Down, down, down...





black hole




Addison continues, "We went further 
and further searching for answers to 
questions that weren't even our own.
We went down, down, down this
rabbit hole to help an Ordinary Man,
we have yet to meet.  Where is he now?
Why isn't he here sharing this cozy cube?
We followed the trail as given and our
Ordinary Man is nowhere to be found."

The light goes out.

Addison stops .







and THE BARE BULB FLICKERS





DWIN (14), a sweet looking bespectacled boy,
gives a panicked glance up at the flickering bulb,
"There it goes again."

Addison whispers,
"That’s Dwin. He wants only
to be a good boy."

HIGGS (33) gets to his feet
and looks straight into the webcam.
Addison continues, "That is our unruly and
headstrong Higgs. Higgs is some sort of physicist. 
Well, he was, until recently. Presently, he is on leave."

Higgs gives a faux demented smile and waves to the camera.

Addison chuckles and adds, "Obviously, it is a well
needed leave of absence."



"SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING!!!"



HAPPY ROGERS (38), a very ruffled and rumpled suburban mom,
begins to beat the cement floor with her fists to the rhythm of
the flickering light.


bulb


The others are taken aback & afraid to respond.

Addison cuts in, "Happy Rogers.  Poor Happy's search for
a little fun and adventure has soured.  At this moment, there is
a family somewhere in Indiana staring at each other across the 
dining room table and wondering - where's Mom?"

Happy beats the ground until her entire body is trembling.

Her mouth opens and she screeches at the top of her lungs,

"GET US OUT OF HERE! GET US OUT OF HERE! NOW! 
SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING!!!"


morse!















BARNEY (24) and BETTY (28) yell at Happy in unison,
"SHUT UP!  IT'S MORSE CODE!"

Happy stops. 

Addison quickly inserts, "Betty and Barney.
Remember the Flintstones?  These two are junkies 
for any alternate reality.  They met at an i love bees 
meet-up and it was love at first site."

Betty can't take it, "Shut the F up, 
Addison!  I'm serious!  You speak one
more word and I will kill you!"  

Addison shuts the F up.

Betty then hands her cell to Barney,
"Keep track of the letters, sweetie."

They all watch the bulb flicker once and then stop. 

Betty mouths, "Dot."   She looks at Barney, 
"That's an E!" 

Barney saves an E on the cell. 

The room is suddenly hopeful. 


light bulb


The bulb flickers once again.

Dwin helps, "That's another E!" 

And again - another E...  

Betty looks concerned, "And another E?" 

Barney shrugs, "Three E's... just go with it." 

Betty stares up at the bare bulb.
As it dots and dashes thru the letters,
we hear Betty, "M - M - A - S - A - U - R."








THE BULB GOES DARK.















IT IS PITCH-BLACK.























Barney clicks on his cell and it lights up.
They all gather and look down at
the glow of letters.




the cell phone reads: "EEEMASAUR"



Happy Rogers yells,  "What the hell is EEEMASAUR?!"

Higgs reaches down and takes the phone from
Barney, "It's an anagram."

He re-clicks the letters into the cell.

Dwin whispers over Higg's shoulder, "Are you a SAMMEEE?"








The message, "R U A SAMMEEE?"
lights up on the cell phone screen for
a brief moment and then it goes dark.


Addison can't help himself, "The tiny
square room is silent... somewhere in
the Land of Spoocheee."


Higgs shouts out, "Shut up, Addison!"