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Paige Parker

2. SCENE INT. LIVING ROOM – MORNING
A middle class family home on a cold winters morning.
A COUPLE in their late thirties are sitting on a plush
sofa, wrapped in a blanket, with their son in between
them. The son, ALFIE, aged 7, is holding the DAD’s
hand. He is playing around with it measuring his
fingers against his father’s and pulling gently on his
skin. Alfie looks down and sees his MUM’s hand next to
him. He reaches for his mum’s hand and tries to bring
it towards the dad’s but the mum pulls away. She gets
up and pours herself another glass of wine from a half
empty bottle. The dad and Alfie watch the mum for a
while before both turning back to the television. As
the trailers to the cartoon start rolling Alfie jumps
up.
ALFIE
I want to be a space ranger like Buzz!
Alfie starts zooming up and down the room with his
arms spread open. The dad chuckles as he folds up the
blanket. He is casually dressed in jeans and a T-
shirt.
MUM
Stop that now! You’re giving me a headache.
Alfie continues zooming up and down the room sticking
his tongue out in a playful manner. His mum gets up
and grabs Alfie’s wrist forcing him to stop and
pulling him back a little. Alfie looks scared and
squirms under his mum’s grasp.
ALFIE
Ouch! Mum your hurting me

3. His mum lets go of his wrist and they both look at his
red wrist
DAD
Come on, up you go its time to get
dressed we’re going to Nanny’s house
for lunch.
Alfie nods and looks at his mum. She sits back down at
the table and goes back to her drink. Alfie takes the
blanket from the side.
SCENE INT. HALLWAY – MORNING
Alfie shuffles up the stairs slowly.
DAD
Your clothes are on your bed. You’ve got ten minutes
then we’re leaving.
Alfie stops half way up and listens in as his dad
starts speaking to his mum in a soft but serious
manner. He looks back briefly then continues to walk
upstairs.
SCENE INT. BEDROOM- MORNING
Alfie walks into his room and throws the blanket on
the bed next to his clothes. He looks at them briefly
then starts pulling toys out of his toy box. As an
argument starts downstairs Alfie gets up and closes
his door. He sits back down on the carpet and cover’s
his ears with his hands ignoring the toys completely.
He withdraws his hands listening to see if the
argument is over... He hears the sound of a slap.
Alfie listens intently and slowly steps towards the
door. As he presses his ear against the door he hears
the sound of the front door opening.

4. Alfie climbs on the bed and pulls open his blind and
watches from the window as his dad gets into a big
dark grey van. He bangs on the window after him the
climbs down from the bed and goes onto the landing.
SCENE INT. LANDING – MORNING
Alfie watches as his mother slams the door. He gets up
and creeps to the top of the stairs then stops to
listen. Alfie hears the sound of pans crashing then a
frustrated scream and a glass smashing. He begins to
sneak down the stairs. He stops as a step creaks under
his weight then hears the ‘pop’ of a bottle opening
and continues.
SCENE INT. HALLWAY – MORNING
As Alfie gets to the bottom of the stairs he looks
into the front room then looks at the car keys on the
hook. He stretches up to the keys but they are just
out of reach. Alfie pulls the yellow pages from under
the shoe rack and steps on it to reach the keys. He
walks over to the front door and pulls it open slowly.
As the door creaks Alfie stands silently waiting for
his mum to notice. When it is clear to him that that
isn't going to happen he slips out of the door.
SCENE EXT. OUTSIDE HOUSE – MORNING
He unlocks the car and climbs in the drivers side.
SCENE INT/EXT. INSIDE CAR – MORNING
Alfie puts the key in the ignition and as he turns the

5. key the radio starts playing shockingly loud hard core
techno music. He starts pressing buttons trying to
figure out how to turn the music off. The windscreen
wipers start. Alfie is still pushing the buttons
trying to make the radio stop. As he pushes them the
radio changes from the loud hard core techno music to
classical music then to loud thrash metal. The CD
ejects from the CD drive then Alfie turns around looks
out the back window. He sees his mum standing by the
door. He pushes down with his feet trying to press the
pedals to drive the car but his legs are too short.
SCENE EXT. OUTSIDE HOUSE – MORNING
His mother walks around the side of the car but Alfie
hits the lock button. She bangs on the door.
MUM
Alfie open the door. Come on Alfie
open the door for mummy.
The mum pulls the door handle
MUM
(shouting)
Open the fucking door!
The mum releases the handle and hurries back towards
the house.
SCENE INT. HALLWAY – MORNING
Hands push the door open then rummage through the
keys.

6. SCENE INT/EXT. INSIDE CAR – MORNING
The lock to the car flips up.
SCENE INT. HALLWAY – MORNING
The hands find the keys then the hands push the door
again.
SCENE EXT. OUTSIDE HOUSE – MORNING
Alfie is in his father’s arms standing in between his
mums car and his dad’s van which is parked on the curb
in front of the house. His father puts Alfie down and
Alfie takes his hand and leads him up the small path
between the cars and into the house. Alfie stops at
the doorstep to look back at the mother then walks
inside.