MISFITS Written by Diane Ruggiero-Wright Based on the series MISFITS by Howard Overman Revised Network Draft 1/23/17 ©2016, ABC Signature Studios, Inc. All rights reserved. This material is the exclusive property of ABC Studios and is intended solely for the use of its personnel. Distribution to unauthorized persons or reproduction, in whole or in part, without the written consent of ABC Studios is strictly prohibited.

ACT ONE INT. COURTHOUSE - DAY CLOSE ON A CURMUDGEONLY JUDGE admonishing a YOUNG OFFENDER. JUDGE You are a smug, coddled, aimless miscreant who possesses no work ethic and no sense of common decency. You are exactly what is wrong with the world today. REVEAL our Young Offender, NATHAN, a relentless ball-breaker, smart-ass, who toes the line between charming-as-hell and annoying-as-fuck. He takes exactly nothing seriously. JUDGE (CONT’D) You‘ve had numerous offenses as a juvenile and this is your second offense as an adult. The arresting officer sent a personal letter to the court recommending that you be sent to prison. We find OFFICER DAN, a cocky, uniformed cop in the audience. JUDGE (CONT’D) I assure you, a third strike will land you in jail. Now that that’s clear -- Where are you currently residing? A beat. NATHAN’S LAWYER nudges him. NATHAN Yes, gir. JUDGE Have you been listening to me? He clearly hasn’t. NATHAN Yes, sir. JUDGE Repeat what I just said. NATHAN What I just said.

JUDGE Are you trying to be funny? NATHAN I'm sorry, your honor, I’'m a little confused. You said, “repeat what I just said.” JUDGE And clearly I meant “before what I just said.” NATHAN ..."“Repeat?” JUDGE I'm about to find you in contempt. NATHAN I'm not in contempt your honor. I'm genuinely confused. JUDGE I would like you, to prove to me, that you’ve been listening to everything I've said. NATHAN Wait. You mean from the beginning. I got you. I can’t repeat exactly what you said verbatim, but I can tell you what I learned from it... Nathan goes into a heartfelt speech that is honest enough to seem sincere but is total bullshit. NATHAN (CONT'D) I have messed up over and over, I've had countless opportunities to get it together and I've pissed them away. You’ve generously given me one last chance to make something out of my life, and to do that I need to be a better person. Whatever you said, that’s what I heard. And I have to say, it really resonated with me, your honor. JUDGE 600 hours of community service, effective immediately. The judge hits his gavel.

NATHAN Is that really a good idea, your honor? Exposing me to the negative influence of other criminals? INT. KELLY & SHAUNA’S TRAILER — DAY KELLY, a white-trash, volatile “butterface”, is threatening her equally white-trashy older sister, SHAUNA. KELLY I swear to god Shauna, if you say one more frickin’ word to me right now, I’ll kick you to Perth Amboy. SHAUNA You can’'t keep hitting everybody. KELLY I don’t hit everybody. SHAUNA This is the fourth job you’ve lost for assaulting a customer. KELLY And that’s everybody? Four people is everybody? Four people who, by the way, had it coming. SHAUNA You need to get your shit together, you hear me? You can’t keep losing jobs. We’re a month bshind on our PSE&G bill. And now you have community service? How are you gonna pay half of the bills by picking up garbage for free? KELLY I said I was sorry like a hundred and seventy friggin' times. SHAUNA I don’'t give a rat’s ass about your “gorry.” I want heat and hot water. (off Kelly’s annoyance) You know, it would be better for me if you went to jail. I could get a real roommate. Kelly throws a ROLL OF PAPER TOWELS at her.

KELLY Who says that to their sister? You’'re like a friggin’ sociopath. INT. SIMON'S OFF CAMPUS HOUSE - KITCHEN ~ DAY CLOSE ON SIMON, pristine, awkward and sweet-but-kind-of- creepy, staring out. He’s unsettled and aroused. ANGLE ON: Across the room, a COED, wearing only a t-shirt and panties, searches for something in the refrigerator. Simon’s roommate, CHAD, enters and sees him staring. CHAD Hey, Freakshow, stop gawking at all the girls that come here, you’re creeping them out. VARIOUS EMPTY FOOD CONTAINERS MARKED “SIMON” are strewn about the kitchen table in from of Simon as he finishes making a pathetic tiny sandwich using heels of bread. SIMON So, I...It’s that I went grocery shopping yesterday and spent forty dollars for the week... and all the food seems to be gone. (off Chad: and...? And I get to eat any of it. CHAD It’s called “having roommates.” He takes half of the PATHETIC SANDWICH Simon has just made. SIMON I can do the grocery shopping for the house if you guys want to pool our money. Chad exits. Simon eyes his remaining bit of sandwich. INT. CURTIS’S TINY ROW HOUSE - LIVING/DINING AREA - DAY CLOSE ON a breakfast fit for a king served on a CHIPPED CORNINGWARE PLATE somecone’s made due with since the 80's. REVEAL CURTIS, an African American, “golden boy,” eating as he studies clips from a COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME on his LAPTOP. He’s good-looking, athletic and thinks he’s God’s gift. His laptop and a nearby tv are the only new items in the house. Everything else is dated and threadbare.

