Gun Barrel

EXT. BUCK FARM- NIGHT

Dark pasture bright stars silence.

Randy Spark (17 years old) - extremely tall, corn fed with an unusually large head. He is naked, wearing only a pair of night vision goggles.

RANDY SPARK

Come here and give me a kiss.

Approaches cow.

RANDY SPARK

No one here wants to make out. I swear to God somebody slapped me on the ass.

Holding two black pistols.

RANDY SPARK

Look at the north star.

Cow defecating.

RANDY SPARK

It’s beautiful.

He flips down the night vision goggles.

RANDY SPARK

Big Mike told me to do this so nothing personal.

Cow’s tail slaps his face.

RANDY SPARK

How rude.

Randy glances across a field of cattle.

RANDY SPARK

Unfortunately, your going to have to jump over the moon. Tonight I’m little boy blue.

Muffled shots. Cows flopping.

RANDY SPARK

See, just like going to sleep.

Killing cow after cow with head shots.

RANDY SPARK

Burgers on me.

Lifting guns shoulder level.

RANDY SPARK

This has got to be the time of my life.

Holds down the triggers and spins.

RANDY SPARK

That was fun.

Both clips drop.

RANDY SPARK

Don’t leave we were just having fun.

The remaining wounded cows scream.

RANDY SPARK

Shut up! Your just faking it!

The stock car burns rubber and tail pipes blow out blue flames.

EXT. BUCK CEMETERY- DAYBREAK

Big Mike (42 years old) - is standing six foot two over the grave of Mr. Daryl H. Buck.

BIG MIKE

You were one dumb son of a bitch.

He takes off a ten gallon hat.

BIG MIKE

You thought you could steal my own flesh and blood.

Big Mike props his foot on the tombstone.

BIG MIKE

I’m not finished. My revenge has only just begun. Your daughter, that cop you hired to protect her and your home it’s all gone and that ain’t going to change. I’m getting richer off your land which, is another plus for me. What else is new.

Dabs sweat off his head.

BIG MIKE

I got alot of plans for this spread of land. Think I’ll open a whore house with stripper poles. I’ll call it Diablo Cody. Name it after your daughter.

Big Mike spits on the grave.

BIG MIKE

She’s going to be blowing fire off the devils dick in hell when I’m done with our little honey suckle. You know, sometimes your own flesh and blood just shames you so much that you can't forgive them. Don’t worry about our daughter. I promise she’ll get plenty of love and attention.

Big mike lights up a meth pipe.

BIG MIKE

Let’s see we’ll build a racetrack over your house, a strip club over that peach tree in the yard.

Big Mike snickers to himself.

BIG MIKE

I have something good in store for this cemetery. We can put the strip club over that tree and run the pipe for shitters out to your remains. I’ll place the septic tank right here between you and your wife.

He takes his foot off the grave.

BIG MIKE

A race track and a strip club. Life just keeps getting better everyday and you, just keep staying dead.

Big Mike spits on the tombstone as he talks.

BIG MIKE

It’s a beautiful place. Sure glad I won it fair and square.

Sheriff Griss (thirty eight) - has greasy long grey hair and dark circles under his eyes.

SHERIFF GRISS

Shit.

He climbs down from a bulldozer.

SHERIFF GRISS

Bull doze this right here?

BIG MIKE

The house.

SHERIFF GRISS

What about the graveyard?...

Big Mike glances up at sheriff Griss.

BIG MIKE

All of it. Do the house first.

SHERIFF GRISS

Ok.

Looks down at the grave.

SHERIFF GRISS

If ghosts are real they’ll come back and fuck us up!

Chuckles.

BIG MIKE

Don’t worry, me and Daryl here used to be,

Looks sad.

BIG MIKE

Well lets just say there was a point when we where best friends. Hell, he let me fuck his wife after he died. How did you die Daryl. Oh, that’s right I killed you.

Big Mike kicks the tombstone over.

SHERIFF GRISS

Having fun?

BIG MIKE

A little.

Silence. A hawk screams.

SHERIFF GRISS

What the hell?

Big Mike points his pistol at the sky.

BIG MIKE

We are going to flatten it all. It’s going to be nothing but dirt.

SHERIFF GRISS

You hear that Buck?

Big Mike looks down at the grave.

BIG MIKE

What do we have here.

Cups his ear.

BIG MIKE

Well look at that.

SHERIFF GRISS

A little birdie.

Baby bird chirping beside a tombstone.

BIG MIKE

Birdie.

Picks it up.

BIG MIKE

Oh, we are about to learn how to fly.

The two smile.

BIG MIKE

Well shit, let me help you.

Big Mike is walking to a bridge.

BIG MIKE

Swim away.

Throws the bird into a stream.

BIG MIKE

Swim!

A hawk swoops over Big Mike’s head.

SHERIFF GRISS

Watch out!

Bird is grabbed by the Hawk.

BIG MIKE

Shit!

Several shots echo.

BIG MIKE

Did I get it?

Hawk dips into the woods.

SHERIFF GRISS

I think you winged it.

Big Mike turns around and walks to the grave yard.

BIG MIKE

It dropped like a fly.

SHERIFF GRISS

Are you going to finish it off?

BIG MIKE

You think I give a shit?

Sheriff Griss waddles back to the bulldozer.

BIG MIKE

Doze that house so we can leave. I’ll finish off the cemetery tomorrow.

Big Mike unzips his pants.

BIG MIKE

Yep. You got to love it.

Golden arch wets down the tombstone.

BIG MIKE

God this feels good to see your uppity ass beneath me. While I’m wetting down your stone.

Sheriff Griss starts up the bulldozer.

BIG MIKE

I bet you never thought you go from watering my seed to soaking up my piss.

Violently urinate.

BIG MIKE

Hell, I’m not going to dig you up. That would be disrespectful. No,

Looks around the small Cemetery.

BIG MIKE

I think this is where I’m going to lay the pipe for the septic tank. We will get one that holds about forty five hundred gallons but, I’m not going to drain it I’m just going to let em keep shitting.

He zips up his pants.

BIG MIKE

Looks like a good place to put a shit tank. I’ll lay the septic tank between you and your wife. That way yall can be next to the crap you raised and the shit you brought on you.

Big Mike hocks.

Lights a smoke.

INT. THE BUCK MANOR- NIGHT 16 YEARS EARLIER

A heavy fog is vacuumed in the front door like a black hole.

SHELLY BUCK

Burrr! The weatherman said it’s going to snow all night.

Daryl Buck walks in and shakes the water beads from his broad shoulders.

MR. DARYL H. BUCK

It’s just getting colder by the minute out there. This vent does not want to...

Reaching into the chimney.

SHELLY BUCK

Don’t hurt your back. We don’t need a fire that bad.

Loud snap of metal on metal.

DARYL H. BUCK

Got it!

A nest of baby birds fall in the ash.

SHELLY BUCK

Honey look!

Baby Birds stretch their necks and cheap.

DARYL BUCK

Don’t touch them. We have to figure out a way to get them back to the mother.

Mrs. Buck leans toward the birds.

SHELLY BUCK

Grab the nest before something falls in it.

A black bird flies down the chimney.

SHELLY BUCK

No!

DARYL BUCK

Duck!

Bird zooms straight for the living room window.

DARYL H. BUCK

The mother won’t take them back now.

Bird twitching on the floor.

SHELLY BUCK

Daryl! Please put the bird in a shoe box it may come back to life.

DARYL H. BUCK

Oh, honey it’s dead that thing broke its neck on the glass.

SHELLY BUCK

It’s foot is moving.

DARYL H. BUCK

That’s just it’s nerves.

Shelly is crying.

SHELLY BUCK

These birds can stay in the shed tonight. Tomorrow I will put them out on the window ledge to see if the mother to returns to them.

DARYL H. BUCK

I’m going to pick up more wood.

SHELLY BUCK

It’s getting worse be careful.

Daryl Turns back to look at his wife.

DARYL H. BUCK

Make some hot coco and I’ll be back when it’s ready.

EXT. BUCK FARM- NIGHT

Mr. Buck’s truck stops beside a fallen tree. He begins to pick up pieces of wood and pile it in the bed of his truck.

DARYL H. BUCK

That ought to last the night.

Moan in the dark.

DARYL H. BUCK

What was that?

Daryl points a flashlight into the blinding fog.

DARYL H. BUCK

That’s strange.

A voice echoes louder.

DARYL H. BUCK

Hello.

Daryl Buck walks through the fog toward a moaning sound.

DARYL H. BUCK

Oh God!

He approaches a car flipped upside down. A woman is pinned under it.

DARYL H. BUCK

Are you alright?

Bleeding severely and breathing heavy.

INJURED WOMAN

Help.

Holding her stomach as she moans in agony.

INJURED WOMAN

My baby.

The woman appears to be holding a baby in her arms.

DARYL H. BUCK

I’m taking your baby to the hospital now, you just hold on!

Takes off his jacket placing it over the young lady.

DARYL H. BUCK

Just hold on. I am going to get you a doctor.

INJURED WOMAN

No, I’m already dead. Take the baby!

She grabs Mr. Buck’s sleeve.

INJURED WOMAN

Save her!

Scream.

Head slouches over.

INT. BUCK MANOR- NIGHT

Mr. Buck walks from the bedroom.

SHELLY BUCK

I was getting ready to call a search party for you.

DARYL H. BUCK

We have to go to the hospital.

She notices blood on his jacket.

SHELLY BUCK

Are you alright?

She notices the baby in his arms.

SHELLY BUCK

Why do you have a baby?

Mrs. Buck in shock.

DARYL BUCK

She’s dead. The woman that gave birth. She stopped breathing.

Mr. Buck turns, an infant is under his coat.

SHELLY BUCK

Oh my God.

DARYL BUCK

Get a bottle with warm milk for the child. I am going call the sheriff.

Mr. Buck hands the baby over to his wife.

DARYL BUCK

I’m calling the Sheriff there dead woman down the road.

She looks down at the crying child in her arms.

EXT. BUCK MANOR- NEXT DAY

The Buck’s a sheriff (65 years old) - and his deputy stand outside the steps of the Buck’s home.

DARYL H. BUCK

Any word on the mother?

Mrs. Buck is holding the baby in her hands.

SHERIFF

Well we are going to find out who this woman was and the baby will be at the hospital until someone claims it.

DARYL H. BUCK

No one claims the mother. She has no family.

OFFICER

Not yet. Deputy Griss is running the check on the plates.

Deputy Griss (22 years old) - looks at them from beside the car. Mrs.

SHELLY BUCK

That child does not need to be alone.

SHERIFF

There will be nurses at the

Daryl continues to cry as her husband holds her.

SHELLY BUCK

That poor child has to have some family.

OFFICER

Well, we are going to find out who she is and ran with then go from there.

Mrs. Buck gently hands the officer the baby.

SHELLY BUCK

Please let us know what we can do for this child.

OFFICER

Will do mam.

INT. BUCK KITCHEN- NIGHT

The Buck’s are sitting at the kitchen table eating breakfast

DARYL H. BUCK

These biscuits a damn good honey.

Phone rings.

DARYL H. BUCK

I’ll get it.

Mr. Buck places the morning paper down and walks to the phone.

DARYL H. BUCK

Hello.

Mrs. Buck looks at the phone as if it were for her.

V.O. OFFICER

Well the parents of that pregnant woman are dead and the closet relative to her says she wants nothing to do with the funeral. We believe the father of that child is in jail for a methamphetamine charge. We are probably going to put the child in foster care.

Mrs. Buck waits nervously by the kitchen window then looks out.

DARYL H. BUCK

Really. Yeah sure we will be there.

Mr. Buck hangs up the phone and slowly.

SHELLY BUCK

Is the child alright.

Mr. Buck walks over to his wife’s side.

DARYL H. BUCK

The girl had no close relatives and the father has been arrested in connection with a robbery. The child is going to be placed up for adoption. I’ve always wanted a child and I think you would be a great mother. This is our opportunity to be good parents to a little girl that needs a family.

He adores her face.

DARYL H. BUCK

Can you think of a name?

She smiles and embraces her husband.

EXT. PRISON GATE- DAY (1983)

Text: Sixteen Years later

Fumes ripple across road.

The Sheriff parks in front of the prison gate.

Big Mike walks up to the car and opens the door throwing his bag in the back simultaneously.

INT. SHERIFF CAR- DAY

Sheriff Griss hands him the an electronic voice amplifier.

He attaches the box to his neck then puts a meth pipe to his lips.

SHERIFF GRISS

Long time no see brother.

Sheriff Griss lights up Big Mike’s smoke.

SHERIFF GRISS

It’s yours. I got it for you.

Big Mike looks at the zippo and his names is engraved on it.

SHERIFF GRISS

I’m ready to get tore up with you bro. Hell, sixteen years of sobriety would kill a whiskey drinking rebel like me.

Sheriff Griss laughs with rotted brown teeth.

BIG MIKE

Well, I reckon I have a few things to take care of then we can get to the celebration. First things first I want to see my daughter.

Sheriff Griss lights the cigarette.

SHERIFF GRISS

She’s got a boyfriend and he’s one huge son of a bitch. They say he’s going to have the school record in bench press. You got the pictures I sent you Right?

Big Mike holds up the picture of his daughter then kisses it.

BIG MIKE

Well, my little girl knows how to pick big dick. Don’t worry sweet thing your daddy’s coming home.

EXT. BIG MIKE’S HOUSE- DAY

Sheriff Griss pulls up to a large house in the woods.

SHERIFF GRISS

The Casa.

A topless woman is floating on a swimming pool.

BIG MIKE

Looks sweet.

