AMERICAN HISTORY X

Take it easy, dude!

Seth then grabs Danny hard by the shirt. Chris and Jason

stare at him like he's gonna hurt him.

DANNY

What're you doin'?!

DEREK

Your brother's a piece of shit!

Seth sees Derek enter and he releases Danny. Seth mixes

into the party and SLAM DANCES into ten other skins.

Danny follows Seth towards the keg.

DEREK'S POV. He analyzes the crowd. Quickly, Chris

recognizes him.

CHRIS

Holy shit. Father Vinyard!?

JASON

Son of a bitch.

Derek looks at the two kids.

JASON

I'm Jason and that's Chris! We're

friends with your brother!

They stick out their hands but Derek prefers to check the

scene.

CHRIS

You're a fuckin' god, man!

JASON

No shit!

DEREK

Do me a favor. Grab Danny and get

outta here!

The two boys look at each other and LAUGH.

CHRIS

We just got here, man!

DEREK

You what!?

Chris looks at Derek like he's dead.

DEREK

You don't have any homework?!

JASON

School doesn't exist anymore, Father.

Derek stares at him, not really knowing what to do.

CHRIS

I wrote you. Two letters while you

were in there! Did you get them?!

Derek ignores them and weaves his way through the crowd,

causing many an individual to double-take. Chris and

Jason look on in wonderment.

EXT. LARGE, OPEN SHED AREA - A CROWD

TIGHT ON CAMMERON ALEXANDEr. The older, white trash skin

furiously bangs his sticks on the drums to the song.

Cam's hair is still long but now he's got a swastika

between his eyebrows like CHARLES MANSON. He wears TROY

AIKMAN'S DALLAS JERSEY and a BLACK COWBOY HAT.

DEREK'S POV. He pans right to check out the crowd. A

man pisses out the window. Then to a distinct woman.

IT'S STACEY. Her head is now completely SHAVED but she's

still gorgeous as ever. Derek indulges her for a few

moments until he turns and walks away. He bumps into a

girl and knocks her drink.

CASSANDRA

Excuse fuckin' me!

DEREK

Sorry.

She smiles at Derek as the SONG comes to a close.

CASSANDRA

Derek?

DEREK

Cassandra.

CASSANDRA

Oh my God! They said you might be

here but I didn't fucking believe 'em!

CURTIS, the M-16 on the side of his head perfectly

intact, walks by Derek. He walks past Derek with his

young son on his shoulders.

CURTIS

I hope what I heard ain't true, man.

You better hightail it the fuck outta

here if it is.

After a moment, Derek looks away and Curtis heads off.

CASSANDRA

You gotta chop that mop, Der!

Cassandra lights a brown menthol cigarette.

CASSANDRA

(exhaling)

Stacey's meandering around here

somewhere! Have you seen the bitch?!

Derek shakes his head.

DEREK

The only person I've seen is Seth.

CASSANDRA

Oh God. I'm sorry.

DEREK'S POV. He sees Cameron puts his arm around her

and kiss her. Cameron sticks his hand down the back of

her pants, smiles, pulls it out, and licks his finger.

Derek watches as Danny delivers a beer to Cammeron. Ca

puts his arm around Dan and they go into the bedroom.

Stacey looks at Derek and follows them.

LIZZY (0. S. )

Are you going in there?

Derek looks down to see Lizzy and Kammi.

LIZZY

Can you tell Danny that Lizzy's

looking for him?

Derek can only stare at the girl's youth.

INT. LARGE BEDROOM/OFFICE - A SHRINE TO HITLER

DEREM'S PoV. He stands in the doorwell and listens.

White Power paraphernalia cover the walls. Articles,

posters, everything. The room has a bed, a couch, a

glass coffee table and a desk with a computer on it.

Organized stacks of papers, pamphlets and magazines are

strewn throughout the floor. Cameron sips a beer and

talks with Dan. Stacey listens in the background.

CAMMERON

He won't do anything'drastic I hope.

DANNY

I gotta do that paper though.

CAMMERON

I thought you already turned that

fucker in?

DANNY

My teacher cried to Sweeney, man.

have to do another one.

Cammeron laughs.

CAMMERON

Oh man. Fucking Sweeney.

STACEY

(chiming in)

Meanwhile, niggers and spics do their

reports on Malcolm X and fucking Fidel

Castro.

Cameron laughs again but then becomes quickly serious.

CAMMERON

Sweeney's got an agenda, Danny. And

it's all a load of crap. You hear me?

He's all about brainwashing. Don't

get fucking fooled by it.

DEREK (O.S.)

What the hell are you doing here, Dan?

They all look over.

CAMMERON

(smiling)

Hey. I was wondering when he was

going to show his face.

Derek doesn't lift his eyes from Danny.

DEREK

What did I tell you, Dan?

DANNY

I had to check it out, Der. Come on.

CAMMERON

He'll be all right, Derek.

Derek shoots Cameron a look and tries another way.

DEREK

There's a redhead out there looking

for you. Go talk to her.

Danny gets up and walks out. Cam looks to Stacey.

CAMMERON

You go with.

Derek seizes his brother with the eyes as he exits. Then

Stacey.

