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you.
CRASH
Surprise.
5.
People are turning to watch them. Crash looks from Felix
to the woman and back.
CRASH (CONT'D)
So, who wants to know how I
killed my sister?
CLEARING - NIGHT - EXT
CAPTION - A MONTH AGO.
Felix is standing with his back pressed against a tree
trunk. A young blonde woman, pretty, is sitting on the
ground facing him. It is dark and the sky is lit by a
crescent of moon and a handful of stars. The ground below
is green and thick. Night birds squawk and the surrounding
woods buzz with the sounds of small animals scurrying home.
The blonde woman - her necklace says Lee - ignores the
sounds and watches Felix, lifting his head to search for
the noise.
LEE
Just animals.
FELIX
I know.
He gets up and helps her to her feet. Lee has some fallen
leaves in her hair. Felix picks them out and stands with
his hands on her shoulders. Their jackets lie in a heap on
the ground.
FELIX (CONT'D)
I just don’t want you to get
hurt. He can look after himself.
6.
LEE
He’s my baby brother. It’s my
job to take care of him and keep
him safe. Besides, he’d do the
same for me.
The sounds of a party - laughter, chatter, music - is
drifting through the woods.
CABIN - CONTINUOUS - EXT
Dozens of partiers are wandering around, smoking, drinking,
talking. A thumping dance beat is slamming out of large
speakers on the porch to a wooden cabin. A boy, barely out
of his teens, drains a can of lager and crushes it
underfoot. A girl sits on a porch chair comforting her
crying friend. A group of mates are playing drinking games
and play-fighting. Watching all of this are Crash and
another man, Paul. Both are drinking from cans of Bud and
laughing. There is a smouldering barbecue beside Paul.
PAUL