THE EDGE OF REALITY: HOOKING IN THE HEIGHTS

FADE IN:
INT. PIZZA PLACE - NIGHT
KYLE a 32 year old grunge, hippy drinks a beer at the bar.
In walks MARK a 33 year old well dressed young professional engineer.
KYLE
What’s up man?
MARK
Hey what’s up Kyle. Hey do you mind getting a table I don’t really want to sit at the bar. I  don’t think I’m gonna drink tonight.
KYLE
Sure.
Kyle and Mark sit down at a table. BYRUM a 65 year old Country Club Member approaches Mark.
BYRUM
Hello Mark, Susie told me that you are moving?
MARK
Yes sir, I’m moving to Nashville next month. How’s your golf swing looking this year, still having problems with your slice?
BYRUM
Yea, I have to aim way over here to hit the ball straight, it’s a mess. Anyway, I’ll tell Susie you said hello.
Byrum leaves the Pizza Place.
MARK
Even though I didn’t ask how Susie was doing but oh well.
KYLE
Hello there Mister Byrum sir. How’s that slice. Haha.
Kyle imitates swinging a golf club.
MARK
I used to date his daughter.
KYLE
I figured you did. You know I think that guy moved in right across the street from me.
MARK
No way, that guy is one of the members at the Country Club, he’s rich, he...
KYLE
He has like five cars? One of them a blue Porshe? I’m telling you he just moved in across the street. With all of his cars parked in the driveway and his Silverado on the street.
MARK
He does have a Silverado too maybe he did move in his daughter is in real estate it doesn’t make sense thought why they would move into a house on your street you know what I’m saying. I’ve been to their house they live in a mansion on the golf Country Club golf course.
KYLE
I saw him stepping out of his Porshe yesterday and I was like Dang, his car cost more than my house.
MARK
We’ll ask Chad and Juice they are supposed to be here too.
Mark looked at his phone.
MARK
Peter just texted me too. He’s parking his car.
Kyle took a drink of beer.
KYLE
Ok, cool. So what happened with you and Susie man?
MARK
She was nice, I just, I don’t know. Well, you just saw her father she is just like him, very monotone polite, boring. I needed more excitement. I’m reading this book How TO Date HOT Girlz Out of Your League and the guy says you really need excitement in your relationship and in the bedroom too.
KYLE
Oh dang, well, I haven’t had any excitement in months maybe I need to read this book too. What else have you learned from the book any advice for me?
MARK
Stop caring so much about the outcome and just go for it, what do you have to lose by asking her out. Nothing, it’s all in your mind. You miss one hundred percent of the shots you don’t take KG. You used to get girls all the time what happened, I mean what’s the difference between that KG and you right now?
Kyle takes a drink of beer.
KYLE
KG stopped taking Xanax bars and coincidently stopped going to jail. I just smoke weed nowadays.
MARK
I don’t like weed.
KYLE
What? Come on Mark.
MARK
Seriously, I didn’t like it. It made me anxious and paranoid. I just wanted to eat Bar B Que Potato chips all night.
KYLE
There’s nothing wrong with that.
MARK
It is to me if it changes your personality. I didn’t like the way it made me feel but that’s just me. To each his own, but have you noticed you seem more introverted these days, but you are trying to better yourself. Like you said since you stopped doing drugs you have stopped going to jail. So I don’t know, maybe try not smoking for a while and see what happens, how you feel?
Kyle just stares at Mark and mumbles into his beer mug.
MARK
What was that?
KYLE
Maybe.
ENTER: Country Club Twins Juice and Chad with matching polo shirts with CC on the chest.
Peter (Korean) walks in with a skater beanie on with the twins.
MARK
What’s up Juice, Chad, Peter.
Mark hold out his fist and all three guys pound his fist.
JUICE
How’s it going Mark. Kyle how’s it going man.
They all three pull up a chair at the table.
CHAD
What’s up guys.
PETER
I’m starving. Lauren wouldn’t let me eat today. We are both on a diet, if she asks we are bowling okay? Are you guys ready to order? I want a large pepperoni.
MARK
Juice, Byrum, Susie’s dad was here.
JUICE
Yea, we have a tee time with her husband tomorrow at the Country Club at seven.
MARK
Oh really, well Kyle said that he thinks that they moved right across the street from him and I was like no way they live in that big house.
CHAD
Water heater exploded. It was up on the third floor and flooded the two lower floors. I saw Byrum last week in the gym he told me Susie put them in one of her rental properties until the repairs are finished, so yea, so wait they moved next to KG?
KYLE
Yea man he pulled up in that Porshe and I did a double take like who is this dude man.
CHAD
Byrum’s a stand up guy.
