THE DONOR
by
Lanny Maude
FADE IN:
INT. HOTEL, ROOM - DAY
An average hotel room. Standard hotel decor. It's day, but the
curtains are drawn so the room swims in darkness.
In the darkness is motion. A constant up-down motion
accompanied by the rhythmic SQUEAK of bedsprings.
IN THE HALL - CONTINUOUS
ANDREA, a beautiful woman, passes a rolled up wad of bills to a
MAID. The maid starts to unlock one of the room doors. Andrea
signals her to be quiet. The maid pushes the door open a crack.
ANDREA
(whispering)
Gracias.
The maid gives her a thank-you bow and hurries off down the
hallway. Andrea proceeds into the room very slowly and very
quietly.
IN THE ROOM - CONTINUOUS
The SQUEAKING continues. Andrea closes the door and engages the
security lock mechanism with a SNICK. She freezes, the lock
sounding as loud as a gunshot to her.
SQUEAK, SQUEAK, SQUEAK...
Andrea decides she's still safe so she moves into the main room.
She reaches into her purse while moving. She can now see the
motion. She watches until--
She can't take it anymore. She flips the lights on. The
resulting activity reminds her of roaches fleeing when the
lights go on.
Andrea's husband HERBERT flies off of MIMI, his secretary. This
dislodges the sheet they were under, so Mimi is briefly revealed
before she can snatch the sheet back over herself.
Herbert quickly realizes what's just happened. He's been
caught. Uh, oh...
HERBERT
Sweetheart...
Andrea pulls a gun from her purse, aims it at Herbert. Mimi
SCREAMS.
Her scream is cut short as Andrea re-aims at Mimi and BANG! The
bullet tears through her throat. Mimi is done for. The
arterial blood pumps dramatically. Andrea's aim tracks back to
Herbert. He's speechless.
ANDREA
You stupid bastard. What made you think I
wouldn't find out?
Herbert can only stammer, his jaw wagging. Just indeterminate
sounds.
ANDREA
You spend so much time thinking with 'little
Herbie' you can't see anything else.
Herbert is scared...really scared.
HERBERT
Andy...listen to me! You don't know what
you're doing!
ANDREA
I'm just doing what I should've done a long
time ago.
(beat)
Why don't you try to imagine what life would
be like without 'little Herbie.'
Herbert stares at her blankly. Andrea gives him a short time to
think before moving her aim point down. His look of terror is
almost comical. She FIRES, giving him a .38 caliber castration.
He immediately crumples, clutching his aching groin. The blood
stain spreads across the sheet. He GROANS in agony.
ANDREA
Is it like you imagined it?
Herbert looks up at her, tears streaming down his face. He
strains to speak.
HERBERT
Andy...
ANDREA
(cold)
'Bye, asshole.
Without hesitation, BANG! Andrea finishes him with a bullet in
the head.
INT. COURTROOM - DAY
A typical courtroom; JUDGE EULER, attorneys, a few spectators.
Andrea is standing, facing the judge.
ANDREA
Of course I killed him! He was fucking that
bitch secretary of his!
EULER
Are you finished?
ANDREA
...yes...
Euler signals Andrea's lawyer to stand. He does so.
EULER
It's cases like yours that make me wish the
death penalty still existed. At least some
good will come of this deplorable act. I'm
sentencing you to donation.
(waves dismissively)
Take her away.
The bailiff takes Andrea and leads her to the side door. He
pushes the door open.
MATCH CUT:
INT. DONOR CENTER - DAY
The door opens as Andrea is wheeled in on a table being pushed
by MONIQUE. Andrea is covered by a sheet except for her face.
There is an IV bag containing a sedative/nutrient solution. Her
ID card is sitting on the sheet. It's attached to a cord around
her neck.
The donor center is located in a hospital basement. It's
sterile. A lot of stainless steel. There are rows of morgue-
like storage; half-alive bodies stored in lockers.
Monique pushes Andrea to the admitting desk where BERT is
sitting, cruising pornographic sites on the internet. He's so
into it he doesn't notice Monique.
MONIQUE
New donor.
Bert looks up, startled. He quickly closes the web browser.
BERT
Just a minute...
He finally manages to get the admission software running.
