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Jack
Jack
Jack
A Logan Parker Production
Characters
Jack-
Cara-
Corey-
Kit-
Mick-
Jack’s Jack-In-The-Box-
Mick’s Jack-In-The-Box-
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Jack
WIDE SHOT of the doorway and hallway from Caras room. A tall boy
in white Pyjamas with a scar on his face above his left eye
appears in Caras doorway almost tripping over his own feet.
JACK
What?! What's the matter? I was sleeping.
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CUTS TO CARA
Cara
I had the nightmare again. I thought I saw the thing in
the wardrobe. Can you check?
Jack
Yeah, I suppose I can. (he puts his arms up
smiles and raises his eyebrows) But I don't know
what you expect me to find.
Jack
Yep, all good, there is nothing in there.
Jack
What's up? Ever since I came home you've been
avoiding me but also mum too.
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Cara
I'm just nervous that someone will try again and maybe
this time I don't survive. (CAMERA MOVES TOWARDS
HER as she says the line)
Caras head tilts up looking at Jack nervously, CAMERA CUTS TO
SHOT of Jack.
Jack
Don't worry, even if it does happen again, I
promise that I will protect you. (Puts his hand
on his chest as a sign of the promise) But also,
if you don't feel comfortable with people really
close to you, I will of course respect that.
Jack
Anyway, I’m going to get ready for school, see
you downstairs in a bit? (smiling)
CAMERA FOLLOWS BEHIND JACK as he walks out the room and then
after he is out of sight CAMERA PANS AROUND to see Cara smiling
and starting to get off her bed
Cara
(whispers)Yeah, but can I trust you?
Cara
Oh, she left for work as I came down the stairs.
You know she struggles with talking to us, mainly
you after the accident and after you were released
from hospital, right Jack?
Jack
Oh, yeah, I understand that although it slightly
upsets me. Shes not spoken to me, let alone
looked at me since she picked me up from that
bloody psychiatric hospital! All those white
walls, white sheets, white clothes! It drives you
mad
whe you are put in there for 6 whole years not
even knowing why you were sent there in the first
place. You would think I would have been told why
Cara
Come on Jack, cut her some slack. Yes, I know she's
not seen you in 6 years but it's difficult, she tried
to avoid me for the first few months before she came
around and understood that she can't not be around for
a 10-year-old. She just stopped speaking to me about
anything relating to what happened.
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Jack
Yeah, I suppose you are right (Scratches the back of
his head)
Jack
(sighs) I’ll get it.
JACK’S JACK-IN-THE-BOX
Hello Cara, I’m back!
Cara
Scared and unsure of what happened and why he did it)
Jack! What the hell?!
Jack
Oh crap! I’m so sorry. I don't know what happened!
Cara
I’m fine (visibly uncomfortable)
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Cara
Go open the door Jack
Jack
Hi, COREY, KIT. 
Then MOVES BACKWARDS AS THE TWO NEW PEOPLE WALK INTO THE HOUSE.
COREY
Hey Jack, hi Cara. Where's your mum?
KIT
Walks past Jack and Corey as he says: Yeah, I was wondering that
too.
Kit pulls out the chair at the other end of the table and sits
down.
Cara
She, er, wanted to get to work early (stumbling on her
words)
Corey
(slightly quieter tone) Thats not the reason buddy?
(smiles) Your mum hasn't been home in the mornings since
you got home.
Jack
No, she left because she doesn't know how to act around me
anymore. I think she's scared of me, but I don't know why.
Kit
Come on let's stop standing, (Looks at Cara) or
sitting, here and go off to school or we are likely to
be late. Cara, you are already not well liked by our
teacher for being late.
Cara
Yeah ok (picks up her bag) Come on out you boys go I
will lock up, Jack.
(CAMERA AT THE END OF THE HALLWAY) Jack shrugs and walks towards
the door opening it followed by Corey and Kit and then Cara. Cara
walks out of the door. (CLOSE UP OF THE DOOR AND CARA as she
eventually closes it locking it)
4.Ext Morning:
AREIAL CAMERA SHOT the group walking in school to their class.
Another person enters the shot. CAMERA MOVES DOWN INFRONT OF THE
GROUP.
Jack
Oh, look Mick’s here today (Staring off at MICK who is
walking to class seemingly muttering something really
fast)
Cara
I will leave you with the lovesick boy Corey. Come on Kit or
we will be late.
