Treatment (200 words) (how it will sound)

The piece starts as a parody of a dramatic scene where a character is discovering the truth. It will be over-the-top and Jack will exclaim various clichés as if he were a police investigator discovering something new.

Jack pays a visit to the local police station at lunch time to talk to Ben about his latest investigation, something very unimportant. As always, Ben tells Jack that they cannot follow up on this investigation as their resources are stretched and the alleged crime is not serious enough. Jack brings in some new evidence, in the form of more recorded conversations. Whenever the recorded conversations are introduced, they are initially heard from the ears of the characters, so they sound tinny and are combined with the background sounds of the police station. After a few seconds, the audio becomes clear, as if the listener is now inside the taxi listening to the conversation first-hand when it took place. We will hear various people talking about various crimes.

Discouraged, and yet not disheartened, Jack sets about investigating something bigger, and sees a TV report on a local murder. He knows what his next big project will be. Soon after, a regular customer gets into his taxi, and all his investigative phrases come out of the woodwork once again.

A large emphasis should be put upon the sounds of the taxi being driven, as it is part of the way Jack’s character changes over the course of the story. Different car-related actions may represent what Jack is thinking at that moment.