Monique smiles to herself.
BERT
...Okay, ready.
Monique unclips Andrea's ID card and hands it to Bert who scans
it into the computer. He gives back the card.
BERT
Donor is Andrea Lynne Kompowski McConnell;
donation sentence for double homicide.
Monique begins the inspection. She looks at Andrea's hair line
and behind the ears.
MONIQUE
Face lift: negative.
BERT
(entering data)
Negative...
She opens Andrea's mouth and peers in.
MONIQUE
Couple of gold crowns in the back. Schedule
for extraction.
BERT
Extract gold crowns...
She pulls the sheet down to Andrea's stomach. She inspects
Andrea's breasts one at a time, squeezing and looking for scars.
He looks at Andrea's body, licking his lips without realizing
it.
MONIQUE
Both breasts real.
He tears his attention back to the computer.
BERT
Real breasts...
She pulls the sheet down more. There's an obvious scar low on
Andrea's abdomen.
MONIQUE
Abdominal scar, probably appendix.
He's staring now. There are a few pubic hairs peeking past the
edge of the sheet. Monique whips the sheet back up to cover
Andrea's body. He reacts almost like he was slapped. His
concentration broken, he looks at Monique.
MONIQUE
Get a full scan. We'll need an organ
inventory. Make sure it's only an appendix.
BERT
Yes, Doctor.
She leaves. He wheels Andrea to the scanning machine. The
table locks into the machine and he adjusts the scan arm. He
takes the ID card and reads it into the scanning machine. This
also starts the cycle.
The machine comes to life with a HUM that starts low and
increases in pitch and intensity. The arm homes and the scan
beams come on with a WHOOSH.
The beams make a criss-cross pattern that reads Andrea's organ
data as it moves from head to toe. As is scans, a graphic
builds on the machine's read-out showing Andrea's body and all
of her organs.
SCAN MACHINE
(mechanical)
Add organs to database?
BERT
No, not yet. Waiting for doctor's review.
He re-attaches Andrea's ID card to the cord around her neck and
unlocks the table from the machine. He pushes Andrea to a
locker. Before storing her, he looks around to make sure nobody
is there.
Confident with his solitude, he lifts the sheet to take another
look at Andrea. He reaches a hand toward her breast, stopping
just short. His hand shakes a bit as he pulls it back.
He drops the sheet back into place, opens a locker, and wheels
Andrea into the locker. He flips a switch on the back of the
door so when he closes it, the screen on the door says 'HOLD.'
He returns to his desk, looking around before bringing up the
web browser again.
INT. BERT'S APARTMENT, LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
A small, unremarkable apartment. Bert keeps it pretty neat.
He's sitting on the sofa watching a monster movie. A DING from
the kitchen. He pulls up the remote and pauses the video.
IN THE KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
Bert goes for the microwave oven. He pulls his nuclear meal
out, grabs a soda from the fridge, and leaves.
IN THE LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Bert returns to the sofa. He unpauses his movie and eats his
typical meal with only the TV for company.
EXT. PARK - DAY
Bert is sitting on a park bench, reading a book. He
occasionally looks at the people, especially the women. AMY is
jogging through the park. She notices Bert as she goes by. She
stops and returns to where he's sitting.
AMY
Hi, Bert.
He looks up at her, nervous.
BERT
Hi, Amy.
AMY
Good book?
BERT
'S okay.
Enough small talk. She gets right to the point.
AMY
You free for dinner tonight?
BERT
(evasive)
Sorry, I already have plans.
She's a little let down.
AMY
Okay. Well, catch you later.
BERT
Bye.
She jogs off. He watches her as she goes, admiring the jiggle
of her butt.
INT. BERT'S APARTMENT, LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
Bert is sitting there, watching another monster movie, eating
another TV dinner. These are his other plans.
EXT. HOSPITAL - NIGHT
Bert is going to work. He's carrying a sack lunch.
INT. HOSPITAL - CONTINUOUS
He gets to the elevator where he pushes the down button. The
elevator DINGS and the doors WHOOSH open. He enters the
elevator and the doors WHOOSH shut.
INT. DONOR CENTER - CONTINUOUS
He arrives at his desk. CHARLIE is sitting there studying a
medical textbook.
