The Billy Goat Caller II by Dominic Fera

BLACK The auditory hustle and bustle of a crowded diner fades in...laughter, utensils tapping plates, low music. Then-- a familiar jingle. ANDY (O.S.) Wait, wait, wait, its him! INT. DINER - NIGHT ANDY sits at a typical diner table and fishes into his pocket. He pulls out his cell phone. TRAVIS and JULIA sit at the other side of the table. Andy opens the phone and hits Speaker with a bursting grin. Hello? ANDY

A few moments pass...Travis and Julia hold back their laughter. Billy go-BILLY GOAT (ON PHONE)

ANDY Billy Goat! Travis and Julia laugh. Billy Goat stutters for a few seconds. Billy g-BILLY GOAT

ANDY Billy Goat! Billy-BILLY GOAT

ANDY Billy Goat- Im faster, dude. Im go-BILLY GOAT

ANDY Im going to eat your toes while your sleeping! I li-BILLY GOAT

2. ANDY I like stripes, stripes is what I likes! Stop! BILLY GOAT

TRAVIS Whats wrong, Todd, out of material? BILLY GOAT I...you...UGH!! Billy Goat hangs up. The group celebrates. TRAVIS One more point for Team Slaughtergoat. JULIA Youre getting good at that, Andy. ANDY Psshhh, you should see me trip the rangle! JULIA Whats that? ANDY Whats what? JULIA Tripping the...rangle-ANDY I...saw a rabbit today. A beat. TRAVIS Seriously, this whole Billy Goat thing has like...surpassed annoyance. Its bordering on fun now. JULIA Yeah, but I still...nevermind. No, what? TRAVIS

3. JULIA I still think...its...I wish you could just drop it, thats all. TRAVIS Well, unfortunately thats not up to us. He wont drop it. So we have to enjoy it. Whatever. JULIA

ANDY (O.S.) Hey, Travis, check it out. Travis turns. Andy has a fork lined up on the table, its handle sticking off the edge precariously. ANDY (CONTD) What rhymes with pork in a freighter? Uh... TRAVIS

ANDY Fork in a waiter! Andy slams his hand down on the handle of the fork-- it rockets off of the table, shoots across the restaurant...and impales itself in the back of a happy-looking WAITER. WAITER AH! THERES A FORK IN ME! The waiter collapses instantly. Travis watches in horror, as does Julia. Andy laughs. TRAVIS We should leave. Travis throws money on the table-- he pulls Andy up and they all hurry outside. As the rest of the diner focuses on the commotion of a forked waiter, one customer does not. This one customer focuses on our group of heroes. This one customer wears a black suit and a black tie. This one customer is TODD.

4. EXT. MAIN STREET - NIGHT - LATER The MAIN CREDITS SONG soars hauntingly well with the small towns glowing main street. People filter in and out of stores and aimlessly walk down the strip, chatting and smiling. Couples hold each other close. Travis, Julia, and Andy walk along happily, the unfocused streetlights looking like bursted stars behind them. Its nice-Then Andy spastically yells and takes a defensive position. Whoa!!! ANDY

Travis and Julia stop, startled. TRAVIS What?! Jesus, what is it?! Andy looks around...he sighs. ANDY I thought I heard a Puma. Andy continues on. Travis and Julia shake their heads and follow. EXT. MADAM CORNELLIS - NIGHT - MOMENTS LATER The trio continues down the sidewalk. Julia stops and looks up. JULIA Travis, look! Theyve stopped in front of an old shop, Madam Cornellis Psychic Readings. JULIA (CONTD) Psychic readings! Lets go in. TRAVIS Oh, cool. Alright. ANDY No way, Peaches. Im staying out here. TRAVIS Why? Cmon, dude, itll be fun.

5. ANDY No! I dont mess with that psychic hibbidy jibbidy. Not after last time. Andy looks to the sky, remembering something with terror glazed over his face. Travis and Julia wait a moment. Then, nonchalantly: Kay. TRAVIS

The couple enters the shop. ANDY (O.S.) So many pumas! INT. MADAM CORNELLIS - NIGHT - MINUTES LATER Travis and Julia push through a sheet of hanging beads. Theyre entering a narrow hallway. Up ahead is a larger, open room. When they reach the end of the hallway...THE DARK ACCORDIONIST jumps in front of them! Greetings! DARK ACCORDIONIST

The couple jumps in surprise at the mustache wearing, blackdressed, accordion-wielding man. He plays a minor chord on the accordion. DARK ACCORDIONIST (CONTD) Welcome to Madam Cornellis. I am her twisted assistant, The Dark Accordionist! He plays another chord. DARK ACCORDIONIST (CONTD) Are you here for the dinner special...or a psychic reading?! Another minor chord, more dramatic this time. TRAVIS The...the psychic reading, I gue-A series of minor chords.

