Josh Krieger

8/9/2019 Josh Krieger

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FADE IN:

EXT. ANNAPOLIS, MD - KRIEGER RESIDENCE - NINE YEARS AGO

A YOUNG JOSH KRIEGER, 8, hides behind a tree. He peeks his

head out just enough to get a look at the house.

YOUNG JOSHOkay, we’ve got four vehicles, mid-range.

YOUNG MARISSA (O.S.)What’s mid-range?

Josh turns to a YOUNG MARISSA ELLIOT, 7, who stays hiddenbehind him.

YOUNG JOSH

You know, like, middle.

YOUNG MARISSA Middle what?

YOUNG JOSHI don’t know. I just hear my dadcall it that. Quit interrupting me when I’m on surveillance.

YOUNG MARISSA Sorry, geez.

Josh takes a deep breath and pretends to hold a gun to hischest.

YOUNG JOSHOkay, you ready? On three.

Marissa nods and shadows Josh.

YOUNG JOSH (CONT’D)One...two...THREE!

Josh ducks down and runs to the back of the house as fast ashe can. Marissa follows him until they make it to the backdoor which is wide open.

Josh leans against the house, fake gun raised.

YOUNG JOSH (CONT’D)Fools! They’re making it easy forus.



YOUNG MARISSA Wait, Josh! Maybe it’s a trap.

YOUNG JOSHGood thinking, Riss. You go first.

YOUNG MARISSA What? Why do I go first?

YOUNG JOSHBecause, if it’s a trap they’llnever suspect a girl.

YOUNG MARISSA Oh. I guess that makes sense.

INT. BACK ENTRANCEWAY - CONTINUOUS

Marissa carefully makes her way around Josh and heads intothe house. Josh follows.

She leads him towards the stairs near the living area where agroup of ADULTS are drinking tea and talking adult business.

Marissa motions for Josh to take the lead back and he does.He grabs her by the hand and leads her upstairs.

He stops at a closed door -- the master bedroom. Marissaleans against the wall behind him.

YOUNG JOSH

Okay, this is it. Did you bringthe tools?

Marissa looks confused at first but then remembers -- shepulls a barrett from her hair and hands it to Josh.

YOUNG JOSH (CONT’D)Good work.

Josh takes the barrett and bends it so he can pretend to pickthe lock. He struggles for a moment but then opens the doorand pulls Marissa inside.

INT. MASTER BEDRROM - CONTINUOUS

Josh hands the broken barrett back to Marissa. She looks atit and frowns.

YOUNG JOSHOkay, now spread out. Remember what we’re looking for.

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YOUNG MARISSA What are we looking for?

YOUNG JOSHYou know...clues.

YOUNG MARISSA Oh, right.

Suddenly, they hear voices from outside the door. Joshreacts quickly and grabs Marissa’s hand and takes her to thefloor, underneath the bed.

JOSH AND MARISSA’S POV

From under the bed we see two sets of shoes enter the room.The first pair -- black and expensive. The other -- red highheels.

Josh and Marissa look at each other, puzzled.

MAN (O.S.)I don’t know why we need to talk inhere.

WOMAN (O.S.)Shhhh.

The woman starts to speak in RUSSIAN. The man answers back.They’re having a conversation but it quickly turns into anargument.

Josh and Marissa are now genuinely scared. Josh tries hisbest to comfort her.

YOUNG JOSH(whispering)

It’s okay.

The man and woman start to pace around the floor -- theirargument escalating.

Finally, it gets physical. We can only make out the shoes asthey struggle with each other until...

THE MAN IS FORCED TO HIS KNEES. He turns his head and seesJosh and Marissa under the bed. He starts to open his mouthto say something when...

CRAAAACCCCCKKKKKK!

The woman SNAPS his neck and he falls to the carpet -- dead.

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Josh reacts quickly and covers Marissa’s mouth with his hand.He lowers her head and holds her tight.

He peeks back out into the bedroom and watches as the highheels drag the dead man out of the room.

When she’s gone, Josh lets out a huge sigh of relief.

YOUNG MARISSA (barely audible)

Oh my god...Oh my god...Oh my --

YOUNG JOSHShhhh. It’s okay. It’s over.

Marissa looks at Josh with tears in her eyes. She’sterrified.

Suddenly the door opens again and the high heels step inside.

Josh holds Marissa quiet again as they watch the shoes standperfectly still. A WOMAN’S HAND reaches down and picks upMarissa’s barrett that she dropped on the floor.

After what seems like an eternity, the heels turn and leavethe room again, this time closing the door behind them.

INT. JOSH’S BEDROOM - EARLY MORNING - PRESENT DAY

JOSH KRIEGER, 16, wakes up in a pool of sweat. He looks nextto him as though to find Marissa but he’s alone.

He laughs to himself -- what a dream.

INT. BATHROOM - CONTINUOUS

Josh splashes water on his face and checks his complexion.He’s done with the awkward stage but still gets a pimple nowand again.

JOSH(to reflection withRussian accent)

My name is Ivan Grigorovich.(tries again)

My name is Ivan Grigorovich. And Iam here to kill you.

He laughs at himself.

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INT. KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS

Josh runs to the fridge and grabs a coke.

JACK (O.S.)That your breakfast?

Josh closes the door, startled, and finds his dad, JACKKRIEGER, sitting at the breakfast table reading thenewspaper.

JOSHOh, morning dad.

JACKWhere are you off to? Don’tsuppose you’re gonna play outsidelike every other boy your age.Maybe try a sport now and again?

JOSHI have to go to work.

JACKWork. Right.

Jack shakes his head and just continues to read the paper.He’s obviously not happy with what his son has become.

