Smashed Page #2

FREDA:

(as though it’s a

ridiculous question)

Of course not! What do I look like?

A stoner?

(MORE)

9.

FREDA (CONT'D)

(beat)

It’s crack.

KATE:

Oh, sh*t! No...no thank you.

FREDA:

C’mon -- it’s good crack.

KATE:

I don’t, um...I’ve never smoked

crack.

FREDA:

(surprised)

Really? This stuff is the truth --

and it’ll sober you up.

KATE:

Uh...I think you should go.

FREDA:

I’m not getting out in the middle

of nowhere. Do you know what could

happen to me all alone out here at *

night?

KATE:

I don’t know -- people might offer

you crack?

FREDA:

Seriously? It’s not a big deal --

just take a little hit.

Kate and Freda stare at each other. A stand-off.

KATE:

I said no.

FREDA:

One hit won’t hurt you. It’ll sober

you up.

Kate glances at the pipe, which Freda wiggles in front of

her.

FREDA (CONT’D)

(high-pitched cartoon

voice)

Smoke me!

Kate LAUGHS.

10.

KATE:

One puff. Then we are both going

home.

Freda nods. Long beat.

KATE (CONT’D)

Fine.

Freda puts the pipe into Kate’s lips and lights it. Kate

sucks in crack smoke. Her eyelids flutter.

FREDA:

You’ve got money, right?

4 EXT. DOWNTOWN - STREET - NIGHT 4

Near some TENTS, CARDBOARD BOXES, and SHOPPING CARTS -

-- Kate smokes crack with FREDA and TWO OLDER MEN. They pass

around TWO PIPES.

LATER:

Freda is passed out on a SLEEPING BAG on the sidewalk.

Kate is animatedly telling a story to the two guys -- who’re

still smoking crack.

KATE:

(mile-a-minute fast)

...’cause I feel like I understand

what it’s like to be homeless, ya

know? I mean, if you didn’t know

me, if we hadn’t connected tonight,

you might think:
“There’s some

upper-middle-class, NPR listening,

self-congratulatory, insulated,

lazy liberal b*tch. Probably never

had to worry about anything.” But

that’s not true at all! I grew up

poor, man. Single mother.

McDonald’s used to have one day a

week where they sold 29 cent

hamburgers, and another day where

they had 39 cent cheeseburgers. My

mom and me would go there and she’d

get twenty burgers -- that was the

limit, probably set up for folks

just like us -- and then she’d put

‘em in the freezer and we’d

microwave ‘em for dinner throughout

the week.

(MORE)

11.

I was kinda overweight until highschool, to be perfectly honest.

Eating used to be my thing. When Istarted drinking, though, I kindastopped eating so much.

(back on track)

But anyway, the point is: You andme, we’re not so different.

The two guys aren’t paying much attention to Kate. They’re

more concerned with their crack pipe.

KATE (CONT'D)

5 EXT. DOWNTOWN - SIDEWALK - DAWN 5

Kate is asleep on the curb. She looks awful. Suddenly, Kate’seyes widen. She looks around at her surroundings, confused,

then jumps to her feet.

6 EXT. DOWNTOWN - STREETS - DAWN

Kate runs through the streets.

6

6A EXT. DOWNTOWN - STREETS - DAWN

We TRACK along with Kate as she dashes past variousbuildings.

6A *

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*

6B EXT. DOWNTOWN - STREET - DAWN 6B

We stare down a long, empty street, the downtown SKYSCRAPERStowering in the distance. From out of nowhere --

-- Kate appears at the end of the street and sprints towardsthe camera.

A LEGEND APPEARS OVER THE IMAGE OF KATE RUNNING:

*

*

*

*

*

“SMASHED”

7 INT./EXT. SUBARU (MOVING) - DAWN 7

Kate drives -- a paranoid expression on her face and herhands tightly gripping the steering wheel. She glances down

at ---

her CELL PHONE in the passenger seat. 21 missed calls.

12.

She passes various sites on her way from downtown to HighlandPark.

*

*

8 EXT. KATE & CHARLIE’S HOUSE - MORNING 8

Kate slowly pulls into the driveway of a small, cute house.

