Just One Night
Script
Scene 6 - For
Better or For Worse
6.1
INT.
CORRIDOR LEADING TO R&D CELL. Tom is walking back to his cell. He is
unescorted. Camera is framed on a medium shot and is walking backwards
in front of him.
TOM
So, I'm in 6 months and
- I'm at mail call and mail call is a big thing because not everybody
gets mail. In fact, a lot of guys never get mail. Once you
go to prison, a lot of people you think you know - girlfriends, wives,
friends - BOOM - they're gone. And you're really all
alone in there. Believe me, when you get mail, it's a big deal.
So they call "Boyle". It's good to get mail.
Tom
walks into the open cell. Cut to ...
6.2
INT.
R&D CELL. Camera starts tight on an open envelope addressed to Tom
lying on bed. Tom reaches down to grab it. Cut to wider shot of Tom looking
at envelope ...
TOM
I go back to my cell and
I open up this envelope and it's a letter from my wife. It's
double spaced and printed with block letters, yellow pad, and it's real
clear. She wants a divorce and she doesn't want to talk about
it. [Tom looks up at camera.] You
see, when you're in prison, people don't have to talk about it. You're
on the inside and they're on the outside and the only way to talk to them
is to make a collect call. That's it. People don't have to accept
collect calls. [Camera begins slow zoom
in to head and shoulders shot.] I mean look, her husband
of ten years makes some great choices one night and basically
abandons his family. Leaves her to handle it all. Isn't that great?
Very responsible.
Tom
looks back down at envelope and camera follows his gaze. Fade to black
and then up on ... Scene 7 - The End? |