CURTIS’S MOTHER dotes on him while his GRANDMOTHER and DISABLED FATHER watch TV nearby. MOTHER I ironed your jumpsuit, baby. I know today won't be easy but I don’'t want you to forget who you are. You're a champion. You just made a mistake. (tough matriarch) That you’ll never make again CURTIS (still focused on laptop) Can I get some more eggs? Curtis’s Mother spoons out more scrambled eggs for him. MOTHER We Jjust gotta stay focused, keep up with your off-season training. That scholarship’s waiting for you but you gotta come to play. For now, you keep your head down, do what they tell you and, what...? CURTIS “Take it easy on my knee.” MOTHER Don’t come in here with a torn ACL from community service, Curtis. We worked too long and hard for that. EXT. CITY STREET - DAY SYD, a short, skinny, tough-guy-wannabe walks down the active street, having a frustrating cell phone conversation. We hear his controlling girlfriend, SKYLAR, giving him shit through the phone. He's super whipped and eager to appease her. SYD (INTO PHONE) baby, I don’t even know what girl you’re talking about. SKYLAR (VIA PHONE) The girl from the deli. The girl you go see like every day. SYD (INTO PHONE) I go in there buying coffee. You're the only girl in the world for me, Skylar. I friggin’ live for you.

TWO TOUGH GUYS approach, clearly amused by Syd’s behavior. Syd clocks this and pumps up with self-bravado. SYD You got something to say? The tough guys stop. “Is this pissant really starting shit?” TOUGH GUY #1 You looking for a problem, son? Syd immediately/awkwardly backpedals. SYD No. I thought you said something. I was asking what you said. SKYLAR (VIA PHONE) Syd? Hello? We’re breaking up and you're making me hold? The tough guys don’t buy it but move on. He’s not worth it. SYD We’re not breaking up. You don’'t want me going in there, I'1l get coffee somewhere else. stop drinking coffee. I’11l do whatever you tell me. You’‘re my angel, baby. INT. ALICIA'’S MIDDLE CLASS HOUSE - DAY ALICIA, a gorgeous, African American, party-girl, is heading out carrying a GIANT PURSE. Her domineering FATHER stops her. ALTCIA’S DAD Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that the intent of your heart may be forgiven. ALTCIA Daddy, I really can’t be late. This stupid place is like forever away. And I have to walk. ALICIA'S DAD If you didn‘t give into temptation you’d have a car right now.

ALICIA’S MOM A nice long walk will give her time for reflection, Martin. She can‘t be late. ALICIA’S DAD If this family prayed together more. If there was a proper example set for her-- ALICIA Prayer is more powerful as a family. I guess maybe you can just order me an Uber. She grabs their hands, closes her eyes, then adds—— ALICIA (CONT'D) I’11 also need money for lunch. ALICIA‘S DAD Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. INT. UBER — DAY QUICK POPS of Alicia “tarting up,” transforming into a flirty “bad girl” who wears sexiness like a badge of honor. Alicia unbuttons her cardigan and changes into a tiny shirt. ALICIA’S DAD (V.O.) Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double- minded. Alicia takes down her hair. ALICIA’S DAD (V.O.) Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to glcom. Alicia puts on bright lipstick using the camera of her cellphone as a mirror. ALICIA’S DAD Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. The Uber comes to a stop. Alicia gathers her belongings. EXT. COMMUNITY CENTER - FRONT ENTRANCE - CONTINUOUS

ON ALICIA as she exits the Uber. Her face falls. ATICIA Oh, hell no. ANGLE ON: A run down Community Center. It looks like the type of place where one might futilely search for supplies a couple of years after a zombie apocalypse. TONY (PRE-LAP) Welcome to community service. INT. COMMUNITY CENTER -~ MAIN AREA - DAY No one has given a crap about this place since 1993 and it shows. TONY, a worn out probation worker, begins his tour. TONY My name is Tony, I'm your probation worker. I'll be making sure you fulfill your debt to society. REVEAL Alicia, Nathan, Curtis, Simon, Syd and Kelly, holding their orange jumpsuits (Note: This group will henceforth be referred to as the “misfits.”) Tony points to a set of doors leading to a locker room. One door is off its hinges and has taped broken glass. TONY (CONT'D) Here'’'s your locker room. Tony gestures to an open door leading to a frozen in time utility kitchen. The misfits peek in. “Gross.” TONY (CONT’D) Your kitchen. They arrive at a section of hallway that is barricaded with furniture, police tape, and a sign that reads “CONDEMNED.” It is dark, literally falling down, and spooky as hell. TONY (CONT’D) You are not allowed to go in here. It’s dangerous. NATHAN Quick question: what time do the walls start bleeding?

KELLY Is this friggin’ place haunted? I do haunted okay? I‘m 100% serious right now. TONY not haunted. NATHAN (disagreeing) Pretty sure I just heard the ghosts of a men’s basketball team killed in a fire telling me to “Get Out.” TONY The area has been condemned for years due to asbestos and flood damage. The city would never approve the funds needed for repairs. They see what this place can be. A hub that brings the community together. And where you come in. INT. COMMUNITY CENTER - COMMON ROOM LATER CLOSE ON a quote painted over the entryway: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world."- Margaret Mead REVEAL Tony standing in the entryway gesturing to the quote. TONY My hope is that after this experience, those words will resonate with you. REVEAL the misfits, now in their orange jumpsuits, with varying looks of disdain and disinterest, or in Curtis’s case, superiority. TONY (CONT'D) This is a chance for you to give back to the community. You're more than criminals! Prove people wrong! NATHAN What if they’'re right? I think some people are born criminals. (gesturing to Syd) You know white trash Jiminy Cricket slipped out the birth canal slinging benzos.

10. Syd, in a pathetic display of bravado, steps towards Nathan. SYD You looking to get your ass beat? NATHAN (still to Tony; re: Syd) Then moved on to solicitation. SYD I'm gonna end you. NATHAN (to Tony again) And attempted manslaughter. Relly laughs. Curtis shakes his head, so above this crap. TONY Okay. Enough. Syd stews. Nathan take out his CHEWING GUM and sticks it on a nearby bench. Tony, astounded, reprimands him. TONY (CONT’D) Did you just...? Did you just stick your gum on that bench? ALICIA You can’t swallow gum. It takes like seven years to digest. NATHAN I've got a hunk of watermelon Bubble Yum in my gut from before I had pubes. SIMON That’s an old wives’ tale. NATHAN There's an old wives’ tale about watermelon Bubble Yum and my pubes? Alicia’s cellphone rings. To Tony’s shock she takes the call, animatedly chatting with a friend like it’s nothing. (INTO HER PHONE) Whore! Are you just getting home? TONY Excuse me. I am talking.

