Fairy Tale on I-75
A lawyer pieces together the details of his hungover client's theft of a bouncy castle... and a cow.

Trent Clovis, a half drunk yokel, sits in a police interrogation room with his government appointed lawyer, Alan Brownstein. This should be a special day for the legal eagle, what with this country bumpkin being his last client before retirement, all he has to do is guide him towards a guilty plea and he’s free to enjoy the rest of his life in peace. 

All seems straightforward, but this pesky potential perp insists that he is innocent, a wrinkle Alan doesn’t need. Doubtful, the lawyer opens Trent’s file to assess the charges leveled against his client, and finds a few curious details…

BROWNSTEIN
How about we just go through the list
 of charges? Oh boy, this is long. 
Okay, so... “Illegal use of a bouncy castle
 while operating a motor vehicle.”

Trent opens his mouth to speak. Burps instead.

BROWNSTEIN
--You know what? Don’t explain that. 
Maybe the next one will shed some
 light on the first. Alrightee, and we
 have... ”Possession of banned livestock.”

TRENT
Y'ain't gettin' the complete picture
 here, Zarathuster?

BROWNSTEIN
I do need the tiniest little briefing.

TRENT
It's clear as cat piss, I was tricked.

BROWNSTEIN
You were tricked? Okay, by who?

TRENT
By a cow of course!

BROWNSTEIN
I see. So, last night, while you were...

His finger tracks under the line "BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL:"...

BROWNSTEIN 
Wow -- outstandingly inebriated -- 
you fell victim to bovine fraud--

TRENT
--Took me damn near eight beers to 
translate what that Hell-heifer was rantin'
on about.

Drunken abandon can result in the occasional incident, but bouncy castles and bovine encouraged criminality are rare finds. As Alan digs deeper the carnage snowballs, along with the charges and the variety of law enforcement agencies involved, but Trent insists he is the victim! Most lawyers would give up on this lost cause, but something about Trent’s plight has chimed with Alan. If this is to be his last client, why not make it the most exciting case he’s ever had to defend? He’s going to help prove Trent’s innocence, all with the help of a certain act designed for patriots…

Fairytale on I-75 is a hilarious short that can easily be filmed on a shoestring, owing to its single location and need for only two actors. If you’re a director or producer that’s on the hunt for a comedy short then download the script to discover the full details of Trent’s adventure, and how Alan intends to get him off!