS LATER





Evan looks terrified as he lies on a medical platform as a series of CAT-scan
images are taken. In another part of the room, a distressed Andrea speaks
quietly with Dr. Redfield.





ANDREA



Just tell me that Evan doesn't have Jason's illness...





DR. REDFIELD



Look, Andrea, I'm sure he'll test negative for brain disorders. But there's
something else you can try to monitor his memory.





ANDREA



Anything.





DR. REDFIELD



A journal. Just have him write down everything he does.





ANDREA



Why? What for?





DR. REDFIELD



It could be extremely useful to jog his memory. See if he remembers anything new
the next day. And I'll have the test results back in a few days.





INT. ANDREA'S HOUSE - KITCHEN - MORNING





The next morning. Evan busily writes in his new black-marble mead comp book:





EVAN'S DIARY



Today Mommy is taking me to play with Kayley and Tommy. I will mete there father
and see what a real dad is like. Maybe one day I will mete my Dad.





Andrea, meanwhile, speaks into the phone as she pours Lucky Charms into a cereal
bowl for Evan.





ANDREA



Thanks, George. I really appreciate you watching him, he won't be any trouble at
all.





Evan puts down the journal and eats breakfast. He separates the green clovers
from the cereal and drops them to the floor for Crockett to nibble.





EVAN



These'll bring you luck, Crockett.





ANDREA



(into phone)



Great. I'll see you soon.





Andrea hangs up the phone and walks into the next room.





INT. HOUSE - DAY





Andrea grabs the pocket book off the coffee table and heads back into the
kitchen. She drops her purse in shock when she sees:





Evan, in doorway, expressionless and holding a large BUTCHER KNIFE by his side.






ANDREA



Evan?





Evan sees her but remains expressionless.





ANDREA



Evan? What are you doing with that knife?





Life suddenly springs into Evan's face. He seems stunned to find himself holding
the knife and drops it.





EVAN



(scared)



What happened?





ANDREA



Honey. What were you doing with that?





EVAN



(tears welling)



I...I don't remember.





EXT. MILLER HOUSE - MORNING





Andrea, still shaken, drops Evan off at the house of GEORGE MILLER, 35, a
handsome athletic man with an infectious smile. He approaches the car and opens
the door for Evan.





MR. MILLER



Hey, Andrea.



(to Evan)



Hello little man.





Andrea writes nervously on a piece of paper as Evan gets out.





ANDREA



Thanks a lot George. Here's my work number in case there are any problems.





MR. MILLER



(lighthearted laughter)



Whaddaya kidding? We're going to have a great time today, right Evan?





Andrea nods thanks and nervously drives away. Evan walks up to Mr. Miller and
momentarily reaches for his hand. Mr. Miller flinches his hand away and chuckles
at Evan.





MR. MILLER



You waiting for an invitation? The kids are inside.





Evan appears confused for a moment at Mr. Miller's unexpected rudeness, but
walks inside.





INT. MILLER'S HOUSE - DAY





Evan enters the well-kept middle class home and sees his classmates Kayleigh and
Tommy. Kayleigh is dressed in a make-shift Medieval gown and Tommy is also
dressed in a period costume.





KAYLEIGH



(excited to see Evan)



Evan, guess what? Dad got a new video camera and we're all gonna be in a movie.






TOMMY



I don't think Evan gets to be in it --





KAYLEIGH



Quit it, Tommy. Evan gets to be Robin Hood. I'm gonna be Maid Marian, and you're
the Sheriff of Nottingham!





TOMMY



I thought I was the bad guy!





KAYLEIGH



You are, silly. He's a bad sheriff.





Mr. Miller, holding a full glass of scotch in one hand, sets the circa-80's
bulky video camera on a tripod and plugs it into the porta-deck.





EVAN



We're really gonna be in a movie!?





MR. MILLER



That's right, Evan, and you get to be the star.





TOMMY



I thought I was the star.





MR. MILLER



Shut up, moron. Now get in your costume, Evan. And you have to promise, your
bestest super-duper promise, that this will be our little secret. Think you can
do that?





Evan nods and sticks his arms straight up in the air. Mr. Miller downs his drink
and helps Evan off with his clothes. Suddenly --





HARD CUT TO:





INT. MILLER'S HOUSE - BASEMENT - DAY





Evan comes to in an unfamiliar place. The rec-room/basement. Evan's eyes dart
from the fireplace to Mr. Miller's camera lens and finally to Kayleigh, whose
ashen face trembles slightly.





Panic spreads across Evan's face.





EVAN



Where am I? What happened? Where did we all go?





MR. MILLER



Calm down, kid. Stand still.





Evan backs up and awkwardly scurries around the basement, grabbing his clothes.
Panicking.





EVAN



I was just somewhere else - how did I get here?





MR. MILLER



Quit acting like some retard or I'll call your mother and tell her what a
naughty little shit you've been.





EVAN



Kayleigh? What happened?





Kayleigh's eyes are unable to leave the floor. She begins adjusting her
disheveled clothing. Evan trembles.





EVAN



What's wrong with me?





Tommy silently watches from the top of the basement stairs, absently wringing
the head off one of his sister's dolls.





INT. SUNNYVALE INSTITUTION - DAY





Dr. Redfield places Evan's CAT-scan slides on the light box. Andrea squints,
unable to interpret them.





