Senior Year Page #15

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Ahhh!

AT THE FRONT DOOR

Peter plugs his ears. Odie and Seth, all about the metal.

ODIE & SETH

Woooooo! Yeah!

They high five as...

WHOOOOP! Red and blue police lights hit the windows.

TEENAGE BOY:

Cops!

Kids flee. The curtains catch fire. An entire living room

wall goes up in flames.

EXT. RUBY SUE’S STREET - CONTINUOUS

Half a dozen cop cars surround the house. Teenagers flee in

every direction. It’s mayhem.

Hammered dude runs by with sharpie penises all over his face!

HAMMERED DUDE:

Best party ever!

Seth finds Ruby Sue in the chaos, grabs her hand.

SETH:

We gotta split!

RUBY SUE:

What are you doing here?

94.

SETH:

We had a date, remember?

He drags her toward the Maserati down the street.

RUBY SUE:

Nice! You brought it. I was

starting to think you didn’t really

have one.

It’s lights flash when Seth clicks the keys.

INT. MASERATI - MOMENTS LATER

Seth floods the engine. The car bucks forward.

SETH:

Goddamnit!

RUBY SUE:

Do you even know how to drive this

thing?

He peels out. Then...

Odie materializes out of nowhere, directly in front of the

car! Odie hits the hood and rolls up over the windshield. The

Maserati stops.

RUBY SUE (CONT’D)

Oh my God! You just killed

somebody!

Odie pops up by the driver’s side window, blood trickling

down from his hairline.

ODIE:

I’m driving.

He opens the door and pulls Seth out.

EXT. RUBY’S STREET - MOMENTS LATER

Two police cars block the street so traffic can’t pass.

ON PETER:

Getting arrested. Hands cuffed behind his back, being placed

into a squad car as flames engulf the house.

95.

STREET:

The Maserati fish tails around the corner. Going way too fast

and picking up speed. It bears down on the blockade.

INT. MASERATI - CONTINUOUS

Odie, sunglasses back on his face, blood trickling from his

hariline. He floors it.

RUBY SUE:

Po-po! Twelve o’clock.

SETH:

(warning)

Odie. Odie! ODIE!

ODIE:

We’re doing 90 in a 15. Can’t turn

back from that... Cup your nuts!

EXT. RUBY SUE’S STREET - CONTINUOUS

A cop wisely moves the barricading police car out of the way.

The Maserati blows past the arriving fire trucks.

RUBY SUE (O.S.)

Now that’s a f***ing party.

Kids line the streets, cheering on the destruction.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. HARDING HIGH - HALLWAY - DAY

Two police officers follow Principal Smith down the hall.

ENGLIGH CLASS - CONTINUOUS

The door opens. The cops step inside the class.

PRINCIPAL SMITH:

Ruby Sue Conway. I’m gonna need you

to come with me.

CLASS:

Ooooooh!

Ruby Sue gets up and follows them out.

96.

INT. PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE - MOMENTS LATER

Martha, in her police blues, sits on the edge of the desk

while Principal Smith paces back and forth in front of Ruby.

PRINCIPAL SMITH:

This is bad.

Ruby sits across from a television playing scenes from last

night’s party as recorded on Brittany’s phone.

RUBY SUE:

(angry sotto)

Tiffany!

MARTHA:

Ruby, some of these kids are saying

you peer pressured them.

RUBY SUE:

Pressured them to do what? Have

fun?

PRINCIPAL SMITH:

Martha, roll tape please...

INTERCUT. ON SCREEN - SCENE FROM THE PARTY

Ruby Sue holds a kid’s legs up while he does a keg stand.

RUBY SUE (ON TV)

Drink faster you wuss!

PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE

A livid Principal Smith points at the screen.

PRINCIPAL SMITH:

Do you know what happens when

something like this goes viral?

RUBY SUE:

Of course I do. That’s why I bought

like... a whole a box of rubbers.

PRINCIPAL SMITH:

Is that an attempt to make this

even worse than it already is?

RUBY SUE:

So a couple kids had the time of

their life, what’s the big deal?

97.

PRINCIPAL SMITH:

Well, aside from my job on the line

and the well being of my students,

I guess you’re right. It’s not.

RUBY SUE (ON TV)

Why do you have a gag reflex? I

thought you were gay.

(beat)

Poser.

The door swings open. Ruby Sue’s parents, dressed in ski

attire, rush into the office.

DAD CONWAY:

What the hell is going on here? I

just got off the phone with the

insurance company...

MOM CONWAY:

They said an industrial strength

fog machine blew our circuits.

Honey, why was there a fog machine

in the house?

RUBY SUE:

I don’t know where that thing came

from. Actually.

PRINCIPAL SMITH:

There’s still a criminal matter

here that needs to be addressed.

RUBY SUE:

Yeah! That fog machine was

negligent. We should sue them and

get a bigger house.

MARTHA:

Ruby, serving alcohol to minors is

a very serious offense. Somebody

has to get in trouble for this.

RUBY SUE:

Whoa! Wait a second. There is no

way you can prove there’s any

alcohol in those cups.

Martha gives her a look as she hits play on the video.

98.

ON SCREEN:

Ruby takes a swig from a bottle of clear booze, holds up a

lighter in front of her mouth.

CROWD:

Fireball! Fireball! Fireball!

A huge flame shoots out of her mouth as the crowd goes wild.

INTERCUT:
PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS

MOM CONWAY:

Oh Ruby...

Ruby knows she’s busted.

DAD CONWAY:

Silver lining here. Our daughter’s

technically retarded. So find me a

jury that’s gonna convict her.

RUBY SUE:

Dad! That’s offensive!

DAD CONWAY:

You got an underdeveloped brain!

Ruby’s Mom has to restrain him.

DAD CONWAY (CONT’D)

I’m losing it here. I’m sorry. It’s

just... I was having too good of a

time on the slopes. I knew

something like this would happen.

PRINCIPAL SMITH:

Good news, Martha’s an alum and

she’s a damn fine cop.

MARTHA:

I talked to these parents and,

given the circumstances, they’ve

agreed not to press charges.

Ruby Stands up for a high five.

RUBY SUE:

Sweet, Martha! Way to come through.

Martha leaves her hanging.

99.

PRINCIPAL SMITH:

Ruby. You’re expelled. You probably

guessed that. It’s the bad news.

RUBY SUE:

What the f***, Martha! I thought we

were friends. What’s the point of

being a cop then if you can’t get

people out of jail?

MARTHA:

I just got you out of jail. There’s

nothing more I can do. Now I’m

sorry, Ruby. But ya played ya self.

Ruby Sue takes a step toward Martha.

RUBY SUE:

You know what I’m thinking about

right now, Martha?

MARTHA:

Don’t do it, Ruby.

RUBY SUE:

Thinking about going upside your

head right now.

PRINCIPAL SMITH:

Ladies....

INT. HARDING HIGH - HALLWAY - MOMENTS LATER

The entire school has convened to watch Ruby Sue as she’s

being escorted out in handcuffs. All eyes on her.

RUBY SUE:

Wait! Stop. I need to say something

them. They need to hear this!

Martha nods at the cop. He lets Ruby Sue face the school.

RUBY SUE (CONT’D)

I’m about to say something that I

wish somebody said to me a long

time ago...

The bell rings and the hallway clears. Only Tiffany remains.

She looks right at Ruby and gives her a slow clap.

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