FADE IN
INT. THE HANGOUT
RYAN lays on the floor, covered with pizza boxes, hot wing bones and empty MILLER LITE cans.
RYAN hiccups and quickly vomits on himself, RYAN moaning and beginning to cry as he rolls over and vomits again, wiping most of it off as he gets to his hands and knees.
RYAN
Goddamn, hot wings...
RYAN hears his phone begin to ring as he moans loudly and tosses it across the room, RYAN laying back down near his own vomit as he hears the PHONE shatter.
RYAN curses to himself as he lays out.
RYAN
...Fuck...I think I broke my phone again...
THE SHADE
(O.S.)
Hehehe, It seems so.
RYAN
Goddamnit...shut up...
THE SHADE
(O.S.)
I'm part of your subconscious now, boy. I don't have to go anywhere.
RYAN
Shut up!
RYAN begins crawling towards his desk as THE SHADE can be heard laughing inside his head.
RYAN
Shut up shut up shut up!
THE SHADE
(O.S.)
You can do all the drugs you want, RYAN, you'll never get me out of your head...eventually, I will have my say.
RYAN
Yeah...well...till then.
RYAN grabs his VILE and takes a bump of cocaine, closing his eyes as he shakes for a few moments and then opens them, looking about as he breathes heavier.
RYAN
...Till then shut the fuck up.
RYAN wipes his nose and stands up, wincing as he looks around at the mess he left about.
RYAN
The fuck...?
FLASHBACK
RYAN dances about to "SHOCK THE MONKEY" by PETER GABRIEL as he shoves some hot wings into his mouth as some PROSTITUTES were dancing in the middle of the floor which was littered with YEN, RYAN guzzling down more beers as he was wearing no pants and had a thick stream of what appears to be poo running down the back of his legs.
PRESENT DAY
RYAN shakes his head and sits down in his office chair.
RYAN
Umm...
A PHONE begins ringing as RYAN looks confused, RYAN opening the drawer it was ringing in as he looks at the CALLER ID and answers it.
RYAN
Hello?
CHARLES
(O.S.)
Good thing I know your back up number.
RYAN
The hell man, what happened to my regular phone?
CHARLES
(O.S.)
I suppose you broke it again.
RYAN
Seems unlikely but what's the special occasion?
CHARLES
(O.S.)
I can't believe you forgot man...
RYAN
Man, I had a weird fuckin' night, I don't really know where or who I am right now, so will you just tell me...
CHARLES
(O.S.)
AUGUST, 22ND...
RYAN
Shit...Be there in six hours.
RYAN hangs up and leans back in his chair, rubbing his face as he looks up at the ceiling.
RYAN
(O.S.)
AUGUST, 22ND...Even if I wanted to forget about this day, I never would...But we'll get to that later...
TEN HOURS LATER.
EXT. FIELD
RYAN gets out of THE STING as he walks past ROLLING FURY, SAMANTHA and crews HIGH TECH RECON VEHICLE.
RYAN smiles and pats it as he continues on up to the field, RYAN looking up at the CRESCENT MOON as RYAN walks pass JARED who was standing on the HILL waiting for him.
JARED
You're late...asshole.
RYAN
What's up, JARED, how's life?
JARED
Fuck you.
RYAN
Good talk.
JARED just glares at RYAN as RYAN heads on, JARED following behind as the TWO come over to SAMANTHA and CHARLES who are laying on their backs, staring up at the sky as they had individual blankets set up for FOUR PEOPLE.
JARED takes his spot and lays down as RYAN comes over near SAMANTHA and lays down, SAMANTHA eying him before looking away as RYAN stares at her for a moment before doing the same.
RYAN
CHARLES...
CHARLES
RYAN.
RYAN
SAMANTHA, you sexy bitch.
SAMANTHA
And the moment's ruined...
RYAN
Don't act like you don't remember...
SAMANTHA
I remember this night all too vividly.
JARED
We all do.
SAMANTHA
Most of us I'm sure.
RYAN
Oh I remember, just like you remember me cramming meat in your vagina.
CHARLES
Dude...
JARED
Shut your fucking mouth!
RYAN
Oh oh I'm sorry, I thought this was a night of a reflection, and I'm pretty sure she's reflecting on what I'm packing pretty hard.
SAMANTHA
Just...shut up, RYAN.
