The first 16 pages...
Shea Kelly presents the first 16 pages of "The Journal of Leonard M. Tipsley".
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"The Journal of Leonard M. Tipsley"
Written by
Shea Kelly and Derek Hunter
Fade in: EXT. Park. Day.
Leonard sits on a park picnic table, writing in a notebook.
LEO
(V.O.)
The first salvia trip I had started at my friend Riley's house.
INT. Basement. Night.
Leonard sits on a couch next to a girl, Kali. Across the basement, another boy, Riley, searches through things, trying to find something.
RILEY
Aha.
Riley comes back over to Leo and Kali carrying a small pipe.
RILEY
Prepare for takeoff.
Quick cuts of the pipe being loaded, and each one of the group taking hits.
LEO
(V.O.)
Salvia is a 100% legal plant grown in fertile soil. It's a
hallucinogen that usually takes effect from 15 to 45 seconds after you take a hit. Salvia is said to transport you into a colorful psychedelic world that drugs such as LSD and shrooms can't even touch.Experienced drug users call this 'breaking through' or 'going into the void'.
The camera zooms in on Leo's face.
LEO
Fuck.
Trip scene.
INT. Bedroom. The next morning.
Leo lies in bed asleep next to Kali. His eyes slowly open.
LEO
(V.O.)
The next day when I awoke, the world had a less tense feel to it. I felt a bit free, a bit smarter, like I had uncovered some truth about the universe.
INT. Living Room.
Leo walks into the living room, where Wes sits, writing in a notebook, with books scattered around him.
LEO
Have you slept yet?
WES
No. Not since yesterday.
LEO
Adderall?
WES
A lot of it. I need to finish this paper.
LEO
Mm. What's it on?
WES
The effects of antidepressants on impressionable preteens.
LEO
Adult doses or minimal?
WES
Adult.
LEO
Did you hear about that 12-year old boy who killed his grandparents while on Zoloft? He had gotten a higher dosage.
WES
That's in paragraph 2.
LEO
Ah. How much Addy do you have left?
WES
Check my case.
Leo walks over and picks up an Altoid case. He opens it, and reveals dozens of pills.
LEO
You have about a dozen left. I'm taking two. I'll pay you back tonight.
WES
Alright.
Leo takes a brandy sifter out of a cupboard and pours water from the faucet. He takes the pills and drinks the water.
WES
Oh, shit, you're going to love this. Luke was telling me last night…
LEO
Luke's in town?
WES
Yeah, for a few days. Anyway, he was dealing with this stupid fucking punk kid in Miami, using him as a transport for some LSD he was trying to get back to Albany. So this kid, dumb as shit, decides to parachute it in some tissue and a condom. We're talking like 75 hits.
LEO
Yeah, so?
WES
So, this kid didn't check the condom. It had a huge hole in it.
LEO
Oh, man.
WES
Yeah, the kid drops dead on the airplane. Cost Luke a couple grand. Fucking punks, when are they going to learn?
We hear a girl cough.
WES
Mallory here?
LEO
No, Kali.
WES
Nice. What'd you do last night?
LEO
Me, Kali, and Riley all smoked Salvia.
WES
How was it?
LEO
Unbelievable.
WES
What are you doing today?
LEO
Um. Try and get a hold of Luke, I guess.
Leo walks over to the refrigerator and opens it. The refrigerator light does not come on.
LEO
What's wrong with the fridge?
WES
Nothing that I know of.
Leo looks closer, then reaches in and touches the bulb. It comes on, and shocks him.
LEO
Damnit!
WES
You alright?
LEO
Yeah.
INT. Apartment. Day.
We open up on a shot of a door. There's a knock. An early twenty year old male, Luke, walks into the frame and opens the door. Leo steps inside. They hug.
LEO
It's been awhile, man.
LUKE
Yeah. I've traveled a lot.
LEO
Where all have you been?
LUKE
Um, I started in Toronto. Then I spent last May in Tokyo. After that I stayed in London, then Miami, then I set up in Albany.
LEO
Yeah, Wes mentioned something about some LSD mishap.
LUKE
Fucking Miami punks. They're all Cuban and listen to The Clash nonstop.
LEO
A little Clash never hurt anyone.
LUKE
Yeah, but Jesus. I'm glad I got away from there.
LEO
When did you get into town?
LUKE
I got here, what…Tuesday? I've already got a bunch of new clients from the Wabash district.
