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Desperate
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- 2. FADE IN: INT.LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Two men, Paul (32) and Eli (23) are arguing in their living room. ELI I don’t know. PAUL What do you mean you don’t know? Don’t be such a coward. ELI A coward, really? PAUL Yeah. A coward. Why don’t you grow up and be a man. Eli laughs. ELI You think men do this? PAUL Men who have nothing do this? ELI Why don’t you try getting a job Paul. PAUL Why can’t you understand that this is the only option. ELI It’s not. That’s my problem. PAUL If we do this right, nothing bad will happen. ELI I don’t trust you. Not after what happened at the bar last week. Paul smirks. PAUL That was an accident. (CONTINUED)
- 3. CONTINUED: 2. ELI An accident?That was no fucking accident! PAUL She asked for it! ELI She asked for it?....Are you crazy? I was there. She was scared out of her mind. If I hadn’t.... Paul interrupts him. PAUL If you hadn’t what? ELI If I hadn’t intervened, who knows where she or you would be right now. PAUL You think you saved me? A scared prick like you, saving me? ELI I don’t care what you think. I’m not doing this. I have Emily to worry about. PAUL That’s right. Your girlfriend. How is she anyways? ELI Leave her out of this. PAUL I can’t believe you care about her more than me. Your own brother. ELI I do care about you. I wouldn’t be here listening to your insane ideas, if I didn’t. Look, I know you’re mad at the world. It’s fucked you over. But this is not the answer. Get your shit together Paul. Eli exits the house.