PIECES OF ME - JULY 2020 95 .
He RUNS into Ballard ’ s gut . Patrick looks up at the officer in a panic .
OFFICER BALLARD Patrick ?!?! Are you okay ?!?!
PATRICK My dad ’ s been shot ! Please help !
Ballard and Sophie share a look .
SOPHIE Go home . Lock your doors . We ’ ll let you know when it ’ s safe to come out .
The boy nods and sprints across the yard to his house . They enter .
INT . KITCHEN
Ballard and Sophie stop in their tracks , taking in the carnage :
- Gordon bleeding out . - Eli ’ s shattered face . Also the pile of vomit . - Teen 2 weeping between the injured men . No gun in sight .
Ballard checks Gordon ’ s pulse . Faint , but present . Sophie assesses Eli . He ’ s also with us .
SOPHIE Daddy ! What happened ?
He tries to speak , but his jaw ’ s hanging on by a thread - his words sound like static .
ELI Gordon ... did ... this .
She turns to the teen and sees his forehead .
SOPHIE Did you come here to get even ?
TEEN 2 Originally , yes . After what your dad ’ s girlfriend did to me , but he changed my mind .