The Next Three Days Page #8

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GRACE:

Oh, my lord! What happened?

115 INT. GRACE AND GEORGE'S KITCHEN -- DAY 115

John sits as Grace approaches with iodine and cotton balls.

Through the window he sees Luke playing with the dog.

JOHN:

It was stupid, I fell off the bike.

GRACE:

The bike that's been in our garage

for two years? Put your head back.

JOHN:

Some guy made a crack about Lara.

GRACE:

So, that's what you do now: punch

everyone who thinks she's guilty?

JOHN:

What's that supposed to mean?

GRACE:

It means it's important what YOU

believe, not --

JOHN:

Really? So, what do you believe,

Mom?

John stands and opens the back door.

GRACE:

Why are you trying to start a fight?

JOHN:

(calling out back door)

Come on, buddy!

(to his mother)

Where is his bag?

GRACE:

Why are you doing this?!

Luke enters as Grace tries to hide her tears.

JOHN:

No reason. I just stupidly thought

people who loved her would actually

believe she's innocent. My mistake.

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GRACE:

Stop this!

John turns and sees GEORGE standing in the open doorway. He

has heard everything. He gives his son a dismissive look

and walks off towards his bedroom. John feels like a heel.

JOHN:

(to Luke)

Give Grandma a kiss.

Luke does, and the two of them leave with his bag.

116 EXT. GRACE & GEORGE'S - INSIDE THE PRIUS -- DAY 116*

John gets in and checks his mirror. Luke is staring at him. *

LUKE:

Does your face hurt?

JOHN:

A little.

LUKE:

Did you hit him back?

JOHN:

No.

LUKE:

That's okay.

John pulls away. *

117 EXT. HILL DISTRICT -- NIGHT 117

John drives, looking for someone selling fake papers. He

sees Mouss' parked car and slows; Mouss stares at him. John *

flashes his middle finger and drives on. Mouss considers *

doing something but just flips him off.

118 EXT. HILL DISTRICT - ANOTHER INTERSECTION -- NIGHT 118

John asks a couple of guys on the corner about papers and is

turned away. As he returns to his car, he doesn't notice

MIKE, the long-haired guy from Drake's Bar, watching from

astride his motorcycle. A SECOND RIDER pulls up beside Mike.

John pulls out and the motorcycles follow at a distance.

119 INT. BRENNAN HOUSE -- NIGHT 119

John watches Jenna leave; closes the door, climbs the stairs.

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120 INT. LUKE'S ROOM -- NIGHT 120

John sees Luke sleeping, surrounded by his animals. The

doorbell rings.

121 INT. BRENNAN HOUSE -- NIGHT 121

John peers out surreptitiously, sees MIKE standing there. *

He rings the bell again. *

John runs and snatches a kitchen knife, returns to the door,

secures the chain lock and opens the door a crack.

JOHN:

What?

Mike speaks in a loud, atonal and unnerving voice.

MIKE:

I was at the bar. I know what you

are looking for.

Caught off guard by the voice, John just stares at him.

MIKE (CONT'D)

I'm deaf, you idiot. I read lips.

John stares at him, unsure what to do.

MIKE (CONT'D)

You really want to talk out here?

John puts the knife in his back pocket and steps out onto...

122 EXT. BRENNAN HOUSE - FRONT PORCH -- CONTINUOUS 122

John tries to look tough. Mike smiles at John's bravado.

MIKE:

What do you need?

John indicates Mike should lower his voice.

JOHN:

Three passports, a driver's license

and social security number that can

take a credit check.

MIKE:

Thirty seven hundred.

JOHN:

That's too much.

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MIKE:

It is if you never get them. I need

photos and a thousand in advance.

John stares at the man, trying to read him. He turns.

123 INT. BRENNAN HOUSE - KITCHEN 123

John pulls cash and an envelope from his jacket pocket.

124 INT. BRENNAN HOUSE - FOYER -- NIGHT 124

Mike counts the money and shoves it in his breast pocket.

MIKE:

I'll bring them Wednesday.

JOHN:

Not here. Don't come here again.

Mike stares at him. John stares back.

MIKE:

Parking lot of Don's. Eckert Street.

Under the bridge; two o'clock. If

I'm not there on time, leave.

John closes the door behind him and watches Mike walk off

toward his motorcycle.

125 INT. BRENNAN HOUSE - KITCHEN 125

He drops the carving knife back in the drawer. As he looks

up, he sees THE SECOND RIDER staring in the window, his helmet

still on. John's heart almost stops. The rider DRIVES OFF.

126 EXT. STREET - UNDER A BRIDGE -- DAY 126*

A beat-up old van sits parked on the crumbling sidewalk. *

John hands seven hundred dollars to a sketchy-looking guy *

inside. The guy hands John a 9MM handgun wrapped in a *

oilcloth. John unwraps it and hands it back. *

JOHN:

Show me how to load it.

127 INT. BRENNAN HOUSE - KITCHEN -- EVENING 127

John and Luke enter the back door. Luke automatically heads

for the living room. John calls after him:

JOHN:

No video game.

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LUKE (O.S.)

Dad!

John moves to check the answering machine.

JOHN:

I'll play checkers with you after

dinner.

LUKE (O.S.)

You'll just lose again.

EUGENIE (V.O.)

(on voicemail:
)

John? It's Eugenie. You're not

going to believe it; the people I

brought over? They made an offer!

I'll bring it in the morning.

BEEP.

JOHN:

(buoyed/to Luke)

Not tonight. Tonight, I utterly *

destroy you. *

128 INT. JOHN'S BEDROOM -- NIGHT 128

John watches a video on YouTube: "How to unlock any door."

The person on screen demonstrates how to make a "bump key."

KID ON SCREEN:

-- a bump key. First, find any key *

that fits into the same make of lock. *

129 INT. BRENNAN'S GARAGE -- NIGHT 129*

John files down a key, held in the jaws of a vice. *

130 INT. BRENNAN HOUSE - BACK DOOR -- NIGHT 130

John inserts the bump key into the door lock, bumps it with

the butt of a screwdriver. The key won't turn.

131 INT. BRENNAN'S GARAGE -- NIGHT 131*

He files down the key some more.

132 EXT. BRENNAN HOUSE - BACK PORCH -- NIGHT 132*

He inserts the key, bumps it, turns. The lock opens.

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133 INT. COMMUNITY COLLEGE - ELEVATOR -- DAY 133

John gets in, heading up to his classroom. People avoid

looking at his face. One woman can't help noticing. John

nods and smiles. He pushes the elevator button and notices

the name:
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY.

134 INT. COUNTY JAIL - ENTRY HALL -- DAY 134

John scans the room as he waits. Two children play in the

set that is used to teach them how to speak to a prisoner

behind glass using a phone. A moment later, a woman enters

with a large shoulder bag. She is a NOTARY.

NOTARY:

Mr. Brennan?

135 INT. COUNTY JAIL - CONTACT VISITING ROOM -- MORNING 135

No other visitors today. A NOTARY sits with Lara and John.

NOTARY:

And just put your thumb there.

And Lara puts her thumb print on the book.

NOTARY (CONT'D)

Thanks, that's all I need.

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