CASHIER DECKER FEMALE_STUDENT GARDNER GREASY_MAN HOSIE KATE MACEY MALE_STUDENT MOVER OFFICER_GARDNER OPERATOR_911 SAM TARAN SAM No, no. You don't eat toast and butter, bud. SAM What's up, man? DECKER Sam the man. SAM So, this is it, huh? DECKER Yeah. SAM How do we get inside? DECKER …for blood sausage. DECKER Right? SAM Yeah. SAM Yeah, man. I mean, it's what we've always talked about, right? DECKER Yeah. SAM Well, let's see what Kate thinks, all right? It's her money, too. She should be here any… DECKER Yeah! SAM …minute. DECKER Speak of the devil. SAM Is she here? DECKER Mm-hmm. DECKER Okay, here we go. DECKER Hey, Katie! DECKER Hi. Welcome KATE Hi. KATE Wow. SAM Hi. KATE Hi. SAM Good to see you. DECKER What do you think, Kate? KATE It looks pretty rough. But I like it. SAM Okay, she likes it. KATE It's pretty much our whole nest egg. DECKER I know. I'm leveraged up to my eyeballs. DECKER I'm in this all the way, too. DECKER It's a slam dunk… DECKER …okay? I'll deal with the realtor, you go talk to the bank. Let's see if we can't get this ball rolling, huh? What do you say, kids? SAM Yeah? DECKER Yes! SAM Come on, buddy! That's a good boy. KATE The Josephs moved today. SAM Yeah, I know. I saw the moving truck earlier. That's weird. It happened fast. KATE It's an odd time to move, too, right before school starts. SAM Yeah. I hope everything's okay. KATE I'm sure it's fine. KATE So sweet of you, though, always making… KATE …sure everybody is happy and safe... like me. SAM Well, you don't make it easy. KATE Hey. SAM Huh? TARAN Don’t go in the living room! MOVER Do you want me to bring the dolly? TARAN Can somebody please help me with this chair? MOVER All right. TARAN Careful with that. TARAN Thanks. WELL-DRESSED MAN So I’ll be back next week. TARAN Okay. WELL-DRESSED MAN Okay? Need some money? TARAN No. Thanks. I'm fine. TARAN Thank you. SAM Oh, hey! SAM Hey. Let me help you with that. TARAN Thanks. SAM I'm Sam… SAM …Luck, your friendly neighborhood... neighbor. TARAN Taran Hathaway, your new neighbor. Come on in. SAM You got a heavy one here. TARAN Yeah. You can-- you can just put it down over there. SAM Yeah? TARAN Thanks. SAM It's a beautiful old house you got. TARAN Yeah, it is. We, uh, we wanted a fresh start. It just seemed like the right place. SAM You and, uh... TARAN My father. SAM Oh. TARAN And what do you do, Mr. Luck, when you're not being the friendly neighborhood neighbor? SAM I'm a… SAM …, uh, English teacher at the high school. TARAN Huh, that must be rewarding. SAM Yeah, it is. It's… SAM …very rewarding. SAM And, uh, what do you do? TARAN Uh, I'm actually a student. SAM Oh, at the university? KATE Sam! SAM Ah, we're in here. TARAN Wife? SAM Sure is. KATE Hey… SAM Hey. KATE Good morning. SAM This is Kate. TARAN Nice to meet you. TARAN I'm Taran. KATE Welcome to the neighborhood. TARAN Thank you. SAM Taran… SAM …is going to the university. KATE Great! TARAN Mm-hmm. KATE Moving in alone or? TARAN No, my, uh... TARAN my, uh, dad actually just left for work. I'm unpacking today. And tomorrow and the next day. KATE Well, we should let you get to it, then. TARAN Yeah. Here, I'll grab that. SAM Yup. TARAN Thank you. SAM Yeah, you bet. Let us know if you need anything else, okay? TARAN I will. TARAN Bye. SAM Bye. KATE Nice meeting you. SAM Good morning, everyone. This is A.P. Literature… SAM …and Composition 201. SAM If that is not written in your schedule, then you are in the wrong class and late for your actual class. SAM My name is Mr. Luck, and I had a few of you in 101 last year… so you guys know my expectations. Last year, we worked from this cumbersome textbook. This, uh Come on in and find a seat. So, um... well, we worked from this 324-page behemoth that you needed to lug around in your backpacks every day. The, uh, school district heard our pleas and granted us these tablets which will sync assignments from my laptop. Come on up and sign one out. For classroom use