MORNING IN THE RICHT HOUSEHOLD

by Tracer Bullet, Staff Writer

Time: Early morning

Location: The home of Georgia head football coach MARK RICHT

Scene: A sleepy KATHRYN RICHT, dressed in her robe and slippers, finds her husband MARK RICHT in his TV room. He’s dressed in his favorite Aquaman underoos and grinning widely.

KATHRYN: Mark? Honey? It’s nearly 4 a.m. What are you still doing up?

MARK: I’m just watching a little History Channel, hon. Isn’t it great how all those Russian and American soldiers got the chance to save all those people in the concentration camps?

KATHRYN: ... I ... guess that’s one way of looking at it.

MARK: And that Andersonville. When Johnny Reb builds a prison, he doesn't mess around. They sure showed those Yankees what's what.

KATHRYN: Mark, 13,000 men died horribly at Andersonville. You can't seriously ...

MARK: Y'know, Kat. Slavery gets a bad rap. Sure, it was a monstrous institution that dehumanized both slave and master, but there were good things that get ...

KATHRYN: Okay. It's late and you need to go to bed.

MARK: I have to say, as much as I love Cap, the Red Skull is pretty great and ...

KATHRYN: Cap? You mean Captain America? That's a comic book character and the Red Skull was Hitler's ... I'm not having this conversation. Mark, sweetie. I know tonight's loss was devastating for you and the program and it's okay to get upset. Nobody expects you to be upbeat all the time.

MARK: (Staring into the distance, lip quivering) I hear him.

KATHRYN: Who?

MARK: Terrence Cody.

KATHRYN: What? Mark, you're very tired and we've both had a very long night. Things will seem better after you get some sleep.

MARK: DAMN YOU, WOMAN. TERRENCE CODY IS COMING FOR THE CHILDREN. HE WILL FEAST ON THEIR BONES AND BATHE IN THEIR BLOOD.

KATHRYN: Mark ...

MARK: SABAN WANTS OUR SOULS. HE'S COMING. I FEEL HIM COMING. I FEEL ... urk.

KATHRYN: (Holding a smoking taser and standing over an unconscious MARK) My mother was right about you.