9 INT. KATE & CHARLIE’S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM/HALLWAY/KITCHEN -9

MORNING:

*

Kate walks into the kitchen to find ---

Charlie asleep at the kitchen table. CELL PHONE next tohis head. Empty BEER BOTTLES litter the table.

Kate tip-toes across the kitchen.

Charlie quickly jerks up.

CHARLIE:

(confused)

Huh?!

KATE:

Shhh...it’s okay, baby. Go back to

sleep.

CHARLIE:

What happened? I came home and youwere gone and I waited and waited.

KATE:

It’s a long story.

CHARLIE:

I was worried. I kept calling you.

KATE:

I ended up...

Charlie SNIFFS Kate.

CHARLIE:

You smell funny. What do you smelllike?

KATE:

I fell asleep in my car. Near thebar. I was too drunk to drive.

13.

CHARLIE:

So, why didn’t you come back or

call me?

KATE:

Charlie --

(beat)

-- I’m fine.

CHARLIE:

Well, maybe I’m not. I worry, baby.

I love you -- and you know how youget sometimes.

KATE:

I love you too. But I’m home. It’s

over. I gotta get to work.

CHARLIE:

I can’t be worried about you all

the time.

Kate rubs Charlie’s hair and kisses his forehead.

KATE:

Don’t worry so much. I’m fine.

(beat)

C’mon -- let me get you to bed.

CHARLIE:

I’m up now -- how ‘bout I make us

bacon and egg sandwiches?

Kate smiles.

CHARLIE (CONT’D)

(knows he’s got her)

Magic words.

10 INT. KATE & CHARLIE’S HOUSE - BATHROOM - MORNING 10

Kate takes a shower -- while she drinks a BEER. *

Gets dressed.

Puts on make-up.

11 INT. KATE & CHARLIE’S HOUSE - KITCHEN - MORNING 11

Kate walks into the kitchen, ready to go. Charlie is at thestove, cooking bacon and eggs. He hands Kate a MUG OF COFFEEand gestures to the table -- where there’s a CHECK.

14.

CHARLIE:

Check for your mom’s on the table.

KATE:

Thanks, baby.

Kate takes a sip of coffee.

KATE (CONT’D)

Why does the coffee taste so muchbetter when you make it?

CHARLIE:

Because I make it with love -- and

bacon.

Kate LAUGHS and kisses Charlie.

12 INT./EXT. SUBARU (MOVING) - DAY

Kate takes a right on a STREET and then pulls into the

PARKING LOT AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

12 *

*

She’s about to get out, but then notices...

...the FLASK on the floor.

A FEW MOMENTS LATER

Kate chugs what’s left in the flask.

ACROSS THE PARKING LOT *

MR. DAVIES -- the assistant principal, early-40’s, slightly

nerdy but not bad looking, watches ---

Kate drink in her car.

*

*

*

CHILDREN pass by in the distance.

Mr. Davies takes a beat, but instead of saying anything hewalks away through the parking lot.

Kate doesn’t notice she’s been seen.

*

*

*

*

13 OMITTED 13 *

15.

14 INT. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - CLASSROOM - DAY 14

Kate stands next to a CHALKBOARD in front of a class of THIRD

GRADERS. She’s really animated -- doing her “game show

hostess” schtick.

On the chalkboard are the letters: “AN”

KATE:

(to the class)

Now, if I add a “C,” what word do I

have?

A STUDENT raises her hand.

KATE (CONT’D)

Yes, Hillary? *

Can?

HILLARY *

KATE:

That’s correct! Can. You’ve won an

all-expenses paid trip to theblackboard, Hillary! *

Hillary hesitates. She looks embarrassed. *

KATE (CONT’D)

C’mon...there’s a washer-dryercombo in it for you.

Hillary shuffles up to the board and writes “CAN.” *

KATE (CONT’D)

Great job, Hillary -- let’s give

her a round of applause!

*

The class APPLAUDS.

Hillary smiles and goes back to her seat. *

KATE (CONT’D)

Can anyone use “can” in a sentence?

A student -- ANGELA -- raises her hand.

Yes?

KATE (CONT’D)

ANGELA:

“Hurry up in there --I gotta usethe can!”

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