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<-ZOMBIE NATION->
A scream is heard from off camera.
FADE IN: INT. KITCHEN
MOLLY and JACOB are standing there, they both look at each other.
MOLLY
Did you hear that?
JACOB
...Unfortunately.
MOLLY
We have to go see what's happened.
MOLLY rushes out the door, JACOB sighs and follows her.
CUT TO: EXT. STREET.
The two run out into the street and look around, at first they can't see anything, but then spot someone lying on the ground. They run over to it.
JACOB
It's
MOLLY
Is she dead?
JACOB rolls the body, revealing a massive chunk to be missing out of her neck.
JACOB
I'd say so.
MOLLY
What do we do?
JACOB
How about... and I know this is a new idea to you, how about we call 999. Y'know, instead of pouring the body into the boot of our car and speeding away?
JACOB takes his phone out of his pocket and dials.
PHONE
All our operators are busy at the moment, please try again later.
JACOB
It's engaged. Stay here, I'll be back in a second.
JACOB runs back to the house and grabs his laptop, trying to get the number for the local police station. Eventually he gets it and tries to call. It, too, is engaged.
He turns on the TV. The news is on.
TV
...attacks have been coming in from in and around the Elgin area. Police recommend that you stay in your house. Do not attempt to help the injured...
CUT TO: EXT. STREET
MOLLY is sat on the bonnet of her car, looking at
JACOB
Molly! Get in the house. Now!
He grabs her wrist and pulls her in, looking back at the body of
MOLLY
What? What's happened? What did the police say?
JACOB
Police didn't say anything. The lines are jammed. It's on the news though...
JACOB and MOLLY get back into the house and JACOB locks the door behind them. As he shuts the door, the camera cuts back to
CUT TO: INT. HOUSE
MOLLY is confused about what's happened/happening. JACOB is running around closing checking the windows and closing the curtains.
MOLLY
What's going on?!
JACOB
Go check the windows in the bedrooms.
MOLLY
Not until you tell me what's happening!
JACOB grabs the remote control and switches on the TV. The news report is on a constant loop. MOLLY stands and watches it.
TV
Emergency phone lines have been inundated with calls relating to attacks in the area. Officials say that the victims of the attacks, should, as far as medical science dictates, be dead. However, the bodies are, for reasons unknown, keeping their motor functions – Leading many people to describe them as Zombies. Police have warned against the dangers of venturing outside, stating that if possible, you should stay in your homes and make them as secure as possible.
MOLLY looks at JACOB who has stops checking the windows for a second.
MOLLY
(with a sense of fear in her voice)
...Zombies?..
JACOB
Check the windows in the bedroom...
MOLLY stands for a second, before running to the bedroom.
FADE OUT
<-6 HOURS LATER->
FADE IN: INT. LIVING-ROOM
MOLLY and JACOB are both sat, in silence.
MOLLY
Do you think this was my fault?
JACOB
What?
MOLLY
I hit that guy, he was dead... He got out and...
JACOB
I'd love to say yes, but honestly? He was probably already dead when you hit him.
MOLLY
Hmm. What are we gonna do now though? We can't stay here forever.
There is a sudden banging at the window. Making both JACOB and MOLLY jump.
JACK
LET ME IN!
MOLLY
(to JACOB)
Who the fuck's that?
JACK
C'mon, JAKE, let me in! Please. Quickly – They're coming!
JACOB jumps up and runs to the window, opening the curtains. He sees JACK standing there. He runs to the door and opens it for him.
JACK
(breathing heavily)
Thank.. you..
JACOB
Where have you been?
JACK
I was driving back from Forres, there was a massive accident on the road just outside town. I had to make a run for it. They're everywhere!
MOLLY
...Everywhere?
JACK
I didn't see any 'normal' people on my way here.
MOLLY's eyes begin to tear up, she goes and sits on the couch.
JACOB
(to MOLLY)
What's wrong?
MOLLY
You heard what he just said. There's no-one out there. No parents, no family, no friends...
JACK
...I said I didn't see anyone, there might still be people out there.
MOLLY
And do you either of you really believe that?
Neither of them respond.
MOLLY
Yeah, that's what I thought.
MOLLY gets up and leaves the room. Tears still falling down her face.
JACK and JACOB are still in the living-room, JACK watches MOLLY leave the room before turning to JACOB...
JACK
Is your wifi still working?
JACOB
I think so, why?
JACK
I found a site last night that could help.
JACOB
Last night?
JACK gets his laptop out of his bag and loads it up.
JACK
Elgin wasn't the first place affected. It's slowly spreading east. They think it started on one of the western isles.
JACOB
Why haven't we heard about it before now?
JACK
They've been localising the news. Keeping it to infected zones. If people knew, there'd be widespread panic.
