Scene
1 -
From Peaceful Serenity to Disturbing Knocks: A Change in the Living Room
INT. LIVING ROOM. DAY (IN THE PAST)
Pleasant music is playing. George with a beatific smile,
resting, lounging in his chair. We see smiling Loraine with
new earrings.
LORAINE
Like it?
GEORGE
(fun)
Shine like the real thing!
Pleasant music gives way to anxiety music and strange
knocking sound. George's face clouded. He started as if
waking up.
Genres:
["Drama","Romance","Mystery"]
Ratings
Scene
2 -
A Desperate Plea
INT. LIVING ROOM. DAY. PRESENT TIME
Loraine is walking back and forth in the room, collecting her
belongings and putting them into a large yellow handbag.
George is sitting in a recliner, staring vacantly down toward
his feet. Near his feet is an open bottle of whisky.
LORAINE
Me, live with a lush and a doper? A
brainless stoner, that’s all you
are. What was I doing with you so
long?I should have left you two
years ago. Take a look at yourself!
What a nobody...
GEORGE
It's all about the money Right? I
know. You need money You can't fool
me. But, I will have money. A whole
lot of it in fact, you hear? You’ll
be sorry then!
LORAINE
Ha. Ha! You, with money? You don’t
even have enough to keep high. So
what’s your scheme? Problem with
you is, you have no brains
GEORGE
Don't leave! I'm begging you! I’ll
die without you!
LORAINE
(speaking on auto-pilot,
her mind elsewhere)
Mmm, oh yeah?
2.
GEORGE
(on hands and knees in
front of her)
I'm begging you! Loraine! Don't
leave me! Give me a chance!
Loraine walks around him, paying no attention to his antics.
LORAINE
Whatta you mean, another chance?
Take a look at yourself! Whatta you
been smoking
GEORGE
I’ll kill myself
LORAINE
Go ahead, only I'm getting out of
here first.
George’s lips are trembling. He seizes his head with his
hands. He moans.
LORAINE (CONT'D)
Hysterics! That's all you're good
for.
GEORGE
I'll slit my wrists, I will.
LORAINE
Ha, ha, ha! You make me laugh.
(leaning over his face)
You're such an insect. A pitiful
little bug! You're going to cut
your little veins open, are you?
Poor little thing. You know, I'm
actually curious. Will you be able
to take one serious decision in
your whole life? Nope. I'm afraid
nothing will happen. You haven't
got it in you! But It's a shame,
really!
George looks imploringly - and hatefully - at Loraine.
LORAINE (CONT'D)
Make yourself useful. Tell me where
my Michael Kors is - my red purse,
where's my red purse? Hopefully you
haven't sold it for booze yet.
George stands up and walks shakily away from Loraine.
3.
GEORGE
You can't leave me.
Loraine heads toward the exit, carrying her large yellow
handbag. The door is open. Suddenly she pauses and places the
bag on the floor.
LORAINE
Now I remember! It's in the closet!
Over there. Up on top
She walks toward the closet. George stands near the door,
carefully positioning the blade of a kitchen knife above his
left wrist.
GEORGE
(repeating hysterically)
You can't leave me
LORAINE
Ha! Now what! How interesting! Will
you actually manage to scuff up
your precious little hands?
GEORGE
(his breathing labored)
How cruel you are. You can't leave
me.
LORAINE
(with hatred and contempt)
You're wrong, I can do lots of
things. You're the one that can't
do anything!
GEORGE
(beginning to scream)
I can too. I can. Here, look!
George's face is contorted. His eyes are wide open. We hear
him scream, and we hear the dull thud of a beating heart.
George's hands are covered with blood.
GEORGE (CONT'D)
(his voice growing faint)
There! There! I can! You can't
leave me.
A dull pounding sound is heard - the sound of the entrance
door slamming.
GEORGE (CONT'D)
(Switching to a whisper)
No, you can't leave me.
4.
George falls to his knees.
Genres:
["Drama","Psychological Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
3 -
George's Descent into Fear and Confusion
INT. KITCHEN. A BIT LATER
George stands by the kitchen sink and examines his hands in a
stupor. His wrists are bound with adhesives tape. Traces of
blood can be seen in the sink.
GEORGE
You can't leave me.
The dull thud of heartbeats is heard. The sound grows louder,
causing the air to vibrate. George seizes his head. He
screams in a feral voice.
GEORGE (CONT'D)
A-a-a-a-a-a!
We see fragmentary images from George's mind: Adhesives tape
rolling on the floor; George's bound, bloody wrists; The
floor, giving way underneath George's feet, disappearing off
to one side; From the entrance door, the dull echoes of
footsteps from a person walking away; A bloody knife held by
a hand that is becoming feeble. George faints. Everything
goes dark.
Genres:
["Drama","Psychological Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
4 -
A Surprise Visit and Renewed Hope
INT. LIVING ROOM. A BIT LATER
George is standing, cradling his head in his hands. Suddenly
from somewhere in the distance comes a strange knocking
sound. It is someone knocking at the door. The knocking grows
louder and becomes duller in timbre. George's visions fade
away as he rejoins reality. He takes his hands off his head.
