The car drives down the narrow street inside the compound
until then it slows down in front of the front door of
one of the apartment buildings, Giuliano stops the car.
Monica gets out and silently walks towards the doorway.
Giuliano watches on as she walks away without saying
anything, completely expressionless, then drives the car
towards the inner garage.
2 – INT / CONDO / EVENING
Monica enters through the heavy glass and steel door of
the apartment building, walks through the deserted lobby
and reaches the elevator. After pressing the call button,
she looks around.
The doorman's booth is lit up, but there’s no one inside.
On a desk there’s a monitor that shows the various
security cameras outlining the various parts of the
building, all of which are deserted. The doorway, the
elevator, the various floors, and the doorman's booth
itself. Monica sees herself in one of the shots, her back
turned to the camera, she turns around and looks upward.
Fixed on the ceiling, the security camera points
downward, framing her.
The elevator arrives and after a moment the doors open.
Monica enters the elevator and presses the number five
button. The doors close after a strangely long wait, and
the elevator begins its slow ascent. The illuminated
floor numbers light up, one by one, as the elevator goes
up. Monica looks at herself in the mirror and notices the
red circles around her eyes which are indicative of
fatigue.
The elevator reaches a floor and stops. The doors open
with a clanging sound. But as soon as Monica steps out of
the elevator, it is apparent from her facial expression
that something is wrong. Monica looks around bewildered,
then turns around again and looks at the sign above the
elevator. There’s a sign that says 7.
As Monica looks at the number, the elevator door closes
again, preventing her from re-entering. Monica
immediately presses the elevator button but in the
meantime the elevator doors have closed and it started to
descent.
Monica turns around and looks in both directions. She
finds herself on the last floor where there are no