Tough Love: Episode 1

This patient suffers from Agoraphobia, Schizophrenia, Delusional Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorde

r, Multiple Personality Disorder, Sadism, and Phobatrivaphobia. In lay man’s terms: She’s “bat shit crazy”.

BARTENDER

Sounds like a handful.

PSYCHIATRIST

She bit off a piece of my ear.

(The psychiatrist displays what’s left of his ear and the bartender looks away in disgust.)

BARTENDER

Look, I’ll let you know if I remember anything but right now I have a lot of work to do.

POLICEMAN

Of course. (Holds up the police sketch again and lays it down of the counter.) I’ll leave this here just in case.

(The policeman and psychiatrist exit as the bartender goes back to sweeping the floor. Camera zooms in and lingers on the picture of Katie before fading to the next scene.)

INT. DUKE’S A

PARTMENT – AFTERNOON

(Scene opens on Duke’s reflection in a mirror as he jells and combs his hair. As he finishes with his hair and puts the comb away the sound of a phone ringing is heard. Cut to a full shot of Duke’s apartment as he walks over to his phone and puts it up to his ear. Cut to a medium shot of Duke as the conversation starts.)

LANA

(From inside the phone.) Hello I’m calling about my reservations at-

DUKE

Lana, is that you?

LANA

Who is this?

DUKE

(Excited) It’s me Duke!

LANA

Butchmann?

DUKE

Yeah!

LANA

(In an uncomfortable tone.) …oh.

DUKE