The Barrens Page #5
get out of here tomorrow.
Everything is going to be okay.
Okay?
Okay.
Put that in your mouth.
Here--
( gasps )
Okay.
The kids are scared.
l've got a headache.
I'II be better tomorrow.
( roars )
( thunder rumbIes )
( whimpers )
I want to go home.
- Hi, guys.
- What's going on with Dad?
- Daddy is scaring me.
- WeII, he's sick,
but guess what?
When we get
out of here tomorrow,
we're going to have him
all fixed up, okay?
- I want to go home.
- l know, kiddo.
What do you guys think
if I were to sIeep in here tonight
and we have a giant sIeepover?
What do you think?
Come here.
- It's okay, baby. It's okay.
- ( sobbing )
( crow cawing )
( shuddering )
( Ieaves crunching )
( squeaIing )
( wings fIapping )
( voices muttering )
( crow cawing )
( branches creaking )
( snarIs, roars )
( distant screaming )
Cynthia:
Richard?
Richard?
- It was here. It was just here.
- What was here?
- The Devil.
- Can you waIk?
- You're haIIucinating.
- lt is real.
- It is not reaI.
- It was reaI.
I'm getting the kids
and we are Ieaving in two minutes.
- Your dad is sick.
- Sadie:
Uh, no sh*t.- We need to get him to a hospitaI.
- Wait, what?
- What's wrong with him?
- You take that.
- He was bitten.
- By what? What are you taIking about?
- Cynthia?
- Oscar bit your dad.
It happened
and now there is a wound
on his arm that is infected.
- Oscar bit Dad?
- HoId on. Where's Oscar now?
( gasps )
Rabies?
Sadie:
HeIIo?HeIIo?
Is anybody out there?
( ceII phone beeping )
Mommy said Oscar bit you.
Why?
He was confused.
He didn't recognize me.
Oh. Is that why he Ieft?
Because he was sorry?
He didn't have to Ieave.
l would still love him.
( phone ringing )
Hang on. HeIIo? HeIIo?
HeIIo? Can you hear me?
Operator:
Yes, my famiIy and I are Iost.
My husband's sick
and we need heIp, pIease.
Operator:
Okay. PIease sIow down, ma'am.Where are you?
We're in the Pine Barrens.
Operator:
The Barrens is a Iarge area.CouId you be more specific?
- We're in the Wa--
- Wharton State Forest.
Wharton State Park.
The Wharton State Forest.
Operator:
I need to know the traiI.
- No, we're not on a traiI.
- ( screaming )
- Danny?
- Dad?
- Operator:
Ma'am?- Cynthia:
Danny?!Both:
Danny?!
Danny?!
- Danny?!
- Danny?!
Danny?!
( ceII phone ringing )
Ma'am, the 9-1-1 operator
traced your caII to my county.
- He's dead.
- Sheriff:
Who's dead?- Who is this?
- There's a dead body.
My husband is sick.
I can't find my son.
Ma'am, l need you
to teII me your name.
- Cynthia Vineyard. PIease.
- Cynthia Vineyard?
- Sorry. Get up. Get up.
- Ma'am, this is Sheriff Winters.
I met you and your husband
at the campgrounds.
I think I know
where you were headed.
Conserve your phone's battery
and just sit tight.
We're going to find you, ma'am.
Cynthia:
Danny? Danny?
( women panting )
Cynthia!
Get up.
Get up, pIease.
- What do you think it was?
- l don't know.
( sobbing )
What couId have done this?
I don't know.
Dad? Do you think
it was Dad?
Stop that.
Sadie:
It was his knife.
- Cynthia, it was his knife.
- Stop it.
( sobbing )
Danny?!
Danny!
- ( screaming, water spIashing )
- Danny!
Danny! Dad!
Danny? Danny?
Danny?
Oh, my God. Danny!
( screaming )
Oh, my God! Danny!
- Oh, my God! Danny!
- Danny! Danny!
Danny! Danny!
- HeIp me. Danny!
- Cynthia!
Cynthia:
HeIp me. Go.
