Script

INT. OFFICE- MORNING       

CU Jess typing on keyboard

JESS (22) is an office worker with shoulder length ashy blonde hair, she has a northern accent and is often told how common she sounds. She's about 5,4" and very well dressed for her mediocre job. She's well kept and always wearing a shade of purple. Today it's her nail varnish and bracelets. She has smart clothes on and a lot of make up on for the type of she does.

The sound of typing fades out.

The sounds of screams fade in.

INT. CANTEEN- AFTERNOON

MCU Jess talking with colleague

JESS (O.S)

I mean she's still not come in, I wonder what’s happened to 'er. She'll be getting the sack if she's not careful.

Jess’ coworker nods in agreement whilst drinking her coffee.

SLOW ZOOM AND A PULL FOCUS shows another one of Jess’s coworkers face.

Jess’s coworker JOHN (34) is another office worker, he is un kept and his shirt is creased around his belly from where he has been sat all day. He’s a little over weight but not too much. He’s average looking with dark hair but looks as though it will start to thin in the next few years.

INT. OFFICE- LATE AFTERNOON

CU Jess typing on keyboard

INT. OFFICE- EVENING

POV from John’s point of view we see Jess putting her coat on. His desk is across the room from Jess so he can see everything she does.

MS Jess is getting her things together to go home for a weekend off. She gets her coat and scarf on suggesting it’s an autumn night and cold outside.

EXT. BUS STOP- LATE EVENING

LS Jess is waiting on the right hand side of a bus stop. She’s pulling her scarf up around her face. She keeps checking her watch and looking out into the road.

ZOOM IN the bus stop is now the full frame of the shot. Coming in from the right of the screen a car pulls up in front of Jess.

MS of cars passenger window. John is in the car talking to Jess, the audience hears nothing but muffled speech as if listening through the glass. You can see Jess smiling and nodding and her leaving the frame.

ZOOM OUT to see the entire car. We see Jess appears from left of the frame and gets into the car. The car moves off out of the frame.

INT. CAR- LATE EVENING

MS the back of the car we can see Jess talking to John but he is facing forward and is silent. Every so often we can see his eyes in the rear view mirror.

JESS (O.S)

I mean I still can’t believe

she’s still getting away with

not coming in. If you or I did

that we’d be sacked on the spot.

I always thought something was going

on between her and Sanderson.

MS John is fidgeting and moving about on his seat. He pulls his tie to loosen it.

JESS (O.S)

Cos she always got away with not

doing reports on time and she

bats her eyelashes and one of us

has to pick up the slack. Do you

mind if I put the radio on.

MS before John answers we see Jess put it on and dance music comes on. Jess sings loudly and badly to the song. Before she can finish her ballad John turns off the radio forcefully.

JESS (O.S)

Sorry, I just love that song

it’s on all the time when I go

out with my mates. I love going

out, especially after a week

of this shit. Sorry. I’m

going out tonight, gunna get

wreck-

MS before Jess finishes her sentence John punches Jess in the face and we see her go out cold.

FADE TO BLACK:

EXT. FORREST- NIGHT.

CU Jess is lying on the floor, she has dirt on her face and leaves in her hair. There is a bruise and cut on her face from where john has punched her. A TRACKING shot shows her lying in the dirt, her tights ripped and she’s missing a shoe. For now she looks like she’s dead.

FADE BACK IN:

EXT. FOREST- DAY.

POV we can see Jess lying in the dirt, in the same position as the last shot. This shot is behind a tree like someone is hiding behind it as if not to be seen. This persons hand is on the tree, they are a mans hands.

CU Jess is in the same position. Her bruise is very visible now and the blood has dried in her hair. She suddenly wakes up, she groans loudly and is sniffling from the cold. As she tries to rise the camera ZOOMS OUT she eventually gets up and pats her face where she has been hit. She’s clearly distressed and starts to cry. She gathers herself and quickly gets up to run for help. A TRACKING shot follows her. From over her shoulder we see John appear from behind the tree. She looks over and sees the man who attacked her she screams.

CU John is panting all ready but is not giving up chase. He grunts and shouts but no actual dialogue comes out. The sweat is visible on his brow.

MS Jess looks over her shoulder again and her hair gets into her eyes and she trips over and she scrambles in the dirt to try and get back up but a ZOOM OUT reveals John over her and he drags her by her hair. A CU shows the rock in his hand.

CU shows Jess’s feet struggling to get back up and her legs moving with her heels digging into the dirt. All of a sudden her legs drop and she’s still. Her feet then slowly start to move away from the camera.

MS shows John struggling to drag something along the forest and a CU shows him pulling on a girl’s hands with purple nail varnish on and purple bracelets and the sound of dragging along the dirt and dried leaves.

FADE TO BLACK:

INT. CANTEEN- LATE MORNING.

FADE BACK IN:

MCU HANNAH talking with colleague.

HANNAH (24) is an office worker. She has long non dyed brown hair with a purple flower in in. She has the same shade purple over her eyelids. She wears a knee length skirt with a blouse tucked in. Very smart looking. Flat shoes on and black tights.

HANNAH (O.S)

I’ve still not heard from Jess.

We were supposed to be going out

Friday night but she never texted me. She’s probably got

this bug that’s going around the office.

Hannah’s coworker nods whilst blowing at her mug.

SLOW ZOOM AND A PULL FOCUS shows another one of Hannah’s coworker. It’s John, he’s back in work and a CU shows a smirk on his face whilst stirring his coffee and picking it up to drink.

INT. OFFICE- EVENING

POV from John’s point of view we see Hannah putting her coat on. His desk is right opposite from Hannah.

MS Hannah is getting her coat and scarf on. She smiles to John and leaves.

EXT. BUS STOP. EVENING.

LS Hannah is sat in a bus stop waiting for a bus.

ZOOM IN the bus stop is now the full frame of the shot. Coming in from the right of the screen a car pulls up in front of Hannah.

MS of cars passenger window. John is in the car talking to Hannah, the audience hears nothing but muffled speech as if listening through the glass. You can see Hannah shaking her head and John continues to talk to her. She then nods and she leaves the frame.

ZOOM OUT to see the entire car. We see Hannah appears from left of the frame and gets into the car. The car moves off out of the frame.

EXT. FOREST. MORNING.

CU OF FEET HANGING. THEY HAVE ONE FLAT SHOE ON AND BLACK RIPPED TIGHTS.

FADE TO BLACK:

CREDITS ROLL.