So Much Alike

A story about two lovers who kill.

So Much Alike
                                  By
Written by Cornelius Fortune and Robert McTyre Jr

  Based on: Stories From Arlington

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INT. SUBWAY

A man is on the subway listing to music.

EXT. SUNSET BLVD MUSIC STORE

Sam notices a Les Paul guitar in the window and is
transfixed by it.

                    SAMANTHA
          She’s got vibe don’t she?

                    SAM VO
          Shoulder length hair, the almost

          pretty blue eyes: the almost pretty
          red mouth the almost pretty face
          she was almost like me. Almost
          tall, almost handsome almost
          talented.

                    SAM
          You like guitars?

Like?

SAMANTHA

                    SAMANTHA
          I worship guitars.

                    SAMANTHA
          I’d ride this one like a c**k at

          high noon how about you?

SAM You mean?

                    SAM
          would I f**k one?

                    SAMANTHA
          No silly bean.

Samantha leans up against the wall.

                    SAMANTHA
          I mean do you worship them?

SAM Oh sure.

FADE IN

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

2.

                    SAM
          Not only do I worship them, but I’m

          the lead guitarist for the the
          Wretched.

Sam clears his throat.

                    SAM
          You know the Wret..ched?

                    SAMANTHA
          Never heard of them.

                    SAMANTHA
          I’m in a band too but we play down

          at the Big Wangs.

                    SAMANTHA
          It’s not a bad gig but in reality

          you’re just a live jukebox to them.

                    SAMANTHA
          People come to hear us play

          there... important people.

                    SAMANTHA
          We almost made it to the Mammoth

          though, that would have totally
          rocked!

                    SAM VO
          There was pride in her voice.

                    SAM
          Yeah well that’s life I guess. S**t

          happens like that.

                    SAMANTHA
          So what do you wanna do?

                    SAM
          About what?

                    SAMANTHA
          The guitar?

                    SAMANTHA
          You gonna buy it?

                    SAM
          Cant afford it.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

3.

                    SAM
          I’ve got some money saved but not

          nearly as much as it costs.

                     SAMANTHA
          How much you got?

                    SAM
          About half I think.

Sam reaches into his pockets and pulls out a wad cash and
counts it.

                    SAMANTHA
          I’ve got an idea.

                    SAMANTHA
          Why don’t we go in and buy it

together?

                    SAMANTHA
          I can pay for it on my credit card

          and we can work something out, you
          know.... the standard down the
          middle s**t, like three days for
          you three for me, then we flip for
          the seventh day.

                    SAMANTHA
          That way we both get what we want.

                    SAMANTHA
          What do you say?

                    SAM
          F**k yeah!

INT. GUITAR HEAVEN
Samantha pushes the doors open.

                    SAM
          Wait a minute I don’t even know

your name.

                    SAMANTHA
          Samantha.

FLASH FORWARD TO:

INT. TORTURE ROOM

Sam and Samantha are both tied to chairs and  hear the
footsteps of someone coming down the stairs.

INT. TORTURE ROOM

The man has an iron in his right hand, he plugs it into the
wall socket and turns up the dial.

INT. TORTURE ROOM

Edgar takes out a spray bottle and  sprays the iron
making  the water drops sizzle, Sam and Samantha are uneasy.

                    EDGAR
          Who wants to go first?

                    EDGAR
          No takers?

                    EDGAR
          It’s okay we’ll let fate decide.

The Edgar takes out a coin and flips it.

                    EDGAR
          Looks like your up.

The Edgar grabs the iron and walks toward Samantha while Sam
pleads.

INT. DAFT BAR
Sam and Samantha walk into a bar.

INT. DAFT BAR

A large body builder smacks Samantha on the a*s in front of
Sam.

                    BRUCE
          Why are you hanging with

poindexter?

BACK TO PRESENT

(CONTINUED)

4.

CONTINUED:

5.

                    SAM
          You gotta problem buddy?

