1. “MISTAKEN INCARCERATION”
By
Lucas McKenna-Wait
23 Shearsbrook Close
Bransgore, BH23 8HF
07957151461
mckennawaitl@ringwood.hants.sch.uk

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FADE IN:
EXT. OUTSIDE MICHAEL’S HOUSE. DAY.
We start with Michael. He appears just out of the house and
then starts to walk over to the pub to meet up with his
best friend Theo. He makes sure that he hasn’t forgotten
his wallet and valuables before he closes the door.
We then see him walking past his local shops on his way to
the pub.
We can see Michael waiting by a main road stop and then
advances across the road safely once he has looked both
ways.
Finally, we see a shot of him walking into the pub to meet
his friend Theo.
INT. LOCAL PUB. DAY.
The pub he has walked into is old fashioned, 17th century to
be precise, with low hanging ceilings that only mean that
his head can just fit in without him having to duck. He
enters through the main entrance and then sees the bar,
with a while selection of ales and bitters that he can
choose from. He sees Theo, who is in his 20s and quite well
kept with nice clothes and is of a decent social class. He
walks up to the bar and takes a seat next to him.
MICHAEL
(Sits down) You just finished work?
THEO
Yeah. Got busy today. Couldn’t sit on my
arse all day. (To the Bartender) can I get
another pint? One for Michael.
BARTENDER
Sure.
MICHAEL
Cheers.
THEO
(Sips his drink) How’s the martial arts
going?

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MICHAEL
Alright. I just feel like they’re teaching
me the same things over and over.
THEO
(Confused) Why don’t you just go to
another dojo?
(The bartender places the
pint on the bar.)
MICHAEL
No good ones near. I’d have to drive about
40 minutes in order to get to a decent
one. I’m nearly black belt, and I haven’t
learnt anything of use since I was a
yellow belt… just enhancing my old skills.
THEO
Yeah don’t bother transferring to a new
one. You have basically got all the skills
you need.
MICHAEL
True.
(They hear the faint sounds
of police sirens in the
background and see the red
and blue light faintly in the
window.)
THEO
Wait, why is there police in the car park?
And there is a lot of them as well.
MICHAEL
I’m confused too, they can’t be here for
us. (Comically) Unless you’ve robbed a
bank or something (laughs)
THEO
Shut up. This could be serious.

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MICHAEL
Alright way to ruin the mood.
(Police storm through the
door of the pub.)
POLICEMAN
(Shouting) Put your hands up in the air
where I can see them!
(Michael, Theo and the
Bartender all put their hands
in the air, confused as to
what is going on.)
MICHAEL
(Worried) Who are you speaking to?
POLICEMAN
(Shouting) You. Now get your hands in the
air!
MICHAEL
I haven’t done anything wrong, so what’s
the point of me putting my hands in the
air.
POLICEMAN
Right then. Looks like we are going to
have to do it the hard way.
Michael and the group of policemen start to have a fight,
fending off a group of four policeman. They start throwing
punches at him. He uses his reflexes and what he has learnt
in martial arts to defend himself. He manages to get one
guy into a headlock and bang his head against the bar,
knocking him out. He starts to get tired but the adrenaline
kicks in. The thought that he doesn’t want to go to jail
for something he didn’t do races through his mind. He
manages to knock out another police officer with a swift
punch and then in a split-second, ducks another hook. He
then uppercuts the police officer attempting the hook and
kicks him relentlessly until he goes unconscious.
Staggering back, he shouts as he charges into the final
policeman, shoving him against the wall. Michael runs out

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of the door worried just in case something happens. Theo
looks at all of the policeman knocked out and lying on the
floor shocked and perplexed.
THEO
(Looking at the bodies) Well that was
interesting.
BARTENDER
Just another day at the office.
THEO
So, a load of people knocked out on your
pub floor is a normal thing?
BARTENDER
Oh, you won’t believe the number of drunks
we get.
SERIES OF SHOTS:
A) Michael starts running back home and we start to see a
series of shots of him running back to his home after
the incident with the police.
B) He is starting to get really exhausted after all the
fighting that has just occurred and we can see that
with his facial expression.
C) He continues to run across the road not paying
attention to any of the cars. Luckily it ends up being
safe.
D) Then he takes the more secret route back to his home
through a private estate so that he doesn’t get caught
by extra police that could have been sent out.
E) He storms down his house road and then puts the keys
in his lock as quick as possible.
INT. MICHAEL’S LOUNGE. DAY.
Michael rushes into the house then to see his parents sat
on the couch worried to why he has come back so abruptly.
The mother is a woman of her mid-40s wearing typically
comfortable clothes and dressing gowns since she always
likes to stay cozy. His father is also in his 40s and is of
a high social class but usually likes to wear clothes
classed as ‘dad’ clothes. This consists of a shirt with
jumper over it, boots and then a pair of boot-cut jeans.

