Till Death Do Us Part, Dad: A Screenplay

By Uduma Igwe kalu

Preamble
A middle class family is dysfunctionally doomed due to perpetuated
acts of incest between an insidious, impulsive, intimidating, and
threatening father, and the youngest of his offspring. This statutory
crime of copulation between both parties, as most modern-day
cultures would deem, is perpetrated simply because the regnant father
is nonchalant to the fact that incestuous acts involving a very young
and duressed victim leaves an irreversible, painfully emotional scar in
the life of the victim. In this story, the victim and the father suffer
the consequences of their acts, while the rest of the family shares the
emotional pain of guilt and more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: May 30, 2012
• ISBN: 9781477210727

Uduma Igwe kalu

The author, Uduma Igwe Kalu, is a Boston, Massachusetts, USA resident. He is the author of the following books: Modern Poems (196), Emotions – Poetry (2011), Till Death Do Us Part, Dad – a screenplay about a family incest (2012), and several unpublished literary words which include stage plays, short stores some of which were aired on a local radio station in Africa, on a daily basis, for several years. He’s also written short stories and poems for children, as well as lyrics. He wrote a song that was performed by a female artist, which was released by Sunrise Records, stationed in Hollywood, California in the ‘80s. Mr. Igwe Kalu is a skilled still-life artist who utilized his ability to pleasantly present to all readers of his works issues that affect our standards of living in today’s world, and why some of those issues are left to lax until resurrected by some that are most affected.

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Published by AuthorHouse 05/21/2012

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Contents

Preamble

Cast of Characters

INT. Living Room—Day

INT. Jenny & Joanne’s bedroom—Day

INT. In the Parlor— Day

INT. Driveway—Day

INT. Dining Room—Day

INT. Next Day—Morning

INT. Driveway—Day

INT. Inside the Kitchen—Afternoon

INT. In the Parlor—Day

INT. Jenny & Joanne’s room—Day

INT. Kitchen—Day

INT. Inside the Parlor—Day

INT. By the Residence—Morning

INT. Parlor—Day

EXT. Front Door—Day

INT. Near the girl’s bedroom—Day

INT. Bedroom—Day

INT. Inside the home—Afternoon

INT. Kingsley’s residence—Late at night

INT. In the Parlor—Morning

INT. In the Parlor—Evening

INT. Kathy’s Bedroom—Day

EXT. City Street—Evening

EXT. Sidewalk downtown—Evening

INT. In the Parlor—Kingsley’s residence—Evening

EXT. On a City Street—Evening

INT. Next day—Parlor—Late Afternoon

INT. Rose and Pete’s bedroom—Evening

INT. Kingsley’s residence—Day

EXT. Front of Kingsley residence—Day

EXT. Front door entrance—Day

INT. Next day—Night

INT. At a local hospital—Day

INT. Next day—Bedroom—Morning

INT. At the Kingsley residence—Afternoon

EXT. Kingsley residence—Afternoon

INT. At a local hospital—Afternoon

INT. Psychiatrist’s office—Day

EXT. Kingsley residence—Day

INT. At the hospital—Day

EXT. Kingsley residence—Day

INT. At the hospital—Day

INT. Kathy’s bedroom—Day

EXT. Driving down a busy street—Day

INT. Pete’s hospital room—Day

EXT. Kingsley residence—Day

INT. Kingsley residence—Parlor—Evening

Preamble

A middle class family is dysfunctionally doomed due to perpetuated acts of incest between an insidious, impulsive, intimidating, and threatening father, and the youngest of his offspring. This statutory crime of copulation between both parties, as most modern-day cultures would deem, is perpetrated simply because the regnant father is nonchalant to the fact that incestuous acts involving a very young and duressed victim leaves an irreversible, painfully emotional scar in the life of the victim. In this story, the victim and the father suffer the consequences of their acts, while the rest of the family shares the emotional pain of guilt and more.

