1. FADE IN:
INT. BECCA’S TRAILER - NIGHT
KACEY, 18, is scrubbing dishes in the small kitchenette of
the trailer. She is a natural beauty, but her expression is
distant and weary.
In the adjoining living room, her sister, BECCA, 30s, is
seated on the couch and cutting up meth on the coffee table
with a razor blade. Becca is thin with greasy hair and
blackened teeth. A smoldering cigarette dangles from her
cracked lips. Becca’s boyfriend, DWIGHT, 30s, lounges next to
her on the couch. He is lean and scruffy with mean eyes that
wander towards Kacey as she cleans.
Becca forms the meth into a few thin white lines with the
razor blade. She sets down the blade and pulls two dollars
from a stack of cash on the coffee table. She hands a dollar
to Dwight.
BECCA
Here, baby.
As Dwight and Becca roll their dollars into tubes, Kacey
looks over her shoulder at them. Dwight grins at her.
DWIGHT
You want some, Kacey?
Kacey quickly turns away and resumes her dish washing. Becca
laughs and cigarette smoke curls out of her nose.
BECCA
Stuck up cunt.
Becca throws her cigarette into an empty beer can. She leans
down and snorts up a line. Dwight continues to leer at Kacey.
BECCA (CONT’D)
Your turn, babe.
Dwight ignores Becca as his eyes linger over Kacey’s behind.
Becca shakes him.
BECCA (CONT’D)
Dwight!
Dwight snaps back to reality.
DWIGHT
Sorry, Becca.

2. BECCA
Asshole.
Dwight laughs and kisses Becca. When he pulls away she gives
him a black toothed grin, then turns towards Kacey, glaring
at her. Dwight snorts his line.
Becca bends down and begins to snort another line, but as she
does, blood trickles down from her nose, swirling scarlet
through the white powder.
BECCA (CONT’D)
Shit!
She leans up to reveal blood trickling down her chin. She
catches the droplets in her hands.
DWIGHT
Ugh! Go! Go get cleaned up!
Kacey turns once again to look at them. Her eyes are wide
with shock when she sees the blood. Becca sees her staring
and stands from the couch.
BECCA
The fuck you looking at?
Kacey turns away and Becca laughs. Dwight smacks Becca on the
butt, ushering her out of the living room.
DWIGHT
Go on, crazy girl.
Becca grins at Dwight and giggles as she hurries into the
nearby bathroom and shuts the door behind her.
The room is silent for a beat. Dwight stares at Kacey as she
dries dishes with a hand towel.
DWIGHT (CONT’D)
Hey.
Kacey ignores Dwight and continues to dry dishes. Dwight
stands from the couch and moves towards her.
DWIGHT (CONT’D)
Don’t act like you don’t hear me.
Kacey freezes for a moment, but continues her work. Dwight
takes a few more steps toward her and places a hand on her
hip. Kacey freezes again.
2.

3. DWIGHT (CONT’D)
Come on, Kacey. I’m just tryna’
talk to you.
Kacey shuffles out of his grasp and turns around, glaring at
him.
KACEY
What do you want, Dwight?
DWIGHT
You.
KACEY
Why don’t you go bug my sister?
Dwight takes a step towards Kacey. She is backed against a
counter.
DWIGHT
You got the prettiest hair.
He reaches out and gently tugs at a lock of Kacey’s hair. She
flinches from his touch.
KACEY
Stop.
DWIGHT
It’s ok. I won’t tell nobody.
Dwight pushes himself against Kacey and kisses her
forcefully. She shoves him away.
Dwight lunges for Kacey again. She dodges him and runs
towards the stack of dishes by the sink, grabbing up a frying
pan. Dwight laughs.
DWIGHT (CONT’D)
What you gonna do with that, girl?
Kacey swings the pan at Dwight, hitting him in the gut. He
doubles over, wheezing. Kacey turns to run away, but Dwight
grabs her by the wrist, whipping her around.
BATHROOM
Becca stares at the trickle of red blood washing down the
sink. Her eyes are wide and blank. She looks up from the sink
and stares at her blood streaked face in the mirror.
3.

