You don’t recognize me. That’s fine. Most don’t until the end.
Mercy without consent is just control with a kind face. angel of death -2017- - short film
Character Breakdowns | Character | Description | |-----------|-------------| | Elara (30s) | A burned-out hospice nurse. Compassionate but broken. She believes she is saving souls, but she’s actually running from her own guilt over a childhood loss. | | Samuel (40s) | The true Angel of Death. Not malevolent, but absolute. He does not punish—he reveals truth. His presence is cold but not cruel. | | Grace (70s) | Terminal patient. Represents Elara’s “typical” victim—except Grace is still lucid, still fighting, still human. | | Chris (30s) | Young father. His sudden death forces Elara to witness natural dying without intervention. | Key Scene (2 pages) INT. GRACE’S HOSPITAL ROOM – NIGHT You don’t recognize me
Elara resigns from the hospital. She walks out into the rain, stopping at a payphone (it’s 2017, but this one still works). She dials a number—her own therapist’s office. Leaves a voicemail: “I need to confess something. Something I’ve done. Many things. I’m ready to turn myself in.” She hangs up. Looks to the sky. Mercy without consent is just control with a kind face
You’re going somewhere quiet. Somewhere safe.
CLOSE ON: A syringe. Morphine. Too much.
ELARA’s hand trembles as she taps the air bubbles out.