Shot opens with a black/blank screen with narration from the villain (Lance) over the top
(Prologue)
Lance: (Cold, emotionless) who decides when our time is up? Who chooses upon our importance to the world? I worship every breath, every tear, and every drop of blood that beats within our ungrateful souls. I decide who gets to live or die. It’s my (loud, angry) choice! I’ll make sure you welcome the silence and yet wish it never came. Play the game and suffer the consequences.
(End of Prologue)
An abrupt flash of light bridges the two scenes. It’s a dark screen; a close upshot to the inside of a bag. The sounds of heavy breathing and frantic scrabbling are heard over the top.
Rhys: (Heavy breathing) what?
(Whispers) Kathy? Lucy?
Lucy: (Sobbing; reading instructions via an earpiece) you have two minutes to decide. Follow the human weakness and choose. Think carefully for one of them must die (Breath hitch) don’t try and defy me; I planned every detail. You have two minutes to decide. Enjoy my game Mr Miller. Good luck! (Crying)
Rhys: Kathy? Lucy? Are you alright? Are you hurt?
Lucy: (Highly emotional) Oh god! I can’t (Sob)
Kathy: (Sarcastic) Of course! Having the time of my life!
Rhys: (Angry, weary) Now is not the time Kathy! (Confident, assured, masking fear) You’ll be fine. I promise! Both of you!
Lucy: (Whisper) Please, Please!
Rhys: (Assured tone) Kathy, move slowly to the right.... Don’t put any tension on the chord
Lucy: (Screams as the noose pulls tighter around her neck)
Rhys: (Angry, confidence slipping) STOP, Just Stop! (Directed at Kathy) I’m sorry! I’m so sorry (whispers to them both)
Kathy: You promised! Let me go! (Silent pause) Rhys, I’m nothing to you! Always the disappointment; always the dark secret. It’s easy isn’t it? Almost like choosing between heaven and hell.
Lucy: Please no! (Whispers to self) (Pause)
(Directed at Rhys) Promise me you’ll make sure Greg and Amy are cared for. Help them deal with this. Help them get over me (Voice steady, though still crying)
Rhys: (Serious tone) I’m meant to protect you both. I can’t.... (Looks at both of them, eyes not focusing)
(Turns to Kathy) I always taught you it was wrong to make promises you can’t keep
Kathy: (Voice calm) Promises are always there to be broken. Mother taught me that.
Lucy: (realisation. Anger) What! No! Rhys you can’t do this. This isn’t what we agreed! This isn’t how it’s supposed to go.
Kathy: (Calmly, Confidently) don’t resent him. That’s his biggest fault, he cares too deeply. He couldn’t live knowing he’d orphaned two children. He’s too generous for that.
Lucy: (Yells angrily) Shit!
Rhys: (sadly) I love you, Kath.
Kathy: (First time with emotion) I know.
(Dialogue stops. Reaction shots of Rhys and the decision he has had to make. Final shot a close up of Rhys’ eye as he blinks. Sound of the trap door opening on the black screen)
(Epilogue)
Lance: (Simultaneously, Gleeful full of pleasure) and then everything stopped counting
Rhys: (Simultaneously, cold and emotionless) and then everything stopped counting
(End of Epilogue)
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