L.O.S.T.
Jeremy Johnson

 

FADE IN FROM BLACK:

Scenes of Jeremy getting ready to go somewhere.(Brushing
teeth, combing hair, packing bag.) Keep cutting to black and showing the credits. After credits get done Jeremy sits down and picks up the phone. He dials a number and suddenly a split screen opens and He is talking to Jason.

JEREMY
Sup', you gonna be here to pick me up or what ?

JASON
Yha hold up, I'm running a little behind, how bout' you callin up the others and tell em' to hang on, I'll be there when I can. About ohhhhhhh, id say thirty minutes.

JEREMY
Alright.

Split screen goes away and Jeremy begins dialing another
number and suddenly a second split opens up.

DANIEL
Yo.

JEREMY
Hey, It's me.

DANIEL
Hey, where you guys at, ive been waiting for like an hour.

JEREMY
Yha I know just hang on, we'll be there in like thirty minutes. Ok ?

DANIEL
Yha....ok.

JEREMY
Good, you got your stuff ready, Huh ? It's gonna be killer, just killer man.

DANIEL
Yup, cant wait.

JEREMY
Alright then I call Justin.

DANIEL
Ok later.

JEREMY
Later.

Jeremy hangs up and split screen goes away. Once again he
dials a third number and split screen comes back on.

JUSTIN
Hellllo.

JEREMY
Jus ? Hey Its Jeremy, look we'll be there in forty minutes tops, ok ?

JUSTIN
Sure man, im stoked, but not in any real hurry.

JEREMY
Alright then cool. Be waiting on the street for us.

JUSTIN
Can do.

JEREMY
Ok later.

CUT TO JEREMY WALKING OUTSIDE AND PUTTING BAGS IN JASONS
TRUNK. CLOSE TRUNK AND FOLLOW TO THE CAR WHERE THEY GET IN AND DRIVE OFF.

CUT TO INSIDE CAR DRIVING.

JEREMY
(While rummaging through tapes.) Man, these tapes suck. Where do you get this crap man ?

JASON
I happen to like this crap. Here, put this in.

Hands Jeremy a tape, Jeremy tosses it aside and sticks in
another of his choosing.

The acts goes un-noticed and the song kicks in. As it
does. Cut to Daniel getting into the car, and then Justin, and the car driving off down the street.

FADE IN FROM BLACK:

The car is driving around the mountains and its night
time. cut to inside the car where there is loud talking going on.

DANIEL
Ohhhh...com'on man, how can you say that. Hitler was a horrible man, The few good things he did for Germany no one gives a shit about, because he killed millions of innocent people.

JUSTIN
Hitler did a lot of good to Germany, everyone just overlooks it when they think about him. That's all.

DANIEL
That's not all, he was a bastard. A royal bastard. It insults me to hear that from you.

Jason and Jeremy are laughing.

DANIEL
No seriously, it's insulting.

JUSTIN
Shut up you moron. Your not even Jewish, quit talking like your people were the ones getting slaughtered. Shut up.

DANIEL
Not the point, not the point at all. They don't have to be my people its just sick how your defending him.

JUSTIN
Damnit, I'm not defending him, stay with the conversation. I'm simply saying that if Hitler hadn't have killed all those people, he would have been a hero in Germany and we would read about him today as a good leader...that's all.

DANIEL
You are so wrong, he was bad from the beginning.

JUSTIN
Hey man learn your facts before you start with me. Ok ?

Daniel and Justin keep mumbling stuff as Jason slows down
because he see's a cars taillights off on the side of the road. It's very dark and it's quite obvious that this car had crashed very recently.

JEREMY
What the hell is that ?

JASON
Well it's a car....Looks like it crashed and there may be people that need help.

Justin and Daniel are now paying attention and seem,
along with Jason and Jeremy, somewhat worried.

JUSTIN
Here pull over, lets check it out.

Jason pulls off the side of the road and park the car a
little in front of the wreck. from outside the men begin to get out of the car and walk towards the wreckage.

JASON
Man, They totaled this thing. Whew !

JEREMY
Boy this doesn't look good.

You can see that this is a serious accident, because
there is some noticable blood and bodies, hanging from the inside of the car.