JUICE
Stand up guy, shitty golfer. Have you seen that swing, Jesus.
WAITRESS approaches the Table.
WAITRESS
Are you guys ready to order?
PETER
Yes.
INT. PIZZA PLACE - LATER
Pizza tray with one slice still left on them are on the table.
Peter rubs his belly.
Empty pitchers of beer are spread across the table.
JUICE
So what are you single men doing tonight? Gonna go out to the bars catch some tail?
MARK
I might go out, try out some things I learned from this book I’m reading.
CHAD
Wait, what book?
MARK
How To Pick Up Hot Girlz Out Of Your League.
CHAD
I’ve got to see this.
PETER
Yea me too, Lauren hasn’t texted me yet so let go to that new sports bar down the street, it just opened.
MARK
You down KG?
Kyle finished his beer.
KYLE
Let’s go.
All the guys stood up.
WAITRESS
You guys have a good night?
The Waitress smiles at Mark as they all leave.
CHAD
She’s cute.
PETER
She was giving Mark the eyes.
KYLE
The eyes?
PETER
Yea the do me eyes.
MARK
The Law of Attraction is real my friends. She feels my positive vibes.
EXT. PIZZA PLACE - MOMENTS LATER
Juice turns away from the group.
JUICE
All right boys, y’all have fun. Chad seven o’clock, don’t be hungover.
MARK
Later Juice.
Juice walks down the side walk away from the group.
Mark looks at his phone.
MARK
Okay, it is ten thirty.
PETER
Let’s go check out the new sport’s bar.
CHAD
Yea I need to see you try out some of the pick up tips you have learned from your book.
You can see the red neon glow from the sign by the Sport’s bar.
The thumping of the bass from the speakers is soft in the distance and becomes louder as the group approaches the patio area of the bar.
INT. SPORT’S BAR - NIGHT
Smokers are outside, a large patio door is open to the pool room area inside. Sports star posters are everywhere.

PETER
This place is awesome.
CHAD
Are y’all ready to get crazy tonight?
KRISTY (21) Short Brunette with a Stonehenge sleeve tattoo with women dancing around.
KRISTY
Hi, I’m Kristy what can I get you guys?
MARK
Can I have a water?
PETER
Yea, me too.
KYLE
I’ll just take a Miller lite.
KRISTY
Can I see your ID please?
KYLE
Sure.
Kyle hands Kristy his ID.
KRISTY
Okay thanks Kyle. I’ll be right back.
PETER
She was giving you the eyes bro.
KYLE
Was she? Y’all want to shoot some pool.
Kyle reached into his pocket and pulled out a hand full of quarters and stacked them down on the side of the pool table.
KYLE
Rack’um.
Peter racks the pool balls.
Kyle breaks.
Mark smiles at a group of pretty girls but does not say anything.
Chad laughs at Mark.
Kristy wipes down a table and looks up at Kyle.
KYLE
Your shot Peter.
Kyle walks over to Kristy.
KYLE
Hey what was your name again?
KRISTY
Kristy, what was yours?
KYLE
Kyle, Kristy, how do you spell that? K, R, I, S, T, Y?
KRISTY
Yep, not too many guys get that right.
KYLE
How old are you?
KRISTY
Twenty-one. How old are you?
KYLE
Thirty-Two.
KRISTY
I’ve never been with a thirty-two year old before.
Kristy smiles at Kyle then walks away to the main bar.
Kyle watches her leave.
Kristy looks back over her shoulder at Kyle as she goes to another table.
Kyle slightly smiles at Kristy and nods.
Kristy nods back, smiles and turns away with a flip of her long black hair.
Enters RUSSELL a friend of Marks, he shakes Chad’s and Mark’s hand.
KYLE
Hey you want to play doubles?
PETER
Yea Rack’um.
Kyle gets the pool balls out of the table.
INT. SPORT’S BAR - LATER
Peter hits the eight ball in.
Mark, Chad and Russell are talking to a group of girls. Peter joins them.
Kristy is by the cash register by herself.
Kyle walks up to Kristy.
KYLE
Hey what’s up?
KRISTY
Not much just can’t wait to get off so I can have a drink.
Kyle looks her up and down.
KYLE
You know I bet your boyfriend thinks you look so good in that outfit.
KRISTY
What boyfriend?
KYLE
You don’t have a boyfriend you have to be kidding me?
KRISTY
No boyfriend here.
KYLE
Well would you want to grab a cup of coffee when you get off or something?
KRISTY
Uh, okay, sure. It’s going to be like past two though because I have to clean the bathrooms. You can stay in the pool room though and I’ll come and get you when I can leave. You want another Miller?
Kyle finished his beer.
KYLE
Sure.
