Dinosaur Office: Elevator

By

Kevin Corrigan, Brian Murphy & Caldwell Tanner

          INT. ELEVATOR

          CRAIG stares forward, beat, he coughs. The elevator opens
          and SHEILA gets on.

                              SHEILA
                    Craig.

                              CRAIG
                    Sheila.

          Craig takes out his phone and looks at it. Silent beat.

                              SHEILA
                    Two more days till Friday.

                              CRAIG
                    Tell me about it. I've been totally
                    swamped. I can't wait to have some
                    me time.

          Elevator grinds to a halt, lights flicker, and it powers
          down.

                              CRAIG
                    Ugg. We're stuck. I knew I should
                    have taken the stairs. I need the
                    exercise.

                              SHEILA
                    Doesn't look like we'll be going
                    anywhere any time soon. (Pause) So.

          Beat.

                              SHEILA
                    Got any big weekend plans?

                              CRAIG
                    You know it. I rented a movie.

                              SHEILA
                    My weekend is wide open and I find
                    movies very entertaining.

                              CRAIG
                    The video store closes at 8 on
                    weeknights, so you should have
                    plenty of time to go after work.

                              SHEILA
                    It'd also be nice to get out of the
                    house and try a new restaurant, but
                    all my gal pals are out of town.

                              CRAIG
                    I find cooking for yourself is a
                    great way to save money in these
                    difficult economic times.

                              SHEILA
                    Oh, I'd love a private cooking
                    lesson from Chef Craig some time.

                              CRAIG
                    That won't be necessary. With all
                    the recipes online, the web is your
                    cookbook.

                              SHEILA
                    Craig, I have romantic feelings for
                    you.

          Craig is shocked. Beat.

                              CRAIG
                    Um! Um! I need to get back to work.

          Craig charges towards the door.

          Cut to elevator doors, a Craig-shaped dent appears as he
          rams from the inside. We hear him backing up and charging
          again, this time his entire head crashes through where the
          doors meet. The elevator dings, and the doors open. Craig,
          clearly shaken, walks into the office.

                              SHEILA
                    Why do you always fall for the bad
                    boys, Sheila?

          End.