Visitor script draft 2

Visitor script draft 2

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  1 “VISITOR” By Izzy Bown
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  2 Scene ONE -INT. INSIDE EMBER’S HOUSE - DAYTIME EMBER gets ready for a walk with the dog in an ‘Edgar Wright’ styled montage. She ties her shoe, gets the lead, puts the lead on the dog, puts on her bag, get a knife out of a draw, and puts knife in jeans, put key in door and exits house. After this she leaves her house and walks down the street. EXT. EMPTY RESIDENTIAL STREET She sees something suspicious and begins to walk carefully. The camera show the back of the person. EMBER then steps on a stick and the person turns around to reveal a zombie. The zombie then runs towards her building up tension until it’s broken by EMBER just stabbing the zombie and just carrying on with the walk. FADE TO TITLE SCREEN SCENE TWO - INT. INSIDE EMBER’S HOUSE - LATE AFTERNOON EMBER is feeding her dog and then goes to the kitchen for something to eat. There is nothing left for her to eat and the camera pans down to her stomach which rumbles. Just at that moment there is a knock at the door. Tension builds as EMBER walks towards the door with knife in hand. She slowly opens the door, knife first and says nothing. RILEY is stood on the other side not flinching at the knife. RILEY Alright? (Friendly smile) EMBER makes no attempt to response. RILEY (CON’D) I’m Riley. I’m looking for shelter for the night and was wondering if you had a warm bed
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  3 RILEY (CON’D) or evenjust a floor with a blanket for me to sleep on. RILEY waits for a response. EMBER still just stares threateningly. RILEY goes into her bag and EMBER points the knife in defence. RILEY pulls out a tin of beans. RILEY Dinners on me? EMBER stares at the beans and then it cuts to the beans being open, then cooked and then places on the table. INT. EMBER’S KITCHEN/DINING ROOM – EVENING RILEY and EMBER are sat opposite to each other eating their beans. EMBER is keeping a close eye on RILEY and is not welcoming at all. There is only silence until it is broken by RILEY. RILEY Nice house EMBER (Grainy voice from lack of talking) W… (Clears throat) Water?
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  4 RILEY Yeah sure. EMBER getsup slowly, watching RILEY. RILEY Don’t worry, you’ve already confiscated my knife. Plus, I’m too tired for a fight. EMBER gives a glare and turns around to get to glasses, fills them up with water and puts them on the table. And then she sits back down. RILEY Well I told you my name. Can I know yours? EMBER hesitates EMBER Ember EMBER continues to eat beans with hunger. RILEY Cool. Just you and that dog? Ember nods RILEY Not much of a talker eh? EMBER looks up unimpressed and sighs.
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  5 EMBER I don’t knowyou. I’ve not seen another living person in years. RILEY Wow, I couldn’t imagine not talking to people. EMBER doesn’t pay attention and carries on eating. RILEY (CON’D) I meet new people all the time, learn their stories, and share food. It’s kind of what I do. See I don’t like staying still- EMBER looks up harshly and interrupts. EMBER How do you have so much food? EMBER keeps eye contact with RILEY. RILEY ignores EMBER’s aggressive behaviour. RILEY Pick it up on the way. A few cans are left in the shops nowadays. Just the other day I- EMBER interrupts again, staring at RILEY. EMBER Shops around here are empty. Nothing left. Where did you get the food? (Sternly)
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  6 They both sitthere staring. RILEY is planning what to say next. RILEY Well I walked far. I didn’t go to the shops around here. I passed a massive Costco, I managed to find some cans no one had touched. EMBER doesn’t believe RILEY and continues to stare. They have both stop eating now. EMBER Hmm RILEY Stop and stares for a second So… This was you house before everything? EMBER Yeah. We went to the government camp. But something happened and I came back. EMBER hard front has decreased. RILEY’s happiness begins to diminish RILEY Wow, that’s we went. I mean, probably best you didn’t go. It got overrun in a few days. Not many survivors. RILEY appears upset, looks at her bowl and appears more real. EMBER looks up and looks at RILEY.
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  7 EMBER You were there? RILEYnods EMBER You lost someone there? RILEY (pause) My brother… EMBER How? RILEY puts her spoon in her bowl and looks up. RILEY There was a herd. Must have got in through the gates? There were thousands of them. Of course, the soldiers were shooting them down but the gunfire just made more come. My brother, Charlie, helped fight them off. He took a gun from a one of the dead soldiers and shot our way out of there. It wasn’t even just those things he was killing, it was people too. Society ended again, it was every man for himself. Anyway, it was the people in the end that got him. Killed him for the bullets. (pause) Ever since then, I’ve been alone.
