Welcome To The Rileys Page #4

Synopsis: Something's wrong at the Rileys. Married nearly 30 years, Doug and Lois rarely talk. She doesn't leave their Indianapolis home, and she's ordered a gravestone with their names and birth years on it. He has a long-time Thursday night mistress whom he invites to go with him to a plumbing supply conference in New Orleans. Once there, Doug calls Lois to say he's staying for a while. What's he leaving behind and what's he looking for in New Orleans? And Lois, can she break out?
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Jake Scott
Production: Samuel Goldwyn Films/Destination Films
  2 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
50
Rotten Tomatoes:
54%
R
Year:
2010
110 min
$152,857
Website
425 Views


- You drove down?

You know I don't like airplanes.

- Jesus Christ...

you drove down from Indianapolis? - Yes.

- By yourself?

- Yes.

You're not going to be happy when

you see your car, but

...I'm here.

- Where did you say you are?

Yeah, 'Royal' and...

hold on.

"Orleans".

- "Royal" and "Orleans".

All right, just stay there.

- Stay right there, I'm gonna

come get you. - Great.

Excuse me. Can you tell me

where Royal and Orleans is?

Two blocks past Jackson Square there,

make a right and up two blocks.

Well, that's my car right t, here

here are the keys. I'll be back.

- You park there, you're going to get yourself

towed real quick. - Then tow it, it's a rental.

Excuse me.

Sorry.

Surprise!

I wouldve left a lot sooner if

I'd known it would get

you out of the house.

I'm not even on my pills,

if you can believe that.

- You feeling all right?

- I feel all right.

I haven't seen you in the...

daylight in a long time.

You look beautiful.

So good to see you.

You want a drink?

Or something to eat?

Someplace I can freshen

up a little first.

Your hotel, or something...

Well, I guess there's somebody

that I want you to meet.

First.

Okay?

Well.. okay!

Where's the car?

I't's over here.

I got a ticket.

Well, that's all right. I got towed.

Yeah, I did. I left it on the

corner, up on the sidewalk...

- How are you?

- I'm okay.

Here we are.

- Quite a shade of green!

- Not that one.

That one.

You can't be serious.

Come on inside.

The person you want me

to meet lives in here?

Her name's Mallory... well,

real name is Alison.

She's got lots of names 'cause she works

at the strip-club. - She's a stripper?

- You'll understand once you meet her. - Understand what?

That youve lost your mind? Jesus, Doug...

Lois, just come inside.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- Where did you go running off to?

- Well... uh

Mallory, this is my wife, Lois.

Lois, this is Mallory.

Hey, how you doing?

Lois?

Hey, Doug, Tara's gonna give me a ride

home from work so you don't have to.

And I'm going early so..

- Lois, hold up!

- No!

Hold up, Lois!

Hold up!

- Come here!

- No! You're crazy!

- Okay, calm down! - This is insane!

She's just a child!

She's a sixteen-year-old

runaway from Florida.

Okay? All right.

What do you think you are you doing?

I don't know.

That's what I'm trying

to tell you, okay?

No, no, no,

this is a nightmare!

Just calm down and talk to me.

Doug, let go of me.

- Let...

- Okay.

- Calm down.

- No, I...

I have made a terrible mistake.

All rightl.

Maybe you have.

Take the keys

drive down to Indianapolis

and lock yourself up in

your goddamn house again.

So, it's your job to take care of her?

- Why not?

For Heaven's sake, Doug, she's not

a stray cat... she's a child.

I got no one else to care care of.

What about me?

- Want another beer?

- I said, 'What about me?'

I'm your wife, damn it!

You don't just walk

away after 30 years.

You don't just call one day and say:

"Oh, by the way, I'm not coming home. "

No!

That's not the way it works.

You tell me what you want, Doug.

I don't know.

Want to.. run away?

Want to hide?

Maybe.

You want to pretend that some

runaway stripper is your daughter?

What time is it?

I'm selling Circle City.

