FADE IN:
INT. ROOM
An OLDER MAN sits down in the chair with a book. He flips it open.
EXT. ALLEY. NIGHT
A YOUNG MAN is walking down a dark and dirty alley.
OLDER MAN (V.O.)
From the journal of Robert Lopez. November 5th.
Suddenly he discovers a pair of feet behind some garbage. It's a dead body. Horrified, he runs.
INT. POLLOCK BUILDING
OLDER MAN (V.O.)
With the help of forensic, investigators discover the name of the victim.
Karl Modine.
KARL MODINE looks around and sees an easy target. He grabs a PASSERBY and slams him to a wall. He takes the man's wallet and runs.
OLDER MAN (V.O.) (cont'd)
A local hood once convicted of burglary.
EXT. PAY PHONE - EARLIER
OLDER MAN (V.O.)
Several witnesses came forward to help investigators. A witness remembers
seeing
the victim that night screaming on a pay phone.
Karl screams into the phone, angry that something has gone wrong.
EXT. POLLOCK BUILDING
Karl and another man are arguing. They push and shove each other. Before they can get into a full out fight, the man gets into a car and leaves.
OLDER MAN (V.O.)
Another man remember seeing the victim that same night. He was arguing
with another man. Before anything can happen, the man leaves.
A shot of the car and its plate.
OLDER MAN (V.O.) (cont'd)
This being their biggest lead, the investigators track the man through
his license
plate. One Jeff Jordan.
EXT. STREET - NIGHT
JEFF JORDAN greets a friend on the street.
OLDER MAN (V.O.)
A man with no prior convictions.
INT. ROOM
The INVESTIGATOR sits at the chair.
INVESTIGATOR
We questioned the suspect. His alibi checked out.
INT. ROOM
The Investigator is talking to the LAST WITNESS.
OLDER MAN (V.O.)
Just as the case seem to have reach a dead end, a witness with solid
proof
came forward.
EXT. ALLEY - NIGHT
Karl is walking.
LAST WITNESS
I remember the victim was walking into the alley. Suddenly, a car pulled
up
behind him.
A car pulls up. Jeff gets out of the car.
LAST WITNESS (cont'd)
A man walked out and got into an argument. They began to struggle.
They struggle. Jeff strangles Karl and drives away in his car.
LAST WITNESS (cont'd)
He strangles the other man to death. I was so scared. I couldn't tell
anyone. I thought he saw me.
EXT. POLLOCK BUILDING
Karl is hauled away by cops.
OLDER MAN (V.O.)
With the witness's testimony, Jeff was convicted of second degree manslaughter
and sentenced to 15 years in jail.
FADE OUT.