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FADE IN EXT. LONDON – NIGHT The year is 1888 A.D. We find ourselves looking into the wet wick lit light on the corner of two streets. We pull down to see a few men in duster trench coats, brief cases, and black top hats. It’s raining softly. All men speak with heavy English accents. PAN IN MAN #1 (to Man #2) How’s it going, my good man? MAN #2 Not bad, you? MAN #1 Not bad either. I’ve been working on a court case for a few weeks now. MAN #3 How’s that going? MAN #1 Not good I’m afraid. We’ve been trying to catch a killer who seems to elude us every time we get a lead. MAN #2 You don’t say? MAN #1 Yeah, a man who calls himself “Jack”… “Jack the Ripper”. MAN #2 Oh, I’ve heard of him. The Evening Post said he’s killed five young woman and removed some internal parts. Man #3 is silent. MAN #1 Yes indeed, he killed each victim in a different alley. MAN #2 That’s horrific. MAN #1 It sure is. MAN #3 It depends on how you look at it. MAN #2 What do you mean? MAN #3 What I mean is you really need to know what the assailant is thinking, and what’s crossing his or her mind before you can make that judgment. MAN #2 I suppose you could be right. MAN #3 What are you talking about? I am right! MAN #2 Whatever you say. (beat) Well, I suppose I’ll talk to you all some other time. Goodnight. He leaves walking down the street. MAN #1 You bring up some interesting points, are you a lawyer? MAN #3 No, I… He mutters something the other man can’t understand. MAN #1 You what? MAN #3 I kill them! Man #3 leaps for Man #1 and grabs his neck. CUT TO INT. COFFEE HOUSE – NOON The year is 2001 A.D. There are 3 teenage guys sitting at a table with coffee mugs. They are TUCKER, MATT, and BRANDON. TUCKER No, you’re telling it wrong! That’s not even a real story. BRANDON Yeah it is! Jack the Ripper kills a lawyer after one man leaves. TUCKER Yeah, but the lawyer was a female… dumb ass. MATT What’s the big diff? Someone gets killed both ways. TUCKER If you want the right picture, you gotta tell the story right. We pull over to see a portable T.V. on the coffee house counter- REPORTER (on T.V.) We interrupt your regularly scheduled program to bring you this late breaking news. There has just been a multiple injury, multiple victim shooting. About ten minutes ago, a nearby convenience store was under an attempt robbery. A masked man entered the store packing a sawed off shotgun. He fired two rounds into clerk and several at customers. There are 3 people dead and two badly injured. The suspect was not apprehended and is still at large. I repeat, still at large. We will bring you more updates on this story as it progresses. BRANDON Wow, you guys hear that? TUCKER Shh, I’m trying to listen. REPORTER (on T.V.) If you, or someone you know, has any leads on this story, please contact the police or your local law enforcement. BRANDON You hear what she just said? TUCKER No, thanks to you and Matt. MATT I heard it. BRANDON I wonder if he’s like… real dangerous. TUCKER Dude, he killed a clerk and costumers, and injured several customers. BRANDON Well, yeah, you’re right. CUT TO INT. MATT’S APT – NIGHT Matt walks across his living room, dressed casually. The phone next to him rings. He answers it. MATT Hello? The caller is silent, Matt only hears breathing. MATT Who is this? We now hear a dial tone coming from the other end. Matt hangs up. He picks it up again and dials a number. Someone answers. RECIEVER (on phone) Hello? MATT Hello? Brandon? BRANDON Hey! What’s up? MATT Nothing much, someone just called me, but didn’t say anything. BRANDON That’s odd. MATT You’re telling me? BRANDON Hey, can you hold on a minute? I have another call. MATT Okay. Brandon clicks over. BRANDON Hello? The caller is silent. BRANDON (aggravated) Hello?! There’s still silence. BRANDON (more aggravated) Hello?! Brandon clicks back over. BRANDON Hello? I’m back. MATT Okay. BRANDON I just got a call, but no body answered. MATT Same with me! The same thing happened to me not even ten minutes ago. BRANDON Who do you think it is? MATT (jokingly) I don’t know, anyone hate us right now? BRANDON Haha, no! I have to go right now. But I’ll call