RamayanaTheScreenplayAdaption

~PathofDestruction~
By
LeonMijac,
NourMakarem,
AlyRazaBeig,
ChadiAwadalla,
JacobLonning

MediaandFilmYR.11Room102

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SCENEONE:
FADEIN:

INT.DARKROOM

WIDESHOTBACKOFOLDMANSHEADCENTREFRAME.MANIS
CENTREFRAMEWITHDOCUMENTSANDAPENINFRONTOFHIM.THE
MANHESITANTLYPROCEEDSTOWRITESIGNATUREONDOCUMENT.
CUTSTO:
LOWANGLESHOTSTEPMOTHERPOINTINGGUNDIRECTLYTOTHE
CAMERA.
CUTSTO:

SCENETWO:

FADEIN:
INT.DEVINSSONSLIVINGROOM
WIDESHOTWITHCAMERABEHINDTVDEVINSSONST.VPLAYING
ACTIONPROGRAM.DIEGETICGUNSHOTSOUNDPLAYEDIMMEDIATELY
AFTERTRANSITION.CHANNELCYCLESTOSTEPMOTHERONTHE
PODIUM.

STEPMOTHER
Weareshakenbythisdevastatingtragedythats
happenedtoushere.Restassuredthatthecompany
isingoodhandshoweverbyMr.Devinssurviving
son.
CUTSTO:
NEWSANCHOR
Anentirecommunitysinshockafterthe
wellrespectedbusinessmogulDevinHaynes
sufferedafatalstrokethismorning.Policeare
sayingitwasthethirdoneintherecentmonths
andaresultofapoorlifehabit.

CUTSTO:

2.

WIDESHOTDEVINSSONBACKSWITCHINGOFFTHETV.
CUTSTO:

SCENE2
Fadein:
INT.CAR

MIDSHOTDEVINSSONGETTINGINTOTHECAR,WITH
STEPMOTHERSITTINGINSIDEOFIT.
STEPMOTHER
Areyouready?

DEVINSSONISQUIET.HEGRUNTSANDTURNSHISHEADTHE
OTHERSIDEASTHECARISDRIVINGAWAY.
STEPMOTHER
Thingsarerunningsmoothly.Haveyouprepared
foryourfirstmeetingwiththeboard?The
chairmanmentionedDevinsplansofexpandingthe
companyabroad.

DEVINSSON
Letsnotgettoocarriedawayhere.Wevegotto
tieuplooseendsfirst.

STEPMOTHER
Dontworryaboutthat.IllseetothatDesmond
takescareofitfirsthand.

DEVINSSON
Good.Dideverythinggoaccordingtoplanwith
thedisposalofthebodies?
STEPMOTHER
Nooneissuspectingathing.Devinknewalotof
people.Peoplethatareexpertsathidingthe
truth.

3.
THESTEPMOTHERGRABSTHEHANDOFDEVINSSONINA
ROMANTICWAY.THESTEPMOTHERTOOKADVANTAGEOFDEVINS
SONTOKILLTHEFATHERANDHISOTHERBROTHERSINORDER
FORHERBIOLOGICALSONTOINHERITTHEWILL.THEYAREIN
ANINTIMATERELATIONSHIP,HOWEVERTHESTEPMOTHERDOES
NOTFEELFEELINGSFORHIM.

THESTEPMOTHERORDERSTHEIRDRIVERTOSTOP.THEYREOUTSIDE
OFACONSTRUCTIONAREA.
DEVINSSON
Whyarewestoppinghere?

EXT.ABANDONEDHOUSE
HEGETSINTERRUPTEDBYTWOMASKEDANDARMEDHENCHMEN
OPENINGTHECARDOORANDDRAGGINGHIMOUTOFTHECAR.
HESTARTSYELLINGINFEAR,WHILEHEISGETTINGDRAGGED
TOWARDSADITCH.
DEVINSSON
Whatareyoudoing?Whatthehell!?

