TWO MEN, BILL AND JACK, SIT IN A DARKENED ROOM. THE MEN STUDY INSTRUMENTS TO MEASURE SPIRIT PRESENCE. THEY HAVE A CAMERA FILMING AND A RECORDING DEVICE FOR SOUND AND TEMPERATURE CHANGES. THE MEN INTERMITENTLY STAND A READ DEVICES BILL ROOTS ABOUT FOR A FLASK AND SANDWICHES BEGINS TO EAT AND OFFERS THEM TO JACK WHO DECLINES.
JACK.
We're getting a reading here, Bill, I think something is about to happen.
BILL CHOMPS ON HIS SANDWICHES AND SHIFTS SLIGHTLY TO LET A GHOSTLY FIGURE PASS.
BILL.
Hmmm. Yeah, I can see what you mean.
JACK.
The readings are going off the scale, now. Can you sense it.
BILL. SIPS TEA AND BITES ON A SANDWICH. A ROMAN LEGION MARCHES THROUGH. HE STEPS AWAY TO LET THEM PASS.
Yep, they're there. Carefull. BILL SHOUTS AS A FIGURE KNOCKS HIS SANDWICH FROM HIS HAND. Bloody things.
JACK.
Have you always been able to see spirits?
BILL.
Yeah, they get on my bloody nerves. A PICTURE FLIES ACROSS THE ROOM. Slinging things around and making a mess.
JACK.
And you never get frightened?
BILL.
Nah, never. Bloody things MUTTERS UNDER BREATH bloody things! I was in Afghanistan, I saw guts lying in a puddle. I went into the police and I've seen bloated bodies pulled out the river, kids murdered and that's on a good day. Why should I be afraid of something that's ...... a load of electricity, wind and .... piss?
JACK.
Hmm, lucky. Me?.... they still make me a bit nervous.
BILL GETS UP AND MOVES TOWARD A CUPBOARD. HE BECKONS JACK WHO FOLLOWS. BILL OPENS DOOR LETS OUT A BLOOD CURDLING SCREAM AND RUNS.
BILL.
Spider, urrrggghh, spiderrrrrr. EXITS ROOM LEAVING JACK LAUGHING.
JACK.
Spider. LAUGHS. Fancy him being afraid of spider.
CUPBOARD DOOR OPENS SLIGHTLY TO SEE A MAN SIZED SPIDER LEG BEGIN TO EMERGE.
