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ACT I
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EXT. WOODLAND AREA. NIGHT.
SHOT OF TREES RUSTLING THEN FADE IN FILM TITLE
DISSOLVE TO BLACK
(OFF SCREEN)
sound of a phone dialling
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NIGHT. UNKNOWN ROOM WITH DESK. INT
STILL SHOT OF BACK OF AN UNIDENTIFIABLE WOMANS HEAD
unknown woman waits as phone rings
UNKNOWN CHARACTER
(into phone)
Hello?
(beat)
I need your help, When's the fastest
you can get here?
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NIGHT. UNKNOWN LOCATION. INT
HUNTER
(into phone)
Ill be there as soon as I can
the hunter then slowly puts down his phone facing down
A CLOSE UP SHOT OF THE PHONE
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NIGHT. HOUSE. INT/EXT.
THE CAMERA SLOWLY PANS UP FROM THE HUNTERS FEET TO REVEAL HIS
FACE
He approaches the door we can see in the forefront, and
knocks aggressively 3 times
(pause)
CUT TO INSIDE THE HOUSE
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A STILL SHOT ON THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE WE CAN SEE THE
HUNTER WAITING OUTSIDE THE DOOR
the hunter knocks again more heavily shaking the house and a
figure from behind starts approaching the door. The woman
opens the door swiftly.
THE SHOT THEN CLOSES UP AND WE CAN SEE THE HUNTER FROM BEHIND
THE FIGURES SHOULDER
HUNTER
Were you the one that called?
UNKNOWN CHARACTER
yes, come in quick, make sure no one
sees you
the hunter enters and the door slams behind him.
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NIGHT. DINING ROOM. INT.
HUNTER
so what was this animal problem you
were so insistent about?
UNNAMED WOMAN
(whispering)
shhhhh... they can you
HEAR
HUNTER
who? its just us two.
the woman pauses to think of her response
UNNAMED WOMAN
look it doesn't matter about ,
who
thats inconsequential but what i need
you to be.. is quiet. if anyone asks
why your hear, you say your visiting.
the hunter looks at her blankly
UNNAMED WOMAN
ok?
HUNTER
ok... as long as i'm being paid for
the job
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UNNAMED WOMAN
as soon as you get the job done,
you'll be paid in full. i need you to
set out tomorrow and search the town
barn first thing but be conspicuous,
the village cant find out
HUNTER
....fine.
the hunter turns around and leaves the room.
A WIDE SHOT OF THE DINING ROOM THE CAMERA SLOWLY PANS AND
ZOOMS INTO THE WINDOW
FADES OUT
DUSK. BARN. EXT.
The hunter is searching the around the barn and finds blood
marks coming from the barn, he investigates the blood and
follows it into the woods. eventually he tracks the blood
into a dense area of forest where he can see the animal led
tracks in the mud.
THE CAMERA FOCUSES ON THE TRACKS
HUNTER
hmm thats off.. bull tracks.
he follows the misshapen tracks until they start to form into
an unidentifiable shape, he continues to investigate, as the
tracks start to form into human feet. He follows the tracks
until they lead back into the village and the trail stops.
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ACT II
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DAWN. UNNAMED WOMANS HOUSE. INT.
the hunter enters the room angrily.
HUNTER
there's something your not telling me,
when i went out into the woods this
morning i found human and bull track
marks.
HUNTER
(beat)
what is going on?
actually
UNNAMED WOMAN
there's something you need to know,
sit down.
They both move to the dining room, the room dark, the woman
lights a candle and they both sit at the table.
UNNAMED WOMAN
My name is Donna Mills, i moved here 5
years ago with my daughter, Sarah,
from the city to look after my mother
while she was sick. She passed a few
year ago but we loved the town that
much we got settled in quick and we
were happy..
(pause)
that was until last year.
Donna sighs and reaches for a newspaper from the floor and
throws it on the table, the hunter picks it up and inspects
the paper, as the headline reads "village girl missing -
Sarah Mills believed to be dead after animal attack in woods"
the hunter looks up shocked at Donna.
DONNA
i knew there was something off about
the whole situation, mothers intuition
THE CAMERA THEN PANS AND ZOOMS INTO THE CANDLE
FADE INTO
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DAY. WOODS. EXT. 2 YEARS AGO - FLASHBACK
DONNA
(V.O)
it was September, the start of the
harvest moon, sarah and her friend
from school Marissa, headed into the
woods one afternoon
Sarah and marrissa head into the woods, exploring getting
deeper and deeper into the forest.
DONNA
(V.O)
It got dark fast, and thats when it
all happened. Neither of them came
home that night, and in the morning
the police found Marissa laying
covered in blood 4 miles away.
CLOSE UP ON MARISSA'S FACE
marissa covered in blood walks out the forest
DONNA
(V.O)
she told the police that a wild animal
attacked them both while coming home
and she managed to get away but left
sarah, and she was never found, no
body or anything, no pieces of
evidence.
marissa being comforted by the police as she makes a
statement, a visibly younger donna comes to the scene
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NIGHT. DINING ROOM. INT.
the candle wax nearly melted she reaches for a new one and
proceeds to light that.