6. DARK ACCORDIONIST Excellent choice! Madam! We have guests! D.A. continues on to the end of the hall, into the room. The couple enters; sitting at a table a few feet from them is MADAM CORNELLI, her head turned to the side with her eyes closed. Travis and Julia approach. They take their seats. After a few silent moments: MADAM CORNELLI What would you like to know? Julia starts to speak; Travis interrupts, excitedly. TRAVIS When will the Billy Goat Caller finally give up? Julia shoots Travis a look. Hes unaware. Madam Cornelli keeps her head to the side. After a few tense moments... MADAM CORNELLI (uninterested) Shit, I dont know. A beat. Um. TRAVIS

MADAM CORNELLI Whos next? JULIA Well. Where do you see our relationship going? Me and Travis? Again, Madam Cornelli remains silent. A few moments pass... MADAM CORNELLI Youre breaking up. Travis gasps...Julia almost looks unphased. What?! TRAVIS

Then Madam Cornelli turns. She has a BlueTooth in her ear.

7. MADAM CORNELLI Alright. Peace out, playa. One love. The BlueTooth beeps. She looks to the couple curiously. MADAM CORNELLI (CONTD) When did the guests arrive, Milton? The Dark Accordionist turns around swiftly. DARK ACCORDIONIST I told you, Grandma! Im the Dark Accordionist, your twisted assistant! MADAM CORNELLI Yeah, yeah. (to Travis and Julia) Welcome. I am Madam Cornelli. What would you like to know? Julia jumps in before Travis can speak. JULIA Where do you see our relationship going? TRAVIS Why do you keep-? Madam Cornelli interrupts with a vocal chant; responded to with wide eyes from Travis and Julia. The chant peaks...she stops. She looks to the two, solemnly. MADAM CORNELLI Im sorry, but...I do not see it going any further then a few seconds from now. TRAVIS What?! Youre insane, thats imJULIA I think we should see other people. TRAVIS (to Madam Cornelli) Oh, youre good. Julia gets up from the table, upset. Travis gets up to follow her.

8. TRAVIS (CONTD) Julia, wait, lets talk about this! JULIA Fine. Well talk. But, TravisHang on. TRAVIS

Travis turns back to Madam Cornelli; takes his seat quickly. TRAVIS (CONTD) When will the Billy Goat Caller finally give up? Julia lets out an angered sigh and leaves the room. Travis turns back. Julia! TRAVIS (CONTD)

The Dark Accordionist accompanies Traviss cry with a minor chord. Travis turns to him. He stops. DARK ACCORDIONIST I apologize. Never. What? MADAM CORNELLI TRAVIS

MADAM CORNELLI The caller...will never give up. Whats more important is...will you? TRAVIS I...look, I really need toMADAM CORNELLI There are terrible things ahead, Travis Turner. Terrible things. And you must decide now if you are willing to face them. TRAVIS What...kinds of things? MADAM CORNELLI Im seeing...Im seeing two men...with you, in a bathtub!

9. A beat. What? TRAVIS

MADAM CORNELLI Oh...oh wait. No. Thats his future. She looks to The Dark Accordionist and laughs heartily. Grandma! DARK ACCORDIONIST

MADAM CORNELLI But seriously, terrible things. Now go! You must be set on your path! Could IGo. I justGo! Can youTRAVIS MADAM CORNELLI TRAVIS MADAM CORNELLI TRAVIS

The Dark Accordionist jumps forward with a minor chord. DARK ACCORDIONIST She said leave, mortal! Travis gets up with a frustrated grunt and leaves the room. A few moments pass. DARK ACCORDIONIST (CONTD) That was completely unnecessary, Grandma. MAN (O.S.) Milton, come up! OTHER MAN (O.S.) Yeah, the waters getting cold, you silly willy bopper!

10. EXT. MADAM CORNELLIS - NIGHT - MOMENTS LATER Julia and Andy sit on the curb, Andy with his arm around her. Travis bursts out of the shop. ANDY You could always just kill him. JULIA Andy, Im not going to kill him. ANDY Look, bitch, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. Travis steps forward. Julia. TRAVIS

Julia turns; she immediately gets up from the curb and sets off down the strip. TRAVIS (CONTD) Julia, wait! Whats the matter with you? JULIA Its just not working, Travis. TRAVIS Julia, I...I really dont understand. ANDY (like a cocky girl) Hmph. Im sure you dont. Travis shoots his friend a look, then turns back to Julia. Please. TRAVIS

JULIA You...you dont have any room in your head for me, Travis. TRAVIS Theres plenty of room in my head! ANDY (sitcom-y) Ill say!

11. TRAVIS

Andy!