DR. REDFIELD



Well, the good news is that the results are negative. I've found no evidence in
the way of lesions, hemorrhaging, tumors...





ANDREA



And the bad news?





DR. REDFIELD



Unfortunately, we've got nothing to work with. It's harder playing detective
now.





ANDREA



But you must have something to go on?





DR. REDFIELD



If I had to guess, I'd say the blackouts are stress related.





ANDREA



But he's seven. What kind of stress can he have?





DR. REDFIELD



Plenty. Who knows? Maybe he's got severe coping problems about not having a
father. Did you say the last blackout occurred when he was with his friend's
dad.





ANDREA



Come on, I doubt the answer's that simple.





DR. REDFIELD



You'd be surprised how often they are.





ANDREA



Well, he has been pushing me to meet his father, but I've been putting it off.






DR. REDFIELD



It's worth a shot. I can arrange a controlled meeting. A careful dose of
sedatives for Jason, some security, you and I monitoring. Evan comes in for a
quick visit and with any luck, no more missing father complex.





ANDREA



How soon?...





INT. ANDREA'S CAR - COUNTRY ROAD - DAY





Evan, dressed in his Sunday best, writes copiously in a journal marked "AGE 7."






EVAN'S DIARY



April 15. Today I get to mete my father. His name is Jason and he is crazy. I
hope he lets me call him dad.





INT. SUNNYVALE INSTITUTION - DAY





Andrea tightly grips Evan's hand as the pair follow Dr. Redfield down a
corridor. Evan's enthusiasm is dampened by the sounds of distant screams and
bloodcurdling laughter.





EVAN



Dad lives here?





DR. REDFIELD



Not in this wing, actually. No.





ANDREA



Now your father may seem sleepy to you, but that's just because of his medicine,
okay?





EVAN



Okay.





They walk to the end of the corridor and come to a "Visitor's Chamber". Dr.
Redfield leads Evan inside. Andrea begins to follow, but the doctor gestures
that she stay outside.





INT. SUNNYVALE - VISITOR'S CHAMBER - CONTINUOUS





Evan takes a seat at a long rectangular table. His eyes are fixated on the door
on the other side of the room. Finally, a dark figure can be seen through the
opaque glass.





JASON, thirty and haggard looking, enters the room. His eyes want to sparkle at
seeing his son for the first time. But tranquilizers have dulled the effect.





Evan's eyes fixate on the leg-restraints and handcuffs that hinder Jason's
movement. Finally Jason sits.





He smiles warmly and speaks in over-enunciated tones.





JASON



It's okay. I won't bite. You've seen pictures of me, right?





EVAN



Uh-huh. Mom says I have your eyes and your --





SMASH CUT TO:





INT. SUNNYVALE - VISITOR'S CHAMBER - DAY





Evan "comes to" in another unfamiliar place. Rather than seeing his father
across a table, he's looking up at a ceiling.





Blocking his view of the ceiling is Jason, whose face is now monstrous with
rage, and whose cuffed hands are wrapped around Evan's throat, choking the life
out of him.





JASON



(through clenched teeth)



I...love...you.





Suddenly, ORDERLIES tackle Jason from both sides and wedge a baton under his jaw
to wrench him away. Andrea frantically struggles to rescue Evan from Jason's
clutches.





JASON



(panicking)



He has to die! You don't understand! It's the only way to stop it!





Jason wrestles the baton from under his chin, hits an orderly in the kneecap and
comes for Evan with the baton!





Orderly #2 acts quickly, beating Jason with his baton. As Jason makes another
desperate grab for Evan, Orderly #2 is forced to bash him in the skull. Down for
the count.





Andrea hugs Evan, now in shock.





ANDREA



I'm sorry, Evan. I'm sorry.





And ALARM sounds and Andrea tries to cover Evan's eyes, but through her fingers
he can see a quick blur of a pool of blood spreading from Jason's head.





FADE TO BLACK.





FADE IN:





EXT. CEMETERY - DAY - 1989





Dressed in black, Andrea and Evan watch Jason's casket being lowered into the
ground. Andrea's tears soak through her veil. A few feet back, Kayleigh stands
behind Evan.





PRIEST



Ashes to ashes...dust to dust.





Evan watches the coffin descend, disappearing from sight. Kayleigh steps up to
Evan and takes his hand. A moment. And she softly whispers in Evan's ear.





KAYLEIGH



You're better off anyway.





A rumble of thunder. Evan looks up at the brooding dark clouds.





EXT. CEMETERY - DUSK





Gray skies. Andrea drives the children home. Evan stares at the passing
tombstones that flutter by like a white picket fence. The flickering strobe
effect that intensifies into a white blur is hypnotic.





SLOWLY DISSOLVE TO:





EXT. MILLER'S HOUSE - DAY - 1995





Bright and sunny. The lawn freshly cut. A Toro lawnmower has been carelessly
left in the grass-strewn driveway.





TITLE: SIX YEARS LATER





CRANE DOWN to the window of the --





INT. MILLER'S HOUSE - BASEMENT





Evan, Kayleigh, Tommy and Lenny are now THIRTEEN. Evan exhales cigarette smoke,
taps his ash and finishes sketching a portrait of Kayleigh in his journal.





Tommy wears a leather jacket and now has traces of peach fuzz on his upper lip.
Kayleigh's hair is longer now, albeit stringy and unkempt.