only! MALE STUDENT Hey, Mr. Luck. FEMALE STUDENT Hi, Mr. Luck. SAM Hey, Taran! SAM Why didn't you tell me? TARAN I did tell you. I said I was a student. SAM Right, but I thought you meant college, not high school. I certainly didn't expect to see you in my class. TARAN What difference does it make? SAM Well, I.. TARAN What, you wouldn't have flirted with me? SAM I didn't flirt with you, Taran. TARAN Yeah, you did. It's okay, Sam. I liked it. TARAN So, you're a fan of sausage? SAM Oh, no. SAM It's for my diner. TARAN You have a diner that serves blood sausage? TARAN That's gross. SAM My best friend, Decker, and I, we've always talked about owning a diner. He found this place on Millbank, and, uh... Well, it doesn't matter. TARAN I should go. SAM You taking the bus? TARAN Just today. Our car should be here tonight. My dad had it shipped. SAM He had it shipped? TARAN He likes to spoil me. He's away on business most of the time, so he gives me what I want. I like getting what I want. TARAN I'll see you tomorrow, Mr. Luck. SAM Hey… SAM Hey, big boy. SAM That’s good. How are you doing… SAM …boy? SAM I'm home! KATE Hey, honey! I'm in here. SAM Hey, come on. SAM Let’s go see Mom. SAM Come on, boy. KATE Hey… KATE How was… ? KATE …your first day of school? SAM It was okay. KATE Just… KATE …okay? That's a bit underwhelming. KATE Where's my teacher of the year? SAM Ah SAM it's just. You know that girl that moved in across the street? KATE Yeah. SAM It turns out she goes to the high school. KATE What? SAM Yeah and she's in my fourth hour. And I guess she lives in that house all by herself most of the time because her dad's always away on business. That's gotta be hard for a kid her age, don't you think? KATE Yeah. SAM I guess I just feel a little sorry for her, that's all. KATE Well, why don't we have her over? For dinner or something. SAM Yeah, maybe. SAM I don't know. I came out this morning to get ready to, you know, to drive to work, and the car wasn't here. TARAN What's going on? SAM Uh my car was stolen. TARAN What? That sucks. SAM You, uh you didn't hear anything? TARAN No. OFFICER GARDNER Here's a copy of our report. Your insurance company is gonna want to see this. OFFICER GARDNER I'm Officer Gardner. There's a number there at the top you can call if you have any questions. That's it. If we, uh, find anything, we'll let you know. SAM Thanks. OFFICER GARDNER You’re welcome. SAM This is unbelievable. TARAN So where's Kate? SAM She already left. She leaves for work about 6:00 a.m. every day. TARAN What're you gonna do about a car? SAM I have no idea. TARAN Well, you could use my father's, when it gets here. I'll--I’ll have to check with him, make sure it's okay. SAM Oh, I... couldn't ask that. It’s… TARAN You didn't. I offered. SAM Well, that's very nice of you. Thank you. TARAN You're welcome. TARAN This might sound funny, but... do you want a ride to school? TARAN Hop in. TARAN I think a little fresh air will do you some good. SAM Hey, Taran. SAM Um, thanks for the ride this morning. TARAN You're welcome. SAM Kate and I were thinking that, um, well, with the weekend coming up and you all alone in that house maybe we'd have you over for dinner. TARAN Sure. SAM Why don't we say tomorrow night at 7:00? TARAN 7:00 sounds good. SAM Okay. Great. SAM Um, see you then. TARAN Thanks, Sam. TARAN I don't know, Sam. You promised me a nice dinner. SAM Come on. What could be better than a home-cooked spaghetti meal, huh? SAM What do you think? TARAN Burnt garlic bread? SAM No! No, no, no, no, no! SAM Oh! SAM Hot, hot, hot! TARAN I think they're ready. KATE Sorry I'm late-- Oh, God. SAM Oh, hey, honey. I thought I'd start dinner. KATE How do you feel about Chinese, Taran? SAM Who's hungry? TARAN Are you sure I can't do anything? KATE You're the guest. You stay put. KATE So how was your day, handsome? SAM Not bad. How about yourself? KATE Pretty good. Long. SAM Yeah? KATE I want to sleep in tomorrow. SAM