RYAN
Fine.
The FOUR go silent as they stare up at the night sky.
CHARLES
I remember when all this started...the beginning of this wild ride.
RYAN
Haha, you talking about OHIO?
CHARLES
Yep...OHIO...FEBRUARY 3RD, 2006...
FLASHBACK
FEBRUARY 3RD, 2006.
INT. DINER
CHARLES sits in a diner, eating a waffle as he sips some COFFEE and has newspaper clippings and profiles on a local SLASHER.
CHARLES continues to read as a FIGURE sits down across from him and throws his FILES onto the floor.
CHARLES
What the fuck...!
RYAN points at CHARLES and shifts his toothpick from one side of his mouth to the other.
RYAN
Look here man, You're a hunter, a gay one, but a hunter nonetheless, I can tell by all this stuff, and that foolish look of stupidity in your eyes. I'm a hunter too, a better one. So I figure me and you, we together stand a better chance than hunting alone.
CHARLES
Uh...no thanks man...
CHARLES gives him a look and throwing some money down he gets up and leaves, RYAN looking about as he picks up CHARLES'S MONEY and puts it away in his wallet before looking about and walking out.
PRESENT DAY
The FOUR chuckle as CHARLES shakes his head.
CHARLES
Sounds like something you'd do.
RYAN
Remember what happened that night though...?
FLASHBACK
INT. HOUSE
CHARLES gets tossed hard against the wall, sailing through the drywall as CHARLES winces and crawls as the SLASHER, a LARGE MAN with HALF a FACE and a GIANT SLEDGEHAMMER.
CHARLES turns and tries to fire a few times from his 9MM but the SLASHER grabs CHARLES by his throat, lifting him up about two feet as CHARLES struggles for life.
The SLASHER reels it's SLEDGEHAMMER back as CHARLES watches on in horror as the SLASHER suddenly rocks forward and drops CHARLES, CHARLES looking behind it as the SLASHER turns to see RYAN standing behind him holding a REMOTE of some sort.
RYAN
Umm...Hi?
The SLASHER backhands RYAN across the face, RYAN flying through the nearby WINDOW as CHARLES fires a few times, hitting the SLASHER in the face and chest as RYAN'S ARMS can be seen outside the window trying to pull himself up, the SLASHER slowly turning to CHARLES as CHARLES runs out of rounds in his CLIP, CHARLES watching in horror as the SLASHER raises it's SLEDGEHAMMER high, but stops as a STRANGE BEEPING begins to sound.
THE SLASHER feels the back of its head where a DEVICE was flashing red, RYAN standing up outside the WINDOW as RYAN holds up the REMOTE and presses a button, CHARLES covering up as The SLASHER'S HEAD explodes in a compressed explosion.
CHARLES is sloshed by the SLASHER'S BRAIN'S and BLOOD as RYAN limps back inside, RYAN kicking the SLASHER'S body before scanning a BLACK colored COMEBACK METER reading.
RYAN holds a hand out to CHARLES who looks around and huffs before taking it.
PRESENT DAY
CHARLES
Guess I forgot about you saving me that night.
RYAN
That night?
FLASHBACKS
A MONTAGE begins of RYAN constantly blowing up, shooting, stabbing, or killing a SLASHER, GHOST, or MONSTER as CHARLES is easily beaten and thrown about prior to each save.
PRESENT DAY
CHARLES
Yeah, yeah.
RYAN
The fact that we survived three months together beats me.
CHARLES
It was a hell of a ride.
RYAN
Yep...then the party got crashed...
JARED
Fuck you...You would of died without me...
RYAN
I remember things differently...
FLASHBACK
MAY 21ST, 2006
INT. WAREHOUSE
CHARLES runs for his life across the WAREHOUSE main floor before he stops as a VAMPIRE cuts him off, CHARLES looking behind him as RYAN was still hanging upside down from a chain wrapped around his leg about three floors up.
RYAN
Goddamn motherfucking vampires! I swear to god I'm going to kill you all!
VAMPIRE
Tough talk from a hunter who gets caught in his own traps...what did you think this was, scooby doo?
RYAN
I'll fucking rape your throat!
VAMPIRE
Haha, you just keep talking.
CHARLES looks around as he begins to be encircled by SIX VAMPIRES.