11. ATLICTIA I thought we were taking a break. TONY You didn’t start yet. report you to your P.O. You need to take these assignments seriously. You need to work as a team. Curtis, sees these troubled kids as a threat to his success. CURTIS I'm going to need another group. KELLY You think you’re better than us? CURTIS I shouldn’t even be here. KELLY Oh, and I should? As Curtis and Kelly square off, Nathan sidles up to Syd. NATHAN (to Syd; waxing ncstalgic) Working as team for the greater good. It’ll be just like the time you left the shire with Frodo to destroy the ring. Syd awkwardly races after Nathan. a pathetic display. Alicia’s phone rings again and she answers. ALICIA (INTO PHONE) Patience, much?... Nathan uses Simon to block him for a beat then runs off. NATHAN “I’'m coming, Mr. Frodol!l!l” Off an exasperated Tony trying to bring things to order but it’s clear, this ragtag group of disenfranchised fuck-offs is not going to work well together. END OF ACT ONE

12. ACT TWO EXT. COMMUNITY CENTER - PATHETIC PICNIC AREA - DAY The Center’s neglected grounds are located alongside the Passaic River. Lots of weeds, refuse and busted up black top. We land on a PATHETIC PICNIC AREA near the waterfront where the grossed-out Misfits (minus Nathan) are picking up litter. Kelly disinterestedly stabs at a CHEETOS BAG with her TRASH STICK. Alicia leans on her TRASH STICK, checking her phone. KELLY What the hell is with this place? It’s like where empty Cheetos bags and used condoms go to die. ALICIA (eyes still on phone) How could anyone have sex or a snack here? beyond vile. Next to them, Syd struggles to operate his TRASH CLAW. SYD This stupid thing sucks! He slams the claw against the ground a few times, like that’1l help. Kelly and Alicia share an amused look. “Idiot.” Curtis and Simon work nearby. Curtis, at quick pace, eager to get the job done. Simon, slowly and methodically. Simon picks up a SMASHED BEER CAN, snaps a photo with his SMART PHONE, then drops it in his bag. He picks up another can and takes a photo. Curtis watches, baffled and annoyed. CURTIS What are you doing? Simon awkward about suddenly having everyone’s attention. SIMON I'm using an app. “Literati.” It tracks litter for an environmental organization. So they can inform companies of packaging issues CURTIS Nobody cares. The probation worker said to have this whole section cleared of litter. (MORE)

13. CURTIS (CONT'D) I'm not getting dinged for not finishing the assignment because you’re worried about the planet. Get to work. KELLY I'm sorry, are you his boss? He can be weird if he wants to be. CURTIS (superior) I'm just here to serve my time and get out, all right? I'm not here to make friends. KELLY And we were all hoping to hang at your place after this and binge watch Scandal. Simon looks around at the group, confused. SIMON What happened to that other guy? Off the misfits, realizing Nathan isn’t working with them. INT. COMMUNITY CENTER - TONY'S OFFICE - DAY Nathan, wearing a t-shirt again, sits at Tony’s desk staring at his computer. We can’t see what he’s watching but the enthusiastic moans and “yeahs” tell us it’s porn. Nathan’s eyebrows raise in appreciation and surprise. NATHAN Nice twist! There's a knock on the door and Nathan pauses the porn. BERNIE TUTTLE, a disheveled salesman, enters and introduces himself. He’s clumsy, dorky and wearing clothes from 1990. Everything about this screams “desperate to make a sale.” BERNIE Was that a “come in?” Sorry. Can I ask-- would you be the person responsible for handling the building’s water cooler needs? Nathan, grateful for the chance for screw with someone. NATHAN Among other things.

14. Bernie extends his hand, introducing himself. BERNIE Bernie Tuttle. “Source of Life.” Nathan shakes Bernie’s hand and recoils. sweaty. NATHAN Jesus. He grabs a tissue from a suggestively nearby tissue box and wipes his hand. BERNIE sorry. (re: his sweaty palms) Palmar Hyperhidrosis. My wife says I should pretend to be a germaphobe and just bump elbows, but I don’t want to seem like a goofball. I have a medical condition and I need to own it. (on point) So. Water. Hydration. Most important thing we can do for the body. Trust me, you can live without love, respect or even a hint of intimacy, but you cannot live without water. Says who? Science. Can I ask how you are currently providing water to your employees, guests and/or patrons? NATHAN You know, sinks, toilets, a peppering of old timey water fountains strewn with various communicable diseases. BERNIE Uh huh. Uh huh. Well, allow me to rock your world. He goes into the hallway and pulls in a LARGE BEAT TO CRAP LOOKING WATER DISPENSER TOWER. BERNIE (CONT’D) The P.0.S. 3000 Bottless water dispenser. Kills 95.7% of water bourne bacteria 100% of the time. The P.0.S. 3000 seamlessly connects to your water supply.

