ROXANNE'S AUDITION READING

Audition Readings
ROXANNE

Six years have gone by since the light of your life, Isabelle, was brutally tortured, raped, and murdered. You have recently discovered the monster who committed this heinous crime (his 2nd offense) and was sentenced to life without parole is about to be granted parole due to overcrowded prisons.
You have been drinking, and just wrestled a littled boy from an abusive father on the street. You delivered this boy to your life-long best friend, Sheriff Layla Devereaux.

INT. POLICE DEPARTMENT

LAYLA : Do you have any idea how many laws you've broken here?

ROXANNE : Maybe, what's new?

LAYLA: Lucky for you, you caught this John Goody in such a compromising situation. He probably won't press charges. I won't have to write you up. Besides that, you're drunk as a skunk.

ROXANNE: Drunker. Write me up. I don't care. Do what you gotta do Lay but take a good long look at little Jake there-

LAYLA: You're a doctor for crying out loud... You know these things have to go through the system. It's your responsibility to notify child protective services--

ROXANNE: Some piece of work, that system. I know all about the system, It'll take six months to DO anything. So proud. It's that system letting him out. You know Adrian's registered to live here.

LAYLA: I know. ROXANNE His mom's here, she still has her child. You know his existence has me rethinking my whole stance on pro-life. I think I'll pay her a little visit. Boy that'd set him on fire wouldn't it? Set him on fire, now that's the best idea I've had all night.

LAYLA: Just get that notion out of your head right now. Serving time for vigilante justice does not look good on a resume. Let me take you home.
Roxanne waves her off.

ROXANNE: Naw, you just stay here and uphold your precious little system. I need the fresh air.

EXT. RESIDENTIAL STREET - NIGHT

ROXANNE: No more. Not in my town, not on my watch. Vigilante justice my ass. Screw this three strikes bullshit. A life sentence, I really thought that meant a lifetime. There are fewer Get out of Jail Free cards in Monopoly, what is wrong with this picture? Show some compassion. Bullshit! Show some backbone.

EXT. CEMETERY/REAR ENTRANCE - NIGHT

She reaches Isabelle's gravesite and kneels.

ROXANNE :So life isn't fair, but does it have to be so Godda- sorry- Brutal? I can't do it. I was trying so hard to forgive and forget, get on with my life but this is so wrong! I cannot be expected to just sit by and let this happen. Ask God to forgive me when you see him, cause him and me, we ain't talkin' right now.