The Advantages of Being Colorblind

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THE ADVANATAGES OF BEING COLORBLIND

[2nd Draft]

Written by

Ivan Atanasov


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Note: The opening of the film consists of documentary-styleinterviews with employees of the comedy club called TheElephant

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TICKET SELLER (V.O.)You know what they say about thegreat cities: as their greatnessgrows, so does the number ofweirdos wandering the streets.Newports no exception.

FADE TO:

EXT. THE ELEPHANT COMEDY CLUB - NIGHT

A COMEDY CLUB on a busy NEWPORT street. Hanging over the

entrance is a huge neon sign reading 'COMEDY'.

A poster: THE ELEPHANT - The Only Independent Comedy Club InNewport

INT. THE ELEPHANT COMEDY CLUB - NIGHT

A TICKET SELLER (60) is sitting in the box office.

SUPERIMPOSED: Bartholomew Jones - ticket seller at TheElephant

TICKET SELLEROh yeah, about Charlie! I dontknow if hes one of the weirdos.But nobody really knows him... andthats what makes him worse.

A BARTENDER (30) is standing behind the bar cleaning someglasses.

SUPER: Jason Frei - Bartender at The Elephant

BARTENDERHe has crazy imagination but at thesame time hes, in his peculiarway,... credible. Like when hestalking about the Brotherhood.

A newspaper article entitled ANARCHY IN NEWPORT.

A closer look at a photo of the Brotherhood posing withweapons and their leader - SIBA, a massive intimidating man.


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BARTENDER (CONTD)I can see him hanging out withthose people... burgling houses,burning, murdering...

INT. DARK BASEMENT

A short video clip of Siba reading from the Brotherhoodsmanifesto. Next to him there is a male hostage tied to achair.

SIBA(thunderous voice)

...and Newport will belong to thestrong, not to the cunning! And Isign this with blood! (points a gunat the man) Chaos reigns!

INT. THE ELEPHANT COMEDY CLUB

BARTENDERThen he cracks a joke about it andeverybody laughs, but a certainfeeling of uneasiness stays withyou afterwards, if you know what Imean.

TICKET SELLERDont get me wrong, I like the guy,but hes not quite... normal.

An article entitled NEWPORT ASYLUM BURSTING WITH PATIENTS

A picture of a room in an insane asylum.

TICKET SELLER (CONTD)He comes every Friday night andtells almost the same jokes.

A WAITRESS (23) is cleaning tables.

SUPER: Christine D. - WAITRESS (25) at The Elephant

WAITRESSCharlie? Charlie should learn tokeep his mouth shut. He likes totalk about up and down, andhigh and low, and it will gethim into trouble...

An article entitled SOCIAL SEGREGATION IN NEWPORT with ared stamp BANNED/REJECTED

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An article entitled JOURNALIST IMPRISONED ON ETHICALGROUNDS

A photo of the journalist being led by policemen. One of themis trying to cover the journalists face.

WAITRESS (CONTD)... No, no, no. I dont think hesdangerous. Not in the physicalsense.

BARTENDERMore like he would drag you intohis little insane world...

TICKET SELLERHe also keeps telling people aboutthis dream of his.

EXT. ANCIENT WOODS - MAGIC HOUR

Note: The dream sequence is in black and white.

A NATIVE AMERICAN CHIEF with a massive headdress is standingnext to a totemic carved tree, mouthing unheard words. Hisface is painted red.

TICKET SELLER (V.O.)About a tribal Chief asking him tofind a red feather.

INT. THE ELEPHANT COMEDY CLUB - NIGHT

BARTENDER(laughs)

I think thats hilarious. Causehes colorblind and he has thisannoying repetitive dream. The redfeather.

WAITRESSBut as to whether or not hesinsane, I gotta say: I think hesjust very very lonely.

The waitress walks away.

TICKET SELLERCharlie... If I were you Id stopasking about Charlie.

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TITLE ON BLACK: THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING COLORBLIND

EXT. THE ELEPHANT COMEDY CLUB - CHRISTMAS EVE

A poster in front of the club reads: December 24th - Open

Mic Night!

INT. THE ELEPHANT COMEDY CLUB - CHRISTMAS EVE

Charlie, an amateur comedian (25) dressed in grey, is onstage.

CHARLIESo, now that Newport no longercelebrates Christmas officially, Igot hopeful that someone mightnotice that its also my birthday

on the 24th.(beat) Nope! Turns outit wasnt because of Christmas...

