3.02 The Kids Are Alright (transcript)
3.02 The Kids Are Alright
Written by: Sera Gamble
Directed by: Phillip Sgriccia
TEASER
3.02 The Kids Are All Right
Written by: Sera Gamble
Directed by: Phillip Sgriccia
TEASER
EXT. SUBURBAN HOUSE - NIGHT
A young mother is standing outside her house with a mix of worry and impatience. A car pulls up into the driveway; a girl of about ten years steps out, as does her father.
MOM
Thanks for driving her back here.
DAD
It's not like I had a choice. She pitched a fit.
MOM
(to the girl, who is hugging her tightly)
Hey,sweetie. What's wrong?
GIRL
Nothing. i missed you.
MOM
Okay, but tonight's your dad's night.
GIRL
No. I don't like Dad's night. I don't want Dad to have a night anymore.
MOM
Since when? You used to love going to your dad's house. You know, he loves you, and he misses you a lot.
GIRL
But I hate it there!
MOM
You don't hate it.
GIRL
Yes, I do! He's mean, and there are monsters there. I don't w-want to go back. Please don't let the monsters get me.
MOM
Okay, sweetie. Okay.
She guides the girl back into the house, and the man leaves.
INT. MAN'S WORKROOM - NIGHT
The little girl's father is in his workroom; there are wood-carved object sitting about, and one of those circular table saws you really don't want to see show up in a horror movie. He prepares to leave, and as he's shutting off the lights by the door, the table saw turns itself on. Curious, he approaches it, crouching down at table-height to shut it off. As he starts to leave a second time, the saw turns on again. This time he is less careful as he approaches, he trips and falls on the saw and dies a horrible gruesome death.
END TEASER
ACT ONE
INT. DINER - NIGHT
SAM is sitting at a table in a generic Diner, working on his laptop and talking on his phone. DEAN is nowhere to be seen. SAM seems a bit frantic.
SAM
What do you mean you don't think it will work, Bobby? It's a demon-dispelling ritual.
(pause)
Well,maybe we got the translation wrong. Look,we can't just let dean fry in hell while we... there's got to be something
(he sees DEAN approaching)
Yeah. No. I gotta go. Okay. Never mind.
DEAN enters, looking suspiciously at SAM.
DEAN
Hey. Who was that?
SAM
(awkwardly)
I was just ordering pizza.
DEAN
(looking around)
Dude,you do realize that you're in a restaurant?
SAM
Yeah. Yeah. Oh, yeah. I just felt like pizza, you know?
DEAN
(sitting)
Okay, Weirdy Mcweirderton. So, I think I got something.
SAM
Yeah?
DEAN
Cicero, Indiana. Falls on his own power saw.
SAM
And? That, that's it? One power saw?
DEAN
Well...yeah.
SAM
And you think that this is a case?
DEAN
Well, I don't know. Could be.
SAM
I don't know, Dean.
DEAN
Okay, there's something better in Cicero than just a case.
SAM
And that is?
DEAN
Lisa Braeden.
SAM
Should I even ask?
DEAN
Remember that road trip I took, uh... gosh,about eight years ago now? You were in Orlando with dad wrapping up that banshee thing.
SAM
Yeah. The five states, five-day --
DEAN
Well, kind of. Although I spent most of my time in Lisa Braeden's loft.
SAM
So let me get this straight. You want to drive all the way to Cicero just to hook up with some random chick?
DEAN
She was a yoga teacher. It was the bendiest weekend of my life. Come on. have a heart,huh? It's my dying wish.
SAM
How many dying wishes are you gonna get?
DEAN
As many as I can squeeze out. Come on. Smile, Sam! God knows I'm gonna be smiling
after 24 hours with Gumby girl.
(chuckles to himself)
Gumby girl.
(he frowns)
Does that make me Pokey?
EXT. MOTEL - DAY
Pulling up outside a motel in Cicero, Indiana, DEAN stops to let SAM out.
DEAN
Don't wait up for me,sammy.
SAM
Wait, Dean. Dean, you... Dean!
DEAN drives off
EXT. LISA'S HOUSE - DAY
Outside a nicely kept suburban house, DEAN rings the doorbell. The door opens to reveal LISA: late twenties, brunette, very fit; she is gorgeous. DEAN smiles awkwardly, LISA stares at him in surprise.
