Kept Woman

"Robin Simmons: [Jessica is lying in bed away from the door, arms crossed over her stomach as Robin looks sympathetically] How're you feeling? Jessica Crowder: Leave me alone Robin Simmons: Sorry if you feel like I betrayed you, but you were going to destroy our home. [Jessica scoffs and shifts in bed] Jessica Crowder: Stop calling this a home! Robin Simmons: [forceful, goes to sit on bed] You would've ended up like Megan if I hadn't stopped you. [Jessica partially sits up to face Robin, cautious, her face tear-stained] Jessica Crowder: Who's Megan? Robin Simmons: [looking away] The girl who was here before me. She couldn't find love in her heart for Simon and she kept trying t' run away. Jessica Crowder: [trying to be calm] Did he kill her? [no answer] Jessica Crowder: Robin, did he kill her? Robin Simmons: No! [her face crumbles a bit] Robin Simmons: I did. It was my punishment. I didn't try hard enough to stop her. I can't go through that again. [Gets up and leaves]"

"Simon: [Simon grunts loudly tied up with an extension cord in the yellow vintage chair and breathes heavily] I'll give you a choice. You let me go right now, and I give you my word that I... Jessica Crowder: How about I give you a choice? You give me the code to the door, or I'll torture it out of you. Simon: I'll die before I tell you. But you'll die down here with me, both of you. Jessica Crowder: [yells] Tell me! [slaps Simon on the face] Simon: No! [slaps him again] Jessica Crowder: What is it? Robin Simmons: [bent over in tears] Please don't hurt him. Jessica Crowder: [points back at her with her other hand] Shut up! [softer] Jessica Crowder: Tell me now. Simon: The reason that I'd rather die is because I don't wanna live in a world without you. [looks at Robin] Simon: Without *this*; that is how committed I am to this family, Robin. You know I... Jessica Crowder: [screaming, grabs knife] Then I'm gonna give you a choice! [softly] Jessica Crowder: Do you want me to cut your left or your right eye first? Hmm? Last chance. [as she lowers the knife, he puts his face closer to hers, eyes connected] Robin Simmons: [hysterical] No! [attacks Jessica and they land on the ground, Robin trying to choke her and both screaming and yelling and grunting as Simon attempts to break free] Jessica Crowder: Robin! Stop! [Jessica then gets the upper hand on Robin and Robin has her hand on Jessica's throat and Simon comes and drags Jessica away by her neck and wrist when she is about to hit Robin and pushes her against the wall with a thump] Simon: You need to accept it. This is your fate. [her head is up by many degrees but she manages to spit on him; he kisses her lips and left cheek and she lets out mangled cries and he spits back on her and she dissolves into angry sobs, finally putting her hands on her face]"