BERT
Evening, Charlie.
Charlie looks up from his studies.
CHARLIE
Hey, Bert.
He picks up his stuff, shoves it into a knapsack.
BERT
Anything happen today?
CHARLIE
Left arm and lung for an accident victim,
breast for a mastectomy patient.
He grabs a clipboard off of the desk and looks at it.
CHARLIE
We also had a heart today, so I added him to
the purge list.
He hands the clipboard to Bert who looks at it.
CHARLIE
Don't forget to do the purge tonight.
BERT
No problem. I got it.
CHARLIE
See ya.
BERT
Later.
Charlie leaves. Bert puts his lunch on the desk and sits. He
reads over the purge list.
LATER
He approaches a locker on which the display reads 'PURGE.' He
opens it and extracts the table. The donor is completely
covered by the sheet. Bert flips a switch on the back of the
door. When he closes the door, the display reads 'VACANT.'
He pushes the table to his desk where he pulls the sheet back to
reveal the face of a teen-aged gangster who was convicted of a
drive-by shooting. Bert takes the gangster's ID card and scans
it into the computer. When the data comes up, he selects the
delete function.
COMPUTER
(mechanical)
Confirm deletion.
BERT
Deletion confirmed.
COMPUTER
Deletion completed.
He throws the ID card away and wheels the gangster to a door
under a sign that says 'PURGE.'
IN THE PURGE ROOM - CONTINUOUS
He positions the table next to a conveyor. He locks the table
in place and removes the sheet, tossing it into a hamper. He
also disconnects the IV. There is a huge incision down the
gangster's chest that was very crudely sutured.
Bert triggers the mechanism and the table top hinges up so the
gangster's body rolls onto the conveyor. The conveyor starts, a
door slides open, and the gangster is transported into the
incinerator.
When the body is completely in the incinerator, Bert triggers
another mechanism and the door slides shut as the table top
lowers back to its normal position. He unlatches the table and
pushes it through a table-size opening in one wall.
IN THE DONOR CENTER - LATER
He's at his desk with another donor to be purged.
COMPUTER
Confirm deletion.
BERT
Deletion confirmed.
COMPUTER
Deletion complete.
IN THE PURGE ROOM - LATER
He watches as the body of a used-up woman slides into the
incinerator. The body has some large scars and is missing some
appendages.
IN THE DONOR CENTER - LATER
Bert is standing by another locker. He already has the table
out. He flips a switch and closes the door that now reads
'VACANT.'
IN THE PURGE ROOM - LATER
He pushes an empty table through the hole in the wall. The
hamper is now full of sheets.
IN THE DONOR CENTER - LATER
Bert is standing by a closed locker that reads 'HOLD.' He looks
around nervously before opening the door and wheeling out
Andrea. He peers down at her face. She looks so peaceful.
He knows he's alone, but he looks around again. He peeks under
Andrea's sheet. He puts the sheet back in place, smoothing it
out, purposely running his hands over her breasts as he does it.
He seals Andrea back up and returns to his desk.
INT. HOSPITAL, HALLWAY - NIGHT
DING. The elevator doors slide open. Bert walks out slowly,
looking around. He spies what he wants: a supply closet. He
opens the door, darts inside, and closes the door.
IN THE SUPPLY CLOSET - CONTINUOUS
It's pitch black until CLICK, the lights come on. Bert releases
the light switch and scans the shelves. He quickly locates
hospital gowns. He selects a gown and also a blanket before he
returns to the door. He puts his ear against the door,
listening.
IN THE HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS
Bert slides back into the hallway. He has his prizes tucked
under one arm. He looks at the nurse station further down the
hall before heading in that direction.
He gets to the station and luck is still with him...there's
nobody at the station. He drops the gown and blanket onto one
of the wheelchairs that is parked there, then pushes the
wheelchair back to the elevator.
INT. DONOR CENTER - NIGHT
Bert works to get the hospital gown on Andrea. She's still
connected to the IV so he starts by feeding the IV bag through
one of the gown's armholes. He spreads the gown over her body,
tucking what he can underneath her.
He carefully turns her over so he can tie the gown together in
back. He pauses to admire her bare butt with a gentle caress
before finishes and turns her back over.
