Disrupt the Disruption

An excerpt from the Broken Bulbs screenplay.

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               INT. FRANK'S BEDROOM

               Frank is at his desk. 

               He looks at an open TEST BOOKLET andintently fills in circles on a SCANTRON sheet.Bonnie sits on the edge of his bed and smokes. 

               She checks her watch.BONNIETimes up.Frank quickly fills in a few more circles.BONNIEPencils down.He puts his pencil down.BONNIELet me see.He gets up and hands her his scantron and booklet. 

               Bonnie looks the test over.BONNIEGood work, buddy.

FRANKI didn't get to finish every one.BONNIEThis'll be fine. Just a sampleanyway.FRANKWhat's it for?BONNIESit down.Frank nervously sits next to her.BONNIEIt's kinda like an aptitude test.Potential. Direction. Motivation.Blah, blah, blah.She looks over his answers.FRANKDid I do good?BONNIEWell...this isn't official oranything, but just a quick scan ofyour results tells me that you'vehad some accumulation which led toaggravation, dissemination,localization, and right now, we'resmack-dab in the middle ofmanifestation.FRANKOkay. So what's that mean?BONNIEIt means that I think we need totake the next stepbefore...disruption.FRANKDisruption?BONNIEYes. We need to disrupt thedisruption.FRANKAnd how to do we disrupt thedisruption?BONNIEWe take the next step.FRANKWhat's the next step?BONNIEWe clean the toxic stuff.FRANKWhat's the toxic stuff?BONNIEThe toxic stuff that's holding allthe bad junk in one, local place.FRANKOkay...BONNIEIt can't move so it becomes,localized.FRANKOkay...BONNIELocalization.FRANKSo what do we clean it with?BONNIEA seed.Beat.FRANKI'm not sure I understand, Bonnie.Bonnie pulls a MANILA ENVELOPE from her bag and carefullyslides the scantron and the booklet into it.BONNIEDo you have any aches and pains?Discomfort? Discoloration? Uh,ambiguous discombobulatingphenomena?FRANKMy tooth hurts.BONNIEOh! Good! Did you try thetoothpaste?FRANKYeah.BONNIEAnd?FRANKI loved it.She claps her hands.BONNIEGlorious! Then you're ready.FRANKFor what?She licks the envelope, seals it and slides it into her bag.BONNIEFor implantation.FRANKImplantation?BONNIEYup.Beat. Frank thinks.FRANKSo are you like, a muse?SMACK! Bonnie SLAPS him across the face really hard.FRANKOh my God!He grabs his cheek.BONNIEWe don't use that word.FRANKJesus.BONNIEThat word's not for me. I don'tlike labels.FRANKSorry.BONNIEI don't wanna be known by somestupid, mythological bullshit. It'snot my style.FRANKOkay. Sorry.BONNIEIt's all right.FRANKSo what should I call you?BONNIEBonnie will suffice.FRANKOkay.He rubs his face.FRANK (CONT'D)You hit me so hard.BONNIEI know I did, Franky-boy. But youdeserved it.Frank nods.FRANKAre you gonna give me moretoothpaste?Bonnie smiles and takes a drag from her cigarette.BONNIEI'm gonna give you more than that,baby-boy. I'm gonna give you a hellof a lot more than that.DISSOLVE TO:INT. FRANK'S BEDROOM - LATERFrank is lying on the bed. Bonnie secures his wrists to theHEADBOARD and his ankles to the BEDPOSTS with HANDCUFFS.FRANKIs this gonna hurt?BONNIEI guarantee that you have neverfelt pain quite this extremebefore.FRANKOh God.BONNIEYou're gonna feel things that willbe so new to you that your bodywon't know how to react. You haveno frame of reference for what I'mabout to give you. This is allgonna be, well...quite painful, butit'll also be, a very, very wildride.FRANKOkay.BONNIEI'm actually a little jealous.She gently places her hand on his face.BONNIENow close your eyes.Frank closes his eyes.BONNIEAll I'm gonna do...She reaches into her BAG and slowly pulls out a HAMMER and aNAIL. Both adorned with the "INSPICORP" logo.BONNIE (CONT'D)...is hammer a nail into yourforehead.Frank's eyes fling open.FRANKWHAT?!Bonnie places the nail against Frank's lips.BONNIE(very calm)Shhh...relax...She removes a small canister filled with GREEN SEE-THROUGHGELCAPS from her coat pocket and RATTLES them.BONNIE (CONT'D)See these?FRANKYes.BONNIEThese puppies are the magic beans.If I don't have a spot to plantthem then they can never grow intobig strong bean stalks, Jacky-boy.She slowly, seductively slides nail up Frank's face.BONNIE (CONT'D)Bean stalks that lead to a worldfilled with endlessideas...imagination...freedom...potential...something.She stops the nail just above his RIGHT EYEBROW and spins iton its point.Frank trembles.FRANKBonnie, I don't think I want--BONNIEI'm here to save you, Franky-boy.Don't you realize that?He nervously nods.BONNIEYou're why I exist. And we gotta dosome work so my existence meanssomething. Cuz when my existencemeans something, your existencemeans even more. And that's goodright?FRANKBonnie, I just don't--She leans in close.BONNIEYou're a virgin, Frank. I have toopen you up.FRANKBonnie...BONNIEEverything is going to bewonderful, baby-boy. You know how Iknow?He squeezes tears from his eyes.FRANKNo.She presses her lips against his ear.BONNIECuz, You. Are. Not. Nothing.FRANKBonnie, I don't--She abruptly sits up and draws the hammer back.FRANKBonnie!She smiles.FRANKBONNIE!!!!!!!She SWINGS.