last scenes from American History X

INT. SCHOOL BATHROOM - SAME
Danny enters, sets his "AMERICAN HISTORY X" PAPER on top
of the sink, and takes an unearthly long piss at the
urinal. He finishes, flushes and turns.
Standing there is LITTLE HENRY. A GUN IN HIS HAND.

DANNY
Jesus Christ. What are you doing, Henry?

LITTLE HENRY (afraid)
What does it look like I'm doin'?

DANNY
Come on, man, no. You don't want to do this. Come on. Henry?

THE DOOR SMACKS OPEN and Danny moves to grab the pistol.
It discharges and a bullet rockets into Danny's chest.
He SLAMS back into the URINAL and gasps for air. The
force of the pistol knocks Henry to the ground. The two
kids who just entered bolt for help.

Danny slides to the tile, leaving a bloody trail. The
two stare at each other - EYE TO EYE. THE BLOODSTAINED
PAPER falls into the DAMP SINK. Danny inhales like glass
is raking his lungs.

LITTLE HENRY (terrified)
Danny?

Danny's breathing slows to a choked whisper. He blinks,
coughs, twitches. And dies.

LITTLE HENRY
Vinyard? Danny?

Henry watches teary-eyed with the same altered look Derek
had after killing Lawrence. Together they FREEZE on the
cold tile floor.

CUT TO:

INT. HALL AT VENICE HIGH BATHROOM - YELLOW POLICE TAPE
Officers and detectives monitor the area. Young
students, including Lizzy and her friends, stand around
and cry. Rasmussen brings THE BLOODY PAPER over to
Sweeney. Sweeney looks at it for a moment but is
interrupted.

RASMUSSEN
He won't let go. Will you talk to him?

INT. BATHROOM - TIGHT ON DEREK AND DANNY
Derek cradles his bloody brother. Sweeney walks over,
crouches, and talks to Derek's back.

SWEENEY
Derek? You gotta let him go, man. They gotta get him outta here.

DEREK
I can't.

Derek begins to cry outright. He can't control himself.
He lets go of Danny's corpse and charges out into the hall.

INT. HALLWAY - DORIS AND DAVINA
Derek embraces them. Doris grabs his face -- torn
between love and hate. Guilt-ridden, Derek tears from
them and storms down the hall with Sweeney soon in tow.

SWEENEY
Derek! I know what you're thinkin' right now and I want you to forget
about it!

DEREK
How the luck do you know what I'm thinkin', Sweeney!?

SWEENEY
Cause I'm thinkin' the same damn thing!

Drowning in rage, Derek turns back to a misty eyed Sweeney.

DEREK
They shot him in a fucking...pisshole!

SWEENEY
And goin' after them won't bring him back. Don't do it, Derek. Please,
man. You've come too far. The war is over.

Derek contemplates the situation and presses his tongue
against his teeth, crackbrained. Sweeney slowly
approaches and cautiously wraps his arms around the young
man. Derek buries his tearing face in Sweeney's shoulder.

DEREK
It stops now, Sweeney.

Sweeney nods and the two lock eyes. Derek makes his way
back to Doris and Davina and together, they grieve.

DANNY (V/O)
We've heard it a million times, a Bible quote become cliche: "Vengeance
is mine, sayeth the Lord."

DISSOLVE TO:
INT. SCHOOL BATHROOM - DANNY AND HENRY
A still of the two immediately after the murder. We move
in tighter and tighter until we get close on Danny.

DANNY (V/O)
Vengeance brought about by hate...and fear. When it points its head in our
direction, we take notice and everything changes. The way we choose
our friends, the way we protect our families, the way we create enemies
out of strangers. (then) Welcome to America.

THE END