Broken Wall
Mitch Moe wants a divorce with no alimony, so he convinces a construction worker to have intercourse with his wife.
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Broken Wall Rodrigo Hermann
FADE IN: INT. MITCH'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY In a working class house during a hot summer in Tampa, a TV shows "Divorce Court." ANNOUNCER (ON TV) Divorce Court returns with the case of Miranda Flowers, who says she wants alimony despite cheating on her husband. Slight and insecure, MITCH MOE (40s) covers his baldness with a 7-Eleven cap and watches the TV. He takes notes on a notepad. ON NOTEPAD: a page titled "How can I get clean divorce?" followed by four scratched out options: "Go Bankrupt", "Run Away" and "Kill." He writes down "Cheat." JUDGE (ON TV) Mrs. Flowers: you cheated on your husband, therefore no. You're not entitled to receive any alimony. Understood? There will be no recovery in this matter, is so ordered. Mitch gets excited and circles "Cheat" as the solution to his problems. The front door unlocks. Three times Mitch's size, CINDY MOE (30s) steps in. GUARD (ON TV) All rise. Mitch desperately turns off the TV, hides his notepad and produces a phony smile. CINDY Mitch, did you buy my tampons? MITCH Hi sweetie. EXT. CONSTRUCTION SITE - TAMPA, FL - DAY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS build a generic store.
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2. CONTINUED: Close to the curb, JAMES, a shirtless black guy that looks more like a bodybuilder carries on his shoulder a big coil of hose. CRASH! A bucket full of cement falls two feet from James. He throws the equipment on the ground, looks up and raves JAMES What the fuck man! Pay the fucking attention on what you're doing there. Or I'll sync your fucking head in this fucking bucket. WORKER (O.S.) Sorry James. JAMES (to himself) Stupid motherfucker. He squats and as he puts the hose back on his shoulders, he sees across the street... Leading the way, Cindy is dressed in a horrible flowerpatterned dress. Mitch follows carrying Walmart bags. James ogles her and fires. JAMES (cont'd) Hey sweet daisy. Want me to water your garden? Cindy looks back and gives a tiny smile. Mitch looks back and realizes how small he is. Three steps later he looks back again with an idea. EXT. CONSTRUCTION SITE - LATER James wraps his stuff up to go home. Mitch approaches from behind. MITCH Excuse me sir. Mitch grabs his wallet and shows the picture of his wife. MITCH (cont'd) Sir, I saw that you liked my wife when we passed here the other day. (CONTINUED)
3. CONTINUED: James looks at the photo and confirms. JAMES Yeah man, nice piece of meat you have there. Congrats. MITCH Thanks. I actually need your help, but I'll pay you, yes yes, I'll certainly pay you. JAMES Pay me for what? Who the fuck are you? Mitch looks around and makes sure no one is listening. His voice gets even lower and he stutters. MITCH I need you to go to my house and have intercourse with my wife. JAMES Wait what? Do you mean, fuck your wife? MITCH Yes yes yes. JAMES Oh man, this is sick. Are you one of those like-to-watch creepy fuckers? MITCH No no no nothing like that. Is a hundred okay? Two hundred? Mitch shows her picture again. JAMES To fuck that ass? Fuck yeah it's okay! INT. MITCH'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Slouched on the couch, Cindy finishes a bag of chips while the TV plays "Jeopardy." She doesn't know a single answer, and she simply doesn't care.
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4. CONTINUED: IN THE BEDROOM Mitch cuts a small hole in a shirt and hides a camera behind it. CINDY (O.S.) Mitch! Double Jeopardy is starting! I'm out of chips! MITCH Just a minute sweetie. He places the scissor on the side desk and grabs a baseball bat under the bed. The whole white wall is ahead of him. He aims one, two, three times and finally swings. BANG! CINDY (O.S.) Mitch? He looks at the wall and it has barely a mark. Confused, he positions the bat for a home run. CINDY (O.S.) (cont'd) What are you doBANG! BANG! BANG! EXT. MITCH'S HOUSE - NIGHT Dressed as a porn star who is dressed as constructor worker, James plays with his hammer. Mitch shows up out of breath. MITCH Okay okay okay. I said I was gonna find someone to fix the wall. Just go in there and, you know. JAMES Bang your wife. Thanks man, you're a good guy. James taps on Mitch's back and heads to the house with confidence.
5. INT. MITCH'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER The doorbell rings. Slouched as before, Cindy stands up against her will. She opens the door and is startled to see a huge black man leaning on the wall as he unfolds his measuring tape. JAMES I've heard someone needs a hole fixed. Perplexed, Cindy steps back. JEOPARDY (O.S.) A bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee. The longest, largest, and strongest in the human body. JAMES What is my dick? He gets in and closes the door. EXT. CONSTRUCTION SITE - DAY Mitch and James talk during lunch hour. James eats in a small lunchbox and Mitch hides how pissed he is. MITCH Why didn't you do it? JAMES I don't know man, maybe she was afraid that once she went black she would never go back. MITCH Okay okay okay, this is good, this is good. JAMES No fucking way this is good man. MITCH I have a video that shows you together. Now you go there and... JAMES Bang your wife.
