FADE IN Act 1 INT. DINING ROOM/BEDROOM - 19:00 Modest. PETER sits at the dining table. His WIFE sets down dishes with unusual energy. PETER (V.O.): We usually eat after 20:15. They begin eating. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): We're going to a drone show tonight. It starts at 21:12. Pausing. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I'm just happy to have a night out with my wife. After dinner, Peter goes to the bedroom. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Let me see what the drone show is about. He pulls out his sm

FADE IN Act 1 INT. LIVING ROOM - 14:45 Modest and tidy. PETER sits on a sofa, completing his daily Duolingo streak in Spanish. He glances at the window. PETER (V.O.): It seems the rest of the day will be dry. A message concerning The Jade White Orchid Tree Project pops up in his WhatsApp group chat. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Starting at 15:30? Peter types his reply on screen: I'll rush back. He closes his Duolingo app with a decisive click PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Duolingo counts

FADE I N Act 1 INT. HOME - LATE AFTERNOON Sunlight slants through windows. The PACK LEADER is turning the kitchen into an emergency zone. KAJI watches. KAJI (V.O.): Our maid left home early in the morning. Kaji stares at her leash. Hanging on its hook. Untouched. KAJI (V.O.) (Cont'd): She knows. We go when the sun is this low. We walk the path. I sniff the grass. This is the way. Kaji stares at the Pack Leader. She doesn't turn. PETER appears and talks to her. PETER: A

FADE IN Act 1 INT. BEDROOM - 08:00 Soft grey-blue light filters through the curtains. PETER 'S WIFE sleeps deeply. PETER lies beside her, propped up on two pillows. On his head are closed-back headphones. He scrolls through Facebook. PETER (V.O.): Here's another piano tutorial for jazz beginners. MONTAGE OF PETER'S LISTENING EXPERIENCE IN A MALL YESTERDAY A. We hear background piano music - its "Misty" reinterpreted. Sounds different. B. Peter is utterly arrested by the re