To this fella from New Orleans

wants to show me a written offer.

He's over at the.. hotel.

I'm supposed to meet him in

the lobby in a half hour.

I'll get you a room there.

It's a nice place.

Where are you staying?

Here.

With Mallory.

I'll stay here too then.

You can leave me if you have to.

But I will never leave you.

So you just...

do what you have to do here, huh?

Hey, sorry. I didn't mean to wake up.

It's all right.

It's been a long day.

Where is Doug?

He'll be back in a little while.

Okay.

Are you hungry?

Yeah.

I got off early tonight.

Business sucks.

Want to go around the

corner and get a pow boy?

- What's a 'pow boy'?

- It's like a sandwich.

All right.

I figured he was married.

Did you?

He doesn't like being alone, you know.

I know.

Hey, you know... me and Doug

like we don't fool around

or anything like that.

- I'm just sayin. I mean like..

Nothing like that. - I believe you.

- 'Cause like he's completely old

school, it's crazy. - I believe you.

He even like fines me a

dollar if I say the word 'f***'.

- Could you not tell him that too, cause

I think that he'd.. - ... fine you a dollar.

- Yeah.

I won't tell him.

How long you guys been married?

Thirty years next June.

That's basically forever.

You got any kids?

We had a daughter...

She died in a car accident.

My mom died in a car accident.

I was in the car accident as well.

How old were you?

Four or five.

I don't really...

I mean, I don't remember it.

Which is good.

It'd be kind of f***ed

up to remember that.

- What was your daughter's name?

- Emily.

Emily Eugenia Riley.

How old was she?

Fifteen.

That sucks.

Yes.

It does.

Night out.

It's so unusual to be outside.

Yeah, I'll bet.

I had dinner with Alison.

You did?

- Is she home?

- Out on a date.

Come in.

Did you bring your migraine medicine?

No, why?

Because you need to

take one of those pills

before we make love or your

going to get a headache.

I haven't had a headache

in a long time.

I know.

We haven't made love

in a long time.

Alison, can I came in?

Yeah.

Sweety, what's wrong?

I don't know...

there's something...

there is something really

wrong with my cooter.

Your "cooter"?

My p*ssy.

Did you pee?

- Does it burn when you pee?

- Yes.

I'll gonna get something.

Doug? Honey

Wake up.

Doug?

I need you to go to the drug store.

- Are you all right?

- I'm fine. It's Allison.

What's wrong with her?

Just female trouble.

Come on, get up.

Let's get you in the shower.

It's just me.

Come on out.

Let's get you dried off.

Come here.

Come on.

That's it.

Sit down.

Do you have a pair of clean,

white cotton undies?

No.

Then you don't need to wear any.

Oh, God...

We'll just put you in

a clean nightgown.

I don't have a nightgown.

You can borrow one of mine.

Excuse me!

Excuse me, ma'am, your

daughter want's you.

What?

In the dressing room back there,

your daughter needs you.

Oh, thank you.

Thank you very much.

- Alison?

- Yeah, I'm in here.

This is so not jaydee.

It fits well.

Only need to

adjust these straps.

Here you go.

Bet you were a good mom.

That was stupid..

No, no sweety, I just...

- Think of things sometimes...

- What things?

I went after her.

I didn't tell that part.

About how Emily died.

Tell me what?

I was awake that night.

Doug was at his poker game...

and I always stay up until he get's home.

I heard something.

Went to the window.

Saw Emily get into her boyfriends car.

So I...

put on some clothes and...

got into my car

and went looking for them.

- Did you find them?

- Yes.

Parked in a shopping center,

not far from our house.

I'm sure they were

really happy to see you.

They took off

I tried to catch up

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Ken Hixon

Ken Hixon is a screenwriter whose films include Welcome to the Rileys, City by the Sea, Inventing the Abbotts, Incident at Deception Ridge, Morgan Stewart's Coming Home, and Grandview, U.S.A.. more…

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