Bethany Has Larry Arrested After Divorce Refusal

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 INT. LIVING ROOM – NIGHT

A dim light flickers overhead.

The room feels heavy… suffocating.

On the center table—DIVORCE PAPERS lie unsigned.

LARRY stands near the couch, brown coat slightly wrinkled, jaw tight, eyes burning with a mix of anger and desperation.

Across from him—



BETHANY stands firm in a blue shirt, arms crossed, expression cold and unyielding.

A storm is brewing between them.

Behind Larry—

JADEN (black hoodie) and LYNETTE (grey coat) stand close together, silent witnesses, their faces filled with tension and uncertainty.

A long, uncomfortable silence.

Then—

BETHANY
(flat, controlled)
Sign them.

Larry doesn’t move.

Doesn’t even look down at the papers.

LARRY
(firm, quiet)
No.

That single word lands like a spark.

Bethany’s expression tightens.

BETHANY
You don’t get to drag this out anymore.

LARRY
I’m not dragging anything.
(beat)
I’m not ending this like it means nothing.

Bethany steps forward.

BETHANY
It already means nothing.

That hits.

Larry flinches slightly—but holds his ground.

LARRY
You don’t believe that.

BETHANY
I do now.

A beat.

Jaden shifts behind Larry, uneasy.

Lynette glances between them, sensing something worse coming.

LARRY
(voice rising slightly)
You can’t just erase everything we had!

BETHANY
(walks closer, sharper)
Watch me.

Silence cracks the room open.

Larry grabs the papers from the table.

Holds them up.

His hands tremble—but his voice stays stubborn.

LARRY
I won’t sign these.

A long pause.

Bethany stares at him.

No hesitation now.

Just decision.

She turns slightly… reaching into her pocket.

Pulls out her phone.

Jaden notices.

JADEN
(soft, confused)
Mom…?

Bethany doesn’t look at him.

She dials.

Larry watches… disbelief slowly spreading across his face.

LARRY
What are you doing?

No answer.

The phone rings.

Then—

BETHANY
(into phone, calm)
Yes. I need an officer at my house.

A beat.

BETHANY
Now.

She hangs up.

Silence.

Heavy. Dangerous.

Larry lets out a short, stunned breath.

LARRY
You’re calling the police… on me?

BETHANY
You left me no choice.

Jaden steps forward slightly.

JADEN
This is going too far—

BETHANY
(sharp)
Stay out of it, Jaden.

He stops.

Lynette grips his arm gently, holding him back.

Time stretches.

No one speaks.

Then—

SIRENS echo faintly in the distance.

Growing louder.

Larry’s expression shifts.

Anger fades… replaced by something deeper.

Hurt.

LARRY
(quiet, broken)
You’d really do this?

Bethany doesn’t respond.

She just watches him.

The sound of sirens gets closer.

Red and blue lights begin to flicker through the window.

Jaden looks toward the door.

Panic rising.

JADEN
Dad…

Larry doesn’t move.

Doesn’t run.

He just stands there.

Still holding the unsigned papers.

A knock at the door.

Sharp.

Final.

Bethany walks over.

Opens it.

Two POLICE OFFICERS stand outside.

Calm. Professional.

OFFICER #1
We received a call.

Bethany steps aside, gesturing inside.

BETHANY
He’s right there.

The officers enter.

Larry doesn’t resist as they approach.

OFFICER #2
Sir, we need you to come with us.

Larry lets out a hollow laugh.

LARRY
For what… not signing a paper?

No answer.

Just procedure.

The officer reaches for his arm.

Larry looks back at Bethany.

One last time.

Searching for something.

Anything.

LARRY
(soft)
Was it really worth this?

Bethany’s face remains still.

Unreadable.

BETHANY
Yes.

That’s it.

The officer turns Larry around.

Handcuffs click into place.

The sound echoes loudly.

Jaden flinches.

JADEN
(angry, shaken)
This isn’t right!

Lynette pulls him back again.

Tears fill her eyes.

Larry doesn’t fight.

He just lowers his head slightly.

Defeated.

The papers slip from his hand…

Falling to the floor.

Unsigned.

The officers begin leading him toward the door.

Larry pauses for half a second.

Looks back at Jaden.

Then Lynette.

A silent apology in his eyes.

Then he’s gone.

The door closes.

The sirens fade slowly.

Silence returns.

Jaden stands frozen.

Lynette wipes a tear.

Bethany stands alone near the door.

Still.

Cold.

But for a brief second—

Her expression flickers.

Something deeper beneath the surface.

Then it’s gone.

She turns away.

The unsigned divorce papers remain on the floor.

FADE OUT.

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