Big Mike opens the door and is quickly followed by his brother.

SHERIFF GRISS

Welcome Home.

BIG MIKE

Got any Jack Daniels.

Sheriff Griss is overlooking the pool in the backyard.

SHERIFF GRISS

You know I got that brother

He pours Big Mike a drink.

BIG MIKE

I like what you have done with the place.

Turns on a large television.

BIG MIKE

The business must be doing well.

SHERIFF GRISS

Let’s just say the business has changed since you left.

BIG MIKE

How so? How did you get here?

SHERIFF GRISS

We brother. This is your house too. You proved your loyalty to me. I’ll never forget that. As far as now I got it.

Looks onto the pool.

SHERIFF GRISS

Water under the bridge. Half the busts I make in this county is just eliminating the competition. See people are going to do drugs whether it’s legal or not. I figured after you got locked up I might as well start making some money.

Sheriff Griss lifts his drink to give Big Mike toast.

SHERIFF GRISS

We are distributing more crystals. Ice. That’s were the majority of our wealth has come from. People just keep wanting more and more. This new shit we are cooking up has the people feeling lovely and awake for days.

Griss hands off the drink then opens a small drug bag.

SHERIFF GRISS

Toot this up your nostril and tell me what you think.

Big Mike snorts meth off his pinky nail.

SHERIFF GRISS

What do you think?

SNORT.

BIG MIKE

Good cook.

SHERIFF GRISS

Special recipe.

BIG MIKE

Better when you smoke it. Of course you know that.

SHERIFF GRISS

I got a nice bubbler but, we are saving the train for later. This is just a warm up.

BIG MIKE

I have to admit this shit is good.

Smiling.

SHERIFF GRISS

We got two pounds out that trailer down at the bottom of the hill.

Randy walks in.

BIG MIKE

Look what the cat drug in.

SHERIFF GRISS

I found this one in a trash can. Nobody ever claimed him so I finally did.

Randy expressionless.

SHERIFF GRISS

Left for dead now look at him. Don’t be shy Randy. This is your Uncle Mike.

Randy and Big Mike shake hands.

BIG MIKE

Hello.

SHERIFF GRISS

He is quite but, probably my best driver. You like to race don’t you Randy?

Randy nods.

BIG MIKE

You mentioned him in a letter. That really helped the time go by.

BIG MIKE

I hear you are one hell of a driver boy.

SHERIFF GRISS

He is getting ready to take on Jeremy Buck and some top notch drivers at Thunder Mountain.

BIG MIKE

Maybe we should visit the Buck’s tomorrow.

SHERIFF GRISS

A restraining order floated over my desk the other day. I was for you. The Bucks won’t let you fifty feet from Cody.

BIG MIKE

Guess they didn't get my memo.

SHERIFF GRISS

Which one was that?

BIG MIKE

The birth certificate that proves she is my daughter.

Chuckling.

SHERIFF GRISS

She’s got your eyes and your nose.

BIG MIKE

I want to hear her voice.

SHERIFF GRISS

In time. More whiskey?

The two drink whiskey.

SHERIFF GRISS

After you took the wrap shit changed. I know I said this but, I owe you. It would have been me sitting in that chair for sixteen years.

Big Mike lights a cigarette.

BIG MIKE

No problem.

Girls floating topless in the pool.

BIG MIKE

It’s nice to come home to a view.

SHERIFF GRISS

They are strippers and my best customers. The business has branched out since you’ve been locked up. Pills come from Houston and the weed comes from California. We hulled out a trailer house at the bottom of this hill. Under them trees is were we cook.

Sheriff looks at watch.

SHERIFF GRISS

It’s almost three fifteen. Cody should be getting out of school in about ten minutes. Let’s see if she remembers her daddy.

Big Mike touches his shoulder.

BIG MIKE

I feel like she’ll know me when she sees me.

EXT. GUN BARREL HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT- 3:15

Sheriff Griss and Big Mike pull up to Gun Barrel High school.

BIG MIKE

This brings back some memorials of the past.

Rush of high school students running to their cars.

SHERIFF GRISS

Smell that virgin pussy. I just want to make it bleed. ROOF! ROOF! HOWl!

Young girl catching Mike’s eye.

BIG MIKE

It’s her.

She hops in a truck.

SHERIFF GRISS

That’s Cody.

BIG MIKE

She looks just like her mother. Who is she riding with?

SHERIFF GRISS

His name is Eroc King. His father works on stock cars at Thunder Mountain.

BIG MIKE

Pull up to him.

Sheriff’s car sweeps in beside Eroc’s truck.

EROC

What the hell?

Big Mike’s door swings open before the car stops.

BIG MIKE

Cody! Cody!

Eroc stops his truck as Big Mike walks up to his window.

BIG MIKE

Cody I know you don’t know me but, I’m your father. Your father as you know him just found your mother in a car beside the road. He helped her give birth to you then she died.

Cody furls her brow and squints her eyes at the soft spoken man.

CODY

It’s true baby girl your adopted and I’m your biological father.

EROC

Get lost you fucking creep.

Eroc peels out leaving Big Mike in the tire smoke.

INT. EROC’S TRUCK- DAY

Cody and Eroc sit in silence as he drives away from the High School.

EROC

What the hell was that?

EROC

Fucking weirdo.

CODY BUCK

There was something familiar about his face.

EROC

Why was that guy with a cop? Do you think your family is just trying to play some kind of prank on you?

CODY BUCK

I don’t know but, I better get home.

EROC

Come on Cody you can’t actually be taking this guy serious. I thought we were going to the pass.

Eroc touches her thigh.

CODY

Take me home?

EROC

Are you sure?

CODY

Please.

Big Mike gets in the Sheriff Car.

INT. SHERIFF GRISS’S CAR- DAY

Big Mike inhales a cigarette.

BIG MIKE

I want to know more about this Eroc kid.

Sheriff Griss turns the wheel.

SHERIFF GRISS

She didn't give you no love?

Car slowly pulls out of the high school parking lot.

SHERIFF GRISS

You know his father? Banty King.

BIG MIKE

Used to go on hunting trips with him. He was friends with my father. Well, it’s a small world after all. I guess his crippled ass could have a kid.

SHERIFF GRISS

His wife was a looney bitch that killed herself.

Sheriff slows down beside an automotive store.

EXT. KING AUTOMOTIVE- TWILIGHT

SHERIFF GRISS

That is his father’s shop.

Hand painted sign reads King automotive.

SHERIFF GRISS

Do you want to go in?

BIG MIKE

We will have to pay old Banty a visit soon enough. Besides it has been awhile since I’ve gotten my rocks off.

Driving by King Automotive.

INT. KING AUTOMOTIVE- TWILIGHT

Old time Garage with stock cars on lifts.

EROC

Looks like your almost done.

Banty (56 year old)- Paralyzed sitting under a stock car.

BANTY KING

That weld should hold.

Eroc is at the rear of the car and Banty is under the car.

EROC

Paint job looks great.

Eroc pulls the cover back exposing more of a race car.

BANTY KING

She sure is a beaut ain’t she?

Banty moves around the car anxiously.

BANTY KING

This mirror hasn't arrived yet, has it?

Eroc pauses for a second and looks up.

BANTY KING

Is there something you want to tell me?

EROC

A man in a cop car came looking for Cody at school today. He was claiming to be her father.

Banty drops the wrench in the otherwise silent garage.

BANTY KING

He’s out.

Phone by a tool cabinet rings.

BANTY KING

You get on the phone and I’ll take a look at this exhaust.

Banty pulls himself out of the wheel chair.

EROC

Yes sir. Sir she is. Ok, I will let him know.

Banty slides under the race car.

EROC

That was Mr. Buck. Mrs. Buck is on her way.

The door creeps open and Eroc pokes his head in the garage.

BANTY KING

Go ahead and head on home Eroc I got to talk to Mrs. Buck alone for a minute.

EROC

But, we got to fix the exhaust.

BANTY KING

Go home. Get yourself clean you got a big day tomorrow.

Eroc walks out of the garage.

Shelly enters garage.

SHELLY BUCK

I need your help Banty.

BANTY KING

I know. I’m going to do what I can for you and Cody. When Eroc’s parents died I raised him like my own son. I’ve raised him as if he were my own. There is nothing I wouldn't do for him. The same goes for your daughter. I love her as if she were my own daughter.

SHELLY BUCK

There is a man claiming to be Cody’s father.

Thick bifocals and grease on his face.

BANTY KING

You haven't aged a bit.

He smiles.

SHELLY BUCK

Cody’s father is back in town he was just released from prison.

BANTY KING

Good behavior.

SHELLY BUCK

Listen I don’t want her seeing him and if he comes to you or your son I want you to tell me. He’s not going to take my daughter from me. Listen Banty I know it has been years since we have spoke and considering we are from the same small town and still live there

gathers herself.

SHELLY BUCK

It is ridiculous the extent we have gone to avoid running into each other. Especially since your boy and our daughter are so close. I’m just asking you extend the same supervision we would do for you and Eroc.

BANTY KING

I will do what I can to keep this man from seeing Cody. Try and sleep at night.

Shelly smiles at Banty.

BANTY KING

You know I still love you.

SHELLY BUCK

Thank you Banty. I’m sorry to bother you.

Mrs. Buck turns to go then stops herself.

BANTY KING

I don’t blame you for leaving me.

SHELLY BUCK

For what it’s worth Banty I’m sorry but, you need to stop bringing up the past.

BANTY KING

I can’t forget it. Your just as beautiful now as you were then.

Shelly Buck walks out the garage door to king automotive. As she leaves Banty takes off his glasses and closes his eyes.

INT. -- GUN BARREL HIGH SCHOOL GYM -- NIGHT 1947

Shelly Buck and Banty are slow dancing. They gaze eye to eye as everyone in the gym dances to an old school slow jam.

SHELLY BUCK

I love you. You have to be the best thing that has ever happened to me.

BANTY KING

That’s nothing new.

They look at each other and Banty’s serious look causing the young Miss. Buck to blush.

SHELLY BUCK

I’m pregnant.

Banty smiles and embraces Miss. Buck.

BANTY KING

I think we should go for a drive. Let’s get out of here I’m tired of dancing.

EXT. -- GUN BARREL HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT -- NIGHT

Banty takes a flask out of his pocket and chugs a drink then hands it to Shelly. They both jump into the truck and slam the doors shut.

INT. -- BANTY’S TRUCK -- NIGHT

Rain begins to pellet Banty’s Truck window.

MISS BUCK

Banty please slow down.

Banty drinks from his flask then pushes further down on the gas pedal.

BANY KING

I’ve been driving this road since I was twelve. I got it.

Banty hydroplanes across a curve. Then Brings the car back into the lane with ease. He then smiles at Shelly.

SHELLY BUCK

Watch out!

A deer suddenly darts across the road. Banty swerves to miss it causing his truck to flip into a ditch. She is hanging upside down In Banty’s truck bleeding profusely.

INT. -- GUN BARREL HIGH SCHOOL GYM -- NIGHT

A young Miss Shelly Buck stops dancing and begins to embrace Daryl H. Buck with a hug and kiss. They dance in a circle holding each other.

Banty enters the gym in a wheel chair and begins to roll himself through the crowd of people until reaching Shelly.

Banty’s chair bumps into Daryl H. as he dances with Shelly. Everyone stares at Banty and the band stops playing.

Banty sips his flask then turns his chair to face Mr. Daryl H.Buck.

BANTY KING

How about a game Buck?

DARYL H. BUCK

I think you need to head home. Call it a night Banty.

Banty shoots the flask in the basket and looks at Miss Buck. Their eyes meet and she looks away.

INT. -- KING AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR -- DAY 1983

Banty shuts the hood to the stock car he is working then glares at the door.

Daryl Buck opens the door to the garage and approaches Banty as he washes the grease from his hands.

MISS BUCK

Hello Banty King.

Banty looks away and starts to chuckle to himself.

DARYL H. BUCK

Please, I need your help.

BANTY KING

Remember when your dad took us hunting.

Mr. Buck looks at Banty as he wipes forehead with the back of his hand. He puts up a wrench griped tightly in his hand.

Mr. Buck motions to his wife then looks at the door. Shelly Buck walks out the garage.

MR. BUCK

Lets be men about this.

Banty breathes deep.

BANY KING

I may not be able to use my legs.

Banty grips the wrench in his hands and suddenly drops it.

BANTY KING

I’m more of a man then you will ever be. You trying to fuck with me? You think you got balls bringing her here but,

Banty swoops in on him with his chair his face wells with desperate emotion.

DARYL H. BUCK

I’m sorry she left you but, it was something she had to do.

Mr. Buck catches the wheel of Banty’s chair swinging him around.

Banty throws himself out of his Chair and on to Mr. Bucks legs.

Mr. Buck hits his head hard as he falls.

BANTY KING

I remember telling you how much I loved her and how I want to marry her and have children.

Banty watches the blood run from the back of Buck’s head.

BANTY KING

I’m a realist. She left me because I can’t stand. Don’t come here and lie to me.

Mr. Buck can barley speak. He then throws a hard head butt on Banty’s face crushing his nose.

The two roll away from each other extremely injured.

DARYL H. BUCK

I love her! I love my wife it’s not her fault you can’t walk anymore.

Banty spits blood off his face.

BANTY KING

That’s far enough. Shut your mouth.

Banty pushes himself on a roller board under the car and begins to try and work as if nothing just happened.

DARYL H. BUCK

I’m not Cody’s father. Her biological father is back in town. He has found her.

Banty loosens his grip on Daryl.

BANY KING

Here I was thinking you gave her what I never could.

