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False witness

Script

Scene 1

( In a classroom, students are coming in)

FRANK - It's very cold in this classroom.
VICKY- ( She is yawning)- I didn't sleep last night. I want to sleep !
JACK -What did you do last night ?
VICKY - This is not your business.
JACK - I think you watched TV.
DAVID - Yeah, there was a good film on TV.
JACK - I saw it, too.
MELINDA - While you were watching TV, I was studying for the maths test.
JOE - Oh, no! ( He takes his mats book and the looks through the pages) I didn't study!!! I'm going to fail.
SALLY - Why do you worry so much ? You silly boy. You are going to fail even if you study.
NELLY - How boring !! I don't want to do the test !! ( John , the maths teacher, comes in. The students become quiet and sit down.)
JOHN - Good morning. ( He looks round and sees Joe with the book open.) Please Joe, close the book !!.( To all) We are going to start the test. Take everything off your desks!!.
JOE - (He raise his hand)Can we do the test tomorrow ? Please teacher ?
MELINDA - No way ! The test was today so we are going to do it now.
FRANK -Can I wear my coat ? Tests make me feel colder
JOHN - Be quiet. We are starting right now .(He begins to give the test and the students begin write. After a while somebody knoweks on the door and it opens. Emily, the head master, come in with the new student, Mary).
EMILY - John please ! Can you come out ?
JOHN - Yes of course, Emily but just at the door because my pupils are taking a test.
EMILY - All right ! Just a few words. (John goes to the door an they talk. He turns round and looks at the pupils.)
JOHN - Listen to the headmaster, children ! She will tell you something.
EMILY - (Menacing voice) A new girl is coming to your class. ( Vicky yawns .)(To Vicky) Yawning in the class is not polite! You nasty girl ( To Mary )This is Mary. Mary, this is your new class.
SALLY - (Loud) This is your new nightmear. (Emily goes out. )
JOHN - Sit down and try to do the test.
MARY - I'll do what I can. (She sits down.)

Scene 2

(Tom and Mark are waiting for Mary in the street. Mary comes with her schoolbag)
MARK - Hello Mary ! How was school today ?
TOM - Tell us, what did do you ?
MARY - It was boring ! We took a test !
MARK - What are your classmates like ?
MARY - Look at them. Here they come !
(Frank passes by)
TOM - This guy looks like a clown.
MARY - He is always freezing.
(Jack and David pass by)
MARK - See how happy they are ! They make me puke !
MARY - Shut up ! They are my classmates and they know me !
(Joe, Melinda, Vicky and Nelly pass by)
TOM - Where are you going with so many girls ? Can I help you with them ?
MARK - How nice this girl ?
(Sally passes by)
TOM - This one looks like a witch !
MARY - Look out ! This one is dangerous !
SALLY - Watch what you say ! This girl can bite you !
MARK - She looks like a shark !
TOM - These people are boring me .Why don´t we rob a supermarket ?
MARY - Sorry , guys ! But I won´t be part of that !
MARK - That school is washing your brain .
TOM - Let´s go without her ! Let her rot !
(They go and she is left alone)

Scene 3

(A classroom John , the maths teacher is collecting the money for a school trip . Somebody knocks on the door . The door opens and Emily comes in )
EMILY - There is a phone call for you , John . Can you come out ?
JOHN - Of course , I am coming out right now !
(He goes out and leaves the money on the desk . The students beging to talk and make noise . They stand up and start to walk around . We can see a hand stealing the money on the desk . The teacher comes back and the students sit down and shut up)
JOHN - (He looks at the desk and doesn´t see the money) Where is the money ? I left it on the desk ! Does somebody know where the money is ?
( After some silence )
SALLY - These things didn´t happen before !
FRANK - What do you mean , " these things didn´t happen BEFORE " ?
MELINDA - I know what she means .
DAVID - Come on , say it !
VICKY - She means that there are new people.
JACK - Yeah ! We all know who took the money.
JOHN - You can´t accuse anybody without good reasons. I will have to tell the headmaster .

