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Afewpatientssitaroundfumblingwiththemselves.Onemansitsatatablescratchingbackandforthonapieceofpaperwithacrayon.Anotherstandsinacornersmokingacigaretteandstaringatthecrayonguy.ThisisCHARLES.Anotherman,KARL,sitsinachairstaringatthefloorandrubbinghishandstogether.WecutbackandforthbetweenCharlesstaringandCrayonManscratching.Afteramoment,anattendantapproachesCharles.
ATTENDANT
Youcan'
tsmokeinhere.
Charlesstaresathimblanklyforamomentandcontinuessmoking.HelooksbacktoCrayonManagainforamomentthenlooksoveratKarlandthengoesandsitsdownbesidehim.
CHARLES
AMercuryisagoodcarandthat'
swhatIwasdrivingthatday.I'
veownedalotofcars.Differentkinds.Lotsofdifferentkindsofcars.Shewasstanding,thisgirl,onthesideofthestreetwheretherewasachickenstand,nottheColonel,mindyou,hutneverthelessachickenstand,andIpulledtheMercuryoverandrolleddownthewindowbyelectricpower.Shewaswearingaleatherskirtandshehadalotofhaironherarms.Ilikethat.Ilikeitalot.Itmeansabigbush.Ilikeabigbush.Shesaid,"
Areyoudating?
"
Isaid,"
yes,"
andshegotinthecar.Wepulledtoaremotelocation,onethatsheandIbothfeltcomfortablewithandshesaid,"
Howmuchcanyouspend?
Whatittakestoseeyourbush.Iknowit'
sabigone."
Shesaid"
twenty-fivedollars,"
whichtoaworkingmanisnotchickenfeed.Iproducedthemoneyandsheputitinhershoeandpulledupherskirt.Therebeforemelayathin,crooked,uncircumcisedpenis.YoucanimaginehowbadlyIwantedmytwenty-fivedollarsback.
INT.AHALLWAY–DAY
Twoyoungwomen,MARSHADWIGGINS,carryingabriefcase,andTHERESAEVANS,carryingtwocamerabagsarebeingleddownthehallwaybyaGUARD.
THERESA
Idon'
tknowwhyyou'
resoweirdedout,thisisnotSanQuentin,it'
sjustanuthouse.Mostofthesepeopledon'
tevenknowwheretheyare,they'
renotgonnahurtyou.
MARSHA
Inafewminuteswe'
regonnabeinaroomwithakiller.Thatdoesn'
tbotheryou?
Hey,you'
retheonethatwantedtomajorinjournalism.Anyhow,wasn'
ttheguysomethingliketwelveorthirteenwhenhedidit,itwastwenty-fiveyearsago,heprobablydoesn'
tevenrememberit.
(wrinklinghernose)
Doyousmellshit?
Yeah.
Theyreachadoorandtheguardushersthemthrough.
INT.ANOFFICE–DAY
JERRYWOOLRIDGEstandsupfrombehindthedeskastheyenter.He'
sinhisfiftiesandlookslikeaschoolteacher,shopclassorperhapseighth-gradescience.
GUARD
Thesearethepeoplefromthatnewspaperdeal.
WOOLRIDGE
Ohyeah,fromthecollege?
Yessir.
Woolridgeshakeshandswiththem.
Myname'
sJerryWoolridge.
Nicetomeetyou.I'
mMarshaDwigginsandthisisTheresaEvans.She'
sheretotakethepictures.
Y'
allhaveaseat.Isthisallofyou?
Ithinktheremusthavebeenalittlemixup.Itoldyoursponsororteacherorwhateverheis,therecouldn'
tbeanypictures.It'
ss'
posedtobejustalittlestoryorarticleorsomething,isn'
tthatright?
Well,yeah,it'
sfortheschoolnewspaper.Butithaspictures.Imeanit'
saregularpaper,youknow.
Karl'
srealsensitiveabouthavinghispicturemade.Hewouldn'
tevenbeonthebulletinboardfortheEasterCollage.
(toguard)
Melvin,wouldyougetmeagoodhotcupwithtwosugarsubstitutes?
Yougirlswantsomecoffee?
Nothankyou.
TheotherthingisItoldyourbossonthephonetosendaman.Karlwon'
ttalktowomen.
INT.RECROOM–DAY
CLOSEUPonKarl'
sface.Charleshasstartedanothermonologue.
TherewasayoungmannamedJohnLiggitHunterwhowasinthefillingstationbusinessandagoodfillingstationbusiness.Hewasoneofthoseyoungmenthatwerunacrosssoofteninlife.I'
msureyou'
verunacrossthem,thatdidn'
tdeservethethingshehad.Oneofthosethingswashisbeautifulbride,Sarah.ShewasaGeorgiaPeach.AsamatterfactshelookedmorelikethepictureI'
vehadinmyheadthananywomanI'
veeverseen.ItookituponmyselftotakeherawayfromJohnLiggitHunter,whodidn'
tdeserveher.I'
mnotsureifImentionedthathewasaFrenchmanwhoclaimedtobeanEnglishman.Ittooksomeverystrongnyloncordtotakeherawayfromhim.ShewasafighteraswellasaGeorgiaPeach.