Evan closes his journal and coolly ignites a STRIKE-ANYWHERE MATCH with his
thumb and lights Kayleigh's cigarette. Everyone but Lenny smokes in the
basement.





Tommy, now with longer hair, ransacks his father's army locker looking for
something.





EVAN



Tommy, I'm bored shitless over here. What's up already?





TOMMY



Hold your horses, man. It's here somewhere. I saw it when I was a kid.





Tommy absently chucks an old Playboy toward Lenny. Kayleigh seems uncomfortable
by the sight of it.





KAYLEIGH



(to Tommy)



We should go soon. If Dad catches us smoking down here, we're dead.





EVAN



So let's go. This place creeps me out.





Evan claps his hands and stands up, Lenny and Kayleigh join him. Finally, Tommy
shakes an old army thermos and hears something rattling inside.





TOMMY



I knew it had something to do with the army.





Tommy opens the thermos, tips it over and a blockbuster (1/4 stick of dynamite)
spills out. Tommy grins mischievously.





TOMMY



Let's blow the shit out of something!





EXT. HALPERNS' FOREST - DAY





Tommy leads Evan, Kayleigh and Lenny on a mission through the woods. Everyone
smokes except Lenny, yet he's the only one who's wheezing. He pulls out an
inhaler and takes a puff.





LENNY



Guys, slow up, would you?





KAYLEIGH



Evan, did I tell you? My mother said I might be able to visit her this summer in
Orlando with her new family.





TOMMY



What did I say about mentioning that bitch?





KAYLEIGH



(uncomfortable)



Where the hell are you taking us anyway? Just blow something up already.





TOMMY



Just blow something up? Are you nuts? There's an art to mass destruction. Would
you just paint the Mona Lisa? No. Besides, we're here already.





Now at the edge of the woods, Tommy spots:





EXT. MRS. HALPERN'S HOME - CONTINUOUS





A MAILBOX sits at the end of the driveway. It's exquisite. An exact replica of a
Colonial home it serves.





Across the street, Tommy hands the blockbuster to Lenny.





TOMMY



Here you go, buddy.





LENNY



(recoiling)



What? No frigging way, man. I'm not touching that thing.





TOMMY



The hell you aren't. Anyone of us does it, you'll puss out and narc for sure.






LENNY



Ain't gonna work this time, buddy. Look how small that fuse is! I'll get killed.






EVAN



Not necessarily.





All eyes turn to Evan as he takes his lit cigarette, breaks off the filter and
jams the fuse into the unlit end.





EVAN



That should buy you ten minutes at least.





LENNY



Gee, thanks friend.





EXT. MRS. HALPERN'S HOME - CONTINUOUS





Lenny paces back and forth next to the three-story mailbox, desperately trying
to appear nonchalant. He pretends to notice his shoe's untied and bends down to
tie it. From the woods, the other kids watch anxiously.





TOMMY



Oh, for Christ's sake, just do it, Lenny.





Finally, Lenny throws the bomb in the mailbox. Then sprints like hell to the
woods. Kayleigh shakes Lenny's inhaler and hands it to him when he gets back.






LENNY



(taking puff)



Thanks.





Evan pats Lenny on the back.





EVAN



You got balls, man.





The four watch the mailbox in intense anticipation. Evan smiles with the
cigarette pressed tightly between his lips and places his hands over Kayleigh's
ears. She smiles back at him and presses his hands against her head. Tommy
catches this and seems disturbed, and quickly turns back to --





The mailbox. Tick-tock...tick-tock...It's like a staring contest...





SMASH CUT TO:





EXT. HALPERNS' FOREST - DAY





Evan, running full speed, comes to in an unfamiliar place. He instantly loses
his footing and falls to the ground. Lenny, falling on top of him.





TOMMY



Hurry! Let's go! Get him up, Evan! Come on!





EVAN



(frantic)



What happened?? Where are we?!





Evan gets up and starts running, then realizes he's not being followed. Kayleigh
and Tommy are helping Lenny up and carrying him. Evan realizes that Lenny's
completely dazed. Evan doubles back, grabs Lenny's arm and he and Tommy drag
Lenny through the woods as fast as they can.





KAYLEIGH



(crying)



Oh God...what did we do?





EVAN



Shit, Lenny. What's happened to you! We've gotta get help!





SMASH CUT TO:





EXT. LENNY'S HOUSE - DRIVEWAY - DAY





Andrea's car screeches to the curb of Lenny's house. Lenny's mother, Mrs. Kagan,
frantically loads Lenny into an ambulance.





As Andrea rushes up to the ambulance, Mrs. Kagan gives her an icy glare and
slams the ambulance door in Andrea's face. Andrea turns to Evan, now trembling
on the front stoop.





ANDREA



What is it? What happened?





TOMMY



(staring menacingly at the others)



We were just building a fort in the woods when Lenny freaked out. One minute he
was fine, then he just froze up. Right guys?





ANDREA



What happened, Evan? The truth.





EVAN



I don't know... I don't remember.





ANDREA



Something must've happened! What set him off?





EVAN



I...I blacked out.





ANDREA



(building frustration)



Don't try to use your blackouts to get out of this one!





Evan looks helpless.





ANDREA



You're not making this up, are you?





Evan shakes his head "no". Almost ashamed...





DISSOLVE TO:





INT. DR. REDFIELD'S OFFCIE - DAY





Evan lies on a couch.





