gardenman
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OPENING CREDITS
JAMIE (V.O.)
I often say to myself - Has it
ended, or has it just begun?
FADE IN
EXT. BUSH - AFTERNOON
A group of boys are doing a walk through the bush.
JAMIE (V.O.)
Who would ever believe if such a
story were to be true, and if so
if it were to exist on the world
known to man today. Yet fate has
brought us here, to experience
the unimaginable.
One of the boys near the back of the line begins to get
exhausted and sighs. Noticing this, two boys next to him
give him a friendly push.
BOY 1
Tag. You're it!
He runs off. The three boys run around a tree. One of the
boys, JAMIE, notices a shimmer in the distance, and stops
to take a look.
JAMIE
Hold up guys...what's that?
The other two boys stop running to see what he's looking
at. JAMIE reaches into the bush and grabs a broken piece of
what seem's to be a part of a medallion.
JAMIE examines the bush, and pulls out two more golden
pieces. He pulls the three pieces together. It forms a
Magnificent golden Medallion.
One of the boys notices a marking around the edge. It is in
a foriegn alphabet.
BOY 1
What's does it say?
FADE TO BLACK.
EXT. OUTSIDE JAMIE'S HOUSE - LATE AFTERNOON
JAMIE drags his shoes along the driveway, having just
walked home from school. He spots JOHN, the gardener
working away raking some leaves.
JAMIE (V.O.)
John was our family's gardener.
Both my parents worked late
hours, so they hired him to do
some work around the house.
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EXT. THE DRIVEWAY - MORNING
JOHN is taking a wheelbarrow up the driveway towards the
house.
JAMIE (CONT'D)
Every morning I would see him
doing his work from outside my
window.
JOHN notices JAMIE looking at him from the window and
waves.
JAMIE (CONT'D)
He seemed like a nice man. Though
he hardly said a word to anyone.
CUT TO:
INT. THE GARAGE - AFTERNOON
JAMIE carefully places the Medallion piece away in an old
cardboard box on the garage shelf.
JOHN
What's that you've got there?
JAMIE
(he turns) Oh. Nothing. Just
looking for a tennis ball.
JOHN
Right. Well if you need me, you
know where to look. I'll be here
until late again, your parents
got invited to dinner at Rose's
again.
JAMIE
OK. Thanks.
FADE OUT.
INT. THE GARAGE - NIGHT
The Gardener is packing up for the night. He walks into the
garage, hanging up a boom on the old crooked hooks on the
side of the wall.
He notices something glowing in one of the boxes on the
shelf and walks towards it.
Opening the box, he discovers the piece of the Medallion.
EERIE VOICE (V.O.)
(whisper) John.
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EXT. BEDROOM - NIGHT
JAMES, one of the other boys is sitting in his bed starring
at his piece of the Medallion as it begins to glow. He
watches in fascination.
CUT TO:
INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT
DAN, another one of the boys is sleeping. On the shelf next
to his bed, his piece of the Medallion begins to glow.
FADE OUT.
INT. JAMIE'S BEDROOM - THE NEXT DAY
It is a cold Saturday morning. Outside there is a build up
of fog, and it has become very windy.
JAMIE's bedside alarm clock reads 09:05. He stares out his
window.
He hears a noise coming from the attic.
Still looking at the window, a hand approaches and touches
JAMIE's shoulder. He jumps in shock.
JAMIE'S DAD
Hey, it's only me son!
JAMIE
Where's John?
JAMIE'S DAD
He's probably decided to take the
day off. After all his hard work
I'm not surprised.
(pause)
JAMIE'S DAD
Anyway your mother and I have to
meet with the board again today.
We'll be home before dinner.
There's some leftovers in the
microwave.
JAMIE
OK. See you.
He sighs.
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INT. THE GARAGE - MORNING
JAMIE bolts down the stairs once his parents have left and
enters the garage. He pulls down the box he stored his
Medallion piece in, only to find it is empty.
He stares in confusion.
CUT TO:
INT. THE ATTIC - MORNING
JAMIE climbs up into the attic with a small red torch in
his mouth.
He opens the hatch.
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