End of Part 11:
CHARLES
Were drugs involved?
TYLER
No... I do appreciate the
assumption though.
CHARLES
Christ Tyler, you’ve got so much to
offer, I just don’t understand why
you can’t focus, do something
constructive, find a purpose--
TYLER
Does a lawyer come with the
lecture?
Charles and Tyler hold a stare. Charles looks away first.
Part 13:
CHARLES
I’ll make a call. You'll get a
call. Do everything you're told.
Charles makes a note.
TYLER
Thanks.
Silence again. Neither really sure what to say or do. Tyler stands to go. Charles watches him leave. Has a thought.
CHARLES
You came all the way down here...
you should stay for lunch... I'll
get us a table upstairs...
Charles picks up the phone. Tyler waves him off.
TYLER
No thanks. I've got somewhere I
have to be... some other time?
An awkward pause.
CHARLES
Some other time.
INT. WALL STREET COFFEE SHOP -- MORNING
Tyler in the same booth, same seat surrounded by a commotion of business men and women eating lunch. His journal held open by the binder clip, he writes in stoic silence.
DIANE O/S
We should sue...
INT. HOFFMAN FAMILY HOME -- LIVING ROOM -- EVENING
Quirky interior decorating, artsy, but not cheap.
Les sits motionless on a stool in the middle of the room. His pony tail is undone so his shaggy gray mane of hair hangs over his shoulders. He holds a profile pose for Caroline who sketches him. Tyler sits across from them. Diane next to him.
DIANE
...look at your face... look at
what they did to your eye. You
don't think you have a case?
TYLER
It's just a cut, mom. It's no big
deal.
DIANE
It's not just a cut, Tyler. And it
is a big deal. You should sue their
pants off. Les, don't you think he
has a case?
LES
(hardly moving his lips)
Well--
CAROLINE
No talking. You're a statue.
Les goes perfectly rigid again.
TYLER
All I want are the charges gone.
Dad's lawyer's taking care of it.
DIANE
I still think you're entitled to
something else... at the very least
an apology from those brutes.
TYLER
It was a brute. Singular. And I
don't think a Municipal Judge can
issue a court order for an apology.
DIANE
Well someone should.
INT. BEDROOM -- LATER
Caroline at a drawing board in her bedroom putting the finishing touches on her sketch of Les. Tyler comes in carrying a plate of food. Caroline sees him, the food.
CAROLINE
...I’m not hungry.
TYLER
Mom said you didn't eat dinner...
You don’t need food anymore?
CAROLINE
I had some Cheetos after school.
TYLER
Oh? Oh good. You had Cheetos. Here
I am worried you're not getting
enough sustenance or nutrients but,
Cheetos, yeah, they're an excellent
source of... orange dust.
(setting down the plate)
Humor me.
Caroline nibbles a green bean. Tyler notices her pink knapsack. "FREAK" has been crudely scrawled in white out.
TYLER
...What’s this?
CAROLINE
It's nothing. I left my bag out
during gym.
TYLER
Did you tell your teacher?
CAROLINE
What's she gonna do? Orange dust
for prints?
Caroline goes back to drawing. Tyler can tell she's upset. He watches her drawing hastily. He has an idea, smiles.
TYLER
It must feel pretty good... being a
freak, I mean. You're lucky.
CAROLINE
You think I'm a freak too?
TYLER
Sure. I hope you appreciate it. You
do appreciate it, don't you?
Caroline shrugs.
TYLER
Do you even know what a freak is?
Have you ever looked it up?
Caroline shakes her head. Tyler pulls a dictionary off her bookshelf. Turns pages until he finds the definition.
TYLER
OK. So a 'freak' can be an unusual
or deformed person, but, it can
also be a person devoted to
something so much that it's like an
addiction, such as "a car nut" or
"a news junkie" or...
CAROLINE
An art freak.
Caroline smiles. Tyler brushes hair from her face.
TYLER
But if you ever do want a new bag,
I got a guy down at JanSport, owes
me a favor, I could hook it up.
CAROLINE
You don't have a guy at JanSport.
TYLER
Are you calling me a liar?
(tickles her)
Are you? Are you? Huh?
Caroline giggles. Tries to get away. Tyler pins her down, tickling until tears well.
