I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
INT. STRANGE FLAT, DAY. 
Credits appear on a black screen. A solemn voice speaks 
through the darkness. It belongs to HECTOR. 
HECTOR 
I followed her. 
There is a slight pause. The credits continue rolling. 
HECTOR 
What do you think? 
The black screen vanishes to reveal a flat. In it, there are 
black leather sofas, a large television setup, and a coffee 
table, filled turned over papers. 
Hector speaks into a cheap-looking mobile phone. His 
shoulders are hunched, bent over the coffee table, but he is 
staring outwards rather than at whatever documents are 
jumbled in front. 
The side of his head is lit up by dreary sunlight, but it 
does not quite reach his face. He is left in relative 
darkness. 
HECTOR 
This doesn’t feel right. 
CUT TO: 
EXT. TOWN, DAY. 
A town appears on screen. The GIRL sits on a bench, looking 
into her purse, before she closes it and stands up. 
She walks towards a flight of stairs, themselves descending 
into a dark and long alleyway. 
HECTOR (V.O.) 
Started out simple. Easy ride. 
Then... 
Girl stands in front of the alley mouth. She looks behind 
her. 
As though nervous, she wraps her loose cardigan tighter 
around her body. 
With folded arms, she walks onwards. 
Two legs appear behind her. They pause, and follow.
2. 
The Girl is quickly approached by an unnamed MAN, who 
reaches out for her shoulder. 
INT. STRANGE FLAT, DAY. 
HECTOR 
(Gravely) 
Things got sinister. 
EXT. TOWN, DAY. 
He grabs her shoulder. She turns, startled, and then smiles 
at him. 
The man shows her a twenty pound note. She gets out her 
purse and begins to rifle through it. 
In a matter of seconds, she produces a packet of pills. 
Their mouths move as though making amiable conversation as 
they exchange hands. 
The man walks away without further incident. The Girl puts 
her purse in her cardigan and walks on. 
HECTOR (V.O.) 
And it didn’t stop there. 
INT. SCHOOL BATHROOM, DAY. 
The Girl walks into her bathroom. Her bag, tattered and old, 
is slung over the sink, before she herself looks into the 
mirror. 
She reaches up to her eyes. She looks tired. 
Her hand reaches into her bag and brings out the purse. 
HECTOR (V.O.) 
Never thought dealers would be 
addicts. 
She takes out a small tupperware box of pills. 
HECTOR (V.O.) 
Doesn’t make sense, really. 
She puts them in front of her. Overcome with desperation, 
she puts a shaking hand under the faucet and turns it on. 
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 3. 
When there is a small pool of water in hand, she drinks it 
and takes a pill. 
She stumbles back and clutches the cubicle to keep her 
balance. 
INT. STRANGE FLAT, DAY. 
HECTOR shakes his head. 
He listens to what he’s being told, and sighs again. 
HECTOR 
No, it didn’t end there. When does 
it ever? 
EXT. TOWN, DAY. 
GIRL is arguing with one of her drug clients. The argument 
is heated, angry, and she is gesticulating in agitated and 
controlled movements. 
The client, shouting, grabs her. 
The girl pushes him. 
He collapses to the ground, where his head smashes against 
the floor. There is a moment of pause as she looks down at 
him, then, looking around, she moves towards him. 
Taking gloves out of her purse, she crouches beside the 
body, now unconscious and still. 
She goes into his pockets. From them, she takes money. 
Standing back up, she discards the gloves in the nearest bin 
and hurries off. 
INT. STRANGE FLAT, DAY. 
HECTOR 
I won’t be involved anymore. 
He stands. He walks across the flat, shouting down the phone 
to whoever he’s talking to. 
HECTOR 
I’m getting out of this before it’s 
too late.
4. 
He disconnects the phone. Opening the bin, he takes out the 
battery and throws both the components away. 
INT. HALLWAY, DAY. 
A door can be seen. An unknown person stands in front of it, 
blocking out the numbers. 
It is the GIRL. 
She knocks. 
INT. STRANGE FLAT, DAY. 
HECTOR stills. He looks at the door. 
INT. HALLWAY, DAY. 
GIRL 
(Unsheathing a knife from her 
sleeve) 
Hector?...I know you’re there, 
Hector. 
