1 INT HOUSE-DAY 1

A young CHILD appears and then a pregnant MOTHER/WIFE with

FATHER rubs belly.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
Life is so innocent, or so we
believe it to be. We are thrown
into a world not knowing what to
expect.

2 EXT OUTSIDE-DAY 2
Images of trees and the sun appear.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
We learn to adjust. That’s just
human nature.
3 INT HOUSE-DAY 3
A young CHILD with MOTHER walks and reads a book.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
As we grow, we learn.
4 EXT PARK-DAY 4
MOTHER pushes CHILD in a swing,CHILD plays in park.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
The beginning is easy. Life is so
tender, pure, and untouched.

5 INT HOUSE-DAY 5
A MOTHER dresses CHILD, gives food and eats, watches TV.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
We don’t need to think. Everyone
does it for us.
6 INT HOUSE-DAY 6
A CHILD grows, makes decisions about trivial things.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
But, as we get older, we start
making our own decisions.It starts
with the silly ones, the simple
choices we tend to overthink so
much.
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7 INT HOUSE-DAY 7
Older TEEN makes silly teenager decisions
A FATHER gives car keys to TEEN BOY. TEEN BOY goes to party
and drinks, and has to decide to drive or not.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
Decision making is a power, and
with power comes great
responsibility. The more
responsibility we have, the more
choices we have to make.
8 INT STORE-DAY 8
TEEN GIRL in store debating to buy items

9 EXT CAR DEALERSHIP-DAY 9

TEEN BOY looking at cars, debating which car to buy
10 INT HOUSE-DAY 10

TEEN BOY looks at college papers. TEEN BOY looks at a dating

website.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
All of these choices impact us
greatly.
11 INT HOUSE-NIGHT 11
In a dark room, a lightbulb is lit then goes out. Black
screen.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
Let me tell you a little story.
12 EXT OUTSIDE-DAY 12

WIFE and DRUNK FATHER holds hands, hugs, and smiles. Man
proposes and woman shakes her head "yes".
NARRATOR (V.O.)
A couple falls in love and gets
married.
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13 EXT OUTSIDE-DAY 13
WIFE and DRUNK FATHER stand outside house with LITTLE GIRL
and LITTLE BOY. They prepare to take family photo. They all
appear happy, there’s a flash, and then they appear sad.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
They start a family. The perfect
family. But suddenly their lives
aren’t so perfect.

14 INT HOUSE-DAY 14
DRUNK FATHER drinks, yells at and abuses WIFE. LITTLE GIRL
and LITTLE BOY watch.
DRUNK FATHER
I said shut up!
DRUNK FATHER slaps WIFE across the face.
15 INT ROOM-NIGHT 15

LITTLE GIRL in corner of the room in a ball cries.

16 INT HOUSE-DAY 16
LITTLE GIRL watches DRUNK FATHER yell at WIFE.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
The children watch this for years.
DAUGHTER watches, Grows up and walks away.
17 INT HOUSE-DAY 17

DAUGHTER yells at WIFE, pushes WIFE, and storms out of the

house. DAUGHTER cries outside.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
She wants happiness, but pain is
the only thing she knows. Making
others feel her pain is her
pleasure.
18 INT SCHOOL-DAY 18

DAUGHTER stands in hall and pushes BULLY VICTIM into

lockers. BULLY VICTIM looks in a locker mirror at herself,
DAUGHTER slams locker door shut.

(CONTINUED)
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NARRATOR (V.O.)
So, she chooses a victim, and she
decides to make her life miserable.
DAUGHTER
Just stop trying.
19 INT ROOM-NIGHT 19
BULLY VICTIM lays in bed, she fades.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
She starts to fade away.
20 INT SCHOOL-DAY 20
BULLY VICTIM in hall, people pass by, and she fades.

21 INT BATHROOM-NIGHT 21
BULLY VICTIM looks in mirror, cries.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
She felt that there were no other
choices.
22 INT HOUSE-NIGHT 22
A table is covered with rope, pills, gun, and razors in a
dark room. A hand with blood drips
23 INT SCHOOL-DAY 23
SON in school leans against lockers with RAPE VICTIM, they
hold hands.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
Now what about the brother?
24 INT HOUSE-DAY 24

SON argues with RAPE VICTIM, he grabs her wrist, he pushes

her against a wall and rapes her. Her face is against the
wall, she cries and yells "no, stop".
NARRATOR (V.O.)
He takes after his father. He wants
to be in control.
RAPE VICTIM
NO!

