Nocturnal Animals Page #5

Someone cackles.

LAURA:

We did not shove you off the road!

You shoved us off the road!

TONY:

Shhh. Be quiet.

INDIA:

(Quietly) It’s a lie.

RAY:

You think I’m a liar?

TONY:

She’s just a child.

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RAY:

You think I’m a liar!

TONY:

No. She’s not saying that man.

She’s just a child.

He waves the other guys back.

RAY:

You don’t got a flat, go on and

drive. Start the engine and drive.

Drive on it a**hole, drive away.

Nobody’s stopping you.

Tony starts the car and rolls it forward. It is evident that

the tire is flat. He turns off the engine.

TONY:

God damn it!

LAURA:

Oh god! Oh god! What are we going

to do Tony? What are we going to

do?

TONY:

It’s alright. It’s okay.

LAURA:

It’s not okay. We’re in the middle

of nowhere. What are we going to

do?

RAY:

Tell you what. We’ll fix it for

you. Won’t we, guys?

TURK:

Yeah. Sure.

LAURA:

Really?

RAY:

Yeah, just to show you we’re okay

we’ll fix it for you, you won’t

have to do a thing, and then we’ll

go to the cops together, you and

me, and report your accident.

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TURK:

You got tools, mister?

LAURA:

Don’t get out of the car. Please.

RAY:

No need. Use ours. Come on, let’s

get going.

The three men go to the trunk of their car while Tony and his

wife and daughter watch with their doors locked. They watch

while the men bring out their tools, the jack, the tire iron.

TURK:

You got a spare tire man?

Tony pauses. He is not sure. The men start to laugh. All but

Ray who is lighting a cigarette.

RAY:

You cain’t change a tire without a

spare.

TURK:

You wanna give me the keys to the

trunk?

LAURA:

No.

INDIA:

No, dad.

Turk looks at India for a long time. Staring. Looking her up

and down.

TURK:

Who the f*** do you think you are?

TONY:

Just pop the trunk open for me

Laura.

Tony gets out of the car and lifts out the suitcases and

boxes in the light of the flashlight held by Turk, until they

get at the spare tire.

27.

Ray taking a drag off of his cigarette begins dancing next to

the car.

TURK:

Get the women outta the car.

RAY:

Come on, get em out.

Tony stares blankly at Ray as he weighs this in his mind. Ray

is becoming irritated.

RAY (CONT’D)

Come on man! We gotta lift your car

up on a jack so get um out.

Tony looks around surveying the situation.

RAY (CONT’D)

Dude! We gotta lift your wife and

your child and your car? Get your

women out of the car!

Tony looks at his wife and daughter. He clocks the man with

the crowbar and the other with the wrench.

TONY:

It’s all right honey. They just

want you out while they fix the

tire.

Laura and India get out and stand near the door of the car.

The men begin raising the car and loosening the flat tire.

Ray is kicking the luggage around at the back of the car

inspecting it with the toe of his cowboy boot. He looks up at

Tony.

RAY:

Come over here.

Tony walks towards him .

RAY (CONT’D)

You seen what you did to my car?

You think you’re f***in hot sh*t

don’t you?

TONY:

What are you talking about?

28.

RAY:

They definitely think they’re

f***in hot sh*t.

TONY:

Who?

RAY:

Are you serious. Your b*tches man,

who else? You too. You think you’re

somthin special, you can bump a

guy’s car and then leave the scene

of an accident.

TONY:

Listen, you were playing some kind

of crazy game with us on the road.

RAY:

Yeah?

The flashing blue lights of a police car suddenly appear. The

car is moving at very high speed, clearly on a call. Tony

steps towards the road and waves his arms. Laura and India

run towards the road screaming. They are too late and shout

frantically into the night as the police car speeds off into

the distance. Ray holds his breath for a moment and then he

and the other two men start laughing.

RAY (CONT’D)

There goes your cops. You should

have tried harder to stop them. But

that’s okay. We’ll take good care

of you.

The men continue to work on the car. They seem to enjoy it

and laugh and talk. Ray is not laughing.

Ray paces back and forth while the other two men finish

changing the tire. Ray looks periodically over at Laura and

India tapping his feet and murmuring under his breath.

RAY (CONT’D)

(Murmuring) F***in b*tches. F***in

god damned uppity b*tches. F***

you. I’ll teach you a thing or two.

F*** you...

29.

Tony is watching Ray pace back and forth. He hears what he is

saying.

RAY (CONT’D)

What are you looking at? Hot shot.

He is muttering to himself and becoming more agitated.

RAY (CONT’D)

What were you trying to do there on

the road?

TONY:

We are just trying to get to where

we are going.

RAY:

And where’s that?

Tony says nothing.

RAY (CONT’D)

I said, where are you going.

TONY:

Marfa.

RAY:

And what exactly is in Marfa?

Tony looks at the ground. The man moves closer to Tony and

brings his face level with his. Tony takes a step backwards

and Ray closes the gap. Ray leans forward forcing Tony to

lean back.

RAY (CONT’D)

I said, what’s in Marfa? Hey mother

f***er.

Ray takes hold of Tony’s crotch and shoves him.

TONY:

Hey, let go of me.

INDIA:

Leave my dad alone, a**hole!

LAURA:

India...

30.

RAY:

F*** you, baby.

LAURA:

She didn’t mean that. She’s just a

kid.

Ray strolls over to where India and Laura are standing. They

are terrified.

Turk grabs Tony and pushes him backwards as Ray shoves India

up against the car.

RAY:

What’s in Marfa? Your daddy won’t

tell me so why don’t you.

INDIA:

What is it to you anyway?

Tony is now fighting to get to India as Turk pushes him back

with a crowbar.

RAY:

Come on baby, we’re nice guys.

We’re fixin your tire.

Ray begins to dance in front of India, trapping her at the

door of the car.

RAY (CONT’D)

Wanna dance? Wanna dance?

Ray looks towards Tony who is still struggling with Turk to

get towards his daughter.

TONY:

Let her go!

RAY:

Look at him. Your daddy thinks he’s

so much better than me. What do you

think?

India looks him straight in the eyes.

INDIA:

Well he is.

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RAY:

Look at him. He’s a wimp. A total

p*ssy.

TONY:

Get your hands off of her!

INDIA:

You’re scum, you know.

Ray takes a step towards India. Laura steps in between but he

pushes her aside. He puts his hands on the girl’s shoulders.

Instantly Laura is on him hitting and kicking and pulling at

him from behind until she is flung to the side.

RAY:

B*tch!

Tony moves in but before he knows it Ray knocks him back.

Tony falls to the ground. His nose is bleeding. Ray faces all

three of them.

RAY (CONT’D)

Watch it you f***ing a**holes. You

got no f***ing right to talk to me

like that!

The men by the tire stop to watch.

RAY (CONT’D)

Christ sake, we’re fixin your god

damned tire!

He walks around to the other two men. Laura wraps her arms

around India and tries to calm her down. Tony struggles to

get up from the pavement, his nose bleeding profusely.

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