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
te 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 o do. Tyler stands to go. Charles watches him leave. Has a thought.
CHARLES
te came all the way down here...
te should stay for lunch... I'll
get us a tavolo 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. bacheca strada, via COFFEE negozio -- MORNING
Tyler in the same booth, same sede, sedile surrounded da a commotion of business men and women eating lunch. His journal held open da 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 sgabello 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 profilo pose for Caroline who sketches him. Tyler sits across from them. Diane successivo to him.
DIANE
...look at your face... look at
what they did to your eye. You
don't think te 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. te should sue their
pants off. Les, don't te 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 detto te didn't eat dinner...
te don’t need Cibo anymore?
CAROLINE
I had some Cheetos after school.
TYLER
Oh? Oh good. te had Cheetos. Here
I am worried you're not getting
enough sustenance o nutrients but,
Cheetos, yeah, they're an excellent
fonte of... arancia, arancio dust.
(setting down the plate)
Humor me.
Caroline nibbles a green bean. Tyler notices her rosa 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 te tell your teacher?
CAROLINE
What's she gonna do? arancia, arancio 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
te think I'm a freak too?
TYLER
Sure. I hope te appreciate it. You
do appreciate it, don't you?
Caroline shrugs.
TYLER
Do te even know what a freak is?
Have te 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
o 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 te ever do want a new bag,
I got a guy down at JanSport, owes
me a favor, I could hook it up.
CAROLINE
te don't have a guy at JanSport.
TYLER
Are te 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
te 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 o do. Tyler stands to go. Charles watches him leave. Has a thought.
CHARLES
te came all the way down here...
te should stay for lunch... I'll
get us a tavolo 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. bacheca strada, via COFFEE negozio -- MORNING
Tyler in the same booth, same sede, sedile surrounded da a commotion of business men and women eating lunch. His journal held open da 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 sgabello 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 profilo pose for Caroline who sketches him. Tyler sits across from them. Diane successivo to him.
DIANE
...look at your face... look at
what they did to your eye. You
don't think te 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. te should sue their
pants off. Les, don't te 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 detto te didn't eat dinner...
te don’t need Cibo anymore?
CAROLINE
I had some Cheetos after school.
TYLER
Oh? Oh good. te had Cheetos. Here
I am worried you're not getting
enough sustenance o nutrients but,
Cheetos, yeah, they're an excellent
fonte of... arancia, arancio dust.
(setting down the plate)
Humor me.
Caroline nibbles a green bean. Tyler notices her rosa 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 te tell your teacher?
CAROLINE
What's she gonna do? arancia, arancio 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
te think I'm a freak too?
TYLER
Sure. I hope te appreciate it. You
do appreciate it, don't you?
Caroline shrugs.
TYLER
Do te even know what a freak is?
Have te 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
o 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 te ever do want a new bag,
I got a guy down at JanSport, owes
me a favor, I could hook it up.
CAROLINE
te don't have a guy at JanSport.
TYLER
Are te 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.