CHARLIE (CONTD)People often try to play jokes onbe because Im colorblind, but theone time I really fell for it waswhen they persuaded me to go seeSchindlers List. Go for it, theysaid. Its black and white, theysaid. And afterwards all they kepttalking about was some red dress.Damn, they got me!

CHARLIE (CONTD)The thing is... in that case rosesare red, violets are blue doesnthave quite the same meaning...

EXT. OUTSIDE THE CLUB - NIGHT

Charlie is squatting next to his bike, which is tied to alamp post.

On the lamp post there is a MISSING poster but it is tornand the photograph is gone.

CLOSE ON: Charlie has a huge set of keys and seems to haveforgotten which one he needs for the U-lock.

A figure stumbles out of the club and into the alley behindCharlie, whistling a tune. Its TOBIAS (25), a tallRastafarian, wearing a Hawaiian shirt.

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Charlie turns around. Tobias starts clapping slowly.

TOBIASThat was the saddest story Iveheard in my life.

CHARLIEIm afraid you might havemisinterpreted it... You lookdrunk.

TOBIASI dont think I am though.

CHARLIEDo I know you?

Tobias starts rolling a cigarette.

TOBIASYou tell me.

CHARLIEI know you. Ive seen you in mydreams.

An image of the Chief from Charlies dream flashes. Tobiasand the Chief are the same person.

TOBIASAnd Ive seen you in the club.

CHARLIEWhat do you want?

TOBIASWorld peace! What do youwant?

CHARLIENothing.

TOBIASHow about seeing colours?

CHARLIEUnfortunately, thats impossible.

TOBIASNothings impossible.

Charlie smiles distrustfully.

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TOBIAS (CONTD)Why do come to the Elephant then?Isnt it to do the impossible? Toturn dissatisfaction intoentertainment. To make comedy andto make life more... colorful.

CHARLIE(finishes with the bikeand rises)

Comedy is not reality.

TOBIASHa! Then what if I told you I couldgive you the real thing? Realcolours.

CHARLIEI told you dont want anything. I

was just leaving in fact.

TOBIAS(to himself) He doesnt wantanything... Then why do you come tothe Elephant? (shouts) I can helpyou!

Tobias clicks his lighter and disappears.

CHARLIE(turns around)

I told you it is imp...

Tobias isnt there.

CHARLIE (CONTD)...possible.

The sound of a lighter comes from behind Charlie. He turnsaround.

Tobias is right in front of him, lighting his cigarette.

TOBIASNothings impossible, Charlie.

CHARLIEWho are you?

TOBIASMy name is Tobias.

Charlie hesitates for a moment.

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CHARLIECharlie.

TOBIASI know.

EXT. NEWPORT HILL - LATER

Tobias and Charlie are walking up a hill, the lights ofNewport behind them.

TOBIASWhat do you know about tristiamine?

CHARLIEIsnt that the drug Danny Spielmanused to get high on?

A newspaper article entitled YOUR IDOL IS A TRISTIAMINEADDICT

A photograph of Danny at a concert.

TOBIASYeah. Just dont call it a drug.Its something very different.

CHARLIEIsnt it supposed to be really rareand expensive?

TOBIASIt is! It is. There is a lot of itup there and not so much down here.But I have some.

CHARLIEHow did you get it?

TOBIASLets say it fell from the sky.

CHARLIEAnd you are willing to share itwith me?

TOBIASYep, I got one extra dose. There isenough for all of us.

CHARLIEWhos us?

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They reach a tall block of flats.

TOBIASYoull see. Come with me.

INT. TOBIAS AND RAPHS FLAT

Tobiass room. Posters of new-wave reggae bands cover thewalls.

Raphs room. RAPHAEL (24) is sitting on the bed. The wallnext to him is covered with books. Titles include 'Death is aLonely Business', 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra', 'Lolita' and 'AClockwork Orange'. Raph is reading (aloud) from a CormacMcCarthys The Road

RAPHOn their backs were vermiculate

patterns that were maps of theworld in its becoming. Maps andmazes. Of a thing which could notbe put back. Not be made rightagain. In the deep glens where theylived all things were older thanman and the(y)...

Tobias and Charlie come in.

TOBIAS...and this is my flat. Charlie -Raphael. Raph - Charlie.

Tobias goes into the living room.

CHARLIEHi.

RAPHYou just had to come in at the bestpart, didnt you?

