FORCED ANGELS

Written by Erik Choquette Based on a Screenplay by Dylan Douglas

EXT. ABANDONED STREET - DAY A 17-year-old boy, DEADBOY, walks down the empty street. His black scrap of a leather jacket has a rough stencil of the number 25 on the back. He dips into the pocket of his scraggy black jeans and brings out a CELL PHONE. He dials, and waits for a response. DEADBOY Hey. Snuff, you with Slither? Is she buyin the stuff? INT. SCHOOL HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS SNUFF, another 17-year-old boy, leans on a wall, talking into his phone. In the background, SLITHER, a 17-year-old girl, stands over the crumpled figure of a DEALER. Both have jackets similar to Deadboys SNUFF Uh. Yeah. Shes, uh...buyin it right now Slither kicks the crumpled figure repeatedly, accenting each of her words with a harsh WHUMP. The Dealer screams out with each kick, creating an odd call-and-response. SLITHER Thank. (Kick) You. (Kick) Very. (Kick) Much! SNUFF Hey Slither! Deadboy wants to know if you've got the stuff! Slither looks down at the boy with a sultry sneer, grinding her boot into his stomach once more. SLITHER I got it. Just finishing some business. EXT. ABANDONED STREET - CONTINUOUS DEADBOY Great. Show up soon. He hangs up, and walks off into the parking lot of STEPHENS PARK.

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EXT. STEPHENS PARK - LATER Deadboy leans on a faux-rock kids play structure. Slither and Snuff walk up to him, but stop about 15 feet away. Deadboy turns to them, expectant. SLITHER What is a soul? DEADBOY Twenty-Five, of course. They walk closer. SNUFF How are you, my man? DEADBOY Very good, very good. A bit cold though. He smirks. Slither returns it. SLITHER Yes. A bit cold. Snuff tries to keep up. SNUFF Yeah...yeah. A bit cold. DEADBOY So, you guys have it? SLITHER Does the Pope shit in the woods? Snuff looks to her, a bit confused. DEADBOY Excellent. Shall we? Slither takes his arm in a traditional fashion. They walk off. Snuff hurries after him. SNUFF Does the Pope shit in the woods? EXT. PARK GROUNDS - LATER Snuff, Slither, and Deadboy sit near each other. Slither pulls out a piece of ALUMINUM FOIL and sets it on the ground.

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She starts un-crinkling the foil, and reveals a collection on small, white PILLS. DEADBOY Youre sure this stuff is good? SLITHER Of course Im sure. Here. She hands him a pill. He eyes it, then swallows it. He leans back and lets it take him over. Slither and Snuff both follow suit. The trees breathe, the skies flow, and the world turns. Then STRICT GUY comes walking through the bushes. STRICT GUY Hello? Hey! What are you guys doing? Deadboy looks up, dazed from the drugs. Slither is also aware, but not enough. Snuffs out like a light. STRICT GUY (CONTD) This is a public park! What the fuck dyou think youre doing? DEADBOY Screw off, man. STRICT GUY Whatd you just say? You want me to call the cops on your sorry asses? DEADBOY You wont do that. STRICT GUY Wanna bet? He pulls out his phone. DEADBOY Put the phone away. Deadboy stands up, calm. He starts walking towards the Strict Guy. Deadboy slaps away his phone. Strict Guy is reduced to nothing. STRICT GUY Hey, man. Chill out.

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DEADBOY No. I dont think I want to. Deadboy stumbles a bit, still high. Slither starts to make her way after Deadboy, as he and Strict Guy leave the perimeter. Strict Guy doesnt want to run. Then Deadboy picks up a ROCK. SLITHER Hey. Deady. Wait. MaybeStrict Guy books it. Deadboy gives chase. They run out into aEXT. LARGE FIELD - CONTINUOUS Strict Guy runs, but Deadboy catches up and half-tackles him. Deadboy takes his ROCK and starts beating Strict Guy. Slither runs up behind him. She gasps at what she sees. Deadboy kneels on the ground, panting. SLITHER Oh my god. Deadboy stands up, and drops the bloody rock beside Strict Guys dirty HAND. SLITHER (CONTD) You killed him. DEADBOY Dont say anything. Not to anyone. Slither stands, shell-shocked. She can only stare at the body. Deadboy grabs her, forcing her to look at him. DEADBOY (CONTD) Hey! You hear me? You dont talk! Slither looks scared. So does Deadboy, a little. She nods. Slow, then fast. Deadboy walks off. Slither, looking back at the body, stumbles away to follow Deadboy. EXT. PARK GROUNDS - CONTINUOUS Deadboy walks back to their natural crash pad. Snuff is just coming out of his faint haze. But somethings wrong. Theyre all a little too jumpy. A little too high. A little too crazy.

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SNUFF Hey, where you guys been? Deadboy doesnt say a word. He walks to the nearby stream and rinses his hands, which are a little blood-stained. Slither comes back. The PILLS are on the ground by Snuffs feet. SNUFF (CONTD) Hey...whats wrong? Deadboy walks back, glaring at Slither. But he doesnt even try to stop her from talking. SLITHER Deady...he killed a guy. SNUFF Did he now? Wonderful. Really, great news, just wonderful... He trails off. The drugs still have their effect. But clarity soon appears. SNUFF (CONTD) Wait, what? Deadboy doesnt respond. Slither just looks into the distance, curled into a fetal position on the ground. Suddenly Snuff loses his composure. SNUFF (CONTD) Oh my god. You really- Jesus Christ Deady what the fDEADBOY Hey! You dont say a word! You got that? Not one damn word! Snuff shrinks back. Slither comes closer. SLITHER Deady...whatre we gonna do? Someones gonna find him. And then... Deadboy stands. He reaches down, grabs another pill, and dryswallows it. He lets it take him over. DEADBOY Im not sure. Just let me...just let me think. He trails off, and lies down. Staring into the sky.