THECAMERACUTSTOALOWANGLESHOTBYTHEPASSENGERDOOR,
WITHTHEDOOROPENINGANDEACHOFTHESTEPMOTHERSSHOES
CLIMBINGOUT.AGUNISHEARDCLICKING,ASTHECAMERAPANS
UPWARDSANDTHEWOMANWALKSTOWARDSDEVINSSONANDTHE
HENCHMEN.

CUTSTO:
THECAMERAFOCUSEDONTHEGROUND,SLOWLYPANNINGUPTOSEE
DEVINSSONLYINGONTHEGROUNDSCREAMINGOUTOFAGONY.
CUTSTOFRONTALSHOTOFTHESTEPMOTHERANDTHETWO
HENCHMEN,ONEOFTHEMTAKESOFFHISMASKANDTURNSOUTTO
BEDESMOND,THESTEPMOTHERSBIOLOGICALSON.

4.
STEPMOTHER
Yourelate.(toDesmond)
DESMOND
Sorrymom.Iranintosometroublewiththeother
brothers.

CUTSTO:
SCENE3
Fadein:
INT.POOLROOM/LOUNGE
EARLIERTHATDAY
CLASSICALNONDIEGETICMUSIC(
GOODOPTIONUNDERTHESEA
)
PLAYINGINBACKGROUNDASDESMONDISTORTURINGTHEOTHERTWO
BROTHERS.
POVSHOTFROMDESMONDSPERSPECTIVESHOWINGTHEOTHERTWO
BROTHERSLYINGONGROUNDINPAIN.
BROTHER#1
Whyareyoudoingthistous?
CUTSTO:
LOWANGLESHOTOFDESMONDSMILINGSADISTICALLY.
CUTSTO:
WIDELONGSHOTOFALLTHREEACTORSVISIBLE,WITHDESMOND
AIMINGAGUNATBROTHER#1ANDSHOOTINGHIMINTHEHEAD.NO
BLOODVISIBLE,ONLYTHEBROTHERSUCCUMBINGTOTHEGROUND
DEAD.
BROTHER#2,RAY,SCREAMSOUTOFTERROR.
RAY
Noooo!!Youbastard!
RAYRUNSUP,HANDSTIEDTOHISBACK,ANDSHOVESDESMONDTO
THEGROUND.HETHENRUNSAWAYFRANTICALLY.

5.
DESMONDGETSUPANDCHASESAFTERHIM,BUTTRIPSANDHITS
HISHEAD,BECOMINGUNCONSCIOUS.

CUTSTO:

SCENE4:
Fadein:
EXT.ABANDONEDHOUSE.

STEPMOTHER
Youreacompleteimbecile!(SLAPSDESMOND)
Youretellingmeheescaped?

DESMOND
Well,hegotmemom!Hedashedmestraighttothe
ground.

STEPMOTHER
Youdontrealize,youstupidsonofaYouknow
what,nevermind.WeneedtofindRaymond.Now.
First,letsgetridofthisasshole.

CUTSTO:
SCENE5:
Fadein:
INT.ABANDONEDHOUSE
DESMONDANDSTEPMOTHERARECONFRONTINGDEVINSSON.HES
BEATUP.

6.
DEVINSSON.
BeforeyougetridofmeTheresjustonething
Ineedtoknow.(TOSTEPMOTHER)Whatwehadit
wasneverreal?

STEPMOTHER.
Listen...

STEPMOTHERGETSINTERRUPTEDBYDESMOND,WHOSHOOTSDEVINS
SONINCOLDBLOOD.

STEPMOTHER.
...!?Desmond!

DESMOND.
Dammit,mom,wedonthavetimeforforthis
bullshit!Whydontyougivehimanentireeulogy
whileyoureatit?

STEPMOTHER.
(SLAPSDESMOND)Dontyouevertalkthatwayto
meagain!Werekillers,butwerenotheartless
monsters.

