Quoted Text INT. DAVID’S OFFICE - AFTERNOON |
Quoted Text DAVID DEEDS, 42, a psychiatrist, is sitting on a couch in his office. |
Quoted Text .... He has a patient across from him that he is attending to... |
Quoted Text DAVID So Mr. Rogers... |
Quoted Text DAVID So Brett why have you come to my office today? What is bothering you? |
Quoted Text DAVID So you’re depressed? |
Quoted Text BRETT Well, those who know me best can say that I can be intense. I can be very violent at times, ask my mom. |
Quoted Text FLASHBACK: Brett is in his room taking a hit from his bong, he inhales and exhales. He lives in a trailer, his room is a disheveled mess. He has an easel at the center of his room. There’s a painted canvas on it. The painting is very obscure, dark, and murky. There is an image of three black-hooded figures with velvet colored eyes. He’s scrutinizing the painting. |
Quoted Text Brett is in his room taking a hit from his bong, |
Quoted Text He’s scrutinizing the painting |
Quoted Text Brett hears two loud knocks on his door. It is BRENDA ROGERS, 38, heavy-set, she has a raspy smoker’s voice, very harsh, and irritating. |
Quoted Text BRENDA (sobbing) That looks like shit! I bet you love that thing more than me don’t you!? All I ever wanted from you was to be loved and respected. Do you know how hard it was for me opening my legs for money and knowing that every man I fucked wouldn’t give me the time of day to care about who I really was? I did that for us! And all you care about is a fucking painting! |
Quoted Text BRETT (V.O.) And her blood was the perfect color... |
Quoted Text DAVID That’s the euphoric feeling you get sometimes. You get so zoned in that nothing else even matters, like how you explained how concentrated you were on your painting. At that moment painting made you feel powerful, you felt like you had a sense of purpose. You felt like you we’re on top of the world. You even called your painting a masterpiece. When this euphoria is interrupted this causes irritation and the patient can possibly turn violent. BRETT Sounds accurate. |
Quoted Text DAVID That’s the euphoric feeling you get sometimes. You get so zoned in that nothing else even matters, like how you explained how concentrated you were on your painting. BRETT I think I know what you mean. DAVID At that moment painting made you feel powerful, you felt like you had a sense of purpose. You felt like you were on top of the world. You even called your painting a masterpiece. BRETT (reflective) Indeed. DAVID When this euphoria is interrupted this causes irritation and the patient can possibly turn violent. BRETT Sounds accurate. |