LEO
Are you planning on staying for awhile?
LUKE
Wherever the sun trip takes me, man. Everything's connected, you know.
LEO
Oh, don't give me that shit.
LUKE
Not into existentialism?
LEO
I just don't believe it. I don't believe in nihilism, either. Everything's not connected, but there are some things that are connected that you have to take into regard.
LUKE
It's not so much that I am an existentialist, I just like the idea of being whatever. I want to be a streetlight, I'm a streetlight. I want to be an ounce, a male model, a religious idol, I am, 'cause everything's the same. Energy can not be made or destroyed, only converted.
Pause.
LEO
I just want to be happy.
LUKE
Then try this.
LUKE hands Leo a bottle.
LEO
What is it?
LUKE
Absinthe.
LEO
No shit?
LUKE
With distilled marijuana seeds in the bottom. Have some, you'll be fucked the rest of the night.
Leo opens the bottle and starts drinking. Luke sits down and pulls out a small glass pipe, and lights up.
LUKE
Ah, you should have seen me last night, Leonard. Christine was here.
LEO
I don't think I want to hear this.
LUKE
No, no, trust me, this is great. I was sitting right where you are now, and she was going down on me…
Leo jumps up, and sits in a new spot.
LUKE
And I'm about to come, but I start thinking about something she was saying to me earlier in the night.
EXT. Park. Night.
Luke and Christine, a brunette girl, walk down the sidewalk in the dark, huddled in their coats.
CHRISTINE
I like surprises.
INT. Apartment. Now.
LEO
Oh, what did you do?
LUKE
I gave her a Helen Keller.
LEO
Pray tell, what is a Helen Keller?
LUKE
When you're coming in a girls mouth, and you pop her in the ears with your hands, and poke her in the eyes.
INT. Apartment. Previous night.
Luke sits on the couch, Christine on her knees, going down on him. Luke hits her ears, then pokes her in the eyes. She gets up and starts screaming in pain, just like Helen Keller.
INT. Apartment. Now.
LUKE
Just like Helen Keller.
INT. Apartment. Previous night.
Christine is stills creaming.
CHRISTINE
What the hell was that, Luke?!
LUKE
I thought you liked surprises!
INT. Apartment. Now.
LEO
Wow. Just…wow. That's amazing. I might have one better, though.
LUKE
Go for it.
LEO
You know Riley, right?
LUKE
Yeah, of course.
LEO
Riley was dating this girl, Leigh. They had been dating three-four months, and he had been trying the entire time to let him fuck her in the ass. So, finally, alright, she relents. She's going to let him do it. She makes him take her to a fancy Italian restaurant, and then they go back to his apartment. They're fucking, missionary style, and she just says, "Okay, I'm ready." He turns her over, grabs a bottle of lube, and uses the entire things. So he goes for it. Little does Leigh know, Wes is in the closet, on Riley's request, taping the entire thing. The lube gets to be too much, and his dick slips out of her ass, followed…by a huge pile of shit.
LUKE
Are you fucking serious?
LEO
It's not over, it's not over. Riley sees the shit all over his dick, so he vomits all over Leigh's back, which causes Leigh to vomit…which culminates the evening, as Wes falls out of the closet with the camcorder, vomiting.
LUKE
That is by far the funniest anal sex story ever.
Leo takes another drink of the absinthe.
LUKE
Jesus, how much have you drank of that?
LEO
Just a couple shots.
LUKE
It's an opium derivative, Leo.
LEO
Yeah.
A cell phone rings, coming from Luke's pocket. He reaches in, takes it out, and opens it.
LUKE
Hello? Yeah, I'm cool. How much? Really. You'll have to pay up front. Alright. What color car are you in? Meet me on top of the parking garage downtown.
He closes the phone, and looks at Leo.
LUKE
Do you want to accompany me?
LEO
For what?
LUKE
Uh, this guy Daryl, you met him. He was the one that fronted all that pot to Javier when he was still in business.
LEO
Javier went back to Mexico with $100,000 of hydro. I remember.
LUKE
Yeah. Daryl needs 3k worth.
LEO
Yeah, I'll go.
Luke takes the bottle away from him.
LUKE
You okay to drive?
LEO
Not at all.
LUKE
Christ. Hold on a second.
Luke walks into another room, and comes back carrying a gun, a bag, and a small knife. He reaches into the bag, and takes out a bottle of pills. He opens the bottle, takes two pills out, and gives them to Leo.
