WRITTEN
BY
Roger Newcomb
STARRING
(in order of appearance)
Ryan Chandler as Elijah Phillips
Angela Mazziotta
as
Anne Sayre as Barbara Whitman
Greg Messina as Manny Ramos
ELIJAH
is talking with
ELIJAH
Take
a look at this. Two
bedroom apartment in Suffern for only $1500 a month.
And
it’s big too. Sounds
great. But I don’t think I can
afford it without a roommate, and I refuse to live with my mother in my new
place.
ELIJAH
I
was thinking the same thing. I have to
leave my campus apartment at the end of the month, and need to find somewhere
new to live. I’ve been looking at one bedrooms that cost more than this place. I actually stopped by earlier and it looks
great. The only issue is that it’s by
the Suffern train station so that’s why the landlord lowered the price.
Well,
at this point, I can’t be too choosy.
But I don’t have anyone I could share the apartment with, and I don’t
really want to live with a stranger.
ELIJAH
But
Elijah,
are you suggesting we move in together?
ELIJAH
Why
not? We’re friends, and we’re both
looking for a place to live, right?
Well,
yeah. But I’ve never lived with a guy
before. And besides, Dante would have a
fit.
ELIJAH
Dante? He gets to tell you what
to do now? He’s your boyfriend, Arden,
not your keeper.
I
know, but…
ELIJAH
Just
think about it, okay? I need a roommate
too, and there’s no one I trust more than you.
All I’m asking is for you to consider it. Can you do that?
Okay. I’ll THINK about it.
MANNY
is talking with BARBARA as he prepares to leave for a job interview.
BARBARA
So
where are you off to?
MANNY
My
last consulting gig ended a week or so ago, so I’m meeting with the IT director
of a company in Englewood Cliffs to talk about a new gig.
BARBARA
I
need to be making a few calls myself to get back into
the swing of event planning. Paul didn’t
want me to work after I moved in with him, and to be honest, I didn’t
mind. But I don’t have much choice at
this point.
MANNY
Well,
as I said before, you can stay here as long as you’d like.
BARBARA
Thanks,
Manny. I appreciate that so much.
MANNY
I
have to run. I’ll be back in a few
hours.
BARBARA
Good
luck.
MANNY
Thanks.
Manny
leaves.
BARBARA
(to herself)
Come
on, Barbara. You have to get motivated. Ugh, but not today. Let’s see what’s on the tube.
Barbara
sits on the couch and turns on the television and sees a breaking Channel 6
News report.
ANCHORMAN
RICK SWANSON
This
is Rick Swanson with the Channel 6 News team with a breaking story. There was an escape today at the Fishkill
Correctional Facility when inmates, said to have been planning this for several
months, rioted, overtook the guards, and proceeded to leave the building. Three inmates have been identified thus far
and are on the loose. They are Mason
Gooding, Angel Marrone, and Frank Morgan. At least one of these men is said to be armed
and dangerous. We’ll have more on this
story tonight at 6.
Barbara
turns off the television.
BARBARA
Oh
my God. Frank!