FATHERS DAY

FADE IN

1 INT. HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DAY 1

We are clearly in an upper class, beautiful house with

lots of interesting things, the camera pans across a

shotgun, across a photo of a treehouse, across WWII medals

and other various bits and pieces establishing a family

house. Then we SLOW DISSOLVE TO:

2 INT. HALLWAY - FRONT DOOR - SAME TIME 2

The camera slowly tracks forward toward the large wooden

door - closer - closer - closer until - WHAM

MARTIN enters, he’s sweating having ran from something,

his point of view reveals an escape route.. He dashes up

the stairs..

3 INT. UPSTAIRS - AS BEFORE 3

He checks every room for a hiding place, no where in room

1, no where in room 2 - he panics - then he hears a car

drive up, stop and a car door opens and closes - PANIC!

MARTIN dashes for...

4 INT. MARTIN’S BEDROOM - AS BEFORE 4

MARTIN bursts into his room, shuts the door and finds his

childhood hiding place - under the bed he squeezes into

the tight space..

JUMP CUT TO:

MARTIN as a young child hiding under his bed - terrified!

JUMP CUT BACK TO:

MARTIN hearing the front door SLAM.

GEORGE

YOU LITTLE BASTARD! WHERE ARE

YOU?

MARTIN holds his breath

JUMP CUT TO:

MARTIN as a young boy holding his breath.

2.

5 INT. STAIRS - AS BEFORE 5

We see GEORGE clump up the stairs in brown adult shoes.

6 INT. MARTIN’S BEDROOM - AS BEFORE 6

MARTIN (as a man) sweats and holds his breath, we see

MARTIN’s point of view - just the bottom of the door -

he’s waiting for the father to..

JUMP CUT TO:

DOOR slides open from MARTIN’S point of view - we see

black slippers enter - and start to look around. THEN of

course the obvious - the slippers stop moving - the father

is aware he’s under the bed, next thing - KNEES - then a

hand reaches in a violently pulls out ...

JUMP CUT TO:

MARTIN (as a man) being yanked out from under the bed.

TERRIFIED looks as the camera cuts from one to another.

Then GEORGE gets so angry he shouts

GEORGE

DON’T MOVE!

JUMP CUT BACK TO:

Young MARTIN not even able to move as the father leaves.

Moments later he returns.

JUMP CUT BACK TO:

Present..

GEORGE

You’re never gonna change are

you!

GEORGE raises a shot gun right to camera and.....

JUMP CUT TO:

7 EXT. OUTSIDE - YEARS BEFORE 7

Establishing shot of a tree. We see two children, YOUNGER

MARTIN and his friend BILLY playing with twigs in the

tree.

CUT TO:

3.

8 INT. HOUSE - KITCHEN - SAME TIME 8

Younger GEORGE is in the kitchen washing the

dishes/cutlery whilst looking outside to see the lads

playing in the treehouse.

CUT TO:

9 EXT. OUTSIDE - AS BEFORE 9

The two boys are playing in the tree and pushing one

another jokingly.

CUT TO:

10 INT. HOUSE - KITCHEN - AS BEFORE 10

GEORGE is still looking out of the kitchen window at the

boys but with more concern. We then hear a scream...

GEORGE runs outside

11 EXT. OUTSIDE - AS BEFORE 11

MARTIN is still on the tree... He has accidentally pushed

BILLY off the tree.

Shot of BILLY on the floor bleeding... he has BROKEN his

arm

GEORGE looking at his son with disgust.

GEORGE

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

GEORGE realises that MARTIN has pushed his friend off the

tree.

GEORGE

What have you done?

MARTIN

I didn’t mean too Dad... It was a

accident

GEORGE

Son...

GEORGE starts to shake the tree...

CUT TO BLACK

WE HERE A SCREAM AND THEN A THUD

4.

12 INT. HOUSE - MARTIN BEDROOM - PRESENT DAY 12

Back in the present day. GEORGE still has the shotgun

RAISED on MARTIN’S face. POINT OF VIEW of Martin

MARTIN

Dad, please don’t do this. It

wasn’t my fault i swear. I didm’t

mean to kill her.

GEORGE

You knew what the consequences

were before you took this job.

You’ve now got a death sentence

on your wish. We’re both in

trouble because of you... And now

I’ve got to deal with it.

MARTIN looks into GEORGE’S eyes.

CLOSE UP on Martin’s eye’s...

BLACK OUT

GUN SHOT... BLOOD SPLATTERS