TOBIAS (O.S.)Shut up, Raph! Charlie, come here.

Charlie goes into the living room.

RAPH(leaning towards the door)

Is he the fifth one then?

Raph then takes a cigarette, clicks his lighter anddisappears.

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INT. TOBIASS LIVING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER

The living room is dark but cozy. The walls are covered withposters of sci-fi films and various bands. There is aChristmas tree in one corner. Raphs music is playing from aBOOM BOX. Raph is sitting on the couch, smoking and looking

at several audio cassettes. Charlie sits next to him. At theback of the room Tobias is opening cupboards, looking forsomething.

RAPH(to Charlie)

Do you like Danny Spielman?

CHARLIEHes alright.

RAPHAlright?! Spielman is a god. Let me

play you something.

TOBIAS(interrupts)

No, no, youre not playingdepressing shit again. (looks atthe boom box) What the hell isthis?

Tobias takes out the tape out of the boom box and throws itaway.

RAPH

Where did you meet him?

CHARLIEAt the Elephant.

Tobias puts his own tape in the boom box. Reggae.

RAPH(sighs) Of course. He tried to dragme there a couple of times. I hatestand-up comedy. Especially OpenMic nights. Anyway, what were youdoing there?

CHARLIEStand-up comedy. On Open Mic Night.

RAPHHm... (smiles mysteriously) But youhate it too, dont you?

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CHARLIEI dont think thats possible.

RAPHCognitive dissonance. Everything ispossible. (hands Charlie a casette)

Look at this one. Does it remindyou of anything?

The album is Amnesia by Danny Spielman.

CHARLIENope. Its the first time Ive...Actually...

Tobias brings forth the A SMALL WOODEN BOX.

TOBIASThis is it, Charlie.

He opens it. It is designed to accommodate ten ampules. Thereare five inside.

TOBIAS (CONTD)Tristiamine.

RAPHIt turns emotional pain intopleasure.

TOBIASIts the nectar of gods.

RAPHIts been known to philosophers forcenturies.

TOBIASAnd must always be taken in acircle of five.

RAPHAnd each person discloses theirdarkest moment to derive pleasurefrom it.

TOBIASAnd more importantly, you seeimpossible colours!

RAPHLast time we did it, we discovereda new one.

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TOBIASI call it (closes hiseyes)...breeze.

Beat. Charlie is overloaded with information.

CAHRLIEIs it dangerous?

TOBIAS AND RAPHNo. No!

The sudden sound of screeching tires comes from outside.

The three turn to the window.

Tobias opens the window and looks out over a small courtyard.In the middle of it, a tall man stands in front of a car.This is SIBA, the leader of the Brotherhood.

SIBATobias!

EXT. COURTYARD

More people come out of the car. Theyre carrying weapons -guns, knives, an axe...

SIBA(shouts) I know you have it! (tohimself) And Ive come to take what

is mine.

He heads for the block.

INT. TOBIASS LIVING ROOM

TOBIASShit! Its Siba and theBrotherhood.

CHARLIEThat Siba from the papers?

TOBIASHow many Sibas do you know? Wegotta go. Lotties place!

More cars can be heard arriving in the courtyard. Tobiasgrabs the tristiamine box and head for the door.

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CHARLIEWhos Lottie?

RAPHCharlotte... is... a... whore.

Raph goes to the boom box and takes it.

TOBIASDont speak of Lottie like that!

Tobias leaves. Charlie goes after him. Raph stays, holdingthe boom box.

RAPHOh, excuse me. I meant: a womanwith a non-conventionalunderstanding of morality, whocant have a steady relationship

for more than three days. Oh, wait!Thats a whore!

Silence. Raph stands still for a moment alone, looks at thewindow and then runs out of the room.

INT. STAIRCASE

[Looking up the winding staircase] Loud hits can be heardagainst the door.

Raph looks down the staircase.

RAPHI think theyre trying to breakthrough the front door.

Charlies head pops up next to him.

CAHRLIEHow long do you reckon it will takethem?

RAPH(shrugs his shoulders)

A minute? Maybe two?

Tobiass head appears several floors above them.

TOBIASHurry up you two!

They run up the stairs.

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INT. CHARLOTTE AND MARYS FLAT

Lotties room: Lottie is reading a magazine, listening tomusic on a pair of big headphones.

Marys room: Mary is reading the Bible (aloud).

