Elaborated Treatment

Elaborated Treatment

Jamie and Albert are two strangers who happen to collide in their local pawn shop. However as

simplistic as it seems a much deeper story lays in the mists of these two individuals and the mysterious

connection they share. Jamie, 34, is a rich man, interested in unusual antiques, hence the reason him

being in a pawn shop?! Albert on the other hand is not so fortunate. Thirty-nine, hungry and homeless

he finds himself in the pawn shop having to sell his most pride possession, his dog tags. As mentioned

before, during their visits to the pawn shop, the two of them experience an accidental encounter,

resulting in Albert dropping his dog tags. However rather than excusing himself and picking them up, the

estranged Albert anxiously rushes out the door. Jamie realises that Albert has left behind his dog tags

and goes to return them, but to his surprise Albert has already left the shop and is out of sight. Whilst

scanning the tags for any significant detail Jamie comes across an engraving reading ‘With all my love,

Dad. (16/11/1985). A moment of pause is taken by Jamie, as a tear draws from his eye. He reaches for

his neck and tugs at his dog tags. Putting the two together Jamie recognises that this was the other half

of his set of dog tags, and as they were given to him and his brother when their father passed away, he

realises that the homeless guy, Albert, was his brother. Astounded by his findings Jamie rushes out the

shop to find Albert. As evening occurs there is still no sighting of Albert, Jamie sets himself the task of

finding Albert as soon as possible, yet still going about his day to day life. Throughout the course of the

week Jamie finds himself in the same locations as Albert, still one way or another he manages to miss

him. As Jamie begins to lose all hope, his journey on his way home leads to an unexpected sighting of

Albert about to cross the road. Jamie shouts but fails to be heard. Jamie draws nearer to Albert and as

he is about to cross he outreaches his arm tapping Albert on the shoulder. Albert stops and turns to face

Jamie, unaware of an oncoming car and his positioning in the road. As the car swiftly approaches Jamie

is forced to throw himself at Albert, causing the two of them to land heavily on the curb, nonetheless

saving Albert’s life. During their landing the dog tags fall out alighting side by side, finally revealing to

Albert, what he considered to be a local rich guy, is actually his brother.