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Fade In to Int. The oak bluffs chronicle Newsroom.

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Int. The oak bluffs chronicle, Oak Bluffs, Ma; present day, present time.

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Subtitle fades in: The oak bluffs chronicle, Present Day. Subtitle fades out.

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Typewriters and computer keyboards ticking, reporters hustling and bustling about, everyday activity Daily Planet style.

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Camera pans and roams around room finally focusing on Wide front Shot of reporter Robert Lackland, His nameplate on his desk, and his typewriter as he types. Cut to close up of paper being typed. Cut back to Lackland's left profile.

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Lackland finishes typing with a sigh of relief and sits back in his chair and relaxes.

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Camera cuts to wide shot of Lackland and Typewriter from rear left.

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After resting a moment Lackland pulls out the paper from the typewriter, places it facedown on several facedown pages of finished work, picks up stack, turning it rightside up, and begins to proof read as his inner voice narrates for the audience.

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Lackland

About a decade ago I stumbled on a story so primitively fearful I refused to believe it were possible.

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Camera zooms in and focuses on paper in Lackland's hands.

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Lackland (CONT'D)

What I'm about to recount happened right here in Oak Bluffs, Ma of all places. A quaint little New England community of under 4000 people with virtually no crime. It's taken me this long to even consider writing about it.

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Fade to scenes of Oaks Bluff, Ma.

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EXT. Oak Bluffs, Ma.

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As camera pans and cuts through scenes of OB, Ma people are milling about as normal everyday activity takes place at each EXT. location.

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Lackland (CONT'D)

This is a story about crimes and a coverup so heinous that, although we didn't know at first, eminated from our very own school,

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As lackland narrates, camera Fades to Wide shot of oak bluffs high School.

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EXT. oak bluffs High School.

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Camera zooms in ever so slowly on obHS as the sounds of the streets and surrounding areas filter in.

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Lackland (CONT'D)

Oak Bluffs High.

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Camera continues to slowly zoom in on obHS. enhanced ambient sounds.

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Lackland (CONT'D) (CONT'

A bit more than ten years ago there was a certain individual that took up residence here and began working at our lovely school as a custodian.

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Int. oak bluffs High School.

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Cut to Wide shot Int. obHS. Camera slowly pans by Mop Bucket set next to trophy and awards cases and bulletin board in empty front hallway. Complete Silence throughout the school.

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Lackland (CONT'D)

His job performance was so immaculate he was promoted to Head Custodial Engineer seems like almost over night.

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Cut to Wide shot Empty hall filled with full length lockers and a single custodian's cart. Camera slowly moves down hallway, panning from side to side several times. Continued silence.

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Lackland (CONT'D) (CONT'

By all accounts he appeared to be an alright guy, a real "A Attaboy".

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Cut to Wide Shot empty Cafeteria, Camera zooms and slowly moves down lunchline. a spray bottle of degreaser and a towel lay midway down the line. Unbearable silence.

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Lackland (CONT'D)

But, as I was to learn, he had another side. An lonesome evil that completly overtook him. You wouldn't believe it if you hadn't been through what Oak Bluffs has experienced.

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EXT. quaint new england style home; nine years ago, early am.

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Cut to Wide shot of home Ext. With brown 1980's custom van in driveway. Birds Chirping merrily.

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Subtitle fades in: Nine years ago. Subtitle fades out.

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Camera slowly zooms in on facade of home. Enhanced sounds of birds chirping.

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Lackland (CONT'D)

His name, as far as anyone around here knows, was...

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Int. bedroom at same home, 5:00 am.

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Cut to annoyingly active alarm clock on nightstand to the right of a bed showing 5:00 am as dialog continues.

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Lackland (CONT'D)

Bill...

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Dialog fades into sound of alarm with a chilling echo. Camera remains on alarm for a few seconds. Cut to Wide shot right side of Dennis Hopper/jack nicholson type man in his fifty's lying in bed being roused by alarm.

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The man slides up to a position with his back against the bed's headboard. He wears powder blue cotton pajamas.