RYAN struggles to get free as hanging upside down seems to be tiring him quickly as RYAN is getting more and more red in the face as CHARLES holds up a CROSS and spins about as they continue to draw closer and closer.
Suddenly a VAMPIRE drops as it's head explodes, The other VAMPIRES screaming as they hiss and scan about just as a MAN laying on his stomach on the second floor in the shadows takes aim from a sniper rifle and opens fire a few more times, CHARLES watching as each VAMPIRE is hit either through the HEAD or through the HEART with silver nitrate bullets.
CHARLES looks about as he was in the feeble position, CHARLES slowly opening his eyes as the MAN flicks a cigarette and zip lines down towards CHARLES, CHARLES looking at JARED who was smiling and lays his sniper rifle on his shoulder.
JARED
You alright?
CHARLES
Hell yeah, man.
JARED
Sorry, been tracking these guy's for a while, when you two turned up, things sorta just fell into place for me.
CHARLES
Man, you're pretty good.
JARED
Thanks, you guys work well...
The TWO look to see RYAN still hanging, now passed out from the blood rush to his head.
JARED
...Ish?
CHARLES
Long story with that guy...
JARED
Buy ya a beer?
CHARLES
Sure, CHARLES by the way.
JARED
JARED MORTON...
RYAN
(O.S.)
LIES!
FLASHBACK
RYAN sits up as he points at JARED.
RYAN
You know goddamn well that's not how it happened!
JARED
Enlighten me on how your mind has twisted what happened that night...
SAMANTHA
I myself am interested.
RYAN
See, we had already killed five of those VAMPIRES, and we had taken the SIXTH as a hostage in order to use it as a measuring stick for our recruitment of a member who would become part of our fab TRIO...
CHARLES
God...
RYAN'S FLASHBACK
RYAN and CHARLES sit at a TABLE with the VAMPIRE strung up beside them as a few MEN and WOMEN were seated in front of them.
RYAN
Alright everyone thanks for coming out. As you know me and my partner here have been trying to expand upon our little duo for some time now, so be grateful that we're taking the time to even recruit you motherfuckers!
CHARLES
Uh...on a less confrontational tone, can number one please step up.
A MAN stands up and heads up to the front as RYAN eyes him and writes a few notes down as CHARLES does the same.
RYAN
Name?
COLE
COLE PEARSON.
RYAN
Why do you want to be a HUNTER?
COLE
To protect the world from evil.
RYAN
You're not ready for it! Next...
CHARLES
Hey don't you think we need to give him more time...?
RYAN
I've seen enough, CHARLES...I've done this longer than you, I know who has it and who doesn't...Next!
Some time later...
RYAN
Name and number?
MELISSA
I am MELISSA, number 34, And I'm from...
RYAN
Hold up...
CHARLES just rubs between his eyes in disbelief as RYAN groans and bucks in his seat as his eyes roll in the back of his head, RYAN leaning back against the table as MELISSA just watches in horror as a WOMAN crawls from out of the TABLE and wipes her mouth, RYAN quickly pulling his pants up as he smiles and points at the woman who had just given him oral.
RYAN
You'll definitely be getting a call.
MELISSSA
Oh my god you're a pig!
CHARLES
Oh wait! Please...goddamnit!
RYAN
I know...I don't think I gave her my number...
CHARLES
Not that chick asshole!
RYAN
Oh, just move on...Next!
SOME time LATER
RYAN yawns as CHARLES taps his pencil as a MAN was talking on and on about his life.
MAN
And that was the first time I got herpes from that werewolf...
CHARLES
Dude...just...I don't know, what do you think VAMP?
The VAMPIRE just shrugs.
VAMPIRE
I'm not impressed, unless he thinks talking to us to death would get the job done.
MAN
Hey fuck you!
RYAN
Next!
The MAN storms off as a LONE FIGURE sits in the far back of the ROOM, RYAN looking about as the area was now completely empty.
RYAN
I said next motherfucker!
The MAN comes over as RYAN and CHARLES watch as he comes up to the VAMPIRE and suddenly draws a STAKE stabbing it into the VAMPIRE'S HEART, THE VAMPIRE screeching as it then dissolves into gory remains, CHARLES clapping as he stands up with tears in his eyes, RYAN shaking his head as he screams "NO" over and over again as JARED turns to him, half his face apparently a skeleton as RYAN continues screaming.
