TWO WRONGS

WRITTEN BY JALEXANDER

INSPIRED BY the novel “SHIPWRECK” by JALEXANDER

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Overview:

This story is about a young man who loses his bride to be, when a group of men attack her. The attack leaves her unable to function as a normal human being. When Jerry (Main Character) catches up with the attackers, he will be forced to either kill them without mercy, or walk away and forever live in his grief.

FADE IN

SCENE 1 – EXT. A HOUSE ON ANGER STREET – FRIDAY – 1969

THE OPENING SCENE SHOWS a man named David McMasters who is doing interviews with people about anger, standing in front of a house on Anger Street.

DAVID RINGS THE doorbell and then stands back and waits. He was a little surprised when he heard an older woman’s voice call out,

Woman behind a door (O.S.)
“Hold on, I’m coming!”

THE DOOR OPENED AND there stood the sweetest little old lady that he had ever seen. Following right behind her was a mild-mannered looking gentleman whom David guessed was her (Husband and protector). The little man must have had problems with his eyesight, because he was standing right behind her, yet had to ask,

Old man (V.O.)
“Who is it dear?”
She replied,

Old Lady (V.O.)
“I don’t know who he is, but he looks like a very nice young man!”

THE OLD MAN OFFERED David his hand and greeted him;

Old man (V.O.)
“Hello, I’m Danny Stone and this is my wife Rebecca. How may we help you?”

David (V.O.)
“Nice to meet you Sir, my name is David McMaster. I’m just passing through the neighborhood doing a survey on “Anger.”

MRS. STONE. POINTED her little finger at David and said,

Rebecca (V.O.)
“You can’t fool me young man; I know you; you moved into # 6 Anger Street about a month ago. We haven’t seen very much of you, I guess you work long hours!”

David (V.O.)
“I’m sorry Mrs. Stone but you must be mistaken. You see ma’am, I just arrived here today, and I will be moving on before it gets dark. I’ve heard that everyone has a double, but I pity the poor guy that looks like me.”

Rebecca (V.O.)
Please come in young man and we will sit and talk. Why don’t you and Danny go into the living room, and I’ll bring some hot tea and cookies! “You can call us Danny and Rebecca!”

DAVID LOOKED AROUND the room and commented,

David (V.O.)
“You have a lovely home, Sir, and I can tell by the smell of the homemade cookies that your wife must be a great cook!”

Danny (V.O.)
She’s the best in the world, and if you had met our son Jerry, you would have seen the results of her cooking. “He was 6’4” and topped the scales at around 250 pounds!”

David (V.O.)
“Boy, he sure was a big man! I pity any guy who made him “Angry.”

FROM THE LOOK on Danny’s face, David knew that he had said the wrong thing. He tried to change the subject, but couldn’t find the right words.

AT THAT MOMENT, Mrs. Stone returned carrying a tray. Her warm smile lit up the whole room.

Rebecca (V.O.)
“What are you two talking about?”

THE TWO MEN JUST LOOKED at each other and didn’t say a word.

REBECCA SMILED and said,

Rebecca (V.O.)
“I know you two were talking about my Jerry, right? David, did Danny show you Jerry’s picture? I love this one, it’s my favorite. I think he looks so handsome in his uniform; don’t you agree?”

David (V.O.)
“Oh yes, I agree with you! Was he in the army?”

REBECCA replied;

Rebecca (V.O.)
Oh no! He was a Marine, a Green Beret. He went to Viet Nam, but he never came home. We got a letter from the military saying something about him being MIA. They even sent us a metal; I believe it represents bravery; I’m sure it’s around here somewhere!” “Anyway, we didn’t pay any attention to what they were saying. We know our Jerry is alive and well. I think the little rascal found himself a cute little Asian girl and has settled down in some small town. I expect him home any day now. You see, Sir, I’m dying to see my grandchildren. I wonder if they can speak English, because at my age I don’t think I could learn another language. Lately I have enough trouble just speaking English!”

DANNY interrupted, suggesting,

Danny (V.O.)
“Honey, why don’t you get David and I some of those delicious brownies you made the other day?”

Rebecca (V.O.)

“Sorry Danny, but if you remember, I put them in the freezer, so it will take quite a while to thaw them out.”

Danny (V.O.)
“We don’t mind waiting! You know what I always say, “anything worth having is worth waiting for, right David?”

David (V.O.)
“Yes Sir, I agree wholeheartedly!”

WHEN REBECCA LEFT the room, Danny turned to David and said;

Danny (V.O.)
“As you can see my dear wife can’t or won’t accept our son’s death. She even blocks out the real reason, he went into the service in the first place. If it’s okay with you David, I would like to tell you Jerry’s story!”

