Death at Its Finest Written by Matt Martinez, Aracely Garcia, Jaylon Lister, Rebekah Schmitz, Iliana Beltran, Caitlin

Salinas, Maranda Roland

Matt Martinez 9 ! Barrac"da #lace $ %&' ()%*%+, Mattrock r-&!+c./mail0com

) I120 B"chanan3s 4o"se 5 Mid*day 6Gathered aro"nd the 7eranda are 8riends talkin/ to each other ina"dible0 29M B:C4A1A1 is talkin/ to the /ro"; abo"t /oin/ into to<n0 GA2SB= is talkin/ to 1IC> CARRAWA=0 ?AIS= is talkin/ to J9R?A1@ 1IC> CARRAWA= $A090' It started as a hot day0 We <ere 7ery indecisi7e <hen it came do<n to do somethin/ that day0 62om /athers the /ro"; attention and ;roceeds to s;eak@ 29M B:C4A1A1 I ha7e an idea, /o into Come on, I3m <illin/ to /o <hy don3t <e to<nB ;er8ectly into to<n0

6All 8aces t"rn to<ards 2om starin/ lookin/ d"mb8o"nded@ 29M B:C4A1A1 $C9123?' What3s the matter <ith yo" /"ys, let3s /o into to<n0 6Gro"; M:22CRS in a/reement0 Jordan and ?aisy /o a<ay and le8t standin/ is 1ick, Gatsby and 2om0 2here is an a<k<ard silence in the room0 2hen hesitant to s;eak 2om makes a notion <ith his head then s;eaks@ 29M B:C4A1A1 I don3t see the idea o8 /oin/ into to<n0 I mean yo" /"ys s"//ested it0 Women /et these notions in their heads* 6?aisy yells 8rom the other room@

?AIS= B:C4A1A1 Shall <e /et anythin/ to drinkB A <oman needs to clean her throat0 62om t"rns to Gatsby and 1ick@ 29M B:C4A1A1 I /"ess I3ll /et some <hiskey0 6Lea7in/ the room, Gatsby sho<s an act o8 /reat relie8 and t"rns to 1ick@ GA2SB= I can3t say anythin/ is this ho"se, old s;ort0 6?aisy r"ns in@ ?AIS= I sho"ld37e done this sooner0 6?aisy kisses Gatsby@ ?AIS= We3ll 8inish this later0 6She hears 2om3s S2C#S and then lea7es@ GA2SB= She s"re is somethin/0 I lo7e her0 I lo7e e7erythin/ abo"t her, her hair, her eyes, her e7erythin/0 C7en her 7oice I lo7e0 1IC> CARRAWA= She has an indiscreet 7oice0 It3s 8"ll o8* !

GAS2B= Money0 62om no< <alks back <ith a bottle in hand <ra;;ed in a to<el0 ?aisy and Jordan are no< <earin/ ti/ht hats and bea"ti8"l clothin/@ GAS2B= Since <e are all /oin/ into to<n <hy don3t <e take my carB It is a ne< car0 I D"st bo"/ht it yesterday0 29M Is it standard shi8tB GAS2B= 98 co"rse, I only /et the best0 29M All ri/ht, I3m dri7in/0 Let3s Go0 CE20 9:2SI?C B:C4A1A13S 49:SC 1CAR CAR * AF2CR1991 6All <alk o"tside0 2om is no< dri7in/ the car into to<n ;assin/ a /ara/e b"t not sto;;in/0 Wa7in/ as he ;asses by to M=R2LC, 2om3s mistress@ I120 I1SI?C 24C CAR 5 AF2CR1991 62he /ro"; is no< decidin/ <hat to do in the city@ GA2SB= What <ill <e do <hen <e /et into to<nB

J9R?A1 2hose bi/ mo7ies on +,th street are cool0 Why don3t <e /o to the mo7iesB ?AIS= 1o, it3s too hot0 We can3t sit in the car to <atch a mo7ie0 62om sto;s the car to /et o"t and lets ?aisy dri7e0@ 29M =o" /"ys /o 8ind o"t <hat to do then come back to ;ick me ";0 I3ll be the one smokin/ t<o ci/arettes0 ?AIS= 1ick and Jordan <hy don3t yo" stay <ith 2om, he co"ld "se some hel; aro"nd to<n and yo" /"ys co"ld /et a ta-i home0 Gatsby and I are /oin/ aro"nd to<n to do some si/htseein/0 61ick, Jordan, and 2om no< order a ta-i to /o home@ I120 I1SI?C 2AEI CAR 5 AF2CR1991 2AEI ?RIACR Where toB 29M Cast C//0 2ake the main road0 CE20 9:2SI?C 24C GARAGC 9F GC9RGC WILS913S 5 AF2CR1991 6Myrtle is r"ns o"t into the street@ %

