Script Draft 1

PARAMNESIA

OPEN

EXT. FOREST, DAYLIGHT

Girl, Eve, runs across scene, pauses, looks back,and continues.

Eve stops near a tree. Takes out her phone and dials a number and calls. We hear the ringing sound. It stops.

EVE (PANICKING)

Hello? Is this the police? I.. My friend has just been killed, he was in front of me! Help, oh god, please. Help!

She looks around, on the phone, trying to hear what is being said, but moving around a bit, looking around.

EVE

It's my friend, it's Neil. I am calling to report it. My friend Neil has just been stabbed.

CUT TO SHOT OF NEIL, LYING DEAD. POSSIBLE STAB WOUND, IS COVERED IN BLOOD. POOL OF BLOOD EMERGING FROM NEXT TO HIM. CUT BACK TO EVE.

EVE

I... I don't know... We were all together... but now he's dead. Blake, it was him, he was with us, now he's gone, he's disappeared. There's no weapon no, no.

She pauses again, as if gathering something in her mind.

EVE

Oh my god, he's going to come for me isn't he. He's looking for me. Oh god.

She stops. She moves around to behind a tree, trying to hide.

EVE

Can you look for him? He's Blake. That's his name. He's about 5 foot 7. He's... He's white, his hair's short, he was wearing... He was wearing a coat, are you going to look for him now?

AS SHE DESCRIBES HIM WE CUT TO A HIDE OUT. THE PERSON SHE IS DESCRIBING COMES INTO VIEW. IT'S BLAKE. WE'RE SEEING HIM CROUCHING BEHIND A BUSH. CUT BACK TO EVE.

Eve paces around.

EVE

I am calm.I'm calm.

(She's obviously not calm)]

My location? Ah, ah do I need to tell you? I'm in the middle of, middle of... Ashwell Nature Reserve, is that good? I don't know where. I don't know. I'm hiding. I ran.

Pause as she waits for police response.

EVE

Okay, okay okay. I'm calm. I'm waiting. Please, please be quick.

She hangs up. She considers something for a moment, and runs off.

EXT. FOREST, NEXT TO NEIL'S BODY, DAYLIGHT

Eve has just come around to Neil's body. She tries shaking him. Trying to see if he's dead. She's worried. Scared.

Suddenly, she looks around, as she hears rustling. She jumps up and turns around to keep her back on Neil.

It's Blake. He's just emerged from a bush. He begins moving slowly towards her and she angles around with him, trying to move away from his path, to escape him, wary herself.

She has her phone in one hand, wielding it like a weapon.

Blake makes eye contact with her. He looks at her, with fear.

An awkward, tense pause ensues. Eve tries to speak, but Blake speaks first.

BLAKE

Why did you frame me?

Eve looks surprised.

EVE

What? Blake, it was you. We were together, just us three. It should be you. You were not here, when..

BLAKE

(confused, almost amused, but distressed)

What? Can't you remember? Can't you remember what happened?

CUT TO EVE LOOKING CONFUSED

Blake is worried, and he begins to move around. His biggest problem now is that he is framed. He needs to be released from the blame. He needs to get her to her senses. He slowly moves around to have his back on Neil, and Eve moves further away.

BLAKE

(seeing the confusion on Eve's face)

You had the knife, you were cutting an apple... then... then, you stabbed Neil, Eve. You turned around and you stabbed him.

EVE

(shocked)

Liar!

She moves towards him.

BLAKE

(moves backwards, holding stick)

Stop. Don't get near me!

EVE

(visibly shaken)

How can it be me Blake? Why would I kill? Why would I kill Neil?

BLAKE

(gesturing to her)

Try to remember... please... You, you invited us... you brought all those things.

Blake gestures to the floor.

WIDE SHOT TO SEE ALL THE THINGS ON THE FLOOR. BEER CANS, FOOD. STUFF. EVE LOOKS AT THEM.

CUT TO CLOSE UP, TIGHT SHOT OF HER POV OF THE BEER.

INT. HOUSE. DAYLIGHT.

SAME TIGHT SHOT OF BEER ON TABLE. SUDDENLY PANS AWAY WITH THE CAN AS SOMEONE PICKS IT UP, AND AWAY.

We are in Eve's house. She's just packed up the beer, and the apples. Her bag is full. We see her looking around. Her head stops at a knife on the counter.

EXT. FOREST, DAYLIGHT

CUT TO SHOT OF KNIFE. WE THINK IT'S ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER. INSTEAD ITS ON THE DECK.

Hand picks up the knife. We pan up, it's Eve. She has just realised it was her who was the killer.

SHOT OF EVE LOOKING WORRIED AND LOOKING AT HERSELF.

EVE

(Faltering)

I...

Blake looks at Neil's body. He begins to move around to get to him, and looks at Eve. She looks at him, dead inside. There has been a slow movement clockwise, where Blake now has his back to Neil's body.

BLAKE

Back away, Eve. I need to check.. Move away, please. Let me see...

EVE

(faltering)

The police will be here... any minute...

He turns back. He goes to Neil's body. He looks over him. Shakes him. Looks up in sorrow, pain, realising he's dead.

Eve holds knife and looks pitifully at Blake and then at herself. She understands now.

THE END

This is first draft of the script to the filming sequence. At the moment, it is a possibly a bit too long. It captures everything I want to be said, as well as having shot instructions for specific shots I definitely need to be there: the show will be a fair bit visual, so visuals will also take up a lot of the 3 minutes.

I will read this through with my cast and make amendments, which will be added to a future post.