She knows he’s trouble and dangerous but she stays with him anyway. No one can understand why. Until the night they are contacted by police.
Main Characters
Madison Gates
Connor Alexander
Damon Langur
Janine Feldman
Ok it’s starting to take some shape… But still need more details… More stuff… MORE!!!
The park was nice. The festivities. A large group of people are milling about snacking and having a good time. The it’s a family environment kids are playing and the adults are joking around and having fun. Madison, Connor, Damon, Janine and Blake. Madison is walking with Blake who is sticking close to her, the party is going quite well a few of the guys are drunk and are having a blast. Madison and Blake have a disagreement, as Blake wants to leave and Madison doesn’t. Blake grabs her upper arm as she starts to move away, and jerks her back to him. Conner and Damon see this and start heading that direction Madison is in more pain than she should be with the man. Connor and Damon both threaten Blake, Madison tries to get them to back off and makes excuses for him. She starts to leave with him and Conner tries to stop her. She gets mad at Connor for trying to stop her. Madison leaves with Blake, Connor and Damon don’t understand why.
Conner, Janine, Damon, Molly, Madison, and Blake are all out. Blake gives Madison a look and Conner takes notice of this, and watches Madison change what she is doing. After awhile Madison excuses herself to the bathroom, and leaves. Conner takes a moment and he pretends like he’s going out to smoke, he stops and heads toward the bathroom, when Madison comes out he looks at her and tries to figure out why she is with him. You can tell he cares, but she tells him he has no right to care and that she is fine and she knows what she is doing. He grudgingly lets it go.
Madison is over at Blakes house, Mark a 7 year-old boy is in the kitchen Mark takes a plastic pitcher of kool-aid out of the fridge and drops it, as he’s trying to get it out of the fridge. He panics, and rushes to clean up the mess. Blake roars from another room, and Madison comes in to the kitchen area, she stops Blake before he can get to Mark. Blake back hands her across the face. When she doesn’t get out of his way. She stares him down and doesn’t get out of the way. Which only angers him more. Mark runs to his room, where he hunkers down in his closet and rocks back and forth. You can hear the crashing of furniture. Then later the front door slams. Mark waits he keeps expecting the worst as he hears footsteps coming toward him. Then he hears Madison’s voice. He slowly comes out of the closet and he hugs her. Madison is in pain but she tries to hide it from Mark.
Connor is sitting with Janine, they start talking. You find that they are worried about Madison. Janine, tries to get him not to worry so much. That Madison always knows what she’s doing.
Madison is on the couch at Blakes house. It’s late the house is dark and Blake comes home. She’s sleeping. Madison wakes up, looks at the time, and heads down the hallway she is stiff and sore. She hears some noises in Marks room and she pushes the door open. What Madison see’s horrifies her. She goes into action, she grabs the baseball bat near the door and slams it down over Blakes back. Mark flies back between the wall and the foot of his bed hiding in the corner. He covers his head and his ears. Madison and Blake fight. When Madison realizes Blake is getting the better of her, she yells at Mark to run. He hesitates but then goes to run. He tries to get by them. Blake tries to grab Mark as he runs by but Mark manages to get by without getting caught. Mark runs out the front door, into the arms of a police officer. One officer is holding the Mark as a couple of others rush inside hearing the fight.
Damon, Leanne, Connor, and Janine are all together at Connors place, an kicking it talking about things, and drink. They are having a good time. When Leanne’s phone rings. It’s Madison. Madison tells her that she needs her. The others there watch waiting seeing the fear in Leanne of what is wrong and knowing she is talking to Madison. Leanne hangs up with her, and Connor tries to get the information out of Leanne who gets Damon to go with her. She tries to leave Connor there but Connor will have nothing to do with it and goes with them.
Mark see’s Madison come out the front door of the house and he runs to her wrapping himself around her and holding on for dear life. Madison ends up sitting on the porch with him and holding him. He keeps telling her he is sorry. She keeps telling him it’s alright. She holds him tight as Blake is taken out of the house, in handcuffs. One of the officers comes over and talks to them he wants to talk to Mark. Madison looks at him and tells him to tell the truth.
The officer starts to talk to Mark, and end credits.
Ok I’m just a very Dark Person….
Ok so this isn’t going to be formatted right but this is the script so far. Still trying to work out the first part although may drop it completely who knows.
EXT. OUTDOORS PARTY – DAY
BBQ is going on. Tables of food. Different snippets of party attendees having fun. KIDS playing.
CONNOR is laughing with DAMON, when JANINE comes up and places a beer bottle in his hand. Connor puts his am around her and takes a drink out of the bottle. He is clearly looking at the car in the distance with the people in it.
Connor watches as MADISON waits for BLAKE to come around beside her, and they both walk toward the party. He takes swigs from his bottle as he watches this. He’s barely paying attention to Damon or Janine but pretends to be. He smiles at the words Damon says nodding.
