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duologue
Thriller
2 Characters

The Plan — 100 Milligrams

from Knives Out

Written by Rian Johnson

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After a fatal medication error, a nurse panics while her elderly patient, a mystery novelist, calmly orchestrates an elaborate plan to cover up his own impending death to protect her family.

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MARTA: This is what I just gave you 100 milligrams of. But I messed up.

HARLAN: You gave me 100 milligrams of the good stuff. What's the good stuff dosage supposed to be?

MARTA: Let's not call it that right now — three milligrams.

HARLAN: That's much less. So what happens?

MARTA: I give you an emerg

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CharactersMarta, Harlan
Duration4 min
Age Range25-35
GenderAny
GenreThriller
PeriodContemporary
Formatduologue
SourceKnives Out
Toneintense
Suitable Foragent showcase, self tape, general practice
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