Say Goodbye to America/ Scatter 5

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Out on the edge of Lake Crabtree, NC

''Three men walk together towards the lake. One stops, taking in a deep breath in through his nose, then letting it out slowly through his mouth. His name is Gregory. He is a tall man, a little more than 6 feet tall, wearing a long jean jacket and a pair of black jeans and black Harley boots to match his black cowboy hat. Again, he breathes in through his nose and out through his mouth''

Gregory:  Notice the smell, Murphys?

''Two men stand behind Gregory. Father and son. Rick and Cosmo. They shoot each other glances. Cosmo shrugs his shoulders''

Rick: It smells… almost sweet

Gregory: Do you know what that is?

Rick:... No

Gregory:  >breathes in one more time< Neither do I

''He stands there with his hands on his hips and slowly moves his head up and around, scanning the trees in the distance and the sky above, as though he expects something to ruin the peaceful moment. ''

Nothing.

Gregory: Okay, let’s go. There’s a Target nearby, and I think we should take the group scan around and look for anything that might be useful. I’d say it’ll take us about ten minutes to get there. C’mon, let’s go

Leo and Gary are loading up the truck with several of the supplies they grabbed the day before

Leo: C’mon, a little faster. We’re running late if we want to get home before lunch. It might take an hour, but I’m not certain

Gary: Woah, Niklas, what’s in this? Rocks? This shit’s heavy

Niklas: Sorry. Grabbed some rocks I liked

Gary gives Niklas a funny look

Niklas: Just kidding, I filled a crockpot with small items so it would be easier to carry. They happen to be heavy

Meredith uncautiously drops a box into the bed of the truck and breathes a sigh of relief

Meredith: I can’t wait to get home. Also, I’m not picking that back up.

Leo: Otis’ll do it for you

Meredith: I know he will.

She looks down at his feet

Meredith: New shoes?

Leo: >nods head in agreement< I grabbed seven pairs. Not of the same shoe, just… seven pairs of shoes. See how long it takes to get blood on them. My guess is….two weeks

Meredith: I’ll give you seven and a half minutes

Judy puts an entire box full of white and red wines on the floor of the passenger seat of her car

Otis: Did you… did you get enough there?

Judy: What are you talking about?

Otis leans in close to whisper in her ear

Otis: What we bring back isn’t for our own selfish needs. … I mean...it is but… the point is, don’t drink all that wine yourself. We could use it back home, so… don’t just think of yourself

Judy is appalled by what he has told her

Judy: I will do no such thing. To think that I would even drink it all myself. Do you think that I have no self-respect or self-esteem, similar to that of a whore?

Otis:  I’ve seen you drink a whole bottle in one sitting. Impressive, yes, but both idiotic and selfish. I assume I’m guessing correctly when I say that there are definitely more bottles in your house. I wanna say… five more bottles. Am I in the ballpark? And they can’t all be for Taylor, because she doesn’t drink. All I’m asking is, think and act carefully

He walks over to help Niklas put two bikes in the back of Leo’s truck, leaving Judy both fuming and guilty

Otis: Let me help you with that, buddy. I’ll put this one in, and we’ll bungee cord them down

Niklas: Thanks, Otis

Otis: No need to thank me, just helping out. Now, take this end of the yellow cord, and I’ll take this end, and we’ll keep them down for the ride back. Surprised we drove about 40 miles in the amount of time we did

Matt walks into Elizabeth’s office that morning

Matt: Morning, doc

Elizabeth: Good morning to you, too, Matt. How come you didn’t come to see me last night?