DARYL H. BUCK

Her father is a criminal.

BANTY KING

Was. You said he was let out.

DARYL H. BUCK

He was a know drug addict. Shelly and I don’t think it would be right to have her reunite with her father this soon after he’s gotten out of prison.

Banty laughs and pushes himself from under the car. He takes off his glasses and wipes oil and blood from his brow.

BANTY KING

Tighten the suspension so it should be ready to race tonight. Your wife, Shelly she came by earlier and told me.

DARYL H. BUCK

This guy is an X con. He was caught with a lot of drugs and I don’t think he has the right to be in my daughters life.

BANY KING

You don’t believe in giving a man a second chance do you.

Banty looks at Daryl Buck staunchly.

DARYL H. BUCK

Not this one. Not with my daughter. I know your busy getting cars ready for the races so I’ll leave you.

The door shuts leaving Banty in the garage by himself again. He slowly pulls himself under the car and flips on his flashlight.

INT. HIGH SCHOOL DANCE- NIGHT 1947

The dance floor lights up as Banty dances with a younger Shelly in the high school gymnasium.

INT. THE BUCK MANOR- TWILIGHT

Cody walks through the front door and places her backpack down and slowly opens the fridge. Both parents walk up behind her as she bites into an apple.

CODY BUCK

Dad, you won’t believe what happened to me at school today.

Cody looks at her parents and immediately senses something wrong.

She then stares at the blood on her fathers shirt.

DARYL H. BUCK

We need to talk sweety.

Silence takes over the kitchen as She begins to realize what the silence means.

CODY

Dad what’s wrong.

DARYL H. BUCK

We should have told you this before. You were adopted.

CODY

No way. I get this. You guys are trying to punk me.

Cody starts to cry and covers her mouth.

CODY

This whole time you have known about him and you just lied to me.

SHELLY BUCK

We did it to protect you.

CODY

You showed me pictures of my grandmother. You said we looked alike and that our noses were the same.

Cody covers her face dramatically smearing her mascara.

CODY

What the fuck?

SHELLY BUCK

Your mother died as she was giving birth to you and your biological father was in prison.

CODY

How come you didn't tell me this sooner.

DARYL H. BUCK

He is a bad man.

CODY

Good or bad he is my dad.

DARYL H. BUCK

Baby don’t say that I’m your father I raised you. I’m the one who loves you not him. He’s going to bring nothing but, evil into your life. You don’t want to know him.

Cody watches the man that has raised her beg. She then stares at her mother who is bitting her lip.

SHELLY BUCK

We didn't want you getting hurt baby.

Cody looks out the window and takes another bite of the apple.

CODY

I feel like I don’t know who to trust.

Mr. Buck hugs her.

DARYL H. BUCK

Listen. This man is in town now and I just don’t want you out and about until, until I have spoken to the authorities about him. I want to get a restraining order.

CODY

I want to meet him.

DARYL H. BUCK

Cody this is not a good man. He has done a lot of bad things.

CODY

There is an inherent good in everyman.

DARYL H. BUCK

Not this one.

CODY

I love you dad. You are and always will be my father. I believe he deserves a chance to see me. He’s my father.

DARYL H. BUCK

I don’t want you seeing him and that’s final word on the issue.

Mr. Buck stands up with a stern look on his face.

DARYL H. BUCK

I’m not going to let you do that.

Cody runs up to her room and a slams the door.

INT. -- Cody’S ROOM -- NIGHT

Cody’s room is oxblood red with black and white photos of New York on her wall. She falls on her bed and picks up her phone and dials.

CODY

Do you feel like going to a house party tonight.

EROC V.O.

Why? You feel bad.

CODY

Let’s just say a little left behind.

EROC V.O.

You can’t sleep. Well, I’ll be there in a minute.

Cody washes her face then stares blankly at her reflection in the mirror.

INT. -- EROC’S ROOM -- NIGHT

There is a desk that looks like a shrine of power lifting trophy's next to his small bed. Hanging over his bed is a buck head mounted on the wall.

BANTY KING (V.O.)

Better hurry up your breakfast is getting cold.

The room is small and covered with brown carpet. The walls and ceilings are sponged with brown paint and dotted with posters of 80’s action heros.

EROC

I’m up.

Eroc holds the phone with his cheek then kicks he feet up on the bed. Hanging on the wall by his bed is a picture of him and Banty beside a recently killed large buck.

BANTY KING

Your food is ready!

He puts the phone down slowly then gets up from is desk revealing both his large physique and the claustrophobia of the tiny room.

EROC

I’m up.

Squeezing his shoulders down a short hallway to the kitchen Eroc takes two large scoops of weight gainer and throws them in a mixer along with a scoop of peanut butter. Eroc shakes the drink vigorously mixing it together.

BANTY KING

I got eight egg whites and a bowl of grits. On the table.

Banty rolls his wheelchair into the Kitchen were Eroc is.

BANY KING

You ready for the liftathon?

EROC

What the hell happened to your nose?

Banty’s nose is bandaged up an one eye is badly bruised.

BANY KING

An exhaust fell hit me square in the nose. I was up al night working on that new engine and I got tired and dropped that damn exhaust right on my face.

EROC

You got to be more careful. Your lucky the whole car didn't fall on your chest.

BANY KING

Are you ready to break the school record today?

Banty grabs Eroc’s arm and squeezes in an attempt to hurt him. Eroc flexes his arm and smiles.

BANTY KING

You think you can beat it?

EROC

By fifty pounds.

Eroc laughs.

EROC

I should have plenty of energy.

Banty clicks on the television.

BANTY KING

I’ll see you at the liftathon.

Eroc starts to open the door.

BANTY KING

Where are you going you still have and hour before school starts?

EROC

Cody called so I am going to go hang out with her for a little bit.

BANY KING

Remember explode the chest and push with you back.

Eroc continues out the door without responding to Banty.

BANY KING

Feed the dogs before you leave.

He steps out from behind a screen door with a hole in it. The wooden steps creak as he walks away from the trailer and into his pickup truck.

INT. -- EROC’S TRUCK -- NIGHT

Eroc speeds down a desolate two lane country road steering with his right wrist as his left hand flexes in the side mirror.

EXT. -- BUCK DRIVE WAY -- NIGHT

Cody quickly walks out of her house flinging her back pack across her shoulder. She opens Eroc’s passenger side door and crawls in to the truck cab.

INT. -- EROC’S TRUCK -- NIGHT

CODY

He was my father.

Eroc briefly diverts his attention from the road.

EROC

Shut up. You are not funny.

Eroc smiles at Cody then notices the dried tear tracks on her face.

CODY

That man at the school yesterday was my biological father.

EROC

You got to be kidding me.

CODY

I’m just finding this out because he has been in prison for the past sixteen years and is apparently an evil drug addict. I’m not allowed to talk to him.

EROC

I always thought you had a little devil in you.

She smiles for the first time in several hours.

EROC

So where are we going.

CODY

Wendy’s friend is having a house party.

EROC

So, you don’t know these people.

CODY

Relax they are friends of Wendy. She said most of them are stock drivers from Thunder Mountain.

EROC

Those guys are a bunch of meth heads. They are so fucking hillbilly.

CODY

They are not? Please listen to yourself talk.

EROC

The way I talk and the way I act are completely different. That’s about everyone.

CODY

I’ve had a real fucked up night can we just get along right now.

EROC

I though we were getting along. Don’t take your daddy issues out on me.

She slaps Eroc.

CODY

That’s not fucking funny.

EROC

It was intended to be a joke. God I don’t get enough credit. We have been dating for a year now and this is how you act.

Eroc looks at Cody who is crying as she stares out the window.

EROC

Listen I’m sorry.

Eroc speeds up as they tear down the rural county road.

EXT. -- BIG MIKE’S HOMECOMING PARTY -- NIGHT

Eroc’s mud covered truck pulls up beside the fire were people are gathered drinking beer.

Wendy runs up to Cody with an enthusiastic hug. Eroc watches the people around the fire as if hesitant to approach.

EROC

What the fuck is that smell?

WENDY

Cody!

Wendy looks Scarlette in the eyes.

WENDY

You’ve been crying

CODY

We need to talk.

WENDY

First lets get a beer. I want you to meet someone.

Randy Sparks walks up to the three standing at the front of Eroc’s truck.

RANDY SPARK

What’s up any you guys roll?

Eroc furls his brow.

EROC

What?

RANDY SPARK

I said lets roll, the party is really in the house.

Eroc stares right through Randy as if he could punch him in the face with no remorse.

Eroc steps out and dumps the rest of his protein shake on the ground and spits as Cody follows Wendy and Randy up to the house.

EROC

Cody.

She pauses slightly before entering the house and does not look back at Eroc.

INT. --BIG MIKE’S HOUSE-- NIGHT

RANDY SPARK

What’s up man have a beer.

Eroc doesn't look at Randy Sparks. He just keeps staring at Cody.

EROC

No thanks.

A angry smirk runs across Randy Spark’s face.

EROC

Say man do you have a staring problem?

RANDY SPARK

I heard you just broke Big Mike’s bench record. It would be disrespectful to come to his home and not say hello.

Randy Looks at Cody as she walks closer to a picture on the shelf.

RANDY SPARK

Come on Cody, lets go say what’s up to Big Mike.

Randy is walking up stairs.

RANDY SPARK

It’s still a party

Cody grabs Eroc by the hands and pulls him with her.

RANDY SPARK

CHOO! CHOO!

Balcony were people are playing pool.

RANDY SPARK

What’s up man.

Randy walks past the pool table.

EROC

Pretty much every guy in this house has a mohawk.

RANDY SPARK

Not long now. You are about to break through.

Smoke and music leak from the crack beneath it.

RANDY SPARK

The party’s just getting started!

They walk down the hall and up to the door.

RANDY SPARK

Knock Knock.

Randy knocks with rhythm.

INT. BIG MIKE’S SMOKE ROOM- NIGHT

The room is lit by black lights.

BIG MIKE

Ladies and gentleman. The conductor is about to leave the station anybody on the nine o five to fun planet next stop party palace hop aboard.

The smoke is thick in the air.

Four guys with Mohawks and six girls including Wendy and Cody.

EROC

So what were you in prison for.

Randy looks over at Eroc and Big Mike ignores the question.

Eroc looks at Big Mike who is in the front of the room drawing smoke from a 8 ft. water bong.

BIG MIKE

You wouldn't understand.

He exhales in Cody face. The looks at the bong and grins with gold teeth.

BIG MIKE

I think I likes you.

He takes the hit then walks to a stripper sitting on his bed with her top off. The stripper hugs Big Mike as she clears he smoke from the crack pipe and blows smoke it Eroc’s direction.

BIG MIKE

I think she likes you.

EROC

I’m not interested in strippers whores.

The stripper gives Eroc an upset evil glare then pokes her lips out.

BIG MIKE

We are all whores Eroc. Jesus fucked a whore! Now you come in my house and talk to my girls with that disrespectful tongue.

EROC

I don’t like the way you speak of jesus. I don’t think you’ve read the bible.

BIG MIKE

I’ve read the bible son. “With an asses jawbone I have made ass’s of them With an ass’s jawbone I have killed a thousand men.”

Big Mike leans into Eroc and an innocent expression comes across his face. nHe then looks at Cody.

BIG MIKE

Hey babe.

Cody stands surprised as hell to be looking at her biological father.

BIG MIKE

You know I wrote you everyday in prison. One day didn't go by when I wasn't thinking of my beautiful baby girl. You look just like your mother.

Eroc impatiently looks out the room.

CODY

You're my dad.

CODY

You are my Daddy.

Big Mike pulls his fingers across his visage.

BIG MIKE

Yeah, I’m your daddy we look just alike can't you tell.

EROC

So what were you in jail for?

Randy shoots an evil stare at Mike as if asking for permission of some sort.

BIG MIKE

That was a dark time in my life son and I would rather not talk to you about it now son.

EROC

You are not my dad and I sure as hell ain't your son.

BIG MIKE

Of course you are son. You ever ask Banty were he got you. He’s been cripple since seventeen.

Cody looks over at Eroc.

EROC

Don’t listen to him baby you my girlfriend.

Big Mike starts to luagh.

BIG MIKE

Two kids with no father grow up in the same small town look just alike and fall in love with each other.

EROC

My mothr would have never fucke a peice of shit like you.

BIG MIKE

You never met you mother.

Big mike looks over a t Cody.

BIG MIKE

Listen baby, I don’t want you feeling uncomfortable. You and your boyfriend just chill tonight we got plenty of time to get to know each other now.

Big Mike looks at Eroc

BIG MIKE

Son, Why are you not drinking a beer.

Randy laughs as he pulls his Mohawk back into a pony tail.

EROC

I ain’t your son old man.

Big Mike coughs.

BIG MIKE

You are my son. See everyone in this room is either my son or my daughter. See it is something spiritual something great boy. Now who are you to say you are not one of my son’s.

Big Mike stands up in Eroc’s face.

BIG MIKE

Seriously what’s your name boy.

EROC

I’m not your boy or your son old man.

Eroc doesn't back away.

BIG MIKE

Well, fuck me.

Big Mike looks at the room and laughs.

RANDY SPARK

That’s Eroc. He broke your bench Press record.

BIG MIKE

Oh, You are the strong guy. I used to fuck strong guys like you in prison.

Big Mike is joined in laughter as the bong gets passed back to him.

BIG MIKE

Ok, no it’s time to put the women and children to bed.

Big Mike pulls out a pipe for smoking meth.

EROC

I’m out of here.

Big Mike walks up to Eroc.

BIG MIKE

Don’t be scared son. Come on have you some of this.

