Playground Page #9

Synopsis: Playground is movie that talks about the gruesome murder of students and Scout members who went for hiking in Abuba forest in the year 2015. Government labelled the forest, wild reserve, but Obuzu, in his curiosity, unravels the mystery in the Abuba Forest
Original Story by: OKAFOR DAMIAN ANIELOZIE
Year:
2015
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GIBSON:

Do you believe them Carl...

CARL:

No.... though the voice is he

GIBSON:

i will like to listen too... take me there

100 INTCLO OFFICE - DAY

GIBSON:

i want to speak to the secretary

ROBAN:

She is down with fever... as you can see; boss is missing and am about to close the office

GIBSON:

For how long has he been missing?

ROBAN:

Two days now... he just disappeared without a word

GIBSON:

And since then, you have been entertaining visitors as the security man said... i want to see the visitors check book

ROBAN:

Sorry sir... i am not the secretary

GIBSON:

Good... you not the secretary... who are you?

ROBAN:

i work as mr Bida’s ICT man

GIBSON:

You married? i mean do you have your own family

ROBAN:

(With a box, envelope and laptop) yea i have

GIBSON:

i want to listen to the tape

ROBAN:

Sir, i don’t think i have that time to delay... let me send it to your phone... your memory card

GIBSON:

Young man...

The thugs with Gibson closes the door, takes the box, his laptop and envelope from him... Gibson opens the envelop

ROBAN:

Sir, do you know i can sue you for what you people have just done

GIBSON:

He gave you cheque of 10 million... whole lots of money, to betray your boss... you edit his

GIBSON:

Conversations with Mr. Takoradi... so your boss death worth only but

10 million... i taught you in school, perhaps, you must know my cousin...tony... tony more

ROBAN:

Yeah... what about him

GIBSON:

You killed him just as you killed your boss

ROBAN:

Wait wait sir, i kill nobody... what i did, i was compelled to do so

GIBSON:

compelled... what i will do, i would be compelled to do so... give me the full tape and you will be free... i will let you go but

ROBAN:

ok...ok... i will play along with you... i sworn to Mr. Takoradi, but since it’s about life and death, i will give it to you... let it be a secret between us

Immediately. somebody shot Roban and fires some shots, then run away... when they stands up, Carl quickly use his phone to copy all the stuffs in Robans laptop... then Gibson goes over to the table, screen shot the things on the table... police comes in, helps to raise one of the thugs that get shot, they take them to their vehicle.

101EXT - RESERVE CENTER - DAY.

The camera opens on Eric searching for Mimi from one place to another... some of the students laughing at him. He moves towards Vivian who is coming from somewhere and he asks her...

(INAUDIBLE)

She points to a direction... he angrily walks towards the direction.

102EXT - RESERVE CENTER - DAY - CONTINUOUS

Bosa is holding Mimi and Mimi is struggling to go, so Eric comes and push Bosa out...Mimi is surprise at Eric’s reaction.

BOSA:

That’s the moment I’ve been waiting for... it’s time to proof who owns the tree...

ERIC:

Did he hurt you?

MIMI:

No... I’m fine... Bosa what are you trying to do? i will not allow u to do that

Bosa slap Mimi out while Eric punches him and they starts fighting...Mimi run away.

103EXT - RESERVE CENTER - DAY - CONTINUOUS

Mimi comes back with other students and their commandant; they help in separating them... the soldier in charge with Oscar assigns a punishment to them... they go out in different directions.

104INT- RESERVE CENTER HALL - DAY.

The camera opens on Oscar and some boys discussing about the scout members in the middle of the forest.

105INT - RESERVE CENTER HALL - DAY - CONTINUOUS other people discussing with the soldier,

(V.O)

If the scout member were the cause of all the death in abuba forest.

i am not sure but will still visit them later on...

106INT - RESERVE CENTER HALL - DAY - CONTINUOUS

some of the girls discussing inside about the sexy guys and what they did yesterday night... Mimi on hearing about the scout members and the female scouts, she sneaks out alone to search for Eric...

INSPECTOR:

You go too far Mr. Gibson

CARL:

Sorry.... SAN (Barrister Gibson)

INSPECTOR:

awww.... so sorry... i forgot.. but

GIBSON:

What information do you want from me... you’ve got your interview... he is missing

INSPECTOR:

you gotta go... you want justice? go

GIBSON:

How about the tape and some of the content in Roban’s bag and box, the envelop, laptop

INSPECTOR:

You have no warrant to know what is there

GIBSON:

Awww.... Carl... let’s go... have you called my driver

CARL:

Yes... he is waiting

They go out

GIBSON:

What date did you pick?

CARL:

court sits on 31st , been Thursday... two days from now... sir, i copied those things from Roban’s laptop and i have also forwarded it to you

GIBSON:

You sent it to my mail ?

CARL:

Yes... also to your whatsapp... i got low battery

GIBSON:

It’s been long i subscribe... i will check tomorrow

CARL:

i will drop here

GIBSON:

(As car stops)

Who is the next witness

CARL:

Bernard... i will go and pick him tomorrow morning

GIBSON:

Morning... that’s good... good night

Good night

CARL:

he alights from the car and enters his gate... the driver wine up and reverse

GIBSON:

i think i still have data, let me check

He switches his data on, and messages starts entering

GIBSON (CONTINUES)

thousand messages... different groups i know not... that’s why i don’t like switching on my data... which one should i read now...bida sent message to me, when... that’s the day before his kidnap... let me download it

He smiles as he listens to the voice

110EXT - ABUBA FOREST - DAY

As she is going deep inside, on seeing the mansion behind the bush, she continues moving, till she gets caught.

111INT - MANSION BEHIND THE ABUBA FOREST - DAY

The camera views all the rooms and the activities in each room, starting from the chiefs who come to buy human parts and the ritualists...

112INT - MANSION BEHIND ABUBA FOREST - DAY - CONTINUOUS

The camera moves to the dying abducted people, then to the newly kidnapped victims... there the camera captures Eric, Bosa and others tied. they drag Mimi on the floor pass Eric and Bosa.

113INT - MANSION BEHIND ABUBA FOREST - DAY - CONTINUOUS

The camera now moves to the butcher rooms, one of the butchers cutting meats and giving to the other.

114INT - MANSION BEHIND ABUBA FOREST - DAY - CONTINUOUS

Camera then goes to another room. One of the killers having sex and beating the victim

115INT - MANSION BEHIND ABUBA FOREST - DAY - CONTINUOUS The camera moves to another room then to security room...

116INT - MANSION BEHIND ABUBA FOREST - DAY - CONTINUOUS

Camera then moves to another room with someone taken meats to the fridge.

117INT - MANSION BEHIND ABUBA FOREST - DAY - CONTINUOUS

The camera then comes back to Eric and Bosa, beaten to pop, and blood gushing out that even Mimi could not recognize them.

118 INTBERNARD HOUSE - DAY

Bernard friend visits and Bernard mum is happy to welcome him. The mother goes up to her room comes back and asks Bernard to go and buy stuffs for her... Benjamin stands up to go with Bernard

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OKAFOR DAMIAN ANIELOZIE

Damian Okafor is a Nigerian prolific writer who has written many movie scripts, hiphop songs, poems and Novels. A secondary school teacher, an actor and movie assistant director. more…

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