STACEY

Welcome back.

He just closes the door on her. Cammeron looks for his

cigarettes.

CAMMERON

You made it, man. When I heard they

threw you in General Population I

thought it was curtains.

DEREK

It wasn't too bad.

CAMMERON

So what's all this self-righteous,

born-again shit I'm hearing then?

Derek doesn't blink. Cameron smiles and points to a

chair.

CAMMERON

Have a seat, Derek. Relax.

TIGHT ON CAMMERON. He sparks up a cigi to break Derek's

uncomfortable stare.

CAMMERON

How was it in there with all those

fuckin' monkeys, man? You're lucky

they didn't kill you.

DEREK

I agree.

CAMMERON

Who runs the place? The monkeys or

the wetbacks?

DEREK

The Mexicans.

CAMMERON

It's a fuckin' vacation for them in

there, hunh?

DEREK

They were really organized. I'll tell

ya...it was impressive. They--

INT. HOUSE BATHROOM - DANNY AND LIZZY

CUT TO:

The two make out. She sits on the sink and wraps her

legs around him. They stop and smile at each other.

LIZZY

I like you.

DANNY

I like you, too.

CUT TO:

INT. CAMMERON BEDROOM - SAME

Derek and Cam converse over the coffee table.

CAMMERON

They're fuckin' peasants, Derek. All

of them.

(then)

So what's up, man? I'm hearing a lot

of shit about you.

DEREK

Be careful with me, Cam. You don't

know what's going on with me.

CAMMERON

Fuckin' talk to me then. We're family

here. Let's work it out whatever it

is.

DEREK

I'm family, Cam? Is that why you came

to see me all the time up there?

Cameron smiles but doesn't know what to say.

CAMMERON

I had to distance myself from you

after that.

DEREK

Fuck you, Cameron. You're a fucking

chicken hawk...praying on kids.

CAMMERON

I don't pray on fucking anyone.

DEREK

No. You fucking use them. To filter

your insanity.

Cameron smiles in disbelief.

CAMMERON

You and Danny are like brothers to me,

Derek. Come on, man.

DEREK

He's not your brother, Cameron. All

right? He's my brother.

(after a beat)

You hear me, Cam?

CAMMERON

(exploding)

Fuck you, Derek! Fuck you! Don't

think you can threaten me with this

shit for a fuckin' second! I'm more

important to him now then you ever

were.

Derek EXPLODES. With his feet, he pushes the GLASS

COFFEE TABLE hard into Cammeron's knees. Cam screams in

agony. Derek SLUGS him in the face and Cam RETALIATES

with two of his own. They wrestle around the room and

push their way into the BATHROOM.

INT. TINY BATHROOM - DEREK AND CAM

Derek takes Cam by his long hair and SMASHES his face

into the mirror. IT SHATTERS. Derek follows with a

solid punch to the kidney.

DEREK

You gonna listen?!

CAMMERON

I'm gonna fuckin' kill you.

Derek bangs Cam's face against the mirror ONCE MORE.

DEREK

Shut the fuck up! You're gonna stay

away! That's what you're gonna do!

Derek rinses Cam's bloody face off by PLUNGING it into

the toilet. He pulls him back up and they face the

mirror.

DEREK

It's over.

Derek stares at him in silence. CAMMERON RETALIATES. He

forcefully backs Derek into the wall behind him. He

throws two punches at Derek -- one in the stomach and one

to the face that opens his lip. He misses on his third

and Derek gets the upper hand.

BACK TO THE MIRROR. Derek prepares to crash Cam's face

into the shards of glass one last time. The final blow.

As Cam screams, Derek launches him forward then pulls

back at the very last moment. Derek, noticing Cam's

condition, throws him into the tub.

Derek throws him a towel, grabs one for his lip, and

exits.

EXT. SHED AREA - A GROUP OF 20 NAZI'S

They SALUTE the band and chant as they tune up for

another set. The singer inquires about his DRUMMER.

Derek pushes his way through and spills a few beers cn

the way. Cassandra smokes a cigarette with a few random

skins as Derek passes by.

RANDOM SKIN

Hey Derek!?

DEREK

What?!

CASSANDRA

(exhaling)

Jesus, Der. What happened?

CURTIS

(psychotically)

Where's Cammeron, man?!

DEREK

I haven't seen him.

Cassandra looks at him curiously and then focuses her

attention to the bedroom.

STACEY (O/S)

Hey!

Derek turns around and faces her.

DEREK

(pointing his finger)

Stay away from me.

STACEY

Don't point your fucking finger at me.

DEREK

I'm serious, Stacey! Stay away!

She grabs and pulls on his shirt.

STACEY

What are you gonna do?! Hunh?! Hit

me?! Kick me as I roll on the fuckin'

ground screaming?!

(then)

That bullshit with Cammeron is

nothing, Derek!

DEREK

I don't care.

Stacey looks deep into his eyes and can feel it.

STACEY

Goddamn you, Derek! Those two niggers

deserved what they got. They deserved

to die! And just like Cameron and

Seth and a million others out

there...I'll believe that 'til the day

I fucking die. I will. Nothing will