A Bit of Bad Luck

I had the world by the balls

Want details?

Okay. I had more money than I knew what to do with.

A respected lawyer. In demand.

And my wife. Was beautiful.

From a wealthy family of timber barons.

And then...

I threw it all away.

Honey, please, put the gun down.

Who is she?

There's no one.

Is it that bitch Sandy again?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Is she good in the sack, Brooks?

I'm gonna call, Doctor Nessbaum, Okay?

Is she young?

We're gonna talk this through.

BROOKS (OS): You, me, and Dr. Nessbaum.

Is that why you're leaving me again this weekend?

Give me the gun.

Where'd you get this thing?

It's not loaded.

Have you been taking your medication?

You're not gonna tell the doctor are you?

What, that you threatened to kill me again?

Whose the woman you're meeting this weekend, huh Brooks?

Amanda we've been through this a dozen times.

BROOKS (OS): I'm doing work for an out of town client. I don't like

these weekends away anymore than you do.

Then take me with you.

You know I can't do that.

I don't believe you.

I'll see you Sunday evening.

Brooks darling, please don't leave me...

I have to go.

I'm glad I didn't shoot you Brooks.

Me too.

It would've been far too lenient.

Adulterers like you should be stoned to death like they

do in the Middle East.

You know why don't you, um, why don't you hold that thought.

And we'll discuss it when I get back, 'Kay?

You're not the only ones with plans this weekend Brooks.

I have a few plans myself.

So professor, what you're saying is that there is such a thing as

divine reciprocity or karma if you will, and that we all get

our just deserts in the end.

I don't know if it's divinely inspired or not,

we now have scientific evidence supporting the idea of what goes

around comes around.

JAZZ MUSIC

BROOKS (OS): Hey Leonard, It's Brooks Caldwell here, um, I'm calling

about Amanda - seems she stopped taking her medications again.

Could you give me a call as soon as you get this, I'm on my cell.

Thanks.

I'm talking about God's laws, one man, one woman,

one life time on this earth, and woe to the wicked sinner

who thinks differently.

ROCK MUSIC

PASSION SOUNDS

You took forever...

PASSION SOUNDS

That's dangerous activity you're engaged in.

Thanks... but I've already had that 9th grade health class.

I don't mean your smoking.

Then what?

The magazine you're reading.

Come again?

It'll turn you into a misandrist.

A what?

A hater of men.

Oh, my God, okay.

You know, maybe some men deserve to be hated.

Want proof? Huh?

How to tell when he's lying, 8 free and easy ways to invesigate

his background, how to know if you're dating a sociopath.

Well, I'm not done with reading this thank you very much.

I just read it for the fashion.

Ohhhh, sure. That's the bait they use to lure you -

helpless and unsuspecting women in...

Mmmhmmm. It's to buy it. It's when you start reading the

articles, 'ehhhh, that's when the real brainwashing begins.

You know, the only person trying to brainwash me around here

Oh yeah? Look at this. Why the married man you're having an

affair with is probably just using you, I mean, where do

these broads get all off really.

Well, is that what you're doing?

What?

Using me?

Come on I m here, aren t I? I m with you every chance I get.

What more do you want from me?

I just don t understand why our situation has to be so

difficult. I mean you tell me your wife is crazy and you hate

being married to her, you guys don't have any children.

I mean, come on you could leave her this weekend if you

It's not that simple Heather.

It's the money, isn't it?

Um?

She's your meal ticket.

I wouldn't say that. I... I have my own career, in fact,

my job pays very well.

Yeah, but you've said it yourself, all of your clients

or most of them are connected to her family. They would all drop

you if you leave her, right?

And her income is from a trust fund that you can't touch.

How do you know about that?

I know about her family. The Smiths own all the timberland

around here. They've been exploiting the people and

the resources of this area for decades.

Some people might call that creating jobs.

She has life insurance, right?

Yeah. So?

It would take care of the mortgage and probably a lot

for you, too.

I m not sure I like the direct- ion this conversation is headed.

Look, all I'm saying is that all of our problems would be

solved if she were to...

What?

Unexpectedly die.

Really?

It could be made to look like a suicide.

Okay...

No, seriously! You've told me yourself she's tried to kill

herself before, right?

Will you listen to yourself... I mean just...

just listen to yourself.

What? Self defense! That's even better. I mean it is

well documented that she has threatened to kill you in the

past.

Who are you??

We can do this. Together. Just us.

I would share the risk with you.

Alright, that s enough, Heather. Enough of this conversation,

okay? I don't want to talk about it anymore.

I guess that I just thought that I could believe you when you

told me that you really loved me.

Come on... come on. You know I do.

But you love your wife, too.

Yeah. I mean, No! No! I didn't mean that.

: Oh, Hell!! Come on!! (sigh)

I didn t (tsk) . . . I didn t mean it like that!

What I meant was I uh... I love her like I'd love a

relative, you know? A family member.

HEATHER (OC): Go away!!

Come on! Open the door, Honey!

Leave me alone!

mad here. You just just asked me to kill my wife, you know.

Heather (OC): You know what? Maybe you should go home

to your psycho wife before she tries to kill herself again.

Seeing how you love her so much.

Why don t you say that louder so everyone in the hotel can

You know what? I can see how somebody being married to

you would want to kill themselves.

I seem to recall your confessing to me about your own suicide

attempts, sleeping pills, wasn't it?

Oh, screw you!! Go away!!

Alright! Fine! ... Fine!

I'll be out here when you're ready to talk.

HEATHER CAN BE HEARD CRYING

Jesus!

AMANDA (OC): This time it s loaded, Brooks!

GUNSHOT SOUND!

NO!

Heather?... Honey?

Heather?... You in there?

BROOKS (OC): Heather?

Heather?

Oh, God!... Oh, God... Oh, God!!

POLICE OPERATOR (OS): 9 1 1, what is your emergency

Uh, yes... uh... uh.

POLICE OPERATOR (OS): Sir? What is your emergency?

Uh.... I'm sorry, I... I miss dialed.

C'mon Brooks! Think! Think!... Fuck!... FUCK!

BROOKS (OC): Son of a Bitch!

FUCK!

Fucking hell!

Shit!

Oh!

Hey, I'm Chuck.

Oh, hey.

Looks like they got you, too.

Who's they?

Probably some kids last night.

Yeah, they drained me dry. A few others, too.

Manager says the police are on their way. What room you in?

I'll come get you when they show up.

Oh... um... I'm... I'm not staying here.

Do you know if there's a gas station nearby?

Yeah. There's a service station about 15 miles down the

highway south of here.

Seein' as you have a ... high bird, you should

probably make it.

Right.

Less they did anything else to your car.

Why?... What do you mean, anything else?

Sure you don't want to wait for the police to show up?

You know file a report?

I'm late as it is. Thank you. Appreciate it.

RADIO EVANGELIST (OC): The physical laws of sowing and reaping are just as immutable

as the law of gravity. Whatever a man sows, that very thing,