A Fork in the Road Page #5

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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2009
105 min
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What if coming to the house?

What would they, they

hasn't make anything wrong.

We catch your phone number

of the caller diller at the

Martin's Cheeters house.

How well do you know him?

-He handles my insurance for me.

Call him at home?

Is there a problem I should know

about? -When you called him baby,

in your habit to call yours

insurance agent, baby?

Sheriff, I call

everybody baby.

What's taken so long.

-Don't worry.

I know she's not gonna turn us on, but

she's needs the guys fall all over her.

I mean, I don't wanna

go back to prison.

I really don't might

to either well.

What is one win,

that I am.

Oh, God.

When is the last time

you saw Martin Cheeders?

Yesterday, day before? I can't

really remember. Can you please,

just tell me what

the problem is?

Martin Cheeders is dead.

My God.

What happened?

Wish to try piece that together.

-Do you know who did it?

You know Karl Dumas?

-Karl Dumas. Yes, I do.

Did he killed Martin?

OK.

Wait.

-What?

Wait a minute.

That one was from

the blackmail pictures.

You need to see this.

You not get that? -No, no.

Just let the machine pick it up.

And to answer your question,

no, I haven't heard from my sister for

I don't know, a couple

of weeks. She's OK?

We haven't even locate her.

-Oh, my gosh Sheriff.

You really starting

to scare me.

Hey, honey it's me.

How are you doing?

You not gonna believe what's

going on. April and some guy,

she's been screw in, killed Martin

Cheeders. You don't know him,

his an insurance salesman, he sales me

a policy once. Don't worry about him,

but the point is,

she was sleep with him too.

So, I want to find his guy, bit the crap out

of him but the April and the other guy

got him first. I think,

they tried to blackmail Martin.

I saw the photos. Now,

they try to pin the murder on me.

Do you believe that. Anyway,

thanks for the bail, honey.

I'm on the way home.

I love you.

So, if you heard from your

sister, please notify us.

Of, course.

OK, his gone.

Let's go.

I love that print.

It's so motel,

like you.

How could you?

You b*tch. Open that door

and come out. -Stay away from April,

I don't want to hurt you.

-Oh, you don't want to hurt me?

It's a little late for that,

don't you think?

You stay away from me April

or I will call the police.

Call the police. I like to

show them photographs.

You are lying like a sh*t.

-Kind we go now.

Nelly, you sleeping with Karl too.

-That was nothing personal.

April, come on, lets go.

We don't have time for this.

He's on his way. -You tell your

boyfriend stay away from me.

I'm serious.

I have a gun.

Listen, this is my only chance.

I got to go right now

and you got to make up your mind,

you go with me or not.

I love you to come with me

but it's up to you.

I can't promise anything.

Let's go.

Your own sister.

That's cold. -That's family.

What did I do?

You shot, Karl?

I didn't mean to.

Oh, man.

April...

-Don't even.

For the Christ sake, April,

I slept with all your boyfriends.

Billy, Hall, Cody. All of them.

It's about time you knew.

You know, I can't seems

surprised Martin end up dead.

He was a greedy bastard. He paid

well. I was make 750 a week

to make those photos. It was a

lot more I could make with cocktails.

But your own sister? -Hey,

I didn't know she's gonna be there,

to until I carried

her from the van.

What was I gonna do?

Wasn't like actually did

anything to them anyways,

just posed them for a photo.

You know, he was making

a 10.000 $ a month.

52 women in 17 states,

gives him money, every month.

I can't even imagine

what you must think of me.

Can't be that hard.

If we want the cops thinks is me,

we have to take his clothes off.

I don't want to touch him.

-Me neither.

But you both been with him.

-That's one he was alive.

Look, he can't be in his cloth.

So, that way won't gonna work.

You figured out,

I'm not the one

who shot him.

You own me.

-Sh*t. Fine.

Sorry, Karl.

Never expected our

marriage end like this.

You know honey,

he didn't deserve you.

None of the men you ever

been deserved you.

You better than all of them,

unfortunately I wasn't.

Will, you drive.

I'm really feel

I can't now. -OK.

We still get Karl's

car to Canada.

April,

will I ever see you again.

You know, if you

haven't been who you are

I wouldn't been

where I'm now.

That's a lot better

then where I was.

911, emergency.

Is this a police?

-Yes, can I help you.

Mam. Mam.

That's when he broke in.

Right after you left.

He must to be

hiding in the garage.

He attacked me in the house first

and then make me drive out there.

He had my gun and

he it pointed to my head.

Then he attack me again

but then I grabbed his hand...

The gun went off

but he still try to run me down

and then he saw the car

go over and...

It's OK. Take it

easy Mrs. Beller.

We just need it to

make an identification.

Is this the man on the

bottom of the cliff? -God.

That's him.

One thing still worries me.

Two cars go over

the same cliff.

We should be pick up

different place.

Cops aren't stupid,

you know.

Two cars of the same cliff.

What of the chance is.

I was thinking

the same thing.

Way the guy escaped,

I'm get to think that was planned to.

Yeah, there it is stupid a way

smarter they were given a credit for.

Sheriff, we just get call

from the highway patrol.

They found Karl's Dumas

mustang parked off the highway

about the quarter mile

from the Canadian border.

They catch him?

-No. Just a car.

Pretty sure he walked

into the Canada.

We are on the phone now.

-Thank you. -Sure.

Well,

is all starting to make sense.

Photographs, missing wife,

dead lover,

convicted man.

Didn't take a genius

to figure this one out.

Will and Carl,

run this together.

You know,

if they think we are dead,

we don't have to go to Mexico.

So, where do you wanna go?

I will know,

when we get there.

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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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