Get Out Page #12

Chris falls through the abyss towards ‘The Sunken Place’ againjust like when he was hypnotized. The blue screen above himshows what his open eyes see. It’s his own perspective fallingto the floor. CRASH! The screen now shows the living roomceiling. Jeremy leans over him.

JEREMY:

Oh sh*t!

MISSY (O.S.)

Is he hurt?

CHRIS:

What the f***?

JEREMY:

Did you see him drop?

DEAN (O.S.)

He hit his head pretty good.

ROSE (O.S.)

It’s just a bump. He’s fine.

CHRIS:

Rose!!!

MISSY (O.S.)

Why do you push them, Dean?

DEAN (O.S.)

It’s important to me that theyacknowledge the purpose.

MISSY (O.S.)

Why do you think he ran?

JEREMY (O.S.)

Rose gave it away.

ROSE (O.S.)

He already knew.

MISSY (O.S.)

Take him to the games room.

Jeremy, get the legs. Dean, helphim.

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JEREMY:

I can take him alone.

MISSY (O.S.)

No. We’ve already damaged himenough. Dean, please.

Chris continues to fall slowly further from the screen abovewhich continues to show his body’s POV as it is being liftedby Dean and Jeremy and carried out of the room.

CHRIS:

Rose!? No, no, no, no. Sh*t,

sh*t...

DEAN:

You’re going to drop him.

JEREMY:

No I’m not.

MISSY (O.S.)

Be careful what you say, everyone.

He can hear every word.

CHRIS:

Rose!!!!

ROSE (O.S.)

It doesn’t matter any more doesit?

A DOOR CREAKS open. Chris’ body is taken downstairs into thedarkness. The screen in the abyss goes dark.

CHRIS:

No!! Help!!! Help!!!!! Help!!!!!!

Chris sinks, his screams are enveloped by the pitch back.

INT. AIRPORT - SECURITY CHECK - DAY

Rod sits by the bag x-ray but stares into space distracted bythought. GARY (40) a condescending supervisor snaps hisfingers in Rod’s face.

GARY:

Hey... two strikes. Go take 10;

get it together.

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EXT. AIRPORT - DEPARTURES TERMINAL - DAY

Rod smokes a cigarette and dials Chris.

CHRIS’ VOICEMAIL MESSAGE (V.O.)

It’s Chris. I’m away from my phoneor I just don’t want to talk to

you.

ROD:

Sup? Making sure you good. Ithought you were coming backyesterday, so hopefully you homealready and just sleeping or someshit. Aiight. Let me know.

INT. CHRIS’ LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Rod opens the door. Sid wags his tail hungrily.

INT. CHRIS’ KITCHEN - LATER

Rod opens dog food while he calls Chris.

CHRIS’ VOICEMAIL MESSAGE (V.O.)

Hey, it’s Chris. I’m away from myphone or I just don’t want to talk

to-

Rod hangs up. He places Sid’s bowl down. Sid doesn’t eat.

Instead Sid looks back up at Rod and WHINES.

ROD:

Yeah... me too.

INT. CHRIS’ LIVING ROOM - LATER

Rod sits at Chris’ desk in front of his laptop. Sid sits onRod’s lap. Rod types “Andre Hayworth” into the search engine.

Images of Andre come up.

Rod finds an article entitled: “What Happened to AndreHayworth?” under in bold “Brooklyn Native Goes Missing InEvergreen Hallow.”

Rod’s eyes go wide.

ROD:

Oh sh*t.

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INT. GAMES ROOM - LATER

Chris wakes up with a bump on his head. In front of Chris, adeer’s head is mounted above an old-school floor-standingtelevision. Behind him, a goat’s head is mounted under ataxidermy owl, wings spread.

His arms and legs fastened to a leather upholstered chair inthe middle of a small dark room full of board games.

Chris pulls at the straps that bind his arms and legs.

CHRIS:

Hey. Hey!!!! Rose!!!!

Chris tries to gnaw at the harnesses, but they are too thick.