DONNA
And that wouldve been the end of it,
end of story, case closed but marissa
had felt so guilty about the whole
thing, and funnily enough as the
mayors daughter, the family tried to
buy my complicity and sweep the whole
thing under the rug, but I knew
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something was off, with the mayor
dismissing the case and the police
were quick to declare her dead.
Donna then pulls a ripped fabric from her bag and puts it on
the table.
NIGHT. WOODS. EXT. 2 YEARS AGO - FLASHBACK
Donna, determined, heads into the woods with a flashlight.
DONNA
(V.O)
the following weeks, I couldn't sleep,
I couldn't fathom her not being here
anymore...
(beat)
i had to see for myself.
Donna searches the Forrest, flashlight focused on the floor
searching for something between the leaves, she sees a piece
of fabric that catches her eye between the autumn leaves, she
reaches for it, and recognises it as sarahs jumper
immediately, she throws it at the ground in horror.
DONNA
(V.O)
so one night i headed into the woods.
Hoping to find nothing so I could have
some resolution to the whole situation
but i did. A piece of her jumper she
wore that night, so i decided to do
some investigating of my own
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FLASHBACK ENDS
NIGHT. DINING ROOM. INT.
DONNA
i spent a year investigating that
family, and not until very recently
did i find something interesting and
thats what has brought me to ring you
Donna pulls the last piece of evidence out of her bag and
slides it towards the hunter, inside the file are photos of
Marissa younger, but visibly ill, paperclipped attached to
the photos is a headline that read "terminally-ill mayors
daughter first to undergo groundbreaking cell treatment"
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DONNA
surface level this looks normal, but
when i came to research the facility
behind the treatment the government
shut them down quickly, the facility
made no comment on the closure,
however i got in touch with an ex-
employee who just so happened to work
on Marissas treatment, turns out they
were injecting different animal
antibodies that 'combatted' cancer
cells into unsuspecting patients, now
marissa is one of ten to surv-
hunter cuts her off mid-sentence
HUNTER
(sceptically)
and you think Marissa is responsible
for Sarah's death
DONNA
i know it sounds mental, but why would
they try to cover it up? they'll do
anything to protect Marissa, any
mention of sarah is quickly dismissed.
HUNTER
to be honest, i think you might be
onto something when i was in the woods
this morning i found animal prints
suddenly turn into foot prints
DONNA
i think we should ask Marissa directly
to see if she'll crack, you can be a
witness.
HUNTER
if thats what you want to do.
(Meekly)
.. but I'm still being paid?
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ACT III
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DAWN. MAYORS HOUSE. EXT.
the hunter and donna are waiting in a car outside Marissas
house, they see marissa approach the house and they quickly
get out
DONNA
marissa! We need to ask you about the
night with sarah
marissa shocked and scared she u-turns and makes a run to it
towards the woods, donna and the hunter keep a close distance
behind her but she manages to evade their line of sight
through the trees, marissa and the hunter stop, looking at
their surroundings trying to make out where they are.
DONNA
we should split up to find her, well
never get her if we're together we
can't cover that much ground
HUNTER
ok, ill head east and you west, shout
if you've found her.
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NIGHT. WOODS. EXT.
the sun set, equipped with a torch, the hunter is still
searching for marissa, he hears a twig break, causing him to
find marissa crouched in a corner, but appears to be
malformed.
HUNTER
marissa? It's ok. We just want to ask
you a few ques-
she turns around swiftly and jumps onto the hunter, he falls
to the ground, his torch falls onto the ground as he shouts
for help.
THE CAMERA FOCUSES ON THE SHADOW CAST BY THE TORCH
marissa continues to scratch at the hunters guard.
A loud bang followed by the sound of Marissas body drop, the
hunter opens his guard to see donna holding a pistol, the
barrel smoking. His attention then turns to marissa who is in
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a epileptic-like fit, returns to her human form ending her
metamorphosis.
MARISSA
(coughing)
I'm so sorry.
(Coughing)
forgive me
Marissa then takes her final breath. Donna then rings the
police.
DONNA
(in phone)
we need you hear in the north woods,
there's been an accident, inform the
mayor.
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DAY. OUTSIDE DONNAS HOUSE. EXT. NEXT DAY.
marissa then wait outside as the hunter gets ready to leave.
DONNA
thanks for believing me, there was a
point through all this where i thought
I'd never see the light of day.
HUNTER
its no problem, what are you going to
do now?
DONNA
Probably going to leave, this place
isn't a home anymore.
(chuckles)
i havent felt peace like this in a
long time.
HUNTER
well..
(sighs)
i best get off. I think ive seen too
much.
the hunter then gets in his car as he waves goodbye to donna,
she smiles as she shuts the door. the hunter then drives away
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"THE END..."
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DAY. MORGUE. INT.
ARIEL VIEW AND SLOWLY ZOOMED IN
marissa lies there in a dead like state and then her eyes
shot wide
FADE TO BLACK
"OR IS IT?"
