Second Script

The first few seconds of the film are of a black screen, with the sound of an out of tune radio and distant rain playing overhead. Then the screen fades in, revealing an old radio. The radio cuts into a broadcast, which says: “Good evening. The London Metropolitan Police have announced another murder today. The killer which has set his sights on murdering citizens around the capital has brutally killed a young single mother. She has been named as Sophie Morrison. Her family have been informed.” The radio the cuts out and goes back to it's out of tune state. The camera then, slowly, pans up to show rain pouring down a barred window. A hooded figure walks past, and approached a door. The camera cuts to a shot of a door opening, and you see the man's feet on the floor. In one hand he is holding a long branding iron. The camera follows him as he places the branding iron at the far end of the room. Then, it shows the character, Laverick, switches off the radio. The camera then cuts to a shot of the window, looking into the room, and Laverick then proceeds to close the blind. This makes Laverick seem more isolated from the normal stir of society. There is then a shot of Laverick placing a knife and scissors in his bag of tools. This adds a sense violence to the character, as you see what kind of tools he uses to brutally kill his victims. After this, the shot changes to shots of battered old newspaper cuttings on the wall, which read “Laverick becomes country's most successful entrepreneur”, “Laverick wife and children killed in horrific mansion fire”, “Laverick mansion arsonists walk free. Laverick missing for three years”, “Body in woodland with an unknown logo branded into skin.” In between all of these cuttings, pictures of Laverick's potential victims appear briefly. Laverick then proceeds to pick a pen, and cross out an image of his next victim. Laverick then collects his branding iron, and the camera cuts to a shot of the door slamming shut.