RYAN
He's a monster! Loose cannon! Loose cannon's don't work with a team, loose cannon's aren't part of a team!
CHARLES
Shut up, look at his rugged muscles! He's perfect, Sir...
JARED
JARED MORTON...
CHARLES
JARED MORTON! WELCOME to our group!
RYAN
NO!!!
CHARLES
(O.S.)
You're so full of shit.
PRESENT DAY
SAMANTHA just shakes her head and begins laughing as RYAN just smirks, CHARLES laughing in his own disbelief as JARED just seems to be staring forward, pouting.
SAMANTHA
It's been a crazy ride...
RYAN
What are you talking about? We haven't even gotten to when you showed up and fucked things up even worse.
SAMANTHA
You have a lot of gull for talking as much shit as you do for how much shit you put us through, you don't seem to get the common denominator in all these stories?
RYAN
I don't even know what that means.
SAMANTHA
Of course you don't.
RYAN
You gonna tell me or...?
SAMANTHA
It's you! Everything that goes wrong is because of you!
RYAN
I don't follow...?
SAMANTHA
Member the night I showed up to save your assess?
RYAN
...No...
FLASHBACK
JULY 7TH, 2006.
EXT. STREET
JARED goes back to back with CHARLES, JARED cocking the hammers back on his two .44'S as CHARLES pumps a SHOTGUN, The TWO listening to the thousand moans of the UNDEAD that were beginning to descend upon them.
JARED
I'm running low on ammo!
CHARLES
I've got about 12 shells left myself...
JARED
Where the fuck is RYAN!
INT. THE STING
RYAN is trying to start THE STING a few miles outside of town, RYAN not seeming to notice that he was beginning to get surrounded by ZOMBIES as well as not knowing he had a FLAT TIRE.
EXT. STREET
JARED fires a few rounds dropping a few ZOMBIES as RYAN blows a few back but doesn't kill them as JARED drops about 4 more.
CHARLES fires and blows one's head off as CHARLES and JARED stay back to back as they begin to show their fear as the ZOMBIES begin to draw closer and closer.
Before they reach them however there is a loud shriek, and the ZOMBIES all stop as CHARLES and JARED look to see the ZOMBIES begin to shuffle to the side to their LEFT, the TWO watching as a GHOUL, a ZOMBIE whose eaten enough brains that gains them control over swarms of undead, as well as increased intelligence and strengths, appears before them in the form of a SMALL GIRL.
The GIRL giggles as she holds her bunny rabbit teddy bear and tugs on a zombie, who bends over and picks her up, placing her on it's shoulders as it lugs over towards them, JARED and CHARLES aiming at her as she just laughs at them.
LITTLE GIRL
You fools, you know that doesn't kill me.
JARED
But it'll kill that one you're riding on.
LITTLE GIRL
And that accomplishes what for you? One less zombie in my horde of thousands? Your about as dumb as the one who leads you...
JARED
That idiot doesn't lead anything, he's just a member...
LITTLE GIRL
Of course...
CHARLES
What do you want from us?
LITTLE GIRL
You're heads on plates, your brains feeding me, adding to the vast amount of knowledge I can acquire.
JARED
Sure, why not.
LITTLE GIRL
I just wanted to have an up close and personal view of the show, when my babies tear your flesh from your bones.
JARED
They can try...
LITTLE GIRL
Kill them!
The GHOUL screeches and the ZOMBIES begin their shuffling again, JARED and CHARLES beginning to open fire only to hear the sounds of SCREECHING TIRES come barreling towards them, JARED grabs CHARLES and pulls him out of the way as the LITTLE GIRL watches as VAN come tumbling through the HORDES of UNDEAD, the LITTLE GIRL smiling as the VAN hits her and the zombie she was riding on with all it's force, the two disappearing under the VAN as the VAN comes to a halt.
JARED and CHARLES get up as there were still hundreds upon hundreds of UNDEAD around them, the BACKDOORS suddenly opening as SAMANTHA appears with a M60.
SAMANTHA
Get your asses inside!
The TWO hurry through the UNDEAD, weaving their way around some lunging ZOMBIES and some that were only severed in half and crawling towards them, JARED taking a few out as CHARLES jumps in SAMANTHA taking aim as she begins opening fire, spraying death all across the STREET as ZOMBIES begin falling over dead.
