skates past a cluttered worktable, across the hardwood floor to the stairs.
INT. HALLWAY
Brian moves quietly past a closed door; on it, a plaque reads Erics Room above a picture of an antique car.
Farther down is another closed door. Brian pauses, listening to the sounds of Mom and Dad arguing; no words can be made out, only the tones, the rise, fall, sharpness of voices.
Brian looks away from th