JACOB
Surely preparing us would have been better?
JACK
Perhaps, but if you'd known the dead were rising, would you really have just gone and gotten supplies to try and last it out?
JACOB
I guess not.
JACK
No, you would have ran. Just like everyone else.. Causing mass hysteria, accidents on the roads, etc. They kept the news localised hoping they'd stop it before it got any further.
JACOB
So, what's causing it?
JACK
To begin with, they thought it was an actual infection, passed person to person. As you've seen, they bite. Now though, they think it's in the air. There has been an easterly wind blowing for the past week, pushing whatever it is from the Western Isles to... Well, here. It'll keep going...
JACOB
...and nothing can stop it?
JACK
You can stop the infected, but you can't stop the infection.
CUT TO: BLACK
CUT IN: INT. BEDROOM
MOLLY is standing at the window, it's dark outside, the glow of the street light is hitting her face. She's stopped crying, but you can see where the tears have been on her face. Outside, she sees her car, with the boot still open. The street is quiet.
The door to the bedroom opens, she turns quickly to see who it is – it's JACOB.
JACOB
Are you OK?
MOLLY
For now.
JACOB
You should come downstairs, Jack has something you should see.
MOLLY
What?
JACOB
It's a video. You need to watch it.
MOLLY
A video?! - Is now really the time?
JACOB
Trust me. Come on.
CUT TO: INT. LIVINGROOM
JACK is sat on the couch, with his laptop. JACOB and MOLLY enter the room. Seeing MOLLY he puts the laptop on the table. Letting her sit down in front of it.
JACK
OK, just press play.
JACOB
(to MOLLY)
Do you want anything to drink?
MOLLY
Not just now.
JACK and JACOB leave the room and go to the kitchen, MOLLY settles herself on the couch before pressing play.
We see the video “What to do in a Zombie Attack” starts to play.
CUT TO: INT. KITCHEN
JACOB is making coffee for both himself and JACK.
JACOB
You really think the stuff in that video will help?
JACK
I know it's old, but I've looked, I can't find anything else. If we're gonna leave, we have to be prepared. All of us.
JACOB
Where are we going to go though? You said yourself, there's no-one out there.
JACK
I'm not saying we leave town, but we're gonna need food and other supplies.
JACOB
I guess.
CUT TO: INT. LIVINGROOM
MOLLY is still watching the video, we see some more of it. JACOB and JACK come in as it finishes. They sit down and look at MOLLY, she closes the laptop lid.
MOLLY
Why are you looking at me like that?
JACOB
Did you watch it all?
MOLLY
Yeah...
JACK
...and?
MOLLY
I'm not sure what you want me to say. I just watched a 50s informational video telling me how to kill the people I share a town with. How to kill you, if needs-be. What am I supposed to say to that? Do you want me to just go grab a shovel now and start hitting you around the head?
JACOB
I'd rather you didn't, thanks.
MOLLY
Well then, since I have no intention of leaving and nothing to make me want to, telling me to watch that video was sort of pointless, wasn't it?
JACK
But we can't stay here forever...
JACOB
He's right, I mean, we can stay in the house... But I haven't been shopping in days, we're gonna need food and other stuff.
MOLLY
So what you're saying is I have a few choices... Stay here, die of starvation or leave and possibly be attacked. No matter how much food we get, we'll still have to get more. What happens when the supermarket runs out? When we've taken it all, then what? Do we try another town? Hope there's more there?
JACOB
But...
MOLLY
But nothing, you don't think things through. We're fucked no matter what we do. A video telling you to smash their brains in with their own limbs isn't going to help us in the long run.
FADE OUT.
<-2 DAYS LATER->
FADE IN: EXT. STREET.
We see MOLLY's car in the background. There's a body lying on the ground, covered in blood, stomach burst open. A Zombie is digging into the stomach, pulling at the guts.
CUT TO: INT. HOUSE/BEDROOM
MOLLY, JACOB and JACK are all at the window, upstairs. Watching the Zombie feed.
MOLLY
How many more do you think there are out there?
JACK
What's the population?
JACOB
We have to go out though. We need food.
MOLLY
So do they...
Jack closes the curtains.
JACK
We should wait until it's dark.
MOLLY
So they can sneak up on us?
JACK
So we can sneak up on them. If we wait until night, it gives us more places to hide.
MOLLY
Hide & Seek with the un-dead cannibals. Can't wait.
FADE OUT.
<-8 Hours Later->
FADE IN: INT. HOUSE/LIVINGROOM
JACOB is at the window, while MOLLY and JACK are packing bags with some things.
JACOB
There's more out there now.
JACK
Crap.
MOLLY
Are we still gonna go?
