I N C O G N I T O

Written by Barry Turi

Address: 78 Havering Gardens, Chadwell Heath, Essex

Phone #: 07738 987458
Email Address: barryturischool@gmail.com
Pulp Studios

I N C O G N I T O




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"PULP STUDIOS PRESENTS"

"A SHORT FILM BY
BARRY TURI

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INT. APARTMENT MORNING
A MAN is sitting on the floor, watching TV. Beside him are and
PICTURE of his unborn baby. This is JOHN STAPLES, who is grieving
from his wife and unborn daughters manslaughter. He is 25 years
old, and has recently arrived back from Afghanistan.
He GRABS the REMOTE CONTROL for the TV, and switches channel, with a
BOTTLE OF ALCOHOL in his other hand. He TAKES A SIP of his bottle,
as the news reports The Cameron Act being enacted.
JOHN stands up and OPENS CURTAINS a huge beam of sunlight appears.
JOHN picks up a CIGARETTE from his box and lights it. The news
channel is talking about his wifes manslaughter, relating to The
Cameron Act. John LISTENS:
NEWS REPORTER
the recent death of Linda Staples
could be an incentive for someone
close to step up and bring her
murderer to justice, better yet
anybody in Raveback City could
bring in criminals living under our
noses in this society
On the news channel, a picture is shown of JOHN, his wife LINDA and
their unborn child.

JOHN looks back the same FRAMED PICTURE of him and his wife,
LINDA. He picks it up, reminded of her passing. He SMOKES his
cigarette, and walks to his wardrobe.
JOHN OPENS his wardrobe inside amongst his clothes
Camera pans down to two PISTOLS and a PLAIN, BLACK MASK. He takes a
puff of his cigarette. He SHUTS the wardrobe.

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EXT. PARK
JOHN is on a walk to clear the air, with his head down and hands in
his pockets. As he WALKS around the park slowly, he PEERS down an
alleyway. He sees that
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EXT. ALLEYWAY
An innocent man is being ROBBED at knifepoint. He gives up his phone
to the criminal, however the robber continuously BEATS the victim to
the pulp until he is unconscious.
The robber stops, and LOOKS directly at JOHN.
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EXT. PARK
JOHN STARES directly at the robber an indication to WALK AWAY. The
robber taunts him however; shouting:
ROBBER
You fucking saw that and did jack
shit!
JOHN realizes that he should have done something, but continues to
GAZE at the robber as he RUNS off. He LOWERS his head again in
disappointment.
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EXT. ALLEYWAY
The victim wakes up slowly after being KNOCKED OUT, he is on the
floor with a sore head JOHN is there with a set of TISSUES to
treat his cuts and wounds.
He bends down to comfort the man his name is STEVE. He is an
ordinary Caucasian man, with bruises and cuts, and is 19 years old.
The two engage in conversation.
STEVE
Th- thank you. Pass me the tissues.
JOHN
No. Please, let me help. I know how
it feels. Youre just lucky it
didnt happen worse to yourself.
STEVE
Is it one of those cases where
someone gets killed? That happens
all the

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JOHN
My wife and unborn child were
gunned down and I was in the Middle
East.

JOHN doesnt feel comfortable, but knew he had to get his point
across. A long pause arises STEVE feels sorry and bad for his
comments.
STEVE
Im so sorry. If Ida known
JOHN
Its fine, honestly. It was just
the sense of hopelessness that got
to me the most, yknow. Your future
family, swept under their feet
and there was nothing you couldve
done to prevent it.
A TEAR rolls down JOHNs face. He gives the tissues to STEVE, and
takes out a cigarette and lights it.
JOHN (contd)
She was 17 when I met her, you
know; only met her by sneaking into
a nightclub. (chuckles) First drink
I treated her to was a glass of
whiskey, which was probably a bad
choice she really didnt like it.
STEVE
If you feel so hopeless, then maybe
you should redeem yourself.
JOHN LOOKS UP.
STEVE
This new government act; it could
be an opportunity.
JOHN
If I dare tried to do anything, I
wouldnt be any better than the
murderers of my wife and the pieces
of shit whove done this to you.
Ive served in the army I killed
people every day. Ive even watched
the Americans do it to innocents.
And the added turmoil of my familySTEVE
And youre just going to carry on
letting them get away like just
now?

JOHN
Well, no, butSTEVE
But what? You know this city is bad
when the government wants ordinary
citizens to start bringing people
in.
JOHN continues to smoke. He gets up.
JOHN
Forget I was ever here. Get
yourself to a hospital.
He walks away. STEVE LOOKS in need, but LOOKS BACK DOWN after he
doesnt get JOHNs attention.
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INT. APARTMENT NIGHT
JOHN is watching television, with a CAN OF BEER next to him trying
to put behind what Steve tried convincing him to do. On the
television is CELEBRITY JUICE.
But he cant enjoy it STEVEs voice keeps repeating in his head.
As the voices play in his head, he gets agitated and flustered.
STEVE (voiceover)
If your wifes death were in the
hands of the scum in this city,
then maybe she would want you to do
something about it. And youre just
going to carry on letting them get
away like just now?! But what? You
know this city is bad when the
government wants ordinary citizens
to start bringing people in.
JOHN shouts in anger and THROWS his CIGARETTE angrily. He follows
through by also throwing his BEER and everything on his TABLE. He
picks up LINDAs PICTURE - then pauses.
JOHN momentarily LOOKS at the PICTURE, still with a facial
expression, which is later reduced to a SAD and REFLECTIVE one. He
slowly and softly PUTS it down. He then looks at his WARDROBE.
Inside the wardrobe - his TWO HANDGUNS and a BLACK MASK. He pauses,
as he looks down at the objects.
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EXT. ALLEWAY NIGHT
The same robber is MUGGING another innocent man at KNIFEPOINT. The
innocent mans name is HARRY he is in his early teens, Caucasian

and has short hair. The robber takes his WALLET and PHONE, puts them
in his BAG, then tries to make a RUN Suddenly, a GUN SHOT is heard
it hits the robber in the back of the leg.
The robber SCREAMS IN AGONY.
Then, a SHADOW is seen on the walls. HARRY looks up in awe and fear.
The robber manages to pull out a LARGE ASSAULT RIFLE from his BAG.
He SHOOTS, RAGEFULLY SHOUTING while doing so.
BULLET run out, and his GUN jams. Out of nowhere, a SMOKE GRENADE is
tossed in front of the robber, engulfing him in a RED MIST Another
GUN SHOT is heard the robber falls to the ground. Out of the red
smoke emerges JOHN, as the masked vigilante, INCOGNITO.
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INCOGNITO
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