Wild Things Page #13

Suzie stares at the camera. She's lost the cockiness she had on

her own turf. She looks small, white and frail in the sterile

room, surrounded by the detectives.

SUZIE:

About a year ago.

GLORIA:

He dropped Jimmy off first?

SUZIE:

Yeah.

GLORIA:

And when he arrived at your house, was

anyone there?

SUZIE:

No.

GLORIA:

So you were alone.

SUZIE:

Yes.

GLORIA:

Did he come in with you?

SUZIE:

I guess.

HUNTER:

You guess? Did he or didn't he?

SUZIE:

Yeah... okay... he did

HUNTER:

And then what... he touched you? Did

you maybe flirt a little...

SUZIE:

I wanna go home now.

Gloria glares at Hunter, shakes her head.

GLORIA:

Suzie, look, I know you feel bad. I

know it's harder to talk here than in

your room, but we need to get it on

tape.

(beat)

Just tell us what you told us before.

Tell us the truth.

Suzie huddles in her skinny arms, studying the detectives.

SUZIE:

I didn't say a thing to him. He just

put his arm around me. Told me I was

pretty... I could be really pretty, he

said.

Another moment -- she looks at Ray, then at Hunter.

HUNTER:

What did you do then?

SUZIE:

(a long beat)

Sh*t, what difference does it make...

Nobody's gonna believe me anyway...

HUNTER:

Suzie! Did this man rape you?

SUZIE:

Okay! He did. He pushed me to the

floor and he did it to me. Now, can I

go home?

She stands up.

GLORIA:

At that point were you able to fight him

off?

SUZIE:

No. He stopped by himself. Okay?

That's all. Let me go.

Gloria gets to her feet as well; she tries to put an arm around

Suzie. The girl jumps back as if she has been shocked.

SUZIE (CONT'D)

Don't touch me.

Gloria's hands fall to her sides.

Suzie heads for the door.

The detectives exchange looks.

At which point, Suzie stops, turns to face the room.

SUZIE (CONT'D)

He did say something.

GLORIA:

What was that?

SUZIE:

He said, "No little b*tch can ever make

me come."

THE SLIDING BAR DOOR

of a jail SLAMS shut on Sam Lombardo. He turns to...

TWO menacing PRISONERS.

PRISONER:

So you're the new chicken licker.

CUT TO:

COURT TV IMAGE:

The graphic -- "Prime Time Justice" -- then the anchor --

CYNTHIA.

CYNTHIA (TV)

Today from Superior Court in Miami,

Florida -- Dade County versus Samuel J.

Lonbardo.

PULL BACK to REVEAL...

INT. ART'S OFFICE, BLUE BAY HIGH - DAY

Art, students, faculty members huddle around the TV.

CYNTHIA (TV, CONT'D)

The Lonbardo rape case has galvanized

the upscale town of Blue Bay...

EXT. COURTHOUSE - DAY

Video crews surround a limo as Sandra and Kelly EMERGE.

CYNTHIA (V.0., CONT'D)

... with its tabloid appeal -- Sandra

Van Ryan -- jet-set real estate

heiress...

Tom Baxter and Barbara jostle up the steps.

CYNTHIA (V.0., CONT'D)

The powerful Blue Bay elite...

Suzie, in the company of Ruby and Walter, pushes past the video

crews.

CYNTHIA (V.0., CONT'D)

... the girl from the wrong side of the

tracks...

INT. COURTROOM - DAY

Bryce Hunter confers with his team.

Ken in his neck brace, ENTERS with Sam and a bailiff. Sam wears

a suit. Re's clean-shaven, recovered from the car wreck and

beating. Still, there is a weariness about him we have not seen

before. He makes eye contact with Sandra -- a cold stare.

CYNTHIA (V.0., CONT'D)

In the end, the prosecution's case will

come down to...

INT. COURTROOM - DAY

Hunter in front of the jury.

HUNTER:

... what happened to Kelly Lanier Van

Ryan and Susan Marie Toller that will

forever change the lives of these two

young women? What happened in those

fifteen minutes alone with Samuel

Lombardo?

CLOSE ON SAM:

The dark, seductive eyes.

INT. COURTHOUSE - WITNESS WAITING ROOM - DAY

Suzie, nervous, paces the floor, stops, lights a cigarette.

The other witnesses sit in chairs along the wail -- the lawn

mower man, cul-de-sac kids, Barbara, Nicole, as...

IN THE COURTROOM

Kelly Van Ryan sits in the witness box, dabbing her eyes with a

handkerchief while Bryce Hunter stands before her. The room is

silent, the spectators riveted on the scene.

HUNTER:

Do you need more time?

Kelly shakes her head, no.

HUNTER (CONT'D)

I know this is hard, Kelly, but I have

just one more question and even though

its something we've been over, I want us

all to be very clear about it.

(a long beat)

When you made the decision to stay at

Mr. Lombardo's house, after he had

offered you a ride. When you saw that

he intended to have sex with you, what

were your exact words? What did you

say?

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