JACK
We don't have a choice.
JACOB
How fast can these things move?
JACK
When they want to? You'll have trouble our-running them.
MOLLY
Which is why we're going at night. So they can spot us and get us before we even know they're there. Awesome.
JACOB
When are we going to leave?
JACK
No time like the present, I guess.
JACOB grabs a bag from the couch, MOLLY and JACK put their bags on their backs and they all head for the door.
MOLLY
Shouldn't we go out the back? - You were all for the element of surprise earlier, opening the front door onto however many Zombies that are out there might not be the best way to go about that.
JACK
You raise a good point. To the back door!
They all go out the back door and down the side of the house. A few of the Zombies are surrounding something. They don't stop to find out what though.
They make it around the corner without being noticed. The street is quiet. MOLLY trips and falls, she lets out a scream.
There's a shot of one of the Zombies from infront of the house. They've heard the noise.
JACOB and JACK both help her up.
JACK
Are you OK?
MOLLY
I think so.
JACK
Good. RUN!
All three run as fast as they can, they make it along the street and around the corner.
MOLLY
STOP! Stop... I need to stop.
JACK
What's wrong?
MOLLY
I've got asthma... I just need to stop for a second, I'll be fine in a minute.
JACK
Have you not got an inhaler?
MOLLY
Y'know what Jack, when I left the house 3 days ago, I didn't expect to be doing that much running! - So no, I don't have an inhaler... Fuck you!
JACK
(kinda shocked)
...Sorry.
MOLLY
(taking a deep breath)
I'm fine, lets start moving again.
They walk up and around another corner.
CUT TO: EXT. ASDA CAR PARK
With the glowing green ASDA sign in the distance, JACOB, JACK and MOLLY come into frame.
JACOB
What do we do? Make a run for it?
JACK
No. If there's people inside, they could be armed. If there's any of 'them' inside, we don't want to run to them.
MOLLY
OK. Lets do it.
They begin to slowly walk across the car park, checking around them all the time. A few shots inside the store show that it's empty. Eventually we see the gang appear at the doors, which open automatically for them. They're still wary, they grab a trolley which is sitting just inside the door and begin to walk around the store.
JACK
What do we need?
MOLLY
Things that won't go off. Nothing frozen. We don't know how long we'll have power for. If you want milk, it's going to have to be the UHT crap.
JACK
Lets go.
And so begins a montage ripped straight from 28 Days Later. The montage stops as they walk towards the door with a trolley full of cans and stuff.
JACOB
Wait - We can't push this trolley all the way back.
JACK
Why not?
JACOB
Not exactly stealthy, is it? - We'll need to carry it.
MOLLY
Ugh.
FADE OUT.
CUT TO: INT. HOUSE
The gang dump their shopping in the kitchen and go to the living room. They made it back to the house without any trouble. The zombies have moved on. MOLLY is at the window looking outside.
MOLLY
Where do you think they went?
JACK
Can't say I care, just so long as they're not at our door.
She comes and sits down on the couch.
MOLLY
I guess. I'm pretty tired, I think I'm gonna go to bed.
Without waiting for any “goodnight's” she leaves. JACOB is on the internet.
JACK
What are you looking at?
JACOB
Trying to find out how far this thing has spread.
JACK
What exactly are you looking for? Comfort knowing that anything south of Auchterarder is fine? I told you – It's not going to stop spreading.
JACOB
Auchterarder, really? That was the first place to come to mind?
JACK
I just like saying it.
...
But my point still stands!
JACOB
Perhaps, but we won't know. The news sites are down.
He closes the laptop and puts it down on the table.
JACOB
I think I'm going to try and get some sleep too.
JACK
I won't be long behind you.
CUT TO: INT. BEDROOM
MOLLY is in the bed, sleeping, on the floor are two sleeping bags and pillows. JACOB comes into the room and gets into one of the sleeping bags and falls asleep.
CUT TO: INT. HOUSE – DAY
MOLLY comes downstairs and wanders into the kitchen. She gets a drink and then goes to the living room. It's empty. She sits her glass down and goes through each room downstairs, looking for JACK. With no sign of him there, she goes upstairs and again, checks each room. Nothing. Eventually she goes and wakes JACOB.
MOLLY
(nudging him)
Jake... Wake up..
He stirs for a moment before opening his eyes.
JACOB
What is it?
MOLLY
Did Jack come up here last night?
JACOB
Why?
MOLLY
He's gone.
JACOB
What do you mean gone?
MOLLY
As in, no longer in the house?
JACOB sits up, paying attention now.
JACOB
Are you sure?!
MOLLY
Yeah, I checked every room. He's not here.
CUT TO: INT. HOUSE/LIVING ROOM
JACOB and MOLLY come running downstairs and into the room.
