Hit and Run

Written by NZ
EXT. ROAD - NIGHT
It's dark. The only light comes from the headlights of a
parked car. JOSEPH steps out of the car. He's horrified at
what he's found. An unconscious MAN in the middle of the
road.
Joseph slowly approaches him.
JOSEPH
Hey... You alright?
Joseph kneels down beside him. Gently taps his shoulder.

JOSEPH (CONT'D)
Hey.
The Man's eyes shoot open. Joseph leaps backwards.
MAN
(whispering)
Help me.
Joseph looks panicked. He looks around the road. No one is
there.
JOSEPH
I'm so sorry.
Joseph heads back to his car. Drives off.

INT. DINING ROOM - NIGHT

Joseph sits across SASHA. He's barely touched his food. His
mind somewhere else. Sasha notices.
SASHA
Everything okay?
Joseph nods.
SASHA (CONT'D)
Is there something wrong with the
chicken?
JOSEPH
No. I'm just a little stressed out
from work.
SASHA
Is that why you came home late?
 2.

JOSEPH
No.
SASHA
Then what happened?
A beat.
JOSEPH
I-
The doorbell rings.
SASHA
Did you know someone was coming?
JOSEPH
No. Did you?
SASHA
No. I'll get it.
Joseph continues moving food around his plate.
SASAH (O.S.)
JOSEPH! GET DOWN HERE!
Joseph leaps up and rushes to the door.

INT. LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS

His eyes go wide when he sees Sasha helping the wounded Man
into the house.
SASHA
Help me get him inside.
Joseph turns his back toward them out of fear of being
recognized.
SASHA (CONT'D)
JOSEPH!
Joseph hides his face as he tries to get the barely conscious
Man to the couch.
As soon as they set him down, Joseph heads for the bedroom.
SASHA (CONT'D)
Joseph...
(to Man)
Just wait here. I'll be right back
with some band-aids.
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INT. BEDROOM - MOMENTS LATER

Sasha enters as Joseph, a nervous wreck, is pacing back and
forth.
SASHA
What the hell is wrong with you?
JOSEPH
I messed up Sasha.
SASHA
What are you talking about?
JOSEPH
When I was coming home, I saw him
on the side of the road.
SASHA
Did you hit him?
JOSEPH
No! But I got scared and I left him
there.
SASHA
Why would you leave him there?
JOSEPH
I already have a DUI. I thought if
the cops saw me there they might...
I panicked. I think he saw my face
too.
SASHA
Listen to me, you're overreacting.
We need to get the man help. Okay?
Joseph considers it for a moment. He nods.
JOSEPH
You're right.

INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

The Man lays asleep on the couch. Sasha taps him awake.
SASHA
You need to stay awake. We're going
to call you an ambulance.
Joseph starts to dial. The Man wakes up.
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JOSEPH
I'm calling.
MAN
You...
Joseph locks eyes with the Man.
MAN (CONT'D)
(angry)
You left me out there.
The Man tries to sit himself up. Joseph hangs up the phone.
SASHA
Sir, you've been hurt, you need to
relax.
MAN
I saw you.
JOSEPH
I don't know what you're talking
about.
MAN
It was you. You hit me with your
car.
JOSEPH
I did not hit you!
Joseph sets the phone down on the table.
SASHA
Joseph...
MAN
We'll see what the police say about
it.
The Man's eyes go toward the phone on the table. Joseph
clocks it. The Man grabs the phone. Joseph tries to stop him.
They begin to fight each other.
SASHA
JOSEPH STOP IT!
Sasha backs up. She doesn't know what to do. She backs into a
pan on the stove.
MAN
Get the hell off of me!
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JOSEPH
Give me the phone! I didn't hit
you!
BANG!

Sasha strikes Joseph on the back of the head. Knocking him

unconscious.

INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Sasha watches as Joseph is led away in handcuffs. Pleading
his innocence on the way to the squad car.
The police lights begin to disappear in the distance. Sasha
sits there alone.

INT. GARAGE - NIGHT

Sasha enters the garage where her vehicle is. She moves to
the front of it. She inspects it. Something catches her eye.
A streak of leftover blood. She grabs a towel and wipes it
clean.

THE END.