Daniel is nervous to meet his girlfriend Chloe's family for dinner. They arrive late and Chloe's mother Beatrice welcomes them inside. When Chloe's father Tony arrives home, it is clear he is not happy Daniel is there. At the dinner table, tension rises when it comes out that Daniel is vegetarian, though he claims he told Chloe. Tony accuses Daniel of blaming his daughter.

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XT. SUBURBAN ROAD. EARLY EVENING
INT. CAR. EARLY EVENING
Two teenagers are sat on the front two seats of a parked
car staring out the window. Daniel, a dark haired boy
wearing jeans a crinkled white shirt (that he obviously
tried to iron himself) taps nervously on the steering
wheel, with a cigarette in the same hand. Chloe, a blonde
haired fair skinned girl who looks a lot younger than her
age looks at her self in the mirror above her. She
applies lip balm and turns to Daniel.
CHLOE
God, will you stop that you're
making me nervous.
Daniel stops the Tapping abruptly, but not before one
last louder tap. And sighs. He turns off the engine
CHLOE
It will be fine. I promise.
Daniel rolls his eyes at this statement. Nothing she can
say will make him feel any better, he's been putting this
dinner ofF for weeks.
Chloe almost immediately opens the car door and is out
DANIEL
It will be fine. It will be..
cool. It's.. cool to meet your
girlfriends family.
He sighs again and this time places his hand on the
handbrake
DANIEL
Who the fuck am I kidding.
He jerks the handbrake up and steps outside the car
EXT. FRONT OF HOUSE. EARLY EVENING.
Chloe stands impatiently at the front door of a medium
sized family home. She turns and gives Daniel a sarcastic
smile as if to say "come on cheer up Daniel unwillingly

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smiles back.
CHLOE
What's the time ?
DANIEL
Um, seven thirty.
CHLOE
hmph, we're late.
Daniel reaches Chloe outside the front door she grabs his
hand and squeezes it.
Chloe rings the door bell and steps back.
Daniel stares at Chloe. They make eye contact and both
smile. Daniel leans in to kiss Chloe but before he
reaches her the door is flung open, he pulls back and
stares at the doorway.
Standing there is a woman. Beatrice. Wearing a white
dress and a pink apron over the top looking somehow very
flustered and put together at the same time.
BEATRICE
Oh.
She coils at the idea of her daughter kissing a boy
She stares blankly at Daniel. Then at Chloe. Then at
Daniel again.
BEATRICE
Well come in then. Don't just
stand in the door way. INT.
HALLWAY. NIGHTTIME
They Both follow Beatrice through the house towards the
kitchen
INT. KITCHEN. NIGHTTIME
They enter and see a perfectly set table with perfect
looking food. Daniel turns and sees the roast chicken on
the table. His stomach turns. He did mention he was
vegetarian. Maybe she forgot. Its too late to say
anything now

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BEATRICE
Sit down, sit down.She ushers the
young couple towards two seats at
the dining table.
CHLOE
Where's jack?
BEATRICE
Your brother is upstairs playing
one of his games, now help me put
this on the table
DANIEL
You have a beautiful home mrs
taylor.
BEATRICE
Oh please Daniel, call me Bea.
Chloe helps add the last few items to the table and joins
Daniel to sit down. jack, a young boy of eleven with
headphones on and watching a phone screen makes his way
into the kitchen and sits down. Chloe leans over and
pulls his headphones off of his head
JACK
Chloe!
Mrs Taylor joins the children at the table and theres an
awkward silence
They look around trying to make conversation
The silence is broken by the sound of a key in the door,
Mrs Taylor jumps up
BEATRICE
Oh that will be tony.
She rushes out of the kitchen and around the corner
towards the front door
Daniel stiffens and looks at Chloe
We start to hear the conversation froM outside the
kitchen

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(CONTINUED)
INT. FRONT DOOR. NIGHTTIME
MRS Taylor run towards her husband who has just got in
the front door. she takes his jacket and his bag
They start walking towards the kitchen. She turns around
outside the door
BEATRICE
Daniels in there, be nice.
TONY
Who?
BEATRICE
Daniel, Chloes .. boyfriend.
Tony turns to Crain his neck towards the kitchen.
TONY
What he's here. Now. In my house.
I thought we were meeting her
friend next week.
BEATRICE
Just try and be nice.
Its clear that tony is angry.
INT. KITCHEN. NIGHTTIME
MR & MRS Taylor with walk through to the kitchen
MR & MRS Taylor walk through to the kitchen
TONY
Chloe.
Tony stares at Daniel but doesn't introduce himself. He
sits down.
CHLOE
Dad, this is Daniel
DANIEL
Really nice to meet you Tony
Daniel stands up and holds his hand out ready for it too

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be shook
Tony looks at Daniel and doesn't stick his hand out
TONY
Its Mr Taylor
CHLOE
What?
TONY
its Mr Taylor to you.
tony looks away and and starts to carve the chicken that
has been sat on the table
Beatrice starts to help pass the food around to the
children. They get to Daniel
BEATRICE
How much do you want darling?
DANIEL
Im um..nothing thank you
TONY
what?
DANIEL
Im vegetrain
The table goes silent, Jack drops his fork.
Daniel assumes they havent heard because of the lack of
response.
DANIEL
Im vege..
TONY
No, I heard you.
DANIEL
oh ok?
TONY
ript D2iptt
I was just wondering why you
wouldn't you say anything before
my wife had slaved away to cook

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(cont'd)
for you.
DANIEL
No, I did. I told Chloe.
TONY
Oh, I see you're blaming my
daughter now are you?
DANIEL
No, I um, thats not what I meant.