Script

Script

Scene 1 

MAX IS WAITING FOR HER FRIEND FAITH. HER PHONE RINGS WHILST SHE IS WAITING AND SHE ANSWERS THE CALL AND IT’S FAITH. 

MAX

Hey, where are you? 

FAITH

Hey sorry, I can’t make it tonight. 

MAX

What?! Why? 

FAITH

Some family stuff came up that my mum forgot to mention.

MAX 

Oh, okay. 

LOUISE

Help! Help me! 

MAX 

Oh shit! 

MAX TURNS AROUND AND SEES SOMEBODY BEING KIDNAPPED.

FAITH 

Max? What’s going on? 

THE PHONE CUTS OFF.

Scene 2 

MAX IS LYING ON THE GROUND WHERE SHE WITNESSED THE KIDNAPPING. 

MAX SITS UP. 

MAX 

What the..? 

MAX TOUCHES THE BACK OF HER HEAD AND PULLS HER HAND BACK. IT’S COVERED IN BLLOD. SHE RINGS 101. 

POLICE 

Hello this is 101, the number to report any crimes you may have witnessed. What would you like to report? 

MAX 

I saw someone being pulled away and they were screaming for help. I think they were kidnapped but I was knocked out. I just woke up. 

POLICE 

Where did the incident take place? Do you require any medical assistance? 

MAX

No I’m fine. It happened in Birmingham City Centre on.. Gibb Street. 

POLICE 

Can you tell me exactly what happened?  

MAX 

I was talking to my friend on the phone and I heard a girl yell from behind me. I turned around and I saw a girl being pulled away but that’s all I saw before I was knocked out. 

POLICE 

Did you see what the person looked like? 

MAX 

No, they had their face covered. 

POLICE 

Okay, we’ll process your report. 

MAX 

IS THAT IT?! CAN’T YOU DO ANYTHING NOW? 

POLICE 

That’s all that we can do for now. 

THE POLICE HANG UP. 

MAX 

What the hell… 

Scene 3

MAX IN HER HOUSE THINKING ABOUT WHAT SHE SAW. SHE DECIDES TO RING HER FRIND FAITH TO TRY AND GET HER HELP. FAITH COMES TO MAX’S HOUSE. 

FAITH

Hey, what happened? Are you okay? 

MAX 

I think I saw somebody getting kidnapped. 

FAITH 

Did you call the police? 

MAX 

Yeah I rang them as soon as I woke up. They didn’t do shit! 

FAITH

Someone needs to do something, who knows what’s happened to that girl!

MAX 

We could go back to where it happened and see if we can find anything. The police might listen then. 

FAITH

…I don’t know, Max. It seems pointless. They probably won’t listen. 

MAX 

Come on, we might as well try. 

Scene 5

MAX AND FAITH RETURN BACK TO MAX’S HOUSE AFTER LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION. THEY FIND A NOTE ON THE BOARD THEY SET UP. 

MAX 

Hey, what’s this? 

MAX TAKES THE NOTE OFF THE BOARD. 

FAITH

I dunno, what does it say? 

MAX 

(READS THE NOTE) 

FAITH 

What the hell? This is more serious than I thought it was. 

MAX 

We seriously need to do something. I’m not letting this go. 

Scene 6 

MAX AND FAITH RETURN TO THE CITY CENTRE WITH MISSING POSTERS. THEY BEGIN TO PUT THE POSTERS UP AND THEN A PASSERBY STOPS THEM. 

PASSERBY

Another person has gone missing? 

MAX 

What do you mean another person? 

PASSERBY

Yeah, I heard a few people have gone missing recently in this area. 

MAX TURNS TO TALK TO FAITH BUT SHE’S NOT THERE. 

MAX

Shit, where did she go? Thanks for info. 

MAX RUSHES AWAY LOOKING FOR FAITH. 

Scene 7

MAX IS TRYING TO CALL FAITH WHEN SHE GETS A CALL FROM AN UNKNOWN NUMBER.

MAX

Hello? Who is this? 

UNKNOWN CALLER 

Hello Max, it’s nice to finally talk to you. I’m glad I got your number from Faith… finally. 

MAX 

What do you mean? Where’s Faith? Who the fuck are you?! 

UNKNOWN CALLER 

You don’t need to know who I am. Meet me at the warehouse on Holland Street tonight.