FADESOUT:

SCENE6:
Fadein:
EXT.INDUSTRIALAREA
RICHARDISRUNNINGINANINDUSTRIALDISTRICT.SUDDENLYHE
GETSACALLFROMTHESTEPMOTHER.
STEPMOTHER.
Richard,Ialwaysdiddespiseyou.Youcould
neverbeobedient.Iwouldadviseyounottogo

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totheauthorities,asIhavesomeoneverydear
toyouinmypossession.
RICHARD.
(HEARSCHILDRENONPHONE)Youdamnbitch!Whatare
youdoingtomychild?
STEPMOTHER.
Imnotdoinganythingtothemunlessyoudo
somethingstupid.WhichIadviseyounotto.
Dontgototheauthorities.Gooutoftown,and
dontevercomeback.
RICHARD.
Youllpayforthis,youbitch!Damnyoutohell!
RICHARDHANGSUPTHEPHONEANDDIALSANOTHER
NUMBER.
RICHARD.
Hello?IsthisPete?RichardBranson.Ima
friendofhis.Iminneedofhisservices
tonight.
FADESOUT:
SCENE7:
Fadein:
INT.VANWITHMERCENARIES.
VANDOORSOPENASMERCENARIESRUSHOUTTOBREAKINTO
DESMONDSHOUSE.
CUTSTO:
INT.DESMONDSROOM.
DESMONDBEGINSPREPARATIONSEQUENCEASMERCENARIESENTER
THEHOUSE(IE.STRAIGHTENINGSHIRT,ROLLINGSLEEVES)BEFORE
SHOOTOUTWITHRICHARD.TURNSONCLASSICALMUSIC.
DESMONDWALKSINTOMAINHALLWAYENTRANCE,WITHAGUNIN
EACHHAND.MERCENARIESENTERANDDESMONDSTARTSSHOOTING,
GUNSHOTSANDBLOODSPLATTERISHEARDFORABRIEF1015
SECONDS.COMPLETESILENCEENSUES,WITHDESMONDWALKINGBACK
TOTHEROOMUNSCATHED,COVERINBLOOD,ANDCHANGESHIS

8.
SHIRT.HETAKESASEATINTHEROOMANDSTARESCOLDBLOODED
ATTHECAMERAFOR510SECONDS.
CUTSTO:
INT.DESMONDSLIVINGROOM.
DESMONDAPPROACHESRICHARDWHOSTIEDTOACHAIRAND
PROCEEDSTOINTERROGATEHIM.
DESMOND.
$1Billioninfundswastakenoutofcompany
treasuriesintoyourswissbankaccount.Pin
numbernow.
RICHARDPROCEEDSTOSPITINSULTINGLYATDESMOND.
DESMONDPROCEEDSTOPUNCHRICHARDINTHEFACE,THEN
SILENTLYSHOWSHIMAPICTUREOFHISKIDS.
RICHARDALMOSTTEARINGUP.
RICHARD.
44688903176
DESMONDPOINTSGUNATRICHARDSHEADWHILEGLANCINGATHIS
PHONE.
CUTSTO:
SHOTFOCUSESONCLOCKWHILEGUNSHOTISHEARD.
BLOODSPLATTERFALLSONCLOCK.
SCENE8:
Fadein:
INT.OFFICESPACE.

CHAIRMAN
Well,thisresultedgreat.Alllooseendsare
tiedup,nooneisalivetotestifyagainstour
littleballadheretoday.

9.
DESMOND.
Allthatslefttodonowiswait.Mother,
contacttheagencyabroad.
DESMONDWALKSUPTOTHEWINDOWWITHTHECHAIRMAN,WITHTHE
STEPMOTHERSTILLSITTINGBYTHEDESK.
THEYSTAREOUTINTOTHECITYFOR5SECONDS,UNTILTHESCENE
FADESOUT.

THEEND