15. He pulls up the CONNECTION TUBE to show Nathan. It breaks off. He tries to reconnect it as other parts begin malfunctioning as well. BERNIE (CONT'D) I've been telling them I need a newer one. How do you sell something that’'s falling apart? But all they care about is quotas... He realizes he’s gone off the rails and tries to cover. BERNIE (CONT'D) It’s really an excellent product. He tries to recover but he’s blown it and he knows it. NATHAN Sold. BERNIE I'm sorry? NATHAN I do manage a few other community centers in the area, would you be able to give me some sort of a deal if I wanted, say, thirty? BERNIE Thir- thirty? Yes, uh, I could give you a-- uh, Forgive me for being flustered. I didn’t think I‘d be-- - He’s overwhelmed and can’t help over sharing again. BERNIE This is...Do you believe in Kismet? NATHAN I do if you do. BERNIE Something told me to stop here today. My brain was saying, “you’re beat, you're not making any quotas, just let your wife leave if what she wants” but something inside said “try one more time.” “Try here.” I trusted my instincts. And I was right. NATHAN Thank you for sharing that with me.

i6. Tony enters, annoyed to find Nathan behind his desk. TONY What are you doing in here? Nathan stands revealing the orange Jjumpsuit that is pulled down to his waist. Bernie eyes the jumpsuit, crestfallen. NATHAN I was lured in here with the promise of free candy. TONY Get back to work. Now! As Nathan exits we hear Bernie's, pathetic Hail Mary pass —- BERNIE Would you be the person responsible for handling the building’s water cooler needs? EXT. COMMUNITY CENTER - PATHETIC PICNIC AREA - DAY We find the misfits still working on their first assignment. Curtis has almost cleared his small section of litter but the other misfits haven’t made a dent. Nathan is nearby, half- assing it. Syd is still struggling with his trash claw. NATHAN This is an exercise in futility. You know people are just going to have more protected outdoor sex and eat more Cheetos here tonight. CURTIS Let’s just get it done, all right? Nathan mock salutes then heads over to Kelly and Simen. He passes Alicia leaning against a wall nearby, eyeing Curtis. ATLICIA I know you. CURTIS (all swagger) Yeah? ALICIA You're that football player...You screwed up big time.

17. CURTIS I didn't screw up nothing. This is just the lord keeping me from burning too bright, too fast. Give the other guys a chance to catch up. (off Alicia’s stare) So, you working today or what? ALICIA Me? I’'m always working. She struts off then bends over to pick up a can, giving Curtis a view of her ass. He smiles. The wind blows off Syd‘s hat. He overreacts in a display. SYD Son of a bitch! The others watch as he angrily/awkwardly retrieves the hat. SYD (CONT'D) frickin’ gunk on it! My girlfriend gave me this. You know how pissed she’s going to be? He kicks a trash bin and knocks it over. Curtis and Alicia share a laugh. ANGLE ON: Nathan and Kelly picking up garbage nearby. NATHAN I'm guessing shoplifting. You look pretty poor. Did you get busted swiping powdered milk and a potato? KELLY Don’'t act like you know me ‘cause you don’t. NATHAN This is a chance to network with other young offenders. We should be swapping tips. Brainstorming. Come on, what did you do? KELLY I was waltressing and a customer called me a skank so I pushed his face into a bowl of crawfish pasta.

18. NATHAN Were they actually filming an episode of real housewives of New Jersey or was that for funsies? NATHAN (CONT’D) (to Simon) What about you, weird kid? take this the wrong way but you look like a Peeping Tom. But a high tech “GoPro in a Port-a-Potty” type. SIMON (extremely uncomfortable) I'm not a Peeping Tom. I’'m not a pervert. Nathan moans, pretending to Jjerk off his trash stick, advancing on Simon. Simon awkwardly blurts out-- SIMON (CONT'D) I tried to burn someone’s house down. Nathan laughs. Realizes he’s not joking. NATHAN Oh. Huh. I thought this was going to be your Ally Sheedy Breakfast Club reveal when we all find out you didn’t even get community service you just don’t have friends. It fits pretty nicely. (re: Curtis) “The (re: Alicia) “The (re: Syd) “The criminal”-- (re: Simon) “The basket case.” I'm too cocl and sexually active to be “the brain” but I am clearly the smartest one here so, Anthony Michael Hall it is. KELLY And who am I? NATHAN I guess you're the Jjanitor. Something in the distance catches Alicia’s eye.

19. ALICIA What the hell is that? The misfits follow her look to find-—- ANGLE ON: The exit of the community center grounds as Bernie lugs his POS 3000 up the long slope to his crappy car. NATHAN That’s the little engine that (calling out to Bernie) Help, Waterboy! teetering on the edge of dehydration! ANGLE ON: Bernie as he turns and almost loses control of the POS 3000. Nathan twirls his trash stick like a baton. He turns back, to the group, accidentally pokes his thigh with the stick’s pointed tip. NATHAN (CONT'D) Should they really be giving hardened criminals weapons? You could do some damage with this. (re: a bit of litter) Say that wrapper made me angry. He throws it like a javelin. It narrowly misses Syd. It hits the mark. He celebrates. Kelly and Simon are impressed. CURTIS We need to finish this assignment, all right? Stop messing around. NATHAN Messing around? You couldn’t make that shot in a million years. Curtis’s eyebrows raise. CURTIS ("Bitch, please.”) I couldn’t make that shot? CUT TO: EXT. COMMUNITY CENTER - PATHETIC PICNIC AREA QUICK POPS of Curtis, Nathan, Kelly and Syd competing in the throw. Curtis takes it very seriously. He’s hyper-focused on his form and overly cocky when he makes his shot.

20. We land on Syd, who misses and protests embarrassingly. We find Nathan and Kelly watching on. KELLY (to Nathan) So, what’'d you do? NATHAN Me? I stole some gummy worms. Nathan is distracted by the sky overhead. NATHAN (CONT’D) What is up with this weather? ANGLE ON: STRANGE DARK STORM CLOUDS GATHERING OVERHEAD. Curtis takes another turn, makes his mark and celebrates. CURTIS See, that right there, that’s just god-given talent. His hands are in the air when Tony arrives to check on their progress. TONY What are you doing? Curtis is instantly regretful. Tony is dumbfounded. TONY (CONT'D) What do I have to do to get you to take this seriously and listen? ALICIA Not wear gray sweatpants? Kelly and Nathan laugh. TONY I have had about enough of this sh-- A PIECE OF HATL HITS TONY ON THE HEAD A few more bits of hail hit the pavement. Suddenly, as the misfits and Tony process what is happening, a hail storm unleashes on them. The hail is normal sized at first, but soon, gigantic balls of hail fall from the sky, smashing car windshields, breaking park benches. TONY (CONT’D) Back ingide! Run!