David (V.O.)
“Please Danny, go ahead; I want to know everything!

Danny (V.O.)
“We used to live on a small farm out west; it wasn’t much, but we got by. Of course, there was always a lot of work for Rebecca and me, so it was such a blessing when Jerry came along to help us out. We could tell, even when he was a young boy that he would grow up to be a fine young man, and be as strong as an ox.” “When Jerry started school, all the kids made fun of him because of his size. To make matters worse, the maintenance man had to make him a special desk that was so big; the only place it would fit was in a corner away from the other kids.”

WITH A LUMP IN his throat Danny’s continued his story;

Danny (V.O.)
“As the years passed, Jerry grew bigger and taller. So, of course the teasing at school continued to get worse! At least one day a week, Jerry would come home from school early. He would tell us that the principal suspended him again for fighting, and not just with one kid; oh no, not our boy! He had to take on two or three of them at one time.” “The only time Jerry acted meek and mild was when he was with his girlfriend Tina. He loved her more than life, and all he ever talked about was marrying her and having lots of children. Actually, Tina did most of the talking and Jerry just listened and nodded his head in approval.”
“One beautiful summer day, just after his eighteenth birthday, Jerry told his mother and me that he was going to the big city to make his fortune, and once he did, he would come home and marry his beautiful Tina!”
“He was only gone about two months when we had to call him and tell him that something terrible had happened to his sweetheart. The phone went silent for a moment and then in a worried voice Jerry promised, ‘Dad I’ll be home in a few days,” and then he hung up.

“JERRY ARIVED HOME sooner than he had planned, and the first thing he said was,

Jerry (V.O.)
“I want to see Tina, where is she?”

Danny (V.O.)
“Jerry, there is something I need to tell you; your Tina is not the same person you knew before you left. You see son, she was raped by a bunch of guys and the doctor thinks it did something to her mind!”

Jerry (V.O.)
“Please Dad; I just want to see her!”

“WHEN JERRY WALKED INTO the hospital room, he couldn’t believe his eyes. His beautiful Tina was lying on the bed, but she wasn’t the same person he knew from childhood. He barely recognized her; it was like someone else was in the bed pretending to be her.” “Her beautiful hair was a tangled mess and her eyes were almost closed due to the swelling. Jerry could see that her jaw was broken and when he spoke to her, she didn’t respond, and that was the last straw! Through clinched teeth and tightened fists, he made a vow to his fiancée, saying,

Jerry (O.S.)
“I promise you, my darling that the men who hurt you, will pay with their lives!”

“JERRY’S DAD GRABBED his arm and begged him,

Danny (V.O.)
“Please Jerry, let the Police handle this; you know it would kill your mother if anything happened to you!”

Jerry (V.O.)
“Just tell Mom I’ll be okay, and that I’ll be home as soon as I take care of a little business.”

JERRY WENT DIRECTLY TO the police station and asked who was in charge of the Tina Miller case? The officer at the desk said,

Desk Officer (V.O.)
That would be Sergeant Connors. “Please wait here, and I’ll see if he is busy.”

AFTER ABOUT five minutes, a plain clothes officer came out and said,

Sergeant (V.O.)
“Hi, I’m Sergeant Connors and you are?”

Jerry (V.O.)
Hello! “I’m Jerry, Jerry Stone; Tina’s boyfriend.”

Sergeant (V.O.)
“Please come into my office and I’ll fill you in on the latest information we have. I’m sorry my friend, but we don’t have much to go on, because we haven’t been able to get Tina’s side of the story.”

Jerry (V.O.)
“Have you rounded-up any suspects or gangs in the area?”

Sergeant (V.O.)
“No not really, but we have talked to some of the local boys; they didn’t know anything. There’s a good possibility that some punks were just passing through our little town and decided to stir up some trouble.”

THE SERGEAN THEN looked at Jerry and said,

Sergeant (V.O.)
“I think you should go home and be with your family. I’ll contact you if we get any new leads.”
Jerry returned the Sergeants look and says,

Jerry (V.O.)
“I’m sure you will, but I want to make one thing clear; you better find them before I do, because I’ve got nothing to lose!”

WHEN JERRY WAS A young boy, he taught himself how to hunt and fish and he was also an excellent woodsman. He would spend days and sometimes a whole week living off the land and enjoying Mother Nature. This made him very familiar with the area where his sweetheart was attacked.

JERRY STARTED SPENDING a lot of time looking for clues that would identify the gang members. There was one spot near the lake where he noticed a fireplace made out of rocks, and he thought,

Jerry (O.S.)
“This is definitely a party place;”
WHEN HE CHECKED OUT the surrounding area, he was a little confused, because there weren’t any footprints. He didn’t have to look very hard to find the big branch that someone had used to cover their…