Feast Page #9

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Heroine and Bartender give chase.

Tuffy is halfway up the stairs.

TUFFY:

Cody! Cody are you all right? Mommy's

coming! Mommy's coming, baby! Don't

move! Mommy's coming!

HEROINE:

Stop her!

BARTENDER:

Hey!

ON SECOND FLOOR:

Tuffy BURSTS through the door.

Cody stands by the TV fiddling with the switches. Heroine

and Bartender halt to guard the doorway. Heroine watches a

PORTAL WINDOW between the doorway and Tuffy's son by the TV.

CODY:

Mommy, the TV doesn't work.

Tuffy picks up Cody and holds him in her arms. Heroine waves

Tuffy and her son toward the door.

HEROINE:

(hushed)

Careful! C'mon!

Tuffy cautiously shuffles back toward the doorway.

TUFFY:

Oh sweetheart! What was I thinking?

Mommy is never gonna let you go. Oh

Jesus... Never, ever, never let you

go.

HEROINE:

(tense, to Bartender)

Let's lock off this room.

Tuffy and Cody move to exit.

TUFFY:

Okay, baby? Never, ever, never. Never,

ever, never, baby. Just stay close.

I am never gonna let go. I love you,

love you, lo --

SMASH! Papa Beast BURSTS through the portal window and RIPS

Cody's torso from Tuffy's grasp!

Tuffy holds his DANGLING ARMS! Blood SPRAYS everywhere!

TUFFY:

NOOOOOOOO!

RAAR! Papa Beast LUNGES at Tuffy!

HEROINE:

Shoot him!!!

BLAM! Bartender shoots, nailing Papa Beast in the side.

He hisses, but can't fit through the small window.

Bartender aims to shoot...

BLAP! Papa Beast projectile vomits Cody's skull and the

remains of past meals at Bartender's chest... the shotgun

drops and Bartender stumbles back.

Papa Beast retracts out the portal window.

Heroine SLAMS the wood shutters closed.

Tuffy drops Cody's arms. She is bug-eyed. She walks, zombie-

like, to the staircase.

Bartender stands dazed, covered in Papa Beast's bile. He

wipes his face, picks up the Judge, and follows.

Heroine locks the staircase door shut. She rubs a gold locket

around her neck.

HEROINE:

Dammit.

Heroine drops her head and moves down the stairs.

We follow her into the main room where the shocked group

waits.

Beer Guy stares at the bile covered Bartender.

BEER GUY:

Oh my god...

Hands him a towel.

Tuffy slowly walks toward the rest of the patrons. The blood

on her face and chest tells them what happened.

The horror hits home.

Good Guy holds Good Girl close.

Bozo bows his head. Adulterer wipes his brow.

Goldie downs another shot. Heroine eyes the destroyed phone.

HEROINE:

Is that the only phone?

Bartender emerges from the back holding a mess of plastic

and wires.

BARTENDER:

The back phone is wrecked too.

Adulterer is listening intently. Rubbing his chin. Good Girl's

eye's light up and she digs through her purse.

Tuffy sits in a booth, shut down.

GOOD GIRL:

This is really happening. I can't

believe this is really happening.

Good Guy takes Good Girl's head to his lips.

GOOD GUY:

We'll be fine. We're gonna be just

fine.

Grandpa and Grandma have calmly re-taken their seats and are

sipping their drinks.

GRANDPA:

What'd you say?

GRANDMA:

I didn't say anything.

Bartender hesitantly tosses a wash towel over the Grandpa

Beast head at the end of the bar. Goldie opens a fresh bottle

of something stiff and takes a generous swig.

Para is slumped holding his dripping hand.

Belle moves over to aid Para with a rag.

PARA:

Thank you.

BELLE:

Are you okay? Do you need something

for your hand?

PARA:

No, it doesn't hurt.

Para flexes the dart-wounded hand.

PARA:

The nerve endings are shot, can't

feel a thing.

BELLE:

That's a pretty good scam.

PARA:

Pays more than the couch.

Good Girl pulls out a CELLULAR PHONE from her purse.

GOOD GIRL:

Here!

The group looks over. Adulterer GRABS it.

GOOD GUY:

Hey!

Adulterer starts dialing.

ADULTERER:

Back off!

Beer Guy walks from behind the bar.

BEER GUY:

So, what now? Did those things leave?

BOZO:

Why don't you go check it out?

BEER GUY:

F*** no.

ADULTERER:

(to off-screen wife)

I have a signal! I have... Diane?

Diane listen to me... get the kids

and get in the basement... do it

right now...

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