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Title: And to the winner the spoils

Series: Chronicle

Writer: P E Leody

SYNOPIS: 

PAGE 1

Mary and Tobias have a daughter Robin at school


1 
Mary and Tobias relaxing at home. They are stereo typically middle class both dressed formally. Mary is knitting. Tobias reading the paper. The TV is not the focus of the room.

Caption: 'FATHERS ARE BIOLOGICAL NECESSITIES, BUT SOCIAL ACCIDENTS.', MARGARET MEAD

MARY: I WONDER HOW ROBIN IS GETTING ON A SCHOOL?

TOBIAS: DON'T FRET SO, MAKE THE MOST OF THIS RARE HOLIDAY

Caption: RING


2 
Mary on the phone to the school's headmaster

MARY: HELLO, HEADMASTER

HEADMASTER: YOU MUST BOTH COME TO THE SCHOOL AT ONCE |


3 
Mary on the phone is looking at Tobias

MARY: IS ROBIN ALRIGHT?

TOBIAS: O BLESS HER, WHAT'S SHE DONE THIS TIME


4 
Tobias driving Mary to the school

TOBIAS: FIRST DAY OFF IN A DECADE AND THERE'S A CRISIS

MARY: PARENTING ISN'T LIKE BUSINESS TOBIAS, THESE THINGS HAPPEN


5 
On the journey their car is head and tailed by a police escort

MARY: ITS NOT ALWAYS AS BAD AS IT FIRST SEEMS


6 
At the school Tobias and Mary have arrived. It is sectioned off with hazard tape, surrounded by snipers and police cars

TOBIAS: AREN'T KIDS WONDERFUL

MARY: OH ROBIN, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE THIS TIME?

PAGE 2


1 
In the headmasters office the room containing armed policemen. The headmaster is seated behind his desk and the parents face him uncomfortably sat in armchairs. Looking over the parents' shoulders

HEADMASTER: I APOLOGISE FOR THE CIRCUMSTANCES

HEADMASTER: OUR SCHOOL PRIDES ITSELF ON IT'S HIGH STANDARDS, BUT THERE HAD BEEN A MAJOR BREAKDOWN OF TRUST

MARY: WE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE SORRY, HEADMASTER

HEADMASTER: NO, SADLY NOT THIS TIME MRS CURTIS.


2 
Reverse shot of the previous Frame looking over the headmasters shoulders at the parents

HEADMASTER: YOUR DAUGHTER IS BEING HELD HOSTAGE.

MARY: OH NO, POOR THING

HEADMASTER: A FANATIC HAS HER TIED UP IN THE SCIENCE LAB ARMED WITH SOME KIND OF HIGH YIELD DEVICE. HE WILL ONLY TALK TO YOU MR CURTIS


3 
Outside the office the Headmaster and Tobias are talking privately whilst in the back ground Mary is being guarded

HEADMASTER: I DO HOPE THE DELICATE NATURE OF YOUR BUSINESS..

TOBIAS: YOUR SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE WILL CONTINUE AFTER I'VE ATTENDED TO THE SPRING CLEANING


4 
Mary and Tobias en route to the science lab

MARY: THIS IS OUR DAUGHTER, DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO FIX IT

TOBIAS: WHAT EVER BUSINESS THIS MAN HAS


5 
At the entrance of the lab

TOBIAS: HE JUST MADE IT PERSONAL


6 
The lab has three large room width desks with stools and sinks. Tobias stands in the doorway of the science lab, hands in the air, surrendering. Robin is strapped to a stool a desk and at the end of the room the hostage taker with his hand on a destruct button for a bomb in the fume cupboard

TOBIAS: HELLO, I'M ROBIN'S FATHER

HOSTAGER: AH MR CURTIS, I AM AWARE OF YOUR REPUTATION. THIS IS NOT A NEGOTIATION. I WANT THE SLOUGH 3 RELEASED OR YOU CAN TRADE YOUR MPV FOR A SPORTS COUPE.