LUKE
Take these.
Leo accepts the pills, and swallows them.
LEO
What are they?
LUKE
Designed to take away that chemical high. You'll be pretty jerky and uncomfortable for about 20 minutes, but then you'll be good. Take this, too.
He hands Leo the handgun.
LEO
It's been awhile since I've held one of these. Loaded?
LUKE
Should be.
LEO
You're going to be okay with the knife?
LUKE
Yeah. Man, look at it, I made this. Bought some steel, a blowtorch. And if I ever have to use it, I'll just melt it back down into a slab. No serial, no receipt.
LEO
Fucking genius.
LUKE
Let's go.
They walk out the front door.
EXT. Parking Garage - Top Level. Night.
A parked car sits, and as the camera grows closer, we see Leo and Luke inside, waiting. Another car pulls up the ramp, and parks a few spaces away from Leo's car.
LUKE
Alright, I'll be back. If anything goes wrong, I think you know what to do.
Luke gets out of the car and walks over to the other car. We watch from Leo's car. After a few seconds, Luke comes back to the car, as the other car peels off.
LUKE
Fucking douchebags.
LEO
What happened?
LUKE
Nothing, just in general.
INT. Leo's Car. An hour or so later.
Leo and Luke drive around. Luke inspects the money, and quickly realizes something.
LUKE
Motherfuckers!
LEO
What?
LUKE
They're fucking counterfeit.
LEO
What? All of them?
LUKE
I have 30 hundred dollar bills here, and they're all as good as Monopoly money.
LEO
What do you want to do?
LUKE
Give me the gun.
LEO
Are you going to kill them?
LUKE
No, just scare them. It's been about an hour. They've probably either sold it or repaid a debt they owed.
LEO
Where could they be?
LUKE
Let's go check Hennessey Park.
INT. Daryl's Car - Parked at Hennessey Park. Half hour later.
Daryl, dressed in darker clothing, sits behind the wheel. The passenger looks to be around the same age, with a scar on the side of his face. They pass a bowl between themselves. We see, through the rear windshield, Luke and Leo approach the car silently. Luke carefully opens up the backdoor, and climbs in calmly. He shuts the door as hard as he can as Leo pulls the knife outside the driver's side window. The two wannabe dealers freak out, staring at Luke and Leo.
LUKE
Do you have my money?
DARYL
N-n-no.
LUKE
Do you have a gun?
DARYL
No.
LUKE
Then, I suggest you invest in one, because I have a gun, and I want my money.
Luke gets out of the car.
LUKE
Get out of the car.
Daryl and the passenger get out of the car. Leo slams the driver against the car, holding the blade to his neck. Luke begins to dismantle the passenger, throwing him against the car, kicking him while he's on the ground. After he's done, he marches over to Daryl and continues the assault on him. He grabs his head forcing him to look into his eyes. He pulls out the handgun and holds it against Daryl's temple.
LUKE
You'll get my money, or I will begin murdering every one of your family members. Maybe I'll start with that girlfriend of yours. She's awfully pretty. Maybe she'd be interested in bargaining her life for a bit of ass.
Daryl fights back. Luke slams his head against the car, and he falls over, unconscious.
LUKE
God damn, I haven't done that in awhile. You hungry? I need to stop at the supermarket.
Luke heads back to the car. Leo follows.
INT. Supermarket.
The camera moves down a conveyer belt in the brightly lit supermarket. On the conveyer, are bags of potato chips, alcoholic beverages, a box of powdered donuts, and a huge pile of flower seed packets. The clerk rings up each of the packets individually, keeping his eye trained on the smiling Luke. Leo stands behind him, not trying to grab attention, but failing as he keeps moving from side to side. The clerk eyes Luke as he finishes ringing up the pile of seeds.
CLERK
Why does a boy like yourself need so many…
(He checks one of the seed packets)
…morning glory flowers?
LUKE
(still smiling)
Oh, my mother just died. They were her favorite flower, so I'm thinking about doing an entire garden, in tribute to her.
CLERK
Oh. I'm sorry about your loss.
LUKE
Don't be. Large inheritance.
Leo accidentally knocks over several candy bars, and begins frantically picking them up.
INT. Leo's bedroom. Morning.
Sun shines in through the crudely covered up window. We follow the sunbeam to Leo's eye as he wakes up. Next to him, a girl, Mallory, his girlfriend. She sleeps, back turned to him. He begins to sit up, as a voiceover starts.