JULIA Even after its over, its all you talk about! Its all you think about! Do you really think you beat him? TRAVIS Of course we beat him, Andy strangled him! JULIA Hes still controlling you, Travis! TRAVIS Andy, you strangled him, remember? ANDY I remember the war. TRAVIS Julia, look. Ill...Ill challenge him to a showdown, or, or something, Ill wipe him completely out of the pictureJULIA No! No showdowns! The conversation gets quiet. JULIA (CONTD) You obsess over things, Travis. The wrong things. Im sorry. TRAVIS Julia, please. No. JULIA

Julia continues along the sidewalk, leaving Travis and Andy alone in the cold night air. Andy approaches Travis, solemnly. ANDY Hey, man, dont worry. I heard shes afraid of butterflies. What a little bitch.

12. TRAVIS Thats me, Andy. I told you that in first grade. Travis turns, walking away with his head hung. ANDY Oh. At least you never got harassed by a prank caller for over two years, huh? How embarrassing! She must feel like a total Fart Pony! Travis keeps walking, his friends reassuring words doing nothing for his sad disposition. Meanwhile...across the street, a figure lurks in the shadows...then retreats in the opposite direction. INT. TODDS LAIR - NIGHT - LATER The dark figure enters the dark lair; its hard to tell if its an apartment or a dank warehouse. His voice rings out-its the caller. Pipply! BILLY GOAT

A voice responds, timid and young. PIPPLY, the callers apprentice. Yes, sir? PIPPLY (O.S.)

The caller reaches up; removes his mask. TODDs face is revealed. Older, more mature-looking. He hands the stillunseen Pipply his mask. Pipply sets the mask onto a special-looking shelf. Todd sighs...taking a moment... The following should take place without interruption; an unnaturally fast and smooth series of sight gags. Seat. TODD

Todd begins to sit with nothing behind him, but Pipply, still unseen, swoops by and slides a chair in place, as if rehearsed. Table. TODD (CONTD)

13. Without missing a beat, a table slides in front of the caller, a full meal ready to be eaten. Newspaper. TODD (CONTD)

Todd holds out his hand, Pipply hands him a newspaper. Glasses. TODD (CONTD)

Pipply slides glasses onto Todds face. Pan flute. TODD (CONTD)

Pipply places a pan flute into Todds other hand-- Todd plays a quick tune then hands it back. Cigar. TODD (CONTD)

Pipply puts a cigar into Todds mouth. TODD (CONTD) Thank you, Pipply. You may sit down. Pipply takes a seat at the other side of the table, finally revealing his young face. Hopeful and wide-eyed, Pipply watches Todd with an undying admiration. Todd lights his cigar. PIPPLY Uh, sir. You...you do know my real name is Thomas, right? TODD What do you have for me today, Pipply? Pipply clears his throat. PIPPLY Right, uh. Well. I, I know how much youve, uh, been needing some knew material, sir, so I went ahead and... Pipply goes over to a work desk and brings back a few pages of hand-written notes.

14. PIPPLY (CONTD) ...started on some new, uh, catch phrases, and, and such. Todd yanks the papers from Pipplys hands. He eyes them over...Pipply watches, holding his breath. TODD Eat my goat doodie, you hairy testimonial. Todd looks to Pipply. A beat. TODD (CONTD) Pipply, thats disgusting and makes very little sense. PIPPLY The, uh...the next one is better. Todd turns back to the paper. TODD Travis Turner? More like...Penis Burger. Pipply, this is simply garbage. The caller rips the papers in half; Pipply visibly cringes at the destruction of his hard work. TODD (CONTD) Pipply, I took you on as my apprentice because you showed signs of potential. PIPPLY And I thank you for that, sir. There is nothing Id rather do than follow in your footsteps. Todd begins on his meal. TODD Turner and the idiot are becoming jaded to my tricks. PIPPLY Per...perhaps then, sir, you...should find new tricks. TODD And how do you suppose I do that, Pipply? Ive exhausted the limits of my powers.

15. PIPPLY Well, sir...Ive been studying the reactions certain technology has to your...unique, uh...presence. And I think there are certain areas that youve yet to tap into. TODD New powers? Yes, sir. PIPPLY

Todd contemplates the idea...he smirks. TODD Excellent work, Pipply. Pipply smiles, ecstatic that hes pleased Todd. TODD (CONTD) We shall discuss it after dinner. The ominous score builds to a crescendo...almost as if the scene was supposed to change right there. It doesnt. A few moments of unexciting meal-eating pass. TODD (CONTD) Did you catch the new Lost? PIPPLY I dont watch it, sir. Oh. TODD

A few more boring moments go by. TODD (CONTD) Well, it was good. INT. TRAVISS HOUSE - FOYER - NIGHT - TWO WEEKS LATER A grandfather clocks rhythmic ticking echoes through the empty, dark foyer. Two Weeks Later fades up. Outside, through the front door, we can see a figure approach. The doorbell rings...a few long moments go by. Nothing.