He handed Kristy the empty bottle.
MARK
Hey KG I think we are all about to leave, do you need a ride?
KYLE
You know what man I think I might hang out with our waitress.
MARK
What? The short one?
KYLE
Yea I asked here if she wanted to get a cup of coffee and she said yea.
MARK
Nice.
Kyle and Mark fist bumb.
Chad, Mark and Peter leave the bar.
PETER
I told you she was giving you the eyes.
KYLE
Get out of here.
Kyle drank his beer all alone in the bar by the pool room.
All of the waitresses sweep up and stack the chairs on top of the tables.
Kristy steps out to the pool room where Kyle is to smoke a Newport cigarette.
KRISTY
We are almost done.
She takes like two puffs and flicks the cigarette.
KRISTY
I’m going to just see if I can go. Could you step back I’m going to lock the door.
She shuts the overhead door and thrusts her backside up against Kyle’s groin.
KRISTY
Oh, excuse me. Hey could you step out front, so I can lock up?
KYLE
Okay, cool I’ll get my car and pick you up out front.
Kyle leans in and kisses Kristy by the pool tables.
EXT. SPORT’S BAR - MOMENTS LATER
Kyle quickly walks to his white Trail Blazer.
He sprays on some cologne.
He get into his car.
INT. TRAIL BLAZER - MOMENTS LATER
Kyle drives around to the front of the Sport’s Bar.
Kristy is waiting by the red light. She has changed from out of her pants, into a purple skirt.
Kyle reaches over and opens the door and Kristy gets in.
KRISTY
So where can we get coffee at two thirty in the morning?
KYLE
Waffle House. Does that sound okay.
KRISTY
Yea.
Kyle drives into the Waffle House Parking Lot. He leans over and kisses Kristy real quick before he gets out.
EXT. WAFFLE HOUSE - MOMENTS LATER
A group of cooks stand outside smoking as Kyle and Kristy walk in.
WAFFLE HOUSE COOK
There she go.
Kyle opened the door for Kristy.
He looks at the Waffle House cooks who are laughing quietly and Kyle nods politely to them.
INT. WAFFLE HOUSE - MOMENTS LATER
Kristy sits down at a small two person booth in the corner of the Waffle House. Kyle follows her.
WAITRESS
What can I get for you two?
KYLE
I think just a cup of coffee. Get whatever you want.
KRISTY
Just coffee thanks.
INT. WAFFLE HOUSE - MOMENTS LATER
Kristy pours three creamers into her coffee.
KYLE
Have a little coffee with your creamer.
KRISTY
I mean I like coffee and all but I prefer whiskey.
KYLE
I have a bottle of whiskey at the house if you want we can go have a drink would you like that?
Kristy nods.
KYLE
Check please.
INT. TRAIL BLAZER - MOMENTS LATER
Kyle and Kristy kiss at a red light.
KYLE
You’re going to cause me to get into a wreck girl.
Kyle turns the car down a street.
Out front there is a small white house, an old shotgun house.
KYLE
This is where I live.
KRISTY
It’s cute.
KYLE
You’re cute. Come on in.
INT. KYLE’S HOUSE-LIVING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER
Kyle comes in and turns on a duck lamp.
He walks over to the television and turns it on.
KYLE
Have you seen Wonder Woman?
The Wonder Woman film shows the scene where she is running to the front lines, blocking all of the machine gun bullets.
Kyle and Kristy stand and kiss, then they sit down on the couch and kiss.
KYLE
Whiskey? That’s why we are here right?
INT. KYLE’S HOUSE-KITCHEN - MOMENTS LATER
Kyle sings Robert Johnson:
KYLE
“Come On, In my Kitchen! It’s going to be raining outdoors.” Whiskey river, oh no, looks like I’m all out of whiskey. I have some vodka though.
KRISTY
Gross vodka.
KYLE
I have cranberry or coke to chase with.
KRISTY
Coke.
Kristy pours a shot and slams it then pours another.
KRISTY
I’m trying to catch up to you. You’re already drunk.
Kyle takes a shot and hands Kristy the coke can.
Kristy takes another shot and takes a big drink of coke.
They kiss.
KYLE
Lets go back to the couch.
INT. KYLE’S HOUSE-LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Kyle and Kristy are making out hard.
Kristy reaches down Kyle’s pants.
She unbuckles his belt and performs oral sex.
KYLE
It doesn’t get much better than this. Watching Wonder Woman getting blown by Wonder Woman.
Kristy really gets into giving head.
KYLE
Hold up lets go into the Bedroom.
INT. KYLE’S BEDROOM - MOMENTS LATER
Kyle lays Kristy down onto the bed and mounts her missionary and sings Michael Jackson:
KYLE
“Do you remember when we fell in love, we were young and innocent then.”