DR. REDFIELD



With every breath you exhale, you can feel all of the tension draining from your
body like water through a faucet. Nine, ten, and you're completely asleep.
Relaxed.





Evan breathes slowly. Deeply. Andrea watches nervously from the far side of the
room.





DR. REDFIELD



Now I want you to go back to the time you were in the woods with Lenny. Think of
it like a movie. You can pause, rewind, or slow down any details you wish.
Understand?





EVAN



Yes.





DR. REDFIELD



Where are you now?





EVAN



I'm standing next to Kayleigh, my hands are over her ears.





DR. REDFIELD



Are you hurting her?





EVAN



No, protecting her.





Andrea suppresses the tiniest of proud smiles.





DR. REDFIELD



Okay. Then go a little forward in time. What do you see now?





EVAN



I see a car.





Evan's eyes suddenly roll back in his head.





DR. REDFIELD



Yes, tell me about the car.





Evan moans and begins shaking.





DR. REDFIELD



Go on. Nothing can hurt you. Remember, this is only a movie. You're completely
safe.





EVAN



(moaning)



I can't...the car vanishes and all of a sudden I'm on the ground in the woods.






DR. REDFIELD



The car doesn't vanish Evan. The movie in your head has broken, that's all. But
now I've respliced it and I want you to tell me about the car.





EVAN



It's coming...argh! I can't!





Evan moans and shakes on the couch.





DR. REDFIELD



Fight it Evan. Hurry. It's coming!





Blood begins to trickle from Evan's nose as a guttural sound is uttered from
deep within him. Dr. Redfield bolts upright in his chair and redirects the
session.





DR. REDFIELD



Okay, Evan. Listen to my voice! On the count of ten, you're going to wake up.
Feeling refreshed and remembering everything we talked about.





Evan moans in agony. Andrea darts into the room.





ANDREA



What's happening to him?? Make it stop!





Dr. Redfield waves her away and concentrates on Evan.





DR. REDFIELD



One. You're feeling more awake now. Two, your eyes no longer feel heavy.





Andrea moves to stop the blood flowing from Evan's nose. She lifts Evan's
eyelids and sees only the whites of his eyes.





DR. REDFIELD



Five. Six. Refreshed and awake! Seven, eight. Come on, Evan, wake up, dammit!






Evan is completely non-responsive.





ANDREA



Evan wake up, oh please wake up!





DR. REDFIELD



Nine, ten. And you're awake! Open your eyes, dammit!





Nothing but moans and blood. Dr. Redfield frantically opens some desk drawers
until he finds smelling salts. He breaks a small capsule under evan's mouth,
pinches his bleeding nose closed and lets Evan inhale the vapor through his
mouth.





Evan lurches forward on the couch and falls off. Holding his bloody nose.





EVAN



What happened? Did it work?





Evan deduces the answer from everyone's horrified faces.





EXT. MULTIPLEX THEATER - PARKING LOT - DUSK





Andrea drops off Evan, Kayleigh and Tommy outside the complex. Kayleigh, looking
morose, shuts the car door and Andrea drives off. They walk through the parking
lot.





TOMMY



(to Kayleigh)



Wipe that sad-assed look off your face before you get us all busted. You see the
way Evan's mom was looking at you?





KAYLEIGH



I'm sorry.





EVAN



Would someone just tell me already what the hell happened in the mailbox?





On "mailbox", Tommy suddenly grabs Evan's jacket and SHOVES him against a parked
car. Tommy looks around to make sure nobody heard anything.





TOMMY



Don't ever bring that shit up again. Not ever. Not to me, not to Kayleigh, or
even Lenny. The stupid fuck if he ever learns to talk again. Understand?





Evan nods, scared. Tommy gives a final shove.





TOMMY



Ever.



(re: Kayleigh)



She don't want to talk about it, anyway. Do you Kayleigh?





Tommy's right. Kayleigh clearly doesn't.





INT. MULTIPLEX THEATER LOBBY - DUSK





Kayleigh shuffles behind Evan and Tommy as they head toward the theatre. Evan
drops back.





EVAN



Are you okay?





Kayleigh says nothing as Tommy sees the theatre playing SEVEN and whispers.





TOMMY



There it is. Let's go.





INT. ANDREA'S HOUSE - KITCHEN - NIGHT





Andrea does the dishes as the TV plays a NEWSCAST in the b.g.





ANCHOR



(on TV)



...was the grizzly aftermath of what police officials of upstate New York are
calling a horrible act of vandalism gone awry.





Andrea turns to the TV, blocking our view. We can only hear the report as she
watches intensely.





ANCHOR



The powerful explosion is believed to have been caused by a small quantity of
dynamite.





Andrea's face looks haunted by the on-screen images. She shakes her head in
terror and grabs the remote.





ANCHOR



Police thus far have no leads as to the suspects...





She clicks off the TV, trembling.





INT. MULTIPLEX THEATER - NIGHT





The movie's in progress. Evan and Kayleigh sit behind Tommy.





TOMMY



Holy shit! Look at that fat fuck! You'd have to wipe his ass with a forklift!






Some crowd members TURN around and give Tommy a SHUSH. Tommy whips M&Ms at them.






TOMMY



Shut up, faggot. No one's talking to you!





Kayleigh, repulsed, suddenly darts fro the aisle and runs out. Evan follows.





INT. LOBBY - CONTINUOUS





Evan follows her to a small alcove.





EVAN



I'm sorry Kayleigh. This was a bad idea.





