Dry Docked

Written by
David Didziulis
FADE IN

EXT. FOREST - DAY

An undercover cop, JEFFREY STEELE, is slowly being led through

the woods by two sharply dressed MOBSTERS both wielding
pistols, JOHN however has his hands zip-tied and the 2
aforementioned MOBSTERS are behind him side by side. JEFFREY
has an expressionless face and is looking down at the ground.

MOBSTER 1, on the right side of JEFFREY takes JOHN’s cop ID in

his right hand up to his sight whilst holding a pistol in his
left hand, holding JOHN at gunpoint.

MOBSTER 1
Hey Jeffrey Steele, you’re lucky we
don’t just shoot you on the spot!

He slowly exclaimed his name when reading it out loud,

presumably properly seeing it for the first time on his ID.

MOBSTER 2
Yeah, that’s right! I-I really feel
like shooting you right now!

MOBSTER 2 would exclaim in an insincere tone, whilst taunting

him by shoving his pistol in JEFFREY’S face.

JEFFREY STEELE
Oh really?

JEFFREY would lift his head looking sharply towards the left
and then out of nowhere, he would forcefully form a shocked
expression and shout.

OH MY GOD WHAT IS THAT?

The 2 MOBSTERS would both look back confusingly in unison and

then out of nowhere, JEFFREY would elbow MOBSTER 1 in the nose
which forces him to cover it with his right hand and cry out
in pain. JEFFREY makes a run for it.

MOBSTER 1
 MY NOSE! HE BROKE IT!

MOBSTER 2 would turn to MOBSTER 1 and would attempt to

question him if he is okay calmly which was not appropriate
for the moment.

MOBSTER 2
Oh my god are you okay?

MOBSTER 1 would angrily in the moment of panic shout at

MOBSTER 2 and tell him to go catch the escapee, also hitting
him in the back with his left hand to go and get on with it.

MOBSTER 1
MOVE! GO GET HIM YOU IDIOT!

MOBSTER 2 would sprint towards the direction JEFFREY RAN

whilst MOBSTER 1 would fire his gun twice towards that
direction JEFFREY ran whilst still covering his nose.

SHOT CUTS TO JEFFREY, he is running for his life and turns his
head around quickly after hearing gunshots in the distance.

JEFFREY then swiftly takes cover behind a tree, sitting on the

ground. MOBSTER 2 is then seen cautiously yet clumsily
sneaking past the tree JEFFREY is taking cover behind.

ANGLE CUTS TO CLOSE UP OF JEFFREY, waiting and then all of the

sudden, leaping off-screen towards the direction of MOBSTER 2.

JEFFREY manages to trip MOBSTER 2 over, forcing him to the

ground. An intense scene follows JEFFREY goin for the gun,
with his hands still zip-tied.

ANGLE OF MOBSTER 2 GETTING UP FROM THE GROUND

ANGLE QUICKLY CUTS TO JEFFREY STEELE turning around with the

gun in both of his zip-tied hands - he then quickly pulls the
trigger, hitting MOBSTER 2.

ANGLE CUTS TO CLOSEUP OF MOBSTER 2’s upper back, he recoils

from the gunshot.
ANGLE THEN CUTS TO CLOSEUP OF MOBSTER 2 FROM THE FRONT,
revealing his shocked facial expression and his chest covered
in blood. He tilts his head slowly downward to check out his
wound. He then looks back up and then dramatically covers his
chest with his right hand - he then falls sidewards to the
ground. He is dead.

JEFFREY then drops the gun and quickly scrambles upwards and
sprints away with effort as his hands are constricted. THE
SHOT PANS following him running into the distance through the
forest.

MOBSTER 1 then comes across MOBSTER 2’S deceased body, still

covering his broken nose, he exclaims whilst out of breath.

MOBSTER 2
You stupid poor bastard.

MOBSTER 2 then runs away OFFSCREEN, still attempting to chase

down JEFFREY.

JEFFREY is then found finally exiting the woods onto a road,

he however spots a car coming towards his way in the distance,
he attempts to flag it down by raising his zip-tied hands in
the air and shouting in panic.

JEFFREY STEELE
HEY HEY! HELP ME! I’M A COP!

The car however continues speeding down the road, JEFFREY is

frozen in a moment of panic as he slowly raises his hand down,
next thing you know - CRASH, the car hits JEFFREY, sending him
flying and rolling across the road. The tires screeched as the
car came to a halt.

ANGLE CUTS TO JEFFREY, laying on the ground covered in blood,

in an unnatural position as his bones were shattered in front
of the car which hit him. The driver’s side door of the car
slowly opened, with the driver stepping out and casually
walking towards JEFFREY who was on his last legs as if nothing
had happened.

ANGLE CUTS TO CLOSE UP SHOT of the driver’s feet as he is

walking towards JEFFREY - He is the MAFIA BOSS.
SHOT CUTS TO JEFFREY’s vision which was slightly blurry and a
slight ring could be heard, emphasising on the great damage
that has been dealt to JEFFREY.

