Ongoing Supply By Sarah Salman

Sarah Salman s.salman@student.unsw.edu.au 0425746450 2014

FADE IN INT. EMPTY GARAGE - NIGHT Two figures dressed in all black are kneeling over a large sheet of paper with a floor plan on it in an empty garage. A black backpack is on the floor besides them as well as a small silver box with a padlock. A single light bulb dimly lights the room above them. In the corner, hidden in the shadows is a large man in dark tailored pants and a white shirt with a logo on the sleeve. His hands and feet are tied behind his back with rope and he sits leaning against the side of the garage wall. He has duct tape over his mouth and a trickle of blood dripping down his temple and nose. The sound of a train going past can be heard in the background. TOM (24) (pointing to floor plan) "This is your entry and exit point like we discussed... the drugs will be in this room here (moves finger to indicate)... The security guard change over is at two and the code for the alarm is One-eight-nine-five. Got it? BELLE (19) Got it. EXT. TRAIN STATION PLATFORM - NIGHT TOM and BELLE are standing at almost opposite ends of the platform looking nervous. TOM is now wearing a dark blue hoodie and Belle is now wearing a red top under her jacket to avoid looking suspicious. The backpack is with Belle. Police sirens can be heard in the distance. Belle looks anxiously towards Tom but he looks the other way. The train arrives at the platform and they both get on in separate carriages. Several stops later they get off the train and calmly walk out onto the street one after the other. Its quiet and deserted. Tom turns to look over his shoulder as though hes sensing someone watching them.

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EXT. SIDE OF ROAD - NIGHT Tom and Belle walk along the side of the road until reaching a dirt path leading into some bushes to one side. Belle turns and disappears through the bush. Tom looks over his shoulder once again before running in after Belle. EXT. BUSH - NIGHT They walk wordlessly, the only sounds are their footsteps cracking the twigs beneath their feet and faint cricket noises until they reach a small clearing where large house sits mostly hidden. Tom pulls out his phone and opens an app pointing it so the camera faces the house. The screen has a message that reads "scanning" and after it loads it reads "one life form detected". He checks the time. It reads 02.00AM. The security guard is leaving at the end of his shift. EXT. HOUSE - NIGHT Tom looks through a small gap in the fence and watches an overweight SECURITY GUARD walking down the steps of the house. Tom signals to Belle indicating she should start moving in the opposite direction. Belle nods once and moves off. Tom runs back down the path they came and hides behind a large rock. Moments later the sound of footsteps can be heard as the security guard walks past. They slowly fade and become softer along the gravel. EXT. BACK OF HOUSE - NIGHT Belle approaches a back door and crouches near the stairs leading up to it. She unzips the backpack. She looks at the time on her phone. It reads 02.06AM. As it ticks over to 02.07AM a text message appears on the screen. It reads: "Clear" She runs up the stairs and disappears into the house.

3. INT. HOUSE The lights are all on inside the house. Belle runs straight to the alarm system on the wall and puts in the numbers one-eight-nine-five to the room in the far right corner. In front of her is a large wooden chest of drawers. She opens the first draw, disguised as ornamental due to a lack of handles being on it. Inside is a large clear bag containing white powder, the drugs shes been after several times before. Several clear glass bottles containing different coloured pills are also in the draw. Belle picks up the large bag and throws it into the backpack, zipping it shut. Looking around nervously as though someone is about to catch her, she grabs one of the bottles containing bright red pills, stashes it in her jacket pocket and runs out of the room. The drawer is left open behind her. Belle runs through the house to the back door. Passing the kitchen on her way, she stops running and doubles back. On the bench sits a large bowl of fruit. She picks up a bright red apple and runs off with it, disappearing into the black night outside and through the trees back into the bush. EXT. BUSH - NIGHT Belle appears crouched behind the large rock next to Tom. Belle is breathing heavily and tries to catch her breath. Tom is staring at his phone, it reads "Specified life form: 800m South East" TOM What a fat useless waste of space, he cant even tell whenBelle pushes Toms shoulder to get his attention and with her head motions they need to leave. She is still breathing heavily. Tom pushes away from the rock and they both creep away. INT. GARAGE The garage door slides upwards. Tom reaches for the light switch and the dim light bulb illuminates the space. The security guard is still tied up against the wall. Belle is crouched down near the small box fiddling with a set of keys as she fumbles trying to unlock it. TOMS shadow startles her. He gets down to help her with the lock and she willingly lets him take over. The garage door is left open behind them. (CONTINUED)

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TOM As soon as light breaks we take these to him. There is a click clacking sound getting louder. TOMS eyes widen as he becomes aware of what the sound is. TOM Belle RUN!A tall slim woman enters the space wearing a fitted black dress tailored to her shape, black patent stiletto heels and bright red lipstick with leather gloves. WOMAN (LATE 20S) (appearing in the door frame and loading a small handgun) -Dont even try. Belle and Tom quickly stand trying to conceal the box behind them. The Woman points the gun in their direction. I thought I told you both NOT to get in my way? Woman shoots Tom in the chest. He falls quickly. BELLE (screams) Woman shoots Belle within seconds of shooting Tom. She falls back and the apple and small vial of pills fall out of her pocket. The woman opens her small black purse she pulls out a pair of black leather gloves and puts them on. Walking over to the box she picks up the zip lock bag full of drugs and puts it in her purse. She then walks over to where Belle is lying in a pool of her own blood and picks up the vial of pills. She holds it up to the light, inspecting it and trying to discern what drug they could be. The light outside begins to shine through, Toms phone lies on the floor next to him and it begins to ring. The caller ID reads BLOCKED. She puts the vial of pills in her bag and then pulls out a box of matches. Taking one out and lighting it as she walks towards the exit. She flicks the lit match over her shoulder, pulls the garage door down after her and it slams shut, rattling against the force. The sound of her heels getting fainter as she leaves the garage.

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EXT. BUSH - NIGHT The Woman walks towards a black sedan parked several meters from the garage. Taking a smart phone out and dialing a number. WOMAN (on phone) Its done. Dont be so careless next time, Im not cleaning up your mess again. If he actually gets the drugs were all finished. (hangs up) She gets into the back seat of the car and it drives away. Faint sirens can be heard in the distance. FADE TO BLACK