Bruce puts his hand on Sam’s face and pushes him away.

INT. DAFT BAR

Sam grabs a bottle and cracks the guy in the face with it
and stabs him with the broken bottle.

INT. DAFT BAR
Sam grabs Samantha’s hand.

                    SAM
          Come on baby lets get outta here!

EXT. DAFT BAR

                    SAMANTHA
          I’m totally turned on by that

          violent altercation you just had
          with that random stranger for plot
          reasons.

                    SAMANTHA
          Let’s go back to my apartment and

have sex.

INT. APARTMENT

Sam and Samantha are having sex and climax together and lay
in the bed life rag dolls.

INT. APARTMENT
Samantha rolls a joint takes a puff and passes it to Sam.

                    SAMANTHA
          Let’s kill something.

Sam looked at the silver rings in her n*****s and the scar
he’d given her just below her left tit.

                    SAM
          What did you have in mind?

Samantha passes Sam the joint.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

6.

          SAMANTHA
Let’s kill somebody?

SAM Why?

Why not?

SAMANTHA

SAM Who?

                    SAMANTHA
          Just the trash of the Earth. Not

          the salt. Not the almost like us.

                    SAMANTHA
          The kind of people that don’t make

          the six o’clock news and no one
          gives a f**k either way.

                    SAMANTHA
          Think of all the dysfunctional

          families we’ll be helping out.

                    SAM
          Okay... f**k em!

Samantha’s eyes widen.

                    SAMANTHA
          Then you’ll do it?

                    SAM
          Together you and I and this.

Sam takes the guitar and plucks a few minor chords then they
fall into each others arms.

                                           FLASH FORWARD TO:

INT. TORTURE ROOM
The Edgar flips a coin and it lands on the ground heads up.

                    EDGAR
          Uh-oh my dearies looks like we’ll

          have to go with my favorite.

                    EDGAR
          I’ll be right back.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

7.

                    EDGAR
          Dontcha crazy kids go anywhere.

The Edgar comes back with a nail gun.

                    EDGAR
          So guys want to take credit for my

murders?

                    EDGAR
          Ruin the reputation of the Edgar?

                    EDGAR
          Are you outta your f*****g minds?

                    EDGAR
          One thing I’d never use a Les Paul

          guitar to kill my victims.

                    EDGAR
          I got better style than that.

                    EDGAR
          And two I always use a Fender

          American standard guitar to bash my
          victims heads in.

                    EDGAR
          You amateurs!

The Edgar drives a nail into Sam’s leg.

INT. DAFT BAR

BACK TO PRESENT

Sam sips his Pabst Blue Ribbon watching Samantha flirt with
a man. The man rubs Samantha’s leg making Sam’s fingers
tighten on the glass.

                    BARTENDER
          Got a gig tonight?

                    SAM
          Yeah. Can’t wait.

                    BARTENDER
          Where you playing?

                    BARTENDER
          Any place I would’ve heard of?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

8.

                    SAM
          I play all over.

                    BARTENDER
          Break a leg.

                    SAM
          I intend two.

Sam waited a few minutes paid the bartender and went
outside.

EXT. BAR

Sam follows them with guitar case slung over his shoulder.
As he rounded the corner he puts the case down down. Opened
it and took out the candy-red guitar. Samantha was busy
pushing away the man’s hands.

                    RAY
          Come on baby, what are you waiting

for hun?

                    RAY
          Not wet enough?

                    SAMANTHA
          Slow down honey take your time we

          have all night.

                    RAY
          Take my money and I’ll take as long

          or as fast as I want stop
          stalling...

Sam readying his grip. Samantha’s eyes light up and Ray
turns around to see what she was smiling about.

EXT. BAR

Sam takes the butt of the guitar and smashes it into Ray’s
face knocking him unconscious.

                    SAM
          Get the car!

Sam kicks the unconscious body and Samantha stands there
stunned.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

9.

          SAM
I’m not kidding, Sam get the car!

Why?

