Paranormal Activity Page #2

JOSH:

I think she’s doing great.

COLLIN:

She claims to be a witch, a bruja

no less.

JOSH:

I know, Collin, and could we keep

an open mind?

New angle. The phone RINGS, Athena answers.

ATHENA:

PCI. (then) Josh, it’s Barbara.

JOSH:

I’ll take it in my office.

INT. JOSH’S OFFICE/PCI --SAME

A cramped jumble of files, tapes, books, maps and photos,

Josh picking up the phone.

JOSH:

Hello?

BARBARA (V.O.)

Colonial, God, that’s so

eighties..is that olive? No, it’s

more like a moss...

JOSH:

Honey? What are we talking about?

INTERCUT:

INT. KITCHEN/JOSH’S HOUSE --CONTINUOUS

BARBARA, Josh’s wife; 30’S, attractive, suburban prim. She’s

looking out of the window, watching the house next door. A

delivery truck is in the driveway, workmen toting a new

living room set (the subject of her comments) into the house.

6.

TED STROUD and his wife, LASANDRA, supervising. They’re

attractive, black, 30’s.

BARBARA:

Ted and LaSandra, our new

neighbors? I invited them over for

lunch tomorrow. They seem nice

enough.

Barbara waves at the Strouds, they wave back. As the

dialogue continues Barb takes dishes out of the dishwasher

and wipes off spots only she can see.

JOSH:

Is that why you called?

BARBARA:

I just got off the phone with the

Vice Principal. Danni skipped

school.

JOSH:

She did?

BARBARA:

It’s the new boyfriend. Cal. He’s

taking advantage of her.

Athena appears in Josh’s doorway, gestures, let’s go.

JOSH:

I’ve got to go. We’ll talk about it

later.

They hang up but we stay with Barbara in the kitchen. ADAM

enters. 7 years old, a smart kid trying to figure out how the

world works.

ADAM:

I finished cleaning my room, Mom.

BARBARA:

Really? Why don’t we have a look?

INT. ADAM’S ROOM/JOSH’S HOUSE --MOMENTS LATER

The room is very clean but Barbara is inspecting with the

scrutiny of a Marine sergeant, Adam watching, tense.

BARBARA:

Good job, Adam. (then) Don’t you

just feel better when everything is

the way it’s supposed to be?

ADAM:

Sure. I guess.

7.

Barbara notices the bookshelf.

BARBARA:

Adam, didn’t we say you would

alphabetize your books?

ADAM:

I don’t think so.

A MINUTE LATER:

Barbara and Adam examining a 20 PAGE, HANDWRITTEN CONTRACT

titled “MY CONTRACT WITH MOM BY ADAM KEELING”.

BARBARA:

Here, Section B, item 7a. (reads)

“I will put my books away in

alphabetical order.”

ADAM:

But they look neat and everything.

BARBARA:

You agreed to the contract, Adam.

See? There’s your signature.

ADAM:

But you said I had to sign it or I

wouldn’t get my allowance.

BARBARA:

Give and take, sweetheart. We

negotiated.

On Adam, confused.

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