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PREMONITIONS V.O. JACK They say anything you can do better than others is a gift. Im not so sure. Ever since middle school I have been able to see into the future. About 30 minutes or so into the future... INT: HIGHSCHOOL: DAY Jack is in high school waiting in a hallway. As he waits we see a girl trip. He grabs her at the last second. She is immediately in love. V.O. JACK When I was in high school I used it to get girls. I could tell when the pretty girls would drop their coffee or trip in the hallway and poof I would be there. The night in shining armor. INT: POLICE CAR: NIGHT An adult Jack riding along in a police car. V.O. JACK Now that Im 35 I put my gift to better uses. I work for the NYPD. I help stop murders before they happen. Ive stopped about 15 in the past 10 years. Thats a pretty good number. INT: CRIME SCENE: SAME NIGHT Jack is looking at a corpse on the ground. Police officers take photos and mark the scene. V.O. JACK Things have been a little fucked up lately. A woman escaped from a hospital not too long ago. She is 83 and weighs only 90 pounds but she has been on a killing spree for 5 months. For some reason I cant seem to see where she will go next. Shes fucked up for sure. She sits on her victims in the dead of night. She puts her hand over their mouth and uses the nails on her (MORE) (CONTINUED)

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V.O. JACK (contd) other hand to dive into her victims chest. She sneaks into peoples homes and waits. a flashback of one of her murders. The man tries to scream but even as blood pools around his mouth she grips his face tightly and laughs. V.O. JACK She has a thing for people who are "different." Last week... CHIEF SEGAL (interrupting the voice over) Jack stop fucking around. JACK Sorry Chief. Sometimes I like to think out loud. CHIEF SEGAL Well cut it out. Do you know who this is? JACK Unfortunately I dont know anything right now. CHIEF SEGAL He was that doctor. The guy who can do all those amazing diagnosis. They say he could grasp your hand and know you have cancer. Do you believe in that kind of stuff. JACK Considering my talent I gotta believe other people have gifts also. This is the third type like this shes gotten to. The first one was that fire breather right? The other was that math genius. CHIEF SEGAL I see where this is going. JACK Where is this going then?

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CHIEF SEGAL Youre worried shes going to be coming for you. Dont worry Jack you arent that special. JACK I can be a little worried... CHIEF SEGAL You shouldnt be. You havent stopped a murder in weeks. Dont worry about it. Youre just like us now. INT: POLICE STATION: NEXT DAY Jack sits at the police station. He sits next to a biker. The biker is 300 pounds with a swatistika tattoo on his neck and leather jacket. The biker is handcuffed to a chair. Jack sits calmly next to him. Suddenly the biker screams and breaks free of his handcuffs and without even getting up Jack tasers him. The biker falls face first onto the ground. OFFICER KIM Thanks a lot Jack. V.O. JACK I guess this is why they keep me around. Just to do mundane shit like that. I have a gift. A fucking amazing gift and this is how Ive been using it. This crazy woman has my mind spinning. I just cant see her. Some actually say shes an angel of God. She kills those who are different to restore a balance to the universe. Maybe thats why she hasnt gotten caught yet. I dont buy that shit. Shes a lucky one for sure though. INT: NEW YORK LOFT: DAY Jack is moving into a new apartment. Officer Kim is with him. They are moving a heavy couch. OFFICER KIM Where are we putting this?

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JACK Put it against the wall. OFFICER KIM If you put it against the wall its gonna block the boiler closet. JACK So? OFFICER KIM So you have no hot water. A mechanic is going to have to get in there in a few days. JACK So Ill move it when it comes time. OFFICER KIM Thats kind of stupid logic. JACK Listen this couch is fucking heavy just do it okay? Jack and Officer Kim put the couch in front of the boiler closet. Officer Kim gets a call on his walkie talkie. WALKIE TALKIE Attention all units respond we have a 403 on 66th street. OFFICER KIM Oh shit. JACK I...I didnt see anything I swear. OFFICER KIM I dont doubt it. Lets just go. INT: POLICE CAR: MOMENTS LATER They get into the police car and turn on the siren. They head quickly down the street. INT: DESTROYED APARTMENT: SAME DAY They get into an apartment. A man is in the corner rocking back and forth. His eyes have been gauged out. His tongue cut out of his mouth. He sits in his own blood and cries.

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OFFICER KIM Shit! Where are the medics? JACK He has something in his hand. Jack walks over to the man. The man sniffs in the air and clutches Jacks leg he gives him the envelope. Jack takes it. As he does the man squirms and rolls on the floor. Jack puts the envelope in his pocket and tries to help the man. OFFICER KIM (into the walkie talkie) Were gonna lose him!. Get the medics here now! The medics run up but it is too late. The man is dead. Officer Kim gives Jack a ride home. JACK Im sorry Kim. OFFICER KIM You cant beat yourself up over this. You have a gift man but youre not obligated to use it or to know how to use it. If it can help thats great but no one holds it against you when it doesnt work. V.O. JACK I can feel how dissapointed Kim is. I cant control this. I cant decide how it is used. It was working until this woman got loose. Maybe shes in my head and making me distracted. I need a hot shower and a smoke. INT: JACKS LOFT: NIGHT Jack walks into his apartment and turns on the water. He throws his coat on the chair and gets undressed. Jack turns on the shower. Ice cold water. He never got it fixed. Jack takes a freezing cold shower. Jack walks to the fridge and sees the business card for the mechanic on the fridge. He pickes up the phone and leaves a message for the mechanic. Jack pushes the couch away from the closet. He heads to bed.

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V.O. JACK You ever have those nights where it is so silent you cant sleep? Pretty amazing how our minds work. Its the silence that kills us. Jacks eyes close. He rolls around until finally falling asleep. Jack opens his eyes. He looks at his alarm clock and it is 4:07. He looks up to see a woman on top of him. She wears a white robe and has long black hair and pale red eyes. She shoves her hand over his mouth. He cant scream. She takes her other hand and shoves it into his chest. Blood bursts out as she laughs. WOMAN (whispering and laughing) Thanks Jack! Jacks mouth fills with blood as she pushes her hand deeper into his chest. He looks to the left and sees an envelope to him. Suddenly Jack wakes up. It was only a dream. Jack is sweating. He cant stop shaking. JACK Fuck, shit, fuck! Jack gets up and walks to the sink. He pours himself a glass of water. As he drinks he remembers the envelope from his nightmare. He takes it from his coat and goes back to his bed where he can see better. He opens the envelope and reads the note. The note just has one line. "Shes trapped in your closet" Jack looks at his alarm clock. The time is 4:06. As Jack reads the time he sees the boiler closet door creak open... THE END