Till Death Do Us Part

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In the final chapter of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, CDC agent Beck Driver gets the cops to release science genius nerd Frankie Stein into her custody, then convinces patrolman Chet Beverage to come back to DC with her. Meanwhile, childhood flame Vita Heck confronts Frankie about 'being in love' with nasty cheerleader Shayla Petrie ... and then wins his heart.


EXT. THE OLD MILL - NIGHT
A pair of UNIFORMED COPS
Bring Frankie over to Chet and Beck.
He’s been handcuffed.

CHET
Do you realize the TROUBLE
you’ve caused, young man?

FRANKIE
I know. I’m sorry --
(beat)
Am I -- going to jail?

CHET
You bet your ass you are.

BECK
Hold on.
I need to take him back to DC.

CHET
But what Josh Bohner?
He KILLED somebody.

BECK
You can have him after
we’re done with him.

CHET
(to the cops)
Uncuff him.

One of the cops shrugs.
Starts taking off the cuffs.

BECK
Or -- you could come with me.
Keep an eye on the evil genius.

CHET
Well, I do have some
vacation time coming --

They keep talking as CAMERA
moves in on Frankie and Vita.

FRANKIE
You look -- different.

VITA
Finally decided to lose
the Juno-tomboy thing.
(coy)
You like?

FRANKIE
(shy)
Yeah --

VITA
Why, Frankie? Why her?
She was a superficial, needy bitch.
Not to mention a complete slut.

FRANKIE
I was -- stupid.
Chasing a fantasy.

VITA
Well, that’s really dumb.
You’re not going to find
any happiness doing that.

FRANKIE
Yeah. I found that out --

VITA
Do you remember our vows?

FRANKIE
(thinks)
Uh -- to have and to hold --

VITA
From this day forward, for better,
for worse --

FRANKIE
For richer or poorer --

VITA
Too love and to cherish --

FRANKIE
Till death do us part.

He stares at her with wonder.
Eyes get bright with tears.

FRANKIE
I’m, uh -- going to have
to go away for awhile.

VITA
And I’ll be here --
waiting for you.

Pause.

FRANKIE
Could we still --
play Dungeons and Dragons?

VITA
Of course, silly.
(beat)
You’ll always be my wizard --

And they kiss.

EXT. THE OLD MILL - GROUNDS - NIGHT
Shayla lies on a gurney
in a body bag.

Gets loaded into an ambulance.
The EMS techs close the doors.

INT. AMBULANCE - MOVING - NIGHT
One of the techs sits on a
jump seat next to Shayla’s body.

Murmurs into his cell phone.
Distracted.

The body bag starts
slowly UNZIPPING --
and a BLOODY HAND
starts reaching out --

FADE TO BLACK

Hell Hath No Fury

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In Chapter 49 of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, as the cops, the vigilantes and the media watches, Shayla's confrontation at the Old Mill with Frankie ends in a brutal, bloody finale ...

EXT. THE OLD MILL - IGHT
Everybody watches Frankie
and Shayla argue up on the roof.

CHET
Boy, she’s PISSED.

BECK
Hell hath no fury like a
woman risen from the dead --

Brub sneaks off to the
side near his truck.

Aims his weapon at Frankie.
Vita sees him. RUSHES over.

VITA
NO --

She GRABS Brub’s rifle.
They struggle for control.

Chet and Beck whip their
heads in their direction.

The gun FIRES.
A glass window in the mill SHATTERS.

Beck takes aim. SHOOTS Brub in the head. BANG.
He falls over, THWUMP. Dead. Vita SCREAMS.

RED-FACED REDNECK
Quietly moves away behind them.
Hides behind a massive,
old oak tree. Raises his rifle.

ON THE ROOF
Frankie and Shayla hear the commotion. Look down.
Shayla inches forward toward the edge of the roof.

SHAYLA
What are all those people doing here?

FRANKIE
(grabs her hand)
Careful, don’t fall --

SHAYLA
(WHIPS her hand away)
DON’T TOUCH ME --

ON THE GROUND
Red-Faced’s beady eyes squint
on the gun site. Taking aim.

ON THE ROOF
Shayla PUSHES Frankie over.
Moves to where he was.

FRANKIE
NOOO --

He FLIES DOWN toward the
giant, rotating blades. GRABS onto one.
Starts slowly descending to the ground.

Bullets FLY through the air.
Start HITTING Shayla.

Her body JERKS like a puppet
without strings in a dance of death.

ON THE GROUND
Everyone watches in horror as --

ON THE ROOF
Shayla weaves back and forth
the edge of the roof.

SHAYLA
I don’t feel so --

She falls off the side, PLUMMETS DOWN --

ON THE GROUND
And HITS the soft earth with a sickening THWUMP.

SHAYLA
Good.

She slowly closes her eyes. Finally at peace.

CHET AND BECK
Stare in complete horror.

WILLIS
Sees her. Runs over.
Drops to his knees. Starts weeping.

DEL DUNN
Looks into the TV camera. Tears in her eyes.

DEL
Oh, the humanity. Words can’t
begin to describe the horror.
To see young love cut to ribbons
by bullets -- I -- I --
(chokes back a sob)
Even after death,
life can be so fragile.
(blinks her eyes rapidly)
This is Del Dunn,
on the scene at The Old Mill,
where a young girl’s hopes
and dreams have just ended --
(beat)
A second time.

PEGGY HECK
Looks at her TV. Shakes her head. Sighs.

ADELLE PETRIE
Watches the report on TV at home.
Starts SOBBING.

JULIE STEIN
Shuts off her TV. Goes to her bar.
Pours a drink.

DEL DUN
Turns to Large Cameraman.
He shuts the light OFF.

LARGE CAMERAMAN
That was GREAT.

DEL
Pulitzer Prize, here I come --

Happily Ever After

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In Chapter 47 of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, the cops, the vigilantes and the media watch in horror as Frankie pledges his undying love with Shayla on the roof of the old mill ... which she refuses ...