MARYIf your hand or your foot offendyou, cut them off, and cast themfrom you: it is better for you toenter into life halt or maimed,rather than having two hands or twofeet to be cast into everlastingfire...

The doorbell rings. Mary stops reading and looks in thedirection of the front door. She is alarmed. She looks at theclock. 11:30.

Someone starts knocking frantically.

Mary puts a bookmark in the Bible, leaves it, grabs aBASEBALL BAT and approaches the door cautiously.

MARY (CONTD)Who is this?

She looks through the peep hole and sees Tobias. He looksintimidating.

TOBIAS

Its Tobias. Open up!

MARY(pause)Go away!

TOBIASWhos there? Lottie?

MARYIts not Lottie! Go away!

In Lotties room, Lottie puts down the magazine and takes theheadphones off. She joins Mary at the door.

LOTTIEWhats wrong? Whos that?

MARY(whispering)

Its that drug dealer fromdownstairs! The one with the uglyhair!

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LOTTIEOh, Tobias.

Lottie pushes Mary away and unlocks the door. The chain ison. Tobiass head appears.

TOBIASLottie! Thank God! Let us in!Quick!

LOTTIEAlright. Just calm down. My newflat mate is freaking out here.

TOBIASWhat the hells wrong with her?

LOTTIEShes kind of religious. She

doesnt like you.

TOBIASFeelings mutual... Come on,please. Were being chased here.

Lottie removes the chain.

MARY(raises the bat)

No, Charlotte! Dont let them in!Ill scream! (screams)HELP!

Tobias pushes the bat out of his way, puts a hand over Marysmouth and pins her against the wall. He twists her arm andthe bat falls to the floor.

TOBIASShh. Quiet now!

Raph and Charlie come in. Mary sees Charlie and is suddenlyenthralled by him.

MONTAGE: (sveral weeks earlier) Mary is reading from theBible. Then shes praying. The she goes to sleep and dreams.In her dream she is getting married to Charlie. Its a visionsent by God.

TOBIAS (CONTD)Ok. You calm now? Now everybody bevery very quiet.

Lottie locks the door.

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LOTTIEWhats going on?

TOBIASSibas here. Hes found out aboutthe tristiamine.

LOTTIEAnd the tristiamine?

RAPHWe have it here, darling. Dontworry about it.

LOTTIEIts the fact that youve broughtit along that worries me. And dontcall me darling... Whos thiscutie?

CHARLIECharlie.

LOTTIE(giggles) Ah, were made for eachother. Im Charlotte.

Mary tenses.

CHARLOTTEHow did you guys meet?

TOBIASAt the Elephant.

LOTTIE(excited)

Oh, I havent been there for ages.

RAPHYou should hang there more often.Lots of your kind go there.

LOTTIEWhat the hell is wrong with you?

RAPH(raises his voice)

Oh, not much! Shall I begin with...

Tobias gives him a warning smack over the head.

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TOBIASShhh! (points towards the livingroom) Living room.

INT. LOTTIES LIVING ROOM

Tobias, Raph, Charlie and Lottie are sitting on the couch.Mary stays under the door frame that leads to the corridor.The bat is still lying on the floor at the door. There is aChristmas tree in the corner.

CHARLIEAre we safe here?

RAPHThere is probably about 5% chanceof Siba deciding to raid randomflats. But hes not likely to do

it. People who live here arent theharmless type.

TOBIASJust be quiet and wait.

LOTTIEI got a better idea. Lets playsome music. Raph?

RAPH(hugs the boom boxtighter)

No. I think thats stupid.

LOTTIEStop acting like a child! How am Iresponsible for you still havingfeelings for me?

RAPHIts not feelings, its parataxicdistortion!

LOTTIEWhat?

RAPH(condescending)

You might have to google it!

LOTTIEJust give me the damn boom box!

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TOBIASRaph! Give her the damn boom box.

Raph gives Lottie the boom box.

LOTTIE

Thank you!

She stands up, plugs the boom box into a socket, gets a tapeand puts it in. Lotties music plays.

Lottie sits next to Charlie. Mary looks at her, hateful.

LOTTIE (CONTD)(to Charlie)

So, youre the fifth one then?

Lottie puts her hand on Cahrlies lap in a friendly manner.

CHARLIEFifth what?

TOBIASOf the circle of five.

CHARLIEDoesnt it work with less than fivepeople?

TOBIASWell we know for sure it works withfive.

RAPHWeve only done it once.

