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A Dead Living

Synopsis: LOGLINE:- A woman's life is turned upside down by somebody unknown to her, yet intent on revenge!! "AUDIO PROMO Trailer":- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN0gPh5MRZ8 SYNOPSIS:- Suzy and John are an interracial North American unmarried couple. John's is 50, Suzy is 24 and from the outside they seem to have it all. John has a very good job as a Graphic Designer and Suzy has a job she enjoys very much as a Tour Guide for a tour bus company in the City. John's ex-girlfriend of eight years(Jane) lives across the road from John with her new boyfriend Michael. Jane is 45 and Michael is 52. The suburban Countryside where they all live looks idyllic, but holds a host of deadly secrets that reveal themselves and threaten the livelihood of specifically Suzy and John's new found idyllic lifestyle. The revenge for the murder of a man(Salvatore)who's sister(Lucy)is supposedly working at Michael's firm becomes the catalyst for this fast pacing thriller. As
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13 INT. HOUSE – NIGHT 13

Kitchen. John pouring Lucy her drink and giving

it to her. Lucy sipping her drink

LUCY:

Oh wow - That is heaven

JOHN:

You're welcome.

LUCY:

Suzy looks well.

JOHN:

To be honest, I didn't think

you knew Suzy well enough

to.....

LUCY:

I don't John – Funny enough

though, I had a friend

that knew her very well. He

often showed me snapshots of

her

JOHN:

Oh, right – Who's your friend?

LUCY:

He's dead now

JOHN:

Wow – I'm sorry to hear

that. What was his name?

I might know him since

Suzy's told me all about

her past

LUCY:

All?

JOHN:

Yeah.....

Suzy yelling for John to return to the living room

14 INT. HOUSE – NIGHT 14

Living Room. John and Suzy entering

SUZY to John

Wow John – I thought you'd

emigrated

JOHN:

Sorry Suzy....

LUCY:

So what's this party in aid

of?

SUZY:

Me – I moved in with John

today.

JANE:

Yeah – Congratulations

SUZY:

Thank you

MICHAEL:

So, now begins the testing

Suzy.

LUCY to Suzy

So you've not lived here

before now?

SUZY:

No - What makes you think I

did?

LUCY:

You look so settled

SUZY:

I've never even been here

til today.

JOHN:

Lucy mentioned that she knew

a guy that knew you very well

Suzy

SUZY:

Oh yeah - Who's that?

LUCY:

He's dead now – He was murdered

JOHN:

Murdered? That's bad

SUZY:

My God – it is...What was his

name?

LUCY:

Could I use your bathroom

JOHN:

Sure – It's at the top on

on the left.

The landline phone ringing. John answering it.

DETECTIVE SULLIVAN. INTERCUT

JOHN:

John Century

DETECTIVE SULLIVAN

Hi...This is Detective Sullivan

JOHN:

Who?

DETECTIVE SULLIVAN

Sullivan?....I left a message

on your voicemail a few days

back saying I'm re-opening

the case of Salvatore Peters.

Still missing, presumed dead

JOHN:

Oh yeah – I got the message

but I never heard of the guy.

DETECTIVE SULLIVAN

Listen – I don't want to get

into it on the phone. You just

need to know I'll be coming to

see you sometime in the next

few days, OK?

JOHN:

Sure, but you're wasting your

time Detective..

DETECTIVE SULLIVAN

I'll be seeing you.

The phone line going dead because of Detective

Sullivan hanging up the phone. John confused

putting the phone back on the receiver and

rejoining the party.

SUZY to John

Who was on the phone?

JOHN:

Some Detective.

Jane discreetly overhearing.

SUZY:

What did he want?

JOHN:

He said he's coming over to

see me – Something about a

missing person.

SUZY:

He's coming – Now?

JOHN:

No – Sometime over the next

few days.

15 EXT. HOUSE – NIGHT 15

Jane and Michael's house. Jane and Michael

walking up their pathway

JANE:

You did it

MICHAEL:

Did what?

JANE:

You managed to make it

through the party without

being escorted out.

MICHAEL:

It wasn't easy – I figured

the best way was to stay

sober and tight lipped -

Supercilious moron

JANE:

Ha Ha...I'm proud of you

Jane unlocking the front door. Jane and Michael

entering and closing the front door.

16 INT. HOUSE – NIGHT 16

Jane and Michael's house. The Bedroom.

Michael asleep in bed. Jane lying next to him

awake. Jane discreetly getting out of bed

avoiding accidentally waking Michael

17 EXT. HOUSE – NIGHT 17

Jane walking away from the house, and crossing

the road.

18 EXT. HOUSE – NIGHT 18

Suzy and John's house. Jane walking round the

side to the back of the house. Jane getting a

spade out of the unlocked shed. Jane digging

up a patch of garden.

19 INT. HOUSE – NIGHT 19

Jane and Michael's house. The bedroom. Michael

asleep rolling over.

20 INT. HOUSE – NIGHT 20

Suzy and John's house. The Bedroom. Suzy and

John asleep.

21 EXT. HOUSE – NIGHT 21

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Paul Innocent

I'm a professional actor who's written a number of screenplays for both the United States and the United Kingdom. I've written them predominantly with WOMEN being the main lead roles simply because a shortage of decent roles for women to this very "day" still reigns unfortunately.....The work volume vacuum within the film industry that the writers strike of 2023 has left means that many actors have had to resort to other methods of sustaining a consistent wage income, all be it still within the film industry, "so" mixing and matching our skills to the ultimate has become even more necessary than it was before!! (Although that strike "was" highly necessary to protect actors futures within the industry and it "paid off" in the long term too - Thank goodness!!) 

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