He holds the pipe out for Eroc to grab.

EROC

No, thanks.

Big Mike takes another hit from the pipe.

BIG MIKE

Let me show you some hospitality.

A girl in the corner coughs.

BIG MIKE

Shut up bitch. You ain’t even on the train yet.

Big Mike turns back around and looks at Eroc.

BIG MIKE

I heard you are some kind of weight lifter.

The pipe is passed to Wendy.

WENDY

Wow. Well, I’ve never done this before but, I’ll try it.

Hands it to Cody.

WENDY

Take it.

She takes the pipe and puts it to her face.

EROC

Let your demons out baby girl!

Eroc looks at Cody with disappointment.

CODY

No school tomarrow.

BIG MIKE

Sit your ass down boy and relax. This is a party you are in my house.

He then takes out an orange lighter and lights the bowl for her.

EROC

You don’t have to do that.

Cody takes the bong in her hand.

CODY

It’s cool. I’ll just take a small one.

BIG MIKE

How much are you going for boy? You trying to max out on some heavy weight.

EROC

Big Mike laughs hysterically

BIG MIKE

That’s fifty pounds over what I did at your age. You are talking bench press right.

Eroc nods.

BIG MIKE

Follow me Eroc I want to show you something. Cody stay here with Randy we’ll be right back.

Cody sits on the couch in an alert state.

EROC

You going to be alright.

CODY

I’ll be fine go.

INT. BIG MIKE’S HOUSE TROPHY ROOM- NIGHT

Big Mike and Eroc walk down the hall and into a room filled with trophies.

BIG MIKE

I used to be the top power lifter in the state.

He opens a closet door and grabs a wooden box from a high shelf.

BIG MIKE

You love my little girl? Hell, the way you was taking to her a man would think you would die for her.

EROC

Cody is my girlfriend. One day I am going to marry her. There is nothing I wouldn't do for that girl.

BIG MIKE

Well, I’m her daddy. I hope you understand I just want to be a good dad. While I can.

EROC

She doesn't even know you.

Big Mike pulls a key out of his pocket.

BIG MIKE

Here’s what I want to show you.

Opens a wooden box.

BIG MIKE

Take a look at them.

Two gold plated desert eagles surrounded by black velvet inside the wooden box.

BIG MIKE

I don’t pull these out unless I want to kill someone, or just to show them off.

He pulls one of the guns out.

BIG MIKE

Sometimes I just feel like showing them off. Isn't this the most beautiful thing you ever seen

Big Mike hands the gun to Eroc.

EROC

It’s nice.

Eroc looks at the gun front and back then hands it back.

BIG MIKE

So you are going to break my old bench record tomorrow.

EROC

I didn't know that.

BIG MIKE

I tell you what, if you bench over 400 tomorrow.

EROC

Thanks, but I already got a gun.

Big Mikes is confused.

BIG MIKE

Go ahead check it out, no bullshit?

Eroc looks closer at the hand guns.

EROC

No thanks.

Big Mike laughs out of control.

BIG MIKE

What kind of gun you have?

EROC

Shot Gun.

Eroc walks back down the hall and into the room were Cody and Randy stand talking. He takes her by the arm.

EROC

Let’s go.

Cody pulls against Eroc at the front door.

CODY

Just wait. My real dad is up there. I want to get to know him. Give him a chance to be in me life. He deserves it.

EROC

I think you need to slow down and think about this. The man was in prison for sixteen years. That’s hard time and you don’t even know what for. He’s not your family.

CODY

I told my parents I was staying with Wendy tonight. Go get some rest I’ll be fine.

Eroc conveys anger with his paused expression and stern brow.

EROC

Do what you want.

Eroc starts up his truck and speeds away racking off his pipes. Sheriff Griss walks up to Big Mike who is watching Eroc and Cody form an upstairs window. He watches Eroc leave and begins to grin.

SHERIFF GRISS

I think it’s time to christen your daughter.

Big Mike and Griss walk back into the room.

BIG MIKE

Alright guys the cotton candy time. The bubble train is about to leave the station.

Big Mike grabs a black box from a stand beside the TV. Goerge Bush Senior is giving a speech about the Gulf war.

Who’s hoping on?

INT. -- BIG MIKE’S MANSION -- EARLY MORNING

Cody and Randy are sitting on the living room couch as he props his mud covered boots on the table she stretches across her lap. She takes a hit of the meth pipe.

Her blonde hair hangs over her face while she lights the pipe. Randy grabs her hair and pulls it out of her face and into a pony tail. Cody hacks out a cough then passes the glass pipe to Randy.

RANDY SPARK

Colder than the iceberg that sunk the titanic.

Cody licks her lips.

CODY

This shit makes me feel realy horny.

RANDY SPARK

Huh. I thought it was just me.

Cody lays her stomach across his lap and lets him admire her ass. Randy then slaps her ass and squeezes it.

CODY

I like that but,

Randy Sparks grabs her head and shoves it on his lap. She begins to unzip his pants.

CODY

I shouldn't do this.

RANDY SPARK

Do what feels good baby.

Randy grabs Cody’s wrists and pulls them behind her back as they begin to kiss he rubs his hand between her legs.

INT. -- GUN BARREL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GYM -- MORNING

The gym is a rusting structure with cob webs hanging from the top corners. Large men walk up to a young boy squatting so much weight the bar across his shoulders is bent.

TEAM MATE

Where is Cody?

EROC

I don’t know.

The young power lifter begins to scream and pushes the weight up as he does. He then racks the weight as his coach slaps his ass.

Banty positions his chair right inside the door as his nephew E-roc prepares for his lift.

COACH

That’s what I’m talking about! Yeah baby!

The people that were standing around the squat rack and slowly move to the bench press were Eroc is laying down under a barbell. A spotter is behind Eroc with his hands on the barbell.

SPOTTER

You need a lift off.

EROC

Don’t touch the bar I got it.

The potter takes his hands off the bar. Eroc lifts the bar off the rack then slowly lowers it to his chest. The shirt he is wearing rips around the arm pits as he pushes it up at the same pace.

As the bar is racked the lifters and coaches around Eroc begin to clap. Eroc then gets up and stretches his arms and neck.

SPOTER

How much do you want to add?

EROC

Put 400 on there.

The crowd around Eroc’s bench doubles as more and more people leave what they are doing to watch Eroc lift 400 pounds until he holds the attention of the entire gym.

EROC

I got this come on baby.

E-roc’s uncle Banty watches from the doorway as he nods in approval to E-roc who looks at him before sitting on the bench press machine.

COACH

Let’s bring it!

Eroc gets under the bench and wipes the sweat from his brow. He then grips the bar lifts it.

The bar slowly comes down on his chest as he exhales the weights begins to come off his chest. Eroc pushes the weight halfway up when the bar slips out of his right hand.

BANY KING

Eroc!

The bar comes crashing down on the right side of Eroc’s chest as spotters watching quickly grab the bar and pull it off of him.

People in the crowd immediately jump to their feet.

SPOTTER

Someone call 911. It’s going to be ok.

EROC

I can’t breathe.

INT. -- HOSPITAL X-RAY ROOM -- DAY

A doctor holds an x-ray up to the light as showing a man with long hair in a wheelchair.

DOCTOR

Three of his ribs were broken and his spleen was ruptured.

The doctor breaks the news to Banty as he smacks his gum.

DOCTOR

He will heal eventually it is just going to take some rehabilitation. He is going to have to wear a full upper body cast for about three months.

EXT. -- BIG MIKE’S METH TRAILER -- NIGHT

Big Mike walks up to the door of a trailer house. Cody is with him and Randy is right of her.

CODY

The smell it’s a lot stronger now.

BIG MIKE

That is the smell of gold my child.

Big Mike opens the door to the trailer house.

BIG MIKE

Now this is where all the magic happens.

Randy Picks Cody up from behind and carries her up the steps.

CODY

Put me down I can walk.

Randy sets her down at the entrance. She looks in and is amazed to see a working meth lab complete with tubes empty suddafed boxes and bubbling beakers. It is a real working Meth lab.

BIG MIKE

You are in the nest now and any little good birdie that comes to the nest knows to keep their beeks closed about the nest. Are we understood.

Cody nods.

BIG MIKE

Good.

INT. --HOSPITAL EROC’S ROOM -- DAY

Eroc is on the bed unconscious. He is wearing a cast that covers his upper body. The door to his room opens and coach Strong walks in with the presence of a dictator.

He is carrying a video tape in one hand and a large straw hat in the other. The coach pulls up a chair beside Eroc and sets the tape on his food table.

Coach Strong

I want you to know everyone on the team is upset about what happened and I want you to know I have all the hopes in the world to see you have a complete recovery. In the meantime we moved Hopkins to your position and he’s learning.

Eroc is so drugged all he can do is barely move his head.

COACH STRONG

He sure as hell ain't a returning All District Player. I brought you a tape of the first two teams we play. In the mean time get some rest and try to heal up. The players all signed this ball for you.

Coach Strong sits the ball beside the video and begins to walk out of the hospital room as the morphine drips in the IV. The coach walks into Banty and the two shake hands.

EROC’S FATHER

Thanks for coming by to see him coach. He’s going to make a full recovery before the season coach.

The coach looks at Eroc then Banty with uncertainty.

INT. --EROC’S HOSPITAL ROOM-- TWO DAYS LATER

Eroc is in a bed with an IV hanging beside him. He turns his head slowly as the door to his room opens. Cody walks in and sits by the bed. She then kisses him on the lips softly and parts his hair with her fingers.

CODY

I brought you some movies to watch.

Eroc turns his head toward Cody and whispers.

EROC

I couldn't stop thinking about you. I hate it when we fight.

Eroc sits on his bed with a cast covering his entire upper body and a bar extending his right arm into the air leaving only his left free. Cody is signing his cast with a black marker.

TEXT: One month later 1983

INT. -- DALLAS POLICE STATION -- MORNING

Hank Young, a tall lanky forty seven year old man with jet black hair, sits in a chair across from the captains desk anticipating the door behind him to open.

HANK

It feels like home.

He props his left leg on his right then clears his throat.

The door behind him opens. The voices of two detectives bark over the other precinct noise.

DETECTIVE 1

I’m telling you chief it’s these middle of nowhere RV’s housed with a cranked up cook and a shit load of over the counters.

DETECTIVE 2

Tell him about Wells. Wells Texas population three hundred. A man dies in a mobile home before getting rid of twenty seven pounds of crystal meth. It’s not Mexico chief it’s our back yard.

POLICE CAPTAIN

Listen, I want some solid leads not some hillbilly crack head that has already O. D.’d in his trailer house. We will get a narc to go under cover and sell better shit. We will get to the real supplier quicker. Now get out of here.

The detectives peak in the Captain’s office at Hank who is sweating bullets as he drinks the rest of his water and wipes the sweat from his brow with a handkerchief.

Hank looks at the two detectives in the captains doorway.

DETECTIVE 1

Oh don’t do it. Don’t shoot me Hank

The second detective uses his hand as a gun and shoots the first detective.

The two stand in the doorway laughing as the Chief of Police steps inside his office swinging the door shut behind him.

The captain is holding a manila envelope in his hand and mug in the other. He then grits his teeth and taps the folder with his ring finger steadily sipping on his mug that read captain.

Hank stands and extends his right hand as the captain walks past him to stare out a window looking down and onto the streets of Dallas.

POLICE CAPTAIN

Number one in the crime rate and the place where Kennedy got his brain’s blown out.

The captain turns away from the window as if disgusted by the view.

POLICE CAPTAIN

Have a seat Hank.

They take a seat and the captain throws the folder onto his desk turns his chair to the side and props his left ankle on his right knee and the two look out the window onto the city.

POLICE CAPTAIN

There are two kinds of people in this world: preachers and pimps. good guys and bad guys, do gooders and bad doers.

The captain glares out the window.

POLICE CAPTAIN

Now I know what we are and I sure as hell know you didn't mean to shoot that kid.

He pauses to take off his shoes and socks then sticks his feet in a hot water message tray beneath his desk. The makes a face as if a thousand pounds had been lifted from his shoulders.

POLICE CAPTAIN

This is going to be the deal. You need the rest and the press is breathing down my fucking neck right now. If that damn reporter leaves one more message.

The captain’s phone rings and he quickly grabs it and slams it back down with a furious might then throws his hands down flat on the desk and looks Hank in the eyes.

POLICE CAPTAIN

I have to put you on leave while this case is pending. Just relax your mind. This could blow over.

HANK YOUNG

Will it?

POLICE CAPTAIN

You went in there too armed too afraid to think correctly. You embarrassed the force.

POLICE CAPTAIN

I wish I could tell you to take a cruise or get away for a while.

The chief turns up the vibrations coming from his message chair.

POLICE CAPTAIN

You haven't taken a vacation as long as you have been on the force. Well, I’m giving you one now.

HANK YOUNG

A paid one?

The captain leans in towards Hank.

POLICE CAPTAIN

You are a good cop but, you need to lay low for a while. Let this blow over. I’m putting you on leave without pay.

HANK

Once I’m gone, I’m not coming back.

The police captain stands up

POLICE CAPTAIN

Hand me your gun and badge.

EXT. -- POLICE STATION -- DAY

Hank is wearing green polyester slacks cowboy boots and a white shirt as he walks out the police station’s revolving doors. He puts his jacket on then turns to look at the building he spent so many years.

An officer walks past him as he heads down the station steps.

OFFICER

Taking a vacation Hank.

HANK YOUNG

Something like that.

A reporter by the name of Jenny Palka holds a voice recorder by his face.