INT.WOOLRIDGE'
SOFFICE
Thegirlslookconfused.
tknowwhattotellyou.I'
msorry.ImademyselfprettyclearIthought.Heprobablygotbusyandwasn'
tthinking.Iknowhowthatis.Iusedtoteachshopandeighthgradescience.
Well,whatdowedo?
Wedroveallthewayouthere.
Let'
sjustgo,Marsha.
No,wehavetogetthisstory.
Ithoughtyou'
dbehappytoleave.
Whywon'
thetalktowomen?
Hehasproblems.Youknow.Withallthat.Hewon'
thardlytalktoanybodyreally.Justcertainpeople.He'
sverytroubled.
INT.RECROOM
(leaningintoKarl)
Ashoveljustmakestoogoddamnmuchracket.
(takesadrinkofcoffee)
tthinkhe'
stalkedtoawomanintwenty-fiveor50years.ThatIknowofanyway.That'
swhyIsaidtosendaman.Atleastmaybehe'
dansweraquestionortwoforaman.I'
mallforhelpingthecollegeout,believeme.Itmightbearealgoodarticleorstory.
Can'
tyoutalktohim?
Maybetalkhimintoit.I'
marealgoodinterviewer.Justgetmeintheroomwithhim.
Melvin,gogetKarlandtakehimdowntotheoldclassroom.
INT.HALLWAY–DAY
Woolridgeandthetwowomenwalkdownthehallway.
I'
lltalktohimandseewhatwecando.
INT.CLASSROOM–DAY
Woolridgeisopeningadoor.Heentersandthewomenfollowhimin.heflipsonalightswitchandverybrightflorescentlightsilluminatetheroom.
Yousee,Karl,growingup,onlyknewthatsexwaswrongandthatpeoplewhodiditshouldbekilledforit.Hecouldn'
treallyreadbut,well,neithercouldhismother.But,hisfathermadesurethathismotherknewwhattheBiblesaid.AndshemadesureKarlknew.Youknowhesleptinaholeinthegroundunderatoolshed,right?
Iknewhesleptinatoolshed.
Hismothertoldhimthathewastheirpunishment.Hersandhisfather'
s,fromGod,forhavingsex–
Beforetheyweremarried?
tthinkso.Justperiod,Ithink.ShetoldhimGodgavethemtheugliestcreationhecouldthinkof.Karlhasanentirebook-anotebook.Oneverypageitsays"
FranklinChapter1Versenumber1."
Hewrotethatafewyearsagoafterhe'
dlearnedtowrite.Hisfather'
snamewasFranklin.
That'
sreallystrange.Whatdoesitmean?
OneofhisDaddy'
sBiblelessonsIimagine.Y'
allpullupachair.I'
llgooutandtalktohim.
CLOSEUPonCharles'
face.
Youhavetomakesomethingexplodetotrulyunderstandit.Youhavetoexaminethetinyparticleswhilethey'
reonfire.
OffscreenwehearFOOTSTEPSapproaching.WepullbackandseeMELVINtheguard.
MELVIN
Karl,Igottatakeyoudowntotheoldclassroom.Mr.Woolridgehassomepeopleforyoutoseedownthere.Comeon.Let'
sgo.
MelvinandKarlwalkdownthehallway.Woolridgestandsoutsidethedooroftheclassroom.TheyreachhimandWoolridgetalksquietlytoKarl.
Karl,youknow,doyourememberwhenItoldyouaboutthosepeoplefromthatnewspaper?
(pause)
Theywanttoaskyousomequestionsaboutyourrelease.Theythinkitwouldmakeaninterestingstory.Willyoutalkto'
em?
Getinterviewed.
Now,they'
rewomen.IthinkitmightbeGoodforyouto.You'
regonnabeseein'
Allkindsofpeoplewhenyougoontheoutside.This'
llhelpyouIbelieve.
It'
sjustWoolridgeandthetwowomenintheroom.
Well,itsurprisedthedickensoutofme.Hesaidhe'
lltalktoyou.
MarshasmilesandlooksatTheresa.
But,here'
sthething.He'
llonlytalktoyou.Hedoesn'
twantyoutoaskhimanything.Andyoushouldn'
tstareathim.
HowamIgoingtoconductaninterviewifIcan'
taskhimanyquestions?
sthebestyou'
regonnaget.I'
msorry.
CanIaskyouaquestion?
Ifhe'
ssotroubled,whyareyoulettinghimout?
Whatifhedoesitagain?
Ithappensallthetime.
He'
sfree.Histime'
sup.That'
stherules.He'
sbeentreatedandreevaluated.Hedoesn'
tshowanysignsanymore.
Signs?
Homicidalsigns.Oh,we'
regonnachangethelightinhereforKarl.Ihopeyoucanseetowrite.
Woolridgeturnsonalamponadeskandturnsofftheoverheadlights.HeopensthedoorandMelvinbringsKarlin.InthesemidarknessWoolridgepushesachairupandmotionsforMarshatosit.KarlstandsbesideMelvinmotionless.WoolridgewhisperstoTheresa.
You'
llhavetostepoutside.