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Taketrust,forinstance,orfriendship:

thesearetheimportantthingsinlife,thethingsthatmatter,thathelpyouonyourway.Ifyoucan'

ttrustyourfriends,well,whatthen?

EXT.DAWN

Aseriesoffast-cutstaticscenesofemptystreets.

DAVID（V.O.）

Thiscouldhavebeenanycity:

they'

reallthesame.

Arapid,swervingtrackalongdesertedstreetsanddownnarrowlanesandpassageways.Accompaniedbysoundtrackandcredits.

Thetrackendsoutsideasolid,fashionableEdinburghtenement.

INT.STAIRWELL–DAY

Atthedoorofaflatonthethirdfloorofthetenement.Thedoorisdark,heavywoodandonitisaplasticcardembossedwiththenamesofthreetenants.TheyareAlexLaw,DavidStevens,andJulietMiller.

Amanclimbsthestairsandreachesthedoor.HeisCameronClarke,thinandinhislatetwentieswithablueanorakandlank,greasyhair.Heiscarryinganawkwardlybulkyplasticbag.Camerongivesthedoorbellanineffectualringandthenstandsback,shiftingnervouslyfromfoottofootuntilthedoorisanswered.

CAMERON

Hello,I'

vecomeabouttheroom.

Cameronentersandthedoorcloses.

INT.LIVINGROOM–DAY

David,Alex,andJulietsitinalineonthesofadirectlyoppositeCameron,whoshiftsuneasilyinhisarmchair.Alexcheckssomeitemsonaclipboardbeforespeaking.

ALEX

What'

shisname?

DAVID

Idon'

tknow–Campbellorsomething?

JULIET

Cameron.

Cameron?

Yes.

（toJuliet）

Really?

That'

sright.

（toCameron）

What?

Cameronisnotsurewhattosay.

（continued）

Well,Cameron,areyoucomfortable?

Yes,thanks.

Good.Well,you'

veseentheflat?

Andyoulikeit?

Oh,yes,it'

sgreat.

Yes.Itis,isn'

tit?

Wealllikeit.Andtheroom'

snicetoo,don'

tyouthink?

Spacious,quiet,bright,wellappointed,allthatsortofstuff,allthatcrap.

Well,yes.

Sotellme,Cameron,whatonearth–justtellme,becauseIwanttoknow–whatonearthcouldmakeyouthinkthatwewouldwanttoshareaflatlikethiswithsomeonelikeyou?

AsCameronplodsslowlydownthestairs,hisshoesstrikingoutagainstthestonesteps,Alex'

scriticismscontinue.

ALEX（V.O.）

Imean,myfirstimpression,andthey'

rerarelywrong,isthatyouhavenoneofthequalitiesthatwewouldnormallyseekinaprospectiveflatmate.I'

mtalkinghereaboutthingslikepresence,charisma,styleandcharm,andIdon'

tthinkwe'

rebeingunreasonable.TakeDavidhere,forinstance:

acharteredaccountanthemaybe,butatleasthetrieshard.Thepointis,Idon'

tthinkyou'

reeventrying.

Cameronhasreachedthebottomofthestairs.Heopensthemaindoor.

And,Cameron–Imeanthis–goodluck!

Cameronleavesandthemaindoorclosesbehindhim.

Doyouthinkhewasupset?

Insidethehalloftheflat,Davidapproachesthedoortoopenit.Freeze-frame.

Davidlikestokeepspareshoelacesinsortedpairsinaboxmarked,notjustshoelaces'

butspareshoelaces'

.

DavidopensthedoortotheWoman.

WOMAN

I'

vecometoseeabouttheroom.

OutsidethedooroftheflatayoungGothgirl,agedabouttwenty,ringsthedoorbell.

INT.HALL–DAY

InsidethehalloftheflatAlexapproachesthedoortoopenit.Freeze-frame.

JULIET（V.O.）

Alexisavegetarian.Doyouknowwhy?

Becausehefeelsitprovidesaninterestingcounterpointtohisotherwisecallouspersonality.Itdoesn'

t.Hethinkshe'

sthemanforme.Heisn'

t,thoughtherewasatimewhen,well,therewasatimewhen...

AlexopensthedoortotheGoth.

GOTH

AtthedooroftheflataManagedaboutthrity-fiveringsthebell.

InsidethehalloftheflatJulietapproachesthedoortoopenit.Freeze-frame.

Likeoneofthosestupidposters–youknow,agorillacuddlingahedgehog,captionlovehurts–that'

swhatIthinkwhenIthinkofJuliet.

JulietopensthedoortotheMan.

MAN

Inthelivingroomeachofthecandidatesisinterviewedindividuallywiththesameseatingarrangementsasbefore（i.e.thetrioonthesofaandtheapplicantonthechair）.Whatweseearebrisklyintercutexcerptsfromeachoftheseinterviews.Wedonotgettheresponsestothequestions,althoughwemayseesomefacialreaction.

