The RedRobin Project

Short Film

By Freddie Johnson

Characters:
Jerrold Dawson – Henryk
Betty (lawyer) – mum
Teddy - Ash
P.C Hopps/Hooded guy 3 - dad
Police officer 1/Hooded guy 1 - jack
Hooded guy 2 - Chris
8 year old Dawson – Sam
8 year old friend – Benji
Preteen/Teen Dawson – Oliver Jukes
Teen Dawson’s Girlfriend – charlotte Baker
Person killed – Lisa
Jerrold killer – Ian
News Reporter – Sophie
Hologram -Ethan Malha
Helen Smith – Helen Reano?
Memory Bank helper/Answering Machine – Oscar Beale

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 Note: This film will be set at night because light is very poor in the future so
will always look like the evening.

Text: The year is 2048

There has been a government project that looked at “mind
control” of humans, but it was forced out of existence in the
end. Special forces were sent to kill the human guinea pigs.
This resulted in the arrest of the special forces and the
government throwing the project out of the window.
The project was called RedRobin. Until now the project hasn’t
been brought to the public’s attention.

(All words fade except The, RedRobin and project creating the title)

Fade to

INT Lounge EVENING: The TV is on in the dark house, it’s

playing a news item about a government project that killed
many people and was forced out of existence, the project was
called ‘RedRobin’.

News reporter on TV
Nathan Jason has been arrested in relation
to the government project ‘RedRobin’, which
led to the murder of thousands of innocent
people. The special forces involved were a
rrested or managed to flee the country.
From new evidence we have been given, the
special forces have been released and given
a pardon from the country. From evidence
brought forward a third person Nathan Jason
has been arrested. He was part of the
RedRobin cover up. He sent in special forces
to eliminate the test subjects, at this time
they thought they were terrorists but in fact
they were the RedRobin guinea pigs. The
government said to shoot all. Yet when
questioned the government were unaware of this
order.
All this information is coming to light from
an anonymous person giving the police a tip
off and sending information to journalists.
He is the third person to be arrested in
relation to the project RedRobin. The police
expect more arrests in the near future…

(Doorbell rings)

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 News reporter on TV
…In other news Memory Bank has bec(ome)…
(the news is turned off)

JERROLD DAWSON gets up and walks to the door.

Cut to

EXT raining, front door EVENING: A hologram is standing

outside in the rain it’s a blue hologram wearing a red top,
blue jacket and fedora on (with the words memory bank going
around the hat).

INT, front door EVENING: Jerrold Dawson opens the door, and
sees the hologram.

Hologram
Hello. Are you Jerrold Dawson?

Jerrold Dawson
Yeah

Hologram
Excellent, here is your memory bank that
you purchased.

The hologram hands over a small circular disc. Jerrold Dawson

takes it and closes the door.

Cut to

INT Lounge EVENING: Jerrold walks back into the lounge and
puts the disc on the table, a hologram of the bank of memories
pops up. A woman appears at the start, it is HELEN SMITH CEO
of Memory Bank.

Helen Smith

Hello and welcome to your purchase of

your memory bank for you to look back
on all your memories. The company would
not be possible if it wasn’t for a little
chip inside your head, that’s recorded
all your memories. So, welcome to your
memories from the Memory Bank.

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The screen then turns blue screen showing eight titles: Mum
dying, grandma and grandad, leisure time, school, work, happy
times, dad leaving and other.

Jerrold stares at the word mum dying, he feels sad, reaches to

touch it but retracts.

Jerrold Dawson
Leisure time.

The screen pops up with a memory of him playing in a garden,

climbing a tree with his friend, wondering how he got up
there. Jerold smiles.

Jerrold Dawson
School

The memories change to him in his teens going to school

walking around. A girl then walks in and they look like
girlfriend and boyfriend, he doesn’t recognise her, another
one shows him being good at drawing.

(V.O) Jerrold Dawson

You always remember who you went out with
and who you slept with, but that girl I
don’t ever remember, and drawing I was awful
at it, that drawing I got from a friend.

Cut to

INT Kitchen EVENING: Jerrold gets up and moves to the kitchen

where he gets on the phone to the company.

Memory bank
Hello and welcome to Memory Bank how can
we help?

Jerrold Dawson
Yes, I ordered my memory bank and I don’t
recognise some of the memories.

