1. FADE IN:
EXT. HOLLY’S HOUSE – AFTERNOON
In a suburban town, cars stand outside the new bungalow. Holly
is coming home from school in her car. It appears as if
someone is watching her, but Holly is unaware.
CUT TO:
MID SHOT ON HOLLY – AFTERNOON
She’s carrying her bags into the house, smiling faintly.
INT. HOLLY’S BEDROOM – AFTERNOON
She drops her school bag onto the floor and climbs into her
bed.
EXT. HOLLY’S HOUSE – NIGHT
It still appears as though someone is watching her. Holly’s
light turns off.
INT. HOLLY’S BEDROOM – NIGHT
A towel drenched in ethane is placed carefully over Holly’s
mouth, acting as an anaesthetic and knocking her out. She is
then pulled silently from the bed.
EXT/INT. BOOT OF A CAR – NIGHT
Holly is in the boot of the car, still unconscious, with tape
covering her mouth and her hands tied up behind her. The boot
of the car closes and the car drives off.
INT. ABANDONED WAREHOUSE – NIGHT
Holly wakes up crying, with make-up running down her face. Her
mouth is still taped and her hands and feet are tied.
The kidnapper walks into the room slowly, and quickly flashed
his camera at Holly and leaves again.
2. EXT. PARK – MORNING
Holly’s friends, Frank, Charlotte, Mollie, Olivia and Kelly
are sitting in the usual park spot, wondering where Holly is.
One by one they receive a text that shows a photo of Holly in
the warehouse. Mollie then reads the caption out to everyone.
MOLLIE, an 18 year old female, reluctantly reads out the text.
MOLLIE
Earn the clues to her freedom.
If not? She dies. 48 hours. Good luck.
The friends sit in silence, shocked by what they have heard
and seen. They hear the sounds of their phones go off again,
one by one. They all look at their phones and their individual
sacrifices.
EXT. STREET – MORNING
Holly's friends make their way home, still in silence.
FRANK, an 18 year old male, expresses his doubts.
FRANK
We need to go to the police.
This creep can’t expect us to
be his puppets.
CHARLOTTE, Frank’s girlfriend and also Holly’s friend.
CHARLOTTE
We all know exactly who this is guys
– that freak from school.
OLIVIA, a 17 year old female.
OLIVIA
He’s been OBSESSED with Holly for months.
3. INT. KELLY’S HOUSE – AFTERNOON.
Kelly is re-reading her sacrifice, unsure what to do.
INT. KELLY’S KITCHEN – AFTERNOON
Kelly grabs a knife and gently presses it to her finger. It
slightly cuts the finger and blood pours out.
EXT. STREET – NIGHT
Charlotte and Frank are walking down the street, holding
hands. Frank is unaware she has a gun in her pocket.
She takes the gun from her pocket, and hides it behind her
back, she is violently shaking.
FRANK
What’s wrong?
CHARLOTTE
I’m sorry.
She is holding the gun in front of FRANK, pointing it at him.
INT. ABANDONED WAREHOUSE – NIGHT
Holly is shown screaming for help, still tied up. There is
silence. She has clearly been beaten by the kidnapper, with
blood on her face and rips in her clothing.
HOLLY
Help! Please…somebody
She tries to untie the rope she’s tied up with. Struggling,
she pauses and sees the kidnapper entering the room.
EXT. STREET – NIGHT
Olivia receives a text that says “12 hours left”.
4. EXT. STREET – NIGHT
MOLLIE receives a clue to where Holly is being held hostage
because she has finished her task. “TREES TREES SHES
SURROUNDED BY TREES”. She is afraid and trying to discover
where she could be. She rings Kelly.
MOLLIE
I got a text. She’s around trees.
INT. KELLY’S BEDROOM - NIGHT
KELLY
Where could that be?
MOLLIE
Screaming woods!
The phone cuts off suddenly. Kelly is confused, staring at her
phone.
EXT. FIELDS – NIGHT
Mollie is sprinting, thinking she knows where Holly is.
EXT. FIELDS – NIGHT
The kidnapper’s feet are shown walking through the fields.
EXT. FIELDS – NIGHT
Kelly arrives in the fields and is running. Trying to find
Mollie. She is being watched, unaware from afar.
EXT. FIELDS – NIGHT
Mollie is still trying to find Holly. As she approaches the
warehouse, the kidnapper suddenly appears in front of her.
END.
