12 And Holding

and holding12 by Anthony S. Cipriano 4.06.04 Director: Michael Cuesta Copyright 2004 Contact: 212 343 0069 Reg@WGA West 516 909 4787 FADE IN: EXT. NEIGHBORHOOD STREET - MORNING TWIN BOYS, RUDY AND JACOB CARGES (12), ride their bikes through a suburban neighborhood. Rudy, the more athletic of the two, rides at a breakneck pace. Jacob rides slowly due to a HOCKEY MASK that he wears over his face. It’s making it difficult for him to see. The boys turn down a DIRT PATH and ride deep into some WOODS. INT. WOODS - CONTINUOUS Rudy and Jacob ride to the edge of a CLEARING and stop. Across from the clearing is a large OAK TREE, which has a TREE HOUSE perched high up in it’s branches. The boys cautiously look around and whisper. JACOB You see ‘em? RUDY No. But that doesn’t mean they’re not here. After a beat, Rudy gets off his bike and starts walking towards the tree house. Jacob stays behind, eyeing their safety. RUDY (CONT'D) (cont’d) Jacob, come on. It’s cool. Suddenly, a ROCK comes careening from off screen. It hits Jacob in the head and knocks him to the ground. Rudy darts for the oak tree as a hail storm of rock and debris come flying at him. As Jacob rises, a stream of blood pours down the front of his mask. He quickly runs for the tree.