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MOTHER
(Worried) Is everything okay?
MICHAEL
No, it’s not Mum, the police just tried to
arrest me.
FATHER
For what? What did you do?
MICHAEL
Nothing.
MOTHER
Well surely, something has got to be
wrong. How about you come and sit down and
watch the news with us. You are safe here.
They start to watch the news and then they notice that the
story that comes on is based of the town that they live in,
so they continue to watch. The TV is focused on in the shot
and then we zoom in to a cut of the new studio.
INT. NEWS STUDIO. DAY.
NEWS SPOKESPERSON
News just in about a recent bank robbery
and a criminal on the run, here we have
some footage of the man from the police
just as he ran away from the bank to a
local pub where he was with his best
friend only to fight policemen and run
away. Other police have reported to stay
aware of the criminal out there before he
does anything else and if you see him be
sure to report his whereabouts.
INT. MICHAEL’S HOUSE. DAY.
We cut back to Michael’s house where he is shocked and
surprised about how he has been mistaken for a criminal and
the police have got something wrong for once all along.

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MICHAEL
(shocked) No way. (pauses) They have
mistaken me for someone else. And now I’m
going to jail.
MOTHER
You are not going to go to jail. They
won’t get you.
MICHAEL
Well what if they do find me? They are not
going to consider that they have got the
wrong guy. Police are always right in
their eyes.
MOTHER
Just relax in your room with the blinds
closed and chill out. We’ll look out.
(He walks up the stairs to
his bedroom)
INT. BEDROOM. DAY.
As soon as Michael enters his bedroom, he immediately shuts
the door. His room is relatively big, with a matching
colour desk and wardrobe to the right when opening the
door. His bed is placed to the left wall directly next to
his window and he has a TV directly in front of it along
with his chest of drawers and his light. He then also has a
bedside table as well off to the right of his bed.
He immediately goes over and closes his blinds.
INT. POLICE STATION. DAY.
Inside the police meeting room, they bring in one of their
main criminals, A kidnapper that has been imprisoned for
kidnapping over 30 people throughout his life time. He has
learnt that what he has done is wrong and want to escape as
soon as possible. They sit him down with his handcuffs on
and then try to make an agreement with him.
MAIN POLICE OFFICER
You know why I have bought you here today?

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CRIMINAL
Hopefully to release me?
MAIN POLICE OFFICER
No chance. But we seriously need your
help.
CRIMINAL
Depends what it is.
MAIN POLICE OFFICER
Well… We are looking for a criminal.
Someone who escaped and knocked out four
of our best officers and we can’t see to
track him down. We lack the skills.
CRIMINAL
And you are calling upon someone who has
been in jail for 30 years? There isn’t
anything in it for me.
SECOND POLICE OFFICER
He’s not going to listen to us. He’ll just
try to bribe us.
CRIMINAL
Of course I’ll try to bribe you do you
think I am stupid?
MAIN POLICE OFFICER
(shouting) Enough!
(silence falls across the
room for a few seconds.)
(quietly) Right. I’ll cut you a deal. You
bring our guys, we’ll set you free.
Doesn’t matter how you do it, just bring
him back in one piece. Deal?
CRIMINAL
Alright deal.

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MAIN POLICE OFFICER
You can leave now.
(He is freed from his
handcuffs and then escorted
out of the room.)
EXT. THEO’S HOUSE. NIGHT.
The criminal manages to get to Theo’s house after being
told his location by the police off scene. He looks around
for some keys to see if he can get into the door, he checks
all of the crevices and secret areas of the drive to find
that they have left the key placed in the lavender plant.
As quiet as possible, he places the key in the lock and
then turns the lock. He then quietly opens the door trying
not to make a noise and then steps inside.
INT. THEO’S HOUSE. NIGHT.
SERIES OF SHOTS:
A) He walks through the front entrance and then checks
around all of the places that he could be. He checks
the bathroom by the front entrance first and then
checks the room to the left.
B) We see Theo stood in the bathroom getting ready for
bed doing his nightly routine. He is dressed in his
nightwear and he is brushing his teeth.
C) He walks through to the kitchen and checks around
there and then proceeds to walk to the stairs.
D) He takes his first step up the stairs and then the
stairs creak loudly meaning that he could be heard
throughout the house.
E) Theo hears this gets confused and stops brushing his
teeth he then exits the bathroom and walks down the
stairs.
F) He reaches the bottom of the stairs to be greeted by
the criminal who knocks him out and then ties him up
in a black bag.
FADE TO BLACK:
FADE IN:
INT. THEO’S GARAGE. DAY.

