EXT. CULTRY HOUSE
DRIVEWAY – DAY
Richard gets out of
his truck and glances over at the house. Young Jeffrey bursts through
the door.
YOUNG
JEFFREY
Papa!
Richard forces a
smile as his son runs toward him. He claps the boy on the back.
RICHARD
You
behave yourself today?
YOUNG
JEFFREY
Uncle
Craw said a bad word again!
Richard sighs as he
sees Young Crawford walking toward the truck. He looks down at his
son.
RICHARD
Did
he? Now, you know better than
to
says things like that, don't
you?
Jeffrey nods
happily. Richard glances over at Young Crawford, who is lingering at
a distance but still within earshot.
RICHARD
Well,
I'm sure that won't happen
again.
Richard hands Young
Jeffrey his keys.
RICHARD
Jeffrey,
go on and open up the
cellar
for me.
YOUNG
JEFFREY
Yes
sir!
Richard watches as
the boy runs off, then turns his attention to Young Crawford.
RICHARD
Come
here.
Young Crawford
strides over to Richard with teen-aged arrogance.
YOUNG
CRAWFORD
Look,
I didn't mean to say
"asshole"
in front of your kid.
Sue's
already chewed me out over it
and…
Richard grabs the
boy by the throat and SLAMS him into the door of the truck. Crawford
is shocked, but tries to remain tough.
RICHARD
They
found another one of your
girls
today.
Richard takes his
hand away from the boy's throat and reaches into his back pocket.
YOUNG
CRAWFORD
Yeah,
I know.
RICHARD
You
left a shoe print.
Richard pulls his
pocket knife from his pocket and opens it in front of the boy. Young
Crawford's eyes grow wide with fear.
YOUNG
CRAWFORD
I
didn't…
RICHARD
Give
me your hand.
Crawford draws back
in panic.
YOUNG
CRAWFORD
No!
Richard looks at him
hard as he grabs his hand.
RICHARD
I
told you what would happen if you
put
my family in danger.
YOUNG
CRAWFORD
Please!
I need all my fingers!
RICHARD
You
should have thought about that
before
you snuck out.
YOUNG
CRAWFORD
Just
kill me then! I can't paint
without
my hand!
Richard contemplates
for a moment, then folds the knife. Young Crawford sighs with relief.
Richard punches the
boy hard across the jaw, sending him falling to the ground. Young
Crawford cowers as he wipes his bloodied lip. Richard looks down at
him.
RICHARD
You
are not going out again. Not
until
you learn how.
Crawford nods as he
gets back on his feet. Richard looks at him for a moment, then
gestures to the back of the truck.
RICHARD
I got
some supplies for you in back
there.
Why don't you take them down
to
the cellar?
Young Crawford looks
puzzled as Richard turns and walks toward the house. The boy walks to
the back of the truck and sees a large bundle under the heavy canvas
tarp in the bed of the truck.
He pulls back the
tarp and looks into the bed. A wicked smile slides across his face.
Under the tarp there
is a FEMALE VICTIM, tied and gagged but very much alive.
The Family Way is currently in development and seeking financing to become a feature film. for more information about this project, please visit the official website at www.familywayfilm.com
The prologue to The Family Way story, a short film called "The Family Way: Coming Home", tells the story of how Crawford came into the Cultry family. This short film is available for viewing on Amazon and Amazon Prime.
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