Custom Made script

CHECK THE CHILDREN

WRITTEN BY

LIAM GLYDE

EXT. HOUSE – ESTABLISHING

MUM GOES OUT AND LEAVES BOY ALONE FOR THE NIGHT TO LOOK AFTER BROTHER AND SISTER, AFTER 2 HOURS HAD PAST THE BOY LUKE, 14 SITS IN FRONT OF TELEVISION.

THE PHONE RINGS.

LUKE

Hello.

VOICE ON PHONE JUST BREATHES DOWN THE PHONE WITHOUT SPEAKING.

LUKE

Who is this?

VOICE KEEPS BREATHING DOWN THE PHONE.

LUKE

Tom is this you? (PAUSE) This isn’t funny

VOICE KEEPS BREATHING.

LUKE

Okay I’m going to hang up now

LUKE HANGS UP THE PHONE AND PUT IT BACK.

Phone RINGS again.

LUKE PICKS IT UP AND GETS INTERUPTED BY THE VOICES BREATHING.

LUKE

Seriously this is getting old now I’m hanging up

VOICE

Check the children…

LUKE LOOK IN PANIC

LUKE

What did you say?

VOICE BRATHES DOWN PHONE

LUKE (SHOUTS)

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

(PAUSE)

VOICE

(Whispers) Check the children

LUKE HANGS UP AND SPRINTS TO HIS LITTLE BROTHER AND SISTER, FINDS OUT THERE FINE.

PHONE RINGS

INT. LIVING ROOM

LUKE PICKS UP THE PHONE

LUKE

Listen to me I’m calling the police if you keep this up

(HANGS UP)

PHONE RINGS AGAIN, LUKE PICKS PHONE UP AND SLAMS IT DOWN THEN PICKS IT UP AND DIALS THE POLICE.

LUKE

Hello is this the police

POLICEMEN

How may I help you?

LUKE

There’s this guy and he keeps calling my house and I’m getting really scared

POLICEMEN

It might just be a couple of people pranking but if you want we can trace the call

LUKE

Okay then thanks

POLICEMEN

Okay all we need you to do it be on the phone with him for at least a minute, Okay

LUKE

Okay

POLICEMEN HANGS UP PHONE

AFTER 15 MINUTES THE PHONE RINGS.

LUKE

Hello

MUM

Hey Luke just calling to see how you are?

LUKE

I’m good mum don’t worry

(INTERUPTS MUM)

Yes and they others are fine don’t worry… okay bye mum

(HANGS UP)

AFTER 20 MINUTES THE PHONE RINGS, LUKE PICKS UP STOPWATCH.

LUKE

Hello?

VOICE STARTS BREATHING DOWN, THEN GOES TO HANG UP.

LUKE

Wait… Wait… Let me at least ask you a couple of questions

VOICE KEEPS BREATHING

LUKE
Why are you calling me?

VOICE JUST BREATHES

LUKE

Why are you not answering my questions?

VOICE BREATHES, THEN AFTER A WHILE HANGS UP, HE THEN CHECKS TIME AND IT SAYS 2 MINUTES

PHONE RINGS.

LUKE

Hello

POLICEMEN

Okay we are tracing the call it might take a couple of minutes

ENDS PHONE CALL AND IMMEDIATELY PHONE RINGS AGAIN.

VOICE BREATHES DOWN THE PHONE.

LUKE

Why are you still calling me? What’s wrong with you?

VOICE

Check the children

LUKE WAL KS TO THE CHILDREN WITH PHONE IN HAND, AS HE WALKS IN KIDS ARE MISSING, LUKE RUNS AROUND THE HOUSE LOOKING FOR THEM THEN HANGS UP THE PHONE, HE THEN RUNS IN TO BATH AND FINDS KIDS.

LUKE

Oh My god there you two are

PHONE RINGS.

LUKE
JUST GO AWAY…

GETS INTERUPTED BY POLICEMEN

POLICEMEN (SHOUTS)

WE TRACED THE PHONE HE COMING FROM THE HOUSE GET OUT THE HOUSE