KAYLEIGH



You really don't remember anything that happened?





Evan shakes his head "no". She looks devastated.





KAYLEIGH



You're so lucky.





She begins to cry. Evan makes sure no one's staring.





EVAN



It's going to be okay. Lenny'll be fine. You'll see.





He reaches to comfort her. But she winces.





KAYLEIGH



Ouch.





EVAN



I'm sorry.





She pulls her sleeve up, revealing a large bruise.





KAYLEIGH



It's not your fault. Mrs. Kagan called dad and blamed us for what happened to
Lenny.





EVAN



Damn. Your dad did this?





Kayleigh pulls back her shirt collar to show an even larger, darker bruise.





KAYLEIGH



(looking down)



I deserve a lot worse.





EVAN



What are you talking about? What you deserve is a better brother and father. All
they do is make you feel like shit.





She looks into his eyes.





EVAN



You really have no clue how beautiful you are, do you?





She searches his eyes for sincerity. And finds it. They lean into each other for
a TENDER KISS. After a moment, a ROAR from nearby.





TOMMY (O.S.)



What the fuck are you doing??





They jerk back to see Tommy, shocked and betrayed, staring at them from across a
small crowd. By now, some teens chuckle at Tommy.





TEEN PUNK (O.S.)



Buying popcorn, what the fuck are you doing?





Tommy rushes through the small crowd at Evan. His hands in fists. Suddenly a
FOOT reaches out and trips Tommy. Tommy falls to the floor and the crowd cackles
at him.





Tommy slowly gets up, locks eyes with Evan. Hatred oozing.





Evan looks guilty, weakly shaking his head, it's not what you're thinking.





Tommy suddenly lunges at the TEEN PUNK who must be at least a foot taller than
he is. Tommy lands a flurry of punches before the Teen Punk can even defend
himself, frequently taking opportunities to eyeball Evan.





Evan, Kayleigh and even the punk's FRIENDS look on helplessly when TWO SECURITY
GUARDS SEIZE TOMMY. Tommy valiantly struggles against them at first. But the
moment he realizes it's hopeless, he allows his body to go slack.





As Tommy is being dragged away, he turns to Evan, a sick smile on his face.





Evan and Kayleigh look back, speechless.





INT. ANDREA'S CAR - NIGHT





Andrea drives through the winding roads.





CLOSE UP





Andrea's eyes. Tormented.





REVEAL she's driving Evan and Kayleigh home. Evan's up front and Kayleigh sits
behind them. Everyone silent.





Andrea stares through the rearview mirror into





KAYLEIGH'S EYES





Probing. Searching.





ANDREA



So how was the movie?





KAYLEIGH



Okay.





Andrea watches Kayleigh. A calculated beat.





ANDREA



Any exploding mailboxes?





Kayleigh flinches at the question. And Andrea catches it. Evan can't help but
look back at Kayleigh. Oh my god, she knows.





KAYLEIGH



(faking poorly)



What do you mean?





Andrea pulls the car over and stops. After a moment, Kayleigh realizes she's at
her house. She exits the car in a hurry.





ANDREA



Goodnight.





Andrea stares at Evan, who keeps his eyes facing dead ahead. She finally shifts
the car into gear.





ANDREA



We're moving.





Evan says nothing.





FADE TO BLACK.





EXT. ANDREA'S HOUSE - MORNING





A "For Sale" sign is now planted on the front lawn. Andrea, in her nurse
uniform, exits the house to her car.





INT. ANDREA'S LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS





Evan discreetly watches her leave through the window. Grabs his coat and exits
frame.





EXT. LENNY'S HOUSE - DAY





Kayleigh and Evan walk down toward the house.





EVAN



I can't believe Tommy's still pissed at me. He knows I'm moving away, right?





KAYLEIGH



He's been acting real strange lately. He won't even look me in the eyes anymore.






EVAN



Duck, here they come.





As a station wagon rolls up the street, Evan and Kayleigh duck in nearby bushes.






KAYLEIGH



Did your mom say if Lenny was...okay?





EVAN



He must be. They're letting him go, right?





The station wagon finally heads into the driveway. Evan puts on a smile and
charges the car, pounding the window.





EVAN



Welcome home, Lenny!





Inside the car, Lenny jerks back in horror. Mrs. Kagan looks angry as she rolls
the window down.





MRS. KAGAN



I think your little homecoming's in bad taste.





The smile fades from Evan's face. Kayleigh hangs back.





EVAN



Sorry?





MRS. KAGAN



(acidic)



Lenny's been through a hell of an ordeal no thanks to you.





Evan and Kayleigh look guilty as the garage door opens up and Mrs. Kagan
continues into the garage.





INT. LENNY'S BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS





Alone, Lenny concentrates on a MODEL AIRPLANE. There is a sudden KNOCK at the
window. Lenny's head jerks around to see Evan and Kayleigh smiling through the
window.





EXT. LENNY'S WINDOW - CONTINUOUS





Evan and Kayleigh stand on the ivy-covered trellis.





EVAN



(quietly)



Welcome home. Thought you might like some fresh air for a change.





KAYLEIGH



Hi, Lenny.





Lenny twitches ever-so-slightly.





LENNY



Is Tommy with you guys?





Evan shakes his head "no".





EVAN



It's cool.





Lenny looks back at the model airplane. Needs to think.