DEAN
Lisa. How's it going? Wow. So, how long has it been?
LISA
Eight, going on nine years now.
DEAN
Crazy,right?
LISA
Yeah. So, what are you doing here?
DEAN
Oh, I was just passing through, and I couldn't resist. I remember that you love surprises.
LISA
Yeah. Dean Winchester. Wow. Just...wow. I'm -- I'm sorry. You kind of came at a bad time. We're having a party.
DEAN
A party? Well, I love parties.
He nudges past her and enters the house; she takes a deep breath and shuts the door behind them. She leads him into the backyward, which is decorated for a kid's birthday party.
DEAN
So, uh, who's the party for?
LISA
Ben. My son.
DEAN
Oh. you have a --
LISA
Yep.
She gestures across the yard to a young boy wearing a black jacket and jeans. He is opening presents.
LISA
That's him.
BEN
Yes! AC/DC rules!
DEAN
How old--
LISA
Eight.
(she sees the MOM from the teaser enter the yard)
Oh, Dean, could you excuse me a minute?
DEAN
(stunned)
Yeah, sure. Don't mind me.
Two women are sitting in lawn chairs, watching DEAN pace awkwardly. They're whispering to each in gossiping tones.
WOMAN1
Did you hear Lisa call him "Dean"?
WOMAN2
Yeah. Why?
WOMAN1
You don't know about Dean? The Dean. Best-night-of-my-life Dean.
WOMAN2
No. Tell me.
WOMAN1
Oh, my god, so,they had this crazy, semi-illegal --
She cuts off as she sees DEAN approach.
DEAN
Hi.
WOMAN2
Hi.
WOMAN1
Hello.
DEAN looks very uncomfortable, smiles nervously, and flees. He finds BEN and a piece of cake.
DEAN
What's up?
BEN
What's up with you?
DEAN
So,it's your birthday.
BEN
Guilty.
DEAN
It's a cool party.
BEN
Dude, it's so freakin' sweet. And this moon bounce --it's epic.
DEAN
(slightly weirded out)
Yeah. It's pretty awesome.
BEN
You know who else thinks they're awesome? Chicks. It's like hot-chick city out there.
A woman and her little girl walk by; in unison, DEAN checks out the mom as BEN checks out the girl. DEAN looks back, looks at BEN, thinks frantically, then darts inside the house.
INT. KITCHEN - DAY
LISA is talking to the MOM, who is looking very frazzled.
LISA
So...how you holding up?
MOM
Fine.
LISA
Really?
MOM
Oh,you know. I just... never mind.
LISA
What?
MOM
It's just... I'm worried about Katie. I think there might be something...wrong with her.
LISA
Of course there is. The poor girl just lost her dad. She's devastated.
MOM
No. That's not what I'm talking about. There is something really... wrong with her. I'm not sure that katie is...katie.
LISA
What?
MOM
I'm not sure that's my daughter.
LISA
I know you're grieving, but you can't talk like that. Katie needs you.but you don't understand -- seriously. we're gonna get you help. It'll be okay.
As DEAN enters, the MOM shakes her head, runs outside to her daughter. DEAN watches her leave, confused.
MOM
(outside)
Katie? Come on,we're leaving.
DEAN
So, I, uh, met Ben. Cool kid.
LISA
Yeah.
DEAN
I couldn't help but notice that, uh, he's turning eight. You and me...you know.
LISA
You're... not trying to ask me if he's yours?
DEAN
No. No, of course not.
(beat)
He's not, is he?
LISA
What?
(he raises his eyebrows)
No.
DEAN
Right.
(looking out at KATIE and her MOM)
Something wrong with your friend?
LISA
She's been through a lot. Her ex just died in this horrible accident.
DEAN
Oh, yeah. Didn't I just read about that? The power saw.
LISA
Yeah. Guess there's been a lot of bad luck in the neighborhood lately.
DEAN
What kind of bad luck?
INT. DINER - DAY
SAM is sitting along in a diner again, again with his laptop open. A young woman sits down across from him: it is Creepy Stalker Girl from last week (let's call her RUBY for simplicity).
RUBY
Hello, Sam.
END ACT ONE
ACT TWO
END ACT TWO
ACT THREE
END ACT THREE
ACT FOUR
END ACT FOUR
ACT FIVE
END EPISODE
