Gary has gotten in debt with a criminal gang led by Alexei Rascalov. After failing to pay back the money he owes, Gary is kidnapped by Rascalov and his men. Rascalov brutally beats Gary and threatens him at gunpoint, blaming him for not being able to pay back the debt. Rascalov then shoots Gary, killing him. After his death, Gary finds himself in a mysterious smoky room experiencing flashbacks of events that led to his kidnapping and death.

1. DELIVER ME FROM EVIL
by
Sam Carpenter
Unit 11 Short film

2. We hear echoed, washed out noises of shouting, struggling
and a door slamming. It is clear that this is the sound
of a man being kidnapped.
INT. DIRTY WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
CUT IN
The camera flashes as the bag is removed from our main
character’s head in this POV shot. We are in a dirty
warehouse, with a dark blurry figure approaching us.
DARK FIGURE
(Non-english accent)
You know why you’re here.
Man starts to pace around in the shadows.
DARK FIGURE
(Raised voice)
You have… disappointed me. I
trusted you, and you have not
delivered what I expected.
INT. FAMILY HOME - SMALL DINING ROOM - AFTERNOON
We cut to a small family sitting at the dinner table, in
complete silence other than the clinking of cutlery and
plates. The family all look sad, as well as concerned for
the father.
The father starts to wipe his mouth with a napkin and get
up from the table.
WIFE
Gary, are you even going to stay?
Or are you gonna go straight back
upstairs again?
Gary shows a look of frustration on his face as he makes
his way up the stairs.
He enters his room and opens up his laptop. He returns to
a game of online Texas Hold ‘Em poker.
We see a few close-ups of Gary’s face as he plays, and
then a shot of the screen as he goes bust and is
eliminated.

3. .2
GARY
For f*ck’s sake!
Gary slams the laptop shut, and breaks the screen. He
leans back in his bed, closes his eyes and lets out a
large sigh.
INT. DIRTY WAREHOUSE - NIGHT
DARK FIGURE
So… Gary. Do you have my money?
The camera pans around from the man in the suit to Gary
in the chair. He is beaten up, with tape over his mouth,
tied to a chair.
Close-up camera shot shows the tape being torn from
Gary’s mouth. He writhes in pain and lets out a groan.
GARY
(In pain)
*coughs* Bloody hell… Where am I…
The man comes out of the shadows, into a crack of light,
revealing his face.
A look of terror sweeps across Gary’s face as he sees who
it is.
ALEXEI RASCALOV
I have… annoyingly… had to keep an
eye on you. I knew your history
when you came to our… business,
but I took a risk. You would have
helped our cause a great deal if
we had received the amount owed.
One of Rascalov’s guards hands him a pair of scissors.
ALEXEI RASCALOV
We have received 13,000 pounds
from you. I would call that
commendable, if I didn’t know how
much you owed.
Rascalov crouches down to Gary’s level.
ALEXEI RASCALOV
So what have you done with our
interest Gary? Have you not been
able to gather it up?

4. .3
GARY
(shakes head in fear)
No, no…
Rascalov puts his arm around Gary’s shoulders, snips the
duct tape around his arms and legs, and helps him up.
ALEXEI RASCALOV
No, shhh. shush… it’s okay. It’s
okay. You have a family, I know.
Rascalov shouts and throws Gary to the floor.
ALEXEI RASCALOV
(raised voice)
But I know I won’t be making that
mistake again.
Gary is kicked multiple times on the floor by Alexei.
ALEXEI RASCALOV
People like you are the reason
people like us can’t survive…
Gary is kicked again, multiple times.
ALEXEI RASCALOV
My father always hated liars… and
cheats… and…
Rascalov delivers the biggest kick so far.
ALEXEI RASCALOV
Gambling.
A small smile mixed with anger, pain and tiredness sweeps
across Alexei’s face.
ALEXEI RASCALOV
You’re going to see your family
now, Gary. Then and only then will
you understand how much you have
taken from me.
Alexei pulls a pistol from the lining of his suit jacket
and loads it.
As the gun is pointed towards Gary’s head, he starts to
cry, as well as his face being covered in blood.
The gun moves down from Gary’s face to Gary’s heart -
Gary closes his eyes and scrunches his face in fear of
the shot.
We hear a single gunshot and the screen goes to black.

5. .4
We hear ringing in our ears getting quieter as the screen
remains black for a few seconds.
INT. DARK SMOKEY MYSTERIOUS ROOM - TIME AND DATE UNKNOWN
FADE IN
The room is full of smoke and mirrors, with Gary standing
in the middle.
The camera rotates around Gary, he has a confused look on
his face. We hear audio clips and short flashbacks that
look at the events that lead up to Gary’s kidnapping.
EXT. UNDER A BRIDGE - FLASHBACK - TIME AND DATE UNKNOWN
GARY
I’m gonna have to do it… I’ve got
nothing left.
UNKNOWN CONTACT
Okay…
Gary’s contact rubs his chin and contemplates Gary’s
request.
UNKNOWN CONTACT
I know a guy.
We quickly flash through a few images of money figures
online, and quickly see Gary at the dinner table again,
followed by the poker incident and his kidnapping.
We hear a distant shout of ‘Gary!’ - Gary turns his head
to the left and sees two silhouettes of a woman and a
child. The space to his left has a light blue tinge to
it, and seems pleasant.
The silhouettes fade away. Gary turns to the other side,
which has a red tinge to it. ALEXEI emerges from the mist
with his gun drawn, and points it at Gary’s head. Gary
closes his eyes just as he did in the warehouse, but when
he opens them again, Alexei is gone.
Gary slowly turns to the red side of the room - he takes
a step out of the frame.
CUT TO BLACK

6. .i
SCENE INDEX
INT. DIRTY WAREHOUSE - NIGHT 1............................
INT. FAMILY HOME - SMALL DINING ROOM - AFTERNOON 1........
INT. DIRTY WAREHOUSE - NIGHT 2............................
INT. DARK SMOKEY MYSTERIOUS ROOM - TIME AND DATE UNKNOWN .
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EXT. UNDER A BRIDGE - FLASHBACK - TIME AND DATE UNKNOWN 4.