Danny.
Danny.
Oh, my God. Danny.
Oh, my God.
- My God! Wake up!
- One two three four, five six seven.
One two three four five...
( panting )
Is he dead?
( yelling )
Somebody pIease heIp us!
Somebody pIease!
...six seven eight...
( coughing )
Cynthia:
It's okay. It's okay.
Okay.
Oh, my gosh.
- What have you done to my son?
- ( screaming )
What have you done!
What did you do to my son?!
( groans )
Wake up!
I said wake up!
Wake up! Wake up!
I said wake up!
Wake up!
No!
Cynthia!
( moaning )
( siren waiIing )
Yeah. Richard and Cynthia Vineyard.
They registered two days ago
and they've been missing
since yesterday morning.
I don't have a good feeIing
about this.
I've aIready got two men
in the woods looking.
This is the Vineyards' SUV.
- Any luck reaching that cell phone?
- No. It's going straight to voicemaiI.
The husband mentioned Oswego.
There's a clearing about two miles past
these campgrounds near the Oswego River.
- Let's go!
- I'II be two minutes behind you.
( Cynthia moaning )
We can go.
You know, me and Danny.
- We can go get heIp.
- Yeah.
We can just...
waIk in a straight Iine.
I mean we're bound to find somebody.
Cynthia:
Okay.You don't Iet anything happen to Danny.
You don't Iet go of his hand.
You don't stop moving
untiI you find someone.
If you're not at that campsite
before sunset,
you come right back here, okay?
Okay.
It's three or four miIes away.
Danny, come here.
Promise me that you're
going to protect your sister.
- Okay?
- ( whimpers )
Dan--
- WiII you come and untie me, pIease?
- Danny.
Sadie?
Sadie, come over.
HeIp Daddy now.
Come on.
Come and heIp Daddy.
You just need to untie me.
No. I can't.
You run.
Danny boy.
Danny boy. Danny.
- Danny.
- No.
Hey, come and heIp Daddy.
Come over here
and heIp Daddy.
- Danny.
- Run! Go! Go!
- Come on!
- Danny, come back here!
It's not safe out there!
Richard:
Danny!
( dispatch chatter )
Cynthia?
( panting )
HeIIo?
Can anyone hear me?
Sadie, come back!
It's not safe out there!
( groans )
( whines )
I didn't mean--
I didn't mean to hurt you.
Danny said that something
pushed him into the water.
- What pushed him?
- I don't remember.
Who pushed him?
( sobbing )
l would--
I wouId never.
- l wouldn't--
- Ryan is dead.
- Who?
- Sadie's friend.
- The boy in the f***ing woods.
- You need to untie me.
He's foIIowing us.
He's foIIowing us.
He's here. I've seen it.
- I need your heIp.
- You have rabies.
- What?
- You're having haIIucinations.
You're hearing things--
hydrophobia.
You have extreme paranoia
and dementia.
There's no monster
out there, Richard.
The monster is you.
- F***ing untie me now!
- Did you do it?!
- Did you do it?! Answer me!
- No! l did not!
No!
- Untie me?
- No.
The DeviI. It's out here.
I've seen it.
It's gonna get us.
l need you to untie me
so we can get out of here.
I am not going crazy!
- Officer:
Over there.- ( poIice dispatch chatter )
Another bear attack?
( fIies buzzing )
Not IikeIy.
Sadie:
Did Dad teII youto go in the water?
Danny, did he push you
in the water?
Danny, I need you
to answer me.
He said something
was foIIowing us.
He was trying to find
a hiding place.
Dad did something bad,
didn't he?
Come here.
( Danny sobbing )
We just need to keep moving, okay?
We need to keep going.
lt's going to be okay.
We need to keep going, okay?
( grunting )
( screams )
- Yeah, we got a body.
- Sheriff.
You need to see this.
There it is. There it is.
0 fans
Submitted on August 05, 2018
Translation
Translate and read this script in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Barrens" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 Dec. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/the_barrens_3630>.
Discuss this script with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In