Tom is called into his boss' office on Monday morning, expecting to be fired. However, he overhears that he is actually getting a promotion. Mark, a jealous coworker, convinces Tom he is being fired and gets him drunk. Mark then has the drunk Tom egg his boss' house for revenge. The next day, Tom's boss calls but the call ends before Tom can answer, leaving Tom worried about his job status.

1. The Voicemail

2. INT. PUBLIC BATHROOM. DAY.
Tom, a middle aged man aged very plain looking stares at his
reflection in a mirror.
He bends over the sink and splashes water in his face.
A Soulless office building bathroom with urinals and stalls
lining the wall.
Tom looks at himself with a wet face. He reaches over and
grabs the paper towels without looking and wipes his face.
He looks at himself one last time, readjusts his tie, sighs
loudly, and nods to himself.
Mark enters the bathroom at this point. Mark is also a
middle aged man who is slightly larger than Tom with dark
hair and glasses. He looks over at Tom with an annoyed face,
he rolls his eyes and starts walking over to Tom. Once he
reaches Tom he smiles and looks friendly.
MARK
Come on Tom it’s time to go to the
meeting you’ll do fine.
Mark picks up Tom’s briefcase from the floor and hands it to
Tom. Tom grabs the suitcase and follows Mark out of the
bathroom.
INT. MEETING ROOM. DAY.
Mark enters first.
MARK
He was in the bathroom.
Mark rolls his eyes to the rest of the group and proceeds to
sit down at his chair surrounded by Tom’s other coworkers.
You can see that some of the coworkers have annoyed
expressions and some are tapping their fingers on the desk.
Tom walks in after Mark and everyone is staring at him with
a blank expression. Tom is standing just inside the frame of
the door not really knowing what to do. He then looks around
makes eye contact with Mark who gives him a thumbs up and
makes his way to the front of the desk where he will be
giving his presentation. He props his briefcase on top of
the table and struggles to take out his laptop and notes he
has prepared for this meeting. He pulls out the correct
folder but it’s upside down and all of his papers fall out.
Some of the coworkers glance at one another giving each
other a look of annoyance.
(CONTINUED)

3. CONTINUED: 2.
TOM
Sorry.
He mutters this and looks down again and gives an
embarrassed grin and bends down to pick up the papers.
INT. RECEPTIONIST OFFICE. DAY.
Sarah is sitting at her desk when she sees Richard,
Nicholas’ business partner, get off the elevator and walk
into the boss’ office. She stands up and tiptoes quickly
over to the office door. She presses her ear up to the door.
INT. BOSS’ OFFICE. DAY
The boss calls in one of his business partners. Richard is
the superior to Tom and Mark. He sits down on one of the
chairs in front of the boss’ desk.
RICHARD
Have you decided who is getting the
promotion?
BOSS
I’ve thought a lot about this and I
think Tom would be the best fit for
the job.
RICHARD
Good choice Nick. I’ll have Sarah
call him to come to your office
Monday morning.
Nicholas nods and Richard stands up and starts to leave the
office.
INT. RECEPTIONIST OFFICE. DAY.
Sarah hears Richard making his way to the door and runs back
to her desk and sits down. Richard opens the door and walks
over to Sarah’s desk.
RICHARD
Call Tom and let him know to be in
Nicholas’ office first thing Monday
morning. Thanks.
Sarah nods and Richard makes his way to the elevator. Once
the elevator door closes Sarah scrambles to get the phone.
She dials Mark’s number and whispers into the phone.
(CONTINUED)

4. CONTINUED: 3.
SARAH
Meet me in the break room
immediately. I’ll be there in 5
minutes.
Sarah hangs up the phone and stands up. She readjusts her
skirt and fixes her hair. Sarah walks over to the the boss
door and hesitantly knocks on the door. Nicholas calls her
in. She peeks her head through the door.
SARAH
I’m going to run to the bathroom quickly. Do you need
anything before I leave?
Nicholas glances up quickly at Sarah while on the phone and
looking at his computer. He nods to her and shoos her away
with his hand. Sarah nods and softly shuts the door. She
races over to the elevator and repeatedly hits the down
button.
INT. BREAK ROOM. DAY.
Mark is waiting for Sarah when she arrives. Sarah quickly
shuts the door and locks the door. They stand in the middle
of the office break room and Sarah keeps looking over her
shoulder to make sure no one enters.
MARK
What happened in the meeting? Did
you hear anything?
SARAH
Tom got it. They’re announcing it
Monday and I’m supposed to call him
now.
At this Mark looks down at the floor in concentration. He
looks back up at Sarah with a mischievous smile on his face.
MARK
I have an idea. Leave it to me.
Call Tom immediately and suggest
he’s being fired.
Sarah starts to understand what Mark is suggesting and nods
her head. She turns around and leaves the break room.