JASON
Oh man....(Quincing)

He steps back after seeing a dead body in the drivers
seat. Gets a good view of the car and notice one more person in the back of the car holding a gun and a bag.

JASON
We gotta get somebody.

JUSTIN
Yha, ok first lets make sure there dead.

DANIEL
What they don't look dead ?

JUSTIN
No, but we gotta check.

He walks over and opens the front door and the drivers
body falls half way out of the car. Revealing a gun also in his hand.

JUSTIN
Whoa...(Stepping back) Whoa there.

DANIEL
Oh man, it looks like these two shot each other. Look.

JUSTIN
Damn it does. This is so cool.

DANIEL
Man, Shut the hell up. Your twisted we gotta get someone out here right away.

JASON
Yha, go back to the car and get the cell phone from the front seat, call 911.

DANIEL
Yha.

Daniel starts walking to the car as the rest start moving
around the crashed car. Justin heads over to the other side and opens the back door.

JEREMY
Hey, what are you doing, get out of there man. We can't be messing with the crime scene like this. Don't touch anything.

JUSTIN
Alright, Alright...

Ignoring Jeremy's words Justin gets a closer look at the
person in the back of the car. He looks down and spots the bag in his hand. He looks puzzled and then pulls at it. As he does this, you see Daniel walking towards the car dialing.

JEREMY
(Noticing Justin's actions)Man, Put that back. Common.....

You see Justin open the bag and his eyes get really big
and all facial expressions leave his face. It begins to drown out Jeremy and focuses on Justin with the bag. Couple of seconds pass and suddenly everything's normal.

JEREMY
Hey !, Are you paying attention, listen to me, put that bag back.

Justin suddenly turns the bag over and out comes tons of
money and drugs. Lots !

All of the guys suddenly go quiet and stare in amazement
at all of the stuff. Daniel, who is still ringing and just picks up hangs up, starring into the pile of money.

JEREMY
Holy Shit !

JASON
Good God, look at that.

JUSTIN
You see that ? You SEE that ! You guys see this, holy crap this is un- believable....totally un-beliveable.

JEREMY
Well, this is quite interesting.

DANIEL
Wow, where was that ?

JUSTIN
It was just lying in this bag that that guys was holding.

He points to the man in the passenger seat.

DANIEL
Wow. There has to be thousands...

JUSTIN
Ha, Millions.

DANIEL
Well, what do we do ? We have to give it over.....Right ?

JASON
Well, I don't know...

JUSTIN
Hell no. Com'on guys, don't you see it ? This is drug money, I mean look at these guys, they were shot to death in there car and one was holding a bag full of Money and Drugs. This is blood money. The cops, the cops will just take it and store it away, for no one to use. Why wouldn't you take it. There's nothing wrong.

JASON
Man, I'll tell you it's tempting.

JUSTIN
Hell yha it's tempting, because you know you should.

JEREMY
Yha, Justin's right, I mean, there can't be anyone looking for this money, and if there is, they gotta be bad and don't deserve the it.

JUSTIN
Exactly.

DANIEL
Well what do we do about calling the cops ?

JUSTIN
Well I suppose we can still do that, just don't give them the money.

JASON
But they'll search our car to, won't they ?

JUSTIN
We can put the money in the forest. Damn, look at it.

He reaches down and fumbles through it, bringing a stack
to his nose and smelling it. Damn it smells good.

DANIEL
I don't know, maybe we should just leave and not call the cops, I mean, they'll just ask a lot of questions and what if they pressure us into saying about the money ?

JUSTIN
Yha, your right.....

JEREMY
So what, we just leave with it and pretend we never saw anything ?

JUSTIN
Yha, That would work. Why even bother, we didn't do anything wrong. We just happened to find some money that the owners obviously don't need. That's all. Someone else will call the cops.

JASON
Alright then, we just walk away.

JUSTIN
Just walk away.

DANIEL
Hey man, I can live with that. Just walk away.

JUSTIN
Alright then.

Justin bends down to start putting the money back into
the bag and Jeremy goes over and helps him.

SUDDENLY ANOTHER PERSON YELLS FROM ACROSS THE STREET AND
ALL THE GUYS LOOK UP AT HIM.

It's just one guy who also pulled over to make sure
everything was alright. He slowly starts heading over there.