EXT. THE OLD MILL - NIGHT
Everybody watches the mill.
The news van ROARS down the drive.
Stops at the cluster of vehicles.

Del and a LARGE CAMERAMAN (20’s)
jump out of the car.
Start setting up.

ON THE ROOF
Shayla comes out. Then Frankie.

DOWN BELOW
Chet sees them. Points.

CHET
There they are. Up THERE.

VITA
FRANKIE.

BRUB
SHOOT HIM.

He pulls out giant 44 Magnum.
Points it at Brub.

BECK
Put the piece down, Billy Bob.
Any of you fucking rednecks
so much as MOVE, and I’m gonna
blow your head clean off. GOT it?

BRUB
(under his breath)
Bitch.

Del stands in front of the camera.
The red light goes ON.

DEL
This is Del Dunn, coming to you
live at The Old Mill, where
pint-sized evil scientist
Frankie Stein is having the
final showdown with his ungodly creation,
head cheerleader Shayla Petrie,
back from the dead --
(beat)
And I must say, despite the fact
that half her skull has been caved in,
she still looks quite fetching.

ON THE ROOF
Shayla backs away from Frankie.

FRANKIE
Shayla, PLEASE. Let me EXPLAIN --

SHAYLA
There’s nothing to EXPLAIN.
You brought me BACK TO LIFE. For WHAT?
So you could finally get
what WASN’T YOURS?

FRANKIE
What?

SHAYLA
Don’t you fucking GET IT?
You’re a WIMP. A LOSER. A JOKE.
I’d NEVER be with YOU --
(under her breath)
And to think I fucking
SLEPT with you.

FRANKIE
It’s not supposed to
be like this, Shayla.
We’re supposed to live
happily ever after.
Forever and ever.

SHAYLA
Forever and ever?
You sound like a fucking
Drew Barrymore movie --

FRANKIE
(starts walking toward her)
Shayla, please. I need you.
I -- love you.

SHAYLA
But I DON’T love YOU --

FRANKIE
(gets closer)
But what about all the fun we had?
The tree house, our first date?

SHAYLA
FIRST DATE?
You can’t go on a date
with someone who’s DEAD.

FRANKIE
(gets closer)
But Shayla --

SHAYLA
Stay AWAY FROM ME.
(low, menacing)
Step one foot closer,
and you’ll regret it ---

It's Not Nice To Fool Mother Nature

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In Chapter 46 of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, Shayla's father Brub leads the vigilantes and the cops to the old mill, where Frankie tries to explain to Shayla why he brought her back to life ...


EXT. THE OLD MILL - NIGHT
The vigilantes’ cars ROAR
down the road to the mill.
SCREECH to a stop in front.

Brub and the rest pile out
of their vehicles.
Stand and look at the mill.

Shayla appears in an upstairs window.
Then disappears.

BRUB
There SHE IS.
She’s UP THERE.
RED-FACED REDNECK
(KA-CHINKS his shotgun)
Let’s get ‘er done --

The police cars FLY toward them
in a CRUNCH of gravel.

Come to a stop.
The cops get out.

Point their shotguns
at the vigilantes.

Willis’ truck appears.
Parks behind them.

CHET
Hold it right there, Brub.
Everybody put DOWN
your weapons, NOW.

BRUB
Yeah, right.
You don’t have the NERVE.

INT. OLD MILL - SECOND FLOOR - NIGHT
A large, dark room filled
with rows of machinery
for sifting and sorting grains.
Now ghostly and spooky.

Shayla stands at the far end
holding a pitchfork.

Frankie comes up the stairs.
Creeps in the darkness,
trying to see.
He BANGS into something.

FRANKIE
Ow --

SHAYLA
STAY AWAY from me.
You RUINED my life --
I mean, my DEATH.
(low, nasty)
It’s not NICE to
fool Mother Nature.

FRANKIE
Shayla, please.
I just want to talk.

SHAYLA
Fuck YOU.

She THROWS the pitchfork at him.
He DIVES to the side.

It HITS a pillar and
CLANGS to the floor.

Shayla sees a ladder on the wall
going up to the roof.
She starts climbing it.

Frankie sees her going up.
Starts after her.

FRANKIE
Shayla, WAIT --

Desperate Measures

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In Chapter 45 of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, Frankie follows Shayla to an old mill by the river, where she disappears inside into the darkness. Meanwhile, the cops, the media and the vigilantes speed toward them ...


EXT. STATE PARK - THE OLD MILL - NIGHT
Like something out
of picture postcard.

A beautiful, old MILL
perched on a river.
Spooky in the moonlight.

The giant blades of the windmill
slowly turn in the breeze.

Shayla RUNS toward it.
RACES to the front door.
Opens it. DARTS inside --
just as Frankie arrives.

Panting. Out of breath.
He goes to the front door.
Opens it. Creeps in.

EXT. STATE PARK ROAD - NIGHT
Brub and the vigilantes’
vehicles ROAR down the road,
followed by a SQUADRON OF POLICE CARS.

Del’s NEWS VAN --
and Willis’ TRUCK.

INT. CHET’S PATROL CAR - MOVING - NIGHT
Chet drives. Chewing his lip.
He sneaks a glance at Beck.

Beck looks at Vita.
Arches an eyebrow.

BECK
That’s quite the makeover --

VITA
Desperate times call
for desperate measures.
(beat)
So when this is over,
how soon will you two
get horizontal?

Beck and Chet look
at each other.
Blush. Look away.

INT. OLD MILL - NIGHT
Dank, dark and creepy.
Cobwebs everywhere from
years of abandonment.

Rows and rows of old,
empty grain barrels.

Shayla moves slowly
in the shadows.

FRANKIE (O.C.)
Shayla. Where are you?
I just wanna talk to you.

She whips her head around,
looks. Can’t see him.

Makes her way over to a
stairway to the second floor --

SHAYLA
Stop FOLLOWING me.
Go AWAY.