16. Another ring on the doorbell, followed by a knock. Again, nobody comes to the door. The door begins to crack open... GIRL VOICE (O.S.) Mr. Turner? The figure steps forward into the house, her face revealed. LAURIE. Teenaged and humbly beautiful, Lauries eyes dart around the empty foyer from underneath her delivery-girl hat. She holds up a pizza box. LAURIE Ive got your pizza. More silence... LAURIE (CONTD) Travis? Are you upstairs, dude? No answer...Laurie moves for the stairs. LAURIE (CONTD) Travis, I know youre home. INT. TRAVISS HOUSE - HALLWAY - NIGHT - MOMENTS LATER Laurie reaches the top of the stairs and peaks down the hallway. A door at the end is glowing from inside the room; muffled, televised voices are heard. Laurie moves for the door. INT. TRAVISS HOUSE - TRAVISS ROOM - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS The door opens...Laurie looks inside. Travis? LAURIE

Only the flickering light from the TV fights the darkness; only reruns of an old sitcom fight the silence. A few feet from the TV is a mountain of pizza boxes...Travis could be behind them. LAURIE (CONTD) Travis. Are you deaf? Laurie approaches the monstrosity of boxes, looks behind it...nothing.

17. LAURIE (CONTD) What the hell, man? Slowly, behind Laurie, a dark figure creeps into the open door. It stands there, eerily for a few moments...then takes a few steps forward. As the figure speaks, its revealed to be Travis. TRAVIS Die, you billy goatin summabitch! Travis raises a baseball bat above his head- Laurie whips around. LAURIE What the hell?! The baseball bat hits the ceiling as Travis lifts it up, knocking it straight down out of his hands. It smashes into his bare foot. Travis falls to the floor with a yell. Laurie darts for the light switch; she flicks it on immediately. Travis lies on the floor, writhing and gripping his foot. Hes disheveled in every sense of the word. Wearing nothing but a wifebeater, pajama pants, and a dirty robe, he looks like he hasnt seen daylight in years. LAURIE (CONTD) Travis, I swear to God, dude. When you order a pizza for delivery, the delivery person shows up to deliver the pizza! You realize you did this same exact thing to me this afternoon? TRAVIS I know, I know, Laurie. Im sorry. How much is it? LAURIE You should know by now, man. Ive been delivering the same thing to you for weeks. Open a window, it smells like depression in here. Laurie moves for the window and opens it up. TRAVIS Seven fifty, right?

18. LAURIE You got it. Travis hands Laurie a ten. TRAVIS Thats all you. Thanks. Uh huh. LAURIE TRAVIS

Travis, still on the floor, leans against his bed. Laurie looks him over. Hes pathetic. Travis? LAURIE

She sits next to him, pushing the money he gave her into her pocket. LAURIE (CONTD) Ive been delivering your pizzas here for like, two weeks now. Do you mind if I ask whats wrong with you? Did someone die or something? Yes. Who? TRAVIS LAURIE

TRAVIS A little, pathetic man by the name of Travis Turner. He died the day Julia left him. And he died hard. Now...all that remains is half of that man. Half of Travis Turner. Tra Tur. Or Vis Ner, depending on which half you fancy. Laurie looks him over for a few moments...a protective, sympathetic look sweeps over her eyes. LAURIE You liked this girl a lot. Travis nods.

19. LAURIE (CONTD) (sarcastic reassurance) Plenty of other fish in the sea! TRAVIS No. Not for Tra Tur. Tra Tur is Captain Ahab. Julia is Tra Turs Moby Dick. LAURIE Tomorrow night, what are you doing? TRAVIS Crying, possibly sobbing, depending on whether or not I do vocal warmups. LAURIE Im taking you to a movie. TRAVIS What? No, Laurie, ILAURIE Im not giving you an option. Tomorrow night, movie, be ready at six thirty. She stands up and heads for the door. TRAVIS Laurie, I really dont wantLAURIE Want to what? Feel better? Itll be fun, I promise. TRAVIS Laurie, I...I dont know if Im ready for a date. LAURIE Who said date? Its just a movie. Invite a friend if you want. Ill invite one, too. Travis suddenly looks horrified...his breaths become heavy. Lauries look becomes offset; hurt, even. LAURIE (CONTD) Or...not. Its not a big deal, I just thought...ya know...

