The Killing Pact Page #2

- All right, so we've

heard about Kevin's boss,

we've heard about my aunt Lisa.

Hayley?

- No, no, you don't wanna

hear about my sob story.

- Oh yes we do.

- Yeah.

- So,

I took my daughter and left

my now ex-husband, Jerry.

And in the middle of our

really messy divorce,

he got in an accident which

left him in a wheelchair.

So he's been declared disabled.

He was unable to work,

so his lawyers used that

to get a large

alimony out of me.

So now I kill myself every

month to get him money

which he uses for his

gambling addiction,

which of course is never enough.

So he's constantly showing up,

calling me, threatening me,

begging me, and pretty

much doing whatever he can

to make my life a living hell.

- I'm sorry.

Why not just call the cops?

- Oh, I did call the police.

I used to call

them all the time.

But you guys don't know Jerry.

He has everyone fooled.

And the cops, they don't

wanna be seen being tough

on a guy in a wheelchair.

No matter how much

of a monster he is.

- Sometimes when

everything is piling up

on me and I feel like I'll

be trapped that way forever,

there is this idea that

keeps coming back, and.

- Ah, not this again.

- Alright, alright, alright.

- What.

- Now, what if you

get a group of people

who are absolutely

sick of their lives

and you have them enter

into a pack to improve

each other's lives, no

matter what it would take.

- But what if they can't

improve each other's lives?

What if your life

cannot be improved

by the actions of

another person?

- Well sometimes, all it takes

is someone else's perspective

to improve things.

- Someone like you?

- Yeah.

- Well that sounds wonderful,

but it would be illegal

to do what it takes

to fix my life.

- I think it would be

illegal to do what it takes

to fix any of our lives.

- Illegal, maybe,

unjustified, no.

- Okay, wait a minute.

Are you suggesting what I

think you're suggesting?

- It's so simple.

Can't you see it?

Right, I help Kevin.

Kevin helps Hayley.

Hayley helps me.

- By doing what?

- Whatever it takes.

Face it, these people

are never gonna stop

making our lives miserable.

You think they're

gonna wake up one day

and see the light?

No.

People don't change.

So, I will take Kevin's boss.

Kevin, you take Hayley's ex.

Hayley, you take my Aunt Lisa.

Bam, our lives are

infinitely better, hm?

- What?

- You keep saying take,

what exactly are you saying?

- I want you guys

to think about it.

I'm just, I'm gonna

get another drink.

- It's on me.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

- What's your name?

- Sorry about your ex.

Sounds like a real...

- Yeah.

- You deserve better than that.

- We just met.

How do you know what I deserve?

- Okay, fine,

let me rephrase it.

I would like for you

to be with someone

who's better than Jerry.

- I'm sorry about

your situation, too.

Have you thought about

just switching jobs?

- Yeah,

but then again, why should

I be the one to move?

- True.

- I dunno, maybe I'm just

being petty about it.

- No.

- I dunno, maybe I should

just let the past go.

Look to brighter things.

- Did you

guys want anything from the bar?

- No, no, I'm good, thank you.

- Did you

think about what I said?

- About what?

- Working together to

solve our problems.

- No, she's kidding.

- Am I?

- Okay, this is exactly

what I'm talking about.

This is what I call a classic

Melanie moment, all talk.

- Doesn't have to be.

- Okay, here's a deal for you.

If you have the guts to

first, which I know you don't,

then you can count me in.

- Don't say it if

you don't mean it.

Hayley?

- Hmm?

- What do you think?

Imagine waking up and

not having that dread

follow you around every moment.

- It would be, it'd be

really nice, but come on.

Let's be serious.

- I am.

- Sure, I'm completely serious

about needing another drink.

- You know what, I, I really,

I need to get back.

Are you two ready?

- Umm actually, I'm going

to stay a bit longer.

- Really?

- And here is my part

of the fare home.

- Oh no no no, that's,

that's too much.

- Okay, you know

what, here you go.

Ah.

You two have fun.

- Oh, okay.

- See you later.

Alright look, Melanie,

she gets these ideas.

And she just gets really

excited about 'em,

and really doesn't think

'em all the way through.

- Huh.

- And her situation...

It's a lot worse than mine.

But she'll drop it by morning.

That's how it always works.

- So, you and Melanie, are you?

- No, no.

No no no, not us.

No, we're just

friends, that's it.

- Where'd you guys meet?

- The bar, actually.

Yeah, I think we had both

had a pretty terrible day.

- Mm.

- Come in to drink

down our sorrows,

and then we met, talked,

clicked, you know.

- But not romantically.

- No, not with Melanie.

Well not with anyone

for that matter.

How 'bout you?

- Um.

I don't know.

I'm just starting to

wonder if I could ever

really do the whole

relationship thing again.

After Jerry.

- You still love him?

- No, I don't.

I don't.

I really, I need to get home.

- Got it, totally cool.

Okay, would you maybe

wanna pick this up again,

say, maybe tomorrow?

- Tomorrow?

Well, I actually have work.

My other job tomorrow.

- Right, yeah.

- And then I had

promised my daughter

that I'd help her

with her homework.

- Cool, totally.

- But, uh, Sunday, maybe?

- Really?

- Yeah Sunday.

- Yeah, Sunday, perfect.

Sunday.

- Yeah.

- Alright.

- Great, Kevin.

- Yes, Kevin.

Okay, Sunday it is.

I will see you then.

Alright.

- Leonidas, how come I

don't know who that is.

- It's history.

It's some Greek king

that fought in a battle

against the Martians.

Spartians.

- It was the Spartans,

yeah, I got it.

Spartans.

- Wanna read what I have so far?

- Sure.

Okay, Leonidas.

- So tomorrow.

- Mhmm.

- You have a date?

- He's just a friend.

- That you just met.

- Right, and I'm just

getting to know him.

- Isn't that a date?

- Okay, yes, I

guess it's a date.

- Good, I mean, he's

not a jerk, right?

- I hope not.

I guess we'll find out, huh?

- Can't be any worse than Jerry.

- Yeah, probably not.

Hey, you know just

because I call him Jerry

that doesn't meant

that you have to.

He is still your dad.

- Not anymore.

You have fun on your date, okay?

- Thanks, and you have

fun with your Spartians.

- Hello.

- Hey, it's Kevin.

- Hey, I'm just about

ready actually, so I can...

- Yeah, umm, about

that, look, something's come up.

I'm not like this, but

it's, it's important.

- Okay.

Yeah, I understand.

- Thanks, I'm sorry.

- Yeah.

- Here you go,

alright yeah, no problem.

- Hayley Udall?

- Yeah, she's at the front.

- Ah.

Hayley Udall.

- Yeah.

- I'm Detective Marcs, Metro PD.

I have a few questions for you.

- Is this about Jerry?

- No ma'am, do you

know a Kevin Moore?

- Kevin, yeah.

- When was the last

time you saw Kevin?

- Uh, Friday, Friday night.

- At what time did you see him?

- I'd say it was 8 to

a little past midnight.

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