Script

The Body 

Cast and crew credits appear with background audio layered over top of the sounds of the woods.  

Medium shot of the backs of the two main characters from the torso, up. 

 

1 

Are you sure we’re at the right place? 

2 

I don’t know, you’re in charge of the sat nav   

1 

You dropped it trying to get the thing out of its box. You might’ve broken it for all we know.   

2 

Shhhh! What if somebody hears you?  

1 

Oh, please what sort of lowlife, pathetic freaks would be out here at this time? 

 

Cut to a medium shot from the front of the characters showing their confused faces looking blankly into the woods.  

They stare and look around awkwardly for 10 seconds. 2 turns to 1. 

2 

Did you catch the game last night?   

1 

What game? 

2 

Tipping Point. 

 

Cut to main title and music. 

  

Wide angle shot of them both looking around with torches and 2 holding a shovel, kicking sticks looking for a spot to hide the body. 1 trips and falls over causing 2 to shake his head in disappointment.  

Cut to long shot of 1 with his back to the camera crouched looking at the floor and then he raises to his feet reaching into his pocket. 2 raises his head into a close up shot. 1 speaks through mouthfuls of chocolate.        

1 

These woods are shit 

2 

What? 

1 

The woods, they’re awful  

2 

Why are they? 

1 

What kind of woods doesn’t have a good spot to bury somebody?  

 

2 

Jesus christ, do you ever shut up? And are you eating chocolate?   

1 turns and wipes chocolate from around his mouth with a panicked look on his face and hides a wrapper in his coat pocket.  

2 turns, walks to 1 and stops with the camera staying stationary 

2  

Just get to work or I swear I'll be burying you next. Comprende?   

2 walks out of shot.  

 Cut to medium shot of 2 walking towards the camera away from 1 with 1 catching up. The camera moves with them, keeping them in center of the frame. The two continue talking. 

 

1 

Speaking of which, who are we even burying anyway?  

2 

What difference does it make? 

1 

I just want to know what the guy did to end up 6 feet under in the woods. 

2 says nothing and continues walking. 

1 

Hello 2 anybody in there?! Are you gonna tell me or what?! 

1 lightly shoves 2s back. 2 stops walking and turns suddenly. The camera stops moving with them.  

2 

Alright, alright, calm down Sherlock. The boss said it was someone who had been leaking information and they wanted him dealt with.  

1 

What information?   

2 

Contracts arranged with clients, agent profiles stuff like that. 

1 

What would anybody do with that? 

2 

I don’t know, why don’t you ask him?  

1 

Oh, ha-ha very funny Jimmy Carr!  

2 

Just...  Enough with the damn questions!   

1 

Well, it doesn’t hurt to know why we’re disposing of this lowlife does it 2?!    

2 

You know the rules 1, don’t get personally involved with the target. Let's just bury him and get this over with. 

  

1 

Fine! .... Where is the body anyway?  

2 

I'll worry about that, just get the spot ready.  

 

1 nods and walks away. He keeps looking for a spot. Cut to a shot of 1 crouched over the spot he found showing 2 in the background with the duffel bag they brought. They both shout to each other due to the distance between them. 

1 

It’s ready!  

2 

What is?! 

1 

Are you serious? What do you think!?  

2  

Ok ok shut the hell up! Someone will hear! 

1 

You’re the one shouting you idiot! 

2 

Just shut up! 

1 

(Quietly to himself) Ive never met someone so stupid in my life.   

Shot shows 1 to the right, moving sticks out of the way, whilst showing 2 walking fast pace towards 1 in the background with a shovel. 

1 

Have you got the body or no-  

2 strikes 1 with the shovel but before the contact is seen, the shot cuts to black. 

Shot of 2 with a splatter of blood on his face. He wipes the blood with his sleeve and pulls out a phone, He dials a number and puts it to his ear.  

2 

Sir, it’s done.  

Head of the agency 

Good, we’re finally rid of that F...  

2 moves the phone away from his ear as the head of the agency shouts and screams insults out of the phone. 2 looks disgusted and puts his hand over the phone’s speaker, muffling the head of the agency’s voice. After 5 seconds the voice calms down and he releases his hand and puts the phone back to his ear.  

Head of the agency 

Phew sorry about that. Anyway, after we found out 1 was a rat, after he betrayed us all by leaking those files, he had to go 2. I hope he’s burning in hell under that soil. Get out of there, we’ve got another job.    

  

2 

Ok, sir. 

2 hangs up and goes back to 1’s grave which is now covered in branches and leaves disguising it.   

I'm sorry it had to be like this, I had to cover my back. You would’ve done the same. By framing you, I could finally get rid of you for good. It was the perfect crime. Nothing personal, 1. Just business.  

2 smiles sinisterly and departs leaving the grave. His dramatic walk is interrupted by him tripping on a branch. He angrily stands up and strops to the duffle bag, picking it up and walking off. The screen cuts to black showing the credits. 

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