One Red Cent

In short drama script One Red Cent, Craig is picking up his kids for the weekend, but Pam won’t let him because he isn’t paying alimony.

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INT/EXT. FRONT HOUSE DOOR – DAY

CRAIG approaches the front porch and notices PAM already standing behind the screen door.

PAM:  Where is it?

CRAIG:  Huh?

PAM:  Where’s the money?

CRAIG:  Where do you think?

PAM:  Do you have it, or not?

CRAIG:  I don’t have it this week, Pam–

PAM:  Why not?

CRAIG:  Because I don’t have it.

PAM:  Why not?

CRAIG:  Where’s my kids?

PAM:  You’re not taking my kids this week.

CRAIG:  Tell my kids to meet me in the car.

PAM:  No.

CRAIG:  Pam, I can’t get into this today,  I just wanna see my kids.

PAM:  No money, no kids.

CRAIG:  Two minutes, or I’m leaving.

PAM:  Where’s the money, Craig?

CRAIG:  I said, I don’t have it.

PAM:  When are you ever gonna have it?!

Craig walks away.

We have bills to pay, Craig!

CRAIG:  Go work!

PAM:  I do work! That’s why our kids have clothes on their back, and food in their mouths.

CRAIG:  One minute, I’m leaving.

PAM:  So, leave!

CRAIG:  I’ve been through hell all week long, and all I want to do is see my children.  Promised them we’d go to the rides, and that’s what I aim to do.  Don’t make a liar outta me.

PAM:  You have money for the rides?

CRAIG:  It’s all the money I have.

PAM:  They aren’t going with you.

CRAIG:  I’ll get you the money next week.

PAM:  Bullsh’t! Every week it’s the same story. You delay and delay, weeks behind! You make a payment every three payments.

CRAIG:  I’m doing the best I can.

PAM:  Not good enough!

CRAIG:  I promise you–

PAM:  No, no, don’t make promises. Don’t wanna hear anymore promises. I wanna see the money, not promises.

CRAIG:  Next week.

PAM:  Next week, what?

CRAIG:  I’ll give you the damn money!

PAM:  How much?!

CRAIG:  The weekly payment.

PAM:  Double it up.

CRAIG:  I can’t double anything.

PAM:  How you ever gonna catch up to what you owe me.

CRAIG:  I don’t owe you!

PAM:  You owe me thousands!

CRAIG:  It’s for the kids-NOT YOU!

PAM:  Thousands!

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Script Summary

In short screenplay One Red Cent, Craig goes to his ex-wife’s house to pick up his two kids, but she won’t allow him to see them because he isn’t providing alimony. 

• Genre: Drama
• Length: ~10 Minutes
• Script Characters: 1 woman, 2 men
• Age Range: Any
• Themes: family
• Best For: drama scripts

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Script Source: One Red Cent

One Red Cent is a drama script by Joseph Arnone, 2026.