Final Draft

1. 1 INT. LAUNDRY ROOM. DAY 1
Rick, a tall 30 year old man, who is 6ft and is well built
with a tattoo on his right arm and brown hair. He is
stuffing dirty washing into the washing machine.
CALLUM (O/S)
You know that I could get you
sacked, you know that?
Rick ignores the comment and gets some washing powder
At the doorframe, Callum a 12 year old boy, who has blonde
hair, with jeans and a white vest, is leaning on the door
frame of the laundry room.
I could tell my Mum that you hit me
and then you’d sacked and I
wouldn’t have to see your fat ugly
face ever again.
Rick starts the washing machine
Do you know that?
Rick walks past Callum
RICK
You can’t talk to me like that.
CALLUM
That’s what you think.
Rick leaves the room. Callum watches
2 INT. BATHROOM. DAY 2
Rick is sat on the toilet, holding a university pamphlet,
whilst his hands are on his head.
CALLUM
Rick? Rick? Dick? Dick. Head. Dick
head. Are you really stupid? Rick?
Are you thick? Thick Rick.
Rick gets off the toilet seat;
Thick Rick the ugly dick. You must
be pretty thick
Rick then goes to the sink and starts to wash his hands with
soap and water softly.
You went to school right? and now
your job is to be owned by my
family. Could you not get a job?
He then starts to rub his hands harder.

2. 2.
Rick stares at his reflection
3 INT. LIVING ROOM. AFTERNOON 3
Rick picks up toys all over the floor, and Callum walks up
behind Rick, and scares him, and starts to yell;
CALLUM
I bet you can’t even get job in
Primark or KFC. Is that why you’ve
got no girlfriend? Rick? Or is that
coz you’re dick? How does it feel
knowing that in seven years I’ll be
making more money in a year than
you’ll ever make in your life.
While your tidying up kids toys,
will you be thinking about me on my
skiing trips? I won’t think of you.
I probably won’t even remember you.
That how much you mean to me. I
don’t even hate you. You don’t mean
anything to me...
Rick puts down the toys he is picking up, and walks over to
Callum and kneels down in front of him, and takes him over
to the couch.
RICK
I need you to listen to me, I did
not mean what I did to you. It was
wrong. And I apologise. I need you
to be really grown up right now and
for you to keep this between us. No
one else needs to know. What do you
think about that?
Callum is standing in front of Rick and has no expression.
Awkward Silence.
CALLUM
Can I get ice cream.
Rick seems overly enthusiastic.
RICK
Sure thing buddy.
Callum, starts to walk into the kitchen, without a sound.
Rick then collapses in relief on to the couch.
INT. LIVING ROOM. AFTERNOON

3. 3.
Callum’s mother walks to the front of the door and Rick
hears the key entering the door slot. A middle aged women
who is nicely dressed enters the living room where Rick is
still on the couch then jumps up to greet the mother;
RICK
Callum was extremely well behaved
today. No complaining. No talking
back. No disobeying orders. You’ve
got a star boy there.
Callum walks into the room to say hello to his mother,
holding his ice-cream. Rick is keen to leave.
RICK
Ok, I have to run, so I will speak
to you very soon. Have a great day.
*Rick exits house*
4 EXT. PARK. EVENING 4
Rick is on the walking through the park by himself and he is
brushing his hands through his hair and there is a close up
of his face, showing the relief that Callum is not going to
say anything.
5 INT. RICK’S FLAT. NIGHT 5
Rick gets into his apartment and chucks his keys onto the
table and goes to the fridge to get a alcoholic beverage. He
goes to sit down on to the table where his computer is
placed to look at his email and realises that he has an
email from Callum’s mother.
His face becomes vacant and there is a foreboding silence.
He double clicks on the email and a voice over begins.
V.O.: Of Callum’s Mum reading the email;
Dear Richard
I am writing to you to terminate
your contract with immediate
affect. I have spoken to my
solicitor and you will be hearing
from him in the coming days. I am
formally requesting that you return
your key via post with a matter of
urgency and to also acquire legal
representation.
On a personal note, I want to add
how deeply saddened Hugo and I are

4. 4.
that you have abused our trust with
such venom. The bruise that you
inflicted on Callum will stay with
me forever and I cannot shake the
guilt of putting him in harms way
when I left him with you.
I will be contacting both the
police and your agency first thing
tomorrow and any communication that
you want to have should from this
point forward go through them.
Francesca
There are close ups and quick paced shots of his face and
his body actions, and of him freaking out.
6 INT. LIVING ROOM. DAY 6
You see Rick punch Callum in the stomach. Long shot of him
looking of Callum on the floor, and Close-up of Callum’s
face.
7 INT. CALLUM’S HOUSE. AFTERNOON 7
Callum lifts his shirt up and shows his mother a bruise that
he got of Rick. Mid-shot (slow-motion) of Callum’s mother
leaning over to look at it, then moves into a close up of
the bruise.
8 CREDITS. 8
Rick Stephen Myott-Meadows
Callum Alfie Kinsella
Callum’s Mum