SUNDAY - FOUR DAYS BEFORE
Ellie and Marco sit across from one another on her couch. " I can't remember anything about last night. Is there something I should remember?"
"No, you should forget about last night".
"Marco, I am your friend."
"I know you are and you don't have to do anything crazy to prove it."
"You're not mad at me?"
"No."
"I feel so bad. I had nightmares all night long." she studies her friend, "They all knew you at that place..."
"What can I tell you?"
"How did the car get back here?"
"WE got it back, that's all."
"How did I get in the house? How did I get into my bed?"
"I can't help you there."
"Was I wearing something of yours and you got mad at me?"
"All my things have me in them. I don't want you to be like me."
"But I love you, Marco."
"And I love you, too. But don't wear my stuff."
Ellie says after a beat with tears in her eyes, "Why do you do it, Marco?" She pleads for an answer.
Marco starts to cry too, he shakes his head "...Cause I like it."
They hug for a long while and didn't notice Mr. Del Rossi had let himself him. He looks at them and smiles...
Flashback...
Luigi see's Marco and Felix talking on a bed, scantly clad...
Flashback ends...
Luigi looking at the friends. "Excuse me, son..." Marco turns to him with a start. "We're late to meet Mom for breakfast."
"Catch you later." Marco says. Marco and his father leave. Marco and Luigi drive along. Luigi becomes preoccupied with something in his rear view mirror. Marco turns to see a car erratically coming up behind them. Luigi slows down and stops for a red light at Sparkwood and Twenty One. In front of them is a huge logging truck. Marco smells something. "Dad, is the engine on fire? Something is burning." Luigi turns and gives him a look. The car that was tailing them races around them, races around the logging truck, and comes back around stopping on Luigi's side of the car. Luigi spots Gerard, a one armed man who seemed to "know" things, behind the wheel - sweating like crazy. Marco's nose scruntches, the smell gets stronger, "Something is burning...!" Luigi starts to rev his engine while holding the brake with his left foot. " It's the engine."
Gerard screams what seems to be jibberish but Marco knew him. He knew him from his dreams. "You stole the corn. I had it canned above the store!" Luigi is panicked. The car is slowly screeching towards the large lumber truck in front of them. Gerard souts at Marco "The look on his face when it was opened. There was a closeness. Like the formica table top." The car is now smoking and making a horrendous sound. Gerard continues to yell, but we can barely hear it."The thread will be torn, Mr. Del Rossi, the thread will be torn!"
Luigi turns to Marco. Sweat pours from his forehead. While Luigi is turned away, Gerard holds up his hand with a ring on the little finger. Joseph Banks' ring. He is shouting over the engine noise and the horn which Luigi has begun to blow frantically. "It's him. It's your father!" Marco can't make this out over the noise. The light turns green. Gerard takes off away from them. As soon as the logging truck moves Luigi lets go of the brake and the car flies into a service station on their right. Everyone around there has been watching a commotion on a Sunday afternoon. "DAD!... What was that all about? Who was that?"
A young mechanic runs up to their car. "Mr., Mr., you shouldn't do that to your engine. You ought to take it easy, Mr., you're going to burn your engine out."
"What the hell was all that? Why doesn't someone do something about all of this. My god, that guy came out of nowhere. He was harassing my son." Luigi stares at Marco trying to compose himself. " Dad, are you all right?"
Flashback...
The Title "Fleshworld" on a magazine. In the magazine we see Luigi find a picture of Joseph Banks. He whispers. "Joseph Banks. You look so much like my Marco." Luigi dials the phone.
Luigi, On top of Joseph in bed. All whispers. "When's the next business trip, big fella?"
"Soon. How about next time we party with those boyfriends you told me about?"
"I can arrange that. I like that." Luigi kisses him and covers her eyes with a hand.
"What are you doing?"
"Who am I?"
"I don't know."
"That's right."
Flashback ends...
back in the car, Luigi is still sitting and staring at Marco. Marco, trying to get his attention, "Dad... Dad... Who was that? How do you know him? He looked familiar. Have I met him?" Marco was frantic.
"No, you haven't met him. Have you met him?"
"No."
"We're late to get to your mother."
"Just sit here for a moment. You seem very upset."
Luigi mumbles to himself, "Guy just pulls up out of the blue... I mean... what is this world coming to?"
Flashback...
Asign saying Blue Diamond City Motel. Luigi comes down an outside walkway towards an open room. Suddenly, he stops short and jumps back. He cautiously takes a second look and sees Marco and Felix sitting on the edge of a king size bed talking. Luigi is about to leave when there is a tap, tap, tap on his back. He spins around to see Joseph Banks who has come up behind him. "What's wrong?"
Luigi moves further from the room, "Nothing, I chickened out." He shoves a wad of money into his hand and practically runs away. Joseph cocks his head and wonders, while he watches him hurry away.
Flashback ends...
Luigi and Marco are in the car. Luigi starts the car. "Are you sure you're okay?"
"Yes." Luigi pulls out onto the road. After they drive for a bit, "Dad?"
"Yes."
"Did you come home during the day last week?"
"No."
"Oh, I thought I saw you."
"You know, I did come home, come to think of it, on Thursday. I had a severe headache and I was driving in the neighborhood so I just darted in and out of the house." he studies Marco, "Where were you, Marco? I didn't see you?"
"I was down the street."
Marco studies the look in his father's eye as long as he dares and then turns away. As he drives along...
Flashback...
Joseph watching with his head cocked as Luigi hurries off. Joseph dials from a payphone to the roadhouse, Jacques answers, "Hey, Joseph... what?"
"What does Felix's father look like?"
"Very handsome... wavy black hair. He looks like a movie star."
"What does Marco Del Rossi's father look like?"
"A short guy... heavy set... balding..."
"No, this was a big huge guy. Six four... Nose broken... like he was a boxer." Joseph hangs up the phone and redials - smiling as though he has won the lottery.
Flashback ends...
Marco crawls into bed that night, thinking about the one-armed man, and realizes who's ring he was wearing "The same ring..."
Marco is jolted by Bob's voice. "That's not important. I will tell you what is important. The fan will soon be starting."
"Who are you? Who are you REALLY?"
Bob continued... "I am the One who wants to breathe through your nose and taste through your mouth."
Downstairs, his father paces the living room.
Flashback
We see Luigi crush Joseph Banks' face and skull with a pipe until he is dead. We hear the gurgling of the Wind River behind him.
Flashback ends...
Luigi continues to pace. He wipes some sweat from his forehead.