INT. TREATMENT CENTER DAY ROOM - DAY

 The Demented Woman who talks to cigarettes, strides
 purposefully up to Alex, who is staring out the window and
 writing notes in a personal journal.  Alex sees her coming
 and quickly closes the journal and clicks the cover's lock
 closed.

INT. DICK AND JANE’S PARTY — LATER

The crowd mixes and mingles. Cokes at one table, alcohol
at another. A rich patron has a burning cigarette. There
are no ashtrays, he puts the butt out in his glass. Jane
graciously takes the glass and brings him another.

INT. DICK AND JANE’S ENTRANCE — MOMENTS LATER

JANE
The sign is silly, but thanks.

DICK
What’s with the girl?

JANE
You met her at the treatment
center. Right? She’s going to
be helping me now.

EXT. GOLF COURSE — DAY

Dick and Carl are on the course, drinking more than playing.

DICK
Day 23, who knew 28 would go by so
fast.

INT. TREATMENT FACILITY MAIN ROOM — AFTERNOON

The patients mill about the main room in various states of
mental focus. The room feels dangerous.

Jane speaks, the lead counselor watches. Alex scowls from
the back of the room. Patients look to Alex for clues.

INT. MAIN TREATMENT AREA — MOMENTS LATER

               Jane and the Lead walk to the main treatment area.  A woman
               sits in the corner.  As Jane approaches, the woman’s head
               turns.  It is Alex the server girl.

INT. TREATMENT FACILITY MAIN ROOM — MORNING

               Jane is escorted into the main treatment office, which has
               seen its share of pain and puke.  The desk is a huge barrier
               to protect those behind it.  The chairs are barely above
               prison safe and the wall decorations are a mix of drug and
               alcohol propaganda and daily treatment tools.

               INT. "BABY BARE" STRIP BAR — AFTERNOON

               Dick and Carl walk in.  A neon light, "BABY BARE" glows over
               a worn but cared for bar.  This is not a gentleman’s club.
               Neon lights, smoke, bottles of beer and breasts abound.  

                                   DANCING GIRL

               INT. DICK AND JANE BEDROOM AT HOME — THAT SAME NIGHT

               Jane leads Dick into the bedroom, she’s wearing the same
               clothes she was wearing with the Senator.  She begins to
               undress.

                                   JANE
                         Talk to me while I shower.

INT. SENATOR’S HOME OFFICE — DAY

The office exudes power. The Senator reclines with a scotch.
He hands one to Jane. She moves close.

SENATOR STEWART
When does treatment start?

JANE
Next week. Alan, I wanted to
say…

INT. COURTROOM — DAY

               Dick and Carl, Jane and Decker, ADA Johnson and the Judge are
               all arranged in the Judge’s office.  The Judge is out of his
               robe.  The Judge surveys the players sternly.

                                   JUDGE
                         Someone got me off the golf course.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY JOHNSON shakes hands with Decker.

GRIFFIN DECKER
Tim, nice to see you again.

ADA JOHNSON
Wheels are turning, as we speak.

INT. SECOND INTERROGATION ROOM — MOMENTS LATER

               Jane sits with Decker across the table.

                                   JANE
                         Alan sent you?

                                   GRIFFIN DECKER
                         The wheels are rolling in the
                         prosecutor’s office, as we speak.

 INT. POLICE STATION INTERROGATION ROOM — NEXT MORNING

               Dick and Jane sit.  The morning Sun shows Jane more widely

               awake and Dick looking resolute, beaten and pissed.

              INT. CAR IN USED CAR LOT — MOMENTS LATER

                                   DICK
                         Stop the car.  Trade me places.

                INT. CAR — RACING THROUGH DOWN TOWN — MOMENTS LATER

                                   JANE
                         Buckle up.

               Dick fearfully fumbles with his seat belt.

               EXT. — CAR RACING DOWN THE STREET — MOMENTS LATER

 INT. NEW BLACK BMW — NIGHT

               Jane’s head lulls back and she closes her eyes.  Dick
               tentatively reaches for the keys.  Closer…closer until his
               crushed fingers touch the key.  Jane snaps awake.

