1 INT. APARTMENT BUILDING HALLWAY - EVENING 1
We see a long, rundown hallway of an average apartment
building. Its cream colored wallpaper has some chips in it
and we follow the path of a long red carpet. We see FINCH, a
tall, brown haired, brown eyed 19 year old, running
frantically down the hall looking at the doors to find the
right one. He finds room 310 and kicks the door in.
2 INT. APARTMENT - EVENING 2
We see Finch run in and immediately stops. The CAMERA shows
another tall, brown haired kid named MICHAEL, standing in
the middle of the room. We see a concerned and scared face
on Finch.
FINCH
(nervously in between breaths)
Hey bud...I got your call...
Michael still stands in the middle of the room seemingly
ignoring Finch.
FINCH
Mike, please, let me explainMichael
cuts off Finch
MICHAEL
There’s nothing to explain. This is
all your fault. You can’t fix this.
FINCH
Please lets’s just talk it out.
MICHAEL
NO!
Michael turns around and whips out a gun from his jacket and
points it at Finch’s head. Finch becomes more worried and
raises his hands.
MICHAEL
Why did you do it? Hmm?
Finch stares at the gun and hesitates to answer.
MICHAEL(CONT’D)
ANSWER ME!
FINCH
ALRIGHT! I’m sorry! What do you
want to hear? I had to tell them or
else I would have gone to jail.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 2.
MICHAEL
You? Go to jail? Now that you told
them I’m the one who’s going to be
sent away. Can’t you think about
anyone besides yourself for once?
Michael is obviously angry. He screams so loud that tears
begin to form in his eyes. The gun is shaking steadily in
his had.
FINCH
Michael....just..just put the gun
down and we can talk about this
more.
MICHAEL
No. Now, what did the police
promise you? Immunity? Money? WHat
did they give ya?
FINCH
They..they didn’t give me anything.
MICHAEL
LIAR!
Michael fires off a show over Finch’s right shoulder,
hitting a mirror on the back wall while Finch is frantically
trying to protect himself.
FINCH
WOAH! WOAH! WOAH! MIKE! STOP!
MICHAEL
Then don’t lie to me like that!
Answer the damn question!
FINCH
I swear! They didn’t promise me
anything!
MICHAEL
Then why’d you tell them I did it?
FINCH
Because our friend is dead because
of you! Matt didn’t deserve what
you did to him.
Michael huffs and puffs. He finally lowers the gun and
begins to scratch his head with it. Finch puts his hands
down. Michael is pacing back and forth along a narrow path
between the coffee table and the fireplace.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 3.
MICHAEL
You know what? You’re all the same.
Always caught up in feelings and
emotions always overlooking the
bigger picture. He was the weakest
link and you all were too blind to
see that. Since none of you would
do anything about it, I decided to
take matters into my own hands.
FINCH
You can’t do that. You’re not the
leader of this, you can’t make
executive decisions on your own. We
all decide TOGETHER who stays, and
who goes.
MICHAEL
He was going to screw everything
up, even you knew it.
FINCH
Yeah...but that doesn’t mean we
shoot him! We have our ways and you
know that.
MICHAEL
No, you wouldn’t have done that.
You liked him. You don’t have the
heart to get rid of him.
FINCH
IT’S NOT YOUR CHOICE!
That really ticked off Michael. Michael stops pacing and he
held the gun back up at Finch.
MICHAEL
Well then, let’s fix that.
Finch doesn’t make a move. Instead he just stares at Michael
with a worried look.
MICHAEL
What? Why are you looking at me
like that?
FINCH
Mike...please...let me help
you...you need help...
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 4.
MICHAEL
I DON’T NEED HELP!
Michael fires off a shot into Finch’s leg. Finch falls to
the ground screaming in pain grasping his leg. Michael’s
sadistic smile wipes off of his face. A new, younger and
concerned face appears on Michael. His mouth is wide open
with shock. He looks at Finch on the ground and then back at
the gun. He drops the gun and walks over to Finch.
MICHAEL
Oh god, Finch, what happened?
FINCH
Johnny, is that you?
JOHNNY
Yeah, yeah, yeah...oh god..did I do
this?
Finch lays back on the ground, grunting and letting out
short puffs of breaths. Johnny takes off his scarf and ties
it around Finch’s wound.
JOHNNY
Did...did he do it?
Finch lets out a deep breath and rubs his face wit his
hands.
FINCH
Yeah...
JOHNNY
How long has he been here?
FINCH
I’m not sure...some of us thought
about a week. Matt didn’t think
that Mike came out.
JOHNNY
What did he do?
Finch paused and tried not to answer.
JOHNNY
Please Finch.
FINCH
He...
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 5.
Finch pauses and let out a deep sigh. Slammed his fist on
the floor making Johnny flinch. Tears start to from in
Finch’s eyes.
FINCH
What is the last thing you
remember, Johnny?
JOHNNY
Um. The last thing I remember was
when we had our second meeting at
the coffee shop.
FINCH
S***.
JOHNNY
What?
FINCH
Johnny...that was almost a month
ago.
JOHNNY
How? Mike has never taken over for
that long.
Johnny gets up and backs away from Finch. He stands and
begins to pace again. HE takes short, panicky breaths and
runs his fingers through his hair.
FINCH
Johnny, calm down. Okay? I want to
help you. Freaking out now won’t
help you, it’ll only bring back
Michael. We can both leave here,
ALIVE, and we can go get some help.
Sound good bud?
Johnny stops pacing and faces Finch.
JOHNNY
Finch, be honest with me. Tell me
straight. What did I do.
FINCH
Johnny, you didn’t do anything.
JOHNNY
Fine. Then what did Michael do?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 6.
FINCH
JohnnyJOHNNY
TELL ME.
FINCH
We were on our way there, all of
us. We asked Matt to join in since
some of us didn’t trust you, well,
we didn’t trust Michael. We were
about to take it when Matt
accidentally set off an alarm.
Everyone started freaking out,
especially Mike. When we all got
out, the police were arriving out
front, then we made a run for it.
We tried to calm him down, but he
kept saying that he screwed
everything up and we all were going
to go to jail because of him. Then
Mike threw a punch and knocked over
Matt. They kept fighting until...
JOHNNY
Until what...
FINCH
He fired off 5 shots. We think that
all of them hit Matt. No one knew
what to do, so we all ran. I don’t
know where the others ended up, but
I followed you. I lost you after a
few blocks, but I knew where you
were going. So I ran here and now
we’re here.
Johnny lets a few tears roll down his cheeks and then
hastily wipes them away. He inhales and walks over behind
the couch and picks up the gun again. he walks back over and
holds the gun against his temple.
FINCH
WOAH, WOAH, JOHNNY WHAT ARE YOU
DOING?
JOHNNY
No one else is going to get hurt
because of me, do you understand?
FINCH
Johnny please stop. There are
people that can fix this.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 7.
Johnny tries to speak in between sobs. Tears are streaming
down his face.
JOHNNY
NO ONE CAN FIX THIS. I’m not going
to let him kill anyone else. He’s
all in my head right? If I die, he
dies too.
FINCH
Johnny there are other ways.
JOHNNY
No, Finch. Not anymore.
He takes a deep breath and slowly exhales. Finch starts to
cry.
JOHNNY
Thank you Finch. You’re the only
one that believed in me.
FINCH
No...
JOHNNY
Goodbye Finch.
FINCH
NO!
He pulls the trigger.