In Vitro (2024) Movie Script

1
Good morning.
Main barn breeding report.
Ten specimens in stasis.
Specimen 1, stable.
Specimen 2, stable.
Specimen 3, stable.
Okay, come on.
Wait.
System failure...
Jack!
System failure...
Jack?
Come on!
We got to get her out, now.
Go, get the harness.
System failure...
- System failure...
- Whoa.
System failure...
System failure...
Come on.
All right, you're good.
System crashed again.
Came out of stasis too early.
Looks like an issue
with the liver.
Yeah. Lungs too.
We shouldn't be having
these problems.
We'll have to put her down.
What do you think?
Really nice.
The satellite's
still down.
I know.
Can you fix it?
Uh... I mean, maybe.
Doesn't help with these storms.
You know how much I love
getting on the roof, though.
So, I was thinking about
painting Toby's room.
- Oh, yeah?
- yeah.
I thought blue might be nice.
What?
Nothing.
You look good.
Jack...
What?
I'm exhausted.
Hey.
Come on.
It's coming.
Layla!
- You scared me.
- Sorry.
Uh, what are you doing in here?
The mixer broke down.
Had to get a part.
Oh. Okay.
What is this?
Uh, working on some changes.
Trying them out
on the old tanks.
I think they'll fix
the problems we've been having.
Um, we've got the new
cattle driver coming later.
Do you mind fixing up
his paperwork?
Sure.
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You must be Brady.
I'll, uh... I'll give you this.
It's a list of clients
and delivery schedule.
I'm not sure
how much information
the trucking company gave you.
Hell of a drive,
this place.
Guess so.
-There you go.
-Ah, thanks, Mrs. Curtis.
"Layla" is fine.
Brady.
I'll show you the cattle.
Up, up! Hoy-ya, hoy-ya!
Up!
Hey, one short!
- What?
- One short!
It's another one
already, Jack.
Can you go and help Brady?
Layla, just go.
I was thinking...
maybe I could take
a few days off.
How come?
Just to have a little break.
Break from what?
Break from me?
No.
Just a break from the work.
Give me a chance
to go visit Toby.
Maybe Brady could help out.
Seems keen for the work.
Brady?
He doesn't know the process.
We could teach him.
Well, I hardly know him.
What if I don't trust him?
Come on, you don't trust anyone.
Can we at least think about it?
Jack...
Can we just have a nice dinner?
Hey.
Sorry I snapped.
I don't know,
I guess I'm a little tired too.
Of... of course
you can go see Toby.
Thank you.
And it's okay,
I know you're stressed.
Where's your ring?
Oh. It's just
when I'm washing up.
Don't you know it's bad luck
to take it off?
Shit.
It's okay, girl.
It'll pass. It's okay.
Jack?
Jack!
Oh, my God.
Jack!
Let me help you.
What the hell
were you doing?
The cattle.
They knocked me over.
What?
They got spooked
in the storm. I...
Let me see.
I heard gunshots.
I had to fire to scare them off.
Could've trampled me.
I have to get something
for this.
Just... don't lie down.
Bit of a shit farmer, eh?
I'll be right back.
Yeah.
Flick?
Flick?
Come on, girl!
Inside!
Flick?
Flick?
Oh, you scared me.
Come on!
What were you doing under there?
Inside.
Inside.
Jack.
Something got into the shed.
Probably a fox or something.
No.
It couldn't have been a fox.
I locked the door.
You sure you locked it?
Think so.
You think so?
Are you okay?
Oh, my head.
Jack.
Jack!
Ah!
Layla?
- Oh.
- Hey.
Just getting you some water.
How long was I out?
Oh, most of the night.
Thanks.
Oh, I needed that.
Where are you going?
I need to round up the cattle
that got out.
Don't you think you should rest?
I'm fine.
What are you doing?
Nothing.
Just take it easy. Okay?
I'll be back later.
Stay back.
Where's Jack?
He's... he's gone.
But I think
he's out looking for you.
I think you were looking
for these.
Painkillers.
I don't feel right.