21. They all run for cover. Simon starts filming with his phone. They reach the door to the community center. Tony fumbles with the keys. Emotions are running high. SYD Open the door! THEN IT HAPPENS —- THE MISFITS ARE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING Everything goes black. We see each misfit suspended in darkness, reacting to the lightning hit in a slow-motion, stylized sequence. EXT. COMMUNITY CENTER - MOMENTS LATER We find Tony and the misfits splayed out on the ground. They come to. Sporadic clumps fall on them. KELLY I feel really weird. CURTIS Think maybe it was the lightning? SIMON We should be dead. Nathan looks to Tony. He's out of it. NATHAN We’'re okay. Thanks for asking. TONY (twitches; blurting) Dickhead. NATHAN Did he just call me a dickhead? (te Tony) Hey. Hello? Tony comes to. TONY Are you all right? ALICIA We could’ve died, you idiot. There's a strange darknegs to Tony. He TWITCHES, then growls.

KELLY Are you all right? You’re acting freaky. Tony pulls himself together. TONY We should call it a day. Off Tony and the misfits climbing to their feet. INT. COMMUNITY CENTER - LOCKER ROOM - DAY The misfits boys are changing out of their jumpsuits. STIMON We could’ve died. We almost died. CURTIS This still counts as a full day of community service, right? Syd nervously checks his phone. SYD Aw, man. I missed like four calls from my girlfriend. He nervously heads off to call her back. NATHAN This girlfriend, are we thinking imaginary or blood relative? 22. INT. COMMUNITY CENTER ~ HALLWAY NEAR CONDEMNED AREA ~ DAY Syd sees the sign for the condemned area. His eyebrows raise. ANGLE ON: Tony watching him. He twitches and growls. An “in case of emergency” FIRE AXE hangs on the wall behind him. INT. COMMUNITY CENTER - LOCKER ROOM - DAY Alicia and Kelly chat as they get ready to leave. KELLY We shouldn’t have to ever come back if we got frickin’ electrocuted. ATLICTIA Right? ...Curtis is hot, though.

23. KELLY He's kinda full of himself, ON ALICIA watching on as Kelly slicks her hair back into a pony tail. She doesn’t say a word but Kelly is able to HEAR HER THOUGHTS. They are treated with a slight echo. ALICIA (V.O. THOUGHT) That is one trashy-assed do. KELLY What the hell did you just say? Alicia looks at her like she’'s crazy. ALICIA I didn’'t say anything. Then Kelly hears her think... ALICIA (V.O. THOUGHT) (CONT'D) You have grease slick on your head. Kelly is reeling. KELLY How are you doing that? ALICIA Doing what?—- ALICIA (V.0.) --you schizo, freak? Kelly gets in her face. KELLY Cut the crap! Alicia backs up and then rushes off. Off Kelly, confused, what the hell is happening. INT. COMMUNITY CENTER - CONDEMNED AREA - BATHROOM - DAY Syd smokes a J in a stall and talks on the phone with Skylar. We hear her voice through the phone. SYD It was terrifying. My whole life flashed before my eyes. He sucks in a puff.

24, SKYLAR Lightning. Right. You’re the worst. Just admit you went to the deli. Someone enters the bathroom and Syd goes silent. SKYLAR (CONT’D) Hello?...Why aren’t you answering? Oh my god, are you with her? Syd ends the call. Tony calls out in a dark veice. TONY I told you not to come in here. SYD I'm having a stomach thing, man, all right? I’1l be right out. No response. It’s eerily quiet for a beat. Suddenly, Tony bangs on the stall door. The surprise makes Syd drop his phone. Tony stomps on it. SYD (CONT’D) (Napolecn bravado) My phone. I'm gonna kick your--" SUDDENLY, Syd’'s body begins to jerk. It stretches upwards and bursts with muscles like he’s literally being PUMPED UP. By the time it stops he’s a foot taller and massively ripped. Syd looks over his body. “What the...?” TONY Come out. You scrawny little shit. astonishment turns to cockiness. SYD Yeah? You want some of this? He busts out of the stall, ready to fight. SYD (CONT’D) How do you like me now mother f-- ...And is immediately hit in the chest by the fire axe. REVEAL Tony, now WHITE-EYED and twitching like he’s short circuiting with rage. Syd falls to the ground. We go out on Tony pulling the axe from Syd’s chest. END OF ACT TWO

25. ACT THREE EXT. NATHAN’S MOM’S WORKING CLASS HOUSE - DAY Nathan struggles with his house key. He sees his mother in the window and calls to her. NATHAN Mom! My key isn’t working! NATHAN’S MOTHER answers the door, she’s visibly upset and steeling herself for a hard conversation. NATHAN (CONT’D) Can you make me a grilled cheese? And maybe those cookies with the stuff on top that I like. Nathan notices a BACKPACK and GARBAGE BAG nearby. NATHAN (CONT’D) What’s all this crap? He notices a BLUE BLANKET sticking out of the garbage bag. NATHAN (re: blanket) Is that my “yanket?” Why's my “yanket” in a garbage bag? NATHAN’S MOM Your key didn’t work because I changed the locks. I was gone for six days. Six days visiting my gister in the Poconos and you couldn’t manage to not get arrested. NATHAN Oh. That. NATHAN’S MCM I have given you so many “last chances,” Nathan and I told you in no uncertain terms that the last time I meant it. NATHAN Well, how was I supposed to know the last, last chance was the last one? You've set a clear precedent with your lack of follow through. (MORE)

