Jeremy and Lyle witness a man named Seth dragging a large trash bag down an alleyway. The bag is shifting, leading Jeremy to believe someone is inside. Seth raises a sledgehammer to strike the bag. Jeremy tackles Seth while Lyle checks the bag, having his arm pulled inside by something. It's revealed to be an alien creature that Seth has been trying to kill. The alien escapes down the alley while Lyle is too high to process what's happening.

1. The Cat is in the Bag
By
Jacob Ethington

2. FADE IN:
EXT. ALLEY - NIGHT
This alleyway has never seen better days because it never
had good days to begin with. Two bus boys, JEREMY and LYLE,
exit out the back of a building, both brandishing massive
blunts. Lyle pulls out his lighter.
JEREMY
Dude, last time I tried this, I
didn’t feel shit.
LYLE
I had a blunt half this size and
when I looked at the soup of the
day back in there, I saw the eyes
of God.
JEREMY
All I need to hear.
Lyle lights up and passes the lighter off to Jeremy. Lyle
starts taking long hits from his blunt. Jeremy is about to
light up when he spots SETH dragging a large black trash bag
much further down the alley. Seth is dressed in a suit
covered in dirt.
Jeremy notices that the bag shifts slightly. Seth kicks the
bag suddenly and is rummaging around the alley.
JEREMY
Oh my God. Get back!
LYLE
What-?
Jeremy pulls Lyle back, out of Seth’s line of sight.
JEREMY
(whispering)
There’s a man over there, and I
think he’s about to kill someone!
LYLE
Dude, what the fuck man, this is
not the time to fuck with me-
JEREMY
(whispering)
Look at the fucking bag!

3. 2.
Lyle leans out and sees the bag. It shifts again, Seth kicks
it again. Lyle jerks back towards Jeremy.
LYLE
What the fuck are we going to do?
JEREMY
Call the cops-
LYLE
We’re blazed you fucking moron!
JEREMY
You are, but you’re right. Fuck, we
have to do something!
Seth is dragging a sledgehammer towards the bag. He stares
at the bag, still shifting around.
SETH
You’ve caused me enough trouble you
son of a bitch.
Seth raises up the hammer to strike. Jeremy suddenly tackles
him to the ground and pins Seth.
SETH
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
JEREMY
Check and see if they’re okay!
Lyle, come on!
Lyle runs towards the bag.
SETH
DON’T OPEN-
Lyle opens the bag and stares in horror.
JEREMY
Are they all right in there?
LYLE
What the fuck-
Lyle’s hand is suddenly jerked into the bag. An animal’s
ROARS are coming from the bag. Lyle screams as he
desperately tries to pull his arm out. Jeremy stares in
bewilderment as Seth pushes him off and grabs Lyle.

4. 3.
SETH
Get over here! Help!
Jeremy snaps out of his shock and runs over. After a
struggle, Lyle’s arm comes out of the bag with a black
tentacle around it. Seth and Jeremy pull the tentacle off
and Jeremy closes up the bag. Lyle lands on the ground,
staring at his hand, now covered in slime.
SETH
Don’t move!
Seth runs for the sledgehammer and grabs it. Seth whips
around and starts furiously smashing the trash bag with the
hammer, heavy blow after heavy blow, until the bag stops
moving. Jeremy drops the bag as blue blood flows out of it.
Lyle starts giggling. Jeremy and Seth stare at him.
JEREMY
What’s so fucking funny?
LYLE
I told you that this was some good
shit.
Lyle pulls out his unfinished blunt, still giggling. He
re-lights it and starts taking hits again. Jeremy and Seth
look away in disgust. Meanwhile, the bag shifts again.
JEREMY
What the hell is that thing?
SETH
An alien, I think. I mean it came
from the sky, so probably.
JEREMY
Why a sledgehammer?
SETH
Bullets seemed to make it angry.
Seth gestures back to the bag. Jeremy turns to look at the
bag.
JEREMY
If bullets made it angry, I think a
sledgehammer royally pissed it off.
Seth turns to face the bag. It’s empty, with a trail of blue
blood leading down the alley.

5. 4.
LYLE (O.S)
Definitely some good shit.
SMASH TO BLACK