5. 4.
INT. TOM’S DESK. DAY.
Tom is sitting as his desk. There are papers coming out of
the drawer and many stacks of papers. He has lot of sticky
notes on the desk to remind him of things he has to do.
There is a picture frame on the side of the desk but there
is no picture in it just the standard photo that comes with
the frame. He has a mug full of pens next to it. Tom is
going through the papers in one of the drawers and is making
a mess you. You can see lots of other worker’s desks that
are very tidy.
All the sudden Tom desk phone starts ringing. He quickly
looks up and locates the phone at the other end of his desk.
He tries to reach for the phone. He pushes his rolling chair
across and finally reaches the phone.
TOM
Hello?
SARAH
Hi Tom, it’s Sarah. I just wanted
to inform you that you need to be
in Nicholas’ office first thing
Monday morning. He has a matter
that needs to be addressed.
TOM
Have I done something wrong?
SARAH
Sorry Tom I can’t release anything.
I’m having Heather bring down some
boxes though and you’ll need to
have packed up your desk by the end
of the day.
TOM
Ok bye Sarah. Thanks.
Tom hangs up the phone and looks down at his hands. Tom
starts rearranging the papers into stacks to try to clean up
his desk. A few minutes later Heather, and assistant, comes
over to Tom’s desk carrying 3 flat brown boxes with a roll
of tape. She hands them over to Tom, gives him a sad smile,
and walks off. Tom gets down to the floor and starts to put
together the first box. At this point Mark comes over.
MARK
Did you see Heather carrying those
boxes? I’ve heard they only use her
when someone is being fired. I
would hate to be in their position
right now.
(CONTINUED)

6. CONTINUED: 5.
This whole time Mark never made eye contact with Tom and was
looking over his desk to see if he could find where Heather
had gone to. Mark looks down at Mark and sees him setting up
the boxes.
MARK
Oh shit Tom I’m so sorry. I didn’t
see you down there. I’m sure you’re
not being fired. Here let me help
you pack and once we’re finished we
can go out for drinks.
Mark starts handing stacks of papers to Tom and the picture
frames. Mark has only helped Tom for a minute when he makes
an excuse to leave. Mark looks down at his watch.
MARK
Oh no I’m late for a meeting. How
about after work you can meet me at
my desk and we’ll go to the pub
that’s around the corner.
TOM
Ok thanks for all your help Mark.
You’re a really nice friend.
Mark smiles at Tom and waves goodbye. Once Mark has turned
around his smile is gone and he walks off to his desk.
INT. PUB. NIGHT.
Mark and Tom have been in the pub for a few hours now. Mark
is still on his second drink while Tom has had a few shots
and 3 strong drinks.
TOM
I hate him! I’ve worked so hard in
this company and sure I might not
be the best but I do try!
Tom says this while stuttering and swaying.
MARK
Come on up you get we’re going to
Tesco’s.
Mark grabs Tom by the arm and pulls him off the bar stool.
TOM
Why are we going there? I’m not
hungry.
(CONTINUED)

7. CONTINUED: 6.
MARK
Just trust me ok.
INT. TESCO’S. NIGHT
Mark leads Tom over to the dairy area and picks up 2 cartons
of eggs and hands them to Tom. Tom takes the eggs and walks
up to the cash register. Tom also gets a bottle of whiskey
and immediately opens the bottle and takes a sip.
EXT. BOSS’ HOUSE. NIGHT
Mark is driving as they pull up to the boss’ house. Tom
turns to Mark.
TOM
What are we doing here?
MARK
What do you think the eggs are for?
Tom looks over at Mark surprised, takes a big gulp of
whiskey and gets out of the car holding the Tesco bag. He
staggers over to one the boss’ car and sets the half empty
bottle onto the sidewalk. He opens the Tesco bag and pulls
out the first carton of eggs. He opens the carton and looks
at the eggs for a moment with a look of hesitation before
INT. TOM’S APARTMENT.
Tom arrives to his apartment after work. He lives in a
standard building with only a narrow staircase that leads up
to the each flat. He fumbles for his keys and puts them in
the door.He opens the door and the audience can see
inside the tiny room. There is only a small living room,
small kitchen, and a small bedroom with a tiny bathroom
attached. The living has a two person couch up against the
wall with an arm chair next to it and there is a TV just
opposite of the couch. There isn’t much space to move as
there is also a coffee table in front of the couch. Every
available space is covered in tissues, take away boxes of
Chinese and other similar types of food. There are also a
few pizza boxes piled up in the corner. There are also a lot
of clothes thrown across the room. He walks over to the
couch and throws himself down on it. He grabs the remote
control and turns the tv on. He tosses the remote to the
side and starts taking his tie off. He shrugs his suit
jacket off and throws it onto the chair that next to him. He
then kicks off his shoes and can finally relax. Right as he
is getting comfortable his phone starts ringing. Tom sits up
(CONTINUED)

