Hail Chris 🌟
Hail Chris
by
Snehit Rawat
CHARACTERS
CHRIS EVERDEEN, an American woman
JOE EVERDEEN, husband of Chris
DECK, constable
SAM, officer
Scene 1: A lavish villa at New Jersey (U.S.A)
EXT. DOWNTOWN STREET -- MORNING
Sun is still hiding under the dark blanket of clouds as it is the last day of December, fare welling New Jersey more soberly than ever. Children are GIGGLING and rolling over each other in Johnson Park nearby an old Oak. Each one is too happy to contain themselves at this time of the year, overfed with gloss, festivities and of course leisureliness. Peering a little forward stands a big fancy villa refracting colorful setting and neutral vibes. Fully equipped and groomed, the villa is still missing something. Stepping inside the gallery is the opening of a large bedroom where a young, tall man of about 30 is sitting as he admiringly runs his fingers over his recently dyed hair which smells of Pomade. He is wearing a mischievous smile on the corner of his pale lips, tossing his brown trippy eyes while he puts on a freshly bought white t-shirt and dark black jeans. He gleams the entire room by a thick gold chain round his neck as he sets to walk outside. In a brisk moment a woman appears. Age seems to be around 27, the woman looks at him with her big black eyes in a mild depth. As she jiggles her rosy lips with reluctant mannerism, her tall and handsome face lightens up in a strange charisma. Twirling her blonde bob cut, her hair swings on her tall stature and fit physique. Fantasizing the idea that she is content with her fashion sense she has dressed herself in a checkered loose shirt and plain jeans. It seems that she has only a perfect body as she licks the rim of the mug rapped in her thin hand insanely.
INT. BEDROOM, HIGH-RISE -- MORNING
WOMAN
Here's your Ristretto with 2 scoops of
fresh chocolate. Sip it or it will get cold.
MAN
(in a fierce manner)
Yeah,sure.No need to instruct me.
Do I look dumb to you?
Woman starts to yell after a little pause.
WOMAN
What is your problem for God's sake?
Is that me who pushed you into this
marriage or you yourself are the
cause? Who the heck told you to
imprison me inside these walls…?
MAN
CHRIS! Mind your bloody words...
Don't you dare to yell at me like this!
If you know half of the truth then you
should be quite.
CHRIS
Oh man! See who's talking the…
who dumped me… drain that
Christmas night. If I am not
insane I remember everything
well! I am just regretting and
sobbing every night for
marrying with a…like you.
Am I just living for your name??
CHRIS EVERDEEN W/O famous
MR. JOE EVERDEEEN…
Chris' eyes start to flood in pain and Joe's eyes become red out of agony.
JOE
(angrily)
I think you had been hallucinating;
don't I have my own business to
mind? I was the one who rescue…
and now you are acting like an
emotional and ignorant fool!
CHRIS
Right, this is not unexpected from
a selfish person like you but the
thing is that your treatment
suffocates me and makes me
suffer even worse!
Chris SPILLS the mug of half-finished Ristretto on an expensive carpet.
JOE
(growls)
Oh that's my precious carpet!
You sick lady, clean it now!
Chris hurries to kitchen and fetches a clean, wet cloth and starts to rub the surface of the carpet. After that, she murmurs something inside her mouth and engages in her not so unusual household duties and Joe after grooming himself in a fierce manner departs to inspect his works.
INT. GALLARY -- EVENING
Chris is staring at her watch, talking to herself in a confused manner.
CHRIS
It's been 7 where is he till now!
Like always I have prepared the
whole meal but he is nowhere.
I should call him.
Chris rushes to her room to fetch her cell but couldn't find it instead her eyes fall on a jeans hanging on a nearby wall. As she advances her footsteps towards it, her lips start to twitch reluctantly and her pupil expands in an overgrown madness.
CHRIS
(grabbing a small packet from the jeans' pocket and then smelling it blissfully)
Oh there you are! Now it's time to
inhale you and get lost in a world
where no evils groan! Ahh…your
smell, it's so awful and devilish!
I can't have you more, or I will die.
Suddenly someone behind her snatches the packet and manfully SLAPS on her cheek. She immediately falls on the floor and her eyes turn red glaring at that person. The person was none other than Joe.
JOE
How dare you touch my pocket
behind my back! Haven't I told
you to stay away from my stuffs?
If something happens to my
status because of your shitty
actions, I must not spare you
alive, is that clear?
CHRIS
(in a choking-cold voice, threatens him)
Don't…try to touch me or I will call… the
police and you will be behind the bars!
JOE
(in an arrogant laugh)
You small, poor creature will send me to
what…police? Even your police cannot
hurt my ass! So you better save this
energy for your insane activities.
Chris starts to sob hardly, breaking into tears. No one is there to help her heart cry a little louder. Meanwhile, Joe after staring at her; briskly walks away from the room flicking his burnt cigarette on the floor.
Scene 2: Downtown Street (New Jersey)
EXT. VILLA PORCH -- SUNDAY MORNING
Days passed but there is no sign of the both. The villa looks empty and terrible. An officer KNOCKS on the door; ironically Joe Everdeen opens the door.
JOE
(in attitude)
Yes...What on earth has invited you there?