26. NATHAN (CONT'D) It’s not fair to hold me accountable. NATHAN’S MOM You're right. It’s probably all my fault for enabling you. You're my son and I love you but I can’'t let you do this anymore. NATHAN Is this about Hector? NATHAN’S MOM It’s not about Hector, Nathan. NATHAN You get a new boyfriend. Take him to meet your sister in the Poconos. On the drive home he’s like, it be great if you didn’t have a son so we could do it on the kitchen table?” NATHAN’S MOM You take nothing seriocusly because there’s never any consequences to your actions. You joke or con your way out of everything. But you never learn. You never grow. NATHAN Where will I go? What will I do? NATHAN'S MOM Call your father. NATHAN I'd rather die. NATHAN’S MOM I'm sorry, Nathan. NATHAN But I'm your baby boy. Off Nathan, giving his mom the doe eyes. EXT. STREET - VARIOUS LOCATIONS - DAY JUMP CUTS of Nathan making calls, trying to find a place to stay, while pathetically lugging all his belongings down residential streets, commercial streets and back alleys.

27, NATHAN (INTO PHONE) (cocky) —-Dude, tell me you dumped that concave psycho so I can crash at your place for awhile...Hello?-- JUMP CUT TO: NATHAN (INTO PHONE) (charming) Come on, you won't even know I'm there....Well, I'm sure remember who I am when you see me. JUMP CUT TO: NATHAN (INTO PHONE) (CONT'D) (emphatic) I did not ghost you! It was an Irish good-bye that went on too long! Please! It's just one night! I'1l1 put out! Off Nathan, desperate. INT. KELLY & SHAUNA’'S TRAILER -DAY - KELLY’S ROOM - LATER Kelly and NICKY, Kelly’s boyfriend, are fooling around. Kelly’s trying to get into it but she’s freaked out. NICKY You miss me today? KELLY Uh huh. He grabs Kelly's boobs. She hears his thoughts. NICKY (V.0. THOUGHT) Yeah...I missed these boobs...I like how they’'re all squishy. Kelly shushes him. Nicky is confused. NICKY What? KELLY Nothing. They go back to fooling around.

28. NICKY (V.O. THOUGHT) Oh, yeah...you like that? Kelly rolls her eyes. NICKY(V.O. THOUGHT) (CONT'D) You like it when I do that don’'t you?...You’re so freakin'’ hot...You’re so hot, Stephanie. Kelly pushes Nicky away and gives him the death stare. KELLY What’d you just say? NICKY I didn’'t say anything. They go back to fooling around. Kelly hears his thoughts: NICKY (V.0. THOUGHT) (CONT'D) You like that? You like watching me? Kelly's confused. What is she watching? He grabs Kelly’s ass. NICKY (V.O. THOUGHT) This is what I’'d do to you. I'd grab your ass like this, Stephanie, and-- Kelly pushes him so hard he flies off the bed. He lands on his ass on the floor. NICKY (CONT'D) Ow! What the hell?! Kelly looks to the wall near her bed. ANGLE ON: A BULLETIN BOARD covered with photos. There’s one of Kelly next to a PRETTY BLONDE. KELLY Are you looking at my cousin’s picture while you’re screwing around with me? NICKY (V.O. THOUGHT) (nervous) ——Yes.—— NICKY (CONT'D)

29. Kelly moves in on him. NICKY (V.O. THOUGHT) (CONT’D) (desperate orders) sincere! Look more sincere! Look at her like she’s crazy!-- NICKY (CONT’D) --Why would you even think that? I love you.-- NICKY (V.O.) I love your boobs. They're way bigger than Stephanie’s. I bet Stephanie doesn’t have all those weird dents in her ass. That is it. Kelly starts kicking Nicky as hard as she can. NICKY Ow! What is wrong with you?! NICKY Boobs. Psycho. Boobs. KELLY Get the hell out of my house! Nicky grabs his clothes and scrambles for the door. We stay with Kelly as she follows him into the living room. INT. KELLY & SHAUNA’S TRAILER - LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS Nicky hurriedly jumps into his jeans as he rushes to the door. Kelly throws his shoes at him, nailing him in the back. NICKY Ow! Jesus! Bitch! NICKY (V.O. THOUGHT) (CONT'D) Boobs. He slams the door. Kelly lets out a growl. REVEAL Shauna nearby watching tv. SHAUNA Seriously, so much better for me if you were in jail. Kelly turns to her sister. Before Kelly can respond, she hears Shauna‘s thoughts ——

30. SHAUNA (V.0. THOUGHT) (CONT'D) (concerned) Is she crying? kill him. Kelly is reeling. SHAUNA (V.0. THOUGHT) (CONT'D) If that son-of-a-bitch cheated on her...He's dead. Kelly puts her hand to her head. She’s spinning. KELLY I feel like I'm going crazy. SHAUNA (V.O. THOUGHT) You're crazy for dating that loser. too good for him. SHAUNA (CONT’D) You’re blocking the tv. Off Kelly rushing back into her room and slamming the door. INT. SIMON’S OFF CAMPUS HOUSE - NIGHT Simon comes home to find his roommates having a party. Everyone regards him like the weird guy. He spots the CARE PACKAGE his mother sent on the coffee table. It’s been ripped open and only brownie crumbs remain. Simon is beside himself. SIMON You guys have to stop eating my stuff. You know, it’s illegal to cpened someone else’s mail. Chad ignores him. Simon is beyond frustrated, when-- SUDDENLY, SIMON’S HEAD SHAKES AND CONTORTS IMPOSSIBLY FAST IN A VFX SEIZURE. The seizure abruptly stops. Simon takes a long breath. He'’s confused; frightened. He looks to his roommates expecting a reaction. Nothing. SIMON (CONT'D) ... Did you see that?... What just happened to me...? They ignore him. SIMON (CONT'D) I feel really strange.

