Seeking the Truth

By

Jacob Ayers

FADE IN:

INT. MADELINE’S BEDROOM - MORNING

Madeline (early 20s) is sleeping on her bed. Her room is

brightly lit and very clean.

Her alarm clock rings at exactly 8 A.M.

CUT TO

INT. DAVID’S BEDROOM - MORNING

David (early 20s) is sleeping on his bed. His room is very

dark with dark curtains blocking out the sunlight from his

windows. The room is very trashy. Old glasses, used plates,

and clothes are littered throughout his room.

He just randomly wakes up without an alarm clock at 11:23

A.M.

CUT TO

INT. MADELINE’S BEDROOM - MORNING

Madeline wakes up, brushes her teeth, takes a shower, and

puts on some fresh clothes.

CUT TO

INT. DAVID’S BEDROOM - MORNING

David gets up, grabs some clothes off of the floor and puts

on some deodorant. He swigs some mouthwash and leaves his

house.

CUT TO

INT. MADELINE’S KITCHEN - MORNING

Madeline sets what is left of a bowl of cereal into the

sink.

She makes her way towards the exit of the house.

Madeline glances over at a picture of her with her brother

Marty.

She walks by and hugs her dad.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 2.

MADELINE

Library.

MADELINE’S DAD

Alright.

She leaves her house.

CUT TO

TITLE INTRO

CUT TO

INT. LIBRARY - DAY

MONTAGE:

As Madeline is on the computer she looks up news articles

from around the U.S.

She searches up keywords that describe David to find as much

information on him as she possibly can.

She also keeps a separate word document open where she

writes down the most important information.

Most of the information that she finds showcases David’s

involvement in crime ranging from video camera’s catching a

"dark haired Caucasian male" robbing a local gas station to

being caught selling drugs.

The time limit for the usage of the library internet expires

and Madeline leaves with all of her notes.

FADE TO

EXT. SIDEWALK - DAY

David is walking along the sidewalk making his way towards

Charlie’s house. He is contemplating about what to say and

going through different dialogues in his head. Though he

says out loud the dialogue from his end.

DAVID

Now Charlie I understand why you

are very concerned about the gas

station robbery.

He waits a moment for Charlie’s response in his head.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 3.

DAVID (CONT’D)

Well that is the thing. If they were able to pinpoint who I

was. I think that they would have found me Dby now. Don’t

you?

He starts thinking of another possible conversation.

DAVID (CONT’D)

Who was that scouter that was on

for this job? It would be in our

best interests to fire him.

He waits another moment for the response from Charlie.

DAVID (CONT’D)

Because he should have told me

about the damn camera.

David has arrived at Charlie’s house. He makes his way up

towards his front door and knocks.

Charlie quickly opens the door and lets David in.

INT. CHARLIE’S HOUSE - DAY

Charlie’s tone of voice completely contrasts with his facial

expressions.

CHARLIE

Hey man. How have you been?

David finds the contrast very strange.

DAVID

I know that you know how I have

been?

Charlie walks over towards the blinds on his window and

looks through them checking if there are any police cars in

the area.

CHARLIE

What?

Charlie goes up to David and grabs his shirt.

DAVID

What the hell are you doing?

Charlie looks down Davids shirt to check if he has a wire on

him. He them commences a pat-down to be 100% sure.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 4.

DAVID (CONT’D)

Ah I get it.

CHARLIE

Yeah sorry about that man. Let’s do

a little rewind.

Charlie brings David out of the house.

EXT. CHARLIE’S HOUSE - DAY

Charlie closes the door on him.

David appears confused.

CHARLIE

(from inside of his house)

Knock on the damn door.

David knocks.

Charlie opens it.

CHARLIE

Hey Brother! How are you doing?

David walks into Charlie’s house.

INT. CHARLIE’S HOUSE - DAY

Charlie and David exchange a "man" hug.

Charlies expressions now match his actions.

CHARLIE

Great to see you back man.

DAVID

Yeah dude.

CHARLIE

Sorry about that whole pat down

crap. Last time that I saw you was

on the news so...

