RICK: Tall, tattooed. Has an air of indifference about him, he rarely gets worked up about anything but is known to act out towards HAROLD. He blames HAROLD for getting them arrested although he won’t say it outright.
CHRIS: Slim, very clean and put together. Volatile. He completely blames HAROLD for the position they are in, even if it wasn’t HAROLD’s fault he still wouldn’t like HAROLD. He’s a bully.
HAROLD: Overweight. Dumb, bumbling and extremely passive. His mind is always wandering and when asked questions he’s startled. Like a fourth grader who got asked a question by the teacher while he was daydreaming. Blamed for getting everyone arrested although it was common knowledge around town what the 3 men were up to.
SYNOPSIS
RICK, CHRIS and HAROLD are under house arrest for fixing little league games, threatening kids and parents to throw games, tampering with equipment and shaking down coaches. They were sentenced to house arrest to keep them far away from the community. They live in a small two bedroom apartment where HAROLD occupies the couch and sometimes bathtub as a sleeping area; they are never allowed to leave the apartment. Provisions are provided for them on a weekly allowance.
House Arrest #2
OPEN: RICK AND HAROLD ARE IN THE KITCHEN MAKING COFFEE
HAROLD
(Yawns) Really tired.
RICK
Yeah?
HAROLD
Didn’t really get much sleep last night, kinda noisy
CUT TO A CLIP OF HAROLD TRYING TO FALL ASLEEP ON THE COUCH WHILE RICK OBNOXIOUSLY WATCHES TV, USES THE BLENDER…etc, IT’S 3AM.
RICK
That’s tough man.
CHRIS CAN BE HEARD MOANING IN THE BACKGROUND, HE COMES INTO THE KITCHEN WALKING AWKWARDLY ON HIS TIPPY TOES WHILE SQUATTING (HE LOOKS ALMOST LIKE A LARGE BIRD WITH A BAD BACK AS HE WALKS). HE LOOKS ABSURD AND IS HOLDING HIS LOWER BACK.
CHRIS
My back…something happened to my back. It’s so stiff, it hurts so bad.
RICK
Wow
CHRIS
Yeah
RICK
So you’re just going to be walking around like that
CHRIS
I can’t help it
CHRIS WALKS AROUND A LITTLE; HUNCHED OVER AND IN VISIBLE PAIN, RICK STARTS LAUGHING AT HIM
CHRIS
It’s not funny
RICK
Yes it is
RICK LAUGHS, CHRIS STARTS TO LAUGH; THEY SHARE A LONG LAUGH TOGETHER. HAROLD STARTS TO LAUGH, CHRIS’S LAUGHTER QUICKLY DIES OFF AS HIS EYES LOCK ONTO HAROLD
CHRIS
Something funny?
HAROLD
Just think it’s kinda funny how you’re walking
CHRIS
OH YOU DO! This is funny to you? (CHRIS walks around).
HAROLD LOOKS AT RICK, RICK RESPONDS BY SHAKING HIS HEAD AT HIM
RICK
You’re an asshole HAROLD
CHRIS
You have no class. I am in pain and you’re laughing at me. Do you know how that feels?
HAROLD
…not really
CHRIS
Oh, well
CHRIS TAKES HAROLD’S COFFEE OUT OF HIS HAND AND SPLASHES HIM IN THE FACE WITH IT, HAROLD GOES DOWN SCREAMING AND CLUTCHING HIS FACE IN AGONY. CHRIS LAUGHS LOUDLY, AT FIRST HE’S FAKE LAUGHING BUT AS HAROLD SQUEALS MORE AND MORE HE STARTS TO ACTUALLY LAUGH. RICK AND CHRIS LAUGH.
CHRIS
Well, HAROLD. I take it back, it is funny when someone gets hurt.
HAROLD
So I can laugh at you?
CHRIS
No, I’ll kill you.
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