(계속)
INT. IN THE OLD STRANGE HOUSE - EVENING
Alicia hides in small thickets in front of the house. She watches the house through the lens of her camera. It's getting dark. She finishes her spy mission. Suddenly a light comes on in the window of one of the rooms.
ALICIA
What is happening there? There are two of them? Why does the old man gesticulate and swing his cane so nervously?
A different silhouette appears in the window. Alicia is getting closer to the fence. To his left hears breath. Turns sharply, clings to something and falls to the ground.
JACKSON
Why do you always fall when you see me?
Numb with fear, Alicia continues to lie on the ground. Jackson wants to help her up, she ignores him. She looks at him in surprise.
JACKSON
Are you afraid of me?
ALICIA
(confusedly)
No.
JACKSON
Then it’s good. My name is Jackson.
ALICIA
(hoarsely)
Alicia, I am Alicia.
JACKSON
Then stop lying on the ground. So you can catch a cold.
Jackson gives her a hand. Alicia rises.
JACKSON
Do not be afraid of me, although I live in a strange house with a strange old man, but I assure you that I am not dangerous.
Alicia is still silently looking at him, not responding to his words.
JACKSON
Strange, maybe I'm saying something wrong? Maybe I forgot how to communicate with people? Don't be silent, Alicia. So, I see that you are confused. Let me take you home.
ALICIA
Yeah.
They go slowly. Alicia keeps his distance.
JACKSON
I don't think I look so awful that you're afraid of me.
ALICIA
What makes you think that I'm afraid of you?
JACKSON
Isn't that so?
ALICIA
If only a little bit.
JACKSON
What are you doing here?
ALICIA
You mean what am I doing in this town?
JACKSON
Yeah.
ALICIA
Oh, well, I came here with my father. He decided to introduce me to his parents. I never saw them, and indeed for the first time in Korea.
JACKSON
Is your father Milword Kang?
ALICIA
Yes, how do you know?
JACKSON
Few people come to our city, mostly people leave. It's so boring here that you can leave too soon.
ALICIA
What are you, is not so bad here.
JACKSON
Well, yes, despite the fact that almost old people live here. Even your parents come here just incredibly rarely.
ALICIA
Judging by your words - is this the most boring place on earth?
JACKSON
Yes, that is right.
ALICIA
Perhaps, but if you see only the bad in everything, then you can quickly go crazy.
JACKSON
So you are an optimist?
ALICIA
No, I would say I'm a realist. I try to look at everything with a “sober” look. I am a journalist, and in our profession there is no optimism or pessimism.
EXT. IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE - EVENING
They approach the house.
ALICIA
Here we come. I'm at home.
JACKSON
Good night.
ALICIA
(opening the gate)
Good night.
Alicia turns around. She does not see Jackson.
INT. IN THE HOUSE OF THE KANG FAMILY - EVENING
Alicia enters the house, sees a grandmother in the kitchen.
ALICIA (VO)
Who is this Jackson? And was he at all? Maybe I started hallucinating after Grandma's sedative potion?
She goes to the kitchen, and makes coffee.
ALICIA
Grandma, and who is Jackson?
Mitsuri freezes in place. Perplexed looks at Alicia.
MITSURI
Jackson, a wonderful man, he is very talented and generous. But, unfortunately, he died early.
ALICIA
What, how did you die?
MITSURI
How do people usually leave this life? They die, perish. But many still do not believe in his death.
ALICIA
Grandma, but I saw him, he did not look dead.
MITSURI
Of course, you saw him; he was seen by millions of people...
ALICIA
Grandma, are you talking about? I do not mean Michael Jackson.
MITSURI
Not? Who the? Other Jackson, I don't know.
ALICIA
Come on, forget it.
ALICIA (VO)
Either grandmother knows everything and is silent, or she really does not know anything.
INT. ALICIA'S ROOM - NIGHT
Alicia lies on the bed.
ALICIA (VO)
What's wrong with it? His mystery attracts me more and more. Or maybe it's because lately because of work I have not had the opportunity to talk with guys, I did not go on dates or parties. Is that why all the guys seem mysterious to me?
The phone rings.
MILVORD (VO)
Alicia, I'll come tomorrow and pick you up.
ALICIA
What for?
MILVORD (VO)
What do you mean why? You asked to pick you up as soon as possible.
ALICIA
No, dad, everything is normal. I think I found a common language with your parents.
MILVORD (VO)
Okay. I'll come anyway. Can I bring something for you?
ALICIA
No need. I will drive a car to the nearest town and buy everything I need.
MILVORD (VO)
Well. See you later.
INT. BIG STORE - DAY
Grandmother and grandfather select the desired product on the list and put it in the cart.
Alicia goes to the books and magazines department. She looks at the incomprehensible book titles and remembers the words of his father.
MILVORD (VO)
Perhaps now it is impossible, but when you grow up, you will understand that nothing is impossible. Korean is not so difficult; the main thing is to understand it, to feel it.
You learned German, you can learn Korean. I am sure that one day we will talk with you in my own language.
Alicia smiles and takes a few books. She returns to her grandparents, and hears an incomprehensible dispute on raised tones.
She sees her old men and three other unknowns who argue.
ALICIA
Grandma, what happened?
MITSURI
Nothing special, I just touched the young man with a cart.
SUFFERER angrily swears at his grandmother.
SUFFERER
What! Just touched!
MITSURI
(confusedly)
Yes, I have torn his jeans.
ALICIA
It’s all that jeans? And because of this, they made a scandal?
