THE HOLE
INT. LABORATORY - DAY
A TALL, MIDDLE AGED MAN GARBED IN A LAB COAT LEADS A SHORTER, YOUNGER MAN IN PLAINS CLOTHES THROUGH THE SWISHY AUTOMATIC DOORS AND INTO THE HIGH TECH LOOKING LABORATORY.
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON
You're a very brave man, submitting yourself to testing like this. Few have the guts to follow through with it.
GARRY
Ah, in a bit of a tight spot money wise. Figure a few shots to the arm and a couple of pills are worth the money.
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON
Oh, this isn't a drug trial.
GARRY
Yeah? What is it then Professor Futuremotron?
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON
Well it's something much more important than that. You see, we're faced with quite a mystery here. It involves this hole.
THE TWO MEN STOP IN THE CENTER OF THE LAB WHERE IN FRONT OF THEM LIES A LARGE, PERFECTLY CIRCULAR HOLE IN THE FLOOR. THE BOTTOM IS OBSCURED BY THE PITCH DARKNESS. EXTREMELY FAINT MOANS AND CRIES OF ANGUISH CAN BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE.
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON (CONT'D)
This hole here. What is it? How did it get here? Why is it here? Etc, etc. These are the questions we're faced with here. Questions that you are hopefully going to help answer. Professor Flashyfuturelight!
A SHORT BALD MAN WEARING A WHITE LAB COAT POPS UP FROM BEHIND A DESK.
PROFESSOR FLASHYFUTURELIGHT
Yes Harold?
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON
Fill in our subject here on the origins of Mysterious Strange Hole Number 12.
PROFESSOR FLASHYFUTURELIGHT
Righto.
PROFESSOR FLASHYFUTURELIGHT WALKS OVER TO GARRY HOLDING A PEN IN HIS OUTSTRETCHED HAND. HE STOPS JUST SHORT OF THE HOLE.
PROFESSOR FLASHYFUTURELIGHT (CONT'D)
Observe.
PROFESSOR FLASHFUTURELIGHT DROPS THE PEN INTO THE HOLE AND THEN STANDS LEANING OVER THE HOLE WITH A HAND TO HIS EAR.
GARRY
What are you do//
PROFESSOR FLASHYFUTURELIGHT
Shhh!
THEY ALL STAND IN SILENCE FOR A FEW MOMENTS.
PROFESSOR FLASHYFUTURELIGHT (CONT'D)
Hear that?
GARRY
No.
PROFESSOR FLASHYFUTURELIGHT
Exactly! Why didn't we hear the pen land? Furthermore, what's at the bottom of this hole?
GARRY
I dunno. Doesn't sound good though.
PROFESSOR FLASHYFUTURELIGHT
It doesn't does it? Sure it'll be OK when you go down there though.
GARRY
Wait. What? You want me to go down there?
PROFESSOR FLASHYFUTURELIGHT
Yessum
GARRY
F**k that mate. Go down yourself.
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON
We were going to after we sent Massie, our lab's mascot down. (SHOUTING) How you doin' Massie?
A DOG'S DISTRESSED YELPING CAN BE HEARD FROM THE HOLE.
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON (CONT'D)
Thataboy. Anyway, we were going to go down there, but we figured. 'Hey, our work is pretty important y'know? And we've got some spare cash, why not pay someone else to do it?'. Hence, you.
GARRY
So what, this thing just mysteriously appeared one day?
PROFESSOR FLASHYFUTURELIGHT
Oh, it didn't just appear. It was there when we got here. We bought this lab from our old school chum Dr. Menace. Remember old Menace Harold
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON STARTS TO CHUCKLE.
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON
How could I forget! Always 'The world shall pay!" This and "I will have my vengence!" That.
PROFESSOR FLASHYFUTURELIGHT
And always messing around with the portals. Crazy coot put portals all over the place!
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON
You remember his really strange laugh? How did that go again?
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON AND PROFESSOR FLASHYFUTURELIGHT LAUGH MANIACALLY IN UNISON AND THEN BURST OUT IN GENUINE LAUGHTER. FUTUREMOTRON WIPES A TEAR FROM HIS EYE.
