"THE PAINTING"
CHAPTER 3
EXT. FRANKIE VOLTA’S BREWERY –
SIDEWALK – NIGHT
Desdemona walks and wears the same
mini-skirt and sunglasses. Desdemona
ENTERS the brewery.
INT. FRANKIE VOLTA’S BREWERY –
BAR COUNTER - NIGHT
Every customers watches Desdemona
that stops in front of the bar counter.
FRANKIE VOLTA, 54 years old, smiles at
her and she watches him. ROB CLAMWOOD,
35 years old, also smiles at her and
she watches him too. After that,
Desdemona goes to the toilet.
FRANKIE VOLTA
Rob... Take a look.
Rob wears a fashion shirt.
ROB
She only wants to uses the
toilet.
FRANKIE VOLTA
Could you do it your job?
ROB
Okay. I’ll take a look.
Rob walks toward the toilet.
BAR COUNTER - CONTINUES
Frankie Volta cleans it, keeps the
cloth under it and we can observes
some miniature planes. He watches
the tables with customers and after
that, removes a miniature and puts
it on the bar counter. He watches it
and then catches and takes it off the
bar counter. Rob comes back and Frankie
Volta quickly stores the miniature
under the bar counter. Rob watches it.
ROB
What is that?
FRANKIE VOLTA
It’s not your business.
Frankie Volta watches Rob’s shirt.
FRANKIE VOLTA
I already told you not
to wear these clothes
when you're working.
ROB
It’s my new trendy shirt.
I spend a lot of money on
it.
FRANKIE VOLTA
What about that woman?
ROB
She is in there. Looking
at the mirror.
FRANKIE VOLTA
Some kind of drugs?
ROB
No. She’s only looking at
the mirror. I think that
she’s freak.
Frankie Volta serves a drink
for himself.
FRANKIE VOLTA
Oh no, God! Please don't let
her commit suicide in my toilet.
Rob... Go back there and
watches her.
ROB
Boss... She’ll don’t do
that. She’s only a woman
that broke up with your
husband or girlfriend.
FRANKIE VOLTA
Rob--
Rob straightens his shirt and
walks towards the toilet.
TOILET
Rob runs into Desdemona who heads
towards the door entrance.
DOOR ENTRANCE
Desdemoma watches around quickly
and exits the brewery.
INT. GEORGE DIGFEEL’S PRISON
CELL - NIGHT
SUPERIMPOSE: FEDERAL PRISON 1968
GEORGE DIGFEEL, 64 years old, sits on
the bed and watches nothing. Back him,
on the wall, have a lot of newspapers
and photos too. After that, we can
observes in CLOSE UP a PHOTO of two
couples: George in his 55 years old,
that hugs his wife ABBEY SANDRINE,
47 years old.
Next to them, AARON BESTON,53 years old,
that hugs his wife ROSALIND MOLLOW,
45 years old. George lies down on the
bed, turns to the corner and sleeps.
INT.GEORGE DIGFEEL’S PRISON CELL– DAY
A prison GUARD#1 enters George's
cell. George still seems to sleep.
The GUARD#1 touches him.
GUARD#1
Hey George, wake up. It’s
time to the breakfast.
George's body is stiff and he seems
to keep on his hands the same photo
of the two couples. The GUARD#1 takes
a photo of George's hands and watches
it. The other GUARD#2 comes.
GUARD#2
What's wrong with him?
The GUARD#1 with the photo on his
hand, turns to the GUARD#2.
GUARD#1
He’s dead.
EXT. ROOF – NOWADAYS - NIGHT
George takes the same photo of the
two couples out of his pants pocket
and sits down near the eaves. George
uses CLOTHES of 1959. He’s DEAD.
George watches the photo for a while.
A strange WIND blows at him and
George watches the horizon.
EXT. ROOF (1959) - DAY
AARON BESTON, 53 years old, prepares
a barbecue while ABBEY SANDRINE, 47
years old and ROSALIND MOLLOW, 45 years
old, sits on beach chairs and drinks
lemon juice. Aaron serves them two
pieces of steak.
ABBEY
Where’s my husband?
George?! The barbecue...
It’s ready.
Rosalind turns to Aaron.
ROSALIND
Honey... Call your friend.
Suddenly, George opens the ROOF
DOOR aggressively and walks
towards Aaron who is at the
barbecue grill.
GEORGE
You betrayed me with my
wife in your bed. You bastard!
Abbey and Rosalind stands up.
AARON
What are you saying George?
I don't understand.
George holds up his wife Abbey's
HANDKERCHIEF. After that, he throws
the handkerchief on the floor and
gets a KNIFE close to the barbecue
grill. George hugs Aaron and sticks
it in Aaron's belly. In foreground
(f.g.) Abbey and Rosalind yells out
for Aaron in MOS (Mit Out Sound).
AARON
Why are you killing me?
Aaron falls to the floor and George
keeps the knife and Aaron's blood on
his hands. George kneels and cries.