20. Slowly, behind Laurie, a corded phone rises...not attached to anything, not held by anyone...it just rises; as if alive! It backs up, an animal ready to attack. Laurie... What? Look out! TRAVIS LAURIE TRAVIS

Travis points to the hovering phone behind her; she whips around immediately. Whoa! LAURIE

Laurie ducks and the phone darts forward! Before Travis can get to his feet, the phone circles his neck, then tightens. Travis falls backwards into his nightstand, suddenly strangled by the vicious communication device. The cord straightens; Travis is yanked forward into the opposite wall. He hits it violently, knocking pictures and shelves down. Travis slides to the ground, but the cord pulls him right back to his feet. The receiver lifts its head up from Traviss neck, bringing the two face-to-face. Guess who? Traviss eyes widen. Todd... TRAVIS BILLY GOAT (ON PHONE)

BILLY GOAT (ON PHONE) Sorry, I believe the answer we were looking for was Billy Goat!!! Travis is yanked once again into another wall, hitting it even harder. Travis grips his throat, the cord obviously beginning to strangle him. TRAVIS Todd, this isnt like you, what are you doing?

21. INT. TODDS LAIR - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS The Caller stands with his fingers to his temples, ala a cliche psychic. Pipply stands a few feet behind him. The Caller turns to Pipply, dropping his fingers. BILLY GOAT Hes right, Pipply, this feels wrong. Ive always been more about mental torment, not physical. PIPPLY (snappy) Yeah and how well has that been working out for you, sir? Youre a joke to him! The Caller is taken aback. PIPPLY (CONTD) I think its time you upped your game, dont you? An evil flare glimmers in Pipplys eyes...something sinister, something growing fast in the young man. BILLY GOAT Youre...youre right, Pipply. Pipply smirks. INT. TRAVISS HOUSE - TRAVISS ROOM - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS Laurie stands against the bureau, terrified. LAURIE Travis, what the hell is happening?! TRAVIS Laurie, you need to run, now! No way! LAURIE

The cord tightens, Travis recoils against the wall, trying desperately to pull the phone from his neck. BILLY GOAT (ON PHONE) So whos the new girly over there, Travis?

22. The phone turns to Laurie, she gasps. It turns back to Travis. BILLY GOAT (ON PHONE) (CONTD) Does Julia know about her? Travis grabs the phone in a rage. BILLY GOAT Oh, Travis. (ON PHONE) (CONTD)

The phone moves Traviss hand with it...first out, then right into Traviss face. Travis lets go, dazed. BILLY GOAT (ON PHONE) (CONTD) Sing with me, Travis! I like stripes! Stripes is what I likes! The phone slams Travis into the wall repeatedly, in tempo with the song. BILLY GOAT (ON PHONE) (CONTD) Dont be a crook... The cord tightens and swings Travis across the room... BILLY GOAT (ON PHONE) (CONTD) Read a book!!! ...and right into the book shelf. Travis hits it hard and collapses, bringing the contents of the shelf down with him. Books, pencils...a pair of scissors! Travis eyes the scissors, then reaches for them, swiftly- but not swift enough! BILLY GOAT (ON PHONE) (CONTD) Oh, Travis, dont you know what time it is? The cord yanks Travis up the wall and smashes his head into a hanging clock. BILLY GOAT (ON PHONE) (CONTD) Billy Goat time! The clock coo-coos. The cord gets even tighter...Travis struggles to keep himself conscious...its gripping his neck...tighter, tighter, tighter... TRAVIS Todd...stop...

23. BILLY GOAT My name...is Billy Go-The phone drops...the cords go limp. Travis falls to the floor, panting. He looks up. Laurie stands a few feet away, the scissors in her hand. Travis composes himself. He jumps up and grabs Laurie, pulling her to the door. Cmon. Laurie stops him. LAURIE Travis, what the hell is going on?! TRAVIS Its hard to explain. Try! Travis! LAURIE ANDY (O.S.) TRAVIS

The two turn...Andy is climbing through the open window. They stare, incredulous. ANDY (CONTD) Dude, I smelled confrontation, is everything okay? Travis is unable to fathom Andys presence. ANDY (CONTD) I was in your tree. Travis just stares. Why? TRAVIS

ANDY Bowling night. A few beats. TRAVIS Lets go. Billy Goats gone crazy.

24. LAURIE

What?

Travis pulls Laurie out of the room, Andy follows. INT. TRAVISS HOUSE - HALLWAY - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS They hurry down the hall and make their way to the stairs. TRAVIS Hes got new powers or something, I dunno. But we need to get away from the house. Travis continues down the stairs; Laurie and Andy stop. LAURIE AND ANDY Whos Billy Goat?! The two look at each other. INT. TRAVISS HOUSE - FOYER - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS Travis hurries for the front door...Laurie and Andy are making their way down the stairs. Laurie stops abruptly and points behind Travis with a yell. Travis! Travis turns. What? TRAVIS LAURIE