And starts RUNNING UP
the staircase.

FRANKIE walks into frame.
Sees her.

RACES toward the stairs.

FRANKIE
Shayla, COME BACK --

Death Race

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In Chapter 44 of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, Vita gets in the middle of a confrontation between the cops and the vigilantes, who head off in search of Frankie, so he hitches a ride with the CDC agent Beck Driver and joins in the chase ...


EXT. DIVE MOTEL - PARKING LOT - NIGHT
Suddenly an old Dodge Dart Swinger
ROARS into the parking lot,
CRUNCHING gravel.

SCREECHES to a stop.
The door opens.

Out steps Vita. Transformed.
Made-up. No glasses.

Hair out of a Robert Palmer video.
Smokin’ hot in the black dress
and fuck-me pumps.

She puts her hands on her hips.

VITA
I need to have a
word with FRANKIE.

CHET
Vita, it’s not safe
for you to --

His radio SQUAWKS on his belt.

FEMALE DISPATCHER (O.C.)
(electronic)
Attention, all units.
Frankie Stein and Shayla Petrie
have just been seen
in the state park,
heading north toward
the old mill.

CHET
(into the radio)
Copy that, OVER.
We’re on our way.

BRUB
Come ON, everybody.
To THE OLD MILL.
I know a SHORTCUT.

The vigilantes RACE OVER
to their vehicles.

CHIEF WIND
STOP.
Stay right WHERE YOU ARE.

BRUB
(jumps in his car)
Fuck YOU, old man.
I’m gonna get my DAUGHTER.

CHIEF WIND
If you don’t stop,
we’ll SHOOT.

BRUB
You wouldn’t DARE.

He REVS his engine.

CHIEF WIND
Commence FIRING.

The deputies look
at each other. Scared.

Watch Brub and the gang
TAKE OFF, open-mouthed.

Wind WHIRLS AROUND,
red-faced.

CHIEF WIND
Fucking PANSY-ASSES.
Why didn’t you SHOOT?

TALL DEPUTY
Aw, c’mon, chief.
I bowl with Brub --

SKINNY DEPUTY
I thought we were
just bluffin’ --

CHET
Uh, chief?
Don’t you think we
should FOLLOW THEM?

CHIEF WIND
God-DAMMIT.
Let’s GO --

He waddles over to his car.
The deputies race over
to theirs.

Chet and Beck start for Chet’s.
Beck looks at Vita.

CHET
Go home, Vita.
It’s too dangerous.

VITA
But they’re gonna
hurt my FRANKIE.

Beck and Chet
exchange glances.

BECK
She did help us out.

CHET
(sighs)
Get in the back.
You can ride with us --

Addicted To Love

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In Chapter 43 of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, the shit hits the fan when Frankie continues to chase Shayla on foot through the woods and the cops arrive at their motel room, only to find them gone ... but the heat really gets turned up when Vita arrives on the scene, transformed into a smokin' hot vixen with plans for Frankie ...


EXT. CAMELOT MOTEL - ROOM FIVE - NIGHT
Chet and Beck stand in
front of the motel room door.

Four DEPUTIES stand between them
and the angry mob,
pointing shotguns at them.
Brub shakes his fist.

BRUB
I wanna see my DAUGHTER.

CHET
Stay right where you are.
Any of you make a move, and we’ll shoot.

EXT. STATE PARK - WOODS - NIGHT
Shayla continues RUNNING
down the jogging path.

One of her high heels HITS a rock.
She TRIPS, FLIES up in the air.

Lands on her ass, THWUMP.
She takes them off. Gets up.

Frankie comes TEARING ASS toward her.
She sees him. SHOUTS.

SHAYLA
Go AWAY, leave me ALONE --

She veers off the path and
TAKES OFF again into the woods --
just as Frankie catches up.
He stops. Catches his breath.

FRANKIE
Shayla, STOP -- I just wanna TALK --

And he PLUNGES into the foliage after her.

IN FRONT OF THE MOTEL ROOM
Chet and Beck stand in front of the door.
Chet pulls out his revolver.
Clicks the safety. BANGS on the door.

CHET
Frankie Stein, this is the POLICE.
Open the door, NOW.

Silence.

CHET
This is your LAST WARNING.
Open the door NOW, or we’re COMING IN.

They listen. No sound. He raises his gun.
Works a passkey into the door. Opens it.
They slowly go inside.

THE CHIEF
Walks over to the deputies. Faces the crowd.

CHIEF WIND
If ya’ll don’t put down your weapons,
I’m gonna arrest the whole lot of you.

BRUB
And if you don’t move your FAT ASS --

Chet and Beck come back outside.
Everyone looks.

CHET
They’re gone.

BRUB
What the FUCK?

BECK
They went out through the bathroom window.
It’s open.

CHIEF WIND
God-DAMMIT.

Suddenly an old Dodge Dart Swinger
ROARS into the parking lot,
CRUNCHING gravel.

SCREECHES to a stop.
The door opens.

Out steps Vita. Transformed.
Made-up. No glasses.
Hair out of a Robert Palmer video.

Smokin’ hot in the black dress and fuck-me pumps.
She puts her hands on her hips.

VITA
I need to have a word with FRANKIE.

Fight Fire With Glamour

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In Chapter 42 of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, Vita sees on the news about the search for Frankie and Shayla and starts giving herself a makeover so she can try and win Frankie's heart. Meanwhile, Frankie chases Shayla through the woods, who's desperately trying to escape ...


INT. VITA’S BEDROOM - NIGHT
Vita stares at her laptop,
tears in her eyes.

ON THE LAPTOP
We see a picture of her
and Frankie at age ten
at the ‘marriage ceremony’
we saw in the opening flashback.

A CHAT WINDOW
Pops up.
The message reads OMG.

Turn on the news.
They’re talking about Frankie.

VITA
Looks at the TV.
Frankie’s face fills the screen.

She GASPS.
WHIPS off her headphones.
PUNCHES the remote.