LEO
(VO)
Women are a lot like drugs. There's lots of different kinds, lots of experiences to try and try again. A drug user doesn't stick to just one drug, they move around. You try different things, sometimes some at the same time. You just like some drugs better than others. My drug of choice is love.
While the voiceover continues, Leo picks up a cell phone and checks it. On the bright LED screen, it reads "NEW TEXT MESSAGE FROM KALI". Leo sighs, and puts it back on the nightstand. Mallory groans as she switches sides, awake.
MALLORY
Hey cutie.
LEO
Good morning.
Mallory sits up behind Leo and puts her arms around him.
MALLORY
Sleep well?
LEO
Yeah, it was alright.
MALLORY
Do you want to have dinner with my parents tonight?
LEO
No, no I don't.
Mallory smiles.
MALLORY
They like you, Leonard.
LEO
Please don't call me that.
Leo kisses Mallory, and gets out of the bed.
MALLORY
You're going to kiss me and leave?
LEO
I'm just going to the bathroom.
He grabs the cell phone, and walks out of the bedroom, the camera staying in front of him. He walks into the bathroom, and turns on the light. He opens the cell phone, and seemingly reads the text message from Kali. He closes the phone, flushes the toilet, and walks back into the bedroom, the camera still following him. Mallory sits upright in the bed, a bag of marijuana in front of her, along with a pipe. Leo sees this and rolls his eye.
MALLORY
I thought you were done with this.
LEO
It's just a bit of pot, Mal.
Mallory gets out of bed, picking up her clothes.
MALLORY
I suppose you've seen Luke?
LEO
How did you know he was back in town?
MALLORY
I saw him at Jennie's house a few days ago. I should have known.
Mallory pushes past Leo. He follows her. They walk into the living room, just as Wes, seated on the couch, snorts a line of cocaine off the coffee table. Mallory looks at him in shock, then turns at looks at Leo.
MALLORY
Look at this, Leo! Is this what you want your life to be like?
WES
Don't bring me into this, I was just getting some nose candy.
Mallory continues to the front door, and walks out. Leo walks over, looks out the door to watch her leave, then shuts the door. He wipes his face off with his hands.
WES
Well. That was fun.
LEO
Shut up.
...
"The Journal of Leonard M. Tipsley"
Written by
Shea Kelly and Derek Hunter
Fade in: EXT. Park. Day.
Leonard sits on a park picnic table, writing in a notebook.
LEO
(V.O.)
The first salvia trip I had started at my friend Riley's house.
INT. Basement. Night.
Leonard sits on a couch next to a girl, Kali. Across the basement, another boy, Riley, searches through things, trying to find something.
RILEY
Aha.
Riley comes back over to Leo and Kali carrying a small pipe.
RILEY
Prepare for takeoff.
Quick cuts of the pipe being loaded, and each one of the group taking hits.
LEO
(V.O.)
Salvia is a 100% legal plant grown in fertile soil. It's a
hallucinogen that usually takes effect from 15 to 45 seconds after you take a hit. Salvia is said to transport you into a colorful psychedelic world that drugs such as LSD and shrooms can't even touch.Experienced drug users call this 'breaking through' or 'going into the void'.
The camera zooms in on Leo's face.
LEO
Fuck.
Trip scene.
INT. Bedroom. The next morning.
Leo lies in bed asleep next to Kali. His eyes slowly open.
LEO
(V.O.)
The next day when I awoke, the world had a less tense feel to it. I felt a bit free, a bit smarter, like I had uncovered some truth about the universe.
INT. Living Room.
Leo walks into the living room, where Wes sits, writing in a notebook, with books scattered around him.
LEO
Have you slept yet?
WES
No. Not since yesterday.
LEO
Adderall?
WES
A lot of it. I need to finish this paper.
LEO
Mm. What's it on?
WES
The effects of antidepressants on impressionable preteens.
LEO
Adult doses or minimal?
WES
Adult.
LEO
Did you hear about that 12-year old boy who killed his grandparents while on Zoloft? He had gotten a higher dosage.
WES
That's in paragraph 2.
LEO
Ah. How much Addy do you have left?
WES
Check my case.
Leo walks over and picks up an Altoid case. He opens it, and reveals dozens of pills.
LEO
You have about a dozen left. I'm taking two. I'll pay you back tonight.
WES
Alright.