Your eyes.
It can, uh,
happen in the process.
Without treatment,
the sick animals
hold on for a day.
Maybe two.
I know.
Where's Toby?
He's safe. He's at school.
Oh.
You have my memories.
Why would Jack do this?
I... I don't know.
But I'm gonna help you.
We're getting you to a hospital.
Come on.
Come on.
Ah, shit.
What's going on?
Um...
I was just coming
to give you a hand.
Can't get it to start.
I'll have to have a look at it.
How'd you go? With the cattle?
No luck.
You know, my head is killing me.
Maybe we could head inside
and you could take a look.
Okay.
It's Brady.
I'll go. I'll tell him
you're not feeling well.
It's okay.
Stay here.
I... I gotta talk to him anyway.
You should rest.
I'll just go deal with him.
It's fine.
Um... I'm fine.
Jack, come on. I'll go.
I said I need to talk to him,
all right?
Just stay here.
Something's wrong
with the car.
We need to go with Brady.
It's our only way out of here.
Hey.
Just wait here for us.
You need to leave, Brady.
What are
you talking about?
What's wrong?
I don't know
how else to say it,
there just isn't
enough work for you.
Mate, I've driven
all the way out here.
I'm not going.
Um... you are, actually.
No, this...
Jack, this is bullshit.
No.
No.
What happened to Brady?
I had to let him go.
Where is she, Layla?
She's not well. She...
She needs my help.
What the hell
have you done?
I can explain everything.
You tried to kill her.
Uh... I what?
Don't lie to me.
-Why would I?
-I heard the gunshots.
I found the shell in the barn.
She... she came at me.
She grabbed the rifle.
It went off in the struggle.
She... she's...
She's confused, Layla.
She doesn't know
what she's doing.
I'm not lying to you.
She doesn't have much time.
She needs our help.
Please, Layla...
You know me.
She was never meant
to wake up.
It was just supposed
to be a test, okay?
A test for what?
Business is failing.
I had to do something.
I thought that...
If I could get this to work
with the equipment we have...
...there are people out there
that would pay a lot of money
for this kind of technology.
I never should have done it.
-Hey.
-Don't.
You did this.
Now fix it.
This should give her
the best possible chance.
Healthy stem cells,
high-dose nutrients.
What the hell is he doing back?
Give her the IV,
make sure she's okay.
What's going on?
It's okay.
What did you do?
Brady!
I thought I was pretty clear.
Hey, you can't just fire me
like that.
I need the work.
Listen, uh...
It's nothing personal.
It's just,
I did everything you said.
I did everything you said.
- I didn't talk to her.
- Uh, listen...
I didn't tell her anything.
Yeah, listen,
it's nothing like that.
Okay?
So if there's nothing else
I can help you with,
really gotta get back.
You told him where I was?
He found the note.
I... I had to tell him.
But he...
But he's gonna help you.
And you believe him?
What did he give me?
Hey, where's Layla?
Uh...
Why?
Thought she might
like to know
why you've been paying me
to come out here.
What do you think?
Shit.
We're leaving.
I think it might be
time to go, eh?
Authorization denied.
Come on!
He's locked us in.
Do you need to check that out?
Hey.
It might be time to go.
- Okay?
- Okay, yeah. I'm going.
Layla!
Over here.
The system
crashed again.
Yeah. Don't worry about that.
I'll have a look at it later.
Open the door.
Layla... what's going on?
Door.
Come on.
What is going on?
You are not
thinking things through.
Open it.
Now!
Shoot him, Layla.
Shoot him.
Don't do anything stupid.
Layla.
Shoot him.
Hey.
Move, Jack.
Move. Now!
Hey!
Go.
To the office. Now.
In there.
Go get a key for the door.
We'll make sure
he can't follow us.
Layla, can we just talk
about this for a second?
So you were just gonna kill her
and cover it up?
Huh.
What do you think would happen
if people found out about her?
They'd lock me up, Layla.
They'd shut down the business.
It would be the end for us.
I'm not gonna throw away
everything we've been
working on.