M=R2LC $Wa7in/ her arms back and 8orth' S29#G 6Witho"t sto;;in/ the car slams head on@ 6WILS91 is <atchin/ hel;lessly and then calls the co;s@ I120 I1SI?C 2AEI CAR 5 AF2CR1991 62om sees the co;s and a <oman in 8ront o8 the /ara/e lyin/ on the /ro"nd0 Wilson sees the car ;"ll "; and r"ns a<ay into the /ara/e lockin/ the door behind him0@ 29M $to the dri7er' 4ey, can yo" sto; 8or a secondB 62om /ets o"t o8 the car and <alks to<ards the body@ CE20 9:2SI?C 24C GARAGC 9F GC9RGC WILS913S 5 AF2CR1991 62om r"ns o7er to her body and <ee;s@ 29M Who did this to yo"G $<ee;in/' What ha;;enedGB 62om no< t"rns to a nearby #9LICC W9MA10 She is takin/ do<n names@ 29M What ha;;ened hereBG 2ell meG #9LICC W9MA1 She <as r"n o7er0

29M $sarcastically' 1o, I didn3t kno<0 #9LICC W9MA1 =eah, the car that hit her didn3t e7en sto;0 29M Who told yo" thatB #9LICC W9MA1 2he /"y <ho sa< the <hole thin/0 29M Where is heB #9LICC W9MA1 In there0 6She ;oints in the direction o8 the /ara/e@ 62om no< <alks to<ard the /ara/e and sees a <oman ne-t to the door@ 29M Where is WilsonB GIRL & 4e locked himsel8 in0 29M $ban/in/ on the door' I kno< yo" can hear me0 What color <as the carGB H

WILS91 Bl"eG 29M GatsbyG 4e killed herG 62om no< <alks a<ay and /ets inside the ta-i and /oes home@ CE20 9:2SI?C GA2SB=3S 49:SC 5 AF2CR1991 $ne-t day' 1IC> I need to kno< <hat ha;;ened yesterday <hen Myrtle died0 #lease tell me0 GA2SB= All ri/ht, yo" deser7e the tr"th0 I <asn3t dri7in/0 ?aisy <as0 She m"st37e 8o"nd o"t abo"t Myrtle and 2om0 I Derked the <heel b"t then <hen I looked back it <as too late0 Myrtle D"st looked like she <anted to talk0 I told ?aisy to slo< do<n b"t she <o"ldn3t listen0 She told me she hated her0 1IC> Wilson ;robably 8o"nd o"t <ho killed her0 4e co"ld think it <as yo" dri7in/ the car0 GA2SB= Maybe 8rom a distance it mi/ht37e looked like that0

1IC> I3m /oin/ to see 2om maybe Wilson talked to him0 61ick is lea7in/@ GA2SB= $aside' Goodbye old s;ort0 CE20 29M B:C4A1A13S 49:SC 5 AF2CR1991 1ick arri7es at the ho"se and is con8ronted by ?aisy0 Jordan is behind her0 1IC> Where3s 2omB Was Wilson hereB ?AIS= Wilson <as here a min"te a/o0 I o7erheard them talkin/ abo"t Gatsby0 Wilson thinks he killed her0 1IC> B"t it <as* J9R?A1 Go, no<G CE20 #99LSI?C GA2SB=3S 49:SC 5 AF2CR1991 6Gatsby lies do<n on the mat that 8loats in the ;ool0@ GAS2B= $A09' C7en tho"/h I hadn3t "sed it all s"mmer, I <as /oin/ to take a s<im0 &,

6Wilson is behind Gatsby and aims@ WILS91 2his is 8or yo" my lo7e0 62hen he shoots0 2hen shoots himsel8@ 2<o years later 61ick is <alkin/ to<ards the ho"se@ CE20 FR912 ?99R 5 AF2CR1991 61ick o;ens the door@ 61ick <alks in and sees there is letter addressed 8or him <ith a date 8rom t<o years a/o, o;enin/ it he reads@ 1IC> $A090' ?ear Mr0 Carra<ay0 2his has been one o8 the most terrible shocks o8 my li8e to me I hardly can belie7e it that it is tr"e at all0 S"ch a mad act as that man did sho"ld make "s all think0 I cannot come do<n no< as I am tied "; in some 7ery im;ortant b"siness and cannot /et mi-ed "; in this thin/ no<0 I8 there is anythin/ I can do a little later let me kno< in a letter by Cd/ar0 I hardly kno< <here I am <hen I hear abo"t a thin/ like this and am com;letely knocked do<n and o"t0 =o"rs tr"ly, Meyer Wol8sheim0 6Closin/ the letter 1ick <alks o7er to the nearest <indo< lookin/ o"t to see his ;ool@ 2he Cnd0