8. CONTINUED: 7.
and grunts annoyed. He starts going through his jacket
pockets and then looks over to his briefcase that is across
the room. He gets up and hurries over to it. He is having
trouble finding his phone and starts pulling out all the
papers that are in it. His phone is lying on the bottom and
on the screen it says that his boss is calling. He grabs it
and swipes the screen to answer the phone. Right as he
swipes the call ends. Tom goes back to sitting on the couch
and keeps looking at his phone to see if it rings again. A
few moments later a notification appears on his screen that
his boss has left a voice mail. Tom immediately unlocks his
phone fumbling with the pass code and listens to the voice
mail on speaker.
THE BOSS
Hello Tom hope you are well. I need
to see you immediately in my office
first thing Monday morning.
The boss has a very serious tone to his voice and Tom
immediately assumes the worst. He gets to his feet and
listens to the voice mail a few more times. Tom runs his
fingers through his hair and looks very distressed. He
immediately walks to his kitchen and pulls out a bottle of
half finished cheap Jack Daniels whisky. He doesn’t bother
getting a glass and just takes the top off and throws it to
the side and takes a swig. He continues drinking as he gets
food out of the fridge and walks back to the living room. He
sits back on the couch and watches tv.
EXT. BOSS’ HOUSE. NIGHT
Tom is swaying slightly and is looking up at his boss’
house. The boss lives in a big manor with a two really nice
cars sitting outside the front door. You can see a Tesco bag
in one of Tom’s hand and a new bottle of whiskey in the
other. Tom sets the bottle down and opens the Tesco bag and
pulls out a carton of eggs. He starts throwing the eggs at
the cars and the house yelling incoherent words. The lights
come on the front porch and Tom quickly grabs the whiskey
and runs away while stumbling.
INT. TOM’S APARTMENT.MONDAY MORNING
Tom is asleep in bed and his alarm clock goes off saying
it’s 7am. Tom rolls over and hits snooze. He keeps hitting
snooze until it’s 7:45am. He finally wakes up and jumps out
of bed. He races to the bathroom and splashes his face with
water. You can see that Tom is very hung over. Tom stumbles
trying to get to the living room and throws on the same suit
he wore on Friday. He isn’t able to do up his tie so it just
hangs from his neck.

9. 8.
EXT. OFFICE BUILDING. MORNING.
You see Tom running across the road and pushing past people
to enter the building. He keeps glancing at his watch and
sees he’s 10 minutes late.
INT. ELEVATOR. DAY.
Tom enters the elevator and mutters for someone to press the
top floor. Everyone looks around at him and looks disgusted
at his appearance and smell. As the elevator goes higher in
the building more people get on and off at different floors.
One of Tom’s work friends, Mark, gets on the lift. He walks
over to Tom and slaps him on the back with a look on
congratulations on his face.
MARK
Congrats Tom! You earned it!
Mark gets off at the next floor. To starts to get less
nervous and thinks he has received a raise.
INT. BOSS’ RECEPTIONIST. DAY
Tom enters the receptionist area and there is a large pair
of double doors which is where the boss’ office is. He walks
over to the receptionist and gives him his name. The
receptionist gestures for him to take a seat and calls into
the boss’ office to let him know Tom has arrived. A few
minutes later and the receptionist tells Tom he can go in.
INT. BOSS’ OFFICE. DAY
Tom enters his boss’ office slowly and takes a seat at one
of the chairs in front of the desk. The boss is sitting in
his chair looking with a blank look on his face. The boss is
looking at his computer screen seeming to be watching a
video but Tom can’t see what it is.
BOSS
So Tom how was your weekend? Do
anything fun?
Tom looks very nervous at this point and looks down at his
lap then back up.
TOM
Hmm what? Oh nothing. I just stayed
at home and rested.
(CONTINUED)

10. CONTINUED: 9.
BOSS
Well that’s interesting think you
could explain this then?
The boss then turns the computer screen around and Tom can
now see the video of himself throwing eggs at the car and
yelling.
Tom hears the office door being opened and he turns around.
Two police officers walk in.