Kyle kisses Kristy
KYLE
Jam on girl.
KRISTY
Oh my god.
INT. KYLE’S BEDROOM - LATER
Kyle continues singing in missionary and sings Aaliyah:
KYLE
“Dirty South, Uh huh, Can y’all really feel me. East coast feel me. West Coast Feel Me. Dirty South Duh duh Dirty dirty can y’all really feel me.”
KRISTY
Oh.
KYLE
“Girl, I’ve been watching you like a hawk in the sky and you were my prey. Girl I promise you if we keep holding hands and know that one of these days, we gon’ hook it up probably talk on the phone I don’t know if that cool.”
KRISTY
Oh my god.
INT. KYLE’S BEDROOM - LATER
Kyle continues to perform and sing this time Roy Orbison’s Pretty Woman:
KYLE
“Do,do,do,do,dooooo....Pretty Woman walking down the street, pretty woman the kind I’d like to meet Pretty woman, I don’t believe you, you’re not the truth, no one can look as good as youuuuuuuu, Kristy.”
KRISTY
Oh my. What stamina.
KYLE
Well, I used to be on the basketball team. You know Kristy I’ve got a little house all I need is a little woman.
KRISTY
Oh my god, I’m a hoe.
KYLE
Yea you are girl.
KRISTY
No seriously, I’m a hoe.
Kyle pulls out of Kristy and lays down beside her.
KYLE
What do you mean a hoe, like a prostitute?
KRISTY
Yes.
KYLE
Why would you do such a thing?
KRISTY
I need the money.
KYLE
You don’t need the money that bad, Oh my god, I had sex with you without a condom.
KRISTY
I’m clean.
KYLE
Take the word of a prostitute, that’s a reliable source. Oh my god. You don’t know, when was the last time you had a blood test?
KRISTY
Look it’s straight.
KYLE
No, it’s totally gay.
KRISTY
What your gay? Maybe I’m the one who needs to be tested.
KYLE
Wait no, if you think the way you are living is straight then I’m totally gay. I can’t get down with this.
KRISTY
Faggot.
Kristy rises up out of bed to put her clothes on.
KYLE
Yea, I am gay. I love big black dicks full of AIDS.
KRISTY
What?
KYLE
You were being so HIV negative Kristy, I want you to be HIV positive like me. I wanted you to have AIDS like me so we could be together.
KRISTY
What the fuck!?
KYLE
Look I’m just kidding, that was a joke off South Park. This is out of my element, I don’t know what to say. This isn’t Vegas you know you can get arrested for this?
KRISTY
Yea, I know. Look I’ve been arrested over thirty times.
KYLE
For prostitution.
Kristy looks down at the ground.
KYLE
How many dicks did you suck today?
Kristy looks down at the ground.
KYLE
That many. You sucked that many dicks today. I’ve been french kissing you all night. Oh my god this is gross. God you would make me fall in love with prostitute.
KRISTY
It’s only for a year.
KYLE
Only a year and then what, your contracts up and then where are you going to work? In the same bar around your old pimp who is always going to be looking at you, all those guys coming into the bar that you have fucked, aw God. What am I supposed to do?
Kyle starts pacing around the room and raises his hands into the air.
KYLE
This is my karma, this is what God is punishing me with right here with you. I have been acting like a prostitute for years and since I have acted like a prostitute God has literally sent me a prostitute. Jesus Christ. Look God I know that I am a horrible Christian and Jesus if a prostitute is good enough for you a prostitute is good enough for me but dang Jesus.
KRISTY
It’s not that big a deal, it’s business. It’s not like you had to pay for it. Why are you mad?
KYLE
Why me?
KRISTY
I don’t know I guess I liked what I saw.
Kristy tried to reach out and grab Kyle’s hand and pull him back into the bed.
KYLE
You don’t have to be a prostitute, you don’t need the money that bad. I want to be with you but you can’t be a prostitute anymore. Mary Magdalen might have been a prostitute at one time but not when she was with Jesus.
Kyle see’s that it is six o’clock in the morning.
Kyle slips his pants back on.
KYLE
Look I have to go to work. I want you Kristy but you have to meet me halfway, you can’t go on being a prostitute and expect it to be fine with me. I know I am crazy for doing this and I probably will regret it but I’m going to let you stay here if you want to sleep and think about it. There is a key under the mat. I hope you are still here when I get back.
Kyle leaves the house to go to work.
Kristy lies in bed naked.
INT. WORK PLANT - MORNING
Kyle takes his time card and clocks in.
SIDELL a tall muscular black man is right behind Kyle.