A blur whips into Traviss face. His head recoils, hits the front door, and his body collapses. He sits himself up, slowly, completely dazed. A cordless phone hovers in front of Travis. BILLY GOAT (ON PHONE) Were going to end this, Travis. Once and for all. Travis gets to his feet...he wipes blood from his lip. He stands strong. When? TRAVIS

25. BILLY GOAT (ON PHONE) Tomorrow night. You know the place. Travis is inches away from agreeing...but he stops. He looks to Laurie, standing on the stairs, terrified. Traviss eyes change...the determination melts, the purpose fades... He turns back to the hovering phone. TRAVIS No. No, no showdown. Were done. Travis pushes past the phone. BILLY GOAT (ON PHONE) Wha...but... INT. TODDS LAIR - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS The caller turns to Pipply, completely baffled. BILLY GOAT He said no! PIPPLY Thats...unexpected. BILLY GOAT Blast...I dont know what to do, Im aborting the missionPIPPLY Sir! Wait...up the stakes. What? BILLY GOAT

PIPPLY The plan, the big one youve talked about. Widening your gaze and what not. Up the stakes. Threaten him. INT. TRAVISS HOUSE - FOYER - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS Travis is moving for the kitchen. The phone turns around. BILLY GOAT (ON PHONE) Ill go global, Turner! Travis stops...he turns around.

26. TRAVIS Todd. Im done. Its over. Do whatever you want, but Im out. God, youre...youre dwelling on this. And its...pathetic. Travis seems to have come to his own little epiphany. He looks to Laurie for reassurance... TRAVIS (CONTD) No. No showdown. The phone drops dead to the floor. INT. TODDS LAIR - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS Blast!!! BILLY GOAT

Todd throws his mask off. TODD Ugh...maybe hes right, Pipply. I dont know what to do. Perhaps...perhaps INo!! PIPPLY

Todd looks over his apprentice...Pipply composes himself. PIPPLY (CONTD) No, sir. The world doesnt deserve your mercy. Society has shut you out...cast you aside. And Turner is to blame...Turner deformed you, turned you into a monster. So show him...show him and the whole world what youre capable of. Torment them as theyve tormented you. You must succeed with what so many powerful figures have failed at before you. Follow through, sir. Follow through with your master plan. Todd is absolutely inspired by his apprentice. Pipply smiles...and begins laughing. Todd joins. The two villains stand together, laughing maniacally.

27. INT. TRAVISS HOUSE - KITCHEN - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS Travis sighs and enters his kitchen with an unnatural casualty. Laurie and Andy enter behind him. Travis gets a bottle of water from the fridge. He has a relieved presence about him...he seems loose. Airy. LAURIE Okay. Travis. Please tell me whats going on. ANDY Yes, please. TRAVIS I will. Tomorrow. On our date. Laurie holds back a smile. Okay. LAURIE

ANDY Were going on date, Travis? Oh heavens, I dont know what Ill wear. TRAVIS (to Laurie) Think your friend will mind doubling with Andy? LAURIE Not at all. ANDY Ya know, Travis, I...OH! Oh! That Billy Goat. Right, right, I remember him. A few beats pass, as expected. TRAVIS Ya know, you better show up early tomorrow, Laurie. Its a long story. MONTAGE START --The music overlays entirely, no dialogue is heard for much of the montage--

28. EXT. MAIN STREET - DAY - THE NEXT DAY Travis, Laurie, Andy, and Lauries just-as-cute friend, BECCA, walk happily along the main street, conversing about one thing or another. Its sunny and warm-looking out, judging by the quartettes clothes. Andy suddenly jumps and stops them all...its apparent that hes doing the same puma shtick from before. They continue walking, then stop at a small coffee shop and enter. INT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY - LATER Travis and Laurie sit together at a table. Travis is obviously explaining the Billy Goat situation, donning a sarcastically woeful face. Laurie smiles as he passionately tells the tale. Over at the next table, Andy flaps his arms like a bird...obviously telling some bizarre story. Becca is loving it. Shes giggling in an adorable, genuine manner. INT. TODDS LAIR - UNKNOWN Todd works at his desk, a map of the world laying in front of him. He circles specific areas in red. He moves for a note pad and begins jotting notes down, some of them more inspired then others. He lays it down, then starts to stand, but Pipply comes up behind him. Pipply takes the note pad and begins erasing something and giving Todd advice on what to change. Reluctantly, Todd sits back down. INT. MOVIE THEATER - NIGHT - LATER Down the row in the crowded theater, each audience member sits back in their seat, the scene in front of them obviously suspenseful. We reach Travis and Laurie, their hands close to each others on the arm rest. Something on screen flashes; the audience jumps, startled. Travis and Laurie grab each others hands...and after a moment of realization, they look to each other with smiles, their comfort with each other growing.

