Megan Knudson<\/p>\n
English 138: Professor Bjork<\/p>\n
11\/16\/12<\/p>\n
\nLittle Brother<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Black Screen<\/p>\n
Silence. Screen fades in from black to hazy scene of chaos. Setting is China Town San Francisco. People are screaming, running, and pushing one another out of the way. The audience is in the mess, as if we are downtown, in the middle of the action. Camera fades out to show a teenage boy. Bruised, bleeding, confused, as he stands in the middle of a narrow street.<\/p>\n
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RANDOM MAN<\/p>\n
\u201cGet out of the fucking way!\u201d<\/p>\n
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The man pushes past the boy, who is obviously consumed with the scene going on around him.<\/p>\n
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Teenage Boy\u2019s Voice (MARCUS)<\/p>\n
\u201cHuh?\u201d<\/p>\n
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RANDOM WOMAN<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you doing standing there? Move!!!\u201d<\/p>\n
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The camera cuts back to the perspective of the boy. He sees a familiar face. Helicopters are hovering above him. Police cars have their sirens on, trying to make way through the busy streets.<\/p>\n
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SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD GIRL (Vanessa)<\/p>\n
(Shouting)<\/p>\n
\u201cMarcus. MARCUS!!! We have to go. NOW.\u201d<\/p>\n
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New scene. Flashback to a hallway in a school building. Two teenage boys (Darryl and Marcus) are in an empty classroom, peering around the corner of the door. They\u2019re looking at another teenage boy down the hall.<\/p>\n
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SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD BOY 2 (Darryl)<\/p>\n
(whispering in a worried tone)<\/p>\n
\u201cWh..What\u2019s he doing?\u201d<\/p>\n
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SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD BOY 1 (Marcus)<\/p>\n
(whispering)<\/p>\n
\u201cI totaled his phone, but he\u2019s just staring at it now instead of moving on.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The hallway is quiet. Both boys have a worried look on their face. Suddenly, they hear a familiar voice. A woman, their history teacher.<\/p>\n
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WOMAN (Mrs. Galvez)<\/p>\n
(stern voice)<\/p>\n
\u201cExcuse me, what do you think you are doing in the hallway during class? And on top of that, you\u2019re on your phone. Come with me this instant.\u201d<\/p>\n
The woman guides the boy through the doorway, exiting to the stairs. They go out of the frame. The two teenage boys down the hall look at one another. They sigh, give a relieving smile and quickly hurry out of the building.<\/p>\n
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MARCUS<\/p>\n
(hurried tone)<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s move! The rest of the gang is meeting us at the cable-cars in twenty-minutes!\u201d<\/p>\n
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Cut to new scene. Fades back to first scene, in China Town. The streets are still chaotic, people are still running around in a frenzy. New face appears in front of Marcus. Close up on new face.<\/p>\n
SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD BOY 3 (Jolu)<\/p>\n
(shouting)<\/p>\n
\u201cSomeone fucking stabbed him in the crowd. Christ, that\u2019s vicious.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Camera pans to the teenage boy Jolu is holding up next to him. It\u2019s Darryl. Chaos is still occurring in the background.<\/p>\n
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MARCUS<\/p>\n
(panicked)<\/p>\n
\u201cJesus. Let\u2019s try to flag a cop down. We have to get you where they can see you.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Marcus begins waving his hands and steps in the path of a cop car. Vanessa and Jolu are carrying Darryl. Vanessa has her jacket pressed against his wound, while Jolu has Darryl\u2019s arm around his neck.<\/p>\n
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MARCUS<\/p>\n
(shouting)<\/p>\n
\u201cStop!!! Stop!!! Please, my friend has been stabbed. We need help immediately!!!\u201d<\/p>\n
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A military looking jeep comes to a screeching halt in front of Marcus.<\/p>\n
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MARCUS<\/p>\n
(confused, shocked)<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat the\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
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Before he can say anything else, two big men forcefully grab him. Camera goes back to perspective of Marcus. He sees a big bag come over his head. Screen fades to black.<\/p>\n
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Flashback. Marcus is sitting in the principle\u2019s office. He is slouched in a chair, facing the principle, Mr. Benson.<\/p>\n
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MAN (Mr. Benson)<\/p>\n
(interrogative tone)<\/p>\n
\u201cMarcus, I hope you know how serious this is.\u201d<\/p>\n
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MARCUS<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Benson, you still haven\u2019t explained what the problem is—\u201c<\/p>\n
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MR. BENSON<\/p>\n
(angry)<\/p>\n
\u201cThe problem<\/em> Mr. Yallow, is that you\u2019ve been engaged in criminal conspiracy to subvert this school\u2019s security system, and you have supplied security countermeasures to your fellow students. You know we expelled Graciella Uriarte last week for using one of your devices.\u201d<\/p>\n
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MARCUS<\/p>\n
(mellow, snickering)<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you think I\u2019m involved in that?\u201d<\/p>\n
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MR. BENSON<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have reliable intelligence that you are wIn5t0n\u201d<\/p>\n
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MARCUS<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have reliable intelligence? I\u2019d like to see it\u201d<\/p>\n
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Mr. Benson slams both hands on his desk and stands up.<\/p>\n
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MR. BENSON<\/p>\n
(yelling)<\/p>\n
\u201cYour attitude isn\u2019t going to help you. I\u2019d advise that you start participating.\u201d<\/p>\n
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MARCUS<\/p>\n
\u201cYou gonna call the police or something?\u201d<\/p>\n
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MR. BENSON<\/p>\n
(whispering, in angry tone)<\/p>\n
\u201cMarcus, I hope you realize how serious this is.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Scene ends. Fade to black.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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