AllofDavid'

squestionsaretotheWoman.

AllofAlex'

squestionsaretotheGoth.

AllofJuliet'

squestionsaretotheMan.

Allright,justafewquestions.

dliketoaskyouaboutyourhobbies.

Whydoyouwantaroomhere?

Doyousmoke?

Whenyouslaughteragoatandwrenchitsheartoutwithyourbarehands,doyouthensummonhellfire?

Imean,whatareyouactuallydoinghere?

Whatisthehiddenagenda?

Doalittlefreebasemaybe,fromtimetotime?

Ormaybejustphoneoutforapizza?

Look,it'

safairlystraightforwardquestion.You'

reeitherdivorcedoryou'

renot.

OK,I'

mgoingtoplayyoujustafewsecondsofthistape–I'

dlikeyoutonamethesong,theleadsingerandthethreehitsinglessubsequentlyrecordedbyhimwithanotherband.

Whenyougetupinthemorning,howdoyoudecidewhatshadeofblacktowear?

Now,letmegetthisstraight.Thisaffairthatyou'

renothaving,isitnotwithamanornotwithawoman?

Turningverybrieflytothesubjectofcorporatefinance–no,thisisimportant.Leveragedbuy-outs–agoodthingorabadthing?

Withwhichofthefollowingfiguresdoyoumostcloselyidentify:

JoanofArc,EvaBraunorMarilynMonroe?

It'

sjustthatyoustrikemeasamantrappedinacrisisofemotionaldirection,afflictedbyarealizationthatthepartnerofyourdreamsis,quitesimply,justthat.

Didyoueverkillaman?

Andwhendidanyonelastsaytoyoutheseexactwords:

Youarethesunshineofmylife'

?

OK,soAhasleftyou,Bisambivalent,you'

restillseeingCbutDistheoneyouyearnfor.Whatarewetomakeofthis?

IfIwereyou,I'

dditchthelot.There'

salotmorelettersinthealphabetoflove.

AndwhatifItoldyouthatIwastheantichrist?

INT.SQUASHCOURT–EVENING

InasportscentreJulietsitsoutsideaglass-walledsquashcourt.Sheisreadytoplay,butatpresentiswatchingAlexandDavid,whoareinsidethecourt.

Insidethesquashcourt,Alexisabouttoserve.

Squashisoftenusedasametaphortorepresentastruggleforpersonaldomination.

Serve.

Iwastryingtoeducateyou.

Justserve.

Inthesamefashionaschess.

Chess.Chessisoftenusedaswell.

Willyoushutupandplay.

You'

reabadloser.

Ihaven'

tlostyet.

Alexserves.

Thesquash-courtdooropensandDavidwalksoutpastJulietasAlexstandsbehind,jabbinghisfingerathim.

Defeat,defeat,defeat–sporting,personal,financial,professional,sexual,everything.Next.

Julietwalksinandclosesthedoor.

InsidethesquashcourtAlexisabouttoserve.

Didyouknow–

INT.JULIET'

SCAR（AMINI）–NIGHT

Alexsitsintheback,drinking.

Julietisdriving.Davidsitsbesideher.

Iwasn'

ttryingtowin.

ThereisnoresponsefromJuliet.

twanttodevalueyourvictory,butIjustwantyoutoknow:

Iwasn'

Victoryisthesameasdefeat.It'

sgivingintodestructivecompetitiveurges.

Youlearnthatinyourpsychotherapygroup?

Discussiongroup,Alex,discussion.

Ithoughtyoustoppedgoing.

Yeah,hehadonetoomanyoftheseurges.Youofallpeopleshouldknowthat.

AlexleansclosetoJuliet.Julietbrakesabruptlyand,asAlexfliesforward,elbowshiminthechest.

God,youtwoaresensitive.AllI'

mdoingisimplyingsomesortofsordid,ugly,sexualliaison.Why,I'

dbeproudofthatsortofthing.

Maybeyoushouldgo,Alex.You'

llmeetsomeonewonderful.

Formylife?

Atadiscussiongroup?

Ithinknot.

Fortheflat.

No.Besomeoneelselikehim.Oneisenough.Andwhathappenedtothatgirl,thatfriendofyours,theonethatcameround.Ilikedher.Ireallyfeltwehadsomething.Shecouldhavemovedin.Wehadchemistry.

Shehatedyou–

Well,shehadproblems–

–morethananyoneshehasevermet.Inherwholelife.

–I'

dbethefirsttopointthatout.InallkindnessIwould.But,liketheysay,youknow,she'

sgottowanttochange,hasn'

tshe?

Outsidethedoorofthe