She looks out into the dust bowl of a front yard, surrounded by a wire-fence. To the left of the yard stands a simple gate large enough to fit a car through. One saloon car stands parked right in the middle of the gate. The driver's door stands open. BILLY (30) stands behind the door with a shot gun in his hands.
Lou watches as a red pick-up drives up the pathway and stops in front of the saloon car blocking its exit through the gate. A MAN (45) gets out of the driver's side of the car, a rifle in his right hand. Billy points his rifle at the man who walks towards him. They exchange words.
Lou quickly looks around herself at a living room strewn with piles of clothes, empty take out food boxes and toys. Lou spots a portable phone on the arm of the couch farthest from her. She quickly turns back to the window to see both men now pointing their rifles at one another. Loud raised voices can be heard floating into the house.
Lou climbs over obstacles in her path and grabs the phone. As she dials '911' her hands shake. She rocks the baby faster as she moves back to the window waiting for the call to be answered.
LOU
Police.
Lou looks out the window to see Billy edge closer to the other man who has lowered his gun slightly. She looks quickly down at the baby in her arms.
LOU (cont'd)
19 Harrison -
A loud bang is heard outside. Lou falls to the floor crouching over the baby and drops the phone on the floor. The baby jumps awake and begins to bawl.
Lou checks to make sure the baby is unhurt before slowly raising herself up to the window to peer out. She carefully looks out the bottom of the window to see Billy lying motionless on the ground next to the saloon car. The man gets into his red pick-up, takes a quick look in Lou's direction, then reverses and drives away.
Lou grabs the phone from beside her on the floor.
LOU
Hello? HELLO? Someone help
me please -
(written listening to Save Yourself by Sharon Van Etten)
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