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The Executioners Meal

Original Story bySimon J. Bloyce

Screenplay bySimon J. Bloyce

FINAL DRAFTMarch 2012

THE EXECUTIONERS MEAL

FADE IN:

EXT: THE INNE

There is an Olde, rickety building. The mood is dark and brooding and the weather reectsthis. We see a dark, heavy set gure approaching the door.

The camera cuts to the eyes of the gure, then his hand, in which he carries an axe.

The gure approaches the door, swinging it open.

INT: THE INNE

There is a long table with people eating. They swing their heads in alarm at the fury withwhich the door opens and, seeing the menacing gure, return their gaze to their meal.

The Executioner approaches the serving hatch and stabs a meaty nger at the sign,ROOM FOR THE NIGHT AND MEAL 2 GROATS

INNE KEEPERS WIFEWhat would you like to eat Sir?

The Same Meaty nger is stabbed at the menu on the desk in front.INNE KEEPERS WIFE

Boiled egg and soldiers? Right you are, it wont be long

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The Executioner takes a seat and waits for his meal.

Shot changes to the rest of the room who take care to avoid his gaze and generally ignorehim.

INNE KEEPERS WIFE

Boiled egg and soldiers, cutlerys on the side, your rooms at the top of the stairs.

The Executioner takes his meal, and his belongings and approaches the door to the stairs.

THE STAIRS

The Executioner makes his way holding his tray in one hand and his belongings in theother.

He ascends many, many stairs. Up and up until he reaches his room. (This scene will bemirrored and extended to communicate the length of the ascent required to reach thelodgings)

INT: THE EXECUTIONERS ROOM

The executioner enters a small room with a simple table and chair. A bed (out of sight) anda coat hook.

The Executioner removes his cowl and cape, places his axe down, places his meal on thetable and....

...REALISES THAT HE FORGOT TO BRING A SPOON WITH HIM!!!

Cut to the Executioner looking enraged, cut to the egg.

The Executioner stands up quickly, smashing his head on the low ceiling.

THE EXECUTIONERGroooooowwllllll

He scoops up the table, sending the egg and egg cup to the oor and, before sending thetable ying into the wall lowers it carefully.

He looks to see his egg intact, but his egg cup broken.

He experiments, trying to keep the egg upright on the table, of course it falls onto its sideand rolls of the table.

He picks up the egg, bracing it between 2 soldiers.

Focus on the egg, held by its bready charge.

Cut back to THE EXECUTIONER with his murdering garb now in place as he weighs hisaxe in his hand.



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Cut back to the Egg in silhouette, we hear a drum roll (typical French guillotinerevolutionary drum roll).

We then see THE EXECUTIONER raise his axe (in silhouette) and as the camera cuts toblack briey before the end of the drum roll, we hear the swish of the Axe.

-The End-


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