I have in my hand Graham Greene's "The

Destructors". This short story is part of

my daughter's English assignment. In this

story, several children destroy an elderly

man's house from inside out. They destroy

his house without motive, without moral

consequence. They destroy private property

...and they get away with it.

Ms. Pomeroy shakes her head bitterly.

MS. FARMER (cont'd)

And how do they do this? They FLOOD the

house... by breaking through the water

main!

PRINCIPAL COLE

(trying to calm her)

This meeting of the PTA was called to

inform the parents of our ongoing

investigation...

MS. FARMER

(enraged)

I AM THE PTA! And I say that this FILTH is

directly related to this vandalism.

Applause from the crowd.

MS. FARMER (cont'd)

I think this garbage should be removed.

Several shouts of approval come from the crowd.

INT. UPSTAIRS BATHROOM - EVENING

Donnie continues to converse with Frank.

DONNIE

Why did you make me flood the school?

FRANK

We just want to guide you in the

right direction.

DONNIE

Who is... we?

FRANK

You'll know soon enough.

DONNIE

(desperate)

Where did you come from?

FRANK

(beat)

Do you believe in time travel, Donnie?

A moment of silence.

SAMANTHA

Who are you talking to?

Donnie turns to see Samantha is standing in the doorway. Frank

is gone.

INT. AUDITORIUM - NIGHT

A heated debate among the parents is under way. Frustrated, Rose

stands up. Karen Pomeroy is furious.

ROSE

Excuse me... but what is the real issue

here? The PTA doesn't ban books from

school.

MS. FARMER

The PTA is here to acknowledge that there

is pornography in our school's

curriculum.

MS. POMEROY

(standing up)

My GOD... woman, are you drunk?

MS. FARMER

Excuse me? You need to go back to grad

school.

ROSE

(to Kitty)

Do you even know who Graham Greene is?

MS. FARMER

(to Rose)

I think we've all seen "Bonanza".

Ms. Pomeroy is disgusted. Rose and Eddie burst out laughing, grab

their coats, and leave.

EXT. WIZARD'S ARCADE - AFTERNOON (SATURDAY, 1 P.M.)

Donnie and Gretchen play a Sega race-car driving game. Donnie

drives a souped-up red Ferrari through the Grand Canyon.

GRETCHEN

So when you sleepwalk, can you remember

afterward? Like, do you dream?

DONNIE

No. I just wake up and I look around, try

to figure out where I am... how I got

there.

GRETCHEN

My dad said never wake a sleepwalker...

because they could drop dead.

The Trans-Am crashes head on into a tree. Game Over.

DONNIE