Abandoned Script
Written By
Katie Woodcock
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FADE IN:
EXT: LILLY'S FRIENDS HOUSE: AFTERNOON
In a quiet street, with no one around. LILLY is coming round
her friends house to see her. LILLY is unaware that someone
else is at her friends house, ready to kidnap her.
CUT TO:
MID SHOT ON HOLLY: AFTERNOON
LILLY is walking up to her friends house, then knocks on the
door.
INT: FRIENDS BEDROOM: AFTERNOON
LILLY is laying down on a bed, with old ragged clothes on,
fast asleep. She wakes up, looks in the mirror, and realised
what has happened to her.
INT: OUTSIDE FRIENDS BEDROOM: AFTERNOON
A door is slammed shut.
LILLY
Help!
EXT: GARDEN : DUSK
Lilly is chucked from the back door onto the concrete in the
garden. She is shocked when she realises she has cut her
hands. She knows she has to find a way to escape.
CUT TO:
EXT: GARDEN: MORNING
Keys turn and the door opens. LILLY has vanished.
EXT: GARDEN SHED: MORNING
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LILLY has been hiding in the shed all night. In panic, she
calls her sister Lacie, telling her she's been kidnapped.
LILLY
I need to escape.
EXT: QUIET STREET: MORNING
LACIE receives a text from her sister LILLY. She rings her
friend PHOEBE in aid of help to find where LILLY is.
CUT TO:
EXT: IN A CAR - NIGHT
PHOEBE receives the phone call. She's in shock.
CUT TO:
EXT: STREET: MIDDAY
Posters are put up to help find LILLY.
INT: LILLY'S HOUSE: AFTERNOON
A newspaper is put through the front door with LILLY'S face
on.
LILLY'S MUM
Oh no, it's LILLY!
LILLY'S parents are in shock, they look scared and
vulnerable.
EXT: GARDEN: NIGHTTIME
Dark scenes are shown near the shed where LILLY is being
kept. A shot of her kidnapper walking around, and guarding
the door is shown.
CUT TO:
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EXT: HOUSE AND GARDEN : AFTERNOON
LILLY goes back into the house, the kidnapper has gone, she
can escape.
EXT: BACK DOOR OF HOUSE: AFTERNOON
LILLY opens the back door, looks around as she is now free,
and walks away from where she has been kept.
As she steps away, her feet show the awful conditions she
has been kept in.
EXT: STREET: AFTERNOON
LILLY makes a run for it.
CUT TO:
INT : DETECTIVE ROOM: NIGHT
LILLY is being questioned about her kidnapping.
DETECTIVE
What really happened that day, LILLY?
LILLY breaks down in tears, whilst handing the detective a
photo of the kidnapper.
CUT TO:
INT: LILLY'S BEDROOM: MORNING
LILLY wakes up suddenly. She sits up straight on her bed in
shock. Her kidnapping has been a dream. She will always have
this dram haunting her for the rest of her life.
END.
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Abandoned script 2

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    1 FADE IN: EXT: LILLY'SFRIENDS HOUSE: AFTERNOON In a quiet street, with no one around. LILLY is coming round her friends house to see her. LILLY is unaware that someone else is at her friends house, ready to kidnap her. CUT TO: MID SHOT ON HOLLY: AFTERNOON LILLY is walking up to her friends house, then knocks on the door. INT: FRIENDS BEDROOM: AFTERNOON LILLY is laying down on a bed, with old ragged clothes on, fast asleep. She wakes up, looks in the mirror, and realised what has happened to her. INT: OUTSIDE FRIENDS BEDROOM: AFTERNOON A door is slammed shut. LILLY Help! EXT: GARDEN : DUSK Lilly is chucked from the back door onto the concrete in the garden. She is shocked when she realises she has cut her hands. She knows she has to find a way to escape. CUT TO: EXT: GARDEN: MORNING Keys turn and the door opens. LILLY has vanished. EXT: GARDEN SHED: MORNING
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    2 LILLY has beenhiding in the shed all night. In panic, she calls her sister Lacie, telling her she's been kidnapped. LILLY I need to escape. EXT: QUIET STREET: MORNING LACIE receives a text from her sister LILLY. She rings her friend PHOEBE in aid of help to find where LILLY is. CUT TO: EXT: IN A CAR - NIGHT PHOEBE receives the phone call. She's in shock. CUT TO: EXT: STREET: MIDDAY Posters are put up to help find LILLY. INT: LILLY'S HOUSE: AFTERNOON A newspaper is put through the front door with LILLY'S face on. LILLY'S MUM Oh no, it's LILLY! LILLY'S parents are in shock, they look scared and vulnerable. EXT: GARDEN: NIGHTTIME Dark scenes are shown near the shed where LILLY is being kept. A shot of her kidnapper walking around, and guarding the door is shown. CUT TO:
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    3 EXT: HOUSE ANDGARDEN : AFTERNOON LILLY goes back into the house, the kidnapper has gone, she can escape. EXT: BACK DOOR OF HOUSE: AFTERNOON LILLY opens the back door, looks around as she is now free, and walks away from where she has been kept. As she steps away, her feet show the awful conditions she has been kept in. EXT: STREET: AFTERNOON LILLY makes a run for it. CUT TO: INT : DETECTIVE ROOM: NIGHT LILLY is being questioned about her kidnapping. DETECTIVE What really happened that day, LILLY? LILLY breaks down in tears, whilst handing the detective a photo of the kidnapper. CUT TO: INT: LILLY'S BEDROOM: MORNING LILLY wakes up suddenly. She sits up straight on her bed in shock. Her kidnapping has been a dream. She will always have this dram haunting her for the rest of her life. END.
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