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On the Job

Writer's picture: Peter K F Cheung SBSPeter K F Cheung SBS

Updated: Nov 4, 2020

  1. FADE IN.


  2. Act 1


  3. INT. STUDY - NIGHT


  4. PETER is playing guitar.


  5. PETER (V.O.): I've to appear in court again tomorrow. But there's not much I can prepare for the job.


  6. Putting aside his guitar, Peter picks up his phone.


  7. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Let me check the Judiciary's Daily Cause List and see how many summons I'll have to deal with tomorrow.


  8. Scrolling down the screen, Peter counts with his fingers and mouth.


  9. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Wow, over 100 cases.


  10. Pausing.


  11. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Well, I've to be in good shape.


  12. Act 2


  13. INT. DINING ROOM - LATER


  14. Peter and his WIFE are having a hotpot dinner. Raw meat and vegetables are on the the table. Peter is eating something crispy, wrapped with lettuce.


  15. PETER (V.O.): I like to have deep-fried fish skin. But for tonight, just one piece. Tomorrow, I'll have to speak a lot.


  16. INT. SLEEPING ROOM - LATER


  17. It's 10 o'clock pm. Peter is in bed, listening to oldies from a bedside radio. We hear DJ's remarks: It's Five Hundred Miles from Peter & Gordon, and not Peter, Paul and Mary.


  18. PETER (V.O.): If I don't have to appear in Court tomorrow, I'll give Uncle Ray a ring.


  19. Wearing an eye mask, Peter sleeps.


  20. A beat. Peter licks his dry lips.


  21. PETER (V.O.): I feel so thirsty. The food must have a lot of msg...What time is it?


  22. Having seen the bedside radio clock displaying 03:38, Peter gets out of bed.


  23. INT. KITCHEN - LATER


  24. Peter drinks two cups of water.


  25. INT. SLEEPING ROOM - LATER


  26. Peter goes back to bed.


  27. PETER (V.O.): I hope I could fall asleep again.


  28. But Peter rolls over many times.


  29. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Have I slept enough? Or is it because of the work pressure?


  30. Pausing.


  31. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): If I don't have to appear in court in a few hours, I'm sure I can go back to sleep.


  32. FLASHBACK


  33. EXT. ROAD - DAY (FEW DAYS EARLIER)


  34. From a mall, Peter in suit walks towards a court house. Bumping into a few GENTLEMEN in suit, he begins to chat with a barrister FRIEND.


  35. PETER: Hi, good to see you again!


  36. FRIEND: Hi, we met last year in court!


  37. PETER: I was prosecuting and you're defending. I learned a lot from you.


  38. FRIEND: I'm thinking of retiring later in the year...


  39. PETER: Why?


  40. FRIEND: There's always the pressure...


  41. RETURN TO PRESENT


  42. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Yes, I'm feeling it.


  43. Pausing.


  44. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I only hope that I could be waken up by the alarm clock rather than waiting for the time to tick away.


  45. Peter checks the time.


  46. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's 5:30 am already...


  47. Act 3


  48. INT. SLEEPING ROOM - CONTINUOUS


  49. Kaji, the family pet, jumps up onto bed and rests at Peter's feet.


  50. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): A very good dog. The best comforter.


  51. A beat.


  52. As the alarm clock rings, Peter wakes up.


  53. INT. COURT - DAY


  54. Standing, Peter prosecutes defendants. The Court convicts those who pleads guilty or sets down the trial dates for those who plead not guilty. Peter offers assistance..


  55. INT. OFFICE - DAY


  56. Standing near a water dispenser, Peter quenches his dry throat.


  57. INT. STUDY - NIGHT


  58. Peter relaxes on a sofa, the TV is playing US Election Day news.


  59. PETER (V.O.): When I resumed prosecutions three years ago, I dealt with only two cases per day.


  60. Pausing.


  61. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Three years later, I can handle over 100 cases in a day.


  62. Pausing.


  63. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): On the job is the best way to learn anything.


  64. Picking up a guitar, Peter begins to play.


  65. FADE OUT.


  66. THE END


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