CHARLIEWho was the fifth? Her? (almostturning towards Mary)

MARY(whispers)

Mary.

TOBIASHell no, God forbid... The fifthone is... gone.

CHARLIEDead?

TOBIASNo, but we lost him.

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RAPHHe had a condition calleddissociative fugue, which causesyou to wander off and adopt newidentities. One day he went awayand we never saw him again.

CHARLIEIm sorry.

TOBIASIts not your fault.

LOTTIEI gotta admit, Toby has found agood addition for the circle. Im ahuge fan of stand-up comedy!

CHARLIE

Im not that good really.

LOTTIEOh, dont be modest.

Mary disappears into the corridor.

CHARLIENo, really, Im not being modest.Anyway. What do you do?

Mary reappears with the bat.

LOTTIECe moi? Im studying law.

RAPHAs recommended by Mephistopheles.

LOTTIELike youre a medic or atheologist.

RAPHSorry darling, philosophy makesatheists... and whores.

Awkward silence.

CHARLIESo, whats with the Christmastrees? Do you guys still celebrate?

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RAPHYeah, but not for religiousreasons.

TOBIASIts more about tradition.

RAPHAnd because: fuck politicalcorrectness.

TOBIASYeah, were being rebellious byhaving Christmas trees.

RAPHIt is better than what Siba does.

CHARLIE

What the hell do you have in commonwith that guy?!

TOBIASMore than youd think. We used tobe friends once.

RAPHLike us, he sees certain... smallfaults in the direction this cityis taking. Were given freedom ofchoice but the options arecontrolled by the high levels...

LOTTIERaph, we dont live in a RayBradbury novel.

RAPHBut were getting there, darling.

LOTTIEDont call me...

RAPHHow did you feel when they rejectedyou from the Academy?

LOTTIEThanks for reminding me.

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RAPHThe point is: you had a choice butyou didnt have a chance in thefirst place. Not unless you live onthe high levels.

TOBIAS(to Charlie)Its unofficial but its the law.And thats what Siba fightsagainst. And that were against.Thats what connects us and makesus different from the rest ofNewport.

CHARLIEBut hes bad different. Andyoure...

TOBIASGood different? You say thatbecause you dont know us.

CHARLIEBut I feel like I do. I feel thesame way about whats going on inNewport.

LOTTIE(smiles at him)

Then youre going to fit right in.

Mary goes into the corridor, towards the front door. The batis lying there.

Flashes of Lotties unconscious flirting with Charlie,exaggerated by Marys mind.

Mary takes the bat.

TOBIASWere the free folk, Charlie. Wedont pretend to be perfect. Itswhat the high levels do. We dolittle things like decoratingChristmas trees. We follow the oldways of nature and magic. And wetryto be better people. We arelike that. Raph is a bit of a prickbut otherwise were different...like you.

The tape suddenly stops. Lottie stands up, changes it, thenwalks back and puts her hands on Charlies shoulders.

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Mary goes into a trance and dashes forward, raising the bat.

MARYLeave him alone!

Mary hits Lottie over the head. Lottie falls to the ground

unconscious.

TOBIAS(falsetto)

What have you done!

MARY(drops the bat, grabs herhead with both hands)

What have I done?

TOBIASWhat have you done!

MARYWhat have I done...

Mary hesitates for a moment then takes the bat again.

MARY (CONTD)(completely psychotic)

Dont come near me!

CHARLIECalm down. Were not going to hurtyou.

TOBIAS(to Raph)

I think shes still breathing. Raphfind me some plasters and ice.

CHARLIE(to Mary)

Calm down and leave the bat.

MARYNo! I want them out of my flat!

Charlie steps forward. Mary steps back.

Raph runs into the kitchen.

CHARLIEListen Im on your side. Im notgonna hurt you. Youre not gonnahurt me, are you?

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MARYYou dont understand! Stay away.

RAPH(from the kitchen)

Wheres fuckin first aid kit?

CHARLIE(to Mary)

Wheres fuckin first aid kit?

MARY(screams back at Charlie)

I dont fuckin know!

Mary swings the bat. Charlie dodges.

CHARLIEWoah! No! No! Sorry! Please, let go

of the bat!

MARY(starts crying)

You dont understand. I know you. Iknow you! Ive seen you in mydreams.

Charlie advances.

CHARLIEWhat?

MARYHaven you not dreamt of me?

CHARLIEWhat?