EXT. JUNKYARD WOODS - DAY





Evan, Lenny and Kayleigh pass a junk pile in the woods.





KAYLEIGH



(to Lenny)



So what did you do in there?





LENNY



It was awful. You can't sleep 'cause everyone's screaming all night long. I
never want to go back.





As Evan and Kayleigh absorb this in silence, they see a column of smoke
billowing in the horizon.





KAYLEIGH



Do you see that?





Evan and Kayleigh run toward the smoke. Lenny nervously follows behind.





They exit the woods to find:





EXT. JUNKYARD - CONTINUOUS





Tommy has stuffed a dog into a gunny sack which he douses with lighter fluid.
Next to a campfire.





EVAN



Crockett!!





Evan and Kayleigh rush toward the trapped, helpless dog. Tommy is ready for
them. He drops the lighter fluid, picks up a wooden plank and SWINGS! Evan ducks
back at the last minute and Tommy accidentally connects with Kayleigh's head.
Knocking her unconscious.





TOMMY



Look what you made me do!





EVAN



What's wrong with you?!





Tommy, enraged, fakes a high swing, then goes for Evan's knee cap. BASH! Evan
doubles over in pain and falls to the ground, clutching his knee.





Tommy moves to the fire, Crockett squirming inside the bag and picks up the
lighter fluid.





Evan painfully looks up from the ground and his eyes dart from the sight of
Kayleigh, unconscious, to Crockett, trapped in the tied gunny sack.





EVAN



Kayleigh! Wake up!





No response.





TOMMY



Why don't you fucking kiss her, Prince Charming!





Tommy squeezes the bottle hard, creating a flaming fuse from the campfire to the
fluid soaked dog.





As the flames near Crockett, Evan, seething with rage, stands up with clenched
fists and CHARGES Tommy at FULL SPEED --





SMASH CUT TO:





EXT. JUNKYARD - DAY





Evan comes to in an unfamiliar place. Still in running mode. His body contorts
spastically like a fish on land, since he is now lying face down on the ground.






Evan regains himself and sits up painfully. His face is badly bruised and he
clutches his battered ribs.





EVAN



How long was I out?





He gets no answer from Lenny, who stands in the exact same spot. Tommy is
nowhere in sight and the sound is of Kayleigh weeping. Evan spins to face her.






EVAN



Kayleigh?! Are you okay? Where's Crockett?





Kayleigh, her knees drawn tightly to her chest, is unable to answer through her
tears. Evan struggles to rise but he becomes dizzy and falls back to the ground.






Evan takes a quick glance toward the gunny sack, smouldering then moans and
buries his head in his hands.





EXT. LENNY'S HOUSE - DAY





A small neighborhood CROWD has gathered to watch an ambulance with the SUNNYVALE
insignia take an entranced Lenny away. Mrs. Kagan is about to climb in the rear
when she stops and turns to Evan.





MRS. KAGAN



(ice cold)



Do you know what you are? A monster.





Evan stands there, speechless.





EXT. ANDREA'S HOUSE - DAY





A packed U-HAUL sits in front of Evan's house. Andrea shifts the small truck
into gear and slowly pulls out.





Outside the truck, Kayleigh waves to Evan, tears spilling shamelessly down her
cheeks. Evan reaches behind his seat and opens a large cardboard box. It is
filled with past journals. He finds the most recent journal, uncaps a pen and
writes something.





Finished he presses the journal to the window.





EVAN'S DIARY



I'll come back for you.





Evan waves back to her, trying nonchalantly to wipe away his own tears as she
fades into the distance.





When Kayleigh disappears from sight, Andrea looks over to see what he's written.






ANDREA



I'm sorry.





Evan returns the journal and begins writing furiously.





SLOW DISSOLVE TO:





INT. COLLEGE CLASSROOM - DAY - 2002





TITLE: SEVEN YEARS LATER





Evan, twenty now, continues writing in a college Blue Book. He is older, dressed
down in worn jeans, T-shirt and plaid flannel. He closes the Blue Book with a
cocky grin just as PROFESSOR CARTER, 40, calls out to the class:





PROFESSOR CARTER



Time! Please place your blue books on my desk before you leave.





Evan grabs his psychology textbook from under his seat, gets up and turns in his
exam.





PROFESSOR CARTER



How'd you do, Evan?





Evan flashes a confident smile.





EVAN



I'm not sure. I might have gotten some stories mixed up. Did Pavlof condition
his dogs to lick his nuts?





PROFESSOR CARTER



(laughing)



Typical psych major. A complete wise ass. And how's your project coming? Still
planning to change the way we humble scientists view memory assimilation?





EVAN



(shrugging)



Hey, I got no choice.





Professor Carter nods solemnly, obviously in the know.





EXT. COLLEGE - QUAD - DAY





Evan bikes past students.





EXT. COLLEGE - FRAT HOUSE - DAY





Evan bikes past some obnoxious GREEKS.





EXT. COLLEGE - EVAN'S DORM - DAY





Evan docks his bike and carries his knapsack inside.





INT. EVAN'S DORM - MOMENTS LATER





Evan's dorm is cluttered "double" whose walls are adorned with head-shop posters
of Gothic rock bands.





By Evan's bed is a bookshelf filled with books on amnesia, memory loss, fugues,
hypnotism and other related bands.





