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CUT TO: INT: BEDROOM, MIDNIGHT A MAN is lying in bed, naked and asleep. An empty bottle of champagne rests in his barely clutched hand. A WOMAN is leaning on the doorway, with tears in her eyes, looking at the MAN in the bed. WOMAN: Hey. The MAN barely stirs in bed. WOMAN: (CONTD) (Shouting) HEY! The MAN jolts awake in bed, dropping the champagne bottle off the edge of the bed. He rubs his eyes as he sits up to attention. He looks at the woman standing in his doorway. MAN: What?! WOMAN: Im pregnant. The man stares in disbelief at the woman. CUT TO BLACK BEAT FADE IN: INT. WALGREENS, NIGHT We are now looking through the perspective of the man. MAN (V.O.) ...Ahtzul? The MAN is staring down at a pack of pregnancy tests. He walks up to the counter as the camera zooms out from behind and settles on an over-the-shoulder shot. The WOMAN is behind the cash-register in a Walgreens polo. An unknown object is swiped through the scanner. WOMAN: Will that be everything?

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MAN: Yeah, that should be it. WOMAN: Thatll be ninety-nine dollars and eighty-eight cents. The MAN takes out his wallet and pulls out a credit card, with a logo brand by the name of AHTZUL. The MAN swipes the card and presses buttons to complete the transaction. The WOMAN is smiling at him. WOMAN: (CONTD) Would you like a receipt? MAN: No thanks. The WOMAN places a white plastic bag on the counter. WOMAN: Your time left is ninety-nine days. The MAN looks for the door. other side of door and gets at the WOMAN, confused, grabs his bag and heads He leaves and heads to his lone car on the the completely empty parking lot. He opens the inside. CUT TO: INT. CAR, DAY The MAN buckles himself in as he reaches into his pocket. He produces a carton of cigarettes. The brand on the cigarettes is an image of a man with a scorpions tail and a dogs head. He takes a cigarette from the pack, putting the box in his cars dashboard. He puts it in his mouth and lights it, taking a large inhale as he puts the window down and blows smoke out of the window. MAN (V.O.) I should really stop smoking. He pulls onto a highway, peacefully driving, enjoying the dirty, addictive lust of the cigarette. FADE TO BLACK. FADE IN:

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INT. FANCY RESTAURANT, MIDDAY The MAN is sitting at a four-seat table alone, enjoying a juicy steak and a bottle of wine. The label on the wine bottle reads in fancy lettering, Ahtzul The restaurant isnt particularly busy, only a few other people. The MAN looks up from his dish and notices that everyone in the restaurant is staring at him. The MAN looks around, and begins to chuckle. The chuckle evolves into full laughter and soon the MAN is breaking down into hysterics, laughing seemingly uncontrollably. CUT TO: INT. APARTMENT, NIGHT The MAN is sitting on a leather couch, watching TV. The show is a bad sitcom, with canned laughter throughout. The channel cuts to a commercial. TV: Introducing, the brand new; Ah-Tzul Product Line! It begins to show off a new line of pregnancy tests which can reveal if a woman is pregnant within the first twenty-four hours of sexual intercourse. The speaker on the TV is the WOMAN from before. The red light from the logo is splashed across the MANs face as he stares blankly at the TV. The TV screen is flashing images of cigarettes, pills, alcohol, and random people laughing. The MAN gets up and stands in between the couch and TV. He begins to look very casually around his apartment, still standing in that spot. He walks to his dining table and grabs a chair. Suddenly, he begins to smash the chair across the wall, breaking it into pieces, giggling the whole time. CUT TO: INT. RESTARAUNT, MIDDAY The MAN is laughing hysterically at his table. Like a flashback, yknow? CUT TO:

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INT. APARTMENT, NIGHT The MAN is sitting on his couch, staring at the TV. He looks to the left and sees the WOMAN in the Walgreens outfit sitting on the couch next to him. JUMP CUT TO: The MAN and the WOMAN are sitting playing video games, staring at the TV blankly. JUMP CUT TO: The MAN and the WOMAN are sitting at the dining table eating sandwiches, a chair is in pieces on the floor. INT. BEDROOM, NIGHT The MAN is sitting up in his bed alone, naked and drinking the Ah-Tzul bottle of wine. JUMP CUT TO: The MAN and the WOMAN are making out on the bed with such passion and vigor that Hugh Hefner would go Damn. JUMP CUT TO: The MAN is lying in bed, naked and asleep. An empty bottle of champagne rests in his barely clutched hand. The sound of the Ah-Tzul commercial can be heard from the living room through the MANs open door. The light from the commercial dances down the hallways walls. The WOMANs voice could be heard. WOMAN: Have you ever been afflicted with depression? Do you suffer from anxiety attacks? Does it seem like sometimes reality is just too hard? BEAT WOMAN: (CONTD) What if reality could be what you wanted it to be? BEAT WOMAN: (CONTD) Try psychiatrist recommended AhTzul Brand antidepressants! (MORE)

5. WOMAN: (CONTD) Within forty-five minutes youll feel results. Your symptoms will seem to disappear almost like nothing!

BEAT WOMAN: (CONTD) Ah-Tzul works by altering parts of your brain inside the pre-frontal cortex without inflicting any permanent damage! Brainwashing has never been safer! The commercial begins to talk about a new line of pregnancy tests. CUT TO: The WOMAN is leaning on the doorway, with tears in her eyes, looking at the MAN in the bed. WOMAN: (CONTD) Hey. The MAN barely stirs in bed. WOMAN: (CONTD) (Shouting) HEY! The MAN jolts awake in bed, dropping the champagne bottle off the edge of the bed. He rubs his eyes as he sits up to attention. He looks at the WOMAN standing in the doorway. MAN: What?! WOMAN: Im gone. Suddenly, the WOMAN disappears. The MAN, seemingly unfazed by the WOMANs sudden apparition. The MAN gets up and walks into his bathroom and begins looking into the mirror as we show a photograph taped to the top corner of the mirror of the MAN and the WOMAN smiling next to each other. He rubs his eyes and looks at the picture for a glance, turning away quickly. He turns and walks to the shower and turns it on as he lets out a sigh. CUT TO:

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EXT. CITY STREET, NIGHT. The MAN is leaving his apartment building and begins to walk towards his car, getting in. He buckles up and starts the engine. CUT TO: EXT. WALGREENS PARKING LOT, NIGHT The MAN is pulling his car into the lot and turns into the nearest spot available, which is also the farthest spot possible from the store. The lot is empty. The MAN gets out and begins to walk towards the store. CUT TO: INT. WALGREENS, NIGHT The MAN walks in through the doors as he hears the WOMAN speaking to a customer at the register. WOMAN: Thatll be ninety-nine dollars and eighty-eight cents. The MAN passes a counter to see a newpaper that reads: LOCAL WOMAN FOUND DEAD; 26 YEARS OLD as he walks into an aisle stocked with pills and other pharmaceuticals. He begins to search among the items and comes across what he was looking for. The MAN begins to reach down to grab it. MAN: ...Ahtzul? The MAN walks up to the counter. WOMAN: Will that be everything? MAN: Yeah, that should be it. WOMAN: Thatll be ninety-nine dollars and eighty-eight cents. The MAN takes out his wallet and pulls out a credit card, with a logo brand by the name of AHTZUL. The MAN swipes the card and presses buttons to complete the transaction. The WOMAN is smiling at him.

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WOMAN: (CONTD) Would you like a receipt? MAN: No thanks. The WOMAN places a white plastic bag on the counter. WOMAN: Your time left is ninety-nine days. The MAN looks for the door. other side of door and gets at the WOMAN, confused, grabs his bag and heads He leaves and heads to his lone car on the the completely empty parking lot. He opens the inside. CUT TO: INT. CAR, DAY The MAN buckles himself in as he reaches into his pocket. He produces a carton of cigarettes. The brand on the cigarettes is an image of a man with a scorpions tail and a dogs head. He takes a cigarette from the pack, putting the box in his cars dashboard. He puts it in his mouth and lights it, taking a large inhale as he puts the window down and blows smoke out of the window. MAN (V.O.) I should really stop smoking. END.