Leo takes a brandy sifter out of a cupboard and pours water from the faucet. He takes the pills and drinks the water.
WES
Oh, shit, you're going to love this. Luke was telling me last night…
LEO
Luke's in town?
WES
Yeah, for a few days. Anyway, he was dealing with this stupid fucking punk kid in Miami, using him as a transport for some LSD he was trying to get back to Albany. So this kid, dumb as shit, decides to parachute it in some tissue and a condom. We're talking like 75 hits.
LEO
Yeah, so?
WES
So, this kid didn't check the condom. It had a huge hole in it.
LEO
Oh, man.
WES
Yeah, the kid drops dead on the airplane. Cost Luke a couple grand. Fucking punks, when are they going to learn?
We hear a girl cough.
WES
Mallory here?
LEO
No, Kali.
WES
Nice. What'd you do last night?
LEO
Me, Kali, and Riley all smoked Salvia.
WES
How was it?
LEO
Unbelievable.
WES
What are you doing today?
LEO
Um. Try and get a hold of Luke, I guess.
Leo walks over to the refrigerator and opens it. The refrigerator light does not come on.
LEO
What's wrong with the fridge?
WES
Nothing that I know of.
Leo looks closer, then reaches in and touches the bulb. It comes on, and shocks him.
LEO
Damnit!
WES
You alright?
LEO
Yeah.
INT. Apartment. Day.
We open up on a shot of a door. There's a knock. An early twenty year old male, Luke, walks into the frame and opens the door. Leo steps inside. They hug.
LEO
It's been awhile, man.
LUKE
Yeah. I've traveled a lot.
LEO
Where all have you been?
LUKE
Um, I started in Toronto. Then I spent last May in Tokyo. After that I stayed in London, then Miami, then I set up in Albany.
LEO
Yeah, Wes mentioned something about some LSD mishap.
LUKE
Fucking Miami punks. They're all Cuban and listen to The Clash nonstop.
LEO
A little Clash never hurt anyone.
LUKE
Yeah, but Jesus. I'm glad I got away from there.
LEO
When did you get into town?
LUKE
I got here, what…Tuesday? I've already got a bunch of new clients from the Wabash district.
LEO
Are you planning on staying for awhile?
LUKE
Wherever the sun trip takes me, man. Everything's connected, you know.
LEO
Oh, don't give me that shit.
LUKE
Not into existentialism?
LEO
I just don't believe it. I don't believe in nihilism, either. Everything's not connected, but there are some things that are connected that you have to take into regard.
LUKE
It's not so much that I am an existentialist, I just like the idea of being whatever. I want to be a streetlight, I'm a streetlight. I want to be an ounce, a male model, a religious idol, I am, 'cause everything's the same. Energy can not be made or destroyed, only converted.
Pause.
LEO
I just want to be happy.
LUKE
Then try this.
LUKE hands Leo a bottle.
LEO
What is it?
LUKE
Absinthe.
LEO
No shit?
LUKE
With distilled marijuana seeds in the bottom. Have some, you'll be fucked the rest of the night.
Leo opens the bottle and starts drinking. Luke sits down and pulls out a small glass pipe, and lights up.
LUKE
Ah, you should have seen me last night, Leonard. Christine was here.
LEO
I don't think I want to hear this.
LUKE
No, no, trust me, this is great. I was sitting right where you are now, and she was going down on me…
Leo jumps up, and sits in a new spot.
LUKE
And I'm about to come, but I start thinking about something she was saying to me earlier in the night.
EXT. Park. Night.
Luke and Christine, a brunette girl, walk down the sidewalk in the dark, huddled in their coats.
CHRISTINE
I like surprises.
INT. Apartment. Now.
LEO
Oh, what did you do?
LUKE
I gave her a Helen Keller.
LEO
Pray tell, what is a Helen Keller?
LUKE
When you're coming in a girls mouth, and you pop her in the ears with your hands, and poke her in the eyes.
INT. Apartment. Previous night.
Luke sits on the couch, Christine on her knees, going down on him. Luke hits her ears, then pokes her in the eyes. She gets up and starts screaming in pain, just like Helen Keller.
INT. Apartment. Now.
LUKE
Just like Helen Keller.
INT. Apartment. Previous night.
Christine is stills creaming.
CHRISTINE
What the hell was that, Luke?!
LUKE
I thought you liked surprises!
INT. Apartment. Now.
LEO
Wow. Just…wow. That's amazing. I might have one better, though.
