SAINTS ROW

WRITTEN BY
GREG ALVARADO

 Copyright 2007

2.

Fade In:

Int. Hospital Bed - Day

Billy Johnson (15 years old) slowly wakes up from a hospital bed, attired in a patient gown and head shaven with a bandage over a wound. 

He sits up almost immediately after feeling his shaved head but also feels a bad headache. 

				BILLY
		What the fuck?

Billy looks at his clothes, the bed, curtains and out the window wondering where he is and how he got here.

But suddenly a woman’s voice is heard out of scene. 

				WOMAN VOICE (O.S)
		Take it easy. 

Billy looks at this woman whom we can not see. 

				BILLY
		Who are you?

				WOMAN VOICE (V.O)
		Do you what a saint is Billy?

Billy rubs the wound on his head and wonders with no understanding but answers anyways. 

				BILLY
		Someone who.. Never does bad. 

The mysterious woman walks up to Billy. She is a early 30’s attractive woman with glasses with a law enforcement badge. 

				WOMAN 
		A saint is a founder, sponsor or patron.
		(BEAT) I’m Officer Ramirez. Your parole
		Officer. 

				BILLY
		Why am I here?

2.

				OFFICER RAMIREZ
		Someone once said “We can not afford to	
		Let young people decide what’s best for
		Our community. Young people have a lot
		Of good ideas, but we can not let them
		Denigrate our society”. 
		(BEAT)
		It started Delcambre, Louisiana year 
		2007. It was the first in the nation
		To ban exposing underwear in public. 
		Six months in jail or five-hundred
		Dollar fine. 
		(BEAT)
		From there on cities, towns banned 
		Baggy pants, cell phones, etc, etc. 
		All because of young people. 
		(BEAT)
		But still. Nothing seemed to work. 
		You people were just out of control. 
		(BEAT)
		So the government, older people of your
		Communities said ENOUGH. And do you
		Know what happened?

Billy shakes his head. 

				BILLY
		No. 

				OFFICER RAMIREZ
		They created a new juvenile program
		Called Saints Row. 
		(BEAT)
		You Billy are the first in the nation
		To be court ordered in this program. 

				BILLY
		I don’t get it. What did I do?

				OFFICE RAMIREZ
		You don’t remember?

				BILLY
		No. 

				OFFICER RAMIREZ
		Listen to me very carefully Billy. 
		Everything about I’m about to tell
	3.

CONTINUED:

				OFFICER RAMIREZ
		Its for real. You have one last shot. 
		I am your saint. One fault and see the
		Man upstairs. 

Int. Mothers Car - Day

Billy stares out the window, wondering thinking if what Officer Ramirez said is true. 

His mother driving them home seems on the verge of breaking down because of the trouble her son gotten in to. 

				BILLY
		Mom, why didn’t dad come?

				MOTHER
		It was to hard for your dad son. You
		Gotten your self in deep trouble this
		Time. 

				BILLY
		Mom?

				MOTHER
		Yes son. 

				BILLY
		Please tell me this is a bluff. 

Billy’s mother looks at him. 

				MOTHER
		No son. This is no bluff. 

Int. Billy’s Bedroom - Day

Billy opens the door to his bedroom. Plain clean bedroom with only a Chester drawer and bed. 

His father walks in. 

				DAD
		Officer Ramirez came, rid of anything
		That might distract or influence you. 
		
4.

Billy walks over to the window and spots a van and two people sitting inside. 

				BILLY
		Who are they? 

				DAD
		The clean up crew. Son this is no bluff. 

Billy walks away to sit on his bed. 

				BILLY
		Dad I thought about this on the way
		Home. 

				DAD
		About what?

				BILLY
		The government has no right to tell me
		How to dress, speak, do or deicide what’s
		In my best interest. 

				DAD
		So what are you going to do?

Int. Van Parked Outside - Day

Two men with the clean up crew are sitting chatting about weather the kid will fault up. 

				DRIVER
		Fifty bucks says the kid will run for
		It. 

				PASSENGER
		Are you seriously looking forward to
		Cleaning up? 

				DRIVER
		Well its not like it will never happen. 
		A dozen more kids are on trail and all
		Will end up on Saints Row. 

				PASSENGER
		Do you know what the sad part is? The
		Fact we adults blame much of societies
		Problems on kids. 
5.

				DRIVER
		What the fuck do you think you are?
		Dr. Phil?

Int. Billy’s House - Day

Billy stands in front of his front door and peaks through the window. 

He takes a few breaths then walks out. 

Int. Van Parked Outside - Day

Both men are still arguing over Saint Rows program. 

				PASSENGER
		Look all I’m saying is we’ve taken 
		Things to far. 

				DRIVER
		Get out of here. Get out of here. 

The passenger looks out the window to find Billy outside. 

				DRIVER
		Holly sh…

Both men rush out the car to stop Billy. 

Ext. Billy’s front yard - Day

Billy looks back to see his parents looking out the window. 

				DRIVER (O.S)
		Billy don’t do it. Billy come on man
		Think about it. 

Billy continues to walk toward the street. 

				PASSENGER
		Shit this guy is going to do it. 

Both men run far out away from Billy. 

An alarm sounds off in Billy’s head. It gets louder and louder. 

6.

Billy shows pain and holds his head then drops down to the ground. 

BOOM! Billy head explodes. 

The End