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Skit Comp Entry

This was my effort for last week's skit comp. I wasn't writing for the comp originally but the theme fitted so put it in. Any feedback very welcome. :)

INT. SHABBY ROOM. DAY.

A MAN (ALAN) IS TIED TO A HARD BACKED CHAIR. ANOTHER MAN (WILL) IS INTERROGATING HIM.

WILL:
If you confess I'll let you go and no harm will come to you, I promise.

ALAN:
I'm not confessing to something I didn't do. I'm not afraid.

WILL:
Maybe you're right. Maybe you don't fear pain for yourself, but what about your loved ones?

THE DOOR OPENS AND A BOY (TOM) IS PUSHED INTO THE ROOM.

ALAN:
You bastard, dragging my son into this. Don't worry Tom. Everything will be ok.

WILL:
Now Tom, come over here would you?

TOM WALKS OVER TO WILL, SCUFFING HIS FEET AS HE DOES SO. ALAN GRIPS THE CHAIR IN DISTRESS.

ALAN:
Aaargh! Pick your feet up when you walk. Those trainers cost a fortune, you'll wear them down.

WILL:
My my Tom, looks like you've got a bit of a cold. Here.

WILL HANDS TOM A TISSUE. TOM SNIFFS LOUDLY. ALAN CONVULSES WITH PAIN.

ALAN:
Urgh! Don't sniff, use your tissue. If you keep sniffing you'll never get rid of your cold. Blow your nose.

WILL:
Just admit what you done and all this will stop.

ALAN:
No. The truth has to stand for something in this world. You can be strong can't you Tom? Strong for daddy?

WILL:
Just to show you I'm not a complete monster I got him a little present.

WILL HANDS A PERSONAL STEREO TO TOM. TOM TAKES IT AND PUTS THE EARPHONES IN.

SFX: TINNY SOUND OF LOUD MUSIC COMING FROM THE EARPHONES.

ALAN:
Urgh, argh, You'll make yourself deaf. Is that what you want? You can't possibly need it that loud.

TOM:
Uh?

ALAN:
I said you can't poss...Ok ok, I'll confess, I'll say anything just let him be.

WILL:
I knew you'd come round. Now tell me what I want to hear.

ALAN:
Okay okay. It was me. It was me who put your Action Man in the toaster.

WILL:
I knew it. Finally, after all these years.

ALAN:
You've got what you want now let the boy go.

WILL:
As you wish. Tom? You can stop it now.

TOM:
Uh?

WILL PULLS OUT THE EARPHONES FROM TOM'S EARS.

WILL:
That's all for now, thank you Tom. But please keep the gift.

TOM:
Wow cheers uncle Will.

TOM LEAVES THE ROOM.

ALAN:
You wait until mother hears about this.

END.

I liked it up front but the back-end was too floppy. For my modest tastes a stronger out would make this v. nice.

Very nice premise to this. It was in my top 3 in the skit comp.

Sorry for the bump but would love to get a couple more opinions on this if anyone has a few minutes of their life they don't mind not getting back. :)

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