Well, the world didn't end, so as promised. Here is my "Conjugal Visit" scene from my Boondock Saints 3 speculative script. For those of you unaware, "Spec script" means that I basically just wrote a more technical fan fiction for my favorite movie series and have put the finished project into my portfolio for when I start handing out my CV and applying for jobs in the film and television industry. I write a lot and this was honestly a labour of love more than anything else. It definitely brought closure to my relationship with the Boondock Saints. And made me love the story even more.
Anyway, I do hope that nothing actually happens in the next 24 hours... that would suck.
Enjoy.
Love,
Kai Kiriyama
SC.
8(a)
INT.
PRISON – CONTINUOUS
Connor
and Murphy sit quietly on their respective beds in their cell. A
GUARD knocks against the BARS of their cell. Connor and Murphy look
up at the guard, SLOWLY.
GUARD:
You
boys have visitors.
CONNOR:
No
press.
GUARD:
(snorts in contempt)
It's
not press. Move it.
Connor
and Murphy exchange CONFUSED looks. They stand in UNISON and move
towards the CELL DOOR. The door OPENS and the guard HANDCUFFS the
brothers. Additional GUARDS appear and fall in to FLANK the brothers
as they are led down the hall.
MURPHY:
Who
d'you suppose it is?
CONNOR:
Your
guess is as good as mine.
MURPHY:
What
if it's Ma'?
CONNOR:
(a beat)
God
have mercy on us if it is.
Connor
and Murphy are led to the VISITOR ROOM. It is empty of all other
PRISONERS. A solitary GUARD stands at the DOOR on the opposite side
of the room from where the brothers entered. Connor and Murphy
HESITANTLY take SEATS at the TABLE in the MIDDLE of the room. The
GUARDS who escorted the brothers in leave.
Murphy
TURNS to watch the guards LEAVE, suddenly very NERVOUS.
MURPHY:
We're
gonna die.
CONNOR:
We're
not gonna die.
MURPHY:
There's
no guards in here.
There's
no one else at all.
And
look.
Murphy
POINTS out the CAMERAS on the walls. All of them are DEACTIVATED.
MURPHY:
(cont'd)
All
the cameras are turned off.
CONNOR:
(dryly)
Maybe
it's a conjugal visit?
Murphy
gives Connor a look of DISGUST.
A
KNOCK sounds on the DOOR where the remaining GUARD STANDS. He opens
the door.
Detectives
DOLLY and DUFFY enter the room. DUFFY speaks quietly with the GUARD.
DOLLY simply STARES at the BROTHERS.
CONNOR:
Told
ya'. Conjugal. We're
gonna
get fucked either way.
DUFFY
finishes his conversation with the GUARD and the guard LEAVES. The
two detectives stand over the BROTHERS, looking MENACING. Connor and
Murphy stare UP at the detectives, INNOCNETLY. A TENSE moment passes.
MURPHY:
God,
it's good to finally see
a
friendly face.
DOLLY:
Yeah,
about that, we've got bad news.
Dolly
and Duffy sit down across from the MacManus Brothers.
DOLLY:
(cont'd)
This
isn't a social call.
CONNOR:
Aren't
you gonna get
in
trouble for this?
DUFFY:
Actually,
we're here to get
your
story about Greenly's death.
MURPHY:
Why?
You were there.
DOLLY:
We
didn't see the shooter.
DUFFY:
The
Chief wants you to confess.
MURPHY:
It
wasn't us, so that's
not
gonna happen.
CONNOR:
We're
not “cop killers”.
We're
not letting you pin
that
shit on us, too.
DUFFY:
We
know that, but our bosses
don't.
The public wants
closure.
MURPHY:
How
much fuckin' closure do they
need?
The shooter's body was right
there!
DOLLY:
It's
a little messier than that.
MURPHY:
Bullshit!
Why don't you just
tell
everyone that Greenly was helpin'
us?
That'll clear a few things right up,
and
it's not like they can fire him now!
DUFFY:
We've
considered it, believe me.
CONNOR:
We're
not takin' the fall
for
Greenly's death, so you've
wasted
a trip.
DOLLY:
(hesitantly)
You
know we don't agree with
this,
right? It's just a cover?
MURPHY:
No
shit, Sherlock.
CONNOR:
Haven't
you learned anything yet?
Connor
and Murphy LAUGH at the Detectives' expense.
DOLLY:
(relieved)
You
bastards are gonna give
me
a heart attack.
DUFFY:
How
are you two holding up?
MURPHY:
(shrugs)
Roof
over out heads, three squares
a
day, we're pretty much left in our
cell
all day 'cause every time we go
out,
a riot breaks out.
CONNOR:
We're
very social, made loads
of
friends in the year since we've
been
in here. We're pretty popular.
DOLLY:
What're
you gonna do?
CONNOR:
Wait
it out. We're model
prisoners.
We only fight back
in
self defence.
DOLLY:
(mutters)
Jesus...
DUFFY:
You
know they're sending
in
a shrink?
MURPHY:
'Bout
time.
DUFFY:
You
want a psych
evaluation?
MURPHY:
Why
not? S'not like we need
to
prove we're not insane. Everyone's
already
made that judgement call
for
themselves.
CONNOR:
(a beat)
You're
the first visitors we've
had.
No press, no lawyers, nothin'.
We're
totally alone here.
MURPHY:
And
we're still not “cop killers”.
The
DOOR opens then, and the GUARD returns. Duffy and Dolly STAND slowly
and follow the guard, leaving. Murphy halfheartedly WAVES goodbye as
the DOOR slams shut.
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