SAMANTHA
(To CHARLES)
You drive!
CHARLES
Yes, ma'am.
CHARLES hurries to the front as JARED kicks a ZOMBIE'S head off and jumps inside the VAN next to SAMANTHA, SAMANTHA nodding behind her as JARED drops his .44's and JARED picks up a AR-15 with a GRENADE LAUNCHER ATTACHMENT.
SAMANTHA
Punch it, now!
CHARLES steps on the gas as SAMANTHA and JARED begins opening fire, SAMANTHA spotting the LITTLE GIRL as she stood out between the mass of undead that were shuffling quickly after them, SAMANTHA taking aim at the LITTLE GIRL but CHARLES turns them around the corner SAMANTHA sneering as she closes the door and pats JARED on the shoulder.
SAMANTHA
You guys alright, you bit?
JARED
No we're alright.
SAMANTHA
Good.
SAMANTHA goes to the passenger side and sits down next to CHARLES who focuses on driving down the road, avoiding the scattered zombies and hitting the ones he couldn't.
SAMANTHA
Is it just the two of you?
CHARLES
No it's three of us, but our other guy went to get more supplies and never showed up.
SAMANTHA
Think he's dead?
JARED
Psst...I wish...But I doubt it...
INT. THE STING
RYAN just screams as loudly as he can in horror as ZOMBIES begin beating and rocking against the STING.
INT. VAN
SAMANTHA looks at the MAP as she and looks ahead and screams for CHARLES to stop, CHARLES doing so as JARED tumbles about to the front, SAMANTHA and CHARLES looking forward in horror as JARED holds his head and looks at the sight as well.
In front of them are HUNDREDS more of the UNDEAD, SAMANTHA grinning as she pats CHARLES and heads to the back of the VAN, JARED looking at her confused.
SAMANTHA
Just drive, nice and easy...
CHARLES
Are you serious?
SAMANTHA
Yes, goddamnit! Do it!
CHARLES steps on the gas as JARED comes over towards her, SAMANTHA putting on a vest as she straps into a CHAIR and turns on a SMALL COMPUTER SCREEN that was built into the MECHANICAL CHAIR.
JARED
What the hell is this?
SAMANTHA
Something that only money and a hell of a government contractor can buy and make for you...I'd step back.
JARED does as CHARLES continues towards the UNDEAD as SAMANTHA presses a button and watches as her seat begins to rise up towards the ROOF of the VAN. The ROOF suddenly begins to open to the proper length and width of the CHAIR and SAMANTHA suddenly reaches the top of the roof as the CHAIR rests congruently to the rest of the ROOF.
JARED watches in awe as he comes over and sits next to CHARLES.
CHARLES
What's she doing?
JARED
She's uhh...sitting on the roof...
CHARLES
...Yeah, that makes sense.
SAMANTHA types into the COMPUTER on the chair and pulls out a CIGARETTE, SAMANTHA watching as the ZOMBIES were now about a hundred yards away.
She lights the CIGARETTE and punching in a code, She grips the LEVER of a JOYSTICK and flips the RED SWITCH, CHARLES and JARED watching as a SLIT in the FRONTGRILL of the VAN opens up and a BEVY of NOZZLES and LAUNCHERS appear.
CHARLES and JARED
Whoa...!
SAMANTHA looks at a SCREEN and see's the COLD SIGNATURES of the ZOMBIES in front of them, SAMANTHA flipping a switch as the SCREEN tells her the AUTOMATED MACHINE GUNS were now armed.
SAMANTHA presses the button on the JOYSTICK, watching as BULLETS begin riddling the ZOMBIES into bits and pieces of gory nothingness as CHARLES continues driving forward, JARED watching as the ZOMBIES were beginning to become nothing but piles of rotting flesh as SAMANTHA just inhales from her cigarette.
SAMANTHA quickly switches over to the ROCKET LAUNCHER port and SAMANTHA fires TWO MISSILES that explode a large pack into gory bits into the air.
CHARLES and JARED shout in shock and awe but in fascination as SAMANTHA just smirks as she hears them, SAMANTHA switching to the SIDEWINDER MISSILES and fires TWO of those, more exploding in front of them as SAMANTHA notices the COLD SIGNATURES were quickly fading away, SAMANTHA spotting TWO HEAT SIGNATURES that were only a few meters away.