The door shakes from the knocking. George opens the entrance.
Loraine stands on the threshold. George looks at her in
amazement.
LORAINE
(looking at him with alarm
and speaking her words
slowly)
I... I'm staying.
She goes into the living room. She casts onto the floor her
large yellow handbag with everything in it. She stands with
her back toward George. George can hardly believe his eyes.
He is overjoyed.
5.
GEORGE
(with relief in his voice)
Loraine!
He falls in exhaustion to his knees in front of her, hesitant
to actually touch her.
GEORGE (CONT'D)
(his voice growing faint)
You came back! Now everything will
be fine! Everything will be
different. You'll see! And there
will be money! Lots of money I
promise. I'm gonna change
everything. everything..
LORAINE
(quietly)
I believe that deep down you really
love me and it will give you the
strength to believe in yourself...
the strength to help me in
difficult time...
Genres:
["Drama"]
Ratings
Scene
5 -
The Mysterious Knock
INT. BEDROOM. DAY
George is lying alone on the bed in the bedroom. Loraine's
large yellow handbag is on the floor by the closet. Loraine
herself is nowhere to be seen. From the kitchen comes the
sound of running water. Once again there is a knock at the
door. A strange knock. George awakens.
GEORGE
(toward the kitchen)
I'll open up.
He rises and walks toward the door. He looks into the peep
hole.He sees nobody. The knock on the door is repeated. This
time it is much louder. George throws wide open the door.
Genres:
["Drama","Psychological Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
6 -
Reunion of Old Friends with a Confusing Start
INT. DOORWAY. THE SAME TIME
There are two people in the doorway, Alex and Jane. George
gazes at them as though he had never seen them before in his
life. Alex and Jane exchange surprised glances.
ALEX
Do we go in?
GEORGE
(coming back to his
senses)
(MORE)
6.
GEORGE (CONT'D)
A-a-a. Yes! I do know you guys.
Alex
(pointing first at one,
then the other as they
enter)
and Jane. We're old friends. Yeah.
Whoooooh. It's . Something happened
to my head...
Alex and Jane giggle and look at each other in surprise. They
go into the living room
ALEX
There's something wrong with your
head!
Jane nods in agreement, glancing at George confidentially.
GEORGE
What I mean is. My head is
splitting, I have a cold, I
suppose.
(He attempts to simulate a
cough)
Genres:
["Drama","Comedy"]
Ratings
Scene
7 -
George's Agitation Over Neighbor's Suitcase
INT. LIVING ROOM. A BIT LATER
Alex and Jane are seated on one side of a table. George is
sitting opposite them.
GEORGE
(There is commotion in the
background.)
That's my neighbor, two floors
above me. Every evening he comes
home with a bulging suitcase. In
the morning when he leaves, It's
empty, and when he comes back, It's
full!
JANE
So what? How do you figure It's
full of money?
GEORGE
What else could it be? I see his
black limousine constantly. Right
here. In our neighborhood. All the
time!
JANE
A limousine?
7.
GEORGE
Don't you get it? It's all
connected. Everything fits
together!
Alex and Jane look at each other dubiously
GEORGE (CONT'D)
(in a crazed, hysterical
tone)
There's got to be cash inside! Of
course! What else could he have in
there? What Don't you understand?
That suitcase must be full of
money! And we're gonna get it. Are
you on board?
Alex and Jane are unsure how to react. From somewhere in the
distance, a strange knocking sound is audible. But Alex and
Jane show no sign of hearing it.
ALEX
(giving the matter deep
thought)
Now, an attaché case, or at least a
metal briefcase. Something like
that would make sense. Sometimes
people use ‘em to haul cash around.
But an ordinary suitcase.
JANE
Yeah, yeah! What we want is an
attaché case! Handcuffed to the guy
who's carrying it, a sure bet to
have cash inside. But a leather
suitcase? Nah.
Again a knocking sound is heard, but much louder now. It
becomes obvious that someone is knocking at the apartment
door. George turns around abruptly toward the door and walks
up to it on tiptoes. Alex and Jane look on in amazement.
George looks through the peep hole and sees Alex and Jane,
standing outside the door. George whirls around and looks to
where Alex and Jane had been, but they are gone. Dumbfounded,
George opens the door and sees Alex and Jane walking down the
staircase. They both pause and turn, facing him. George looks
at them, stunned.
ALEX
What?
8.
JANE
Hey, relax! If it was a metal
attaché case, then sure, why not.
But a suitcase.
She throws her hands up in the air
GEORGE
(with hatred)
Yeah, f..k you! F..g freaks!
Without you, I will do!
George slammed shut the door.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
8 -
George's Determination and Loraine's Hope
INT. LIVING ROOM. DAY
George gently hugs Loraine's shoulders. She is seated at the
table.