Mm-hmm? KATE Yeah. SAM Taran? SAM Taran, you, uh, you need anything else? TARAN No thanks. I'm… I’m good. TARAN Are you sure I can't help? KATE We got the dishes. You sit down and relax. TARAN I should actually get going. I have to call the plumber in the morning, so… SAM Why? What's wrong? TARAN It's no big deal. There's a leak under the kitchen sink. I just want to get it fixed before it gets any worse. SAM Oh! I'm sure I could fix that for you. KATE You fix something? SAM Hey, I can fix it! It'll be no problem. It's the least I can do. You don't want to call a plumber, not on the weekend. SAM They'll overcharge you. TARAN Okay. One condition. SAM What's that? TARAN No more dinners. SAM Sure. TARAN Thanks again. KATE Anytime. SAM Oh! TARAN Oh, my God. TARAN I'm so clumsy. I'm so sorry. KATE Oh… KATE Don't worry about it. TARAN I'm so sorry. TARAN Sorry. KATE Not to worry. See you later. TARAN Thanks again. SAM Hey, I'll be over about 10:00. That okay? TARAN Yeah. Whenever. TARAN Night. KATE Bye. KATE That was nice of you, to offer to help her. SAM Ah. she seems like a good kid, huh? SAM You're not mad, are you? KATE No. I just don't know how much she should be relying on you to help her. SAM Actually, I'm the one that's relying on her. I mean, I'm borrowing her father's car, at least until we can get the insurance money for our old one. What else would I be doing? Renting one? Imagine how much that would cost. KATE I don't know. Maybe we shouldn't. I'm just wondering if it's okay, that's all. To borrow her father's car. I mean, does he even know? SAM Aw, come on. I need a car, she's got a spare. You're overthinking it. KATE You're right. What else would we be doing? KATE Hmm? SAM You sure your father's okay with me borrowing his car? TARAN Yeah, I talked to him this morning. TARAN It's no big deal. I told him it's the neighborly thing to do. SAM Thank you very much. I'll, uh I’ll make other arrangements as soon as I can. TARAN Yeah. Okay. SAM Try now. SAM Okay, stop. SAM Ah… I think we almost got it. TARAN So where's Kate? SAM Ah… she's working. TARAN On a Sunday? SAM She's trying to make a big impression. They've got a big case coming up and she's responsible for all the research. There's a guy helping her, but I guess he's not doing much. TARAN Hmm. And you don't mind her working on the weekends and late nights? You don't think something might happen? Like an office affair? SAM No. What are you talking about? TARAN "Kate, I really need your help on this project. I just can't do it without you. We'll get a bottle of wine, some dinner. It's my treat. You might have to work all night long, though." Then, when they've had a few drinks maybe Kate's hair falls gently down her face... cascading over her cheek. You know how that happens. And the guy, he'll-- he'll reach up to put her hair back behind her ear. But he won't take his hand away. Because the light's shining in her eyes and making them sparkle. He just can't help himself. "Kate, in my whole entire life, I've never seen anyone more beautiful than you. The way the light hits your eyes, I... I think I might explode if I don't touch you." SAM You've got a wild imagination. You know that? TARAN Come on. You honestly never thought about it? Not even once? SAM No. TARAN That's admirable of you. SAM How's that? TARAN I don't know. If I were you, I wouldn't want Kate to work so much. TARAN And if I were Kate, I wouldn't want you to be alone so much. TARAN What's the sense in being in a committed relationship if you're spending 98% of the time without the other person? But what do I know? Well? SAM Well... I, uh, think I've almost got it here. Try it now. TARAN Nothing. SAM Nothing? TARAN No. SAM Here we go. SAM Try it now. TARAN Nope. SAM Oh! TARAN Turn it off! Turn it off! Stop it! SAM I'm sorry. I got it. I got it. Okay. There. TARAN Are you okay? SAM Ow! TARAN Give me that before you hurt yourself again. SAM I'm sorry. TARAN Are