The Butterfly Effect Page #15

EVAN:

I want to make a deal.

The Aryans laugh, make discrete eye contact with Karl, who grins and signals to let Evan pass.

INT. KARL'S CELL - CONTINUOUS

Karl and Rick wait expectantly as Evan nervously enters. They say nothing, relishing the fearful silence.

EVAN:

Look. I'm new to all this but I think I get how things work. You gotta join a gang or else end up dead meat.

They continue to stare.

EVAN:

Well it sure ain't gonna f***ing be with no n*ggers or spics. So how do we do this? You gotta work your way up, and I'm the new guy.

(looking ill)

So...should I...I mean, do I suck your d*cks right now?

Karl and Rick exchange looks.

KARL:

Is your blood pure?

EVAN:

(angry)

I ain't no f***ing kike if that's what you mean.

Rick stands. All muscle.

RICK:

Let's see what you got. And watch the f***ing teeth or you'll be leaving without 'em.

Evan nods reluctantly and peacefully drops to his knees. Karl and Rick lower their pants to their ankles. Evan looks miserable, about to do the deed when --

CARLOS:

Bulldozes past the Aryans into the room, slamming Karl into the wall and jamming a shank into Karl's crotch!

Rick instantly charges Carlos, but trips on the pants around his ankles. Evan, anticipating Rick's fall, stomps Rick's face before snatching his journals from Karl's shelf.

Evan frantically flips through them, hunting for something, as the other WHITE SUPREMACISTS charge the cell.

EVAN:

Carlos!

Carlos drops Karl's writhing body to the floor and presses his girth against the cell door.

Evan locates an entry and concentrates on the words just as the other supremacists force the door open --

Evan focuses on the words. Chanting quickly.

EVAN:

We took the woods behind the junkyard just to make sure we wouldn't bump into Tommy. We hadn't seen the smoke yet.

WORDS from the entry begin to SHIMMER. REVERBERANT SOUNDS OF BARKING break the sound barrier and the image of Aryans storming the cell behind him become a frenetic blur -

SMASH CUT TO:

EXT. JUNKYARD WOODS - DAY - 1995

Evan, thirteen again, comes to in the woods. Evan stumbles at first, then rights himself. He seems strangely exhilarated. A sinister victory smile.

EVAN:

Rot in hell you f***ing animals.

Kayleigh and Lenny, walking by his side, do a double take. Evan shrugs "just kidding" and looks around, getting his bearings. He whips his hand out and stops them.

EVAN:

Wait. Before we --

He suddenly notices Kayleigh who now no longer looks an awkward and unkempt tomboy, but rather a vibrant and feminine young girl. Whereas her clothes were loose and unflattering before, she is now radiant and wears fashionable styles.

Evan remembers his mission and darts over to a JUNK PILE.

EVAN:

We need something to cut open the sack!

Kayleigh and Lenny stare at him, concerned for his sanity.

Evan roots through the trash until he finds something: a razor sharp piece of metal about two feet long. Evan offers it to Lenny.

EVAN:

I want you to take this, Lenny. Today's your day of atonement. I know how guilty you feel about that woman and her baby --

KAYLEIGH:

Evan. Stop it. It's not the time.

EVAN:

(frantic)

Now's the only time!

(to Lenny)

Today you get a chance to redeem yourself. Start over with a clean slate. Tabula rasa --

LENNY:

What are you talking about?

KAYLEIGH:

You're acting crazy!

EVAN:

(desperate; to Lenny)

Please. If you've ever trusted me before, trust me on this one.

Evan places the metal shard in Lenny's hand.

EVAN:

Cut the rope.

Lenny slowly follows Evan as he bolts away.

EXT. JUNKYARD - LATER

Evan groans on the ground, writhing. Tommy's voice hitches, eyes watering from pent up frustration.

TOMMY:

Listen to me good, Evan...

EVAN:

I'll do whatever you want. You don't want me to ever see Kayleigh again, fine. Just let Crockett go. Besides, you kill him now and they'll stick you in juvy for sure. And I know you'd never leave your sister alone with your father.

Evan's words hit home and Tommy's anger slowly dissipates. A look of understanding passes between them. Gratitude, even.

Tommy looks at the sack and begins to untie it. Lenny comes screaming from nowhere like a bat out of hell! With all of the force he can muster, he jams the metal shard all the way through Tommy's throat!

Tommy clutches his throat, gagging in blood. Evan surveys the scene in shock:

EVAN:

Oh f***, Lenny, no!

Lenny drops to the floor, Indian style, wipes the dirt in his hands and freezes up completely. Kayleigh wakes up and SCREAMS when she sees blood spurt from Tommy's throat.

Meanwhile, Crockett escapes from the sack.

EVAN'S POV

Lenny, silhouetted by the sky, seems to vibrate violently as if operating a jack-hammer.

FLASH! SMASH CUT TO:

INT. COLLEGE - EVAN'S DORM - NIGHT - 2002

Evan comes to in a familiar place. His original college dorm - ONLY BACKWARDS.

EVAN:

Christ. Help me.

He sits upright in bed and takes in his surroundings. When suddenly, Evan clutches his head in severe pain.

A MONTAGE OF IMAGES ASSAULT HIM:

INT. SORORITY BEDROOM - DAY

Color memories of Kayleigh's sorority fade to BLACK and WHITE and dissipate.

EXT. FRAT HOUSE - NIGHT - 2002

Memories of Evan's vandalized car fade to BLACK and WHITE and dissipate.

INT. PENITENTIARY - DAY - 2002

The faces of Karl and Rick all turn grainy...

INT. COLLEGE - EVAN'S DORM - DAY - 2002

As new images of THUMPER become more BRILLIANT.

INT. SUNNYVALE - PADDED ROOM - DAY - 1005

A new image overwhelms the others: Lenny, 13, with dark, soulless eyes wearing a straight-jacket in a padded room.

BACK TO EVAN:

INT. EVAN'S DORM - DAY - 2002

Evan's eyes roll back in his head. He shakes uncontrollably and blood pours from his nose.

Thumper opens the door, sees Evan convulsing and jumps back in horror. He scans the hallways for assistance.

THUMPER:

Someone call 9-1-1!

INT. SUNNYVALE LABORATORY - DAY

Evan lies on an examining table undergoing another series of CAT-scans. The machines are now state of the art and the lab room has been redecorated.

INT. DR. REDFIELD'S OFFICE - DAY

Andrea nervously chews her fingernails as she watches Dr. Redfield post CAT-scan results on the light box. A young nurse pushes Evan, in a wheelchair, into the doctor's office.

EVAN:

Okay, doc. What's the damage? How much time have I got?

ANDREA:

Cute, Evan.

DR. REDFIELD

It's a little complicated. I haven't seen results exactly like these before.

EVAN:

Are you sure? Not even with my father?

Dr. Redfield and Andrea exchange looks.

DR. REDFIELD

Actually, these tests weren't available twenty years ago.

ANDREA:

So what did you find.

Dr. Redfield points to the CAT-scan slides, specifically, to the outer lining of Evan's brain.

DR. REDFIELD

This is where we're finding most of the hemorrhaging. The outer lining of the cerebral cortex.

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