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6. CONTINUED: MITCH Yes yes yes. JAMES Man, she doesn't want my dick. MITCH I know I know, but I'll give her a few roofies and you'll be fine. JAMES I dig it. INT. MITCH'S HOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT Mitch puts the camera in place. CINDY (O.S.) Grab the nail polish for my toes! He speeds up, turns the camera on, drops a tablet into a glass of water and leaves the room. MITCH (O.S.) Here's your water sweetie. CINDY (O.S.) Thanks cute. Did you get the nail polish? INT. MITCH'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER Cindy is doped out on the couch with her toes full of cotton. James opens the door. JAMES Time to fix your hole. CINDY Hi James. Bedroom's over there. JAMES Come with me. James suffers but manages to lift that heavy unresponsive woman.
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7. CONTINUED: IN THE BEDROOM James drops her on the bed. She hits her head on the wall and passes out. He unbuckles his tool belt. INT. MOTEL - NIGHT Mitch enters the room, takes off his shoes, and dives on the bed, occupying as much space as he can. INT. MITCH'S HOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT Starting to come to, Cindy feels that something weird is going on. She opens her eyes and is stunned with James on top of her. CINDY What are you doing? James desperate humps her. JAMES I'm trying to fuck you, but fuck! She looks down and they are both naked and his dick is at half-mast. CINDY Get off me! She struggles. JAMES Wait wait wait, I can do this. CINDY Get off me! She slaps him hard on his face. James loses it and clutches her by the neck. JAMES You shut the fuck up cause I'm trying to fuck you. They fight in bed.
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8. CONTINUED: She reaches for the scissor on the side table and stabs his back. James roars a mix of pain and rage. He tries to reach the scissor on his back, but bodybuilders lack flexibility. She escapes from him, but the drowsiness throws her to the ground. Almost dead, James grabs the baseball bat on the floor and goes after Cindy. JAMES (cont'd) You fuckin' cunt. He swings at her head. A gory home run. INT. MOTEL ROOM - MORNING On his pajamas, Mitch watches "Divorce Court". JUDGE (ON TV) Mr. Fields, according to the DNA test, Samantha is your daughter. Now be responsible and deal with it. The POLICE knocks the door down and grabs Mitch who has no time to react. POLICE Mitch Moe, you're under arrest for the murder of Cindy Moe and James Jones. MITCH What? No no no. POLICE This morning the police found them both dead and a tape of you drugging your wife. Now come with us. He wails while the police drags him out of the room. JUDGE (ON TV) Call 1-800-282-1991 to vote now and see if America agrees with your opinion. You'll also receive some valuable offers. FADE OUT
FADE IN: INT. MITCH'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY In a working class house during a hot summer in Tampa, a TV shows "Divorce Court." ANNOUNCER (ON TV) Divorce Court returns with the case of Miranda Flowers, who says she wants alimony despite cheating on her husband. Slight and insecure, MITCH MOE (40s) covers his baldness with a 7-Eleven cap and watches the TV. He takes notes on a notepad. ON NOTEPAD: a page titled "How can I get clean divorce?" followed by four scratched out options: "Go Bankrupt", "Run Away" and "Kill." He writes down "Cheat." JUDGE (ON TV) Mrs. Flowers: you cheated on your husband, therefore no. You're not entitled to receive any alimony. Understood? There will be no recovery in this matter, is so ordered. Mitch gets excited and circles "Cheat" as the solution to his problems. The front door unlocks. Three times Mitch's size, CINDY MOE (30s) steps in. GUARD (ON TV) All rise. Mitch desperately turns off the TV, hides his notepad and produces a phony smile. CINDY Mitch, did you buy my tampons? MITCH Hi sweetie. EXT. CONSTRUCTION SITE - TAMPA, FL - DAY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS build a generic store.
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2. CONTINUED: Close to the curb, JAMES, a shirtless black guy that looks more like a bodybuilder carries on his shoulder a big coil of hose. CRASH! A bucket full of cement falls two feet from James. He throws the equipment on the ground, looks up and raves JAMES What the fuck man! Pay the fucking attention on what you're doing there. Or I'll sync your fucking head in this fucking bucket. WORKER (O.S.) Sorry James. JAMES (to himself) Stupid motherfucker. He squats and as he puts the hose back on his shoulders, he sees across the street... Leading the way, Cindy is dressed in a horrible flowerpatterned dress. Mitch follows carrying Walmart bags. James ogles her and fires. JAMES (cont'd) Hey sweet daisy. Want me to water your garden? Cindy looks back and gives a tiny smile. Mitch looks back and realizes how small he is. Three steps later he looks back again with an idea. EXT. CONSTRUCTION SITE - LATER James wraps his stuff up to go home. Mitch approaches from behind. MITCH Excuse me sir. Mitch grabs his wallet and shows the picture of his wife. MITCH (cont'd) Sir, I saw that you liked my wife when we passed here the other day. (CONTINUED)
3. CONTINUED: James looks at the photo and confirms. JAMES Yeah man, nice piece of meat you have there. Congrats. MITCH Thanks. I actually need your help, but I'll pay you, yes yes, I'll certainly pay you. JAMES Pay me for what? Who the fuck are you? Mitch looks around and makes sure no one is listening. His voice gets even lower and he stutters. MITCH I need you to go to my house and have intercourse with my wife. JAMES Wait what? Do you mean, fuck your wife? MITCH Yes yes yes. JAMES Oh man, this is sick. Are you one of those like-to-watch creepy fuckers? MITCH No no no nothing like that. Is a hundred okay? Two hundred? Mitch shows her picture again. JAMES To fuck that ass? Fuck yeah it's okay! INT. MITCH'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Slouched on the couch, Cindy finishes a bag of chips while the TV plays "Jeopardy." She doesn't know a single answer, and she simply doesn't care.