He brings the wheelchair close to the table and gently transfers
her to the chair. He sets the IV bag in her lap and drapes the
blanket over her. He sets the switch on the door before he
closes it so now it reads 'VACANT.'
He pushes her over to his desk where he uses her ID card to
bring up her records on the computer. He selects 'DELETE.'
COMPUTER
Confirm deletion.
BERT
Deletion confirmed.
COMPUTER
Deletion completed.
He throws away her ID card. He thinks a moment before he
retrieves the ID card and tucks it away in his wallet. He
wheels her to the elevator where he pushes the button. After a
brief wait, the elevator DINGS and--
MATCH CUT:
INT. HOSPITAL, HALLWAY - NIGHT
The elevator doors slide open. Bert pushes Andrea out of the
elevator and down the hallway. He tries his best not to look
nervous, especially as he passes the nurse station. The nurse
is there this time, but she doesn't even look up from her
paperwork.
EXT. HOSPITAL - NIGHT
Bert wheels Andrea across the parking lot to his car. He
manages to get her in the passenger seat with only minor
difficulty. He reclines the seat and spreads the blanket over
her.
He starts to shut the door then remembers something. He pulls
back the blanket and pulls out the IV bag. He balances it up
next to her head so it's higher than the insertion point. He
pulls the blanket back over her, locks her in the car, and
returns to work with the wheelchair.
INT. DONOR CENTER - DAY
Bert is sitting at the desk, reading a book, waiting for shift
change. He looks up when he hears the elevator DING. The doors
open and out comes Charlie. Bert tosses his book into a desk
drawer and stands.
BERT
Hey, Charlie.
CHARLIE
Morning, Bert. Anything happen?
BERT
Just did the purges. No donations.
He heads for the elevator.
CHARLIE
You got something going on?
Bert freezes in his tracks.
BERT
What?
CHARLIE
You got plans? You seem to be in a hurry to
leave.
Bert relaxes a little. He hasn't been caught.
BERT
No, I'm just tired. I want to go home and
get some rest.
CHARLIE
Okay. See you tonight.
BERT
Yeah. Later.
He makes his departure.
EXT. HOSPITAL - DAY
Bert approaches his car.
BERT (V.O.)
I can't believe I'm getting away with this.
A police car suddenly pulls into the parking lot, SCREECHING to
a stop in front of Bert. Bert is paralyzed, wondering what's
going to happen to him now. The POLICE OFFICER looks at Bert
through the cruiser's open window.
POLICE OFFICER
Did you see an ambulance just pull in here?
Bert is stunned. He can't speak.
POLICE OFFICER
(aggravated)
Did an ambulance just come in here?!
Bert's reply, when it finally comes, is weak.
BERT
...no...
POLICE OFFICER
Dammit!
He grabs the radio microphone as he speeds off. Bert just
stares as the cop leaves. Once the cop is gone, he looks around
the parking lot. No other people, just cars. He looks down at
the wet spot on the front of his pants.
BERT
Aw, shit!
He quickly goes to his car and gets in. He checks Andrea, who
is still safely unconscious. He takes a few deep breaths to
calm down before he starts his car and leaves.
EXT. BERT'S APARTMENT - DAY
Bert drives into the parking lot, puts his car in the
appropriate spot. He gets out of the car and goes around to the
passenger side. He looks around nervously before extracting
Andrea from the car.
He makes it to his apartment without being noticed. He unlocks
his door and pushes it open just as the door across from his
opens. GLADYS stands in the doorway. She's the type of person
who has to know what is going on with everyone else at all
times.
GLADYS
Hi, Bert.
Bert cringes internally. He hesitates a moment before turning
to face her.
BERT
(nodding)
...Glad...
GLADYS
What're you doing?
She advances toward him. He takes a step back, into hisdoorway.
BERT
(quietly)
Can't talk now. Just bringing my cousin
home from the hospital. I don't want to
wake her.
GLADYS
Oh...okay.
BERT
I gotta put her to bed. She you later.
He closes his door.
GLADYS
...later...
She is unfulfilled. She was cut off in mid snoop. She returns
to her apartment, starts closing the door.
