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December 7, 2022 at 1:15 am in reply to: Lesson 1

 Dead Secret. Logline

A wounded soldier in WWll discovers that his vicious commanding
officer has seduced his wife, fathered her baby and now intends to leave him behind
to die. In an act of wild justice the soldier takes revenge: he kills the officer.
After the war he turns the tables, stepping into the officer’s shoes, he marries
the officer’s widow and becomes rich. Convinced that what he did was justified,
he never reveals his secret. <o:p></o:p>



Dead Secret. One Page<o:p></o:p>

It is 2010. <o:p></o:p>

Matthew Ivory is in his late eighties. He is the
successful owner of a stud in eastern England. He is walking on his estate when
he meets Sean, a young man. Matthew takes one look at him and collapses in
shock. <o:p></o:p>

Flashback to 1939.<o:p></o:p>

We are in exactly the same location. We see a man who
is the spitting image of Sean in the previous scene. This is Tom Anthony, an
army officer, owner of the estate. Tom knows that Hilda, a pretty housemaid, is
engaged to the young Matthew (a gardener on the estate). Tom seduces Hilda.
Hilda dumps Matthew.<o:p></o:p>

War is declared. Tom, who wants an heir, discovers his
wife is pregnant. He forgets Hilda, he goes off to join his regiment. Matthew
joins up, in Tom’s regiment. Hilda comes to find Matthew, she agrees to marry
him. On their wedding night Hilda admits to Matthew that she is pregnant with
Tom’s baby. Matthew is devastated. He wants revenge.<o:p></o:p>

Tom and Matthew are in France when Tom hears that his
wife has lost her baby. Hilda dies in childbirth. Her baby is a boy. Matthew is
badly wounded. Waiting for rescue boats on Dunkirk beach Tom tells Matthew he intends
to take the baby boy- it is his son. When Matthew objects Tom says he will leave
Matthew to die. A bomb explodes nearby. Matthew and Tom are thrown into the
sea. Matthew manages to grab Tom. In the confusion Matthew holds Tom under: he
drowns Tom. <o:p></o:p>

Matthew survives and becomes an officer himself. After
the war he goes back to the estate which is now failing. Matthew turns it
around. It becomes a successful stud. Matthew falls in love with Tom’s widow.
They marry and have children.<o:p></o:p>

End of flashback. 2010<o:p></o:p>

Matthew has recovered. Sean comes to see him. Matthew
braces himself. Sean tells Matthew he has been researching the past. He wants
money or part of the estate: it is his by right. Matthew thinks Sean has
somehow discovered he is Tom’s grandson and heir. Then Matthew realises that
Sean has found proof of his own marriage to Hilda: Sean believes that Matthew
is his grandfather. Matthew denies it. Sean threatens him, daring him to agree
to a DNA test. Matthew laughs. ‘Bring it on! You’ll find you’re no grandson of
mine.’ <o:p></o:p>
Antoinette Mitchell

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December 7, 2022 at 12:24 am in reply to: Introduce Yourself To the Group

Hello, I’m Antoinette Mitchell from Cambridge, England.

I write short stories, some published. In my working life I wrote training scripts. This is my first full length.

I know my script is missing something- that’s what I’m hoping to find in this class.

I like to do things I’ve never done before so I meet new people and learn new things. Before the lockdown here I finished an MA in History of Art and this year it’s lifting weights. I’m looking forward to meeting all of you and learning to write a great script!
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