Brad’s Status Page #4

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INT. TAXI - TRAVELING - DUSK 33

Brad and Troy are in the back of a taxi.

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NARRATOR:

In the cab ride to the hotel, Brad

tried to locate the moment where

things had gone wrong for him. And

when. His first thought wasMelanie.

33A INT. BRAD’S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT 33A *

Brad works at the dining room table. He looks over at

Melanie - she has pulled Troy close to her and plays with hishair as they watch TV. The Bulldog is in Troy’s lap.

NARRATOR:

Yes, Melanie was a great mother andshe loved Brad and was clearlyhappy with their life together.

Melanie looks over at him and smiles. He smiles back.

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34 INT. BRAD’S HOUSE - KITCHEN - NIGHT 34

Brad and Melanie are having a discussion in the kitchen asthey make dinner.

Brad approaches her with a spoonful of sauce to try.

NARRATOR:

But she was also easily satisfied -

and maybe her contentmentundermined his ambition.

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Melanie tastes the pasta and smiles, nodding.

skeptical that it tastes good.

Brad remains

35 INT. PRIVATE PLANE - DAY 35

Nick Pascale’s Boyfriend shows him a watch in a magazine.

NARRATOR:

Nick Pascale’s boyfriend obviouslyloved expensive things. Maybe hisappetites spurred Nick’s drive tosucceed.

Nick takes out a WATCH BOX and hands it to Xavier.

opens it - it’s the same watch. Xavier exults.

Xavier

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36 INT. PRIVATE PLANE - DAY 36

Jason Hatfield’s elegant Wife smooths down one of her

daughter’s pinafores and arranges her hair.

NARRATOR:

And Jason Hatfield’s wife was a

blue blood.

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She had introduced him to rich

clients, given him entree andstatus, and showed him the ways ofthe American aristocracy.

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37 EXT. RED CARPET - NIGHT 37 *

Craig and his wife, DIANE, are both being interviewedseparately on a red carpet before an event.

NARRATOR:

And Diane Fisher was a celebrated

intellectual herself. She and

Craig competed with each other -

and that dynamic had driven Craigto become a stand-out in his field.

They stop and pose for photos.

38 INT./EXT. TAXI - TRAVELING -DUSK 38 *

Brad’s PHONE - he is now looking at PHOTOS of Craig and Dianeat the same event on his phone.

NARRATOR:

Maybe Brad had married the wrong

woman.

Brad reacts to the photos.

BACK ON PHONE - an incoming call - the screen reads“MELANIE”. He answers.

BRAD:

(into phone)

Hey, honey. Yep, we made it -

we’re on our way to the hotel.

How’s it going there? Yeah?

39 INT. HOTEL LOBBY - NIGHT 39

Brad hands over his credit card to the EMPLOYEE at the

REGISTRATION DESK. Troy lingers nearby. As the Employeeruns Brad’s card...

...Brad eye-balls an OLDER MAN beside him, complaining toanother HOTEL EMPLOYEE.

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OLDER MAN:

There’s this draft, moving thecurtains - and I’m hearing thisconstant whistle and it’s driving

me crazy...

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NARRATOR:

Brad’s suspicions then turned tohis father.

40 INT. BRAD’S PARENTS’ HOUSE - NIGHT 40

BRAD’S DAD, a rumpled academic, sits in a reading chair,

jotting his thoughts onto a yellow legal pad.

NARRATOR:

His dad had been a professor andhad spent years writing anexhaustive study on InstitutionalFascism that was never published.

Brad’s Dad reads over what he’s just written, finds itlacking and scratches it out. He starts over.

NARRATOR:

Brad found his father self-pityingand defensive.

41 INT. BRAD’S PARENTS’ KITCHEN - NIGHT 41 *

Brad and his dad, now older, have an argument over dinner.

BRAD’S DAD

I don’t need the humiliation. I

know they have no interest. It’s

not about vampire children - orwhatever. These publishinghouses...

As his dad pontificates, we HEAR:

NARRATOR:

His lifelong commitment to exposingthe tyranny of the powerful hadhardened over the years into acrippling paranoia. It bothered

Brad that his father had no

perspective on his own failings -

but found fault everywhere else.

The Sociology department, theUniversity, corporate America.

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BRAD’S DAD

The values of society have becomethe values of the ruling class.

Forget about subversion.

Brad, exasperated, shakes his head and gives up.

42 INT. PRIVATE PLANE LOUNGE - DAY 42 *

Jason Hatfield’s FATHER and MOTHER have joined the family.

They are a distinguished-looking older couple. Jason and his

Father have an animated conversation, while his Mother

attends to her grandkids. We SEE the plane in the b.g.

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NARRATOR:

Meanwhile, Jason Hatfield’s dad had

been a state senator and a

businessman. Steadfast,

uncomplicated, cheerful. Of course

Jason had been given all the toolshe needed to succeed.

They all stand to exit.

sweater.

A hand reaches in for a forgotten *

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43 INT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT 43

As Troy unpacks his bag, Brad sits on the bed, thinking.

NARRATOR:

Unlike Brad, who had inherited his

father’s indecisiveness, his

authority complexes, his tendencyto lay blame. Even now, here he

was blaming his father for his owndisappointments.

Brad shakes his head with self-loathing.

NARRATOR:

Enough. Brad’s choices were his.

Brad did it. He’s the piece ofshit.

Suddenly, Troy tosses his baseball cap, hitting Brad’s head.

Dad.

TROY:

Brad looks up, a bit stupefied.

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TROY:

You deaf? I was asking you if you

wanted to go get some food.

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BRAD:

(rallying)

Yeah. Let’s do it. Let’s get some

food. I’m hungry.

TROY:

All I’ve eaten today is that can of

Pringles.

44 INT. CHINESE RESTAURANT - NIGHT 44

Troy and Brad sit, looking at menus. Everyone else in the

restaurant is old and Chinese.

TROY:

This menu is pretty weird.

BRAD:

Not sure where else to go.

TROY:

I thought you went to school here.

BRAD:

Tufts is another part of town. And

it was twenty-five years ago.

(forces a grin)

This is cool, hunh? We’re really

doing it! You want to go over your

schedule?

TROY:

Not really, but okay.

(off BRAD’s look)

It’s on your phone. I sent it to

you.

Brad takes out his phone and looks up the e-mail.

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