Spare Me Page #10

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THEO:

Knock-knock.

JUNIOR:

(stops and looks around)

Who's there?

Theo remains silent.

JUNIOR:

(getting angry)

Who's there!

THEO:

Buzz Fazeli.

JUNIOR:

NO. I SAY KNOCK-KNOCK! You say who's

there. I say who's there and then you say

who who. You're not playing right.

(primly)

Knock-knock.

THEO:

Who's there?

Junior walks towards Theo.

JUNIOR:

Junior.

Theo remains silent.

JUNIOR:

JUNIOR!

(boiling)

You're supposed to say JUNIOR WHO! I'm

going to have to hurt you. Theo and

Junior circle one another.

JUNIOR:

You shouldn't touch her.

THEO:

No, Junior, you shouldn't touch her.

JUNIOR:

Nobody touches her. Except me. I touch

her. Sheila told me you played bouncy-

bouncy with her.

THEO:

What did your dad tell you to do to Buzz?

Theo scrambles up the lane on hands and

knees. Junior catches him, grabbing his

ankles.

JUNIOR:

He told me to play Blue-Face with Buzz. I

like games.

THEO:

(struggling to get away)

What did you do to Buzz?

JUNIOR:

You played bouncy-bouncy with Sheila, so

I'm gonna play Blue-Face with you.

(he grabs Theo's throat)

THEO:

(hoarsely)

I don't want to play.

Theo stretches to get a nearby ball, but just can't reach it,

by millimeters.

JUNIOR:

To play, I press my fingers on a throat

like this...

(he presses tighter on Theo's

windpipe)

...and then the mans face would go blue

and I should keep pressing...

(Theo's face goes pale blue)

...and I did and then he stopped moving

and he didn't play anymore after that.

Theo bends back a finger on Junior's

hand. Junior lets out a HOWL of pain and

releases Theo's neck. Theo GASPS for air.

JUNIOR:

You didn't play fair.

(stands up)

You were almost blue.

Theo gets his fingers in a bowling ball and brings it up to

bash Junior in the head.

JUNIOR:

Go ahead Theo, I saw you on TV. I'm your

biggest fan. Junior offers Theo his

unprotected head.

JUNIOR:

(yelling)

Come on Theo, GIVE ME YOUR AUTOGRAPH!

Theo bashes Junior in the head with the ball. It bounces off

Junior's head like a Nerf ball and rolls down the alley.

JUNIOR:

Thank you, Mr. Skinner! Thank you!

Theo desperately, but fruitlessly tries to get away. As he

crawls over the ball return trough, Junior puts his foot on

Theo's head.

JUNIOR:

I can have her,you know.

(looks around and whispers)

She's not my real sister.

(he flashes a lecherous smile)

THEO'S POV A ball pops up at

the far end of the return and

TRUNDLES rapidly towards Theo.

The ball hits Theo's face with

a POW. BLACK OUT We HEAR

"Raindrops Keep Falling On My

Head." THEO'S BOWLING SHOE

ATTIRED FEET Being dragged

down the lane. Theo comes to

and looks down his body to see

the empty lane. He looks up to

see Junior pulling him towards

the pin reset machine. The cut

on Theo's forehead bleeds down

the side of his face.

JUNIOR:

(muttering)

Lubrication.

MACHINE NUMBER 6

Junior pulls the dazed Theo into the pin-reset machine and

positions him under the pins. As Junior prepares the

machinery, a control cable on his claw becomes fouled. Junior

begins to thrash about as he tries to disentangle himself and

his malfunctioning arm. Theo rolls away as Junior's flailing

releases the machine. It comes slamming down on Junior just

as Theo slips out of harm's way. He gets up and staggers away

from the machine. Junior's HOWL echoes across the lanes. His

twitching feet protrude from the maw of the device. Lane six

goes dark. Theo limps up the lane.

CUT TO:

64 EXT. BRIDGE64

Theo drives up to the erect draw-bridge. He stops and gets

out. The night is silent.

THEO:

(loud whisper)

Sheila! Where are you?

Sheila pops out of the bushes and walks towards Theo.

THEO:

(angry)

You told Junior that we did it.

SHEILA:

It?

THEO:

It. Bouncy-bouncy. F***ed. He tried to

squeeze my f***ing head off. What did you

say to him?

When they reach each other, they stop.

Sheila seems to weigh her answer.

SHEILA:

I told him you were my boyfriend.

THEO:

(very pissed off)

What the hell did you go doing that for

Sheila? We haven't even gotten naked yet!

SHEILA:

We would have sooner or later.

THEO:

Oh great! He tried to kill me! You knew

he would go off if he thought I fooled

around with you.

SHEILA:

Did you - kill him?

Theo paces up and down in front of the upright bridge.

THEO:

How do you get this thing down?

SHEILA:

Tell me what happened Theo.

Theo backs Sheila towards the bridge control booth.

THEO:

(glares at Sheila)

You wanted me to kill him, didn't you?

SHEILA:

(in shock)

If he's not dead, he'll keep coming back.

THEO:

He's dead Sheila.

SHEILA:

I feel sick.

THEO:

You should.

SHEILA:

Are you sure he's dead?

THEO:

I didn't stop to take his pulse.

Theo boosts Sheila up the ladder to the control booth. The

hydraulic machinery of the bridge heaves into motion and the

bridge begins to lower. Theo walks over to his car. Sheila

jumps down from the bridge control booth and follows him.

SHEILA:

Where are you going?

THEO:

I think your brother may have already

gotten to Buzz. He gets into his car.

SHEILA:

Can I come with you?

THEO:

I did your dirty work for you Sheila, now

f*** off. Theo drives away leaving Sheila

standing alone. She watches his car

recede with a thoughtful expression, then

turns on her heel.

CUT TO:

65 INT. THEO'S CAR - NIGHT 65

Theo grips the steering wheel with white knuckles. He nods

off at the wheel, the roadway through his eyes wavering and

distorting. He hits himself in the face in an effort to keep

himself awake.

66 INT. BUZZ'S HOUSE - NIGHTMARE 66

The house is dark except for a light coming from the closed

bathroom door. Theo cautiously makes his way to the door.

THEO:

(whispers)

Buzz? You alright?

WATER is running inside. Theo twists the doorknob and opens

the door with a jolt. Junior lunges out of the dark, mangled

and bloody with bowling pins sticking out of his chest.

JUNIOR:

Don't you KNOCK?

Theo SLAMS the door shut.

67 EXT. BUZZ'S HOUSE - DAWN 67

Theo jerks awake. His car is parked by the Fazeli house. It

is a clear, blustery day.

A gust of wind pulls the screen door open, then SLAMS it

shut. He gets out of the car and walks unsteadily towards the

house.

68 INT. BUZZ'S HOUSE, LIVING ROOM 68

Theo walks into the house. The place is completely trashed.

Theo picks up a golf ball from the floor. He makes his way to

the bathroom door and slowly turns the knob; then pulls back.

He picks up a nearby bowling ball and holds it over his head

as he reaches for the doorknob. This time, he thrusts the

door open. The bathroom is empty. Relieved, he cradles the

ball in his arms.

BALL:

Thick crimson red fluid trickles down his

forearm, dripping off his elbow.

Horrified, he pulls his fingers out of

the ball. Blood streams out of the three

finger holes. He drops the ball to the

floor. He goes into the bathroom and

turns on the sink faucets.

INT. BUZZ'S HOUSE, BATHROOM

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