LUKE
Go for it.
LEO
You know Riley, right?
LUKE
Yeah, of course.
LEO
Riley was dating this girl, Leigh. They had been dating three-four months, and he had been trying the entire time to let him fuck her in the ass. So, finally, alright, she relents. She's going to let him do it. She makes him take her to a fancy Italian restaurant, and then they go back to his apartment. They're fucking, missionary style, and she just says, "Okay, I'm ready." He turns her over, grabs a bottle of lube, and uses the entire things. So he goes for it. Little does Leigh know, Wes is in the closet, on Riley's request, taping the entire thing. The lube gets to be too much, and his dick slips out of her ass, followed…by a huge pile of shit.
LUKE
Are you fucking serious?
LEO
It's not over, it's not over. Riley sees the shit all over his dick, so he vomits all over Leigh's back, which causes Leigh to vomit…which culminates the evening, as Wes falls out of the closet with the camcorder, vomiting.
LUKE
That is by far the funniest anal sex story ever.
Leo takes another drink of the absinthe.
LUKE
Jesus, how much have you drank of that?
LEO
Just a couple shots.
LUKE
It's an opium derivative, Leo.
LEO
Yeah.
A cell phone rings, coming from Luke's pocket. He reaches in, takes it out, and opens it.
LUKE
Hello? Yeah, I'm cool. How much? Really. You'll have to pay up front. Alright. What color car are you in? Meet me on top of the parking garage downtown.
He closes the phone, and looks at Leo.
LUKE
Do you want to accompany me?
LEO
For what?
LUKE
Uh, this guy Daryl, you met him. He was the one that fronted all that pot to Javier when he was still in business.
LEO
Javier went back to Mexico with $100,000 of hydro. I remember.
LUKE
Yeah. Daryl needs 3k worth.
LEO
Yeah, I'll go.
Luke takes the bottle away from him.
LUKE
You okay to drive?
LEO
Not at all.
LUKE
Christ. Hold on a second.
Luke walks into another room, and comes back carrying a gun, a bag, and a small knife. He reaches into the bag, and takes out a bottle of pills. He opens the bottle, takes two pills out, and gives them to Leo.
LUKE
Take these.
Leo accepts the pills, and swallows them.
LEO
What are they?
LUKE
Designed to take away that chemical high. You'll be pretty jerky and uncomfortable for about 20 minutes, but then you'll be good. Take this, too.
He hands Leo the handgun.
LEO
It's been awhile since I've held one of these. Loaded?
LUKE
Should be.
LEO
You're going to be okay with the knife?
LUKE
Yeah. Man, look at it, I made this. Bought some steel, a blowtorch. And if I ever have to use it, I'll just melt it back down into a slab. No serial, no receipt.
LEO
Fucking genius.
LUKE
Let's go.
They walk out the front door.
EXT. Parking Garage - Top Level. Night.
A parked car sits, and as the camera grows closer, we see Leo and Luke inside, waiting. Another car pulls up the ramp, and parks a few spaces away from Leo's car.
LUKE
Alright, I'll be back. If anything goes wrong, I think you know what to do.
Luke gets out of the car and walks over to the other car. We watch from Leo's car. After a few seconds, Luke comes back to the car, as the other car peels off.
LUKE
Fucking douchebags.
LEO
What happened?
LUKE
Nothing, just in general.
INT. Leo's Car. An hour or so later.
Leo and Luke drive around. Luke inspects the money, and quickly realizes something.
LUKE
Motherfuckers!
LEO
What?
LUKE
They're fucking counterfeit.
LEO
What? All of them?
LUKE
I have 30 hundred dollar bills here, and they're all as good as Monopoly money.
LEO
What do you want to do?
LUKE
Give me the gun.
LEO
Are you going to kill them?
LUKE
No, just scare them. It's been about an hour. They've probably either sold it or repaid a debt they owed.
LEO
Where could they be?
LUKE
Let's go check Hennessey Park.
INT. Daryl's Car - Parked at Hennessey Park. Half hour later.
Daryl, dressed in darker clothing, sits behind the wheel. The passenger looks to be around the same age, with a scar on the side of his face. They pass a bowl between themselves. We see, through the rear windshield, Luke and Leo approach the car silently. Luke carefully opens up the backdoor, and climbs in calmly. He shuts the door as hard as he can as Leo pulls the knife outside the driver's side window. The two wannabe dealers freak out, staring at Luke and Leo.
