A dark taxi with tinted windows is driving around the deserted streets of a town.
We see the streets from the car's dash cam.
2. EXT. STREET OUTSIDE A PUB – NIGHT
The car pulls over to the side of the road and watches a pub, The Butchers Arms.
Some people leave the pub in a group. Then, a little later, one man leaves by himself, looking a little tipsy. His name is Adam (25).
The taxi starts to follow Adam, at a distance, so that it isn’t noticed. The vehicle is electric and hardly makes a sound.
3. EXT. STREET – NIGHT
Adam walks down a street where there is no one else around. The taxi pulls up alongside him, and its rear seat door slides open.
TAXI: Do you require assistance with your journey?
Adam hasn’t called a taxi, but since it is there, he decides to get in.
4. INT. TAXI – NIGHT
The taxi is autonomous, with no driver.
TAXI: Good evening. What is your destination?
ADAM: Take me home. Thirty-three Brooken Road.
TAXI: The destination has been located. The journey is 0.8 miles and will take approximately 3 minutes.
The car door closes.
TAXI: Please place your phone in the payment dock.
There is a payment scanning device in the middle of the car. Adam places his phone in it, as requested. When he does so, there is an electrical surge.
ADAM: No! No!
The car pulls away.
Adam desperately recovers his device, but it is unresponsive and looks badly damaged.
ADAM: For fuck’s sake.
The car continues driving and is silent.
ADAM: What happened?
TAXI: We are 0.6 miles from your destination. There are no road incidents reported. The estimated time of arrival is 2 minutes.
ADAM: NO! My phone! What happened to my phone?
TAXI: Please place your phone in the payment dock.
ADAM: No! It broke my phone.
TAXI: I’m sorry, payment has not been accepted. Please try again.
ADAM: NO! Can you hear me! It broke my phone!
TAXI: I’m sorry, payment has not been accepted. Please try again.
Adam doesn’t know what to do.
TAXI: You are now approaching your destination.
Adam sees his house. The car drives past.
ADAM: Stop! Stop here.
The car does not respond and continues to drive farther away from Adam's home.
ADAM: STOP!
Adam is trying to open the door but it is locked.
ADAM: Stop the car. Right now. Stop!
The car continues.
Adam looks for a way to stop it. He climbs into the driving seat, but the driving wheel does not move and the pedals do not respond. He can’t find any manual override.
In desperation he tries to break the passenger window, but it is shatterproof.
Adam can’t do anything. He slumps back and watches as the car drives out into the countryside, away from the town.
ADAM: Where are you going?
TAXI: Thirty-three Brooken Road. Melbourne, Australia.
ADAM: No! Thirty-three Brooken Road, Essex, England.
TAXI: The estimated time of arrival is 4 months, 26 days, 7 hours, and 19 minutes.
ADAM: Show me the destination route.
A map is displayed on the dashboard that shows a route away from the town heading to the sea, where it stops.
ADAM: Stop. That’s not the destination. (trying to speak clearly) The destination is wrong. The destination is incorrect. I would like to get out, now. Please, stop the car.
TAXI: Please place your phone in the payment dock.
Adam does as instructed. Nothing happens.
TAXI: I’m sorry, payment has not been accepted. Please try again.
He tries again. Nothing.
TAXI: I’m sorry, payment has not been accepted. Please try again.
ADAM: I’m not going to pay. You’ll have to call the police.
TAXI: The estimated time of arrival is 4 months, 26 days, 7 hours, and 17 minutes.
Adam looks around and tries to think of what he can do.
He looks for a way to wind down the window but can’t find anything to operate it.
ADAM: I need some air. Please wind down the window.
The car does not respond.
Adam gives up as the car drives down country lanes.
5. EXT. COUNTRY FIELD – NIGHT
The car drives into the middle of a field and stops.
ADAM: This isn’t my destination.
The door opens and Adam hurriedly gets out. He walks away, relieved.
The door shuts. Adam looks back, then speeds up his walking.
The car manoeuvres itself so that it is pointed in the direction of Adam. It's lights turn on, with full beam at him.
He starts to run. The car accelerates. Adam tries to dodge it but the car is too fast and he is run over.
The car drives away leaving Adam dead in the field.
6. EXT. STREET – NIGHT
The taxi drives around deserted streets.
It pulls over to the side of the road. A woman walks past. The car headlights light up.
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