Sam's pet Buzz goes missing. She searches frantically but cannot find him. She buys a replacement pet that looks similar but is not Buzz. When Skyping with Buzz's owner Kelly, Sam tries to pass off the replacement as Buzz but Kelly notices differences. On the day Kelly is scheduled to return, Sam panics but is caught when the real Buzz walks into the house in front of Kelly.

1. “MISSING”
By
Elizabeth Ford
Parsonage Barn Ln,
Ringwood BH24 1SE
sixthform.admin@ringwood.hants.sch.uk

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FADE IN:
SCENE 1: INT. LOCATION #1 – A LOUNGE.
Inside a lounge. The room is modern, neat and nicely
furnished. A girl is sat on the sofa watching television.
She changes the channel and glances at the clock.
SAM
Buzz? Time for your food!
Silence. She gets up and goes into the kitchen.
SAM (FRANTICALLY)
Buzz?!
She picks up a food packet and rattles it. Silence. She is
confused and begins to become frantic.
SAM
Buzz? Buzz! Where are you?
She searches for the pet. She starts to check everywhere in
the house. She searches under the bed, in the cupboards and
out the door. She is frantic, moving very quickly with an
increasingly concerned expression. She calls his name in
every new location.
SAM (LOUDLY)
Buzz! Where are you?
She starts to slow down, looking around the room. There are
multiple framed photos of Kelly with the pet, highlighting
her love for her pet. Sam takes it in with dread. She then
makes up her mind and gets on the computer. She types
something, prints it, gets in the car and drives away.

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SCENE 2: EXT. LOCATION #2 – STREET.
On a street. Sam is attaching a MISSING poster onto a
nearby telephone pole. She repeats this a few times. She
runs out of paper and sighs in defeat, sitting down on a
bench. As she’s sat down she notices a glowing pet store
sign out the corner of her eye. An idea spring into her
mind and she walks towards the pet store.
SCENE 3: INT. LOCATION #3 – KITCHEN.
Back inside the house Sam places the new lookalike pet onto
the table. She looks at it for a second. The pet looks
similar but not identical. She tries to encourage it to be
familiar with its surroundings – to no avail. A laptop
starts ringing with the skype ring tone. The laptop in the
background lights up. Call incoming from ‘Kelly’. Sam
frantically looks between the animal sat staring at her and
the laptop screen. He scoops up the pet and sits in front
of the laptop pressing answer.
SAM
Hi Kelly! How are you?
KELLY: (LOUDLY)
Hello? Can you hear me? Hell-
SAM: (WINCING)
Yes, yes I can hear you. Loud and clear.
The pet wriggles into view
KELLY: (GASPING)
Is that my little Buzz!! Oh let me have a
look at him! Hi Buzzy!

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Kelly leans in closer and Sam reacts pulling the cat out of
view.
SAM: (NERVOUSLY)
Oh ha ha, yes that’s him. The same Buzz. Completely
identical. No different.
KELLY:
Well come on then, hold him up for me I
want to have a look.
SAM: (QUICKLY)
NO! No. He’s uhhh camera shy. Sorry!
Kelly looks confused.
KELLY:
But-
SAM: (INSISTING)
He’s shaking I can feel it!
KELLY: (SLOWLY)
Hang on…what’s that on his back?
Sam freezes and a look of panic flashes onto her face. She
tries to compose herself but is still a shade of pale.
SAM:
What?! Nothing it’s just uh nothing ha
ha.
KELLY:
No, that brown spot? He’s never had that
before?

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SAM: (PLAYING IT OFF)
It’s just a shadow I’m sure. Anyway! Is
that the doorbell? Must be! Kelly got to
go!
KELLY:
Wait – Sam what’s going on?
SAM: (SHUTTING DOWN THE LAPTOP)
Bye! Bye. Byeeee.
Sam slams the laptop down and breathes a sigh of relief,
visibly relaxing.
SCENE 4: INT. THE NEXT MORNING.
Sam is walking around the house eating breakfast. She walks
past the calendar on the wall and stops dead. There in big
red writing is the return date of Kelly – it’s today. She
looks over at the pet and starts to panic. She rushes round
the house doing last minute changes when suddenly she hears
Kelly’s tyres on the gravel and keys in the door. She
scoops up the pet and runs to the front door ready to
convince Kelly it’s her old pet. As the door opens she is
face to face with a smiling Kelly.
SAM (RUSHED)
Look Buzz! It’s Kelly, your owner! Well
it’s been great staying here, hope you
enjoyed your holiday Kelly!
The two of them are speaking in the doorway of the front
door. Sam goes to speak again when suddenly, by their feet,
they notice a pet approaching and the original Buzz walks
into sight and into the house – right in front of them.
There’s a pause between the two of them and Kelly’s face
morphs from confusion and shock to realization while Sam’s
face is of pure dread. Busted.

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CUT OUT:
THE END