Short story screenplay

1. Misconception
Written by
Chloe Plummer
Joel Tiley
Jerome Greeno

2. EXT. OUTSIDE SCHOOL – DAYTIME
ELIZA, a schoolgirl sees her older boyfriend parked outside school. She
walks to his car and gets into the passenger seat.
INT. CAR - DAYTIME
NATHAN
(he touches her thigh)
It’s good to see you. How was school?
ELIZA
(anxiously)
It was fine. We need to talk about something later Nathan.
NATHAN
Is everything ok?
ELIZA
Let’s talk back at yours.
INT. LIVING ROOM – DAYTIME
NATHAN
(Concerning)
So what do you want to talk about?
ELIZA
(Looks down)
This isn’t easy but I’ll just say it. I’m pregnant.

3. NATHAN
(Aggressively)
What? You’re pregnant! How is this possible?
ELIZA
(Threatened)
I don’t know. I must have missed a day.
NATHAN
(paces around the room)
What are we going to do about this?
ELIZA
(Frightened)
I don’t know. I’m sorry. Please try and calm down. Would the sauna help?
NATHAN
Fine. I need the heat.
INT. SAUNA – AFTERNOON
NATHAN
(relaxed)
This is exactly what I needed.
ELIZA
Let’s forget about what I told you.
NATHAN
I’m sorry for reacting the way I did. I was shocked.

4. ELIZA
It’s okay.
NATHAN
I’ll go grab some towels.
INT. LIVING ROOM – AFTERNOON
NATHAN, leaves the sauna, locking the door behind him which ELIZA fails
to notice. He then turns up the temperature, the sauna temperature is
slowly rising to an unbearable heat. He is sitting on the sofa after
having poured himself a whiskey. ELIZA begins to scream. NATHAN turns on
classical music to drown out the screams.
ELIZA
(Screaming)
Nathan! Help!
INT. SAUNA – AFTERNOON
ELIZA begins banging on the glass door frantically. After some time the
banging stops. Her lifeless body lay on the sauna floor.
INT. HALLWAY – DUSK
NATHAN goes to the sauna, he turns down the temperature after realising
she is dead. He has a body bag, previously used for Halloween and uses it
to hide her body. He leaves the body in the sauna.
INT. LIVING ROOM – EVENING
NATHAN’S wife, LILY, returns home. She kisses him on the cheek. He pours
them both a glass of wine.
LILY
I won’t be drinking.
NATHAN
Why hun? What’s the matter?
LILY
(Excitedly)
I’m pregnant!

5. NATHAN
Honey! That’s so wonderful.
LILY
Let’s celebrate in the sauna.
NATHAN
(anxiously)
No, let’s not.
LILY
Why?
NATHAN
Let’s snuggle up and watch a film instead.