DAVID

No hard feelings. I would have done

the same thing.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 5.

CHARLIE

I guess that is why Big Rick

decided we were perfect for each

other.

DAVID

Have you heard anything back on the

scout for my last job?

CHARLIE

Why do you even bother asking? You

know what the big man does to loose

ends.

Charlie mimics the swing of a pendulum with his finger.

While with his other hand he makes the motion as if his

fingers are scissors and cuts the string of the pendulum.

He shows the pendulum fall into the hand that was just the

scissors and he raises them up to his chin as if he is

praying.

CHARLIE

(mimicking the scout’s final

words)

Please don’t kill me I’ll do

anything, it was an honest mistake.

Help me god.

He uses his hand to mimic a gun going towards his head and

he pulls the trigger.

DAVID

So in short... He has been dealt

with.

CHARLIE

Are you just trying to undermine my

beautiful work?

David doesn’t respond to Charlie.

CHARLIE (CONT’D)

What kind of host am I? Can I get

you anything?

DAVID

Do you have a soda or something

along those lines?

CHARLIE

Yeah sure.

Charlie turns away from David.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 6.

David looks down and sees that Charlie has a gun tucked into

his pants.

They make their way into Charlie’s kitchen.

Charlie makes his way towards his fridge and the moment he

goes to open it David grabs his arm, twists it behind his

back, presses Charlies head against the kitchen counter and

grabs the gun.

CHARLIE

Son of a--

DAVID

You better hope that you didn’t say

anything near the bug that I

planted under your couch. Well in

addition to everything that you

just said.

David leads charlie into the other room where Charlie’s

couch is.

DAVID (CONT’D)

I got em’ boys. Come on in.

David forces Charlie onto the couch and continues to point

the gun at Charlie to make sure he doesn’t try to do

anything.

Charlie just gives David a death stare.

CHARLIE

You made a big mistake messing with

Big Rick’s crew. I have heard what

he does to undercover cops. Heard

that it involves a soldering iron.

DAVID

Really?

CHARLIE

Truly.

DAVID

Well lemme’ ask you something. Have

I asked you anything regarding my

well-being?

CHARLIE

No.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 7.

DAVID

Alright then. Charlie are you in

love me?

CHARLIE

Fuck no.

DAVID

Then why are you worried about my

well-being? I mean I can’t see any

other reason why you would.

CHARLIE

When are they getting here so you

can piss off?

DAVID

Answer the question!

CHARLIE

No.

David looks as if he is about to start laughing.

DAVID

That was a command not a question.

David starts to swing his gun towards Charlies face but

stops a few inches away so that he doesn’t make contact.

He then begins laughing hysterically.

CHARLIE

What?

DAVID

Get up get up.

David imitates the face that Charlie made and continues

laughing.

David sets the gun down on Charlie’s coffee table.

CHARLIE

Why the hell would you do that?

DAVID

Because it was friggin hilarious.

Been waiting all week to do that.

CHARLIE

Get the hell out.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 8.

DAVID

Oh come on Charlie.

CHARLIE

OUT!

DAVID

(smiling)

Fine.

David quickly grabs the gun and points it at him as a

joke(let your actor get creative with this one). Then

quickly puts it back and walks out.

DAVID (CONT’D)

Make sure to be careful of that

couch now.

FADE

EXT. BUS STOP - AFTERNOON

Madeline waits at the bus stop to get to the same city where

David was last seen. She avoids other people. A bus pulls

up.

CUT

INT. BUS - AFTERNOON

Madeline looks out of the window of the bus during the trip.

FADE

EXT. BUS STOP - LATER

She is now at the city where David robbed the gas station.

Madeline looks down on her smart phone and finds all of the

nearby gas stations to the one that was robbed by David.

There is only one.

FADE

9.

EXT. GAS STATION - LATE AFTERNOON

MONTAGE:

Madeline loiters around the gas station waiting for David to

show up knowing that he will eventually have to get gas and

that he won’t go to the gas station that he robbed.

She occasionally goes in to get food.

When it gets late she goes to a nearby hotel.