31. Again, no reaction. Defeated, Simon exits. We stay with him as he heads down the hallway. He passes a mirror and we now see that SIMON DOESN'T HAVE A REFLECTION. (Simon does not notice this.) SIMON HAS ANOTHER VFX SEIZURE. As Simon catches his breath, TWO DRUNK ROOMMATES approach and almost collide with him. DRUNK ROOMMATE Watch it, freakshow. INT. COMMUNITY CENTER - TONY'S OFFICE - NIGHT Tony’s bloody clothes are stuffed into a BROWN PAPER BAG. REVEAL Tony, in a women’s cut “City of Passaic Fun Run” T- shirt. He’s in a daze, as he carries the bag to his office, his cellphone rings. He answers the call. TONY (INTO PHONE) Hello. INTERCUT: INT. TONY'S OFFICE/INT. SALLIE'S APARTMENT - SAME We meet Tony’s fiancee, SALLIE, gregarious and supportive. SALLIE Finally. I was getting worried. Why haven’t you called me yet? TONY Problems at work. SALLIE Was there damage from the storm? TONY Some. Tony sits down at his desk and sees the porn Nathan left paused on his computer. He twitches and growls. SALLIE Are you okay? You sound like you’re coming down with something. TONY I can‘t take this Jjob anymore. SALLIE Go home and try to get some rest. And don’'t let those kids walk all over you tomorrow.

32. Tony ends the call. Something on his desk catches his eye. ANGLE ON: A large, stone paperweight: "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi. Tony grabs the paperweight and furiously pounds it against his metal desk, making a bloody mess of his fingers. EXT. PASSAIC STREET - NIGHT CLOSE ON Nathan leaving a dramatic voicemail for his mother. NATHAN (INTO PHONE) This is your only son. Just calling to let you know that it‘s cold and dark and I have nowhere to stay. If you don’t let me come home, you're basically sentencing me to death. REVEAL he’s standing in front of the Community Center. INT. CONDEMNED AREA -~ ABANDONED POOL-SIDE SERVICE WINDOW Thin strips of blue moonlight shine between the slats of a ROLLING METAL SHUTTER, affording us a creepily lit view of the DEFLATED KID'S FLOATIES and MOLDY POOL NOODLES strewn about this abandoned pool side service window. We HEAR the sound of GRATING METAL as a ROLLING SHUTTER lifts up just enough for Nathan'’'s garbage bag and backpack to be thrown in. Nathan crawls in. He looks around the room. “Fuckity fuck.” The deflated face of a unicorn stares up at him. Nathan kicks it. Nathan pulls the shutter back down. INT. COMMUNITY CENTER -~ HALLWAY - NIGHT Nathan, with his arm looped through the unicorn floatie tube, carries his garbage bag and backpack into the common area. He steps forward we hear a crackling. REVEAL he’s standing next to the broken window of Tony's office. The light is out. No sign of Tony. Nathan looks down at the broken glass and paperweight. He brushes the paperweight away with his foot and keeps walking. INT. COMMUNITY CENTER - COMMON AREA -NIGHT Nathan looks around at the plastic seating and old furniture.

33. NATHAN What’ll it be, Melted Unicoxrn? The Penthouse or Presidential Suite? He sees a METAL STAIRCASE that leads to a storage loft. NATHAN (CONT Penthouse, it is. POV of an unknown person watching Nathan climb the stairs. INT. COMMUNITY CENTER -~ STORAGE LOFT - LATER We find Nathan, wrapped in his “yanket,” sleeping on a pile of GYM MATS, using the unicorn floatie as a pillow. It’s quiet. Then we hear the clank of the metal staircase. We hear someone ascending the staircase. We’re expecting the gsound to wake Nathan. It doesn’t. Someone approaches... slowly... ominously. We fear it's Tony. It’s a tense moment. Nathan jolts up to find -- Skylar, Syd’s girlfriend, standing over him. SKYLAR I'm looking for my boyfriend, Syd. He had community service here today. He never came home. NATHAN Scrawny guy? An Adam’s apple that looks like Adrien Brody is trying to escape from his neck? Haven't seen him since this afternoon. SKYLAR I can’t believe this. He happen to say anything about some tramp that works in a deli, did he? Nathan looks Skylar over, appraising her attractiveness. SKYLAR (CONT'D) I think maybe he’s hooking up with her, or something. Behind my back. Nathan leans to the side for a better look at Skylar’s ass. He decides she’s cute enough.

34. NATHAN I did overhear Syd boasting to the other guys about banging some girl by a meat slicer. Which I found both disturbing and unsanitary. SKYLAR That son of a bitch! Nathan begins feigning earnest support. NATHAN What an unbelievable prick. SKYLAR He cheats on me? On me? He has no clue how lucky he is! NATHAN A girl like you, guy like that? You were basically doing charity work. SKYLAR Right? People assume he has a big penis or something because why am I with him and he doesn’t even. NATHAN A cheater without a big penis? You deserve so much better. The rat bastard needs to pay for what he did to you. And I know the perfect way for you to get back at him. Skylar looks to him, hopeful. Nathan coyly pats the gym mat next to him, inviting her to lay down. NATHAN (CONT’D) Revenge is a dish best served on an old gym mat. Skylar, intrigued. END OF ACT THREE

35. ACT FOQOUR INT. COMMUNITY CENTER - STORAGE LOFT -~ LATER We find Sklyar, post grudge fuck, pulling her skirt back on. REVEAL Nathan stretched out on a gym mat nearby wearing only tighty whities and a satisfied grin. Skylar spots NATHAN’S CELL PHONE on the ground and grabs it. NATHAN What‘re you doing? SKLYAR (as she types) Puttin’ my number in your phone. You're gonna call me, right? NATHAN If you had to guess? She calls her cellphone with his. We hear her LOUD RINGTONE. SKYLAR And now I have your number. NATHAN Yeah. Can I borrow some cash for the vending machine? SKYLAR Oh. Uh... Skylar awkwardly looks through her wallet. SKYLAR (CONT'D) I only have a ten. NATHAN A ten will work. He pulls the bill from her hand, then rolls over on his side. Skylar drops her wallet back in her purse and grabs her PINK DENIM JACKET off the floor. She looks to Nathan, expectantly. SKYLAR Aren’t you going to walk me out? Off Nathan, his snoring tells us he’s already asleep.

