The danger within
- 1. 1. INT. HOUSE - MORNING Multiple shots of ESME(a teenager - 17) running downstairs where the credits fade as she goes past them. She sneaks into the main hallway towards the front door of the house. ESME looks over both her shoulders before she runs to the front door and opens it. Suddenly, there is a shadow falling across her face, she looks to the side of the door to see her MOTHER. Her hand grips onto the door handle tight. The MOTHER is there infront of ESME. She leans in towards ESME with a face void of emotion. The MOTHER’s hand creeps around the door and holds it firmly. MOTHER (Venomously whispers) You never learn, little one. Inside. now. ESME Fliches from her MOTHER’s words. She takes one last look at the outside with a longing face but then turns to her MOTHER, hesitates for a spilt second before bowing her head and nodding. CUTS TO... EXT. HOUSE - MORNING ESME and her MOTHER are still in the same position. The MOTHER’s fingers can just be seen pushing the door slowly closed. ESME looks up one final time to the outside as the door shuts. WIDE: SHOT OF THE DOOR BEING SHUT. AS THE DOOR SLOWLY CLOSES, THE TITLE APPEARS ON THE DOOR, “THE DANGER WITHIN.” FADES TO BLACK...
- 2. 2. INT. HOUSE - MORNING/MIDDAY - BEDROOM ESME is now older (25). MEDIUM CLOSE UP: ESME IN HER BEDROOM,SHE IS WEARING A BLACK DRESS THAT GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ESME IS WRITING IN A BOOK(DIARY) THEN THE CAMERA TRACKS UP FROM HER TO A DAILY ROUTINE PLAN ON THE WALL. (Daily routine: Making breakfast 9:00 (1hr), reading in living room 10:30(1hr), etc.) MEDIUM CLOSE UP TRACK: ESME STANDS UP AND (CAMERA TRACKS TO DOOR) TURNS TOWARDS HER DOOR WHERE HER MOTHER IS STANDING. CLOSE UP: ESME’S FACE AS TAKES A DEEP BREATH THROUGH HER NOSE. CUTS TO... INT. HOUSE - MORNING/MIDDAY - HALLWAY ESME and her MOTHER are linking arms as they walk down the hallway. ESME appears quite uncomfortable while her MOTHER looked calm and almost happy. CUTS TO... INT. HOUSE - MORNING - LIVING ROOM ESME is sitting on a Couch (knitting) as her MOTHER sits next to her, reading. CUTS TO... INT. HOUSE - MORNING/MIDDAY - KITCHEN CLOSE UP: ESME is sitting at a small table with a glass of water. The camera then tracks to her side where her mother sitting at the head of the table pouring tea into a cup. CUTS TO...
- 3. 3. INT. HOUSE - MORNING/MIDDAY - ATTIC ESME starts cleaning in the attic, sorting out boxes. Her MOTHER stands by the door with her arms folded, occasionally looking at her watch. CUTS TO... INT. HOUSE - THE NEXT DAY - MORNING - BEDROOM ESME gets up from her bed. MOTHER is already at the door. CUTS TO... INT. HOUSE - MORNING/MIDDAY - LIVING ROOM ESME is sitting on a Couch (knitting) as her MOTHER sits next to her, reading. CUTS TO... INT. HOUSE - MORNING/MIDDAY - KITCHEN MEDIUM CLOSE UP: ESME IS SITTING AT A SMALL TABLE DRINKING A GLASS OF WATER. All of a sudden, she stops drinking... CUTS TO A MEDIUM CLOSE UP OF A DRIPPING SYRINGE ON THE KITCHEN SURFACE. Cuts back to a wide shot of ESME and her MOTHER. Her eyes flicker to her MOTHER in panic but she is reading this time and does not see the syringe. ESME looks back to the syringe... CLOSE UP SHOT: THE KITCHEN COUNTER IS EMPTY. THE CAMERA PANS FROM THE COUNTER AROUND TO ESME’S FACE. She is deeply confused. CUTS TO... INT. HOUSE - MORNING/MIDDAY - ATTIC ESME starts cleaning in the attic, sorting out boxes. Her MOTHER stands by the door with her arms folded, occasionally looking at her watch. CUTS TO...
