Character bios and the first 5 scenes of the scene breakdown.
Character biographies
Synopsis- In a town where crime has taken over and the wicked rule, a cop whose hit rock bottom is on the path to redemption. After losing everything that has ever meant anything to him, Jason must resurrect himself and once again be the hero he was. He is after what may be the most prolific killer the city has ever seen. This killer is meticulous, calculating and precise; he makes it a number one priority to never leave any evidence for the police to follow on. The killer is Jason’s brother.
Jason Reids- Having faced a lot of adversity, Jason has hit rock bottom. He is drinking, not concentrating at work; he is depressed and can’t bear life any longer. He feels disconnected with the world, as if he has given up all hope, he feels there is nothing good left in the world. He is desperately seeking a way to redeem himself. A case which is impossible to solve, something, anything to get him out of this slump he is in. He has lost faith in people, if he cannot trust his loving ex-wife then who can he trust. He hopes that solving the series of patterned murders that have been occurring, he can somehow reclaim his place in society and return to being the noble and honourable hero he once was. Although the trials he will have to face will be difficult for him, in order to win the battle over evil he must overcome his problems. He must also eventually come to grips with the fact that his brother is the very murderer he’s been following.
Eric Reids- Sadistic and utterly insane, he kills for the pleasure and thrill of it. His agenda though is to get the attention of his brother Jason. Eric wishes to show his brother what he has made of his life, that he can achieve “greatness” in the form of death and mayhem. Although he does make it hard for his brother to find him, by leaving no trace of himself anywhere and by constantly changing his appearance, address and other factors that would identify him. He wants Jason to pay attention to him mainly as a compensation for the lack of attention he received as a child. Basically Eric is the poster-boy for the criminally insane, he displays every emotion of a psychotic with little trace of humanity in him.
Laura Jensen- A new addition to the homicide squad. Working under Jason, she wishes to prove herself and show him that she is damn good at what she does. Feeling an instant connection to him, this is something she feels she must explore further. Knowing little of Jason’s past she feels drawn to help him in his present at the same time letting go of her spiralled past.
Script breakdown
SCENE 1 INT BAR NIGHT
After sinking down a fourth scotch and coke, Jason gets a phone call. It’s dispatch, another murder has been committed and he’s needed on the scene. Jason pays his fee for the drinks and begins to leave. Just as he is doing so he receives another phone call, it’s his ex-wife asking about the alimony payments. After a few minutes of painful conversation Jason finally hangs up and leaves the bar.
SCENE 2 EXT ALLEYWAY NIGHT
He arrives at the scene and proceeds straight to the body of the murder victim. It’s a young woman no older than 20 years of age. The same style of murder as the previous 5 cases he has been following, no surprise there. Head and fingers dismembered, legs broken, lacerations made into the torso, the victim was also raped. Again as before, it appears there are no traces left of the murderer. The police bag and tag the victim and Jason heads back to the police station to file a report and investigate the remains in the hopes of maybe finding something, some sort of clue as to who has been carving mayhem in this once peaceful city.
SCENE 3 INT POLICE STATION NIGHT
Jason begins to go over the little evidence that has been found, scrapings, blood spatter, connections between the victims, anything useful. (montage of Jason investigating, and looking into the murder) After hours of working Jason has gotten no further then when this case first opened up, he decides to retire from the night and go home.
SCENE 4 INT JASONS HOUSE NIGHT
It’s 1am and Jason is drowning himself in Scotch. The pressure of the case and his life in general is weighing down on him. He feels like he is slipping. The scotch feels soothing to him, it’s an escape from a reality he doesn’t want to face.
SCENE 5 INT JASONS HOUSE DAY
It’s the next morning, Jason is hung-over and reluctant to go to work. He takes two aspirin tablets and goes to shower, after doing so he makes breakfast. It’s 9am, he’ll be late for work but that doesn’t worry him, what does is the missed call he sees on his phone which was made from a with-held number. Knowing he won’t be able to find out who the number belongs to he heads off to the station.