Corey
(Reaching out in an attempt to stop her) Wait no, Cara (CUTS
TO CLOSE UP OF COREY AND JACK, Corey puts his hand on his
forehead) Ugh, come on Jack or we will be late too. (He
grabs Jacks arm) You can stare at him all you want in class
come on. (Corey tugs Jacks arm)
5.INT-Morning: Classroom
Rows of Desks-CAMERA INFRONT of Jack and Corey, jack is staring
off camera while Corey is trying to talk to him.
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Corey
I did some research and I think everything that has
happened may be linked to something known as the Jack-
In- The-Box. Apparently, many people who were born before
us had the same sort of symptoms as you. Seeing shapes or
people who can't be seen by others, hearing a voice
only you can hear, feeling something touch you but nothing
is there. So yeah, not sure how it links to your sister
but that's all I got so far. Oh yeah and people who have
been known to have had been (puts air quotations in the air
with his hands) Possessed or something by this Jack-In-The-
Box also spoke really fast normally when they thought they
were talking to something. But I'm not completely sure if
that relates to this (gestures to Jack who is still not
paying attention) as you've always spoken really fast even if
it was just to yourself.
Jack
Mmmh. Yeah. I guess, although why are you linking it to a
Childrens toy? My sister used to have one. It appears in
her nightmares. I mean how can a silly toy be linked to
Psychosis? (Stops taking abruptly after speaking really
fast, continues to stare off camera)
Corey
Thats exactly what I’m talking about! I don't know how it
links but apparently it does. And! You are proving my
point! You do speak really fast.
Jack doesn't say anything, and Corey clicks that Jack hasn't
really been listening to him.
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Corey
Wait, Jack, are you even listening to me? I've been
speaking for the last couple of minutes.
Jack
Caras here? Wait, why are you here? (Draws the word ‘Here’
out after he sees that Cara isn't actually there) Shes not
here, really?
Corey
What? I wanted to get your attention as I was talking to
you, but you weren't paying attention.
Jack
Oh, you were sorry I didn't hear you.
Corey
Seriously? You even responded to the first part of my
apparently one sided conversation. Anyway, what was so
interesting that you were ignoring me?
Corey looks off camera to where Jack was looking. CAMERA them
moves slightly to reveal what Jack was so focused on. Mick
sitting by the window writing something on a piece of paper
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before looking over at Corey then to Jack, Mick lingered his line
of sight on Jack for a few moments before going back to writing.
Corey
Of course, you’d be staring at him. (Rolls his eyes)
CAMERA MOVES SO ITS JUST MICK AND JACK IN SHOT. Jack resumes his
looking at Mick Fade to black as Mick looks back at Jack and
gives a sad smile and mouths something that the camera can't pick
up (why Him?)
6.INT-Corridor
CAMERA AT THE END OF THE CORRIDOR. Jack is seen walking quietly
down it. The doors then slam open suddenly Mick is seen storming
down the corridor as he reaches Jack, Mick grabs Jack by his
shoulders, spins him around so his Jacks back is facing the wall
as he pushes Jack against the wall. CUT To close up of them.
Mick
Your psychosis creature is the Jack-In-The-Box. I have one
too. Don't act like you didn't know what was happening to
you or why your sister is scared of being really close to
you or why you were put in the psychiatric hospital for 6
years. I was there that night. Why do you think you didn't
complete the job or why Cara survived?
Jack
(Sarcasm) Yeah, wow. I didn't know. It's not like I've been
hiding it from people. (Serious) I don't want to do the job.
I thought the thing would disappear after I failed. It
never even told me what its job was. (He pauses for a
moment) Wait hold on. Back track a bit Mick. What did
you say at the beginning?
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Mick
About what?
Jack
The Jack-In-The-Box bit.
Mick
It was all about the Jack-In-The-Box.
Jack
Yeah, yeah, I know. Something about two of them?
Mick
That I know you have one?
Jack
No, no after that.
Mick
Oh, that bit. Yeah, I got Psychosis too. It's also a Jack-
In-The-Box, jack. (Smiles as he releases Jacks shoulders
and takes a step back allowing Jack to move away from the
wall. CUT TO CLOSE WIDE SHOT OF THEM) So basically, there
is an “Evil one” (gestures to Jack) You and a “good one”
(points to himself) me.
Jack
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Mick
Oh, yeah. You need to kill Cara... (he looks away not
wanting to meet jacks eyes.)
Jack
Oh, so is that why Cara doesn't like me really close to
her?
Mick
Yeah 6 years ago you were meant to kill her but ultimately
failed due to something stopping you, as you know. How do
you think you got that scar on your forehead?
