Act Breakdowns

-3 characters + 4 dead people whose faces will not be shown

-Character #1 Nelson

     Male, Caucasian, 25-30

-Character #2 Donovan

     Male, Caucasian, 30-40

-Character #3 Marcel

     Male, Caucasian, 30-40

Act 1

     The film starts out showing a man waking up, apparently wounded, seated in a chair. As he looks around he sets his gaze on two individuals. Not knowing where he is, how he got there, or the individuals standing there, he realizes he is handcuffed to the armrests. He looks to the man on the right (Donovan) and asks the obvious question of where he is. The man just stares with a solemn look then slowly looks to his partner. The other man (Marcel) steps closer and stares him directly in the eyes. Nelson looks rapidly around the room now and rattles his cuffs and finally starts to yell. Donovan swiftly steps towards him and pulls out a gun to place it towards his head. This stops Nelson mid yell as he sucks in his breath and lets out a small whimper. Marcel looks at him and asks, “Do you know who I am?” Confused because he has no clue as to what is going on, he hesitates and as he is about to speak again Marcel interrupts. “Better question, why?” Nelson quietly mutters no, no which quickly become tears. At that moment, a random memory pops into his head: from his point of view we see him outside and a car pulls into a house. He looks to the other side and a shadowed figure signals him to move forward, which he does. The memory cuts off from there as it is interrupted with a loud, “LISTEN TO ME!” Marcel continues with his previous question. Nelson then yells, “I DON’T KNOW! I DON’T KNOW! PLEASE!” Marcel walks away rapidly towards a file cabinet while Donovan watches him intently. He comes back with pictures, throws them on the table, and grabs Nelson by the hair to forcibly make him look at the table. Nelson’s eyes widened as he screams and jerks back into his seat almost tipping it over. He begins to shake as tears run down his face faster than ever. Marcel screams, “Do you remember now?! You see it?! You!” Donovan looks and calmly says, “I see you remember now…what you’ve done…” “R-remember? What are you—? Me? I couldn’t… I-I would never….”

Act 2

      Marcel grabs Nelson again and bangs his head on the table. He raises him and again stares directly into his eyes. This triggers another flashback: From Nelson’s perspective, we see him now leaving the home of Donovan, with a shirt slightly covered in blood. He snaps back into reality. Nelson then asks, “What is this?” broken mentally and painfully in tears. The only answer given is “you…you did this…” Nelson screams, “NO! I could never! I’m just a ______, I have a family, I would know how it feels.” He continues describing how he is a normal man. Donovan chuckles in a grim way and replies, “my friend, you’re confused. Don’t try to block it out now. Don’t try to make yourself out to be someone better than what you are.”

     Nelson continues to scream, repeating the same things about his seemingly normal existence as Donovan talks over him, first silently and calm, then progresses to loud and overpowering shouts, reminding him of his sins. A final flashback comes as Marcel’s last cruel words trigger it: a montage of scenes that show him standing over the corpses. He finally comes to a realization though he mutters the words, “I couldn’t have…” In a mockingly sympathetic way, Donovan gets in Nelson’s face and whispers, “but you did…and that’s what makes you what you are.” He goes back as Nelson is left devastated.

Act 3

     Nelson shakes, cries, and whimpers when suddenly he stops. He takes a few quick breaths in, and then drifts into a catatonic state. The two guys look at each other and nod, assuming this to be the best confession they would get. Donovan and Marcel slowly walk towards him, undo the cuffs, and drag him towards an exit. This is when Nelson snaps back into reality with a grim smile on his face, fights off the two, and grabs Donovan’s gun. He holds it towards them both before he tries to run out the exit, only to realize it’s locked. He turns and looks the two in the face, who are startled yet on the defensive trying to find a way to get him. Nelson’s mouth is seen muttering the words “sorry.” Marcel slowly reaches to his gun. Again with a wicked smile, Nelson feels the same feeling he had while killing the other people (shown through flashback with same smile). His smile fades and he realizes he is a monster. He says “Forgive me,” turns the gun on himself, and fires.