INHERITANCE Draft 3 Written by Dominic Jones For The ...

INHERITANCE
Draft 3

Written by

Dominic Jones
For

The Impact
Act 1

INT. EXPENSIVE LAWYERS OFFICE - 15:50 GMT.
Oak panelling. Wall-to-wall leather-bound books. A large
walnut desk around which three people sit.
HARRY (50), short, overweight, balding and bespectacled is
dressed for the garden. Beside him is his wife RUTH (50),
evidently a fan of vintage Laura Ashley. Across from them is
a sharp-suited LAWYER (60). He closes a file in front of him.

LAWYER
So there we have it, Mr. Truman.
The total of your inheritance is
just over $21 million.
Harry and Ruth are momentarily stunned by the news, then
Harry leaps from his chair, clenches his fists and runs
around the room.

HARRY
(Ranting)
YES! YES! YES!
He never gave me anything during
his life, and now, WA-HEY am I
gonna enjoy this. Oh man this is
just fantastic.
Ruth is embarrassed by her husband's behaviour and is staring
prissily at the lawyer when his desk phone rings.

LAWYER
(Into phone)
Hello
(Pause)
OK, I'll be right out.
(Hangs up the phone)
Excuse me for a moment.
The lawyer leaves the room as Harry, standing triumphant, is
shaking his clenched fists above his head.

HARRY
(Excited)
OH BOY, OH BOY, OH BOY.
What do you want to spend it on?
A new house; one with a pool bigger
than the Steinberg’s. Cars, a Rolls
Royce, I've always wanted one of
them. A boat, how about a boat?

RUTH
Harry, would you please calm down.

HARRY
What! No way! This is the best
day of my life.

RUTH
I think we should talk to Mr.
Harris about donating a lot of it
to charity.

2.

HARRY
WHAT! Are you kidding me? No way!
What is the matter with you? Are
you mental or something!

HARRY! RUTH

HARRY
OK. OK.

Harry takes a moment to compose himself and wonders where the
lawyer is. He walks towards the door. Out of Ruth’s sight
he clenches his fist and mouths YES!

HARRY (CONT’D)
What's keeping him anyway?

He opens the door and steps out of the office.

INT. OFFICE RECEPTION - DAY.
Harry tentatively walks into the reception and immediately
has a strange feeling about the emptiness of the building.

HARRY
(Loudly)
Hello.
(A beat)
Hello. Is there anybody there?
He stops, places his hands on his hips, looks around and
shakes his head in confusion. The door to another office is
ajar and Harry hears the sound from a television. He slowly
pushes the door open.

INT. OFFICE #2 - 15:52 GMT
Harry enters the office and stands in front of the TV.

NEWS READER
This is not a hoax. The asteroid
will hit earth at 5:22. The blast
wave will...
He is about to explode with rage. The news reader continues
with details. Harry looks up to heaven and shakes a clenched
fist.

HARRY
(Ranting)
You! You! You! aaahhhhh!
You had to wait all this time and
then... I bet you knew about this
you Bast...

BLACK SCREEN