INT: DETECTIVE RAIMI’S HOUSE, DAY
RAIMI kicks open the door to his house, gun drawn and ready to go. He looks delirious: a loose cannon. The hand-held camera follows him from room to room as he searches for his wife, SISSY.
RAIMI
Sissy! Where are you baby?
RAIMI bursts into his room but the POV is from inside the room; the audience can’t see what he sees. Something horrible. He lowers his gun and sits on the bed. He puts his head down and cries.
RAIMI
Oh God. How could this happen? I’m sorry. So sorry. I thought I could save you but I failed.
CUT TO: Dead SISSY lying on the bed. Her head is bashed; there’s brain all over the headboard. Her face remains perfectly intact. Her eyes stare back at RAIMI. He reaches out to close her eyes.
TED
(Appearing out of nowhere, surprising RAIMI) I wouldn’t do that if I were you.
RAIMI
(Completely full of rage) You son of a bitch! You give me one good reason why I shouldn’t blow you away right now (cocks his gun).
TED
Easy, shooter. We both know that you’re not going to kill me or else you would’ve done it when you had the chance.
RAIMI wipes tears from his face and lowers his gun.
TED (CONT’D)
There you go. It’s good to see that all those years on the force have put some sense into you—
RAIMI suddenly lifts his gun and shoots TED in the shoulder, sending him to the ground. RAIMI jumps on TED and pummels his face over and over.
RAIMI
You asshole. You stole my life. You murdered my wife! I’m not going to take you in. We’re going to end this right now!
TED grabs RAIMI’S fist and throws him off. An epic fight ensues. They get thrown around, things break. At one point, RAIMI puts his finger in TED’S bullet wound and blood spurts out. The fight ends on the bed, on top of dead SISSY. TED eventually traps RAIMI under him, gets control of the gun and shoots RAIMI in the shoulder.
TED
You can’t win. You could’ve stopped this. I gave you the chance. Besides this is secretly what you wanted anyway.
RAIMI
What are you talking about?
TED
C’mon, brother. This is the case that you wanted to be remembered for, right? All those years, serving the people, and what have you got to show for it? Nothing. You wanted to go out with a bang.
RAIMI
You’re sick. You think I would’ve let you kill all those people for a little recognition?
TED
Like I said before, I don’t think you and I are very different in the long run. You just won’t admit it—you can’t handle the fact that you take a little pleasure when you put a bullet in a bad guy. I mean, that’s sick: a cop who takes pleasure in killing. What would your wife think? Well, I guess she wouldn’t think much now (he nods to the body). So that’s why you’re not going to kill me. That’s why you need me. (Beat) And that’s why you created me.
RAIMI
(Stops struggling to break free) What did you say?
TED
C’mon, do you think Ted Raimi really exists? Sounds pretty convenient, doesn’t it? The “twin brother,” a psycho brother to the straight-laced cop. It’s all pretty clever if you ask me.
RAIMI
Who are you?
TED
I’m you Sammy-boy. I thought you knew that.
RAIMI
How?
TED
It’s really easy if you think about it. Simple even: you were bored. You spent countless, thankless years on the force and you needed some action. What better way to get your kicks than by creating an evil twin. You could kill by night and hunt me by day. When you’re on both sides of the law you can’t lose! What makes it better is that people were finally giving you the attention that you deserved. “Sam Raimi: Star Cop!” I guess it does have a nice ring to it. Even your old lady was giving us more attention. Do you remember the last time she treated you so nice?
RAIMI
(Realization sinking in) No. …
TED
But pretty soon, she found out. So she had to go.
Cut to a shot of RAIMI on the bed next his dead wife. TED is gone. Cut back to TED back on top of RAIMI.
RAIMI
(Looks over at his dead wife) No, you did this!
TED
No. We did this!
RAIMI breaks down and cries again.
RAIMI
(Between sobs) But … Crony … he saw you.
TED
No, he saw your twin. There were a lot of mirrors in that place, brother. Besides, he deserved it anyway. He was an idiot.
RAIMI
But … my wife. I loved her (he sounds very unsure when he says this).
TED
We did. We did love her. But sometimes you have to hurt the ones you love. At least we had a fun time doing it.
TED slowly gets off of RAIMI and they both sit on the bed in silence. RAIMI runs his fingers through his dead wife’s hair. TED whistles. Finally, RAIMI breaks the silence.
RAIMI
So, what do we do now?
TED
We called for back up.
RAIMI
(Very distant) Yes … they should be here pretty soon.
TED
This can still be a happy ending. If you kill me, you can be the Hero Cop who saved the day! If you don’t stop me, I’ll just keep killing. By killing me, you can save us both.
RAIMI
(Obviously delusional) Tell me what to do.
TED
It’s in your hands.
RAIMI looks down to see that he’s holding his revolver. Police sirens ring from outside and a voice from downstairs calls for RAIMI.
TED (Cont’d)
We need to hurry. Point it right here. (He points to the center of his head, right between his eyes).
RAIMI, zombie-like, lifts the gun and aims.
CUT TO: Downstairs. A group of cautious police search with their guns drawn.
Sound effect: BAM!
A gunshot rings throughout the house. They all run up the stairs to the bedroom where they see dead RAIMI with a bullet-wound in his head, laid out next to his bashed-up wife. Some of the officers can’t look, others get sick.
POLICE OFFICER
Detective Raimi?
CUT TO: Black for five seconds
TITLE: The End.