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4. CONTINUED: IN THE BEDROOM Mitch cuts a small hole in a shirt and hides a camera behind it. CINDY (O.S.) Mitch! Double Jeopardy is starting! I'm out of chips! MITCH Just a minute sweetie. He places the scissor on the side desk and grabs a baseball bat under the bed. The whole white wall is ahead of him. He aims one, two, three times and finally swings. BANG! CINDY (O.S.) Mitch? He looks at the wall and it has barely a mark. Confused, he positions the bat for a home run. CINDY (O.S.) (cont'd) What are you doBANG! BANG! BANG! EXT. MITCH'S HOUSE - NIGHT Dressed as a porn star who is dressed as constructor worker, James plays with his hammer. Mitch shows up out of breath. MITCH Okay okay okay. I said I was gonna find someone to fix the wall. Just go in there and, you know. JAMES Bang your wife. Thanks man, you're a good guy. James taps on Mitch's back and heads to the house with confidence.
5. INT. MITCH'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER The doorbell rings. Slouched as before, Cindy stands up against her will. She opens the door and is startled to see a huge black man leaning on the wall as he unfolds his measuring tape. JAMES I've heard someone needs a hole fixed. Perplexed, Cindy steps back. JEOPARDY (O.S.) A bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee. The longest, largest, and strongest in the human body. JAMES What is my dick? He gets in and closes the door. EXT. CONSTRUCTION SITE - DAY Mitch and James talk during lunch hour. James eats in a small lunchbox and Mitch hides how pissed he is. MITCH Why didn't you do it? JAMES I don't know man, maybe she was afraid that once she went black she would never go back. MITCH Okay okay okay, this is good, this is good. JAMES No fucking way this is good man. MITCH I have a video that shows you together. Now you go there and... JAMES Bang your wife.
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6. CONTINUED: MITCH Yes yes yes. JAMES Man, she doesn't want my dick. MITCH I know I know, but I'll give her a few roofies and you'll be fine. JAMES I dig it. INT. MITCH'S HOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT Mitch puts the camera in place. CINDY (O.S.) Grab the nail polish for my toes! He speeds up, turns the camera on, drops a tablet into a glass of water and leaves the room. MITCH (O.S.) Here's your water sweetie. CINDY (O.S.) Thanks cute. Did you get the nail polish? INT. MITCH'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER Cindy is doped out on the couch with her toes full of cotton. James opens the door. JAMES Time to fix your hole. CINDY Hi James. Bedroom's over there. JAMES Come with me. James suffers but manages to lift that heavy unresponsive woman.
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7. CONTINUED: IN THE BEDROOM James drops her on the bed. She hits her head on the wall and passes out. He unbuckles his tool belt. INT. MOTEL - NIGHT Mitch enters the room, takes off his shoes, and dives on the bed, occupying as much space as he can. INT. MITCH'S HOUSE - BEDROOM - NIGHT Starting to come to, Cindy feels that something weird is going on. She opens her eyes and is stunned with James on top of her. CINDY What are you doing? James desperate humps her. JAMES I'm trying to fuck you, but fuck! She looks down and they are both naked and his dick is at half-mast. CINDY Get off me! She struggles. JAMES Wait wait wait, I can do this. CINDY Get off me! She slaps him hard on his face. James loses it and clutches her by the neck. JAMES You shut the fuck up cause I'm trying to fuck you. They fight in bed.
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8. CONTINUED: She reaches for the scissor on the side table and stabs his back. James roars a mix of pain and rage. He tries to reach the scissor on his back, but bodybuilders lack flexibility. She escapes from him, but the drowsiness throws her to the ground. Almost dead, James grabs the baseball bat on the floor and goes after Cindy. JAMES (cont'd) You fuckin' cunt. He swings at her head. A gory home run. INT. MOTEL ROOM - MORNING On his pajamas, Mitch watches "Divorce Court". JUDGE (ON TV) Mr. Fields, according to the DNA test, Samantha is your daughter. Now be responsible and deal with it. The POLICE knocks the door down and grabs Mitch who has no time to react. POLICE Mitch Moe, you're under arrest for the murder of Cindy Moe and James Jones. MITCH What? No no no. POLICE This morning the police found them both dead and a tape of you drugging your wife. Now come with us. He wails while the police drags him out of the room. JUDGE (ON TV) Call 1-800-282-1991 to vote now and see if America agrees with your opinion. You'll also receive some valuable offers. FADE OUT
