The Script

Light comes on and reveals the hostages.

[Adam and Rachael thrash within their constraints as they regain consciousness.]

Adam [distressed]

Uuurghh! W…wh…where…am I? What’s going on here?!

Rachael [confused]

ADAM?! IS THAT YOU…?

Adam [relieved but still worried]

Wh…what is this place?

Rachael [Trying to rationalize]

Jus… Just calm down and do what the man wants

Adam [Worried]

What man?

Scythe [Deep, dark voice]

ME!

[Scythe walks into the light and backhand punches Adam across the face]

Adam [Sobbing slightly]

What do you want with me?

Scythe [Reassuring]

I want you to ask the dear Rachael here some questions about her work

Scythe [Walks around to Rachael and put his hand under her chin]

You see… She won’t tell me. So I thought one of her ‘dear friends’ might help to… persuade her.

Rachael [Angry, Wriggling her upper body to get Scythe’s hand off her face]

You’re a sick bastard!

[Rachael spits at Scythe]

Scythe [laughing and wiping spit off himself]

You see… this is where it becomes ‘fun’!

For every time neither of you tell me the answer to my questions… Adam here gets hurt.

[Scythe grins picking up a baseball bat, then swinging it at Adam’s opposite side of the face from where he was punched]

Rachael [Screaming]

Just stop it you sick fuck! Why can’t you just ask me?

Scythe [Laughing again]

Because you wouldn’t tell me would you?

Adam [Groaning in pain after being hit]

It’s okay Rachael. He won’t kill me if he needs answer from me.

Scythe [Grinning and picking up a knife]

…Of course not.

Rachael [Angry]

Don’t you dare!

Scythe [Serious]

I thought you knew I was… daring

Rachael [Yelling]

Just put the fucking knife down you bastard!

Scythe [Laughing]

But I don’t feel like it!

[Scythe spins the knife around and lunges toward Adam’s neck. Stopping just before and grabbing Adam’s head with his free hand]

Adam [Crying]

Please. No!

Scythe [Grinning]

Don’t worry. I’ll make it quick

Screen goes to black and Knife sound in made

[Rachael screams]

Screen fades back in

Rachael [Crying]

You’re a monster! You didn’t even get chance to ask him

Scythe [Serious]

Only because you made me into a monster…

[Scythe walks towards the door]

Scythe [Walking out the door]

…and we have plenty more to answer my questions

The End