DAMON
(some lines about what they are into)
INT. RESTAURANT – NIGHT
Dinner was nice. Just a small family place. Blake is sitting next to Madison, Connor is sitting next to Janine they are across from Blake and Madison.
CONNOR
Maddie says you recently moved here, with your son.
BLAKE
Yeah, she’s been showing us around. Getting us used to Sac.
MADISON
Would you excuse me.
Madison scoots back her chair Blake stands.
BLAKE
Are you ok?
MADISON
Yeah, I’ll be right back.
Blake touches her upper arm and Madison winces before she can be prepared for the pain. Conner notices the look. Madison heads to the bathroom. Connor waits a beat or two then grabs his cigarettes.
CONNOR
I need a smoke.
Connor stands up and heads out the front doors.
INT. BATHROOM – NIGHT
Madison is washing her hands she looks at herself in the mirror for a moment. Steadies herself.
MADISON
You can do this.
She heads out of the bathroom.
INT. BATHROOM ENTRANCE – NIGHT
Connor is waiting outside when she comes out.
CONNOR
Madison wait.
MADISON
What?
She stops and looks at Connor.
CONNOR
Are you ok?
MADISON
Yeah, come on you know me. I’m fine.
CONNOR
You don’t have to put on a front for me.
MADISON
Look Connor I’m fine. Don’t worry about me.
Madison starts to head back to the table Connor reaches out and grabs her arm. Madison about drops with the pain. Connor lets go quickly.
CONNOR
What’s wrong with your arm?
MADISON
Nothing. It’s just sore.
CONNOR
Maddie. I know you better than that.
Connor lifts the sleeve of her shirt up to reveal a dark bruise on her upper arm.
CONNOR (CONT’D)
Did he do this to you?
MADISON
Connor it’s fine. I can take care of myself.
CONNOR
Did he do this?
MADISON
You gave up the right to care, remember? Don’t worry about me.
CONNOR
You can do better than him. Why are you staying with him?
MADISON
I tried, remember it didn’t work out.
CONNOR
Maddie.
MADISON
There’s more to it than that. Just let it go, alright. We need to get back.
Madison walks away back to the table.
BLAKE
Is everything ok?
MADISON
Yeah. Everything is fine. Do you mind if we go? I’m not feeling very well.
Blake nods, and gets up to go.
INT. BLAKES HOUSE – NIGHT
Blake, Madison and MARK walk into the house. MARK is a young boy, he heads to the kitchen.
INT. BLAKES HOUSE-KITCHEN – NIGHT
Mark goes to the fridge and opens it he starts to grab the pitcher of Kool-Aid, his hands can’t hold it and it falls to the kitchen floor with a bang.
Madison sees the spill and starts to help Mark clean up the mess. When Blake comes in. Mark is scared.
BLAKE
What the – Mark!
MADISON
Blake take it easy.
BLAKE
Don’t tell me to take it easy. He knows better.
Blake goes to hit Mark. Madison stops him and Blake instead hits Madison across the face. Mark takes the chance and runs out of the room.
INT. BLAKES HOUSE – MARKS ROOM – NIGHT
Mark runs into his room closes his door fast. Puts his toy box in front of the door, and runs into his closest closing the door behind him. He hides in the back hugging his knees his hands over his ears and rocking back and forth humming to himself. There is crashing sounds and flesh striking flesh.
After a bit the front door slams shut.
The sound of the door opening and the toybox moving against the door.
MADISON
Mark.
The sound of Madison sitting next to the door of he closet and opening the door slightly.
MADISON (CONT’D)
Mark.
Mark looks up slowly. When he see’s her. He thrusts himself into her arms. She holds him. Trying not to show that she is hurting.
MADISON (CONT’D)
It’s ok. Everythings going to be ok.
Madison holds Mark for a minute. Soothing him as he cries. Then she gets ready to get him moving when he settles some.
MADISON (CONT’D)
Alright how about we clean up ok?
Mark nods into her shoulder and they both get up and Madison winces as she moves the toy chest to the right spot. And they both head into the kitchen.
INT. BLAKES HOUSE-KITCHEN – NIGHT
Madison starts picking up the chair that was tossed about in the room. She reaches over and picks up a towel off the counter and tosses it at Mark who takes it.
MADISON
Wipe up the Kool-Aid as best you can. And I’ll finish with the other stuff.
Mark does as he is told. Montage of video of them cleaning up. Mark starts to smile and laugh with her. They dance, and listen to music.
INT. BLAKES HOUSE – MARKS ROOM – NIGHT
Madison puts Mark to bed. She smiles at him and kisses him on the forehead.
MADISON
Good night.
MARK
Good night.
Mark reaches for her hand as Madison starts to leave.
MARK (CONT’D)
Thank you.
He sits up and hugs her again she hugs him back.
MADISON
Ok now get some sleep.
Madison tucks him back in and leaves the room. She leaves the door open slightly.