MARYIm in love with you. (to herself)Please, love me back.

CHARLIEJust calm down, ok. Its gonna bealright.

Mary steps back into her room.

MARYIm not like that. Not at all. Ican be good. You have to give me achance. Will you give me chance?

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CHARLIEIll give you a chance. Just putdown the bat.

MARY(smiles through the tears)

You will?

CHARLIEI will.

Pause...

Charlie suddenly slams the door shut and locks it, shakes hishead and walks away.

In the living room Tobias is holding a bag of ice on Lottiesforehead. Raph is holding her hand.

RAPHLottie? Lottie? Please wake up. Imsorry Lottie. Im so sorry. Pleasebe alright. (suddenly psychotic)Im gonna kill that bitch!

Raph runs into the corridor but Charlie stops him.

CHARLIEWhoa! Wait a second!

RAPHIm gonna kill the fuckin bitch.

With a sudden jerk Lottie wakes up.

TOBIASThere you go. Shes alright, Raph.

LOTTIEWhere am I?

Raph kneels beside her and takes her hand.

RAPHYou had an accident. Youll befine, darling.

LOTTIE(sleepy protest)

Dont... call me...

The Brotherhood start bashing on the door.

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RAPHIs that her?

CHARLIEI think its the front door.

TOBIASShit! Theyve heard us! Lottie,quick, tell me wheres thatgrappling hook you had.

[The 3rd movement of the Moonlight Sonata kicks in.]

EXT. TOBIASS BLOCK - MOMENTS LATER

Tobias opens the window, spins the rope with the grapplinghook and throws it up.

They climb up the block.

INT. ELLIES FLAT

Ellies flat is mostly empty. There are several modernpaintings on the walls and a Christmas tree in one corner.Ellie is playing a keyboard, which is entirely black, whitekeys included. Suddenly she sees shards of glass fly acrossthe adjacent room.

Note: Ellie is deaf and mute. No sound from then on, onlymusic. Sign language is translated in subtitles.

Tobias, Charlie, Raph and Lottie come in. Raph is supportingLottie.

Ellie: What the fuck? Did you just break in through mywindow?

Tobias: Siba is coming up. We dont have much time.

Ellie: Siba?

Tobias: Siba the Warpriest!

Ellie: What does he want?

Tobias: The tristiamine.

Ellie: Whos that? (points at Charlie)

Charlie: My name is Charlie. I am the The Fifth. Pleased tomeet you.

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Ellie: Nice to meet you too, Charlie.

Meanwhile, Raph whos supporting Lottie has sat her down.

Ellie: What happened to Lottie?

Raph: She got attacked by her psychotic Christian flatmate.

Ellie: Damn.

Lottie: My head hurts like hell. Play something soothing.

Ellie nods. She starts playing a soft tune.

Tobias opens the tristiamine box. They sit on the ground andgather in a circle. Each takes an ampule.

Each of them in turn speaks the words and breaks the ampule.

TOBIASThe day my parents died.

LOTTIEThe rejection letter.

TOBIASLottie!

ELLIEThe kids laughing under the window.

CHARLIEEvery time I tell a joke and nobodylaughs.

A powerful blow lands on the door. Dust.

Another hit. Splinters fly in the air.

Another hit. The door swings open.

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A man with a party hat is carrying the BOOM BOX. He leaves iton the ground and presses the button.

CLOSE ON: Boom box

CLOSE ON: Charlie stands up.

[The camera pulls away and starts spinning around him, thiscontinues throughout the whole scene]

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People dressed in bright colors come in. It's huge partycrowd. Girls throw flowers around. People blow confetticrackers in the air. They hold up posters reading 'HappyBirthday Charlie!'. Others are carrying presents and throwingballoons.

Charlie looks around. Tobias, Raph, Ellie and Lottie arearound him.

Tobias: Were glad to have you back, friend.

Charlie: I remember now. (not subtitled)

Charlie's vision is filled with colors. They begin to mergeand dance and form weird beautiful shapes. It is bliss.

CLOSE ON: THE BOOM BOX

CHARLIE (V.O.)

Every time I tell a joke...

The tape ends. The music stops. The room turns red.

Siba is standing over five bodies - a triumphant predatorholding the tristiamine box in his hands. Ethereal armsappear around him. He is divine.

Suddenly, Charlie is in his place.

CHARLIE (V.O.)...and nobody laughs.

Charlie raises his hands. They are covered in blood.

An eye opens.

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