Mother! Page #6

MOTHER:

Did you invite your son-

But before Mother can finish, the son rushes into the woman’s

arms.

WOMAN:

What are you doing here?

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YOUNGER BROTHER:

Mom. I tried calling, but Icouldn’t get through. There’s no-

WOMAN:

What’s wrong?

YOUNGER BROTHER:

He came to the house and found the

will.

WOMAN:

(shocked)

What?

YOUNGER BROTHER:

Yeah, he’s out of control.

Mother is frustrated. Still trying to get them out.

MOTHER:

I’m sorry, but whatever this is,

you’re going to have to finishoutside.

But they ignore her. A new voice pulls her back.

OLDEST SON (O.S.)

(interrupting, screams)

Daaad--DAAAAAAAAAAAD-

WOMAN:

He’s here?

YOUNGER BROTHER:

Oh no.

WOMAN:

He’s here?

Mother sees fear flash across the younger brother and thewoman’s faces.

MOTHER:

Who’s that?

The OLDEST SON rushes toward his family. Ragged anddisturbed, he sees his mom and brother conspiring together.

OLDEST SON:

(can barely contain hisresentment)

Ran straight to mommy.

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YOUNGER BROTHER:

(retreats)

You followed me? What’s wrong with

you?

WOMAN:

You shouldn’t be here!

OLDEST SON:

Where’s dad? Where is he?

(sees Mother)

Who’s she? Who are you?

YOUNGER BROTHER:

He doesn’t want to see you.

OLDEST SON:

That’s not true. Is he here?

Daaaad!?

WOMAN:

Stop it. You’re going to upset

him.

The younger brother physically blocks his brother. Their dad

arrives from the bedroom.

MAN:

Boys, boys, why are you-

Woman rushes to her husband’s side. The oldest son whips a

thick will out of his pocket and waves it.

OLDEST SON:

(to Man)

What is this? Do you know what you

signed?

MAN:

Of course I do.

As the brothers jostle, Man and Woman start to bicker.

WOMAN:

Go lie back down. I’ll handle it.

MAN:

You said that you told him!

WOMAN:

No, honey I didn’t say that.

Mother is stuck in the middle of the madness. Fear creepsinto her heart as she tries but can’t get away.

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OLDEST SON:

(devastated, to hisfather)

You wanted this! How could you?

MAN:

It’s for a good reason son.

YOUNGER BROTHER:

It’s you. It’s not him.

Man tries to ease away from his wife, who is trying todissuade him.

WOMAN:

Let me talk to him.

MAN:

No, I’ll talk to him.

And Man pushes through to his eldest and holds him.

MAN:

You’re right. I should have told

you myself. Okay? And I’m sorry.

I was thinking about you. About

what’s best for all of you.

He leads his older son into the drawing room, the othersfollow. Mother can finally get past, hurries to the

STAIRWELL:

She looks up for HIM but he’s nowhere to be seen. Behind

her, in the drawing room the family continues to fight.

MAN:

It’s a trust. You have to make a

decision as a group before anythingcan be spent.

OLDEST SON:

It won’t work! I have to getpermission from them every time Itake a piss?

MAN:

It will force you to talk. To get

along. That’s the most important

thing.

OLDEST SON:

She will side with him every time!

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MAN:

You’re not even listening to me!

WOMAN:

I just want to support you both.

OLDEST SON:

Support me? You just want to tellme what I can and can’t do.

WOMAN:

That is not fair!

A door SLAMS above. Mother looks up once more and sees HIMwatching from three flights up. Mother runs up the

STAIRS:

As the family continues to argue downstairs.

OLDEST SON:

You never believe in me, or

anything I’m trying to do.

YOUNGER BROTHER:

Stop whining.

OLDEST SON:

See? Don’t do this. Dad they hate

me.

MAN:

Come on. They don’t hate you.

WOMAN:

We love you. You’re our son.

OLDEST SON:

Well then treat me like one.

YOUNGER BROTHER:

First act like one.

Mother glances down at the family as HIM meets her at the

HALF LANDING:

With two buckets of paint. He puts them down.

MOTHER:

The sons are here. They justbarged in, I couldn’t stop them.

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HIM:

I know.

She follows HIM down the stairs.

MAN:

There’s more than enough foreveryone to share.

YOUNGER BROTHER:

If you don’t waste it all.

OLDEST SON:

Shut up!

YOUNGER BROTHER:

Here we go again. Losing yourtemper when you don’t get your way.

Now, Man sees his hosts arrive at the

BOTTOM OF THE STEPS

And he lowers his voice embarrassed.

MAN:

Let’s discuss this outside.

OLDEST SON:

No, I want to talk about it now!

MAN:

Our hosts-

SON:

Shut up!

MAN:

(trying to quiet him)

If you need money, I’ll give you

money.

Man pulls out his wallet.

OLDEST SON:

I don’t want your chump change.

The older son slaps the wallet onto the ground. Woman tries

to calm him down.

WOMAN:

Sweetie...

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OLDEST SON:

Don’t touch me!

The older son roughly shoves his mom aside. At that, HIM

lunges forward and pins the oldest son against the wall.

HIM:

Calm down.

OLDEST SON:

(recognizes him)

You’re the poet? The great writer?

(serious now)

You don’t know anything!

HIM:

Maybe so.

OLDEST SON:

They lied to me. They’re robbing

me.

HIM:

I don’t know the story. Will you

calm down?

The older son hears the words.

HIM:

Will you?

The older son nods and HIM lets go.

MAN:

Thank you.

HIM motions towards the drawing room.

HIM:

You can sit in there.

Mother looks at HIM alarmed.

MAN:

Good. Now, let’s go sit down anddiscuss this.

YOUNGER BROTHER:

No! Mom! Dad’s dying and all hecares about is his damn money!

The older son leaps on his brother. It explodes quickly.

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WOMAN:

Stop it!

MAN:

Boys stop it!

Man tries to pull his sons apart. The oldest elbows him in

the guts.

He goes down coughing up blood, struggling to breathe. HIM

rushes to his new friend’s side.

YOUNGER BROTHER:

Look at Dad, look what you did!

The younger rushes the older and shoves him into the wall.

Murder in his eyes he tosses his younger brother onto thefloor.

MOTHER:

Stop!

WOMAN:

Boys! Stop it!

Man coughs uncontrollably. He can’t catch his breath. The

younger brother spits on his brother and flees. The oldest

son throws a chair at him but misses. It smashes into the

wall.

MOTHER:

Please! NO!

HIM:

Can you breathe? Breathe.

The older son lunges after his baby brother who flees pastMother. She pursues them through the

STAIRWELL:

The pursuing oldest son grabs the door knob Mother left onthe bureau.

MOTHER:

Stop!

She follows them into the

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GUEST BEDROOM:

The oldest son raises the door knob above his head and bashes

the younger brother’s head in.

MOTHER:

Wait! Stop! Stop it!

Mother SCREAMS. She tries to break it up. She gets shoved

and crashes onto her back against a bureau.

The young boy has collapsed on the ground, blood rushes outfrom his head.

OLDEST SON:

Get up. Get up! Get up! Stop

faking. Look at me!

Mother gasps. The oldest son looks at her. She tries to

back away. He grabs her ankle and pins her against the

bureau.

OLDEST SON:

It’s not my fault. They never

really loved me. They always loved

him more. They were leaving me

behind.

Mother tries to get away.

OLDEST SON:

Just tell me you understand! You

have to understand.

Mother does understand. The oldest son relaxes, when, from

nowhere, HIM lifts the oldest son off the ground and SLAMShis head into a glass vase on the mantle.

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