Play 35: The Briefcase (aka, Holy Shit a Screenplay!)

Int. Subway Station-Day

ANTHONY and SHAWN are sitting on a bench in a crowded subway station. ANTHONY has medium length dark brown hair and a pale complexion and is wearing an untucked blue dress shirt and dark grey slacks. He’s in his mid twenties. SHAWN is in his early thirties, has lighter brown hair gelled back and is wearing a dark maroon shirt and a black suit, and dark sunglasses even though the subway station is dimly lit. Various people walk by and sit in other benches around them. There is a fancy black briefcase resting on the bench next to them.

SHAWN
You nervous?

ANTHONY
No.

ANTHONY’s hand is tapping quickly on his leg.

SHAWN
I’d be if I were you.

ANTHONY
Guess I am a little.

SHAWN
Understandable.

More people walk by, they sit in silence for a few seconds, ANTHONY’s hand keeps up the tapping.
SHAWN
You ready?

ANTHONY
Yeah.

SHAWN
Remember the plan?

ANTHONY
Of course. We went over it all morning.

SHAWN
Just making sure.

The subway pulls into the station.

SHAWN
You gonna be alright on your own?

ANTHONY
Yeah.

SHAWN
Good luck.

ANTHONY
Thanks.


SHAWN gets up and walks up the stairs to the exit. ANTHONY remains seated for a second, runs his hands through his hair, takes a deep breath, and gets up. He picks up the briefcase and walks onto the subway car.

He remains standing, holding onto one of the poles, and puts his briefcase on the ground against one of the walls of the subway. He glances down at his watch, waits a few seconds, and then walks off the subway. He walks up the stairs quickly, going two stairs to a step.

JUMP BACK TO:

The subway car ANTHONY just left. Through the still open doors to the subway car various people are sitting and standing in the crowded space. The black briefcase is visible for a few seconds resting against the place against the wall of the subway car before the doors close shut obscuring it from view.

EXT. Subway Station Entrance-Day

ANTHONY walks out the doors of the subway station. He walks up to the curb and hails a taxi. He gets in, and the taxi pulls off out of view.

SHAWN is leaning against the wall a few feet to the side of the entrance to the subway station watching this happen. Once the taxi pulls away, he smiles to himself, gets up from the wall and casually walks off down the street.