Evan's roommate, THUMPER, 19, is a completely punked out Gothic boy who weighs
300 pounds. He currently hands a black lacy dress to CRICKET, 17, a pierced Goth
co- ed. She slips the tattered dress on as Thumper wipes his post-coital self
off with a black tee-shirt.





Evan barges through the door, throwing his pscyh books on the bed and politely
looking away from the half-naked girl.





EVAN



Whoa. Smells like patchouli and...ass.





Evan opens the window and checks out his Pscyh project: a small maze has several
flatworms at one end and a bowl of cornflakes at the other.





THUMPER



Cricket, meet my well-mannered roommate, Evan.





Cricket puts on her Doc Martens as Evan watches the worms.





CRICKET



Yeah, you're the one who fucked up the bell-curve on my Anthropology final.
Later, Thumper.





EVAN



Nice to meet you, too.





As she leaves, Thumper takes the black T-shirt by his wallet and throws it on
Evan's bed.





THUMPER



Here, bro. Found your T-shirt.





Evan nods thanks, picks up his journal. Reads something and smiles.





EVAN



Get dressed, Thumper, you're taking me out for my birthday.





THUMPER



I thought you were a December baby.





EVAN



This is bigger. Seven years to the day. No blackouts.





Thumper pulls out a bong.





THUMPER



Let's do this.





EXT. DIRTY HANK'S BAR - DAY





INT. DIRTY HANK'S BAR - CONTINUOUS





A popular watering hole. A dark rustic interior, blasting alternative rock.
Plenty of underage students carry pitchers of beer to their tables.





Evan and Thumper play pool against two young women. HEIDI, beautiful, wears
ripped jeans, no make up. She sinks the eleven ball off the rail. KRISTEN coolly
smokes a cigarette, confident that she and Heidi will hold the table.





KRISTEN



So...which one of you has a pet worm?





Thumper proudly steps forward.





THUMPER



Worms, plural.





KRISTEN



That's so gross.





Thumper steps back, points to Evan.





THUMPER



Talk to him about it, he's got the fetish.





Heidi sinks another ball and looks up at Evan strangely.





EVAN



Actually, they're for a psych project. A study on memory.





Heidi misses her short and passes the cue to Evan.





HEIDI



(stifling a yawn)



Shit, better explain before all the excitement gives me a heart attack.





Evan speaks as he knocks the one-ball in the corner pocket. As he talks, at a
table behind them, some obnoxious Greeks; including HUNTER, SPENCER, and GWEN
make fun of Thumper.





EVAN



It's an experiment with flatworms and a maze. You take a flatworm and run it
through the maze until he's memorized it. Then you put a new flatworm in the
maze. He's clueless. Banging into walls, getting lost, whatever.





THUMPER



(thoughtfully)



Like Ozzy.





Gwen giggles as Spencer throws popcorn at Thumper's head.





SPENCER



Ten bucks says he eats it off the floor.





Thumper seems oblivious to their taunts as Evan knocks the three-ball in the
side.





EVAN



You chop up the smart flatworm and feed it to the dumb one and presto, the dumb
one suddenly knows the maze inside and out.





Evan walks past Heidi, putting his hand on her shoulder to squeeze by. The hand
lingers longer than necessary and Heidi doesn't mind. He sinks another ball.





EVAN



Just by absorbing the first worm into its cellular structure, it gets all of the
worm's memories.





THUMPER



(thoughtfully)



That's probably why Hannibal Lecter's so smart.





A handful of popcorn hits Thumper's face. They all try to ignore Hunter and
Spencer's jeers.





HEIDI



So what's the point?





EVAN



(setting up the eight)



Maybe if I can figure out how the memories of a simple worm function, it'll help
me understand the complexities of the human brain.





Another barrage of popcorn hits Thumper's jacket. Although his hand clenches on
the cue. He meekly shuffles away to the opposite side of the pool table from the
cackling geeks.





HEIDI



(intrigued)



So are you planning on becoming a doctor or something?





Thumper casually takes the pool cue from Evan.





EVAN



No, I just don't want to lose my mind.





As Heidi digests this, Thumper carefully lines up his shot...The eight ball.





CRASH!!! The cue ball intentionally jumps the table, rocketing into the pitcher
of beer on the Greek's table. They're all soaked with beer and debris.





Just as they begin to rise, Thumper smashes the cue stick on the table,
WHISTLING innocently (while now brandishing a spear). They sit the fuck down.






Kristin, impressed, casually wraps her arm around Thumper's waist. He smiles
coolly, it's nothing.





EVAN



(to Heidi)



I think that's your game.





INT. EVAN'S DORM - NIGHT





Evan and Heidi, making out, burst through the door and fall on the bed. Evan's
shirt is unbuttoned and Heidi strokes his chest. Suddenly Heidi stops and sniffs
the air.





HEIDI



Smells like sex in here.





EVAN



Thumper had a busy afternoon.





HEIDI



You're kidding. He's so...big.





Evan drunkenly crosses the room, grabs two beers from the mini-fridge.





EVAN



Charisma and eyeliner go a long way, I guess. Wanna beer?





Heidi takes one. Looks under the bed.





HEIDI



Most guys tuck their porn under here, but all you have are... comp books.





EVAN



Yeah. I've been keeping journals since I was seven.





HEIDI



(respectfully)



Wow...read something.





Evan chugs his beer and sits next to her on the bed and puts his arm around her.
Very drunk.





EVAN



No way, I'd be too embarrassed.