KIP CARTWHEEL (O.C.)
-- at the Camelot Motel,
where police officers and
an angry mob have assembled.
We take you now to Del Dunn,
at the scene.

EXT. CAMELOT MOTEL - PARKING LOT - NIGHT
Del Dunn stands away
from the mob holding a microphone.

She looks into the camera.
Cocks her head with importance.

DEL
Thanks, Kip. I’m here in the
parking lot of the Camelot Motel,
where Frankie Stein is holed up
with his hostage, Shayla Petrie.
It’s become quite the scene,
what with both local law enforcement
and a mob of angry townspeople
vying for control of the situation --

INT. VITA’S BEDROOM - NIGHT
Vita PUNCHES off the TV.

VITA
Holy SHIT.

She RACES to her closet.
YANKS OUT the special dress.

GRABS the shoes.
Her makeup bag. RUNS into --

INT. VITA’S BATHROOM - NIGHT
She looks in the mirror.
Starts applying blood-red lipstick.

VITA
Okay, Frankie Stein -- it’s time
to fight fire with glamour.

INT. STATE PARK - WOODS - NIGHT
Shayla RUNS through the dense foliage
like a madwoman on fire, WHACKING
leaves and tree limbs in her way,
an easy-to-follow trail behind her.

FRANKIE
RUNS through the forest chasing her.
He's about a hundred feet behind,
following the trail she’s left,
but still getting SLAPPED on the face
by leaves and branches.

SHAYLA
Gets to a jogging trail.
Turns onto it.

Now runs FASTER without
any obstacles in her way.

She passes a JOGGER
going the other way.

He smiles at her, then sees
her smashed-in skull.

He realizes who she is. Freaks out.
STOPS. Pulls out his cell phone.
PUNCHES a number. Listens.

EXCITED JOGGER
Hello, nine-one-one? I just saw
Shayla Petrie on THE JOGGING TRAIL --

Frankie comes RUNNING PAST HIM.
He watches him go by.

EXCITED JOGGER
Yeah, he’s following her.
(listens)
Going north, toward the old mill --

Death Wish

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In Chapter 41 of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, it's a clusterfuck of epic proportions when Shayla's ex-boyfriend Willis, her parents, the cops the media and a band of vigilantes have a stand off at the motel where Frankie and Shayla are holed up ...

EXT. MOTEL PARKING LOT - NIGHT
Chet and Beck look at each other.
Her eyes flash a question. He nods.

She walks over to the van.
Turns on a flashlight.

CHET
What are you doing here?

WILLIS
This is where Shayla and I last --
(embarrassed)
You know.

BECK
(flashes light in the window)
Holy SHIT.
(to Chet)
Josh Bohner is in the back, dead.

CHET
(to Willis)
Wait right here.

He walks over to the car.
Shines a light in the window.

BECK
Looks like someone’s
developed a taste for blood.

CHET
You mean -- like a vampire?

BECK
Sort of. I’m guessing that whatever
reanimated her started to wear off,
so she needed fresh blood. So to speak --

Obese Mexican Clerk waddles over to them.

OBESE MEXICAN CLERK
What’s the problem, officer?

CHET
I need to know what room
Frankie Stein is in.

OBESE MEXICAN CLERK
Number five.
It’s the only room that’s taken.
What did he do?

BECK
Are you fucking KIDDING me?
Don’t you watch the news?

OBESE MEXICAN CLERK
Nah. Ees too depressing.

Just then a CONVOY of
CARS AND TRUCKS roars into the lot.

The VIGILANTES start piling out.
They carry shotguns and torches.
They march over to Chet, Beck and Obese.

BRUB
We’ll take it from here, Chet.

CHET
Stand down, Brub.
I don’t cotton to no mob scene
vigilantes on my watch.

Brub raises his shotgun.
Takes aim at Chet.

BRUB
I’ve come to get my daughter,
so get the FUCK outta my way.

Chet WHIPS OUT his service revolver.
Aims it at Brub.

CHET
Put the gun down, Brub.
You’re not acting rationally.

The Vigilantes raise their weapons.
Take aim.

BRUB
I’m afraid we’ve got you
outnumbered, Barney Fife.

BECK
Listen to me.
You can’t go in there shooting.
Shayla’s not dead --

BRUB
Who the fuck are YOU?

BECK
I’m a government agent with the CDC.

BRUB
What do you mean she’s not dead?

BECK
Frankie Stein brought her back to life.

BRUB
Yeah, right. And I’m Freddy Krueger.

AT THE FAR END OF THE PARKING LOT
Del Dunn sits in her news van.
Talking on her cell phone.

DEL
That’s right. Frankie and Shayla
are holed up in a room at the Camelot Motel.
(listens)
I dunno. The vigilantes outnumber the cops --

A Taste For Blood

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In Chapter 40 of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, Willis arrives at the dive sex motel looking for Shayla and Frankie, and when Shayla hears him shouting outside, she makes her escape out the bathroom window ... but the shit really hits the fan when CDC agent Beck Driver and patrolman Chet Beverage arrive on the scene and find Josh's dead body in the back of Frankie's van ...


INT. WILLIS’ TRUCK - NIGHT
Willis shuts off the radio.
In shock. Shakes his head.

WILLIS
That little FREAK.
Just wait until I get
my hands on him --

Then he sees it.
Parked down at the end.
Frankie’s VW bus.

WILLIS
What the FUCK? He’s HERE?

He GRABS the door handle.
JUMPS out of the car.

EXT. CAMELOT MOTEL - NIGHT
Willis STORMS across the parking lot,
shaking his fist.

WILLIS
FRANKIE STEIN.
I know you’re in there with MY SHAYLA.
Get your ass OUT HERE RIGHT NOW,
or I’m COMING IN.

INT. CAMELOT MOTEL ROOM - NIGHT
Frankie and Shayla hear Willis.
Look at the door. Freaked.

FRANKIE
Willis --

SHAYLA
What the fuck is HE doing here?