CHARLES
Were drugs involved?
TYLER
No... I do appreciate the
assumption though.
CHARLES
Christ Tyler, you’ve got so much to
offer, I just don’t understand why
you can’t focus, do something
constructive, find a purpose--
TYLER
Does a lawyer come with the
lecture?
Charles and Tyler hold a stare. Charles looks away first.
Part 13:
CHARLES
I’ll make a call. You'll get a
call. Do everything you're told.
Charles makes a note.
TYLER
Thanks.
Silence again. Neither really sure what to say or do. Tyler stands to go. Charles watches him leave. Has a thought.
CHARLES
You came all the way down here...
you should stay for lunch... I'll
get us a table upstairs...
Charles picks up the phone. Tyler waves him off.
TYLER
No thanks. I've got somewhere I
have to be... some other time?
An awkward pause.
CHARLES
Some other time.
INT. WALL STREET COFFEE SHOP -- MORNING
Tyler in the same booth, same seat surrounded by a commotion of business men and women eating lunch. His journal held open by the binder clip, he writes in stoic silence.
DIANE O/S
We should sue...
INT. HOFFMAN FAMILY HOME -- LIVING ROOM -- EVENING
Quirky interior decorating, artsy, but not cheap.
Les sits motionless on a stool in the middle of the room. His pony tail is undone so his shaggy gray mane of hair hangs over his shoulders. He holds a profile pose for Caroline who sketches him. Tyler sits across from them. Diane next to him.
DIANE
...look at your face... look at
what they did to your eye. You
don't think you have a case?
TYLER
It's just a cut, mom. It's no big
deal.
DIANE
It's not just a cut, Tyler. And it
is a big deal. You should sue their
pants off. Les, don't you think he
has a case?
LES
(hardly moving his lips)
Well--
CAROLINE
No talking. You're a statue.
Les goes perfectly rigid again.
TYLER
All I want are the charges gone.
Dad's lawyer's taking care of it.
DIANE
I still think you're entitled to
something else... at the very least
an apology from those brutes.
TYLER
It was a brute. Singular. And I
don't think a Municipal Judge can
issue a court order for an apology.
DIANE
Well someone should.
INT. BEDROOM -- LATER
Caroline at a drawing board in her bedroom putting the finishing touches on her sketch of Les. Tyler comes in carrying a plate of food. Caroline sees him, the food.
CAROLINE
...I’m not hungry.
TYLER
Mom said you didn't eat dinner...
You don’t need food anymore?
CAROLINE
I had some Cheetos after school.
TYLER
Oh? Oh good. You had Cheetos. Here
I am worried you're not getting
enough sustenance or nutrients but,
Cheetos, yeah, they're an excellent
source of... orange dust.
(setting down the plate)
Humor me.
Caroline nibbles a green bean. Tyler notices her pink knapsack. "FREAK" has been crudely scrawled in white out.
TYLER
...What’s this?
CAROLINE
It's nothing. I left my bag out
during gym.
TYLER
Did you tell your teacher?
CAROLINE
What's she gonna do? Orange dust
for prints?
Caroline goes back to drawing. Tyler can tell she's upset. He watches her drawing hastily. He has an idea, smiles.
TYLER
It must feel pretty good... being a
freak, I mean. You're lucky.
CAROLINE
You think I'm a freak too?
TYLER
Sure. I hope you appreciate it. You
do appreciate it, don't you?
Caroline shrugs.
TYLER
Do you even know what a freak is?
Have you ever looked it up?
Caroline shakes her head. Tyler pulls a dictionary off her bookshelf. Turns pages until he finds the definition.
TYLER
OK. So a 'freak' can be an unusual
or deformed person, but, it can
also be a person devoted to
something so much that it's like an
addiction, such as "a car nut" or
"a news junkie" or...
CAROLINE
An art freak.
Caroline smiles. Tyler brushes hair from her face.
TYLER
But if you ever do want a new bag,
I got a guy down at JanSport, owes
me a favor, I could hook it up.
CAROLINE
You don't have a guy at JanSport.
TYLER
Are you calling me a liar?
(tickles her)
Are you? Are you? Huh?
Caroline giggles. Tries to get away. Tyler pins her down, tickling until tears well.