you later, okay? MATT Yeah, see ‘ya later. They both hang up. CUT TO INT. WOMAN’S APT – NIGHT A woman is getting ready for bed. She hears a KNOCK at the door. She passes a couch, a T.V., and rocking chair to get to the door. She opens it. No one’s there. She closes the door and walks towards the bedroom. There’s another knock. She goes to answer it once more. She opens the door, no one is there once more. She walks into the hallway of her two-story apt. She looks around. She walks further down the hallway. We see a black shadow pass behind her and enter her apt. She turns around and walks back to her apt. She steps in and closes the door. She walks through the apartment turning off lights and closing windows. She walks into her room, which the light is now off. She closes the door behind her when- We see a man in a Richard Nixon mask and a dark blue lab coat on jump out. With the girl still turned around, the man jumps on her and they both fall on the bed. The woman SCREAMS. The killer clamps his hand around her neck. She gags a bit, and then kicks him between the legs. That causes him to fall over. She gets up and runs towards the bathroom in her room. The killer recovers and chases her. He enters the bathroom. Woman’s POV- We are in a closet, looking through wooden shades. We see the killer look at the closet. He approaches the door. He swings the door open fast. Regular POV- The killer takes a grasp hold of her hair and pulls her out. She’s kicking for freedom. He throws her against her vanity mirror, shattering it. The killer pulls her back up by her hair. He throws her into the shower. She smacks her face on the tile wall and blood splatters everywhere. She remains standing. He walks into the shower and stabs her in the back 3 times. The girl falls to the ground as the killer walks out of the shower. We pull down to see blood running down the drain. CUT TO INT. TUCKER’S APT – MORNING We find him watching T.V. in his bathrobe, sitting on his couch. We pull over to the T.V. REPORTER (on T.V.) I’m standing her at the crime scene where late last night 22 year-old Stacy Langenkamp was murdered her in her 2nd floor apartment. Police are baffled by the lack of clu -- Tucker turns the T.V. off. He picks up his phone and dials a number. RECIEVER (on phone) Hello? TUCKER Hello? Matt? MATT Yes, this is I. TUCKER Dude, are you watching the news? MATT No, why? TUCKER You remember that chick from high school, Stacy Langenkamp? MATT Yeah, why? Is she rich or something? TUCKER No, she was murdered last night. MATT Wow, are you serious? TUCKER Yeah man, it’s all over the new. Turn it on. MATT All right. CUT TO INT. COFFEE HOUSE – NOON The three sit in a booth discussing the crime. BRANDON Why do you think she was murdered? MATT I don’t know. It doesn’t make sense. TUCKER Well, she could’ve gotten in trouble with a gang or something. MATT A goody-goody like that? Not likely. Tucker stands up. TUCKER Well you guys, I’m gonna go ahead and leave. I have to meet this girl from Cambridge at one. MATT See ‘ya. BRANDON Same here. CUT TO EXT. PARK – AFTERNOON We see Tucker sitting on a bench. He seems like he’s waiting for someone. A lady in a long black coat and scarf approaches him. LADY Are you Tucker? TUCKER Yes. I’ve been waiting for you. Do you have the stuff? LADY (handing him a pamphlet of paper) Yeah, it’s right here. TUCKER Is this everything? LADY Yes. Everything from birth to death. TUCKER Thanks. The lady walks away as mysteriously as she came. CUT TO INT. TUCKER’S APT – NIGHT Tucker sits at a desk, reading the papers. We pan in on the papers. They read: DATE OF BIRTH: 04/02/79 HAIR: BLONDE EYES: BLUE RACE: WHITE SEX: FEMALE MAIDEN NAME: LANGENKAMP MARRIAGE NAME: N/A Tucker stares at the papers. CUT TO INT. MATT’S APT – NIGHT Tucker knocks twice before Matt answers. MATT Hey, what are you doing here? TUCKER Well, I thought I’d show you this. MATT Show me what? TUCKER (lifting the papers) This. MATT What is it? TUCKER Everything about Stacy Langenkamp. MATT You serious?
Approximate Word count = 6146
Approximate Pages = 24.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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