EXT. WHITE HOUSE - NIGHT
The neighbor next Door pulls up in a red car with a woman.
He steps out of the car and opens the door for his date. He
hears a scream and looks towards the white house.
NEIGHBOR
Did you hear something?
DATE
Yeah, it sounded like someone was
screaming.
NEIGHBOR
Stay here and call 911. I'll be
right back.
DATE
Please be careful.
The neighbor runs to the front door of the white house and
grabs the knob. He notices it is locked.
NEIGHBOR
Is everything alright in there?
INT. WHITE HOUSE - NIGHT
The stranger turns towards the door and then looks towards
PLEASE HELP ME!
The stranger hits Sarah in the mouth. She falls over on her
side. The neighbor begins to hit the door with his shoulder.
The Stranger bends down and takes his ice pick and STABS
STRANGER
I told you I could have made this
much, much easier for the both of
you.
He stands up and walks SLOWLY to the back door and
DISAPPEARS INTO THE DARK. The neighbor finally BREAKS THE
DOOR DOWN. He sees a man and a woman tied up in a chair. He
rushes towards Sarah.He bends down and picks her head up. He
removes the blind fold.
NEIGHBOR
(Startled)
COME ON, YOU HAVE TO STAY WITH ME!
(Beat)
Don't close your eyes. The police
are on their way.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY
blurry vision of a woman in a sun dress. The woman has brown
short hair with a trainers physique. She places her hand on
the heart monitor is not easily missed. The sun starts to
breakthrough the blinds in the corner of the room.
WOMAN
OK.
She leans over and embraces Sarah .
WOMAN (CONT'D)
I promise we'll catch this
ASSHOLE. One way or another we'll
catch him.
sharp pain in here stomach. She lifts her hospital gown and
sees a bandage with a blood spot in the middle on her
stomach. Sarah looks back up at the woman and her vision
becomes clearer.
Jasmine?
(Beat)
Where's your brother?
Jasmine closes her eyes and places her hand on her forehead.
She tries to hold it in but she can't.
JASMINE
(Shaken)
HE....
(Beat)
He didn't make it. By the time the
ambulance made it to the house...
(Beat)
He already lost too much blood...
(Beat)
There was nothing they could do.
Jasmine bends over to hug Sarah and the two begin to cry.
Jasmine lets go and stands up to wipe her eyes.
monitor starts to race. Jasmine Softly pushes Sarah against
the bed for her to lie down. She quickly looks out the door
for a nurse.
JASMINE (CONT'D)
Nurse!! She is starting
hyperventilate.
The Nurse rushes in and gives her A SHOT to clam here down.
The Nurse looks at Jasmine and then back to the heart
monitor.
NURSE
(Agitated)
She is very lucky to be alive. She
lost a lot of blood and her injury
was almost fatal. Please try to
keep her clam. Her body might not
be able to take anything else.
JASMINE
OK, sorry.
of the murder.
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INT. RESTAURANT - DAY
She sees herself at the restaurant with Mike . After the
fight, she quickly rushes to the host. She remembers seeing
a man in the corner of the room. She remembers the scar that
ran down the side of his face.
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INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY
COP
COP (CONT'D)
Well, when you feel better I need
you to come down to the station.
(beat)
We need a description of the man
that was in your home last night.
The cop looks towards Jasmine and hands her a card with the
station's address and number.
COP (CONT'D)
Can you make sure she comes to the
station as soon as possible?
JASMINE
Sure, and thank you officer.
COP
No problem.
The cop turns to look at Sarah .
COP (CONT'D)
Take care of yourself Sarah .
You're very lucky. Don't worry, we
will catch this killer.
The Cop gives Jasmine and Sarah a nod and walks out the
door. Jasmine closes the door and walks back to Sarah .
JASMINE
The doctor said it was OK for you
to check out when you're ready.
Alright.
JASMINE
I'm going to go down stairs and
get you something light to eat.
Take your time getting ready, I'll
be right back.
feels the warmth of the sun's rays beating gently on her
face. She remembers the first day she met Micheal . She sees
herself at the library.
INT. LIBRARY - DAY
notes from a book. Her hands run through her hair as she
pulls it back into a ponytail. She looks through a few pages
and stacks her books together to leave. As she stands a
young woman bumps into her and knocks her books over. The
young woman continues to walk by like nothing ever happen.
The frustration is easily seen. Micheal walks by and sees
her picking up her books and stops.
Do you need some help?
No thanks, I'm OK.
floor.
Here let me get these for you. My
name is Mike .
A beautiful smile slowly develops on Sarah .
Hi, I'm Sarah .
What are you studying?
I'm just looking through a few
things. I really don't know what I
want to do in life. So I just
randomly read books of all kinds.
Interesting.
I know, I'm just boring you. I
should go.
her from leaving.
Wait, I was just getting to know
you.
I should really get going. It's
getting late.
Well maybe, I can take you out for
a bite to eat or a cup of coffee
or something?
Sure, if you like.
Can I get your phone number?
(Surprised)
Alright, let me get a piece of
paper.
She grabs a note book and rips a piece of paper out. A few
numbers are written on the note along with her name.
Here you go.
Thanks. Can I call you tomorrow?
Yeah, If you like. I don't have
anything planed.
OK, well. I will see ya tomorrow.
OK bye.
INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY
face. The nurse walks in to check on her.
NURSE
Is everything OK.
Yeah. I'm fine.
NURSE
Alright, well take your time
getting ready. You don't have be
in a rush.
Thank you.
The nurse closes the door. Sarah closes her eyes.
(To herself)
INT. POLICE STATION - DAY
The phones are ringing. A CRIMINAL is getting his thumb
prints taken. Two women are standing behind the front desk
demanding that they let the criminal go. Sarah and Jasmine
walk in the front door slowly, for Sarah is still in a great
deal of pain. The two of them walk to the front desk and the
Police officer from the hospital sees them. He rushes to
COP