As the MAFIA BOSS who is sharply dressed in a black overcoat

comes to JEFFREY, he calmly yet passively aggressively gives
JEFFREY his final words before his fate.

He pulls out a handgun whilst delivering the speech in no

rush. He then points it at JEFFREY’s head.

MAFIA BOSS
Jeffrey Steele. I heard your sting
operations prior to this day were all
successful. However I’m afraid to say
your last one isn’t.

BANG - THE SHOT CUTS TO BLACK WITH A FLASH as the DRIVER who
is revealed to be a high end member of the gang pulls the
trigger, killing JEFFREY.

FADE IN BLACK

TITLE SCREEN OF DRY-DOCKED CUES WITH CONFUSION BY NEW ORDER

PLAYING

EXT. CITY STREETS - DAY

JOHN STEELE, a police informant, is cruising through the urban

streets with great confidence, suited and booted with aviator
shades and short hair.

A montage continues of JOHN STEELE walking through the

streets. OPENING CREDITS ARE ROLLING.

INT. POLICE STATION - DAY

THE MUSIC ABRUPTLY CUTS OUT as JOHN STEELE is sitting bored

and unamused at his desk which consists of a bunch of
paperwork. He is repeatedly yet slowly clicking his pen.

Out of nowhere, POLICE CHIEF ANDERSON pops in unannounced at

JOHN STEELE’S DESK. He is a smart and slender looking man also
dressed in sharp attire.
 POLICE CHIEF ANDERSON
Hey John Steele, I assume you heard
the unfortunate news about Jeffrey
Steele.

JOHN STEELE
Jeffrey who? Who is he and why does
he have the same surname as me?

JOHN STEELE would ask visibly confused

POLICE CHIEF ANDERSON

Oh he was one of our undercover cops
who was found in a ditch yesterday.

POLICE CHIEF ANDERSON would hand JOHN STEELE a paper

consisting of information surrounding JEFFREY STEELE.

JOHN STEELE
Why bother telling us if we’re not
supposed to know who our
undercover cops are?

POLICE CHIEF ANDERSON

Oh well you see that’s where you
come in, I want you to be our
new informant!

POLICE CHIEF ANDERSON would enthusiastically point whilst

finishing the sentence.

JOHN STEELE would put the paper down.

JOHN STEELE
Is it because my last name is Steele?

POLICE CHIEF ANDERSON

Well we checked your family records
and found that you have a cousin
in the arms-trafficking gang that
we’re tailing!
 JOHN STEELE
I don’t appreciate the fact
you were digging into my family
matters behind my back.

POLICE CHIEF ANDERSON

So do you want to take on this
job or not?

JOHN STEELE
Whatever gets me out of here I
guess...

INT. PARKING GARAGE - DAY

JOHN STEELE is in an empty gloomy parking garage and he is

visibly bored, with his hands on his hips.

The moment he checks his wrist watch, the same red car that
killed JEFFREY STEELE pulls up. JEFFREY STEELE becomes aware
of the vehicle’s presence and fixes his posture, the car
however advances straight towards JEFFREY STEELE.

The car slows down however it is still proceeding forwards

which forces JEFFREY STEELE to walk backwards to avoid getting
run over. The car eventually stops.

2 sharply dressed individuals step out the car in unison, one

was the same DRIVER who killed JEFFREY STEELE and the other
was his HENCHMAN who was tall and had flamboyant yet sharp
attire.

The two individuals close the doors however the HENCHMAN fails
to fully shut the door at his first attempt so he successfully
shuts it fully the second time. He chuckled subtly and formed
a grin on his face.

MAFIA BOSS
So you must be Paxton Steele ?

JOHN STEELE
Oh yeah that’s me. Paxton Steele.
 MAFIA BOSS
It’s funny - we had a member with
that surname once.

JOHN STEELE
Yeah well..

JOHN STEELE would nervously tug on his collar with that

response
MAFIA BOSS
Anyway, I heard you are a cousin
is Mr. Smith correct?

The MAFIA BOSS pointed towards the henchman (Mr. Smith)

JOHN STEELE
Oh yeah!

JOHN STEELE would nervously chuckle

How are you, cousin?

MR. SMITH would lean on the side of the car and smirk

MR. SMITH
Oh yeah, I’m doing great!

MAFIA BOSS
Alright Mr. Smith, give him
a pat down.

JOHN STEELE
Uhh why?

The MAFIA BOSS would tilt his head and look at JOHN STEELE
confusingly

Oh yeah, I mean sure go ahead!

MR. SMITH would clap his hands and rub them together whilst
letting out a slight chuckle as his he walk towards JOHN
STEELE with great enthusiasm
As MR. SMITH patted JOHN STEELE down, he would uncover a pen
from his pocket

MR. SMITH
I’ll have that.

JOHN STEELE would turn around shocked at MR. SMITH whilst

maintaining the pat down position

JOHN STEELE
Hey, that's my pen!

The MAFIA BOSS would tilt his head once more and would look at
JOHN STEELE passively aggressively, JOHN STEELE would notice.

Oh yeah that’s right, you

can have it

JOHN STEELE would nervously utter.