Heidi teasingly runs her fingers over his smooth torso.





HEIDI



Then keep drinking, worm-boy. You're too uptight.





Evan stops short.





EVAN



Freeze! No "worm-boy". No "Mr. Worm," and no "Worm-Master-General!" Once you get
a nickname like that you can't shake it. And I don't want everyone thinking I've
got tapeworms coming out of my ass or something, okay?





HEIDI



(laughing)



Deal. Now read me something.





Heidi hands him a book marked "AGE 13". He flips it open to a random place and
takes the beer from her hand.





EVAN



(re: her beer)



For courage.





Evan takes and finishes her beer and begins reading. As he reads, he seems more
and more on the verge of passing out.





EVAN



It's like my mind refused to believe what it was seeing. Hearing Crockett make
those awful screams... Just writing about it gives me the shivers.





Color drains from Evan's face as he realizes what he's reading. He looks over at
Heidi, who kisses him.





HEIDI



Come on, go on...





EVAN



It was like Tommy was possessed or something. There was a hate in his eyes that
I couldn't really call human.





As Evan reads, the world seems to ALMOST IMPERCEPTIBLY VIBRATE around him LIKE A
TUNING FORK. His voice becomes distant and SOUNDS ECHO around him like distant
memories resurrecting themselves...





FLASH! SMASH CUT TO:





EXT. JUNKYARD - DAY - 1995





Evan is THIRTEEN again. The scene begins exactly where Evan's blackout occurred
as a child. Tommy has just knocked Kayleigh unconscious with a wooden plank,
Lenny is frozen at the sight of Crockett in the fluid-soaked gunny sack. And
Evan, seething with rage, stands up with clenched fists and CHARGES Tommy at
full speed.





Only now, Evan almost seems caught off-guard to suddenly find himself running at
full speed. He stumbles and falls to his knees at Tommy's feet.





Evan looks around, utterly confused by his surroundings.





EVAN



What the hell is going on?





Before an answer comes, Tommy smiles at his good fortune and swings the plank,
hitting Evan's head. Evan is sent sprawling backwards, his forehead bleeding
freely.





Tommy knocks Evan hard in the ribs with his boots. Evan writhes in agony, his
face against the ground.





Lenny moves toward the gunny sack, lifts it and tugs desperately on the rope
that traps Crockett inside.





LENNY



I can't undo the rope!





Tommy spins around and flashes an evil smile.





TOMMY



Drop it or I'll slit your mother's throat in her sleep.





As if on cue, Lenny does exactly as he's told. His eyes begin to glaze over.





Evan, beaten and bloody, reaches out with his last bit of strength, grabs
Tommy's foot and holds on.





EVAN



I got him, Lenny. Help Crockett!





Lenny remains frozen in place. Tommy yanks his leg back, breaking Evan's grip.
Evan groans on the ground in a writhing heap.





Tommy's voice hitches. His eyes water from pent up frustration.





TOMMY



Listen to me good, Evan. There's a million other sisters in the world. You
didn't have to fuck with mine.





Tommy smiles viciously at Lenny, traumatized to watch Tommy pick up the lighter
fluid and spray a liquid fuse from the campfire to the soaked gunny sack.





A WHOOSH OF FLAMES





And Evan passes out.





FLASH! SMASH CUT TO:





INT. EVAN'S DORM - NIGHT - 2002





Evan comes to with Heidi slapping him awake.





EVAN



Oh my God! No! No!





Heidi rolls her eyes.





HEIDI



Wake up, idiot. It was just a dream.





She stands and angrily puts on her jacket.





EVAN



(freaked out)



It didn't feel like a dream.





HEIDI



Maybe because they never do.



(sarcastic)



So Don Juan, you pass out on all your dates?





Evan doesn't even hear her. After getting his bearings, he grabs his jacket and
exits, leaving her dumbfounded.





INT. EVAN'S CAR - SUNRISE





Evan drives...





EXT. LENNY'S HOUSE - DAY





Evan, exhausted, finally pulls into Lenny's driveway. Very little has changed in
the past seven years.





INT. LENNY'S ROOM - CONTINUOUS





ANGLE ON LENNY





Now 20, making a model airplane. He's still overweight and looks like his mother
dresses him.





PULL BACK TO REVEAL





The room is filled with model airplanes. Hundreds of them.





A KNOCK on Lenny's bedroom door. Mrs. Kagan, grayer, fatter, opens the door and
escorts Evan inside. She glares at Evan while pretending to be cheerful.





MRS. KAGAN



I've got a surprise for you, Lenny. You'll never guess who's here.





Lenny looks up to see Evan, his jaw drops.





ANGLE ON EVAN





Looking around, shocked to see:





PAN ALL THE WAY AROUND THE ROOM. Nothing has changed in the past seven years.
The same kids' toys, posters and comic books.





AS WE PAN ALL THE WAY AROUND TO LENNY





We see he's working on the model again, in his own world. The window of
opportunity for conversation has closed.





EVAN



Hey, uh, it's me. Evan.





Silence. Lenny frowns.





EVAN



What's that you're working on? A model?





Nothing.





EVAN



Well, you look busy, so maybe I should make this quick. I'd totally understand
if you didn't want to get into this right now, but that day at the junkyard,
could you help me remember what happened? Any details?





No response. Evan picks up a model airplane from the desk.





LENNY



I couldn't cut the rope.





EVAN



(containing excitement)

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