Screenplay

EXT. SPRING PARK WOODS. 8AM

WOMAN walking dog in the woods. Looks up to see a hanging body and screams.

EXT. SPRING PARK WOODS. 8:30AM

Police arrive on the scene and POLICE OFFICER 1 questions frantic WOMAN.

POLICE OFFICER 1

(reassuring WOMAN)

Are you okay ma'am?

WOMAN

(panicking, barely able to speak, pointing at the body)

Over there!... Over there!

EXT. SPRING PARK WOODS. 9AM

POLICE OFFICER 2 and FORENSIC watch the body being carried off.

POLICE OFFICER 2

What is the situation?

FORENSIC

(reading from clipboard/file)

Name: Karly Anne Hayden

Age: 31

Cause of Death: Still waiting to be identified but was found hanging from a tree in Spring Park Woods at 08:02 am. Suspected forced suicide although her left arm appears to be branded with the words "Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery".

POLICE OFFICER 2
Looks like some kind of religious nut then?

FORENSIC
Most likely.

EXT. GATES OF BETHLEM HOSPITAL. DAY

Flashback of PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT walking out of the gates of psychiatric hospital as he escapes.

PSYCHIATRIC NURSE (V.O)

(reading out the patients file to the police officers)

Name: George Marcus Meadle

Age: 36

Major cases of schizophrenia and a diagnosed psychopath 

He is highly religious and has spent a majority of his time in the "rubber room" due to violent religious outbursts.

INT. PSYCHIATRIC WARD. DAY

POLICE OFFICER 

I know you have all this, but what makes you think its this guy?

PSYCHIATRIC NURSE
(opening the door to patients cell)

Take a look at his room.

PSYCHIATRIC NURSE shows POLICE OFFICERS 1 & 2 the walls of escapee patient's cell. Walls display drawings of plans to kill 10 victims according to the 10 Commandments.