Blow
INT. CAR – 1999 – DAY
The green of the New York State countryside drifts by as a brown Mazda moves along Highway 19. Behind the wheel is a beautiful 20 year old woman wearing dark sunglasses. She drives absently, her mind somewhere else.
INT. OTISVILLE F.C.I. – VISITOR’S ENTRANCE – 1999 – DAY
The woman is buzzed through the double doors. She moves to the MAN behind the desk and takes off her sunglasses.
KRISTINA I’m here to see my father.
ADMISSIONS OFFICER Name?
KRISTINA Kristina Sunshine Jung.
EXT. OTISVILLE F.C.I. – LATE AFTERNOON
The GUARDS are rounding up the other prisoners and escorting them inside, but George is still planting sunflowers.
GUARD Hey, George, five more minutes, buddy.
INT. VISITOR’S ENTRANCE – CONTINUOUS
The admissions officer looks up from his paperwork.
ADMISSIONS OFFICER Jung.
Kristina grabs her papers and moves to the counter.
ADMISSIONS OFFICER (CONT’D) Belongings in here.
Kristina empties her pockets and deposits her possessions into a locker box. She is handed a key.
ADMISSIONS OFFICER (CONT’D) Feet on the blue line.
Kristina stands on a blue piece of tape and the admissions officer buzzes open the giant metal door. But Kristina doesn’t move.
ADMISSIONS OFFICER (CONT’D) Miss?
He presses the buzzer again, but she just stands there.
ADMISSIONS OFFICER (CONT’D) Miss? Something wrong?
EXT. OTISVILLE F.C.I. – CONTINUOUS
George turns around as a GUARD taps him on the shoulder.
GUARD George? George, come on. You’ve got a visitor.
George looks up to find Kristina being buzzed through the gate. She moves through the open area and onto the grass quickly. SLOW MOTION: Father and daughter come together at last in a long embrace.
GEORGE I’m sorry, baby. I’m so sorry.
KRISTINA It’s alright, Dad.
GEORGE I didn’t mean to…
KRISTINA I know, Dad. I know…
He hugs her hard.
GEORGE I fucked up.
KRISTINA Shhhh.
GEORGE I love you. I love you so much. You’ve got to know that. You’ve got to know.
KRISTINA I know, Dad. I love you too.
GEORGE After everything. After everything, the only thing left out of my whole life is you.
Kristina looks at her father, smiles, and disappears. There was no Kristina. The guard continues to tap.
GUARD George? George, come on. It’s getting dark.
George looks up to find a prison guard. His name is GUS, and he helps George to his feet.
GEORGE But I have a visitor.
GUS Not today, George. Time to go back.
GEORGE But I want to put her name on the list for tomorrow. My daughter.
GUS Okay, George.
GEORGE Because she’s visiting me.
GUS We’ll do that tomorrow, okay? It’s lockdown time.
The shadows grow long, and Gus leads George down a cement path that cuts through the grass. The huge structure of Otisville looms dark against the sky, and Gus and George take the long walk back.
EXT. OTISVILLE F.C.I. – NEW YORK – DUSK
Standing outside the fences, Kristina smokes a cigarette as she watches her father being led away. After a few moments, she turns around, walks to her car and gets in. Time to go home. And as the brown Mazda pulls out of the driveway, the taillights turn red, growing smaller and smaller, until they finally disappear.
THE END.