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We see that Theo has been tied up in his own garage and is
worried and scared about what is going to happen to him.
The killer is about to interrogate him.
The garage is quite messy and unorganized with things lying
around everywhere, however it is quite spacious so you are
able to be productive in the space that there is.
CRIMINAL
Where is he?
THEO
Where is who?
CRIMINAL
You know who…
THEO
No I seriously don’t.
CRIMINAL
Your little friend. Sounds like he has
been up to no good, hasn’t he.
THEO
What Michael? He didn’t do anything.
CRIMINAL
Well the police think differently clearly.
I’ve been sent out to find him and I
thought the best way to do it, was through
you… his best friend through thick and
thin. Because, you will know where he is.
Won’t you.
THEO
I’m not going to tell you anything.
CRIMINAL
Maybe you will when I show you this.
(He pulls out a gun and

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points it at Theo’s head.)
THEO
Right. I’ll bring him to you. Let me
message him real quick.
CRIMINAL
Good.
(Theo messages him to tell
him to come to his house.)
THEO
He will be here in about 5 seconds.
CRIMINAL
Don’t you think that is a bit too –
(Michael storms through the
door of the garage.)
Jesus, how did you get here so quick.
THEO
Not important.
MICHAEL
(Annoyed) Cause I care about my friend
that’s why. Why have you tied him up?
CRIMINAL
Because I wanted you… so I thought of the
best way… to kidnap your best friend you
wouldn’t want anything to happen to.
MICHAEL
(Annoyed) But why do you want me? I don’t
understand.
CRIMINAL
The police are after you. You robbed a
bank so I’m taking you to the prison. If I
do, I’ll be free from prison.

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MICHAEL
(Shouting) There’s no way I’m going to
prison for something I didn’t do.
CRIMINAL
Maybe you will if it means your friend
stays alive.
(He points his gun at Theo.)
MICHAEL
(Shouting) No.
THEO
Just go Michael, we have lost either way.
CRIMINAL
Well, if you don’t go then your brains are
gonna get blown out, your life gone in the
flash of an eye and no one will know what
is going o-
Michael knocks the gun on the floor and then they have a
fight. First, Michael lands a few punches swiftly and then
proceed to knock him down for a couple of seconds. The
criminal manages to dodge a punch aimed at him on the floor
and then Michael injures his hand. The criminal then lands
a few hits and dazes Michael in the process, meaning that
he is growing weaker and weaker. Michael is clearly losing
in the fight, but Theo in the process is trying to escape
the chair to which goes unnoticed by the criminal. The
criminal has Michael up in the corner now ready to finish
him off.
CRIMINAL
Looks like it is behind bars for you.
Theo finally escapes and then hits him round the back of
the head with a metal item and then knocks him unconscious.
They both get up and dust themselves off.
MICHAEL
Thanks. For covering me.

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THEO
No problem. You helped me out, so I’ll
help you.
(They open the garage door by
the switch and then walks
out.)
EXT. OUTSIDE THEO’S HOUSE. DAY.
They exit the garage and then they walk down the driveway
talking. As they walk out of the driveway, they notice
someone like Michael walking down the opposite side of the
pavement. They take a minute and examine.
THEO
Do you think that he is the actual
criminal?
(The ominous man turns his
head to find that it is the
criminal that was in the news
report for robbing the bank.)
MICHAEL
Holy shit. That’s the guy.
THEO
Well then… lets catch him and take him to
the police.
They go up behind him and then ambush the criminal so that
he gets injured and taken to the police station.
FADE OUT:
FADE IN:
INT. POLICE STATION. DAY.
They walk into the station escorting the injured criminal
and they take him to the main police officer.
MAIN POLICE OFFICER
(Annoyed) What, how did you escape our
best criminal?

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MICHAEL
I fought him. Besides, this is the guy you
were looking for not me.
(He shoves the actual
criminal over to the police
officer.)
The main officer goes over to his computer to compare him
to the database and then walks back up to Michael.
MAIN POLICE OFFICER
Well, I do apologize, we seem to have
messed up. Well you are in the clear now,
go off and continue whatever you were
doing and then we will take care of the
rest.
MICHAEL AND THEO
Alright, cheers.
EXT. OUTSIDE POLICE STATION. DAY.
They both proceed out of the door and walk away from the
police station.
THEO
Fancy another pint?
MICHAEL
Alright. Go on then.
They continue to walk down to the pub and the police stop
bothering them as they live their normal lives.
FADE OUT:
THE END