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Dennis Rander Monologue

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Scene 1. daytime. interior of a study. A man, Dennis Rader, is sat at his desk writing on a piece of paper. His back is hunched over and to the side of him there is a small bin filled with balls of paper. In the background you can hear small children shouting and screaming, Dennis seems frustrated by this as he looks behind him and groans before concentrating back on his writing. The voice over starts. Dennis (voice over) I had the belt wrapped around my hand and started to close in on the shaking woman. She was pathetic really, Nancy Fox had been my chosen victim for some time and so- As Dennis was talking the camera zoomed on the paper and when he is cut off we see a small hand tugging on Dennis' sleeve. He slowly turns his head to face …show more content…

Dennis grins, showing his teeth to the officers. It looks menacing and the officers are clearly showing they're unsettled by his presence. Dennis leans back and tries to get comfortable in the small plastic chairprovided in the confession room. He takes a deep breath and the picture fades out. Scene 3. Afternoon. exterior. small garden. A very young Dennis, around 7 years of age, is crouched by some plants in his back garden. He's stroking a small mouse that he's captured. In the background the sound of food being made and other children can be heard. Dennis' expression changes to one of intent and the sound of the breaking of bones is heard. Dennis One broken leg... Dennis' breathing is heavy, he's enjoying the pained squeals of the mouse and the fact that he's inflicted it. More bones crack. Dennis Another broken leg... Dennis begins to grin and a final crack of bones is heard. Dennis Broken neck equals dead. Dennis laughs manically and then stands up straight. He shoves the dead mouse in his pocket and runs inside. He runs past two children playing and up the stairs. He slams his bedroom door shut behind him and wrenches his wardrobe open. Inside his wardrobe are many drawings of tortured and dead animals. He grabs a pencil and some paper and begins to settle down to

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