INT. BLAKES HOUSE – NIGHT
Madison sits on the couch near the front door. Turns out the light next to the couch and puts her feet up on the table, lays her head back and soon drifts off to sleep.
INT. CONNORS HOUSE – NIGHT
Connor is sitting with Janine.
JANINE
What was that all about tonight?
Connor shakes his head.
CONNOR
Nothing. I think he’s hurting her.
JANINE
Did you ask her?
CONNOR
She’s not going to tell me. And she’s not going to leave him.
Janine hugs Connor.
JANINE
She’ll figure it out. We just need to be there for her.
Connor nods in agreement.
INT. BLAKES HOUSE – NIGHT
Keys sound in the door. Madison is sleeping on the couch her head back.
INT. BLAKES HOUSE – MARKS ROOM – NIGHT
Blake comes in the front door. He heads to his room and stops at the door. He then goes over to Marks room. He looks inside. Slowly he opens the door and goes to Marks bed. He sits on the edge and looks down at the boy.
BLAKE
I’m sorry.
He touches Marks face who wakes up and looks up at Blake.
BLAKE (CONT’D)
I’m sorry Mark.
He hugs Mark.
INT. BLAKES HOUSE – NIGHT
Madison wakes up on the couch. She gets up slowly stiff from the nights events. She starts to head down the hall to the bathroom, when she hears a moaning sound from Marks room. She looks down further and notices that Marks room is open. Madison walks down slowly. She see’s Blake’s back to her. Mark is standing in front of him. Anger sears through her. She grabs the baseball bat near the door, and brings it down squarely between Marks shoulders. Sending the man to the ground. Mark is petrified.
MADISON
Mark get out of here.
Mark gathers himself, and runs from the room as Blake gets up. He shakes off the blow and comes at Madison. She goes to swing the bat again but he grabs it and jerks it from her grasp. Mark runs out of the room.
Mark see’s Madison’s cell phone he grabs it and dials 911.
MARK
HELP!
Mark hunkers down between the wall and a chair. He’s near tears.
MARK (CONT’D)
He’s going to kill her.
Crashing sounds as the fight ensues.
MARK (CONT’D)
Home. I’m at home. Hurry.
The sound of bodies hitting the hallway. Sirens are outside. Mark bursts out of his hiding spot and runs for the front door. He runs through it.
EXT. BLAKES HOUSE – NIGHT
Mark runs right into the arms of a police officer. The arms around him scare him as he was expecting to run. He fights the officer who holds him.
Another officer heads inside.
OFFICER (V.O.)
Police. Stop. Stop.
The officer outside is holding Mark tight who is crying.
MARK
No… Maddie…
OFFICER 2
It’s ok.
The officer tries to sooth Mark. The officer sees a woman staggering out the front door. She has blood coming down her face.
OFFICER 2 (CONT’D)
Maddie?
Madison nods weakly, as she comes to the steps and sits down. She leans on the wall next to her exhausted.
MARK
Maddie?
Mark looks at the officer and the officer gets him to look behind him. Mark is happy. The officer lets him down. Mark runs to Madison and Madison holds him as he sits in her lap hugging her.
MARK (CONT’D)
I’m sorry Maddie. I’m sorry.
MADISON
It’s not your fault. You did good Mark. You did good. Shhh it’s ok.
Mark hugs her and just keeps sobbing how sorry he is.
MADISON (CONT’D)
You got help, honey. It’s good.
Madison gets Mark to look at her. Mark looks at her and gently touches the side of her face.
MARK
I’m sorry.
MADISON
It’s not your fault. But you gotta talk to these guys. You gotta tell them the truth.
MARK
He’s my dad.
MADISON
He’s your dad, but you’ve got to protect yourself. You’ve got to tell them the truth. The WHOLE truth.
MARK
Maddie your the only one who stayed.
MADISON
It was the right thing to do, honey. Now it’s your turn to do the right thing.
INT. CONNORS HOUSE – NIGHT
Connor and Janine are asleep, when Connor’s cell goes off. It’s Madison’s number.
CONNOR
Hello.
He listens for a minute. He sits up and grabs a pen and paper.
JANINE
What’s going on?
CONNOR
Address?
Connor jots down the information gets dressed.
CONNOR (CONT’D)
We’ll be there.
Connor hangs up the phone, and gets dressed
CONNOR (CONT’D)
Get dressed, Madison needs us.
EXT. BLAKES HOUSE – NIGHT
Connor and Janine pull up in front of Blakes, with the red and blue flashing lights in front of it. Connor parks, and goes over to the house. They stand at a bit of a distance. When they both see Madison with Mark.
Officer comes up to Madison with Mark sitting in her lap. The officer kneels down to get on Marks level.
OFFICER 2
Are you ready to talk to me?
MADISON
Tell him the whole truth.
MARK
But he’ll take me away.
MADISON
He’ll help you kiddo. You’ll be alright if you tell him everything ok?
OFFICER 2
I just want to help you and Maddie.
MARK
Ok.
Fade out.
End Credits.