Int - Room - Day 

 
JON: TOD! 
 
Tod: What Jon? 
 
Jon: Want to hear a joke? 
 
Tod: Sure. What is it? 
 
Jon: What do you get when you rewind a country song? 
 
Tod: I don’t know? What do you get? 
 
Jon: You get your wife back, your job back, your dog back! 
 
Tod: What are you talking about? I don’t get it? 
 
Jon: Have you not listened to country music before? 
 
Tod: No. I try to avoid it. I really hate country. 
 
Jon: Oh well. Country music tends to have stories. These 
stories talk about how a character went through their 
struggles and how they rose from them. 
 
Tod: Ok and how does that relate to the joke? 
 
Jon: Well if the song’s character loses their wife, job, 
and dog, then when you rewind it, the character would get 
their wife, job, and dog back. 
 
Tod: Oh! I get it now! Ha I guess that is kinda funny. 
 
Int - Dark Room - Night 
 
JANE: How do I do this? 
 
Enter BOSS.  
 
Boss: JANE! Where’s that RANSOM LETTER! 
 
Jane: AAAA! Don’t scream so loudly! It scares me! 
 

 
Boss: I don’t care! I need to mail that ransom letter 
tonight! 
 
Jane: Sorry Boss! I just have been having a hard time 
writing it. 
 
Boss: Give me what you have then! 
 
Jane: OK HERE! 
 
Boss: I’ll read it out loud. 
 
Boss reads the letter out loud. 
 
Boss: Dear Bob, Thank you for taking the time to read this 
letter. You have a lovely house, and I very much enjoyed my 
recent visit while you were out of town. Unfortunately, I 
have kidnapped your daughter. As I am currently unable to 
meet several financial demands, I am graciously turning to 
you for help in this matter. I am sure that we will be able 
to come to some mutually beneficial agreement that results 
in the return of your daughter and the padding of my 
wallet. Please meet with me at the Grounds Coffee House on 
First Street so that we may discuss what price is most 
fitting. Your daughter, meanwhile, remains in safe and 
competent hands. She is presently playing pool with my son 
Matt (a possible love connection?), and she says to tell 
you “Hi.” Yours truly, Jim. P.S. Please order me a skim 
vanilla latte, should you arrive before I do. 
 
Jane: Do you like it? 
 
Boss takes a deep breath. 
 
Boss: Who do you think we are writing to? 
 
Jane: To the father of the kidnapped girl?  
 
Boss: And what are we trying to do? 
 
Jane: Scare him into giving us money? 
 
Boss: What do you think you did? 
 
Jane: Make a polite sincere letter? 

 
 
Boss: EXACTLY! I need a letter that will scare the father 
into giving all his money to ME! 
 
Jane: ok… what would you say? 
 
Boss: I would say something like… 
 
Jane starts writing on a piece of paper. 
 
Boss: If you ever want to see your daughter alive again, 
leave 1 million dollars by the blue garbage can at 123 
Ransom Rd. at Midnight. Come alone and do not call the 
police. Something like that! 
 
Jane stops writing and turns to Boss. 
 
Jane: Yes your right! Maybe this one would be better! 
 
Jane hands Boss the letter. Boss reads the letter. 
 
Boss: Oh this is actually really good! It’s exactly like 
something I would say! 
 
Jane: Yeah! It's almost like I wrote down everything you 
said! 
 
Boss: Yes! Good work Jane! 
 
Camera centers on Jane! 
 
Jane: Thank you Boss! 
 
Jane winks at the camera.