Matt: I did. You had…. company

She smacks her lips and makes a clicking sound

Elizabeth: Right. Come, have a seat. I’ll check your temperature and whatnots and see if you’re healthy

''He takes a seat while she grabs a thermometer and sticks it under his tongue. She holds it there for a bit''

Elizabeth: 98.8. Same as yesterday. I’d say you’re alright. No signs of fever, no look of undead. Todd took it off quickly enough to stop the spread

Matt: Yeah, still hurts like a bitch, though. I admit, I’m gonna miss old lefty. We had some good years. Still get to keep the nub, though, so I have something to remember him by

The door creaks open and Phillip walks in

Matt: I’ll get out of your hair

''He hops off her table and walks out the open door. Phillip walks closer to Elizabeth, scratching the back of his head''

Phillip: Hey… how’s it going?

Elizabeth: Good. Good. How are you?

Phillip: I’m fine

The stand in an awkward silence for a good ten seconds

Elizabeth: So… about last night

Phillip: Right. That’s why I came over. It was a little much. We were both a bit buzzed. Won’t happen again

Elizabeth: I’m not upset that it happened. I just feel awkward because you just got here yesterday. If anything were to happen between us, we need to really know each other for a bit or else it seems like meaningless sexual tension

Phillip gives her a strange look

Elizabeth: We haven’t had sex, but there was sexual tension. If we continued it would be like meaningless sex with just the tension and not the sex

Phillip: I got you. I understand now

Elizabeth: How’s living with Hannah and Eric?

He scratches the back of his neck lightly and looks to the right, then smacks his lips and makes a clicking sound

Phillip: She snores. A lot. And it’s very loud

She chuckles a bit

Phillip: Eric’s alright. He uses a flashlight to read the whole night. I think it’s Stephen King, because he’s up for a few hours reading the damn thing, so

Elizabeth: I hear you. It’s kind of boring with no roommates. Well, Meredith is out on a run, so I’m not alone when she’s here. But Tess is out like a light in her room. Plus she’s a good 20 years younger than me. But I get free laundry out of the deal

Phillip: We have a laundromat?

Elizabeth: Yeah

Phillip: Good to know

The door creaks open and a young woman in her mid-twenties wearing a Led Zeppelin t-shirt that was way too short for her walks in

Elizabeth: Ah, Miranda. What can I do for you?

Miranda: I dropped the bread box on my finger and now the nail is black. Can you help?

Elizabeth: Come sit down here.

She looks towards Phillip, who is on his way out the door

Elizabeth: I’ll see you later, right?

Phillip: >nods< Of Course

''Meredith is done loading up Gary’s SUV when she starts walking to Judy’s car. She finds her sitting with a bottle of wine. Already opened, with a quarter of it already gone. Enraged, she opens the door''

Meredith: What the fuck do you think you’re doing?

Judy chokes on her words before she answers

Judy: Waiting

Meredith: More like drinking. You’re not driving this

Judy: This is my van. I drive

Meredith: You can ride. You can’t drive

The commotion draws the other five over to them

Dex: What’s going on?

Meredith: Judy’s starting to get drunk again. Now she wants to drive, too

Leo: No, she won’t. Where did you get the wine? Did you take it from here?

Judy sits in silence

Leo: I’ll take it as a yes. … You’re not drinking anymore of that bottle. Or any in that box. When we get back, Jenny, Rick, your kids and I are gonna have a talk. You need to give up the bottle

''Judy, enraged, steps out of the car, throws the bottle against her car and holds the now damp and sharp edge at Leo. He starts to back up as she moves closer. He puts his hands eleven inches from his chest, the palms facing Judy''

Leo: Judy. There is no need for violence. I’m trying to help you before you hurt yourself or others. The wine is killing you. You need to give it up

Judy: The wine is all I have. There was consoling me when Rick and I got divorced. Truth is, a part of me still loved him, crazy as it seemed. And I repressed all of my feelings, the depression, the anger, the anxiety, the shame… I put them all in a glass of wine and drank them away. Every day. For however many years we have been apart. The wine has been there for me when no one else was

She drops the bottle down to her side and looks to the ground

Judy: Please help me

''She looks back up Leo and the rest, each of them holding shocked faces. Gary is even brought to tears. Her story reminds him of his childhood where his mother drank too much. This led to her crashing her car into a truck while drunk after picking him and his brother up from school. Both his mother and his brother were paralyzed in the accident. Gary’s brother was confined to a wheelchair for ten years before he eventually killed himself from an accidental heroin overdose. He used it to, as he put it, “make the pain go away. ”  Their mother had gone into a coma for approximately 6,000 days, before she eventually passed away before Gary could say goodbye.''