INT. BERT'S APARTMENT, LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Bert is leaning against the door. He has his head turned so one
ear is against the door. He hears the faint THUNK as Gladys'
door closes. He lets out a sigh of relief.
IN THE BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
There is nothing unusual about the bedroom, but it does have a
heavy shade that can be drawn over the window. This is so Bert
can sleep during the day.
Bert struggles into the room carrying his load. He's tired so
he just sort of dumps Andrea on the bed. He pulls the IV bag
out and puts it up on the headboard. He lies down on the bed to
rest a bit.
BERT (V.O.)
I can't believe it. I got away with it.
(looks at Andrea)
She's beautiful...
He sits up next to her, touches her face, touches her hair. He
works the blanket off of her. Her hospital gown has bunched up
at the top of her thighs. He straightens the gown and looks at
her for a moment, thinking. He gets up off of the bed. Through
a series of maneuvers, he removes her gown and gets her under
the covers.
IN THE BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS
Bert enters and turns on the water to take a shower.
IN THE BEDROOM - DAY
Bert returns. He as a towel wrapped around his waist. He
closes the door then goes to the window where he pulls the
black-out shade down. The room is now very dark. He drops his
towel and climbs into the bed. He snuggles next to Andrea.
BERT
Oh, baby... I've been looking forward to
this.
He climbs on top of her and starts kissing her. It's 8:35am.
BERT (O.S.)
Oh...oh...oh...ah...ah...AH!
It's still 8:35am.
BERT (O.S.)
That was better than I thought it would be.
LATER
The clock reads 3:59pm. It advances to 4:00pm and the alarm
goes off. Bert silences the alarm. He stretches before he sits
up and swings his legs off of the bed. He bends down, grabs his
towel, and puts the towel around his waist as he stands.
He goes to the window where he raises the shade, flooding the
room with afternoon sunlight. He looks at Andrea. He pulls the
covers down enough to expose her breasts. He rubs his hands
across her breasts, pinches her nipples.
BERT
I think we'll try something new.
He rolls her onto her stomach, exposing her butt. He rubs up
and down the length of her body, then concentrates his attention
on her ass.
BERT
Don't worry, Sweetheart. This won't hurt a
bit.
He drops his towel and climbs on the bed.
EXT. BERT'S APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS
Gladys is looking through her window, making sure she doesn't
miss anything. There's nothing to see from her vantage point
right now, but she doesn't want to chance it.
INT. DONOR CENTER - NIGHT
DING. The elevator doors open and out steps Bert. He has a
knapsack slung over one shoulder. Charlie looks up from his
studies.
BERT
Hey, Charlie. How's it going?
CHARLIE
Not bad. What's with the book bag?
Bert unslings the knapsack.
BERT
Just some fresh reading material.
CHARLIE
Anything interesting?
BERT
I think so, but you probably wouldn't. It's
what you refer to as trashy science fiction.
CHARLIE
(nods acknowledgement)
Hm...
He closes up his stuff and vacates the desk, making room for
Bert.
CHARLIE
Well, if your night is anything like my day,
you'll be able to catch up on a lot of
reading. See you tomorrow.
He heads for the elevator.
BERT
See you...
Charlie presses the elevator button and DING, the doors open.
He enters and the doors close behind him. Bert opens his
knapsack. He takes out a few paperbacks and stuffs them in one
of the desk drawers. He takes his knapsack to a supply cabinet
where he pulls out some IV bags of sedative/nutrient solution
and crams them in his knapsack.
INT. BERT'S APARTMENT, BEDROOM - DAY
Andrea is on the bed amidst the crumbled covers. WHAM, a door
closes.
BERT (O.S.)
Honey, I'm home. I've got something for
you.
He enters the bedroom.
BERT
I've got some fresh sleepy juice for you.
He pulls one IV bag out of his knapsack and tosses the knapsack
on the bed.
BERT
No need for you to wake up now. It would
probably just upset you anyway.
He disconnects Andrea's IV bag and drops it beside the bed. He
attaches the new one in its place.
BERT
There you go.
(starts undressing)
I hope you're in the mood for some lovin'.
I know I am. That cute little mouth of
yours is looking pretty inviting.
ON THE EMPTY IV BAG
LATER
Now there are two bags.
LATER
Make that three bags.
