The Mind that holds the Secrets

1 MUSIC FADE IN: 1
FADE IN:
IN CONTROL ROOM:
It’s about a man (Alex) that gets put out of his home and
start working and living with the old woman (Irene). About
month later, Alex brakes down and kills Irene, only finding
out that Irene was his mother.
2 INT. ALEX’S HOUSE - NIGHT - RAINING - 2 A.M. 2
Alex wakes up in cold sweats
SHOT: SMALL SHOT/EYE OPENING
RAINING
FADE TO BLACK
BLACK & WHITE
SCREEN
Alex pulls the covers off of him, he sit at the edge of the
bed
ALEX (V.O.)
I can't take this anymore, my mind
is wondering as if I was in mazes.
Alex rubbing his head, he gets up and walks to the bathroom
to wipe his face. He leans over starring in the mirror at
himself as lighting strikes, Alex see himself in straitjacket
ALEX (V.O.)
It's been to long...
Two weeks and it still manages to hunt me day and night
LIGHTING STAIRS
AGAIN
3 INT. ALEX’S ROOM - MORNING 3
Eye opening again
ALEX
(Sighing)
Not this again...
Alex reaches for his pill bottle on the night stand and take
some
ALEX (CONT’D)
That should do it.
20 minutes later he gets up goes to the bathroom to brush his
teeth, he walks to the kitchen to sit down at the table to
look at the news paper for as job
ALEX (CONT’D)
I need to do something...
(Thinking)
But what???
Knock at the door
ALEX (CONT’D)
(Thinking again)
Who can this be this early knocking
at my door at this time?
Knock at the door again
ALEX
I'm coming...
Alex opens the door to see the manager standing there at the
door
MANGER
Do you have this month's rent?
ALEX
Not yet, but I'll have it to you by
the end of the day.
The Manager is smoking a black & Mile and blows the smoke in
Alex’s face
ALEX
Can you not do that?
MANGER
Look, you have been saying that for
two months. I need you out of here
in two hours.ALEX
I said that I will have the money
today. Just give me until the end
of the day.
The manager blows smoke in Alex’s face again
ALEX (CONT’D)
Look, you have one more time.
MANAGER
Well, you don’t have to worry about
that, You have four hours.
As the manager walks off, Alex slams the door. He stands
there for a while with his hand on the knob and puts his head
on the door. He goes back to call a couple of ads he saw in
the paper, searching for the next ads, he runs across an ads
that catches his eye
ALEX
I hope he or she still needs
somebody!
He start dialing the number 555... Ring... ring... ring...
The phone rings about five times
ALEX (CONT’D)
Come on... Come on... Answer the
phone.
Right before Alex was about to hang up the phone, the call
gets answered
IRENE
Hello...
ALEX
Hello... Hello...
IRENE
Yes. May I help you?
ALEX
I was calling because of the add I
saw in the paper.
IRENE
Yes... What is it you would like to
know?
ALEX
Do you still need somebody?IRENE
Yes, I do.
ALEX
Can I get more information about,
or what I will be doing?
IRENE
Well, the pay is $10 dollars an
hour, you will be helping me with
my every day needs.
ALEX
Huh, like what?
IRENE
Taking the trash out, clean the
house or help me take a bath
sometimes.
ALEX
Well, it wasn’t listed in the add.
IRENE
I know.
ALEX
I don't do those kind of things,
care giving--- and besides I need
more then $10 dollars an hour.
Thank you though.
Alex was about to hang up
IRENE
But you have to live here. And I'll
give you $25 dollars.
ALEX
Like I said before, the pay is to
low, I need more money than that.
If you give me $40 dollars then we
have a deal.
IRENE
$30
ALEX
Thanks but no thanks.
IRENE
Okay, $35