SAMANTHA stops her assault as CHARLES stops the VAN, JARED looking forward before shaking his head.
JARED
unbelievable.
RYAN was being held by TWO ZOMBIES as the LITTLE GIRL was standing on THE STING, hovering right behind RYAN who was on his knees.
LITTLE GIRL
I think it's in everyone's interests that you come out of that little death machine if you want this one to live.
There's no movement for several moments.
RYAN
Oh what the fuck!
The HIGH BEAMS on the VAN turn off and RYAN looks about in horror as the DOORS open and JARED, CHARLES and SAMANTHA step out, the THREE walking up side by side, weapons in hand as the LITTLE GIRL touches RYAN'S CHEEK and kisses him.
LITTLE GIRL
You're going to taste wonderful...
RYAN
Yeah, well...You'll probably get gout for doing so you rotting bitch.
The LITTLE GIRL smacks him across his face as SAMANTHA steps up between the THREE as she aims at the LITTLE GIRL.
LITTLE GIRL
Haha, As a woman I expected you to know better.
SAMANTHA
Oh, I do doll. Bye bye.
The LITTLE GIRL looks at her in horror as SAMANTHA fires from a MODIFIED DESERT EAGLE.
The BULLET hits the LITTLE GIRL in the HEAD before igniting, RYAN pushing one of the ZOMBIES off of him only for the other ZOMBIE to push RYAN off and RYAN'S head slams into the back of THE STING'S SIDE WINDOW, RYAN going through it as the LITTLE GIRL was beginning to erupt into flames, the ZOMBIES all beginning to shriek and scream as JARED and CHARLES watch in awe as SAMANTHA holsters her gun and begins towards THE STING as ZOMBIES were beginning to drop dead all around her, RYAN pulling his head out of his window as he leans against the STING and slides down on his ass, a trickle of blood streaming down his head as SAMANTHA holds her hand out towards him.
SAMANTHA
SAMANTHA CRANE...
RYAN looks up at her with skeptical eyes.
SAMANTHA
...Monster hunter.
PRESENT DAY
JARED nods with a smirk as CHARLES has a corny smile on his face as RYAN just shakes his head.
RYAN
Yeah yea, some entrance you made. Don't even know why you stuck around afterwards.
SAMANTHA
Stuck around? You three started following me, I couldn't shake y'all no matter what I did, I'm glad though, well for these two, you RYAN...well, you were at least interesting.
RYAN
Can we at least get to why we're here, I'm busy.
SAMANTHA
Yeah, busy passing out in your filth and getting high I'm sure.
RYAN
Like I said..busy.
SAMANTHA
Fine.
SAMANTHA stands, as CHARLES, RYAN, and JARED do so too, the FOUR coming over to a MAKESHIFT GRAVE as they hang their heads low.
The name reads VICKY JAYMES, and an engraved note under the name says only two words "NEVER FORGOTTEN".
SAMANTHA wipes a tear away as RYAN looks at her and rubs her shoulder.
RYAN
Still hard...isn't it?
SAMANTHA
Only today...only when we're all here to share in the guilt...
JARED
We couldn't have stopped it... as much as we...
CHARLES
JARED...
JARED looks at CHARLES who looks at him with hurt eyes.
CHARLES
Let's...not bring it up for once...
SAMANTHA
If there was such a time, today would be that day, CHARLES...let him...
RYAN
No.
The THREE look at him as RYAN was suddenly beginning up the hill.
RYAN
He's right you know...this night is really about us getting together for one day out of the year without it being strictly business. But when you bring it up on this day...sorta ruins it all.
RYAN stops and turns to face them as they stare up at him.
RYAN
...Besides...I'm sure this story has a better time and place to be told for something far greater...I mean...let's face it...it brings us together, which makes it a pretty big deal...
RYAN turns and heads back off.
RYAN
Be seeing y'all soon enough I'm sure...NEVER FORGOTTEN is what we carved...and that's what it will always be.
SAMANTHA
We'll have to talk about it sooner or later RYAN! We can't just...keep coming here and avoiding it and then just ducking out when things get heavy! We have to face what we did!
RYAN
...Don't I know it.
RYAN continues on as SAMANTHA watches him go sternly, JARED and CHARLES standing about as RYAN puts his hands in his pockets and walks off, a tear falling from his right eye.
FADE OUT