SUFFERER
Girl, what are you doing here? Get out of here!
ALICIA
This is my grandmother and my grandfather.
SUFFERER
Did you adopt and forget to tell you?
ALICIA
It's none of your business.
SUFFERER
Hey, old woman, you have to pay me for my jeans. Do you even know how much they cost?
The sufferer raises his hand to scare the grandmother. Alicia is blocking his path to his grandmother. She clings to a rack with bottles. They break up.
The sufferer slips and drops his phone. The phone is broken.
JACIE
Stop it! Let's call the police, let them figure out who is to blame.
SUFFERER
Hey grandpa, what are the police? Just pay me for the phone and...
ALICIA
(interrupts)
How much?
SUFFERER
Two thousand you owe me.
ALICIA
What, two thousand for the phone?! Is he made of gold? Do you think I don’t know how much the phones of this brand cost? In general, this is the old model.
SUFFERER
Moral damage, baby, you have to pay me for moral damage.
ALICIA
Okay, tell me your bank account, I will transfer you money for moral damage.
INT./EXT. IN CAR - DAY
Alicia and her grandparents return by car from the store. All wilted mood.
ALICIA
Do you often have this happen?
JACIE
Fools enough, and if not here, then in some other place for sure. And if we did not suffer, then someone else suffered.
INT./EXT. IN CAR - EVENING
In the car, the sufferer TI-DOG, his two friends VAN SEUNG and LEE KHAN are driving. T-Dog driving.
VAN SON
She paid you. Even more than necessary, why should we pursue them?
TI-DOG
Did you see how easily she broke up with the money? So she has a lot of them. I think if we take a couple thousand more from her, then she will not be very upset.
LEE KHAN
Are you sure? Perhaps there is someone else with them?
TI-DOG
Follow and find out.
VAN SEUNG
That's why I get involved in all this? It feels like I'm tired of living.
Fog appears on the road. They lose sight of the car in which Alicia rides.
TI-DOG
It’s trouble. Seems, I lost them.
VAN SEUNG
So can come back?
TI-DOG
No, I will find them; I have a great sense of money. I feel them a mile away.
(to Lee Khan)
Give me a drink of water.
Distracted by a bottle of water, slightly loses control over the car. In the middle of the road a human figure appears.
LEE KHAN
Slow down!
VAN SEUNG
Stop!
T-Dog knocks a man. The car dramatically slows down, turns several times around its axis, but does not turn over.
TI-DOG
Everyone is alive?!
VAN SEUNG
That man, you knocked him down!
TI-DOG
Why was he standing in the middle of the road?
LEE KHAN
Go out, look, maybe he's still alive, maybe he needs help?
Everyone gets out of the car.
TI-DOG
Where is he? Does anyone see him?
VAN SEUNG
No, he is nowhere to be found.
LEE KHAN
I saw how we shot him down and he flew over the top of the car.
VAN SEUNG
I propose to return to the city. It’s enough of adventure today.
TI-DOG
We go further. Who does not want to go, he stays here.
The car drives into town.
EXT. IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE KANG FAMILY - EVENING
T-Dog's car arrives. They watch as grandparents unload grocery bags.
Distributed around the perimeter to attack unnoticed. They enter the house through the front door unlocked.
INT. IN THE HOUSE OF THE KANG FAMILY - EVENING
T-Dog at the old woman directs a pistol.
TI-DOG
Do not move, old woman, and then I all your old bones will make holes.
MITSURI
(drops a carafe of water)
What's happening?!
JACIE (VO)
Are you okay?
T-Dog covers his mouth with his hand to grandmother. Jacie comes out of his room, immediately gets hit in the stomach and falls to the floor.
MITSURI
Stop what you are doing!?
(to Jacie)
How are you?
JACIE
(gritting his teeth in pain)
Everything is fine, I'm fine.
(to the robbers)
Have you decided to rob us?
TI-DOG
How did you guess?
JACIE
Well, you are not from a clearing company, and we did not order pizza either.
TI-DOG
Enough talk. Where's the money? Quickly give me money and we leave.
MITSURI
But we have no money.
TI-DOG
Stop carrying nonsense!
(to Van Seung)
Go check the rooms and look for a safe.
Van Seung walks down the hall and smashes everything. Alicia hears noise through the headphones. He comes out of his room.
ALICIA
What's going on here?
(will recognize the robbers)
What are you doing here?
VAN SEUNG
Hi! I don't care what your name is, just give your money.
ALICIA
You already robbed me in the store! Are you not enough?
At this time from the living room come up the cry and the noise, as if the person is falling.
TI-DOG
Is there anyone else in the house?
ALICIA
There is a whole army of cops, so run, guys.
TI-DOG
Baby, you're in no position to joke, so you better give your money.
(to Lee Khan)
Well, where are you?
T-Dog nods his head to Van Seung to look at where Lee Khan is. He goes down to the first floor. In the living room on the floor without moving lies Lee Khan.
VAN SEUNG
Hey, what are you doing here? No time to rest.
At that moment, he himself falls to the floor next to his friend. A stranger is standing over him and presses his index finger to Van Seung’s lips saying “Shh”.
A stranger strikes Van Seung with a heavy object on the head. He is unconscious.
TI-DOG
(calling his friends)
Where are you gone? Run here!
T-Dog takes a step toward the hostages. At this time, a gun is pulled out of his hands and flies to the far corner of the room.
Grandpa attacks T-Dog with a cane and beats him.
Alicia pushes T-Dog down the stairs. He is on the floor next to his beaten friends. He moans in pain.
to be continued