JENNY PALKA

Mr. Young Dallas Morning news can you comment on the events that lead to the shooting of eight year old Jorge Mendez.

HANK YOUNG

It was unfortunate and saddens me. Believe me I’m sorry.

JENNY PALKA

Sorry doesn't bring a mother her child back.

Hank steps into his car and rolls the windows down while cranking the engine.

Hank looks at the station and watches it disappear in the rearview mirror as he makes a turn. The radio blasts as he cuts through downtown Dallas.

INT. -- HANK’S APARTMENT -- DAY

Hank turns on his kitchen light and pours a shot of cheap vodka in a glass then opens the fridge to grab the orange juice and shakes it.

Nothing comes out of the container so Hank just grabs the bottle and turns it up to chug while plopping in the recliner. Hank hear the phone ring and grabs his head holding it up with his hand and pulling his hair back to stretch his face.

He waits for the answering machine which answers with a robotic voice instead of Hank’s. The machine beeps.

V.O. JEREMY BUCK

This is Jeremy Buck Just calling to let you know that the cabin is still available for rent. If you would like to check it out I will be available tomorrow two to ten. The earlier you get here the better. I got mowing to do in the morning but, if you need directions my wife will be at the house all day so just give me a ring.

The machine clicks and a female voice comes on delayed.

V.O. JENNY PALKA

This message is for Hank Young. My name is Jenny Palka. I’m with kltk channel ten news. I would really like to get a statement over the events that transpired two days ago at Wilshire Apartments.

Hank slams the bottle down after another chug and pulls his revolver from the bag he left the station with. He looks straight down the barrel then cocks the hammer back.

EXT. -- HANK’S APARTMENT -- DAY

Dawn breaks and Hank is still asleep in the chair as the door bell rings.

Hank wakes up with the gun still in his hand and walks to the door. Through the peep hole he could tell it was the same woman that tried to interview him at the station.

Hank walks back to take a shower as the knocking continues. Standing with a towel around him and the bottle of booze still in hand Hank makes a call on his phone.

HANK YOUNG

Is Mr. Buck there this is Hank Young I’m calling about the cabin for rent. No that’s fine mam just tell him I’ll be there by seven. Thank you mam.

Hands full he carries his bags out to the black Impala and throws them into the trunk. From behind Hank a familiar voice is heard.

JENNY PALKA

Mr. Young my name is Jenny Palka.

HANK YOUNG

I know who you are.

Hank continues to throw luggage in the trunk of his car.

JENNY PALKA

Are you willing to give us a statement. Something that will clear your name. You can’t just run away from what you’ve done Mr. Young.

HANK YOUNG

I’m taking a vacation.

Hank continues walking

JENNY PALKA

How about an apology to the mother. You owe her that much.

Hank throws the luggage in the trunk and slams the top.

HANK YOUNG

Nothing I say is going to change what is already done.

Jenny tries once more to get Hanks attention as he slides into his car.

JENNY PALKA

You can’t run from this.

HANK YOUNG

I’m not running. I’m going home.

JENNY PALKA

Where is that.

HANK YOUNG

You don’t need to know.

JENNY PALKA

Your not going to be able to hide from me. I’ll hunt you down and follow you where ever you go.

HANK YOUNG

What do you want?

JENNY PALKA

I want you to apologize on camera to the family of that innocent boy you shot and killed. Then I want you to cry and look like the bumbling drunk oaf you are. I can smell you from here. Your not going to be able to drink your way out of this one.

Hank drives off.

INT. HANK’S IMPALA- DAY

Sixties song on the radio is turned up.

Whiskey bottle sitting in his passenger seat and takes another drag.

The speedometer climbs.

HANK YOUNG

Good riddance.

Dallas city limits disappear in his rear view mirror.

EXT. BIG MIKE’S HOUSE- MORNING

Topless strippers lay strung out beside equally cracked out and cranked up teenage stock car drivers.

Cody is laying across Randy’s stomach.

Big Mike is standing in front of a wall covered with deer heads.

Mike’s eyes glare directly into the deer’s and he touches the top of it’s head. He then looks at the Sheriff.

BIG MIKE

Do you know why the fur on the top of his head is a different color?

The same group of hill Billy men with Mohawks sit on a large leather couch behind Big Mike watching him rub the center of a buck’s head with his long pinky nail.

Big Mike turns around facing the men with a sinister grin.

BIG MIKE

It’s cause I blew his skull off from a hundred yards away.

Big Mike then thumps the buck’s head

BIG MIKE

He stood there for a minute like he heard the shot but, didn't feel it. Go to Banty’s and give E-roc his Wheelchair.

Sheriff Griss walks out of Big Mike’s trophy room

INT. HANK’S IMPALA- NIGHT

Hank is driving through the parking lot of Lakewood apartments.

There is graffiti on the walls and dogs in the distance barking.

Every person Hank passes causes him to take a second look.

Two men stand beside a car as on smashes the window.

Hank shines his spotlight on what he believes is a car being broken into.

Two men run from the light and Hank steps out to investigate.

He slowly walks towards the car and unlatches the button that keeps his pistol from falling out of it’s holster.

As he approaches the car it is evident that the window has been broken.

HANK

What the hell?

Hank points his flashlight at the car and a woman screams from an apartment across the street.

The scream echoes causing Hank to shake and slam on the brakes.

A woman wearing a bra and red sweat pants runs up to the impala and begins to beat on the window.

WOMAN IN DISTRESS

Help! I am being robbed! He has a gun! Please my son is still in the house!

Hank rolls the window down still sitting in his car with his hand resting on his gun.

He then puts his jacket around the frantic woman and sits her down in the back seat of his car.

HANK YOUNG

Wait here. Which apartment is yours?

WOMAN IN DISTRESS

Apartment 155. My baby’s in there!

The woman puts her hands over her face and begins to sob. Hank takes off running.

He can hear his heart beat faster as he approaches an apartment with the door wide open.

The number beside the door reads 155.

INT. APARTMENT 155- NIGHT

Hank has his gun drawn and takes two steps into the apartment scanning the living room.

He then approaches the bedroom on the right.

As he pushes the door open two shots ring out blasting a hole through the door by hank’s head nearly missing him.

HANK YOUNG

Dallas Police put down your weapon.

Hanks turns around and unloads a shot into the chest of a small boy.

He then drops to the ground and grabs his side. Blood runs down his side and into his hand.

He struggles to get up walks to the boy who is lying completely still on the floor with a small revolver by his side.

Hank Holsters his weapon and picks the boy up. He walks outside and towards his car as the mother still in the backseat recognizes her child and screams.

Hank puts the boy in the front seat turns on the emergency lights and begins to drive out of Lakewood apartment complex.

INT. HANK’S IMPALA- DAY

Hank looks in the rearview mirror and is haunted by the apparition of a mother’s face.

EXT. EAST TEXAS ROAD NEAR GUN BARREL CITY LIMITS- DAY

The Dallas Skyline disappears behinds Hank as he heads down a two lane highway that divides a dense thicket of pine trees.

On the side of that road is a sign that reads Gun Barrel, Texas.

Under the town name is the population and the slogan “A Great Place to Live.”

The slogan had a spray painted line through it with the words “A Long Painful Death” under that.

HANK YOUNG

This place hasn't changed any.

INT. GUN BARREL BARBER SHOP- DAY

Eroc has on a cast encasing his entire upper body leaving only the right arm mobile.

BARBER

How’s life been for you lately son? You don’t look too good.

He barber chair looking at himself in the mirror with an intense glare as the barber snips off his pony tail then begins to shave Eroc’s head.

EROC

Alot of bullshit.

BARBER

That the truth?

EROC

I had alot of weight fall me.

BARBER

I can tell.

Eroc sits in the chair watching his hair get buzzed off by the barber.

EROC

I want a Mohawk.

The barber looks stunned.

BARBER

Are you sure that is what you want son.

EROC

Yeah.

The barber then dusts the back of his neck with baby powder and throws off the nylon cloak from around Eroc’s neck he spins him around and places a mirror in his hand.

He holds the mirror up behind his head and nods.

EXT. BARBER SHOP- DAY

Eroc walks outside the barber shop and jumps into the passenger seat of a mud covered cadillac with dogs barking in the back.

EROC

I think it’s pretty short.

Banty grins with a tooth pick in his teeth.

BANY KING

Looks cool. It’s going to be good and hot this summer and that shag will slow you down.

Banty rolls the window down and lights a square blowing smoke out the window then uses a hand accelerator to back out as Eroc feels the top of his head.

Randy Spark passes by Eroc looking down at his hair cut from a jacked up truck.

EROC

Can I ask something?

BANTY KING

You know you can.

EROC

Could there be any way Cody Buck,

Eroc looks away.

EROC

She’s not related to me is she?

BANTY KING

What no. Why would you think that?

EROC

We kinda look alike and well you said you’ve never met my parents.

BANTY KING

You don’t look like Cody. Don’t worry son. YOu got too much on your mind. Just try and relax a bit. I’m going to drop you off at the house and run a few errands.

INT. RANDY’S TRUCK- DAY

Randy sticks his head out the window to take a closer look.

RANDY SPARK

What the fuck does that shit head have a Mohawk for. Over my dead body. That poser piece of shit.

Randy speeds ahead racking off his pipes.

INT. BANTY’S CADILLAC- DAY

BANTY KING

I’m going to drop you at the house. I got to go back to the shop and make sure that stock car is ready for races tonight. If I’m not back by nine take the truck to Thunder Mountain and I’ll meet there.

Ext. Gun Barrel City Limits- day

Banty heads down the country two lane highway listening to country music.

A large truck pulls up beside him and Randy Spark pulls himself out of the window with a lit motov cocktail in his hand.

He throws it on the hood of Banty’s car. The car swerves.

A bright orange sun hangs high as a 1965 Cadillac on fire rolls down a hill with smoke coming from the engine and orange coals flying up from it’s undercarriage.

INT. HANK’S IMPALA- SUNSET

The car slams into a tree on the side of the road. Flames leak from under the hood as a black impala pulls up ten yards behind the caddy.

Hank Young jumps out the impala door and begins to run towards the smoking vehicle wrapped around a tall oak.

The tall skinny man, Hank Young, runs to the caddy and puts his boot through the driver side window releasing a cloud of smoke from inside the car.

He then proceeds to unbuckle the driver and drag him from the car. The driver coughing now on the ground points back at the car.

BANTY KING

My dogs, my dogs are still in the car save my dogs.

Hank Young could hear the dog’s crying from the back seat. Hank takes a deep breathe and runs back toward the car.

Two dogs sit in the back seat with their leashes wrapped around the headrest of the passenger seat.

Smoke has filled the car. Hank quickly unwraps the leashes and pulls the animals out.

Hank can barely stand as he bends over gasping for air.

BANY KING

My Bible on the dash please don’t let it burn up.

A perplexed look comes across Hank’s face and he runs back to the car but stops in front of it because the flames have crept up the caddy’s door.

Hank grabs the door handle and burns his hand. Furious and intent on opening the door he then takes off his shirt and wraps it around his hand then opens the caddy door.

He reaches in grabs the bible then looks down at the floor board at a shotgun. Banty barely opens his eyes and mouths the words “shotgun.”

BANY KING

My gun.(cough)

Hank takes a deep breath and uses his shirt to pick up the shotgun. He jumps through the flames and out of the backseat.

Suddenly ammunition starts to explode in the trunk.

HANK

We got to get out of here.

Hank pulls Banty away from the car and behind a tree.

Banty is not moving and the dogs begin to whimper and nudge his hands. The dog licks Banty’s face.

EXT. ROADSIDE- SUNSET

Hank kneels down putting his ears by Banty’s lips. Hank then begins to perform CPR as a cop car pulls up in the distance with it’s lights flashing. The sheriff pulls up and casually walks out of his car with a blank stare.

HANK YOUNG

Call an ambulance.

The officer continues to walk toward the body as he talks into the radio on his shoulder.

The Sheriff stops in front of Hank and Banty and watches Hank performs CPR.

SHERIFF GRISS

He’s just drunk.

Hank shoots a cold stare at Sheriff Griss.

HANK YOUNG

Listen I’m a cop. He’s not breathing. I don’t think he is drunk.

SHERIFF GRISS

I’m the law in these parts and this guy is the town drunk.

Sheriff Griss takes off his aviators and wipes the sweat from his brow.

SHERIFF GRISS

The ambulance is on it’s way.

Why don’t you just leave him be.

I’ll take it from here.

One of the dogs begins to growl at the officer as Sheriff Griss hocks a loogy and spits it on the dog’s face.

Hank picks up the shot gun and walks back to his car as the sheriff glares at the gun in his hand.

He looks back at the road and turns the music up then glances at his newly acquired shotgun sitting in the passenger seat beside him.

Hank heads down a red dirt road and over a cattle guard.

EXT. BUCK FARM- SUNSET

A cloud of dust follows behind him as he approaches the Buck’s home.

Mrs. Buck walks out the front door in a plaid dress pulling her hair back into a pony tail.

MRS. BUCK

Don’t worry about them dogs they won’t bite you.

Hank hasn't glanced down to acknowledge the dogs he is still staring at Mrs. Buck.

MRS. BUCK

I was expecting you an hour ago.

Hank looks at his watch.

HANK YOUNG

I’m sorry their was a wreck about five miles out of town.

Mrs. Buck notices the shirt wrapped around Hanks hand.

MRS. BUCK

Your hand, are you hurt?

HANK YOUNG

No mam it’s just a first degree burn.

Holding Hanks hand in hers.

MRS. BUCK

Oh my god we need to get some bandages on that.