FRANKIE
I dunno.

SHAYLA
Well, I’m not sticking
around to FIND OUT.
No WAY is that fat fuck
his hands on me AGAIN.

She RACES into the bathroom.
Frankie follows her.

INT. MOTEL BATHROOM - NIGHT
Shayla stands on the toilet.
Opens the window.

She starts climbing out.
Frankie races in.

FRANKIE
Wait. I’m coming with you.

SHAYLA
(turns, looks)
Stay AWAY from me --

And she’s gone.

EXT. CAMELOT MOTEL - REAR - NIGHT
Shayla hits the ground
with soft THUD. RUNS away.

Frankie starts climbing out.
Loses his grip, HITS the ground.

FRANKIE
OW --

He gets up.
Starts CHASING after her.

EXT. CAMELOT MOTEL - NIGHT
Willis walks down the
row of doors, SHOUTING.

WILLIS
FRANKIE STEIN.
Get your fucking ass
OUT HERE, right NOW.

Chet’s patrol car FLIES
into the parking lot.

SCREECHES to a halt
in a CRUNCH of gravel.

Two other patrol cars
ROAR into the lot.
Cherry lights FLASHING.

Chet and Beck JUMP out of the car.
Willis RUNS over to them.

WILLIS
Officer Beverage,
I’m glad you’re here.
Frankie Stein’s here --
(points)
That’s his car.

Chet and Beck look at each other.
Her eyes flash a question. He nods.

She walks over to the van.
Turns on a flashlight.

CHET
What are you doing here?

WILLIS
This is where Shayla and I last --
(embarrassed)
You know.

BECK
(flashes light in the window)
Holy SHIT.
(to Chet)
Josh Bohner is in the back, dead.

CHET
(to Willis)
Wait right here.

He walks over to the car.
Shines a light in the window.

BECK
Looks like someone’s
developed a taste for blood --

This Bud's For You

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In Chapter 39 of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, Shayla berates Frankie for bringing her back to life and lying to her about being her boyfriend. Meanwhile, her real boyfriend Willis shows up at the sex motel they're holed up in, ready to get revenge ...


EXT. CAMELOT MOTEL - NIGHT
Willis’ truck pulls into
the parking lot. Parks.

INT. WILLIS’ TRUCK - NIGHT
Some corny power ballad
plays on the car stereo.

In a perfect world, Cinderella’s
DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’VE GOT TIL IT’S GONE.

Willis looks at the motel longingly.
Finishes a can of beer.

SMASHES it against his forehead.
Reaches over, pulls another one
off a six pack. CRACKS it open.
Raises it. Toasts.

WILLIS
This Bud’s for you, Shayla --

The song ends. An ANNOUNCER’S
voice comes on the radio.

ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
We interrupt our current programming
with this late-breaking bulletin.
Venison police are currently searching
high school student Frankie Stein,
who is wanted in connection with
abducting the body of Shayla Petrie,
who was killed in a hit-and-run accident --

WILLIS
What THE FUCK?

ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
If you see him, please contact
the authorities immediately.
And be careful.
He’s considered extremely dangerous.

WILLIS
Frankie STEIN?
That fucking NERD?
With my SHAYLA?

IN THE MOTEL ROOM
Shayla shakes her fist at Frankie.
Beyond livid.

SHAYLA
So what the FUCK
am I supposed to do NOW, HUH?
can’t go home looking like THIS.
I was the MOST POPULAR GIRL IN SCHOOL --
and now I look like SHIT.
(eyes fill with tears)
Why didn’t you just let me DIE?

FRANKIE
I told you -- I love you.
(beat)
I think you’re still beautiful --

SHAYLA
Beautiful? I look like
THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN --
(gasps)
How DARE YOU lie to me
about being my boyfriend. AS IF.
You’re a pathetic little creep
who can only get a girl
by fucking a DEAD BODY.

PUSH IN ON Frankie’s face.
Beyond upset. About to cry.

FRANKIE
Does that mean --
we’re breaking up?

Nobody One Fucks With Our Cheerleaders

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In Chapter 37 of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, Chet and Beck race over to the dive sex motel where Frankie and Shayla are holed up ... as well as an angry mob, led by Shayla's parents. Meanwhile, the shit hits the fan when Shayla remembers who she was ... and what Frankie did to her ...


INT. POLICE SQUAD CAR - MOVING - NIGHT
Chet drives. Beck looks at him.

BECK
So how far away is the motel?

CHET
Not far. Take us about fifteen minutes.
(reaches for the radio)
Better call this in.

EXT. TOWN SQUARE - NIGHT
One of those quaint main hubs
as seen in countless movies and TV shows.

We see the bank. City Hall. The barber shop.
Drug store. Sheriff’s office.
General store. Post office.

A group of ANGRY VIGILANTES have gathered
near the entrance to a small city park.
Their faces eerie in the streetlight.

BRUB
He’s taken my DAUGHTER
and made her into a FREAK.
That little blind boy was MURDERED --
and his best friend
Josh Bohner is MISSING.
Probably killed HIM, too.

RED-FACED REDNECK
Let’s go GET HIM.

IRATE GUY
Yeah, let’s fuckin’ LYNCH him.

BULKY DYKE
NO ONE fucks with OUR cheerleaders.

RED-FACED REDNECK
That’s RIGHT. Let’s STRING ‘EM UP.

A tall, skinny GAS STATION ATTENDANT
runs up to them waving his arms.
Excited as hell.

SKINNY GAS STATION ATTENDANT
HEY. I jus’ heard on the police scanner
that Frankie and Shayla are over at
the Camelot Motel on Old Country Road.
headin’ over there NOW.

BRUB
C’mon, LET’S GO.

IRATE GUY
Yeah, let’s GET ‘EM.

Everyone RACES over to their
cars and trucks, piles in,
REVS their engines and TAKE OFF.

Standing behind a nearby tree
see Del Dunn.

She RUNS over to her news van.
JUMPS IN, and FOLLOWS them.