Memory Bank
Oh, ok let me have a look for you…

From the lounge

Aaaahhhh

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 Cut to

INT Lounge EVENING: There is a sudden scream from the lounge,

Jerrold goes to investigate and sees a memory he is stabbing a
woman to death. The CEO of Memory Bank (Helen Smith) then pops
back up.

Helen Smith
Unfortunately, you have committed a crime
in your memory 544668903g. The police have
been notified (voice starts to get muffled)
and will arrive shortly.

Jerrold is panicking he is very confused.

(V.O) Jerrold Dawson

This was a new law which came about as soon
as Memory Bank began. It stated, any crime
committed on a memory would be enough evidence
to charge the person. This created a back log
of cases as everyone who even committed a minor
offence was arrested. So, it started only
notifying when you had a committed a serious
offence. This would happen when the memory was
opened by the purchaser, as the company never
looked into your memories themselves.

Jerrold walks to the phone the company are still on the line.

Cut to

INT: Kitchen EVENING

Jerrold Dawson
So, are they my memories?

Memory Bank on phone

Yes, it says he(re)…

Jerrold ends the call.

Cut to

INT Hall: P.C HOPPS and Police Officer 1 knock on the door,
Jerrold answers and they put cuffs on him.

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 P.C Hopps
I am arresting you for a murder which has
come from your memory 544668903g. Under
Memory Bank Act 2006 you will be charged in due
course…

INT, cell EVENING: Jerrold looks lost, he can’t come with

terms with what is happening. A police officer is stat at a
table with Jerrold the other side.

P.C Hopps
…Do you understand

BETTY walks in

Betty
Hi, sorry I’ve just arrived I got your call
Jerrold. Hi officer I’m Jerrold’s lawyer.

Betty moves her hand over his shoulder, and stands behind
Jerrold

Jerrold Dawson
How are the kids?

Betty
They’re good, they really want to beat you at
the board game next time they see you.

Jerrold smiles

Betty
Anyway, let’s get on, sorry (leaning forward with an
outreached hand) I didn’t catch your name officer?

P.C Hopps
It’s P.C Hopps

He shakes her hand.

Betty
Right P.C Hopps where did we get to?

P.C Hopps
Well Betty, I just asked Jerrold if he understands
why he is here.

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 Betty
Right ok. I think my client understands
quite alright what is about to happen to him,
more than you think, as he did work in the
government.

P.C Hopps
I don’t need to know that, plus I couldn’t care
less. We need to find out what he remembers,
Jerrold (leaning forward) what do you remember?

Jerrold tilts his head up slowly staring at him.

Betty
As you can see my client is in shock at the
moment. He is clearly trying to work out when
this was himself and what has happened. I suggest
that you let my client out on bail, to come to
terms with this and figure it out for himself. I
also know that you still have a big back log of
cases to do with Memory Bank, and my client is
clearly not a risk to the public.

P.C Hopps
Ok fine you’re right, we do have a back log and
need to find space for everyone, I’ll grant you
bail for 1 month. At that time, we will come to
your house again to arrest you. We would normally
give you a tag to wear to know where you are, but
we don’t have enough so remain at your house. Do
you understand?

Jerrold stares at him

Jerrold Dawson
I understand perfectly P.C Hoops

P.C Hopps
Excellent, Jerrold Dawson

Betty
Do you mind if I have a word with my client,
please?

P.C Hopps gets up and leaves the room.

Betty
I’ve known you for years Jerrold and I know
you would never do anything like this, is there
anything you remember?

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 Jerrold Dawson
No, nothing at all Betty. (softly)

Betty
Do you think this has anything to do with
RedRobin, I know it didn’t end well?

Jerrold Dawson
I don’t think so, I’ll have a look into
Memory Bank and see if I can find anything
out.

Betty
Why don’t you ask Teddy to get you what you
need, he’s always happy to help?

Jerrold Dawson
Good point, I’ll ask him.

Jerrold Dawson (V.O)

Betty had a good point about Teddy, she had
always been very helpful. I trusted her and
she trusted me, I babysat her kids sometimes
when she was away with the husband, and she
even invited me to the family events too. I
worked on a couple of cases with her as she
was the government lawyer. She knew I couldn’t
hurt anyone, that’s why I had a desk and didn’t
work out in the field.

