Mock Sides: Original Scripts for Workshop Actors MULE. Written by. David Dalton & Chad Schnackel

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1 MULE Written by David Dalton & Chad Schnackel Pages: 3 Characters: Mark, 30+ Wesley, African/American, 30+ Synopsis: Mark calls his old friend, Wesley, to meet him at his hotel to help "relieve himself" of some property. Of course, Wesley refuses. PERMISSION FOR USE Educational Use: YOU HAVE PERMISSION to use this script for acting classes & workshops, general auditions, audition workshops, school entry auditions, school scholarship auditions, personal practice, and school related competitions where no monetary awards or prizes are given. Film or Video Productions: YOU HAVE PERMISSION to film or videotape a performance of this script for the purpose of demonstration (demo reel or show reel) as long as the writer's names appear in the film/video credits in the finished production. Expansion/Development/Film Festivals: YOU MUST OBTAIN expressed written permission from the MockSides administrators (writers David Dalton & Chad Schnackel) to expand or develop this script into a short film, feature, or any sort of episodic series for commercial use or for entries into film festivals and competitions where a monetary award or prize is offered, in which case, monetary compensation may be required by the writers. NOTE: Most film festival organizations and their sponsors may not even allow a produced video/film of this script to be entered, since there may already be produced versions of this script by others, making it an "unoriginal film". We recommend you commission the writers of this script to create original content for your use only.

2 INT. HOTEL ROOM - DAY is lying on the bed holding his lower stomach. He looks uncomfortable. There s a knock at the door and he get s up slowly and looks through the peep hole. He sees Wesley. He opens the door to let in. They shake and hug. Hey, Mark...Buddy. Man it s been a long time. Good to see you again. Wesley, thank you for coming over. No problem. So, what are you doing in L.A.? I m here on business...sort of. Just got in from Mexico. He feels a twinge of pain and holds his stomach. Are you okay? Yeah...well, no. That s why I called you over. (beat) I m having a problem with my stomach. Mark, dude, I m not a doctor. Why don t you just go to the hospital? I can t do that. I need your help. This sounds serious. What s going on? I m having trouble...you know, relieving myself. Maybe you could help?

3 What? Did you just ask me to help you take a shit? I guess...i mean I don t know what else to do. I don t see you for eight years, you roll into LA and ask me to help you take a dump. If I don t, I m dead. Then go to the hospital. I told you, I can t. Did you try a laxative? Yeah. I think it made it worse. What did you eat? I had some cheese sticks, enchiladas, something I can t pronounce and...six balloons of cocaine. Well, you can always go to the drug store and get...wait...what? Did you just say cocaine? It s a long story. Hold on, you re a mule? (beat) Are you kidding me? You got six bags of coke in your stomach, and you want me to help you crap it out?

4 No, I already dropped the first five balloons, but this last one...it s really stuck. Why the hell did you call me? You re the only one I know in L.A. It s because I m black, right? What? No. You think a brother would know something about a situation like this, cause it has to do with drugs, right? Oh, for godsake, sorry I called. Suddenly, there s movement and Mark gets hopeful. (CONT D) Wait, I think it s coming. He rushes into the bathroom. After a moment, we hear... (O.S.) (CONT D) Ohhh...damn...come on, come on...there ya go...there ya go. Well, it sounds like you have everything under control. I m out of here. Wesley begins to leave, but Mark has one more plea. Wait. Don t go. What, you need me to wipe your ass? I just have to run an errand, maybe we can have dinner afterwards?

5 Wesley shakes his head and leaves. Wesley? (CONT D)