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON (CONT'D)
Oh Menace. Wonder what he's up to now?
PROFESSOR FLASHYFUTURELIGHT
Last I heard he was being tried for War crimes. But anyway, we bought this lab from him and that hole came with it.
GARRY
Y'know what fellas? F**k this. Just f**k this to hell. There is no way I'm going down there. Not for all the tea in bloody China.
GARRY GOES TO LEAVE.
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON
We'll pay you a fiver!
GARRY STOPS IN HIS TRACKS
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INT. LABORATORY - DAY
FUTUREMOTRON AND FUTUREFLASHYLIGHT ARE STOOD HOLDING A ROPE BETWEEN THEM THAT LEADS INTO THE HOLE. THEY ARE VERY SLOWLY LOWERING IT.
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON
(SHOUTING)
What do you see Garry?
GARRY'S VOICE IS ALMOST DROWNED OUT BY THE SCREAMS AND WAILING.
GARRY (O.C.)
Nothing yet.
THEY COUNTINUE TO LOWER HIM FURTHER INTO THE HOLE.
GARRY (O.C.) (CONT'D)
Wait! God! OH GOD! Oh it's horrible! It's HORRIBLE!
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON
(SHOUTING)
What is it Garry? What do you see?
GARRY (O.C.)
There's fire all around me and people screaming and I can see Micheal Barrymore and he doesn't look very happy! It's really, really crap! Get me out! GET ME OUT!
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON
(SHOUTING)
Just a little further Garry! For science!
GARRY (O.C.)
I don't care about science or the fiver! Just get me out oh please get me out!
FUTUREFLASHLIGHT'S WATCH STARTS TO BEEP. HE LETS GO OF THE ROPE. THE ROPE WHIZZES THROUGH FUTUREMOTRON'S HANDS AND HE QUICKLY LETS GO. GARRY'S SCREAM BECOMES MORE AND MORE DISTANT AS THE ROPE DISAPPEARS INTO THE HOLE
PROFESSOR FLASHYFUTURELIGHT
Diagnosise Murder is o... Oh.
FUTUREMOTRON SHAKES HIS HEAD.
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON
Tsk. What am I going to do with you?
FUTUREMOTRON LEANS OVER THE HOLE
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON (CONT'D)
(SHOUTING)
Garry? You there?
GARRY (O.C.)
YES! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! AH FUCKING HELLFIRE! IT BURNS, IT BURNS!
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON
(SHOUTING)
Yeah? Well don't worry! We're going to go get the test chimp, Mrs. Priscilla and get her to pull you out!
GARRY (O.C.)
A MONKEY?!?!?! A FUCKING MONKEY?!?! GET THE POLICE OR, OR THE FUCKING FIRE BRIGADE OR SOMETHING!
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON
(SHOUTING)
A chimp actually. But don't worry! Mrs. Priscilla is perfectly capable!
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INT. LABORATORY - DAY
FUTUREMOTRON AND FUTUREFLASHYLIGHT ARE STOOD HOLDING A ROPE BETWEEN THEM THAT LEADS INTO THE HOLE. THEY ARE VERY SLOWLY LOWERING IT. A PANICKED CHIMP CAN BE HEARD OFF CAMERA.
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON
(SHOUTING)
Steady Mrs. Priscilla, steady. No! Don't do that! That'll cut the ro//
THE ROPE GOES SLACK AND THE CHIMP'S SCREAMS DISAPPEAR INTO THE DISTANCE. FUTUREMOTRON AND FUTUREFLASHLIGHT STAND IN AWKWARD SILENCE.
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON (CONT'D)
Well I'm fresh out of ideas.
PROFESSOR FLASHYFUTURELIGHT
Still twenties minutes of Diagnosis murder left.
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON
Hmmm. OK then.
PROFESSOR FUTUREMOTRON AND FUTUREFLASHLIGHT WALK OFF.
GARRY (O.C.)
GUYS! I GOT THE MONKEY HERE! IT'S HERE! IT ISN'T HELPING GUYS! IT SMELLS AND IT ISN'T HELPING! GUYS? HELLO? GUYS?!
FADE OUT.