Gary wipes the tears from his eyes and sniffles a bit

Leo: We will, Judy. We will

''Judy cracks a smile. All is well. Her smile quickly turns to shock as she feels a sharp erupt underneath her solar plexus. At the same time, a loud, ear-piercing sound pierces her ears. It pierces everyone’s ears. Everyone else’s smiles turn to utter shock as they watch Judy look at her blood pool from the hole in her body. She leans up against her champagne colored car and slide down, leaving a streak of blood down the side. The other six see a group of armed men and women walking up to them. Ten. At least. The one in the cowboy hat motions to a young man''

Gregory: Brooks. Take Alex and get behind these six. Make sure they don’t move

Brooks: Right

Brooks and Alex walk behind Leo and his group

Gregory: Richardson! Go take Rick and Liam and inspect the Target for any other survivors

Richardson: >nods<  Murphy! Liam! You heard him. On me

Gregory: Hi there, strangers. Heard your little story with this little lady

He points to Judy’s still-moving body

Gregory: She’s a fighter, you can tell……….. So… I heard talk of home. Four vehicles. Six people. I’m guessing they are stocked full of supplies. Smart idea, raiding the Target. My friends and I were going to ourselves. I guess… we won’t need to now. Maria! Go inspect these cars for supplies

Niklas: You can’t have them

''Gregory stops in his tracks. Maria does too''

Gregory:  Loud mouth you’ve got there. What, do you think you’re hot shit or something? …. I get it, kid. Trying to look cool in front of those older than you. Fine. We won’t take all your supplies. But, I do want her car. And all the supplies in it.

Leo: Fine. You can have her car and all the supplies in it

Gregory:  And if there’s anyone in there, I want them, too

Nobody stirs

Gregory: Ah. Nobody in there, I guess. But if there is anyone. Anyone in there, and they kill my men. I will kill all of you where you stand. You got that?

''As he says this, several shot erupt from the store. Gregory, Leo and the rest look towards the store. Gregory draws his pistol and turns off his safety. Rick and Liam run out of the Target. Both are covered in blood''

Gregory: What happened?

Liam: There were… some unexpected residents of the store. Got Richardson

Cosmo: Did you… put him down?

Liam: Yep

Alex: Shit, man

Gregory: Anyone else in there?

Rick: Just a few dead ones. One looked as though he just went out

Gregory nods in understanding

Gregory: Right. I guess we should be going. Brooks, you will ride with Elena and Gavin back to where we are in this pretty BMW

Gregory starts to look around at the six in front of him

Otis: You said just the car, and all the supplies in it. There was no one else in the store

''Gregory, with his mouth slightly open, starts to nod. He puts his hand on his lip and starts to ponder his options. Then he points in Niklas’s direction''

Gregory: I want you too, kid

The six of them are shocked by Gregory’s statement

Meredith: You can’t have him

Gregory: Either I have him killed, or I can take him with me, where he will thrive. Besides, one less mouth to feed. Come along… uh….

Niklas: Niklas

Gregory: Let’s go, Niklas. Nils, watch over Niklas. You’ll be his new “best friend”

Leo bends over and moves Judy’s body from her BMW to his F250

Gregory: So long. Farewell. Sionora. Whatever

''He and five of his men walk into the woods while the other three drive away in Judy’s car. Leo bends down near Judy. She still breathes''

Judy: Please help me

Leo pulls out his gun and pulls back the hammer

Leo: We will, Judy. We will

Todd and Phillip walk into Jenny’s house, looking around for the pretty blonde lady

Todd: Jenny? You home?