4. The muffled sound of a struggle comes through the door, but
Becca does not notice. Her shaky hands rake through her hair
and down her face, smearing blood across her cheeks.
TRAILER MAIN ROOM
Dwight pulls Kacey towards him by her wrist. He wraps his
arms around her and begins to kiss down her neck and towards
her breasts. Kacey squirms out of his grasp and kicks him
hard in the knee, knocking him down.
DWIGHT
Ah! Fucking bitch!
Kacey runs for her escape and Dwight lunges at her with a new
found rage. She dodges him as he comes hurtling towards her.
Dwight crashes into the refrigerator, knocking himself out
cold and falling hard on the ground.
BATHROOM
Becca jumps when she hears a loud crash from the main room.
She exits the bathroom.
TRAILER MAIN ROOM
Dwight is sprawled out on the kitchen floor and Kacey stands
over him in shock. A thick pool of blood is forming around
his head on the floor. Becca screams and runs for Dwight.
BECCA
Dwight! Dwight!
Dwight does not move. Becca cries and tries to pull him up
from the floor. His blood runs down her red stained hands.
Kacey slowly backs away. Becca looks up at Kacey with fury
written on her face.
BECCA (CONT’D)
You! What did you do?
KACEY
I didn’t! He was... I’m sorry.
Becca stands up and steps towards Kacey.
BECCA
You jealous little bitch.
KACEY
Becca I swear -
4.

5. BECCA
Shut up! Shut the fuck up!
Kacey shakes where she stands as Becca steps closer.
KACEY
Please, Becca. It was an accident.
BECCA
Is that right? Just a little
accident?
Becca shoves Kacey, sending her back onto the floor. Becca
spins on her heel and runs toward the kitchen. She opens a
drawer and digs through it, searching for a knife.
Kacey spots the large pile of cash on the coffee table. She
grabs the cash and scrambles to her feet, running toward the
door.
Becca pulls a large hunting knife from the drawer and sprints
after Kacey.
EXT. BECCA’S TRAILER - NIGHT
Kacey sprints across the lawn. Becca bursts out of the front
door, knife in hand.
KACEY’S POV - BECCA
Becca’s eyes are wide with madness. Her stringy hair clings
to her blood streaked face. Her whole body shakes from the
meth coursing through her veins.
BECCA
You’re dead, Kacey! You’re fucking
dead!
BACK TO SCENE
Becca sprints forward, hands stretched out for Kacey. She
stumbles and falls to the ground, her knife flying out of her
hand. Kacey disappears from sight as she runs down the
driveway and towards the road.
Becca screams into the air and punches at the ground.
5.

6. EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - NIGHT
Kacey runs frantically down the road as tears stream down her
face. She eventually slows down and comes to a stop, kneeling
over to catch her breath.
The sound of late summer katydids blares through the trees
and mixes with Kacey’s breathing. She takes a deep breath and
slowly straightens up, tilting her head towards the night
sky. Emotion pours out of her as she slowly absorbs what has
just happened.
BEAT
Kacey slowly breathes in an out of her nose. She pulls the
hood of her sweat shirt over her head, hiding her face. With
determination, Kacey continues to walk down the isolated
road.
EXT. CITY STREETS - NIGHT
A light rain trickles down the dirty streets, casting
reflections of the neon lights against the black pavement.
Kacey wearily walks down the sidewalk, passing several run
down businesses.
Kacey pauses as she passes a motel. She stares up at the
outdated building as drops of rain splash against her cheek.
Hesitantly, she approaches the motel.
INT. MOTEL LOBBY - NIGHT
Kacey enters the motel lobby and a small bell jingles on the
door. The lobby is decorated in a tacky tropical theme.
Kacey approaches the front desk and rings the little bell on
the counter. A faded hula bobble figure by the bell sways
from side to side.
NINA (O.S.)
N-nn-I’m comin’.
Kacey peers around for the source of the raspy voice coming
from the back room. NINA, a large woman in her 50s, emerges
from the room and approaches the desk. She is dressed in an
incredibly tacky pantsuit and is wearing a thick layer of
makeup. Her bright pink lipstick clings to her front teeth.
She speaks with a nervous tick, and her head occasionally
jerks to the side.
NINA (CONT’D)
Ne-need a room, honey?
6.

7. KACEY
Uh... yes, ma’am.
Nina turns toward a large computer that appears to date back
to 1990.
NINA
Let’s see what we n-n-got here.
She scrolls through the computer for a minute and turns back
to Kacey.
NINA (CONT’D)
I’ve got a n-n-room on the second
floor. Double n-beds.
KACEY
How much?
NINA
Thirty five n-n-dollars.
With trembling hands, Kacey pulls the wad of cash from her
pocket. She fumbles and drops the cash. Bills float to the
floor. Nina’s eyes widen and her pupils dilate at the site of
the cash.
Kacey scrambles to pick up the cash from the floor. She
stands and shuffles through the bills, handing a few of them
over to Nina.
Nina counts the money and shoves it into her pocket. She
turns toward a wall of keys and pulls one from a hook,
handing it to Kacey.
NINA (CONT’D)
Room 203. Call if ya need an-n-
ything.
Kacey takes the key and hurries out of the lobby. Nina
watches her exit the lobby. The bell on the door chimes as
the door slams shut.
BEAT.
Nina steps around the counter. She spots a dollar bill on the
floor that Kacey missed. She bends over, grunting, and picks
up the bill. She walks back around the counter and walks into
the adjoining back room.
7.