Mrs. Buck wipes the sweat off her brow and leads Hank into the front door.

HANK YOUNG

Mam, it is really not bad. I don’t want to inconvenience you.

MRS. BUCK

Nonsense. Mr. Buck is on the tractor he’ll be back in about an hour if you’d like to come sit down for a glass ice tea.

HANK YOUNG

That sounds great.

MRS. BUCK

Well there is Mr. Buck right now.

They both peer out a kitchen window.

A tanned man with a hat on and his shirt off is riding a large tractor that is pulling a mower behind him.

The mower wings lift up and expose two larger blades spinning underneath.

INT. --BIG MIKE’S HOUSE-- SAME TIME

Big Mike’s fan above the living room floors spins rapidly as classical music plays in the background.

He acts as if he was inspiring an orchestra to play.

BIG MIKE

Time for my little girl to get her first taste of what her daddy’s love is all about.

As Mike grabs the glass pipe and loads a bowl of meth then adds his signature touch.

Big Mike grabs a small bottle dropper and drips a liquid on the crystals in his meth pipe.

BIG MIKE

You have to try this baby girl.

Big Mike puts the pipe in Cody’s mouth and lights it. she coughs after holding the drug in her. Big Mike rubs her back.

BIG MIKE

That’s the good stuff right.

Her pupils dilate.

CODY BUCK

Oh! I like that flavor.

BIG MIKE

Yeah, I know you do. It’s bubble gum.

Cody has a ghostly ora about her. Her face is sunk in and she has all the signs of a drug abuser.

BIG MIKE

Thunder Mountain is going to be loud tonight.

EXT. THE BUCK’S FARM- NIGHT

The blades slow to a stop as Mr. Buck turns the tractor off and hops down from the driver seat.

Daryl Buck approaches Hank Young covered in dirt grass and sweat.

He extends his hand and shakes Hank’s.

DARYL H. BUCK

Well do you miss the city yet?

Hank grins and looks at the tractor then back at Mr. Buck.

HANK YOUNG

Not hardly.

DARYL H. BUCK

Well, there’s a hole in that fence down across the pasture. If I don’t fix it now them cows are going to get into my neighbor’s property. You can wait here or you can come with.

HANK YOUNG

If I can help I’d like to come with ya.

Mr. Buck pulls out a pair of leather work gloves from his back pocket and hands them to Hank.

DARYL H. BUCK

You might be needing these. Keep your hands from bleeding.

SHELLY BUCK

Let me get you men some water before you leave.

Mrs. Buck heads back into the home.

DARYL H. BUCK

Are you sure your gonna like living in that little ole cabin.

HANK YOUNG

Just to be able to go to bed and not hear sirens and car alarms on top of that the fresh country air I couldn't ask for anything better.

DARYL H. Buck grins and takes a jug of water from Mrs. Buck.

DARYL H. BUCK

Well it’s just a little walk down this hill. You don’t mind walking, do you Hank?

HANK YOUNG

I love to walk.

Mr. Buck grabs a roll of barb wire from the tractor and the two walk down the hill together.

The sun creeps completely under the horizon. Hank is holding a strand of barb wire with a pair of wire cutters. Daryl nails the wire Hank is holding.

DARYL H. BUCK

Looks like the fence is patched for now. So you thought about work here.

HANK

I have money sir.

DARYL H. BUCK

Sure but, the wife and I could use an extra hand at the feed store and we’d pay you too.

Hank tightens the barb wire fence with his tool.

HANK

I think it will hold up.

DARYL H. BUCK

You ever been to a race track before.

HANK YOUNG

Horse track?

Mr. Buck squints his eyes and shades his face with his hand.

MR. BUCK

Stock Cars.

Mr. Buck tightens the barb wire fence by twisting the wire. A loud engine roar echoes. Daryl Buck then looks at his watch.

HANK YOUNG

Sounds like seven.

Mr. Buck chuckles.

HANK YOUNG

What’s that.

DARYL H. BUCK

My brother is a race car driver. They go up to the track a couple hours early to take some practice laps.

HANK YOUNG

That a fact. I didn't know the track was so close. So how’s your brother rank.

DARYL H. BUCK

He’s the best there. Undefeated for the past five years. He’s racing tonight.

Mr. Buck lets out a grunt and twists the wire as tighter then takes off his hat and wipes the sweat from his head.

DARYL H.BUCK

Mud Rally is on Thunder Mountain it’s about a minute north on the highway. He’s racing tonight. You are welcome to come after you get settled in.

HANK YOUNG

You mean the track is close to here.

The engines continue to roar in the background as Daryl Buck Grabs the spool of barb wire and throws it in the back of his tractor.

DARYL H. BUCK

Hop on I’ll give you a ride back the cabin.

As the tractor heads over the hill there are several dead cows scattered on the field.

HANK YOUNG

What the hell?

DARYL H. BUCK

Shit.

Mr. Daryl H. Buck stops the tractor and the two men jump off and walk toward the first dead cow.

HANK YOUNG

What happened to them.

MR. BUCK

That son of a bitch.

HANK YOUNG

What the hell?

Hank leans down to look at the cow.

HANK YOUNG

You see this hole. They were shot Looks like a hollow point wounds.

MR. BUCK

I never heard any gun shots.

HANK YOUNG

Do you know any one that would want your cows dead?

Mr. Buck points with a stick at the cows neck and looks up to the sky. The blue sky is beginning to turn red from dirt. The roars from ethanol race cars echo through the woods.

INT. -- HANK’S LOG CABIN -- TWILIGHT

Mr. Buck opens the door to a log cabin then walks in followed by Hank Young. The cabin looks a hundred years old and has two small rooms divided by a narrow dogtrot.

He pulls a string hanging down from the ceiling causing a light bulb to illuminate the room.

MR. BUCK

The top of this fire place is covered up so don’t go starting a fire or you’ll smoke the entire place up.

Mr. Buck looks at Hank who is covered in sweat and they both grin at the thought.

MR. BUCK

I know it’s not what you are used to in Dallas but,

Hank cuts him off midway through his sentence.

HANK YOUNG

It’s perfect just what I’m looking for.

MR. BUCK

I reckon about a couple hundred a month. That sound about right?

HANK YOUNG

Sounds good to me.

Mr. Buck shakes Hanks hand.

MR. BUCK

I’ll be back in about an hour and a half to pick you up for the race track that is you still want to go?

HANK YOUNG

I’d like to.

Mr. Buck walks out of the cabin leaving Hank alone in the old house for the first time.

Hank lifts the window and sits down in a creaky rocking chair as he watches a pink sun completely sink beneath tall pines on the horizon.

EXT. BANTY’S TRAILER HOUSE- DAY

Eroc and Cody sit on the steps of a trailer house kissing each other vigorously. Eroc grabs Cody’s breast under her shirt.

CODY BUCK

Lets go to your room.

Eroc grabs her face and holds it with his hand.

EROC

I got a better idea. Lets go for a drive.

Then Doors to Eroc’s truck slam shut. It is the same truck and Eroc revs the engine racking off it’s exhaust pipes. The truck goes off a dirt road and into a beaten path.

It stops and Cody climbs on Eroc and begins to ride him as he puts the truck into four wheel drive heading up an incline.

The sun has now set and the two lovers stand in the sun. Eroc places his hand on the door preventing her from getting in. A thunderous roar of engines burning ethanol echo in the distance.

CODY BUCK

I have to leave now. Good luck at you power lifting meet tomorrow. Bye.

Cody turns to step in her car. Eroc grabs her by the wrist. Cody takes a bracelet off her wrist and places it on Eroc’s wrist as she kisses him.

CODY BUCK

You better not take it off.

EROC

I won’t.

CODY BUCK

I love you.

Eroc’s embraces Cody once more in his arms.

EROC

I love you too.

Cody walks around the pit turning the heads of hillbillies as engines from Thunder Mountain roar in the background.

She approaches Big Mikes window handing him a hand full of cash.

The passenger door opens and she walks around the front of the car then slides in the seat closing the door.

INT. BIG MIKE’S GOLD DELOREAN- NIGHT

Cody sits stunned her face red in her hands as tears roll down her cheek.

CODY

You made alot of money tonight daddy.

BIG MIKE

That’s not even the half of it. I want to know what they are saying about this other source.

CODY

There is some guy named chance. He’s supposed to have the purest but I tried it and it doesn't compare to the shit you cook.

Randy Spark pulls her hair from the back seat.

BIG MIKE

I thought I could trust you.

RANDY SPARK

You bitch you had to go and open your loud fucking mouth.

CODY

What are you talking about I didn't say anything.

Cody is still holding her face looking at Big Mike as he continues to drive away from the track and stands.

RANDY SPARK

I guess you didn't know that some fucking cop from another city came poking his nose around Big Mike’s today. Sheriff Griss said your boyfriend was running his mouth about what goes on out at Mike’s.

Big Mike just stares at Cody through the rear view mirror.

BIG MIKE

You made me mad Cody but, I can forgive you I’m not an evil man. We are going back to my place tonight. You’ll have to leave Eroc at the races. I believe he is trying to get the both of us in too much trouble. I love you like a daughter Shelly and I’m just disappointed at how you have repaid me for my years of friendship.

Big Mike’s gold delorean speeds down the red dirt road as he pulls out a long pipe and hands it to Scarlette.

CODY BUCK

I really think I want to stay at the races a little while longer.

Big Mike slams on the brakes as shelly flies towards the front windshield.

Her head puts a crack in the glass and a cut above her eye. Big Mike then takes out a personalized handkerchief from his pocket and hands it to her.

BIG MIKE

You are using your head too much. Press harder to stop the bleeding.

Big Mike pushes the handkerchief against Cody’s head. Randy picks the pipe up off the floor and hands it to her.

RANDY SPARK

Just hit this and shut up you will feel better.

EXT. THUNDER MOUNTAIN PIT AREA- NIGHT

Several stock cars are lined up beside each other in the pit area with the hoods up and the engines running. Jeremy Buck a large gruff looking man walks down the line of cars inspecting each one until he reaches the race car of big Mike.

JEREMY BUCK

That’s a damn fine ride. Shame it’s always last place. Found anyone to drive this thing for you yet?

Big Mike grins then spits by Jeremy’s feet.

Just then a young man around the age of 18 dressed in racing gear and holding a helmet walks up beside big Mike.

JEREMY BUCK

The pit is for stock racing boy. The four wheeler track is on the other side of that hill there boy.

RANDY SPARK

Howdy Mr. Buck my name is Randy Spark.

Jeremy Buck begins to laugh. Randy Sparks has no numbers on his race car; it simply says “YO.”

JEREMY BUCK

You have got to be shitting me. You got a damn kid driving your car. Hell I always knew you were kind of stupid Mike seeing as how you were in prison for sixteen years but, this is just fucking ridiculous.

Big Mike lifts a microphone to his neck to project the sounds coming from his voice box as Randy leans in to hear what is being said Jeremy laughs and zips up his jacket.

RANDY SPARK

Big Mike says you talk a big talk but, can you put your money were your mouth is?

Big Mike laughs as Randy Sparks spits a long stream of tobacco across Jeremy’s boot.

A serious look sweeps across Jeremy’s face.

JEREMY BUCK

Twenty five thousand.

BIG MIKE

Boy you ain’t got that much money in your piggy bank.

JEREMY BUCK

I bet I got the deed to my land. Which is worth as much.

Randy looks at Big Mike and Big Mike nods at Randy.

Randy then extends his hand in the direction of Jeremy Buck.

Jeremy doesn't acknowledge the hand and walks away.

Randy grins and looks up to big Mike.

RANDY SPARK

That’s a bet.

EXT. THUNDER MOUNTAIN STANDS- NIGHT

The stock cars pull up beside each other red lining their engines as a man with a green flag holds it pointing directly up.

Mr. Buck puts his hand on Hank’s shoulder and points down to the track.

Mr. BUCK

Number one. That’s my brother Jeremy. The very first car in the next race.

Cody walks back up into the stands and sits beside Hank.

HANK YOUNG

You already eat your cotton candy.

Cody Just looks at Hank expressionless then back at the race track. The man holding the green flag suddenly drops it and the cars take off with a loud boom.

Hank sits with Buck family in the stands surrounded by die hard dirt track hill billy dirt race fans.. Buck as Cody stands up.

CODY BUCK

I’m going to get some cotton candy. Do you want some Mr. Young.

HANK YOUNG

No thanks Cody I’m fine.

INT. BIG MIKE’S GOLD DELOREAN- NIGHT

Randy sparks sits in the passenger seat of Big Mike’s gold delorean which is nestled in the back corner in the parking lot of Thunder Mountain.

Big Mike pulls out a crack pipe from under the seat and begins to load the bowl with ice.

He then takes an eye dropper and puts a drop on the ice then turns and looks at Randy.

BIG MIKE

You like cotton candy?

Mike puts the lighter flame to the bowl of ice and bubbles the crystal meth smoke through the water down a glass stem and into his lungs.

He blows the smoke out and passes the pipe to Randy.

BIG MIKE

Get right before the race boy.

Randy takes the pipe from Big Mike at the same time there is a knock on Big Mike’s window. Randy puts the pipe in the glove box as the delorean door opens.

Standing beside the door is Cody smiling at Randy who pulls the door shut after she crawls into the back seat. Randy then takes the pipe out and begins to smoke it. He then passes it back to Cody who takes a massive hit.

CODY BUCK

Um. Cotton Candy. Sounds sweet.

Big Mike places the microphone to his throat and looks at Randy.

BIG MIKE

Sweeter than sugar. Get the car ready I’ll take Cody back to the stands.