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Cut to front close up of man's shoulders and head.

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The man Reaches up with both hands to wipe the sleep away as the alarm grows louder and louder.

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cut to Wide front shot of man.

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The man drops his hands to his side and slides the covers off himself as he swings his legs off the right side of the bed. He sits with his head down looking at his feet. The alarm is still sounding, now a piercing siren.

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Cut to close up of alarm for a few seconds. Cut to wide shot from left side of the bed.

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The man finally acknowleges the alarm and lazily reaches over to turn it off.

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the Camera remains on wide shot of the man's back for a few seconds.

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Int. bathroom, minutes after the man awakens.

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Cut to INT. bathroom as camera focuses on the man's reflection in the mirror. he is shaving. A reflected wall clock is heard ticking.

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As the man shaves, a piercing sound permeates the air. It's the alarm again. The man mistakingly hit the snooze button. Almost no reaction from the man, except to look over his shoulder and back, as he continues to shave.

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Cut to close up of man's left profile as he admires his work. Camera lingers on man for a few seconds.

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Int. kitchen.

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Cut to man's full right profile as he sits in the kitchen fully dressed in his custodial uniform slowly sipping coffee. The alarm has already been turned off. Cut to wide shot of stove with frying pan half full with scrambled eggs and bacon. The only source of sound is the frying pan. Cut to closeup of frying pan, the frying sound is louder. Cut back to front closeup of man's face as he sips his coffee. His swallow is audible. The camera lingers.

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Ext. oak bluffs high school.

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Cut to wide shot obhs, camera facing front of school. Camera pans and zooms onto obHS Ext. sign. Ambient sounds abound.

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EXT. oak bluffs high school staff parking lot, before School day starts.

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Cut to wide shot of obHS staff parking lot as the man rolls in, driving the brown van seen outside new england home. The Engine Drowns out the surrounding Audibles. The Camera cuts to inside of van looking out front windshield from the man's point of view as he parks. Elvis' version of "blue moon" is fading out. Cut to wide shot of driver side of the van. The sound from the van's engine permeates the air.

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The man stops in perfect parking fashion and shifts van into park. He turns off the van, unhooks his seatbelt and opens the door to exit. As he steps out a voice calls to him from off camera.

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Cliff Jenkins

Hey Bill!

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Camera cuts to wide shot of staff lot facing the school enabling audience to see bill and cliff. Natural ambience has returned to the air.

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Cliff meanders over to Bill.

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As cliff gets closer to bill the camera zooms in to waist up on both men.

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Cliff

Hey, nice going on that promotion man. Head man on the team now, huh?

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The dialog has an eerie ring to it as it mixes with the sounds of the street and mother nature.

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Cliff offers a handshake to Bill and Bill accepts.

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Cut to front shot of bill from shoulders up.

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Bill

Yeah, thanks Cliff. Only been here a year and they figure I'm ready to run this ship.

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Cut to waist up shot of both men. camera faces school.

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Cliff

Knowing you, if the ship goes down, you'll gladly go down with it.

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Both men chuckle as they turn toward the school and walk together as they speak unintelligibly to each other.

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As Bill and Cliff walk into The staff entrance of obhs The Camera zooms out to wide shot of school.

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INT. oak bluffs high school, the school morning has started.

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Cut to INT. obhs front entrance. camera faces doors as students are making their way in. The sounds of the school come alive. The camera pans and follows a group of students into the senior hallway.

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Int. obhs senior hallway.

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Multiple cuts from different angles of the hallway ensue. The ambient sounds have evolved into a surreality of epic proportions.

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Students mill about, lockers are opened and closed as students retrieve books and materials for their classes. Ambient sounds mix with countless conversations so that nothing makes sense.

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the Camera pans and zooms on two senior females. The camera sights in on their full right profiles as they face their open lockers.

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Cassie Woods

So yeah, he finally said he'd go out with me!

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Cassie pulls a couple books from her locker as Ashley "Cupcake" Peters closes hers with a book and notepad already under her arm. The girls excitedly turn to face each other.