8. MOTEL BACK ROOM
The room is a gloomy grey parlor with old, mismatched
furniture. Nina shuffles over to an arm chair and plops down
into it. The springs creak under her weight. She stares
toward a corner of the room.
NINA’S POV - BASEBALL BAT
A wooden baseball bat is propped against the corner of the
doorway leading to the lobby.
BACK TO SCENE
Nina stares at the bat as she absentmindedly rubs the dollar
bill between her thumb and forefinger.
INT. MOTEL ROOM - NIGHT
Kacey flicks on a light, revealing the faded decor of the
motel room. Everything is stained and faded.
Kacey pulls off her sweatshirt and tosses it down onto one of
the double beds. She walks toward the bathroom.
BATHROOM
Kacey flicks a switch and a florescent light illuminates the
cramped room. The light buzzes and flickers. A wet, dirty
sock is flopped into a pathetic wad by the yellowing toilet.
She kicks it away and begins to undress.
MOTEL ROOM - LATER
Kacey exits the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her,
carrying her clothes in her arms. Her wet hair hangs in a
wild mess over her shoulders.
Kacey removes her towel and begins to redress. Several
bruises of varying ages stain her ivory skin. One fresh
bruise shaped like a hand is on her upper ribs.
Once she is fully clothed, Kacey moves toward one of the beds
and flicks off the bedspread. She climbs into bed and lays
flat on her back, staring at the wall in front of her. A
cockroach is crouched on the wall, its antennas twitch
lightly.
8.

9. Kacey reaches for the bedside lamp, but retracts her hand,
leaving the light on. She slowly drifts off to sleep.
INT. MOTEL ROOM - DAY
Kacey’s eyes snap open as loud music blares through the wall.
a MAN and WOMAN laugh and chat inaudibly. A loud spanking
sound erupts through the wall.
WOMAN (O.S.)
Dios mio!
Kacey quickly gets out of bed and pulls on her shoes. She
walks toward the bathroom.
BATHROOM
Kacey turns on the faucet and splashes water over her face.
She looks at her reflection in the streaky mirror for a beat.
She exits the bathroom.
MOTEL ROOM
Kacey re-enters the room and grabs her sweat shirt from the
unused bed. She pulls it on and exits the room.
EXT. MOTEL PARKING LOT - DAY
Kacey steps out of the room and is immediately hit over the
head by a baseball bat. She falls to the ground, fighting not
to lose consciousness. Everything is fuzzy and distorted.
Nina is crouched over Kacey’s limp body. She rifles through
Kacey’s pockets until she finds the large wad of cash. Nina
grins madly as she shuffles through the bills. She stuffs the
bills in her pockets and bends over, grunting, as she pulls
Kacey across the parking lot.
Nina pulls Kacey toward a bright pink car and opens the
trunk, heaving Kacey inside. Nina slams the trunk shut.
FADE TO BLACK.
EXT. WOODED CLEARING - DAY
Kacey slowly regains consciousness. Her vision is still
blurry as she opens her eyes. Gingerly, she sits up and looks
at her surroundings. The wooded clearing is still and quiet.
Kacey has no idea where she is.
9.

10. Becoming panicked, she stands and runs her hands through her
pockets. When she realizes the cash is gone, she falls to her
knees and sobs.
Birds chirp pleasantly as Kacey’s cries echo through the
forest.
EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - MAGIC
Kacey walks through a line of trees and reaches a country
road. She begins to aimlessly walk up the road.
The sun is beginning to set. Brilliant rays of gold shine
through the trees, reflecting splashes of red and orange off
of the fall leaves.
The sound of footsteps comes from a bend in the road ahead.
Kacey freezes, looking around in a panic.
A doe and her fawn emerge from the woods, walking out onto
the road. Kacey and the deer mirror each other, standing
frozen in the middle of the road.
To her surprise, the doe slowly approaches Kacey, her fawn
following shyly. Kacey gently reaches out her hand, her palm
turned out towards the doe.
The doe now stands just a few feet away. Kacey slowly
approaches it until they are standing face to face.
The doe pushes her snout into Kacey’s palm, huffing hot
breath up her wrist. They stare into each other’s eyes. The
bright rays of the sunset begin to change from scarlet to a
deep violet.
The doe finally breaks eye contact and turns away from Kacey.
She walks back into the woods with her fawn close behind.
Kacey stands alone in the road. Nearly all of the daylight
has disappeared behind the horizon, replaced by the cold
light of the moon. Kacey turns back towards the woods.
10.