From Dusk till Dawn Page #14

JACOB:

I'm telling you, don't hurt her.

SETH:

As long as you're cool, she'll be

cool. What're ya gonna say?

JACOB:

I don't have the slightest idea.

SETH:

Well, you just keep thinkin' of that

gun next to Kate's temple.

Seth disappears into the bathroom with Kate and Richard,

closing the door behind him.

Father and son are alone for the first time since this whole

thing began.

SCOTT:

What are you gonna do?

JACOB:

I'm gonna try and get us across the

border.

SCOTT:

No, dad, you gotta tell 'em that

they're back there.

Jacob is surprised to hear Scott say this.

INT. BATHROOM - MOBILE HOME - NIGHT

The bathroom, which consists of a shower, a toilet and a

small sink, is a tight fit with three people in it.

Richard has his back against the wall, with his arm around

Kate, holding her in front of him. One hand is over her mouth,

the other holds a .45 against her head.

Kate's eyes are wide with fear.

Seth stands, .45 in hand, ready to fire if the wrong person

should open the door.

Everybody talks low and quiet.

RICHARD:

This isn't gonna work.

SETH:

Shut up. It's gonna work just fine,

RICHARD:

I just want to go on record as saying

this is a bad idea.

SETH:

Duly noted. Now, shut up.

Everyone's quiet for a second, till Richard breaks it.

RICHARD:

(to himself)

They're gonna search the van.

SETH:

(offhand)

As long as you don't act like a

f***in' nut, we'll be just fine.

RICHARD:

What does that mean?

SETH:

(distracted)

What?

Richard lets Kate go, she quickly moves to the side.

RICHARD:

You just called me a f***in' nut.

SETH:

No, I didn't.

RICHARD:

Yes, you did. You said as long as I

don't act like a f***in' nut, implying

that I've been acting like a f***in'

nut.

SETH:

Take a pill, kid. I just meant stay

cool.

RICHARD:

You meant that, but you meant the

other, too.

Kate can't believe what she's watching. Neither can Seth.

SETH:

(serious as a heart

attack)

This ain't the time, Richard.

RICHARD:

(his voice rising)

F*** those spic pigs! You called me

a f***in' nut, and where I come from,

that stops the train on its tracks.

SETH:

(real quiet and violent)

Keep your voice down.

RICHARD:

(quiet back)

Or what?

BACK TO JACOB AND SCOTT

JACOB:

Have you forgotten about your sister?

SCOTT:

They're gonna kill us. They get us

across the border, they're gonna

take us out in the desert and shoot

us.

JACOB:

If they get over the border, they're

gonna let us go.

SCOTT:

Dad, I watch those reality shows.

They never let anybody go. Any cop

will tell you, in a situation like

this, you get a chance, you go for

it. This is our chance.

JACOB:

What about Kate?

SCOTT:

They're gonna kill her anyway. At

least now with all these cops we've

got a fighting chance.

JACOB:

Son, I have this situation under

control. I know exactly what I'm

doing. You're going to have to trust

me on this.

SCOTT:

If trusting you means trusting those

f***in' killers, I can't do that. If

you don't tell the cops, I will.

Jacob grabs Scott by the front of his shirt, and yanks him

to him.

JACOB:

Now, you listen to me. You ain't

gonna do a goddamn f***ing thing,

you hear me! Nobody cares what you

think, I'm running this show, I make

the decisions.

SCOTT:

He's running the show.

JACOB:

I'm running the show. I make the

plays, and you back the plays I make.

Stop thinking with your f***ing balls.

Kate in a room with a couple of

desperate men with nothing to f***ing

lose ain't the time to "go for it."

I need your cover. Cover my ass.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes