The Fatal F Melissa Litsinger and Estevan MendezEXT. IN THE SCHOOL HALLWAYS. DAY Cato and Nate are walking in the hallway towards their next class NATE Hey Cato, how do you think you did on the test in Mr. Dowling’s class? CATO Oh dude, the test was so easy. I could’ve done that thing in my sleep. NATE [sarcastically said, eyes roll} Of course you thought it was easy, Mr. I’ve Never Failed A Test. cATO [laughs and gives nate a slight push] Hey, it’s not my fault you didn’t study, Nate. Just accept the bad e grade’ and move on, ya know? TURNS TO MR. DOWLINGS CLASSROOM AND CATO OPENS THE DOOR. THE TWO BOYS WALK INTO THE CLASSROOMINT. MR.DOWLINGS CLASSROOM The desks are neatly aligned and the tests have been laid out. A big letter grade on the front of the test allows the viewer to see their grade from a mile away. Cato and Nate walk in and look at the tests NATE [holds his test in the air) Hey Cato1 1 got an AL Can you believe that? An fidn’t study at all. What did you get? cATO I don't know, lemme check. POV SHOT OF HIM WALKING ALONG THE DESKS, LOOKING AT THE TESTS LAID OUT ON THE DESK. ALL THE TESTS HAVE AN A GRADE. cATO(V.0) A, A, A, okay even Brittany got an A, i'm for sure getting an.. He stops walking and everything gets quiet , cut to a reaction shot of Cato and a reverse POV shot of the test with an F on it. Dramatic music cues here. Cuts back and zooms into Cato’s face, where he starts to have a nose bleed. CATO (CONT'D) (heavy breathing and scream) Cut back to the table where the tests lights on fire. The other students in the class are still, as if the world stopped. In the next cut, everyone disappears. Through us: of cutting, Cato Teleports around the room, screaming, hyperventilating, and going crazy, each shot has the piece of paper on fire. His scream is in the background of all the shots. Cut to profile shot of him screaming across the room and zoom into his face and cross dissolve into close up on Cato’s mouthVed Vuk Mile Speen, , Cote 1000S Bowes capers thentoovm Avia ats Menas EXT. CLIFF OVERLOOKING THE OCEAN. DAY Cato is on a cliff, POV shot through his perspective, looking down at the ocean, where it looks like he’s going to jump, Cato’s hand come into the frame from the bottom of the ; An PF is engraved into each of his palms in blood. Cut to profile shot from afar where he slowly falls onto his butt then lies down. Background music is quiet, but evident, and builds in staccato as the scene progre Cut to close up of Cato’s face on the ground and the camera rotates in a circle. Dave CATO (CONT'D) (V.O) Mey CMO 1 yor m A! [his voice echoes throughout his ‘ monologue) An F...F... I got an Whey aca your yer? I'm Cato Harrison; I don’t get F’ I've never gotten an F in my life. It’s...it’s Mr. Dowling’s fault. He’s the idiot that gave me an F. CROSS DISSOLVE INTO SHOT OF CATO’S FACE. CATO (CONT'D) (V.0) F...F. I’m a failure. I'll never succeed. I'll never go to college, or worse, I‘ll have to go to @ community college. I’1l be disowned by my family, forgotten by my friends. I...I... The buildup of the music gets extremely loud and then cuts dramatically. CATO (CONT'D) I don’t care. Camera zooms in on his mouth as he makes a blowing sound. Cut to him at the cliff but this time he has a burnt up test in his hand and the ashes blow away. Cuts to a reaction shot and his eye’s open.INT. MR,DOWLINGS CLASSROOM He’s in Mr.Dowlings classroom looking down at the test with an F on it. NATE e Cato...earth to Cato. caTO what? Oh sorry. What were you saying? NATE What did you get on the test, dude? caTO It doesn’t matter anymore. He turns to face the camera, breaking the fourth wall, smiles, and it fades to black.