36. INT. COMMUNITY CENTER - CONDEMNED AREA - LATER The empty center is lit only by some buzzing safety lights that create a blueish, fluttering glow. Skylar has her jacket draped over her arm as she carefully heads down the hallway. As she enters a run down back room, she absently removes the gum from her mouth and sticks it to the door frame. She approaches the PARTIALLY BOARDED UP WINDOW she used to gain entry. She’s about to crawl out the open slot when —- Her phone rings loudly, startling her. She retrieves her phone and checks it. ANGLE ON: Sklyar’s cellphone: We see that Nathan is calling. As Skylar raises the phone to her ear, the light from her screen PASSES OVER a WHITE-EYED, RAGING TONY. He is right next to her. Skylar, oblivious to the imminent danger, answers the call. SKYLAR (INTO HER PHONE) (flirting) Hungry for more? INT. COMMUNITY CENTER -~ STORAGE LOFT - SAME We find Nathan still sleeping. His cellphone, with the screen reading “HOT SKYLAR” is partially tucked under him. Clearly, he BUTT DIALED Skylar. As SKYLAR'S SCREAMS burst through the speaker. Nathan rolls over onto the phone, muffling the terrifying sound. EXT. COMMUNITY CENTER - CONDEMNED AREA - DAY Nathan crawls out from under the rolling metal shutter, this time sneaking out of the community center. As he rounds the corner of the building en route to the front entrance, we begin to see a SPRAY-PAINTED MESSAGE on the wall next to him. LARGE RED LETTERS spell out “I AM” (walking, walking) “GOING TO” (more oblivious walking) “KILL YOU.” Nathan meets up with the other misfits who are looking over the graffiti, waiting to be let inside. Kelly stands off to the side, listening to music via earbuds.

37. CURTIS (re: graffiti) Is this a joke? Did one of you do it? ALICTIA How is that a joke? NATHAN (reading) “I am going to kill you.” I don’t get it. I hate this “hidden meaning” Banksy crap. Nathan points at a scribbling of spray paint right before the Tt looks like someone was just testing the paint. NATHAN Oh. Wait. I think that’s a hashtag. It’s probably a guerilla marketing campaign for some shit horror movie. ALICIA That’s not a hashtag. SIMON Maybe someone wants to kill us. ALICIA Why would someone want to kill us? NATHAN Seriously, google #IamGoingToKill you. I guarantee there’s a movie poster of Victoria Justice looking concerned in a bathtub. Nathan notices Kelly and heads over to stand with her. He pulls out one of her earbuds. NATHAN (CONT’D) Try being friendly. Let people in. Kelly hears Nathan’s thoughts. NATHAN (V.0.) Do I mean that literally? I think I'd get up in that. Kelly quickly puts her earbud back in. The door flies open, revealing Tony, tired and on edge.

38. CURTIS (re: the graffiti) You know this was already here when we got here, right? TONY I saw it. People have no respect for public-- Alicia’s phone rings. TONY (CONT’D) That is it. ALl of you. Give me your phones. Now. No one’s making calls today. He rips Alicia‘s phone from her hand. ALICIA Are you allowed to take our phones? Curtis and Simon hand their phones over. He reaches Nathan. NATHAN I'm expecting a call from my mom. Unlike the previous day, Nathan finds Tony intimidating. He hands over hisg phone. TONY Hurry up and get changed. You're cleaning up debris and painting benches by the dock. Do not mess with me today. I am in no mood. Off, Tony, leading the misfits inside. INT. COMMUNITY CENTER - LOCKER ROCM - DAY Alicia and Kelly are putting on their jumpsuits. They catch each other’s eye. Alicia gives a bit of a smile. Relly does as well. It’s a millisecond “all cool” until -- Kelly hears Alicia’s thoughts. ALICIA (V.O. THOUGHT) You're the only other girl. Please don't be crazy. Kelly lets out a frustrated grunt. Alicia is dumbfounded. “What the hell just happened?” Kelly slams her locker and heads out.

39. Baffled, Alicia heads toward the mirrors. Curtis and Nathan are getting ready nearby. Simon is by his locker, near the broken showers that are used as storage for mops and trash bins. Something in the shower stall catches his eye. He heads over. CURTIS Picking up “debris?” Shouldn’t more qualified people be doing that? Simon retrieves Syd's hat. It’s covered in blood. SIMON Isn’t this Syd’'s hat? Has anyone seen Syd today? Nathan, Curtis and Alicia are caught up in their conversation. Everyone is ignoring the creepy kid. ALICIA I don’t think he’s allowed to take our phones. SIMON Guys, there’s blood all over Syd’s hat. Look. SUDDENLY, SIMON GOES INTO ANOTHER VFX SEIZURE. He catches his breath and looks to the misfits: SIMON (CONT'D) bid anyone see that? It happened last night too. He looks to the other misfits who seem to ignore him. SIMON (CONT'D) I think it was the storm. Maybe it's giving me seizures or something. NATHAN Oh my god. SIMON Did it happen to any of you? NATHAN He's probably looking at all our photos right now. Being all pervy. He moves towards them, losing patience and yells——