KYLE
Then she tells me she’s a prostitute.
Kyle puts his timecard back into the rack.
SIDELL
Where does she work?
KYLE
At the Sport’s bar in the heights, now that I think about it I saw several other girls there that might have been prostitutes too. Man I think I stumbled across a secret society or something.
SIDELL
She’s a white girl? How old is she?
KYLE
Twenty one.
SIDELL
Kristy huh, I might have to go get a beer after work dog ha ha.
KYLE
Come on man, where’s your integrity.
SIDELL
I guess I don’t have any. Hey, look at it this way at least you didn’t have to pay for it.
KYLE
That is the same thing she said.
INT. WORK PLANT - LATER
Kyle is sweeping up a pile of concrete rock.
He wipes his brow to keep the sweat from dripping into his eyes.
He takes out his phone and texts Kristy: “What are you doing?”
EXT. WORK PLANT - LATER
Kyle drives a forklift around the plant with a load of pallets.
He takes out his phone and looks at the screen. No texts no response from Kristy just the message he had sent earlier of “What are you doing?”
INT. KYLE’S HOUSE-LIVING ROOM - EVENING
Kyle walks into his living room.
The living room seems to be in order.
INT. KYLE’S BEDROOM - MOMENTS LATER
All of the sheets and covers on Kyle’s bed are piled together in one big ball in the middle of the mattress.
Kyle sniffs the air.
KYLE
Did she smoke weed in here? That bitch.
INT. KYLE’S HOUSE-KITCHEN - MOMENTS LATER
The kitchen seems fine.
Kyle notices several footprints.
He bends down to try and see the reflection of the footprints better.
Kyle notices the deadbolt to the backyard is unlocked.
He steps outside.
EXT. KYLE’S BACKYARD - MOMENTS LATER
Kyle notices a pile of tobacco guts from a cigar on his deck banister railing.
He goes over to the pile of tobacco, picks some of it up and sniffs it in his fingers.
KYLE
I can’t believe that bitch.
INT. KYLE’S HOUSE-KITCHEN - MOMENTS LATER
Kyle walks around the kitchen he sees a couple Kit Kat wrappers on the kitchen counter.
There are two small chocolate hand prints on the counter.
INT. KYLE’S BEDROOM - MOMENTS LATER
Kyle walks around his bedroom looking for signs of Kristy.
His medicine ball was out of place and he picked it up.
Underneath it on the carpet was a cigar blunt burn.
KYLE
Son of a bitch.
Kyle crouched down and ran his fingers over the black blunt burn on his white carpet.
Kyle takes all of the sheets off the bed.
EXT. KYLE’S HOUSE - MOMENTS LATER
Kyle throws the sheets into his trash can.
INT. TRAIL BLAZER - MOMENTS LATER
Kyle slams the door to his Trail Blazer and reverses out of the driveway.
INT. SPORT’S BAR - LATER
The Sport’s Bar is packed.
Kyle walks up to the Bar.
BRANDON a mid thirties over weight beer drinker sits at the bar.
BRANDON
What’s up Kyle, long time no see.
KYLE
Hey what’s up Brandon how’s it going.
The bar tender tosses Kyle a paper coaster.
KYLE
Can I have a Lagunitas please?
BARTENDER
Sure, can I see some ID please?
Kyle hands her his driver’s license.
BARTENDER
Oh, Kyle.
The bartender smiles and hands Kyle back his ID.
Kyle sees Kristy delivering food to a table.
KYLE
I need to talk to you.
Kristy walks by with the food and doesn’t even look his way.
BRANDON
Oh Fuck Butts!
Kristy looks at Brandon.
BRANDON
You know Fuck Butts?
KYLE
Yea, I think I’m going to be sick.
Kyle leaves before the bartender brings him his beer.
EXT. SPORT’S BAR - MOMENTS LATER
Kyle leans up against the side of the building and throws up.
INT. KYLE’S BATHROOM - LATER
Kyle pee’s into the toilet and groans.
KYLE
Ouch, Oh God it burns. Oh God.
He shakes his penis and just hovers over the toilet.
KYLE
Oh god.
INT. KYLE’S HOUSE-KITCHEN - LATER
Kyle is on the phone.
KYLE
Yes ma’am I’d like to set up and appointment with Dr. Roberts please. Hmm hmmm.
Kyle paces back and forth the kitchen.
KYLE
Symptoms? Uh, well, uh flu like symptoms, yea, yes ma’am.
INT. DOCTOR’S OFFICE - THE NEXT DAY
DR. ROBERT’S glances at his clip board.
DR. ROBERTS
She’s a prostitute huh, well it takes normally three months for HIV to show up on the blood test. You said it burns when you pee.
