Dungeree

Script 1

Characters:
Karen Thomas ‘Kaz’ (Mother)
Terry Thomas (Father)
Jerry Thomas (Brother)
Eddy Thomas (Missing Boy)

SCENE 1

Establishing shot of family home

loud football tv match can be heard from outside

Handheld camera approaches door and hand knocks

Kaz can be seen looking through curtains

KAZ:
(muffled yelling behind door) Shit Terry they’re here, turn it down
opens door
Hello hello, welcome to our home
Camera follows Kaz in towards back lounge
My name is Karen Thomas and this is my husband Terry and my son Jerry

TERRY:
G’day

JERRY:
G’day

KAZ:
Men of few words, they are, ‘specially when the footy’s on

Terry nods
Jerry nods not looking away from tv

KAZ:
That is our dog Vegemite, he was called Bruce but we changed his name last year cause he’s black as vegemite… but now he’s dumb as a post, doesn’t listen to anythin’.
Yells at vegemite
I think he misses Eddy the most

SCENE 2

Terry and Kaz on front room couch
Camera on tripod
Talking about the disappearance of their son Eddy

KAZ:
Holding image of family photo (eddy all in black, others in footy Jersies)
So about a week ago our dear Eddy was kidnapped
This is us on Footy day, every Sunday we get jourseyed up and watch our favourite games.
That’s him there
Points to eddy in the picture
He was always very camera shy

Kaz Nods
Terry Nods

TERRY:
It was our favourite day of the week, wasn’t it kaz?
Looks to Kaz

KAZ:
Yep. Until last sundee when we found this sittin’ right on the kitchen bench

Holds up ‘ransom note’
Camera zooms in to focus on it

RANSOM NOTE:
KAREN AND TERRY, I’M MOVING AWAY TO FOLLOW MY DREAMS, DON’T COME FIND ME.
-ED

KAZ:
We know it’s a ransom note because Eddy didn’t have dreams

TERRY:
Didn’t play footy, never seen him at a cricket match, hardly seen the boy finish a good pork chop.

KAZ:
Shrugs and shakes head in agreement

SCENE 3

Beaumaris Concourse (Hopefully)

KAZ:
This is our lovely small town of Dungeree. Everyone’s mates and we all get along

TERRY:
I love this place because we have a 7 month cricket season and soon, we’ll make the world’s biggest meat pie

Kaz Nods

KAZ:
We just can’t imagine anything bad happening here but if we did have our suspicions we would say Eddy was taken from the back of the local IGA

Kaz waves to camera to follow her
THROUGH CARPARK TO ALLEY WAY

KAZ:
He hung out here a lot. With who? we don’t know. Why? We also don’t know. How many times? Also a mystery
But call it…
Looks to Terry
mothergerial? Fatherental? (looks confused) …just instinct

TERRY:
We know this is the spot