THE DEAD DONT WALK

SHORT
THE OFFICE

Written by
William Rogers
&
Robert Koester
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July 8, 2010

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The Dead Dont Walk

The Office

SCENE1: EXT.EVENING.OFFICE BUILDING. The workers of one of

the campaign headquarters of a presidential candidate are
having a party on the evening of the election. A young
worker named MARK JOHNSON approaches SAMANTHA BRONSON.
JOHNSON (Attempting to flirt)
So, now that the election is
overAre you doing anything?
SAMANTHA (Uninterested)
What? Uhnothing.
JOHNSON
Wow, really?
SAMANTHA (Sarcastically)
YeahNo plans for the rest of
my lifeAfter tonight, Im
officially homeless.
JOHNSON
Heh hehWell, I could at
least help you get coffee
SAMANTHA looks bored and focuses on her cell phone. JOHNSON
winces at the strength of his drink. He gestures to the
television hanging in the corner, displaying campaign
coverage.
JOHNSON (Contd)
Hey, uh, remember when they
made us hang that TV?
SAMANTHA (Bored)
That was you?
JOHNSON (Surprised and upset)
Really? Ughalright. Well,
how about, I dunnosports? I

saw you wear a teamsports

jersey once!
SAMANTHA
What are you talking about?
SAMANTHA looks down at her phone again, tuning out JOHNSON.
He drinks again.
JOHNSON (Sarcastically)
Great. WellOkayHow about:
Anything. Do you have an
opinion about anything?
SAMANTHA shoots him a look. Their drunk BOSS appears in
between the two. SAMANTHA is still shooting daggers at
JOHNSON.
BOSS (Jovially)
Whoa! Love birds! (Singing)
Love is in the air.
JOHNSON and SAMANTHA stare at the BOSS, offended. He starts
walking away.
BOSS (Contd)
Everywhere I look around!
The BOSS jovially points over at JEFF, a young intern and
MARLENE, a middle aged woman, who seem to be deep in
conversation. He interrupts:
BOSS (Contd)
Hey, I hope Im not
interrupting, but maybe
thatd be for the best! You
two would have some pretty
damn confused kids!
JEFF and MARLENE are simply staring at the BOSS, both bored
and annoyed.

BOSS (Contd) (Mocking a childs voice)

Daddy, why do you keep
kissing grandma?
JEFF and MARLENE look disgusted at his humor. The BOSS is
laughing.
BOSS (Contd)
Dont worry, Im just
kidding! But Marlene, make
sure you get him home by ten
oclock, its a school night!
The BOSS walks away. JEFF and MARLENE look back at each
other. MARLENE smiles.
MARLENE (Smirking sexily)
SoWant to go to the elevator?
JEFF and MARLENE slip off together.
CUT TO
The BOSS is clinking a fork against a bottle of liquor to
get everyones attention. Once they are all looking at him,
he gestures towards the television.
BOSS
Everybody, your attention
please! The results are in!
Everyone turns and looks at the television. The news is on.
NEWS ANCHOR
Well, folks, its been a long
night, but finally, the vote
is being tallied up.
JOHNSON and SAMANTHA are staring, excitedly. The BOSS
stares intensely.
CUT TO
JEFF and MARLENE are tearing off each others clothes in
the elevator. The close doors button is lit.

CUT TO
The television begins to display the polls.
NEWS ANCHOR (Contd)
The next president of the
United States is Jeremy
Button!
The party erupts in celebration! JOHNSON tries to hug
SAMANTHA, but she runs off and hugs the BOSS. JOHNSON looks
upset. Again, there is the clinking of a fork against a
bottle.
BOSS
Id like to make a toast!
Everyone, raise your glasses
Everyone in the office obeys.
BOSS (Contd)
I just want to thank each and
every --The BOSSs speech is interrupted by the sudden, and loud,
sound of glass breaking on the streets outside the office
windows.
BOSS (Contd) (Nervous)
--one of you, for
No one is paying attention anymore. Theyre all looking out
the window. A car alarm goes off, more breaking glass,
muffled shouting.
BOSS (Contd)
Whats going on?
The BOSS joins the other workers at the window.
SCENE2: EXT.EVENING.STREETS. People are running wild
through the streets. Some are lugging stolen merchandise,

some are breaking things, some are fighting. In the

background someone is being attacked.
CUT TO
A cop is hitting a man in the stomach with a night stick.
The man doubles over, and the cop cracks him in the back of
the head with the stick again. Someone with a baseball bat,
having seen this, runs over to the cop and swings hard. The
cop falls.
CUT TO
Inside the office, everyone is afraid, but some are truly
horrified.
WORKER1
Oh my god, did you just see
that?
WORKER2
No, what happened?
CUT TO
Back down on the street, a group of people throw Molotov
cocktails at a car.
CUT TO
A man, trying to run away, is being clawed at by a female
zombie. Shes gripped onto his face. Two fingers grab at
his jaw, the others scratch his face. She latches onto his
jaw and breaks it unnaturally downward.
SCENE3: INT.EVENING.OFFICE PARTY. One of the office
workers, George, starts toward the door.
GEORGE
Holy shit, lets get down there!
BOSS
What?
JOHNSON
Are you crazy?