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The trees breathe, and the sky flows. EXT. PARK GROUNDS - LATER Deadboy comes to. Slither is sitting under a tree, rocking back and forth. Snuff is missing. Deadboy gets up and walks to Slither. She doesnt respond to his arrival. DEADBOY Slithe. Cmon. Get up. We gotta get outta here. Slither doesnt move. He grabs her, pulls her up, and looks into her eyes. DEADBOY (CONTD) Slithe? Cmon. She nods, distant. Deadboy looks back, and sees the pills. He walks over, picks them up, and then notices Snuffs gone. DEADBOY (CONTD) Slither... Deadboy glances around and pops another pill. He hands one to Slither too. She downs it. DEADBOY (CONTD) Whered Snuff go? SLITHER Over there. She points down the creekbed. DEADBOY Stay here. Deadboy ventures off. EXT. CREEK BED - CONTINUOUS Snuffs body is keeled over, lying on the rocks. His lifeless hand holds a KNIFE. BLOOD drips into the water Deadboy just stares. He walks to the body, takes the knife, and then runs back to Slither.

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EXT. PARK GROUNDS - CONTINUOUS Slither stands, calm. DEADBOY Slither? What happened? Did youSLITHER He said he had to. DEADBOY What? SLITHER He told me that a little girl said that you were gonna kill him anyway. Cause he knew too much. DEADBOY You- You didnt try and stop him or anything? What the hell is wrong withSLITHER He said it was okay. He said that everything would be alright. She stands, shaking a little back and forth. Deadboy gives a glance back towards the CREEKBED, then back at Slither. DEADBOY Cmon. We have to go. SLITHER Okay... They run off, further down the trail. EXT. PATHWAY - LATER Slither and Deadboy walk along the pathway. They reach a small clearing. They sit down by a large boulder. Deadboy takes out the pills, and pops one. He offers Slither the packet and she takes two. He inspects her. Almost with care. DEADBOY You gonna be okay? SLITHER Who knows. God knows. Maybe.

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She trails off. DEADBOY Stay cool Slithe. Well rest here. They nod off. The trees breathe. EXT. PATHWAY - CONTINUOUS Deadboy wakes up. Its much darker now. Almost night. But a bright white figure walks through the trees. He looks at it. Its a little girl. She walks over to Deadboy, then looks at Slither. GIRL She doesnt care, you know. Shes not well. Deadeye can only stare at the girl. Then he glances over at Slither, whos fast asleep. GIRL (CONTD) Shes not very nice. Shes going to tell on you. Just like your friend. Dont let that happen. Deadboy looks at Slither. As he stands up, the KNIFE drops out of his pocket. He looks at it. He reaches for it. He picks it up and stands over Slither. He looks at the girl, whos standing behind him a little ways. EXT. PATHWAY - CONTINUOUS Deadboy wakes up, for real. He sees Slither, walking away. DEADBOY Slithe? Hey! Slithe! She keep walking. Calm. Slow. Contained. Deadboy starts to get up, and the knife drops out of his pocket. He stops. Hes scared. He stares at the knife. He picks it up. And walks towards Slither. But not before popping one last pill. A girls SCREAM.

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EXT. TREES - LATER Flashes of Deadboy as he runs through the trees. He runs away, into the forest. SIRENS can be heard in the background. FADE TO BLACK. EXT. STEPHENS PARK - DAY A well-dressed woman, SHIRLEY, stands in front of the playground equipment and recreational structures. Shes holding a wired microphone, and putting some finishing touches on herself with make-up. DOUG (O.C.) Shirley, were on in 10. SHIRLEY Yeah, yeah, gotcha. She throws her makeup away. She holds the microphone and looks at the camera, waiting. DOUG (O.C.) And 5, 4, 3... A beat. SHIRLEY Thank you Clara. Were here at Stephens Park, the site of an ongoing criminal investigation. Last evening a pair of local hikers found the body of local businessman Thomas Wells, beaten to death. After further searching the area, authorities discovered the bodies of Amanda Slither Perkins and John Snuff Percy, both of whom are local students with extensive criminal records, and suspected gang affiliation with a small ground known as the 25ers. Authorities have yet to determine both a cause and motive for the deaths, but have officially suspected the involvement of unstable narcotics, which may have led to the situation. (MORE)

10. SHIRLEY (CONT'D) SBPD released a statement, naming George Deadboy Lee as a priority suspect. As of now, his safety and whereabouts are unknown, and those with information pertaining to his involvement are encouraged to call the local tip-lines. Well be sure to update you on this situation as more information becomes available. Clara?

A beat. DOUG (O.C.) Kay, were out. Shirley relaxes and drops the mic. She starts to walk away. The camera clicks off. Darkness ensues. EXT. PARK GROUNDS - DAY A torn leather jacket hangs on a branch. The sky flows overhead. The sound of trickling water can be heard. ROLL CREDITS.