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FADE IN:

EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - NIGHT

A car is driving down a isolated, winding country road. There are

three young teenage girls inside the car, dancing in their seats

to music.

EXT. OUTSIDE COUNTRY HOUSE - NIGHT

Mother is leaning on the front door of the country house; she is

smoking breathing deeply in and out. She looks out towards the

darkness of the night, emotionless. Mother then chucks the last

of her cigarette away and pulls out a pack of cigarettes from her

pocket. She opens the packet, realising there is none left, with

little effort she crunches and throws the packet onto the floor.

Mother then turns to walk back into the house but stops and turns

her head looking back into the darkness, she hears music coming

closer until she sees the light from a car. She then fumbles at

the handle on the door and rushes into the house.

EXT. COUNTRY ROAD/ OUTSIDE COUNTRY HOUSE - NIGHT

The car continues to drive down the road, stopping at the house

entrance. Lane gets out the car, she is laughing. As she begins

to walk away from the car she trips over, the other girls in the

car laugh. The girl waves the car away. Lane pauses for a moment,

closes her eyes and breathes deeply in and out. Lane begins to

walk down the drive towards the house. She reaches the door and

fumbles for her keys inside her bag. Lane unlocks the door and

hesitates, she then enters the house.

INT. HALLWAY AND STAIRS - NIGHT

Lane closes the door carefully and starts to ascend the stairs.

She stops on the fourth step, and freezes when she hears a noise.

She hears the noise again and starts to descend the stairs. Lane

starts to walk down the hall way towards the sound, she creeps

towards a door way and slowly grasps the door frame and edges her

way round.

INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT

Lane then relaxes her posture.

Mother is sat at the kitchen table; she looks up and gives Lane aweak smile.

Lane comfortably enters but stands behind a chair tucked into the

table, directly opposite to Mother. Nothing is spoken and Lane

starts to look around the room and focuses her attention on a

whiskey bottle.

Mother looks down at her hands; she is fidgeting and twiddling

her thumbs. She looks up at Lane.

MOTHER

I put your dinner in the fridge.

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Lane looks at the clock - It is 10pm.

MOTHER

Steve had to go out for a while.

LANE

When is he going to be back?

Mother looks at the clock; she panics a little and stands up.

MOTHER

Soon.

Mother busies herself in the kitchen and starts putting dishes in

the dishwasher. Mother has her back to Lane.

MOTHER

I did talk to him... I did my best.

Lane sits down and puts her bag over the chair; she fiddles in

her bag and pulls out a bag of tobacco, filters and papers. She

starts to roll a cigarette.

Mother hears the noise of Lane rustling and turns around, Mother

looks at her astonished.

Lane meets her look.

LANE

What?

Mother pauses and looks at the clock again and then turns back to

doing the dishes.

LANE

Is everything alright?

MOTHER

I talked to him...the answer is still

the same.

Lane isn't shocked and does not reply.

Mother turns around and looks at the clock, it is 10:50pm.

MOTHER

You've got to pack your things Im

taking you.

Lane doesn't reply but just stares at Mother blankly.

Mother agitated looks at the clock again.

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MOTHER

Come on.

LANE

No, you may have given up your rights,but Imnot giving up mine!

MOTHER

We've got to pa...

Both Mother and Lane freeze. After a second Lane starts to head

towards the door way.

Mother grabs her arm.

MOTHER

Hide! Now quickly!

Mother hustles Lane to hide. Then rushes to switch the TV on.

Mother then resumes sorting the dishes out. She flinches at the

sounds Man produces from coming in and walking down the hall way.

Man appears in the door way and silently enters the kitchen. He

does not say anything and slumps on the sofa.

Mother finishes the dishes and sits down at a chair at the table

facing the TV.

Man begins to give Mother menacing looks.

Mother after a while realises.

MOTHER

What?

MAN

How did your talk go?

MOTHER

I did everything you asked.

MAN

Everything?

MOTHER

Yes.

Man looks back to the TV.

MAN

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Well she must be cold.

Mother looks at Man strangely.

MAN

It's cold out tonight.

Man gets up and walks over to Mother.

Mother cringes and looks down to the floor.

Man walks past and picks up the whiskey bottle on the table, he

sees the roll up on the table and picks it up and then begins to

walk back to the sofa.

MAN

You'd have to be crazy to go out without

your coat.

Man sits down back on the sofa.

Mother begins to fidget uncontrollably.

Man stands up in front of Mother.

MAN

Why are her boots here?

Mother scared cowers back and looks away.

Lane erupts and comes out of hiding; she smashes the bottle over

Mans head.

Man collapses onto the floor.

Mother screams and begins to whimper.

Lane looks down at man.

LANE

I rolled that for me.