You're Early

The story begins at night, with a sleek sports car parking in the grounds of an elegant modern home. SELENE (30s) exits the car and heads for the house.

She enters the kitchen and is shocked to find her husband (OWEN, 40s) at the mercy of hammer-wielding BURGLAR (20s).

Furious, she confronts the Burglar, telling him, “You’re early!” Confused, the Burglar threatens to kill Owen if-- But Selene cuts him off, explaining to the Burglar how he’s made a mess of her plan.

Her tirade is interrupted by a phone call from her accomplice, CON. She berates Con for screwing up her plan, as Owen and the Burglar watch, confused and nervous.

She orders Con to be there in minutes to fix his mess and ends the call. She then demands the Burglar tell her who he is. Freaked out, the Burglar hurls his hammer at Selene and flees.

Selene immediately drops the act she’d been performing and rushes to Owen’s side, tears in her eyes.

Nearby, the hammer lies on the floor beside Selene’s bag, in which is a book titled “YES AND... Improv for Beginners”.

In the distance is the sound of a police siren.

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TWO LOCATIONS at night
- exterior establishing shots, and
- interior for the main action

THREE ACTORS
- lead (woman, 30-ish)
- support, speaking (man 20s), and
- support, non-speaking (man 40s)