Josh takes a sip of his coke and lets out a refreshingAHHHHHHHHHHHH.

JOSHWelp, nice pep talk, dad. Asusual.

Jack just moans as Josh heads out of the house.

JOSH (CONT’D)Bye mom!

EXT. VIDEO EXPRESS - LATER

Josh parks his bike and locks it up against a rack.

INT. VIDEO EXPRESS - CONTINUOUS

Josh enters the store and finds HENRY ACKERMAN, 49, filing movies. Henry lowers his glasses and checks his watch.

HENRYFive minutes late, Josh.

5.



JOSHSorry, Mr. Ackerman. I sleptthrough my alarm. I was having thecraziest --

HENRY

Well, I’ve got a doctor’sappointment so you’re on your owntoday. Keep an eye out for Mrs.Terrell’s new releases. You knowshe likes to pick them up onSaturdays.

JOSHOh, I know.

Henry puts the stack of movies on the counter and hands Joshthe keys to the store.

HENRYAnd no R rated movies. I don’t want to hear any more complaintsfrom the neighborhood moms.

JOSHSorry, I know. Won’t happen again.

INT. VIDEO EXPRESS - HOURS LATER

Josh leans back in his chair, munching on potato chips anddrinking a coke. He’s GLUED to the screen.

ON SCREEN

JASON BOURNE is talking with GIANCARLO.

Josh mouths along with every word.

GIANCARLO(on screen)

What’s this? You tie these knots?So, it starts to come back, huh?

JASON BOURNE(on screen)

No, it doesn’t start to come back.The knot’s like everything else, Ijust found the rope and I did it.

Josh now does his best Matt Damon impression along with him.

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JASON BOURNE/ JOSHThe same way I can, I can read, Ican write. I can add, subtract. Ican make coffee. I can shufflecards. I can set up a chessboard.

Josh smiles but is interrupted by the DING of the dooropening.

He grabs the remote and pauses the movie as THREE TEENAGEBOYS and A GIRL enter the store. We’ll come to know the boysas BRENT, RICKY, and THAD. The girl on Brent’s arm we knowalready -- MARISSA ELLIOT -- all grown up and as beautiful asthey come.

BRENTNo way, dude, we’re getting thescary shit.

RICKYWhat, like Nightmare on Elm Street?

BRENTThat shit ain’t scary. We’re notstaying at your house, dude. Wecan get whatever we want. My mom doesn’t care.

THADSo we can get porn?

MARISSA

Thad! That’s gross.

THADWhat?

JOSH(to all)

We don’t carry porn. I thinkthere’s a pervert store a fewblocks down though.

MARISSA Oh, hey Josh.

JOSHHey Riss.

BRENTWell, at least we know where thedoofus store is.

Brent holds up his hand and Thad gives him a “high five”.

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Brent approaches Josh and extends his hand as if to shake it.

BRENT (CONT’D)What’s up, dude? I’m just messin’ with you.

Josh, suspicious, shakes his hand. Brent pulls him in.

BRENT (CONT’D)(under his breath)

You ever talk to my girl again,I’ll kick your teeth in. Got it?

Josh nods as Brent pushes him back and joins his friends.

BRENT (CONT’D)You know what? Let’s just go toblockbuster. This place onlycarries the stupid classics. I

think my mom rents here.

Marissa waves “goodbye” to Josh as Brent drags her out of thestore.

JOSH(loud, now that they’regone)

Yeah, your mom does rent here! AndI banged her in the back last week!

(sighs)Asshole.

Josh turns to see AN OLD LADY peering from behind theclassics section. She shakes her head.

JOSH (CONT’D)Sorry, Mrs. Taylor.

LATER

Josh lays with his head on the counter as a DISNEY film playsin the background.

HENRYJOSH!

Josh bolts awake to find Henry returning to work.

HENRY (CONT’D)Wake up, son. This isn’t mathclass.

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JOSHSorry, Mr. Ackerman. I must havejust closed my eyes for a second.

HENRYWell, don’t worry about it. You

can take off now.

JOSHWhat time is it?

Henry looks at his watch. Josh notices something smeared onhis sleeve -- it looks like blood.

HENRYIt’s almost five.

(noticing Josh looking)Oh, I accidentally dipped my sleevein tomato soup. That’s what

happens when you get old.

Josh nods and grabs his belongings.

JOSHOkay, then. See you tomorrow?

HENRYYeah, why don’t you take the dayoff, Josh. I’m sure you havehomework or something to do.

Josh is disappointed.

JOSHYeah....okay.

EXT. VIDEO EXPRESS - CONTINUOUS

Josh unlocks his bike and looks back inside the video store.Henry stands behind the counter perfectly still. Juststaring back.

Josh shakes his head and gets on his bike.

JOSHCreepy.

INT. PARKED CAR - DOWN THE STREET

TWO MEN watch as Josh rides away from the video store. Theyspeak in RUSSIAN.

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MAN #1What about the kid?

MAN #2The kid doesn’t matter. Just theold man.

MAN #1He doesn’t like loose ends.

MAN #2Well, then let’s not give him any.

EXT. CAR - CONTINUOUS

The TWO MEN step out of the car and check their guns as theycross the street towards the video store.

INT. VIDEO EXPRESS - CONTINUOUS

The two men BURST into the store, guns drawn. They searchfor Henry but there’s nobody to be found.

ROBERT DENIRO (O.S.)You talking to me?

The first man shoots at the television screen, making itEXPLODE!

Suddenly, both men are SHOT DIRECTLY BETWEEN THE EYES. Their

bodies fall to the floor.

Henry steps out from the back of the store and quickly locksthe front door. He closes the shades and starts to drag thebodies towards the back.

HENRYNow I gotta buy a new fucking T.V.

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