The Opening Scene
Twiddly Thumbs - Drama/Mystery
A close up, in slow motion, slowing to incredibly slow motion of twiddling thumbs, rotating slowly, mechanically like some great slow moving, powerful machine. Just when you begin to wonder what this is all about, the scene cuts, wide angle. The main character comes out of a trance and...
Now it's your turn...what happens next?
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Turns around to see Rob holding a backpack. Sleepy-eyed, his roommate handed it to him. "Dude, you forgot your laptop."
"Thanks, man. Hey, what're you doing this weekend? Anything exciting?" he said as he was signalling for a cab.
Rob let out a laugh. "Me doing something? Like that happens."
"Well, I got some plans, and it'd be great if you could come along."
"What plans?"
A cab pulled up. "I'll tell you later. Here, finish this." He tossed Rob the half-eaten pizza and climbed in the cab, leaving Rob looking excitedly confused. He told the cab driver the address, and the cab drove off towards....
the heart of downtown. He unpatiently watches the city scenary, counting down the number of skycrappers until he reaches his destination. The cab finally slows to a stop on the busy bustling street. He practically throws the five dollar bill at the taxi driver, and leaps out of the car. He races to the big rotating doors bumping into fellow commuters. He gets inside and sprints up the stairs talking a right there and a left there. He haults at his office door and leans on it as he gasps for breath. After a second he pushes the door open and sees. . . . .
That someone had been searching his office. Desk drawers were open, and the contents within them lay scattered all over the floor. The man stands at the door for a while and takes in everything that he sees before him. He notices that his computer, which he usually shuts down every night, is on and there is an application running. Someone had oppened his email and left a note saying...
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