Cut to

EXT, raining, outside house EVENING: Jerrold walks to the

front door opens it, and walks into the house and closes the
door.

Cut to

INT, kitchen: Jerrold is talking to his friend (TEDDY) who

works in the government.

Jerrold Dawson
Teddy, you’re still working for the government
as an investigator, right?

Teddy
Yeah, Why?

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 Jerrold Dawson
Great, don’t ask about why yet I’ll tell you
over a drink later, but I need you to look into
Memory Bank, it’s very important, I need you to
find everything you can on them. Who they work
with, investors, heads of operation, finances,
do they deal with any other companies. You got
that?

Teddy
Yeah, got it. Is everything all right Jerrold?

Jerrold Dawson
Look just do this and I’ll tell you later.

Jerrold hangs up the phone.

INT lounge EVENNG: He sits down on the sofa and starts looking
online at memory bank on the table.

Fade to black

INT, Kitchen EVENING: Suddenly the phones rings, the person

ringing is Teddy. Jerrold answers the phone.

Teddy
I have what you asked for, let’s meet at the Old
Lion.

Jerrold Dawson
No, I don’t want to go there, let’s go to the
tunnel just out of town. You know the one.

Teddy
Yeah why there? It’s a dump, nobody goes there
anymore.

Jerrold Dawson
Exactly.

Cut to

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INT, Tunnel EVENING: Jerrold Dawson walks into the tunnel with
an advert of Memory Bank playing on one side. Jerrold sees a
figure at the end which is Teddy. He walks towards him.

Teddy
Jerrold Dawson, it’s been so long and this
is where you thought we should meet?

Jerrold Dawson
Yeah, for good reasons.

Teddy
And what reason is that?

Jerrold Dawson
Because I believe that I’ve been framed by
memory bank for a murder, but I don’t know
why.

Teddy
Wow I didn’t expect that. I kinda always
knew something was wrong with them that’s
why I never got the implant. I warned you
about them.

Jerrold Dawson
Yeah, I know that now.

Teddy
Well, I did a lot of digging and I hope this
helps.

Teddy hands him a briefcase.

Jerrold Dawson
Thanks. I do hope you’ve found something that
will help me.

Teddy
Well, you can tell me all about it another day.

Jerrold Dawson
Yeah, we’ll go to The Old Lion.

Jerrold walks back down the tunnel leaving Teddy standing

there.

Fades out

INT, kitchen EVENING: Jerrold is looking at all the

information he got from Teddy (which is on the wall as a

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hologram) he looks at it intensely. He then spots something, a
name in a document signed by someone named Jack Johnson.
Jerrold goes to the phone and calls Teddy.

Jerrold Dawson
Teddy, do you remember Jack Johnson?

Teddy
Yeah, he was part of our department back in the
day. He then went to work with you on some secret
projects.

Jerrold Dawson
(Mumbles) RedRobin

Teddy
What?

Jerrold Dawson
Nothing, is he still alive?

Teddy
Who Jack?

Jerrold Dawson
Yeah. Do you know where he is I need to speak
to him?

Teddy
Ooooh, I’m sorry I thought you knew he’s dead,
he was found in the river a month ago.

Jerrold is taken back he doesn’t know what to think. He

doesn’t know his next move.

Jerrold Dawson
Was it an accident?

Teddy
No, it seems to have been a suicide, but if
you ask me the whole case seemed a bit sketchy,
the officers cut a lot of corners. Jack didn’t
seem the kind of person to commit suicide.

Jerrold Dawson
Interesting.

Jerrold Dawson (V.O)

The thing about Jack was that he was like a
machine he didn’t feel anything, so for him to
commit suicide is weird. Jack worked with me on

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 some projects, but I forgot he worked with me
on RedRobin the project that killed loads of
people. Luckily for me I had all the documents
as I was the anonymous person tipping everyone
off about it.

Jerrold hangs up the phone and rushes to his record player.

Cut to

INT Lounge EVENING: He looks for a record flicking through

each one until he finds the one. It’s a single by Prince
called Batdance which has the Batman logo on it.