EXT. ROOF – NOWADAYS – NIGHT
George puts the photo back in his
pants pocket, gets up and goes to the
eaves. He looks down and climbs over
the eaves. George watches at the sides
of the eaves and the horizon too. He
closes his eyes and throws himself
over the eaves.
EXT. THE PAINTING’S HOUSE –
DOOR ENTRANCE - DAY
Sophia opens the door and comes to
the sidewalk. Sam closes the door
and comes to the sidewalk too. Sam
uses a suit and brings his briefcase.
OLIVIA´S HOUSE - DOOR ENTRANCE
Olivia opens the door, gets out and
locks it from the outside. Olivia
crosses the street.
THE PAINTING’S HOUSE – SIDEWALK
A car is nearby. It's Sam's car.
Sam watches it and then, takes a key
to open it from a distance.
SOPHIA
Sam... Wait a minute... I
think it's a moment to ask
Olivia what she knows about
the painting on the wall.
SAM
I have to go to work now.
Olivia comes close of them.
SAM
Hi, Olivia. How's going.
OLIVIA
I'm okay and you two?
Sam shows his briefcase.
SOPHIA
Olivia and I are going to
the mall today.
SAM
I wanna be a billionaire.
Olivia smiles at Sam.
SOPHIA
Olivia... Tell us what do
you know about that painting
on the wall.
Sophia points towards the living
room window, where The Painting is.
Olivia watches The Painting’s House
for a while and after that,
the WINDOW.
OLIVIA
I don't know who actually
painted it. But I know who
put it there... Amanda Glessy.
Jesse Endlemory's first wife.
SAM
The billionaire?
OLIVIA
Yes. They used to live
here.
SAM
Are you kidding me?
Jesse Endlemory lived here? But
he died ten years ago.
SOPHIA
Sam knows about Jesse's story,
because he works at Goldpress Bank.
Jesse worked there and held
the same position as Sam.
Jesse Endlemory ended up marrying
with Nancy Goldpress bank owner
and that's how he became a
billionaire.
OLIVIA
Exactly. Jesse and Amanda were
a happy couple in this house.
But Jesse left his wife to marry
Nancy Goldpress. Amanda left
here to never return.
Sam puts his brifcase on the floor.
OLIVIA
(continuing)
The house was put up for sale
and the painting stayed there.
They said that Jesse found his
ex-wife working at a cafeteria
in Los Angeles and tried to talk
to her, but she disregard him.
Then, a great remorse overcame
Jesse and he died alone of
sadness.
SAM
Makes sense. The press reported
at the time that he died of a
heart attack alone, sitting on
a park bench. Amazing story. But
I gotta go now.
Sam gets his brifcase and WALKS
to the car. Sophia watches him.
Sam opens the door, waves Sophia
and Olivia, gets in the car,
starts the car and leaves there.
SOPHIA
Did you see that?
OLIVIA
What?
SOPHIA
The way he walks. He thinks that
he can walk like Denzel, kiss
like Wesley and make sex like
Lenny.
OLIVIA
Stunning. Lend him to me.
Mrs. Ruby strolls with Marlow
by the sidewalk and comes towards
Olivia and Sophia.
OLIVIA
Oh no. Mrs. Ruby Deelson
is coming.
SOPHIA
What is the problem? She
seems to be a very nice
lady.
OLIVIA
She has Coprolalia.
SOPHIA
Copro--
Mrs. Ruby stops and faces Olivia
and Sophia. Marlow smells the
walls.
OLIVIA
Good morning Mrs. Ruby...
I want to introduce you to
my new neighbor, Sophia.
Sophia extends her hand to Mrs. Ruby
that for a moment, only watches it.
And after that, Mrs. Ruby shakes
Sophia's hand.
MRS. RUBY
Whatever.
OLIVIA
So... And he is Marlow.
Sophia bends down and strokes
Marlow's fur.
SOPHIA
Hi, Marlow. How are you?
What a nice dog. We have one too.
It’s Artie. I think they would
love to meet.
MRS. RUBY
We don’t have time for this.
Mrs. Ruby turns to Olivia.
MRS. RUBY
(continuing)
What about you Olivia...
Are you hunting men and
howling for them?
OLIVIA
Mrs. Ruby... Don't say that
at my friend. This is not
polite.
MRS. RUBY
Say what... That you hunting
men and takes them to your
bed?
Mrs. Ruby turns to Sophia that
tries to play with Marlow and he
tries to goes to the door
entrance of The Painting’s house.
MRS. RUBY
(continuing)
Be careful with her, because
she’ll catch your husband.
Mrs. Ruby pulls Marlow by the
leash.
MRS. RUBY
(continuing)
Let’s go Marlow.
Mrs. Ruby walks with Marlow.
Olivia and Sophia watches
them go away.
OLIVIA
... And this is Mrs. Ruby
Deelson.
SOPHIA
Ruby Rude.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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