Scream Page #31

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CLOSE ON STU... he has a body in tow, he thrusts it forward

and it rolls into the living room. Sidney looks down to

find...

HER FATHER:

bound and gagged. His eyes wide in fear, very much alive.

SIDNEY:

Daddy!

She starts for him.

BILLY:

Close enough.

Stu places the cellular phone in Mr. Prescott's shirt pocket.

STU:

Guess, I won't be needing this

anymore.

SIDNEY:

Why are you doing this?

STU:

It's all part of the game.

BILLY:

It's called GUESS HOW I'M GOING TO

DIE!

SIDNEY:

F*** you.

BILLY:

We already played that game. You

lost, remember?

STU:

You have to play, Sid. Don't want to

disappoint your dad. He's been waiting

around all night.

BILLY:

It's an easy game. We ask you a

question. If you get it wrong -- you

die.

STU:

And if you get it right -- you die.

SIDNEY:

You're crazy -- both of you.

STU:

The official term is "psychotic".

SIDNEY:

You'll never get away with this.

BILLY:

Tell that to Cotton Weary. You

wouldn't believe how easy it was to

frame him.

STU:

Yeah, we just watched a few movies.

Took a few notes. It was fun.

Billy and Stu relish their madness, proud of themselves.

Sidney looks to her dad, sees the tears in his eyes. She

looks back to Billy, unflinching... a determined look on her

face.

SIDNEY:

Why did you kill my mother?

BILLY:

Why? WHY? Did you hear that, Stu? I

think she wants a motive. Hmmm... I

don't really believe in motives,

Sid. I mean, did Norman Bates have a

motive?

Stu plays along, shaking his head.

STU:

Nope.

BILLY:

And did they really ever explain why

Hannibal Lecter liked to eat people?

Don't think so. You see, it's scarier

when there's no motive, Sid.

SIDNEY:

(fighting tears)

I don't understand...

BILLY:

We did your mom a favor, Sid. The

woman was a slut bag whore who flashed

her sh*t all over town like she was

Sharon Stone or something.

STU:

(laughing)

...so we put her out of her misery.

I mean, let's face it, your mom was

no Sharon Stone.

Stu cracks up over this while Billy turns very serious.

BILLY:

Is that motive enough for you? Or

how about this? Did you know your

slut mother was sleeping with my dad

and she's the reason my mom moved

out and deserted me.

A sudden silence. Sidney is rigid with shock, his words

resonant with truth.

SIDNEY:

What?

Even Stu is surprised with his seriousness.

BILLY:

Think about it. On the off chance I

get caught -- a motive like that

could divide a jury for years, don't

you think?. You took my mother, so I

took yours. Big sympathy factor.

Maternal abandonment causes serious

deviant behavior. It certainly f***ed

you up. It made you have sex with a

psychopath.

STU:

That's right and now that you're no

longer a virgin. You gotta die --

those are the rules.

Billy sits the gun down on the table near the foyer. And

then moves to Sidney with the butcher knife in hand.

BILLY:

Pretend this is all just a scary

movie, Sid. How do you think it's

going to end?

Sidney doesn't respond.

STU:

(excited)

This is the best part, Sid. Billy's

got it all figured out. Why do you

think we kept your father alive so

long? Why did we save you for last?

BILLY:

You know what time it is, Sid? It's

after midnight. It's your mother's

anniversary. We killed her exactly

one year ago today.

Billy turns to Stu with the knife. They eye each other.

BILLY:

Ready?

STU:

Yeah...

Billy pulls the knife back and brings it forward quickly,

slicing into Stu. He stumbles to ho his knees, WINCING in

pain.

STU:

Jesus...

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