you okay? SAM I think so. TARAN Let me see. TARAN Yeah. That's gonna hurt tomorrow. SAM It hurts right now. I'll, uh... fix this. TARAN Yeah. I should change. KATE Hello? Sam? Anyone home? SAM Oh, hey. Honey, we're back here in the kitchen. KATE Hey. SAM We just had a little plumbing malfunction here, so— KATE Yeah. I can see that. SAM What're you doing here? KATE Oh, I just had a break. I thought I'd come by and say hi. SAM Oh, good. TARAN Hi, Kate. KATE Hi. TARAN Did Sam tell you what happened? You should've seen his face. Can I get you anything? KATE Actually, no. Thanks, though. I was just checking in, seeing how it was going. KATE I have to get back to work in a bit. SAM Yeah. I'll come with you. I've done enough damage here for one day. KATE Well, the place looks great. TARAN Thanks. KATE I had a feeling he wasn't the plumber he thought he was. KATE Well, looks like you're almost settled in. TARAN Yeah. KATE Beautiful picture. Are they your parents? TARAN Yeah. KATE Your mom's beautiful. KATE Wow. SAM I'm really sorry about the mess in there. I'll call you a plumber after all. TARAN That's okay. I should have called one in the first place. KATE Let's go, Mr. Fix-it. TARAN Thanks, Sam. DECKER So what's with the gorgeous chick across the street? SAM Is that all you care about? DECKER No. What's with the Beemer outside? SAM Uh-huh. Girls and cars. SAM You ever talk about anything else? I told you my car was stolen, right? DECKER Yeah. That sucks, dude. Did they leave a hubcap behind, let you know they were serious? Any leads, Columbo? SAM No. Anyway, uh, Taran-- DECKER Taran? SAM All right. She... look, she had a leaky sink. She doesn't have any help. I told her I'd fix it. DECKER You don't know dick about plumbing, Sam. SAM I know enough. Give me a break. DECKER All right. Never mind. Back to the diner. I just wanted to let you know I put my share into the account a few days ago. SAM Good. DECKER Just, we really need to get going on this soon, you know? I hear somebody's been sniffing around. It's not even on the market yet. You didn't tell anybody did you? SAM No. Of course not. Hey, don't worry. We just need dot some “I”s, cross some “T”s. We'll be all set. DECKER I can't believe you offered to fix her leak, man. That's classic. SAM Okay. Everybody, take our seats. Take our seats, please. Sorry I'm late. Let's take out your tablets sync up to my computer. Now, last week, we were, uh, we were discussing our modern society and the effect it's had on literature and, uh Everybody quiet, please. Macey, uh what's going on? MACEY I think there's, uh I just think maybe you sent us the wrong file from your computer. SAM Everybody, log off please. Log off your tablets right now. HOSIE Come in, please. What the hell happened this morning? SAM I am so sorry. HOSIE Distributing pornographic material to the students, intentional or not is gross misconduct. I really think we have to reconsider this tablet idea of yours. SAM No, no, no. No. It's... The tablets were working fine. Somebody must have hacked into my-- HOSIE I am not concerned with how it might have happened. I am concerned that it never happen again. SAM Yeah. HOSIE This has to go in your file, you understand? SAM Yeah, I understand. HOSIE And you were late today. SAM I know. I know. It's not gonna happen again. HOSIE See that it doesn't. GARDNER Hey. I was just about to leave you a note. GARDNER We found your car, Mr. Luck. SAM Oh... That's… that’s great news. GARDNER Yeah. SAM Where--where was it? GARDNER An old logging access road at the edge of town. You should know that our auto theft investigators have ruled your case a "suspicious loss." SAM What does that mean? GARDNER It means we don't believe your car was stolen. New car? It's nice. SAM No, that's, uh— GARDNER Your insurance company is holding onto the car until their investigation is complete. You'll be able to pick it up at the impound once they release it. Of