It’s your time

 

 

SCENE 1  Daytime – department store

 

ETAB:  exterior of a department story

 

            Interior of store and shoppers

 

MASTER:  Over the shoulder of a woman of Rick standing behind a counter

 

RICK: Look lady,

            I don’t deal in cosmetics.

            It’s not my department.

 

shot of Rick making his way down the aisle to door.

 

Over the shoulder of a fellow worker shot of Rick at door and various other shots – solo close, mid-shot

 

RICK: I’ve gotta get out of this place before they drive me crazy.

            So I’m going home early.

            If the boss asks, tell him, I’m not feeling well

            Which is the truth.

            I’ve had an uneasy feeling since I got here this morning

 

 

SCENE 2: Exterior of store day time

 

Rick is walking against the flow of people

Rich walking towards an apartment building

Close up of him looking troubled, and around at the street as if he senses something wrong.

He comes to the apartment building then climbs the steps

He comes down the hall

Then stops at a door and gets out his keys

He looks down

A light shows under the door.

Reaction shot of him looking alarmed.

Shot of opening door as seen  from inside

Shot of door closing from outside.

Shot of Rick over the shoulder of DEATH then a slow pan to reveal Death’s hooded face.

Solo shot of Rick


RICK: How the hell did you get in here.

 

Reverse shot of death over Rick’s shoulder

 

DEATH: I have my ways.

 

A two shot from side with Rick standing, death seated.

 

RICK: With the windows and doors all locked?

 

 

Reverse over Rick’s shoulder of death

 

DEATH: Locks do not hinder me.

 

Solo shot of Rick

 

RICK:  Are you here to rob me?

 

Reverse of Rick over Death’s shoulder

 

            I don’t have much to steal

 

Two shot from side of Rick and Death

           

            I’m only a department store clerk

 

Reverse of Death over Rick’s shoulder

 

DEATH: I am not here to rob you.

 

Reverse of Rick

 

RICK: Then maybe you should get out of here

 

Solo shot of Rick

 

            Before I call the police

 

Reverse of Death over Rick’s shoulder

 

DEATH: I’ll leave when my purpose is done

 

Reverse of Rick

 

RICK: Which is?

 

Reverse of Death:

DEATH: To collect you

 

Solo of Rick

 

RICK:  What the hell does that mean?

 

Solo of Death

 

DEATH:  It is your time.

 

Solo of Rick

RICK: Are you saying you’ve come here to kill me?

 

Side two shot of Rick and Death

 

            I know I’ve been a bit testy with customers lately, sending them to hardware when they wanted lingerie

 

Reverse of Rick over Death’s shoulder

 

            But that’s no reason for my boss to hire a hit man.

 

Reverse of death:

 

DEATH: I do not kill people

 

Solo of Death:

            I simply collect the dead.

 

Reverse of Rick over Death’s shoulder

 

RICK” But I’m not dead

 

Reverse of Death

 

DEATH: Sometimes the dead do not know they are already dead.

 

Solo of Rick:

 

RICK: For Christ’s sake

 

Two shot from side

 

            I’m only middle aged

 

Reverse of Rick over Death’s shoulder

 

            I’m too young to die

 

Reverse of Death over Rick’s shoulder

 

DEATH: Death must take young or old without prejudice.

 

Reverse of Rick:

 

RICK:  I’m not ready yet

 

Two shot from side

 

            I haven’t won the lottery.

 

Solo of Rick

 

            Or bought a mansion in Beverley Hills

 

Reverse of death over Rick’s shoulder:

 

DEATH:  No one is prepared for death

 

Two shot from side as Death rises from the chair.

 

            But you’re time has come

 

Solo shot of Rick as death’s shadow falls over him and a hand appears reaching for him from off screen.

 

            Come along

 

Two shot from side with Rick patting his pockets

 

RICK:  Just hold your horses

 

Solo shot of Rick

 

            I can’t find my keys.

 

Reverse of Death

 

DEATH:  You have no need of keys

 

Reverse of Rick

 

RICK: Damn you

 

Solo of Rick

 

            I need time to think

 

Reverse of Rick over Death’s shoulders

 

            I’m so confused

 

Reverse of Death

 

DEATH:  We have no time

 

Two shot from the side

 

            I have others to collect

 

Reverse of Rick

 

RICK:  Being dead takes some getting use to

 

Reverse of Death

 

DEATH:  You will have an eternity to adjust to the situation

 

Reverse of Rick

 

RICK:  Okay, Okay

 

Side two shot

 

            Can you tell me where I’m going?

 

Solo shot of Rick:

 

            Heaven or that other place?

 

Reverse of Death over Rick’s shoulder

 

DEATH:  Sorry

 

Solo shot of Death

 

            That’s not my department

 

(fade)

 


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