FADE IN
Act 1
EXT. SWIMMING POOL - 20:30
PETER is swimming.
PETER (V.O.): My court appearance yesterday was difficult; today was easy.
FLASHBACK
INT. RESTAURANT - 13:15
Peter is having screen time.
PETER (V.O.): Oh, Shinzo Abe has been shot dead in a campaign event in Nara.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Campaign events are common in Japan. I thought only deer in Nara's Deer Park are aggressive.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Is ignorance a violent element in society?
Act 2
INT. STUDIO - 18:00
Beside a red electric guitar is a book about "The Beatles".
PETER (V.O.): John Lennon was shot dead by his fan in 1980. It sent a shock wave around the world.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Why individuals are motivated to kill?
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Do they care, trust, love too much? And that "too much" is killing?
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Or is mental illness an acceptable catch-all explanation?
Peter researches with his smart phone.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Frustrated, they want to eliminate obstacles to achieve their goals.
Reading
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Feeling angry, they lack strategies to constrain their aggressive emotions.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): As they can't wait, they can get immediate gratification to kill their targets.
Reading.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): They want recognition of their competence. It's often the case that lone killers have been disrespected and not recognized, before their killings.
Reading.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): They think they've been treated wrongly and the killings are just to get even.
Reading.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And, they resort to the devious strategy to eliminate their own psychological pain.
Sighing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): While we've a licence to kill time, we don't have any licence to kill other people's time.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): John Lennon was killed at the age of 40, Shinzo Abe at 67.
END FLASHBACK
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In Feb 2020 when I was age 65, a "hiredkiller 12" threatened to kill me if I didn't decide the domain name disputes in favour of the hired killer's boss.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I made reports to the policing authorities but have never had any update.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I believe the "hiredkiller 12" is based overseas and I've been thankful to the COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): On my guard, I love to wear a face mask in public.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Meanwhile, I've turned 68.
Wondering.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Is punishment itself a root of violence?
Act 3
INT. SWIMMING POOL - CONTINOUS
Leaving, Peter is in thoughts.
PETER (V.O).: I think commerce without morality, politics without principles and knowledge without character, are social roots of violence.
Peter picks up a shoulder bag.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): We're trapped in world that's troubled with pain...
Recalling.
.PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, isn't that part of the lyrics of the song "If I Can Dream" by Elvis Presley?
We hear Peter humming: ....And while I can think, while I can talk, while I can stand, while I can walk...
THE END
FADE OUT
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