EXT. OUTSIDE SENATORS DOOR — NIGHT
               Dick is trying to help Jane down the steps.  Jane resists and
               breaks free and pin balls off a topiary and into a tree, gets
               her bearings, brushes off Dick’s help and forces her hand
               into his jacket pocket.  She pulls out the car keys.

Rate this: 2.5

 
INT. INSIDE SENATORS HOUSE — LATER
               Dick searches for Jane, spots her with the Senator in a dark
               room.  They are close and whispering.  Dick approaches.
                                   JANE
                         Dickie, where have you been?  Alan
                         and I were just discussing turning
                         the center into a federal program.
                         We talked about your business too.   
Rate this: 2.5

EXT. NEAR CORNER OF THE HOUSE — MOMENTS LATER
               A server passes Dick and he stops dead in his tracks.  He
               follows her to the back of the building.  She is a few years
               younger than Dick.  She is pretty with a hard edge.
                                   DICK
                         Can I bum one?
                                   SERVING GIRL
                         Forgot ‘em, or sneaking [...]

 
               EXT. AT PARTY — EVENING
               Dick and Jane exit the car.  Jane smiles and leads Dick to
               SENATOR ALAN STEWART.  He is as attractive as Jane and
               obviously very powerful.  He holds court by a pool.
                                   SENATOR STEWART
                         Jane, so glad you could make it.  I
                         hope it wasn’t an inconvenience.
                         Not much [...]

 INT. NEW BLACK BMW — EVENING
               Dick stares out the window of the BMW.  Dick and Jane are
               dressed in their party best.  Jane is driving aggressively.
                                   JANE
                         It’s not just for me, Dick you can
                         find new clients for your company
                         and I can connect more firmly with
                         Senator Stewart.  We can get you
                         [...]

 
               INT. LIMO JUST OUTSIDE THE RECEPTION — LATER
               Guests wave to the Limo and the sun still shines like a
               bright promise of the future.  Jane rolls up the windows
               after waving goodbye.  The interior darkens.  Dick looks
               lovingly at Jane.  The driver lusts in the mirror at Jane.
Rate this: 2.5

 
P.O.V. HOME VIDEO CAM AT RECEPTION — MOMENTS LATER
               A wedding guest’s video cam gets keepsake video statements of
               guests and approaches the family table.
                                   MALE AT TABLE
                         Dick, buddy, she’s the prettiest
                         girl you ever talked to, you are
                         one lucky boy.  It has to be your
                         money.
Rate this: 2.5

               INT. CHURCH — MORNING
               Sunlight floods through the windows onto the perfect wedding.
               Dick pulls Jane to him, she kisses him carefully.  They walk
               back down the aisle.  Dick smiles like a lottery winner and
               Jane makes eye contact with guests.
Rate this: 2.5

               EXT. DICK’S HOUSE - DAY
 
               Dick carries arm loads of shopping bags from Neiman Marcus
               and Nordstrom’s. Jane is dressed to kill and Dick looks more
               like a schlump than he did in the bar. He is sporting a
               hundred dollar hair cut, five hundred glasses and the dazed
               expression of a man who has endured [...]

               The sound of a wooden match struck once, Nothing.  Twice and
               a spark flashes on the screen.  Third time and a flame flares
               in slow motion, giving a glimpse of the tip of a woman’s
               cigarette.
               The flame settles to a slow burn and the match tip trembles.
               [...]

                                                               FADE IN:
               BLACK SCREEN — NIGHT
               White, sensuous tendrils of smoke drift up in random
               patterns.  The smoke starts faint and grows thicker, choking
               the screen.
                                   RICHARD
                         The blonde looks like my type.
                                   CARL
                         She’s the kind of woman you marry,
                         not someone you try to have sex
                         with.  She’s too plain looking for
                         [...]

“Intervention” is a suspense thriller. In the vein of: “Fatal Attraction” but the wife is the fatal attraction for the husband. Intervention follows a naïve, devoted husband and his social climbing, socio-pathic wife, as the husband comes to grip with the fact that his wife wants to murder him so she can run [...]