HENRY

Huh?

 

MONA

Some times I think the kid’s as dumb

as I am.

 

The telephone rings.  It stops after two rings.

 

HENRY

You needed money for a tattoo?

 

MONA

Hey, you’re startin’ to catch on.

 

From down the hall where her bedroom is, BRANDY comes into the living room.

 

BRANDY

(exited)

Taco Yummy got robbed!

MONA

When?

 

BRANDY

Last night.  Lou just called.

 

HENRY

Who?

 

BRANDY

Lou. . . .   Mr. Krebs.

 

DOG

How they do it?

 

BRANDY

With a paintball gun.

 

Everybody looks at HENRY.

 

BRANDY

Yeah.  Exactly.  Lou has a pretty

good idea of who. 

(glaring at HENRY)

Edward was the one working last

night, and he says to Lou this

morning, “Doesn’t Brandy have a brother, and isn’t her brother a paintball freak?”

 

MONA

Jesus Christ.  Did you rob that

place, kid?

 

HENRY

No.

 

DOG

How much money you get?

 

HENRY

I don’t know anything about it.

 

BRANDY

The robber didn’t get a dime.  A complete dweeb.  So I figure it

had to be Henry.

 

HENRY

I didn’t--

 

BRANDY

Anyway, Lou said the cops should be coming any time.

 

MONA

Coming where?

 

BRANDY

Here.  To question dork. 

(to HENRY)

Maybe you can start lifting

weights while you’re in prison,

and you can come out and be all

buff.

 

HENRY

I didn’t--

 

MONA

You little shit.  You’re gonna

screw up my plans for the day. 

I was gonna go down town and get

my pussy cat tattoo.

 

BRANDY

Really?

 

DOG

Let Big Henry handle it. 

 

MONA

Yeah. 

(to HENRY)

See ya in jail, kid.

 

HENRY

I thought you needed help!  I thought you were sick!

 

BRANDY

I’d say you’re the sick one,

dude.

 

HENRY slams out the door.

 

EXT.  WALES HOUSE   DAY

 

HENRY starts to get on his bike but then notices and remembers the bent front wheel.  He grabs his paintball gun off the handlebars and then shoves the bike over and kicks it. 

 

He starts to walk down the driveway, stops abruptly and looks back at the house.  As he stares at the house, his anger rises.

 

He charges toward the front door of the house and bursts in.

 

INT.  WALES HOUSE   DAY

 

DOG is sitting on the sofa. MONA, and BRANDY are standing in the living room. 

 

HENRY takes aim at MONA and shoots her in the stomach.

 

MONA

What the hell, kid?

 

HENRY turns to BRANDY.

 

BRANDY

No.  I just did my nails!

 

HENRY shoots BRANDY in the chest.

 

BRANDY.

Ouch!  You dork!

 

DOG is laughing.  HENRY shoots him in the chest.

 

DOG

(suddenly angry)

Hey!  Now I got to kick your

ass, kid.

 

DOG comes after him.  HENRY evades him.  They dance around the furniture.

 

DOG

I can’t let you get away with

it.  So just come on.  Let’s get your beatin over with.

 

HENRY

Guess what, Dog.  The dinosaurs are

all dead.

 

DOG

What the hell does that mean?

 

HENRY shoots him in the chest again.

 

BRANDY

(at the window)

Cops are here.

 

HENRY runs through the house and out the back door, leaving DOG, MONA, and BRANDY dripping paint.

 

EXT.  JOSH’S HOUSE   DAY

 

HENRY is approaching JOSH’s house from the backyard, looking around, obviously hoping not to be seen.  He goes to the backdoor and tries the door knob.  It turns, and HENRY pushes the door open slowly and steps inside.

 

INT.  JOSH’S HOUSE   DAY

 

JOSH’s house is, as it was before, dark and messy.  It’s quiet. 

 

HENRY walks through the kitchen into the living room.

 

HENRY

(softly)

Josh.  Josh.

 

HENRY hears foot steps.

 

HENRY

Josh?

 

MIKE

Josh isn’t here.  Hey, don't shoot, man.

 

HENRY is startled.