The Get Back
Dana Arentzen
Betrayed by the men he trusted with his life, Joe thought he'd lost it all. But when a simple twist of fate dropped the answer in his lap, he vowed to even the score, anyway possible.
Fade into a figure off in the distance. A cloudy day in a big city somewhere…cloudy and cold. There’s snow on the ground..the trees have all lost the last of their leaves and a few birds are migrating around some bread that was left in a trash can. The man, nondescript really..wearing an overcoat and cap. His scarf pulled up to his eyes. He sits with his hands in his pockets, staring straight ahead, but looking at nothing in particular. (I think that there should be a song here..faintly playing..like White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane…) This is his story….
“Thirty years on the force. Thirty years of giving in and giving up. Thirty years of missed weddings, birthdays, graduations and anniversaries. Thirty years of being loyal to my brothers and pretending to be loyal to my family. Thirty years of broken promises and dreams. Thirty years of an unbreakable vow between us. You never tell. You never talk. You never betray. (The camera slowly pans in on the man….)
But I was betrayed. I was betrayed by the same men who I stood by, even when I knew in my blackened heart that they were lying through their teeth. The things we did behind closed doors in the name of justice. Our justice. We served to protect ourselves.
So when it got too hot for some of them, they bailed on me. I took the fall for those bastards, my brothers, my enemies. I lost everything. Everything! My wife and kids, my home, my job. But I still have my pride and I will be back. This is my time now. I will make them all pay and they’ll never see it coming.