- 4. 4. INT. HOUSE - MORNING/MIDDAY - BEDROOM ESME gets up from her bed. MOTHER is already at the door. ESME is becoming more tired and frustrated. CUTS TO... INT. HOUSE - MORNING/MIDDAY - LIVING ROOM ESME is sitting on a Couch (knitting) as her MOTHER sits next to her, reading. ESME starts to get tired (sighs) from knitting so she stops. She notices a clipboard on the coffee table in front of her, it appears to be a medical file on someone. “Insomnia”, “Delusions”, “Paranoia”. The person’s name and image is blacked out. She glances at her MOTHER, this time her MOTHER senses her glance. She has a scowl on her face and nods towards her knitting. ESME looks back to the coffee table and sees there is nothing there. She quickly begins to knit again. CUTS TO... INT. HOUSE - MORNING/MIDDAY - KITCHEN CLOSE UP: ESME is sitting at a small table with a glass of water. The camera then tracks to her side where her mother sitting at the head of the table pouring tea into a cup. CUTS TO... INT. HOUSE - MORNING/MIDDAY - ATTIC ESME starts cleaning in the attic, sorting out boxes. Her MOTHER stands by the door with her arms folded, occasionally looking at her watch. CUTS TO...
- 5. 5. INT. HOUSE - MORNING/MIDDAY - BEDROOM ESME stays in bed. MOTHER is already at the door. ESME is becoming more frustrated and paranoid at all her surroundings. ESME shakes her head at her MOTHER, not wanting to go around the house that day. The MOTHER huffs and walks over to the window and checks that it is locked. ESME notices a stethoscope hanging around the MOTHER’s neck, she blinks and it vanishes. As the MOTHER walks back to the door, she nods at ESME, smirks and locks the door behind her. ESME then runs out of her bed to her diary and writes “I think, I’m going crazy, this house is making me insane. I must get out tomorrow. Love, Esme.” Closing the diary, she runs back to her bed. FADES TO BLACK.. INT. HOUSE - MORNING/MIDDAY - BEDROOM ESME gets up from her bed. The MOTHER is already at the door. ESME is relatively happy. CUTS TO... INT. HOUSE - MORNING/MIDDAY - LIVING ROOM ESME is sitting on a Couch (knitting) as her MOTHER sits next to her, reading. CUTS TO... INT. HOUSE - MORNING/MIDDAY - KITCHEN ESME is by the counter while her MOTHER reads a book. She is making the tea, ESME looks over her shoulder and finds no one looking so she opens the cupboard in front of her. Medicine is in there, ESME takes some sleeping pills and quickly drops them in the tea. CUTS TO...
- 6. 6. CLOSE UP: ESME is sitting at a small table with a glass of water. The camera then tracks to her side where her mother sitting at the head of the table (book set aside on table) pouring tea into a cup and taking a sip. The MOTHER then gets up and staggers around the kitchen confused and dazed. Her arms shake as she holds onto the counter and then she collapses onto the floor. ESME (still sipping her water) smirks slightly. FADES TO BLACK... INT. HOUSE - MIDDAY - MAIN ENTRANCE ESME stands in front of the door. She grabs the door handle and opens the door. FADES TO WHITE... INT. ASYLUM - ROOM ESME is now 60 years old. Barely anything of real importance is in her room except from some knitting needles, a scarf and a diary. Esme is lying on her death bed, completely still with a smile on her face. CUTS TO OUTSIDE HER DOOR... CLOSE UP AND TRACKS UP THE DOOR WHERE HER MEDICAL REPORT IS, “INSOMNIA”, “DELUSIONS”, “PARANOIA” AND “MURDER”. IT HAS ESME’S FACE AND NAME ON IT FROM WHEN SHE WAS 25. Above this is a door letterbox for food. At the top of the door is a caution sign, saying, “Caution, Danger Within.” FADES TO BLACK...
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