Randy gets out of the gold delorean and Cody crawls to the front seat.

BIG MIKE

I trust you a lot baby girl. I know you would never tell your parents about what we do.

CODY BUCK

That would be bad for both of us.

BIG MIKE

Your Uncle bet against Randy tonight.

Randy and Big Mike laugh together.

BIG MIKE

I don’t want to tell how much but, I believe that your father is not going to like me much after tonight. Promise to keep our secret.

Cody looks up at Big Mike with dilated pupils.

BIG MIKE

You getting happy baby. I know you like that. Just remember this is our secret. Don’t go telling the wrong people.

The door to Big Mike’s gold delorean opens beside the pit area’s concession stand.

BIG MIKE

Now go on.

Cody walks in a daze as she flirts with the stock car drivers standing around an open hood.

RANDY SPARK

I think she likes you Mike.

BIG MIKE

She knows who her daddy is. She loves the glass dick.

EXT. --THUNDER MOUNTAIN PIT AREA-- NIGHT

Jeremy Buck sits beside his car with his head hung. Big Mike’s gold delorean pulls up in front of him.

The door’s dark tinted window rolls down and Big Mike glares at Jeremy who sits on the ground beside his car.

BIG MIKE

I reckon you ain’t got my money. Your land belongs to me now. I’ll start construction tomorrow.

Jeremy looks up at Big Mike as he drives off then puts his head down in despair.

INT. BIG MIKE’S GOLD DELOREAN- NIGHT

BIG MIKE

I’m going to claim that property tonight.

Big Mike turns to Randy who is riding with him.

BIG MIKE

Your are going to help me.

The delorean speeds away from Thunder Mountian with a cloud of red dirt behind it.

EXT. BUCK FARM- NIGHT

Big Mikes Gold Delorean Pulls up to the Buck farm and pauses at the cattle guard then speeds on into the farm.

Randy Spark leans out the window and begins to throw Molotov cocktails.

After the pasture has engulfed itself in flames Hanks opens the cabin door and looks out on an ocean of fire aproaching his door steps.

EXT. LOG CABIN- DAYBREAK

A fire truck is spraying water on the last bit of flame still lit. The land surrounding Hanks cabin is completely black.

Hank is working under the hood of the convertible he quickly pulls his hand away after burning it on the engine.

Looking at the burn closely Hank holds up his other hand as if comparing the two.

He notices that they both are shaking pretty badly so he drops his wrench and puts his oil covered hands against his forehead.

CODY BUCK

Why don’t you try using a rag.

Cody hands him a rag then sits down beside him.

CODY BUCK

You can use my shirt.

She starts to unbutton her shirt.

HANK YOUNG

That won’t be necessary.

Hank pulls his shirt from his back pocket and wipes the oil from his head.

HANK YOUNG

Isn't it a school day?

A scowl comes across Cody’s face.

CODY BUCK

Maybe I just want to play hooky.

Hank turns around and walks into the cabin and closes the door behind him.

He stands in front of himself in the bathroom mirror and splashes water on his face.

INT. --HANK’S LOG CABIN-- MORNING

Hank stares at himself in the bathroom mirror after washing his face.

HANK YOUNG

This ain’t right. You just need to go back out there and tell her that it ain’t going to happen. She’s too young and you... you can’t be in this kind of position. She’s not a lady she’s just a baby. You are a cop you know its considered rape.

Hank rubs his face and glares at his reflection.

HANK YOUNG

I’m not a cop anymore.

Hank opens the bathroom door heads towards the front door and looks out the window as the door to Mike’s gold delorean opens and Cody steps inside.

The car then speeds down the dirt road leaving a cloud of dust behind it.

Hank steps back outside and watches the car head into the distance then turns around to see Mr. Buck in his truck head down the hill and in his direction.

Two black labs run up to Hank and begin licking his hands as Mr. Buck steps out of the truck.

MR. BUCK

Got any fix a flat?

Hank grabs a can of fix a flat out of the trunk.

HANK YOUNG

Your daughter was just down here. I figured she needed a ride to school but that other fellow came and picked her up.

Mr. Buck begins to inflate the back tire.

MR. BUCK

Must have been her boyfriend. That’s been her ride to school for the past six months on account of my wife having to be at work so early. She says it embarrassing to get dropped off in this piece of shit.

Mr. Buck laughs

MR. BUCK

Randy’s one of them guys that everyone in the town knows but, not really. Hell, his last birthday party was one of the biggest pasture parties this town has seen.

He kicks the tire as it starts to inflate.

MR. BUCK

There was a fireworks display at the lake and everyone from the sheriff to the preacher was there. Cody seems to think he’s wonderful and I never heard anything but good about him.

Mr. Buck tosses the melted tire in the back of his truck then folds his arms across the truck.

MR. BUCK

I reckon your enjoying your retirement. Breathing in this good clean air got you relaxed yet?

Hank looks at his hand and it is shaking.

He makes it into a fist and closes his eyes tightly trying to focus on something other than the twitch in his hand then looks back at the engine he was working on.

HANK YOUNG

I believe I’m getting there.

The fire truck pulls up beside the cabin and a firefighter jumps down.

FIRE FIGHTER

We found this in the field.

He hold up a broken chard bottle.

FIRE FIGHTER

The fire was set intentionally. Do you know any one that would want to burn your land?

MR. BUCK

Not off the top of my head no.

The fire fighter looks out on the field.

FIRE FIGHTER

Well this fire is contained. YOu might want to think about any one you might have pissed on. Next time these bottles might be by your home.

The fire man gets back on the truck and the two watch it drive away and another car comes barreling up the dirt road and slides to a stop beside Hank and Mr. Buck.

The door is flung open and Jeremy Buck steps out with a face covered in blood then stumbles and falls to the ground as he steps out of the car.

Mr. Buck and Hank run to his side and both men take one shoulder and carry him inside the cabin.

INT. HANK’S LOG CABIN- DAY

Hank grabs a package of frozen peas and hands it to Mr. Buck as he helps his brother, Jeremy, onto his couch.

MR. BUCK

Now are you going to tell me what this is all about.

Jeremy looks at Hank then his brother.

JEREMY BUCK

I lost it.

MR. BUCK

What are you talking about?

JEREMY BUCK

I bet the deed to the land on last nights race.

Mr. Buck slaps his brother in the face with the frozen peas and an ugly scowl takes over Mr. Buck’s face.

MR. BUCK

Who’d you lose it to.

JEREMY BUCK

Big Mike.

Mr. Buck walks into the Hank’s Bath room and smashes his fist into the mirror.

Hank looks at Jeremy then Mr. Buck’s bleeding fist.

HANK YOUNG

I’m sure Big Mike will be gracious enough to let you win it back.

Jeremy and his brother look at each other and then down at the same time.

MR. BUCK

Mike is Cody’s biological father. He’s got a cult of these fucked up kids with Mohawks doing whatever he says. The bastard has been trying to take over my life since he got out of prison.

HANK YOUNG

Now just calm down here. This Big Mike guy doesn't know but, I’m a fucking cop. So nobody is going to come kick us off this land.

Sirens go off outside the cabin as Mr. Buck and Hank run to the window.

A sheriff steps out of the car and up the brick walkway to the cabin.

Big Mike steps out of the passenger seat and closes the door as Hank follows Mr. Buck out the cabin.

SHERIFF GRISS

I understand your brother and Mike here had a bet. Now he is here to collect.

HANK YOUNG

Now Sheriff Griss is it?

SHERIFF GRISS

Shut the fuck up boy.

BIG MIKE

I don’t want the money Jeremy. I just want the land. I got big plans for this place and I can’t have you backing out. That’s why I have your daughter Cody.

Hank steps up and stands beside Mr. Buck and points at Sheriff Griss.

HANK YOUNG

This has gone too far. You are a cop what the hell are mixed in this bull shit for. If anything this should go to court.

BIG MIKE

This is not your business so, shut up and get out. You hear me.

Hank steps into Big Mike’s face

HANK YOUNG

I don’t think I heard you to well let me see if this works.

Hank grabs the voice box wrapped around Big Mike’s neck and throws it to the ground then steps on it.

HANK YOUNG

Nope. Guess not.

The sheriff steps behind Hank and pistol whips him knocking unconscious.

MR. BUCK

Hey! You are on my land you see this red dirt under your feet? My family has been working this soil for seven generations. Put that pistol up.

The Sheriff pushes the pistol’s barrel closer to Hank’s head and cocks back the trigger.

The Log cabin door slams shut. Jeremy Buck stands outside the cabin door with a shutgun in his hand.

JEREMY BUCK

Your going to fucking die with him.

MR. BUCK

You don’t need to do any killing. You can have my land.

Mr. Buck walks to his truck.

MR. BUCK

I’ll get the deed out of my glove box.

The sheriff then shoots Jeremy Buck between the eyes. After Jeremy hits the floor Mr. Buck is shot three times in the chest.

Hank crawls in dirt beside the crushed voice box as Big Mike approaches him. Big Mike the rises his leg and stomps on the back of Hanks head sending him face first into the ground.

SHERIFF GRISS

I’ve looked into the guy.

Mike kicks Hank’s unconscious body facing up.

SHERIFF GRISS

This city slicker here is an x cop from New York. He got kicked off the force after killing some little kid. Fucker is in hiding from the world.

Big Mike bends down and picks up his broken voice box. He then holds a dangling piece against his neck and pops then trunk open.

BIG MIKE

Let’s keep it that way.

The Sheriff and Big Mike pick Hanks body up and place it into the Trunk of the cop car. The men then threw the other two dead bodies in on top of Hank.

SHERIFF GRISS

Mrs. Clause should be arriving home at six.

BIG MIKE

I’ll wait for her.

A car pulls up to the sheriff who is standing in the middle of the road. Mrs. Buck gets out and begins to break down and as she cries she throws herself in the arms of Sheriff Griss.

MRS. BUCK

My daughter were is my daughter.

SHERIFF GRISS

I’m sorry mam she dead.

MRS. BUCK

No! It’s not true you are lying.

SHERIFF GRISS

You are right mam. I am telling the truth now. You are going to die.

Big Mike walks out of the log cabin.

SHERIFF GRISS

Not until we have our fun.

Mrs. Buck screams and tries to escape from the sheriff’s grasp.

INT. --BANTY’S TRAILER HOME-- DAY

Eroc sits beside of an apparition of Banty. Eroc is grasping his head in his hands. Eroc has a blank stare then his face turns vengeful.

EROC

Cody said the police cleaned up the mess before she got home to see it. One night a couple of days after she was looking through the cabin she found a shotgun under the mattress were Hank was sleeping. It was Banty’s. To tell you the truth that gun was just pretty and I missed it.

Eroc sits in a chair with the gun in his hand giving off a blank stare.

EROC

It reminded me of a better time. A happy hunting ground were people follows courage and integrity not some crystal.

INT. --BIG MIKE’S BASEMENT-- DAY (SIX MONTHS LATER)

It is dark until a light hanging from the ceiling is turned on. Under the light stands Big Mike hold the leash of a large dog. Hank hides his bearded face from the light.

EXT. --EROC’S FRONT YARD-- TWILIGHT

Eroc walks to the shed beside his house and locates a hack saw. He sits outside the shed sawing the stock of a shot gun off leaving just a handle. The sun falls as the stars begin to poke out of the sky.

EXT. --BIG MIKE’S HOUSE DIRECTLY ABOVE THE BASEMENT-- NIGHT

A large fire is lit as people stand around it drinking beers. In a truck twenty feet from the fire sits Randy Sparks in the driver seat and beside him Cody smoking a cigarette.

INT. -- RANDY’S TRUCK -- NIGHT

RANDY SPARK

Listen, until you get that through your head. You are a drug dealer. You help push weight.

CODY BUCK

I get judged ok. Most of these people around here don’t even smoke weed. I have to be so down about this shit.

RANDY SPARK

Well, we ain't talking about that shit I want to know what he’s selling. Is it better than my shit?

Cody takes a drag and flicks the rest out the window.

CODY BUCK

Everyone at Thunder mountain is getting it from him now. I tried it and the shit is pure.

RANDY SPARK

We ain’t talking about that. I want to know who this guy is so we can get him on our side or the fuck out of town. Right now it’s a no when situation and I know your mom needs the money after what that bastard did to your family. If you don’t take care of your mom who will. Bring this guy to me I want to meet him. Big Mike wants to meet him. You know how much he’s done for you after your dad and uncle were killed. Hell, Big Mike put a fifty grand price on Hank Young’s head dead or Alive.

Cody’s phone lights up and she looks at it then puts it in her purse.

RANDY SPARK

Who the fuck was that.

CODY BUCK

Nobody.

Randy punches his truck radio.

RANDY SPARK

Who was it.

CODY BUCK

It’s Eroc.

INT. -EROC’S FRONT YARD-- TWILIGHT

Sheriff Griss pulls up to Eroc King’s trailer house. The sheriff steps out of his car holding his belt.

SHERIFF GRISS

I’m sure you heard what happened son.

SHERIFF GRISS

Banty’s dead. He was drunk and drove into a tree. Say, boy are you listening.

Eroc doesn’t move. He just sits on the front steps staring between his legs.

SHERIFF GRISS

Well seeing that yall are broke as shit I went ahead and had him cremated for you. Can pick up his ashes at the police station.

The sheriff spits the stretches his neck as he walks back to his squad car. The squad car takes off.

EROC

Banty.

Eroc sits by himself and watches the sun set. The ghost of Banty gently opens the door and rolls out on to the porch.

V.O. BANTY KING

What is wrong boy. How are you feeling.

Eroc looks down at his cast.

