Script Ver. 1

It's a first draft, so it's crap.

FADE IN

EXT. OUTSIDE OLD MAN'S HOME -- DAYTIME

VIN (a young mail delivery boy wearing a messenger bag) walks onto the property of a withered old house, the yard littered with stone statues on display. Vin stares at the statues as he passes by them, in awe of the craftsmanship. He steps up to the door, knocks, and closely inspects one of the statues at the entrance as an OLD MAN answers and welcomes him in.

INT. INSIDE OLD MAN'S HOME -- DAYTIME

Vin enters into a darkly-lit home. All around him are more statues much like the ones just outside the house along with stonecutting tools. He also sees a cage dangling quietly in plain sight in the room just beyond the entryway. Remembering his purpose, Vin pulls from his pouch a small letter sealed with wax. He quickly hands it to the man who wastes no time in unsealing it. He looks it over, and a small grin appears on his face. He looks down at the boy again, who waits patiently for his tip. The old man motions for Vin to wait while he walks upstairs. On his way up, the man drops the letter onto a stack of seemingly identical cards piled on a desk.

As he waits, Vin walks over to the cage. He looks inside to see a small chicken resting anxiously behind the bars. To his horror, the bird looks looks malnourished and severely depressed. The bird looks at him with doe eyes, and motions for Vin to release him from his caged hell. He looks for a way to get the bird out, but much to his dismay, notices a large padlock is keeping the door sealed shut. The bird points a wing to a key hanging around the neck of one of the statues, and it glints in what little sunlight has made it through the curtains in the dim room.

Vin checks the stairs before swiftly running over to the statue where the key is slung around the neck of a particularely frightened-looking statue of a man. He cringes at its expression before whisking the key from around its neck. He grasps it firmly as he runs back to the cage and thrusts the key into the padlock. As the key is turned, a loud clicking noise is heard from above and a large carge falls down on Vin - the padlock was actually the trigger to a trap.

The force of the cage hitting the floor shakes loose the pile of letters from the desk and sends it toppling in the direction of the cage. Vin bends over and picks up one of the cards that has spilled inside the cage and opens it, revealing a picture of himself. A shadow slowly comes over him, and he looks up to see a grinning old man with the chicken standing at his side. Vin then glances down at a photo in the pile of fallen letters and back to the statue where he retrieved the key and they are the same person. The old man then blows a handful of powder onto the boy, turning him to stone in seconds.

FADE OUT

FADE IN

EXT. OUTSIDE OLD MAN'S HOME -- DAYTIME

A second postal worker walks onto the old man's property and passes Vin (now a statue). He knocks on the door and is welcomed in by the old man. The door closes and Vin's statue is brought into focus.

FADE OUT

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