CREDITS

Producer
Ayat khan
Kaavya

Director
Ayat khan
Kaavya Bhatt

Writer
Ayat khan

Editor
Kaavya Bhatt

Art director/Costume unit

Vedant Bhatia
Samik Dhruva

Casting director
Ayat khan
Kaavya Bhatt
Vivaan Harlalka

Gaffer
Ayat khan

CAST
Eric lam————————————- Vivaan harlalka
Narrator ———————————— Kaavya Bhatt
Hotel manager—————————- jaymin shah
Detective ———————————- Duscha yadav
Guest————————————— Samik Dhruva
Mr. lam (Eric lam’s father)————- Vedant Bhatia
Judy price———————————- Ayat khan
Random worker—————————Vivaan harlalka

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PLOT

Eric lam is a Chinese-Canadian student from Vancouver who is on his way to Los Angeles.
In order to stay under budget he checked into the notorious Cecil hotel, he is apparently on
antidepressants and schizophrenic meds. He was last seen alive in an elevator January
31st, his body language was rather strange. Eric had disappeared leaving absolutely no
traces behind. It was tough to assume his active state at that moment, it was a vanishing
which had occurred.
While later a British couple complained about low pressure and the funny taste of water.
The water tanks of the hotel was checked due to the complaints, a sealed water tank which
was untouched for a long time was inspected and Eric’s body was found floating in the water
tank, autopsy revealed that he had been taking pills for depression and schizophrenia which
led to many conspiracies

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—Disclaimer

Narrator: We welcome you to the premier of vanishing at the Cecil hotel adapted from the
Netflix documentary, this play is based on true event with minor changes within roles of
certain actors. We request your undivided attention throughout the act, Thank you.

BLACK OUT
Sequence1
Scene1
-Eric lam checks in into Cecil hotel
Eric: (on a phone call with his parents) yeah, I’m on my way to LA…pretty much…sure, I’ll
stay in touch and keep you updated everyday———

Narrator: Eric who started in Vancouver had now reached LA, 640 S Main St the Cecil hotel.

Scene2
(PC w-out blackout)
Settings: reception
Cast: hotel manager, Eric lam

Eric:( Eric walks towards the reception to check-in)

Manager: How can i help you?
Eric: i wish to check in for a couple of days, I’ll proceed with the payment when i check out
Manager: how may i register you as?
Eric: Eric lam
Manager: Eric…lamb?
Eric: uh no, it’s Eric lam, L.A.M.
Manager:sounds familiar, just head towards 5th floor someone there would guide you to your
room

Scene3
Settings: hotel room
Cast: Eric lam

(Phone rings)
(Eric picks up)
Eric: hi dad, I’m here, i checked in and I’m in my room right now…sure, have a nice day as
well

Scene4
Cast: narrator
Prop set: elevator rec.
Narrator: few days passed by in the notorious hotel, and Eric entered the hotel elevator, but
something was off about his behaviour
(Video plays)

BLACK OUT

Sequence2: CHAOS
Cast: mr lam, hotel manager, detective.
Scene 1: mr lam, detective, manager
Detective: evening mr lam, I’m here to ask you a couple of questions, try your best to answer
them okay?
Mr lam: (muffled, nods)
Detective: when did your daughter last contact you?
Mr lam: (sob) January 31st this year
Detective: alright, have you viewed the before and after footag-
(Hotel manager bursts into the room)
Hotel manager: (panting) I FOUND THE CCTV FOOTAGE OF ERIC
Detective: (slightly awkward) mr lam could you please give us a moment and go outside?
Mr lam: (leaves)
Detective: switch the footage on
Hotel manager: okay
(Video plays)
(Detective pauses the video)
Detective: can you get the footages of other areas as well?
Manager: i was planning to, but he wasn’t seen on any other cameras that day, just the
elevator and she vanished
Detective: (silence) did you clean his room yet?
Manager: …no, everything is still untouched
Detective: can i take a look at the room?
Manager: uh yeah sure

