Theme: Revealing A Secret.

Challenge: Character A hides a secret from character B. Now is the time to finally reveal it to character B. This will have deadly consequences. But, character A has no choice left.  

Here's the STUNNER --> Character A is UNABLE TO VERBALLY tell the secret to character B. Character A leaves clues for character B to piece together and figure out the ultimate secret.

Genre: Open.

Characters: Two main characters + desired number of supporting

Supporting characters can know the secret. But only after character B has figured it out.

Script length: Upto 10 pages.  

Locations: As many as you need. (Although, budget-wise you should aim for a singular location)

Time: 168 hours (7 days).

Submit scripts to simplyscripts.com/owc

THE USUAL:

This isn't a contest - it's a challenge. There are no official prizes.

You can revise your script as many times as you wish up until the deadline.

Do not put your real name(s) on your script; this is an anonymous challenge. However, please use your real name(s) when submitting your script.

After the challenge closes you can either have your script removed or resubmit your script with your name on it.

(Don's rule)
Participants must read and comment/review in the discussion board at least 10 other scripts submitted or your work will be removed (no harm, no foul. I understand that life gets in the way.

Please put ©2021 on your title page.

Any questions about the challenge, post them here.

There will be a review page emailed to you for you to score the scripts you read. Please only give scores to scripts that you have read.

Please do not rate scripts in your review.

Get your thinking caps on! This IS a challenge! Well done, Yuvraj!

Interesting! I will have a think!

Oh man, quite the challenge, Yuvraj! I'll probably need a week just to come up with an idea, let alone writing 10 pages!

Got a good snow dump on us last night, so nothing to do but sit around and ponder this quagmire...

btw... what was the 'hex code' clue? I was racking my brain thinking the answer was buried in there somewhere... less that was a Red Herring, lol.

I keep reading the requirements as I read and forget.
One keeps a secret from the other then he has to tell the secret but can’t just blurt it out and has to hint on it in any form he’s able to.

I’ll think about it. Let’s see

Questions, Yuvraj, for clarification:

The deadly consequences after revealing the secret are deadly to Character A, B, or the supporting character?
Someone has to die?

Only three characters? One supporting character only?
Does the supporting character know the secret?

Oh, what a tangled web we weave...

Quoted from SAC Get your thinking caps on! This IS a challenge! Well done, Yuvraj!

Told you.

Quoted from MarkRenshaw Interesting! I will have a think!

Go for it.

Quoted from Gum Oh man, quite the challenge, Yuvraj! I'll probably need a week just to come up with an idea, let alone write 10 pages! Got a good snow dump on us last night, so nothing to do but sit around and ponder this quagmire...

Get going.

Quoted from Gum btw... what was the 'hex code' clue? I was racking my brain thinking the answer was buried in there somewhere... less that was a Red Herring, lol.

Actually, the first clue:

6e6f74206b6e6f776e206f72207365656e206f72206e6f74206d65616e7420746f206265206b6e6f776e206f72207365656e206279206f74686572732e

is a hexadecimal code, which is a computer programming language.  

Put in the hexadecimal to text converter and it will reveal the literal dictionary meaning of secret.

Quoted from khamanna I keep reading the requirements as I read and forget. One keeps a secret from the other then he has to tell the secret but can’t just blurt it out and has to hint on it in any form he’s able to. I’ll think about it. Let’s see

You got it.

Just don't forget the consequences.

Quoted from LC The deadly consequences after revealing the secret are deadly to Character A, B, or the supporting character? Someone has to die?

As per your wish. The bigger is the mess, the greater is the fun.  

Quoted from LC Only three characters? One supporting character only?

No. As many as you need.

I rectified this in the challenge post.  

Quoted from LC Does the supporting character know the secret?

They can know. But only after character B has figured it out.

It is a close-knit secret between character A and character B.

Sounds intriguing. I have an idea brewing. Hopefully I can find the time to realize it.

Quoted from ChrisBodily Sounds intriguing. I have an idea brewing. Hopefully I can find the time to realize it.

This is not an easy one, though.  

I have an idea, I'm checking it twice. I want to know who has been naughty or nice. Wait a minute, that's for December!

Anyway, yes, I have an idea. Going to write the first draft and see how it goes.

Quoted from MarkRenshaw I have an idea, I'm checking it twice. I want to know who has been naughty or nice. Wait a minute, that's for December! Anyway, yes, I have an idea. Going to write the first draft and see how it goes.

Amazing!