OFFICER
Are you Chris Everdeen's husband?
JOE
Don’t you have anything good to ask?
Go and chase your criminals in other
parts of the world.
OFFICER
(in a smirk)
Hey, I am doing better. You are under the
surveillance and have to go with me to
the station and don’t try to be smart.
Joe tries to pull the officer's gun from his holster but all in vain as he smartly handcuffs him in a second and drags him to lock in his car.
JOE
(in a rush)
But at least tell me what I have done,
you can’t bust me like this!
OFFICER
Don’t worry chap you will be having a
trial after answering the interrogation
team, have patience.
Joe frowns and murmurs something inside his mouth. The car RUSHES towards the station.
INT. INVESTIGATION ROOM,
OKLA POLICE STATION
CONSTABLE
(standing with folded arms
in the interrogation room)
So what you are unto now, Joe?
Had you been planning about
this from the past months?
JOE
(confusingly)
What the hell you are talking about DECK?
Haven’t I given you enough of that? Now
again you are here BLABBERING with your
piggish tongue.
DECK
Oh you fool; I think you really don’t
know what happened this morning.
JOE
(stealthily)
What happened?
DECK
Your sick wife was found dead
this morning by an old riverside
bridge. Now you have to answer
certain questions before the
interrogation team.
The interrogation team arrives at no delay and gazes at him bleakly.
OFFICER
So Joe Everdeen when was the last time
you saw or contacted your wife and for
how many years you two were together?
JOE
(in a shocking but careless way)
I don’t exactly remember when and why
she ran away from the house. We were
together since last year...
OFFICER
Ok, ok so where were you when she left the
house, were you in there the city or not?
Answer carefully or you will have to pay.
JOE
(cautiously)
Umm...I was at the bar
at that time I guess...
DECK
(interrupting him)
Hush! Don’t get clever with us!
We have proofs against you so
try not to be smart. We have a
complete record of the illegal
acts you practice at boundaries.
JOE
(threatening them
with an evil smile)
Ha-ha! You can’t ruin me officer!
One call and you all will be fired.
OFFICER
(SLAPPING his face)
You asshole! I think you need some
warmth so that you could spill the
truth. Watch these news cuttings
with open eyes, the criminal records
you have broken since last 5 years!
The owner of unauthorized Drug-making
Company; the seller of illegal medicines;
runaway criminal seen at a restricted
area and unfortunately many more.
You DRUGGIE! Now you are acting like
a shitty innocent, you fool!
JOE
(in a threatening voice)
Officer you don’t know me,
mind your words and the
favors I have done on you
monsters! Oh sorry you are
new in this area… what name,
Sa…m right? That is why you
are flying so valiantly.
SAM
(with a groining face)
Oh, you got that chap! Now tell me
each of the facts as correct as they
are or you will be sentenced to
death then plead to your dead wife
from hell!
Strangely, Joe unlike threatening them becomes horrified and starts sweating.
JOE
(in a low tone)
Ok let me make this clear to you. It was the
night of Christmas 2020. I found a lady in a
drain nearby Square Road, completely
unconscious with torn sleeves. When I
inspected her, there were certain marks
on her chest and neck as if she had tried to
commit suicide but couldn’t due to some
unknown reasons.The spectators
watching the scene nearby urged me to
rescue her and so we carried her to a
nearby hospital and after reading her
reports and some old records found from
an orphanage later, we got to know that
she was a separated orphan. The medical
reports stated that she had a mental
disorder because of some past trauma.
After my repeated denial still they pushed
me to marry her and I was totally against
the idea. First those foolish people pushed
me but when I negotiated they threatened
me to file a case of molestation against
me if I will not agree as they had proofs
of certain blood marks on my hands
because of the rescue. So I forcibly got
married to her.
DECK
(holding a postmortem
report in his hands)
Ok we know the story after that; you just
tell what you did with her that made her
condition worse that she died of severe
mental trauma as the postmortem report
claims.
JOE
What would a helpless soul like me do?
Yeah, sometimes due to her foolish acts
I got angry on her, that’s all, maybe she
couldn't handle that, that’s why her brain
collapsed.
SAM
(dominatingly)
No, no Chap, you verbally as well as
physically abused her, we have seen
marks on her body and face, don’t you
dare to lie as we will get further reports
soon!
JOE
Oh so you are saying that I killed her…
Are you out of your bullshit mind?
SAM
(angrily)
No we are not saying that but because
of your cruel actions she came to the
swing between life and death. Do you
have any idea in this world how serious
it was?
JOE
(violently)
OK then kill me too!
Maybe that will calm
your evil gut!
DECK
No we aren't as evil as you.
Just get ready for your first
and last trial as we all know
that you will prove guilty but
for the sake of the law pursuit
everyone gets a fair chance
to prove himself.
The following day, the inspector takes him to the court for trial and as predicted Joe proves to be guilty for everything he has done. He breaks down into tears. The judge sentences him life imprisonment for violating certain laws including molestation of his wife; selling drugs at barred areas; consuming fatal drugs; setting up Drug-making Company and exporting them worldwide. Finally the inspector handcuffs and locks the ‘BUSINESSMAN OF DOPE WORLD’ behind the bars.
END.
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