Amara brushes her teeth. When finished, she turns off the
lights. For a quick second, her reflection in the mirror over
the sink appear distorted. Spooky.
She turns the lights on again. She smiles at her silliness,
turns off the lights, then heads into the --
4.4.
BEDROOM
Amara pads over to a chair with her clothes draped over it.
She digs into her pants pocket, takes out her phone, then
climbs into bed. She puts the phone on the bedside table,
turns off the light, then drifts off to sleep.
LATER
Dark. Peaceful. The alarm clock shows 3:04. Amara’s asleep
when the --
-- phone lights up. Curt’s face in close-up on the screen.
CURT
Amara! Wake up. You got to get me
out of here.
Amara stirs.
CURT
Wake the fuck up!
Her eyes pop open. She snaps her head towards the phone.
Alarm, when she sees Curt. She snatches up the phone.
AMARA
How the hell did you get my phone
number? This is not cool.
CURT
Please. I’m beggin’ you. All I ask
is that you set me free.
AMARA
This is not funny. If you don’t
leave me alone, I’m going to have
to call the police.
Curt forces himself to calm.
CURT
I ain’t tryin’ to be funny. This
ain’t no joke. I don't rightly
understand how this all works. All
I know is that you're the first
person I've been able to reach
since they buried me. Please, I'm
beggin' ya. Help me out.
Amara scoffs.
5.5.
AMARA
This is ridiculous. What do you
want me to do? Go dig at the
cemetary?
Curt appears hopeful.
CURT
Would you do that, please?
AMARA
Hell no! I’d be arrested. Probably
go to jail.
Amara chuckles. Thinks she knows what this is about.
AMARA
I know. I get it. You want me to go
to the cemetary and start digging
while someone is filming me and I
end up on TikTok or something.
CURT
I don’t know what that is.
He pleads. Earnest.
CURT
Please, Amara, I beg ya from the
bottom of my heart. I've been
trapped down here for so long. If
ya dig up the truth, you'll see I
ain't no killer. I just need a
chance to clear my name, to show
the world the truth.
AMARA
I’m not going to the cemetary at
night with a shovel.
Curt concentrates to keep his frustration in check.
CURT
No one will be here if you come
now. Please...
Amara sighs.
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