Jack
Wait what? I thought I tripped on a rock? And then woke in
a bed in the psych ward.
Mick
Well, yes you did get it from a rock and passed out from
the impact. But it wasn't on the ground. (Jack looks
confused as Mick looked his directly in the eyes) I
threw it at you...
CUT TO BLACK
7. EXT-OUTSIDE OF A WOODS
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CAMERA BEHIND Cara and Kit They are talking about school all of a
sudden Cara stops. CAMERA CUTS INFRONT
Kit
Cara? You alright?
Cara
(stuttering nervously) D-d-do we have t-to go through t-t-
there?
Kit
Yeah, I guess, unless we want to take longer to get home?
Why?
Cara
It h-happened in there (points towards the woods CAMERA
TURNS TO SHOW THE WOODS AGAIN)
Jack
CAMERA INFRONT OF HIM, JACK STOPS, slowly hides the knife,
Cara, I know you are there come on its me. I’m not going to
hurt you. He smirks and sniggers as THE CAMERA PULLS OUT TO
HIS SIDE SHOWING HIM PLAYING WITH THE KNIFE BEHIND HIS BACK.
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9.INT- Library
CAMERA WIDE SHOT Kit, Corey, Cara, Jack are all sat at a table.
Mick is stood in front of the table.
Mick
Thank you for meeting me here. I know Jack is the only one
who has actually spoken to me here.
Jack
(mumbling) Not how I wanted our first conversation to go.
CAMERA MOVES TO THE SIDE OF THE TABLE AS MICK SITS NEXT TO JACK
Corey
What do you mean “Not how you wanted your first
conversation to go”?
Jack
(Looks at Corey and rolls his eyes) How on earth did you
hear that?!
Cara
Jack. Shush. We are in a library.
Jack
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Corey
OOOOHH.
Jack
Nah, not like that (whispering to Corey) Unfortunately
Normal volume) More violently than anything.
Mick
Sorry I didn't know how to get your attention enough to
make you listen, And I was angry.
Cara
Ah what did he do this time?
CUTS TO INFRONT OF JACK who gives her a look that says “what the
hell?”
CUTS TO A SHOT OF THE GROUP FROM NEXT TO JACK
Mick
I wasn't angry with Jack. Basically, both Jack and I suffer
from Psychosis. They are both in the form of a Jack-In-The-
Box. And they both have a job to complete. The good Jack-
In-The-Box's job is to stop the Evil one from completing
its job. And the evil ones job is to unfortunately kill
someone.
Kit
So, if both you and Jack have these Jack-In-The-Box
creatures showing themselves to you, who is the evil
one and who is the good one?
Cara
(Glancing over to Jack) I think I know.
Mick
I thought you may. Would you like to say?
Cara
Mick’s the good one.
Corey
(Looking confused) How did you work that one out we have no
evidence?
Cara
You may not have evidence, or you could just be in complete
denial. I hate to say but I know because it was Jack who
tried to kill me 6 years ago, although he can't remember
what he did.
Cara
Jack, what's he talking about?
Jack
Shut up you, ugh thanks now I have to tell her, Cara I
lied, I made out that I didn't remember so you’d feel
slightly safer around me. I suppressed the urge to tell
people that I'm fully conscious when it's in control. In
fact, it is just me. Every time something happened and
after I acted like I didn't realize what I did, I knew
exactly what I was doing (CAMERA MOVES TO CLOSE UP OF
JACK, COREY AND CARA, Pause, looks directly at Cara) I was
following orders.
Jack
Yesterday morning Corey mentioned that he found out that
there was a load of people before Mick and I who had the
Jack-In-The-Boxes meaning that each time there would be
two, one good and one evil.
Mick
POINTING AT THE PAPER From this report there have been
multiple murders of people who had a direct connection to
their killer. All of the killers were diagnosed with
psychosis after their arrests.
Jack
There is one that stands out though Alex Menton (CAMERA
MOVES INTO WHERE THE PAPER SAYS THE NAME AND DETAILS) He is
the only person who was actually dead before he made it onto
this list. He failed his task. (CAMERA MOVES BACK OUT TO
WIDE SHOT) Meaning if Mick failed his task as he has
the good Jack-In-The-Box there would be no consequences
however, if I were to fail well it would kill me.
Corey walks off and comes back with a laptop and begins to login.
Corey
Why are we all just standing around we need to figure out
how to stop this.