GEORGE
(with excitement in his
voice)
You know, I can do it without them!
I'll make it work .
LORAINE
(with tired voice.
hopefully)
I believe! You do love me... It is
true that you love me? You will
find the strength. You can... you
can do it... I just look strong...
but I am so tired! Me so hard! I
need your help...
Genres:
["Drama","Romance"]
Ratings
Scene
9 -
Uncooperative George and the Missing Neighbor Inquiry
INT. BEDROOM. DAY
George is lying alone on the bed. From somewhere comes an
unidentifiable sound, but then the sound turns into the
familiar knocking sound. George awakens and sits up on the
bed. He moans, clasping his head in his hands. The knocking
continues, getting louder. George rushes to the door and
flings it open. He sees there two detectives who very much
resemble Alex and Jane. George looks at them in a daze.
DETECTIVE 1
Hello!
(He opens his jacket and
shows his police badge.)
Detective Schonberg. I'm sorry to
bother you.
(MORE)
9.
DETECTIVE 1 (CONT'D)
We're looking for a neighbor of
yours, the gentleman who lives two
floors above you. When did you see
him last?
George peering into the eyes of the detective.
GEORGE
(mumbling and in a weak
voice)
What the hell? What's going on
here?
DETECTIVE 2
(glancing at his partner)
Are you all right?
GEORGE
Yes.
DETECTIVE 1
We were informed. Your neighbor is
missing. Do you know the man?
GEORGE
No.
DETECTIVE 2
(holding out a business
card)
Uh, huh. Well, if It's not too much
bother, please let us know if you
have any information. We'd
appreciate it!
George accepts the card without speaking and quickly shuts
the door. The detectives exchange a glance.
Genres:
["Drama","Mystery","Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
10 -
George's Paranoia Leads to Loss of Consciousness
INT. LIVING ROOM. DAY
George backs away from the door. He looking into the peep
hole again, but there is no longer anyone out there. George
begins to black out. And a knocking sound begins to come from
somewhere again.
GEORGE
(talking to himself in a
low voice)
No! No! Enough! I can't stand that
sound any more
10.
George yells in pain and horror. His eyes go dark and he
loses consciousness. Darkness, then a gradual return of the
light.
Genres:
["Drama","Psychological Thriller"]
Ratings
Scene
11 -
George's Awakening: A Desperate Plea for Love and Compassion
INT. LIVING ROOM. PRESENT TIME. SOME TIME LATER
George is sitting on the floor. His hands are bloody. His
right hand holds a roll of adhesives tape. He is turning it
in his hand, trying to make it match his wrists, but he
suddenly discovers that the cuts on his wrists have
disappeared, and he has no reason to bandage them. At this
moment, the terrifying knocking sound begins again.
GEORGE
(yelling insanely)
No! I can't stand it anymore! No-o-
o!!! No! No! No more!
The knocking does not stop and only gets louder. Now George
knows for certain where the sound is coming from. It is
coming from his bedroom. His whole body quivering, George
goes toward the sound. It becomes louder. George stops
opposite the bedroom closet, realizing the sound is coming
from there. He slowly opens the closet door. On the floor, in
a pool of blood, lies Loraine, bound with adhesives tape. The
handle of a bloody knife is protruding from her abdomen. She
is still alive. Trying to break the tape wrapped around her
ankles, she is jerking her now-feeble legs. The heels of her
shoes beat against the closet wall, causing the knocking
sound.
GEORGE (CONT'D)
(terrified)
Loraine! No!
He extends his trembling hand toward her, but a moment later
his eyes become glassy. He leans his head over to one side,
examining her at a different angle. The tension leaves his
face. He pulls Loraine's legs forward toward the closet door,
so that the heels of her shoes will no longer beat against
the closet wall.
GEORGE (CONT'D)
(relieved)
Loraine! Everything’ll be different
now! You'll see! Everything’ll be
for you. I promise! Everything'll
be fine now!
LORAINE
(She hardly can speak with
adhesives tape on her
mouth)
(MORE)
11.
LORAINE (CONT'D)
Wake up, finally, if you really
love me! You see - I'm dying! If
you really love - help me...
These words awaking George. Suddenly he sees a reality. With
weeping and shouting "I'm sorry" and "I didn't want to" he
breaks the adhesives tape freeing Loraine's hands. Loraine
hardly gets up to her feet and pressing his hands to her
stomach, goes to the door.
Genres:
["Drama","Thriller","Psychological"]
Ratings
Scene
12 -
George's Distress: A Detective's Arrival
INT. LIVING ROOM. DAY
Silence. George alone. He is sitting at the table absently
staring in front of him. The doorbell rings. George opens the
door. Behind the door is detective.
DETECTIVE 1
I apologize. I'm looking for the
young woman.
Detective shows a photo Loraine. We hear familiar sound of a
heartbeat or it's a knock of a heel on the wall of the
closet? Alarming music. George in a daze. The camera moves
into his crazy eyes.