LATER
Now it's half-a-dozen bags. Bert hasn't decided what to do with
the empties. He doesn't want to just dump them in the trash for
fear someone might discover what he's doing.
EXT. BERT'S APARTMENT - DAY
It's late afternoon, the sun hangs low in the sky.
INT. BERT'S APARTMENT, BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
It's quite dark with the black out shade down. Bert rolls over,
looks at the clock. He suddenly bolts up.
BERT
Oh, shit! I forgot to turn on the alarm.
He dresses very quickly, runs out of the room, and shortly...
WHAM, the front door closes. What Bert didn't realize is that
Andrea's IV bag is empty. Andrea stirs a little bit.
INT. DONOR CENTER - NIGHT
Bert is sitting at the desk, reading a book. The intercom
CRACKLES to life.
NURSE (filtered)
Donor center...
Bert sets his book on the desk and grabs a notepad.
BERT
Go ahead.
NURSE (filtered)
Deliver donor number 1 7 A 3 9 5 2 to O R 3.
Bert writes the information down as it's being delivered.
BERT
Confirm donor 1 7 A 3 9 5 2 to O R 3.
NURSE (filtered)
Correct.
BERT
On my way.
He enters the donor number into the computer to get the
corresponding drawer number. He writes it down on the notepad.
He gets the requested donor and wheels him to the desk where he
scans in the donor's ID card and punches a few buttons on the
computer. He heads for the elevator.
INT. BERT'S APARTMENT, BEDROOM - NIGHT
Andrea stirs. She moves her head side to side a little. She
raises one hand to rub her face. She opens her eyes. She looks
around trying to make sense of things. She's completely
disoriented. She doesn't recognize anything. She sits up in
bed, looks around. She notices the IV in her arm and pulls it
out.
ANDREA (V.O.)
Where am I?
She gets out of bed. She realizes she's naked so she looks
around for something with which to cover herself. She ends up
using the blanket from the bed. She peeks out of the bedroom
before she leaves.
EXT. HOSPITAL - DAY
Bert gets in his car and drives off.
INT. BERT'S APARTMENT, LIVING ROOM - DAY
The front door opens and Bert enters. He closes the door.
BERT
Honey, I'm home.
IN THE BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
BERT (O.S.)
Since we missed our session before work, I'm
gonna have to do you twice to make up for
it.
He flips on the bedroom light and is shocked to see the bed
empty. He spins around to find Andrea standing there. She is
wearing some of his clothes. It's all she could find. She is
pissed.
ANDREA
Keep your pants on, Romeo.
Bert unconsciously retreats into the bedroom. Andrea follows.
ANDREA
You're not going to do anything except die.
BERT
Wha...wha...wha...wha...
ANDREA
What's the matter? Don't like fucking live
girls?
Bert still can't find his voice.
ANDREA
Well, fuck you, asshole.
She whips out the knife that she was hiding behind her back and
stabs Bert. He falls back onto the bed SCREAMING with the knife
sticking out of his left eye socket. He doesn't SCREAM for
long. She digs through his pockets, pulls out his wallet and
keys. She looks down on him with contempt.
ANDREA
I should've cut off your dick before killing
you.
She spits on him then leaves.
EXT. BERT'S APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS
Andrea exits the apartment. Gladys, ever vigilant, notices and
moves to intercept. She comes out of her apartment as Andrea is
walking away.
GLADYS
Hello. You must be Bert's cousin.
Andrea stops, turns around.
ANDREA
What?
GLADYS
You're Bert's cousin, right? I saw him
bring you home from the hospital a couple
months ago.
Andrea is unsure.
GLADYS
Why were you in the hospital?
Andrea notices that she and Gladys are about the same size. She
gestures toward Gladys' apartment.
ANDREA
Let's go inside and sit down. I'll tell you
all about it.
GLADYS
Come on in.
The two enter the apartment and the door closes.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. BERT'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
It's dark. It's late. The windows are dark in Gladys'
apartment.
INT. GLADYS' APARTMENT, DINING AREA - CONTINUOUS
The remains of a meal sit on the table. It looks like a meal
for one.
IN THE BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
Andrea is sleeping peacefully on the bed. It's her first
natural sleep since being sentenced to donation.