SAMANTHA

                    SAMANTHA
          The last two made the papers.

                     SAM
          Well this one wont besides it’s our

          anniversary.
Samantha kisses Sam and he pushers her away.

                    SAM
          Don’t f**k with me Sam. Go... get..

          the goddamn car! And don’t forget
          the case.

Samantha runs out into the alley and comes back with a black
Honda Civic then they put Ray’s body in the trunk and drive
off into the night.

                                           FLASH FORWARD TO:

INT. TORTURE ROOM
Edgar flips a coin and it lands on the ground tails up.

                    EDGAR
          Tails up looks like it time to

          break out the drill.
Sam and Samantha are week from three days of torture.

                    EDGAR
          The thing about this brand of drill

          is that they take forever to
          charge.

Edgar puts the drill near Samantha’s ear and strokes her
hair.

                    EDGAR
          It’s almost time but god isn’t

          ready for you two yet.

                    EDGAR
          How should I finish you two?

Samantha pees on herself.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

10.

                    EDGAR
          Great no you expect me to clean

that up?

                    EDGAR
          That’s your problem no self control

          whatsoever!
Edgar drills a hole in her arm to Sam’s horror.

                                             BACK TO PRESENT

INT. APARTMENT
Time passes as Sam and Samantha lounge around the house.

EXT. APARTMENT

A utility truck pulls up and a man gets out and walks to the
door.

EXT. APARTMENT
The man takes out a taser gun and knocks on the door.

                    SAM
          Did you order a pizza honey?

No baby.

SAMANTHA

SAM Who is it?

                    EDGAR
          LA Gas company.

                    SAM
          Can you come back some other time?

                    EDGAR
          Sorry sir it’s kinda serious we

          have a gas leak and I need to check
          your line.

The second the door is open Edgar tases Sam and then goes
after Samantha and taser her too.

EXT. APARTMENT

Edgar puts both Sam and Samantha in the back of his van and
ties them up and drives off into the night.

INT. TORTURE ROOM
Edgar comes down the stairs holding a plastic bag.

                    EDGAR
          Morning kiddies rise and shine.

Edgar removes Sam and Samantha’s mouth gags.

                    SAM
          We’re sorry we copied your

killings.

                    SAM
          We meant no disrespect.

                    SAMANTHA
          Please let us go.

                    SAM
          We won’t tell anyone about you.

                    EDGAR
          Oh, I know.

                    SAM
          Kill me instead let Samantha go.

Edgar slaps Sam across this the face.

                    EDGAR
          Let’s let fate decide.

Flips coin and it lands heads up.

                    EDGAR
          I guess fates on your side today

          Sam.
Edgar puts a bag over Sam’s head ties it off.

                    EDGAR
          So while you boyfriend over there

          suffocates what shall we do?

11.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

12.

          SAMANTHA
Please...

          EDGAR
It wouldn’t be cheating because

technically your now single.

Okay.
What?
Okay let’s do it.

SAMANTHA
EDGAR
SAMANTHA

                    EDGAR
          I’m going to untie your hand you

          try anything funny... you’ll have
          breathing problems like Sam over
          there capisce?

The Slasher unties Samantha’s hand then he takes out his
penis.

                    EDGAR
          Stoke it.

Edgar unties Samantha’s other hand.

                    EDGAR
          Yeah... yeah baby faster!

Samantha makes Edgar climax and while he’s distracted she
hits him in the face with a hammer unties her feet and runs.

Samantha runs and stumbles as Edgar chases after her with an
ice pick.

                    EDGAR
          Come back here!

                    EDGAR
          You think your going escape!

                    EDGAR
          Your dead b***h!

Samantha makes it to the open road and tries to flag down a
car.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

13.

SAMANTHA

                    SAMANTHA
Samantha is tackled Edgar and dragged into the woods.

EXT. WOODS

Edgar tries to choke the life out of Samantha until she
grabs a rock and hits him in the head and beats him to death
with it.

FADE OUT