The Hitchhiker, Scene 01

THE HITCHHIKER COUPLE PICK UP NAIVE TEEN ON THE ROAD AND REVENGE FUCK HER SCENE opens on a car as it speeds down a desolate road. The sun is blazing. Classical music is blaring. Inside the car, Gloria and her husband, Markus, are driving home after a business meeting. From their attire, you can tell that the couple are successful, but things do not seem particularly harmonious in the car. Markus sits silently, gazing out the window, while Gloria obsessively dissects the potential deal they just negotiated. She turns off the stereo when it clear he isnt listening. The client is almost convinced, she continues. He just needs a little push. Markus says nothing. Maybe next time, Gloria adds, glancing at him sideways. I should just go on my own! Again, her husband doesnt respond. Up ahead, they notice a teen girl standing on the side of the road. She has her thumb sticking out and a small suitcase by her feet. Awkward and gangly, the girl seems very out of place, looking nervously at the car as it approaches. We should give her a ride, Markus says suddenly, speaking for the first time. Gloria looks at him like hes crazy. Are you kidding me! She scoffs. You know we nee