GEORGE
Do you see whats happening??
We can do whatever we want!
JOHNSON
No, didnt you see whats
going on down there? People
are getting hurt!
GEORGE
Well yeah, its a riot!
GEORGE heads out to the hall, he hits the down button for
the elevator. JOHNSON follows him.
JOHNSON
Listen, man, I really dont
think thats a good idea. It
looks like things are getting
pretty out of control.
GEORGE (Impatiently waiting)
Yeah, I know, Its a riot!
Just let me break at least
one damn window. I need to.
Ill feel so much better.
What the hell is wrong with
this elevator??
Shrugging, GEORGE takes the stairs. JOHNSON stares after
him for a moment before returning to the office.
SAMANTHA
You let him leave!?
JOHNSON (Taken aback)
What? Yes, hes a grown man.
SAMANTHA
Hes going to get himself
seriously hurt out there.

JOHNSON
Itll be over soon. In an
hour, the streets will just
be an empty mess, and maybe
George will have a new TV.
SAMANTHA (Upset)
But
JOHNSON (Interrupting)
I dont care
WORKER3
Oh my god...I cant believe
this.
WORKER1
LOOK!
CUT TO
Down in the street, cops in full RIOT gear are taking
charge. In the background is a cop beating up GEORGE.
CUT TO
Back in the office, people are staring out the windows
again.
BOSS
That didnt take very long.
WORKER1
LOOK!
CUT TO
Riot police begin to quell the rioting. It has diminished
to a couple dozen rioters and police dispersing the crowd.
The police are sweeping the street in one direction.
Zombies begin to sweep from the opposite way eating and
stumbling over one another towards the police. Zombies flow
over all of the other survivors and police. One cop defends
with a shield while another is shooting his gun in a panic.
They get swept away in a sea of diseased people.
CUT TO

Back inside the office, the workers are huddled

pathetically and weakly at the windows. There are muttered
phrases of astonishment.
SAMANTHA
Are we safe? We need to make
sure were safe!
A sound of broken glass echoes from downstairs.
JOHNSON (Realizing)
The office door isnt locked!
Several office workers run into the corridor.
WORKER2
We need to block the door to the stairs!
SAMANTHA
What about George!?
JOHNSON (Angrily, reasonably)
We cant risk our safety for
him.
She takes a deep breath and seems to understand. The
workers begin barricading the door.
WORKER3
What about the elevator?
JOHNSON
Its broken.
CUT TO
JEFF and MARLENE are making out in the elevator.
CUT TO
SAMANTHA is placing the final object onto the pile,
everyone else is safely back inside the office except for
JOHNSON, who is holding the door to the office open,
waiting for her. Suddenly, the power goes out. Emergency

flood lights turn on, casting a greenish light around the

walls.
SAMANTHA (Worried)
WereNow were trapped in.
JOHNSON (Comforting)
Not forever. Itll all be over
JOHNSON starts toward SAMANTHA, he wants to comfort her.
She looks through the glass in the stairwell door.
SAMANTHA (Interrupting)
Oh my god, its George!
She instantly starts dismantling the barricade.
JOHNSON
What the hell are you doing!?
SAMANTHA (Frantic)
Come help me! We have to let
him in!
JOHNSON is obviously locked in place by fear. He pitifully
watches, fearing the worst.
SAMANTHA
Goddammit, Mark, help me!
CUT TO
GEORGE is running up the stairs, in shambles. Whatever
happened to him was horrible.
CUT TO
JOHNSON is still locked weakly in place. SAMANTHA finally
swings the door open, and GEORGE dives onto her and starts
eating her flesh away. Immediately, more bodies stumble
over the two of them, pouring into the hallway. SAMANTHA is
lost beneath them. JOHNSON shuts the door and frantically
holds it closed. But people are pounding on it from the
other side, trying to come in. JOHNSON doesnt look like he
can hold it shut for very long.

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CUT TO
EXT.EVENING.FIELD. A man named GRAY sits against a tree in
the foreground holding a rifle and smoking a cigarette. In
the distance buildings are burning amidst a noisy
cityscape.
CUT TO
BLACK
THE END.