EROC

Have you ever loved a woman so bad that it made you sick in your stomach?

Banty moves closer to Eroc.

V.O. EROC

I feel like a fucking freak in this cast. It’s no wonder Cody doesn't want to see me.

V.O. BANTY KING

Easy now son. You need that cast to heal right.

EROC

I don’t know if I should just give up or keep trying.

V.O. BANTY KING

If there is a thing I know about women it is that they are capable of being an angle or a devil you just have to decide which one she is.

Eroc grabs a pipe saw from the shack beside the trailer house. He sits down and begins to go to work on his cast.

Eroc walks outside carrying the shotgun that was under his bed.

He then begins to saw the upper body cast freeing his right arm from the large cast.

Once the body cast has been sawed off He then begins to saw at the butt of the gun.

Sweat drips off his face turns to a disgusted look after seeing his skin green and peeling.

As he feverishly finishes dust and gravel fly as his truck speeds off down the road.

EXT. -- THUNDER MOUNTAIN -- NIGHT

The cars continue to race around the mud track as Eroc begins to look around the stands.

He then stands up and walks out of the stands and toward the pit area.

Eroc notices Cody’s face in a car window.

He jumps into his truck and follows it out leaving the race tracks.

Eroc Pulls up to Big Mike’s in his pick-up truck.

The truck pulls up on Big Mike’s lawn and Eroc pipes racking off the pipes.

Every one by the fire drinking beer stop and watch Eroc walk out.

EROC

Where’s Cody?

A man wearing camo walks in front of Eroc as he opens the front door.

MAN WEARING CAMO

Big Mike is going to kick your ass for parking in his lawn.

EROC

Fuck you!

Eroc shoves the man to the ground. Eroc pulls out the shotgun and fires a shot into the man.

INT. -- BIG MIKE’S HOUSE -- DAY

Randy and Cody Are in the living room.

Randy is standing behind Cody holding her by the stomach. He looks at one of big Mikes minions men then motions to the door.

RANDY SPARK

Take care of it.

EXT. -- BIG MIKE’S HOUSE -- DAY

Eroc takes a deep breathe. Randy walks out of the house.

MAN WITH MOHAWK

Hey welcome to the party Eroc your just in time to smokes. Oh Cody here has already hit the pipe twice tonight. Ain’t that right.

INT. --BIG MIKE’S BASEMENT-- MORNING

A roach runs across the floor.

Hank swipes it up off the ground and eats it. The door then opens and Big Mike and Sheriff Griss stand in the doorway.

The Sheriff turns on a lantern as Big Mike closes the door behind them.

The Sheriff walks up to Hank and kicks him in the face then grabs his cuffed hand and hooks them to a chain hoisting Hank up by his arms.

Big mike sits at a small table in front of Hank and unfolds a collection of knifes beside the lantern.

BIG MIKE

You are probably asking yourself why am I still alive. I guess I wanted you to be dreaming of when you was a kid running up down the creek playing with your brother. See I know you just went undercover. You didn't shoot no boy. You came back to Gunbarrel to get me. See I got knots at the top of the rope.

Blood runs down Hanks face as he lifts his head to look Big Mike in the eyes.

BIG MIKE

There is one reason and one only. It is cause I want to see you suffer. You feel me.

Hank spits the chewed up roach in Big Mike’s face.

BIG MIKE

That’s alright boy. Just think about how you ain’t gettin no proper burial. I’m going to put your head in a big glass jar and turn your body into chili. I’ll serve you up this Friday at the concession stand. Hell I’ll give the chili away but not the recipe.

Big Mike grabs a knife and walks towards Hank.

He then runs the blade down the center of Hanks face.

Hank screams as the Sheriff cuts his nose off.

BIG MIKE

I’ll let you smell your own blood for a little bit while you think about dying.

EXT. --BIG MIKE’S HOUSE-- DAY

Big Mike’s doorbell rings continually as Eroc knocks on the door the same time.

Randy opens the door and stands in front of Eroc.

EROC

Have you seen Cody?

RANDY SPARK

She doesn't want to talk to you.

EROC

Listen you son of a bitch. If she gets hurt in any way I’m going to blow that strip of hair right off your head.

Randy Sparks laughs.

RANDY SPARK

I’ll let her know you said that.

Randy slams the door in Eroc’s face.

INT. --BIG MIKE’S BASEMENT-- MORNING

Sheriff Griss and Big Mike stand over Hank’s beaten and food deprived body deprived body. A blanket full of chef knives sit on a table under the light in the center of the dungeon like basement.

BIG MIKE

All the torture has made me sleepy. I’m tired of keeping your sorry ass alive. We are going to kill you tomorrow. I’m going to cut your heart out with one these knives.

Sheriff Griss is laughing and is joined in laughter by Big Mike until Big Mike begins to cough and choke while lashing Hank’s face.

The two leave the room and Hank looks up at his hands cuffed and chained above his head. He then looks at the table were Big Mike and Sheriff griss left the knives covered in his blood.

HANK

Get yourself together. Focus.

Hank then lifts his body off the ground with the remain strength left in his body. His mouth reaches his thumb. His lips then peel back as he takes his thumb off with one bite.

His right arm is then freed from the chain and strenuously reaching for the table of knives directly in front of him. An explosion shakes the light in the middle of the room and sprinkles dirt on Hanks shoulder.

Using all his strength as well as a bloody right hand Hank Pulls himself to eye level with his left thumb.

INT-- BIG MIKES HOUSE -- NIGHT

Big Mike leans down and softly kisses Shelly on the lips. He then grabs her hair and pulls her head back as she squints her face in pain.

Sheriff Griss looks at Big Mike and laughs. Scarlette’s wrists are bleeding from the handcuffs. She begins to cry.

BIG MIKE

Oh don’t do that. Here smoke this bitch.

Big Mike shoves a glass pipe in her mouth and lights a bowl of pure meth or, as Big Mike has been pushing Mike’s Dugs. Randy Sparks walks into the room and lights the lighter in his hand.

RANDY SPARK

Somebody doing some the pipe smoking in here?

Big Mike grabs Cody and pulls her down by his legs and grins.

RANDY SPARK

She likes to smoke and she’s a Christian.

Randy’s face lights up his eyes still dilated from the race. He walks in and grabs cody’s ass.

Randy rips the duck tape off of her mouth.

CODY BUCK

When Eroc gets here he’s going to fucking kill you!

RANDY SPARK

I bet you don’t know,

Randy grabs Cody’s face as she screams

RANDY SPARK

I really don’t care.

EXT. -BANTY’S FRONT PORCH-- DAY

Eroc Looks at a Picture of Banty and him holding a Buck.

The sky begins to turn black as lightning cracks in the distance a strong wind blows across Eroc’s face.

He reaches for a saw by his knee and begins to saw off his upper body cast.

He then takes the saw to the shotgun and saws off the gun barrel then the stock the sun the rises over the porch and reflects off the wheel chair that Sheriff Griss brought E-roc after telling him Banty died in a car wreck.

EXT. --BIG MIKE’S PROPERTY-- MORNING

A small log cabin sits on the top of a hill surrounded by pine trees.

Fifty yards down the hill is a trailer house connected to the cabin by a red dirt road.

Inside the cabin Big Mike sits in a rocking chair watching the Price is Right.

BIG MIKE

Four four hundred.

Cody is tied to a leash sitting beside Big Mike. She is ghostly thin and incoherent of what is going on around her.

SHERIFF GRISS

This bitch is fucking stupid. Two dollars for marsh mellows. Dumb bitch.

The town sheriff is catching shut eye in a vibrating Lazy Boy beside Big Mike.

The sound of a dog barking outside catches the attention of Big Mike.

Big Mike ceases his rocking as a truck outside skids to a halt leaving a cloud of dirt behind it.

A dog barks violently outside.

The sheriff raises brim of his hat.

BIG MIKE

Sheriff, why don’t you peel your fat sweaty ass off that rocking chair and see what the hell that dog is barking at.

The cabin Big Mike is in sits on top of a hill overlooking a red dirt road and a trailer house.

SHERIFF GRISS

I don’t see nothing.

Twenty feet from the trailer house is a red truck connected to it by a line of fire creeping up the grass.

BIG MIKE

God damn shut that dog up!

An explosion consumes the trailer and rocks the cabin.

BIG MIKE

Get the guns.

Big Mike is staring out of the broken living room window.

BIG MIKE

Kill him

His ears are ringing.

SHERIFF GRISS

Your dead boy!

Eroc is standing beside his truck.

EROC

Hey Big Mike! Fuck You!

The curtain falls.

SHERIFF GRISS

That dumb son of a bitch is walking up here.

Eroc walks up the hill toward the house.

EROC

Come get yours.

Sheriff Griss a fat older man with a long grey ponytail steps outside the front door with a revolver drawn.

Sheriff Griss points his revolver straight a buck shot shreds through him leaving a hole in the glass front door.

Big Mike runs out from around the house in a white bathrobe firing two nine millimeters.

BIG MIKE

Die son of a bitch!

Eroc catches one in the leg then rolls back behind his truck as bullets rip into the truck’s doors and through the top of a large tire Eroc is hiding behind.

Eroc sits holding his leg.

Behind his large mud covered truck holding a shotgun as the bullet wound in his right thigh squirts blood.

BIG MIKE

It’s too late now boy. I killed your daddy and I killed your bitch. It’s alright daddy got his before I burned her with the trash.

Eroc peaks his heads around the truck and watches Big Mike’s elbow poke around a tall thick pine tree.

EROC

You are lying. She is your daughter.

Eroc lays out on his back and unloads three buckshot at the pine blowing bark off the tree and half of Mike’s elbow from his left arm.

Big Mike drops one of the guns and dangle uncontrollably.

Smoke swirls out of the shotgun’s barrel as the light gleams off it’s polished stainless steel.

BIG MIKE

Well her mom was a whore so Cody was just an accident.

EROC

Where is Cody?

The smoke moves slower as time is slowed down.

Big Mike Sits behind the tall Pine staring at his Left arm as it dangles from the tendon.

EROC

Where is she?

Big Mike takes off the white belt holding his robe together and ties it around his left arm.

BIG MIKE

I Already sold her to a man from Thailand. He Fucks little girls and kills them. They call him the Widow maker. Money can buy anything including your whore Cody. He gets them high on heroin then beats them to death. That is were she is boy.

EROC

If she was your daughter why would you do that.

BIG MIKE

She was worthless. She squealed she talked to an undercover cop. A loyal daughter wouldn't tell on her daddy.

EROC

Your scum.

BIG MIKE

I’m your dad you can’t hate me.

EROC

I’d rather be a bastard.

Big Mike then takes the gun out his left hand and unloads an entire clip in the direction of Eroc’s truck.

When the gun clicks Big Mike takes the second clip out.

HANK YOUNG

Go to hell!

Hank throws a chef knife directly between the eyes of Big Mike.

Big Mike falls to the ground and Hank Young watches Eroc emerge from Behind the truck with a sawed off 12 gauge shotgun in his hand.

A hawk flies over head and lets out a call.

The two exchange eye contact. Eroc shoots Hank in the face with a buckshot taking off his chin and severing his jaw with one single blast.

He continues heading up a path in the direction toward Big Mike’s house.

A shot is fired from inside the house as Eroc approaches the door.

At the top of Big Mike’s long staircase is Cody with a small revolver in her hand.

CODY

No.

She runs down to sit beside Eroc who is bleeding out.

CODY

Don’t die.

EROC

Why did you?

Eroc falls to the cold marble floor holding his hand over the left side of his chest.

Blood runs through hi fingers.

He props his head back against the wall and closes his eyes.

The cabin sits in the middle of the woods silent and covered with dead bodies and bullet holes.

Hank walks up to the door bleeding profusely.

HANK YOUNG

Where is the phone.

Cody points the gun at Hank then slowly lowers it.

She is in total disarray.

CODY

In the kitchen.

Randy opens the door and Cody aims her gun at his head then screams.

HANK YOUNG

Shoot him!

Eroc grabs her ankle.

EROC

Shoot.

Randy looks at Eroc and he grins.

RANDY SPARK

He baby put the gun down.

Randy walks towards Cody and Eroc raises his gun. The trigger clicks Eroc is out of ammunition. Randy grabs the gun from Eroc and steps on his chest.

RANDY SPARK

The end.

Hank Just stares at Randy who takes Cody by the leash and aims the gun at Hank.

Eroc lifts the shotgun still in his hand and points it under Randy’s chin.

Blowing the top of his head clean off. Eroc’s eye’s close as Randy drops like a fly.

INT. NEWS VAN- DAY

Jenny and Donnie watch the country road for a turn off.

JENNY PALKA

I think this is the one.

DONNIE

Which one?

JENNY PALKA

County road two fourteen. Turn here.

EXT. BIG MIKE’S HOUSE- DAY

Down the hill from the cabin.

CAMERA MAN

Get a look at that.

Trailer is burnt to the ground.

JENNY PALKA

Look it’s him.

CAMERA MAN

Look at his hands.

JENNY PALKA

Are you recording this.

CAMERA MAN

No.

She gets her microphone ready.

JENNY PALKA

Well, you better fucking start.

Jenny Palka is standing beside Hank in front of what once was Big Mike’s house.

CAMERA MAN

OK we are on in five four three two..

JENNY PALKA

I am standing beside a hero today. He is a Dallas Police officer and his name is Hank Young. Hank can you tell us what exactly happened here.

Hank looks up to the sky.

HANK

I had to chew’em off to get out his basement.

He just stares blankly at the camera reliving the horrific events of being tortured in his head.

A hawk flies over their heads and lets out a scream.

THE END