All the guys are looking startled and speechless.

As the man gets a little closer, he begins to slow down.
From his view this looks bad. He see's the wrecked car, the money and drugs on the ground, the men picking them up and the dead bodies from inside the car.

MAN
Whaaat the he...

He stops and looks around, the look on the guys change to
upset.

MAN
Oh man...Oh man...

The man turns around and hurrily runs back to his car and
gets in and drives away.

DANIEL
Ha, what was with that guy....did you see the...

JASON
Damnit, he thinks we did it.

DANIEL
What....OH CRAP ! He does.

JASON
Aright, lets go move com'mon...

JEREMY
Hurry dude, lets go.

The guys run and jump back into the car now and peel out.
they are all a little rushed and catch there breath.

JASON
Alright, that wasn't good.

DANIEL
What's the big deal ? We didn't do anything. man.

JASON
By not doing anything we did do something.

JUSTIN
What ?

JASON
We didn't call the cops, ended up taking a whole bunch of money from the crime scene, and so now, we did something.

JUSTIN
Oh look, who cares, minor, minor details...We got cash man. Tons of it. That guy didn't see jack, and whatever he tells the cops doesn't matter, well just high tail it out of here man...mo problem.

JASON
Ok, heres the choices....we can continue with the money or we can call the cops, its not to late. If we keep it, we will be put to blame for it and we'll have to ditch the car...if we call the cops, well then, we loose the money.

Justin and Jeremy look at each other and simultaneously

JUSTIN JEREMY
Keep it.

DANIEL
(pause) Yha.

JASON
Alright then, first thing first, we count the bitch. then ditch the car.

Couple second pause

DANIEL
Sorry bout' the car man...

JASON
Well it will hopefully be worth it.

JUSTIN
Damn right.

OUTSIDE SHOT OF THE CAR DRIVING A LITTLE THEN PULLING
INTO A DINER.

All four men get out of the car and act happy as they
walk into the diner.

Chatter as they are getting seated. The waitress goes
away.

JUSTIN
(whisper) Fiver Million dollars...five freakin million dollars. Can you believe that.

JASON
I don't mind givin up the car for that kind of cash.

JUSTIN
shoot, I'll buy you a new one...

JASON
Really ?

JUSTIN
Yup, a new piece of crap.

JASON
Man....(laughing)

The waitress stops by asking for drinks. Walks off.

JUSTIN
Alright so lets hurry, Im getting nervous with it out in the car by its lonesome.

DANIEL
Well we should have brought it in here.

JUSTIN
No way, not with other people seein it and trying to get there hands on it. I'll tell you the first thing im gonna get is a gun.

JEREMY
A gun ? You don't need a gun...and I sure as hell wouldn't trust you with one either.

JUSTIN
Shut up, I'll need a gun, to protect it. you'll need a gun too, I'm tellin ya...

JEREMY
No, I'll just put it in the bank...With everyone else.

JUSTIN
Ok, whatever, anyway, that comes to 1.25 Million for each of us. (Getting a little loud)

The man at the next booth after hearing that lifts his
head and begins listening.

JEREMY
Dude, keep it down, man...shut up.

JUSTIN
OK, ok, im just all giddy.

JEREMY
Plenty of time for that but first we need to get our shares to the bank.

JUSTIN
Gotcha, I think we can safely say screw the trip and lets get home...

JASON
Yup...

JUSTIN
Aight then, we can head back home after this and divy it up. that way at 10:00 sharp well each be makin a deposit.

JASON
Can do.

DANIEL
Can do.

CUT TO FAR AWAY SHOT OF THEM FINISHING UP THERE MEAL AND
BEGINNING TO WALK OUT. NOTICE THE MAN IN THE NEXT BOOTH WAITS A COUPLE SECONDS THEN BEGINS TO WALK OUT ALSO.

Cut to guys reaching the car and Justin opens the back
door and grabs the bag.

JUSTIN
How you guys doin in there..? Ok ? Good.

Suddenly you hear a click like from a gun be cocked. They
turn around and see the guy from the restaurant standing there with a gun aimed at them.

JEFF
Whatcha' got in the bag there. ?

JUSTIN
Nothing...(pause)

JEFF
Well then how about lettin me take a look see... if its nothin and all.. ?

