Life After Beth Page #2

- Around.

- Fine.

(KYLE SIGHS)

Had to make a scene, huh?

(DOORBELL RINGS)

(KYLE SIGHS)

Mr. and Mrs. Slocum, it's the BGS.

- She is in there. I saw her.

- Shut up. Shut up.

- Shut up. Shut up.

- I didn't even say anything.

I know.

I could feel you about to say something.

MAURY:
Everything's fine now, Kyle.

Thank you.

- What? Maury, Maury.

- Shut up! Shut up!

- Thank you, Mr. Slocum.

- Maury, what is going on?

- I want you to have a great day. Thank you.

- I saw Beth. I saw Beth.

- What are you doing?

- You need to relax.

You need to shut up.

You need to get a hold of yourself.

You need to get in your f***ing Saab, and

put it in reverse, and drive out of here.

Look, please. Okay, please. She's in there.

Okay, will you just search the house?

Will you just ask to search the house?

She's not in there, and I can't do that.

Well, great. Well, what can you do?

I can ask escort you

to the perimeter of the premises.

And if you resist, I can call the police.

That's what I can do.

- Just get the f*** out of here.

- Come on, Kyle.

Get the f*** out of here.

- This is ridiculous.

- Get the f*** out of here.

Come on.

(SIGHS)

(MUSIC PLAYING)

MAURY:
This is good for Beth.

- Who's there?

- It's Zach.

MAURY:
Zach, go away!

ZACH:
F***.

MAURY:
Zach.

Zach, you need to go.

- Where is she?

- Who?

- Beth.

- Listen, (SCOFFS)

if you're upset at me

for not returning your call...

No, she is not dead. Is she?

That's why you've been so secretive

about everything.

- Zach, listen...

- Am I right?

- Am I right, Maury? Just tell me.

- You're not right.

- You're upset.

- Beth.

- Listen, Zach, you need to leave.

- Beth! Beth!

MAURY:
Zach!

ZACH:
Beth!

MAURY:
Geenie? Geenie!

- Beth! Beth!

- GEENIE:
Quick, honey, get in the closet.

- MAURY:
Geenie! Geenie!

- Beth!

- GEENIE:
Hide in the closet! Close...

- Mom.

- Okay. Okay.

- Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh, Maury.

Look who I found. It's Beth.

- All right, calm down, Zach.

- It's Beth!

What you doing? Hey, I have that scarf.

What was I supposed to do?

He ran around me.

- He made a juke, and he ran around me.

- Stop him in the hall!

What is going on here?

What is going on here?

You're acting like a spaz.

- It's a little bit hard to explain.

- GEENIE:
Yes.

How could you do this to me, Beth?

- You made me think that you were...

- MAURY:
Hey, hey, hey, hey, Zach.

- She didn't do anything.

- Everything's normal. This just happened.

- What just happened? What did I do?

- Nothing happened. It's normal.

- You're fine.

- Everything is completely normal.

- Just tell me. Just tell me.

- You're totally fine.

- Tell me why you shut me out.

- Tell you what?

Zach, why don't you and I go out

and have a little conversation in private?

- No, Maury, no. You lied to me.

- I think that's a wonderful idea.

- I never lied.

- BETH:
What are you talking about?

- Why are you acting all weird?

- Calm down.

I'm not acting weird.

Stop playing dumb, Beth.

- I'm not playing dumb. You're freaking out.

- That is no way talk to my daughter.

- You know what? F*** you people.

- Listen to me, Zach. You need to calm down.

Look, this is good. This is a good thing.

How could you people?

A f***ing snakebite?

Please stop. You're scaring me.

You're acting all crazy.

This is all happening very fast.

- No, I am not acting crazy.

- And you're confused.

- You're all crazy.

- MAURY:
You're confused.

ZACH:
Do you have any idea

what you put me through?

- It's okay.

- All of you.

You know what? You know what, Beth?

It is one thing to say that

you want to see other people, okay?

- What?

- I am a wreck.

Don't say anything

you wouldn't want to say now like...

You were supposed to be my friend.

- I still am. We are friends.

- Wait a minute.

- Who said I wanted to break up with you?

- Let's talk. You're upset. Let's talk.

- Did Rachel say that to you?

- MAURY:
We're all upset now...

- Did she call you?

- MAURY:
Listen, Zach.

(DOOR SHUTTING)

Hey, look who's here.

Zach, is everything all right?

Oh, yeah, everything's great. Beth's alive.

It was all just one big hoax.

So just forget about it.

Well, I don't think that's funny.

Yeah, well, I don't either.

(DOOR SHUTTING)

(MACHINE WHIRRING)

Come on. Hurry, hurry.

ZACH:
I went to her grave.

There's a hole in the ground.

Well... (SIGHS)

She's not dead, Zach.

Look, what kind of a grift is this?

This is not a grift.

Okay, okay.

Well, then why couldn't you tell me?

Because she died.

- What?

- She died.

She died, and she's not dead now.

I don't know why. But she's back.

Who cares why?

My daughter's alive, Zach.

Look, I am not stupid, okay?

And I will go to the police.

Tell me what happened.

The doorbell rang

about a half an hour after you left

the night we played chess,

and it was Beth.

We don't know how, okay?

Okay. Okay, great.

So this is not a grift, right?

So then what is it?

Because you said she was really dead.

And then you said she wasn't dead.

So, what are you saying?

Are you saying that

she just dug herself out of her own grave

- and then walked home?

- Yes.

I don't know.

She... Uh...

Was it the type of snake?

Was it a poison that didn't...

That made her seem dead?

I'm not a herpetologist, Zach. I

don't know. She remembers nothing.

I mean, what is that?

She's dead, now she's not dead.

- What, she like...

- Crazy things happen.

ZACH:
She wasn't really dead?

What is that? What are you saying?

Are you saying that she's a zombie?

- She's my baby girl.

- Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

- It's a miracle.

- It's a miracle.

- She's resurrected.

- She's resurrected.

She could be a zombie!

Stop saying that, please.

It's a resurrection.

- Resurrection!

- She's resurrected!

Okay, and that's better why? Why is

that better? Because that's a nice...

It's from the Old Testament.

Shouldn't we call someone at Harvard

or MIT and have them study her?

- Keep your voice down. She's upstairs.

- BETH:
Mom, have you seen my jewelry?

What is going on?

Sweetheart, it's in the Bankers Box

with your sticker collection.

Why is all my stuff in boxes now?

Not a word, Zach.

BETH:
Hey, Zach.

Hey, Beth.

- Do you want to go hang out in the attic?

- The attic? No. Why the attic?

- She likes the attic.

- Why? What's with all this why?

- Why? Why?

- Can't we just do something else?

MAURY:
Why not enjoy yourself?

GEENIE:
Wait, smile!

Oh, I love it!

Go, Zach. Just go.

Go and tell her what you wanted to tell her

when you couldn't.

- Come on. It'll be fun.

- No. Hold on a sec.

You go first. I'm right behind you.

Come here.

Your hair is so warm.

My hair is warm?

What... What does that mean?

Zach, why are you acting so weird?

Like what's going on

with you and Mom and Dad?

Everyone's so weird.

Do you really not remember

what happened last week?

I'm sorry. Did I do something

that pissed you off or something?

Just tell me what you remember.

(SIGHS) I don't know. It's a blur. Why?

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