You lied to me.
I was trying to protect you.
Because I knew that you
wouldn't be able to do
what needed to be done.
Layla! The key!
Wait. Just...
My glasses.
Layla, come on,
I can't see anything. Please.
Ah!
-No.
-Don't.
Layla, move.
- Don't!
- Move!
Don't, Jack.
Layla!
- Move!
- No.
No.
Don't.
Come on.
Come on!
Okay. Okay.
You okay?
Come on. Come on!
Get in, go!
Ah! Go!
- Are you okay?
- Yeah.
He's coming.
Hurry.
Hurry, Brady.
You okay?
- You okay?
- Yeah.
-Shit.
-What... what is it?
There's no signal
out here.
Shit.
What about the trucking company?
When you don't show up,
won't they send someone out
to find you?
I... I don't work
for a trucking company.
Jack just paid me
to turn up
to make it look like
everything was normal.
What?
Jack got shut down years ago.
I'm sorry.
Come on.
We have to keep moving.
Could be something
to fix the truck.
You thinking about him?
It's okay.
You loved him.
It's why you suffered
for so long.
Wish I got a chance to see Toby.
He still feels like my son.
You will.
We're gonna get you
to a hospital.
Gonna tell them
you're my sister.
I'll go find you some water.
Jack?
Hey!
Come on.
Ah!
Layla. We need to go.
I can't...
Come on. Brady's here.
- Let's go.
- Wait, wait, wait.
What is that?
That's not Brady.
Come on.
I can't. I can't.
Layla?
Layla!
This isn't worth it!
Layla.
Layla. This way.
- Come on, Layla.
- I can't...
Get up.
Get up, come on. Come on.
Layla... Layla...
I can't.
You're never gonna
make it with me.
We've gotta go now. Come on.
If you don't go now,
you'll never get away from him.
Just get up, come on.
Get up!
Layla...
Just...
...go to Toby.
Make sure he's safe.
Yeah. Come on.
Please. Just get up.
Make sure Toby's safe, Layla.
Please. You can do it.
You can. You can.
You can. You can.
Please, just go. Just go.
You can.
Layla!
Layla!
Wait!
Wait. No.
Layla! Stop!
Stop! Stop!
Stop!
Just stop!
Don't do this.
Do not do this!
Don't do this to me.
Layla.
Please.
Think about our family.
Layla, no. Layla!
No, Layla! No, Layla!
Layla! No!
Pembroke College.
Hi. I'd... I'd like to speak
to my son, Toby Curtis.
It's, uh, urgent.
Is that Ms. Curtis?
Yes.
Is everything okay?
Everything's fine.
It's just that Toby
hasn't been a student here
for, uh, for a while.
Uh, you must have him
confused with someone else.
I don't think so.
Toby left here a few years ago.
Uh...
That's... that's not possible.
I thought
you moved up to Fairview.
Are you sure everything's okay,
Ms. Curtis?
Toby?
Hey.
I forgot my drink bottle.
Thought you were at night shift.
Yeah.
Yeah, I am.
Why'd you get changed?
Uh...
Yeah, I'm... I'm...
I'm gonna go in later.
Okay, well, I'll see you later.
Toby?
Yeah?
What is it, Mom?
Is everything okay?
You've grown up.
Are you okay?
I just love you, that's all.
I love you too.
I'll see you later.
...have, like, a little caravan
up there on the beach.
Did you get up
to anything?
Sorry, what did you say?
You're back.
There's nothing out there
for me.
We both know that.
Were there others... before me?
I just thought with you,
I might have finally
got things right.
Why create one more?
I could tell
you weren't happy.
I knew the signs.
I'd seen them before.
I don't know how
I'm meant to let go of you.
We're gonna pretend
none of this ever happened.
We're gonna go back
to the way things were.
I love you.
So much.
Everything's gonna be better
from now on.
I know.
We don't need to rush.
Authorization denied.
Here, girls. Good girls.
I think that's everything.
Great. Here you go.
- See you next week.
- See you.
Toby?
Dinner.