INT. CAMELOT MOTEL ROOM - NIGHT
Frankie and Shayla lie in bed.
Frankie’s completely spent,
eyes narrow slits.

Shayla puffs on a cigarette.
Eyes ON FIRE.

SHAYLA
I can’t believe you made it
to round five. What a trouper.
(looks at him)
After I finish my smoke,
let’s go again.

FRANKIE
(looks at her)
Will you -- go steady with me?

SHAYLA
Go steady?

FRANKIE
Yeah. I’d never hit you --

Pause.

SHAYLA
HIT me --
She looks around at the room.
Wheels turning. Remembering.

SHAYLA
Wait a minute. I know this room --
(looks at Frankie)
You’re FRANKIE STEIN.

FRANKIE
Uh --

SHAYLA
You’re that fucking NERD.
You’re not my BOYFRIEND.
What the FUCK?

Frankie BOLTS UPRIGHT.
HOPS off the bed.

FRANKIE
Wait a minute. I can explain --

SHAYLA
Explain? Explain? EXPLAIN?

She JUMPS off the bed.
Goes to the mirror.
Looks at herself.

SHAYLA
I’m Shayla Petrie.
I was the HEAD CHEERLEADER.
The fucking PUMPKIN QUEEN.
What the FUCK happened to me?

Frankie stares at her.
Deflated. Gestures helplessly.

FRANKIE
Willis threw you out of his truck --
you were drunk, and got hit by a car --
and died.

She stares at him, open-mouthed.
reeling.

SHAYLA
Then if I DIED, then what the fuck
am I DOING HERE?

FRANKIE
I, uh --
(beat)
Brought you back to life.

SHAYLA
Why?

FRANKIE
Because I love you --

Lover Boy

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In Chapter 36 of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, now safely hidden away in a dive 'sex motel,' reanimated dead cheerleader Shayla Petrie has her way with science genius nerd Frankie Stein. Meanwhile, Frankie's mom Julie watches the cops leave, on their way to try and find him ...


INT. THE CAMELOT MOTEL - THEME ROOM - NIGHT
Done up like a room in a castle,
with peeling, faded ‘brick’ wallpaper.

‘Shitty’ would be a compliment.
But hey, free HBO.

Frankie stands in
the middle of the room
looking at the
entrance to the bathroom.

Shayla comes out,
face all clean.

FRANKIE
So, uh -- you wanna watch some TV?

She walks up to him.
Takes his hand --

SHAYLA
Fuck that.
C’mere, lover-boy.
Let’s get BUSY.

WHIRLS him around.
SHOVES him onto the bed.

Gets on top of him.
Starts kissing his neck.

Grabs his belt buckle.
Starts undoing it.
Frankie tries to fight her off.

FRANKIE
No, stop -- I don’t want to --

SHAYLA
(WHIPS OFF his shoes)
Tough toenails, little fella.
I’ve got an itch --
and it’s gonna be SCRATCHED.

FRANKIE
I’m, uh -- not in the mood --

SHAYLA
(YANKS his pants off)
What’s the matter?
Don’t tell me you’re a VIRGIN?

FRANKIE
(turning red)
As a matter of fact --

SHAYLA
Well, we’ll see about THAT.

She pulls her dress over her head.
Revealing her perfect, injured body.
Frankie’s eyes go wide.

SHAYLA
FUCK me, Stephen Hawking.

Frankie’s pelvis JERKS.
Eyes go glassy.

A wet stain forms
on his tighty-whities.

SHAYLA
AGAIN?

FRANKIE
Sorry --

SHAYLA
Don’t worry.
We’re just getting STARTED.
(big smile)
We’ve got ALL NIGHT --

PUSH IN ON Frankie’s face.
Scared shitless.

INT. FRANKIE’S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
Julie stands by the window
holding a cocktail.

She watches Chet and Beck
get into their car.
Downs it. Sighs.

Goes to the sofa. Sits.
Grabs a bottle
on the coffee table.

Refills her glass.
A tear slides down her cheek.

JULIE
What have you done, Frankie?
(takes a sip)
What have you done --

Magic Fingers

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In Chapter 34 of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, Frankie goes on the lam and holes up in a seedy sex motel with Shayla. Meanwhile CDC agent Beck Driver and patrolman Chet Beverage search Frankie's tree house, looking for clues ...


EXT. THE CAMELOT MOTEL - DUSK
Frankie drives the bus
into the parking lot.

Parks down at the end,
away from the only other car.

INT. FRANKIE’S VOLKSWAGON - DUSK
He turns off the engine.
Looks at Shayla. Sighs.

FRANKIE
I’m going to check us in.
You wait here in the car, okay?

SHAYLA
(looks out the window)
Looks familiar.

FRANKIE
Don’t be silly.
Wait right here, okay?
Don’t leave the car.
(off her nod)
Be back in a sec --

He gets out.
Starts walking over to the office.

Shayla watches him go.
Wrinkles her nose.

Smells something. Turns around.
Looks in the back of the van. Big smile.

INT. CAMELOT MOTEL OFFICE - DUSK
Tiny, cramped. The OBESE MEXICAN CLERK (40’s)
watches a shitty little black-and-white.
Eats a giant burrito.

Frankie walks in.
Approaches the counter.

FRANKIE
Hi. I’d like to get a room, please.

OBESE MEXICAN CLERK
(eyes on the TV)
For the hour or for the night?

FRANKIE
Uh, for the night --

INT. FRANKIE’S VAN - DUSK
Shayla has found Josh’s body
in the back and is now
sucking blood from a gaping wound
she’s chewed in his neck.

FRANKIE
Gets back in the car.
Sees Shayla’s not in her seat.

FRANKIE
Not AGAIN --

He hears a sucking sound.
Turns. Looks. Sees her feasting.

FRANKIE
Ohmigod. Shayla, NO.

She looks up at him.
Blood on her face. Confused.

SHAYLA
What’s wrong?

FRANKIE
You can’t DO that.
He was my FRIEND.

