'Watched' Script

Below is an initial script for our short film 'Watched'.

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SCENE 1:

EXT. COUNTRYSIDE - DAY

COUNTRYSIDE ESTABLISHING SHOT

SCENE 2:

EXT. TUNNEL - DAY

SOPHIA WALKS THROUGH THE TUNNEL TOWARDS THE STALKER. THE STALKER AND SOPHIA BUMP INTO EACH OTHER AND DROP THEIR HARD DRIVES. THE HOMELESS GUY PICKS THE HARD DRIVES UP, BUT MIXES THEM UP. SOPHIA HANDS THE WRONG HARD DRIVE BACK TO THE STALKER.

SOPHIA EXCUSE ME SIR, YOU DROPPED THIS

STALKER THANK YOU (SNATCHES BACK - AGGRESSIVELY)

SCENE 3:

EXT. STREET - DAY

SOPHIA WALKS TO WORK

SCENE 4:

INT. OFFICE - DAY

SOPHIA PUTS THE KEY IN AND UNLOCKS THE DOOR

SOPHIA IS IN HER OFFICE NOW. SHE PLUGS IN THE HARD DRIVE INTO HER LAPTOP. "ACCESS DENIED" POPS UP

SOPHIA WHAT THE...

SCENE 5:

INT. DAY

CLOCK SCENE TIMELAPSE

SCENE 6:

EXT. STAIRWAY - EVENING

SOPHIA IS COMING DOWN THE STAIRWAY. THE STALKER IS FOLLOWING HER. SOPHIA REALIZES THAT SHES IS BEING FOLLOWED.

SOPHIA HELLO (ECHO)... HELLO, WHO'S THERE? (NO REPLY) (SOUND OF FOOTSTEPS) OMG..

SCENE 7:

INT. SOPHIA'S HOME - DAY

SOPHIA IS PHONING ALEX TO TELL HIM THAT SHE THINKS SHE IS BEING STALKED.

SOPHIA HEY ALEX, CAN WE TALK

ALEX YEAH, SURE SOPHIA, WHAT'S WRONG?

SOPHIA I HAVE A SLIGHT ISSUE

ALEX RIGHT..

SOPHIA ARE YOU STILL IN CONTACT WITH YOUR DETECTIVE FRIEND?

ALEX YEAH, I SAW HIM LAST WEEK, WHAT'S UP?

SOPHIA WELL I PLUGGED IN MY HARD DRIVE INTO MY LAPTOP AND A LOAD OF GREEN CODING CAME UP, I THINK I MAY HAVE BEEN HACKED...

SCENE 8:

INT. SOPHIA'S OFFICE - DAY

SOPHIA IS STILL ON THE PHONE WITH ALEX, WHEN SOMEBODY KNOCKS AT HER WINDOW.

SOPHIA I'VE... I'VE GOT TO.. GO (STUTTER)

SCENE 9:

AFTER PHONING WITH ALEX SOPHIA GETS ANOTHER PHONE CALL FROM THE STALKER.

SOPHIA HELLO..

STALKER YOU HAVE GOT SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU

SOPHIA WHO IS THIS?

STALKER I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU

SOPHIA (SILENT - STUTTERING)

STALKER WHY ARE YOU PACING, YOU'RE SCARED OF ME AREN'T YOU?

SOPHIA (SILENT - STUTTERING)

STALKER I WON'T HURT YOU AS LONG AS I GET WHAT'S MINE!

SCENE 10:

INT. SOPHIA'S OFFICE - DAY

SOPHIA CLOSES HER LAPTOP, PUTS HER COAT ON AND TURNS THE LIGHTS OFF.

SCENE 11:

CLOCK TO SHOW TIME

SCENE 12:

EXT. STREET - DAY

STALKER SITS ON A BENCH. SOPHIA WALKS BY. STALKER STARTS FOLLOWING HER. STALKER PEEKS BEHIND TREES.

SCENE 13:

EXT. GRAVEYARD - EVENING

STALKER SEES HOMELESS GUY ON THE GRAVEYARD. HOMELESS GUY WAKES UP. BOTH HIDE BEHIND TREES. STALKER STARTS CHASING THE HOMELESS GUY. HOMELESS GUY FALLS DOWN. STALKER AND HOMELESS GUY START FIGHTING. STALKER FINALLY KILLS HOMELESS GUY.

SCENE 14:

EXT. GRAVEYARD - DAY

DETECTIVE AND SOPHIA MEET ON HER WAY HOME.

DETECTIVE SOPHIA JAMES? SOPHIA YEAH? DETECTIVE

MARK FOSTER, LSPD DETECTIVE AND SOPHIA SHAKE HANDS

SOPHIA HI DETECTIVE CAN I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU FOR A MINUTE? SOPHIA SURE, BUT I'M ON MY WAY HOME, WALK WITH ME? DETECTIVE AND SOPHIA WALK OFF

DETECTIVE SO I UNDERSTAND YOU KNOW ALEX? SOPHIA YEAH IS HE OK? DETECTIVE YEAH NO, HE IS FINE SOPHIA OKAY GOOD DETECTIVE HE PHONED ME EARLIER AND SAID YOU HAD A HARD DRIVE? SOPHIA ... YEAH... DETECTIVE DO YOU HAVE IT WITH YOU NOW? SOPHIA YEAH, DO YOU NEED IT? DETECTIVE YES SOPHIA HANDS DRIVE TO DETECTIVE

HERE YOU GO DETECTIVE LOOKING OVER AND THEN BACK

SOPHIA IS EVERYTHING OK? DETECTIVE (PAUSE) YEAH NO, EVERYTHING IS FINE. SOPHIA OK, IS THAT ALL YOU NEED? DETECTIVE YEAH, THAT'S ALL FOR NOW. I'LL KEEP IN CONTACT WITH YOU IN CASE ANYTHING HAPPENS. SOPHIA ALRIGHT, THANK YOU, BYE DETECTIVE OK, BRILLIANT DETECTIVE AND SOPHIA SHAKE HANDS AGAIN

SCENE 15:

EXT. GRAVEYARD - DAY

DETECTIVE FINDS DEAD BODY. REACHES FOR PHONE AND DIALS NUMBER.

DETECTIVE I NEED FORENSICS, NOW. EXMORE PARK (PAUSE). I JUST FOUND A BODY FADE TO BLACK SCREEN

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