Jerrold Dawson
(whispers) RedRobin

He places it on the record player. He turns it to 45 puts the

needle on. Pictures and documents fly by on the clear lid of
the record player, he slows it down to 33 still watching the
images flicker. He stops it, the images stop, there’s a
document for the RedRobin project, Jerrold zooms in to the
bottom of the document using the middle of the record. There
is a signature by Jack Johnson, he zooms in closer, in small
print there is a signature from the CEO of Memory Bank with
the Memory Bank logo. Jerrold’s eyes widen

Jerrold Dawson (V.O)

What I realised was that Memory Bank somehow
have knowledge, most likely from Jack, who knew
I kept documents of all my projects incase
anything went wrong. Because I bought my memory
bank, the company must of put in the murder so
I would go to prison. Meaning that they wouldn’t
go to jail like the other three people so far
have done.

Fade in

INT, Kitchen EVENING: Jerrold is calling Teddy, he gets

through to the answering machine.

Answering machine
I’m sorry you’ve reached the answering machine
of Teddy. Who won’t allow you to record a message
at this time, please try again.

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Jerrold tries again, it starts ringing when there is a knock
at the door and a rattle of the letter box, a circular disc is
dropped through.

Cut to

INT hall EVENING: Jerrold picks it up, feeling confused he

walks into the lounge.

Cut to

INT Lounge EVENING: He places the disc on the table a video

pops up of Teddy in the bottom with the murder video happening
above.

Teddy
When I realised Memory Bank was setting you
up for a murder, I decided to do some more
digging and looked at your memory 5446 something.
Don’t ask how I got it but when I was looking
at the memory, I saw that there was a CCTV camera
in the corner. I managed to find it and the feed
from the day and what I found is interesting.
There was nothing there, you didn’t show and
neither did the woman. I’ve looked through the
whole day and other nights, there is nothing
absolutely nothing. Memory Bank have definitely
set you up.

There’s a knock at the door, Jerrold walks towards it slowly

realising everything.

Cut to

INT Hall EVEING: Jerrold opens the door two hooded figures are
standing there, as soon as they realise its open they rush in.
Jerrold realises and rushes towards the kitchen.

INT Kitchen EVEING: Jerrold runs into the kitchen, the kitchen
door opens to show another hooded guy, Jerrold stops suddenly
and is then taken down by the other two. Hooded figure 1 walks
towards him and takes out a device to shine a light in his
ear. Jerrold is trying to get them off wigging moving his legs
up and down.

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 Jerrold Dawson
AAAAHHHHH

Jerrold then stops moving and is still, the hooded man turns
the light off.

Fade to

INT Jail EVENING: Jerrold looks like he doesn’t know what is

happening he looks confused, sitting in his jail cell
paralyzed.

Jerrold Dawson (V.O)

They had taken everything they
Cut to
(INT kitchen flashback EVENING: The men destroying the files
and burning the house down, and Jerrold hitting his head)
destroyed all my files and burnt down my house
blaming me being paralyzed to me hitting my
head on the table when I fell over.
Cut to
(INT Jail EVENING:)
When in fact me being paralyzed was down to the
light being shown through my ear. which meant
I went to jail for my crime.

Cut to

Text: One-week later

INT Jail EVENING: Jerrold is watching tv. It’s showing Memory
Bank has collapsed and the CEO Henrick Smith has been
arrested.

News Reporter
In a sudden end to the RedRobin project the
journalists and police were given all the
documents about the project, and files on the
company Memory Bank. The news team here can now
reveal the person who leaked the information is
Jerrold Dawson. (a picture of him is shown) He
was recently arrested for a murder which is now
believed to be a fake memory. The memory was
planted by Memory Bank so that their name would
never come into this. Well now it has, showing
Memory Bank was a key investor in the project
RedRobin.
This has meant that the CEO Helen Smith, has
been arrested and is awaiting conviction,
meaning the company has folded and will now

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 cease to exist. There has been no comment from
the company or the CEO at this time. (
News reporters voice fading into the background.)
There are set to be more arrests as police look
thoroughly at all the documents.

Jerrold Dawson (V.O)

What memory bank didn’t account for was me making
several copies. Which would get sent out to the
police and journalists after a week if I didn’t
open the documents. This was the end of RedRobin
and for those involved, after a proper
investigation I was later released on a wrong
conviction.

Jerrold gives a little smirk on his face.

The End

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