''No answer. The pair walk in silence''

Todd: So… you came back pretty late last night. Heard from Matt that you were with Elizabeth for a while during the party. I went looking for you. How many beers did you drink?

Phillip: She and I shared three

Todd: So are you guys… together?

Phillip: No, no. We talked this morning, we barely know each other, but there might be hope. It’s not important right now, where is Jenny?

As though on cue, Jenny comes walking into the den and greets the two men

Jenny: I suppose you’re wondering why I asked you here. I want you to pick jobs. If you’re gonna live here, you need to pull your weight. Runner, recruiter, stocking, guard duty, construction, you name it. Take your pick

Phillip and Todd exchange glances

Phillip and Todd: Recruiters

Jenny: >sighs< Yeah, we only have one slot open for runners. You’ll have to chose between yourselves

Todd:  I’ll take guard duty instead. I’m a good shot

Jenny: Well, that was easy. Glad we got that settled. Phillip, you’ll join the recruiters with Aaron tomorrow morning. He’ll help you get in the swing of things. It’ll be you, Aaron, Hannah and Garrett until Leo’s group gets back. I’ll sort things out with him, who he wants to send to recruit team. In the meantime, you guys are good to go. See you around

Leo and Meredith have been driving in silence for nearly 20 minutes

Meredith:  So… when we get back… what are we gonna do about Judy and Carl? And what should we say about Niklas?

Leo: We bury the dead and tell Jenny about Niklas. We honor them at night, like we always do

Meredith:  What about Gregory? Do we warn Jenny? Should we send scouts and soldiers?

Leo: You leave that to her. That’s her job. I just follow orders

''Leo stops in front of the gate at Apex and waits for it to be opened. And waits. And waits. Tired of waiting, he beeps his horn three times. A young girl, possibly in her late 20s, with short brown hair opens the gate''

Woman: Sorry about that, Leo. I didn’t here you come in

Leo: That’s alright, Annie. Just lock it quickly. If any dead are nearby, they heard the horn and will come in search for life

He pulls the truck in and unbuckles his belt

Leo: Pull in and drop off the supplies. I need to see Jenny

''He runs out of his truck and into Jenny’s house. Without knocking, Jenny is startled by Leo’s sudden entrance''

Jenny: Jesus, Leo. Is everything alright?

Leo: Get Rick and his kids. We all need to have a talk

Credits
Daniel Day-Lewis as Todd Andrews

Edward Norton as Phillip James

Wayne Brady  as Aaron Meyer  (Mentioned Only)

David Henrie  as Garrett Smith  (Mentioned Only)

Rachel McAdams as Jenny Hanson  (Does Not Appear)

James McAvoy as Timothy West  ( Does Not Appear )

Chris Pine as Ryan "Fish" West  ( Does Not Appear )

Christa Miller as Elizabeth Hill

Martin Csokas as Leo

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Otis

Michael Madsen as Gregory

Also Starring:
Nicholas Hoult  as Matt Graham

Olivia Colman as Judy

Ellen Hollman as Meredith

Will Tudor as Dexter Hubbard

Chris Coy as Cosmo Murphy

Ty Wood as Brooks

Brandon Jay McLaren as Alex

Diarmuid Noyes as Liam

Co-Starring:
Anna Camp  as Hannah Johnson  (Mentioned only)

Ashley Greene as Annie McGovern

Jeremy Allen White as Carl (Indirectly Mentioned Only)

Robin Lord Taylor as Gary

Charlotte Hope as Miranda

Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Niklas

Jason Earles as Nils (No Lines)

Daphnée Duplaix as Maria (No Lines)

Eugene Byrd as Gavin (No Lines)

Jamie Pressly as Elena (No Lines)

Donald Faison  as Richardson

Guest Starring:
Tom Hardy as Dimitri Vanderbilt (Does Not Appear)

Quentin Tarantino  as Rick Murphy