29. Moving down the row, we find Andy and Becca are being a little less subtle. Theyre completely and passionately making out. EXT. LAURIES HOUSE - NIGHT - LATER Travis walks with Laurie up to her front porch. They chat with smiles for a few moments. Laurie recalls something funny from their night; Travis laughs. Lauries eyes seem to melt from a simple look of bliss, to true care. She moves in towards Travis...they kiss. She moves back away from him, a passionate smile struck across both of their faces. She turns away and goes into her house. Travis walks back down from the porch, the clear night sky above him, with a new spring in his step. INT. VARIOUS HOUSES OF THE WORLD - DAY/NIGHT INTERCUT BETWEEN HOUSES Four phones ring, one after another, each in its own respective house. A young ENGLISH MAN picks up the first phone. Hello? ENGLISH MAN

A KOREAN BOY picks up the second. KOREAN BOY (in Korean) Hello? A HISPANIC MAN picks up the third. HISPANIC MAN (in Spanish) Hello? An AMERICAN WOMAN Hello? picks up the fourth. AMERICAN WOMAN

BILLY GOAT (ON PHONE) (to all) Billy Goat!

30. The caller hangs up...it has begun. Each person looks to their phone, confused. They all hang up. After a few moments, the phones ring again. They all pick up. BILLY GOAT (ON PHONE) (CONTD) (to all) Billy Goat! After another moment of confusion... ENGLISH MAN (almost amused) Who is this? Dean? KOREAN BOY (in Korean) Whos calling, please? HISPANIC MAN (in Spanish) Who is this? AMERICAN WOMAN What? Who is this? The caller hangs up again, to even more frustration. The English Mans phone rings again. ENGLISH MAN (beginning to get agitated) Hello? ENGLISH FRIEND (ON PHONE) Jack, I just got the weirdest call. INT. NEWS STUDIO - NEWS REPORT - NIGHT The ANCHORMAN sits with a raised eyebrow, a picture of a billy goat superimposed next to him. ANCHORMAN More and more complaints are being filed to the phone companies, as reported incidents of The Billy Goat Caller, are beginning to rapidly increase. (touching his earpiece) Just a moment, Im getting word from my producer...

31. BILLY GOAT (ON EARPIECE) Billy Goat! The anchorman looks confused. THE NEWS REPORT CLICKS OFF INT. TRAVISS HOUSE - FAMILY ROOM - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS

Travis sits with the remote pointed forward at the blank TV set. Laurie sits next to him. He throws the remote to the side and goes in for a smile-filled kiss. EXT. THE WORLD The planet sits silently in space...slowly, thousands of calls audibly build, each involving Billy Goat. INT. VARIOUS HOUSES OF THE WORLD - DAY/NIGHT - DAYS LATER INTERCUT BETWEEN HOUSES KOREAN BOY (in Korean) Stop calling me! I am not kidding around, man!!! HISPANIC MAN (in Spanish) This isnt funny, you little jackass, so cut it out now!!! Stop calling me!!! AMERICAN WOMAN Stop calling me!!! The English boys are grabbing each other, shaking violently, screaming in rage. INT. MALL - DAY - DAYS LATER Travis, Laurie, Andy, and Becca walk happily down a stip of shops in the mall...its virtually empty. Travis looks past the balcony to another strip of stores across from them...theres an insanely long line streaming from out of the cell phone store, each costumer more anxious than the next. Travis smiles and keeps walking.

32. EXT. WOODS - DAY - LATER An empty box sits on the leaf-drenched ground. Four cell phones topple into it. Travis bends down, Laurie, Andy, and Becca standing around him. He tapes up the box, then moves it into a large whole next to it. He picks up a shovel and buries the box. The group walks away happily. INT. NEWS STUDIO - NEWS REPORT The anchorman, seriously disheveled, sits at his desk with a beaten, crazed expression. A grainy, zoomed-in photo of the caller is superimposed next to him. ANCHORMAN Today marks day 45 of The Billy Goat Pandemic. A floating cell phone aproaches the anchorman. BILLY GOAT (ON PHONE) Im going to eat yourThe anchorman smacks the phone to the ground with a baseball bat. ANCHORMAN Die, Goatsie Man! (back to the camera) Remember, if you havent brought your phone to a local designated burning pile, do so immediately! INT. BOWLING ALLEY - NIGHT - DAYS LATER Travis steps up to a lane- he throws his bowling ball...the whole gang is behind him, waiting, anxious... Strike! They cheer, happily. Laurie gives Travis a kiss. TEEN (O.S.) Stop calling me!!! Please!!! The group turns to another group of teens a few lanes away. One of them is completely losing his mind. Travis and the group exchange amused looks.

