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Title: I Gambler

Series: Chronicle

Writer: P E Leody

SYNOPIS: 

PAGE 1


1 
Hilda, Frank and Simon are boating on a lake in a park


2 
A close up of a asteroid the size of peas heading toward earth

Caption: ITS JOURNEY OF MANY DECADES IS ALMOST OVER. ITS HUGE MASS ERODED WHILST PASSING THROUGH HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS.


3 
The asteroid passes through a space station

Caption: BOMBARDED BY COSMIC RAYS, IT'S ATOMIC STRUCTURE ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE IT HEADS FOR A RENDEZVOUS WITH EARTH.


4 
The asteroid passes through an airliner wing

Caption: THE SIZE OF A PEA WITH AN EVER INCREASING VELOCITY AND TEMPERATURE IT PASSES THROUGH MOST SURFACES UNNOTICED


5 
The asteroid passes through a sky scraper

Caption: MOST WILL FIND THE MINUTE EXIT HOLES A MILD CURIOSITY


6 
The asteroid passes through the park entrance through the boat hire shop and into the] boat

Caption: BUT FOR 3 PEOPLE IT IS AN LIFE CHANGING EPIPHANY


7 
The boating lake is emerssed in a huge cloud of steam and the boat is nowhere to be seen

PAGE 2


1 
A cover is erected dove the lake and an important scientific team attempt to explain the events

Caption: ITS A SET OF CIRCUMSTANCE THAT WILL NEVER BE CORRECTLY EXPLAINED YET WILL INCREASE THE BOATING LAKE'S EARNING POTENTIAL AS A CURIOSITY


2 
In a hospital ward Frank and Simon are in a room recovering.

Caption: TWO WERE CAUGHT IN THE BLAST AND ONE IS MISSING, THEY HAVE MINOR ABRASIONS AND WILL BE FIT TO TRAVEL SOON


3 
Simon and frank awake

SIMON: MY HEAD FEELS LIGHT

FRANK: MUST HAVE BEEN SOME KIND OF ACCIDENT.. WHOSE THAT AT THE DOOR

SIMON: NO ONE

Sfx: KNOCK KNOCK

SIMON: THERE AGAIN


4 
The now invisible Hilda enters the room, Simon recoils in fight and floats to the ceiling

FRANK: ITS HILDA

SIMON: THERE'S NO ONE THERE

HILDA: I'M INVISIBLE, HOW DID YOU SEE ME

FRANK: I CAN SEE 15 SECONDS INTO THE FUTURE

SIMON: WILL SOMEONE HELP ME DOWN.

PAGE 3


1 
Frank and Simon assemble a shed and Hilda carries a ladder

SIMON: THIS MUST BE OUR DESTINY, ORDINARY PEOPLE ENDOWED WITH SUPER POWERS

FRANK: AND WE'RE PUTTING THEM TO GOOD USE GIVING YOU GARDEN A MAKEOVER

HILDA: BUILDING OUR GROUP HEADQUARTERS PLEASE.


2 
Simons hand sews a garment, Hilda cuts one out on the floor and Frank uses the sewing machine

SIMON: MAKE SURE YOU DOUBLE STITCH WE DON'T WANT ANY EMBARRASSMENTS

FRANK: MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS NON REFLECTIVE

HILDA: REMEMBER THIS LYCRA SHRINKS IN A VERY HOT WASH

SIMON: ARE WE GOING TO NEED A BACK UP COSTUME?

FRANK: WE CANT BE USING THE SERVICE WASH NOW


3 
The 3 sit listening to a police scanner

Caption: REQUIRE ASSISTANCE, ROBBERY IN PROGRESS, BELEIVED ARMED


4 
The three run to get changed with an arm each raised high

SIMON: TO THE RESCUE 'THE LEVITATING LARD BALL'

HILDA: THE 'TRANSPARENT TOTTY'

FRANK: DAMN SPENT TOO LONG ON ME COSTUME AND DIDN’T THINK OF A NAME

PAGE 4


1 
Simon has opened his flying aide, a kite, the other 2 hang on but he is going nowhere

Caption: YOUR TOO MUCH WEIGHT, I'LL FLY AHEAD


2 
Frank opens the car door, and looks around for Hilda

FRANK: ARE YOU IN TOTTY?

HILDA: YES, NOW COME ONE LETS MOVE UP A GEAR


3 
The car drives along the road approaching a congestion charge zone it is driving faster than Simon can fly

FRANK: WE'RE STILL ONLY DOING 20 MPH

HILDA: NOT TOO FAST HE CANT KEEP UP WIT US, I'D BETTER DRIVE


4 
A shot of Simon gliding, birds are perched around his person, this grabs the attention of cats nearby

SIMON: YOU TWO GO AHEAD I'LL GAIN SOME HEIGHT


5 
The car is flashed by a speed camera

Sfx: FLASH

HILDA: WE'LL AT LEAST THEY CANT DO YOU FOR SPEEDING, THE PICTURE'LL SHOW NO ONE DRIVING


6 
At the crime scene Simon can't climb high enough to reach the roof, Hilda is at the door of the bank and frank stands back.

SIMON: ITS NO GOOD I CAN REACH THE ROOF

HILDA: ATISHOO


7 
Frank worries googly eyes

FRANK: WHOOPS WE'VE BEEN RUMBLED

HILDA: ATISHOO

FRANK: WHAT'S GOOD INVISIBILITY IF YOU HAVE TO BE NAKED


8 
A range of shots ring out from the bank the crew scatter with cars and public property being damaged

FRANK: DUCK ALL OF YOU NOW

Sfx: KERBLING KERBLONG

PAGE 5


1 
A knock at the door it the postman

POSTMAN: GOOD MORNING A SELECTION OF SPEEDING TICKETS AND FINES FOR UNPAID CONGESTION CHARGES


2 
A knock at the door it's an insurance rep

INSURER: SORRY YOUR CAR IS A WRITE OFF AND WE DON'T PAY OUT ON BIZARRE BOUTS OF GUNFIRE


3 
A knock at the door it's a council man

COUNCIL MAN: I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE USING YOUR USING THESE PREMISES TO CONDUCT A BUSINESS


4 
A knock at the door it’s a policeman

POLICEMAN: A BANK ROBBER HAS EVADED OUR CUSTODY AND APPARENTLY IS SEEKING REVENGE FOR THE INTERRUPTION DURIGN HIS LAST ROBBERY


5 
A knock at the door it’s a radio detector van

DETECTOR: I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE BEEN LISTENING TO ILLEGAL FREQUENCIES


6 
A knock at the door it’s a doctor

DOCTOR: SHE IS VERY ILL WHAT'S SHE BEEN DOING? RUNNING AROUND ALL NIGHT WITH NO CLOTHES ON


7 
The three shake hands

SIMON: OBVIOUSLY THIS COUNTRY ISN'T READY FOR OUR TALENTS

FRANK: PERHAPS WE'RE SHOULD BE LOOKING BEYOND PETTY CRIME

HILDA: ATISHOO


8 
At the airport

SIMON: 2 TICKETS FOR VEGAS

HILDA: ATISHOO

FRANK: JUST 2 PLEASE

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