A man walks from his house and into his car. He is seen driving down a motorway from early morning to late at night. He falls asleep at the wheel. A large car crash takes place.

Scene 2.

We see from his perspective a tiled ceiling. His (our) eyes look down towards his feet. We see a hospital room and a smiling doctor.

Doctor: hello.

Cut to a position by the bed. We see the car driver in bed.

Patient: WHERE AM I?

Dr: you were in a car crash, we thought you weren’t going to make it.

Patient: OH MY GOD! I CAN’T REMEMBER!

Dr: that's normal after a trauma you may have insomnia for a little while.

Patient; WHY THE HELL AM I SHOUTING?

Dr: during the crash you damaged a part of your brain. you will never again be able to regulate your voice. Sorry.

Patient: I BEG YOUR PARDON?

Dr: i said you will never again be able to regulate your voice. the volume has gone.

Patient: CANT YOU DO ANYTHING?

Dr: i could put my hands over my ears.

Scene 3. A Bar.

the patient (Steve) is standing at the bar.

Steve: BARMAN.

Everyone in the bar stops and looks right at Steve. The wind whistles through the bar.
A tumbleweed blows through the centre of the room.
We see a look of loneliness on Steve's face.
The barman walks over.

Barman: what can I get you?

Steve: LAGER.

The barman pours a pint of lager for Steve.

Barman: £2.35 please.

Steve pays the barman.

We see time passing quickly.
Steve stands absolutely still and occasionally drinks from his glass.
We watch as four hours pass and he is still drinking the same beer.

A small but beautiful blonde appears next to Steve and try’s to get the barman's attention. She taps Steve on the shoulder.

Blonde: excuse me.

Steve turns round.
He smiles.
The girl smiles back.
We hear love music playing.

Blonde: could you get me a bacardi breezer please, I don't think the barman can see me.

She motions for her purse.
Steve grunts and indicates that he will pay.

The barman walks over and asks what he can get for Steve.
Steve holds the empty bottle up for the barman to see.
The barman walks away and comes back within seconds with a breezer in his hand.
Steve pays the barman and hands it to the young blonde.
She stands looking like she’s trying for a compliment of some kind, fidgeting with her hair, smiling coyly.

We hear Steve’s thoughts in two slightly differing voices.

Steve's thought process #1: should I say hi?
Steve's thought process #2: don't be stupid you can only shout, it’d scare the hell out her.
Steve's thought process #1: she might not be a shallow person, she could see me as who I am not how much noise I make.
Steve's thought process #2: and if you’re really lucky she’ll be deaf.

Steve turns away from the blonde towards the bar.

The blonde girl looks very disappointed, we watch as she walks away disheartened.
We watch as the blonde girl walks over towards a group of girls who are in a far corner of the pub.
She mimes the “wanker” sign to her friends.
A girl approaches.
Girl: what happened?
The blonde uses sign language to say...

he must have something against deaf people.

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