Abroad Misha Conrad Draft 2

Written By

Misha Conrad

Draft 2

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EXT. AIRPORT RUNWAY - EVENING

TRACKING SHOT of a Virgin Atlantic plane landing at Heathrow Terminal 5.

The flag men wave the plane in.

INT. HEATHROW TERMINAL 5 - CONTINUOUS

Announcements going off in the background.

A normal busy day at the arrivals terminal. People walking around collecting suitcases, loud phone conversations telling others they've landed.

CLOSE UP

Miami belt 5 screen.

Zooms out and we see people dressed in summer clothes looking very tanned and sub burnt collecting their suitcases as they go around the belt.

Two policemen with a sniffer dog walk around. Creating a sense of wariness within the people at the airport.

POINT OF VIEW SHOT

As we see a character grab hold of a suitcase and put it down near his feet, as he sets it down we see another pair of legs standing quite close.

The two policemen and sniffer dog walk towards belt 5.

The sniffer dog is sniffing by the feet and suitcases that stand by belt 5. This creates tension between the passengers that have just come off the flight from Miami.

A couple of passengers looking at the policemen and the dog with worried expressions. They grab their suitcases and walk off in a hurried manner.

PANNING SHOT to another set of policemen and sniffer dog, this sniffer dog eagerly rushes towards something.

The other dog starts barking responding to what the dog is picking up.

Someone hurriedly picks up a suitcase.

BLACK OUTOver a black screen we hear footsteps of people running,

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people yelling and dogs barking.

TITLE SEQUENCE

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - EVENING

Rob in his late 20's, with floppy blonde hair, dressed in a big Tshirt and a cap sits slouched on a chair as the chief police officer Stevie stands opposite him separated by a table. He slams his hand on the table as he leans toward Rob.

Rob doesn't look up, and continuous to be slouched on the chair with his head hanging low.

STEVIEYou're going to have to say something. You can't just sit there..

Rob glances up staring right at Stevie just for a second and then looks back down.

CUT TO:

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM - MOMENTS LATER

Mary, a 30 year old lady with straight brown hair just below her shoulders, dressed in a smart skirt and white shirt loosely tucked in. She's in the interrogation room with the Stevie the police chief officer.

STEVIESo... We've already spoken to the other guy so you'll be better off if you corporate like he did. MARYI'm not talking without my lawyer present.

STEVIERight you can have one phone call and after you tell me everything, alright?

MARY I don't have to tell you nothing.

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CUT BACK TO:

INT. CORRIDOR OF THE HEATHROW POLICE DEPARTMENT - MOMENTS LATER

Slouched on a row of seats, we see Rob looking down at his feet with his cap pulled over his face.

Mary marches out the door of the interrogation room abruptly, behind her follows Stevie.

Rob glances up at Mary unsure of whether he should say something or not. There's a lot he wants to ask Mary. Mary has always been in charge, always lead him and told him what to do and now he is afraid wanting to confess wanting to tell the police officer everything but unsure of whether he should and not wanting to disappoint Mary.

STEVIEDon't say a word, keep walking.

MARYDon't you fucking rush me along.

STEVIEIf I want to fucking rush you, I will.

MARYYou don't intimidate me with your assertive manner and that badge hanging off your hip.

STEVIEI'm not here to play games, I just want facts.

There's a moment of awkward silence as Mary doesn't respond and Rob continues to sit there awkwardly.

INT. PLANE - NIGHT

An air stewardess walks down the plane aisle.

AIR STEWARDESSExcuse me miss, Can you open the blind and put your seat up? We're abou...

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Mary wakes up, confused, unsure of what's happening. she's still seated on the plane on the way back to London from Miami.

She'll looks at the air stewardess puzzled, and then looks beside her. Seated next to her is Rob looking right back at he. She sighs with relief as it was all a dream.

The air stewardess walks on, and a cabin announcement commences.

ROBMary, you alright? You've gone all pale?

Mary looks away from Rob and out the plane window.

MARYYeah I'm fine.. Just a weird dream..

EXT. AIRPORT RUNWAY - CONTINUOUS

SHOT of a Virgin Atlantic plane landing at Heathrow Terminal 5.

INT. HEATHROW TERMINAL 5 - CONTINUOUS

Rob and Mary walk through the doors into the airport, alongside the other passengers returning back to miserable London after a sunny holiday in Miami.

Announcements going off in the background.

People walking around, arriving from different parts of the world, conversations on the phone telling their families or friends they've landed. Set up similar to Mary's dream.

CLOSE UP

Miami belt 5 screen.

Mary and Rob walk towards the belt. Rob isn't fazed by anything but Mary keeps looking around, unsure and feeling confused with a wave of deja vu of her dream.

They stand by the belt watching the suitcases go around, waiting for theirs.

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ROB You know what I was just thinking of, remember our first trip to Miami? (chuckling)

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. PARTY - NIGHT

An older feel to the shots with a slightly grainy overlay and bright exposure.

It's 2006, Mary is 20 and Rob is 18. Text of the year '2006' flashes across the screen.

Loud music and groups of people gathered everywhere, talking to each other, drinking, running around, dancing.

In one corner a group of guys are slouched on a couch looking slightly worse for wear.

Another group gathered around a table, playing beer pong. Yelling and cheering on their friends.

Barely any room for anyone to walk through, as there are people standing or even laying on the ground everywhere.

Rob and Mary stand in a corner, clutching their drinks and looking slightly out of place as they stand their watching everyone around them, taking in their surroundings.

Three guys walk over to them, one guy slightly bigger than the other two, dressed in an over sized tank top and brightly coloured shorts with a pair of rayban sunglasses. He leads with the other two following one step behind.

Rob facing directly at the three guys approaching them shakes Mary's arm nodding his head in their direction. Mary turn around and smiles, slightly raising her hand and waving for just a second as she places her hand on her hip. The guy leading the other two acknowledges Mary's wave b nodding his head as he turns to one of the guys following behind him and mumbles something. The two guys following behind nod at each other in agreement.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. HEATHROW TERMINAL 5 - NIGHT

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Back to present day.

Mary stands there having not listened to a word Rob had said, ignoring as Rob reminisces their past.

Mary leans forward and grabs a suitcase as they go around the belt.

Mary glances to her far left corner as she catches a glimpse of a policeman walking around.