Hollow Town

FADE IN:

EXT. TRAIN STATION - RAILROAD - DAY

At the train station, a train roars past from left to right.

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EXT. TRAIN STATION – PLATFORM - DAY

DETECTIVE GIBSON steps off the train and views the surrounding environment.

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EXT. VILLAGE - DAY

Detective Gibson is walking down the road. A woman crosses the road as soon as she sees Gibson.

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INT. HOUSE - DAY

Detective Gibson enters his new house and places his box of personal items on a table including his police badge.

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Detective Gibson moves towards the window and opens the curtains to see a young girl playing with her toys by herself.

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EXT. YARD – DAY

The young girl continues playing with her toys while Detective Gibson looks through the window.

Detective Gibson walks towards the girl and stops just in front of her.

DETECTIVE GIBSON

Hi, I’m Mr Gibson.

EXT. FRANK’S HOUSE – DAY

Detective Gibson meets up briefly with the father

FRANK, late 40s, father of ISABELLA, runs over to confront the stranger who is Detective Gibson

FRANK

Isabella! What do you think you are doing?

DETECTIVE GIBSON shuffles back, Isabella becomes slightly distressed.

GIBSON

... Is this your daughter then?

FRANK

Go ahead and run back inside now, will ya?

Isabella runs into the house.

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FRANK

Yeah? What’s it to you?

GIBSON

Was just was wondering if anything was wrong. That’s all.

Frank stares at Detective Gibson

FRANK

You’re not from around here... are you?

DISSOLVE TO:

Isabella is shown to be kidnapped at night.

INT. FRANK’S HOUSE – NIGHT

GIBSON

Frank, when was the last time you saw her?

FRANK

...

GIBSON

Please. It would really be helpful if -

FRANK

You did it didn't you?

GIBSON

(Stuttering)

W-what? Are you insane?

FRANK

You transfer over and then this happens.

GIBSON

Trust me -

FRANK

Just get out of my house.

DETECTIVE GIBSON leaves the house

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. DETECTIVE GIBSON’S HOUSE – NIGHT

Detective Gibson shakes his head and thinks about the situation.

GIBSON

(Sips a cup of tea)

Could it be -?

Detective Gibson is interrupted by the doorbell

Two police officers show up at the door; one turned away the other looking Gibson straight in the eyes.

INT. POLICE CUSTODY – INTERROGATION ROOM

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GIBSON sits down in a dark interrogation room with a light shining on him.

INTERROGATOR 1:

You know why you’re here

GIBSON:

You got to be kidding me? I’ve done nothing!

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An unidentified person is walking down a dimly lit road.

CUT TO INTERROGATION:

INTERROGATOR 1:

It’s no coincidence; you know that as well as me

GIBSON:

What do you accuse me of?

INTERROGATOR 2:

Kidnapping a little girl.

CUT TO:

Person walking down the road

CUT BACK TO INTERROGATION:

GIBSON (Stands up and hits the table with his fists):

I didn’t do it

CUT BACK TO PERSON WALKING:(CONTINUED)

The person suddenly gets grabbed around the neck. The screams echo.

CUT BACK TO INTERROGATION:

Gibson looks at the interrogators in an intimidating way.

EXT.GIBSON’S HOUSE – NIGHT

Gibson on his journey home from the interrogation. The motion sensor lights activate and he sees Frank sitting down on his porch.

FRANK

Funny, someone else has gone missing whilst you weren’t home.

GIBSON

It wasn’t me.

FRANK

Give me back my child!

EXT. HOUSE - GIBSON’S DOOR OPENS

EXT: DETECTIVE GIBSON’S ROAD - MORNING

DETECTIVE GIBSON

I’m not going down for something I didn’t do.

FADE TO:

INT: DETECTIVE’S HOUSE – STUDY

The detective is typing on his keyboard, searching for recent kidnapping cases in the area

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(Various kidnapping cases in the area within the past few months come up on the screen – none of them reveal the person behind it however)

FADE TO:

The detective gets out his badge and his gun.

EXT: DIMLY LIT STREET – EVENING

The detective walks towards a warehouse.

QUICK CUT:

INT: WAREHOUSE – FINAL LOCATION

Detective Gibson smashes down doors of a warehouse – reveals some sickening findings of bloody hammers, scratch marks on the walls and muddy footprints leading to a room

DETECTIVE GIBSON

(Disgusted and shocked)

What the –

GIRL

(Screams)

Help!