A Fork in the Road Page #3

Synopsis: Will, an escaped convict, inadvertently takes refuge in a barn the same night the owners, April and Martin, get into a terrible fight. A gun shot goes off inside the house. April drags Martin's body outside and discovers Will. He convinces her that he is not there to harm her but has witnessed the murder so they must cooperate or both go to prison. The two take out to dispose of the body only to find out he is not dead. The task of disposal turns into a kidnapping nightmare and, as the two try to navigate the turn of events, they find they must make some hard choices to keep from losing it all.
 
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Year:
2009
105 min
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Yeah.

OK.

Ok, all right.

I figure, less town

we get to,

we buy a used car, just some

might can go to Mexico.

But why?

I really don't have

much money on me.

It was a credit card.

I'm sure you can get a car

for just a couple thousand.

Try some hundred.

That's all what it left.

Oh, sh*t.

Oh, sh*t.

-What? -My purse.

I lost my purse.

Where? -I don't know,

I don't know.

What you mean don't

know, it's your purse.

You just how...

What?

I lefted in the car.

What? -I lefted

in the car.

Karl collected my phone in my

purse and it was not my purse...

You telling me, everything

is in that purse,

your wallet, your credit cards,

your money?

Oh, God.

I'm not sure,

this much better then

being in the prison.

Got no money, no car

and no gun.

What I gonna do? Rob the liquor

store with my teeth?

Is that what you done?

Rob the liquor store?

-No.

So, what did you do?

I didn't do anything.

Well, they don't put people in

the prison for doing nothing.

Yeah, they do.

All right, if you don't

wanna tell me, that's fine.

I'm telling you the truth.

My friend did it.

I was just given

him a ride.

He didn't tell me he's

gonna hit a liquor store.

But I didn't see any matter

to marshal court.

I got fifteen years.

-For that?

Well, he's shoot the guy.

See, I took off.

I have a car in a

back of my house.

We can use that one.

Won't Karl miss it?

That's my problem.

You want a car or not?

You'll do that?

Honey, I'm home.

April.

April.

April.

You are OK?

I'm really thirsty.

You wanna sit down?

Yeah, I'm sorry to.

I'm really tired.

Yeah.

Right here. Put your

arm around me.

OK. Come on.

Sick b*tch.

Where is my gun?

Martin!

Martin!

Martin!

Where is he?

Martin, you...

Where the hell are you?

You sun of b*tch.

You can't hide from me.

I will find you.

Baby? Baby, are you there?

Hello.

Martin?

Who is this?

Oh, my God.

Karl's car.

I thought you said, he suppose

to call before he got back.

He wants me surprise.

Oh, my phone.

It's gone.

What we gonna do now?

We have to find

way out. -Yeah.

But, how we will do this?

We will wait to until tonight,

to Karl go to sleep.

You can take my car

keys and some money.

OK.

-OK.

I guess, this is a...

this is it, a?

Yeah.

I guess it is.

Well, I hope you

come to Mexico well.

Yeah, I hope you make

it up safety too, April.

Bye.

-Bye. Yeah.

Honey, I'm home.

Karl.

...and how did Martin's

underwear get in our bedroom?

Those aren't Martin's.

-Well, they aren't mine.

You don't understand.

I understand perfectly.

Let me go, Karl.

-Where is he?

Karl, you hurting me.

-Tell me, where he is.

Those aren't his.

All right, it was escape convict.

He broken into the house.

Those are his underwear.

That is a crock of sh*t.

Stop trying protect

your boyfriend.

Where is my gu...

What happened?

He found the photos,

he saw the barries...

He ska your underwear.

Oh, sh*t.

This is my problem, Will.

You throughout enough already.

You got out of here...

Just take my car

and go. -Yeah. I don't think,

he'll be to understandable

by me if i taken his car

and I don't think you

can handle him.

We gonna tell him,

what we did.

And then we find Martin in the

bathroom and he was dead

because the toilet

was up on him.

And his hands won't running

because we had to tape to it

and how he come to

the bath we don't know

and how he turned on

the water, I don't know.

But anyways, that's why

we knew to get rid of him, again.

So, we took him to that desert

place but the ground was to hard

we can't buried him.

So, we put him in the car.

It was his car

and we drove him

off the cliff.

But I lefted my

purse in the car

and we have to climb

back to get it.

And then, it just blow up.

I mean, just blow up.

My wallet, my credit card,

my money.

You don't want to

say anything.

She lost her self-phone too,

but that was later.

So, then we had try to

go back Sovilkera,

barrow my car. I'm figured,

just try to help him

because he helping me.

I mean, he just trying to get away.

You understand that,

don't you?

You hore.

Karl, that is not helping.

-You a**hole,

do you have any idea what

was that women been through.

Do you know, what it's like to

be false accused for the crime

did you not come it?

-Will.

Yeah.

I'm gonna prove

to you, Karl.

I'm gonna prove,

that's all this is true.

Yeah, how?

We gonna take him to

the body and show him.

You wanna go back there?

I don't wanna go back there

but I can't live with

Karl like this.

He has to believe me.

He has to believe

both of us.

Some interesting stuff in

Martin's Cheeders computer.

Lots of naked women.

Look like he operates

some sort of plumery.

-Why just pull some prayers

on Karl dumas. I think, we should

go pay him a visit right now.

Let's find out, why is so enchest

to talk with Martin Cheeders.

Like be a good

idea to talk with his wife.

Karl, I'm so sorry.

Well,

that's where the

car push over.

Over there.

You can't really see from

here but, down there.

Karl,

I'm gonna take the tape off

from your mouth you can talk.

Nicely.

What you bring me

out here to kill me?

Haven't you heard

anything that I just said?

You can lie all you want,

honey. I know what's going on

between you and him.

-There's nothing going on

between me and Will.

Telling you the truth.

She's trying to save

your marriage, you a**hole.

I really don't know why.

-Will, please.

It's not helping.

Let me tell you something

about my wife, Will.

April is not stupid,

but she's not smart enough

to come up with this,

all right?

You are the one who came

up with this bull sh*t.

Karl, everything what we

telling you is the truth.

Martin's car is down there

at the bottom of that cliff

and his dead body

is down with it.

I'm taking you down

there and proving it to you

and you are gonna fell about

this big.

-All right.

Well, cut him loose.

I'm not cutting him loose.

What you gonna carry

him down there? -Yeah.

You gonna carry me down

there, sweet heart?

What would just push him off,

need minute to the bottom.

Will, please.

Just it slice.

I'm escape convict, OK?

I'm despaired, OK?

I can do anything right

now. I'm not even sure

what I'm capable off.

So, don't try anything.

You got it.

-Yeah, I got it.

I bet you do.

Mustang isn't here.

Is another car in

the garage. Could be the wife's.

I think we better

have looking inside.

Hello.

Anyone home?

Mrs. Dumas.

Karl.

Sheriff Thompson and

detective Bros.

We are coming in

to your house.

Extra wife.

Now we know why is

Karl looking for Martin Cheeder.

Looks like he might

already found him.

You check the kitchen,

I'll go upstairs.

Hello.

I got some blood on

the stairs here.

Oh, my God.

Somebody took it.

Oh, yeah. You are right.

You are so right, April.

I feel this big.

-Shut up.

Look, look. You can see

where the burn marks are.

Where the car burn,

right there.

Tired tracks

coming over here.

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Jim Kouf

Jim Kouf (born July 24, 1951) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He received the 1988 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay for his work on Stakeout (1987). more…

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