Script Work: Liars Table
JUNIOR I don't understand the stakes.
SALT There is a way off this ship for all three of us. The skiff holds three. The storm will pass. And I have never let a man die under my command.
Jack looks at his cards again. The Two and the Seven. liars table script
Your turn: 1. Roll dice 2. Make a bet 3. Quit Choose an option: 2 Enter the number you think appears on the dice (1-6): 3 Enter the number of times you think it appears: 2 Your bet is incorrect. The dice show: [3, 6, 2, 5, 1] You lose this round!
On the last night of a dying fishing trawler, three old sailors play their final hand at a game where the only rule is that you must lie—and the only truth is the one that gets you killed. JUNIOR I don't understand the stakes
JUNIOR (barely audible) That’s a lie.
JUNIOR (too fast) Truth. I am not his son. The storm will pass
The table is now two.
Vock pulls out a photograph. He tosses it onto the felt. It slides, stopping next to the recorder. It’s a grainy surveillance shot of a police station.
JUNIOR The skiff holds two. That’s a fact.