BLACK

“4 HOURS LATER”

INT. JOHN STEELE’S HOUSE - NIGHT

JOHN STEELE would enter his house, visibly tired and he would
then turn around to shut the door, as he turned around
however, he looked in shock and confusion.

In the corridor of the house, a sharply dressed man with

glasses holding an overcoat in his right hand stood still. He
looked unfamiliar.

MAN
Greetings.

The man would then quickly drop his overcoat, revealing a pump
action shotgun, he would rack and then instantly fire at hip
level, JOHN STEELE however jumped straight into the living
before the MAN fired.
As the MAN racked the shotgun again, he followed slowly into
the living room - he instantly got wrestled to the ground by
JOHN STEELE. The two were wrestling over the shotgun.

Suddenly the shotgun fired, causing the 2 rolling away on the

ground and being separated from it. The 2 then get up and
start having a fist fight, with the MAN landing two punches on
JOHN STEELE in the face which causes him to fall to the ground
on his belly.

The MAN then goes for the shotgun and pumps it once more as he
then walks up to JOHN STEELE who was still lying on the
ground.

MAN
Any last words?

JOHN STEELE would rapidly turn around with a small pistol and
exclaim in anger

JOHN STEELE
Fuck you!

JOHN STEELE would then fire multiple shots at the MAN, killing
him and causing him to crash on the sofa.

In a moment of sheer silence, JOHN STEELE slowly lowers the

gun and gets up from the floor.

As he ganders at the body with the gun lowered, he gets out

his cell phone and dials the police chief.

JOHN STEELE
Hey boss, there’s been intruder
In my house with a fucking
shotgun, are they on to me
Already?

POLICE CHIEF ANDERSON

What does he look like?

JOHN STEELE
What does he look like? He’s got
black hair and round glasses.
 POLICE CHIEF ANDERSON
You fool.

JOHN STEELE
Boss what?

POLICE CHIEF ANDERSON

That was my most trusted arms
and cocaine dealer.

JOHN STEELE
Why do you have a-!? Listen, he
must’ve thought that I was actually
a rival gang member!

POLICE CHIEF ANDERSON

You’re a dead man Mr. Steele.

POLICE CHIEF ANDERSON would hang up on the phone whilst in

JOHN STEELE is frozen in shock.

ANGLE WOULD CUT to JOHN STEELE dragging the MAN’S dead body
through the corridor.

EXT. SUBURBIA - NIGHT

ANGLE CUTS TO JOHN STEELE closing the trunk of his car

ANGLE THEN CUTS TO the car driving off rapidly with its tires
screeching.

SCENE CUTS TO BLACK

EXT. FOREST - NIGHT

JOHN STEELE would be digging up the grave with an immense

amount of effort for the intruder that he just shot, THE ANGLE
WOULD THEN SHIFT UPWARDS, PEERING AT THE SKY.

EXT. FOREST - NIGHT

THE TIME OF DAY WOULD FADE TO MORNING

JOHN STEELE would finish up with the digging, clearly
exhausted, he however notices police sirens blaring in the
distance so he makes a run for it.

TRACKING SHOT FOLLOWS as JOHN STEELE is running through the

woods into a desolate prairie.

JOHN STEELE is running for his life but then BANG - JOHN
STEELE falls to the ground as a gunshot echoes across the
prairie.

JOHN STEELE tries to get up but he remains on his knees until

the BOSS and MR. SMITH walk up to him.

MAFIA BOSS
Got the constabulary involved already
John Steele?

JOHN STEELE would look up in pain at MR. SMITH and the MAFIA
BOSS - the MAFIA BOSS was wielding a submachine gun and MR.
SMITH was wielding a revolver.

JOHN STEELE
I can explain! It’s not what
you think it is!

JOHN STEELE would reach slowly for his interior jacket pocket.

BANG BANG BANG - The MAFIA BOSS would gun him down rapidly
with his submachine gun, causing JOHN STEELE to fall instantly
on his back.

MAFIA BOSS
Alright Mr. Smith, check if there
is a wire.

MR. SMITH would holster his gun and rub his hands with
excitement.

MR. SMITH
Alright!!
MR. SMITH would drop down to the ground and uncover JOHN
STEELE’S right hand which was under his jacket - he was
holding an armed hand grenade.

MR. SMITH would look back and forth at the MAFIA BOSS twice in
shock, the boss would also slowly realise.

ANGLE CUTS TO SKY

BANG - the hand grenade detonates, causing a flash as crows

are also heard calling after the detonation.

FADE IN BLACK

INT. CHIEF ANDERSON’S LIVING ROOM

A news report would be playing on an old tube television set

disclosing the incident revolving around the demise of the
arms trafficking gang.

NEWS REPORTER
This morning at 7AM sharp, arms trafficking is no more! A
murder suicide took place at Greenville Prairie amongst a gang
ringleader and his assistant, Jonathan Steele. The reason
behind this incident is yet to be uncovered as of now as
investigations are still ongoing. We are however in the clear
that nothing of value has been lost.

POLICE CHIEF ANDERSON lets out an evil chuckle.

END