Jacks Jack-In-The-Box
Come on Jack, you know why. Making my hosts kill those who they
are close to just makes me grow stronger and more able to
control those whose bodies I chose to command. Why do you think
That guy you like hasn't been able to stop me the Jack-In-
The-Box is weak failing to stop me every time.
Jack
Why didn't you go when he stopped me 6 years ago? He completed
his task.
Jacks Jack-In-The-Box
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LAUGHS You really think it's that simple? Why do you think there
were so many deaths of my success on that report hmm? Come on
Jack use that brain of yours, its powerful you know, if you don't
die when you fail your task, I will still be here controlling
your brain, my command centre, my life line. You don't fail until
I SAY (shouting)
Jack
(quietly)I have to die...
Jacks Jack-In-The-Box
YOU CONTINUE DOING MY BIDDING UNTIL YOU KILL HER!
Jack
(SLIGHTY LOUDER) I have to die! Destroy your command
centre. Thats how I do it!
Jacks Jack-In-The-Box
Wait what. No, no. Don't do it. Listen to me you
insignificant human I control you stop (VOICE FADES AWAY AS
JACK TRIES TO IGNORE THE VOICE IN HIS HEAD)
Corey
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13.EXT-By a wall
CUT TO A CLOSE UP OF MICK AND JACK BY A WALL
Jack
LOOKING DOWN) Mick, I needed to talk to you, alone. But
because of circumstances that cannot be avoided I need to
say it now. (LOOKING UP AT MICK) Mick, I really like you
like really. I just needed to get that out, I don't want to
know your answer because either way it won't matter.
Mick
Jack! What on earth are you talking about? Circumstances? My
response to that won't matter? Why? Did I do something? Jack,
I know it's difficult but come on please. I li-
Jack
I don't want to know alright.
CAMERA PULLS OUT revealing their full bodies and the knife behind
Jack
Jack
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Mick
MICK RAISES HIS HANDS) What the hell do you want me to do with
that Jack?
Jack
TRIES TO GIVE MICK THE KNIFE) Please just take it.
Mick
I won't take it until you tell me why you are so desperate to
give it to me Jack!
Jack
ALMOST WHISPARING) I need you to kill me.
Mick
What? (CONFUSED
Jack
Kill me Mick, please.
Mick
NO! JACK! Are you out of your mind?! (BRINGS HIS HANDS TO HIS
HEAD)
Jack
Please just take the knife Mick
Mick
You can't ask me to do that. Especially after you just said
that you have a crush on me. I won't do it.
Jack
Ok, I’ll say it again... I NEED to die.
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Mick
Wait what? (BRINGING HIS HANDS DOWN)
Jack
It won't stop until Caras dead or its had enough of me and
kills me itself. Its either I die, or Cara dies. I will not have
go through the fear of almost being killed again. (STARTS SHAKING
WITH THE KNIFE IN HIS HANDS)
Mick
(TAKES THE KNIFE FROM JACKS SHAKING HANDS) What, Jack, I can
stop it I just need to figure out how, give me time and both of
you can live.
Jack
The Jack-In-The-Box controlling me is more powerful than
yours. I will only fail my task if I die therefore, you will only
succeed in stopping me and protecting Cara if you kill me.
Mick
I’m not killing you I don't care if that means We have to
figure out another way.
Jack
(REACHES UP AND TOUCHES THE SIDE OF MICKS FACE) I will die
either way. If you kill me, you complete your task and save Cara.
Use my knife and drive it into my skull through my brain. Kill me
and the Jack-In-The-Box for good.
Mick
Please don't make me (TREMBLING)
CUT TO CLASSROOM
CLOSE UP OF Mick sitting by the window writing something on a
piece of paper (POV SHOT) CAMERA LOOKS FROM Corey to Jack CAMERA
STAYS ON JACK FOR A BIT before going back to writing.
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CAMERA FROM MICKS POV LOOKS BACK AT Jack before looking back at
the piece of paper then back at Jack at Jack (CUT TO EXTREME
CLOSE UP OF MICK) Mick gives a sad smile.
Mick
Why him?
16.INT-LIBARY
OVERSHOULDER SHOT AS MICK WALKS BACK INTO THE LIBARY
Mick
Its over Cara. You are safe I no longer have my task.
Cara looks up at Mick who has blood on his shirt and hands and
gets up and walks to the front of the table in front of where Kit
and Corey are sat
CLOSE UP OF CARA AND MICK with Corey and kit behind her sat at
the table still
Mick
H-He's gone (LOOKS DOWN AT HIS HANDS)
CUT TO BLACK.