Get Out Page #11

CHRIS:

That was fast.

ROSE:

Yeah.

The guests wave to Dean and Missy, who stand at the frontdoor, and then to Chris and Rose. Lisa Deets, the trophy wife,

is tipsy. Nelson is in their car.

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LISA:

Bye Chris! It was a pleasuremeeting you. I hope you-

Chris and Rose wave.

NELSON:

Come on, Lisa. Before you saysomething stupid.

Chris laughs. Walter shuts the car door behind Lisa. Walterstands pleasantly watching the cars leave. He turns to Chriswith the same ‘ol smile. Chris and Rose enter the house.

INT. ARMITAGE BATHROOM - DUSK

Sink running. Chris washes his hands and looks in the mirror.

His phone SIGNALS a text message from Rod. It’s picture fromthe internet of witches in a circle around a man beingsacrificed followed by the text message. “You dead yet?” Christexts back. “Bruh, you have no idea.” He finds the picture hetook of Logan/Andre on his phone and sends it.

Moments later, his phone vibrates.

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INT. CHRIS’ APARTMENT - DUSK

Rod is on the phone.

ROD:

That’s Dre.

CHRIS:

Dre?

ROD:

Andre um... Hayworth! Yeah! Heused to kick it with Veronica.

CHRIS:

Veronica from...

ROD:

...Teresa’s sister! Worked at the

movie theatre on 8th;

ROD (CONT'D)

got us into the movie a couple oftimes; Rush hour 2 and, um Usual

Suspect.

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CHRIS:

Yeah. That is him. But...

ROD:

...But what?

CHRIS:

This is so f***in’ crazy. He’sdifferent now.

ROD:

Different? How?

CHRIS:

Different. Slower... I mean he was

street; now he’s all like...

white- seeming. Oh, plus he’s gay!

ROD:

No, he ain’t.

CHRIS:

I’m telling you: He’s gay, I methis man. He’s-

ROD:

Chris, you in a f***ed up EyesWide Shut situation. You need

to--.

The phone goes dead. No batteries.

INT. ROSE’S BEDROOM - NIGHT

Chris’ phone lays on the dresser plugged in. He’s in a hurrynow. He packs his small bag and looks out the window. One carremains parked in the designated parking area. It’s the firstto have arrived for the party: Jim Hudson’s. The driver bringsthe dog to the back seat. He gets a green envelope from theglove compartment and brings it to Missy at the front door.

She accepts it silently.

The driver drives away without Jim.

Chris goes to leave Rose’s room. Her closet creaks open. Chrissees a framed picture of Rose inside. Not quite knowing whathe’s looking for, he goes to the closet. The picture is afrightening one. Rose is one of the witches in a high schoolproduction of Macbeth. It’s on top of a red shoebox that hasthe drama/comedy masks drawn on top of it.

He takes it off of the shelf. Inside is a pile of pictures. Ontop is one of Rose dressed as Juliet in a high school play.

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The next one is of Rose at 13 playing Ms. Hannigan in Annie.

Chris flips through a few more pictures of Rose at differentages in different class plays.

Finally Chris comes upon a photo printed from a computer. It’sa selfie of her and some other black guy. The picture isalmost identical to the one she took with Chris before the

ride up. Under the image are written the words. “X-mas 2014”

Stunned, Chris flips to the next picture. It’s anotherromantic selfie, this time with a different black guy.

Underneath, the caption “Memorial Day 2013”

He continues flipping through the stack of pictures of Rosewith 8 different black guys. The last one is a picture of Rosewith Walter. In it she kisses Walter’s cheek intimately.

“Thanksgiving 2009” Walter looks different in the picture. Heisn’t smiling vaguely; he’s got swagger.

ROSE:

(emotionless)

What are you doing?

Rose stands there in the doorway behind him. Chris subtlydrops the pictures back in the shoebox.

CHRIS:

Um... Looking for my camera.

Rose points to her desk. He grabs his bag and the camera.

CHRIS (CONT’D)

Where are the keys..? I gotta putour bags in the trunk.

ROSE:

Walter can do that.

CHRIS:

Nah, I’ll do it.

Rose is truly distant for the first time. A different person.

She is methodical and emotionless. The jig is up, and now sheis now phoning it in.

ROSE:

I was just looking for them. I’msuch a mess, will you help me?

Chris walks out the door, leaving Rose.

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INT. FOYER/LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Rose follows Chris down the stairs.

ROSE:

Chris... What’s wrong?

CHRIS:

Nothing.

Jeremy stands near the front door twirling his lacrosse stick.

Dean and Missy sit in the living room.

JEREMY:

Where are you going? The party’sjust getting started.

CHRIS:

I’m going to the car; see if weleft the keys in there.

MISSY:

I just made tea.

CHRIS:

I’m good.

The family is silent. Missy’s glare pierces Chris. He avoids

eye contact.

ROSE:

Oh, I know where they are. In mybag. Duh.

MISSY:

You’re leaving us.

CHRIS:

Yeah.

MISSY:

Is something wrong?

CHRIS:

No. Well, yeah... Um.

ROSE:

(still blank)

His dog is not well. He needs togo to the vet first thing in the

morn-

Dean hits play on the sound system. Darkly valiant classicalmusic begins. He standing in front of the fireplace.

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Lost in the fire, Dean begins conducting the music.

DEAN:

What is your purpose, Chris?

CHRIS:

What?

DEAN:

In life? What is your purpose..?

CHRIS:

Right now, it’s finding the keys.

DEAN:

We’ve been looking for our purpose

for such a long time. Fire has

mesmerized man since the Stone

Age. It is a reflection of our

impermanence in the world. Fire is

born, it breathes and then it

dies.

CHRIS:

Rose...

Rose lamely rummages through her bag.

ROSE:

I’m looking.

CHRIS:

Rose, what is this sh*t?!

DEAN:

There’s a reason we worship the

Sun, Chris. He who lights the way

through the darkness of life. He

in all his glory was around long

before us and will be here long

after we are gone, but he too will

die some day! That’s right even

the Sun God will die. It is no

less mortal than we, but it

inspires us to defy it! So what do

we do?-

CHRIS:

--Rose.-

DEAN:

(unhinged)

--What do we do?! We baptize

ourselves in the firewater!

(MORE)

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DEAN (CONT’D)

We bathe in his reflection, for

one chance to emerge having defieddeath!

DEAN (CONT'D)

You’d take that baptism wouldn’tyou, Chris? The baptism ofimmortality?

CHRIS:

I was raised Episcopalian.

Chris starts toward the door, but his path is blocked byJeremy swinging at air.

JEREMY:

Whoa! Be careful, bro.

MISSY:

Don’t hurt him, Jeremy.

JEREMY:

What? I’m not doing anything.

DEAN:

Listen, Chris-

CHRIS:

--I don’t know what you’re saying!

DEAN:

(Through tears of joyousmadness)

I’m saying that we’ve found OURPURPOSE!!! There must be a

sacrifice! Sacrifice is essential

for the righteous to achieve ourtrue potential. A vessel must becomprised. A host must be born!!!

CHRIS:

Rose! The keys!!!

Rose backs away.

ROSE:

Oh baby... You know I can’t giveyou the keys.

Chris makes a run for the door. Missy CLINKS the cup with herSPOON.

TING TING. TING TING.

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The world instantly blurs around Chris. He begins to fall. Hesees a flash.

INT. DARKNESS

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