CHRIS (CONT’D)

Oh sh*t. Oh sh*t. Oh f***. Oh

sh*t. The f***?!?!! Y’all are

psycho!? Is that it? Let me out ofthis chair.

Chris looks around.

CHRIS (CONT'D)

People know I’m here. I told abunch of people where I was going!

You don’t know me!!! You don’t

know me!!!! Hey! Hey!! Hey!!!!!

The television screen turns on. Chris watches intently. Theimage of deer walking through woods comes on. The words

“YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND by James Taylor” comes up as the songstarts to PLAY. It’s a forest-themed karaoke video.

Chris is confused. He tries to slip out of the binds againdrawing blood on his wrists.

INT. CHRIS’ LIVING ROOM - DAWN

Sid wakes Rod up with a lick to the face. He’s on the sofa.

INT. POLICE STATION - DAY

Rod sits at a desk with Sid on his lap.. DETECTIVE LATOYA 50,

African American enters. She looks like she’s been doing thisway too long. She speaks to someone outside her office.

DETECTIVE LATOYA

...Then he should’ve gone back up

there and made sure everything was

accounted for.

(MORE)

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DETECTIVE LATOYA (CONT’D)

‘Cause hey, look; how about this?

If you record the evidence, you’reresponsible for it.

Latoya shuts the door and sits at her desk. She begins openingand eating a bag of cashews.

DETECTIVE LATOYA (CONT’D)

Hello Mr...

ROD:

Williams... Rod Williams...

DETECTIVE LATOYA

From the TSA?

ROD:

Yes Ma’am.

DETECTIVE LATOYA

You know that TSA issues should be

brought to your authorizingofficer, right?

ROD:

It’s not TSA business, ma’am.

DETECTIVE LATOYA

Please don’t call me “ma’am,” or

we’re not gonna get along. How canI help you, Rod Williams from theTSA?

CHRIS:

Here it is:
My boy Chris has beenmissing for two days.

DETECTIVE LATOYA

Your son is missing?

ROD:

No, sorry, not my son, my boy.

He’s my friend. He’s 26. His nameis Chris... Washington...

He gives her time to write the name which she doesn’t do. Shejust stares at him.

ROD (CONT’D)

He left town on Friday with hisgirlfriend Rose... Armitage...

She’s white.

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DETECTIVE LATOYA

That’s four days ago.

ROD:

Yeah, I mean he’s only beenMISSING for two days. He wassupposed-

DETECTIVE LATOYA

--I’m gonna stop you right there.

Now you know the minimum amount oftime without contact before youcan file a missing persons reportis-

ROD:

--Three days I know, but I havereason to believe he’s been

abducted.

DETECTIVE LATOYA

Go on.

ROD:

Chris was set to come back home on

Sunday. I was watching his dogSid.

Latoya points to Sid

DETECTIVE LATOYA

That’s Sid.

ROD:

Yup. Cute right? Now look...

Rod takes out his phone and scrolls to a photo of Andre.

ROD (CONT’D)

Chris sent me this which he took

at the girlfriend's parents house.

That’s Andre Hayworth, a guy weknew from back in the day. Come tofind out he went missing 6 monthsago in an affluent suburb upstate.

DETECTIVE LATOYA

Don’t look too missing to me.

ROD:

Well that’s the thing. We foundhim and now, according to Chris,

he’s gay with a differentpersonality.

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DETECTIVE LATOYA

Gay?

ROD:

But he didn’t used to be.

DETECTIVE LATOYA

I think he might just argue with

you on that one.

ROD:

I know what I’m about to say is

gonna sound crazy.

DETECTIVE LATOYA

Try me.

ROD:

You ready for this...? I think

this family is abducting black

people and brainwashing them to

work for them as sex slaves and

sh*t... Sorry.

DETECTIVE LATOYA

...Brainwashing?

ROD:

Yeah.

DETECTIVE LATOYA

Hold on one second.

(over her intercom)

Garcia, Frostie, get in here a

second.

(To Rod)

I want you to tell these officers

exactly what you just told me.

INT. POLICE STATION - MOMENTS LATER

Two detectives, Garcia, 37, and Drake, 43, stand behind

Latoya.

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