Relapse

By
Keith Macario

2011 keith.macario@gmail.com
INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT
A beaten woman, her eye is swollen. A heavy shadow shrouds
half her face. Her shaky hands reach onto a counter above,
and drops on the floor a pack of cigarettes with the
lighter. She picks up the cigarette box and taps it against
er head. She pulls from the box a cigarette.
She carelessly drops the box and places the cigarette
between her lips. Her hands grab the lighter on the floor,
and she lights the cigarette.

MAN
Why?
Woman blows the smoke out and inspects the cigarette

MAN(CONT’D)
(whining)
I loved you!
WOMAN
Yeah?

INT. GARAGE - DAY

A bunch of college students sit around a poker table
playing.
CHADWICK
So he hit her some more?
JIM
I heard he smacked her with a
laptop.
MICK
Any of you guys see that thing on
the news?

RED
Wrong.
JIM
What thing?

CHADWICK
So what did he do?
MICK
The one with the lost dog being
found.

(CONTINUED)
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RED
He raped her.
Chadwick head shakes.
CHADWICK
Ugh, just thinking about that.
JIM
Are you two still talking about
that one chick?

CHADWICK
Raped her
Red places three cards face down.

RED
Mhm.
MICK
I hate guys like that, make me
sick.

JIM
No kiddin’.
RED
He raped her, and beat her. All
because he caught her cheating on
him.
CHADWICK
That ain’t a justifiable reason!

RED
Hey, I wasn’t there asshole, so
don’t go yelling at me.
CHADWICK
And I ain’t yellin’ at you, I’m
yelling at the stupid situation.
JIM
So was she fine now?

RED
How should I know?
CHADWICK
What kind of question is that? Huh?

(CONTINUED)
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JIM
I’m just wonderin’ if she’s
alright.
CHADWICK
Are you retarded? Of course she
ain’t all right, she just got her
shit taken from her. Ruin a poor
innocent woman like that,
irregardless of whether or not she
cheated on him or not, that ain’t
the point.
JIM
You’re getting to hot.
Jim puts his hand on Chadwick shoulder.

CHADWICK
Don’t touch me.
RED
Chadwick you need to settle down.

CHADWICK
I’m not doin’ anything! I’m calm,
tell em Mick.
MICK
huh?
Red laughs, he is handed three more cards.
RED
What are asking Mick for? He’s been
off in his own little world
thinking.
JIM
Why are you so quiet Mick?

MICK
That kind of bullshit makes me
sick, like I said. I don’t like
talking about it.

JIM
It happens.
CHADWICK
I’m with Mick, I hate talkin’ about
it.

(CONTINUED)
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RED
So if you don’t mind me asking,
since you don’t like talking about
it, what would you do if you caught
your girl cheating on you.

CHADWICK
i’d cheat on her.
JIM
I don’t have a girlfriend

RED
So what if you did
JIM
I don’t know what I’d do.

RED
Maybe that’s the scary part, maybe
that’s why you don’t have a
girlfriend.

JIM
Maybe, or I’m just too busy with
school.
RED
A likely excuse. Mick?

MICK
Not sure myself, probably handle it
poorly with a night of crying into
my pillow.

RED
Cute
MICK
I seriously think Tracy is faithful
to me.
JIM
Lucky guy.
RED
Shut it, you’re busy with school.
Mick, it’s a "what if".
MICK
Yeah, and I cannot answer it.

(CONTINUED)
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RED
Why not?
MICK
Thinking about those things, bad
for your health. I already am
pretty unhealthy.
RED
I think you’re afraid.

MICK
So maybe I am?
RED
So maybe she’s already cheating on
you and you don’t know.

CHADWICK
That would suck hard.
JIM
Good input.

MICK
No.
RED
Just imagine you come on over to
your girlfriends house one day,
with a ring in one hand and a box
of chocolates in the other. Open
that door, and see, some dude
bricking in her mouth.

Mick jumps up. Jim stands from his seat to hold Mick back.
JIM
hey

CHADWICK
Jeez Mick, Red what the fuck?
RED
It’s a hypothetical, calm the fuck
down Mick. It ain’t like she is
cheating on you!
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INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Mick sits alone in the living room, one light remains lit.

INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT

The front door opens. Tracy walks in, kicks off her shoes.

TRACY
Mick?
MICK
livin’ room babe.

TRACY
living room?

INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

TRACY
Why are all the lights off?
Mick shrugs.
TRACY
You okay?
MICK
Headache.
TRACY
ohhh.
Tracy playfully walks behind mick and gives him a backrub.
TRACY
Feel better?
MICK
Not really.
Tracy frowns.

TRACY
Why’d you call then?
Mick stands from his seat.

MICK
No reason, just seeing what you
were up to.

(CONTINUED)
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TRACY
Oookay.
MICK
What?

TRACY
You are acting kind of strange.
MICK
I just need to rest.

TRACY
(Yells)
Do you want me to stay over?
Mick leaves.

MICK
(O.S)
Do what you want.
TRACY
(To herself)
Maybe I will...

INT. MICKS BEDROOM - NIGHT

Mick and Tracy are asleep in a small bed.

E.C.U Mick’s eye.
Mick’s eye shoots open.

W.S
Tracy is gone from the bed. Mick sits up, groggily rubbing
his eyes and looking around.

MICK
Tracy.

INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT

Mick walks down the stairs.

MICK
Tracy?
He stops at the end of the hallway. A slurping sound is
heard.
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Mick’s head turns to the right.

INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

A man sits in a metal chair while Tracy seems to be
performing a blow job.

INT. HALLWAY - NIGHT

MICK
hey!
Mick runs to the living room.

INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Mick runs and pushes Tracy out of the way.

MICK
(high pitch)
What the fuck!
Mick turns to the man in the chair, his face is shrouded and
only a smile is visible.

Tracy tugs at Micks shorts with her tongue coming up close.

Mick drops down to his knees and wraps his hands around her
neck. He chokes her, a SNAP.

INT. MICKS BEDROOM - NIGHT

Mick wakes up, panting. He looks over to Tracy.
FADE OUT: BLACK

INT. KITCHEN - DAY

Tracy is boils a pot of water, humming a song.

Mick holds his head at the counter.

TRACY
Still have a headache?
MICK
I do.
Tracy’s phone rings.

(CONTINUED)
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TRACY
Hold on.
Tracy answers her phone.
TRACY
Hello? Heeeey! What’s up? Oooh
really? (laughs) Maaaybe. Noo. So
how are you doing otherwise?
Mick’s head slowly turns around.

MICK
Hey.
TRACY
Nice, I’m proud of you!

MICK
(irritated)
Hey!
TRACY
Hold on, (To Mick) What?
MICK
Who is that?
TRACY
A friend.
MICK
Who?
Mick walks up to Tracy. Tracy turns her shoulder to Mick.

TRACY
Anyways.
MICK
Who is it?
TRACY
Mick, seriously, back off.
Mick grabs Tracy by the hand.

MICK
Who is it?
TRACY
Mick fuck off!

(CONTINUED)
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Mick wrestles with Tracy to the ground. She cries out. A

struggle is heard. The pot of water boils violently.
Clothes are heard ripping.
TRACY
(whining)
Mick...pleeease, I love you mick
please don’t do this.. Miiiick,
please don’t rape me.
Puh-lease...Please don’t.

Tracy sobs.
Mick stands up.
MICK
Shut up! Please!
Mick grabs the pot of boiling water, and throws it on Tracy.
Sound goes out, a heart beat replaces everything.
He stands for a moment, and falls on the counter, crying. He
reaches for Tracy’s phone on the counter, and hangs up. He
opens the cell phone again and calls for 9/11. He mouths
something, though sound still inaudible. He hangs up, and
turns to Tracy.
On the Kitchen refrigerator is a towel, he throws the towel
onto Tracy’s face.
Mick bangs his head against the wall. Sound returns
MICK
(Whining)
I love you tracy, tracy, I love
you... I love you tracy, tracy
please, don’t leave me.
FADE OUT:

END