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Implosion
By
Written by Danny Deller
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FADE IN
INT. LIVINGROOM DAYTIME
ELDON LIVERMORE !"# is lyin$ %a&e'(o)n on t*e settee. +e is
%ast asleep an( *is slo), stea(y breat*in$ is t*e only
(is&ernible so-n( in t*e room. +e is )earin$ a &r-mple( s-it,
&learly yester(ay.s &lot*in$, an( *is trailin$ *an( &l-t&*es a
*al% empty bottle o% s&ot&*. A%ter a %e) se&on(s t*e silen&e
is bro/en by t*e pier&in$ so-n( o% *is mobile p*one rin$in$.
ELDON stirs, %-mbles %or *is p*one an( blin/s a$ainst t*e
blin(in$ li$*t o% t*e s&reen. For&in$ *imsel% to %o&-s, *e
re$isters t*e name 0+ARLOTTE an( si$*s (e1e&te(ly. +e *ol(s
t*e p*one in *is *an( an( )aits %or a 2misse( &all.
noti%i&ation to appear, t*en rin$s 3oi&email an( p-ts it on
lo-( spea/er )*ile *e po-rs *imsel% anot*er (rin/.
VOI0EMAIL
Yo- *a3e 45 3oi&e messa$es. Messa$e 46
0+ARLOTTE
ELDON )*at time are yo- $ettin$ *ere7 Yo- )ere s-ppose( to be
*ere at 8 an( it.s nearly 9 no): Yo-r (a-$*ter is abo-t to $o
to be( an( s*e.s as/in$ %or yo-. W*at t*e *ell are yo- '
ELDON (rains *is $lass an( interr-pts t*e &all by pressin$ ;.
VOI0EMAIL
Messa$e (elete(. Messa$e ;6
0+ARLOTTE
It.s me a$ain, )*ere are yo-7 Its 9.;!pm no). I &an.t belie3e
yo-: <el%is* to t*e &ore. Yo- '
ELDON interr-pts t*e &all by pressin$ ;.
VOI0EMAIL
Messa$e (elete(. Messa$e !6
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0+ARLOTTE
W*y yo- are s-&* an arse7 I '
ELDON interr-pts t*e &all by pressin$ ; an( t*en presses ;
repeate(ly.
VOI0EMAIL
Messa$e (elete(
Messa$e (elete(
Messa$e (elete(
Messa$e (elete(
Messa$e (elete(
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Messa$e (elete(
Last messa$e
0+ARLOTTE
<o yo-.3e i$nore( my &all a$ain. <-rprise s-rprise. I )is* yo-
)o-l( $ro) -p. Yo-r li%e (oes not 1-st stop at )or/, yo- *a3e
a (a-$*ter an( s*e nee(s *er %at*er, yo- nee( to tal/ to
someone be&a-se I &an.t (eal )it* t*is anymore. <ort yo-rsel%
o-t El(on. For yo-r (a-$*ter.s sa/e i% not yo-r o)n.
ELDON presses 2en( &all. an( stares miserably at t*e no) blan/
s&reen. +is *an( a-tomati&ally rea&*es %or t*e bottle o%
s&ot&* b-t as *e $oes to po-r anot*er $lass *e stops *imsel%
an( pla&es t*e bottle on t*e &o%%ee table in%ront o% *im )it*
(eliberate e%%ort. A%ter a %e) se&on(s *e s*a/es *imsel% o-t
o% *is re3erie an( loo/s at *is )at&*. +e 1-mps -p, &-rsin$.
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ELDON
<*it: Not a$ain:
ELDON r-ns o-t o% t*e room, /no&/in$ t*e bottle o% s&ot&* o3er
in *is *aste. It (rops on t*e %loor an( smas*es, spillin$ its
&ontents e3ery)*ere.
INT. T=BE DAYTIME
ELDON stan(s on t*e pa&/e( t-be &arria$e, san()i&*e(
-n&om%ortably bet)een stran$ers. +e $in$erly manoe-3res *is
p*one o-t o% *is ba$, elbo)in$ t*e man besi(e *im in t*e
pro&ess an( -tters a >-i&/ apolo$y be%ore (iallin$ a n-mber
an( *ol(in$ t*e p*one to *is ear.