KYLE
It burns when I walk when I move around. The uh, the tip is on fire Doc.
DR. ROBERTS
I’m sure you are fine you just have a bit of what we call “Urethra Itis”. This should take care of it.
The doctor rips a sheet of paper off his note pad and hands it to Kyle.
DR. ROBERTS
Take care let me know if the symptoms persist.
KYLE
Thanks Doc.
DR. ROBERTS
Uh huh.
The Doctor leaves the room then comes back in.
DR. ROBERTS
Oh yea we are going to need a blood test.
INT. DOCTOR’S BUILDING - LATER
A NURSE wraps a rubber tube around Kyle’s arm and thumps the vein.
She takes out the syringe with needle and injects Kyle.
Kyle looks at his blood shoot into the vile.
NURSE
So how’s it going Mr. Graves?
Kyle drops his script the Doctor gave him.
He shakes his head.
NURSE
And we are done? Do you feel okay Mr. Graves?
KYLE
Yes I feel fine. Just fine.
Kyle stands up and staggers like he is drunk up against the side of the wall.
KYLE
I’m fine. I’m fine I’ll just walk it off.
NURSE
Why don’t you take a seat Mr. Graves.
KYLE
Okay
Kyle sits down.
INT. PHARMACY - LATER
Kyle stands in line at the Pharmacy.
The PHARMACIST approaches the window.
PHARMACIST
Have you taken this medication before Mr. Graves?
Kyle looks over his shoulder and shakes his head in shame.
KYLE
No.
INT. KYLE’S BATHROOM - LATER
Kyle stands in front of the mirror naked.
He opens the pill bottle and pops one of the pills in his mouth.
He turns the water faucet on and drinks from the faucet.
EXT. SPORT’S BAR - LATER
Kyle walks into the Sport’s Bar.
INT. SPORT’S BAR - MOMENTS LATER
Kyle sits down at the bar.
The Bartender washes a glass, she approaches.
KYLE
Hey does Kristy work today?
BARTENDER
She quit.
KYLE
She quit?
BARTENDER
Yea she quit last Saturday night, just walked out. Now, I remember you. You ordered that Lagunitas and then walked out on me.
KYLE
I’m sorry about that, how much do I owe you?
BARTENDER
Don’t worry about it baby.
INT. SPORT’S BAR - LATER
Kyle drinks alone at the bar.
A beautiful brunette ASHLYNNE approaches the bar with a couple young men.
She was one of the girls he saw the other night when he met Kristy.
Ashlynne smiles at Kyle like she knows something he doesn’t, she whispers into one of the young men’s ear. He glances at Kyle for a split second and then turns his head back to Ashlynne.
Ashlynne starts grinding on the young man and gives him a lap dance.
Kyle tries not to stare but can’t help it.
KYLE
I knew it.
Ashlynne looks Kyle in the eyes while she grinds on the other guy.
INT. KYLE’S BEDROOM - LATER
Kyle lies in bed with his laptop computer.
He googles “Kristy Green”.
Several mug shots appear on the screen with links:
“Kristy Green arrests”.
Links to arrests for Assault and Battery, links to arrests for prostitution, links to arrests for Breaking and Entering.
KYLE
Oh my god.
INT. KYLE’S BATHROOM - LATER
Kyle takes another pill and stares at himself in the mirror.
INT. WORK PLANT - EVENING
Kyle clocks out with his time card.
KYLE
All right see y’all later.
INT. TRAIL BLAZER - MOMENTS LATER
Kyle pulls into a gas station.
He smokes a cigarette as he opens the door.
EXT. GAS STATION - MOMENTS LATER
Kyle stands outside the gas station as he finishes his cigarette.
A red truck filled with guys and Kristy is riding shotgun pulls up.
The driver a big black guy, gets out of the truck and goes inside the gas station.
Kyle looks at the guy through the glass as he points to a pack of condoms.
Kyle looks back towards Kristy.
KYLE
Kristy!
She looks up and so does the truck full of guys. Then Kristy looks back down at her phone.
The guy that was driving the truck exits the gas station, Kyle gets a good look at him.
KYLE
How’s it going?
MAN #1
What’s up.
He gets back into the red truck and drives away.
Kyle watches until the truck gets out of site and angrily puts out his cigarette and goes into the gas station.
INT. KYLE’S BEDROOM - LATER
Kyle types on his laptop.
He gets on Facebook and looks up Kristy Green
There are naked pictures of her on a motorcycle.
KYLE
I can’t believe this.
Kyle sends out a mass text to several friends.
