The Ties That Bind
"Episode 2 - Bumper Knot"
(Jeff is sitting in the passenger's seat of his mother's vehicle)
JEFF: Mom, say something.
CAROLINE: What do you want me to say, Jeff?! I just picked you up from the police station for possession of alcohol and underage drinking. What were you thinking?
(Jeff's phone vibrates)
JEFF: I wasn't. Look, I'm sorry!
(he looks at his phone and sees an incoming call from Stephanie. He declines the call)
CAROLINE: (very angrily) Not good enough!
(Caroline looks at Jeff and shakes her head)
CAROLINE: Not this time.
JEFF: I screwed up.
CAROLINE: That's an understatement! You need to smarten up and pull your head out of your a**! We're lucky they let you off with just a warning.
(Jeff's phone vibrates again. Caroline notices the incoming call)
CAROLINE: (angry) Don't f***ing answer that!
(Jeff looks at his phone and sees Jill's name)
JEFF: Chill-out, Mom... it's Jill.
CAROLINE: I don't care who that is! Your father is so pissed at you.
JEFF: You told Dad?
CAROLINE: Who do you think called me to pick you up.
(Caroline looks sternly at Jeff. He turns his head away and looks out the passenger window)
JEFF: (low voice) But, everyone was drinking tonight...
CAROLINE: Oh, exactly what I needed to hear. You think that's a relief? (looks at Jeff) What if you had hurt yourself? (louder) What if you'd hurt someone else?
JEFF: (irritated) Stop! Okay? I get it. (calmly) I get it.
(Jeff receives a text message from Jill: WHERE ARE YOU!!? CALL ME! URGENT!)
[End Scene]
(Max wakes up to his phone vibrating on his nightstand)
MAX: (weakly) Hello? (listening) Wait, slow down. Where are you? (pauses) Okay, I'll be right there.
(Max places his phone on the nightstand and jumps out of bed)
[End Scene]
(Opening Credits/Theme Song: Outlandish - After Every Rainfall Must Come A Rainbow)
[Next Scene]
(Jill approaches Valerie who is sitting in the waiting area of the emergency room)
JILL: He's on his way.
(Valerie looks shaken and upset)
VALERIE: (shakily) She shrugged me off. I wasn't expecting her to react like that.
JILL: It wasn't your fault, Val. She wasn't sober.
VALERIE: I noticed.
JILL: And it wasn't just alcohol.
(Valerie gives Jill a look of concern)
(a doctor walks out of Whitney's room)
VALERIE: Is she okay?
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The Ties That Bind
Teen FictionChristine's death triggers Max's search for the truth leading him to uncover a 17-year secret about his family that will change his life forever. The Ties That Bind takes you to the depths of one man's deceit, and the lives that unravel in the wake...
