> **_THE SHADOWS_** < > Abby audition scenes from johnaugust.com/casting < **_SCENE ONE_** INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Abby and GINA (40s) are finishing bowls of ice cream. The TV is playing an episode of “Frasier.” GINA Do you watch this show, Abby? I love it. ABBY I like it, too. They’re mostly just talking so it’s easy to figure out. Then... ABBY (CONT’D) How big is the dog? On the show. GINA Moose? Moose is little. (showing with hands) He’s like _this_ big. (realizing that doesn’t help) He’s the size of a cat. ABBY I thought he’d be big. GINA Because his name is Moose. ABBY I guess that’s the joke. GINA Yeah, he’s a little shit. I guess he’d be dead now. An awkward pause. *Why did she have to bring up death?* Changing topics -- GINA (CONT’D) Tomorrow, what do you say we go shopping? Buy you some new clothes. ABBY I don’t care about clothes. GINA You should! You’re pretty. You could be a model. ABBY Are there blind models? GINA I dunno. Maybe? What do you want to be when you grow up? ABBY An airline pilot. Then... ABBY (CONT’D) I’m kidding. GINA You’re funny! No one told me you were funny. Abby smiles a little. It’s the first time we’ve seen a glimmer of light in her. === **_SCENE TWO_** EXT. PIER - NIGHT ZEV (30s) is handcuffed to the railing. He watches as Abby cuts open a duct-taped envelope. She reaches inside, pulling out a bundle of $100 bills. She can tell it’s money. ABBY How much is this? ZEV Ten thousand dollars. ABBY Where did you get it? ZEV My work. Abby reaches back into the envelope, pulling out a cloth-wrapped bundle. Opens it to find a SILVER GUN. ABBY Do you kill people? ZEV Only when I have to. Abby weighs a decision. Zev can tell what she’s considering -- ZEV (CONT’D) We need that! These men are dangerous. You don’t know what you’re doing. ABBY I know I’m not killing anyone. ZEV Just listen to me! These men I work for, they are killers. They would think nothing of... Abby lobs the gun in the ocean. With one PLUNK, it’s gone for good. Zev can’t believe she actually did it. *Who throws away a gun?* ABBY I should never have trusted you. ZEV This isn’t trust! You need me! ABBY You need me more! So stop lying to me! ZEV (overlapping) You’re a stupid little girl. ABBY Without me, you’ll never find her. I am the only one who can take you to her. So we’re going to do this my way.