SHAYLA
But I’m HUNGRY.
Makes me feel BETTER.

FRANKIE
But you can’t eat PEOPLE.
(sighs)
C’mon, let’s go to our room
and get you cleaned up.

INT. TREE HOUSE - NIGHT
Chet and Beck search the tiny room
looking for clues.

CHET
Nothing. How about you?

BECK
Nothing.
(looks at the bed)
Do you think he fucked her?

CHET
My god. That’s SICK --

BECK
I’ve seen his picture.
He makes Mark Zuckerburg
look like Ryan Reynolds.

CHET
So --

BECK
Shayla was the head cheerleader.
AND Pumpkin Queen. You do the math.
(off his look)
What’s the only thing on a
sixteen-year-old boy’s mind?

CHET
To get laid.

BECK
And where would he go to do THAT?

CHET
A motel --

BECK
Dirty Harry gets a gold star.

CHET
I bet he went to The Camelot.

BECK
The Camelot?

CHET
Yeah.
It’s one of those sex motels.

BECK
You mean the kind with
the magic fingers bed?

CHET
Uh, yeah.

BECK
Damn.
I’m staying at the wrong place --

The Plot Thickens

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In Chapter 33 of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, Vita hears on the radio about the cops' manhunt for Frankie. Meanwhile, Beck and Chet search Frankie's basement, and find the secret science lab equipment that he used to bring Shayla back to life ...


INT. VITA’S HOUSE - FOYER - DAY
Vita comes in. Shuts the door.
Looks sad. Angry. Freaked out.
Peggy rushes up to her.

PEGGY
There you are.
I just heard on the radio
that the police are
looking for Frankie --

Vita looks away.
Heads for the stairs.

VITA
I don’t want to talk about it.

PEGGY
It’s okay, honey.
Let me fix you something to eat.

VITA
I’m not HUNGRY.

And she RACES upstairs.

INT. VITA’S ROOM - DAY
Vita turns on her laptop.
Looks at the screen.
Finds the local news.

ON THE SCREEN
We see a screaming headline
in big, bright bold letters:

POLICE MANHUNT FOR FRANKIE STEIN
AND CAPTIVE SHAYLA PETRIE.

VITA
Stares at the screen.
A tear rolls down her check.

VITA
Oh, Frankie -- what have I done?
(beat)
What have I done?

EXT. FRANKIE’S BASEMENT LAB - DAY
Chet and Beck search the room,
examining his electronic equipment.
Video games. Kid-stuff experiments.

CHET
Looks like ordinary teenager stuff to me.

BECK
Maybe he was tipped off --

CHET
And hid the evidence --

Beck walks over to a
cabinet against the wall.
Fingers the padlock on the door.

BECK
Bingo.

CHET
We’ll have to get a warrant.

Beck pulls a couple of hairpins out.
Her hair falls down luxuriously.
She smiles. Holds them up.

BECK
But I’m not a cop.

CHET
Yeah, but I am.

BECK
But I work for the government.

CHET
Knock yourself out.

She nods. Goes to work on the lock.
Chet’s cell phone RINGS.

CHET
This is officer Beverage --
(listens)
Holy SHIT. Really?
(listens)
Uh-huh --
(listens)
Damn --
(listens)
We’re at his house.
We’ll let you know what we find.
(listens)
Copy that.

He CLICKS the phone shut.
Looks at Beck.

CHET
A ten-year-old blind boy
was found dead in the park.

BECK
Do you think it’s connected?

CHET
Well, his name was Willis,
and the bottom half of his face
was chewed off, so I’d say YES.

BECK
Damn.

CHET
There’s more. We got a
call from Josh Bohner’s mother --
he’s Frankie’s best friend --
and she says he didn’t
come home from school.

BECK
Maybe he had some
extracurricular activity?

CHET
Negatory. His mother said
he’s a complete shut-in.
Always comes right home
after school.

BECK
The plot thickens.

CHET
No shit.

She goes back to
work on the lock.
It CLICKS open.

She opens the cabinet doors.
We Frankie’s real lab equipment inside.

The transformer. The gauges.
Wires. The works. Chet whistles.

CHET
Looks like we’ve got our man.

BECK
Let’s go check out
the tree house --

Does A Body Good

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In Chapter 32 of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, CDC agent Beck Driver and officer Chet Beverage discover the love triangle between Frankie, Shayla and Vita. Meanwhile, Frankie hears on the car radio that an APB has been put out on him, and decides to take Shayla 'somewhere safe' ...


INT. POLICE SQUAD CAR - DAY
Chet sits behind the wheel
talking on his cell phone.
Beck checks her email on hers.

CHET
That’s right, chief. Frankie Stein --
(listens)
Of course. I’ll keep you posted. Over.
(hangs up, to Beck)
I can’t believe it.
It’s like something
out of a horror movie.
(thinks)
Wonder why she snitched
on him like that.

BECK
She’s in love.
(off his look)
Spurned lover.
If Vita can’t have him,
he can’t have Shayla.

CHET
You mean --

BECK
A love triangle.
But one of em’s dead.

INT. FRANKIE’S VOLKSWAGON - DAY
Frankie and Shayla sit
in the front seat.

He wipes the blood
off her face with a rag.
She looks at him. Smiles.

SHAYLA
Tasted good.

FRANKIE
What tasted good?

SHAYLA
Want MORE.

FRANKIE
Blood? Oh, no. NO. NOT good.

She frowns. Looks sad.
He starts the engine.
Tries to smile.

FRANKIE
C’mon, let’s go home.
I’ll fix you a nice snack.

Frankie starts driving.
Turns on the radio.

FRANKIE
Maybe some music will --

NEWS ANNOUNCER (O.C.)
-- police have issued an
all-points-bulletin
for Frankie Stein,
wanted in connection with --

Frankie’s eyes bug out.
He SHUTS it off.

FRANKIE
Shit.

SHAYLA
Why do the police want to see you?