Scene2: detective, manager

Settings: hotel room
(They enter the room)
(They inspect for a while dur 1min)
(Detective drops his glasses near the bed by mistake, he kneels down to pick it up and finds
a pill lying on the floor under the bed)
(He picks it up and keeps it in a plastic bag)
Narrator: the pill which was found under the bed was Eric’s medications for schizophrenia
and was registered as such, due to lack of evidence the case went on a break but February
19th had hit.
Sequence 3
Cast:manager, detective, Judy price, guest, mr lam
Scene1: manager, guest
Settings: reception
Guest: could i please talk to the manager here?
Manager: i am the manager, what’s your concern
Guest: well, the water has low pressure and it tastes funny, i think y’all need to work on the
management of this hotel
Manager: I’ll take a look at it
Guest: thanks

Scene2: manager, random worker

Random worker: (climbs up the tank and tries to open it)
RW: mr price i think you should take a look at this
(Manager climbs up to check what’s inside and finds Eric’s lifeless body)
Narrator: an autopsy was ran over Eric’s lifeless body which was found in the tank, the
autopsy report revealed he was on lamotrigine, quetiapine, and bupropion, as well as 225
mg of venlafaxine, which is the maximum dose allowed per day.

BLACK OUT

Scene3: interrogation
Narrator: the detective was curious about Eric’s mental health, he decided to interrogate
some people from his university chosen by mr lam, the first choice, his academic rival, Judy
price.

Detective: could you tell us something about Eric, how was he as a person and so on
Judy: he was… really good with his academics, he wasn’t a really social person though, just
him and himself, never saw him talking to people unless it was related to studying
Detective: if I’m not wrong, you both were academic rivals
Judy: y-yeah
Detective: did you ever feel jealous of Eric, grades wise of course
Judy: I’d like to skip this question
Detective: very well, your name seems familiar though… the manager’s last name is price
too if I’m not wrong?
Judy: what are you trying to imply
Detective: are you, perhaps his daughter?
Judy: n-no
Detective: (checks watch) that’s it for the day you can leave

Scene4: manager, detective

Detective: thanks for your cooperation, i just interrogated your daughter Judy
Manager: ah, i see…I’m running a bit late, see you later
Detective: don’t forget your coat though( slips camera in the coat pocket)
Narrator: the detective was suspicious about judy denying the fact that the manager is her
father so in order to investigate this he slips a spy camera in the manager’s coat pocket to
spy on him for a while
Scene 5: judy price, manager
Settings: mr price’s house
( judy minding her own business)
(Door opens, mr price walks in)
Judy: hi
( mr price walks towards Judy and slaps her)
Judy: (silence)
Mr price: WHY DID YOU TELL THE DETECTIVE THAT YOU'RE MY DAUGHTER
Judy: but I didn’t-
Mr price: I TRIED SO HARD TO MAKE THIS PLAN, TO CLEAR YOUR PATH AND MAKE
YOUR LIFE EASIER BY KILLING ERIC, JUST BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE YOU GOING
INSANE AND YOU RUINED ALL OF IT IN ONE GO
Judy: DID I ASK YOU TO KILL ERIC?
Mr price: HOW DARE YOU RAISE YOUR VOICE, I GAVE YOU A ROOF OVER YOUR
HEAD, GOOD EDUCATION AND WENT OVER EXTENTS TO MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER
AND THATS HOW YOU TREAT ME?
_freeze_
Narrator: the argument went on, but little did they know that there was a third person who
eavesdropped

BLACK OUT

Scene6: arrest
Detective: mr price, you’re now under arrest
Manager: wait- why
Mr lam: BECAUSE YOU KILLED MY SON
Manager: you don’t have any evidence though
Detective: we do have evidence (plays the recording)

Narrator: at last Eric and his family got their justice and had Mr price get life imprisonment,
due to committing murder and destruction of evidence.

(The end)
(Credits)