course, there will be storage fees owing. SAM You think I stole my own car? GARDNER They're also considering civil action against you. It’s customary in cases of suspected. I suggest you get in touch with them and discuss your case. GARDNER Mr. Luck. TARAN Hi. SAM Hey. TARAN Hey, Mattie. I'm happy to see you, too. TARAN Hi! SAM Mattie, go on. SAM Hey there. TARAN Hi. TARAN You've had quite the day. SAM You, uh, heard what happened, then? TARAN Not just me. I'm pretty sure the entire student body has heard, neighboring school districts, bordering states. I wouldn't worry about it too much. From what I've heard, you're a pretty good teacher. No one will even remember it by tomorrow. Maybe next week. Listen, what are you doing right now? SAM Nothing. Why? TARAN Sometimes, it's harder to be alone. You know? You had said that Kate works late and I thought maybe you'd Forget it. I'll see you in class. SAM Hey, Taran? SAM What were you thinking? SAM I cannot believe I subjected myself to this humiliation. TARAN You're not that bad. SAM Hey, you almost doubled my score. TARAN Like our age. I think I have something that'll cheer you up. Or at least make it a bit better. To thank you. For being so kind. So neighborly. SAM You didn't have to get me anything. TARAN Maybe I didn't. SAM Oh, my God. TARAN You don't have to make it a big deal. It's just a watch. If you don't like it, I can take it back and-- SAM No. Taran, it's... it's beautiful but? well, I... I can't accept it. TARAN Why? SAM Why? SAM Well because, it's… it's too much. TARAN You call yourself a creative writing teacher? That's the best you could come up with? Please. It’ll be an insult if you don't accept it. SAM We should go. TARAN You should see your face right now. The "How am I going to tell my wife?" look. TARAN Thank you for tonight, Sam. SAM Yeah. Thank you. TARAN Enjoy the watch. SAM Hey, Kate? KATE Hey. SAM Hey. KATE Where were you? SAM Well, I... got done a little later than I thought, so… KATE You could have called. SAM I'm sorry. The day got away from me. KATE Decker left a message. DECKER Hey, Sammy. Have you called the bank about the problem with the diner account? What'd they say, those stupid dipshits? I'll call you later. DECKER Say hi to Kate. Bye. KATE That's better. TARAN Hi. Sorry to disturb you guys. Do you have a flashlight? The Josephs said electricity goes out in big storms. KATE Yeah. Sure. TARAN Hi, Sam. SAM Hi. KATE There you go. TARAN Thank you. TARAN See ya, Sam! I mean, Mr. Luck. SAM 'Night. SAM Uh, h-hello? TARAN Hi. It's Taran. TARAN I, um, I just wanted to say thank you. You know, for tonight. SAM Yeah. It was fun. Sorry we had to leave so quick. TARAN Don't worry about it. I get it. SAM Oh, ‘cause, you know, it's not like we were doing anything wrong, but it might not have looked good, that's all. TARAN I just wanted to call and say thank you. I should go. Dylan's waiting for me to call him back. SAM Quarterback Dylan? TARAN Maybe. Why? SAM Are you guys, like, boyfriend and girlfriend or something? TARAN I'll see you later. DECKER So they found your car, but then they impounded it? That's gonna cost you some bucks, pal. SAM Yeah. They think that I stole my own car, then hid it out in the middle of nowhere to collect on the insurance money. Do you believe that? It's such a scam, man. DECKER Hey, Sammy, look, there's something we've got to talk about. SAM Yeah, shoot. DECKER You didn't happen to take any money out, did you? SAM Out of where? The diner account? DECKER Yeah. SAM No, man. I didn't take anything out. DECKER Because there's money missing and I didn't take it out. DECKER So Sammy, we've been friends a long time, right? Now, if you are ever in trouble or you needed something, some money, I mean, you know you can come to me, right? SAM Whoa. DECKER I’m your boy. SAM Deck, listen. I'm telling you, I didn't withdraw any money, okay? If there's a problem at the bank, I'll call them in the morning