JACOB
I left him in here last night, he said he was just about to come up too.
MOLLY
Well, he didn't.
JACOB notices that JACK's bag is still there. He runs over to check it.
JACOB
All his stuff is still here...
MOLLY
...Maybe he's just gone to get something...
JACOB
Something that couldn't wait until today? When we could have all gone?
MOLLY
...Maybe...
Lets just give him a while to get back, if he doesn't, then we can think about what we're going to do.
JACOB
Fine.
FADE OUT.
FADE IN: INT. HOUSE/LIVINGROOM
MOLLY is sat watching a DVD on the laptop. JACOB is sat on pacing around, looking at the clock every now and then.
MOLLY
Stop it!
JACOB
Huh?
MOLLY
Just sit down!
JACOB
It's been 4 hours. I'm going out there.
JACOB heads towards the door. MOLLY throws the laptop onto the couch and chases after him.
MOLLY
You can't!
JACOB opens the door, MOLLY quickly pushes it closed again.
JACOB
Where's your car?
MOLLY
What?!
MOLLY opens the door again, looking out into the street. Her car's gone.
MOLLY
That bastard stole my car!
MOLLY slams the door shut.
CUT TO: BLACK
CUT TO: INT. HOUSE/LIVINGROOM B&W
JACK is sat on the couch, using the laptop. His MSN is signed in. No-one's online. He's about to close the laptop, when there's an MSN noise. Someone signed in. It is closely followed by them saying something to him.
MSN
Grace says: Jack?
Jack says: Where are you? Are you OK?
Grace says: I'm alive, if that's what you mean.
Grace says: They're downstairs. I'm trapped.
Jack says: You're at home?
Grace says: Yes.
Jack says: I'm on my way.
JACK closes the laptop and grabbing MOLLY's car keys heads outside. He closes the boot and starts up the engine.
CUT TO: INT. HOUSE/ATTIC
Grace is sat in a corner, with her laptop. Tears are streaming down her face. She closes the laptop. Leaving herself in darkness. Moans and other noises, from the Zombies, can be heard from below her.
MSN
Grace says: What? You can't. You won't make it.
<-The following message could not be delivered: What? You can't. You won't make it.->
CUT TO: INT. HOUSE/KITCHEN
MOLLY and JACOB are both in the kitchen, putting the shopping from last night into the cupboards.
MOLLY
I can't believe he's done this! Just who does he think he is?
JACOB
You were the one sure he'd be back!
MOLLY
That's before I knew he'd taken my car. He's probably gotten as far away from here as possible.
JACOB
That's not who he is. If he'd found a way out of this mess, he would have taken us with him.
CUT TO: EXT. ROAD
MOLLY's car is lying empty, the door open. There's a trail of blood leading from the door.
FADE OUT.
CUT TO: INT. HOUSE/KITCHEN
MOLLY and JACOB are still standing talking.
JACOB
What about his laptop, did you check it?
MOLLY
For what?
JACOB
I don't know, he might have found something online. Something that could help us.
They both go through to the living-room, JACOB picks up JACK's laptop. He checks the browser history first.
JACOB
(annoyed)
The perving bastard has set his history to be wiped whenever he closes the browser.
MOLLY
What about his msn history?
JACOB
Good call. Though who would he have been speaking to?
JACOB goes through his files, until he finds the last MSN conversation. He opens it.
JACOB
Crap.
MOLLY
What?
JACOB
It's Grace. She's alive.
MOLLY
Grace, his sister?
JACOB
Yes. He's gone to get her. She was, maybe still is, stuck in her attic, with the Zombies in the house. That's why he didn't wake us.
MOLLY
Is she still online?
JACOB
I don't know, hold on.
JACOB opens up MSN and signs in as JACK. (his password is stored).
JACOB
She is!
MSN
Grace says: Thank god you're still here, I thought, when you said you were leaving... When you hadn't gotten here... that you'd... Thank god you're okay!
Jack says: This is Jake... Jack hasn't come back, we haven't seen him since he left to go get you.
Grace says: Oh...
MOLLY
What is she saying?
JACOB
Jack never showed.
MOLLY
We have to go find him!
JACOB
We have no idea where he is though.
MOLLY
Where does Grace live? He'll have taken the quickest route to her, in the car. We just follow the road. Simple. Even if we don't find him, we can't just leave her to die alone.
Jacob doesn't say a word to MOLLY, instead he begins typing to GRACE.
MSN
Jack says: Look, I'm sure he's fine. Probably got held up with something...
Grace says: Yeah...
JACOB starts to type something else, but the internet connection is lost.
JACOB
What happened? The internet's gone.
MOLLY goes to the phone and picks it up..
CUT TO: BLACK