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ROUGH DRAFT

ROAD RUNNER

BY

JAMES KEARNEY

December 2014


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EXT- DOLPHIN PUB/ CAR PARK MORNINGSun blazes d!n n "#$s %""$n& ld 'ub( Hal) "#e !$nd!s ba%ded u'( *eeds &%! #$ )%+e,e% .%a. $n "#e .a% 'a%0 d%a$n'$'es and e,en n "#e !den !$nd! )%a+es(

INT- SMALL DAMP BARMus$. 'las l! $n "#e ba.&%und( A s'an$n& ne! 'l "able s$"ua"es "#e .%ne% nea% "#e'a"$ d%s(

DA1E 23 4a" and &%u+' !ea%$n& d$%" !#$"e ,es" and b%!n .%eased "%use%s( He $s s"and$n&n a s"l 5""$n& a l$" bulb be#$nd "#e ba%( P% s"l(

T#%ee lads s$" %und a s+all "able $n "#e +$ddle ) "#e %+(

PAUL 67 S#%" b%!n #a$% !ea%$n& bla. '$n s"%$'ed su$"(

8AMES 66 Bald #ead !ea%$n& .asual &%een 'l s#$%" and da% blue 9eans(

KRIS 6: Mess ln& bu" %e.ed$n& +use b%!n #a$% !ea%$n& .%eased &%e !edd$n& su$"(

PAUL (t Kr!"#

So what brings you here then... youin trouble? take it you've forgotten that

we're meant to be keeping a low profile?

JAMES (t Kr!"#

We haven't seen you in ages and you just

turn up out of the blue looking like a bag ofshit...

Kris shaking un-controllably. e starts sobbing.

S!"#$ of a car screeching to a on the car park.

$UTS TO%wo men in grey suits jump out of a car.

&oth men waving baseball bats shouting abuse towards the pub.

gun is visible under one of the men(s jacket.

KR%S (&'!c)!*#

Shit they're goin to kill me...

%he brothers scramble behind the bar and duck.

$ave is trying to unlock the cellar door behind the bar.

%he two men enter the pub.

)# !#* +, tall stocky skinhead wearing black suit/ pulls out a gun and shoots the mirror behind the bar.

MAN ONE0ome from behind thatbar you little pricks.

Kris shaking dropping bullets as he tries to load a gun.


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MAN T+O1ou've 2 seconds till 3 come round there...

JAMES (t Kr!"#

What the hell's goin on?

Kris still struggling to put a bullet in the gun.

PAUL (t Kr!"#What you done this time you idiot?

4ames grabs the gun from Kris and loads the gun instantly.

MAN ONE%hat's it. times up..

)an one approaches the bar.

4ames springs up and shoots 5)an !ne( in the head.

5)an two( takes cover behind the pool table.

4ames stands behind the bar and watches the pool tablelike a hawk.

4ames watching man trying to pull his gun out his holsterthrough the reflection of the patio window behind the pool table.

MAN T+O (",-t" er.-"/#

6et me go and we can forget todayever happened...

JAMES (t m' t#Slide your gun over here now or 3 will kill you...

3(ve already shot your shot your gobby mate.

MAN T+O4ust let me go and 3 will make

sure your brother lives to see his ne7t birthday.

JAMES +laughs/

4ust slide the gun over to the bar or you arenot going to get out here alive... ow

old are you mate? 4ust curious.

$UTS TO PAUL (t Kr!"#

%his isn't drug money is it?

KR%S (-&"et#

#o...

PAULWhat then?

KR%S3t's the boss's wife...

PAUL ("!*,"#


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1ou stupid tw...

8"# S!%S 3#%*99":% the conversation as 4ames and 5man two( e7change gun fire.

8un fire stops.

$UTS TO4ames calmly lowers his gun and walks from behind the bar to the pool table..

JAMES +%o Kris/1ou have some e7plaining to do...

:aul and Kris stand cautiously.

JAMESWhat's this all about then?

PAULe's been screwing the top man's wife...

JAMES

('*r#1ou idiot...we better get out of here.

:aul and 4ames start to leave.

$UTS TOKris stands at the bar looking guilty as sin.

:aul stops and turns to Kris.

PAUL1ou coming or what?...

Kris(s whole body shaking.

KR%S3 never shagged the top man's wife...

3've killed her...and they aren't gonna stop looking for me until they have my head

on a platter.

:aul and 4ames look at each other gob smacked.

S09**# ;$*S %! )3$#38% &6"*.

*#$ !; !:*#3#8 S0*#*.

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INT- FOREST-HIDDEN SWAMP AREA DAY8a+es slee'$n& a&a$ns" "#e )" ) a "%ee(

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KRISOu.#(((


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K%$s s"ands sl!l l$n& a" 8a+es !$"# a 'uzzled l(

KRISCuld #a,e !e +e an"#e% !a(

JAMES*#e%e;s "#e )un $n "#a"u$.

"$+e(((

KRIS

I;+ s%% abu" all ) "#$s(((

PAUL?T K%$s@

N &d sa$n& s%%( *#en !e s"' s+e!#e%e u be""e% be #nes" !$"#us abu" "#e !#le "#$n&(((

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JAMESLe";s &e" "#$s %ad be)%e "#a" )a%+e% sees us a&a$n(((

T#e b%"#e%s .%ss "#e %ad $n" "#e )%es"(

INT- FOREST PATHMudd !e" 'a"#( SOUND ) !ls .$n& and .%$.e"s


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C#a""e%$n& $n "#e "%ees and bus#es(

PAUL*e se%$usl need s+e 'e"%l )% "#a" .a%(

JAMES*#e%e d$d u "ae $"u$. "$+e(((

TIME LAPSEEXT FOREST/STREAM NIGHTLn&0 na%%! %. s"%ea+ %unn$n& d!n #$llsu%%unded b "%ees and bus#es( T#e b%"#e%s


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SOUND ) 'e'le #a,$n& a &ene%al .#a" nea%b(

PAUL u$e"(((

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Paul .%ee's ba. " "#e "#e%s(

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be a l" ) )a%+e%s abu" b sun %$se( T#e+ "! )a%+e%s a%e '%babl

al%ead l$n& )% us al%ead(

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and "#e b"# #ead $n" "#e )%es" l$e #unds a)"e% a )(

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Paul s"'s "#e land %,e% and &e"s u"(

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PAUL?Mu""e%s@

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PAULT#e+ bas"a%d )a%+e%s(

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,e#$.le and 9u+'s and ls n "#e %)( Paul s"e's n"#e ba. bu+'e% " %e,eal a dead .%! s'%ead a.%ss "#e %)(

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INT- LAND RO1ER NIGHTP$".# bla. $ns$de and u"s$de "#e .a%( 8us" l$" )%+ "#e+n enables "#e b%"#e%s " see ea.# "#e%;s u"l$nes(

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PAUL*#a" d$d u !an" +e " d< He !as dead an!a and I .uldn;" ea."l.a%% #$+ an!#e%e( N" e,en " "#e land %,e%0 "#e !uld #a,e .au"

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