and get it straightened out. DECKER You're right. That's--that’s probably it. That'd be good. Thanks. DECKER You buy a new Rolex? SAM You know that girl who moved in across the street? DECKER Taran? SAM Turns out Taran is in my class. And, uh... I don't know, she gave me this watch. She's got a crush on me or something. DECKER Huh. She bought you a Rolex? SAM No, I mean, come on, it’s it's got to be fake, right? I mean, who would give their teacher a genuine Rolex? DECKER Still got the Beemer, huh? She give you that, too? SAM What? No. She loaned me the BMW, man. I told you, my car's impounded, so… DECKER Right. So your student gave you a Rolex and a BMW. SAM Loaned me the B.M.W. DECKER Yeah. Next you'll be telling me her daddy bought the house across the street, 'cause she's in love with you. DECKER Just--just tell me you didn't take the money. DECKER Sammy, that's all I need to hear. DECKER Okay? That you didn't take the money. 'Cause this--this whole story, it's all too crazy. SAM Deck, I didn't take the money. SAM All right? Relax. SAM I'm gonna call the bank and we're gonna get it squared away. DECKER Okay. DECKER Hey, Sam? DECKER I'm around. SAM Deck, I told you, man, I'm fine. DECKER Just be careful, all right? SAM Kate, I'm home! SAM Katie? SAM Oh, hey. I'm starving. You want something to eat? KATE Where have you been? I've been calling. SAM Yeah, I... Sorry. I got kind of busy. SAM Hey, you okay? Hey, what's wrong? KATE Mattie's dead, Sam. SAM What? What? What happened? KATE He started acting weird, so I... I called the vet. KATE But by the time I got off the phone. Poor Mattie. SAM Oh, my God. Katie, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. SAM Oh… I'm sorry. SAM Good morning, Macey. MACEY Hi. SAM Did you finish your paper? MACEY Yeah. SAM Well, how'd it go? MACEY Fine, I guess. SAM You wanted to see me? HOSIE Yes, Sam. Come in. Shut the door, please. Take a seat. You really don't look good. SAM It's... it's been a rough couple of days, that's all. HOSIE A serious issue has come up that has me quite upset, to be honest. SAM How can I help? HOSIE I really don't know how to approach this, so I'm just going to give it to you straight. You have been named in a sexual harassment allegation involving a female student. SAM A what? A sexual-- What are you talking about? There's been no sexual anything! I have never once suggested anything even remotely sexual with any student, ever. I'm teacher of the year, for chrissake! HOSIE Sam, this is a very serious matter. SAM Who is it? Who's... who's saying these things? It's Macey, isn't it? She's been acting strange for weeks. Maybe there's a mistake or something. Maybe the-- HOSIE If any of these charges are corroborated or found to have merit, you will be immediately dismissed. This serves as your only warning, Mr. Luck. SAM What about my rights? Do I get to confront my accuser, or-- HOSIE You'll get that chance when and if she decides to press charges. Let's hope it doesn't come to that. All right, now that was the official response. On a personal note what the hell is going on here? SAM I don't know. TARAN Just a minute! Hi. SAM Did you hear? TARAN Yeah. I'm sorry. SAM Of course you did. I'm sure everybody at school is talking about it. TARAN What? SAM Do you know who's saying these things about me? TARAN I have no idea, Sam. SAM Don't lie to me, Taran. TARAN If I knew, I would tell you. You know that, right? SAM Yeah. TARAN You trust me, don't you? SAM I’m going to go. And finally your conclusion. It's due Tuesday. What's up, man? I'm kind of late. DECKER This won't take long. SAM Sorry I haven't been in touch. I've just been kind of busy. DECKER You got problems, dude. I came here to tell you that I know. I know about the diner. SAM What about the diner? DECKER Well, the realtor called me this morning, said that Sam Luck Property Management bought the diner. Out from underneath me, man. SAM Deck, I didn't buy the