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A PLACE OF ECHOES FADE IN: HARRIS (V.O.) Once upon a time I believed in fairytales… … Once… CUT TO: Black Screen. TITLE APPEARS: A PLACE OF ECHOES FADE IN: EXT. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-DAY Wide shot of elementary School playground. The DEAFENING NOISE of schoolchildren with joy and smiles on their faces come to a sudden standstill. They’re pointing up to rooftop under overcast skies: oppressive, horizon less, fluorescent. HARRIS (V.O.) And happy endings always coming true. EXT. ELM SCHOOL/ROOF TOP-DAY A young HARRIS GRIFFIN standing on the roof sporting his own cardboard wings - stares mutely straight into the camera as though somebody is on the other side is supposed to save him. A voiceover sings nursery rhyme “Who killed Cock Robin”: HARRIS (V.O.) Once upon a time, there was a story that could never be told, but then someone decided to open his big mouth and tell it. SONG is backed by a hauntingly beautiful melody, sometimes mournful, other times melancholy Its gives a moody underlining to the following scenes. Camera PANS between YNG HARRIS on the roof, peering down from the edge of it, into the startled faces of the gathering crowd below. Copyright (c) 2010 This screenplay may not be used or reproduced without the express written permission of the author. HARRIS (V.O.) I’m that person. Whats my name? Lets just say that Im the fly who saw with my little eye the sparrow that killed Cock Robin. Tight on his face Hes standing at the edge, now about to jump. (Screaming to the street) The music echoes in a strange repetition: HARRIS (V.O.) “Who saw him die?” OFFICER grabs him before he could jump. INT. POLICE STATION/JUVENILE DIVISION-DAY Forensic interview process: The professional interviews the child with anatomical dolls. Harris begins re-enacting abusive experiences. INT. JUVENILE DIVISON/ POLICE STATION/HALLWAY-AFTERNOON MOTHER/HARRIS exit into lobby. Harris holds back. His POV: FATHER (abuser) escorted by POLICE OFFICERS. His pathology is evident on first s