The 9:50 Call

1. FADE IN

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. PETER'S NT HOME - 09:30

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7. Bedroom. Sunlight streams through the curtains. Birds singing. PETER brinks awake in bed.

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9. PETER (V.O.): I haven't had the experience for over 10 years.

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11. He takes a look of the bedside digital radio alarm clock with bright green display.

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13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I slept like a baby.

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15. He checks the brand of the clock again.

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17. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's Sanyo - the proprietor meant to conquer three oceans.

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19. Pausing.

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21. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I can't remember when did I buy it.

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23. Peter then captures images of the clock with his phone. Seconds later, his phone rings. Caller ID: Estate Management.

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25. Act 2

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27. FLASHBACK

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29. INT. PETER URBAN HOME - NIGHT (Months ago)

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31. CALLER: Mr Cheung?

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33. PETER: Yes?

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35. CALLER: This is the security division of the management.

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37. PETER: What's the matter?

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39. CALLER: Just then, we saw the gate of your house left open.

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41. PETER: Oops! ... I don't stay overnight there...

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43. CALLER: Don't worry. We closed it for you.

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45. END FLASHBACK

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47. CALLER: Mr Cheung? 

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49. PETER: Yes?

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51. CALLER: This is the security division of the management. Have you lost your wallet?

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53. PETER (V.O.): Have I lost my wallet?

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55. Peter grabs his handbag and checks the contents inside.

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57. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, my wallet isn't here.

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59. PETER: Yes!

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61. CALLER: We've it here. We found it near your house gate. Please come to our office to collect it.

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63. PETER: Thank you so much!

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65. MONTAGE OF WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT

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67. A. Peter's SMART City Coupe pulls up to the iron gate.

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69. B. Grabbing his handbag, Peter gets out to open the gate.

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71. C. Peter's wallet, a leather case, slips from the bag and lands silently on the road.

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73. D. Peter gets back in, parks inside, closes the gate. He never looks back.

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75. END MONTAGE

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77. Peter is about to leave his house. He stops.

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79. PETER (V.O.): My ID is in my wallet. I just can't walk into the management office and say I'm Peter.

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81. Then he sees an old Govt reception admission card with his photo and name on it.

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83. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): This is some proof.

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85. He heads to his SMART car. Then stops.

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87. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd):The parking access card...it's in the wallet.

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89. Then, he looks at his fleet of old bicycles.

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91. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): All tires are flat.

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93. Peter is on his hands and knees, wrestling with a manual pump. He attaches the pump to the valve. He pumps. Once, twice, thrice...

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95. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I'm sweating.

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97. Pausing.

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99. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Should have ...gotten...an electric...pump...

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101. Act 3

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103. INT. BEDROOM - 22:30

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105. Peter uploads an image to a draft on his laptop. It shows a Sanyo digital alarm clock with bright green display reading 9:50 and a pair of black-framed glasses resting in front of it.

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107. PETER (V.O.): I was lucky. Didn't have to run around like a headless chicken. No time was wasted.

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109. Thinking.

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111. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Life gives me a warning shot before it gives me a crisis. The trick is to answer the 9:50 call.

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113. Reflecting.

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115. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The 9:50 call tells me what I still have - a bicycle, a manual pump, and a morning worth living twice.

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117.  The END

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119. FADE OUT