She wakes up early and goes back to the gas station.

FADE

INT. DAVID’S CAR - MORNING

David pulls up to the gas station.

Be gets out of his car.

EXT. DAVID’S CAR - MORNING.

He goes through the process of paying for gas.

Right when he is about to put the nozzle into his car he

sees Madeline on the other side of the car.

DAVID

What? What the hell are you doing

here? Your Marty’s little sister

correct?

MADELINE

Answers.

David seems to tense up.

DAVID

Just go home girl.

MADELINE

No. Answers.

DAVID

Listen girl, I am not going to say

anything regarding what happened to

your brother. You are wasting your

time.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 10.

Madeline shows him a piece of paper in one hand that has his

license plate number written down and a phone ready to call

911.

This causes David’s arm to twitch and gets his heart

pumping.

DAVID (CONT’D)

I am telling you now that you may

not want to hear what happened to

Marty.

A car’s horn blares for them to move.

DAVID (CONT’D)

Get in the car.

David goes around to the drivers seat side that she is on

and gets in.

Madeline is reluctant to.

INT. DAVID’S CAR - MORNING

He rolls down the window.

DAVID

I have no reason to harm you.

She keeps her phones constantly on and ready to dial 911 at

any given moment.

FADE

INT. DAVID’S LIVING ROOM - MORNING

They enter David’s living room.

DAVID

Here take a seat.

Madeline sits down on David’s couch.

DAVID (CONT’D)

Now you caught me while I was doing

some errands. So you will have to

excuse me while I go do them.

MADELINE

Answers.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 11.

DAVID

Sorry girl. It’ll only take about

half an hour. Help yourself to

anything in the fridge.

David begins to make his way back outside.

MADELINE

Police!

DAVID

Doubt it.

David leaves.

MONTAGE:

Madeline searches everywhere around David’s house while he

is gone. She finds a gun.

FADE

INT. DAVID’S LIVING ROOM - LATER

David makes his way into the living room.

DAVID

Girl where you at?

Madeline comes from another room with her gun pointed

towards David.

MADELINE

Answers.

DAVID

You want a sandwich first?

David takes a step closer towards Madeline.

MADELINE

Answers!

Her eyes begin to swell up.

David quickly pulls the gun out of her hands.

DAVID

I figured that no one in their

right mind would teach you how to

work a gun.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 12.

David smacks the bud end of the gun into the side of

Madeline’s head.

FADE

INT. DAVID’S BATHROOM - LATER

David enters his bathroom.

Madeline is now awake and chained up to the pipes of the

bathroom sink with handcuffs.

DAVID

Ah, your awake.

MADELINE

Answers.

DAVID

You are not in a position for

demands now hun.

Madeline looks away.

DAVID (CONT’D)

Just to inform you I have had,

since the occurrence with your

brother, a very busy and

complicated life. Now it is hard to

say this.

David goes and sits down on the toilet, with the seat down,

next to Madeline.

DAVID (CONT’D)

Now you see, Marty was possibly the

best friend that I had... that had

a positive influence over me.

They hear someone enter through David’s front door.

David puts his hand over Madeline’s mouth.

DAVID

Shh.

David leaves his room.

David is gone for a while and it is difficult to hear what

David and Charlie are saying until...

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 13.

DAVID (O.S.)

Don’t go in there Charlie.

CHARLIE

What? Dude I have been holding it

in for an hour.

Charlie opens the door and sees Madeline who then screams.

CHARLIE (CONT’D)

What the hell?

David rushes in and slams Charlies head against the door

panel.

FADE BLACK

INT. DAVID’S BATHROOM - LATER

Now both Madeline and Charlie are conscious. David went out

and got another set of handcuffs so that Charlie could be

attached to the toilet pipes.

David enters and sits on the bathtub.

CHARLIE

Where the hell did you get these

handcuffs?

DAVID

Really that is your first question?

Well I didn’t have the time to wait

for them to be delivered online...

Soooo I went to the nearest sex

shop.

MADELINE

Answers.

CHARLIE

What the hell is wrong with her?