JUSTIN
Umm, because....(trying to stall)

They all look pretty scared and not knowing what to do.
While Jeff is talking to Justin, Daniel manages to move a bit around the man and the man doesn't notice.

JEFF
Just toss me the goddamn bag you little dick.

JUSTIN
Yha ok man whatever you say... just please don't kill me...

JEFF
Shut up...jackoff...

Justin tosses Jeff the bag, just at that moment ass Jeff
lowers the gun to put his arms in catching position...

DANIEL
(Screams) NOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!...

Daniel Runs toward Jeff and the bag and Jeff realizing
this gets his gun in front of Daniel just as he tackles him. The two fly back a good amount and roll on ground once, Daniel on top and a shot rings out...They both go still, then Daniel elbows Jeff in the face and steals his gun, stands up and shoots him point blank in the head. The others are stund...Daniel then turns around and you then see that he was shot in the chest and bleeding very badly. He takes one step towards them and then collapses. (Pretty much at the same time)

JUSTIN
NO !, Daniel !

JEREMY
Holy crap !

JASON
No !

The boys while continuing to make there cries of
worry...rush over and pick up Daniel and drag him into the car. They throw him in the back seat with Justin and they speed off.

CUT TO OUTSIDE CAR DRIVING REALLY FAST THE WAY THEY CAME.

Cut to inside car and total chaos.

JUSTIN
Please don't die on us man, don't you do it...GO FASTER !!!

JASON
I can't I am I am...as fast as I can...

JUSTIN
We're takin you to a hospital man just hang in there...it'll be ok...

JASON
That one is only like five minutes from here...I'll get there in three...

JUSTIN
Good. Crap, he's bleeding all over the place...there's way too much he's passing out.

With that Daniel's moans die down and he lays there
still.

JASON
Make sure he doesn't start to go into shock...

JUSTIN
And how am I supposed to do that ?

JASON
I don't know, just slap him around try to wake him back up...

Justin begins slapping him and he slightly come through
then goes back out again.

JUSTIN
It's not working...Damnit he's gonna Die on us.

JEREMY
We have to drop him off...

JASON
What ?

JEREMY
We have to drop him off, we can't stay...

JASON
What ?

JUSTIN
Why not... are you crazy ?

JEREMY
No I'm not crazy, but look, by now they have a description of our car and were bringin in a guy whose shot, there sure to bring it down on us. We can go back and see him in the morning but we can't stay, we have to drop him off.

JUSTIN
Damnit....

JASON
He right...

JUSTIN
I know, It's too late now...Damn...

A couple seconds go by with really nothing said, there
all just thinking a bit.

JUSTIN
Pull over.

JASON
What ? No way ! we gotta hurry.

JUSTIN
I said pull over !

JEREMY
What for ? man he dying on us.

JUSTIN
By now there's nothing they can do for him. He'll die before they can save him. Pull over.

JASON
Why in good gods name should I ?

JUSTIN
Even if were not there, when....I mean If he were to have recovered the cops would be there waiting to ask him questions...We all know that Daniel couldn't keep it in him and we would all be in for. You have to pull over and we can toss him out.

JASON
Your mad... I'm not doing it.

JUSTIN
I'm not gonna ask you again. PULL OVER !

By this time Justin is yelling and seems hard up on
pulling over.

JEREMY
I'd rather get caught then live with His death on my mind. We are not pulling over.

Justin lifts up Daniel's near lifeless arm and prays
Jeff's gun from his hand.

JUSTIN
I am not going to jail...

Justin points gun at Jeremy and Jason and Jeremy looks
back at him.

JEREMY
Holy god, your crazy.

JUSTIN
Shut up and pull over.

JASON
We are so screwed...

Jason pulls off the side of the road and stops the car.

JASON
Ok now what ?

JUSTIN
Help me get him out of here.

Jason and Jeremy open there doors and get out, while
Justin fidgets in the back seat. They open the back door and as Justin pushes, Daniel falls half way out of the car. He's out cold.

JASON
This is so bad.

JUSTIN
Here bring him over here...

Jason and Justin lift Daniel over to a patch of bushes
about 10 feet off of the road side.

JUSTIN
This will do fine.