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Cupcake

Good, we can double date tonight then.

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Cut to Front shot of girls as if from the lockers' point of view. The girls are shown from the waist up. The background sounds have almost dissapeared as the dialog takes on a slapping of the tapes type effect.

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Cassie

Oh it is so on.

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Camera cuts to close up head and shoulders profile of Cupcake who is on the left.

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Hell Yeah! Hey, we better get to calc before we're late. Mr. Abel's gonna freak.

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Cut back to Lockers' Waist up pov.

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Cassie (CONT'D)

Whatever. I'll have my way with him someday. He'll find out who the freak is.

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Cut to wide sot looking down hallway.

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The girls laugh loudly, almost obnoxiously. They turn and walk away from the camera toward their class as the bell ominously rings.

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Cut to wide shot of hall as the ambient sounds of students and lockers return with a frenzy as the students vacate the hallway to their respective classes. a sudden deafening silence envelopes the hallway. Not one sound from anywhere. The camera lingers for a few seconds. fade to wide shot custodian's office, camera focused on entire room from door pov.

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INT. Sparsely lit Custodian's office, after first bell

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Bill, Cliff Jenkins and Scotty Harris are discussing the day's impending activties. Bill is sitting at his desk as Cliff and Scotty stand at opposite sides of Bill, going over paper showing the day's schedule. Radio is faintly heard in the background playing a local oldies but goodies station.

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Bill

And Scotty I need you to focus on the restrooms in the freshman hall and then we'll all work the cafeteria together. Alright?

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Cut to Close up of scotty from waist up left profile.

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Scotty

That's good boss. And the Gym? Does that need to be spic and spanned today?

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Cut to wide shot from behind Bill and his desk as emergency test message starts playing on radio.

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Scotty leans on edge of desk, almost sitting, and pulls gum from shirt pocket. He opens it and puts it in his mouth and tosses wrapper in nearby trash can. Bill leans back in his chair as Cliff starts to collect supplies from a shelf.

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bill

Yeah, we'll all hit that after the last bell.

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Cut to wide shot facing door. Emergency test tone has started and as action and dialog continue test tone mixes in with an eerie permeance.

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Bill stands and gets his clipboard strait as Scotty moves to his cart and checks it for proper supplies. Cliff has finished stocking his cart and sits in nearby folding chair.

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Cut to closeup of radio as scotty answers. test tone is overly enhanced with bumble bee type buzzing and reduces scotty's dialoge to almost imperceptible.

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Scotty

Got it.

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Camera lingers on radio. sudden Cut to front shot of Cliff. the radio immediately resumes normal levels as emergency test ends. regular station content returns.

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Cliff leans back in chair as he clasps his hands behind his head in an extra relaxed way.

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Cliff

Hey boss, you hear about the rookie cop that was asked what he'd do if he had to arrest his mother?

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Cut to Bill waist up.

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Bill looks up with an interested smile on his face.

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Bill

No, can't say so. What'd he say?

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Cut to wide shot facing desk.

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Cliff chuckles.

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Cliff

He said "I'd call for backup"!

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The men laugh heartily.

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Cut back to POV facing door.

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Cliff stands, Bill turns off radio, and the men grab their respective carts and walk out laughing, agreeing that the joke was top notch.

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cut to shot from across the hall of the three men, still chuckling as bill closes and locks door. Cut to wide shot looking down hallway as the men, still laughing, turn and stroll away from camera.

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Cliff (CONT'D)

How's that one ya'll?

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wide shot looking down hallway holds for a moment.

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Int office.

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the laughter is held with a fading echo as camera cuts back to wide shot of INT. office from door pov. as camera lingers the natural sounds of the office, i.e. the clock, hum of ac/heater unit, etc. enhance to ominous levels. the sparse lighting flickers forebodingly. Camera continues to linger.

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INT. Cafeteria, junior/senior lunch time.

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Cut to wide shot cafeteria as students file, noisily talking and bustling, through lunchline.

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