first draft of script

1. Absolution
Written By
Gideon Lax
AS Media Final Piece
Address
Phone Number

2. 1
FADE IN:
EXT. RINGWOOD CHURCH - DAY
In the church a man is making a confession to a priest about
his past
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. RINGWOOD CHURCH COFESSION BOX
Shutter opens ELI starts confession to the priest.
ELI
Forgive me father for I have
sinned.
CUT TO:
ELI performing an assassination from distance
ELI
I have killed on the command of
others.
CUT TO:
ELI perfoming an assassination hand to hand
ELI
And when I tried to walk away, They
took everything I loved from me.
CUT TO:
Eli and Annie playing in a field - sunny day
PRIEST
You will find no absolution here
nor anywhere you look, for your
actions have condemned you to hell
my son.
ELI
So be it.
PRIEST
Where will you go now my son.
ELI
To take everything from them.
CUT TO:

3. 2
EXT. COMPOUND
ELI standing on a verge near the compound (CU) of hand with
Annie's necklace hanging. (music intro) ELI walks towards
front door.
Once in ELI is meet by HENCHMAN #1 which he kills rather
quickly with pistol and a little scrap.
ELI gets up and continues down the corridor as he passes a
door a weapon (not sure) is swung at him ELI dodges and
engages HENCHMEN #2
(fight scene)
ELI gets up and walks into the last room with KING waiting
for him
KING
Please let yourself in. Take a seat
ELI remains silent and walks to the opposite side of the
table.
KING
Do you play chess Eli? (PAUSE) The
king is the most valuable piece on
the board, not only does he dictate
the outcome of the game but he
commands all of the other pieces
like the pawn...
ELI
(INTERUPT) Who are you?
KING
(PAUSE) I am the king ELI and you.
You are a pawn in a much bigger
game.
ELI
She wasn't part of this.
KING
OH but she was dear ELI. She was
going to take away my pawn. A pawn
that I put a lot of time and money
into, especially to just to let him
to walk away. (PICK UP KING
PIECE)In the end its all just
business.
ELI rises gun

4. 3
KING
(FLUSTERED) A pawn can't take a
king ELI! (LOUDER) That's not how
the game is play!
ELI
Check mate (GUNSHOT)
CU of king piece falling to the ground. Overhead of the
building working backwards.