Cast of Characters

1. Pete Kingsley—Father/Husband

2. Rose—Pete’s wife/Mother of Jenny, Joanne, Kathy and Tim

3. Joanne—Rose and Pete’s daughter

4. Kathy—Rose and Pete’s daughter (victim of incest)

5. Tim—Rose and Pete’s son

6. Hogan—Pete’s brother

7. Margaret—Hogan’s wife/Mother of Amy, Angie #1, and Ryan

8. Amy—Margaret and Hogan’s daughter

9. Angie #1—Margaret and Hogan’s daughter

10. Ryan—Margaret and Hogan’s son

11. Steve—Jenny’s boyfriend

12. George—Joanne’s boyfriend

13. Alex—Kathy’s friend

14. Alex’s father

15. Kathy’s school counselor

16. Nina—Jenny’s friend

17. Angie #2—Rose’s friend

18. Shauna—Angie #2’s daughter/Kathy’s classmate

19. Dr. Webster—Psychiatrist

20. Dr. Silva

21. Nurse

22. Camile Edwards—Psychiatrist #2

23. TransAm Driver—Kathy’s friend

INT. Living Room—Day

It is a cool Christmas afternoon, and Pete Kingsley’s family is hosting this year’s Kingsley families’ annual family reunion at their residence. On scene are Pete Kingsley’s family members, which include: Rose, Pete’s wife, mother of Joanne, Jenny, Kathy, and Tim, who is away in the marines, but shall join in later. Also, on scene, are, Hogan Kingsley’s family. Hogan is Pete’s brother. Hogan’s family include: his wife, Margaret, mother of Amy, Angie, and Ryan, the youngest of the siblings who is five years old. Around the interior of the house are beautiful Christmas decorations. And under a tall, lit Christmas tree located at a far corner in the parlor are Christmas gifts neatly wrapped. At this time, all family members and relatives are seen walking around full of the Christmas spirit. They are seen hugging one another. Moments later, the cousins decide to retreat into the girls’ bedroom.

Jenny:

(Motioning)

Hey! Come on: let’s go in the room and chitchat!

Amy:

Yeah! Good idea. Let’s go!

The girls begin to retreat into Jenny and Joanne’s bedroom. Kathy, however, who always likes to be left alone, decides to head upstairs to her bedroom. Margaret then begins to play around with her young son, Ryan, while Hogan walks up to Pete, where he’s standing checking on laid out Christmas presents.

Hogan:

(Grinning)

Hey, this is a beautiful set-up you have here. Business must be booming.

Pete:

I told you before: you got a bad mouth.

Hogan:

(Laughs and pats Pete on the back)

I was just kidding. How’s business anyway?

Pete:

(Grins)

Well; not too bad.—’Could be better. Thanks to Rose: she was a big help in the set-up.

Hogan:

That’s good.

Pete:

(Grinning)

I’ll tell you one thing: when a family works together, everything flourishes. Mine is proof!

Hogan:

So, you like the restaurant business better than the insurance job?

Pete:

Oh, yeah. This is a good time to get into the business. And when you’re in the business, it’s more lucrative if you serve international meals and still keep your business neat.

Hogan:

Why is that?

Pete:

Well, considering the influx of foreigners; in restaurant business, you can attract customers if you serve a variety of international primary meals.—"See, I know the secrets in this business that most people don’t know. Well! What about you; how’s your boutique business? Business good for you?

Hogan:

Ah!—Somewhat better now; since I relocated. You know something; it is better in the inner city than it is out here.

Pete:

(Laughing)

That was a good move. That’s exactly where the rivers of wealth flow: inner city.

Cut.

INT. Jenny & Joanne’s bedroom—Day

On scene, sitting around and conversing inside Joanne and Jenny’s bedroom, are Jenny, Joanne, and their cousins, Amy and Angie. Conversation had already begun:

Joanne:

(Grinning)

Angie, are you still seeing that guy?

Angie:

Yep, I am.

Joanne:

Wow! You guys have been seeing each other for a long time now.—’You guys gonna get married or something?

Angie:

I don’t know. Maybe. I love the guy.

Joanne:

(To Amy)

What about you, Amy?

Amy:

My boyfriend?

Joanne:

Yeah. Are you still seeing him?

Amy:

Oh, God! We broke up a long time ago. I’m not seeing anybody right now. I need the time off, anyway.

Jenny:

(Interrupts)

Good for you, Amy. I broke off with Jimmy, two months ago.

Amy:

‘You miss him?

Jenny:

(Silent for a moment)

Sometimes, but I can deal with it. I don’t need the trouble right now. I’m better off single, for now.

Angie:

Where’s Kathy? I haven’t seen her since we got here.

Joanne:

Didn’t you see her?

Angie:

No, I didn’t.

Joanne:

She was in there with everybody else.

Angie:

But I didn’t see her, or hear her voice.

Joanne:

She’s the calm type.

Angie:

She must be a big girl now. How old is she; fifteen—sixteen?

Jenny:

(Interrupts)

Sixteen, and a pain in the ass.

Amy:

You guys really can’t blame her too much. Every teenager is the same way. You know;—new boyfriends,—don’t want to do anything around the house, always on the phone, and talking back to adults. You know what I mean.

Jenny:

I know I wasn’t like that.

Amy:

You don’t represent every teenager, Jenny. Most teenagers are that way.

Joanne:

Yeah.—But, she’s the opposite of all that. She doesn’t go anywhere, and she has no boyfriends.—At least, not that I know of. And, worst of all, she does not want to have anything to do with me or Jenny or mom. Just dad.

Amy:

—Still daddy’s girl, hah?

Angie:

So long as she’s happy. That’s what counts.

Joanne:

It’s hard