Breakdown Page #17

RED:

This ain’t gonna work, boy.

(CONTINUED)

97.

CONTINUED:

JEFF:

(jams pistol

at him)

Do it.

Red fishes a key ring out of his pocket and extends it to

Arleen. She just stands there.

RED:

It’s okay, Arleen. Take it.

She takes the keys.

JEFF:

(indicating

barn door)

Okay, now unlock it.

Arleen inserts a key, opens the padlock.

JEFF:

Good. Now give me the keys.

(turning to Deke)

Deke, push the door open.

Quickly.

Deke looks at his father. Red nods. Deke goes to the

door, begins wheeling it open.

JEFF:

That’s enough, Deke.

(gesturing them

inside with gun)

Let’s go. Move it.

Jeff herds all four into -

INT. BARN -NIGHT

Jeff leads the group through the barn at gun-point.

He glances right and left, wired. The rifle is strapped

to his back. He keeps the handgun ready. He peers under

the tractor-trailer, looking for any sign of Billy.

They reach the trap door. Jeff circles it, constantly

keeping an eye on Red and Al. He hands the keys to Deke.

JEFF:

Deke, I need you to open this.

(CONTINUED)

98.

CONTINUED:

Deke looks at his father. He kneels, unlocks the padlock

and heaves open the trap door, revealing a narrow

staircase slanting into the cellar.

Deke looks down into the darkness and swallows.

JEFF:

It’s okay, Deke. There’sa

freezer down there with a woman in

it. I need you to let her out.

Deke descends the steps, frightened.

DEKE (O.S.)

(voice quavering)

I can’t see.

Jeff jabs the pistol at Red: Tell him where the light

is.

RED:

(a beat, to Deke)

The switch is on the right.

There’s a CLICK and the light goes on in the cellar.

Deke lets out a yip of fear.

DEKE (O.S.)

Dad...

RED:

It’s all right, son. Just ignore

that stuff.

Jeff crouches to peer into the cellar.

JEFF’S POV -CELLAR

Roots and mildew hang in strings from the ceiling. The

light is a bare bulb. There are several distressingly-

shaped garbage bags against the wall.

BACK TO JEFF:

His gaze shifts back to Red.

JEFF:

(to Deke)

Deke! You at the freezer?

DEKE (O.S.)

Yeah.

(CONTINUED)

99.

CONTINUED:

JEFF:

Okay. You’re almost done. Just

open it up, let the woman out.

We hear a FREEZER BEING OPENED.

DEKE:

She’s all tied up with tape.

JEFF:

You got that Swiss Army knife your

dad gave you?

DEKE (O.S.)

Uh-huh.

JEFF:

Good man. Use that. Make sure

you don’t hurt her.

They wait tensely while Deke works downstairs.

JEFF:

(to Red)

You better pray she’s all right.

DEKE (O.S.)

I got her -

AMY (O.S.)

Jeff!!??

JEFF:

Amy!!!

AMY (O.S.)

I’m almost free!!!

JEFF:

Amy, come up here!

Amy climbs the stairs quickly. Scraps of duct tape cling

to her wrists. She throws her arm around Jeff.

AMY:

They were going to kill me.

JEFF:

I know, baby. It’s okay. They

can’t hurt you now.

While Amy embraces him, Jeff keeps the gun on Red and the

others. He gestures toward the cellar.

(CONTINUED)

100.

CONTINUED:

JEFF:

(to Red, Arleen, and Al)

Okay. Everybody in the cellar.

Nobody moves.

JEFF:

Do it!

Arleen and Al descend the steps. Red follows, then

stops, halfway down.

RED:

Remember this moment, pretty boy.

’Cause whatever happens, no matter

how far you run, I will hunt you

down and kill you like a dog.

Jeff stares back. A beat, then:

JEFF:

Go to hell.

He boots Red in the chest, sending him backward down the

steps. He slams the trap door shut and locks the

padlock.