IN THE BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS
The bloody body of Gladys lays crumpled in the bathtub.
EXT. COURTHOUSE - DAY
Andrea is sitting in Bert's car in the parking lot. She's
wearing some of Gladys' clothes now. They look a little better
on her than Bert's clothes did. Judge Euler exits the
courthouse, gets in his car, and drives off. Andrea follows.
EXT. EULER'S HOUSE - DAY
Euler pulls into his driveway. He gets out of the car and
enters his house. Andrea glides Bert's car to a stop in front
of the next-door neighbor's house.
EXT. EULER'S HOUSE - NIGHT
It's late. There's no activity in the street. A dog BARKS
briefly in the distance. Andrea returns, parking in front of
the neighbor's house again. She gets out of the car and closes
the door, being careful to make no noise. She is wearing dark
clothing.
She looks up and down the street. Nothing. She walks to
Euler's house and sneaks around the side of the house to the
back yard. She moves slowly and carefully. It's dark and she
doesn't want to trip over something and make a lot of noise.
She peers in through each window she passes. She looks in
through the screen covering the kitchen window to find that the
window is open a crack. She quietly teases the screen out of
the window frame. With the screen out of the way, she is able
to open the window enough to climb in.
INT. EULER'S HOUSE, KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
Andrea climbs into the kitchen through the window. She manages
to get in safely without making too much noise.
IN THE BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
Euler and his wife, NORMA, are in bed. Euler is watching TV,
Norma is reading a book. They are unaware of what is happening
in the kitchen.
IN THE KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS
Andrea stops and looks around. In the darkness she spies a
wooden knife rack. She selects the biggest knife in the rack.
As she's leaving, she accidentally kicks one of the kitchen
chairs. It SQUEAKS a few inches across the floor. She freezes.
INT. EULER'S HOUSE, BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
Norma and Euler look at each other.
NORMA
What was that?
EULER
I don't know.
He opens his nightstand drawer and pulls out a gun. It has a
trigger lock on it. He sets the gun on the nightstand and
starts rooting through the drawer for the key.
EULER
Where's that damned key?
NORMA
Are you sure it's in there?
She puts her book down on her nightstand. He is agitated now.
EULER
Of course I'm sure. Where else would I put
it?
He gets out of bed and pulls the drawer completely out of the
nightstand. He dumps the contents on the bed. A few small
items bounce off of the bed, including the key. Euler doesn't
notice. He just roots through the pile of drawer junk. He
finds another key.
EULER
Here it is!
He grabs the gun and tries the key in the lock. No good.
NORMA
What's wrong.
He throws the key down and sets the gun back on the nightstand.
EULER
It's the wrong damn key!
She gets out of bed to help him.
NORMA
You should keep your drawer cleaner.
He stares daggers at her.
EULER
Shut up Norma. Now's not the time.
They continue the search for the key. Andrea appears in the
doorway. Euler and Norma are too wrapped up in what they're
doing to notice. Andrea looks down and sees the trigger lock
key on the carpet. She picks it up and pockets it.
She sneaks up right behind Norma and grabs her around the neck,
then she backs up and holds the knife to Norma's face. Norma
SCREAMS.
ANDREA
Hold it!
Euler turns around and freezes. He takes in the situation.
EULER
Don't hurt her. What do you want?
A strange, silent moment in time. Norma is quietly crying.
Tears run down her face. Andrea is waiting for Euler to
recognize her, but it's not going to happen.
ANDREA
Don't you recognize me?
EULER
Why? Should I?
ANDREA
I was in your courtroom once.
EULER
I handle a lot of cases.
(beat)
I can't possibly remember everyone who comes
through.
ANDREA
So, we're just cattle...parading through
your courtroom.
Euler has no response for that.
ANDREA
Get on the bed.
He sits on the edge of the bed.
ANDREA
Now swing your legs up and put them straight
out in front of you.
He slowly does as he's told.
ANDREA
Okay...sit on your hands.
He slides is hands under his butt. She moves over next to him,
dragging Norma along. She takes the knife away from Norma's
face and points it at Euler's throat. She releases Norma...
pushes her away.
ANDREA
(to Norma)
Get on the other side of the bed.
