Hundred Million

1. INT. BALLROOM - DAY

STEPHIE, petite and 40ish, has lined up dozens of vases along a table covered in a white cloth. Several stacks of dining tables and chairs line the walls. STEPHIE reaches down and hauls up a gigantic bag full of shiny ball bearings, plunking it on the table. RENALDO, thin and 30ish, walks in with a huge bouquet of calla lilies and artistic-looking branches. STEPHIE begins cooing immediately.

RENALDO
Aren't they exquisite?

STEPHIE
Oh, Renaldo! They are perfect! Just
let me get some of these in a vase to
see the final look.

STEPHIE strains against the thick plastic of the bag, tugging at the top with her fingers. She turns a strained smile to RENALDO. STEPHIE yanks on the plastic with her whole upper body, with no results.

STEPHIE
Just a sec!

STEPHIE really puts her back into it. When she gets nowhere, she turns to RENALDO a little perturbed.

STEPHIE
Do you have any scissors? Or a knife
or something?

RENALDO shrugs and motions to his armful of lilies with a look of abject helplessness. STEPHIE leans over the bag and tears at the plastic with her teeth.

RENALDO
Careful! Your veneers!

STEPHIE glares at RENALDO, who backs away slightly. STEPHIE still has a mouth full of plastic.

STEPHIE
Almost got it...

But she doesn't. With her fury mounting, STEPHIE grabs the top of the bag firmly, only to get a handful of slobber which she wipes on her skirt. She grabs the other side of the bag with even more force and yanks mightily at it with a grunt. The bag is torn completely in half, scattering the entire bagful of ball bearings across the entire ballroom floor. STEPHIE and RENALDO gape at the bouncing balls. After the metallic cacophony dies down, RENALDO adjusts the lilies in his arms uncomfortably. STEPHIE sets her lips firmly, reaches down, and pulls up an identical bag of ball bearings.

STEPHIE
Thank goodness I thought to
bring another bag.

STEPHIE attacks the bag with renewed vigor.


27/09/07 KAG

Down

1. EXT. TALL BUILDING ROOF - DAY

A crowd of well-dressed and good-looking people ooh and ahh over the spectacular view. A MAN looks at his watch and motions for his cluster of friends to come with him.

2. INT. ROOF ELEVATOR LOBBY - DAY

The elevator dings, lighting up the down arrow. The small crowd walks to the elevator, but one WOMAN halts in the lobby, while everyone else packs into the elevator. Her face is contorted with fear. The WOMAN motions for her friends to go on.

WOMAN
I'll just take the stairs. Don't worry about me.

The WOMAN smiles bravely. The elevator door shuts on the concerned faces of her friends.

3. INT. HALLWAY/ STAIRWELL - DAY

The WOMAN walks to the stairwell door purposefully. She swings the door open, and peers down the well-lit, friendly-looking stairwell and begins trembling in terror. She slams the door shut and leans her back against it. The WOMAN rifles through her bag frantically, pulls out her cell phone and dials a number. Sobbing hysterically, she speaks into the phone.

WOMAN
I can't do it! I just can't!

4. INT. WOMEN'S BATHROOM - DAY

The WOMAN splashes water on her face. Taking a paper towel from the dispenser, she carefully dries her face. She seems calmer. The WOMAN throws away the paper towel and straightens her blouse. Suddenly, the bathroom door slams open and four MASKED FIGURES dressed in ninja black attack her. Three of them push her down to the floor, holding her there while the fourth pulls out a syringe. The WOMAN struggles and almost screams as the fourth injects her in the neck.

TITLE OVER FREEZE FRAME: Problems going down?

5. INT. DOWNSTAIRS LOBBY - DAY

The elevator doors open to reveal the WOMAN sitting in a wheelchair completely unconscious, accompanied by the four MASKED FIGURES. They wheel the WOMAN over to the MAN and her friends, who shake the MASKED FIGURE'S hands, smiling broadly. The fourth FIGURE produces another syringe and injects it into the WOMAN'S neck. She groggily comes to. She smiles at the MASKED FIGURES and wobbling slightly, gets out of the wheelchair.

6. EXT. BUILDING ENTRANCE - DAY

The four MASKED FIGURES walk out of the building, with one slinging the folded wheelchair jauntily on his shoulder.

TITLE: Call THE DESCENDERS today!


22/09/07 KAG

Hello Kate