He looks around, sees a massive tool chest. He tips it

onto the trap door --crash!

Then he takes Amy’s hand, still keeping an eye out for

Billy.

JEFF:

Let’s get out of here.

They run from the barn.

EXT. BARN -DAWN

The first rays of sunlight are beginning to poke over the

horizon.

Jeff wheels the barn door shut and locks it. He sees Amy

running toward Red’s house.

JEFF:

Amy, no! It’s not safe -

AMY:

(turning)

But there’s a phone inside. We

have to call the police.

(CONTINUED)

101.

CONTINUED:

JEFF:

One of them’s still loose. C’mon

--this way!

It’s too much to explain. Jeff grabs her arm. As they

take off running toward the light flickering in the

distance.

REVEAL BILLY:

lurking in the shadows at the corner of the barn,

watching.

EXT. FIELD -LONG SHOT -DAWN

Jeff and Amy are tiny figures sprinting across the flat

terrain, illuminated by the red glow of a rising sun.

CUT TO:

EXT. TRAILER HOME -DAWN (MINUTES LATER)

The morning sky is lighter now.

A rickety trailer surrounded by a chicken coop, junked

appliances and a clothesline. There’s an old utility

pickup truck parked in front. Jeff and Amy arrive out of

breath. Jeff pounds on the door.

JEFF:

Hello? Hello? Anybody home?

There’s no answer. Jeff puts his shoulder to the door

and rams it open. The flimsy door gives way easily.

INT. TRAILER -DAWN

Jeff enters. The place is ramshackle --torn vinyl

furniture, empty beer bottles scattered about. A

tattered flag hangs on the wall. There’s no one around.

JEFF:

(shouting)

Hello? Anyone home?

Amy follows him inside, looks around. Jeff crosses the

room, snatches up a phone and dials 911.

JEFF:

C’mon, c’mon...

(CONTINUED)

102.

CONTINUED:

While he waits for an answer, Amy leans the rifle against

the wall. She notices a set of car keys hanging by the

door.

JEFF:

(re:
keys)

Take it. We may need to get out

of here -(

into phone,

suddenly)

Hello! This is Jeff Taylor. I’m

reporting an emergency... I don’t

know the address, the house

belongs to a Red Barr --I mean,

Warren something... No, I don’t

know his name!

AMY:

(suddenly hearing

something)

Jeff -

A DEEP RUMBLE is approaching, GETTING LOUDER by the

second...

JEFF:

No --he kidnapped my wife, he’s

locked in a barn... Jeffrey

Taylor. If you contact the police

in -

Amy pulls a curtain aside, reacts to what she sees -

AMY:

(panicked)

Jeff!

Suddenly, the ROAR is DEAFENING -

The PETERBILT EXPLODES through the wall of the trailer

home!

JEFF AND AMY:

dive out of the way.

INT. RED’S PETERBILT -DAY

Inside the truck cab, we catch a glimpse of Red behind

the wheel, shouting something inaudible. Fragments of

debris cling to the grille.

103.

INT. TRAILER HOME -DAY

The rickety structure spins 360 degrees!

Jeff goes flying. A TELEVISION somersaults across the

room and EXPLODES. Amy slams into a wall.

The speeding Peterbilt shears away a section of the

trailer home with a horrible RIPPING sound!

The trailer home is suddenly open to the sky.

INT. TRUCK CAB -DAY

Red puts the truck into a hard turn, circling for another

run at the devastated trailer.

INT. TRAILER HOME -DAY

Jeff struggles to his knees.

JEFF:

Amy?!

Amy is crawling over the debris. Jeff pulls her to her

feet. He grabs the rifle and car keys.

JEFF:

C’mon!

They stagger through the gaping hole in the trailer.

INT. TRUCK CAB -DAY

Red sees Amy and Jeff flee the trailer and head for the

utility pickup. He throws the Peterbilt into a turn.

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