Rumour Has It- Film Noir Script.
SCENE ONE!
Isabella has asked Adrian to meet her in a restaurant as she has something to ask him. She feels that her husband Julian is having an affair and wants Adrian to follow him and get to the bottom of it. She is sitting down at a table wearing a white smart shirt. After a few seconds, Adrian enters the scene costumed in a black smart trousers and a shirt.
Adrain: Why have you called me here, Izzy?
Isabella: take a seat. (He sits) I need your help!
Adrian: with what this time?
Isabella: You make it sound like a chore. We both know you find comfort in helping me (smiles)
Adrian: (sensing advancements he says) what do you need help with Izzy? I was in the middle of something.
Isabella: I need your help. I think Julian’s cheating again.
Adrian: Are you serious? You can’t say ‘cheating again’ when he hasn’t before.
Isabella: I know I was wrong before, but I know I’m right now! I can feel it.
Adrian: you said that all the three occasions and nothing happened.
Isabella: he’s my husband. I know he’s cheating. He keeps ‘working late’, missing dinners and he carries he phone around the house, as though to keep me from finding something out. I can feel it in my gut.
Adrian: Ok. But how do you suppose I help you? Just ask him about it, as if he’d confess it to me?
Isabella: I want you to follow him tonight. Check him out; see what he’s been up to. You know, the whole detective stuff you normally do.
Adrian: ahh Izzy, I’m not too sure. It’s all very sneaky. And those days are behind me now. I don’t do that anymore.
Isabella: (she moves closer to him to persuade him) C’mmon Adrian. I’m desperate. He’s my husband and I feel him slipping away…. (Adrian says nothing) …wouldn’t you want to know if it was Alyssa playing away? I’d help you. So please…Help me!!
Adrian: (becomes panicked) Why? Do you know something?
Isabella: Gosh no! She loves you. I’m just speaking hypothetically.
Adrian: (defeated) Hmm…Okay! I’ll help you, but it’s the last time!
Isabella: Thank you so much. (She gets up and puts her coat and gloves on) I’ll fax you over the details. (Adrian walks her to the door) ooh and Ad, this is between us….Alyssa isn’t to know, okay.
Adrian: (sarcastically) I wouldn’t dream of telling her. It’s not like we’re married or anything.
Isabella: (Unimpressed) Goodbye Adrian.
END OF SCENE ONE!
SCENE TWO
Adrian sits at home waiting for his wife to walk through the door. He is sat on his coach with his legs cross and legs shaking due to anxiousness as he sips on a glass of scotch. As he hears Alyssa pulling up into the drive way he stands up and starts to walk around nervously biting thumb. Alyssa walks in, throws her bag on the chair and heads for the bar to make herself a drink.
Adrian: Long day?
Alyssa: ooh you have no idea. (She walks over and kisses him on the cheek before taking her coat off) why you all dressed up for? Did you go out? (as she sits down.)
Adrian: (Looks at his attire up and down) ah yeah, I had to do a friend a favour... detective stuff
Alyssa: (resting her head) ooh sounds serious. What kind of detective stuff?
Adrian: She thought her husband was cheating and asked me to check him out
Alyssa: Oh no, poor woman. So…
Adrian: so what?
Alyssa: Was he cheating? Keep up Adrian (she giggles)
Adrian: oh yeah, right. Uhuh. He was cheating as she suspected.
Alyssa: That’s awful. Why some men just can’t stay faithful is beyond me. I mean, why get married aye?
Adrian: ha! (walking over to the bar to pour himself another drink) It’s funny you should say that.
Alyssa: (she chuckles, but the look on her face makes it apparent that she has no idea why she’s laughing) what do you mean?
Adrian: the mistress he was cheating with is, you!
Alyssa: This is some kind of joke? (Sits up and takes off her heels) I don’t even know this friend of yours. (Starts to massage her feet)
Adrian: I didn’t tell you which friend it was. I know you sleeping with Julian, Alyssa. I followed him today and saw you. I saw you with him.
Alyssa: (becoming emotional) Adrian I suggest you think carefully about what you’re accusing me of right now. I wouldn’t that to you.
Adrian: (losing his patience) you’re really going to do this? You’re going to lie about it? Just admit it, Ally.
Alyssa: (Starting to ‘cry’) It wasn’t me. I was with Isabella the whole day. It’s really dark outside, you could have seen anyone.
Adrian: Ooh really? Because, I was with Isabella.
Alyssa: Okay. Fine. I’m sorry
Adrian: Is that all you have to say? You’re sleeping with your best friend’s husband, my best friend. I’m supposed to be your husband Ally. How could you do this to me?
Alyssa: Im sorry, (goes over to him and holds his hand) I don’t know what else to say. It was one huge mistake that will never happen again. I love you.
Adrian: so how long has it been going on for then?
Alyssa: Does that even matter, like...
Adrian: ...It matters to me! How many times?
Alyssa: (backs away from him) if you really must know (walks over to the table, picks up her empty glass and walks over to the bar) Nearly Two months. It really doesn’t mean anything Ad. It’s just a bit of fun.
Adrian: I’m going to kill him. He’s looked me in my eyes knowing what he was doing behind my back.
In anger Adrian begins to walk over to the door. In the heat of the moment he and Alyssa struggle trigger of his heart attack. He starts to breathe heavily and clutches his chest.
Alyssa: (worried) Adrian, what’s wrong? What’s the matter?
Adrian: Get my pills (pointing at the table behind her) GET MY PILLS!!
She starts to go for the table and halts in her step. Realising that Adrian may potentially die because of the heat attack, she tries her luck and watches him as his life fades away, holding his pills in her hand.
Adrian: What are you doing, give my pills. Alyssa please!!!
She stands hovering over him, watching him. As he breathes his last breath, she throws the pills next to his lifeless body and picks up her coat and bag and exists the scene.
END OF SCENE!
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