33. INT. TRAVISS HOUSE - FAMILY ROOM - NIGHT The group is playing a board game with rising, exciting competition. INTERCUT BETWEEN TRAVISS HOUSE AND HOUSES OF THE WORLD We rapidly cut back and forth between the gang having fun, and the various people of the world completely breaking down into rage, depression, terror, and confusion. INT. TODDS LAIR - NIGHT Todd leans over his map of the world, a pleased smile across his face. Behind him, Pipply smiles, too...but Pipplys smile seems to hold more than just simple satisfaction. MONTAGE END EXT. LAURIES HOUSE - BACKYARD POOL - DAYS LATER Its a beautiful summer day...Travis and Laurie lazily drift around the pool on separate floating mats, completely relaxed and serene. Backyard speakers pump out calming, summersounding music. Travis sighs with a smirk. TRAVIS This is nice. LAURIE Yeah, the waters like, perfect today. TRAVIS No, just all of this. Laurie looks to Travis with a smile. LAURIE Must be a relief. To get all of that out of your head. TRAVIS Laurie, you have no idea. A few moments pass.

34. TRAVIS (CONTD)

Thank you. They share a smile.

Meanwhile, from across the yard, behind the bushes...someone watches the two, unnoticed. TRAVIS (CONTD) Yep, theres really only one problem I have now. LAURIE Whats that? Travis turns to Laurie with a serious face, jokingly. TRAVIS I cant swim. Travis throws himself off of his mat. Laurie laughs. LAURIE Youre dumb. Travis comes up out of the water, still carrying on his joke. TRAVIS Laurie, please, have mercy. LAURIE Im comfortable. TRAVIS Teach me the ways of the sea, Poseidon! LAURIE Im fine here, you can drown. TRAVIS Then Im taking you with me! Travis swims over to Laurie. LAURIE No, no, no! Travis! TRAVIS We die together!! He pulls her into the water.

35. The figure behind the bushes still watches...then darts forward towards the couple! Travis and Laurie playfully wrestle in the pool, then look up... Andy jumps into the air... ANDY AKALAKA LOOO! ...then splashes violently next to the two. TRAVIS Jesus, Andy. Andy rises from the water. ANDY That was my Hilary Duff impression. Brilliant. LAURIE

TRAVIS Wheres Becca? ANDY Inside. Oh. Right, I forgot, she wanted me to tell you something. What? TRAVIS

A few long moments pass. Andy just nods. TRAVIS (CONTD) You think hed get sick of this one. Who? LAURIE

TRAVIS The writer. Andy says something, theres a long pause, then he interrupts me when-ANDY She says we need to see something inside. TRAVIS There it is.

36. Travis holds up his middle finger. TRAVIS (CONTD) (to the sky, the writer) I hate you. INT. BECCAS HOUSE - BASEMENT - DAY - LATER The gang makes their way down the stairs to the wellfurnished basement. Becca sits alone on the couch, stonefaced, watching the TV. TRAVIS Becca? Whats up? She points to the screen. The group moves towards the TV. A news report is on...Billy Goats face is once again superimposed next to the anchorman. ANCHORMAN ...family is shocked, but in the wake of such a tragedy, stand strong and seek only justice during this hard time. The driver of the van, Stewart Washington, faces no charges, as he was allegedly attacked by his cell phone from inside the moving vehicle. This certainly has brought a new level of threat to the Billy Goat menace, a level that has police everywhere on edge. Veronica was only nineteen. A few beats...stunned faces from Travis, Laurie, and Andy. Travis shakes his head and starts for the stairs. LAURIE Where are you going? TRAVIS Back in the pool. LAURIE Travis, you have to do something. He stops. TRAVIS No. I dont.

37. LAURIE Someone died, Travis! You know who he is! Just tell the police, direct them toTRAVIS No! Its over! Im not a part of this, Im not involved. LAURIE Just give them his name. TRAVIS Laurie, if they go after him, hell know it was me. Im lucky right now. Were all lucky. Hes distracted...and so am I. Travis starts back up the stairs. ANDY Theres a difference between obsession and necessity, Travis. Travis stops again...he turns to his friend. ANDY (CONTD) You dont want to dwell on it, we get it. But dwelling on it and dealing with it arent the same thing. You lost something special the last time you focused on this guy. Your hesitation is understandable. But right now, youre the only one who knows enough about him, the only one whos clever enough, whos strong enough, whos downright heroic enough...to stop him. Youre the main character, Travis Turner. Dealing with The Billy Goat Caller is your destiny. Traviss expression slowly changes... ANDY (CONTD) Julia wasnt. TRAVIS That...that was very out of character for you, Andy.

38. ANDY Who the fucks Andy? LAURIE Travis. Hes right. And babe, Im the new, understanding female lead. You wont lose me. At least not in this one. She moves closer to him. LAURIE (CONTD) You dealt with that psycho for longer than anyone else. Whata ya say? Do you think you still got it? Travis bursts with a purposeful smirk.