Being Human - Part 2 of 4

[Part 1 of 4 in post below]

EXT. STREET - LATER

Stu and Emma are walking down the street... Stuart’s carrying all of the SHOPPING BAGS, walking on the roadside.

They’re joking around when they turn a CORNER... a GROUP OF GUYS, all early 20’s, are hanging out on some stairs. As normal people do, they lowered their voices a little and put their heads down to walk past.

As they pass, the RINGLEADER of the group however takes notice of Emma. The momentary exchanged is slowed down to 60 f.p.s.

The Ringleader gets up, his eyes undress Emma;

RINGLEADER
Damn, girl!

[As they go to walk past the ringleader jumps out in front of them;]

STUART
Excuse us...

[With his eyes locked on Emma, the other guys move in to back him up;]
We just….

RINGLEADER
[without diverting his gaze, he points a finger at Stuart]

You! Certainly… was not the person I was addressin’...


EMMA
Please... excuse us. We’re just trying to get home.


RINGLEADER
Hmmm home? Where’s that then girl?

BEAT, THEN;

[Critical Moment - The Ringleader raises an affectionate hand to Emma. Stuart goes to lift his arm and is met with a lightning quick grab of his arm and pulled behind his back from one of the guys in the gang.

The Ringleader moves forward and stands right up close to Emma – breathing. Stuart and the camera get a front-row, chilling seat of the tough guy, his hand still on Emma’s shoulder, he moves closer to her while she’s frozen to the ground in fear.

Just then there’s commotion in the stairwell and the pack starts to edge away. But the Ringleader still has his eyes on Emma. He sniggers as they slide away, disappearing into the darkness.

Stuart and Emma are left just standing there.

Something unexplainable has been taken from them.

It’s a situation that couldn’t be helped but Emma knew that this was something she could get over. But for the first time she saw a new Stuart. A fire had started inside him.

Behind Stuart’s eyes she sees a world of questioning: “I should have done this... should have done that...” Recreating the moment in his head... he couldn’t protect her. A rage starts to build inside. Such a shameful situation.]


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INT. STU AND EMMA’S APT - NIGHT

[The situation has happened an hour or so before. They are getting ready for bed. This is eating Stu.]

EMMA
I had such a giggle at work today. The girls upstairs sent us an email about whether they should get Ian Howden a cake or not for his birthday. Anyway, the girls were bouncing the email around and then the girl at the front desk accidentally forwarded it to him! Can you believe it?! Classic lines about how we should get him a stripper so he could stop staring at their breasts... It was so messed up!

[but Stuart’s a million miles away. Emma knows where his mind is, but tries to keep it light]

And then a rhino came in and played a flute in a pink dress.

STUART
yeah..

EMMA
Hello? Hey!

STUART
That little Spick fuck! He knew he had it stacked against me. The fucking way he touched you.

[He storms into the bathroom – Em following]

EMMA
Just forget about it. I didn’t think they were going to do anything.

[Stu storms out – Em slouches against bathroom wall]

We can just call the police if it’s worrying you that --

[There’s a loud crash in the lounge room. We don’t see this but Stuart punched the vase off the bench. Emma comes running out and sees Stu quietly picking up the broken pieces of a vase.]

EMMA
What the fuck are you doing?!

Stu ?

STUART
It fell...

EMMA
Jesus Stu, what the hell’s wrong with you?!

STUART
[he moves past her with the pieces]
Its ok.