LUKE
Do you have my money?
DARYL
N-n-no.
LUKE
Do you have a gun?
DARYL
No.
LUKE
Then, I suggest you invest in one, because I have a gun, and I want my money.
Luke gets out of the car.
LUKE
Get out of the car.
Daryl and the passenger get out of the car. Leo slams the driver against the car, holding the blade to his neck. Luke begins to dismantle the passenger, throwing him against the car, kicking him while he's on the ground. After he's done, he marches over to Daryl and continues the assault on him. He grabs his head forcing him to look into his eyes. He pulls out the handgun and holds it against Daryl's temple.
LUKE
You'll get my money, or I will begin murdering every one of your family members. Maybe I'll start with that girlfriend of yours. She's awfully pretty. Maybe she'd be interested in bargaining her life for a bit of ass.
Daryl fights back. Luke slams his head against the car, and he falls over, unconscious.
LUKE
God damn, I haven't done that in awhile. You hungry? I need to stop at the supermarket.
Luke heads back to the car. Leo follows.
INT. Supermarket.
The camera moves down a conveyer belt in the brightly lit supermarket. On the conveyer, are bags of potato chips, alcoholic beverages, a box of powdered donuts, and a huge pile of flower seed packets. The clerk rings up each of the packets individually, keeping his eye trained on the smiling Luke. Leo stands behind him, not trying to grab attention, but failing as he keeps moving from side to side. The clerk eyes Luke as he finishes ringing up the pile of seeds.
CLERK
Why does a boy like yourself need so many…
(He checks one of the seed packets)
…morning glory flowers?
LUKE
(still smiling)
Oh, my mother just died. They were her favorite flower, so I'm thinking about doing an entire garden, in tribute to her.
CLERK
Oh. I'm sorry about your loss.
LUKE
Don't be. Large inheritance.
Leo accidentally knocks over several candy bars, and begins frantically picking them up.
INT. Leo's bedroom. Morning.
Sun shines in through the crudely covered up window. We follow the sunbeam to Leo's eye as he wakes up. Next to him, a girl, Mallory, his girlfriend. She sleeps, back turned to him. He begins to sit up, as a voiceover starts.
LEO
(VO)
Women are a lot like drugs. There's lots of different kinds, lots of experiences to try and try again. A drug user doesn't stick to just one drug, they move around. You try different things, sometimes some at the same time. You just like some drugs better than others. My drug of choice is love.
While the voiceover continues, Leo picks up a cell phone and checks it. On the bright LED screen, it reads "NEW TEXT MESSAGE FROM KALI". Leo sighs, and puts it back on the nightstand. Mallory groans as she switches sides, awake.
MALLORY
Hey cutie.
LEO
Good morning.
Mallory sits up behind Leo and puts her arms around him.
MALLORY
Sleep well?
LEO
Yeah, it was alright.
MALLORY
Do you want to have dinner with my parents tonight?
LEO
No, no I don't.
Mallory smiles.
MALLORY
They like you, Leonard.
LEO
Please don't call me that.
Leo kisses Mallory, and gets out of the bed.
MALLORY
You're going to kiss me and leave?
LEO
I'm just going to the bathroom.
He grabs the cell phone, and walks out of the bedroom, the camera staying in front of him. He walks into the bathroom, and turns on the light. He opens the cell phone, and seemingly reads the text message from Kali. He closes the phone, flushes the toilet, and walks back into the bedroom, the camera still following him. Mallory sits upright in the bed, a bag of marijuana in front of her, along with a pipe. Leo sees this and rolls his eye.
MALLORY
I thought you were done with this.
LEO
It's just a bit of pot, Mal.
Mallory gets out of bed, picking up her clothes.
MALLORY
I suppose you've seen Luke?
LEO
How did you know he was back in town?
MALLORY
I saw him at Jennie's house a few days ago. I should have known.
Mallory pushes past Leo. He follows her. They walk into the living room, just as Wes, seated on the couch, snorts a line of cocaine off the coffee table. Mallory looks at him in shock, then turns at looks at Leo.
MALLORY
Look at this, Leo! Is this what you want your life to be like?
WES
Don't bring me into this, I was just getting some nose candy.
Mallory continues to the front door, and walks out. Leo walks over, looks out the door to watch her leave, then shuts the door. He wipes his face off with his hands.
WES
Well. That was fun.
LEO
Shut up.