JEREMY
Fine ? I can think of a lot of words right now, but fine is not one of em'. This is not happening, WE CANT DO THIS !

JUSTIN
We just did, and we are going to keep it like that.

Jason and Jeremy looking really bad.

JUSTIN
Ok, look, I don't like it either, it's a shame, I wish I didn't have to...But we do, There's nothing we can do besides this and right now we have no choice... OK ? It's too late to turn back and forget the whole thing, and we are definitly keeping the money. Daniel's dead, and we weren't the cause. We did nothing wrong, and so we keep the money...Now three ways I might add.

JEREMY
Your twisted.

JUSTIN
And you are now a millionaire.

JEREMY
I Don't care...It wasn't worth it.

JUSTIN
Trust me man, in a month this will be over, it'll be in the bank, and you'll be in Tahiti, drinking the place dry.

JEREMY
I don't think so...

Jeremy runs to the car door

JUSTIN
I don't think so.

Jeremy stops and looks at Justin. He's holding the gun to
him.

JEREMY
You gonna shoot me ?

JUSTIN
If I have to...

JEREMY
You wouldn't, you have more brains than that...

JUSTIN
We are way past the lines of common sense my friend.

JASON
Look Jeremy, Maybe Justin was right...Ya know...Maybe we had no choice and we needed to drop him off here.

Justin looks content after seeing that Jason is on his
side.

JASON
Maybe we needed too. You want that money just as bad as we do...You can see how this was the only way to keep it...right ?

JEREMY
You are both full of complete bull...

Halfway through Bull-shit Jeremy pauses cause Jason had
picked up a log and swung it towards Justin trying to bring him down and so they can still take Daniel to the hospital. As he hits him the gun goes off and hits Jeremy, he falls and dies. Justin stumbles back, raises his gun to Jason but jason gives him another blow to the chest he drops his log and charges Justin, They fight for a while, each trying desperately to win...Jason to get to the car and Justin to get to his gun.

JUSTIN
I thought you agreed with me you BASTARD !

JASON
Agree to let my friend die ? NO WAY.

JUSTIN
Well, now the life of another friend is on your mind.

Justin points to Jeremy on the ground. Jason see this and
goes into shock.

He gets off Justin and begins to rush over to Jeremy.

JASON
Jeremy !

Justin gets up and stumbles towards the gun. Pick's it up
and aims at Jason.

JUSTIN
I really don't want to have to do this...But its five million.

JASON
You don't have.... (BANG)

Justin shoots, Jason falls, Justin lowers gun.

He stares blankly at the two men that he just killed.
Looks ashamed.

JUSTIN
Damn.(solemnly)

He finishes putting Daniel's dead body in the bushes then
cuts to Jason's body, then cuts to Jeremy's body.

As he drags Jeremy's body to the bush, He's not holding
his gun because he had placed it on the car hood, Jeremy suddenly grabs and pointed sick and shoves it into Justin's leg.

JEREMY
BASTARD !

He goes screaming back and Jeremy stumbles up and beats
the living crap out of justin with another stick, knocking Justin back into the car where he grabs the gun and gives jeremy a final blow to the head.

Justin, then totally beat up and half dead himself, cuts
to him dragging Jeremy's body into the bushes.

Justin then makes his way to the drivers seat and starts
the car and heads on down the road.

FADE IN FROM BLACK:

Justin pulls up to his house and get's out of his car.
He's lookin and actin really beat up and he can hardly move.

He opens the back door and rummages around a little...

JUSTIN
(Screams) NNNNNOOOOO!!!!!

Justin collapses and begins to sob.

Cut to inside the back seat, covered with blood, There's
nothing.

The camera follows out and over Justin as it fades into
the Diners parking lot. There you see the bag of money,about ten feet over against the wall of the diner beside the dumpster the dead mans body.

The diner door opens and the waitress comes out. She
begins to walk to her car and she notices the bag.

WAITRESS
What's this. ?

She bends over and picks it up.

WAITRESS
Oh, my ....

All expression comes off of her face, she looks around
and...

WAITRESS
Now THIS.................Is something to get excited over.

AS SHE WALKS OVER TO HER CAR FADE OUT AND PLAY CREDITS.
                           

 

Copyright � 1999 Jeremy Johnson
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