Script

ACT ONE

FADE IN:

EXT. LOCATION #1 – Night

MUMIN WALKS into his house from work.

INT. LOCATION #2 – Night

MUMIN

Hussein

(Pause)

Hussein

Hussein are you here?

There was no RESPONSE so MUMIN LOOKS around and NOTICES the light are off upstairs as well as downstairs. He then goes all the way to the living room and PUTS keys on the table. As MUMIN is PUTTING the keys on the table he NOTICES his brother’s keys and a Nokia brick phone.

A FEW SECONDS LATER

Phone RINGS

INTERCUT: INT. LOCATION #2 - NIGHT/EXT.LOCATION #3 - NIGHT

MUMIN

(into phone)

Hello who is this?

(Pause)

JAY

(into phone)

That’s none of your concern

Listen carefully if you would like to see your brother again!

MUMIN

(into phone)

I don’t believe you have my brother. Prove it.

JAY

(into phone)

I thought you might say that; here speak to your one and only family member.

Phone HANDED over to HUSSEIN

HUSSIEN

(into phone)

bro save me! I’m at…

JAY (O.S)

That’s enough, take him away.

    FLASHBACK TO:

HUSSIEN gets TAKEN away by two unidentified men.

MUMIN

(into phone)

If you dare to hurt him!

JAY

(into phone)

We'll see if it has to come

to that.

MUMIN

(into phone)

How much will it cost to have my brother released?

JAY LAUGHS

JAY

(into phone)

I don’t need your money.

MUMIN

(into phone)

Then what do you want?

(Pause)

JAY

(into phone)

Your cooperation

MUMIN

(into phone)

I’ll do anything but just don't hurt him.

JAY

(into phone)

We’ll just have to see. Wont we?

JAY HANGS UP the phone

INT. LOCATION #2 – Night

MUMIN LOOKS DISTRESSED and ANGRY.

MUMIN

It’s all because of me.

He then SLAMS his hand on the wall in the living room.