diner. DECKER Just cut-- cut the shit, Sam! You stole the diner from me. SAM Deck, I didn't buy the diner, man! DECKER I put everything I had into this. DECKER And you screwed me. SAM Hey, Deck wait a minute. DECKER I came here to tell you two things... That I know that you're a liar. And that our friendship is over. TARAN Hi, Sam. KATE Go to sleep, baby. Come here, sweetheart. SAM Hey-- HOSIE I'll see you in my office, Mr. Luck. The school board has found merit in the complaint filed against you. You are terminated, Mr. Luck, effective immediately. SAM Ellen... I promise that I never crossed the line with any girl at this school, ever. HOSIE This is not going to be a discussion. SAM Ellen, please. HOSIE You are to collect your belongings, empty out your locker, and leave the premises at once. SAM Ellen, please. HOSIE Send her in. Come in. Please take a seat. How are you doing? Okay? I wanted you to be the first to know-- you don't have to worry any longer. TARAN Thank you. I'm sorry-- HOSIE No. This is not your fault, Taran. Now, if you need anything else, you're to come to me, dear. KATE Sam, think about it, there's got to be something you did. SAM Katie, there's nothing. I… KATE Because I swear to God, Sam, you have been acting so different. I mean, with… with the diner, and Decker and the whole car insurance thing. And this thing with Taran! I found this in your drawer, Sam. SAM You went through my stuff? KATE Where did you get... a $10,000 watch, Sam? Taran gave it to you, didn't she? Because that would be inappropriate, Sam. That would be beyond inappropriate. You're just really scaring me, Sam. Did you hear what I just said? I said you're scaring me, Sammy. Sam, look at me, please. I don't like her and I don't trust her! Have you thought, just for a minute, about Taran's situation? Because I have. And it's more than obvious to me that it's a little strange! She's a little strange! She might even be dangerous. I want you to think long and hard, Sam, that maybe you're doing something with her that you can't undo. Are you listening to me? Can you stand back for just a moment, Sam? Do you see how this looks? I mean, my God, this is huge! KATE She has some crazy obsession for you, Sam, and you need to stop now! Before you do something stupid! Can't you see what's happening to you? You lost your job today, and you... CASHIER Hey, Kate. Looking good. Do you want the magazine, too? SAM So what? KATE So what? It's the same picture Taran has in her house, in a frame, Sam. SAM No, it's not. KATE Yes, it is. Don't you think that's just a little weird? I mean, come on. She told me it was a picture of her parents. Why would she do that? Put a magazine ad in a frame? SAM I don't know, Kate. I don't know. Why don't you go ask her, all right? KATE We don't know anything about her. She shows up out of the blue and our lives turn to shit. SAM That's enough! That's enough. I'm going out. KATE Shit. Okay. “Mental health.” Sure. What the hell. KATE Shit. CASHIER Did you find everything you wanted? TARAN Obviously. CASHIER If there's something else you want say, something behind the counter, maybe I could find it for you? $15.81. KATE $10,000. Sam Luck Property Management. She bought the diner? Oh, my God. Sammy! TARAN Sam? Are you home? TARAN "Dear Sam." GREASY MAN You got the insurance papers? TARAN What's your name? GREASY MAN Uh... call me Burt. TARAN Now, are those really necessary? The insurance papers, Burt? Because I have something that might change your mind. TARAN What do you think, Burt? SAM Taran! Open up! TARAN Come in. SAM She's gone. TARAN What? Who's gone? SAM Kate. She left. She, uh… SAM "Dear Sam...” TARAN "Dear Sam, I know things haven't been good for your lately, or for us. I wish there was some way to make it go away, but I just think it's best for both of us if we take some time away from each other to figure things out. I don't know what else to do. I can't be with you like this. I'm