FADE IN
Act 1
INT. SITTING ROOM - 23:30 (Yesterday)
PETER and his WIFE are watching TV news. We hear: The Russian army has issued an ultimatum, urging the Ukrainian army to lay down their arms and to evacuate from Mariupol.
PETER (V.O.): Life's precious. If there's a way out. No lives shouldn't be wasted.
We continue to hear: Russia has intelligence that in a steel plant, 2000 Ukrainian troops and 400 foreign mercenaries from Europe and Canada were dug in.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd):I've no sympathy for mercenaries. I believe no violence is ever enough for them.
We also hear: It's reported that the Ukrainian authority has ordered that those who wanted to surrender would be summarily executed.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, that's an evil order. It isn't pro-life.
Sighing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Would those in command be happy to do so if their sons or daughters, or in-laws are among the seized troops?
Having screen time in parallel, Peter sees an image of a boy covered by a blanket sleeping between two new graves. He shows it to his WIFE.
PETER: Won't you want to cry?
Act 2
INT. BEDROOM - 00.30
In bed, Peter looks lost.
PETER (V.O.): Having seen that sorrowful image, I don't think I can fall asleep.
Checking with his smart phone, Peter sees an image of a smiling boy between two piles of stones.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Fact checked. The image was just a photographer's art project showing the love of a child for his parents was irreplaceable.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I feel better now.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Yesterday afternoon, a former classmate sent a message to all that her lord had resurrected.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Dead ones stay dead. I'll believe in anything if any deceased due to COVID-19 in Hong Kong would be resurrected
Peter sleeps.
DREAM SEQUENCE
A. Lecture theatre. Attending in Harvard Kenney School with other mature students, Peter is anxious to make an intervention.
B. Primary school. Peter is observing female teachers in cheongsams walking in a corridor.
END DREAM SEQUENCE
Waking up, Peter checks the time: 05:30.
PETER (V.O.): Oh, I may want to lead...I may want to return to my boyish days.
Talking a deep breath, Peter sleeps again.
INT. DINING ROOM - 09:45
Sharing breakfast with Kaji, Peter reads "The Daily Drucker".
PETER (V.O.): He wrote that putting a person to a job was a great responsibility.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): True. If the person chosen performs miserably, the dire consequences may not be salvageable.
Reading.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): He explains the point by using the analogy: "The soldier has a right to competent command."
DAY SEQUENCE OF PETER'S MONDAY AFTERNOON
A. 13:00. Home. Having screen time, Peter notes his wife is about to wake up.
B. 14:00. Restaurant. Peter and his wife are enjoying a meal in a cosy environment.
C. 15:00. Mall. Peter waits, as his wife shops here and there.
D. 17:00. Streets/Pet garden. Peter, his wife and Kaji are everywhere.
E. 19:00. Home. Returning. They all look tired.
RETURN TO PRESENT
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): That's how we've spent the last day of the Easter holidays.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): For armed conflicts, there's no holiday.
Act 3
INT. SITTING ROOM - 20:00
TV news. We hear:...the Russian ultimatum has been ignored...We then see a captured former UK soldier confessing in English.
PETER (V.O.): Good for him. He won't be eliminated.
Kaji by his side, Peter surfs the web.
PETER (V.O.): "The soldier has a right to competent demand" was already an old maxim at the time of Julius Caesar.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): If a soldier doesn't want to fight anymore, to order the soldier to do so is mere exercise of power/authority. It isn't leadership.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): An incompetent person demands respect but can't command any.
FADE OUT
THE END
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