ELDON
ELI?ABET+ I am '
+e *ol(s t*e p*one a)ay %rom *is ears an( la-$*s bitterly. T*e
man besi(e *im loo/s at *im >-i@@i&ally an( *e eAplains
ELDON
No si$nal. Typi&al.
T*e man loo/s a)ay an( ELDON p-ts t*e p*one ba&/ in *is ba$,
&ontin-in$ to la-$*. T*e train p-lls in to t*e neAt station
an( *e p-s*es *is )ay o%% t*e &arria$e an( eAits t*e t-be.
EBT. <0+OOL DAYTIME
ELDON )al/s into t*e s&*ool, pi&/in$ -p pa&e as *e $ets
to)ar(s t*e %ront (oor an( &loses it be*in( *im.
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INT. RE0ECTION DAYTIME
ELDON types t*e pin into t*e (oor /ey pa( as a 3oi&e %rom
be*in( *im rin$s o-t.
M< GREEN
Late a$ain, Mr Li3ermore
ELDON i$nores t*is an( )al/s on.
INT. 0ORRIDOR DAYTIME
ELDON )al/s (o)n t*e &orri(or an( sees a st-(ent DAME< eAitin$
t*e sta%% bat*room. +e stops *im.
ELDON
W*at are yo- (oin$ in t*ere7 Yo- /no) t*is is t*e sta%%
bat*room.
DAME< s*r-$s *is s*o-l(ers an( smir/s.
ELDON
Dames, )ait ri$*t *ere. Let me &*e&/ t*is o-t.
ELDON )al/s into t*e bat*room an( loo/s aro-n(, b-t not*in$
seems o-t o% pla&e. +e &omes ba&/ o-t an( DAME< is $one. +e
loo/s aro-n( an$rily t*en &ontin-es *is )al/ (o)n t*e
&orri(or. +e $ets to *is &lassroom, loo/s t*ro-$* t*e $lass
an( leans ba&/ a$ainst t*e )all as i% steelin$ *imsel% to
enter. A tea&*er emer$es %rom t*e &lassroom.
Ms FENN
Mr Li3ermore s*e lo)ers *er 3oi&e# El(on, are yo- o/7
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ELDON
Yes, t*an/s %or startin$ t*e &lass %or me Li@. T*e &ar
)o-l(n.t start an( I *a( to $et t*e t-be. I trie( to &all yo-
b-t E any)ay, )as anyone a problem7
M< FENN
No, t*ey )ere %ine. Loo/ El(on, i% yo- e3er nee( to spea/ to
anyone I am *ere. I *ope yo- (on.t min( me sayin$ it b-t yo-
loo/ a mess. Weren.t yo- )earin$ t*at s-it yester(ay7 <orry E
it.s probably none o% my b-siness. It.s 1-st t*at some o% t*e
sta%% are startin$ to tal/ an(, )ell, I.m )orrie( abo-t yo-,
t*at.s all.
M< FENN smiles at ELDON reass-rin$ly an( )al/s a)ay (o)n t*e
&orri(or. ELDON )at&*es *er, a %ro)n o% annoyan&e on *is %a&e
at *er )ell'meanin$ b-t patronisin$ &omments. T*e noise le3el
in t*e &lassroom in&reases an( *e ta/es a (eep breat* be%ore
)al/in$ in.
INT. 0LA<<ROOM DAYTIME
ELDON LIVERMORE is at *is &omp-ter, sortin$ t*ro-$* *is
emails. +is %in$er taps a)ay at t*e (elete b-tton.
ELDON t-rns ba&/ to *is emails an( starts pressin$ (elete
a$ain. T*ere is anot*er /no&/ on t*e (oor. El(on loo/s -p.
ELDON
Yes Elise, *o) &an I *elp yo-7
A %emale st-(ent, ELI<E, )al/s in an( *o3ers in t*e (oor)ay
ELI<E
<ir, are yo- %ree to *elp me )it* my personal statement7
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ELDON
No)7 I.3e $ot a %e) t*in$s to (o be%ore my neAt lesson <li$*t
pa-se# OF, ta/e a seat an( s*o) me )*at yo-.3e (one. W*at
-ni3ersities are yo- loo/in$ at7
ELI<E sits (o)n an( r-mma$es in *er ba$ %or *er personal
statement. ELDON.< p*one be$ins to rin$ an( *e $lan&es at t*e
%las*in$ s&reen.
ELDON
Gi3e me a se&on(, I nee( to ta/e t*is.
