I KNOW WHAT I DID TO YOU-Todd & Marty

This scene immediately follows Todd & Rebecca’s scene after Powell holds Todd at gunpoint. This shows Todd at his most open and vulnerable. Todd with no walls around him, it is raw and gut wrenching. Todd has apologized to Marty before but this is from his soul since he finally gets exactly what she felt like when he raped her. This is RH at one of his finest acting moments. Bo enters the room with Nora and Marty at the door.

BO: Well it’s all over Todd. They’ve taken Powell to the hospital for observation. And the paramedics checked out Rebecca, she’s gonna be fine.

TODD: (Not meaning it) Yeah, everybody’s gonna be fine. It’s a happy ending.

BO: Yeah, I think you ought to get checked out too. You left the hospital way before the doctors wanted you to.

TODD: Maybe later. I kinda just want to hang out here for a little while.

BO: Okay. (with difficulty) Look I haven’t had a chance to say it but the police have been on your case...

TODD: (cutting him off, letting him off the hook) Listen I know everybody done good. Go on, get out of here. (standing) Marty, I’d like to talk to you.......alone.

Scene break. Bo & Nora leave, Marty stands in the doorway.

TODD: This is really hard. What Powell did to me was more than make me think that I just had a second to live. It made me think about things, about myself, that I never would have seen before.

MARTY: (looking confused) What are you trying to say?

TODD: I’m trying to say I’m sorry. Sorry for what I did to you. And I know that I’ve said that before but let’s face it you never believed me. And who knows maybe that’s because I never knew what I was asking for forgiveness for. Until now....now I know what I’m asking. I’ve been there.....where you were at the KAD house. Powell made me beg for my life, he made me get down on my knees and beg. My hands were tied, there was a sweatband in my mouth and I felt....(breaks off)

MARTY: Helpless?

TODD: Yeah.

MARTY: Not much fun is it?

TODD: No. (Marty nods) And I wanted you to know that I know what I did to you. I really know. (breaking down) And I wanted.....I wanted to say I’m sorry. (turns and sits on edge of the bed and wraps his arms around himself) Umm, I finally got to see myself the way the whole world sees me and I know why they do. Cause I was a monster, I was nothing but a monster. (Marty’s eyes widen at his admittance)

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TODD: (He stands and walks a few steps towards her) I don’t know Marty. I, uh, want to make some changes in my life and I want to get off this wild crazy ride we’ve been on since the night that I hurt you. (breaks down in his voice) Since the night I raped you. I’m sick of all the hatred and all the games and I just want to get past it.

MARTY: (tears in eyes, barely a whisper) I wouldn’t mind that myself.

TODD: I don’t know maybe there’s a way that we can both let it go. We could stay out of each others way or find some way to make a life. (Marty nods) I know it’ll probably take a little time.

MARTY: (Nods sliently) Mmmm.

TODD (Turns his back to her, during this Todd totally loses it and the tears flow, his voice is choked and cracking with emotion) It’s funny though, you spend your whole life thinking you’re so cool, and nobody can hurt you and then one day you really see, you look around, and everybody hates you. No friends, no family, no nothing! (Marty reacts on family, as this is the same for her) I don’t know Marty, I don’t think I can do this!

(Todd is crying still with his back to her, Marty slowly comes to his side, tears in her eyes and tries to reach out to touch his cheek where the scar is, her hand trembling and jerking, as soon as she touches him she shrieks, he jerks away. She runs out into the hall shaking and slowly you can visibly see the weight being lifted from her shoulders. She smiles and says a firm “Goodbye” to herself)

(Cut to Todd slowly stopping the tears and letting out a huge sigh)