Norma heads for the other side.
NORMA
Okay, just don't hurt him.
She sits on the edge of the bed.
ANDREA
Same position. Come on.
Norma maneuvers into the same position as Euler. Andrea snags
the gun off of the nightstand and quickly moves away from the
bed. She looks at the gun.
ANDREA
Trigger lock, huh?
(turns gun over)
Is it loaded?
EULER
(quietly)
...yes...
Andrea bends down at the knees until she can set the knife on
the floor. She stands back up, never taking her eyes from the
couple on the bed.
ANDREA
Don't do anything stupid. I can grab that
knife before you can reach me.
She slides a hand into her pocket. She pulls out the key and
quickly unlocks the trigger lock. The looks of anger and defeat
are obvious on Euler's and Norma's faces. Andrea retrieves the
knife.
EULER
What now?
Andrea strolls to Norma's side of the bed.
ANDREA
You and I are going to have a little chat,
Judge.
She SMACKS Norma in the side of the head with the gun. Norma
tumbles off of the bed, her pillow following. She hits her
nightstand on the way down and knocks the phone off.
EULER
NO!
He starts to rise. Andrea points the gun in his face.
ANDREA
Don't do it!
EULER
Why did you do that? You didn't need to.
ANDREA
I want to talk to you alone.
(beat)
Now put your hands back.
He sits there. She cocks the hammer on the gun. He sits on his
hands again, defeated.
ANDREA
That's better.
She releases the hammer back to its safe position.
EULER
What now?
She walks around to his side of the bed.
ANDREA
Now I explain to you the importance of
remembering the people you deal with.
She lifts the knife up and displays it in front of Euler's face.
He lets out a MOAN of despair.
ON NORMA
Norma is bleeding from the side of her head where she was hit
with the gun. She stirs. She looks around disoriented. She
sees the phone. She dials 911 and puts the pillow over the
phone to muffle any sounds that Andrea might be able to hear.
Euler lets out a SCREAM. Norma gets up.
NORMA
JIMMY!
Andrea SHOOTS her in the chest. Norma goes down with a GRUNT.
She's still. Euler is sitting there with his hands covering his
face. There is blood oozing between his fingers.
ANDREA
Put your hands back down!
He makes no move. She drops the knife on the floor and slaps
him in the side of the head.
ANDREA
Put 'em down!
He slowly complies. The tip of his nose is gone, replaced by a
red, raw wound.
ANDREA
That's better.
She gets the knife from the floor again. She starts to advance
on him but stops when she hears the muffled SCREECH of tires
from outside. She goes to the window and looks out.
EXT. EULER'S HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Two police cars are sitting out front. Four officers are
scattering toward the house.
INT. EULER'S HOUSE, BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
ANDREA
Shit!
She returns to Euler.
ANDREA
Gotta go. Hold this for me, will you?
She slices the knife into his throat. The blood sprays. From
another part of the house comes the CRUNCH of a door being
forced. She looks around in a panic. She runs to the window
and looks out. She can't see anyone.
She backs up and steadies herself before making a desperate run
at the window. She CRASHES through the glass.
THROUGH THE WINDOW
Andrea is lying on the front lawn. She doesn't move. A police
officer carefully closes on her with his gun drawn. Another
police car SCREECHES to a stop at the curb.
INT. COURTROOM - DAY
JUDGE BARKSTEIN is presiding over Andrea's second murder trial.
It's not really a trail, though...just a formality. Andrea is
standing before the judge. She has been bandaged up after her
window dive.
BARKSTEIN
There's no need to judge or sentence you
again. You will be taken immediately to the
donor center to complete your previous
sentence.
(waves dismissively)
Take her away.
The bailiff takes Andrea and leads her to the side door. He
pushes the door open.
MATCH CUT:
INT. DONOR CENTER - DAY
The door opens as Andrea is wheeled in on a table being pushed
by Monique. (Deja vu) She pushes Andrea to the admitting desk
where a MAN is sitting, reading a book. He's so into it he
doesn't notice her.
MONIQUE
New donor.
The man looks up, startled. It's Bert. He has a patch over one
eye socket.
CUT TO BLACK.
The End
The Donor is © 1998 Lanny Maude