DAVID

Shut up Charlie. Now as I was

saying to you before Charlie

interrupted. Your brother was a

positive influence to me.

CHARLIE

Don’t listen to a single word that

this crazy fuck says.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 14.

DAVID

Try me Charlie. Now Girl, after one

of the get togethers that your

brother used to organize he and I

were making our way down the street

late at night.

CHARLIE

I am telling you girl, he probably

just followed your brother home one

day and killed him in his sleep for

no sane reason.

DAVID

I warned you.

David goes charging out of the restroom.

CHARLIE

(at David while he isn’t in

the bathroom)

Oh what the hell do you plan on

doing you piece of shit. Big Rick

knew that I was on my way over

here, your screwed bro. I can see

the pendulum swinging from where I

am sitting. If you kill me it will

be the soldering iron!

David bursts into the room with a wooden bat and begins

beating Charlie to death.

Madeline screams in terror.

Once David is done he looks over towards Madeline.

In a fit of rage David slams the baseball bat against the

floor until is breaks into shatters in every direction into

small pieces.

David looks over towards Madeline as if he is about to say

something to her. He then rushes out of the restroom.

Madeline’s eyes.

She looks over towards a piece of shattered wood that she

can reach.

Back to her eyes.

She looks over towards Charlie’s dead body.

Back to her eyes.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 15.

She grabs the piece of wood and hides it behind her.

Back to her eyes that are beginning to swell up with tears.

FADE WHITE

INT. BUILDING - AFTERNOON

Madeline’s brother, Marty, is hosting a support group for

people with severe mental issues. There is roughly 8-12

people in a cirle that include Marty, David, and Madeline.

MARTY

I greatly appreciate all of you who

came today. Special apprecation to

those of which spoke. Those of you

who didn’t I believe will find the

solace that you came here for by

speaking up. I greatly encourage

doing so next week.

Everyone gets up and begin to make their way out. Some of

them shake Marty’s hand. David lays back and Madeline is

right next to Marty.

Madeline and Marty exit the building after everyone except

for David.

EXT. BUILDING - AFTERNOON

Madeline and Marty see their mother parked.

Marty and Madeline hug.

Their mother comes up and takes the picture that was framed

at the beginning.

MARTY

I’ll see you tomorrow Maddy.

MADELINE

I love you.

MARTY

I love you too.

Madeline goes off with her mother.

After they have left David approaches Marty.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 16.

MARTY

Hey, David Correct?

DAVID

Yeah.

MARTY

What’s up? Why didn’t you speak

today?

David at this time was very introverted, if he didn’t have

the same body as his future self, you wouldn’t know that he

is the same person. They begin walking.

DAVID

I don’t feel like I have much to...

offer.

MARTY

It isn’t so much for the other

people as it is for yourself. So it

doesn’t really matter.

DAVID

I would feel more comfortable if I

knew what was wrong with me first.

MARTY

Well what if you spoke to everyone

and someone knew exactly what was

wrong? It’s all anonymous for a

reason.

DAVID

I know, I know.

David’s hand trembles a little bit from nervousness.

MARTY

Oh come on David ease up. There is

no reason to be nervous while

speaking with me.

DAVID

I know you have told me that

multiple times, but it still

doesn’t change anything.

They reach an alleyway.

MARTY

Well I am not sure what else to

say.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 17.

A twitchy looking man comes out of the alleyway and holds

the two men at gun-point.

MUGGER

Empty your pockets. Phones,

wallets... everything.

MARTY

Okay... Okay, there is no reason

for anyone to get hurt.

MUGGER

Yeah so stop talking and do as I

say!

David looks terrified and nervous... On the verge of

breaking mentally.

The mugger looks at him.

MUGGER

Well what are you waiting for?!

MARTY

Don’t make him nervous.

MUGGER

Shut the hell up!

MARTY

Calm down.

Mary moves his hands too quickly to put them in a calming

position.

The Mugger takes this the wrong way and shoots Marty in the

gut.

David immediately sprints across the street. The Mugger

tries picking off a few more shots, but misses because his

hands are too shaky.

FADE BLACK

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