1. FADE IN
1. INT. THE WOODEN HUT- DAY
GRACE is sitting cross legged in the wooden room with an
expressionless look on her face. She is brushing the hair of
a doll gently to begin with; she then begins to whisper the
old lullaby 'Rockabye baby'
GRACE
rockabye baby, on a tree top, when
the wind blows the cradle will rock
FIRST OPENING CREDIT
2. INT. THE WOODEN HUT- DAY
THE WIDOWER is writing a letter to
the MRS MCDONLAD (GRACE'S mother)
explaining how she has GRACE and it
details the conditions of getting
her daughter back within 24 hours
as long as these rules are
followed.
GRACE
As the bow breaks, the cradle will
fall, and down will come baby
cradle and all.
SECOND OPENING CREDIT
3. INT. WOODEN HUT- DAY
GRACE is getting very rough in her brushing her doll's hair
and also begins the poem again with becoming much louder and
frustrated as she continues.
GRACE
Rockabye baby on a tree top, when
the wind blows the cradle will
rock, when the bow brakes the
cradle will rock.
4. INT. WOODEN HUT- DAY
THE WIDOWER is signing the letter
with 'W' and closes the envelope
putting the addressors name on the
front 'GRACE'S MOTHER' she begins
to hum the rockabye baby tune along
with GRACE'S whispering.
5. INT. WOODEN HUT- DAY
GRACE ends the whispering aggressively
GRACE
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall (GRACE stands up
with the doll.) and down will come baby cradle and all.
GRACE drops the doll leaving it smashed on the floor,
2. continuing her same expression. She walks over to the paper
and pen in the corner of the room and sits back in the same
position with the paper and begins to draw a family.
6. EXT. WOODLAND- DAY
THE WIDOWER walks slowly along the pathway, clutching the
letter in her hand while continuing to hum the tune.
7. INT. WOODEN HUT- DAY
GRACE is drawing the picture of her family in a hurry , when
she finishes, she stands up and stares at the picture and
smiles a sinister smile and walks over to the wall, placing
it on the wall in the middle of the 20 other identical
pictures.
8. EXT. PATH WALK-DAY
THE WIDOWER walks along the pathway in the same manner as
before continuing to hum the tune. THE WIDOWER walks up to
the house and places the letter on the floor by the door and
gives three knocks at the door, walking away.
INT. MRS MCDONLAD'S HOUSE-DAY
MRS MCDONLAD walks towards the door in a hesitant fashion,
then opens the door, looks around to find the letter on the
floor which she then picks up and slowly opens. She reads
the letter with a very anxious look on her face, when she
finishes she gasps, crunches the paper, looks around and
slams the door.
9. INT. WOODEN HUT- DAY
THE WIDOWER enters the hut while GRACE admires the picture
she has just put on the wall. She put up her hand slowly
gesturing to GRACE. GRACE stops smiling, returning to the
same expression as before and obeys THE WIDOWER and hold her
hand. They walk out of the hut together.
FADE OUT