Scene4

(in the headmaster´s office)
JOHN - Excuse me, Emily. Somebody stole the money for the school tryp.
EMILY - I´m going to name an investigator .(She takes a list and points at a name) It will be Michael , call him ! Tell him to come !
JOHN - I´ll go and bring him .(He goes out) (Emily stands up and walks from one side to the other side of the room , nervously. Ten seconds later , John and Michael come in)
MICHAEL - What happened ? I was having breakfast !
EMILY - I don´t care what you were doing ! This is more important than your breakfast .
JOHN - Somebody stole the money for the school trip and Emily named you investigator.
MICHAEL - All right , then I will question all the pupils in your classroom.

Scene5

(A little room. Michael is sitting and somebody knocks on the door . He is eating a sandwich)
MICHAEL - Come in.(He bites into his sandwich while Jack comes in) Sit down , Jack , please ! Tell me what happened in your clasroom .
JACK - We gave the money to the teacher and then he went out . When he came back , the money wasn´t lying on the desk .
MICHAEL - Try to remember their names .
JACK - Well ... let me think ... I saw Sally , Vicky ... Mary , Frank and David .
MICHAEL - Who was near the desk?
JACK - I don`t know . Ask my other classmates.
MICHAEL - Ok your can go out now (he looks at a list) Tell Sally to come in . (Jack goes out an Sally comes in) Sit down Sally .(He bites into his sandwich) (Melting with scene six )

Scene6

(The words "Two hours later" show in the screen. Michael is tired. Mary is opposite him )
MICHAEL - Your classmates tell me that you took the money on the desk. Say the truth!
MARY - I didn´t do anything! I didn´t steal the money ! I swear
MICHAEL - They say that you have bad friends, dangerous friends that rob supermarkets and mug people.
MARY - They aren't my friends now. They were my fiends ! I don't go out with them anymore.
MICHAEL - But they saw you with them, so I think that you are the thief. I will tell the headmaster.
(Michael stands up and Mary starts to cry)

Scene 7

(At the headmaster's office. Michael and Emily are talking)
EMILY - What do you know, Michael ? What did you learn ? Di they tell you anything ?
MICHAEL - I think it was Mary.
EMILY - Then, we will send her home for some days.

Scene 8

(Frank is sitting in his room and he is looking at the money)
FRANK - What am I going to do with this money ? (Pause) Why did I steal it ? If I buy something with this money , people will know that I stole it. (pause) What will happen to me ? Nobody will want to talk to me. I wont have any friends . ( He starts to cry ) I wont sleep ! I must tell the truth ! (He stands up and goes out of his room )

Scene 9

(In the classroom , the pupils are sitting and they are quiet . Michael is standing opposite them)
JOHN - We think that we know who stole the money . This pupil can't come to school in two weeks. Does somebody want to say anything ? (Silence and the camera focuses on Frank .)
FRANK - ( Nervous and shy )I must say something.
(Everybody turns round to look at him)
JOHN - Come on , speak out.
FRANK - Mary didn't do anything at all.
DAVID - How do you know ?
NELLY - Did you see anything ?
FRANK - I didn't see anything. I did something.
MELINDA - What did you do ?
JOE - Did you steal our money ?
FRANK - I don't know why I stole it. I am sorry. I hope that you'll forgive me.
JOHN - Ask Mary if she forgives you.
FRANK - Do you forgive me , Mary ?
MARY - I don't forgive you and I don't forgive anybody.

Scene 10

(At the end of a school hour , John is leaving the classroom , after him the pupils come out . Mark and Tomare waiting for Frank . Finally , he comes out .)
MARK - Look ! There he's coming.
TOM - We are going to teach a lesson !
(They go towards him and they make him fall )
FRANK - What are you doing ? What did I do ?
MARK - I'll remind you , you scum.
(Mark tries to hit him , but Mary comes out and she stops him )
MARY - Stop hitting him ! This is between him and me .
TOM - We just started ! Get away.
FRANK - Please Mary , help me ! Tell them to stop , please !
MARK - What a pity ! I was having fun.
(They go)
(To Frank) I hope you learned the lesson.
FRANK - Sure I did.

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