HOSTAGER: YOU HAVE AN HOUR FOR EACH YEAR FOR YOUR DAUGHTER'S LIFE

PAGE 3


1 
Tobias boards a helicopter in the school car park

TOBIAS: SET UP MEETINGS WITH THE BOARD


2 
The helicopter is airborne, Tobias waves to Mary on the ground amongst the security forces

TOBIAS: COUNCIL, CHIEF JUSTICE THE KING AND THE INNER CIRCLE, NOW


3 
Time has passed. Tobias by addresses the board of his company seated round a board room table

Caption: LATER

TOBIAS: I BUILT THIS COMPANY AND MADE YOU'LL ALL VERY RICH. BUT THIS MEANS NOTHING COMPARED TO MY FAMILY. YOU CAN VOTE TO SUPPORT ME OR YOU'LL HAVE TO ANSWER TO MY WIFE

The members answer 'yes, yes, yes yes'


4 
Tobias addresses a council via video conferencing they say yes in various language

Caption: LATER

TOBIAS: AS I SOLVED YOUR INTERNATIONAL WRANGLING, YOU WILL NOW UNITE WITH ME


5 
Tobias address justices in a amphitheatre like hall

Caption: LATER

TOBIAS: I PUSH YOUR POLICY ACROSS THESE CONTINENTS, NOW I'M ASKING YOU TO PULL TOGETHER


6 
Tobias addresses the king on a golf course

Caption: LATER

TOBIAS: ROYAL HIGHNESS, I'VE LET YOU WIN AN OCCASIONAL ROUND, NOW I NEED YOU TO CADDY


7 
Tobias address the inner circle in the pub the 'Joiners Arms'

Caption: HAPPY HOUR IN THE JOINERS ARMS

TOBIAS: I NEED THE BLESSING OF THE ONE TRUE SOURCE OF POWER

PAGE 4


1 
The release of the slough 3. Scientists exiting a helicopter hangs raised high in the air celebrating their release

NEWSREADER: IN BREAKING NEWS, THE SLOUGH 3 HAVE BEEN RELEASE. THE THEFT CHARGES CONCERNING THE SECRET OF BONDING CHOCOLATE TO CARAMEL HAVE MYSTERIOUSLY BEEN DROPPED. JUSTICE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN CAUGHT NAPPING


2 
A finger pressing a large red MAD (mutually assured destruction) button of mass destruction watching the news

VOICEOVER: THEY WILL NOT LEAVE WITH THE SECRET

Caption: CLICK


3 
A computer requester offering the chance for MAD with the options OK and Cancel. The mouse is over OK.

VOICEOVER: MY ENEMY'S ENEMY IS STILL AN ENEMY

Caption: CLICK


4 
A fortune cookie being broken a Caption is visible

Caption: YOU'D BE MAD NOT TO DO IT

VOICEOVER: TODAY WE COLLIDE WITH MARS

Caption: CLICK


5 
An fortune 8-ball showing MAD in the viewing hole

VOICEOVER: FIVE TIMES IN A ROW, BETTER CALL THE PRESIDENT IT'S NEVER BEEN WRONG BEFORE

Caption: CLICK


6 
Mary and Tobias look a screen with a space shot of their planet filled with numerous mushroom clouds over it's surface

TOBIAS: AHHH

MARY: OHHH

PAGE 5


1 
The empty living room of the Curtises as seen on the first Frame. On closer inspection the window is actually painted on to 2 huge metal doors. In front can be split. Behind them unseen is Joshua a petit dragon.

JOSHUA: OPEN IT UP


2 
The metal doors half open (with half a sofa on each door) in the darkness is Joshua silhouetted.

JOSHUA: DESTRUCTION OF THE PLANET, NOT TOO SHABBY FOR A FIRST ATTEMPT. BUT THE MEGALOMANIACS DEPARTMENT IS NEXT DOOR.


3 
Joshua stands across from Mary and Tobias such that from left to right it is Tobias, Joshua and Mary. They are penitent

TOBIAS: IT WAS NOT A FAIR TEST

JOSHUA: REALLY, I PASSED IT


4 
Close up on Mary and Tobias's angst

TOBIAS: WE WILL KEEP TRYING TILL WE PASS

MARY: WE'RE READY TO GO NOW, ALL NIGHT


5 
A large view of the various elements of this story including. The Hostager unties Robin, Joshua leaves and the headmaster is talking to Mary and Tobias

TOBIAS: IT WAS A NO WIN SITUATION

HEADMASTER: A SITUATION EVERY PARENT HAS TO FACE, IT'S A TEST OF CHARACTER, ONLY JOSHUA HAS SUCCESSFULLY FINISHED IT

MARY: HOW

Caption: APPLICATION FOR BREEDING APPROVED

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