KYLE
This is a public service announcement. Kristy Green a short brunette with a nose ring and sleeve tattoo’s who works at The Sport’s Bar in the Heights. Kristy is a prostitute. I have been on antibiotics for a month. She gets gang banged by the Wu Tang clan. If you see her put up the crucifix symbol and run for your life. She has been arrested more than thirty times google her name and see for yourself.
EXT. WEEDMAN’S HOUSE - LATER
Kyle knocks on the front door. The WEEDMAN opens the door.
WEEDMAN
Kyle Graves how’s it going sir?
KYLE
I’m stressed out man.
WEEDMAN
Come on in.
INT. WEEDMAN’S HOUSE - LATER
Kyle hits a bong really hard.
He coughs uncontrollably.
WEEDMAN
That’s crazy man. You think all those girls are prostitutes at the Sport’s Bar?
KYLE
I know one of them is for sure.
WEEDMAN
How do you know?
The Weedman handed Kyle a joint.
KYLE
She told me. She didn’t use the word prostitute though she said, “I’m a hoe.” And you should have seen this other girl that was up there the other day she was giving this guy a lap dance in the bar.
WEEDMAN
That’s crazy man. I got your text I’ll be on the look out for sure. What are you going to do now?
KYLE
I don’t think there is anything else I can do. I think I stumbled on a secret world that has always been there I have just been oblivious to it.
WEEDMAN
Like the Illuminati, I saw this video on youtube man, Eyes Wide Shut shit its going down for real, from the White House on down to us.
KYLE
These waitress that work in the Heights aren’t from around here, they are from the suburbs barely making it, now they either were recruited and brought to the city as prospects or they were turned once they got here. Man, I think the police might even be in on it. I mean police don’t get paid shit either. Why not be a pimp on the side?
The Weedman hits the bong.
WEEDMAN
That’s crazy man. Eyes Wide Shut shit going down at the 1836 club, going down at the White House, going down at the Sport’s Bar.
KYLE
What about the 1836 club?
WEEDMAN
The governor’s son is one of the owner’s right. It was in the Times that he was using his dad’s campaign funds to pay for his mistress’s condo. Those hoes have diplomatic immunity up there. Like that dude on Leathal Weapon 2.
KYLE
Diplomatic Immunity, Danny Glover smokes that dudeman. Ha ha.
Kyle hits a joint.
INT. SPORT’S BAR - LATER
Kyle drinks alone at the bar except for a baseball bobble head doll.
INT. MCDONALD’S - AFTERNOON
Kyle eats a burger and watches television.
In walks Kristy and two hispanic young men.
She orders a milkshake and all three sit down right behind Kyle.
Kyle does a double take when he sees Kristy.
KYLE
Excuse me?
She does not look at Kyle she turns her body so not to look at him.
KYLE
Excuse me miss. I’m sorry to bother you but is your name Kristy, you’re Kristy right?
Kristy looks up at Kyle right in his eyes and smiles slightly.
KRISTY
No.
Kyle looks at the reactions of the two hispanic men who look down at their food without looking at him.
KYLE
Oh I’m sorry, you look like this girl I know.
The hispanic guy put his burger down.
Kristy turned around embarrassed.
Kyle walked outside with his coffee.
EXT. MCDONALD’S - MOMENTS LATER
Kyle stands outside by the newspaper machine and smokes.
Kristy and the two hispanic men leave McDonald’s and walk toward an apartment building down the road.
Kristy reaches out to hold the hand of one of the men and he snatches his hand away and walks ahead of her.
Kristy has to walk twice as fast to keep up with the guys.
They turn a corner and disappear behind the apartments.
INT. KYLE’S HOUSE-LIVING ROOM - LATER
Kyle watches Television: “Allegations of prostitution in the Trump White House, Stormy Daniels reveals all at ten.”
Kyle turns the TV off.
He picks up his phone and calls Kristy.
KYLE
Kristy this is Kyle. I know that was you I saw today. That’s my McDonald’s I don’t want to see you up there anymore. You can do tricks all over town and at any other McDonald’s but not that one. I eat there too much. How’s that going to make me feel when I’m eating my happy meal and your bobbing for dicks in the parking lot. I don’t want to report you but I will.
INT. TRAIL BLAZER - DAY
Kyle is driving down the highway and sees a billboard sign:  “Help Us Stop Sex Trafficking. Call The Victim Hotline Now. Pathsaves.org Help Us Help Her.”
Kyle picks up his phone but then tosses it into the passenger seat and keeps driving.
INT. SPORT’S BAR - NIGHT
Kyle drinks alone at the bar.
Two PRETTY GIRLS wearing 1836 Club polo shirts stand next to him and order drinks.
PRETTY GIRL #1
Two vodka cranberries please.
BARTENDER
Okay gotcha.
Pretty Girl #1 turns to the much younger Pretty Girl #2.