(CONTINUED)
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NARRATOR (V.O.)
He chose to rape her.
25 INT SCHOOL-DAY 25
In a school hallway, RAPE VICTIM sees SON leaning against
wall and starts to panic
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Whenever she sees him, her heart
beats faster.

26 INT BATHROOM-DAY 26
RAPE VICTIM in shower washes her hair and face. RAPE VICTIM
under water in bathtub.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
Whenever she thinks about it she
feels like she’s drowning.
RAPE VICTIM opens her eyes, she shakes her head.

27 INT HOUSE-DAY 27
Flashback to the rape, SON’S hand going up her skirt.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
It plays over and over again.

28 INT SCHOOL-DAY 28
SON leans against wall in hall, RAPE VICTIM walks away from
him

NARRATOR (V.O.)
She can’t take it any longer.
29 INT BATHROOM-NIGHT 29
RAPE VICTIM places an empty pill bottle down on sink.

30 EXT GRAVEYARD-DAY 30
Families gathers with flowers around grave.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
The families are at a loss.
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31 INT HOUSE-DAY 31
A CHILD with pigtails smiles.
32 INT SCHOOL-DAY 32

A handful of students in the hallway talks to each other,

plays on their phones, puts books in lockers.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
No one could see it, but it was
there.
33 INT ROOM-DAY 33
Both BULLY VICTIMS and RAPE VICTIM with words written on
them look at each other.

34 INT BATHROOM-DAY 34
RAPE VICTIM and BULLY VICTIM look in mirrors. Tries to scrub
words off faces.

35 INT SCHOOL-DAY 35
Students mouth mean words, push kids into lockers, and act
intimidating.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
You made the choice to open your
mouth. You made the choice to say
those words. You chose to bully,
you chose to rape. Your choices
killed them whether you intended to
or not.

In a hallway full of students, they look at camera as camera

moves through crowd.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
But what about you. You could’ve
stopped it.
36 INT SCHOOL-DAY 36
BYSTANDER 1 watches BULLY VICTIM getting bullied.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
But you chose to be a bystander.
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37 INT SCHOOL-DAY 37
BYSTANDER 2 watches SON grab RAPE VICTIM. Watches her leave
the hall.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
You chose to keep your mouth shut.
That was your choice.
38 INT HOUSE-NIGHT 38

In dark room a match is lit. The flame, lights a candle and

then burns a paper house.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
We are all like matches. A burning
flame, beautiful but deadly. We can
chose to light candles and brighten
the day, or burn houses and cause
pain.
39 INT SCHOOL-DAY 39

BYSTANDER 1 and BYSTANDER 2 hug and laugh

NARRATOR (V.O.)
We all want happiness,to laugh
40 EXT BEACH-DAY 40

A TEEN GIRL at a beach, looks out onto ocean, wind blowing.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
To feel free. What can we do to
achieve that?

41 INT SCHOOL-DAY 41
BYSTANDER 1 stands up to DAUGHTER. GIRL tells SON "NO" and
he stops touching her. Two people sit together.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
We can start by making the choice
to help. To jump in and say
something, to speak up. To
understand "no" . To listen,
comfort and love.
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42 EXT PARK-DAY 42
A child on swing, plays basketball in the park.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Choices are a part of life, but the
choices we make will define our
lives.
43 INT HOUSE-DAY 43

Person texts a message but deletes the message. Person gives

a hug.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Think before you speak. Think
before you act. Treat other the way
you want to be treated. As a child,
we hear this, but don’t practice
it.
44 INT HOUSE-DAY 44

Dominoes fall down.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
Choices in life are a domino effect
45 EXT POND-DAY 45

Rock is thrown in water causing a ripple.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
Like a ripple in the water

Water flows over rocks.

NARRATOR (V.O.)
One choice effects another and
another.

46 EXT OUTSIDE-DAY 46
Images of flowers and trees, sun, nature appear.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
As we grow we make more choices. So
let’s make a good choice, the right
choice. It starts with you.
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47 INT ROOM DAY 47

Various people stating the same sentence, close upon face
DAUGHTER
It

BULLY VICTIM
Starts
SON
With
RAPE VICTIM
You
All four appear holding papers that spell out "It Starts
With You".
NARRATOR (V.O.)
It starts with you