leaving you." SAM I know I screwed things up with Kate. TARAN It's okay. It's okay. I can't stop thinking about you. WELL-DRESSED MAN Let's go home, Taran. TARAN Get out. SAM What? TARAN Get out! SAM Taran, what's wrong? TARAN You finally got what you wanted. You raped me, Sam. SAM How could you say that? TARAN I can't believe you did this to me. SAM You came on to me. Nothing happened here that we both didn't want to happen. TARAN Yeah, right. You fucked me, Sam. You're going to jail for this. I'm a high-school student, Sam. You're my teacher. Don't you think there's something wrong with that? SAM Tar— TARAN Get out! SAM Taran, please. TARAN Get out! SAM Taran, please, we can— TARAN Get out! Get out! Get out! Go! You disgusting pervert! Get out! Get…out! TARAN Hey, it's Taran. Leave a message. SAM Hey, Taran, I know you're there. Pick up the phone, please. Come on, I just left your house. I know that you're there. KATE Hey, this is Kate. Leave a message. KATE Hey, this is Kate. Leave a message. SAM Hey, Kate. It's Sam. SAM Uh... call me when you can, okay? I'm... really, really sorry for, uh, for everything. SAM I love you. I love you very much. Call me, please. SAM Kate! TARAN It's Taran. TARAN I'm sorry, but this is really hard for me. SAM Are you okay? TARAN I can't keep going like this. It's been difficult, Sam. And things just didn't work out the way that I wanted them to. My mom died, Sam. I don't know if you knew that or not. And I found her, you know? I just couldn't seem to pull it together after that. They put me in a hospital, Sam. For a very long time, and they thought I got better. Now I'm not so sure. I can't do this anymore, Sam. SAM I'm coming over. TARAN No. I gotta go. Goodbye. OPERATOR 911 911. State the nature of your emergency. SAM Taran. Whatever you're thinking about doing, Taran don't. Please. TARAN Did they teach you how to deal with teens in crisis at teacher school? How would you deal with this situation? SAM Take it easy. Put the gun down. Please. TARAN Do you love me, Sam? Do you? SAM Taran, what happened between us was wrong. Okay? I know that. And you can't blame yourself. Put the gun down. Put it down. Please put it down. That's it. Go ahead, nice and easy. Okay... Okay. Okay. It's not your fault, Taran. TARAN I know. It's your fault. SAM What? TARAN I said it's your fault! SAM I don't understand. TARAN It's really not that hard to figure out. Think about it. Nine years ago. Do you remember when that little girl walked in on you and her mother? SAM That was you? TARAN You ruined my life! My family! SAM She never told me she had a kid. She never even told me she was married. That day when you walked in on us, I... I never meant to hurt her. TARAN But you did! You did hurt her! She loved you, and you used her up and threw her away. Like it was nothing! It was the final straw for her, Sam. And I found her. Do you know what that feels like Sam? To lose someone you love? You've messed up a lot of people, Sam. First, my mother. Then me. Now Kate. SAM What do you know about, Kate? Oh, my God. TARAN Mattie, the bank, the diner. SAM You did those things? TARAN Kate never liked me. She thought I was crazy. Maybe even dangerous. SAM Where is she? TARAN You don't deserve her, Sam? SAM What did you do? TARAN She's gone, Sam. SAM What did you do to my wife? TARAN Her blood's on your hands, Sam, not mine. SAM No... SAM Oh, no. Oh, no. What did you do? What did you do? SAM No Oh, God! No, no, no. No. TARAN Do it. Pull the trigger Sam. Do it. GARDNER Put the weapon down! Drop it now! Put it down and step away. TARAN Do it, Sam. GARDNER Sam, you don’t want to do this! Drop it! Put the weapon down! Drop the gun, Sam! SAM She killed her! TARAN Oh, thank God! I-I-I thought he was going to kill me. He started acting violent a few days ago, when his wife disappeared, and-and... GARDNER Somebody call homicide. We, uh... we got a body here. Looks like the murder weapon.