FRANKIE
Uh, nothing. Nothing.
(turns the wheel)
Change of plan.
We’re gonna go somewhere else.

SHAYLA
Where we going?

FRANKIE
Surprise.

SHAYLA
Oooh. I like surprises.
(beat)
We get more blood?

FRANKIE
More BLOOD?

SHAYLA
Makes me feel better.

FRANKIE
Hey. All of a sudden
you’re talking much better.

PUSH IN ON Shayla’s face.
Eyes glinting maniacally.

SHAYLA
Does a body good --

Blind Date

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In Chapter 31 of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, reanimated dead cheerleader Shayla Petrie escapes from her 'date' with science genius nerd Frankie Stein and visits a local park, where she meets a blind boy ... and unfortunately gets more than a little violent ...


EXT. CITY PARK - DAY
A lush expanse of foliage and trees surrounds
a small grassy area with a small lake.

Birds chirp in the trees.
Bright sunlight shimmers off the water.
It’s like out of a dream.

Shayla CLOMP CLOMPS over to
the entrance to the park.
Looks around at all the beauty.

SHAYLA
Pretty --

A JOGGER runs by. Sees her.
Does a double-take.

Looks horrified. RUNS AWAY.
Shayla watches him go.

SHAYLA
So -- fast.

She stumbles over to a park bench
near the water. Sits.
Looks at the pond.

SHAYLA
Water --
Screws her face up. Thinking.

SHAYLA
Picnic -- with WILLIS.

MALE VOICE (O.C.)
Excuse me.
Do you mind if I sit here?

She slowly turns her head, looks, sees --
a YOUNG BOY (10) wearing sunglasses.
Holding a white cane.

SHAYLA
Hello.

YOUNG BOY
(sits next to her)
Thanks. Hope I didn’t startle you --
(smiles)
Don’t worry. I won’t hit on you.

SHAYLA
Hit -- on me?

YOUNG BOY
Well, I’m blind. I mean, hello.

SHAYLA
Can’t -- see?

YOUNG BOY
Yeah. Not much fun,
but you get used to it.
(beat)
I’m Willis.

Shayla reacts like she’s been
zapped with electricity.

SHAYLA
WILLIS?

WILLIS
I know, it’s a stupid name.
But what are you gonna do?
Stupid parents.
My brother’s name is FRANCIS.
How lame is THAT?

SHAYLA
Shayla --

WILLIS
Shayla. Now that’s a pretty name.
Bet you’re really pretty.

SHAYLA
You -- BOYFRIEND.

WILLIS
Whoah, slow down there, little lady.
I don’t move that fast.
And besides, you sound
a little old for me.

Shayla CLAMPS a hand on his thigh.
HARD. Leans in for a kiss.

WILLIS
OW.

SHAYLA
Want -- kiss.

WILLIS
(puts his hand on hers)
Stop. You’re hurting me.

SHAYLA
Want KISS.

WILLIS
(tries to get up)
NO. Get OFF ME.

She WHIRLS AROUND, facing him.
GRABS his head in her hands
and KISSES HIM forcefully.
He tries to SCREAM.

Shayla’s teeth CRUNCH into his mouth.
Blood goes FLYING.

His body starts THRASHING.
She RIPS OUT his lips.

Smiles, her face a rictus of blood
as she chews on them. Swallows.

An ungodly HOWL erupts
erupts from his ruined mouth.

WILLIS
AHHH --

She looks at him. Confused.
GRABS his head harder.

SNAPS his neck with a CRACK.
SHOVES his lifeless body onto the ground.

SHAYLA
BAD boyfriend.

FRANKIE (O.C.)
SHAYLA. THERE you are --

Frankie RACES over to the bench.
Sees the dead boy on the ground.
The blood on Shayla’s face. Horrified.

FRANKIE
Shayla, what have you DONE?

She looks at him.
Eyes liquid-bright with tears.

SHAYLA
We -- broke up.

School Daze

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In Chapter 30 of FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE, Frankie desperately searches for Shayla, but then gets a call from Vita telling him that the cops are in the principal's office looking for him ...


INT. SCHOOL CLASSROOM - DAY
A room full of STUDENTS
sitting behind their desks.

They murmur to each other.
CAMERA finds Vita.
Freaking out.

VITA
(raises her hand)
May I be excused, please?

INT. SCHOOL CORRIDOR - DAY
Vita hurries down the hall.
Pulls out her cell phone.

Passes the Principal’s office.
Stops. Looks in the window.

VITA
(whispers)
Cops? Shit.

She continues walking.
PUNCHES a number. Listens.

INTERCUT WITH:

EXT. OHIO BURGER KITCHEN - BACK ALLEY - DAY
Frankie walks through the alley,
searching for Shayla.

FRANKIE
SHAYLA, where are you? Come BACK.
I’m SORRY you don’t feel well,
I should have listened to you --

His phone RINGS.
He pulls it out. Listens.

FRANKIE
Hello?

VITA
Frankie, it’s Vita.
We got trouble.
The cops are in
the principal’s office.
They want to see you.

FRANKIE
I can’t talk right now --

VITA
What are we gonna do?

FRANKIE
WE?
What do you mean WE?

VITA
But I thought we were --

FRANKIE
I said I CAN’T TALK NOW.
Shayla’s MISSING and
I’ve got FIND HER --

He hangs up.
Continues down the alley.

Vita stares at the phone.
Incensed. Heartbroken.
Starts MARCHING down the hall.

VITA
You just crossed the
WRONG chick, boy wonder --

INT. PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE - DAY
Vita stands at the door.
KNOCK-KNOCKS.

Principal Bacon’s
SURLY OLD SECRETARY (70’s) opens it.

SURLY OLD SECRETARY
I’m sorry.
The Principal is in a meeting.

VITA
I know.
Tell him I’ve got some
information about Frankie Stein.

PUSH IN ON Surly’s face.
Eyes flashing.

SURLY OLD SECRETARY
Get your ass in here --