A Crime of Passion By /u/PeacockThatFlies

Write-Off / Write-Now 8/31/13

EXT - HIGHWAY - LATE NIGHT An establishing shot of a three-lane highway late at night. A few late night travelers commuting in the city. The camera lingers a moment longer before a RED HONDA PILOT whips through through the traffic. INT - HONDA PILOT - NIGHT KATHERINE GERMAN, 20, a young Latina with soft brown hair and a soft complexion, sits in the passenger seat looking out the back window. KATHERINE (frantic) DRIVE PUTO! HES RIGHT BEHIND US! JOSE JIMENEZ, 28, weaves through the traffic and adjusts his rear view mirror to see the car behind him. JOSE How the fuck did he find us? Hes not even supposed to be on this side tonight. Youre not still talking to him are you? KATHERINE No baby, I promise. I have no idea how he found us. Hes fuckin loco you know that! Just get us out of here! Jose takes his eyes off the road for a moment to look at Katherine. They both jerk forward as a lime green taxi slams into their bumper. INT - TAXI - NIGHT DIONIS ESPINAL, 31, tips a bottle of Jose Cuervo to his lips right before he wipes the tears off of his cheeks. DIONIS (drunk, slurred) Fucking bitch, you think you can do this to me? I LOVED YOU! And this is how youre treating me?! He screams in rage as his taxi flies down the highway after the Honda.

2. INT - HONDA PILOT - NIGHT Katherine as busy dialing on her cell phone, while Jose continues to swerve in and out of traffic. KATHERINE Ill call the police and see if they can get us out of this. JOSE That is a good idea! Tell them were about to turn onto the New England Thruway! KATHERINE (to the phone) Hello! Yes! Please help! Im being chased by my crazy ex-boyfriend! JOSE Fuck! A Nissan Titan pulls slowly into Joses lane, causing him to sharply jerk the wheel left. His Honda grazes the Titan sending sparks into the road and causes him to bounce off the concrete barrier dividing the highway. Katherine has screamed and dropped the phone to her lap as she braced for impact. KATHERINE (pulling the phone to her ear) Shit, shit, shit. Yes! Were okay, Im here. NO! I cant pull over. My ex is behind us, his name is Dionis Espinal and the crazy fuck is trying to kill me. You need to get here now! INT - TAXI - NIGHT Dionis swearves around the disabled Titan and past the concrete barrier. Tears continue to stream down his face as he takes another swallow of Tequila. DIONIS (sloshed) Shes my god damn kid too. You dont deserve her either you bitch. (MORE) (CONTINUED)

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DIONIS (contd) You think youre the only one who deserves our creation? He drains the last of the amber liquid and tosses the bottle out the window. Dionis grabs another bottle from the seat next to him, where a very large butchers knife rests. INT - HONDA PILOT - NIGHT Jose wails on the horn as continues speeding down the road. JOSE (screaming) GET THE FUCK OUT OF THE WAY! MOVE! Katherine cries as she continues to talk into the phone, all composure gone. KATHERINE (sobbing) Hes going to kill me. Why arent you here already? Please dont let him get to me, I just want to see my baby again. JOSE Dont talk like that babe, were going to get out of here and well be just fine. She continues to sob uncontrollably into the phone as the operator comforts her. INT - TAXI - NIGHT Through the front windshield we are able to see that Dionis has finally caught upto them. DIONIS (sloshed as before) You just needed to love me. Why didnt you love me? This did not need to happen. He speeds up to the right side of the Honda Pilot and slams into the side of the vehicle.

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EXT - HIGHWAY - LATE NIGHT A lime-green taxi cab slams into the back right side of a red Honda Pilot sending it straight into the concrete divider. The Pilot flies into the opposite side of traffic and slides several yards on the driver side door. Katherine screams from the inside of the Honda Pilot as they slide into a ditch on the side of the road. INT - TAXI - NIGHT Dionis pulls to a stop near the hole in the divider and leans on the steering wheel, sobbing. He looks over to the wreck on the other side of the road, slams the bottle to his face, and then glances at the large knife on the seat next to him. DIONIS (screaming) ALL YOU NEEDED TO DO WAS LOVE ME! You fucking bitch. The driver grabs the knife and exits his cab. EXT - HIGHWAY - LATE NIGHT Dionis makes his way towards the disabled vehicle, drunkenly stumbling the whole way there. He drops the glass bottle of tequila and it shatters on the road. DIONIS (mumbling to himself) Shes my kid too. Stupid bitch. Should have been me! INT - HONDA PILOT - NIGHT Katherine hangs from the passenger seat, still attached to her chair. Blood tricklees down the side of her forehead, presumably from the cracked window on her right. Jose lays unconcious in the driverseat, blood trickles from his mouth and forehead.

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KATHERINE (crying) Jose?! Baby wake up! We need to go! Jose! Please! She struggles against her belt to try and get free. EXT - HIGHWAY - LATE NIGHT Dionis crosses around the Honda and makes his way towards the front of the car, where he looks into the window. DIONIS I LOVED YOU! WHY DIDNT YOU LOVE ME?! KATHERINE (sobbing) Please Dio! Dont do this! Im sorry! Im so so sorry! DIONIS (laughing to himself) Sorry? Shes sorry! NOW shes sorry. Its a little late for that isnt it? She screams from inside the car as he firms his grip up on the knife and walks towards the windshield. KATHERINE (frantic) NO! PLEASE DONT DO THIS! NO! His shoes crunch on the glass as he lifts a foot to begin kicking it in. Sirens echo in the distance. CUT TO: BLACK A Crime of Passion