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Salliter

After her brother's suicide, a young couple meet by the lakeside where their relationship blossomed.

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Salliter

After her brother's suicide, a young couple meet by the lakeside where their relationship blossomed.

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Vincent Hill
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salliter Written By Vincent Hill

EXT. LAKESIDE - EVENING. OVER EXTERIOR SHOT OF LAKE IN THE B.G., LARGE ROCK WITH A PICTURE OF A FACE ROTTED IN TO IT IN THE F.G. MUSIC BUILDS FROM SMALL TO LOUD, VIOLENT CRESCENDO, THEN OUT. CUT TO: INT. ELLAS HOUSE - SUMMER - DAY. ELLAs DAD (40s) struggles with a TV box in the garage. ELLA (Early 20s, late undergrad) is seated at the kitchen table, typing. A fan hums in the kitchen, and Ellas Dad is sweating bullets. ELLAS DAD Ella, go get your brother to help me move this. ELLA O.K. She finishes her sentence then walks through a few rooms, up some stairs, and to a door. ELLA Jonny! Dad says you need to come down and help him with the new T.V.! BEAT. ELLA Jon? She tries the door, but its barred. ELLA What the fuck, Jon? She knocks. No response. She pushes as hard as she can and forces it open. JON (mid teens) seated head down at a bloody desk, neck slit open, a razor on the floor below his open hand. Ella screams and collapses. CUT TO: A wooden staircase sits in the distance at the end of an gravel trail running along a lakeside. A couple stand in the mezzanine.

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EXT. LAKESIDE - MEZZANINE - FALL - EVENING. Ella is with her longtime boyfriend, OLIVER (Same age as Ella). Her purse sits on the floor. OLIVER So what then? ELLA I just need a break, Oliver. I still love you, but... BEAT. ELLA I need some space... ever since Jon... OLIVER It wasnt your fault, El. He-She interrupts. ELLA I should have known. It all seems so obvious now... You know, the day before, we went to Six Flags with our cousin Matt. He seemed so happy, so fucking happy when he was expected to be, when everyone was watching, but if for one second he thought no one was looking, he changed. This look came over him, like he was faking it all, like he was empty inside. I saw it. I saw it happen twice that day. Thought nothing of it, thought he was having a bad day or something. So maybe it is my fault. Maybe I could have talked to him, gotten him help, something, I dont know... OLIVER All I know is Jon loved you, Ella. He loved you so much. Maybe you kept him from going over the brink earlier. And if you need time alone to realize this, then take as much as you need. Ill be here when youre ready. BEAT. Ella smiles.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

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ELLA My cars by the park... They part ways. Oliver walks up the stairs. As he nears the top, he, turns and looks at Ella walking along the lakeside. (the flashbacks are shot in a rough, home video style ala Raging Bull) CUT TO: EXT LAKESIDE - EVENING - FLASHBACK. Same shot, except Oliver and Ella walk holding hands by the lake. CUT TO: EXT. LAKESIDE - DAY - FLASHBACK. Oliver and Ella (younger, late teens) in swimwear by the lake smiling, drinking, hugging, having a good time. CUT TO: INT. LAKESIDE - NEAR MAGIC HOUR - FLASHBACK. Oliver and Ella sit on a rock. They look into each others eyes, move in to kiss... CUT TO: EXT. LAKESIDE - EVENING - PRESENT DAY. Oliver turns away as Ella leaves the frame. He continues up the stairs. CUT TO: EXT. LAKESIDE - EVENING. Ella walks along the lakeside, looking over the lake, not paying attention to her surroundings. A MAN lurks in trees. CUT TO:

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EXT. TOP OF STAIRCASE - EVENING. Oliver reaches the top of the stairs. CUT TO: EXT. LAKESIDE - EVENING. Ella rounds a corner. The man creeps out of the woods to follow her, right hand in his jacket pocket, left by his side. CUT TO: EXT. OLIVERS HOUSE - EVENING. Oliver walks along the sidewalk from the staircase and enters his house. CUT TO: EXT LAKESIDE - EVENING. The man advances steadily on Ella, finally reaching her. He covers her mouth with his hand and brings her to the ground. CUT TO: INT. OLIVERS HOUSE. Oliver walks through the living room to his door, reaches for the knob, then hesitates. CUT TO: INT. LAKESIDE - NEAR MAGIC HOUR - FLASHBACK. Oliver and Ella lean in to kiss. Their lips touch softly for a moment, then they are overtaken by passion. CUT TO:

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INT. OLIVERS HOUSE. Oliver turns from his door and walks briskly out of the house. CUT TO: EXT. LAKESIDE - EVENING. Man threatens Ella with a knife. He tries to check her pockets, but she fights back, so he hits her in the side with the butt of the knife. She keeps resisting. He stabs her in the lower back. She clenches for a moment, then goes limp. CUT TO: EXT. OLIVERS HOUSE - EVENING. Oliver walks along the sidewalk towards the staircase. CUT TO: EXT. LAKESIDE - EVENING. Man takes Ellas phone out of her pocket, grabs her purse, looks around, and runs off. Ella is prone, her breathing light, struggling to stand. CUT TO: EXT. OLIVERS HOUSE - EVENING. Oliver quickly goes back down the stairs, following the same path Ella took. When he can see the scene of the attack he begins sprinting and sound drops out. OLIVER (screaming) Oliver reaches Ella. He whispers in her ear and applies pressure to the wound as the world loses focus, then all black. CUT TO:

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EXT. LAKESIDE. Less than one second shot. Oliver and Ella sitting on the rock with the face rotted in to it, embracing. THE END.

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