SCRIPT – THE NOTE

EXT. NEW FAMILY HOUSE – DAY

FREDDIE and CHARLOTTE begin to move things into their newly brought house. An establishing shot will set the scene of the film.

FREDDIE: I feel really good about this

place Charlotte!

CHARLOTTE: So do I, I love it here, I can’t believe it was such a bargain

BETH rummages through the last few boxes to find her favourite teddy

BETH:Mummy, I found it!

CHARLOTTE:That tatty old thing should

have been left behind

BETH glares at her mother and then runs into the new family home

FADE TO BLACK

INT. BETH’S BEDROOM - DAY

BETH finds a note written on pink flowery paper in bold capitals ‘HI FRIEND’. BETH replies to the note saying ‘Hello, who are you?

CHARLOTTE:(SHOUTS) Dinners ready

BETH places her teddy in bed and the note safely away in her draw

INT. DINING ROOM - EVENING

Family sitting at table, BETH hears her teddy making a noise, so she leaves the table and proceeds upstairs.

INT. BETH’S BEDROOM - EVENING

BETH stands looking down at her teddy that has had the ear ripped off. The note is sat beside it, however, it is scrunched. She opens the note, and sees no reply. She looks up confused and sees written

on her window ‘Friend, why didn’t you invite me to dinner?’

BETH:(SCREAMS)Mummyyyy

CHARLOTTE stands beside BETH. BETH points to the window, but there is nothing there.

BETH shows her mum the teddy, and she just shakes her head.

INT. BETH’S BEDROOM - NIGHT

BETH hears her teddy, wakes up suddenly.

INT. BATHROOM - NIGHT

Walks into the bathroom, sees her teddy in the sink full of blood with one arm missing. She turns to the mirror and sees the teddy’s missing arm sitting on the top. She tries to each it but notices a strange figure behind her.

INT. BETH’S BEDROOM - NIGHT

BETH sitting on bed rocking staring at blank wall

INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY

BETH possessed writing notes to her own family on mirrors herself.

INT. DINING ROOM – DAY

BETH starts reading the note at the family table and CHARLOTTE snatches it off her. BETH swipes her in the face leaving her with a scratch across her face.

INT. KITCHEN - DAY

CHARLOTTE is sobbing whilst looking through old photos of BETH. FREDDIE walks into the kitchen to see her crying.

FREDDIE:What’s up?

CHARLOTTE:(HOLDING A PHOTO) What

went wrong?

EXT. GARDEN - EVENING

BETH walks across the garden, and a light appears, she stares into the light.

INT. DINING ROOM – EVENING

BETH begins to destroy the house, ripping off the table cloth and kicking furniture around. She hears her mother coming down the stairs, she hides behind the wall, and follows her mother into the living room.

INT. LIVING ROOM – EVENING

BETH pushes her mother and is about to hit her with the vase, but is interrupted by her dad. He grabs the vase.

FREDDIE:Why are you doing

all of this?

BETH:The note