ELDON $ets -p %rom *is &*air, )al/s to t*e ba&/ o% t*e
&lassroom an( ans)ers *is p*one. ELDON )al/s ba&/ -p to *is
(es/ an( sits (o)n. ELI<E *an(s *im *er personal statement b-t
be%ore *e be$ins to rea( it t*ere is anot*er /no&/ on t*e
(oor.
ELDON
Yes, &ome in.
No one enters so ELDON $ets -p an( opens t*e (oor. T*ere is no
one t*ere so *e eAits t*e &lass.
INT. 0ORRIDOR DAYTIME
ELDON t-rns t*e &orner. <tan(in$ %o-r %eet %rom *im is DAME<
an( t)o ot*er st-(ents &*-&/lin$ an( in &on3ersation. As *e
approa&*es, t*ey loo/ -p an( t*eir la-$*ter in&reases b-t t*ey
loo/ a)ay *astily, a3oi(in$ *is $a@e.
ELDON
Di( any o% yo- /no&/ on my (oor7
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DAME<
W*en sir7
ELDON
D-st no).
DAME<
No sir,
DAME< smir/s an( loo/s (ire&tly at ELDON as i% (arin$ *im to
&*allen$e *im )*ile *is %rien(s sti%le la-$*ter.
ELDON
Fine. By t*e )ay Dames, (i(n.t I as/ yo- to )ait %or me t*is
mornin$7
DAME<
<milin$ an( %ei$nin$ inno&en&e# Di(n.t *ear yo- sir.
ELDON
Well no) yo- *a3e. 0ome an( see me a%ter s&*ool %or a
(etention.
DAME<
W*at7: For )*at7
ELDON
D-st be t*ere at !.!"pm.
ELDON t-rns aro-n( an( *ea(s ba&/ to *is &lassroom.
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DAME<
<till in ears*ot# Cri&/.
ELDON t-rns an( )al/s ba&/ to)ar(s t*e boys.
ELDON loo/s at all t*ree o% t*e boys an( t*ey stare ba&/ at
*im. T*e bell rin$s. ELDON t-rns )al/s o%% in t*e (ire&tion o%
*is &lassroom.
DAME< t-rns aro-n( to )al/ o%% an( ELDON $rabs *is bla@er to
stop *im. DAME< p-s*es *is *an( a)ay ma/in$ ELDON st-mble an(
lose *is %ootin$. DAME< la-$*s an( ta/es o-t *is p*one. WE
*ear a s*-tter so-n( as DAME< ta/es a p*oto$rap* o% ELDON on
t*e %loor. +earin$ t*is, ELDON pi&/s *imsel% -p an( &*ar$es at
DAME<, $rabbin$ *im by t*e t*roat an( p-s*in$ *im a$ainst t*e
)all.
ELDON
W+AT I< YO=R CROBLEM7 WELL7: WELL7::
Terri%ie(, DAME< t-ssles ba&/ an( ELDON p-n&*es DAME< to t*e
%loor T*e &orri(or is %-ll o% st-(ents stan(in$ aro-n( t*em,
obser3in$. <ome *a3e t*eir &amera p*ones o-t. ELDON )al/s o3er
to t*e nearest &*il( )it* *is p*one o-t an( $rabs it, smas*in$
it on t*e $ro-n(. T*e &ro)( 1eers in protest an( t*ere is a
&ommotion as t*e st-(ent r-s*es to pi&/ -p t*e pie&es o% *is
bro/en p*one )*ile t*e ot*er &*il(ren s*o-t, &ontin-e )at&*in$
an( %ilmin$.
<T=DENT
T*at.s my p*one: Yo- &an.t (o t*at: +e.s mas*e( -p my p*one.
MR ANDER<ON
W*at.s $oin$ on *ere7
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T*e &ro)( parts as MR ANDER<ON approa&*es t*e s&ene, *is eyes
notin$ DAME< on t*e %loor, t*e s*attere( p*one an( (istresse(
st-(ent an( ELDON stan(in$ in t*e mi((le o% it.
MR ANDER<ON
Get ba&/ to &lass all o% yo-. 0all t*e poli&e...Mr Li3ermoreG
I )ant yo- in my o%%i&e no):
BLA0F O=T.
ELDON
It )asn.t my %a-lt...I ne3er meant to *-rt anyone
FADE O=T
T+E END