Obsession

(Script Competition Entry)

FADE IN:

INT. THE OFFICE – DAY

On screen : Two weeks previous. Monday

MAX (27) dressed in slacks and shirt, is in his office with two women, his personal secretary JANE, (24) short skirt and low cut top and her assistant KAREN, (19) large lady in very tight trousers and buttons which almost burst off her shirt.

A knock at the door and a woman comes in her hand a large bunch of flowers and a box of chocolates.

JANE
Ohhh… secret admirer.

Max frowns.

INT. THE OFFICE – DAY

On screen :- One week previous. Wednesday.

Max sits at his desk. Karen watches his every move, she is eats a packet of beef crisps. Max opens his mail.
Max slams the letter down on his desk.

INSERT –
Meet me at Ronnie’s restaurant at 8pm.

Its in cut out newspaper letters. Max is shocked.

MAX
(sarcastically)
Not likely… This is getting ridiculous.

Max opens another.

INSERT –
You are so sexy.

And another.

INSERT –
If you don’t meet me, suffer the consequences.

INT. THE OFFICE – DAY

On screen :- Present day.

Max looks at his watch. He then stands and puts on his jacket, he feels inside for his keys. Nothing.
Opens the top drawer and looks through it, he is puzzled.

MAX
Either of you two seen my keys.

No reply.

Max exits the office, and re-enters a moment later.

MAX
I found them, see you tomorrow.

Max exits again.

INT. OFFICE – DAY

On screen – Tuesday.

Max and Karen are in the office; Karen eats the same beef flavour crisps as before. Max relaxes at his computer when there is a light knock at the door.

A DELIVERY MAN comes in, he carries a box.

Karen looks shiftily away from Max and the box.

DELIVERY MAN
Max.

MAX
Not again.

DELIVERY MAN
Fraid so.

The delivery man sets the box down and takes out his pad. Max signs it, and the delivery man leaves.
Max stands, and carefully opens the box; he looks inside and pulls out a silk pair of underpants.

MAX
What the… …

He then pulls out a picture of himself half naked taken through his bedroom window.

MAX
Sick.

Max throws the box down and picks up the phone.

Jane enters the office.

MAX
I’d like to speak to detective Devis please. Hello… yeah another delivery. This ones worse… I want someone outside the house please… Yeah tomorrow is fine. Thank you.

Max puts the phone down.

Jane looks in the box and frowns at him.

JANE
This is freaky.

MAX
I know.

Karen sits quiet, she watches him. Watches his every move. Jane moves towards Max there is evil jealousy in Karen’s eyes She still eats, crisp after crisp.

Jane sits next to Max on his desk. Her skirt hitches up exposes her legs more.

Max’s looks at them, yet turns away.

JANE
You should go home, relax.

MAX
I think I will actually, gonna call at the pub first. Thanks.

Max stands and exits. Doesn’t look at Karen.

EXT. MAX’S FRONT GARDEN – NIGHT

Max has arrived home from the pub. While he walks up his path he sees a packet of beef crisps, and another one on the lawn, he frowns. Pauses to pick them up.

MAX
Litter bugs…

INT. MAX’S LIVING ROOM – NIGHT

Max steps into his room, he sways from the drink. He flicks on the light switch, he is immediately scared.

Red paint is spread all over the walls.

Written on it are the words.

INSERT –
If I can’t, have you. No one can.

The lights go out.

MAX
Is someone there?

A noise behind him, a key in the door.

Max turns to look, the light from the window illuminates the door. The handle turns loudly.

MAX
Look, I am armed and the police are outside.

JANE
(muffled)
Oh, I know the police aren’t outside. And you have no weapons in the house… Max.

Max backs away from the door. Trips over the coffee table. He bangs his head on the fire place, he is knocked out.

INT. MAX’S LIVING ROOM – NIGHT

Max wakes and looking up confused in the darkness can see a figure looms over him.

The figure is Jane. Jane lifts her arm, she wields an axe. Jane she strikes him, hard.

FADE OUT.

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