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Lesson 11
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Dawn Greenfield’s Lesson 11 – Act 1 Turning Point
Sorry for the bad formatting. I’m using Word instead of my Movie Magic Screenwriter.
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- Mrs. Fernhold/social worker shows up.
- Jack’s place is a pig sty.
- Mrs. Fernhold inspects the place: trash & dirty dishes on every surface.
- Mrs. Fernhold notices there’s no baby necessities: highchair, playpen, crib, changing table.
- Jack’s gun and a whisky glass is on the bedside table.
- Kitchen filled with dirty dishes and garbage.
- Mrs. Fernhold fills in a form; hands the pink copy to Jack.
- Jack has 10-days to turn his life around or lose his niece.
INT. JACK’S APARTMENT – DAY
Jack is stretched out on the sofa in a pair of lounging pants and tank top, mouth open, snoozing.
Elsie sits on the kitchen floor with a pan and a wooden spoon, banging away.
Pounding on the front door startles Jack awake. His hand goes to the end table, but his gun isn’t there. He gets up and goes to the front door and yanks it open.
A stern-faced WOMAN (Mrs. Fernholder) stands on the stoop. She glares at Jack.
JACK
Who the fuck are you and what the fuck do you want?
The woman thrusts a badge in front of his nose.
WOMAN
Melinda Fernholder with Child Protective Services.
Jack Gunther, I presume? You’d best learn new
Language skills because your nasty words are
falling on an impressionable child’s ears.
Mrs. Fernholder pushes her way into the apartment. She takes one look at the place – the floor is cleared, but every available surface is cluttered with trash. The sink is filled with filthy dishes which carry over to the counter and table.
MRS. FERNHOLDER
You actually live in this pig sty? This is no environment
for a child, Mr. Gunther.
Mrs. Fernhold inspects the entire apartment, room by room.
MRS. FERNHOLDER
Where is the baby furniture, Mr. Gunther?
Jack gawks at the social worker.
JACK
Baby furniture?
MRS. FERNHOLDER
You know, a highchair, playpen, crib, and changing
table? Those are considered standard baby furniture.
Baby swings are pretty standard these days as well.
Do you have a car seat?
JACK
Uh…
MRS. FERNHOLDER
I take that to be a “no”.
Mrs. Fernholder sees the gun and booze on the bedside table. She returns to the living room by the front door, with Jack on her heels. She whips out a form and fills it in. She rips off the pink copy and slams it to Jack’s chest.
MRS. FERNHOLDER
Against my better judgment, I will hold off
reporting you to the police for the gun violation.
You have 10-days to get the place in order, get the
baby necessities, get the gun secured, or the
state will step in and take Elsie.
Mrs. Fernholder opens the door and leaves.
Jack slams the door after her. The walls shake, a picture falls.
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