One past one

An original screenplay by Felix Manley

SCENE ONE: EXT. FIELD COVERED BY MOUNTAINS-NIGHT

MUSIC SUSPENSFUL DRUMS

SOUNDS PANTING, FOOTSTEPS, The cult members shout.

Henry (V.O): (trembling) I am so lo-

Oberon: Sir, I adore you. And I shall, forever, as

You grant me power on this day. As you help
Make history.

Henry: what on earth am I doing here?

Oberon: It may come as a shock to you, henry, but

SCENE TWO: EXT. TOWN PARTY- NIGHT

MUSIC upbeat violin

Theobald: (shouting) henry, how are we

Henry; your finally back eh?

Theobald: finally back, I'm back

Henry: can truly tell it's you bald looks like

you've Already drank yourself to death

Theobald: I had too I was stuck talking too Phil

And mick for an hour and you know what
They’re like I wanted to ball my eyes out
At looking at you it seems you feel the
Same.

Henry: new knobhead neighbour woke me up at 4 in

the Morning haven’t managed to sleep since.

Theobald: New man in town? And I don’t know? What else

Are you keeping from me? That never happens.

Henry: Nah that’s as good as the news gets, knowing

Here what else could possibly happen, but
Yeah, this new lad has got all the attention
Theobald: Is he a big lad then? What about my wife?
Her Attention?

Henry: Not exactly, he’s just the weirdest man ever

Theobald: At least it gives us something other than

The Pub eh? Lets have a chat with the lad
What a perfect time too.

SOUNDS FOOTSTEPS

Henry: that’s if you can find him, I only see him

Rarely, you know when I get those nights when
I just cant sleep, I always see him coming
In At about four three ish, as if he’s
nocturnal

Theobald: yeah well maybe it's just a Friday night,the

Lads just enjoying himself

Henry: I'm talking Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays,

Mondays.

Theobald: 3? On a Tuesday?

Henry: on a Tuesday.

Maggie: Oh my god Theo I haven’t seen u in forever

Theobald: Ehhhh maggie how are ya?

Maggie: I'm great but have how you been, where

Did you go it feels like you've died

Theobald: Look, you know id love a chit chat, but

We are looking for the new lad whos moved
Still haven’t met him and we don’t see new
Faces often

Maggie: I think hes by the foodstall, but once you're

Finished please do come back over

Theobald: of course.

Theobald: as much as we love maggie she just does go

On doesn’t she?

Henry: Yeah well, your due a conversation now.

Theobald: Unless me and Mr mysterious over here hit it

 Off.

Sounds Drinks being poured, food being cooked.

Theobald: Nice to meet you mate, noticed I haven’t

Seen ya before which Is rare, Theobald.

Oberon: Oberon

Theobald: so what do you do?

Oberon: Im an artist

Theobald: like what, what type

Oberon: I make portraits, of people

Theobald: ohh

Oberon: And I was thinking, Henry, as you're my

neighbour would you like one? I'm in the
midst of doing one for Maggie. Hopefully
I finish that tonight, then you're next.

SCENE THREE: EXT. FIELD COVERED BY MOUNTAINS - EARLY HOURS OF

THE MORNING

SOUND: CULT MEMBERS DANCING AND SHOUTING

Oberon: One more human away until I become emporer

It's about time for a new era. We really are
Just counting the days, and clearly, we only
Grow stonger. And I plan to help us takeover.
Together. Truly. Must we, shall we, will we.

Cult members: (chant) Will we!

SCENE FOUR: INT. HENRYS HOUSE- DAY

Sound

Henry (V.O) It was one of those nights again. No sleep, I

Didn’t even bother trying tonight, I could just
Feel the fact I wasn’t sleeping, I get these
 Often, but I'm not complaining. It's about four
Five ish In the morning I think, I've been
Looking for Oberon the past hour. Hes late. Hes
Never late.
The clock hits six. Hes here, looking happy, I
Don’t know what puts him in this kind of mood
At six, and why hes awake. Maybe hes like me,
And just doesn’t need sleep. But that seems all
To simple.

SCENE FIVE: INT. PUB- AFTERNOON

SOUNDS PEOPLE TALKING,DRINKING, DRINKS CLACKING

Bartender: Theres ur drink henry

Henry: Cheers.

Theobald: (Walks in) Maggies missing.

Henry: What?

Theobald: Mate, dead serious, the wife is blabbering on

Too me about how mag didn’t turn up to her walk
You know, proper boring blabber that, next
Minute shes out looking for maggie and turns
Out she never came back home, so it's all tits
Up at the house at the moment.

Henry: Is that why u rushed here

Theobald: Nah nah nah, needed to tell you mate, it's big
News, and just trying to find out what I can

Henry: So your telling me the mrs has sent u on a

Mission to find her?

Theobald: (Puts down drink) Yeah..

SCENE SIX: EXT. FIELD COVERED BY MOUNTAINS- NIGHT BEFORE

Oberon: Theres something so peaceful about our way of

Life. I don’t get why we are considered
You know, different. Death can be so beautiful.
We just appreciate it more.

SCENE 7: INT PUB- AFTERNOON

Theobald: never came back home from the party, which
Could make sense with her love of wine and
How heavy she goes, but still it is a scare.

Henry: (sips drink)

MUSIC HEAVY DRUMS BUILD UP

Henry V.O I've never been so certain I was right in my

Life. So I know I have to act on it, I've been
Waiting, looking for this weirdo creep. As
Soon as I spot him, I'm after him, I need
To find out where he goes, what he does, come
Back, tell bald, and we set off.

After six hours he finally shows up.

I just want to protect my peace

SOUNDS DOOR OPENS, FOOTSTEPS, DRUMS, ANIMALS.

Henry V.O: Weve walked so far even I don’t know where I

Am, I know how to get back, but other than that
I'm lost, but lost in one of the most beautiful
Places I've seen, massive mountains wrap about
Field, and I sit just covered from a bush, and
Now I almost feel bad, it's as if hes just a
Nature lover, an outdoorsy person.

SOUNDS LEAVES MOVING CULT SCREAMING

Cult members: (begin to surround henry) OOSA OOSA OSSA

SOUNDS. DEAD SILENCE

Henry: Always trust your gut. Shit

SOUNDS FOREST SOUNDS, CULT SCREAMING, HEAVY BREATHING

Cult members Drink. Feel better do. Forget. No pain no hurt.

Henry: Id rather listen to them and have a slight less

Chance of dying then them killing me on the spot
So (drinks)

SOUNDS VIOLIN MUSIC- CAT MEOWING

Margret: Theo! (shouting from down the stairs) You've got

 A letter from Henry!

SOUNDS OPENING LETTER

Theobald: A letter? Why doesn’t he just pop round the

Fool (opens letter)

Henry(V.O) (Theobald reading the letter) Bald, if you get

This letter than meet me at the pub at 1
Tomorrow, on the dot, 12:55 if you are feeling
Eager. Not to cause a fuss but I'm currently
Following Oberon, as I know he’s the cause of
Maggie’s disappearance, but I didn’t want to
Drag anyone with me knowing how bad this could
End up. If I'm not at the pub at 1 tommorow,
Something bad has happened, and you need to get
Rid of Oberon as quickly as you can. If I'm not
There, don’t think I'm dead, but you wont see
me For a while. Hopefully, see you tomorrow.

SOUNDS PINTS BEING POURED, DISTANT SPEAKING

Bartender: Theobald? Here before Henry, actually early?

SOUNDS PASSING MONEY, SIPPING DRINK, MUSIC BUILDS

Theobald: Crazy, I know, cheers.

Theobald(V.O). 1.01