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  8 EMBER Why didn’t yougo back home? RILEY I like the traveling, takes my mind of things. Staying in one place too long is not my thing. I get to see all of Great RILEY Britain this way. I don’t wanna live the rest of my life alone in a house without anyone else. No one to talk to. EMBER is hurt by the words RILEY Sorry, I didn’t. I don’t mean like you. I’m sure it’s lovely living in your own house, alone. Well, I mean you have that dog. EMBER doesn’t say anything but continues to eat. RILEY (CON’D) Why don’t you move around? EMBER pauses to think of what she wants to say. EMBER All my stuff is here, my bed, family photos, books. I couldn’t have taken it all with me. Plus, the garden has a fence so Harry can go outside.
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  9 RILEY Fair enough, Iguess. (pause) So, who did you lose? EMBER I’m sorry? RILEY You said, ‘we went to the government camp’. What happened? EMBER pause to see if she wants to say. EMBER It was my mom… (pause) We were going to the camp when she… got bit. I stayed with her but eventually, she was gone. I came home after. RILEY looks down as if EMBER has finished talking but to RILEY’s surprise EMBER keeps talking. EMBER (CON’D) I pretend like every day is a normal day and she will be coming home from work in the evening. We make dinner together and eat at the table. We talk about our day and make plans for the weekend. After we’ve eaten, we watch Doctor Who, it’s her favourite show. And fall we asleep on the sofa.
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  10 (pause) But she isn’tcoming back. EMBER looks at RILEY EMBER (CON’D) When you knocked the door, I thought it was her. EMBER gives a sad laugh and smiles, shocking RILEY. RILEY doesn’t know how to respond and just stares back with a sorry look on her face. EMBER So, yeah. It’s lonely. Living alone. RILEY Travelling alone is lonely too. Seems like we both lost the important person in our lives. EMBER Hasn’t everyone? RILEY Not really, every house I visit, there’s a family inside. EMBER What are they like? RILEY
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  11 Most of themare like you. Back home. Only ones in their street. They have gone back to RILEY (CON’D) normal routines. Wake up in the morning, sleep at night. No one keeps watch anymore since hardly anything is around. We’ve all gone back to civilised lives but independently. EMBER So, they are happy letting you just sleep in their house without them knowing you? RILEY Yeah, they trust me. We aren’t all murdering animals. We are still people. What damage could I do? EMBER (pause) You can steal their food. EMBER stares at RILEY with annoyance on her face. RILEY doesn’t know how to make the next move. RILEY I told you. I got it from that Costco. EMBER I’ve been to Costco. Emptied the place a few weeks ago. Nothing left anywhere. RILEY
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  12 I don’t thinkyou realise what you are implying. EMBER Bullshit! You rob those poor families in the night. After you gained their trust. You talk as if you enjoy being with people, yet you steal. You destroy their trust. That makes you lonelier than me. RILEY has nothing to say. EMBER (CON’D) You can still stay the night. RILEY looks up in disbelief. EMBER (CON’D) I have nothing you can steal. No food. Human food at least. The dogs got plenty, but I don’t think anyone would ever be that hungry. RILEY Well, that depends, what type of dog food? EMBER Dry pebbles. RILEY looks disappointed. RILEY I should go then.
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  13 EMBER So, you havenothing to gain so you are gonna steal from the next poor family you come across? RILEY I do more than steal. They get a can too. You got a can! EMBER Do you take all of their food? RILEY looks disappointed in herself. EMBER (CON’D) I thought so. RILEY Why did you let me in? You clearly could tell from the beginning I couldn’t be trusted. (pause) Why? EMBER I was hungry. I have no food. Riley That’s not just it though is it. EMBER
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  14 I don’t knowwhat you are saying. RILEY You are so lonely; you were willing to let a stranger in your house. Even though you knew I was dangerous. RILEY leans in. RILEY (CON’D) I steal to stay alive. You let a random person in to feel alive. I don’t think either of us have the right to judge each other. RILEY begins to get off her chair to leave. EMBER Then stay. RILEY Why? EMBER We both need someone. RILEY sit back properly
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  15 SCENE THREE -INT. EMBER’S SPARE ROOM – NIGHT EMBER and RILEY walk in with a blanket in their arms and a pillow. There’s an awkward sense between them. EMBER You can have the spare room. It was my mom’s. They chuck the blankets and pillow on the bed. RILEY Thanks EMBER There is lots of tea bags so feel free to have a cuppa in the morning if you are up before me. RILEY Thanks EMBER See you in the morning RILEY appears guilty. EMBER gives a small welcoming smile and leaves. RILEY Ok FADE TO BLACK
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  16 SCENE FOUR -INT. EMBER’S KITCHEN - DUSK. RILEY is still awake lying in the bed. She sits up and looks at her rucksack. (Similar to EMBER’s montage before) she puts on her shoes, puts on her jacket and puts on her rucksack. RILEY then quietly leaves the room and goes to the front door. She gets to the door and goes to put the key in but stops. FADE TO BLACK SCENE FIVE - INT. EMBER’S KITCHEN/DINING ROOM – EARLY MORNING EMBER walks into her kitchen to see RILEY sat there with a cup of tea. RILEY Morning Smile FADE OUT THE END