INT. CHILDREN’S BEDROOM - NIGHT
Two little children, WILL and EMILY, are being put laughing in bed. Their MOTHER pecks them quickly and leaves. Happy voices outside and sound of door shutting. The children are laughing, lying down.
EMILY
In the morning, we’ll both open our eyes at the same time right.
WILL
Old Santa Claus will bring a horse. Gee up.
EMILY
If I am good, I’ll have a doll from Santa Claus.
INT/EXT. - STREET OUTSIDE CHILDREN’S BEDROOM - NIGHT
From the window of the children’s bedroom we can see the two children asleep. Outside we see and hear the children’s father and mother in a group of drunken friends coming up the street.
WILL’S FATHER
My back’s bloody killing me.
MOTHER
You moan more with every drink.
FRIEND
Won’t get worse now man, we haven’t sixpence left between us.
They laugh, exchange Christmas wishes.
INT. CHILDREN’S BEDROOM - CHRISTMAS MORNING
It is just light. Will and Emily on their backs, excited.
EMILY
Now.
They open their eyes and jump up. There is no horse or doll, nothing beside their bed. They look all around them.
WILL
We did some wrong
EMILY
(sobbing)
We must have sinned.