What Lies Behind Closed Doors

By Monica Kigozi

StreamLight Productions
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Newbury Park
Ilford Essex
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SCENE 1
FADE IN:
INT. FRONT ROOM – EVENING TIME

VOICEOVER (ERICA)
It was the summer of 09, the summer that changed me forever. A job I
thought would help me make my life better. Little did I know, that
my life? ….My life would cease to… well cease to exist.

ERICA Is downstairs receiving instructions from the parents of the

baby; the Johnsons. They are giving her a briefing of what the baby
requires, and when ERICA should be expecting them home. They leave
and ERICA shuts the door and sits on the sofa, she takes out her
phone and begins texting her boyfriend JAX. She then suggests that
the two should ‘Face Time’
DAILTONE:
ERICA rings JAX and patiently waits for him to answer his phone

ERICA
I honestly don’t know why I do this to myself, I don’t even like
babysitting

JAX
Yeah, you should be here with me right now, I miss you ERICA.

ERICA
I miss you more JAX.

JAX
Well… How long do you have to babysit until?

ERICA
Until 10
JAX
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We can still try making something work

ERICA
Alright meet me after I’m done
JAX
Okay, I love you bye
ERICA
I love you too bye.

ERICA goes upstairs to check on the baby whom is still sleeping so

she proceeds back downstairs and sits on the sofa. ERICA then begins
to hear distorted sounds coming from the kitchen, the power cuts,
she gets up in a hurry and tries to look for the electricity box.
She goes over and sees that all the power is off, she tries to fix
the problem but hears a smash in the kitchen she quickly rushes to
the kitchen and sees that there’s no glass on the floor.

The electricity comes back on and the baby upstairs begins to cry,
ERICA ignores this as she’s more curious about what’s happened in
the kitchen, she begins to search the kitchen for what may have
caused the smash. The power cuts off again and the baby’s crying
intensifies. ERICA acknowledges this and goes upstairs to figure out
why the baby is crying.
When walking up the stairs she hears unusual sounds coming from the
baby’s room. Erica walks slowly up the stairs and the distorted
sounds grow louder.
ERICA
Is anyone there?
ERICA begins to hear loud HOWLING sounds in the kitchen, ERICA
squeezes her closes her eyes in disbelief as to what’s happening
around her
ERICA (whispering to herself)
There’s no one there. There’s no one there

ERICA gets closer to the door and sees that there are two footsteps
outside of the baby’s room. She looks even closer and sees that
there’s shadow of the figure legs on the baby’s side of the door.
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ERICA stands paralysed in complete fear as she doesn’t want to
believe what’s going on. She begins to hear loud THUMPING sounds
downstairs however, she ignores it as she’s still in disbelief.
ERICA works up enough courage and STAMMERS

ERICA
Who’s there?
ERICA waits behind the door for a couple of seconds, she begins to
see the figures legs underneath the gap of the door move. ERICA
takes a deep breath and pushes the door open. Before saying anything
a blinding beam of light shines in her eyes.
ERICA (SCREAMIN)
AHHHHHHHH!
The screen fades to black