INT. STRANGE FLAT, DAY. 
Trembling, he goes to the door. With shaking, nervous hands, 
he reaches up to the lock. 
He turns it to open. 
END.

I know what you are (1)

  • 1.
    I KNOW WHATYOU ARE
  • 2.
    INT. STRANGE FLAT,DAY. Credits appear on a black screen. A solemn voice speaks through the darkness. It belongs to HECTOR. HECTOR I followed her. There is a slight pause. The credits continue rolling. HECTOR What do you think? The black screen vanishes to reveal a flat. In it, there are black leather sofas, a large television setup, and a coffee table, filled turned over papers. Hector speaks into a cheap-looking mobile phone. His shoulders are hunched, bent over the coffee table, but he is staring outwards rather than at whatever documents are jumbled in front. The side of his head is lit up by dreary sunlight, but it does not quite reach his face. He is left in relative darkness. HECTOR This doesn’t feel right. CUT TO: EXT. TOWN, DAY. A town appears on screen. The GIRL sits on a bench, looking into her purse, before she closes it and stands up. She walks towards a flight of stairs, themselves descending into a dark and long alleyway. HECTOR (V.O.) Started out simple. Easy ride. Then... Girl stands in front of the alley mouth. She looks behind her. As though nervous, she wraps her loose cardigan tighter around her body. With folded arms, she walks onwards. Two legs appear behind her. They pause, and follow.
  • 3.
    2. The Girlis quickly approached by an unnamed MAN, who reaches out for her shoulder. INT. STRANGE FLAT, DAY. HECTOR (Gravely) Things got sinister. EXT. TOWN, DAY. He grabs her shoulder. She turns, startled, and then smiles at him. The man shows her a twenty pound note. She gets out her purse and begins to rifle through it. In a matter of seconds, she produces a packet of pills. Their mouths move as though making amiable conversation as they exchange hands. The man walks away without further incident. The Girl puts her purse in her cardigan and walks on. HECTOR (V.O.) And it didn’t stop there. INT. SCHOOL BATHROOM, DAY. The Girl walks into her bathroom. Her bag, tattered and old, is slung over the sink, before she herself looks into the mirror. She reaches up to her eyes. She looks tired. Her hand reaches into her bag and brings out the purse. HECTOR (V.O.) Never thought dealers would be addicts. She takes out a small tupperware box of pills. HECTOR (V.O.) Doesn’t make sense, really. She puts them in front of her. Overcome with desperation, she puts a shaking hand under the faucet and turns it on. (CONTINUED)
  • 4.
    CONTINUED: 3. Whenthere is a small pool of water in hand, she drinks it and takes a pill. She stumbles back and clutches the cubicle to keep her balance. INT. STRANGE FLAT, DAY. HECTOR shakes his head. He listens to what he’s being told, and sighs again. HECTOR No, it didn’t end there. When does it ever? EXT. TOWN, DAY. GIRL is arguing with one of her drug clients. The argument is heated, angry, and she is gesticulating in agitated and controlled movements. The client, shouting, grabs her. The girl pushes him. He collapses to the ground, where his head smashes against the floor. There is a moment of pause as she looks down at him, then, looking around, she moves towards him. Taking gloves out of her purse, she crouches beside the body, now unconscious and still. She goes into his pockets. From them, she takes money. Standing back up, she discards the gloves in the nearest bin and hurries off. INT. STRANGE FLAT, DAY. HECTOR I won’t be involved anymore. He stands. He walks across the flat, shouting down the phone to whoever he’s talking to. HECTOR I’m getting out of this before it’s too late.
  • 5.
    4. He disconnectsthe phone. Opening the bin, he takes out the battery and throws both the components away. INT. HALLWAY, DAY. A door can be seen. An unknown person stands in front of it, blocking out the numbers. It is the GIRL. She knocks. INT. STRANGE FLAT, DAY. HECTOR stills. He looks at the door. INT. HALLWAY, DAY. GIRL (Unsheathing a knife from her sleeve) Hector?...I know you’re there, Hector. INT. STRANGE FLAT, DAY. Trembling, he goes to the door. With shaking, nervous hands, he reaches up to the lock. He turns it to open. END.