PRETTY GIRL #1
You have to look at this job for the connections, to better yourself that is why we all are doing this. This is my last month in the club I’ve got a paid internship, once you are in with a government job, you will have security and protection and you won’t have to worry.
PRETTY GIRL #2
That sounds wonderful. I wish I could get a paid internship and not be a server.
PRETTY GIRL #1
It takes time to meet the right connection, it took me six months. Do you have any college classes?
PRETTY GIRL #2
No.
PRETTY GIRL #1
Well you are probably going to have to give it up for a few months, like I did to make that connection with someone who will get you a job in the government. To get your foot in the door. Don’t get discouraged it took me six months. Give it time and have fun, just look at it as a big fraternity. Once you are in girl you won’t ever have to worry about money again and you won’t have to give it up unless you want too.
Kyle turns his head and gets a good look at the two girls.
The bartender brings them their drinks and they walk towards a larger group of girls all wearing 1836 Club shirts.
Kyle notices ASHLYNN the pretty brunette with sleeve tattoo’s like Kristy but Ashlynn was much more beautiful. She was the girl from the other night giving her date a lapdance in the bar and staring at him.
Last time she was dressed up like a biker chick with all of her tattoos showing but not tonight. She was dressed very conservatively with all of her tattoo’s covered with a professional business sweater and long black pants with a white scarf tied around her neck. If Kyle had not seen her the other night there was no way of knowing she had about fifty biker tattoo’s all over her body.
The guy she was with tonight was a big white man in a suit, he had a big smile on his face showing all his teeth.
Ashlynn grabs him by his tie and parades him around the bar and he doesn’t mind.
The song “Remember The Time” comes on the speakers.
Kyle waves to the bartender
KYLE
Hey excuse me. Is there someone in control of the music? Because I’ve never heard this song in here before. It’s an old song you know and they normally play top forty hits in here.
BARTENDER
Oh I don’t know. I think it is on Pandora Internet Radio. Do you want me to change it?
KYLE
No, I just thought it kind of odd. It’s fine.Y’all are playing my greatest hits in here. Don’t worry about it.
BARTENDER
Okay baby, can I get you another beer?
KYLE
Please.
“Remember The Time” by Michael Jackson ends and Aaliyah’s “Are You That Somebody” comes on the radio.
Kyle starts to look around the bar.
He finds a security camera and just stares into the dark lens.
The Intro to “Pretty Woman” comes on the speaker.
Kyle leaves the Sport’s Bar.
INT. KYLE’S BEDROOM - LATER
Kyle texts Kristy the website: “Pathsaves.org”
INT. TRAIL BLAZER - MORNING
Kyle gets into his car and notices cigarette ash all in the cup holder.
“X’s and O’s” in ash are all over his interior.
He looks up ash is all on the roof interior all the way into the backseat and his back seat had been folded back.
KYLE
What is going on.
INT. WORK PLANT - DAY
Sidell is dancing around NIQUE and acting like he is having sex.
SIDELL
Yea give it to daddy come on sugar. You know you love it. I had her in the wheelbarrow Nique.
NIQUE
She’s a freak like that, my old lady won’t do none of that. Maybe I need to go up there.
SIDELL
I told her she’s going to need to wear a diaper for a week. Ha. Ha.
Kyle walks by Sidell and Nique.
Sidell and Nique get real quite.
KYLE
Good morning.
SIDELL
Kyle Graves!
Kyle keeps on walking.
SIDELL
Yea he sent her an email about Path Saves last night. He ain’t never got the bootie tho Nique. I’ll set you up.
Kyle overhears Sidell and pauses by the door, then leaves.
INT. KYLE’S HOUSE-LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
Kyle gets on Facebook and sees a picture of Ashlynne from the bar and her funeral arrangements for early next week.
KYLE
Oh my god.
Kyle grabs his chest.
He paces around the room.
Kyle calls the Weedman.
KYLE
Hey man, did you see on Facebook about Ashlynn a girl who died. She was one of the girls I had thought might have been a prostitute but I’m not one hundred percent sure but nevertheless she passed away, some people on facebook said she overdosed on Fentanyl. Have you heard anything?
WEEDMAN
Bro you need to stop sticking your nose into other people’s business before something happens to you.
KYLE
What are you talking about man?
WEEDMAN
It’s the oldest profession of all time, this goes all the way to the top bro. I’m going to have to stop hanging out with you if you keep on pursuing this.
KYLE
I just want to know what happened.
WEEDMAN
Are you willing to risk everything that I have worked for over a couple dumb hoes? It is not too late to just let it go bro, nothing has happened to you yet but I’m positive that if you don’t stop it something will happen to you.